Non-coding RNAs (ncRNA) are RNA molecules which do not code proteins but do work, excluding mRNA, tRNA and rRNA, and including microRNA (miRNA) and long non-coding RNA (lncRNA). Gastric cancer is one of the most common human malignancies and has a higher morbidity in East Asian countries including China. The recent studies indicate that the expression levels of miRNA and lncRNA are associated with the occurrence, development, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of gastric cancer. This article reviews the research in the current status of miRNAs related with the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of gastric cancer as well as six lncRNAs linked to gastric cancer. DOI:10.3781/j.issn.1000-7431.2014.06.016


In a hybrid drive system for a road vehicle, electric motors 1 associated with the wheels 3 of the road vehicle, are fed, in particular by means of a direct voltage intermediate circuit 9, from a generator driven 7 by an internal combustion engine 5. to allow, in the case of a failure of the battery 21, 27 provided for starting the internal combustion engine 5 to start the internal combustion engine by towing, pushing or free descent slope of the road vehicle, is provided, during an emergency start-up phase of switching the electric motor 1 operating in generator mode, and generator 7 in the engine operation, when the running speed of the vehicle exceeds a predetermined traveling speed threshold. The emergency start test may be triggered by the driver of the vehicle, using a controller 9.


The chemical structure determination of depsilairdin, a highly selective phytotoxin produced by the plant pathogenic fungus Leptosphaeriamaculans/Phoma lingam, is described. The elucidation of the unusual chemical structure used a combination of NMR spectral data and X-ray crystallography. The absolute configuration was established using chemical degradation and synthesis of (3S,6R)-3,6-diisopropyl-2,5-morpholinedione and its (3R,6S) and (3R,6R) stereoisomers. Similar to the fungal pathogen, depsilairdin caused strong lesions only on brown mustard leaves but not on related species. [structure: see text]


The invention relates to an oxidating reactor for producing polybasic carboxylic acids. A flow gudie cylinder is arranged in a cylindrical stand pressure container, and two layers of mixing devices are axially arranged. The pressure container is internally provided with a baffle and liquid and air inlet nozzles, wherein, the flow guide cylinder has an upper layer and a lower layer. The surface of the upper layer cylinder is provided with holes with certain shape, and the lower end surface has a tapered expansion. The invention adopts the optimized and combined dual-layer flow guide cylinder mixing devices. Under the co-action of a mixing impeller and the flow guide cylinder, the materials of the oxidation reaction disperse rapidly to distribute the methyl aromatic hydrocarbon entering the container evenly in the solvent, and quickly react with the oxygen, and then the heat is rapidly transmitted out through even mixing and dispersing, so as to make the internal temperature of the container even, satisfy the technical requirements of oxidation and reduce the possibility of aggravated side reaction caused by partial high temperature.


Effects of exercise on plasma interleukin of rats were observed by making the SD rats to have an acute swimming with a load. The results indicated that the acute exercise had led to a remarkable increase of plasma interleukin 1 ( P 0.05) and interleukin 6 ( P 0.01) as well as a decrease of interleukin 2 in rats, but not significantly ( P 0.05). The results also indicated that exercise induced different changes of interleukin and exercise training could be applied to be the means of regulating natural immune function.


Copyright © 2016 by Journal of Korean Academy of Oral Health This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Objectives: This study aimed to assess the association between the stress or depression and oral health status of Korean adolescents. Methods: The subjects were 1,180 participants of the Sixth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES), aged 12 to 18 years. All the collected data were analyzed by using the chi-square test, t test, analysis of variance, and multiple regression analysis with the SAS version 9.3 software. Multiple regression analysis was performed to analyze the relationship of stress or depression to oral health status, and 95% confidence intervals were computed. Results: Cognitive stress and depression levels for >2 weeks correlated with permanent teeth caries index. In terms of cognitive status, oral health of "a little feeling" was poorer than that of "almost no feeling," with significant statistical difference (P<0.05). Conclusions: The present study provides further evidence to support the establishment of a school oral health clinic for adolescents and hopefully provide guidance in the planning for oral health education.


This study aims to determine the condition factors and the relationship between the length and weight of thorn fish in the waters of the Barumun River, Labuhanbatu, North Sumatra. The method used is the sampling method. The results showed that the total number of samples obtained during the study was 41 fish with a total length of thorn fish that was 20.8 cm - 25.1 cm and the average length of fish caught was 23.41 cm. Meanwhile, the weight of thorn fish is 72 g to 126 g, and the average fish weight is 106.2 g. In conclusion, the growth pattern of thorn fish in the Barumun Labuhanbatu River, North Sumatra, is a negative allometric. The condition factors in thorn fish indicate that the Barumun River environment supports the growth of thorn fish and has a balanced status.
Keywords: Condition Factor, Hexanmatichthys sagor, Length Weight


Experiments were conducted to examine the effects of the ovine conceptus (Day 1 3 postmating) on the in vitro constriction of the adjacent uterine artery in response to prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and norepinephrine (NE). Segments of uterine arteries from 8 pregnant and 10 nonpregnant ewes were utilized in 2 experiments. The first experiment consisted of examining the responses of arteries to periarterial sympathetic nerve stimulation (NS) during perfusions of vehicle (saline), PGE2 and excess NE. In the second experiment, the presynaptic release of neurotransmitter was bypassed with intraluminal injections of increasing concentrations of NE. Uterine arteries from nonpregnant ewes responded to NS during perfusions of saline with greater constriction (P<0.01) than arteries from pregnant ewes. Responses of arteries of pregnant and nonpregnant ewes to NS during perfusion of PGE2 were not significantly different from the responses during saline perfusions. Although responses of arteries to NS during perfusion of excess NE were greater (P<0.01) than during saline perfusion, arterial responses to NE were not significantly different between pregnant and nonpregnant ewes. Magnitude of constriction of uterine arteries increased linearly with exposure to increasing concentrations of NE; however, the response of arteries from pregnant ewes at each concentration of NE was less (P<0.01) than that of arteries of nonpregnant ewes. These data suggest that the presence of the conceptus exerts a dilatory effect on the uterine artery by inhibiting the response of smooth muscle cells to the neurotransmitter. BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION 20, 847-851 (1979)


People's demand for living space is getting higher. However, when people carry out interior decoration, they neglect the choice of environmental protection materials and various pollution problems. To improve people's decoration and housing conditions, this paper studies the application of ecological energy-saving materials in intelligent building decoration. Firstly, the application status of intelligent building decoration materials is described. Then the advantages of ecological energy-saving decorative materials are analyzed. Finally, the application of the material in the wall and floor decoration was studied, and the sound insulation properties were tested. The comprehensive analysis shows that the application prospect of ecological energy-saving materials in intelligent building decoration is wide. According to the test results, the materials mentioned in the study exhibit effective characteristics for green building, indicating that energy saving materials have broad application prospects in this field.


Chromium is the only member of the transition-group elements with a well developed Rydberg structure appearing in its 3p-absorption spectrum. New high-resolution measurements of Mn, Mn+, and Cr have revealed weak Rydberg structure in Mn+ and an analysis of the data shows that the anomalous Cr 3p absorption spectra is due to a unique relationship between its energy levels, and not to the previously supposed fact that Cr has an unpaired 4s electron.


Article is based on the author's knowledge in IT Project Management, supported by relevant certificates (APMG, PMI), as well as his many years of project management experience, including experience with the training projects management. Article begins a brief overview of postgraduate study offers conducted by selected centers in the country. Next is presented the concept (offer) of postgraduate studies in the field of IT Project Management, which is currently performed in WWSI. The article ends the opportunities of development presentation for postgraduate study carried out in WWSI.


Hypertension (HTN) is one of the most common, serious health conditions worldwide, and is responsible for significant morbidity and mortality, through its contribution to vascular disease, congestive heart failure, cerebrovascular disease and kidney failure. In USA, it is estimated to affect almost 80 million Americans. Despite the availability of multiple drugs to treat HTN, rates of control of blood pressure (BP) are less than 50%, and interindividual variability of BP response to different agents is high. While certain demographic factors such as age, gender and race may help guide the selection of one antihypertensive agent over another, to a large extent the strategy that patients receive is based on trial and error. The sequencing of the human genome in 2003 was a major medical breakthrough and ushered in hopes for an individualized HTN treatment approach for patients. Not only could genetic information be used to diagnose or understand the pathophysiology of disease, but the field of pharmacogenomics brought the promise of tailoring individual drugs and their dosage to each individual's genetic background. The Clinical Pharmacogenomics Implementation Consortium (CPIC) is an organization which reviews the large and growing pharmacogenomics published datasets to develop specific recommendations for clinical application [1]. Currently, CPIC lists specific recommendations for 35 drugs, including warfarin, clopidogrel, codeine and amitriptyline among others, in whom genetic testing can guide dosing strategy and selection of specific agents, with the hope that this strategy improves effectiveness and/or decreases adverse events. However, current CPIC guidelines include limited information and no firm recommendations about genetic testing for any antihypertensive drug. Genetic variation in the CYP2D6 gene impacts metoprolol metabolism, and the Dutch Pharmacogenomic Working Group has recommended CYP2D6 screening be used when metoprolol is prescribed, marking the only published pharmacogenomic guideline pertaining to antihypertensives [2]. Despite a large and growing number of published studies, pharmacogenetics research has found that multiple genetic variants have a modest influence on individual response to different antihypertensive medications, consistent with hypertension being a complex medical condition where hundreds of genes influence BP response in a small way [3]. The field of HTN pharmacogenomics has generated some conflicting and inconsistent findings with regard to BP response to antihypertensive medication, so it is important to define the biologic rationale behind the genetic associations found. A concise summary of genetic variants affecting antihypertensive response is given in Table 1. NEDD4L affects the expression of renal distal tubular sodium channels such as ENaC through ubiquitination. The G allele at rs414960 is associated with salt-sensitive hypertension, lower plasma renin levels and greater BP response to thiazide diuretics in analysis of three independent clinical trial cohorts: NORDIL, PEAR and INVEST. The NORDIL and INVEST studies found fewer cardiovascular events in hypertensive carriers of the G allele in those treated with thiazide diuretics [4]. The gene ADRB1 has two independent SNPs, rs1801252 and rs1801253, which lead to amino acid substitutions affecting β-1 receptor function, BP response to beta-blockers and differential effects on patient survival when atenolol was compared with verapamil therapy (hazard ratio of 2.31) [5].


Cellulose-hydrolysing enzymes from the phytopathogenic fungus Bipolaris sorokiniana were partially purified and characterised. The enzyme production was variable according to the carbon source. β-Glucosidase and cellobiohydrolase activities were higher by growing the fungus on cellulose than on other carbon sources. Carboxymethyl cellulase production was stimulated by other carbohydrates, mainly lactose. Partial enzyme purification was carried out by liquid chromatography on Sepharose CL4B. The purification was about 17-fold, with a yield of 41% as judged by assay with p-nitrophenyl-β-D-glucopyranoside as substrate. The optimum pH and temperature were 5.0 and 55–60 °C respectively. The enzyme was stable at 28 and 37 °C but lost about 50% of its initial activity after 120 min at 55 °C. Saccharification of cellulosic materials such as crystalline cellulose, filter paper and wheat straws was carried out using the partially purified enzyme, resulting in the production of reducing sugars.

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of which upon us we feel throughout the whole of our experience. Dr. Merz tries to show in a very interesting way how, just as the first "things" we learn to distinguish in the outer world are "persons," so this all-embracing reality must be conceived as personal, though freed from the limitations of finite persons. It manifests itself in us and through us, though never falling as a whole within the field of any single human mind. Dr. Merz does not discuss specific religious doctrines. With the clash between scientific truths concerning human life and the dogmas of the virgin-birth, the resurrection, the ascension, he does not attempt to deal. His problem might be put in language adapted from Kant: How is religion possible? All who are interested in this problem will find his essay very suggestive, and will rise from their study of it with feelings of respect and appreciation.


Retinal images are routine ophthalmologic practice that could be used for monitoring primary and systemic conditions such as cardiovascular disease (CVD). The connections subsist via deep learning algorithms mapping the retinal blood vessel arterial tortuosity and density. Combining this information with individual demographics can be the formula to predict and understand CVD. Important indices are left ventricular mass (LVM) and left ventricular end-diastolic volume (LVEDV). Analysing retinal images has the potential for predicting cardiovascular pathology as a cost-effective and a non-invasive alternative at your opticians, utilising cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) and retinal images for diagnosing and analysing cardiomyopathy using the United Kingdom Biobank database (UKBB).


A simple and effective analytical procedure has been developed for the determination of dimethoate (DIM) residues and its metabolite, omethoate, in serum samples of pesticide operators. For the selection of the most appropriate method for sample treatment, techniques such as headspace solid phase micro extraction and solid phase extraction and liquid–liquid extraction were applied. The applied method was based on toluene (2 mL) extraction of a 0.5 mL serum sample. In this report, it was observed that DIM concentration level affected the ratio of the area response of DIM and one of its oxygenated metabolite, omethoate. In this context, higher concentrations favoured the predominance of DIM while lower concentrations lead to the formation of omethoate. The method was validated using human serum samples spiked with DIM. Good linearity was obtained in the range of 1–10 ng/mL co-calculating DIM and omethoate. Various concentrations of DIM were mixed with serum and stored up to five days at −20°C. Recoveries ranged from 72% to 88% at two spiking levels for six replicates. The detection and quantification limit were calculated at 0.12 and 0.36 ng/mL of serum, respectively. Finally the comparison with the Acceptable Operator Exposure Level (AOEL) of DIM revealed that the maximum exposure of the operators reached the 30% of the AOEL for only two cases.


A series of poly(R-3-hydroxybutyrate)/poly(e-caprolactone)/1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate-segmented poly(ester-urethanes), having different compositions and different block lengths, were synthesized by one-step solution polymerization. The molecular weight of poly(R-3-hydroxybutyrate)-diol, PHB-diol, hard segments was in the range of 2100–4400 and poly(e-caprolactone)-diol, PCL-diol, soft segments in the range of 1080–5800. The materials obtained were investigated by using differential scanning calorimetry, wide angle X-ray diffraction and mechanical measurements. All poly(ester-urethanes) investigated were semicrystalline with Tm varying within 126–148°C. DSC results showed that Tg are shifted to higher temperature with increasing content of PHB hard segments and decreasing molecular weight of PCL soft segments. This indicates partial compatibility of the two phases. In poly(ester-urethanes) made from PCL soft segments of molecular weight (Mn ≥ 2200), a PCL crystalline phase, in addition to the PHB crystalline phase, was observed. As for the mechanical tensile properties of poly(ester-urethane) cast films, it was found that the ultimate strength and the elongation at the breakpoint decrease with increasing PHB hard segment content. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 83: 703–718, 2002


We study the question of whether two frames of a given physical theory are equivalent or not in the presence of quantum corrections. By using field theory arguments we claim that equivalence is broken in the presence of anomalous symmetries in one of the frames. This is particularized to the case of the relation between the Einstein and Jordan frames in scalar-tensor theories used to describe early Universe dynamics. Although a regularization that solves the tension exists, it requires the introduction of non-polynomial counterterms that can spoil other useful properties.


This paper investigates sectoral patterns of innovation in the Brazilian manufacturing industry under the Neo-Schumpeterian Evolutionary approach. The database used is the Brazilian Survey of Technological Innovation (PINTEC) for 2006-2008. Two hypotheses guide the paper. The first suggests that the competitive reality shapes the competitive strategy of firms and, consequently, their routine search pattern. The second assumes that there is a convergence between the innovative behavior of the domestic industry and the taxonomy proposed by Keith Pavitt. The results support the two hypotheses. However, the paper also points out that sectors that combine low-tech and high share of exports in revenue have low adherence to their respective Pavittians types.


In this work, a comparative study on the frequency effects of the electrical characteristics of the pulsed dielectric barrier discharges in He/O2 and in Ar/O2 at atmospheric pressure has been performed by means of the numerical simulation based on a 1-D fluid model at frequencies below 100 kHz. The frequency dependences of the characteristic quantities of the discharges in the two gases have been systematically calculated and analyzed under the oxygen concentrations below 2%. The characteristic quantities include the discharge current density, the averaged electron density, the electric field, and the averaged electron temperature. Especially, the frequency effects on the averaged particle densities of the reactive species have also been calculated. This work gives the following significant results. For the two gases, there are two bipolar discharges in one period of applied voltage pulse under the considered frequency range and oxygen concentrations, as occurred in the pure noble gases. The frequency aff...


The ancient eolian landscapes of the outwash terrain are currently one of the least anthropogenically altered natural Vyatka-Kama Pre-Urals geosystems located within the ecological framework of the territory. They have considerable facies diversity, which is defined by complex ancient eolian mesorelief on the one hand and by different thickness of sandy alluvium on the other hand. At the same time, the systematic study of these landscapes which are common in the region has begun in recent years only. The article is devoted to comparative analysis of the morphological structure of the ancient eolian landscapes within the two specially protected natural areas in the lower Vyatka basin (natural monuments Belayevsky Bor and Medvedsky Bor).The article gives the data on the composition and spatial organization of these pinery landscapes. The data were obtained by using both traditional methods of an integrated geographical research and new methods including GIS, GPS/GLONASS positioning and mathematical-statistical processing of the landscape maps of the key areas. The authors have identified the common features of the ancient eolian landscapes typical for the entire study area and found peculiarities which depend on the local geological and geomorphological conditions. The authors have attempted to explain the qualitative and quantitative regularities of the structure of the ancient eolian landscapes in the region. It is established that the structure ancient eolian landscapes of the region includes a dominant dunes and subdominant depression. Dunes, unlike depression, have complex facial composition, the differences of whose elements are smooth thanks to the powerful sandy substrate. The article shows and explains an enhanced contrast ratio of a soil-vegetative cover of the dune-depression landscapes of Belayevsky Bor compared to Medvedsky Bor. In addition, Belayevsky Bor quantified lower the complexity of the landscape with higher diversity. The assumption is made on the contribution of the "average" values of power ancient alluvium sands in the formation of the highest landscape diversity ancient eolian landscapes of the outwash terrain of the region.


Through commenting the present marine GIS spatialtemporal data organizing model, beginning from the basic marine data, aiming at the organizing management and application of the practicable and high-performance spatialtemporal data, this paper brings forward a new marine GIS spatialtemporal data organizing frame model. The frame gives a new description and design for the definition of marine basic data set, the connotation of marine GIS spatialtemporal data warehouse, the data organizing hierarchies, the algorithmic applying hierarchies, and so on. It makes the marine spatialtemporal data organizing procedure more thorough and clear.


Objective To investigate the effects of inorganic active elements(Dermlin TM)on the cell proliferation of chronic ulcer tissue in animal model,and to explore its action mechanism.Methods The animal models with chronic ulcers were established in SD rats.The rats in experimental group were treated with inorganic active elements,however,the rats in control group were treated by routine disinfection dressing.The cell cycle was detected by flow cytometry on 3 days and 7 days after administration.The expressions of PCNA,CyclinD1,P27 were measured on 7 days after treatment.Results As compared with that in control group,the cell ratio at G1 stage in experimental group on 3 days and 7 days after treatment was significantly lower than that in control group(P0.05),however,the ratio at S stage was significantly higher than that of control group(P0.05).The expressions of CAN,CyclinD1 mRNA in experimental group on 7 days were significantly higher than those of control group,however,the expression of P27 was obviously lower than that of control group(P0.05). Conclusion The inorganic active element(Dermlin TM)has the effect of promoting proliferation of chronic ulcer granulation tissue,and its action mechanism is related with its effect of up-regulating the expressions of PCNA, CyclinD1 and P27.


Anodic oxidation of complexes [(PEt3)2Ni(Ar)R], Ar = aryl, R = aryl or methyl, leads to formation of the coupling products Ar–R and/or to formation of radicals.


But substance abuse covers a range of behavior that goes far beyond dependency. Abuse may involve regular marijuana use, heavy drinking, weekend binges, casual consumption of tranquilizers, or misuse of other prescription drugs. It includes any use of drugs or alcohol that threatens physical or mental health, inhibits responsible personal relationships, or diminishes the ability to meet family, social, or vocational obligations.


A simple and rapid microwave-assisted synthesis of heteroaromatic appended porphyrins using the Pd/Cu-catalyzed C-C coupling of meso-bromoporphyrins with various five- and six-membered heteroaromatic azoles has been successfully developed. The prepared heteroaromatic porphyrins 7a-lNi were found to exhibit slightly red-shifted (∼5-10 nm) Soret and Q bands. The developed reaction conditions are useful for the preparation of diversely substituted heteroaromatic porphyrins (A3B- and A2B2-types).

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From the perspective of global warming suppression and depletion of energy resources, renewable energies, such as wind generation (WG) and photovoltaic generation (PV), are getting attention in distribution systems. Then, electric energy saving instruments, such as heat pump (HP), contribute to low carbon society and are good for consumer also. However, gas instruments, such as gas engine (GE) and fuel battery, are coming up. So, it is important to verify which smart houses, with heat pump or gas engine, are more beneficial for consumer. This paper discuss which smart house, with HP or with GE, is better in operational cost for consumer in the demand side. Where, we used current electricity and gas prices to calculate cost of smart house. The simulation results, during each month, proved that the houses using electrical energy saving instruments have the cheapest operational cost. The system considered in this research consists of PV, battery, solar corrector (SC), HP or GE and load. In order to verify the effectiveness of the proposed system, MATLAB® is used for simulations.


In spite of a broad agreement among researchers in organizational theory on the importance of rules for the functioning of organizations, most theories of OL neglect or tend to underestimate the role of organizational rules in processes of OL. However, there is one important exception: James G. March, his cooperators and his students. He and Richard Cyert (1963) developed a theory of OL long before this concept became a management fashion. And since that then he and his group have continuously revised and developed this theory. These theories provide fundamental insights into processes of OL, although, so far, they have not yet received adequate recognition in the more popular management literature. These theories assume that complex organizations learn by the ways in which individuals experiment, form inferences and code the lessons of history into rules. OL is based on routines. It is history-dependent and target-oriented. To a large extent OL depends on the relation between observed organizational outcomes and the aspirations set for these outcomes (Levitt and March, 1988: 320). In this article we try to give an introduction into the theories on learning in the March school and link it with our own conceptual and empirical work.


By considering as a particular example the fibre transmission line between Madrid and Merida (455 km of singlemode fibre) with strong patterning effects, it is demonstrated that optimisation of the receiver filter bandwidth can lead to a substantial improvement in the performance of an optical amplifier system. Novel statistical methods for numerically estimating the BER are presented.


This is the first book for a century to explore the development of French opera with spoken dialogue from its beginnings. Musical comedy in this form came in different styles and formed a distinct genre of opera, whose history has been obscured by neglect. Its songs were performed in private homes, where operas themselves were also given. The subject-matter was far wider in scope than is normally thought, with news stories and political themes finding their way onto the popular stage. In this book, David Charlton describes the comedic and musical nature of eighteenth-century popular French opera, considering topics such as Gherardi's theatre, Fair Theatre and the 'musico-dramatic art' created in the mid-eighteenth century. Performance practices, singers, audience experiences and theatre staging are included, as well as a pioneering account of the formation of a core of 'canonical' popular works.


One of the media learning and an evaluation tool required teachers in the pendemi covid 19 this is google application that can be used classroom teachers in free in the learning process in the tissues .Google is a series of classroom produktivtas tools from google gmail are free , drive , and docs , made available to users google apps for education .Designed to help teachers or classroom teachers make and collect duty without using paper , including a feature to save time teachers like the ability to make a copy google docs automatically for each student .Classroom can also make folder drive for any task and each student , that they were still regularly .The desire to achieve in doing this is to provide humbling experience for teachers in using google online class which is very useful in the classroom covid 19 this pandemic


The large number of cloud services such as like Application,Platform,Infrastructure (IaaS,PaaS,SaaS)requires the users want to share the private data like for data analysis or data mining, data anonymization, bringing privacy concerns privacy may be data sets via generalization to satisfy certain security and privacy requirements such as k-anonymity and store them categorized of preserving techniques. At present nowadays the data cloud applications are increasing their large-scale data within the Big data trend huge amount of data sets and preserving sensitive, large scale data is very difficult data sets due to their map reduce is design by two phase of this technique to archieve scalable two phase Top Down Specifications (TDS) is scalability and efficient (TDS) is significance improved over existing approaches. TheMap reduce approach is a framework and this widely adopted for parallel data processing to address the scalability problem of the top-down specialization(TDS) approach for large scale data Anonymization. TDS approach is widely used for data Anonymization that provides a good arbitrate between data utility and data consistency. Most of the TDS algorithm is centralized, that are insufficient to handle large-scale data sets. we introduce a highly scalable two phase TDS approach for data Anonymization by using the map reduce frame.


Abstract Three organic reactions which affect individual compounds present in most organic-rich sedimentary rocks have been identified—configurational isomerization and aromatization of steroid hydrocarbons, and configurational isomerization of hopanes. The extents to which these reactions have occurred can be assessed by gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric analysis of the organic extracts of the sediment samples; they provide sensitive indicators of thermal maturation. When combined with the model of sedimentary basin formation by extension of the lithosphere, this molecular approach to the maturation of organic material can be used to constrain the temperature-time histories of sedimentary sequences. This temperature history may be used to integrate the relevant Arrhenius' and rate equations governing the reaction rates. Each rate equation has three constants—the activation energy, frequency factor and the ratio of forward reaction to backward reaction. These have been estimated using analyses of samples whose temperature-time history is well constrained. The resulting estimates can then be used to reconstruct the temperature-time histories of other samples from organic geochemical data, e.g. calculation of the amount and timing of uplift.


This paper deals with the folk culture of the Paharia, a small ethnic community in Bangladesh. From the prehistoric and protohistoric periods, they lived in the Santal Parganas and Rajmahal hills of the eastern region of India. In the early nineteenth century, a significant number of the Paharia migrated to the northern part of Bangladesh. A proud community that dominated their neighbors, their subsistence strategies were principally associated with plundering and their behavior continually threatened other groups. Later, a number of them migrated to the city of Rajshahi due to increasing unemployment in rural areas and diversified employment opportunities in the city. The present study explores the folk rituals and ceremonies, cultural adaptation, folk worldview, and pattern of acculturation in their new urban setting, as well as strategies they adopted for coping with city life.


In this paper, measurements from a spectrum monitoring system are used to investigate sharing scenarios in Land Mobile Radio (LMR) bands. Specifically, channel characteristics which demonstrate sharing opportunities in the time domain in the 450 and 800 MHz LMR bands are presented. Based on the spectrum data, network simulations are conducted to evaluate system performance impacts when the sharing opportunities are exploited to improve spectrum utilization. The results provide improved understanding of appropriate spectrum use models to use for capturing sharing performance in LMR scenarios. It is shown that intelligent spectrum access mechanisms are needed to achieve the best performance trade-offs among utilization efficiency, access delay and airtime.


The article focuses on the development and use of electronic educational resources located in the cloud Google services. The author presents an electronic simulator "Functional words of programming language" with its pedagogical potential of electronic educational resources to enhance students' self-study owing to interaction and activity-based learning.


A melt-extruded method has been used to prepare blend membranes of Perfluorosulfonic Acid Polymer (PFSA) and Perfluorocarboxylic Acid Polymer (PFCA) with different combination ratios. Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) and X-ray Diffraction (XRD) analyses have showed that the chemical structure and crystallization behaviour of both polymers remained unchanged in the blend membrane, and the crystallinity has been increased for the blend membrane with a higher weight fraction of PFCA. According to the results obtained from Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), PFSA and PFCA polymers are well compatible, forming mixed aggregates containing both sulphonyl and carboxyl ions. Surprisingly, a membrane containing a 50:50 ratio of PFSA/PFCA has showed microphase separation, and it possesses the smallest ionic cluster size among all the blend membranes prepared, as illustrated by the Small Angle X- Ray Scattering (SAXS) analysis. In addition, when the PFCA content was increased, the ion exchange capacity (IEC) for blend membranes remained the same, while their water uptake and proton conductivity have decreased rapidly. Compared with the PFSA/PFCA two-layered membrane, this PFSA/blend/PFCA membrane not only maintained respectable electrolysis property, also exhibited significantly higher peel strength, especially after the hydrolization process; plus, it has showed excellent resistance to the peeling damage under the operational conditions of chlor-alkali electrolytic cells. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 55:180–189, 2015. © 2014 Society of Plastics Engineers


This paper deals with six species of nematodes belonging to the family Tylencholaimellidae ]aira;puri, 1964 which have been collecred from nature areas from Southeastern Spain: Tylencholaimellu5 cin<:lU5 Orr & Dickerson, 1965, T. loofi Pena Santiago, Peralta & Siddiqi, 1993, T. paracinclU5 sp. n., T. raskii ]airajpuri & Siddiqi, 1963, Margollu5 hispanicus (Pefia Santiago & Coomans, 1990) Pefia Santiago, Peralta & Siddiqi, 1993 and Doryllium labialUm Andrassy, 1987. Except for T. loofi and M. hispanicu5 the species are described and illustrared. T. paracinCltl5 sp. n. is characrerized by its small size (L = 0.65-0.86 mm), lip region slightly angular and offset by constriction, odontostyle = 10-12.5 fLm, odontophore = 6.5-9.0 fLm (total stylet length = 17.5-20.5 fLm), V =32.6-41.7, prevulval uterine sac =23-80 fLm or 0.9-2.8 body diamerers long, tail conical with rounded terminus (20.5-30 ).Lm, c = 26.9-43.4, c' = 1.05-1.58 in females and 20-23 fLm, c = 31.7-37.7, c' = 1.0-1.3 in males), spicules = 26-29 fLm, and a single ventromedian supplement.


Three methods including LSTM, Seq2seq and WaveNet are implemented in this study. We compare the performance of different deep learning methods in predicting stock prices. We use the correlation between the predicted price and the actual price as the performance metric to evaluate the effectiveness of these methods.


The process for synthesis of 4-(1-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)piperidin-4-ylmethoxy)-3-methoxy-benzoate,a crucial intermediate of vandetanib,was studied.4-piperidinecarboxylate used as the raw material was protected by di-tert-butyl dicarbonate,and then was reduced by LiAlH4 to give N-boc-4-hydroxymethylpiperidine with the intermediate reacting with toluene sulphonyl chloride.Finally the substitution reaction was performed with methyl 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzoate to give the title compound.The synthesis process was optimized and the preferred conditions were identified.The total yield of the product was 70.6%.The melting point of the title compound was the same as that reported in the literature,and its structure was confirmed by 1HNMR spectroscopy.


We present an axiomatic study of a method to automate ethical AI decision making. We consider two different but very intuitive notions of when an alternative is preferred over another, namely pairwise majority and position dominance. Voter preferences are learned through a permutation process and then aggregation rules are applied to obtain results that are socially considered to be ethically correct. In this setting we find many voting rules that satisfy desirable properties for an autonomous system.


This paper presents the results of the shared task of the Workshop on Quality Assessment for Text Simplification (QATS), which
consisted in automatically assigning one of the three labels (good, ok, and bad) for each of the four aspects of automatically simplified
English sentences, i.e. their grammaticality, meaning preservation, simplicity, and overall quality. We asked participants to submit a
maximum of three systems (raw metrics and/or classifiers) for each aspect. We received a total of 10 raw metrics and 16 classifiers for each of the four aspects. In addition to that, we computed correlations for four standard MT metrics (BLEU, METEOR, TER and WER) as baselines. The collected scores were evaluated by Pearson correlation (how well each score metric correlates with the manually assigned values) and the classifiers were evaluated in terms of their accuracy, mean average error, root squared mean error and weighted F-scores.


The problem of path independence of choice function is investigated in this paper. Two kinds of path independence condition, path independence (PI) and sequential path independence (SPI), are analysed, and the relation between condition PI and SPI is exemplified.


The development of the flex-fuel vehicle, capable of operating with any blend of gasoline and ethanol between E25 and E100, has reached a huge commercial success in Brazil since 2003. 9 out of 10 cars sold are now equipped with flex-fuel technology. This success is based on several factors such as the creation of the Brazilian Pró-álcool Program and the introduction of the electronic injection. The introduction of this technology in the beginning of 2003 by Brazilian automakers illustrates two different strategies of supplier involvement in technology development: black box and co-design. This paper presents a cases study of how two mature automakers installed in Brazil developed flex-fuel technologies. We discuss the relationship between the technology platforms (engine management system which include sensors, control systems, data processing units, etc.) upon which the flex-fuel technology has been developed and competitive capabilities both in the automakers and its suppliers. We than analyze the implications for the development of flex-fuel technologies in Brazil as technology dominance on the motor control electronics and software. Black box e and co design strategies provide differing routes in time to market and cost but may have differential results concerning long term buyer supplier relationships.


—Currently cloud infrastructures are in the spot- light of computer science. Through offering on-demand resource provisioning capabilities and high flexibility of man- agement cloud-based systems can seamlessly adjust to the constantly changing environment of the Internet. They can automatically scale according to a chosen policy. Despite the usefulness of the currently available tools in this area there is still much space for improvements. In this paper we introduce a novel approach to automatic infrastructure scaling, based on the observation of business-related metrics. We present details on a tool based on this concept, which uses a semantic-based monitoring and management system, called SAMM. At the end we discuss the capabilities of the new mechanisms.


IN drafting the Declaration of Independence the fathers, imbued with "a decent respect to the opinions of mankind," submitted their view of things to a "candid world." But this official effort to promote the American case overseas did not become a precedent. While the government was at no time wholly blind to foreign views of American policy, only in great crises, such as the Civil War and World War I, did it take the trouble to give the world our side of the story. In our own time the more thoughtful and articulate part of the population has been disturbed at the misconceptions and even distortions of American institutions, values, and objectives that have prevailed in other countries. With an eye to hemispheric solidarity the government, just a decade ago, undertook to correct some of these images by tentatively embarking on an official program not only of defending its policies but also of explaining the American way of life to our southern neighbors. In the throes of global war and its aftermath the program was broadened. But neither the Congress nor any influential section of the public has been keen about official explanations of American life and objectives to the peoples of other lands. This is the harder to understand in view of the treasure and thought other leading powers have lavished on their cultural relations programs, all of which have in truth been conceived as instruments of national policy. It is the more curious that Americans have


Abstract We consider a class of nonlinear elliptic problems associated with models in biophysics, which are described by the Poisson–Boltzmann equation (PBE). We prove mathematical correctness of the problem, study a suitable class of approximations, and deduce guaranteed and fully computable bounds of approximation errors. The latter goal is achieved by means of the approach suggested in [19] for convex variational problems. Moreover, we establish the error identity, which defines the error measure natural for the considered class of problems and show that it yields computable majorants and minorants of the global error as well as indicators of local errors that provide efficient adaptation of meshes. Theoretical results are confirmed by a collection of numerical tests that includes problems on 2D and 3D Lipschitz domains.


Abstract : This report summarizes the analysis and experiments which were conducted to identify sources of Close to Carrier (CTC) noise in semiconductor laser diodes. The experiments were conducted. Following the initial experiments a set of criteria was established for a fiber optic system with improved noise. An analog microwave optical system was fabricated to verify the results of the study at a frequency of 8.1 GHz. The results show a CTC noise of -95 DBc/Hz from the 8.1 GHz carrier, well below the CTC noise of the best crystal oscillators. The report recommends that for improved RF phase stability in fiber optic links, greater than 60 dB isolation is recommended to protect the laser diode from reflection, less than 5mm separate the diode from the first optical reflection, and that the laser be temperature controlled to 0.1 C or better. Lasers, Fiber Optics, Noise, Optical transmission.


Introduction: Optic nerve gliomas are rare tumors that are mainly observed in children. Exophthalmos and strabismus are the main signs of the disease. Neuroimaging and in particular magnetic resonance imaging is of great help in the diagnosis and follow-up of these tumors. The therapeutic management of these gliomas involves different means: surgical removal, chemotherapy, radiotherapy or abstention under surveillance. The indications must be discussed on a case-by-case basis. We report in this work a case of optic nerve glioma revealed by a strabismus and a unilateral exophthalmos. Case Report: This is a 3-year-old girl from a non-consanguineous marriage, with no specific pathological ATCD, who presented with divergent strabismus with left exophthalmos evolving for 3 months. The ophthalmologic examination noted a constant wide-angle divergent strabismus on the left eye with moderate exophthalmos on the same side. Corrected visual acuity was reduced to near finger count on the left and 5/10 on the right. Somatic examination found café au lait spots on the back and trunk. Cerebral CT showed a bilateral thickening of the optic nerves, fusiform and regular, more marked on the left, isodense to spontaneous contrast, homogeneously enhancing after injection of PDC. On the left, it is responsible for a downward refoulement of the eyeball with grade 1 exophthalmos. An MRI was ordered revealing a regular well-limited fusiform thickening of the optic nerves in T1 isosignal, intermediate in T2 and FLAIR, in diffusion hypersignal without ADC restriction, intensely and finely heterogeneous enhancing after injection of contrast medium. This thickening is responsible for a grade I left exophthalmos, with widening of the optic canals posteriorly and filling of the intraconical fat evoking a glioma appearance. The child was referred to neurosurgery for management. Conclusion: The diagnosis of optic nerve glioma in children is rare, with atypical presentations both in terms .........


The Uhuru catalog of X-ray sources is used to analyze the number versus apparent-intensity relation of X-ray objects, by constructing (log N, log S)-plots similar to those used in radio astronomy. The source number distribution is corrected for nonuniform sky coverage of the spacecraft. Two distinct distributions for objects at low (less than 20 deg) and high (more than 20 deg) galactic latitude are discussed. The distribution for low galactic latitude objects (which are mainly galactic) gives further information on their location within the Galaxy and their intrinsic luminosity. The distribution for high-latitude objects is consistent with an extragalactic origin of these sources. Evidence from the longitudinal distribution of these objects is used to further demonstrate their extragalactic nature.


Pre and postrenal transplantation panel reactive antibody (PRA) screening is associated with increased rates of hyperacute or acute-graft rejection and graft loss. It has been suggested that phenotypic HLA-antigens are involved in PRA sensitization. This study investigated the relationships between HLA-specific antibody frequencies and PRA sensitization in Turkish patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Three hundred and forty patients on the renal transplantation waiting list participated. We determined the level of PRA sensitization and the candidates' class I and II HLA-antibody profile. Panel reactive antibody levels greater than 30% were accepted as positive. The frequencies of the different antibodies in the sensitized group were calculated. Twenty-four (7%) of the 340 patients showed PRA-ABC positivity and 34 (10%) showed DR positivity. Thirty-nine (11.5%) of the candidates were PRA-positive. The most frequent class I HLA-antibodies in this group were A2, A34, and B56, and the most frequent class II antibodies were DR1, DR7, DR10, DR11, DR14, DR52, DQ1, DQ4, DQ6, and DQ7. Analysis showed that the presence of each of these HLA class II antibodies was significantly correlated with PRA positivity. Apart from the presence of HLA-A2, A24, and DR11 antibodies, the HLA profile for the PRA-positive candidates differed from that of the general Turkish population. In conclusion, identification of the associated HLA-specific antibodies and correlation with the Turkish population HLA-antigen distribution will identify high-risk patients as candidates for transplantation.


This paper presents a current-mode triline ternary-level coded differential signaling scheme for high-speed data transmission across on-chip global interconnects. An energy efficient current-mode triline transceiver pair suitable for this signaling scheme has been proposed. Compared with a voltage mode receiver with resistive termination, the proposed active terminated current-mode receiver reduces the signal current by 7.8 times and the signaling power by 2.6 times. Two data transmission schemes are proposed for using this transceiver pair. In the first scheme, two data streams are directly transmitted over the three lines link, thereby having a wire efficiency of 67%. In the second scheme, five data streams at half rate are encoded and serialized to send over the three lines, thereby having a wire efficiency of 83%. A prototype design has been implemented in a UMC 0.18- $\mu \text{m}$  technology for an interconnect of length 5 mm. The measured energy efficiency of the triline transceiver in a direct transmission scheme for the data rate of 7.4 Gb/s is 0.61 pJ/bit. With the encoding scheme, the energy efficiency is 1.24 pJ/bit for a total data transmission of 9.25 Gb/s.


We present an efficient modern strategy for solving some well-known classes of uncertain integral equations arising in engineering and physics fields. The solution methodology is based on generating an orthogonal basis upon the obtained kernel function in the Hilbert space in order to formulate the analytical solutions in a rapidly convergent series form in terms of their -cut representation. The approximation solution is expressed by -term summation of reproducing kernel functions and it is convergent to the analytical solution. Our investigations indicate that there is excellent agreement between the numerical results and the RKHS method, which is applied to some computational experiments to demonstrate the validity, performance, and superiority of the method. The present work shows the potential of the RKHS technique in solving such uncertain integral equations.


This research aims to solve problems arising from the trust mechanism of multimedia and its mechanism and put forward a Feedback Trust Weighted for Data Fusion algorithm (FTWDF) drawing upon the co...


Abstract The Carboniferous ostracod Rhombina Jones and Kirkby is shown to have been misinterpreted. The genus is redescribed, a new family is erected for its reception, and a new genus, Palaeophilomedes, proposed as a second member of this family.


The evolution of massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO), such as holographic MIMO and reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS), is one of the hottest topics in the sixth generation (6G) mobile communication systems. In this area, the network node may be equipped with much more antenna elements and/or transmit-receive units (TxRUs) than its presence in current deployment. To obtain accurate channel estimation for these nodes, using high-density pilot may result in tremendous downlink overhead, so pilot reduction is a key area to investigate. In this work, we design a low-density frequency-aware antenna selection pattern and a transformer (TF)-based channel estimator that is deployed at the user equipment (UE) side to recover the channel. Compared to the two-sided model where the pilot transmission is based on a neural network (NN) that is jointly optimized with the UE side channel estimator, the proposed design is more convenient for practical implementation. The simulation results suggest that our proposed pattern can achieve similar channel estimation performance as the two-sided model and can save 50% pilot overhead compared to the conventional method. Moreover, we demonstrate that our proposed design is robust against different antenna selection patterns.


Exclusive breastfeeding is the best food to be given to the baby, because the contains all the nutrients needed by the baby. However, exclusive breastfeeding is still not much is done by mothers who have baby. Date of Health Office of Sidoarjo in 2012 of exclusive breastfeeding in Sidoarjo 51% of the target of 68.5%, while in the District Tanggulangin achievement still remain 58,8% ,and then the aim of this study was to analyze the relationship with the husband's participation Exclusive breastfeeding. Design research is an analytic survey with cross sectional approach. Obtained a sample of 32 respondents from 34 populations taken by simple random sampling. The present in the form of frequency tabulations and cross tabulations, to determine the relationship of the fisher's exact statistical test with significance level α = 0.05.Fisher's exact test research results for husband's participation obtained P (0.148)> α (0.05) so the Ho is accepted it means there is no relationship between participation husband with exclusive breastfeeding. The conclution of this study no association husband's participation with exclusive breastfeeding. Then the midwife advised to increase the frequency of counseling about the importance of exclusive breastfeeding for mothers and expectant mothers about the importance of exclusive breastfeeding.


The simple-chip controlling system of low-frequent vibration tapping which has the ISP function was developed.The system has the functions of interruption and returning,parameter memory and online downloading,which can realize various tapping modes.The basic function,hardware and software constitution of the system were introduced.The controlling system improves the machining efficiency and can deal with the emergent factors successfully in the tapping process.


When the Channel State Information (CSI) is known by both the transmitter and the receiver, beamforming techniques employing Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) are commonly used in Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) systems. Without channel coding, there is a trade-off between full diversity and full multiplexing. When channel coding is added, both of them can be achieved as long as the code rate Rc and the number of employed subchannels S satisfy the condition Rc S ≤1. By adding a properly designed constellation precoder, both full diversity and full multiplexing can be achieved for both uncoded and coded systems with the trade-off of a higher decoding complexity, e.g., Fully Precoded Multiple Beamforming (FPMB) and Bit-Interleaved Coded Multiple Beamforming with Full Precoding (BICMB-FP) without the condition Rc S ≤1. Recently discovered Perfect Space-Time Block Code (PSTBC) is a full-rate full-diversity space-time code, which achieves efficient shaping and high coding gain for MIMO systems. In this paper, a new technique, Bit-Interleaved Coded Multiple Beamforming with Perfect Coding (BICMB-PC), is introduced. BICMB-PC transmits PSTBCs through convolutional coded SVD systems. Similarly to BICMB-FP, BICMB-PC achieves both full diversity and full multiplexing, and its performance is almost the same as BICMB-FP. The advantage of BICMB-PC is that it can provide a much lower decoding complexity than BICMB-FP, since the real and imaginary parts of the received signal can be separated for BICMB-PC of dimensions 2 and 4, and only the part corresponding to the coded bit is required to acquire one bit metric for the Viterbi decoder.


Pediatric respiratory diseases are accountable for significant mortality and morbidity in smaller age groups. Out of the various pulmonary functions tests available, spirometry is considered to as an easier and useful tool in the diagnosis and monitoring of various pediatric respiratory diseases. This conceptual review on spirometry briefs the utility of spirometry in the pediatric population and the importance of addressing it's under-utility in the medicalfraternity.


Response Time Analysis (RTA) is an effective method for testing the schedulability of real-time tasks on multiprocessor platforms. Existing RTAs for global fixed priority scheduling calculate the upper bound of the worst case response time of each task. Given a target task, existing RTAs first calculate the workload upper bound of each higher priority task (than the target task), and then calculate the interference on the target task by each higher priority task according to the obtained workload upper bounds. The workload of a task consists of three parts: carry-in, body and carry-out. The interference from all these three parts may be overestimated in existing RTAs. However, although the overestimation of the interference from body is the major factor that causes the low accuracy of existing RTAs, all existing work only focuses on how to reduce the overestimation of the interference from carry-in, and there is no method to reduce the overestimation of the interference from body or carry-out. In this work, we propose a method to calculate the lower bound of the accumulative time in which the target task and higher priority tasks are executed in parallel. By excluding the parallel execution time from the interference, we derive a new RTA test that can reduce the overestimation of the interference from all three parts of the workload. Extensive experiments are conducted to verify the superior performance of the proposed RTA test.


A Smart metering system or issue is captivated by countless profits. Projects in India and other countries prove that smart metering is technically practicable. Main issues are the real value of the payback, the outlay involved, the distribution of overheads and gross settlement of smart metering between markets parties involved. An advanced metering road and rail network put forward the leeway for auxiliary energy allied services such as demand side management and consciousness of virtual power plants. The potential of smart metering relies profoundly on the policy and decisiveness of the legislative bodies mixed up. Energy savings and an improved security of supply are the major drivers and deems in smart metering as huge targets of a nation.


not only did not occur abruptly but it also did not mark a sharp break in his intellectual development. The author demonstrates that there were certain strains of continuity between the Chinese tradition to which Kuo was exposed in his youth, the romanticism which he expounded between 1919 and 1923, and the Marxism-Leninism of his post-1924 period. The elements in the Chinese tradition to which Kuo was attracted were the orthodox reformist and progressive theories of the New Text School and the pantheism, nature worship, and iconoclasm of Chuangtzu. During his first four years in Japan Kuo steeped himself in Wang Yang-ming's thought. For half a decade therefore he constantly expressed his belief in the fullest possible development of the potentialities of the individual and in man's intuitive knowledge of good and evil. Meanwhile, Chuang-tzu's exposition of man's oneness with nature now became a major theme in his poetry. Kuo was also influenced at this time by Tagore, Spinoza, and Goethe, among other foreign writers. This intellectual thread led him to Western romanticism. In 1919 Kuo was introduced to Whitman's works, which soon affected his poetic technique, "galvanized his discontent," and strengthened his sense of mission. All these developments served to facilitate his acceptance of Marxism-Leninism, a step that he firmly took while translating Kawakami Hajime's Social Organization and Social Revolution. But his belief that only Marxism-Leninism gives promise of making his traditional and romatic ideals a reality in the future indicates that this ideological transformation did not entail a complete abandonment of his previously held values. In addition to tracing Kuo's conversion in intellectual terms, the book also discusses in considerable detail factors in his personal life and his larger social and political environment. I have only two serious misgivings about this excellent study. First, I do not share Roy's view that "it is clearly the ends rather than the means of Marxism-Leninism which attracted" Kuo to that ideology (p. 167). For some of Kuo's early writings, including his letter to Tsung Pai-hua dated May 20, 1920 make it clear that Kuo's interest in JOURNAL OF ASIAN STUDIES


There is growing agreement that group-based, collaborative learning approaches are more effective than traditional lecture-based instruction. Collaborative work is also an important trend in engineering practice. Team-based student design projects are very effective from a pedagogical standpoint, as well as developing skills in the collaborative design process. An important aspect of computer-based collaboration is a "shared workspace" to support a host of collaborative activities including communication and sharing of documents and information. This is the virtual equivalent of the traditional team project room, with its bookshelves and binders, filing cabinets, meeting table, whiteboard, and post-it notes. Despite their value, effective shared workspaces are not commonly available to student teams. As a result, students resort to more primitive means of communication and information sharing. This paper outlines the general requirements for a computer-based collaborative workspace, and proposes the use of several complementary tools to support the requirements. In particular, preliminary experiences with Microsoft SharePoint Team Services are discussed. Initial student feedback has been very positive. Background In recent years, there has been a growing use of computer-based instructional technology to support learning. However, many of the tools and technologies have been developed and used without a clear idea of the pedagogical requirements. Bourne gives an excellent survey of the field of Asynchronous Learning Networks, which encompasses most instructional technologies. As this field becomes established, researchers are beginning to focus on designing systems based on pedagogical requirements,. Pimentel starts with Kolb's well-known experiential learning theory, and identifies the learning environments required to support different modes of learning (concrete experience, reflective observation, abstract conceptualization, and active experimentation). He shows that existing tools are suited to some modes and not others, and that some learning modes are poorly supported. Web-based shared workspaces for collaborative learning Ralph O. Buchal Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, N6A 5B9 firstname.lastname@example.com


I discuss the impact of a finite e ective range, r, on systems with a large two-body scattering length, a. In particular, I show how observables can be written as an expansion around the "universal", or large-scattering- length limit. The parameter governing this expansion is the ratio r=a. In few-nucleon systems the ratio r=a has a value of about 1/3, and so such corrections are essential in producing good agreement between theory and data. Hence, I first show how these e ects range play a key role in making the so-called "pionless" e ective field theory a successful descriptor of low-energy processes in the NN system. I then move to the NNN system, and review predictions for the energy-dependence of observables there. However, the beautiful Efimov physics associated with the presence of a large scattering length is not fully revealed in the NNN system, precisely because r=a corrections are large. I therefore turn to cold atomic gases and show that there are some important recent experiments where physics "beyond universality" a ects the data. In the process I demonstrate that an additional piece of short-distance physics is necessary to renormalize scattering-length-dependent observables in the three-body system once corrections r are considered. Finally, I discuss recent initial e orts to compute r=a corrections to the predictions of universality for the four-body system.


The major neutral urinary steroids have been quantitated by capillary gas chromatography and the reproducibility and accuracy of the method have been fully evaluated. Typical intra- and inter-assay coefficients of variation for individual steroids ranged from 4·9 to 10·1% and from 15·6 to 21·5%, respectively. Comparison of steroid values with alternate and commonly employed procedures for measuring urinary 17-oxosteroids, total 17-oxogenic steroids, and cortisol and plasma dehydroepiandrosterone-sulphate yielded correlation coefficients between 0·71 and 0·79. A definite relationship between serum cortisol and urinary trihydroxy-pregnanedione was also shown. Urinary androstenedione metabolites, however, could not be significantly (P>0·05) correlated with the normalised androgen ratio in plasma.


Through a close reading of several short stories by George Saunders, including "Pastoralia" and "The Semplica Girl Diaries," this essay reconsiders the uses of pastoral to the representation of precarious work arrangements and a critique of neoliberal ideology. Rooted in the poetry of ancient Greece and Rome, the pastoral literary tradition celebrates the life of rural simplicity and repose, especially as contrasted with courtly sophistication and/or statecraft. Although such basic markers of the pastoral style as idyllic landscape, leisurely atmosphere, and the presence of a rustic country figure would seem frankly to be remote from our contemporary moment (where post-industrial settings exhibit no easy distinction between urban and rural living and technological reach precludes removal from the business of civil society), I argue that for Saunders pastoral is an aesthetic system especially suited to the project of capturing life in a post-globalization world, and the changing nature of the work that sustains it.


. According to a well known theorem of Hédi Daboussi, if M 1 stands for the set of those complex-valued multiplicative functions f such that | f ( n ) | ≤ 1 for all positive integers n and if α is an arbitrary irrational number, then Given an infinite set A of positive integers, let A ( x ) stand for its counting function, and let α be an arbitrary irrational number. We examine various sets A along with an appropriate weight function w ( n ) for which one can prove that


Burundi is currently implementing two health policies: the user fees exemption and medical assistance card (CAM) to enable vulnerable groups of people inlcuding children, pregnant women and aging people to have access to basic health care with the aim of reaching in the long-term universal health care coverage. The government reimburses health centers that implement these two policies for health care services provided to beneficiaries. Despite the fact that all the four health centers surveyed have some pending bills waiting to be paid by government and that they are facing budget deficits challenges, they have not experienced shortages of drugs in their respective stores. This is because non-beneficiaries of these two policies pay in cash all the health care services they receive. The process to fill in the order forms and to purchase drugs is decentralized at the health center and health district levels. This paper analyses the effects of local health care administrative structure on the performance of these two health care policies. The paper argues that health care administrative structure has no negative effects on the procedures of buying drugs at the district pharmacy that can affect the performance of these policies.


In this letter, new and accurate synthesis formulas to compute the physical dimensions of asymmetric coplanar waveguide (ACPW) are presented. The synthesis formulas are obtained with the use of differential evolution algorithm (DEA), genetic algorithm (GA), particle swarm optimization (PSO), and simulated annealing (SA) algorithm. The synthesis formulas are useful to microwave engineers for accurately calculating the physical dimensions of ACPWs. The results of the synthesis formulas are compared with the quasi-static analysis, a full-wave electromagnetic simulator IE3D, and experimental results obtained in this work. The average percentage errors of the synthesis Figure 11 Measured antenna peak and average gains for operating frequencies: (a) 2 GHz bands; and (b) 5 GHz bands. [Color figure can be viewed in the online issue, which is available at wileyonlinelibrary.com] DOI 10.1002/mop MICROWAVE AND OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY LETTERS / Vol. 53, No. 9, September 2011 1991 formulas found by using DEA, GA, PSO, and SA algorithm are calculated to be 0.56, 0.62, 0.87, and 0.88%, respectively, for 2079 ACPW samples having different electrical parameters and physical dimensions, as compared with the results of respective quasi-static analysis. VC 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 53:1991–1996, 2011; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com. DOI 10.1002/mop.26224


The present work focuses on the evaluation of polymer, metal and ceramic based biomaterials with particular emphasis on success rate of these materials till date along with the merits and demerits of these material system. Currently, the search for the materials with improved performance is on rise for biomedical (mainly total hip replacement, THR) applications owing to increase in the number of orthopedic patients worldwide. The clinicians utilized polymer and metal-based implants in ancient times to heal and treat the bone imperfections as well as fractures. The next generation materials required an update on properties, cell material interactions, repair and regeneration, that can only be acquired from recent knowledge related to materials. The commonly employed polymers (natural based polymers, proteins or polysaccharides; and synthetic polymers, poly (lactic acid), poly (glycolic acid), poly (ε-caprolactone), poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB)) and metals (SS, Mg-alloy, Ti-alloys, Co-alloy, silver, and nickel-titanium alloys) failed to fulfill the long-term durability and lacked in generating adequate bonding with the bones. It is intended that the facts and details abridged in this review article ought to be a beneficial tool in the development of progressively eminent implant materials like ceramic based materials against premature failure, cyclic stress generation, wear, corrosion fatigue, implant loosening and ultimate fracture.


MOURA, R. C. Spillovers and jumps in global markets: a comparative analysis 2018. Dissertation (Masters) School of Economics, business Administration and Accounting at Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, 2018. We analyze the relation between volatility spillovers and jumps in financial markets. For this, we compared the volatility spillover index proposed by Diebold and Yilmaz (2009) with a global volatility component, estimated through a multivariate stochastic volatility model with jumps in the mean and in the conditional volatility. This model allows a direct dating of events that alter the global volatility structure, based on a permanent/transitory decomposition in the structure of returns and volatilities, and also the estimation of market risk measures. We conclude that the multivariate stochastic volatility model solves some limitations in the spillover index and can be a useful tool in measuring and managing risk in global financial markets. Key-words: Multivariate Stochastic Volatility, Jumps,Common Factor, Bayesian Estimation.


A nonlinear model based on neural networks has been proposed to estimate the refractive index, density, and viscosity of two ionic liquid (IL) binary mixtures with a common component (N-butylpyridinium tetrafluoroborate ([bpy][BF4]) and 4-methyl-N-butylpyridinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide ([4mbpy][Tf2N]), and [bpy][BF4] and N-butylpyridinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide ([bpy][Tf2N])) using their composition (molar fractions) and temperature, which ranged from 273.15 to 353.15 K. The results of the mathematical model were studied through mean prediction errors (MPEs). For the estimation of refractive index, density, and viscosity, the MPEs were 0.02%, 0.11%, and 3.24%, respectively, with a correlation coefficient greater than 0.99 in all cases. In light of these results, the model designed is very accurate and more than capable to assist in the estimation of physicochemical properties of binary mixtures formed by ILs.


The original version of Luces de bohemia, published in the review Espana (July 31-Oct. 23, 1920), consisted of only twelve scenes. For the definitive text of the Opera Omnia edition (vol. 19) in 1924, Valle-Inclan, in addition to making minor stylistic modifications, incorporated three new scenes, bringing the total to fifteen. These were scene 2 (Zaratustra's bookshop), scene 6 (Max Estrella's dialogue with the Catalan prisoner) and scene 11 (the Mother and dead child in the Austrian quarter of old Madrid). Given the freedom of the play's loose narrative structure, Valle was able simply to insert the scenes at appropriate points without recasting the existing scenes. The main significance of the interpolations lies not so much in any new direction given to the action as in the resultant shift of tone and emphasis from the original 1920 text.


ABSTRACT The relationship between financial development and energy consumption has not received much attention in theoretical and empirical literature. The scanty literature on the subject appears to exclude Africa while exacerbating the gap is probably no attempt to examine whether or not there exist nonlinearity in the relationship. This study reexamined the threshold effects of financial sector development on energy consumption in Africa by positing that whether finance promotes or inhibits energy consumption depends on a certain threshold of finance. Relying on an annual panel data for 45 countries in Africa covering 1973–2017, the study investigated the threshold effects of finance on energy consumption by employing Hansen sample splitting and threshold estimation technique. The results revealed evidence of threshold effect of finance on energy consumption for the continent suggesting that the impact of finance on energy consumption is threshold specific given the various indicators of finance. The main finding is that financial development generally promotes energy consumption in Africa but the impact is higher when they are below the threshold while the effect diminishes and eventually turn to inhibit energy consumption when they are above the threshold. Trade openness and inflation, however, inhibit energy consumption. This study provides member countries with well-informed level of their exposure to energy consumption. While increase in financial sector development motivated by other higher factors such as economic growth, inflation, and trade openness can be linked to higher energy consumption, higher finance driven by well-functioning regulatory institutions may potentially reduce energy consumption.


Three Li4SiO4 sorbents were produced using different ceramic sol binders.The minimum fluidization velocity and conversion of novel sorbents were systemically investigated using N2 and synthetic gas(85%(volume fraction) air and 15%(volume fraction) CO2) as gas phase in a fluidized bed reactor(internal diameter,0.03 m).The CFD code Fluent 6.2 was developed to simulate the conversion of novel sorbents using Euler multiphase model.


ABSTRACT My target is the epistemological dimension of the realism debate. After establishing a stance voluntarist framework with a Jamesian background, drawing mostly on Wylie, Chakravarty, and van Fraassen, I argue that current voluntarists are too permissive. I show that especially various anti-realist stances but also some realist and selective realist stances block themselves from refutation by the history of science. I argue that such stances should be rejected. Finally, I propose that any disagreement that cannot be resolved by this strategy frequently boils down to an epistemic value disagreement about balancing the truth-goal.


ABSTRACT Very little is known about the manufacturing and use of ancient Egyptian instruments, and their discovery is very rare. An extensive radiocarbon (14C) dating program has been conducted on 25 ancient Egyptian musical instruments currently held at the Louvre Museum (musée du Louvre) and the Lyon Museum of Fine Arts (musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon). This study includes cordophones (harps, lyres, lutes), membranophones (drums, tambourines), idiophones (clappers, crotales), as well as wind instruments (oboe) that have entered the museum collections during the 19th century or the first half of the 20th century; consequently, the original archaeological contexts of their discoveries are poorly understood. Approximately 50 14C dates enable drawing a general overview of the instruments manufacturing. A wide variety of wood material has been identified, representing both indigenous species and imported species. Results indicate that the native flora of Egypt was exclusively used until the Third Intermediate Period when the first imports could be identified. 14C results are not always consistent with relative dates previously thought, mainly based on stylistic criteria. They demonstrate these collections hold very well-preserved objects extending over 2500 years, from the Second Intermediate Period (ca. 1700 BCE) to the start of the Islamic Period (8th century CE). This project provides important results for the knowledge of ancient Egyptian musical instrument crafts.


The emerging digital displacement (DD) fluid power technology requires a new class of high-performance valves that can operate in harsh high-pressure conditions. To overcome the switching performance limitations of solenoids and to avoid the mechanical complexity of moving coil actuators, a novel electronically-controlled moving magnet actuated (MMA) annular seat valve is proposed, designed, built, and tested rigorously in the laboratory. The actuator is energized using one coil only, it has bidirectional force capability and it utilizes magnetic latching to keep it open instead of a spring. The annular seat valve has two metering edges; the static pressure drop is 0.11/0.31 bar at −142/108 L/min, respectively. The valve closing time is 4–6 ms depending on the flow rate. The MMA valve is tested experimentally in both standalone test rigs besides in situ tests in a fully operational DD prototype machine. Measurements provided for pumping and motoring operation at 800 r/min/100 bar demonstrate that the proposed MMA valve topology is a promising candidate for energy-efficient digital displacement machines. Key characteristics include little power consumption, good switching performance, and a simple mechanical design.


The results of investigations of the phase composition, structural parameters, static and dynamic magnetic properties of BaCo0.7Zn1.3Fe16O27 hexaferrites obtained by the method of self-propagation high-temperature synthesis in combination with mechanochemical activation and radiation-thermal post-sintering are presented. The prospects of the proposed energy-saving approach for the production of ferrite ceramics with a hexagonal structure is shown.


Meteorologists are accustomed to viewing instantaneous weather maps, since these contain the most relevant information for the task of producing short-range weather forecasts. Climatologists, on the other hand, tend to deal with long-term means, which portray the average climate. The recent emphasis on dynamical extended-range forecasting and, in particular measuring and predicting short term climate change makes it important that we become accustomed to looking at variations on monthly and longer time scales. A convenient toll for researchers to familiarize themselves with the variability which occurs in selected parameters on these time scales is provided. The format of the document was chosen to help facilitate the intercomparison of various parameters and highlight the year-to-year variability in monthly means.


Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) aims to correct delayed left ventricle (LV) activation resulting from left bundle branch block (LBBB). The source of LV activation delay resides in the septum and/or anterior LV. LV pacing, timed with intrinsic right bundle branch (RBB) conduction, may restore "physiological" biventricular activation. This is not assured because LV paced wavefronts themselves propagate unpredictably. Less studied are effects of right ventricle (RV) pacing on LV activation in heart failure (HF) patients with LBBB.


THE CANTON OF NEUCHATEL IS SITUATED ENTIRELY IN THE SWISS JURA MOUNTAIN RANGE. IT IS THEREFORE OUTSIDE MAIN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ROAD NETWORKS. DETAILS ARE GIVEN OF THE CANTON'S ROAD NETWORK AND ESPECIALLY OF THE IMPROVEMENTS MADE TO ENSURE EASY AND RAPID LINKS BETWEEN THE MAIN ECONOMIC CENTRES AND OTHER IMPORTANT TOWNS OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS. ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO THE SELECTION OF MATERIALS, USE OF COMPUTER AT THE PROJECT AND OPERATIONAL STAGES, AND ROLE OF ROAD RESEARCH LABORATORIES. DETAILS ARE ALSO INCLUDED OF MAINTENANCE SERVICES (STRENGTHENING OF PAVEMENTS AND WINTER MAINTENANCE).


The calcination method is the usual method to synthesize cement clinkers. The production of ordinary Portland cement requires temperatures as high as 1450°C. High amounts of energy are used and huge flows of carbon dioxide are liberated to the atmosphere. In the literature, the combustion method has been often reported as a fast and effective method to prepare ceramics. The precursor solutions are metal nitrates and organic combustibles such as urea or glycine. The oxidation–reduction exothermic reaction is very fast. In this work, the effect of H2O2 addition to the combustion preparation of clinker is discussed. A conventional clinker prepared by calcinations at 1200°C is used for comparison purposes. The combustion preparation with H2O2 as an additive reduces calcination time and temperature.


Abstract Background: Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed malignancy in men and shows a tendency for metastasis to distant organs. Angiogenesis is required for metastasis. Bradykinin (BK) is an inflammatory mediator involved in tumor growth and metastasis, but its role in vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression and angiogenesis in human prostate cancer remains unknown. The aim of this study was to examine whether BK promotes prostate cancer angiogenesis via VEGF expression. Methods: We knocked down bradykinin expression in human prostate cancer cells and assessed their capacity to control VEGF expression and angiogenesis. Signal transduction of bradykinin-mediated VEGF expression was evaluated by qPCR, ELISA, Western blot, and luciferace assay. Results: We found that exogenous bradykinin increased VEGF expression in prostate cancer cells and further promoted tube formation in endothelial progenitor cells and human umbilical vein endothelial cells. Pretreatment of prostate cancer with B2 receptor antagonist or small interfering RNA (siRNA) reduced bradykinin-mediated VEGF production. The Akt and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathways were activated after bradykinin treatment, and bradykinin-induced VEGF expression was abolished by the specific inhibitor and siRNA of the Akt and mTOR cascades. bradykinin also promoted nuclear factor-kB (NF-kB) and activator protein 1 (AP-1) activity. Importantly, bradykinin knockdown reduced VEGF expression and abolished prostate cancer cell conditional medium-mediated angiogenesis. Conclusions: Our results demonstrate that bradykinin operates through the B2 receptor, Akt, and mTOR, which in turn activate NF-kB and AP-1, activating VEGF expression and contributing to angiogenesis in human prostate cancer.


In the long run, the industrial gas business is a good business to be in, one producer still says. But not last year and perhaps not this year. The economic slowdown last year, new entrants in the field, and plant capacity increases all have combined to hit gases hard. As a result, the specter of a war for market share has reared its ugly head. Because of the industry slowdown and the resultant excess capacity, industrial gas producers have decided that this is the time to defend or increase market share. To do this, they are lowering prices—in some cases drastically. For example, the list price for liquid oxygen is 41.25 cents per 100 cu ft and for liquid nitrogen 38 cents per 100 cu ft. These prices are supposed to be for the largest users of each gas and therefore the lowest possible. However, industry sources say that the average price for liquid oxygen ...


Journal of Medical Physics, Vol. 36, No. 2, 57-8 The classical form of diagnostic imaging includes X-raybased imaging systems, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and sonographic imaging. Such imaging systems in a given clinical situation document the findings which reflect the end effect of molecular/biochemical changes associated with a particular disease condition. The lack of information at molecular or cellular level as a precursor to a disease condition resulted into emergence of "Molecular Imaging." This approach is expected to provide an imaging tool that enables visualization, characterization, and measurement of biological events at molecular and cellular level both in human being and other living species. Broadly speaking, molecular imaging investigates molecular signature of the disease through measurement and characterization of biological processes in a molecular or cellular compartment and thus enables opportunities to replace population-based treatment methods by personalized genotype/phenotypeadapted concepts.[1] If this opportunity is further extrapolated to current practices in radiation oncology, it would offer more reliable target volume definition and more accurate specification of tumor heterogeneity apart from effective assessment of tumor response and normal tissue reactions.


The location of PV systems in distribution system has been increased as one of countermeasure for global environmental issues. As the operation efficiency of PV systems is getting decreased year by year due to the aging phenomenon and maintenance problems, the optimal algorithm for state diagnosis in PV systems is required in order to improve operation performance in PV systems. The existing output prediction algorithms considering various parameters and conditions of PV modules could have complicated calculation process and then their results may have a possibility of significant prediction error. To solve these problems, this paper proposes an optimal prediction algorithm of PV system by using least square methods of linear regression analysis. And also, this paper presents a performance evaluation algorithm in PV modules based on the proposed optimal prediction algorithm of PV system. The simulation results show that the proposed algorithm is a practical tool of the state diagnosis for performance improvement in PV systems.


Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris are sporeforming organisms that survive a typical thermal process given to acid products such as fruit juices. In the USA, spoilage has been observed mainly in apple juice, but also in pear juice, orange juice, juice blends and canned diced tomatoes. Spoilage is manifested as an off-odour and flavour, due to the production of 2-methoxyphenol (guaiacol), and a light sediment. The microorganisms are not pathogenic, based on a mouse bioassay, guinea pig feeding trial and anecdotal reports of consumption of contaminated juice. Spoilage potential of juice was affected mainly by °Brix, storage temperature, juice type and spore load. Under ideal conditions, low levels of spores (approximately 1 spore per 10 mL of juice) were sufficient to cause spoilage in apple and white grape juice.


Tying Laces (the abstract of every run) I have just returned from one year in the field, the ethnographer at the finish of a long distance journey. As the miles went by I had nothing but time to reflect, "thinking so much while I'm running" (Sillitoe, 1959, p.10). For an entire year of my doctoral research I was embedded in a local high school. My methodology was critical. I was an agent of change as much as a social scientist. I aimed to help a school in New Zealand improve its practice towards students with disabilities, and hopefully make the school a better place for all students. This challenged and threatened some. At times I angered people. At times I caused dissonance. This dissonance or anger may have allowed for the examination of values and beliefs, but I often left 'the field' feeling far from elated. While being welcomed with open arms, I remained for the year an outsider on the inside. I was always the guest sleeping on the couch. Participants became friends, and strong relationships were formed, but the distance caused by being the researcher was always present. It was at times a lonely journey. But loneliness is sometimes a necessary part of journeys. My journey is told through the use of vignettes, four hundred word images capturing a researcher coming to terms with the ethics of his trade. Warming up My supervisor kept suggesting that I write 'a day in the life' or vignettes about the participants in my study, and I initially resisted the idea. Something intuitively didn't feel right about it. I have come to trust my intuition, even if its only purpose may be to merely slow me down and give me time to think. Some time passed and like she knew I would I started to write vignettes. Vignettes, 'what can be written on a vine leaf.' A picture in words, or what I like to call 'the poetry of ethnography.' Only these vignettes were about me, the researcher out to save the world, one school at a time. This paper consists of some of those vignettes, from entering the field to finally leaving it. They tell the story of a researcher learning the reality of his trade; the well documented loneliness but also the hardening that comes from being in 'the field' day after day. There is a British film from 1962 (adapted from the short story written in 1959 by Alan Sillitoe) titled: The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner. In this story our young man, played by Tom Courtenay, is sent to Borstal Academy, a reform school for delinquent boys. The Head Master sees potential in him as a runner. The Head Master has hopes of winning the school competition that year. So our young delinquent, called Colin Smith in the movie, is given the freedom to leave the grounds and run. Freedom! But while he runs he thinks, and these flash backs make up the bulk of the story. They tell his story, how he got there, what he sees, and why, ultimately, he makes the decision that he does. As he ran, he too was constantly reminded of himself, and in the final scenes it gave him the strength to do what he had to. What a great metaphor for the research process, or specifically, in this case, the long term research placement--and I am going to run with it. "If you'll play ball with us, we'll play ball with you," the Head Master advises. That is actually a great scene, Colin Smith standing before the desk, his first hours at the academy. These moments are hard to maintain, the energy, the newness, the expectations. My field is education and my study looked at the process of change in a whole school as they developed more inclusive practices and values. I was spending the entire school year as part of that high school, volunteering for any roles that were offered--soccer coach, literacy tutor, cafe taster, report proof reader...but primarily I was the critical ethnographer, not there to observe a culture but to participate in changing it. The principal of the school always knew that was my role, just as the Head Master knew Colin's was that of delinquent. …


The need of education which is properly accommodated in Constitution Number 20 of 2003 about national education System on article 50, verse 3 which mandate that Government and/or Local Government hold at least one educational unit on whole educational level to be developed as school at international level. After 8 year implementation, through Constitution Court session on Tuesday, January 8, 2013, issued a policy about abolition of international based school. Constitution Court has accepted the complaint which is submitted by Coalition against Commercialization of Education. In its consideration, Constitution Court considers that international school in governmental school is on the contrary to UUD 1945. The purpose of this research is to know about the impact of Constitution Court decision (The Abolition of RSBI/SBI Program) in schools and public institutions in this case about student guardian. This research is also expected to be able to give contribution for knowledge and science especially to research policy in education. The method of this research is qualitative research and case study. This research is held in SDN 26 Argamakmur which is one of Pioneering International School (RSBI). This research uses some informants; they are teachers and administration staffs of SDN 26 Argamakmur, student guardians, the officials of education and culture department of North Bengkulu regency and the officials of education and culture department of regional offices and also some policy experts in the field of education. This research finds out some facts that Constitution Court decision about the revocation of RSBI in SD BI 26 Argamakmur causes the result of psychology pressure for teachers as the spearhead of policy implementer. Before this decision published, the teachers who teach in this school have their own pride to teach in this school. Physically, RSBI School in Argamakmur has some facilities such as computer laboratory, Language laboratory, and ICT room. These facilities need high maintenance fund. Therefore, regional government still has responsibilities toward the impact of status alteration of this school. The alteration of status from RSBI school to regular school results on various impact for society especially students guardian. For the parents who have sent their children to RSBI School, there is a pride form the parents toward their children because they have basic skills that aren't given in other schools. The skills are active English skill and computer skill. Many parents who have their children study in International Standard Primary School (SD BI) feel disappointed since there won't be written international standard school in their children's educational certificate. International predicate is considered as a pride for some parents. The steps taken by school have been based on circular letter of education and culture Minister of Indonesia dated January 30, 2013. That circular letter contents RSBI transition policy.
Keywords: Impact, Constitution Court decision, RSBI program.


Structural characterization of the bimetallic complex [(py)2Yb(SeC6H5)2(µ-SeC6H5)2Li(py)2] shows that phenylselenolato ligands are sufficiently electronegative to function as the only anionic ligands in a YbIII complex.


The article defines the optimal and sufficient set of implemented measures to ensure patient safety, from among those recommended by Roszdravnadzor, implemented by medical organizations. Aim. To get a set of practices that allow a medical organization to organize activities to ensure patient safety in accordance with the requirements of Roszdravnadzor. Results. In the process of developing and implementing the requirements of Roszdravnadzor in medical organizations, it has been found that such aspects in the organization of patient safety require improvement as, for example, how to adjust job descriptions, organize interaction between the control service and the medical commission, keep records of undesirable events, and create forms of documents for patients. Conclusion. Medical organizations are advised to carefully prepare for Roszdravnadzor inspections using assessment lists (checklists) due to the large number of assessment parameters and insufficient elaboration of the mechanism for passing such inspections.