The article aims to study a modified Leslie-Gower predator-prey model with Allee effect II, affecting the functional response with the assumption that the extent to which the environment provides protection to both predator and prey is the same. The model has been studied analytically as well as numerically, including stability and bifurcation analysis. Compared with the predator-prey model without Allee effect, it is found that the weak Allee effect II can bring rich and complicated dynamics, such as the model undergoes to a series of bifurcations (Homoclinic, Hopf, Saddle-node and Bogdanov-Takens). The existence of Hopf bifurcation has been shown for models with (without) Allee effect and the local existence and stability of the limit cycle emerging through Hopf bifurcation has also been studied. The phase portrait diagrams are sketched to validate analytical and numerical findings.


Recently the development of sensor-based experiential systems points to a new direction of multimedia research. Comparing the mobile communication and medical imaging described in science fiction with today's developments, Keith Baker reflects on the chances and pitfalls of research within the electromagnetic spectrum


This article analyzes human-technology-world relations—namely, embodiment, hermeneutic and alterity relations—as a means of examining computer technology. Our understanding of computers and human-computer interaction is investigated in detail. In conclusion, the author indicates some flaws in current understanding of computer technology and of the technology's position within the human-technology-world continuum.


Background: To assess differences in marginal bone loss in implants placed at subcrestal versus crestal level. Methods: An electronic and a manual research of articles written in English from Jaunary 2010 to January 2018 was performed by two independent reviewers. Clinical trials comparing bone loss for implants placed at crestal and subcrestal level were included. Pooled estimates from comparable studies were analyzed using a continuous random-effects model meta-analysis with the objective of assessing differences in crestal bone loss between the two vertical positions. Results: 16 studies were included; 10 studies did not encounter statistically significant differences between the two groups with respect to bone loss. Three articles found greater bone loss in subcrestal implants; while 3 found more bone loss in crestal implants. A meta-analysis for randomized control trial (RCT) studies reported an average and non-statistically different crestal bone loss of 0.028 mm. Conclusions: A high survival rate and a comparable bone loss was obtained both for crestal and subcrestal implants' placement. Quantitative analysis considering a homogenous sample confirms that both vertical positions are equally valid in terms of perimplant bone loss. However, with respect to soft tissue; in presence of a thin tissue; a subcrestal placement of the implant should be preferred as it may reduce the probability for the implant to become exposed in the future and thus avoid the risk of suffering from peri-implant pathologies.


The Lumbajong block of Karbi Anglong district of Assam is characterized by undulating topography comprising of hillocks and lowland paddy fields. Cultivation of rice in traditional ways for years without adequate and balanced use of chemical fertilizers and with little or no use of organic manure have caused severe fertility deterioration resulting in stagnating or even declining productivity of the paddy field soils. Spatial distributions for organic carbon, available N, available P and available K were examined in the soil samples of selected rice fields in 102 different locations covering six villages in the block to evaluate the fertility status of the block. The study revealed that there is much variation in soil fertility status of soils developed on various land forms in the area as the soils were having low to high in organic carbon (0.42 to1.12 %), low to medium in available nitrogen (175.62 to 376 kg/ha) content; low in available P (3.86 to 28.29 kg/ha) and low to high in available K (71.68 – 439.04 kg/ha) contents. The soils of Lumbajong block were characterized as medium-medium-low-medium (MMLM) category based on the nutrient index calculated with respect to organic carbon, available N, available P and available K.


OBJECTIVES: Diabetes and hypertension are the most common causes of chronic kidney disease. Calcium channel blockers are beneficial in blood pressure reduction while also stall kidney degeneration. The aim of this study was to compare the cost-effectiveness of manidipine to amlodipine as add-on to renin-angiotensin system blockers in hypertensive patient with diabetes mellitus and proteinuria to slow down kidney degeneration. METHODS: A lifetime Markov decision model was used to evaluate total costs and quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) using published data on clinical outcomes and Thai data on cost and humanistic outcomes. This study adopted a societal perspective. RESULTS: The results demonstrated that the total cost of the treatment with manidipine was 74,425.87 Baht compared to 461,918.70 Baht for amlodipine, and the QALYs were 9.15 and 6.84 years respectively. The cost - effectiveness ratio (CER) of manidipine was 8,132.85 Baht per QALY compared to 67,499.05 Baht per QALY for amlodipine. CONCLUSIONS: Manidipine has higher cost-effectiveness than amlodipine in the treatment of Thai hypertensive patients with diabetes mellitus and proteinuria, it was associated with better clinical outcome in terms of QALYs and lower cost than amlodipine. Manidipine should be used as a first choice as an add-on to renin-angiotensin system blockers. The results of this study could contribute to appropriate decision making by policy maker.


Comics Through Time: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas is an ambitious, four-volume title that "seeks to capture some of the richness" of comics history and "provide information on this history for a wide range of users, from casual fans of comics to professional scholars of the form" (xxiii). Each of the four volumes covers a specific time period, beginning in the 1900s with comic strips and continuing to the present. Just as the volumes cover a broad expanse of time, they also deal with a diverse array of subjects, including comic strips, comic books, comics creators both well-known and obscure (often accompanied by large photographs), comics publishers, and genres such as science fiction and horror.


The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization is also a significant outcome of the International Campaign to save the Monuments of Nubia. After most of the Nubian monuments had been saved, the International Campaign's Executive Committee decided to crown this great achievement with the establishment of two museums. The first is the Nubia Museum in Aswan whose collections relate to the history of southern Egypt and result from excavations and documentation work for the safeguarding campaign in Nubia. The second museum is the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization which will be a major entry point to Egyptian civilization.


The essential oils isolated at the flowering stage in spring, summer and autumn of the aerial and underground parts of Conyza bonariensis L. growing in Tunisia were analysed by GC and GC/MS; 143 constituents were identified, and among them 20 were major. The oils of C. bonariensis gathered in spring were rich in matricaria ester (1.2–67.3%), (Z)-nerolidol (0.3–19.9%) and caryophyllene oxide (0.8–14.3%). In the summer samples, the oils of C. bonariensis were rich in matricaria ester (1.6–76.4%), caryophyllene oxide (1.6–22.6%) and (E)-β-farnesene (1.1–22.7%). The main constituents in the autumn samples were matricaria ester (trace to 63.5%), geranyl acetone (0.0–25.3%), trans-α-bergamotene (0.0–24.3%) and limonene (2.7–15.3%). The oils showed significant variation among the seasons. Remarkable differences were found between the constituent percentages of the different studied organs. The C. bonariensis sample from Tunisia was a matricaria ester chemotype and was quite different from the samples of other countries of origin.


This article analyzes the connections among state formation, hegemony, and the Singapore government's policies toward Nanyang University-a private college operated by the local Chinese to perpetuate Chinese cultural tradition. When Singapore underwent decolonization after World War Ⅱ, the state was under pressure to blunt the cultural distinctiveness of the Chinese residents and subdue the growth of Nanyang University. However, after the British installed popular elections, the state, which legitimacy depended increasingly on the support of Chinese people, had to avoid being too oppressive against the college. To resolve this dilemma, the ruling authorities absorbed Nanyang University and transformed it into a state institution, yet at the same time endeavored to dilute its "Chineseness." This historical case suggests that state formation may entail contradictory demands and that scholars analyzing state hegemony should conceptually differentiate the dimensions of institution and culture.


In this issue of Haematologica, Lian et al. show that megakaryocyte-specific loss of arginyltransferase (ATE1)-mediated post-translational arginylation leads to enhanced clot retraction and in vivo thrombus formation in mice, due to enhanced myosin regulatory light chain (RLC) phosphorylation in


ABSTRACT This paper deals with simulation of D-STATCOM used for voltage fluctuations with the help of multilevel VSI circuit A Power quality problem is an occurrence manifested as a nonstandard voltage, current or frequency that results in a failure of end user equipments. This work describes the techniques of correcting the supply voltage sag, swell and interruption in a distributed system. D-STATCOM works based on the VSI principle and injects a current into the system to correct the voltage sag, swell and interruption. The simulation of the STATCOM is performed in the Simulink environment and the results are presented.


It is well known that statute has the characteristic of open,delay,as well as loopholes. The way to resolve this problem is to use legal interpretation,which is just the reason of its rapid development. However,just as this discipline connect with practice gradually intensive,many scholars also questioned this subjects,such as the issue of opposing to an interpretation,"generation" ,prime rules,objectivity and so on. This article gives the response to several typical doubts,and we hope this can sweep aside the fog of legal interpretation and can offer some assistance to the development of the legal interpretation.


After the continuous observation and measure of the leaf length,width and area of 25 Ulmus pumila clones,the regression function and correlation coefficients were concluded by the method of statistical analysis.Furthermore,the mathematic model of leaf area,with high precision and practicality,was constructed using multivariate regression.


The significant gap between science and service has been widely acknowledged in the field of substance abuse treatment (e.g., Brown, 2000; Carroll & Rounsaville, 2003; Compton et al., 2005). For example, the Institute of Medicine (1998) concluded that only a small proportion of substance abusers receive treatment; and of those who do, the quality of care is highly variable and they are not likely to receive an evidence-based treatment (ebt). Similarly, McLellan and colleagues (McLellan, Carise, & Kleber, 2003) concluded from their survey that the nation's substance abuse treatment infrastructure will not be capable of adequately supporting efforts to bring most evidence-based treatments into the field. Likewise, Morgenstern and colleagues (Morgenstern, Morgan, McCrady, Keller, & Carroll, 2001) suggested that the science-service gap might be wider in the addiction field than for any other behavioral or emotional problem. The purpose of this paper, therefore, is to examine possible barriers to the transport of evidence-based substance abuse treatment for adolescents to community settings and to propose solutions to those barriers. These barriers pertain to several levels, including the nature of the intervention, characteristics of practitioners, and aspects of the broader systems in which the practitioners work. Nature of the Intervention Validation of effective substance abuse services for adolescents. As described by NIDA (1999) and Waldron and Turner (2008), several treatments of adolescent substance abuse have reasonably strong empirical support (e.g., multisystemic therapy [MST], contingency management [CM], and multidimensional family therapy). Complexity of ebts. Most of the evidence-based treatments are relatively complex, which serves as a barrier to adoption and implementation. For example, MST requires an extensive site assessment process, considerable funding, commitment to an intensive and ongoing quality assurance system, and, often, modification of organizational practices. CM, on the other hand, is less complex, can be tried on a limited basis, and has highly observable results – qualities that should enhance the potential for diffusion (Rogers, 1995). Characteristics of Practitioners Attitudes of substance abuse treatment providers. There has been speculation that substance abuse practitioners hold negative attitudes toward evidence-based treatments, and that such attitudes impede their adoption of evidence-based treatments. Our recent research, however, clearly shows that community-based practitioners are very interested in learning about evidence-based treatments of adolescent substance abuse (Henggeler et al., 2007) and have generally favorable attitudes about such services (Henggeler et al., 2008). Clinical skill deficits. Anecdotal evidence suggests that many practitioners have fundamental clinical skill deficits that impede their ability to engage clients in treatment – thereby limiting their capacity to implement ebts. Similarly, anecdotal evidence also suggests that supervisors often lack the skills needed to guide their therapists in the implementation of ebts. System-Level Barriers


The utility model provides a novel buffering mine box which comprises a mine box body. An ore pulp inlet is formed in the side face of the mine box body, and an ore pulp outlet is formed in the bottom of the mine box body. A cylindrical flow buffering tube is connected to the side face of the mine box body. A tailing feeding inlet and a flow dividing tube are arranged on the side face of the flow buffering tube. The tailing feeding inlet is connected with a tailing feeding pipeline, the flow dividing tube is connected with the ore pulp inlet, and a first flow buffering groove and a second flow buffering groove are formed in the mine box body. The first flow buffering groove is formed in the ore pulp inlet to contain ore pulp flowing into the first flow buffering groove from the ore pulp inlet, and the second flow buffering groove is formed in the bottom of the mine box. The first flow buffering groove and the second flow buffering groove are distributed in the vertical direction in a staggered mode. Due to the facts that the two stages of flow buffering grooves are distributed in the mine box in the staggered mode, and a certain distance is formed between the flow buffering grooves, the flowing direction of the ore pulp can be changed repeatedly, the flow velocity of the ore pulp is effectively reduced, so that the slag removal efficiency of undersize sieving is improved, abrasion of a sieve for slag removal and the undersize sieving is reduced, and saving of cost is facilitated.


This paper presents an evaluation of a time data-driven PID tuning restricted by frequency specification for closed-loop systems in pilot plants. It uses data collected from a specific closed-loop experiment to estimate frequency response and obtain time domain points. The initial PID tuning gains are adjusted in order to match the defined reference model and frequency response specializations using a constrained optimization technique. The proposed strategy is demonstrated in two laboratory scale processes, a thermal plant based on Peltier effect and a level control-loop in a quadruple-tank system.


Software-defined radio accomplishes both modulation and demodulation processes using software. While this has a number of advantages, which includes flexibility, interoperability, sustainability, and adaptability, the requirement for sampling the signal for digital processes toward adequate recovery often involves the use of a fast but expensive analogue-to-digital converter (ADC). This, in a way translates to higher cost and requirement for bigger storage. This paper presents a method of switched signal recovery at uniform sampling rates that are less than the frequently over-estimated Nyquist rate employed. In particular, an algorithm for achieving this was implemented for an AM wave, under-sampled at varied uniform rates up-to twice the carrier rate, and then demodulated using the Market Paradigm. Furthermore,the slope detectorwas also implemented by including a differentiator after the sampling stage of the algorithm. The simulated results showed that the algorithm was able to recover the message signal at sampling rates far less than twice the carrier rate without the need for any additional hardware. Specifically, the best value of the Spurious Free Dynamic Range (SFDR) obtained for the recovered message signal was 20dB at a sampling rate of less than 20% of the Nyquist rate for the carrier signal


IECM is a powerful multimedia engineering software program for simulating an integrated coal-fired power plant. It provides a capability to model various conventional and advanced processes for controlling air pollutant emissions from coal-fired power plants before, during, or after combustion. The principal purpose of the model is to calculate the performance, emissions, and cost of power plant configurations employing alternative environmental control methods. The model consists of various control technology modules, which may be integrated into a complete utility plant in any desired combination. In contrast to conventional deterministic models, the IECM offers the unique capability to assign probabilistic values to all model input parameters, and to obtain probabilistic outputs in the form of cumulative distribution functions indicating the likelihood of dofferent costs and performance results. A Graphical Use Interface (GUI) facilitates the configuration of the technologies, entry of data, and retrieval of results.


A study of the processing pf morphophonology by native speakers and second language learneis focused on the processing of the Japanese potential suffix. The subjects were 13 Japanese adults'(mean age 27.1) and 13 advanced learners of Japanese as a second language (mean age 26.6),. The production of the potential inflection by the two subject groups was compared under time pressure. The task stimuli were from the two morphophonological classes of Japanese verbs:'vowel-stem verbs (verbs whose stems end with vowels) and consonant-stem verbs'(whose stems end wSth consonants). The results indicated that native speakers were always more proficient than nonnative subjects, but for both groups, consonant-stem verbs were always more difficult than vowel-stem verbs. No interpction was found between the two variables, native-nonnatis4 proficiency and verb classification. When the stimuli were further reclassified to reflect item difficulty, the distribution of errors was again found to be independent of whether the speaker was native or nonnative. It is concluded that within the area of morphophonological processing, nonnative speakers of Japanese closely resemble native speakers. (MSE)


High-performance lightweight aggregate concrete with inorganic polymers cement based on multiple minerals is a very promising new material. The research of mechanical properties of the new material is of great theoretical and practical significance. In this research, the failure behavior, cubic and prism compressive strength, elastic modulus, peak strain of the new material, and the nature of the stress-strain curve are studied. An analytical model is quoted to represent the ascending and descending parts of the stress-strain curve.


In applications requiring a liquid which is acoustically well matched to biological tissues, it is often difficult to find a material which is matched well in terms of both the acoustic impedance and speed of sound propagation in it; changing one parameter invariably affects the other. A three component liquid system is described, which allows independent adjustment of these two acoustic parameters over a wide range. This range encompasses the soft tissues of the body. Results of parameter measurements are presented in the form which allows simple determination of the mixture required to match any combination of acoustic impedance and speed of sound propagation over a given range.


The surface charge of inorganic finely dispersed materials like diatom earth, perlite, glass or clay may be changed from negative to positive by the adsorption of cationic polyelectrolytes. Different materials exhibit equivalent electrokinetic surface properties with high amounts of the polycation adsorbed. Interfaces modified this way are able to adsorb anionic dye stuffs. Their adsorption capability for the dye stuff may be enhanced by addition of polyanions due to the formation of a nonstoichiometric polyelectrolyte complex (PEC) and therefore an increased number of cationic centres in the interface. Experimental results indicate that the zeta potential is correlated to the outer PEC layer whereby dye stuff adsorption measurements are sensitive for the more inner surface regions, too. Immediately after modification, materials modified with poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) and poly(maleic acid-co-α-methylstyrene) have negative zeta potentials at high excess of added polyanion and a positive one after separation of the solid. This behaviour is attributed to the formation of a nonstoichiometric PEC with polycation in excess and reversible interaction with polyanion in the surrounding solution. Experimental results indicate that the surface may act as "solid-like" polyelectrolyte in competition to the polyanion.

Die negativ geladene Oberflache von feindispersen anorganischen Materialien wie Kieselgur, Perlit, Kaolin oder Glas kann durch die Adsorption von kationischen Polyelektrolyten umgeladen werden. Bei hohen Mengen an adsorbiertem Polykation besitzen die Oberflachen der unterschiedlichen Materialien dann gleiche elektrokinetische Eigenschaften. An den derart modifizierten Grenzflachen konnen anionische Farbstoffe adsorbiert werden. Bei Zugabe eines Polyanions, resultierend in der Bildung eines Polyelektrolytkomplexes, kann die Zahl der kationischen Zentren in der Grenzflache und damit die Adsorptionskapazitat fur den Farbstoff erhoht werden. Die experimentellen Resultate deuten darauf hin, das das Zetapotential bestimmt wird durch die auseren Bereiche der PEC-Schicht, wahrend die Farbstoffadsorption auch durch die inneren Regionen der Oberflache mitbestimmt wird. Unmittelbar nach der Modifizierung mit Poly(diallyldimethylammoniumchlorid) und Poly(maeinsaure-co-α-methylstyrol) besitzen die modifizierten Materialien bei einem hohen Uberschus des Poly-anions ein negatives Zetapotential, aber ein positives nach der Abtrennung der uberstehenden Losung. Dieses Verhalten steht in Ubereinstimmung mit der Bildung eines nichtstochiometrischen PEC mit Polykation im Uberschus und einer reversiblen Wechselwirkung mit uberschussigem Polyanion in der Lusung. Die Ergebnisse deuten an, das die Oberflache als fest-analoger Polyelektrolyt in Konkurrenz zu dem Polyanion an der Reaktion beteiligt ist.


The expanding use of nonlinear loads in marine electrical systems leads to new challenges in main-taining and enhancing the power quality and overall sys-tem stability. One of the main problems caused is the de-terioration of the waveform of the current and voltage. The primary aim of this study is to examine and evaluate the application of a shunt active power filter (SAPF) with a peak detection control system in a shipboard power system and the possibility of reducing the THD (total har-monic distortion) at PCC (point of common coupling) of the nonlinear loads. Using a proposed mathematical model and simulation software different case studies are presented with a comparative analysis of the power system performance with and without the presence of SAPF.


An approach to transform UML model is introduced to SDL model.UML is an excellent model language.It could take many conveniences for modeling the protocol.However,UML does not have a formal semantics,so it could not fulfill the needs of the protocol in precise.SDL is a standard language for telecommunications software specification.It has a formal semantics,and is supported by many commercial tools.It could overcome this disadvantage to transform UML model to SDL model in the design and development of protocol.The model could be transformed when a suitable profile for UML and exacting transformation rules have been defined.


We have done a detailed abundance analysis of four unexplored candidate postAsymptotic Giant Branch(AGB) stars IRAS 13110-6629, IRAS 17579-3121, IRAS 18321-1401 and IRAS 18489-0629 using high resolution spectra. We have constructed Spectral Energy Distributions (SED) for these objects using the existing photometric data combined with infrared (IR) fluxes. For all sample stars, the SEDs exhibit double peaked energy distribution with well separated IR peaks showing the presence of dusty circumstellar material. The CNO abundances indicate the production of N via CN cycling, but observed [C/Fe] indicates the mixing of carbon produced by He burning by third dredge up although C/O ratio remains less that 1. A moderate DG-effect is clearly seen for IRAS 18489-0629 and IRAS 17579-3121 while a large scatter observed in depletion plots for IRAS 18321-1401 and IRAS 13110-6629 indicate the presence of other processes affecting the observed abundance pattern.


Results from a phenomenological analysis of W and Z hard diffractive hadroproduction at high energies are reported. Using the Regge factorization approach, we consider the recent diffractive parton density functions extracted by the H1 Collaboration at DESY-HERA. In addition, we take into account multiple Pomeron exchange corrections considering a gap survival probability factor. It is found that the ratio of diffractive to nondiffractive boson production is in good agreement with the CDF and D0 data. We make predictions which could be compared to future measurements at the LHC.


The laser performance at 491 and 635nm of praseodymium-doped fluorozirconate fiber pumped at 1.01µm and 835nm is described and is interpreted with analytical solutions to the rate equations. Spectroscopic measurements of the absorption and the emission cross sections are presented, and the values are shown to be consistent with the observed lasing performance. The analytical model is shown to be a reliable indication of the optimum length of fiber for operation on the three-level 491nm transition.


In this paper, a novel distributed weighted minimal connected dominating set algorithm is proposed. The new algorithm consists of two phases. In the first phase the dominating set is constructed by selecting nodes having low weight and connecting more number of different nodes compared to their neighbours. In the second phase, a dominatee node(s) that merges many different partial trees, is selected as a dominator to connect the dominators. The proposed algorithm is implemented in Cooja WSN simulator. According to the simulation results, the new algorithm selects fewer dominators as well as constructs dominating sets having lower weight than its counterparts to construct a connected dominating set.


Wet deep-soil mixing methods are well-established procedures involving the mixing of a self-hardening slurry with in situ soil in order to improve its original hydraulic and mechanical properties. ...


As individuals trade information to access social media products and services, privacy has become increasingly valuable. Elite discourses have tended to frame privacy in terms of its vertical or institutional dimensions, but much less attention has been given to how users individually interpret and make sense of this complex notion. How do privacy sense-making processes intersect with privacy concerns and self-efficacy? What happens to these outcomes when an individual's ideas about privacy collide with framing by an authoritative source? This project poses a 2x2 survey-based experiment with 628 subjects to explore these questions. We examine differences in privacy concerns and self-efficacy resulting from an individual's own conceptualization of privacy, as well as from the presentation of similar and alternative framing of the concept. Preliminary results indicate that while individual conceptualizations show no differences in outcomes, higher levels of privacy self-efficacy result from the framing of privacy in horizontal terms and lower levels of privacy concern result when framing is consistent with the individual's conceptualization. Strategic and practical implications of these findings are discussed.


In the contribution we focused on comparison of two polynomial calibration methods. We compare a method based on maximum likelihood method, and a method using linearised model with errors in variables and Kenward Roger's type of aproximation. First, we introduce models for boths procedures. Then we estimate unknown parameters of transformation function with use of these models. We compare both methods in a small simulation study.


Supercrystals (SCs) offer the opportunity to integrate nanoparticles into current technologies without losing their unique and designable properties. In the past two decades, much research has been conducted, allowing the synthesis of differently shaped nanoparticles of various materials. Employing those building units, several methods have been developed enabling the preparation of an increasing number of different superstructures. In this review, an overview is given of the large versatility of surfactant molecules used for SC preparation. While SCs with uncharged organic ligands are by far the largest group, the use of charged or uncommon ligands allows the preparation of unique SCs and superlattices. Additionally, the influence of the ligands on the self‐assembly and properties of the resulting SCs is highlighted.


In some of the object-oriented programming languages such as Java, a regular class could contain one or more nested classes. These nested classes are called inner classes which are supposed to carry out more specific tasks for their outer class. However, extensive use of inner classes would result in increasing program complexity and costly maintenance. We propose a complexity metric to measure the complexity extent of inner classes. Our metric is able to measure the complexity of inner classes in term of breadth and depth. © 2005 - 2009 JATIT. All rights reserved.


This paper is the first endeavour to present the local domain‐free discretization (DFD) method for the solution of compressible Navier–Stokes/Euler equations in conservative form. The discretization strategy of DFD is that for any complex geometry, there is no need to introduce coordinate transformation and the discrete form of governing equations at an interior point may involve some points outside the solution domain. The functional values at the exterior dependent points are updated at each time step to impose the wall boundary condition by the approximate form of solution near the boundary. Some points inside the solution domain are constructed for the approximate form of solution, and the flow variables at constructed points are evaluated by the linear interpolation on triangles. The numerical schemes used in DFD are the finite element Galerkin method for spatial discretization and the dual‐time scheme for temporal discretization. Some numerical results of compressible flows over fixed and moving bodies are presented to validate the local DFD method. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


Psychological well being consists of personal mastery, positive relationships with others, feeling of purpose and a meaning in life, autonomy and personal growth and development. The purpose of the research was to scrutinize difference of all psychological well being's dimensions. The sample of this study was 360 senior secondary students. The ryff scale of 42 items was used for this study. For finding the difference, researcher applied T-test, Anova and tukey test. The result of the study indicate that females have more psychological well-being than males and urban students have more psychological well-being than rural school children. In this study, there is no significant difference in students who are fitting to different type of schools, but private students have more psychological well-being than government and meritorious school students.


The paper proposes a new algorithm of drawing circle graphs in bio-informatics, which can dispose seven kinds of bio-information,and uses Perl to achieve the algorithm. Researches have proved that the algorithm is effective.


The thesis is about the life and works of Giovanni Girolamo Albani (1509-1591), and his ecclesiastical career. It begins with the study of the rise of Albani's family in the city of Bergamo, and then the analysis of the three books published by Albani on the eve of the Council of Trent, dedicated to the defence of papal authority. Then, it examines the reasons of Albani's cardinal promotion in 1570, especially the aid he gave in the 1536 and 1551 to the inquisition in Bergamo. Therefore, the thesis tries to retrace his curial activity from 1569 to 1591, with a special attention to the conclaves and to the strategies of the factions of cardinals. A chapter focuses on a group of letters, written from 1578 to 1587 by some familiares of the cardinal, which offers an interpretation some prophecies that foresee the imminent death of the pope, nurturing among Albani's entourage the desire to see their master elected.


as the generalized bilinear relation. We assume that co and o are semiexact. The restriction of co to Q can be decomposed according to the following pattern: X = win + W20 + (030, Win E rft(Q) n rhA,,*((),.20 e rhm(Q), .030 r6he(Q) n rh1e*(Q). We decompose a in the same way and find (a, a*)Xi = (wio, (710*) + (c3gn, a30*). For Q = gn the first inner product can be evaluated by means of the trivial case of Riemann's relation. Hence we are led to the following result: THEOREM 4. For any two semiexact differentials X, a e hr. the validity of the genralized bilinear relation is equivalent to the condition (,30nl o3n*) °* 0. The condition is admittedly difficult to analyze, except in very special circumstances.2 Nevertheless, it brings a certain amount of clarification to a question that is likely to be central in the further development of the theory of open Riemann surfaces.


acceptable, is there really any basis for believing that talking differently about the problem or realigning environmental interests with other interests is going to make acceptable something ten times more onerous? If "remedying" global warming is now truly viewed by green groups as the benchmark for environmental success, bring on those pallbearers. The movement is dead and deserves to be buried. But this is not something to be desired. The environmental movement has played an important role in the environmental improvements our society has achieved. When it is at its best, the movement provides an important counterweight to those pursuing anti-environmental agendas. The movement can help keep the debate honest. To do this, however, those in the movement need to be honest themselves. Now would be a good time to start talking honestly about global warming and other environmental issues. In the United States, the more easily remedied and obvious environmental problems have been addressed successfully or are being addressed. Not only is this the truth, but the public believes it to be true. Proclaiming the success that has occurred rather than trying to hide it could be the first step on the road to recovery for the environmental movement. Many of the remaining problems, such as global warming, are much more uncertain. Admit this and scale the remedy to what is certain or at least reasonably certain. Do this, and the public will start listening again and start supporting those remedies. Such honesty would make the environmental movement important again.


Magnetic Crystallography is a sub-field of Crystallography concerned with the description and determination of the magnetisation density in solids. A magnetic structure corresponds to a particular spatial arrangement of magnetic moments that sets up below the ordering temperature. The determination of magnetic structures is mainly done using neutron diffraction (powder and single crystals) and in special cases the use of polarized neutrons is necessary to solve ambiguities found in the interpretation of magnetic neutron diffraction data. We can consider that Magnetic Crystallography starts with the seminal paper by C.G. Shull and S. Smart on the magnetic structure of MnO published the 29 August 1949 in the Physical Review 76, 1256. The symmetry properties of periodic arrangement of atoms are well described by the 230 space group types in three dimensions, however more complex spatial arrangements of atoms may need to be described by periodicity in higher dimensions. Incommensurate, composite and quasi-crystal structures represent a relatively small part of the huge amount of materials that can be described by conventional Crystallography, however many magnetic structures are non-commensurate: the periodicity of the orientation of the magnetic moments is not commensurate with the underlying crystal structure. The symmetry properties of magnetic structures are traditionally described using two different approaches: the magnetic Shubnikov groups [1] and the group representation analysis [2-3]. In this talk we shall describe how these approaches have been established historically and the advantages of the new trend towards the use of magnetic superspace groups. A review of the most important papers and milestones in magnetic neutron scattering as well as in the symmetry concepts will be presented. The current analytical tools and methods for determining magnetic structures and their symmetry will briefly be described.


Static linear mixtures with more sources than sensors are considered. Blind Identification (BI) of underdetermined mixtures is addressed by taking advantage of Sixth Order (SixO) statistics and the Virtual Array (VA) concept. Surprisingly, identification methods solely based on the hexacovariance well succeed, despite their expected high estimation variance; this is due to the inherently good conditioning of the problem. A computationally simple but efficient algorithm, named BIRTH, is proposed and enables to identify the steering vectors of up to P = N − N + 1 sources for arrays of N sensors with space diversity only, and up toP = N for those with angular and polarization diversities. Five numerical algorithms are compared.


Hydrophilic polysaccharide, -carrageenan, was utilized as the polymer matrix in gel-electrolyte systems for dye-sensitized solar-cell (DSSC) applications. The influence of the solvent system was investigated to optimize the solubility of -carrageenan and tetrabutylammonium-iodide (TBAI)/I2 electrolytes by minimizing the water content because of its unfavorable effect on DSSCs. We report herein that two solvent systems, a water/acetonitrile mixed solvent and DMSO, were found to effectively dissolve the components. The composite natures of the -carrageenan-electrolyte systems in these solvents were confirmed with an FTIR analysis. The presence of -carrageenan did not impede the electrochemical properties of the electrolytes, as confirmed with cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and linear sweep voltammetry. The incorporation of the gel electrolytes in DSSCs showed that the DMSO system exhibited better solar-cell efficiency compared to the mixed-solvent system.


China's surging oil demand and dependence on oil imports have forced the Chinese government to adopt domestic administrative measures and to try to secure foreign oil supplies. It is essential to understand China's domestic energy structure in order to understand China's oil strategy and its hunting behavior in its quest for oil. On the whole, China has relied on a mercantilist approach to guarantee its oil security rather than on a market approach, because of the constraints imposed by institutional fragmentation, strategic thinking, and vested interest concerns. China's domestic structure still determines whether institutional reforms will be adopted to guarantee the country's oil security. Meanwhile, the U.S. response to China's oil strategy is to play either a conductive or an impellent role in satisfying or hampering China's desire for oil security. In U.S. opinion, China's oil diplomacy has more or less challenged U.S. geopolitical interests and ignored international norms. To prevent oil tension and an uncertain China, the current U.S. government has adopted a hedging strategy toward China consisting of energy cooperation and military preparedness. Through a variety of bilateral dialogues and cooperation, oil and energy issues between the two hegemonies have so far been manageable and will remain so as long as both sides continue to adjust to each other. For the sake of oil security, China needs to show its determination to apply domestic demand-side measures and a market approach,


Maurice H. Jellinek has been appointed marketing manager, silicones, for Union Carbide International Company, it was announced by M. W. Duncan, vice president, chemicals. Dr. Jellinek was formerly business area manager, resins and monomers, Silicones Division, Union Carbide Corporation. A native of New York City, Dr. Jellinek received his M.A. degree from Brooklyn College in 1942 and his Ph.D. from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn in 1946. He is the author of several articles and holds various


Many rectangular laminated plates having a high length to width ratio can be analyzed as an infinite strip [1]. One-dimensional static bending under transverse load has been discussed to a limited extent in References 2 and 3. This note presents a general discussion of cylindrical bending in laminated plates displaying bending-extensional coupling. The analysis includes buckling and flexural vibrations in addition to conventional bending problems.


We evaluate the predictive power of the neutrino mass matrices arising from seesaw mechanism with heavy Majorana mass matrices subject to texture zero and satisfy a cyclic permutation invariant form to the solar neutrino mixing phenomena. From eight possible patterns of heavy Majorana neutrino mass matrix, we found that there is no heavy Majorana neutrino mass matrix to be invariant in form under a cyclic permutation. But, by imposing an additional assumption that at least one of the 2x2 sub-matrices of heavy Majorana neutrino mass matrix inverse having zero determinant, we found that only two of the eight possible patterns for heavy Majorana neutrino mass matrices to be invariant under a cyclic permutation. One of the two invariant heavy Majorana neutrino mass matrices could produces neutrino mass matrix $M_{\nu}$ that can be used to explain the neutrino mixing phenomena for both solar and atmospheric neutrinos qualitatively.


Fair value accounting forces institutions to revalue inventory whenever a transaction occurs. An institution that faces a balance sheet constraint may have incentives to suspend trading in Level 3 assets (traded on opaque over-the-counter markets) in order to avoid such marking-to-market. This keeps the book valuation artificially high, relaxing the balance sheet constraint. But, the institution loses direct control of the risk of its position. Solving this "real options" problem, the institution will report profits as they occur but delay reporting losses. A regulator trying to control risk imposes fines for balance sheet manipulation and capital requirements. Both these tools can increase risk-taking and balance sheet manipulation. Audits in comparision generally decrease risk-taking but may be costly to the regulator. The model provides predictions on the distribution of a bank's trading gains in illiquid markets. The Author 2011. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Society for Financial Studies. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com., Oxford University Press.


T HE ENGLISH GOETHE SOCIETY has played a considerable part in the international debate about Goethe's tragedy Die naturliche Tochter, and a previous lecturer, Frank Lamport, surely speaks for many of us when he confesses that he is still baffled 'by that strange work' . My contribution, too, springs from a sense of bewilderment: ever closer encounters with the text and interpretative accounts have only served to increase that sense of disorientation as articulated at the start of the play by the Konig: daB ich mich selbst, Obgleich so landeskundig, hier nicht finde. Wo sind wir, Oheim? (HA, v, 215, lines 4-6)


1. During World War II, neuropsychiatric disorders were the cause of rejections of 12% of all men examined for military service, the basis for 6 to 7% of total admissions to army hospitals, and the reason for 49% of all separations for mental or physical defects. 2. Over 126,000 men and women were separated administratively, with honorable discharges for inaptness, lack of adaptability, or enuresis. 3. Over 40,000 were separated for undesirable habits and traits of character with other than honorable discharges, and 25,000 more received similar administrative discharges for various reasons. 4. Some 74,000 officers and men were sentenced by a general court-martial to confinement and dishonorable discharge. 5. A War Department Review Board is currently considering all discharges other than honorable or dishonorable, with a view to changing, correcting, or modifying improper or inequitable discharges or dismissals. 6. A War Department Clemency Board is functioning to correct injustices and inconsistencies re...


The TCV tokamak is augmenting its unique historical capabilities (strong shaping, strong electron heating) with ion heating, additional electron heating compatible with high densities, and variable divertor geometry, in a multifaceted upgrade program designed to broaden its operational range without sacrificing its fundamental flexibility. The TCV program is rooted in a three-pronged approach aimed at ITER support, explorations towards DEMO, and fundamental research. A 1-MW, tangential neutral beam injector (NBI) was recently installed and promptly extended the TCV parameter range, with record ion temperatures and toroidal rotation velocities and measurable neutral-beam current drive. ITER-relevant scenario development has received particular attention, with strategies aimed at maximizing performance through optimized discharge trajectories to avoid MHD instabilities, such as peeling-ballooning and neoclassical tearing modes. Experiments on exhaust physics have focused particularly on detachment, a necessary step to a DEMO reactor, in a comprehensive set of conventional and advanced divertor concepts; a surprising independence of detachment threshold density on flux expansion was revealed when the ion ∇B drift pointed away from the X-point. Fundamental investigations of the power decay length in the scrape-off layer (SOL) are progressing apace, again in widely varying configurations and in both D and He plasmas; in particular, the double decay length in L-mode limited plasmas was found to be replaced by a single length at high SOL resistivity. Experiments on disruption mitigation by massive gas injection and electron-cyclotron resonance heating (ECRH) have begun in earnest, in parallel with studies of runaway electron generation and control, in both stable and disruptive conditions; a quiescent runaway beam carrying the entire electrical current appears to develop in some cases. Developments in plasma control have benefited from progress in individual controller design and have evolved steadily towards controller integration, mostly within an environment supervised by a tokamak profile control simulator. TCV has demonstrated effective wall conditioning with ECRH in He in support of JT-60SA operation.


Abstract : This report contains the description and results of a Loran-C flight test program conducted in the continental United States (CONUS). The data collection period was during July 1983. The purpose of the program was to collect Loran-C signal coverage and accuracy data representative of low altitude, low speed operations typical of helicopters and general aviation aircraft. The test aircraft use a Beechcraft Queen Air, Model 65. The aircraft was configured with a data collection palate and multipin electrical connectors located in the aircraft cabin. A Teledyne TDL-711 navigation receiver was used in the test, utilizing an E-field antenna mounted on the top of the fuselage. A microprocessor controlled data collection system, utilizing a scanning DME and other aircraft navigation instruments, was used to record data and establish aircraft reference position. Route segments, totaling over 9500 nm covering much of CONUS, were flown during the project. Data were recorded on all route segments. Over 12,000 data points were used in the accuracy analysis. Calibration procedures, used at five locations, reduced errors throughout an area within a 75 nm radius of the calibration point. (Author)


Physical disabled access is something that most museums consider very seriously. Indeed, there are normally legal requirements to do so. However, online disabled access is still a relatively novel field. Most museums have not yet considered the issues in depth. The Human-Computer Interface for their websites is normally tested with major browsers, but not with specialist browsers or against the relevant accessibility and validation standards. We consider the current state of the art in this area and mention an accessibility survey of some museum websites.


Medical service companies are getting more competitive so companies have to always improve the service quality. The Pharmacy Unit of Yakkum Emanuel Hospital which is a supporting medical unit is demanded to give an optimal service to their patients. The recapitulation of the complaint box in February 2011 showed that 50% of patients (10 patients) complain on waiting time; 30% of patients (6 patients) complain on the hot air in the waiting room; and 20% of patients (4 patients) complain about when the patients will get their medicine. Regarding those issues, this research aimed to analize the level of patient satisfaction on the service quality at pharmacy unit of Yakkum Emanuel Hospital. This research was conducted with descriptive method. The subjects of this research were outpatient in Yakkum Emanuel Hospital that met the inclusion criteria. The number of the sample was 480 patients that taken with purposive method of sampling. The data were obtained using quetionaire about the quality of service based on SERVQUAL model (referring to tangibles, reliability, responsiveness, assurance, and empathy dimensions) and the data were mapped in cartesian diagram. The result shows that there were negative gap values between the patients' expectation and perception. The highest gap value was on the assurance dimension followed by responsiveness, reliability, empathy, and tangibles dimensions. In general, patients felt dissatisfied with the performance of the management of the Pharmacy Unit of Yakkum Emanuel Hospital Purwareja-Klampok. Based on the Cartesian Diagram mapping, the management of the Pharmacy Unit of Yakkum Emanuel Hospital should pay more attention to the Assurance and Responsiveness dimensions. Keywords : service quality, satisfaction, SERVQUAL.


Both hydrophilic and antifouling surfaces were prepared on silicone hydrogels with poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether acrylate (PEGMA) grafted by UV-induced radical polymerization. The PEGMA-grafted silicone hydrogels were characterized by graft yield and static water contact angle measurements. According to the results, the graft yield reached a maximum at 8 min of UV exposure time and 20 wt% PEGMA concentration. The modified silicone hydrogels possessed hydrophilic surfaces with the lowest water contact angle of 36°. The oxygen permeability and transparency of the PEGMA-grafted silicone hydrogels were as high as the unmodified silicone hydrogel. The mechanical property of silicone hydrogels was maintained at about 95% of the tensile strength and elastic modulus after the PEGMA grafting. The in vitro single protein adsorption on the PEGMA-grafted silicone hydrogels decreased by 70–80% compared to the unmodified silicone hydrogel. The PEGMA-grafted silicone hydrogel is expected to be a novel biomaterial, which possesses excellent surface hydrophilicity, antifouling property, oxygen permeability, and mechanical property. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2012


The DC fault current estimation is of importance to predict the worst scenario and optimize an HVDC system. Based on the hybrid modular multilevel converter (MMC) with the fault ride through (FRT), this paper investigates its DC fault current estimation method for a multi-terminal HVDC system. Instead of the conventional RLC model, this paper models the hybrid MMC as a circuit of RL and time-dependent controlled voltage source in series. The proposed model can reflect the control dynamics of the hybrid MMC in the DC fault transients. Moreover, this paper has established the relationship between the control parameters and the equivalent circuit model under two different FRT control methods. Furthermore, a method based on complex frequency domain analysis and mesh analysis is proposed for the fault current estimation of the HVDC systems. Subsequent simulations based on a four-terminal bipolar hybrid MMC-HVDC system validate the availability and accuracy of the proposed method.


This research aims to investigate if Facebook has a significant effect as a tool of advertising in Egypt and to present to marketers practical trends to use in order to close this gap of the missing formula. Quantitative approach based on an online survey of 400 Facebook users from Cairo and Alexandria governorates was used in this work. To achieve the research objectives, descriptive analysis was used to test the data, factor analysis was used to reduce the variables, and regression analysis was used to test the proposed hypotheses. The results demonstrate that Facebook has a consumption stimulation effect. The findings are limited to only two governorates in Egypt. The research findings give ideas about how firms can utilize Facebook communities to enhance their advertising campaigns using the consumption stimulation effect. Based on the reviewed literature approached Facebook, no other research managed to find the consumption stimulation as an effect of Facebook.

 Key words: Advertising, Egypt, Facebook, internet, marketing, mass media, online advertisements, social media, traditional advertisements.


The estimation of radar cross section (RCS) of randomly rough surfaces is essential for designing terrain and sea surface remote sensing systems. The particular problem of wave scattering at low grazing angles is of great interest because of its importance for the low-altitude/long-range radar surveillance, target tracking, communication and navigation systems operating at low grazing conditions above the rough surface. The radar cross section from a rough surface becomes very small at grazing incidence, since most part of the incident power is scattered around the specular direction (depending on the degree of surface roughness). Moreover, the dominant scattering mechanisms at low and high grazing angles are different e. G. , the effects of multiple scattering (or higher order scattering), shadowing, fading and mechanisms attributable to wave breaking are particularly marked in the low grazing angle regime. Therefore, in this context the research has been conducted in this thesis. A second order two-scale model (TSM2) has been developed to study the bistatic scattering enhancement at grazing angles and the accurate depolarization estimation in a radar return. The applications of TSM2 are presented for sea and bare soil surfaces. The results obtained from newly developed model are compared with the available experimental data and other models to demonstrate the validity and efficiency of TSM2.


The invention provides software upgrading method and device for a network TV. The software upgrading method for the network TV includes S01, acquiring the latest version information of software installed in the network TV from a server; S02, setting a prompting message that whether the software needs to be updated or not according to the latest version information higher than version information of the software installed in the network TV, and sending the prompting message to the network TV to be displayed; and S03, receiving feedback on the prompting message from an outside user, and downloading the latest version of software to be installed in the network TV under the condition that the feedback refers to updating of the software.


Aiming at solving problems of difficulty with adjustment of drawbar type brake gear on pumping unit,which was widely used,and low safety,the source of trouble was hunted through the calculation analysis and the effective solution was obtained.The improvement was made on the operation device of brake gear in order to satisfy braking requirement.


FIELD: ammunition for sports and training shooting. SUBSTANCE: bullet is made of mixture of metal particles and basic material of metal or metalloid binder. Required shape is given to bullet as result of compaction and heating to temperature exceeding temperature needed to form at least one intermetal compound but not reaching temperature of interconnection of metal particles as result of sintering and temperature of formation of substantial quantities of soft alloy of metal particles and basic material of metal or metalloid binder and subsequent cooling. Bullets manufactured according to this invention display sufficient strength to maintain their integrity in process of ignition of powder charge but disintegrate into powder after collision. EFFECT: manufacture of bullets without use of lead. 28 cl, 2 dwg


Over the last thirty years organic azides have drawn a great deal of attention as radical traps for carbon- and heteroatom-centered radicals, both in intra- and in intermolecular processes. The resulting intermediates (nitrogen-centered radicals such as triazenyls, aminyls, or even iminyls) can be conveniently employed in the synthesis of a variety of cyclic and acyclic nitrogen-containing compounds.


Centrosome amplification (also known as centrosome overduplication) is common in cancer cells and can be induced by DNA damaging agents. However, the mechanism and significance of centrosome amplification during carcinogenesis or after DNA damage are not clear. Previously, we showed that centrosome amplification could be induced by 3‐aminobenzamide (3‐AB), an inhibitor of poly(ADP‐ribose) polymerases (PARPs) in mouse embryonic fibroblasts. In this paper, we determined if the effect of 3‐AB on centrosome amplification was dependent on DNA damage in CHO‐K1 cells. We used the well‐known mutagen/carcinogen N‐methyl‐N'‐nitro‐N‐nitrosoguanidine (MNNG). Ten micromolar MNNG and 10 mM 3‐AB induced significant centrosome amplification in 18.1 ± 1.1% and 19.4 ± 1.8% of CHO‐K1 cells, respectively, compared to 7.0 ± 0.5% of untreated CHO‐K1 cells. AG14361, another potent inhibitor of PARPs, also induced centrosome amplification. We then used γ‐H2AX analysis and alkaline comet assays to show that 10 μM MNNG induced a significant number of DNA lesions and cell cycle arrest at the G2/M phase. However, 10 mM 3‐AB neither induced DNA lesions nor altered cell cycle progression. In the umu test, 10 μM MNNG was mutagenic, but 10 mM 3‐AB was not. In addition, 10 μM MNNG induced significant accumulation of ataxia telangiectasia mutated protein in the nuclei, but 10 mM 3‐AB did not. Thus, we found no association between apparent DNA lesions and centrosome amplification after 3‐AB treatment. Therefore, we propose the presence of a novel pathway for centrosome amplification that does not necessarily require DNA lesions but involves regulation of epigenetic changes or post‐translational modifications including polyADP‐ribosylation. (Cancer Sci 2012; 103: 191–196)


: In classical game theory, a conflict of two opponents can be modelled as an equilibrium-based matrix game. We assume a conflict of two non-cooperative antagonistic opponents with a finite number of strategies with zero-sum or constant sum pay-offs. At the same time, we suppose that the elements of the payoff matrix describing the game are not fixed and are allowed to change within a specified interval. Supposing that some of the elements of the payoff matrix are uncertain, it is evident that this would influence the utilities of both players at the same time and moreover, such entropy of the model would eventually influence the position of equilibria or its very existence. We propose a modelling approach that allows one to find a solution of the game with either pure or mixed strategies of opponents with the guaranteed payoffs under the assumption that a specified number of unspecified entries would attain different values than expected. The chosen robust approach is presented briefly as well as the necessary circumstances of matrix game solutions. Our novelty approach follows and is accompanied by an explanatory example in the end of the paper.


Ecological effects of migratory animal populations on ecosystems can be significant, but these impacts may be modified by other environmental factors, especially when migratory populations are small. This study implements a before–after (BA) impact design and takes advantage of natural, reach-scale variation in channel gradient to explore how environmental context influences the response of stream and riparian ecosystems to a small, recolonizing population of anadromous Pacific salmon. After a 102-y absence, adult Pacific salmon began naturally recolonizing the Cedar River in northwest Washington, USA, following installation of a fish passage at the Landsburg Dam in 2003. For our BA analysis, we sampled water chemistry, stream biofilm, aquatic macroinvertebrates, and fish assemblages before (1999–2003) and after (2008, 2015) fish passage installation in 3 study reaches above the dam. We also conducted an above-dam reach-scale (n = 7) comparison in 2015, for which we sampled the same metrics, as well as riparian spider and bird assemblages, across 500-m-long sections in each study reach, spanning a total of 18 km of river habitat that varied in both adult salmon inputs and channel gradient. The BA and reach-scale analyses both indicated that salmon biomass inputs were associated with increases in aquatic macroinvertebrate taxa richness and the densities of 2 primary consumers (Glossosoma spp. and Chironomidae larvae). Stable isotope analysis indicated that adult salmon subsidies were also associated with dietary changes in pelagic-foraging predators (the non-anadromous resident Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss Walbaum, 1792) and benthic-foraging sculpin (Cottus spp.). The reach-scale analysis also showed that channel gradient best explained variation in several metrics, including a negative association with adult Chinook Salmon inputs (r = −0.70, p = 0.08) and bird diversity (r = −0.91, p < 0.01). We found that channel gradient was a key driver of observed biotic variation through its effects on channel morphology and complexity, factors that influence biotic assemblages and ecosystem processes. Overall, this study provides a holistic assessment of the ecosystem impacts of a small recolonizing salmon population while accounting for spatial variation in stream geomorphology. Understanding these dynamics is important for river conservation in the Pacific Northwest as migratory barriers are increasingly removed.


Skin reactions to the glucose monitoring systems Dexcom G5 and G6 have been rare. In 2019, the components of the adhesive were exchanged for better skin fixation. Since then, more and more patients experienced severe skin reactions. A few months ago, 2,2′‐methylenebis(6‐tert‐butyl‐4‐methylphenol) monoacrylate (MBPA) was identified as a new component in the adhesive of the G6 model. Furthermore, it was suspected that isobornyl acrylate (IBOA) was also a component of the exchanged adhesive.


This dissertation is an empirical policy analysis which investigates the effect of domestic violence on a woman's welfare status, employment, and mental health within the context of new policies instituted by welfare reform. It uses quantitative data from a panel survey, and qualitative narratives from respondents who reported current domestic abuse. Multivariate analysis of welfare outcomes finds that domestic violence affects welfare outcomes indirectly through its effect on depression. Depression is associated with unemployment, continuing on TANF, and being sanctioned off welfare. Domestic violence is one of the strongest predictors of the level of reported depression. Abuse is not directly related to whether a woman is on TANF, leaves welfare voluntarily or has been sanctioned off the program. Further analysis shows that domestic violence is not statistically significant in predicting employment This suggests that when domestic violence affects welfare status and employment it does so through its effect on mental health. Women's stories about abuse indicate that domestic violence is a serious lifethreatening problem. Even though the state has adopted the Family Violence Option to assist women who are experiencing abuse, none of the ten women interviewed received help through this program. Reasons for the failure of this policy to provide meaningful help include the lack of knowledge women have about the policy; their unwillingness to disclose the abuse, and the inability of the system to take meaningful action on their behalf.


We generalize the formulation of Poisson-Lie T-dual sigma models on manifolds to supermanifolds. In this respect, we formulate 1 + 1 dimensional string cosmological models on the Lie supergroup C3 and its dual \documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$ \left( {{{\text{A}}_{{{1},{1}}}} + {\text{2A}}} \right)_{{{1},0,0}}^0 $\end{document}, which are coupled to two fermionic fields. Then, we solve the equations of motion of the models and show that there is a essential singularity for the metric of the original model and its dual.


To speed up the buffering of visualization images and ensure the integrity of visualization images, this paper proposes the construction of a virtual packaging model of visualization images based on visual communication of deep learning (DL). Based on the visual communication, the specific calibration steps of the visual image are designed to complete the adjustment of the visual image by using the calibration process of the visual image. We introduce the minimum buffer coefficient of the visual image, calculate the size of the buffer liner of the visual image, correct the thickness of the visual image, and complete the design of the buffer package of the visual image. Finally, the process of constructing the virtual packaging model of the visualized image is constructed to realize the virtual packaging of the visualized image. The simulation results show that the visual image virtual packaging model based on visual communication improves the buffering speed of visual image by 66.6% compared with the visual image virtual packaging model based on machine vision.


Solar thermal systems are becoming a mandatory part of the future "energy in buildings" landscape, as demonstrated by the numerous national promotion programs and new compulsory solar fractions regulations. Considering their size at the building envelope scale, these systems have a major impact on the whole building architecture.


57 ABSTRACT A steel wire after coming from the mill is brought to a temperature between 850 and 910.C. This is followed by multi-stage water-cooling of the wire in such a man ner that the surface of the wire is cooled to below the martensite start temperature while austenite is retained in the core of the wire. The heat retained in the core of the wire serves to partially temper the martensite formed at the surface of the wire. The wire is coiled while the temperature remains substantially constant so that the retained austenite in the core of the wire under goes an isothermal transformation to fine pearlite. The heat of transformation serves to complete tempering of the martensite. After coiling, the wire is air-cooled to room temperature. The final wire exhibits a structure consisting of an outer layer of tempered martensite and a core of fine pearlite. This structure imparts excellent cold-working characteristics to the wire.


Objective To investigate the clinical significance of C reactive protein and immunoglobulin in cerebrospinal fluid for children infected with meningitis.Methods One hundred and fifty children diagnosed with infectious meningitis and 50 healthy children in the same period were chosen as the study group and the control group respectively.The CRP and immunoglobulins(IgA,IgM,IgG indicators)were detected.Results All the indicators of the study group were higher than those of the control group(P0.05).The IgA and IgM of the tuberculous meningitis group was higher than those of the bacterial infections and viral infections group(P0.05).The IgA of the bacterial purulent meningitis was higher than that of the tuberculosis and viral infections group(P0.05).And there was no significant difference between the three groups(P0.05). Conclusion The c reactive protein and immunoglobulin may be used as effective indicators of the detection of meningitis and be of great clinical value.


Polyesters were prepared from dicarboxylic acids and diols in the presence of a surfactant under mild conditions below 100 °C in water. The results of polycondensation on various conditions in the presence of p-dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid(DBSA) show that polyesters were obtained in a good yield from sebacic acid and decanediol in water at 70 °C. The molecular weight of the resulting polyesters were approximately 2000–5000 by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) in a chloroform eluent. The molecular weight distribution from this emulsion polycondensation was below Mw/Mn = 2.0. The particle size of these misells from this emulsion polycondensation were ca. 4–6 μm. Esterfication in water might occur in misells having hydrophobic media from DBSA, which may play a role as the catalyst of esterification and also misell formation for this emulsion polycondensation in a water medium.


Biliary stent removal can cause hemobilia due to injury to the adjacent vessel, but it is rarely reported. If significant hemobilia occurs during stent removal, samesession covered self-expandable metal stent (CSEMS) insertion may be useful as a rescue or bridge therapy before angiography. Here, we report two cases of lifethreatening hemobilia following stent removal successfully treated by CSEMS. The first case was a Klatskin tumor bismuth type IV patient who required biliary stenting for resolving malignant biliary obstruction. The second case was a hepatocellular carcinoma patient who had undergone multiple transarterial chemoembolization and required biliary stents for liver abscess. In this situation, inserting a CSEMS at a higher level than the expected bleeding site and recognizing stenting as a temporary therapy with its limitations are important. Also, it is crucial to consider pre-procedural imaging in high-risk patients, and perform post-procedural imaging to evaluate for ongoing bleeding or vascular abnormalities.


Malaysia started to experience earthquake especially in Sabah and Sarawak compared to Peninsular Malaysia. Structures in Malaysia was designed without considering the seismic code of practice. Therefore, a study of earthquake resistance and performance was conducted for steel warehouse when subjected to Acheh and El Centro excitation. SAP2000 software was used to analyze the structure for linear and non-linear analysis. Modal analysis was done to determine the vulnerability of steel warehouse. 12 mode shapes were produced with different frequency and time period. The lower the frequency, the longer its time period to make a complete cycle. Steel warehouse under Acheh and El Centro excitation were compared for their strength and resistance. El Centro excitation is much stronger compared to Acheh, since it produce large acceleration on structural member joint. Based on time history analysis, the structures are analyzed with only the loading of earthquake obtained from Malaysia Meteorological Department. Response spectrum analysis was based on Eurocode 8 which produced much accurate value of acceleration and displacement for structure design purposes. Therefore, the dynamic characteristics of steel warehouse could be studied through these analysis. The vulnerability of structure also defined based on the critical member of steel warehouse.


This paper outlines the development of a group of benchmarking datasets, using open source data, that provide useful information to improve the use of computer methods in tasks such as criminal control and surveillance. We aim to build a golden standard reference for developing computer vision systems capable of recognising possible criminal actions and, in consequence, given to the criminal investigation police the capacity to prevent them through faster action. We have explored, developed and fine-tuned Deep Learning models that demonstrated a statistical high performance in pattern recognition tasks such as: face detection (high accuracy specifically in gender detection and age interval determination), face recognition (people tracking and recognition on video sequences) and object recognition (i.e. cars and guns). In this stage, we present the first iteration through this set of datasets, where we present a dataset for age and gender recognition.


The relationship between arsenic (As) and selenium (Se) in the human body is poorly understood. We have investi- gated the concentrations of urinary As and Se in three ethnic groups (n = 63) in the United Kingdom and show that there is a positive correlation (r = 0.62, p< 0.001) between total concentrations of As and Se and that the ratio of these two elements is stable, with a mean value (±SD) of 0.7 ± 0.4. Furthermore, concentrations of individual arsenic species methylarsonate (MA), dimethylarsinate (DMA) and arsenobetaine (AB) in the urine samples show a positive correlation with total Se (As(III) and As(V) were not detected). The intra-individual variation of the As:Se ratio also remains stable over time, as determined by monitoring a volunteer over a period of one year, and deviates only after recent seafood consumption. It appears that the ratio is also stable across diverse populations across different cultures and continents, evident from our calculation of As:Se ratio from concentrations of these elements found in urine samples from different populations published in the literature. Our study involved analysis of 63 urine samples from three ethnic groups (White Caucasian n = 20, Asian n = 21 and Somali n = 22), 58 urine samples from 29 Ramadan fasting volunteers and 12 from one volunteer whose urine samples were collected over a period of one year. All the participants completed a lifestyle questionnaire and were asked to refrain from eating seafood or fish for three days prior to collection of the sample. Total As and Se in urine were determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). As species (AB, DMA, MA, As(III), As(V)) were determined by using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) combined with ICP-MS. Mean ± SD As:Se ratios of 0.8 ± 0.4, 0.7 ± 0.4, 0.4 ± 0.2, 0.7 ± 0. 3a nd 1.2 ± 0.3 were obtained for the Asian, White Caucasian, Somali, fasting, and one volunteer respectively, giving an overall mean of 0.7 ± 0.4 (SD). It is noteworthy, that when comparing ethnic differences, the Somali group shows a statistically significant lower As:Se ratio (0.4 ± 0.2, p< 0.05) compared to Asian and White Caucasian groups; this is ascribed to lower urinary As concentrations in this group. The study over one year with a single volunteer revealed that recent (within 3 days) seafood consumption results in a significantly different ( p< 0.05) As:Se ratio (4.0). We have calculated from the literature the value of As:Se for populations, exposed to As through drinking water, can range from 2.0-9.6. Based on our own work and the values we calculated from other studies we suggest that the baseline range for mean As:Se ratio is 0.4-1.2, provided that the urine samples


The leak-before-break behavior and the crack opening displacement were investigated of statically indeterminate piping system and statically determinate piping system after a crack penetration. The reduction in the ultimate strength caused by a crack was relatively small in the statically indeterminate piping system. The leak-before-break in the statically indeterminate piping system had a larger safety margin than that in the statically determinate piping system. The crack opening displacement after crack penetration in a pipe with a nonpenetrating crack was evaluated by using a plastic rotation angle.


IgG and IgM antibodies to the core antigen of hepatitis B virus (HBV) were measured in 136 patients who developed acute HBV hepatitis and who were followed prospectively. After acute hepatitis all the patients developed transiently IgM anti‐HBc lasting for two to five months. In contrast, IgM anti‐HBc persisted 8 and 9 months in two patients who developed persistent hepatitis and were continuously detected for two years in nine patients who developed aggressive hepatitis. The results presented suggest that the determination of IgM anti‐HBc might be useful to predict the outcome of chronic hepatitis B infection.


In this paper, we describe the development of a miniature surface acoustic wave (SAW) duplexer for a Band IV system in the universal mobile telecommunication system (UMTS). We employed the SiO2/Al electrode/5° YX-LiNbO3 structure, which has a high electromechanical coupling coefficient (K2) and a small temperature coefficient of frequency (TCF). It is necessary to suppress the Rayleigh mode spurious response to apply this structure to the duplexer. We clarified experimentally the relationship between the SiO2 shape and the thickness of the Al electrode in the SiO2/Al/LiNbO3 structure to suppress the spurious response. Furthermore, we determined the condition to reduce the bulk radiation for the transmitting band of the Band IV duplexer. The developed SAW duplexer has the optimum structure for the Band IV system. The SAW duplexer exhibits excellent performance for practical use. In addition, the TCF is about -30 ppm/°C. The SAW duplexer is 2.5×2.0×0.5 mm3. Additionally, the SAW duplexer has sufficient power durability owing to the use of multilayer electrodes of AlMgCu/Ti.


Using the data from the Chinese General Social Survey( CGSS2006),this paper examined the current situation of China's rural children support acts. Logistic regression analysis showed that: the impact of rural adult children's family endowment on their care-giving behaviors is mainly completed through the financial support. Specifically,the more family endowment the rural children have,the higher their frequencies to financially support their own parents are,and there is also a certain degree of positive effect on the frequency of comforting their parental mental needs,but almost no effect on the frequency of parental life care-giving. Among them,the role of the family's economic capital,whether reflected in the parent's financial support or spiritual solace,occupies a leading position; family social capital has a significant positive effect on the frequency of providing financial support for parents; family natural capital has a varying degrees of positive effect on the frequencies of providing parents spiritual solace and life-care.


Objective To study the clinic significance of Runx3 hypermethylation in gastric cancer,we examined the promoter methylation status of these genes in both neoplastic and non-neoplastic gastric epithelia obtained at surgery.Methods The methylation status of Runx3 was examined by methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction(MSP).Results Among samples obtained from patients with stomach cancer,methylation was observed in both the neoplastic and the corresponding non-neoplastic gastric epithelia,40.2%(15/37) and 8%(3/37) for Runx3,respectively.Conclusion High frequent hypermethylation of Runx3 is mostly cancer specific(P0.05),and may be utilized as a molecular diagnostic marker of gastric cancer.


From the basic concept, composition and operational process of high energy laser weapon, this paper analyses the distinction between high energy laser weapon and conventional weapon in the principle of operation, process and mechanism of target damage, and its main characteristics.


This paper explores accessibility issues for museums in the context of growing dependence on technology. The background of these issues is described, along with the evolution from physical access to digital access—for example, via the Web—and, increasingly, mobile technology. The authors are people with different disabilities and they describe personal experiences, giving a sense of the various barriers and benefits that are involved. The aim of this paper is to provide museums with a disabled person's point of view, which could help in inspiring improvements for the future. Often the task is one of understanding as much as financial constraints, since many solutions can be implemented at little additional cost.


The outpatient service coefficient is being connected outpatient's degree of satisfaction,at present ,the outpatient service coefficient in hospital is not satisfaction to us,in the outpatient service investigation we discovered the old phenomenon has had been changed,the medical technique administrative offices assistance inspection waiting time and the waiting assistance inspection result time increased the patient's time in the hospital,The union electricity looks up other targets,proposed effectively diverges the patient,the control assistance inspection,theenhancement assistance inspection working efficiency,method and so onreorganization outpatient service service flow.


COMPUTER LEARNING GAME DESIGNED TO STUDY FAMILY LAW. THE GAME ALLOWS IN AN INTERACTIVE MODE TO TEST YOUR STRENGTH IN SOLVING A LARGE NUMBER OF THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL QUESTIONS. THE STUDENT CAN WORK OUT NEW TOPICS BY USING THE GAME'S EXPLANATIONS AND REFERENCES TO NORMATIVE ACTS SO CHECK YOUR UPTAKE. THE GAME CHARACTERS AND THEIR EXPRESSIONS MOTIVATE THE PLAYER TO CAREFULLY WORK WITH THE OBJECT AND THE OBJECT OF THE GAME AND TO WORK ON THESE TOPICS INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTENT OF THE GAME IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE STANDARD PROGRAM OF "JURISPRUDENCE". THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE GAME. THE GAME "THE MEETING" CAN BE USEFUL FOR LAW STUDENTS AND FACULTIES, PRACTISING LAWYERS AND ANYONE WISHING TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALIFICATIONS IN THE FIELD OF FAMILY LAW.


This study links visitor preferences to environmental attitudes in an effort to assist national park managers reconcile the public demand for both protection of the natural environment and its utilisation. Support was found for the hypothesis that visitors with ecocentric views will prefer that national park resources be allocated to protect and preserve the environment while those with anthropocentric inclinations will favour transforming the environment. The results suggest that park resource managers may need to consider alternative management practices for the two groups as well as monitor changes in environmental attitudes that will impact preferences for park management practices.


The computer simulation experiment is the new developed area of computer applied in teaching.It has played a certain positive role for in teaching.In this paper,the experiment process of simulation experiment about photoelectric effect in measuring Planck constant is introduced,and the difficulties in the experiment are also illuminated.


The serendipity-based creativity process in their conceptual development papers has been particularly appealing for me due to its power to harness unexpectedly useful information as a strategic advantage in business operations, technological innovations, and scientific discoveries. Their metaphor for the serendipity process resembles the radar technology for detecting fast-flying objects. Nonetheless, others refer to it as "lightning strikes". So I call it a serendipity strike.


This paper describes a web tool-EElearning, which is developed for the use of Electrical Engineering department in the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The purpose of this study is to provide an interactive learning and communication platform for both electrical engineering teachers and students. In order to enhance the study motivation, various functionalities are implemented in the EElearning. This paper presents the main functions in detail, which are Virtual laboratory, Webinar, Interactive course material presentation, and Web translator.


The wetting behavior of polar high-temperature melt on superhydrophobic surfaces is rarely studied, although water wetting process under normal temperature has been widely investigated. In this work, molten urea was considered as the typical polar melt substance, and its wetting behavior and solidifying process on a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)-coated superhydrophobic stainless steel surface (PSSSS) were investigated. The results confirm the super-repellency of PSSSS on molten urea droplets with a static angle of over 155° and a rolling angle of 3.5 ± 1°, which is consistent with the Cassie–Baxter state. Such a superurea-melt-phobic state is ascribed to the high roughness of the PTFE-coated surface and high cohesive energy density difference between the urea and PTFE. The solidification process of the urea melt on PSSSS occurred from the outside to inside in 44 s at 18 °C to form a compact urea granule of large size and high mechanical strength. This occurrence provides a feasible and promising granulat...


Magneto-surface-acoustic-wave (MSAW) devices with three-layer structure were constructed by RF-sputtering, where a thin insulating SiO2 interlayer was sandwiched between two magnetostrictive amorphous Fe–B films of equal thickness. This was based on our previous study which predicted that such multilayered devices are useful to improve MSAW properties since they reduce eddy-current losses in alloy films. More than a 12 dB/cm loss reduction was achieved at the operating frequency of 52 MHz in comparision with single layer devices of the same thickness. The total thickness of magnetic films was found to be a significant parameter in determining the MSAW properties in multilayered devices.


procedure. CD34þ cells were cultured for 7 days in StemSpan megakaryocyte expansion supplement (CC220 containing stem cell factor [SCF], interleukin [IL]-6, IL-9 and thrombopoietin [TPO]). An additional 8 days of culture was carried out in presence of TPO. The transfection procedure was performed at day (D) 13, and analysis were performed at D15. (B) Percentages of cells positive for CD34, CD41, CD42b and CD42d throughout the differentiation process. Expression levels of specific markers were measured using fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) at D7, D13 and D15 (n 1⁄4 3).


The implementation of Build Then Sell (BTS) concept is a new of concept that is rarely represented in construction industry. Previously Sell Then Build (STB) is a concept that contributes in most of residential development area in Malaysia. By the implementation of BTS concept it can reduce the cases of abandoned project. Previously there are many abandoned project in Malaysia and many buyer in Malaysia are cheated by the developer especially those developers who are using the STB concept. Others of buyer complaint about quality of their building are low because the defect was occur at a new building after get of permission by local authority. Now issue relating by the abandoned project and complain about quality are most rarely to hear again especially after implementing of BTS concept. What is the factor influence those situation. Thus, how long of BTS concepts is better than STB concepts and what is the advantages and disadvantages of each concept benefit for buyers regarding by the previous issue and how could be benefit for developers itself.


Trefoil factor 3 (TFF3) is a member of Trefoil factor family of peptides, which are known to have protective effect in various epithelial tissues by promoting restitution of epithelia. They act through various signaling cascades and influence apoptosis. Novel data show that TFF peptides also participate in immune response [1-4]. High expression of TFF3 was found in cartilage of patients with osteoarthritis, and also in mouse models of osteoarthritis and septic arthritis, while no TFF3 expression was observed in healthy human cartilage. TFF3 has also been shown to act as a proapoptotic effector and to promote cartilage degradation in vitro [2]. Throughout endochondral ossification, cartilaginous models of bones are being replaced by bone tissue. During this process, chondrocytes are undergoing proliferation, hypertrophy, and finally death. There is no data about the role of TFF3 in this process. The aim of this study was to investigate if TFF3 is expressed in cartilage undergoing endochondral ossification. Mouse fetuses, day 15, 16, 17 were isolated, fixed, paraffin embedded, cut (5µm), and processed for immunohistochemical staining. Primary monoclonal rabbit anti-TFF3 antibody was used, and PBS as a negative control. TFF3 was found in chondrocytes of cartilage undergoing endochondral ossification, in zone of proliferation, zone of hypertrophy and calcification and zone of cartilage degeneration in all monitoring time points (Fig.1). No signal was observed in the zone of resting cartilage. Expression pattern of TFF3 during endochondral ossification shows analogy to that in cartilage affected by inflammation in osteoarthritis and septic arthritis. This preliminary data show that similar mechanisms might be involved in the physiological process of endochondral ossification, and that TFF3 plays an important role in it. 1. Regalo G, Wright NA, Machado JC. Trefoil factors: from ulceration to neoplasia. Cell. Mol. Life Sci. 62 (2005) p.2910-15. 2. Rosler S et al. Trefoil Factor 3 is induced during degenerative and inflammatory joint disease, activates matrix metalloproteinases, and enhances apoptosis of articular cartilage chondrocytes. Arthritis Rheum. 62 (2010), p.815-25. 3. Baus-Loncar M, Giraud AS. Multiple regulatory pathways for trefoil factor (TFF) genes. Cell. Mol. Life Sci. 62 (2005) p.2921-31. 4. Baus-Loncar M et al. Trefoil factor family 2 deficiency and immune response. Cell. Mol. Life Sci. 62 (2005) p.2947- 55.


"Born-global" enterprises may frequently be leapfrogging some predicted stages and successfully enter several foreign markets soon after their birth,which can not be explained by the traditional internationalization theory.Here,it explores the start-up mechanism and growth mode of born global from multi theoretical perspectives,and conducts primary test of the propositions through multi-case study on Kingking,Suntech Power and Spreadtrum.Several conclusions are drawn.Recognition and exploitation of oversea opportunities is the starting point of the start-up and growth of born global.Global resources integration is its growth mode.Foreign market knowledge and organizational learning is the foundation of competitive advantage when they enter international markets.


The most important parameters of the subsurface equipment which have to be optimized with respect to an efficient gas production are the size and the strength of the tubing. The size affects the friction pressure loss and therefore the flow capaccity - on the other hand when producing gas and liquid, the lift performance and consequently the minimum reservoir plessure up to Which continuous gas production is possible. This paper shows with the aid of a flow chart the procedure of optimizing the tubing design, a description of the computer programs and―with examples―the effects of different tubing sizes on the production rate as a function of reservoir inflow performance


This Study Focuses on the Composition, Performance, Application Field and Performance Simulation of Automotive & Automatic Navigation Control System, and Based on the Control Concept of the Specific Scheme, the Design Execution Leader is Used to Study the Redesign of the System Feedback. Finally, the Digital-Analog Simulation System is Applied to Improve the Control System, in Order to Provide a Feasible Reference for the Design and Performance and Improvement of the Modern Automobile Automatic Navigation Control System.


Multifocal osteosarcoma (MFOS), osteosarcoma involving multiple sites, is a rare variant of osteosarcoma. When the lesions appear within 6 months of initial presentation of the tumor, it is known as synchronous MFOS. Synchronous MFOS has an incidence of 1%–3% only. Moreover, the histological variant of small cell osteosarcoma is even rarer. A case of 14-year-old male with synchronous MFOS of small cell type involving frontal and mandibular bone simultaneously is being reported here. It poses a dilemma to both the clinician and the pathologist to diagnose whether it represents multiple primary tumor or metastatic disease.


Despite many research efforts to automate API usage migration, it remains often a manual task for developers. We aim to reduce the developer's pain by exploring ways to integrate the migration process into the IDE. Our migration workbench leverages API usage examples and interactive refactorings to migrate code from one API version to the other.


The clinical efficacy of chemoradiotherapy (CRT) is largely dependent on host immune status. The aim of this study was to identify possible markers expressed on circulating mononuclear cells to predict tumour response in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC).


An experimental setup is described which was used for studying the external heat transfer in the zone above a fluidized bed. The heat transfer performance of isolated smooth and transversely-finned cylinders was studied. The heat transfer behavior of bundles of finned horizontal tubes located at different heights above the bed surface was also investigated


Indonesia came a long way under Suharto but it became very clear in 1997 that the development process was far from finished. In fact, the crisis showed how vulnerable the Indonesian economy still was. A core issue in development policy in Indonesia was the transformation of the agricultural sector and great efforts were put into this in the early Suharto era. With achievement of self sufficiency on rice in the early 1980s the process stalled and by 1997, the need for agricultural change is as great as ever With this as a starting point, the paper will examine the agricultural transformation process in Java during Suharto. The paper will focus on three core aspects of the transformation process in Java, namely productivity, income and equity in agriculture. With a focus on these three aspects the paper will highlight some of the problems that arose in agriculture in the latter half of the Suharto's reign and examine if these still persists. The paper combines statistical data with policy documents concerning the agricultural sector of Java covering the period 1968 -2008. (Less)


The reactive ion etching of InP, InGaAs and InAlAs in CC1 2 F 2 /O 2 or C 2 H 6 /H 2 discharges was investigated as a function of the plasma parameters pressure, power density, flow rate and relative composition. The etch rates of these materials are a factor of 3-5 times faster in CC1 2 F 2 /O 2 (∼600–1000 A · min −1 ) compared to C 2 H 6 /H 2 (160–320 A · min −1 ). Significantly smoother morphologies are obtained with C 2 H 6 /H 2 etching provided the composition of the plasma is no more than 10 - 20% by volume of C 2 H 6 . At higher methane compositions, polymer formation increases leading to micromasking and rough surface morphologies. Sub-surface disorder is limited to −2 . The C 2 H 6 /H 2 mixture leaves an In-rich surface in all cases, but this surface is free of any residual contamination, whereas the CC1 2 F 2 /O 2 chemistry leaves chloro-fluorocarbon residues approximately 20–50 A thick on the surface of all three In-based materials.