This critical review examined the impact of tactile stimulation on speechreading performance for individuals with severe to profound hearing loss. S tudy designs included: three single subject designs and one within-groups repeated measure. Ove rall, the evidence supported an improved speechreading performance for this population with the addition of tactile stimulation. Significant training is required with the tactile devices, howe ver, before this improvement can be observed. Future studies should examine ideal training method s and time-lines, and determine whether these would be feasible, before tactile devices can be re commended on a large scale.


Unlike many theoretical analysis of tax effects on household debts in a monetary union, this paper builds up analysis from a household budget constraint, instead of starting from a model. By a monetary union, it is assumed that all nations in the union share same currency. Also, if taxes are assumed to be in real values, or if one assumes that government targets real value of taxes $T/P$, then it is also possible to produce the size of fiscal multiplier on real value of household debts, if relaxed version of classical dichotomy - that agents' decisions are only affected by real variables - is assumed. This paper argues that size is $db/dt_r = -1$ where $t_r$ is real value of taxes or ``real taxes'' and $b = B/(PR)$ where $B = -D$ with $D$ nominal debt, $P$ price and $R-1$ nominal interest rate , or in terms of real debts, $dd/dt_r = 1$.


ABSTRACT In this study, essential factors of healthcare supply chain have been investigated. Factors were selected through an integrated approach, in which experts played a pivotal and decisive role in each phase. A novel hybrid methodology comprising Best-Worst-Method (BWM) and Interpretive structural modelling (ISM) is employed. Best-Worst-Method is utilised to determine the different weights of healthcare supply chain agility factors, and ISM and MICMAC analysis are utilising to examine interrelations among final selected factors. A case study in local pharmacies examined the effectiveness of the proposed hybrid model in the real world. The application of the hybrid BWM-ISM method demonstrates that 'Proper IT infrastructure' and 'Strategic planning' are the most significant factors, respectively. They will facilitate local pharmacies to accomplish agility practices in the healthcare supply chain thus, increasing effectiveness and adaptability to a variety of situations. This research helps public healthcare decision-makers by changing the organisation's response to critical situations and unexpected events by implementing corrective measures within local pharmacies.


Objective:To study the effect of semiconductor quantum dots(QDs)on growth, invasion and metastasis of BcaCD885 cancer cell line. Methods:① Different concentrations of QDs was applied to BcaCD885 cells, and the cell growth of control and three test groups were compared respectively;② BcaCD885 cells were labeled by QDs(BcaCD885/QDs), then transwell chambers and wash way were used to dectect the difference of invasion and metastasis ability between BcaCD885/QDs and BcaCD885 cells. Results:① Different concentrations of QDs showed no negative effects on growth of BcaCD885 cells;② The ability of invasion,attachment and motive of BcaCD885 cells were not significantly different between test and control group(P0.05).Conclusion:QDs show no effect on cytobiological behavior of living BcaCD885 cells.


A full-array-type solar panel core comprises a heat absorbing plate, micro-core heat pipes made of metallic section aluminum, a frame and a water pipe fitting. A plurality of through holes are formed in the length directions of the micro-core heat pipes, a working medium is filled in each through hole, each through hole with the filled working medium is in a vacuum state, a heat absorbing coating is arranged on the surface of each micro-core heat pipe, the heat absorbing plate is formed by splicing a plurality of the micro-core heat pipes, and the water pipe fitting is directly fixed on the pipe wall at one ends of the micro-core heat pipes. A structural form that the micro-core heat pipes are spliced together in an arrayed manner and the heat absorbing coatings are coated on the outer surfaces of the micro-chip heat pipes is adopted, so that effect of the heat absorbing plate is realized and effect of heat transfer is realized; the through holes filled with the working media and of the micro-core heat pipes are in a vacuum state, so that heat transfer speed is greatly increased; the water pipe fitting is directly stuck on the pipe wall of the micro-core heat pipes, so that heat transfer efficiency is improved.


This paper extends U-Link scheduling to increase the average execution efficiency of the system. We first define the execution efficiency. Then we propose a new algorithm that establishes the co-scheduled sets where the execution efficiency can be increased. Also we present the static estimation of the execution time and provide the schedulability analysis for the extended U-Link scheduling. In the experiments, we evaluate the advancement of the extended U-Link scheduling from the viewpoint of the execution efficiency and real-time processing


The political elite require resources in order to survive politically. Given the conditions existing in most developing nations, this implies following an inward-oriented development strategy promoting a large-scale, capital-intensive industrial sector. This strategy impoverishes agriculture and implies that the leaders of the industrial sector will make up a critical component of the coalition providing political support to the political elite. Reform allowing for outward-oriented growth will be extremely difficult. Dramatically increasing agricultural productivity provides a means to provide political legitimacy for the ruling elite as well as the political leverage to bring about reform.


QUIDAM HOMO EST ASINUS: THE ORGINALITY AND INFLUENCE OF PETER ABELARD UPON MEDIEVAL THOUGHT Timothy Ernst November 28,2011 Historians and philosophers alike remember Peter Abelard as the most brilliant, original, and influential philosopher of the twelfth century. Much ofthis reputation stems not from Abelard's intellectual contributions but due to Abelard's scandalous personal life and the nonexistence of documents of Abelard's contemporary philosophers. Though brilliant, Abelard exerted little influence through his ideas. Unlike a modem professor who changes the paradigms of his discipline with innovative theses, Abelard was a skilled teacher who sought to teach students the skills they required to advance their careers within a reformed Catholic Church, which was newly interested in logic, philosophy, and theology. Seen from this perspective, Abelard has much more in common with his contemporary intellectuals and is more consistent with the context of his age than the secondary scholarship typically recognizes.


We show that lightly doped La 2- x Sr x CuO 4 can be described in terms of a stripe magnetic structure or soliton picture. The internal relationship between the recent neutron observation of the diagonal ( x =0.05) to vertical ( x ≥0.06) stripe transition, which was predicted, and the concomitant metal-insulator transition, is clarified by soliton physics. The phase diagram with the unidentified transition lines between the antiferromagnetic and stripe phases, the doping dependence of the modulation period, and the origin of the mid-infrared optical absorption are investigated and compared with other single-layer systems, La 2- x Sr x NiO 4 and (La, Nd) 2- x Sr x CuO 4 . A novel type of quasi-particles and holes is fully responsible for metallic conduction and ultimately superconductivity.


Relevance. They did not learn completely the information of the distribution of morbidity by territory and population sex-age groups in the context of a pandemic of a new coronavirus infection (COVID-19).Aims. It is necessary to study COVID-19 distribution features among the population of the central Orenburg region administrative districts in June–December 2020.Materials & Methods. We analyzed the results of the study of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) COVID-19 of the population of the Central Orenburg region for June-December 2020 (72 484 nasopharyngeal smears from 13 districts of the region). The presence of SARS-CoV2 RNA was detected by real-time reverse transcription PCR. The significance of differences in indicators was assessed using the paired Pearson test (p≤0.05; EPI-INFO, version 7.2.4; CDC).Results. The share of positive findings was 15,5% of the studied material from 12,5% of the population. Registration of COVID 19 cases in the Central Orenburg region began in June 2020. They revealed a significant correlation between the dynamics of the districts population morbidity and the dynamics of examined persons number. The study of morbidity dynamics showed a significant growth with the registration of maximum values in October with a decrease in disease cases in December by 2 times. They identified the highest morbidity rates territories (Aleksandrovsky, Akbulaksky, Sharlyksky, Tyulgansky, Perevolotsky, Sol-Iletsky, Saraktashsky, Belyaevsky dist at the average regional level 2204,9 0 /0000 ). The distribution of cases by sex revealed the predominance of women disease cases (56,8%) over the men proportion (43,2%). Women dominated among adults under 65 years of age, while men dominated in the children's and over 65 years of age groups. However, the prevalence analysis for the given period showed the women dominance in all age groups in all the studied territories. They can conclude that there is a great women commitment to medical care. It was not possible to identify significant correlations between the morbidity level and the districts remoteness from Orenburg. It is likely that at modern communication speeds distances of 250–300 km are not a significant barrier to a new infection with a dominant airborne transmission pathway spread.Conclusions. The study showed a mobidity significant growth for 2020. 8 of 13 territories under study became those of increased risk of morbidity. Cases of the disease ratio among men and women responds to the men and women ratio among the population. The age group of 0-18 was least affected. The analysis showed a morbidity reliable growth with increasing age of patients of both sexes and revealed a large inferiority of the female population.


OBJECTIVE
The objective is to review the pharmacology, efficacy, and safety of intranasal zavegepant in the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura.

DATA SOURCE
PubMed, Embase database, and ClinicalTrials.gov were searched using the following terms: Zavzpret, Zavegepant, BHV-3500, and migraine.

STUDY SELECTION AND DATA EXTRACTION
Articles published in English from January 2013 to September 2023 related to pharmacology, safety, efficacy, and clinical trials were assessed.

DATA SYNTHESIS
In a phase 2/3 trial, zavegepant 10 and 20 mg were more effective than placebo on primary endpoints of freedom of pain (22.5%, 23.1%, and 15.5%, respectively), and freedom from most bothersome symptoms (MBSs) (41.9%, 47.9%, and 33.7%, respectively) 2 hours after treatment. The incidence of adverse effects for both doses was similar to placebo. In a phase 3 trial, zavegepant 10 mg was compared with placebo. Two hours after treatment, more patients in the zavegepant group achieved pain freedom (24% vs 15%) and relief from MBSs (40% vs 31%) compared with placebo. Common adverse events included dysgeusia (21% zavegepant vs 5% placebo) and nasal discomfort (5% zavegepant vs 1% placebo).

RELEVANCE TO PATIENT CARE AND CLINICAL PRACTICE IN COMPARISON WITH EXISTING DRUGS
Zavegepant is indicated for acute treatment of migraine with or without aura in adults. Zavegepant method of administration and prompt relief of migraine symptoms may be an attractive alternative to triptans for those in need of relief.

CONCLUSION
Zavegepant may be a convenient and useful acute treatment option for migraines with and without aura.


A seven-month-old girl had subaortic stenosis caused by a single intracavitary rhabdomyoma unassociated with tuberous sclerosis. Diagnosis was formulated on the basis of two-dimensional echocardiography and Doppler technique findings alone, and surgery was successful.


The processing technique of frozen banana slice was studied.The results showed that the best process conditions are that sodium chloride solution of the color-fixation is 1.6%,dip time is 3 min,thickness is 8 mm,wind-speed is 6 m/s.


The consumer demand for natural ingredients in cosmetic products is increasing. Phenolic compounds are among the most studied natural antioxidant compounds, they also present antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory or antiaging actions and can permeate through the skin barrier. Grapes contain valuable phenolic components and grape byproducts are widely available low cost raw materials. This review presents an overview of the application of phenolic compounds from grape products and byproducts as sources of natural ingredients for cosmetics.


Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers and is one of the biggest health threats in women around the world. Since the systematic review study in Iran has not been conducted so far, this study was designed to determine the role of family physicians or first-level care physicians in preventing breast cancer at various levels. In this systematic review, we found family physicians could play a significant role in all levels of breast cancer prevention, including roles in education, risk assessment and early detection of cancer, treatment and follow-up of patients with breast cancer and rehabilitation, and help improve quality of life. Survivors and those treated for breast cancer.


Abstract A highly sensitive, selective, and simple method for the determination of vanadium, cobalt, nickel, and iron has been proposed for the analysis of the enzymes. The method is based on the preliminary chelation of the metal ions with 2-(5-bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5-(diethylamino)phenol at pH 4.5 and the subsequent separation by reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography using a trimethyl-bonded phase column and an aqueous acetonitrile containing tetrabutylammonium bromide, and spectrophotometric detection at 595 nm. The detection limits, defined as three times standard deviation of a blank signal, are 2.2 pg of vanadium, 0.72 pg of cobalt, 16.5 pg of nickel and 98.8 pg of iron in 100 mm3-injection, respectively.


Mycobacteria are responsible for a significant disease burden in the world, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) and non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). While curable with a number of well-established antibiotic regimes, the global impact of mycobacterial disease is worsening due to increasing antimicrobial resistance. Understanding how this genus regulates its growth, causes disease, and tolerates antibiotics is necessary for the development of new antibiotics. The mycobacterial ribosome is a viable drug target, not only because of its central role in protein synthesis, but also because of its unique properties as a bacterial ribosome. Work on mycobacterial translational regulation has already revealed a number of features of protein synthesis machinery unique to mycobacteria. We were interested in understanding mycobacterial translational control through the lens of known ribosome-associated factors. In Chapter 2, we characterize the role of LepA, a mysterious, conserved translational GTPase, in mycobacterial permeability. We found that in Mycobacterium smegmatis (Msm), LepA controls the synthesis of a family of mycobacterial porins, and this control maintains cellular permeability. Here, translational regulation during protein synthesis is used to maintain the cellular proteome, specifically the most abundant constituents of the mycobacterial membrane. In Chapter 3, we conducted a biochemical screen to find protein associations with the mycobacterial ribosome. In log-phase, we identified mycobacterial-specific secretion systems (ESX-3 and ESX-5) that have not been previously associated with the ribosome. Our investigation of ribosome-associated factors, and their role in translational regulation, has led us to the mycobacterial membrane. We found a translational GTPase that helps to synthesize outer membrane proteins in Msm, and we found a significant proportion of ribosomes associated with a number of secretion systems. This leads us to propose a model


In order to solve the final drive system damage failure of tracked vehicle,after in-depth research,research on the load distribution for final drive and walking system was found to be the key to solve the problem.Interference contact parts could be regarded as a rigid body.Then according to deformation law of equal neutral layer curvature about pure bending in beams,the mechanical model and mathematical model of the load distribution were set up.After that,the theoretical model was verified through finite element analysis method.The results show that the main reason for the final drive system damage is the insufficient strength of the large gear ring wheel hub,whose safety factor is only 2.6,which leads to the large gear ring wheel hub failure in bad condition,and further leading to the failure damage of the final drive system.This study provides theoretical basis and calculation method for optimization and improvement of the final drive system,which has important guiding significance to solve such engineering problems.


The paper introduces in detail the derivation of a control algorithm. In this algorithm, a fuzzy controller is applied to the PID control method and a self-optimal regulating factor is added to the control rule, thus the controller not only has quick dynamic response and allows overswing properties of the fuzzy controller, but also has the high stationary precision property of the PID controller. Because of the adoption of self-optimal regulation, a faster and robust design is obtained and the dynamic response and robustness of the controller are strengthened.<<ETX>>


A wide frequency band from 1 to 20 MHz ultrasonic transducer was fabricated by hydrothermal deposition technique of lead zirconate titanate (PZT) polycrystalline thick film. The PZT thick film of 45 /spl mu/m was deposited on a 12 mm /spl times/ 12 mm /spl times/ 50 /spl mu/m Ti substrate. An electrode of 8 mm /spl times/ 8 mm was deposited on the PZT film. Wave generation of the transducer was demonstrated by experiments in water. From a single pulse excitation measurement, transmission ultrasound generated was from 1 to 20 MHz within 20 dB deviation. Sound pressure level of the radiated ultrasound was 61 kPa at 19.6 MHz. A harmonic driving using 2 MHz rectangular wave signal produced a wave which included odd order harmonic components from 3/sup rd/ to 11th harmonics.


In 2014, I taught an undergraduate course in the history department at Brandeis University titled "Mapping Boston's Religions: A Digital History Seminar." The main assignment for the course was a collaborative mapping project, in which students researched nineteenth-century sources to make a digital map of religion in Boston from 1800 to 1880. In addition to their shared map, each student created an online exhibit about some aspect of religious life in Boston, such as the history of synagogues or the history of African American churches. These exhibits each featured an interpretative essay, images and photographs, smaller maps drawing attention to the importance of space for religion, and records containing metadata (such as date of founding and the institution's denomination) about various congregations.1 Students pored over maps and insurance atlases to find out where and when churches, synagogues, and other religious institutions had been located in the city. The aim of the project was to teach advanced undergraduate students the research skills that they would learn in a conventional history course: researching, writing, and analysis. But in this history class as shop class, the goal was also to teach new digital skills such as mapping, collaboration, and project management.2 I introduced mapping in this course in order to engage with the recent spatial turn in history and other disciplines. The map and the exhibits were the finished product of the students' scholarship. But the map was generated from hundreds of records of congregations and their changing locations, which are stored in the database that runs the site. The site runs on Omeka, an "open source web-publishing platform for the display of library, museum, achives, and scholarly collections and exhibitions" created by the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at George Mason University.The map the uses the Neatline family of plugins created by the Scholars' Lab at the University of Virginia. Omeka is a system for keeping track of items (or records) and their metadata. Metadata is data about data. To use a concrete example, the books on the shelves of a library are data, and the library catalog records that keep track of information such as author, date, and call number are metadata. Metadata are usually kept according to some agreed upon convention; for example, library catalogs use various standards defined by the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) and the Library of Congress. Every item in an Omeka website can be described using the Dublin Core meta-


Object lifetime prediction can identify short-lived and lo nglived objects at or before their heap-allocation point. Thi s prediction is an increasingly important technique to enable optimization of runtime decisions for high-performan ce garbage collection. This paper shows that extracting infor mation from object type names can give a reliable and efficient way to make such object lifetime predictions. We use this approach to optimize a generational garbage collector in the Jikes RVM system.


The task of protecting healthcare information systems (HIS) from immediate cyber security risks has been intertwined with cloud computing adoption. The data and resources of HISs are inherently shared with other systems for remote access, decision making, emergency, and other healthcare related perspectives. In the case of a multitude of requirements by multiple stakeholders, various, and diverse cloud models are being adopted across the healthcare and public health industry, which defies the real essence of sharing and using cloud computing in this domain. The misconception of security is one of the key hurdles in the adoption of cloud as a de facto standard in the healthcare and public health sector. In this paper, we demonstrate the similarity of the security aspects of the cloud computing models, by identifying the critical assets in the HIS, and by assessing their impact on the HIS. We also evaluate the risk exposure of the cloud computing models by performing a critical analysis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study of its kind for risk analysis of cloud computing models in order to demonstrate their suitability for the HIS.


This document introduces a new Structure Preserving Estimator for Small Area compositions, using data from a proxy and a sample compositions. The proposed estimator, the Multivariate Structure Preserving Estimator (MSPREE), extends the two main SPREE-type estimators: the SPREE and the GSPREE. The additional flexibility of the MSPREE may lead to estimates with less MSE than its predecessors. An extension of the MSPREE including cell specific random effects, the Mixed MSPREE (MMSPREE), is also presented, in an attempt to further reduce the size of the bias when the associated sample size allows for it. In order to estimate the variance components governing the variance structure of the random effects in the MMSPREE, an unbiased moment-type estimator is proposed. Furthermore, an estimator for the variance of the MSPREE, as well as methodologies to evaluate the unconditional and finite population MSE of both MSPREE and MMSPREE, are developed. The behaviour of the proposed estimators is illustrated in a controlled setting via a simulation exercise, and in a real data application.


A study to achieve high-strength, high porosity and permeability pervious concrete pavement was carried out. Mix proportions in terms of cement content, coarse aggregate-cement ratio (CA/C) and water-cement (W/C) ratio were varied. A mix proportion providing the optimal combination of strength and porosity was chosen, and polymer superplasticizers were added to examine their effect on the strength and porosity. Results showed that a water-cement ratio of 0.2 resulted in a dry and brittle mix that led to compressive strength less than 15MPa but a high permeability rate of approximately 20mm/s. A mix with w/c ratio of 0.3 and CA/C ratio of 4.25 resulted in compressive strength of 13.9MPa, flexural strength of 3MPa and high porosity of more than 20%. The use of high cement content of 495kg/m3 in the mix resulted in high compressive strengths of 51.8MPa, flexural strength of more than 4MPa, however permeability was reduced to approximately 1mm/s.


Explorative descriptive research in order to determine the perception of childhood
overweight and the prevention actions that families who come at Aranjuez Health
Center in the district of Trujillo, Trujillo Province, department of La Libertad (Peru)
have. A survey was applied to the families of children diagnosed as being overweight,
which are treated at the Aranjuez health center. The GESTALT (2008) gives theoretical
support about perception, the World Health Organization (WHO) about overweight and
prevention, and the concept of Family is extracted from Bustamante (2004). The
findings of the study reported that Aranjuez families mostly have a correct perception of
their children's overweight, it is noteworthy that children under 5 years of age have
limited physical activity, when at that age is gaming the most important which allows
their comprehensive development. Furthermore, it was found that families recognize
some prevention actions for childhood overweight, but have difficulty applying them.
On the other hand, the long time on television, can bring damage to the sight and is a
problem that at the moment we are not addressing. That is why guidelines are drawn up
to address interventions in family health and in particular the prevention of overweight
in children.


Under the guidance of test education, students are over-burdened, which gets in the way of students' healthy development both physically and psychologically and fails to bring up high quality students. Educational reform is urgent. But the present situation of burden reduction is not satisfacory. So the educational reform in China still has a long way to go.


The Coastal Response Program is a Western Canada Marine Response Corporation (WCMRC) initiative that brings existing response programs under one umbrella. The objective is to enhance these interrelated initiatives and ensure they have coordinated support to maintain an operational ready state. The program improves WCMRC's overall capacity by building strong relationships with industry, coastal communities and First Nations by involving them in spill response in a meaningful way. This paper will provide an update on how WCMRC is rolling out the program on Canada's west coast and will discuss some of the benefits and challenges that WCMRC has experienced. While local issues will bring unique challenges to every jurisdiction, some of the broader principles of the community involvement under the Coastal Response Program can help other response organizations and coastal communities be better prepared.


Soil loss was measured from ridge-till, reduced-till (no-till plant and cultivate), no-till, and conventional-till grain sorghum on 22.1-m long, up-and-down-hill erosion plots. Soil loss ratios were computed from measurements for each crop stage of the tillage systems for use in the Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) to estimate soil loss. Annual soil loss from the ridge-till sorghum averaged 5.7 t/ha compared to 7.8 t/ha from conventional-till and 3.3 t/ha from reduced-till. Greater losses from the ridge-till than from reduced-till were attributed to erosiveness of the higher ridges in ridge-till. No-till was far superior to the other systems in controlling erosion. Soil loss was 2 t/ha following conventional-till cotton. Significantly, no-till soil loss after no-till cotton was reduced to 0.3 t/ha.


Boarding problems that have arisen with the advent of large bulk carriers and tankers are discussed. Until recently the main method of taking on a pilot has been by means of accommodation ladders to the main deck, but the increase in freeboard has meant that the usual 10 to 12-m ladders are no longer adequate and personnel are faced with climbing 90 to 100 steps, sometimes carrying a bag of equipment. In order to alleviate the problem the Author suggests some alternative means for boarding large ships and considers new regulations should be implemented.


This study was conducted to investigate the effect of dietary supplementation of Aspergillus awamori on aflatoxin B1 (AFB1)-induced liver damage in rabbits. Administration of AFB1 (0.3 mg/kg diet) led to a significant reduction in body weight, body weight gain, total feed intake, total serum proteins, albumin, high density lipoprotein-cholesterol, phagocytic activity, phagocytic index, and the antioxidant enzyme, glutathione peroxidase (GPx). Moreover, AFB1 administration was associated with a significant increase in feed conversion ratio, lipid peroxidation and serum levels of aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, gamma-glutamyl transferase, lactate dehydrogenase and total bilirubin. In addition, livers of AFB1-supplemented animals showed fatty degeneration with vacuolisation, focal areas of necrosis, mononuclear cells infiltration hyperplasia of bile ducts and sinusoids. A significant increase in the hepatic expression of the biotransformation gene (Cyp3A6), stress-...


In this study, friction stir welding using a vertical milling machine was performed to join 5 mm thick dissimilar AA6061‐T6 and AA6351‐T6 aluminium alloy plates. The friction stir welding was performed with cylindrical and square pin tools at the tool's different rotational and transverse speeds. A dye penetration test (non‐destructive test) was performed to check cracks on welded joints′ surfaces. Tensile strength and hardness were investigated, and microstructure was analyzed. It showed that the welded surfaces were free from any cracks. The maximum ultimate tensile strength of 167.95 MPa was recorded for the square tool pin, while the maximum microhardness was 92 RHN for the cylindrical tool pin. The microstructure analysis of the cross‐section of joints revealed good intermixing of material in the stir zone leading to improved mechanical properties for use in aerospace, automobile, and shipbuilding industries by managing the cost of aluminium welding and increased performance.


"This is not politics" A study of politicians views on their role in matters concerning The care of young persons act (LVU)

The purpose of this study was to investigate what politicians who handles matters concerning exercise of authority towards individuals feel and experience in terms of the decision making process. The study is focused towards decision making in cases regarding The care of young persons act (LVU). We used Max Weber's theory on bureaucracy and power alongside Borjesson and Rehn's theories on power. The study was conducted in qualitative manner, based on six semi-structured interviews with commissioners from the Social Welfare Board in a Swedish municipality. The six interviewees were all a part of the boards committee that handles matters concerning individuals. We were also invited to attend meetings both with the board and the committee. The collected material generated themes from which we made our analysis; democracy, bureaucracy, politicians and apolitical decisions, power and acting space and the influence over social secretary profession. Our results show that the politicians describe their task as time consuming and demanding and that their assignment in the decision making is being the citizens' trustees in particularly severe matters. They feel that they have room to act and power to do what they feel is best, but also that they in an overwhelming ma-jority of the cases follow the recommended decision of the social worker. They describe that they, when making decisions regarding individuals, are not influenced by politics, but instead by a common sense and compassion. They also feel that their participation is beneficial to the social worker, as they then can continue their relation with their clients in a good manner.


AbstractCatch phrases usually have a limited life-time, but Development Journalism seems to be enjoying an unusual spate of popularity. But like most other catch phrases, people appear to be more keen to talk of them than to put into practice. Alan Chalkley, famed for his "A Manual of Development Journalism", gives some very useful tips on how development journalism can be put into practice.


Using isoperimetric inequality, we prove that there are no complete noncompact surfaces in R3 with finite total curvature, odd Euler characteristic, and mean curvature bounded away from zero.


Aims  Health‐care professionals are increasingly asked to communicate research results to patients and consumers. Diabetes educators play a decisive role in the information process of patients with diabetes. Evidence‐based medicine (EBM) is not a regular part of their training in Germany. We performed a pilot study to test whether the inclusion of a short EBM module into the standard graduate programme is feasible and leads to a meaningful increase in knowledge and skills.


In this paper we present a system for preserving the privacy of individuals in a video surveillance scenario. While a person's privacy should not be revealed to a viewer of the video without special needs, it is still important that the action in a scene as the semantic content of a video remain perceivable by a human observer. The proposed system uses edge detection and adaptive thresholding in order to estimate the persons' silhouettes in a video scene and thus rendering most of their actions visible, while hiding sensitive personal information. In order to obtain a more complete contour around a person, an adaptive thresholding scheme using edge histograms is used as well as background subtraction which limits the edge extraction to foreground masks and thus avoids distraction of the viewer's eyes to background structures.


This study empirically examines determinants of electronic data interchange EDI adoption. The research model for this study was developed based on factors that influence EDI adoption including technological factors benefits, costs, risks, security, complexity, organisational factors size, top management support, IT capability, internal championship, compatibility, and environmental factors external pressure, inter-organisational trust, critical mass, legal/policy framework. This study is the first to conceptualise an integrated relationship between EDI adoption, technological factors, organisational factors, and environmental factors in one model. The study was conducted using a survey questionnaire. The questionnaires were distributed to EDI adopters in Malaysia and in total, 284 responses were collected and analysed. The findings show that inter-organisational trust, external pressure, costs, and size of adopting companies have significant impact on EDI adoption. The study provides a clear understanding of manager's perception about EDI adoption in their businesses. EDI adopting firms and managers could gain an understanding of the complexities inherent in EDI adoption to avoid barriers and increase the likelihood of achieving desired benefits. Besides, this study is important in a global context, as companies in Malaysia are going for exporting their product in the global marketplace.


The help within the Biblioteche nelle Scuole project (which aims at integrating school libraries into the Servizio bibliotecario Nazionale) has become remarkably important. A complete assistance system has constantly moni-tored and helped all the participants. Such system is able to answer any request, thanks to the cooperation of the three organising consortia (CILEA, CASPUR, CINECA), the Ministero della Pubblica Istruzione and other experts. The help desk was structured into several addresses, according to specific topics, all reachable from a unified por-tal.


The present invention relates to a motor vehicle seat (2) with at least one ventilated and / or inflatable, and / or evacuated cushion (32), wherein the pad (32), an airtight envelope (48), which encloses a chamber (54), in which a filling is located. According to the invention the filling is a compressible foam filling (56).


The BTTF Wave algorithm is an algorithm designed to detect if a computation in a distributed system has terminated. This algorithm adds information to messages of the computation in order to allow the confirmation of the receipt of multiple messages by a single confirmation message. By doing this, the algorithm achieves the optimal message complexity O(N) in the worst case, and significant better message complexity, up to O(1), in the average and best case scenario's. In this paper, we provide both an informal and a formal description of this algorithm, as well as a proof of its correctness.


We extend our recently developed inversion method to extract excited-state potentials from fluorescence line positions and line strengths. We consider a previous limitation of the method arising due to insufficient input data in cases where the relatively weaker emission data are not experimentally available. We develop a solution to this problem by 'regenerating' these weak transition lines via applying a model potential, e.g. a Morse potential. The result of this procedure, illustrated for the Q-branch emission from the lowest three vibrational levels of the B(1Π) state of LiRb, is shown to have an error of 0.29 cm−1 in the classically allowed region and a global error of 5.67 cm−1 for V ≤ E(ν′ = 10). The robustness of this procedure is also demonstrated by considering the statistical error in the measured line intensities.


Speech recordings of 50 patients who had undergone glossal resection procedures were subjected to several analyses, including intelligibility ratings, range of second formants across vowels, and a ...


We extend the notion of the Moore–Penrose inverse of a matrix to the case of a morphism between vector bundles and a more general concept is used to develop the geometric theory of Udwadia and Kalaba's approach to constrained Lagrangian mechanics.


What are the implications for society as a whole, if there are no longer social spaces conceived as at least partially autonomous from the market and market-driven politics? Where are we to find the sites of difference, the terrain of social witness, critical leverage and utopian vision, insofar as the domain of childhood--or of everyday life or of a semiautonomous realm of culture--is increasing shot through with the values of the marketplace and the discursive politics of postmodern global culture? And what happens to the bodies and minds of children in the process?1


Objective To develop solution by analyzing the influencing factor for the health behavior of blood pressure patients.Methods The health behavior,self-efficacy,social support and knowledge of 106 cases of hige pressure patients in community are investigated by questionnaire.Results The health behavior level of 47.2% patients is low and other patients are good.The health behavior is related to self-efficacy,social support,marriage situation(P0.01).Conclusion Medical personnel should pay attention to the promotion of self-efficacy to patients' health behavior and implement intervening measure by intergrating different correlative factors.


Macrophages are pivotal effector cells in immune responses and tissue remodeling by producing a wide spectrum of mediators, including angiogenic and lymphangiogenic factors. Activation of cannabinoid receptor types 1 and 2 has been suggested as a new strategy to modulate angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo. We investigated whether human lung‐resident macrophages express a complete endocannabinoid system by assessing their production of endocannabinoids and expression of cannabinoid receptors. Unstimulated human lung macrophage produce 2‐arachidonoylglycerol, N‐arachidonoyl‐ethanolamine, N‐palmitoyl‐ethanolamine, and N‐oleoyl‐ethanolamine. On LPS stimulation, human lung macrophages selectively synthesize 2‐arachidonoylglycerol in a calcium‐dependent manner. Human lung macrophages express cannabinoid receptor types 1 and 2, and their activation induces ERK1/2 phosphorylation and reactive oxygen species generation. Cannabinoid receptor activation by the specific synthetic agonists ACEA and JWH‐133 (but not the endogenous agonist 2‐arachidonoylglycerol) markedly inhibits LPS‐induced production of vascular endothelial growth factor‐A, vascular endothelial growth factor‐C, and angiopoietins and modestly affects IL‐6 secretion. No significant modulation of TNF‐α or IL‐8/CXCL8 release was observed. The production of vascular endothelial growth factor‐A by human monocyte‐derived macrophages is not modulated by activation of cannabinoid receptor types 1 and 2. Given the prominent role of macrophage‐assisted vascular remodeling in many tumors, we identified the expression of cannabinoid receptors in lung cancer‐associated macrophages. Our results demonstrate that cannabinoid receptor activation selectively inhibits the release of angiogenic and lymphangiogenic factors from human lung macrophage but not from monocyte‐derived macrophages. Activation of cannabinoid receptors on tissue‐resident macrophages might be a novel strategy to modulate macrophage‐assisted vascular remodeling in cancer and chronic inflammation.


A Si-based p-i-n light emitting diode for 1.6μm operation at room temperature has been realized, with β-FeSi2 particles embedded in the unintentionally doped Si prepared by reactive deposition epitaxy. Room-temperature electroluminescence (EL) at 1.6μm was observed with the diode under a forward bias current density of about 2.0A∕cm2 and its intensity increased linearly with the current density. The temperature dependence of EL showed that luminescence was due to interband transitions in the β-FeSi2 particles and the loss of electron confinement at p-p β-FeSi2∕Si heterojunctions follows a thermally activated process with activation energy of about 0.198eV, the conduction band offset at β-FeSi2∕Si heterojunction.


Three types of cellular death have been defined by morphological and biochemical criteria: apoptosis, necrosis and autophagy. Apoptosis is a regulated cell death, mainly mediated by caspases; autophagy induces degradation of intracellular damaged organelles through the formation of vesicles that fuse with hydrolytic vacuoles. Necrosis has been traditionally defined by the rupture the cytoplasmic membrane with subsequent release of intracellular material, triggering localized inflammatory Intrinsic cellular activities and the events preceding cellular collapse are critical to determine the type of tissue damage. The fact that all three types of cellular death can coexist in any organ and tissue with different availabilities of ATP, suggests that necrosis can be conceived as an active event and that to some extent it may be regulated. Alterations in the structure of proteins and in the activity of different proteases, lipases and nucleases, indicate that each cell may have its own arsenal to trigger the events leading to necrosis. In this article we review some of the evidences on cellular regulation during necrosis.


In this work, FT-Raman spectroscopy is explored as a rapid technique for the assessment of the milk powder quality. Based on information provided by Raman spectra of samples adulterated with starch and whey, a quantitative method is developed to identify the fraud, using Partial Least Squares regression (PLS). In regression models using PLS the results are satisfactory, and such models can be used to identify and quantify samples presenting whey and starch in milk powder at concentrations of 2.32% and 1.64% (w/w), respectively. In the whey determination, the obtained values in the PLS model of the new samples are compared with those obtained by the spectrophotometric method of acid ninhydrin. This result shows that there is no significant difference with the 95% level of confidence between the values provided by the PLS regression method and the acid ninhydrin. The present work shows Raman spectroscopy as an analytical tool which can be used in quality control of milk powder, even in fraud processes, and the calculated figures of merit such as sensitivity, accuracy, limit of detection and limit of quantification clearly demonstrate this potential use. Although the multivariate models developed are not strictly quantitative, especially for low concentrations, they can be used as screening methods for routine analysis, as showed by this work.


Oxytosis is a disproportion between the manufacturing and manifestation of reactive oxygen species and the ability of a biological system to restore the resulting injury. In mouse hippocampal cells, HT22, the neuroprotective impact of Bergenin against glutamate-induced oxidative stress was explored. The findings showed that bergenin protected cells against toxicity caused by glutamate at 10 μM and improved their impact in a dose-dependent way until peak protection at 30 μM was achieved. Pretreatment with bergenin, which was clarified using a Cell viability assay (WST-1Assay), considerably suppressed the elevation of glutamate-induced reactive oxygen species and consequently secure HT22 cells against death from glutamate. And this protection reduced by glutamate through restoration of glutathione concentrations. Besides upregulating glutathione activity, the antioxidant ability to scavenge ROS also activates PPARπ, which controls various pro-inflammatory cytokines.


A guide helping state-level transition coordinators and others who form, conduct, and evaluate interagency teams that address the school and postschool needs of youth with disabilities. Relevant at national, state, and local levels, this guide offers instruction on how to build an effective interagency transition team; determine initial roles, responsibilities, and the team vision; conduct team meetings; and determine whether the team is making progress and meeting its goals. It also profiles several successful state interagency transition teams.

Prepared by staff of the Center on Disability Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa, a partner of NCSET.


Preliminary estimates based on Cycle 2 of the National Survey of Family Growth conducted in 1975 by the National Center for Health Statistics are provided of fecundity impairments or involuntary conditions that make it difficult or impossible to have additional children among currently married couples in the U.S. Fecundity classifications included: 1) contraceptively sterile; 2) noncontraceptively sterile; 3) long interval (3 years without contraception or pregnancy); and 4) subfecund (difficulty in carrying a pregnancy to term). Findings are presented in 4 tables: 1) number of all currently married women 15-44 years of age and percent distribution by fecundity status according to selected characteristics (age; parity; years since wifes 1st marriage; hispanic origin); 2) number of currently married women 15-44 years of age and percent distribution by fecundity status according to selected characteristics; 3) number of currently married black women 15-44 years of age and percent distribution by fecundity status according to selected characteristics; and 4) number and percent of currently married women 15-44 years of age with fecundity impairments who intend to or would like to or have a future baby by fecundity status and parity. Findings indicate that in 1976 about 6.9 million couples or 25% of all married couples with the wife of childbearing age had fecundity impairments with most couples having 1 child or more and not wanting additional children. A significant minority of couples with impaired fecundity--about 2.7 million--wanted to have a baby or another baby with about 848000 of these couples childless and 688000 with only 1 child. In all couples with impaired fecundity who wanted to have a baby made up about 10% of the married couples with the wife of childbearing age.


s have been conveniently arranged in five sections. The author index and subject index are comprehensive. These two paper-back volumes should be of interest, as suggested, to a wide range of students and specialists in the behavioural and social sciences. They will find a place in the libraries of University Departments of Psychiatry. However, they are unlikely to appeal to the psychiatrist engaged in clinical practice or in hospital administration. W. A. Dibden Adelaide


In article bases of the theory of the social capital of innovative type are developed. The treatment of essence of the given capital is given, its structure is shown and characterised. Forms and administrative aspects of investments into development of the innovative social capital are opened; direct dependence of quality of the social capital on quality of the human capital of participants of social and economic interactions and managers is shown. The basic directions of management of the social capital of innovative type are shown and characterised: development of the intellectual capital of economic agents, formation of horizontal social networks and trust between participants of transaction. The general model-scheme of management by reproduction of the social capital of innovative type in modern conditions is offered.


For the implementation of the prosody prediction model, large scale annotated speech corpora have been widely applied. Reliability among transcribers, however, was too low for successful learning of an automatic prosodic prediction. This paper reveals our observations on performance deterioration of the learning model due to inconsistent tagging of prosodic breaks in the established corpora. Then, we suggest a method for consistent prosodic labeling among multiple transcribers. As a result, we obtain a corpus with consistent annotation of prosodic breaks. The estimated pairwise agreement of annotation of the main corpus is between 0.7477 and 0.7916, and the value of K is between 0.7057 and 0.7569. Considering the estimated K, annotation of the main corpus has reliable consistency among multiple transcribers.


Nature is replete with DNA-binding proteins capable of gene-specific DNA recognition. When coupled to an active domain that cuts DNA, modifies transcription or initiates replication, such proteins can be shaped into tools. Among the most useful of these tools are arrays of zinc fingers fused to nucleases or transcriptional activators. Under optimal conditions, the resulting proteins allow for targeted mutagenesis or gene regulation, though it has been difficult to achieve high and customizable specificities using zinc finger arrays. Recently discovered proteins called transcription activator-like (TAL) effectors, which are produced naturally by certain bacterial pathogens of plants, promise to overcome these limitations. TAL effectors recognize DNA in a modular manner, allowing for greater target sequence specificity and flexibility. TAL effectors possess 13 to 28 central repeat motifs that underlie DNA specificity. Each repeat is typically 34 amino acids in length and contains a pair of residues at positions 12 and 13 called repeat-variable di-residues (RVDs). Different RVDs vary in their affinities for specific nucleotides.


Background: Extracts of mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) peels possess various biological activities such as antioxidants and anti-bacteria. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of mangosteen peel extract (MPE) on growth performance, meat quality, oxidation of meat and bacterial contents in the small intestine of broilers.
Methods: The 192, 7-day-old, chicks were allocated to 4 treatments with 3 replicates per treatment, each replicate containing 16 chicks. Birds were fed diets supplemented with 0, 0.2, 0.4 or 0.8% of MPE for a period of 5 weeks ad libitum. Growth performance was evaluated weekly. At 42 days old, the birds were slaughtered and the breast muscles were sampled from 4 birds per replicate for determining meat quality and oxidation. To determine bacterial quantities, the residue of feed in the small intestine (ilium and ceca) was sampled from one bird per replicate.
Result: The results revealed that MPE had no significant effect on growth performance and intestinal bacterial contents. However, it was found that 0.4 to 0.8% of MPE could improve the meat quality by decreasing drip loss and total water loss in muscles. Moreover, 0.8% MPE group tended to be lower in lipid oxidation. This suggests that 0.8% MPE might protect the broiler breast meat against oxidation.


Background: Costa Rica established in 2000 the goal to eradicate rubella and congenital rubella syndrome (CRS). Official surveillance data reports the last confirmed autochthonous case in 2001. In order to assess if such goal was achieved, this study analyzed the quality of surveillance through a retrospective search, in order to determine if there were cases not identified by the current surveillance system. Methods: We used three data bases from the National Children's Hospital "Dr. Carlos Saenz Herrera", to identify cases of children under one year suspicious for CRS, born between January 2003


1 IntroductionThe rise of English as an international lingua franca has placed a series of demands on teachers of English to speakers of other languages around the world. Today, more and more teaching contexts around the globe are impacted by two important developments: on the one hand, the increasingly complex global English language phenomenon (Crystal, 2003); on the other hand, the increasing cultural diversity of many societal contexts and the implications this may have for the use of English in those contexts (Canagarajah, 2007). Both perspectives give rise to an awareness of the function of English beyond that which is "controlled" by its native speakers. Such functions can refer to intemational-intercultural interactions, which emphasize communication between non-native speakers of the language, and intranational-multicultural interactions, which emphasize younger non-native people's familiarization with English (through the Internet, gaming, the social media, etc.) and the use of it as a neutral means of communication even within the same society (Fay et al., 2010; Sifakis, 2009).In this chapter, we focus on how these developments have impacted the teaching of pronunciation. Our focus is going to be teaching contexts that have traditionally been labeled "EFL" (English as a foreign language) contexts. The reason for doing so is because (a) these contexts are typically populated by "non-native" speakers of English who had to learn the language through some form of formal schooling and (b) it is in these contexts where English is used as a lingua franca by speakers of other languages. Pronunciation teaching offers many opportunities for studying the global spread of English, for the following reasons: (a) pronunciation can be seen as a way of identifying learners' proficiency and communicational effectiveness; (b) it is tightly linked to speakers' identity and can shed light on their perceptions about the "ideal speaker"; (c) it inhabits spoken communication, which has been the main habitat of most of ELF (English as a lingua franca) research. Our interest is the teaching of pronunciation and, in particular, the knowledge, skills and attitudes teachers need to have in order to teach ELF pronunciation.In what follows, we begin with suggesting a distinction between a "traditional EFL" and a "post-EFL" paradigm. We will briefly offer a description of the different characteristics of these paradigms with regard to teachers' required knowledge, skills and attitudes about English language teaching. In the following section, we will focus on pronunciation and its role within the EFL and post-EFL paradigm, in terms of both language use and learning. In the final section, we will draw implications for teacher education programmes wanting to incorporate an ELF pronunciation component in the post-EFL paradigm.2 EFL and "post-EFL" contexts and pronunciation teachingEFL contexts are typically described as environments in which English is taught as a foreign language to speakers for whom it has no immediate fonction within their society. The English varieties favoured in these environments, which are also known as Expanding Circle contexts (Kachru, 1985), very much 'depend' on Inner-Circle norms, in the sense that the uses of English and the various competences of native speakers are a measure against which correct, appropriate and effective language communication of EFL users is generally gauged (Zhiming, 2003). The relations between language-based and cultural phenomena in the learners' home society and in the target society are crosscultural (Fay et al., 2010). EFL environments are also typically characterized as high-stakes examination contexts, where learners expect to be specifically trained to sit and pass certain, purposedriven, proficiency exams (such certification is usually demanded for entrance into tertiary education courses).Post-EFL contexts can be described as environments in which English is seen as a medium of both inter-national and intra-national interactions. …


In this paper, we introduce Lyapunov measure to verify weak (a.e.) notions of stability for an invariant set of a nonlinear dynamical system. Using certain linear operators from Ergodic theory, we derive Lyapunov results to deduce a.e. stability. In order to highlight the linearity of our approach, we also provide explicit formulas for obtaining Lyapunov function and Lyapunov measure in terms of the resolvent of the two linear operators.


Given a connected graph G and two vertices u and v in V (G), IG [u, v] denotes the closed interval consisting of u, v and all vertices lying on some u− v geodesic in G. A subset C of V (G) is convex if IG [u, v] ⊆ C for every pair of vertices u, v ∈ C. A subset T of a maximum convex set 1This research is funded by the ZRC-Commission on Higher Education, Philippines. 1964 Sergio R. Canoy Jr. et al. S of G is called a forcing subset for S if S is the unique maximum convex set containing T . The forcing convexity number fcon(S) of a maximum convex set S, is the minimum cardinality of a forcing subset for S. The forcing convexity number fcon(G) of G is the smallest fcon(S) among all maximum convex sets S of G. In this paper, we characterize the forcing subsets in the join and composition of graphs and determine their forcing convexity numbers. Mathematics Subject Classification: 05C69


This article surveys and studies in form of the random sampling,by choosing 43 import and export corporations,the declaration company at the Customs in specialty and 100 employees in the specially practices engaging in foreign trade undertaking,etc.As a result,by investigation on current situation of talent of Zhejiang foreign trade after China entered the WTO,obtaining employment directive significance for students and offering for universities' international trade specialized professional construction.


The field equations associated with the Born-Infeld-Einstein action including matter are derived using a Palatini variational principle. Scalar, electromagnetic, and Dirac fields are considered. It is shown that an action can be chosen for the scalar field that produces field equations identical to the usual Einstein field equations minimally coupled to a scalar field. In the electromagnetic and Dirac cases the field equations reproduce the standard equations only to lowest order. The spherically symmetric electrovac equations are studied in detail. It is shown that the resulting Einstein equations correspond to gravity coupled to a modified Born-Infeld theory. It is also shown that the solution becomes singular on a spherical shell which implies that all charged particles must have a finite size. The space-time is therefore more singular than the Reissner-Nordstr\"om space-time, which is only singular at a point. Mass terms for the fields are also considered.


Rice hispa D. armigera is one of the most important constraints to crop production globally. It attacks the vegetative stages of summer rice causing 35-65% loss and post flooded transplanted rice causing 100% loss in yield throughout Assam and hence it is regarded as one of the major limiting factors in rice production in Assam. Beauveria bassiana (Bals.) Vuill. is a naturally occurring potent entomopathogenic fungus which has been successfully utilized for controlling many insect pests of rice including rice hispa. For developing a good formulation, Beauveria bassiana (Bals.) Vuill (Strain AAU-09) is mass cultured in the potato broth, rice gruel, coconut water, rice husk, sawdust and rice bran. It was seen that amongst the solid media ,rice husk in addition of 2% dextrose was the best in terms of spore production (6.25 x 107 conidia/ml) and pathogenecity (86.67%) to Dicladispa armigera (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) adults. Likewise, amongst the liquid media potato broth supplemented with synthetic chitin (2%), dextrose (2%) and peptone (2%) supported maximum spore production. Chitin is essential not only for spore production but also increasing the power of penetrating on cuticle.


Abstract Point defect clustering during heavy-ion irradiation at low temperature was investigated in copper, silver, and aluminum using electrical-resistivity measurements. Clustering effects were studied by determining the average recombination volume per Frenkel defect, V, as a function of defect concentration. Within single unoverlapped displacement cascades, the clustering increased with increased energy density in the cascades. For Ar-irradiated aluminum no clustering was observed in individual cascades, whereas for Kr-irradiated silver V was deduced to be V 0.2 Vo, where Vo is the value of V for unclustered defects. Clustering was observed for all ion-target combinations at sufficiently high dose. For copper and silver at high doses, a regime was reached in which additional irradiation increased the Frenkel defect number N without increasing the total recombination volume N V. Defect clustering in copper and silver during isochronal annealing of damage produced by 150-keV proton irradiation was inve...


[PROBLEMS] To provide a contact sheet capable of increasing the spring constant of an elastic contact and suitable for high-density mounting. [MEANS FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEMS] A support part (21) for an elastic contact (20) is provided on a contact sheet (19) in its fixed area (19A) surrounded by openings (19a). The support part (21) is formed in substantially all the fixed area (19A) along the outer peripheral parts of the openings (19a) formed therearound. Since the area of the support part (21) is increased, the elastic contact (20) can be firmly fixed to the contact sheet (19), whereby the spring contact of elastic arms (22) can be increased. Since the fixed area (19A) can be kept even if the arrangement pitch (P) is narrowed, the mounting density of the elastic contact (20) can be increased.


In Wireless Sensor & Actor Network (WSAN), sensors are used to sense data from environment and send this to the actor for taking appropriate action. In semi automated architecture data is forwarded to the actor and then to sink. Now a days researchers have proposed to use WSAN for road surveillance which is called as road Sensor and Actor Network (RSAN). There are many algorithms and protocols designed to reduce energy consumption. But our proposed algorithm OPT is efficient than existing one. This Optimum [OPT] algorithm specifically designed for RSAN. In RSAN to choose set of working actor is one of parameter to minimize energy consumption. This is proved with simulation result.


The authors have measured spin precession from devices with 350 micron-thick undoped silicon transport layers in an oblique magnetic field synthesized by a static magnetic field Bpar and a varied magnetic field Bperp. Experimental results of spin precession, measured by changing the fixed in-plane magnetic field magnitude at zero device misalignment are also presented. Repeating this study at a fixed device misalignment angle of 30 degrees is also shown as is holding the fixed field constant at different misalignment angles is shown . The authors modeled the device spin detector current using a drift-diffusion model which in linear response is proportional to the projection of final spin direction (after transport) on the measurement axis determined by detector magnetization. Under the influence of an oblique magnetic field, spin is induced to precess around the magnetic field, which produces asymmetric Hanle curves (due to broken symmetry of spin direction or spin precession chirality, or both) that are different from those measured in single-axis magnetic fields. The simulated spin precession measurements are presented and compared favorably to the experimental data . In conclusion, the Hanle spin precession signal is suppressed when a fixed in-plane magnetic field is used in conjunction with a varied magnetic field perpendicular to the plane of the spin-transport device, and the signal becomes asymmetric when the device is misaligned with respect to magnetic fields.


In this study, the use of boron mines, mineral sand boron wastes in cement for various purposes was investigated. Potential areas of use of cement that containing boron were determined in the study. It was tried to investigate the past researches in the world and Turkey. At the end of these investigations, it was emphasized that the effect of the boron minerals such as colemanite, boricacid, borax, tincal, belite on the cement set period, compressive strength of the cement, isolation industry. Moreover, this literature survey shows that boron cement is used for concrete roads, dam body concretes, high structures and viaducts.It is hoped that this study will evaluate boron mineral sand wastes in various sectors, and that it will she dlight on the work to be done, particularly in the construction and cement sector.


The steady three-dimensional stagnation-point flow of an electri- cally conducting Newtonian or micropolar fluid in the presence of a uniform external magnetic field H0 is analysed and some physical situations are exam- ined. In particular, we prove that, if we impress an external magnetic field H0, and we neglect the induced magnetic field, then the steady three-dimensional MHD stagnation-point flow is possible if, and only if, H0 has the direction of one of the coordinate axes. In all cases it is shown that the governing nonlinear partial differential equa- tions admit similarity solutions. We find that the flow has to satisfy an ordinary differential problem whose solution depends on H0 through the Hartmann num- ber M 2 . Finally, the skin-friction components along the axes are computed.


Under natural conditions,animals often need to carry out digestion and locomotion simultaneously.The physiological design of their cardio-respiratory systems must accommodate these simultaneous demands either by according emphasis to one of them or by somehow sharing them.The outcomes of the competition between digestion and locomotion i.e.,metabolic modes,are ecologically important in fish species.In this study,we selected crucian carp(Carassius carassius),one of the most hypoxia tolerant fish as experimental model and aimed to investigate the effect of water dissolved oxygen level on digestion,locomotion and their interaction in juvenile crucian carp.To achieve this goal,we measured the critical swimming speed(Ucrit),pre-exercise oxygen consumption rate(MO2pre-exercise),active oxygen consumption rate(MO2active) and metabolic scope(MS) of both fasting and fed fish at 8,2 and 1 mg/L water dissolved oxygen level,under water temperature of(25.0±0.5) ℃.The MO2pre-exercise of fasting and fed fish(satiate meal size) were 212.1 vs 488.3,181.1 vs 418.2 and 106.4 vs 238.3 mg/kg.h,respectively,at 8,2 and 1 mg/L.The Ucrit of fasting and fed fish were 5.83 vs 6.15,5.17 vs 4.74 and 3.78 vs 3.08 BL/s,respectively,at 8,2 and 1 mg/L.Digestion had no effect on Ucrit at 8 mg/L,but it caused a significantly lower Ucrit in both 2 and 1 mg/L.The MO2active of fasting and fed fish were 689.9 vs 957.5,587.5 vs 687.1 and 434.7 vs 469.9 mg/kg.h while the MS of fasting and fed fish were 463.2 vs 469.2,406.4 vs 268.8 and 328.3 vs 231.6 mg/kg.h,respectively,at 8,2 and 1 mg/L.At 8 mg/L,the postprandial increase in resting MO2 was maintained at all levels of swimming speed till the highest swimming speed and fed fish showed a similar Ucrit and MS but a significantly higher MO2active,which indicated that crucian carp exhibit the additive metabolic mode in normoxia.It suggest that the juvenile crucian carp can handle both digestion and aerobic locomotion simultaneously in normoxia due to the higher respiratory capacity and relatively lower metabolic capacity of digestive and locomotive tissues.Since the respiratory capacity(as indicated by MO2active of fed fish) decrease more acutely than swimming capacity(as indicated by Ucrit and MO2active of fasting fish) with the decrease of dissolved oxygen level,the elevated MO2 due to digestion can be maintained under only lower swimming speed throughout the Ucrit test at both low dissolved oxygen level,but the fed fish end up having a profoundly lower Ucrit and MS and a similar MO2active compared with fasting fish,which indicate that crucian carp exhibit the digestion-priority metabolic mode in hypoxia due to the intensified oxygen demand competition between digestion and locomotion.The present study showed that the impairment of postprandial aerobic swimming performance increased with decreasing water dissolved oxygen level due to the unparalleled changes in the central cardio-respiratory,peripheral digestive and locomotory capacities of crucian carp.The different metabolic strategies of juvenile crucian carp at different water dissolved oxygen levels may relate to changes in oxygen demand and supply.


Textile‐based wearable electronics combined with nanomaterials are ideal devices that have good electrical and thermal conductivity, and flexibility. With a metal conductivity and metalloid flexibility, 2D titanium carbide MXene is excellent enough for producing intelligent textiles. Here, a wrapping forming method is provided to fabricate MXene textile strain (MTS) sensors with high gauge factor (GF) of 715.94 as high as strain of 200%. Periodic cycling indicated that the MTS wrapped yarn is stable, which can track changes of facial expressions precisely as the small deformation. Weaving MTS yarns into fabric as glove and sensing belt can recognize sign language and record middle and large motions of human body, respectively. On the other hand, walking postures and electric heating are accurately detected by coating MXene dispersions on elastic and breathable spacer fabric as piezoresistive insoles, which is especially beneficial to the elderly and patients with foot diseases. Therefore, a unique strategy is proposed for full scale human motions monitoring by fabricating MXene helical yarns served as sensitive strain sensors, weft rib fabric that detected the in‐plane deformations and spacer fabric piezoresistive insole behaved as pressure sensors to monitor the step patterns so that suiting for wearable versatile sensing system.


5G utilizes antenna arrays in every standardized configuration. Both ray-based and correlation-based modeling are often used to specify a propagation condition or evaluate measured data in conjunction with antenna arrays. This paper presents a method to estimate the array factor or beam pattern that is observed from an antenna array for a given channel model using a correlation matrix and compares to the theoretical array factor. Both a simple ULA and a Planar Array is used for evaluation. Also, the use of ray based geometric modeling is compared. This analysis also includes the effect of angle spread, providing a new perspective on how the channel model interacts with the antenna array.


Since the 90's decade there are severe restrictions to the use of MBM, due to BSE. The co-combustion of Meat and Bone Meal (MBM) and coal is a possible energetic valorization route for MBM. However, the chemical and ecotoxicological properties of the ashes produced in this co-combustion process need to be more characterized. In order to evaluate the chemical and ecotoxicological properties of this type of ashes, three combustion tests were performed in a fluidized bed reactor (FBR): 1) combustion of coal; 2) co-combustion of coal and MBM; 3) combustion of MBM. The characterization of the ashes was focused on the following aspects: (1) the bulk content of metals; and (2) the chemical and ecotoxicological characterization of eluates. The ashes were classified according to their ecotoxicity levels based on the French regulation CEMWE. According to Council Decision (CD) 2003/33/EC, all fly ashes need stabilization prior to landfilling, except the 1 st cyclone ash produced in the co-combustion test that could be landfilled in a hazardous waste landfill. The bottom ashes were classified as non-hazardous residues. The novelty of this paper is related with two aspects: 1) the use of MBM as co-fuel; and 2) both chemical and ecotoxicological characterization of the ashes produced during the combustion of coal and MBM.


Objective To investigate the treatment measures and prognosis of primary gastric malignant lymphoma(PGML).Methods The clinical data were analysed in 19 cases of PGML admitted in from 1995 to 2005.Results The diagnostic rates of X-ray barium meal,gastroendoscopy and endoscopic biopsy before operation were 6.3%,10.5% and 21% respectively.All of the 19 cases were treated surgically.The surgical removal rate was 89.5%.Postoperative chemotherapy was conducted with CHOP regimen in all the cases.The total 5 year survival rate was 52%,and the 5-year survival rates in stage ⅠE,ⅡE,ⅢE+Ⅳ were 83.3%,42.9% and 25% respectively.Conclusion PGML has a low incidence and no specific clinical manifestations.It is not easy to make the diagnosis before operation.Most are misdiagnosed as gastric carcinoma.The surgical resection is the major therapy and is superior in PGML to in gastric carcinoma concerning surgical removal rate and prognosis,and clinical staging is the key factor for the prognosis of PGML.


In the current engineering practice, the performance assessment of structures is carried out through a two-stage process. First, a system-level analysis is performed mostly based on equivalent linear elements. Then, the critical components identified from the system-level assessment are examined in more detail using either sophisticated nonlinear analysis tools or laboratory testing. Such two-stage process does not accurately capture the interaction of the critical elements with the rest of the structural system, particularly in highly nonlinear stages of structural response. To overcome this limitation, an integrated simulation method is proposed for an explicit consideration of nonlinear behaviour of the critical elements during the system-level analysis. In this method, the potential critical components, which are initially represented with linear elements, are modelled in a detailed FE analysis tool using more sophisticated elements. The two sub-structure models communicate through internet network to satisfy compatibility and equilibrium requirements. By using a standardized communication routine for data exchange between the substructures, any other potential elements, either numerical or physical, can be readily integrated. In this paper, the application of the proposed method is illustrated through an integration of a commercial structural analysis and design software, S-FRAME, with a state-of-the-art analysis tool, VecTor2, for the performance assessment of a reinforced concrete high-rise building. Based on the analysis results, the procedure is found to provide a more realistic behaviour of the critical elements and also considered the influence of the force redistribution due to the failure of critical elements on the performance of the structural system.


Natural science is a science that is based on natural phenomena which forms knowledge beginning with
scientific attitudes and methods. From the scientific method, a knowledge that can be applied to
mankind is obtained. In the learning process at school, the teacher makes more use of pictures and media
whiteboard in the learning process. Teachers tend not to vary their approaches, resulting in a lack of
variation in the learning process of SD Negeri 05 Perawang students.
Teachers tend not to take advantage of technology in the science learning process. The researcher
conducted development research with the title " Multimedia Development Based on Lectora Inspire
in Ipa Learning Material Ecosystem Balance for Class V Students of SD Negeri 05 Perawang, Riau
Province". This type of research is a Research and Development (R&D) research.by using the 4-D
development model, namely Define, Design, Development and Disseminate. However, this research
only reached the Develop stage. Test subject
This learning media is the fifth grade student of SD Negeri 05 Perawang on the Ecosystem Balance
material. The instrument in this study used a validity and practicality sheet. In the validation stage, the
media that has been designed is continued with validation activities by a validator consisting of 3 expert
lecturers. And the practicality stage is carried out after multimedia is validated and feasible to be tested
with the aim of knowing the practicality level of multi-media learning.
Based on the research results, the development of learning multimedia based on lectora inspire is
included in very valid criteria with an average validity of 3.85, from the material aspect of 3.66, display
3.90 and aspects of language 4.00. Multimedia developed is also included in the very practical criteria
that have been filled by educators with an average practicality of 92%, and students of 97%.
From the results of this study, it can be concluded that the learning multimedia based on lectora inspire
fulfills the very valid criteria and is very practical to be used as a multimedia in science learning,
especially in grade V in elementary schools.


Polar codes have been used as channel control codes in 5G mobile communications standard. Although polar codes yield good performance, the performance of their short codes is facing great challenges. In this paper, we cascade the full convolutional neural network model (FCN) in deep learning with the BP decoder of polar codes, so as to realize the decoding of polar codes under Additive colored Gaussian noise (ACGN), hence to improve the decoding accuracy of short polar codes under ACGN. The concatenated decoding structure is denoted as BP-FCN-BP decoder. The function of the first BP unit is to estimate the colored noise roughly, and the function of the FCN unit is to estimate the colored noise precisely. The second BP unit decodes with high accuracy according to the output of FCN.


The invention relates to a traffic system suitable for access and is a full-range stereo traffic system which completely accords with a natural driving flow. Viaduct types for a high speed road comprise TH, +H, clover HH and YH; and viaduct types for a mixing road comprise clover HL, YL, *L, +L and TL. The traffic system suitable for access has few layers; a back and forth offset mode is utilized by rising (descending) a main track and descending (rising) a counterpart track in the opposite direction; all the target driving angles equal to operation driving angles; driving directions needed all are accomplished; each vertical space is efficiently utilized; the utilization rate of the ground layer reaches 100%; the utilization rate of an upper layer and a lower layer reaches 80%; the floor area is small; vehicles can rapidly pass with few roads, gradient, gradient roads and turnings; it is convenient and visual to drive; the cost is low; and emission reduction and low carbon are indirectly realized. A viaduct pedestrian way for the mixing road is constructed in the central area of the ground layer without obstacles. Reserved space and facilities are designed. Time change and idiopathic traffic jam can be coped.


Abstract Dinuclear bicyclic complexes, which have two active centers, can significantly promote the hydrolysis of the triphosphate bridge in ApppA, a 5′-cap model compound.


In current scenario the present rate of consumption and availability of conventional energy resources leads to create the demand for biofuel and bio lubricant oil. Also the mineral oils make the harmful emission to society. For the alternate of mineral lubricant oils, vegetables oils are used in the process of preparation of biofuel, non-edible vegetables oils such as jatropha curcas, sterculia feotida, pongamia glabra etc., plays the major role in production of bio lubricant oil. The paper investigates the production method of methyl ester from jatropha oil.


This paper proposes a new service system architecture based on the location information obtained from a GPS embedded cell phone, a mobile telecommunication network, the Internet and a home electronics network. First, the location monitoring system that is integrated with cell phones and GoogleMaps is described. The movement history and location accuracy are confirmed by an experiment covering different types of district and environment. An intelligent environment system that controls the air conditioner automatically without any user operation is proposed as an example of a service for amenity enhancement. The location information system estimates the location of the room owner and triggers the appropriate command to the air conditioner. It is confirmed that the room temperature can be controlled before the owner's arrival in the room.


Abstract Certain very high-dimensional integrals can be efficiently approximated by quasi-Monte Carlo (q-MC) methods. If the average dimension of the integrand is small, the convergence rate can be near to 1/N, where N is the sample size.


Designing and making dies in reverse way is an important means for shortening products development cycle and improving product quality so as to establish a designing and manufacturing system. The paper introduces the reverse manufacturing and process of dies for the roof of LZ6460 passenger bus with an example of curve generated from points.


There is always some noise contained in the signal that we acquisition in engineering application. The useful information within original signals can be displayed availably only with denoising. Fourier Analysis (FA), Gabor Analysis (GA) and Wavelet Analysis (WA) are some popular signal analysis tools. WA is the primary tool for time-frequency analysis which is developed on FA. WA is so flexible in the localize time-frequency analysis that can focus on arbitrary detail of the given signal. So it is compared to the "Microscope" of time-frequency analysis which is acknowledged by both mathematic world and engineering application area. In the field of signal processing, the processed signal is often real-time. I t means that we must consider the real time of algorithm besides its complexity. That is a more challenging subject. This paper is based on WA theories, through comparing after processing many signals, and gives an available real-time algorithm that can get waveform feature of temporary, stationary ones from contaminated signal. The resolution ratio, signallnoise ratio and real-time processing ability can be raised with the algorithm.These instructions give you guidelines for preparing papers for IEEE TRANSACTIONS and JOURNALS. Use this document as a template if you are using Microsoft Word 6.0 or later. Otherwise, use this document as an instruction set. The electronic file of your paper will be formatted further a t IEEE. Define all symbols used in the abstract. Do not cite references in the abstract. Do not delete the blank line immediately above the abstract; it sets the footnote a t the bottom of this column.


In this paper, I will endeavor to deal with the issues of the modality and status of human beings and forms of 'existence' that may depart from our understanding of what is meant by the term 'living'. In this process, I shall refer to the contemporary 'post-human discourse', and its various aspects and interpretations, which are employed as a means of redefining the human condition. By means of examples, I shall try to explore the fear of death and the human quest to extend life by various means. Posthumanism is the dominant idea of today, and the problem of posthumanism in this text is dealt with in a narrow ideological sense that advocates the abolition of human biological limitations, and in the broader sense, a policy of globalization that works less directly, but significantly more forcefully, through the change of forms of human behavior to achieve the same goal. Hence, new ways of avoiding 'crossing over to the other side', as well as old ways, are still being sought. Holograms, these digitally-generated 3-dimensional images have been used as a means of providing entertainment by generating a simulacrum of an artist to perform for an audience, regardless of whether the actual artist is still alive. Thus, biological mortality is conquered and the line between life and death is blurred. Article received: April 30, 2018; Article accepted: May 10, 2018; Published online: October 15, 2018; Preliminary report – Short CommunicationsHow to cite this article: Jovanović, Nataša. "From Posthuman to Posthumous and Back." AM Journal of Art and Media Studies 17 (2018): 139−145. doi: 10.25038/am.v0i17.277


Harmonic analysis of Doppler radar wind profiler data west of the Rocky Mountains has identified a coherent semidiurnal wind system above the wintertime boundary layer at multiple sites in the region. The unusual characteristics of this mountain wind system (its semidiurnal frequency, amplitude, phase, and direction of rotation) suggest that is is a semidiurnal solar tide. Such tides have not been previously documented in the mountain atmosphere or in the troposphere generally but, because semidiurnal signatures are well known in surface barometric traces, and large amplitude semidiurnal tides are known in the upper atmosphere, they are not unexpected. Our future research on this semidiurnal cordilleran wind system will focus on obtaining sufficient data to resolve further the vertical structure, seasonal variation, and spatial variations of the wind system. Of particular interest is the role of the Rocky Mountains and other cordilleras in modifying the global tides. It remains to be seen whether semidiurnal cordilleran circulations will be of sufficient magnitude to be observed across major arcuate-shaped east-west-oriented mountain massifs such as the Alps. There, wind systems may develop in response to pressure gradients (Frei and Davies, 1993) that form across the Alps due to differences in the amplitudes and phasesmore » of semidiurnal and diurnal pressure oscillations on the north and south sides of the mountain barrier.« less


Background: Among the endocrine malignancies thyroid cancer is the most common. It constitutes a heterogeneous group of malignancies ranking it as the fifth most common cancer worldwide. On health as well as health system it has severe implication. Thyroid cancer incidence is rising most rapidly worldwide. Different thyroid malignancy requires different management strategy. Proper addressing and prompt management of different thyroid malignancies can lessen the suffering. Objective: The study aimed to evaluate the pattern of primary thyroid malignancy in a tertiary care hospital. Methods: The study was a hospital based descriptive cross sectional study and was conducted in Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka for one-year period following approval of this protocol. Patients suffering from primary thyroid carcinoma admitted in or attending the outpatient department (OPD) in the department of Otolaryngology and Head-Neck Surgery was approached for inclusion in the study. Written informed consent was taken from the subject and ethical issues were ensured. A total of 50 individual suffering from primary thyroid carcinoma calculated by sample size formula was selected by inclusion and exclusion criteria and data was collected by interview using a semi-structured questionnaire and by personal document analysis. Collected data was analyzed by the SPSS 20 for windows. This study reflects the pattern of primary thyroid malignancy in a tertiary care hospital in Bangladesh. Results: Mean age of the participants was 32.7 years with SD ± 13.8 years, Minimum age was 17 years and maximum age was 70 years. Majority of the patients (46%) were in the age group of 3140 years. Among the participants, 70% were female and 30% were male. The majority of the patients belong to Dhaka and Rangpur divisions (26% & 22% respectively) of which maximum patients were from rural area (70%). By occupation, maximum (22%) of the study subjects were businessman, maximum study subjects were below SSC (24%) and maximum patients (42%) had relatively low income per month. Half of the participants had habit of tobacco. All patients (100%) had presented with palpable thyroid swelling. Among the total participants 54% had lymphadenopathy, 10% had dysphagia, 4% had hoarseness of voice and 4% had lumpiness in throat. Only 2% of patients had the symptom of dyspnoea. No palpable lymph nodes were found in 46% followed by Single node lymphadenopathy 26%, multiple nodules in one side in 18%, bilateral lymphadenopathy 8% and 20% participants had Central compartment lymphadenopathy. USG findings of thyroid revealed Single solid nodule in 22.0%, Single cystic nodule in 16.0%, multiple mixed (solid + cystic) nodules in 62.0% cases. FNAC findings revealed Anaplastic carcinoma in 2.0%, Follicular neoplasm in 16.0% and Follicular variant of papillary carcinoma in 8.0%. Papillary carcinoma found in maximum 70.0% cases. No lymphoma found whereas medullary carcinoma found in 4.0% cases. Histopathological findings confirmed Anaplastic carcinoma in 4.0%, Follicular carcinoma in 16.0%, Follicular variant of papillary carcinoma in 8.0% and Papillary carcinoma 68.0% cases. By histopathological examination no lymphoma found whereas medullary carcinoma found in 4.0% cases. Only 24% participants had hypertension and 76% had DM as co-morbid diseases. Distant metastasis of carcinoma was not present in any of the participants. Conclusion: In this study, middle age group and female sex prevalent thyroid cancer. Geographical distribution also has an important role. Business, low educational level, low socioeconomic status and tobacco smoking are found the most important risk factors. Histopathologically papillary carcinoma was predominant followed by follicular carcinoma, follicular variant of papillary carcinoma, anaplastic carcinoma and medullary carcinoma. No lymphoma found.


comorbidity (namely cardiovascular disease), and RIFLE class revealed that SAPS II score above 50 (odds ratio 0.12, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.04-0.29; P < 0.0001) and class 'failure' (odds ratio 3.59, 95% CI 1.44-8.94; P = 0.006) were independent predictors of mortality. Similarly, SAPS II score above 50 (AUROC 0.778, 95% CI 0.694-0.863; P < 0.0001) and ARF according to RIFLE (AUROC 0.725, 95% CI 0.63-0.81; P < 0.0001) had good prognostic accuracy. In summary, ARF, based on RIFLE criteria, is common in patients with sepsis, and is associated with increased mortality. RIFLE appears to be a useful prognostic tool in such patients.


The article has been examined the problem of formation and evaluation of the development of venture structures (on the example of a venture fund) in terms of intensification of innovation. It has been offered to estimate development of venture structures on element indicators of efficiency of functioning and element indicators of a condition and dynamics of functioning of venture structure. Generalizing is the integrated assessment of the coherence of the development of venture structure, which will help to obtain an adequate assessment of the balance of development of venture structures. Approaches to the development of venture structures by both domestic and foreign scientists have been presented. The system of indicators of estimation of development of venture structures on element indicators of efficiency of functioning and indicators of a condition and dynamics of functioning has been investigated and formed. The complexity and versatility of the concept of development, as well as the ambiguity and variability of the legislative support of venture structures, caused by rapid growth, requires the use of specific approaches to assessing their development. Given the importance of the concept of "development" and taking into account the lack of a normatively established system of indicators for assessing the development of venture structures, there is an urgent task – the formation of a coherent system of indicators for assessing the assessment of development, evaluation of development. The above actualizes the search and construction of a holistic system for assessing the development of venture structures by element indicators. The sequence of calculation of the integrated indicator of the development of venture structures should be carried out in the following sequence: to determine the main elements (indicators) of development of venture structures; to investigate the main groups of indicators and systems of indicators through which the development of venture structures is manifested in accordance with the main elements of the development of venture structures; to determine the importance of each element of the development of the venture structure; to form in accordance with each group a system of indicators of the relevant element of the development of the venture structure; to form a model of the relationship of the system of indicators of each group of the corresponding element of the development of the venture structure for the formation of an integrated assessment of the consistency of the development of the venture structure. Generalizing is the integrated assessment of the coherence of the development of venture structure, which will help to obtain an adequate assessment of the balance of development of venture structures.


This paper proposes a method for recognizing Chinese organization names and their abbreviations based on rules.The right boundary of an organization name is identified with the help of the organization suffix lexicon.The left boundary is recognized by the optimum rules based on Bayesian probability model.After idendifying an organization name,we can get candidate abbreviations based on abbreviation rules accordingly.In open test,the recall is 85.19%,the precision is 83.03%,the F Measure is 84.10% for name recognition,and the recall is 67.18%,the precision is 74.14% for abbreviation recognition.This method has been applied in the Chinese relation identification system.


ABSTRACT This article provides a summary of major issues that confronted the recipients of an AHRC grant whose aim was to compile a documented history of British South Asian theatre, explaining on the way the decision to publish the outcome of research in two distinct volumes, one primarily historical and the other composed of critical essays.


Abstract The chest radiographs of 54 neonates dying within 48 hours of birth have been analysed. All cases had evidence of the classical idiopathic respiratory distress syndrome. Nineteen cases were complicated by pneumonia, five of these probably being of intra-uterine origin. Five other cases were complicated by other lung pathology. A good correlation was obtained between the radiological analysis and the histological findings. Almost all (23/24) cases with an uncomplicated reticulo-granular pattern showed no pneumonia at post-mortem. Minor variations in this pattern indicated the presence of complicating consolidation in about half the cases, while complete opacity of the lungs commonly (6/8) was due to complicating pneumonia. All cases (9/9) with atypical appearances were found to have pneumonia. It is concluded that more precise information in the diagnosis of pneumonia complicating RDS can be obtained from the chest radiograph than has previously been appreciated. It is suggested that chest radiogr...


The high efficiency catalyst PEM was prepared with Mg(OEt)2 as carrier,TiCl4 and triethyl aluminum(TEA) as components.Special HDPE resins for chlorinated polyethylene were produced using catalysts PEM and THB(made by Basell company of German) respectively,in a pilot unit by slurry polymerization process.The results showed that the activity of PEM was about 10 times of that of THB.The bulk density of special HDPE resin synthesized with PEM was higher than that with THB and reached 0.41 g/cm3.And the property of the sample could meet standard Q/SY 1352—2010.In a production unit,under the same process conditions,the chlorinated polyethylene was produced with PEM based HDPE,THB based HDPE and 6040 HDPE(LG Company,South Korea) as raw materials respectively,and the properties of the three products obtained were basically the same.