PURPOSE: A low calorie and low fat cracker composition is provided to make crackers keep good colors and look glossy without spraying fatty oils. CONSTITUTION: A low calorie and low fat cracker composition includes 0.01-5 parts by weight of xylose for 100 parts by weight of the total composition. A low calorie and low fat cracker composition additionally includes 0.1-10 parts by weight of soybean oil or brown rice oil. 100g of crackers include 5-20g of fat. The composition is mixed with water for making dough. The dough composition is fermented. The fermented dough composition is molded. The molded composition is backed. The surface of the cracker is sprayed with fatty oil. [Reference numerals] (AA) Comparative Example 1; (BB) Comparative Example 2; (CC) Example 1; (DD) Comparative Example 3; (EE) Substance; (FF) No xylose/ no fat; (GG) No xylose/ fat; (HH) Xylose/ no fat; (II) Xylose/ fat; (JJ) Appearance


Background The need for national content standards for agricultural education has been debated for decades. Many in the profession contended that we need such standards to give validity to our programs. Other areas of CareerTechnical Education (CTE) had content standards, so why not agricultural education? For years, teachers have reported that their administrators felt agricultural education was lacking because it did not have a set of national content standards. Those on the other side of the debate argued that the application of agricultural principles differed across various regions of the country and that the development of a set of standards applicable to all programs in all states would be difficult. These people felt that any such standards would lack enough depth to serve all programs. Due to recent federal legislation and the continued movement toward accountability, this debate became moot. If agricultural education wanted to continue to be an integral part of CTE, it had to develop national standards. Any such standards needed to be organized around the pathways that make up the Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (AFNR) Cluster. The National Council for Agricultural Education took the leadership role in the development of the national content standards. In the summer of 2006, The Council distributed a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the development of the standards for the seven pathways in the AFNR Cluster. Numerous responses were received. In October 2006, CAERT, Inc. was chosen as the contractor. Funding for the project was provided by the National FFA Foundation. Oversight of the project was carried out by The Council's National AFNR Standards Committee, made up of 10 dedicated individuals from the profession who had a long history in discussions surrounding a set of national content standards. Throughout the process, the Committee stressed rigor and relevance both in the agricultural content to be covered and in the alignment of the AFNR Standards to academic standards. At the time the development of the standards was initiated, the following seven pathways composed the AFNR Cluster: * Agribusiness Systems * Animal Systems * Environmental Service Systems * Food Products and Processing Systems * Natural Resource Systems * Plant Systems * Power, Structural, and Technical Systems Initiated in January 2007, the development process commenced with a review of the USDE's Knowledge & Skill Statements for the AFNR Cluster. The Knowledge & Skill Statements had been available since 2001. Although they were never promoted as content standards, they did serve as a starting point and the basis for the development of the content standards. Over the next 18 months, the standards went through multiple reviews by hundreds of agricultural educators, business and industry personnel, and academic teachers. Each review provided much needed feedback that strengthened each successive version. Once the standards were developed, they were aligned to national academic standards in math, science, language arts, and social studies. In October, 2008 the standards for the seven pathways were delivered and posted to the Ag Ed Learning Center Web site (www.AgEdLearning. org). Agricultural educators are encouraged to visit the Web site and download the new standards. Sample Standards and Philosophy Below is a sample of how the standards are organized within the Natural Resources Systems Pathway: A factor in the development of the standards is the inclusion of measurement statements at three distinct levels. These statements provide sample measurable activities that students might perform at roughly the 9th- 10th grade level (Level I), the 11th- 12th grade level (Level II), and the 13th-14th grade level (Level III). It is anticipated that these measurement statements will serve as the basis for future assessments of the AFNR standards. …


The most common forms of organized crime in Macedonia are: drug trafficking, smuggling of migrants, cyber-crime, and in terms of financial crime is tax evasion and extortion. More vulnerable to the risk of organized crime are the police force units of border and traffic police, and police for crime combat. Crime in Macedonia by citizens classified in 7th place as a problem in the country. Macedonia in terms of organized crime ranks 98th place out of 148 countries in the Global Competitiveness Report of the World Economic Forum, with a value of 4.6, a total of 7 decimals. The legal framework, according to a report in the country in compliance with international standards, until now adopted all the necessary mechanisms and tools, and continually updated in line with GRECO. Drawback is the absence of a unified framework that statistical system tracking of crimes related to corruption and organized crime, which would include a higher, more efficient data exchange and cooperation between all institutions.


Two years ago, I arranged for my consulting room to be redecorated. The administrator of the office building in which I work notified me that during the coming summer holiday some painters and decorators would be undertaking repairs, replastering and repainting the hallways, and she wondered whether I might wish to avail myself of the opportunity to have them spruce up my office as well. a s I had not updated the decor of my consulting room in quite some time, I responded with enthusiasm, and arranged for new paint on the walls, new carpet on the floors, as well as new chairs and pictures. The work began on a ugust 1, and finished in plenty of time before my return to work on September 1. In spite of the changes, I did, however, keep my stalwart analytic couch. In fact, I have used the same couch for approximately twenty years. It has served me well, supporting patients both concretely and psychologically. I knew that my patients had become quite attached to this particular couch, as have I, and thus I saw no reason to purchase a new one. The workmen undertook the refurbishment in a most straightforward manner, and the new chairs arrived in time. The room looked much more fresh and modern, and in spite of the lingering smell of new paint and new carpets (which would soon fade), I returned to work with an extra spring in my step, enjoying my revivified surroundings, which I surveyed from my comfortable, new leather chair. I suspected that patients would in time notice the various changes, but I had no preconceptions about how each particular person would respond. e arly on Monday morning, Miss a . entered the room and lay on the couch. She immediately clocked the transformation and chirped straightaway, "You've got new


The authors determined the positive predictive value (PPV) for progression to tuberculosis (TB) of two interferon-γ release assays (IGRAs), QuantiFERON-TB® Gold In-tube (QFT-GIT) and T-SPOT.TB®, and the tuberculin skin test (TST) in immigrants contacts. Immigrant close contacts of sputum smear-positive TB patients were included when aged ≥16 yrs and their TST result was ≥5 mm 0 or 3 months after diagnosis of the index patient. Contacts were followed for the next 2 yrs for development of TB disease. Of 339 immigrant contacts with TST ≥5 mm, 324 and 299 had valid results of QFT-GIT and T-SPOT.TB®, respectively. Nine contacts developed active TB. One patient had not been tested with TST, while another patient had not been tested with QFT-GIT and T-SPOT.TB®. The PPV for progression to TB during this period was 9/288 = 3.1% (95% CI 1.3–5.0%) for TST ≥10 mm, 7/184 = 3.8% (95% CI 1.7–5.9%) for TST ≥15 mm, 5/178 = 2.8% (95% CI 1.0–4.6%) for QFT-GIT and 6/181 = 3.3% (95% CI 1.3–5.3%) for T-SPOT.TB®. Sensitivity was 100%, 88%, 63% and 75%, respectively. The predictive values of QFT-GIT, T-SPOT.TB® and TST for progression to TB disease among immigrant close contacts were comparable.


ABSTRACT Bangladesh hosts over a million Rohingya on humanitarian grounds and offers them food and shelter. The Rohingya compete with the local community for access to economic and environmental resources and public services. I analyse this competition and conflict using conflict theory, which is a sociological perspective on social conflict. I argue that while the Rohingya are unquestionably marginalized, so is the local community, who are citizens and have the right to life and livelihood. I find that the presence of the Rohingya constrains the poor local community's already limited access and that leads to conflicts on various issues such as access to inadequate public services, local and economic activities such as labour markets and environmental resources, and there is an emerging problem of safety and security that they are facing. We can understand this as a type of resource conflict which emerges within the south-south forced migration, statelessness, and refugee-hood context between the citizens and the refugees, as countries in the Global South, such as Bangladesh, generally lack the resources and capacity to govern people.


For digital orthodontic application, the traditional dental cast needs to be reconstructed in 3D for visualization and manipulation because it contains much important information associated with the diagnosis and treatment planning. In this paper, a system design for building 3D digital model of dental cast is proposed and evaluated. The shape-from-shading technique is employed for 3D reconstruction using multiple images. From the experimental comparison, the reconstructed 3D dental cast produce some error range from +0.57 mm to -0.95 mm. Along with the novel mechanical design, a LED light source, and user interface, it is demonstrated to be feasible for clinical use.


In the online marking process,there are some problems that the scores given by exam markers may be too high,too low,or too trending to the central,overall. For these marking results,the researchers can evaluate it from some dimensions as average,standard deviation,deviation,quantity of marking and quantity of error marking. This article has given the definition of the marking measurement object,the distance and the similarity of that. Using the spectral clustering algorithm,the paper can effectively estimate some problems existing in marking of subjective. According to the marking results of oral examination in Uyghur proficiency test,the paper also has done some research on quality control of online marking.The experimental results show that the method is effective.


Content:Background: Management of deteriorating patients can be influenced by education and past experience; however many nursing students have not cared for a patient who suddenly deteriorates. Simulation education interventions may assist students to develop leadership, teamwork and situation awareness required to effectively recognise and treat the deteriorating patient. This paper reports on a component of a larger research program funded by the Australian Teaching and Learning Council (ALTC).


The method implemented by the PoE system, PSE is, the data and the operating voltage, the Ethernet via the (R) wire, provided to PD. Before all PoE voltage is supplied, PSE generates a low current signal received by the PD. Is connected across the input terminals, the circuit in the PD, PD and the like or a type 1 or type 2PD, corresponding to the PoE requirements PD, has a characteristic analog responses to PSE signal. Circuit capacitor of a value, zener diodes, resistors, or other may be a circuit. PSE is a fixed current, constant voltage or time may produce a varying signal. When the PSE senses the magnitude of the analog signal in response to a specific time, PSE is the response, associated with PoE requirements PD. PSE is then in accordance with PoE requirements PD, applying a total PoE voltage. .The


This paper describes a surface grid generation tool called S3D. It is the result of integrating a robust and widely applicable interpolation technique with the latest in workstation technology. Employing the use of a highly efficient and user-friendly graphical interface, S3D permits real-time interactive analyses of surface geometry data and facilitates the construction of surface grids for a wide range of applications in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). The design objectives are for S3D to be stand-alone and easy to use so that CFD analysts can take a hands-on approach toward most if not all of their surface grid generation needs. Representative examples of S3D applications are presented in describing the various elements involved in the process.


Objective Schizophrenia is the most debilitating psychiatric disorder with the highest psychiatric ward admission rate. Drug therapy is the first line of treatment. However, it does not result in appropriate therapeutic responses in many patients, and they experience emotional regulation difficulties and psychosis symptoms after initial symptom resolution. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is currently an adjuvant treatment besides drug therapy to target the persistent symptoms of psychosis. The present study aims to determine the effectiveness of CBT on the positive and negative symptoms and emotional regulation of those suffering from schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Materials & Methods The research design was single-subject and of the AB type (baseline and intervention) with a follow-up phase. Besides the routine therapy sessions, CBT sessions were held for the study participants. They were patients admitted to Razi Educational and Therapeutic and Research Psychiatric Center in Tehran City, Iran, who were selected based on the inclusion criteria. Thirty patients were selected with convenience sampling, and 5 were randomly placed in the CBT group. They were evaluated with the scales of positive and negative symptoms of Kay, Fiszbein, and Opler (1986) and difficulties in emotional regulation by Gratz and Roemer (2004) in the baseline, intervention, and follow-up phases. The treatment sessions were planned based on the CBT protocol developed by Laura Smith, Paula Nathan, Uta juniper, Patrick Kingsep, and Louella Lim (2003). Non-overlap of all pairs (NAP), percentage of non-overlapping data (PND), percentage of all non-overlapping data (PAND), percentage of data points exceeding the median (PEM), Cohen's d effect size, and improvement percentages were used to analyze the data, and visual graphs were used for data presentation. Results The outcomes showed that in the intervention phase, compared to the baseline phase, the effect sizes of the positive and negative symptoms in the first to fifth participants were 1.6, 3.1, 3.2, 1.9, and 2.4, respectively. Only the effect sizes of the second and third participants were large. The effect sizes of the emotional regulation factor in the first to fifth participants were 2.8, 1.2, 1.1, 2.2, and 1.9, respectively. The effect size of the second participant was large, and the rest were average. The findings of this study showed that during the post-therapy and follow-up stages, while patients who had received CBT still experienced positive and negative symptoms of psychosis and difficulties in emotional regulation; these symptoms decreased in comparison with the baseline phase. Furthermore, their improvement percentages were not significant. Conclusion Data analysis showed that although CBT is effective in reducing positive and negative psychotic symptoms and improving the emotional regulation of patients, the data obtained from Cohen's d effect size and recovery indices showed that the results are not clinically significant. In other words, although the patients who received CBT showed a slight improvement in psychotic symptoms and difficulty in emotional regulation, they could not maintain the therapeutic gains in the follow-up phase.


FIELD: medicine, pharmacy. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a tablet decomposing rapidly in the buccal pocket and comprising a medicinal agent, excipient and saccharide with relatively lower melting point than that of a medicinal agent and excipient. Tablet is made by uniform mixing saccharide with low melting point with tablet mass to form bridge between particles of named medicinal agent and/or excipient through melting product followed by hardening mentioned saccharide with low melting point. Except for, invention relates to a method for making tablet decomposing rapidly in buccal pocket and comprising a medicinal agent, excipient and saccharide with relatively lower melting point than that of medicinal agent and excipient. Method involves: (a) the parent components of tablet comprising a medicinal agent, excipient and saccharide with relatively lower melting point that that of a medicinal agent and excipient are pressed under low pressure to provide the required tablet form; (b) pressed product obtained after stage (a) is heated to temperature when saccharide with low melting point is melted; (c) melted product obtained after stage (b) is cooled to temperature when melted saccharide with low melting point is hardened. Invention represents a tablet decomposing rapidly in buccal pocket and having the tablet strength providing its using in tablet-making machines for dosed formulations and giving the possibility for making tablet using common tablet-making machines, and to a method for making tablets. Except for, invention represents a tablet decomposing rapidly in buccal pocket being this table as compared with common tablets has enhanced tablet strength and improved frangibility without prolonged decomposing time in buccal pocket, and a method for tablet making. EFFECT: improved making method. 63 cl, 4 tbl, 1 dwg, 21 ex


Food losses arise mainly in connection with production along a value chain. 52 % of food waste in Germany occurs in households. This is caused in particular by the very low food prices in Germany and excessive labelling on the shelf life of food. The German government has set itself the goal of halving food waste by 2030. Existing regulations on waste prevention, recycling and disposal in general are proving inefficient. Due to the largely private origin of food waste, the government is not looking for the solution in law, but in non-binding instruments such as a national strategy and voluntary commitments. Possible options would be food donations from food retailers or the decriminalisation of con-tainer diving.


I Kovli Institute ,fir" Astrophysics and Space Research, and Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Alassachusetts Institute of Technolok}, Canihridge, MA 02.13.9, USA. tiPlanetary Sciences Group. Department of Physics, 1,1niversily ref C ntral Florida, Orlando, FL 32816 "385, I SSA. 3Department qf Physics, University% of Warivick, Coventry. C.'V4 %A.L. (1k. ^VASA'.5 Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenhelt..t D 2(}771-©001, USA. 5Astrophysics Group, Keele University, Stcrffbr€Lshire ST'S SPG, UK. School ref Physics and Astronomy, University cff St. Andrews, ^'V orth Haugh, Fife K.Y16 9SS, UK "Department of Physics and Astronomy, Vanderbilt University, Aashville, KV 37235, L%'SA. `Astrophysics Research Centre, School of. Mathematics & Physics, Queens L'nivversity, Lniversity Road, Pe(fast, BT7 IA'S%, UK 9Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, Leicester, LEI 7RH, UK


A heavy rainstorm cased by MCS occurred in the Northeast of Sichuan basin on 19 June 2009.This paper main analysed the large-scale circulation background,the mesoscale characteristics and the orographio prepitation of the heavy rainstorm process.The results showed that :(1) The upper trough and surface cold front in the North of Sichuan basin provided a favorable large-scale circulation background for the rainstorm.(2) Satellite image and radar echo indicate that MCS is the direct system leading to the heavy rainstorm;(3) The MCS occurred at the Northeast of Sichuan basin was caused by the high energy,favorable dynamic condition and vapor condition,etc.(4) Several hours before the occurrence of heavy rain,the atmospheric motion was already strongly unbalanced.While at the peak moment of the precipitation intensity,the unbalanced status gradually changed into a balance status.(5) The vertical velocity caused by DaBa mountain has promoted the heavy rainstorm occurred.


With the development of NPD management,more and more enterprises attach importance to customer.They try to integrate customers' knowledge into NPD by all means and improve NPD performance.Through theory analyzing and case studying we find that different dynamic market environment,the degree of technology maturation of developing product and the character of customers all will impact NPD performance.These results make clear that not all customers' knowledge improve NPD performance.Enterprises should select different customers in different environments.


Impact of COVID-19 on mental health has affected various dimensions of human life. Various emergency government decisions and policies were developed during this period. Forced implementation of lockdown and quarantine during the pandemic made a significant impact on the general public and frontline health-care workers. The uncertainty due to COVID-19 caused major psychological problems such as anxiety, depression, stress, uncontrolled fear, and significant lifestyle changes. It has affected the world economy and also changed education and learning process.


Recent clinical trials have found an increased risk of health problems in women using menopausal hormone therapy. As a result, women are in search of alternative strategies to improve their quality of life. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of soy isoflavone supplementation on quality of life in postmenopausal women. 403 healthy postmenopausal women (54.0+4.0 yrs) were enrolled in a 2 year multicenter, randomized, controlled trial designed to evaluate the effect of soy isoflavone supplementiation on the prevention of osteoporosis. Quality of life was assessed as a secondary outcome and was measured using the validated Menopause‐Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire (MENQOL) administered at baseline and at annual intervals. Participants were randomly assigned to receive soy isoflavones 80 mg/d, soy isoflavones 120 mg/d, or placebo. Data were analyzed using an analysis of variance (ANOVA). Baseline characteristics were similar among the three groups. There was a non‐significant decrease i.e. improvement, in the vasomotor domain score at one and two years compared to baseline in all three groups. However, there were no differences among groups. In conclusion, soy isoflavones provide no added benefit over placebo in terms of qualifty of life as measured by the MENQOL. Supported by IFAFS 2001‐52102‐11255 USDA CSREES.


Abstract The 0.23 Ma Kaingaroa Ignimbrite is a composite, multiple flow‐unit ignimbrite erupted from the Reporoa Caldera, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand. Reporoa Caldera evolved from a single vent during the initial stages of the Kaingaroa eruption, to a trapdoor caldera with the opening up of fractures along the eastern margin and asymmetric eruption of early phases of the ignimbrite. Finally, plate collapse occurred during the later stages of the eruption. Kaingaroa Ignimbrite pumice clasts range in composition from dacite to rhyolite. Five pumice types have been identified based largely on the geochemical variation of Rb and Sr and ferromagnesian mineral composition. Pumice types A, B, C, and D exhibit variations in mineralogy, trace element chemistry, and isotopic composition consistent with derivation from a weakly zoned magma chamber. A subordinate dacitic juvenile component (type E) appears to be unrelated to the Kaingaroa pumices by crystal fraction‐ation or assimilation, and is interpreted as a distinct magma batch that was incorporated into the eruption. The asymmetrical removal of magma from the chamber during caldera collapse is inferred to have resulted in a greater degree of drawdown along the eastern margin of the chamber, as suggested by the current spatial distribution of post‐caldera rhyolites.


The dysregulation of emotional states in children and young people is a defining feature of traumatic stress. This can occur when the child or young person is unable to regulate their emotional state for various reasons that occur when the brain's processing mechanisms are disturbed by stressors. The proposed method of therapeutic management for such children and young people is based on a model of treatment called trauma systems therapy (TST)


Objective To observe the echo image change and necrotic degree of ultrasound-guided hydrochloric acid and acetic acid injection in normal rabbit liver and compare the effect with that of percutaneous ethanol injection.Methods Forty-five New Zealand rabbits were divided into 5 groups at random with 9 rabbits in each group.Group A received hydrochloric acid injection at concentration of 18%,while group B at 9%.Group C received 50% acetic acid injection at concentration of 50%,while group D at 25%.Group E received anhydrous alcohol injection.Then the nine rabbits in each group were further divided into subgroup a,b and c at random with 3 rabbits in each subgroup.Subgroup a,b and C received injection doses at 0.5ml,1.0ml and 1.5ml respectively.Each rabbit received injection just one time.All the results were evaluated according to the following five criterions:whether completely necrotic or not(approved by pathology),whether localized or not,whether spilled out or not,whether damaged to renal and liver function and whether the effect of injection was monitored by ultrasound.Total score was 10 with 2 score for each criterion.Results The average scores of group A and group B were 8.6(77/9) and 8.8(79/9),obviously higher than those of group C 6.6(59/9) and group D 6.8(61/9).While group E was 5.0(45/9).Conclusion The necrosis was more thorough and localized with 18% and 9% hydrochloric acid injection in comparison with acetic acid and ethanol injection.It may be an ideal intratumoral injection agent for the treatment of cancer.


AbstractThe Covid-19 outbreak has hit a number of sectors of life. This epidemic not only threatens the health of the citizens, but also the joints of economic life, and one of them is the tourism sector. One of the tours that have felt the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia is located in Buleleng Regency, Bali, namely Lovina Beach which is an icon of North Bali Tourism in Buleleng Regency which has its own charm in attracting tourists. The essence to be conveyed is how the process of tourism management in Buleleng Regency during this pandemic. This study uses a qualitative research type with a descriptive approach. The strategy for managing Lovina beach tourism during the Covid-19 period is good, because during this Covid-19 period, Lovina beach tourism managers are able to take advantage of technological sophistication, namely by marketing tourism products through online media. Supporting factors in the management of Lovina Beach tourism during the Covid-19 pandemic, namely: (1) granting permits from the Buleleng Regency Government; (2) cooperation of Lovina Beach with the Government of Buleleng Regency; (3) direct supervision from the Buleleng Regency Covid group team towards every tourist. While the inhibiting factors in managing Lovina Beach tourism during the Covid pandemic, among others: (1) lack of manpower; (2) visitors who do not comply with health protocols; (3) the public does not know if Lovina Beach tourism has been reopened; and (4) management income decreased. Keywords: Strategy, management, tourism


In most decision models dealing with unobservable stochastic congested environments, one looks for a (Nash) equilibrium behavior among customers. This is a strategy that, if adopted by all, then under the resulting steady-state conditions; the best response for an individual is to adopt this strategy too. The purpose of this article is to look for a simple decision problem but where the assumption of steady-state conditions is removed. Specifically, we consider an M/M/N/N loss model in which one pays for trying to get service but is rewarded only if one finds an available server. The initial conditions at time 0 are common knowledge and each customer possesses his arrival time as his private information. The equilibrium profile tells each arrival whether to try (randomization allowed) given his time of arrival. We show that all join up to some point of time. At this point, there is a quantum drop in the joining probability from one to some fraction. From then on, their joining probability continuously converges to the equilibrium joining probability under the model that assumes steady state.


Dielectric measurements on two different samples formed by banana-shaped molecules and showing a B1 phase were carried out. Three relaxation ranges were detected: a very fast intramolecular motion, the fast reorientation about the long axes and a slow collective process. The data are discussed in relation to known X-ray investigations and dielectric results for homologous samples showing the B2 state. The main difference between B1 and B2 is that in B1 no evidence for ferroelectric order in the short range was detected.


Finding the shortest paths in a graph has been studied for a long time, and there are many main memory based algorithms dealing with this problem. Among these, Dijkstra's shortest path algorithm is one of the most commonly used eÆcient algorithms to the non-negative graphs. Even more eÆcient algorithms have been developed recently for graphs with particular properties such as the weights of edges fall into a range of integer. All of the mentioned algorithms require the graph totally reside in the main memory. Howevery, for very large graphs, such as the digital maps managed by Geographic Information Systems (GIS), the requirement cannot be satis ed in most cases, so the algorithms mentioned above are not appropriate. My objective in this thesis is to design and evaluate the performance of external memory (disk-based) shortest path algorithms and data structures to solve the shortest path problem in very large digital maps. In particular the following questions are studied: What have other researchers done on the shortest path queries in very large digital maps? What could be improved on the previous works? How eÆcient are our new shortest paths algorithms on the digital maps, and what factors a ect the eÆciency? What can be done based on the algorithm? In this thesis, we give a disk-based Dijkstra's-like algorithm to answer shortest path queries based on pre-processing information. Experiments based on our Java implementation are given to show what factors a ect the running time of our algorithms.


In this paper, a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) calculation was used to evaluate the effects of the inlet feed flow rate and concentration fluctuations on the hydrocyclone's separation performance. A mixture model was used to model the multiphase flows, while the Reynolds stress model (RSM) modeled the turbulence in the inner field of the dynamic hydrocyclone. After a numerical investigation, it is found that when the flow rate at the inlet was below a certain value, favorable separation efficiency was obtained with some fluctuations that most likely resulted from the influence of the wall at the high rotary speed. When the flow rate at the inlet was too large, the separation efficiency would dramatically decrease. When the inlet concentration was below a certain range, it would have little influence over the separation efficiency; however, when it became too large, the separation efficiency would rapidly decline. The simulation results agreed with the theoretical results.


Liu et al., Learning Similarity Measures in Non-Orthogonal Space, CIKM '04, Nov. 8-13, 2004.* Bailey, et al. Mining Historic Query Trails to Label Long and Rare Search Engine Queries—Published Date: 2010. Broder, et al. Online Expansion of Rare Queries for Sponsored Search Published Date: Apr. 20, 2009. Broder, et al. Robust Classification of Rare Queries Using Web Knowledge—Published Date: Jul. 23, 2007. Charikar, et al. "Similarity Estimation Techniques from Rounding Algorithms' STOC 2002, May 19-21, 2002, Montreal Quebec ACM 1-58113-495-9/02/00059 pages. Dave, et al. Predicting the Click-Through Rate for Rare/New Ads— Published Date: Apr. 23, 2010. Xu, et al. "Improving Quality of Training Data for Learning to Rank Using Click-Through Data" WSDM 10 Feb 4-6, 2010, 10 pages.


Background: A growing body of research suggests that factors like self-efficacy, self-esteem, anxiety, wellbeing are strongly associated with psychological health. Research on the importance of exercise in relation to the self –efficacy, anxiety related to body and exercise in women is scarce. The difference (if any) in the self-efficacy and other related variable like anxiety within the women who engage themselves by involving in physical exercise and those who aren't involved in any such exercise related activities, needs to be studies extensively in order to understand these constructs in relation to exercise and sedentary lifestyle. Objective: The present study seeks to explore the in self-efficacy and social physical anxiety in women who are engaged in physical exercise and those who aren't involved in any such exercise related activities and having sedentary lifestyle. Methods: The participants were women in the age range of 24-35 years who were engaged in physical exercise (gymnasium, aerobics class, dancing class, zumba) and women engaged in no physical activity pertaining any form or exercise (sedentary lifestyle) . The participants in both the groups were given two scales to be completed with no time constraints. The two scales consisted of Exercise Self Efficacy Scale and The Social Physique Anxiety Scale. The data was analysed and the t test was calculated in order to identify if there are differences between the scores of two groups. Results: The data collected from both the groups will be analyzed for descriptive statistics. The obtained mean score for Self efficacy for women involved with physical exercise was 33. On the other hand the obtained Mean Score for Self efficacy for women having sedentary lifestyle was 26.56. The obtained mean from the Social Physique Anxiety scores of the physical exercise group and sedentary lifestyle group was 25.9 and 38.73 respectively. (p=0.0001). The further inferential analysis through t test showed significant difference between the self-efficacy scores of both the groups. The self-efficacy scores were found to be higher in the group of participants who were involved in physical exercise as compared to those who had sedentary lifestyle. On the other hand, the social physique anxiety scores were found to be higher in the group of participants who reported having sedentary lifestyle as compared to the scores of the participants who reported engaging in exercise (p<0.05). Conclusion: This study puts a light on how exercise can be related to mental health in terms of the psychological factors like self-efficacy and social physique exercise. The results found in this study do indicate that exercise and sedentary lifestyles are related to social physique anxiety and self- efficacy.


1971). In the squid giant axon, taurine exists at substantial levels and also is the likely precursor of isethionic acid. the organic anion which largely neutralizes the high cation content of squid axoplasm (KOECHLIN, 1955). Studies have also been rcportcd indicating that taurine may be involved in the regulation of K+ permeability in heart muscle (READ & WELTY, 1965). Recently, evidcnce has accumulated which indicates that taurine might be a synaptic transmitter or modulator of neuronal activity (CURTIS & WATKINS, 1960; DAVISON & KACZMARLK. 1971). An especially important role for taurine in the retina is indicated by the finding of HAYES et al. (1975) that in the cat the absence of dietary taurine leads first to a drop in plasma and retinal taurine followed by defects in the clectroretinogram, electron microscopic signs of deterioration in the photoreceptors and eventual blindness. The retina is particularly well suited for studying taurine since extremely high levels of taurine have been reported in retinas from several species (KUBICLK & DOLENEK. 1958; BROTHFRTON. 1962; PASANTES-MORALES et al.. 1972; COHEN et ul.. 1973; STARR, 1973; MACAIONE e l al., 1974). Additionally, several reports have becn published on the physiological actions of taurine in the retina. Among thcse are a series of papers by Pasantes-Morales and coworkers showing that taurine is actively taken up by the isolated retina (PASANTES-MORALES el al., 1972) but depresses the 'h' wave of the electroretinogram. On the other hand, taurine is released when the retina is stimulated by light (PASANTES-MORALES et a!., 1973, 1974) or electrically (PASANTES-MORALES et al., 1974). Anatomically, the retina consists of well defined layers but as yet there have been no reports on the concentrations of taurine within the individual layers, although indirect and direct evidence has bcen reported indicating that the outer or receptor containing portion of the retina is enriched in taurine (COHEN et al., 1973; KENNEDY & VOADEN, 1974). Using suitable methods (LOWRY & PASSONNEAU. 1972) it is possible to divide the retina into nine separate layers including synaptic and cell body layers. Dctermining the taurine concentrations for these layers may help define its function in the retina. In this report such data for taurine are reported for retinas of five vertebrate species. 1955; CURTIS & WArKINS, 1965; DAVISON & KACZMAREK,


A novel method for measuring the imaging quality of a projection system with mirror-symmetric FOCAL marks is proposed, and the principle of the method is described. Through experiments, it is demonstrated that not only the axial aberrations but also the lateral aberrations can be measured with high accuracy by the method. The advantages of the method include obtaining more aberrations than the FOCAL technique and making it much simpler to perform a full-scale measurement of the imaging quality of a lithographic projection system. (C) 2006 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers.


ABSTRACT This paper reports on a case study of a student's rationales for learning mathematics. We operationalize Stieg Mellin-Olsen's educational concept of rationales for learning and apply the concept on data consisting of three semi-structured interviews with a student in the Swedish prison education program. Our analysis shows that the student's rationales vary in character over time as a reaction to his educational contexts. We conclude that Mellin-Olsen's construct of rationales is useful for understanding students' changing motivation in relation to the teaching and to the practice of mathematics the teaching entails. Teachers may use the concepts from our analysis as cognitive tools, related to students' rationales for learning. By identifying students' different rationales, opportunities arise for an individualized instructional design.


Fusion and resistance welding methods for alloys comprising the age- hardenable nickel-base materials are summarized. Data on nominal composition of these alloys are tabulated along with data on welding conditions. (J.R.D.)


The invention discloses a method for releasing semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) service resources, comprising the steps of: sending an all-zero data packet to a base station by UE (User Equipment) after an SPS service is finished; verifying the data packet by the base station after receiving the data packet, and returning an acknowledgement (ACK) message to the UE after verifying that the data packet is correct, or else, sending a non-acknowledgement (NACK) message to the UE; releasing the SPS resources by the UE after receiving the ACK message; and continuing to send the all-zero data packet to the base station after receiving the NACK message until the ACK message is received, and then releasing the SPS resources. The invention also discloses a system for releasing the SPS service resources, which can solve the problems of resource waste and release lag during the resource release in the traditional uplink SPS.


The brand new Luxury Boheme Mykonos Hotel is located in the Town of Mykonos on the Island of Mykonos in Greece. It is built in the traditional Cycladic style.


One of the limited scientific studies of livestock production is meat type goat production. Goat meat, particularly in tropical regions, Southeast Asia and more is consumed due to be preferred by people with low incomes in Africa. Due to insufficient marketing situation, organisational structure, prejudice and grassland possibilities, economic value of goat meat is very low. On the other hand, besides of goat meat production cost is low and has different advanteges and goat is use low productive grassland areas and it is very effective livestock production systems for cost effective rantability. During last 10 years, goat production sector has changed in Turkey. The number of dairy goat farms has increased sharply and the possibilities of marketing to goat meat come into agenda, as well. In this review importance of the goat meat production and industrial goat meat prodcution sector and their sustainability will be discussed.


Using an improved technique, precision measurements of viscosities in the annealing range of temperature were made on sodium, potassium, and sodium-potassium silicate glasses containing from 10 to 40 mol % alkali. The viscosities of certain of those glasses that contain both Na2O and K2O reach minima, and the temperature coefficients of viscosity, which are nearly equal for the Na2O and the K2O glasses, become considerably smaller. These conditions may explain the practical advantages of certain glasses containing both Na2O and K2O.


In this paper, a scalable multimedia system with unequal error probabilities (UEP) is considered. A combination of adaptive modulation and hierarchical (embedded) constellations is implemented to realize three different levels of data priorities. The highest priority data bits spread over all available subcarriers with a relatively low modulation order. The next data levels are embedded on top of each other, according to the given channel gain, forming varying multilevel hierarchical constellations. An arbitrary margin separation is considered between the classes, however the highest priority data should be granted a certain maximum symbol-error rate (SER). The given data rates are allocated adaptively using an optimum bitloading algorithm. In case of channel feedback errors, our algorithm performs very close to the ideal case, keeping the high priority data even safer. Moreover, the low-complex bit-loading algorithm makes the UEP adaptation concepts suitable for future wireless systems with limited feedback.


Originally published in 1986 by McGraw-Hill. Focusing on the areas of electric power and electric drives, this advanced text and industry reference emphasizes analysis and formulation for control applications and computer simulation. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.


Objective:To observe the mRNA and protein expression of Osterix in the bone tissue of the rat models with glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis(GIOP),discuss the pathogenesis of GIOP and compare the therapeutic effect and adjustable function of the reinforcing the kidney herbs with the strengthening the spleen herbs and the promoting blood circulation herbs.Methods:We established the GIOP rat models by hind limb intramuscular injection of dexamethasone(2.5mg/kg,twice a week,9 weeks continuously).We stratified all the rats by different body weight and then divided them randomly into normal group,blank model group,reinforcing the kidney herbs group,strengthening the spleen herbs group,promoting blood circulation herbs group and Gushukang granula positive control group.We administrated them by gavage for 9 weeks.We detected the femur bone mineral density by using the XR-26 dual energy X-ray absorptiometry to evaluate the establishment of the animal model and the therapeutic effect of the drugs.We detected the mRNA expression of Osterix in the bone tissue by Real-Time Quantitative RT-PCR and detected its protein expression by Western blot.Results:(1) femur bone mineral density:compared with normal group,blank model group decreased significantly(P0.01);compared with blank model group,reinforcing the kidney herbs group increased significantly(P0.01),GUSHUKANG granula positive control group increased significantly(P0.05),strengthening the spleen herbs group and promoting blood circulation herbs group both tended to increase,but neither of their difference had statistical significance(P0.05).(2) mRNA and protein expression of Osterix in the bone tissue:compared with normal group,blank model group decreased significantly(P0.01);compared with blank model group,reinforcing the kidney herbs group up-regulated significantly(P0.01),Gushukang granula positive control group also up-regulated significantly(P0.05),strengthening the spleen herbs group and promoting blood circulation herbs group both tended to increase,but neither of their difference had statistical significance(P0.05).Conclusions:(1) The GIOP rat models can be established successfully by intramuscular injection of dexamethasone.(2) Maybe it is one aspect of the pathogenesis of GIOP that the level of the mRNA and protein expression of Osterix in the bone tissue decreases.(3) The reinforcing the kidney herbs have more evident preventative and therapeutic effect on GIOP by up-regulating the mRNA and protein expression of Osterix in the bone tissue than the strengthening the spleen herbs and the promoting blood circulation herbs.


This article presents a long-term perspective, described as anthropological, about the mediatization, underlining that the media phenomena are a universal characteristic of all human societies, since a first stage of human semiosis, with its beginning at about two and a half million years ago with the production of stone tools. The consequences of the media phenomenon of mental processes externalization are discussed, having the mediatization crucial moments highlighted, regarding the acceleration of historical time and the ruptures between space and time produced by the technical devices. The media phenomena are a precondition of complex social systems and that is why the mediatization has so much importance as they do.


[Objective]To understand the positive rate of HBsAg and abnormality state of ALT in students taking university entrance examination in Wuxi,and provide evidence for the health intervention to students before the college entrance examination and the prevention and treatment of hepatitis B.[Methods]3 ml venous blood was collected and using Reitman and ELISA to detect the level of ALT and HBsAg.[Results]The positive rate of HBsAg in students taking university entrance examination from 2004 to 2008 was 2.63%,and the rate declined year by year;meanwhile,the abnormality rate of ALT showed an increasing tendency.There lied significantly difference between genders:male higher than female.[Conclusion]Prevention and treatment of hepatitis B among adolescent should be strengthened,especially for the hepatitis B vaccine inoculation.Comprehensive intervention measures should be taken on students taking university entrance examination,and psychological counseling should be strengthened for students with anomaly detection indicators.


Due to technological advancements and increases in online transactions, the market for electronic payment systems is growing rapidly. Despite national countermeasures to address fraud and properly regulate the rapidly changing online payment methods, companies continue to find new payment ways. Initially, this study analyzes the uses of traditional electronic payment systems such as credit cards, bank transfers, virtual accounts, phone bills, PayPal, and the Check-out system. These traditional systems require much information to sign up for, including the credit card number, expiration, and security codes. However, after signing up only a user name and password is needed to make purchases. Therefore, these systems have both the initial hassle and low security. In contrast, the study introduces a new electronic payment system that enhances the security of traditional systems without sacrificing the ease of use. The billing system requires an ID, password, and OTP (One Time Password) to pay for small online transactions (under 300,000 Won). With this system multiple transactions may be made online with substantially lower risks of fraud without sacrificing ease of use. Further research involves an empirical study of the ability of this system to alleviate the concerns of companies in practice.


Previously published results from our laboratory have shown that HIV1 Vpr has both cytostatic and cytotoxic effects in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomvces pombe. We transiently transfected different vpr and/or vpx genes from different primate Ientiviruses into a variety of marnmalian ce11 fines from different species. These results showed that : 1) HIV-1 Vpr induces apoptosis in human ceils (HeLa, TE671 and 293) but not in chimpanzee cells (fl LSK), Afican green monkey cells (Vero) and rodent cells (CHTG49, A9 and P388D1). 2) In contrast, Vpr andlor Vpx of HIVZ, SIVrnac239 and Vpx of SNagm do not induce apoptosis in any of the ce11 lines rnentioned above. 3) When the HN-1 vpr gene was cotransfected with a reporter gene, GFP, about 90% of the apoptotic cells were GFP-positive, suggesting that HIV-I Vpr does not induce apoptosis through paracrine or bystander route. 4) The apoptotic effect of HIV-1 Vpr can be regulated by cotransfecting with different members of Bcl-2 gene family, suggesting that the Bcl-2 family members may be involved in the mechanism of HIV-I Vpr-induced apoptosis.


Necessary conditions, analogous to those of Pontryagin's maximum principle are developed for the problem of reducing the state, of linear systems with delay, to zero in minimum time. An example is presented that demonstrates the technique of finding the time optimal control.


Taking the building construction work in Suzhog Station as example, based upon features introduction the construction technology of acrylic building latex paint is elaborated from preparation work, common defects, preventive measures and other aspects. In the end practical acceptance standards are presented.


Although information on chloroplast genomes has been available and used for phylogenetic analysis in some Poaceae species, they are limited in warm-season turfgrass species including Zoysia. Twenty-four chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) regions of Zoysia japonica cultivar Asagake were amplified using primer pairs designed from the complete chloroplast genome sequences of Oryza sativa and Zea mays. The nucleotide sequences of each fragment ranged 330-1230 bp in length, with a total of 16 780 bp. Of the 24 cpDNA regions, six amplified regions -trnK intron (matK), intergenic region of trnD-psbM, atpA-rps14, petE-psaJ, atpB-rbcL and rps3-rps12 - were polymorphic among seven turfgrass species. The nucleotide sequences of these regions were used for the phylogenetic clustering of seven turfgrasses and two cereal crops. The phylogenetic tree showed that these nine genera segregated into three major groups corresponding to the four grass subfamilies, suggesting that the diversity of nucleotide sequences in these six cpDNA regions could be useful for assessing the phylogenetic relationships among turfgrass species. Chloroplast microsatellite markers were developed using nucleotide sequences of the amplification products with the 24 primer pairs from Z. japonica cultivar Asagake. Based on this 16 780-bp nucleotide sequence, 21 chloroplast microsatellites were developed from 18 regions. Ten of the 21 primer pairs exhibited polymorphisms among three species of Zoysia. These informative markers should be valuable tools in the study of genetic relationships across Zoysia species.


Circa-monthly activity conducted by moonlight is observed in many species on Earth. Given the vast amount of artificial light at night (ALAN) that pollutes large areas around the globe, the synchronization to the circalunar cycle is often strongly perturbed. Using 2-yr data from a network of 23 photometers (Sky Quality Meters; SQM) in Austria (latitude ∼48°), we quantify how light pollution impacts the recognition of the circalunar periodicity. We do so via frequency analysis of nightly mean sky brightnesses using Fast Fourier Transforms. A very tight linear relation between the mean zenithal night sky brightness (NSB) given in $\mathrm {mag_{SQM}\, arcsec^{-2}}$ and the amplitude of the circalunar signal is found, indicating that for sites with a mean zenithal NSB brighter than 16.5 $\mathrm {mag_{SQM}\, arcsec^{-2}}$ the lunar rhythm practically vanishes. This finding implies that the circalunar rhythm is still detectable (within the broad bandpass of the SQM) at most places around the globe, but its amplitude against the light polluted sky is strongly reduced. We find that the circalunar contrast in zenith is reduced compared to ALAN-free sites by factors of $\frac{1}{9}$ in the state capital of Linz (∼200 000 inhabitants) and $\frac{1}{3}$ in small towns, e.g. Freistadt and Mattighofen, with less than 10 000 inhabitants. Only two of our sites, both situated in national parks (Bodinggraben and Zöblboden), show natural circalunar amplitudes. At our urban sites, we further detect a strong seasonal signal that is linked to the amplification of anthropogenic skyglow during the winter months due to climatological conditions.


Polyurethane/polybutyl-methacrylate interpenetrating polymer networks (IPNs) film was formed on n-Si substrate by the dropping technique. When aluminum (Al) was vacuum deposited on the top of the film, the Al/IPNs/n-Si (metal–insulator–semiconductor) structure was fabricated successfully. With the aid of the high-frequency capacitance–voltage (C-V) characteristics at room temperature, the dielectric constant of IPNs was obtained. In the C-V curves, an increased hysteresis at high sweep voltage and a plateau in the depletion region were observed. This plateau indicates that the unsaturated bonds beyond IPNs film could act as electron well at the applied voltage above 10 V. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 75: 721–727, 2000


Oil and gas in the formation can cause changes of log data, and oil and gas zones are identified according to the difference between resistivity converted time jet and measured time jet, which can amplify the information of gas-bearing. This method is worth spreading.


Abstract : The long-term goal is to gain a full understanding of the physical processes involved in the interaction between ocean waves and a sea ice cover, in terms of scattering, attenuation, and the mechanical effects of the waves on the ice. The main thrust of our work in this project is to design, build and deploy a large number of wavemeasuring buoys, subsequently using them to acquire an unprecedented volume of in-ice directional wave data. These data will be used by the modelling community to parameterise and understand the influence of incoming ocean waves on sea ice, including mechanical effects, and the effect of the ice on the waves (attenuation, spreading).


In order to study the effect of C/C preform on the oxidation properties of C/C-SiC composites, four kinds CVD-SiC coated C/C-SiC composites with different initial densities of C/C preform were prepared. The thermogravimetric oxidation behavior from 25 to 1450°C of prepared C/C-SiC composites and the isothermal oxidation of CVD-SiC coated C/C-SiC composites under static air at 1500 °C were studied. And the bending properties of SiC coated C/C-SiC composites before and after oxidation were investigated. The results show that the initial oxidation temperature of C/C-SiC composites increases first and then decreases with the increase of initial C/C density, which is determined by the porosity and SiC content of the composites. When the C/C density is 1.0 g/cm3, the initial oxidation temperature is 633 °C. The CVD coated C/C-SiC composites with initial C/C density of 1.0 g/cm3 exhibited the best static oxidation resistance at 1500 °C. The weight loss is 4.23% after oxidation for 10 h at 1500 °C, and the bending strength retention rate is 71.2%.


India is a traditional country and there is diversity in religions, culture and customs. Role of the women in India mostly is household and limited to domestic issues. In some cases women can find employment as nurses, doctors, teachers the caring and nurturing sectors. But even if well qualified women engineers or managers or geologists are available, preference will be given to a male of equal qualification. The present study investigated to identify the factors preventing women employees from aspiring for higher post and challenges & problems faced by women workers. Further the study try to explain the real condition of Indian working women and also make an effort to clear main problems of working women.


Discusses chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), which is a "contested disease", that is, it is not recognized by the medical profession as a legitimate illness and, consequently, people suffering from the illness are not eligible for support/aid. Explores what this non‐recognition means and the impact it has on both the sufferers and their families. Refers to repetitive strain injury and Alzheimer's disease – neither of which were recognized by medical professionals until recent times – as examples of illnesses that have gained medical legitimacy. Reports that sufferers of CFS, who did not receive an adequate medical diagnosis, were under pressure to become active again, whereas sufferers who received a diagnosis of persistent fatigue gained a lot more support from family and friends. Investigates also the strains involved in coping with a family member with an illness such as Alzheimer's disease or CFS – as ever economic resources figure prominently. Raises the issue of management of illness in modern society. Recommends that, as health care is pushed ever more onto families and the community, so they should be the recipients of financial support.


Facing the conflicts of territorial organization of tourist sites, an alternative is to base the specialized development on categories of ecotourism and agrotourism. The specific case is the municipality of Melgar in the department of Tolima - Colombia, where there are several areas that can be strengthened thanks to the potential of natural resources, allowing a balance of environmental burdens and benefits. Through different expressions and with an emphasis on the GIS tool, the areas to be strengthened, with their corresponding actions, are presented to represent an alternative with a global vision, contributing to the sustainable development of localities that have been caught in conflict, for not seeking Alternative to common tourism.


In this paper we present a rank analogue to Stein's two-stage procedure. We analyze its behavior to second order using existing asymptotic expansions for fixed sample size rank tests and recent results on combinations of independent rank statistics.


Ferrous micro-beads from fly-ash were used as starting material to prepare CoZn-Z type barium ferrite. As the main impurity in the beads, SiO2 plays an important role on the electromagnetic properties of the ferrites. To investigate the effect of SiO2 content, a series of CoZn-Z type ferrites with various contents of SiO2 (1 wt%, 2 wt% and 5 wt%) were prepared with analytical pure Fe2O3 and SiO2. The density, phase composition, microstructure and electromagnetic properties of the sintered samples were investigated. The results show that the permeability of samples alters little at a low content of SiO2 about 1 wt%, but deteriorates dramatically when the addition of SiO2 is above 2 wt%. The ferrous micro-beads were then treated by alkali cleaning to reduce the content of SiO2 to about 1 wt%, and the samples prepared with these treated beads show a similar performance on the electromagnetic properties with pure CoZn-Z type ferrite.


In July 1987 the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Trade were merged into a single department. Fifteen years on, this article assesses the benefits and costs of the merger. It focuses on two questions. Firstly, did the organisational change meet the objectives being sought: that is, better coordination and greater efficiency, flexibility and responsiveness? Secondly, were Australia's capabilities in managing its international relations enhanced by the merger? The article reaches mainly positive conclusions.


ABSTRACT This paper explores the role of a firms financial condition in determining a firms performance from 2008 to 2017 based on Korean firm-level data. We define the financial condition of a firm as measuring the firms need to access external financing and examine whether firms with a higher demand for external finance grow faster or slower than the other firms. We also examine to what extent the provision of loans to firms can promote the growth of those is in need of external financing. Our empirical analysis shows that the financial condition of a firm appears to be significant in deciding the firm's growth, by showing that firms that are short in internal cash flows tend to grow more slowly than those are not. However, provision of loans to those firms can mitigate the negative effects of financial condition on growth significantly. Those empirical results reaffirm the findings in the existing literature at the firm level and suggest that an appropriate supply of loans may be crucial for firms growth in an economy.


Shows how physical educators can help develop motivation in their students by using the social-cognitive theory, which looks at the relationship among the individual, the environment, and the behavior. Discusses each aspect of this relationship


The impulse breakdown tests are usually required for transformers and the breakdown strength is one of the essential properties of the insulating liquids in transformers. To understand the breakdown mechanism in insulating liquids, pre-breakdown phenomena have been intensively studied and it's found that the breakdown characteristics of transformer oil differ for different streamer modes. This paper constructs a streamer mode detection platform for breakdown characteristics of fast and slow streamer modes in mineral oil and natural ester. The standard lighting impulse breakdown tests are conducted and three kinds of signals including impulse voltage, discharge current and streamer optical signal are detected before breakdown. The average propagation velocity of the streamer during the breakdown is obtained according to the oil gap distance and time interval between the streamer initiation and breakdown. Then the slow and fast streamer mode are identified by the velocity. The standard lighting impulse breakdown tests are conducted in mineral oil and natural ester based on the detection platform and the breakdown characteristics under fast and slow streamer are obtained. The study in this paper is helpful to promote the development and perfection of the breakdown mechanism of dielectric liquids.


In recent times, automotive diesel vehicles are suffering an attack and discrimination at different levels in front of a competitive technology (Electric Vehicles - EV) that is also receiving too much media attention and compliments without a clear scientific support for neither action. Here, an objective comparison of pros and cons has been presented for both technologies, based on recent studies as well as objective data that must be taken into account for a clear objective analysis.

Keywords: pollutant emissions, global warming, primary energy sources, new diesel technologies, electric vehicles.


Recent clinical studies indicate that meropenem, a (cid:2) -lactam antibiotic, is a promising candidate for therapy of drug-resistant tuberculosis. However, meropenem is chemically unstable, requires frequent intravenous injection, and must be combined with a (cid:2) -lactamase inhibitor (clavulanate) for optimal activity. Here, we report that faropenem, a stable and orally bioavailable (cid:2) -lac-tam, efficiently kills Mycobacterium tuberculosis even in the absence of clavulanate. The target enzymes, L , D -transpeptidases, were inactivated 6- to 22-fold more efficiently by faropenem than by meropenem. Using a real-time assay based on quantitative time-lapse microscopy and microfluidics, we demonstrate the superiority of faropenem to the frontline antituberculosis drug isoniazid in its ability to induce the rapid cytolysis of single cells. Faropenem also showed superior activity against a cryptic subpopulation of nongrowing but metabolically active cells, which may correspond to the viable but nonculturable forms believed to be responsible for relapses following prolonged chemotherapy. These results identify faropenem to be a potential candidate for alternative therapy of drug-resistant tuberculosis. Luciferase-based MIC determination. MIC measurements were performed in 96-well black flat-bottom microtiter plates (Corning). M. tuberculosis Erdman was transformed with plasmid pEG200, which ex-presses bacterial luciferase (31), and grown at 37°C to mid-log phase (OD 600 , 0.5) in 7H9 medium. The culture was diluted 100-fold in fresh medium, and 100 (cid:4) l of the cell suspension was added to wells containing 2-fold serial dilutions of antibiotics. Faropenem was tested in the 0.0015-to 200- (cid:4) g/ml range in the presence or absence of 5 (cid:4) g/ml potassium clavulanate. Bioluminescence was measured after 4 and 7 days of incubation using a Tecan Infinite M200 microplate reader. The MIC was defined as the lowest antibiotic concentration that decreased bioluminescence by 90% compared to the bioluminescence of the no-drug control.


The renin-angiotensin system has a critical role in blood pressure control, electrolyte homeostasis and renal development in mammals. Besides, increases proc...


Ureteral stent migration is a known complication of stent placement, and management usually involves trialling various endoscopic retrograde and laparoscopic techniques. Presented here is the case of a minimally invasive percutaneous antegrade approach that should be considered. Multi-length ureteral stents are indicated in many benign and malignant urological pathologies.1 Complications include stent irritation, encrustation, knotting, and migration.1,2 Predictors of proximal stent migration include low stent-to-ureter length ratio based on ureterovesical-to-ureteropelvic junction measurement, upper calyx placement of the proximal stent curl, and proximal migration may also be related to the degree of proximal stent curl, and increased indwelling time.3,4 Measurement of actual ureteral length can be estimated by height, body habitus, imaging such as intravenous pyelography, or directly measured with a guidewire or ureteral catheter.4 Management options for proximal ureteral stent migration include ureteroscopy and basket, laser fragmentation, laparoscopic ureterotomy, and percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL).1–3 Mini-PCNL should be considered as a successful minimally invasive antegrade approach for managing a retained ureteral stent.


Earth dam slope protection works suffered from frost damage are to much and its losses is heavy. According to ice pressure and dam frost heave observations of many years from large and middle reservoirs in the Suihua region of Heilongjiang Province, the author analyses the law of ice regime, and makes a through study on the of arising frost damage. The paper considers the primary factor engendered frost damage is the dam frost heave, but is not the static ice pressure, and puts forward preventive measures for earth dam slope protection. [


. These are lecture notes of a course given at the Summer School on Topology and Field Theories held at the Centre for Mathematics of the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, from May 29 to June 2, 2012. The idea of extending quantum field theories to manifolds of lower dimen- sion was first proposed by Dan Freed in the nineties. In the case of conformal field theory ( cft ), we are talking of an extension of the Atiyah-Segal axioms, where one replaces the bordism category of Riemann surfaces by a suitable bor- dism bicategory, whose objects are points, whose morphism are 1-manifolds, and whose 2-morphisms are pieces of Riemann surface. There is a beautiful classification of full (rational) cft due to Fuchs, Runkel and Schweigert, which roughly says the following. Fix a chiral algebra A (= vertex algebra). Then the set of full cft s whose left and right chiral algebras agree with A is classified by Frobenius algebras internal to Rep( A ). A famous example to which one can successfully apply this is the case where the chiral algebra A is affine su (2) at level k , for some k ∈ N . In that case, the Frobenius algebras in Rep( A ) are classified by A n , D n , E 6 , E 7 , E 8 , and so are the corresponding cft s. Recently, Kapustin and Saulina gave a conceptual interpretation of the FRS classification in terms of 3-dimensional Chern-Simons theory with defects. Those defects are also given by Frobenius algebra object in Rep( A ). Inspired by the proposal of Kapustin and Saulina, we will (partially) construct the three-tier cft associated to a Frobenius algebra object.


Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is a stronger predictor of major adverse cardiovascular events than single photon emission computed tomography, a five year follow-up published in the Annals of Internal Medicine has found.1

CMR is a magnetic resonance imaging scan that focuses on the area around the heart, but, unlike single photon emission computed …


A Mn3O4 film with a coexistence of two preferential orientations has been grown on a Pt(111)//Si(100) substrate by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy. The structural characteristics and chemical compositions of the film are investigated by using X-ray diffraction, Raman, and X-ray photoelectron spectra in detail. Together with the magnetic tests, the film is demonstrated to be a polycrystalline hausmannite Mn3O4 with no other impurities. Moreover, the hysteresis loops of the film are found to display a step or a characteristic shrinking at low fields. On the other hand, similar magnetic characteristics have also been discovered on the film with two phases grown on a MgAl2O4(001) substrate. In our opinion, considering the large magnetocrystalline anisotropy and shape anisotropy of the single crystal Mn3O4 film reported in previous works, the special structures and phases of the two films result in both of them as soft+hard magnetic composites, in agreement with some other reports.


This study examines use of the term "gifted" among parents of children who are enrolled in a program for gifted children. While all of the parents acknowledge thinking of their children as gifted, over one-quarter report not using the term "gifted" in referring to their children. Use of the term is not related to the child's number of years in a gifted program, IQ, or achievement level. Families of parents who use the term are more achievement oriented, but provide less freedom for expression of individual feelings. Children of parents who use the term are less well-adjusted on the Personality Inventory for Children. Implications for research on the effects of labeling on the family are discussed.


Includes descriptive metadata provided by producer in MP3 file: "Vanderbilt Athletics Podcast - Beal, Foster with 104.5 - Post-UT 02/26/08." By CSTV. Vanderbilt basketball players Jermaine Beal and Shan Foster answer questions from Tim Thompson about Vanderbilt's victory or number 1 Tennessee.


Cultural mythologist Jody Bower examines the dangerous possibilities of unchecked grief in her essay Relinquishing Grief: Orpheus, Eurydice, and Hermes in "Truly Madly Deeply ." Bower sees Anthony Minghella's film Truly Madly Deeply as a modern version of the Orpheus myth in which the lead character, Nina, is unable to let go of her grief over her lost love Jamie. By idealizing and clinging to her memories of Jamie, Nina turns her own flat into a kind of Hades thronged with dead souls. She can only leave this hell after she sees Jamie as he truly was and after a modern-day Hermes tricks and charms her into wanting to live and love again. Bower's analysis provides insights about how to deal with persons lost to grief in modern society. *Editorial support was facilitated by: Darlene Dowdy


Abstract A Listeria monocytogenes-specific bacteriophage cocktail was evaluated for its activity against a nalidixic acid-resistant L. monocytogenes (Lm-NalR) isolate on fresh-cut spinach stored under modified atmosphere packaging at various temperatures. Pieces (~2 × 2 cm2) of fresh spinach inoculated with 4.5 log CFU/cm2 Lm-NalR were sprayed with the phage cocktail (6.5 log plaque-forming units [PFU]/cm2) or a control. The samples were stored at 4°C or 10°C for up to 14 d in sealed packages filled with either atmospheric air (AA) or modified atmosphere (MA). At 4°C under AA, the phages significantly (P ≤ 0.05) lowered the Lm-NalR populations on spinach, compared to control-treated inoculated samples, by 1.12 and 1.51 log CFU/cm2 after 1 and 14 d, respectively. At 4°C under MA, Lm-NalR was significantly reduced by 1.95 log CFU/cm2 compared to control leaves after both 1 and 14 d. At 10°C under AA, the phages significantly reduced Lm-NalR by 1.50 and 2.51 log CFU/cm2 after 1 and 14 d compared to the control. Again at 10°C under MA, the phages significantly reduced Lm-NalR by 1.71 and 3.24 log CFU/cm2 compared to control after 1 and 14 d, respectively. The results support the potential of lytic bacteriophages in effectively reducing populations of L. monocytogenes on freshcut leafy produce, under both AA and MA conditions.


Endometriosis is defined as functional endometrial tissue located outside of the uterine cavity (ectopic), often involving other structures within the rest of the genital tract or pelvic peritoneum.1 The condition primarily affects up to 10% of reproductive age women.1 Several theories have been proposed to explain the pathophysiology of endometriosis; most common ones being retrograde menstrual endometrial implantation or peritoneal lining metaplasia. The symptoms typically experienced by patients with endometriosis stem from endometriotic tissue involving specific structures. Typical symptoms of endometriosis include dysmenorrhea, non-cyclic dyspareunia, irregular or heavy menstrual bleeding, dyschezia, and infertility.


H E report of Grahnm (1957). that five of T fifty-five consecutive casts ol'Jniindicc admitted to one hospital were d u e to chlorpromazine, again emphasized the importance of seeking a history of recent drug administration in jaundiced patients, especially when the diagnosis is in doubt. Jaundice duc to drugs is increasing in frequency (Popper & SchatTner, 1957) and while seldom fatal it is by no means a negligible disorder. When the jaundice is protracted, of obscure origin and shows obstructi\e features. Iaparotomy may be performed (Meyei-owitz, 1959): the stress of anaesthesia and surgical operation i n the presence of jaundice is then added to that of the illness for which the drug was originally given. Further, parenchyma t o us I i ver da niage may ensue (Popper & SchatTncr. 1957). In a patient severely debilitated by agc o r intercurrent disease, di-ug-induccd jaLindicc may occasionally be fatal (Isaacs ('I u/., 1955: Koszalka, 1957). On the other hand. i t will rarely be necessary t o withhold ;I drug because jaundice is a i-ecogni;.ed but infrequent side effect. Cattell (1957) suggests t h a t if a drug causes jaundice in 0.1 per cent of cases its use is inadvisable, but that if the incidence is as low as 0.01 per cent thc drug is acceptable in therapeutics. Thesc criteria are unduly strict, for other factors mList be considered; for example, the clinical severity and prognosis of the initial disease and of thc potential liver injury, and the availability of alternative drugs of equal therapeutic ullectiveness. Chlorpromazi ne jaundice has an i nci dence of at least 1 per cent, but the drug has gained wide acceptance due to its general uti l i ty and reliability, and few would be willing to abandon its use. Even so, when other preparations of equal therapeutic valuc and which d o not cause jaundice become available, drugs of this type are likely to be discardcd. A classification of jaundice due to drug therapy has been proposed by Drill (1959): ( 1 ) Toxic, e.g. chloroform. (2) H y perse n s i t i vi t y . c.g. c h I o 1-17 r o in ii i 11 e . (3) Interference with metabolism of bilirubin, P . X . methyl testosterone. This classification has the disadvantage l h a t i t infers a complete understanding of the mcchanisms of iatrogenic jaundice which we d o not yet possess. For example, an abnormality of bilirubin metabolism may wcll be I-es po n si bl e for met h y 1 testosterone j a u n d ice but adequate proof is still lacking. It is suggested that a better classification would be one based on the observed pathological lesions characteristic of e x h group, but not on mechanisms assumed to be responsible (Table I ) .


According to Aristotle, Plato in the Republic (at least when describing the communism of women and children) forgets the tenacity of traditional religious views.20 In Plato's best city, there will still be murders, abuse, fights, etc. The communism of women and children, Aristotle argues in Politics 2.3-4, will not make a city one big, happy family. And since the citizens of this city will not know who their real family members are, their religious views (which will surely be the traditional ones), combined with these "impious" actions, will produce fear and shame-and thus distrust and alienation-thereby undercutting the unity of the city.21


Abstract— Three adult mini‐pigs were employed to assess the effects of a twice daily dosage (40 mg kg−1) of oxytetracycline hydrochloride (OTC) and a combination of OTC with (0·5 mg kg−1) bromhexine hydrochloride (BHC) on the rheological properties and wet weight of secreted tracheal mucus. Mucus was collected daily from open‐ended tracheal pouches established surgically in the mini‐pigs. After a five day control period, either OTC or OTC plus BHC was administered twice daily with the normal diet. Each study period was followed by a five day washout period when mucus was collected but no drug given. The viscoelastic properties of each mucus sample were determined using creep compliance analysis. OTC was shown to increase the residual shear viscosity (P < 0·01) and increase the instantaneous compliance (P < 0·01). An increase in the wet weight of the collected mucus occurred in one pig only (P < 0·01). When BHC was co‐administered with OTC, all of these changes were abolished. Evidence was obtained to suggest that BHC increased the concentration of OTC within the secreted mucus. BHC appeared to reverse the mucospissic activity of OTC in‐vivo.


We consider the location problem of an obnoxious facility with respect to a finite number of inhabitants, where the inhabitants have specified locations at vertices of a network N. A voting solution, called anti-Condorcet point, is defined as a point of N such that no other point is farther from a strict majority of inhabitants. On a general network with an odd number of inhabitants, it is shown that there exists a finite set of points that contains all such solutions. An example shows that this result does not directly extend to an even number of inhabitants on a general network. In the special case of a tree network, one of the extreme vertices of a diameter is an anti-Condorcet point, and a linear algorithm for finding it is presented. Finally, a bound on the maximum decrease of the total distance to the inhabitants is provided when an anti-Condorcet point is preferred to a "maxisum" location.


in government transfers. As the author concludes, "When growth has trickled down to the poor, government transfers have been the principal conduit" (p. 17). In the remainder of the book, Kenworthy presents additional evidence to support his primary conclusion regarding the central importance of government social spending in reducing poverty. In the process, he offers an empirical evaluation of several other strategies for poverty reduction. The results of these analyses are equally surprising and challenge the conventional wisdom on both the right and the left. For example, in successive chapters, he concludes that the growth of the low-wage sector is not an impediment to poverty reduction, that targeted rather than universalistic social-welfare programs may be the best strategy for social-welfare investment, and that the progressivity of a country's tax system does little to help the poor. In the final chapters, Kenworthy addresses two lingering questions that will undoubtedly be raised, given his empirical results. First, what about potential trade-offs? Should we expect greater investment in social programs to slow economic growth? The answer is a resounding "no." In fact, the opposite seems to be true. Countries that have invested heavily in their welfare state over the last three decades have generally displayed the strongest growth and prosperity. This should come as no surprise to comparative scholars as this finding has been supported elsewhere, including the very thorough analysis presented in Irwin Garfinkel, Lee Rainwater, and Timothy Smeeding's excellent book, which covers some of the same ground (Wealth and Welfare States: Is America a Laggard or Leader? [2010]). Not only is social-welfare investment positively related to growth, but it is also associated with a number of other positive social and political outcomes. While Kenworthy may be able to persuade scholars that greater social-welfare investment is sound policy, convincing voters and elected officials is another matter. Recognizing this potential obstacle, the author addresses the question of political feasibility in the final chapter, focusing his attention on the United States. He recognizes that there are many political obstacles to greater investment in the US welfare state, including its relatively decentralized structure, the lack of a strong left party, and a privatized campaign finance system, among others. Yet he argues that there is a "ray of hope" in that the American public is supportive of "increased government spending on programs perceived to enhance opportunity and economic security" (p. 108). And after all, who would have thought that a successful, bipartisan antipoverty campaign could have been waged in Great Britain? As Kenworthy concludes, "This experience suggests reason for optimism— guarded, to be sure, but genuine—about prospects for the future" (p. 109). Unfortunately, most scholars of American politics will not share this optimism. In fact, we need only look at the current political environment to confirm a more pessimistic view. Barack Obama is credited with one of the most significant expansions of social welfare-programs in recent history in the form of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). What has been the outcome of this "natural experiment" in social-welfare expansion? Despite the fact that ARRA prevented several million Americans from falling into poverty, and even though the increase in social-welfare spending represented by ARRA was relatively modest compared to other periods of expansion (e.g., Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty), the political backlash among American voters has been so severe that it has helped fuel a new political movement (the Tea Party). There is little doubt that Americans will support programs that they perceive as "enhance[ing] economic opportunity and economic security," as Kenworthy claims. The problem is that most Americans do not perceive socialwelfare programs in that way, and there is no reason to expect this to change anytime soon. Yet if there is any chance at all of a change in the political climate, it will happen only if the public discourse comes to be characterized more by empirical evidence and reason and less by stereotypes and misinformation. And for this reason, we need more books like Progress for the Poor to receive attention, not just from scholars but from elected voters and elected officials as well.


We present an efficient, single-stage ultrabroadband, CEP-stable multipass Ti:Sa amplifier. The system generates sub-13 fs, 3.2mJ laser pulses at a repetition rate of 1kHz [1]. The excellent long-term CEP stability of sub-150 mrad rms noise (75 h measurement, single shot, every shot data acquisition) was achieved by the combination of the feed-forward CEP stabilization technique for the seed-oscillator [2] with the single-shot CEP measurement of the amplified laser pulses at 1 kHz and a fast feedback which corrects for the CEP drift in the amplifier via an RF phase shifter [3]. In order to achieve (spectrally) ultrabroadband laser pulses supporting a sub-13 fs pulse duration, custom Gaussian filters in combination with an acousto-optic programmable dispersive filter (AOPDF Dazzler, Fastlite) are used to suppress the gain-narrowing process in the amplifier. Due to the large spectral bandwidth of FWHM > 130 nm, it was possible to further broaden the spectrum (and, therefore, to reduce the pulse duration) via a moderate self-phase modulation (SPM) process in bulk material. After the grating compressor, a telescope with a curved focusing mirror and a concave defocusing lens was used to decrease the beam size of the laser pulses. Here the lens acts as the nonlinear SPM medium. The pulses are afterwards compressed using chirped mirrors.


Monitoring dynamic processes such as fluid migration in reservoirs using time-lapse gravity has long been a dream of many potential-field geophysicists. It is only in the last decade or so that significant advances have been made in instrumentation, data interpretation, and integration of multidisciplinary information that the method is not only feasible but has also demonstrated the practicality for a broad range of applications. Compared to other geophysical methods for monitoring subsurface dynamic systems, time-lapse gravity has one important advantage in that the measurements are directly sensitive to the variations in density, which is solely related to the amount of mass changes per volume. In oil and gas reservoirs, for example, such changes are primarily due to fluid movement and substitutions. Thus, while the seismic method may provide unparalleled structural resolution, the time-lapse gravity method has the potential for characterizing the "content", that is the fluid saturation or mass transport within "containers" delineated by seismic images.


The mechanism of microtrench generation in SiO2 trench etching in fluorocarbon gas chemistry is presented using the magnetron etch system under a 40–80 mTorr pressure condition. In the previous study, we pointed out that the microtrench is caused by the etch rate increase at the trench bottom edge where the fluorocarbon film is thin, because the thicker fluorocarbon film was formed more easily at the center of the trench bottom where the solid angle is larger than at the edge of the trench bottom. In this study, the experimental condition is extended to lower pressures. The microtrench ratio becomes higher in accordance with a larger pattern size at pressures higher than 40 mTorr. However, the pattern dependence of the microtrench ratio is reversed at 20 mTorr. This is explained by the effect of a constant residence time, the dilute gas effect, and the inverse-reactive ion etching (RIE) lag which is observed at 20 mTorr. In conclusion, the microtrench formed by the shadowing effect for fluorocarbon radicals is offset by increasing the bombarded ions at the trench bottom with the decrease of pressure to a condition such as 20 mTorr pressure.


The Yao Yao Social Group was set up three years ago to tackle the social isolation of people from London's Chinese community who have mental health problems. The group provides a safe environment where people can feel comfortable and speak their mother tongue, and participate in a wide range of activities and outings. Jason Chan, Wilson Wong, Man Lee and Dien Luu describe the group and what it means to them.


We're all familiar with construction kits like Lego. A pile of Lego bricks can take you to almost anywhere your imagination wants to go. You can build houses or cars, spaceships or robots. You can either start sticking bricks together and see what happens, or you could sit down and work out what bits you need and how many. It is possible to work out how many bricks you will need for a design before you start, but hardly anybody does — it's far easier to push things together and see what you can build. Often as you build things, you wonder why Lego isn't made with a brick shaped like this, so it would fit just here. Perhaps if you had planned your building, you wouldn't have got to this impasse — but it's not really a problem as you can easily dismantle part of the model and have another go. Eventually you'll get something to work that is good enough, and you'll have had lots of fun. And if the model isn't good enough you can patch it up with a few reinforcements.


This paper aims to understand the emerging pattern of significance and correlation of the partnership research topics covering all countries. Our study used the scientometric method to reveal the trends and patterns in partnership research. The database was sourced from the scientific literature databases of the Web of Science (WoS). The study recorded 53,800 scientific papers on the partnership in general between 2000 to 2017. GDP and HDI were used to analyze the raison-d'être of the research on partnerships at the macro level. We examined the top 20 countries with the highest GDP, Research Productivity Indicator (RPI), and HDI. A country with a lower Human Development Index (HDI) and higher RPI tends to think that partnerships are essential in supporting national socio-economic development. This study showed that the resource-based view (RBV) theory was discussed more than the stakeholder theory among the two main partnership theories. Observing the motivation to develop partnerships, innovation-seeking was discussed the most in scientific productions. Innovation is used to enhance financial performance and leverage competitive advantage.


Dedication - Editor's Preface - Acknowledgements - Table of Contents - Introduction - The Witness-People Myth and Its Alternatives - The Witness-People Myth in History - Karl Barth, the German Church Struggle and the Witness-People Myth - Walker Percy and the Witness-People: Signposts in A Strange Land - Christian Holocaust Theology and the Witness-People Myth: The Jews' Fate as Sign, The Holocaust as Revelation, Israel as Message - Dispensational Premillennialism: The Jew as Key to the Kingdom - Conclusions - Notes - Bibliography - Index


In this paper, a W-band reflector antenna is proposed for foreign object debris (FOD) detection. The antenna is designed following the principle of reflector antenna, where the cutting paraboloid is used as the reflector., and the pyramidal horn is used as the source. The antenna is fed in an offset manner to obtain high gain and the desired fan beam. The main advantage of the antenna is its simple structure, low cost and better compressive strength compared with other FOD antennas. The measurement is in consistent with the full-wave simulation results, verifying the feasibility of the proposed design.


By solving the combined formulas on strength and stability for both inside and outside plane of pressbending steel member, obtain the crosssection inertia moment (Ix) to the main axis, then try to choose the section of pressbending steel member in conjunction with assumed slenderness ratio, with less amount of calculating work, it may be referred in design


ABSTRACT The information exchange between the forwarder and vessel operating common carrier (VOCC) directly leads to a shortage or surplus of capacity and influences operational efficiency. Meanwhile, the development of information technology has inspired VOCCs to establish online booking platforms, which has changed the traditional booking behavior of shippers. Thus, this paper investigates the equilibriums of platform encroachment and information sharing with two symmetric VOCCs and a forwarder. Using a game-theoretic model, it can be characterized as Stackelberg-Nash game with Bertrand competition to determine whether to encroach existing freight forwarding market and share information or not. We observe whether freight forwarder shared information is affected by the encroachment strategy of VOCCs and the market demand state. Further, the encroachment strategy can prompt freight forwarder to share information with VOCCs if the magnitude of high demand is lower. In addition, for VOCCs, the best chance of establishing online platforms is when the magnitude of high demand is relatively low, not when the demand state has increased.


Some of the efforts of CERN to optimize its energy usage are presented. Work is proceeding in several areas: campus and infrastructure, accelerators and beam lines, as well as R&D for future accelerators. The existing building stock is being renovated and new buildings apply an integrated energy concept. The energy efficiency of the accelerators and beam lines can be further enhanced by powering more equipment dynamically only during the time it is really needed. For designing new accelerators novel approaches are being investigated to re-use energy which in today's installations gets dumped thermally. Presented at the International Particle Accelerator Conference (IPAC'13) – May 12-17, 2012, Shanghai, China Geneva, Switzerland, May 2013 OPTIMIZATION OF THE ENERGY USAGE AT CERN H.J.Burckhart, J.-P. Burnet, F.Caspers, V.Doré, L.Gatignon, C.Martel, M.Nonis, D.Tommasini CERN, Geneva, Switzerland


In the late Middle Ages the port-town of Famagusta proved to be one of the most cosmopolitan and multicultural centres of the Mediterranean world. Different artistic traditions coexisted locally, including Crusader, French Gothic, and Armenian architecture, as well as the religious painting of Byzantium, the Latin West and the Arab Christian world. The repertory of forms worked out by each of these traditions happened frequently to be selected and appropriated by the groups settled in towns in order to promote their own social prestige; yet this resulted more often in a juxtaposition of different formulae and patterns in the same space, than in a manifestation of artistic synthesis or "hybridizations". The paper will focus on the dynamics of interactions between patrons, artists and audiences in such a multicultural context: emphasis will be laid on the remnants of murals and furnishings in the extant church interiors, which bear witness not only to the cross-cultural circulation of different artistic schemes, but also, and more precisely, to the widespread appropriation of decorative and typological models originating in the Latin West and being instrumental to the expression of the individual's quest for one's soul's sake.


Under today's background of social and economic structure, culture forms, values and ways of life developing, China still follows the traditional education mode, ways and methods. In consequence, the ideological and political education becomes more and more difficult to adapt to the changes of the times and social development, and it is harder and harder to meet the needs of the reality of the situation. In the face of the new situation and new tasks, ideological and political education in Colleges only through enhancing its attractiveness, appeal and persuasive to improve the pertinence, activity and effectiveness. Only by continuous reform and innovation can keep pace with the times under the background of new era and explore the new developing road. This paper, based on this purpose, taking Kuhn's paradigm theory as the breakthrough point, analyzes the paradigm theory, does research on the feasibility and necessity of the study of the ideological and political education. The connotation of social ideological and political education paradigm and humanistic ideological and political education paradigm and also the relationship between are discussed in this paper. In the end of this paper, the paths for the construction of the humanistic paradigm is put forward. It aims at initiating the development of ideological and political education, and provide helpful research methods and ideas.


Objective To investigate the significance of determination of serum Rv0341 antibody with natural Rv0341 protein of rifampin-dependent M. tuberculosis in diagnosis of tuberculosis. Methods The Rv0341 protein of typical rifampin-dependent M. tuberculosis was identified by SDS-PAGE, then transferred to NC membrane and used as an antigen for determination of serum Rv0341 antibody by DIGFA diagnostic kit. The developed method was evaluated for reproducibility, specificity and sensitivity. Results The developed method for determination of serum Rv0341 antibody with natural Rv0341 protein showed good inter-and intrareproducibility. The specificities of the method for determination of serum Rv0341 antibody in rifampin-resistant and rifampin-sensitive M. tuberculosis were 92. 3%(24 / 26)and 79. 3%(23 / 29)respectively. The sensitivity of the method for determination of serum samples of rifampin-dependent M. tuberculosis after treatment with rifampin was 88.9%(16 / 18). Of the 122 samples negative for rifampin-dependent M. tuberculosis by bacterial culture, 29 (23.8%)were positive by the developed method. The 54 positive samples screened by the method were further confirmed as positive by repeat test. Conclusion Natural Rv0341 protein may be used as an antigen for development of serological diagnostic kit for tuberculosis caused by rifampin-dependent M. tuberculosis. The determination of Rv0341 antibody with the protein may be used as an assistant diagnostic method for rapid screening of rifampin-dependent M. tuberculosis, especially in the samples negative in bacterial culture.