The use of mature embryos as a source of explant is a best alternative to save time and costs, especially for producing somatic embryos for their genetic transformation. In this study, we used matured embryos as explants from eight durum and four bread wheat varieties to define culture conditions suitable for obtaining high frequencies of somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration in vitro. The results showed a differential response of culture conditions and varieties in their ability to induce embryogenic callus (as measured by callus diameter and weight) and plantlet regeneration. All the conditions induced embryogenic callus, except, the culture condition 2, which produced brown callus in majority of the varieties, due to the presence of BA in the medium. Different culture conditions were identified for different durum and bread wheat varieties to obtain high frequency of embryogenic callus and results are discussed in this paper. The variety specific culture conditions are being used for somatic embryogenesis, as an integral part of wheat transformation process to improve drought tolerance by incorporating a late embryogenesis abundant gene.


Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the relationships among self-esteem, meaning in life, and spiritual well-being in middle school students. Methods: The research design was a descriptive correlational survey involving 405 middle school students in grades 1 to 3 in S city, K city, and C city. Data were collected from March to May 2008 using questionnaires. Means with standard deviation, t-test, ANOVA, Duncan post-hoc test, and Pearson correlation coefficients were used to analyze the data. Results: According to general characteristics of the students, there were statistically significant differences in self-esteem for gender, grade, and region, in meaning in life, there were significant differences for grade, gender, and region, and in spiritual well-being, there were statistically significant differences for gender, religion, and region. There were significant correlations between self-esteem and meaning in life, between self-esteem and spiritual well-being, and between meaning in life and spiritual well-being. Conclusion: Self-esteem, meaning in life, and spiritual well-being should be considered as important factors for healthy development in the middle school period. These three variables should be considered as the main content for self-development programs for middle school students.


A comparison of the EMC specification(including both EMI and EMS) between the Published standard of high-voltage apparatus GB/T11022—2011 and the GB/T11022—1999 is implemented.All changes are pointed out in sequence according to the new version,and the reason that leads to the result is provided synchronously.The comparison may give some help to those who design or test the high voltage apparatus in their work;as a result,it will lay the foundation to the implementation of EMC specification in the new version.


The purposes, tasks, the current state and results of fishery research (scientific fishery) are considered in case of the Arkhangelsk region. Researches in this sphere, including studying of a stock status of water bioresources and the environment of their dwelling, regularities of distribution and dynamics of number of fishes, development of recommendations about rational inventory management are a basis for functioning of a fishery complex. Consideration of granting water bioresources in use, comparison of the bases for implementation of scientific fishery (the program of performance of work, the annual plan of carrying out resource researches of water bioresources, decisions on granting them in use, permissions to catch of water bioresources) is carried out. The comparative analysis of standard contents of such documents is carried out. The conclusion is drawn on considerable extent of coincidence of their contents, on the basis of the carried-out analysis. The recommendations about improvement of the mechanism of management of fishery based on removal of excess administrative barriers by an exception of delivery of permission to implementation of scientific fishery are created.


The residual field from Cosmos 49 is presented in chart form. This map displays vast areas (1000–4000 km across) of negative and positive ΔT (the T are differences between measured and model fields) that are of the order of a few tens of gammas. The external field does not exert any essential influence on the ΔT distribution. The frequency spectrum of ΔT is similar to that of the model field used for the greater part of the chart, but within the 'contrast zones' the ΔT spectrum contains higher harmonics. There is no apparent correlation between the ΔT distribution and near-surface anomalies or the thickness of the magnetoactive layer of the earth's crust. The correlation with heat flow distribution is somewhat more distinct within certain regions. It appears that the greater part of ΔT is due to a poor representation of the main geomagnetic field. However, the authors do not exclude the possibility of intermediate anomalies of inductive origin within the mantle, which could contribute to the higher-frequency part of the ΔT spectrum.


It has been noted in the literature that the intensity autocorrelation function of polarized light scattered from a flexible macromolecule should in principle exhibit an initial deviation from exponential decay, even when the fluctuation wavelength is large compared to the molecular dimensions. However, it is shown here that the amplitude of the initial more rapid component rigorously vanishes in the long‐wavelength limit; consequently, this effect will be extraordinarily difficult to observe experimentally for noninteracting freely flexing macromolecules. As a particular example, it is shown that the initial diffusion coefficient D00, obtained from the first cumulant of the dynamic structure factor of the Rouse–Zimm model, actually differs somewhat from the limiting value D∞ prevailing at long times, but in the limit K2=0 it is the latter which characterizes the entire relaxing amplitude, as only a vanishing amplitude is associated with former more rapid component.


Effectiveness is closely related to the time and the use of optimal resources to produce the output targets to be achieved. The high downtime on Multicolour (MS2) causes the output to not reach the target set by PT. XYZ as big as 800.000 sheets/month. This study attempts to examine the effectiveness of Multicolour ( MS2 ) and to reduce downtime excess. Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) method is a method of measuring the level of effectiveness of machine usage by calculating availability rate, performance rate and rate of quality. Calculation of the effectiveness and efficiency of Multicolour (MS2) carried out with systematic approach using DMAIC (Define, Measue, Analyze, Improve and Control) methods. The results of the calculation of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), which was conducted in August 2020 – February 2021 obtained the value of the OEE of 21,46% derived from the calculation of the availability 59,35%, performance 40,34% and rate of quality 89,65%. Based on the value of OEE obtained, the value is still below the standard value by JIPM (Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance) of 85%, then the required analysis of the Six Big Losess to determine the factors that cause the low value of the Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE). Then performed the determination of the order of the largest losses using Pareto Diagrams to determine the factors of the biggest causes of high downtime that appears. Based on the results of the analysis, there are three largest losses thats are Speed Losses, Breakdown Losses and Setup & Adjustment Losses. The results of the research propose improvements to the high downtime caused by the three largest losses based on Fishbone Diagram are conduct training to operators who have insufficient competence, make guidelines of Work Instructions (WI) for standard checking of varnish, dampening and color profiling and the last is cleaning machine rolls which are carried out simultaneously with the machine setting process at the beginning of printing or when changing the orders.


Cassandra is an open source distributed data store system designed for managing and storing huge amounts of data. It can serve as both a read-intensive database for large-scale business intelligence systems and a real-time operational data store for online transactional applications. In this article, we describe three of the most relevant benchmarks that were developed to assess both NoSQL and big data capabilities and complex analytic functionality (YCSB, BigBench, and TPC-DS). We also review the Cassandra database explaining its characteristics and operational principles. The main focus of this paper is to explain the three benchmarks and Cassandra in order to present the results we obtained from this database.


Bragg diffraction from volume thermal gratings excited by crossed Gaussian laser beams provides a sensitive measurement of one- and two-photon absorption in fluid solution. The minimum detectable one-photon absorptivity (base e) was αmin = 1.0 × 10−6 cm−1 in a 3.3-nL probed volume, corresponding to the detection of 5 × 10−19 cm2. The two-photon cross section of benzene at 532 was determined by this technique to be 1.5 × 10−51 cm4 sec; detection of benzene two-photon absorption could be accomplished at concentrations as low as 6.4 × 10−4M. The method produces a diffracted signal on a zero background, so that detection of nonradiative relaxation of the sample is limited only by shot noise.


This paper deals with the development of intelligent and adaptative system for signposted intersection control. The role of such systems is to manage the existing infrastructure to ease congestion and respond to crises. The proposed system, named ASSINC, try to insure a more fluid traffic flow. ASSINC is based on case based reasoning (CBR) approach and fuzzy logic to consider imprecise information taken from some detector. In fact, the CBR is always considered as a cyclic paradigm of Artificial Intelligence and that is used to learning and problem solving based on past experience. The developed system is tested on a virtual junction and the obtained results are discussed.


It has been shown that variations in the preparation of the starch gel and in photographic interpretation can significantly affect the accuracy of the measurement of hemoglobin A2.

An improved method for the determination of hemoglobin A2 by starch-gel electrophoresis has been presented which affords greater accuracy than was previously achieved.

Hemoglobin A2 concentrations for healthy persons and patients with sickle cell trait, various nonthalassemic anemias, and thalassemia trait have been presented.


Summary It is very important to preserve the seismic data with large incidence and long offset in estimation of the velocity and anisotropy parameters. The conventional NMO correction is a point by point processing with approximate time-distance equation, which leads to serious stretching in the long offset. It is known that the CDP (CIP) gathers represent the reflections from common points, so adjacent traces should have similar characteristics of waveform. In this paper,we utilize this feature and propose a new algorithm called dynamic matching NMO (DMNMO), which is based on dynamic image warping (DIW) (Dave Hale, 2013). This method employs the similarity of waveform to implement automatic correction, without knowing velocity information or any time-distance equations, so the accurate moveout correction can be obtained and the stretching of seismic events in the far offset range is prevented. The synthetic examples verify the effectiveness of this method, which can accurately flat the reflection events, with little NMO stretching, even for thin layers and strong noise existing.


We extend the N-intertwined mean-field approximation (NIMFA) for the Susceptible-Infectious-Susceptible (SIS) epidemiological process to time-varying networks. We investigate the timescale separation between disease spreading and topology updates of the network. We introduce the transition times $\mathrm{\underline{T}}(r)$ and $\mathrm{\overline{T}}(r)$ as the boundaries between the intermediate regime and the annealed (fast changing network) and quenched (static network) regimes, respectively. By analysing the convergence of static NIMFA processes, we analytically derive upper and lower bounds for $\mathrm{\overline{T}}(r)$. We then illustrate these bounds numerically and we compare our simulations with a heuristic alternative for $\mathrm{\overline{T}}(r)$. We show that, under our assumptions, the upper transition time $\mathrm{\overline{T}}(r)$ is almost entirely determined by the basic reproduction number $R_0$. The value of the upper transition time $\mathrm{\overline{T}}(r)$ around the epidemic threshold is large, which agrees with the current understanding that some real-world epidemics cannot be approximated with the aforementioned timescale separation.


The gamma-radiation yields from the /sup 12/C+/sup 12/C interaction were measured in steps of 50 keV over the bombarding energy range 11.8 < or = E/sub lab/ < or = 20 MeV in order to study the energy dependence of the total reaction cross section. Several new resonances, occurring at E/sub c.m./=6.49, 7.30, 7.45, 9.33, and 9.67 MeV, were identified in these yields. Carbon partial widths were determined for a number of resonances, and these widths demonstrate the quasimolecular nature of the corresponding structures. The average or background trend of the energy dependence of the reaction cross section was found to be adequately described by an incoming-waves boundary condition model, however, and no evidence was found in the energy-averaged yields for anomalous absorption in the /sup 12/C+/sup 12/C system.


The Head and Neck (H&N) anesthesia subspecialty is developing and expanding rapidly, placing increased demands on training anesthesiologists with a special expertise in the field. We present the structure and experience of the formal Stanford H&N Anesthesia and Advanced Airway Management Training Program, which includes a 20-year history of conducting subspecialized residency training and a 10-year history of fellowship training. The highlights of the Stanford H&N anesthesia training include a structured program, a large group of enthusiastic and dedicated faculty, high and diverse surgical volume, state-of-the-art anesthetic techniques, extensive advanced airway management teaching and training, and excellent research and scholarly opportunities. We offer the Stanford H&N anesthesia learning objectives and milestones, as well as the Stanford Learning Portfolio and the Portfolio Evaluation for download, sharing and modification. On the basis of our experience, we also summarize the essential requirements for successful subspecialty training in H&N anesthesia and advanced airway management.


FREUD, always keen that the benefits of psychoanalysis should be brought to the average man, would, I think, have been disappointed to see the way group therapy has gone, particularly in its relationship ' to psychoanalysis and the psychoanalytical movement. Very few analysts have taken an interest, and it is rare to find a training institute that has anything to do with it. This is because it is felt strongly that group psychotherapy, even analytical group psychotherapy or group analysis, is quite apart from psychoanalysis proper. Psychoanalysts' attitudes to group psychotherapy follow roughly these trends:


N-Alkyl-2-pyridones reacted on irradiation with aliphatic tert-amines, such as triethylamine and N-methyl-piperidine, by way of addition of an α-C-H bond of the amines to the pyridone nucleus, yielding 4-substituted 3, 4-dihy-dropyridin-2(1H)-ones (4, 5 and 10) and 6-substituted 3, 6-dihydropyridin-2(1H)-ones (3 and 9).


Speed and position detection has been the importance of turntable servo system,this paper DSP-based is more suitable for digital speed measurement characteristics.In view of turntable servo system for the existence of the jitter interference problem,presents a new position measurement method based on turntable servo system,carries out the practical application,and gives a specific software and hardware implementation.Using a fuzzy parameter self-tuning PID control strategy,while at the same time solves the problem of noise suppression.Experiment proves that this method improves the accuracy of speed measurement for the needs of high-precision detection of speed and the occasions of position closed-loop.


The paper is based on a case study on the effects on air due arerii fossil fuel plant composition CET Isalniţa. In energy between two groups of 315 MW. Necessary steam turbine is produced in two manufacturing steam generators MAN-Germany, each with nominal flow rate of 510 t / h Experimental measurements were performed exhaust emission flue gas analyzer TESTO 350 XL.Hărţile poluanţilorau dispersion was achieved with the software Empol.


Reoplex 400 coated Chromosorb W (10% w/w on Chromosorb W, 60–80 mesh) columns (15 inches × inch) were used with an Aerograph A-90-P2 gas chromatograph. Complete separations and symmetrical peaks of the methyl esters of lactic, glycollic, oxalic, malonk, succinic, malic, aconitic, tartaric, citric, isocitric, and fumaric acids and isocitric acid lactone were obtained by programming the temperature at 4 °C/minute from 55 °C to 175 °C. Single acids could easily be assayed at an isothermal temperature. A linear relationship was obtained between the areas recorded and the quantities of acid injected. There was no consistent relationship between molecular species and response, so that the instrument was calibrated for each individual acid. The analyses of some plant materials for organic acids are presented.


The mechanism of partial discharge was described,the research progress of PD detection techniques and practical application on cable accessories were summarized.The principle of detection techniques was analyzed.In order to comparative analysis of various testing techniques for field application,manufactured a typical defect on cable accessory,at the same time,applied with sensors of inductance coupling,capacitance coupling and ultra-high frequency to defect the PD information,and using software to isolate and detect the signal.


With many doctors from the baby boom generation set to retire in the near future, leaders in the health care community are calling for the creation of a national strategy to ensure the physician workforce can sustain itself.

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Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text Objective: The objectives of this study are to assess the efficacy and safety of peripheral nerve surgery for migraine headaches and to bibliometrically analyze all anatomical studies relevant to migraine surgery. Summary Background Data: Migraines rank as the second leading cause of disability worldwide. Despite the availability of conservative management options, individuals suffer from refractive migraines which are associated with poor quality of life. Migraine surgery, defined as the peripheral nerve decompression/trigger site deactivation, is a relatively novel treatment strategy for refractory migraines. Methods: EMBASE and the National Library of Medicine (PubMed) were systematically searched for relevant articles according to the PRISMA guidelines. Data was extracted from studies which met the inclusion criteria. Pooled analyses were performed to assess complication rates. Meta-analyses were run using the random effects model for overall effects and within subgroup fixed-effect models were used. Results: A total of 68 studies (38 clinical, 30 anatomical) were included in this review. There was a significant overall reduction in migraine intensity (P < 0.001, SE = 0.22, I2 = 97.9), frequency (P < 0.001, SE = 0.17, I2 = 97.7), duration (P < 0.001, SE = 0.15, I2 = 97), and migraine headache index (MHI, P < 0.001, SE = 0.19, I2 = 97.2) at follow-up. A total of 35 studies reported on migraine improvement (range: 68.3%–100% of participants) and migraine elimination (range: 8.3%–86.5% of participants). 32.1% of participants in the clinical studies reported complications for which the most commonly reported complications being paresthesia and numbness, which was mostly transient, (12.11%) and itching (4.89%). Conclusion: This study demonstrates improved migraine outcomes and an overall decrease in MHI as well as strong evidence for the safety profile and complication rate of migraine surgery.


In Daniel Traister's well-known article, "Is There a Future for Special Collections? And Should There Be? A Polemical Essay," 1 he states that his intention is "to propose that reconsideration of some of the essential assumptions our field operates with is overdue." Some, he writes, will find his remarks "offensive or disagreeable"; others will say that he has nothing to complain about, that the changes he proposes have long been in practice. In brief, Traister argues that rare book librarians—in their zeal to preserve their rare books, manuscripts, and other special materials—have sacrificed access to collections and convenience to . . .


There are some traces of Stoic philosophy in Quintus' work. e.g. we can consider Amphitrite a simple name for the sea, with significant epithets. The influence of Stoicism upon the author's conception of the human heart is also remarkable.


The APC- LG-LCD relationship continues to expand with new products developed specifically for APC applications and also LG-LCD products developed for the consumer market, but adapted using APC enhancements for applications in the rugged world. Our delivery performance has proven that a superior, cost effective product can only be produced by incorporating product enhancements at the point of AMLCD manufacture. Further adaptations for specific applications can be simplified by utilizing the same part number panel for multiple platform uses. The manufacturing environment must be flexible enough to run multiple part numbers on a weekly basis. As such, manufacturing automation implemented at APC continues to strengthen our position as the world leader in custom AMLCD display modules. These automation initiatives are the direct result of APC learning the LG-LCD manufacturing method and applying these principals to our particular processes. The APC - LG-LCD relationship affords availability guarantees for display modules for a period of 10 years, thereby reducing procurement risk and minimizing costs associated with redesign when using consumer driven panels. This guarantee redefines the game rules for procurement of AMLCD's. We also offer a very quick turn for those customers who prefer to perform a lifetime buy of product. Typically, thousands of panels can be delivered within six months of a production go ahead. The APC -LC-LCD team remains successful due to the many years spent working together to develop and manufacture products that this niche market demands. The mutual respect for the technical and manufacturing operations at APC and LG-LCD continues to foster a relationship that time and again deliver superior, cost effective products to the market.


Abstract In this work, chiral activated membranes have been tested for the enantioseparation of the racemic drug propranolol. Polysulfone (PS)‐based membranes have been prepared for this purpose, using N‐hexadecyl‐L‐hydroxyproline (HHP) and L‐di‐n‐dodecyltartrate (L‐DDT) as chiral carriers, respectively. Kinetic experiments have been carried out using a membrane module with two rectangular channels separated by the membrane, which allows for a well‐defined hydrodynamics of the feed and stripping phases. Propranolol transport across the membrane depends on its diffusion rate from the bulk solution to the membrane surface and also on the relative amount of carrier present in the membrane. Therefore, the influence of both the solute/carrier ratio and the flow rates of the feed and stripping phases on the rate of extraction and on the selectivity of the process was evaluated for both chemical systems. Modeling of kinetic experiments has been performed, and mass transfer coefficients obtained for both systems were compared. This work has been supported by M. C. Y. T. (Project ref: PPQ2002‐04267‐C03‐01 and PPQ2002‐04201‐C02‐01) and "Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia" (project POCTI/FCB/43942/2001). The support by the CRUP (Portugal) and the DGICT (Spain) through the programmes "Acções Integradas Luso‐Espanholas" and "Acciones Integradas entre Espana y Portugal," for exchange of researchers are also acknowledged. T. Gumí acknowledges the Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte for the predoctoral fellowship. Rui M.C. Viegas acknowledges the financial suport of Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia through the research grant PRAXIS XXI/BD/9034/96.


Managing More Effectively, Madhurendra K. Verma, Response Books, a Division of Sage Publications, New Delhi, (1997), Price Rs. 295, pp 287


We reviewed three infants with destructive osteomyelitis involving the proximal tibial epiphysis at a follow-up of eight to 22 years. All cases showed early radiographic destructive changes in the medial or lateral aspects of the epiphysis and metaphysis. Despite the ominous early appearance of the epiphysis, all cases showed spontaneous re-ossification of the epiphysis with restoration of the tibial condyle and preservation of joint congruity. The patients, however, developed a valgus or varus deformity which was treated satisfactorily with one to three proximal tibial osteotomies. The potential for regeneration of the epiphysis following infantile osteomyelitis of the proximal tibia suggests these cases should be treated expectantly with regard to joint congruity.


Cable modem to the CATV network as an information delivery media. Additional expansion unit having a wireless LAN function to connect the cable modem to the CATV network through a coaxial cable, capable of wireless communication with the information processing terminal. Expansion unit by using the plugs and connectors are detachably attached to the cable modem.


The latest jet data from the Large Hadron Collider is studied in the context of the MSTW Parton Distribution Functions (PDFs). The effect of recent ATLAS inclusive- and dijet results on the current standard PDF sets is investigated, compared and contrasted to similar results from the Tevatron. A parton reweighting technique is used to gain information on the optimum PDFs for each new data set. New PDF sets are produced and studied using the new LHC data. These jet results provide a new central value of the PDF and reduce the uncertainty on the distributions. Additionally, a new method of parametrising the quark PDFs using Chebyshev Polynomials is tested in relation to the ATLAS W/Z rapidity data, which is described poorly using the standard PDFs. The effect of parton showering on jet physics is studied using various shower Monte Carlo generators within the context of jets produced in deep inelastic scattering, and the possibility of using charged current jet production in PDF fits is tested.


T Comprehensive Cleft Care: Family Edition, in the words of its editors, is to "supplement the Comprehensive Cleft Care, Second Edition, and serve as a comprehensive guide on cleft lip and palate, written largely in a language that parents of cleft-affected children can easily understand." This book is also meant to "provide families with the information necessary to fully understand their child's condition, its consequences and its treatment," thus "allowing parents and families to play a central role in navigating their child's care journey, working alongside the rest of the team to ensure that their child has every opportunity to reach his or her full potential." This is a multiauthored book with many contributors, all of whom are experts within their fields. The book is unique in that it has two co-editors who are parents of cleft-affected children. The goal is an ambitious yet successful attempt to cover all aspects of cleft care. It is sectioned into five categories, each including multiple chapters. The categories include Fundamentals of Cleft Care, Psychological and Educational Aspects of Cleft Care, Cleft Palate Speech and Hearing, Airway and Breathing Issues, and Cleft Lip and Palate Repair. Each chapter addresses a specific topic within the spectrum of cleft care, such as benefits of team care, what to expect in a team visit, advocacy for the cleft child, adopting the cleft-affected child, and genetic syndromes, as well as more clinically focused chapters in speech and hearing, airway, orthodontics, and surgery. Clearly unique and one of a kind, this book not only encompasses standard cleft topics but also is able to extend beyond this by empowering parents to be active participants in promoting health care for their child. This is accomplished by highlighting the psychological and behavioral considerations of the child as he or she grows from infancy into adulthood. I found this section to be incredibly useful for parents, as it addresses both developmental needs and how to promote resilience in their child during multiple stages of development. This is also accomplished by educating the reader on advocating for the cleft-affected child and mention of avenues that exist to help beyond the care of their own family member. The clinically and surgically focused chapters do an excellent job illustrating the anatomy and detailing the procedures and expected preoperative and postoperative course. This will allow families to come to their team visits prepared with beneficial questions, specific to their institution's protocols, for their particular procedure. Helping the parents and families to become properly educated before surgery will allow for a decrease in anxiety. This book provides an exceptional, comprehensive summary of the numerous aspects of cleft care. However, due to content overlap of topics, there is a bit of redundancy in some of the chapters. I also felt that when it comes to health literacy,


Cobbold ('79, pp. 393-400), in discussing the parasites of ele phants, refers a number of times to F. Jacksoni: The fifteen specimens possessed by Huxley, mentioned above, were removed from Burmese elephants in the summer of 1868 and sent to him from Rangoon, with a statement that they caused an extensive and fatal disease in Burmah; an historical review of this species up to 1879 is given; extracts from letters by General Hawkes (May 12, and July 30, 1875) are given re garding this parasite; as these extracts are very interesting, and to a certain degree important, it may be well to quote them:


The landform formation age is one of the important parts of the geomorphology. The Hongshi Canyon is an important landscape and geological heritage resource in the Yuntaishan Geopark, and its formation age has important scientific significance for the planning and construction of the geopark. The authors investigated the formation age of the Hongshi Canyon and its responses to neotectonics through geological investigation in such aspects as the plane shape, the cross-section, and the longitudinal profile, and made a comparison with the formation of Zifang Rivier terraces and the activity age of the Heilongwangmiao fault. It is shown that the Hongshi Canyon has the geomorphic feature of young valley, as evidenced by the facts that its plane form was affected by tectonic joint, the cross section shows V-shaped feature, and the longitudinal profile is convex. Moreover, the thermo-luminescence (TL) data show the age of the argillaceous cements in the fluvial gravel layer on the replat is about (374.86±31.86) ka B.P., that of residual red soil of the same period in grike is (340.74±28.96) ka B.P., and that of the fault gouge in the Heilongwangmiao secondary fault is (300.04±25.50) ka B.P.. The results indicate that the generation of the Hongshi Canyon was controlled by the Heilongwangmiao fault, and it was formed during the mid- Pleistocene (Qp 2-2 ) after 451—(374.86±31.86) ka B.P.. The results obtained by the authors provide a


This paper deals with the concept of new women as revealed through Rosie character in the novel 'The Guide' by R. K. Narayan. The concept of New Women is first invented by Ibsen in his A Doll's House. New Women is not one who revolt against the patriarchal system through her protest but one who try to establish her identity in this world. And R. K. Narayan is such a novelist who has dealt with such a new women who establishes herself in the society but fails to establish herself in marital society. I. Body In Narayan's canon the women can be seen to go through a process of evolution, if we study closely the four different novels of Narayan – The Dark Room(1938), Mr. Sampath(1949), The Guide(1958), and The Painter of Signs(1976). The women character in The Dark Room is a traditionally suppressed housewife, submitting to the demands of patriarchal, Shanti in Mr. Sampath and Rosie in The Guide reflect the true blending of the traditional and the western culture. In The Painter of Sighs, the transformation gets complete when we encounter daisy who with her sexual frankness and individual stubborn identity surprises us by her western motives. Thus Rosie is a character who represents the middle phase of the female evolution describing the so change under the impact of west. She belongs subtlely to "feminist" phase (1) indicating the clash between the male and female class and yet she never leaves the traditional norms and never does she breaks free of it. Tragically she is the heroine who can not follow her art successfully to the destined end. Rosi. like Raju is as multi-faceted a personality, who moves from being a Debdasi, to an highly educated girl, then to a housewife rejected by her husband and finally establishes herself as a professional dancer. In spite of her fully gained independence, she often regrets for her failed marriage. She seems to be at the same time conservative and self-assertivechallenging the orthodox Hindu conception of what women should be and yet a part of her is intensely orthodox. She claims her identity clearly by stating – "that she is a Devdasi"(2). Rosie, the traditional name is a maker of Rosie"s social hybridity, expressed in the novel. She belonged to a class and caste outside the compass of organized patriarchal Hindu society. She hails from family of Devdasi "I belong to a family traditionally dedicated to the temples as dancers..... w are viewed as public women....we are not considered respectable: w e are not considered civilized"(3). Yet she obtains an M.A in economics and as a result she discards the convention and enters in matrimonial agreement with Marco. But to her utter shock that he is more interested in the sculptured figures on walls and stones in caves, that in his wife who is the living embodiment of these image. Dead and decaying things have attracted him, but nothings that live and move and swing their heads. In this state of mind she meets Raju who pretends to have the desire of the woman. Even Raju"s mother is critical to the identity of hers, warning Raju of the bad influence, ".....don"t have anything to do with this dancing woman. They are all a bad sort"(4) Rosie"s association with Nature shows that it is the only recluse and relief of her life to which she claims, " I am prepared to spend the whole night her...Here at least we have silenced and darkness, welcome things.... Her quick association with a night, with the jungle and wide Mampy hills gives character a new dimension which relates to "echo feminism" and like Nanda Kaul in Fire on the Mountain(5), she is at ease with Nature. But the most crucial comparison in the novel comes when Raju narrates te scene in which Rosie watches the King Cobra to dance. Rosie"s attraction to the snake and her performance of the snake dance are richly symbolic and suggestive. Like the snake which belongs to the world of undergrounds, Rosie too belonged to the socially stigmatized class of Debdasi"s reforming herself like the snake to become closer to Lord ShivaNatarraj. The spiritual transformation is therefore evident here and it is cleared that the metaphor of dance rightly associated with Rosie, giving her a new life and new identity. With Rosie, it is her deep love for dance that brings troubles into her life. She gets frustrated with Marco because he forbids her to dance and get duped by Raju because she appreciates her dancing. However, Rosie"s attitude to dance is completely different from Raju"s. For Raju, dance is a cultural commodity which can be exploited for money and fame. For Rosie, dance is a vocation symbolizing her independent attitude and being nearer to God. Topic The concept of New Women as revealed through Rosie's character in R.K. Narayan's novel www.iosrjournals.org 56 | Page The transformation of Rosie from a dependent housewife to a self-made woman is indicated with the image of a snake. A snake generally sloughs off its old skin and is reborn. Rosie herself shows her talent as dancer before a dancing cobra. Later when she becomes a famous dancer, her masterpiece is the "snake-dance". Raju"s mother totally misunderstands the dancer"s aesthetic appreciation and calls her "serpent-girl"(6). Rosie"s spiritual transformation is signified in the changing of her name from "Rosie to Nalini". Raju compares this change to a kind of reincarnation. Nalini means "Latus" which rises from the mud, indicating her past life. Through the change of her name, she symbolically seeks an entry into the orthodox society that reject her creativity which is expressed in her dance. Rosie is an artist par-excellence. She has an aesthetic sense and wishes to nurture it. She is of creature of course, grateful to Raju who has made her national celebrity as the greatest dancer of Bharat Natyam. But the same Raju remains responsible for the abrupt and of her career. He has made her dancing art a commercial venture tainted with the vices of cheap popularity. The loud fanfare with which it storms, defeats the very purpose on which Rosie is so keen. And yet she shows a remarkable consideration for Raju. She slogs day in and day out, parts with her diamonds and gives dance performance enough to raise funds to satisfy an expensive lawyer to save him from imprisonment. And Raju, instead of feeling grateful, grow jealous of her self-reliance. Raju later admits" Neither Marco, nor I had any place in her life"(7). Rosie"s character has not been projected from her point of view as Narayan never intended it to be a dialogue on feminism. Gayatri Chakraborty Spivak has charged Narayan for making Rosie the heroine o a sentimental tragi-comedy rather than exposing through her situation the evils of Debdasi system(8). She cites this as an example of Narayan"s "patriarchal hypocrisy". But if we analyze, we will find that Narayan is more specific in portraying the social aspect of the times in which women like Rosie are a part playing and trying to become independent. He never thought in the broader sense of feminism and hence as a social portraiture, Rosie"s character stands unique. In contrast Marco is portrayed as cultural and broadminded in the sense that he accepts Rosie, but he can not go beyond the typical males dominating their wives. A woman is not gadget by any chance is evidently revealed in Rosie who is replete with desires and spirits. And hence there are bickering in the married life of Rosie and Marco. Som Dev rightly remarks "If Rosie is driven to the arms of a stranger, it s is partly not her fault. Had he considered the basic needs of the woman whom he takes for a wife. He has offered insult to the womanhood and in turn womanhood in Rosie raises its hood to leave 'fangs marks' on him"(9). The Guide is remarkable because it gives an element of agency and shows a woman"s ability to come out of the clutches of both an indifferent husband and an exploitative lover. Though like Savitri, Nalini remains fitful to her husband by carrying out his book amidst all the riches of her house, and like Sita, she submits herself to a self-imposed "agnipariskha" by paying off all Raju"s loans, however once the sentence of Raju is pronounced her duty is done, and she is able to overcome the temptation of money, fame and physical desire. If Raju is actually perceived as a saint at the end then, the reader is also invited to witness, Rosie, Nalini"s beautification, on her own terms. This is a very different Indian woman, a new woman complex, and independent purified by a self-imposed penance and free from the patriarchal descriptions of mythical Sitas and Savitris that have fettered Indian women for centuries.


Monsanto intends to bolster its lawn and garden pesticide business by acquiring the Ortho products line from Chevron. Under a letter of intent signed earlier this month, Monsanto plans to buy the Ortho business for about $400 million. Ortho, a division of Chevron Chemical, has annual sales of more than $250 million and about 580 employees. The purchase would add to Monsanto's home and garden business represented by Greensweep, a firm acquired by the St. Louis-based producer in 1988. Monsanto is releasing no details beyond the projected purchase price, since it is still negotiating with Chevron. But it hopes to complete the deal during the first quarter this year. Last September, Chevron announced it was seeking offers for the Ortho business as part of its "long-term strategy to evaluate noncore businesses to determine if they have greater value to other companies" (C&EN, Sept. 14, 1992, page 19). At that time, John E. Peppercorn, president ...


Abstract This essay analyses the first three fragments of Leopardi's Zibaldone — a brief description in prose, a poetic sketch, and a paraphrase from Avianus's fable De nutrice et infanti — arguing that their implicit and subterranean connections stage a superimposition between 'episodic' and 'semantic' memories. By questioning traditionally established readings of the text, it asserts an inner relationship of the fable with the first two fragments, through which mythical reminiscences connected to Hecate resonate behind an apparently innocent nocturnal idyll. By comparing Leopardi's text with Freud's case of the 'Wolf Man', as well as with the ambiguities undergone by the notion of 'primal scene' (Urszene) in his intellectual development, the essay highlights the interweaving of both phylogenetic and ontogenetic spheres in Leopardi's works, thus attempting an analysis of the relationship between rationalism and myth within post-Enlightenment modernity.


The article is devoted to the life and activities of a prominent Russian diplomat of the 19th century Ivan Yastrebov (1839–94). The author pays particular attention to the diplomat's written records evidencing the everyday life of the Serbs as well as the Albanians. The genesis of the Slav peoples in the Balkan Peninsula is also under examination.


Methods to detect cellular senescence have become increasingly important, even more so in living animals and humans. This cellular state has been found to play fundamental roles in physiological processes as well as functioning detrimentally toward the advent or progression of pathological conditions. Importantly, the study of senescence involvement in these processes in vivo cannot be done without living‐friendly technologies enabling senescence detection. Furthermore, senotherapies or therapies that selectively kill senescent cells have emerged as a new therapeutic strategy for aging and age‐related diseases such as atherosclerosis, cancer, and neurodegenerative disorders and require tools to evaluate their use in vivo. As of now, our in vivo senescence detection toolkit includes genetically engineered reporter mouse models and small molecule imaging probes. Herein, we will focus on the detection of senescence in vivo, including a summary of its challenges, current detection methods and strategies, and a perspective on overcoming the current obstacles.


Lithium/sulfur batteries are considered as promising post-lithium-ion battery systems, because the high specific capacity of sulfur drastically outranges the capacities of Li-ion insertion cathodes. However, at the Li metal anode, dendrite formation and a high reactivity with the electrolyte lead to lifetime and safety concerns.[1] In order to circumvent these issues while maintaining high specific capacities, magnesium/sulfur batteries are increasingly studied.[2] In contrast to Li, the Mg metal anode enables homogeneous Mg deposition and dissolution at up to 100% Coulombic efficiency. In addition, Mg is much cheaper and highly abundant. In Li/S and Mg/S cells, charge and discharge of the sulfur cathode proceeds through a cascade of Sx 2and Sy polysulfide intermediates. The individual polysulfide chemistries thus determine the accessibility and performance of both battery systems.


According to a first aspect of the present invention, bleach light, sham on invisible background light relative rod (e.g., substantially red, and / or has a wavelength greater than 580 nm, or a wavelength some), and, sham on visible target light to rod (e.g., substantially green, and / or, more than 400nm is less than 580 nm, for example, have a wavelength of approximately 514 nm +/- 50 nm, or, an arranged device to provide a one) wavelength, the background light and / or target light is suitable for (jointly) rod predominant stimulation, the background light and target light is superimposable on each other and the target light is devoted to the subject, using an apparatus where the target light is incident on the foveal region of the retina of the subject, the eyes of characteristics of the subject method der for measuring Te, a) by using the bleach light stimulates the retina of the subject at a low level bleach; b) after starting the breech, while maintaining a substantially constant background light, adjustment of the target light There the subject by adjusting the target light at an initial luminance is not recognized; c) increasing the luminance of the target light according to modulation; when d) said adjustment of the target light a subject is recognized, associated with rods indicating the threshold, the input receiving from the subject; after e) the input, to reduce the luminance of the target light according to the regulation; and, f) repeat e) from step c) of the method, a predetermined time method comprising determining a set of thresholds related to the rod over is provided.


Motorcycle is the most preferred mode in developing countries, including
in Indonesia. The high number of motorcycle usage is equal with the high fatality
accidents because the lack of safety protection used. This study aims to know and
analyze driving behaviour, using of safety equipment and the level of
understanding of the risk of accident.
The data was collected used observation to initial data collection, a
questionnaire consisting of the scale of understanding the risk of accidents, the
scale of the use of safety equipment and driving behavior scale. As well as using
the interviews to supplement the existing questionnaire results. Data were
analyzed using regression analysis to determine the effect of understanding the
risk of accidents to the use of safety equipment and the effect of understanding the
risk of accidents to driving behavior.
The results showed that 55 % users have a low understanding of the risk
of accidents and 55 % users have good the awareness of using safety equipment
and 53 % users showed that the driving behavior still did not took into account
the risk of accidents. Understanding the risk of accidents by 4.6 % effect on the
use of safety equipment and 2.5 % on the driving behavior Using of safety
equipment was more dominant influenced by subjective norms and Controling to
obidient the obligations and is not a requirement . From the results of this study
are expected to be arrange the programs includes engineering , education and
enforcement to improve understanding of the risk of accidents and bring it up as a
good driving behavior related to the use of safety equipment.


Chemical methods of weed control through herbicide play a vital role as a cost effective tool in integrated weed management programme and are being widely practice in the present day agriculture. The terai agro-ecological zone has a typical sub-tropical humid climate with high annual rainfall (more than 3000mm) along with high relative humidity resulting in luxuriant growth of the weeds. which often become obnoxious. Nevertheless, the soils in this region developed under the influence of high rainfall and intense leaching condition are coarse in texture and become multiple nutrient deficient. Profuse growth of several weeds with high invasive capacity coupled with poor fertility status often became limiting factor in crop cultivation. Non-selective action of pendimethalin and its phytotoxicity on wheat observed in field condition under terai agro-ecological region led to evaluate the dose of pendimethalin that become safe for use as pre-emergence treatment in wheat for controlling Polygo1111111. The bioassay experiment has been planned with the objective to determine dose and degree of selectivity of pendimethalin through the measurement of selectivity index. This technique usually lead to identify the herbicides that are safe for a crop in terms of phytotoxicity and growth reduction by making relationship between different herbicidal doses and per cent growth reduction of plants (Tag et al.. 198 l ). A field experiment was carried out during the rabi season of 2007 and 2008 at the research farm of Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya located at Pundibari, Cooch Behar, W.B. The soil of the experimental site was sandy loam with pH 5.34-5.8, organic carbon 0.45%, available N 112.80 kg ha·', available phosphorus 16.35 kg ha·' and available potash 76.9 kg ha· • The locally cultivated wheat variety "Sonalika" was considered in the experiment. In wheat pendimethalin@ of 0.00, 0.20, 0.30, 0.40, 0.50, 0.60, 0.70, 0.80, l .00, l.20, and l.40 kg ha·' and in case weeds (Polygon11111) pendimethalin @of 0.00, 0.10, 0.20, 0.30, 0.40, 0.50, 0.60, 0.70, 0.80, I. I 0 and 1.20 kg ha' 1 were considered for the field experiment in a plot size of 2 m area. Both wheat and weed plant samples were taken at 20 and 40 days after sowing (DAS) from 20 cm x 20 cm sample area. Visual observations were made daily to recognize the changes in growth behavior of the plants and appearance of phytotoxic symptom owing to herbicidal toxicity on plant at different dosages. Biological response of plants to herbicides was determined through measuring the fresh weight of the plants grown in different herbicides treated plots and per cent growth


The presentation addresses three issues related to microwave susceptors. 1. Analytical investigation of susceptor behaviour in a microwave heating scenario from the viewpoint of reflection, transmission and absorption Typical susceptors are manufactured as thin metal sheets. The sheets are thin enough to be semitransparent to electromagnetic waves used for microwave heating. To analyze their influence on the electromagnetic fields, we need to consider their reflecting as well as absorbing properties. Susceptors are often characterized by just one value: the resistivity per square R


The invention provides a high pressure pipeline (functional combination through winding SUS304L pipes around GRP pipes). In a functional combination pipeline device for remotely delivering high-temperature and high-pressure liquid (gas), two SUS304L bushing rings are flatly welded on SUS304L pipe flange inner cavities with neck raised faces, at the two ends of the pipeline, seven GRP pipelines wound by SUS304L pipes are respectively inserted and assembled in a wound GRP large pipeline in series, the two SUS304L bushing rings welded on the pipe flange inner cavities with the neck raised faces are respectively flatly welded firmly with the end exposed parts of the seven GRP pipelines wound by the SUS304L pipes, a GRP seal structure layer is formed at notch end parts between pipe flanges with the neck raised faces and the wound GRP large pipeline by adopting relevant glass fibers and GRP bonding adhesive, which are used for winding, through molding and firm bonding, and functional combination suite products are manufactured in an integrated manner.


The presented work deals with the course of the regional road R1 – 212 through Sodražica. It researches five new alternatives of the sections 1119 and 1120 Unec-Sodražica or Sodražica- Zamostec in two corridors. The project of all new alternatives is done according the Pravilnik…………….and is completely run by the computer program. Because the road R1–212 causes great problem in urban area, it is necessary to find such an alternative of road replacement, which will completely avoid the urban area and leave enough space for future development of Sodražica and its neighbouring settlements. The current situation, when the regional road runs through the centre, extremely negatively influences on the safety and life of people and hinder (obstruct) some activities (kindergarten, school, health centre, other services) is mostly unacceptable from the traffic safety point of view. The technical problem, which we have to deal with, is, that all alternatives possibly led close by the brook Bistrica and run on hilly terrain. The valley terrain is mostly overbuilt. The comparison of the variants follows the basis of traffic-technical criterion and the on basis of elementary influence on regional development. The results of the study show, that the longest variant is the best at the same time. It avoids not only the course of the line but the settlement Zamostec as well. Therefore, the course of the road largely unburdens the whole valley and offers enough space for future development. The alternative A-1 was found as the worst. It runs through the site Sodražica, what has been preliminary determined to be avoided.


Nowadays,there′re more and more quality and safety incidents of food commodities,which caused public scare about food quality and safety problems.In this paper,after analyzing its possible causations from the level of enterprises and government,some solutions were given.


Creep tests of ultra-high-purity (99.999%) Al and Al-22.2, 53.6, 101 at.ppm Fe solid solution alloys were conducted at 773 K in the stress range of 2-6 MPa in order to investigate effect of solute Fe on high temperature deformation of Al. Creep resistance was enhanced by addition of Fe in solid solution. The stress exponents of the samples exhibited values of about 5, which indicate that climb-controlled dislocation creep was dominant deformation mechanism. It could be suggested that Fe atoms segregating in dislocations due to the strong interaction between solute Fe atoms and the dislocation enhanced the creep resistance.


This paper proposes a multi-task learning framework for fine-grained visual categorization (FGVC) referred to as Generic-Attribute-Pose Network (GAPNet) that is capable of attending discriminating parts depending on the pose and part-attribute of an object using multi-attribute attention. FGVC is a challenging task that involves categorical data with small inter-class variation and large intra-class variation. Multi-Attribute Attention Module (MAAM) guides the GAPNet to focus on multiple parts of the image feature by emphasizing appropriate feature channels given both pose and part-attribute features. Experiments on Caltech-UCSD Birds and NABirds datasets demonstrate that GAPNet is competitive with other state-of-the-art methods, and ablation study on GAPNet conditioned on pose and part-attribute feature shows that GAPNet performs best when conditioned on both pose and part-attribute features.


PurposeThis study aims to analyze the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) on heritage conservation and preservation, and to identify relevant future research trends, by applying scientometrics.Design/methodology/approachA total of 1,646 articles, published between 1985 and 2021, concerning research on the application of ML and AI in cultural heritage were collected from the Scopus database and analyzed using bibliometric methodologies.FindingsThe findings of this study have shown that although there is a very important increase in academic literature in relation to AI and ML, publications that specifically deal with these issues in relation to cultural heritage and its conservation and preservation are significantly limited.Originality/valueThis study enriches the academic outline by highlighting the limited literature in this context and therefore the need to advance the study of AI and ML as key elements that support heritage researchers and practitioners in conservation and preservation work.


We report on a dual-gate transistor with a scaled equivalent oxide thickness (EOT) of approximately 2.4 nm for reconfigurable logic gates and high-precision analog synapses applications. By employing Hf seeding layer dielectric engineering, we were able to deposit a high-k dielectric uniformly and with good coverage on the $\text{MoS}_{2}$ surface, without causing obvious channel damage. Our device achieved among the lowest subthreshold swing $(S.S.)$ of approximately 83 mV /dec with top gate (TG) configuration and 63 mV/dec with dual-gate (DG) configuration at a small gate bias. Moreover, we proposed a one-transistor structure that leverages reconfigurable logic gate functions (both 'AND' and 'OR' gate) and high-performance synapse capabilities (6 bit/cell, 94.17% accuracy), by strategically designing the gate dielectric layers of top and bottom gates.


Less than 50 percent of dermatologists pursue written informed consent, and procedure type appears to heavily influence the practice, say researchers from Emory University.


Laboratory X-ray diffraction is used to investigate the size and shape of dispersed plate-like and spherical colloidal particles. Analysis of the wide-angle diffraction data provides information about the size and shape of crystals from the width of the Bragg peaks according to the Debye-Scherrer formula. The measurements, data analysis, and evaluation are discussed. It is shown that X-ray diffraction with conventional laboratory equipment on dispersed particles is feasible as a tool to determine both particle size and shape. Data for two samples - gold colloids and nickel (II) hydroxide particles are presented. The advantages and limitations of the method are discussed. X-ray diffraction measurements that are made in combination with dynamic light scattering can be used to estimate the thickness of stabilizing layers of polymers. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.


The objective of the present study was to improve Etoricoxib dissolution through formulation into Liquisolid Compacts (LSC) and to investigate their in vitro performance. By using LSC technique liquid medications such as solutions and suspensions of water insoluble drugs in suitable non-volatile liquid vehicles can easily be converted into powder with acceptable flow properties and compression behavior by using appropriate powder excipients. FTIR, DSC, XRD and SEM studies were used for evaluation of physic-chemical properties of Etoricoxib in LSC tablets. SEM was used to assess morphological character of LSC formulation. Enhancement in the drug solubility as compared to the pure drug is due to increased wetting properties and surface of the drug available for dissolution. All the tested liquisolid tablet formulations showed higher drug dissolution rates (DR) than directly compressed tablets. In addition, the selected optimal formula (LS 12) released 69.20% of its content during the first 10 min which is 44% higher than that of the directly compressed tablets. The present study results concluded that Liquisolid Compact technique enhances the dissolution rate and the bioavailability of Etoricoxib.


We introduce a magneto-hydrodynamic instability which occurs, among other locations, in the inner, hot regions of protoplanetary disks, and which alters the way in which resistive dissipation of magnetic energy into heat proceeds. This instability can be likened to both an electrical short circuit and lightning, as it concentrates the dissipation of magnetic energy by means of the enhanced release of free electrons. This instability can generate very high temperatures, making it an excellent candidate for thermally pro- cessing protoplanetary disk solids, from annealing silicates to melting chondrules or even CAIs.


This study examines how identity is expressed in the Russian government rhetoric through a narrative analysis, focusing on statements given during March 2014, by President Vladimir Putin and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov. The central themes of interest are region, religion, race/ethnicity and language, which are discussed in relation to the societal themes patriotism, security, siege and delegitimization. The main findings are that race/ethnicity is the most prevalent theme, used in the implementation of beliefs about security, while also delegitimization is a common element associated with security of ethnic groups. Religion is not a frequently used theme and region is often overlapping with ethnicity while also being related to a security context. Further findings are that human rights, often connected to ethnic groups, are emphasized in relation to security and that the central purpose appears to be to defend the Russian military actions. Inconsistencies regarding the geopolitical claim to Crimea are found in the information given in the press conference and speech by President Vladimir Putin.


Mr. C is a 45‐year‐old male inmate who was found in his cell unresponsive and mute. He had poor food and fluid intake for the last four days and was later found standing in place, frozen, and resistant to movement when encouraged by a corrections officer to rest in his bed. His symptoms were consistent with catatonia, a severe motor syndrome that can be life‐threatening. The patient had a psychiatric history of bipolar I disorder with multiple past episodes of catatonia. Lorazepam was ineffective at reversing his catatonic symptoms, and his serum creatinine kinase level eventually began to rise, suggestive of muscle breakdown and worsening severity. The treating psychiatrist wanted access to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) to treat Mr. C's catatonia but encountered numerous legal and logistical barriers which made this treatment option unavailable. The article reviews the scant literature on ECT use in the adult U.S. correctional system, identifies barriers, and discusses a recommended ECT referral process for inmates.


Over the last 12 months, the Housing Industry Association (HIA) has been investigating a range of initiatives aimed at assisting its members to better understand the importance of product compliance, and to help ensure that their businesses are taking appropriate steps to minimise any risk from the use of non-conforming products.


Abstract : Pilot studies were undertaken to provide some basic parametric information on the Time History Display to permit the development of a series of films which contained no stimuli with easily discriminable cues. The report reviews these studies.


1. A method for producing triacylglycerols from oil gums, comprising! (A) providing an oil composition containing a quantity of oil gums, said gums comprise where phospholipids! (B) separation of the gums from the oil of the oil composition to produce a first fraction containing almost no impurities gums and a second fraction containing the separated oil gums! (C) treating the second fraction with one or more enzymes having PLA, to form free fatty acids! (D) treating the second fraction with one or more enzymes having PLC, to form diacylglycerols,! such that said fatty acids and said diacylglycerols react with one another in the presence of at least one of said enzymes to form triacylglycerols. ! 2. The method of claim 1, wherein steps (c) and (d) is carried out almost simultaneously. ! 3. The method of claim 1 wherein step (c) is performed before step (d). ! 4. The method of claim 1 wherein step (d) is performed before step (c). ! 5. A method according to any one of claims 1-4, wherein the duration of enzyme reactions from the second fraction is no more than about four hours. ! 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the reaction time of the second fraction with enzymes is about 30 minutes. ! 7. The method of claim 1, wherein one or more enzymes with PLA activity are selected from the group consisting of a phospholipase A1 enzyme and the enzyme phospholipase A2. ! 8. The method of claim 1, wherein one or more enzymes with PLC activity are selected from the group consisting of a phospholipase C enzyme and the enzyme phosphatidylinositol - specific phospholipase C.! 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the reaction of enzymes with the second fraction is carried out at about pH 8 and


Afghanistan is an impoverished conflict-prone nation with some of the worst documented maternal and child health and survival indicators worldwide. Entering a period of relative stability after the 2001 US-led upheaval of Taliban governance, Afghanistan had, for the first time in decades, an opportunity for redevelopment and growth. Government, along with development partners, funders, civil society, NGOs and the global community, came together to rapidly expand basic infrastructure, strengthen the health care system, and to scale-up health services throughout the overwhelmingly rural population. This dissertation's aim was to systematically document progress and determinants of maternal and child health intervention utilization and nutrition during the 2001 to 2014 time period, and to identify remaining geographical and socioeconomic inequalities. First, I examine determinants of improvements in two critical markers of maternal and newborn health and survival (skilled birth attendance and institutional deliveries) from 2003 to 2011 using nationally-representative survey data. Next, a thorough assessment of the socioeconomic and regional inequalities in essential reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) interventions in Afghanistan is presented. Finally, I conduct modeling exercises of the basic, underlying and immediate determinants of undernutrition among children (<5 years) and their mothers (age 15-49 years) in Afghanistan.


We provide a detailed estimate for the logical resource requirements of the quantum linear system algorithm (QLSA) [Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 150502 (2009)] including the recently described generalization [Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 250504 (2013)]. Our resource estimates are based on the standard quantum-circuit model of quantum computation; they comprise circuit width, circuit depth, the number of qubits and ancilla qubits employed, and the overall number of elementary quantum gate operations as well as more specific gate counts for each elementary fault-tolerant gate from the standard set {X, Y, Z, H, S, T, CNOT}. To perform these estimates, we used an approach that combines manual analysis with automated estimates generated via the Quipper quantum programming language and compiler. Our estimates pertain to the example problem size N=332,020,680 beyond which, according to a crude big-O complexity comparison, QLSA is expected to run faster than the best known classical linear-system solving algorithm. For this problem size, a desired calculation accuracy 0.01 requires an approximate circuit width 340 and circuit depth of order $10^{25}$ if oracle costs are excluded, and a circuit width and depth of order $10^8$ and $10^{29}$, respectively, if oracle costs are included, indicating that the commonly ignored oracle resources are considerable. In addition to providing detailed logical resource estimates, it is also the purpose of this paper to demonstrate explicitly how these impressively large numbers arise with an actual circuit implementation of a quantum algorithm. While our estimates may prove to be conservative as more efficient advanced quantum-computation techniques are developed, they nevertheless provide a valid baseline for research targeting a reduction of the resource requirements, implying that a reduction by many orders of magnitude is necessary for the algorithm to become practical.


Insulin resistance (IR) would develop first preferentially in the muscle tissue with a relatively low cell turnover and then progress in sequence to the subcutaneous adipose tissue, then to the visceral adipose tissue, and then to the liver with higher cell turnovers. Moreover, metabolic disruptions due to IR would vary widely from tissue to tissue, contrary to the widespread notion that IR impairs merely glucose uptake in tissues. This warrants that IR be divided better into four distinct tissue-specific IRs: muscle insulin resistance (MIR), subcutaneous adipose insulin resistance (s-AIR), visceral adipose insulin resistance (v-AIR), and hepatic insulin resistance (HIR). Tissue-specific IRs developing in the order of MIR, s-AIR, v-AIR, and HIR with uniquely tissue-specific metabolic disruptions would amount to nothing but the whole-body insulin resistance (WBIR) evolving in four distinctively insulin-resistant stages, IR-I to IR-IV stage. The four-staged metabolic evolution from rapid weight gain (IR-I stage) to visceral obesity (IR-II stage), then to rapid weight loss (IR-III stage), and then to full-blown diabetes (IR-IV stage) not only complies well with the natural development history of diabetes but also resolves many controversies regarding obesity or diabetes, including visceral obesity, obesity paradox, and dawn phenomenon that have long remained metabolic puzzles. In addition, the entrenched notion of the lipid-induced insulin resistance (LIIR), which is refuted by four-stage WBIR evolution and believed to be the main culprit for the current epidemic of obesity and diabetes around the world, was debunked thoroughly. Then, in order to replace the LIIR, the glycation-induced insulin resistance (GIIR) was proposed and verified to be compatible to the fourstage WBIR evolution.


The invention discloses a method for detecting mercury ion concentration of a water sample. The method comprises the following steps of: (1) mixing the water sample to be tested and solution B, hybridizing the mixture with a single chain DNA probe A crosslinked on a gold electrode of a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) quartz plate, and recording reading a of the QCM quartz plate, wherein the solution b is the solution comprising a single chain DNA probe B and the QCM quartz plate is a gaseous phase type QCM adopting the gold electrode; (2) hybridizing the hybridized QCM quartz plate obtained in the step (1) with a single chain DNA probe C crosslinked on nano gold particles and recording reading b of the QCM quartz plate; (3) calculating frequency response of the QCM quartz plate, wherein the frequency response of the QCM quartz plate is (a-b)Hz; and (4) evaluating the mercury concentration of the solution to be tested according to the frequency response of the QCM quartz plate. The method can be used for detecting the mercury concentration of drinking water, and requires very small quantity of samples to be detected, is simple in operation, low in cost and suitable for popularization and the instruments are portable.


The present study deals with the multifunctionality of discourse markers and proposes a case study on the discursive functions assumed by the operator pues. The objective of the work is descriptive and traductological. A proposal for a description of the functions located in a literary corpus will be presented and these will be examined in relation to the proposed Dutch translations. This will allow us to know the frequency of the different values of pues and the perception that the translator has of it.


Lianyungang boasts its rich and unique tourism resources;however,tourism development in this city is far from mature.From the perspective of tourism environmental bearing capacity(TEBC),we make a comprehensive evaluation to the sustainable development of each scenic spot.Besides,we provide the tourism bearing capacity indexes(TBCI) and its calculating model in respect to the factors that influence TEBC.Moreover,we put forward the countermeasures to enhance sustainable local tourism development,stating that the construction of a favorable tourist environment is the most urgent task to enhance sustainable tourism development.


I investigated pristine barroisite eclogites from the Ross orogen, Antarctica. Mineral assemblages are represented by garnet + omphacite + calcic/sodic-calcic amphibole + epidote + phengite + paragonite + rutile + quartz. These eclogites revealed three stages of prograde metamorphism, defining two distinctive P-T trajectories, M 1 – 2 and M 3 . The P-T pseudosections were calculated in the (Mn)NCKFMASHO model system. The P-T -M H2O relationship suggests that higher amounts of H 2 O are required for the M 1 assemblages, in which hydrous phases are stable, than those for the M 2 . The Fe 3+ content of bulk composition was estimated on the basis of P-X Fe3+ and T-X Fe3+ diagrams. I adopted the X Fe3+ values for original and fractionated bulk compositions which are similar to reported values from medium- T eclogites and unaltered mid-ocean ridge basalts, respectively. A decrease of the X Fe3+ values from M 1 to M 2 suggests f O2 decrease during prograde metamorphism. The eclogites have initially evolved from ~15 to 20 kbar and 520 – 570 °C (M 1 ) to ~22 – 25 kbar and 630 – 650 °C (M 2 ). The second segment (M 3A – B ) of prograde P-T path was constrained at ~26 ± 3 kbar and 720 ± 80 °C, using the garnet-clinopyroxene-phengite thermobarometer. Further details are available in Kim et al. (2019, J. Metam. Geol.). Two distinctive P-T trajectories of prograde metamorphism were correlated to episodic growth and/or recrystallization of the zircon mantle and rim domains during two stages of subduction burial at 515.2 ± 3.9 Ma ( t σ) and 498.1 ± 10.8 Ma ( t σ), respectively. Average burial rates (<2 mm/year) are too low for cold subduction regime (~5 – 10 °C/km), suggesting that an exhumation stage intervened between two prograde segments of P-T path. Inherited zircon cores are characterized by the presence of subtle oscillatory zonation and acicular apatite inclusion. The zircon cores are relatively high in Th/U ratios (0.33 – 0.99), and yielded the 206 Pb/ 238 U ages of 590.9 ± 5.1 Ma ( t σ) and 604.8 ± 4.8 Ma ( t σ). Hf isotopic compositions of the same analytical pits of U- Pb analyses resulted in the initial ε Hf (t) values of zircon core ranging from +9.2 to +18.8. Combined with mildly alkalic, within-plate to continental basalt-like geochemistry, these late Neoproterozoic gabbroic protoliths of the Cambrian eclogites are spatial-temporal equivalent to c. 600 – 580 Ma rift to passive margin magmatic rocks in eastern Australia.


The new structure with constant clampimg force is designed. Its elastic components are all composed of spring or rubber By this structure, the clamping force upon workpiece is constant as the variable P increases, and changes little with the small deformation of the workpiece.This new fixture is suitable for clamping workpice which is easy broken or low stiffness.


Nearly twenty years ago, while attempting to produce hybrids between certain species of the genus Nicotiana, I obtained numerous plants which reproduced the maternal species. The combinations in which this phenomenon occurred, together with the haploid chromosome numbers of the species concerned, were as follows: N. paniculata (12) x N. alata, N. Langsdorffii, or N. Sanderae (9); N. paniculata (12) x N. longiflora (10); N. Tabacum (24) x N. alata (9); N. Bigelvii (24) x N. sylvestris (12); N. rustica (24) x N. Tabacum (24) and N. Tabacum (24) x N. Bigelovii (24). Since this time, similar results have been obtained so frequently in these and in other combinations that little attention has been paid to their occurrence; yet some conclusions can be drawnfrom the observations. Maternals do not appear regularly in given combinations, hence environmental factors must exert an influence in their production. The species concerned do not reproduce by apogamy, and chemical stimulants, wounding, and other means of irritation do not force them into apogamous reproduction. Maternals appear both when the chromosome numbers of the species used are different and when they are the same, both when 'pairing occurs at reduction and when it does not occur. They appear both when the species used as female has the higher chromosome number and when it has the lower chromosome number; but they appear much more frequently in the former case. It is to be noted, however, that they appear only when the two species used are quite distinct genetically. In a single case, observed some years ago and not examined cytologically, the plant obtained was probably haploid. It was small and sterile. In all other cases the plants were probably diploid, since they exhibited complete fertility.


This work reports on the uses of the magnetic vector potential A for understanding, visualizing and teaching electromagnetic phenomena. The teaching benefits of this work include examples of numerical modeling that facilitate understanding, and complemenatary visualization approaches. To facilitate discussion of A we first include a brief section looking at ϕ in a system comprised of two hollow, positively charged spheres, demonstrating that the work required to bring the two spheres close together Q ϕ is equal to change in the total integrated electric field energy density. We then introduce a system comprised of a hollow, positively charged sphere interacting with two parallel, current-carrying wires, for which Awires is determined as a function of position. Two calculations of the field momentum of the system are compared and shown to be equal: the first is QAwires , the second is the integration over all space of the interaction momentum density ϵ 0 E × B. We conclude by analyzing the trajectory of Q near the wires, establishing a visual connection between particle motion and the magnetic vector potentials sourced by the wires, including a discussion of relativistic implications.


The invention discloses a method for testing stability of a wire harness and a connector of an electric car BMS (battery management system). The method includes a plug test, an electrified vibration test, a salt mist test and an electrified vibration test after the salt mist test, which are sequentially carried out, and the problems encountered in normal use are simulated. Compared with the prior art, the salt mist test is innovatively added for the test of the battery management system, the state after being aged for a long time is simulated, the vibration test is carried out again after the aging, and the junction of the wire harness and the connector of the battery management system is strictly tested and screened; the frequent problems such as ion erosion and vibration damage of the electric car BMS are simulated, and the test method is relatively strict; the test flow is sequentially carried out step by step, so that the problem of the sampling detection that the representativeness of the sample is poor can be effectively avoided, the pertinency is high, the considering range is wide, and a special test method in different states is provided for testing the stability of the wire harness and connector of the battery management system.


A method is proposed to combine Ray-tracing (RT) simulation tool and the Channel Impulse Response (CIR) estimation to perform the Radio-frequency emitter location using a single Sensor. The ray-tracing simulation usually maps scatters positions and gives detailed information of the rays paths in an output file, the proposed method takes this information and together with the time delay estimation, estimate the RF emitter location using the reflection points as Time Difference of Arrival (TDoA) Virtual Sensors. This approach aims to improve the performance of location system in scenarios with a small number of sensors or when there are technical restrictions to deploy them in LoS condition. Simulations were performed and compared with the measurements of a real TDoA system using four stations and showed the feasibility of the proposed algorithm.


Effective crop development modelling is essential for crop management, water resource planning, assessing climate change's influence on agricultural production, and yield prediction. Validation and simulation of the measured data indicated that AquaCrop software is an effective and reliable program for designing pressurized irrigation systems to increase water application efficiency, system performance and the future prediction. The AquaCrop model was evaluated through a solid-set sprinkler and surface drip irrigation systems at 100%, 80%, and 60% of evapotranspiration (ETo) for the potato crop. The AquaCrop model has shown better performance to simulate potato growth and predicting crop variables under various water systems. The surface drip-irrigation system's at 80% of ETo (48.00, 8.05 ton ha-1) Yield had a substantial impact on the yield of potato and water productivity (WP), matching the yield of potatoes that was irrigated with solid-set sprinklers at 100% of ETo (37.39, 7.19 ton ha-1), with 20% water savings. Attributes of potatoes (canopy cover, biomass, potato crop factor (Kc), and water productivity) were affected by increasing water deficit. The simulated of AquaCrop model was a little higher than observed at 80% of ETo treatment, but still has a similar deviation, and it was slightly lower than seen for 60% of ETo treatment at the mid-season. The AquaCrop model predicted the yield of potatoes and biomass correctly when irrigation is adequate. The results indicated that there may be some changes in AquaCrop model simulation operations over future years based on the climate and irrigation method.


Different traders trade for different purpose and behave dissimilarly because of the information asymmetry in financial market. Considering the time of receiving information and precision of information content are heterogeneous among different informed traders, this paper establishes a two-period strategic gamble model under the condition of heterogeneous information, to examine the trading patterns and equilibrium pricing behavior. It proved that there existed a linear equilibrium when some special condition is satisfied and gave the analytical form of equilibrium price and the order submission strategy of different traders. Furthermore, it solved the equilibrium numerically and showed that heterogeneous information would lead traders to exploit their private information gradually in order to obtain maximum expected profit.


Estimation of parameters of mathematical model of an electromachine excitation system is presented, carried out by selected optimisation algorithms. The estimation is based on real and simulated measurement of waveforms obtained during test disturbances of the steady-state operation of the generating unit. Measurements of dynamic waveforms during step changes in the reference voltage of the voltage regulator of the generator operating in no-load state at the voltage controller operation (automatic control) were taken and recorded in Power Plant Rybnik. The problem of determining the considered model parameters is formulated in the form of the objective function, which was minimised using genetic, gradient and hybrid algorithms. MATLAB-Simulink package was used for computations.


The aimed of this study was to determined whether there was an influence of the teacher's communication model during online learning on student learning outcomes at SMA Negeri 5 Lhokseumawe. This study uses a quantitative research approach with experimental methods in the form of quasi-experiments. The population of this study were all students of SMA Negeri 5 Lhokseumawe. The sample is students in grades XI-1 and X1-2 in the 2022/2023 academic year. This research was conducted at SMA Negeri 5 Lhokseumawe for the 2022/2023 academic year. Student learning outcomes tests consist of questions in the form of descriptions given after learning. After the data is obtained from the results of the pre-test and post-test, data processing is carried out. Data processing is done based on the problems in this study. Beginning with conducting data analysis prerequisite tests such as homogeneity and normality tests before analyzing the hypothesis using the t-test. Based on the statistical test results it is known that the Asymp. Sig. (2-tailed) of 0.001 0.05, it can be concluded that the hypothesis is accepted. Thus it can be said that there are differences between the Experimental class and the Control class. Because there is a significant difference, it can be said that there is an influence of the teacher's communication model in online learning on student learning outcomes at SMAN 5 Lhokseumawe.


Balancing optimism and criticality in a time of change Elaine Hall Northumbria University, UK email@example.com It seems only moments ago that I was writing an editorial and – oh yes! – because of the Special Issue on Problematising Assessment, it was in fact only last month. Time is a slippery entity, particularly as we in Higher Education experience more (and more frequent) change alongside significant increases in the demands placed on us. A recent blogpost by Mark Carrigan1 highlights the multiple agendas that academics all face: students' learning needs, administration, obtaining research grants and of course 'publish or perish'. On top of all that, readers of the IJCLE engage in clinic, a time-consuming, resource intensive activity, often relegated to the edges of the 'core academic workload'. What on earth are we thinking? Moreover, if it is so hard, why are so many new clinics emerging?


The present research investigated the effect of gender and type of school (public and private) on self-esteem and job satisfaction of male and female school teachers. Teachers are rightly called nation builder for they play a cardinal role in the building up of the character of the future generations (Ahmed, 2012). Teachers infuse confidence, generate for national character and emblems, develop societal conduct and morals and establish standards of excellence in their academic fields (Mckenna, 2000).Attracting and retaining high quality teachers is primary requirement for a strong, effective and high quality educational system in any country. To understand what creates high quality teachers factors like self-esteem and job satisfaction need to be studied. If self-esteem and job satisfaction are high in teachers they can produce quality education for students (Dessler, 2001). These factors hinge upon other factors, like; pay, promotions, supervision, benefits, contingent rewards, operating conditions, co-workers, the nature of the work, and communication, institutional conditions, family environment and personal characteristics like age, gender and religion (Cherabin, Praveena, Azimi, Qadimi, & Shalmani, 2012).Inherent and environmental factors such as school type play an important role in self-esteem and job satisfaction in teachers. The present study focuses on evaluating gender and type of school (public and private) on the dependent measures above. There has been a recent interest in exploring factors influencing job satisfaction with a specific focus on gender differences (Potter, Gosling, & Trezesniewski, 2001). Clark (1997), Poza and Poza (2003) suggest that females have higher levels of job satisfaction than men. Men and women working in gender-balanced or homogenous group have different level of self-esteem and job satisfaction due to different gender based roles in society (Fields & Blum, 1997). Type of school (public and private) also plays a vital role on self-esteem and job satisfaction of schoolteachers. Public schools in developing countries like Pakistan, cannot meet the needs of quality education for rapidly growing population with a 2.7% growth rate (Iqbal, 2012). Iqbal (2012) adds, the government alone cannot provide education to this rapidly expanding population, so private schools have to share this burden. To retain teachers government and private schools offer different career packages. Government schools for example, offer pensionable jobs, provide uniform rewards, little threat to job security, but accompany a slow rise in rank and pay. Private schools on the other hand, provide better salaries, more fringe benefits, contingent rewards, vertical rise in teaching rank, but have the threat of termination if performance is weak.Self-esteem in teachers is a main determinant of job satisfaction. In Pakistan, working men and working women both face different kinds of problems. Women in Pakistan face harassment at work place, fulfilling of household chores, taking care of family and social gatherings, whereas men face financial issues. In Pakistan men are considered to be responsible for all financial burdens. Due to these personal issues faced by men and women, they experience lack of self-esteem and perform poor in schools (King, Murry, & Atkinson, 2002).Tabassum, Ali, and Bibi (2007) investigated the difference between self-esteem of public and private teachers and results divulged that teachers of public school have high level of self-esteem as compared to private school teachers. Mubashir and Kausar (2005) conducted a research to explore which components of job satisfaction are important for employees of government owned and privatized banks. The results highlighted that government bank employees displayed more satisfaction on work nature assigned then privatized bank. Strong positive correlation was found among facets of job satisfaction.In the light of above theoretical framework and literature review we can conclude that job satisfaction and self-esteem are affected by different factors, including; nature of job, facilities at workplace, gender, age, salary etc. …


The effect of increasing concentrations of NH 4 + , Li + , Na + and K + on plating rate and bath stability were investigated in a lactate-acetate EN plating solution. The relationship between sulfate and phosphite salt solubilities and metal turnovers was studied. Deposition potentials, microstructures and phosphorus contents were also determined


The rock characteristics and electrical parameters have a significant difference from the theoretical value in the low-permeability gas reservoir,which brings great impact on calculating gas saturation by log data.Studied are the rock characteristics and electrical parameters in low-permeability gas reservoir by means of laboratory experiment,and the main influential factors are analyzed.The experiment result shows that: compared with the theoretical value,low-permeability gas reservoir rocks electrical parameters present a trend of bigger a and smaller m.With the core permeability increases,the saturated core electrical resistivity reduces as a whole.It is a cut-off point in the changing velocity of resistivity index when the water saturation reaches 60%.When the formation water salinity is greater than 10 000 mg/L,the saturated core electrical resistivity decreases with the increase of formation water salinity according to an exponential relationship.The partial saturation caused by the porosity changes can make the value of a increases about 14.62% after adjustment.


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The application of advanced process control (APC) system to ammonia plant employing Brown process is introduced.Both advanced process control system and the real-time optimized system are based on a conventional PID control and by a continuous link with DCS a soft measuring system,robust multi-variable model predictive controller are implemented.Practice shows that with the application of APC the improvement of control performance is realized,recovery rate of product ammonia increased,the work intensity of operators eased and marked economic benefit obtained.


As a topic under heated discussion in the field of education since the end of the 20th century,the popularization of higher education has remained controversial.The author analyses China's difficulties and favorable conditions in realizing mass higher education and puts forward some ideas of her own in this aspect.


In this paper the author wishes to throw light on the crucial functions of culture as a control mechanism. The author's purpose, hence, is to attain a multi-dimensional (horizontal and vertical) presentation of the Japanese interorganizational control, through an illustrative analysis of the structures and practices which achieve control, not through coercive utilitarian means, but through normative and symbolic inducements, with the emphasis on the consequences of this system for its members. Furthermore, this study investigates the rational explanation behind the enigmatic culture in the Japanese workplace and its function in maintaining control, and determining actions and motivation. The author's approach suggests that the behavior of employees of MHI stemmed not solely from strong group pressures to conform to well-established behavioral cultural norms governing Japanese worklife but from individual alternativeless option. Hence, controlled behavior (subconsciously culturally-oriented behavior) and commitment may simply reflect individual adaptation to superficial structures and thus an absence of choice. Moreover, the author proved that the commitment of MHI's workers is to a significant degree a direct reflection of the values embedded in Japanese culture and internalized through 'reproduction' by individual Japanese and in the organization of the firms. The nature of this study is qualitative. The reader will be exposed to ethnographic research which was carried out in Mitsubishi Heavy Industry, Japan.


Mosquito Repellent is the product which protects mainly human beings from the deadly mosquitoes. Mos- quito is a common flying insect that is found around the world. There are about 3,500 species of mosquitoes. There are so many different types of repellents are available in the market. All these repellents help us to protect from differ- ent types of mosquitoes to come nearby us and spread various diseases. The different types of mosquito repellent brands available in Indian market. The rural consumer also used mosquito repellent. Thus with more number of companies entering into the rural market, with a variety of products. The liberalization of the Indian economy had far reaching consequences, which led to entry of global brands in the Indian markets. Earlier companies focused their marketing efforts towards the ur- ban markets targeting the educated consumer. However with the saturation of markets in the urban sector, many companies focused their attention towards the fast growing rural sector. The study focuses mainly on post purchase behaviour on rural consumer with special reference to mosquito repellent.


Herein, an ideal metamaterial absorber with broadband, ultrathin, and wide incidence angle is proposed. The absorption unit of the proposed metamaterial absorber consists of two double rings. And, eight chip resistors are loaded between them to increase the absorption bandwidth. It is showed in the simulation results that the structure absorbs more than 90% in the range of 8.6–17.4 GHz at vertical incidence. The total thickness of the absorber is 2.4 mm (0.069 λL), where λL is the lowest‐absorption frequency, smaller than the absorber structure of the same type of bandwidth. To understand the broadband absorption performance of this absorber, the effects of design parameters such as substrate thickness and resistive resistance are investigated. In addition, herein, to investigate the absorption mechanism of this absorber, the normalized impedance, electric field distribution, and surface current density are demonstrated. Finally, the absorber is fabricated and measured at vertical incidence, and the experimental results are in good agreement with the simulation results.


Warsaw hosted a national hearing on employee participation and consultation practices as part of the ViVe Project. ViVe stands for Examining Vice-Versa Effects between Workers' Participation Practices and Making Use of the European Legal Framework in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland. This project is funded by the European Commission and aims to assist national governments in incorporating EU legislation in the area of workers' participation in a feasible and effective way.


The structure of Kelvin's method, which is driving great advances in the study of shear-flow systems, has been carefully re-examined. It is shown that this method is a particular case of a generalized modal approach. The generality of Kelvin's solutions, which is an essential issue in the study of stability, is also proved. The possibility of extending Kelvin's method to the treatment of systems presenting spacial inhomogeneities other than the convective is discussed.


middle ear can be treated simply by homoeopathic remedies, as the aspect of the inflamation leads to a homoeopathic remedy and the structures can be seen. The homoeopathic treatment must be supported by cleaning the auditory meatus or by physical treatment.


Iraqis celebrate the victory after Iraqi national football team won the Arabian Gulf Cup soccer match against United Arab Emirates, on November 29, 2019 in Kirkuk, Iraq.


In contemporary distributed applications questions concerning coordination have become increasingly urgent. There is a trade-off however to be made between the need for a highly reactive behavior and the need for semantically rich high level abstractions. Especially w.r.t. context-aware applications where various systems have to act together and come to coordinated conclusions the need for powerful semantic abstractions is evident. Our research is based on the observation that human teams are very good in coordinating (when compared to technical systems). Consequently we chose an approach of common sense reasoning which is capable to grasp the specifics of human behavior. One specific in this approach is the usage of fuzzy quotients which bears strong similarities to the notion of granules.


Report of a 25-year-old oligophren patient with dysmorphic signs of SOTOS syndrome. In childhood there was a mild partial deafness. He exhibited autistic features, self-injurious behaviour, aggressiveness and violent sexual actions against females. CCT showed dilatation of the ventricles and vermix hypoplasia.