nterest in mentoring is at an all-time high, with these programs touted as a way to help kids who seem at risk for trouble get on the right track, and also as a way for successful adults to " give something back " to their communities. But popularity does not necessarily equate with effectiveness, which brings us to a critical question: Do mentoring programs work? Or, to put it another way: Are young people who participate in these programs better off because of this participation? To address these questions, Child Trends reviewed studies of ten youth mentoring programs, including both nationwide and locally based programs. Our conclusions about program impacts are based on experimentally designed evaluations. These evaluations compare youth randomly assigned to a mentor-ing program with a group of similar youth who were not so assigned. Seven studies conducted on five of these programs used an experimental design to evaluate the programs. Our conclusions about effective program approaches, however, are generally based on non-experimental analyses. This Research Brief brings together highlights from these multiple studies. The overarching finding from this research is that mentoring programs can be effective tools for enhancing the positive development of youth. Mentored youth are likely to have fewer absences from school, better attitudes towards school, fewer incidents of hitting others, less drug and alcohol use, more positive attitudes toward their elders and toward helping in general, and improved relationships with their parents. But the research also sounds some cautionary notes. For example, it suggests that mentoring relationships of short duration may do more harm than good. Also, in most programs, mentoring was augmented with other services, such as academic support. We conclude this brief with some considerations that policy makers and practitioners may want to keep in mind as they address the needs of at-risk youth. All children need caring adults in their lives. Although positive, sustained relationships with parents represent a critical resource for children, other adults can provide support that is similar to the support that a parent provides. This support from other adults can either be in addition to that provided by a parent or in place of support that a parent refuses or is unable to give. For example, other adults can provide financial assistance, enhance children's learning skills, and help build their self-esteem and self-control. They can also provide emotional support, advice, and guidance about subjects that adolescents might …


This brief paper presents the information which we obtained in August 1980 on the habitats and endangered species of Viet Nam by interviewing scientists in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). We did this with officials of the Department of Zoology of the University of Hanoi, of the Institute of Biology of the National Centre for Scientific Research, of the Technical Department of the Ministry of Forestry, and with others. We were informed that Hylobates concolor (Whitecheeked or Black Gibbon) appears to be found in sufficient numbers to hold its own, but that H. pileatus (Pileated Gibbon) has been extirpated from Viet Nam. Pygathrix nemaeus (Douc Langur) also appears to be in no immediate danger of extinction. Bos sauveli (Kouprey), however, is said to be down to less than a dozen individuals in Viet Nam, and so little hope remains for this species. Lophura imperialis (Imperial Pheasant) has become even more rare than formerly and is in grave danger of extinction. The conifer Pinus krempfii also seems headed for extinction. The coastal mangrove forest is the single most seriously disrupted habitat of Viet Nam. Some 40% of this highly productive ecosystem has been obliterated by military activities, and these war-obliterated areas are now largely covered by a low-growing, inferior vegetation or else have been converted to agriculture. It is recognized that a comprehensive survey of the endangered species of Viet Nam is an urgent requirement, and that there is a pressing need for additional nature reserves. Economic conditions, however, seem to make early action improbable in both cases.


Single‐crystal turbine blades of nickel‐based superalloy are directionally solidified at different withdrawal rates of 0.0017 cm s−1–0.01 cm s−1 aiming to investigate the evolution of as‐cast microstructures. The results show that the average primary and secondary dendrite arm spacings, λ1¯ and λ2¯ , decrease with increasing withdrawal rate, although the complicated geometry of the blades results in local nonhomogeneity of dendrite arm spacings. The experimentally achieved values of λ1¯ can be reasonably predicted by Ma and Sahm's theoretical model, in which the effect of the secondary dendrite on the primary dendrite arm spacing is considered. With increasing withdrawal rate, the shape of the γ/γ′ eutectic varies from a large block‐like eutectic island to an interconnected small strip‐like morphology. In addition to this, the average size of the γ/γ′ eutectic gradually decreases with increasing withdrawal rate. A reduction in the average sizes of the γ′ precipitates in the dendrite core and interdendritic region is also observed with increasing withdrawal rate. The microsegregation levels of Al, Ti, Ta, Cr, Co, and Mo are alleviated with increasing withdrawal rate.


Forming tube (tube forming) for forming and reinforcing a concrete column comprises a tubular lining (1) and the fiber-reinforced composite material shell (2). The tubular lining 1 has created and the inner and outer tubular surfaces (11, 12) of a first material. The inner tubular surface 11 has a plurality of ridges unit 111 that are displaced from each other in the direction of the axis (L). Each ridge unit 111 has a plurality of ridges 112 which are displaced from each other in the circumferential direction. A fiber-reinforced composite material shell (2) is is made of a second different material from the first material is configured to surround the outer tubular surface. A fiber-reinforced composite material shell (2) is then wound around the prepreg filament 210 to the outer tubular surface 12, and is formed by curing the prepreg filament 210.


This essay views on innovative education, showing us the writers conside ration about some commonly existing problems and gives us some introduction with examples on three aspects as follows: education on innovative personality, cultivation on innovative ability and innovative way of thinking.


In order to investigate the size of the residual gas content under normal full desorption of coal,it is needed to analyze the influence factors of residual gas content.By analyzing Xinan coal mine residual gas content,and the relationship of water content,ash content,volatile matter,particle size and other factors were analyzed,the linear relationship among them was achieved.The result showed that the ash content was the key factor that affected the residual gas content in Xinan coal mine,and the residual gas content of Xinan coal mine was 2.5~3.5 m3/t.


To assess medical and psychological outcomes among young people with Type 1 diabetes and to compare medical outcomes with a previous audit.


We have done petrological and geochemical research to annalyze eclogites which produced in marble as banded and lentoid from Rongcheng Macaokuang areas.By analyzing the major elements of rock samples,we found that original rocks had undergone a certain degree of differentiation,and the dark minerals had experienced mineral accumulation.In the spider diagrams of primitive mantle-normalized trace elements,REE La,Ce,Sm,Nd and Th are significantly depleted while U is strongly enriched.In the spider diagrams of chondrite-normalized REE,they show a mode that LREE are seriously depleted while HREE are relatively enriched.Geochemical characteristics indicate that the rocks are produced from certain places which get close to the plate tectonic environment,and the original rocks perhaps be the pyroxene rocks which result from the mineral accumulation after the crystal fractionation.


In the given research, it is presented the numerical calculation results of ionospheric parameters during geomagnetic storm sequence on September 9-14, 2005. The calculations were carried out with use of the Global Self-consistent Model of the Thermosphere, Ionosphere and Protonosphere (GSM TIP), developed in WD IZMIRAN. The potential difference through polar caps (PDPC) and field-aligned currents of the second region (FAC2) were set as function of AE-index with one-minute time resolution. Thus, the time delay of the FAC2 variations relatively to the PDPC variations was considered. In model calculations, we considered the effects of solar flares, which took place during the considered period. Besides, we realized the empirical model of particle precipitation in the model GSM TIP. The obtained calculation results were analyzed and were compared with experimental data obtained from SPIDR at different mid-latitude stations.


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55) This paper presents the results of an investigation carried out for studying the effect of alluvial riverbed features on resistance to the flow. A vast amount of data available in literature from laboratories and field was compiled and used in the present study. Based on a detailed analysis an implicit expression is derived for estimation of form resistance in terms of the Froude number of flow and the dimensionless shear stress. The method proposed herein produces results, which are comparable with those from the existing method in terms of accuracy of predictions. INTRODUCTION Studies on estimation of resistance to flow in alluvial channels date back to several decades. However, present-day knowledge to predict accurately the resistance to flow is still far from adequate. Hence, this problem continues to attract the ~ttention .of hydraulic engineers. The importance of this problem stems from the fact that several hydraulic phenomena associated with alluvial channels viz. design of stable channels, determination of sediment transport rates, preparation of stage-discharge curves, design of river improvement works and energy loss computations require an accurate resistance law for their solution. The resistance to flow in a fixed bed channel carrying clear water in steady uniform flow can be calculated accurately. The choice of the proper values of coefficients and constants involved in a resistance equation for alluvial channel flow is difficult. In alluvial channels, the surface resistance due to presence of sand grains is supplemented by the form resistance resulting from the separation of flow at the crest of the undulations such as dunes. The form resistance of the bed undulations is merely the force due to the difference of pressure on the front and leeward side of the undulation. Accurate estimation of the form drag involves the prediction of separation point and the drag coefficient, a problem which is very complex being dependent on both the shape of the undulation and the boundary layer characteristics. These make the computation of form drag a complex procedure. I. Former Postgraduate Student, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Working as Engineer (Risk Management Group), RMSI, NO IDA, UP20130 I. 2. Associate Professor, Dept. ofCivil Engg., IITRoorkee, Roorkee, Uttaranchal247 667. 3. Professor in Civil Engineering and Deputy Director, liT Roorkee. Uttaranchal 247667. Note : Written discussion of this paper will be open until 31 December, 2003. ISH JOURNAL OF HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING, VOL. 9. 2003, NO.2 (56) FORM RESISTANCE IN ALLUVIAL STREAMS VOL. 9, (2) The available relationships for computation of form drag are empirical in nature and their accuracy needs to be checked using a wide range of data from laboratories and field. Also, there are no studies available so far in which recent information on the size of the bed forms and the form drag due to them is incorporated in a resistance analysis. The present study is prompted by these developments. A vast amount of data available in literature both from laboratories and field was compiled. Significant non-dimensional variables affecting the dimensions of bed features and hence the flow resistance were identified by use of existing relationships for the estimation of form drag and geometry of bed features. Details of this investigation are presented herein. BRIEF REVIEW Various attempts had been made in the past to compute the form resistance and hence the discharge in an alluvial channel. The approaches used for this purpose are classified in two categories. 1) Total resistance approach 2) Approach based on division of resistance. Total Resistance Approach In this approach, the relationships are mainly established between the flow velocity, hydraulic radius and the characteristics of the channel boundary. Logarithmic or power types of relationships are established for the mean velocity of flow. Some such approaches are those ofGarde-Ranga Raju (1966), Brownlie (1981) and Alam-Kennedy (1969), Garde and Prakash ( 1997) and Garde et al. (200 I). The important ones among these are briefly described here. i) Garde-Ranga Raju (1966) Approach: Using a vast amount of data from canals, alluvial streams and flume studies on natural sands, as well as sediments of different relative density, GardeRanga Raju ( 1966) and Ranga Raju ( 1970) had given a relationship for resistance to flow. They expressed resistance to flew in alluvial channels in functional form as Where, u = d = R = s = Ays = "Yr = g = Pr = v = u [ R S gl'2d312] f---=-d '~'Yf ' v the velocity of flow, the sediment size, the hydraulic radius, the bed slope of the river, difference in specific weights of sediment and flowing water, specific weight of flowing water, acceleration due to gravity, density of flowing water, kinematic viscosity of flowing water. ISH JOURNAL OF HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING, VOL. 9, 2003, NO. 2 (l) VOL. 9, (2) FORM RESISTANCE IN ALLUVIAL STREAMS (57) i) Brownlie ( 1981) Approach: Brownlie (1981) made use of flume and field data and proposed a relationship for discharge by dimensional analysis and regression analysis as For plane bed with no motion: _q _ _ [ R ]1.s2Y 5o.31<'J ~4.57 0161 "gu d ag· (2) For standing waves and ripples and dunes: q [RJL" So.<lf> --=751-.[gdi ' d 0'~.12M (3) Here q is the discharge per unit width and O'g is the geometric standard deviation of the bed materials. Division of Resistance Approach In this approach, the total resistance is divided into two parts i.e. grain resistance and form resistance. The important relationships following such an approach are those of EisteinBarbarossa (1952), Engelund's (1966), AlamKenedy (1969) and Van Rijn (1984). The approach of Engelund is briefly described here. Engelund ( 1966) postulated that two rivers having the same Froude number and dimensional grain shear stress (t".) would be similar with respect to hydraulic roughness even when their slopes are different. This similarity was achieved as per the Jaw of models with distorted vertical scale. Field investigations and flume experiments are shown to confirm this assumption. The results so obtained make it possible to predict the stage discharge relations when cross sections, bed material and slopes are known. Engelund found that resistance of a plane bed with sediment motion is larger than that of a· plane bed without sediment motion. He postulated the resistance relationship as U R' ~ = 6.0+5.751og (--) u. 2d65 (4) Where u. R' are the shear velocity and hydraulic radius due to grain resistance respectively and dM is the sediment size in mm, 65% of which is finer than this size. Treating the flow between the crest and trough of a bed undulation as a case of sudden ISH JOURNAL OF HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING, VOL. 9, 2003. NO. 2 (58) FORM RESISTANCE IN ALLUVIAL STREAMS VOL. 9, (2) "to . expansion, Engelund estimated the fonn resistance and eventually found that ~y.d 3 IS a "t function of ~ and the regime of flow. Here t;,, t 0 and d~~ are grain resistance, total bed Y, .u resistance and sediment size in mm, 35% of which are finer than this size respectively. Engelund u u also proposed that regimes be detennined from the JgD vs u~ criterion (Engelund, 1966), here D is the depth of flow. To compute the mean velocity as per Engelund's method the t regime is first assumed and R obtained with the help of graphical relationship between ~y ~ I J' "t and ~ The mean velocity is then calculated using Eq. (4). Finally the regime of flow Y. 3' u u may be checked with the help of r::r; 0 vs --=criterion. If the regime predicted by this does .ygu u. not agree with the assumed regime, a second trial would be necessary. MODEL FORMULATION The analysis of fonn drag computation presented herein is based on the functional fonn of two of the available resistance laws viz. Engclund ( 1966) and Vittal et al. ( 1977). Engelund's method for estimation of fonn drag is based on expansion model, whereas Vittal et al. model is based on drag model. 1. Expansion model: Engelund (1966) considered the fact that in an undulated bed, the grain resistance is only a part of the total resistance. Fonn resistance constitutes a substantial portion of the total resistance due ~separation of flow at the crest of the undulations. Figure I shows the flow over a dune bed in an alluvial stream. Treating the flow between I and 2, FIG. 1 FLOW OVER A DUNE BED IN AN ALLUVIAL STREA~ (RANGA RAJU, 1993) ISH JOURNAL OF HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING, VOL. 9, 2003, NO. 2 VOL. 9, (2) FORM RESISTANCE IN ALLUVIAL STREAMS (59) as abrupt expansion of bed, the energy loss due to separation, H L can be written as


Background: Copper trafficking in Gram-negative bacteria supplies cuproenzymes via transporters and periplasmic chaperones. Results: Symbiotic nitrogen fixation, denitrification, and copper-starved growth depend on a periplasmic, copper-binding protein named PcuC. Conclusion: The pcuC mutant phenotypes are caused by defects in copper-containing respiratory enzymes. Significance: Research on cytochrome oxidase biogenesis in α-proteobacteria, the extant relatives of mitochondria, helps to understand how mitochondria assemble the respiratory chain. Microarray analysis of Bradyrhizobium japonicum grown under copper limitation uncovered five genes named pcuABCDE, which are co-transcribed and co-regulated as an operon. The predicted gene products are periplasmic proteins (PcuA, PcuC, and PcuD), a TonB-dependent outer membrane receptor (PcuB), and a cytoplasmic membrane-integral protein (PcuE). Homologs of PcuC and PcuE had been discovered in other bacteria, namely PCuAC and YcnJ, where they play a role in cytochrome oxidase biogenesis and copper transport, respectively. Deletion of the pcuABCDE operon led to a pleiotropic phenotype, including defects in the aa3-type cytochrome oxidase, symbiotic nitrogen fixation, and anoxic nitrate respiration. Complementation analyses revealed that, under our assay conditions, the tested functions depended only on the pcuC gene and not on pcuA, pcuB, pcuD, or pcuE. The B. japonicum genome harbors a second pcuC-like gene (blr7088), which, however, did not functionally replace the mutated pcuC. The PcuC protein was overexpressed in Escherichia coli, purified to homogeneity, and shown to bind Cu(I) with high affinity in a 1:1 stoichiometry. The replacement of His79, Met90, His113, and Met115 by alanine perturbed copper binding. This corroborates the previously purported role of this protein as a periplasmic copper chaperone for the formation of the CuA center on the aa3-type cytochrome oxidase. In addition, we provide evidence that PcuC and the copper chaperone ScoI are important for the symbiotically essential, CuA-free cbb3-type cytochrome oxidase specifically in endosymbiotic bacteroids of soybean root nodules, which could explain the symbiosis-defective phenotype of the pcuC and scoI mutants.


Aims. We perform a quantitative morphological comparison between the hosts of active galactic nuclei (AGN) and quiescent galaxies at intermediate redshifts (z ≈ 0.7). The imaging data are taken from the large HST/ACS mosaics of the GEMS and STAGES surveys. Our main aim is to test whether nuclear activity at this cosmic epoch is triggered by major mergers. Methods. Using images of quiescent galaxies and stars, we created synthetic AGN images to investigate the impact of an optical nucleus on the morphological analysis of AGN hosts. Galaxy morphologies are parameterized using the asymmetry index A ,t he concentration index C, the Gini coefficient G ,a nd theM20 index. A sample of ∼200 synthetic AGN was matched to 21 real AGN in terms of redshift, host brightness, and host-to-nucleus ratio to ensure a reliable comparison between active and quiescent galaxies. Results. The optical nuclei strongly affect the morphological parameters of the underlying host galaxy. Taking these effects into account, we find that the morphologies of the AGN hosts are clearly distinct from galaxies undergoing violent gravitational interactions. Indeed, the host galaxy distributions in morphological descriptor space are more similar to undisturbed galaxies than to major mergers. Conclusions. Intermediate-luminosity (LX < 10 44 erg/s) AGN hosts at z ≈ 0.7 show morphologies similar to the general population of massive galaxies with significant bulges at the same redshifts. If major mergers are the driver of nuclear activity at this epoch, the signatures of gravitational interactions fade rapidly before the optical AGN phase starts, making them undetectable on single-orbit HST images, at least with usual morphological descriptors. This could be investigated in future synthetic observations created from numerical simulations of galaxy-galaxy interactions.


A compact asymmetric coplanar strip (ACS) fed dual‐band antenna suitable for DCS/WLAN applications is presented. Dual‐band operation is achieved by modifying the signal strip of the ACS monopole. Parametric studies indicate that operating frequencies of the antenna are determined by the dimensions of the strip monopole. Measurements on the optimized antenna printed on an FR4 substrate with εr = 4.4 and height = 1.6 mm indicate good radiation characteristics with moderate gain. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 54:1087–1089, 2012; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com. DOI 10.1002/mop.26731


[From the introduction]. The first crisis in EU-Russia relations over the 'Kaliningrad transit' issue took place in 2002-03, when Lithuania introduced a visa regime. That move provoked strong concerns in Russia that its Kaliningrad Region would be politically and economically detached from the mainland. Russia and Lithuania managed to reach a half-hearted compromise, which was implemented in July 2003. The compromise was at best temporary, however, since it was already known that Lithuania aspired to join the Schengen zone a few years later. Now that Lithuania will most probably join the Schengen zone by late 2007, that time has now about come. The consultations on the Kaliningrad transit issue are ongoing, although a final decision is not yet in sight. The prospects of achieving a comprehensive breakthrough are dim, due to the shallow nature of EU-Russia relations. To avoid a new crisis, another compromise is needed.


PTSD refers to disorder reactions that occur when an individual has experienced,witnessed or been confronted by a traumatic incident which is a threat of death or serious injury of oneself or others. It causes the individual continued three kinds of high feature symptoms of re-experiencing,avoidance and increased arousal.The previous relevant studies were reviewed and an overview was done from the aspects of the evaluation methods and influence factors.


Quantifiable MRI perfusion studies using the contrast agent Gd‐DTPA require measurement or estimation of the tissue partition coefficient (λ) for tracer kinetic modeling. Radiotracer techniques were used to obtain regional λ measurements from the left ventricles of five dogs. Measurements were analyzed to determine whether spatial heterogeneity was a major component of λ variability. No systematic variations were identified in terms of radial position, short‐axis slice location, or wall position. The high λ variability seen in this study and in cited data of others may be due in part to tissue heterogeneity in interstitial volume, plasma volume, and perfusate hematocrit.


This report describes the evolution of a prototype portable amenity kiosk to be used by female outdoor sex workers. Following recommendations by Benoit and Millar (2001 pg. 96), I have worked collaboratively with Prostitutes Empowerment, Education and Resource Society (PEERS) to find solutions to two serious problems affecting the


The invention discloses a multi-mode independent temperature control method and an air conditioner. In the invention, temperature control ranges of a user heating mode and a user refrigerating mode are limited respectively. When the indoor temperature is higher than the critical temperature of the refrigerating mode, the refrigerating mode and a corresponding temperature control range are started and used. When the indoor temperature is lower than the critical temperature of the heating mode, the heating mode and a corresponding temperature control range are started and used. The upper limit of the temperature control range of the refrigerating mode, the lower limit of the temperature control range of the heating mode, the critical temperature of the refrigerating mode and the critical temperature of the heating mode can be regulated. The air conditioner comprises an air conditioner body and a control unit, wherein the control unit comprises a main control unit, a temperature mode control unit, a temperature control range reset module, a critical temperature reset module and an indoor temperature sensor. The invention can ensure the air conditioner to always run within a comfortable temperature region, standardizes the air conditioner using habits of the user, satisfies the comfort needs of different populations and has low running cost.


Several black hole low-mass X-ray binaries (BHLMXBs) show very fast orbital shrinkage, which is difficult to understand in the standard picture of the LMXB evolution. Based on the possible detection of a circumbinary (CB) disk in A0620-00 and XTE J1118+480, we investigate the influence of the interaction between a CB disk and the inner binary and calculate the evolution of the binary using the Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics. We consider two cases for the CB disk formation in which it is fed by mass loss during single outburst or successive outbursts in the LMXB. We show that when taking reasonable values of the initial mass and the dissipating time of the disk, it is possible to explain the fast orbital shrinkage in the BHLMXBs without invoking a high-mass transfer rate.


A resonant circuit is expected to use as an implant for thermal therapy of cancer (hyperthermia), which is heated effectively by an alternating magnetic field. A new technique for hyperthermia using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) equipment for the excitation source is proposed. Normal 1.5 T type MRI equipment of clinically used in hospital could rise the temperature of the implant up to 10 deg. C. In the experiments, a magnetic field of RF pulse under a normal diagnosis procedure of the MRI system was applied to the implant. It is advantageous that the commercial MRI equipment can be used for the hyperthermia because the therapeutic procedure can be repeated after confirming results from the MRI diagnosis. The control of the temperature rise depending on the position of the implant in the MRI is achieved.


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This study aims to determine the level of women's participation in the administration of village governance and the factors that influence the level of women's participation in the administration of the village of Bulucenrana. The population of this study was 1,231 families and a sample of 92 households. The sampling technique used is Purpossive Sampling. This type of research is quantitative descriptive. Data collection techniques are observation, interviews, library research and questionnaires. Data analysis techniques use statistics with helped SPSS v.16. The results showed that the participation of women 56% was not good consisting of money participation 59%, participation of property 59%, participation of personnel 56%, participation of skills 49%, participation of ideas 58%, and also social participation 57%. The implementation of Village Government 54% is not good consisting of services 61%, empowerment 50%, and development 52%. Based on SPSS v.16 using the regression formula, the economic aspects of 22%, socio-cultural aspects 41%, geographic aspects of the region 81% affect the level of women's participation in the administration of the Village Government of Bulucenrana.

Keywords: Women's Participation and Implementation of Village Government


In "The Destructors," published in 1954, Graham Greene portrays a world in transition, a society moving away from respect for culture toward a delight in chaos. Greene's story has been variously interpreted as a parable on depravity;' a political allegory on Churchill's defeat by the Labour Party in 1945? and an expostulation of a Bakunian anar~hy.~ Set in blitzkrieged London after World War 11, the story details the exploits of the Wormsley Common Gang as they destroy a magnificent old house built by Christopher Wren and leave its occupant, an old decorator and builder, Mr. Thomas, nothing to live in but his loo. The gang, alternately led by Blackie and Trevor, has been so accustomed to seeing destruction around them that they easily become destructors themselves. Their bleak and at times amoral pranks take place in a world of shadow and half lights; gray and black hues predominate to the exclusion of bright color^.^ These drab, achromatic descriptions fittingly characterize the gang's indifference to culture, beauty, and sentiment. They live in a gray world without any clearly defined or firmly held commitments. Not without design, Greene has written one of his least colorful stories. The barren landscape symbolizes the erosion of aesthetic values in a postwar world. It is a dreary August; dark bomb-sites surround the Common. "The tired evergreens kept off a stormy sun: another wet Bank Holiday was being


Report identifies areas for underwater acoustics to assist fisheries research, assessment and management. Present NMFS operational capability in fisheries acoustics and development work since 1967 is reviewed. Future research and development direction is discussed.


This paper presents an extension of the Hubbard Model to Pariser-Parr-Pople form. Although the Hubbard model contains most of the essentials of chemical bonding, it is unable to describe excited states with separated charges, such as the lowest Bu states of linear polyenes. The PPP model adds longrange electron-electron repulsions to the Hubbard model to remedy this defect. If the long range repulsion integrals are assumed to follow a standard form, all parameters in the model can be evaluated exactly from high accuracy ab initio computations on stretched ethlyene. This yields a model based on the MatagaNishimoto form for the long-range integrals which gives excellent agreement with both excitation energies and ground-state bond lengths, but with a significantly smaller value of the one center electron repulsion U than is usually assumed. A major conclusion of this work is that the exact form of the long-range integrals is not so important, but that the value of the one center integral U must be chosen smaller than traditional values. The PPP-MN model is recommended for applications because it contains no adjustable parameters, with all parameter values determined directly from ab initio results. (doi: 10.5562/cca2297)


Mixed models are used for the analysis of data measured over time to study population-level change and individual differences in change characteristics. Linear and nonlinear functions may be used to describe a longitudinal response, individuals need not be observed at the same time points, and missing data, assumed to be missing at random (MAR), may be handled. While the mechanism giving rise to the missing data cannot be determined by the observations, the sensitivity of parameter estimates to missing data assumptions can be studied, for example, by fitting multiple models that make different assumptions about the missing data process. Sensitivity analysis of a mixed model that may include nonlinear parameters when some data are missing is discussed. An example is provided.


Limit to the factors of resource industry recession and lagging for market-oriented reforms.The Phenomenon of unemployment and poverty rates double high in resource cities especially for coal town becomes the focus of social concern.expect for subject factors such as Single industrial structure,the state-owned enterprises firing person to increase efficiency,lacking of re-employment training and imperfect social security system,also exacting object aspects can not be ignored,example for worker's low Cultural and skill,employment concept lag,the imbalances in age-sex structures,base on detailed analysis of the unemployment generated by subjective and objective factors,provide the transfer solution of Industrial diversification,the re-employment training,labor moving inter-district to promote the coal city staff employment,raise living standards,and finally ensure the sustainability development.


Abstract Many research results have documented the powerful role of collective intelligence solving a wide range of problems. Such a role has been often called collective intelligence, which is commonly considered as a group of members acting as single unit can outperform any single individual (even an expert). Arguably, the main objective of collective intelligence is to maximize the ability of a collective of members that is not shown by members acting individually. However, not all collectives are intelligent, an intelligent collective is characterized by diversity, independence, decentralization, and aggregation. In this paper, we present recent research results on the use of collective intelligence in social networks. Then, a framework for collective intelligence in social networks with these characterizations is also introduced. Finally, research challenges on enhancing collective intelligence in social networks have also discussed.


Abstract : The fleet of pursuit aircraft the US Army Air Forces employed in Operation TORCH and the North African campaign was outmatched, and, much of the time, outnumbered. Air commanders asked pursuit pilots to use their aircraft in roles they were not designed to fulfill against more experienced opponents while executing the combined Anglo-American strategy. This study details the decisions and influences that determined the fleet of pursuit aircraft available to the Americans when they landed in North Africa in November 1942.The interwar years were crucial in the formation of the force structure with which the United States entered World War II. When taken together, the Great Depression and the American preference for isolationism affected the strength of its armed forces, and the Army's air arm was no exception. Additionally, the rise to prominence of bombardment aviation forced pursuit aviation to compete for resources against an emerging doctrine that some airmen viewed as a means to achieve service independence. The Air Corps benefitted from the massive rearmament program President Roosevelt launched once he became convinced of America's eventual entry into World War II. However, industry was not prepared for a sudden increase in requirements and could not immediately meet demand with the necessary increase in production. Faced with competing demands between quantity and quality, the Air Corps and industry favored producing older (but mature) designs to suit a defensive national strategy. Nonetheless, the Army Air Forces found ways to employ their aircraft effectively in the skies over North Africa. They learned lessons about logistics, doctrine, and tactics, and carefully evaluated their equipment's performance against an unfamiliar enemy. Experience from the North African campaign, beginning with Operation TORCH, affected the use of pursuit aircraft for the remainder of World War II.


We propose a novel approach called adaptive fuzzy ant-based routing (AFAR), where a group of intelligent agents (or ants) builds paths between a pair of nodes, exploring the network concurrently and exchanging obtained information to update the routing tables. Routing decisions can be made by the fuzzy logic technique based on local information about the current network state and the knowledge constructed by a previous set of behaviors of other agents. The fuzzy logic technique allows multiple constraints such as path delay and path utilization to be considered in a simple and intuitive way. Simulation tests show that AFAR outperforms OSPF, AntNet and ASR, three of the currently most important state-of-the-art algorithms, in terms of end-to-end delay, packet delivery, and packet drop ratio. AFAR is a promising alternative for routing of data in next generation networks.


Book chapter in Krista Bonello Rutter Giappone, Fred Francis and Iain Mackenzie (eds.): Comedy and Critical Thought: Laughter as Resistance. Published by Rowman and Littlefield International Limited, London, Spring 2018.


If continuous casting mould slag has been the subject of many studies, this is not true for lubricating oils. Actually, there is a significant potential for progress through formulating these lubricants in order to make the industrial process more reliable and to improve both the operating conditions and the product quality. Specific laboratory tests have been carried out in order to understand the oil behaviour at high temperature. The lubrication mechanism has been further studied with the help of high-speed visualization of the phenomena occurring at the meniscus level during the industrial continuous casting of bar products. The results make it possible to better understand the mechanisms of oil lubrication and to precise the mechanisms of the formation of the first solidified steel shell along with the formation of solidification marks and solidification hooks. This should open the way for the development of new lubricants.


DTS(digital theater system) is multi-channel digital surround sound system. It is the up-to-date technology in the family surround sound system ,This article states the principle and characteristic of DTS, and introduces the latest technology and application of DTS.


Introduced the cogeneration unit thermoelectric cost-sharing algorithm development and the present situation,analysis and compares the pros and cons of each algorithm,pointed out the inadequacies of the existing methods of assessment,and the direction for further development of the theory of thermoelectric cost-sharing.


The utility model discloses an automobile luggage rack, and aims to provide an automobile luggage rack, which has bearing practicability and does not influence the appearance quality of an automobile. The automobile luggage rack comprises two parallel support rods arranged on the roof of the automobile, and supporting seats arranged at the two ends of the support rods, wherein the top surface of the root of the automobile which is opposite to the supporting seats is provided with a first groove; the supporting seats are arranged on the bottom surface of the first groove; the two ends of the support rods are provided with revolving shafts; the revolving shafts are rotationally arranged on the supporting seats; positioning devices for positioning the support rods are arranged between the supporting seats and the support rods; and the top surface of the roof of the automobile is provided with a second groove for accommodating the support rods.


In this paper, the pile body tensile stresses distribution pattern during driving is discussed, based on dynamic piling testing results of 13 driven piles attained by the laboratory and in situ tests. These tests indicate that the maximum driving tensile stresses occur in the upper portion of the pile, especially at the initial stages of driving the pile tip seated on soft soils or if the pile foundation is built on a soft foundation. After serious study, it can be concluded that the maximum driving tensile stress often occurs at (1∕4)l ( l stands for the length of pile) from pile top with its value accounts for 50% of the driving compressive stresses at the same cross section. This high driving tensile stress would lead to the occurrence of transverse cracks and even the breakage of the pile, which should claim the attention of the engineer. The tests also demonstrate that high driving tensile stresses often occur due to the usage of a conventional pile cap in the driving of a prestressed concrete (tubul...


As a special economic form, industrial cluster plays an important role in the prosperity of the regional economy in the process of China's economic development. Building innovation system of industrial clusters not only fills the gap of lacking innovation on the part of single enterprise, but also has great practical significance in pushing the development of regional economy. Based on the related theory of industrial cluster and synergy innovation, this paper discusses the promoting effect of industrial cluster in synergy innovation, analyzes the status quo and problems of regional industry clusters development in Jieyang, then finally proposes development strategies for synergy innovation for industrial cluster in this region.


Stochastic representation for interaction of quantum systems is formulated which allows to replace some of them by equivalent but purely commutative random sources. The formalism is applied to two-level systems interacting with Gaussian thermal bath. Strong-coupling non-Marcovian effects and besides long-living fluctuations in common susceptibility of two systems subjected to the same bath are considered.


ABSTRACT Through this point-of-departure paper we aim to prompt discussion and action around redesigning university learning to help students tackle climate-related challenges in a personally and societally meaningful way. We use the lens of assessment to draw attention to how discipline areas without an explicit environmental or climate science focus can play a fundamental part in prompting climate action. We draw on the very limited number of studies to date of assessment related to climate learning and on an illustrative example of teaching and assessing leadership practices for confronting climate change to make recommendations with relevance for all curricula. We reflect on assessment tools, approaches, strategies, and good practice that not only gauge the level of learning at individual and whole cohort level but also prompt meaningful learning to take place through the way they are designed, with potential impact outside the campus walls and beyond the end of formal university study.


This paper introduces the development of civil aviation engine.The lower cost and higher life expectancy turbine engine is the core component.Import temperature is the key of improving performance of the turbine,and cooling air injection technology can reduce turbine losses.The paper makes a further analysis on the sorts and functions of cooling air injection technology,which provides references to the research and development of civil aviation engine.


Piezoelectrics play an important role in the microelectronic devices. To describe their electromechanical properties the phenomenological theories usually used, in particular, crystallography. Nowadays the microscopic models also can have an important value in connection with beginning applications of piezoelectrics in the nanoelectronics. Proposed model is based on asymmetry in electronic density distribution along atomic bonds, which ensures the readiness of crystal to a polar (electrical) response onto non-electrical action. It is shown that difference between piezoelectrics and other polar crystals - pyroelectrics - is not fundamental, both properties can be explained by spatial distribution of polar-sensitive (mixed ionic-covalent) bonds, emerged as a result of compensation of atoms electronegativities.


We evaluate the direct employment effect of the public investment in key infrastructure—electricity, roads, schools and hospitals, and water and sanitation. Using rich firm-level panel data from 41 countries over 19 years, we estimate that US$1 million of public spending in infrastructure create 3–7 jobs in advanced economies, 10–17 jobs in emerging market economies, and 16–30 jobs in low-income developing countries. As a comparison, US$1 million public spending on R&D yields 5–11 jobs in R&D in OECD countries. Green investment and investment with a larger R&D component deliver higher employment effect. Overall, we estimate that one percent of global GDP in public investment can create more than seven million jobs worldwide through its direct employment effects alone.<br>


Analysis of human tissue endogenous fluorescence is becoming a new modality of medical imaging. Its capacities represent the missing link between macroscopic radiological tools such as MRI and CT-scan and the surgeon view during surgical procedures. However, numerous aspects of this signal are not well known. Time dependence is one of these aspects. The aim of this work is to investigate the autofluorescence changes with time. Five ex vivo human samples were studied. Spectral and lifetime measurements were acquired each hour. Fluorescence intensity decreased slightly with time. This decrease existed for healthy and tumoral samples and did not affect the differences between them: higher fluorescence intensity for control samples compared to tumor samples. Lifetime values showed a slight decrease too for both type of tissue. This work is the first report of fresh human brain samples multimodal autofluorescence analysis with time.


The agenda seemed slight and uncontroversial. The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland had been stimulated by the debate on homosexual ministers but nothing in the programme of discussion for Synod seemed likely to spark such feeling and argument. The Anglican Covenant could excite members to threaten schism or lead to a divided Church but it did not look likely.


Healthcare reform will require physicians and hospitals to engage in information-sharing via collaborations such as health information exchanges (HIEs) and accountable care organizations (ACOs). Results of a recent PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report, however, found that both groups must overcome issues with one other to be successful.


In recent years, substantial progress has been made in black hole visualization. However, there is a lack of essential up-to-date information regarding black holes in current school curricula, in spite of students' substantial interest in black holes. In this study, we examined the implications of the Event Horizon Telescope project, a recent achievement of the scientific community, for science education. An analysis of the black hole visualization research process, based on Giere's scientific reasoning model, revealed that there are two categories of the black hole visualization processes: visualization through prediction based on a theory and visualization through real-world observation data. Black hole images are not merely scientific outputs that students must memorize; rather, they can be a useful resource for learning the nature of science and the characteristics of scientific reasoning.


Abstract : The feasibility of using photoelasticity and moire methods to obtain dynamic three-dimensional stress distributions was investigated. The photoelasticity methods considered include scattered light techniques, embedded polariscopes, and embedded photoelastic layers in optically insensitive materials. During the course of the program the physical and optical properties of a number of model materials were determined, the effect of stress upon Polaroid materials was established, and several preliminary model studies were conducted using impact loadings. As a result of these experiments, the embedded polariscope technique has been selected as the most suitable method for immediate application to dynamic three-dimensional problems. The instrumentation and calibration procedures required for studies of this type are discussed. (Author)


Based on present technology of 3D visualization,this paper introduced a series of methods of the 3D reconstruction for archaeological stratigraphy,such as 3D graphics library interface,3D GIS,3D GMS,virtual reality,etc.Meanwhile,it compared the characteristics of which according 3D modeling of stratigraphy and discussed the practical methods that can rea-lize the 3D reconstruction for archaeological stratigraphy.


The well known "leap frog" active filter synthesis technique does not solves satisfactorily the simulation of double loaded passive filters with finite zeros. There are also difficulties in applying the method to high pass and bandstop filters. All these problems can be overcome through the active RC filter synthesis method based on mesh current emulation of LC ladder filter networks. In this paper, a unique emulation model that uses coupled feedforward Tow-Thomas biquads is employed to implement all classes of LC low pass and high pass filters. Applying standard low pass to bandpass frequency transformation to integrators and lossy integrators, bandpass and bandstop filters are easily obtained from the low pass or high pass active filter prototypes.


Immiscible blends of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) and epoxidized natural rubber (ENR) comprising of lithium perchlorate (LiClO4) were prepared by solution casting method. Blends of PEO and ENR are found to be thermodynamically immiscible via thermal analysis and the result has been reported previously. It is also noted in the previous study that LiClO4 dissolves preferentially in PEO than in ENR. Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopic studies on the blends of PEO/ENR and PEO/ENR/LiClO4 at all compositions in this work aim at investigating the ion-dipole interactions between the Li+ ions and the polymer components of the PEO/ENR/LiClO4 blends from a different approach so as to verify the selective localization of the salt in the different phases of the blends. FTIR results show that Li+ ions coordinate individually to the neat polymers of the PEO/ENR/LiClO4 blends at the ether oxygen of PEO and the oxirane group of ENR. Spectroscopic studies reveal again the preferential solubility of the salt in PEO.


The paper proposes a fault-tolerant multi-bus system called binomial multi-bus architecture and analyses its reliability using a combinatorial method involving unreliability and mutually exclusive partitioning. Some attractive features of this architecture include low interconnection complexity, and a high degree of fault-tolerance. It is found that the probability of bus survival has a greater influence on the system reliability than the processors or memory modules. Comparison with the fully connected multi-bus architecture shows an important result, i.e. at least one-third of the connection cost is reduced at the expense of only a very slight decrease in the system reliability. Thus, the proposed architecture exhibits a strong potential to be a cost-effective interconnection network.<<ETX>>


Abstract Field-distilled and laboratory distilled leaf oils of Vepris leandriana (Rutaceae) were analyzed by GC and GC/MS. The field-distilled oil was found to contain α-terpinene (9.0%), neral (19.5%), geranial (27.0%) and citronellol (33.6%), while the laboratory-distilled oil contained α-terpinene (4.7%), neral (21.8%), geranial (33.0%) and citronellol (33.2%). The field-distilled oil was examined for antimicrobial activity. It was found to possess greater antimicrobial activity than chloramphenicol.


Characteristics of steel rolling waste water from an iron and steel plant were high water temperature,poor gas dissolving effect,containing oil and suspension,close density of oil and water and serious emulsifying degree.On the basis of sufficiently digesting DAF and CAF flotation technologies,the CAF flotation technology was first used to treat medium plate waste water of Anshan Iron Steel Co.,Ltd.Actual operation data of engineering site were compared.The results showed that the CAF flotation technology had advantages of high flotation efficiency,less power consumption,simple operation and maintenance,low engineering cost and operation expense.Oil removing rate was above 25% and suspension removing rate was above 70%.


Objective: To investigate the inhibitory effects of genistein (Gen) on murine hepatocarcinoma cell line with high lymphatic metastasis (HepA-H), and explore its mechanism. Method: The inhibitory effect on the proliferation of HepA-H cells was evaluated by MTT assay. Gen-induced apoptosis in HepA-H cells was observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), DNA agarose electrophoresis and flow cytometry. HepA-H cells were injected subcutaneously to the foot pad of NIH mice. Gen was suspended in 2% lecithin and administered at the dose of 100 or 200 mg/(kg bw ·d) by intraperitoneal injection daily from the day before cell injection. The popliteal lymph nodes were taken and the metastatic rates were calculated after 15 d. Using TUNEL method, the apoptosis of HepA-H cells in lymph nodes was checked and apoptosis index (AI) was calculated. Results: Gen exhibited remarkable antiproliferative activity in dose and time dependent manner, and induced apoptosis of HepA-H. Gen could reduce the tumor size and inhibit the metastasis to lymphtic nodes. AI of two Gen groups was higher than the control(P0.01). Conclusion: Gen can inhibit proliferation of tumor cells and matastasis to lymphtic nodes through induction of tumor cell apoptosis.


Titanium matrix composites (TMC), such as Ti-15V-3Cr-3Al-3Sn (Ti-15-3) reinforced with continuous silicon-carbide fibers (SCS-6), are being evaluated for use in hypersonic vehicles and advanced gas turbine engines where high strength-to-weight and high stiffness-to-weight ratios at elevated temperatures are critical. Such applications expose the composite to mechanical fatigue loading as well as thermally induced cycles. The damage accumulation behavior of a [0/90]2s laminate made of Ti-15V-3Cr-3Al-3Sn (Ti-15-3) reinforced with continuous silicon-carbide fibers (SCS-6) subjected to a simulated generic hypersonic flight profile, portions of the flight profile, and sustained loads was evaluated experimentally. Portions of the flight profile were used separately to isolate combinations of load and time at temperature that influenced the fatigue behavior of the composite. Sustained load tests were also conducted and the results were compared with the fatigue results under the flight profile and its portions. The test results indicated that the fatigue strength of this materials system is considerably reduced by a combination of load and time at temperature.


The formulation of classical minimax transport-type problems involves the search for an optimal transportation plan considering only time of delivery of resources. The inevitable additional costs of processing resources at the origin and destination are usually not considered. This approach is fully justified given incommensurability of delivery times of resources along available routes and times of preliminary/subsequent processing of resources. At the same time, in a number of practical problems, the time spent on loading/unloading (for example, when organizing loading of packaged mineral fertilizers from port warehouses onto ships) can be of significant importance. In such cases, when searching for an optimal transportation plan, it is necessary to take into account not only travel times of vehicles used along the set routes, but also the costs of loading and unloading operations, considering the number of available vehicles and their characteristics, for example, payload.In this regard, the objective of the study is not only to develop a method for calculating the optimal transportation plan, but also a method for distributing vehicles, considering their number and features.At the same time, another no less important objective of the study is to substantiate the application of the method of successive reduction of residuals, considering the form of the objective function, which considers not only the main parameters of classical minimax transport-type problems, but also the quantitative characteristics of vehicles involved in the transport operation. It is fundamentally important that the use of the method of successive reduction of residuals determines the polynomial computational complexity of the algorithm, which makes it possible to use it in the operational solution of problems of practical dimension.To solve the problem of distributing available vehicles according to the origin points, considering payload of vehicles, it is proposed to use the method of dynamic programming. An illustrative example of distribution of delivery vehicles, adapted for the use in MS Excel, is considered.


The Urtu area is situated about 50 km north of Bayan Hot, the centre of the Alxa Left Banner, Inner Mongolia (105°26′—105°30′E and 39°10′—39°14′N). Extensive red beds are exposed there. Based on fossil mammals collected from adjacent areas, the Urtu red beds used to be considered as the Oligocene deposits.


The North Pacific gyre boundaries are characterized by stark contrasts in physical and biogeochemical properties. Meridional movement of gyre boundaries, influenced by climate change, can therefore exert a large influence not only on marine ecosystems but also on climate. We examine the evidence for wind‐driven southward shifts in subsurface temperature, salinity, PO4, and O2 within the northwest Pacific from the 1950s to the 2000s. Gyre boundary shifts can explain 30–60% of temperature and salinity trends zonally averaged in the northwest Pacific and observed PO4 and O2 trends along the 137°E and 144°E meridians. The close tie between the wind‐driven shifts in gyre boundaries and the tracer distributions is further supported by results from an eddy‐resolving (0.1° × 0.1°) Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory climate model, suggesting that the physical and biogeochemical properties averaged within the northwest Pacific gyre boundaries closely follow the latitude changes of the zero Sverdrup stream function with lags of 0 to 3 years. The gyre shift effect on tracer distribution is poorly represented in a coarse resolution (1° × 1°) model due partly to poor representations of fronts and eddies. This study suggests that future changes in northwest Pacific PO4 and O2 content may depend not only on ocean temperature and stratification but also on the ocean gyre response to winds.


The rapid growth in computing power of the present times is notably aided by the heterogeneous parallelization framework employing General Purpose Graphics Processing Units (GPGPUs). The reactor physics laboratory of Seoul National University (SNURPL) has been utilizing GPGPUs in direct whole core calculations through the method of characteristics (MOC) based code nTRACER and also through a continuous energy Monte Carlo code PRAGMA. The GPGPU version of nTRACER can perform a half three-dimensional (3D) hot-zero-power (HZP) core calculation within 4 minutes [1] and PRAGMA can yield nearly 15 time speedup over a CPU-based MC code[2]. Motivated by these successes, SNURPL had considered utilizing GPGPUs in the advanced pin-level twostep core calculation through a multigroup (MG) pinby-pin simplified P3 (SP3) code SPHINCS [3]. It was, however, noted that the finite difference method (FDM) employing pin size meshes suffers considerable discretization error [4] while it requires the computing resources suitable for CPU-based parallelization [5]. In this regard, the development of a pin-wise nodal kernel for the GPU-based SP3 core calculation was initiated. The paper presents preliminary study results for the theoretical part of the development. The nodal kernel is in the one-node formulation because of its inherent parallelism and is based on the source expansion nodal method (SENM) [6] to facilitate steep gradients of the higher order flux moment. The discretization error of the SP3 SENM kernel was assessed by the pin-by-pin calculations for the VERA [7] fuel assemblies (FAs).


This article provides a brief overview of thin film growth utilizing the reactive processes of chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and atomic layer deposition (ALD). In CVD, thin films are deposited upon the chemical reaction of vapor phase precursors with a solid surface. ALD is a surface reaction-controlled variant of CVD in which the chemical precursors are introduced in a sequential, pulsed manner, resulting in the growth of a self-limited monolayer (or less) film for each pulse step. The aim of both methodologies is the controlled growth of thin films with desired and reproducible properties. Emphasis is given to the latest advancements and future directions, and the processes and precursors commonly used to achieve controlled deposition.


Training coreference resolution models require comprehensively labeled data. A model trained on one dataset may not successfully transfer to new domains. This paper investigates an approach to active learning for coreference resolution that feeds discrete annotations to an incremental clustering model. The recent developments in incremental coreference resolution allow for a novel approach to active learning in this setting. Through this new framework, we analyze important factors in data acquisition, like sources of model uncertainty and balancing reading and labeling costs. We explore different settings through simulated labeling with gold data. By lowering the data barrier for coreference, coreference resolvers can rapidly adapt to a series of previously unconsidered domains.


From the standardized to the scientific,the transformation of the civil servants interviews fully confirmed it is inevitable to determine examinees according to the characteristics of the jobs and examinees and exert interviewers' initiative.It is the prerequisite of the transformation of the civil servants interviews to speed up to authenticate interviewers' qualifications,establish the system to quantify interviewers' achievements and train a relatively stable team of specialized interviewers.It is the basic content of the transformation of the civil servants interviews to strengthen the scientific research on the aims of the civil servants interviews and theoretical demonstration on the interview contents,consummate the mechanism before and after the interviews and to incarnate the positions' pertinence from the orientation.It is the social significance to innovate the interview methods in order to ensure the interview efficiency through the combination and transforms of many kinds of interview methods.The periphery safeguard and the legal significance is to deepen understanding the interviews surveillance,to unify the process standard surveillance and the interview quality surveillance and to guarantee the surveillance takes real effect.


"LOVE" is ACT OF GOD?... "UNIVERSE" is made up of LOVE?... "MANY RELIGIONS" claim that "GOD IS LOVE"... "UNO" observes February 14 as LOVERS DAY?... "ST. VALENTINE BISHOP" refers Human Heart as "SYMBOL OF LOVE"... "SCHOLARS" distinguish Human Love from


The researches on administrative accounting come to a standstill compared to those on financial accounting.Two influential factors hindering administrative accounting are changes in the socio-economic contexts and developments in management science.Administrative accounting has to innovate itself under the new circumstances.This paper illustrated some ideas about three aspects in the innovations and development potential of administrative accounting as follows: the idealistic renewal and upgrading,the content adjustment and expanding orientation,and the research approaches to breakthroughs.


The aim of the current paper is to explore fuselage monitoring possibilities trough the usage of Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs), trained by the use of numerical models, during harsh landing events. A harsh landing condition is delimited between the usual operational conditions and a crash event. Helicopter structural damage due to harsh landings is generally less severe than damage caused by a crash but may lead to unscheduled maintenance events, involving costs and idle times. Structural Health Monitoring technologies, currently used in many application fields, aim at the continuous detection of damage that may arise, thereby improving safety and reducing maintenance idle times by the disposal of a ready diagnosis. A landing damage database can be obtained with relatively little effort by the usage of a numerical model. Simulated data are used to train various ANNs considering the landing parameter values as input. The influence of both the input and output noise on the system performances were taken into account. Obtained outputs are a general classification between damaged and undamaged conditions, based on a critical damage threshold, and the reconstruction of the fuselage damage state.


The interannual and seasonal variation features of the tropical cyclone(TC) frequency are analyzed over the South China Sea (SCS)( 5°N-25° N,110°-120°E) and the western North Pacific (WNP)( 5°N-25°N,120°E-180°) ,using the 58-year (1950-2007) TC dataset from the China Meteorological Administration. The results indicate that the TC frequency over the WNP is higher than that over the SCS,and the TC activities over the two regions show significant regional differences. For the interannual variation,the correlation coefficient is -0.09 between the two regions,which means that the TC frequencies over the SCS and the WNP change almost independently. For seasonal variation,the TC frequency over the WNP shows a clear seasonal variation similar to the well known seasonal variation in the whole WNP(the WNP and the SCS),while in the SCS,the active period of tropical cyclone activity is from May to November,with small intra-seasonal variation showing peak phase from August to September. In particular,from the view of the rate of tropical cyclone frequency to that in the whole WNP,the rate rises sharply to 31.7%-33.8% during May-June from the inactive period from January to April in the SCS,making May-June being the most prominent period with the biggest rate. Further study shows that ENSO influences TC frequency over the SCS significantly in inter-annual variation,and its role doesn't play through the underlying surface ocean but maybe through other means such as the atmospheric circulation. For the seasonal variation,during May-June,the dynamic conditions (monsoon trough) and thermal conditions (high sea surface temperature) in the SCS are more favorable for TC genesis than those in the WNP,this may be the possible reasons for the rate of TC frequency in the SCS to that of the whole WNP becoming the biggest from May to June.


The Hill estimator is often used to infer the power behavior in tails of
experimental distribution functions. This estimator is known to produce bad results in certain situations which have lead to the so-called Hill horror plots. In this brief note, we propose an improved estimator which is simple and coherent and often provides an efficient remedy in the bad situations, especially when the distribution is decreasing slowly, when the data is restricted by external cuts to lie within a finite domain, or even when the distribution is increasing.


The balance sheet of the European Central Bank (ECB) represents a very small fraction (onetenth) of the reported balance sheet of the Euro Area system as a whole. This paper presents evidence that the effective size of the ECB's balance sheet is massively higher than this, and indeed is significantly higher even than the reported balance sheet of the Eurosystem as a whole. We point to strong evidence that most NCBs (especially those of the larger countries) effectively act on autopilot, as branches of a near-monolithic institution which we term the "Mega-ECB". The lending behaviour of the "Mega-ECB" appears to have been driven primarily by the borrowing needs of the distressed countries of the EU's southern periphery.


Introduction: Pregnancy is a period of transformations and discoveries in a women's life, when associated with vulnerability presents greater challenges. Individuals who are vulnerable due to ethnic, social, economic or illness factors are more susceptible to damage or injury due to their exposure and condition. It was analyzed the social-clinical-epidemiological profile of pregnant women, the prevalence and type of vulnerability involved and the presence of associated maternal and child factors. Methods: Cross-sectional study with pregnant women assisted in labor at Nossa Senhora da Conceicao Hospital (HNSC). Results: The profile of parturients according to vulnerability was black or brown with (8.00%), mothers under 18 years of age (4.70%), the migration phenomenon (0.60%), the use of drugs in pregnancy being licit and / or illicit (1.50%) and the presence of HIV and / or VDRL reagent in pregnant women with (2.30%). Women who used drugs during pregnancy had lower data on the average weight of the newborn, average height of the newborn and gestational time, however, a higher number of gestations and gynecological and / or obstetric complications compared to non-users. In addition, black or brown women expressed lower average newborn height, more pregnancies and complications compared to other ethnicities. Conclusions: There was statistical significance regarding ethnicity and drug use with p <0,05. The migratory phenomenon, adolescent pregnant women and HIV and / or VDRL reagents were not significant. The newborns of drug-using mothers had lower than expected mean weight and height for gestational age.


The composition dependence of the thermal‐diffusion factor for the hydrogen—helium system has been studied by a trennschaukel. Like thermal conductivity, the thermal‐diffusion‐vs‐composition curve for this particular system shows a pronounced minimum. It has been suggested that probably the effects of inelastic collisions are responsible for the apparently anomalous behavior.


M usical activities are an important part of a preschool student's education. Some preschool models rely on the preschool teacher delivering music instruction, while other models have a music educator providing the music instruction. No matter who is delivering the instruction, communication is an issue in music instruction. Hodgdon (2000) states that students who experience auditory processing problems have difficulty processing rapidly changing acoustic information. Teachers who use visual communication strategies can help young students who have difficulty shifting or reestablishing attention to acoustic events. In addition, these strategies help students listen to foreground sounds while blocking out background noises. It does not matter if students are verbal or not, these modifications benefit students who have difficulty taking in auditory information and making meaning from it. Information gained from the sense of sight can assist preschool students during music class. Such information can be gained from body language, natural environmental cues (e.g., furniture arrangement or object location), traditional tools for organizing and giving information (e.g., calendars or schedules), and tools designed to meet special learners' needs. These visual means can benefit all students, not only inclusion students. Using visually mediated communication during music activities with preschool students warrants investigating. When using such communication, emphasis is on receptive language (learning to listen to and understand language) as it supports students' attempts to understand and interpret their environment. This leads to more involvement and participation in activities. While visually mediated communication was initially developed for students with autism, it has been found to be beneficial for many students with a variety of learning needs. In this column I will examine the general use of visual strategies and then offer suggestions for using these tools in music instruction. Finally, Barbara Winkler, a practicing special-needs preK teacher, will share her hands-on suggestions for applying these techniques to music.


THE AUTHOR DESCRIBES A STUDY OF PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC GENERATED BY A SAMPLE OF NINE LARGE AND MEDIUM-SIZED STORES IN CENTRAL LONDON. FOUR WERE DEPARTMENT STORES, THREE WERE CHAIN STORES AND TWO WERE SUPERMARKETS. THEY WERE CHOSEN TO REPRESENT BOTH AREAS FREQUENTED BY TOURISTS AND LOCAL OFFICE WORKERS. DETAILS ARE GIVEN OF THE SURVEY METHOD THAT WAS USED DURING THE FORTNIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS 1971 AND DURING APRIL OF 1972 . FACTORS STUDIED INCLUDED THE VARIATION IN PEDESTRIAN GENERATION BY MONTH WHICH WAS BASED ON THE DEGREE OF BUSINESS ACTIVITY REPORTED BY THE STORES, VARIATION BY DAY OF THE WEEK, INBOUND AND OUTBOUND PEDESTRIAN FLOW BY HOUR OF DAY AND A PEDESTRIAN TRIP GENERATION RATE CALCULATED IN TERMS OF NUMBER OF PEDESTRIANS PER WEEK PER 100 SQUARE METRES GROSS FLOOR AREA. SIX FIGURES SUMMARIZE THE RESULTS OF THE STUDY. THESE SHOW HOW THERE IS A CHRISTMAS PEAK IN TRAFFIC FOLLOWED BY MUCH LIGHTER TRAFFIC DURING THE FOLLOWING THREE MONTHS, HOW TRAFFIC VARIES DURING THE WEEK ACCORDING TO THE TYPE OF STORE. HOW IN BOUND TRAFFIC PEAKS AT MID-DAY WHERE THERE IS A LOW TOURIST CONCENTRATION AND GIVES A FLATTER PEAK WHERE THIS IS A HIGH TOURIST CONCENTRATION, AND HOW THE PEDESTRIAN GENERATION RATE VARIES WITH STORE SIZE AND TYPE. THE GENERATION RATE IS LOWER FOR THE DEPARTMENT STORES AND TENDS TO DECREASE AS THE SIZE OF THE STORE INCREASES.


High-performance inversely trapezoidal heat sinks for multi-chip modules under forced air cooling have been developed by means of thermal simulation. Heat sink specifications were assumed as follows: 60 mm (length)*60 mm (width)*17 mm (height) with less than 0.8 degrees C/W thermal resistance at 3 m/s air velocity. A simple thermal simulation method for a heat sink was first developed to perform thermal flow analysis in the air and heat transfer analysis. The accuracy of this simulation was within +or-20%, and a novel plate-format heat sink with inversely trapezoidal fins has been successfully designed using this simulation.<<ETX>>


In the paper, a study of the task of predicting information security vulnerabilities is carried out based on the analysis of the data of thematic Internet resources. Against the backdrop of the rapid development of information technology, there has been an increase in the activity of a variety of computer attacks carried out and planned using modern latest technologies. Harmful information has become an obvious problem in the information security of society today, it should also be noted that criminal and terrorist groups are increasingly adopting means of information influence, developing and writing strategies aimed at attracting new adherents and expanding the sphere of influence through social networks. The analysis of the conducted research of the current state in the field of information security shows that the pace of development of information and computer technologies is significantly ahead of the process of creating software and hardware in the field of information security. The priority in this situation is the task of analysis, classification, identification of active mechanisms and means of attacks and threats to the information security of the system, which can lead to unauthorized access to confidential data, disruption of the functioning of the information system, determination of countermeasures against attacks and threats, assessment of the given damage, development of the legal framework, protection mechanisms and information security criteria of the countermeasure system. Today, there is no single approach to solving the problem of security of information and search systems, in relation to subject areas: developers of hardware and software protection of information offer appropriate components for solving specific problems; ensuring reliable protection of information resources requires the implementation of appropriate technical and organizational measures in a complex, accompanied by the development of appropriate documentation. Most of the modern software and hardware systems for detecting computer threats and attacks work using the approaches of signature analysis and fixing of Internet network anomalies. These approaches have disadvantages associated with the use of powerful computing resources for their implementation, and have low efficiency when detecting new computer threats. The method of predicting information security vulnerabilities based on data from Internet resources, based on fuzzy inference, semantic and statistical analysis, is distinguished by the ability to identify vulnerabilities and threats to their implementation, allows you to describe the patterns of the information process of filling thematic resources with new text messages, which affects the quality of forecasting . The algorithm for forecasting vulnerabilities and threats to information security implemented in the information and analytical system, based on the analysis of the data flow of thematic resources, allows automating the information process of detecting new vulnerabilities and threats, provides information security specialists with the opportunity to assess the degree of security of resources in a timely manner and, if necessary, take appropriate measures to neutralize possible threats and vulnerabilities, thereby increasing the information security of computing computer systems against the implementation of new network computer attacks.


The kinematic properties of an array of transmitting antennas that are transiently excited by a sequence of modulated pulses, with high repetition rate, are explored. The array's parameterization is carried out via the energy radiation pattern. It is shown that the energy radiation pattern can be decomposed into a set of difierent types of beam contributions, deflned over a beam- skeleton, which is determined by the array's physical and excitation parameters. The difierent types of beams are main beams, grating- lobe beams and cross-pulsed lobe beams, each corresponding to a difierent pulsed interference mechanism. While grating lobes are time- harmonic phenomena, cross-pulsed lobes are unique for excitation with a pulsed sequence. The difierent beam types set limits for array sparsity in terms of the array's physical and excitation parameters. The array's directivity is introduced as a flgure of merit of its performance and to demonstrate the resulting efiect of the time-domain excitation characteristics. The array's parameterization can be used with any type of excitation | from extreme narrow band (time-harmonic) to extreme ultra-wideband (transient/short pulsed) excitation. For time- harmonic excitation, the resulting characterization matches that of the classical frequency domain antenna theory.


Plastic bottles are sensitive to lateral wall deformation (panelling) owing to the pressure difference between the inside and the outside. Parameters involved in plastic bottle deformation have been reviewed. A quick laboratory test for measuring bottle resistance to deformation was set up and evaluated vs. real life conditions. Round 1–l bottles with various geometries and wall thickness distributions were designed, produced and tested.


Zanthoxylum armatum DC., belonged to the family Ruteacea, is a medicinal plant used to cure many diseases. DNA barcoding was used as a tool for molecular identification of Zanthoxylum armatum DC. species from Balakot Pakistan. In the present study four DNA barcodes including matk, rbcl, ITS and trnH-psbA were used. The sequenced data were analyzed by using BLASTn at NCBI, FASTA and Mega 7.0 software. During PCR analysis, 3 DNA barcodes ITS, rbcl and trnh-psbA were successfully amplified and showed the 100% sequencing success. Furthermore, these barcode markers showed 99-100% sequence similarity with the reference sequences at the BLASTn. The further analysis revealed the sequence similarity of investigating marker with Zanthoxylum armatum (MH016484.1), Zanthoxylum nitidum (FN599471.1) and Zanthoxylum bungeanum (MF097123.1) respectively. The current finding provides the basis for sequenced data of Z. armatum to be used in future for molecular discrimination among the plant species from Pakistan and it is concluded that combination of diverse kind of barcoding markers could be helpful in proper identification of species at lower taxonomic level.
Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 27(2): 323-333, 2020 (December)


: Entrepreneurship of Women development is an essential part of human resource. Development Compared to other countries the development of women entrepreneurship is very low in India, especially in the rural areas. However, women of middle class are not too eager to alter their role in fear of social backlash. The progress is more visible among upper class families in urban cities. As technology speeds up lives and the new millennium is now upon us, it is useful to take time to reflect on what will surely be one of the driving forces of the global economy of the 21st century. Women are an emerging economic force that policymakers cannot afford to ignore. What are the implications of this for businesswomen throughout the world? How can women's business association's best channel this potential and maximize it to improve the status of women in the world economy? In the global economy of the 21st century, international trade will be a key source of economic growth and development. Recent surveys conducted in several countries by the National Foundation of Women Business Owners (NFWBO) indicate that women-owned firms involved in the global marketplace have greater revenues, are more optimistic about their business prospects and are more focused on business expansion than women-owned firms that are domestically oriented. Obviously, expanding into international trade can pay off for women-owned firms. However, it is not clear that smaller enterprises are benefiting from these potential as much as larger firms. In connection with the above here an attempt has made to study the role of human entrepreneurs in economic development. "You can tell the condition of a nation by looking at the status of its women." - By Jawaharlal Nehru.


In the title compound, C23H17ClF3NO3, the dihedral angle between the dihydroanthracene and cyclopropane ring systems is 58.5 (4)°. The amino H atom forms an intramolecular hydrogen bond to a carbonyl O atom of the dioxodihydroanthracene moiety. The crystal packing is further stabilized by an intermolecular C—H⋯F contact.


In this study the concept of nomadism, as formulated by Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari, Rosi Braidotti and Pierre Joris, is the basis for analyzing the poetic trajectory of Maria Victoria Reyzabal (Madrid, 1944). The nomad intellectual stance implies avoiding the center and abandoning the desire for one-directional dominance. On the one hand, Reyzabal denounces her socio-historic context whose hierarchal structure destroys intimate being and the collective good; on the other, she wanders in the imaginary in search of alternatives. In unexpected havens, «miracles» of hope and delight occur in the form of erotic ecstasy, alterity, the re-creation of the universe, and the mythification of solidarity. In the ten books published to date nomadic freedom also is evident the variety and experimental nature of poetic.


The present invention discloses a low deposition thermoplastic rubber and its preparation method, and the following components in weight%: 5 to 30% polypropylene, 10 to 40% EPDM rubber, 0-20% oil, plastoelastomer 10 to 50%, 0 to 40% filler, from 0.5 to 10% cross-linking agent, antioxidant, and 0.01 to 2% processing aid from 0.01 to 10%. Above TPV materials prepared using dynamic vulcanization techniques. Select (ethylene -α-olefin) copolymer plastoelastomer substituted partially softened oil, reducing the oil content of the softening formulation, improves the compatibility of the rubber softening oil phase and to suppress the migration toward the rubber softening oil phase of the plastic material the thermal weight loss was significantly lower, precipitation performance is improved; uses all the plastoelastomer substituted softening oil precipitated significantly improved performance, the tensile strength, elongation at break, hardness and compression permanent deformation remains substantially unchanged, in the automotive, construction , chemicals, energy and other sealed areas have broad application prospects.


As an important part of design automation sub system in CIMS, PDM has come to be the key factor to manage the whole product definition and its life cycle. The necessaries of sub system integration, the technology of PDM and system integration are first analyzed. Based on this, the integration relationship between CAD/ CAPP/CAM, PDM and ERP, the framework of enterprise information integration based on PDM and the integration model of CAD/CAPP/CAM, PDM and ERP in CIMS environment are analyzed.


Tungstate with the general formula AWO 4 is promising optical material with a characteristic blue-green emission under UV irradiation, originating from ligands [1]. The A-site in AWO 4 compositions are occupied by divalent metal ions such as Ba, Ca, Sr, Zn, Mg, etc. Based on the ionic size of A-site cations, AWO 4 materials adopt two different crystal structures, and they are called as scheelites and wolframites, respectively. The scheelite structure is composed of a three-dimensional framework of vertex sharing AO 8 polyhedra and BO 4 tetrahedra [2] resulting in a tetragonal symmetry, as shown in Fig. 1(a). Scheelites are formed when elements occupy the A-site with a large ionic radius, especially alkaline earth metals (Ca 2+ , Ba 2+ , Sr 2+ , etc.). The wolframites adopt a monoclinic crystal structure composed of AO 6 and WO 6 octahedra as shown in Fig. 1(b), and the wolframite structures are formed when the A-site is occupied by smaller ions, mainly transition metals (Co 2+ , Fe 2+ , Mn 2+ , Ni 2+ , Zn 2+ , etc.) [3]. In this work, representative scheelite and wolframite AWO 4 (A = Sr and Mg) nanofibers doped with RE 3+ ions are fabricated using sol-gel assisted electrospinning technique. The cathodoluminescent (CL) emission from these nanofibers is compared to understand the effect of structure and the RE 3+ dopants on the CL emission. The nanofibers are fabricated through a sol-gel assisted electrospinning process [4].


One of the fundamental tasks of a wireless device with cognitive radio functionalities is to extract relevant parameters from other wireless networks in range, through the so called spectrum sensing. This function is a key element in a cognitive radio system as it should be firstly performed before allowing unlicensed users to access a vacant licensed channel. Among other well know techniques already used to detect communicating primary users, the most simple and effective is based on energy detection. This work is part of a project called AIRAWARE that aims at the definition of a software module able to classify a set of different wireless technologies in the ISM band thanks to an energy detector based algorithm [1]. In [1] experimental results showed that the AIR-AWARE module can perform wireless technology classification between WiFi and Bluetooth networks (ISM band) by analyzing the energy detector output and applying linear classifiers to the extracted features. This approach allows to perform the spectrum sensing using MAC sublayer protocol features (i.e. packet exchange patterns) so that the resulting algorithm can be fast and simple. In [1] the network scenario provided off-the-shelf WLAN cards (IEEE 802.11 b/g) that were exchanging large files over a TCP link. Using a self-developed packet sniffer, the authors extracted a packet diagram of the sniffed communication between these devices. The experimentation in [1] provided the WiFi (IEEE 802.11b) real traffic mixed with simulated Bluetooth (IEEE 802.15.1) traffic in order to evaluate linear classifiers performances. The results of technology classification showed a good separability of classes generated by the features (i.e. packet duration and inter-frame space) characterizing these two ISM band technologies. Following studies [2] investigated real traffic feature extraction in a Bluetooth network with the AIR-AWARE module implemented through an SDR architecture: the USRP2. In the Bluetooth case, thanks to the adopted TDD/TDMA multiplexing scheme, two different features have been discovered. The first feature was the packet duration related to the time slot duration (625 μs) and its multiplies (3 and 5 slot packets). The second feature consisted of packet inter-arrival measurement with which we were able to detect the slot duration and even the link type (data or voice). In this work we used the same algorithms and SDR spectrum sensing equipment introduced in [2] to analyze IEEE Std. 802.11 a/b/g real traffic packet patterns. Using the USRP2, we would overcome the limitations determined by the use of WLAN boards as in [1] and exploit the great flexibility offered by an SDR architecture. The experimental setup consisted of two IEEE 802.11 a/b/g transceivers (Po = 10 dBm, Compex WLM54AGP23, Atheros chipset on Alix 3d2 mainboard, driver MadWifi) connected by an infrastructured BSS topology (AP ↔ STA). The traffic generated in the trials was obtained by connecting a PC host to the Internet through the wireless link under test. The physical channel between wireless devices, consisted of RF coaxial cables that connect the devices through a RF splitter/combiner (4 ports). The sensing device (USRP2) was attached to the splitter to sense the packet exchange (figure 1). The USRP2 hosts the XCVR2450, a dual band (2.4 GHz 5 GHz) daughterboard. In all the captures the USRP2 is tuned on the AP channel and it captures the traffic using an I&Q sampling scheme [2]. The resulting data is then elaborated through software modules that implement the energy detector and feature extractor (i.e. SIFS extractor).


The cosmetics industry has been growing quickly in both developed and developing countries. These days, Malaysian men also tend to see a personal grooming as a necessity. However, some of cosmetic consumers might face difficulty in searching their desired cosmetic products in pharmacy and to locate the closest pharmacy that sell their preferred cosmetic products. Thus, this project proposed to build a prototype to find the nearest pharmacy that sell that cosmetic products. This can be done by using geofencing technique. The aim of this project is to assist the shoppers to identify which the closest pharmacy that offer their desired cosmetic products. In this project, Rapid Application Development (RAD) methodology is used to develop this prototype because it provides faster development, gives high and maintain the quality of software and reduce development cost. Findings for this system, user enable to find their desired cosmetic products at the nearby pharmacy easily. As the significance of this project, it helped the users to save their time searching for their preferred cosmetic products. In addition, it reduced their travelling time and cost as they know already the location of the pharmacy that sell their preferred cosmetic products. Besides, this project helped to reduce their stress because their cosmetic products are easily accessible at the pharmacy. The recommendation in the future is this project should cover other assortment sort of cosmetic products. Moreover, this project should expect to identify the closest pharmacy that offer different domains such as skincare, personal care and healthcare. Lastly, this application should be develop for any other platform in the future.


FIELD: chemistry. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to stabilised polymer compositions containing a bromated polymer flame retardant particularly intended for producing foam material. The polymer composition contains a block polymer, e.g. a styrene copolymer, an aliphatic bromine-containing polymer and a mixture of at least one alkyl phosphite and at least one epoxy compound. The set of stabilisers which includes alkyl phosphites and epoxy compounds is very effective in preventing cross-linking reactions which occur when an aliphatic bromine-containing polymer is subjected to high temperatures which are found in melt processing processes. EFFECT: invention improves processing and prevents gelling of the bromine-containing polymer during processing. 11 cl, 3 tbl, 17 ex


The purpose of this study is to determine whether each change in value of return on assets, return on equity, earnings per share, and economic value added will be followed by a pattern of changes in the value of the market value added. This research is a type of quantitative descriptive research with statistical tests. The population used by the researcher is a manufacturing company listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) period 2013-2015 as many as 131 companies. The technique used in determining the sample of this study is purposive sampling. The data analysis technique used in this study is multiple linear regression analysis because to find out whether there is a significant influence between the independent variables on the dependent variable with the help of SPSS for windows version 21. Test results show that return on assets, return on equity and earnings per share no significant effect on market value added, while economic value added significant effect on market value added. While based on the F test it can be concluded that the independent variables namely return on assets, return on equity, earnings per share and economic value added affect simultaneously on the market value added. This shows that the independent variables are jointly able to explain the dependent variable.


Over the last twenty years, China has gained recognition for its efforts to reduce pollution and remediate the effects of industrialization within its borders. To mitigate the adverse effects of this reality, communities are returning to grassroots projects that present an alternative to unchecked globalization.


The African locust bean ( Parkia biglobosa ) and mesquite bean ( Prosopis africana ) are both perennial tree legumes which belong to the family Leguminoseae. A comparative study was conducted on them to determine the effect of fermenting on the nutritional composition of their seeds. For this purpose, proximate, mineral and amino acid compositions were determined using standard analytical techniques. The result showed that fermented sample of Parkia biglobosa seeds had the highest content of crude protein (25.16%) and crude fat (12.27%) while the raw sample of Prosopis africana had the highest values of crude fibre (11.35%). Potassium was the most abundant mineral in all the samples with fermented P. biglobosa recording the highest value of 51.00 mg/100g. Generally, raw and fermented samples of P. biglobosa and P. africana seed flours were found to be a good source of essential minerals, and harmful heavy metals such as lead and cadmium were below the detection limit of atomic absorption spectrophotometer. The amino acid profile revealed that fermenting enhanced total amino acid (TAA), total essential amino acid (TEAA), essential alphatic amino acid (EAAA), essential aromatic amino acid (EArAA) and total sulphur amino acids (TSAA). The limiting amino acids (LAA) for raw and fermented samples of P. biglobosa were Met + Cys (TSAA) and Thr, respectively while that of P. africana was TSAA for the raw and fermented samples. Sufficient proportions of the essential amino acids were retained after fermenting of Parkia biglobosa and Prosopis africana seeds to meet FAO dietary requirement.


This paper presents a novel and alternative methodology of logic/functional verification of a system-on-a-chip integrated-circuit. This methodology was used by our company for a successful and timely tape-out of our SoC. We will show a complete verification methodology that resulted in a fully-functional first silicon and quick time to market.


To express the gene of TccP of EHEC O157∶H7 in E.coli and prepare the rabbit antibody against TccP.the gene of Z3072 DNA was amplified from EHEC O157∶H7 by PCR.After confirmed by DNA sequencing,the Z3072-DNA was cloned into expression vector pET-28a(+) and then the Z3072 gene was expressd in E.coli under the IPTG induction.The protein was prmarily purified with the purity of about 80%.The rabbit antibody against TccP was prepared by immunization of two New Zealand white rabbits using the purified TccP as immunogen.The titer and specificity of the antisera were determined by ELISA and Western blot assay.It was demonstrated that the 1 014bp Z3072 gene was amplified,cloned,and expressed in E.coli.The expressed product existed in the bacterial inclusion body.The rabbit antibody against TccP was prepared and its titer was about 1∶640 000.Western blot analysis showed that the antibody cold bind to the expressed TccP protein specifically.In this way,the TccP protein was expressed in E.coli and rabbit against TccP was prepared successfully,thus providing the necessary materials for further study.