By using a recent and comprehensive household survey on the DRC, this article attempts to centralize the very scarce information written on the contemporary socio-economic situation of South Kivu. In the first part, we analyse the socio-economic performance of South Kivu in a comparative perspective, identifying it as one of the poorest provinces in the country. In the second part, we analyse South Kivu's poverty from a spatial perspective, by focusing on the differences in consumption levels, access to commodities and human capital over the different localities surveyed. Notwithstanding the inability of the authors to contextualize the spatial diversity in poverty outcomes and their underlying dynamics, this article provides some interesting openings for further embedded in-depth research.


The different steps of gene expression are intimately linked to coordinate and regulate this complex process. During transcription, numerous RNA-binding proteins are already loaded onto the nascent mRNA and package the mRNA into a messenger ribonucleo-protein particle (mRNP). These RNA-binding proteins are often also involved in other steps of gene expression than mRNA packaging. For example, TREX functions in transcription, mRNP packaging and nuclear mRNA export. Previously, we showed that the Prp19 splicing complex (Prp19C) is needed for ef-ficient transcription as well as TREX occupancy at transcribed genes. Here, we show that the splicing factor Mud2 interacts with Prp19C and is needed for Prp19C occupancy at transcribed genes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Interestingly, Mud2 is not only recruited to intron-containing but also to intron-less genes indicating a role in transcription. Indeed, we show for the first time that Mud2 functions in transcription. Furthermore, these functions of Mud2 are likely evolutionarily conserved as Mud2 is also recruited to an intronless gene and interacts with


In this article, the author draws on interview data collected during an ethnographic field study of the informed consent process and HIV/AIDS clinical trial work. She held interviews to explore how individuals decide to enroll in a clinical trial and uses the concept of contingency to illustrate how individuals interpret and act on the uncertainties of clinical research. Findings show that people with HIV/AIDS consider three kinds of contingencies— clinical, social, and technical—before enrolling in a clinical trial. The author offers suggestions for how the concept of contingency might be used in future studies on informed consent and for how the concept might be used in discussions between research professionals and patients on human subject research.


Abstract : Variations in the rate of growth of batch cultures of Escherichia coli shown to conform to Arrhenius equation over the growth temperature range. Temperature effects on growth rate in batch cultures was not directly predictable of the situation for continuous culture under conditions of balanced growth. Evidence was adduced for temperature affecting the efficiency of protein synthesis by ribosomes. Lowering incubation temperature increased the amount of energy required for ribosome activation. In balanced growth this increase in energy requirement is reflected in the lower rate of protein synthesis, and reduced population density.


The authors suggest that faculty adoption patterns move through three identifiable stages. In wave 1, technology serves a support function that improves efficiency but does not significantly affect teaching. During wave 2, teaching technology enables faculty to efficiently "mirror" classroom activities using new technologies. Not until wave 3, however, does discontinuous innovation occur. Wave 3 is characterized by unique applications that result in extending the classroom in ways that result in a more current, active, and interactive learning environment. The authors' conceptualization helps faculty and administrators better understand how they are currently using technology, identify barriers to wave 3 adoption behavior, and develop goals and create applications that will push faculty beyond using new technologies merely to support or mirror previous functions.


The paper is the initial accomplishment of the program assigned by Henan Science and Technology Department in 2013: A Study on the Translators in Phenomenological Perspective in Henan. No:132400410300 Abstract: The introduction of English and American civic cultures to China is beneficial to the development of its traditional cultures, and it is necessary for contemporary China to enhance the cultivation of civic cultures to realize its modernizations. Western civic cultures include citizen awareness, values, attitudes, moralities, legal senses, confidence and so on, which is a unity of ideas, mentality, behavioral norms and common practices. The cultivation of civic cultures in China entails forms and contents of public participation in politics to be enriched. The aim is to combine American civic cultures with Chinese political cultures and enrich Chinese cultures. Some methods as deduction, illustration are used. The result is civic cultures are further realized and enhanced in China. Index Terms – American civic cultures; Chinese society; cultivation; modernizations


STATIONS The Mesa Verde sequence in Douglas fir,' a standard index for the Pueblo area, is compared with the following exploratory collections by the writer. The standardized growth indices since A.D. 1800, based on the oldest and most sensitive trees in each set, are plotted in the figure. All of the following sites are in or near the border zone in which the ponderosa timberland meets the pinyon -juniper woodland; in moister areas near all sites Douglas fir may be found.


Abstract Decision-making is demanding, especially when referring to strategic decisions. The higher education sector and its institutions are specific in their three main pillars: education, research and knowledge transfer (i.e. contribution to society), which are different to the priorities of a typical business/corporate environment. This makes strategic decisionmaking and implementation in higher education even more demanding. No matter how sound it is, a strategic decision is not successful if its implementation is unsuccessful, inadequate or of poor quality. As the basis for defining and assessing ability to implement a strategic decision the maturity model for a strategy (decision) implementation may be used. The maturity model is a theoretical model by which the guidelines are given to organizations or institutions about how their abilities can be transformed from the initial levels to the desired level of maturity in some (key) areas. The paper describes the capability maturity model as the basis for the development of the methodology for monitoring the implementation of strategic decisions in higher education (institutions) as one of its key success factors.


The Guidelines Project of the Associacao Medica Brasileira (AMB) and of the Conselho Federal de Medicina (CFM) began in 2000 with specialist societies participating in the preparation of the texts. The guidelines are based on research and contain solid advice on the diagnosis, therapy, and prevention of diseases. Grounded in evidence-based medicine, they seek to answer specific or crucial questions regarding the disease. A review of the literature is performed and, using pre-established criteria, studies on the disease are selected and graded according to their characteristics and type. Randomized clinical trials and meta-analyses have the highest value (A). Second in importance are observational and clinical studies (B), then case reports and case series (C), and finally, publications of consensuses and opinions (D). Due to the methodology employed, current systematic reviews are clearly more relevant when compared to those written in the past. Historically, reviews were much more based on personal opinions and subject to the author's interest, that is, more concerned with the individual point of view and based on personal experience.1

The Associacao Brasileira de Hematologia, Hemoterapia e Terapia Celular (ABHH) began to participate effectively in the development of the guidelines of the AMB in 2009, with contributions by several experts as shown in Table 1; previously, the collection was limited, with fewer themes. After 2012, guidelines on several diseases were completed and published in the Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia (RBHH); chronic myelogenous leukemia,2 multiple myeloma,3 and diagnosis4 and treatment of immune thrombocytopenic purpura.5 It is also important to quote other systematic reviews published in the RBHH, such as preventive practices in longterm hematopoietic stem cell transplantation survivors, with the participation of experts from several different countries.6 The consensus of the Sociedade Brasileira de Transplante de Medula Ossea (SBTMO) produced the famous 'Pink Book'; this was rounded out with two publications on transplantation in acute myeloid leukemia7 and autoimmune diseases.8

Table 1

Guidelines published on hematological diseases.

Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) has well-defined clinical, cytogenetic, and morphological characteristics; it encompasses 10% to 15% of all myeloid-type leukemias. Its molecular bases are well defined, with different variations influencing the treatment of patients.9 The results, as reported by the International Consortium on APL, established the treatment strategies and the conduct for the disease in developing countries.10,11

The guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of APL12 are published in this issue of the RBHH, the first in 2014, thereby adding to those already published. Hopefully, this will stimulate other experts to continue this hard work, aiming to contribute to medical practice and to solidify the knowledge on the diagnoses and treatment of hematologic diseases.


Research on the concept of law implies taking into account the existenceof multiple epistemological models. It is important not only to understandthis epistemological dispersion at the philosophical level of the law, legalscience and the classification of knowledge; it also directly involves consideringthe polysemy of the concept of law. In natural law in general, thiselucidation implies broaching the relationships that exist between justiceand the different components of the legal world. At present, that relationshipbetween justice and law has given rise to numerous explanations. For Rodolfo Vigo, the concept of law can be understood as the relationshipbetween two or more persons pursuant to what Finance proposed. On theother hand, Vigo himself suggests that some authors, such as Suarez,maintain the concept of law can be defended in its most reliable sense assubjective law. This also could refer to the just or fair proportion of assetsthat are distributed among the members of a society, pursuant to M. Villey,or ultimately to opting for the constructing a definition based on thefocal meaning of the law, as J.Finnis does in his work.The purpose of this article is to show how, in the new natural law, the relationshipis of the same substance or inseparable from justice, since thenotion of what is fair or just is directly related to the person, as inscribedin the philosophy of being. Specifically, in the work of Massini, humanconduct stands out as the first analogue of the concept of law, a situationthat implies not only an organization of the levels in the legal world, butalso practical effects in the decisions to be adopted.


Four activated carbons based on red mombin seeds, cocoa pod husk, the external part of mango pits and coffee husk were prepared by chemical activation using zinc chloride. Adsorption isotherms of hydrogen measured by volumetric method under supercritical conditions corresponding to the three temperature levels (77 K, 273 K and 298 K) and the pressure range of 0–1000 kPa were determined. The dependence of the hydrogen adsorbed amount on equilibrium pressure was linear for all adsorption isotherms measured at 273 and 298 K. Corresponding excess adsorption experimental data were fitted by Henry's adsorption isotherm with an excellent goodness of fit. Moreover, Dubinin-Radushkevich adsorption isotherm was demonstrated to fit the excess adsorption data at 77 K with high accuracy.


Is a scientific theory, for Quine, a true description of the World? His attitude .in his essay "Identity, Ostension and 2 Hypostasis" indicates a negative answer. He argues that the very question of whether a theory is a genuine reflection of reality is a meaningless one because we cannot detach ourselves from our theory of the world to compare it objectively with 'unconceptualized reality'. Hence


The aim of this study was to understand why some students avoid seeking help when they find classwork difficult. We employed a qualitative methodology to discover the theories in use that described and explained what high school students did and did not do when they did not understand in math classes. After 5 classroom observations of students' help-seeking behavior, stimulated recall interviews were conducted with 18 students to compare the tacit reasoning of help-seeking and help-avoiding students. The findings from our study suggested that categorizing students as either help seekers or avoiders did not adequately capture the variation in their behavior. Rather, our analysis of students' theories in use enabled us to reveal the tensions they experienced between their learning goals and the psychological risks they associated with help seeking, and to draw connections between this tension system and their actual help-seeking behavior. For instance, students were much more likely to seek help privately than publicly, not because the help provided in private situations was more effective but because they anticipated fewer psychological risks. This study provides an initial proof of concept that some students' help seeking decisions may be the result of a set of complex forces, existing in a state of tension, rather than a more stable property of individuals. Furthermore, advancing our understanding of those forces may require better integration of qualitative and quantitative research. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)


Component software design is the great change of the software design domain, and the system architecture of component software is some different to the traditional software design. The planar system architecture model which based on the studying of component software system architecture is put forword, then the layer and tier of the component software planar are introduced separately.


Due to its capacity for temporal and spatial coverage, remote sensing has emerged as a powerful tool for mapping inundation. Many methods have been applied effectively in remote sensing flood analysis. Generally, supervised methods can achieve better precision than unsupervised. However, human intervention makes its results subjective and difficult to obtain automatically, which is important for disaster response. In this work, we propose a novel procedure combining spatiotemporal context learning method and Modest AdaBoost classifier, which aims to extract inundation in an automatic and accurate way. First, the context model was built with images to calculate the confidence value of each pixel, which represents the probability of the pixel remaining unchanged. Then, the pixels with the highest probabilities, which we define as 'permanent pixels', were used as samples to train the Modest AdaBoost classifier. By applying the strong classifier to the target scene, an inundation map can be obtained. The proposed procedure is validated using two flood cases with different sensors, HJ-1A CCD and GF-4 PMS. Qualitative and quantitative evaluation results showed that the proposed procedure can achieve accurate and robust mapping results.


The popularity and usefulness of microstrip antennas has made it increasingly necessary to find a method to accurately determine the radiation patterns of these antennas through the modeling process. One such tool studied was MSC/EMAS and MSC/XL, which are programs that utilize the finite element method. In this paper, these programs are used to construct and analyze several microstrip antennas such as a patch antenna, a square spiral antenna and an equiangular spiral antenna (the spiral antennas have become popular due their very large bandwidth and circular polarization). The far-field patterns were obtained and verified with a suitable reference, such as experimental data and/or theoretical data. The current density distributions on the radiating conductors were also examined to provide insight into the radiation of these antennas.


The differentiating needs of companies have caused the focused issue to change in internal audition in time. In addition to controls, first, corporate governance and then risk management becomes the field of internal auditing. The possible roles of internal auditing unit in the process of risk management are the base of this study. This approach, which could be defined as Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Based Internal Auditing has been designed in the study on the basis of ERM framework published by COSO. This approach makes it possible to transfer data from ERM process to auditing.


Implementation of the viterbi decoder in the FPGA plays a dominant role for power and high speed mechanisms. The viterbi decoder is the most efficient decoder. It is commonly used in a wide range of communication and data storage applications. It uses trellis coded modulation (TCM) technique to find the trellis path in the circuit. Here, pre-computation techniques have been adopted for the trellis coded modulation. The main aim of this project is to integrate more number of SOC. The general solution for achieving high speed and low power has been tested with viterbi encoder and decoder and the results are implemented using Xilinx ISim synthesis tool. Implementation results shows that the adapted mechanism plays a dominant role in today's communication system.


DC railway systems have great potential for improvements in their total energy consumption. In these systems, the available braking energy is dissipated when there are no nearby trains. Thus, adding energy recovery devices (e.g., substation inverters or energy storage systems) would enable the reutilization of the braking energy. However, the placement of any solution on the supply line must be carefully studied beforehand. This paper presents the development of a Hardware-in-the-Loop simulation of a DC railway system. It consists of a numerical simulation of the traction system of a train (with its control and braking strategy) and reduced-scale hardware of a traction power substations and the supply line. This simulator could be used as a decision-making tool for improvements on DC railway systems.


This paper presents a simulation modeling for the hardware development of photovoltaic three-phase voltage source inverter utilizing dSPACE DS1104 controller platform. The controller links the MATLAB/Simulink simulated model to the inverter prototype for operation in real-time. It generates a sinusoidal pulse-width modulation (SPWM) signals for switching devices (IGBTs) with the accomplishment of fuzzy logic controller and Park transformation. Consequently, the inverter provides power not only to the local loads but also feeds the available excess power to the grid. The current and voltage control strategies which are implemented by using the fuzzy logic controller regulate the 50 Hz sinusoidal ac output current and voltage for both modes of operations namely isolated and grid-connected mode. The simulation was carried out with the PV generator simulator to facilitate the real PV power transfer to the local loads and grid. With the excellent results of 2.48% in the total harmonic distortion (THD) of output voltage, suggests that the proposed control system exhibits a good performance, thus can be translated into a prototype by utilizing the dSPACE platform. The simulation results waveforms such as ac output voltages, current and system power flow are presented to validate the efficacy of the control system.


This paper is an empirical research concerning with the organization, functioning and staffing of the all day schools. The results have shown that the department of creative activities within the school consists mainly from teachers with only few years of educational experience. The great majority of teachers are not willing to continue offer their services under the present conditions. The evidence also suggest that half of the teachers that went to these schools on their own wish, do not want to stay at these types of schools. Thus, it is suggested either the improvement or the re-designing of these types of schools in order to the efficiency to be raised or the continuation of the present state of these schools with all the administrative and educational weaknesses.


The following article contains a description of the mechanics work at SLAC from October 1978 thru September 1979. Mechanics prototyping and testing will continue for the next year, hence, this report only contains preliminary results.


Cultivation of variable alfalfa meets the requirements of biological agriculture, has a powerful phytomeliorative effect, is a large-scale source of biological nitrogen, increases soil fertility and yields of subsequent crops, reduces the cost of agricultural products, contributes to resource conservation and increases the competitiveness of crop and livestock produc


(SOURCES, ABSORBTION, DISTRIBUTION IN THE BODY, BIOMEDICAL FUNCTIONS AND EXCRETION)
Iron is the 26th atom in the periodic table with a molecular weight of approximately 56. It is the
most abundant trace element as it is present in most cells of the body, plasma and the ECF.
Iron is an absolute requirement for most forms of life ,it serves numerous functions in the body
especially relating to the transport of O2 in Hb. Its unique ability to serve as both an electron
donor and acceptor (and bind electronegative elements like nitrogen, oxygen and sulphur) makes
it important in many life processes.
It exists in two states of oxidation in the body which are the ferric form (Fe3+) and the ferrous
form (Fe2+). Fe3+ is favored at neutral PH while Fe2+ is favored in more acidic PH. When in the
Fe3+ state, iron will form large complexes with anions, water and peroxides.


The paper is aimed at studying the texts of Russian Constitutional Court decisions, issued from 1992 to 2018. We analyzed the corpus, consisting of 584 decisions or 3,426,747 tokens (incl. punctuation marks) and tested the hypothesis about increasing lexical complexity of the documents. Using the R package stylo and MFW statistics, we got a picture that reflects the differences of the texts by years. The results of cluster analysis show that the texts of the 90s and 2000s are combined into the first large cluster. The second large cluster includes the texts of the 2010s. Using the R package quanteda, we obtained the values of 11 lexical diversity measures. We chose the index K (Yule's K) as a basic measure, relatively more reliable and independent of the text length, and then interpreted the values of this measure. In general, the value of K decreases over the years, except for the texts of 2006, in which there is a noticeable increase in the index value, and the texts of 1993, in which the outlier is observed. The calculation hapax proportion shows a picture of a gradual decrease in the share of hapaxes. If we apply the traditional approach to the interpretation of TTR values and derived metrics, we can conclude that, as the lexical diversity decreases and the proportion of hapaxes decreases, the texts become easier to read.


We report on 2 patients who presented to the ear, nose, and throat (ENT) clinic. Clinical examination demostrated tongue deviation towards the left side, without other neurological symptoms. Imaging studies, Neck CT and MR angiograms, revealed intramural haematoma, thickening and stenosis of the right distal extracranial internal carotid artery (ICA) consistent with spontaneous dissection.


Net optical attenuation in optical CT scanning is usually determined by pre and postirradiation scans. Replacement of the pre-irradiation scan by a scan of different wavelength, acquired concurrently with the post irradiation scan is proposed. This would result in greater practicality of gel dosimetry and potentially improved image quality. This study indicates that the approach may be viable, however experimental investigation is required for analysis of the prospective benefits of removing inter-scan variations.


2010 witnessed that contagious strikes occurred mainly in automobile industry in Guangdong province. News regarding the first case of workers' strike Foshan Nanhai Honda had been widely circulated all over the world. Many argue that Honda workers' collective action is a transitional signal indicating a start of the era of workers' contention. And the success of subsequent union re-election and collective bargaining suggested their achievement of workers' collective rights. Nevertheless, through one-year in-depth study on workers' strike, union re-election and two respective collective bargaining processes, this article attempts to explore the "truth of the story" and the underlying mechanism which elicited the achievement of collective labor rights within the context of current Chinese politics. Arguably, the political space in accomplishing workers' collective rights is basically dependent upon the interrelationship between the workers' contentment and the "bottom line" of the local government in economic and social development. And through comparing Honda case with another one, the shrinkage of the political space of achievement of workers' collective rights implies the government's priority to political control over workers' protest by prompting more tactical collective bargaining.


This paper discussed the innovative role of the farmer co-operative organizations. But some problems were existed in this process. Therefore, some countermeasures were put forward about the farmer co-operative organizations.


A survey of 1,180 sixth, ninth, and eleventh graders in three school districts in the State of Washington found that 34 per cent of male Native Americans, 24 per cent of female Native Americans, 20 per cent of male non-natives and 4 per cent of female non-natives are current users of smokeless tobacco products. In all areas and groups, the best predictor of whether an adolescent is a user is the use pattern of friends.


Parotid gland metastasis of lung cancer is extremely rare, especially as the only metastatic site of lung adenocarcinoma, no case has been reported. We sum up the experiences of missed-diagnosis through analyzing the diagnosis and management process of a 66-year-old Chinese male patient retrospectively who presented with parotid gland metastases of lung adenocarcinoma and reviewed related literatures. In conclusion, a potential metastases of lung cancer should not be ignored although it is extremely rare. Especially in patients with a prior history of cancer where the possibility of metastasis, even if improbable, should be kept in mind. Fine needle aspiration (FNA) is the first diagnostic procedure to be done and immunocytochemistry can provide valuable information. Superficial parotidectomy when feasible with adjuvant radiotherapy is the preferred approach for solitary metastasis of the parotid. The prognosis, however, remains poor regardless of the treatment modality used.


This paper presents a Java-based reactive programming framework well adapted to the construction of complex behaviors for CG objects within virtual environments. This reactive approach is based on an instantaneously broadcast event model and a semanticallysound synchronous/reactive formalism. The reactive framework degree of expressiveness is illustrated through several examples of behaviors which range from low-level animation of virtual creatures to high-level control of autonomous creatures' actions.


The utility model provides a double-faced dress with adjustable cuffs and a bottom hem, and belongs to the technical field of machining clothing. A tightening devices is arranged at the cuff of each sleeve; each tightening device consists of a far-end button, a near-end button, a through hole and a belt loop; the through hole is far from the edge of the near-end button and is connected with the belt loop; a button eye is formed in the belt loop; and the far-end button and the near-end button are arranged on the back surface of the cuff of each sleeve. At ordinary times, the button eye in the belt loop is buttoned on the near-end button; when the cuff needs to be tightened, the button eye in the belt loop is buttoned on the far-end button; if a user wants to turn the back surface of a dress outwards, the belt loop passes through the through hole; the button eye in the belt loop is buttoned with the far-end button or the near-end button of the back surface; and the tightening devices can be respectively arranged at both sides of the bottom hem. The double-faced dress provided by the utility model can be used for tightening the cuffs and the bottom hem of the dress, and has the advantages of being convenient to operate, simple in structure, and attractive and elegant in appearance.


The invention discloses a method for producing duck tembusu virus inactivated vaccines in a large scale. According to the method, high-density culture of cells is performed by using a bioreactor culture technology to produce the duck tembusu virus inactivated vaccines. Compared with a conventional rotating bottle production process, the method for producing duck tembusu virus inactivated vaccines in a large scale has the characteristics that the automated control degree is high, and the production can be monitored in real time to ensure that the product quality is uniform and stable; and manpower and material resources can be saved during production to reduce the production cost; and the produced venom is high in virus content and low in inter-batch difference, and side effects are reduced.


By performing inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy on single-molecule junctions fabricated through electromigration, we were able to detect polarity-dependent frequency shifts in the molecular vibrational spectra. This observation in conjunction with a simple theoretical model is used to infer the magnitude of local electric field (a crucial and previously inaccessible parameter for understanding charge transport in single-molecule junctions) on the molecule. Electric field induced conformational changes are also detected within this set of measurements.


Designs of two multi-beam klystrons with parameters suitable for ILC and for the 8-GeV pulsed stage of Project X (PX) have been developed. The chief distinction of these tubes from other MBKs is their low operating voltage, namely 60 kV for the ILC tube and 30 kV for the PX tube. Advantages of low voltage include no requirement for pulse transformers or oil-tanks for highvoltage components, and simpler modulators. A 6beamlet quadrant of the ILC tube has been built and is soon to undergo tests; it is designed to produce 2.5 MW at 1.3 GHz in a 1.6 ms wide pulse at a 10 Hz pulse rate; a four-quadrant future version would produce 10 MW. The 6-beamlet PX tube is to produce 520kW, and would operate in one of two regimes, either at a repetition rate of 2 Hz delivering 30 ms pulses, or at 10 Hz delivering 8.5 ms-long pulses. The PX tube is currently undergoing engineering design, with construction scheduled for completion by the end of 2014.


The main purpose of this study is to differentiate Sasang Constitutions of men and women by measuring 5 parts of the body. By the definitions about Four Chos(四焦) in ${\ulcorner}$ The Discourse on Viscera and Bowels(臟腑論) ${\lrcorner}$ , the body is divided into four parts and sets up the fiv...


The number of single households is gradually increasing in Japan. The majority of them are consisting of elderly people. The "Biofied Building" that can monitor and control living spaces will help those people in many aspects. One of the key items to be acquired is the information about the resident's activity. In this paper, we suggest an activity recognition method for two categories of activities, "Single type" and "Multiple type." We use the consecutive depth data obtained by Kinect. The R transformation, variance, PCA, LDA, and kmeans classification are used for classification. Ten activities data sets consisting of six "Single type" and four "Multiple type" conducted by eleven subjects are used for verification.


Remember your days as a student when silly behaviour at the end of year revue was not only tolerated but applauded?


In this paper, we propose a probabilistic method to generate abstract scene graphs for table-top scenes from 6D object pose estimates. We explicitly make use of task-specific context knowledge by encoding this knowledge as descriptive rules in Markov logic networks. Our approach to generate scene graphs is probabilistic: Uncertainty in the object poses is addressed by a probabilistic sensor model that is embedded in a data driven MCMC process. We apply Markov logic inference to reason about hidden objects and to detect false estimates of object poses. The effectiveness of our approach is demonstrated and evaluated in real world experiments.


This paper is intended as a guide to statistical inference fo r loss distributions. There are three basic approaches to deriving the loss distribution in an insurance risk model: e mpirical, analytical, and moment based. The empirical method is based on a su fficiently smooth and accurate estimate of the cumulative dist ribution function (cdf) and can be used only when large data sets are available. The analy tical approach is probably the most often used in practice and certainly the most frequently adopted in the ac tuarial literature. It reduces to finding a suitable analyti cal expression which fits the observed data well and which is easy to handle. In some applications the exact shape of the loss distribution is not required. We may then use the moment based approach, which consists of estimating only the lowest characteristics (moments) of the distribution, lik e the mean and variance. Having a large collection of distributions to choose from, w e need to narrow our selection to a single model and a unique parameter estimate. The type of the objective loss di stribution can be easily selected by comparing the shapes of the empirical and theoretical mean excess functions. Goo dness-of-fit can be verified by plotting the corresponding limited expected value functions. Finally, the hypothesis that the modeled random event is governed by a certain loss distribution can be statistically tested.


The training manual describes the current two-circuit framework conditions for working with staff in the organization. In the content of the first circuit-labor law, Economics, national education, unions of public interest, the situation. The second outline of the framework conditions includes the demographic situation, technical changes, transformations in society and the reassessment of values, the pluralism of forms of life and the improvement of its quality. A detailed view of the work with older employees is given on the basis of the statement of the necessity and directions of changing the usual approaches to personnel management.
The specifics of the manual-familiarity with the reader with the scientific discussion about aging employed in the trends of transformation of the labor market, scientific ideas about the age limits of the employed population, stereotypes and their changes in relation to age employees, the implementation of the basic functions of personnel management, taking into account the changing demographic situation.
The publication is addressed to undergraduates, students, graduate students, researchers and practitioners studying the problems of aging team and engaged in the construction of relevant and effective personnel policy in organizations.


Use your device to scan and read the article online Introduction: A mentally retarded child puts burden and responsibility on their family, especially the mother, and disturbs her general health. Since spiritual wellbeing is one of the most important sociocultural factors related to health, this study aimed to determine the correlation between spiritual health and public health among mothers of mentally disabled children in Hamadan.


The need to demonstrate value to the MNC through developing new and novel capabilities while complying with parent-driven strategy thus represents a key subsidiary dilemma, yet remains an underexplored phenomenon in international business research. Framing this dilemma via an ambidexterity lens, our chapter explores how five subsidiary units balance and negotiate allegiances within a modern MNC context. We find that in the subsidiary context aligning and adapting may not be competing or exclusive strategies, but in effect two sides of the same coin. The structural context can shape relative levels of alignment via controlling mechanisms and monitoring of operations while the subsidiary's behavioral context, idiosyncratic to the subsidiary, can dictate its capacity to generate initiatives and to create new and novel capabilities for diffusion across the MNC network.


This item is a postcard sent to Clare Gass in Montreal, Quebec from an unknown sender in Stevenston, Scotland. The image on the front is of the Industrial hall and Palace of History in Glasgow, Scotland.


In order to reduce the gain variation $(\boldsymbol{GV})$ for quasi-isotropic antennas, a coplanar triple-independent-element model (CTIEM) has been proposed and quantitatively analyzed. According to the analytical model, a $\boldsymbol{GV}$ as low as 0.014 dB can be obtained, which is very close to an ideal isotropic source.


In the present paper the investigations on conversion efficiency of two rectenna configurations viz. rectenna using half wave series diode rectifier and half wave shunt diode rectifier for satellite solar power station is presented. The analysis was carried out using equivalent circuit approach with ORCAD 9.1 software. It is found that the conversion efficiency is lowest for maximum load in both configurations. Typically conversion efficiency of rectenna using half wave series diode rectifier is 41.23% at 100Ω load whereas it is 15.34% for 500Ω load. It is also envisaged that the performance of the rectenna should not be judged only by its conversion efficiency for low RF input, instead load current should also be considered. It is also significant to note that the shunt rectifier circuit provided almost constant conversion efficiency for all the loads considered at lower and higher range of RF input. This indicates that rectenna using shunt rectifier is equally good both for lower and higher RF input power.


We present a new feature type named rating-based feature and evaluate the contribution of this feature to the task of document-level sentiment analysis. We achieve state-of-the-art results on two publicly available standard polarity movie datasets: on the dataset consisting of 2000 reviews produced by Pang and Lee (2004) we obtain an accuracy of 91.6% while it is 89.87% evaluated on the dataset of 50000 reviews created by Maas et al. (2011). We also get a performance at 93.24% on our own dataset consisting of 233600 movie reviews, and we aim to share this dataset for further research in sentiment polarity analysis task.


Objective
To evaluate the efficacy of visual perception training system based on cloud computing.

Methods
This was a clinical trials study. Eighty-eight of sixty cases of monocular or binocular amblyopia aged from 5 to 19 years old were collected from hospital data during January to May 2014, and were randomly divided into Group A (43 eyes of 30 cases) and Group B (45 eyes of 30 cases) . Subjects in Group A received the near work, Group B were trained with visual perception training based on cloud computing. Both groups trained for 3 months. Occlusion therapy was used in the unilateral amblyopic patients. Visual acuity and contrast sensitivity were compared between the two groups. Data were analyzed using ANOVA and t-test, and compare of contrast sensitivity using Bonferroni.

Results
After one month's training, visual acuity in amblyopic eyes were improved in both groups, but the improvement was larger in Group B (t=-2.405, P<0.05) . After three months' training, visual acuity and contrast sensitivity were both improved in two groups, but the improvement was more significant in Group B (t=-2.883, P<0.05) . For the monocular amblyopic patients, the"fellow eye"in Group B also showed a significant improvement in contrast sensitivity at medium spatial frequency (t=-3.580, P<0.008 3) , but there were no significant differences in Group A.

Conclusion
The visual perception training method based on cloud computing can effectively improve the visual function in amblyopic patients, and is expected to become a new way for treatment of amblyopia.

Key words:
Amblyopia; Cloud computing; Visual perception training; Contrast sensitivity


Knowledge of marine geodiversity aids in the understanding of geological processes that operate in the marine domain. These processes are responsible for the creation of landscapes, interference in ocean current patterns and sediment deposition, forma- tion of mineral deposits, triggering of geological hazards and biodiversity development, among other aspects. Marine geodi- versity surveys enable an integrated perspective of the dynamics and geological processes occurring in the continental margins and sea basins. They can provide essential information regarding the suitability and limitations of this region during considera- tions of numerous possibilities for use. This study was aimed at developing a regional-scale model for characterizing marine geodiversity in the Vitoria-Trindade Volcanic Seamount Ridge and its adjacent marine areas in the South Atlantic off the coast of southeastern Brazil. The adopted methodology involved defining marine geodiversity compartments in a geographic information system environment by inte- grating and analyzing spatial variables obtained from bathymetric, geological, and geophysical data as well as by using infor- mation available from the literature, government databases, and research institutions. Five representative aspects of geodiver- sity in the study area were defined, namely, scientific, environmental, economic, academic, and geotouristic characteristics. From this analysis, 13 key areas with peculiar aspects of geodiversity, geoheritage, and potential use were selected for further analyses. For the selected areas, records of scientific and educational interest about the geological history of the opening of the South Atlantic Ocean and formation of the Brazilian continental margin were reviewed and potential areas of use aimed at geotourism and mineral exploration were examined. Restrictions on use related to geologic hazards and anthropogenic actions as well as the legal, technological, and financial aspects arising from the occupation of these spaces were discussed. The information obtained aims to support the actions of the Brazilian government for marine spatial planning with regard to the exploitation of resources and geoconservation of the unique aspects of the geological history of Brazil and the most suscep- tible habitats. This work also serves as an orientation framework for future surveys of geodiversity in other marine regions.


BACKGROUND
 Currently, the screening of perinatal mental health symptoms is confined to maternity and primary care settings. Critically, the ever-increasing pressure on healthcare systems has resulted in under-recognition of perinatal mental disorders. Digital mental health tools, such as applications (apps) could provide an option for accessible perinatal mental health screening and assessments. However, there is a lack of information regarding the availability and effectiveness of perinatal app options.

 OBJECTIVE
 To evaluate the current state of diagnostic and screening apps for perinatal mental health available on the Google Play store (Android) and Apple App store (iOS), and to review their features following the App Evaluation Model framework.

 METHODS
 A systematic review approach was used to identify perinatal mental health assessment apps on the Apple App store and Google Play store. 14 apps met inclusion criteria, were downloaded, and reviewed in a standardized manner using the App Evaluation Model framework. The framework comprised 107 questions allowing for a comprehensive assessment of app origin, functionality, engagement features, security, and clinical use.

 RESULTS
 The majority of apps were developed by for-profit companies (n=10), followed by private individuals (n=2), and trusted healthcare companies (n=2). Three apps were only available on Android devices, four were available only on iOS devices, and seven on both platforms. Approximately a third of apps (n=5) had been updated within the last 180 days. Most apps did not have enough reviews to display average ratings. Twelve apps offered the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) in its original version or in rephrased versions. Additionally, one app included screening scales for anxiety, insomnia, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Engagement, input, and output features included reminder notifications, connection to therapists, and free writing features. Six apps offered psychoeducational information or references. Privacy policies were available for 11 of the 14 apps, with a median Flesch-Kincaid reading grade level of 12.3 One app claimed to be compliant with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act standards, two apps claimed to be General Data Protection Regulation compliant. Of the apps that could be accessed in full (n=10), all appeared to fulfil the claims stated in their description. Only one app referenced a relevant peer-reviewed study. All the apps provided a warning for use highlighting that the mental health assessment result should not be interpreted as a diagnosis nor as a substitute for medical care, hence all the apps were regarded as reference apps and not self-help tools. Only three apps allowed users to export or email their mental health test results.

 CONCLUSIONS
 These results support the view that there is space for designing and improving perinatal mental health applications. To this end, we recommend three areas of focus for app developers and clinicians looking to design apps for perinatal mental health assessment.


: The genus Capsicum displays a wide genetic variability and studies focusing on diversity among genotypes are used in breeding programs. This study aimed to estimate the genetic variability based on morphoagronomic descriptors of pepper genotypes. The experiment was installed in a completely randomized design with 12 treatments and five replicates. The genotypes were evaluated for nine morphological and horticultural traits. The analysis of genetic divergence among the genotypes was determined by multivariate techniques, based on principal components and cluster analysis, via hierarchical grouping with average linkage (Unweighted Pair-Group Method using Arithmetic Mean - UPGMA). All quantitative descriptors were significant at 1 and 5% by the F-test. Principal component analysis showed that the first two major components accumulated 70% of the total variance. The UPGMA grouping method delineated five distinct groups, indicating the existence of genetic variability among the studied genotypes. The genotypes that gathered attributes of relevant ornamental value were 'Pirâmide ornamental', 'Tabasco' and 'Malagueta'. The most promising genotypes for fresh consumption were 'Dedo de moça', 'Rocoto vermelha', 'Rocoto amarela' and 'Jalapeño'. These genotypes present the potential to be used in breeding programs of pepper plants for ornamental purposes.


A regional frequency analysis including reconstructed major flash flood events on ungauged catchments that occurred in Slovakia during the past few decades is carried out. These events are characterized by extremely high discharge values, largely exceeding the highest the values recorded on the gauged catchments (e.g., the Strba Creek event, June 24, 2001, had a peak discharge of 65 m3/s related to the catchment area of only 2.5 km2).


: Background and Objectives multiple pregnancies have been increased in industrialized countries. Twins is considered as high risk pregnancy due to a significant increase in maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity. So, the aim of this study is to determine the prevalence, causes and outcomes of twin pregnancies at the Ayatollah Rouhani Hospital of Babol. Methods This descriptive study was performed on pregnant women by twin pregnancies over 24 weeks


Objective To investigate the proliferation function of gamma delta T cells by IL-2 and nitro- gen eontaining-bisphosphonates(N-BP)-stimulated on patients with cancer.Methods We analyzed 103 patients with eaneer and 43 healthy individuals.Gamma delta T cells proliferation assay in vivo determine the absolute count of gamma delta T cells before and after treatment by flow cytometry.Gamma delta T cells proliferation assay in vitro determines the relative count of gamma delta T cells after IL-2 and N-BP-stimulated by flow cytometry. Results In patients with cancer and healthy individuals,the median of the absolute count of all T cells,gamma delta T cells and the percent of gamma delta T cells were 1306 cells/μl vs 1522 cells/μl(P=0.003),64 cells/μl vs 162 cells/μl(P0.001),5% vs 11%(P0.001).In 24 patients treated circulating the median of the ab- solute count of all T cells,gamma delta T cells and the percent of gamma delta T cells were 1283 cells/μl vs 1552 cells/μl(P=0.001),54 cells/hal vs 107 cells/μl(P0.001),6% vs 8%(P=0.008).The clinical response rate to IL-2 and N-BP-stimulated were 68.9% in all patients with cancer.Conclusion The function of gamma delta T cells proliferation is defective in the patients with cancer.The clinical response was different to IL-2 and N- BP-stimulated in differentiating patients with cancer individuals.The function of gamma delta T cells proliferation may be stimulated by IL-2 and N-BP.The gamma delta T cells proliferation assay in vitro may be applied to a tar- get of treatment by IL-2 and N-BP-stimulated.


The mechanism of evanescent field interaction is established between lutetium oxide (Lu2O3) and light on the surface of D-shaped optical fiber. The D-shaped optical fiber was prepared using rotating wheel technique with the improved two times polishing method. The side-polished fiber sample owns a remaining fiber diameter of 70 μm and polishing length of 1400 μm. Lutetium oxide was deposited onto the D-shaped optical fiber as a pulse initiator inside an erbium-doped fiber laser cavity. A Q-switched with operating wavelength of 1565 nm was generated. Stable pulses were recorded as the pump power raised from 146 to 162 mW with pulse width as short as 450 ns and repetition rate of 0.967 MHz. As the pump power varied, output power of 120 to 160 μW which corresponds to pulse energy of 124 to 166 pJ were obtained.


With the public economics theory,the supply of peasants' public products problem is analysed,in the paper The paper analyses the concept of public products supply and the low efficiency problem of supply by the government. To design the incentive mechanism of the peasants' public sport supply is key to solving problems of peasants' sport development.


This paper aims to discuss the reasons and solutions why and how Indonesian Migrant Workers (IMWs), need to increase their English proficiency. We use a sociolinguistic approach to understanding the phenomenon of English as a Global Language including its history, social functions, prestige, and why its speakers gain better social status in society. Furthermore, we discuss the data we gained from dispersing questionnaires for need analysis in google forms to some networks of Indonesian in Hong Kong (59 correspondents). The data doubtlessly show they want to enhance their English mastery and intend to join our free online English course program. In the second year of the program (2022), we become more convinced in conducting the program for a longer run in the future, as unexpectedly the number of IMWs who want to join the course has raised four times (about three hundred from the expected ninety participants only), and have gained supports from various institutions such as the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesian in Hong Kong and Macau, and Indonesian Diaspora Network Global. As an academic institution, we are assured that the present program will be a valuable contribution for society, especially the IMWs.


Deep Neural Networks are known for their applications in the domains like computer vision, natural language processing, speech recognition, pattern recognition etc. Though these models are incredibly powerful they consume a considerable amount of memory bandwidth, storage and other computational resources. These heavy models can be successfully executed on machines with CPU/GPU/TPU support. It becomes difficult for the embedded devices to execute them as they are computationally constrained. In order to ease the deployment of these models onto the embedded devices we need to optimize them. Optimization of the model refers to the decrease in model size without compromising with the performance such as model accuracy, number of flops, and model parameters. We present a hybrid optimisation method to address this problem. Hybrid optimization is a 2-phase technique, pruning followed by quantization. Pruning is the process of eliminating inessential weights and connections in order to reduce the model size. Once the unnecessary parameters are removed, the weights of the remaining parameters are converted into 8-bit integer value and is termed quantization of the model. We verify and validate the performance of this hybrid optimization technique for image classification task on the CIFAR-10 dataset. We performed hybrid optimization process for 3 heavy weight models in this work namely ResNet56, ResNet110 and GoogleNet. On an average, the difference in number of flops and parameters is 40%. The reduction in number of parameters and flops has negligible effect on model performance and the variation in accuracy is less than 2%. Further, the optimized model is deployed on edge devices and embedded platform, NVIDIA Jetson TX2 Module.


The surface recombination current at the emitter‐base heterojunction of AlGaAs/GaAs heterojunction bipolar transistors prepared either by liquid phase or molecular‐beam epitaxy have been studied. An ideality factor close to 1.5 was observed for those transistors with an undoped AlxGa1−xAs (x=0,0.1,0.2) spacer layer being employed in between the emitter‐base heterojunction. Evidence is provided indicating that the rate‐limiting process for surface current transport is the electron injection through the surface channel near the emitter‐spacer junction surface. It was also found that the emitter edge‐thinning design will be most effective when the emitter‐base junction is graded and the exposed base surface is a wide band‐gap AlGaAs layer. By using compositional grading of the emitter‐base junction and emitter edge‐thinning design, high gain (4200) npn AlGaAs/GaAs heterojunction bipolar transistors prepared by molecular‐beam epitaxy can be obtained.


The utility model discloses an intelligent positioner for a valve. The intelligent positioner comprises a bottom shell, a cover shell, a plastic face shell, a main control panel, a piezoelectric drive amplifier, an air guide part, a feedback gear and a position sensor, wherein the bottom shell and the cover shell are connected in a clamping way; the plastic surface shell is arranged below the cover shell; the main control panel is positioned below the plastic surface shell; the piezoelectric drive amplifier and the position sensor are connected with the main control panel; the air guide part is positioned below the main control panel and in the bottom shell; and the feedback gear is connected with the position sensor. The intelligent positioner for the valve can improve the positioning precision and reduce the cost.


This paper examines using artificial neural networks to optimize energy management in smart homes. We present insights from a highly influential paper. Here are the highlights from this paper: Home energy optimization is increasing in research interest as smart technologies in appliances and other home devices are increasing in popularity, particularly as manufacturers move to produce appliances and devices which work in conjunction with the Internet. Home energy optimization has the potential to reduce energy consumption through "smart energy management" of appliances. Information and communications technologies (ICTs) help achieve energy savings with the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and attaining effective environmental protection in several contexts including electricity generation and distribution. This "smart energy management" is utilized at the residential customer level through "smart homes." This paper compares two artificial neural networks (ANN) used to support home energy management (HEM) systems based on Bluetooth low energy, called BluHEMS. The purpose of the algorithms is to optimize energy use in a typical residential home. The first ANN uses the Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm and the second uses the Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm enhanced by a second order correction known as geodesic acceleration. For our overseas readers, we then present the insights from this paper in Spanish, French and German.


Theseverity of manufacturing anomalies on acryogenic engine nozzle divergent is experimentally evaluatedinreal time in this paper. Cryogenic engine nozzles are cooled in a regenerative manner to attain maximal combustion efficiency. To facilitate this, cooling channels are provided on the nozzle body and the divergent parts also. The nozzle divergent under study was a double wall construction, wherein the inner wall (shell) was having integrally milled cooling channels on to which the outer wall (shell) was vacuum brazed. Specific folds noticed on the outer and inner walls of the nozzle divergent after the brazing operation. The nature of the anomaly at the fold locations was not known. This paper reports the capability ofDigital Image Correlation (DIC) in detecting, locating and evaluating the influence of the above anomalies on the structural performance. Thereby, valuable information about the operating health of the component could be provided.


Internal combustion engines are commonly applied in vehicles and stationary equipment. They convert the energy contained in the fuel into mechanical work of the rotating crankshaft and, like all mechanical equipment, are subject to wear and tear and aging. The engine durability is described with design properties and, to a great extent, depends on the conditions of operation and the nature of the loads. As the engine degradation processes advance (variable temperatures, tribological processes, cavitation, chemical and electrochemical corrosion, aging etc.) the reliability and efficiency parameters deteriorate. As a consequence, the object wears, fails or is withdrawn from operation for economic or environmental reasons. Ever since the beginning of combustion engines, it has been observed that one of the key problems having impact on the engine operation is its correct adjustment. Degradation of the engine structure and engine incorrect adjustment may lead to the following phenomena in the internal combustion engine: deterioration of the engine efficiency, reduction of power, related to the reduction of mechanical efficiency, thermal efficiency and filling coefficient, increase in the emission of toxic compounds in the exhaust fumes, and possible damage to the engine components. Fig. 1a presents the differences in the fuel consumption for different valve clearance adjustments, and Fig. 1b presents the changes in the impact velocities of the valve against the valve seat allowing for the cam lift h). From the data shown in Fig. 1a, it follows that the changes in the valve clearance may lead to increased fuel consumption by the investigated internal combustion engine by approx. 9%, while the analysis of Fig. 1b leads to a conclusion that with the increasing valve clearance (lines: blue and green Fig.1b), the velocity of the impact of the valve against the valve seat grows, causing additional unwanted dynamic loads on the engine cylinder head of the engine. There are many methods of diagnosing the technical condition of combustion engines. They can be divided into methods utilizing Table 3. Steady state availability versus for Case 2


This paper will present an interdisciplinary approach to the study of culture and tourism on the identity of the city. It is based on the thesis, that culture as a process, thanks to the tourism, is constantly transforming into the culture as a product. Interaction of culture and tourism is the key prerequisite for the creation of a competitive and multicultural city identity. Cultural tourism, as a main result of interaction of culture and tourism, through interculturalism and multiculturalism makes the key prerequisite for the development of cultural identity of the city. When it comes to a competitive identity, not only the interaction of culture and tourism must be taken into consideration, but also people who live in the city, as well as investments in culture, politics and the city's brands. The authors carried out a research with the aim of gathering the information and drawing conclusions of identifying elements with multiculturalism and identity of the city Osijek, Croatia. The study was carried with the purpose of improvement cultural tourism in Osijek, and indirectly with the aim of strengthening the culture in general.


Objective To establish a headspace GC method for the determination of ethanol,acetonitrile,n-hexane,trichloromethane,tetrahydrofuran,dioxane,methylbenzene,N,N-dimethyl formamide,xylene in prulifloxacin.Methods The solvent was dimethyl sulfoxide and the carrier gas was nitrogen.The injector temperature was 200 ℃,and the detector temperature was 250 ℃.The analytical column was DM-5 capillary column(30 m×0.32 mm,0.25 μm).The column temperature was programmed raised,and all the residual solvents were determined.Results Each constituent could be completely separated with good linear relationship(r≥0.995 5)and the average recovery was 98.50%~99.99%.Conclusion This method was simple,accurate,sensitive and repeatable,it can be used for the determination of many residual solvents in Prulifloxacin.


The first page-sized a-Si:H sensor array intended for use as a contact imager is described. The array collects light very efficiently, making it well suited to high speed document input and medical x-ray imaging (by the addition of a phosphor). The array structure, control electronics and imaging properties are discussed. Data is presented from a 13" diagonal array with 512⋗560 pixels of size 0.45 mm, although the technology is capable of higher resolution. The image is read-out using 8 ICs containing 64 voltage sensitive amplifiers. The intrinsic dynamic range of the imaging array is about 105, but is limited to


A dynamic model and an improved current control technique for a quantum series resonant converter with non-periodic integral cycle mode are proposed to overcome the disadvantages of the integral cycle mode controlled series resonant converter. With the proposed dynamic model, a simple and exact analysis for the internal operational characteristics is newly explored. Based on this analysis, a new improved current control technique is developed and its advantages over other types of current control techniques are discussed. With respect to current ripple and current offset, near optimum operational mode patterns can be obtained using the proposed control technique. Furthermore, fast transient response with negligible overshoot can also be achieved.


Remote attestation (RA) is a means of malware detection, typically realized as an interaction between a trusted verifier and a potentially compromised remote device (prover). RA is especially relevant for low-end embedded devices that are incapable of protecting themselves against malware infection. Most current RA techniques require on-demand and uninterruptible (atomic) operation. The former fails to detect transient malware that enters and leaves between successive RA instances; the latter involves performing potentially time-consuming computation over prover's memory and/or storage, which can be harmful to the device's safety-critical functionality and general availability. However, relaxing either on-demand or atomic RA operation is tricky and prone to vulnerabilities. This paper identifies some issues that arise in reconciling requirements of safety-critical operation with those of secure remote attestation, including detection of transient and self-relocating malware. It also investigates mitigation techniques, including periodic self-measurements as well as interruptible attestation modality that involves shuffled memory traversals and various memory locking mechanisms.


This paper proposes a novel approach of transient-based faulty phase selection for double circuit lines on the same tower.This phase-selection algorithm uses the wavelet transform to extract the transient energy of current faulty component in each phase and takes the transient energy as phase selection criterion. First, according to the fault equivalence principle of the single line and double circuit lines on the same tower, this approach identifies the fault phase preliminarily. Then the transient energy magnitudes are compared to select the same-name-phase fault lines and further identify the fault phase precisely. At last, this paper presents a complete faulty phase selection based on the single terminal quantities of double circuit lines. The effectiveness of the approach has been verified by simulating different fault types, fault location, fault time and different transition resistance with PSCAD/EMTDC.


This article utilizes the literature material law,video analysis method,shooting method,made an analysis of our country outstanding female triple jump athletes' velocity changes in the first and second stages,and at the same time were compared to the world elite athletes.Furthermore it explored women's triple jump technology in the first and second jump speed distribution characteristics,to provide a theoretical reference for future teaching and training.


The influence of the aspect ratio and volume fraction of ferroelectric ceramic inclusions in a 0–3 matrix on the hydrostatic parameters of a three-component 1–3-type composite is studied to demonstrate the important role of the elastic properties of the two-component matrix on the composite performance. Differences in the elastic properties of the 0–3 matrix and single-crystal rods lead to a considerable dependence of the hydrostatic response of the composite on the anisotropy of the matrix elastic properties. The performance of a 1–0–3 0.92Pb(Zn1/3Nb2/3)O3–0.08PbTiO3 SC/modified PbTiO3 ceramic/polyurethane composite suggests that this composite system is of interest for hydroacoustic applications due to its high hydrostatic piezoelectric coefficients $d_{h}^{\ast} \approx \; $(400--500)$ \; \textrm{pC/N}$ and $g_{h}^{\ast} \sim 0.1 \; \textrm{V} \! \cdot \! \textrm{m}/ \textrm{N}$, squared figure of merit $d_{h}^{\ast}g_{h}^{\ast} \approx $(30--40)$ \cdot 10^{-12} \; \textrm{Pa}^{-1}$, and electromechani...


For a zero mean, proper, complex random vector x, the Hermitian covariance Exx is a complete second-order characterization. However, if the vector x is improper, it is correlated with its complex conjugate, meaning Exx 6= 0. This improper or complementary covariance must be accounted for in a complete second-order characterization. The improper covariance has been exploited for widely linear (WL) Wiener filters and WL minimum mean squared error (MMSE) estimators, and the improvement in performance of the WLMMSE estimator over the LMMSE estimator has been quantified. In this paper we consider the design of the widely linear Kalman filter (WLKF). We analyze the WLKF, extended WLKF, and unscented WLKF. The key idea of this paper is to modify the error covariance matrices and the construction of effective sigma points in the WLKF in a systematic way that exploits the Hermitian and complementary covariance of improper states and noises.


The adoption of k   Two-Equation model of large-eddy simulation is to simulate the molten steel flow in 700mm×700mm jumbo billet casting mold, and to calculate the steel flow, temperature and the distribution of inclusions in the case of different nozzle quantities and different nozzle insertion depth. The result showed that when changing the number of nozzles the temperature field changes significantly. The change of number of nozzles can make the inner temperature of the mold tends to be more stable and the formed shell becomes more uniform. When the nozzle insertion depth changes, it affects the vortex center position of recirculation zone and the floating of inclusions, at the same time, it affects the temperature distribution. Therefore, prompt depth can effectively improve the uniform growth of the formed shell.


The statistical process control (SPC) of destructive pull test on 1 Au gold wire is studied on two high-rel devices, namely #1 and #2. It was found that the Cpk of both parts are around 1.2, which have not meet our goal of 1.33 and the ultimately six sigma (Cpk= 2). However, this study shows that the traditional method of calculating Cpk has underestimated the capability of process control if considering the tolerance as asymmetric, such as the case for 1 mil gold wire bond.


Aquatic organisms exhibit a great deal of sensitivity to changes in their environment to which they respond in very different ways and degrees. The present study was conducted to address this issue. Two freshwater fishes Carassius auratus and Heteropneustes fossilis adapted to different ecological habitats were exposed to 12 h of moderate hypoxia (dissolved oxygen concentration 50-30% saturation) and 12 h of acute hypoxia (dissolved oxygen concentration < 30% saturation) conditions. The adrenal tissues of the two fishes were examined electron microscopically for the stress responses in the interrenal and chromaffin tissues the tissues associated with the production of the stress hormones. The findings indicate that while exposure to moderate hypoxia can be stressful to C. auratus eliciting hyperactivity in interrenal cells and stimulation of chromaffin cells, it does not produce any noticeable change in H. fossilis. Exposure to acute hypoxia conditions produced degenerative changes in C. auratus whereas in H. fossilis the stress responses were much reduced. In both the fishes, acute hypoxia induced activation of the chromaffin cells as displayed by the increased presence of adrenaline granules. However, in H. fossilis, a paracrine interaction of the interrenal and chromaffin tissues appear to be operating in modifying the stress response. The results highlight low tolerance of C. auratus and considerable plasticity of H. fossilis to hypoxia stress; capabilities that are in unison with their adaptations to different ecological habitats.


We show, via a simple parametrization of the multiplicity distribution of charged particles in ee annihilation at the Z peak in terms of the weighted superposition of two negative binomial distributions, that both the shoulder structure in the intermediate multiplicity range and the oscillation in sign of the ratio of factorial cumulants over factorial moments of increasing order are related to hard gluon radiation. Talk presented at the 7th International Workshop "Correlations and Fluctuation" (Nijmegen, The Netherlands, June 30 – July 6, 1996) and at the 28th International Conference on High Energy Physics – ICHEP 96 (Warsaw, Poland, July 25–31, 1996). E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com E-mail: email@example.com COMMON ORIGIN OF THE SHOULDER STRUCTURE AND OF THE OSCILLATIONS OF MOMENTS IN MULTIPLICITY DISTRIBUTIONS IN ee ANNIHILATIONS


The exact composition of a specific class of compact stars, historically referred to as "neutron stars", is still quite unknown. Possibilities ranging from hadronic to quark degrees of freedom, including self-bound versions of the latter have been proposed. We specifically address the suitability of strange star models (including pairing interactions) in this work, in the light of new measurements available for four compact stars. The analysis shows that these data might be explained by such an exotic equation of state, actually selecting a small window in parameter space, but still new precise measurements and also further theoretical developments are needed to settle the subject.


FIRST in frequency among carcinomas stands female genital cancer, constituting a percentage nearly one and a half times higher than that of cancer of the alimentary tract. Early diagnosis being as yet the only means of improving our results in the treatment of cancer, any procedure designed to reveal abnormality at an earlier stage is of interest to the profession. In a recent preliminary report (Lajos and PAli, 1g51a) we discussed the test of McManus (1946) and Hotchkiss (1948)indicating the presence of protein-bound carbohydrates : mucopolysaccharides, mucoproteids, and glycoproteids-as an important diagnostic method for cancer. The principles of our technique may be stated as follows: (a) the protein-bound carbohydrates in a tissue section are oxidized by periodic acid to form aldehyde; (b) Schiff's reagent is used to demonstrate the aldehyde. For clearness the procedure may be divided into g steps. The biopsy specimens are : I. Fixed in 10 per cent formalin for 24


Mechanical or ischemic trauma to the CNS causes the release of nucleotides and other neurotransmitters into the extracellular space. Nucleotides can activate nucleotide receptors that modulate the expression of genes implicated in cellular adaptive responses. In this investigation, we used human 1321N1 astrocytoma cells expressing a recombinant P2Y2 receptor to assess the role of this receptor in the regulation of anti‐apoptotic (bcl‐2 and bcl‐xl) and pro‐apoptotic (bax) gene expression. Acute treatment with the P2Y2 receptor agonist UTP up‐regulated bcl‐2 and bcl‐xl, and down‐regulated bax, gene expression. Activation of P2Y2 receptors was also coupled to the phosphorylation of cyclic AMP responsive element binding protein that positively regulates bcl‐2 and bcl‐xl gene expression. Cyclic AMP responsive element decoy oligonucleotides markedly attenuated the UTP‐induced increase in bcl‐2 and bcl‐xl mRNA levels. Activation of P2Y2 receptors induced the phosphorylation of the pro‐apoptotic factor Bad and caused a reduction in bax/bcl‐2 mRNA expression ratio. All these signaling pathways are known to be involved in cell survival mechanisms. Using cDNA microarray analysis and RT–PCR, P2Y2 receptors were found to up‐regulate the expression of genes for neurotrophins, neuropeptides and growth factors including nerve growth factor 2; neurotrophin 3; glia‐derived neurite‐promoting factor, as well as extracellular matrix proteins CD44 and fibronectin precursor – genes known to regulate neuroprotection. Consistent with this observation, conditioned media from UTP‐treated 1321N1 cells expressing P2Y2 receptors stimulated the outgrowth of neurites in PC‐12 cells. Taken together, our results suggest an important novel role for the P2Y2 receptor in survival and neuroprotective mechanisms under pathological conditions.


Volume 1: Understanding the behaviour of markets Preface 1 Chapter 1 5 Treasury operations, financial instruments and inefficient markets Introduction Roles played by treasury operations Banks and the provision of effective financial services Developing and selling flexible and appealing financial products Markets, investors, traders, bankers and creditworthiness Are the financial markets efficient or inefficient? Non-traditional financial research to identify market inefficiencies Notes and references Chapter 2 25 The third era in currency exchange and its aftermath Introduction Bretton Woods, Smithsonian Agreement and everyone on his own Is there financial sovereignty in a global market? The free rise and fall of currency values What makes the foreign exchange market tick? Exchange rates, interest rates, cash flows and risk Overvalued currencies, devalued currencies and the weakness of the dollar Other currencies against the dollar: a sharp change in parities Structural outflow of US dollars by pension funds and short-term investors Notes and references Chapter 3 49 The forex market: risks, crossrates, spreads and dealers' competition Introduction Foreign exchange markets, bid/ask and currency risk Maintaining and exploiting currency positions in realtime Bid/ask spreads, dealers' competition and inventory costs Money is a fertile field for inventory management Order flow, order books and hot administrative considerations Notes and references Chapter 4 71 Patterns in forex trading: market-makers, arbitrageurs, investors and correspondent banks Introduction Market-makers, contrarians and the expanding horizon of financial products Currency arbitrage and the short time horizon of arbitrageurs Spread trading and other types of arbitrage Why a profit and loss evaluation needs realistic assumptions Business cycles, government policies and forex patters Currency exchange, derivatives deals and corespondent banking The role of productization in correspondent banking Notes and references Chapter 5 91 Intraday patterns in foreign exchange and high frequency financial data Introduction To be profitable, currency exchange requires intraday solutions Speed and accuracy in the collection, manipulation and visualization of financial data Capitalizing on the market's long memory Intraday average returns from currency exchange and the stock market Focusing on high frequency financial data and its tools Exploiting the concept of time sampling while avoiding measurement errors Establishing the framework for the necessary cultural change Notes and references Chapter 6 111 Business time, intrinsic time, microseasonal fluctuations and market productivity Introduction The concept of business time in an intraday setting Intrinsic time as a result of market productivity The complex but important notion of microseasonality A process of devolatilization and the effect of noise and entropy on time series High frequency data, microseasonality, and volatility persistence Transaction frequency, heteroschedasticity and volatility clustering Directional change, market volatility and risk management Notes and references Chapter 7 131 Derivative products in foreign exchange and their business opportunity Introduction Derivatives which became institutionalized The regulators address the subject of exposure The over-the-counter market and the offshore Risk and return with foreign exchange derivatives Principal markets for currency exchange products Trading currency derivatives and synthetics Long positions, short positions and netting Credit risk, market risk, duration, and technology Notes and references Chapter 8 153 Notional principal amounts and the management of derivatives risk Introduction Notional principal amounts with foreign exchange and derivatives From notional principal to loan equivalence: the role of the demodulator Applying the notion of original exposure in calculating risk Benefits to be obtained through a class of instruments approach Changes in the price function, worst-case and value at risk The constant monitoring or risk: RAROC by Bankers Trust RiskMetrics by JP Morgan and zero-coupon equivalence Streamlining the reporting structure. A lesson from the Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank Notes and references Chapter 9 175 Currency futures, options, forwards and the battle of the dollar Introduction Futures, options and the market watch Investors and the mechanism to transfer risk The line dividing futures and forwards Currency futures and options Dealing in foreign currencies: underlies, instrument choices and settlements US dollars, Japanese yen, financial and commercial currency choices Dollars, yen and Deutschmarks - a bouillon des cultures Notes and references Chapter 10 195 The many aspects of swaps and exotic derivatives Introduction Swaps transactions, players and AAA rating of the counterparties The ABC of a swaps agreement Physical commodity and other types of swaps Reasons for executing currency swaps Different flavours of the popular interest rate swaps and currency swaps Forward rate agreements and the liquidity premium theory Playing and investing through differential swaps Derivatives of derivatives: dealing in swaptions Exotics derivatives: are they worth the risk? Notes and references Chapter 11 215 The tale of two banks: Barings and Credit Lyonnais Introduction Murphy's law: 'If anything can go wrong, it will!' The Barings crisis of February 1995 The man who single-handedly brought down Barings, and his pals Derivatives is a game of risk, and internal controls make the difference There are different ways of looking at the Barings meltdown Problems still unsolved after the takeover of Barings by ING Can big companies really control their empire? Credit Lyonnais: the bank that thought that it ran the government Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy Notes and references Chapter 12 237 Other people's money: Orange County and emerging markets Introduction Background reasons for the Orange County default The Code of Hammurabi did not foresee derivatives Beware of free advice. It may not be all that good Only in times of crisis investors learn what may be the truth Municipalities wake up and try to clean themselves of funny paper Fund versus banks financing Third World countries Handouts are no solution when hot money calls the tune Bad debt in emerging markets. A warning signal? Notes and references


The growth of wireless sensor networks (WSNs) in the last few years, enhances the use, efficiency, and accuracy of a large number of applications such as defense, habitat monitoring, industrial, and many more. The performance of WSN is largely affected by the security, as large numbers of security attack are happening on the WSN. Therefore, it is necessary to have a security solution to use the WSN proficiently. The objective of this paper is to address the security problem of WSN by proposing the key management mechanism to establish the secure link for communication. The paper proposes the cluster-based key management technique based on hash key mechanism. The mechanism considers the key establishment and verification at two levels, one at onehop distance and the other at multi-hop destination. The proposed work is evaluated by considering the varying number of attackers in the network. The mechanism shows reduced packet lost rate and energy consumption as compared with one-hop key management solutions, by making the tradeoff of delay. The results shows the improvement in packet loss rate i.e., without any solution, if attack happens obviously the attack performance reduces with an increase in pack loss rate and after applying the solution, the packet loss rate is reduced. Journal of Cyber Security, Vol. 5 2, 73–88. doi: 10.13052/jcsm2245-1439.524 c © 2017 River Publishers. All rights reserved. 74 S. D. Babar and P. N. Mahalle


Modern monitoring and accounting tools allow to accumulate a significant amount of thematic information, which can be a good basis for supporting management decisions on the development of urban areas. Therefore, this paper proposes a number of methods for a comprehensive evaluation and work with information about residential real estate. Modern approaches to work with data on the real estate market are considered. However, an appropriate information infrastructure is needed to obtain a holistic view of the composition and status of residential real estate. The paper describes the developed system for spatial monitoring of real estate objects, as well as the tools included in it for presentation geospatial data on residential objects (at the level of buildings and apartments) and assessing their value based on comparative approach. It is proposed to use the "box-and-whiskers" method to determine price spike for objects in the process of using the comparative approach.


Excited states with internal charge transfer of some molecules show an anomalously strong inhomogeneous broadening of their electronic spectra. Here such an inhomogeneous broadening for N, N-dimethylaminobenzonithrile (DMABN) was studied. The spectral inhomogeneity for DMABN in some polar solvents reaches 140 - 150 nm. The interpretation of the obtained results is based on treating a solution as a set of chemically identical solvates with a luminophor molecule in the centre, having different energies of the pure electronic transitions. The inhomogeneity arises due to an intermolecular effect of the luminophors environment on its spectra in polar solvents, as well as a process of intramolecular movement of the twisting fragments relative to the main moiety of DMABN.


We propose to investigate the surface structural, dynamics and magnetic properties of the novel class of topological insulator crystals, as well as crystals that exhibit multiferroicity, magnetoelectricity and thermoelectricity. Topological insulators (TIs) are a new class of insulators in which a bulk gap for electronic excitations is generated because of the strong spin-orbit coupling inherent to these systems. These materials are distinguished from ordinary insulators by the presence of gapless metallic surface states, resembling chiral edge modes in quantum Hall systems, but with unconventional spin textures. These exotic metallic states are formed by topological conditions that also render the electrons travelling on such surfaces insensitive to scattering by impurities. The electronic quasi-particles populating the topological surface state are Dirac fermions; they have a linear dispersion and thus are massless just like photons. We propose to investigate the interaction of these massless Dirac fermions with the massive lattice in the newly discovered crystals, Bi2Se3, Bi2Te3 and Sb2Te3. We shall use inelastic helium beam scattering from surfaces to search for related signatures in surface phonon dispersions mappings that cover the entire surface Brillouin zone of these materials. Our recent investigations of the (001) surface of the multiferroic crystals (Li/Na)Cu2O2 revealed an anomalous surface structural behavior where surface Cu$$^{2+}$$ row rise above the surface plane as the crystal was cooled. Subsequent worming revealed the onset of a thermally activated incommensurate surface phase, driven by the elevated rows. We are currently investigating the structure of the magnetic phases in these quasi-one-dimensional magnetic rows. Multiferroics are excellent candidates for large magnetoelectric response. We propose to extend this investigation to the class of delafossites which are also multiferroics and have been investigated as good candidates for thermoelectric power devices. They are also typical triangular lattice antiferromagnets with geometric magnetic frustration that leads to helimagnetic structures.


Invasive listeriosis with brain infection remains a diagnostic challenge with an early treatment need to reduce morbidity and mortality. Not only is a foodborne pathogen with a rising incidence but also responsible for variable clinical manifestations with an initial extensive differential diagnosis to be considered. Imaging studies such as CT scan and MRI are helpful, but the former is frequently normal and the findings of the latter are only useful when it correlates with a suggestive medical history, physical exam and positive blood or cerebrospinal fluid cultures. We report a case of invasive listeriosis with concomitant lung and brain infection, whose uncommon presentation delayed prompt diagnosis of the latter. Our aim is to raise awareness for these atypical presentations since it is so difficult to identify Listeria infection and patient's outcome depends on early antibiotic treatment start.


TZ Eri and TU Her are both classic Algol-type systems (Algols). By observing and collecting times of minimum light, we constructed the O – C curves for the two systems. The long-time upward and downward parabolas shown in these diagrams are considered to be the result of the combination of mass transfer and angular momentum loss. The secular orbital period change rates are dP/dt = 4.74(± 0.12) × 10−7 d yr−1 and dP/dt = −2.33(± 0.01)× 10−6 d yr−1, respectively. There are also cyclic variations in their O – C curves which might be caused by the light-travel time effect (LTTE). A circumbinary star may exist in the TZ Eri system with a mass of at least 1.34 M⊙, while there are possibly two celestial bodies that almost follow a 2 : 1 resonance orbit around the TU Her binary pair. Their masses are at least 2.43 M⊙ and 1.27 M⊙.


This guide provides research related guidance relative to Family Law in general, with a focus on New York & New Jersey Provides select resources relevant to family law in the context of LGBTQIA+ relationships.


This paper describes a combined modulation scheme for time hopping ultra wideband (TH-UWB) radio systems using on-off keying (OOK) and pulse shape modulation (PSM). For this scheme, a set of orthogonal pulses is used to represent bits in a symbol. These orthogonal pulses are transmitted simultaneously in the same time slot resulting in a composite pulse. By assigning different subset of orthogonal pulses for each user, multi-user interference can be reduced considerably. The proposed transmission scheme can achieve higher data rate by using fewer pulses and can use fewer number of receiver correlators than those used in PSM. Due to the presence of OOK, the proposed scheme requires minimum energy and is applicable for energy constrained UWB systems. The bit-error-rate (BER) performance of the proposed transmission scheme is analyzed both mathematically and through computer simulations in additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) channel and modified IEEE 802.15.3a S-V UWB multipath channel model. The present paper also compares the proposed scheme with existing PSM and its combined modulation schemes.


This chapter explains how Ivan Turgenev's oeuvre forms a crucial part of the provincial trope, with its focus on the relationship between provintsiia and the problem, or the hope, of a specifically Russian temporality. When Turgenev is writing about Russian space, he often seems to be thinking just as much about Russian time, often posing or implying the question, "Is Russia 'behind'?" Analyzing spatial relationships in his texts reveals how these relationships condition ways of thinking about historical time (what counts as ahead and what counts as behind, for example). In Turgenev's view, it seems, Russia is not "modern," but it is not simply "backward," either. Hence his focus on the gentry estate: estates were places where Russian elites could work to rethink their relationship to historical time, moving beyond the assumption that centers (capitals) are ahead and peripheries (provinces) are behind.


Food, food extracts, herbs, a method for producing a homogeneous dry material from a mixture of herbal extracts or supplements are provided.


Ester (A) conjugated unsaturated carboxylic acids (conjuenic acid ester) of the general formula I: X in which the indices m and n is 1 or an integer are> 1 and the variables X and Y have the following meaning: X radical derived from an olefinically unsaturated carboxylic acid containing one or more than one carboxyl group, 6 to 60 carbon atoms and at least two conjugated double bonds in the molecule (conjuenic acid); and Y is a monovalent or polyvalent organic radical containing at least one activated with actinic radiation is a bond; with the provisos that (1) m = 1 and Y = monovalent radical when X is derived from a conjuenic acid having more than one carboxyl group in the molecule and (2) n = 1 and X = derived from a conjuenic acid having a carboxyl group in the molecule, if Y = polyvalent radical; Processes for their preparation and their use as curable with actinic radiation, curable thermally and with actinic radiation or oxidatively curable materials or their manufacture.


Abstract The lesser horseshoe bat has a broad distribution in warm temperate regions of Europe and Western Asia, and a patchy distribution in Africa. Common in the north-western part of North Africa, the species is missing more to the east. Hereby we report the first record in Libya, considerably extending its known geographic range. Additionally, we performed a species distribution modelling (SDM) analysis to explore its potential distribution in North Africa. The final SDM depicted a relatively well-known distribution and predicted that the suitable bioclimatic areas for this species are essentially found within the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub biome.


2-Benzoyl- 5 and 2-acetylacenaphthenone 6, prepared from the corresponding 1-acyl-2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-acenaphthylenes 2 and 3, reacted with arylhydrazines 8 under acidic conditions to give the corresponding 1-arylacenaphtho[1,2-d]pyrazoles 9 and 10. Novel heteropentalene mesomeric betaines, 5,7-dehydro-5H,7H-benzo[b]acenaphtho[1,2-e]-1,3a,6a-triazapentalenes 13 and 14 were prepared by reductive cyclization of 1-(o-nitrophenyl)acenaphtho[1,2-d]pyrazoles 9d and 10d, respectively.


The present invention relates to a disposable absorbent product such as a disposable diaper, a sanitary napkin, and the like and, more specifically, to: an absorbent product having a nano-coating layer, which is formed on the outer surface of a disposable absorbent product for absorbing excrement to be excreted from the body, thereby enabling overall air permeability of the product to improve and moisture to be blocked; and a manufacturing method therefor. To this end, in the absorbent product making contact with the body so as to absorb and store the excrement and the like to be excreted or discharged from the body, the present invention is characterized in that a nano-coating layer is formed on the outer surface, exposed to the outside, of the absorbent product in order to prevent the absorbed and stored moisture from being discharged to the outside and to ensure air permeability allowing outside air to circulate inside.


T archaeological material described in this note is the result, like many other finds, of mining operations. Other collections of prehistoric human and animal figures have been found in Nigeria, usually in circumstances offering little evidence of their origin: these specimens, though there is as yet no concrete evidence of their age, origin, and cultural significance, have come to light in conditions which give good reason to hope that the further investigations contemplated will reveal associated evidence contributing to the solution of some of these problems.


While hair and beauty salons are often thought of as spaces that reproduce normative ideals of gender and sexuality, the past decade has seen an increase in salons catering specifically to LGBTQ+ clientele. More broadly, research has shown that far from only treating 'surface' concerns, salons in general are sites of intensified affect, making them a unique space of entangled body, emotional, and identity work. This article draws on interviews with salon workers from 2017 and client responses to a survey about salons during COVID-19 from 2020, conducted in Australia. This article gives particular focus to salons catering to the LGBTQ+ community ('queer salons'), as well as data from salon clients that identify as LGBTQ+. Drawing on this dataset this article offers insight into how queer salons challenge our expectations of what hair and beauty salons can do for queer precarity in terms of physical, emotional and identity vulnerability and trouble ideas of the salon as a space which merely reinforces normative ideals of beauty. Furthermore, this article considers how salons might provide a sense of safety and belonging for some LGBTQ+ people, especially within the context of a pandemic.