The research was determine is "Teacher's Pedagogic Competence in Improving Learning Outcomes in Sociology Subjects in Class X of the Pontianak Al-Jihad MAS". The purpose of this study was to determine teacher planning in conducting sociology learning with the 2013 curriculum, to find out the implementation of teachers in conducting sociology learning with the 2013 curriculum, to describe evaluations conducted by teachers in sociology learning with the 2013 curriculum. The approach used was a qualitative approach with descriptive method . Data collection techniques used were interview techniques and documentation, with data collection tools in the form of interview guides and documentation. Based on the results of interviews and documentation that the researchers have done prove that the sociology learning plan carried out by the teacher is still not optimal because the device is still incomplete. Then the implementation of sociology learning has not been implemented well because it did not achieve the planned learning objectives, and the evaluation carried out in sociology learning was quite good because it had used the assessment criteria as planned.


An easy way to increase the system capacity of a wireless link is by getting the transmitter and the receiver closer to each other which creates the dual benefit of higher quality links and more spatial reuse. In a network with nomadic users, this involves deploying more infrastructure in the form of microcells, hot spots, relays or distributed antennas. A less expensive alternative is the recent concept of femto cellsalso called home base stations which are data access points installed by home users to get better indoor voice and data coverage. However, there are multiple technical challenges facing femtocell networks: interference management, femtocell handoffs, timing/synchronization etc. There are also questions that need to be answered regarding decentralized spectrum allocation between macrocells and femtocells. The goal of the project is to study in detail these problems and the solutions that have been proposed recently to tackle these challenges.


This research aimed to describe the portrait of religious harmony and the approach adopted by Muslims and Christians in Huta Dolok Village in nurturing a harmonious relationship through the traditional system of Dalian Na Tolu as a pluralist society. This study employed a descriptive-qualitative approach with data collection techniques involving observation, interviews, and documentation. Miles and Huberman's interactive analysis model was used as the data analysis technique. The results of the study showed that the effort to maintain the interreligious harmony in Huta Dolok Village has so far been carried out by the Muslim-Christian community through the Dalian Na Tolu approach, which constitutes a kinship system in the Mandailing custom consisting of three elements, namely Mora, Kahanggi and Anak Boru. The result also indicated that the efforts to nurture the harmonious Muslim-Christian relationship have been carried out by the residents of Huta Dolok Village by prioritizing four aspects, namely (a) the relationship in the social aspects, (b) the relationship in the economic aspects, (c) the relationship in the costumary aspects, and (d) the relationship in the socio-religious aspects.


The Green's function of the incompressible Stokes equations, the stokeslet, represents the singular flow due to a point force. Its classical value in an unbounded fluid has been extended near surfaces of various shapes, including flat walls and spheres, and in most cases the presence of a surface leads to an advection flow induced at the location of the point force. In this paper, motivated by the biological transport of cargo along polymeric filaments inside eukaryotic cells, we investigate the reaction flow at the location of the point force due to a rigid slender filament located at a separation distance intermediate between the filament radius and its length (i.e. we compute the advection of the point force induced by the presence of the filament). An asymptotic analysis of the problem reveals that the leading-order approximation for the force distribution along the axis of the filament takes a form analogous to resistive-force theory but with drag coefficients that depend logarithmically on the distance between the point force and the filament. A comparison of our theoretical prediction with boundary element computations show good agreement. We finally briefly extend the model to the case of curved filaments.


In this paper,we contribute the general integral formula of second order linear differential equation with constant coefficients by means of decreasing order.So we can integrate directly to solve this kind differential equation.


Approximate computing benefits applications that are, to some extent, error tolerant with regard to accuracy by trading power for accuracy. In this paper, a low-power approximate multiply-accumulate (MAC) unit with reduced area is proposed. In the proposed MAC unit, a multiplier and an adder are merged in an approximate multiplier by distributing all accumulated sums to partial product rows. Experimental results demonstrate that, compared to a conventional MAC unit, the unsigned design of the proposed unit reduces power consumption and circuit area by 42.6% and 46.1%, respectively, without impacting accuracy significantly. While most approximate circuits do not handle signed numbers represented by two's complement effectively, evaluations using handwritten digit recognition on LeNet-5 indicate that the signed design of the proposed unit is sufficient for practical use.


Although current guidelines recommend resistance testing prior to antiretroviral therapy (ART) reinitiation after treatment interruptions, virological failure of first‐line ritonavir‐boosted, protease‐inhibitor (PI/r)‐containing ART is associated with low emergent PI resistance. In patients experiencing unscheduled treatment interruptions (UTrIs) on ritonavir‐boosted atazanavir (ATV/r) ART regimens, we hypothesized low emergence of PI mutations conferring resistance to ATV/r.


The development objective of the Strengthening DRR Coordination, Planning and Policy Advisory Capacity of SADC for Southern Africa is to strengthen the disaster resilience of Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states through regional collaboration and improved coordination, planning, policy advisory and knowledge dissemination capacity of SADC.The grant will become effective as soon as the restructuring is approved and signed. With the restructuring of the grant the duration of the project has been further shortened from initially 24 months to 18 months.


This work presents experimental results demonstrating the potential for mode group selection based on axial mismatch of optical fibers for few-mode optical reflectometry.


From Paradise to the Promised Land: An Introduction to the Pentateuch, 2 ed., by T. D. Alexander. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2002. xxi + 339 pp. $24.99. ISBN: 1-84227-136-9. Rise Up, 0 Men OfGod: The "Men and Religion Forward Movement" and the "Promise Keepers," by L. Dean Allen. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 2002. vii + 312 pp. ISBN: 0-86554-747-5. The Seven Perennial Sins and Their Offspring, by Ken Bazyn. New York: Continuum, 2002. 248 pp. $24.95. ISBN: 0-8264-1437-0. Esther, by Carol M. Bechtel. Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching. Louisville, KY: John Knox Press, 2002. x + 101 pp. $18.95. ISBN: 0-8042-313-3. Lamentations, by Adele Berlin. Old Testament Library. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2002. xxvi + 135 pp. $39.95. ISBN: 0-664-21849-0. Preaching Mark in Two Voices, by Brian K. Blount and Gary W. Charles. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2002. xiv + 273 pp. $19.95. ISBN: 0-664-22393-1. Jesus According to Scripture: Restoring the Portrait from the Gospels, by Darrell L. Bock. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2002. 704 pp. $39.99. ISBN: 08010-2370-X. Seeing the Psalms: A Theology ofMetaphor, by William P. Brown. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2002. xiv + 274 pp. $24.95.ISBN: 0-664-22502-0. Teaching Preaching: Isaac Rufus Clark and Black Sacred Rhetoric, by Katie Geneva Cannon. New York, NY: Continuum Books, 2002.184 pp. $24.95. ISBN: 0-8264-1441-9. Enacting the Word: Using Drama in Preaching, by James O. Chatham. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2002.71 pp. $8.95. ISBN: 0-664-22570-5. I and II Timothy and Titus, by Raymond F. Collins. The New Testament Library. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2002. xxiv + 408 pp. $34.95. ISBN: 0-664-22247-1. The Work of a Gay College Chaplain: Becoming Ourselves in the Company of Others, by Gary David Comstock. Binghamton, NY: Harrington Park Press, 2001. xiii + 149 pp. $19.50. ISBN: 1-56023-361-3. An Introduction to Classical Evangelical Hermeneutics: A Guide to the History and Practice of Biblical Interpretation, gen. ed. Mal Couch. Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Publications, 2000. 371 pp. ISBN: 0-8254-2367-8. Eternity as a Sunrise: The Life ofHugo H. Culpepper, by R. Alan Culpepper. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 2002. xvi + 368 pp. ISBN: 0-86554-819. Nine Marks ofa Healthy Church, by Mark Dever. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 2000. 255 pp. ISBN: 1-58134-163-6. Paul, Thessalonica, and Early Christianity, by Karl Paul Donfried. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2002. xxxviii + 347 pp. $26.00. ISBN: 0-8028-0509-4.


Bleeding from placenta previa is one of the most acute lifethreatening emergencies in obstetric practice. The potential maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality associated with this condition have generated a lot of concern among practicing clinicians. Failure to recognize the condition and manage the associated complications particularly the massive obstetric hemorrhage have led to most cases of avoidable maternal deaths. In the confidential inquiries into maternal deaths in the United Kingdom (1994-1996) 50% of deaths due to hemorrhage were related to abruptio placenta and placenta previa of which the danger of bleeding from placenta previa in a scarred uterus was very obvious. Previous cesarean section (CS) scar is a risk factor in the development of placenta previa accreta. Improvements in diagnostic accuracy and enhancement in planned intervention strategies have been brought about by the introduction and use of ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in obstetric practice. This study was aimed at determining the incidence the predisposing risk factors and maternal and neonatal effects of major placenta previa in our population. Findings arising from this survey could facilitate establishing a management and preventive protocol with a view to averting possible fatal maternal and neonatal outcomes. (excerpt)


Part of the augite in the Artfjallet gabbro consists of symplectitic intergrowths between augite and blebs or lamellae of orthopyroxene. Mineral compositions are consistent with formation of these symplectites by exsolution of orthopyroxene from magmatic augite at a temperature of ca. 900–1000°C. The microstructures indicate that the exsolution mechanism is discontinuous precipitation, whereby the boundary of an augite grain sweeps through a neighbouring augite, leaving the symplectite in its wake. The formation of this symplectitic augite is catalysed by the presence of an intergranular water-rich fluid phase, which promotes grain boundary mobility.


The quality of the extruding die has a direct effect on the plastic extruding quality.In this paper,design of the tube extruding die for 10 kV overhead insulated cables was presented.


An investigation was carried out to establish the microbiological diagnosis of neonatal sepsis in the General Teaching Hospital "Agostinho Neto" from January 2008 to March 2010. The universe of study consisted of 111 neonates. Statistical summary techniques were applied at the descriptive level of research. Neonatal sepsis in the studied period had a decreasing behavior. The main risk factors of the mother were: cesarean delivery, preterm delivery, vaginal sepsis, neonatal-related outcomes were low birth weight, use of catheters, endotracheal tubes, prior antimicrobial use and assisted ventilation. The predominant germs were coagulase negative Staphylococcus, Staphylococcus aureus and Klebsiella spp.


Runners routinely blame their weak and aching muscles on the accumulation of lactic acid. But not so fast, say
 Allen and Westerblad
 in their Perspective. They discuss a study (
 Pedersen
 et al .) revealing that lactic acid accumulation can, in fact, be beneficial by helping to restore force to weakened muscles. By altering the activity of chloride ion channels, lactic acid may actually boost the generation of action potentials and, hence, muscle activity even as the muscles begin to fatigue.


In this paper, the authors demonstrate a logical progression for the identification of assets, threats, vulnerabilities, and protective measures, based on a structured approach that incorporates the results of the previous paper. The authors utilize a logical structure for identifying the constituents of the problem, derive appropriate applicable principles, and demonstrate a technique for incorporating the principles into a coordinated safety theme. They also show how to qualitatively assess such generally non-quantifiable items such as safety-component and safety-system response to severe abnormal environments. An illustrative example is followed step-by-step through to a safety system design approach and a safety assessment approach. The general approach is illustrated here through an example, generally representing a test rocket launch scenario, where the concern is the potential for loss of life.


The paper argues that migration is a defining feature of modernity by examining the after-effects of colonialism and imperialism in Asian, African and South-American countries. The exclusivist policies of imperial administrations resulted in the othering and alienating of native communities in all of these continents. It is important to retrieve the voices of the victims of traumatic experiences of imperial excesses, as demonstrated by authors such as John Breman and Yoshiaki Yoshimi. It is also important to distinguish between migration, diaspora and transnationalism from the perspective of the colonised people. The relations between nation, nation-state and migrant communities have been complicated by the economic and political aspects of globalisation. Through a discussion of some representative films and novels, it is argued that 'national' and 'transnational' are mutually constitutive. Transnational is a dynamic concept poised for major changes in the contemporary world as new power equations emerge between world powers.


The invention roots leek natural seasonings and relates to a method of manufacturing the same, and comprising the steps of: preparing any one of the first powder is selected from beef, shellfish, and shrimp as anchovies 200-400 mesh size, fungi, algae and vegetables and the second powder to obtain a phase, and a raw material powder by mixing a first powder of 10 to 20% by weight of the first powder and 80-90% by weight to prepare a 200-400 mesh size, 80-95 wt% and the roots of leek powder of 200-400 mesh size of the raw material powder to obtain a mixed powder by mixing a 5 to 20% by weight ratio, the mixed powder and water or broth with beef, shellfish, anchovy, and at least a selected one of a shrimp 2: can be then mixed in the ratio of 8% by weight, and heated with stirring to a step for producing a liquid seasoning.


For different bucket wheel structures with same weighting ability,the wheel diameter,number of buckets and rotation speed are calculated to explain the influences of the parameter option on the wheel design and cost.


We have investigated the modular binary octahedral group $2O$ as a flavor symmetry to explain the structure of Standard Model. The vector-valued modular forms in all irreducible representations of this group are constructed. We have classified all possible fermion masses models based on the modular binary octahedral group $2O$. A comprehensive numerical analysis is performed, and we present some benchmark quark/lepton masses models in well agreement with the experimental data. Notably we find a minimal modular invariant model for leptons and quarks, which is able to explain simultaneously the masses and mixing parameters of both quarks and leptons in terms of 14 real free parameters including the modulus $\tau$. The fermion mass hierarchies around the vicinity of the modular fixed points are explored.


The virial expansion of a gas is a correction to the ideal gas law that is usually discussed in advanced courses in statistical mechanics. In this note we outline this derivation in a manner suitable for advanced undergraduate and introductory graduate classroom presentations. We introduce a physically meaningful interpretation of the virial expansion that has heretofore escaped attention, by showing that the virial series is actually an expansion in a parameter that is the ratio of the effective volume of a molecule to its mean volume. Using this interpretation we show why under normal conditions ordinary gases such as O_2 and N_2 can be regarded as ideal gases.


We investigate the tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR) of the double barrier magnetic tunnel junction, where a quantum dot (QD) with discrete electron and hole energy levels is sandwiched between ferromagnetic leads. The effects of the symmetry of the coupling between the leads and the dot on both the TMR and spin accumulation (SA) are studied for voltage ranges corresponding to the QD's single and double occupancies. When the QD is singly occupied, both the TMR and SA assume at their minimum values for symmetrical junctions with identical coupling strengths. For the doubly occupied QD, the opposite occurs with the highest TMR and SA being observed for symmetrical junctions with identical coupling strengths. The TMR is found to be strongly correlated with the spin accumulation in the QD.


Nanotechnology recently emerged among the most exciting science-related innovations. Nanotechnology-produced metal nanoparticles got a lot of attention. This is emerging as a rapidly developing field due to its effective applications that targeted the manufacturing of new materials at the nanoscale level. There is considerable interest in the application of nanomaterials in many areas of industry including agrifood and biomedical products. In the agrifood area, nanomaterials have benefits in diverse areas which include fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, sensors, and quality stimulants, among other food processing, food packaging, and nutraceuticals to improve nutritional value. These applications in agriculture result in enhanced quality and crop yield, reduction in pollution caused by various chemicals, etc. In the pharmaceutical area, nanomaterials are claimed to ameliorate drug safety and efficacy, as well as bioavailability. They are utilized for targeting various drugs to a specific location in the body. However, there are also concerns that some nanoparticles may have adverse effects on human health. These include titanium dioxide, copper oxides, and other nanomaterials which lead to liver damage, skin damage, lung damage, and various other human health-related problems. This review is aimed at presenting a briefing on the state of the art in the application of nanotechnology in food and human nutrition and drug administration, consumer attitudes, and their challenges and opportunities with future perspectives.


Frontispiece on page 3185: Experiments and self‐consistent field calculations reveal the complex structures of nanocylinders with orientations controlled by the underlying surface pattern. The surface pattern has a period of 100 nm, more than twice of the bulk intercylinder distance. As reported on p. 3271 by Sang Ouk Kim, Qiang Wang, and co‐workers, judiciously designed surface patterns may be used to fabricate well‐ordered complex structures in block copolymer thin films. Directed‐assembly techniques therefore provide a versatile pathway to well‐registered complex nanostructures, which are useful as template materials in various applications such as plasmonic waveguides or nanowire arrays.


To optimise the flavour of cooked foods we need to know, not only the identities of the flavour substances responsible, but also the chemical reactions by which they are formed and the factors which affect these reactions. The interactions of flavours with other food components will affect flavour delivery and perception. This paper shows how recent research is expanding our understanding of these areas, with examples relating to meat and other cooked foods.


Experimental verification and theoretical analysis on the one mirror inclined three mirror cavity (OMITMC) photodetectors in our laboratory is reported.Such kind of photodetectors is newly proposed and very promising of high performance.In the structure of the photodetectors,it is the inclined mirror that makes the filtering cavity and the absorption cavity decoupled,thus narrow spectral response linewidth,high speed and high quantum efficiency can be achieved simultaneously.On the basis of theoretical analysis,the experimental verification on the principle is performed with separated optical components.


Objectives – To determine the impact of personality characteristics on feelings of fatigue in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and to compare the results with the impact of bodily impairment.


Anatomy & Biomechanics Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL) Primary stabilizer to varus opening Femoral attachment – proximal/posterior to lateral epicondyle Fibular attachment – midway along lateral fibular head Popliteus Complex Important stabilizer to posterolateral rotation Stabilizer to varus opening Popliteus attachment on femur 18mm anterior/distal to LCL anterior fifth of popliteal sulcus Popliteofibular ligament (PFL) originates at musculo-tendinous junction of popliteus attaches at medial aspect of fibular styloid Mid-Third Lateral Capsular Ligament Secondary stabilizer to varus opening Thickening of lateral midline capsule Meniscotibial portion often injured. Segond injury Biceps Femoris Complex Short head of biceps Long head of biceps Lateral Meniscus Injury Mechanism Rarely isolated injury Usually as a combined ligamentous injury ACL/PLC PCL/PLC Knee Dislocation Hyperextension Varus blow Noncontact twisting Importance of injury Grade III injuries do not heal Lead to instability and osteoarthritis Compromise cruciate ligament reconstructions Diagnosis of LCL/PLC injury History Usually due to varus/hyperextension injuries 15 % have a peroneal nerve injury Usually combined ligamentous injury Clinical exam Varus stress test External rotation recurvatum test Posterolateral drawer test Dial test Reverse pivot shift test Varus thrust gait Radiographs MRI Arthroscopic evaluation Treatment for acute posterolateral knee injuries Acute grade I and II injuries Brace 6 weeks Full ROM Partial weight bearing Acute grade III injuries Repair/reconstruct within 2 weeks after injury Attempt anatomic repair Each structure repaired individually Consider augmentation in midsubstance tears Anatomic reconstruction Treatment For Chronic Grade III Injuries Assess for varus alignment Proximal tibial opening wedge osteotomy Reassess after 6 months for need for soft tissue reconstruction Anatomic reconsruction of posterolateral structures Two tailed reconstruction of LCL, PFLand popliteus tendon Biomechanically restores function of native ligaments


Experimental and computed profiles of the O, Q and S branches of the GaCl Raman-Stokes spectrum are compared in the range 220-440 cm −1 . The intensity calculations of the rotation-vibration lines are considered and the band shapes are simulated by adding, with a 1 cm −1 spacing step, the intensities of all lines appearing in each spacing. The added intensities are convoluted with an apparatus function obtained by a skewed Gaussian function Comparaison pour les branches O, Q et S du spectre Raman Stokes entre 220 et 440 cm −1 , en calculant d'abord les intensites des raies rovibrationnelles, puis en simulant le profil des bandes en sommant, avec un pas de 1 cm −1 , les intensites de toutes les raies individuelles apparaissant dans chaque intervalle, avant convolution avec une fonction d'appareil obtenue par une fonction gaussienne asymetrisee


A Small Dictionary of the Međimurje Dialect is a project that was created as a part of the Croatian teaching in the first grade of high school. According to the Annual Implementation Plan for the first grade, the assigned material includes the Croatian language with all its forms. In order to vividly present the forms of Croatian language, specifically, local tongues in Međimurje, students have created a digital Small Dictionary of the Međimurje Dialect with audio recordings. With this way of working, we encouraged the students to explain the difference between the Croatian language as a system of local tongues and the Croatian standard language, to critically select the appropriate digital technology, to collaboratively learn and work in a team, and to describe and accept their own cultural and national identity in relation to other cultures.


ABSTRACT Historically, wooden peg connections have been widely used in timber joints, particularly during the Middle Ages, and the use of these wooden connections is becoming popular again. In this article, an experimental investigation of seven different combinations of pegged connection parameters is presented. Embedment, single-shear, and double-shear tests of pine peg connections were loaded parallel and perpendicular to the grain under monotonic static compressive loads. Pegs of 10, 15, and 20 mm diameters were tested in three different shapes: straight cylindrical, straight traditional, and conical traditional. All peg shapes exhibited similar maximum loads, but straight traditional pegs exhibited greater stiffness than cylindrical pegs due to the tight fit of the peg. The ultimate load capacities of the straight traditional and cylindrical peg connections were then compared to a model based on Johansen's theory of timber connections and were accurately predicted in both single and double shear.


We propose and demonstrate a method for shaping the focus of high intensity lasers into an annular or "donut" mode. The method, based on helical phase plates, has been implemented at the PHELIX laser facility.


The increasing diversification of English qua World Englishes contributes to cross-linguistic variation. Still, we tend to consider and model varieties of English from a language-internal perspective. Taking Mair's (2013) World System of Englishes as a starting point, I here explore how to model World Englishes from a cross-linguistic typological perspective, commenting on the tension between normative pressure and cross-linguistic tendencies and generalizations. Variation studies and language typology investigate micro and macro variation, respectively, though the empirical domains in focus and the methodologies employed show considerable overlap. Moreover, the traditional distinction between language and variety becomes increasingly difficult to draw in today's multilingual and highly interconnected world. I examine the commonalities and differences of the two approaches to language variation that have largely been working independently of one another focusing on language universals and the ways that grammatical phenomena from World Englishes match up against them. Varieties of English attest a good deal of typological variation, though they also offer curious features rarely found in other languages.


Abstract Despite the central place occupied by language transfer of audiovisual products, particularly in the European cinema and television sector, audience perception of both dubbing and subtitling is a largely neglected field of study and research. When, however, we start looking into the available research on the perception of translated humor and, more specifically, of the perception of humor as rendered into another language by subtitles, we realize that this is an even more neglected and unexplored field of study. This paper will attempt to address the effectiveness of subtitles in the appreciation and perception of humor, and, more specifically, will present an overview of the scant literature and research published on this subject.


Turbidity measurements are inexpensive and can be performed rapidly and simply. Therc has bccn a necessity to develope a technique which could bc utiliscd with some degree of confidence to identify certain conditions rclatcd to potentially problcrnalic sugars. Nephelometric turbidity measurements were performed on a number of raw sugars and correlated with filterability dctcrmined routinely using the Nicholson and Horsley (1956) filterability test.


The sensing capability of a single optically bright electronic spin in diamond can be enhanced by making use of proximal dark nuclei as ancillary spins. Such systems, so far only realized in bulk diamond, provide orders of magnitude higher sensitivity and spectral resolution in the case of magnetic sensing, as well as improved readout fidelity and state storage time in quantum information schemes. In nanodiamonds, which offer additional opportunities as mobile nanoscale sensors, electronic-nuclear spin complexes have remained inaccessible. We demonstrate coherent control of a 13C nuclear spin located 4{\AA} from a nitrogen-vacancy center in a nanodiamond and show quantum-state transfer between the two components of this hybrid spin system. We extract a nuclear-spin free precession time of T2* = 26 us, which exceeds the bare electron free precession time in nanodiamond by two orders of magnitude.


Hedge-pruning is labor and time-consumed and dangerous job on highway and in the park,so it is trend to substitute robot for labor.This paper mainly solved the Jorcobi matrix,prepared for the Manufacture and design of the real robot.


This descriptive study analyzes and compares the difficulties perceived by Physical Education (PE) teachers, who work in municipal public schools of Sao Paulo City, at the time to carry out their pedagogical practice. Seventy-nine PE teachers were asked to express their degree of disagreement/agreement with 44 statements. The SPSS software, version 21.0, was used to statistically analyze the answers, and the Mann-Whitney U test was used in the comparisons, at 5% significance level. Twenty-five (25) statements were identified as little, very or extremely detrimental to the pedagogical practice. There was no statistically significant difference in the perception of teachers trained in different decades, with different professional experience times. Most of the perceived difficulties in the pedagogical practice effectiveness result from macrostructural issues affecting the daily routine in schools. In this context, the effective participation of teachers in public policies aimed at Basic Education is necessary.


If a person has 'a problem' to solve and knows the solution and just has to apply it (retrieve it from memory and re-act), it is not a problem—it is a task; if a person does not know the solution and has to create it—this is a problem. Using this language, there are only two situations: (a) one has to perform a task; or (b) one has to solve a problem by creating a new (for the person) procedure, i.e. one has to create a brand new (for the one) solution; of course, one must utilize some of the knowledge previously stored in the memory (we could call this action 'creative utilization of previous knowledge'). If a student learned how to perform a task, he or she can repeat it in the future as many times as this student has to repeat the same task. The key word is 'the same'. Our brain is a powerful pattern recognition machine. As soon as it recognizes the task, it retrieves from memory the sequence of the actions, which has to be performed to succeed. If a brain does not recognize the task, we have two options: (a) the task is the same but due to some features it is camouflaged as a different one; (b) the task is different from the ones in the past and is really new for the brain, and the brain does not have the solution (at least in full) in its storage. Of course, we assume that a particular brain is capable of storing and retrieving the information and governing the actions required for fulfilling the task (otherwise we have to discuss a case of learning disabilities). Based on this approach, every teacher has to teach students to two different practices: (a) how to perform specific tasks (the set of those tasks should be specified by a curriculum); (b) how to create a solution to a problem which has not been solved in the past (by that person); the latter practice, in turn, requires a practice in making a conclusion regarding the familiarity of the given assignment—is it the same as one from the past (is it a task?) or different (is it a problem?)? Development of such a skill also requires specific practice. Teaching how to find a solution means (in part) teaching how to recognize the old task in the new one and to apply the appropriate method (which worked in the past). Teaching how to create/invent a solution which has not been presented/trained before (at least in full) means teaching thinking creatively (a.c.a. critically). Although due to the definition of 'creativity'the act of creating something new should be seen as the result of an insight, a teacher can help a student to get to that insight as close as possible using specific teaching tools (learning aids). Many teaching instruments of the kind have been discussed and offered by various research. For example, E F Redish () offers a general framework for Physics Education Research based on modeling student thinking. 'Teaching Introductory Physics' by Arnold B Arons () is an invaluable source of many teaching tools and techniques. Many specific teaching strategies, including examples of mapping and guided thinking one will find in the works of K Heller and P Heller (). A Elby () provides a broad summary on helping students learn how to learn (including asking prompting questions). D Rosengrant et al () offer a study of the use of diagrams, including free-body diagrams, as a helping tool for solving problems in mechanics. D Van Domelen provides a review of the use of strategy maps and thinking algorithms. An excellent recourse letter is provided by L C McDermont and E F Redish (). The use of concept maps in education has been discussed in details by J D Novak (). In these works a reader will find a description of several tools which the author finds also helpful for students learning how to solve physics problems. These tools help students to get a better understanding of how a mind of an expert problem solver works when solving a problem.


The development of circular economy is a process of ecological economization under the goal of sustainable development.As an ecological financing way with the goal of ecological resources protection,recovery and reasonable exploitation,ecological financing research ought to be discussed surrounding special problems of ecological financial in the framework of"ecological resources-ecological capital- ecological financing". In regional circular economy construction,the nature of ecological items can be divided into pure public ecological welfare,ecological benefits and potential commercial value,commercial value. On this basis,a diverse principal parts including the government,society and market,selects and composes the tools of investment and financing,accordingly formed the ecological financing mechanism and pattern. Draw lessons from foreign advanced experience and through the domestic financial innovation,ecological financing can provide important support and security for the construction of regional circular economy.


The purpose of this study was to compare with the differences Kwonbeob (weapon-free martial arts) movements in Muvedobotongji and chines tactic books such as Kihyosinseo, Mubiji which were source books of Muyedobotongji, what is more, Muyejebobeunyeuksokjib that was printed after Imjin War(1592) during that time Korean were adapted the chines martial arts. However we can riot find the actions or experts, so we have no choice but using books mentioned above. Therefore we rely only on contents in the hooks and detail Se which describe the postures or basic skills of martial arts, and compare its differences. The result of this comparison of 22 Se in Kwonbeob of Muyedobotongji is the following ; firstly, 4 cases are similar each other in the forms and actual techniques, secondly, 5 cases are different in the actual techniques, but the forms are similar, thirdly, 10 cases are different in the forms, but actual techniques are similar, and lastly, 3 cases are different in the actual techniques and forms. In conclusion, Kwonbeob of Muyedobotongji has been affected by Chinese Kwonbeob, it has been separately developed when comparing to the Chinese Kwonbeob.


Customersatisfaction is a top priority in this study because the level of
competition is more intense among banking companies in Indonesia. The main
thing for the company to survive, compete and dominate the market then the
performance of the service should be improved and enhanced. Companies must
pay attention to the things that are considered important by customers, so that
customers feel satisfied and do not switch to a competitor (customer switching).
Therefore this study raised the issue of the performance of services by PT. Bank
BRI Branch Kendal, with the aim to determine the effect of service performance
which consisted of Physical Evidence / Tangibles, Reliability / Reliability, Power
Response / Responsiveness, Security / Assurance, and Attention / Empathy for
customers satisfaction of bank PT. Bank BRI branch Kendal.
Sampling technique used is Accidental Sampling. The analysis technique used is
the Multiple Linear Regression Analysis to determine the effect of the studied
and to determine which variables are the most powerful influence on customer
satisfaction. In Multiple Linear Regression Analysis Assumptions used classical
test multicollinearity, autocorrelation, heteroscedasticity, and normality.
From these results it can be seen that there is a positive effect of service
performance which consisted of Tangibles, Reliability, Responsiveness,
Assurance, and Empathy towards customer satisfaction, with the dominant
variable is Variable Assurance.


Purpose Developing a sensitive SERS-based method to quantitatively detect serum biomarkers (Aβ1-42 and P-Tau-181) for the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Methods In this study, a novel SERS-based sandwich immunoassay, which consists of tannin-capped silver nanoparticles and magnetic graphene oxide (Fe3O4@GOs), was developed. We firstly applied this method for the detection of protein standards in buffer solution, obtaining the regression equation. Then, its potential value on real serum samples of AD was further explored. Results The detection linear range of Aβ1-42 and P-Tau-181 protein standards were observed to range from 100 pg mL−1 to 10 fg mL−1, 100 pg mL−1 to 1 fg mL−1 respectively. We finally explored clinical application of the proposed method in 63 serum samples. As a result, P-tau-181 differentiated AD from non-AD dementia patients (AUC = 0.770), with a more favored ROC than Aβ1-42 (AUC = 0.383). Conclusion The developed SERS-based immunoassay is successfully applied to the determination of Aβ1-42 and P-Tau-181 in human serum specimens, which provides a promising tool for the early diagnosis of AD.


As e-commerce has grown, an increasing number of consumers prefer to buy drugs online for convenience's sake. As a result, the difficulties with health and medical diagnostics are becoming more well known. Because medical professionals write prescriptions based on their very limited experience, they frequently make drug mistakes. Technologies like data mining or recommender systems offer opportunities to investigate potential insight from diagnosis background records and aid physicians in reliably prescribing medications to reduce medication mistake. This effort aims to propose a medication recommendation system that can significantly lessen the workload of professionals. We create a system that, using ML classification algorithms, predicts whether a medicine can be taken or not based on the reviews. Key Words: Stress, Machine learning and IT professionals.


The paper gives the results of work on the technological process of the diffusion bonding of Ti with Al2O3, using Ti and TiH2 powder interfaces. These interfaces were applied in the form of powders with a varying percentage content of Ti in relation to TiH2. Conditions are described under which the process of bonding was taking place, as well as the effect of these conditions on the interface sintering kinetics. The Al2O3 to Ti bonds had no cracks and they featured shear–strength higher than 150 MPa. Results are also given of testing the micro–hardness and microstructure of the joints obtained.


BACKGROUND
Contraceptive treatment before gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist administration presents advantages in women with a tendency to hyper-response and simplifies donor-recipient treatment synchronization. This study compares response to gonadotrophin stimulation under hypophyseal suppression in oocyte donors with or without vaginal contraceptive pretreatment.

METHODS
One hundred and ninety oocyte donors were recruited in a single centre and prospectively assigned to one of two treatment groups, according to the day of the week menstruation initiated: Group VC-, no prior vaginal contraceptive and Group VC+, prior vaginal contraceptive.

RESULTS
VC+ patients presented a significantly higher cancellation rate, lower plasma estradiol levels and fewer follicles >12 mm on the day of hCG, versus the VC- group. Number of oocytes recovered was significantly lower in the VC+ group. All the cases of severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (SOHSS) were in the VC- group. Pregnancy rates by embryo transfer to synchronic recipients were similar between VC+ and VC- (59.5 versus 57.9%, respectively).

CONCLUSIONS
Vaginal contraceptive pretreatment resulted in a higher ovarian suppression, whereas SOHSS rate was lower than in donors who did not receive pretreatment. There were no differences in pregnancy rates between the two groups of synchronic oocyte recipients.


We isolated cDNA clones representing the human dbl proto‐oncogene transcript. Nucleotide sequence analysis revealed an open reading frame encoding a predicted protein of 925 amino acids. Using peptide antisera directed against specific proto‐dbl peptides, a 115‐kd protein was detected in COS cells transfected with an expression vector containing the entire coding region of proto‐dbl. This mol. wt is consistent with that predicted from the open reading frame. We have previously shown that the dbl oncogene was generated by substitution of the 5′ portion of proto‐dbl with an unrelated human sequence. In this study we show that this rearrangement resulted in the loss of the 497 amino‐terminal codons of the dbl proto‐oncogene. Under the influence of a strong promoter proto‐dbl could readily transform NIH/3T3 cells but its transforming activity was less than that of the dbl oncogene driven by the same promoter. Proto‐dbl overexpression is, therefore, sufficient to transform NIH/3T3 cells, but specific structural alterations of its coding region significantly enhance its transforming activity. No apparent similarity was detected between the predicted proto‐dbl product and other known proto‐oncogenes. However, a stretch of 300 amino acids within the N‐terminal half of proto‐dbl showed structural similarity to the intermediate filament vimentin. This region in proto‐dbl contains a heptad repeat motif characteristic of an alpha‐helical coiled‐coil structure. Taken together, these findings indicate that the human proto‐dbl represents a new class of cellular oncogenes that may be related to cytoskeletal elements of the cell.


Considering the factor of marginal cost based on general storage model,this paper intends to study the problem of the storage model about production and sale under the condition of limited-space storehouse and make it more close to the fact.


Health informatics has gained a greater focus as the data analytics role has become vital for the last two decades. Many machine learning-based models have evolved to process the huge data involved in this sector. Deep Learning (DL) augmented with Non-Linear Cellular Automata (NLCA) is becoming a powerful tool with great potential to process big data. This will help to develop a system that facilitates parallelization, rapid data storage, and computational power with improved security parameters. This paper provides a novel and robust mechanism with deep learning augmented with non-linear cellular automata with greater security, adaptability for health informatics. The proposed mechanism is adaptable and can address many open problems in medical informatics, bioinformatics, and medical imaging. The security parameters considered in this model are Confidentiality, authorization, and integrity. This method is evaluated for performance, and it reports an average accuracy of 89.32%. The parameters precision, sensitivity, and specificity are considered to measure to measure the accuracy of the model.


In the symplectic system of plane elasticity in rectangular coordinates,by separating variables and abandoning the homogeneous boundary condition,the symplectic solution of a rectangular beam subjected to distributed load in a power function form is obtained.A general method for these problems is given in the symplectic system of elasticity.The rectangular beam subjected to normal or tangent load is considered. The results show that the method is effective.Displacements and stresses can be obtained directly with dual variables.By using the symplectic solution,various boundary conditions can be treated.Statically determinate problems and statically indeterminate problems can be solved directly.


It is in general obvious—both in ordinary reasoning and in machine-based reasoning—why we need to plan. Goals are before us and we need to figure out a means for achieving them. Prototypically, we can think of these means as a series of steps—or transformations represented by operators—for converting an existing state to a desired goal state, while attending to constraints and assumptions about the real world. The planning problem, at a very high level of abstraction, is then the problem of finding the best sequence of operators for converting a given start state to a given goal state. Details, of course, matter greatly and the planning literature for machinebased reasoning, to which this essay aims to contribute, is large and active (cf., [11] for a recent compendium of papers). But our interest here lies nearby, in the problem of planning to plan, or metaplanning, which is widely regarded as much underepxlored subject. Nearly as obvious as why we need to plan is why we need to metaplan. We need to plan and are faced with a number of planners relevant to various subplanning problems, which (sub)planners need to be directed and coordinated. Our purpose in this paper is to begin to present and explore the concept of metaplanning. The subject is a huge one and can hardly be encompassed in an initial, avowedly exploratory, paper. But such a paper can serve as a useful beginning. Our (meta?) plan in that regard is as follows. In x2 we present and begin to explore the notion of metaplanning, and the requirements for it, in general. Then, in x3 we develop an example—management science modeling in the logistics domain—for which metaplanning is appropriate and promising, and in


From the Departments of Surgery and Medicine University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa; Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich; Department of Surgery, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Mass; Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala; Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn; Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex; Department of Medicine, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Mich; Department of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH; and Acorn Cardiovascular, Inc, St Paul, Minn.


The interface is one of the key components of composite materials, which plays an important role in the fracture process and mechanical properties. In the current work, glass fiber surfaces were treated via the self-assembly monolayer method. The fracture process and mechanical properties of composites with different interfacial strength were investigated by a home-made tensile tester with an additional polarizing microscope. The results showed that in the case of a strong interface between the reinforcing fiber and matrix, the composites fracture in brittle mode, whereas in the case of a weak interface, the composites fracture in ductile mode. Furthermore, the reinforcing efficiency of the composite is related to the interfacial strength.


In a well lit conference room, a high power committee meeting was in progress. The meeting was attended by Vice Chancellors of State Agricultural Universities, Agriculture Production Commissioner of State, along with senior government functionaries such as Agriculture, Horticulture, Environment and Forestry, Animal husbandry and Food processing secretaries of the state. In the meeting, industry was represented by the representatives of CII and FICCI. Various NGOs and pressure groups such as BKU also attended the meeting. Meeting was called to evolve a land development policy approach for the state, based on collaboration of various stakeholders. After ice-breaking session, secretary of the committee started addressing the gathering.


There is a certain paradox (a statement which may seem contradictory to common sense, yet is indeed true) when we consider rule invested with man in Genesis 1:26-28. This paradox is that with which the Creator invested Himself. God the Creator elected to reconcile to Himself that which was foreign to His nature in Genesis 1:2. He further chose to exercise Lordship over that which was foreign to his nature instead of destroying it and beginning all over again. Genesis 1:2 provides us with the statement of how God was going to form the earth in the first three days of creation, and how God was going to fill the earth in the second three days of creation. Mankind was entrusted with rulership over the creation. He, to a lesser degree, would rule like the Messiah (Psalm 110:2). With the entrance of sin into the world, man's rule would be in the stark reality of a world set in conflict with his desires (Gen. 3:15-19). He, with his sinful desires, would also not always seek the creation's benefit, but submitted it to a curse from God because of his disobedience.


An effective discrete invasive weed optimization(DIWO) algorithm is presented to minimize the maximum completion time for an integrated lot-streaming flow shop scheduling problem, which can be modeled as two closely coupled sub-problems. One sub-problem is a lot-splitting problem, and the other is a batch scheduling problem with separable setup times. A two-stage string encoding is designed to represent the two sub-problems. Unlike the basic invasive weed optimization algorithm, the presented DIWO determines the number of seeds for each individual not only based on its fitness but also based on its age. In addition, the DIWO generates a seed based on the tangent function and the continuous neighborhood operation. Eight neighborhood operators and a local search procedure are developed. The mixed application of the eight neighborhood operators and the local search procedure significantly enhance the performance of the DIWO.The computational results based on extensive experiment demonstrate the effectiveness of the presented DIWO algorithm.


A wastewater purifying system using phototrophic bacterium, Rhodopseudomonas capsulata, is currently in operation in several countries, One of them, is a continuously aerated bioreactor(CABR) system, which treats concentrated swin wasterwater using small amounts of phototrophic bacteria as additive bacterial seeding. Using this plant, total biochemical oxygen demand was decreased to 13%, and most of volatile fatty acids were removed. About 40% of the wastewater(Influx) was evaporated during aerobic digestion for 24h, and 60% of that erupted in a decodorized foam(Efflux). The efflux had enough nutrients, N, P and K kor growing plant, as well as organic matters. When the efflux was applied to Italian ryegrass with high dose, fresh shoot and root weights were significantly greater, and contents of the dried shoot were lower than those of control plant (CDU). These results indicate that the CABR plant is useful for reduction and deodorization of swine wastewater and the efflux from CABR can be used for crop production as an organic fertilizer.


The aim of this paper is to elaborate in more detail, through a brief explanation of the basic elements, the essence of the functioning of blockchain technology, which is a prerequisite and basis for the emergence and functioning of smart contracts, as a modern alternative to using conventional contracts. The nature of the connection between these two concepts points out the differences between conventional and smart contracts, defines the advantages that smart contracts have over the conventional ones, and thus contributes to a more complete understanding of the concept of smart contracts. In this paper we will try to explain how to use the benefits of block chain technology in many other areas of human activity, such as creating and exchanging crypto currencies, exchanging securities, things, documents, real estate, gems or other goods, on the example of smart contracts. In general, these advantages relate to the elimination of the need for intermediaries (in this case, lawyers and notaries), the reduction of the possibility of fraud and increasing the level of security in performing various types of legal transactions as well as acquiring full confidence in the accuracy and correctness of various types of records due to inability to change once stored and from a large number of equal partners, verified transactions.


Aim: to evaluate outcome following proximal realignment procedure in habitual patellar dislocation.
Materials and Methods: prospective comparative study was conducted in the Department of Orthopedics Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Bhagalpur from jan 2019 to December 2019 among 18 patients who underwent proximal realignment for habitual patellar dislocation with a minimum follow up of 6 months and a maximum follow up of 2 years. Radiological assessment was done by measuring sulcus angle and congruence angle and pain was assessed using VAS scale.
Results: mean age of the study population was 18.64 years and 55.6% were male and rests 44.4 were female. Mean pre and post operative sulcus angle (132.46, 132.58) and Congruence angle (62.86, 17.81). Two the cases showed recurrence.
Conclusion: we conclude that following proximal realignment procedure for habitual dislocation of patella radiological parameters were brought back to normal. There were no significant changes in sulcus angle.
Keywords: patella, habitual dislocation, outcome, proximal realignment


Localization of metallothionein induced by zinc or streptozotocin treatment was demonstrated in the pancreas of mice by immunohistochemical techniques.

Ten hours after the administration of zinc, a small amount of metallothionein appeared in the nuclei of exocrine cells, and one day after the administration, metallothionein was found mainly in the cytoplasm and interstitium. Metallothionein was not observed in the islets of Langerhans. When streptozotocin was administered to mice, a small amount of metallothionein was found in the cytoplasm of the islets of Langerhans.

These results show that zinc affected mostly exocrine cells and streptozotocin affected mainly endocrine cells, and that metallothionein was produced at locations damaged by zinc or streptozotocin.


Asphalts and wax emulsions have been recommended as protective coatings to help' obtain clean, safe burns in slash disposal work. Fuel value determiQations in the laboratory indicate that such coatings add little to the fuel value of slash. less of a problem of deciding Forest managers know that until the first rains fall in early winter it can be dangerous to get rid of slash by burning. If slash could be protected fro m moisture by a co a' t in g that also is f 1 am m a b 1 e J the r e would be when to burn. Asp hal t and wax emulsions have been proposed as protective cpatings to help obtain clean, safe burns after the first winter rains.,2 These emulsions were recommended after qua 1 ita t i v e fie 1 d studies. Their characteristics and effects are now being investigated as part of more basic stu die sat the Pacific Southwest Station. Three common speculations as to why protective coatings can aid slash disposal are: (a) Coatings protect slash fro m moisture; (b) they increase the rate of burning because they are available kindling fuel, or (c) they simply add heat value to slash piles. All three possibilities are now being studied. This note reports the results 0 f f u e 1 value determinations for petroleum emulsions applied to ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderQ.§.g Laws. ) slash.


Significance We describe how protein size and shape can be sculpted by de novo protein design. Precise control over protein shape will be critical for completely de novo design of high-affinity binding proteins, enzymes, and protein-based nanomaterials. The systematic procedure for design of αβ-protein structures from scratch described in this paper should be broadly useful. We recently described general principles for designing ideal protein structures stabilized by completely consistent local and nonlocal interactions. The principles relate secondary structure patterns to tertiary packing motifs and enable design of different protein topologies. To achieve fine control over protein shape and size within a particular topology, we have extended the design rules by systematically analyzing the codependencies between the lengths and packing geometry of successive secondary structure elements and the backbone torsion angles of the loop linking them. We demonstrate the control afforded by the resulting extended rule set by designing a series of proteins with the same fold but considerable variation in secondary structure length, loop geometry, β-strand registry, and overall shape. Solution NMR structures of four designed proteins for two different folds show that protein shape and size can be precisely controlled within a given protein fold. These extended design principles provide the foundation for custom design of protein structures performing desired functions.


HST/STIS spectroscopy of V1 { a recently discovered LBV in the extragalactic giant H ii region NGC 2363 { is analysed using a sophisticated non-LTE, line blanketed atmospheric code. Complementary photometry reveals that V1 has brightened by 4 mag since 1992, such that MV=?10.6 mag in 1997 November. At this epoch the stellar properties of V1 are remarkable { its luminosity is log(L=L)6.6, with a wind velocity of 325 km s ?1 and a mass-loss rate of _ M/(Myr ?1)10 ?3. Our analysis connrms that V1 is currently undergoing an extremely rare giant eruption. We investigate whether the heavy element content of NGC 2363 { as derived from our spectroscopy of V1 { is as depleted as the known H ii region oxygen abundance.


Heritage has two primary functions: to refl ect the political and social developments of the past in order to inform the present, and to promote identity and self-awareness. Heritage protection in any city should enjoy a supreme position that takes precedence over development, but this is often not the case. This paper introduces the legal instruments in place for protecting Hong Kong's heritage and analyses their effectiveness and shortcomings. The existing Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance (Cap 53) offers the most comprehensive legal coverage, but to what extent has it achieved its purpose of safeguarding cultural heritage in a city with high land costs and rapid development? This paper not only assesses the effectiveness of Hong Kong's heritage law, but also outlines strategies pursued by the current administration and makes recommendations for achieving greater protection of Hong Kong's heritage.


The results on the synthesis and characterization of highly monodisperse Fe-doped ZnO nanocrystals are presented. Stable suspensions of these materials were produced in an ethanol solution at room temperature. To promote crystal growth, the suspensions of nanocrystals were aged in contact with their mother liquors. X-ray diffraction characterization of doped systems at various Fe-atomic fractions x confirmed the exclusive formation of the host ZnO with the wurtzite structure. High resolution transmission electron microscopy analyses of the suspensions revealed the high monodispersity and crystallinity of the 6–8nm nanocrystals. Ultraviolet-visible measurements confirmed not only the nanocrystalline nature of the samples but also evidenced the continuous growth of the crystals when aged in their mother liquors. Room-temperature magnetic measurements indicated that the ferromagnetic behavior of doped ZnO was dependent on composition and crystal size of produced nanocrystals. Room-temperature ferromagnetism ...


In April to May 2016, a joint effort by IODP and ICDP drilled the Chicxulub peak ring offshore during Expedition 364 at site M0077A [1]. The core consists of felsic basement rocks between 748 and 1334.7 mbsf that were intruded by pre-impact mafic and felsic igneous dikes as well as impact-generated dikes [2]. The so far most striking observations of shock related features and rock modifications are the very high abundance of planar fractures (PFs) and feather features (FFs) in quartz grains [3]. FFs are crystallographically orientated microstructures in quartz that consist of a PF and a set of straight to slightly curved lamellae that emanate in one direction from the PF. In [4] it was proposed that these lamellae are tensile fractures that point in the σ1 direction thereby indicating the orientation of the attenuated shock front. In our study, we used this FF model in order to see if a consistent or interrelated FF orientation occurs throughout the Chicxulub peak ring core. So far, 26 polished thin sections from different depths (below ∼748 mbsf) within the granitic section of the core were prepared and examined with a polarizing microscope. We have found that in individual thin sections, the majority of the FF lamellae emanate from the PFs in the same direction. A lower number of FFs point to the opposite direction of the main orientation. Subordinately, 1 to 2 additional FF orientations beside the main one also occur. However, the most important result is that we could not find an interrelated trend between the different thin sections. Only in a few cases, where the distance between the thin sections was < 25 m, the FF orientations show a similar trend. We see two possible explanations for this: (i) The shock wave front scatters strongly in relatively small regions due to the heterogeneity within the felsic basement rocks, which leads to an irregular FF orientation pattern. (ii) The peak ring itself experienced extreme deformation that shows a wide range of structures, including hairline fractures, brittle shear faults, mmto cm-thick zones of cataclasis, striated shear planes and dm-thick zones of foliated and crenulated mineral fabrics. The combination of all these deformation processes induces to a large number of smallscale rotational movements in the peak ring units, which is reflected by the varying FF orientations. We intend to perform additional microscope analyses of further core samples in order to cover a larger area of the drill core.


The species composition of macrozoobenthos of the rivers the Şabrancay and the Qudialcay located in the north-eastern slope of the Greater Caucasus within Azerbaijan have been studied. Particular attention is paid on the ecological character of the fauna, and hydrological and hydrochemical parameters of these rivers.


A mighty caterwauling went up from the battlements of the old media empires in March 2012 when the federal government released two reports containing proposals for meaningful mechanisms of media accountability in Australia. It was Stalinism, said Bob Cronin, editor-in-chief of the West Australian, or - if that wasn't dire enough - like North Korea. There was plenty more in the same vein.


This article seeks to challenge the orthodoxy about memoirs by retired spies. It does so by examining the making of A Look Over My Shoulder, the 2003 memoir of Richard Helms, the second longest serving Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director. An exploration of the genesis of the Helms memoir is revealing of the motivations for autobiographical writing by intelligence veterans, as well as the procedures for the 'vetting' of texts by the CIA's Publications Review Board. In a departure from the existing literature on the subject of official memoir-writing, which suggests that secret organisations are hostile to former employees producing books, it is shown that the CIA did not hinder Helms, but assisted him. Drawing upon declassified materials and private papers, it is argued that the Agency aimed to mould the book as a quasi-official history for the purpose of improving public understanding about the CIA, intelligence, and US foreign policy. With journalists, renegade writers, and populist historians producing sensationalist and lopsided accounts, the CIA realised that there was more to gain by contributing to history than to remain silent while it was being compiled. To this end, they worked with Helms in turning a confessional into a piece of corporate memory.


The hole concentration in Al-doped p-type 4H-SiC was found to be significantly reduced by electron irradiation when compared to the hole concentration in Al-doped p-type Si; this is an unexpected result. The temperature dependence of the hole concentration p(T) in Al-doped 4H-SiC irradiated with 200 keV electrons at various fluences was measured. Only substitutional C atoms in SiC can be displaced by irradiation with 200 keV electrons. The reduction in p(T) by the electron irradiation was found to be mainly due to a decrease in Al acceptors and not due to an increase in defects (e.g., C vacancies) located around the middle of the bandgap in SiC. Based on the analysis of p(T), two types of acceptor species were detected and the density and energy level of each acceptor species were determined. An equation describing the fluence dependence of each acceptor density is proposed. The results suggest that for the 200 keV electron irradiation, a substitutional C atom bonded to an Al acceptor was more easily disp...


A screw and a method for their production is suggested, wherein the screw tip has a lateral recess. This recess extends from the front portion of the screw shank well into the conical screw tip. The axial extent of the recess within the cylindrical screw shank is approximately equal to the axial extension of the screw tip. The conical tip of the conical screw tip is offset with respect to the screw longitudinal axis laterally in the direction of the recess. The screw tip can be produced by a pinch between two Kneifbacken by cold working.


Reinforced earth (RE) walls work as gravity-retaining structures which these composite structures rely on the self-weight of the reinforced soil mass to resist lateral loads from earth pressure, surcharges from vehicles, earthquakes, and water pressure. The type of compacted backfill material at the reinforced zone and reinforcement length that was designed and constructed has a capability to form a reinforced-soil mass that provides sufficient self-weight to stabilize the overall retaining structure. The stability of the reinforcement-soil interface and the strength of the reinforcement provide the internal stability of the structure, which allows the RE wall to act as a unit and be able to sustain significant loading and deformation where the wall stability was highly depending on the type of backfill soil properties and the reinforcement strip length. Therefore, in this research, the safety factor of the RE wall was analyzed by using a different type of soil properties i.e., silt and clayey soil with a different of reinforcement length using finite element modelling PLAXIS 2D and PLAXIS 3D approach. Both numerical modelling results shows that the effects of clayey soil as a backfill material at the reinforced zone gives higher wall deformation compared to silt soil. Besides that, this analysis also shows that the reinforcement length, LR has a significant impact on the wall deformation; as the reinforcement strip length increased, the wall deformation significantly reduced. The finding this research shown that numerical modelling PLAXIS 2D gives conservative design as it gives higher value of wall deformation and lower safety factor compared to PLAXIS 3D.


An apparatus, a method, a planar insulating substrate and a chipset have been presented, comprising at least one module configured to establish a predefined pattern on a planar insulating substrate so that conductive particles can gather according to the predefined pattern. At least one another module is configured to transfer the conductive particles to the planar insulating substrate, wherein the conductive particles are arranged to gather according to the predefined pattern. A sintering module is configured to fuse the conductive particles on the planar insulating substrate, wherein the conductive particles are arranged to fuse according to the predefined pattern to establish a conductive plane on the planar insulating substrate. Embodiment of the invention relate to printable or printing electronics on a fibrous web.


The in vitro antiviral activities of aqueous, ethanolic and methanolic extracts of Aframomum melegueta leave was evaluated against three viral families namely, Newcastle disease virus (NDV), Fowl pox virus (FPV) and Infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV). The assay was performed in ten day old embryonated chicken eggs by chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) and the allantoic sac inoculation for FPV or IBDV and NDV respectively. The viral replication in the tests and controls were estimated by haemagglitination assay of harvested allantoic fluid for NDV and reduction in pocks formation when compared with controls as an indication of viral inhibition in FDV and IBDV. The percentage inhibition to NDV is directly proportional to the concentration of both the aqueous, ethanol and methanol extracts of Aframomum melegueta leaves; 400mg/ml, 200mg/ml and 100mg/ml of the sample yielded 86.0% 50.0% and 50.0% for aqueous extract, 89% 86% and 50% for ethanol extract, while methanolic extract gave 95% 89% and 50% respectively. However, a moderate antiviral activity against FPV and complete egg mortality against IBDV was observed. The presence of Alkaloids, Tannins, Saponins, and Flavonoids was exhibited, while Cyanogenic glycosides and Triterpenes were absent. These findings suggest that Aframomum melegueta could be a potential candidate in the management of Newcastle and Fowl pox diseases affecting the poultry industry. The active component responsible for the antiviral activity needs evaluation.


At modest penetration wind power merely substitutes electricity generated typically at thermal power plants and thereby only giving economic benefits comparable to the saved marginal fuel and operation and maintenance costs. At higher penetrations, it becomes increasingly important for the energy system to be able to operate without costly reserve capacity awaiting fluctuations in demand or wind power generation that need be countered. Existing interconnections of transmission systems are mainly in order to assist in reducing reserve capacity in thermal power generation systems. While indeed relevant in thermal systems, this is typically even more so in renewable energy based systems, where fluctuations * e-mail email@example.com Fax +45 98153788


Image preference is a subjective factor which plays an important role in Quality-of-Experience (QoE) modelling. Traditionally, preference characterization has been quantified via questionnaires or subjective evaluations. Current advances in neurophysiological signal acquisition, however, have allowed for such "non-measurable" subjective parameters to be quantified objectively. In this pilot study, we explore the use of neurophysiological signals as correlates of image preference characterization. Experiments with seven participants have shown promising results and mental states associated with preferred and non-preferred images, as well as baseline neutral state could be classified with above-chance levels.


In recent years,Ma Ying-jeou has expressed a series of views on the issue of the traditional and simplified Chinese characters: he said "fantizi"(traditional characters) should be called "zhengtizi"(standard characters),the "zhengtizi" used in Taiwan represents the Chinese culture and that abandoning it would breakdown the link with the cultural past;he proposed the principle of " shi zheng shu jian" and the goal for establishing a "common writing system" between Mainland and Taiwan;he proposed both sides jointly compile a Grand Chinese Dictionary;he would like to apply for a World Cultural Heritage status for the "zhengtizi";he recognized the increasing widespread use of the "jianhuazi"(simplified characters) throughout the world.


Gear dynamics model and 16-degree of freedom nonlinear vibration equations of the combining gear drive system are established considering backlash, transmission error and time-varying mesh stiffness, the equations are solved thanks to the fourth-order Runge-Kutta method, and the gear dynamic responses are analyzed, the vibration performances of this system affected by the dimensionless vibration frequency are investigated. The results show when the dimensionless frequency is 0.687, the system appears harmonic response; when the dimensionless frequency is 0.868, the system appears quasi-periodic response; when the dimensionless frequency is 0.889, the system appears chaos.


As the core equipment of combustion, the safe operation of the boiler is of vital importance. Due to the complex structure of the boiler, damage, abrasion, acid gas corrosion and improper operation will all cause faults. In order to effectively avoid faults, a multi-dimensional BP neural network method is used for boiler fault diagnosis modeling, in which the BP neural network adopts multi-dimensional structure, the input layer adopts fuzzy mathematics method to quantify the operation parameters, and a multi-dimensional BP neural network model is established through the correlation between parameters and between parameters and fault types. The experimental results show that the BP neural network fully inherits the advantages of wavelet transform and neural network. The method has good fault diagnosis ability and is obviously superior to wavelet neural network in the accuracy of fault diagnosis.


EnHANTs will be small, flexible, and self-powered devices that will be attached to objects that are traditionally not networked (books, furniture, clothing), thereby enabling various tracking applications (more details are available at enhants.ee.columbia.edu). We demonstrate a small testbed of En- HANTs prototypes. The prototypes communicate using in-house-developed ultra-wide-band impulse radio (UWB-IR) transceivers. They create a multihop network and adapt the topology and communication patterns to the light energy harvested by the solar cells. The testbed includes a unique software-based light control system which enables controlled experiments. This demonstration accompanies [3].


The growth of top-notch innovative talents in Colleges and universities will certainly follow the general rule of talent growth. At the same time, innovative talents should also have a special growth path, which can be summarized as personality display, independent accumulation, continuous innovation and responsibility promotion. The discovery, cultivation and management of top-notch innovative talents is a complex social system engineering. The educational administration management department As a key department in the teaching management of colleges and universities, it is necessary to create a loose environment for innovation and entrepreneurship and a series of perfect training mechanisms for top-notch innovative talents. The educational administration department should follow the rules of talent training, formulate a scientific and effective teaching management system, and promote the top-notch innovative talents in Colleges and universities by constantly innovating the educational administration management mode and enhancing the service consciousness of the educational administration department Only through training can we improve the quality of higher education in an all-round way. "Young talents development plan", one of the 12 major projects in the outline of national medium and long term talent development plan (2010-2020), puts forward the implementation of "experimental plan for training top students in basic disciplines". The outline of the national medium and long term education reform and development plan (2010-2020) puts forward that "efforts should be made to cultivate high-quality specialized talents and top-notch innovative talents with strong belief, good moral character, rich knowledge and excellent ability". The cultivation of top innovative talents in Colleges and universities is not only an important measure to improve education, teaching level and create a high-level university, but also the most important higher education reform measure to build a strong human resources country and an innovative country. 1. The connotation of top innovative talents Top innovative talents refer to leaders and outstanding talents who have a strong sense of career, a strong sense of social responsibility, innovative spirit and ability, and make significant contributions to national and social development in various fields. Top innovative talents include not only top-notch talents and discipline leaders who have made creative research results in the field of scientific research, but also outstanding talents who have made outstanding achievements in major inventions, creations, innovations in production, technology and other application fields, as well as in operation, management and promotion of social development and progress. As far as this article is concerned, the top innovative talents in Colleges and universities mainly refer to the profound talents with solid professional foundation, broad international vision and strong practical ability. 1.1. Knowledge structure First of all, top innovative talents should have profound and broad basic theoretical knowledge. Broad basic theoretical knowledge includes not only scientific basic knowledge but also humanistic basic knowledge. Profound and broad basic theoretical knowledge is the basis for the survival and development of top-notch innovative talents, as well as the basis for further expansion of 2020 International Conference on Educational Training and Educational Phenomena (ICETEP2020) DOI: 10.38007/Proceedings.0000901 ISBN: 978-1-80052-005-9 -6professional quality and promotion of talent quality. Any innovation is inseparable from extensive knowledge. Only by mastering the basic knowledge, basic theory and basic skills of this discipline and being familiar with the knowledge of other disciplines can top talents innovate and develop sustainably on the basis of comprehensive knowledge structure system. 1.2. Capability structure For top-notch innovative talents, the ability structure is divided into: the ability to think independently and the spirit of initiative; the profound and broad related comprehensive knowledge, the ability to apply theory to practice and the research perspective of multi-dimensional and innovative thinking; the strong ability to learn and acquire knowledge independently, the skillful method to acquire knowledge and the preliminary identification knowledge; The ability to know and choose knowledge; good communication ability, organization and coordination ability. 1.3. Quality structure Top innovative talents have a strong sense of career and responsibility. They are determined to pursue their own ideals. They are indomitable, more frustrated and more courageous. They can actively respond to all kinds of sudden changes and setbacks. They have strong psychological endurance. They can deal with all kinds of pressures better. They have strong communication ability, organization and coordination ability. Top innovative talents have excellent psychological quality and high Eq. The top innovative talents have the quality structure of independent thinking, active exploration, perseverance, high self-control and self-management, team spirit and so on. The spirit of independent thinking and active exploration refers to that thinking and action are not easily influenced by external interference or others, do not believe in authority, do not blindly follow the crowd, and can independently think, independently judge, independently choose and unswervingly innovate in innovation practice. Although the top innovative talents have a high degree of independence, this kind of independence does not mean that they are withdrawn, out of group and enjoying themselves. The spirit of active exploration refers to the psychological quality of having considerable courage, not superstitious to authority, daring to question, daring to take risks, daring to explore and innovate, and daring to take responsibility. Perseverance refers to the psychological quality of perseverance to achieve a certain innovation goal and can withstand numerous failures and setbacks. High self-control and self-management ability refers to the ability to consciously adjust and control their emotions, and the psychological quality of self-regulation, self-restraint, self motivation and self-management. The road of innovation cannot be smooth. In the face of failure, top-notch innovative talents are good at using an optimistic attitude to guide their emotions and learn from the failure. Teamwork spirit refers to the psychological quality of being good at communicating with the team, being considerate of partners, being good at interpersonal communication; teamwork and being tolerant. Knowledge structure, ability structure and quality structure are the necessary qualities for top-notch innovative talents and the basis for them to exert their innovative ability. 2. The growth law of top innovative talents Many factors will affect the growth of top-notch innovative talents. The growth of top-notch innovative talents is affected by various factors such as internal and external factors, intellectual and non intellectual factors, inheritance and innovation, diligence and methods. Some scholars have put forward eight general laws, such as the teacher's benefit, the best age, and the law of development, the comprehensive benefit, the expected benefit, the symbiotic benefit, the cumulative effect and the Matthew effect. These eight universal laws are the basis for us to formulate general talent education. The cultivation of top-notch innovative talents is different from the cultivation of general talents. The growth of top-notch innovative talents will follow the above-mentioned universal laws. The growth of top-notch innovative talents should also have its special growth path. We summarize it as: personality display, independent accumulation, endless innovation, and responsibility promotion.


During the salvage excavation of a Jewish rockcut tomb near Jericho, four funerary inscriptions were discovered. The tomb had been hewn into the hillside and consisted of a pit and three loculi (kokim) which were all that remained of the burial chamber after the roof and the southern side collapsed (fig. 1). The four inscriptions were written on a bowl and two ossuaries, all found in the northwestern Loculus B (fig. 2). The two ossuaries were found in situ, one, (A) placed on top of the other, (B). The bowl, which was resting on debris close to the corner of Ossuary B, originally might have been placed on top of Ossuary A and later fallen on the debris. The bowl and Ossuary A were inscribed in Jewish script while Ossuary B bore a Greek inscription.


For limitation of fault diagnosis methods in,a fault diagnosis method based on multi-sensor information fusion was presented.D-S evidence theory is applied to fault identification,multi-sensor information fusion can identify the state of converter well in a practical example.


EDTA-Cu(Ⅱ) complex and nano-TiO2 mixed to modify carbon paste electrode,optimum conditions for detection of trace cadmium at the modified electrode and the electrochemistry stability of the modified electrode were investigated by cyclic voltammetry.When the accumulation time was 10 min and the potential scan rate was 100 mV/s,in 0.10 mol/L HAc-NaAc buffer(including 0.10 mol/L KNO3) whose pH was 4.5,there was a good liner relationship between the peak current and Cd2+ concentration in a range of 1.0×10-8 ~1.0×10-5 mol/L with a correlation coefficient of 0.9965,and the detection limit was 6.1×10-9 mol/L.


John Donne is usually treated as a convert from Roman Catholicism, and he is often said to have been brought up as a recusant Catholic. This article challenges these assumptions about Donne's background, showing them to rely too heavily on the surviving records of his mother's family. By considering the surviving evidence on other members of Donne's family (his father and stepfather in particular), and by comparing Donne's choices with those of other young men from similar families, we can understand Donne's religious identity as one shaped by conformity rather than conversion. This does not mean that Donne 'merely' conformed without conscientiously choosing the teaching (and the teaching authority) of the Church of England over that of the Roman Catholic Church. It is to argue that, when an adult Donne described himself as someone who had been a member of the Church of England since his baptism, he cannot therefore be said to have converted to Protestantism. Donne decided on his religious allegiance when he was of an age to make that choice, and his decision is not recorded by anyone other than himself because it was unremarkable and legal.


To The Editor:

In the June 15, 1998 issue of Blood, Serrador et al[1][1] report on redistribution of ezrin and moesin to the uropod of polarized T lymphoblasts, suggesting their role in establishing cell-cell contacts. The ERM (ezrin-radixin-moesin) family proteins colocalize in nonhematopoietic


The present study is based on selected washed residues and picked slides, which were made available to the author through the courtesy of H.M. Bolli, CoChief Scientist of Leg 40 of the Deep Sea Drilling Project. Samples from two Leg 40 sites which penetrated a late Cretaceous section were studied (Figure 1). Site 363 is located on the Walvis Ridge (19°39'S, 9°03'E) at a water depth of 2248 meters. From this site, 20 samples were examined from Cores 18 to 25. Site 364 lies on the eastern margin of the Angola Basin (11°34'S, 11°58'E), at a depth of 2448 meters. From this site, 39 samples from Cores 11 to 23 were studied. The exact core intervals of the samples, their foraminiferal faunas, and their ages are listed on Tables 1 and 2. A total of 102 taxa were identified, of which 65 occur at Site 363, and 76 at Site 364. The larger number of species at Site 364 is mostly because of its thicker section, which contains a better developed Coniacian to Santonian portion. The illustrated specimens (Plates 1 to 5) are deposited at the Natural History Museum, Basel, Switzerland (Catalog Numbers C 33370 to 33536).


Compared to the current approach of delivering instructional materials to learners in Web-based learning environments, the service-oriented instructional processes bring benefits in multiple facets. To realize the concept of service-oriented instructional processes, the capability of dynamically searching and binding pedagogical services is inevitable. However, linking remote services results in more latency, which will undermine learning experience and thus needs to be minimized. It is rational to support cache for holding metadata of available instructional resources locally. Besides the cache mechanism, subscription and syndication of pedagogical resourcespsila metadata also will make the implementation of service-oriented instructional processes more practical and efficient. This paper aims to clarify the corresponding design principles and propose the reference architecture for realizing the concept.


This reflection article is the result of a research process and presents a phenomenological approach about the ways of existence nowadays, representing them from a critical point of view that interprets the pedagogical action as an otherness relationship, an ethical relationship based on justice, responsibility and hospitality. We try to map the current times based on the question: in which world are we educating? By this reason we propose the construction of we-and-the-others pedagogy that make possible to live historically in the policy of our daily existence.


as Schnackenburg says in his commentary ad loc. the second sense seems to be adequately proved by the four passages as a whole. The Rabbinic ruling quoted by Dr. Daube is, of course, still significant as an illustration of the general attitude of Jews to Samaritans. But the important thing for John was not that Jesus was willing to break a ritual prohibition, but that by his friendliness he broke down the barrier of hatred and suspicion dividing Jew from Samaritan. D. R. HALL


Dry red wines (24), from different regions of Greece and UK retailers, were profiled by 17 assessors using a sensory vocabulary of 60 attributes. Wines were blends and single varietal products of indigenous--principally Aghiorghitiko, Xinomavro and Liatiko--and also international varieties--mainly Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Merlot. Vocabulary reduction from usage yielded 41 attributes; finally 31 from averaging of attributes in different classes--aroma, taste, mouthfeel and aftertaste. Cretan wines, primarily from Liatiko, were differentiated on appearance, including L*a*b* reflectance colorimeter measurements, and flavour attributes. Peloponnese Aghiorghitiko and Cabernet Sauvignon wines were clustered, linked to fruity characters.


Abstract Verification was performed on ensemble forecasts of 2009 Northern Hemisphere summer tropical cyclones (TCs) from two experimental global numerical weather prediction ensemble prediction systems (EPSs). The first model was a high-resolution version (T382L64) of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) Global Forecast System (GFS). The second model was a 30-km version of the experimental NOAA/Earth System Research Laboratory's Flow-following finite-volume Icosahedral Model (FIM). Both models were initialized with the first 20 members of a 60-member ensemble Kalman filter (EnKF) using the T382L64 GFS. The GFS–EnKF assimilated the full observational data stream that was normally assimilated into the NCEP operational Global Statistical Interpolation (GSI) data assimilation, plus human-synthesized "observations" of tropical cyclone central pressure and position produced at the National Hurricane Center and the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. The forecasts from the two experimental ensembl...


The aim of this paper is to present Laszlo Dezső's achievements in the field of Ukrainian linguistics and historical dialectology as well as to show the importance of his research in the development of Ukrainian studies.


A medium (»Y« medium) is described, which was more efficient for the isolation of Yersinia enterocolitica from experimentally infected faecal specimens than desoxycholate‐citrate, McConkey, lactose‐sucrose‐urea (LSU) agar, and Yersinia selective medium (Wauter's medium). The »Y« medium consists of casein hydrolysate and peptone serving as carbon and energy sources. A high selectivity is achieved by its contents of sodium oxalate and bile salts. The oxalate suppresses growth of gramnegative rods, including members of the family Enterobacteriaceae and of Pseudomonas spp., while the bile salts inhibit growth of gram‐positive bacteria. In the few instances coliform rods grew on the »Y« medium, they could easily be distinguished by their fermentation of lactose, included in the medium, and the fact that colonies of organisms were surrounded by an opaque zone of precipitated bile salts. The most optimal condition for the isolation of Y. enterocolitica from stools was achieved at incubation of the »Y« medium at 29 °C for 2 days.


I have much pleasure in seconding the vote of thanks to Lord Curzon. The vote was put to the meeting by Lord Reay and carried unanimously with acclamation. LORD CURZON : I desire to thank Lord Reay very warmly for the terms in which he has proposed this vote of thanks. Coming from one with such great experience, the tribute is singularly agreeable to me. I wish also to thank Mr. Irvine for what he has said.


Tensor-based dimensionality reduction (DR) of hyperspectral images is a promising research topic. However, patch-based tensorization usually adopts a squared neighborhood with fixed window size, which may be inaccurate in modeling the local spatial information in a hyperspectral image scene. In this work, we propose a novel shape-adaptive tensor factorization (SATF) model for dimensionality reduction and classification of hyperspectral images. Firstly, shape-adaptive patch features are extracted to build fourth-order tensors. Secondly, multilinear singular value decomposition (MLSVD) is adopted for tensor factorization and latent features are extracted via mode- $i$ tensor-matrix product. Finally, classification is conducted by using a sparse multinomial logistic regression (SMLR) model. Experimental results, conducted with two popular hyperspectral data sets collected over the Indian Pines and the University of Pavia, respectively, indicate that the proposed method outperforms the other traditional and tensor-based DR methods.


Self-diffusion coefficients that describe cross-flow migration of non-Brownian drops in a dilute sheared emulsion were obtained by trajectory calculations. A boundary integral formulation was used to describe pairwise interactions between deformable drops; interactions between undeformed drops were described with mobility functions for spherical drops. The results indicate that drops have large anisotropic self-diffusivities which depend strongly on the drop viscosity and modestly on the shear-rate. Pairwise interactions between drops in shear-flow do not appreciably promote drop breakup.


Background: Combinations of lifestyle factors (LFs) and socioeconomic status (SES) are independently associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, and mortality. Less advantaged SES groups may be disproportionately vulnerable to unhealthy LFs but interactions between LFs and SES remain poorly understood. This review aimed to synthesise the available evidence for whether and how SES modifies associations between combinations of LFs and adverse health outcomes. Methods: Systematic review of studies that examine associations between combinations of >3 LFs and health outcomes and report data on SES influences on associations. Databases (PubMed/EMBASE/CINAHL), references, forward citations, and grey-literature were searched from inception to December 2021. Eligibility criteria were analyses of prospective adult cohorts that examined all-cause mortality or CVD or cancer mortality/incidence. Results: Six studies (n=42,467–399,537; 46.5–56.8 years old; 54.6–59.3% women) of five cohorts were included. All examined all-cause mortality; three assessed CVD/cancer outcomes. Four studies observed multiplicative interactions between LFs and SES, but in opposing directions. Two studies tested for additive interactions; interactions were observed in one cohort (UK Biobank) and not in another (NHANES). All-cause mortality HRs (95% CIs) for unhealthy LFs (versus healthy LFs) from the most advantaged SES groups ranged from 0.68 (0.32–1.45) to 4.17 (2.27–7.69). Equivalent estimates from the least advantaged ranged from 1.30 (1.13–1.50) to 4.00 (2.22–7.14). In 19 analyses (including sensitivity analyses) of joint associations between LFs, SES, and all-cause mortality, highest all-cause mortality was observed in the unhealthiest LF-least advantaged suggesting an additive effect. Conclusions: Limited and heterogenous literature suggests that the influence of SES on associations between combinations of unhealthy LFs and adverse health could be additive but remains unclear. Additional prospective analyses would help clarify whether SES modifies associations between combinations of unhealthy LFs and health outcomes. Registration: Protocol is registered with PROSPERO (CRD42020172588; 25 June 2020).


For the past twenty years, professionals in the field of engineering design graphics have seen major changes in both the content taught and the type of tools used in the classroom. With these changes, few have looked at job satisfaction among educators in engineering/technical graphics. Therefore, the authors of this research study investigated educators' contentment with their current positions as engineering/technical professionals and the factors that are influencing their level of job satisfaction. During the fall of 2001, a questionnaire was sent to all of the members in the Engineering Design Graphics Division of the America Society for Engineering Education living in the United States and Canada. The questionnaire was designed to look at job satisfaction and to identify motivational factors that influence educators' perception of their work environment(s). The instrument, originally developed and validated by Mottaz in 1981, was design to measure the intrinsic and extrinsic variables associated with job satisfaction. Questions in the survey looked at job responsibilities, salary, supervision, autonomy, promotion, co-workers, challenges, and general working conditions. With slight modifications, the instrument was re-written to adapt it to engineering/technical graphics educators and the types of environments they commonly work in. This paper will discuss some of the findings of this study and suggest areas for improvement so that, as the profession grows, our dedication to our students can grow with it.