The debate between Heidegger and Cassirer at Davos, though relatively short, turns out to be wide-ranging one. As the debate progresses it seems less and less clear that there is a common language between the two disputants, making it hard to identify the exact point of contention between them. Nevertheless, I think there is on both sides, though perhaps more on Cassirer's, an attempt to find some common ground, if only to make the differences between them clearer. In the course of the debate Heidegger takes up a distinction Cassirer introduces early on between the terminus a quo and the terminus ad quern of their respective philosophical positions. In what follows, I want to explore this notion of the two termini as a guide to thinking about the criticisms raised by each side in the debate. But as well I will argue that it leads us to see a certain commonality in their conception of the task of a transcendental philosophy, one that gives weight to the multiplicity and autonomy of factical forms of life and objective spirit, even at the price of a certain systematicity. First, a clarification of the terms. In the first place the notion of two termini is used by Cassirer to designate the two ends of the process of constitution, the constituted as the endpoint of the process, and the constituting subject as its point of origin. But the figure of the two termini also doubles for him as a way of characterizing the distinctively neo-Kantian conception of transcendental research as a reconstruction of this process of constitution. Transcendental research is a Copernican turn by which we turn back from the constituted to its conditions of possibility in the constituting subject, thus a return from the terminus ad quern to the terminus a quo. Early in the third volume of the Philosophy of Symbolic Forms we find Cassirer using this distinction to characterize Natorp's psychology. Describing the problem that the object of psychology is no ordinary object, that "We can never lay bare the immediate life and being of consciousness as such,"1 Cassirer characterizes Natorp's approach to study of consciousness as one that explores the "unhalting process of objectivization in a twofold direction: from terminus a quo to terminus ad quern and back again." "In Natorp's opinion," Cassirer continues, "it is only by a continuous back and forth, by this twofold direction of method that the object of psychology can be made visible as such. It comes to light only when a new reconstructive effort is opposed to the constructive effort of mathematics and natural science, and of ethics and aesthetics as well."2 For Cassirer, then, the two termini signify the key neo-Kantian methodological stricture that consciousness can only be reconstructed as the formal transcendental conditions of the constituted objective world, and cannot be directly studied through any form of intuitive self-consciousness. But note also the emphasis on the idea of transcendental philosophy as an ongoing back and forth between the two termini, rather than a one-way ticket from constituted to constituting. This implies that a turn back to the factical, to the realm of the constituted in it's factical and historical multiplicity, provides a critical check on the success of the initial transcendental turn from the constituted to the constituting. At the Davos debate, Cassirer uses the contrast between the two termini in a similar fashion to characterize the contested place of the schematism in Kant's thought. Agreeing with Heidegger on the importance of the schematism to Kant's analysis of theoretical knowledge, he points out that Kant nevertheless forbids the schematism in the ethical sphere, saying, "For Kant, the Schematism is . . . the terminus a quo, but not the terminus ad quern."3 Cassirer's criticism, then, is that Heidegger has overlooked the terminus ad quern of Kant's philosophy: the sphere of the infinite, the sphere of an objectivity that one finds in Kant's understanding of the theoretical, the ethical, and the aesthetic. …


X-ray microscopy enables high-resolution analysis of thick specimens such as several microns in aqueous and atmospheric pressure environments in fields of biological and material sciences. Most commonly, zone plates (ZPs) are used as optical elements in combination with the use of synchrotron radiation (SR) as an x-ray source. It is realized at the x-ray microscopy station at BL-12 of Ritsumeikan SR center. The highest spatial resolution is 45 nm. This X ray microscope has been applied in biology, medicine, and material science. Various specimens can be clearly observed. We report some applied researches of our X-ray microscope.


This article discusses the legal conflict with respect to the concepts of "medical secret", "voluntary informed consent-Bathing" and "protection of personal data". The gaps and contradictions in existing federal legislation, an analysis of options for voluntary informed consent necessary for the conduct of scientific and educational processes are identified.


The world of halophilic microorganisms is highly diverse. Microbes adapted to life at high salt concentrations are found in all three domains of life: Archaea , Bacteria , and Eucarya . In some ecosystems salt-loving microorganisms live in such large numbers that their presence can be recognized


The utility model discloses an integrated sewage grease and sundries sedimentation separating device which can be horizontal type or vertical type, a sewage sedimentation room is arranged on the upper part of the vertical integrated type sedimentation separating tank, a sewage grease separating room is arranged on the lower part of the integrated type sedimentation separating tank, the structure of the horizontal integrated sedimentation separating tank is that the horizontal integrated sedimentation separating tank is divided by a barrier into a lower part and a side part which are respectively a sewage sundries sedimentation room and a sewage grease separating room, firstly the sewage containing grease and sundries are deposited in the sewage sundries sedimentation room, the sundries goes into a sundries collection barrel through sundries discharge tube, the deposited sewage goes into the sewage grease separating room, the grease flows into the grease collection tank, so that full- closed and full-automatic separating collection of sewage grease and sundries can be allowed in an integrated sewage grease and sundries sedimentation separating device. The device has the advantages of small land area, simple structure, material saving, low manufacturing cost, short operation process, easy cleaning for device, small consumption of power, and beneficial for popularization.


The World Robot Challenge is an international competition for the social implementation of robots. Among them, the Partner Robot Challenge (Real Space) is a category that focuses on domestic service robots, competing to achieve simple tasks such as tidying a room, avoiding small obstacles, grasping a specified object from the shelf, and delivering an object to a waving person. In this category, we focused on the theme of 'Keep Moving' and worked on researching and developing technologies for object recognition, grasping, and other tasks. For object recognition, we propose an automatic dataset generator using a physics simulator and generate about 490,000 images in two hours. We trained it with an instance segmentation model, achieving an accuracy of about 79.3% in all games. For object grasping, we installed a three-dimensional sensor on the robot hand, and achieved successful grasping with high accuracy of about 79.6% (88.9% excluding failures due to hardware problems) in all games. In addition, we propose a motion synthesis method that simultaneously performs movement and posture transition to achieve high-speed motion. When navigation is executed, the robot changes to the navigation posture while aiming for the goal. Before reaching the goal, it changes the posture for the following action. As a result, we realized a speedup of about 1.32 times in the pick-and-place task. In the tidy-up task, the robot could clear an average of 14 objects and a maximum of 16 objects in 15 minutes. In the obstacle avoidance task, the robot succeeded five times out of six games, and in the delivery task, it succeeded four times out of six games. Throughout all the tasks, we scored 800 points twice, the highest score in the world, and won the championship. This research is aimed at the practical application of domestic service robots. We believe that the results presented in this paper demonstrate the practicality of domestic service robots in a well-developed environment. The video of the finals is available at https://youtu.be/ElUb8bfSC34?t=5511 (right side). The our source code using the simulator is available at https://github.com/Hibikino-Musashi-Home/hma_wrs_sim_ws. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT


RAHMAD SYAIFULLAH G. Analysis and Implementation of Two Factor Authentication with QR Code in Web-Based Aplication. Supervised by ENDANG PURNAMA GIRI and KARLISA PRIANDANA. The process of authentication on the web application in the Internet is very important and call for a method that can securely authenticate. Two Factor Authentication is a method of combining two or more methods of authentication to improve security. In this research, analysis and implementation of two-factor authentication with QR code on a web-based online application is implemented. The system will use an authentication token application that run on mobile phones. Token application will work as a scanner that reads the information from the QR code on the web application. The use of QR code in the system is expected to enhance the security and simplicity of the authentication process.


Most of solution methods in scheduling attempt to generate good solutions by either developing algorithms or heuristic rules. However, scheduling problems in the real world require considering more factors such as multiple objectives, different combinations of heuristic rules due to problem characteristics. In this respect, the traditional mathematical a, pp.oach showed limited performance so that new a, pp.oaches need to be developed. Expert system is one of them. When an expert system is developed for scheduling one of the most difficult processes faced could be knowledge acquisition on scheduling heuristics. In this paper we propose a method for the acquisition of knowledge on the selection of scheduling heuristics using Dempster-Shafer Theory(DST). We also show the examples in the multi-objectives environment.


Through a questionnaire survey,literature,expert interviews,this paper investigates the influencing factors of the outdoor sports consumers in Wuhan city,with the aim of the analysis of the main factors that affect outdoor sports consumers' behaviors in Wuhan city,to promote outdoor sports industry development,and provide a theoretical basis for improving the outdoor level of consumption in Wuhan city.The results show that: Wuhan city represents low to medium outdoor consumption;and the ranking of outdoor sports consumer behavior factors in Wuhan city were: cost-effective goods,income,promotions,brand image,shopping environment,service attitude,location and traffic after sales service.


Target validation and selection are critical early steps in the drug discovery process as they trigger substantial activity and investment to identify potential drug candidates. Antibodies play a crucial role in target selection as they provide powerful tools to explore the distribution and subcellular location of candidate molecules and can also be used to explore function. For studies of ion channel targets, antibodies are indispensable as they allow for direct exploration of the subunit composition of channel complexes in native tissues using biochemical and anatomical methods. This perspective summarizes the application of antibodies to target characterization and validation within the context of a CNS therapeutic discovery program targeting voltage-gated K+ channels. We also discuss a strategy for the development, characterization, and validation of high-quality antibody reagents to support key activities in drug discovery.


Recently it has been shown that mode-coupling theory, which accounts for the salient features of glassy relaxation near the liquid–glass transition, is also capable of describing the collective excitations of simple liquids away from the glass transition. In order to further improve the agreement between theory and computer simulations on Lennard-Jones argon we modify MCT by taking binary collisions into account. This, in fact, improves the agreement. We also show that multiplying the memory function of the original theory with a reduction factor leads to similar results.


The purpose of this research was to investigate the surroundings of the Jordan Valley in Jordan with a large variety of spaceborne remote sensing data to examine the potential of this technique for the application of archaeology in general. The Jordan Valley is a region where many archaeological remains have been discovered, such as ancient settlements, old irrigation systems, and remains of early iron production. The used data sources includes multispectral (ASTER), hyperspectral (Hyperion), high-resolution (Quickbird), and radar data (ERS, Envisat and SIR-C). ASTER and Hyperion data are used to investigate the mineralogical content of the soil, whereas pan-sharpened Quickbird imagery is used to reveal the smallest structures in the landscape. Spectral field measurements are carried out as well for collecting groundtruth information. Radar (SAR) is used to map the terrain texture. Spaceborne remote sensing appears to be capable to map the known archaeological sites, showing its potential for the use in unexplored areas. However, the Jordan Valley itself is an area that is well known, and most archaeologically interesting features visible at the surface there are already documented, also detailed geological maps are available. No new discoveries therefore have been made.


Jose Eli da Veiga The Brazilian experience shows that Alain de Janvry and Elisabeth Sadoulet are certainly right. Until 1995, Brazilian family farmers had no federal policy giving them access to credit, training skills, technical assistance and extension services, commercialization, or essential infrastructure. Agrarian interventions were sketchy and insufficient to fight plantations that did not comply with their social function. Some of the conflicts were resolved without actually addressing the real demand for democratic access to land ownership. Thus, by the middle of the 1990s, an important historical turning point was reached. With the new dynamics acquired by the settlement policy and the rise of the National Program for Strengthening Family Agriculture (Pronaf), there was a clear advance. Still, the absolute need to give immediate answers to the historical demands caused the implementation of these two policies to suffer from lack of integration, lack of definition of priority areas, lack of proper links between land and agriculture, lack of dialogue and coordination between agriculture and the other sectors of rural economy, and a need to combine all this with the local and micro regional evolution processes while implementing these two policies. Even so, in four years, about 280 thousand families of rural workers were settled. And Pronaf counted more than 1.5 million operations that benefited family farming, as well as investments in municipal infrastructure. The FHC administration's settlement program was globally successful because it elevated a considerable amount of families above the poverty line thanks to promoting access to land. It showed that it is possible to settle around 100 thousand families per year, even having a series of legal and financial limitations related to expropriations. That means, 100 thousand families per year began – at least – to have access to housing and nourishment. But a sine qua non condition of this performance was a


The accuracy of battery state of charge (SOC) is crucial for solving the problems such as overcharge, overdischarge, and mileage anxiety of electric vehicle power battery. In this study, an SOC estimation method using a hybrid method (HM) based on threshold switching is proposed, which combines the advantages of the extended Kalman filter (EKF) and the ampere hour integration (AHI) to improve the estimation accuracy and convergence speed. First, the parameters of the second-order RC equivalent model are identified using the least square. Then, the equation of EKF for updating the state variable is reconstructed by using the identified parameters to solve the problem of multiple iterations caused by the uncertainty of the initial value. Finally, the difference between the estimated voltage and the sampling voltage is used as the threshold value for switching between the AHI and the EKF to estimate the SOC of the battery. Simulation results show that the estimated SOC error of the proposed algorithm is less than 1.6% and the convergence time is within 70 s. Experiments under different SOC initial values are carried out to prove the advantages of the proposed method.


Objective To investigate the situation of the natural infection of Hantaviruses (HV) in rodents and provide the guidance for the control and prevention of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in Haidian district, Beijing. Methods Rodents were captured by night trap, and lung tissue samples were taken out and stored in liquid Nitrogen. HV was detected by indirect immuno-fluorescence assay (IFA). Results There were 225 rodents captured in different habitats of Haidian district, which belonged to 3 species and 2 Genera. Rattus norvegicus was the dominant species in the habitats investigated. The total natural infection rates of HV in rodents ranged from 4.60% to 20.00%, and the average was 6.22%. Different species had different natural infection rates. The rate of infection among R.norvegicus and Mus musculus was 6.96% and 6.06% respectively, while Apodemus agrarius was not infected. Conclusion The rodents were infected by HV in Haidian district commonly, and its main host was Rattu Genera.


A process for making biodegradable a synthetic polymeric material thanks to the addition of one or more yeasts to the synthetic material is disclosed.


In this paper,the approximate solution,stability of periodic solution,oscillation of division or double frequency,catastrophy of amplitudes and conditions of falling into chaotic state are analyzed.In accordance with simulated results and theoretical analysis some corrections are proposed for the mathematical model of Mirzajianzade.


The dependence of the specific heat of YBa{sub 2}Cu {sub 3}O{sub 7{minus}{delta}} on temperature (T) and magnetic field (H) shows a number of features predicted for d -wave pairing: a T{sup 2} term for H=0 and an H{sup 1/2}T term for H{ne}0 and low T , with a crossover to a stronger T dependence at higher T . For all H and T , these results are consistent with a recently proposed scaling relation. Values of the parameters derived from experimental data agree with theoretical predictions. {copyright} {ital 1999} {ital The American Physical Society }


Some remarks are made about the agreement between the experimental results and the theoretical model of Neumark. It is believed that the presence of an impurity band and of localized tail states is not sufficiently accounted for.


A VOLLEY OF CRITICISM against a claim that a certain extremophile bacterium from arsenic-rich Mono Lake in California incorporates arsenic into its DNA backbone was published in the June 3 issue of Science, (2011, 332, 1149). The claim, if true, would alter the fundamental understanding of carbon-based life and opens a wider window to the possibilities for extraterrestrial life. The original work, by astrobiologist Felisa Wolfe-Simon and colleagues, was published online in Science in December 2010 (C&EN, Dec. 13, 2010, page 7). The original papper also appears in the June 3 issue of Science . The published criticisms—a series of so-called technical comments—echo the chorus of skepticism from experts in origin-of-life science and DNA biochemistry that greeted the original claim. In his technical comment, for example, synthetic biology pioneer Steven A. Benner at the Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution argues that arsenate esters, the chemicals that supposedly form in the DNA backbone in place ...


The invention discloses a method for manufacturing a high-heat-dissipativity organic resin copper-clad plate. The method includes the steps of raw material selection, hole drilling, film pasting, exposing, developing, copper column electroplating, film striping and copper foil electroplating. The organic resin copper-clad plate manufactured by the method is high in heat dissipation speed and good in electroconductive performance and can transmit heat generated by an electronic element to a lower-layer copper foil through an upper-layer copper foil and inner-layer copper columns, heat dissipation of the electronic element is accelerated, environmental temperature of the electronic element is maintained within a low range, and performance of the electronic element is guaranteed.


Anti-Japanese novel is the outcome of the new Chinese literature in wartime,which left a tragic chapter on the history of Chinese novel over the 20th century.Overall inspection novels in The Literary Position,the anti-Japanese novel of "exposure and irony" is an emotional narrative in the war.The Anti-Japanese War that changed the fate of the Chinese Nation has not yet been fully developed as a creative resources.Analysis of the anti-Japanese novel "Exposure and Irony" from the level of Narratology,it is of important academic and practical significance.


We consider the problem of recovering a k-sparse signal (x) from a limited number of linear, noiseless compressive samples (y) using random sparse projections with some structure. Our approach is based on constructing sparse projections using strategies rooted in combinatorial design. Such sparse projection naturally divides the n-dimensional signal (x) into smaller sub-signals that exhibit some structured overlaps among them. In turn, each sub-signal is mapped onto a sample of the measurement vector (y). We show that when the number of measurement samples/sub-signals (m) is sufficiently large then this mapping leads to the isolation of a significant fraction of the k non-zero coefficients into different sub-signals (and hence measurement samples). We are able to recover the nonzero coefficients iteratively using a low-complexity algorithm that is reminiscent of well-known iterative channel decoding algorithms (e.g. LDPC). We prove that, using this framework, k < m ≤ 2k compressive samples, on average, are sufficient to recover a k-sparse signal perfectly, which is less than the sample requirements for the most complex compressed sensing frameworks. Meanwhile, the complexity of our decoding process is only O ( k log(k) log ( n k )) which is lower than the complexity of many well-known greedy solvers.


ABSTRACT In this study, we examine the mismatch between the anthropometric and the economic measures of human wellbeing, a fact that has gone unnoticed in the international research on anthropometric history: by 1914, Estonian males were among the tallest in the world despite the country's economic underdevelopment. We explain the anthropometric overperformance of Estonia considering the early start of the first demographic transition in relation to the special features of the agrarian reforms in the Baltic provinces. Estonian boys did grow taller than their peers in Lithuania, Finland, and even in the much richer Western countries, because their parents had smaller families.


This thesis consists of my statement of artistry/teaching philosophy, and documentation of artistic materials and thesis related performances. Acknowledgements Special thanks to: Amy Herzberg, for taking a chance on one so jaded and cynical. Michael Landman, for teaching me that not knowing is OK. Steven Marzolf, for keeping me grounded these three years. Michael Rhia, for always reminding me that to grow you have to stretch. Joe Millett, for always lending an ear. Mischa Hutchings, for believing in me before I did. Lastly, Courtney, Cody, Grant, and Charlie. Thank you for your friendship, for supporting me, keeping me in check, and allowing the occasional boa to come out. I couldn't have done it without you. Dedication To Ben Warner. Thanks for teaching me to dream bigger. Table of


Large wastewater treatment plants ( . 50,000 population equivalents) treat more than 80% of the wastewater treated on a global scale, today it might be even . 90%. They therefore provide the most relevant contribution to water protection from urban and industrial wastewater. This was already the case in 1971 when academics realised that progress in the scienti fi c community alone will not succeed in a rapid transfer of research results to practitioners in design and operation of these plants. At the same time, it was recognised that urgent problems in practice are not recognised early enough by the globally networking scienti fi c community. The most effective means of solving these problems was the creation of a new forum where experts from both sides meet. Scientists normally create their special conferences and workshops to enhance global co-operation in their speci fi c fi eld of research and development. This is re fl ected in the existence of many IWA Specialist Groups (SG) with global representation. The IWA Large Wastewater Treatment Plants (LWWTP) events and the formation of the LWWTP Specialist Group have been the fi rst to take care of a complex technology for water protection, where specialists from most of other SGs can meet and discuss together with the practitioners designing and operating treatment plants. In fact, many new Specialist Groups had their origin in the workshop series starting in 1971 in Vienna taking care of many speci fi c problems reported from practice. The managers and chief operators of large plants, usually only served by meetings of national professional associations, got a new opportunity for global exchange of knowledge and experience together with the global network of scientists and researchers. provides the international network and suitable platforms to connect practitioners and researchers from around the globe. (cid:129) The conferences are providing the rapid transfer of research results to practitioners to solve urgent problems in practice.


Nowadays, various hacking techniques has been introduced to hack even user's Passwords. Passwords are something that should be kept secret. In this paper, we discuss how to prevent users' passwords from being stolen by adversaries in online environments and automated teller machines. We propose differentiated virtual password mechanisms in which a user has the freedom to choose a virtual password scheme ranging from weak security to strong security, where a virtual password requires a small amount of human computing to secure users' passwords. The tradeoff is that the stronger the scheme, the more complex the scheme may be. Among the schemes, we have a default method, system recommended functions, user-specified functions, user-specified programs, and so on. A function/program is used to implement the virtual password concept with a tradeoff of security for complexity requiring a small amount of human computing. We further propose several functions to serve as system recommended functions and provide a security analysis. For user-specified functions, we adopt secret little functions in which security is enhanced by hiding secret functions/algorithms. Index Terms — Codebooks, differentiated virtual passwords, key logger, phishing, secret little functions, shoulder-surfing.


Introduction: High-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is a necessary factor in cervical carcinogenesis. Subtypes 16 and 18 cause approximately 70% of this neoplasm. Methods: Literature reviews on the impact of HPV vaccination on the incidence of cervical cancer. Results: We observed that the HPV vaccine is consolidated and its implementation in public health networks has become a priority, reducing the complications of HPV infection. Conclusion: There is evidence of the protective action of the HPV vaccine in precursor cervical cancer lesions. The protective effect and the antibody-induced response is greater in children younger than 15 years. The impact of the collective immunity generated by vaccination of both sexes has suggested the enlargement of the vaccination programs so that the dynamics of the sexual transmission is interrupted and the high-risk HPV eradicated.


Abstract : This document describes the development and assessment of a methodology for generating on-the-job-training (OJT) task proficiency assessment instruments. The Task Evaluation Form (TEF) development procedures were derived to address previously identified deficiencies in the evaluation of OJT task proficiency. The TEF development procedures allow subject-matter experts (SMEs), without experience in assessment methodology, to construct task proficiency assessment instruments which can be used by OJT supervisors to assess trainee proficiency at specific tasks. The reliability and validity of the procedures and of the forms resulting from procedural application were examined in two Air Force career fields (Aircraft Maintenance and Security Police/Law Enforcement). The results of the procedural assessment indicated that SMEs could reliably apply the development procedures to construct TEFs which accurately and completely depict the critical aspects of task performance. The operational assessment demonstrated that evaluator subjectivity in the assignment of end scores and pass/fail decisions which accurately reflect the number and types of errors detected in task performance. The combined results of the two assessments demonstrate the potential of the TEFs in the OJT environment. This document includes an overview of the theoretical approach, and detailed descriptions of the assessment methodologies and results. The final section of this document contains recommendations for the integration of the TEF development procedures and the TEFs into the OJT environment.


This dissertation examines the reasons why companies in Ireland invest in sports sponsorship in Irish Horseracing and investigates the effectiveness of this sponsorship and how, if they do at all, measure the effectiveness of their investment.

As a background to sponsorship much of the literature review has been used to highlight the development of sports sponsorship in Ireland over the last 25 years. Sponsorship has evolved becoming a sophisticated medium in the marketing communications mix, with procedures for selection, implementing and evaluating. For the industry review horseracing in Ireland is examined, as well as the increased commercialisation and the profound changes that have taken place in recent years in the industry. A brief history of horseracing in Ireland is also given. In this section sponsorship within the industry is also explored.

The research methodology describes the methods followed by the author to collect and analyse the data required for this dissertation. Three sponsors and three industry experts participated in this research by the use of semi-structured interviews. The research questions and objectives are also outlined in this chapter as set by the author. The final chapter presents the findings and conclusions of the author's research. The research indicates that sponsorship is growing in popularity and that investing in sponsorship of horseracing is a value for money exercise. Results also indicate that companies do evaluate their performance and measure the success of their sponsorship of Irish horseracing. The research concludes with a recommendation for further research.


Objective To evaluate the clinical effects of retention-enema with compound dragon's blood on ulcerative colitis(UC).Methods Published papers on compound dragon's blood and its preparation for retention enema treatment of UC were searched completely in domestic journals by computerization plus manpower.All the literature was assessed via The Jadad quality standards and RevMan(18.104.22.168) software was used to evaluate the results of the total effect of Meta-analysis.Sensitivity analysis was also done.Funnel-plot analysis was used to identify the publication bias.Results Six reports including 678 patients were identified in this Meta-analysis.Of the six reports,three were highly qualitative in methodology,and the other three were of low quality.Meta-analysis results showed retention-enema in the treatment of UC: OR = 3.08,95% CI(1.29,7.40),z = 2.52,P 0.05.Trial groups were better than control groups and the differences between them were statistically significant.Sensitivity analysis showed that the evaluation result was stable and funnel figure graphics was symmetrical,which suggested the possible existence of publication bias.Conclusion Retention-enema with compound dragon's blood is therapeutically effective on UC.


1. Constructions, Functions, and Classes 2. Syntax and Morphology: Preediting Syntactic Data 3. Types of Phrase Constructions 4. Concord and Government in the Phrase 5. Phrase Coordination 6. Types of Basic Clause Constructions 7. Congruence and Determination in the Clause 8. Identification and Description of Clitics 9. Negation in the Clause 10. Varieties of Clausal Organization: Accusative, Ergative, and Others 11. Voice and other Forms of Highlighting in the Clause 12. Sentence Constructions 13. Interrogation in Clause and Sentence Structures 14. Subordinate Clauses and Clausoidal Phrases 15. Syntax and Semology.


Shorthole shrinkage method and resuming-fill method are generally used in medium-small sized mines.This paper summarizes the application of these two mining methods,presents the problems and the improvement of Short-hole shrinkage method and resuming-fill method,and discusses the applied conditions for these two methods by means of assessment,favorable for operation in mines.


Effects of neurotropin ® (a Japanese antiallergic drug with bradykinin release-inhibition properties) on nasal allergy. Comparison with an antihistamine drug, terfenadine, on patients suffering from seasonal nasal allergy


A numerical study of the structural response of the prestressed monoblock railway sleepers used on Czech railway tracks is presented. The build quality of prestressed railway sleepers is assessed using three-point bending tests as stipulated by European Standards. Two sleeper cross-sections are evaluated with respect to static loading. The tests are modelled herein using ATENA nonlinear finite element method (FEM) software. This programme enables the realistic estimation of failure load, pre/postpeak behaviour and crack pattern using non-linear fracture mechanics methods as well as damage and plasticity models. The main purpose of this study is to quantify the influence of prestressing reinforcement position on sleeper response during evaluative tests. A comparison of the simulation results with ex-perimental data is also performed.


The elimination of measles in the United States by 1982—is it a realistic goal or an ambitious illusion, and is it worth the concentration of our efforts and energies? My answer is unequivocally yes! I think the elimination of indigenous measles in this country is indeed a realistic goal, and I believe that evidence for that position can readily be found in the childhood immunization efforts of the past two years. As a pediatrician who practiced medicine before the introduction of effective vaccines, I am equally as convinced that the elimination of this childhood burden is well worth our attention and resources. Elsewhere in this issue (p 1157), the reader will find an article by Hinman et al, which summarizes the background and rationale for the effort to reach this rather dramatic goal we have established for ourselves. I will try to avoid duplicating the issues addressed in that article,


The thermodynamic description of the Ti-W system is reevaluated using simpler models than in a recent evaluation. The phase diagrams, calculated from the two descriptions, are rather similar but the present calculation gives a higher liquidus which is supported by experimental information in the Ti-W-C system. The new description of the Ti-W system is then combined with the previously assessed Ti-N and W-N systems, yielding a consistent thermodynamic description of the ternary Ti-W-N system. The ternary phase diagram is predicted by calculations.


The financing channel of the sport industry in China is not broad,which only consists of sport lottery,sport fund,sport advertisement and sport patronage.There is no bond financing and stock financing in the financing channel of the sport industry in China.The establishment of the bond financing system is of great significance for the development of sport industry.


The purpose of this study was to investigated the relationship for the application and the usefulness of correlation analysis in health related physical fitness and regional body mineral density in female college students. The subjects participated in this experiment voluntary for this study were 41 healthy female college students. The health related physical fitness factor were muscular strength(grip strength, back muscle strength,), agility(side step test, whole body reaction test), muscle power(sargent test), muscle endurance(push-up, sit-up), flexibility(trunk flexion, trunk extension) and cardiorespiratory endurance(VO₂max, AT). The regional body mineral density factor were Arm, Leg, Thigh neck, Thigh trochanter, Thigh total, Lumber and Total BMD. The regional body mineral density was measured by Colin Pulse Waveform Analyzer (VP-1000, Colin, Japan). For analysis, multiple correlation analysis were used by SPSS(ver21). The muscular strength of female college students were significantly positive correlation with body mineral density of arm, leg and total BMD. The agility of female college students were significantly positive correlation with body mineral density of lumber and total BMD. The cardiorespiratory endurance of female college students were significantly positive correlation with body mineral density of thigh trochanter and thigh total. The results suggest that proper muscular strength, agility and cardiorespiratory endurance may have positive effect for regional body mineral density. So, we suggest that a regular exercise might prevent of osteoporosis through increase of physical fitness.


Vacuum radio-frequency (rf) breakdown is one of the major factors that limit operating accelerating gradients in rf particle accelerators. The occurrence of rf breakdowns was shown to be probabilistic, and can be characterized by a breakdown rate. Experiments with hard copper cavities showed that harder materials can reach larger accelerating gradients for the same breakdown rate. We study the effect of cavity material on rf breakdowns with short X-band standing wave accelerating structures. Here we report results from tests of a structure at cryogenic temperatures. At gradients greater than 150 MV=m we observed a degradation in the intrinsic cavity quality factor, Q0. This decrease in Q0 is consistent with rf power being absorbed by field emission currents, and is accounted for in the determination of accelerating gradients. The structure was conditioned up to an accelerating gradient of 250 MV=m at 45 K with 10 rf pulses and a breakdown rate of 2 × 10−4=pulse=m. For this breakdown rate, the cryogenic structure has the largest reported accelerating gradient. This improved performance over room temperatures structures supports the hypothesis that breakdown rate can be reduced by immobilizing crystal defects and decreasing thermally induced stresses.


Objective:To observe the changs of plasma levels of nitric oxide (NO) and fuaction of endothelium-dependent vasodilatation in the patients with X syndrome. Method:With high-resolution ratio ultra sound, endothelium-dependent vasodilatation function was measured in 25 patients with X syndrom and in 20 healthy people. The concentration of Plasma NO was also assayed in two groups. Result:①The levels of plasma NO in X syndrome were lower compared with that in healthy people [( 6.1± 2.0)% vs ( 15.6± 3.2)%,P 0.01], However, there was no significant difference in response to nitroglycerin between two groups [( 15.5± 1.5)% vs( 15.1± 2.1)%,P 0.05].②The levels of plasms NO in X syndrome were lower compared with that in healthy people ( 40.67± 8.03)μmol/L,( 29.25± 9.87)μmol/L ( 39.54± 6.07)μmol/L vs( 57.67± 10.89)μmol/L P 0.01). The NO values at the attack of angina were significantly lower than those before and after angina (P 0.01).③ The changes of endothelium-dependent relaxing function in artery were positive correlated with plasma NO level (r= 0.832 8,P 0.01).Conclusion:In patients with X syndrome, there is endothelium-dependent vasodilatation dysfunction ,attack of angina is related closely to the marked decrease of the plasma NO levels.


Correlative interpretation of Laws no. 215/2001, no. 393/2004, no. 161/2003 and O.G. no. 35/2002 shows that the legislature has delimited powers and duties of the deliberative authority those of the executive authority and incompatibilities between the two authorities, so that resources and assets of territorial-administrative unit and also public affairs at local level, cannot be administered by a single authority discretionary.


In the course of a questionnaire the operative results of the last 5 years on a total of 1,200 patients with carcinoma of the cardia from 22 surgical departments in Europe were evaluated. The resectio


All 12 species of fishes collected from lakes on the Quebec–Labrador geosyncline and the surrounding Canadian Shield exhibited diplostomiasis. Based primarily on data from Salvelinus fontinalis, Ca...


Abstract Background Erythropoietin is a glycoprotein that mainly regulates erythropoiesis. In patients with chronic renal failure with anemia, darbepoetin alfa can stimulate erythropoiesis, correct anemia, and maintain hemoglobin levels. This study was designed to demonstrate the efficacy and safety of darbepoetin alfa injections as being not inferior to epoetin alfa injections (Recombinant Human Erythropoietin injection, rHuEPO) when maintaining hemoglobin (Hb) levels within the target range (10.0–12.0 g/dL) for the treatment of renal anemia. Methods Ninety‐five patients were enrolled in this study from April 15, 2013 to April 10, 2014 at 25 sites. In this study, patients (n = 95) aged 18–70 years were randomized into a once per week intravenous darbepoetin alfa group (n = 56) and a twice or three times per week intravenous epoetin alfa group (n = 39) for 28 weeks, who had anemia with hemoglobin levels between 6 g/dL and 10 g/dL due to chronic kidney disease (CKD) and were undergoing hemodialysis or hemofiltration with ESA‐naive (erythropoiesis stimulating agent‐naive). The primary efficacy profile was the mean Hb level (the non‐inferiority margin was −1.0 g/dL, week 21–28); the secondary efficacy profiles were the Hb increase rate (week 0–4), the target Hb achievement cumulative rate and time, the change trends of the Hb levels, and the target Hb maintenance ratio. Adverse events (AEs) were observed and compared, and the efficacy and safety were analyzed between the two treatment groups. Additionally, the frequencies of dose adjustments between the darbepoetin alfa and epoetin alfa groups were compared during the treatment period. SAS® software version 9.2 was used to perform all statistical analyses. Descriptive statistics were used for all efficacy, safety, and demographic variable analyses, including for the primary efficacy indicators. Results The mean Hb level was 11.3 g/dL in the darbepoetin alfa group and 10.7 g/dL in the epoetin alfa group, respectively; the difference of the lower limits of the 95% confidence intervals (CI) between the two groups was 0.1 g/dL (>−1.0 g/dL), and non‐inferiority was proven; the Hb levels started to increase in the first four weeks at a similar increase rate; no obvious differences were observed between the groups in the target Hb achievement cumulative rates, and the Hb levels as well as the target Hb level maintenance rate changed over time. The incidence of AEs was 62.5% in the darbepoetin alfa group and 76.9% in the epoetin alfa group. All the adverse events observed in the study were those commonly associated with hemodialysis. Conclusion Darbepoetin alfa intravenously once per week can effectively increase Hb levels and maintain the target Hb levels well, which makes it not inferior to epoetin alfa intravenously twice or three times per week. Darbepoetin alfa shows an efficacy and safety comparable to epoetin alfa for the treatment of renal anemia.


The challenge of supporting rapidly growing numbers of mobile subscribers, while constrained by limited radio spectrum, is being met through increasingly smaller radio cells. This, however, results in increased signalling for location management procedures, which reduces the bandwidth available for user traffic. Location areas in current systems, such as GSM, consist of static and arbitrarily-defined collections of cells, which do not take into account individual subscriber mobility patterns, either in space or time. A location management algorithm is proposed which uses the mobility history of individual subscribers to dynamically create individualized location areas, based on previous movements from cell to cell. The average duration spent in each visited cell is also maintained and is used to define paging which are most likely to contain the subscriber. An activity-based mobility model was developed to test the proposed algorithm. Overall, the dynamic algorithm incurred significantly lower location management costs, in terms of signalling messages generated, for all parameters examined.


ABSTRACT New asymptotic expansions are derived of the Kummer functions and for large positive values of a and b, with z fixed. For both functions we consider and , with special attention for the case . We use a uniform method to handle all cases of these parameters.


In this paper, we have investigated the heat transfer in a circular cylindrical pipe for Hagen-Poiseuille ow and used MATLAB as a scienti c tool to plot the graphs. The calculations for the axial heat conduction and the temperature gradient have been performed for both upstream and downstream ows. In this experiment, the results are plotted graphically for the di erent uids like Air, Water, Milk, Glycerin and Mercury. The physical trends of the plotted curves represent the values of heat transfer that were di erent in Hydrogen and Air; on the contrary rest of the uids were behaving similarly when temperature was taken as an exponential function and for sinusoidal function all the uids were behaving in a similar manner.


The present invention relates to a Cu-Ni-Sn-P-based copper alloy sheet having a specific composition, where (1) the copper alloy sheet is set to have an electrical conductivity of 32% IACS or more, a stress relaxation ratio in the direction parallel to the rolling direction of 15% or less, a 0.2%-proof stress of 500 MPa or more and an elongation of 10% or more; (2) the X-ray diffraction intensity ratio I(200)/I(220) in the sheet surface is set to be a given value or less and at the same time, anisotropy in the stress relaxation resistance characteristic is reduced by fining the grain size; (3) the texture of the copper alloy sheet is set to a texture such that the distribution density ofB orientation and the sum of distribution densities ofB orientation, S orientation and Cu orientation each is set to fall in a specific range and bendability is thereby enhanced; or (4) the dislocation density measured using the value obtained by dividing the half-value breadth of the X-ray diffraction intensity peak from {200} plane in the copper alloy sheet surface by the peak height is set to a given value or more and press punchability is thereby enhanced. The Cu-Ni-Sn-P-based copper alloy sheet of the present invention is excellent in the properties required for a terminal or connector and further (1) has excellent strength-ductility balance, (2) satisfies the stress relaxation resistance characteristic in the direction orthogonal to the rolling direction, (3) has excellent bendability, or (4) has excellent press punchability.


The paper considers the problem of reducing the drive power of the mechanism for separating stalk feed from trench storages by the batch method by developing and substantiating the parameters and operating modes of the hydraulic drive system. The structure and principle of construction of a system of hydraulic drives of the mechanism for separating a portion of stem feed are proposed. This will significantly reduce the power of the used hydraulic motors by simultaneously controlling the cutting speed of the monolith of stem feed and the feed of the cutting device.
The analysis of changes in the physical and mechanical properties of stalk forage (silage and haylage), depending on the height of occurrence in the trench storage, has been carried out.
The process of separation of the stalk feed from the feed monolith is considered. The complexity of the technological process of separating the portion of the stalk feed from the feed monolith due to the change in the physical and mechanical properties of the feed from the height in the trench storage and the lack of adaptation of the loader drive to such differences is indicated.
A basic hydraulic diagram of the loader drives is proposed, which is based on the dependence of the cutting force of the material on the parameters of cutting modes. The theoretical foundations of the calculation were formulated by I. Timme and later adapted to the peculiarities of the work of agricultural machinery by V.P. Garyachkin. This theory allows you to determine the cutting force on the working body of the cutter bar depending on the cutting speed, feed of the cutter bar and depth of cut.
An adaptive hydraulic drive of the mechanism for separating the stalk feed is proposed, which makes it possible to coordinate the operation of the cutter bar drive with its supply. The possibility of reducing the drive power of the mechanism for separating the stalk feed to 5-6 kW when using a system of hydraulic drives with a mechanism for adapting the working bodies to their working conditions has been confirmed.
The modes of operation and the possibilities of increasing energy efficiency, competitiveness of technological machines and aggregates of the agro-industrial complex, by developing and substantiating the parameters of the hydraulic drive system, are indicated.


This article introduces the method of protective measurement and discusses its deep implications for the foundations of quantum mechanics. It is argued that protective measurement implies that the wave function of a quantum system is a representation of the physical state of the system, and a further analysis of the mass and charge distribution of the system, which is measurable by protective measurements, may also help determine what physical state the wave function represents.


Koperasi kredit karya kasih palembang always do savings and loan activities with customers. In this activity there are several processes that must be done by the cooperative, prospective customers fill out the form, and direct interviews with the cooperative, and so forth. Interview results often occur inaccuracy data because it is still influenced by subjectivity factor and takes a long time to get results so built a system that can help the cooperative in classifying the nominal customer loans. One commonly used classification method is the Naive Bayes Classifier. The Naive Bayes Classifier performs calculations based on the criteria used in classifying the tuition. This study uses Algorithm Naive Bayes Classifier with some predefined criteria, namely Status House, Work Status, Total savings, and income. The results of this study are, the program created can classify the nominal loans into four predetermined classes of K1 ( 15,000,000). The application made able to classify the nominal loan money for the customer at koperasi kredit karya kasihPalembang.


Aim: Butyric acid, one of major byproducts produced by anaerobic Gram-negative periodontal and root canal micro-organism and is easliy detected in gingival crevicular fluid from human periodontal pockets. The aim of this study is to evaluate the role of butyric acid in the cytotoxicity, signaling pathway and cell cycle of the MG-63 osteoblast cell-line. By understanding the role of butyric acid in MG-63 osteoblast cell-line, we can surmise the effect of this toxicant in human alveolar bone and the possible reaction while osteoblasts encounter butyric acid and the possible progression of bone healing. Material and Methods: MG-63 osteoblast cells were treated with butyric acid in different concentration and different stimulation time. The MG-63 cell morphology and cell cycle-related factors were evalutated: Cell morphology was observed under optical microscope and scanning eletron microscope. MTT assay was used to appraise the cell viability. Changes in mRNA expression was determined by reverse- transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The protein level was evaluated by western blotting. Results: MG-63 cell under the treatment of butyric acid (range: 1mM-16mM) showed no significant change in cell morphology. The cell viability was significantly suppressed in high concentration group(16 mM) of butyric acid. Expression in protein level of Cdc2, Cdc25C and Cyclin-B1 were decreased as the concentration of butyric acid increased. The expression of the mRNA level of Cdc25C and Cyclin-B1 were decreased as the concentration of butyric acid increased. The ROS and the p21 expression of MG-63 cell were elevated in the groups of high concentration of butyric acid. Conclusions: Many factors could affect the progress of cell cycle, one of the important by-products of Gram-negative bacteria- butyric acid may take part in cell cycle, high concentration of butyric acid might hinder the process of the cell cycle, especially in G2-mitosis phase. butyric acid might also elevate the production of ROS, which may affect the cell cycle of MG-63


Agriculture is a key contributor to the algae mats that plague Lake Erie. With so many fertilizers entering the lake, could sediment from the lake floor be used to grow crops instead?


The development of information and communication technologies growing more rapidly, as well as wireless communications technology. At the same time, the need for information is also greater with the higher mobility. Technology Long Term Evolution (LTE) is believed to be able to answer that question.LTE is a technology developed by 3GPP as the development of mobile communication technology before. In theory LTE in this thesis is to make an LTE network simulation based methods duplex Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) with a frequency of 1800 MHz in the city of Pekanbaru using software Atoll. In this paper used the method of planning coverage to support the model propagated COST-231 hata are in use by means of simulation.The simulation results show Pekanbaru require at least 99 LTE site that is covered Ratio Signal (RS) and Carrier to Interference Noise Ratio (CINR) of at least 97%. The results of the simulation throughput, customers who successfully connected to the network at a bandwidth of 5 MHz amounted to 82.7% and to a frequency of 10 MHz by 86.4%, while for a frequency of 15 MHz at 86.4%, and to a frequency of 20 MHz by 66%. Keywords: LTE, Atoll, Bandwidth, Coverage


Based on Lepoutre's classic coating consolidation theory,Croll's latex film mechanism was introduced into consolidation study of coating layer.The drying processes of model clay coatings with different solid contents were monitored to investigate consolidation mechanism.Both gloss development and evaporation rate of the coating layer were measured to characterize consolidation process.A new consolidation mechanism of filter cake was used to describe consolidation process.Moreover,all the data were recorded by camera so as to improve synchrony between time and data and minimize systematical error.The results showed that evaporation rate at constant phase is equal approximately to that of distilled water,and the constant phase ends at LCC(latex coalescence concentration).The solid contents at all the critical points increase with increasing initial solid content of model coatings,but the time to reach critical point is shortened.The evaporation process of model coatings can be successfully described by a new consolidation mechanism.This work brings a powerful confirmation to filter cake formation,contributing to a further understanding of coating structure formation and mechanism.It could be used in industrial applications if it is further confirmed.


7 b e fashioriable and yorrtIil?firl mark Sisley has bet by eroticism as comnirmication strategy arzd has corzstructed an arrdacious, elitist and glamorous image. Its stratexy is based, first, in acceptirzg wit11 norrnnlity the differerzt expressions of sexrrality and, second, in using them like seduction instrumeizts. In his ads there are ho~nosexual relations, hint, voyeu~isrii, mastrrrbation, zoofilia and even sadism. But one is a contained eroticism. Never in the land o f the pornography, bu t near to. T h e stage scene ilzcorporates the iconography of other artistic spheres (photography, cinema, painting). ?'he strong of Sisley's ads deactivates the possible social rejection and, simultaneously, works like persuasion factor.


H→ 13 C CP/MAS NMR spectroscopy was used to trace the template role of TPAOH in the process of forming titanium silicalite molecular sieve.The TPA + ion adsorbed the inorganic polymers of titanium and silicalite by negative electric charge in incipient crystallization.These polymers inter acted to form the mini crystalline substance through the TPA + function.The titanium silicalite molecular sieve was then formed with the growing of the mini crystalline substance. 1H→ 29 Si CP/MAS NMR spectroscopy was employed to characterize the mini crystalline substance in the crystallization of titanium silicalite molecular sieve in order to enhance the 29 Si differentiate signal.The interactions between Ti and Si were investigated.The crystallization mechanism of titanium silicalite molecular sieve was also discussed.


In his Modernisation: Crisis and Culture in Ireland, 1969–1992, Conor McCarthy has launched a breathless attack on what he terms the 'empiricist technocracy' which Edna Longley's criticism shares with the history of both Northern and Southern Ireland. He attempts to prove his argument by pointing to 'What Longley does not seem to recognise ... her criticism, in its relation to empiricism, is closely related to the intellectual and developmental imperative evident in "modernisation theory" and the "new history", that has done more (in the form of multinationalled "modernisation") to erode the autonomous realm of the aesthetic than any of the politicisation of criticism sponsored by [Seamus] Deane or his allies' [1]. In her third Bloodaxe collection of essays, Poetry and Posterity, Longley herself is more equably attuned to what she 'does not seem to recognise' than this might suggest. McCarthy and Longley may occupy separate worlds in Irish criticism, where an unlikely alliance of Marxist theory and global capital weigh in against the supposedly 'autonomous realm' of 'poetry' and the empiricism of the tools Longley uses to read it. Not that Longley herself does not bear some guilt in this matter. McCarthy repeats her most pithy statement on the subject—'Poetry and politics, like church and state, should be separated.' Needless to say, Longley's gloss on the proposition is slightly more ambivalent, and McCarthy generously gives it to us. It concludes: 'This does not let the poet off the hook of general or particular "responsibility" towards political events. The price of imaginative liberty is eternal vigilance' [2]. Longley's 'poetry' becomes an ideological and historical force, at once at liberty and responsible, object and emblem, method and critique, theory and practice. In her introduction she quotes the American poet, Richard Wilbur, on language as 'the matrix joining world and mind', and then states that since 'poetry is the most concentrated arrangement of language, poetry can potentially model "world and mind" in their most complex structural interrelations'. I don't know whether Ludwig Wittgenstein or even William Empson could go along with that, but Longley envisages a 'poetry' which is 'autonomous' only to the extent that it fulŽ ls a Sidneyan aesthetic which is at once the sum of and the outstripping of all of its possibly paraphrasable content—politics, metaphysics, history, linguistics. Poetry thus carries immense responsibilities, and Longley warns that 'Irish poetry' not only Ž nds itself in Yeats's dilemma, of balancing 'responsibility' to politics as well as poetry, but of allowing its sense of Irishness to betray its poetic responsibilities. Poetry and Posterity enlists Yeats's ambivalence towards the identity games of a racialised Celticism: 'As Yeats says, he is interested in matters other than Ireland— poetry for example.' Longley later says that ' ... some versions of "Irish poetry" allow "Irish" to usurp or subordinate "poetry" ' (as here, she frequently doubles up inverted commas at moments of semantic alarm). Or worse, Eavan Boland 'has put the words "Irish" and "woman" prominently before "poet" and before her own work'. For those who are interested in poetry, and not just Irish poetry, and who feel that it can achieve what Longley at her very best demonstrates that it can, then Poetry and Posterity is an often thrilling vindication of poetry achieved through a criticism which looks closely and with concentration at the poem itself. It is treated not only as object or text, but also as something historically placed and metaphysically nuanced, fully engaged not only with the word, but also the world. Criticism like this is not some mindless or ideologically neutral pursuit, hankering to live in 'the autonomous realm of the aesthetic', wherever that could be: it is Ž lled with opinions, value-judgements and aesthetic discrim-


The 241-SY-101 tank is a double-shell waste storage tank buried in the 241-SY tank farm in the 200 West Area of the Hanford Site. This analysis addresses the effects of seismic soil-structure interaction on the tank structure and includes a parametric soil-structure interaction study addressing three configurations: two-dimensional soil structure, a two-dimensional structure-soil-structure, and a three-dimensional soil-structure interaction. This study was designed to determine an optimal method for addressing seismic-soil effects on underground storage tanks. The computer programs calculate seismic-soil pressures on the double-shell tank walls and and seismic acceleration response spectra in the tank. The results of this soil-structure interaction parametric study as produced by the computer programs are given in terms of seismic soil pressures and response spectra. The conclusions of this soil-structure interaction evaluation are that dynamically calculated soil pressures in the 241-SY-101 tank are significantly reduce from those using standard hand calculation methods and that seismic evaluation of underground double-shell waste storage tanks must consider soil-structure interaction effects in order to predict conservative structural response. Appendixes supporting this study are available in Volume 2 of this report.


The National Audit Office (NAO) has urged NHS England and NHS Improvement to set out by the autumn what actions they plan to take to reverse growing waiting times for elective procedures and cancer treatment.

While the number of people treated by the NHS each year is increasing, numbers of available beds have fallen, staff shortages have worsened, and the capacity of diagnostic services has not kept pace with rising demand, a report from the NAO says.1 Greater priority has also been given to emergency care and urgent cancer services at the expense of less urgent elective care.2

The elective care standard aims for 92% …


Weather and other environmental data are critical information that affects the decision-making abilities of the warfighter and commanders on the battlefield. Disposable, air-droppable, meteorological tower array (DAMTA) consists of a sensor-based platform that will be dispersed over an area of interest. The data (wind speed, direction, temperature, humidity and barometric pressure) and images from DAMTA are used to enhance the accuracy of the current Army forecast models, provide information on remote areas of the battlefield, provide forecasting for future battlefield operations and gather additional information about out of sector areas. We explored the capabilities imagery brings to DAMTA in future military operations and the integration of DAMTA into future combat systems. We focused on: 1) how imagery can assist specific military operations; 2) the trade-offs, attributes and relationships of imagery; 3) the configuration of the imagery-capturing device and 4) the vulnerabilities of imagery-based devices on sensors in several types of environments. We focus on the system integration tasks and tools used to identify the benefits of imagery collection for enhancing intelligence gathering.


From Byzantine Pithoi to Modern Cypriot Pitharia: permanence, on very long term, of the shaping techniques and uses
In the Byzantine Empire, the most common solution for food preservation was to store dry and liquid substances in large earthenware jars which the use is very old in the Mediterranean. These large containers, no removable when they were full, are designated in the text by the terms πίθος / πίθοι or πιθάριον / πιθάρια. These jars were found in excavations in domestic or commercial contexts on several sites in Greece, Turkey and the Black Sea. The information provided by the archaeological reports delivers unequal information and dating is often problematic due to the long period of use of such immovable containers. They have rarely been the subject of typological study. The Byzantine historical sources - agronomy treaty, hagiography, acts of Athos - confronted to medieval estate inventories, modern travelers' accounts and ethnographic studies in Cyprus provide information on the manufacturing process of the pitharia, their capacity and their use. Archaeological data and written sources show the permanence, on very long term, of the shaping techniques and uses.


In this letter, we address the problem of transceiver design in a non-regenerative MIMO relay system, where linear processing is applied at both the relay and destination to jointly minimize the mean-squared error (MSE) of symbol estimations. Under average power constraint at the relay station, we show that the optimal relay-precoder always loads power across channel eigenvectors and then decomposes the equivalent MIMO channel into a set of parallel SISO channels. Simulation results demonstrate that our method outperforms other relaying schemes in terms of both BER and MSE.


Purpose To determine the relationship between central corneal thickness (CCT), ganglionic cell-inner plexiform layer thickness and macular nerve fibre layer (RNFL) thickness as measured by optical coherence tomography in a cohort of healthy subjects. Methods Sixty healthy eyes from 60 subjects were included in this study. All subjects had a standard slit-lamp examination and optical coherence tomography. Central corneal thickness was measured using the Optopol spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD OCT) machine (version 7.2.0). A linear mixed effects model was used to assess the relationship between central corneal thickness (CCT) and ganglionic cell-inner plexiform layer thickness and macular retinal nerve fibre layer thickness (RNFL). Results Sixty healthy eyes from 60 subjects were included in this study. The average age was 41.8 years (±20.6 years). There were 22 males (37%) and 38 females (63%). The average central corneal thickness was 525.2 ± 35.1 µm (451–601) µm. The average macular retinal nerve fiber layer thickness was 28.9 ± 2.5 µm (23–38µm), and the average ganglionic cell-inner plexiform layer thickness was 88.6 ± 6.3 µm (75–110 µm). We found no statistically significant relationship between central corneal thickness and ganglionic cell-inner plexiform layer thickness (p=0.983) nor with macular RNFL (p =0.285). Conclusion In this cohort of healthy subjects, there was no statistically significant relationship between central corneal thickness and ganglionic cell-inner plexiform layer thickness or with macular retinal nerve fibre layer thickness.


The cone −beam  type computed  tomography (CT ) was  used  to three −dimensi〔mally  observe the  whole  body (,f the   naked   mole   rat (Ueterocephaius  ggaber ) and   the  lesser  mouse deer (Tragutrts グavanicus ).We   observed the thin  abdominal   wall   and   weak thoracic   and  Iumber  vertebrae in the  naked mole −rat  in the threedimensional (3D ) digitalized image . The  flexiblc alld thin abdorninal  wall  may  func. tion to pass  the soH  behind the body, when the anhnal  digs a  hole using  their incisors in this species . Irl the lesser m 〔}use deer, the thin  abdominal wall   structure   was   alse   confirmeCl . We   suggest  that the  elastic abdolninal   wall   may  be  adapted  to the fermentation   in  alimentary  tract  and the pregnancy   of  larger  fetus


Monte Carlo simulations have been performed, aimed at finding a critical fractional volume (CFV) associated with the onset of percolation for randomly oriented nanotubes (or, indeed, any conductive particles with large aspect ratios) that are randomly dispersed in a low thermo- or electroconductive medium. The nanotubes were treated as capped interpenetrating conductive cylinders (``sticks'') with high (up to 2000) aspect ratio $a$. It has been found that for these aspect ratios the CFV is inversely proportional to $a$ resulting in surprisingly low filler volume loadings, of the order of 0.01%, required to achieve percolation in such systems. By studying fluctuations of the CFV and the density of the percolation clusters, various critical indices of the percolation theory have been calculated including the critical index of conductivity, $t$. For three-dimensional systems it has been found that $t$ decreases substantially with an increase in the aspect ratio. The calculated thermal and electrical conductivity of the nanotube suspensions and composites as functions of the nanotube loading is in good agreement with recent experimental data.


Covers installed over waste disposal sites are used to control water and gas exchanges with the surrounding environment. One example involves covers built to limit oxygen flux to sulphidic mining a...


The Sensor Fused Intelligent Monitoring System for Machining (IMS-SIMON) project is an international in-dustry driven project aiming at development of practical monitoring systems that can reliably identify the ac-tual process state by fusing external sensor signals with information available within the numeric control. Based on the identified process state adequate reaction or process control will be performed. The four year IMS SIMON project started in January 1998. In total, nineteen partners of four different re-gions (US, Canada, Japan and Europe) are collaborating to fulfil this task. The European consortium is funded under the Esprit Program as EP 26504 project. It is closely linked to the EP 22417 SIMON project which provides the starting base for the inter-regional collaboration and the extended scope of IMS SIMON. The solutions provided by IMS-SIMON cover a broad range of significant machining tasks e.g. milling, drill-ing, grinding and hard turning. They lead to generic interfaces, systems and algorithms portable to different processes, machine tools and numerical controls. Introduction of user knowledge and intelligent algorithms will play a key role in the IMS-SIMON systems, finally leading to machining with high accuracy, high productivity and minimum malfunctions. This presentation introduces the goals, the partners and the activities of IMS SIMON. It gives an overview on the research that will be presented by the project partners at the SIMON Special Session as well as on addi-tional work that is carried out in the IMS SIMON project and shows the benefits of this project. INTRODUCTION The increasing competition and globalisation in the manufacturing industry creates severe requirements for production systems due to the high demands for product quality, production performance for a diverse set of products. At the same time production costs and manpower must be reduced and the shortage of skilled operators must be counteracted. Prediction and identification of machining processes Storage and utilization of experience Logging of multi-sensor process information Requirements for Manufacturing Industry • High demands for product quality and production performance • High diversity of products • Reduction of production costs and man power • Measures to counteract shortage of skilled operators Monitoring and Control of Machining Process In-process control and intelligent response strategies Requirements for Machining • High accuracy • High reliability • High flexibility • Low machining times and costs • High degree of automation Fig.1: Motivation Industrial Needs for IMS SIMON To fulfill the general requirements of the manufacturing industry machining processes must deliver high accuracy, high reliability and high flexibility. To achieve low machining times and costs a high degree of automation is essential. One means to fulfill the above requirements is the monitoring and control of machining processes. However, current solutions do not deliver the required reliability and flexibility for single and small batch production. Therefore, new innovative solutions have to be found for all affected areas of monitoring and control system: • the process logging, that senses process information and pre-processes it, • the monitoring and diagnosis functions, that perform the signal analysis to detect the process state, • the response functions that provide the corresponding strategy and actions for every detected process disturbance, and • the knowledge processing and management functionality, that is required for on-line as well as off-line adaptation and learning of the monitoring and control system. Knowledge Processing and Management System Shop floor environment Operator Machining Process Logging Module for Sensing


OBJECTIVE: To study the inhibitory effects of docetaxel on the proliferation of triple negative breast cancer line MDA-MB-231 in vitro,and investigate the related mechanism with MAPK singal transduction pathway.METHODS: The inhibitory effects of docetaxel on the proliferation of MDA-MB-231 cells were caculated by cell countiny kit-8 assay.The morphological changes of cells were observed with inverted microscope.Flow cytometry was used to determine cell cycle distribution and apoptosis,and Western blot was used to detect the protein expression level changes of MAPK pathway members,Bcl-2 and Bax when cells were given Docetaxel treatment.RESULTS: Docetaxel inhibited the proliferation of MDA-MB-231 cells in a time-and concerntration-dependent manner.The morphology of tumor cells has changed significantly and the number of suspension cells were increased under microscope.The result of flow cytometry indicated that at 1.25,2.50 μg/mL docetaxel,the percentage of G2/M cell was(16.52±1.3)% and(29.15±0.54)% respectively,much higher than that of the control(6.13±0.59)%(P0.01);meanwhile,the apoptosis rate of docetaxel group were(2.61±0.09)% and(3.15±0.07)% respectively,much higher than that contrast group(0.42±0.02)%(P0.05).Docetaxel down-regulated the expression level of p-ERK1/2 and Bcl-2,while up-regulated that of p-JNK/SAPK and Bax in MDA-MB-231 cell.However,there was no marked change in the expression of total ERK1/2,JNK/ SAPK,p38 and p-p38.CONCLUSION: Docetaxel inhibits cell proliferation in vitro by affecting the ERK1/2,JNK/SAPK singal transduction pathway and regulating the expression of apoptosis-related proteins in triple negative breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-231.


Abstract Tufa samples from the Krka River area in Croatia were dated by 14C and 230Th/234U methods. The study area is situated in the karst region of the southern Dinarides. 14C ages of 40 tufa samples collected at the waterfalls coincide with the early Holocene interglaciation, up to 6000 14C yr B.P. Comparison of conventional 14C dates of Holocene tufa and those of speleothems in the Dinaric Karst shows that speleothem formation started several thousand years earlier than tufa growth. Samples of old tufa deposits from the Krka River (17) and Plitvice Lakes (12) area and speleothem samples from caves in Dinaric Karst (5) yield 34 230Th/234U dates, most of which cluster around interglacial marine δ18O stage 5 (21). Eight of 13 older dates belong to interglacial stages 7 and 9; only 5 dates fall within stage 6 and 8 glaciations. 230Th/234U dates of speleothems and tufa samples from central Europe have indicated that these were formed preferentially during warm and humid interglacial and interstadial periods, and it appears that this is true of southern Croatia as well. Stable isotope (δ13C, δ18O) analyses of 40 tufa samples from the Krka River area were compared with stable isotope analyses of tufa from the Plitvice Lakes area. The δ13C values for both locations are similar and range from −10 to −6‰, indicating similar conditions of tufa formation. A systematic difference between the δ18O values of tufa in these two areas reflects the regional distribution of the oxygen composition of precipitation.


ABSTRACT First, ethyl cellulose-g-poly(2-(dimethylamino) ethyl methacrylate) (EC-g-PDMAEMA) was synthesized through atom transfer radical polymerization. Second, the polymer was used to prepare self-supporting microporous membranes through nonsolvent-induced phase separation process. The chemical structures of EC0.2-g-PDMAEMA15 was confirmed by 1H NMR and FTIR. And the copolymer micelles were characterized by UV, laser particle-size analysis, and TEM. The results indicated that the copolymer had pH- and temperature-responsive behaviors. Furthermore, the morphology study of microporous membranes indicated that the pores became smaller and more uniform with the increase of tetrahydrofuran (THF) content and "open time", and the most optimal preparation conditions were using 75% THF/25% DMF (v/v) as solvents with the "open time" 30 s. What's more, the membranes were responsive to pH and temperature stimulus in terms of water flux. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT


Indexing large XML databases is crucial for efficient evaluation of XML twig queries. In this paper, we propose a feature-based indexing technique, called FIX, based on spectral graph theory. The basic idea is that for each twig pattern in a collection of XML documents, we calculate a vector of features based on its structural properties. These features are used as keys for the patterns and stored in a B+tree. Given an XPath query, its feature vector is first calculated and looked up in the index. Then a further refinement phase is performed to fetch the final results. We experimentally study the indexing technique over both synthetic and real data sets. Our experiments show that FIX provides great pruning power and could gain an order of magnitude performance improvement for many XPath queries over existing evaluation techniques.


Public speaking is important in the sciences, but poor quality presentations are common, as are high rates of public speaking anxiety. In this work we explore the use of a mobile humanoid robot as a co-presenter that can share the stage with a scientist giving an oral presentation. We conducted a within-subjects experiment comparing presentations given with and without the robot and impacts on public speaking anxiety and speaker confidence. We found that participants reported significantly greater confidence and lower public speaking anxiety when co-presenting with the robot, compared to when they presented on their own, without the robot. Audiences accepted scientific presentations given with the robot, rating these presen-tations significantly greater than neutral on presentation quality.


ABSTRACT The evolution with time of the abundance of galaxy clusters is very sensitive to the statisticalproperties of the primordial density perturbations. It can thus be used to probe small devia-tions from Gaussianity in the initial conditions. The characterization of such deviations wouldhelp distinguish between different inflationary scenarios, and provide us with information onphysical processes which took place in the early Universe. We have found that when the infor-mation contained in the galaxy cluster counts is used to reconstruct the dark energy equationof state as a function of redshift, assuming erroneously that no primordial non-Gaussianitiesexist, an apparent evolution with time in the effective dark energy equation of state arises,characterized by the appearance of a clear discontinuity.Key words: galaxies: clusters – surveys 1 INTRODUCTIONOne of the most fundamental predictions of the simplest standard,single field, slow-roll inflationary cosmology, is that the primordialdensity fluctuations, that seeded the formation of the large-scalestructure we see today, were nearly Gaussian distributed (see e.g.Creminelli 2003; Maldacena 2003; Lyth & Rodr´iguez 2005; Seery& Lidsey 2005; Sefusatti & Komatsu 2007. Such prediction seemsto be in good agreement with current observations of the cosmicmicrowave background anisotropies (e.g. Slosar et al. 2008) andlarge-scale structure (e.g. Komatsu et al. 2011). Nevertheless, asignificant, potentially observable level of non-Gaussianity may beproduced in some inflationary models where any of the conditionsthat give rise to the standard single-field, slow-roll inflation fail.The detection of primordial non-Gaussianities would decreaseconsiderably the number of viable inflationary models, and it wouldgive us an insight on key physical processes that took place in theearly Universe. Such detection could be achieved through the statis-tical characterization of the properties of the large-scale structure,namely the bispectrum and/or trispectrum of the galaxy distribution(e.g. Sefusatti & Komatsu 2007; Matarrese & Verde 2008), or thedetermination of the evolution with time of the abundance of mas-sive collapsed objects such as galaxy clusters (see e.g. Matarreseet al. 2000; Robinson & Baker 2000). These form at high peaks ofthe density field (x) = ˆ=ˆand their number density as a functionof redshift depends on the growth of structure, thus being sensitiveto the dynamics and energy content of the Universe and to the sta-tistical properties of the primordial density fluctuations.In this work, we address the issue of how primordial non-


Though crowdsourcing holds great promise, many struggle with framing tasks and determining which members of the crowd should be recruited to obtain reliable output. In some cases, expert knowledge is desired but, given the time and cost constraints of the problem, may not be available. In this case, it would be beneficial to augment the expert input that is available with input from members of the general population. We believe that reduced reliance on experts will in some cases lead to acceptable performance while reducing cost and latency. In this work, we show that we are able to approach the performance of an expert group for an image labeling task, while reducing our reliance on experts by incorporating non-expert responses.


Inspired by well-established findings that democracy is associated with interstate peace, and the mixed findings that democracy is related to intrastate peace in general as well as post-intrastate conflict peace duration (Hegre & Fjelde 2009), it has been argued that democracy support should be part of the exit strategy of peacekeeping operations (PKOs). Democracy is seen as important for universal individual rights, but also for generating good governance, which is expected to benefit economic growth, improve efficiency of development aid, and decrease the risk of civil conflict. Indeed, some findings indicate that the presence of democracy is an important condition for successful peacekeeping in terms of absence of civil war during deployment (Heldt 2002a, 2002b, 2004). Democracy has even been used as a success criterion for PKOs (for example, Doyle & Sambanis 2000, 2006; Heldt 2005). This chapter looks at the empirical record of international peace operations in terms of their impact on post-conflict transitions to democracy. Do peace operations contribute to transitions to democracy? The question is in general answered in the negative by case-studies, in that peace operations have allegedly hardly ever contributed to democracy and democratization. Also, traditional theories of democratization, focusing on socio-economic and cultural pillars of democracy, generate similar doubts given the character of peace operations' democracy support. In contrast, the UN's exit strategy builds on the assumption that the alleged socio-economic and cultural pillars of democracy may be sufficient but are not necessary, and that democracy therefore can be jump-started, after which it will become self-reinforcing. Covering 1960-2005, this chapter assesses whether PKOs increase the probability of transitions to democracy. It is an empirical advance on previous research in several ways. First, it is one of the few studies to have assessed the question with quantitative methods. Second, it takes into account whether peace operations were mandated to support democratization. Third, it controls for the presence of non-UN operations, and assesses their impact. Finally, it uses duration models to assess the impact. In what follows, the basic distinction between the 'precondition' and 'universialist' approaches to democracy is presented; an implicit distinction that is of fundamental importance in the debate on the utility of democracy support from the outside. Previous research on the link between peace operations and post-conflict democracy is then considered, along with the research gaps. Theory, hypotheses and control variables are presented in detail, as are the statistical findings, while the chapter concludes with a discussion of the implications for future research and some thoughts on the wider significance of the findings.


A low‐cost solution for using light‐emitting‐diodes (LEDs) to illuminate large liquid crystal displays (LCDs) is developed. Following this approach, a 32″ single‐Side illuminated thin edge‐lit hollow backlight is demonstrated using high power LEDs as the light source. One of the key optical components is a new class of reflective polarizer that provides polarization, viewing angle, and recycling controls simultaneously over the system output. Uniformity and efficiency were realized as well as strong robustness to LED variations or failures. Benefits of hollow cavity light mixing to LED systems are discussed.


Course and prognosis of open lower leg fractures are significantly influenced by the concomitant soft tissue injury. Selection and timing of therapeutic procedures determine the final outcome. The strategic planning for management of such complex injuries needs collaborative effort from everyone involved in the management and convergence of their work to achieve the ultimate goal of restoring a functioning lower limb. Free tissue transfer has become an integral part of the management of complex lower limb trauma. It widens the scope of limb salvage and helps to bring the patients back to their normal activity through accelerating form and function recovery. In this series, we present a three years experience in the management of open tibial fractures, Gustilo types IIIB and IIIC, with the use of free muscle flaps and overlying skin graft for their soft tissue reconstruction. In conclusion, free muscle flaps with overlying split skin graft should always be considered in salvage of traumatized lower limb with extensive and distal complex leg defects. Precise decision, proper selection and adequate perioperative management, besides good technique are the key points to success.


All characteristics of acoustic emission in the procedure of rock stress-strain and effect of loading rates were studied experimentally under uniaxial compression by using PAC acoustic emission acquisition system and MTS equipment.The relationship of axial stress with axial strain,transverse strain and volume strain of rock,as well as the characteristics of acoustic emission at four stages of the stress-strain curve were obtained.In initial consolidation and elastic phase,it is found out that hits seldom happens,energy keeps low,amplitude is small and no event is produced.In strain hardening phase,hits instantly increases,energy go up,amplitude enhanced and events happen.In strain softening phase hits decrease,energy became low,amplitude went back small and events happen.Due to the differences among acoustic emission characteristics in individual rock-transforming phases,acoustic emission method can be used to study micro-damage evolvement and predict macro-destabilization of engineering rock mass on spot.The failure damage evolution rule of sandstone under the different loading rates is studied based on the acoustic emission characteristics.The increase of loading rate can promote the rate of crack extension and damage,so there are more AE counts.But,intense AE events being,the energy release at the peak place and strain value decrease.


The study was conducted to determine the most effective blue color for capturing Epicometis hirta (Poda) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) being an economical pest on the flowers in cherry trees in Isparta 2012. In this study different five blue colors and also a white funnel plastic traps without atractants were used. The study was carried out on the cherry orchards as seven replications.
With a total number of 794 sampled beetles, most individuals were captured by named "light steel blue1" and #C6DEFF with hexadecimal code (rgb decimal code (198, 222, 255)) followed with 451 beetles named by "light blue" and #ADDFFF with hexadecimal code (rgb decimal code (173, 223, 255)). But, by white funnel trap was captured 13 individual, totally.


In the title complex, [Ni(C(21)H(14)Br(2)N(2)O(2))], the Ni(II) atom is coordinated by the two imine N and two phenolate O atoms of the Schiff base ligand in a tetrahedrally distorted square-planar geometry. The Ni-N and Ni-O distances are within the ranges expected for Ni-Schiff base derivatives. Intermolecular C-H...O hydrogen bonds link the molecules into centrosymmetric dimers, forming R(2)(2)(12) (A) and R(2)(2)(10) (B) rings. These dimers combine to form a supramolecular ABAB... aggregate which propagates along the [100] direction.


We present a summary of a problem analysis examining the challenges of introducing automated component black-box testing for an evolutionary grown software system. We outline the system and illustrate the challenges associated with testing. To explore to what extent black-box testing is feasible under a set of given conditions, we developed a prototype test automation framework. We describe the lessons learned in the process.


Partial integro-differential equations occur in many fields of science and engineering. Besides, the class of parabolic-type differential equations is modelled in compression of poro-viscoelastic media, reaction-diffusion problems and nuclear reactor dynamics. In recent years, most mathematical models used in many problems of physics, biology, chemistry and engineering are based on integral and integro-differential equations. In this work, we propose a new effective numerical scheme based on the Laguerre matrix-collocation method to obtain the approximate solution of one dimensional parabolic-type Volterra partial integro-differential equations with the initial and boundary conditions. The presented method reduces the solution of the mentioned partial integro-differential equation to the solution of a matrix equation corresponding to system of algebraic equations with unknown Laguerre coefficients. Also, some numerical examples together with error estimation are presented to illustrate the validity and applicability of the proposed scheme.


Primary biliary cirrhosis and autoimmune hepatitis are the two main immune-mediated liver diseases. They are generally differentiated easily on the basis of clinical, biochemical, serological, and histological findings. Occasionally, the normally distinctive features overlap and classification of a given patient's chronic liver disease is difficult. Series of such patients with Primary biliary cirrhosis-autoimmune hepatitis overlap syndrome were reported. We report a case of primary biliary cirrhosis-autoimmune hepatitis overlap syndrome proven by clinicopathology. The patient showed hepatitic features including easy fatigability, icteric sclera. Markers of hepatitis B and C virus were absent. The liver biopsy showed chronic hepatitis with piecemeal necrosis, infiltration of inflammatory cell surrounding bile duct. The clinical data of high titers of antinuclear antibodies and antimitochondral antibodies, elevated serum IgM, suggest mixed features of primary biliary cirrhosis-autoimmune hepatitis. The patient as given only ursodeoxycholic acid (600 mg/day), then was observed follow-up regularly.


One of the biggest privacy concerns of smart home users is enforcing limits on household members' access to devices and each other's data. While people commonly express preferences for intricate access control policies, in practice they often settle for less secure defaults. As an alternative, this paper investigates "optimistic access control" policies that allow users to obtain access and data without pre-approval, subject to oversight from other household members. This solution allows users to leverage the interpersonal trust they already rely on in order to establish privacy boundaries commensurate with more complex access control methods, while retaining the convenience of less secure strategies. To evaluate this concept, we conducted a series of surveys with 604 people total, studying the acceptability and perceptions of this approach. We found that a number of respondents preferred optimistic modes to existing access control methods and that interest in optimistic access varied with device type and household characteristics.


The article studies the process of cultural self-identification in the Ukrainian Music Theatre in the XIXth and at the beginning of the XXth century.


Aloe vera L. plants contain various kinds of chemical compounds that are very beneficial for health, so this plant needs to be developed. The limited availability of fertile lands has resulted in the aim of making sandy soil potential for Aloe vera cultivation. The experiment was arranged in a Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications. The first factor was the rate of cow manure, i.e., 30 and 45 t ha -1 . The second factor was nitrogen sources of 300 kg ha -1 with 15% addition of humic fertilizer, i.e., urea, AS, NPK, KNO3, humic urea, humic AS, humic NPK, and humic KNO3. The variables measured include water content, protein, fat, carbohydrate, crude fiber, ash, and fresh weight of the leaves. The data were analyzed using analysis of variance at 5% of significance then followed by Duncan's Multiple Range Test at 5% of significance. The results showed that there was a significant interaction between rates of cow manure and a source of humic nitrogen on all variables. The highest leaf nutrition content was obtained at a rate combination of 30 t ha -1 of cow manure with humic AS, while the carbohydrate content was obtained using a combination of 45 t ha -1 of manure with KNO3 or urea humic acid. The highest growth and yield of the plants was obtained at a combination among 30 t ha -1 , manure, and humic urea.


Advocates of moral hazard theory argue that the 'responsibility to protect' causes genocidal violence that would not otherwise occur. After summarizing the main elements of the moral hazard approach, this article demonstrates that there is no empirical evidence to support the general claim that the 'responsibility to protect' is a remote cause of genocide. This is followed by an analysis of the conflicts in Bosnia, Kosovo and Darfur which demonstrates that moral hazard does not provide a plausible account of the proximate causes of genocidal violence in these cases. We suggest that a major part of the explanation for why moral hazard theory performs so badly is its reductionist account of the dynamics of armed conflict and its simplistic understanding of the dynamics of provocation.


Distributed storage systems based on erasure coding usually provide redundancy to increase the reliability and the storage efficiency. One main challenge in the construction of this kind of system is the repair problem: if a node storing encoded information fails, in order to maintain the same level of reliability, we need to create encoded information at a new node. Among various kinds of coding schemes presented in recent years, Wu puts forward a construction of systematic (n, k)-MDS codes for 2k <; n that achieves the minimum repair bandwidth when repairing from k +1 nodes. In this paper, we optimize Wu's method to make the repairing coefficients have more wide-ranging choices.


This study aims to analyze the interdependence between the variables of marketing strategy and organizational performance of insurance companies using canonical correlation analysis multiple multivariate analysis approach. Correlation value is interdependence will be able to explain the subgroup where the dominant variable affecting other subgroups on the company based on the value of redundancy index. The study population was 9 insurance companies that go public when the study was conducted in 2013. Given two exogenous variables, i.e. variables Effectiveness Strategy (STRAEFEK) and Efficiency Strategy (STRATEFIS). Endogenous variable is the Debt to Asset Ratio (DAR), Debt to Eqiity Ratio (DER), Return on Assets (ROA), Return on Equity (ROE), Operating Profit Margin (OPM) and Net Profit Margin (NPM). Keyword : interdependence, Strategy Effectiveness, Efficiency Strategy