Chapter 4 sees a shift in focus as Raber concentrates on how human and animal bodies interact in the architecture of urban and rural spaces. Yet she also notes how animals have no regard for human boundaries. In her analysis of how bees, ants, spiders, and birds construct architecture, Raber notes how they influenced the early modern notion of the home. She also acknowledges how keeping a pet transforms the home into a cosy domestic space. The chapter ends with a fascinating discussion of Romeo and Juliet in terms of cats and dogs. Raber notes how in early modern literature, cats 'are universally understood to be female' (p. 148). Dogs indicate bestial behaviour. The brawls in the play's open spaces of the street and square indicate an 'infestation of violent creatures' (p. 149). Yet the enclosed private spaces of the garden, marital chamber, and tomb signify a quiet rational retreat. Raber turns her attention to moles and sheep in Chapter 5. She notes how the mole that works the soil from underneath conflicts with the farmer who labours above it. Yet the mole that is blind to notions of boundaries and property ownership makes humans blind to its intimidating underground world. The chapter then turns to Sir Thomas More's Utopia, where Raber argues how sheep are depicted 'as dangerous animals' rather than innocent, docile beasts (p. 161). The sheep's habit of endlessly eating grass turns them into cannibals, as crops to feed humans cannot be grown on the land. They also need less human labour to be maintained than a whole field of crops. In the Conclusion and with reference to More's Utopia, Raber states the importance of how human culture cannot be removed from its 'experience of embodiment' with animals (p. 179). Even in twenty-first-century medicine, the human relationship with animals is given renewed importance. Animal Bodies, Renaissance Culture is a wide-ranging study that gives an intriguing account of the early modern relationship with animals and their bodies. The book highlights how closely humans and animals are linked in the Renaissance, often in surprising, shocking, and humorous ways. Raber provides an array of startling insights that are particularly well brought together in her reading of Romeo and Juliet. The book will appeal to students and academics interested in early modern literature and animal studies.


abstract "agricultural harvester and vehicle" the invention relates to an agricultural harvester comprising a storage tank comprising: a tank body, a tank cap assembly, having a path state and an operational state, wherein the tank cap comprises a cloth wall element which is connected movably to the tank body, wherein, in the operating state, the cloth wall member provides an upward extension of at least a portion of the circumferential wall, and wherein, in the path state, the cloth wall member covering at least a part of the open top of the tank body, and wherein the cloth wall element comprises a rigid area, and wherein a cover actuator assembly comprises at least one actuator cap which is adapted to bring the tank cap assembly from the path state to the operating state and vice versa, and for engaging said cloth element in rigid wall area. 1/1


In Brazil, the lima bean bean is cultivated throughout almost the entire country, and has relative economic importance in the Northeast, which is the main producer. Increasing the availability of K via fertilisation, would increase the productivity of the lima bean. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate different doses of potassium on productivity in the lima bean. The study was carried out in the field between January and July 2019, in the town of Raposa, Baturité, Ceará. The experimental design was of randomised blocks, with five treatments and four replications. The treatments consisted of the following doses of potassium: 60, 90, 120, 150 and 180 kg ha-1 K2O, using potassium chloride as a source, corresponding to 50%, 75%, 100%, 125% and 150% of the recommended dose. As the pods dried and the grain was collected, the following variables were evaluated: number of pods per plant, pod length, pod diameter, pod weight and productivity. The potassium doses of 130, 109 and 180 kg ha-1 K2O afforded the greatest number of pods (124), pod weight (108.64g) and pod diameter (18 mm), respectively. The dose of 106.20 kg ha-1 K2O, lower than the recommended dose for the lima bean, determined the maximum grain yield, 1,567 kg ha-1.


Although the world of finance has been existing for only ten years, the fact is that Bitcoin (BTC) has unstoppably triggered significant changes in the global financial market and has opened up numerous controversies. There is debate over whether BTC could become a new global currency that will not be subject to inflation or central bank influence. At the same time, decentralization and lack of regulations, which were considered a major asset, were characterized as the main cause of the high volatility of BTC, whose price depends solely on the supply-demand ratio. Like every time, when it comes to revolutionary technologies and issues of their impact on the world of finance, the public is divided, this time into BTC pessimists and BTC optimists. The former claim that BTC is broken and will suffer an inevitable and spectacular collapse, calling it "rat poison". However, optimists are of the view that the BTC era is just beginning and that it will change its payment method, economy and even politics around the world, and they consider it a new asset class worth investing in. In the midst of all these discussions around BTC, there seems to be no topic that is more media-covered, but less discovered. The aim of this paper is to come to the truth by analyzing recent scientific papers dealing with this issue, that is, to try to answer the research question: is BTC a "rat poison" or a new asset class worth investing in?


By compare with other drainage pipes,this paper gives a brief description of technic performance and setting technic of UPVC double-wall corrugated pipe,and the points must be noticed in the construction process in winter or rainy season are presented,a practical example is given out,and a final conclusion has been gotten.At last the application future is mentioned.


Zircoaluminate coupling agents can be used as surface modifiers or adhesion additives in many applications, such as plastics, rubbers, coatings, and pigments. In this paper, a range of zircoaluminates with different functional groups were synthesized, by using polyaluminum chloride (PAC), zirconium oxychloride, 1,2-propanediol, and others. The products were characterized by FTIR, MALDI-TOF MS (matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry), and TGA. FTIR spectra indicated that the multiple bands at 1636-1567 cm(-1) are the characteristics of zircoaluminates. The number-average molecular weight and weight-average molecular weight of carboxyl functional zircoaluminate (sample ZA-C6) are 2125 and 2295 g/mol, respectively, as determined by MALDI-TOF MS. The molar ratio of reactants and selected organofunctional ligands can affect not only the properties but also the thermal stabilities of final products. TGA results showed that the decomposition of zircoaluminates includes four distinct stages and dodecyl functional zircoaluminate (sample ZA-F) has the highest decomposition temperature of 374 degrees C.


This article studies value potential of manager as a part of human organization. Development of the category of "value potential", the definition of its content in professional manager's activity is carried out in the tradition of the resource approach, and based on the results of empirical studies of the value of copyright scope man agers.


The strong coupling constant as and its dependence on the momentum scale is determined from the pT dependence of the inclusive jet cross section in p{bar p} collisions at {radical}s = 1.96 TeV measured with the D0 experiment. The jet transverse momentum range of 50 < p{sub T} < 145 GeV contributes to the determination. Using perturbative QCD caclulations to order {theta}({alpha}{sup 3}{sub s}) combined with resummed threshold corrections to order {theta}({alpha}{sup 3}{sub s}) an {alpha}{sub s}(MZ) = 0.1161{sup +0.0041}{sub -0.0048} is obtained. This is the most precise result from a hadron-hadron collider.


The ability to transparently detect performance degradations in all-optical networks is highly desirable. We present an optical signal monitor, based on a frequency supervision system, which can participate in some tasks for fault and performance management of transparent optical networks.


Ignacio Chapela, an ecologist whose views on biotechnology have attracted controversy, has won tenure at the University of California, Berkeley, after appealing an earlier rejection.

Chapela caused a stir with a 2001 report in Nature that promoter genes from genetically modified corn had been


Several methodologies fall under the umbrella of continuous quality improvement (CQI), such as: Total Quality Management (TQM), Six Sigma, the Shewhart/Deming Plan-Do-Check-Act Cycle, and the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI). Some of these methodologies have been in use for decades, and they all have a common feature – they rely on the use of data and statistical thinking. Dransfield et al. (1999) has discussed the role of statistics and statistical thinking in improving organizational performance.


2.73ct N-SI1 diamond supposed to not be this beautiful with such a "low" color. Maybe this whole color thing needs to be revisited!


Generalization across environments is critical when using imitation learning algorithms in real-world applications. In this paper, we propose an invariant model-based adversarial imitation learning (IMAIL) method to improve generalization. IMAIL develops a variational dynamics model providing rich auxiliary objectives for efficiently learning compact state representations. The latent representations are then regularized using mutual information constraints, guaranteeing that they are insensitive to environmental changes. Based on such representations, we utilize model-based adversarial imitation learning to mimic expert behavior in the latent space. As a result, the learned policies are well generalized in unseen environments. We conduct experiments with several vision-based control tasks to demonstrate the performance of IMAIL. Experimental results show that IMAIL significantly outperforms existing baselines and successfully achieves expert-level performance in all unseen test environments.


The correct application of physical process models, such as the kinetic wave approximation to shallow overland flow, is dependent upon selection of appropriate values for parameters which are present in the models. In overland flow models, the most difficult parameter to select is resistant to flow. Most models require either a Manning's n or a Darcy-Weisbach f value. This paper reports on the use of small plot (1m × 1m) rainfall simulator data to estimate resistance to flow for upland watersheds. Field and laboratory studies are compared. Cover density was found to be the most significant plot characteristic for estimating resistance. Laboratory experiments supported the observed phenomena of increasing then decreasing resistance as Reynold's number is increased. Models for estimating resistance based on the field and laboratory experiments are presented.


The way data storage is viewed has been changing consistently. The current trend in data storage is Hadoop which provides a scalable data storage mechanism for storing extremely large amount of data and to handle data intensive scientific applications. It makes use of the MapReduce framework and stores the data in HDFS(Hadoop Distributed File System). In HDFS architecture metadata is handled by the NameNode. In this paper, we propose a novel and efficient mechanism for managing the metadata dynamically by classifying the metadata based on its Importance Factor(If) which is a measure of the data's criticality, frequency of access and the importance of the client using the data. Metadata management is divided into three different techniques based on the importance. To save the amount of metadata from being a constraint on the main memory of the NameNode, the concept of sequence files is employed. This approach leads to more efficient low latency metadata operations, at the same time reduces the bottleneck of the NameNode main memory.


Time-dependent broadband linear polarimetric observations of four WR stars are presented. On a time basis of days, WR 3 and SR 131 displayed no polarization variability above measurement errors. The position angle of WR 3 was consistent with the polarization being mainly of interstellar origin. The polarization of WR 103 showed variations, in one night on a time scale of hours. The polarization of WR 151 showed a modulation with orbital phase that was used to derive an estimate of the WN5 and O8 star's masses, of 6 and 14 solar masses, respectively. Four phenomenological types of polarization variability are introduced, and the stars are described in terms of them.


This article examines recent, and contrasting, methodological developments in the history of international law. These include the recent defense of anachronism by leading historians of international law, on the one hand, as well as a growing number of studies that focus upon the practice of international law, on the other. The article contends that contextual history need not cut the past off from the present, as some critics have maintained. At the same time, it calls for a richer understanding of context that explores the connections between so-called 'theory' and practice.


: Due to its good mechanical properties, biocompatibility and corrosion resistance, zirconia ceramic has been widely used in dental repairing. However, the present technologies for zirconia ceramic fabrication based on Stereolithography have some drawbacks, such as, low fabrication accuracy, low debinding efficiency, high shrinkage and shrinkage anisotropy. In order to solve the problems, a kind of hybrid resin was prepared by using different monomers with different functionalities, and then zirconia ceramic slurry with solid content of 55% (volume percentage) was prepared by using this hybrid resin, which dispersed organic matter pyrolysis interva, promoting the debinding efficiency and avoiding crack. Besides, the effect of laser power and scanning speed to the curing unit shape were studied, the optimum laser power of 670 mW and scanning speed of 2500 mm/s were selected to meet the requirments of fabrication accuracy and efficiency. In addition, the effects of scanning line space and scanning line width compensation to horizontal dimension accuracy and slicing thickness to the stacking dimension accuracy were studied, respectively, and the optimum process scanning line space of 0.08 mm, scanning line width compensation of 0.10 mm and slicing thickness of 0.03 mm were determined. In addition, the green part was debinded in nitrogen atmosphere, which reduced pyrolysis rate of organic matter, make a further improvement of debinding efficiency and green part cracking. At last, the debinded part was sintered. The plane and stacking direction shrinkages of the sintered part are (18.26 ± 0.10)% and (19.20 ± 0.13)%, respectively. The results indicated that the shrinkage is reduced and the shrinkage anisotropy is also no obvious, which provided basis for its application in dental repairing.


Fractured incisors are restored with composite resin is a routine procedure. The retention of composite restoration is related to the bond strength of adhesive and the surface area existing for bonding. In absence of adequate bonding areas in fractured tooth of younger individuals with resilient dentin, additional retention through placement of self threaded pins will give the required support and maintain esthetics. additional retentive means, in the form of pins are often required for restoration of damaged and broken tooth, particularly in adolescent patient's teeth where pulp chamber is comparatively large, dentinal tubules are relatively immature and still gingival lines are high. The threading acts scatter and devour some of the placing energy by cutting part of pin channel in the dentinal walls. This case report fuses the retentive feature of self threaded pin with the esthetic advantage of composite restoration in fractured anterior teeth.


8034Background: Recently, identification of genetic abnormalities in multiple myeloma patients is more emphasizing because genetically based risk stratification which significantly affect overall s...


That the known specimens of Bison (Gigantobison) latifrons are extremely rare, and that much more extensive and accurate data are to be desired on this species, has been pointed out by Skinner and Kaisen (1947). J. R. Schultz (1937), discussing the problem of Pliocene-Pleistocene boundary and the correlation of European and North American vertebrate faunas, states that "further explorations coupled with exact field work and careful collecting in the Snake River region of Idaho, the Valley of Mexico, and in the Paso Robles and Tulare beds of California may throw much needed light on the problem..." and that "as yet the terrestrial faunas of the Western States have not been tied in with either the marine section or the glacial drift." It is the purpose of this paper to present data on two unusually large and complete skulls of Bison (Gigantobison) latifrons, both of which came from the same stratigraphic horizon in the American Falls Lake beds near Pocatello, Idaho, which have been exposed by the erosive action of American Falls Reservoir. This is the first account, I believe, of latifrons as related to Idaho. The evidence points toward both skulls being in situ when excavated. Their inclusion in the literature would bring to five the known total of nearly complete skulls of this species. Fortunately, the apparent stratigraphic position of the two latifrons skulls reported here, relative to the three local and heretofore undescribed specimens of Bison (Simobison) alleni, can also be given. Perhaps these data may eventually help to throw light on the chronologic sequence of these two species of bison in the intermontane west, and to clarify this relationship in this region as compared with findings relative to the same problem in the Great Plains, as reported by Schultz and Frankforter (1946) and in California by Donald E. Savage (1950). The first specimen of latifrons to be found in this region was found by Mr. Wayne B. Whitlow, teacher of zoology at Pocatello High School. He and his student, Mr. Woodrow Benson, excavated it late in the fall of 1933 from the east beach of American Falls Reservoir, SE j Sec. 9, T 6 S, R 32 E. This specimen is now in the possession of Mr. Whitlow at Pocatello High School. When discovered about midway between the cliff and the water's edge, only one horn core tip was protruding above the sand. The upper skull was complete when found, but the facial portion was so badly disintegrated that only nasals, four teeth, and the cranium and horn cores were recovered. The degree of fusion of the cranial sutures and the extent of tooth wear indicate that this is a skull of a fully mature and possibly old individual. The teeth show a little more wear than those of the Hopkins specimen, (PI. I) to be described later. In the Whitlow specimen both; horn core tips are somewhat incomplete, the right more so than the left. The more complete left side measure3 1051 mm. from the frontal suture to the end of the horn core tip. If allowance is made for the eroded conditions of the tips, this skull probably exceeds the 192 Vol. 82, No. 2


This article explores the dilemmas I encountered when researching social work education in England as an insider researcher who was simultaneously employed as an educator in the host institution. This was an ethnographic project deploying multiple methods and generating rich case study material which informed the student textbook Becoming a Social Worker (Humphrey, 2011). But a series of dilemmas materialized over the four-year period of the project. First, ethical dilemmas emerged around informed consent and confidentiality when conducting surveys of students and reading their portfolios. Second, professional dilemmas stemmed from the ways in which my roles as a researcher, academic tutor, social worker and former practice educator converged and collided. Third, political dilemmas pertained to the potential for the project to crystallize and convey conflicts among stakeholders in the university and community. Since the majority of research in social work education is conducted by insiders, we have a vital interest in making sense of such complexity.


ABSTRACT In this article, we introduce and utilize a new dataset that provides battle- and war- level Loss Exchange Ratios (LERs) for combatant states involved in multilateral wars between 1816 and 1990.The battle-level data provide an alternative to the widely used, but problematic, HERO/CDB-90 data set on battle outcomes. To demonstrate the utility of the new data, we weigh in on the debate over democratic military effectiveness arguments by replicating models by Reiter and Stam (2002, 2009) and Downes (2009), finding that, when effectiveness is measured using LERs, democracies do not have an edge over their non-democratic counterparts.


Mu Dan who is expert in committing three dimensional image always puts his plentiful deep thoughts into one-three dimensional image.In the poem"Winter",he reveals deep coucerns for society,his auxiety for human being life and his unconventional consciousness for the tragedies in lives, with winter as his object to epress his sentiments. [


: We present the constraints on the parameters of several light boson mediator models obtained from the analysis of the current data of the COHERENT CE ν NS experiment. We consider a variety of vector boson mediator models: the so-called universal, the B − L and other anomaly-free U(1) 0 gauge models with direct couplings of the new vector boson with neutrinos and quarks, and the anomaly-free L e − L µ , L e − L τ , and L µ − L τ gauge models where the coupling of the new vector boson with the quarks is generated by kinetic mixing with the photon at the one-loop level. We consider also a model with a new light scalar boson mediator that is assumed, for simplicity, to have universal coupling with quarks and leptons. Since the COHERENT CE ν NS data are well-fitted with the cross section predicted by the Standard Model, the analysis of the data yields constraints for the mass and coupling of the new boson mediator that depend on the charges of quarks and neutrinos in each model under consideration. We compare these constraints with the limits obtained in other experiments and with the values that can explain the muon g − 2 anomaly in the models where the muon couples to the new boson mediator.


Objecive To study the preparation of paclitaxel submicron emulsions,consideration its technology effect agent.Methods paclitaxel submicron emulsions containing paclitaxel were prepared by modified solvent evaporation method.Central composite design surface methodology was applied to optimize the formulation.The in vitro release profile was also evaluated.Results The effect of independent variables(drug to polymer ratio(%) and PEG concentration) on response variables(drug loading,encapsulation efficiency,particle diameter and span of dispersity) was investigated using multiple linear regression and second-order polynomial equation.It was found that a second-order polynomial equation was fitted to the data and the optimum formulation was proposed to contain drug to polymer ratio 1.6 % and 2 % PEG.Under these conditions spherical microspheres with smooth surface were obtained.The drug loading,encapsulation efficiency,mean diameter and span of dispersity were 46.78 %,97.29 %,220nm.The cumulative release from microspheres was 56.19 % for 30 days.Conclusion Paclitaxel loaded sustained-release submicron emulsions are successfully prepared and the optimum mathematic model is highly predictive.


This paper is an overview of the Independent Core Observer Model (ICOM) Cognitive Extension Architecture which is a methodology or 'pattern' for producing a self-motivating computational system that can be self-aware. ICOM is as a system for abstracting standard cognitive architecture from the part of the system that can be selfaware and a system for assigning value on any given idea or 'thought' and action as well as producing on going selfmotivations in the system. In ICOM, thoughts are created through emergent complexity in the system. As a Cognitive Architecture, ICOM is a high level or 'top down' approach to cognitive architecture focused on the system's ability to produce high level thought and self-reflection on ideas as well as form new ones. Compared to standard Cognitive Architecture, ICOM is a form of an overall control system architecture on top of such a traditional architecture.


PURPOSE
We aimed to evaluate the role of adjunctive, solely nonthrombolytic endovascular therapy in treatment of acute lower-extremity ischemia by rotational percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy.

METHODS
A retrospective, single-center evaluation of 165 patients (167 limbs) that underwent rotational percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy between 2009 and 2016 was performed.

RESULTS
Rotational percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy was used as a single therapy in 9.0% (15 limbs), followed by percutaneous aspiration thrombectomy in 6.0% (10 limbs), percutaneous transluminal angioplasty in 19.8% (33 limbs) and stenting in 25.7% (43 limbs). Rotational percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy was followed by any combination of these three interventions in 39.5%. Clinical and technical success was documented in 92.2%, complications in 10.3% (n=17). No significant difference in clinical and technical success was observed using rotational percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy alone or with additional endovascular therapy. On a long-term basis, the re-ischemia-free survival was nearly twice as high as in previous studies that reported more cases treated by rotational percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy alone.

CONCLUSION
To assure a long-lasting primary patency after percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy, concomitant treatment of underlying lesions with adjunctive, nonthrombolytic endovascular methods should be considered.


Single crystals of the trivalent Al{sup 3+} ion conductor Al{sub 2}(WO{sub 4}){sub 3} were grown by the Czochralski (CZ) method. The ionic conductivity in the a-, b-, and c-axis directions was determined and Al{sup 3+} ion conduction in the direction of the b-axis was concluded to be the most suitable pathway for ion migration in the tungstate grains. The ionic conductivities in the a- and c-axis directions were 0.3 and 10{sup {minus}2} times lower than the conductivity in the b-axis. Consistent with this observation, the lowest activation energy (E{sub a}) for Al{sup 3+} ion migration was obtained for the b-axis direction. The E{sub a} of the conductivity in the direction of the c-axis was almost comparable to that of the polycrystalline samples and the E{sub a} of the Al{sup 3+} ionic conduction in the grains of this material was explicitly verified to be controlled by the Al{sup 3+} ionic migration in the c-axis direction. The Al{sup 3+} ion conductivity of the polycrystalline sample was higher in the higher temperature region, indicating that the conductivity in the grain boundaries enhances the total Al{sup 3+} ion conductivity to a considerable extent. From the oxygen pressure dependencies of the electrical conductivity and themore » polarization behavior, the single crystals were demonstrated to be pure Al{sup 3+} ionic conductors showing an anisotropic ion conducting behavior.« less


In this paper, we investigate the impact of real exchange rate misalignments on economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Our dataset consists of fifteen (15) countries spanning the period 1970-2010. We examined this linkage in a piecewise fashion; using short panel data techniques (i.e. within-effects estimators and GMM estimators). Our results suggest that real undervaluations enhance economic growth; whereas real overvaluations mar economic growth in the selected SSA countries in our sample. In particular, we find a percentage change in real undervaluation to generate approximately 2.8 per cent change in economic growth. Our findings remain unaffected by endogeneity, serial correlation, heteroskedasticity and the choice of real exchange rate misalignments measure. The main policy implications stemming from these findings are that: (i) Authorities in these countries could deploy real undervaluations as policy tool to move idle resources from the less-productive non-traded goods sectors to the more-productive traded goods sectors; and (ii) authorities should setup policy frameworks that suppress real overvaluations to the barest minimum.


A three-phase wound rotor induction machine, operating as generator and driven by a wind turbine is interconnected with the power utilities grid. This is done through the enforcement of the machine to run at over synchronous speed conditions. Extraction of a maximum power from a wind turbine is made possible through the installation of a three-phase controlled bridge rectifier as a part from a slip energy recovery system. The controlled bridge converter is operated in the 'inverter mode of operation'. The installation of the controlled bridge converter results in the generation of harmonic currents. To overcome the effects of such harmonic currents, three-phase active filters are shunted with the induction machine. The shunted active filters guaranty the sinusoid quality of the power utilities line currents. The overall performance of the proposed configuration has been simulated in MATLAB/SIMULINK environment. Under different pretended wind speeds, quite satisfactory and encouraging results have been obtained.


Objective To observe the effects of Mudan particles on serum 5-Hydroxytryptamine(5-HT) and beta endorphin(beta-EP) in rats with diabetic peripheral neuropathy(DPN).Methods The DPN model in rats were established by injected intraperitoneally with Streptozotocin.Then,these rats were divided into the Mudan particles group,phenytoin sodium positive control group and model control group.Normal rats were selected as blank control group.The expression levels of serum 5-HT and beta-EP were examined in all these rats.Results Compared with the model group,serum 5-HT levels in Mudan particle group and phenytoin sodium group in 2W,4W,8W three time points were decreased significantly while β-EP levels were increased significantly(P0.01).And serum 5-HT levels in phenytoin sodium group were higher than those in Mudan particle group(P0.05,P0.01).There were no significant differences in β-EP levels between the two groups(P0.05).Conclusion The Mudan particles and phenytoin sodium can reduce serum 5-HT levels and increase β-EP levels in DPN rats,and the effects of Mudan particles on 5-HT is superior to that of phenytoin sodium.


We consider the synchronization between the dynamics of blood flow in cerebral and peripheral vessels in rats from the point of view of locking the instantaneous frequencies associated with slow oscillations caused by the neurogenic regulatory mechanism or, in part, metabolic activity. We show that the degree of synchronization varies with the development of a stroke caused by severe stress, which is reflected in the reduced average duration of segments with frequency locking. Such changes differ between macro- and microcerebral dynamics and are more pronounced for a network of small vessels surrounding the sagittal sinus.


We present the development of a hybrid Monte Carlo-phase field model that is able to simulate radiation induced chemical segregation and the corresponding phase transformation and nano-structure evolution. Under irradiation by a lowenergy ion beam, defects (vacancies) are created and accumulate. In a binary crystalline material, AB, studied in this work, these defects are of the two types A and B and diffuse at different rates. These differential diffusivities are sufficient driving mechanisms for the formation of chemically distinct regions with accompany changes in phases and nano-structure. In this work, we present a model that can simulate these changes by treating the differential diffusion of the vacancies of the two components.


Mobile devices have created a situation where system-focused security may not be sufficient in an environment where security requirements can change depending on the location of a mobile device. The security on a network at a corporate company may be different in a boardroom, where sensitive information is discussed and acted upon, than at an employee's desk, where the employee works with his normal line of business application. The Neo Model is a conceptual model that describes a hypothetical black box, called the Neo device, which uses secure containers and mutual authentication to connect to specialised gateway controllers. The gateway controllers have the ability to control and manage the Neo devices to ensure that specialised secure containers can be provisioned to Neo devices and activated or deactivated, depending on where the Neo device is physically located on the network. The Neo Model allows companies to define security controls that is applicable depending on where the mobile device is located on the network.


Plant growth regulators (PGRs) are commercially used in many countries for the enhancement of growth and better yield in various crops including wheat but in Pakistan growers are reluctant due to non-availability of scientific information. In Pakistan, there is also a low yield of wheat as compared to many other countries that's why there is need to improve the crop productivity. For this purpose, present research was conducted during 2019-2021 to evaluate the response of four wheat varieties (Watan-1994, Sehar-2006, Faisalabad-2008 and Galaxy-2013) to foliar applications of Indole Acetic Acid (IAA) and Gibberellic Acid (GA 3 ). There were different levels of IAA and GA 3 i.e. 0, 25, 50 mmol.L -1 separately and combined treatments of GA 3 +IAA. Results showed that different levels of IAA and GA 3 increased the morphological attributes of wheat i.e. shoots and roots lengths, shoot and root fresh and dry weights and leaf area. All the biochemical attributes also showed significant increase in response to IAA and GA 3 including photosynthetic pigments, total carbohydrates and proteins contents. Catalases (CAT) and Peroxide dismutase (POD) activities were also increased with the applications of PGRs. Different levels of IAA and GA 3 also increased the seed yield significantly in all the varieties of wheat. It was concluded that 50 mmol.L -1 combined application of IAA+GA 3 was best for the improvement of growth and yield of wheat as compared to other levels. Overall, GA 3 treatments were more effective for the improvement of crop productivity in wheat than IAA applications.


A key element of future space networks will be software-defined radios that measure aspects of link performance, support multiple wave form options, support advanced antenna features, and can interact with their networks to optimize network performance. These advanced software modems (ASMs) will incorporate system controls that manage ASM capabilities to support network communication and enhance mission success. Reactive Routing is an innovation in space networking by which unplanned changes in link performance are detected and analyzed, enabling automatic and immediate adjustments to the "contact plans" on which route computation in delay-tolerant networking (DTN) can be based. These changes in contact plans will result in route revisions that will reallocate traffic load per the revised transmission opportunities, improving network performance while reducing operations costs. Reactive Routing is only the first step toward the deployment of instrumented networks that monitor and examine their own operational experience and use the resulting insights to configure themselves for optimal performance. It is the beginning of our initiative to bring the power of ASMs to networks built on the DTN Bundle Protocol [1], and it is directed at the long haul link context where round trip signal time delays the reallocation of traffic. Other ASM expectations, such as dynamic onboard waveform libraries, steerable antennae, high speed encryption, and cognitive radio facilities are opportunities for further autonomous space network advances if we can harvest their potential at the network level.


Grinding comparative experiments of nickel-based superalloy GH4169 with both graphite self-lubrication brazed CBN wheel and vitrified CBN counterpart were carried out.Grinding temperatures of the workpiece surface were measured with semi-manual thermocouple method.The morphology of the grains on the surface of the wheel and the distribution of element were detected using scanning electron microscope(SEM) and energy dispersion spectrometer(EDS).The results showed that the grinding temperature of graphite self-lubrication brazed CBN wheel was 100 ℃ lower than that of vitrified CBN wheel under the same grinding parameters.Moreover,a layer of graphite film was formed on the surface of the CBN grits after grinding,which indicated that the lubricant graphite could spread over the wheel surface during the grinding process and decreased the friction between the grinding wheel and the workpiece in contact zone,thus decreased the grinding temperature.


This article opposes the view that the conditional verb form of Northern Sotho should be regarded as an autonomous mood, and shows that the notion of condition is nothing but one of several modalities which can be expressed by indicative verbs. It is argued that although both situative and conditional verb forms can be used in conditional clauses, they differ in respect of the factuality versus non-factuality of the conditions they express. Despite this difference, it is nonetheless suggested that both situative and conditional verbs are subsumed under the broader category 'indicative mood', since strong evidence exists in languages across the world of a direct discourse-pragmatic link between the modality of condition and declaratives. Proposals put forth in this contribution effectively reduce the number of moods in Northern Sotho to three, namely the indicative, subjunctive and imperative.


Previous theoretical analysis suggested that group heterogeneity facilitates collective action because agents with high stakes in a public good are also endowed with large amounts of wealth and thus will have greater incentives to contribute voluntarily to the public good. Results from this empirical study of Amazonian fishing communities do not support these former theoretical predictions. When increased wealth stratification was associated with greater availability of alternative economic opportunities, wealthier households chose not to contribute proportionally to the additional costs of a conservationist scheme. Organizational contributions were non-proportional or negatively correlated to household wealth in communities with less developed or failed management institutions. Larger and more homogenous communities were able to enforce rules about proportional contributions by their members and to bear the cost of creating and maintaining a fully developed local management institution.


This paper is part of the research activities of the Program of Budget and Public Expenditure at CIDE, under the auspices of the Ford Foundation. It presents an assessment of the decentralization of health services in Mexico, emphasizing its regional allocation criteria and mechanisms. Its principal findings are: 1) for the 1990-2000 period, federal expenditure in health services for the uninsured has grown in real terms; 2) even though states have improved their control over these financial resources since 1998, there are still shortages that might jeopardize its rationality and transparency; 3) the distribution of federal grants is influenced by regional socioeconomic conditions, such as infant mortality and deprivation, but the installed capacity for health services remains as the most influential variable; 4) the capacity of the central government to reallocate resources has not been completely eliminated by inertial factors.


Milk yield (MY) response to winter shearing was studied in 12 Bulgarian fine wool sheep kept in an open shed. Ewes were divided into two groups, of six sheep each, according to their daily milk production: a high level group (HL) and a low level group (LL), and were shorn in February. Ewes were fed a ration of chopped hay administered ad libitum and concentrate and were hand milked twice daily at approximately 8:00 h and 16:00 h. Shearing at minimum ambient temperatures below the freezing point brought about a sharp decrease (P 0.05) in LL sheep compared to the pre-shearing levels. Average for the week after shearing mean daily MY in HL and LL sheep dropped by 28.7 % and 5.6 %, respectively, compared to unshorn ewes. The observed reduction in daily MY mainly was at the expense of morning yield, whereas the afternoon one remained almost unchanged throughout the study. The results suggest that shearing affects the level of production altering the capacity for homeorhetic regulation of nutrient partitioning.


The Fugard Festival held from 1 - 4 October 2009 in Nieu Bethesda drew over 500 visitors to the small Sneeuberg village. Not only were festinos treated to a rich and varied programme of art, theatre, music and film, but the seamlessly organized event, arranged chiefly by festival director, Reinet le Roux, gave credibility to the possibility that it will join the growing number of annual festivals on the South African calendar.


Highly bunched electron beams in the 1 to 3 million electron volt range, having a sharply peaked velocity spectrum, represent a powerful attack on the submillimeter wave (100 to 3000 kmc/sec) generation problem. In this paper the theory of a rebatron for producing a high‐energy beam, wherein both the current wave form and the velocity distribution function approach delta functions, is presented. Computations indicate that the emergent 1.5‐Mev beam has an appreciable harmonic content up to harmonics as high as the 1000th and has a velocity spread of 0.07% for the electrons of interest. Pulsed beam powers of the order of 100 000 w should be possible using a 3 kmc/sec rebatron.


The religion and personality of Richard III the chivalric ethics of Richard III Richard III and the church conclusions - "the conscience of the king".


[Objective] To isolate and identify a novel Pseudomonas aeruginosa phage named PaP4 via its biological properties.[Methods] We used the double-layer agar culture method to make a single plaque.Phage particles of PaP4 were purified with CsCl2 gradient centrifugation and the ultrastructure of PaP4 was examined by electron microscopy.We extracted the genome of PaP4 and identified the type of nucleic acid with restriction enzyme analysis.The host bacteria were infected with PaP4 at six different MOI.Three hours and thirty minutes later,the phage titers were determined,respectively.For one step growth experiments,phages and its host with an MOI of 10 were used with a 15 min adsorption.Following centrifugation,the pellet was washed twice and resuspended with LB broth and incubated.Samples were taken at 15 min-intervals(up to 120 min) and immediately tittered by the double layer agar plate method.[Results] The plaques of PaP4 were transparent and their sizes were about 3 mm 5 mm in diameter.PaP4 had an isometric head approximately 50 nm in diameter and a long tail with 30 nm in length.0.001 MOI-infected host bacteria gave the highest phage offsprings.One-step growth curve was determined according to the results of one-step growth experiments.[Conclusion] PaP4 is a virulent phage and belongs to Podoviridae.The whole genome can be digested by the restriction enzyme,indicating that PaP4 is a dsDNA virus.The optimal MOI of PaP4 is 0.001 and one-step growth experiment shows latent and burst periods are 25 min and 20 min,respectively,burst size is 150.


The most fundamental elements in building structure
analysis are loads and strength of materials. Especially
 the reserch for loads are in basic state.
Design loads we use are inadequate in reality, and it
 is not verified statistically.
In this paper, The live loads of school buildings in
 Busan and Ulsan are surveyed and analysed statistically,
 analysed live loads are considered with safety in the
 Monte Carlo Simulation method(one of the Operation
Reseach technique).
Eqivalent uniformly distributed loads are achieved
 through structure analysis, and design values of
 live loads in school buildings are given in consideration
 with maximum load of it's using period.


The fractional Fokker-Plank equation paid much more attention by researchers due to its wide range of applications in several areas of sciences and engineering. In this article, our main motto is to present a new approximate solution of time-fractional FPE by means of a new semi- analytical approach called fractional reduced differential transform method (FRDTM), with appropriate initial condition. In FRDTM, fractional derivative is considered in the Caputo sense. The validity and efficiency of FRDTM is illustrated by considering three numeric experiments. The solutions behavior and the effects of different values of fractional order are depicted


The process of international integration arising from the interchange of world views, products, ideas and other aspects of culture is the currency of the day. This has many aspects and expatriates play several crucial roles in this process of change. There are a number of vital determinants that affect this change. This study examines some of the determinants of expatriate performance in Pakistan. The extant literature has been studied to explore the theoretical base for the research. And on the basis of the previous research theoretical scope was designed. To analyze the determinants, views of 109 expatriates from four different sectors; education, construction, telecommunication, and press and media were collected through a survey. Multiple regression analysis was employed. The empirical evidence revealed that 67.3% variation in performance is explained by factors like expatriate selection, cross-culture training, language skills, family related issues, personality characteristics, expatriate motivations. However, the role of personality characteristics is very significant compared to the rest. The results of the correlation and regression analysis supported the hypothesis is supported by the empirical data. The study has some limitations like comparatively small sample size and limited number (sectors) of international organizations in Pakistan. Apart from such limitations the study has all the positives of expatriate research. One notable aspect of the study is that it is one of the first to study expatriation in Pakistan. Practical implications: The research has practical implications for international organizations in providing in-depth understanding regarding the role of these factors in affecting the behavior of their employees and thereby the performance of the organizations and would help them in taking into account these determinants while making reasoned decisions about expatriation in Pakistan. Though the amount of research on expatriation is abundant, contextual studies in Pakistan are in the nascent stages. Such studies (new and replications both) will be of greater value in advancing the cause of good HR practices and encouraging future research in this field. © 2016 Elixir all rights reserved. Elixir Prod. Mgmt. 94 (2016) 40295-40301 Production Management Available online at www.elixirpublishers.com (Elixir International Journal) Zekeriya Nas and Wali Rahman/ Elixir Prod. Mgmt. 94 (2016) 40295-40301 40296 field have different reasons for failure: they fail because of the lack of cultural awareness (Harris & Moran, 1987); exclusive reliance on technical capability (Tung, 1987); expatriate unwillingness for formal training (Glanz, 2003); expatriates are pushed into new, difficult and alien environment, with additional burden of demanding performance from them (Brewster & Pickard, 1994); lack of cross-culture training (Selmer, 2006); absence of a supportive organizational (Rushing & Kleiner, 2003; Russell, 2006; Shaffer, Harrison, & Gilley, 1999); insufficient up-to-date information about local business environments, short duration of trainings, absence of support from organizations in coping with family problems (Forster, 1994); role conflicts (Mendenhall, Kuhlmann, Stahl, & Osland, 2002); and the like. However, so much researched and said, the answer to this question can be better understood by knowing the perspectives of the expatriates. The above references illustrate the large amount of literature on the topic and the importance of related issues. However, most of them are about the expatriates in USA, Europe, or to some extent, ASEAN countries. There is a need of such researches in Pakistan which is very poor. The present study is an attempt to fill that gap and to draw the attention of the researchers to this ignored area.


A new schedulability test is presented for preemptive deadline-monotonic scheduling of periodic or sporadic real-time tasks on a single-queue m-server system. This generalizes and extends a result of Andersson, Baruah, and Jonsson, for the case where deadline equals period, which showed all deadlines will be met if the total utilization is at most m=(3m 1) and the utilization of each task is at most m=(3m 2). The new condition does not require that the task deadline be equal to the period, and can be used to verify schedulability for task sets with higher total utilizations or lower individual task utilizations. In addition to the lower bound on the minimum achievable utilization, an upper bound of +m ln( 2 1+ ) is derived.


(57) Abstract: The present invention relates to a cord subjected to use as carrier device or fastening device, this device constitutes a safety cord, therefore, the cord also string person carrying the cord is subjected to substantial strain but not damaged because it does not separate. Fastener according to the invention separates on behalf of the cord, and a person does not have cord carrying around the neck choking user.


The system two stage least squares estimator for the linear panel data model is shown to have different characterizations depending on the choice of instrument matrix. The more general estimator, where, in effect, separate reduced form linear projections are estimated for each time period, also has the advantage of being applicable when the number of instruments changes across time periods. The issue of efficient estimation is also treated.


Objective:To observe the expression of the peroxisome proliferators_activated receptorγ(PPARγ)in colonic mucosa of rat with ulcerative colitis(UC).Methods:The expressions of PPARγin colonic mucosa of10rats with UC and10control rats were detected by immunohistochemical method.Results:The quantity of PPARγpositive cells in rats with UC and control rats were11.7±3.46and81.8±15.73respectively,the expression of PPARγin rats with UC was lower than that in control rats(P0.001).Conclusion:The exˉpression of PPARγin colonic mucosa of rat with UC was decreased,which may be involved in the pathogenesis of UC.


Abstract Background Quantifying neutralising capacity of circulating SARS-COV-2 antibodies is critical in evaluating protective humoral immune responses generated post-infection/post-vaccination. Here we describe a novel medium-throughput flow cytometry based micro-neutralisation assay to evaluate Neutralising Antibody (NAb) responses against live SARS-CoV-2 Wild Type (D641G) and Variants of Concern (VoC) in convalescent/vaccinated populations. Methods Micro-Neutralisation assay (Micro-NT) was performed in 96-well plates using clinical isolate 2019-nCoV/Italy-INMI1, D641G (SARS-CoV-2/human/IRL/AIIDV1446/2020) and/or VOCs Beta (SARS-CoV-2/human/IRL/AIIDV1752/2021) and Omicron (SARS-Cov-2/human/IRL/AIIDV2326/2021). Plasma samples (All Ireland Infectious Diseases (AIID) Cohort) were serially diluted (8 points, half-log) from 1/20 and pre-incubated with SARS-CoV-2 (1h, 37°C). Virus-plasma mixture were added onto VERO E6/VERO-E6 TMPRSS2 cells for 18h. Percentage infected cells was analysed by automated flow cytometry following trypsinisation, fixation and SARS-CoV-2 Nucleoprotein intracellular staining. Half-maximal Neutralisation Titres (NT50) was determined using four-parameter logistic regression. Our assay was compared to Plaque Reduction Neutralisation Test (PRNT) and validated against WHO anti-SARS-CoV-2 Immunoglobulin Standards. Results Using WHO Standards with low, medium or high anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG, both Micro-NT and PRNT achieved comparable NT50 values (Table 1). Micro-NT was found to be highly reproducible (inter-assay CV of 11.39%). Screening 190 convalescent samples and 11 COVID-19 naive controls (AIID cohort) we achieved an assay sensitivity of 90% and specificity of 81%. We demonstrated that Micro-NT has broad dynamic range differentiating NT50s < 1/20 to > 1/5000 (Figure 1). We could also characterise immune-escape VoC, observing up to 10-fold reduction in NT50 against Beta (Figure 2). Table 1: NT50s of Low, Medium and High Titre Anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG Standards measured against Live SARS-CoV-2 using PRNT and Micro-NT Neutralising Capacity of low, medium and high-titre anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG (WHO, International Standards) against live SARS-CoV-2 (2019-nCoV/Italy-INMI1) measured using PRNT and Micro-NT Assays on Vero E6 cells, as well as the potency of NAbs in each sample in International Units (IU/ml) as determined by the WHO. Figure 1: Dynamic Range of Micro-NT Micro-NT has a broad Dynamic Range, distinguishing low (A), medium (B) and high (C) neutralising plasma samples against live SARS-CoV-2 (2019-nCoV/Italy-INMI1) from a cohort of COVID-19 convalescent individuals (AIID cohort), as well as negative samples from COVID-19 naïve samples (D). Graphs show 3 representative samples of each NT50 range. (E) shows the population distribution of 190 Convalescent plasma samples as measured by Micro-NT on Vero E6 cells. Figure 2: Reduced Neutralisation Capacities measured against SARS-CoV-2 VoC using Micro-NT Low (A), Medium (B) and High (C) anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG (WHO Standards) show different neutralising capacities against WT (D614G) SARS-CoV-2 and variants Beta and Omicron, measured using Micro-NT on Vero-E6-TMPRSS2 cells. Conclusion Our flow-cytometry-based Micro-NT is a robust and reliable assay to quantify NAb titres, an important evaluation endpoint in clinical trials. It has higher throughput (96 well format versus 12 well) and reduced infection time (18h vs 48-96h) compared to the gold standard PRNT. Disclosures All Authors: No reported disclosures.


The array interpolation technology that is used to establish a virtual array from a real antenna array is widely used in direction finding. The traditional interpolation transformation technology causes significant bias in the directional-of-arrival (DOA) estimation due to its transform errors. In this paper, we proposed a modified interpolation method that significantly reduces bias in the DOA estimation of a virtual antenna array and improves the resolution capability. Using the projection concept, this paper projects the transformation matrix into the real array data covariance matrix; the operation not only enhances the signal subspace but also improves the orthogonality between the signal and noise subspace. Numerical results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method. The proposed method can achieve better DOA estimation accuracy of virtual arrays and has a high resolution performance compared to the traditional interpolation method.


Consider a directed point-to-point network. We are interested in the asynchronous crash-tolerant consensus problem in incomplete directed networks in which not all pair of nodes are connected by a communication channel. Our prior work [35] presented a tight condition, Condition CCA, for achieving approximate consensus in asynchronous networks. This paper proves tight necessary and sufficient conditions on the directed communication graphs for solving exact and approximate consensus under different assumptions. Particularly, we present the following results:
-Randomization: We show that Condition CCA from [35] is also necessary and sufficient for solving exact consensus in asynchronous directed networks using randomized algorithms. This result implies that randomization does not affect feasibility of consensus in our context.
-Limited Topology Knowledge: We are interested in the algorithms in which nodes only have k-hop neighborhood knowledge and propagate state values to nodes that are at most k-hops away. The family of algorithms of interest is called iterative k-hop algorithms. Unlike the algorithm in [35], these algorithms does not flood the network, and each node does not need the full topology knowledge. For iterative k-hop algorithms, we derive a family of tight conditions, namely Condition k-CCA for $1\leq k\leq n$, for solving approximate consensus in asynchronous directed networks.
-Topology Discovery: We consider the case where nodes initially have only one-hop neighborhood knowledge, i.e., immediate incoming and outgoing neighbors. We show that Condition CCA from [35] is necessary and sufficient for asynchronous approximate consensus with one-hop neighborhood knowledge. One result that may be of independent interest is a topology discovery mechanism to learn and "estimate" the topology in asynchronous directed networks with crash faults.


We study the finite-size effects, like the surface and Coulomb energies, on the hadron-quark mixed phase in neutron stars. The equilibrium conditions for coexisting hadronic and quark phases are derived by minimizing the total energy including the surface and Coulomb contributions, which are different from the Gibbs conditions without finite-size effects. We employ the relativistic mean-field model to describe the hadronic phase, while the Nambu-Jona-Lasinio model with vector interactions is used for the quark phase. It is found that finite-size effects can significantly reduce the region of the mixed phase, and the results lie between those of the Gibbs and Maxwell constructions. We show that a massive star may contain a mixed-phase core and its size depends on the surface tension of the hadron-quark interface and the vector coupling between quarks. The repulsive vector interaction in the Nambu-Jona-Lasinio model can stiffen the equation of state of quark matter, and therefore, delay the phase transition and increase the maximum mass of neutron stars.


The present invention relates to methods and compositions for an immunogenic composition comprising an enzymatically inactive form of gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase of H. Pylori (HPGGT) or an enzymatically inactive fragment of HPGGT. The. The ,.


The grading macadam base can effectively slow down the reflection crack of pavement,simultaneously is favourable to pavement drainage,so would prolong service lefe of pavement.the paper does an approach to design of materials for grading macadam base by means of lab test and paving of experiment road.It yet presents the requirements for materials of built-in skeleton-type grading macadam base,the method for grading design,the grading range as well as the recommendation value of compression modulus of resilience.In 3 years of opening to traffic on experiment road,the road usage performance has been kept fine.Application of grading macadam base in building of freway possesses good prospect.


With reference to previous work by the authors and others, this paper addresses the need for adequate dynamic course stability and presents an approach for use by naval architects during preliminary ship design.


Background: Malnutrition especially undernutrition is still concern for public health problems.Underweight in children will disrupt the learning process due to interference with the development of intelligence, more susceptible to infection and increase disease severity, to increase mortality. Objective: This study was conducted to asses the difference breastfeeding patterns include the breastmilk only duration and daily breastfeeding frequencies based on nutritional status in 6-12 months old infants. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, mothers (n=60) of infants aged 6-12 months old were recruited. The infant's nutritional status was determined anthropometrically by 3 indexes ie body weight for age, length for age, and weight for length. Breastfeeding patterns include the breastmilk only duration and daily breastfeeding frequencies is obtained by interview and by 2x24 hour daily breastfeeding form. Kruskal-wallis test were used to evaluate the difference breastfeeding patterns based on nutritional status. Results: The average of brestmilk only duration was 3,21±2,41 months, and the average of daily breastfeeding frequencies was 12,46±3,8 times a day. Most of the respondents were in normal nutritional status (86,67% for W/A, 83,3% for L/A, and 85,0% for W/L). There were no difference in breastfeeding patterns either on breastmilk only durations or on daily breastfeeding frequencies based on nutritional status in 6-12 months old infants (p>0,05).Conclusion: Infant's nutritional status is determined more by the daily energy consumption of all infant foods, not only from breastmilk but also from complementary food.


This paper discusses the broad strokes of liberal theory, feminism and universal rights. It covers opposing conservative arguments in which we review individual and social psychodynamics that we believe form the foundation for the tension between Liberalism and feminism and perhaps, more widely, Liberalism and Conservatism. It is within these discussions that we offer practical application of these posits in the form of our summary of precedent setting legal cases originating in Las Vegas and reported from Las Vegas. The cases are all united by the fact that they not only relate to Nevada, but that all, in one form or another, concern the matter of sexual difference. In our view they are also united in the manner in which they represent a perceived tension that arises in Liberalism as it is espoused in the United States and how it seeks to eradicate sexual difference under the law. We strive to unravel issues of identity as they pertain to the synthesis of Liberalism, feminism and the psychodynamic vantage.


In this paper, we present a novel machine-vision-based autoclassifying system for peaberry (PB) and flat beans (FB) of coffee. The system comprises an inlet–outlet mechanism, machinevision hardware and software, and a control system for classifying coffee. The proposed method can estimate the shape features of coffee beans, provided as input neurons of neural networks, and accordingly classify coffee beans as PB and FB. Experiments yielded classification accuracy levels of 96.97 and 95.22% for PB and FB, respectively, indicating that PB and FB can be classified efficiently using the proposed system.


ABSTRACT Cortisol production and metabolite excretion have been studied in 2 male infant siblings who manifested failure to thrive, salt wasting, elevated urinary Porter-Silber reacting steroids, and evidence of an 18-dehydrogenase defect in aldosterone biosynthesis (Pediatrics 41: 403, 1968). The present investigation demonstrates that under certain conditions cortisol production or regulation is also aberrant: (a) dexamethasone only suppressed cortisol production rate (CPR) and urinary tetrahydrocortisol (THF) and tetrahydrocortisone (THE) excretion partially in the hyponatremic state, and (b) CPR and urinary THF and THE excretion were reduced to markedly subnormal levels following initial restoration of salt balance with desoxycorticosterone acetate (DOCA) and NaCl. After prolonged DOCA and salt therapy, CPR and urinary cortisol metabolite excretion returned to normal and the partial resistance of CPR to dexamethasone suppression could no longer be demonstrated. These data suggest a relationship betwee...


The charge-screening mechanism of spontaneous polarizations at the grain boundary was studied. Semiconducting barium titanate ceramic has an interesting positive temperature coefficient of resistance effect at the grain boundaries. The grain-boundary resistance can change several orders of magnitude at the Curie point region. It was demonstrated that this effect can be described by a double-depletion-layer model; the high resistance at temperatures above the Curie point was attributed to a high potential barrier created by the charges trapped at the grain boundaries. At low temperature, the instantaneous polarizations compensate part of the trapped charges, and the potential was subsequently lowered and the resistance value was decreased. The polarization screening mechanism for T<T/sub 0/ was explored. The residual charges at the grain boundary were found to be proportional to the total charges trapped at the grain boundary and inversely proportional to the local spontaneous polarizations.<<ETX>>


Drawing on imagery from promotional literature produced between 1930 and 1960 by the National Children's Home, a British child welfare charity, this paper explores constructions of childhood and child development in the context of residential care for children. Analysis of this imagery highlights the excess of meanings that are embedded in photographs and captions and, in turn, their value for identifying how contested ideas, norms and assumptions are negotiated. The paper points to the significance of time and space for meanings of childhood and considers how ideals of home and family are woven through those meanings in different ways and with different emphases in this period.


SVIP is an ambitious project to establish a Swiss one-stop shop for the interpretation of somatic variants, enabling faster and more robust prioritisation.


A sensitive anodic adsorptive voltammetric method has been developed for the determination of ultra trace amount of astemizole at a carbon paste electrode(CPE)in the current paper.The astemizole could be adsorbed on the surface of the CPE in 0.40mol/L HAc-NaAc buffer solution(pH 4.6)and a second derivative oxidation peak was obtained at around 0.84V(vs.SCE).The result showed that the oxidation current was linear with astemizole concentration in the range of 2.0×10~(-9)~1.0×10~(-7)mol/L under optimal experiment conditions.For a 120s accumulation,a low detection limit of 1.0×10~(-9)mol/L was obtained(S/N=3).The voltammetric behaviour of astemizole at the carbon paste electrode was investigated and possible electrode reaction mechanism was proposed.The proposed method was applied to determine trace astemizole in the astemizole tablet directly and the results were in good agreement with the reference values obtained with the spectrophotometric method.


Small firms are a major and growing provider of employment and are playing a vital role in economic regeneration.

The contribution of contemporary, relevant and focused management techniques to enhance competitive advantage is crucial, especially in performance management and reward systems.

The performance management systems of large organizations simply cannot be scaled down to fit the smaller enterprise which often exhibits a radically different management process and operating context.

The skills and abilities of managers are fundamental to the success of any performance management system. Consistency and clarity in both design and implementation are essential features.

Smaller enterprises need to be aware of the paradox of formalized performance management systems which may erode the flexibility, innovation and team working required for long-term success and strategic health.


The last financial and economic world crisis and the breakdown, not to say, regression in the
development of the processes of globalization, definitely, impose the question of creating the global currency as
a priority. It is evidently that the disadvantageous flows in separately developed national economies and
international economic relations are a consequence of the absence of world currency i.e. of the functioning of
dollar and other national currencies as world money. The bids for "rescuing in the way one can do that" do not
give satisfactory results. The achievement of individual efforts is low. The necessary, organized, coordinated and
synchronized resolving of global problems asks for establishing the global currency as an objective economic
criterion of rational and international division of the labour and for further integration of the national
economies into the world economy. The creation of global currency is a prerequisite for the development of
more balanced international economic relations and for the improvement of the processes of globalization, on
an imperishable basis, in the interest of the development of all countries and of global economy. The existing
inconsistent international monetary system (IMS), which is based on the national currencies as world money,
has already created global imbalances that cannot be overcome by extending the role of national currencies in
the function of world money. The failure of creating global currency will enlarge the danger of protectionism in
all countries.


In the present work Iron nanoparticles have been synthesized from simple and green synthesis strategy. Natural lemon extract was used as a reducing agent and curcumin acted as a stabilizer. The obtained iron nanoparticles were characterized by UV-Vis, IR, SEM and TEM techniques. TEM images showed that the formed particles are of spherical morphology with appreciable size. The synthesized iron nanoparticles have been screened for their antibacterial and antifungal activities against different microorganisms. The zone of inhibition results were considerably higher andalso exhibited similar activity to standard drugs.


Relationship of Leadership Style of School Principal with Teachers' Job Satisfaction: As Perceived by Secondary School Teachers Vol. IV, No. I (Winter 2019) 345 Teachers' motivation is based on the leadership styles that are normally used in the schools. People in the management or administration take decisions on their own and they do not find it worthy to consult others for any matter. Some researchers hypothesize that such style of leadership results in staff dissatisfaction. The main purpose of this research is evaluation of applied styles of leadership of school leaders, whether it is transactional, transformational, situational, and autocratic or laissez–faire leadership style so this research can suggest the most useful leadership style to motivate teachers. The purpose is to identify factors related to motivation or demotivation of the teachers. Leadership that is effective plays a key part in schools' success and it has a significant influence on teachers' work motivation and job satisfaction. Therefore, this study examines the principal's (leaders) and teacher's (followers) view concerning the style of leadership of the principal and its impact on overall work motivation and job satisfaction of teachers. This research will fill this gap by obtaining teachers' opinion and providing the opportunity to them to express about their job satisfaction, adopting qualitative and quantitative methods. Such knowledge is always significant for the education sector to increase their efficiencies and improve teachers' retention and job satisfaction level. Statement of the Problem Effectiveness of school is broadly dependent on job satisfaction of teachers, as it impacts the components which are necessary for the quality of education. Harvey (2018) recently studied the phenomena of teachers' perception with respect to servant leadership in Florida; he concluded that servant leadership style of the principal' plays a trivial role in job satisfaction of the teachers'. Hence, this study has taken a different route while filling the knowledge gap left by the other studies and initiated to find the relationship between teachers' opinion about different leadership styles (Laissez-faire, Transformational, and Transactional) and the satisfaction level of job in the context of Pakistan. Significance of the Study The research will focus on two key factors; teacher's perception and its effect on satisfaction of job in the presence of the management style as the researchers concluded that principals' behavior is essential for teachers' job satisfaction. Hence, this research will study the connection amid teachers' perception of management style and its effect on satisfaction levels of job in secondary schools of Pakistan in order to fill the research gap identified above.


Zeolite NaX (faujasite type) was used as a support for platinum-ruthenium
 catalyst. A procedure for thermal decomposition of noble metal
 acetylacetonates to deposit noble metal clusters on the surface of solid
 support was adapted by authors to introduce noble metal clusters in zeolite
 cavities. The effectiveness of this composite material for methanol
 electrooxidation from alkaline solution was investigated by cyclic
 voltammetry. The influence of the concentration of supporting electrolyte,
 scan rate and rotation rate on the reaction of methanol oxidation was
 investigated. The obtained activity was compared with literature data for
 similar catalysts. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. III
 45001]


Discusses the link between AIDS and marketing for companies, and the effect this has had on conventional and unconventional products. Defines three levels of marketing "unmentionables": taste, ethical and legal. Owing to the subject‐matter, language and images used in anti‐AIDS campaigns, marketing has new freedom and can use its power to shock the public. Concludes that, although some topics which were previously unmentionable are now acceptable, society continues to produce new taboos.


In the e-times, information disposition education in Colleges and Universities involues five aspects: information awareness education; information idea education, information knowledge education; information ability education and information morals education.


A significant proportion of bariatric patients are women of childbearing age. Bariatric patients may be at risk of nutritional and surgical complications that can be impacted by and can impact pregnancy.

 We aimed to investigate perioperative reproductive health practices, knowledge and recommendations of bariatric professionals regarding reproductive health counseling, contraception and pregnancy in female bariatric patients of reproductive age.

 We conducted a national, online survey among bariatric professionals. Survey topics included demographic factors, perioperative reproductive health practices, attitudes and knowledge about contraception and recommendations regarding pregnancy.

 A total of 72 healthcare professionals participated. The majority of participants responded that female patients of reproductive age are more than the half of the referred bariatric patients. Only 23 respondents (31.9%) referred always female patients of reproductive age to a gynecologist prior to a bariatric procedure, but 75% always discuss family planning. 51.4% of the participants do not recommend a certain type of bariatric operation in women of reproductive age, but 19 (26.4%) and 9 (12.5%) participants recommend Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy, respectively. There was a strong variance regarding the recommendations about contraception after surgery. Only 51.4% inform the patients about possible surgical, bariatric surgery-related complications during future pregnancies. More than half of the participants reported inadequate knowledge regarding absorption and safety of contraception pills after bariatric surgery. Although most professionals routinely follow- up and provide counselling on maternal and fetal risks in pregnant women with previous bariatric surgery, 65% have no standardized protocol for such patients who present with acute abdominal pain in their practice.

 Despite acknowledging the importance of reproductive health counseling, bariatric professionals address perioperative and contraception issues inconsistently and mostly reported lack of adequate knowledge in the latter. Therefore, a stronger collaboration between bariatric professionals and women`s healthcare providers is needed to improve care of female bariatric patients in reproductive age.


A quasi-analytical solution on the minimum length and its corresponding system energy is proposed for the stable multi-layer folded graphene wrinkles (FGWs). The quasi-analytical solution shows that: (1) at a certain threshold height, a single-layer FGW becomes energetically favorable compared to a standing graphene wrinkle. (2) All the geometrical properties of single-layer FGW reproduce in the double-layer FGWs, which is considered as the typical configuration for predicting the multi-layer folded FGWs. (3) Parametric studies show that the increased bending stiffness per length promotes the minimum graphene length while the case is reversed for the increased adhesion energy density. Both of the increased bending stiffness per length and adhesion energy density lead to the decreased system energy for the stable folded structure, while the system energy is less sensitive to the variation of adhesion energy density compared to that of the bending stiffness per length. Besides, molecular mechanics simulation shows that the present model has high accuracy on evaluating the system energy and the configuration for multi-layer FGWs.A quasi-analytical solution on the minimum length and its corresponding system energy is proposed for the stable multi-layer folded graphene wrinkles (FGWs). The quasi-analytical solution shows that: (1) at a certain threshold height, a single-layer FGW becomes energetically favorable compared to a standing graphene wrinkle. (2) All the geometrical properties of single-layer FGW reproduce in the double-layer FGWs, which is considered as the typical configuration for predicting the multi-layer folded FGWs. (3) Parametric studies show that the increased bending stiffness per length promotes the minimum graphene length while the case is reversed for the increased adhesion energy density. Both of the increased bending stiffness per length and adhesion energy density lead to the decreased system energy for the stable folded structure, while the system energy is less sensitive to the variation of adhesion energy density compared to that of the bending stiffness per length. Besides, molecular mechanics simulatio...


The turbulent vortices possess the properties of decay, dissipation and dispersion. A set of new control equations is presented featuring the interaction between dissipation and dispersion of turbulence. By stability analysis the turbulent energy production rate is established. Two third-order momentum equations are derived, one for strong vorticity and the other for weak vorticity. By this new theory diversified turbulent flow problems can be solved, such as the energy inversion in the wake vortex behind a bluff body, the coherent horseshoe vortex patterns in a turbulent boundary layer, the delay in cascading of turbulent energy throngh spectrum, anisotropy, etc. Two computational examples are presented in this paper.


A new extrusion plastometer for unvulcanized rubber is described. In this plastometer, the rubber sample is cut automatically and the extrusion chamber is filled in a single operation. The time of extrusion, which is measured by an accurate elapsed time indicator, is chosen as an index of plasticity. The plastometer is shown to be rugged, simple, and rapid in operation. Data are presented which establish the sensitivity and accuracy of the instrument. The results of the extrusion plastometer are discussed with respect to their correlation with those of the Williams plastometer and the United States Rubber Company shearing disk plastometer.


Abstract. The study was conducted in Sasumua watershed in Nyandarua County, Kenya where a Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) pilot project was initiated in June 2015 with the aim of promoting sustainable land management practices (SLM) that would lead to improved water quality. This study which was conducted after one year of PES implementation, seeks to establish what effect the SLM technologies being promoted under PES would have on the water quality. A representative sub-watershed was established where 42.3 ha were under intensive cultivation. Baseline status on Total Suspended Solids (TSS) was established during the rainy season of March–May 2015 just before the onset of PES project. Baseline status on SLM technologies in the study site was also established. Two V-notches were installed to record flow in the rainy season of March–May 2016 for purposes of soil and water assessment tool (SWAT) calibration. Data collection involved water sampling at selected points during two major rainy seasons of October–December 2015 and March–May 2016. Water samples were tested for TSS by photometric determination method using Lovibond water quality testing kit. The SWAT model was applied to generate two scenarios (Worst and Best scenarios) of the study site. The scenarios before and after PES project (determined from actual field measurements) were fitted in between the SWAT scenarios to evaluate the effectiveness of the PES approach after one year of PES project. The baseline status for TSS was an average of 71.05 mg/L. After one year of PES project implementation, the TSS improved to an average of 42.73 mg/L. SWAT model predicts a worst scenario for TSS at an average of 124.15 mg/L and best scenario at an average of 12.76 mg/L. Watershed management through PES approach can be effective in improving downstream water quality as shown by increase in adoption of SLM technologies from 11 % to approximately 32 % within the first year. However, long term research data is highly recommended to validate the effectiveness of PES over number of years especially on ecosystem services that manifest after long periods and establishing whether PES incentives actually maintain best conditions at farm level. More ecosystem services should also be monitored to validate the TSS results.


The work is concerned by questions of next social workers´ education and it contains some evaluation of possibilities today and in past. The work is devoted to definitions of social work and social worker according to ethical codex. They are registered some clauses from "Ethical kodex in Czech republic" and "International ethic codex", too. They are mentioned documents as "General declaration of human laws", The United Nations Charter" and "Convention of children´s laws". It evoluates some social workers in Rychnov´s district. It evaluates some actual positron crossly the other profession education of workers in Rychnov´s district by means of pilot questionnaire survey.


The PID controller is widely used in automatic voltage regulator(AVR) system to improve its control performance.In order to find the optimal PID controller parameters effectively for AVR system,a kind of modified adaptive particle swarm optimization based on cloud theory is applied to PID controller.Through the establishment of particle swarm optimization of PID controller parameter model,in the control process PID parameters(proportion,integral,differential) are considered as the particle in the particle swarm,and the error absolute value of time integral function is controlled as the optimization objective,and three PID control parameters are dynamically adjusted,thereby realizing the PID control parameters real-time optimization.The simulation results show that the PID controller has better control performance index so as to improve the transient response characteristics of AVR system,and has a certain practical value.


This thesis examines the relationship between clothing and embodiment and how this relationship might be constructed in medieval texts. The central argument of the work is that clothing is meaningful beyond social and cultural parameters. As such, clothing must be considered in relation to more intimate facets of the embodied condition, i.e. the pertinent boundaries which define both physical and metaphysical beliefs attributed to a particular body. The title of the work, Covering and Discovering the Body, is intended to draw out the interplay between clothing's practical, material function, and its ability to make apparent more subtle, intimate aspects of that body.


With tartrate center,phenyl ester polymer liquid crystal compounds was synthesized,which was bis(4-(4-ethoxybenzoyloxy)phenyl)2,3-bis(4-(allyloxy)benzoyloxy) succinate(M1).The structures and properties of the liquid monomers were investigated by FT-IR spectroscopy,differential scanning calorimetry(DSC),and polarizing optical microscopy(POM).M1 was thermal enantiotropic nematic liquid crystal,exhibited droplet textures on heating process and cooling cycle,and reversible phase can change.


Purpose – Interorganizational cost management among companies can lead to significant cost reductions. However, the determinants of the implementation and long-term use of open book accounting as a tool in interorganizational cost management still remain unclear. We contribute to the academic literature by examining the influence of different determinants on the propensity to use open book accounting.

Design/methodology/approach – We conduct an experiment and use a covariance-based structural equation model to analyze the influence of the amount of the initially offered cost information, the offer of a relation-specific asset, and the relative power structure. The model introduced in this paper also integrates aspects of user acceptance that are derived from the Technology Acceptance Model.

Findings – The results demonstrate that both groups of variables have a significant effect on the willingness to use open book accounting. We also show that users of a management device are influenced in their choice by the perceived ease of use of the instrument; yet the extent to which open book accounting can help them achieve their goals (perceived usefulness) has an even stronger influence.

Research limitations/implications – Our findings contribute to a better understanding of the determinants that lead to the successful implementation of open book accounting as an interorganizational cost management tool, and help companies to avoid pitfalls during the implementation process.

Originality/value – This is the first study to analyze the simultaneous influence of different situational and attitudinal determinants on the propensity to engage in interorganizational cost information exchange.


Corn and soybean grain prices have been declining and there is considerable uncertainty about the future. It helps somewhat that the prices of phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) fertilizers and lime have remained approximately constant or have declined slightly. Therefore, producers are thinking of reducing fertilizer or lime application rates. There are a few useful things that producers and crop consultants should consider when making fertilization decisions with unfavorable crop/fertilizer price ratios.


In recent years, super-resolution techniques in the field of computer vision have been studied in earnest owing to the potential applicability of such technology in a variety of fields. In this paper we present a method for single image super-resolution (SR). Given an input low resolution image, we create a pyramid pair: the ground truth pyramid and the interpolated pyramid. This method aims to model the relationship between pixel value in ground truth pyramid and its corresponding 8neighborhood vector in interpolated pyramid using Gaussian Mixture Model (GMM). Each pixel in final high-resolution image is predicted by its corresponding 8neighborhood vector through the trained GMM. Our algorithm only utilizes the information of input image rather than the external image database. Our proposed algorithm achieves much better results than the state of the art algorithms in terms of both objective measurement and visual perception.


The crystal structures of the title compounds were determined by single crystal X-ray methods, they are isotypic with natrochalcite, NaCu 2 (0H)(S0 4 ) 2 · H 2 0 ; space group C2/m ( Z = 2). A comparison with other natrochalcite-type compounds is given, pointing out the variability of this structure type. X-ray measurements on a natural sample of natrochalcite excellently agree with the data for synthetic NaCu 2 (0H) (S0 4 ) 2 • H 2 0 . Introduction Rumanova and Volodina (1958) first determined the crystal structure of the mineral natrochalcite NaCu 2 (0H)(S0 4 ) 2 · H 2 0 , Giester and Zemann (1987) (further cited as G & Ζ, 1987) described the structures of the isotypic compounds Me + Cu 2 (0H) (Z0 4 ) 2 · H 2 0 [Me = Na, K, Rb; Ζ = S, Se] based on structure refinements. The investigation was now extended to other isostructural copper sulfates and selenates. The compounds AgCu 2 (0H)(S0 4 ) 2 • H 2 0 and Me + Cu 2 (0H)(Se0 4 ) 2 · H 2 0 [ M e + = A g , Tl, NH 4 ] were synthesized under hydrothermal conditions, Weissenberg photographs confirmed the natrochalcite structure type. The natrochalcite


Objective To summarise the clinical experience of the interventional treatment for the acute traumatic carotid-cavernous fistula(TCCF)with detachable balloon.Methods Twelve cases of acute TCCF treated with interventional detachable balloon from Sep.2005 to Mar.2008 were analyzed retrospectively.Results All the 12 cases were embolized successfully.Among these csases,9 cases had unobstructed arteria carotis interna,and haemorrhagia,intracranial artery bruit and pulsating exophthalmos disappeared after occlusion of the fistula.But recurrence happened in one case on the 3rd day after the procedure,and cured by re-embeded another balloon.In these cases visual disturbance improved at different extent,and it was found that the sooner the operation,the better the revovery.Conclusion TCCF accompanied with severe nose bleeding,visual deterioration and brain cortex drainage should be treated emergently.The embolism with detachable balloons is still the first choice for the treatment of acute TCCF due to its efficiency,convenience and low cost.


Based on the elaborated calculation method he authors method for determining the wear and durability of gears was employed to measure the maximum contact pressures, linear wear of teeth and durability of the gear with height correction of the profile. The optimal condition width in involute helical gears is indicated ensuring constant length of the line of contact between the meshing gears. As a result, it was possible to determine variations in the parameters for the optimized gear describing the meshing gears at different values of the profile correction coefficients.


All quantum systems from single atoms and quantum dots to microcavities and nano-mechanical resonators interact with their surrounding environment and are thus open [1]. Since the environment often comprises many degrees of freedom, the dynamics of even the simplest quantum system can be become immensely rich in the presence of environmental interactions. These interactions lead to decoherence, which drives coherent quantum dynamics towards classical behavior. Thus, to combat decoherence, understanding open quantum systems is necessary. Open systems theory is a well-developed field with many tools to calculate physical properties arising from environmental interactions without having to solve the full many-body dynamics! We offer a number of projects in the interface between fundamental science and applications in quantum technology:


The influence of the operating parameters (voltage and aerosol flow rate) of the needle-plate electrostatic precipitator (NP-ESP) on the size distribution of aerosol particles has been studied. The NP-ESP consists of a needle and a plate located in the plastic tube used as aerosol transport duct. Alumina (Al2O3) particles were synthesized by a spark discharge and used as a test aerosol with a size range from 25 to 500 nm. It was found that the average particle size decreases with increasing voltage and aerosol flow rate through the NP-ESP. It was also found that the average particle size can be reduced more than in 2 times in comparison with the initial size distribution at a voltage and aerosol flow rate through the NP-ESP are equal to 16 kV and 250 l/min, respectively.


A power amplifying X-band MMIC is reported, that delivers 5W saturated power over a 27% bandwidth. It was developed for operation at constant input power and with a restricted gain compression throughout its frequency range. Under these conditions, gain flatness becomes relevant for the power performance. A linear design procedure was developed for the interstage circuit, aimed towards maximum efficiency and flatness. Test results for a single-ended module built around this MMIC indicate, for a gain compression not exceeding 3 dB, an output power between 4.4 and 5.2W, with a small signal gain of 19 ± 1 dB and with 32 - 36 % power-added efficiency.


The paper describes the important theoretical value of mechanical and electrical integration in automatic material distribution through explaining the development of automatic adjusting and control system to the raw material feeding in sintering production.The application of the system plays an important role in raising the quality of raw pulp.


The dislocation structure of single-crystalline germanium crystals grown by the Czochralski method in [2 1 1] and [1 1 0] directions has been examined by white beam X-ray topography. The dislocation densities in different parts of the crystals ranged from around 40 to 4000 cm−2. It was demonstrated that utilizing a well-executed Dash necking procedure with high growth speeds in growth directions parallel to a dislocation glide plane leads to the selection of dislocation line and type. Dislocations in the [2 1 1] crystal were mainly oriented in the [1 0 1] and [1 1 0] directions and hence confined within the ( 1 1) glide plane. A comprehensive Burgers vector analysis revealed that they were predominantly screw dislocations. The dislocation lines in the [1 1 0] crystal were mostly aligned to the [0 1 ], [1 0 ], and [1 0 1] orientations, within the ( 1 1) and (11) glide planes and predominantly 60° dislocations.


To a method of reducing hydrolysis occurs in the hydrocarbon stream, the hydrocarbon stream containing the chloride compounds which produce hydrochloric acid hydrolysis, at an elevated temperature in the presence of water a metal salt and an organic acid complexing agents at least one of the treatment agent with an effective amount of the treating agent is overbased complex is added when the temperature of said flow in the hydrocarbon stream said chloride-containing compound is substantially hydrolysis less than some cause temperature temperature include be added to so that.


This study aims to examine the effect of the End User Computing Satisfaction variable on user satisfaction of the information system application. Recording and collection of customer water costs for PDAM Kota padang. This analysis uses independent variables, namely content, accuracy, format, easy of use, and timeliness. the application user satisfaction. Samples of this research are PDAM employees: billing, service, cashier, finance, IT and director directors and recording records. Samples were conducted using the proportionate stratified random method. Data collection was done by questionnaires distributed directly to respondents 78 questionnaires. Instead it was distributed to PDAM employees by measuring using a Likert scale after it was tested for validity and reliability. Data analyzed would use a questionnaire questionnaire. Samples were taken at PDAM Kota Padang. Statistical methods used Multiple Linear Regression Analysis. The results of the analysis of a data show: All instruments on EUCS simultaneously have an influence in recording and collection of water costs for PDAM customers. The use of EUCS has a significant effect on the recording and collection of customer water costs at PDAM Padang City.


ABSTRACT Ragwort flea beetle, released in New Zealand in 1983, successfully controls ragwort, except in regions that receive very high rainfall such as the West Coast of South Island. If biocontrol had not been instigated, expenditure on ragwort control across New Zealand dairy farms in 2015 would have been an estimated NZ$64 million (adjusted for inflation and national herd size). Data on the impact of the flea beetle were used to estimate the national benefit from reduced control costs to dairy farms from biocontrol which, in 2015, was NZ$44 million. Ragwort biocontrol in New Zealand was attempted from 1926, and a net present value (NPV) analysis gave a 14:1 benefit:cost ratio, which remained positive in robust sensitivity testing. In New Zealand, the flea beetle was rejected as a biocontrol agent in 1933 on anecdotal evidence of its low impact on ragwort. This poor decision cost the dairy industry NZ$8.6 billion (NPV) from 1945 to 1999.