Evaluative terms are a crucial part of the environmental discourse. These terms, and the evaluative frameworks in which they are imbedded, serve as important guides to action. "Natural," a term commonly used as a positive evaluation, is problematic because it can both justify unfair social relations and obscure the connections between humans and the rest of nature. "Sustainable," another popular term, is extremely malleable, and is too often elaborated in frameworks that are neither socially nor ecologically responsible. The term "sustainable" is sometimes used in the framework of ecosystem health, but even this approach can fail to highlight the interconnectedness of social and ecological systems. The framework of ecosocial flourishing, introduced in this article, is better suited for highlighting the interconnected nature of the world and for drawing attention to questions of environmental justice. Evaluative terms (like "natural") and frameworks (like "ecosocial flourishing") are part of larger narratives that help people make sense of their interactions with, and emotional responses to, the non-human world.


The radish (Raphanus sativus L.) is one of the major vegetables of Korea and is consumed as the main ingredient of kimchi.
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The frequency of occurrence of naturally sloughed skin was investigated to verify the feasibility of this method to study blue whale genetics off Baja California. Sloughed skin was recorded in 97% of 337 surfacing intervals with blue whales, Balaenoptera musculus, along the Baja California peninsula, Mexico. No significant difference (P > 0.05) was found in size of pieces of skin sloughed from whales in different habitats, sea surface temperatures or whether they were alone or in pairs. Samples were recoverable independent of gender and age and could be linked to individuals. While yield of extracted DNA was low (0-0.15mg/mg tissue), gender determination was successful in 55% of the samples assayed.


In this paper, a new scheme for extracting handprinted Thai characters from a given word script is proposed. The principal domain of application is the character-type identification (vowel, consonant and tonal symbol). The type of character plays an important role in many handprinted Thai character recognition systems. The approach is based on global feature analysis, for instance, consonant character segmentation using a projection profile. Firstly, a brief description of the Thai character and Thai word structure is described. Thai words are consequently extracted from the input document. The slant angle for each word is computed and normalized by using an affine transform. In this word, the characters are extracted and character-types are identified. Eventually, an isolated single-character and its type is obtained. In the experimental results, 100 samples of documents (handprinted Thai words) written by 10 subjects are implemented.


The EGS Collab project, supported by the US Department of Energy, is performing intensively monitored rock stimulation and flow tests at the 10-m scale in an underground research laboratory to address challenges in implementing enhanced geothermal systems (EGS). Data and observations from the field tests are compared to simulations to understand processes and build confidence in numerical modeling of the processes. Experiment 1 examined hydraulic fracturing in a well-characterized fractured phyllite 1.5 km deep at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF). Testbed characterization included fracture mapping, borehole acoustic and optical televiewers, full waveform sonic, conductivity, resistivity, temperature, campaign p- and s-wave investigations and electrical resistance tomography. Borehole geophysical techniques including passive seismic, continuous active source seismic monitoring, electrical resistance tomography, fiber-based distributed strain, distributed temperature, and distributed acoustic monitoring, were used to carefully monitor stimulation events and flow tests. More than a dozen stimulations and nearly one year of flow tests were performed. Quality data and detailed observations were collected and analyzed during stimulation and water flow tests, and these data are available. We achieved adaptive control of the tests using real-time monitoring and rapid dissemination of data and near-real-time simulation. Experiment 2 examines the potential for hydraulic shearing in amphibolite 1.25 km deep at SURF. The testbed consists of nine subhorizontal boreholes, four of which surround the testbed with grouted-in ERT, seismic sensors, CASSM and distributed fiber sensors. The test wells include a "five-spot" set with an injection well and four production/monitoring wells. Like Experiment 1, the testbed was characterized geophysically and hydrologically, and three stimulations have been performed using new tools.


In order to obtain high efficiency soybean regeneration system,cotyledonary nodes and stem tips of soybean Hefeng 35 and Peking was used as explants.The disinfect ways of mercuric chloride and chlorine gas were compared,and the effect of 6-BA and 2,4-D on the regeneration of soybean cotyledonary node and stem tip were investigated.The results showed chlorine gas was a better disinfection method.The best concentration of 6-BA and 2,4-D was 1.0and 2.0 mg L~(-1) in germination medium respectively.The optimum concentration of 6-BA and 2,4-D was 3.0 and 3.5 mg L~(-1) in regeneration of stem tips.And the best inducing time was 24-28 h.


Objective To examine the familiarity of floating workers in Beijing with AIDS related knowledge before and after public health education interventions and their current behaviors,so as to evaluate the impacts of such interventions.Methods Before and after education interventions,questionnaries filled in by all participants themselves were collected to conduct a survey on the routhes of AIDS transmission,appropriate application of condom for STD/AIDS prevention,and the attitude to AIDS patients among 1 200 floating workers in Beijing.Results Compared with the answer before education,the percentage of right answer increased by 23.0% to the question"Whether AIDS can be cured now?" and by 49.9% to the question"What is the telephone numbner of hotline of STD/AIDS counseling?".The participants taking the attitude of "evading contact with AIDS patients" and "sympathizing but keep away from them" decreased by 13.0% and by 7.1%,respectively.After the education participants who persisted in their previous attitudes to AIDS patients increased by 20.3% while those who understood related knowledge of condom use increased by 6.10%-24.0%.So the difference in knowledge before and after the interventions was significant.Conclusion Public health education interventions is effective and feasible to raise floating workers' awareness of AIDS prevention and treatment.


The surface morphology of Ge films during GeH4-source molecular beam epitaxy on a Ge(100) substrate is dramatically changed through irradiation with synchrotron radiation (hν>100eV). At temperatures below 300 °C, a two-dimensionally flat film continues to grow with the surface tightly passivated by a GeHx hydride layer. At temperatures above 350 °C, dangling bonds are partially terminated with hydrogen atoms while Ge adatoms are highly mobile, resulting in a nonuniform nucleation that creates the islands. Small islands merge into a few-hundred-nanometer-tall islands surrounded by the (113)-face sidewalls. This kinetic roughening continues until the nucleation on the (001) plane ceases due to the buildup of the GeHx layer. Once the surface free energy is minimized by the hydrogen termination, flattening of the islands proceeds to reduce the chemical potential of the system. The valleys between the islands are preferentially filled, and the film is eventually converted into a smooth epilayer with no memory ...


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Centre for Research and Development, Asia Metropolitan University, 81750 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia Centre for Sustainable Nanomaterials, Ibnu Sina Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Asia Metropolitan University, 81750 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia


ABSTRACT Over the past three decades, social work education gradually has begun to embrace distance education as a viable alternative (and supplement) to traditional face-to-face education. While some feel that social work's response has been slow, compared to sister professions, it has been explicit, extensive and sure. This paper looks at the current status of social work's response to emerging online and digital options, and concludes with a look to the future.


Abstract Advances in whole genome sequencing have dramatically increased our potential to understand what shapes variation in rates of aging and age-related disease in natural populations, but we are still far from realizing this potential. Researchers have identified thousands of genetic markers associated with complex human traits. However, these markers typically explain a very small fraction of the observed variance, leaving an enormous explanatory gap between genotype and phenotype. I will present data from diverse species to illustrate the power of so-called endophenotypes—the epigenome, transcriptome, proteome, and metabolome—to bridge the genotype-phenotype gap. Using multivariate and network models that integrate genetic information with other endophenotype variation, we are closer than ever to understanding the mechanisms that account for natural variation in aging and age-related disease, and the evolutionary forces that have shaped that variation.


Recently, Chen and Peng proposed a NTRU-based handover authentication scheme for wireless networks, aiming to provide a quantum-resistant solution with low complexity. Unfortunately, we find that there may exist an inside attack against their scheme. Specifically, in their scheme any mobile node or access point can recover the authentication server's long-term secret. Since this secret plays a vital role in Chen and Peng's scheme, any one with this secret can impersonate the authentication server. Fortunately, we have come up with a simple and efficient solution to thwart the proposed attack, which can maintain all the features of the original protocol while incurring little additional communication and computational costs.


Digital transformation is urgent for every aspect of life today. This is also inseparable from pesantren as Indonesia's centers of Islamic religious education. This study aims to see how the digital transformation process in the human resources field in Islamic boarding schools is. The approach to this research is library research, in which a review of the literature related to the research topic is carried out. The discussion results show that several aspects must be improved, namely 1. Digitizing Human Resource Management Activities, 2. Creative Thinking, Innovative and Collaboration Behavior, 3. Leadership and Digital Transformation, 4. Digital Environment. Transformation in human capital can increase work effectiveness, simplify work and save costs in a sustainable process.


The oxidation of ring-substituted β-methylstyrenes by cobalt(III) acetate in acetic acid has been studied by product analysis and the relative rates were measured by a competition method. Electron-releasing groups (p-MeO, p-Me, and p-But) accelerated both the reaction rate and the formation of glycol monoacetates, while electron-withdrawing groups (p-Cl and m-Cl) not only retarded the reaction but also favoured the formation of allylic acetate instead of glycol monoacetate. The good relationship of relative rates with δ+ in the Hammett plot showed that both products were derived from the same intermediate. The reaction mechanism is discussed in connection with the stabilities of radical cations formed by a one-electron transfer from the olefins to cobalt(III) acetate.


The errors introduced into radar estimates of rainfall by making observations at spatial and temporal resolutions that are coarse compared with precipitation systems' characteristic length and time scales are explored in this study. High resolution (200 m, 50 s) X‐band radar data from 48 mid‐latitude precipitation events are downgraded progressively in spatial and temporal resolution so that estimates of this sampling error can be made by comparing 10 min rainfall accumulations of this data to accumulations calculated from the original high resolution data. The analysis shows these errors to be of significant magnitude. For 2 km and 5 min sampling, this error varies from 17 to 64% of the mean rainfall accumulation. A relationship is shown between the error introduced from the reduction in spatial resolution and the characteristic length scale of the precipitation system along with a metric of precipitation intensity. Copyright © 2011 Royal Meteorological Society


using a WZD—1 microcirculation microscope,we observed the tongue tipand nail-bed microcirculation of uremic patients with deficiency of kidney-yangbefore and after blood dialysis.The results showed that the pathological basis ofuremia with deficiency of kidney-yang may be microcirculation disturbance,in-crease of metabolites and water retention.The effusion from capillary loops intongue tip may be one of the pathogenetic factors of a swollen and jaggedtongue.The flow rate of blood in capillary loops in the nail-bed was apparentlyabnormal and markedly improved after blood dialysis.The weighted integral ofnail-bed microcirculation decreased from moderately abnormal (4.99±1.52) toapproximately normal (1.98±0.97) (P<0.01).Microcirculation seems to be a sensi-tive criterion for reflecting the pathologic changes of uremia with deficiency ofkidney-yang.


From 1976 to 1978 the Family Center was one of two child abuse community center programs under the financial administration of a county criminal justice coordinating council. The demonstration program was designed specifically to address the serious delivery problem that a county child protective services (CPS) faces in attempting to control and mitigate occurrences of abuse and neglect. Cases were referred to the demonstration project following a CPS investigation of abuse or neglect allegations leading to a determination of "credible evidence" of abuse or neglect. Project staff were not involved in the investigation, nor did they have any contact until a decision to refer a case was made. The general criteria for establishing referral priorities were (1) the severity of the abuse or neglect conditions to which the child remained exposed, and (2) poor prognosis for the client's engagement in necessary rehabilitative treatment elsewhere.


Introduction: The government has launched a program called Service Excellent to improve the quality of service to the community. Through this program, government officials are expected to provide the best service to the community through the skills, attitude, appearance, attention, action and responsibility and coordinated, as well as providing the best solutions for the needs of the community. In the marketing world, this process is called Service Excellent. One of the government agencies that are running Service Excellent is the Tax Office Primary Gresik. The Service Excellent formal compliance can affect corporate taxpayers effective Tax Office Primary Gresik. Methods: Service Excellent in Tax Office Primary Gresik can be measured by physical evidence, reliability, responsiveness, assurance and empathy. The technique of collecting data through questionnaires. The analysis method used is multiple linear regression and hypothesis testing to determine the effect formal service excellent adherence corporate taxpayers. Analysis of the data used include validity test, reliability test, normality test, multicollinearity test, heterocedastisity test, autocorrelation test, and hypothesis testing (t test partial and F test simultaneous). Results: The results of this study are variables simultaneously physical evidence, reliability, responsiveness, assurance and empathy influence the formal obedience corporate taxpayers, while only partial assurance and empathy variables that influence the formal obedience corporate taxpayers. Conclusion and suggestion: Tax Office Primary Gresik should improve and pay more attention about variables simultaneously physical evidence, reliability, and responsiveness to achieve customer satisfaction with service excellent.


Abstract The paper addresses the problem of stabilizing discrete-time systems subject to time varying polytopic uncertainty. Non stationary quadratic Lyapunov functions are derived for synthesis in a Poly-Quadratic Lyapunov function concept which avoids in a large extent the conservatism linked with the classical single Lyapunov function quadratic approach. The state space feedback synthesis problem is addressed. The results are extended to cope with two particular problems: ℋ ∞ performance analysis and synthesis problem as well as state feedback design while maximizing the size of the uncertainty domain.


In an fuel injection type gasoline engine, atomization of fuel droplet and mixture formation process are very important to understand engine combustion efficiency, and also has influence directly on the decision of engine performance and pollutant emission. In this study, perforated throttle valve instead of solid type throttle valve was developed and equipped to an SPI engine to promote secondary atomization and good droplet-air mixture formation. From the engine performance lest. it was verified that the case of perforated valve kas more advantages in each experimental parameters such as in cylinder gas pressure, mass burnt ratio, fuel consumption rate, and pollutant emission characteristics than that of solid one equipped. No matter what the same perforated valve, there are some distinct results in engine performance characteristics according to the perforate ratio.


The Dyke No. 1 of Dharoi Project, Gujarat was constructed on a stream which was also bunded up earlier on the downstream of the dyke known as old babsar Tank. Excessive seepage was noticed at downstream toe of the dyke which continued even after the construction of loading berm and partly grouting the foundation through the bottom of the cut off trench (COT). A geophysical survey, comprising seismic refraction and Electrical resistivity soundings and profiling was carried out to delineate the zones that are prone to excessive seepage so that suitable remedial measures could be adopted. Three underwater seismic profiles and one courteous land profile were taken parallel to the dyke axis. Four electrical resistivity soundings and two profilings were also conducted. The results of seismic survey indicated the presence of low velocity zones below the bed level of COT. These zones were also identified by the electrical resistivity results and it appears to be continuous from the downstream toe of dyke to the Babsar tank. It was inferred that these weak zones in the bedrock may be responsible for the observed seepage.


This paper explores an existing method for signal separation, which is based on second order statistics. Here, statistical analysis of a generalized version of the original algorithm is given. The generalized method includes a weighting matrix, and a result of the statistical analysis is that the best possible weighting is found. The problem of initialization of the involved non-linear optimization is also discussed.


Intraarticular fractures of the distal humerus comprise 1% of all fractures in adults. Triceps reflecting and olecranon osteotomy approach provide adequate exposure in intraarticular fracture with its own advantage and disadvantages. Forty consecutive patients with fractures of the distal humerus were treated over a 36-month period. The patients were randomly allotted into two groups; group A consists of twenty patients with olecranon osteotomy and group B consists of twenty patients with triceps reflecting approach. In both the groups fracture was fixed using orthogonal or parallel plating techniques. Clinical outcome was assessed using the DASH SCORE, radiological union and complications was noted in both the group and compared. In group A the mean DASH score was 15.9 points. Three patients underwent a second procedure for hardware removal, 2 patients had non-union at osteotomy site, one patient had transient ulna nerve neuropraxia and one patient had superficial infection. In group B the mean DASH score was 14 points. There was no statistical significance between both groups regarding final outcome except complications were more in osteotomy approach. We conclude both approach is an effective procedure with an excellent or good functional outcome but osteotomy approach has more complications.


The fatigue crack growth behavior of magnesium single crystal was investigated in order to clarify the orientation dependence of fatigue crack propagation mechanisms. Four types of compact specimens with respect to active slip and twin systems at a crack tip were prepared from magnesium single crystals grown by the Bridgman technique. In the case of the plane and the direction of notch are (12̃10) and [101̃0] respectively, fatigue crack propagated parallel with the notch, while the fatigue crack propagated inclined 30 degrees from the initial notch in the case of (101̃0)[12̃10] notch. In both cases, the growth directions of their cracks were [101̃0] and the configurations of their crack surfaces were similar. From TEM observation, it was found that pyramidal slip systems with (c+a) Burgers vector were activated at the crack tip. From these results, a fatigue crack propagation mechanism was proposed. In the case of (12̃10)[0001] notch, fatigue crack propagated to [0001] at low stress intensity factor range, DK and the growth direction was deflected in parallel to basal plane at high DK. In the case of (0001)[12̃10] notch, fatigue crack propagated along the basal plane being accompanied by {101̃2} twins. The fatigue crack growth rate of the specimen with (101̃0) [12̃10] notch was the lowest in the four type specimens. It is concluded that the fatigue crack propagation behavior of magnesium changes greatly with crystallographic geometry of notch.


SUMMARY: The possible use of glassfibre reinforced concrete for pavements is reported in this paper, based on trials made in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Test sections of concrete pavement subjected to loads from buses and heavy vehicles were constructed in collaboration with the Brazilian Portland Cement Association, and monitoring has been underway for two years. The pavement is 180 mm thick, which is thinner than conventional concrete pavements. Performance to date has been good.


This study describes the application of eruptive rocks-perlites, volcanic tuffs, andesites, siennites and basalts from the region of Kopaonik mountain within the composition of lowmelt frit glazes for faience ceramics. Research has been conducted with the aim to find a correlation between the specific characteristics of coating glazes based on volcanic rocks, tile surfaces, appearance and the quality of the final ceramic product.


Objective To investigate the effect of Fufang danshen diwan on atherosclerosis (AS) by the mechanism of thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor (TAFI) using AS rat. Methods 40 healthy male Wistar rats were randomly divided into control,non-drug treatment,Fufang danshen diwan high and low dose groups,10 rats in each group. Last three groups were model groups. Control group were fed with normal diet,and the other model groups were fed with high lipid and given aorta endothelium injury. In order to copy AS model rats,the four groups were fed four months. Then the levels of TC,TG,LDL-C and TAFI were measured by chromogenic assay. Results The levels of TC,TG,LDL-C and TAFI in three model groups were higher than those in control group(P0.01). After treatment,the levels of TC,TG,LDL-C and TAFI in Fufang danshen diwan group were lower than those in non-drug treatment group obviously(P0.01),and the levels of TC,TG,LDL-C and TAFI in Fufang danshen diwan high dose group were lower than those in Fufang danshen diwan low dose group(P0.05). Conclusions The increased level of TAFI is in the progress ofAS could be decreased after treated with Fufang danshen diwan,which indicates Fufang danshen diwan interfere the process of AS through down regulating the level of TAFI.


This article attempts to discuss various protest movements especially issues related to mining in Odisha. Although Odisha is a mineral-rich state, the article only discussed the environmental movement interlinked with mining in Odisha. This article also focuses on the nature, strategies, outcomes, and situations of different environmental movements in Odisha. The important environmental movements interlinked with mining issues are discussed such as the Kalinganagar movement, the anti-POSCO movement, Kashipur (UAIL) movement, the Niyamgiri movement, and the BALCO movement of Odisha.


The paper presents an approach to study effectiveness to the functioning supply chain. Determination of reliability of complex systems of this type should take into account wide range of issues. Were identified factors that affect the effective functioning of supply chains. The paper also presents an indicator assessing the effectiveness of the functioning of the supply chain, also submitted their formal notation. Was pointed to these aspects of functioning of the supply chain, which significantly affect its reliability. It was assumed that based on studies of supply chain model concerning speed and reliability it is possible to determine whether the relationships in the supply chain have a high enough reliability factor or not.


The purpose of this paper is to provide additional data to that presented by landauer, bull, morrissey and sutherland (see record no 8007ar293e) so that more detailed comparisons are possible between the results of seat belt surveys conducted in Perth during recent years. Differences in wearing rates attributable to different survey methods are also highlighted.


It is commonly considered that the effect a musical work will have on the listener is determined in part by the particular collection of musical intervals it employs. For example, Cooke (1959, p. 50) has related the widespread notion that "the positive emotions (joy, confidence, love, serenity, [and] triumph)" are expressed by musical works employing the major forms of the third, sixth and seventh intervals, while the "negative emotions (sorrow, fear, hate, disquiet, [and] despair)" are conveyed by works employing these same intervals in their minor forms (see Table I).


The aim of this research is show a comparative study for translating some of the prophet Muhammad (May Peace and Blessing be Upon Him). They are selected from the compilation of Al-Nawawi's Forty Hadiths so that this study aims to demonstrate problems and difficulties that a translator face. This research consists of introduction, five chapters, conclusion and glossary for Islamic terms. The first chapter gives a general background about Al-Nawawi's Forty Hadiths. The second and third chapters study history of religious texts in general and history of Islamic texts in particular. In the fourth chapter, the research studies a sample of hadiths for analyzing them. Finally, the conclusion and the recommendations are the seal of this


It has been shown recently that 11β‐hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11β‐HSD) is expressed as at least 2 isozymes. In the liver, 11β‐HSD1 converts cortisone to cortisol; in the kidney, 11β‐HSD2 converts cortisol to cortisone. Conventional assessment of 11β‐HSD activity in vivo has relied on gas chromatographic measurement of the ratios of conjugated cortisol and cortisone metabolites. However, these do not permit distinction between the tissue‐specific activities of the enzymes and do not reflect all forms of 11β‐HSD deficiency. In this report, we have assessed the usefulness of measuring unconjugated cortisol metabolites and free cortisol and cortisone in urine as indices of renal 11β‐HSD activity in man.


The Swiss dramatist Friedrich Durrenmatt was titled all his life to be a pessimistic writer, which is based on his formal principle of worst possible turn. Nevertheless, his work is not embossed from that exclusive negativism, which is always emphasized, but also presents hopeful, even utopian moments, which are realised primarily in small and private array. These utopian moments are illustrated exemplarily by means of the radio plays Hercules and the Augean Stables (Herkules und der Stall des Augias) and The Mission of the Vega (Das Unternchmen der Wega). The analysis shows, that Durrenmatt locates his utopian tendencies just in the worst possible turn of his story, which necessitates a re-evaluation of utopia in the work of the author.


In this note we proved that if Ln ≥ Pn − n log n for n ≥ 1 then Ln → ∞ as n → ∞ using the prime number theorem and Rosser theorem, and Goldbach conjecture follows from the result, where Ln is the largest strong Goldbach number generated by the n-th prime Pn and denotes an even number such that every even number from 4 to Ln is the sum of two primes among the first n primes but Ln + 2 is not such a sum. It means Pn − n log n is the smallest possible value of Ln for n ≥ 1 to support Goldbach conjecture, therefore, Goldbach conjecture is true if it can be proven that Ln > Pn − n log n for n ≥ 1. Mathematics Subject Classification: 11A41


In the past two decades, building information modeling (BIM) has been widely adopted by architectural, engineering, and construction firms. Its technology is based on the integration and coordination of different disciplines and professions. It involves creating three-dimensional models containing data that can be organized and manipulated to serve design, construction, and operational phases. This raises the debate over how the existence of a platform that enables urban planners and decision makers of different disciplines is so crucial. Several research studies have recently been done to integrate BIM with geographic information systems (GIS) for numerous purposes, as illustrated by several case studies. This chapter comparatively analyzes different cases, given general acknowledgment of each. Problems and potentials of the existence of such integration will be defined, in order to estimate the need for such a platform. Finally, a model of integration between different disciplines was illustrated as a motivation for further studies in the future concerning this topic.


HeZZer 0. and Bartarelli E . (1904) 3j observed such symptoms of central nervous system as emaciation, convulsiDn, paralysis etc. in rabbits, dogs, and other animals following injection of emulsion of the nerve tissues, many investigators have attempted the experiments to produce nervous symptoms in animals through injections of nerve tissue. Of those experiments, the best known is a part of the experiments performed by T. M . Rivers , D. H. Sprzcnt and G. P. Berry (1933) 4, which causxl demyelinated encephalitis by repeated injections of alcohol-ether extract of cerebr Im and cerebral emulsion to mookeys. By further repetition of the experiment, Rivers and F . Schwentker (1935) 5, brought some additional knowledge to the result of the above expzriments. Since F reund and his collaborators reported on Freund's adjuvant i.11944, I . M . Morgan (1946), E. A. Kabat, A . WoZf and A . E . Bezar (1946) have produced encephalomyelitis in monkeys by injectir g homologous or heterologous nerve tissues with Freund's adjuvant. Not a few investigators61 followed their examples and succeeded in provoking encephalomyelitis in monkeys, rabbits, guinea pigs etc., through injection of nerve substances experimen tally. Prof. Maekawa7) will attribute, from his analysis of Masugi's nephritis and Tsuji's cutaneo is reaction, the tissue specificity in allergic diseases to the trznd of specific affinity toward relevant tissue possessed by the antigen. Thereby he will assert the specificity of tissue phosphatide toward relevant tissue. Under his direction, Since E . Centanii (1895) l', A. Aujesky (1900)


Baculum elongatum has several peculiarities such as parthenogenesis, unique external features, changing body color, and dropping oviposition, which makes it a potential economically useful insect. Oviposition was performed by females without fertilization by the sperm of males. The oviposition period was 42.2 ± 22.7 days and the number of eggs per female was 109.5 ± 70.5 eggs. The hatch rate was 73.3% at 25°C and 66.7% after low temperature treatment (8°C for 60 days). In nature, B. elongatum overwinters as an egg, but it can be assumed from the results that cold temperatures were not required for hatching. The hatch rate was 98.2% in the treatment using floral foam, fermented sawdust, and leaves. The developmental period was 100.9 ± 4.2 days for eggs, 55.3 ± 4.6 days for nymphs, and 49.7 ± 16.0 days for adults. The length of the eggs was 0.33 ± 0.0 cm and the lengths of the nymphs were clearly distinguishable according to the instar stage. Clover(Trifolium repens) was an excellent diet as it was similar to the host plant and could be used as an alternative diet. The rate of reaching adulthood for the insects was 66.7% on an artificial diet containing 25% acacia leaves. For sustainable mass rearing of nymphs or adults of B. elongatum, a natural diet could be used such as acacia (Robinia pseudoacacia), white oak (Quercus aliena), chestnut (Castanea crenata var. dulcis), and bush clover (Lespedeza bicolor), or an alternative diet such as clover or artificial diet. Abstract


. In this paper, we prove the theorems of the Gauss-Bonnet and Chern-Lashof types for low dimensional compact submanifolds in a simply connected symmetric space of compact type. In particular, in the case where the ambient space is a sphere, we need not to give the restriction for the dimension of the submanifold. Those proofs are performed by applying the Morse theory to squared distance functions.


PURPOSE: A gate insulation film structure of a TFT-LCD and a manufacturing method thereof are provided to increase charge mobility, insulation, and transmittance by increasing the flatness of an electrode in comparison to an a-Si gate insulation film structure. CONSTITUTION: A gate insulation layer includes a first insulation layer(20) made of organic and inorganic composite materials. A SiNx inorganic second insulation layer(30) is formed on the first insulation layer. The organic and inorganic composite materials includes Poly-Silsesquioxane of 15 to 20 weight%, acrylic polymer of 5 to 10 weight%, and butoxy ethanol mixed solvent of 50 to 75 weight%. The organic and inorganic composite materials include one or more metal oxide materials of 5 to 10 weight% selected from a group comprised of Al2O3, ZrO2, Al2O3, TiC, BaTiO3, and TiO2. The thickness of the first insulation layer is 0.1 to 4 microns. The thickness of the second insulation layer is 0.1 to 0.4 microns.


Background and Objectives : Family physician program is a health care provision program. Assessment of the beneficieries' willingness to participate in family physician program, using appropriate models could help its better implementation. This study was conducted to assess the private sector general Physicians' willingness to participate in family physician program using diffusion of innovation model. Methods: This descriptive analytical study was carried out on 89 general physicians who possessed clinic and worked for private sector. The samples were selected through simple random method, and the data were collected by questionnaire. The data were analyzed using t-test and Pearson's correlation coefficient. Results: In this study, the overall level of willingness to participate in family physician program was reported to be 53.3 (Willingness score was calculated out of 100), which this level was reported 48 for relative advantages construct, 54.4 for compatibility, 27.9 for complexity, 28.7 for trainability, and 60 for visibility. Conclusion: According to the results of this research, it seems that general physicians family physicians as the main body of family physician program, has a moderate willingness to participate in this program. Therefore, planning for disambiguation and more adaptation of the program to the needs and demands of general physicians is necessary to ensure its successful implementation


Inhibition of soybean (Glycine max) urease by heavy metal ions has been investigated with a view to developing a method for the indirect determination the heavy metals. Urease activity was assayed as a function of metal concentration in the presence of Cd 2+ , Cr 3+ , As 3+ , Cu 2+ , Pb 2+ and Zn 2+ . Our results revealed concentration dependent inhibition of urease activity within the range of 0.001 – 10 mg/L for Cu 2+ , As 3+ , Cr 3+ and Cd 2+ and 0.1 – 10 mg/L for Zn 2+ and Pb 2+ . The inhibitory strengths of the metals as evaluated from their IC50 values showed the following ranking: Cu 2+ > As 3+ > Cr 3+ > Cd 2+ >Zn 2+ > Pb 2+ . Assays for multi-metal solutions revealed similar findings as the single-metal systems but with higher inhibitory strengths. The calibration plots of % inhibition against concentration displayed different linear ranges for the investigated metals; Cu As, Cr and Cd showed linearity within the range of 0.01 – 10mg/L while Zn and Pb plots were linear within 0.1 – 10 mg/L. The applicability of the assay for the quantitative determination of heavy metals was evaluated by analysing synthetic water samples and comparing the results with a standard method (AAS). T-test examination revealed 74% agreement between the two methods. The results of this study show that soybean urease can be valuable for the inhibitive determination of heavy metals in aqueous samples.


Let $V$ be a left vector space over a division ring and let ${\mathcal P}(V)$ be the associated projective space. We describe all finite subsets $X\subset V$ such that every permutation on $X$ can be extended to a linear automorphism of $V$ and all finite subsets ${\mathcal X}\subset {\mathcal P}(V)$ such that every permutation on ${\mathcal X}$ can be extended to an element of ${\rm PGL}(V)$. Also, we reformulate the results in terms of linear and projective representations of symmetric groups.


Summary Injection of CO2 in a geological subsurface will cause changes in seismic velocities, dispersion and attenuation, which result in changes in seismic wave propagation and seismic imaging. Estimating seismic attenuation changes from the seismic section with CO2 plume can provide some valuable information about CO2 storage, migration and possible leakage. We apply a frequency-dependant AVO inversion (FDAI) and Q value estimation method to a seismic dataset acquired in a CO2 injection area. The computed and inverted dispersion and attenuation results reveal the distribution of the CO2 injected into the reservoir sand. There are significant dispersion and attenuation in the CO2 plume, but the attenuation change is complex around and within the plume as the pressure changes after CO2 injection.


BACKGROUND
Previous studies indicated that working memory (WM) updating and WM capacity play essential roles in mathematical ability. However, it is unclear whether WM capacity mediates the effect of WM updating on mathematics, and whether the cascading effects vary with different mathematical domains.

AIMS
The current study aims to explore the longitudinal mediating role of WM capacity between WM updating and mathematical performance, and how the relations change with the age and domains.

SAMPLE
A total of 131 Chinese first-graders participated the study.

METHODS
Participants were required to complete tasks on WM updating and WM capacity in Grade 1 and Grade 2, as well as paper-and-pencil tests on mathematics achievement in Grade 3. The role of WM updating and capacity in the development of pupil's mathematical achievement was examined.

RESULTS
Results revealed that verbal WM updating in Grade 1 predicted basic arithmetic and logical-visuospatial ability in Grade 3 via its cascading effect on verbal WM capacity in Grade 2. Moreover, visuospatial WM updating in Grade 1 predicted visuospatial WM capacity in Grade 2. Visuospatial WM capacity in Grade 1 predicted logical-visuospatial ability in Grade 3 instead of basic arithmetic ability in Grade 3.

CONCLUSIONS
The findings suggested that WM updating exerts effect on pupil's mathematical performance via WM capacity, meanwhile, this effect depends on children's mathematics domain.


Resumen en: Since education is a major factor in economic and social development, what determines school assistance is a major question that must receive special at...


AFTER MOZART'S DEATH IN 1791, His widow Constanze discovered among his papers a partially completed piece of music he had been composing. She at first persuaded Joseph von Eybler to try to complete the work, and when he failed, Constanze turned to Franz Xaver Sussmayr, Mozart's pupil and sometime assistant. After Sussmayr successfully completed the composition, Constanze arranged for a public benefit performance of the work which we now know as the standard version of Mozart's Requiem (Sadie 139, 164-65). Mozart is not the only artist to leave a work unfinished, only to have it completed, amplified, and even transposed into another medium posthumously. When Modest Mussorgsky's close friend, the architect and painter Viktor Hartmann, died in 1873, a mutual friend arranged a memorial exhibition of 400 of the artist's drawings, watercolors, and stage designs. Visiting the exhibition, Mussorgsky conceived his own tribute in the form of a suite of piano pieces, Pictures at an Exhibition, rendering ten of the artworks on display with a recurring theme, the Promenade, representing the composer walking about the exhibition. After Mussorgsky's death, the rich pictorial quality of these pieces drew the attention of other composers and arrangers. French composer Maurice Ravel's orchestration, first performed in 1923, nearly forty years after Mussorgsky's death, became the standard orchestration of the piano suite (James 101). Ravel's transposition of Mussorgsky's suite from one medium to another involved a number of significant changes, including the enlargement of the more limited scope of the piano with the many instrumental resources of a one-hundred piece symphony orchestra. As Bernard Jacobson suggests, "Ravel uses instrumental timbres to capture the atmosphere of Hartmann's paintings or to evoke the characters they depict" (3). The Promenade links each of the movements like a framing device. While the recurrence of the theme binds the entire composition, Ravel's orchestration gives the work a variety in unity unattainable in piano performance. The above examples of unfinished works completed by other hands after an artist's death provide a telling analogy both to Tolkien's creative strategies and to the completion and transformation of his works after his death. Tolkien's constantly evolving mythology of Middle-earth caused much of his work to remain unfinished, only to be published posthumously by his son Christopher, much in the way Mozart's Requiem was completed after the composer's death. The Hobbit, first published in 1937, was not exempt from this process. Tolkien himself planned a complete revision of this early novel in order to bring it into line with the later novel, The Lord of the Rings. He finished three chapters of the revision by 1960, only to abandon the project. In his 2012 film of The Hobbit, director Peter Jackson has made the decision not simply to reproduce the published novel, but instead to carry out Tolkien's unfinished plans by incorporating changes and amplifications that Tolkien both suggested and foresaw, thus bringing a more complete tale to the audience, much like Sussmayr's posthumous completion of Mozart's unfinished Requiem. As Jackson observes, he has attempted something Tolkien had not completed in print. Jackson thus provides a "fresh" vision for "people who will never have seen the full story playing out in chronological order" (qtd. in Sibley 22). In transforming The Hobbit from a children's novel to an adult prequel to The Lord of the Rings, Jackson is therefore continuing a process that Tolkien had already begun. But there is one major difference that differentiates this "completion" both from Mozart's Requiem and from Christopher Tolkien's reworking of Tolkien's unfinished manuscripts after his father's death. These completions did not involve a change in medium. However, much like Mussorgsky, who developed a musical composition based on pictures at an exhibition, Jackson has taken his amplification a step further by not only completing the work, but also by translating the work of art from one medium to another, from children's novel to adult film. …


Celebrate the 30th anniversary of childhood favourite Spot, with this colourful, brighter edition of the classic Spot lift-the-flap story "Spot Goes to School", which features rescans of Eric Hill's original artwork - perfect for toddlers and children learning to read. Praise for Spot: "Spot is one of the essential experiences of childhood". ("Parents Magazine"). Eric Hill's Spot picture books have sold over 50 million copies worldwide since Spot first appeared in 1980. A range of Spot books for children through from baby to pre-school are available from Penguin, including: "Spot's Busy Day Sticker Book", "Spot's Birthday Party", "Spot Goes to the Park", "Spot Bakes a Cake" and "Spot's Fun-Time Colouring Book".


Abstract Introduction  Philadelphia chromosome positivity (Ph + ) is a poor prognostic feature in adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in first complete remission (CR1) is recommended. There is limited literature on the role of consolidation autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT). This study was undertaken to assess the potential of consolidation ASCT in CR1 in adults with Ph + ALL. Objectives  The aim of this study was to analyze the safety and efficacy of ASCT in CR1 in adults with Ph + ALL. Materials and Methods  Adult patients diagnosed with Ph + ALL who underwent ASCT in CR1 after modified ALL-BFM95 protocol from 2015 to 2017 were included. Patients who achieved major molecular response or better were considered for ASCT with cyclophosphamide-total body irradiation regimen and peripheral blood stem cells infused on day 0. Toxicities as per Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Event v4.0, disease-free survival (DFS), and overall survival (OS) were assessed. Inclusion criteria: Following patients were included—patients aged 18 years and above diagnosed with Ph + ALL; patients receiving BFM-95 induction chemotherapy protocol; patients who achieved CR after induction therapy; nonavailability of human leukocyte antigen match from a matched sibling donor or matched unrelated donor. Exclusion criteria: Patients not willing or unfit for ASCT and patients planned for allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation were excluded. Results  Six adult patients with Ph + ALL underwent ASCT in CR1 (median age: 23 [range: 19–36] years, five patients were males [83%]). Imatinib was started at a median of 11 days from the start of induction IA (range: 10–21). Five patients achieved morphological CR after induction 1A and, one patient at the end of induction 1B. The median time to ASCT (from diagnosis) was 8 months (range: 6.4–13). All the six patients had disease relapse and died due to progressive ALL. The median DFS and OS were 19.2 months and 23.3 months, respectively. Conclusion  Consolidation ASCT yielded poor outcomes in this study. There was a significant delay from diagnosis to ASCT, which might have impacted the results.


TGO software has many users in china because of its advantages of powerful function,friendly interface and so on. However,TGO software would not be used to resolve the baselines of GPS data observed since September 14, 2011. In view of this situation,this paper puts forward a simple and effective method. With this method,we can continue to use TGO to resolve baseline by modifying the observation data and its corresponding GPS weeks in RINEX file. The example proves that this method is perfectly feasible.


The main objective of this study is to contribute to the scientific knowledge regarding fire-fighters' exposure to smoke and its related health effects. Forest fire experiments were developed with an extensive number of measurements of individual exposure to smoke pollutants and of medical parameters for a group of fire-fighters. For the smoke exposure monitoring, ten fire-fighters from four different fire brigades were selected. The fire-fighters' individual exposure to toxic gases and particulate matter was monitored with portable devices, and their location in time was registered with GPS equipment. For all the monitored fire-fighters, air pollutant concentration values acquired during the fire experiments were beyond the limits recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), namely for PM2.5, CO and NO2. Daily averages of PM2.5 concentration values as high as 738 µg.m -3 were obtained, well above the recommended limit of 25 µg.m -3 . In terms of CO, hourly averaged values higher than 73,000 µg.m -3 were monitored, clearly above the 30,000 µg.m -3


AIM:To study the expression of prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP) ,a prostate-related antigen, in non-prostate cancer cells or tissues. METHODS: A variety of adenocarcinoma cell lines were examined for their PAP expression at the mRNA and protein levels by RT-PCR and Western Blot analysis, respectively. The PAP expression in cancer tissues was also exa-mined by immunohistochemical staining. RESULTS: Three kinds of colon cancer cells(colo 201, colo 205 and colo 320), 3 kinds of gastric cancer cells (MKN-7, MKN-28 and MKN-45), and 7 kinds of breast cancer cell lines (OCUB-F, OCUB-M,R-27, MCF-7, CRL-1500, YMB-1-E and MDA-MB-231) as well as cancer tissues were found to be positive for PAP at both the mRNA and protein levels. But is was not found in 5 kinds of kidney cancer cells or tissues. CONCLUSION: PAP is a new target of non-prostate adenocarcinomas, including colon, breast and gastric cancers.


Our contemporary fascination with origins, with the creative moment itself, goes back at least as far as the Romantic period, which, more than any other, enshrined the literary fragment as a relic of original artistic inspiration. Though Samuel Coleridge's unfinished poem "Kubla Khan" is perhaps a familiar example, it is nevertheless worth retelling his account of that poem for what it conveys about romantic notions of creativity. When the poem was first published in 1816, Coleridge prefaced the text with a note explaining the circumstances of its composition and the reason the poem remained unfinished. 1 As he explained, he composed . . .


Using data from German manufacturing establishments, this article examines the relationship between works councils and employment growth. Taking the endogeneity of councils into account, the estimates show a positive growth effect of works councils. This suggests that the performance-enhancing voice role of German works councils dominates their monopoly role. Moreover, the findings of this study support the hypothesis that workers are more likely to implement a council to protect their quasi-rents when the establishment is facing a long-term crisis. Copyright The Author 2009. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Cambridge Political Economy Society. All rights reserved., Oxford University Press.


The paper presents an evaluation work carried out by Confcooperative Bolzano about the policy for Equal Opportunities implemented until April 2013. The approach used for evaluative research is constructivist and deals with the subject of study through the use of evaluation techniques combined into a theoretical and temporal succession scientifically rigorous and deemed to be consistent with the targets set. The results have led to a clarification of the achieved goals and the implementation of concrete development actions.


Sisyphe Bookstore has emerged as a new force today, breaking the dormant state of physical bookstores. As a dark horse in the marketing industry, Sisyphe Bookstore inevitably has its own advantages and disadvantages. Through Sisyphe Bookstore has emerged as a new force, breaking the flagging situation of physical bookstores. As a dark horse in the marketing industry, Sisyphe Bookstore inevitably has its own advantages and disadvantages. Through SWOT analysis, with the help of some literature, this paper analyzes the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats existing in the operation process of Sisyphe Bookstore. The result shows that Sisyphe Bookstore has advantages such as its healing slogan, diversity of products, uniqueness of store decoration, and proper location. What needs to be improved at present are the following: the staff who have not yet reached standard conditions; the high transport cost of books; the lack of innovation in cultural and creative products; the limited rights and interests of members; and the serious mismatch between customer flow and marketing volume. Based on the results, the author provides suggestions for its development in optimizing products, reducing pricing, training staff, broadening channels, and other aspects.


The weighted Moore-Penrose inversity of the morphisms with universal factorization are discussed.Some necessary and sufficient conditions are presented for existence and some properties of the weighted Moore-Penrose inversity of the morphisms.


We report an implementation of adiabatic time-dependent density functional theory based on the 4-component relativistic Dirac–Coulomb Hamiltonian and a closed-shell reference. The implementation includes noncollinear spin magnetization and full derivatives of functionals, including hybrid generalized gradient approximation (GGA) functionals. We avoid reducing the generalized eigenvalue problem to half the dimension involving the square of excitation energies since this may introduce spurious roots and also squares the matrix condition number. Rather we impose structure in terms of hermiticity and time reversal symmetry on trial vectors to obtain even better reductions in terms of memory and run time, and without invoking approximations. Further reductions are obtained by exploiting point group symmetries for D2h and subgroups in a symmetry scheme where symmetry reductions translate into reduction of algebra from quaternion to complex or real. For hybrid GGAs with noncollinear spin magnetization we derive a new computationally advantageous equation for the full second variational derivatives of such exchange-correlation functionals. We apply our implementation to calculations on the ns2 ns1np1 excitation energies in the Zn, Cd, and Hg atoms (n = 4–6) and (vertical) excitation energies of UO; and we test the performance of various functionals by comparison with experimental data (group 12 atoms) or higher-level computational results (UO). The results indicate that the adiabatic local density approximation (ALDA) is a good approximation for some GGA functionals, but not all. Furthermore, the results also indicate that ALDA is an extremely bad approximation for hybrid functionals, unless one only employs ALDA for the pure DFT contribution to the exchange-correlation kernel and retains the fraction of exact exchange; we denote this approximation ALDAh. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2009


AT WHAT stage in its course closed-angle glaucoma may be said to have become chronic is difficult to define. When, however, pathological cupping of the optic disc and visual field loss have occurred in an eye with closedangle glaucoma, the disease may reasonably be said to have reached the chronic stage. The aqueous outflow in such an eye is usually regarded as being permanently impaired by the development of goniosynechiae. It is the purpose of this communication to show that, in some cases, this advanced stage of chronic closed-angle glaucoma may result from closure of the filtration angle by irido-corneal contact alone, Without the development of either synechiae or permanent trabecular change. Barkan (1938) has stated that contact between the root of the iris and the entrance to the angle will, if transient, result in a rise of pressure of short duration; if the contact be not soon relieved by medication or operation, permanent organic adhesions will result. Grant (1951) has shown that periods of transient closure of the angle are associated with periods of reduced outflow of aqueous. It has already been suggested (Phillips, 1956) that, in cases of "subacute" closed-angle glaucoma, the uppermost part of the angle of the anterior chamber is closed by irido-corneal contact before any attacks of hypertension occur, and that the area so obstructed advances downwards nasally and temporally until a critical amount of angle remains open below, the lowermost limits of this obstruction varying from time to time depending on such factors as pupillary dilatation. While closure of the angle in cases of subacute closed-angle glaucoma was being investigated by means of the darkroom-outflow test (Foulds, 1956), it was noted that in certain cases the facility of aqueous outflow, measured by tonography (Grant, 1951), was lower than normal at the start of the test, although the ocular tension was within the accepted limits of normality. Moreover, the facility of aqueous outflow could be further reduced by a period in the dark, or could be increased by the instillation of a miotic, indicating an obstruction to aqueous outflow of variable degree. The following example illustrates this.


The floating gap of a floating head slider for large capacity magnetic disk files is becoming smaller and smaller, the present values being from 0.3 to 0.5 μm. To accurately predict the floating gap, numerical analysis by the finite element method has been carried out using the modified Reynolds equation with 2nd order velocity slip boundary conditions. The higher order effects of molecular rarefaction are taken into consideration. The calculated results are in exellent agreement with the experimental ones at low sliding speeds and low ambient pressures.


The article discusses the issue of the competences of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. The Author begins with the origin of the Congregation. It is emphasized that this dicastery is one of the oldest organ of the Apostolic See. The Pope Sixtus V with the Apostolic Constitution Immensa aeterni Dei of 22 January 1588 created the Sacred Congregation of Rites. Thereafter, Paul VI, divided the Congregation of Rites with the Apostolic Constitution Sacra Rituum Congregatio of 8 May 1969 and created two congregations (sections): one for Divine Worship and another for the Causes of Saints. The Congregation is composed of the cardinal prefect, secretary, under-secretary, promoter of the faith, relators and consultors. The Pope has the principal functions in the dicastery. He creates it, indicates the priorities in the aspect of the current needs of the Church and approves each stage of the proceedings with a proper decrees. The procedure in the Congregation for the Causes of Saints has been indicated in the Apostolic Constitution Divinus perfectionis Magister of 25 January 1983. The beatification process has three stages carrying out in the diocese. Then, the documents of the diocesan process are sent to the Congregation.


To assess the association of disc degeneration with all‐cause mortality and with the severity and rate of progression of abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) in older men.


We demonstrate the first "nonlocal" nanoscale NIR-pump THz-probe measurements of semi-insulating GaAs using a scattering-type scanning near-field microscopy technique. We observe temporal shifts in the photoexcitation response which correspond to lateral offsets in the pump spot.


Video games are an established medium that provides interactive entertainment beyond pure enjoyment in many contexts. Game designers create dedicated tutorials to teach players the game mechanisms and rules, such as the conventions for interaction, control schemes, core game mechanics, etc. While effective tutorial design is considered a crucial aspect to support this learning process, the existing literature approaches focus on designing ad hoc tutorials for specific game genres rather than investigating the impact of different tutorial styles on game learnability and player engagement. In this paper, we tackle this challenge by presenting a general-purpose approach aimed at supporting game designers in the identification of the most suitable tutorial style for a specific genre of video games. The approach is evaluated in the context of a simple first-person shooter (FPS) mainstream video game built by the authors through a controlled comparative user experiment involving 46 players.


Originated from a recognized need for significantly more effective technologies for soil cleanup, the LasagnaTM project provides an interesting case study in which industry, government, and academia successfully collaborated to rapidly advance the technology from the laboratory to the field. Called LasagnaTM because of its layered configurations, the technology combines electrically induced contaminant transport in soils, treatment in place, and geotechnical methods to achieve completely in situ clean-up of contaminated soils. Experiences with respect to the partnership, the development of technology and its current commercialization status are described.


Edge information is the most vital high frequency information of an image, filtering an image to reduce noise while keeping the image details preserved is one of the most important issues. In this paper we proposed a method in which double median filtering stage is used to preserve edge details, which enhance the quality of image. The algorithm is carried out in two stages; first stage is detection stage which detects noisy pixels, second stage is a filtering stage in which median is calculated twice. The goal of proposed algorithm is to remove high density noise in digital images while keeping edge details. The proposed method gives better image quality with high peak signal to noise ratio (PSNR) and reduced mean square error (MSE). Results of proposed algorithm have been analyzed in terms of visual and quantitative results.


Until now the bolometric albedo in close binary systems was computed only for a few, and sometimes unrealistic cases. In this paper we present, for the first time, the evolution of the bolometric albedo as a function of the external flux, of the geometry and of the evolutionary status of an irradiated star. A new numerical method, based on the isoentropy at the bottom of the perturbed and the non-irradiated hemispheres, is introduced. A variant of this numerical method was already used by us to predict gravity darkening exponents and it is appropriate to radiative and convective envelopes. The procedure can also combine consistently the coupling interior–envelope–atmospheres models. The theoretical predictions are compared with the inferred values of the bolometric albedo available in the literature when possible. A theoretical transition zone is predicted for which coincides approximately with that for gravity darkening exponents. This value cannot be confirmed by the observations as a result of the high scattering of the empirical points. More extensive and careful analysis of light curves of eclipsing binaries is needed in order to clarify the scenario.


In underground low-pressure gas distribution pipelines, ground water enters the pipeline through cracks. This is known as the water ingress problem, and it occurs predominantly in the monsoon season, when the water table is high. This issue is currently detected based on complaints from the users. In order to arrive at an efficient and reliable processing technique, experimental results of pressure and flow on an existing low-pressure gas pipeline are reported in this paper. Several experiments for leak location, severity of the leak, water ingression with various volumes of water followed by removal of water are conducted. Healthy network loading data collected over a 24 h period is used to verify the robustness of the derived parameters for water ingression detection. The present technique can detect leaks easily with a leak valve opening of 30o. Robust detection of water ingression with more than 10% of pipe volume is possible.


A summary is given of the key steps in undertaking an assessment of structural integrity where stress corrosion cracking or corrosion fatigue (collectively environment induced cracking) is the dominant failure mode.Copyright © 2005 by ASME


Abstract This research is motivated by the low results obtained studying accounting class XI IPS SMAN 9 Padang school year 2012/2013 . This study aims to look at differences in student learning outcomes using learning model Student Teams Achievement  Division  (  STAD  )  with  conventional  learning  in  class  XI  IPS SMAN 9 Padang . This type of research is experimental research . The population in this study were all students of class XI IPS SMAN 9 Padang listed in the school year 2012/2013  which  consists  of  4  classes  .  Sampling  was  done  by  purposive sampling technique and was chosen as the experimental class is class XI IPS 1 and IPS 2 control class XI . Instrument used is the final test form a valid objective and reliabelnya = 0.80 at 95 % confidence interval . Instrument used in this study is the achievement test . Form of test used is an objective form . Data analysis techniques used with the help of software SPSS version 16.0 . Based on the analysis of the data found that the two classes are normally distributed and homogeneous samples . Results of experimental class learning with an average of 82.7 is higher than the control class average of 73 . While the results obtained from testing the hypothesis sig ( 000 ) < of alpha ( 0:05 ) . Because the sig < of alpha then H0 is rejected and H1 is accepted . So based on hypothesis test results , we can conclude that the difference There are Student Learning Outcomes Using cooperative learning model type Student Teams Achievement Division ( STAD With Conventional Learning Subjects Accounting Students In Class XI IPS SMAN 9 Padang . K eywords : cooperative learning Student Teams Achievement Division ( STAD )


The current paper discusses some of the capabilities of the new WERA Data Management framework and how this can support and work together with Ocean Observation Systems. Topics included are: data archiving and real-time quality control, visualization and data interface, forecasting and data-assimilation, and integration into standard data servers.


II. APPLICATIONS 7 A. Agricultural Sciences 7 B. Animal Sciences 8 C. Biotechnology 8 D. Earth Sciences and Mineralogy 9 E. Environmental Sciences 11 F. Fine Chemicals and Chemical Production 12 G. Food and Beverages 17 H. Forensic Science 21 I. Gas Phase Analysis 22 J. Instrument Physics 22 K. Medicine and Clinical Chemistry 33 L. Military, Explosives, and Propellants 36 M. Moisture Measurement 36 N. Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Fuels Research 37


Abstract : A study of the excitation and propagation of wave like disturbances in an ionized medium, such as the ionosphere, is made based on the linearized Euler's equation and Maxwell's equation. The local propagation constants of the basic modes of propagation are discussed. A computer program for the evaluation of these constants with given ionospheric properties is given. Methods of investigating the propagation of such waves in inhomogeneous and/or bounded media, such as ray tracing, invariant embedding, reflection and refraction, orthogonal expansion, and the use of a general matrix formulation are presented. A unified matrix-operator transform method for investigation of the excitation and propagation of disturbances in an ionized medium is proposed. (Author)


Allergen immunotherapy (AIT) was introduced more than one century ago as an empiric treatment for pollen induced rhinitis, but only from the 1970s did a number of doubleblind, placebo-controlled trials drive it into the realm of evidence-based treatments. The proof of clinical efficacy was achieved through several systematic reviews and meta-analyses, first for subcutaneous immunotherapy (SCIT) and, from the 1990s, for sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT). Based on these data, but also considering the lack of success when the allergen extracts used for the treatment are of insufficient quality, the recent guidelines on AIT for allergic rhinitis (AR) from the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) (pg. 1) summarized the global outcome in the statement "In general, broad evidence for the clinical efficacy of AIT for AR exists, but a product-specific evaluation of evidence is recommended". A further important accomplishment established by AIT is the capacity to modify the natural history of allergy, which is clinically expressed by preventing the development of asthma in patients treated for AR and providing a prolonged symptom control also after withdrawing the treatment when performed for an adequate length. These outcomes result from the mechanisms of action of AIT, particularly the modulation of Tand B-cell responses and the related antibody isotypes production, and the generation of regulatory T-cells (Treg), that have a critical role as inducers of tolerance to allergens. Over the latest decades, the cost-effectiveness analysis of medical treatments has become increasingly important, and consensus-based recommendations have been developed to drive the allocation of healthcare resources through a standard set of methods, enabling a reference case analysis from the societal perspective and accounting for benefits, harms, and costs to all parties. The first economic evaluations on AIT concerned SCIT, but soon after also SLIT was analyzed. In 2008, Berto et al. reviewed the available studies, concluding that AIT in both forms may be very beneficial to the healthcare systems, particularly under the societal perspective, i.e. when indirect costs of lost productivity are considered and included in the economic analysis. The early studies were simply based on the calculation of money saving of AIT compared with drug treatment, while in recent years statistical methods such as the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) and the quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) were increasingly used. A systematic review examined 40 pharmacoeconomic guidelines according to the types of analysis, sources for effectiveness, use of QALYs to measure outcomes, and use of ICER to present the results. The majority of guidelines favored a cost utility analysis expressing the outcomes in terms of QALYs; choice of the comparator, recommended costs, methods of indirect cost calculations, methods of sensitivity analysis, and discounting rate were the topics most variable. The authors claimed the need of efforts to develop homogeneous methods for pharmacoeconomic investigation. A recent systematic overview investigated 23 studies on cost-effectiveness of AIT, 19 of which addressed AR, and seven were based on data from randomized controlled trials. The results indicated that SCIT and SLIT would be considered cost-effective using the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) cost-effectiveness threshold of £20,000/QALY, but the interpretation of the outcomes is likely biased by insufficient attention in characterizing uncertainty and handling missing data. In addition, a meta-analysis evaluated the comparative clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of SCIT and SLIT for seasonal AR, including placebo-controlled trials of SCIT or SLIT, direct comparison between the two treatments, and economic evaluations. Statistically significant effects for SCIT and SLIT compared with placebo concerning the different outcome measures were found, with a lower evidence for children. Under the economic side, both AIT forms may be costeffective compared with drug treatment from 6 years (threshold of £20,000–30,000 per QALY). The authors suggested that further research is needed to ascertain the comparative effectiveness of SCIT and SLIT and to grant more robust cost-effectiveness estimates. Besides, the safety issue was, thus far, overlooked. Actually, adverse effects of AIT, particularly systemic reactions, result in additional costs. In a meta-analysis comparing SCIT and SLIT, 12 anaphylactic reactions requiring emergency treatment occurred in the 960 SCIT-treated patients, compared with only one of the 4,046 SLIT-treated patients. As far as SLIT is concerned, the latest development was the production of pharmaceutical quality tablets of grass pollen, aimed at fulfilling the requirements from regulatory agencies, namely the European Medicine Agency (EMA) in Europe and the Food and Drug Administration in the US. A study evaluated the potential budget impact associated


The impact of UV irradiation process on the AlGaN/GaN metal-oxide-semiconductor heterostructure field-effect transistor was investigated. Due to the high intensity UV irradiation before the gate dielectric deposition, the conductivity of AlGaN/GaN structure and the drain saturation current of the transistor increased by about 10 %. However, the pinch off characteristics of transistor was severely deformed by the process. By comparing the electrical characteristics of the transistors, it was proposed that the high intensity UV irradiation formed a sub-channel under the two dimensional electron gas of AlGaN/GaN structure even without additional impurity injection.


The paper presents the derivation and application of statevariable models to high-order topologies of resonant converters. In particular, a .3"' order CLL resonant circuit is considered with bridge rectification and both a capacitive output filter (voltage output), and an LC output filter (current output). The state-variable model accuracy is verified against component-based simulation packages (Spice) and practical measurements, and it is shown that the resulting models facilitate rapid analysis compared to their integration-based counterparts (Spice,' Saber), without the loss of accuracy normally associated with Fundamental Mode Approximation (FMA) techniques. Moreover,. unlike FMA, the models correctly predict the resonant peaks associated with harmonic excitation of the tank resonance. Subsequently, it is shown that excitation of the resonant tank by odd harmonics of the input voltage can be utilised to provide overcurrent protection in the event of an output short-circuit. Further, through judicious control of operating frequency, it is shown that 'inductive' Zero Voltage Switching (ZVS) can still be obtained, facilitating reductions in gate-drive switching losses, thereby improving efficiency and thermal management of.the supply under fault conditions. Although the results are ultimately generic to other converter counterparts, measured results from two prototype 36V input, ll-14.4V output, 3*order CLL converters are included to practically demonstrate the attributes of the proposed analysis and control schemes.


this paper constructs an assessment indicator system of marine ST development level,and evaluates the development level of marine ST of 11 costal provinces in China using principal component analysis method.We find that all the provinces can be classified into three stable echelons,whose members are analyzed by their dynamic evolution of ranking.A further analysis of rank correlations reveals that marine ST can significantly promote marine labor productivity,reduce the proportion of marine primary industry and hence elevate marine industry structure.The research also finds that marine ST and marine economy are becoming more and more closely connected.


Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the main cause of dementia in the elderly population with increasing prevalence. Despite the huge efforts invested in AD research, no therapeutic breakthrough has been witnessed yet. Likely, novel approaches and sweeping ideas will be necessary to effectively treat AD. Nevertheless, the earlier the disease is detected the more efficacious the therapy is. Early detection in presymptomatic patients at risk encompasses psychological tests, in vivo amyloid assessment and the evaluation of cerebral 18 F-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose uptake with the help of positron emission tomography (18 FDG-PET). As most neuropsychiatric disorders, AD also has its own distinctive fingerprint of regional cerebral glucose dysmetabolism. In AD patients, lower 18 FDG-PET signals are found in the temporoparietal and posterior cingulate regions [1]. Since these metabolic alterations precede the first clinical symptoms and neurodegeneration by years, significant loss of neurons should not be accounted for the lower 18 FDG-PET signal. As glucose is the predominant source of energy for the brain cells, lower uptake rates may represent a reduced energy demand in the affected area-a passive consequence of the illness. However, in our opinion, either difficulties in glucose transport from the circulation to the brain cells or inefficient glucose metabolism or both can also generate reduced 18 FDG-PET signal. We are firmly convinced that under any of these conditions, neurons would be energy deprived in times when they need to spend more energy than normally, on dealing with e.g. misfolded proteins, Ca 2+ deregulation or synaptic integrity. According to this hypothesis, regional hypometabolism may actively facilitate disease progression. In other words, cerebral regional hypometabolism would qualify as a druggable target, beyond being of precious diagnostic value. Indeed, AD is also termed as cerebral diabetes, and cerebral insulin resistance is one major etiological factor of sporadic AD [2]. Which are the concrete drug targets to boost brain glucose use? It is common-sense to look for them among those neuromodulator systems that become activated under synaptic firing, such as endocannabinoids. The endocannabinoid system in sensu stricto comprises the most studied receptors and endogenous ligands, i.e. the G protein-coupled cannabinoid CB 1 and CB 2 receptors (CB 1 R and CB 2 R), and the arachidonate-derivative endocannabinoids, anandamide and 2-AG, along with their synthetic and degradation enzymes including cyclooxygenase-2 [4]. The peripheral glucoregulator role of the endocannabinoid system is well-known, and the CB 1 R was targeted with the later redrawn antiobesity medicine, Acomplia [4]. …


Hollowfiber membrane oxygenators currently in the market are tested by manufacturers with bovine blood in normothermia and with a hemoglobin levels slightly higher than those managed under real conditions in cardiac surgery (where hemodilution is used). To measure the performance of oxygenators, several parameters are evaluated and reflected in graphs by the industry, the 4 most common parameters shown are: Oxygen transfer (Transfer O2), Carbon dioxide transfer (CO2 transfer), Heat exchanger performance factor (Transf. Temp) and Pressure drop (Delta P). The purpose of this study was to represent the graphical slopes of the oxygenator performance in vivo in real conditions (human blood, lower temperature, lower hemoglobin) and compare them with the reference slopes provided by the manufacturers of the oxygenators to highlight the possible differences in the informational reference graphs of oxygenator performance in vivo vs. in vitro. 5 types of hollow fiber membrane oxygenator were anylized and Data was collected from 52 patients (35 adults, 17 infants). Pearson coeficient correlation was used to relate these variables. A p-value was considered statistically significant if it was less than (p <0.05).


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The effect of temperature during growth of ten Lolium genotypes from contrasting populations on subsequent light-saturated photosynthesis and on leaf mesophyll and stomatal characteristics was examined. Most genotypes grown at 9° and 15° C had faster rates of photosynthesis at 15° than those grown at 21° C. Photosynthetic activity at 21° C was also greater when plants were grown at 15° Compared with 21° C. This temperature effect was not associated with changes in the observed mesophyll or stomatal characteristics. Plants grown at 21° usually had smaller mesophyll cells than those grown at 15° C. Among plants grown at 9° and 15° C, and among those grown at 21° C, light-saturated photosynthesis was negatively correlated with mesophyll cell size.


This paper proposes a low pass filter and hybrid fuzzy design for balancing an extendable double-link two-wheel mobile robot (TWMR) system. The proposed system mimics a double inverted pendulum scenario, where the angular position of the first link (Link1) is to be varied depending on the value of the angular position of the second link (Link2) and the elongation of the extendable link (Link3) attached to Link2 and with various payloads. The two-wheeled mobile robot together with the extendable link on Link2 make the system become more flexible but yet unstable without any controller. The inclination of the Link3 at any interest angle of Link2 will affect the centre of gravity (COG) of the system especially when the payload is having a significant weight. Although, the system can be balanced by controlling the COG analysis via the hybrid fuzzy controller, but the responses are still oscillating and not smooth. Thus, an additional low pass filter is designed and added to shape the controller outputs, before the signals are fed into the TWMR system. The results obtained show that the filter designed managed to improve the oscillating and smoothing of the angular position of Link1 and Link2 within a shorter time. The performance of the system, such as the settling time and the rise time of the responses are improved by at least 43%. Meanwhile, the root mean square error of the responses can be improved up to 60.7%.


From an extended relativistic dynamics for a particle moving in a cosmic background field with temperature $T$, we aim to obtain the speed of light with an explicit dependence on the background temperature of the universe. Although finding the speed of light in the early universe much larger than its current value, our approach does not violate the postulate of special relativity. Moreover, it is shown that the high value of the speed of light in the early universe was drastically decreased before the beginning of the inflationary period. So we are led to conclude that the theory of varying speed of light should be questioned as a possible solution of the horizon problem.


The purpose of this thesis is to describe logistics collaboration in supply chains. During the past two decades, a new trend towards integration and collaboration in supply chains has been recognis ...


Gum Arabic exudate was collected from Acacia senegal trees around Zaria metropolis, purified in 95% ethanol and its physical and chemical modifications carried out. Physical modification of the gum involved plasticization of the gum with glycerol and ethylene glycol. The chemical method was performed by acid hydrolysis, acetolysis and acetate formation. Appearance of both modifications was observed after three days of drying. Acetic anhydride (AAH), acetolysis (ACT) and ethylene glycol (EGL) modifications became hard and solid, and were ground to powder. Glycerol (GLY) turned very sticky and acid hydrolysis (AHY) turned into a viscous liquid. From characterization of the samples, all modifications were found to be less dense than the pure gum Arabic sample (PGM). AHY sample was found to be more turbid and has the highest conductivity value followed by AAH sample. pH of all samples was found to be below 7.0, indicating acidic nature of the gums. Melting point measurements showed that all test samples have lower melting point values than the pure gum. The viscosities of aqueous dispersions containing different concentrations of pure gum Arabic and that of the modified gums were determined. When concentration was varied for each gum, the viscosities of the solutions increased with increasing concentration. At each concentration the viscosity of AHY is far below that of the other samples, this is attributed to the fact that acid hydrolysis of polysaccharides normally breaks polysaccharides down to their monomers, dimers and some oligosaccharides FTIR spectra of the pure and chemically modified samples were studied. It was found that there were shifts and absorptions at different frequencies, indicating degree of interaction between the gum and the modifying solvents.


Polymer (polar/nonpolar)/metal composites (PMC) were prepared under different process conditions. In polar PMC, dipolar relaxation plays a predominant role below percolation threshold (fc) and anomalous low frequency dispersion (ALFD) becomes dominant above fc while ALFD is the only likely possibility for nonpolar PMC above fc. The magnitude of relaxation exponents "m", "p" and "n", evaluated from the experimental results using Jonscher's universal dielectric response (JUDR) laws, falls within the universal limit ~ [0, 1] with additional feature of strong dependence on volume fraction of conductor (fcon). The decrease in the relaxation exponent "m" with an increase of fcon is directly linked with decrease in the number of dipoles of the polymer in the composite and is accompanied by a distribution of relaxation time due to increased heterogeneity of the system. The magnitude of the relaxation exponent "n" decreases at fc, due to the prevalence of Maxwell–Wagner–Sillar polarization contributed by uncorrelated electrons.


ABSTRACT This article contributes to the historiography of scientific objectivity as well as to the broader attempt to historicize basic epistemic categories by examining the case of empirical psychology in eighteenth-century Germany. From the time when the philosopher Christian Wolff first presented empirical psychology in the late 1720s until Kantian philosophers elaborated on the topic towards the end of the century, the discourse hinged on discussions of how to obtain scientific knowledge of the soul. Whereas the work of Wolff and his followers reflected established epistemic techniques for accomplishing this, from the early 1770s philosophers highlighted a new category of difficulties connected to the development of a systematic method of psychological self-observations. These difficulties, I argue, both complement and complicate the picture of how the subject became an obstacle to knowledge first in the mid-nineteenth century.


In the p2p network based-on DHT,Chord is a classic algorithm for resource searching.This paper presents the improvement for Chord algorithm from the aspects of routing table,node group,the match of physical and logic path.Finally,new research fields on Chord are proposed.


This paper examines the current predicament of Canadian anthropology in terms of its potential and the constraints that inhibit the realization of its possibilities. A general historical consideration of 'interpretive anthropology', as formulated in the American context, forms the basis for a call to 'moral nerve'.


Gonapodasmius epinepheli, is a didymozoid trematode encysting on primary lamellae of the gill in orange spotted grouper in south coast of Persian Gulf (Khark Island, Bushehr) Iran. A total of 105 grouper fishes were examined and recorded for the presence of parasites, especially in the gills. The gill filaments with cyst were excised, fixed and stained with Hematoxylin & Eosin and other capsules were stained with Azocarmen stain. Histopathological sections revealed that larvae were primarily embedded underneath the gill epithelium and eggs of the parasite were distributed in some organs such as gill epithelium, heart and macrophages in the kidney.


In terms of the dynamic dependence between icing-inducing factors, this study is to explore the risk distribution of highways when icing events occur in the study area. A joint distribution considering the dynamic correlation of inducing factors was first constructed employing the Copula theory, which then yielded the possibility of icing events. Meanwhile, hazard zones and intensities of icing were proposed under different exceeding probabilities. After finishing the vulnerability analysis of highways, the risk matrix was used to conduct the icing risk for the highway, which was then applied to the construction of the risk zoning map. The results showed that there was an upper-tail dependence between extreme precipitation and temperature in the study area in winter, which could be well captured by the Gumbel Copula function. Indeed, the constructed joint distribution can express the possibility of icing under different intensities of precipitation and temperature. Besides, the highway with the tallest vulnerability in the study area was the Hegang-Yichun line. The case application showed that during March 2020, the traffic lines with a high icing risk were distributed around Fujin, Jiamusi, Hegang, and Qitaihe cities, and the Hegang section of the Hegang-Yichun line was at the highest icing risk. The low-risk lines were concentrated in the western part of the study area. This study is of great significance for the prevention and control of ice-snow disasters on the highway in cold regions.


A step of dispersing at least one or more lipids in an aqueous medium, a step of dry and dry er er obtained, a step of dispersing the dried vesicles in an aqueous solution of the water-soluble substance, obtained performs the step of transmitting the filter vesicle dispersion which is in turn, can encapsulate a high concentration of useful substances with high efficiency, the vesicles having a uniform particle size in a high yield, safely, and conveniently prepared to provide a method.


We performed a prospective observational study to define the clinical course and the prognostic factors of 31 patients with postinfectious bronchiolitis obliterans. All patients presented with an episode of acute bronchiolitis in the first 2 years of life, and respiratory symptoms and signs persisted since then. Other diseases which may cause chronic airflow obstruction were excluded. The patients were followed after their inclusion in the study and the clinical findings were recorded in a standardized questionnaire and form. Repeated chest radiographs and lung perfusion scans were obtained in all 31 patients and semiannual spirometry was performed in 8 older patients. Eight patients had lung biospies.


Analysis of species composition of dung beetles in the shaded coffee plantations of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve of south Western Ghats revealed a checklist of 38 species. The presence of many endemic species, very primitive rare old world tribe Canthonini represented by the genus Ochicanthon, the first report of Onthophagus lilliputanus and the presence of two (O. truncaticornis and O. discedens) which were deemed as extinct from the natural forests of the Western Ghats) make the dung beetle assemblage in the coffee plantation unusual. Onthophagus lilliputanus and the presence of two species (O. truncaticornis and O. discedens). The study showed species composition of dung beetles in the shaded coffee plantation with a comparatively smaller area had no major differences with the nearby natural forests in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Higher species richness and presence of some unique species in the coffee plantation belt compared to other agricultural habitats highlights the significance of shaded coffee plantations as an important nested habitat in the forest-agriculture land matrix of the moist Western Ghats.


The principle of hard and soft acids and bases is applied in the local sense to rationalize the regiochemistry in the cycloaddition reactions of a few typical 1,3-dipoles, in particular those with phosphorus-containing dipolarophiles. Local softnesses are calculated using density functional theory. It is observed that the regioselectivity can be explained using these new reactivity descriptors based solely on the properties of the reactants. Q 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Comput Chem 19: 195]202, 1998


Existing IoT services are based on data communications technologies that do not involve the public switched telephone network (PSTN). Since the telephone numbers have been assigned to machine-type devices, PSTN switches can play a role in IoT service routing. In this article we deploy a PSTN-based IoT mechanism where the interaction between the users and the IoT devices is achieved through PSTN switches. To our knowledge, this is the first PSTN-based IoT solution in the world. With this mechanism, all PSTN customer premises equipment (CPE; fixed-line and mobile phones) can access IoT services without installing any software (mobile apps). By reusing the existing PSTN infrastructure, PSTN-based IoT offers telecom-grade service, security, and network management for IoT, which are very expensive to build in non-PSTN-based IoT. Our approach conveniently enables the existing CPE to access IoT applications, which will significantly promote the IoT service industry.


"In the city, we do not have peace and quiet; the seasons are barely noticeable except as the occasion for minor pleasures or discomforts; and we meet men in the aggregate, great swarming crowds of men. We cannot, therefore, reasonably expect to meet the God of repose and contemplation in the city; nor can we reasonably continue to proclaim private relationships with God, non-social relationships, as the ultimate ground of Christian belief. The creation of an urban myth equal in power to the anachronistic rural myth must look to the social experience for its source and power."


Molecular Dynamics (MD) is a computational technique with applicability in fields as diverse as material science, biomolecules and chemical physics. Assisted Model Building with Energy Refinement (AMBER) is an MD package and it uses Message Passing Interface (MPI) to scale in multi-core and cluster environments. In our earlier work [1], we modified one of AMBER's algorithms called Generalized Born (GB) algorithm to run optimally on the Xeon Phi co-processor. This improved performance by 277% on the co-processor. The same changes improved performance on the host server by 80%. In this paper, we extend our earlier work and implement a symmetric solution using both the host server and the co-processor. Since the calculations in GB algorithm involve interactions between all possible atom combinations, it has been very difficult to scale GB algorithm in distributed memory. We evaluate various alternate techniques using combination of MPI and Open Multi-Processing (OpenMP) to get a scalable solution that utilizes the computing power of both the host server as well as the co-processor.


Seabed-based observation networks (SBONs) provide continuous and efficient monitoring of seafloor conditions. However, collecting data of SBONs is labor-intensive and resource-intensive. In this paper, we built a mathematical model and propose a two-stage path planning algorithm that combines underwater acoustic (UWA) communication using multiple unmanned surface vessels (USVs) to collect data from SBONs. In the first stage, an immune algorithm is innovatively improved to obtain the optimal SBONs access order for each USV in combination with the cost of obstacle avoidance paths between nodes. In the second stage, the proposed estimation solution method (ESM) and dynamic window method are used to solve the proposed constrained optimization problem based on the energy transmission range of UWA communication and obstacle avoidance problem. Experiments show that the proposed algorithm can solve the problem of collecting SBONs data by multiple USVs and can achieve better performance in terms of path length, workloads between USVs and time compared with other methods.


On the basis of the investigation on the minors' ideology and morality in Taiping Villag,located in Shenchi,Xinzhou,Shanxi,this paper analyses the general state of ideology and morality in the countryside,which is satisfactory.However,backwardness in economy and problems of educational investment weaken the functon of the "the trinity principle".Minors' morality in the countryside poses a problem that can not be neglected so how to cultivate their morality is a long term task.


The development of many ethical theories in the twentieth century in the continental tradition has taken place against the background of Nietzsche's celebrated critique of morality, a critique that has often been described as a relativistic or a nihilistic enterprise of destruction of values leading to the impossibility of ethical responsibility. However, one paradoxically notes the central role played by the concept of responsibility in the works of many contemporary continental thinkers, such as Heidegger, Sartre, Levinas, and Derrida, among others. The question of ethical responsibility has been a constant concern of contemporary continental thought. Nietzsche's deconstructive genealogy of responsibility and its fundamental concepts (causality, agency, will, subjectivity) can be said to open the way for a re-elaboration of the senses of responsibility. The question of responsibility is re-engaged in post-Nietzschean continental thought, which explores its postmetaphysical, phenomenological, and ontological senses, away from the traditional metaphysical interpretation of responsibility as accountability of the free autonomous subject. Responsibility becomes rethought in such a context, in a novel and original way, that is, away from an ideology of subjectivity, free will, and power, in which responsibility is conceived of as the securing of a sphere of mastery for a willful subject.

Keywords:

being;
ethics;
other;
existence;
responsibility


The article is devoted to the problem of regulation and unification of law terminology in modern Ukrainian
legislation. Analyzing with this purpose the text of the Criminal code of Ukraine, author pays attention to cases
of non-compliance with lexical, grammar, stylistic norms, replication of Russian syntactical constructions in
several items of Code. Author also gives recommendations of the correct usage of terms and words.