A compact optical switching unit includes a spatial light modulator coupled to a delay assembly such that incident light beams are respectively selectively directed along either a direct path or a delay path dependent on the linear polarization of the light beam. The delay assembly includes a light deflection device, such as a polarizing beam splitter, coupled to a delay path apparatus, such as mirror prisms or fiber optic cable. A compact and readily fabricated cascade of optical switching units includes polarizing beam splitter blocks and polarization rotation switch blocks, a portion of which constitutes the polarizing beamsplitters and spatial light modulators in respective optical switching units sequentially optically coupled. Delay path apparatuses disposed along an axis orthogonal to both the axis of beams passing along a direct path through polarizing beam splitter switches on the direct path and the axis between respective optical switching units result in a compact optical architecture.


This paper examines how the private and the public sectors are procuring work in the construction industry in the United States and abroad. It then attempts to draw some conclusions on how the industry should or could improve the process.


Polyhydroxyamide (PHA) was synthesized by low-temperature solution polymer- ization of 3,3'-dihydroxybenzidine and terephthaloyl chloride. Then, pure PHA and PHA nanocomposite fibers, including multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWNT), were prepared by a wet-spinning process. The structural characteristics, thermal properties, and mechani- cal performances, such as tensile strength, initial modulus, and compressive strength, of the PHA fibers were investigated using FT-IR, TGA, and a tensile testing machine. The TGA results show that the PHA fiber has excellent thermal stability at high temperatures and can undergo thermal cyclization to yield PBO fiber. The tensile mechanical properties of PHA nanocomposite fibers were better than those of pure PHA fiber, and they were improved on increasing the MWNT content. The highly improved mechanical properties of the nanocomposite fibers are thought to be related to the strong interfacial interactions between the PHA matrix and MWNT.


Some politicians are so paranoid that they are screeching 'communal' and 'separatist' notions in their opposition to even a debate on Article 370. Be it citizens of Kashmir, Jammu or Ladakh, everyone yearns for and deserves better. Neither the supporters of Article 370 nor those who rue its insertion have been able to give the people of Jammu and Kashmir the society they deserve. Many feel that the Article is the biggest social barrier imposed upon the common man. Yet others feel that it is the biggest impediment to integration of J&K State into the Indian Union.


Calculations suggest that experiments relating to beam deposition, focusing and transport can be performed within the context of current test-bed accelerator design proposals. Since the test beds have lower ion kinetic energy and beam pulse power as compared to reactor drivers, we achieve high-beam intensities at the focal spot by using short focal distance and properly designed beam optics. In this regard, the extremely low beam emittance of suggested multi-beam designs are very useful. Preliminary results suggest that intensities of greater than 100 TW/cm/sup 2/ are achievable. Given these intensities, deposition experiments with heating of disks to greater than 100 eV are expected. We could also expect as much as 1 to 3 kA of incident ion current on these disks with beam intensities almost comparable to that of reactor targets. Thus, if any anomalous plasma effects on deposition emerge, the conditions should be available for testing some of them. On the other hand, these deposition experiments have low ion kinetic energy per nucleon. About 4 to 5 MeV/nucleon is achievable if lighter ions such as sodium were used. But for lighter ions, plasma effects in deposition might be more severe because heavy-ion beams are more stiff.


SUMMARY The antiandrogenic effect of CPA on the male reproductive organs was tested by treating the lizard Calotes versicolor (Daud.) with 250 and 500 μg CPA and 250 μg CPA + 250 μg testosterone on alternate days for 19 days. In group II treated with 250 μg CPA, there was no change in the testis while the epididymis and the renal sexual segment were regressed. In group III, administration of 500 μg CPA caused regression of the testes, epididymis and renal sexual segment. In group IV, the effect of CPA + testosterone was similar to that of groups II and III. In all the groups, biochemical estimation of the testes total cholesterol and histochemical observation of Δ5-3β-HSDH, 17β-HSDH, G-6-PDH and lipids remained the same. These results show that CPA does not seem to affect the steroidogenic function directly and that a low dose of CPA has an inhibitory effect on the male accessory organs while a high dose of CPA is needed to cause regression of testes.


This is the pilot study of adopting system dynamics model and method to demonstrate the organizational inertia of knowledge-intensive business services in perspective of dynamic evolution. This study aims to establish the causal feedback constructs and the corresponding dynamic models. It reveals that the motivation of enlarging the dimensions of organizational inertia from the structural inertia is that empirical practice demands the relevant modeling foundations. KIBS are regarded as the main study object in virtue of more uncertainties and complicatedly ever-changing environment in the modern society. The dynamic evolutionary processes of organizational inertia are highlighted by several causal feedback loops to illustrate that inertia is a two-edged sword that it is positive if change consistency and vice versa.


Adiwana Unagi Suites is one of the most affected businesses in the hospitality sector during the Covid-19 period, but it is one of the hotels that can survive in Ubud Bali. This hotel has a very high score of 9.6 on booking.com, but throughout 2020 there were several reviews stating that the English of the hotel staff was not good. As long as the hotel is open until the end of 2020 the management has never carried out English language training to hotel staff. The implementation of the English for Specific Purposes training was carried out using an experimental research study which was carried out for six months, from January to June 2020. The implementation was carried out using youtube as a learning medium, and other online platforms such as kahoot, google form and live worksheets. The results of the implementation of the English language training carried out showed progress where during 2020 there was never a tourist review stating a lack of English, as well as an increase in English language skills as indicated by a very significant increase in post-test scores, as well as positive feedback from management.


Russian theatrical art has supreme fame on the world stage.In the early 1990s,Russian theatre circles were affected by so many problems,such as the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the economic crisis.In recent years,with the theatres' marketization operating mechanisms maturating gradually and Russian government's supporting degree increasing continually,Russian theatres' operating has got into the right track basically and reproduced the former glory.


1) Discussion of the past experience regarding the time dependence of magnetization. Hypothesis of a formal analogy between the Jordan loss component and the dielectric aftereffect loss. 2) Fundamental experiments that examine this hypothesis based on the classical theory. 3) Measurement of the frequency response of the permeability. Order-of-magnitude confirmation of the theory. 4) Execution of the switching experiment using a ribbon and solid core of a Fe–Ni alloy. Invalidity of the superposition principle. 5) Interpretation of experimental results.


Spherical 10 nm rhabdophane (LaPO4·H2O) particles were made by controlled precipitation in water using lanthanum citrate chelate and phosphoric acid (La-Cit+/H3PO4) at a temperature of 30°C. Rod-shaped 10 nm × 100 nm rhabdophane particles were made by direct precipitation from lanthanum nitrate and phosphoric acid (La(NO3)3/H3PO4). The lanthanum nitrate to phosphoric acid molar ratios (La:P) were fixed at 1:1 and 1:5 for both methods to study their effect on particle size and shape. The particles were characterized with DTA/TGA, XRD, TEM, SEM, Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy, and ζ potential measurements. The spherical particle surfaces had absorbed citric acid. The point of zero charge of the rod-shaped and spherical particles was pH 5.4 and 4.3, respectively. Formation mechanisms for the spherical particles are discussed.


Infineon Technologies Dresden has been using a long-term simulation model to support production planning for a long time. There is a need to reduce efforts to create and maintain models. There are two ways of doing this: using representative process flows and substituting tool sets for constant delays. This paper considers both approaches as well as their combination. The main idea is to evaluate them and find the appropriate level of model complexity in terms of model accuracy. Therefore, a gradual simplification is used. The MIMAC dataset 5 was the data source for this study.


Muhammad Mudasar Ghafoor, Zahid Hussain, Muhammad Yasir Saeed, Director, University of the Punjab, Jhelum Campus, Jhelum. Pakistan, email@example.com Faculty Member, FMS, National Textile University, Faisalabad. Pakistan, firstname.lastname@example.com PhD Scholar, Department of Management Sciences, Preston University, Islamabad: firstname.lastname@example.com ARTICLE DETAILS ABSTRACT History Revised format: November 2020 Available Online: December 2020 Purpose: The study aims to find out the impact of CPEC project on volatility and growth of Pakistan stock exchange PSX-100. The CPEC is a significant subset and southern corridor of (SREB) which consists of three economic corridors (Rana, 2015). The investment in CPEC projects not only accelerates Pakistan and Chinese economy but also anticipated to have significant effects on Pakistan stock exchange PSX. Design/Methodology/Approach: The methodology of event study proposed by Bremer and Sweeney (1991). The methodology of Cox and Peterson (1994) used to identify the effects of events related to CPEC projects and stock market returns. Findings: The results indicated that the volatility of PSX-100 has low in post CPEC as compared to pre CPEC era showing a positive effect of CPEC on PSX in the form of stable PSX 100 returns in post CPEC announcement era. Implications/Originality/Value: The results of this empirical study provide important implications to overseas investors, corporations and regulators.


Penetrating aortic ulcer and intramural hematoma is one of the causes of acute aortic syndromes and can present as an emergency. It is common in older individuals with multiple risk factors and rarely presents as hemothorax on the right side. We present a young male without significant risk factors who presented acutely with the right massive hemothorax. On evaluation, he had multiple ulcers in the descending thoracic aorta, which was successfully managed with a stent graft. This case illustrates the rarity of presentation at a young age and rarity of manifestation with the right hemothorax.


AbstractThis paper brings out the significance of assessing loudspeaker efficiencies and their more frequent measurements. Various methods in vogue for the measurement of this characteristic are discussed in brief and the suitability of the directionality pattern method as a standard practice is established. For ease in calculations of loudspeaker efficiencies according to this method, a simple graphical procedure is introduced. For further simplification, adoption of standardized measurement parameters is suggested.


A Ca(H2PO4)2/RM composite powder suppressant with core–shell structure was prepared with modified red mud (RM) as the carrier and Ca(H2PO4)2 as the loaded particles, using a solvent–antisolvent process, in an attempt to suppress aluminum dust explosion more effectively. The suppression effects of the Ca(H2PO4)2/RM composite powder suppressant for aluminum dust flame propagation and for explosion overpressure were tested in a vertical glass tube test apparatus and a 20 L explosion vessel. The results show that the Ca(H2PO4)2/RM composite powder suppressant was more effective in suppressing aluminum dust flame propagation and explosion overpressure than either Ca(H2PO4)2 or RM powder alone. Finally, the suppression mechanism of the Ca(H2PO4)2/RM composite powder suppressant was analyzed. On the one hand, a large amount of burning heat was absorbed through the decomposition of Ca(H2PO4)2 and the melting phase transformation of the decomposition product; on the other hand, the strong isolation provided by the RM helped limit flame propagation. The strong adsorptivity of RM allowed this material to adsorb the radicals from the explosion reaction perfectly.


The Zhengchong gold deposit is located in the central segment of the Jiangnan Orogen in northeastern Hunan Province, South China. The host rocks of this deposit are the Neoproterozoic slates of the Lengjiaxi Group and granodiorite. The structures in the Zhengchong gold deposit are dominated by NE-trending reverse faults, which control the gold-bearing veins. The orebody consists of NE-trending laminated quartz veins and NW-trending quartz veins. The alteration styles include silicification, carbonatization, sulfidation, sericitization and chloritization. The Zhengchong gold mineralization can be divided into four stages: Quartz-pyrite (stage I), quartz-pyrite-arsenopyrite (stage II), quartz-polysulfide (stage III) and quartz-carbonate (stage IV). Three generations of hydrothermal pyrite were identified: Disseminated euhedral to subhedral cubes in altered wall-rock (PyI), euhedral to subhedral cubes inter-grown with arsenopyrite and tetrahedrite in quartz veins and wall-rock (PyII), and euhedral cubes with microinclusions (native gold, galena, sphalerite, chalcopyrite, tetrahedrite, and pyrrhotite) or metasomatic textures in sulfide-rich veins or veinlets (PyIII). PyII and PyIII are arsenian pyrite and represent the main Au-bearing minerals. PyI records the lowest concentrations of Au; PyII and PyIII record similar amounts of Au, Cu, Pb, Zn, and Bi, but PyIII is more enriched in Co, Ni, Te, and Se. The substitution of As, Se and Te for S and that of Co and Ni for Fe occurs by direct-ion exchange. Invisible gold is uniformly distributed within the arsenian pyrite, and visible gold fills microfractures in PyII or occurs as inclusions in PyIII. Co, Ni, Cu exhibit positive correlations with Au and a negative correlation between Au + Cu + Co + Ni and Fe reflect that Fe vacancies may have been a major cause of the precipitation of invisible Au and other metal elements in pyrite structure. There are systematic trace element differences between the three generations of pyrite (PyI, PyII, PyIII). The more Co, Ni and Se, Te substitution that occurred for Fe and S, respectively, the greater the increase in the Co/Ni ratio (<1) and the decrease in the Se/Te ratio (<10) in stage III, indicating that a more reduced, lower-temperature metamorphic hydrothermal fluid was present in stage III.


### Calcium as a Ubiquitous Signal in Plants

All living cells use a network of signal transduction pathways to conduct developmental programs, obtain nutrients, control their metabolism, and cope with their environment. A major challenge for cell biologists is to understand the "language" of


The paper considers capacity maximization problem in cooperative multiple-input-multiple-output (Co-MIMO) systems under individual peak-power constraints (IPC). Existing literatures mostly address the capacity issue on a total peak-power constraint (TPC) basis, which assumes all transmit base stations (BSs) to be restricted to a fix peak power. However in Co-MIMO systems, each cooperative BS is confined to its own power amplifier, which makes IPC a more realistic condition. The paper analyzes the capacity under IPC in a general Co-MIMO system, where several BSs cooperate to serve one user. Following that, a closed-form expression to maximize system capacity for a special case, where only two BSs serve one user, is derived. Simulation results show that our proposed capacity-maximization solution outperforms tradition TPC-based uniform power allocation and achieves an elegant tradeoff between maximal system capacity and reality significance.


Objective To detect and analyse the color Doppler flow imaging in the diagnosis of liver cirrhosis.Methods Compared with a normal group of 30 individuals,the blood flow of the portal vein in 75 cases with liver cirrhosis was examined with color Doppler flow and statistical analysis combined with Puph hepatic function grading.Results The blood flow velocities and patterns were normal,decreased or biphasic.The velocity andvolume of the blood flow decreased with severity of Puph hepatic function grade.Compared with normal group,a significant difference was found(P0.05).The levels of hydroxyproline(Hyp),aspartate amino transferase(AST),alanine amino transferase(ALT),albumin(ALB) and hyaloplasm acid(HA) were obviously highter than that in control group;The contents of the above markers increased in accordance with severity degree;The contents of Hyp and liver cirrhosis degree was positive by related(r=0.5612,P0.05).Conclusion Color Doppler flow of the blood in the portal vein can help not only diagnosis of liver cirrhosis but also theseverity assessment of the liver lesions.


A safety protection method for a chip is disclosed. The safety protection method for a chip comprises: the software security verification information stored in the chip is encrypted by utilizing a chip locking principle for guaranteeing the software security verification information from be modified; when a single board is powered up, a software package stored in the chip is verified for security by utilizing the software security verification information. A chip is also disclosed. With this solution, the security of the software security verification information is guaranteed; a problem that chip contents are modified is solved effectively; and the security of the software operating in the single board is guaranteed effectively.


String similarity join is an essential operation of data quality management and a key step to find the value of data. An incremental processing framework for string similarity join is proposed in this paper. Compared with the batching processing model, it can avoid the heavy time cost and the space cost brought by the duplicate similarity computation among historical strings and is suitable for processing data streams. We implement two algorithms: Inc-Join and Inp-Join. Inc-Join runs on a stand-alone machine while Inp-Join runs on a cluster with Spark environment. The experimental results show that this incremental processing framework can reduce the amount of string matching without affecting the join accuracy. When the data quantity becomes large, Inp-Join can make full use of the advantage of parallel processing and obtain a better performance than Inc-Join.


Aim To establish and optimize a bleeding deficiency model which is suitable for evaluating the effect of traditional Chinese medicine on nourishing and tonifying blood.Methods Blood samples were drawn from orbit at the dosages of 2.5,5.0 and 7.5 ml·kg-1 by three different blood deficiency model rats every day,and the experimental period was 15 days.The blood samples of third day,sixth day,ninth day,twelfth day and fifteenth day were collected to observe the peripheral blood index changes.At the same time,Dangguibuxue Decoction was used to evaluate the three models.Results When blood collection at the dosage of 2.5 ml·kg-1 and the experimental period at twelfth day and fifteenth day,there was a significant difference between model group and control group,but only at fifteenth day,the model was made successfully.When blood collection at the dosage of 5.0 ml·kg-1 and the experimental period at twelfth day and fifteenth day,the model was made successfully,but the treating effect of tested medicine at twelfth day was better than at fifteenth day.When blood collection at the dosage of 7.5 ml·kg-1 and the experimental period at ninth and twelfth day,the model was made successfully,but their inflammatory responses were serious.At fifteenth day,there was a significant difference between model group and control group,but there was no significant difference between model group and model treatment group.Conclusion Considering the inflammatory response,the nourishing and tonifying blood effect of tested medicine and the minimum injury of experimental animals,the optimum for making blood deficiency model was as follows: Blood is collected at the dosage of 5.0 ml·kg-1 every day for 12 days.Dangguibuxue Decoction shows a good improving effect of the peripheral blood indexes on the optimum model.The method provides reference for the effect evaluation of Chinese medicine with nourishing and tonifying blood.


Objectives: In this paper, we systematically review the ways to measure business models and we explain what measures would help us to further develop our study of the link between business architectures and performance. Indeed, until today, a great variety of measures of business model have been made, but no consensual measurement tool has emerged. The absence of general measurement tools makes it hard to analyse the effects that a business model might have on firm performance.
Prior work: Focus of business models has been shifting from understanding how organizational design allows firm growth in internet industry (Timmers 1998) to the study of value creation in any industry (Amit & Zott 2001). As such, business model research produced many different definitions of the concept (Onetti et al. 2012), and there are some literature reviews trying to understand what a business model is and what it aims for (e.g. George & Bock 2011; Zott et al. 2011; Sahut et al. 2012). Most frameworks on business models describe the concept as configuration of business activities to create and deliver value for customers, converting it into economic value (Chesbrough & Rosenbloom 2002; Magretta 2002). Thus, it starts to be consensus on what a business model is, but we still need a clarification of business model measurement tools.
Approach: We conduct a systematic review of prior research on business models, focusing on how the business model is measured, and why. We also consider what conclusions can be drawn by authors with their measurement tools. This systematic review method has shown its relevance in context of research topics that are dispersed and need focus and clarification (Schneider & Spieth 2013). This is especially the case for the literature on business models (Baden-Fuller & Morgan 2010). The review process is adapted from systematic review methodology (Tranfield et al. 2003) to make the literature review transparent and replicable. As such, we have a two steps review process: first, we select papers on business model measurements, and then, we analyse them with systematic methods.
Results: Beyond classifying and evaluating business models based on proposed components in models, our results show that research has mainly focused on the change and innovation of business models on the one hand, and on efficiency on the other hand. The more quantitative measurements have focused on how the entire business model affects innovativeness or performance of the firm, not providing however, a consensus of how business models in general can be measured across different industries.
Implications and Value: Previous research on business model focusing on qualitative measurement does not fully support practitioners or academia to understand the impact of business models and how different choices influence some firm dimensions. The results of this systematic literature review bring some solutions to this measurement issue of business models and contribute to extend the scope of business model measurements. A standard measure of business model allows academics to actually assess the effect of firms' architecture across industry. Thus, it is adding value to the research field on business models as well as to practitioners who want to be able to measure the effects of their business activities.


The new generation of Doppler weather radar may provide the physical information of the raining cloud,such as the echo intensity of the raining cloud,the height of echo crest,the equivalent line echo crest,vertical liquid water content,radial velocity,center cyclone,storm tracing and so on.This paper conducts the analysis on these products that can easily show the cloud body spots for the artificial catalyzed work qualitatively and quantitatively on the weather modification for rain to determine the time and the methods.The radar data are transmitted to the control center of the weather modification for rain,then the control center automatically computes the work position,the work distance, the work elevation angle according to the radar observation information such as the work cloud position,the distance,the cloud height,the cloud thick and its moving direction and speed and so on as well as the work position of formerly inputs in the command system,to effectively control the weather modification work for rain.Furthermore,it may examine scientifically the effect of the weather modification work for rain through the radar tracking and observing,the radar echo animation demonstration,echo strength comparison before and after the work,comparison between work spot with non-work spot.


Multiple myeloma (MM) is a molecularly and clinically heterogeneous disease, making it challenging to control. Despite the impact of novel agents, including the immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs) thali...


The technological changes and the shorter life cycle of products force companies to continually adapt the production activities to the market needs and consequently update their information systems. The alignment between the Business and IT is becoming even more complex and these areas are not always able to communicate among them. This process can affect the company's ability to quickly address the market needs and therefore jeopardize the foundations of its competitive


The principal features of this document are the analysis of a large dual-reflector antenna system by vector Kirchhoff theory, the evaluation of subreflector aperture-blocking, determination of the diffraction and blockage effects of a subreflector mounting structure, and an estimate of strut-blockage effects. Most of the computations are for a frequency of 15.3 GHz, and were carried out using the IBM 360/91 and 360/95 systems at Goddard Space Flight Center. The FORTRAN 4 computer program used to perform the computations is of a general and modular type so that various system parameters such as frequency, eccentricity, diameter, focal-length, etc. can be varied at will. The parameters of the 60-foot NRL Ku-band installation at Waldorf, Maryland, were entered into the program for purposes of this report. Similar calculations could be performed for the NELC installation at La Posta, California, the NASA Wallops Station facility in Virginia, and other antenna systems, by a simple change in IBM control cards. A comparison is made between secondary radiation patterns of the NRL antenna measured by DOD Satellite and those obtained by analytical/numerical methods at a frequency of 7.3 GHz.


The study evaluated the effect of choline chloride (CC) supplementation on growth rate, haematology and serum biochemistry of broilers. 120-day-old broiler chicks were randomly divided into four groups of 30 birds each and these were further sub-divided into 3 replicates of 10 birds each. Group A served as the control while the diets of groups B, C and D were supplemented with 0.5 g/kg, 0.75 g/kg and 1 g/kg of CC respectively. 6weeks post-supplementation, haematology, serum biochemistry, total weight gain, feed efficiency and carcass characteristics were determined. Group C (0.75 g/kg choline) had a significantly (p<0.05) higher feed efficiency (49.18%) than other choline-supplemented groups and control. There was no significant difference (p>0.05) in the mean values of AST, ALT, total protein and creatinine across all groups. However, the ALP and cholesterol values of group D (4.42 U/L and 1.68 mg/dl respectively) were significantly (p<0.05) higher than other groups. Lymphocyte counts of Group D was significantly (p<0.05) lower than all other groups. The spleen weight (0.27 g) of group D was significantly (p<0.05) higher than all other groups, but there was no significant difference (p>0.05) in the relative weights of other organs of all four groups. The values of the breast weight/width, drumstick length/width, wing length and carcass length did not vary significantly across the supplemented-groups, but the breast-length, thigh weight/length/width, drumstick-weight, wing weight/width and carcass-weight of the control group were significantly higher than the supplemented-groups. Choline chloride supplementation at 0.75 g/kg may have contributed to improved feed efficiency but not with a corresponding excellent carcass yield.


Stellar systems composed of single, double, triple or higher-order systems are rightfully regarded as the fundamental building blocks of the Milky Way. Binary stars play an important role in formation and evolution of the Galaxy. Through comparing the radial velocity variations from multi-epoch observations, we analyze the binary fraction of dwarf stars observed with LAMOST. Effects of different model assumptions, such as orbital period distributions on the estimate of binary fractions, are investigated. The results based on log-normal distribution of orbital periods reproduce the previous complete analyses better than the power-law distribution. We find that the binary fraction increases with Teff and decreases with [Fe/H]. We first investigate the relation between α-elements and binary fraction in such a large sample as provided by LAMOST. The old stars with high [α/Fe] dominate with a higher binary fraction than young stars with low [α/Fe]. At the same mass, earlier forming stars possess a higher binary fraction than newly forming ones, which may be related with evolution of the Galaxy.


Current efforts by nation-state governments to organise adaptation in developing countries are characterised by a broad concern with defining, measuring and governing adaptation efforts, with surprisingly little on how these efforts are organised and implemented through the different participant organisations. In this thesis, I develop an organisation-centred perspective based on the three distinct and relatively independent literatures of climate change adaptation, organisation theory and network analysis to study the emerging adaptation initiatives in developing countries. I use the term 'organising adaptation', to focus analytical attention on the organisational architectures and linkages that are critical, to develop coordinated responses, and to move forward from policy and plans to practical action. I present my results in four empirical papers from a detailed study of organising climate change adaptation in the agriculture sector in Ghana, supplemented with analysis from Nepal and Pakistan. I adopt a 'granular' and 'nested' design, backed by extensive empirical field data to analyse the effect and connectedness of key organisations in adaptation from local to national planning levels. The results show that the planned structures take on an organisational form composed of many component organisations (I refer to them as 'meta-organisation'), but these structures are out of alignment with the requirements needed to address challenges posed by climate change. The component organisations in turn form implicit sub-groups (I refer to them as organisation-communities) and take on specific roles that are asymmetric and the challenges are often articulated in way that conflicts with, or thwarts, other capacity, leading to gaps in potential adaptation action. The findings of the papers emphasise that organisations and their relationships matter greatly but that it is also important to examine how these organisations work and what they do within the wider networks involved in adaptation.


Comparative analysis of anthropometric indicators of sportswomen of high qualification rhythmic and artistic gymnastics was performed. The main morphological differences in the body build of the female gymnasts were identified.


Bycatch of red king crab (Paralithodes camtschatica) in stationary fishing gears, q&ally gillnets, is an increasing problem to the inshore fishermen in the northern part of Norway (Finnmark county). The results are large bycatches of king crabs together with the crabs' damages on the gear and catch. In the cod gillnet fisheries, the problem might be solved by using specially made gillnets ("norsel-mounted" nets) where the net itself is floated 0.5 meters above the seabed. The norsel-mounted nets were compared with standard nets in the Varangerfjord (eastern Finnmark) in the period 17 March - 28 May 1999. The trials showed that norsel nets needed more floats than the standard nets to get the net to stand properly in the sea (to get the norsels stretched out suitably). By using extra float (rings) on the norsel mounted nets the bycatches of king crab were reduced to an acceptable level with an average of 0.6 crabs/net, compared with 3.3 crabs/net on standard and 6.7 crabs/net on nor-se1 nets without extra float. Norse1 nets caught only about l/3 as many fish as standard nets.


This essay addresses the question of how to build political coalitions to address global warming. For speculative realists such as Levi Bryant, responding to climate change demands materialist ontologies that recognize the efficacy of things themselves, e.g. fossil fuels. And yet, I argue, Bryant does not sufficiently address the political assignment of building political coalitions with people who endorse different ontologies. To illuminate this possibility, I show how the American evangelical David Gushee arrives at similar conclusions by a different route. The essay encourages speculative realists to fold modesty into their political thinking for the sake of building coalitions with theists about matters of common concern.


Numerous disparate explanations have been advanced for the observed quantum yield in the photoisomerization of o‐nitrobenzaldehyde. The authors decided to gather further data on this reaction, varying such factors as the weight of the molecule and the physical state of the material. The results indicate that the reaction occurs intramolecularly, but that for o‐nitrobenzaldehyde itself the quantum efficiency is nearly one‐half in all cases. A detailed consideration of the mechanism is deferred to the second portion of this paper.


This article develops nonparametric inference procedures for estimation and testing problems for means on manifolds. A central limit theorem for Frechet sample means is derived leading to an asymptotic distribution theory of intrinsic sample means on Riemannian manifolds. Central limit theorems are also obtained for extrinsic sample means w.r.t. an arbitrary embedding of a differentiable manifold in a Euclidean space. Bootstrap methods particularly suitable for these problems are presented. Applications are given to distributions on the sphere S d (directional spaces), real projective space RP N-1 (axial spaces), complex projective space CP k-2 (planar shape spaces) w.r.t. Veronese-Whitney embeddings and a three-dimensional shape space Σ 4 3 .


Flow cytometry is a powerful tool that can be used to study protozoan parasite interactions with the complement system. We developed a flow cytometric assay to measure the deposition of complement activation product C3b and to assess resistance to complement‐mediated lysis. This assay involves exposing cultured parasites to human serum (the source of human complement) and staining parasites with antibodies against complement proteins to detect and quantify complement components on the parasite surface by flow cytometry. The assay can be used to compare complement activation across a variety of different species of protozoan parasites. As a proof of concept, we describe protocols to study C3 deposition on the single‐cell protist Toxoplasma gondii. This parasite actively regulates C3 deposition and proteolytic inactivation to eliminate the formation of lytic pores targeted to the parasite surface coat, which is the end‐product of the complement cascade. The antibodies used in this assay recognize both active and inactive forms of C3 deposited on parasite surfaces. Hence, the assay facilitates the identification and characterization of parasite resistance factors that regulate complement deposition and catabolic inactivation. © Published 2022. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA.


Aerobic soil respiration involves the breakdown of complex carbon molecules. Oxygen consumed in this process then influences the oxygen concentration of percolating rainwater. The respiration rate depends on factors such as soil depth, organic matter content, oxygen supply, soil moisture and temperature (WHITE 1987), indicating that seasonal variations in dissolved oxygen are likely to occur in drainage water from catchments. As little was found in limnological textbooks (Hl.JCCHINSON 1975, WETZEL 1975, COLE 1979) regarding such seasonality, dissolved oxygen was included as an element in an integrated study of drainage water from rwo acidified catchments and the adjacent limed lake, Lake Terjevann. Study site


In young adulthood most people begin to realize the meaning of health. The amount of costs to be incurred for the treatment of a person when they are suffering from a disease also affects a person's health concern. According to Taylor and Asmundson (2004), most people feel anxious about their health. Anxiety about health can differ from one person to another. Through this study a general overview of health anxiety for young adults in Indonesia, especially in Jakarta, can be seen,. Participants in this study consisted of 263 people, aged 20-40 years (M = 27.23 , SD = 5.50). Sociodemographic variables include ages, gender, and marital status, level of education, employment status, and ethnicity. Researcher used Short Health Anxiety Inventory (SHAI; Salkovskis, Rimes, & Warwick, 2002), Patient Health Questionnaire Somatic Symptom Severity Scale (PHQ-15; Kroenke, Spitzer, & William, 2002). For data analysis, researcher used The Pearson Product Moment Correlation. The results showed significant correlation between health anxiety and somatic symptoms.


According to the majority opinion in District of Columbia v. Heller, the Second Amendment right to bear arms is a fundamental, enumerated, individual right borne from the inherent privilege to protect one's self and home, and it is not contingent upon service in the military. Given that this right is individual, fundamental, and enumerated, felons should then no longer be among the group excluded from exercising this right, particularly when they do not lose other fundamental individual rights upon conviction. The right to bear arms becomes particularly important because many felons live in urban neighborhoods that require the ability to protect themselves and their homes. Also, given the fact that a majority of released felons were convicted of non-violent offenses, restrictions on their right to protect themselves does not serve the public interest of keeping citizens safe from violent persons.


The authors present a unique case of multiple spinal meningiomas with the late development of intracranial lesions. The patient had 47 distinctly separate, yet histologically identical, lesions excised, with many others noted at the time of surgery and by radiographic studies. He was evaluated for neurofibromatosis and was found to have neither Type I nor Type II. Genetic analysis, including restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis, was performed and detected no abnormalities.


We present a prototype system developed in cooperation with a business organization that combines information visualization and pattern-matching techniques to detect fraudulent activity by employees. The system is built upon common fraud patterns searched while trying to detect occupational fraud suggested by internal auditors of a business company. The main visualization of the system consists of a multi-layer radial drawing that represents the activity of the employees and clients. Each layer represents a different examined pattern whereas heat-maps indicating suspicious activity are incorporated in the visualization. The data are first preprocessed based on a decision tree generated by the examined patterns and each employee is assigned a value indicating whether or not there exist indications of fraud. The visualization is presented as an animation and the employees are visualized one by one according to their severity values together with their related clients.


The study is devoted to the analysis of the process of formation of the Soviet system of school education in the 1920-1930s. The policy of the Soviet government in this area and its specific results are also considered. The authors find out that the experiments, carried out in the course of reforming education, were accompanied by both positive and negative paradigms. Of the positive results that were already observed by the end of the 1920s, the quantitative changes, marked by an increase in the number of educational institutions, as well as the number of teachers and students, stand out in particular. Of the positive results that were already observed by the end of the 1920s, there particularly stand out the quantitative changes marked by an increase in the number of educational institutions, as well as the number of teachers and students. Also progressive, although slower, was the strengthening of the material and technical base of schools. Large-scale transformations related to the destruction of the old Russian school and the construction of a new Soviet school took place against the backdrop of important historical events (the Civil War, famine, industrialization and collectivization, etc.), which influenced the course of the modernization processes. Along with objective factors, the development of the educational sphere was also affected by subjective reasons: the dissatisfaction of the population with certain measures in the field of schooling, the conservative views of the peasant population, etc. As a result, in the early 1930s, the course of the Soviet government with regard to the general education school was revised. In order to correct the mistakes made, the Soviet government had to return to the traditional class-and-lesson system. In the 1930s, there increased the budgetary financing of the school education system. The policy pursued allowed the Soviet state to achieve noticeable results in improving literacy of the population, quantitative expansion of primary and secondary education, qualitative improvement of the level of education in general.


This paper presents a Media Space designed to reinforce the learning experience in the context of Architecture Studio courses by supporting interactive analysis and discussion of architectural projects. Based on the utilisation of information technologies, this initiative attempts to interpret the meaning of the traditional master/apprentice relationship and the project-based learning model. This paper summarizes the course methodology and outlines the aspects of interest in order to improve the learning experience. Also presents the main concepts behind the users' interaction process in a session such as Catalogue, Stage, Mosaic and Sketch-Based Annotations. The result is a suite of modular applications and hardware engineered to provide interactive visualisation, collaborative tools and teleconferencing.


In this paper we analyze cooperative multi-hop system taking advantage of cooperative diversity at the relay and the destination. The relays with multiple antennas use maximum-ratio combining (MRC) of received signals from previous relays and source. The switch-and-stay combining (SSC) is applied at the mobile user at the destination owing to its simple realization. Probability density function (PDF) expression of received signal-to-noise (SNR) is derived in a closed-form. Based on obtained result, outage and error system performance are presented. Comparison of presented results and previous published ones is also done.


Documents related to the case of The State of Texas vs. Robert Godfrey, accused of illegally marking and branding a cow, filed July 17, 1874. Documents are a bill of indictment signed by grand jury foreman N. P. Coleman, an arrest warrant and bond note for Robert Godfrey, and a witness summons.


On the base of systematical analysis of production and management of coal mine enterprises, we use technology about management information system and decision support system to establish a truss of decision support system about production and management of coal mine enterprises. we analyses the questions and research methods which should be solved in the truss all-around so that the coal mine enterprises should be developed in the way of modernization.


Introduction: Torture survivors risk developing Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as well as other mental health problems. This clinical case study describes the impact of torture on two survivors who were treated for their PTSD with Narrative Exposure Therapy.
Methods: The reports of the narratives of two torture survivors were qualitatively analyzed. It was hypothesized that torture yields overaccommodating cognitions, as well as mental defeat, which in turn, are related to severity of psychological complaints.
Results: Both patients have experienced an accumulation of traumatic events. The psychological and physical torture they experienced lead to increased anticipation anxiety, loss of control and feelings of hopelessness, as well as overaccommodating cognitions regarding self and others.
Conclusions: Cognitions, culture and beliefs, as well as issues of confidence and a more long-term perspective affect therapeutic work. Building trust, pacing the therapeutic process, and applying tailor-made interventions that focus on cognitions regarding self-esteem, trust in relationships, as well as safety and control are warranted.


e16016 Background: Individual response evaluation in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) would be welcome for better biology-based decision making since therapy strategies like concurren...


In all, 13 parasite taxa - eight cercariae, three nematodes, one rhabdocoel and one aspidogastrean - were recorded from 205 out of the 642 snails autopsied. Of the carcariae, xiphidiocercous was the most diversified (five taxa), followed by the echinostome (two) and the furcocercous (one). Infection by the nematodes, though rather poor in diversity, was much higher (23.99%) than that (12.15%) by the developmental stages of Trematoda. The rhabdocoel and the aspidogastrean were minor infestors having 1.56% and 2.80% prevalence, respectively. Bellamya bengalensis was the most abundant host, had the highest parasite diversity (12 taxa) and also the highest prevalence of infection (51.59%). Though the second highest abundant host, Paludomus blanfordiana had the least parasite diversity (only an oxyurid nematode) and a very low prevalence (2.04%) as well. Brotia costula , the big strong snail harboured two taxa (a carcaria and a nematode), and also had a low prevalence (8.65%). The amphibious Pila globosa , though least abundant among the four hosts, had moderately high parasite diversity (four carcariae and two nematodes) and prevalence (40.26%). Bangladesh J. Zool. 44 (1): 9-30, 2016


The size of software systems as well as their complexity is continuously growing. This is caused by additional functional requirements and the fact that not only one system is developed but a set of related systems. Complexity increases through improvement of functionality and the use of variability. Optimizations and error corrections increase also the number of variants. Furthermore a higher effort is required to maintain a system throughout its complete life cycle. Due to the number of product variants resulting from one system an appropriate effort is required to develop, test and document each product. The negative effects of the complexity should be compensated with an efficient reuse of development artifacts. Using inheritance and libraries as well as components, which can be used in more than on product is a common strategy when implementing reuse. A product contains several libraries or components, which realize specific functionality. Software product lines also use this mechanism but with the enhancement for the customer to configure the resulting system for his needs. The development with software product lines is described in several publications. In practice often multiple single products should be evolved into a product line based development. The theoretical approaches cannot be easily transferred into practice but must be adjusted to a project-specific situation. Thus, an optimal result can be gained by combining different theoretical approaches to a practical adaption of product line methodologies. This thesis describes approaches to establish a software product line for the development of an electronic control unit. Therefore, common and individual factors are examined and evaluated to define a strategy to implement product line methodologies into an existing project. The key is to increase the usage of models to raise the level of automation. Next, variability is defined in these models and hence, efficiently described for the first time. Tools use the variability in further artifacts in the development process. This strategy was implemented in practice and empirically evaluated resulting in an improved development process, which can be further transformed into a product line.


This video describes a new type of 3D curves, which generalizes the family of 2D Euler spirals. They are defined as the curves having both their curvature and their torsion evolve linearly along the curve. The utility of these spirals for curve completion applications is demonstrated. This video accompanies the paper presented in [4].


In recent years, the judiciary powers have become places where important issues are resolved. There has been a transformation of the judiciary model. In Latin America, Colombia's Constitutional Court and Costa Rica's Constitutional Chamber are noted by their activism. In a jurisprudential study of more than 20 years, this article uses concepts such as the judicialization of politics and judicial activism to define the work of these courts.


Biodegradation of p-bromophenol (4-BP) along with p-chlorophenol (4-CP) was investigated in batch shake flasks using a actinomycetes strain of Arthrobacterchlorophenolicus A6. A Two level full factorial design at two different levels (low and high) was applied to perform the biodegradation of 4-CP and 4-BP in the mixed substrate system. Result reveals that the presence of 4-CP in low concentration range in the mixture (20–60 mgl-1) did not inhibit 4-BP biodegradation by the actinomycetes. However, at high concentration range of 4-CP (100-200 mgl-1), the 4-BP biodegradation was inhibited. Further, 4-BP degradation was faster than 4-CP. In order to study variation in the specific degradation rate of these pollutants and their interaction effect exist between them, the experimental data were fitted to a sum kinetics model. The experimental data have been fitted with the model with a high correlation coefficient value (R2> 0.94). The model fitted data reveals a strong negative interaction effect of 4-CP on biodegradation of 4-BP by the A. chlorophenolicusA6.


Precise measurements of the internal dynamics of galaxies have proven of great importance for understanding the internal dark matter distribution of galaxies. We present a novel method for measuring the line-of-sight (LOS) velocities across the face of galaxies by cross-correlation of spectral pixels (spaxels) and an iterative method of smoothing. On simulated data the method can accurately recover the input LOS velocities for different types of spectra (absorption line dominated, emission line dominated, and differing shapes of the continuum), and can handle stellar population radial gradients. Most important of all, it continues to provide reliable measurements of LOS velocities with reasonable uncertainties even when the spectra are very low signal-to-noise (approaching ∼1), which is a challenge for traditional template-fitting approaches. We apply our method to data from a real MaNGA galaxy as a demonstration and find promising results with good precision. This novel approach can be complementary to existing methods primarily based on template fitting.


We recently reported that Pseudomonas sp. ITH-SA-1 can transform the lignin-derived aromatic compound syringaldehyde (SYAL) into nonaromatic polymeric substances with fluorescent activity (NAPSFA). NAPSFA are particularly rare organic substances that fluoresce despite the absence of aromatic rings. In this study, we developed a simple method for producing NAPSFA using a nonbiological process. Incubation of the SYAL metabolite 3-O-methyl gallate (3-MGA) produced by Pseudomonas sp. ITH-SA-1 with Marine Broth (MB) or Luria–Bertani broth (LB) produced fluorescence even in the absence of bacteria, suggesting that fluorescent substances were produced from 3-MGA by a nonbiological process. 3-MGA reacted with tryptone and peptone, which are the primary nitrogen and phosphate sources in MB and LB, to produce the fluorescent substances. The fluorescent substances produced by the reaction of 3-MGA with tryptone exhibited excitation and emission peaks at 370 and 505 nm, respectively, which are nearly identical to tho...


In three years of operation, COMPTEL has measured the locations (mean accuracy 1 ) and spectra (0.75{30 MeV) of 18 gamma-ray bursts and continues to observe new events every 1{2 months. The existing COMPTEL bursts have been analyzed as a group to study the smallscale angular distribution and MeV emission properties. Furthermore, measurements of individual strong bursts like GRB 930131 and GRB 940217 provide unique insight into the physics of burst sources. We review recent analyses of COMPTEL burst locations and spectra and give an update on recent observations, including the on-going search for fading low-energy counterparts using rapidly-determined COMPTEL burst locations.


A voltage regulator (300) includes a first and second amplifier stage (301, 303), an output stage (307), and a variable zero circuit (318). The first amplifier stage is coupled to receive a reference voltage (VREF) and introduces a first pole (P1) of the voltage regulator. The second amplifier stage is coupled to the first amplifier stage and introduces a second pole (P2) of the voltage regulator. The output stage is coupled to the second amplifier stage, has an output driver (308), and is coupled to provide an output voltage (VOUT) based on the reference voltage. The variable zero circuit (311) is coupled to the first amplifier stage, the second amplifier stage, and the output stage. The variable zero circuit (311) provides a zero to compensate for at least one of the first pole or the second pole of the voltage regulator based on a gate to source voltage (VS) of the output driver and a drain to source voltage of the output driver. ® KIPO & WIPO 2007


INTRODUCTION: Health Technology Assessment (HTA) methods are usually applied to the evaluation of drugs, devices, and procedures. We have used HTA to promote evidence-based decision-making on topics relating to staffing and career development for healthcare professionals. Interventions to reduce the stress associated with caring for patients who need repeated hospitalization such as patients with sickle cell disease are thought to improve job satisfaction and nurse retention, but is there scientific evidence to support them? METHODS: We systematically searched Medline, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Cochrane, and Joanna Briggs Institute databases for published studies evaluating interventions targeting healthcare personnel. Searches combined tems for sickle cell disease with terms for job stress, turnover, and other career-related outcomes. We evaluated the quality of individual studies using standardized checklists and constructed evidence tables. RESULTS: We found one randomized trial (RCT) of an education program for nurses and physicians, a pre-post analysis of a communication skills and cultural awareness program, and a case study of a nurse support group. The RCT found that an education program significantly improved participants attitude towards patients but did not measure any outcomes relating to caregiver stress or job satisfaction. The pre-post study found that a communication skills program significantly improved nurses confidence in their ability to communicate with patients. The case study reported that nurses found the support group useful and felt their attitudes were improved, but there was no control group to compare their responses to. The education program was graded as moderate-strength evidence and the other programs had low-strength evidence. There was no meta-analysis or other data synthesis of the results because of the differing interventions and outcome measures. CONCLUSIONS: There have been few quantitative scientific evaluations of the effectiveness of interventions to reduce the stress nurses feel when caring for sickle cell disease patient. The studies that have been published have favorable conclusions towards these interventions, but the strength of evidence is not high.


Based on the dq0 generator equation and the high precise ten-order-chain-circuit transmission line model,differential equations are established to analyze the UHV system load rejection overvoltage.The individual switching overvoltage and the superposition of switching overvoltage and self-excitation overvoltage by sudden load rejection of the UHV long distance transmission line are analyzed and simulated.The comparison result shows that the superposition overvoltage is more severe than individual switching overvoltage.Moreover, a measure of overvoltage suppression using Metal Oxide Arrester(MOA) is proposed.The simulation result shows that MOA can hold the voltage in safe range,which validates the feasibility of proposed method.


That Ovid's long hexameter poem, the Metamorphoses, defies the boundaries of genre has become axiomatic in classical scholarship and the genre of the tale of Pyramus and Thisbe, in particular, is difficult, since it contains within it the oriental novel, hexameter epic, and comedy, and moves between the elegiac city and the forest of tragedy. This chapter reads the tale as a parable of genre, exposing the invitations to performance latent in the text and examining the reception of this generic multiplicity in Shakespeare's staged version at the end of A Midsummer Night's Dream. The problem of genre in 'Pyramus and Thisbe' was as apparent to Shakespeare as it is to his Theseus and Philostrate. The tale's life in drama continues into the twenty-first century, with Supple and Reade taking their cue from Shakespeare and responding to Ted Hughes's Tales from Ovid by dramatizing elements from the collection.


Apparatus (10) for lifting or moving loads require high operator visibility and simplicity of construction. For example, in a mast assembly (10) such as can be used on a fork lift truck or other cargo handler it is desirable to maximize visibility through spaced-apart uprights (16, 18, 24, 26). Also, free lift of a carriage (14) which engages the load will maximize visibility in that the movable uprights (16, 18) will not be elevated above the fixed uprights (24, 26) when raising the carriage (14) to move the load. In the apparatus (10), first and second lifting elements (32, 34) or jacks (36, 38) are mounted adjacent the uprights (16, 24; 18, 26) for visibility. The lifting elements (32, 34) are interconnected by a load sharing member (48) for free lift and to distribute the forces encountered in raising the load more equally between the lifting elements (32, 34) and the chains (52', 52'').


The percentage of workers who choose not to join the union available to them at their workplace has been rising in Britain and New Zealand. Using comparable data for both countries this article shows factors such as perceptions of union instrumentality, the number of problems employees have at work, social custom, ideological convictions, and the costs of union joining all influence the propensity to free-ride. Employer-inspired policies substituting for unionization play no role. Having accounted for all these factors, free-riding remains more common in New Zealand than in Britain.


War Office, .. Novembe1' 25, 1916. His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to approve' of the appointments of the undermentioned Officers to beOompanions of the Distinguished Service Order, in recognition of their gallantry and devotion to duty in the field :Major (Temp. Lient.-Ool.) Hugh Herbert James ~Fawcett, Royal Army Medical Corps. " F'or conspicuonsgallantry in action and devotion to duty. He tended the wounded continuously for, seventy-two hours., He has' on' many previous occasions done very fine work. " Temp. Oapt. Donald OlsonRidd81, M.B., Royal Army Medical Oorps. I' For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He tended and dressed the i wounded under intense fire, displaying the greate;t courage and determination. 'Later, during a very heavy enemy bombardment, he walked up and down our trenches imd administered to the wounded. Oapt. George Vincent Stockdale, M.B., Royal Army Medical Oorps, Special Reserve. 1!'or cpnspicuous, gallantry arid devotion to ,'duty. He led his stretcher-bearers continuously for five days, under very heavy fire,' and on, several occasions rescued wounded men by himself., Fie has on many previo,us occasions done very fine work.


Nonconvulsive status epilepticus (ncSE) is a severe condition that may result in neurologic sequelae and epilepsy resistant to pharmacologic treatment. We analyze here seizure and electroencephalography (EEG) patterns and their correlation to the development of a chronic epileptic condition in a guinea pig model of focal ncSE induced by intrahippocampal injection of kainic acid (KA).


OF THE DISSERTATION INTERACTIONS BETWEEN ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR B AND TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS SOX10 AND PAX3 IN THE MELANOCYTE LINEAGE by Marcia K. Lowenstein Florida International University, 2009 Miami, Florida Professor Lidia Kos, Major Professor Genetic interactions that underlie developmental processes such as cell differentiation and pattern formation are complex and difficult to elucidate. Neural Crest (NC) cells and their derivatives offer an optimal system in which to probe for these complex interactions as they acquire different cell fates and constitute a variety of structures. The transcription factors Sox10 and Pax3 as well as the transmembrane receptor Endothelin receptor b (Ednrb) are temporally and spatially co-expressed early in NC cells and mutations in these genes lead to similar hypopigmentation phenotypes due to a reduced number of NC-derived melanocyte precursors, the melanoblasts. The goal of this study was to establish whether Sox10 and Ednrb or Pax3 and Ednrb interact to promote normal murine melanocyte development. Crosses of Sox10 or Pax3 with Ednrb heterozygous mutants showed that the double heterozygous hypopigmentation phenotype was significantly more pronounced than


When using the space average method (SAM) to determine the correlation distance (scale of fluctuation δ u) in highway embankment,some problems occur.With the results of correlation distance for several highway embankments,this paper discusses the problems and analyzes the results in different case.Some rule and method is suggested to determine the correlation distance δ u.


The significance of the problem under study is due to the fact that the methodology of teaching students future mathematics teachers of scientific knowledge is based on the idea of projecting the activities of a mathematics teacher with scientific knowledge on the process of studying the educational material of a school mathematics course. It includes the target (learning outcomes), substantive (pithy component systems), as well as processural (teaching methods and means) components. In this case, the main means of teaching students future mathematics teachers is a system of tasks, the execution of which contributes to the formation of scientific knowledge, models the work of a mathematics teacher in the study of mathematical allegations. This article identifies the problems of designing and developing the content of elective courses in the system of higher pedagogical education, the psychological and pedagogical factors of students' assimilation of the content of educational (scientific) material in the study of elective disciplines determined, the theoretical foundations of designing the content of educational materials are determined, pithy meaningful components of elective courses based on the principles and criteria of pedagogical didactics have been developed, complementing the existing system of pithy components of mathematical disciplines, a methodology for the development and use of substantial components is proposed, the possibility of realizing their basic functions to form professional knowledge and skills of students future mathematics teachers is justified, the basic requirements for designing the content of the educational material of elective disciplines are determined.


A generic, low cost, compact Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FM/CW) transmitter has been developed for use from 2 to 18 GHz with a transmit bandwidth of up to 1 GHz. This generic design is currently being used in a railway hazard detection system, a synthetic aperture radar, and an altimeter. Capitalizing on the functionality and low cost of wireless communication parts, an inexpensive broad band linear frequency generator was developed which is extremely small in size and lightweight. This design incorporates the functionality of a microcontroller's counter to measure the frequency at a given voltage and thus calibrate a digital waveform to drive a VCO with linear frequency modulation. The microcontroller communicates with a host using a RS232 serial port, enabling the user to set parameters such as center frequency, bandwidth and repetition count. A trigger is used to synchronize receiver analog to digital conversions with the transmitted signal. Tests show the transmitter waveform has low deviation from linearity and level output power over the entire band.


Abstract : 'Netcentric Warfare," "Information Superiority," "Battlespace Dominance," call it what you will, regardless of the color uniform you wear it's impossible not to recognize the impact technology is having on all aspects of war, but most visibly on the operational level. Within the Air Force, one of the most contrvrsial initiatives to enhance warfighting at the operational level is the "split Air Operations Center" (split AOC) concept being explored through Expeditionary Force Experiments (EFx) and Blue Flag exercises. But, EFX-98 and past Blue Flag exercises attempting to implement the split AOC have fallen far short of seamlessly integrating physically separated AOC elements. Furthermore, how does the split AOC concept hold up when compared against the enduring principles of war? Additionally, before the split AOC becomes a reality, its impact on human interaction, future bandwidth issues, and stated operational requirements should also be considered. At best, when analyzed against the principles of war and these other factors, the split AOC does not appear to be the most effective way to enhance air operations. Yet, there is a real requirement to improve the AOC's deployability and sustainability. However, a better solution is a three part approach to (1) redefine some of the functions of the Numbered Air Forces, (2) forward preposition additional AOC assets, and (3) modernize the AOC communications and computer equipment. Instituting these recommendations insures the AOCs are organized and equipped to meet the requirement for improved response time, reduced deployed footprint, and increased security.


The precipitation of potassium and sodium sulphate from aqueous solutions of their acid salts by addition of acetone or alcohols has been studied.

Conversion of acid salt to neutral salt and the subsequent precipitation of the neutral salt as a function of the organic liquid/aqueous solution ratio exhibit an initial rapid rise followed by a slower approach to a maximum value; higher initial concentration and lower temperatures facilitate conversion and precipitation; the extent of precipitation and conversion varies according to the organic substance used.


This study adapted two standard task of theory of mind and two tasks of deception and chose 3-6-years-old preschoolers as subjects,discussed the relation between preschooler's theory of mind and deception.The results followed as below:(1) The performance of preschoolers are disaccord in the different false-belief tasks,but there is the general developmental trend:3-year-olds can not own the ability of theory of mind,the important developmental period of theory of mind is age 4~5.(2) 3-year-olds cannot hold deception of concealing intention,but 4-year-olds can.(3) 3-year-olds can deny having looking the toy,but it is not until age 6 that children could begin to own the competence of the feigning ignorance.(4) There is the significant correlation between theory of mind and concealing intention,but there is not the significant correlation between theory of mind and denial of looking or feigning ignorance.


The present invention relates to a method for providing a video call analyzing service and a method thereof. The method for providing the video call analyzing service in the electronic device includes a step of receiving video call data; a step of detecting emotional change of a receiver using the received video call data; and a step of storing the video call data during the time when the emotional change is detected. [Reference numerals] (301) Receiving video call data; (303) Detecting emotions of a receiver using video call data; (305) Change of emotions detected?; (307) Storing the video call data at a point in which the emotion change is detected; (AA) Start; (BB) No; (CC) Yes; (DD) End


Objective It is to observe the curative effect of Hongshen Chongcao capsule combined with Shuxuening injection on diabetic nephropathy(DN).Methods 52 patients with DN were randomly divided into two groups.30 patients were in treatment group and given Hongshen chongcao capsule and Shuxuening injection by intravenous drip.22 patients were in control group and given Huangqi injection by intravenous drip.One treatment course was 14 days in the both groups.The curative effect was observed after two treatment courses.Results The levels of blood sugar,serum creatinine,urea nitrogen,cholesterol,triacylglycerol,24 h urine protein and plasma viscosity in treatment group were obviously lowered down.Compared with those in control group,the difference was significant(P0.05).The total effective rate of treatment group was obviously higher than that of control group(P0.05).Conclusion The curative effect of Hongshen chongcao capsule combined with Shuxuening injection on DN is better.


The suspension systems of production automobiles and trucks are designed to support the comfort and safety of human occupants. The response of these vehicles to the road surface is a function of vehicle loading. In this research we demonstrate the automatic monitoring of vehicle load using an optical sensor and a speed bump. This paper investigates the dynamics of vehicle response and describes the software developed to extract vibrational information from video.


Along with the increasing sophistication of learning systems and learning facilities today, where learning can be done anytime and anywhere. This has a positive value for the presence of technology in the world of education. But besides that, there is a negative impact in that many children are not familiar with traditional games, which can be a means of learning for them and can even have a good effect on social-emotional and cognitive development. However, today's children will find it difficult to find models of traditional games independently if they are not started by the teacher or other people familiar with these classic games. This study uses a qualitative research method with an analytical descriptive approach. As for how to apply the cublak-cublak suweng game, teams or groups are played between 4-5 children. In the division of tasks, one child becomes a game table by bending over, and four become game actors. Children use small stones as tools circled between players by singing cublak-cublak suweng songs. In this game, there is a system of losing and winning. Those who fail are assigned to the game table, while those who win continue the game. The educational value of this game is that each child tries to coordinate with the other, understand and obey the game's rules, and think carefully in guessing questions. There is togetherness between the group or team. This game is straightforward and doesn't take long.


Introduction. Assessment of the general condition of the human body is very important in the practical activity of the health care worker, because its adequacy depends on planning the treatment tactics for the patient at all stages of medical care, both pre-hospital and in-patient care. This is especially true in critical situations, where the proper assessment of the condition severity depends on the provision of emergency medical care and, as a consequence, the life of the patient. The common algorithms for the diagnosis of diseases are based on an objective and timely evaluation of laboratory and functional tests. Their results, together with clinical indicators, allow making correct diagnosis and prescribing adequate treatment, but it is much more difficult to use these methods in pre-illness states, i.e. in the early stages of disease, since most commonly accepted functional and laboratory markers are within the reference values. In patients requiring rehabilitation or preventive measures, significant deviations from normal rates are also often underdiagnosed and this is only a small list of problems that prevent the physician from fully utilizing the preventive potential. Therefore, based on the above, the need to develop and put into medical practice a simple and effective method that would objectively determine the condition of the patient's body, regardless of age, sex, clinical status, is quite relevant.
The objective of the work is to study the clinical effectiveness of the algorithm of complex assessment of the organism status to assess the general state of the organism.
Materials and methods. The general condition of 35 children aged 12 to 17 years with gastrointestinal lesions, who were treated at the pediatric ward of Sumy City Children's Clinical Hospital for exacerbation of the disease, was evaluated. As a comparison group, 25 practically healthy children of the same age, without chronic diseases, were examined. Assessment of the general condition of the child's body was carried out using the algorithm of complex assessment of the condition of the body. This algorithm is developed for the purpose of integral estimation of the general state of an organism on the basis of determination of the degree of severity of typical pathological processes – inflammatory process, level of endogenous intoxication, evaluation of metabolic processes, immune balance, and includes an integral assessment of the functional capacity of infant organism.
Results and Discussion. It was found that all children at the time of hospitalization during exacerbation showed signs of inflammation, manifested as the presence of characteristic clinical symptoms and changes in laboratory parameters: the inflammatory process of low intensity was detected in 33 children (94%) and of average intensity – in 2 children (6%). The level of endogenous intoxication was also elevated in all children, of whom 14% had an average level and 86% had a low level.
It was found that in almost all children the phenomena of immunodeficiency and the presence of allergy of the organism were noted and in all children there was a low intensity of metabolism with anabolic orientation (34 children) and one child had a catabolic orientation of metabolism.
Integral assessment of the functional capacity of the child's body revealed vegetative disorders with a significant predominance of sympathotonia (48% of children), in 22% of children there was a predominance of vagotonia and only 30% reported eitonia. Poor functional and adaptive capacity of the organism was found in 16%.
At the same time, when assessing the general condition of the organism using a standard set of laboratory and functional methods of examination in terms of the informative value of these indicators, predicting the course of the disease and choosing the tactics of treatment, the results obtained were not always correct, because the individual indicator did not fully reflect the status of that or another pathological process.
Conclusions. The analysis of the work showed that in children with chronic diseases of the gastroduodenal zone on the background of exacerbation of the disease occurs a number of significant changes, manifested by the presence of inflammatory process, increased levels of endogenous intoxication, imbalance of the immune system, in the form of reduced nonspecific immune systemic immune system disorders of adaptation mechanisms, and conducting a comparative analysis of the evaluation of the general condition of the organism using a standard set of laboratories. The methods of examination in terms of informative value of these indicators, prognosis of the disease, the choice of treatment tactics and the application of the algorithm of complex assessment of the state of the organism, showed a significant advantage of the latter that allows recommending the algorithm of complex assessment of the state of the organism for widespread implementation in practical medicine.


The invention A1 is an alloy film and an oxide conductive film and connected directly without the insertion of a refractory metal, and relates to a display apparatus in the A1 alloy film and the oxide conductive film contact interface in which some or all of the A1 alloy component is present in precipitated or concentrated will be. Wherein A1 as the alloy film alloy components Ni, Ag, Zn, Cu, and 0.1 to 6 at.% At least one element selected from the group consisting of a containing, adding Ge 1) Mg, Cr, Mn, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ir, Pt, La, Ce, Pr, Gd, Tb, Sm, Eu, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu and Dy 1 or more kinds of elements 0.1 to 2 at.% or 2 selected from the group consisting of a) Ti, V , contains a Zr, Nb, Mo, Hf, Ta, and one or more kinds of elements 0.1 to 1 at.% selected from the group consisting of W.


The effective cross‐sectional area method for the outstanding leg is utilized as an ineffective area to evaluate the strength in the present Japanese design standard. Given that this evaluation method is fundamentally premised on experimental outcomes derived from relatively thick plates, it must be extended to brace members composed of thin plates. In this study, we conduct bolt joint experiments and numerical analyses on thin‐plate angles and channel members, with the aim to elucidate the elements influencing the efficiency of the joint. We propose a unified bolt joint strength evaluation formula that also considers thin‐plate members.


Design of a neutral and universal website for all countries and cultures is yet a challenging
task. It appears that there is a need for a local website to address a particular culture. To some extent,
culture dimensions can be applied to identify differences amongst cultures that may have an effect on
how people make decisions. This study is a form of continuation of the previous study (Ahmed,
Mouratidis and Preston, 2007). It applies simultaneously Hofstede's individualism/collectivism,
power distance and Hall's High/Low-context cultural dimensions as the main guideline to examine
the evidence of the Malaysian culture on selected local universities' websites. A content analysis of
Malaysian universities' web pages highlights a considerable reflection in representing its cultural
values on the local websites.


Abstract On the basis of a generalized model of a ferroelectric as harmonically connected atoms in a random temperature-dependent one-particle potential taking into account correlation energy it is concluded that there is a principal possibility for solutions of the solitary state type (i.e. solitons).


T 0 some minds the term rational empiricism almost implies contradiction, but it has for long seemed a proper one to me, and I was glad only the other day to come across an address delivered in London some years ago by Sir Dyce Duckworth in which he repeatedly used it. By rational is meant wise, reasonable, sane, sensible, discreet, or judicious. The term empiricism has many meanings, and it is only in a restricted sense that it is here employed. In Lppincott 's New Dictionary it is taken to mean "T'Vhe knowledge of physic acquired by experience alone." The word comes from the Greek empeiria, meaning experience. The word empiric in the same work means an experimenter, and, in Murray's New Dictionary, "One who, either, in medicine or in any other branch of science relies solely on observation and experiment. " Empiricism has also been twisted to mean quackery and imposition, but this is really a misuse of the word if one considers its derivation, and it is scarcely necessary to say that it is only in its true sense that it is here employed. When the clinician or the pharmacologist experiments with any remedial agent and finds that this, let us say, slows the heart, then he is an empiric. But if, having made such observation, he proceeds to theorize as to how this effect is brought about and to argue that because the heart under certain conditions is slowed by the drug therefore it will also be


Childhood hearing impairment (HI) is genetically heterogeneous. Compared with the severe‐to‐profound HI, the molecular etiology of mild‐to‐moderate HI in children has been less well characterized, especially for those not inherited in the dominant mode. In this study, we recruited 114 probands with non‐dominant, non‐syndromic, mild‐to‐moderate childhood HI. Sequencing of GJB2, SLC26A4, and MTRNR1 identified causative mutations in 30.7% (35/114), 4.4% (5/114), and 4.4% (5/114) of subjects, respectively. A majority (62.9%) of bi‐allelic GJB2 mutations have non‐truncating mutations in at least one allele. In 10 multiplex probands with no GJB2, SLC26A4, and MTRNR1 mutations identified, targeted next‐generation sequencing (NGS) of 79 known deafness genes did not identify any additional causes. Our data showed that the molecular etiology of mild‐to‐moderate childhood HI is considerably different from what reported for severe‐to‐profound HI and far from complete for those inherited in non‐dominant modes. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.


Cardiogenic shock is the leading cause of death in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) despite aggressive treatment modalities such as fibrinolysis and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. We report our experience with a case of ST segment elevation AMI complicated with refractory cardiogenic shock and ventricular tachyarrhythmia even after successful revascularization using hemodynamic support with the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). This patient was weaned from ECMO, survived and discharged from hospital. The purpose of the ECMO is to restore the systemic perfusion while intra-aortic balloon pump failed and to avoid severe injury to the organs, and to allow time for intrinsic recovery of the heart, thus, improving the chance of survival.


Field experiments were conducted to investigate mating behaviour and use of nuptial prey by the scorpionfly Harpobittacus similis Esben‐Petersen. Males in nature were given species of insect prey representing different body sizes and observed until they attracted females. Males commonly discarded small prey before contacting a female. With larger prey duration of pre‐copulatory feeding by males was greater and they everted pheromone glands for proportinately less time than with small prey. Variability in premating behaviour by males with prey appears to be related mainly to female choice tactics; females encountering males with small prey either did not mate or terminated mating after a short period of time.


Wehave recently found that 2,5,6-trichloro- H~-D-ribofuranosyl)benzimidazole (TCRB) and the cor responding 2-bromo analog have better in vitro activities against HCMV than the clinically used agents gan ciclovir and foscarnet, These benzimidazole nucleosides act by a unique mechanism, however, their bio logical target has not been completely identified. As an approach to probing the target, we have designed imidazo[4,S-b]quinoxaline nucleosides as linear dimensional analogs of the benzimidazole uucleosides to study the spatial limitation of the binding site in the target enzyme. A convenient route was developed for the synthesis of 2-substituted 6,7-dichloroimidazo[4,5-b]quinoxaiines involving a reaction of 2,3,6,7 tetrachloroquinoxaliue with ammoniafollowed by a ring annulation as the key step. This furnished the ver satile heterocycle 6,7-dichloroimidazo[4,5-b]quinoxatin-2-one. Ribosylation of 2-substituted imidazo[4,5 b]quinoxaiines was influenced by the functional group at the 2-position and the 2-one compound was found to smoothly undergo ribosylation. The 2-one group of the nucleoside was converted into specifically se lected 2-substituted compounds. Evaluation of the compounds for activity against two herpesviruses and for cytotoxicity showed they were less active and/or more cytotoxic than TCRB. We conclude therefore, thai the binding pocket on the protein target of TCRB will tolerate some electronic and size changes.


The utility model provides a digital handheld hit target which comprises a target body. The target body comprises a target handle and a target surface. A power source module, a single chip microcomputer, a data storage module which is connected with the single chip microcomputer, a host computer with a universal serial bus (USB) interface, a pressure sensor, keys, a horn, and an indictor light are arranged in the target body. The pressure sensor is arranged on the target surface. The digital handheld hit target has the advantages that hit force, hit accuracy, and hit speed of a sportsman can be monitored in real time in the process of hit training, the digital handheld hit target is beneficial for improving hit training quality, and a coach can more accurately grasp training situations of each sportsman in time, the fact that the coach grasps training situations of each sportsman is beneficial for making a training plan, and training results of the sportsmen can be improved in a short time.


1 Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), Cleveland, OH 2 Department of Materials Science & Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan 3 Department of Chemistry, CWRU\ 4 Department of Urology, University Hospital Case Medical Center, CWRU 5 Division of Hematology/Oncology, University Hospital Case Medical Center, CWRU 6 Department of Family Medicine, University Hospital Case Medical Center, CWRU 7 Department of Chemical Engineering, CWRU *Corresponding author: E-Mail: email@example.com; Tel: +1-216-526-3793


In this paper, a mixed-model assembly system is modeled using ATPN (agent oriented timed Petri net) based on assembly resources classification. Firstly, the basic concepts and definition of ATPN is described. Secondly, with ATPN method introduced into mixed-model system research the modeling of a mixed-model assembly system is discussed. The development of an ATPN model for a MMAS consists of four phases: (1) agent-oriented assembly resources classification of MMAS, (2) development of universal ATPN model of each kind of assembly resource, (3) construction of mixed-model assembly cell centering about assembly robots or humans, (4) construction of the MMAS model based on mixed-model assembly cell after analyzing the system requirements. Thirdly, by studying the transforming from AUML (agent Unified Modeling Language) model towards ATPN-based model and its simplification the ATPNbased interactive protocol model is constructed for a mixed-model assembly system. Meanwhile, based on ATPN the performance indicators of mixed-model assembly System are analyzed. Finally, an illustrative example of a MMAS in certain enterprise demonstrates the steps and effectiveness of this approach.


FIELD: process engineering. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to reinforcing materials, particularly, to intermediate material to be combined with thermosetting resin for production of composite parts. Intermediate material consists of unidirectional web of carbon fibres with surface density of 100-280 g/m 2 bonded on every side with thin 0.5-50 mcm depth film of thermoplastic fibres. Note here that said intermediate material features total depth of 80-380 mcm. EFFECT: satisfactory mechanical properties suitable for in, for example, aircraft engineering. 21 cl, 17 dwg, 8 tbl, 7 ex


In this research, preparations of polymer microcapsule encapsulated methyl anthranilate (MA) as an essential oil model by both microsuspension conventional radical polymerization (ms CRP) and microsuspension iodine transfer polymerization (ms ITP) using methyl methacrylate (MMA) and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) copolymer as the polymer shell were studied. In the case of ms CRP, a large amount of free polymer particles nucleated in aqueous medium were obtained. Using ms ITP, the free polymer particle formation was significantly depressed. Iodoform (CHI3) as a chain transfer agent with 0.8 wt% relative to the monomer, such a phenomenon was not observed. Various emulsifiers (oleic acid, Span 80 and PEG 30 dipolyhydroxystearate (DPHS)) with low hydrophile–lipophile balance value were used to retain MA in the monomer droplets or polymerizing particles. DPHS is the most effective emulsifier to retain MA in microcapsules giving 58% encapsulation at 20 wt% of DPHS relative to MA. In addition, from the controlled release study, only 55 wt% of the encapsulated MA was released by 90 days. Polymer microcapsule encapsulated MA using an MMA-EGDMA copolymer shell with a high percentage of encapsulation and without free polymer particles was successfully prepared for the first time. Based on slow release of the encapsulated MA, the prepared microcapsules could be used in various applications. © 2017 Society of Chemical Industry


Pheromone‐biosynthesis‐activating neuropeptide (PBAN) regulates sex pheromone production in many female moths. PBAN‐like peptides, with common FXPRLamide C‐terminals are found in other insect groups where they have other functions. The ubiquity and multifunctional nature of the pyrokinin/PBAN family of peptides suggests that the PBAN receptor proteins could also be present in a variety of insect tissues with alternative functions from that of sex pheromone biosynthesis. Previously we showed the presence of the PBAN‐R in Helicoverpa armigera at the protein level. In the present study we confirm the similarities between the two Helicoverpa species: armigera and zea by (1) demonstrating the presence of the receptor protein in Sf9 cells, cloned to express the HezPBAN receptor, as compared with the endogenous receptor protein, previously shown in H. armigera pheromone glands, and (2) by identifying the nucleotide sequence of the PBAN‐R from mRNA of H. armigera pheromone glands. Sequences of the two Helicoverpa spp. are 98% identical with most changes taking place in the 3′‐end. We demonstrate the spatial distribution of the PBAN receptor protein in membranes of H. armigera brain (Br), thoracic ganglion (TG) and ventral nerve cord (VNC). We also demonstrate the presence and differential expression of the PBAN receptor gene (using reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction and reverse transcription–quantitative real‐time polymerase chain reaction, respectively) in the neural tissues (Br, TG and VNC) of adult H. armigera female moths as compared with its presence in pheromone glands. Surprisingly, the gene for the PBAN receptor is also detected in the male tissue homologous to the female pheromone gland, the aedeagus, although the protein is undetectable and PBAN does not induce physiological (pheromone production) or cellular (cyclic‐adenosine monophosphate production) responses in this tissue. Our findings indicate that PBAN or PBAN‐like receptors are present in the neural tissues and may represent a neurotransmitter‐like function for PBAN‐like peptides. In addition, the surprising discovery of the presence of the gene encoding the PBAN receptor in the male homologous tissue, but its absence at the protein level, launches opportunities for studying molecular regulation pathways and the evolution of these G protein coupled receptors (GPCRs).


The article describes the technology of data reception and transmission according to the RDS standard. A transceiver model using the GNU Radio software development toolkit has been developed. The transmitter is implemented on the Hack RF One hardware platform. The receiver is implemented on the RTL-SDR (RTL2832u) hardware platform. The idea of using RDS technology in the unlicensed frequency band for commercial use in the field of housing and communal services is proposed.


In this chapter, we investigate race discrimination and race equality policies in the workplace at two interrelated levels of analysis in Cyprus. At the macro-national level, the effectiveness and implications of the present legal system is evaluated, and the chapter discusses whether it brought about the desirable results of safeguarding a fairer and efficient legal system, eliminating any kind of discrimination at the European Union (EU) level. At the meso-organizational level, the chapter refers to the results of research presenting a number of organizational policies and practices that safeguard or hinder the inclusion of migrants at the workplace.


The incidence of psychiatric disorders in multiple sclerosis is higher than is generally recognized. The majority of multiple sclerosis patients show emotional instability, denial, personality disintegration and, in the late stages, deterioration. The emotional instability is manifested by irritability, anxiety and depression, as well as euphoria, even to the extent of a manic or depressive psychosis. Denial is manifested by querulousness and projection of frustration and hostility onto other people, or by unrealistic optimism. Personality disintegration is manifested by subjectivity, lability, inappropriateness and poor coordination of emotional reactions with the rest of the personality and the reality of the situation. The organic interruption of subcortical pathways by demyelinization produces variable loss of emotional control and disorganization of the total personality. This threat to personality functioning produces the compensatory psychological defense mechanisms of denial and projection. Emotio...


Under natural environment plants experience different light intensities which can affect photosynthesis and consequently the availability of carbohydrates for daytime growth and their transient storage to supply night growth. We grew a spring barley cultivar, Propino, under three different light intensities under warm days and nights, and evaluated the spatial and diurnal adjustments occurring in the transient carbon stores. Leaves under high light at the end of the day accumulated mainly sucrose (30%) and malate (35%), with lower content of hexoses (5%), starch (15%) and fructans (15%). Under low light, plants presented reduced photosynthesis, with lower metabolite contents at end of day. The malate represented 51% of the total carbon accumulated at end of the day, at the expense of sucrose (12%), other metabolite contributions remaining similar to high light. The percentage of metabolites consumed at night was similar for all light intensities with around 75% of the sucrose and starch being mobilized whilst malate and fructans were only partially mobilized with 56 and 44%, respectively. Altogether, sucrose and malate were the main contributors of the total carbon used at night by barley plants, sucrose being predominant under high light (35% vs. 27%), but malate being the major metabolite used under low light with 40% of the total carbon consumed. Interestingly, light intensity also influenced the location of the C transient stores, the plants under low light prioritizing the accumulation of the metabolites, mostly malate, in the youngest tissues. Therefore, light influences quantitatively, but also qualitatively and spatially the carbon stores in the spring barley cv. Propino, suggesting a tight regulation of the primary metabolism.


[Abstract] Recently, as the amount of data collected by drones has rapidly increased, it is necessary to support cloud computing technology that can securely and efficiently store and process data. However, various security threats such as stealing, leaking, or tampering with data communicated by drones can occur due to attackers. Therefore, there is a need for security technology to provide secure communication of data collected from drones. Among various security technologies, the KP-ABE scheme, which is attribute-based encryption, is a security technology that satisfies two characteristics: data encryption and user access control. This paper researched the KP-ABE scheme and proposed a secure data access control scheme to the drone environment. This proposed scheme provides confidentiality and integrity of data communicated in a drone environment and secure access control and availability. In addition, it provides a fast ciphertext search and constant size ciphertext among the requirements to be provided in the KP-ABE scheme.