Telecommunications service providers have experienced many challenges in the transformation of business with increasingly rapid technological change. PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) is one of the largest telecommunications service providers that has transformed conventional telecommunications into digital telecommunications. This study discussed how the transformation process of PT Telkom and the impact of transformation. The purpose of this research is to provide concrete evidence of the implementation of business transformation towards business at PT Telkom. This research was conducted with qualitative methods. Literature studies on existing theories are conducted, such as SWOT and Driving Digital Strategy, and data are collected from the literature review's result and through interviews and the company's documents. From the results of the analysis, we propose several Digital Transformation Strategy.


The invention discloses a method for preparing a magnesium metal and a by-product by vacuum carbothermic reduction with serpentine minerals. The method comprises the following steps: using serpentine mineral powder as a raw material; adding a carbonaceous reducing agent which is 1 to 2 times of the theoretical quantity of carbon required for completely reducing magnesium silicate in the serpentine; adding a catalyst, and mixing the materials evenly to obtain a mixed raw material; pressing the mixed raw material into spherical or blocky ball agglomerations and drying the ball agglomerations; putting the dried ball agglomerations into a vacuum furnace, controlling the vacuum degree in the furnace to between 10 and 500 Pa, raising the temperature to between 500 and 700 DEG C, and keeping the temperature for 20 to 60 minutes to remove crystal water and clinker the materials; keeping the vacuum degree in the furnace, raising the temperature to between 1,200 and 1,500 DEG C, and reducing the magnesium silicate and oxides of metallic iron and nickel at a constant temperature for 30 to 60 minutes; and condensing magnesium vapor obtained from the reduction on a magnesium condenser into crystallized magnesium, recycling the metallic iron and the metallic nickel in the slag through magnetic separation, and preparing the slag after the magnetic separation into industrial silicon carbide through decarburization and purification.


We find that the equation of $E_8$-singularity possesses two distinct symmetry groups and modular parametrizations. One is the classical icosahedral equation with icosahedral symmetry, the associated modular forms are theta constants of order five. The other is given by the group $\text{PSL}(2, 13)$, the associated modular forms are theta constants of order $13$. As a consequence, we show that $E_8$ is not uniquely determined by the icosahedron. This solves a problem of Brieskorn in his ICM 1970 talk on the mysterious relation between exotic spheres, the icosahedron and $E_8$. Simultaneously, it gives a counterexample to Arnold's $A, D, E$ problem, and this also solves the other related problem on the relation between simple Lie algebras and Platonic solids. Moreover, we give modular parametrizations for the exceptional singularities $Q_{18}$, $E_{20}$ and $x^7+x^2 y^3+z^2=0$ by theta constants of order $13$, the second singularity provides a new analytic construction of solutions for the Fermat-Catalan conjecture and gives an answer to a problem dating back to the works of Klein.


The strength of reinforced concrete masonry walls formed with mortared stretcher bonded concrete 'H' blocks, core filled with high slump grout and centrally reinforced with unrestrained reinforcement is investigated. Codes of practice consider masonry walls with unrestrained reinforcement to be unreinforced. Tests of storey height walls at the University of Queensland show that unrestrained reinforcement increases the wall strength.


Introduction Concussion is a growing public health concern. No uniformly established therapy exists; neurofeedback studies report treatment value. We use infralow frequency neuromodulation (ILF) to remediate disabling neurological symptoms caused by traumatic brain injury (TBI) and noted improved outcomes with a novel concussion protocol. Postconcussion symptoms (PCS) and persistent postconcussion symptoms (PPCS; >3 months post head injury) are designated timelines for protracted neurological complaints following TBI. We performed a retrospective study to explore effectiveness of ILF in PCS/PPCS and investigated the value of using this concussion protocol. Method Patients with PCS/PPCS seen for their first neurology office visit or received their first neurofeedback session between 1 August 2018 and 31 January 2021 were entered. Outcomes were compared following treatment as usual (TAU) vs. TAU with ILF neurotherapy (TAU+ILF). The study cohort was limited to PPCS patients; the TAU+ILF group was restricted further to PPCS patients receiving at least 10 neurotherapy sessions. Within the TAU+ILF group, comparisons were made between those who trained at least 10 sessions using concussion protocol (TAU+ILF+CP) and those who trained for at least 10 sessions of ILF regardless of protocol (TAU+ILF-CP). Results Among our resultant PPCS cohort (n = 59) leading persistent neurological complaints were headache (67.8%), memory impairment (57.6%), and brain fog (50.8%). PPCS patients in TAU+ILF+CP (n = 25) demonstrated greater net (p = 0.004) and percent (p = 0.026) improvement of symptoms compared to PPCS subjects in TAU (n = 26). PPCS patients in TAU+ILF-CP (n = 8) trended toward significant symptom improvements compared to TAU, and TAU+ILF+CP trended toward greater efficacy than TAU+ILF-CP. Conclusion PPCS patients who received TAU+ILF+CP demonstrated significantly greater improvement as a group when compared to TAU. When used as an integrative modality to treatment as usual in managing patients with PPCS, ILF neuromodulation with use of concussion protocol provided significant symptom improvements.


Aiming at the problems encountered by a biomass fuel-fired boiler of a self-service thermal power plant in Thailand during commissioning period,some retrofit measures were proposed,such as changing the original feed opening into round shape,clearing the bunker timely so as not to let biomass fuel staying in the bunker for a long time etc.,which finally made the biomass-coal co-fired CFB boiler work stably.


Completely Revised The Essential Guide to SAP Security and Audit Concepts With 100+ Security Interview Questions, FAQs, and Step by Step Examples It's clear that security and audit are among the most challenging areas in SAP and Learning can be difficult. SAP Security Interview Questions, Answers and Explanations is a direct answer to the need for practical security information for SAP users, consultants, and managers. From default passwords to authorization profiles, SAP Security Interview Questions, Answers and Explanations will put you on the path to understanding what you really need to know. The book is a collection of references that every Security consultant should have at the ready. More than just a rehash of SAP documentation and sales presentations, each question is based on project knowledge and experience gained on successful high-profile SAP implementations. SAP Security Interview Questions, Answers and Explanations Includes: . Finding Audit Critical Combinations . Authentication, Transaction Logging, and Passwords . Roles, Profiles, and User Management . ITAR, DCAA, DCMA, and Audit Requirements . The most important security settings to know . Security Tuning, Tips & Tricks, and FAQ . SAP Authorization Concept


Nowadays, the "semantic gap" problems have greatly limited development of image classification. The key to this problem is to get semantic information of the images. A semantic image feature extraction method is proposed in this paper, in which eye movement information is integrated. Firstly, the underlying visual features of images are extracted. Secondly, weighed feature vectors of images are constructed based on eye movements and underlying visual features. To evaluate the effectiveness of the integrated feature vectors in classification, both support vector machine and k - nearest neighbor algorithm are adopted. Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed methods.


Introduction: Acute bacterial conjunctivitis is one of the most common ocular infection seen in day to day clinical practice. Our purpose to conduct this study was to compare the outcome and efficacy of 0.6% besifloxacin ophthalmic suspension and 1.5% azithromycin ophthalmic suspension in acute bacterial conjunctivitis. Method: This is a Prospective, randomized, parallel-group, clinical study of acute bacterial conjunctivitis Conducted From July 2015 to Sept 2015 on 200 patients in the department of Ophthalmology at Jhalawar Medical College, Jhalawar.(raj.) All selected patients were divided into two groups of 100 each. Group A was treated by besifloxacin 0.6% ophthalmic suspension,where as group B was treated by 1.5% azithromycin ophthalmic suspension three times a day for 7 day. Observation was done on 3, 7 day regarding clinical resolution and side effect of these drugs in both groups. Result: Clinical resolution, complication , and side effects of these two drugs were analysed on day 3 and day 7 and found that 0.6% besifloxacin is significantly better than 1.5% azithromycin eye drop on day 3 and day 7 (p value<0.5) and also have less side effect (p value<0.5).Conclusion: 0.6% besifloxacin is safe and efficacious in acute bacterial conjunctivitis in all age group.


The invention discloses an allocation method for optimal code rates of a texture video and a depth map based on models, mainly solving the problem of code rate allocation of the texture video and the depth map in three-dimensional video encoding. The proposal is as follows: determining the relationship between virtual view distortion and the quantization step of texture video and the quantization step of the depth map; calculating the optimal quantization step of the texture video and the optimal quantization step of the depth map by using the relationship between the encoding rates of the texture video and the quantization step of the texture video and the relationship between the encoding rates of the depth map and the quantization step of the depth map; and encoding the texture video and the depth map with the optimal quantization step of the texture video and the optimal quantization step of the depth map to achieve allocation for the optimal coding rate of the texture video and the depth map. The method has the advantages that complexity is low and the optimal code rates of the texture video and the depth map can be reached. The method can be used for allocation of the code rates of the texture video and the depth map in three-dimensional video coding.


This online appendix provides additional results as described in our paper "Staggered Boards and Long-Term Value, Revisited", available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=2364165.


MSWM (Municipal Solid Waste Management) is a challenge in developing countries, especially in Algeria. In this paper, a quantitative analysis is proposed, showing that the collection of recyclable items qualified as a high-quality raw material will build a wide profit. The locations
 of recycling centers in Algeria were determined for the plastic, paper/cardboard, metal, textile and glass. The annual generated amount of each type of recyclable was defined and finally a range of purchase prices was established to estimate the possible price to sell these products. The purpose
 was to find the most profitable recyclable material to be collected in order to motivate both the informal sector and the recycling industry to collect recyclables. It was observed that plastic is the most profitable recyclable followed by the paper/cardboard, and then textile.


The paper analyzes the evolution of food security in West Africa during the last 25 years. The Millennium Development Goal One aims at halving the proportion of people who suffer from hunger by 2015. Although Sub-Saharan Africa remains far from reaching the hunger target, West Africa presents a better situation, with eight countries that will meet the target. The paper focuses on international food trade, analyzing the recent growth of food imports in West Africa and the impact of this growth on food security. The last part of the paper is focused on the case of Benin: the country achieved an important reduction in undernourishment since 1990. The analysis aims to highlight the role of short food supply chains in rural development and therefore in food security strategies. The department of Atacora, in northern Benin, is used as a case study to show the recent evolution of local food networks in a region traditionally characterized by an export-oriented agriculture. In conclusion the paper highlights the link between food security, international trade, and local food networks, showing the potential of the 'food sovereignty' paradigm in understanding the geographies of food in West Africa.


The main limitation of multi-detector GPC arises from the nature of detector sensitivities in the tails of a polymer distribution. In the low molecular weight tail of this distribution, molecular weight-sensitive detectors (such as a capillary viscometer or a static laser light-scattering photometer) have low sensitivity while concentration detectors (e.g., differential refractometer) have high sensitivity. This situation is reversed in the high molecular weight tail. These imbalances in sensitivity raise the question of how best to obtain an estimate of column calibration curves. The question is central to the successful application of the multi-detector GPC technique. For example, the accuracy and precision with which structural information for polymers with broad molecular weight distribution, especially with long-chain branches, can be obtained depends critically on the accurate estimation of such calibration curves in the tails. Traditionally, calibration curves are fit to the logarithm of the ratios of detector responses. However, the logarithm of a ratio will not give meaningful values in the regions where at least one of the responses is near zero. Thus, low detector sensitivity in the tails requires that a calibration curve be fit only to the heart of the peak, where all detectors have good response. The optimized curve is then extrapolated to the regions in the tails that were excluded from the fit. This data truncation has two consequences that limit the accuracy and precision of the multi-detector GPC technique. Truncation eliminates potentially useful responses with which to constrain the calibration curves, and the resulting curves can be sensitive to the choice of the fitting region. We describe a new data analysis method for multi-detector GPC where the complete chromatographic profile obtained from one detector is compared, in a least-squares sense, to a model that is a function of responses from the other detector. This formulation of least-squares avoids the use of logarithms, ratios, and eliminates the need for extrapolation. The approach allows the inclusion of regions in the least-squares fit that contain low detector's signal, e.g., near baseline responses that fluctuate about zero from either, or both, detectors. We apply this approach to obtain column calibration curves with each of two molecular weight-sensitive detectors, coupled to a GPC system. Such calibration curves are the necessary intermediate steps in determining the polymer's molecular weight and intrinsic viscosity distributions. If suitable calibration standards are available, we further show how the polymer's intrinsic viscosity law can be obtained directly from dual-detector responses without requiring - or depending on - a sample-dependent calibration curve.


Background Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are strong modulators of tumor pathology. Herein, our goal was to examine the plasma hsa_circ_0052184 content among colorectal cancer (CRC) patients, and assess its association with patient clinicopathological profile and diagnostic values. Methods Overall, we collected 228 presurgical CRC and 146 normal plasma samples from The First People's Hospital of Wenling. Circulating hsa_circ_0052184 levels were assessed via qRT-PCR, and the diagnostic prediction was conducted with the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. Results Relative to healthy controls, CRC patients exhibited markedly enhanced circulating hsa_circ_0052184 levels, which were closely correlated with advanced stage of disease and worse outcome. Based on our uni- (UA) and multivariate assessments (MA), elevated hsa_circ_0052184 levels were a stand-alone predictor of poor prognosis. The ROC curve depicted an area under the curve (AUC) for CRC diagnosis to be 0.9072. Conclusion Circulating hsa_circ_0052184 is a potential bioindicator of CRC outcome.


The recent success on convolutional neural networks (CNNs) research has triggered the interest to improve the stereo reconstruction. There have been many considerations to reconstruct unstructured general images. However, photos taken in an unstructured environment are not well applied to previous research techniques. This paper proposes a robust method in this special environment. First, camera parameters are extracted using two types of Structure-from-Motion (SfM). In general, intrinsic camera parameters are extracted via camera calibration, and extrinsic parameters are computed by SfM. After that, we put these parameters as an input into two types of multiview stereo methods and compare the results of each methods. Finally, the structured indoor dataset which is called ETRI 360° dataset has better reconstruction results compared with unstructured dataset by using specific SfM and MVS methods.


The microstructure and the growth process of sputter deposited CoCr thin films are studied by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The columnar structure of c-axis oriented CoCr grains is well established at a greater film thickness of about 100 nm. The cross-sectional TEM clearly shows the detailed structure of the initial growth layer, where the c-axis oriented grains are growing in size with increasing distance from the substrate surface. The necessity of controlling the nucleation of CoCr crystal grains at an early stage of film growth is stressed to further improve the c-axis orientation of the film.


The application of an ER damper for milling machine vibration controlling was tested. The theoretical results showed that the stiffness and damping of ER damper increased as the electric field strength applied increased. The vibration response of main vibration system (arbor) reduced as the electric field strength increased. But the response is not linear with the increase of the electric field strength.There was an optimal value. If the electrical field strength selected is appropriate, the vibratory amplitude of milling machine tool mandrel could be controlled.


One of the most important tasks of education is to develop research skills aimed at the students' research activity in the study process. Involving students in research activities will enable them to learn to invent, understand and learn new knowledge, to argue their thoughts, to make decisions, to develop their interests and to realize opportunities. The theoretical basis of the study is the learning cognitive and constructivist approach. The topicality of the article relates to the transformations to be made in the education system, as the education system in Latvia and its content have to change. The aim of the article is to raise the issue of the goals of the productive activity of the mathematical school subject and the development of research skills, so that the pupil can transfer the knowledge and skills acquired creatively to solving problem situations of related subjects. The questionnaire of teachers and pupils with open questions, as well as research work in mathematics by students, are used in the article for obtaining data. Data analysis is a case study analysis method.


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Arpacay basin, located in Erzurum-Kars area of Eastern Anatolia region, has a significant position as it is on the way bridging Anatolia and Caucasian. The river of Arpacay, drawing the borders of our research field and the border with Armenia, plays an important role not only politically but also commercially. For this reason, important settlements and trade centers were founded in the basin throughout the history


Positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) images have been used in the radiotherapy treatment planning, especially in the delineations of biological target volumes (BTVs) of tumors. However, it is not possible to accurately and precisely discriminate between tumors and adjacent normal tissues in PET/CT images if the normal tissues with a high PET standard uptake value (SUV) such as brain stem and other brain tissues that are close to the tumors, or if the sub-clinical tumor volumes with a low SUV are encompassed by normal tissues also with a low SUV. CT image has relatively poor soft tissue contrast and many malignant tumors arise from within soft tissue. Therefore there is little distinction between the CT HU/numbers of tumors and the surrounding normal tissues. To accurately and precisely distinguish tumors from adjacent normal tissues, and to spare organs at risk (OARs) in radiotherapy treatment planning, we extracted the PET coarseness and busyness, and CT contrast and coarseness respectively from the neighborhood gray-tone-difference matrices of co-registered PET SUV/CT HU images of tumors. We found that PET busyness and contrast can provide more accurate and precise complementary information for the recognition of tumors than PET SUV, while CT coarseness and contrast can offer useful complementary information for the discrimination of organs at risk. Therefore, we proposed to delineate the OARs based on CT coarseness, CT contrast and PET busyness by an adaptive 3D volume growing method with two growing stages to best spare the OARs. Moreover, we proposed to delineate the BTVs based on PET SUV, busyness, and contrast by an hierarchical Mumford-Shah Vector Model via a refined ring-volume of interest (VOI) based on the delineated OARs. Five patient studies were assessed and visually inspected by radiation oncologists. The resulting BTVs were more accurate and more precise, and better spared the OARs than our previous BTVs.


The study is aimed at establishing the significance of advertising for anchor by Panasonic. This study investigates the significance. of Advertisement for Anchor by Panasonic and how consumer buying. Behaviour is influenced through. Advertisements by tapping the responses of 100 respondents using survey method. The major findings of the study demonstrate that the awareness for customers about. Anchor by Panasonic is very much required through advertisements. The awareness has to be increased about Anchor Panasonic in the minds of customers through advertisements. Television advertising is a very effective tools of communicating messages to its target audience as it has the ability to combine visual & audio communication and thus this makes advertisements is an important medium to make people aware of any products. This paper presents the results of a study designed to test the Impact of television advertising and on women consumers' buying behaviour. The purpose is to study on different factors which influenced on buying behaviour, their satisfaction with advertising strategy in FMCG products.


Development of sex-role occupies an important part in the socialization of children, which will leave a far-reaching influence on their developmental orientation and level. Study on the development of child sex-role has been an important field of developmental psychology and infantile psychology. Researchers have attempted various approaches to interpret the phenomenon, with the focus on different aspects for different theories.


p<0.05). In the intradermal group the relative risk of not achieving seroprotection with and without azathioprine was 1.9 and 1.5 times, respectively. Patients receiving the intradermal vaccine without azathioprine had a 9 times better chance of achieving seroprotection than those given intramuscular vaccine and azathioprine. There were no significant side-effects in both the groups. Thus, the seroprotection rate in the intradermal group was superior to that in the intramuscular group, and in the azathioprine-free group as compared to the azathioprine-treated group, regardless of the route of vaccination. The highest seroconversion rate was seen in the intradermal group without azathioprine (Table I). Patients on haemodialysis are poor vaccine responders' though repeated low-dose intradermal vaccine achieved complete seroconversion in 26 weeks,' the antigens presented by specific epidermal cells causing a macrophage-dependent T cell response." This intradermal protocol is likely to work best in a milieu free from transfusions and immunosuppression, which is possible with erythropoietin.


Offshore oil and gas development, deepwater ports, shipping of petroleum products, and floating power plants are energy activities which could have great environmental, economic, and social impacts on Florida's coastal communities. The most obvious danger is the potential for oil spills through either the drilling for or transportation of oil. A large oil spill could be particularly devastating for Florida because of the fragile environment and the tourist based economy. However, there are many other impacts which, although not quite as spectacular as an oil spill, can have an equally profound effect on a local community. While energy development occurs offshore, it generates a great deal of onshore development. This onshore development, in turn, is accompanied by additional environmental, economic, and social impacts. These impacts can be either beneficial or detrimental to a local community. Thus, a local government must be aware of pluses and minuses associated with these energy activities in order to effectively respond to any development proposal.


In the upcoming years, the number of electric vehicles (EVs) are expected to rise exponentially, due to the increase in oil price and the greenhouse impact associated with its use. We need a convenient opportunity for adapting plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), with the development of powertrain technology. Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) system allows bidirectional electric power flow from an EV battery to the power grid, which opens a new revenue opportunity for PHEV owners as well as utilities. In a smart-grid environment, the V2G system will be able to provide grid ancillary services, such as load management, peak shaving, regulation, reserve and reduce power generation upgradation cost. In this paper, a quadratic programming (QP) based optimization model is used, which reduces overall grid power for utilities and operate smart charging and discharging schedule for PHEV users. In a V2G system, the outcomes of this model provide the highest power for charging PHEV batteries when electric power is enough to cover PHEV owners' demand, as well as provide power from PHEV batteries to the grid for the peak shaving and load management profiting the power grid.


A lateral-spraying double-blade inertia reversing and synchronous brushing windshield wiper comprises a brush head, a windshield motor, a windshield washer, a washing water pump and water supply pipes, wherein the two sides of the brush head are provided with water channels respectively, and the water channels include the brush head left water channel and the brush head right water channel. A plurality of brush head left nozzles and a plurality of brush head right nozzles are arranged outside the brush head left water channel and the brush head right water channel respectively. The lateral-spraying double-blade inertia reversing and synchronous brushing windshield wiper is characterized in that the brush head left water channel and the brush head right water channel are provided with a left water channel port and a right water channel port respectively, the left water channel port and the right water channel port are connected with the left water channel water supply pipe and the right water channel water supply pipe respectively, the lower end of the left water channel water supply pipe and the lower end of the right water channel water supply pipe downward extend along brush arms and connected with two water outlets, namely, the reversing valve left water outlet and the reversing valve right water outlet, of a reversing valve respectively, one end of the reversing valve water supply pipe is connected with the water inlet of the reversing valve, and the other end of the reversing valve water supply pipe penetrates through hollow brush arm power shafts along the brush arms and is connected with the washing water pump of the windshield washer. According to the windshield wiper, the washing nozzles and the windshield are integrally formed, water wiping efficiency is high, and powerful guarantees are provided for safety driving.


This study aims to determine how the implementation of the withdrawal of
the contracted goods as objects in the lease purchase as well as legal consequences
arising in the manufacture of standard clause by selling company leases Columbia
CV, CV. Partner Mas, CV. Priorities and CV, Teraf Electronics in the city of
Padang.
Research the implementation of lease purchase agreement related to the
article 18 paragraph 4 of Law No. 8 of 1999 on consumer protection is a juridical
empirical research that is legal research conducted by researching library
materials to obtain secondary data, and then continued with field research to
obtain primary data .
The results of research and data analysis shows that the implementation of
electronic goods hire purchase agreement on CV.Columbia, CV.Mitra Mas,
CV.Prioritas and CV.Electronic Teraf in Padang city has no legal basis and the
seller leases impose excessive liability to the buyer of the lease. this is
incompatible with article 18 of Law No. 8 of 1999 concerning consumer
protection so that the agreement.


The symposium "Interaction of bacteria and airway epithelial cells" of the 5th European Respiratory Congress in Barcelona, September 1995, was organized in order to update current concepts on the mechanisms of interaction of bacteria with airway mucosa in health and disease. The involvement of a variety of bacterial factors and host receptors, and the host and bacterial responses upon the interaction in health and disease were discussed. The four contributions in the Review Series entitled "Interaction of bacteria and airway epithelial cells", dedicated to the symposium, highlight these important aspects of the host-bacterial interactions. In their contribution, WILSON et al. [1], published in this issue of the Journal, summarize the host and bacterial components mediating the interaction between airway mucosa and pathogenic bacteria. In health, the lower respiratory tract is not colonized. WILSON et al. show that an efficient mucociliary clearance system is required to defend the bronchial tree against bacterial infection. They also stress the importance of impaired host defence, resulting in damaged epithelium as a target for bacterial interaction. Both the inflammatory process and the presence of bacteria with a "pathogenic personality" contribute to the damaging of the epithelia. Damage includes disruption of ciliary beating, loss of ciliated cells, and exposure of epithelial cell receptors for bacterial adherence. Overproduction of mucus also contributes to bacterial infection, since bacteria bind to and are trapped inside the mucus layer, which is poorly permeable for antibacterial defence factors. The bacteria most frequently encountered are Haemophilus influenzae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Streptococcus pneumoniae. Infecting bacteria express a variety of determinants of virulence, including a large variety of adhesins, cilioand cytotoxins, exoenzymes degrading immunoglobulins, components stimulating mucus production, cytotoxins and alginate. DE BENTZMANN et al. [2] focus on the interaction of P. aeruginosa with respiratory epithelial cells, and the importance of this type of interaction for bacterial persistence in the respiratory tract of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. A very important finding is the level of the asialylated ganglioside, asialo-GM1 receptor, on the epithelial cells as pilus-mediated adherence of P. aeruginosa is increased in epithelial cells of CF patients compared to healthy individuals. P. aeruginosa is, itself, able to increase the level further by production of a neuraminidase, and this effect was only found for epithelial cells of CF patients. A similar increase in asialo-gangliosides was observed on respiratory epithelial cells edging a wound, in the process of spreading and migration over the collagen matrix during healing. These are the wound areas colonized by P. aeruginosa during healing. These results indicate that the epithelial cell asialo-ganglioside receptor is probably important in the infection, and that the host-bacterial interaction is influenced by the conditions of the host and the bacterial modulation of the system. The airway mucosa of the patients with chronic bronchitis, and even more so with cystic fibrosis are continuously inflamed. AGACE, [3] discusses the mechanisms and factors of mucosal inflammation, especially the inflammatory response upon bacterial interaction with epithelial cells. Most of the data concern the mucosal inflammatory processes of the urinary tract, since this mucosal site has been studied most extensively. These data are very helpful in understanding inflammatory processes in the lung upon bacterial interaction. The production of proinflammatory mediators by epithelial cells is shown to be dependent on the specificity of the interaction between bacteria and epithelial cells. Pili (type 1 and pap) mediated adherence of Escherichia coli stimulates interleukin-8 (IL-8) production by epithelial cells. AGACE demonstrated nicely in vitro that IL-8 has chemotactic activity for the recruitment of neutrophils to the epithelial cell layer, and that the neutrophils are translocated after upregulation of intracellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) during the response through the tight junctions to the apical side of the cell layer. This translocation is dependent on ICAM-1 and Mac-1. KHAIR et al. [4] describe the current state of knowledge of the effect of bacterial components mediating mucosal inflammation of the respiratory tract. It appears that respiratory pathogens, including H. influenzae, stimulate the production of cytokines by respiratory epithelial cells in a way comparable with the stimulation in the urinary tract. Corticosteroids inhibit this proinflammatory response. It is suggested that the inflammatory process is similar to the stimulatory effect of cytokines released from inflammatory cells during infection. Bacterial products, including endotoxin, were shown to stimulate the response, although the discussion about the cell types involved in vivo continues. At present, it is fair to conclude that bacterial pathogens of the respiratory tract have characteristics enabling them to colonize the mucosa of patients predisposed to these infections by underlying diseases, resulting in impaired host defence. During interaction of the bacteria with the mucous layer, and especially the epithelial cells, these bacteria stimulate an inflammatory response which is not effective in the eradication of the bacteria. The bacteria EDITORIAL


Cervico-vaginal cytology has been used as a diagnostic tool since the early 19th century started by the Greek physician George Papanicolaou and was implemented for cancer screening programs since the mid 1960s achieving an 80% reduction in mortality rate worldwide. A low sensibility between 30 and 87%, average 53%, is a drawback. Global mortality rate due to cervical cancer is 86% and 88% in developing countries. The age-related mortality rate in Colombia is 18.2 per 100.000 patients. The latter is due to inadequate quality control and lack of update training for Fecha recibido: marzo 26 de 2012. Fecha aceptado: mayo 17 de 2012 * Médica Patóloga, Decana, Facultad de Tecnología en Citohistología. Instructor Asociado, Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud. Bogotá DC, Colombia. ** Médico Ginecólogo, Hospital Infantil Universitario de San José. Instructor Asociado, Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud. Bogotá DC, Colombia. *** Residente I de Patología, Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud. Bogotá DC, Colombia. **** Estudiantes colaboradores: Maryuris Cuisman, Luz Andrea Hernández, Tatiana Hurtado, FrancyValenzuela, Oiga Negrete. Facultad de Tecnología en Citohistolog1a. Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud. Bogotá DC, Colombia. Repert.med.cir.2012;2 I (3): 155-164 1 5 5 Cáncer cervical: citología en base líquida, convencional y otras pruebas de tamizaje cytohispathology technicians, in addition to the high number of readings performed during their work day leading to overdiagnosis of Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance (ASCUS). Other factors such as not per forming a cervical smear due to low socioeconomic status and lack of affiliation to the social security system are also important. The use of liquid-based cytology (LBC) resolves five problems: 1) failure to capture the complete sample, 2) poor fixation, 3) random distribution of anomalous cells, 4) existence of perturbing elements, and 5) poor quality of the smear. This technique increases the sensibility of high-grade intraepithelial lesions and cancer lesions with no specificity variation. Other screening tests are: human papillomavirus (HPV) detection and typing tests included in the 2012 Health Obligatory Plan (POS) and the polymerase chain reaction tests (PCR), RNA oncogenes E6 and E7 and visual inspection with acetic acid and lugol's iodine (VIA/VILD in a "see and treat" cervical prevention strategy.


Summary This paper presents a numerical simulation study of hydraulic fracturing, by combining continuum and discontinuum approaches using a finite-discrete element method (FDEM). Calculated results are consistent with analytical results and exhibit many empirical features of hydraulic fracturing, although our solutions rarely exhibit a simple bi-wing fracture geometry. The effects of pre-existing joints at and around the wellbore on fracture topology and treatment pressure are investigated. Furthermore, the effect of lateral stresses due to pre-existing joints around and close to the wellbore is investigated, by including fractures with an asymmetric geometry that do not intersect the wellbore.


Imputation of missing attribute values in medical datasets for extracting hidden knowledge from medical datasets is an interesting research topic of interest which is very challenging. One cannot eliminate missing values in medical records. The reason may be because some tests may not been conducted as they are cost effective, values missed when conducting clinical trials, values may not have been recorded to name some of the reasons. Data mining researchers have been proposing various approaches to find and impute missing values to increase classification accuracies so that disease may be predicted accurately. In this paper, we propose a novel imputation approach for imputation of missing values and performing classification after fixing missing values. The approach is based on clustering concept and aims at dimensionality reduction of the records. The case study discussed shows that missing values can be fixed and imputed efficiently by achieving dimensionality reduction. The importance of proposed approach for classification is visible in the case study which assigns single class label in contrary to multi-label assignment if dimensionality reduction is not performed.


This study to describe the prevention of landslides in the district of Simpang Empat Karo,  conservation land in the District of Simpang Empat Karo. Research will be conducted including descriptive research category to the method used is the survey method. source of data is the primary data collected directly in the field and secondary data is a source of reference and analysis obtained from the library. The results of the study explained that: Landslide Prevention can be done by (1) Do not cut down or damage the forest, (2) Perform planting rooted plants, such as neem, (3) bamboo, vetiver, leucaena, etc., on the slopes bald (4) Make rainwater channel, (5) Building a retaining wall on steep slopes (5) Check the state of the ground at regular intervals, (5) Measure the level kederasan rain. Land conservation is the use of land in accordance with the usability and power, after memanfaatkannnya we must maintain and sustain productivity Basically land conservation efforts must be made through, (1) reducing the amount of energy destroyer, (2) increase the resistance of soil aggregates to blow and rain water and scraping the surface layer, (3) improve protection.


Several writers have drawn attention to the fact that there is a connection between determinants and sets of loops in directed graphs. This fact is sometimes useful in evaluating the determinant of a matrix M, as was explained by Greenman in his recent article [1]. Towards the end of his article he introduces Δij -subgraphs and relates them to the cofactors Cij of the matrix M. Now if M is invertible, then M−1 = adj M/det M, where the (j, i)-entry of the adjoint is just the cofactor Cij . Hence one would expect to be able to give a graphical explanation for the fact that M(adj M/det M) = I, and this will be done in the present article.


Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography has gained momentum as the method of choice for <32-nm half-pitch device fabrication. In this paper, we describe our initial attempts to increase an EUV resist's sensitivity without compromising resolution and line roughness via introduction of a thermally crosslinkable underlayer. The main purpose is to test the possibility of using a combination of photoacid generators (PAGs) and EUV sensitizers (phenol type) in the underlayer designs to enhance the overall performance of EUV resists. We have demonstrated the possible benefits of adding an EUV underlayer into the regular EUV litho stack and investigated the effect of PAG types and loadings on the photospeed and litho performance of three different EUV resists.


Biomass is a promising feedstock for the next generation drop-in liquid fuels and renewable chemicals, and hence the development of economically viable technologies for the production of commodity and specialty chemicals from sustainable biomass have received significant attention in recent years. Although biomass transformation into drop-in biofuels involves multiple processing steps in which biomass is first depolymerized and converted to furfurals (5-hydroxymethylfurfural, furfural), catalytic upgrading of furfurals is the most important step in achieving end products of the desired fuel properties. Several research papers have been published in the past decade reporting homogeneous and heterogeneous catalytic processes for upgrading furfurals to relevant drop-in fuel candidates such as, 2,5-dimethylfuran (DMF), 2-methylfuran (2-MF), 5-ethoxymethylfurfural (EMF), γ-valerolactone (GVL), ethyl levulinate and long chain hydrocarbon alkanes. Although process technologies for the production and upgrading of...


On the area between rivers on the right bank of Shatuo Hydropower Station's reservoir,karst distributes widely,fault structures have developed and pierced through the area to form structural defects.After the reservoir forming,there is possibility of leaking from it into neighbor valley of the Chejiahe River.Studying basic geologic conditions of the area,using various investigating methods,the engineers have analyzed the features of underground water flow of the area and the karst development history,have found out the possible scale and path of seepage.The results could be as base of next research work.


A combination of cryptography and steganography is very important to information safety. Because together, they will not only hide but also encrypt the information at the same time. In the most crystographic studies, they hide the cipher text (encrypted) into the image, video or audio files to transfer. In this paper, we will give a simple and more convenient example for Crystography. We can also say that this method is applicable for most of the cryptographic algorithms to transfer them to the crystographic algorithm. As a simple example, it can be applicable for ATM card passwords etc. And then we have created and applied our method by using C# program language.


Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) are equipped with high-resolution cameras. Previous researches novel object detection models for UAV images, but available models took high computational cost to retrain. Models that not trained using the UAV image will result in poor performance. EfficientDet object detection model is significantly lower in computing cost. In this paper, the author wants to investigate epochs and optimisation function impact to the performance of the low computing cost model-based EfficientDet on UAV images. An object detection system on UAV imagery is trained using conventional computer will be designed to detect 10 classes object in Visdrone dataset using the D0 version of the EfficientDet model. After the data is obtained then preprocessing will be carried out in the form of annotation conversion. Next, model training process will be trained from 10 to 50 epochs. In each training, the model will be tested so as to produce a validation value. The last validation value will be analysed as performance benchmark. As a result, our proposed model surpassed state-of-the-art models in Average Recall score with 2.1 % ARmax1 for Visdrone by only using 50 epochs or less.


In this contribution we are interested in orthogonal bidiagonalization of a general rectangular matrix. We describe several bidiagonalization algorithms and focuse particularly on implementation details. The bidiagonalization is the first step in hybrid methods, which are usually used to solve ill-posed and rank-deficient problems [5] arising for instance from image deblurring. Thus we consider a matrix from ill-posed problem and illustrate the behavior of discussed bidiagonalization methods on this example. The second example points on the very close relationship between bidiagonalization and the so called core theory in linear approximation problems [4], see also [10]. The relationship with the Lanczos tridiagonalization of symmetric positive semidefinite matrices analyzed in [7], [8] is mentioned.


WPI is not currently exploring the option of innovating its electric grid, and must sustain any of the outages and increased costs of purchasing from the macrogrid. With the implementation of a distributed energy source WPI has the possibility of saving on its electric bill, along with decreasing its energy use. The primary goal of our project is to decrease WPI's energy costs. Secondary goals of our project include increasing sustainability as well as reliability and efficiency of the WPI grid. Background Microgrid: relatively small electrical grids that uses one or more distributed energy resources within the system to provide the potential to operate independently Co-generation: combined heat & power system which involves the use of a singular power source to simultaneously produce thermal and electrical energy for a system Conclusion We found that a microgrid system was a sound financial investment for WPI and recommend that WPI formally investigate this option. An environmental and tax study would need to be performed before implementation to examine impact on WPI's community. Distributed Energy Resources We looked into three different energy sources to power the potential microgrid: Calculations • Calculating Price of Natural Gas Needed ▪ X kwh ∗3412.142 btu


Abstract The present study evaluated the effects of a single three hour ozone exposure on erythrocyte parameters of male Dawkin‐Hartley guinea pigs that were reared on diets high or low in vitamin C for 11 days prior to the ozone exposure. The results indicated that consumption of diets highly different in vitamin C levels did not have a significant effect on ozone induced alterations in erythrocyte parameters although there was a trend toward higher methemoglobin values in the ozone treated guinea pigs reared on the low vitamin C diets as compared to similarly exposed animals given the high vitamin C diet. While ambient ozone (O3) is primarily recognized as a potent respiratory irritant, it is now known that O3 may exert an array of systemic effects including altered liver function,1,2 induction of chromosomal aberrations,3,5 and changes in red cell metabolism.6,7 since O3 is an environmental oxidant, investigators8–11 have assessed the capacity of the dietary antioxidant vitamin E to reduce O3 toxicity....


Sensor networks are a sensing, computing and communication infrastructure that are able to observe and respond to phenomena in the natural environment and in our physical and cyber infrastructure. In this paper, we propose a sensor network with mobile and static sensor nodes set-up for performing tasks like sensing a phenomenon or monitoring a region. We investigate how the sensor network performs in the case when the sensor nodes move. We compare the simulation results for two cases: the sensor network with stationary sensor nodes and multi mobile sensor nodes. The simulation results have shown that for the multi mobile sensors, the good put is unstable. The good put of stationary sensors is better than multi mobile sensors, but the consumed energy of multi mobile sensors is better than stationary sensors.


Frequency-dependent P-wave anisotropy due to scattering often occurs in fractured formations, whereas the corresponding theoretical study is lacking. Hence, based on a newly developed P-wave scattering model, we have studied the frequency-dependent P-wave scattering anisotropy in rocks with aligned fractures. To describe P-wave scattering anisotropy, we develop the corresponding anisotropy parameters similar to those for elastic anisotropy. Our results indicate that the P-wave velocity anisotropy parameters [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] do not change with frequency monotonically, which is different from that caused by wave-induced fluid flow. Fluid saturation in fractures can greatly decrease the P-wave velocity anisotropy, whose effects depend on the ratio of the fluid bulk modulus to the fracture aspect ratio. The P-wave exhibits elliptical anisotropy for the dry fracture case at low frequencies, but anelliptical anisotropy for the case with fluid-filled fractures. The P-wave attenuation anisotropy parameters [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] vanish in the low- and high-frequency limits but reach their maxima at the characteristic frequency when the P-wavelength is close to the fracture length. The influence of fluid on the P-wave attenuation anisotropy is similar to that on the velocity anisotropy. To further analyze frequency-dependent P-wave scattering anisotropy, theoretical predictions are compared with experimental results, which indicate reasonable agreement between them.


The aim of this research was to determine the influence of the short carbon fibres in nylon PA6 polymer used for fused deposition modelling (additive manufacturing) technology. Specimens from pure PA6 and PA6 with short carbon fibres were fabricated, with both main directions of the material with respect to the build orientation in a 3D printer. Experimental tensile tests of the specimens were carried out at several temperatures according to ISO standards. The strength, tensile modulus and ductility in relation to the temperature were compared. A significant influence of the short carbon fibres on the strength and heat deflection temperature of the part was found in PA6 and also for the orientation of the build in the 3D printer.


Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) is the world leading natural fiber crop on which the textile industry worldwide is largely based on. Cotton occupies a pivotal position in the Indian economy. Cotton is infested by a large number of insect pests right from the sowing till harvest. Sucking pests cause significant damage to cotton and it is estimated that 22.58 per cent of cotton yield is effected by sucking pests. Among the key pests of cotton the Sap-sucking pests viz., aphid (Aphis gossypii), whitefly (Bemisia tabaci), Jassids (Amrasca biguttula) and thrips (Thrips tabaci) cause severe damage and serious threat to the crop at early stage of the crop growth and can also affect the crop stand and yield of cotton. With the onset of monoculture-driven modern agriculture, selective pressure on insects to overcome resistances has dramatically increased. Therefore plant breeders have resorted to high-tech tools to continuously create new insect-resistant crops. An alternative to transgenic approaches is the use of wild relatives of crop plants, searching for desirable traits and then crossing those into the elite cultivars. Such plant breeding has been made substantially easier with the availability of novel sequence-based molecular approaches. Two Recombinant cotton inbred lines (RIL'S) were derived by wide hybridization from wild relatives, which were used to obtain near Iso-genic lines (NIL's) for the sucking pest resistant trait. The objectives of the present study are to develop and validate molecular markers linked to sucking pest resistance by next generation sequencing. A total number of 3450 mapped SSR markers across all 26 chromosomes were used to screen and identify markers linked to the trait of interest. We are also using Next generation sequencing approaches to identify and develop SNP based markers for sucking pest resistance in our cotton lines. Citation: Sridhar, V., Reddy, P.S., Reddy, S.S., Satihal, M.B., Prasad, M.S., Kumar, V.R. and Kumar, P.S. Development and validation of molecular markers for sucking pest resistance in Cotton [Abstract]. In: Abstracts of the NGBT conference; Oct 02-04, 2017; Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India: Can J biotech, Volume 1, Special Issue (Supplement), Page 288. https://doi.org/10.24870/cjb.2017-a272


The range of variation for 14 different characters indicated wide differences among the genotypes. The magnitudes of GCV were more or less equivalent to PCV for most of the characters studied indicating the least influence of the environment. High heritability coupled with high genetic advance as percent of mean and high GCV were recorded for grain yield, straw yield, ear head weight, number of secondary branches, number of primary branches and plant height indicating the presence of additive gene action for these traits. Number of primary and secondary branches, number of whorls, leaf width and length, number of leaves and plant height showed strong positive correlation with yield. Selection for number of whorls, primary and secondary branches, leaf length, number of leaves, plant height and ear head weight might be effective in achieving higher yield in red grain sorghum hybrids.


Combined pressure measuring system (CPMS), which is mainly used for measuring deep-sea larger pressure and its small fluctuation pressure, is studied. First, the working principle of the CPMS is introduced. Second, the mathematical model of the CPMS is established. Third, the influence of the cross-sectional area of the piston, the equivalent mass of the piston, the diving speed, the cross-sectional diameter of the compensator piston, the air content of the liquid medium, and the small fluctuation pressure on the measurement performance of the CPMS is analyzed using the simulation model. Then, the design principle of the system is summarized. Finally, the test platform is built. The results show that the dynamic pressure is not more than 0.025 bar when the pressure change speed is 0.2 bar/s, the pressure is 2.8 × 10−3 bar under 20 bar, thereby verifying the validity and accuracy of the measurement method and providing theoretical basis and reference for the design and optimization of the measurement system.


Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) relationship based on social exchange, reciprocity and role has evolved as a crucial factor in fostering competiveness of organizations all over the world. Outcomes related to LMX such as performance improvement, overall satisfaction, organizational citizenship behavior, commitment, innovation, creativity, team spirit and engagement not only generate positive employment experiences but also augment organizational effectiveness. This review paper is a modest attempt at understanding nuances of LMX, examining predictors of good quality LMX relationships, capturing significant outcomes and providing a critique of the theory and practice.


Background: Alcohol use is a major risk factor in premature death and disability, especially among youth. Evidence-based policies to prevent and control the detrimental effect of alcohol use have been recommended. In countries with weak alcohol control policies—such as Lebanon, stakeholder analysis provides critical information to influence policy interventions. This paper assesses the views of stakeholders regarding a national alcohol harm reduction policy for youth. Methods: We interviewed a total of 22 key stakeholders over a period of 8 months in 2015. Stakeholders were selected purposively, to include representatives of governmental and non-governmental organizations and industry that could answer questions related to core intervention areas: affordability, availability, regulation of marketing, and drinking and driving. We analyzed interview transcripts using thematic analysis. Results: Three themes emerged: Inadequacy of current alcohol control policies; weak governance and disregard for rule of law as a determinant of the status quo; and diverting of responsibility towards 'other' stakeholders. In addition, industry representatives argued against evidence-based policies using time-worn strategies identified globally. Conclusions: Our findings indicate that alcohol harm reduction policies are far from becoming a policy priority in Lebanon. There is a clear need to shift the narrative from victim blaming to structural conditions.


Structural examinations and thermoelectric power measurements were carried out on Bi1.75Pb0.35Sr2Ca2Cu3O10 samples sintered at different conditions. The thermoelectric power of all samples was found to be positive, and it increases almost linearly with the decrease of temperature up to ∼140 K, before falling to zero at Tco. However, the thermoelectric power changes slightly with increasing sintering temperature and time. The normal state results are analyzed in terms of a two-band model with an additional term that is linear in T. The effects of sintering temperature and time on the parameters related to this model have been investigated.


We examine classes of binary linear error correcting codes constructed from certain sets of lines defined relative to one of the two classical quadratic surfaces in $PG(3,q)$. We give an overview of some of the properties of the codes, providing proofs where the results are new. In particular, we use geometric techniques to find small weight codewords, and hence, bound the minimum distance.


This paper presents the advanced applications functions for the new energy management systems (EMS) at Hongkong Electric Company (HEC). The EMS incorporates a client/server open-system architecture on a variety of industry-standard components, such as workstations with RISC technology and the POSIX-compliant UNIX operating system, Ethernet, TCP/IP, network communications, X Windows System and OSF/Motif full graphical user interface, and relational database management system with SQL2. There are four applications in the advanced applications area, namely, generation control and dispatch (GCD) application, network analysis (NA) application, forecast/scheduling (FS) application, and operator training simulator (OTS). The features and functionalities of each application are discussed in this paper.


Baudelaire's comment that everything in a portrait realizes character encapsulates the European ideal of portraiture: to contain in one image all "essential" information that defines the sitter's character through the material markers of identity. I will argue, however, that this assumption became problematized from the mid-nineteenth century on, a function of new media, especially photography, and new venues in which portraits were serialized, popularized, and circulated in mass quantities. The circulation of portraits, which began in a limited way in the Renaissance, raises questions about their function and meaning, "the tension between identity and identification, between the self and the 'other,' between depiction and characterization" (Brilliant 171). I will examine several case studies of Thomas Carlyle, Richard Burton, and colonial subjects to analyze how the material markers of their identities—gesture, dress, and props—expressed Victorians' changing representations of identity in the public sphere. While photographic images negotiated older portrait conventions of body posture, gestures, props, and dress borrowed from painting, they destabilized earlier notions of identity by pitting surface against depth and variety against essence, as portraiture became an attenuated genre, embracing painting, photography, press illustration, engravings, and caricature. Wide replication of Victorian portraits contributed to "destabilizing hallowed notions of individual Nineteenth-Century Contexts Vol. 34, No. 5, December 2012, pp. 493–516


The invention gives relates to an electric vehicle, by the driver increase the driver's convenience, for the electrical by allowing you to monitor and control the necessary function of battery charge-related operations in the remote car.


Wireless Sensor Networks(WSN) are currently being used widely in innumerable types of applications. Each one of these applications may have different data rate, i.e., some applications may have low data rate and others may have high data rate. WSN should be designed to fine tune their performance to meet these varying data rates. Due to the stringent resource constraints and highly application specific nature of WSN, it is very difficult to support these varying data rates. This task of supporting high data rate in WSN becomes very much crucial in case of applications meant for processing heterogeneous sensor data which could be scalar data, still images etc., which may be being generated at very high rate. This paper makes an effort to evaluate the performance of chosen existing wireless TCP variants in case of high data rate WSN. In this regard, this paper presents brief summary of chosen wireless TCP variants, simulations carried out using NS2, results, and the analysis of the results. The paper will be concluded with identification of some major research issues in designing TCP protocols for high data rate WSN.


Mini-cyclone is used to treat the problems existed in ferrosilicon electric furnace flue gas control and recycling.The classification features of mini-cyclone are studied to separate super-line powder about 1.0 μm from the ferrosilicon electric furnace flue gas.Three kinds of mini-cyclones at different flow rates are studied.The results show that classification efficiency in cyclone is related to stokes number and it is a linear function of stokes number in the Rosin-Rammler coordinates;when classifying at the entrance air speed of 15-25 m/s,the cutting diameter can reach 0.8 μm and it is small.Mini-cyclone is used for pretreatment in designing a rational technical flow while bag house filter can collect target powder and the final products can satisfy the requirement of the market.


Metal/semiconductor Fe/In 2O 3 granular films were successfully prepared by the radio frequency sputtering. The magnetic behavior of the samples undergoes a special anti ferromagnetism like magnetic transition from superparamagnetism to the coexistence of ferromagnetism and superparamagnetism. As a result, we propose that there exist Fe particles of two different sizes in Fe/In 2O 3.


Mixed multi-unit combinatorial auctions (MMUCAs) offer a high potential to be employed for the automated assembly of supply chains of agents. However, in order for mixed auctions to be effectively applied to supply chain formation, we must ensure computational tractability and reduce bidders' uncertainty. With this aim, we introduce Sequential Mixed Auctions (SMAs), a novel auction model conceived to help bidders collaboratively discover supply chain structures. Thus, an SMA allows bidders progressively build a supply chain structure through successive auction rounds. Moreover, the incremental nature of an SMA provides its participants with valuable information at the end of each auction round to guide their bidding. Finally, we empirically show that SMAs significantly reduce the computational effort required by MMUCA at the expense of a slight decrease in the auctioneer's revenue.


We experimentally and theoretically investigate the evolution of the rotational wave packet of N2O at room temperature created by two strong femtosecond laser pulses. The rotational-state populations of the molecule are also calculated after the excitation of the two laser pulses. The results demonstrate that the rotational-state populations and the revival structures can be controlled for the wave packet by precisely adjusting the time delay between the two laser pulses.


It seems that there is the recent depression in vocational schools.But actually there is a big world ahead for them.If they grasp every new opportunity,correct their thinking,liberate their thoughts,obey the rule of market economy,adjust themselves to the circumstances around them and be prepared for the future,they will have good prospects.


Multimodal damping can be achieved by coupling a mechanical structure to an electrical network exhibiting similar modal properties. Focusing on a plate, a new topology for such an electrical analogue is found from a finite difference approximation of the Kirchhoff–Love theory and the use of the direct electromechanical analogy. Discrete models based on element dynamic stiffness matrices are proposed to simulate square plate unit cells coupled to their electrical analogues through two-dimensional piezoelectric transducers. A setup made of a clamped plate covered with an array of piezoelectric patches is built in order to validate the control strategy and the numerical models. The analogous electrical network is implemented with passive components as inductors, transformers and the inherent capacitance of the piezoelectric patches. The effect of the piezoelectric coupling on the dynamics of the clamped plate is significant as it creates the equivalent of a multimodal tuned mass damping. An adequate tuning of the network then yields a broadband vibration reduction. In the end, the use of an analogous electrical network appears as an efficient solution for the multimodal control of a plate.


Creep and shrinkage are important properties of concrete in terms of the deformation and movement of tall buildings during construction. The deformations due to creep and shrinkage constitute in some cases more than half of the total deformation of reinforced concrete members and, therefore, their analysis is indispensable to precisely predict the movement. This study analyzed the test results of creep and shrinkage of twenty four types of concrete specimen with different compressive strength (30~100 MPa), age of curing before testing (2~90 days), and nationality (South Korea, Malaysia, and Vietnam). More reliable model for creep and shrinkage are suggested as a conclusion for future application to the construction stage analysis of tall buildings. 크리프 및 건조수축은 시공 중 초고층 건물의 변형 측면에서 콘크리트의 중요한 특성이다. 크리프와 건조수축은 철근콘크리트 구조물의 전체 변형량의 절반이상을 차지할 수 있으며, 이러한 이유로 초고층 건물의 변형량 평가시 크리프와 건조수축의 분석은 필수적이다. 본 연구에서는 콘크리트 강도, 양생기간, 국내?외 현장을 변수로 하여 총 24가지 콘크리트의 크리프와 건조수축 시험결과를 토대로 회귀분석을 하여 향후 초고층 건물의 시공단계해석시 보다 신뢰할 수 있는 크리프 및 건조 수축 모델식을 제안하고자 한다.


Hornstedtia scyphifera var. fusiformis Holttum is endemic plant of Zingiberaceae family that distributed in Sumatera. Hornstedtia scyphifera var. fusiformis Holttum contained some secondary metabolite such as phenolic, saponin, triterpenoid and alkaloid. The biological activity of methanol, ethyl acetate, and n-hexane extracts from Hornstedtia scyphifera var. fusiformis Holttum suspended roots was tested for antibacterial and antioxydant activity. Antioxidant activity was analized by DPPH method. The antibacterial activity  was tested by used disk difussion method againts Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (gram-positive bacteria) and Escherichia coli (gram-negative bacteria). Almost all of Hornstedtia scyphifera var. fusiformis Holttum suspended roots extract were given antibacterial activity, nonetheless the biggest inhibition zone of Escherichia coli that was inhibited by n-hexane and ethyl acetate extracts which have inhibition zone 10 mm at  concentration 500 mg/L and also againts Staphylococcus aureus, the biggest inhibition by ethyl acetate and n-hexane extracts which have inhibition zone 10.30 mm at concentration 500 mg/L. Among all extracts tested, methanol extract of the possessed moderate free radical scavenging activity with IC50 = 51.89 mg/L.


Based on USB7360 data acquisition card and virtual instrument workbench of LabView,a vibration testing system has been developed,which has rich functions including data acquisition and saving,signal processing and playbacking,et al.. The system has high precision,excellent stability,low investment,convenient operation and other characteristics,due to most functions of the system has been accomplished by software instead of expensive hard wares. Practical application showed:the vibration testing system had good effect both in actual project test and and in laboratory teaching.


Boron oxide in boron nitride was determined by an acid-base titration and by a colorimetric method. The outline of the recommended procedure is as follows. The sample (1 g) is heated in dilute sulfuric acid (1/10 N, 5 ml) for 2 hours. After filtering the residue, the filtrate is divided into two parts. The total amount of boron oxide (A) is determined by the acid-base titration with mannitol, and the amount of ammonia (B) which is the decomposition product of boron nitride is determined by the colorimetric method with Nessler's reagent. The amount of boron oxide due to the decomposition of boron nitride (C) is estimated from (B). The content of boron oxide in the sample is obtained from the difference between (A) and (C). Determinations at 0.1 and 4% levels were illustrated.


The ethical system of Albert Schweitzer is absolute, not considering whether its requirements are possible or not. The general moral principle should be based on reverence for life. One responds with this reverence upon discovering the will-to-live in oneself and in every creature. The awareness that "I am life which wills to live amidst of life which wills to live" allows us to define the general moral principle: "Goodness is to sustain, to strengthen life, and to bring it to its perfection. Evil is to destroy, to injure life, and to stop its development". Schweitzer considers this rule to be sufficient for all moral decisions and refuses to give more detailed rules. Such rules, in his opinion, do not exist because a moral decision is made in individual encounter' of every human being with other creatures. Finally, Schweitzer rejects the objective hierarchy of different forms of life. Killing any form of life, one is always guilty. The necessity of killing does not make it good - killing life is always bad. Such a radical opinion does not prove to be justified. One can only be found guilty because of his free choice to destroy life without necessity. Different creatures need to destroy others in order to survive, and none can really save all of them. Common experience of mankind - confirmed by Schweitzer's deeds - tells us that human life is more valuable than the life of animals.


The present study reports an approach by which thin films of sucrose added olivine type LiMnPO4-Ccomposite and pristine LiMnPO4 is made by a technique of electrophoretic co-deposition in which pristine and composite samples were synthesized by a sol-gel route. These thin films with enhanced surface area is used to fabricate cathodes for rechargeable Li ion batteries. XRD confirms phase pure single crystalline orthorhombic structure. Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) images shows the carbon coating over LiMnPO4 and the particle size restricted in the nano regime. The presence of sp2 hybridized carbon on LiMnPO4 particles is confirmed by X-ray Photon spectroscopy (XPS). To explore the electrochemical behavior, cyclic voltammetry (CV) and cycling studies were performed. The specific capacity for LiMnPO4-C is found to be increased by 43% in comparison to the pristine LiMnPO4. It also exhibited 86% retention in capacity compared to the pristine LiMnPO4 (52%). The result indicates that a proper carbon coating can significantly improve the electronic conductivity and hence the specific capacity.


External beam radiation therapy (EBRT) treats cancer by delivering daily fractions of radiation to a target volume. For prostate cancer, the target undergoes day-to-day variations in position, volume, and shape. For stereotactic photon and for proton EBRT, endorectal balloons (ERBs) can be used to limit variations. To date, patterns of non-rigid variations for patients with ERB have not been modeled. We extracted and modeled the patient-specific patterns of variations, using regularly acquired CT-images, non-rigid point cloud registration, and principal component analysis (PCA). For each patient, a non-rigid point-set registration method, called Coherent Point Drift, (CPD) was used to automatically generate landmark correspondences between all target shapes. To ensure accurate registrations, we tested and validated CPD by identifying parameter values leading to the smallest registration errors (surface matching error 0.13±0.09 mm). PCA demonstrated that 88±3.2% of the target motion could be explained using only 4 principal modes. The most dominant component of target motion is a squeezing and stretching in the anterior-posterior and superior-inferior directions. A PCA model of daily landmark displacements, generated using 6 to 10 CT-scans, could explain well the target motion for the CT-scans not included in the model (modeling error decreased from 1.83±0.8 mm for 6 CT-scans to 1.6±0.7 mm for 10 CT-scans). PCA modeling error was smaller than the naive approximation by the mean shape (approximation error 2.66±0.59 mm). Future work will investigate the use of the PCA-model to improve the accuracy of EBRT techniques that are highly susceptible to anatomical variations such as, proton therapy


This paper introduces the basic concepts of the inductively coupled plasma(ICP) etching technique.On the basis of the STS multiplex ICP system etching machine,it describes the principle of the etching machine and the etching process.The silicon deep trench etching technology is analyzed.An optimization scheme is presented for such problems as footing effect,lag effect and sidewalls roughness.With lots of experiments,we have obtained the etching conditions for etching high aspect ratio silicon deep trench.


SIR,-Mr. L. Henry (Journal, August 10, p. 339) treats a stove-in chest by plating the sternum. Mr. J. A. Rhind (Journal, August 24, p. 470) accuses him of tempting providence and advises tracheotomy in all cases. It is gratifying to note the interest in the treatment of this hitherto neglected injury, but it is to be hoped that rival schools of "stabilizers " and " tracheotomists " will not arise. Clearly there is a place for both approaches to the treatment of this grave disorder. The two lines of treatment are complementary; stabilization provides specific treatment and tracheotomy symptomatic treatment. If the instability of the chest wall is diagnosed early, then stabilization of the flapping segment will save the patient from wet lung and the necessity for tracheotomy. It must be emphasized, however, that the method of stabilization should be simple. Rigid fixation is unnecessary. Fixing the sternal fracture with a plate is unnecessarily complicated, because adequate stabilization can be obtained by .....lg......-................ ...... ^


Infiltration theory developed from Richards' equation for the movement of water in unsaturated soil is outlined and used as a basis for considering measurements made with ring infiltrometers, rainfall simulators and tension infiltrometers. In particular, the three-dimensional soil-water flow occurring with many of these measurement techniques is considered. Complicating factors of soil heterogeneity, soil swelling and shrinking, and soil aggregation, that limit the interpretation of field measurements using classical theory, are discussed.


The material described in this paper was obtained from a mongoose (Herpestes albopunctatus Hodgson 1853), dead twelve hours when dissected. In the mesentery were numerous larval cestodes and in the intestine approximately fifty adults of another species. The preservation was good. The preservation was good. I wish here to acknowledge my indebtedness to Mr G. D. Bhalerao, M.Sc., of this University, for the help given me in the preparation of the specimens.


TPS207 Background: Hand-foot skin reaction (HFSR) is a common skin toxicity associated with regorafenib that may lead to drug withdrawal, dose reduction, or drug interruption. Predicting or recognizing early symptoms of HFSR could allow for better care. Digital solutions for ambulatory monitoring of patients provide an opportunity for monitoring and early detection of HFSR in home conditions. Methods: FACET is a phase 4, prospective, open-label, multicenter, interventional trial designed to assess the clinical utility, technical feasibility and usability of a system including a camera, FeetMe Connected insoles for gait assessment, ePRO questionnaires (HFS-14, EQ-5D-5L, FAS and VAS), and educational materials to detect and grade the severity of HFSR. During the study, enrolled patients developing an HFSR will be assigned to the HFSR group and patients without any sign of HFSR, they will be assigned to non-HFSR group. Study registration number at ANSM (French Authority): ID-RCB 2020-A03080-39. Patients will have metastatic colorectal cancer requiring initiation of regorafenib in accordance with clinical practice standard. Other key inclusion criteria are ECOG Performance Status 0-2, ability to understand the instructions and complete the ePRO questionnaires, ability to understand and communicate in French language, familiarity in using mobile communication devices and mobile application software, no previous episode of HFSR or HFS. The primary objective is to explore fit-for-purpose, and usability of the ePRO instruments and the data collecting devices. The primary endpoint is participants' compliance with data collection measured by ePRO questionnaires completion, use of camera to take images vs expected and number of device days of insoles usage vs expected. Secondary objectives are to characterize variables exhibiting significant associations with development of HFSR. Secondary endpoints include summary statistics of ePRO questionnaires scores at the HFSR worst grade event in the HFSR group vs at 3 weeks in the non-HFSR group; Summary statistics for Feetme Connected insoles variables; Regorafenib dose modifications and treatment discontinuation; Participant's device daily use to generate data; Participants ability to reach a hotline for technical issues or usability complaints. For HFSR related secondary endpoints, a blinded and independent Preliminary Adjudication Committee (PAC) will retrospectively assign participants to two groups (HFSR vs. no-HFSR) based on a case-by-case blinded assessment. An independent Final Adjudication Committee will compare the PAC assessment and investigators' assessments done on site. It is planned to include a total of 38 participants from 4 centers. As of September 2021, all sites are open and ready to enroll. Study funded by Bayer.


This paper explains how to describe any finite-energy signal through a unique representation consisting of an ordered set of positions and a sparse set of signals. This is obtained by designing an iterative decomposition through a series of mirror operations around those positions. The purpose is to find at any step of the decomposition the location that provides for the maximum decoupling between the even and odd components of the signal with respect to it. By limiting such even and odd components on three separate information bearing support, the algorithm can be iterated at infinity determining a sequence of positions. The per location information determines the optimal energy decoupling strategy at each stage providing remarkable sparsity in the representation. The resulting transformation leads to a 1-to-1 mapping. The approach is easily extended to finite-energy sequences, and in particular for sequences of finite length $N$, at most $N$ iterations of the decomposition are required. Thanks to the sparsity of the resulting representation, experimental simulations demonstrate superior approximation capabilities of this proposed non-linear Mirror Transform with potential application in many domains such as approximation and coding. Its implementation has been made publicly available.


This paper introduced a new method of displacement observation for curved dams,by which we can get six degree of freedom deformation data of arch dam being obseved.It's a full automatic observation.Furthermore,this method can be applied to the monitoring of any large scale constructions and slope movements.


The accuracy rates of the clinical assessment techniques used in grading burn injuries remain significantly low for partial thickness burns. In this paper, we present experimental results from terahertz characterization of 2nd and 3rd degree burn wounds induced on a rat model. Reflection measurements were obtained from the surface of both burned and normal skin using pulsed terahertz spectroscopy. Signal processing techniques are described for interpretation of the acquired terahertz waveform and differentiation of burn wounds. Furthermore, the progression of burn injuries is shown by comparison between acute characterization and 72-hours survival studies. While the water content of healthy and desiccated skin has been considered as a source of terahertz signal contrast, it is demonstrated that other biological effects such as formation of post-burn interstitial edema as well as the density of the discrete scattering structures in the skin (such as hair follicles, sweat glands, etc.) play a significant role in the terahertz response of the burn wounds.


Local electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (LEIS) is a suitable technique for the investigation of electrode surfaces. In this paper, we investigate the correlation between changes on the electrode surface with the results of LEIS. For LEIS measurements, a novel measurement set-up is developed with high mechanical stability and a sufficient space resolution of 200nm. Three identical liquid quality sensors were exposed to aging with different immersion time. Using scanning electronic microscopy (SEM), the results depict that the deposits increase with immersion time and have typical dimensions of 0.7 mm2. The LEIS investigation shows a good sensitivity to deposits on electrode surfaces and results are confirmed by the SEM investigation.


: This paper basically illustrates a series studies and analysis to optimize the use of passive solar design in aim of thermal comfort in living spaces in Cyprus, during hot season. First, we state, different ways to optimize passive solar design in living spaces having different alternatives and choosing the best strategy by series of analysis and simulations.first, for the studies we monitored the indoor temperature of the spaces, from sunrise to sunset this would be the default temperature and then determine through simulations, how these passive solar design strategies affects the indoor temperature positively. Therefore, in this paper we would go through these strategies of optimizing passive solar design in living spaces and then finally suggest the best strategy to consider to improve the thermal performance of the space. thermal performance using passive design strategies. the base building was modeled in a dynamic building thermal simulation tool called Design Builder. Based on the passive design strategies and the students' thermal preferences within the rooms, the optimum design solutions were defined for the buildings to improve the indoor thermal conditions. The suggested optimum design solution includes all-day natural ventilation, installation of overhangs and side fins, the use of thermal mass and thermal insulation in the external walls and the roof, as well as the orientation. The study shows that the application of passive design strategies, including south and south-east orientation, 10 cm thermal insulation in wall and 5 cm in the inner side of the roof, the combination of 30 cm side fins and overhangs as solar shading devices, as well as all-day ventilation strategy and thermal mass materials with 25–30 cm thickness, has considerable impact on reducing the indoor air temperatures in the warm season in Cyprus.


Objective To explore preoperative diagnostic and staging value of multislice spiral CT for colorectal carcinoma.Methods 57 patients with colorectal carcinoma in our hospital from January to December 2011 were retrospectively analyzed.The preoperative multislice spiral CT imageology staging results were compared with the postoperative pathological staging,and the accuracy rates of preoperative diagnostic and staging by multislice spiral CT were observed.Results The accuracy rate of multislice spiral CT for colorectal carcinoma at T,N,M and TNM staging was 91.23%,84.21%,98.25%,70.17% respectively.The consistency test showed that the accuracy of colorectal carcinoma T,N,M and TNM staging by multislice spiral CT had good consistency with postoperative pathological staging,there was no significant difference(P 0.05).Only 1 patient had distant metastasis,and made a definite diagnosis during follow-up.Conclusion Multislice spiral CT has a certain value in preoperative localization and tumor invasion of colorectal carcinoma,which also provide some reference value for the lymph node metastasis,and should be widely applied.


Electric field plays an important role in ferroelectric phase transition. There have been numerous phase field formulations attempting to account for electrostatic interactions subject to different boundary conditions. In this paper, we develop new variational forms of the phase field electrostatic energy and the relaxation dynamics of the polarization vector that involves a hybrid representation in both real and Fourier variables. The new formulations avoid ambiguities appeared in earlier studies and lead to much more effective ways to perform variational studies and numerical simulations. Computations of polarization switching in a single domain by applying the new formulations are provided as illustrative examples.


Superconducting power devices have many advantages. In recent years, prototypes of various superconducting power devices based on high-temperature superconducting wires have been successfully developed, and some prototypes have also been tested on the power grid, which has accelerated the development of superconducting power technology. However, the reliability of superconducting devices under overcurrent has not yet been supported by research, which is part of the important reason that restricts large-scale promotion of them. In this article, the critical current degradation and life distribution characteristics of yttrium barium copper oxide (YBCO) tapes under overcurrent were analyzed. The overcurrent test adopted a sinusoidal alternating current with an amplitude of 480 A (4–5 times the critical current) and a frequency of 50 Hz. The duration of each overcurrent was 0.44 s. The critical current of the sample was measured in liquid nitrogen using the 10−4 V·m−1 criterion. The results show that there is an approximately exponential relationship between the critical current degradation rate of YBCO tapes and the number of overcurrent cycles. The life of YBCO tapes under overcurrent can be considered to obey the two-parameter Weibull distribution. Two different remaining useful life of YBCO tape prediction models based on data-driven methods were built. It is verified through cross-checking that the relative prediction errors of the two methods are 8.4% and 5.3%, respectively. And the validity of the models was verified through uncertainty analysis and the comparison with two traditional statistical methods.


Wanderlust Tourism: Problems of Infrastructure. H. Peter Gray. Annals of Tourism Research, vol. 8, no. 2, 1981, pp. 285-290. Department of Habitational Resources, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, Wisconsin 54751. $7.50. This note argues that the cost of infrastructure associated with a wanderlust tourism industry exceed those of a resort industry. It then provides a preliminary analysis of some of the problems concerning infrastructure policy which face planners in poor nations with wanderlust industries. Identified are three aspects of infrastructural policy: internal transportation, accommodations outside modern cities, and site preservation.


In the ever more competitive market, companies are forced to reduce their operational costs and innovate. In order to do that, some companies successfully adopted new approaches, some of them using domain specific languages (DSL), building their entire system and all the respective layers in less time and more focused in their business. Frequently, the application business layer interacts with the data layer through SQL queries, in order to obtain or modify data. There are some products in the market that try to make life easier for developers, allowing them to get the data using the features of visual query builders, also available in standard SQL. However, it is not expectable that every possible query can be written through these visual query builders, which leads us to the following questions "What should and what can easily be supported by visual query builders?". These questions are relevant in order to help improving the experience of developers and save them time. This work aims to study and analyse techniques that help detecting patterns in structured data and, afterwards, propose a suitable way to view and manage the visualization of the occurrence of such detected patterns. In order to help identify the most frequent patterns and thus contribute to solve the above questions, with this conjunction of topics we expect to provide a way to improve the experience of understanding a large amount of data in a particular context. Once understood some patterns that could be present in the data and their importance, we are ready to propose a new model in the context of OutSystems Agile Platform , in terms of their visual query builder, aiming to increase its value, improve its expressiveness and offer a powerful visual way to build queries.


Objective: Intimal hyperplasia (IH) limits the durability of vascular interventions. Perivascular adipose serves as scaffolding for vessels and also as a source of adipokines, including adiponectin (APN). The globular domain of adiponectin (gAPN) has high affinity for endothelial AdipoR1 receptors and holds beneficial roles in vascular adaptations. Hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S) is a vasculo-protective gasotransmitter produced by cystathionine γ-lyase (CGL), and low circulating H 2 S levels associate with human vascular disease. We therefore hypothesized that APN knockout (KO) mice would be predisposed to IH, and that local administration of gAPN would protect APN KO mice from IH. Furthermore, we evaluated potential links between APN and H 2 S in these effects. Approach and Results: Wildtype (WT, n=7) and APN KO (n=8) mice maintained on high fat diet were subject to carotid focal stenosis. An additional group of APN KO mice (n=7) were treated by local injection of gAPN suspended in Matrigel. Carotids were harvested 28 days following surgery and analyzed 400-2800μm proximal to the stenosis microscopically. IH area was significantly increased at 400μm in APN KO mice compared to WT (p= 2 S production capacity in APN KO (lead acetate assay) compared to WT. Serum collected upon harvest trended toward increased H 2 S production capacity in APN KO mice treated with gAPN (Fig. D). Kidney CGL expression (Western) revealed a trend for increased in CGL expression in the gAPN group (Fig. E). Conclusion: In a focal stenosis model APN KO mice demonstrated increased distal IH; when administered locally, gAPN significantly attenuated IH. These data also uncover a reduction in H 2 S production capacity in APN KO mice, providing a novel potential link between these potent vasomediators.


The fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War caused ructions in the WP; the party split in 1992 when 'reformers' broke away to create Democratic Left. The 'reformers' contended that the WP should become 'a reconstituted party affirming its adherence to the rule of law'. The 'reformers', or 'liquidators', who included six of its seven parliamentary deputies, were accused of attempting to destroy the WP. What was left of the 'revolutionary' party retained its Cold War assumptions, pointing the finger at the CIA, no less, claiming that it might have had a role in fomenting the split. Drawing a global picture, the WP highlighted the 'counter-revolutionary' role of the US in such countries as Cuba, Vietnam, Angola, and Grenada. The reformers highlighted the WP's 'historical baggage' and association with 'criminality' – the Official IRA.


Reactive transition-metal (TM) nitride film growth employing bias-synchronized high power impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS) requires a detailed knowledge of the time evolution of metal- and gas-ion fluxes incident at the substrate plane in order to precisely tune momentum transfer and, hence, provide the recoil density and energy necessary to eliminate film porosity at low deposition temperatures without introducing significant film stress. Here, the authors use energy- and time-dependent mass spectrometry to analyze the evolution of metal- and gas-ion fluxes at the substrate plane during reactive HiPIMS sputtering of groups IVb and VIb TM targets in Ar/N2 atmospheres. The time- and energy-integrated metal/gas ion ratio NMe+/Ng+ incident at the substrate is significantly lower for group IVb TMs (ranging from 0.2 for Ti to 0.9 for Hf), due to high N2 reactivity which results in severely reduced target sputtering rates and, hence, decreased rarefaction. In contrast, for less reactive group VIb metals, s...


A mu+ mu- collider is an appealing machine to probe resonant CP-violating transitions of a CP-even Higgs particle into the Z boson or into another CP-odd Higgs scalar. These phenomena are studied within a manifestly gauge-invariant approach implemented by the pinch technique. The CP invariance of an extended Higgs sector motivated by supersymmetric E_6 models is assumed to be broken radiatively by the presence of heavy Majorana fermions. CP violation originating from Higgs-Z mixing is found to be very modest, whereas CP-number violating transitions involving Higgs scalars only can be resonantly enhanced up to order of unity.


PURPOSE: A system and a method for an Internet broadcasting service using a set-top box are provided to receive the desired television or radio broadcasting through the set-top box connecting to the Internet. CONSTITUTION: A video server(111) receives the broadcasting stream data from broadcasting stations(130) in a unicast method through the Internet(120), broadcasts a usable broadcasting list to all connected set-top boxes(141,153) in a broadcasting method, and transmits the broadcasting stream data to the set-top boxes(141,153) requesting the broadcasting stream data in an IP(Internet Protocol) multicast method. The set-top boxes(141,153) enable a user to select a broadcasting program by displaying the broadcasting list from the video server(111), and receive and play the broadcasting stream data of the selected broadcasting program to display tools(142,143,154). The display tools(142,143,154) display the broadcasting list and the broadcasting stream data.