Genetic analyses on bone remains in the field of human identification represent one of the most stimulating and complex challenges for forensic geneticists. In this work, preliminary results of the analysis of bone remains performed by the use of the commercial kit named PowerPlex® Fusion System (Promega Corporation, Madison, WI) are shown. Our study was conducted on 10 casework samples that came to our observation, for which the Prosecutor asked to perform genetic analyses to the purpose of either personal identification or the assessment of a parental relationship. Taking into account the analytical challenges already faced during the analyses previously performed using other commercial STRs kits, our attention was focused on 3 important variable factors that can determine the success or failure of the analyses: the age of the remains, the environmental conditions of storage and/or finding and finally, where known, the cause of death. The preliminary results of this study show that the possibility to obtain a genetic profile useful for identification purposes depends on the variables represented by age of the samples and environmental conditions of storage/finding, with a particular interest to the latter. This study shows, on the one hand, the importance of bone remains as an indisputable resource in cases of forensic interest, and on the other hand the issues related to the genetic analysis of these samples because of the frequent presence of chemical-physical factors responsible for DNA degradation and/or inhibition.


Author(s): Lockwood, JL; Welbourne, DJ; Romagosa, CM; Cassey, P; Mandrak, NE; Strecker, A; Leung, B; Stringham, OC; Udell, B; Episcopio-Sturgeon, DJ; Tlusty, MF; Sinclair, J; Springborn, MR; Pienaar, EF; Rhyne, AL; Keller, R | Abstract: © 2019 The Authors. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment published by Wiley Periodicals Inc. on behalf of the Ecological Society of America. The annual trade in exotic vertebrates as pets is a multi-billion-dollar global business. Thousands of species, and tens of millions of individual animals, are shipped both internationally and within countries to satisfy this demand. Most research on the exotic pet trade has focused on its contribution to native biodiversity loss and disease spread. Here, we synthesize information across taxa and research disciplines to document the exotic pet trade's contribution to vertebrate biological invasions. We show recent and substantial worldwide growth in the number of non-native animal populations introduced via this invasion pathway, which demonstrates a strong potential to increase the number of invasive animals in the future. Key to addressing the invasion threat of exotic pets is learning more about the socioeconomic forces that drive the massive growth in the exotic pet market and the socioecological factors that underlie pet release by owners. These factors likely vary according to cultural pet-keeping traditions across regions and whether purchases were legal or illegal. These gaps in our understanding of the exotic pet trade must be addressed in order to implement effective policy solutions.


Horse drawn coach after being ferried across the Buller River. There are also two men on the ferry standing behind the coach with their horses. Photograph taken by the Tyree Brothers (firm) during the 1880s.
Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - Ferry, near Westport. Tyree photo Nelson. 5129
Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).


Digital image interpretation tasks in Remote Sensing applications have been exhaustively studied. Achievements in the area have used deterministic and statistical algorithms. Usually these algorithms only base their decisions on spatial data furnished as representative of patterns (classes). This paper presents a study on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Techniques for interpretation purposes. The following topics are covered in the paper: representation of the knowledge involved in interpretation tasks (local and spatial ones), development of an intelligent interface (for Brazilian users) for interactive classification tasks and educational purposes in Remote Sensing, and the use of the PROLOG language as the principal tool for implementing the inference rules. As a preliminary result a prototype has been tested translating Natural Language queries (in Portuguese) into a Geometric representation language.


The teaching consciousness in higher vocational English classroom is teaching intuition which the teachers get from the teaching practice while facing the complexity and uncertainty of the modern English classroom.It has three dimensions: the sensitive consciousness,the reflective consciousness and the tactical consciousness.The teachers' training.can sustains the teaching consciousness theoretically The teaching consciousness comes into being in a dynamic way.Its significance is made clear through teachers' action research,enhanced by teachers from the teaching reform of the curriculum.


This experiment is carried out by self-designed devices for control of water hydraulic head as negative values. Physiological characteristics of wheat seeding were measured. The research suggested: Pn and Tr rise at the beginning along with the accretion of water supply suction, and then go down; While the overgroundbiomass and the leaf area are dropped slowly; the root weight is rising at the beginningand then dropping slowly; the unifoliate water using efficiency is on the downtrend when the water supply arises; The colony water using efficiencyis rising along with the water supply suction's accretion when it is under 100hpa, and the colony water using efficiencychanged little when the water supply suction exceeds 100hpa.


Abstract: This study aims to determine the influence of Perceived Organizational Support to Organizational Citizenship Behavior with Psychological Capital As Moderating On Syariah Banking Employees In Banda Aceh City. The sample of this study consisted of 136 respondents who employees of syariah banking in Banda Aceh. This research method used questionnaire as research instrument. The sample technique used is probability sampling. Moderate regression analysis method (MRA) is used to determine the effect of moderation involved. SPSS IBM 21 is used to analyze data. The results show that Perceived Organizational Support influence to Organizational Citizenship Behavior, and Psychological Capital as predictor moderate.


An infinite loope type laser beam cutting system capable of reducing the cost required for producing the laser beam by collecting and returning a laser beam that transmits glass and reusing the returned laser beam, and an infinite loope type laser beam cutting method using the same are provided. In a laser cutting system for cutting glass(40) using a laser beam generated from a laser beam generator(10), an infinite loope type laser beam cutting system comprises: a first optical fiber member(20) of which one end is connected to the laser beam generator, and of which the other end is disposed on an upper part of the glass; a beamsplitter(30) disposed between the other end of the first optical fiber member and the glass to split the laser beam; and a second optical fiber member(50) of which one end is disposed in a lower part of the glass, and of which the other end is disposed at a side part of the beamsplitter such that a laser beam that transmits the glass is returned to the glass again by the beamsplitter. The infinite loope type laser beam cutting system further comprises: a third collimator(63) installed between the first optical fiber member and the beamsplitter; a first collimator(61) and a first condenser lens(71) vertically installed between the beamsplitter and the glass; and a second collimator(62) and a second condenser lens(72) vertically installed between the glass and the second optical fiber member.


An algorithm was developed to predict the effectiveness of openings in naturally ventilated agricultural
buildings. Validation was conducted in a wind tunnel using scale models under isothermal conditions. Wind angle of
incidence, wind velocity, the ratio of height to width of openings and roof slope were varied. Wind angle of incidence and
wind velocity had the greatest influence on opening effectiveness. Changes in the ratio of height to width of openings and
roof slope had measurable but smaller effects.


Human rights are considered to be necessary for freedom, democratic governance and of course the maintenance of a reasonable quality of life in a particular state or society. In this study, we have analyzed the nature and dynamics of human right situation in the contemporary context in Bangladesh and try to figure out the causes and consequences of human right violation for democratic governance in the country


Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinoses (NCL) encompasses a group of eight neurodegenerative lysosomal storage disorders. The most severe form, Infantile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (INCL), is caused by a mutation of the gene CLN1, which encodes palmitoyl protein thioesterase 1 (Ppt1). Ppt1 is a lysosomal enzyme that cleaves the thioester bond connecting long chain fatty acids of palmitoylated proteins. Without Ppt1, palmitoylated proteins are not degraded properly and this causes unwanted build up in neurons. These accumulations disrupt embryonic neurogenesis and ultimately lead to fatality. Recently, it has been thought that a mutation in a similar enzyme, palmitoyl‐protein thioesterase‐2 (Ppt2), another lysosomal hydrolase, may also be responsible for INCL by causing a similar effect of Ppt1 deficiency. Using Drosophila melanogaster as a model, the role of Ppt2 can be elucidated using the molecular genetic technique RNA interference (RNAi). RNAi targets the mRNA for destruction thus creating a mutant phenotype. In this study, knock‐down of Ppt2 mRNA expression was achieved using the Gal4‐AUS system. Transgenic Ppt2‐UAS fly lines were crossed into various Gal4 driver lines specific for different subsets of embryonic CNS neurons. Embryos from these crosses were immunohistochemically stained with various neural‐specific antibodies such as FAS II and stage 16 embryos were examined for neural defects. Preliminary results indicate that Ppt2 RNAi knock‐down disrupted nervous system development in Drosophila. These results provide insights into the mechanism of Ppt2 in causing INCL pathology. Source of research support: Union College, NY


【Abstract】In order to solve the problem of collision between multi-tag in radio frequency identification(RFID) system. This paper proposes RFID anti-collision algorithm based on grouping dynamic frame slotted by analyzing frame slotted ALOHA algorithm. When there are a large number of tags in the field, it can achieve high discernment efficiency by grouping to restrict the number of response tags. Simulation results show that the algorithm improves the slot utilization rate above 80% comparing with the conventional algorithms, when the number of tag is 1 000. 【Key words】frame slotted; anti-collision; grouping 计 算 机 工 程


No more sleeping treason hearts and minds easeful death enter the doughboys to France black Jack ships for souls July-December 1917 killing time filth, food and fornication January-June 1918 Cantigny and Belleau Wood July-August 1918 Siberia September 1918 October 1918 11 November 1918 the cost falling apart in Russia aftermath appendices.


Human capital management represents a strategic and planned approach to the management of the most valuable resource that organizations have, namely employees and their human capital. Human capital management system supports the various processes of the organisation and helps to achieve organisational goals using effective use of human capital and effective investment in human capital as investment in education and training, health and relaxation, safety at works and ergonomics. The article aim is to explain the nature of human capital management, characterize the relationship between the human capital management and human resources management, and identify some approaches to measurement for human capital management.


Mathematical modelsof theconvectivetransportinduced by large fires arepresented.The modelsarechosento illustratetheroleof scalinglaws in themathematical developmentandcomputerimplementationof simulations. The basicequationsgoverning large fire dynamicsare presentedin a form suitablefor thesestudies.The role of vorticity andheatreleaseis emphasizedin this formulation. Two differentfire scenariosareexamined;each with a uniqueanalysisaimedat the phenomenaof interest. First, a "kinematic" approachto fire plumedynamicsis usedto relatevorticity andheatreleasedistributionsobtainedfrom plumecorrelationsto fire induced winds. The utility of this approachis illustratedby appealbothto experimentsonindividuallaboratoryplumes and simulationsof massfires. The interactionof fire plumeswith atmosphericwindsis illustratedby asmoke dispersionmodelthatcouplesasimplifieddescriptionof the stratifiedatmospherewith a CFD basedsimulation of the large scalefire inducedmotions. Simulationsof crudeoil fire plumescomparedwith large scaleexperimentsareshown to demonstratethe useof this model. A brief discussionof additionalfactorsinvolved in the analysisof largefiresis outlined.


This paper provides insights into an ongoing partnership between QUT and C&K exploring possibilities and opportunities to promote crossdisciplinary collaboration in ECEC. The project: Education and Nutrition inter-professional collaborative professional placement focuses on co-locating early childhood preservice teachers and nutrition students together in ECEC settings for professional experience placements. One of the aims of this project is to develop meaningful and relevant models for promoting transdisciplinary practice awareness and skills. In 2015, five final year Nutrition and Dietetics students undertook their Community and Public Health Nutrition placement along with five second year Early Childhood students within C&K services. Two years later in 2017, a further five final year Nutrition and Dietetics students were placed with five final year Early childhood students, again in C & K centres. Qualitative research was conducted to explore the perspectives and learnings from participants and stakeholders regarding the experience. Students worked collaboratively with educators, children and families to implement a project focusing on social mealtimes.


It is reassuring and not surprising to see that residents trained in remote or rural settings achieve Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination scores comparable to those of residents trained in urban settings.[1][1] Of greater interest would be information on the skill set and scope of


Our day to day activities e.g. ecommerce are influenced by Internet. The hazards from hackers have also expanded. According to view point of many researchers intrusion detection systems are the base of defense. There are many commercially available intrusion detection systems are principally signature-based. Known attacks are detected by these systems. These systems frequently renovate signature as well as rules. Unknown attacks are not detected by these systems. The use of anomaly base intrusion detection systems are the best solution. They are highly potent in recognizing not only known but also unknown attacks. Recognition of high false alarm rate is main problem with anomaly based intrusion detection systems. In our proposed system, we contribute explanation to increase attack detection rate while reducing high false alarm rate by combining various data mining techniques such as C 5.0, Random Forest and Random Tree.


The invention provides a wind farm operation control device which can maximize the output of a wind farm and can reduce losses caused by power limitation and wind curtailment. The wind farm operation control device comprises a data collecting unit, an energy storage system safety allowance calculating unit and a power generating model setting unit. The data collecting unit collects wind power generating historical data in a wind power generating system and energy storage information of an energy storage system, and the energy storage system is the standby power capacity of the wind power generating system and is used for compensating for wind power prediction errors. The energy storage system safety allowance calculating unit is used for calculating the needed energy storage capacity of the energy storage system when the energy storage system compensates for the wind power prediction errors through the collected wind power generating historical data and the collected energy storage information, and the energy storage capacity serves as the safety allowance. The power generating model setting unit is used for establishing a wind power generating prediction model according to the wind power generating historical data, and the difference between the current capacity of the energy storage system and the safety allowance is regarded as part of the output of the wind power generating system in a specified cycle to adjust the wind power generating prediction model.


Trisomy 13 is one of the most common autosomal trisomies, and it is accompanied by anomalies of many organs. However, management is usually directed towards less aggressive treatment because of high infant mortality. We encountered a case of trisomy 13 accompanied by Meckel diverticulum (MD). A 1,412 g male was born to a 27-year-old gravida 1, para 1 woman by emergency Cesarean secondary to fetal distress at a gestational age of 33 weeks. His prenatal history was significant in that bowel evisceration, severe oligohydramnios, and fetal growth retardation had been detected by ultrasonic assessment at 30 weeks' gestation. The oligohydramnios was so severe that no amniotic fluid could be obtained for chromosomal analysis. Immediately following birth, he developed respiratory distress and required intubation, and the bowel evisceration was diagnosed as omphalocele. Other physical features included microcephaly, punched out scalp defect, ocular hypertelorism, saddle nose, complete bilateral cleft palate, small low-set ears, rudimentary right auricle with atresia of external acoustic meatus, hypoplastic penis, and posterior prominence of the heels, all compatible with trisomy 13. There were no obvious intracranial and cardiovascular anomalies on ultrasonographic (US) examination. Immediately after birth, primary repair of omphalocele was performed by laparotomy. During the laparotomy, MD measuring 3 cm in its greatest diameter was found, although it was not excised. Postoperative recovery was uneventful, and he was extubated on day 2. The diagnosis of trisomy 13, 47, XY, t13, was confirmed by chromosomal analysis of peripheral blood cells obtained on the day of birth. The parents were counseled about the diagnosis and the poor prognosis for the neonate, but they requested aggressive treatments for him. His condition was generally stable, although he had recurrent episodes of apnea with bradycardia which required resuscitation with positive pressure ventilation. Starting at 2 weeks of age, his serum C-reactive protein (CRP) level progressively increased despite administration of antibiotics. At 22 days of age, a firm, spherical mass was detected in the right lower abdomen, and it was diagnosed as Meckel's diverticulitis by various imaging studies including abdominal X-ray, sonogram and computed tomography. Surgical excision was considered, but we elected to continue conservative management by antibiotic administration due to the poor condition of the patient and the high risk of death from general anesthesia and laparotomy. The serum CRP level gradually decreased, and the abdominal mass also decreased in size. At 67 days of age, he had bloody stools. The intestinal bleeding was transient and it was suspected to be related to MD. However, 12 days later, he again had bloody stools. Although transfusion therapy was immediately started, he continued to have bloody stools. There was progressive worsening of abdominal distention, and bile-stained fluid continued to be aspirated through the nasogastric tube. Ultrasound examination revealed intestinal obstruction and emergency surgery was performed at 79 days of age. During the laparotomy, a large mass measuring 4 cm at its maximum diameter, was seen to arise from the antimesenteric border of the terminal ileum. The gross findings strongly indicated that the lesion was the MD. There was no evidence of past-generalized peritonitis, but the ileum was twisted so as to cause complete obstruction. Volvulus of the ileum with a total rotation of 7208 in the counterclockwise


We successfully demonstrate both WOx and HfOx based Transition Metal Oxide Resistive Random Access Memory (TMO R-RAM) devices with sub-10nm scaling. Contrary to similar results of large R-RAM devices, scaled WOx and HfOx devices beyond 10nm exhibit obvious differences on operation windows and thermal stabilities. Instead of reported conventional large scale TMO R-RAM, different boundary conditions of WOx and HfOx devices plays a dominant role of R-RAM switching mechanism between 5 and 10nm.


There are different views from different experts and scholars on the tourist resources.So in the paper,the authors' own understanding and awarehess of tourist resources is provided firstly,followed by the analysis on the present state of the exploration and utilization of the tourist resources in Tai'an City,according to the regional characteristics of tourist resources.At last a few suggestions are presented to the existing problems.


: The characteristics of whole waveforms of magnetizing inrush current and fault differential current were analyzed. By virtue of the similarity difference between the two currents and combining the superiorities of the Hausdorff distance algorithm, a novel criterion of the transformer differential protection based on the Hausdorff distance algorithm was proposed. The Hausdorff distance between the normalized differential current sequence and standard sinusoidal wave sequence was applied to distinguish between inrush current(including symmetrical inrush current) and fault differential current(including fault differential current superimposed with inrush current). The effectiveness, rapidity and anti-interference performance of the proposed criterion were validated with simulation tests.


The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) is a financial incentive scheme for general practitioners in the UK. It was introduced in 2004 with the aim of improving the quality of primary care and reducing health inequalities in primary care delivery. There is relatively little evidence to support the hypothesis that practices with higher quality of care measured by the QOF score have better health outcomes. However some studies have shown that higher QOF scores are associated with lower admission (Bottle et al. 2008b; Kiran et al. 2010). In both studies the association was stronger in practices with higher deprivation/lower socioeconomic distribution. The aim of this study is to assess whether high quality primary care, measured using quality of care measures, is associated with lower coronary heart disease morbidity and mortality in an area of relatively low deprivation. This is an ecological study using data from four years before and four years after the introduction of QOF. The study will compare these time periods for any change in CHD admissions and mortality. The study will also assess whether there is an association between quality of care measures on specific coronary heart disease and associated hospital admission rates and mortality rates. The study will also assess whether any association is affected by the practice based deprivation score. Results of this study will be presented at the conference.


The population of snowmobiles has increased rapidly in Sweden since the introduction of these vehicles in the mid 1960's. A parallel increase in the frequency of snowmobile accidents has been observed. In the present study, all 22 fatal accidents reported in northern Sweden in the period 1.7.73-30.6.79 were scrutinized. Ninety per cent of the deceased were men, half of them between the ages of 20 and 30 years. Most accidents (60 per cent) occurred at weekends and on holidays in springtime when the traffic is heaviest. Remarkably, many fatal accidents happened at night, 60 per cent between 8 pm and 2 am. Drowning and lacerations of the head and thorax were the most common causes of death. In the majority of cases, driving under the influence of alcohol was demonstrated, suggesting that alcohol may be a major contributing factor. Information, compulsory use of helmets and a special licence may reduce the effects of snowmobile accidents. (TRRL)


The preprint and post print techniques of corrugated paper printing were introduced. The advantages and disadvantages of the two different techniques were analyzed and compared. The market development of plexographic printing was introduced.


The evaluation of the nutritional quality of foods and feeds requires a more definite knowledge of the physiological role of the various micro nutrient inorganic elements in the animal body than is now available. Problems of immediate concern include the effects of one or more of these elements on the utilization of another, for example the effect of traces of arsenic in reducing the toxicity of selenium (Moxon and Rhian (8)) and of copper in reducing the toxicity of molybdenum (Ferguson et ~2. (3)). It is the purpose of this paper to summarize studies of an anemia and subnormal growth induced in rats by high zinc diets and the antagonistic effects of copper and liver supplements. Ferguson et at. reported that certain "teart" pastures in England which were toxic for cattle contained a large amount of molybdenum and that this molybdenum toxicity could be prevented by drenching the cattle with a solution of copper sulfate. Such observations as well as those to be reported in this paper point to the possibility of deficiencies occurring in grazing animals, which are relative rather than absolute. It is usually concluded that if "sick" animals respond favorably to dietary supplement, such as copper for example, the animals and the feed they consumed were copper-deficient and copper therapy is advised. It may be that such therapy only partially corrects the condition, for, as pointed out in this study and in that of Ferguson et al., copper deficiency may be relative to a high content of some other factor in the feed which renders a normally adequate copper content inadequate. The present study was stimulated by the report of Sutton and Nelson (11) who observed that excess dietary zinc produced an anemia, subnormal growth, and reproductive failure in rats. These observations were fully confirmed by the authors. Further studies showed that feeding a mixture of iron, copper, and cobalt salts largely or completely prevented the anemia and that a supplement of liver extract partially prevented the subnormal growth. These preliminary observations led to more detailed experiments which are reported below.


RATIONALE: COVID-19 pandemic has infected millions with a high mortality rate worldwide. There is need of protecting healthcare workers (HCWs) from SARS-CoV-2 while treating patients. We designed, developed and analysed effectiveness of a physical barrier called bronchoscopy safety box (BSB) to prevent COVID-19 transmission to HCFs while doing bronchoscopy procedures and endotracheal intubation. METHOD: Two prototypes of Bronchoscopy safety box (BSBs) viz., prototype 1 (figure 2a) and prototype 2 (figure 2b), was developed (made up of acrylic and PVC sheets). BSB include the additional presence of the bronchoscopy aperture and an assistant aperture. In prototype 1, each aperture has a PVC valve which opens and closes with entry and exit of the hands while instead of PVC valves, there are gloves attached at the Doctor's and assistant aperture in Prototype 2 which minimizes risk of aerosol coming out of these apertures. There is negative suction port which is important in reducing the aerosol content inside the BSB. The patient end has PVC sheet curtains to accommodate shoulders/chest of patients that further minimises aerosol transmission. The box is easy to disinfect with 70% alcohol or bleach. Bronchoscopy procedures (foreign body removal, balloon bronchoplasty, endobronchial ultrasound, bronchial washings) and intubation was done with BSBs in 20 patients.RESULT: We were able to manoeuvre the bronchoscope and navigate up to the right lower lobe bronchus and left lower bronchus without any difficulty. The intubation procedure was performed comfortably with the BSB. 10 bronchoscopy procedures were performed with the Prototype 1 while 6 bronchoscopy procedures and 4 intubation procedures were performed with Prototype 2. CONCLUSION: BSB is a reusable, multi-purpose aerosol safety barrier which can be utilized for bronchoscopy procedures and intubation to help protect HCWs against COVID-19. .


A field device for process automation for detecting a process variable, a medium property and / or composition of a medium comprising at least one sensor unit (1) and a display unit (2), wherein the sensor unit (1) and the display unit (2) physically separated and spaced from each other; wherein the display unit (1) and the sensor unit (2) via one or more communication means (3, 10) have, which are designed for setting up a wireless data transfer (6) between said display unit (2) and the sensor unit (1) of the field device, and wherein at least the communication means (3) of the sensor unit (1) by means of an energy harvester (8) is operated.


Moser H1, Leitner M2, Baeyens J3, Radlinger L4 1. Bern University of Applied Sciences, Murtenstrasse and Faculty of Physical Education & Physiotherapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium10, 3008 Bern, Switzerland, 2. Bern University of Applied Sciences, Murtenstrasse and Graduate School for Health Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland10, 3008 Bern, Switzerland, 3. Faculty of Physical Education & Physiotherapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium, 4. Bern University of Applied Sciences, Murtenstrasse 10, 3008 Bern, Switzerland


Abstract Performances of the aphid, Myzus persicae, were monitored during feeding on leaves of the rape, Brassica chinensis, previously fumigated with SO2 in a range of concentrations between 20 and 160 nl/1 at 25°C. Response of the aphids depended on dose of the air pollutant. Moderate dose of SO2 treatment on the rape greatly enhanced the aphids' performances while high level of the pollutant heavily suppressed their growth and reproduction. They performed best at about 80 nl/l SO2, where nymphal mean relative growth rate (MRGR), adult fecundity and intrinsic increase rate(rm) of the population increased by 31.5%, 89.8% and 42. 7% over those of control aphids, respectively. Determination of the plant chemistry suggests that the altered relative content of methionine induced by So, exposure might be responsible for this response of dosage dependence.


their genuine regret at unavoidable absence. It would, I think, he well that the fact should be .widely known that any officer is entitled ex officio, to admission to the Society on the payment of a nominal fee. The Council welcomes papers from officers of the auxiliary forces, and, as I know from personal experience, the Society listens to our papers with an interest so remarkably well feigned as almost to deceive. Two meetings this session (February and May) have been set aside for papers from officers of the auxil.iary forces; I shall be very glad to receive suggestions for discussions or titles of papers. Papers will also be read upon subjects which directly concern us, namely upon the function of the clearing hospital and upon the diseases to which auxiliary troops are specially prone. 'rhe Honorary Secretaries, Fleet Surgeon Laurence Smith and Major Harrison, have secured for the. opening meeting a paper upon what is, after all, the ultimate purpose of an armed force, the destruction of the enemy. Major Pilcher, who gives us his experiences with the new pointed bullet, is known to most of us; the few who do not know him personally are already under an obligation of gratitude to him which will shortly be increased.


Direct visualization of the patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) by two-dimensional echocardiography (2DE) is still a challenging problem in children. In this study, 13 patients (aged from 16 days to 8 yrs 10 mos) suspected of having PDA (group I) were examined, as were 30 patients (aged from 2 mos to 10 yrs 8 mos) suspected of having VSD as a control group (group Ⅱ); an electronic sector scanner by subxyphoid approach was used. After the standard subxyphoid 4-chamber view was obtained, the transducer was tilted cranially toward the left ventricular outflow tract and ascending aorta. In this view, the junction of both right and left pulmonary arteries and ductus arteriosus could be visualized when present. All but one in group I (92.3%) were correctly diagnosed with this technique by direct visualization of the ductus. All patients were catheterized and 10 had surgical intervention. The diameter of the ductus arteriosus measured by subxyphoid 2DE correlated with that of angiographic findings with a correlation coefficient of 0.59. Postoperatively, an unusual echo density was visualized at the previous ductal area. This dense echo was thought to be due to suture materials and local tissue reaction.


Description of sixteen new shells obtained from various locations around Tasmania. The author dredged a specimen of Crosse Concinna Angus in 17
fms., off Kelso, Tamar River. Until now, he believed this
species has only been found at Port Jackson, N.S.W., where
it is very rare. He was interested to be able to add this rare
species to the fauna of Tasmania.


In a competitive world where enterprises have to continually release new and better services, there is a constant need to assimilate new capabilities and extend software applications functionalities. Nowadays these requirements have been translated into mobile environments, making the extension of mobile applications a challenge from the scalability perspective. In this paper, a mobile and flexible software architecture is presented. It allows the integration of third party mobile services to the developed platform, making the extension of a mobile application a dynamic task. By doing so, users can consume a service from their mobile devices through a dynamic user interface. This flexible architecture permits the aggregation of services without having to modify the mobile system, and therefore, it increases the application scalability and practicality in terms of its deployment and maintenance.


We experimentally infected juvenile chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) with Renibacterium salmoninarum (Rs), the causative agent of bacterial kidney disease (BKD), to examine the vulnerability to predation of fish with differing levels of Rs infection and assess physiological change during progression of the disease. Immersion challenges conducted during 1992 and 1994 produced fish with either a low to moderate (1992) or high (1994) infection level of Rs during the 14-week postchallenge rearing period. When equal numbers of treatment and unchallenged control fish were subjected to predation by either northern squawfish (Ptychocheilus oregonensis) or smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieui), Rs-challenged fish were eaten in significantly greater numbers than controls by nearly two to one. In 1994, we also sampled fish every 2 weeks after the challenge to determine some stressful effects of Rs infection. During disease progression in fish, plasma cortisol and lactate increased significantly whereas gl...


decline. As the 1960s progressed, the rise of consumer culture, new gender norms, and other social shifts rendered Christian Democracy's traditionalist message increasingly outdated. While the CDU remained a powerful party, accelerated secularization rendered many of its original principles obsolete, leaving churches empty, leading anxious politicians to moderate their invocation of Jesus, and moving local states to enhance female equality and decriminalize same-sex relations. As alarmed Christian Democrats suddenly recognized, the Protestant-Catholic coalition's principal enemy was neither the return of inter-confessional hostility nor the triumph of Socialist 'materialism', but rather stability and religious apathy. By bringing prosperity and ending their prolonged internal feud, Christian Democrats created the conditions that ultimately brought about their own ideological demise.


ABSTRACT Hollow sphere In(OH)3 coatings were deposited by a simple liquid flame spray with hollow sphere In(OH)3 suspension, which was synthesized by improved soft template methods. The morphology of the In(OH)3 was well preserved and oxygen vacancies were produced in the harsh thermomechanical environment of the flame spraying process. The In2O3 coatings and In2O3 powder were obtained by calcinating the In(OH)3 coatings and In(OH)3 precursor, respectively. The thickness of the coatings increased from 12 to 22 μm as the diameter of the feed nozzle increased, and the interconnection between the single hollow spheres In2O3 in the coatings was better than that of the as-synthesized In2O3 powder. The diameter of the single hollow spheres In2O3 in the coatings was about 1.2∼1.4 μm, which is similar to the as-synthesized In2O3 powder. The In2O3 coatings with hollow spheres possessed a very high specific surface area, excellent interconnections, controllable thickness and numerous oxygen defects.


In the mediaeval period the tyranny and oppression of the local rulers and the government officials exceeded all the limits and when the patience of the people had been exhausted the masses rebelled against such despotism. Most of these anti-governmental riots took place under religious slogans, as to raise the masses under these slogans was easy enough. People's movements played a major role in reducing the power of oppression and in sframing the worldview of the people.


It discusses the mountain scenery constructing method from topography and landscape pieces,analyses the problems in the design and constructing of mountain scenery,puts forward detailed ways of solving this problem,and points out that mountain scenery design should suit natural environment,pursue spiritual culture value,embody economic and ecological value,and make a reasonable design of all the scenery factors,so as to make a unique mountain scenery.


The accuracy of type, number, price, place, time and quality are the expectations that every farmer expects in the process of distributing and procurementing subsidized fertilizer. But the various alternatives which have already given or designed were not be able to solve the scarcity of fertilizer and it was happening very frequent in our environment. The usage of control card (farmer card) has been designed by goverment in 2007-2008 but it was not well distributed to all regions in East Nusa Tenggara. Whereas the usage of this card can be a good solution that can help in controling (managing) the fertilizer distribution so the fertilizer can be given to the appropriate farmers. The implementing of farmer card along with the making of information system of fertilzer distribution in Gerung is designed to solve the inaccuracies of subsidized feltilizer distribution. Every farmer registered in famer groups and RDKK (which is used by retailers to get the fertilizer) will get the identity card. By using the identity card farmers can come and show the identity card to retailers and then the retailers will see the identity and check the amount of fertilizer that each farmer has. By this system retails can distribute the fertilizer accurately in the term of target, quantity and price. Besides, this system also can help in observing the redeem that retailer did and the numbers of fertilizer sold.


Time-resolved methods have been applied to the determination of trace (greater than or equal to 50 ppm/sub v/) moisture in small (10-100 ..mu..L) samples of gas as they expand into an evacuated absorption cell. A kinetic analysis of the data shows that adsorption/desorption of the analyte does not introduce serious errors in the measurement. A model that accurately reproduces the concentration-time behavior observed during analysis is presented and can be applied by the analyst to ensure the accuracy of any given measurement or detect and correct erroneous ones. The rates of expansion of the sample into the cell and data acquisition must be 100 times faster than the rates of adsorption/desorption processes in order to reduce sampling errors to less than 5%. Although applied to the determination of moisture, the experimental approach and model are general and applicable to other analyses requiring opening a sample containing an adsorbable analyte. 12 references, 8 figures, 1 tables.


The Glauber theory is extended to the inelastic Coulomb scattering, such as the Coulomb excitation in ionized atomic system~. The evaluation is made for excitation cross sections of hydrogen-like ions by electron impact. It is found that values of total cross sections calculated by this approximation are in better agreement with recent experimental results in an intermediate energy region than those calculated by other methods.


The cultivation of the comprehensive vocational ability for vocational and technical college students should be carried out throughout the entire process of education and included in the teaching of every particular course during the process. This paper discusses some effective ways and measures for this purpose such as curriculum planning, contents organization, teaching patterns and methods facilitating students' active role in the process, various and flexible evaluation and testing system.


Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol level in the blood circulation is one of the most powerful and controllable risk factors predicting future atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) events. Virtually all past trials used fixed doses of specific statins to lower LDL cholesterol levels and the achieved LDL cholesterol level was adopted as a threshold for optimal statin treatment guidelines, with sequential reductions of <100 mg/dL and <70 mg/ dL in the case of secondary prevention. However, it remains unclear which of the following factors related to LDL cholesterol levels contributes to ASCVD prevention: the degree of reduction, the achieved level, or the breakthrough of a certain threshold level. In addition, intensive statin treatment itself may directly reduce the event of ASCVD. The 2016 European Society of Cardiology guidelines recommend more aggressive control of LDL cholesterol level using potent statins in secondary prevention, in which LDL cholesterol should be either maintained at <70 mg/dL or lowered by 50% or more when the baseline is 70–135 mg/dL.1 In the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (AHA/ACC) cholesterol management guidelines released in 2013, the concept of management shifted from control of LDL cholesterol levels to the potency of statins, which generally recommends the maximum tolerable dose of statins for effective prevention of ASCVD events, while the use of nonstatins is not recommended.2


Plant variety protection (PVP) gives a right holder (breeder) the possibility to exclude others from using his or her invention (plant variety) for a particular period. African regional organizations are currently establishing PVP systems that are in line with the international standards set by the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV). Proponents hope that a UPOV-compliant PVP system will incentivize breeding and the introduction of new varieties, while opponents fear that such a PVP system would favour foreign seed companies and criminalize farmers. The dichotomies between proponents and opponents have taken centre stage in national and international debates on this topic, and there is much distrust and misunderstanding between the various parties involved.


We present a method to determine the static aberrations in a nearly diffraction-limited spectrograph introduced, for example, by alignment or manufacturing errors. We consider an instrument with two stages separated by a slit or image slicer located in the intermediate focal plane. In such a spectrograph, it is not trivial to distinguish aberrations in the first stage, before the slit, from those in the second, after the slit. However, our method achieves this. Measuring these aberrations separately opens the possibility of reducing them, by realignment or other means, and thereby improving the optical performance of the instrument. The method is based on fitting models to multiple images of a point source, with controlled displacements of the source perpendicular to the slit and controlled defocuses of the second stage or the detector. Fitting models to these images allows the determination of the aberrations in both stages. Our key discovery is that the displaced and defocused images provide additional information which allows us to break the ambiguity between the two stages. We present simulations that validate the performance of the method.


Many applications in biology have posed some difficulties in statistical modeling and inference when the number of available predictors, p, is much larger than the sample size, n ( ) p n ? . The resulting models are not estimable in traditional ways. The objective of this study (part of a Ph.D. thesis) is to demonstrate that by transforming the regressor matrix in a Bayesian regression using a singular-value decomposition (SVD), and by using a comparable transformation in Bayesian classification with more than two categories, the resulting models become estimable. The SVD transformation results in many fewer coefficients to estimate in the regression and classification parameters. We also investigate the effect of an SVD transformation on posterior inferences with respect to various types of prior knowledge; vague priors, conjugate priors and gpriors. The effect of SVD is inherent in the likelihood, and is induced in the posterior density. For each developed model in Bayesian classification, Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) with Gibbs sampling is implemented with some actual biological data to obtain posterior distributions of interest.


Although the prestressed anchor with frame beam is a very effective supporting structure in reinforcing slopes,the computational model and corresponding theory of calculation are still not perfected,which cannot reflect the true working state and real process of force. The slope and prestressed anchor frame beam interact with each other and the force is continually readjusted,but at present the research of prestressed anchor frame beam are divided into prestressed anchor and frame beam separately to analyze,which is lack of overall summary analysis on it. Based on the analysis on construction process and mechanisms,two important aspects of the computational model on prestressed anchor frame beam were discussed and a more reasonable and real equations of coordinated deformation was established.


Probabilistic model of aviation security service reaction to group of the illegal acts doers in terms of games theory and statistical decision theory is considered in the paper.


There are a myriad of laws regulating road safety in Queensland. Despite this, statistics show that the number of road fatalities continues to increase. Accordingly, with this increasing trend, the issue of road safety for all road users including motorists, motorcyclists, bicycle riders, pedestrians and even animals is a critical one for not only regulatory authorities but also employers and other persons who carry on their business which may impact upon the safety of road users. This paper will focus on the interaction between workplace health and safety laws in Queensland and road safety and in particular, consider the issue of construction activity on roads and safety management.


The broad expansion of digital collaboration tools has led to the emergence of novel modes of collaboration, especially in the field of new technology development. However, the relationship between the architecture of a technology thus developed, on the one hand, and the structure of the underpinning collaboration, on the other, remains enigmatic. The efficiency of standard analytic methods to analyse collaboration patterns is limited, especially when the collaboration concern hybrid (both paid and voluntary) contributors and when the technologies under development are new. This paper introduces a new method, the Contribution Matrix (CM), to analyze the relationship between technical architecture and structure of contributions. Tackling the open challenge of analysing the emergence of new technologies, this paper introduces a new method, the Contribution Matrix (CM), to analyze the relationship between technical architecture and structure of contributions. The value of CM is illustrated employing the case of Cubestat development process by a joint team of University researchers and enterprise developers.


Abstract : Transformation is a big word in the Department of Defensetransformation not only in DoD operations, but in recruiting, training, and retaining human capital. Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Air Force Materiel Command, is piloting multiple innovative initiatives to interest, attract, recruit, and train future Air Force employees. This community and base partnership begins at the local Museum of Aviation.


Interaction between surface gravity waves and sea-ice in the marginal ice zone is complex, and most of the prior research focus has been in deeper oceans. Here, the regional wave model Simulating W...


Background Most studies examining complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) stakeholder engagement with evidence-based practice have relied on quantitative research methods, which often fail to capture the nuances of this phenomena. Using qualitative methods, this study aimed to explore the experiences of CAM stakeholders regarding the barriers and enablers to the conduct and application of research. Methods This research was guided by a qualitative descriptive framework. CAM practitioners and researchers of multiple CAM disciplines from across Australia and New Zealand were invited to share their personal perspectives of the study phenomena. Semi-structured interviews were conducted via Zoom, which were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Rigour strategies were applied to ensure the credibility of results. The transcript was analysed using thematic analysis. Results CAM stakeholders identified an array of barriers and enablers to the conduct and application of research within their disciplines. The barriers and enablers that emerged were found to be inter-connected with two similar constructs: capacity and culture. Captured within the construct of capacity were five themes—lack of resources, inadequate governance/leadership, lack of competency, bias directed from outside and within CAM, and lack of time for research. Within the construct of culture were two themes—intrinsic perceptions in CAM, and lack of communication within and outside CAM. Conclusions Promoting evidence-based practice and engaging with research in CAM continues to face challenges. This study, for the first time, has highlighted the multitude of interlinked barriers that confront CAM stakeholders when engaging with research. These findings highlight the need for a concerted and targeted approach to tackle these challenges.


The invention discloses a liquid crystal display and driving method thereof. In a multi-domain vertical alignment liquid crystal display, a pixel includes two sub pixels. During or after charge sharing period, a voltage difference is generated between electrode voltage potentials of a sub pixel and that of the other sub pixel by an additional switching element. Electrodes of the two sub pixels are connected with each other via a charge sharing capacitor and a control switching element. Prior to the charge sharing period, the control switching element is operated in a non-conductive state so that voltage potentials between the electrodes of the two sub pixels are substantially equal. During the charge sharing period, the control switching element is operated in a conductive state for charge sharing. The additional switching element is capable of generating the voltage difference more efficient without extra capacitors.


The 10th International Conference of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies, ICAMaT 2019, was held in the University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Romania, Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Robotics, on 10th and 11th of October 2019, with the remarkable participation of experts from Poland, Serbia and Romania. The first ICAMaT Conference was held in 1999 under the acronym CITAF (derived from the abbreviation in Romanian) at the initiative of the Manufacturing Engineering Department (TCM) and had a national character. The following Conference sessions were held almost every two years and attracted increasingly more specialists. Since 2005, with the clear prospect of Romania's accession to the European Union, the conference takes on an international character and changes its name to ICAMaT - International Conference on Advanced Manufacturing Technologies. Ever since this Conference session there has been a continuous increase in the number of participants from home and abroad, as well as in the number of published papers. The Conference successfully brought together engineers, researchers and professors, specialists in various fields, such as Product Development; CAD, CAM, CAE, CIM Techniques and Concurrent Engineering; Cutting Processes, Cutting Tools and Forming Technologies; Manufacturing Technologies; Technological Equipment and Automation; Management, Marketing, Production Planning and Production Quality. 31 papers were initially entered in the conference and, after reviews, 21 of them were accepted and presented. The Editors are thankful to the authors for their valuable contributions and to the reviewers for their timely reviews and recommendations as improvement guidance for selected papers. We thanks also the members of the Organizing Committee, for the consistent and substantial effort of organizing this conference. Prof. Tom SAVU, lect. Manuela - Roxana DIJMĂRESCU, lect. Ioan - Cristian TARBĂ, Editors


A new thermoplastic bonding process, whose total cycle is less than 120 seconds, has been developed for galvanized steel (GS) to glass fiber reinforced polypropylene (GFRPP). The durability and failure modes of this thermoplastic adhesive bonded system, GS/HDPE (high density polyethylene based adhesive)/GFRPP, were compared to a thermoset adhesive bonded system, which is a GS/MCU (moisture cure urethane adhesive)/FRP (fiber reinforced polyester composite), after cataplasma and cyclic moisture aging. The solvent wipe bonded joints for both systems show the same durability in cataplasma environment, but in cyclic moisture aging the thermoplastic system retained a higher percentage of its strength than the thermoset system. The thermoset system adhesively failed at galvanized steel/adhesive both before and after aging, however the thermoplastic system failed adhesively at the PP composite/adhesive interface before aging and was partially cohesive failure after aging. Both the thermoplastic system coated with a primer on galvanized steel surface and the thermoset system treated with cleaner show reduced moisture durability compared to untreated samples.


Scaphoid fractures represent the most common carpal fracture and must always be included in the differential diagnosis for wrist pain in the athlete. In the short-term, nonunions may result in mild discomfort; however, the long-term sequelae of nonunions result in a predictable descent into wrist arthrosis. Athletes with excellent compensatory ability and multiple incentives to continue in sport may neglect these injuries until significant disruption of the scaphoid blood supply or arthritic changes have already occurred. The restoration and evaluation of scaphoid vascularity represent a challenging and important area of hand surgery. Magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography (CT) scans have important roles in evaluating these injuries before and after surgery. Stable fixation and the use of local pedicled bone grafting or free vascularized grafts are the mainstays of treatment. Although technically more complex, better results have been reported with vascularized bone grafting and fixation compared with fixation and nonvascularized grafting alone, especially in cases of proximal pole avascular necrosis.


Abstract This paper is an empirical study on the drivers of innovative entrepreneurship for the tourism sector, in particular the role of the development context. Using cross-country data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) project and the Human Development Index (HDI) of the United Nations Development Programme, this study finds evidence that innovative entrepreneurship is negatively related to human development. Although more developed societies have more resources available and higher levels of education development, the tourism entrepreneurs have lower probability of being innovative. More developed societies are established tourism destinations, and facing such high demand, it is possible that tourism entrepreneurs have lower incentives to innovate.


With the realization of the limitations to top-down and bottom-up watershed management approaches in addressing issues associated with urbanization, a conceptual framework for a hybrid approach that tries to effectively integrate the advantages of the two approaches while overcoming their respective limitations, grass root watershed management model (GWAM), was proposed and presented. This paper presents the details of implementation and validation of GWAM at Shawsheen River watershed in Massachusetts, USA. An investigation on the major components of GWAM, a common platform to conduct the management, a partnership of two major stakeholder groups from government and non-governmental organizations, and a facilitation mechanisms were carried out in detail to gain the needed understanding on structure, process and function of a successful GWAM. Also the decision making process in addressing three major urban watershed issues; flooding, habitat and aquatic life impairment, and bacterial impairment, were examined through a set of cyclic steps. Based on the lessons learned, GWAM was enhanced as a general hybrid model. The most important challenge in sustaining GWAM was to keep differently motivated stakeholders together. As revealed in the Shawsheen watershed, science should play a key role in keeping differently motivated stakeholders together by providing needed facts, understandings, data, and knowledge. When scientifically sound solutions are vetted through a process of public involvement that supports appropriate regulatory actions, the most effective environmental decisions can be made.


SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS The results of experiments conducted on 156 swine, from time of weaning till bacon weights were reached, are reported. One hundred and twenty of these animals were subjected to complete dietary control as regards the quantity of food consumed and the composition of the diet. Twenty-nine treatments, consisting of different amounts of Ca, P and vitamin D added to an otherwise adequate diet, were imposed. The reaction of the animals to the treatments was studied in relation to growth (increase in weight), appetite, utilisation of the food, the blood picture (concentration of serum Ca, blood inorganic phosphate, serum phosphatase and blood Hb), and the morphology and chemical composition of the bone. The results obtained are summarised in Table XVIII.


Although, in recent years, great efforts have been made to inform and make health professionals aware of the importance of sterilization, disinfection and antisepsis, little considerations have been shown in relation to the quality of the water of dental unit systems. In the present work 72 samples of water from 68 dental equipments and 4 faucets were submitted to bacteriological analysis, with the objective of detecting heterothrophic bacteria and coliform group. The samples collected from the faucets were compatible with the water potability patterns. In contrast, 63 (92.7%) of the 68 samples obtained from the dental unit water systems were considered contaminated and only 5 (7.3%) were in agreement with the potability patterns. It was observed that 42 water samples (61.8%) were heavily contaminated, 14 (20.6%) presented moderate index of contamination and 7 (10.3%) were slightly contaminated. The results suggest the need of decontamination of water reservoirs and hoses of these equipments


: I investigate the extent to which perspectival realism (PR) agrees with frequentist statistical methodology and philosophy, with an emphasis on J. Neyman's views. Based on the example of the stopping rule problem I argue that PR can naturally be associated with frequentist statistics. Then I analyze Neyman's conception of statistical inference to conclude that PR and Neyman's conception are incongruent. Additionally, I show that Neyman's philosophy is internally inconsistent. I conclude that Neyman's frequentism weakens the philosophical validity and universality of PR as analyzed from the point of view of statistical methodology.


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Income inequality is rising in China at the same time that urban air pollution remains high. Households can purchase market products such as masks and air filters to protect themselves from pollution. Using a unique data set of Internet purchases, we document that households invest more in such products when ambient pollution levels exceed key alert thresholds. Richer people are more likely to invest in these products. By combining several existing pieces of research, we provide an estimate of the differential exposure to pollution between rich and poor people in urban China. This differential has implications for life expectancy across groups and suggests that quality of life inequality exceeds cross-sectional measures of income inequality. Significance Statement Urban air pollution remains high in China. During hazy days, Chinese urbanites wear masks outdoors and use air filters indoors to protect themselves against the dirty air. Using a unique data set of Internet purchases, we find that people buy more masks and filters when local air pollution is higher. Richer people are more likely to invest in such self-protection products. By combining several pieces of information, we estimate that the poor inhale more PM2.5, and this shortens their life expectancy relative to richer individuals. This differential is due to differential self-protection investments. We conclude that in China's cities today that quality of life inequality exceeds income inequality.


Popular culture is perhaps the best place to test the claim that "(capitalist) globalization is now an accepted reality," as the new world-space of cultural production and representation is inhabited by images and goods pertaining to the everyday life of the world population, that is, by images and goods that are manufactured by multinational corporations and circulated in a global market. China, the emergent economic giant of the 1990s, has caught on to the latest global cultural production and marketing trends at an astonishing pace. "Get on line!" for instance, is a popular catchphrase among the millions of Chinese whiz kids who use the Internet. Such a rapid change defies the imagination not only of its Western analysts but also of die-hard Chinese ideologues of Western-style modernization and liberal democracy who were exiled overseas in the aftermath of the 1989 Tiananmen event and whose goals are purportedly nothing less than a prosperous, market-oriented economy and social plurality. Journalists, the proper "postmodern culture workers," on the other hand, have no time to


Web-based date mining is a hot topic of researching which integrate date mining and internet system.Based on the summarize of the main method and process of web date mining,typical application of web data mining technology in electronic commerce was emphatically introduced in the paper.


The physical and mechanical behavior of nano-scale reinforced polymers is currently receiving a significant amount of interest in the scientific arena. One of the more controversial aspects discussed is associated with the role the interface has on the physical state and bulk properties of the resulting composite. Another aspect is that associated with length scale effects necessary for energy dissipation in polymer matrix composites and the role of nanocomposites in this arena. These issues are discussed in contrast to reinforcements evaluated over a range of length scales ranging between micron and molecular length scases.


Change detection techniques for remote sensing images are increasingly applied to many fields, such as disaster monitoring, vegetation coverage analysis and so on. How to improve the accuracy of detection has been a critical topic that confuse the researchers for a long time. In this paper, a method combining multiscale segmentation and fusion for high-resolution images is presented. The strategy of multiscale segmentation is to segment the same image several times under different scales, and then extract the features of objects. After, the features are used as inputs of change detection. The final results are achieved by decision-level fusion. The experiments show that, comparing with other typical methods, the method proposed in this paper has a superior performance in change detection for high-resolution images.


The polarization asymmetries of t, {anti t} quarks can be used in the reaction e{sup +}e {r_arrow} t{anti t}{nu}{sub e}anti({nu}{sub e}) to measure the Higgs width, in the Standard Model or in its extensions, and to search for non-standard CP violating phases. As an application of the CPT theorem the Higgs width is monitored through a CP-even, T{sub N}-odd, polarization asymmetry, B{sub y}. CP violation manifests through interference at tree graph level with the resonant Higgs amplitude. Consequently, the asymmetries are all quite sizable and can be in the range of 10--50% for a wide choice of the Higgs mass.


RiskEZ and Risk*Assistant both make site risk assessment more accessible to many users and provide a relatively efficient means for performing screening level risk assessments. The programs perform basic site risk assessment calcu lations for users and provide point estimates of incremental individual cancer risks and non cancer hazard quotients following standard Environmental Pro tection Agency risk assessment guidance documents. Risk*Assistant allows the user to input raw data from which it can perform some dispersion modeling and calculate exposure point concentrations, while RiskEZ takes the exposure point concentrations as inputs. RiskEZ includes features that allow multiple network users to work on the same site and to deal with radioactive contami nants as well as chemical ones, while Risk*Assistant limits access to a site to one user at a time and it includes non radioactive substances. Neither program currently has the capability to perform probabilistic risk analyses, although Risk*Assistant al...


By means of the analysis of two hundred telephone emergency calls between callers and call takers at a police service (190), this study, taking a qualitative perspective of talk-in-interactionin institutional contexts (Drew; Heritage, 1992) and of Membership Categorization Analysis (MCA) (Sacks, 1992; Sell; Ostermann, 2009), investigates the participants' co-construction of narrative accounts while negotiating the service to be provided. Following De Fina (2009), we assume that narratives are not coherent and ordered packages, carefully organized in terms of timing and chronology. On the contrary, we take the stance that each narrative is locally and sequentially co-constructed during the interaction. From this perspective, interlocutors do not merely orient to the narrative as a discursive unit, but also to what is being done by means of such narrative (Schegloff, 1997). Our data imparts callers' sequential orientation to the production of certain membership categories when describing their own actions and their violators'. Such categorization process reveals both (1) an antagonistic relationship between callers and violators and (2) shared knowledge of the morally loaded events (Bergmann, 1998). These two factors guarantee the dispatch of a police car. Key words: membership categorization analysis (mca), narrative accounts, emergency calls, talk in interaction, institutional talk.


Random sequential adsorption (RSA) is a standard method of modeling adsorption of large molecules at the liquid-solid interface. Several studies have recently conjectured that in the RSA of rectangular needles, or k-mers, on a square lattice, percolation is impossible if the needles are sufficiently long (k of order of several thousand). We refute these claims and present rigorous proof that in any jammed configuration of nonoverlapping, fixed-length, horizontal, or vertical needles on a square lattice, all clusters are percolating clusters.


In her classic 1969 book, On Death and Dying: What the Dying Have to Teach Doctors, Nurses, Clergy, and Their Own Families (Kubler-Ross 2014), Kubler-Ross identified many short-comings in the care ...


This bachelor thesis titled Analysis of Costs and Their Controlling in Company XY s.r.o. deals with cost analysis and evaluation of the present situation of the company. The theoretical part contains analysis of literature sources of the topic with aim to definition of some basic terms, cost classification with greater emphasis on cost classification in relation to the output capacity and possible methods of cost calculation. After an opening introduction of the company, the practical part is focused on analysis of its present situation, progress of the costs and their classification by output capacity. The conclusion consists of some suggestions and recommendations based on the previous analysis.


Martian meteorites show evidence of oxidation, but putative Noachian organic materials should be accessible. Additional information is contained in the original extended abstract.


This article explains what factors determine the roles and behaviors of the Thai government as involves the budgeting system. To illustrate how the government's budget is formulated, the procedures for budget formulation processes are explored in detail. In addition, a comparative perspective on budget processes in Thailand and in the US is presented in order to point out the unique characteristics of Thai budgeting. This study finds that the bureaucracy, especially the Bureau of the Budget, dominates budget allocation, while the roles and power of elected politicians are minimal. Budget allocations are mainly determined by the departments that each department controls in the budget for areas within its jurisdiction. This finding explains that the Abhisit government needs to propose an additional budget in order to serve its political programs, because the Annual Budget, which was approved before the administration, was unresponsive to political initiatives.


What constitutes a beautiful action? Research into dance aesthetics has largely focussed on subjective features like familiarity with the observed movement but has rarely studied objective features like speed or acceleration. We manipulated the kinematic complexity of observed actions, by creating dance sequences that varied in movement timing, but not in movement trajectory. Dance-naïve participants rated the dance videos on speed, effort, reproducibility, and preference. Using linear mixed-effects modeling, we show that faster movement sequences with varied velocity profiles are judged to be more effortful, less reproducible, and more aesthetically pleasing than slower sequences with uniform velocity profiles. Accordingly, dance aesthetics depend not only on which movement is being performed but on how movements are executed and linked. Accordingly, the aesthetics of movement timing may apply across culturally-specific dance styles and predict both preference for and perceived difficulty of dance, consistent with an effort heuristic account of art appreciation.


Rucio is the successor of the current Don Quijote 2 (DQ2) system for the distributed data management (DDM) system of the ATLAS experiment. The reasons for replacing DQ2 are manifold, but besides high maintenance costs and architectural limitations, scalability concerns are on top of the list. Current expectations are that the amount of data will be three to four times as it is today by the end of 2014. Further is the availability of more powerful computing resources pushing additional pressure on the DDM system as it increases the demands on data provisioning. Although DQ2 is capable of handling the current workload, it is already at its limits. To ensure that Rucio will be up to the expected workload, a way to emulate it is needed. To do so, first the current workload, observed in DQ2, must be understood in order to scale it up to future expectations. The paper discusses how selected core concepts are applied to the workload of the experiment and how knowledge about the current workload is derived from various sources (e.g. analysing the central file catalogue logs). Finally a description of the implemented emulation framework, used for stress-testing Rucio, is given.


Biomonitoring of nonylphenol (NP), an endocrine disrupting chemical, is required in Korea to perform its proper regulation. Thus, we analyzed exposure levels of nonlyphenol (NP) in breast milk from the mothers who delivered babies within 10 days (N=325). We analyzed free and total forms of NP in breast milk with LC/MS/MS (LOD, 0.5 ppb). In addition, we obtained questionnaires concerning lifestyle from the subject. As results, ranges of total NP were < LOD-23.4㎍/l (median, < LOD) and the estimated exposure level of the NP was lower than TDI (tolerable daily intake)s. However, we found that the levels of total NP in the mothers, who had some diseases such as thyroid disorders, were higher than those in healthy mothers (sick mothers, N=34, 3.51 ±4.98㎍/l vs. normal, N=281, 2.07 ± 3.76㎍/l; P < 0.05). In conclusion, we suggest that exposure monitoring of NP should be continuously performed, even though the risks of NP are not clear, yet.


Recent National Student Surveys revealed that many U.K. university students are dissatisfied with the timeliness and usefulness of the feedback received from their tutors. Ensuring timeliness in marking often results in a reduction in the quality of feedback. In Computer Science where learning relies on practising and learning from mistakes, feedback that pin-points errors and explains means of improvement is important to achieve a good student learning experience. Though suitable use of Information and Communication Technology should alleviate this problem, existing Virtual Learning Environments and e-Assessment applications such as Blackboard/WebCT, BOSS, MarkTool and GradeMark are inadequate to support a coursework assessment process that promotes timeliness and usefulness of feedback while maintaining consistency in marking involving multiple tutors. We have developed a novel Internet application, called eCAF, for facilitating an efficient and transparent coursework assessment and feedback process. The eCAF system supports detailed marking scheme editing and enables tutors to use such schemes to pin-point errors in students' work so as to provide helpful feedback efficiently. Tutors can also highlight areas in a submitted work and associate helpful feedback that clearly links to the identified mistakes and the respective marking criteria. In light of the results obtained from a recent trial of eCAF, we discuss how the key features of eCAF may facilitate an effective and efficient coursework assessment and feedback process.


A connection technique for two-dimensional array ultrasound transducers developed by combining a conductive lambda /4 mismatching layer with a multi-layer ceramic (MLC) connector using thick-film microelectronic technology is described. The connector consists of 20 thick films of alumina and screen printed metallization with customized interconnections between the layers called vias. Ten ground layers are interleaved between ten signal layers to reduce elecrical crosstalk. A lambda /4 mismatching layer of conductive epoxy is bonded between each PZT element and the silver metal pad of the MLC connector to provide an effective low impedance backing. In the current configuration, a 16*16 transducer array, 0.6 mm element spacing, is expanded to a 16*16 grid of connector pins at a standard spacing of 2.5 mm. Vector impedance, sensitivity, bandwidth, interelement uniformity, and crosstalk are all in good agreement with arrays of conventional fabrication. However, an array with MLC connector can be fabricated more quickly independent of the number of elements.<<ETX>>


This work presents a power saving design method for stochastic flash analog-to-digital converters (ADCs). Stochastic ADCs use the offset noise distribution generated by mismatch to estimate the input signal. By analyzing the characteristic of the noise distribution, some of comparator cells in the stochastic ADC are unused for a given input range. The proposed comparator selection method allows the unused comparators to be powered down without affecting performance of the ADC. A behavioral model of the stochastic ADC is used to simulate and compare the power consumption of the ADC with and without the proposed technique.


Accessory dwelling units (ADUs) are a strategy for providing affordable rental housing. We suggest a typology of regulatory approaches in Long Island, New York, differentiating between jurisdictions that allow nonfamily/nondomestic employee renters in ADUs (Type 1), allow only family members and domestic employees in ADUs (Type 2), and do not allow any ADUs (Type 3). Content analysis, descriptive statistics, and t tests reveal that there is variation among occupancy and design regulations, suggesting that jurisdictional fragmentation and exclusionary zoning present obstacles to using ADUs as an affordable housing strategy.


The potential for development in decision support for forest management is set by decision theory, available technology and methods. Demands for decision support are emerging from contemporary challenges and problems of forest management which act as stimuli for the science community. Objectives and approaches in forest management as well as technologies have been changing throughout history. Accordingly, the demand for tools to support planning and decision-making has evolved. In this contribution, the authors review the historic development of decision support systems (DSS) for forest management and discuss past, current and future drivers. Based on evidence from scientific literature, case studies in the frame of the Forest Management Decision Support Systems (FORSYS) action, as well as experiences of the authors some hypotheses about the future of DSS are drawn. It is shown that in the past, the drivers evolving from forest management as well as decision support technologies have influenced the way of how models and methods have been applied as well as how DSS architectures have been designed. It is concluded that in the future, the challenges for DSS development will increase, as the complexity of decision-making processes and the related models will compete with the user demands which ask for simplicity.


Parathyroid hormone‐related protein (PTHrP) is the primary mediator of hypercalcemia in patients with malignancy‐associated hypercalcemia. We conducted this study to examine the effects of treatment with a bisphosphonate on serum PTHrP. We analyzed 41 episodes of hypercalcemia occurring in 38 patients: 22 patients received alendronate, and 16 were treated with pamidronate. At baseline, 29 patients had an increased serum PTHrP (group I) and 9 had low or undetectable levels (group II). The two groups did not differ significantly in baseline hypercalcemia (3.26 versus 3.41 mM) or the response of serum calcium to therapy. Serum calcium was normalized in 88% of group I and 70% of group II patients. Lowering of the mean calcium level was not associated with a change in the level of PTHrP in group I patients (40.2 versus 36.7 pgEq/ml) or group II patients. We also analyzed data on serum PTH and 1,25‐(OH)2D in 20 of the patients. Serum PTH rose with treatment in group I patients (9.7–40.2 pg/ml, p < 0.05), as did the serum 1,25‐(OH)2D (19.1–32.4 pg/ml, p < 0.001). Similarly, treatment of group II patients was associated with an increase in serum PTH (9.8–37.2 pg/ml) and serum 1,25‐(OH)2D (22.9–40.2 pg/ml). The individual increases in 1,25‐(OH)2D levels associated with therapy could not be predicted from the level of PTHrP or the changes in levels of serum calcium or PTH. Our data show that effective treatment of malignancy‐associated hypercalcemia is not associated with a consistent change in serum levels of PTHrP. Therapy is associated with a variable increase in the serum levels of PTH and 1,25‐(OH)2D.


Susan A. Logan, M.S.* and Andrea Hedley, M.S.† The number of persons over the age of 65 years in the United States today represents an increasingly larger sector of the population. Whereas over two decades ago the average life expectancy was only 50 years of age, most persons in the United States today can expect to live to be 70 to 80 years old. As a result, it is estimated that approximately 11 percent of the total United States population is over the age of 65 years. By the year 2000, it is estimated that this segment of the population will comprise 17 to 20 percent of the country's total population. That is, approximately 30 million people in the United States alone will be over the age of 65 years. The elderly, then, represent a significant portion of the population. The individuals comprising this group present with their own set of medical and health care needs. Consequently, it has become necessary to develop techniques in diagnosis and treatment specific to this population. Hearing deprivation appears to be a disorder whose incidence is concentrated in the elderly population. Whereas only an estimated 4 percent of persons aged 20 to 29 years have a hearing impairment, 70 percent of those in the 70 to 79 year age bracket present with a hearing loss. The number of elderly persons with hearing difficulties by age 80 years is near 80 percent. A recent Gallup survey reports that only 18 percent of persons with a hearing loss also have a hearing aid. The reason for the discrepancy between the percentage of persons who use hearing aids and the number of persons with hearing loss appears to be due to several factors: nonaggressive physician management, the nature of the presbyacusic hearing loss, the patient denial of hearing loss, and the overall health status of older persons. A significant stumbling block in early identification and management is that primary care physicians often fail to recognize the presence of hearing impairment. In a study by Logan, et al. 80 percent of physicians responding to a survey stated that they did not routinely screen for hearing impairment in this population. When they did screen, 40 percent estimated hearing ability solely on patient histories, 33 percent used the whisper test, and 14 percent *Bill Wilkerson Hearing and Speech Center, Nashville, Tennessee † Nashville Otolaryngology Association, Nashville, Tennessee


The interaction of hydrogen peroxide with a range of polycrystalline titanium oxide systems, including TiO2, TS-1, [Ti]-APO-5 and ion-exchanged Ti-ZSM-5, has been investigated using c.w. X-band EPR spectroscopy. Decomposition of the peroxide occurs immediately upon contact with all of the metal oxides investigated, resulting in the formation of a series of paramagnetic oxygen centred radicals. In the TiO2/H2O2 system, intense signals assigned to adsorbed O2− anions were observed. Traces of physisorbed water was found to retard the motional characteritics of the adsorbed O2− anion, as manifested in the variable-temperature EPR spectra. In addition, covalently bound superoxo species were also identified on the TiO2/H2O2 surface. In the TS-1/H2O2 system, two different bound peroxo radicals were observed and identified firstly as (1) Ti(OSi)4/O2−/H2O or Ti(OSi)4/OO˙/H2O and secondly (2) as HOTi(OSi)3/OO˙/H2O. In both cases, the adsorbed radical interacts with an adjacent water molecule, while the two models differ by the presence or absence of a titanol function. An EPR signal of the weakly adsorbed hyperperoxy radicals (HO2˙) was also observed in H2O2-treated TS-1. In the [Ti]-APO-5/H2O2 and Ti-ZSM5/H2O2 systems bound peroxo radicals are observed in both cases, but broader EPR resonances are observed in the latter case over ZSM5 due to the heterogeneity of extraframework Ti4+ adsorption sites for stabilisation of the radical anions.


This paper focuses on the problem of robust stability for a class of general Lurie indirect type control systems with time delay and time-variant uncertainty. Based on an improved inequality and Lyapunov stability theory, a new delay-dependent robust absolute stability criterion is derived. The result is given in terms of linear matrix inequalities, where efficient solution procedures are available. Numerical example is presented to illustrate the results.


In this paper, microwave photonic technique of ultrawideband linearly frequency modulated signals generation is proposed. The proposed method based on direct modulation of the laser diode current, which provides a periodic change in the emission frequency. The Michelson interferometer summarizes laser signal and its replica with time delay exceeding 10 ms, which, in turn, is defined by time difference between arms. Optoelectronic conversion is performed in high-speed high-power photodiode. The proposed approach makes it possible to generate microwave signals with linear frequency modulation in the frequency range up to several tens of gigahertz by means of laser pump current modulation in the frequency range less than 100 MHz. The method of ultra-wideband microwave signals generation is implemented using a Michelson fiber-optic interferometer with Faraday mirrors. Such interferometer topology provides a doubling of the path length, and reduced gyroscopic effects due to a counter-propagating double pass. Changing the parameters of the generated microwave ultrawideband signals with frequency modulation is achieved by pump current shape and amplitude control. It is also proposed to use real-time oscilloscope without need of changing of the internal structure of such generator to pre-tune it. Time-frequency analysis is used to extract frequency versus time dependence. By so doing, direct impulse response estimation is performed. This method allows to characterize laser diode frequency response for arbitrary microwave waveform generation by means of pump current waveform calculation from experimental data.


One of the key means for increasing the efficiency of enterprises and labor productivity is the improvement of system of labor organization and regulation. Literature sources are analyzed and it is found that, despite the broad theoretical and methodological base, there are shortcomings in substantiating new approaches to labor rationing, especially in modern conditions, when the process of developing time standards is almost entirely related to the functions of enterprises. The aim of the study is to adapt to modern production conditions and supplement the concept of labor rationing based on modern trends in the development of science and practice of labor management. It has been established that the degree of consolidation of standards depends on a number of conditions and is characterized by the number of labor actions combined into one complex and the totality of time expenditure categories presented in it. There are a number of classification features by which standards are distinguished. The duration of each set of labor actions depends on many circumstances (factors) that in one way or another affect the change in the amount of time spent. There are two types of factors - qualitative and quantitative. In order to obtain reliable data on the average time spent on the performance of a specific set of labor actions, it is necessary to more fully consider the time spent in combinations of quantitative and qualitative factors encountered in production conditions. The concepts of the time norm, norm of production, norm of labor input are characterized by the fact that they contain the same indicators: working time, the subject of labor (product), the contingent of performers and organizational and technical conditions, and the latter remain constant in all definitions. According to the method of determining labor costs, the norms are divided into technically justified and total. Both of these groups of norms have some similarities, but are fundamentally different in terms of their qualitative characteristics. Materials for calculating technically justified norms are considered. The ways of their improvement and reduction of the execution time of the parts of the considered operations are proposed. The need for a wider introduction of technically justified norms in the practice of labor rationing is substantiated.


The article for the first time covers the history of the Electronic Library (EL) of the Russian State Library (RSL) from the beginning of its formation in the mid-1990s to the present. The author considers the stages of formation and development of the EL of the RSL, the changes that have occurred depending on various factors: changes in legislation in the field of intellectual activity, the emergence of new conceptual approaches and technological platforms. The article identifies two basic approaches to the creation of electronic library: formation of large electronic collections by type of publications or presented information and the creation of electronic version of the collections of documents stored in the RSL holdings. The author gives the key decisions made in relation to the EL: the resources that have passed into the public domain are freely available on the website of the RSL; all documents (not fragments) digitized on the basis of the RSL holdings shall be included in the EL of the RSL; the quality of electronic materials is strictly regulated, etc. The article presents the history of creation and features of large digital collections and separate collections, as well as participation in Russian and international projects and programs. The author considers the development of various electronic services, search capabilities, and features of access to different collections depending on the content. The article highlights the role of the "Electronic Library of Dissertations", which became the basis for enriching the EL of the RSL with relevant scientific knowledge, for working out new technical and technological solutions, and for providing unique access opportunities within the current legislation. The author notes that the EL creators are focused on the organization of access to modern scientific and educational content within the framework of legislative initiatives, conceptual and special technical solutions, as well as on providing free access to materials of great cultural and historical value for Russia and the world community


The recent acceleration in high print quality and high-speed inkjet printers commands the development of an energy efficient multi-channel print head to accommodate these ever-advancing printers. In response, we have computationally simulated a shear mode inkjet head in order to analyze its fluid flow dynamics and jet forming process. As a result, we have been able to optimize the shape of the actuator, channel, and nozzle of the inkjet head. In particular, a funnel type nozzle has proven to provide good energy efficiency in a prototype print head based on the results of our simulation and analysis.


This paper describes a project undertaken to explore the need for best practice guidelines for road safety provisions in district plans and then develop any guidelines deemed necessary. The author notes that district plans may include planning instruments that have direct effects on road safety. The paper describes the three-stage process to develop the guidelines: gathering information and undertaking research on presently existing guidelines and district plans; developing draft guidelines; and consulting with constituencies and preparing final document. The 13 district plans selected to be reviewed in this process included a sample that was geographically distributed around New Zealand, as well as representative of small and large districts in urban and rural areas. The key issues investigated include traffic access effect on traffic flow and the subsequent effects on traffic safety; the effects of land uses on the efficiency and safety of the transport network; the need to protect infrastructure from the effects of other activities; and the variety of users on each of the road networks. The author summarizes the key findings from this first stage of the process. There was general recognition throughout the various plans that land uses adjacent to road networks impact on the safety and efficiency of those networks, and the effects generated when there is a variety of users and the way in which they each use the road network may cause conflicts.


In this paper, a full vehicle model is developed to analyze toe and camber changes due to compliance. The AutoDyn7 program developed in G7 project is used for the computer simulation. A pulse steer input was imposed, and evaluations were conducted using FRF of yaw rate and lateral accelerations. To verify the stability, the rhombus using four parameter is employed. Steer characteristics were evaluated by changing the bushing lateral stiffness, which is installed between low control arm and chassis.


The BiFeO3/BaTiO3 (BFO/BTO) multilayers were deposited on Pt/Ti/SiO2/Si substrates using sol-gel spin coating technique. The electric and magnetic studies on BFO/BTO multilayer structures were carried out for different number of layers. Enhancement in multiferroic properties were seen for all the prepared multilayers as compared to individual BTO and BFO thin films. Maximum value of ferroelectric polarization 71.18 µC/cm2 and saturation magnetization 69.85 emu/cm3 was obtained for multilayer structure having five layers. The observed enhancement in the multiferroic properties of the multilayer system is due to the increased interfacial stress and multiferroic coupling between the alternating layers.


The present invention discloses a printing device. The printing device of the present invention may include a communication element capable of communicating with an external host utilizing a plurality of telecommunication network technologies to receive a file sent from the external host to the device, a printing element electrically coupled to the communication element to output an image file, and an audio outputting element electrically coupled to the communication element to output an audio file, wherein the communication element identifies a file type of the file received from the external host and selectively sends the file to the printing element or the audio outputting element.


Underachieved capacity and low voltage plateau is ubiquitous in conventional aqueous magnesium ion full batteries. Such limitations originate from insufficient electrochemistry and low carrier-hosting ((de)intercalation) potential of electrode materials. Herein, via a strategy of enhancing the electrochemistry with carrier-hosting potential compensation, high-energy Mg2+ /Na+ hybrid batteries are achieved. Typically, an unprecedented Mg1.5VCr(PO4)3(MVCP) cathode is coupled with FeVO4 (FVO) anode in a new aqueous/organic hybrid electrolyte, realizing a reliable high-voltage operation. This operation enables more sufficient (de)intercalation of hybrid carriers (Mg2+/Na+ ), thereby enhancing the reversible capacity remarkably (233.4 mA h g-1 at 0.5 A g-1 , 92.7 Wh kg-1 electrode , i.e. 1.75-fold higher than those in conventional aqueous electrolytes). Simultaneously, resorting to the relatively high Na+ -hosting potential in electrodes, the low Mg 2+ -hosting potential flaw is well-compensated. This synergistically widens/elevates the discharge plateau of the full battery up to 1.50 V. After 1350 cycles at 1 A g -1 , a low capacity decay of 0.018% per cycle is obtained, and the plateau is well retained. Mechanism study further reveals an unusual phase transformation of FVO to Fe2V3 and the low-lattice-strain pseudocapacitive (de)intercalation chemistry of MVCP. The proposed strategy would promote the exploration of other high-energy aqueous hybrid batteries.


The design of GaAs pHEMT negative resistant oscillator using a novel parallel-coupled resonator is presented. The resonator consists of a dielectric ceramc puck excited by two S-shaped transmission lines. The open-ended side of each line is connected to some lumped-element and terminated in a systematic feedback loop through a via hole to eliminate associated fringing fields that could be responsible for frequency variance. High gain dual pHEMT ATF-36077 were used as active devices configured in a negative resistant mode. The two negative resistant circuits are combined using Wilkinson power divider. The equivalent circuit of the complete design is derived and modelled using the Agilent advanced design system software. The requisite circuit parameters were extracted using Matlab code based on existing equations. The optimized result is prototyped and measured. Findings indicate that the measured results agreed reasonably with the simulated results.