—We introduce a new reduced-Hamiltonian scheme for realizing universal quantum computing in strongly coupled multi-qubit systems. This technique provides analytic solutions to the time evolution of the system, so that experimentalists can easily chose system parameters to realize desired quantum gates. We show how to implement arbitrary controlled-unitary operations in a one-dimensional nearest-neighbor architecture by deriving system parameters to achieve these operations. The key feature of the scheme is that all gate operations are realized by varying only a single control parameter, which greatly reduces the circuit complexity. Furthermore, we do not require the ability to tune couplings during a computation. We also show how the scheme can be extended to realize a controlled-unitary operation, involving N control qubits and one target qubit, in a single pulse.


This suture push-in device (1) for moving a connecting part formed between one end part and another end part of a suture (S) to a sutured part of tissue within the body, the suture (S) suturing the tissue and the one end part and other end part thereof being passed through a natural opening and guided out of the body, comprises a flexible outer cylinder (10) and a flexible rod-shaped body (20) inserted into the outer cylinder (10) so as to move forward and backward. A pair of mutually facing side holes (11, 12) are formed on a distal end side of the outer cylinder (10) such that the suture (S) is inserted therethrough; an engaging part (13) extending in the axial direction of the outer cylinder (10) is formed on an inner peripheral surface on the distal end side of the outer cylinder (10); and an engaged part (24) which engages with the engaging part (13) and slides along the engaging part (13) is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the rod-shaped body (20).


Public demands for better public services make City Government inevitably have to keep abreast of information technology (IT) promises high efficiency and better service. Some problems are planning the needs of both hardware, software and human resources are still done partially, as well as procurement, so that the grand design of IT needs to support smart city is very necessary. Data collection methods are quantitative and qualitative using observation, interviews, questionnaires and documentation studies. The results are compiled using the Four-stage e-government growth model method: (1) cataloging, (2) transactions, (3) vertical integration, and (4) horizontal integration. Comprehensive discussion on strategy and design, sustainable smart city planning with attention to several strengths and weaknesses are discussed with special emphasis placed on the extent to which the contribution of smart city sustainable development goals. Identification of challenges and opportunities using evaluation and comparison approaches with each other is in line with the smart city idea of sustainability. The gap in the sustainable smart city blueprint requires an integrated approach based on applied theoretical perspectives to harmonize existing problems and identification solutions for future practices in the field of planning and development of sustainable smart city blueprints. Blueprint smart city to operate properly requires the development and development of infrastructure all of which must be adapted to local environmental conditions, as well as the legal umbrella for sustainable management such as regulations and so forth


textabstractThe main aim of this thesis was to evaluate the efficacy of three phases
of a treatment algorithm of inpatients with severe depression: phase I
optimal antidepressant monotherapy (plasma level targeted dose
imipramine or high-dose (375 mg/day) venlafaxine); phase II subsequent
lithium addition in case of insufficient improvement of antidepressant
monotherapy; phase Ill subsequent ECT in case of insufficient
improvement of antidepressant-lithium treatment. Additionally, this
thesis aims to further investigate predictors of antidepressant treatment
response, i.e. early drug response, gender and menopausal status.


2 Abstract: One of the major shortcomings of conventional and rather high-rise structures is increasing lateral displacements arising from lateral forces which finally make the entire project un-economical. In this research, effort has been made to investigate the effect of shear walls arrangements on the lateral displacement of the structure. Two types of structures including 16 and 32-storeys frameswith different arrangements of shear panels were examined. The findings indicate that compared to other frames, the performance of frame no. 1 in both types of structures was poor in controlling the overall displacement of structure. Furthermore, more number of shear panels are not necessarily effective in reducing the overall displacement of structure but the type of arrangement had significant effect. Along the same lines, frames (2) and (3) in both types of structures have been introduced as the best arrangements due to the remarkable effect in reduction overall displacement of structure by 70 to 80%.


Regression testing is costly and frequently used testing it used for modifying the software. In Regression testing also ensure that changing portion does not effect on unchanging portion. In other way , we can say that regression testing is also a software development process. It is critical part of software maintenance. it occupies a large portion of budget in the maintenance that means the regression testing is costly testing and frequently needed this testing to do changes in a software. Basically if we want to reduced the cost of regression testing so easily and comfortably we can modify our softwares.In this paper, we are planning to propose an enhanced regression test selection method in black-box environment which reduces the regression testing cost using ETL technique. Also we are using this technique in different databases. General Terms Regression testing, ETL technique, Data warehouse, Black box testing


The rupture and deformation of Shaft wall in the vertical topsoil in coal mining, which appears on the common and also is relatively unique phenomenon in China. Today with the increasing of the deep and extra deep Shaft, the destruction of the Shaft wall brings us more difficult task. To solve this basic problem need to figure out the shaft wall rupture mechanism. This paper discusses the current research status of the shaft wall, existence problems and content of the research. We did a lot of engineering investigation and analysis. Focus on the structure design of the wall, the main factors of influence rupture, mechanical characteristics of side wall and etc. Summarizing the shortage that in the study of the shaft wall rupture mechanism, making a supplementary . At the same time, the corresponding relationship between the vertical pressure with the groundwater level, between the groundwater level with vertical additional force. Maximum value of the vertical additional force . The inner link between vertical additional force with vertical pressure, with the depth of surface soil, with the diameter of the mineshaft, the thickness of side wall, the measures for preventing vertical shaft flood. From the five aspects, which reveal the content, analysis the object of study, and show the important significance of research.


Well planned design basis documentation (DBD) programs make the difference between placing usable information in the hands of the people who need it or just placing another book on the shelf. The NRC requires that the basis for system design be available to ensure that the systems are being properly operated and maintained. The nuclear industry is implementing DBD programs as a means of making the design information available to their staffs. These design basis documentation programs are being cited by the NRC as the solution to the lack of design information noted during inspections and audits. Implementing a DBD program is a large undertaking and must be carefully planned to ensure that the end product will really meet the users' needs. It also requires making decisions and meeting commitments. This paper addresses the requirements of implementing an effective DBD program.


Concrete is the most widely used construction material, and carbon nano-fiber (CNF) has many advantages in both mechanical and electrical properties such as high strength, high Young's modulus, improved fatigue resistance, self-monitoring behavior due to the high tensile strength and high conductivity. In this study, pulse velocity method was used to characterize properties of concrete containing carbon nano-fiber. Concrete modulus correlations are presented in the form of regression equations.


ABSTRACT Despite offering some protection for refugees, realpolitik in international affairs ensures that the paradigm of human security remains aspirational rather than practical. This paper begins by providing a brief snapshot of the current global refugee crisis, encompassing multiple local crises in the Middle East, Europe, Africa, and Latin America. It next details the international community's response to these crises, highlighting the punitive policies used by the Australian government and the European Union (EU) to impede the asylum process. Lastly, the paper will assess whether the framework of human security can support the right to asylum, a right that is enshrined in international law. Following a brief introduction to the concept of human security, the paper will explore its strengths and limitations, examining whether it offers a complementary source of protection to the right to asylum in the face of eroding refugee rights. I argue that human security is a useful but imperfect framework for protecting refugee rights.


⟨001⟩-oriented (K0.5Na0.5)(Nb0.97Sb0.03)O3 (KNNS) ceramics with a narrow orientation distribution (full width at half maximum=7.0°) were produced by templated grain growth using NaNbO3 templates. Excellent electromechanical properties were obtained from −70 °C to the polymorphic phase transition (PPT) at 160 °C. Textured KNNS ceramics show very high electromechanical coupling factors kp=0.64 and k31=0.37, high piezoelectric constants d33=208–218 pC/N and d31=−82 pC/N, and modest strain hysteresis (6.3%) at room temperature. These properties are superior to those of randomly oriented KNN-based ceramics with similar PPT temperatures.


Three iso-nitrogenous complete feeds containing mustard straw at 40 (T1), 50 (T2) and 60 (T3) per cent levels were formulated and evaluated using 18 Marwari rams by conducting feeding trial of 28 days followed by metabolism trial for 7 days. The dry matter intake was 80.90, 77.01 and 74.74 g/0.75 and 3.68, 3.50 and 3.41 kg/100kg BW, respectively, in T1, T2 and T3 groups without any significant differences. Apparent digestibility of dry matter, gross nutrients and fibre fractions were similar among the three diets. The DCP and TDN contents of complete feeds were 10.33 and 57.38, 9.89 and 54.26 and 9.12 and 53.03 per cent, respectively in T1, T2 and T3 treatment groups. There was no significant difference between groups in the intake of DCP and TDN per kg metabolic body weight. All animals were in positive nitrogen, calcium and phosphorus balances and there was no differences between treatment groups. It can be concluded that mustard straw can be incorporated in the complete feed up to 60% level without much adverse effect on voluntary feed intake and utilization of nutrients in sheep.


Fraction concept is one of the learning problems that often occurs in elementary students. Elementary student's misconceptions can be caused by teacher's misconceptions. PGSD students are teacher candidates, so they must have the correct concept then they can teach the concept of fractions correctly too. Learning must be an inspiration for students when they become teachers later. One medium that can be used to teach fraction concepts is media based on Montessori. Local culture can support the use of Montessori media. This study aims to design and validate the learning sequence of PGSD Students in using Montessori media, to develop design principles to teach fraction concepts in elementary school students. The approach in this research is design research which includes three phases, namely design, trial and assessment. In the design phase, researchers formulate students' prior knowledge and learning objectives. This is used as the basis for the sequence of learning. This stage of learning is evaluated in a repeat trial phases, the hypothesis design principle is developed and from which the learning stages are redesigned. The results of the assessment phase, together with the experience of the previous cycle and research review, are used to perfect the design principles of the student's learning sequences so they can teach the concept of fractions correctly.


Introduction 1. Mathematical background 2. Thermodynamics terms 3. The first law of thermodynamics 4. The second law of thermodynamics 5. Statistical interpretation of entropy 6. Properties of simple systems 7. Applications to simple systems 8. Partial and apparent molar properties 9. Ideal solutions 10. Fugacity and activity 11. Standard states 12. The equilibrium constant 13. Heterogeneous and open systems 14. Solid solutions 15. Gaseous solutions 16. Aqueous electrolyte solutions 17. Redox systems 18. Speciation calculations


Arctigenin, a dibenzylbutyrolactone lignan, enhances cisplatin‐mediated cell apoptosis in cancer cells. Here, we sought to investigate the effects of arctigenin on cisplatin‐treated non‐small‐cell lung cancer (NSCLC) H460 cells. The 3‐(4,5‐dimethylthiazol‐2‐yl)‐2,5‐diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay and annexin‐V/propidium iodide staining were performed to analyze the proliferation and apoptosis of H460 cells. Arctigenin dose‐dependently suppressed cell proliferation and potentiated cell apoptosis, coupled with increased cleavage of caspase‐3 and poly(ADP‐ribose) polymerase. Moreover, arctigenin sensitized H460 cells to cisplatin‐induced proliferation inhibition and apoptosis. Arctigenin alone or in combination with cisplatin had a significantly lower amount of survivin. Ectopic expression of survivin decreased cell apoptosis induced by arctigenin (P < 0.05) or in combination with cisplatin (P < 0.01). Moreover, arctigenin (P < 0.05) or in combination with cisplatin (P < 0.01) induced G1/G0 cell‐cycle arrest. Our data provide evidence that arctigenin has a therapeutic potential in combina‐tion with chemotherapeutic agents for NSLC.


Examination of the "Epacris tasmanica Complex", indicates that both major clusters identified in the morphometric analysis of Crowden and Menadue (�990), contain taxonomic units additional to those originally published. Two new species, E. graniticola R.K. Crowden and E. moscalianus R.K. Crowden have been separated from the E. virgata group. A morphometric analysis of the designated E. tasmanica component of Cluster B, using floral characters only, has resolved two additional taxa. Taxonis the type of E. squarrosa Hook. f., subsequently renamed E. tasmanica W.M. Curtis. Taxon 2 is identified as a new species E. cerasicollina R.K. Crowden. A new diagnostic key has been prepared which differentiates all currently known taxa within the "E. tasmanica Complex". Introduction The "Epacris tasmanica Complex" (Jarman and Crowden �977; Crowden and Menadue �990), comprises a group of Tasmanian Epacris species which share the common floristic characters of "corolla tube +/- campanulate and about equal in length to the sepals, anthers exserted above the plane of the corolla lobes" and "long styles with varying degrees of basal swelling, which position the stigmas at the top of or above the anthers". Within the group definitive separation of five species ( E. acuminata Benth., E. barbata Melville, E exserta R. Br., E. glabella S.J. Jarman and E. stuartii Stapf) is relatively straightforward because their respective morphologies feature at least one character which will permit of their unambiguous identification. However, the other two species ( E. tasmanica W.M. Curtis and E. virgata Hook. f.) have long been regarded as problematical because of their variable and partially overlapping morphologies. Over recent years, the reported range of occurrence of E. virgata has expanded from restricted locations around the Asbestos Range (west of the Tamar River in northern Tasmania) to include new sites east of the Tamar River as well as a number of locations in southern Tasmania. Earlier botanists had known of and had commented on the disjunct distribution of E. virgata, Hooker (�860) citing the distribution as "Asbestos hills, Yorktown, and "between Hobarton and Huon, Gunn". Despite this, the southern populations were included in E. squarrosa Hook. f. in the Floras of Rodway (�903) and Curtis (�962). E. squarrosa was later determined as an invalid name and emended by Curtis (�969) to E. tasmanica W.M. Curtis. A morphometric study carried out by Crowden and Menadue (�990), involving 37 populations of the "Epacris tasmanica Complex" yielded two major clusters. Epacris tasmanica Cluster A integrated all northern and southern populations nominated as E. virgata, on the basis of which an emended description for E. virgata was prepared. Cluster A also contained E. stuartii and an unidentified taxon, E. aff. exserta Mt Cameron, and was bordered by a minor group containing E. glabella. Epacris aff. exserta Mt Cameron is now considered to be a new species and is discussed further below. E. tasmanica Cluster B was made up of E. tasmanica W.M. Curtis (excepting the southern populations of E. virgata), plus E. barbata and a minor group containing E. exserta. A later study of pollen exine ornamentation in Epacris by Menadue and Crowden (�99�) separated populations of the "E. tasmanica Complex" into the same two groups, in


A complex clinical social study of health status, life style and conditions of infants aged 3 months to 1 year in migrant families living in Pushkino district of Moscow region for more than 2 years was carried out. The study has revealed that children in migrant families fall behind in physical development, most of them show a delay of psychomotor development, the level of revealed pathology is significantly higher vs. children of famia lies permanently residing in the area. The data acquired indicate the need of intent attention to the children in migrant families from both medical and social authorities. Key words: children, health status, physical development, children's condition.


Independent monetary policy committees are a simple way of attaining relatively low inflation without completely sacrificing an activist role for monetary policy. If central bankers' types are unknown, then for a wide range of parameters an independent committee achieves higher social welfare than either a zero-inflation rule or discretionary policy conducted by an opportunistic central banker. A key reason for the committee's superior performance is that committee members are relatively likely to opt for low inflation and building a reputation when shocks are small. When large shocks hit the economy, the incentive to react outweighs the reputationbuilding benefit.


The problem of the genesis of free radicals encountered in coals and petroleum is analysed. Two hypotheses concerned with the botanical origin and the effect of natural radioactivity are put forward. Whereas the former does not seem to be able to withstand the critical discussion of the observations, the latter, combined with the geothermal hypothesis, allows, on the contrary, to suggest a solution for this problem.


Aim To investigate the role and influence of JAK2/STAT3 pathway in the cardioprotection of postconditioning by sevoflurane against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats in vivo.Methods Seventy-five healthy male SD rats(250~300 g) were randomly divided into five groups(n=15 each): Sham-operation group(S),ischemic reperfusion group(CON),AG-490 group(AG),sevoflurane postconditioning group(Sev-p),sevoflurane postconditioning+AG-490 group(AG+Sev-p).Rats were made into myocardial I/R models produced by occlusion of anterior descending branch of left coronary artery for 30 min followed by 120 min reperfusion.Rats in the sham-operation group were opened the chest to braid for ringer without deligation.In group AG and Sev-p+AG,AG-490(a specific JAK inhibitor) 3 mg·kg-1 was given iv 10 min before reperfusion.In group(Sev-p) and(Sev-p+AG),rats received 2.8% sevoflurane 2 min before reperfusion for 5 min.Saline was infused to each rat at the rate of 5 ml·kg-1·h-1 until the operation was over.HR and MAP were recorded and RPP was calculated.Ten rats were randomly selected from each group,and sacrificed end of 120 min reperfusion for assessment of ischemic and infarct area by triphenyltetrazolium chloride staining.The other five rats were sacrificed 10 min after reperfusion for determination of total and phosphorylated JAK2,STAT3 expression in myocardium by Western blot.Results Compared with other groups,the groups of Sev-p and AG+Sev-p resulted in a significant reduction of MAP,HR and RPP(P0.05),but after 10 min of washout,the recovery were similar in each group.The infract areas were significantly smaller in group Sev-p than in others.There were no significant differences in the size of infarct area between group CON and group AG(P0.05).The phosphorylated JAK-2 and STAT3 expression was significantly higher in group Sev-p than in others(P0.05).AG-490 could significantly cut down the phosphorylated JAK-2 STAT3 expression(P0.05).Conclusions Sevoflurance postconditioning effectively protects against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats.The JAK2-STAT3 signaling pathway activation is involved in the protective effect.


Resolution 1757 (2007) has come into force in challenging circumstances in terms of Lebanese politics. At the time of writing, Lebanon's government is at a deadlock between two political alliances known as March 8 and March 14. While the latter has welcomed the Resolution, the former has expressed reservations about the impact of the Resolution's passage on Lebanese sovereignty. Further challenges to the legitimacy of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon ( STL ) are posed by (1) Lebanon's historical context including its 15-year war followed by selective impunity; (2) the highly selective nature of the jurisdiction of the STL and (3) the political context and fears that the STL itself will act as an instrument for foreign powers. This article suggests that the UN and STL can address some of these legitimacy challenges through their operations, including the transparent selection of judges and senior officials; attracting funding from a variety of states; and effective outreach. Above all, the STL should be differentiated from the other Tribunals. It should be seen as the logical next step to the International Independent Investigative Commission. In addition, the STL should strive to leave a lasting legacy in Lebanon and in the field of international criminal law.


Instructional Design is not an exact science, especially in a traditional classroom context. Teachers plan, perform and evaluate their lessons in an ad-hoc manner. Their decisions, however, share a common basis, which includes but is not limited to didactic methodologies, past courses experience, students' characteristics and prior knowledge, available material and time, goals to be achieved and expectations to be fulfilled. All this information is fragmented in various and heterogeneous material, ranging from tests and evaluation reports to classroom management software and administration documents. It is proposed to apply ADDIE Instructional Design Model to the context of formal learning. Based on the processes identified by ADDIE, a knowledge management system is designed to enable assessment of the past decisions and facilitate the forthcoming.


Directing against the problems existing in the coldstate hydrodynamic adjustment method utilized at present, a new hydrodynamic adjustment method, namely the hotstate adjustment method, of the verticaltube platen type oncethrough boiler has been put forward, and a hydrodynamic adjustment programme being worked out on the basis of mathematic model regarding the hotstate adjustment method. The practical results of application show that the online flow distribution in the waterwall can be realized by the said hotstate method based on variation of boiler load and heat load in the furnace, making the flow in waterwall tubes and the heat load in the furnace to be coordinated in unanimity from begining to end, decreasing greatly the alternative variation of waterwall tube temperature, lengthening the service life of waterwall tubes. It has important significance for unit with oncethrough boiler to start or to stop, as well as to operate under load variation.


The article deals with current trends in the prevention of theft and theft of vehicles by employees of internal Affairs agencies. Based on the study of the practical activities of the police in this area, as well as the study of the regulatory framework, the author identifies a number of problems in the prevention of attacks on transport. As a result, ways to solve existing problems and improve the prevention of theft and theft of vehicles are proposed.


Metal nanostructures have intrinsic light emission after photon or electron excitations. We demonstrate that this intrinsic luminescence can be enhanced by plasmon enhanced spectroscopy including surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and surface enhanced fluorescence (SEF). The interaction between the metal nanostructures and the molecule was modeled based on the concept of quantized optical cavity. We revealed that the intrinsic luminescence enhancement is ascribed mainly to the increase in local field felt by the metal nanostructures. These findings contribute to the deeper understanding of SERS and SEF, and suggest that the metal nanostructures and molecules are considered as a hybrid entity to analyze and optimize surface enhanced spectroscopy.We found that the plasmonic nanostructures can enhance the excitation rate of the molecule and elastically scatter the energy coupling from the molecules with larger radiative rate, as expected, those resulting in significantly enhanced molecule Raman scattering. Meanwhile, part of the coupling energy was inelastically radiated through plasmonic resonator emission, resulting in a slight enhancement of the intrinsic luminescence of the metal due to very small dipole momentum of the molecules with compared to that of the metal.Furthermore, by comparing single nanoparticle experiment and theoretical calculations, we revealed that the intrinsic luminescence enhancement from the metal nanostructures is ascribed mainly to the increase in local field felt by the metal nanostructures. Because the "hot spot" owing to the nanostructures can strongly polarize the molecules within it, then, the induced field of the polarized molecules influences the local field felt by the metal nanostructures in turn. These findings contribute to the deeper understanding of SERS and suggest that the metal nanostructures and molecules are considered as a hybrid entity to analyze and optimize surface enhanced spectroscopy.


The law was provided three legal conditions of arrest definitely and strictly.In judicialpractice,the public security organ,procuratorial organ,court exist difference for carried out three-conditions'comprehension of arrest.Namely,mechanization of penalty of procedural prescription,one-sidedness of wording about substitute arrest for investigation.And set forth the management measures.


Only two patients with truncus arteriosus associated with complete interruption of the aortic arch have been reported who survived infancy. A third child, not reported, has had surgical correction of these cardiac anomalies. All other reports of this combination of cardiac anomalies have dealt with patients who died in early infancy at a median age of 7 days. Because the condition is rare and because a corrective surgical procedure is available, a fourth child surviving infancy is reported.


A 70-year-old woman was hit by a truck from her right side when riding her bicycle. CT revealed contre-coup severe brain injury.


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 This work aims to minimise the gel layer formation over the membrane surface and subsequently attempts to recover the glycyrrhizic acid (GA) from the licorice root extract. Various experimental parameters such as pressure, operational time and speed of agitation were considered to determine the rejection coefficient and gel layer concentration. The introduction of agitation speed delivered a drastic improvement in the permeate flux and the bulk GA concentration. The values obtained at 0 and 400 rpm for permeate concentration, calculated gel layer concentration (C g) and time required to drain the whole extract from the membrane were 2.14 × 10–2 & 7.9 × 10–3 mg/L, 6.46 × 10–2 to 2.99 × 10–3 mg/L and 3.14 and 0.23 h, respectively. The experimental results showed that the retentate concentration increases from 3.51 × 10–2 to 8.09 × 10–2mg/L by varying the agitation speed from 0 to 400 rpm. Also, the optimal rejection coefficient of 88.34% was obtained at 300 rpm. A mathematical investigation of the data was carried out to find the gel layer concentration over the membrane. The gel layer model suited better for this study as the permeate flux increases with an increase in the pressure.


Casting simulation requires high quality information about the thermophysical properties of the alloy, but the number of alloys for which such information is available is limited. In this paper, a solution of Butler's formulation for surface tension is presented for Al-Cu-Si ternary alloys and consequently, permitting the Gibbs-Thomson coefficient to be determined. The importance of the Gibbs-Thomson coefficient is related to the reliability of predictions furnished by predictive microstructure growth models and of numerical computations of solidification thermal variables, which will be strongly dependent on the values of the thermophysical properties adopted in the calculations. The Gibbs-Thomson coefficient for ternary alloys is seldom reported in the literature. A numerical model based on Powell hybrid algorithm and on a finite difference Jacobian approximation was coupled with a ThermoCalc TCAPI interface to assess the excess Gibbs energy of the liquid phase, permitting the surface tension and Gibbs-Thomson coefficient for Al-Cu-Si hypoeutectic alloys to be calculated. The computed results are presented as a function of the alloy composition.


 ABSTRACT Technological development increases rapid growth, including in the world of education. Education is important in creating superior national seeds. An important component in education problems that are often found in the evaluation system in the thesis process at the university often occurs data manipulation. The research aims to design the idea of applying Blockchain-Based Technology to the thesis discussion system at universities. Forum Group Discussion (FGD) is used to collect data related to business processes in the thesis assessment from beginning to end. The literature review is used as a means to support the theories or hypotheses proposed in this study. Therefore, this research proposes to give the idea of designing a system. Assessing the thesis uses Blockchain-Based Technology to eliminate cheating in practice and can also increase the potential in the world of education so that it can move forward in this match the documents in the such as cannot


PURPOSE: A thin film transistor array substrate, a method of fabricating the substrate and an apparatus for inspecting the substrate are provided to produce a thin film transistor array substrate having a pad structure with a probe pin and low contact resistance. CONSTITUTION: A thin film transistor substrate includes a gate line, a gate insulating layer, a semiconductor layer, a data line(62), a passivation film, an auxiliary pad, and a pad auxiliary layer. The gate line is formed on an insulating substrate and includes a gate electrode and a gate pad. The gate insulating layer covers the gate line. The semiconductor layer is formed on the gate insulating layer. The data line is formed on the gate insulating layer and includes a data pad(68). The passivation film covers the data line. The auxiliary pad(88) is connected to the data pad through a contact hole formed in the passivation film. The pad auxiliary layer is formed in an island shape under the data pad.


Scan chain based multiple error recovery technique for a triple modular redundancy (TMR) system is used to detect and correct multiple errors in TMR systems. This method uses scan chain flip flops to detect and correct faulty modules. The errors are detected at the module's outputs. This technique can detect both multiple transient faults and latent faults. The transient faults are the temporary faults. These are detected by using the scan chain flip flops. A fault is referred to as latent if it is not propagated to the system outputs but does cause a mismatch between the states of the TMR modules. The latent faults are detected by comparing the internal states of the TMR modules. Upon detection of any mismatch, the faulty modules are located and the state of a fault free module is copied into the faulty modules. In case of detecting a permanent fault, the system is degraded to a master/checker configuration by disregarding the faulty module. This technique uses a voter circuit to detect the faulty module. This is designed and implemented using Xilinx ISE 13.2 and verified using MODELSIM 6.3g.


The Axum Civilization is an ancient kingdom of Ethiopia, which emerged from Axum located in the northern region of Ethiopia. Axum prospered through seaborne trade with Greece, Egypt, and Asia, mainly through Adulis seaport in the Red Sea. Axum's sailors traveled as far as Ceylon and worked as mediators between the Roman Empire and Persia, and even conquered and ruled parts of Southern Arabia. It grew to become a formidable trading empire in AD 2C-3C, and invaded and destroyed the kingdom located in today's Meroe, Sudan. In the 4th century, Axum converted to Christianity and reached the peak of its civilization. Mani referred to Axum during its peak as 'the third biggest kingdom in the world,' and Persians considered Axum one of the four great cavitations together with Persia, Rome, and Sileos. However, from the 7th century, with the rise of Islam in the Arabian, Red Sea, and Northern African coastal regions, seaborne trade became difficult and the Axum civilization eventually declined. In conclusion, Axum civilization was a civilization in which Africans developed in the continent. Axum civilization can be defined as part of the process of Africa becoming civilized through the continent's internal and external process of dynamic historical development. The legend of Queen Sheba and Menelik, "Ark of the Covenant," inscription, coins, Stela are legacies of the Axum civilization and support Ethiopia's legitimacy. Research on the Axum civilization corrects the skewed conception that world history is European or Western one, and it provides a balanced viewpoint on world history suitable for the age of globalization.


This survey is based on a symposium held jointly by ASTM-ASLE, May 1967 at Toronto. The present knowledge on the adhesion of metals and the cleavage of silicates is briefly re viewed, followed by a synopsis on the concept of low friction surfaces and recent advances in the testing of friction couples in a simulated space environment.


One of the earliest events leading to cell activation and growth is the hydrolysis of inositol phospholipids producing various membrane signals induced by an interaction between growth factors or hormones with their respective receptors on the cell membrane [1].To demonstrate the mitogenic action of transferrin,our results show that an addition of transferrin to "serum-deprived" rat hepatoma cells produced a rapid but transient rise in inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate(IP3) level,and at the same time,an increased intracellular Ca^2+ activity and a cytoplasmic alkalinization were observed.These signal transductions further lend support to the mitogenic nature of transferrin.In addition,a possible link between the receptor-mediated endocytosis of transferrin with the generation of intracellular signals is discussed herewith.


Since electroencephalography gives reliable data concerning one type of cerebral activity, this technic has been employed as an aid in the study of alcoholism and the alcoholic psychoses. Loomis and associates, 1 in 1936, studied a patient during an alcoholic stupor and noted increase in the brain potentials and slowing of the rhythm. Gibbs and associates 2 reported that administration of alcohol first increases the voltage of fast frequencies but that later, as consciousness is lost, slow rhythms appear. Rosenbaum and associates 3 noted pathologic brain waves of the type seen in attacks of epilepsy in 4 patients with chronic alcoholism and convulsions. An important electroencephalographic study of alcoholism was carried out by Davis and her co-workers. 4 In acute intoxication only slight changes occurred in the electroencephalogram, in spite of pronounced changes in mood, deportment and mental acuity; and clearly evident effects, namely, reduction in fast activity and a


The present invention provides one kind of reagent for simultaneously detecting several kinds of small molecular compounds and its preparation process and usage. The preparation process includes the following steps: preparing coded microsphere reagent, and preparing one of the small molecular compound detecting antibody probes, including fluorescent quantum dot antibody probes, fluorescent quantum dot secondary antibody probes, fluorescent dye antibody probes and fluorescent dye secondary antibody probes. The method of detecting small molecular compounds with the antibody probe may be a direct antibody probe method or a indirect antibody probe method. The present invention may be used in detecting residual veterinary medicine, pesticide, banned drug, misused medicine and other small molecular compounds in food, agricultural product, living animal body and human body, and has the advantages of high sensitivity, high repeatability, etc.


Rockfalls are a common type of fast moving landslide, corresponding to the detachment of individual rocks and boulders of different sizes from a vertical or sub-vertical cliff, and to their travel down the slope by free falling, bouncing and/or rolling. Every year, in the Alpine environment, rockfalls reach urbanized areas causing damage to structures and injuring people. Precise rockfall risk analysis has therefore become an essential tool for authorities and stakeholders in land-use planning.To this aim, quantitative risk assessment (QRA) procedures originally developed for landslides have been adapted to rockfall processes. In QRAs, rockfall risk for exposed elements is estimated by coupling the hazard, exposure and vulnerability components. However in practice, the estimation of the different components of risk is challenging, and methods for quantifying risk in rockfall-prone regions remain scarce. Similarly, the few studies which so far performed QRAs for rockfall assume stationary, precluding reliable anticipation of the risk in a context where environmental and societal conditions are evolving rapidly and substantially. Moreover, rockfall risk remains - as for most of natural hazards - always defined as the loss expectation. This metric offers a unique risk value, usually inconsistent with short/long term constraints or trade-offs faced by decision-makers.On this basis, this PhD thesis therefore aims at (i) reinforcing the basis of QRA, (ii) assessing the effect of environmental changes on rockfall risk, and (iii) proposing method for quantifying rockfall risk from measures of risk alternative to the standard loss expectation. In that respect, we propose a QRA procedure where the rockfall risk is quantified by combining a rockfall simulation model with the physical vulnerability of potentially affected structures and a wide spectrum of rockfall volumes as well as release areas. The practicability and interest of this procedure is illustrated on two real case studies, i.e. the municipality of Crolles, in the French Alps, and the Uspallata valley, in the central Andes mountains. Similarly, the effect of environmental changes on rockfall risk is considered by comparing rockfall risk values in different land-use and land-cover contexts. Last, we implement in our procedure on an individual basis two quantile-based measures, namely the value-at-risk and the expected-shortfall, so as to assess rockfall risk for different risk-management horizon periods. All in all, this PhD thesis clearly demonstrates the added value of QRA procedure in the field of rockfall, and reinforces its basis by implementing analytical, statistical or numerical models. The resulting panel of risk maps, also proposed under non-stationary contexts, are of major interest for stakeholders in charge of risk management, and constitute appropriate basis for land-use planning and prioritizing of mitigation strategies.


THE CARDIOPULMONARY RESPONSES OF ELLIPTICAL CROSSTRAINING VERSUS TREADMILL WALKING IN CAD PATIENTS. Marianne L. Sweitzer, Len Kravitz, Heidi M. Weingart, Lance C. Dalleck, Linda F. Chitwood, Erik Dahl. JEPonline. 2002;5(4):11-15. The purpose of this study was to compare the cardiopulmonary responses of elliptical cross-training versus treadmill walking in CAD patients (9 men, 3 women). Subjects performed four randomized, submaximal exercise trials (treadmill=2 trials, elliptical cross-trainer=2 trials) based upon different ratings of perceived exertion (RPE); 10 and 14. Steady-state measurements for oxygen consumption (VO2), heart rate (HR), blood pressure (BP) and expired ventilation (VE) were obtained for each trial. A repeated measures 2-way ANOVA was used to determine differences for VO2, HR, BP, and VE between the two modes of exercise. During exercise trials at the 10 RPE level it was found that VO2 (12.6±2.2 vs 11.2±3.4 ml/kg/min), HR (110±19 vs 98±23 b/min), and VE (27.9±7.1 vs 23.6±9.6 L/min) were significantly higher (p 0.05) while elliptical cross-training compared to treadmill walking. During exercise trials at the 14 RPE level it was found that HR (127±13 vs 115±19 b/min), VE (40.7±7.16 vs 33.3±8.85 L/min), systolic BP (176±21 vs 166±19 mmHg) and diastolic BP (75±10 vs 69±7 mmHg) were significantly higher (p 0.05) while elliptical cross-training compared to treadmill walking. In conclusion, for this sample of CAD patients, this study revealed that the elliptical cross-trainer produced greater cardiopulmonary responses when compared to the treadmill at equivalent levels of RPE. However, the greater cardiovascular strain for the RPE=14 condition despite a similar VO2 indicates concern for the use of the elliptical cross-training for individuals with CAD unfamiliar with this mode of exercise.


The article provides analysis of modern methods of management of company competitiveness, directed at reduction of uninsured risks connected with changes in the market situation. The study is conducted in the context of allocation of the system of traditional tools of the anti-crisis marketing. Moreover, the emphasis is put on its correspondence with realities of the information (post-industrial) society and also economic conditions in Ukraine. The article considers principles of "partisan" marketing, efficiency of which increases, which is proved on the basis of critical consideration of correlation of economic potential and expenditures of advertising campaigns on TV, radio, in printed editions and Internet. It conducts analysis of marketing strategies, which are used by the most successful modern Ukrainian companies. The study of external environment of functioning of national subjects of economy allowed making a conclusion about domination, in the structure, of methods of increase of competitiveness (acquiring competitive advantages in the market) of shadow tools, in particular, the practice of making corruption deals.


A score type test based on the M-estimation method for a linear regression model is more reliable than the parametric based-test under mild departures from model assumptions, or when dataset has outliers. An R-function is developed for the score M-test, and applied to two real datasets to illustrate the procedure. The asymptotic power function of the M-test under a sequence of (contiguous) local alternatives is derived. Through computation of power function from simulated data, the M-test is compared with its alternatives, the Student's $t$ and Wilcoxon's rank tests. Graphical illustration of the asymptotic power of the M-test is provided for randomly generated data from the normal, Laplace, Cauchy, and logistic distributions.


One of the clear paradoxes in tumor immunology is the fact that cross‐presentation of cell‐associated tumor antigens to CD8+ T cells is efficient, yet CTL generation is weak, and tumors continue to grow. We examined, for the first time whether this may be due to alterations in the phenotype or function of cross‐presenting DC using a solid tumor model expressing a membrane bound neo‐antigen (hemagglutinin, HA). Tumor antigen was constitutively cross‐presented in the tumor‐draining LN throughout tumor progression by CD11c+ DC. Further analysis revealed that both CD8α+ and CD8α− DC subsets, but not plasmacytoid DC, were effective at cross‐presenting HA tumor antigen. The proportions of DC subsets in the tumor‐draining LN were equivalent to those seen in the LN of naïve mice; however, a significant increase in the expression of the potential inhibitory B7 molecule, B7‐DC, was noted and appeared to be restricted to the CD8α– DC subset. Therefore LN resident CD8α+ DC are not the sole DC subset capable of cross‐presenting cell‐associated tumor antigens. Migratory tumor DC subsets with altered co‐stimulatory receptor expression may contribute to induction and regulation of tumor‐specific responses.


The objectives of the study were to formulate a rice pudding to be processed by pulsed electric fields (PEF), define suitable PEF parameters and measure the shelf life of PEF-treated rice pudding. Rice pudding was processed by a combination of mild heat (55C for 30 s) and PEF. PEF processing parameters were 33 kV/cm electric field strength, 100 L/h flow rate, 1.47 µs pulse duration and 500 pps repetition rate. The samples were then aseptically packed and kept at 4C for 94 days. pH, color, total aerobic plate count (TPC) and total mold and yeast count (TMY) were measured during shelf life study. pH, TPC and TMY counts showed the effectiveness of PEF system in that 55C+PEF-treated products had significantly longer shelf life than that of control group (P   0.05).

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The extension of pulsed electric field (PEF) technology to high-viscosity low-acidity particulate food requires better understanding of product characteristics and PEF systems. This study is another approach to present the applicability of PEFs to particulate foods. In order to process rice pudding, a mild heat treatment at 55C for 30 s was combined with PEFs. In this frame, reformulation of rice pudding, determination of PEF processing parameters and shelf life study of PEF-processed rice pudding was studied. It was demonstrated that 55C+PEF treatment of rice pudding is a viable option for food industry.


The influence of axial magnetic field and self-fields in the electron gas column and electron beam with elliptical cross section is investigated. Further effects of cross section demotions and beam velocity on the electron rotating frequency are studied. It is shown that there are two solutions of fast and slow for electron rotating frequency. The obtained results are graphically presented. Besides the effects of axial magnetic field, self-fields, both planar wiggler magnetic field (PWMF) and helical wiggler magnetic field (HWMF) on trajectories of relativistic electron beam with elliptical cross section are investigated. By solving the motion equation for an electron in the considered fields, two equations for the average axial velocity and the function Φ are calculated. The effects of elliptical cross section demotions and elliptical electron beam density are studied. The effects of cross-section demotions and elliptical electron beam density are graphically investigated and so the results are compared for elliptical and circular electron beams. It is shown that with decreasing of value of electron beam density transverse velocity of electron increases about .


This article offers a critical analysis of the ways music is viewed and approached within its own field. Taking as a starting point critics, musicians and educators' outspoken discourses, it attempts to reveal the weakness of some concepts – frequently disseminated not only among the media but also among the music educational fi eld – by setting them over against other points of view. The main objective is to help educators in overcoming old beliefs, once these are made conscious. It is considered that the advance of thought in music education will be in jeopardy if we continue presenting ideas that – even though apparently innovative – are indeed based on the same old epistemological presumptions that support educational models we have argued against. Keywords: Epistemology of music. Musical sign. Artistic field.


The invention relates to a tubular ceramic membrane reactor and a methanol synthesis method implemented by using the same. The method is used for synthesizing methanol through the tubular ceramic membrane reactor by taking enormously discharged greenhouse gas CO2 and water vapor as raw material gas, namely, under the action of a high temperature (400-800 DEG C) and an external electric field (1.2-2.5 V), water is subjected to electrolytic reaction at the anode of a proton type microtubular electrolytic cell so as to generate H , the H generated by the anode is transmitted to the cathode of the electrolytic cell through a proton conductor electrolyte membrane, CO2 fed into a cathode chamber is reacted with the high-activity H and e on a gas/solid interface in a Ni-based porous cathode with catalytic activity, so that the methanol is synthesized at normal pressure. The methanol synthesis method has the characteristics of energy conservation, emission reduction, environmental friendliness and capability of mass production, so that the method has the advantage of broad application prospect.


This work focuses on the local Hölder exponent as a measure of the regularity of a function around a given point. We investigate in detail the structure and the main properties of the local Hölder function (i.e., the function that associates to each point its local Hölder exponent). We prove that it is possible to construct a continuous function with prescribed local and pointwise Hölder functions outside a set of Hausdorff dimension 0.  2002 Elsevier Science (USA). All rights reserved.


This study aimed to examine the effect of positive and negative feedback on budgetary slack and the interaction between feedback and self-efficacy on budgetary slack under a condition of information asymmetry. Preliminary researches have tested various ways of mitigating budgetary slack practices, which did not separate the effects of positive and negative feedback. This study hypothesized that positive feedback minimizes the potential for budgetary slack under conditions of information asymmetry—and vice versa. Additionally, high self-efficacy reinforces positive feedback in reducing budgetary slack under conditions of information asymmetry—and vice versa. By employing experimental data, this study documented the results that positive feedback significantly minimizes (the potential for budgetary slacking under conditions of information asymmetry—and vice versa. However, there is no difference in the average budget slack on managers with high or low self-efficacy, who get positive feedback.


The fast-changing societal makeup of America urges the leaders of arts
organizations with homogenous audiences to cultivate enduring relationships with
diverse publics to ensure institutional resilience and relevance. Research confirms that
applications of architectural, digital, and graphic design either project an organization's
equitable values to its community or reinforce perceptions of bias. Leaders in the field of
design and in the field of audience development share compatible and overlapping
frameworks that support holistic, cost-effective, and responsible approaches for arts
organizations to build public value across a spectrum of stakeholders.

Since the passage of the nondiscriminatory Civil Rights Act of 1964, designers
have been active participants in regulating societal inclusion and exclusion in public
spaces.

Fortunately, leaders in human-centric design have developed methods of
evaluation and stakeholder engagement that are readily available for arts administrators
to use in order to identify and dismantle real and perceived barriers to attendance and
participation. Whereas design regulates individual and social behavior, so too may a
designer's process enable arts administrators to build enduring and meaningful
relationships with diverse publics, achieve sustainable outcomes, and better adapt to
societal changes in real time. Regardless of a leader's intent, design is a powerful and
determinant factor in those areas.


Yellow blotch of oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) caused by Pseudomonas agarici is considered as a fatal disease to mushroom and diminish food quality for humans. Chemical control of yellow blotch in oyster mushroom has received little efficiency and these chemicals are hazardous to human life, decrease soil fertility and cause pollution. Alternatively biological control is the available strategy against soil borne diseases. The objectives of this research were 1.) To isolate different strains fluorescence, actinomycetes, and phosphate solublizing bacteria in rhizospheric soil from selected plants of different regions. 2.) To examine the antagonistic agent against Pseudomonas agarici. 3.) To characterize the antagonistic bacteria on the basis of biochemical and molecular (16S-r DNA sequencing). 50 strains of fluorescence, actinomycetes, and phosphate solublizing bacteria were collected from different regions. During examination of fluorescence strain K1, K8, K14 were found antagonistic. The above consequences reveal that fluorescence bacteria have high capability of antagonistic property. During biochemical characterization on the basis of methyl-red, VogesProskauer, Indole Production IAA production, gram's staining, antibiotic assay it was found that antagonistic bacteria showed approximately the same result as Indole production, IAA production gram's negative and the MIC of Antibiotic assay. Strains were identified Pseudomonas fluorescence, according to the characteristics of its morphology and homology analysis (BLAST) of its 16S-r DNA sequencing.


Cell balancing in large battery packs requires accurate state of charge (SOC) estimation for individual cells. This paper presents a low complexity sigma-point Kalman filter to estimate the state-of-charge (SOC) of Lithium-Ion battery cells. The proposed sigma-point Kalman filter is of 1st order, and can be easily implemented on a simple microcontroller around a dc-dc converter in a modular cell balancing system. The approach is verified experimentally on a battery pack containing twenty-one balancing converters and twenty-one 25 Ah Lithium-Ion cells under high-current (up to 100A) cycling.


In recent years, the IoT popularity pushes the package development of 3C products into a more functional and thinner target. For high I/O density and low cost considered package, the promising Fan-out Wafer Level Packaging (FOWLP) provides a solution to match OSAT existing capability, besides, the chip last process in FOWLP can further enhance the total yield by selectable known-good dies (KGDs). However, under processing, the large portion of molding compound induces high warpage to challenge fabrication limitation. The additional leveling process is usually applied to lower the warpage that caused by the mismatch of coefficient of thermal expansion and Young's modulus from carriers, dies, and molding compound. This process results in the increase of package cost and even induce internal damages that affect device reliability. In order to avoid leveling process and improve warpage trend, in this paper, we simulated several models with different design of molding compound and dies, and then developed a multi-chip last FOWLP test vehicle by package dimension of 12x15 mm2 with 8x9 and 4x9 mm2 multiple dies, respectively. The test vehicle performed three redistribution layers (RDLs) including one fine pitch RDL of line width/line spacing 2um/2um, which is also the advantage of multi-chip last FOWLP, and also exhibited ball on trace structure for another low cost option. For the wafer warpage discussion, the results showed that tuning the thickness of molding compound can improve warpage trend, especially in the application of high modulus carrier, which improved wafer warpage within 1mm, for package warpage discussion, the thinner die can lower the warpage of package. Through well warpage controlling, the multi-chip last FOWLP package with ball on trace design was successfully presented in this paper, and also passed the package level reliability of TCB 1000 cycles, HTSL 1000 hrs, and uHAST 96 hrs, and drop test by board level reliability.


This study aims to extend and further test the integrated model of intercultural communication competence (IMICC) on a cultural context of Malaysia. Since previous researchers have pointed out the need to address religion during intercultural encounters; this study adopted IMICC, expanded it with religiosity, and tested it in Malaysian context. International students from multiple countries were considered as respondents. In this study, direct effects of empathy, sensation seeking, and ethnocentrism on intercultural communication competence (ICC) were addressed. In addition, moderating effect of religiosity and mediating effects of attitude toward other cultures (ATOC) and motivation to engage in intercultural communication (MTEIIC) on ICC were also examined. The findings show that empathy, sensation seeking, and ATOC directly influenced ICC. Findings empirically justified the moderating effect of religiosity and mediating effect of ATOC. The inclusion of religiosity into IMICC adds valuable theoretical insights. This study reconfirms the culture-general nature of variables and IMICC.


This paper addresses the integrated design of civil engineering structures with control systems. Simultaneous optimization of such controlled structures is considered, showing that new alternative solutions can be achieved through integrated design. A procedure for design of controlled structural systems is developed using a two-stage approach: (1) a design of an optimal control system using a linear quadratic regulator algorithm; and (2) a redesign using an optimization procedure to match the performance of the controlled system obtained in (1). A linear single degree of freedom steel portal frame and a linear nine degree of freedom shear-type structure are used as examples to illustrate the feasibility of the proposed approach that reduces the structural weight of buildings by incorporating active or passive control elements while preserving the performance objectives.


Library is considered as the educational sources both in and outside of the system. In order to foster and support the reading behavior, searching for new knowledge, researching including support the education which focus on the learner as a center. Together with the advanced information and telecommunication technology, it leads to development in all kinds of education particularly in the university's library which needs to be adjusted in its own vision both in management and services according to the modern digital technology. This research is to study about the Living Library through thinking systems and applied to develop the Living Library in order to suit with the management. The result showed that the virtual library was combined in 4 factors as the following 1) services 2) activities 3) physical and 4) human resources. By conducting questionnaires, it found out that people who used the virtual library preferred it to improve all 4 factors. From the feedback of participants found that 85.58% supported the center's physical change. 84.97% supported the human resources improvement. 82.29% supported the service improvement and 82.02% supported increasing activities. 


The immune modulatory drug lenalidomide has shown promising anti‐tumor activity in a clinical trial of patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The present study explored whether lenalidomide can enhance the anti‐tumor activity of sorafenib, the standard molecular targeted therapy for HCC.


Environmental Conflict and the Media. Libby Lester and Brett Hutchins, eds. New York: Peter Lang, 2013. 357 pp. $149.95 hbk. $39.95 pbk.Editors Libby Lester and Brett Hutchins are both professors in Australian Universities (Melbourne and Monash, respectively) and many of the case studies here of media coverage of environmental conflict are Australian. Series editor Simon Cottle spent several years as media studies professor in Australia. The series, Global Crises and the Media, represents too rare a commodity in media studies: an academic attempt at meaningful response to the greatest crises of our times. The foci here include specific media, activism, and communication of crisis, news reporting, and frames. The book's four divisions span "old" and "new" technologies (with strong emphasis on social media), activism and campaigns, communication crises, and contested claims.Cottle's introduction summarizes what is known about media and environmental conflict, and invokes the "public arenas" model as one tool among others as one that helpfully invokes the carrying capacities of different media, principles of selection, and networks of operatives. Cottle advocates attention to the interpenetration of spe- cific crises with ecology and other global dynamics, including violent conflicts. He observes that conflicts may also contain the seeds for increased cooperation and holds out hope for the study of new media and the transnational politics of connectivity. Michael Meadows and Robert Thomson, from their study of local press coverage of national parks conclude that the local press reveals the significance and effectiveness of local campaigns. Alex Lockwood, reflecting on a U.K. campaign to save publicly owned woodland from privatization, is concerned with the efficacy of the affective- feelings and emotions-in environmental campaigns. He picks up the concept of "intimate public," one that is less concerned with information and more with the "structures of feeling" and their nurture through social media. These tag moments of sensibility and mood. Catherine Collins considers YouTube in the context of protests against clear-cutting of old growth forests in Tasmania and the Pacific Northwest. She emphasizes the importance of constructing narratives that are crafted to appeal to people other than those who already agree with the message. Images supplement information and also represent forms of information, as Daniel Palmer argues in his consideration of how photography helps citizens to re-imagine environmental data and ecologize their collective lives by unsettling what appears "natural" in conven- tional in-the-moment images, instead capturing, sometimes over time, assemblages of biological, technological, economic, and governmental factors.Lynn McGuarr brings together travel journalism, environmental protest, power, and the Internet. She shows that travel journalism often enjoys tacit relationships with the travel industry, but also has a shared interest both with industry and environmental activists in conservation, and may be more motivated in the future to prioritize credi- bility with the reader over maintaining good access to powerful sources.Silvio Waisbord examines the lessons of the asambleismo movement against the establishment of pulp mills on the Uruguay River in Argentina. He criticizes the fail- ure of mainstream media to provide a wider context for the understanding of the expansion of the extractive industries and their relevance to citizen demands for envi- ronmental justice. Environmental journalists have no choice, he argues, other than to take account of the editorial and professional biases of news media. …


This research paper aimed to experimentally assess the interference emission and noise immunity of circuits utilizing triple modal reservation (MR). A specialized prototype and a conventional TEM-cell were employed in the study. By measuring the S-parameters up to 2 GHz, the magnitudes of field strength from the prototype were calculated under various boundary condition cases. The selection of these cases was motivated by the need to examine the performance of the PCB with MR not only under ideal operating conditions but also in scenarios involving failures at the ends of the transmission lines. This comprehensive investigation allowed for an evaluation of the effectiveness of triple MR, considering the levels of radiated emissions even after failures. The study revealed the optimal choice for the active conductor of PCBs with triple MR in terms of radiation levels.


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One of the most difficult challenges in engine technology today is the urgent need to increase engine thermal efficiency. This paper presents a Quasiturbine thermal management strategy in the development of high-efficiency engines for the 21 st century. In the concept engine, high-octane fuels are preferred because higher engine efficiencies can be attained with these fuels. Higher efficiencies mean less fuel consumption and lower atmospheric emissions per unit of work produced by the engine. While the concept engine only takes a step closer to the efficiency principles of Beau de Rochas (Otto), it is readily feasible and constitutes the most efficient alternative to the ideal efficiencies awaiting the development of the Quasiturbine photo-detonation engine, in which compression pressure and rapidity of ignition are maximized.


The warm immediacy of the night pressed in and grew heavy and Raff became conscious of the sound of crickets. He eased his arm off the edge of the piano and looked down at the now useless left hand. The fingers were long and slender but were starting to curl inwards slightly, and he massaged his ring finger. It still wore the golden ring, given to him by a woman ten years ago. She had gone, but the ring was his...


Inflammatory myopathy is a paraneoplastic syndrome. Inflammatory myopathy may be the first manifestation of underlying malignancy. It was reported in patients with colon cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, lung cancer and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. There are few reports regarding inflammatory myopathy in patients with gastric cancer. We want to present inflammatory myopathy as early manifestation of gastric cancer in a 65 y/o Asian male.


This paper presents a coordinate free pre-metric formulation of charge free Maxwell-Minkowski electrodynamics, and of the developed by the authors non-linear Extended Electrodynamics. First we introduce some formal relations from multilinear algebra and differential geometry to be used further. Then we recall and appropriately modify the existing pre-metric formulation of linear charge free electrodynamics in pre-relativistic and relativistic forms as preparation to turn to corresponding pre-metric nonlinearization. After some preliminary examples and notes on nonlinearization, we motivate our view for existence and explicit formulation of time stable subsystems of the physical field objects considered. Section 5 presents the formal results of our approach on the pre-metric nonlinear formulations in static case, in time-dependent case, and in space-time formulation. In the Conclusion we give our general view on "why and how to nonlinearize". The Appendix gives a possible formal extension of our aproach to many subsystem field objects.


The influence of the dosage of waste oil treatment agent oil gator,the contained water ratio of waste oil,the degeneration time on the performance of waste oil produced from Daqing oil field were investigated systematically in this paper.The optimum conditions to apply the oil gator were determinated by the laboratory experiments.The experimental result has established the foundation to apply the waste oil treatment agent in Daqing oil field.


NIH Public Access Author Manuscript Eur Urol. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2014 May 01. NIH-PA Author Manuscript Published in final edited form as: Eur Urol. 2013 May ; 63(5): 936–940. doi:10.1016/j.eururo.2012.04.019. Reflex ImmunoCyt Testing for the Diagnosis of Bladder Cancer in Patients with Atypical Urine Cytology Anobel Y. Odisho a , Anna B. Berry b , Ardalan E. Ahmad a , Matthew R. Cooperberg a , Peter R. Carroll a , and Badrinath R. Konety c,* a Department of Urology and the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA b Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA c Department of Urology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA Abstract NIH-PA Author Manuscript Background—ImmunoCyt/uCyt (Scimedx, Denville, NJ, USA) is a well-established urinary marker assay with high sensitivity for the diagnosis of urothelial carcinoma (UC) and can function as a second-level test to arbitrate atypical reads of urine cytology. Objective—To determine the utility of uCyt as a reflex test for atypical cytology in patients undergoing a hematuria evaluation or surveillance with a history of UC. Design, setting, and participants—The uCyt assay was performed as a second-level reflex test on all voided urine cytology tests read as atypical between January 2007 and June 2010 in an academic medical center. Records were retrospectively reviewed. Three hundred twenty-four patients underwent a total of 506 uCyt assays. Intervention—Reflex uCyt assay on atypical urine cytology. Outcome measurements and statistical analysis—The uCyt test characteristics include sensitivity, specificity, negative predictive value (NPV), and positive predictive value (PPV). NIH-PA Author Manuscript Corresponding author. Department of Urology, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street, MMC 394, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA. Tel. +1 612 625 1655; Fax: +1 612 624 4430. firstname.lastname@example.com (B.R. Konety).. Publisher's Disclaimer: This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final citable form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. Author contributions: Badrinath R. Konety had full access to all the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. Study concept and design: Odisho, Konety, Carroll, Cooperberg. Acquisition of data: Odisho, Ahmad, Berry. Analysis and interpretation of data: Odisho, Berry, Cooperberg, Carroll, Konety. Drafting of the manuscript: Odisho, Konety. Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: Odisho, Berry, Cooperberg, Carroll, Konety. Statistical analysis: Odisho. Obtaining funding: None. Administrative, technical, or material support: Konety, Carroll. Supervision: Cooperberg, Carroll, Konety. Other (specify): None. Financial disclosures: Badrinath R. Konety certifies that all conflicts of interest, including specific financial interests and relationships and affiliations relevant to the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript (eg, employment/ affiliation, grants or funding, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, royalties, or patents filed, received, or pending), are the following: None.


According to literature, there are broad associations between music and cognitive abilities, which apparently result from the frequency of music lessons. The aim of the present work was to test these associations between a group of music students and a control group of students with no music education, thereby contributing toward understanding the link between music learning, intelligence, and academic achievement. The Battery of Reasoning Tests (BPR/7-9), collated for the Portuguese population, as well as the academic classifications of two groups of students, provided the basis for this study's quantitative analysis. The sample population comprised students who frequented Year 7 of the basic music course in specialist music education and of the basic course in mainstream education (no music lessons). Compared with the students in the control group, those in the groups which included formal music education showed increases in their general capacity of reasoning (g factor) and in tasks of spatial and numerical reasoning. Equally, there were increases in academic achievement. The results suggest that the duration of exposure to music lessons is associated with an increased intelligence and increased academic achievement.


Introduction Digital games are being used more and more often as teaching resources in the classroom (Habgood & Ainsworth, 2011). Some are games designed specifically for educational purposes, and others—commonly known as COTS (commercial off-the-shelf) games—are commercial games that were designed for entertainment, but have educational value as well. Some of these, like The Sims, Civilization, and Portal, have come to be seen as educational games despite having commercial success outside of education. COTS games may be free to download or play, or games that must be purchased. They can be for any platform, including mobile.


(57) [summary] broadcast the lyrics to broadcast the audio music, highlighting and display audio music lyrics of appearance and at substantially the same time to be mounted, a system is provided. System includes a data output and an audio music source to provide an analog audio signal output (150). Computer (158) receives the data, to generate a lyric text data and lyric timing commands. Subcarrier generator (162) generates a subcarrier signal that conveys the lyrics text and timing commands. FM transmitter (152) combines the analog audio signal and the sub-carrier signal (164) broadcasts the synthesized signal, wherein, before the analog signal associated music selection is broadcast subcarrier signal burst It is sent. Lyrics display device (166) receives a composite signal, decodes and separates a subcarrier signal, and displaying highlighted according lyric text data and lyric timing commands decipher lyrics from subcarrier signal.


EAC of ABET program accreditation criteria for Electrical, Computer, and similarly named engineering programs include the requirement that the program must demonstrate that graduates have knowledge of probability and statistics, including applications appropriate to the program name and objectives. In this paper, we examine what knowledge this might be and why this is a non-trivial question to answer. Probability and statistics appear in many places in the field of electrical engineering and the tools appropriate in one application can be quite misleading in another. Without a deep understanding of the underlying principles, students can easily become confused by the great variety of statistical techniques available to them and may form the impression that statistics is a bag of tricks with no underlying principles to provide guidance. Since professional statisticians still disagree about some of the most fundamental concepts in their field we must ask the question of how we can be sure that we are meeting this requirement for accreditation. Our goals are to identify patterns of topics in which probability and statistics are applied in electrical engineering and to note how the applications (and in some cases even the fundamental concepts involved) differ between these different topics.


Background The anti-TNF-α agents adalimumab, infliximab and etanercept are indicated for a variety of autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), Crohn's disease (CD), ankylosing spondylitis (AS), psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and psoriasis (Pso). In some patients treated for nonpsoriatic conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease, these agents have been associated with the appearance of psoriasis (either its emergence or exacerbation)—a term previously coined TNF-α antagonist induced psoriasis. Objective This article reviews published data demonstrating this phenomenon. Methods Studies with English abstracts between 2000–2008, identified in MEDLINE and PUBMED with keywords anti-TNF, psoriasis, TNF-α antagonist and induced, were retrospectively reviewed. Results An association between use of anti-TNF agents and the appearance of psoriasis was seen in a total of 219 patients from 38 reports. Conclusion There is an association between use of anti-TNF agents and appearance of psoriasis, but the specific nature of the relationship is unknown. Recent studies help to delineate patient characteristics common among the group, as well as theorize proposed mechanisms for the emergence of psoriasis. At this time, however, further investigation into this multi-factorial condition is needed.


The basic components of group cohesion in sport teams. An analysis of publications on cohesion within the groups where an interconnection of individual goals of each participant group with common goals and the end result of teamwork. The concept of harmony in the team sports, where the rate of group cohesion is dependent on such integrative index as psychological climate. It is established that a number of athletes to achieve high results require high cohesion, unity, value-normative orientation, deep identification and responsibility for the results of the joint group activities.


Motivated by a recent result of D. Raghavan and S. Shelah, we present ZFC results about the bounding number $\mathfrak b(\kappa)$ and the almost disjointness invariants $\mathfrak a_e(\kappa),\mathfrak a_p(\kappa)$ and $\mathfrak a_g(\kappa)$ for uncountable, successor $\kappa$. We show that if $\kappa=\lambda^+$ for some $\lambda\geq \omega$ and $\mathfrak b(\kappa)=\kappa^+$ then $\mathfrak a_e(\kappa)=\mathfrak a_p(\kappa)=\kappa^+$. If additionally $2^{<\lambda}=\lambda$ then $\mathfrak a_g(\kappa)=\kappa^+$ as well.


Abstract. This paper presents the development of index to detect haze from moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer remote sensing data. Detection of haze over a large area has always been a problem. This study focuses on Beijing, Tianjin, and Shijiazhuang cities in China. These cities have suffered the worst hazy weather in recent years. The spectral influence of haze on surface features was determined through analysis of the spectral variations of surface covers between hazy and haze-free days. A spectral index known as modified normalized difference haze index (m-NDHI) is developed that can be used to monitor haze distribution and intensity. Correlation analysis of the derived m-NDHI and previously developed NDHI with in situ PM2.5 (particulate matter with diameter <2.5  μm) data reveals that m-NDHI over water bodies has a coefficient of 0.7096, 0.5864, and 0.4857 and NDHI has coefficient of 0.5625, 0.5321, and 0.4618 with PM2.5 for Beijing, Tianjin, and Shijiazhuang, respectively, in winter. Moreover, the correlation of m-NDHI with PM2.5 is 0.4097, 0.8092, and 0.5546 during the spring, summer, and autumn, respectively, in Beijing. This developed index can be a much easier and more effective method to detect haze in large scales from remotely sensing data and characterize the situation of urban atmospheric pollution.


Early studies of Cabomba furcata from Chini Lake, Pahang, Malaysia has shown the presence of bioactive phytochemicals such as flavonoids which have not been identified yet. Flavonoids are believed to have good contributions to the humankind and they have the potential to be commercialized in pharmaceutical field. This study was done to identify the flavonoid components that are present in C. furcata and then to quantify the flavonoids. The analysis and identification of flavonoids were carried out using 3 methods, spectrophotometry uv-visible (uvvis), high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). Extraction was performed by using five (5) different solvents namely water, methanol, chloroform, methanol-water (1:1) and methanol-chloroform (2:1) and it was found that methanol-water gives the highest extraction yield (8.7%). Preliminary test with spectrophotometry uv-vis had shown the presence of gallic acid, catechin, syringic acid and ellagic acid. Chemical analysis performed with HPLC and LC-MS had confirmed the presence of catechin, gallic acid, syringic acid and ellagic acid in the aquatic plant. Quantity of catechin in the mixture of methanol-water extract is the highest, that is 596.5 mg, followed by methanol extract (445.3 mg), water extract (360 mg), mixture of methanol-chloroform (297.8 mg) and the lowest is from chloroform extract (133.6 mg).


Trade-offs among different plant functional traits reflect the different strategies of plants in resource acquisition and allocation and have been a hot topic in ecological research in recent years. Starting from research scales, leaf traits, organs, and plant groups, this review briefly introduces how the study of trait relationships has gradually expanded and deepened based on the leaf economic spectrum (LES) in recent decades. 1) Relevant studies have been focused on the species living in extremely harsh environments. LES is relatively stable along environmental gradients studied. Both intra- and inter-specific leaf trait relationships are similar. 2) Leaf decomposition rate and flammability are significantly related to the morphological traits and nutrient contents. The relationship between leaf economic traits and hydraulic traits depends on environmental water availability. 3) Leaf mass per area is coupled with wood density and seed size. However, the morphological traits of leaf are not related to relevant traits of root and flower, indicating that these organs may have evolved independently. 4) LES can well explain the growth/survival strategies of some special vascular plants: invasive plants have relatively high resource use efficiencies and fast relative growth rates, locating on the "low investment-quick returns" end in LES. In contrast, the leaves of the carnivorous plants are capable of catching prey, but have relatively low photosynthetic and growth rates, distributing on the other end of LES. Besides, LES pertains to not only the oldest seed plant cycads but also ferns and poikilohydric plants (bryophytes and lichens). This review summarizes the research progress of this topic and presents some suggestions, hoping to provide some new insights for future studies.


Through a combination of ever-increasing and unfair costs, disturbing self-dealing, and — most widely publicized — deceptive marketing, law schools (justly) face historic skepticism about the services they provide and their methods of promoting those services. Persistent doubts about educational quality supplement concerns about law school economics.A society of laws depends in part on the legal profession's credibility: If the society doesn't trust lawyers, it doesn't trust the legal system. As such, all lawyers must recognize a duty to build trust through good behavior and continued enforcement of professional rules of conduct. Law schools and their agents harm the whole profession when they breach those duties.Though the ABA Section of Legal Education has made efforts to hold law schools accountable, it's not apparent that the ABA seal is enough to earn back trust. This essay suggests a simple, efficient certification program for law schools to build reputation while helping rebuild public trust in the profession. The program increases the quality and consistency of consumer information (employment, financial aid, etc.), and it allows individual schools to assure prospective students that they are committed to best practices. The certification builds on the essential foundation set by the ABA to reignite the trust that the legal profession needs law schools to hold.


This paper is concerned with the development of a production inventory model for both ameliorating and deteriorating items. Given an inventory goal level and a production goal rate set by the production facility, and given penalties for the inventory level and for the production rate to deviate from their respective targets, a system total cost objective function is derived. We seek the optimal production rate, that is the production rate that minimizes this performance measure, while satisfying the system dynamics. The resulting problem is an optimal control problem with mixed inequality constraints, in which the inventory level is the state variable and the production rate is the control variable. The necessary optimality conditions are derived using Pontryagin maximum principle. This paper generalizes some of the models available in the literature.


On 13 February 2013, the President of the United States, the President of the European Commission and the President of the European Council jointly announced that the EU and the US had agreed to launch negotiations on a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). According to the final report of the High Level Working Group on Jobs and Growth (HLWG), the TTIP will aim at the:

- elimination or reduction of conventional barriers to trade in goods, such as tariffs and tariff-rate quotas

- elimination, reduction, or prevention of barriers to trade in goods, services, and investment

- enhanced compatibility of regulations and standards
elimination, reduction, or prevention of unnecessary "behind the border" NTBs to trade in all categories

- enhanced cooperation for the development of rules and principles on global issues of common concern and also for the achievement of shared global economic goals

This paper evaluates some of the potential effects of EU-US TTIP economic integration on the trade in goods of 43 low-income countries (LIC). It first assesses the impact of removing the most-favoured nation (MFN) tariffs that apply to trade between the EU and the US. It then examines the impact of regulatory integration on sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures and technical barriers to trade (TBT) on LIC.


There is probably only one idiomatic phrase in the proverb collection by Janos Baranyai Decsi that doubtless originates in contemporary everyday Hungarian language and the 16th century literary background of which can be clearly identified. The phrase " Nem jobb o is a deakne vasznanal " ( " Not a whit better than anybody else " ) has always been popular since the 16th century. The funny, sarcastic poem ( The cloth of the famous deakne, written before 1580) recounts the fatal marriage of a certain Mate deak - partly in the form of dialogue. This poem is one of the oldest Hungarian women mocking songs within the genre of wedding songs. It demonstrates all the characteristics of the old Hungarian trufa genre: it can be performed as a farce, the joke has its cream and it is based on mummery and pretence: it provides a parody of a well-known human type. It is possible that this trufa was a stock play of contemporary popular tricksters and jugglers. It mocked the wife of Mate deak who was " lazy to weave " .


or two a feeling of weight at the lower part of the abdomen, and a yellow, persistent, but not copious vaginal discharge, which ceased during each menstrual period, and then reappeared. Her decubitus was almost constantly on the left side, and for that reason the tumour, which she described as originating on the right side, appeared rather to belong to the left. The tumour was tense and fluctuating, but its painfulness rendered it intolerant of free manipulation. Measurement.?From one anterior superior spine of the ilium to the other, over the umbilicus, is 24 inches. Circumferential measurement, one inch below umbilicus, is 35o inches. Patient sleeps very little, and describes her sufferings as 11 awful." Has had some degree of difficulty of breathing for the last year


FIELD: heating. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a columnar coal heat source. The latter comprises a cylindrical part provided with a chamber for venting and connecting in the direction of the coal heat source lengthwise axis. It includes a firing outer part arranged closer to the coal heat source firing end than the said cylindrical part. Note here that the groove communicated with the chamber is composed at the outer surface of the firing outer part at the firing side. The firing outer part has a void communicated with the chamber in its lengthwise direction made at the cylindrical part. Note also that the chamber is separated from the said void. EFFECT: constant amount of heat during the medium interval and the end of smoking. 12 cl, 11 dwg, 1 tbl


Power Builder is widely used as a tool for database development. Based on client/server mode (CJS), Power Buider is often applied to MIS (Management Information System) or ERP (Enterprise Resource Plan). This article discusses how to combine Data Window of PB with function of Windows API so that application can easily fulfil some fundamental tasks such as file access, keyboard manipulation and so on. More attention should be paid when call function of Windows API. Making full use of functions of Windows API in software development with PB will promote the ernciency of application, improve the system and be convenien for user's operation.


Based on the characterization of the L2 -stable pairs of compactly supported refinable spline functions with simple half-integer knots, the biorthogonality of this kind of spline functions is studied.


Application of Digital image correlation method(DIC) to measurement of flexible rubber elastic modulus under small strain was investigated.Surface images of artificial speckle pattern of a cylinder rubber specimen were captured by using a CCD camera in uniaxial compression tests,which was applied to the carrier of deformation information in measuring technique of digital image correlation.The influence resulted from lens distortion to measuring displacement was analyzed.The rubber stress-strain curve within small strain range was obtained based on digital image correlation method.On this basis the rubber elastic modulus was calculated.Such obtained elastic modulus was compared with the result obtained from adopting a dial indicator.Results show that they correspond well with each other.Experimental results indicate that digital image correlation method can be regarded as a new method to measure rubber product elastic modulus in engineering project.


This paper considers H∞-control of infinite-dimensional systems whose transfer functions are expressible as the cascade connection of a rational transfer matrix and a scalar (possibly irrational) inner function. This class of systems is very suitable for describing many control problems in practice, when weighting functions are rational and plants have at most finitely many unstable modes. We show that this problem can be reduced to two (matrix-valued) Riccati equations and additional rank conditions. Furthermore, the obtained controller structure is completely characterized by the inner function and controllers for the finite-dimensional part. A numerical example is given to illustrate the result.


We use a new updated algorithm scheme to investigate the critical behaviour of the two-dimensional ferromagnetic Ising model on a triangular lattice with the nearest neighbour interactions. The transition is examined by generating accurate data for lattices with L = 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40 and 50. The updated spin algorithm we employ has the advantages of both a Metropolis algorithm and a single-update method. Our study indicates that the transition is continuous at Tc = 3.6403(2). A convincing finite-size scaling analysis of the model yields ν = 0.9995(21), β/ν = 0.12400(17), γ/ν = 1.75223(22), γ′/ν = 1.7555(22), α/ν = 0.00077(420) (scaling) and α/ν = 0.0010(42) (hyperscaling). The present scheme yields more accurate estimates for all the critical exponents than the Monte Carlo method, and our estimates are shown to be in excellent agreement with their predicted values.


NICU is an environment that has many challenges in information receiving and understanding. The infants that are cared for might have serious and complex medical problems. For Parents the NICU experience is filled with stress, fear, sadness, guilt and shock of having a sick baby in NICU. The aim of this research was to explore and describe parents' experience when their infant is admitted to the NICU. And assess their perception of nursing support of information provision and according to their emotional feelings. This study was undertaken at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in King Abdulaziz Medical City (KAMC), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia which is part of National Guard Health Affairs (NGHA) organization in the kingdom. The study utilized a self-report questionnaire with likert scale measurement and telephone interview with closed questions. One hundred and four parents agree to be the part of study and provided their consent to include their children in the study. The majority of respondents were mothers (76%), the remaining (24%) from the total sample were Fathers. All their infants have been admitted to the NICU at 2014. Many parents did not able to receive enough information easily from the unit; most of them found the information by nurses was difficult to understand. The majority of parent's perceived high stress and anxiety level according to this information. Also, Most Parents was not agreed about the nurses' support towards their emotional feeling and care. Additional finding indicate that a decrease in support level being associated with an increase in stress and anxiety level. In order to provide a high level of support and decrease the level of stress, there is a need for developing support strategies. One strategy is through a technology to develop an automatic daily summary for parent.


Fluorescence excitation spectra of fulvic acid (FA) and its Cu and Fe complexes showed that fluorophore groups participated in metal complexation with a concomitant reduction in fluorescence intensities. The two characteristic bands at 360 and 465 nm were affected by metal complexation but in addition, the 360-nm band shifted gradually toward longer wavelengths as more metal was complexed. Viscosity measurements indicated decreases in the molecular flexibility of FA with increasing metal complexing. This rigidity or strain in the structure was ascribed to metal complexing with carboxyl and phenolic hydroxyl groups and so bringing the macromolecular segments closer to each other. Viscosity-average molecular weights (Mᵥ) also increased as more metal was complexed possibly because of the formation of metal bridges between FA molecules. The two effects mentioned above were more prominent at pH 6.0 than at 4.0. The flexibility of FA molecules at pH 6.0 is greater than at pH 4.0, because of a reduction in intramolecular H-bonding at the higher pH, which allows the FA to interact with metal ions more favorably.


Background: It has been reported that serum 25hydroxyl vitamin D (25(OH)D) level may affect glucose homeostasis and is inversely correlated with serum thyrotropin TSH concentrations. Weproposedsome classes of levels of serum 25(OH)D and TSH, we wondered whetherfast plasma glucose concentrations or less costly criterion as age or BMIcould be used to predict classification of each woman of our cohort in classes of serum 25(OH)D/TSH concentrations. Methods: Measurements of serum 25(OH)D and TSH were administratedamong 165 adult African migrants women living in Paris. ROC analysis was used to identify serum 25hydroxyl vitamin D and TSH thresholds. Machine-learning tools were performed for prediction.Results: A threshold of serum 25(OH)D of 48±5 nmol/L and TSH of 1.44±0.17 UI/mL level was found with a sensitivity of 86%, a specificity of 83 %. We identified 3% of the sample as a particular class of fifties overweight and diabetic women with high levels of serum 25 (OH) D and high serum TSH concentrations suspected of sub-hypothyroidism disease. We found 38 % of mid-aged women, obese with high risk for developing hypothyroidism disease. Conclusion: Estimation with Fast Capillary Glucosemeasurement instead of Fast Plasma Glucose, Age or BMI could be a less costly method to screen glucose, thyroid and vitamin D status among migrant women.


.................................................................. CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction................................................... 1.1.1 The Role of Radio in Development.................. 1.1.2 Background of the study................................. 1.1.3 Profile of Radio Mangelete............................. 1.1.4 Station Agenda............................................... 1.2 Research Problem.......................................... 1.3 Objectives of the study.................................. 1.3.1 General objective........................................... 1.3.2 Specific objectives......................................... 1.4 Justification and Significance of the research ii ..iii


Mixtures of soy and sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) (L.) Lam), flours containing 18%, 25% and 30% moisture, respectively, were extruded in a single screw extruder. Results showed that inactivation of trypsin inhibitor was enhanced by both reductions in feed moisture and soy flour contents of sample mixtures. Hence subsequent extrusion was carried at 18% feed moisture with variable feed ratio, screw rotation speed and die diameter, using a central composite rotatable, near orthogonal experimental design. Results further showed that the effect of increasing the ratio of soy in the mixture was linearly significant (p > 0.05). Optimum Trypsin Inhibitor (TI) inactivation value of 3.40 mg/g was predicted at a feed composition of 80% sweet potato, 9 mm die diameter and 154 rpm, respectively.