The metabolic relationship of D-lysine, L-lysine, and L-pipecolic acid has been investigated in Neurospora c m s s a Kinetic experiments show that radioactivity from D-lysine is efficiently incorporated into L-pipecolic acid and that this metabolite is converted to L-lysine. The a-amino group from D-[cu-"N]lysine is lost in the course of its conversion to L-pipecolic acid and is trapped by pyruvate and a-keto glutarate to give ~-[a"N]alanine and L-[a-"NIglutamic acid. These amino acids are devoid of any label, however, when D-[e-'6N]lysine is applied to the fungus. As determined by mass and "N NMR spectrometry the label from D-[€-"N]lySine migrate via L-pipecolic acid into the a position of L-lysine, Le. D-[e-"NJlysine is converted to L-[a-'%Jlysine. L-Pipecolic acid functions as an intermediate in this conversion. which then gives rise to L-pipecolic acid (Fig. 2). This reaction sequence has been postulated as part of a scheme which is "peculiar to and generalized among yeasts and fungi" (24). In an attempt to distinguish between these two schemes we have prepared ~-[a-"N]lysine and ~-[~'~N]lysine a d applied each substrate to our N. crassa wild type strain. If the scheme depicted in Fig. 1 were operative, I5N from the a position of D-lysine would be removed (step 1 + 2) during the conversion to L-lysine, whereas if the scheme shown in Fig. 2 were operative, the 15N should be retained in the a position of Llysine (step 1 7) (25). 15N label from the E position of Dlysine, however, should migrate into the a position of L-lysine in the first case (Fig. l), whereas in the second case (Fig. 2) it should be found in the E position of L-lysine. Since I5N NMR spectrometry of amino acids became available recently (26), this technique was used to investigate this problem.


The unauthorized use of pesticides applied at inappropriate times and/or in unregistered crops is a potential risk to the environment and also to human health. The aim of this study was to assess the level of knowledge and awareness of farmers on the use, risk, and hazards associated with the exposure to pesticides in the agricultural region of Sancti Spiritus, Cuba. To comply with the objective, 124 farmers of this province were surveyed. The results were analyzed initially through a descriptive analysis and then, performing an association analysis using the Chi-Square test and Spearman 's correlations, employing the statistical package SPSS version 20.0. The results showed that only 28.3 % of the farmers had received specific training on pesticides. Personal experience was the main driver for decisions about which pesticides to use and how it would be applied. About 35.8 % of the farmers stored pesticides in unmarked containers, such as soft drink bottles. The empty containers are stored to be incinerated (31.7 %) or reused (42.6%) for pesticides, water, or fuel. Around 90 % of the farmers surveyed do not use personal protective equipment. The study concludes that the lack of knowledge and use of personal protective equipment, the inability to understand the labels and also the low risk-perception are the main causes of exposure to pesticides and the health risk for workers and nearby residents, as well as the damages caused to the environment.


18 Maize germ is a by-product of the maize milling process that is characterized by a high 19 nutritional value. Currently, heat treatments are employed to prevent full-fat maize 20 germ from spoilage. The aim of this research was to study the effect of five dry-heat 21 treatments on the nutritional value of full-fat maize germ. The results confirmed that 22 after each dry-heat treatment the lipase activity decrease but the use of high 23 temperatures could be detrimental for phytosterol and thiamine concentrations. The 24 main negative effects have been observed after treatments at 140°C for 30 min and 25 160°C for 10 min. No significant difference has been observed for protein, ash or fatty 26 acid contents. The treatment at 140°C for 20 min resulted an optimal combination 27 between temperature and heating time in order to inactivate lipase without altering 28 deeply the nutritional value and the colour of maize germ. 29


This paper explores the value concept for explaining the relationship between price and value in the market. This relationship is important in determining market equilibrium and general equilibrium of the economy. Based on theoretical base, the GDP formula is built upon the value added method, and the general equilibrium model is developed upon market equilibriums and macro balances. In addition, the conceptual framework is proposed with macro closures for the context of the policy analysis. The simulation experiment is to conduct changes in target sector structure and macro balances on economic growth and transition. The paper contributes an insight on the general equilibrium of the economy and changes in economic policy on economic growth and transition.


H. L. Mencken's first book, Ventures into Verse (1903), was intended pri marily to display the printing skills of his friends Marshall, Beek, and Gordon. The short-lived firm of that name used the physical object as advertising, while the reviews generated from copies sent out by Mencken were among the first general notices of his literary skills, such as they were at that time. However, the firm did not survive the Baltimore fire of February 1904, nor would Mencken's subsequent reputation be based upon his highly derivative verse. But for bibliophiles the book is a classic rarity—at this writing, a newly discovered copy is being offered for $12,500. By my count, forty-five copies are known to exist, and only sixteen are owned by private individuals.1 Most information about the production of the book derives from the au thor's memories, which shifted in several directions over the years and de pended upon how nostalgic he chose to be at the moment. Even the standard descriptions of the book are based upon his own, which likewise varied. The first is in the pamphlet H. L. Mencken-, its bibliography was supplied by Men cken writing pseudonymously as F. C. Henderson. Carroll Frey's bibliogra phy four years later was also heavily indebted to Mencken. The description of Ventures in Adler's first Census is largely based on Frey.2 Frey provides a


In this article, we will use the quadratic rank transmutation map (QRTM) in order to generate a flexible family of probability distributions in which a three parameter Dagum distribution is embedded. Various structural properties of the new distribution including explicit expressions for the moments, random number generation and order statistics are derived. Estimation by maximum likelihood and inference for large samples are addressed. It will be shown that the analytical results are applicable to model the real world data.


This paper presents integral charaterizations for nonuniform dichotomy with growth rates and their correspondents for the particular cases of nonuniform exponential dichotomy and nonuniform polynomial dichotomy of skew-evolution cocycles in Banach spaces. The connections between these three concepts are presented.


Abstract: Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANETs) consist of digital devices, nodes are constantly moving, forming disconnected form of network with exploiting chances offered by immediate circumstances without reference to a general plan node encountering. Such transient network connections pose a challenge for the development of P2P MANETs. Traditional methods supporting P2P MANETs are flooding-based, advertisement-based and social networking method. This paper proposes a P2P content-based file sharing system, namely SPOON, for disconnected MANETs. The system uses an interest extraction algorithm to derive a node's interests from its files for content-based file searching. For efficient file searching, SPOON groups commoninterest nodes that frequently meet with each other as communities.


Zhang Jian has made outstanding achievements in the fields of industry,education service,social welfare,city construction,leaving a large number of valuable resources.Through in-depth research,development and utilization of Zhang Jian's historical resources,an effective medium and the implementation methods can be formed for the ideological and political education in colleges and universities so as to promote the students' ideological and political qualities and enhance the level of talent training.


This study aims to evaluate the accuracy and effectiveness of real-time personal monitoring of exposure to PM concentrations using low-cost sensors, in comparison to conventional data collection method based on fixed stations. PM2.5 data were measured every 5 min using a low-cost sensor attached to a bag carried by 47 asthmatic children living in the Seoul Metropolitan area between November 2019 and March 2020, along with the real-time GPS location, temperature, and humidity. The mobile sensor data were then matched with station-based hourly PM2.5 data using the time and location. Despite some uncertainty and inaccuracy of the sensor data, similar temporal patterns were found between the two sources of PM2.5 data on an aggregate level. However, average PM2.5 concentrations via personal monitoring tended to be lower than those from the fixed stations, particularly when the subjects were indoors, during nighttime, and located farther from the fixed station. On an individual level, a substantial discrepancy is observed between the two PM2.5 data sources while staying indoors. This study provides guidance to policymakers and researchers on improving the feasibility of personal monitoring via low-cost mobile sensors as an alternative or supplement to the conventional station-based monitoring.


Emulgel has emerged as a promising drug delivery system for the delivery of hydrophobic drugs. When gel and emulsion are used in combined form they are referred as Emulgel. Emulsion in gel have emerged as one of the most interesting topical drug delivery system as it have dual release control system i.e. emulsion and gel. Gels are relatively newer class of dosage form created by entrapment of large amount of aqueous or hydro alcoholic liquid in a network of colloidal solid particles which may consist of inorganic substances or organic polymers of natural or synthetic origin. In recent years there has been great interest in the use of novel polymers with complex function such as emulsifiers and thickeners. The gelling capacity of these compounds allows the formulation of stable emulsion and creams by decreasing surface and interfacial tension at the same time increasing the viscosity of aqueous phase. In spite of many advantages of gels a major limitation is in the delivery of hydrophobic drug. So to overcome this limitation an emulsion based approach is being used so that even a hydrophobic moiety can enjoy the unique property of gel.


With the continuous improvement of China's construction technology, the application of mass concrete structures is increasingly popular in various structures in order to meet the requirements of structure and function, such as tall buildings, dams, railways and highways. There are all kinds of cracks in construction process because of the big cross section. There are many reasons to form cracks, but temperature is the most common cause. It is vital to the construction quality of mass concrete that the hydration heat, especially the peak value of temperature rise, is calculated in advance and precautions are implement in construction process accordingly. In this article, the calculation formula modified is derived through analyzing the common calculation formulas of mass concrete, the actual measurement results and the influencing factors of temperature rise.


Nigeria today faces serious challenge in providing adequate energy to meet the needs of her citizenry.
Efforts are currently geared towards generation of more energy to ease the problem. While these efforts
are commendable, it is equally desirable to explore ways of minimizing consumption of generated
energy. This work has thus examined the impact of building orientation on the energy demand and thus
proffers its appropriate orientation. A survey was carried out in lbadan which is the largest metropolis
city in West Africa. The orientation of built houses in various setting such as Government Reserved
Areas, Public/Commercial settings and local dweller settings were studied to determine their conformity
with expected standard of North-South orientation of the building length. From the study it was
observed that a sizeable percentage of the buildings with the survey were placed longitudinally in the
East-West direction implying that more energy may have to be expended in cooling inside the building.
The defaults are more pronounced in the local dwellers. In many of the cases considered in this study,
the defaults were enhanced by the road networks. This study established the need for more education
on building orientation as well as road network planning. This will cut down energy consumption in
cooling inside a building.


Based on the character analysis of cruise missile,this paper discusses target vulnerability and damage mechanism(Including perforation probability model of target hit by fragment warhead),uses calculation method of the initial and remnant velocity of fragment,analyzs velocity attenuation rule after warhead exploded and simulation was executed.This offeres a theory gist for rocket warhead design and damage effectiveness.According to projectile dispersion rule and damage principle,damage model is built and the simulation analysis is run by a certain rocket and its result is given.From the result of the simulation,the method design gives a reference for rocket warhead design and raising damage probability of rocket intercepting cruise missile.


We describe a methodology to accurately compute halo mass functions, progenitor mass functions, merger rates and merger trees in non-cold dark matter universes using a self-consistent treatment of the generalized extended Press–Schechter formalism. Our approach permits rapid exploration of the subhalo population of galactic haloes in dark matter models with a variety of different particle properties or universes with rolling, truncated or more complicated power spectra. We make detailed comparisons of analytically derived mass functions and merger histories with recent warm dark matter cosmological N-body simulations, and find excellent agreement. We show that once the accretion of smoothly distributed matter is accounted for, coarse-grained statistics such as the mass accretion history of haloes can be almost indistinguishable between cold and warm dark matter cases. However, the halo mass function and progenitor mass functions differ significantly, with the warm dark matter cases being strongly suppressed below the free-streaming scale of the dark matter. We demonstrate the importance of using the correct solution for the excursion set barrier first-crossing distribution in warm dark matter – if the solution for a flat barrier is used instead, the truncation of the halo mass function is much slower, leading to an overestimate of the number of low-mass haloes.


Calathea dorothyae J. M. A. Braga & H. Kenn. sp. nov. from the sandy coastal plains of southeastern Brazil is described and illustrated. It is apparently endemic to the 'Cabo Frio Center of Plant Diversity', and it is considered 'Critically Endangered' (CR). The new species is somewhat similar to C. reginae J. M. A. Braga and C. sphaerocephala K. Schum. with which it is compared.


We employ first-principles calculations to investigate the structural stability and electronic properties of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanowires adsorbed with different chemical functional groups. The nanowires with one hydrogen monolayer on the surfaces adsorbed with both O and Zn atoms maintain their bulklike geometries, whereas the surface relaxation is found to be significant for the bare and partially adsorbed nanowires. While a half monolayer coverage of hydrogen on an oxygen-adsorbed surface induces metallic behavior, the adsorption of a full monolayer removes the states from the band gap to render a system with a well-defined band gap, revising previous theoretical predictions of metallicity in the latter. On the other hand, when all surface atoms are saturated, either with hydrogen atoms only or with both OH and H groups, the semiconducting behavior is recovered. Our results open up the possibility of tailoring the electronic properties by controlling the surface adsorption sites.


In today's technological era, electrical energy is one of the most vital forms of energy and is needed directly or indirectly in almost every field. As load gradually increases on a particular power system network, a higher operating current state leading to increased fault current level is attained. It is not possible to change the rating of the equipment and devices in the system or circuits to accommodate the increasing fault currents. Integration of High Temperature Superconductor Fault Current Limiter (HTSFCL) in power system network will provide instantaneous (sub cycle) current limitation abilities, which mitigates the effects and the buildup of fault currents in the power system network .The devices in electronic and electrical circuits are sensitive to disturbance and any disturbance or fault may damage the device permanently so that it must be replaced. The cost of equipment like circuit breakers and transformers in power grid are very expensive. Moreover, replacing damaged equipment is a time and labour consuming process, which also affects the reliability of power systems. It is not possible to completely eliminate the faults but it is possible to limit the current during fault in order to save the equipment and devices in the circuits or systems. One of the solutions to this age longed problem is the application of a current limiting device in the system. This paper is centered on the concepts and viability of High Temperature fault current limiters for power systems protection. The demonstration of this High Temperature Superconductor Fault Current Limiter (HTSFCL) in power systems has been explained and simulated using MATLAB tool. The results of the simulation with and without the fault are shown


Summary form only given. Horn antennas are widely used in high power microwave systems, mainly due to their high power handling properties. Different variations of the traditional horn antenna geometry have been introduced in the past years to improve the radiation characteristics. Some of these techniques are used to alter the boundary conditions on the walls of the horn antennas allowing for the propagation of hybrid modes (hybrid mode horns). As an example, corrugations can be used to create hard and soft horn antennas with reduced side lobes, increased radiation efficiency and low cross polarization levels. Similar to corrugations, metamaterials can be added to horn antennas to generate hybrid modes. The main objective of this work is to design a metamaterial horn antenna that operates in a hybrid HE11 mode, and to analyze its performance and power handling capability. The suggested structure is based on a traditional pyramidal horn antenna. Planar metamaterial structures are added to both of the E-plane walls of the antenna, which changes the boundary conditions at the surface. By properly choosing the metamaterial design parameters, and thus optimizing its effective surface impedance, an HE11 mode can be generated inside the horn. CST Microwave Studio is used for the antenna design. In the simulations, the E-plane walls of the antenna are coated with a homogeneous and isotropic material, the surface impedance of which can be set to any desired value. With this setup, the E-plane wall surface impedance can be optimized for HE11 mode operation and the sought radiation properties. The optimized antenna model, as well as the relationship between the boundary conditions on the E-plane walls and the radiation characteristics of the antenna, will be presented. Then, a metamaterial structure is designed to have the same surface impedance as the coating material, and is used in the simulation. In addition, the actual planar metamaterial structure will be fabricated and tested with an S-band horn antenna. The simulated and measured results of the optimized antenna will be reported and compared. The power handling capability of the antenna is mainly limited by air breakdown at its aperture, as well as the possible vacuum breakdown on the metamaterial surface. A magnetron capable of delivering up to 600MW will be used to feed the proposed antenna. The breakdown point can be assessed by changing the vacuum pressure inside the antenna and relating it to the simulated electric field values, or alternatively by tweaking the output power of the magnetron. The power rating of the antenna will then be indicated.


The ten month year of Yi people has a long history and rich connotation,and links closely with the ten month calendar.Since ancient times,Yi people worship,pray,see the new year and pay a new year call during festivals to show the folk culture of Yi people.With the accelerating modernization and the transition of state power and market factors,participants and ritual procedures of the ten month year has changed remarkably and presented many new features.


It is crucial to perform energy simulations during the building process to design a building that meets requirements regarding low energy use. In a low energy building, internal heat gains such as excess heat from household electricity are a large part of the heat balance of the building. The internal heat gains depend on the occupants and are not constant, although they are often assumed constant in simulations of space heating demand. This article analyses how different usage patterns of household electricity affects simulated space heating demand. Parametric studies of energy use-related parameters were done to study the influence from different designs. The results show that the different energy use patterns affect the space heating demand, especially in low energy buildings and during the colder parts of the year. To make accurate energy simulations of low energy buildings, household electricity use patterns should be taken into account.


• Privacy and Data Protection Impact Assessments (PIAs/DPIAs) are tools for organisations to manage privacy risks. They emerged in various jurisdictions from the 1980s, initially as a purely voluntary measure. DPIAs are now set to become a mandatory requirement in certain circumstances under the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This article addresses impact assessments from the perspective of regulatory theory. Their transition from a voluntary tool to a mandatory requirement raises questions about their purpose and role, as well as implications for the direction of data protection in Europe more generally.
• Previous analyses have tended to assess such impact assessments in relation to a limited set of regulatory categories, namely self-regulation, command-and-control regulation, or some form of 'co-regulation'. Drawing from regulatory theory, this article suggests a more nuanced account of the mandatory impact assessment regime outlined in the GDPR.
• It argues that this regime can be understood as a form of 'meta-regulation'. The final section draws on a framework for assessing the prospects of meta-regulation, in order to assess the prospects for a meta-regulatory approach to impact assessments.


Any database, no matter how complex, can be represented as a set of binary-relationships. Consequently, a structure which can store such binary-relationships is logically sufficient as the storage mechanism for a general purpose database management system. For certain applications, the advantages of using such a structure would appear to outweigh the disadvantages. Surprisingly, however, very few systems have been built which use a binary-relational storage structure. The main reason would appear to be the difficulty of implementing such structures efficiently.


Molluscum contagiosum (MC) is a viral skin disease that presents with white, painless papules with central umbilication. In immunocompent individuals, MC is usually a benign infection that resolves without intervention. In HIV positive people, symptoms of MC can be more severe.


In this paper, a computer based application has been proposed that facilitates speech recognition in multispeaker environment. It identifies the speaker, recognizes the speech and displays the text output obtained from speech to text conversion along with identified speaker's name tag on the computer screen. The proposed system provides three functionalities: i) Speech Recognition ii) Speaker Identification iii) Many to one transmission-reception of converted speech to text using clientserver model and multi-threading concept. The system consists of transmission and reception capable devices like computers, computer application that connects various devices using WiFi technology and microphone to obtain speech input from the users. All the functionalities are implemented as computer application with user friendly graphical user interface(GUI). The application has two scenarios: i) Near and ii) Far. In the case when the speakers are in the range of the user's microphone, the user opts for near scenario else user opts for far scenario. The proposed system is intended mainly for people suffering from hearing loss. Although hearing aid technology is greatly improved, it still utilizes impaired person's inner, outer and middle ear including hearing nerve to support natural hearing. In situation when there is damage to hearing nerve also, hearing aid is not of use. In such cases, the proposed system assists the hearing impaired by providing speech in the form of text and by identifying the speakers involved. It thereby prevents fatigue caused by listening effort and stress. This leads to increased productivity of the impaired persons. The proposed assistive system also makes it possible for normal people who do not know sign language to speak to hearing impaired. This makes the life of hearing impaired people more contented which improves their quality of life.


Although the economic crisis of 2008–09 led to significant air traffic decreases for most European airports, some airports were able to sustain satisfactory financial performance. This paper discusses three of the cash flow factors that contributed to the relative success of some airports despite the adverse economic conditions. First, the author finds that sharp differences in traffic volume appeared across various European airports. Major hub airports and some strong origin/destination airports demonstrated good traffic and revenue resilience. This resilience can be attributed to the airport's role in the aviation system: airports serving the largest economic areas offered the best yield for airlines and the most convenient flights for passengers, enabling these airports to perform better than most during the economic crisis. Secondly, some airports adapted their expenditure profiles by rescheduling capital spending and taking action on the cost base. Thirdly, many airports also increased their commercial revenues by expanding and improving their retail and food/beverage services.


This research was conducted to evaluate the effect of delayed storage on chilling injury incidence and postharvest quality attributes evolution of 'Plagol 25' and 'Diamond Princess' peaches and 'Lara Bigi' and 'Honey' nectarines. Fruit were stored at 0°C and 95% relative humidity (control) or held at 20°C for 2 days before cooling them for 1-5 weeks (delayed storage). Then, fruit were transferred to 20°C, 2 days for peaches and I day for nectarines, and chilling injury incidence, ethylene production, flesh firmness, flesh colour (a * value), soluble solids content and titratable acidity were assessed. Results showed that delayed storage reduced chilling injury incidence and gave, at least, an extra week of storage before this disorder appeared. 'Honey' nectarines and 'Plagol 25' peaches were less sensitive to chilling injury than 'Lara Bigi' nectarines and 'Diamond Princess' peaches. Regarding the more sensitive cultivars, after four weeks of storage, dry texture developed extensively in control, while flesh browning was the main internal disorder in delayed storage. Delayed storage enhanced the ability of the fruit to produce ethylene. Control fruit were significantly firmer than delay stored fruit throughout the 1-5 weeks storage period. Delay stored fruit showed slightly higher acidity values than control. On the other hand, soluble solids content and flesh colour (a*) were unaffected by the postharvest treatment. In conclusion, delayed storage reduced the incidence of chilling injury, but a high rate of fruit softening was obtained. Therefore, delayed conditions should be strictly controlled for reducing distribution losses and supplying high quality fruit to consumers.


Progress in Development Studies 10, 3 (2010) pp. 267–77 where it is shown how interventions have favoured large farms. Changes for farming in 'globally peripheral regions' (Chapter 8) are deemed to be more complex, although characterised by two main trends: state-led economic development and, due to external pressures, a change of policy (from the 1980s) towards a neo-liberal approach. Larger farms were again the main benefi ciaries and numerous peasant farmers either left farming or sought additional non-farm income. Sandwiched between these two chapters is a review of collectivization in China. For those unfamiliar with the territory, it usefully describes a series of interventions implemented from 1955, including: land reform, residence permits, the Household Responsibility System and Township-Village Enterprises. This chapter captures well the strengths and weaknesses of this book – it is an excellent guide to the novice reader, eager to learn about, in this case, Chinese land reform, although the level of detail can occasionally swamp the more general reader seeking to understand why family farms have persisted as they have. The object of analysis, the family farm, can thus go slightly out of focus as the authors review related topics on, for example, contrasting state interventions. The latter chapters in the book explore some recent trends, including the way that environmentalism has become important to farming (Chapters 9 and 10). Farmers worldwide are increasingly viewed as 'landscape custodians', encouraged to protect biodiversity, reduce soil erosion and agricultural pollution and improve animal welfare standards. The authors show how this 'agri-environmental wave' has led to signifi cant changes in subsidy payments in Europe and North America, although in other countries compensation has not been paid, despite increased regulation. The book does a good job of revealing these trends and also detects increasing de-agrarianization pressures in Africa and especially Asia (Chapter 12), where small farms have tended to opt for offfarm activities rather than trying to expand their farm enterprise. The authors suggest that this takes a different guise in Europe, expressed through part-time farming, pluriactivity and the 'quality turn'. The authors bravely end by discussing future prospects for family farms. Their message is refreshingly upbeat, predicting that family farms will continue despite changes, with some likely to pursue more commercial and cost-sensitive measures, whilst others exploit direct marketing opportunities. Most, they suggest, will continue to develop multiple income streams and will be suited to increasingly pressured markets because of their inherent fl exibility. Overall, the book, thus, provides a comprehensive comparative historical analysis of family farms on an international scale. Whilst one could question its ambition to provide a world-wide analysis, the detail and breadth of materials reviewed is impressive and it will prove a valuable resource for those interested in the future of family farms, including scholars in both human geography and development studies.


To limit catastrophic damages associated with global warming in excess of 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has been unambiguous in its calls for "rapid and far-reaching transitions" in land-use, energy and industrial systems. However, perceived asymmetry between the significant up-front costs and relatively abstruse, delayed benefits of climate change mitigation creates particular challenges for the political favorability of policies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. As a result, carbon pricing mechanisms overwhelmingly endorsed by economists across the ideological spectrum have been, with a few notable exceptions, resoundingly rejected by legislators and political constituencies. Assessment of partisan, policy design, public opinion, and interest group pressures counteracting momentum for carbon pricing is critical in the deployment of a politically durable climate change agenda. This policy-focused communication assesses these dimensions through the examination of three case studies initially discussed by Barry G. Rabe in "Can We Price Carbon?" (MIT Press, 2018)—British Columbia's carbon tax, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative in the northeast United States, and California's cap-andtrade system for GHGs. Drawing on lessons from case studies and applying political theories to develop Rabe's analysis, this work synthesizes guiding principles to comment on the feasibility of a U.S. federal carbon tax within the next five years. Lost in Translation: Roadblocks to Carbon Pricing When Political Economy Decouples Throughout the later 20th century, market mechanisms were championed to great effect in solving pressing environmental challenges. The Montreal Protocol enjoyed success in curbing chlorofluorocarbons responsible for ozone depletion at the international level [1]; sulfur dioxide emissions trading drastically curtailed effects of acid rain from industrial pollution in the United States [2]; and durable carbon taxes in fossil fuel-dominated Nordic economies were upheld as globally applicable [3]. Such achievements of market-based policy were especially notable in light of parallel shortcomings of the Kyoto Protocol's command-andOn the Politics of a U.S. Federal Carbon Price control framework to achieve buy-in for legally binding emissions reduction requirements at the international level [4]. Touting the virtues of economic efficiency and potential to decouple emissions and economic growth through the market, American policymakers had warmed to the idea of carbon pricing by the early 2000s, leading to bi-partisan sentiment that a carbon price could form a pillar of U.S. national climate policy [5]. The failure of subsequent legislation delivered a shock to the American political system. Indeed, recent congressional efforts to promote a national carbon tax have stalled, with the last major effort culminating in the failed Waxman-Markey bill of the early Obama presidency, which was subject to "pork barrel" politics in the House of Representatives and was never brought to the Senate floor for debate [6]. No serious effort to rekindle momentum toward carbon pricing is expected until after the conclusion of the Trump presidency, and even then, prospects remain highly uncertain. Perhaps these failures are attributable to consumers' acute awareness to increased prices of high-carbon goods, or the distributional implications of environmental taxes, as seen in France's gilets jaunes protests. Perhaps a lack of trust in scientific institutions, heightened partisan polarization, formidable opposition from the fossil fuel lobby, and a poisoned public discourse on environmental issues are to blame. Perhaps carbon pricing is simply a low-priority item on an already-packed national agenda, and decisionmakers have instead embraced largely tokenistic alternatives such as relatively unambitious renewable portfolio standards and emissions reduction goals, hoping to appease environmentally-inclined constituents. The examination of carbon taxation in British Columbia, Canada, and American emissions trading systems in New England and California reveals the simultaneous operation of these political barriers, and the need for contextspecific and creative policy techniques to overcome them. Ultimately, a U.S. federal carbon tax is found unlikely to emerge amid a diverse coalition of oppositional forces in the near term, though the potential to adopt principles from successful policy formulation and implementation provide reason for cautious optimism over longer time horizons. The Case of British Columbia's


Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) has become the popular modulation technique in high speed wireless communications. It has several advantages over other techniques, such as high data rate, strong immunity to multipath and high spectral efficiency. However, it could have high peaks in the transmitted signal; this is the well-known Peak-to-Average Power Ratio (PAPR) problem. It is very important to deal with PAPR reduction in OFDM systems to avoid signal degradation. Currently, the PAPR problem is an active area of research and in this paper we discuss about the PAPR problem and the main metrics that are used to measure the PAPR in any OFDM system. Moreover their advantages and disadvantages have been enumerated in order to provide the readers the actual situation of the metric to cuantizate the PAPR problem.


Ratih Purwati Tahir, 2018. Thesis "the influence of user participation on the performance of the accounting information system" is guided by Dr. Mukhtar Sapiri, SE.,MM.M.Kes and H.Muh Idris.SE.,M.Si Ratih Purwati Tahir, 2018 "Thesis" the effect of user participation on the performance of the accounting information system "is guided by Dr. Mukhtar Sapiri, SE.,MM.M.Kes and H.Muh Idris.SE.,M.SiThe purpose of this study was to determine the effect of system user participation on the performance of accounting information systems.The object of research is PT Amanah Finance, the analytical tool used is quantitative descriptive analysis, which describes and explains the effect of user participation on the performance of accounting information systems.The results showed that there was an effect of system user participation (X) on the performance of accounting information systems (Y). The magnitude of the effect of system user participation on accounting information system performance is 50,7%, while the remaining 49,3 % is influenced by other factors.


The purpose of this study is to find out the compatibility between the recruitment and
placement of the employees with the main task and function produced by job analysis in the
Health Department of Bengkulu city. The populations in this study are the Head of the
department and all six Heads of field. The writer used the Purposive sampling method for the
respondents and questionnaire as the analysis, the officials in the Health Department of the
city have already had the main task and function on each part set by the Bengkulu city
regulations number 09 year of 2008. However, there are some officers who have not meet the
qualifications and the competency standars set by the Government Regulation Number 13
year of 2002 about the Recruitment on the Structural Position, and the Regulations by the
Health Minister Number 971 year of 2009 about the Standard Competency of Health
Structural Officials.Pursuant to result of reseach, hoppeness 1. Healt Department of Bengkulu
City can be propose to follow education training of leader ship, 2. Officer Department Area
of Bengkulu City can be place functionary as according to requirement.


Within the scope of this thesis an array of different tetrabenzo[a,c,g,i]fluorenyltitanium complexes were synthesized and fully characterized starting from the benzofused fluorene derivative tetrabenzo[a,c,g,i]fluorene. By reacting the lithium salt [Tbf][Li(THF)4] with chlorotitanium alkoxides and -phenoxides, tetrabenzo[a,c,g,i]fluorenyltitanium complexes of the general formula [(?5-Tbf)TiClx(OiPr)] (x = Cl, OiPr) and [(?5-Tbf)Ti(OAr)] (Ar = C6H5, 4 MeC6H5, 4 tBuC6H5) could be obtained. Furthermore, the TbfTi-complexes [(?5 Tbf)TiCl2(THF)] and [(?5-Tbf)TiCl3] were synthesized, whereupon the titanium(III) complex [(?5 Tbf)TiCl2(THF)] was reacted with radicals to give the compounds [(?5 Tbf)TiCl2TEMPO] and [(?5 Tbf)TiCl2(OtBu)], and the titanium(IV)-complex [(?5 Tbf)TiCl3] was reacted with an array of lithiumphenoxides to form monophenoxide complexes of the general formula [(?5-Tbf)TiCl2(OAr)] (Ar = 4-tBuC6H4, 2,6-Me2C6H3, 2,4,6-Me3C6H2, 2,6-iPr2C6H3, 2,6-Ph2C6H3). Selected compounds were scrutinized as regards their polymerization properties of styrene and ethylene.


To directly denitrate high-temperature flue gas, excellent thermal stability, along with good adsorption capacity and recyclability, is the key factor for practical application. Hence, polyaniline (PANI) seems a promising candidate for its well-known high adsorption capacity. With the aim to further improve PANI, in this study, aniline was in situ polymerized with different clays to result in clay/PANI composites. The results demonstrated the attapulgite (ATP)/PANI composite (mass ratio of 2:1) had an adsorption capacity of 4.90 mmol·g–1, 59.1% higher than that of pure PANI. Good recyclability (99.0% for 10 cycles) and a high decomposition temperature (over 500 °C) were also observed for the ATP/PANI composite. In addition, as a byproduct, the washed-away NH4NO3 that was generated from the adsorbed NO2 is an agricultural fertilizer of wide application. Overall, this study shows a good prospect for direct denitrition of fresh flue gas over the clay/PANI composite adsorbents.


medical service charge management in primary hospitals against the background of medical reform has been discussed. It is proposed that operating mechanism should be perfected, price adjustment system should be optimized, which can put hospital accounting management in the right track with policy, safeguard the regular operation of the hospital, and facilitate healthy development of the hospital.


The services are intangibles, therefore their quality is difficult to be evaluated by the client and building a strong brand image is a challenging task. The services are distributed using diverse channels such as: company retail stores, dealers, franchise. The service companies are interested in the environment of the location, not only to increase sells but also in order to boost the image of the company. The excitement that a retail store induces to a client can modify the perception of the brand. The client values more a brand that distributes its services in a luxury, high-tech retail environment than a discount store. In this paper we intended to investigate the techniques that a service company is using to enhance the brand image in a retail location. For this purpose, the various aspects of the retail store design and environment were analyzed in connection with the customer-based brand equity model. This original association will offer the services companies' new perspectives on how to leverage brand image.


Coal-bearing basins have increased economic potential for enhanced geothermal systems owing to thermal insulation provided by the coal and associated organic-rich sediments. In such insulation-dominated prospects, heat refraction effects associated with buried insulators can produce negative surface heat-flow anomalies in the most prospective areas. The Latrobe Valley in Victoria, Australia, is an archetypal coal basin. Using numerical simulations incorporating the coal geometries, we show that the Latrobe Valley coals might elevate the temperature of the rocks at 4 km depth by some 30–35°C relative to a 'base' condition with no coal. This effectively boosts the average geothermal gradient by about 30%, with a corresponding improvement in the economic case for geothermal energy in the Latrobe Valley.


The information-centric networking (ICN) concept has been investigated to support mobile content delivery, in which content is distributed and requested directly through their names. Pervasive in-network caching is normally enabled in ICN to further facilitate mobile content delivery. Several different architectures have been proposed to realize ICN. In this work, we present their common features and then compare different approaches for mobile content delivery in these architectures. Such comparison would greatly deepen our understanding of different design choices and help with future ICN research.


Acute arterial occlusion (AAO) is a vascular emergency, which is char-acterized by a sudden interrupted perfusion of the limbs [1] and deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a common complication of long-term hospital-izations and a preventable cause of in-hospital deaths [2, 3]. Although arterial and venous thrombosis are known as different clinical presen-tations due to risk factors, pathophysiology and treatment methods, two of these conditions have been shown to be associated [4]. The rupture of the atherosclerotic plaques leads to AAO known as platelet-rich white thrombus and decrease in blood flow usually may cause venous thrombosis [4]. AAO is associated with increased mortality and disability should be recognized rapidly since it will lead to loss of the limb [1]. It is important to distinguish venous and arterial thrombus for early diagnosis and treatment, and it is an uncommon condition to see both at the same patient [5]. Doppler ultrasound (DUS) is a valuable method to diagnose acute arterial thromboembolism

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Dihydroceramide-based response to hypoxia. Cecilia M. Devlin, Tim Lahm, Walter C. Hubbard, Mary Van Demark, Kevin C. Wang, Xue Wu, Alicja Bielawska, Lina M. Obeid, Mircea Ivan, and Irina Petrache PAGE 38078: Ref. 39 is incorrect. The reference should read as follows: Yin, J., Miyazaki, K., Shaner, R. L., Merrill, A. H., and Kannagi, R. (2010) FEBS Lett. 584, 1872–1878. THE JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY VOL. 287, NO. 21, p. 17425, May 18, 2012 © 2012 by The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc. Published in the U.S.A.


Objective To improve the expression efficiency of the mCherry red fluorescence protein(RFP)in colorectal cancer cells.So that the proliferation of colon cancer cells in the co-culture system can be easily monitored by measuring the fluorescence signals,which is suitable for colorectal cancer microenvironment analysis. Methods 293 FT cells were used to produce the pBMN-mCherry virus,which was used to infect the colon cancer cell lines HT29,LoVo,SW620 and HCT116.The labeling procedure was repeated up to four times to improve the labeling efficiency of the RFP.The positively labeled cells of each round labeling were detected by flow cytometer.The fluorescence value of HT29 with highly labeled RFP was compared with its cell count and the linear relationship between both values was evaluated. Results After optimization,the fluorescence labeling efficiency was greatly improved.A linear coefficient correlation of R20.9 was achieved between the florescence value and the cell count when analyzing the proliferation of colon cancer cells in the co-cultured system.Conclusions In a co-culture system of colon cancer cells and fibroblasts,the proliferation of colon cancer cells can be measured by detecting their fluorescence signals.


Focused on the problem of continuous real-time monitoring of aggregate distribution uniformity during asphalt pavement paving process, an asphalt mixture identification and segmentation method based on image processing technology was developed and a uniformity evaluation method based on static moment theory was proposed. Firstly, original true colour images were converted to binary images. And then the watershed segmentation method based on extended-maxima transform was developed, which could significantly eliminate the over-segmentation of particles. Seventy images of particles were tested, and experimental results showed that the segmentation was satisfactory by the improved algorithm; the accuracy of segmentation was as high as 98%. Considering the influence of aggregate size and distribution position on the uniformity, the computational model based on four-side static moment theory was established, and then the uniformity judging criteria was determined by analyzing 1,000 randomly on-site collected images. The remaining 85 images were used to verify the plausibility of the uniformity judging criterion. The results indicated that when the value of UA is greater than or equal to 0.91, loose asphalt mixtures could be considered as uniform, vice versa.


Background: For safe and efficacious use of natural products, quality control of the crude drug is of paramount importance. Due to lack of scientific investigations pertaining to quality control phytochemical and pharmacological properties of Phyllanthus acidus (L.) Skeels, the present study was undertaken. Objective: The aim of the study is to establish various pharmacognostical and phytochemical parameters, including both macro and microscopic studies, along with HPTLC and FTIR fingerprinting analysis, total phenolic and flavonoid content of stem bark of Phyllanthus acidus, followed by exploring its anti-oxidant potential. Method: The determination of total phenolic and flavonoid content was done by various colorimetric assays. DPPH assay was used to establish antioxidant activity. Physiochemical analysis was carried out and presence of various functional groups was determined using various techniques like HPTLC, FTIR analysis and colorimetric assays. Result: The phytochemical screening showed the presence of various phytoconstituents like phenols, carbohydrates, flavonoid, tannins and terpenoids. in various solvent systems. Total phenolic was established as 189.74±0.52mg GAE/g and flavonoid content was found to be38.92±0.47 mg QE/g. Concentration of heavy metal was within acceptable limits. The stem bark showed comparable antioxidant activity in methanolic and aqueous extract showed IC50 values of 26.92 and 26.52 respectively compared to ascorbic acid having IC50 value of 31.82. HPTLC fingerprinting envisaged the presence of several phytoconstituents in Phyllanthus acidus. The FTIR analysis established the presence of phenolic functional groups. Conclusion: The referential information provided by this study will be useful to determine and manage adulterations in raw material. The study also provides insight into antioxidant property of this plant validating its ethno pharmacological use as a natural antioxidant.


We investigated the relationship between ion implantation-induced defects and electrical characteristics, especially focusing on the leak failure rate in SiC IEMOSs and PN diodes. It was found that dislocation exists in each leakage point by analyzing identical leak-failed IEMOS by emission microscopy and refraction X-ray topography. The leak failure rate of the PN diodes and IEMOS was improved with an increase in the ion implantation temperature under the implantation and annealing conditions used in this experiment. It is considered that ion implantation-induced defects lead to an increase in leak failure rates, and also enable a decrease in leak failure rates by raising the implantation temperature up to 600 deg.C.


Ambient noise is "the new secondhand smoke." Like secondhand smoke, excessive ambient noise is not just a nuisance but is a health and public health problem for millions of Americans. Excessive ambient noise causes hearing loss; disrupts sleep, function, and communication; and causes non-auditory health effects including cardiovascular disease and death. The sounds that matter to people are the ones reaching their tympanic membranes, or perhaps the cochlear hair cells or auditory processing cortex. Specific evidence-based noise exposure levels affect human health. 30 dBA (LAeq(8)) disrupts sleep. 45 dB (Ldn) disturbs concentration. 55 dB daily average (Lden) has non-auditory heath effects, including cardiovascular disease and death, due to stress responses including activation of the autonomic nervous system and neuroendocrine axis. Approximately 60 dBA (LAmax) interferes with speech comprehension for the hearing impaired. 70 dBA daily average (LAeq(24)) causes hearing loss, and 70 dBA (LAmax) interferes with speech comprehension for those with normal hearing. 85 dBA (LAeq(8)) is the occupational recommended exposure level in the United States, and 85 dBA (LAeq(1)) is the recommended exposure limit to prevent hearing loss. Acoustic scientists and engineers must be aware of these specific, evidence-based noise exposure levels and must work to reduce excessive ambient noise.


Error floor behavior of low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes using quantized decoding algorithms is statistically studied with experimental results on a hardware evaluation platform. The results present the distribution of the residual errors after decoding failure and reveal that the number of residual error bits in a codeword is usually very small using quantized sum-product (SP) algorithm. Therefore, LDPC code may serve as the inner code in a concatenated coding system with a high code rate outer code and thus an ultra low error floor can be achieved. This conclusion is also verified by the experimental results.


Dedication Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgements About the Companion Website 1. Introduction: A Brief Look at the History of Music for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - The Hearing Process - Hearing Loss - Music and Hearing Loss An Overview of Research Past and Present - Conclusions - For Your Consideration - References 2. For Parents: Important Decisions and Considerations - Initial Information Gathering - Early Identification and Intervention of Hearing Loss - Modes of Communication - Educational Settings - Socialization - Making a Difference Through Music - Conclusions - For Your Consideration - References 3. Adapting the Music Classroom: All-Purpose Suggestions and Approaches - Initial Preparation and Fact-Finding - Curricular Content: Making Music Accessible - Lesson Ideas for the General Music Classroom - Conclusions - For Your Consideration - References 4. Making the Case: Involving Children with Hearing Loss in General Music Lessons and Ensembles - Music Listening Lessons for the General Music Classroom - The Instrumental Music Program - The Choral Music Program - Conclusions - For Your Consideration - References 5. For the Music Education Student: Preparing for a Career in Teaching - Special Education and Disability Rights Laws: A Foundation for Student Advocacy - Making the Most of Methods Coursework and the Student Teaching Experience - Introductory Music Students' Teaching Experiences at a School for the Deaf - Conclusions - For Your Consideration - References 6. Hearing Aids, Assistive Listening Devices (ALD), and Other Sensory Devices - What are Hearing Aids and How Do They Work? - Types of Hearing Aids - Monitoring Hearing Aid Devices - Assistive Listening Technology for the Home and Classroom - Musical Sensory Devices for Individuals with Hearing Loss - Preventing Noise-Induced Hearing Loss: Protective Gear and Resources - Conclusions - For Your Consideration - References 7. An Introduction to the Cochlear Implant - An Overview of the Device - The History of the Cochlear Implant - Pediatric Cochlear Implantation - Stimulation Rates and Speech-Processing Strategies: A Brief Overview - One Cochlear Implant User's Journey: The Story of "C" - Adjusting to Life with the Cochlear Implant - Controversies Associated with Pediatric Cochlear Implantation - Current Trends in Cochlear Implantation - Music and Cochlear Implanted Children: Involvement, Trends, and Implications for the Music Classroom - Conclusions - For Your Consideration - Refernces Appendix 1: Parent/Child Listening Together Journal Appendix 2: Child's Listening Activity Journal Appendix 3: Beethoven Biography and Listening Guide Appendix 4: Books for Kids Appendix 5: Arts-Related Opportunities for Kids Appendix 6: Sources for Parents and Teachers Appendix 7: Books for Parents and Teachers Notes Glossary Index


Polar heteroatomic species have been correlated with storage instability problems in both petroleum- and shale-derived middle distillate fuels. Instability is defined as the formation of filterable sediments and gums. Heteroatoms (oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur) have been found to be greatly enhanced in such sediments. Trace levels of certain organosulfur compounds have been found to significantly influence the deposit formation process. Findings that free-radical inhibitors were ineffective in controlling the stability of shale-derived middle distillate fuels posed the question:  is free-radical chemistry the key to distillate fuel instability with respect to deposit formation? The effectiveness of organic amines as additives suggests that acid/base chemistry was also involved in the formation of deposits. This paper reports on a study of organosulfur compounds employed as dopants with naturally occurring peroxide compounds in fuels. The product distribution from the dopant and the change in peroxide conce...


Root decomposition and nutrient release are typically estimated from dried root tissues; however, it is unlikely that roots dehydrate prior to decomposing. Soil fertility and root diameter may also affect the rate of decomposition. This study monitored mass loss and nutrient concentrations of dried and fresh roots of two size classes (<2 and 2–5 mm) over a 12-month period in fertilized and control plots in a 13-year-old loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) plantation. Nutrient content was calculated and used to assess the effects of fertilization, root size, and initial condition (hydration) on nutrient release rates. Roots that grew and decomposed in fertilized plots had higher concentrations and greater total release of N, P, K, and Mg than roots in control plots, but C concentrations and mass loss rate were not significantly different between roots in fertilized plots and those in control plots. Very fine roots (<2 mm) had higher concentrations of N, P, and Ca and faster release rates for C, N, and K than fi...


The entry of China into WTO makes the cases sharp rise and needs a great number of advanced law professionals. But the quantity and quality does not suit Chengdu's situation. Chengdu must cultivate advanced law professional by following measures: strengthen the construction of existing law speciality, make an advanced training and study for the officials, hold the judicial examination pass strictly, develop the JM education vigorously and designate the excellent persons abroad to review and study.


. In this paper, we extend the classical Weyl's lemma to RCD ( K, N ) metric measure spaces. As its applications, we show the local regularity of solutions for Poisson equations and a Liouville-type result for L 1 very weak harmonic functions on RCD ( K, N ) spaces. Meanwhile, a byproduct is that we obtain a gradient estimate for solutions to a class of elliptic equations with dis-continuous coefficients.


We present new sequences of general relativistic, quasiequilibrium black hole-neutron star binaries. We solve for the gravitational field in the conformal thin-sandwich decomposition of Einstein's field equations, coupled to the equations of relativistic hydrostatic equilibrium for a perfect fluid. We account for the black hole by solving these equations in the background metric of a Schwarzschild black hole whose mass is much larger than that of the neutron star. The background metric is treated in Kerr-Schild as well as isotropic coordinates. For the neutron star, we assume a polytropic equation of state with adiabatic index {gamma}=2, and solve for both irrotational and corotational configurations. By comparing the results of irrotational and synchronized configurations with the same background metric, we conclude that the effect of the rotation on the location of tidal breakup is only on the order of a few percent. The different choices in the background also lead to differences on the order of a few percent, which may be an indication of the level to which these configurations approximate quasiequilibrium.


The paper by Lykissa and Maharaj (Lykissa, E. D.; Maharaj, S. V. M Anal. Chem. 2006, 78, 2925-2933) purports to provide evidence that the urine of women with silicone breast implants contain 60 to over 1700 times more platinum in their urine that the urine of people with no known exposure to platinum. Further, they purport to show evidence that the platinum used in the manufacture of breast implants (Pt0) is converted by a unknown process to yield highly oxidized platinum species, stable in biological matrixes, up to and including Pt6+. This correspondence poses three questions associated with the work and directs the reader's attention to the data, which clearly show that the blood and urine platinum levels in implanted women and their healthy control group were not significantly different from one another.


The invention relates to a printing machine, in particular web-fed printing machine, having a plurality of rotatable about a central longitudinal axis of components such as a main drive shaft and presses cylinders (10), wherein at least one of these components is associated with at least a position detection device (15) which detect the angular position of the respective component. According to the invention the or each position detection device (15) is designed as a magnetic encoder.


The reactions of n-butylamine, pyrrolidine and piperidine with 4′-R-phenyl 2,4,6-trinitrophenyl sulfides (R = H, Me, Br, NO2), 4a–d, result in the rapid formation of σ-adducts by attack at the unsubstituted 3-position; rate and equilibrium data are reported and substituent effects examined. Attack by amine at the 1 -position of 4a–d, phenyl 2,4-dinitronaphthyl sulfide 9, and phenyl 2,6-dinitro-4-trifluoromethyl sulfide 11, results in displacement of the phenylthio group. The substitutions by butylamine show a first order dependence on the amine concentration indicating that nucleophilic attack is rate determining. However the substitutions by pyrrolidine are subject to general base catalysis and it is argued that here the rate limiting step is deprotonation of the initially formed zwitterionic intermediate.


The utility model relates to an onboard horizontal scanning and positioning technology, in particular to a segmental compensation horizontal scanning and positioning device applied in infrared homing automatic fire artillery extinguishing equipment, which comprises at least two infrared acquisition elements and an arc mounting plate. The infrared acquisition element is positioned on the arc mounting plate. The utility model is for providing a segmentation compensation horizontal scanning position device with precise positioning. Compared with prior art, the utility model has the advantages of convenient installation, and high precision on homing for fire artillery.


Photochemical control of micellar solubilization of an oily substance was investigated using the photoisomerization of 4-butylazobenzene-4'-(oxyethyl)trimethylammonium bromide (AZTMA), a cationic surfactant modified with azobenzene. Examination of the effect of ultraviolet and visible light irradiation on the UV/vis absorption spectrum of aqueous AZTMA solution revealed that the surfactant undergoes reversible isomerization between the trans and cis forms. The critical micelle concentrations (cmc) of the two isomers determined electroconductometrically were 2.7 mM for the trans form and 8.2 mM for the cis form, respectively. Ultraviolet irradiation of aqueous trans-AZTMA solution with solubilized ethylbenzene caused photoisomerization of the trans isomer to release a part of the solubilized ethylbenzene. Subsequent visible light irradiation of the aqueous cis-AZTMA solution produced photoisomerization to the trans isomer to resolubilize the released ethylbenzene. Such control by light of micellar solubili...


The performance of nanofluid in the heat transport phenomena showed satisfactory results, which have been considered by scientists and researchers. The dispersion of two nanoparticles to form a mixture which named as hybrid nanofluid. It has been proved experimentally that hybrid nanofluid has good thermal performance compared to unitary nanofluid. The present study inspected the convective flow of a Williamson hybrid nanofluid through a cone and wedge in a porous medium of different shapes of nanoparticles (cylindrical‐, spherical‐, blades‐, platelets‐, bricks‐) under the influence of a magnetic field. The partial differential equations were converted to an ordinary differential equation and the resulting equations were solved using the bvp4c MATLAB code. The effect of some important physical parameters on both the velocity and temperature profile was graphically plotted and the effect of the shape and size of nanoparticles was discussed, the numerical values of the friction coefficient and Nusselt number were obtained. As observed, the friction factor of Ag–TiO2–H2O hybrid nanofluid was more than that of TiO2–H2O nanofluid. A significant enhancement in bulk temperature is seen for the Ag–TiO2 hybrid and nanofluid formed by blade‐shaped nanoparticles followed by cylindrical, platelet, brick, and spherical nanoparticles. In addition, for a 5% volume fraction of using blade nanoparticles shape givean increase in skin friction factor about 4.8% compared tobrick hybrid nanoparticles. A comparative study of different forms for Ag‐TiO2was presented graphically.


Farmer suicides has turned out to be one of the major policy concern in India that has resulted in profound implications on the quality of life of farmers. According to the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), one farmer committed suicide every 32 minutes between 1997 and 2005 in India. The tendency of farmers resorting to the extreme step of suicide was alarming in Maharashtra, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Karnataka during 2014 as per National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). These states together accounted for 90 per cent of total farmer suicides (5056). The unfortunate incidences of farmer suicides continued in the subsequent years. Number of farmers who committed suicide in 2015 went up by 42 per cent as compared to 2014. The five states remained as suicides hotspots in both the years, which is due to some common agrarian conditions and history of agricultural development in these states. Reduction in farmer suicides was observed only in Chhattisgarh among five states when compared between 2014 and 2015. It is important to note that half of the farmer suicides reported in 2014 and 2015 occurred during July to November. Fifteen farmers committed suicide every day in the country during 2014 and this went up to 21 in 2015. Many studies have addressed the issue of farmer suicides from various angles. A detailed perusal of the literature in India suggests multiple causes and these could be clubbed into one, namely increasing distress in the farm sector. This may be due to the squeezing income under the pressure of increasing cost of cultivation and higher cash needs of the family. This is further aggravated by the climatic factors, low productivity and market failures both in factor and product markets. But among these, the farm indebtedness is considered as the major triggering factor in most of the cases. The scenario of indebtedness in the country also supports this hypothesis. The per cent of indebted farm households to total farm households was highest at 89 per cent in Telangana followed by 77 per cent in Karnataka. This was 56 per cent, 46 per cent and 37 per cent in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh respectively. According to NCRB (2015), prominent causes responsible for farmer suicides in India were: bankruptcy or indebtedness (20.6%); family problems (20.1%); failure of crops (16.8%); illness (13.2%) and drug abuse/alcoholic addiction (4.9%).


This study was carried out to identify insect pests associated with egusi melon in Abeokuta, Ogun State and to identify lines that are resistant to maj or field insect pests of 'egusi melon. The experiment was conducted in the low land area of Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB). The experiment was laid out in a Randomised Complete Block Design (RCBD), with three replicates.
Results revealed that insect pests associated with egusi melon in Abeokuta, are Zonocerus variegatus, Diabotrica undecirnpunctata, Aulacophorafoveicollis, Epilachna boreaU and Dacus ciliatus. All insects associated in this study were not significantly different from each other except for fruit fly Dacus spp. whose populations were different among the lines. Lines AA/MA Y/09/029, SA/JAN/09/027, AA/MA Y/09/049, AA/SEPT/09/ 145 recorded high population of insect pests but they also had relatively high yield, they are therefore likely to be tolerant lines. Lines AO/NOV/08/1 17, AA/SEPT/09/147, OA/JUN/09/005, TO/JUN/09/003 which had high insect infestation and low to moderate yields were considered susceptible.


We like to have simple and automated solutions, but these simple and automated solutions in technology could also contains risks if not deal properly. Due to no international standard of compatibility for IoT, security and privacy concerns are there which needs to be focus. There can be multiple types of attack on IoT networks which can damage the device or steal the sensitive information. Therefore, artificial intelligence (AI) techniques has an ability to detect and classify an unknown network behaviour by learning the network attacks patterns based on large volumes of historical data. We considered Aposemat IoT -23 which is a labelled dataset and created in the Avast laboratory. Basically, the goal of this large dataset is to provide labelled and real IoT attacks. In this paper, we used this dataset, considered the relevant workings, investigate the background and implement the machine learning algorithms such as Decision Tree, Random Forest and Naive Bayes. We also compared the accuracy among these machine learning algorithms on the IoT -23 dataset and showed the most efficient machine learning algorithm is Random Forest as per results by using Aposemat IoT -23 dataset, as well as showed feature engineering techniques to preprocess the mentioned dataset for detection and classification of IoT network attacks.


A prospective, randomised, investigator-masked, parallel- group study was performed to compare fluorometholone-gentamicin eye drops and ointment with betamethasone-gentamicin eyedrops and ointment in the control of ocular inflammation after cataract surgery. Seventy patients (35 in each treatment group) of both sexes undergoing cataract-lens implant surgery for visually disabling cataract were enrolled in the study. The demo- graphic and baseline parameters on day I, the day after surgery, were similar in the two study groups. After treatment, on day 3 and day 6 post-opera- tively, the reduction in cells in the anterior chamber and conjunctival hyper- aemia were similar in the two study groups. Both treatments were equally well-tolerated. Ophthalmic fluorometholone-gentamicin was as effective as ophthalmic betamethasone-gentamicin in the control of ocular inflammation after cataract surgery.


During disposal of Brisbane River estuary dredge sediments into the reclamation paddocks at Fisherman Islands, a size separation of the fine ( 63 µm) pyrite-poor sands and gravels occurs. The sand and gravel fractions contain most of the shell material and, therefore, most of the acid-neutralising capacity. In the most recently reclaimed paddock this size separation is of little consequence because sediments remain well buffered and acid produced from sulfides contained in the oxidising estuarine sediments is readily neutralised by the large volume of seawater and fine-grained carbonate minerals. However, as more sediment is added to the paddock, sediments become anoxic and sulfate reduction within the sedimentary pile occurs. This reduction rapidly produces pyrite and black monosulfides, consequently the pyrite content and degree of pyritisation and sulfidisation (DOP, DOS) of the sediment increase. Sulfide production rapidly removes sulfate from sediment pore waters and the process quickly becomes sulfate-limited because the fine-grained sediment texture restricts sediment permeability and therefore sulfate replenishment. Consequently, a clear relationship between DOP and DOS is observed for the reclamation paddock sediments. However, pre-existing mud-flat, and older unbunded dredge spoil sediments from the 1960s and 1970s, have no clear relationship between DOP and DOS values because they contain fewer fines and the production of pyrite was not limited by sulfate availability, but was constrained by other geochemical factors (e.g. redox potential, organic matter, or iron availability). Because of the increasing pyrite content of the paddock sediments as they age, the carbonate-buffering capacity provided by the sediment is readily exceeded, and the sediments become potentially acid sulfate. Should these sediments subsequently be disturbed and allowed to oxidise, the surrounding environment could be subject to large quantities of metal-rich acidic waters.


A directional casing-while-drilling system includes a rotary steerable system disposed within a casing string used as a drill string during casing-while-drilling operations. The casing string of some embodiments may include an upper section and a lower section coupled by a swivel, which may enable the upper section of the casing string to be rotated without substantially rotating the lower section. The rotary steerable system may be disposed at least partially within the lower section of the casing string, and coupled to a drill bit and/or under-reamer. The rotary steerable system may enable radial diversion of the drill bit and/or under-reamer, for example by actuation of one or more components in the rotary steerable system.


On February 18, 2003, major catastrophe happened in Daegu, South Korea. 192 people were dead and 151 were injured from subway fire that one man carried out arson inside train.Inadequate emergency equipment and wrong disaster plan lead to many victims.


Abstract The Internet has been used in academia as a means of sharing information between researchers for many years. The more recent development of the World Wide Web as an Internet tool launched this technology into the business domain and this has led to a significant growth in the availability of business related information resources on the network. This paper discusses the potential of the web for the use in the specific domain of accounting research. It highlights the relevant information a researcher can expect to find on the network, suggests ways of using the web to improve research development and dissemination and discusses a number of concerns that are commonly raised by researchers who wish to use the web in their research.


The AC loss in the NET (Next European Torus) TF (toroidal field) coil has been computed as a function of space and time using a field map of the DC toroidal field components and AC poloidal field components for three proposed conductor designs. Resolving the field B, field change Delta B, and field derivative dB/dt into components transversal and parallel to the conductors, the value of the coupling, eddy currents, and hysteresis losses was computed using a set of simplified expressions. The calculation performed on the whole coil is presented, using the distributions along a developed pancake of the instantaneous and average values of AC loss. >


The role of trypsin as a therapeutic modality for the treatment of inflammation and edema, to liquefy purulent debris and inspissated thick, viscid mucus, has been established.'@5 Clinical observations described6 to document the efficacy of buccally administered trypsin tablets, given in conjunction with intramuscular trypsin, for the rapid control of the signs and symptoms of respiratory infections. Liquefication of sputum and rapid dimunition of cough were observed3 in patients with acute and chronic bronchitis and bronchial asthma following the use of intramuscular trypsin. It has been reported'3 that treatment with intramuscular trypsin, given simultaneously with antibiotics, effected a clinical cure within a period varying from three to six weeks in cases of tuberculous lymphad enitis and bone tuberculosis (sternum and first rib). The author con cluded that trypsin, given simultaneously with antituberculosis drugs and antibiotics, appears to be the treatment of choice in tuberculosis lymphadenitis and secondary sinuses, or bone tuberculosis. After two months of combined treatment with trypsin and antituber culosis drugs and antibiotics, there was a complete resolution of the pul monary lesion in a patient with miliary tuberculosis and tuberculous meningitis. This result prompted the suggestion'4 that trypsin in sesame oil be considered as an adjunct to antituberculosis drugs and antibiotics in the management of miliary and meningeal tuberculosis. Our interest in the proteolytic enzymes was initiated in 1955. With passage of time, new pharmaceutical forms of crystalline trypsin were developed in an endeavor to promote patient cooperation. Our studies started with crystalline trypsin in sesame oil (Parenzyme). In 1957, we used buccal tablets of crystalline trypsin (Parenzyme B); in 1958-59, trypsin in aqueous solution (Parenzyme A) and finally in 1959 an enteric coated tablet of trypsin for oral administration (Orenzyme). We will present our experiences with the various available forms of trypsin along with our results in four groups of patients.


In order to increase their competitiveness, companies optimize their manufacturing processes by adapting structures to the requirements of technology and market. Appropriate organization forms, such as the fractal company, are distinguished by high flexibility, rapid adaptability and exploitation of human potentials. However, these manufacturing companies also require appropriate production planning and control (PPC) systems. The most important elements of such a PPC-system are long-range analysis of the production structure, medium- and long-range planning for the entire production area, short- and medium-range coordination among production fractals and short-range shop-control inside the fractals. At the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation, simulation-based systems are being developed to support the planning and control of such organization forms within production. The user is put into the position of planning job orders reliably and optimizing production by making use of the advantages of decentralized structures.


Our purpose was to investigate the relationships between the names of items that easily evoke nostalgic feelings and nostalgic advertisements from the perspective of nostalgia for the names of these items and from the perspective of source monitoring. We measured the effect of nostalgia on source monitoring and whether the names of items evoked nostalgic feelings when they were presented alone. We found that, from the perspective of the nostalgic feelings, we directly demonstrated that the names of articles that easily evoke nostalgic feelings are more likely to evoke nostalgia when they are presented with nostalgic advertisements than when they are presented with non-nostalgic advertisements. From the perspective of source monitoring, we revealed that nostalgic advertisements are more forgettable than non-nostalgic advertisements when they present the names of articles that easily evoke nostalgic feelings.


THE INVENTION CONCERNS A SEAT, ESPECIALLY FOR VEHICLE WITH A SEAT PART 1, 2 FOLDER AND TWO FRAMES 3. PART OF REINFORCING PLATE IS MADE BY TWO 5A APPROXIMATELY IN SHAPED dIAMOND, THE PLATE 5A FACING COAST WITHIN THE sPAR SIDE 4 OF THE BEARING SEAT FRAME OF PINS BEFORE 8 AND REAR 9 DIRECTED TO sPAR THE JOURNAL BEFORE BEING AVAILABLE IN THE CORNER AS cLOSER TO THE EDGE FRONT WHILE SEAT THE JOURNAL IS BACK HAS OPPOSED IN THE CORNER OF THE PLATE; EACH JOURNAL If HANG IN RECESS FORK 10-11, 12-13 A STAND MOUNTED ON THE INNER SURFACE OF EACH SIDE OF SPAR SEAT FRAME.


This paper examines the impact of trade liberalization and effective exchange rate on export growth for Pakistan, using Vector Error Correction Model (VECM). The study is based on annual time series data for the period 1981-2010.The results suggest that, openness has a significant and positive impact on export growth in the long run. Real effective exchange rate and world GDP also have positive and significant impact on export but only if trade is more liberalized. .Two interaction terms (OP*WY,OP*RR) are used in the study, which postulate an important concept in literature.


In this thesis, I present three projects I carried out during m PhD. In the first project, I introduce Conformal Transformations and the Galaxy Number County. I explicitly show that the Galaxy Number Counts is invariant under Conformal Transformations, which makes it a good physical observable. In the second project, I study how weak lensing, and in particular cosmic shear, affects the shape of the galaxy images. I show that, if the light polarisation is also measured, the rotation of the main axes of the elliptical galaxy shape becomes a cosmological observable. I show how this can be used to estimate cosmic shear and its correlation functions. In the third project, I define a higher order (Riemann-squared and -cubed) Lagrangian Effective Theory of Gravity. I compute the linear correction to the speed and the quasinormal frequencies of the gravitational waves in this theory around a Schwarzschild-like background.


Abstract : The purpose of this monograph is to search for, identify, and discuss the emergence of elements of operational art during the Napoleonic wars. James Schneider has tied the emergence of operational art to the technological advances of the industrial revolution; specifically the rifled musket, steam locomotive, and instantaneous communications theoretically possible with telegraph. Schneider lists eight "key attributes" that are used in this monograph as elements of operational art. These elements are: a distributed operation, distributed campaign, continuous logistics, instantaneous command and control, operationally durable formations, operational vision, a distributed enemy, and distributed deployment. Others argue that technology was important, but not the only factor in the development of operational art. This monograph uses Schneider's elements as the criteria to establish the presence or absence of operational art in the 1813 campaign in Germany. The 1813 German campaign is examined from the viewpoint of Napoleon's adversaries; principally the Prussians, Russians, and Austrians. This campaign was used because it represents Napoleonic warfare at a very high level of sophistication by both the Allies and their French opponents. Both sides were now organized along the French model with field armies, corps, and divisions as standard organizations. The armies that faced each other, while composed of some veteran troops, were mostly the result of massive conscription across all classes of society. All of the protagonists were essentially nations in arms. The complexity of this campaign, there were approximately seven field armies in Germany by the fall of 1813, lends itself well to a search for Schneider's elements. The course of this campaign followed a pattern of attrition and exhaustion which, too, favors an operational analysis vice analysis long the lines of classical strategy.


This study is to explore the influence of student characteristics on case learning. How do the influence of gender, experience, major and learning style on pre-service teachers' case learning? There are thirty-seven preservice teachers in the Elementary Education Program of Center for Teacher Education at National Dong-Hwa University in Taiwan participated in this study. The results show that there is difference between pre case discussion decision making and post case discussion decision making and decision making perspectives. There is no difference in the influence of pre-service teachers' gender, teaching experience, and learning styles on case learning. That is, case method is effective for all preservice teachers, no matter what characteristics are they. However, all learning styles except for assimilating learning style have more preservice teachers changed than no changed. Does it indicate that assimilating learning style pre-service teachers might have difficulty to learn from case method because they in favor of abstract concepts instead of real case? More researches are needed for understanding the influence of pre-service teachers' learning style on case learning.


This paper presents the application of computer simulation studies in assisting in the design of a hydraulic braking mechanism. This braking mechanism is capable of withstanding an impulsive braking force of up to 40 kN, under an operating time of a few seconds. It uses the ideas of successive compression of an hydraulic oil through varying size flow restrictions. These flow restrictions are designed in such a manner that they serve to control the braking characteristics of the system. As compared to conventional design procedures, this exercise proved to save time and effort in the designing of such a system. It also paves the way for future computer–aided optimisation studies of such systems. The predicted results of the computer model, when compared with the experimental measurements, confirmed the value of computer–aided design in technical applications.


ABSTRACT This article describes the Title IV-E Child Welfare Training Program at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the specific programmatic issues attendant to adult learners. Knowles' model of adult education is presented and then used to analyze the selection/recruitment process, curriculum development, field instruction, and the students' own evaluation of their educational experience. Implications are drawn for other programs with a high percentage of adult learners.


The theoretical basis for the trapping of charged particles in a three-dimensional, rotationally symmetric, quadrupole field is discussed. The authors have constructed both a sensitive mass spectrometer and an ion gauge based on ion storage. This paper presents background material for this work, based on numerically computed solutions to the differential equations of motion. Predictions are obtained concerning ion trajectories, resolution, sensitivity, storage, and peak shape.


We show that the novel figure eight singularity in a pseudoholomorphic quilt can be continuously removed when composition of Lagrangian correspondences is cleanly immersed. The proof of this result requires a collection of width-independent elliptic estimates that allow for non-standard complex structures on the domain.


We define invariants for templates that appear in certain dynamical systems. Invariants are derived from certain bialgebras. Diagrammatic relations between projections of templates and the algebraic structures are used to define invariants. We also construct 3-manifolds via framed links associated to tamplate diagrams, so that any 3-manifold invariant can be used as a template invariant.


This effort focused on creating a social networking site for scientists and engineers. The social networking site allows customers of a specific company to network within their niche community. The company produces high purity metals, custom alloys, and non-metallic materials used in research and manufacturing. Since the supplies and materials that are used in this company are often unobtainable anywhere else in the world, they provide a customer base that is specialized. This social networking site is also available to users outside of the company's customer base in hopes of creating new business opportunities. This was accomplished by signing up with an established collaboration tool and customizing it to the customer's specific requirements.


Various interactive manufacturing systems are developing to enable humans and robots to produce products in cooperation. For safety designers who design the safety of interactive manufacturing systems face difficulties to select a practical safety design method. The origin of this issue is a lack of appropriate safety standards for references. Determination measures of risk reduction against identified risks are also challenging to set the criteria for interactive manufacturing system. It leads to increased cost and decreased usability of the interactive manufacturing systems and the inability to prove the safety design's validity. This paper reports on a new method for the efficient safety design of an interactive manufacturing system is studied and its effectiveness is verified. First, applications of the interactive manufacturing systems were analyzed and a new concept of consecutive application was created. Then, by applying this concept, a method was devised to select the most appropriate safety criteria as a basis for safety design. Furthermore, a method for systematic hazard identification and determination of the need for risk reduction was studied and its effectiveness was confirmed. By applying these methods, designers can demonstrate safety of the interactive manufacturing system that adequate cost and user-friendly system.


A performance comparison among different channel estimation techniques for polarization division multiplexing coherent optical orthogonal frequency division multiplexing systems has been performed from the BER point of view. Our obtained results show that the subcarrier averaged over the maximum likelihood blind channel estimation method gives the best performance for low dispersed channels. However, for high dispersed channels, it cannot be applied directly to the blind estimated channel transfer function. So, we propose a new technique for it to be applied. The proposed algorithm makes the subcarrier averaged ML blind channel estimation to be superior in its performance.


With the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) and a national requirement for health care providers and systems to deliver care that is safe, outcome driven, and cost effective, Dignity Health (DH) as part of the hospital engagement network (HEN) launched an initiative called the "No Harm" campaign to reduce all-cause avoidable hospital readmissions. The project, led by a Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) student and readmission team, sought to achieve a 20% reduction in preventable readmissions by December 2014. After having achieved initial success in implementing transitional care services for patients with heart failure and subsequently decreasing rehospitalizations by 30%, the DNP student and readmission team plan to expand evidence-based practices and interventions to all high-risk patients admitted to St. Mary's Medical Center, a DH member. Such practices will include four key transitional care interventions: enhanced assessment of post-hospital needs, effective teaching and facilitated coaching (learning), post-hospital care follow-up, and provision of real-time handover to the next provider(s) to reduce avoidable rehospitalizations and improve outcomes.


Study on 16 quantitative traits genetic parameters of Pinus tabulaeformis resulted that the plant had rich genetic variations both at clone or individual,1-year cone quantity had positive relation with male and female flower ones.Main component analysis showed three main factors: male flower,1-year cone quantity and cone shape.According to genetic distance between clones,40 clones could be divided into two groups.Pass analysis showed the determinative index for cone yield.


We analyzed growth in length and width of bill in Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos), Pekin (Anus platyrhynchos f. domestica) and Muscovy (Cairina moschata f. domestica) Ducks with growth curve analysis. Bill growth is characterized by a relatively high proportion of growth realized prehatching and early posthatching points of inflection. Individual variability of bill measurements limits its value for estimating age. Bill width is already further developed at hatching than length, a difference that is maintained throughout the posthatching period. Consequently, bill width has a lower allometric exponent than length. This delay in development of length vs. width probably reflects overall development of the skull. Skull development is in turn closely related to brain growth, thus bill dimensions correlated with brain mass with coefficients of determination of ca. 0.9.


The folk art form, characteristic and their cultural spirit formed in the long history of Hebei were expounded from the angles of historical development and space district.


Took 4 kinds of torfgrass to did salt tolerance experiment that suit for Daqing area.Stressed with mass ratio was 3/2 that of Nad/Na2SO4 salt solution to Tall fescue,Eralus Creeping bent grass and Natrium Soriet.through testing the soluble sugar content,drift away the praline content,the chlorophyll content,the cell membrane penetrability change compares,of four kind of lawns grass anti-salt alkaloid ability,the sesuts showed:strong high Tall Fescue crawls Creeping Bent grass Natrium Soviet Blue god.Therefore obtains strong high Tall Fescue suited the Daqingarea,for bears salt alkaloid strong,the growth exuberant,the color thick was green and the comprehensive character fine variety.


Ether diamine (Fm 2835-2L) was used as a collector for flotation of quartz. It allows flotation of quartz from mica and calcite. The adsorption mechanism of Fm 2835-2L on quartz was investigated by flotation tests, zeta-potential measurements and infra-red (FTIR) spectra measurements. Results show that Fm 2835-2L adsorbs on the quartz surface in physical adsorption with no new products, changing its zeta potentials, and increasing its hydrophobicity. The effect of calcium ions on flotation of quartz was investigated by flotation tests and zeta-potential measurements. Results show that under neutral or weakly acidic conditions calcium cation can adsorb onto the surfaces of quartz, increase the zeta potential of quartz particles, which in turn causes weaker aggregation of quartz particles and lower flotation recovery of quartz. Under the alkaline conditions the hydrolytic components of calcium are also adsorbed on the quartz surface and increase the zeta potential of quartz particles, which causes stronger aggregation of quartz particles and higher flotation recovery of quartz. However, the hydrolytic components such as CaOH + , Ca(OH)2(aq) and Ca(OH)2(s) were not formed in significant amounts in the best flotation tests.


Pelvic vein thrombophlebitis is a rare, but potentially threatening complication of the post-partum period. Clinical signs are often misleading (Rochelson et al. 2003; Clarke and Harlin 1999; Hassen-Khodja et al. 1993). The severity of the disease is related to the extension of the thrombosis to the inferior vena cava (IVC) and the hazard of pulmonary embolism. We report a case of a 20-yearold woman who presented with massive pelvic thrombosis extending from the femoral vein to the IVC, up to the level of the hepatic veins which responded to combined anticoagulation and antimicrobial therapy.


Whatever may be his [man's] true and final destination, there is a spirit within him at emnity with nothingness and dissolution. This is the character of all life and being. Each is at once the centre and the circumference; the point to which all things are referred, and the line in which all things are contained. ... Philosophy, impatient as it may be to build, has much work yet remaining. ... It reduces the mind to that freedom in which it would have acted, but for the misuse of words and signs, the instruments of its own creation. ... Our whole life is thus an education of error. ( Complete Works [ CW ] 6: 194–195)


The article describes possibilities of computer modeling of fire resistance for structures in high-rise buildings, which include new fire-resistant plaster compositions. As an example of program complex, "Sofistik" (Germany) was chosen for the calculation of reinforced concrete structures of tier buildings. The characteristics of fire protection compounds and their regulation, which are usually used, also are shown. According to the new code "Highrise buildings and complexes. Fire safety requirements", limits of fire resistance for walls of not less than 240 minutes. Skyscraper "Lakhta center" with a height of 462 m and limits of fire resistance of load-bearing reinforced concrete structures 180 and 240 minutes is built up in Russia. The article investigates the means of fire protection in the business center. Moreover, modern form of cladding in Mada Residences building (Dubai, UAE) is concerned to make some conclusions about future fire resistant solutions.


The Objectives of the study are to describe the system used in Teaching English as a foreign language at LP2M El-Rahma Education Center Palembang, whether or not it is relevant with the principles of the procedure for the development of instructional system and to find out whether the system is suitable to the adult student's needs or not. A descriptive method was used in this research, becauase the writer described the data as they are. The  subject of the study is the population of the second semester students of LP2M El-Rahma Education Center Palembang in the academic year 2006/2007, there are 180 students from the population 40 students are taken as the sample randomly. The data are obtained through documentation, interview to the  English instructors who taught at LP2M El-Rahma Education Center Palembang . Observation and Questionaire given to the students.  The data are analyzed by means of percentage . Based on the results of the data analysis, the writer found that the system used in TEFL at LP2M El- Rahma Education Center Palembang was relevannt to the system of teaching and the system applied was not suitable to the students' needs. they needed to learn English computer science in the term of writing grammatically, speaking with public either science textbooks espeacially which are written in English.