In this paper, we present a new online hardware/software (HW/SW) scheduling algorithm for a 3D Reconfigurable SoC platform comprising a multiprocessors layer and a heterogeneous reconfigurable layer. The proposed algorithm decides on the fly whether the tasks will run in SW or HW, at which time, on which processor or in which region of the reconfigurable layer in order to minimize the overall execution time of the application. It evaluates, during runtime, the interest to continue the SW execution of a task or to cancel it for starting a new HW execution of this task from the initial state. By using our algorithm called Hardware/Software algorithm with Software execution Prediction (HSSP), the overall execution time can be reduced by 26 % compared with other existing HW/SW scheduling methods.


Context/Purpose: Today, due to manufacturing SMEs resource and financial constraints, using the open innovation is one of the basic approaches in these companies. The research aims to present a multilevel model for success factors of open innovation implantation. Methodology: the first stage, the effect of each success factor of Open Innovation on the others determined by fuzzy revised DEMATEL based on views of 12 experts; Then, Interpretive structural model of studied factors plotted in 3 level called base, strategic, and operational layer respectively. Findings: In terms of importance open innovation success factors divided by 3 levels called base, strategic, and operational layer. The most significant level dedicated to the base layer including Economic Factors as the most influential indicator on the others, Universities, research Institution, and IT Support System. Competitors, Partners, Organizational Strategy, Organizational Learning, Employees and Reward Systems in the strategic layer and suppliers, organizational structure, and Ecological issues (secluded factor in the model) are at the operational layer. Moreover, success factors are ranked based on effectiveness, and their causal nature is also identified. Conclusion: Given the importance of results, managers of manufacturing SMEs advised to reduce the risk of R&D and increase the odds of organization survival by changing opening their innovation process. Besides, developing of partnership with universities, research institutes, and Strengthening the IT's infrastructure could accelerate the achievement of innovative goals.


In computer graphics, 3D mesh segmentation is a challenging research field. This paper presents a 3D mesh model segmentation algorithm that focuses on removing exterior salient parts from the original 3D mesh model based on prominent feature points and marching plane. To begin with, the proposed approach uses multi-dimensional scaling to extract prominent feature points that reside on the tips of each exterior salient part of a given mesh. Subsequently, a set of planes intersect the 3D mesh; one is the marching plane, which start marching from prominent feature points. Through the marching process, local cross sections between marching plane and 3D mesh are extracted, subsequently, its corresponding area are calculated to represent local volumes of the 3D mesh model. As the boundary region of an exterior salient part generally lies on the location at which the local volume suddenly changes greatly, we can simply cut this location with the marching plane to separate this part from the mesh. We evaluated our algorithm on the Princeton Segmentation Benchmark, and the evaluation results show that our algorithm works well for some categories.


SYNOPTIC ABSTRACTThis paper deals with a curtailed sequential procedure for selecting a random size subset that contains the multinomial cell which has the largest cell probability. The proposed procedure R always selects the same subset as does the corresponding fixed-sample-size procedure, and thus achieves the same probability of a correct selection. However procedure R is sequential and accomplishes this with a smaller expected number of vector-observations than required by the fixed-sample-size procedure. Exact formulas for the savings are given as well as numerical calculations based on these formulas.


This paper presents the impact of bamboo wine business on improvement of rural household income and livelihoods in Songea district, Tanzania. The area is largely rural, with 91 percent dominated by subsistence farming. It is the only area of Tanzania growing Oxytenathera Braunii bamboo species which produces bamboo wine. The study adopted both quantitative and qualitative methods. A survey was conducted in 50 households using semi-structured questionnaires. Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) involving 10 participants was conducted for detailed information.  An appreciable contribution of bamboo wine to household income, and which is inversely proportional to variations in production levels was observed. Bamboo wine prices conceded with the law of "demand and supplyâ€. Bamboo wine business was noted to improve livelihoods through utilization of the income generated in the acquisition of basic items and services such as shelter, school fees, food stuffs, bicycles and motor cycles. Despite the noted contribution, the crop was not a focus of the Agricultural Extension Service (AES), hence undermining its role. We recommend that bamboo wine business be improved through AES, which is critical for improved bamboo wine productivity; storage and processing for expanded market and higher profitability.


Introduction: We report a recurrent case of hemangiopericytoma/solitary fibrous tumor of fourth ventricle that was misdiagnosed as atypical meningioma. Case Report: We report a case of hemangiopericytoma in a 40-yearold female. Hemangiopericytoma can occur anywhere where capillaries present, it is a rare tumor with uncommon location in the Central nervous system. It has only recently been included in 'mesenchymal, non-meningiothelial tumors' in revised WHO classification of 2016. It should be differentiated from meningioma as the hemangiopericytoma is more aggressive and metastasizes and this patient was misdiagnosed as the case of atypical meningioma on magnetic resonance imaging scan. Conclusion: Intracranial hemangiopericytoma/ solitary fibrous tumor should be distinguished from meningioma as the former is locally aggressive and can metastasize.


A two dimensional unsteady MHD free convection and mass transfer flow of an incompressible, viscous and electrically conducting fluid past an accelerated vertical flat plate through porous medium with chemical reaction, heat source, thermal diffusion and the influence of uniform magnetic field applied normal to the plate has been studied. The solution would be based mainly on finite difference methods. The system of equations has been transformed into a dimensionless form by using well known transformations. The dimensionless continuity, momentum, energy and concentration equations are solved numerically by explicit finite difference technique. The results for velocity, temperature, concentration, streamlines, isotherm lines are discussed graphically and the skin friction, Nusselt number are described in tables with different time steps as well as for different values of flow parameters of physical and engineering interest. © 2016 Elixir all rights reserved. Elixir Appl. Math. 97 (2016) 42304-42311 Applied Mathematics Available online at www.elixirpublishers.com (Elixir International Journal) M. K. Das et al./ Elixir Appl. Math. 97 (2016) 42304-42311 42305 parameter, chemical reaction and Soret number. Then the problem is formulated and solved numerically. The obtained results for the velocity, temperature, concentration fields, the streamlines and isotherm lines are represented graphically. Formulation of the problem Consider a two dimensional unsteady flow of an incompressible, electrically conducting and viscous fluid past a continuously moving vertical flat plate through porous medium and subjected to a uniform transverse magnetic field. According to the coordinate system the x'axis is chosen along the plate in the direction of flow and y'axis normal to it. The plate is maintained at a constant temperature w T  and the concentration is maintained at a constant value w C . The temperature of ambient flow is T and the concentration of uniform flow is C . It is assumed that there is no applied voltage of which implies the absence of an electric field. Transversely applied magnetic field and magnetic Reynolds number are very small. For which the induced magnetic field is negligible. Considering the joule heating and viscous dissipation terms to negligible the magnetic field is not enough to cause joule heating, so the term due to electrical dissipation is neglected in the energy equation. By usual Boussinesq's approximation, the unsteady flow is governed by the following equations: 0 u v x y           (1)


Iuliu Hossu was one of the most important personalities in interwar Romania and a distinctive !gure of the Greek-Catholic Church. In 1918 – the year of Romanian national emancipation – he participates in the Great Assembly of Alba – Iulia, contributing therefore decisively to the Union. Being in the forefront of his co-nationals who participated in this great act, he managed to enforce Romania's legitimate interests, namely Transylvania's uni!cation with the fatherland. He read the Great Assembly resolution of 1 December 1918 in Alba – Iulia in front of an enthusiastic crowd. Moreover, he was appointed to present the act to King Ferdinand I, along with Orthodox Bishop of Caransebes, Dr. Miron Cristea. Bishop Iuliu Hossu made the following statement about the Great Union: "December 1st represented the much expected ful!llment of Justice, uttered by God through his people, happy and forever united with Romania. It was a moment of light which brought the victory of Truth; a moment of supreme joy expressed by a nation whose su"ering lasted for millennia without losing the faith in its righteousness". Regarding the presentation of Unions Act in Bucharest, Hossu mentioned: "We were four: Goldis, Alexandru Vaida, Miron Cristea the bishop of Caransebes and me. We boarded a special train consisting of a class wagon pulled by a locomotive driven by fathoms of wood. #e next day in Bucharest we were expected by the new government. #e words they addressed us had a historical relevance: You were expected to arrive for 1000 years. Let's not split up again. #ere was not only the joy of one generation but also the happiness of an entire nation over centuries, a nation who remained steadfast in the belief of the union. #ere were not only two clergymen accompanied by two laymen, but also Transylvania's immense prestige of su"ering, of hope and of prophecy; on the road to making history they brought the sound of clanking chains broken by the people's enthusiasm and frenzy of triumph. #e crowd was with those in poor and shabby coat reverends. #e procession moved forward $anked by unseen shadows of Romanian-Transylvanian heroes, suddenly fallen into immortality. Oh God, how great and holy lives in me your joy! I was in the Jerusalem of national aspirations, in the fortress of all glorious Romanian rulers! How intense were enthusiasms which today can not !nd the proper expression: exclamation of pray – pray for Transylvania; I saw kneeling people in tears; others strewed $owers brought from who knows where, in that Bucharest of 1918 !lled only by heart petals; some threw their hats away; all of them burst into unceasing shouts of joy". After the communist regime took power in Romania, Iuliu Hossu and the Greek-Catholic Church su"ered unprecedented hardships. 30 years after the Great Union, Romania's communist government issued the Decree 358/December 1st, 1948, by which the Church was abolished. Consequently, bishop Hossu was arrested by the Securitate and detained at the Ministry of the Interior. #e arrest was carried out in his brother's home, the engineer Ioan Hossu. Subsequently, on 8th November the same year, he lost his Episcopal authority, as the last Greek-Catholic bishop o&cially in charge. Iuliu Hossu was an important Bishop of Romanian Unite Church who was imprisoned by the communist regime. He was arrested on October 29, 1948 and jailed for the next 5 years in Sighet penitentiary (In OctoberNovember 1950, 45 – 50 bishops and Greek-Catholic and Roman-Catholic priests were transported to Sighet. #e penitentiary was considered a "special work unit", known under the name of "Danube colony", but in reality was a place of extermination for the country's elites and at the same time a safe place, not possible to escape from, the frontier of the Soviet Union being less than two kilometers away. #e prisoners were kept in unwholesome conditions, miserably fed, and stopped from lying down during the day on the beds in the unheated cells. #ey were not allowed to look out of the windows. Finally, shutters were placed on the windows, so that only the sky was visible. Humility and ridicule were part of the extermination programme.). After his releasing Iuliu Hossu was followed by Romanian Security (Securitate) and condemned to mandatory domicile until his death, on May 28, 1970.


We have compared the bulk flow of recent large-scale peculiar velocity surveys (SMAC, SC, Lauer and Postman, Willick, EFAR and Tonry's SNIa sample) to each other, allowing for the errors due to sparse sampling. We conclude that, contrary to the current perception, there is no significant conflict between these surveys. The combined peculiar velocity dataset samples a volume $\sim 100 \h^{-1}$ mpc in radius and has a bulk flow of $350 \pm 80 $ km/s. Allowing for the sparse sampling, we find that this result is not in conflict with the $\Lambda$CDM models. Structure(s) responsible for the large-scale motion have not yet been identified, but some likely suspects are presently under surveillance.


The present invention provides an air filter media pack having a plurality of layers of single facer media. The single facer media comprising fluted sheet layer, the surface of the sheet, and a plurality of flutes, wherein said flutes extending between the fluted sheet and the facing sheet and having a first surface extending from the filter media pack the second surface of the filter media pack flute length. A first portion of the plurality of flutes to prevent unfiltered air from flowing into the first portion of the plurality of flutes, and a second portion of the plurality of flutes to prevent unfiltered air from flowing out of the second portion of the plurality of flutes, such that entry mediator air first plane and a second plane, and flows out from the other surface of the first and second faces of the media pack through the dielectric package, in order to achieve the filtered air. Comprising fluted sheet facing the inner surface of the sheet of repeated peaks and away from the outer surface of the sheet of repeated peaks. In addition, the fluted sheet may comprise at least one ridge, which extends along the length of the flutes between the inner least 50% of the peak and the adjacent outer peaks. The present invention also provides an air filter media pack, the media, and other features of the method of making and using the air filter.


Objective To analyze the arterial blood gas changes of 68 patients with liver cirrhosis.Methods Blood samples were collected and measured from the radial artery,and detected with PHOX blood analyzer of the United States Nova company,and divided into two groups which were observation group and control group.Results Compared with the control group,the level of PaO2 in 68 patients with liver cirrhosis of observation group significantly decreased and the incidence of hypoxemia was 52.9%,with significant differences(P0.01).Compared with A,B grade,the level of PaO2 of C grade classified by liver function Child-Pugh classification was significantly decreased,and the incidence of hypoxemia was 88.0%,with significant differences(P0.01).Conclusion The worse liver reserve functions of cirrhosis patients are,the greater probability occurrence of hypoxemia is,so more attention should be paid;and appropriate and timely treatment could improve the patient symptoms.


The implementation of the Smart schools project was one of the seven flagships' initiatives of the Malaysian Government aims at optimalising ICT utilisation in schools in line with Malaysia's aim to position the country as a globally competitive knowledge-based economy. However, research studies reported a lack of success of the project towards promoting effective ICT usage and developing teacher professionally. This situation became the impetus for the development of the e-CPDelT research project which intends to develop an online learning system based on action research and personal involvement for Smart school teachers. The model adopted is loosely based on the successful UK-based Improving the Quality of Education for All (IQEA) project (Ainscow et al., 1994) and the Communities of Practice (CoP)'s approach (Wenger, 1998). The data were obtained from the blog entries made by the 20 participating Smart schools teachers and triangulated with focus group interviews and mentor reflections. The preliminary findings revealed both internal and external problems. Drawing upon these findings, the eCPDelT learning system was designed and steps were undertaken to promote the new system. However, the response to this promotion was far from satisfactory. The paper concludes by discussing the reasons for such disappointing results and proposes a new plan of action that involves the introduction of the Critical Friends Group technique.


A co-production process of biodiesel and activated carbon from rubber seed was proposed. Biodiesel was synthesized by in-situ transesterification of the oil extracted from rubber seed in n-hexane. Although the rubber seed contained a large amount of free fatty acids (FFA), the fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) yield reached 98 % after 15 min-reaction due to the low extraction of FFA from the rubber seed in n-hexane. Co-carbonization of the rubber seed residue after the in-situ transesterification and the crude glycerin containing KOH improved the pore properties of activated carbon product, such as BET surface area and pore volume. As a result, the resulting activated carbon indicated methylene blue adsorption ability.


Treatment of [PtCl2(dppm-PP′)][dppm = bis(diphenylphosphino)methane] with LiCCR gives good yields of the diplatinum 'face-to-face' complexes trans,trans-[Pt2(CCR)4(µ-dppm)2](2a), (2b), (2d), or (2e), with R = C6H4Me-p, Ph, CH2CH2Ph, or C(Me)CH2 respectively. These diplatinum complexes react with more dppm to give the mononuclear fluxional complexes trans-[Pt(CCR)2(dppm-P)2](3a), (3b), (3d), or (3e). A more convenient method of making the mononuclear complexes (3a)–(3e) is to treat [PtCl2(dppm-PP′)] with LiCCR in the presence of dppm. Treatment of [Pt(dppm-PP′)2]Cl2 with LiCCPh gives (3b) but deprotonation to give [Pt(Ph2PCHPPh2)2] also occurs. Treatment of [PtCl2(dppm-PP′)] with an excess of LiCCPh gives (3b) and [Pt(CCPh)4]2–, isolated as its [NBun4]+ salt. Treatment of [Pt(dppm-PP′)2]Cl2 with Hg(CCR)2 rapidly gives the platinum–mercury complexes [(RCC)2Pt(µ-dppm)2HgCl2](4a)–(4d) in very high yields, with R = C6H4Me-p, Ph, Me, or Prn respectively. Treatment of the platinum–mercury complexes (4a)–(4c) with Na2S·9H2O gives HgS and high yields of the mononuclear complexes trans-[Pt(CCR)2(dppm-P)2](3a)–(3c), with R = C6H4Me-p, Ph, or Me respectively. More conveniently, when [Pt(dppm-PP′)2]Cl2 is treated with Hg(O2CMe)2+ RCCH the platinum–mercury complexes (4a)–(4c) are formed in excellent yields. Preliminary work shows that [(HOCH2CH2CC)2Pt(µ-dppm)2HgCl2](4e) is formed from [Pt(dppm-PP′)2]Cl2+ Hg(O2CMe)2+ HOCH2CH2CCH. Treatment of the complex trans-[Pt(CCPh)2(dppm-P)2](3b) with HgCl2 gives [(PhCC)2Pt(µ-dppm)2HgCl2](4b). The fluxional monodentate-dppm complexes trans-[Pt(CCR)2(Ph2PCH2PPh2)2](3a)–(3c), R = C6H4Me-p, Ph, or Me respectively, are oxidised by hydrogen peroxide to give the non-fluxional phosphine oxide complexes trans-[Pt(CCR)2{Ph2PCH2P(O)Ph2}2](5a)–(5c) or quaternised by methyl iodide to give trans-[Pt(CCR)2(Ph2PCH2PMePh2)2]l2(6a)–(6c). Complex (6b; R = Ph) is deprotonated by lithium propan-2-oxide probably to give the di-ylide trans-[Pt(CCPh)2(Ph2PCHPMePh2)2](7) which hydrolyses to trans-[Pt(CCPh)2(PMePh2)2]. l.r., and 1H, 31P, and 195Pt n.m.r. data are given.


The natural interferon (IFN)‐producing cell is now known to be identical to the plasmacytoid dendritic cell (PDC). These are Lin−, CD123+, CD11c−, and human leukocyte antigen‐DR+ cells that secrete large amounts of IFN‐α (1–2 IU/cell) when stimulated by enveloped viruses such as herpes simplex virus. In the current study, we have evaluated chemokine expression by virally stimulated PDC. Up‐regulation of mRNA for CCL4, CCL3, CCL5, CCL2, and CXC chemokine ligand (CXCL)10 in herpes simplex virus‐stimulated PDC was detected by RNAse protection assays. In contrast, PDC‐depleted peripheral blood mononuclear cells did not up‐regulate these mRNA species upon viral stimulation. Enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay and/or intracellular flow cytometry confirmed production of these proteins, and studies indicated overlapping production of IFN‐α and the other cytokines/chemokines by PDC. Endocytosis plays a critical role in chemokine induction, as disruption of the pathway inhibits the response. However, transcription of viral genes is not required for chemokine induction. Autocrine IFN‐α signaling in the PDC could account for a portion of the CXCL10 and CCL2 production in virally stimulated PDC but was not responsible for the induction of the other chemokines. To evaluate the functional role of the chemokines, chemotaxis assays were performed using supernatants from virally stimulated PDC. Activated T cells and natural killer cells, but not naïve T cells, were preferentially recruited by these PDC supernatants. Migration was subsequently inhibited by addition of neutralizing antibody to CCL4 and CXCL10. We hypothesize that virally induced chemokine production plays a pivotal role in the homing of leukocytes to PDC.


In recent decades there has been an increasing recognition of the need to account for sex and gender in biology and medicine, in order to develop a more comprehensive understanding of biological phenomena and to address gaps in medical knowledge that have arisen due to a generally masculine bias in research. We have noted that as basic experimental biomedical researchers, we face unique challenges to the incorporation of sex and gender in our work, and that these have remained largely unarticulated, misunderstood, and unaddressed in the literature. Here, we describe some of the specific challenges to the incorporation of sex and gender considerations in research involving cell cultures and laboratory animals. In our view, the main‐streaming of sex and gender considerations in basic biomedical research depends on an approach that will allow scientists to address these issues in ways that do not undermine our ability to pursue our fundamental scientific interests. To that end, we suggest a number of strategies that allow basic experimental researchers to feasibly and meaningfully take sex and gender into account in their work.—Ritz, S.A., Antle, D. M., Côté, J., Deroy, K., Fraleigh, N., Messing, K., Parent, L., St‐Pierre, J., Vaillancourt, C., Mergler, D. First steps for integrating sex and gender considerations into basic experimental biomedical research. FASEB J. 28, 4–13 (2014). www.fasebj.org


Consciousness and quantum mechanics are two mysteries in our times. A careful and thorough examination of possible connections between them may help unravel these two mysteries. On the one hand, an analysis of the conscious mind and psychophysical connection seems indispensable in understanding quantum mechanics and solving the notorious measurement problem. On the other hand, it seems that in the end quantum mechanics, the most fundamental theory of the physical world, will be relevant to understanding consciousness and even solving the mind-body problem when assuming a naturalist view. This book is the first volume which provides a comprehensive review and thorough analysis of intriguing conjectures about the connection between consciousness and quantum mechanics. Written by leading experts in this research field, this book will be of value to students and researchers working on the foundations of quantum mechanics and philosophy of mind.


approved: Little is known about the specific nature of the humoral immune response to Renibacterium salmoninarum, the causative agent of bacterial kidney disease. Better characterization of the identity, activity and immunogenicity of components present on the surface of this salmonid fish pathogen is needed to promote the selection of well-defined antigens for the development of protective vaccines. In this study, a whole cell enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (WCE) was optimized and used as a tool to quantify the antibody activity present in hyperimmune serum from chinook salmon injected with native cells, including the predominant protein p57 (p57+) known to suppress antibody production in vitro, and cells lacking a majority of the p57 molecule after exposure to autoproteolytic activity by incubation at 370C (p57-). After p57WCE analysis, the average antibody activity from serum samples against heat treated p57cells was significantly higher at 32.5 weeks versus p57+ serum. Further, the enhanced antibody activity of p57serum was greatly reduced after carbohydrate disruption of p57cells with periodate. The p57 molecule has been postulated to be a source of cross-reactivity after a common, 57-60 kilodalton (kDa) protein was detected by immunoblotting Redacted for Privacy in other gram-positive bacteria probed with anti-Renibacterium salmoninarum polyclonal rabbit sera. We describe the use of previously developed monoclonal antibodies to p57 to antigenically characterize proteins from other selected gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria which migrate at a similar molecular weight. Immunoblot analysis suggests that these selected epitopes of p57 do not exist in any of the tested bacterial species. In addition, results from immunoblots probed with 60 kDa heat shock protein sera from a gramnegative species suggests that a 60 kDa protein distinct from p57 may be a source of cross-reactivity. Characterization of the Humoral Immune Response to Renibacterium salmoninarum in Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)


The competency assessment panel which assessed my competency assessment portfolio invited me to adapt it for publication in Social Work Review as a helpful contribution to social work practice. In adapting it I have reduced the word length and paid attention to matters of privacy and confidentiality. I am a registered social worker in an Allied Health Adult Team. I am of Te Arawa/Ngati Whakaue/Ngati Te Roro O Te Rangi descent with Scots/Irish/Spanish ancestry.


Objective: To synthesize three impurities(E,D and C) from methotrexate.Methods: 4-(Methylamino) benzoicacid,2,4,5,6-tetraminopyrimidine sulfate and 1,1,3-tribromoacetone were used as starting materials to prepare impurity E;impurity D was synthesized by hydrolyzing E;impurities C was obtained by hydrolyzing methotrexate.Results: The structures of all impurities were verified by 1H-NMR and MS;their purities were over 98.7%(detected by HPLC).Conclusion: The synthetic compounds can be used as the reference substance of the impurities in the quality control of methotrexate.


instead of to the online post-course resources. In summary, short, structured pre-course tasks and formative assessments were effective in reducing tutee heterogeneity and establishing minimal subject knowledge in an extracurricular peer teaching programme. Surprisingly, however, post-course resources were ineffective in supporting peer tutors and were underused by tutees, questioning their effectiveness for (similar) basic science tutorials. This finding requires further research on the chronological sequence in blended learning.


literature, particularly the literature on treatment outcome. Most notable is Kuba and Hanchey's chapter (in Van Den Bergh) on the feminist treatment of eating disorders. The chapter provides a well-articulated and creative treatment program but provides absolutely no reference to the very well-developed empirical literature on the treatment of eating disorders. The chapters on the treatment of alcoholism are similarly deficient in citing any of the hundreds of well-controlled randomized clinical trials on the effectiveness of various approaches to alcoholism treatment, including empirical research on the treatment of women. Along with this lack of inclusion of treatment outcome literature is a heavy reliance on the use of Twelve Step programs. The empirical literature on the effectiveness of such programs is small and mixed in its conclusions, yet the reader would never realize this from reading these volumes. Although serious consideration of Twelve Step programs is appropriate, the uncritical acceptance of these programs is particularly inappropriate in this era when a number of empirically supported alternative approaches to the treatment of addictive behaviors are available. Another notable problem in these volumes is the lack of representation of the main researchers in the feminist and addictions fields. Drawing all of the authors from outside of the scientific mainstream casts the books more into the popular than the serious scientific realm. The quality of the chapters themselves is also uneven. Some of the chapters are well written, clear, and a pleasure to read; others are convoluted and hard to follow. The majority are plagued by poor copyediting, resulting in grammatical errors, spelling errors, and inconsistency in referencing. The frequency of these inaccuracies is distracting and annoying. In summary, these books are a mixed offering. Although they have a number of interesting ideas, the overall quality of scholarship is not good, and the reader is hard pressed to separate the good from the bad. If read as a source of ideas about the application of feminist thinking to women and addictions they hold some interest, but the reader cannot take the material as representing rigorous or stateof-the-art scholarship in the field.


This study characterized the influence of nitrogen (N) rates and variation in local availability on root architecture as measured by lateral root (LR) development attributes during the onset of the storage root (SR) initiation stage in 'Beauregard' sweetpotato adventitious roots (ARs). In N rate experiments, plants grown without fertilizer N showed significantly lower values for all measured LR attributes compared with fertilized plants. Total first- (1LR) and second-order LR (2LR) length increased by 78% and 2873%, respectively, as N was increased from 0 to 50 kg·ha L1 . Total 1LR and 2LR number increased by 32% and 1465%, respectively. Increasing the N rates to 100 and 200 kg·ha L1 did not result in further increases for all LR attributes measured. There were no differences in AR number between untreated controls and plants fertilized with 50 kg N/ha. However, the number of ARs increased by 65% when fertilizer N was increased from 50 to 100 kg·ha L1 . Increasing the rate to 200 kg·ha L1 did not result in further increases in AR number. In split-root experiments, roots grown in the compartment with 50 kg N/ha had 135% and 2916% increase in total 1LR and 2LR length, respectively, compared with roots grown in the compartment without fertilizer N. Total 1LR and 2LR number increased by 110% and 2114%, respectively. There were 111% more ARs in the fertilized compartment relative to the unfertilized compartment. There were no differences in LR attributes and AR number between compartments that received similar fertilizer N rates. In fertilizer placement experiments, there were no differences in LR attributes between pre-mixing fertilizer N and placement of fertilizer '4 cm below the surface of the growth substrate. There were also no differences between the unfertilized control and placement of fertilizer '4 cm from the bottom of the pot. Plants grown in substrate with pre-mixed N showed 38% and 342% increase in 1LR and 2LR length, respectively, relative to the bottom placement of N. Total number of 1LR and 2LR in the growth substrate with pre-mixed N increased by 30% and 312%, respectively, relative to the bottom placement of N. These results represent the first evidence for the association between sweetpotato root architectural attributes and variation in N rate and localized availability. These results are also consistent with findings in model systems in which local N presence is necessary for LR development. This information can be used to further optimize SR yield by helping to ensure the availability of N at the optimum rate across time and space.


Context. Formaldehyde is an organic molecule that is abundant in the interstellar medium. High deuterium fractionation is a common feature in low-mass star-forming regions. Observing several isotopologues of molecules is an excellent tool for understanding the formation paths of the molecules. Aims. We seek an understanding of how the various deuterated isotopologues of formaldehyde are formed in the dense regions of lowmass star formation. More specifically, we adress the question of how the very high deuteration levels (several orders of magnitude above the cosmic D/H ratio) can occur using H2CO data of the nearby ρ Oph A molecular cloud. Methods. From mapping observations of H2CO, HDCO, and D2CO, we have determined how the degree of deuterium fractionation changes over the central 3 � × 3 � region of ρ Oph A. The multi-transition data of the various H2CO isotopologues, as well as from other molecules (e.g., CH3OH and N2D + ) present in the observed bands, were analysed using both the standard type rotation diagram analysis and, in selected cases, a more elaborate method of solving the radiative transfer for optically thick emission. In addition to molecular column densities, the analysis also estimates the kinetic temperature and H2 density. Results. Toward the SM1 core in ρ Oph A, the H2CO deuterium fractionation is very high. In fact, the observed D2CO/HDCO ratio is 1.34 ± 0.19, while the HDCO/H2CO ratio is 0.107 ± 0.015. This is the first time, to our knowledge, that the D2CO/HDCO abundance ratio is observed to be greater than 1. The kinetic temperature is in the range 20−30 K in the cores of ρ Oph A, and the H2 density is (6−10) × 10 5 cm −3 . We estimate that the total H2 column density toward the deuterium peak is (1−4) × 10 23 cm −2 . As depleted gas-phase chemistry is not adequate, we suggest that grain chemistry, possibly due to abstraction and exchange reactions along the reaction chain H2CO → HDCO → D2CO, is at work to produce the very high deuterium levels observed.


Purpose: The purpose of the study was to compare the standard diagnostic protocol for computed tomography imaging with a radiotherapy imaging protocol for treatment planning needs in radiotherapy for lung cancer on a positron emission tomography (PET/CT) scanner at the Department of Nuclear Medicine in order to then be able to determine the diff erences between these two protocols and suggest improvements in dose optimisation for computed tomography imaging in a radiotherapy protocol. Methods: In a retrospective study, data were collected with the SyngoVia program and statistically analysed according to the patient dose load in computed tomography imaging in standard PET /CT and radiotherapy protocols. The analysis included data of 56 patients for the period from 1 January 2017 to 1 December 2018. We compared data on patient dose load in computed tomography imaging in a standard protocol before and after introducing the improved sinogram-affi rmed iterative reconstruction method (SAFIRE). Results and discussion: Statistically signifi cant diff erences in dose per patient (p<10-3) in computed tomography imaging in standard PET/CT and radiotherapy protocols on PET/CT scanner were found. Statistically signifi cant diff erences were also established in computed tomography imaging in the standard PET/CT protocol before and after the introduction of the improved iterative reconstruction method (p=0.001). Dose load on the lung in computed tomography imaging was 67.5% lower in the standard protocol with the iterative reconstruction in image space (IRIS) method than in the radiotherapy protocol. The introduction of the improved SAFIRE method additionally lowered the dose per patient by 34.2% compared to the IRIS method. Conclusion: In the future, the improved iterative reconstruction method should be introduced for the reconstruction of computed tomography images for radiotherapy imaging protocol in lung cancer . The impact of the indirect reduction in the dose, which has an infl uence on the accuracy of the contouring of tumour target volumes for patient treatment planning, should be taken into account.


Worn casing often appears in deep and ultra deep well which effected by many factors in drilling process, such as casing grades, drilling fluid density and contact forces, and so on. Using polysulfide water-based drilling fluid, simulating the actual bit pressure, rotary speed and other influencing factors, the wear experiments of TP140,VM140,P110 and N80 casing which often are adopted in the oilfield are completed, and the wear efficiency and friction coefficient which are adopted to predict down hole casing wear are obtained. The experimental results show that the higher casing steel grade, the greater the hardness, the better wear performance. The experiments can help deepen the understanding of the mechanism of casing wear. Adopting the results which are obtained in research the prediction accuracy of down hole casing wear can be improved.


The invention relates to a communication network for an aircraft. For overcoming the limitation of the bus network architecture of the air craft in the prior, the invention provides a network architecture of centralized management. In one aspect, the invention provides a network for the aircraft, which comprises a core processing subsystem, at least one switching device for communicating with the core processing subsystem, and at least one terminal subsystem for communicating with the at least one switching device. The processing software and management software of the terminal subsystem are integrated in the core processing subsystem; data excgabge between the terminal subsystem and the core processing subsystem is performed by an avionics full duplex switched Ethernet (AFDX) bus; and thus, the sharing of time, processor resources and memory resources is promoted. The terminal subsystems can perform the initial preprocessing of the data of the terminal subsystems and exchange the data through the AFDX bus; therefore, the utilization rate of the network resources is improved, it is convenient to transmit data, and it is simple and convenient to install and maintain the network.


On the basis of the multi-configuration Dirac–Fock method and the density matrix theory treatment of photoionization (PI) dynamics, a systematic investigation for 4d inner-shell PI of exemplary Ba atom and Ba-like Nd4+, Gd8+ and Yb14+ ions is performed. Starting from the general framework of the relativistic, the relaxation effects are considered by using a set of relaxed one-electron orbitals in solving the coupled Dirac equations. Our results uncover for the first time that the relaxation effects, arising from the overlap integrals between orbitals of the initial state and the relaxed final state, may play a paramount role in determining the magnetic sublevel cross sections, the photoelectron angular-distribution asymmetry parameters, and the fluorescence polarizations of the subsequent x-ray radiation, particularly for neutral atoms close to the threshold regime. Yet the importance of inclusion of the orbital relaxation weakens as the incoming photon energy and/or the degree of atom ionization increases. The nature of these influences is explored, which allows us to get more insight on the physical process and mechanism involved. Our results are consistent with those obtained by the experiments and other theoretical predictions.


Global climate change gives rise to a growing threat of extinction to mankind, yet the current approach and solutions have appeared to be insufficient to combat it effectively. We have critically reviewed and discussed the solutions pathways for the problem. Our key message in this short paper is that enterprises solely cause global environmental problems but underestimating their role in solving the problem could be a terrible mistake since they have a great amount of potential to solve the environmental problem. We nominate the environmental cultural value as the 11th human-culture because it can shape human progress towards "environmentalism". The new environmental cultural value includes two mutually interacting attributes. First, money cannot trade for environmental deficits. Second, environmental embellishment value needs to become a new "measure of profit", priced at least on par with monetary value. Perceiving and agreeing to the new environmental cultural values-based approach is hard, but vital. We confirm that the environmental cultural value transition and or transformation in enterprises may take time and request several mutually interacting conditions such as gracious and receptive attitude, no prejudice, big vision, and common interests. The insights of this paper could illustrate some policy implications to engage and harness incorporates imbued with the environmental cultural values for addressing global environmental climate change.


To test the contribution of joint impairment to observed hand function (grip strength and Williams Test) in the elderly, using a multivariate model.


The most prominent objection against sceptical theism is that the sceptical theses typically adduced in support of it have ramifications that range far more widely than sceptical theists hope or should tolerate: they lead to scepticism about various aspects of commonsense morality, about divine honesty and goodness, about the evidential value of religious experience, and much else besides. This chapter responds to various different defences of this objection presented by Stephen Maitzen, David O'Connor, and Ian Wilks.


Serverless clouds allocate multiple tasks (e.g., microservices) from multiple users on a shared pool of computing resources. This enables serverless cloud providers to reduce their resource usage by transparently aggregate similar tasks of a certain context (e.g., video processing) that share the whole or part of their computation. To this end, it is crucial to know the amount of time-saving achieved by aggregating the tasks. Lack of such knowledge can lead to uninformed merging and scheduling decisions that, in turn, can cause deadline violation of either the merged tasks or other following tasks. Accordingly, in this paper, we study the problem of estimating execution-time saving resulted from merging tasks with the example in the context of video processing. To learn the execution-time saving in different forms of merging, we first establish a set of benchmarking videos and examine a wide variety of video processing tasks–with and without merging in place. We observed that although merging can save up to 44% in the execution-time, the number of possible merging cases is intractable. Hence, in the second part, we leverage the benchmarking results and develop a method based on Gradient Boosting Decision Tree (GBDT) to estimate the time-saving for any given task merging case. Experimental results show that the method can estimate the time-saving with the error rate of 0.04, measured based on Root Mean Square Error (RMSE).


The area of Event Detection (ED) has attracted researchers' attention over the last few years because of the wide use of social media. Many studies have examined the problem of ED in various social media platforms, like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, etc. The ED task for social networks involves many issues, including the processing of huge volumes of data with a high level of noise, data collection and privacy issues, etc. Hence, this article discusses and presents the wide range of challenges encountered in the ED process from unstructured text data for the most popular Social Networks (SNs), such as Facebook and Twitter. The main goal is to aid the researchers to understand the main challenges and to discuss the future directions in the ED area. Keywords; Challenges; Event Detection; Facebook; Social Network; Twitter.


[1] NO soil emissions are directly influenced by soil environmental (temperature, humidity), chemical (pH, N content, C content…) and physical (soil content, texture) variables. All these parameters exert linear or non linear influences that fluctuate in threshold and intensity between sites. Because of the lack of field experiments and to the high variability in time (diurnal and seasonal cycle) and space (regions, soil and vegetation type) of the environmental parameters influencing NO emissions, estimates of NO emissions worldwide still remain highly uncertain. In this study we developed nonlinear regressions to describe NO flux emission from soil in dependency with relevant environmental parameters for a forest site in a temperate region (Hoglwald, South Germany, 1994–1997) using an Artificial Neural Network (ANN). The resulting algorithm links NO fluxes with air, surface and depth temperatures, surface WFPS (Water Field Pore Space) and humus pH. All these parameters were evaluated and selected as relevant and non redundant. Network performances are evaluated for different numbers of hidden neurons. Resulting equations linking NO fluxes from soils and variables are obtained, and show to perform well with measurements (R2 = 0.81). Average NO fluxes values of 14.6 gN ha−1 d−1 are obtained for calculated and measured fluxes. In a second part, 2002–2003 NO soil fluxes are estimated from the ANN equation obtained from 1994–1997 flux measurements performed at the same site. Overall, simulated results give a good estimation of NO fluxes, with a mean value of 15.3 gN ha d−1 close to the 21.7 gN ha d−1 measured mean for the 2002–2003 period. ANN algorithm gives also a good representation of low frequency (seasonal) variations. On the basis of our results, we suggest that ANN is a good alternative between detailed biogeochemical models and large scale models, and may be the appropriate tool for estimating NO emissions at a regional scale.


The general social integral security system of our Social State of Law, look for the integral coverage of contingencies that reduce the productive capacity of partners, for this, we perform a differential division of compensation and benefits, creating health shemes and employment risk. Each one of them with toppings and differential compensations for which is of great importance due process in defining the origin of contigencies and the rating of the loss of working capacity or state of disability. It is certainly a technical took of mandatory consultation for attorneys in social security and labor law and to medical specialists in occupational health of occupational medicine and labor, as it clarifies the process and minimum requirements from a technical point of view and jurisprudential for a proper process of closing the case.


In the single-factor test,high-yielding strains of amylase culture conditions were optimized based on the response surface analysis method.Through single factor test,the effects on produced amylase of the different temperature,pH,time,carbon source concentration,nitrogen concentration,and shaker speed were concluded.After the central composite design of peptone concentration,the concentration of corn flour,pH and temperature and other major factors,got the result from the response surface analysis that the pH effect on enzyme production significantly,the best culture conditions for pH=6.5,the concentration of 0.3% corn meal,the concentration of peptone 0.5%,incubation temperature of 35 ℃,the culture time of 30 hours.


Department of Hydrobiology, Faculty of Fisheries, Ege University, Bornova, Izmir, TurkeySummaryAge and growth of the hollowsnout grenadier was studiedbased on samples collected seasonally in the Agean Seabetween March 2003 and January 2004. Total length rangedfrom 9.0 to 21.6 cm. Length–weight relationship was describedas a ¼ 0.0032, and b ¼ 3.008. Age determinations based onotolith readings were between 1 and 10 years. The vonBertalanffy growth curve fitted to observed lengths-at-ageprovided parameters of L


This paper describes a new release of the Japanese wordnet. It uses the new global wordnet formats (McCrae et al., 2021) to incorporate a range of new information: orthographic variants (including hiragana, katakana and Latin representations) first described in Kuroda et al. (2011), classifiers, pronouns and exclamatives (Morgado da Costa and Bond, 2016) and many new senses, motivated both from corpus annotation and linking to the TUFs basic vocabulary (Bond et al., 2020). The wordnet has been moved to github and is available at https://bond-lab.github.io/wnja/.


Bats were sampled in three National Forests in Liberia using mist nets, a harp trap, and roost searches. Terrestrial small mammals were captured opportunistically and were not used in the final assessment of the forests. A total of 182 bats of 22 species was captured, representing 37% of the bat species known to occur in Liberia. Species richness was highest at Gola and Grebo National Forests, possibly because secondary forest and forest edge was sampled there. North Lorma National Forest, where only forest interior was surveyed, had both the lowest capture success and the lowest species richness. Three IUCN Red List species were recorded: Rhinolophus hillorum (Vulnerable) in Gola National Forest, Scotonycteris zenkeri (Near Threatened) in Grebo National Forest, and Hipposideros fuliginosus (Near Threatened) in North Lorma National Forest. Bat assemblages in each of the surveyed areas were characterized by forestdependent species. Not a single species typical of savanna habitats was recorded, indicating high habitat integrity of the National Forests. Three species are reported for the first time from Liberia (Rhinolophus landeri, Neoromicia guineensis, Neoromicia aff. grandidieri), raising the species total for the country to 59. An updated checklist with corrected species identifications is presented for the bats of Liberia. Two species of shrews, one murid rodent, five squirrels and one anomalure (scaly-tailed squirrel) were also recorded, including the rarely reported Western Palm Squirrel Epixerus ebii and the Lesser Anomalure Anomalurus cf. pusillus.


Markov decision processes (MDPs) are used to model stochastic systems in many applications, but computing good policies becomes hard when the effective horizon become very large. In "A First-Order Approach to Accelerated Value Iteration," Goyal and Grand-Clément present a connection between value iteration (VI) algorithms and gradient descent methods from convex optimization and use acceleration and momentum to design faster algorithms, with convergence guarantees for the computation of the value function of a fixed policy for reversible MDP instances. The authors provide a lower bound on the convergence properties of any first-order algorithm for solving MDPs, where no algorithm can converge faster than VI. Finally, the authors introduce safe accelerated value iteration (S-AVI), which alternates between accelerated updates and value iteration updates. The algorithm S-AVI is worst-case optimal and retains the theoretical convergence properties of VI while exhibiting strong empirical performances and providing significant speedups when compared with classical approaches for a large test bed of MDP instances.


We are pleased to feature the following articles in this month's issue of Molecular Endocrinology. In "COUP-TFII Is a Major Regulator of Cell Cycle and Notch Signaling Pathways," Chen et al. investigate underlying mechanisms by which chicken ovalbumin upstream promoter transcription factor II (COUP-TFII) controls specification of arterial-venous identity and tumor angiogenesis within endothelial cells. Their data indicate that COUP-TFII regulates the transcription of E2F1 and the activity of the Notch signaling pathway as well as repressing the expression of Hey2, Foxc1, and Np-1 at the transcriptional level. These results raise the possibility of screening for COUP-TFII antagonists to identify novel therapeutic agents that could be used to inhibit tumor angiogenesis. "Secretin Receptor Promotes the Proliferation of Endocrine Tumor Cells Via the PI3K/AKT Pathway" by Lee et al. demonstrates that the secretin receptor is overexpressed in various endocrine tumor cells and plays a proproliferative role in pheochromocytoma and adrenocortical carcinoma cells. Tumor cells expressing high levels of secretin receptor are sensitive to treatment with inhibitors of the phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase (PI3K)/serine-threonine protein kinase (AKT) pathway, offering a novel treatment option for patients presenting with tumors exhibiting high receptor expression. During pregnancy, progesterone signaling through its receptor (PR) maintains myometrial quiescence by repressing a group of contraction-associated (CAP) genes, such as connexin43 and the oxytocin receptor. Xie et al.'s "Expression and Function of Myometrial PSF Suggest a Role in Progesterone Withdrawal and the Initiation of Labor" demonstrates that PR and its associated coregulators [e.g., protein-associated splicing factor (PSF), switch independent 3 homolog A (Sin3A)/histone deacetylase (HDAC)] are recruited to CAP gene promoters, triggering repression of their transcriptional activity. Furthermore, expression of PSF was found to be negatively regulated by both estradiol and mechanical stretch of the myometrium by the growing fetus, providing a mechanism that could contribute to the functional withdrawal of progesterone action at term labor. Congratulations to the authors of these papers and to all authors published in the August issue. Donald B. DeFranco, Ph.D. Editor-in-Chief, Molecular Endocrinology E D I T O R I A L


Significance
 By September, the spot price of uranium had surged to USD50 per pound (USD110 per kilogram), the highest since 2015. It remains above USD44. Sprott currently holds 24 million pounds of uranium, equivalent to 20% of annual mining production.

 Impacts
 Kazatomprom, the world's largest uranium miner, is investing in a new physical uranium fund, ANU Energy, with plans to raise USD500mn.
 The Biden administration is taking steps to establish a US uranium reserve,originally proposed by the previous administration.
 Russia's plans to raise its share in global nuclear energy from about 20% to 25% by 2045, requiring completion of 24 new reactors.
 Westinghouse has reached an agreement to build nuclear reactors in Ukraine.
 Greenland's new left-leaning government is preparing legislation that will ban uranium mining.


Abstract Idiopathic hyperammonemia (IHA) is a severe condition, which has been reported in intensive chemotherapy and bone marrow transplantation. This case elucidates the diagnostic dilemma in children undergoing initiation of chemotherapy and developing severe disorders of qualitative and quantitative consciousness in the presence of hyperammonemia (HA) and lactic acidosis. The role of mitoxantrone as a causative agent for IHA in children is elusive. Children undergoing chemotherapy are often in a poor general condition, and the clinical presentation of HA is heterogeneous. This case should be a reminder for clinicians to check for HA in children with tumor lysis syndrome and acute neurological deterioration.


C 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 U N C O R R E Insomnia has long been conceptualized in psychologic and physiologic terms; hence, the primary diagnostic classification of ''psychophysiologic'' insomnia. This diagnostic category was adopted to indicate that this form of sleep disturbance was primary (a disorder versus a symptom) and determined by both psychologic and physiologic factors. Psychologic factors were thought to be related to cognitive phenomena, such as worry and rumination, and behavioral processes, such as instrumental and classical conditioning. Physiologic factors were thought to be related to elevated heart rate, respiration rate, muscle tone, and so forth (ie, elevated end-organ tone or increased metabolic rate). The term ''psychophysiologic'' insomnia (as opposed to the alternative construction ''physiopsychologic'' insomnia) also carried with it the implication that this form of insomnia occurs primarily as a physiologic phenomenon. This conceptualization not only calls into question the ''primacy of cognition'' in insomnia, it leads one to wonder whether somatic hyperarousal (or elevated metabolic rate) is appropriately identified as the primary etiologic factor. The emphasis on physiology seems to be more a matter of historical precedent than the likely possibility that somatic arousal is sufficiently elevated in patients with chronic insomnia to interfere directly with sleep initiation and maintenance.


The letter proposes two design methods to increase the stopband and one-sided selectivity of combline bandpass filters (BPF) with mixed couplings between adjacent resonators. One method allows us to expand the stopband of a combline BPF. It is based on the location patterns of special points along the length of <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\boldsymbol {\lambda }$ </tex-math></inline-formula>/4 resonator and the elimination of a number of periodically located resonant frequencies using them. This method is applicable to combline BPFs with simple and mixed couplings. The second method refers to BPF with mixed coupling between adjacent resonators that contains magnetic and electrical components <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\acute {K}_{i,i+ 1} = K_{mi,i_{+} 1}+ \, K_{e i,i+ 1}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> and generates a transmission zero <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$f_{z i,i+1}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> (TZ), leading to increased selectivity. This method uses the representation of mixed coupling by admittance inverter (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\hat{J}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> inverter) and consists of two stages. At the first stage, the absolute values <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\vert \acute {K}_{i,i+ 1}\vert $ </tex-math></inline-formula>, are determined. In this case, <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$g$ </tex-math></inline-formula>-parameters of the low-frequency prototype are used. At the second stage, the components <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$K_{m i,i+ 1}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$K_{e i,i+ 1}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> are determined by using the <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$f_{z i,i + 1}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> position. The method is applicable to <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$N$ </tex-math></inline-formula>-order BPF. The experimental results are presented.


1. Abstract Disparity in India has been persisting since independence causing many socioeconomic problems and its removal has become the most prime objective of the planned development in India. Hence, initial segment of the paper deals with district wise level of development in Vidarbha region based on socioeconomic factors and identifies the most affecting factor responsible for Imbalance in development. As a result of this segment, "Industrial Sector" has been taken as the prime factor responsible for such disparity through Regression analyses. Now, In order to achieve balanced industrial development, the later segment attempts to study district wise prospects of development in terms of investment through Location quotient analyses and also identifies district wise high potential local industrial clusters. The policy guidelines aim at cluster theory for competitive microeconomic development. The proposals mainly focus on micro-economic (firm level) development which will help the poorer districts to grow faster.


VANETs (Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks) safety applications use broadcasting to disseminate the critical safety-related messages among dynamic multi-hop vehicular networks. The flooding (blind broadcasting) method poses several technical challenges like packet redundancy, contention and collision problems. However, VANETs face different challenges in different environments. There are different techniques that have been proposed to address the challenges of broadcasting safety messages in VANETs in order to provide reliable and scalable communication to enhance application benefits. This paper provides a review of related techniques for V2V communication of safety messages from two perspectives: first the solutions to VANETs challenges in general, and second the techniques for specific environments (highway, urban or rural areas). At the end of this paper a novel approach towards solving broadcast storm problem will be discussed.


The present invention provides a polymerization of propylene in which can give a propylene homopolymer having high fluidity and high stiffness as well as a propylene / α-olefin copolymer having both a high fluidity and a good balance between rigidity and toughness, by controlling the polymerization and increasing the polymerization temperature, while the catalyst still receives a relatively high polymerization upright.


The technique of point-defect engineering (PDE), with excess vacancies produced near the surface region by MeV Si ion implantation, has been applied to form ultrashallow junctions with sub-keV B implants. PDE can reduce boride-enhanced diffusion that dominates the enhanced diffusion of ultralow energy B implants. PDE can further sharpen the dopant profile and enhance boron activation. For 1×1015/cm2, 0.5 keV B implant, B solid solubility has been enhanced over a wide temperature range of 750–1000 °C, with an enhancement factor of 2.5 at 900 °C. These features have enabled a shallower and sharper box-like boron junction achievable by PDE in combination with ultralow energy 0.5 keV B implantation.


The Cenozoic volcanic field of Vogelsberg (part of CEVP in Central Germany) is located at the northern extension of the Upper Rhine Graben. Three Variscan basement units underlie Vogelsberg from NW to SE: the Rheno-Hercynian Zone, the Northern Phyllite Zone and the Mid-German Crystalline High. Xenoliths from the Breitenborn basanite sample lithospheric mantle (LM) beneath the Mid-German Crystalline High.

The Breitenborn suite comprises xenoliths of 3-7.5 cm in diameter: clinopyroxene-poor spinel lherzolites, spinel harzburgites and clinopyroxenites. Peridotites exhibit different degrees of deformation: porphyroclastic textures, foliation development and grain size reduction. Mineral components are chemically homogenous at the grain and xenolith scale. Forsterite content (Fo) in olivine ranges between 89.8 and 91.5% with exception of Fo ~89.0% in one xenolith. Orthopyroxene (opx) is characterized by Mg# of 0.900-0.923 and 0.06-0.18 atoms of Al pfu, whereas clinopyroxene (cpx) by Mg# of 0.894-0.931 and 0.11-0.23 atoms of Al pfu. Spinel Cr# ranges from 0.18 to 0.45. Clinopyroxenites exhibit protogranular textures with no deformation. They are significantly less magnesian (cpx Mg# 0.834-0.863) and more aluminous (0.25-0.31 atoms of Al pfu) than peridotites.

Peridotite cpx REE patterns show different degree of enrichment in LREE, except two xenoliths being strongly depleted in LREE. Opx from those two xenoliths exhibits patterns steeply depleted from HREE to LREE. The remaining opx shows mild depletion in LREE relative to HREE or slight LREE enrichment.

Temperatures calculated using REE content (TREE) [1] range between 1030 and 1130°C for most of the xenoliths and show that pyroxenes are in REE equilibrium. Exceptions are LREE-depleted xenoliths which have 940-975°C and exhibit no LREE equilibrium. Temperatures calculated on the basis of pyroxene major element contents (TBKN) [2] are ~40-140°C lower than TREE.

During Cenozoic rifting which formed the Upper Rhine Graben, a diversity of melts interacted with the LM beneath Vogelsberg. LREE-enriched cpx and opx patterns suggest metasomatic alteration of LM by alkaline melts, which is typical of other studied sites in the area. A calculated hypothetical melt in equilibrium with clinopyroxenite cpx patterns resembles those of basanites and alkaline basalts occurring in Vogelsberg, which were possibly involved in the alkaline metasomatism of the LM. Varying discrepancy between TREE and TBKN indicate that the xenoliths experienced cooling after melt metasomatism of the LM, which was not followed by recrystallisation. Different degrees of LREE enrichment and gradual changes in major element compositions of peridotite minerals indicate the chromatographic character of the alkaline metasomatism. Strongly LREE-depleted cpx and opx patterns probably are effects of metasomatism by melts derived from depleted MORB mantle, which are typical products of advanced melting in continental rifting environments.

The study was funded by Polish National Science Centre to MZ (project UMO-2018/29/N/ST10/00259). EPMA analyses were done within the frame of the Polish-Austrian project WTZ PL 08/2018. MZ acknowledges the DAAD fellowship at the Goethe University in Frankfurt.

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This study examined agreement rates between identified strengths and weaknesses in shared abilities and influences on the WISC-R and K-A8C. For a total of 26 shared abilities and influences in common to both the WISC-R and K-ABC, there were 11 agreements betweem the two scales and 285 disagreements, yielding an agreement rate of .04. Agreement rates of .04 were also obtained when strengths and weaknesses in shared abilities c 1 influences were analyzed separately. These results are discussed in light of their implications for interpretation of the WISC-R and K-ABC.


We examined acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity and choline levels in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in 16 patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease and 9 control subjects of corresponding age: 8 were untreated Parkinson's patients; 4 were treated with carbidopa‐levodopa (100/1,000 mg/day) for 20 ± 3 months; and 4 were treated with carbidopa‐levodopa (110/1,100 mg/day) for 28 ± 18 months plus amantadine (220 mg/day) for 16 ± 8 months. CSF choline levels (nmol/ml) were 2.97 ± 0.79 (control subjects); 1.31 ± 0.29 (untreated patients); 1.00 ± 0.29 (carbidopa‐levodopa treated); and 1.26 ± 0.19 (carbidopa‐levodopa/amantadine treated). Choline levels were significantly lower in untreated and treated patients compared to control subjects (p = 0.0001). AChE activity did not differ in Parkinson's disease patients as compared to control subjects. The reduced level of choline in CSF may reflect a deficit in choline transport into the brain or a decrease of choline‐phospholipid output from the brain.


Wastewater treatment has become a large challenge. Constructed wetlands (CWs) are appropriate, sustainable and cost-effective technologies that had been successfully used as phytoremediation tool to remove pollutants from wastewater. They are able to produce effluent of a needed quality, they can be a valuable addition for wastewater reuse schemes, and consequently an important water management option to shore up conventional resources and to reduce the environmental impact of discharges. Tidal flow of engineered wetlands is a method developed to provide oxygen to wetland systems that not only improve treatment performance, but also can successfully compete with many conventional technologies. The ultimate goal of this study was to observe the performances of tidal flow wetlands throughout their operational period. A pilot experimental setup was con- ducted for treating domestic wastewater generated in campus wastewater outlet for 60 d. Alpinia galanga was chosen as vegetation in the constructed wetland. Various water quality parameters such as biological oxygen demand (BOD 5 ), chemical oxygen demand (COD) and Suspended sol- ids (SS) were performed. The system was able to remove 70% of BOD, 80% of COD, 73% of SS, and the parameters values of treated water are within the permissible limits of domestic rejects according to National legislation of Morocco.


We compared the morphology of the internal and external reproductive organs of both sexes among species of the leaf beetle subfamily Donaciinae and its sister taxon Criocerinae. Using nine characters of the reproductive system, we attempted to reconstruct the phylogenetic tree for the two subfamilies combined. For this study, we used 11 Japanese species (including 2 subspecies) of 2 genera in the Donaciinae and 16 Japanese species of 4 genera in the Criocerinae. Morphological comparison revealed that the internal reproductive system exhibits a large diversity even in each subfamily. In particular, the morphology of the spermathecal organ varies greatly among genera or subgenera. In the subgenus Lema, we found a marked apomorphic state, that is, an extremely extended spermathecal duct in females and a similarly extended filiform structure on the internal sac in males. Phylogenetic analysis yielded two most parsimonious trees, which differ in criocerine relationship. In seven of the nine characters, the evolution of an apomorphic state was consistent with previous phylogenetic hypotheses.


The paper submitsthat an outcome oriented capacity development intervention would be the key deciding factor for taking India through Digital transformation. In absence of relevant competencies and adequately trained manpower, the momentum and progress of ambitious Digital India initiative will not reach its intended outcome. There is an urgent need for bridging the talent gap between the industry standard and Public sector. E-Governance Competency Framework developed by Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY), Government of India is a step in the right direction. This article looks at the capacity development need for digital India and the significant role that competency framework with the objective of -- 'Deploy right & Develop right' can play in creating a level playing field for Public sector to meet Industry and global standard. The sections in the article look at the problem statement, international perspective, overview of the framework, recommendation for usage and adoption, issues and challenges and the summary.


Purpose: Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is an autoinflammatory disease which is frequently seen in populations of Mediterranean origin. Mutations in the MEFV gene were found to underlie the development of FMF. Therefore, in this study we aimed to investigate the possible differences of next generation sequencing and polymerase chain reaction methods for the detection of MEFV mutations. Research Article Gönderilme tarihi:30.03.2021 Kabul tarihi:15.04.2021


The present invention includes a method to facilitate engagement and communication between a company with an available position and a recruiter. The method includes the steps of posting information about the available position for the company, and receiving information about a candidate for the available position of the company from the recruiter, and submitting the information about the candidate for the available position of the company to the company. The method further includes the step of receiving payment from the company and transmitting a portion of the payment to the recruiter upon the selection by the company of a candidate for the available position.


Abstract This article mainly studies the interaction between the economic uncertainty and stock market trading volumes changes before and during Sino-U.S. trade friction using multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis (M.F.-D.F.A.) and multifractal detrended cross-correlation analysis (M.F.-D.C.C.A.). Our research aims to reveal whether the economic uncertainty increased by Sino-U.S. trade friction affects stock market trading volume more susceptible, as well as how policymaker strengthen risk management and maintain financial stability. The results show that the dynamic volatility linkages between economic uncertainty and stock market trading volumes changes are multifractal, and the cross-correlation of volatility linkages are anti-persistent. Through the rolling-windows analysis, we also find that the economic uncertainty and trading volumes are anti-persistent dynamic cross-correlated. This means that while economic uncertainty increases, trading volume decreases. Besides, Sino-U.S. trade friction has impact on the cross-correlated behaviour significantly, suggesting that stock markets' risks are relatively large and trading volumes changes are more susceptible by economic uncertainty during Sino-U.S. trade friction in the U.S. Our study complements existing literature about the stock markets trading volumes and economic uncertainty dependence relationship by multifractal theory's methods. The overall findings imply that the increased economic uncertainty caused by Sino-U.S. trade friction exacerbates financial risks, which are useful for policymakers and investors.


The delicate mouse (Pseudomys delicatulus) ranges from Queensland to northern Western Australia. In this study the morphology of the cellular organisation of the testis and cauda epididymal spermatozoa are compared. Individuals from the mainland of the Northern Territory and Western Australia invariably have only 60–70% of the testes composed of seminiferous tubules with the interstitial tissue between the tubules containing abundant lipid rich Leydig cells, whereas the cauda epididymal sperm have highly polymorphic, often pear-shaped, heads and basally attached tails. In individuals from Queensland the seminiferous tubules make up approximately 80% of the testis, whereas in the cauda epididymides the sperm populations are generally less variable and have bilaterally flattened heads with the tail attached to the lower concave surface. These differences in the morphology of the delicate mouse testis and spermatozoa in these two geographic regions suggest differences in intensity of intermale sperm competition, with individuals from northern Western Australia and the mainland of the Northern Territory exhibiting monogamy whereas those from Queensland may exhibit some degree of intermale sperm competition and hence possibly have a polyandrous or promiscuous mating system. These findings support the suggestion that P. delicatulus, as currently recognised, contains at least one cryptic species.


A 65-year-old female patient was previously treated with right radical nephrectomy in another institution for multiple clear cell carcinomas. Follow-up computed tomography (CT) performed four years later demonstrated four new lesions on the left kidney suspicious for renal neoplasm. A partial nephrectomy was perfomed, since three of those lesions were located on the upper third of the kidney, remaining one lesion on the lower third of the kidney. On the histopathological analysis, these lesions were consistent with clear cell carcinomas. Follow-up Magnetic Resonance imaging performed two years later demonstrated a significant increase in the size of the tumor in the lower third of the kidney and a new lesion on the middle third was identified. It was decided, on a multidisciplinary meeting, to treat the lesion on the lower third with radiofrequency ablation (RFA) as a nephron sparing treatment.


The conceptual design activities for the Burning Plasma Experiment (BPX) divertor have focused on maximizing its power handling capability. As part of this design optimization process, alternative power handling approaches, plasma facing surface materials, and methods for sweeping the separatrix across the divertor surface were examined. The reference passively cooled design concept which utilizes a single-pass sweep of the separatrix across the divertor surface is shown to be the best design approach for BPX. Pyrolytic graphite annealed at 3000 degrees C for 1 h and unidirectional carbon-carbon composites are the two leading plasma facing material candidates. The design improvements considered were shown to be quite marginal and are either impractical or introduce complexities that are judged to be too costly or difficult. Initial divertor R&D program efforts are described. These initial efforts will be completed prior to the Preliminary Design Review (PDR), which is scheduled for late 1994. R&D activities following PDR are dedicated to developing remote maintenance equipment and procedures.<<ETX>>


Traditionally, pediatric and adolescent endocrinology has encompassed the study of growth and development, including psychosexual differentiation and maturation, and of diseases of the endocrine system that occur during the "dynamic" periods of childhood and adolescence. The latter period, which was indistinguishable from that of puberty in earlier societies, is clearly distinct fiom it in the modern world. This is reflected in the use of the word "hebe" as synonymous to both "puberty" and "adolescence" in classic Greek. Literally speaking, the latin roots of "puberty" and "adolescence" are, respectively, the words "pubis-esce," meaning development of pubic hair and, hence, sexual maturation, and "adult-esce" or becoming a grown-up and, hence, a self-sustaining, financially and psychologically independent member of the adult society, who can raise and support his or her own family.' Whereas the duration of puberty, that is, the process of complete sexual maturation, is 4 or 5 years, the duration of adolescence in today's developed societies has been extended by an additional 5 to 10 years. Thus, the periods of puberty and adolescence, which include endocrine, somatic, psychological, and socioeconomic changes and are under the purview of pediatric endocrinology, are now characterized by a major disengagement, which is bound to interfere with the psychological and physical health of our youth. The last 50 years have seen profound progress in pediatric and adolescent endocrinology. We have dramatically enhanced our understanding of the physiology and pathophysiology of the developing endocrine system; we have markedly improved our diagnostic capacity; and, we have immensely increased our therapeutic efficacy? Also, during the past two decades, we have seen an enlargement of the scope of our field. This has been aided by the realization that there are "critical" periods within childhood and puberty/adolescence, during which psychological and physical vulnerabilities develop; several classic hormones appear to participate in this phenomenon. Also, the same period is characterized by the onset of life-long medicaVpsychologica1 problems, which have a strong genetic predisposition; these include obesity, addictive behaviors, depression, eating disorders, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus type I, and the severe forms of schizophrenia, referred to as hebephrenia from the above mentioned root hebe.' Finally, the vicious cycle of teenage pregnancy-poverty and unhappiness/development of vulnerabilities, which plagues a significant proportion of some modern societies, takes place in the population of patients that pediatricians and pediatric endocrinologists serve.


In this paper, a new translation, scale, rotation invariant descriptor for gray images and twain images recognition is proposed, the proposed approach realizes translation invariant by coordinates transforms and utilizes Radon transforms to project the image onto projection space to convert the rotation to translation, and then applies Fourier-Mellin transforms to the result to covert the scale to amplitude variety, invariant features are extracted from the result. A k-nearest neighbors classifier is employed to classify objects. Theoretical and experimental results show the superiority of this approach compared with some recent methods, it can be applied to twain images and gray images with high robustness to additive noise. It is also shown that gray images can be classified with high accurateness, but the accurateness of classifying twain images is not high due to the errors introduced by Radon and Fourier-Mellin transforms.


CONTEXT: Exposure to environmental pollutants (EP) and Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) is associated with several general negative health effects which compromise women's reproductive health, maternal, and neonatal outcomes. Unfortunately, many nonpregnant and pregnant women are unaware of their active exposure to these potentially slow-acting toxic substances, EPs, and EDCs. At any stage of life, and in the long-term minute exposures, there is no established safe level of exposure to these substances. Due to the potentially harmful effects on women in general, and to the pregnant and her unborn child in particular, it is important to establish the prevalence of their exposure. AIMS: The aim of this study was to determine the magnitude (prevalence) of exposure among nonpregnant and pregnant women aged 18–49 years to common EPs/EDCs such as bisphenol A, pesticides, phthalates, and perfluorinated compounds among others. SETTINGS AND DESIGN: This study was conducted at the Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: The study participants were nonpregnant and pregnant women, with low-risk singleton pregnancy, and had a prenatal checkup and eventual delivery at the Philippine General Hospital. After consent, women were asked to answer a survey focused on their sociodemographics and frequency of exposure to EP- and EDC-containing items. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients. Null hypotheses were rejected at 0.05 α-level of significance. The computer software STATA 13.1 was used for data analysis. RESULTS: One hundred and fifty-nine survey responses by women were analyzed. Possible EDC-containing household items (carpets, linoleum, upholstered, and stain-resistant furniture) are more prevalent in the homes of pregnant women compared to nonpregnant women. Pregnant women are also exposed to wallpapers compared to nonpregnant individuals. Nonpregnant women were 1.5 times more exposed to lotions. Unexposure to hand sanitizers is 1.3 times higher among pregnant individuals. CONCLUSIONS: There are differences in the prevalence of exposure to household EDC-containing items between pregnant and nonpregnant women, with pregnant women having a higher prevalence of exposure.


The first Intensive Observation Period (IOP) of the Swiss air pollution experiment POLLUMET took place in 1990 in the Aare River Valley between Bern and Zurich. During the lOP, fast response measurements of meteorological variables and ozone concentration were made within the boundary layer aboard a motorglider. In addition, mean values of meteorological variables and the concentrations of ozone and other trace species were measured using other aircraft, pilot balloons, tethersondes, and ground stations. Turbulent flux profiles of latent and sensible heat and ozone are calculated from the fast response data. Terms in the ozone mean concentration budget (time rate of change of mean concentration, horizontal advection, and flux divergence) are calculated for stationary time periods both before and after the passage of a cold front. The source/sink term is calculated as a residual in the budget, and its sign and magnitude are related to the measured concentrations of reactive trace species within the boundary layer. Relationships between concentration ratios of trace species and ozone concentration are determined in order to understand the influence of complex terrain on the processes that produce and destroy ozone. Intensive Observation Period of POLLUMET, collecting data on boundary layer turbulence (motorglider) (Willeke et al., 1991), trace gas mean concentrations (Queen Air) (Paffrath et al., 1991), and winds and other meteorological parameters (King Air and pilot balloons) (Enderle et al., 1991; Hoelle et al., 1991). 2. FLUX MEASUREMENTS AND THE BUDGET OF MEAN OZONE CONCENTRATION On three days in July 1990, the motorglider flew 20km legs in a T-pattern at various altitudes within the boundary layer centered about 30 km northeast of Bern, Switzerland, in the vicinity of the Aare Valley. The complex terrain under the flight legs is shown in fig. 1. The motorglider flew at an air speed of 35 m s-1. Fast-response data were sampled at a rate of 10 Hz. The flight data analyzed in this paper were obtained between 1200 and 1530 LT (local time) (1000 and 1330 GMT), which corresponds approximately to the midday stationary time period in the evolution of the daytime boundary layer.


Th is work provides new information about fi ve interesting and uncommon hypogeous fungi from Greece - Balsamia vulgaris, Geopora clausa, Hydnocystis piligera, Sclerogaster compactus and Wakefi eldia macrospora. Descriptions of the fispecies are included based upon Greek collections, accompanied by colour macro- and microphotographs, and molecular data of four of them. On the basis of molecular results, the genus Wakefi eldia seems to be closely related to Hebeloma in the Hymenogastraceae, while Geopora clausa appears to be related to Geopora in the Pyronemataceae.


Toward the close of the last century, one of the busiest areas of literary research centered about the Faust Book. The Faust image, that unique gift of Germany to Western tradition, had fascinated scholars and critics for over a hundred years, and the oldest printed texts of the Faust Book had long since been established and edited. During the nineteenth century, however, further documentary references to the historical Faust had been accumulating, while at the same time researchers had gained a more complete and accurate knowledge of the scope of the Faust legend together with its relationship to similar sorcerers' tales. Then, beginning in the 1880's, a number of important discoveries were made in such rapid succession as to hinder careful evaluation of any one document.


Objective
To explore the inner relationship between the humanistic care of nursing and the four elements of "benevolence, rites, confidence, harmony", and construct a theoretical model of nursing humanistic care based on Confucian thought.

Methods
Using semi-structured focus interview with 13 experts, the data was sorted, analyzed, encoded and refined, seeking to enrich the modern humanistic nursing care ideas and factors from the Confucian ideology by using grounded theory research method, make the theory research and clinical practice of nursing humanities phenomenon was closely related to the construction of nursing the theory of humanistic care model based on Confucianism.

Results
Obtained the cognition, feelings and ideas of the experts in nursing, humanistic care and Confucianism, and extracted four classification subjects: "benevolence" "rites""confidence""harmony" as the spiritual core, carrier, code of conduct, value orientation of nursing humanistic care, and constructing a theoretical model of nursing humanistic care based on Confucianism.

Conclusions
The construction of nursing humanistic care theory model based on Confucianism enriches the connotation of nursing humanistic care, and provides references for the further study of nursing humanistic care theory, and instructs clinical nursing practice by nursing humanistic care theory based on Confucianism.

Key words:
Nursing care; Model, theoretical; Confucianism; Humanistic care


Driven by the close proximity fast fly-around features such as light of sight(LOS) holding requirement and coupled translation and attitude control,a cooperative translation and attitude optimal control method for spacecraft is studied.The coupled nonlinear equation of 6 DOF relative motion is obtained,and eccentric thrust vector is used to provide position control forces as well as attitude control torques.Considering high accuracy dynamic performance demand for close proximity relative motion,a finite horizon optimal control computing method including final state constraints different from the classic infinite horizon Theta-D method is proposed.Differential Ricatti equation and differential Lyapunov equation in process are also prescribed.Constraints of small finite impulse thrusters and finite torque transformation equipments are completely embedded in controller design.Simulation results of close proximity fast fly-around show that the proposed method can get small control output under the condition of guaranteeing stability and performance requirement of relative motion,and have some engineering sense for potential application.


The term Internet of things (IoT) is referred as the network of devices like home appliances, physical devices, automobiles that are fixed with software, sensors, electronics and network connectivity which allows the devices to connect and perform data exchange. The communication that occurs between the devices over internet is through IP address. Internet of Things is currently in its initial stage. In the impending years it is going to influence our day to day life. The more it will be included in our lifestyle, more will be the threat of it being misused. There is an immediate need to strongly protect data during data transfers. This paper proposes a hybrid encryption algorithm HAR(Hybrid AES Rail Fence) for secure data communication among IoT devices. The proposed Encryption algorithm ensures confidentiality, so the attackers cannot interpret the cipher text and shows better results in comparison with conventional encryption algorithms.


ABSTRACT This study is performed to assess the drilling of silicon carbide (SiC) and boron carbide (B4C) particles reinforced with 6351 aluminum matrix. Stir cast specimens were prepared using an electrical resistance furnace, and the mechanical properties were revealed. Experiments were carried out with varying spindle speed, feed rate, and point angle to analyze the drill tool temperature, thrust force, and surface roughness. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was performed to determine the significance and the percent of influence of each input process parameter on the quality response. The results show that the increasing spindle speed reduces the thrust force and surface roughness, but increases the tool temperature. Furthermore, the point angle tool of 90° reduced the thrust force significantly but negatively influenced the other output responses. The spindle speed contributes more to the thrust force and surface roughness by 63.53% and 44.01%, respectively, and the point angle contributes 48.88% to the tool temperature.


In this paper we investigate the linear stability and properties, such as speed, of the planar travelling combustion front. The speed of the front is estimated both analytically, using the matched asymptotic expansion, and numerically, by means of the shooting and relaxation methods. The Evans function approach extended by the compound matrix method is employed to numerically solve the linear stability problem for the travelling wave solution.


We studied in vivo binding sites of pemphigus foliaceus (PF) auto‐antibodies by immuno‐gold labelling technique, and compared them with those of pemphigus vulgaris (PV). In early acantholytic lesions of PF, the bound antibodies indicated by 5 nm protein A‐colloiclal gold particles were observed on the surface of keratinocytes, with particular affinity for desmosomes and separated attachment plaques. Nondesmosomal cell surfaces were sparsely labeled with the gold particles. A similar binding pattern was seen in the epidermal sheets obtained from a PV patient utilizing the Nikolsky phenomenon. These findings indicate that both PF and PV antigen‐antibody complexes are densely located on the desmosomal areas in early pemphigus lesions, suggesting the pathogenic importance of functional impairment of desmosomes by the autoantibodies.


The writer, Karel Schoeman, is especially well known for his historiographical representations of the past, both in fiction and non-fiction, characteristically with the intention of presenting the past in an ideological perspective. Commentators have singled out his manner of narration in Verliesfontein (one of a trilogy) for particular scrutiny, concentrating on the authenticity or lack of authenticity of the narration. The trilogy clearly tries to recapture the past and present it with objective verisimilitude. In doing so, the three works give voice, almost exclusively, to persons previously marginalized, intending to redress a historical silence. Critics on the whole clearly interpret Verliesfontein politically and see the clear intention of the author to involve the reader politically as a prominent motivation of this type of literature. For this reason, one appropriate context for evaluating such works is that of language pragmatics: does the work fulfil the intention to involve through effective communication? Bluntly does the work convincingly get its message across\'? In view of the selection of speakers and the nature of the diologue, consideration of Verliesfontein in this context seems wholly appropriate. Verliesfontein has much of the typical quality that multiple first-person novels have of producing in the reader a notable sense of intimacy with the many I\' characters. The bulk of the text is filled with these promoted minor\' voices telling largely of the same events, but each from their personal perspective. However, because the first-person narrators share locutionary traits and ideology, they are not really distinguishable as individual characters in their own right: in effect, the characters are less distinguished by any individual qualities than they are by the purpose Schoeman has for each of them. The preceding comments provide the context from which the article is written. The authors\' intention was to determine how Schoeman utilizes speech strategies and the extent to which these speech strategies strengthen or undermine the ostensible over-arching voice of the novel. The main purpose of the article is to examine both the macro-structure of the novel, in particular the aspects of meta-fictional commentary and ideological utterance, and the micro-structural characteristics, in particular the inter-action markers, language accumulations and repetitions and lexicographical aspects of diction. Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies 2004, 22(3&4): 191209


Studies on volcanic ash of Mount Merapi erupted in 2010 are limited to only characterization of mineralogical, physical, chemical, and biological properties of the volcanic ash. In order to speed up rehabilitation of soils affected by the volcanic ash, it is necessary to study the application of suitable plant species, which is called bio-mechanic conservation. The purpose of this study was to test the environmental adaptability of Canavalia virosa and Flemingia congesta in sandy soil covered by volcanic ash of Mount Merapi. This study was carried out using 2x4 Split-plot randomized block design with three replicates. The main plot of the design was plant species ( Canavalia virosa and Flemingia congesta ), while the sub plot was the dose of organic matter application (0, 20, 40, and 60 t / ha). Soil parameters measured were N-total, P-total, available P, available K, and organic matter contents. Plant parameters measured were plant dry weight and plant height. The results showed no significant differences in soil N, P and K contents of all treatments tested in this study after 9 weeks, except C organic content. Canavalia virosa grew well until 9 weeks, whereas Flemingia congesta started to die a 9 weeks after planting.


he basic purpose of the research is to expose the working of any organization and
managers, to relate the concept learned by the employees to the working of the organization, to
understand the practical aspect of working of organization.
This research article is on the study of impact of motivation programs on banking
employees at Canara Bank, Bangalore. The research is done based on the primary and secondary
information, manuals etc, given by Canara Bank. The research on impact of motivation programs
on banking employees and to summarize observations and to draw conclusions whether their
affects are positive or negative. To offer recommendations and suggestions to management
covering points to synergize the positive impact and to overcome or reduce the negative impacts.
The study is highly dependent on the Effectiveness of Motivation Process where the relationship
between employer and employee or candidate .The methodology adopted for this study is mainly
a questionnaire, the collection of information from Mr. Mohan Shankar (External Guide), Senior
Manager, HR Wing. I had visited the project workplace and studied the various aspects of
business unit by personal observation, discussion with the employees.