The objective of research was to find out whether or not there is an effect of value clarification technique learning model application on civic disposition in the 11th graders of SMA Negeri 1 Teras Boyolali in the school year of 2016/2017. This study was an experimental quantitative research. The research design was true experimental design with posttest only control design model. The population of research was the 11th graders of SMA Negeri 1 Teras Boyolali in the school year of 2016/2017. The sampling technique used was cluster random sampling. The sample of research consisted of 68 students: 34 in experimental and 34 in control groups. Data collection in this research was carried out using observation and questionnaire. Data validation for the students' civic disposition questionnaire in basic competency of conceiving various effects and threats against the state in maintaining Bhinneka Tunggal Ika was carried out using validity and reliability test. To find out whether or not the items of question were valid, Pearson's product moment correlational formula was used. Meanwhile, the reliability used in this research was Alpha Cronbach. Technique of analyzing data used was a two-independent sample t test.Considering the research an average score of 86,03 experimental class is higher than he average score of 80,76 control class. Then the hypothesis testing using a two independent sample t test with t statistic > t tabel 13,560 > 1,997 at significance level of 5% means that there are difference of  civic disposition between the students in experiment and those in control classes. So that from the result it could be found that there was an effect of value clarification technique learning model on the students' civic disposition in basic competency of conceiving various effects and threats against the state in maintaining Bhinneka Tunggal Ika in the 11th graders of SMA Negeri 1 Teras Boyolali in the School Year of 2016/2017. Keywords: Value Clarification Technique, Civic Disposition


This study presents observations of opposite fall‐to‐winter variations in the air‐sea latent heat fluxes (LHs) between the western boundary currents (WBCs) and coastal seas obtained using eight air–sea buoys in the Northern Hemisphere. Different from the WBCs, the wintertime LH along the coast is strangely reduced by approximately 60 Wm−2 compared to that in fall. The reduced sea–air humidity differences account for these opposite seasonal variations, although the sea–air temperature differences are enhanced, while the roles played by winds and the nonlinear effects are minor. The boundary layer stability also varies in terms of the air‐sea parameters from fall to winter. However, the conditions of the WBCs meet the traditional expectation: that is, the LH in winter is 60 Wm−2 higher than that in fall with near‐neutral/unstable boundary layer stability. Enhanced winds in winter determine the seasonal enhancement of the LH over the WBCs, indicating a specialized regional character.


An intelligent double-voltage charger with switching circuit for lead-acid cell was designed by using UC3906 and UC3823.The intelligent charger can accurately charge the battery in a wide temperature range,and the life of the battery can be prolonged,the polarization can be eliminated,charge efficiency can be improved.


Objectives: Studies have described the experiences of racial microaggressions in everyday life and on college campuses, yet prior research has not explored how microaggressions and microaffirmations are experienced by students who are first in their family to attend college. Method: This qualitative investigation of 296 open-ended survey responses described the lived experiences of first-generation college students at a large, public, predominately White institution. Results: Students experienced microaggressions in the form microinsults, microassaults, and microinvalidations, and microaffirmations in the form of microsupports, microcompliments, and microvalidations on campus. Conclusions: Study implications include the development and implementation of regular positive and intentional communications by faculty, staff, and peers on college campuses.


This article traces the origins, evolution, and effects of LGBT advocacy by nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in global forums. In particular, the article focuses on LGBT advocacy in intergovernmental organizations such as the United Nations. The first section provides a historical overview and traces the rise of LGBT NGOs—as well as the transnational networks linking them—from the interwar period to the present day. In doing so, this section discusses the strategies that such organizations have leveraged to gain clout and highlights how LGBT issues have gained salience and have generated contestation within UN human rights bodies and mechanisms. The second section provides a conceptual overview of how advocates have advanced LGBT issues and discusses how the frames of sexual and reproductive health rights, public health and HIV/AIDS, and, increasingly, LGBT human rights have been leveraged by NGOs to legitimize and to further propel LGBT advocacy. Finally, the third section discusses some of the challenges facing global LGBT advocacy. In particular, this section highlights North–South power inequalities in shaping and driving a global advocacy agenda and the tensions arising from limited emphasis on non-Western notions of sexual and gender diversity. This section concludes with a discussion of new directions in LGBT advocacy, highlighting in particular the increased efforts to combine human rights advocacy with inclusive development policy.


The present invention relates to novel polymers for air humidification hybrid film. Studied containing chitosan (CS) - Preparation of a new self-supporting hybrid polymer film natural montmorillonite (MMT) hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC) as well as an inorganic filler, the hybrid film the fuel cell stack in a polymer electrolyte air humidifier.


High-intensity laser desorption of C{sub 60} fullerene results in the formation of larger fullerenes through coalescence. Fullerene coalescence appears to occur via the emission of small even-numbered carbon species. An understanding of the coalescence mechanism should provide insight into the fullerene growth process and may direct new synthetic routes to the macroscopic production of larger fullerenes.


Researchers have proposed many visualisation tools that assist the development of parallel programs. A number of graph formalisms or notations-which we call graph models-have been used to visualise various aspects of parallel programs and their executions. The paper attempts to classify and compare these graph models which provide different information at different stages of parallel program development.<<ETX>>


Galectin-9,which belongs to galectin family,was first identified as an eosinophil chemoattractant.Recently,galectin-9 has been reported with wide immune regulation activities.The function and underling mechanisms by which Galectin-9 mediates immune regulation,including immune tolerance and anti-tumor immunity,are summarized in this review.


PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a device suitable for being used at both emergency time and ordinary actuation time. SOLUTION: A brake pedal means to actuate a brake cylinder 10 of an automobile is arranged in one end part of a single lever 3, and is provided with a lever means 2 having a stepping plate 4 to be operated by a driver and a joint part 5 to introduce actuating force into the brake cylinder 10. The lever means 2 is provided with the first rotary axis 6 and the second rotary axis 7, and the lever means 2 rotates with the first rotary axis 6 as the center at ordinary actuation time, and the lever means 2 rotates with the second rotary axis 7 as the center at emergency actuation time.


The impact of 2, 4, 6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) high explosive seismic blasting operations on the nitrate content of groundwater in Sagbama area, Niger Delta, Nigeria was investigated. A total amount of 116, 349.2 kg 2, 4, 6trinitrotoluene (TNT) was detonated in 60, 398 source point in an area of 771.26 square kilometers of Sagbama area. Eleven boreholes was used to study the impact of the TNT shots in Sagbama area. Ultraviolet spectroscopic method was used in the determination of nitrate in the groundwater. A control sample was taken from the borehole stations by sampling a day before detonation of TNT. Subsequently, sampling was carried out a day after TNT detonation and then, on a fourth-nightly basis. The average nitrate value of the control (water before detonation) was 2.53 mg/l. After dynamite detonation, the average measured nitrate values ranged from 2.56 to 2.65 mg/l. These variations of the water sample test values in comparison with the values of the control samples were not significant enough to be said that there was any groundwater contamination. Computation of the grain size distribution curve parameters yielded a permeability value of 3.24 cm/sec. The representative litho logy of Sagbama area as revealed by the borehole logging showed that they are mainly non-plastics also categorized as cohensionless sands. The presence of silty sands at 4 to 5m depths could be an obstruction to infiltration of contaminants from dynamite detonation. However, the nitrate content of the groundwater was below 10 mg/l compliance limit of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards.


Predicting genes likely to be involved in human diseases is an important task in bioinformatics field. Nowadays, the accumulation of human protein-protein interactions (PPIs) data provides us an unprecedented opportunity to gain insight into human diseases. In this paper, we adopt the topological similarity in human protein-protein interaction network to predict disease-related genes. As a computational algorithm to speed up the identification of disease-related genes, the topological similarity has substantial advantages over previous topology-based algorithms. First of all, it provides a global measurement of similarity between two vertices. Secondly, quantity which can measure new topological feature has been integrated into the notion of topological similarity. Our method is specially designed for predicting disease-related genes of single disease-gene family. The proposed method is applied to human protein-protein interaction and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) data. The results show a significant enrichment of disease-related genes that are characterized by higher topological similarity than other genes.


We have analyzed Chandra High-Energy Transmission Grating spectra of the active RS CVn-type binary V711 Tauri (HR 1099; HD 22468) in order to examine the chemical composition of its coronae. Observed fluxes and flux upper limits for spectral lines from a range of charge states of iron, covering species Fe XVI-Fe XXV, have been used to determine the emission measure distribution as a function of temperature, while the observed Fe line-to-continuum ratio has been used to examine the absolute iron abundance, Fe/H. Abundances of elements O, Ne, Mg, Si, S, and Ar relative to both Fe and H have been estimated by comparison of observed line fluxes with predictions based on the emission measure distribution. We confirm results of earlier studies finding the coronae of V711 Tau to be metal-poor and derive an iron abundance of Fe/H = 7.0 ± 0.1. We find the noble gas elements Ne and Ar to be enhanced relative to the local cosmic value and enhanced by an order of magnitude relative to Fe. Very mild enhancements of O and Mg relative to Fe are also discerned. By examination of coronal abundances of Ne relative to Fe culled from the literature, in addition to Ne lines seen in hitherto unpublished Chandra spectra, we conclude that large Ne abundance enhancements are a common feature of active stellar coronae.


A NOT-FOR-PROFIT global organisation dedicated to finding a vaccine against AIDS is sponsoring a research programme co-ordinated by nurses. St Thomas' Hospital in London is hoping to test a vaccine on 56 HIV-negative people under the auspices of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative.


The climate negotiations in Paris mark a geopolitical shift with China and India setting the global agenda as they have made climate change an integral part of their transformation. This shift opens up of possibilities for new forms of international cooperation that are not based on the 20-year old Climate Convention. The emerging global consensus is reflected in the movement away from the narrow focus on "environmental risk management" to "economic growth within ecological limits". Incorporating in the new Agreement, elements of sharing prosperity, or innovative technology, and not only responsibility for emissions reduction will be the biggest leadership challenge.


The effect of homocysteine on alpha‐2‐macroglobulin (a2M) function and structure was investigated by mass spectrometry, circular dichroism, isoelectric focusing, surface plasmon resonance, and UV‐vis spectroscopy. Structural analysis of homocysteinylated‐a2M revealed substantial conformational changes in native a2M compared to the untreated a2M. Proteinase‐activated a2M was more resistant towards homocysteinylation than its native form. Proteinase binding function of a2M was shown to be decreased in the presence of L‐homocysteine but not L‐cysteine, which may indicate that high levels of homocysteine in inflammatory states may decrease the ability of a2M to clear proteinases. Mass spectrometry analysis of homocysteinylated‐a2M identified 8 cysteine‐containing peptides suggesting that at the time of alkylation these cysteine residues were in the reduced form. Moreover, a new disulfide link was observed between C255‐C264, indicating that the free cysteine residues that appear upon homocysteinylation tend to reform disulfide bridges and therefore lead to "scrambled" disulfide bonds that can have a profound effect not just on the three‐dimensional structure of the a2M tetramer but also on its functions. This work was supported by a grant (HL52234, DWJ) from the Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health.


Diophantine frequency synthesis is a new approach to fine-step, fast-hopping, low-spurs frequency synthesis that is based on mathematical properties of integer numbers and linear Diophantine equations. Diophantine frequency synthesis overcomes the constraining relation between frequency step and phase-comparator frequency inherent in conventional phase-locked loops. It leads to fine-step, fast-hopping, modular-structured frequency synthesizers with potentially very low spurs, especially in the vicinity of the carrier


Designing ontologies that could be shared for developing ontology-based learning environments is still a challenge. The overall aim of the OURAL project was to provide a case study on common ontology design. It brought together researchers and practitioners from different domains (educational science, computer science, and cognitive psychology). We benefited from several on going field studies launched to identify authors and tutors needs and to prototype ontology-based services providing answers to the identified needs. In this paper, we describe the context of the project, the case studies that have been chosen, the focus on helping the teacher in describing "learning situations ", the resulting ontology as well as the principles we used and some conclusions about ontology elicitation and reuse from these case studies.


The experimental discovery of the topological Dirac semimetal establishes a platform to search for various exotic quantum phases in real materials. ZrSiS-type materials have recently emerged as top ...


This article explores consumer trust in organics and investigates the relationship between credibility, trust, and knowledge in a mixed-method study incorporating a survey, a focus group, and individual interviews. Danish consumers show a high level of systemic trust in the organic label, which can be trumped by personal trust. Consumers wanting to know more about organics are mainly those who already know a lot, while others show a deliberate lack of knowledge. Furthermore, it is argued that knowledge does not lead to trust—trust replaces knowledge, and consumers largely seek confirmation of their views when they have already made up their minds about organics.


Corporate Social Responsibility is something that is booming across the corporate world today.Corporate social responsibility is a form of corporate self-regulation integrated into a business model. CSR policy acts as a mechanism for regulating & business monitoring and aims to ensure its active acquiescence keeping in mind the law, ethical standards, and international norms. In a global economy, increasingly organizations have a responsibility to embrace, demonstrate and promote corporate social responsibility (CSR). Long-term sustainability demands that organizations rethink their business goals and objectives from solely focusing on making a profit to corporate citizenship. Today, the influence of CSR is beginning to be seen in communities throughout the world—from human rights and labor practices to health care and the environment.This paper aims to describe the concept of corporate social responsibility and its history along with its significance, currents trends in India viz-a-viz worldwide and the way forward. The paper also provides some of the most prominent examples leaders and their devotion, works and achievement towards corporate social responsibility. Keywords: Corporate social responsibility (CSR), Sustainability, Commercial logging, philanthropy, Efficient Leadership.


By using the Digital Particle Tracking Velocimetry (DPTV), laboratory experiments have been performed to investigate the surface gravity wave induced boundary-layer flow field over a fixed ripple bed. The spatial and temporal variations of the velocity field have been recorded. Two sets of wave parameters, yielding two different Keulegan-Carpenter and Reynolds numbers, were used. The phase-dependant mean velocity and vorticity fields were presented in details, illustrating the vortex generation and ejection processes. By using the bootstrap percentile technique, the random errors from the velocity measurements were calculated. The root-sumsquare (RSS) was used to estimate the random errors in the vorticity measurements. The wave-induced streaming profile was determined from the experimental data and its implications were discussed. The evolutions of the Reynolds stress and turbulent kinetic energy were also presented. An estimate of the turbulence eddy viscosity was then calculated inside the turbulent boundary layer. The physical processes are also modeled and calculated numerically. The model is based on the Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations with a k ε − turbulence equation. In this extended abstract the setup and procedure of the experiments is discussed. However, only a small portion of experimental data is presented. The full discussion of experimental and numerical results will be given in the workshop.


Management Accounting Practices (MAP) offer great opportunity for organizations to compete in the market in order to offer best quality products at affordable prices to customers. The general objective of this study was to investigate the effects of use of MAP on Organizational Performance (OP).This study was designed against the backdrop of observations that the Management Accounting Practices (MAP) in India require to be more pro-active and innovative to provide real time information for managerial decision making and to support strategy initiatives. Perception of Finance and Accounting managers in the Indian manufacturing sector was collected using a structured online questionnaire. The model containing critical variables was validated to identify statistically significant linkages among Organizational Strategy (OS), Organizational Design (OD), adoption of Management Accounting Practices (MAP) and Organizational Performance (OP). The study concluded that the adoption of Management Accounting Practices (MAP) has been found to significantly influence the Organizational Performance.


Support for Poor and Disadvantaged Areas (SPADA/ P2DTK) is a
program of the Government of the Republic of Indonesia, which started in
2007. This program aimed to boost the development of areas classified as left,
former conflict, former major natural disasters as well as areas located on the
border of the country. The program aims to improve the capacity of local
governments and communities to accelerate socio-economic development in
disadvantaged and special areas.
The purpose of this study is to discover how far the application
of principles of program management P2DTK in the study area. It
also assess how the success of a program run and how the
relationship between the management principles and the success of the program.
This study used qualitative methods. The study area are villages in Aceh Barat
District which became the P2DTK program implementation. Which are Liceh
Village, Peulanteu Village, Mesjid Baro Village and Cot Lada Village.
This study found that overall application of the principles of management
is already included in either category. Only for some particular principle needs to
improve because its application is still not good. The principle is
Decentralization, Opened, and Participatory (in terms of process). While the
Principle of Priority and Non Discriminatory have achieved relative to
expectations. While the other five principles still need to be improved. This study
also confirms a link between the application of management principles to the
success of a program output, where the implementation of the principles of
management of the program then the output generated will tend to be successful.
This study recommends the need to increase community participation in the
process, increased synchronization between development programs. It also
suggest for better planning.


With the flourish of digital technologies, social media such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have penetrated deep into people"s daily life. The ever-changing media landscape has influenced news production and dissemination. The very nature of social media which sheds light on the timely and convenient interaction makes it possible for audience to engage with the news production and dissemination, while in mass media age, these two processes are one-way and controlled by professional news producers. The empowerment of social media audience has challenged the monopoly of news organizations. The aim of this paper is to analyze how social media audiences played a significant role in reconfiguring news production and dissemination. In addition, it is also proposed that although the empowerment of audience makes news production and dissemination more participatory and inclusive, the negative consequences should be recognized and the re-evaluation of journalistic practice in social media age is necessary. Key Word: Social Media; Audience Engagement; News Production; News Dissemination. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Date of Submission: 08-02-2020 Date of Acceptance: 24-02-2020 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Building a high performance classifier requires an efficient training algorithm as well as a high performance testing algorithm .With the present effort, we propose to focus on the development of an automated Maintainable information classifying system as a main goal. The system has two phases: learning phase and testing phase. On the one hand, the system accepts a set of Arabic classified documents as a real training data set, during its learning phase. The system learning technique based on the so-called Maximum Entropy Model. The model enables the system to learn the parameters weights. On the other hand, the system accepts, during its testing phase, any randomly selected Arabic unclassified document or documents. Then it uses the estimated weights, learned so far, to decide whether that document or documents belongs or belong to one or more predefined categories, depend on their context. The maximum entropy model was implemented. Hence, making a conclusion that emphasizes the model efficiency for Arabic text categorization in terms of learning speed, real time classification speed, and classification accuracy.


Abstract One important function of a structural health monitoring system is to detect structural damage in a structure. However, this is a very challenging task since the measurement is often incomplete in a civil structure due to a limited number of sensors. This paper presents a response covariance-based sensor placement method for structural damage detection with two objective functions for optimisation. The relationship between the covariance of acceleration responses and the covariance of unit impulse responses of a structure subjected to multiple white noise excitations is first derived. The response covariance-based damage detection method is then presented. Two objective functions based on the response covariance sensitivity and the response independence are, respectively, formulated and finally integrated into a single objective function for optimal sensor placement. Numerical studies are conducted to investigate the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed method via a three-dimensional frame structure. Numerical results show that the proposed method with the backward sequential sensor placement algorithm is effective for damage detection.


The phase diagram of the quark-gluon matter evolution is presented for the SU(3)-model with a new phase of heavy deconfined quarks which exists in a rather wide range of temperatures and densities. Fitting the chiral phase transition data to fix the model parameters we establish another (deconfinement) phase transition which separates a new phase from hadronic matter. The parameters and properties of the phase diagram are discussed in comparison with lattice and other results.


AbstrcatThe relative stability of alkyl radicals have been stated is tertiaryecondaryprimarymethyl in many textbooks for undergraduate organic chemistry. In fact, this sequence of relative stability of radicals is a serious error in logic, which is illustrated with examples in the paper. A new sequence of the relative stability of radicals is presented and relative stabilization energies (SE) of radicals are calculated. SE values of tertiary, secondary, primary, and methyl are 16, 73, 4, 35, 7, 28 and 0 respectively. The SE values are used to reproduce bond dissociation energies (BDE) of any combination of alkyl groups. The calculated BDE values are compared to literature values. The relative error of 75% calculated BDE values is less than 3.00% and of 90% calculated BDE values is less than 8.3%.


A novel H∞ robust regenerative braking control strategy for electric vehicle (EV) is presented after different regenerative braking control strategies are discussed in this paper. Research work is done under different conditions namely variable battery voltage and variable load rotational inertia, separately. A comparison between conventional PID control and H∞ robust control is done when they are applied to the above mentioned conditions. Experimental results show that H∞ robust control has better performance than the traditional PID control both in steady-state tracking error and response speed.


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Tabular structure of Al4SiC4-Al8SiC7 composites was successfully synthesized using a mixture of calcined bauxite, SiC and carbon black by a carbothermal reduction process. The effects of the amount of SiC addition and the heating temperature on synthesis of Al4SiC4-Al8SiC7 composites by carbothermic reduction were investigated. The results show that SiC amount played an important role in the content of the final products. With the increasing of heating temperature, the Al4SiC4 content increased and Al8SiC7 content decreased in the products, which indicated the formation and growth of Al4SiC4 were promoted.


This qualitative study focused on how nonresident African American fathers maintain their role as fathers while dealing with the stereotypes, myths, and ambiguities associated with nonresident fatherhood. In addition, this study explored some of the cultural challenges specific to the experience of the nonresident African American father. The qualitative inquiry research explored the nonresident African American father's experience through interviews with 13 nonresident African American fathers to gain insight about their perspectives on being a nonresident African American father. For this study, six open-ended questions were selected from the research literature. The aim of this study was to fill a void by offering to the academic community, a fresh perspective on the experience of African American fatherhood. Qualitative analysis of interview data yielded a core theme, which became the grounded theory that emerged from the research. The theory is that nonresident African American fathers experience a sense of powerlessness with regards to fatherhood, particularly in regards to negative stereotypes of African American fathers, their own experiences of being sons of African American fathers, the challenges of financially supporting their children, their ability to evaluate their efficacy as fathers, and their disproportionate need for affirmation. The researcher recommends that continuing efforts be made to conduct similar studies on a much larger scale. Degree Type Dissertation Degree Name Doctor of Education (EdD) Department Executive Leadership First Supervisor Christopher Griffin Second Supervisor Janice Kelly Subject Categories Education This dissertation is available at Fisher Digital Publications: http://fisherpub.sjfc.edu/education_etd/138 The Voices, Views, and Experiences of 13 Nonresident African American Fathers


Purpose – The focus of this paper is the emergence of Russia's multinational companies. It aims to analyse their motives to internationalise as well as the approaches to internationalisation. While relevance of the theoretical perspectives is highlighted, the purpose of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of the present‐day phenomenon of emerging Russian multinationals.Design/methodology/approach – The paper relies on a qualitative approach for the analysis of the nature of Russian multinationals. The phenomenon of the emerging Russian multinationals is analysed through the prism and using insights from a number of subjects, namely transition studies, politics, innovation studies and international business studies.Findings – The paper traces the evolution of Russian companies; the idiosyncratic path of their formation serves as a background for understanding of their internationalisation strategies. A special attention is devoted to the R&D activities of Russian multinational companies, and a...


Summary form only given. A self-magnetically insulated transmission line (MITL) has been designed to transmit a 1 MA 100 kV pulse with a 70 ns rise-time from a Linear Transformer Driver (LTD) to a wire array z-pinch load. The transmission line has three stages: a coaxial line, followed by a radial line, and finally a conical line to the load. The transmission line geometry was chosen to ease construction and to lower cost while maintaining a low inductance. Both collisionlessand collisional MITL models were used to determine the lower limit of the anode-cathode gap for the transmission line. A third case assuming vacuum insulation with a limiting electric field of 200 kV/cm in the transmission line was also investigated. The transmission line inductance in each of these cases was calculated analytically, and a PSpice simulation of the circuit was used to compare the performance of the designs. Assuming the z-pinch load inductance was approximately 3 nil, the collisional and collisionless MITL models each met the goal of a 1 MA pulse with a 70 ns rise-time. The vacuum insulation design did not meet these requirements. The anode-cathode gap in the collisional MITL design was expanded until the transmission line inductance reached 4 nH, such that the current pulse shape still met the preset goals and a factor of safety was added to reduce the possibility of arcing. This MITL design will be constructed and implemented on the LTD z-pinch being constructed in 2007 at the University of Michigan.


Accurate personality judgments are important for successful interpersonal interactions. Because millions of people use the Internet everyday to create and maintain interpersonal relationships, the current study investigated interpersonal perception in Internet chat rooms. Participants were 156 undergraduate students who interacted in chat rooms for 15 min either one-on-one or in groups of six. Using the Social Relations Model (Kenny, 1994), it was found that in one-on-one interactions, judges were able to achieve consensus for the targets' traits of extraversion, agreeableness, and openness. For extraversion and openness, this agreement corresponded with targets' self-perceptions. Unlike research using face-to-face interactions, consensus was highest and assimilation was lowest when participants interacted one-on-one. Judges in group interactions tended to like the targets less and viewed them less favorably across all personality traits than did judges in one-on-one interactions. Targets' self-reported personality had little predictive power in determining who was liked in Internet chat rooms. However, targets' prior chat room experience was consistently found to be a moderate predictor of likability.


A new type of patent——biogas anaerobic-aerobic biological reactor when treating low C/N ratio rural domestic sewage was studied in practical application.In biogas anaerobic-aerobic biological reactor with a design capacity of 20 t/d and 7 ℃,the parameter at the anaerobic stage was as follows:HRT was 2.9 d,hydraulic loading 0.571 m3/(m3·d) and packed rate of biology-ball was 15%;The operating parameter at aerobic stage was as follows:hydraulic loading 1.143 m3/(m3·d),packed rates of elasticity plastic filler were 50%,40%,25% respectively,the oxygenation using way of drop-aeration.Results of eight-month operation working showed that the removal efficiency of COD and BOD were 73.7% and 76.5%;the effluent concentrations were COD 34 mg/L,BOD 15 mg/L,SS 6 mg/L and abundance of fecal coliform 5 200 individual/L in average,respectively.The effluent was superior to the requirement of irrigation and landscape.


We report a single photon source model which consists on InAs/GaAs pyramidal quantum dot (QD) model based on effective mass theory to calculate the emitted photons energies. We study the choice of geometrics parameters of QD to obtain emission at 1550 nm. This quantum dot must be embedded on a microcavity to improve the live time of photon at 1550 nm and inhibit the others photons to increase the probability to obtain only one emitted photon. We present two kinds of microcavities; the first based on two dimensional photonic crystal over GaAs, we study the geometric parameters choice to obtain a height density of mode (DOM) at 1550 nm; the second microcavity is based on microdisk structure over GaAs we evaluate the impact of radius variation to obtain whispering-gallery mode at 1550 nm. This study can serve for the conception of new quantum communications protocols.


A prospective study of 50 consecutive patients presenting with tuberculosis has shown that patients have on average lower serum concentrations of 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (25OHD) than healthy matched controls. No difference was shown in serum 1,25-(OH)2D, 24,25(OH)2D, or parathyroid hormone. Uncorrected serum calcium was lower in the patient group but identical when correction concentrations were made for albumin. Serum liver enzyme concentrations were significantly higher in the patient population. Low serum vitamin D concentrations may be a consequence of disease. The possibility that low serum 25-OHD concentrations may predispose to tuberculosis infection cannot, however, be excluded. Prolonged treatment with isoniazid or rifampicin, both of which have been shown to reduce serum 25-OHD, may increase the risk of vitamin D deficiency and consequent osteomalacia in groups of patients most at risk, such as those of Indian subcontinental ethnic origin. The high incidence of vitamin D deficiency and resultant rickets or osteomalacia in the population of the UK whose ethnic origin is the Indian subcontinent (Indian, Pakistani, or Bangledeshi) is now well established.'-3 It has also been apparent since the early 1960s that this population has very much higher rates of tuberculosis than the indigenous white population.46 As both tuberculosis and osteomalacia are common in the same population, there may be an association between low serum vitamin D concentrations and tuberculosis. The aim of this study has been to estimate the serum vitamin D and related parameters of patients initially diagnosed as having tuberculosis and compare these values with those of matched healthy controls to determine the possibility of an association between tuberculosis and low serum vitamin D concentration in the individual patient.


In this paper, a meander-type microstrip patch antenna for application in 5GHz-hand is designed and fabricated To obtain enough bandwidth in VSWRl2, the foam is inserted between substrate and ground plane, the coaxial probe source 1S used Antenna is simulated varing the length and width of meander line, the position of probe feeding and the thick of airgap. Later antenna is fabricated with optimizated antenna parameter. The measured result of Fabricated antenna obtained IGHz(l7.5%) bandwidth in VSWRl2, the gain of 7.3-9.5dBi, Unidirectional pattern.


In contrast to plasma diagnostic probes having linear motion only, recent years have seen an increase in the number of special diagnostic devices having multiple degrees of freedom. In addition, the single custom-built probe tip has gradually yielded to the concept of mounting several pre-set probe tips on "plug-in" type probe holders. Several of the special diagnostic devices, designed to solve particular positioning and measurement problems, are described and illustrated. In particular, the problems associated with achieving the various mechanical movements within a vacuum, and the methods employed in controlling the coaxial conductors from the probe tip to the vacuum feedthrough are discussed.


The present invention relates to a method for preparing oxide substrate and, provided the flat surface having an atomic layer level and manganese oxide perovskite oxide substrate suitable for forming a thin film. One embodiment of the present invention provides a single crystal oxide substrate (10), which comprises a (210) surface orientation of the single crystal SrTiO3 supporting substrate (1) and a (210) plane of the surface of the support substrate (LaAlO3) 0.3- (SrAl0.5Ta0.5O3) 0.7 (i.e., the LSAT) formed on a single crystal underlayer (2). Another embodiment of the present invention, the formation of an amorphous state LSAT underlayer (2A).


This paper describes the application of Langmuir-Blodgett type layers in planar optical sensors for chemical parameters including alkali ions, oxygen, halides and pH. The major advantages of LB layer based sensors are the ease of reproducible fabrication, a well-defined layer thickness, and usualy quite short response times. In addition, it offers analytical possibilities not provided by thick film techniques. As a result, potentiometric measurement of boundary potentials using electrochromic dyes have become possible. On the other hand, the type of bilayers used so far is prone to mechanical disruption, and poor signal-to-noise ratios are observed. Potential future techniques will include polymeric lipid membranes, the evanescent wave technique for gathering more intense signals, and the coupling of LB techniques to fiber optic waveguides.


The social and cultural setting, Krishan Kumar the literary scene, John Holloway "tradition" and the proliferation of theory, Graham Martin the fatalism of George Orwell, D.S. Savage Patrick White, John Holloway Samuel Beckett - the need to fail, Gabriel Josipovici F.R. Leavis and "English", Geoffrey Strickland Anthony Powell and Angus Wilson, Graham Martin Welsh bards in hard times - Dylan Thomas and R.S. Thomas, C.B. Cox Iris Murdoch - the limits of contrivance, S.W. Dawson Doris Lessing and Nadine Gordimer, Robert Taubman India and the novel, William Walsh the English stage company and the dramatic critics, Oliver Neville Ted Hughes and Geoffrey Hill - an antithesis, Martin Dodsworth Philip Larkin and Charles Tomlinson - realism and art, Michael Kirkham V.S. Naipaul and the politics of fiction, Gamini Salgado V.S. Naipaul - postscript, Winifred Whitehead two Nigerian writers - Chinua Achebe and Wole Soyinka, Gilbert Phelps recent Nigerian writing, Winifred Whitehead creativity in children's writing and contemporary culture, David Holbrook books for younger readers, Bernard T. Harrison John Montague, Seamus Heaney and Irish past, Graham Martin Seamus Heaney - postscript, Graham Martin losing the Bible, Denys Thompson the book market, Per Gedin the post-war English novel, Gilbert Phelps time after time - recent British fiction, Michael Wood some aspects of poetry since the War, Charles Tomlinson Wittgenstein and English philosphy, Michael Tanner criticsim now - the abandonment of tradition?, Martin Dodsworth literature and the recent study of language, Ronald Hepburn autobiography - quest for identity, Peter Abbs broadcast drama, Roger Knight, Broadcast drama in the 1980s and 1990s, Philip Purser the springs of life - a theme in the operas of Britten and Tippett, Wilfred Mellers.


This paper investigates a novel approach to design a nonlinear optimal model predictive controller for the speed control of constrained nonlinear electric vehicles (EVs). The proposed approach employs a linear parameter varying model including bias terms and a model predictive scheme. The controller design conditions are derived in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs), which can be solved through convex optimization techniques. Due to considering bias terms in the system dynamic, the proposed approach can be regarded as the general case of the existing results. Furthermore, practical limitations on the amplitude of the input signal are considered and formulated in terms of LMIs. An EV dynamic with bias term is presented and hardware-in-the-loop real time and experiments are carried out to illustrate the effectiveness and merits of the proposed approach over the existing results.


Data-based agreement is increasingly used to implement traceable coordination across mobile entities such as ad-hoc networked (autonomous) vehicles. In our work, we focus on data-based agreement using database transactions where mobile entities agree on a set of coordinated tasks that need to be performed by them in an atomic way. Atomicity means that all transaction participants agree on a set of tasks which will be performed by them or no one of them is performing any task. The data about the agreed tasks and their corresponding stakeholders are kept in local databases as a proof for the obtained agreement. This proof might be needed by users and regularities/authorities involved depending on the application scenario. In this demo, we demonstrate our effort to provide for partition-aware atomic commit protocols for transactional data-based agreement.


An integrated optical phased array which focuses radiated light in one dimension to a tightly confined spot in the near field is demonstrated for the first time and proposed for chip-scale optical trapping applications.


This study has been done on a technique which is suitable for tapping the telephonic conversation from a remote location to identify intoxication and consequent impaired brain activity that may cause criminal events e.g. DUI (driving under influence). This technique is time efficient, easy to use, non–invasive for the peoples and affordable for law enforcement personnel, bartenders/servers, court of law, coworkers/supervisors, clinicians, teachers and individuals who need to identify the presence and level of intoxication state in other peoples. The peaks in log Mel Filter Bank are main cues for identifying the sounds of speech. If a person is found drunk and his/her voice shows a great deal of variation, then this study describes an effective unsupervised method for query-by-audio sample speaker retrieval firstly by extracting MFCC features and then VQ (vector quantization) algorithms on the alcoholic audios. This method is also supported by verifying some speech parameters (fundamental frequency, jitter, shimmer). A set of twelve mel-frequency cepstrum coefficients computed every 10ms and which resulted the best performance i.e. 95% recognition with each of 8 speakers. The superior performance of the mel-frequency cepstrum coefficients may be an attributed to the fact that they better represent the perceptually relevant aspects of the short-terms speech spectrum.


The relevance of the study of the problem of professional self-determination of high school students and features of the choice of profession by modern graduates is substantiated. The degree of expression of pedagogical inclinations in the structure of professional personality types and types of professional activity of graduates as a result of research of high school students is established. Methods were used: a questionnaire of professional inclinations (L. Yovaishi's method in G. V. Rezapkina's modification), the method "Determination of professional personality type" (J. V. Rezapkina's method). Holland in the modification Of G. V. Resorcinol), methods - methods "Matrix choice of profession" G. V. Resorcinol. It was found that the most common professional personality type among high school students with pedagogical inclinations is the social type. Respondents with a tendency to pedagogical activity often have a harmonious structure of professional choice, namely, a high indicator in which all three components of professional choice (inclinations, interests, type) are clearly expressed.


The clonal fidelity of micropropagated plantlets of two strawberry cultivars namely Festival and Sweet Charlie using EST-SSR markers was evaluated. It is an important fruit crop belonging to the family Rosaceae. The nodal cultures were initiated on Murashige and Skoog medium supplemented with different concentrations of 6-benzyladenine (BA) and kinetin (KN) as sole and in combinations. The maximum numbers of shoots were obtained on MS medium supplemented with BA (1.5 mg·L−1) and KN (0.5 mg·L−1) in combinations. Shoot cultures were maintained through repeated subculturing on same medium. Using this protocol, about 30–40 shoots were obtained after 5 months from a single explant. Rooting of shoots was achieved on MS medium supplemented with indole-3-butyric acid (1.0–1.5 mg·L−1). Micropropagated plantlets were subjected to evaluation of genetic uniformity using EST-SSR markers. Out of fifteen primers screened, twelve primers showed amplification and the PCR profiles obtained were found to be clear, reproducible and monomorphic. The results concluded that the tissue culture raised plantlets of strawberry were genetically identical and clonally uniform. Thus, a comprehensive micropropagation protocol was developed for the two cultivars of strawberry and the genetic uniformity was confirmed using EST-SSR markers.


Adsorption of Fe(III) on the biosorbent from polymerization of nephelium fruit peel extract with aldehyde was carried out under acidic conditions (pH=5). The adsorption process was carried out to determine adsorption equilibrium, kinetics study, capacity (qe) and adsorption constants of Fe(III) adsorption on the biosorbent. The adsorption equilibrium was obtained after 10 minutes of the adsorption process. The kinetic model of Fe(III) adsorption at the pH solution condition pH=5 followed the kinetics model from Ho which is pseudo-second order with the qe value of 40.65 mg.g−1 and the adsorption rate constant (h) of 3.33 × 103 mg.g−1.min−1.Adsorption of Fe(III) on the biosorbent from polymerization of nephelium fruit peel extract with aldehyde was carried out under acidic conditions (pH=5). The adsorption process was carried out to determine adsorption equilibrium, kinetics study, capacity (qe) and adsorption constants of Fe(III) adsorption on the biosorbent. The adsorption equilibrium was obtained after 10 minutes of the adsorption process. The kinetic model of Fe(III) adsorption at the pH solution condition pH=5 followed the kinetics model from Ho which is pseudo-second order with the qe value of 40.65 mg.g−1 and the adsorption rate constant (h) of 3.33 × 103 mg.g−1.min−1.


To develop a comprehensive patient‐reported bladder assessment tool (BAT) for assessing overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms, bother, impacts, and satisfaction with treatment.


The wavelet transform technique, a time-frequency method with logarithmic frequency resolution, was used to analyze the effect of having energy drinks (ED) using laser Doppler Flowmetry technique LDF100C (Biopac systems Inc.) by determining physiological activities after having energy drinks on 12 healthy human subjects. Traditional Fourier analysis does not provide sufficient resolution to reveal characteristic low frequencies. For this, time frequency analysis was performed. After having energy drinks, it is observed that the amplitude of blood perfusion signal increases around two fold. The physiological activities which include five different frequency intervals (FI) of total spectrum (0.0095-1.6 Hz), each of them related to endothelial or metabolic (0.0095-0.02 Hz), sympathetic or neurogenic (0.02-0.06 Hz), myogenic (0.06-0.15 Hz), respiratory (0.15-0.4 Hz) and cardiac or heart (0.4-1.6 Hz) activity, was also measured in BPU2/Hz before and after having energy drinks by further analyzing frequency spectrum of the blood perfusion signal using Discrete Wavelet transform. We observed a significant change in these activities after having energy drinks. The amplitude of frequency spectrum of LDF signal related to metabolic and sympathetic activity increase around five fold. A little change is observed in myogenic function which increases around three fold.


Scientists involved in environmental studies are faced with many different analytical tasks, such as assembling baseline studies, evaluating the contributing influence of chemical discharge to complex natural systems, and modeling biological response. Industrial scientists are concerned with the mechanics of recycling materials and maintaining process control systems that minimize pollution. Governmental control agencies, such as the EPA, are interested in detecting the presence of specific environmental agents, as well as assessing environmental damage from human sources. Sometimes the problem is simply the enumeration of the presence or absence of constituents, whether natural or introduced. Other concerns deal with the influence that environmental factors will have on systemic response. Infield monitors and laboratory instrumentation may not directly measure these influence factors. Therefore, we are forced to make measurements of an indirect set of variables which may be only weakly correlated to the properties of interest in the system. Convenient and powerful multivariate methods have proven useful in managing and analyzing these types of complex problems. 16-1214 Figure 1. Chemometric fingerprints are used to detect surface discharge, characterize an aquifer's profile and determine the extent of stratigraphic leakage (11) Environmental Applications Overview © 2014 Page 2 For example, envision a chromatogram or spectral profile of a sediment extract as a fingerprint of the constituents in the sample. The pattern represents the varying amounts of the individual chemicals present. The variation contained in the signature patterns of these samples from multiple sites can reveal chemical relationships which can be characteristic of known natural phenomena or identified pollution sources. Chemometrics is a multivariate mathematical and statistical approach to the analysis and interpretation of analytical data. Pattern recognition methods have been used in chemometrics to reveal and evaluate complex relationships in a wide variety of environmental applications. These methods have contributed to the systematic understanding of sediment trace metal and organic concentrations arising from natural and anthropogenic sources. Chemometrics is also useful in evaluating biological response to natural or toxic factors, and can identify the source of the contamination. Common uses of this technique are to:  identify factors that are combinations of measurable variables;  illustrate groups or cluster associations among samples;  assess spatial distribution of environmental factors or perturbations; and  predict a property of interest (such as biological response to chemical perturbation). Environmental Applications This overview describes a series of applications in which chemometrics software has contributed to the understanding of complex environmental systems. The examples cited can be duplicated using Pirouette® multivariate modeling software and automated for routine analysis using InStepTM. Atmospheric and Sediment Processes  Distribution of natural or of toxic chemicals (1-3)  Source identification and regional influence (4-6)  Abatement and control (7, 8) Pollution modeling is generally pointed toward the identification of man-made sources of chemicals. By understanding the spatial and temporal variation of these pollutants, control measures can be applied to bring levels into compliance with environmental standards. Multivariate chemometric modeling techniques can help in situations where the emission of chemicals is added to natural sources of these same materials. The problem becomes one of discriminating the relative contributions of natural and human influence. Chemometrics can be used to discern structure in a dataset as a whole, even when individual measurements show only slight degrees of correlation. The most common use of the technology is to apportion the sources of pollution. In atmospheric studies, the relative impact of nature (such as the suspension of sea salt, or impact of forest fires) can be contrasted with suspended road dust, automotive emissions, and specific industrial contributions. Similarly, sediment studies can confirm the presence of chemicals in excess of what would be expected to occur naturally. Figure 2. Polluted versus non-polluted environmental samples can be reliably classified along with determining the source of contamination (15) PC 1 Offshore sites Coastal sites Industrial sites P C 2 Environmental Applications Overview © 2014 Page 3  Speeding of methods development  More effective multivariate calibration  Detection and monitoring of impurities The idea behind chemometric analysis is that you can effectively attribute a source to an environmental contaminant without the need to find specific marker compounds. By evaluating all of the data at once, complex data can be reduced to a set of interpretable patterns without making a priori assumptions about the cause of the perturbation. Not only does chemometrics supply an effective key to interpretation, the analysis yields predictive models that can be used successfully on a routine basis.


In this paper, we study the existence and uniqueness of solutions for the fuzzy differential equations in (EN)ⁿ using by Banach fixed point theorem. (EN)ⁿ is n-dimension fuzzy vector space.


In order to evaluate the strength of carbody structures of railway rolling stock made of laminated fiber-reinforced composite materials, total laminate approach was introduced. Structural analyses were conducted to check the basic design of the hybrid composite carbody structure of the Korean Tilting Train eXpress(TTX) with the service speed of 180㎞/h. The mechanical tests were also conducted to obtain strengths of composite laminates. The results shown that all stress components of composite carbody structures were inside of failure envelopes and total laminate approach was recommended to predict the failure of composite carbody structures at the stage of the basic design.


In this paper, we propose a new face recognition algorithm based on improved Euclid norm. The method, compared with conventional algorithm, has an improved recognition rate for face images with large variation in lighting direction. Testing our system on Yale face database, the recognition rate is 98.8%, which proves the face recognition algorithm is efficient.


We present temporal evolution of the spin Seebeck effect in a YIG|Pt bilayer system. Our findings reveal that this effect is a sub-microseconds fast phenomenon governed by the temperature gradient and the thermal magnons diffusion in the magnetic materials. A comparison of experimental results with the thermal-driven magnon-diffusion model shows that the temporal behavior of this effect depends on the time development of the temperature gradient in the vicinity of the YIG|Pt interface. The effective thermal-magnon diffusion length for YIG|Pt systems is estimated to be around 700nm.


On the basis of the data acquired in the last ten years, it can now be confirmed that, in some Neolithic localities in the Po and Friuli plains, the Neolithic in Northern Italy took root rapidly with the contemporary introduction of naked and hulled cereals (Hordeum vulgare/distichum, Triticum dicoccum, Tr. monococcum, Tr. aestivum/durum) and various species of pulses (Pisum sp., Lens culinaris, Vicia sp.lLathy rus sp., Vicia cfr. ervilia, Vicia cfr. faba). The forest development, which was initially quite homogeneous and compact, has progressively changed as a consequence to the intensive anthrophic activity. Only further re search can confirm how real the differences really are between the various settlements and in which way they are tied to the cultural differences of the various Neolithic groups and to the progressive passages from Mesolithic to Neolithic traditions.


The invention provides an auxiliary driving method, an automobile data recorder, a display device and a system. The method is applied to the automobile data recorder, and an angle threshold is set. The method further includes the steps that the angle of the sight line of a driver relative to the automobile driving direction is determined; when the angle of the sight line of the driver relative to the automobile driving direction is larger than the set angle threshold, the display device is controlled to provide the real-time automobile driving road condition for the driver within the sight line range of the driver, and therefore an automobile driving road condition can be provided for the driver according to the state of the driver.


A large sample test for equality of two Gaussian population normal limits (percentiles) is proposed and its properties investigated.In particular,its power is compared with that of the usual test in the case of homoscedastic populations.Several estimators of normal limits are examined and the rate of convergence of their distributions to the Gaussian distributsion examined.A pooled estimator of a normal limit is suggested in the case of two population normal limits being accped as identical, and its asymptotic properties compared with those of this paper are then illustrated on data from nerve conduction studies.


The invention discloses a preparation method of a filter core for adsorbing heavy metal, arsenic and fluorine in drinking water and application thereof. The preparation method comprises the following steps: selecting coconut shell granular activated carbon to carry out pretreatment; loading titanium dioxide on the surface of active carbon by using an impregnation method; drying the loaded active carbon to obtain a filter core for adsorbing heavy metal, arsenic and fluorine in drinking water. The invention also discloses application of the filter core. The filter core is applied to filter equipment to adsorb heavy metal, and arsenic and fluorine ions in the drinking water, the capacity of the active carbon for adsorbing a plurality of heavy metals and arsenic and fluorine ions is improved by loading TiO2, the national standard of the drinking water is achieved, guarantee of the safety of the drinking water for residents is facilitated, the production cost is obviously reduced by loading the TiO2 to the active carbon at normal temperature, and the method is simple and convenient, simple in equipment and easy to popularize.


Abstract : The project objectives of this report were: (1) To conduct investigations on thermal and acoustical signatures of the 10KW, 60HZ Model 018A Gasoline Engine Driven generator sets as mounted on the 619/M trailer; (2) To build experimental suppressors for the 10KW E-G sets and to test these suppressors; (3) To fabricate and deliver suppressors for two trailers; (4) To fabricate and deliver kits for four additional E-G sets; (5) To provide a data package. The seemingly impossible goal of 70dBA measured at 7 meters was achieved and was surpassed in fact. This was done without enclosing the entire set. The suppressor did not significantly increase the 10KW operating temperatures. The kit form of the design allows for rapid access for maintenance. The design eliminates recirculation when the set is mounted on a trailer, thus helping the cooling problem. The design reduces but does not eliminate the thermal signature problem.


After implementing a smart metering commercial process for High and Medium Voltage customers, as well as high consumption Low Voltage customers, EDP Distribuição decided to extend the process to the segments of public lighting and secondary substations (MV/LV). The process, designed to smart meter almost 124.000 facilities, was designated "Secondary Substations Smart Metering Campaign", and was to be carried out for a three years period. The expertise developed and acquired with the two previous Campaigns was vital to outline the process. The purpose of this paper is to explain the three major areas of the process, namely, Implementation Control, Field Technical Work and IT Update. Through almost three years many adjustments were introduced in all these areas in order to keep the Project on schedule, guarantee high standard quality and enhance the process, leading to the correct implementation of the infrastructure.


A key mediator of vascular EC barrier integrity, S1P, is derived from phosphorylation of sphingosine by the SK‐1 and SK‐2. While previous work indicates that SK‐1 can regulate EC barrier integrity, whether SK‐2 has a similar role remains to be determined.


Hematopoietic system is a crisis organ of ionization radiation cxposure. Hemopoietic pro-genitor cells, hematopoietic stem cells, hematopoietic microenvironment etc. show dose related damage after irradiaton, consequently, hematopoietic function is destroyed.


While several studies have shown how telemedicine and, in particular, home telemonitoring programs lead to an improvement in the patient's quality of life, a reduction in hospitalizations, and lower healthcare costs, different variables may affect telemonitoring effectiveness and purposes. In the present paper, an integrated software system, based on Sentiment Analysis and Text Mining, to deliver, collect, and analyze questionnaire responses in telemonitoring programs is presented. The system was designed to be a complement to home telemonitoring programs with the objective of investigating the paired relationship between opinions and the adherence scores of patients and their changes through time. The novel contributions of the system are: (i) the design and software prototype for the management of online questionnaires over time; and (ii) an analysis pipeline that leverages a sentiment polarity score by using it as a numerical feature for the integration and the evaluation of open-ended questions in clinical questionnaires. The software pipeline was initially validated with a case-study application to discuss the plausibility of the existence of a directed relationship between a score representing the opinion polarity of patients about telemedicine, and their adherence score, which measures how well patients follow the telehomecare program. In this case-study, 169 online surveys sent by 38 patients enrolled in a home telemonitoring program provided by the Cystic Fibrosis Unit at the "Bambino Gesù" Children's Hospital in Rome, Italy, were collected and analyzed. The experimental results show that, under a Granger-causality perspective, a predictive relationship may exist between the considered variables. If supported, these preliminary results may have many possible implications of practical relevance, for instance the early detection of poor adherence in patients to enable the application of personalized and targeted actions.


A GIS Based Tool To Determine Optimal Routes Rajeev Naroor Shashi S. Nambisan, Ph.D., P.E., Examination Committee Chair Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering University o f Nevada, Las Vegas Travel in urban and suburban areas is an important activity in an individual's daily time budget. Each trip is preceded by a planning process for selecting a "desirable" or an optimal route from the origin to destination. "Optimal" can take many forms, such as shortest time, shortest distance, least total cost, or safest/most reliable path. Reliable paths are of interest because of the impacts of congestion on travel tomes, and the resultant variability in travel times. A model to help identify optimal travel paths hased on travel time variability is developed in this research. Congestion on streets is one of the prime reasons for the variability of travel time on streets. In order to find an "optimal" route (based on minimizing expected travel time variability) from a source to destination factors influencing congestion were studied. Data were collected for these factors. Djikstra's algoritlim was used to develop a route finding application. The application considers factors related to recurrent and non recurrent congestion and their impacts on estimated travel times. Data for such factors influencing


The Atalante shielded process line (CBP) was hot commissioned in December 2003 to reprocess 13 kg of spent UOX fuel with a burnup of 52 GWd·t after 8 years of cooling. The head-end operations (chopping, dissolution, filtration) were performed in March 2004, producing 48 liters of a solution containing 250 g·L of U+Pu with a nitric acidity near 4.5 N. The solution was used for a PUREX Np test carried out in April 2005, resulting in quantitative neptunium extraction. The extraction cells were then entirely reconfigured to implement the DIAMEX process for separating the actinides and lanthanides from the other fission products. The PUREX Np extraction raffinate was used to test the DIAMEX flowsheet in November 2005. The PUREX Np and DIAMEX tests contributed toward demonstrating the technical feasibility of enhanced separation in the framework of the French radioactive waste management act of December 30, 1991.


A totally self-checking quad modular redundancy(TSC-QMR) system consists of a conventional QMR system monitored by a TSC circuit with two outputs in indicating information errors of redundancy modular and internal error of TSC circuits.The information error indication depends mainly on the output information errors,it can be used as a stop signal to prevent the propagation of erroneous.The circuits fault indication is independent of the output information errors,but it can shield errors of modular units and totally self-checking circuit itself.This totally self-checking fault-tolerant system achieves a high degree of availability and maintainability.


ABSTRACT The response surface methodology (RSM) was used to derive an optimum drying condition for garlic drying. The responses analyzed were L* value and Optical Index (OI) as a measure of color and rehydration ratio (RR) as well as final moisture content (Mf) which are important quality attributes of dehydrated products. L*, OI, RR and Mf varied from 70.6 to 85.0, 72.0 to 191.1, 2.2 to 3.2 and 5.4 to 10.2 % MC, respectively. An analysis of variance (ANOVA) revealed that drying temperature and slice thickness significantly (90% confidence level) affected L*, OI and RR while no effect was observed for airflow rate and relative humidity (RH). An optimum drying temperature of 70°C for drying 2 mm garlic slices is recommended.


This study employed CiteSpace to analyse service quality literature to determine its research fields, development context, and hotspots to assess the trending of literature and the development of perceived service quality research. To address the problem of lacking perceptual channel research, this study selected sensory tools to achieve perception, directly considering how customers perceive service quality, and used service quality dimensions and service interaction objects together to construct a sensory perception service quality model (SPSERVQUAL) comprising three dimensions and 45 contact units innovatively. An extensive survey of six service industries was conducted to identify measurement terms, which were optimised by using AMOS, and ten service characteristics were extracted.


Nuclear spins have been proposed for the embodiment of quantum information and yielded the most complex demonstrations of quantum algorithms to date. However, the weak thermal polarisation of nuclear spins in experimentally accessible conditions has presented a barrier to further scaling. Here, we discuss the benefits of a coupled electron spin to the nuclear spin qubit and demonstrate the ideas using the 14N nuclear spin in the N@C60 molecule. In addition to providing a resource for nuclear spin polarisation and detection, the electron spin can be exploited to perform ultrafast nuclear spin phase gates, which can in turn be used to dynamically bang‐bang decouple the nuclear spin from unwanted interactions. (© 2006 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)


One example embodiment relates to a non-non-volatile semiconductor memory and manufacturing method thereof. The semiconductor device includes a isolated layer protruding from a substrate, a separator, a tunnel insulation layer, a floating grid, a dielectric layer pattern and a control grid. The separator can be formed at the side wall of a projection of the isolated layer. The tunnel insulation layer can be formed on the substrate between adjacent isolated layers. The floating grid can be formed on the tunnel insulation layer. The floating grid contacts with the separator with crescent width from the bottom to the top. The pattern of the dielectric layer and the control grid can be formed on the floating grid orderly.


Studies of the electrophysiological indicators of the VCR in the Cows of the Jersey breed with different levels of autonomic regulation were not previously carried out, and their normal values in the accessible literature are not described. Given the subtlety of the mechanisms of autonomic heart regulation, there is a need to expand the diagnosis of very common heart disease in animals. The purpose of research is to study the electrophysiological parameters of the variability of the heart rhythm in cattle to assess the possibility of including them in an integrated approach to the analysis of the functioning of the heart in animals. The 103 healthy cows of the Jersey breed studied. The dependence of the change in electrophysiological indicators of the variability of the heart rhythm on the vegetative status of the animal has been studied. To register cardio intervalograms, a computer complex electrophysiological laboratory "Conan - 4.5" was used. The recording was carried out in cattle in a calm state in a standing position. The electrophysiological indicators of the VCR were studied. In this regard, it is advisable to include the assessment of these parameters to include in the basic set of a complex of diagnostics of heart disease in cattle.


Ultraviolet absorption spectra of thin films of polyethylene and of the paraffins C28H58 and C42H86 in the range 6-12 eV have been measured at 300 K and 4 K. This range covers the onset of intrinsic electronic excitations. The significance of the results is discussed briefly.


A novel cyclic carbazole oligomer, which contains the EL chromophore in the main-chain, for organic light-emitting diodes is described. The device structure of glass substrate/indium tin oxide/hole transport layer/cyclic oligomer (electron transport layer)/Al was employed. The EL device exhibited green light with a luminance of 60 cd/m2 at 15 V.


Conventional commercial thermal process for preparing Sikhae (Rice beverage) in a hermetically sealed container was evaluated to solve the nutritional deterioration and organoleptic inferiority problem caused by severe heat treatment. A milder thermal process with an aid of Nisin, a GRAS-grade, selectively germicidal compound, was introduced to destroy the putrefactive microorganisms. In this experiment, hot-filling method with Nisin, and thermal processing (at 110 for 15 minutes with Nisin, at 121 for 25 minutes without Nisin) were compared. The quality of Sikhae could be enhanced and over 90% of the thermal process could be conserved by this process in terms of sterilizing value without quality deterioration when processing the bottled Sikhae at 110 for 15 minutes .


Fully-integrated 200 GHz direct-conversion transmitter and receiver ICs in InP-HBT process are presented. The transmitter exhibits > 20 dB conversion gain for 190–217 GHz, with 16.5 dBm / 15.3 dBm saturated output power at 195 GHz / 200 GHz, consuming 1,250 mW. The receiver has >15dB conversion gain over 190–213 GHz, 825 mW dissipation, and 7.7-9.3 dB noise figure over 200–212 GHz. An LO phase shifter enables sets of these ICs to form phased-array transceivers.


We consider a collection of subsets of a set X defined in terms of a function on }(X); called the ∞iopen sets, which is not a topology but we show that some of the results established for topologies are valid for this collection. In particular, we define ‐∞iopen sets in a ∞ispace and characterize its properties. Also, we discuss the properties of ∞irare sets and characterize ‐∞iopen sets in terms of ∞irare sets.


The functions 1+z, ez, 1+Az, A∈(0,1] map the unit disc D to a domain which is symmetric about the x-axis. The Regular Coulomb wave function (RCWF) FL,η is a function involving two parameters L and η, and FL,η is symmetric about these. In this article, we derive conditions on the parameter L and η for which the normalized form fL of FL,η are subordinated by 1+z. We also consider the subordination by ez and 1+Az, A∈(0,1]. A few more subordination properties involving RCWF are discussed, which leads to the star-likeness of normalized Regular Coulomb wave functions.


The feasibility of a system which is capable of automating production of posterior dental restorations has been investigated. Data acquisition can be accomplished in a clinical setting using standard equipment to obtain stereoscopic views of the prepared tooth, adjacent and opposing teeth, and the jaw in motion. Data from the patient is digitized with a very high resolution digitizer. Stereophotogrammetric reconstruction and kinematic analysis establish the three-dimensional envelope in which the restoration must function. Ideal tooth profiles have been digitized for each of the fourteen unique teeth. Each tooth profile is represented by B-spline or Bezier curves and surfaces. Utilizing local influence properties of these curves and surfaces, the ideal profile can be modified to provide proper function and fill the available space, yielding a morphologically correct restor-ation which meets the unique design requirements for a specific patient. Spline curves and surfaces also ensure that the surfaces are well behaved, without discontinuities. This property facilitates generation of tool paths for numerically controlled machining. The latest version of Control Data Corporation's ICEM-DDN package, with its interface with the newly developed graphics programming language (GPL) is used to create those tool paths. Special consideration is given to unique requirements of mating internal and external sur-faces as well as to high precision, small size manufacturing.


In patients discharged from hospital and referred for rehabilitation, how does home rehabilitation compare with hospital rehabilitation?

### Design:

randomised controlled trial. ACTRN 12605000638639.

### Allocation:

concealed.

### Blinding:

blinded (occupational therapist, {data collectors, outcome assessors, and data analysts}*).

### Follow-up period:

6 months.

### Setting:

patients' homes or day hospitals in Adelaide, Australia.

### Patients:

229 patients (mean age 72 y, 52% women) who were medically stable, ready to be discharged from hospital, and required ⩾12 rehabilitation sessions. Patients were excluded if they lived outside of the health region or were judged by the referring physician to be unsuitable for rehabilitation.

### Intervention:

rehabilitation in a day hospital (n = 113) or at home (n = 116). Hospital rehabilitation consisted of 3-hour high-intensity individual or group sessions, 3–5 times/week for 4–6 …


The LHC magnet system, essentially composed of superconducting magnets operating at 1.9 K, has been largely commissioned in 2007-08. Before the serious incident of 19th September 2008, the magnet system was commissioned up to 7 kA (4 TeV proton beam energy); six (out of eight) sectors were commissioned up to 5.5 TeV and one up to 6.6 TeV. For more than one week, both beams have been injected, circulated and captured in the RF bucket, thus assessing the optics at injection energy. The incident in sector 3-4, originated by a serious defect of a high-current joint between magnets with large collateral damage, has changed the plans: 53 magnets in the damaged zone have been substituted or repaired meanwhile a campaign of consolidation is under way to allow safe restart of the accelerator in fall 2009. All these points and other issues presented and discussed, with emphasis on the incident in sector 3-4.


The psychological and pedagogical aspects of identifying the professional abilities in electrical engineering from the graduates of general educational institutions are analyzed. The diagnostics of individual peculiarities in students of the university's preparatory courses by methods of professional orientation and professional selection has been provided. The method of determining of directions for pre-university training of students through the questioning of professional interests, formation and phased development of their personal professional-oriented interests is offered. The complex of methods of the individual approach for identifying the professional abilities of entrants in electrical engineering is determined. The psychological requirements for future specialists in the field of electrical engineering are established.


The properties of tungsten nitride thin films deposited by both reactive RF-magnetron sputtering from tungsten targets in Argon/N-2, and RF generated nitrogen ions bombardment of previously sequentially deposited tungsten layers have been investigated. Films exhibited smaller erosion than pure tungsten in Argon plasmas at NANO-PSI expanding thermal plasma device.


Current digital medial lives of young people and adults in different geopolitical spaces and a disparity of experiences within these spaces calls for systematically revisiting some problematic assu ...


The utility model relates to a high efficient hot pipe cooler for cooling liquid. The utility model is composed of hot pipes, a baffle with a box body and a blower. The upper parts of all hot pipes are provided with fins, the blower, an air inlet and an air outlet are arranged on the upper part of the box body, and the lower part of the box body is provided with an inlet and an outlet. The utility model has the advantages of water and cooling tower saving, high heat exchanging efficiency, convenient hot pipe cleaning and no polluted cooling medium.


Symbolic algebraic modeling and analysis techniques for DEDS are applied to the landing gear subsystem in the new Swedish fighter aircraft, JAS 39 Gripen. Our methods are based on polynomials over ...


The purpose of this study was to identify biomarkers for the diagnosis of gout in Chinese Han males using methylation microarray profiling.


The research aims to determine how teaching media and vocabulary mastery affects students'speaking skills at SMAN Kabupaten Cirebon. The population of this research was all students atSMA Negeri in Kabupaten Cirebon, speaking skills as part of English. The sample of thisresearch is taken based on the multiple-stage method with similar characteristics andprobability. In this research, the writer randomly takes the ten great students at SMA Negeri inKabupaten Cirebon into the sample; one experiment group and one control group. In thisresearch, there are two kinds of instruments: one is to measure the student's speaking skill, andthe other is to determine the student's learning styles. Data analysis used SPSS version 20, with asignificant level of = 0.05. The requirement analysis uses a normality test, homogeneity test, andtwo-way ANOVA. There is a significant interaction effect of teaching media and vocabularymastery on students' speaking skills. The value of Fo = 5.225 proves that, and Sig = 0.025<0.05. There is a significant effect of teaching media on students' speaking skills. That is provedby Fo = 13.822 and sig = 0.000 < 0.05. There is a significant effect of vocabulary mastery onstudents' speaking skills. That is proved by Fo = 36.140 and Sig. 0.000 > 0.05.


In this paper we present an epidemic model affecting an age-structured population. We show by numerical simulations that this demographic structure can induce persistent oscillations in the epidemic. The model is then extended to encompass a stage-structured disease within an age-dependent population. In this case as well, persistent oscillations are observed in the infected as well as in the whole population.


We devised and developed a novel directive projection screen for applications such as personal use, small group meeting, automotive pillar, and near‐eye. This screen reflects diffused light at an angle Δθview around a direction deviated by θview from the direction of the projector. By applying this screen to automobiles, for example, by installing a projector at a position slightly shifted from the driver, it is possible to reflect the projected light with high efficiency to a certain range around the face of driver. To realize such a characteristic, a hollow corner cube retroreflector (CCR) was modified as follows. The bottom surface of the CCR was tilted by θview/2 to change the direction of the reflected light by θview from the retroreflection direction. In addition, three sides' surfaces of the CCR were curved, so that the light to be diffused within a designed angle (θview ± Δθview/2). The novel retroreflector CCR (D‐CCR) has a single divergent surface with a three‐sided curved surface. We fabricated a prototype with θview = 10° and Δθview = 16° (i.e., the viewing angle for a single D‐CCR, 10° ± 8°), simulated, and measured its optical properties. We closely confirmed the desired characteristics in which an optical gain of 16 was obtained.


The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of using a constructed wetlands to degrade selected pesticides from wastewater and to evaluate their removal efficiency. In addition, a bio-preparation was used to increase the efficiency of the process, the rate of degradation and reduce the half-life of the compounds in wastewater. Pesticides from the triazole group of fungicides, which are commonly used in agriculture, were selected for the experiments. The study was conducted on a pilot scale, over 3 y, in two identical constructed wetlands systems supported and not supported by microorganisms. At the same time, in order to identify fungicides, an analytical method based on liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry was optimized, enabling the determination of applied pesticides in wastewater with satisfactory sensitivity, accuracy and precision. The results obtained indicate that the applied constructed wetlands bed method for the treatment of pesticides from wastewater using Phragmites australis had a high average efficiency (88.1%). In the fungicide group, on day 2, the removal efficiency ranged from 21% to 25% in the constructed wetlands bed, while with biopreparation support it ranged from 22% to 26.6%. The removal efficiency on day 14 was already 84%. The kinetics of fungicide decomposition in the constructed wetlands bed was determined on the basis of mathematical models and equations of the dynamics of pesticide disappearance in wastewater. The parameters of DT 50 half-life of pesticides in wastewater and the parameters of theoretical time to reach the concentration level of 0.01 mg/L were determined. The microorganisms used increased pesticide removal efficiency by up to 7 d.


Many organisms secrete antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) for protection against harmful microbes. The present study describes detection of botulinum neurotoxoids A, B and E using AMPs as recognition elements in an array biosensor. While AMP affinities were similar to those for anti-botulinum antibodies, differences in binding patterns were observed and can potentially be used for identification of toxoid serotype. Furthermore, some AMPs also demonstrated superior detection sensitivity compared to antibodies: toxoid A could be detected at 3.5 LD50 of the active toxin in a 75-min assay, whereas toxoids B and E were detected at 14 and 80 LD50 for their respective toxins.


Synoptic images with improved varied spatial and temporal resolution from satellite remote sensing technology have been used for urban growth and land-use classification studies. The multi-date satellite data has been found useful for study of time variant processes including urban expansion. The continuing population growth in the cities of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is due to continuing migration of people from the countryside to the major cities for better prospects, rapid industrialization and expansion in business and commerce as well as service sector. Therefore there is an urgent need for timely monitoring of urban scenario through all available means including Satellite Remote Sensing Technology so that the changing patterns are systematically studied and future developments are properly planned. This paper shows some examples of Urban sprawl monitoring of Taif area of KSA utilizing high resolution multidate data using visual and digital image processing technique. The results of such studies can provide timely valuable quantitative and qualitative inputs to the managers concerned to urban planning and development. Also there is a need of collaboration among metropolitan development agencies in KSA to address common urban problems should be encouraged to achieve best results.


We examine how a group of highly-skilled migrants from Sri Lanka made sense of occupational downgrading associated with their career transition to the UK. Our findings highlight three distinct sensemaking narratives that enabled the migrant employees to develop a more positive identity in the face of occupational downgrading. While all the narratives followed a similar cognitive pattern, one that represented the occupational world in terms of a cultural opposition between 'us' and 'them', the choice of a particular sensemaking narrative was shaped by the organisational context in which the migrant employees were embedded. In particular, the migrant workers' emotional experiences within their new organisation influenced the way in which they discursively framed the 'us versus them' relationship. We contribute to the international migration literature by theorizing how sensemaking links identity to migrants' occupational experiences in new organisational contexts. This article examines migrants' lived experiences with racism in Wrocław, Poland. Drawing on qualitative research conducted among high-skilled migrants, it analyzes various ways migrants encounter, understand, and cope with racism. Our case study broadens discussion about migration and racism by analyzing an Eastern European, post-socialist, predominantly "white" receiving society seldom researched in terms of racism. The article problematizes the assumption that high-skilled migrants experience only minor problems with incorporation. Furthermore, it suggests the importance of racial boundaries in a non-Western society that lacks a colonial background and long-standing relations with migrants. Therefore, our article contributes to a better understanding of how local settings inform the experiences of high-skilled migrants, which are often lost in abstract concepts of global flows and spaces


The present study investigated the insecticidal potency of phytochemicals from three indigenous botanicals namely Moringa oleifera (Drumstick tree), Vernonia amygdalina (Bitter leaf) and Ocimum gratissimum (Scent leaf) against adult mosquitoes of the Anopheles species, Aedes species and Culex species cum their larval habitats. Collection of the mosquito larval was made after scouting and identifying their breeding sites using scoops, plastic containers, sieves etc. Larva collection was done in the wet season (April to October) while the collected larva were conveyed to the laboratory and reared until they emerged into adults. A bioassay comprising twenty five adult mosquitoes from each of the three adult mosquito species were exposed to the botanicals at three different concentrations (5g/10ml, 10g/10ml and 15g/10ml) to assess their insecticidal potency which was measured through their knockdown rate (kdr) and mortality rate. The kdr were recorded at intervals for an hour while the mortality rates were recorded after 24hours of exposure. A total of 400 mosquito larva were collected and five larval habitat encountered. The three botanicals showed insecticidal potency against the adult mosquito species. However, O. gratissimum had the highest potency at 15g/10ml against Anopheles (46%) and Culex (34%) species respectively (p □ 0.05). Aedes spp was resistant to the botanicals which may be due to a resistance barrier mechanism in Aedes spp that the botanicals lack the ability to break. The botanicals could be adopted in the control of adult mosquitoes as they are biodegradable, eco-friendly and economical in contrast to synthetic insecticides with a view to consolidating global efforts on mosquito-borne diseases control and elimination with little or no human or environmental hazard.


A closed-loop robust distribution state estimator was investigated. An approach that is suitable for medium voltage distribution networks which are either under-determined with limited real-time measurements or over-determined but with delayed information from smart meters was developed. The state estimator was designed to be robust against the effect of measurement errors, the type, location and accuracy of measurements, as well as temporary failure of the smart metering communication system. A machine learning function provides reliable input information to a robust state estimation algorithm. The output of the state estimator is then fed back to the machine learning function creating a closed-loop information flow which improves the performance of the state estimator. Test results and analysis on a 33-node system are provided.


Based on single-shot spectral interferometry, transient measuring technology of laser wakefield at the SILEX-I: Ti: Sapphire Laser is developed. The wakefield is captured with ~140 fs resolution over a temporal region of 1 ps.


Considered the founder of Art History in Portugal with a rigorous method, Joaquim de Vasconcelos was also a Musicologist, Museologist, Teacher and Professor, Art Critic and a "champion" of visual transmission "systems" like Photography and Drawing. His capacity for critical analysis, his anarchic enthusiasm for various areas of knowledge, providing ways of thinking and acting when almost everything was still undone, impose him as an anti-mythical and unique character who created his own legend, a myth and a romantic hero, a master of himself far beyond from Gottfried Semper (1803-1879) or Giambattista Cavalcaselle (1819-1897) just to point out two of the masters that he admired. Homeland squares are not only a way of referring how tiles are a very important part of the Portuguese identity puzzle, but also a way of alluding to the geometry of parallels and meridians that Joaquim de Vasconcelos drew when trying to identify the Art in Portugal.


Objective:To study the aging promotion of ultra-high pressure water jet on micro-ingredients in liquor.Methods:To test micro-ingredients in liquor underwent different aging procedures as from 0.1 MPa to 350 MPa.Results:Content of fusel oil as isoamylol and isobutanol et al.decreased,and content of acetaldehyde and acetal et al.also decreased in liquor underwent ultra-high pressure water jet aging procedure.With the increase of pressure,in aging cycle,content of total acid increased,while content of three major esters in liquor decreased for different degrees.Conclusion:By testing of micro-ingredients changes in liquor treated with ultra-high pressure water jet procedure,the present study showed an enlighten significance in liquor aging promotion investigation.


We report on the synthesis and characterization of a solid-state polymer electrolyte with enhanced lithium transport based on a self-assembled diblock copolymer. The diblock copolymer consists of a poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) block and a random copolymer of methyl methacylate (MMA) and lithium salt of methacrylic acid (MAALi). Lithium bis(oxalato)borate, LiBC 4 O 8 (LiBOB) was used as salt in the dry electrolyte. Impedance and temperature studies were carried out to characterize the conductivity performance of the electrolyte. The diblock copolymer [PEO-b-(PMMA-ran-PMAALi)] with added LiBOB (in the molar ratio ethylene oxide:LiBOB = 3:1) was used to form flexible translucent films, which exhibited an average ionic conductivity value of 1.26 X 10 -5 S cm -1 at room temperature (21 °C). Transmission electron microscopy was performed to characterize the morphology of the polymer, and differential scanning calorimetry was carried out to study the thermal properties of the electrolyte.


Labour will take robust action to end the self-regulation of [UK] Department for International Development private contractors, establishing and enforcing new rules to ensure aid is used to reduce ...


Variety x nematicide trials are planted throughout the South African sugar industry to study the response of varieties to nematode damage. Data from one such trial conducted over nine crops showed that the average ERC yield for the control plots ranged from 3.8 to 8.1 t/ha with NCo376 being the better performing variety. The nematicide treated plots produced ERC yields of 8.8 to 12.4 t/ha, with N16 the better performing variety. Treating each crop with a nematicide increased the yield of each of the varieties. The greater yields were due more to an increase in cane quantity (t sucrose/ha, t ERC/ha, t cane/ha, population, length) than cane quality (ERC, Pol, purity, Brix), although the effect was variety dependent. In the untreated control plots scattering the burnt cane tops or green cane harvesting, and changing the time of harvest from late season to earlier in the season, were associated with increased ERC yields.


The fourth in a series of articles about the practical aspects of telehealth, this paper provides advice and information for specialists to communicate effectively with patients during a telehealth video consultation.


Abstract In this paper, I examine a case of vowel insertion found in Savo and Pohjanmaa dialects of Finnish that is typically called "epenthesis", but which demonstrates characteristics of both phonetic excrescence and phonological epenthesis. Based on a phonological analysis paired with an acoustic corpus study, I argue that Finnish vowel insertion is the mixed result of phonetic excrescence and the phonologization of these vowels, and is related to second-mora lengthening, another dialectal phenomenon. I propose a gestural model of second-mora lengthening that would generate vowel insertion in its original phonetic state. The link to second-mora lengthening provides a unified account that addresses both the dialectal and phonological distribution of the phenomenon, which have not been linked in previous literature.


The present invention discloses a kind of resource optimization method and an apparatus belonging to the field of computers. The method comprising: detecting a current opening process is a predetermined type of process; if the current opening process of the detected predetermined type process, the query other processes currently running in a suspendable process; query to the said suspendable process at least one process is suspended. The invention upon detection of a predetermined type of process has been started, the other process hangs, to ensure that the resources of the predetermined type process runs needed, not only to solve the prior art that certain processes to run Insufficient system resources problem, solves the object of the prior art requires the user to manually close applications or processes, as well as user specific error shutdown some system processes thereby cause a system crash, to run smoother lifting a predetermined type of process with limited resources, to improve the performance of the device .


In accordance with the complex reservoir geology and high temperature and high salinity in fault block He 31 of Xianhezhuang oilfield, laboratory experiment has been conducted to optimize the formula of plugging agent, and good result has been achieved in field application.