The purpose of this note is to strengthen the results of [3 ] and to indicate a very brief derivation of some theorems announced without proof in [ l ; 3 ] . We begin by indicating a correction to [3]. Let Si and S2 be Riemann surfaces, ƒ an orientation preserving (orientation reversing) homeomorphism of bounded eccentricity of Si onto 52 and [ƒ] the homotopy class of/; then (Si, [ƒ], S2) is called an even (odd) coupled pair of Riemann surfaces. The definition of equivalence of such pairs given in [3 ] is imprecise and garbled by misprints. The correct definition reads: (Si, [ƒ], S2) and (Si , [ƒ'], S2') are called equivalent if there exist conformai homeomorphisms hi and fe with Ai(Si)=Si , A2(S2) =S2 ' and [fe/] = [f'hi] ; the two pairs are called strongly equivalent if S{ = S2 and there exists a conformai homeomorphism h with h(Si) = S i and [ƒ] = [ƒ'&]. If S0 is a Riemann surface, then the Teichmüller space T(So) can be thought of as the set of strong equivalence of even pairs (S, [ƒ], So) (and not of simple equivalence classes as stated in [3]). From now on we assume that S0 is a fixed closed Riemann surface of genus g> 1, and we write T instead of T(S0). T has a natural complex analytic structure and can be represented as a bounded domain, homeomorphic to a ball, in complex number space with coordinates (moduli) TI, • • • , r3fl_3 (cf. [ l ; 2]). Points of Twill be denoted by r. We may assume that S0 is given as the unit disc modulo a fixedpoint-free Fuchsian group, and that r = 0 corresponds to the pair (So, [identity], S0).


Variety of application use fibre reinforced composites because of their intrinsic properties in mechanical strength, renewability and low production cost compared to conventional materials. Natural fibres are environmentally friendly their use will not break the budget when used as an alternative to the regular materials. Reinforcement used in polymer is either man-made or natural. Man-made synthetic, metallic, semi-synthetic, polymer fibres have superior specific strength but their high cost of production limits its application and feasibility to make composites. Recently there is a rise in use of natural fibres from various natural resources which are available abundantly. Composites based on natural fibres have their advantages of cost in making the fibres from different vegetables, wood, animals and minerals. In this work a thorough and systematic inquiry regarding better utilization of sisal fibre for making value-added products has been carried out. Various hybrid composite test specimens as per ASTM were prepared with natural fillers such as sisal-pineapple-Kenaf fibres by using hand layup method. The physical and mechanical characteristics of prepared hybrid composite with sisal fibre, pineapple fibre and kenaf fibre are the main objective the research. The various mechanical properties of the hybrid composites like tensile strength, rupture strength, impact strength, shear strength, hardness, and wear strength are studied by standard experiment methods. The experimental results were discussed. The experiments exposed that the use of sisal fibre when compared with similar fibres in a composite increase the most of the physical properties like tensile, rupture, wear properties of the material where as impact strength of the material is lowered. Surface morphology of the sisal fibre after tensile loading is studied microscopically.


The present study describes the pharmaceutical drug recall in different five countries to evaluate the drug recall that occurred in the last three successive years. The different countries have different regulations for drug recall. Drug product recall is an action taken to withdraw or remove a batch or an entire production run of drug product from distribution or use to return them to manufacturer.it is usually done due to deficiency in quality, safety and efficacy. In the USA, guidelines for drugs product recall are described under 21 CFR Parts 7, 107 and 1270. In Australia, guidelines for drugs product recall are described under section 65F of trade practices act 1974. In Canada, it includes under section 25 of Natural Health Products Regulations (NHPR). In India it includes under para 27 and 28 of schedule M. In South Africa SAHPRA (South African Health Products Regulatory Authority) guidelines are responsible for regulations of drug product recall. Majority of drug recalls occur in the United states due to various reasons. In 2020-2022 total 257 drugs were recalled in Last three years. In Canada and Australia 220 and 25 drugs are recalled respectively. India and South Africa have recalled 2 and 21 drugs respectively. By the observation we can conclude that India and South Africa have a smaller number of recalls. In the USFDA number of drug recalls are decreasing due to following up the laws and regulatory.


BACKGROUND This pilot study compared a monophasic hyaluronic acid dermal filler with a biphasic filler for the correction of nasolabial folds. METHODS Participant‐ and assessor‐blinded, randomized clinical trial involving participants with moderate to severe nasolabial folds. Split‐face design comparing a monophase hyaluronic acid (HA) filler (mono‐HA) with a biphasic HA filler (bi‐HA). Injection with touch‐up after 1 month. Wrinkle improvement was measured before and after injection and after 1, 2, 4, and 7 months, using the Wrinkle Severity Rating Scale and the Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale as outcome criteria. An optional treatment was offered at the end of the study, with participants allowed to choose one of the products. OBJECTIVE Evaluation of efficacy and safety of both products. RESULTS Both products showed immediate, good results after injection and touch‐up and demonstrated good durability over time. Participant preference for optional treatment at the end of the study favoured mono‐HA. Both products were well tolerated, without serious adverse events. CONCLUSION The effect after injection of mono‐HA and bi‐HA is generally comparable, although there was a trend in favor of mono‐HA. Materials and funding for this study were provided by Teoxane, Geneva, Switzerland.


We have compared the responses of serum-inducible immediate early genes to ligand activation of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) or a hybrid EGFR/neu receptor containing the intracellular domain of the neu proto-oncogene. Few differences in mRNA induction kinetics were found, emphasizing the functional similarity of these structurally related tyrosine kinases.


Huhtamo and Parikka's edited collection on media archaeology forcefully introduces this relatively hidden yet emergent dimension of contemporary media research to a new readership. The hidden nature of these practices is partly for linguistic reasons, especially since many of the key thinkers in media archaeology were working in European, mainly German contexts, and at the time of writing not all of their key works are readily available in English. However, translation issues go well beyond the linguistic since media archaeology, as they present it, is necessarily a 'travelling discipline' to use Mieke Bal's phrase cited in the introduction (p. 3); a reading of both contemporary media and media history against the grain, with multiple sources and diverse methods that nevertheless share a common rejection of dominant teleological accounts of media and technological history.


3 Abstract: Koshar fish, Epinephelus summana are characterized by their economic importance and widespread in the Red Sea. The effect of infection by some helminthes (trematodes, cestodes and nematodes) infecting fish liver, intestine and stomach on some organic constituents such as total protein and carbohydrates in muscles and fish liver was examined. A total number of 102 E. summana were collected randomly from the Red Sea, Jeddah coast during the period of March to September 2014. Helminthss have been detected in the liver, intestine and stomach of the infected fish. Total protein and carbohydrates in muscles and liver have been quantified using spectrophotometer. The obtained results showed that the total muscle protein of fish and total carbohydrates of both muscles and liver decreased significantly in infected fish. Intestinal trematodes have higher effect on the muscles protein rather than stomach trematodes whereas; intestinal nematodes have a low effect on muscles protein than stomach nematodes. This decrease may be due to the ability weakness of the intestinal absorption due to the consumption of digested food by the parasite.


Flow simulations of ephemeral rivers are often highly uncertain. Therefore, error models that can reliably quantify predictive uncertainty are particularly important. Existing error models are incapable of producing predictive distributions that contain >50% zeros, making them unsuitable for use in highly ephemeral rivers. We propose a new method to produce reliable predictions in highly ephemeral rivers. The method uses data censoring of observed and simulated flow to estimate model parameters by maximum likelihood. Predictive uncertainty is conditioned on the simulation in such a way that it can generate >50% zeros. Our method allows the setting of a censoring threshold above zero. Many conceptual hydrological models can only approach, but never equal, zero. For these hydrological models, we show that setting a censoring threshold slightly above zero is required to produce reliable predictive distributions in highly ephemeral catchments. Our new method allows reliable predictions to be generated even in highly ephemeral catchments.


As a driver's state varies from normal driving to fatigue driving,the slowly changing and the rapidly changing waves,which are in his/her EEG(electroencephalogram),increase and decrease gradually,respectively.So,it is possible to detect fatigue driving based on the energy ratio of wavelet packet sub-bands.The EEGs of some subjects were acquired and analyzed during their simulating driving.The energy ratio of β waves to slowly changing waves was computed from the decomposition coefficients of wavelet packets and it was defined as a fatigue index F.Experimental result shows that F value is dependent on subjects,and there are big difference among the subjects' F values.But for any subject,his/her F value decreases slowly with the increase of driving time and fatigue level.The attenuation level of F value compared with that of normal state can reflect the driver's fatigue level.


An investigation and analysis made on the amount and the kinds of medical-insured and non-medical-insured patients in a hospital of Ninxia shows that the hospital coast of medical-insured patients is increasing year by year,being even higher than that of the non-insured patients.Also,the fast that the high cost of medicine leads to a higher hospital coast is found through the analysis.


Ultrastructural immunocytochemistry of plasma proteins and cytochemistry of polysaccharides with ruthenium red and concanavalin A were combined with different types of fixation with or without prior vascular or airway washing, to study the surface of capillary endothelial and alveolar epithelial cells of the blood-air barrier in the rat lung. The endothelial and epithelial cell surface layers were found to have two components: a moveable part belonging to the cellular microenvironement made of plasma proteins and a deeper glucidic or anionic fixed part bound to the plasma membranes (cell coat).


Normal 0 A report on the third meeting of the Research Data Management Forum which was held in Manchester, UK on April 30 and May 1, 2009, with an overarching  theme entitled "Value and Benefits". The event was co-sponsored by the Digital Curation Centre (DCC) and the Research Information Network (RIN).


Software processes play an important role in the software industry, as they influence the quality of the product and determine the efficiency of the company that develops these software products. To be used systematically in different projects, software processes need to be disseminated in the organization and continuously evaluated when one wants to understand their quality. The evaluation of a software process maintains and promotes its quality and evolution. However, if these evaluations happen from data directly collected from a process that has been applied to a given development project, process quality problems have already influenced the outcome of the process and possibly the software product. Software process models, commonly specified in a process modeling language (PML), specify in a standardized way the elements of a process and the appropriate interactions between them. In addition to assigning to the understanding, communication and execution of a software process in a company, process models offer an opportunity for them to be evaluated before their first execution or even to help identify problems in the process of ongoing projects. This paper presents a proposal to use the concept of bad smells in software process models with the objective of identifying possible disharmonies in the models. Initially bad smells of object-oriented code were analyzed and adapted to SPEM (Software & Systems Process Engineering Meta-Model) to generate a catalog. Subsequently a survey was carried out to validate the definitions, representations and possible impacts of the proposed bad smells, resulting in a validation that presented an overall rate of 86% agreement. It is expected that being possible to characterize bad smells for software processes, to enable their applicability in real software development process.


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The present study was carried out on both marine and fresh water edible crustaceans namely; Erugosquilla massavensis and Procambarus clarkii, respectively, which are predominant in the local aquatic fauna in Egypt. The present study was conducted to determine the total antioxidant capacity (TAC), total phenolic, total flavonoid and carotenoid content in muscle and exoskeleton of E. massavensis and P. clarkii crustaceans. The study also evaluate the antioxidant, antimicrobial and antitumor activities of the carotenoid extracted from these species. The results showed that TAC, phenolic and flavonoid contents in both muscle and exoskeleton of E. massavensis are higher than those contents in P. clarkii. The results showed also that the carotenoid content extracted from the males and females exoskeleton of E. massavensis are higher than those of males and females of P. clarkii. The antioxidant activity of carotenoid extracted from male and female of P. clarkii showed higher activity than those extracted from E. massavensis. By contrast, carotenoids extracted from females and males of E. massavensis showed higher antimicrobial activity than those of females and males P. clarkii. The carotenoid extract shows relatively weak antitumor activity in vitro against the Earlich cell lines. In conclusion, both of E. massavensis and P. clarkii have a bioactive compound with antimicrobial and antioxidant activities.


Let ai≥0,i=1,…,m-3,am-20 and ξi satisfy 0ξ1ξ2…ξm-21with ∑m-2i=1aiξi1.This paper studies the existence of positive solution for the following boundary value problems {u(t)+a(t)f(t)=0,t∈(0,1),u(0)=u′(0)=0,u′(1)=∑m-2i=1aiu′(ξi);Where a(t)∈C(,),f(t)∈C(,) In terms of fixed-point theorem in cones,we proved the existence of at least one solution to the above problem under the condition of super-linearity and sub-linearity f satisfies.


Objective To study the effect of GnRHa on ER、PR and EGF-R in uterine leiomyoma. Methods ER、PR and EGF-R in uterine leiomyoma in 13 patients (study group) who had been treated with GnRHa 150μg/d for 3 months before operation were compared with 28 patients (control group) in whom no GnRHa was taken. Results The ER, PR and EGF-R in the GnRHa treated patients were significantly lower than those in the control group. Conclusion In addition to decreasing the ER and PR content, GnRHa can reduce the EGF-R level in leiomyoma. This may be an important therapeutic mechanism of GnRHa.


The paper deals with the progress in time of standardization of Mechanism and Machine Science terminology within IFToMM.. Historical and methodological aspects of the work done by the specialized IFToMM Commission are presented, as well as some of its important achievements. The paper offers an overview beginning with the early days of the permanent commission for Standardization of Terminology, going through the present preoccupations and revealing some of its future proposed tasks.


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Individual trials of angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) and systematic meta-analyses have repeatedly demonstrated the ARB class to significantly reduce systemic blood pressure, stroke, and the subsequent development of heart failure and diabetes mellitus.1 However, no individual trial or meta-analysis has observed an impact of ARB treatment on the incidence of myocardial infarction (MI), cardiovascular mortality, or all-cause mortality (Table). All-cause mortality is the most comprehensive summary indicator of cardiovascular benefit of treatment2 and, consequently, it is surprising that ARBs have no impact given the other clinical benefits we have just acknowledged.

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A systematic review/meta-analysis conducted by Bangalore et al3 demonstrated that in 20 trials of ARB versus placebo (n=66 282) and 21 trials of ARB versus active comparator (n=39 738), ARB in no individual trial improved all-cause mortality. Furthermore, when the trials were analyzed in combination, the impact of ARB on mortality was precisely zero compared with placebo (odds ratio, 1.01; 95% confidence limit, 0.96–1.06) and virtually zero compared with an active comparator (odds ratio, 0.99; 95% confidence limit, 0.95–1.03). Placebo-controlled trials are the most rigorous method of assessing treatment efficacy (as well as harm), and, consequently, it is concerning that other meta-analyses of ARBs versus …


The paper aims to investigate J.M. Coetzee's Disgrace and Slow Man in terms of cosmopolitan concepts of shame, imaginative sympathy and its limits. Coetzee's novels encourage a 'distinctive individualism' which reflects the insufficiency of shame, guilt and sympathy as indicative of cosmopolitan philosophy. In this regard, a selective theoretical approach is adopted, which suggest that Coetzee's fiction is significant and promotes a faith-driven association between the cosmopolitan subject and the 'other'. The presence of others in his novels makes it cosmopolitan, even though the central subject often gets humiliated and excluded by the 'other'. The subject's shame in both the novels makes them experience isolation and their problematic association with the other, which has a flagged presence in Coetzee's prose. The present paper attempts to argue that both the novels end on a different note proving that cosmopolitanism has different facets- positive as well as negative and also challenges Coetzee's readers to identify their cosmopolitan limits.


Since literary works written by African writers in European languages attracted international attention in the second half of twentieth century, many literary critics have been involved in the debate about the use of language in African literature. Some argue that Africans should create literary works in their mother tongues, those are their respective African vernacular languages, while others point out that writing in European languages is a practical choice for African writers. The objective of this study is to discuss the problem of language choice in African literature. To achieve this goal, the language choice of Ngugi wa Thiong'o, an African writer who decided to write creative works only in his mother tongue, the Gikuyu language, is examined in this study. Ngugi wa Thiong'o has emerged as a leading advocate of writing in African vernacular languages since his decision. Ngugi has expressed his view through the language choice. First of all, as a postcolonial writer, he decided to use his mother tongue to resist cultural imperialism of the West. Secondly, Writing in Gikuyu allows him to communicate effectively with Gikuyu peasants and workers who cannot understand English well. Finally, he tries to succeed African oral tradition by using an African vernacular language.


A majority of binaural research in bilateral cochlear-implant (CI) users has employed constant-amplitude or regularly time-varying stimuli. The purpose of this work is to explore binaurally dynamic stimuli, namely detection of changes in interaural correlation and detection of out-of-phase sine tones embedded in inphase noise (NoS). These tasks were tested using bilaterally pitch-matched pairs of electrodes in eight bilateral CI listeners. The inherent envelope modulation rate and pulse rate of electrical stimulation were varied. CI listeners were on average worse at detecting changes in interaural correlation than normal-hearing (NH) listeners tested with vocoder simulations, although performance in the best CI listeners was similar to the average NH data. Some CI listeners showed effects of envelope modulation rate and stimulation rate, although inter-individual variability obscured overall significant effects. In comparison, NH listeners showed no effect of envelope modulation rate and stimulation rate. An analysis of the electrical stimuli properties suggests factors related to stimulus processing (e.g., electrical dynamic range, loudness growth curves, and compression) affected performance more than sensitivity to static interaural time differences. These data will be discussed in terms of challenges and considerations for bilateral and multi-electrode processing strategies that are designed for speech understanding.


Evanescent wave spectroscopy at the surface of the core of a section of multimode plastic clad silica (PCS) fiber located centrally along a length of fiber is described. High sensitivity is achieved by the launching of tunneling modes. The absorbance of Methylene Blue is found to vary linearly with the exposed length of fiber core and to show a square root dependence on solution concentration over two orders of magnitude of the latter. This is attributed to adsorption of the dye on the surface of the fiber core.


PURPOSE: A production medium for high fermentation and culture of validamycin is provided to establish optimal culture condition and obtain 8g/L of validamycin. CONSTITUTION: A medium for producing validamycin A-producing strain contains 13% of rice powder, 0.8% of soybean cake, 0.8% of yeast extract, 1.0% of peanut powder, 0.1% of K_2HPO_4, 0.3% of cotton seed powder, 0.15% of NaCl, 0.25% of CaCO_3, and 0.03% of anti-foaming agent. A method for producing validamycin comprises: a step of adding 500mL of a preculture medium into a 2L of baffle flask and autoclaving at 121°C for 40 minutes; a step of culturing the strain at 37°C for 48 hours to obtain a germination culture; a step of phagocytizing the precutlure medium in 50L of a fermentation tank; a step of performing secondary preculture at 37°C, 400rpm, and 1vvm for 24 hours; and a step of culturing at 37°C, 300-500rpm, and 1vvm 3-4 days.


Abstract A general problem found in the analysis of samples from brain microdialysis is the existence of some substances which can interfere with the dopamine. In our chromatographic conditions, we found an interfering peak with the following mobile phases: acetic acid / sodium acetate 1M (with 5% methanol and 1mM EDTA), and citric acid / sodium phosphate (with 5% methanol and 2mM EDTA). The solution for this problem was to employ a mobile phase consisting of KH2PO4 (with lmM EDTA and 5% methanol), with an ion-pair agent of sodium salt of 1-octanesulfonic acid. The interfering peak was identified as the uric acid (resulting from the cellular metabolism) based on its chromatographic properties.


Abstract Synchrotron radiation enables the observation of solidification in metallic alloys. In situ observations of solidification for Al–Cu alloys (5, 10 and 15 wt-%Cu) are reported. Nucleation and fragmentation of dendrite arms were often observed in the 15 and 10%Cu alloys when unidirectional solidification was performed from the planar interface. In contrast, nucleation and fragmentation were rarely observed in the 5%Cu alloys. The nucleation ahead of the solidifying front and the fragmentation in the mushy region strongly depended on alloy composition. This paper also presents in situ observation of solidification of Fe–10Si–0·5Al (at-%) alloys. The dendritic growth of δ-Fe was clearly observed using this technique. The development of X-ray imaging techniques enables the solidification of various conventional cast alloys such as Al, Ni and Fe alloys to be observed and will be increasingly used to investigate solidification phenomena.


Introduction Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is characterized by diminished contractile function and progressive enlargement of the heart. It is the leading cause of heart failure and DCM patients suffer from arrhythmia and risk a sudden death[1]. The goal of this project is to develop an engineered cardiac model Tissue stiffness will be determined using indentation tests (fig. 2), which can be related to the matrix composition, as determined by histology (fig. 3). Furthermore, tissue composition in both healthy and diseased myocardium will be studied by performing immunohistochemistry.


Three-dimensional lithography processes are required to fabricate the complex structures of advanced MEMS devices. The built-in lens mask has a complex transmittance amplitude and emulates the optical wave planes of arbitrarily shaped images that are to be focused on a focal plane. In our previous work, the authors proposed a novel three-dimensional imaging method using a multifocusing built-in lens mask in a computational simulation study. In this work, the authors study the three-dimensional photolithography process experimentally using this built-in lens mask. A pyramidal frame pattern is used to expose a negative thick resist layer (SU-8), and three-dimensional structures are successfully obtained using a single mask and a single-shot photolithography process. The experimental results agree fairly well with those from the computational simulations.


Shortage of peasant workers"means that absolute agriculture surplus labor workers whose agriculture marginal output are zero have been wholly transferred into industry, but there are many agriculture surplus labor workers whose agriculture marginal output are beyond zero. Township enterprises which used to adopt low wage and low technique strategy must change their development strategy ,substitute capital and technique for labor, substitute high quality labor for low quality labor, use more capital-intensive method to produce, endeavor to upgrade their products ?technique and management.


This paper will focus on a High-Pressure High-Temperature (HPHT) carbonate gas field in Central Luconia, Field X, offshore Sarawak, Malaysia. Discovery of field X was made based on a 2009 3D legacy Pre-Stack Time Migration (PreSTM) seismic data and an exploration well drilled in 2013. The main challenge for this field is to move from the exploration phase into the field development phase, without acquiring additional seismic or well data. One of the ways forward, is to extract new information via seismic data reprocessing. The reasons for this are the cost of seismic reprocessing is marginal compared to drilling an appraisal well and there is significant improvement in the seismic processing and seismic inversion technology over the last decade. Full Waveform Inversion (FWI), combined with other latest processing technology, are the key workflows in this seismic reprocessing that determines the quality of the results. A quantitative interpretation (QI) study was subsequently performed to conclude the seismic study and enhance reservoir understanding in preparation for field development planning.


The present invention provides novel neuroprotective 4-pyrimidineamine derivatives and 4-Pirimijinamin comprising neuroprotective pharmaceutical compositions. The present invention also provides, ischemic cell death, especially to prevent neuronal cell death, for reducing the likelihood of neuronal cell death in a subject due to trauma events, provides for the use of these compositions. Finally, the present invention provides a device for administering the pharmaceutical composition to the subject.


This article discusses the application of the established principles of instructed language learning in a cyber fact- to-face environment supported by an advanced Synchronous Learning Management System (SLMS). Following a critical review of the use of SLMS in distance language learning, the main body of the article focuses on the discussion of results from an empirical study, in reference to the relevant principles of instructed language learning formulated by Ellis (2005). These results indicate that principles of instructed language learning for traditional classroom-based learning are equally applicable in cyber face-to-face learning, but with their own characteristics. Recommendations for the effective use of SLMSs for online synchronous language learning are also put forward.


The extent, and some of the consequences, of nonequilibrium effects in the inviscid orbiter flow field are examined. Calculations have been made for the reacting flow along selected streamlines in the windward plane of symmetry of a blunted delta shape representative of a shuttle orbiter. An approximate model of the pressure field in the windward plane of symmetry of a blunted delta wing was constructed from wind tunnel measurements of the body surface pressure distribution and approximate calculations of the shock shape and streamline locations. Numerical solutions for the flow along streamlines were obtained for this pressure distribution, and solutions were obtained for both equilibrium and finite-reaction rate, nonequilibrium chemical reactions. Since the streamtube solutions are much easier to compute than fully three-dimensional, reacting flows, results were obtained for a wide range of conditions. The validity of this approach is based on the assumptions that the pressure field is insensitive to nonequilibrium effects and that the flow along streamlines is quasi-one dimensional. Numerical solutions have been used to verify this approach for other blunted slender shapes such as spherically blunted cones.


The Mn(III) complex [Mn(L)(acac)(EtOH)]?H2O (L = (4-methoxy-phenoxy)-acetic acid (2-hydroxyben- zylidene)-hydrazide) was synthesized. Crystal data: MnC23H29N2O8, Mr = 516.42, triclinic system, space group P1, a = 7.6942(3), b = 11.2422(4), c = 14.9230(6) ?, α = 95.656(2), β = 104.848(2), γ = 95.642(2)°, V = 1231.37(8) ?3, Z = 2, Dc = 1.393 g/cm3, μ = 0.585 mm-1, F(000) = 540, μ(MoKα) = 0.71073 ?, the final R = 0.0439 and wR = 0.1152 for 4374 observed reflections (I 2σ(I)). The Mn(III) atom in the complex adopts a distorted octahedral geometry. There exist some hydrogen bonds of O–H(water)…O(acac), O–H(water)…N (diazine) and O–H(EtOH)…O(water). Two infinite parallel chains are formed by the intermolecular hydrogen bonds.


Let Λ be a family of some subsets of {1,2,...,n} and S be a set of nonnegativeintegers. If E∩F∈S for all distinct E and F in Λ, we called Λ as a S-Intersecting on {1,2,...,n}. In this paper we give a new supbound of the largest S-Intersecting, where S={l,..., k} with 1≤l≤(k+1)/2. This result is stronger than well-known Frankl-Wilson Theorem.


During the 20th century, neighborhood change and the displacement of low-income residents from their homes has occurred in a variety of ways from the demolition of entire areas to more recent revitalization efforts emphasizing the building of community and new governance structures. In this paper, I argue two interrelated points. First, whereas economic displacement of low-income people from their homes and neighborhoods is one effect of neighborhood revitalization initiatives, there is a wider set of factors that constitutes the marginalization, displacement, and exclusion of certain population groups from effectively making claims on neighborhood space. Second, in an era of neoliberalization, whereby civil society is expected to play a larger role in neighborhood governance and the provision of social welfare, the formation and activities of neighborhood-based communities, and their relation to state and market forces, have become increasingly important factors to examine. In this article, I address these areas of inquiry through a case study of a neighborhood revitalization initiative in Chattanooga, Tennessee that has been under way since 1998.


This essay examines several topics related to the problems of faith and, above all, of how people experience the limit(s) of their consciousness and of the world they live in. The main concern is to show how these issues are expressed in modern literature and especially within the specific field of modern Japanese literature. Therefore, our demonstration is stressed upon Shusaku Endo's work, taking into consideration his unusual personal experience within Christianity. The author himself often spoke of Christianity as an ill-fitted suit for his Japanese frame. In this respect, we may state that what Endo inherited rightly was his vision of the world, a sacramental worldview that sees human action within the grand narrative of God's redeeming activity in the world. After all, what Shusaku Endo rebuffed in European Catholicism was not the idea of Catholicism per se, but some particular modes of thought and cultural assumptions about strength and weakness. [Article copies available for a fee from The Transformative Studies Institute. E-mail address: email@example.com Website: http://www.transformativestudies.org ©2010 by The Transformative Studies Institute. All rights reserved.]


Abstract In this paper, we study the problem of finding a common solution of the pseudomonotone variational inequality problem and fixed point problem for demicontractive mappings. We introduce a new inertial iterative scheme that combines Tseng's extragradient method with the viscosity method together with the adaptive step size technique for finding a common solution of the investigated problem. We prove a strong convergence result for our proposed algorithm under mild conditions and without prior knowledge of the Lipschitz constant of the pseudomonotone operator in Hilbert spaces. Finally, we present some numerical experiments to show the efficiency of our method in comparison with some of the existing methods in the literature.


The objective of this research was to carry out the evaluation of green practices and their influence on brand equity in restaurants in the city of Portoviejo, to carry out the research, three methodological phases were carried out. variables about green practices and brand equity, through an exhaustive bibliographic review we could identify the variables under study which are: in the first variable purchases (food supply) and brand capital, the second variable environment and green equipment and brand awareness, the third variable training of customers and employees and brand loyalty, the fourth variable menu planning and cooking with perceived quality, the fifth variable cleaning (cleaning and ecological post-treatment) with brand image and the latest variable benefits (corporate social responsibility) and green brand image. In the second phase, the current state of the variables under study was determined by applying a structured ad hoc survey with a Likert scale to a sample of restaurants in the city of Portoviejo, analyzing the results obtained through the SPSS program. And to carry out the last phase, the determination of the green practices on the brand capital was carried out, which resulted in an inverse correlation, since the Pearson scale interpretation indicates a low negative influence, which means that in the Restaurants in the city of Portoviejo do not establish green practices in restaurants to make the brand have greater impact on customers.


Alday&Maldacena conjectured an equivalence between string amplitudes in AdS$_5 \times S^5$ fixed by null polygonal boundaries in Minkowski-space with both amplitudes and Wilson loops in planar $\mathcal{N}=4$ super-Yang-Mills (SYM). At strong coupling this leads to an identification of SYM amplitudes with areas of minimal surfaces in AdS. Together with Gaiotto, Sever&Vieira, they introduced a `Y-system' for computing this area. We first establish a correspondence between Y-systems and twistor spaces that will apply more generally, and which, in the cases considered here determine a geometry on the space of kinematic data. In the case of minimal surfaces in AdS$_3$ with boundaries on null polygons with $4k+2$ edges, we show that the geometry in question is a split signature pseudo-hyperk\"ahler structures and that the remainder function for the amplitude is a Plebanski scalar that generates the geometry. This geometry leads to explicit overdetermined completely integrable systems of differential equations for the area, and we also give its Lax system.


In 2022, the Center for Climate Literacy launched the first iteration of its Arts for the Planet Visual Media Contest. Young artists currently enrolled at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design were invited to submit visual media that explored some tenant of climate literacy: values, attitudes, and behavioral change necessary to safeguard the Earth's integrity in the present and for future generations. Taylor, the contest's overall winner, illustrated E is for Ecocentrism, which depicts in both text and image what it might mean to decenter our human selves in our greater "web of weaving." Honorable mentions included Olivia, who reimagines classic film tropes for the Anthropocene in ZOOM OUT; Breanna, whose work They Will Fade is a call to consider how human activity threatens the Minnesota state bird, the loon; and Juliana, in RRR, reveals fast fashion's impact on one of the planet's most incredible biomes, the Atacama Desert.


The recent comment on the paper (Wang 2017 Phys. Educ. 52 065019) attempts to show that the energy loss involved in charging a RC circuit is independent of the charging rate if the loss within the current source is considered. In this reply, the transistor-based control circuit is examined in more detail to reveal the mistake made in the analysis used in the comment. This reply demonstrates that there are additional energy contributions by the control, and, consequently, the total energy loss does depend on the charging rate and the waveform used.


Aim The sound absorption properties of various types and heaped thickness of grain were researched.Methods Use a standing wave tube to measure the sound absorption coefficient of many kinds of grain.Results It shows the relation of sound absorption properties with the shape,size and heaped thickness of grain.The sound absorption properties of various types of grain are compared and so are the sound absorption properties of different types grain in the similar shape and size.The effect of the heaped thickness of grain on the absorption properties was reported and the mechanism of sound transmission was analysed through grain media. It was shown that grain is a highly sound absorption medium. Sound signal produced by pest in stored grain attenuates greatly when it transmits from inside to surface of grain. Conclusion The sound absorption properties have something to do with the shape and size of grain. The heaped thickness of grain is an important factor effecting on the sound absorption coefficient. The sound absorption coefficients increase when the heaped thickness of grain increases. The sound absorption properties have nothing to do with the types of grain material. This study provides theoretic base and accumulating data in detecting sound signal of pests in grain.


The half-lives of two isomeric states in 125 Sb have been measured as 5.7(3) and 28.0(7) µs respectively. Conversion coefficients for the transitions depopulating the isomeric states have also been measured and based on these, the 1971.8 keV state is assigned a spin and parity of 15/2 − and the state at 2112.7 keV is assigned a spin and parity of 19/2 − . These states have been interpreted as the g7/2 proton coupled to the known isomeric 5 − and 7 − states in the 124 Sn core.


It is a feasible method to obtain the probability distribution of some engineering index through empirical method in the case of lacking experimental data.A new method of probability analysis was proposed on the basis of Bayes theorem.A β-probability distribution model of silt clay in Shenyang was established.Also a statistic examination was conducted.In order to obtain perfect index of reliability,further research on the parameters of the model was also carried out.A new method of statistics was adopted to revise the former results.At last,an example was calculated.Comparisons were made between results obtained here and those found in references.The result indicates that the method presented here is feasible.


Part 1 Support and management of pupil behaviour: ways of improving discipline in secondary schools and classrooms management and teachers - discipline and support advisors and the pastoral support role teachers and magistrates working together. Part 2 The bullying aspect of pupil behaviour: bullying - a whole school response pupil relationships. Part 3 Learning through curriculum initiatives: the new learning initiative and achievement projects in Oxfordshire the lower attaining pupil teaching thinking - past and present reading recovery.


The effects of pistil age on pollen tube growth, fruit development and seed set were studied in Cucurbita pepo L., the flower of which opens for only six hours. Stigma receptivity lasts four days, from one day before until two days after anthesis. Style receptivity lasts three days, from the day before to the day after anthesis. Ovule receptivity lasts two days: the day of anthesis and the day before. The rate of pollen tube growth varies in different parts of the pistil and in relation to pistil age. In the stigmatic and stylar region, the tubes grow faster if pollination occurs the day before anthesis; in the ovary they grow faster when pollination occurs at anthesis. In the receptacle region, where the transmitting tissue is reduced, the growth rate decreases independently of the time of pollination. The fruits are larger and heavier with more seeds when pollination occurs at anthesis. There is a positive correlation between seed number and fruit weight when pollination occurred at anthesis and the day before.


evidence for this is not very conclusive. Without a more precise chronology for Hallstatt DI, without knowledge of the other sectors of the barrow, without more assurance that the sequence of burials here advanced is actually correct, we cannot be certain that the political arguments of dynastic relations in the upper Danube valley are based on solid fact. Nevertheless, this volume is an outstanding contribution to our knowledge of Hallstatt Iron Age practices.


The pedagogical diagnostics functions and efficiency criteria of modern teaching professional activity are considered in the article. The presented modern approach to the diagnostics of teacher qualification indicators is very perspective, as it allows to enhance the responsibility of each teacher, educational institution as a whole, and methodical structures for the activity results.


Entry in market of social security fund will bring us a ncw investing method for the finance of social security and broaden the sources for the stock market. It could make active impact on both stock market and the system of social security. Now, the social security fund managcd by 6 fund companies has begun to buy bonds and stock, but some qucstions are worth studying aftcr entry in markets of social security fund.


The proper acquisition of biosignals data from various biosensor devices and their remote accessibility are still issues that prevent the wide adoption of point-of-care systems in the routine of monitoring chronic patients. This Letter presents an advanced framework for enabling patient monitoring that utilises a cloud computing infrastructure for data management and analysis. The framework introduces also a local mechanism for uniform biosignals collection from wearables and biosignal sensors, and decision support modules, in order to enable prompt and essential decisions. A prototype smartphone application and the related cloud modules have been implemented for demonstrating the value of the proposed framework. Initial results regarding the performance of the system and the effectiveness in data management and decision-making have been quite encouraging.


The thesis discusses the basic principle,the basic modeling method and the cross validation of Partial Least Squares regression,which is applied in the related analysis of hydrology and is compared with the Least Squares regression.Analysis and examples indicate that it is more reasonable and more accurate and that it can be well applied in the related analysis of hydrology.


DECLARATION I, the undersigned, hereby declare that the work contained in this thesis is my own original work and that I have not previously in its entirety or in part submitted it at any university for a degree. SUMMARY Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease that causes neurological dysfunction. Studies attempting to elucidate the role of genes in MS development may aid efforts to control the damage caused by the disease that affects two million people worldwide, e.g. improved diagnosis and treatment. Although the association of MS and genes has not been fully characterized the proposed genetic etiology has been supported by the observed association of MS with the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC), haplotype HLA-DRB1*1501, DRB5*0101, DQA1*0102, DQB1*0602. Iron, or rather the dysregulation thereof, has also been implicated as a precipitating factor in MS development. Considering the factors of iron dysregulation and the genes involved in iron regulation, this study aims to identify variation within genes involved in iron metabolism namely the high iron gene (HFE), solute-carrier family 40 (iron regulated transporter) member 1 gene (SLC40A1), hepcidin anti-microbial peptide (HAMP), cytochrome b reductase 1 (CYBRD1) and hemojuvelin (HJV). Screening of 40 patients (33 female, seven male; 33 Caucasian, seven Coloured) for each of the five genes was achieved by the Heteroduplex Single-Stranded Conformation Polymorphism (HEX-SSCP) technique. Semi-automated DNA sequencing allowed for verification and characterization of the variants detected. Results included identification of four novel variants present in only the Caucasian patient group, characterized as IVS4-53G→A (HFE) (one of 33 patients; 3%), IVS2-65delA (CYBRD1) (two of 32 patients; 6.3%), 3'UTR+26delACGTCACGTTTCAAAACTA (CYBRD1) (one of 31 patients; 3.2%) and 219delG (HJV) (two of 33 patients; 6%). In addition, a total of 15 previously described variants were identified (seven intronic and eight exonic) of which three were also prevalent in only the Caucasian patient group. This study aimed to investigate the differences between patient and control group variant frequencies, gene-gene interaction and genotype-phenotype relationships. Analysis did not indicate statistically significant associations. However, these investigations were limited because of the small cohort size and lack of control serum iron and ferritin levels. This pilot study detected variants within each of the five genes that were screened allowing for identification of potential markers and/or contributors to the disease, MS. Although statistical analysis, to elucidate the role of each/all of the variants identified, did not show significance, future studies of a larger cohort may indicate otherwise. This …


The load-bearing capacity and durability of concrete structures with metal or other reinforcement depends on their physical and mechanical properties and adhesion values with concrete. In this regard, there is an urgent need in the definition of adhesion of basalt reinforcement and concrete of various compositions and classes. One of the main problems with the use of basalt rods in concrete structures is providing a high degree of load-carrying capacity in different conditions of stress-strain state of the structure, and the related amount of its adhesion with concrete. Meeting these requirements can be achieved with load-bearing capacity of individual rods, adhesion value, in general, of basalt reinforcement with concrete.


Ternary content addressable memories (TCAMs) are attractive for applications such as packet forwarding and classification in network routers. However, the high cost and power consumption are limiting their popularity and versatility. In this paper, we present a comparative study of the design techniques for low-power TCAMs.


Gallium nitride (GaN)-based high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) offer excellent performance in power conversion and high frequency power amplification. However, device self-heating limits reliable output power to 1/8th of reported maximums. Device-level thermal management is therefore critical for reliable high power operation. This thesis proposes and examines wafer bonded GaN-on-SiC HEMTs as a thermally efficient alternative to growth structures. This work first compares the thermal properties of this novel structure to the state-of-the-art. It then develops suitable wafer bonding techniques to fabricate this structure. In addition, the bonded interface thermal conductivity is measured via time domain thermoreflectance. The results of these measurements are analyzed to determine the thermal performance of the structure. In all, this thesis shows that the proposed bonded technology is a promising method for the fabrication of the next generation of GaN HEMTs. These devices are expected to perform at a level equivalent to GaN-on-diamond devices, although further process development is needed to achieve high bonding yields. Thesis Supervisor: Tomás Palacios Title: Professor


"Daigeng Farmer" is a special group of agricultural floating population in Pearl River region,who has special contribution to the development of local economics and society."Daigeng Farmer" continued integration with the local community and conflict in the process lead to series of social problems,not only the interests of the "Daigeng Farmer" themselves,but also affecting the local rural social stability.In the short-term macroeconomic policy environment is difficult to change the context,the use of social work intervention for "Daigeng Farmer" is an effective solution to the problem.This article from the perspective of social work intervention to raise the idea of cracking "Daigeng Farmer" issues.


Background: There is a paucity of research assessing the potential benefits of mannequin trainers when preparing students to interact with teaching associates. Purpose: The goal of this study was to better understand the effects of mannequin-based simulators on student comfort toward learning specific aspects of the clinical female pelvic exam. Methods: First-year medical students (N = 344) were surveyed before and after a mannequin-based simulation curriculum to assess their comfort levels toward learning the female pelvic exam. Results: Causing harm was the top cause of student anxiety toward learning the pelvic exam. Although the mannequin-based simulation curriculum was effective in significantly increasing (p < .001) student comfort levels toward learning the pelvic exam, the majority of students progressed from being "very uncomfortable" with the exam to being "somewhat comfortable." Conclusion: We suggest that mannequin-based simulators be used prior to students' learning experience with pelvic exam teaching associates.


Bolts and rivets provide a means of load transfer in the construction of aircraft. However, they give rise to stress concentrations and are often the source and location of static and fatigue failures. Furthermore, fastener holes are prone to cracks during take-off and landing. These cracks present the most common origin of structural failures in aircraft. Therefore, accurate determination of the contact stresses associated with such loaded holes in mechanically fastened joints is essential to reliable strength evaluation and failure prediction. As the laminate is subjected to loading, the contact region, whose extent is not known, develops between the fastener and the hole boundary through this contact region, which consists of slip and no-slip zones due to friction. The presence of the unknown contact stress distribution over the contact region between the pin and the composite laminate, material anisotropy, friction between the pin and the laminate, pin-hole clearance, combined bearing-bypass and shear loading, and finite geometry of the laminate result in a complex non-linear problem. In the case of bearing-bypass loading in compression, this non-linear problem is further complicated by the presence of dual contact regions. Previous research concerning the analysis of mechanical joints subjected to combined bearing-bypass and shear loading is non-existent. In the case of bearing-bypass loading only, except for the study conducted by Naik and Crews (1991), others employed the concept of superposition which is not valid for this non-linear problem. Naik and Crews applied a linear finite element analysis with conditions along the pin-hole contact region specified as displacement constraint equations. The major shortcoming of this method is that the variation of the contract region as a function of the applied load should be known a priori. Also, their analysis is limited to symmetric geometry and material systems, and frictionless boundary conditions. Since the contact stress distribution and the contact region are not known a priori, they did not directly impose the boundary conditions appropriate for modelling the contact and on-contact regions between the fastener and the hole. Furthermore, finite element analysis is not suitable for iterative design calculations for optimizing laminate construction in the presence of fasteners under complex loading conditions. In this study, the solution method developed by Madenci and Ileri (1992a,b) has been extended to determine the contact stresses in mechanical joints under combined bearing-bypass and shear loading, and bearing-bypass loading in compression resulting in dual contact regions.


At Fukuoka University Hospital,the Chemotherapy Protocol Review Committee evaluates the appropriateness and safetyof investigator-initiated clinical study regimens involving anticancer drugs,and the Department of Pharmacy prepares thesedrugs.Before clinical studies,physicians produce regimens based on clinical study protocols,and submit these regimenswith written requests for review to the pharmacy.The Department of Pharmacy then checks regimens for any deviationsfrom protocols as well as the pharmaceutical characteristics of the drugs,makes sure that there are no problems regardingmixing procedures,and directs inquiries,if any,to the physicians concerned.We investigated the contents of inquiries addressed to physicians after submission of regimens,and evaluated the contributionof pharmacists to their production and registration.Between December 2007 and November 2009,there were 19 applicationsfor clinical studies,and the total number of submitted regimens was 56.There were 72 inquiries about regimens,of which 18.1% concerned"suspected deviations from study protocols",and 30.6%"addition of cautionary items".As a resultof the inquiries,all regimens were revised.These results suggest that at the stage of producing regimens,pharmacistscan help make sure that clinical studies on anticancer drugs are conducted properly.In addition,their interventions at thetime of regimen registration should help ensure the quality of clinical studies.


By means of a combination of the CA protocol with the RI protocol is provided a pseudonymous Diffie-Hellman protocol. According to the invention, determining the pseudonym from the RI protocol and the forming of the secure communication channel from the CA protocol on an essentially parallel. According to the invention, a group key for the CA part of the protocol according to the invention is also used. Due to the design of the protocol according to the invention is in contrast to the known protocols an attacker who should be possible to identify the group key of a portable data storage device according to the invention, not possible to generate the pseudonym of another user.


The qualified investigation Participation of the family parents of the students of 6to of primary of the IE Gustavo Mohome Llona of Bridge Stone, 2015; it has given response to the problem that we know the level of participation of the family parents of the students N° 5173 of the IE Gustavo Mohome Llona of Bridge Stone, 2015. The methodology is of quantitative approach. The investigation is of type basic with a descriptive simple level, in sight that is orientated to the knowledge of the reality. The design of the investigation it is descriptive transversely. The sample belongs 61 teachers of the IE N° 5173 Gustavo Mohme Llona of Puente Piedra district. The technology is the survey and his instrument the questionnaire. The findings of the present investigation realize of a low level of participation of family parents of the students the educational Institution N° 5173 Gustavo Mohme Llona school, year 2015.


We introduce and analyze a fully discrete numerical method for solving second order integrodifferential equations modelling dynamical systems whose evolution depends also on the past states. We show it is fourth order convergent. Then from the numerical approximate values for the unknown function, we reconstruct by means of deficient quartic splines a smooth solution of the problem. The reconstruction scheme is shown to be cubically convergent. Both methods when assuming analytic evaluation of the integrals are convergent with superquartic and supercubical rates respectively. For ordinary differential equations the scheme for the calculation of the solution at the grid knots gains one order of convergence. Numerical experiments confirm our theoretical findings.


Objective: The most frequent goal for prenatal diagnosis is to detect pregnancies with Down syndrome. Since karyotyping, which is the golden standard for the diagnosis, has not been replaced with a non-invasive method, pregnant women in the risk group should choose the method such as CVS and amniocentesis. Therefore, screening tests are performed by non-invasive method, and pregnant women under risk are provided genetic consultation and the family is expected to make a decision for invasive procedure. Methods: One thousand pregnant women who were at second trimester, provided genetic consultation in a reference center offering Perinatology and Medical Genetics clinical services, who were candidate for chromosomal analysis, but only had increased risk in biochemical screening or due to advanced maternal age were included in the study. The requests of partners, who were accompanying during genetic consultation, of the pregnant women who approved the procedure, invasive procedure decision and the factors affecting this decision were listed. Results: We observed that the pregnant women came for genetic consultation with an accompanying individual as the pregnant women felt that they were in a stressful environment when they came for genetic consultation. More than half of the pregnant women (52.1%) shared their decision right after genetic consultation. Almost two third of the pregnant women (63%) stated that they decided to undergo amniocentesis. The factors affecting this decision are the worthiness of pregnancy in terms of the family and potential risks of invasive procedure in general. Conclusion: Genetic consultation is one of the most important tools of patient-doctor relationship. It is very effective thanks to its informative nature especially for making a decision for invasive procedure in pregnant women and deciding for the progression of pregnancy upon invasive test results. In this study, we aimed to emphasize the significance on genetic consultation of knowing demographic distribution according to geographical characteristics of our country, and being aware that a population, which is diverse in terms of sociocultural aspects in particular due to the cosmopolite nature of metropolitan cities such as Istanbul, gets service.


Concurrent Random Access Channel attempts (RACH attempts) in a massive Machine Type Communication (mMTC) system during critical situations create a radio access network (RAN) overload that reduces network accessibility. In Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, Extended Access Class Barring (EAB) is used to mitigate RAN overload by randomizing RACH attempts in the time domain. However, EAB mitigates the RAN overload at the cost of increased access delay for the mMTC transmission, with the access delay impact increasing exponentially with increasing number of devices. Since mMTC is one of the primary usage scenarios for 5G where multi-fold increase in device density is expected, a solution for RAN overload control that does not increase the access delay is essential. In this paper, we propose a RAN overload control mechanism based on Sparse Code Multiple Access (SCMA). In the event of massive RACH attempt scenarios resources for SCMA access are dynamically activated and controlled based on congestion estimation. Simulation results show that the proposed mechanism reduces the mean access delay by 88% and mean RACH attempts by 14% compared to EAB for concurrent access scenarios thereby improving the device capacity of the mMTC system.


A novel 1,3-cycloaddition of intermediaries derived from N-(benzylidene)trimethylsilylmethylamine and acyl chlorides to conjugated olefins and acetylenes gave pyrrolidine and 2,5-dihydropyrrole derivatives, respectively.


Mobile Stream Processing (MSP) provides a promising approach to run computation-intensive stream applications, e.g., video face recognition, on a cluster of mobile devices at the edge. However, the performance of MSP is severely restricted by the fluctuating bandwidth and intermittent connectivity of the wireless networks connecting those devices. Therefore, to achieve a good MSP performance, implementing a resilient MSP system that adapts to dynamic edge networks is essential.In this paper, we present R-MStorm, a resilient MSP system deployed at the edge. R-MStorm improves the system survivability by (1) assigning tasks to mobile devices with higher availability to improve the availability of whole system; (2) assigning tasks of the same application components to different devices to increase the diversity of physical stream paths. Besides, to efficiently divide the output of upstream tasks to downstream tasks, R-MStorm adopts adaptive stream grouping, which considers both the transmission rate to and processing rate at each downstream task. Moreover, to alleviate congestion caused by network disconnection and stream redirection, adaptive stream selection is applied to skip some data to achieve a short response time.We conduct extensive experiments on R-MStorm by executing a video face recognition App under different network conditions. The experimental results show that, compared with baseline approaches, R-MStorm achieves up to 1.5x higher throughput, 75% lower response time, at a cost of 3.3% accuracy loss.


A flashlamp pumped Ti:sapphire laser has been constructed which could be used to make atmospheric DIAL measurements of ozone from aircraft. A 9-mm diameter by 15-cm long rod is pumped by four flashlamps, two lamps fired in series at a time with 300 microsecond time separation between firings to produce the 'on' and 'off' line DIAL laser pulses. The laser cavity has tow arms, one lasing at 867-nm and the other at 897-nm. The Q-switched output is doubled and tripled with a LBO and BBO crystal respectively to achieve DIAL pulses at 289-nm and 299-nm. Line narrowing is achieved with the use of three SF-10 prisms. Such a system could be used on an unpiloted atmospheric vehicle.


The absolute reflectance of specular surfaces can be measured with a "V-W" optical system invented by Strong. The most difficult systematic error to eliminate in a V-W measurement is drift of the beam spot on the detector surface with small angular shifts of the beam between the sample-in (W) and sample-out(V) positions. In the infrared, this problem is exacerbated by the nonuniformity and small size of available detectors. Previous researchers have minimized this error with integrating spheres (in the visible) and/or auxiliary optics which desensitize the system to sample tilt errors. In order to verify this sensitivity to beam drift, a set of angular response measurements were performed on a commercial, variable angle V-W accessory and then modelled with a CODE V raytrace. The absolute accuracy of the instrument was estimated by measuring the specular reflectance of silver from 2-20 microns and comparing it to a Hagens-Rubens model. Finally, a nonimaging concentrator and a gold integrating sphere are considered as ways to increase the effective area of the detector and thus further desensitize the optics to misalignment errors.


In this paper an AC pulsed MIG welding system base on DSP is developed for welding thin sheets of aluminum alloy,and the process features such as shape of arc,wire melting rate,bead size are investigated.Advantages such as increasing melt speed of wire,decreasing heat input,shallowing penetration are obtained at high EN ratio.These features successfully solve the burn through problem in welding thin plate.Thin plate can be welded at high speed.


Inspired by the isothermal enzymatic process of rolling circle amplification (RCA) of DNA strands, we have developed a system to achieve more than a 200-fold increase in the synthesis of DNA nanostructures using a single-stranded circular DNA template. The amplified DNA nanostructures have shown efficient delivery of folic acid (FA) conjugated siRNAs into KB cells with a dose dependent gene silencing.


BACKGROUND: Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is the main method for in vivo examination of the morphology of ocular posterior segment structures, used in modern ophthalmological practice.
AIM: Study of special aspects in performing and interpreting the results of OCT of the macula by ophthalmologists working in the healthcare system of the Russian Federation.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: In the anonymous survey, conducted using an original online questionnaire of 12 questions 59 respondents took part. They confirmed being ophthalmologists with experience in performing OCT and gave their consent to took part in the survey.
RESULTS: The majority of respondents (79.6%) reported that they face the need to perform OCT without obtaining the patients clinical data. 66.1% of respondents always evaluate the correct placement of segmentation boundaries. Only 56% of the respondents always or often perform frontal (en face) scans during OCT examination of the macula. At the same time, 16.9% of specialists indicated that they did not know what segmentation boundaries are, and 8.5% noted that they did not understand the term en face scan. The principle of layer-by-layer analysis is used by 94.9% of respondents when describing images. Significant discrepancies were also revealed in the interpretation by the respondents of some parameters on specific examples of OCT scans. 71.2% of respondents have experience in using templates when describing OCT images, and 13.6% use them constantly. The proportion of specialists who consider it expedient to develop and introduce into clinical practice a standard protocol (template) for describing macular OCT images was 84.7%.
CONCLUSIONS: Insufficient awareness of some ophthalmologists about particular principles of interpreting the results of an OCT imaging and about certain practical aspects of its application was revealed. This indicates the need in improving the quality of informational support and training of specialists. A request was received from ophthalmologists about the need to develop a standard protocol (template) for describing OCT images of the macular area with the aim of subsequent implementation into the clinical practice of the healthcare system of the Russian Federation.


: With the growing quantity and quality of information on the internet, the trends in teaching have accelerated rapidly in recent years. The teacher's role has changed from that of knowledge-transmitter to consultant, guide, coach, and facilitator. The Outcome Based Education (OBE) Curriculum outlines specific measurable outcomes for each Course. The entire Curriculum focuses on what students can actually do after they complete the Course. In this Curriculum the teacher should focus on helping the students in providing & developing the knowledge and skills that enable them to achieve the clearly defined outcomes. After the completion of the course, attainment of that particular Course is evaluated .In this paper we talk about an innovative methodology for continuous improvement (IMCI) which is implemented at Vidya Jyothi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad that comprises of some activities which benefit the students to improve their academic performance there by increasing the attainment of that particular course. This increases the CO-PO Attainment values.


Acaricidal ethcacy brought about by contact to chemical residues was compared among 16 chernicals, Phenyl salicylate showed the lowest LCso values, 9.59 mg (a.i.)/m2 forDermatophagoides farinae, 12.2 mg/rn2 for 71yTQPhcrgusPutrescentiae and 6.38mg/m2 for Blomia trqPicatis. The LCso values of synepirin 500, permethrin, cypermethrin and pp'-DDT were not obtained within a dosage of 4,OOO mg/m2 against the 3 rnite species, More than ten-fold differences in the LCso values among the mite species were recognized in r-BHC, IBTA, fenitrothion and dichlervos. However, susceptibility of the 3 mite species in the LCso values was $irnilar in benzyl benzoate, phenyl salicylate and S421. Blomia tropicalis indicated the highest susceptibility in the LCso values to 9 chemicals. Differences in concentration-response characteristics of sorne test chemicals were also observed.


It is a classical fact in the theory of functions of one complex variable that any meromorphic function may be expressed as the quotient of two entire functions without common zeros. When f(x) is a uniform function with essential singularities at finite distance, this theorem may be extended, as was shown by Weierstrasst for a finite number of essential singularities, and by Mittag-Leffler in the general case: f(x) is expressible as the quotient of two functions of entire character (that is, uniform and without poles, but generally both having the same essential singularities as/(x)) without common zeros. Before taking up the corresponding question for several variables, it is convenient to recall the following definitions: The complex variables xy, x2, • • ■, x;l are interior to the region (Sy, S2, • • , Sn) when xy is interior to the region Sy in the xi-plane, ■ • •, xn interior to the region S" in the «"-plane; the regions Si, ■ • •, S" may be simply or multiply connected. A uniform function/ ( x\, x2, • • •, xn ) of the complex variables Xi, x%, • • •, xn is meromorphic in (Si, S2, • • ■, Sn) when, in the vicinity of every point ai, a2, • • •, a" interior to (Si, S2, • • •, Sn), we have


For flows in fractured medium, when Reynolds number is small, Navier-Stokes and continuity equations lead to Reynolds equation well-known in lubrication theory. For this equation, we build a finite elements formulation adapted to flows in 3d fractures. We validate this formulation by confronting her results with those resulting from the direct Navier-Stokes equations resolution. We finally use this formulation implemented in Flux-Expert® for simulations of flows in complex systems of fractures.


Background: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (C-JD) is a rare disorder characterized with rapidly progressive mental decline, myoclonic jerk and finally death. The transmissible pathogen for this disease is a proteinaceous infectious particle termed prion. The prion protein is encoded by a gene (designated as PRNP) on the short arm chromosome 20.This disorder is diagnosed based on clinical findings, course of disease, EEG, MRI and confirmed with brain biopsy.
Case report: A 56- year- old woman presented with confusion, disorientation, hyper somnolence, psychiatric problems such as hallucination, progressive mental deterioration and myoclonic jerks. She had history of several times phlebotomy with traditional and non sterile methods in two past years. She had no past history of other disease. Her illness was diagnosed based on clinical findings, course of her illness, typical MRI, EEG and rule out other dementing disease. She died after one month.
Conclusion: in any patients with psychiatric disorders, rapidly progressive mental deterioration and myoclonic jerks C-JD should be considered as an important diagnosis. Treatable dementing disease should be considered and ruled out at first. The significance of phlebotomy in C-JD has yet to be determined.


Energy saving optimisation is a prime concern in the design of Wireless Sensor Networks as sensor nodes are deployed in different terrains where no source of power supply is available and sensor devices are operated by battery. The energy consumption of a sensor node is a function of internodes distance, desired BER, channel conditions, operating frequency, modulation schemes and error correcting codes (ECC). In this paper, we present a systematic approach to explore a design space to find an energy-optimal ECC in wireless sensor networks (WSN). ECC provides coding gain, resulting in transmitter energy saving at the cost of added decoder power. Further, for coded transmission, it is shown that that benefit of coding gain varies with the transmission distance referred as crossover distance (dxo).


The paper researches and analyzes the situation in which continuing education makes comprehensive arrangements and develops in cities and countries according to Setting up and improving continuing education system in outlines on medium-and-long-term education reformation and development in China.And it also analyzes overseas continuing education system and suggests that the reformation on continuing education system in cities and countries should put forward creative approaches on management,regimes of running school,assistance system,supervision system,registration system,policies on continuing education development in cities and countries and so forth.


This paper considers design of Electro-Magnetic Acoustic Transducer based on numerical simulation. The EMAT consists of an exiting coil and two permanent magnets, which transmits the ultrasonic wave by the Lorentz force between the eddy current and the static magnetic field by the magnets. From the experimental result on self-prepared EMATs, the intensity and the directivity of the transmitted wave depend on the widths of the coil and the magnets. By means of EEM analysis we attempt to determine the optimal values of the above widths such that both the intensity and the directivity achieve the maximum or allowable performance.


Book reviews in this article:

Our Boys. By Howard G. Burdge.

Labor's Challenge to the Social Order. By John Graham Brooks.

Teaching Home Economics. By Anna M. Cooley and others.

Vocational Home-making Education. Edited by David Snedden.

Women Professional Workers. By Elizabeth Kemper Adams.

Success Through Vocational Guidance. By James McKinney and A. M. Simons.

Preparing for the World's Work. By Isaac Doughton.


Abstract The European COST programme has a long standing interest in the development of creep resistant 10%Cr steels for rotor forgings designed to operate at ≥600°C. The steel COST E is now widely used for steam turbine shafts, seeing a strongly rising market share, in addition to its applications in gas turbines. The fail–safe manufacturing procedure developed for COST E rotors at Saarschmiede is described; this procedure is backed up with an increasing amount of mechanical properties and long term data. More recently, the production of COST F steel rotor forgings for high/intermediate pressure turbines has commenced, with delivered weights up to 44 t. In an attempt to increase the permitted service temperature, the effect of boron additions has been investigated in a COST activity. Saarschmiede has produced full size trial rotors to develop a production procedure. These prototype components are now under testing and the production of boron containing 10%Cr steels has begun.


Background: New corona virus (COVID-19), as an international health threat poses a challenge to physical and psychological resilience globally. The aim of this survey is to explore the level of awareness, health seeking behaviors and preventive measures towards COVID19 among Najran university students. Methodology: By adopting a convenient sampling technique, a cross-sectional study was carried out at Najran university. A self-reporting electronic questionnaire had been utilized for collecting data. A total of 684 students were voluntary completed the questionnaire. Results: The mean age of the participants was 20.2 ± 14.1, The most cited source for obtaining information about COVID-19 was the social media (51%). Females showed higher level of knowledge and awareness about the symptoms of the disease than males (74.3% vs 69.9%) respectively, although the difference was not significant with (P-value > 0.05). In regard to compliance with preventive measures, medical students were significantly aware and complying with various preventives measures towards COVID-19 (P-value < 0.05). Moreover, females seem to be very keen in seeking medical advices when needed significantly more than males (P-value < 0.05). Almost more than 66% of the respondents know the recommended precautions in terms of wearing masks, not to touch outdoors surfaces directly and avoiding crowded places. 556(81.3%) of the participants believe that they should wear face masks outdoors. 6% of the participants prefer to take some herbs daily in different forms to avoid getting infected with COVID-19. Females had an overall higher mean of tension level towards getting infected than males (mean ± SD was 5.61 ± 1.65 vs 4.55 ± 1.63) respectively. Conclusion: It was concluded that our students have high level of knowledge and awareness about COVID-19, beside positive attitudes preventive measures and acceptable health seeking behaviors. It is highly recommended to assess the entire Najran community level of awareness so as to design educational programs when needed.


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Given the explosion of information through Imaging and the inability to read that contemporary society has for this kind of language, it is important to emphasize the construction of knowledge through pictures and the urgency of visual literacy in the training of professional information. The intention of this article, supported these assumptions, we propose, as a result of these discussions, a conceptual way of reading the image to help librarians, teachers and other professionals in information engaged in activities to promote reading in developing their skills as mediators reading of imagery, in particular, in collections those targeting children.


This paper attempts to explore general and special education system in South Korea. First, this paper shows the number of students with disabilities, and indicates that the number of students with disabilities is very low in all students. Second, this paper explores students with disabilities in various placements, and discusses the characteristics of students with disabilities in each placement. From the exploration on these contents, this paper attempts to identify some issues related to the education for students with disabilities.


In the new cloud computing paradigm, outsourcing computation is a fundamental principle. Among its various aspects, the correctness of the computation result remains paramount. This motivates the birth of verifiable computation, which aims at efficiently checking the result for general-purpose computation. Although significant progress has been made in verifiable computation towards practice, the verifier's workload still remains too high. Only through batching or amortizing the very expensive investment over a large number of computation instances, can the verifiers cost be less than re-computing the computation task from the scratch. In the work of delegation of verification (PODC'13), Xu et al. proposes that the client can also outsource (again) the verification to a third party. However, whether this idea is feasible in large scale network is not clear. In this paper, we propose to adopt the Global Environment for Network Innovation (GENI) infrastructure, which is known as a mature virtual laboratory for exploring future Internet to investigate the feasibility of outsourcing computation/verification in large scale networks.


The wording of questions is a crucial problem in questionnaire construction. We posit that the semantic meanings of single words or short statements may differ among respondents, their interpretations and, accordingly, the responses may vary among respondents. This assumption is tested in a representative survey among residents in a deprived area in Cologne, Germany, using a scale on "Perceived Neighbourhood Disorder" introduced by Ross and Mirowski (). In the translated German version of the scale, we used a split-half design, varying the phrasing of eight of the eleven items by using (a) low-brow (or everyday) or (b) high-brow (or elaborated) language. Besides testing the assumption that phrasing has an effect, we wished to explore the kind of effect it has on respondents of different socio-economic characteristics such as age and education, and also attitudinal variables. The results support our assumptions: phrasing has an effect, since answers and scale means differ significantly. Results of multivariate analyses suggest that the low-brow language version is the more appropriate way for item wording.


history and thus produces a system that cannot comprehend the world that is being created by the technological use of theories from the physical sciences. Had he belonged to a culture that rates the perfection of a small-focused insight over the vast, logically interrelated system, Toynbee's books of travel would stand above his Study of History and he himself would be assured of immortality. There is a lesson in all this for the discipline of comparative education. Insight into the cultural life of a society different from one's own requires a background of scholarship and study. So much is a truism. Not quite so truistic is the recognition that the scheme of categories and values that develop through study will not only distort one's vision, but may make one blind to the most significant forces operating in the society he studies. Especially is this true when one is looking at education. Schools by their very nature tend to have a structure (literally) and mode of operation that conceals rather than explicates the dynamics of social forces at work. Hence it is ex-


The invention provides bipolar plate bonding method for PEM (proton exchange membrane) fuel cells. The method comprises following steps: (1), corresponding spray coating patterns are designed according to the shapes of bonding areas of bipolar plates; (2), a two-component adhesive is led in, a fully-automatic two-component spray coating machine is started to spray the two-component adhesive to to-be-bonded areas of the bipolar plates; (3), the bipolar plates after spray coating of the adhesive are combined and placed on a hot press for hot pressing. Compared with the prior art, the bonding operation time for the bipolar plates can be greatly shortened, and the bonding effect and the production efficiency are improved.


in geotechnical engineering, foundation piles are ideal for deep foundations that cannot bear higher loads. This architectural expansion places a great deal of responsibility on the engineer to anticipate the appropriate load for the constructor. Unfortunately, calculations of the pile's bearing capacity are not accessible. It has always been a source of concern for geotechnical engineers, as the structure's safety depends on the pile's bearing capacity and gives it a safe value. These research tests are previously known pile load test data from several locations in Nasiriyah to determine the ultimate load-carrying capacity using various interpreting methodologies. A database that was used to test the pile load for three different areas in Nasiriyah, southern Iraq: The Main Drain River Bridge Project, the Al-Eskan Interchange Project, and the Al-Hawra Hospital, as determined by analytical methods, as well as evaluating the final loading values resulting from the methods used, by ASTM D-1143, American and British Standard Code of Practice BS 800. The final capacity for the pile bearing is estimated using these approaches, which are depicted in the form of a graph-based on field data. Chin-Kondner and Brinch Hansen algorithms anticipate the highest failure load for all piles based on the comparison. On average, Chin–Kondner's ultimate load is 22% higher than Hansen's maximum load for the 22 pile load tests. Decourt and DeBeer, and Mazurkiewicz's techniques yielded the closest average failure load. Buttler-Hoy approach yielded the smallest failure load.


Objective To investigate protective effects of Buyang Huanwu decoction (BDH) on endothelial cell line ECV304 cultured in hypoxia reoxygenation circumstance. Methods The effects of ECV304 were determined by measuring MDA in cells and LDH, ET-1, NO in the supernatant. Results In the circumstance of hypoxia reoxygenation, the contents of LDH, MDA, ET-1 were markedly increased (P0.01), and the contents of NO were markedly reduced (P0.05). Treatment with different concentrations of BHD or controlling drug either caused a reduction in the LDH, MDA, ET-1 contents and an increase in the NO contents (P0.01 or P0.05). Conclusions BHD can inhibit the release of LDH, MDA, ET-1 and promote the release of NO in endothelial cells in the circumstance of hypoxia reoxygenation. In this way, it may be effective in the protection of endothelial cells in the circumstance of hypoxia reoxygenation.


Ambient noise tomography has provided essential constraints on crustal and uppermost mantle (isotropic and anisotropic) shear velocity structure in global seismology. Recent studies demonstrate that high frequency (e.g., ~ 1 Hz) surface waves between receivers at short distances can be successfully retrieved from ambient noise cross-correlation and then be used for tomography of near surface shear velocity structures. This approach provides important information for strong ground motion prediction in urban area and near surface structure characterization in oil and gas fields. Here we first give a brief overview about the methodology of ambient noise tomography in global seismology. Then we focus on some recent developments on recovering near surface shear velocity structure using ambient noise tomography. We propose a new one-step iterative surface wave tomography approach that directly inverts all path-dependent dispersion data for 3-D shear wave speeds, in which we perform surface-wave ray tracing at each period using the fast marching method and update ray paths for the next step tomographic inversion. The proposed approach is more efficient than the traditional two-step surface wave tomography and provides a consistent framework for future joint surface wave and body wave travel time tomography.


The smartphone is a fast-growing product in the modern day of electronic industry
and has been considered one of the most important devices for most of the
consumers due to its diversity of use. The purpose of this study is to identify the
factors that affect the satisfaction of consumer after purchasing the product. This
study employs a quantitative method by surveying 382 respondents among the
Generation Y in the Northern region of Malaysia. The results of this study indicates
that product judgment, product feature, and brand image are correlated significantly
with consumer satisfaction. Meanwhile, the most influential element of consumer
satisfaction is product judgment.


Background: Early and successful individualized management of infantile cholestasis depends on the time of diagnosis. Objective: The objective of the study is to assess the clinical value of serum total bilirubin, direct bilirubin, and alkaline phosphatase in children with cholestasis. Materials and Methods: Sixty patients with diseases and 25 healthy controls distributed into three groups – total/direct bilirubin, and alkaline phosphatase were measured for all case and control studies by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Results: The results showed serum total, direct bilirubin, and alkaline phosphatase have a highly significantly elevated in intra- and extra-hepatic cholestasis groups when compared with control (P < 0.001). There was a significantly elevated serum total and direct bilirubin when compared the extrahepatic cholestatic group with intrahepatic cholestatic group (P = 0.002 and 0.017), and there was no statistical difference between the intrahepatic cholestatic patients and extrahepatic cholestatic group when serum alkaline phosphatase measured (P = 0.610). Conclusion: From these findings, it was concluded that the level of direct bilirubin in sera of extrahepatic cholestasis group when compared with intrahepatic cholestasis group is elevated, serum total bilirubin, and alkaline phosphatase levels are good markers in determining the poor prognosis of cholestasis disease.


A rapid reentry trajectory planning method based on nonlinear optimization of terminal matching has been studied for the new lifting reentry vehicle with strong terminal constraints.Considering the lifting reentry characters and mission requires,the reentry trajectory is divided into three phases: initial descent phase,quasi-equilibrium glide phase and terminal matching phase.One-parameter iterative method is used for the rapid trajectory planning of initial descent phase and quasi-equilibrium glide phase.The control variable of terminal matching phase is discretized based on global interpolation polynomial,and then be optimized with complex method.Simulation results show that this rapid reentry trajectory planning method can generate a high precision reentry trajectory with strong terminal constraints in a half minute.This method can be used for the future new lifting reentry vehicles.


Palm kernel meal (PKM) is produced in large quantities in many parts of the world. Problems associated
with PKM are due to their high fibre content, imbalanced amino acid ratios, the possibility of Maillard products
and their own physical characteristics (high bulk density and low water holding capacity). This study was
conducted to determine the nutrient digestibility, jejunal digesta viscosity, apparent metabolizable energy and
physical characteristics of PKM. A total of 28 day old male Ross chicks were given control starter and
grower diets from day 1 to 35. From day 36, the birds were fed an experimental diet which contained 91.5%
PKM plus sunflower oil, vitamins and minerals. Faeces were collected for three consecutive days. Jejunal
digesta was measured for viscosity and ileal digesta was used for amino acid digestibility measurements.
Data indicated that bulk density and water holding capacity of PKM were very close to the values of bulk
density and water holding capacity of most conventional feedstuffs. Nutritionally, PKM contained low crude
protein and high crude fibre. Dry matter, crude protein, neutral detergent fibre and amino acid digestibilites
were low, but arginine digestibility was quite high, being about 82%. Jejunal digesta viscosity was low (1.54
cP) and apparent metabolizable energy was moderate, being 9.45 MJ/kg.
Keywords: Palm Kernel Meal, Nutritive Values, Physical Characteristics


The objective of this study was to explore whether childcare type (parent, informal, formal) is associated with overweight in children, and whether this differs by socio-economic background.


Coverage of original research on degradative and preservative reactions, toxicology, functional properties, postharvest physiology of plants, muscle biology, analytical procedures, and composition


This article results researches on updating of a method of haemoscanning. The modified method is simple performed by and is informative enough, for its carrying out the minimum quantity of samples of investigated blood is required. The offered method can be applied to visualization into process of an attachment of microbic cells to erythrocytes at complex studying into mechanisms of adhesion of bacteria on cells of macroorganism.


Heat exchangers with helical tubes are applied widely in various industrial fields and cryogenic applications. Currently, the most common ones are the spiral wound heat exchangers, which consists of many layers of spiral tubes with different coil diameters in a closed shell. Most of the fluid in the shell-side passes directly through the gap between two adjacent layers, which weakens the turbulence and the associated heat transfer coefficient. A novel twisted helical bundle geometry is proposed in this paper of which the thermal performance is explored using CFD simulation. The heat exchanger uses helium gas as the working fluid and operates between 300 K and 30 K. The curve of each tube in the bundle is generated by different 3D sinusoidal equations, and the tubes at adjacent layers are twisted together thereby producing the same end-to-end length for each tube. By simulating a spiral wound heat exchanger using different turbulent equations and comparing the results with experimental data from literature, the k-omega SST model is found to be the most suitable one to simulate this kind of geometry. Nusselt numbers and friction factors are obtained under different Re values and compared with those of standard spiral wound heat exchangers. The creative twisted geometry can improve the Nu number although also increasing the friction factor. Geometry parameters such as pitch length are being further explored to obtain an optimal thermal performance.


Securing deep neural networks (DNNs) is a problem of significant interest since an ML model incorporates high-quality intellectual property, features of data sets painstakingly collated by mechanical turks, and novel methods of training on large cluster computers. Sadly, attacks to extract model parameters are on the rise, and thus designers are being forced to create architectures for securing such models. State-of-the-art proposals in this field take the deterministic memory access patterns of such networks into cognizance (albeit partially), group a set of memory blocks into a tile, and maintain state at the level of tiles (to reduce storage space). For providing integrity guarantees (tamper avoidance), they don't propose any significant optimizations, and still maintain block-level state. We observe that it is possible to exploit the deterministic memory access patterns of DNNs even further, and maintain state information for only the current tile and current layer, which may comprise a large number of tiles. This reduces the storage space, reduces the number of memory accesses, increases performance, and simplifies the design without sacrificing any security guarantees. The key techniques in our proposed accelerator architecture, Seculator, are to encode memory access patterns to create a small HW-based tile version number generator for a given layer, and to store layer-level MACs. We completely eliminate the need for having a MAC cache and a tile version number store (as used in related work). We show that using intelligently-designed mathematical operations, these structures are not required. By reducing such overheads, we show a speedup of 16% over the closest competing work.


Objective To improve nurses' abilities of handling emergencies in neurological department.Methods We introduced the methods of continuons quality improvement into the nurses' training of handling emergencies.We also made plans according to the current situation,and enforced these plans by creating data bank of nurses' abilities in managing emergencies,organizing collaborative learning,evaluating and reforming regularly,and so on.Results The nurses' abilities of handling emergencies in neurological department,such as knowledge,skills,cooperative abilities,became better after carrying out continuons quality improvement for one year.The knowledge and cooperative abilities of young nurses,who had worked less than ten years,were improved significantly(P 0.01).The operating skills of all nurses were impoved significantly(P 0.01).The patients and family members were more satisfied with the emergency work provided by young nurses,who had worked less than ten years,when compared with before,the difference was significant(P 0.01).Conclusion The effects of continuons quality improvement on nurses' abilities of handling emergencies in neurological department were significant.