Connoisseurs, collectors and curators in the Victorian age, Arthur MacGregor the context of an expanding museum, John Mack Augustus Wollaston Franks - the cuckoo in the nest, Marjorie Caygill a curator's curator - A.W.Franks and the Stone Age collections, Jill Cook later prehistory and Roman Britain - the formation of the national collections, T.W.Potter A.W.Franks and ethnography, Jonathon King Anglo-Saxon antiquity, Leslie Webster Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks and the medieval collections, John Cherry European pottery and porcelain, Aileen Dawson Oriental pottery and porcelain, Jessica Harrison Hall A.W.Franks and the Oxus treasure, John Curtis sculpture from India, Michael D. Willis Japanese antiquities, Lawrence Smith Islamism, not an easy matter, Rachel Ward scientific instruments, R.G.W.Anderson the legacy of Edward Hawkins - Franks as numismatist, Luke Syson Franks as a bookplate collector, Brian North Lee.


It were built on three dictionaries of total and by position in the words bigram frequency from a pool of 25.000 usual spanish words: one for closed class words, one for open class words and the other one for the whole sample. The result is three lists with each posible bigram and the times which it appears en each word position and further the total frequency of this bigram. There is a weighted frequency, and it is the result of dividing the positional frequency by the number of words which can contain that bigram in that position.


Cadmium oxide thin films were prepared by DC magnetron sputtering in argon gas mixed with 20% oxygen gas withdifferent sputtering voltages (700-1200) V at 0.3 mbar pressure.The prepared films annealed in oxygen atmosphere at 523 K.The structural and optical properties ofthe produced films were examined by X-ray diffractionand UV-Visible absorbance ,respectively. The results show a polycrystalline structure and the crystallinety of the films were enhanced. Also the results revealed that the crystalline size and the lattice parameter increase with increasing of the sputtering voltage. UV-Visible measurements show that the absorbance thin films increases while the optical energy gap decreases with increasing the sputtering voltage. I-V Characteristics show a low efficiency for all samples, but the efficiency decreases with increasing of the sputtering voltage from 900 to 1200 V.


The study of nonlinear aeroelastic phenomena has recently received more substantial and concentrated efforts, mainly due to: (i) the advance of improved modelling methods for nonlinear phenomena; (ii) availability of efficient computational tools; and (iii) the important role played by nonlinearities in many physical problems. Transonic flow flutter and limit cycle oscillations (LCO) are of significant interest in modern wing and aircraft design. The computational fluid dynamics (CFD) has been introduced as a tools for aerodynamic research and design. As CFD and computer technology progress, higher-order methods based on the Euler equations become more attractive, because they are able to model transonic effects with more accuracy. With the maturity of recent CFD codes, their incorporation into aeroelastic analyses, for both static and dynamic, can be observed. This relatively new field has been denominated computational aeroelasticity and it involves coupling together structural and computational fluid dynamics models. There are several physical sources of nonlinearity in either the aerodynamic flow or elastic structure. In transonic flow regime the aerodynamic loads are a nonlinear function of the elastic deformation of the aircraft structure. The purpose of this work is to present results on effects of nonlinear aeroelastic response behavior in transonic regime with linear structural dynamics. A CFD code has been based on an unsteady finite volume algorithm for solving the nonlinear Euler equations. To solve the aeroelastic problem the Runge-Kutta method is applied combined with the CFD code. The aeroelastic responses are analysed by investigating typical nonlinear effects LCO from phase plane.


Commentary on: Litt HI, Gatsonis C, Snyder B, et al. CT angiography for safe discharge of patients with possible acute coronary syndromes. N Engl J Med 2012;366:1393–403.[OpenUrl][1][CrossRef][2][PubMed][3][Web of Science][4]

Chest pain is the second-most common reason for visiting the emergency department (ED). Due to diagnostic uncertainty and medicolegal concerns, many such patients are admitted to undergo diagnostic evaluation to exclude acute coronary syndromes (ACS). The availability of a safe, rapid, non-invasive and highly accurate diagnostic test to exclude ACS has remained a holy grail in the ED.

A total of 1370 low-to-intermediate risk adult patients presenting to one of five EDs in the USA with chest pain and suspected ACS were randomised to coronary CT angiography (CCTA) or to standard care. Patients with …

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New technologies that lead to an increased efficiency and lower product cost in each step of the LNG chain are of particular interest to scientists and engineers. The studies and commercial applications of LNG regasification processes can be divided into three large groups: (a) direct and indirect heat transfer processes between LNG and other substances in the so-called "traditional systems", (b) LNG-based electricity generation systems, and (c) LNG regasification within an industrial complex consisting of an LNG import terminal and at least one different refrigeration or cryogenic plant (process).In this paper the regasification of LNG is accomplished within an air separation process, to improve the overall system efficiency. The paper discusses the simulation, and the energetic, exergetic, and economic analyses of this novel cryogenic-based concept, which is characterized by a lower specific power requirement and improved cost effectiveness.Copyright © 2014 by ASME


The mechanical anisotropy in shear of oriented from I poly(vinylidene fluoride) sheet has been studied, completing the measurement of all nine independent compliances for this material. The morphology is parallel-crystallite; however, the crystalline regions are not lamellar in shape, but take the form of blocks with a bricklike shape oriented along the draw direction. The results have been analyzed in terms of a three-dimensional generalization of the Takayanagi model. First, modelling of the three principal extensional compliances based on previous measurements indicates that the gaps between the crystalline units are smaller in the transverse directions than in the draw direction. A voided sample shows a marked increase in the transverse compliances of the amorphous regions and considerable anisotropy owing to the voids. Secondly, a novel development of the Takayanagi model has been made to analyze the shear behavior. This has enabled the calculation of the shear compliances of the amorphous regions and indicates that the larger magnitude of the shear compliance in the plane normal to the draw direction is due to the large magnitude of the corresponding amorphous shear compliance, and that this is not affected by increased draw ratio or by the voids.


The term "digital native" first came into use at the beginning of the millennium. It has become a useful expression to explain the differences between children who grew up during the digital technology era and the rest of us, whose habits of living and learning were formed before the ubiquity of these very personal technologies. A dozen years later, it's time to revisit the term and bring our thinking closer to the ever-evolving reality of children's mobile, digital, and social learning and lives. According to a study commissioned by security company AVG, 92 percent of American children have an online presence by the age of two. A better term to describe today's students might be "active learner." Active learners expect technology to enhance and extend teaching and learning, not just offer the same educational experience with a new look and feel. They don't expect to sit in the same place and make use of the same learning objects--textbooks, paper, and pens--as students did five, 10, or 20 years ago. In fact, they probably don't want to sit down at all to learn. Active learners are also 24/7 consumers of education who thrive on immediacy and continuity, requiring their school to keep up with them. Enabled and empowered by technology, they demand that the tools they live by--smartphones, social media, digital content and calendars--be incorporated into their education. And schools are do just that: Experts have projected that by 2019, half of all high school courses will be held online. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] How Active Learners Learn The way that active learners socialize, adapt, connect, and grow is now the way that they learn. Accustomed to being part of a connected community, active learners want to interact with their instructor and learn from their friends. And as active learners age, they want to keep learning. This is why nearly half of adults are now enrolled in adult education programs. A lot of the innovative institutions I work with recognize that active learners aren't a challenge to overcome, and that technology isn't just a box to check. Active learners provide an opportunity to use technology to build a better education experience. Here are some examples of effective school practices that that successfully leverage technology to support the active learner. Active Learning in Action The rise in popularity of smartphones has transformed how children access and interact with information, and has dramatically changed the student experience. According to a study from Flurry, students now spend 9 percent more time using apps than the internet. This shift makes it harder for schools to connect with students through traditional means. In response, many schools are using mobile learning to bridge the gap between the way students live and the way they learn. To this end, St. Hilda's School, an all-girls day and boarding school in Queensland, Australia, is setting the bar for K-12 schools worldwide. By using an integrated set of mobile learning tools and reaching learners where they're already connecting, St. Hilda's is dramatically increasing student engagement. Using their mobile devices, students are collaborating and sharing with one another and their instructors socially, 24/7. Coursework and homework is available online for students who may have to miss class, so the confines of the classroom don't apply to the student's active lifestyle. St. Hilda's also offers iSt.Hildas, a mobile app that allows the St. Hilda's School community to stay connected wherever they are. …


t the beginning of any study there is a call for information: What data exist? What has been done already? The genesis of this article is the direct result of the initial call for data concerning airfi eld environmental factors that could affect Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA) operations. Airfi eld data were found in various publications and reports, but not in a succinct form. The product of the analyses reported in this article was a compilation of data on the environments at 43 airfi elds that currently support P-3 maritime patrol aircraft operations and are projected to support the MMA. Data ranging from runway length and width to hazards on the runway were catalogued. We identifi ed two aspects of the airfi eld environment that had the greatest impact on the MMA—crosswind landing conditions and runway weight-bearing capacity. Analysis of the former supported a relaxation of a crosswind landing requirement for the MMA, while analysis of the latter has resulted in an additional cost variable that must be factored into the decision to select the aircraft that becomes the MMA.


In the Binggou of Heihe basin,the change of soil physical and chemical properties,organic carbon and nutrients were investigated through field sample and laboratory analysis.The result showed that: Bulk density,content of physical sand grain,pH value,CaCO3 increased with the deep of the profile.The consequence of these properties was forest grassland.The consequence of those properties of different forest was Qinghai spruce alpine scrub Qilian juniper.Porosity,aggregate,organic carbon,total nitrogen,total phosphorus and CEC decreased with the layer.The consequence of these properties was forest grassland.The consequence of properties of different forest was Qinghai spruce alpine scrub Qilian juniper.


We associate geometric partial differential equations on holomorphic vector bundles to Bridgeland stability conditions. We call solutions to these equations $Z$-critical connections, with $Z$ a central charge. Deformed Hermitian Yang--Mills connections are a special case. We explain how our equations arise naturally through infinite dimensional moment maps. Our main result shows that in the large volume limit, a sufficiently smooth holomorphic vector bundle admits a $Z$-critical connection if and only if it is asymptotically $Z$-stable. Even for the deformed Hermitian Yang--Mills equation, this provides the first examples of solutions in higher rank.


Excretion in estuarine animals is considered to be an important factor in assessing their physiological status. The pattern of oxygen consumption and excretion patterns (ammonia and nitrite) in medium size mud crabs of S. quadratum (3 to 4 g weight) were studied under laboratory conditions at two sublethal concentrations of 1/10 and 1/3 of the LC50 value of copper chloride and chlorine. The rates of oxygen consumption and excreted products were negatively correlated to the sublethal concentrations of the toxicant. Reduced rates of oxygen consumption and excretion of ammonia and nitrite were observed when exposed to these sublethal concentrations. Bak›r Korid ve Klorin'in ‹ki Subletal Konsantrasyonunun Camur Yengeci, Sesarma quadratum (Fabricius)'un Boflalt›m Urunleri Uzerine Etkisi Ozet: Halic hayvanlar›nda boflalt›m hayvan›n fizyolojik durumunun deerlendirilmesinde onemli bir faktordur. Orta boy (3-4 g a¤›rl›¤›nda) camur yengeci, S. quadratum'da oksijen tuketimi ve boflalt›m desenleri laboratuvar koflullar›nda bak›r klorid ve klorinin LC50'lar›n›n 1/10 ve 1/3'u olan iki subletal konsantrasyonunda cal›fl›ld›. Oksijen tuketimi ve boflalt›m uretim h›z› toksikantlar›n subletal konsantrasyonlar› ile negatif korelasyon gosterdi. Oksijen tuketimi ve amonyak ve nitrit boflalt›m› h›zlar›n›n hayvanlar bu subletal konsantrasyonlara maruz b›rak›l›nca dufltukleri gozlendi.


Among the various applications of the theory of Restrained domination, the most often discussed is communication network. There has been persistent in the Algorithmic aspects of interval graphs in past decades spurred much by their numerous application of an interval graphs corresponding to an interval family I. A set


AB STRACT: Ger mi na tion and se e dling growth of se ven ge notype s of fi eld pea (Pi sum sa ti vum L.) we re stu died in PEG-6000 so lu tion ha ving osmo tic po ten ti als -0.1 and -0.2 MPa. A study was un der ta ken to eva lu a te the in flu en ce of dif fe rent osmo tic po ten ti als (MPa) on seed ger mi na tion per cen ta ge (GP) and mean ger mi na tion ti me (MGT). Re sults show that the per cen ta ge of ger mi na tion dec re a sed with a dec re a se in osmo tic po ten tial, whi le mean ger mi na tion ti me in cre a sed. Va ri ety Ja vor is much mo re sen si ti ve than the ot her va ri e ti es at all le vels of osmo tic stress. By con trast, the lo west sen si ti vity of ger mi na tion and MGT was fo und in va ri e ti es Mraz and Tre zor. Seed ger mi na tion tests at -0.1 to -0.2 MPa ha ve the poten tial to be used as tests in fi eld pea. Osmo tic stress ex po su re and its du ra tion sig ni fi cantly af fec ted the growth of se e dlings (sho ot and ro ot) and the ac cu mu la tion of bi o mass, whi le its ef fect was mo re pro mi nent on the growth of the sho ot than on ro ot growth, which was al so con fir med by the ro ot to le ran ce in dex.


The flame-retardant PA6 was prepared with nano-antimony trioxide made by Plasma,and studied the effect of nano-antimony trioxide on flame-retardancy and the mechanical properties of PA6 by LOI,CONE and TEM.The results showed that when the amount of the nano-antimony trioxide was 6%,the LOI of the composite could reach 30%;The HRR was reduced by 60 kW/m2 with the time to the peak delayed 2 minutes,meanwhile,the dispersity was higher in the nano-antimony trioxide composite which was modified by KH-550 than that was unmodified.Compared with the PA6/nano-Sb2O3 composite,the modified PA6/nano-Sb2O3 composite′s tensile strength was increased by 60.7%,the izod notched impact strength was increased by 14.8%,the bending strength was increased by 36.8%,and the bending modulus was increased by 39.6%. Key wodrs: Plasma;Nano-antimony Trioxide;Flame-retarded Nylon


This article introduced a design principle and implementation method of ultra high-speed Time-to-Digital Converter(TDC). It described the system's composition in hardware and software view. The system is composed of serial-parallel converter MAX3953, high-speed clock generator AD9518, Spartan-6 series FPGA XC6LX100T and high-speed DDR3-SDRAM. Software includes FPGA program and user application software. Modularized design methods are used in software development, convenient for user's customization. It achieved 50ps time resolution and has been tested in latest TOFMS system.


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A 57-year-old woman presented with multiple, asymptomatic, variable-sized, erythematous nodules that had been present for the previous two months on both inferior periorbital areas and the perioral area (Fig. 1A and B). She had undergone a session of tattooing on the upper vermilion border and three sessions of autologous fat injection (AFI) into the forehead and both cheeks four years previously. Fresh fat was used during the first session of AFI, and cryopreserved fat was used during the second and the third sessions for retouching at one month intervals. The skin lesions did not completely coincide with injection or with tattooing sites, and she had no injection history of allogeneic fillers or implants.

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(A and B) Multiple, asymptomatic, variable-sized, lightly erythematous nodules on both inferior periorbital areas and the perioral area. (C and D) Non-caseating granulomatous inflammation around numerous round to oval lipid materials and multiple microcysts ...

A skin biopsy was performed on the periorbital area and histopathologic findings revealed a noncaseating granulomatous inflammation around numerous round to oval lipid materials and multiple microcysts in the superficial and deep dermis (Fig. 1C and D). There were no granules of dye and Ziehl-Neelsen and Warthin-Starry staining revealed no organisms. The granulomatous lesions were treated by intralesional injection of triamcinolone and showed partial response.

AFI has several advantages, it is relatively cheap, easy to harvest, available in abundance, and autogenic compared to artificial fillers; thus, it is commonly used for facial rejuvenation.1 AFI is regarded as a relatively safe filler due to the low potential risks, although some severe adverse reactions including acute vision loss and hemiplegia due to fat embolism have been reported.1-3 However, granuloma formation raises a fundamental question about AFI, because autologous cells should not be recognized as foreign eliciting immunologic reactions.

Recently, a few cases of granuloma formation after AFI have been reported, and cryopreservation of fat has been mentioned as a possible cause.3 Freezing is known to damage adipocytes through osmotic stress and intracellular ice formation, and compared with fresh fat, calcification and fibrosis are more frequently associated with frozen fat injection.2,4 In the present case, cryopreserved fat cells were used to recover lost volume and for retouching after the initial injection. Although the foreign body reaction observed in our case could not be proven to have originated from cryopreserved fat, nonviable adipocytes damaged by cryopreservation might have induced foreign body granuloma formation, as the patient clearly denied injection of allogeneic fillers, implants, or any other substance aside from AFI.

Although the skin lesions did not coincide with injection sites, the presence of fat vacuoles in non-injection sites was observed on histopathology, confirming its migration. Interestingly, in previously reported cases, all granulomas appeared in the eyelids, and were mainly explained by local migration and possible lymphatic migration of cryopreserved fat.3 Lymphatic spread of injected silicone has been previously reported,5 and in our case, granulomas in the perioral area were located in the buccinator lymph node area, supporting the possibility of lymphatic spread.

Our case suggests that cryopreserved, nonviable fat vacuoles from forehead and cheek injections might migrate into the periorbital and perioral areas via lymphatic drainage, leading to a granulomatous reaction (Fig. 1E); thus, operators should recognize foreign body granuloma as a possible complication of AFI.


Objective:To investigate the physiological characteristics and sites of macular dysfunction in eyes with high myopia by evaluating fundamental harmonic(1f) and second harmonic(2f) components of flicker focal electroretinogram(FERG).Methods:FERG were recorded in 128 eyes with high myopia(refractive errors ranged from -6 to -12D) to a flickered sinusoidally to 31Hz with a hand held stimulator with direct visualization of the fundus through dilated pupils. The eyes with high myopia were divided into two groups: 66 eyes showing only tigrolving fundus(group Ⅰ) and 62 eyes associated with posterior staphyloma involving the macula(group Ⅱ).Results:Compared to controls, the eyes with high myopia showed loss of both fundamental and second harmonic amplitudes. The ratios of fundamental second harmonic amplitudes in group Ⅰ were nearly normal and slightly abnormal in group Ⅱ. The peak latency in group Ⅱ was significantly longer than that in group Ⅰ. On average, the second harmonic amplitudes decreased more obviously than fundamental harmonic amplitudes and 2f/1f significantly decreased as refractive errors increased.Conclusion:The results suggest that in the eyes with high myopia, both receptoral and postreceptoral sites contribute to macular dysfunction. The level of macular cone dysfunction in the eyes with or without posterior staphyloma is different. It would be of clinical value to obtain a fundamental second harmonic ratio in order to assess the disturbance in the different site of macular.


Objective
To evaluate costs of an active case finding (ACF) program with tuberculosis (TB) treatment delivery and monitoring, which targeted a rural tribal population in India.

Method
A time and motion study was conducted to evaluate operations and workload. Costs from the program perspective were assessed using both the bottom-up and top-down costing methods, exclusive of routine TB care costs. The impact of ACF on routine TB laboratory workloads was measured based on the changes in available staff time per smear at nine designated microscopy centers before and after program implementation.

Results
A majority (53.2%) of the community health-care worker's time was spent in traveling to communities, with an average of 22 TB patients (95% CI 19.14-24.94) seen per day per person. Costs (at 2015 $US rates) were US$1.85-US$2.42 per patient screened and submitting sputum, US$2.51-US$4.74 per person diagnosed with TB, and US$22.52-US$34.13 per TB patient completing treatment. Total smear volumes increased significantly after the ACF program, with more than a 15% reduction in available staff time per sputum smear test in most laboratories.

Conclusion
This low-cost, ACF program has the potential to be highly cost-effective in addressing gaps in TB care problems in rural India.


Due to improvements on the technology, web-based Geographic Information Systems become an indispensable part of the projects. Because it provides accessibility, easy usage functions and effective sharing options, it can address to the public people, so the web based Geographic Information Systems are chosen for the purpose of solving techniques in presentation sections. Historic heritage sites of countries present very much emphasis for various ways e.g., tourism, publicity of country, economical gains supply. Because of having lots of historical heritage, Turkey takes part of these lucky countries. Not only having historical heritage is important, but also it is very important to protect and revitalization of these sites. For this purpose, UNESCO takes important historical sites into world historical heritage list for the aim of helping world countries. In our country, nine historical areas are under protection of UNESCO and one of these is Safranbolu historical city. The aim of this study is to design a web based information system for the historical structures in city of Safranbolu. With web based GIS, users easily obtain data and maps which they need andcan work with this data in accordance with defined interests.


A battery of twelve driving tests, a majority of which represented new designs, were constructed in the desert. 180 subjects were divided into five groups on the basis of the number of hours members of each group drove a truck on a fatigue course after an initial test and prior to a retest on the battery. The fatigue periods were of 0, 1,3, 7, or 9 hr duration. Pre-and post-fatigue test results were correlated with hours of fatigue driving, where hours-of-driving served as the test criterion. Test-retest reliabilities ranged from 0.35 to 0.88. Validities reached a maximum of 0.38. A small-scale factor analysis was performed on a correlation matrix based upon a single measure from each of eight tests. Proprioception, reaction-time, spatial orientation, response orientation, and multilimb coordination were identified as basic skills in vehicle driving.


Accelerated soil erosion leads to sedimentation in reservoirs and a decline in their life span. As many reservoirs in northern Ethiopia are dry at the end of the dry season, we were able to evaluate the potential of using reservoir sediments for land reclamation. Stripped land from which construction material for the reservoirs had been excavated was covered with 0, 15 and 30 cm of sediment and planted with a local garlic cultivar (Allium sativum). The applied reservoir sediments had low to medium organic C and total N contents and were high in available P and exchangeable cations. The yield of garlic increased with additional available water and the application of sediments. The results show that total biomass and bulb yield were three times higher on the reclaimed plots than on the control ones (11.7 t/ha vs. 3.6 t/ha for the biomass; 7.7 t/ha vs. 2.0 t/ha for the yield). When sediment transport and labour costs were taken into account, plots with 15 cm of sediments had in the first cropping season a cost‐benefit ratio of 3, whilst those with 30 cm had a cost‐benefit ratio of 0.9. This study demonstrates that the use of relatively small quantities of reservoir sediments is an economically viable strategy for land reclamation. The result can be improvement in income for resource‐poor farmers by as much as 76%, and the life expectancy of the reservoirs is also increased.


A PROGRAM CHOCK FULL OF science policy topics characterized this year's meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), held last month in Boston. Speakers and presenters from around the world contributed their perspectives and research results related to a range of issues confronting the global R&D enterprise. The U.S. war on terrorism, quite naturally, colored virtually every aspect of the meeting, lending special significance to the meeting theme of "Science in a Connected World." AAAS President Peter H. Raven, who is director of the Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, noted that the theme had been chosen before last year's terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C. Those events, he said, served to underscore the theme's verity. "For reasons that are starkly obvious, we are now focusing our attention massively on terrorism and the problems associated with terrorism," Raven said in his opening address at ...


A 72-year-old man with a history of Binet stage B chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) presented acutely with skin lumps and bilateral eye pain/redness. A computed tomography (CT) scan of the orbits revealed a soft tissue mass in the left lower eyelid and inferior orbit; excision biopsy showed CLL. The patient complained of failing visual acuity and worsening orbital pain despite complete regression of skin lesions following systemic chemotherapy (pentostatin and rituximab). Ophthalmology assessment revealed anterior uveitis and bilateral hypopyon (Figure). The patient had been lying on his left side, resulting in the curious position of the hypopyons. An anterior chamber tap and vitreal biopsy confirmed ocular involvement by CLL. A lumbar puncture did not show abnormal cells in the cerebrospinal fluid. Intra-vitreal triamcinolone and intra-thecal methotrexate failed to improve his eye symptoms; by this time he was blind in both eyes. Intra-vitreal methotrexate 0Æ4 mg in 0Æ1 ml was injected into the vitreous body of each eye once a week. This resulted in prompt relief of orbital pain after the first intravitreal injection with marked improvement of vision, and resolution of hypopyon after the second injection. Intrathecal methotrexate was ineffective, while intra-vitreal injection of methotrexate led to prompt resolution of eye signs and symptoms.


The invention relates to a method for transmitting optimized data in vehicular network based on geographic position. The method is as follows: a source node sends target node position request information; the target node responds to the target node position request information, and periodically updates position information of the target node on each node; a neighbor requests sending information; another neighbor answers sending the information, and the position information is obtained through a vehicular GPS system; transmission of data packet: data are transmitted in packet by routing greed transmitting arithmetic in a protocol according to a common geographic position; two retry systems during data transmission are as follows: the retry systems are started when the greed transmission does not find proper next jump at the data transmission, and the systems have two stages: one is only to increase reserved time for waiting neighbor table establishment; and the other one sends out new neighbor request message, and fully reestablishes a neighbor table. The method reserves multiple advantages of the prior mature route protocol well, and can be simply applied in the prior network without large range of change.


In the fermentation process, yeasts need to adapt to the environmental changes that occur during the production process. Responses to these adjustments can alter biochemical routes and the amount of metabolites produced. Thus, the objective was to analyze the fermentative parameters of industrial yeast strains in different growing conditions, as well as to evaluate the its applicability in different sectors of goods and services. A pre-inoculum was performed with the YPSAC 5% medium for the activation of the yeasts Catanduva-1 and Fleischmann that remained incubated for 24 hours at 30 °C at 250 rpm. After the cells were recovered by centrifugation and inoculated in the fermentation medium based on sugarcane juice at 15 °Brix at temperatures of 30 and 40 °C. Aliquots were removed for the analysis of the fermentative parameters. Concomitantly, a survey was carried out regarding the use of yeasts in the process of preparing goods and services. The data show that the best yeast fermentation performance occurred at 30 °C in 10 hours. In addition, yeasts have the ability to produce, under ideal conditions, metabolites that can be used in different biotechnological processes.


In this paper, we propose a method for modeling concepts in full computation‐tree logic with sequence modal operators. An extended full computation‐tree logic, CTLS*, is introduced as a Kripke semantics with a sequence modal operator. This logic can appropriately represent hierarchical tree structures in cases where sequence modal operators in CTLS* are applied to tree structures. We prove a theorem for embedding CTLS* into CTL*. The validity, satisfiability, and model‐checking problems of CTLS* are shown to be decidable. An illustrative example of biological taxonomy is presented using CTLS* formulas. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.


Company management structure plays an important role in modern enterprise system. The establishment of an effective company management structure constitutes the key to the reform and development of the state-owned enterprises. This essay claims the importance of an effective company management structure, undertakes a research on the existing problems in the state-owned enterprises in China and comes up with suggestions and countermeasures.


Mednick (1958) recently proposed a "reciprocal augmentation of anxiecy and generalized fear responses" to account for the development for schizophrenic disorders. According to this conceptual schema, anxiety arousal produces increased generalization of fear reactions which, if not excinguished, in turn raises anxiety to a higher level. Whether such spiralling effects (reciprocal augmentation) evencuace in schizophrenia or not depends upon three factors: "the individual's original drive level, his race of recovery from anxiety states, and che number of stimuli thac elicit anxiety responses from the individual" (Mednick, 1958). The zssumption of a slow recovery rate is of central importance since ic would prevent excinccion of anxiety responses, increase generalization tendencies afid, in addition, even mild increases in anxiety mighc produce long term effeccs equivalent co major anxiety responses in ocher individuals. Several previous investigations of the recovery rate from effects of anxiety arousal as measured by phpsiological (e.g., Cohen & Patcerson, 1937; Malmo, Shagass, & Smith, 1951 ) and behavioral (Venables & Tizard, 1956; Venables, 1959) indices, lend empirical support to the hypothesis that schizophrenics generally manifest slower recovery rates than normal individuals. However, Bleke ( 1955 ) found thac schizophrenics with poor pre;morbid adjustment improved their performance following a rest period (reminiscence) on a serial learning task, whereas this effect was not characceristic of non-schizophrenics under the same conditions. The cask was to learn the appropriate motor response (push or pull) associated with each of 14 words in the test list. One-half of the Ss in each group completed the task under reward and the other half under punishment conditions. "Reward" and "punishment" were defined in terms of feedback of "right" or "wrong" appearing in a window in front of S. Each S learned one list under massed and another list under spaced, learning conditions. For the spaced practice condition a 2-min. rest period was inuoduced after S had achieved 10/14 correct responses and che list was then learned to a criterion of one perfect trial. Twenty-four hours later, Ss relearned the list. Three indices of reminiscence were obtained; number of correct responses on the uial following the rest period minus the score on the criterion trial (recall score) ; number of trials to reach one perfect trial (relearning); and percentage of Ss in each group who showed reminiscence (increased scores)


Aiming at the problem that the fireman can not feel and adjust the direction of fire cannon immediately without getting out of the car when using the fire instruments nowadays,a Fire Cannon System used in explosion-proof fire engines was designed.Control the direction of the fire cannon model in the car,so that the exterior fire cannon can follow the fire cannon model real time.Using the resistive sensor and pulse encoder to derect the angle information,using AVR microcontroller ATmegal6 to conduct the cab monitoring system control,and using STM32 MCU to conduct monitoring system control outside.


A new approach to discretization of a continuous band coupled to a discrete state is provided by the Lanczos tridiagonalization procedure, which uses linked moments of the continuum with respect to the discrete state. Numerical convergence of this scheme is shown for two models of the line‐shape function.


Methods have been developed for rearing Oedothorax apicatus (Aranaea, Erigonidae) and for testing of the initial toxicity of residues of pesticides to spiders of this and related species (Erigonidae, Linyphiidae) according to IOBC/WPRS standards. Deltamethrin, fenitrothion and maneb appeared to be harmless to moderately harmful to males and females of O. apicatus in a preliminary initial toxicity test using this method.


In the present study nano-composite foams were fabricated by mixing thermosetting powders with montmorillonite (MMT) nano-powders at different volume fractions (0%, 5%, and 10%). A first comparison between unfilled and filled foams at various MMT contents was performed in terms of density. Compression tests were also carried out on composite foams to evaluate the mechanical properties (compressive strength and toughness) in dependence of the filler content. Subsequently the same process was used to produce functionally graded nano-foams (FGMs) by compressing tablets with a distribution of MMT filler content along the height. The layering strategy depends on the final application, and is very flexible because the mixing process is carried out at room temperature. Finally, the compacted tablet is already a functionally graded material which will preserve this characteristic after foaming. Indentation tests were performed to evaluate local properties of FGM nano-foams.


: This study was to investigate the effectiveness of e-learning based on self-directed learning on Sociolinguistics competence of EFL university students. A quasi-experimental study with non-randomized a pretest-posttest two-group design was employed in this study. The accessible population of this study was university students of English Education Department of Universitas Kanjuruhan Malang who were taking Sociolinguistics. Two classes of 76 students were taken to be the sample of the present study. The experimental group received e-learning based on self-directed learning on Sociolinguistics. While participants in the control group attending the same course received a textbook. The instrument used in this study was the sociolinguistics essay test. Kappa analysis was employed to meet the requirement of reliability of test since the instrument was not a standardized test. The data were analyzed quantitatively through an independent sample t -test. The finding showed that there was a significant difference between the students who were treated e-learning based on self-directed learning and those who were given a textbook on Sociolinguistics competence of EFL university students with P=.016<.05). It could be concluded that giving e-learning based on self-directed learning was effective to develop sociolinguistic competence of EFL university students.


Implementing product collaborative development strategy helps MC enterprise to improve product quality,reduce product cost and accelerate the development speed.Based on detailed analysis of the characteristic of product collaborative development of MC enterprise,and according to the generic company's operation strategy and resource configuration,five strategic models for MC——C-DPSS、Space-time、Low-cost、Diversity and Concentration strategy are proposed,and then this paper points out the important factors that affect the choosing and making the product collaborative development strategy.By considering these factors,this paper gives the process frame of making the collaborative strategy.


In the electric gun, the explosion of an electrically heated metal foil and the accompanying magnetic forces drive a thin flyer plate up a short barrel. Flyer velocities of up to 18 km/s make the gun useful for hypervelocity impact studies. The authors review the technological evolution of the exploding-metal circuit elements that power the gun, describe the 100-kV electric gun designed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in some detail, and present the general principles of electric gun operation. They compare the experimental performance of the LLNL gun with a simple model and with predictions of a magnetohydrodynamics code. >


third week to 34%. With such severe side effects the patients did not feel well and were reluctant to take the medication. Other side effects of lesser importance were: extrapyramidal symptoms in 3 subjects, headache in 3 and dermatitis in 2. Because more than 75% developed side effects and because of the severity of the nausea, vomiting, weight loss and insomnia, the drug trial was discontinued after the third week. Psychiatric evaluation showed that 8 patients had improved, 20 remained unchanged and 2 had become worse. One of the improved subjects was well enough to be discharged. This undifferentiated schizophrenic patient had presented paranoid trends with depressive mood changes (at the beginning of the drug trial). In all 8 improved patients the beneficial effects were manifested in decreased aggressiveness, and in mild euphoria. Sw n miw


This work was designed to isolate the microorganisms associated with the spoilage of yogurt products using standard microbiological and biochemical procedure. Six different brands of tetra packed yoghurt which had over stayed and the shelf-life deteriorated were purchased from the production company, market stores that were unable to sell out their yoghurt prior to the expiry date, and from hawkers in Abakaliki metropolis. Two samples of each brand were used and the brand were designated A, B, C, D, E, F, giving a total of 12 yoghurt samples. Bergey's manual was used for bacteria identification. The results reveales the presence of Klebsiella pneumonia, Citrobacter sp, Pseudomonas sp. Escherichia coli. Proteus sp and Vibrio sp. in the samples. The isolation of Citrobacter sp, klebsiella pneumonia, Escherichia coli. Pseudomonas sp, Proteus sp and Vibrio sp is a clear indication of a deplorable state of poor hygienic and sanitary practices employed in the processing and packaging of the yoghurt product.


Disclosed in the invention is a novel protection casing tube for a high-voltage cable. The protection casing tube comprises a metal casing tube with a breaking seam at a side wall; a welding tube is arranged in the breaking seam; and the welding tube and the metal casing tube are welded. According to the invention, because the breaking seam is arranged at the side wall of the metal casing tube and the welding tube is used for filling of the breaking seam, a high-voltage cable protection function can be realized and induced currents can be effectively prevented from forming a loop in the metal casing tube to reduce heat energy generation, thereby reducing the influence on the metal casing tube by the induced currents to a great extent and improving the security performance of the protection casing tube to some extent. Because the metal casing tube is formed by welding of a plurality of metal casing tube bodies and a plurality of welding tubes, parts of metal casing tube bodies can be laid firstly during the using process and only breaking seams for high-voltage wire inserting are needed to be left at the metal casing tube bodies; and after the high-voltage wires are inserted into the metal casing tube bodies, the welding is carried out, the laying can be carried out conveniently.


An attempt has been made to evaluate trace metals such as Fe, Mn, Cr, Ni, Zn, Cu,, Pb, Cd. Al and Hg in the Bhadra river bed sediments from four identified stations at monthly intervals for a period of two years from March 1999 to February 2001. The results of the analysis showed that trace metals in the river bed sediments are well within the Shale standards. Trace metals in the order of their relative dominal were in the sequence Fe > Al > Mn > Zn > Pb > Cr > Cu > Ni > Cd > Hg. 58.1 and 72.2 ppm respectively.


Extended Depth of Focus (EDOF) systems have a broad set of applications in optics including enhancement of microscopy images and the treatment of presbyopia in the aging eye. The goal of EDOF systems is to axially elongate the region of focus for the optical system while simultaneously keeping the transverse dimension of the focus small to ensure resolution. The pinhole effect of reducing the size of the aperture is a well-known means of extending the depth of focus. The pinhole effect however has the drawback of reducing the light entering the system and reducing the resolution of the image. Alternatively, phase masks can be placed in the pupil to enhance depth of focus, maintain light levels and improve resolution relative to the pinhole system. Here, a technique for decomposing these phase masks into a set of quadratic phase factors is explored. Each term in the set acts like a lens and the foci of these lenses add coherently to give the overall focus profile of the system. This technique can give insight into existing EDOF techniques and be used to create novel EDOF phase masks.


An overview of OSI protocol testing is presented with details of conformance test systems and how they are used. Some of the more important international issues and testing organisations are reviewed. For local Australian developers to enter the expanding worldwide market for Information Technology products, Australia must support commercial OSI development centres, ensure availability of internationally recognised testing facilities, and educate industry on both the technical merits and commercial benefits of the technology.


On the basis of an analysis of the features of the medium-and small-sized army medical libraries and their virtual references,this paper points out the problems in the virtual references faced by the medical libraries,and proposes some suggestions for the development of the virtual references.


Crull (2014) claims that by invoking decoherence it is possible (i) to obviate many "fine grained" issues often conflated under the c ommon designation of measurement problem, and (ii) to make substanti al progresses in the fields of quantum gravity and quantum cosmology, witho u any early incorporation of a particular interpretation in the quantu m formalism. We point out that Crull is mistaken about decoherence and tacit ly assumes some kind of interpretation of the quantum formalism.


Providing antiretroviral treatment (ART) in humanitarian settings is challenging. Reports suggest that ART provision is feasible, but the evidence base is scarce. We systematically searched three databases for studies reporting ART outcomes among displaced populations in settings of conflict, natural disasters or political instability, and estimated overall mortality using random effects models. Fourteen studies were identified, six in conflict areas, five in areas of post-election violence and three in natural disaster settings. The pooled proportion for mortality was 7.6% (95%CI 5.3–10.0%) at six months and 9.0% (95%CI 5.8–12.2%) at 12 months. Loss-to-follow-up at six months was 6.3% (95%CI 4.3–8.3%) and at 12 months was 8.1% (4.9–11.2%). Adherence was comparable to stable settings. Strategies used to support ART provision included additional drug stocks and establishing peer communication networks. Good clinical outcomes can be achieved with ART in disaster setting, in particular if supported by regional collaboration, standardized drug regimens and contingency planning.


Temperature dependence of electron spin resonance in Na2C60 was studied in a temperature range from 2 to 350 K. It was shown that Na2C60 was metallic above 50 K and had a metal-insulator transition at 50 K. The center frequency for the Hg(2) Raman mode in Na2C60 at 298 K was close to those in the metallic Rb3C60, K3C60, and Cs3C60, while the linewidth was close to that in the metallic but nonsuperconducting Cs3C60. The Hg(2) mode showed a large blueshift and narrowing at 50 K. The center frequency and the linewidth in the low-temperature region from 50 K were almost the same as those in the insulating C-60 and Rb6C60, which showed the metal-insulator transition at 50 K in Na2C60. The origin of this metal-insulator transition was discussed in terms of the electron-phonon interaction (Jahn-Teller effect) and the electron-electron interaction (Mott-Hubbard picture). [S0163-1829(99)04123-5].


This document is Volume 2 of a series of reports entitled ''Geological Evolution and Analysis of Confirmed or Suspected Gas Hydrate Localities.'' Volume 2 provides an analysis of the ''Baltimore Canyon Trough and Environs - US East Coast.'' The report presents a geological description of the Baltimore Canyon Trough region, including regional and local structural settings, geomorphology, geological history, stratigraphy, and physical properties. Included also is a discussion of bottom simulating acoustic reflectors, sediment acoustic properties, distribution of hydrates within the sediments, and the relation of hydrate distribution to other features such as salt diapirism. The formation and stabilization of gas hydrates in sediments are discussed in terms of phase relations, nucleation, and crystallization constraints, gas solubility, pore fluid chemistry, inorganic diagenesis, and sediment organic content. A depositional analysis of the area is discussed in order to better understand the thermal evolution of the locality and to assess the potential for thermogenic hydrocarbon generation. 117 refs., 31 figs., 8 tabs.


Multi-aperture method ultrasound imaging (MAUI) probe or transducer can be uniquely simultaneously image the target area from a separate aperture of the ultrasonic array. Some embodiments ultrasound having a continuous array of ultrasonic transducer which can have a two-dimensional or three-dimensional substantially continuous concave curved surface shape (i.e., concave relative to the object being imaged) designing a probe, to produce, and provides a system and method for use. Another embodiment of the present disclosure, other unique structure, for example, to design the ultrasonic imaging probe having a probe of adjustable probe and variable structure, manufacturing, and to provide a system and method for use. .FIELD 2-2A


Powder slurries and powder coating materials which can be prepared in the presence of an emulsifier (A) to give (1) a liquid component (B) containing an emulsified liquid or liquefied component of a powder slurry or a powder coating, in an aqueous medium (C), whereby an aqueous emulsion of liquid particles (D) results, (2) to cool the emulsion so that a suspension of dimensionally stable particles (D), ie the powder slurry forms, and wherein one (3) the dimensionally stable particles (D), that is, the powder coating material, isolated, wherein the emulsifier (A) has a hydroxyl number of 50 to 250 mg KOH / g and by free radical copolymerization in an aqueous medium of (A1) hydroxyl-containing olefinically unsaturated monomers, and (A2) olefinically unsaturated monomers selected from the group consisting of (A21) the monomers of the general formula I R wherein at least two of the variables are substituted or unsubstituted aryl, arylalkyl or arylcycloalkyl radicals; (A22) olefinically unsaturated terpene hydrocarbons and (A23) dimeric alpha-alkylvinylaromatics; is produced; Processes for their preparation and their use.


This study presents a contents model designed for business records that require long-term preservation. The contents model is based on the PREMIS(Preservation Metadata: Implementation Strategies) data model and the ISAD(G)(General International Standard Archival Description). The study selected the record collection of "the records of the overseas petroleum business and oil field development of A company located in B country." This collection requires permanent preservations by the nation and even beyond. It was attempted to establish the concepts of intellectual objects in the PREMIS data model to apply the PREMIS data model to the business records specifically. In other words, the study established the principles for differentiation of the classes in the record contents and the hierarchy structure, and the hierarchy model was developed for business records contents to derive the business records model based on those principles.


We hypothesize that adaptive changes in how inertial cues from the vestibular system are integrated with other sensory information leads to perceptual disturbances and impaired manual control following transitions between gravity environments. The primary goals of this ongoing post-flight investigation are to quantify decrements in manual control of tilt motion following short-duration spaceflight and to evaluate vibrotactile feedback of tilt as a sensorimotor countermeasure. METHODS. Data is currently being collected on 9 astronaut subjects during 3 preflight sessions and during the first 8 days after Shuttle landings. Variable radius centrifugation (216 deg/s, 30% based on the gain or the amount of tilt disturbance successfully nulled. Manual control performance tended to return to baseline levels within 1-2 days following landing. Root-mean-square position error and tilt velocity were significantly reduced with vibrotactile feedback. CONCLUSIONS. These preliminary results are consistent with our hypothesis that adaptive changes in vestibular processing corresponds to reduced manual control performance following G-transitions. A simple vibrotactile prosthesis improves the ability to null out tilt motion within a limited range of motion disturbances.


For the first time in the event's history, Africa Downunder partnered with Murdoch University to explore potential research synergies between the Australian mining sector and the favourable jurisdiction of Africa.


The Tabo Main Temple is one of the most remarkable Buddhist monuments preserving a large part of the original artistic program to be dated to the late 10th and mid 11th centuries. Located in the Spiti valley, Himachal Pradesh, where the Indian and the Tibetan worlds merge into a complex web of closely related cultures separated along geographical barriers, it is a crucial monument to complement our understanding of the transfer of Buddhism and its art from India to Tibet. Although evidence is scarce, Tabo likely has been one of the places where Buddhist texts were translated from Indian languages, predominantly Sanskrit, into Tibetan. This appears to be supported by the fragmentary mid 11th century assembly depictions to the north of the entrance to the Assembly Hall, which contains at least one name of an Indian scholar. Tabo''s location at the modest altitude of 3280 meters and accessible from the Indian planes, West Tibet, the western Himalayas and via it also Kashmir certainly make it an ideal meeting point.


This paper studies the effect of different foam generation agent, polymer, alkali and gas on foam stability in foam combination system and the effect of different gas/liquid ratio, injection rate, core permeability and oil existence (residual oil saturation) on foam stability in the process of foam combination system displacement. It has a conductive significance on the determination of foam combination ingredient and pilot test.


Abstract The dielectric spectrum is measured up to 72 GHz of solutions of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) in tetramethylurea (TMU), dimethylethylene urea and dimethylpropylene urea. Concentrations are up to a monomole fraction of 0.65 (PVP 1200) or 0.5 (PVP 40 000). Measuring temperatures are 20CC for all systems and additionally 40 and 60°C for the TMU solutions. For the description of the results a superposition of Debye type components is used, which are discussed in particular with respect to the solvent contributions. These can be distinguished into three regions: (i) Unaffected bulk-type; (ii) loosely affected, relaxation time and activation enthalpy increasing with increasing polymer content; (iii) quasi bound and moving together with the polymer. The solvation numbers (total of affected solvent per repeat unit of polymer) are about 1.5 to 2.


Post-graduate international nursing students who seek continuing education are accepted by nursing programs in a number of Western countries. Teaching experience from an Australian school of nursing program reflected that although these students demonstrated the minimum English proficiency required by the university, advanced English and communication proficiency related to clinical practice was required when they received clinical placements in an unfamiliar environment.


activities of monoesters at terminal carboxylic group were approximately equivalent to those of diesters at a-and terminal-carboxylic groups. Of the acetic acidesters, similarly the repellence activities of alkyl acetates were also ascertained to be considerably lower than that of acetic acid. Accordingly it was concluded that carboxylic group, especially terminal carboxylic group plays a leading role in the repellence activities of acidic amino acids. Of basic amino acids as attractants in contrast to acidic ones as repellents, the basic amino acid-derivatives having a-carboxylic and/or amino groups modified were lower in an attraction activity than the basic ones themselves.4) In consideration of chemotaxis activities for either repellents or attractants, the above-mentioned results suggested a possibility of carboxylic groups being mostly involved in a chemoreceptor of the test animal. References 1) K. Harada and K. Fukuda: Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi, 53, 169 (1987). 2) K. Harada, Y. Abe, and T. Sugiyama: Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi, 54, 2135-2138 (1988). 3) K. Harada, K. Fukuda, and M. Sugihara: Nip pon Suisan Gakkaishi, 52, 1212-1224 (1986). 4) K. Harada: Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi, 53, 22432247 (1987).


We study local-realistic inequalities, Bell-type inequalities, for bipartite pure states of finite dimensional quantum systems -- qudits. There are a number of proposed Bell-type inequalities for such systems. Our interest is in relating the value of Bell-type inequality function with a measure of entanglement. Interestingly, we find that one of these inequalities, the Son-Lee-Kim inequality, can be used to measure entanglement of a pure bipartite qudit state and a class of mixed two-qudit states. Unlike the majority of earlier schemes in this direction, where number of observables needed to characterize the entanglement increases with the dimension of the subsystems, this method needs only four observables. We also discuss the experimental feasibility of this scheme. It turns out that current experimental set ups can be used to measure the entanglement using our scheme.


The molecular graphs of the density and the molecular electrostatic potential of small lithium clusters up to the hexamer are presented. For the underlying topological analysis all-electron calculations were performed within the framework of Kohn-Sham density functional theory. The calculations employed the local level of theory. Ground state structures for small lithium clusters up to the hexamer are presented. A vibrational analysis was performed in order to characterize these clusters. Structural parameters, harmonic frequencies and molecular graphs of the density as well as the molecular electrostatic potential are reported. The differences in the topology of the electronic density, the molecular electrostatic potential and the corresponding molecular graphs of the studied lithium clusters are discussed.


This thesis explores methods for estimating 3D models using depth sensors andfinding low-rank approximations of matrices. In the first part we focus on how toestimate the movement of a depth camera and creating a 3D model of the scene.Given an accurate estimation of the camera position, we can produce dense 3Dmodels using the images obtained from the camera. We present algorithms thatare both accurate, robust and in addition, fast enough for online 3D reconstructionin real-time. The frame rate varies between about 5-20 Hz. It is shown inexperiments that these algorithms are viable for several different applications suchas autonomous quadrocopter navigation and object reconstruction.In the second part we study the problem of finding a low-rank approximationof a given matrix. This has several applications in computer vision such as rigidand non-rigid Structure from Motion, denoising, photometric stereo and so on.Two convex relaxations which take both the rank function and a data term intoaccount are introduced and analyzed together with a non-convex relaxation. It isshown that these methods often avoid shrinkage bias and give better results thanthe common heuristic of replacing the rank function with the nuclear norm. (Less)


Psychiatric disorders are widely reported in patients seeking aesthetic treatments. Although they are not necessarily a contraindication for procedures, the recognition of these symptoms by the professional tends to strengthen the professional-patient relationship, thus leading to a better prognosis. This reduces the chances of dissatisfaction, complications, and aggravation of psychiatric symptoms, in addition to avoiding legal complications. In this article, the most common psychiatric disorders arising in cosmetic and aesthetic treatment are presented and discussed, as well as guidelines for recognizing the symptoms and managing these patients. ■ ABSTRACT


A binary phase grating that has a 2D periodic phase structure is useful to generate the directional diffuser. Recent analysis and computation for the periodically phase distributed plate will give the most optimized characteristics of the diffuser. This binary phase grating is successfully obtained, large enough, by a planar fabrication technique such as photolithography. Typical application of the phase grating for a clear and high efficiency focusing screen of the viewer is presented.


The impact of climate change on the cold region ecosystem is deepening, especially in the Qinghai-Tibet plateau(QTP), with its impacts on the water cycle. Evapotranspiration (ET), as an important part of the hydrological cycle in terrestrial ecosystems. Thus, we analyzed the influence of experimental warming on ET through observed data of 2008 under two open top chambers (OTC-1 and OTC-2) plots and ambient air (Control) plot. The study showed that the potential and actual ET of OTCs were higher than that of Control, due to increase in vapor pressure deficit, warmer air temperature, increase in ground surface soil moisture and temperature compared to the outside. ET is largest component of water loss from alpine ecosystem, accounted for 74.6% of the annual total precipitation. Elevated CO2concentration had no significantly affected at ET rate in our study. The results will be helpful for future climate change study in the QTP.


A Priming-Lexical Decision paradigm was used to investigate the function of morphemes in processing Chinese compound words and its relation with time-course with Korean students and those from non-character background countries as subjects. In the experiment,primes and targets either shared a common morpheme,or had homophonic-homographic morphemes,or had homophonic,orthographically similar morphemes,or had semantically related words. It was found that the general tendencies towards the processing of Chinese words were similar,but there were some differences in the processing of homophonic-homographic morphemes and the phonetic information. Based on these results,we discussed the constructive pattern of Chinese mental lexicon of foreign students,and put forward some proposals on the teaching of vocabulary.


Aiming at the virtual network embedding problem under dynamic service request, Service Request Aware-based Dynamic Virtual Network Embedding (SRAD) algorithm is proposed. We first present virtual network embedding model, and then define virtual network construction cost according to the dynamic characteristic of service request. Our goal is to find the optimal reconfiguration policies by awaring service request type and changing trends, which can minimize the overall construction cost using substrate resource. Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm satisfies the service request, achieves higher success ratio and gains higher revenue/cost ratio for substrate network comparing with the existing algorithms. Introduction Network virtualization is considered to be a prospective solution for solving network ossification problem. It allows multiple virtual networks to share the same physical infrastructure according to service request and the substrate network resource status, such as network topology, resource state, etc . Current research on virtual network embedding has formed lots of mature algorithms and mechanisms . Aiming at load balancing, Zhu et al. [5] presented an algorithm which maps virtual nodes to substrate closer and lower load nodes, and maps virtual links by shortest path. Qi et al. [6] proposed a balanced adaptive algorithm for constructing virtual network. It migrates by the principle of high link bandwidth consumption and minimum cost priority when link failure occurs. Koizumi et al. [7] presented a virtual network top ology controlling method which can adapt network environment automatically. This algorithm is based on the attractor model, which can dynamically reconfigure the structure of attractors according to the changing network environment. Nowadays, virtual network embedding algorithms generally assume the static service requests, and dynamically update virtual network construction only for substrate network changes. However, not only the substrate resource, but also service request and corresponding virtual network request is dynamically changing over time. In this paper, we focus on the issues that how to dynamically construct virtual network in a range of changing service request. Firstly, we build the virtual network embedding model, and then with the goal of minimum construction cost, we present a virtual network embedding algorithm according to the service request types and diverse changing state. Virtual Network Model A. Substrate resource We abstract the substrate network into an undirected graph G=(N, L, C), where N and L respectively represent a set of substrate nodes and links. C denotes substrate resources, including node resources and link resources. We also introduce link resource unit cost and node resource unit cost . B. Service request model The service request is expressed as an undirected graph G=(N, L, C), where N and L International Conference on Intelligent Systems Research and Mechatronics Engineering (ISRME 2015) © 2015. The authors Published by Atlantis Press 2134 respectively represent the set of virtual nodes and virtual links, and they are subset of S N and S L . R denotes the constraint to virtual nodes and virtual links. C. Virtual network embedding Virtual network embedding can be expressed as a mapping which satisfies the constraint R and a subset from G to G in an undirected graph G. : ( , , ) r v v v v v M G G G N L C = : , where N and L are the subset of N and L, respectively. G represents the service ability of the substrate network. Virtual network embedding can be divided into node mapping and link mapping. Node Mapping: : ( , ) ( , ) N r r v v N N M N R N C : ; Link Mapping: : ( , ) ( , ) L r r v v L L M L R L C : where r N R and r L R represent the constraints on the virtual nodes and virtual links. v N C and v L C denote service supporting ability of substrate nodes and links respectively. D. Constrain For the limited substrate resources, the purpose of dynamic virtual network embedding is to minimize the construction cost. The construction cost of virtual network is composed of occupancy cost and reconstruction cost. Occupancy cost refers to cost for mapping virtual network based on service requests by using substrate resources. Reconstruction cost is the consumption caused by accordingly adjustment for mapped virtual network due to the dynamic change of service requests. 1). Occupancy Cost 0 0 C ( ) ( , ( )) [ ( )cos ( )cos ] t t r u n n l l ost t f G req t dt req t t req t t dt ∆ ∆ ∆ = = + ∫ ∫ (1) Where reqn(t) and reql(t) represent the service request of substrate node and link resources respectively. costn and costl denote node resource unit cost and link resource unit cost respectively. 2). Reconstruction Cost In this paper, we use the number of changed substrate resource and remapping time as an approximate measurement for reconstruction cost. C ( ) ( ( , ), ) r ost t f cha n l T ∆ =∑ (2) Where cha(n, l) denotes the sum of changed substrate nodes and links, and T is the remapping time. 3). Overall Cost C ( ) C ( ) C ( ) u r ost t ost t ost t β β ∆ = ∆ + ∆ (1) (3) where β is the variable to control the weight of occupancy cost and reconstruction cost. Thus, the minimized overall cost can be expressed as follows. minCost(△t) (4) 1 1 1 s.t. n n N N N r s r s r s P l bm bm cpu cpu n n n n d D C C CP CP Bw Bw = = = < < < < ∑ ∑ ∑ , , , (5) Where, Constraint (5) represents that the delay of selected path must less than the delay requirement of virtual network request, and the sum of resource which is consumed by virtual nodes or links must less than the maximal capacity of substrate nodes and links. Service Request Aware-based Dynamic Virtual Network Embedding (SRAD) The algorithm can apperceive the dynamic change of service requests and substrate network resource. When the service request increases over time, the increased resources are firstly provided by the mapped substrate node or link. If the corresponding node or link has not enough resources available to meet the service request, it will have to remap the virtual nodes or links to other substrate nodes or links with enough resources. When the resource migration is needed, we select migration object based on the service type. For example, we prefer to use the closer nodes in the initial mapping when migrating delay-sensitive service. In this way, we ensure a smaller time delay for migrating virtual network. While migrating bandwidth-sensitive service, we will give preference to the nodes or links which have abundant substrate resource. If the current resource demand is less than the original, the virtual network will release this part of the resources to other service in order to enhance the utilization rate of the substrate resources.


With such a promising title, this book at first appears to be equally of interest to arts therapists and to personcentred counsellors looking for familiarity with each others' areas of work. With a foreword by Brian Thorne and an endorsement for the author (though not the book itself) from Carl Rogers himself, it carries impressive seals of approval. Having read the book and also talked to people who have undergone the course it describes, it is clear that Liesl Silverstone is indeed a uniquely talented teacher, a sensitive therapist and an energetic and effective proponent of the person-centred approach. To learn more from her it might be a much better and more direct tactic to. get onto her course than to read her book. The author has run a year-long course in person-centred art therapy for some years now and her book takes the form of a diary following one year's course. Each chapter describes sessions in the form of a log from the formation of the group until after its end. The book concludes with some testimonials from former students describing how they have put their learning into action. Sadly, it does not live up to the promise of the title. The diary form of thechapters makes it read like astudent's selfdevelopment journal rather than a textbook. If I were marking it as such a journal my comment would be that it concentrates too much on content at the expense of process. There are lengthy descriptions ot activities and exercises which take up space but cannot truly prepare people to apply them to students or clients. Every now and again there are sweeping claims about the effectiveness of the personcentred approach which have the feel of declarations of faith. What is missing is an argument from evidence about the effectiveness of the approach, or an analysis of why the combination of an arts therapy and the personcentred approach might be so powerful. As dramatherapists, we work with a particularly interesting paradox if we seek to practise in a 'personcentred' way. This term is so often seen as synonymous with being 'non-directive' that the necessary task of the dramatherapist-as-director can be a difficult one to adopt. It challenges our thinking about how person-centred it really is to be non-directive. The medium of art therapy too imposes some necessary structures about materials, technique and so on. It would have been interesting to hear how this paradox is overcome by our sister profession. The author is not entirely uncritical of the personcentred approach and acknowledges its limitations. Equally, she is brave in revealing her own doubts and worries about acoursethatin some wayspresents herwithgreatdifficulties. Uniquely among all those she has run, the one she chose to BOOK observe and diarise had three drop-outs. She and her course members might have wondered if the decision to put this particular course under the microscope had a part to play in this.


An exponential time differencing (ETD) algorithm is presented for the analysis of photonic crystal structures comprising the third-order nonlinear materials. Compared with the well known Z-transform method and auxiliary differential equation method for incorporating the nonlinearity, the proposed ETD algorithm has the least memory requirement and shows the same accuracy. The stretched coordinates perfectly matched layer (PML) with the complex frequency shifted variable implemented using the ETD algorithm is applied to terminate nonlinear photonic bandgap structures. Compared with the conventional PML and the convolutional PML, the proposed implementation can improve the absorbing performance significantly with similar memory requirement.


Flow excursion induced dryout at low heat flux natural convection boiling, typical of liquid metal fast breeder reactor, is addressed. Steady state calculations indicate that low quality boiling is possible up to the point of Ledinegg instability leading to flow excursion and subsequent dryout in agreement with experimental data. A flow regime-dependent dryout heat flux relationship based upon saturated boiling criterion is also presented. Transient analysis indicates that premature flow excursion can not be ruled out and sodium boiling is highly transient dependent. Analysis of a high heat flux forced convection, loss-of-flow transient shows a significantly faster flow excursion leading to dryout in excellent agreement with parallel calculations using the two-dimensional THORAX code. 31 refs., 25 figs., 6 tabs.


In this paper, we investigate the interaction between the semiconductor quantum well (QW) structure, a weak probe field and a strong control field. Due to the quantum interference effect induced by the strong control field, the absorption of the weak probe field is small and the Kerr nonlinearity can be greatly enhanced. The results show that the spatial soliton can form in the semiconductor QW structure via electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT). We also discuss the optical response of the system and obtain the giant χ(3) and χ(5) susceptibilities with opposite signs. In the one-dimension case, we obtain the analytical solutions for bright and dark spatial solitons. For a general case, we present numerical solutions for ring solitons with experimental parameters and show that the ring solitons are stable against azimuthal perturbation.


Gastric analysis is useful for diagnosing and monitoring the control of hypersecretory conditions and to distinguish appropriate from inappropriate causes of hypergastrinaemia. Pentagastrin, used to measure maximal acid output (MAO), is no longer available in the USA.


This short paper examines the proposal to impose a single status requirement in respect of applicants for gender recognition in Ireland, stipulating that applicants be single and not in a civil partnership or marriage at the time of the application for gender recognition. The paper argues that this proposed requirement is neither necessary nor appropriate. The key point in the paper is that marriage law in Ireland considers the validity of a marriage based on the status of the parties at the point of marriage. As such, prospective gender recognition legislation should not convert an opposite-sex marriage into a same-sex marriage. The paper also highlights the difficulties that would face transgender applicants in an intact marriage and the difficulties involved in obtaining a divorce in such circumstances.This paper is reproduced by kind permission of the Transgender Equality Network Ireland. The full text of Equality and Identity is available online.


This brief paper presents delay efficient tree based architecture for finding the first two minimum values in a given set of numbers. This paper actually follows comparator architecture that helps to reduce the delay. The tree architecture actually reduces the number of comparisons, which indirectly reduces the delay. The proposed architecture efficiently draws the two minimum values from given set of numbers. The proposed architecture uses the intermediate comparisons, this reduces the delay elapsed for comparing the already compared number with the other number. The synthesis and simulation is carried out using XILINX ISE 12.3i and HDL is developed using VERILOG language.


A motor reactions in a gear-generating system comprises a housing having a front side and a back side, a reaction component, a ring gear and a sun gear comprising gear set that transmits a forward force to the front side, a first path for transmitting a rearward force from the ring gear to the rear, a second path for transmitting a forward force from the ring gear to the reaction component, and a third path for transmitting a rearward force from the sun gear to the reaction component.


Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has been introduced into clinical practice as of the early 1990's but, to the purpose of certification, credentialing or privilege seeking, may still be considered a new technique (1).


Defective vasorelaxation is one of the earliest abnormalities in the atherosclerotic process. Insulin has previously been shown to enhance endothelium-dependent vasodilator responsiveness, therefore a defect in this mechanism may predispose to increased atherosclerotic risk in clinical conditions associated with insulin resistance. In our study, we tested the hypothesis that impaired insulin-stimulated vasodilation may be present in the arteries of insulin resistant patients with obesity-related metabolic syndrome (MetS; ATP III criteria). To this aim, forearm blood flow responses to graded doses of acetylcholine (ACh; 7.5, 15 and 30 μg/min), a stimulus for endothelial release of nitric oxide (NO), and sodium nitroprusside (SNP; 0.8, 1.6 and 3.2 μg/min), an exogenous NO donor, were assessed by strain-gauge plethysmography in patients with MetS (n=20) and in matched controls (n=18), before and after intra-arterial infusion of insulin (0.2 mU/Kg/min). In control subjects, a significant potentiation of the v...


The utility model relates to an offshore multipurpose floating box, which comprises a floating box module with frame type full welded steel structure. The utility model is characterized in that: the floating box module is categorized into a square module, a head and tail module, a slope module, a propelling module and a power supply module; the floating box modules are joined via a rigid connector joint and an articulate joint that are respectively arranged at the two sides and the two ends of the floating box module; a partial reinforcement framework is positioned on the internal lateral wall on the floating box at the position of the rigid joint or the articulate joint. The utility model has the beneficial effects that: the offshore multipurpose floating box adopts a modularized floating box complying with the standard parameter of container, so as to facilitate marine transport and the utility model can be transported by container loading and unloading machineries; the floating box module can be assembled into various shoal water floating type structure according to the needs, such as floating pier, floating bridge, trestle dock, large working platform and freight ferry; the floating box has lower draft position; the assembled floating type structure has excellent integrity, thus realizing strong wind wave resistance capability and large carrying capacity.


We report on excitation wavelength dependence of electron transfer reaction in bianthryl (BA) molecule bound by human serum albumin (HSA). The rate of this reaction is known to be controlled by the dynamics of the probe dielectric environment and, if the dynamic is slow in comparison with excited-state lifetime, by site-dependent photoselection at the red edge of BA absorption spectrum. In BA-HSA complex in the temperature range 10 - 40 degree(s)C we observe the absence of electron transfer at the main band and its high effectiveness at red-edge excitation. These results demonstrate that the distribution on protein-probe interaction energy is of substantial width and the local dynamics in the binding site is slower than a nanosecond. This distribution and slow dynamics are definitely the origins of inhomogeneous kinetics of the electron transfer reaction.


Ghassan E. Jabbour and Taiichiro Kurita Retire as Associate Editors Dr. Ghassan E. Jabbour served as JSID Associate Editor for Light-Emitting Displays while Dr. Taiichiro Kurita was Associate Editor for Imaging, Vision Science, and Human Factors. For a number of years each volunteered energy and personal time to JSID, They contributed to raising the editorial standards and scientific and technologic reputation of JSID and I thank them for their service. Andras Lakatos Editor, Journal of the SID


This paper describes our construction of a new double transform, which we call the double ARA transform (DARAT). Our novel double-integral transform can be used to solve partial differential equations and other problems. We discuss some fundamental characteristics of our approach, including existence, linearity, and several findings relating to partial derivatives and the double convolution theorem. DARAT can be used to precisely solve a variety of partial differential equations, including the heat equation, wave equation, telegraph equation, Klein–Gordon equation, and others, all of which are crucial for physical applications. Herein, we use DARAT to solve model integral equations to obtain exact solutions. We conclude that our novel method is easier to use than comparable transforms.


Liquid carboxylic acids (or primary amines) with limited solubility in water are dissolved by addition of aqueous sodium hydroxide (or hydrochloric acid) on the stage of an overhead projector using simple glassware and very small quantities of chemicals. This effective and colorful demonstration can be used to accompany discussions of the properties of carboxylic acids and amines in general chemistry as well as organic chemistry.


One of the most important parameters of health in children is growth. Stunted growth leads to the development of inferiority complex in patients and often hampers social self-realization. Over the past two decades, the Republic of Tatarstan has been actively diagnosing and treating growth hormone deficiency in children with short stature. Children with isolated growth hormone deficiency receive monotherapy with recombinant growth hormone. Early treatment of children with growth hormone deficiency led to an improvement in anthropometric parameters and, consequently, psychological and social adaptation of this group of patients.


Enterprise culture mainly contains three fields: Firstly,the enterprise spirits must be set up,we must provide powerful spiritual force for the enterprise;Secondly,management idea for humanity must be set up,we must provide excellent human resources for the enterprise development;Thirdly,good enterprise images must be molded,we must provide rich invisible property.The three fields contain different sides of enterprise culture,which are closely related and complement each other.To set up excellent enterprise culture is to make the three fields united,to make enterprise culture most effective.


Fluctuations in density patterns of opossum populations were studied by faecal pellet counts, along the North Bank of the Taramakau catchment from 1970 to 1977. The study area contained two major vegetation associations, rata/kamahi forest and red beech forest. Variations in density patterns over the years indicated that peak population numbers in the beech forests were approximately half those in the rata/kamahi forests. The upper transitional forests above both major forest types, however, reached similar peak densities. Canopy defoliation was studied by aerial photography in 1980 and in 1973. Within 13 years over 40% of the canopy in these protection forests was defoliated. This large-scale defoliation coincided with a build-up and peaking of the opossum population. In the winter of 1974 the whole area was poisoned by air with 1080 (sodium monofluoroacetate) impregnated carrot. Approximately 85% of the opossum population was removed by this operation. The greatest decline in pellet densities was recorded in the lower and mid-forest strata. INTRODUCTION A study on the dynamics of opossum populations was initiated by Bamford in 1970 along the north bank of the Taramakau River, Westland (Bamford, 1972). Faecal pellet lines established by Forest Research Institute staff in April 1970 were remeasured in April 1974, 1975 and 1977. The area was aerially poisoned by the Forest Service in June 1974. The follow-up study reported here was aimed (1) at assessing the spatial and temporal fluctuations of opossum populations from 1970 to 1977 as interpreted from pellet densities and (2) defining what effect these fluctuations had on the forest canopy. THE STUDY AREA The study area includes some 19 km of the forested frontal faces on the north (true right) bank of the Taramakau River, between Inchbonnie corner in the west and Taveners Creek in the east (Fig. 1). Hillsides are generally steeply inclined, particularly in the west, where the study area approaches to within one kilometre of the main alpine fault. The bedrock undermass is represented by rocks of the Haast schist group, N.Z. J. For. Sci.9(2): 212-24 (1979). No. 2 Pekelharing — Fluctuation of Opossum Populations 213 which grade eastward from granitiferous quartzofeldspathic schist near the alpine fault, through progressively lower grade schists, into non-schistose greywacke and argillite. The vegetation in the study area is transitional between the mixed rata/kamahi forest of central Westland and the beech forest of north Westland (see Fig. 1). It can be sub-divided into three broad classes, based on the dominance of different major canopy species (Holloway, 1966; Wardle and Hayward. 1970; Wardle, 1972; James et al, 1973; and Franklin, 1974). CLASS I: General hardwoods. Altitudinal range 200-700 m. It consists of kamahi {Weinmania racemosa)/Quintinia acutifolia/'southern rata {Metrosideros umbellata) and lowland short-scrub hardwood associations (as defined by Wardle and Hayward, 1970). CLASS II: Beeches. Altitudinal range 200-700 m. A low to mid-altitude forest consisting of red beech {Nothofagus fusca)/kamahi/Quintinia acutifolia associations with scattered podocarps at lower levels and lowland short-scrub hardwood associations. CLASS III: Rata/totara Forest. Altitudinal range 600-870 m. Frequently forms the treeline and consists mainly of rata/totara {Podocarpus hallii) associations (Wardle and Hayward, 1970, James et al, 1973). Short scrub-hardwood associations, often dominated by Hoheria and associated species occur as serai vegetation on unstable sites throughout this vegetation class. In the study area the vegetation changes at Alexander's Creek. Downstream it consists mainly of Class I rata/kamahi forests, upstream it is Class II beech dominated forests. Class III rata/totara associations occur above both major forest types. Red deer were established in the study area in 1925-1930 (Best and Crosier, 1970). Between 1960-1969 deer densities were at their highest levels (Challies, pers, comm.) and were reported to be exerting heavy browsing pressure on the palatable species in the regenerating understorey (Wardle and Hayward, 1970). Thereafter, a marked decline in numbers became apparent associated with the increasing intensity and effectiveness of commercial venison recovery. In 1949-50 opossums were reported to be absent from the study area (Pracy, cited by Best and Crosier, 1970). They were however well established downstream from Inchbonnie, in the Hohonu Range. In 1969 the vegetation and distribution of animals in the upper Taramakau catchment was surveyed in detail (Wardle and Hayward, 1970, and Best and Crosier, 1970), and by this time opossums occurred throughout the study area with highest densities in the vicinity of Hut Creek.* Densities decreased eastwards and were approximately 50% lower in the beech forest upstream from Alexanders Creek. An opossum control operation commenced in June 1974 when the entire study area was aerially poisoned. It was initially pre-fed with non-toxic carrot bait at the rate of 11 kg/ha and then poisoned 2-3 weeks later with toxic bait at the rate of 45 kg/ha with a standard Forest Service toxic loading of 4.5 kg 1080 (sodium monofluoroacetate) per tonne of carrot bait. * Subsequent calculated densities showed that little change had taken place in opossum population levels between 1969 and 1970.


With the explosion of Web information, how to immediately and exactly find the needed information for each user has become a tough problem. To meet the personalized needs of users in information service, a new personalized recommendation algorithm based on support vector machine was proposed in the paper. First, user profile was organized hierarchically into field information and atomic information needs, considering similar information needs in the group users. Support vector machine was adopted for collaborative recommendation in classification mode, and then vector space model was used for content-based recommendation according to atomic information needs. The algorithm had overcome the demerit of using collaborative or content-based recommendation solely, which improved the precision and recall in a large degree. It also fits for large scale group recommendation. The algorithm was also used in personalized information recommendation service system. The system could support information recommendation better. The results manifested that the algorithm was effective.


Preface. 1. Introduction to care and protections evaluations. 2. Parental rights, children's rights and state intervention. 3. Framing referral questions. 4. The psychology of parenting. 5. Multicultural issues and non-traditional families. 6. The etiology and impact of child maltreatment. 7. Developmental perspectives on children in need of care and protection. 8. Evaluation methodology: research and practice. 9. Data integration and interpretation. References. Index.


This study aims to find out how interpersonal communication among victims of body shaming affects the level of self-confidence in Langkat district. The development of the era has not made humans stop criticizing or judging someone freely without thinking about other people's feelings, including the standardization of the ideal body, one of which is body shaming. Body shaming is the act of criticizing and commenting negatively on the body or body of another person. The researcher uses a qualitative approach that is more descriptive in nature and the data collected is in the form of words so that they are able to provide an overview of social and cultural phenomena in the community concerned. The characteristics of the informants in this study were women and men, aged 18-22 years, and never married. In Langkat district itself, body shaming is still common, both from one's own family, friends and other people. Words or actions that are raised make the level of self-confidence decrease. The interpersonal communication that was carried out succeeded in making the victim feel free and free from the responses given by those closest to them. The emotional feelings experienced by victims of body shaming such as sadness, anger, anger and even insecurity will be released if the victim tells what happened to the closest person in order to relieve discomfort and restore the victim's self-confidence.


The model of urban integrated energy dispatching system is a mathematical model used to describe the distribution of energy flow in the system, which has the characteristics of high accuracy, strong nonlinearity, and non-convexity. However, in the optimal power flow and other optimization problems, the traditional numerical solution algorithm cannot be directly applied. The strong nonlinearity and non-convexity of the system power flow model bring great difficulties to the solution of the optimization problem. Based on the input and output theory of cooling, heating, and power complementary energy, this paper studies the coupling energy relationship and power flow of various energy devices in an urban multi-source microgrid. It establishes the reliability index of the system energy supply, starting from the integrated energy system structure of low-carbon cities. A bi-level optimization model considering the constraints of energy supply reliability is constructed, which provides a basis for the subsequent establishment of the optimal allocation model.


Author: Graham Grove, 2016 grovegl, textbook Vertebral compression fractures can cause significant back pain. In the context of palliative care patients these fractures are primarily due to metastatic disease, although osteoporotic fractures are a much more common cause in the wider population. Percutaneous vertebroplasty (or the related procedure kyphoplasty) is a relatively minimally invasive injection of bone cement performed under imaging guidance that may bring about pain relief, particularly when the fractures are acute.


It is shown analytically that impedance-transforming planar Marchand baluns can be designed. A GaAs monolithic CPW balun, transforming between a 50 /spl Omega/ source impedance and 160 /spl Omega/ load terminations has been realised to demonstrate the technique. The balun operates from 40 to 90 GHz with excellent performance.


Effects of radially and vertically sheared mean azimuthal flow on trapped waves at a seamount are shown to include changes to resonance frequency and spatial structure and the formation of two types of critical surface. In waves calculated using bathymetry, stratification strength, and frequency (0.66ƒ) appropriate to amplified diurnal currents observed at Cobb Seamount (46.8°N), mean flow based on measurements there does not cause critical surfaces. Even though clockwise mean flow vorticity is a significant fraction of ƒ, effects on the wave are limited to weakly reduced spatial scales and an increase in resonance frequency much weaker than estimates of the Doppler shift. The Doppler shift is opposed by variations in mean horizontal shear that cause a downslope potential vorticity gradient opposite that of the bottom slope supporting the wave; mean vertical shear is unimportant. In the general case, mean flow can cause (1) a stratified seamount-trapped wave critical surface where the intrinsic frequency vanishes, causing both horizontal and vertical scales of the wave to diminish and (2) an internal wave critical surface where the intrinsic frequency rises to the effective Coriolis frequency, or low-frequency bound for superinertial internal waves. An internal wave critical surface bounds a "superinertial cap" within which subinertial currents are effectively superinertial. Mean flow at Fieberling Guyot (32.4°N) reduces the effective Coriolis frequency by 0.43ƒ and causes a superinertial cap having an internal wave critical surface for diurnal currents (0.93ƒ) that coincides with measured turbulence maxima extending several kilometers away laterally above the seamount.