This study aims to determine the meaning of the sakinah family at a silver age marriage in the city of Palembang. This research uses qualitative research with a descriptive method. The subjek in this study had six people; the six subjects are married couples, meaning there are three husband and wife couples. Based on the results of this study, it can be concluded that the characteristics of sakinah family in silver age marriages are, the first; have a good communication pattern for fellow family members in other ways, namely taking time to talk together with family. The second; is that mutual respect for one another is fundamental in forming a sakinah family. The third; is openness to the family and mutual trust, establishing good communication and mutual respect for one another.


Widespread state intervention in local common pool resource management has set off a long and contentious debate about the appropriate locus of natural resource governance. However, the causal impacts of these interventions have proven difficult to measure. This paper investigates a natural experiment in which hundreds autonomous self-governing alpine communities in Northern Italy come under the direct control of centralized states (Austria and France) at different times in the late 18th century. Our main empirical design exploits the timing and location these interventions to estimate the impact of state centralization on communal economies in a difference-in-differences type design. We find a large, significant, and persistent relative increase in infant mortality rates and a more modest decrease in birth rates as a result of state centralization. We provide evidence that these demographic changes reflect a critical loss of natural resource income caused by the disruption of communal institutions. Impacts are most severe in communities that have no prior experience with formal, centralized institutions.


A traffic safety issue of two-wheeled delivery scooters is emerging because of the rapid increase in demand for food delivery services. In particular, the strict restriction of delivery time leads to aggressive and dangerous riding behavior that causes a high risk of crash occurrence. Systematic traffic safety management is required to effectively prevent crashes of delivery scooters. The objective of this study is to develop a monitoring framework for riding safety that informs when, where, and how serious safety problems occur. High-resolution riding behavior data obtained by an inertial measurement unit sensor installed on delivery scooters, as part of the Korean 100 naturalistic riding study (K-100NRS), were used for developing the methodology. The proposed monitoring framework consists of two components: an unsafe riding event detection algorithm and a method to identify the spatial and temporal identification of riding risks. The ratio of frequency of unsafe events to total riding time for each rider is defined as a monitoring index, which is referred to as the riding risk index in this study. Approximately 95% detection accuracy was achievable by the developed detection algorithm. In addition, the level of riding safety for each rider was evaluated based on the proposed methodology. As an application, a visualization of detected unsafe events was presented for the purpose of riding safety monitoring.


A grid of synthetic spectra is used to derive the atmospheric parameters temperature T eff , gravity log g and metallicity [M/H], besides the radial velocity, from low-resolution spectra of 41 stars in the Basel field SA 141 in the direction of the south galactic pole (l = 245.0°, b = 85.8°). The metallicity distribution as a function of distance from the galactic plane is obtained and discussed


The report presents results to date in the study 'Laser Assisted Rock Fracture.' Thin disc samples of marble and granite have been irradiated for short intervals with unfocused 10.6 micron (infrared) radiation from a carbon dioxide-nitrogen-helium gas laser. The specimens were exposed to laser radiation of different power levels over various areas of one side. Thermo-sensitive paints applied to the face indicated the radial temperature distribution across the specimen, and the initiation of the crack was detected using electrically conductive silver paints on the other face. Good agreement was found between the experimental data obtained from the temperature at failure and the calculated thermal stresses developed in the specimens. The results indicated that failure occurred when the induced thermal stresses exceeded the tensile strength of the rock. (Author)


KDIGO 2017 Clinical Practice Guideline Update for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, Prevention, and Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder (CKD- MBD) is used to assist practitioners on caring for patients with chronic kidney diseases. New evidence has changed significantly clinical guidelines of dialysis and kidney transplantation. This evaluation material highlights core aspects of KDIGO 2017 Clinical Practice Guideline Update for CKD-MBD, including the reasons why the old version was modified. The topics of the material consists of updated guidelines related to the diagnosis of bone abnormalities in patients with Mineral and Bone Disorder (MBD), treating CKD-MBD by lowering serum phosphate levels to the target range and maintaining stable calcium levels, the treatment of abnormalities of parathyroid hormone in patients suffering from CKD-MBD, managing bone disorders by osteoporosis drugs, the treatment and evaluation after kidney transplantation.


Rice was soaked into the different concentrations of SA,then cultivated in agar agar under two concentrations of NaCl by 50mmol/L. A research was conducted to test several physiological indexes of rice in the period of 3 leaves 1bud. Results indicated: Compared with the blank, the content of chlorophyll in the young leaf increased ,the activity of peroxidase improved,conductivity decreased and the content of MDA reduced. In addition,among the treatments,0.1g/L SA was the most effective on the resistance under the stress-induced of NaCl.


Cerebral aneurysms are one of the most common cerebrovascular accidents and are the cause of one-third of deaths worldwide [1]. This kind of accidents starts with a dilatation of an artery usually occurring near arterial bifurcations in the Circle of Willis [2,3]. Despite growing progress, the initiation, growth and rupture of aneurysms are still not well understood. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) has been progressively used for modelling the flow in diseased arteries and it is a tool of great potential for the diagnostic, prediction and treatment of cerebral aneurysms [4]. In this work we numerically and experimentally investigate the hemodynamics in simplified geometries representative of middle cerebral aneurysms. Three geometries are considered consisting of different bifurcations with an aneurysm located at the end of the parent vessel, between two daughter vessels, in which the neck of the aneurysm and the shape of the daughter branches are varied, but all vessel walls are flat to allow easy optical assess in the experiments. For the computations, two different viscoelastic models, namely the Giesekus and sPTT models were used based on fitting the rheology of real human blood to these models [5]. The numerical results were compared with velocity profiles obtained experimentally by means of micro-Particle Image Velocimetry measurements carried out in the different aneurysm configurations using blood analogue solutions recently developed by the group [5]. [1] C. Deaton, et al. The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 26 (2011) S5–14. [2] J. C. Lasheras. Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics 39 (2007) 293–319. [3] D. M. Sforza, et al. Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics 41 (2009) 91–107. [4] L. Campo-Deaño, et al. (2014) submitted. [5] L. Campo-Deaño, et al. Biomicrofluidics 7 (2013) 034102. Acknowledgements: Financial support from FCT, COMPETE and FEDER through projects PTDC/EMEMFE/99109/2008 and fellowship SFRH/BPD/69664/2010.


Request is universal in any language, however, there are many differences between Chinese polite requests and English polite requests due to linguistic and cultural factors. This article points out both the similarities and differences between the two languages on the syntactic level by using the methodology of stylistic analysis. It also expounds the linguistic and cultural factors that influence polite requests in both English and Chinese. This article helps to deepen the understanding of the relationship between language and culture and contributes to the success of cross -cultural communication.


Translation is a form of technical writing in that both translators and technical writers assess their work by comparing it with a concrete object or process (a technical text with its subject, a translation with its original). Among aspects of language that concern translators and technical writers is that of "sublanguages," subsets of a language used in special fields of knowledge, having distinct lexical, grammatical, and syntactic features. Sublanguage knowledge plays a vital part in both translation and technical writing. The relations found between the two professions also imply some ways technical writers can improve foreign-language services they receive.


Evaluation of regional ecosystem services value is the basis of ecological compensation.This paper analyzes and compares different evaluation methods of ecosystem services value,constructs a new evaluation model of regional ecosystem services value by means of Costanza regional ecosystem value evaluation and society development period coefficient,with the ecosystem services value of Ya'an City evaluated fianlly.The result shows that this evaluation model is an easier model which can reflect people's eco-dynamic willingness-payment of ecosystem services value and provide further information to formulate appropriate compensation standards and establish eco-compensation mechanism.


The main objective of this research is the reflexive analysis of the current intervention in the classroom teaching of Physical Education, more specifically, the content sports collectives in the mode volleyball, 5th to 8th series in the public schools of the city of Guarapuava, PR. In view that the Physical Education quest adequately meet the needs driven, psychological, social and cultural rights of children and adolescents, it is important to the methodologies and goals of the Physical Education according to needs that is the very process of evolution of human beings to throughout its development. So, this search will be examined by means of questionnaires given to teachers of the public schools in this city, where the contents volleyball is being worked at the school in a way that meets a sequence of developments appropriate to the age and the heterogeneity of classes, in this mode under school.


In modern society, the process of producing is not only a process of material product to be produced, distributed, exchanged and consumed, but also a process of knowledge products to be produced, distributed, spread and applied. Not only the social relations that are formed among people during the process of material product to be produced, distributed, exchanged and consumed exist, but also the social relations that are formed among people during the process of knowledge products to be produced, spread and applied exist as well. With the development of socialist market- economy system in our county, the social relations that are formed during the process of producing knowledge product will convert from unpaid, indirect and unprofitable to paid, direct and mutual profitable under planned- economy system.


The utility model belongs to the technical field of a numerical-control machine tool, and relates to a special machining machine tool for a numerical-control full-automatic cam, which is characterized in that a transverse guide rail which is arranged on the front side of a base is provided with a workpiece clamp which can move along the transverse direction of the guide rail, a longitudinal guide rail which is arranged on the rear side of the base is provided with a machine head frame, a vertical guide rail on the front side of the machine head frame is provided with a machine head seat, the lower side of a vertical shaft which is vertically arranged on the front side of the machine head seat is fixedly provided with a cantilever, the transverse guide rail on the cantilever is provided with a motor, an output shaft of the motor is provided with a cutter, the movement of all movement pair is respectively driven through the motor, and the sequential action of all motors is controlled through a controller. The special machining machine tool has the advantages that by adopting the numerical-control technology and the three-dimensional machining, a movement orbit and an arc surface of the machined cam are smooth and continuous, the rate of finished products is high, the production efficiency is high, the production cost is low, and the special machining machine tool is suitable for machining the cams with different complicated curved surfaces and orbits.


A method for reducing engine exhaust assembly and a method of nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons, wherein the exhaust gas catalytic converter in the first stage of work. The first portion of the first catalytic converter stage output cooling the second portion of the output of the catalytic converter without cooling. After cooling of the exhaust gas and uncooled exhaust gas flow to the second stage are combined and the catalytic converter. The air injected into (1) through which the exhaust gas selected without cooling the exhaust gas before cooling and the joint (2) through cooling after its engagement and binding uncooled exhaust gas in the exhaust gas where one of.


The duel may be understood as a modern European practice, essentially private, of aristocratic origins, through which the parties entered knowing that they were risking their lives in order to prove their honour. Each attribute of the duel, the private, the modern, the European and the aristocratic origin is subject of debates and the article intends to provide arguments in favour of a definition as such. The duel is difficult to decipher in the contemporary mindset – the present-day individual would qualify it either in a radical disapproving manner as barbaric or, in a romantic light, as a noble or naive pursuit, but in any case as a reckless, wasteful and hazardous affair. As such, the duel was subjected to multiple legal prohibitions during history, interdictions which it survived only to find its general natural dissolution at the beginning of the First World War. The article also intends to shed a light on the meaning of the duel through the distinct Nietzschean and Hegelian understanding of the master/slave conceptual couple, thus providing a justification for both the resilience against legal prohibitions and the incomprehensible dimension of the duel for the contemporary world. 1024x768 Normal 0 21 false false false RO X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */
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Abstract The final paper presents an approach to solving the problem of optimal use of electrical energy in the production process. An analysis of all important parameters, limitations, and goals was performed, after which a mathematical model was created and used in writing Matlab code to solve the problems. It is the basis for further upgrading following the needs of each organization and because of that, it can be very significant.


Describes an open system called BioPhony for non-invasive measurement of the airway area. BioPhony, in use at Henri Mondor Hospital (Creteil, France), is based on a recent acoustic reflection method (B. Louis et al., "Airway area by acoustic reflection: the two-microphone method," J. Biomech. Eng., vol. 115, p. 278-85, 1993). BioPhony relies on object-oriented paradigm and specific programming techniques have been used to take into account time constraints. BioPhony offers a friendly user interface, facilities to communicate with other applications, and support for future extensions.


How to reveal the physical mechanism affecting the contact and friction behavior of geomaterials is still a challenging problem in predicting geological disasters, such as landslides and earthquakes. We develop a multiscale friction model that describes the microscopic creep behavior of asperities and the macroscopic sliding friction behavior of geomaterial. The theoretical asperities contact creep model can characterize the random contact process of the interface friction through porosity which can successfully capture the transition from the mechanical properties of microscopic asperities to the macroscopic interface friction-slip behavior. The theoretical model also verifies that the friction behavior of the geomaterials is closely related to their temperature, activation energy, and saturation. Thus, the developed mode offers a theoretical basis for better understanding the mechanical mechanism affecting the contact and friction behavior of the geomaterials. Meanwhile, it would considerably help to predict future geological disasters quantitatively.


A 3D gating design CAD system for casting steel is developed using Microsoft VC6.0 and UG/Open API. The design of 3D gating CAD system is composed of two parts: designing and drawing. In designing part, a method of calculating the gating system parameters is achieved. And in drawing part, the drawing, editing, deleting, moving and rotating functions are developed based on the feature modeling system of Unigraphics. The gating design system has achieved the goal of high efficiency drawing. It can be used to make the gating designing more convenient.


We simulate electron cloud build-up in a grooved vacuumchamber including the effect of space charge from the electrons. Weidentify conditions for e-cloud suppression and make contact withprevious estimates of an effective secondary electron yield for groovedsurfaces.


Short Summary It has been shown by Prof. Mohr that the deflexion curve for a bar may be regarded as the diagram for the bending moments which would be produced by imaginary forces equal in magnitude to the actual bending moments divided by the rigidity of the bar. Prof. Mohr applied this analogy to certain problems in continuous beams and plane frames. Prof. Rabinovitch used the analogy in the application of the funicular polygon to continuous beams. Prof. Gorbunoff has applied Mohr's method to a three-dimensional closed contour, consisting of rigidly jointed straight bars loaded with arbitrary forces.


Objective To investigate the regulation of Guipi decotion on antibody level in mice. Methods Forty mice immuned by egg protein were randomly divided into group A and group B,administered with Guipi decoction and glucose respectively. The dose was 0. 5 mL for each mouse one day and lasted for 7 days. The second immunization was conducted 7 days after the first immunization. Blood serum was separated and ELISA was used to examine antibody to egg protein on day 14 postimmunization. Results The antibody level was 1. 59 in group A,significantly higher than that of 1. 25 in group B( P 0. 05). Conclusion Guipi decoction can enhance the immune responses and increase antibody level in mice.


An extension of an inequality of J. B. Garnett (1979), with improvements by B. E. J. Dahlberg (1980), on an approximation property of harmonic functions is proved. The weighted inequality proved here was suggested by the work of J. Pipher (1993) and it implies an extension of a result of S. Y. A. Chang, J. Wilson and T. Wolff (1985) and C. Sweezy (1991) on exponential square integrability of the boundary values of solutions to second-order linear differential equations in divergence form. This implies a solution of a problem left open by R. Banuelos and C. N. Moore (1989) on sharp estimates for the area integral of harmonic functions in Lipschitz domains.


The conception of dynamic referencing circle was introduced, and a shooting algorithm for soccer robot was proposed to improve the shoot success ratio. The motion trail of the shooting robot looks like a Archimedean axiom in the proposed algorithm. The simulation shows this algorithm shorten the distance of robot-moving, increased the impulse of bumping ball and therefore increased the shoot success ratio in the situation of station ball as well as dynamic ball.


The hydrogenation, isomerization, and hydrogenolysis of cyclopropane, methylcyclopropane, and propylene have been investigated on the ( I 1 1) and ( 1 IO)( 1 X2) single-crystalline surfaces of iridiium at reactant partial pressures from 0.4 to I O Torr of hydrocarbon (PHC) and between 20 and 500 Torr of hydrogen (PHJ and at surface temperatures from 375 to 700 K. Both the kinetics of the reaction (activation energies and preexponential factors) and the dependences of the rates of reaction on the reactant partial pressures (apparent reaction 'orders") were examined in detail. Postreaction surface analysis revealed the presence of a carbonaceous residue, the coverage of which was found to vary with the reaction conditions. The reaction of cyclopropane and hydrogen resulted in both hydrogenation to propane and the hydrogenolysis to methane and ethane, with the hydrogenation channel dominating for temperatures below 500 K. The Ir( 1 lo)-( 1x2) surface was found to be more active than the ( 1 11) surface for both the hydrogenation and the hydrogenolysis of cyclopropane. In both cases, the specific activity (per metal surface atom basis) on Ir( 1 lo)-( 1 X2) was greater by a factor between approximately 2 and 10. The hydrogenation of methylcyclopropane on both the Ir( 11 1 ) and Ir( 1 lo)-( 1x2) surfaces was found to be dominated by the production of n-butane. This result was interpreted qualitatively by invoking parallel reaction mechanisms for the production of n-butane and isobutane, with the n-butane channel exhibiting a higher apparent activation energy, thus, dominating at the higher temperatures. The hydrogenolysis of methylcyclopropane was found to be similar to that of cyclopropane on both surfaces. However, a selectivity difference was observed between the two surfaces for hydrogenolysis, the product distributions for the major reaction channels were CH4 + C,Hs on Ir( 1 1 1) and CH4 + C,H, + C,Hs on Ir( 1 lo)-( 1 X2). The absence of ethane in the major hydrogenolysis channel on the Ir( 11 1) surface can be explained on a stereochemical basis if formation of the appropriate intermediate proceeds through an "edge complex", the formation of which is forbidden sterically on the Ir( 1 1 I ) surface. The Ir(1 lo)-( 1x2) surface was found to possess a greater specific activty compared to the Ir(ll1) surface for the hydrogenation of propylene.


In a probabilistic graphical model on a set of variables $V$, the Markov blanket of a random vector $B$ is the minimal set of variables conditioned to which $B$ is independent from the remaining of the variables $V \backslash B$. We generalize Markov blankets to study how a set $C$ of variables of interest depends on~$B$. Doing that, we must choose if we authorize vertices of $C$ or vertices of $V \backslash C$ in the blanket. We therefore introduce two generalizations. The Markov blanket of $B$ in $C$ is the minimal subset of $C$ conditionally to which $B$ and $C$ are independent. It is naturally interpreted as the inner boundary through which $C$ depends on $B$, and finds applications in feature selection. The Markov blanket of $B$ in the direction of $C$ is the nearest set to $B$ among the minimal sets conditionally to which ones $B$ and $C$ are independent, and finds applications in causality. It is the outer boundary of $B$ in the direction of $C$. We provide algorithms to compute them that are not slower than the usual algorithms for finding a d-separator in a directed graphical model. All our definitions and algorithms are provided for directed and undirected graphical models.


When a tunnel in rock is dewatered, the steel liner is submitted to an external hydrostatic water pressure, and buckling is often the critical failure mode. In the present case, the steel tunnel liner is considered encased by a competent concrete backfill. This paper presents a simplified graphical method for liner failure due to global buckling phenomena. A local buckling phenomenon is also possible in the shell when stiffeners are required. In this case, a criterion is proposed to evaluate the maximum free spacing between stiffeners and the relationship between steel liner thickness and free spacing of stiffeners is developed.


Obtaining more accurate and complete real-time data when luminaire measurement of street and public lamps is the most concerning thing for Provincial Electricity Authority of Thailand, especially for navigation of inspection and controlling the energy economization. So this paper proposed a resolution which construct database system design using PostGIS with PostgreSQL. Based on Linux platform, adapting the modern technology of Web application framework, PHP, Javascript, CSS, and HTML, an mobile application of monitoring and verification the energy measuring was implemented. Using the policy of database server so users at the different accessible levels can conveniently retrieve proper information for working according to their responsibility.


This study focuses on understanding disclosure of transgender identity within the context of friendship. Participants were 536 individuals who self-identified as transgender or gender variant. Participants completed an online questionnaire regarding friendship experiences. Thematic analysis focused on understanding experiences of identity disclosure to friends. Participants reported positive and negative experiences associated with the identity disclosure process, with responses falling into five distinct categories: positive or affirming responses, negative responses, a variation of responses, an impact on the friendship status, and emotional responses from friends. Within these five theme categories, distinct subcategories were apparent including responses that reflected support, physical violence, gaining or losing friends, and friends being unsurprised or not caring about the disclosure. These findings point to the ways in which the friendship experiences for transgender individuals are complex and unique. Clinical implications for understanding the needs of clients regarding disclosure of transgender identity and status to friends are discussed.


The Sarcroiliac Joint (SI) joint is one of the larger joints in the body having the wavy surface and fits together. The very mild motion that does occur is a combination of sliding, tilting and rotation. Sliding movement is probably only a couple of millimeters, and may tilt and rotate two or three degrees. By this case investigation the data suggest that Trans Cutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation, mobilization and isometric exercise program is a significant intervention to reduce the pain along with the beneficial improvement in disability level in a patient with sacroiliac joint dysfunction.


The new thought of China' s social security system requests to combine with the community. This essay analyzes the important ef-fect of the community. Taking the construction of community in Chongqing Yuzhongqu as the example, this paper analyzes its important roles and puts fonvard the development suggestions.


Fabric surfaces, made using techniques such as crochet and net-making, are typically worked in a linear order that meanders, without crossing itself, to ultimately visit and build the entire surface. For a closed basket, whose surface is a topological sphere, it is known that the construction can be described by a codeword on a 4-letter alphabet via Mullin's encoding of plane graphs. Mullin's code exemplifies the formal language known as the Shuffled Dyck Language with 2 Types of Parenthesis ( S D L 2 ). Besides its 4-letter alphabet, S D L 2 has some other similarities to DNA: Any word can be 'evolved' via a sequence of local mutations (rewriting rules), and 'gene-splicing' two S D L 2 words, by an insertion or concatenation, produces another S D L 2 word. However, S D L 2 comes up short when we attempt to make a basket with handles. I show that extending the language to S D L 3 , by addition of a third type of parenthesis, succeeds for orientable surfaces with handles—provided an appropriate choice of cut graph is made.


This paper presents a new method to match human faces with the Modified Hausdorff Distance(MHD).First we divide human face into four parts:face profile,eyes,nose and mouth,the MHD of each part is calculated.And each part is given a certain weighting value.Then with the advantage of the Active Shape Model(ASM),we extract the facial feature points and define a new similarity calculation between two faces based on the Modified Hausdorff Distance.Experiments show that our method performs well while retrieving face from the database according to a user's input face.Our method can be applied to face recognition,digital entertainment field etc.


The scope of this paper is to highlight the challenges, advantages and disadvantages, as well as solutions to some of the issues that arise during the process of a monument's virtual 3D reconstruction using Structure from Motion (SfM) techniques. Yali Tzamisi, a 17th century monument located in Chania, Crete, has been photographed appropriately by three separate student groups, one for the building's envelope, one for the building's interior space and one for the surroundings of the monument. Different levels of detail and various file formats have been documented according to their scope of use, before the three models were merged into one unified 3D scene.


Diffusion spectrum imaging (DSI) is an imaging technique that has been successfully applied to resolve white matter crossings in the human brain. However, its accuracy in complex microstructure environments has not been well characterized.


Both the major axes and axial ratios of galaxy images measured on new POSS prints differ significantly from measures on older POSS prints. Diameters on new prints are systematically smaller than those on old prints, and images appear significantly rounder on new prints. This suggests that galaxy images on new prints are of inferior quality. For a sample of 37 E and cD galaxy images, relations between major axes and axial ratio as measured on both print sets are given.


The mRNA expression patterns of several bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) and growth differentiation factors (GDFs) in long‐term cultures of the clonal mouse chondrocyte cell line MC615 were examined. Distinct spatial and temporal patterns of expression of BMPs and GDFs were observed. The temporal orders of expression were correlated with those of several biochemical markers characteristic of chondrocytic cell differentiation. BMP‐1, ‐2, ‐5, and ‐6 mRNA expression increased throughout the chondrogenic process and BMP‐4 mRNA expression was not changed. GDF‐1 and ‐3 mRNA expression increased throughout the chondrogenic process, and GDF‐5, ‐6, ‐8, and ‐9 mRNA expressions were not changed. Effects of osteogenic protein‐1 (OP‐1, BMP‐7) on the expression patterns of several other members of the BMP family and of the GDF family were also examined. OP‐1 downregulated the BMP‐1, ‐4, ‐5, and ‐6 mRNA expression by a maximal 3‐, 5‐, 2.5‐, and 3‐fold, respectively. The BMP‐2 mRNA expression was not changed significantly by a low concentration of OP‐1, but was increased at 200 ng/ml at day 7 of treatment. In contrast to the BMPs, OP‐1 upregulated significantly the six GDF members examined (GDF‐1, ‐3, ‐5, ‐6, ‐8, and ‐9) by three‐ to four‐fold. Our findings demonstrate that OP‐1 differentially regulates the mRNA expression of several related members of the BMP family and upregulates the mRNA expression of several members of the GDF family. The observations suggest that OP‐1 action on cartilage differentiation involves a complex regulation of gene expression of several members of the BMP and the GDF family. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.


Like other contributions to this volume, the present paper reflects an early stage of a research project, and, as a consequence, is largely programmatic. The question I address here and the hypotheses I put forth do not directly concern the definition of manipulation. Assuming the working definition of manipulation proposed by Rigotti (this volume) 1 I consider the application to the study of manipulation of an existing set of theoretical tools, provided by an approach to the semantics and the pragmatics of texts called Congruity Theory , Rigotti and Rocci (in press a and b), which offers, among other things, an explanation of text coherence. In particular, the paper extends the analysis of nonsense and incongruity done in Rigotti and Rocci (2001) to manipulation. Extending a theoretical framework to a new domain of application implies the risk of shaping the domain of study according to the tools. As A. Maslow (1966: 15–16) remarked, " it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail ". I have tried hard, however, not to reduce manipulation to something that I could hammer down with my discourse theoretical tool. In fact, the question about the coherence of manipulative texts I ask in the title is a genuine one. And, as it is often the case with this type of question, the answer I envisage in this paper is articulated and gives rise to an array of new questions. The main idea behind the present paper is the following: manipulative texts represent an interesting testbed for theories of coherence. On the one


NIR spectra of 120 samples of four kinds of tea(Lvchamaofeng,Cuxinyangmaojian,Tieguanyin,Emeixueya were scanned by a NIR spectrometer. The spectral data of 2/3 samples were selected randomly as a model set,and the spectral data of the rest samples were validation set. A support vector machine was used to build a model based on the model set;the model was validated by the validation set,and the final identification rate was 97.5%. The spectral data was subjected to dimension reduction treatment by principal component analysis(PCA);the classification map of the four kinds of tea was mapped by using the first two principal component,and then was compared with the SVM result. The comparison result showed that the SVM method was superior.


Computer-controlled system allows operator to record only those data points selected. It consists of commercially available X-Y plotter, computer, and A/D and D/A converters. New component is strain gage controller and amplifier which can be adapted to existing systems.


[Abstract] Traumatic brain injury (TBI) affects millions of people worldwide; however, the immediate impact of TBI and the secondary injury mechanisms are still not fully understood. TBI can cause devastating neuromotor deficits in both acute and chronic stages. Time course studies utilizing animal models of focal TBI have provided essential insight into TBI neuropathology. Here, we describe a surgical technique for creating a mouse model of focal, mild TBI (Dixon et al., 1991; Smith et al., 1995; Bolkvadze and Pitkanen, 2012). Furthermore, we provide protocols for validating TBI models using behavioral tests that examine post-traumatic neuromotor deficits resulting from TBI neuropathology (Fujimoto et al., 2004; Febinger et al., 2015; Smith et al., 1995; Bolkvadze and Pitkanen, 2012).


Selective countercurrent transport of dense adsorbent particles through pulsed multistage, liquid fluidized beds of light catalyst particles is attractive as the basis for new countercurrent adsorptive reactors. Its applications are expected to demand operation at high solids flows, and thus at high pulsation frequencies and volumes. The effect of high pulsation frequencies and volumes on the flows of liquid and solids is studied by model and experiment. The key parameter determining contactor behavior is the product of pulsation frequency and volume: the pulsed back flow. Its theoretical maximum (flooding condition) equals the liquid flow rate. High pulsation frequencies and volumes greatly affect the degree of liquid and solids mixing. The degree of liquid mixing increases exponentially with increasing pulsed back flow from plug-flow behavior (Pe = 10–100/stage) to complete mixing near the flooding condition. The solids mixing at low-to-moderate solids transport could be described with complete mixing at this stage. At higher solids transport, the extent of mixing slightly decreases toward two tanks-in series per stage. The relations established allow for a preliminary design of a pulsed multistage fluidized-bed reactor at any low and high solids transport rate, as well as for the estimation of corresponding operating conditions.


Coffee is produced in equatorial and subequatorial regions of the world, which are also most affected by El Ni˜ no Southern Oscillation (ENSO). ENSO events have a tendency to amplify weather conditions such as droughts or excess precipitation in the affected regions, resulting in production shortage or excess supply, subsequently impacting agricultural commodity prices. In this research we assess effects of ENSO events on world coffee price dynamics using the monthly data between March 1989 and December 2010. We employ smooth transition autoregression framework to examine nonlinear dynamics of ENSO and coffee prices, and illustrate the results of this research using generalized impulse-response functions. We find that ENSO events indeed have short-term impacts on coffee prices. The research findings are of interest to coffee producers and intermediaries in the coffee markets as well as researchers in the fields of environmental and development economics. JEL classifications: C32, Q11, Q54


The article examines the current situation in the theory and practice of global management. The article describes the concept of «Management» and the subject of the science of management, the article examines management styles, four approaches in the development of management theory, etc. The author analyzed the features of the present state of control «through the prism» of the process, system and situational approaches, the author pointed out the main trends of the modern stage development of management theory. The main trend of modern theory of management describes the characteristics of globalization in the theory of science.


An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus including an ultrasound probe, an image processor, a measurement processor, a graph processor, and a display. The ultrasound probe includes a plurality of piezoelectric transducers and is configured to insonify and receive an echo signal resulting from the insonification. The image processor is coupled to the ultrasound probe and is configured to prepare image data based on the echo signal. The measurement processor is coupled to the image processor and is configured to conduct a measurement on the image data with respect to a predetermined parameter. The graph processor is coupled to the measurement processor and is configured to prepare a trend graph based on the measurement when the insonification and the image preparation are conducted more than one time. The display is coupled to the graph processor and is configured to display the trend graph with related information in a time phase on the trend graph.


The behavior of eccentrically loaded reinforced concrete sections depends on both the eccentricity and load value. The type of failure can be determined according to the eccentricity-thickness ratio and the applied load value. Interaction diagrams can be used for designing eccentrically loaded section, but the section dimensions are required to use these diagrams. According to the section dimensions and the load value, the type of failure and the required reinforcement can be determined from the interaction diagrams. Most design codes controls the design process to ensure ductile failure. But according to the design procedures of interaction diagrams, the failure type can't be controlled simply. This paper aims at finding a design procedure for eccentrically loaded reinforced concrete sections that enable the designer to simply control the design process and the failure mode. The proposed design approach makes the design process more direct and simplified.


Three chiral Schiff base ligands H2L1, H2L2, H2L3 have been synthesized by treating (R)-1,2-diaminopropane separately with 3,5-dichlorosalicylaldehyde, 3,5-dibromosalicylaldehyde and 3,5-diiodosalicylaldehyde, respectively. Three new asymmetric FeIII complexes, namely, FeL1Cl (1), FeL2Cl (2), FeL3Cl (3) have been prepared from their corresponding ligands. The crystal structure of 2 reveals that the complexes are mononuclear in nature. Circular dichroism (CD) studies suggest that the ligands and their corresponding complexes contain an asymmetric center. The catalytic activity of these complexes toward the epoxidation of alkenes has been investigated in the presence of iodosylbenzene (PhIO), in two solvents CH3CN and CH2Cl2. The epoxide yield suggests that the order of their catalytic efficiency is 3 > 2 > 1. This trend as well as the role of substitution on the ligand backbone on alkene epoxidation has also been confirmed by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. For further adaptation, we attached our most efficient homogeneous catalyst, 3, with surface modified magnetic nanoparticles (Fe3O4@dopa) and thereby obtained the new magnetically separable nanocatalyst Fe3O4@dopa@FeL3Cl. This catalyst has been characterized and its olefin epoxidation ability investigated in similar conditions to those used for homogeneous catalysts. The enantiomeric excess of the epoxide yield reveals the retention of chirality of the active site of Fe3O4@dopa@FeL3Cl. The catalyst can be easily recovered by magnetic separation and recycled several times without significant loss of its catalytic activity.


Abstract This paper investigates the valuation of discrete dynamic fund protection (DFP) under Levy processes. Specifically, the analytical solution of discrete DFP under Lévy processes is obtained in terms of Fourier transforms. The derivation uses Spitzer's formula and leads to a recursion on computing the characteristic function of the maximum protection-to-fund ratio using the Fourier inversion. DFP can then be valued efficiently and accurately via the fast Fourier transform. The pricing behavior of the discrete DFP is numerically examined using several Levy processes, such as geometric Brownian motion, jump-diffusion models, and variance gamma process. Numerical experiments confirm that the proposed approach produces highly accurate discrete DFP values within 1 second.


In this note we discuss the problem of global existence of real analytic solutions of linear differential equations P(D)u--f wih constant coefficients. This problem has remained unsolved by the reason that the topology of the space of real analytic functions on an open set t9 in R is complicated (Ehrenpreis [2], Martineau [8]). In fact there has been no general result even when 2 is convex;the only results hitherto known seem to be Theorems tr and fl below. The recent theory of sheaf C (Kashiwara [4], Sato [9]-[11]) however provides us an effective tool on this subject considered thus far to be very difficult, as will be described in this note. The details and complete arguments will be given somewhere else. Throughout this note we denote by 2 an open set in R and by /2 and 3t9 its closure and boundary, respectively. and _


A series harmonic voltage cancellator (SHVC) that can mitigate the effect of grid impedance on the stability of microgrid having a plurality of grid-connected inverters (GCIs) is proposed. The concept is based on using a series harmonic voltage source to counteract the voltage across the grid impedance, so that the equivalent grid impedance observed by the inverters is reduced. As the SHVC handles harmonic power only, its volt-ampere (VA) rating is significantly lower than the power rating of the entire distributed generation (DG) system. It is realized by an inverter with fixed-frequency predictive control and wide bandwidth. A SHVC has been built and evaluated on a system with two GCIs. Experimental results are favourably compared with theoretical predictions.


This bachelor thesis deals with analysis and comparison of banking products for retail customers. The theoretical part describes different banking systems, types of banks and the most frequent banking products. The practical part aims to compare selected products and services of four important banks from a viewpoint of convenience for a client. Finally, a portfolio of products is compiled for a particular client according to his facilities and re-quirements. The aim of this thesis is to display clearly current situation in the market of banking services for individual clients and to evaluate profitability of individual products.


. A case of rapidly fatal bronchial adenocarcinoma in an 18-year-old woman is reported. Remarkable features of the case included early metastasis to bone and development of leucoerythroblastic anaemia with thrombocytopenia and eosinophilia.


The present study was undertaken to identify the intervention points for small ruminant sector development, assess socio-economic status of small ruminant farmers as well as reach of institutions and technology in small ruminant development. The study was undertaken by using field level information collected through primary survey from 400 farmers of Andhra Pradesh (undivided) and Rajasthan. The technologies with regard to vaccination have exhibited larger level of adoption compared to other technologies. The most important constraints faced by farmers were with regard to veterinary care, feed and fodder and live animal marketing. The institutional sources, as epitomized by veterinarians of state government turned out to be the most important source of treatment (67%). Self-treatment without consultation is practiced by almost 100% farmers. Farmers heavily depend on the common pastures for feed and fodder requirement. Penetration of insurance was very low. The credit absorption was only about 7%, and that too from money lenders. Another major constraint was with respect to marketing systems- the live animal markets are highly under developed- the farmers continue to rely on traditional market channels. The study points to the need to improve efficacy of institutional mechanisms including reforming livestock markets, strengthening veterinary care systems with improved man power, efforts to conserve pasture land and improve its productivity, and, channeling greater credit and insurance coverage for the small ruminant sector.


An investigation is performed to study the effect of the disc position and thickness on the characteristics of turbulent flow past the disc valve. The governing equations with a k‐e turbulence model are solved numerically by the Finite‐Analytic Method to obtain the velocity field, stream function, pressure, Reynolds stress, and turbulent kinetic energy and its dissipation rate. The results show that an increase in the thickness of disc valve will strongly reduce the recirculation strength of the eddy behind the disc valve but that it does not appreciably reduce the turbulent stresses. An increase in the gap between the orifice ring and the disc valve will strongly reduce the pressure drop, wall shear stress, intensity of turbulence, and the turbulent transport quantities. In general the turbulent kinetic energy increases with a decrease in the gap width between the disc and the orifice. Although a change in the gap width does not strongly influence the strength and length of the separation downstream to t...


ABSTRACT The microstructure of high-temperature metals such as Ti, Ni, and Cr can be modified using ceramic nanoparticles to form metal matrix nanocomposites (MMNCs). Such materials are generally prepared via powder metallurgy routes. In this study, 25 wt% SiCnp and Al2O3np were separately ball milled as a reinforcement of Ti, Cr, and Ni matrices to investigate their effects on the phase formation and morphology of the MMNCs. The x-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) results indicated that the alumina–metal system could not be thermodynamically stable in a high-energy ball mill, while the SiC reinforcement could be retained and milled with the metals even after 24 h. It was further observed that the distribution of nanoparticles was not affected by the type of metal, ceramic, and milling time. Finally, it was determined that the nanoparticles significantly reduced the average particle size of composite powders.


In this paper, we present algorithms to solve a complex system of partial integro-differential equations (PIDE's) of parabolic type. The system is motivated by applications in finance where the solution of the system gives the price of European options in a regime-switching jump diffusion model. The new algorithms are based on theoretical analysis in Florescu et al. (2012) where the proof of convergence of the algorithms is carried out. The problems are also solved using a more traditional approach, where the integral terms (but not the derivative terms) are treated explicitly. Another contribution of this work details a novel type of jump distribution. Empirical evidence suggests that this type of distribution may be more appropriate to model jumps as it makes them more clearly distinguishable from the signal variability.


ABSTRACT A new, higher-resolution, computer-contoured, geothermal gradient map was generated for the Jurassic and Cretaceous trends of Northwest Florida, Georgia and Alabama. From this map, and using published temperatures for oil and gas maturation and destruction, optimum prospective areas for the Smackover and Ferry Lake horizons were mapped. Productive zones in the Jurassic Smackover are located between the 260° and 330°F isotherms, with the lower range yielding oil, and the upper range yielding gas and condensate. The isothermal map of the Lower Cretaceous Ferry Lake Formation indicates that all of Georgia, eastern Alabama, and Florida east of the Apalachicola River are cooler than the 160°F minimum temperature for oil maturation in rocks of that age. This area has a high probability of being barren. However, southwestern Alabama registers temperatures as high as 280°F, which is warm enough for wet gas, as well as oil in the cooler parts. Undrilled areas in these maturation zones should be re-examined for prospects in the Lower Cretaceous -- Ferry Lake equivalents. End_of_Record - Last_Page 173-------


Triarylamines are important hole-transport components in optoelectronic devices. Understanding the factors controlling their intra- and intermolecular electron transfer properties is crucial to the application and optimization of organic hole conductors. Here, we report on the degenerate intramolecular electron exchange reactions of several purely organic mixed valence compounds based on the bis(triarylamine)paracyclophane structural unit, which are archetypical molecular wires. Different bridging moieties are compared, and the foremost impact of the solvent environment on the rate of electron transfer is demonstrated. Comparing the rate constants found for many different solvents, we find that surprisingly the electron transfer reaction is limited by the solvent dynamic effect and not strongly impacted by the peculiarities of the bridging moiety, a finding which was not anticipated for this type of long-range, thermally activated intramolecular charge transfer from previous studies. Rate constants are me...


In order to properly and scientifically explore local genetic resources and develop animal husbandry with local characteristics,the genetic resources in Daiyun goat production area were investigated.By measuring and compraring the production performance of the varieties,the genetic development in recent years were caculated.The results showed that Daiyun goat has strong ability to adapt to the evironment and superior productive performance as well as qualitied meat,which can be developed and has higher value in use;except for the lower ewe birth rate,other productive performances in genetics developed significantly.


This is the eighth annual report on data gathered by the committee on statistics of exploratory drilling. During 1952, 12,425 exploratory holes were drilled in the United States. Of these 6,698 were new-field wildcats, 3,298 were new-pool tests (including new-pool wildcats, deeper-pool tests, and shallower-pool tests), and 2,429 were outposts. Among the new-field wildcats, 741 were successful; among the new-pool tests, 888 were successful; and among the outposts, 706 were successful. The total exploratory footage drilled in the United States in 1952 was 55,615,389 feet in the 12,425 holes, or 4,476 feet per hole. These figures compare with 49,343,694 feet drilled in 11,756 exploratory holes, with an average depth of 4,197 feet in 1951. For the fifth time we are presenting data on Canada and Mexico.


Multiple electrostatic electrifications during aircraft fuelling process may cause a fire disaster or explosion, so study on the protection measure for electrostatic electrification is very important for the security of aircraft fuelling. This paper investigated the electrostatic voltage and charge of the fuel nozzle and metal parts during the fuel spraying by self-designed jet kerosene spraying electrostatic electrification test system. The experimental results indicate that the voltage on the fuel nozzle and metal parts is very dangerous for electrostatic safety if they are not reliably grounded.


OBJECTIVE To investigate the posterior pituitary hormone in the treatment of tuberculosis and bronchiectasis hemoptysis cause hyponatremia causes,clinical features and treatment.METHODS From February 2009-May 2011,326 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and bronchiectasis hemoptysis in 97 patients with intravenous infusion of posterior pituitary hormone induced hyponatremia were retrospectively reviewed.RESULTS Among 97 cases,and 21 cases had no clinical symptoms,serum sodium was(125 ± 5)mmol/L;76 cases had clinical symptoms,serum sodium was(118 ± 5)mmol/L.68 cases(86%)were nausea and vomiting,24 patients(30.4%)were fatigue,6 cases(7.6%)were headache and irritability,1 case showed disturbance of consciousness(1.3%).2 cases(2.5%)were misdiagnosed as tuberculous meningitis.CONCLUSION The posterior pituitary Ye Sushi monitoring of serum sodium could prevent hyponatremia,and course of treatment should be restricted to the water.Use of the posterior pituitary hormone treatment process should be an appropriate complement sodium,timely monitoring of blood electrolytes,and prevent the occurrence of hyponatremia.


cDNA of CRYAB gene of swine was inserted into pRSET A prokaryotic expression vector.The recombinant plasmid named pRSET A-CRYAB was constructed,and secendly transformed into E.coli BL21(DE3) cells.SDS-PAGE analysis showed that pRSET A-CRYAB protein was successfully expressed existing in the inclusionbody form,and the optimum condition for the expression was 25℃,15 h,0.2 mmol/L IPTG.


In this paper, we start with a review of the basics in the drift-diffusion (DD) and quasi-ballistic (QB) formalisms in the context of field-effect transistor (FET) compact modeling (CM). In general, analytic CMs are derived with simplifying approximations, and they are validated with the corresponding theories by numerical simulations; e.g., by numerically solving the Shockley DD equations or coupled Schrodinger-Poisson equations. However, in validating either approach, comparisons with experimental devices would be important. For this purpose, we make a critical comparison of the two CMs based on the DD and QB formalisms with the state-of-the-art nanoscale GaN high electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs). The role of velocity saturation is explored and compared in both the DD and QB formulations. Finally, we discuss on the model scalability and applicability for both approaches in real-life devices.


Introduction This paper discusses the design and impact of a clinical consultation skills session for undergraduate medical students in context of diverse sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and sex characteristics. Existing teaching approaches omit opportunities for application and skills practice. This innovation seeks to address this gap. Methods Senior medical undergraduate students participated in actor-facilitated standardized simulated patient role-play. The scenarios utilized a structure akin to the end of year final observed objective structured clinical examination. Plando-study-act cycles involving facilitator observation, verbal and written feedback from students and actors, confidential student evaluations, and peer evaluation contributed to session modification and improvement. Findings The teaching session offered students the opportunity to practice exam-style simulated patient consultations, communication and empathy skills. Improvements made following the first iteration were reflected in positive student evaluations in the second iteration. Discussion and Conclusion Simulated consultations using standardised scenarios represent an accepted format for medical education. We demonstrated it is possible to include topics that frequently give rise to discrimination and stigma from medical professionals whilst maintaining expected learning outcomes. Student evaluations identify the acceptability and value of the topics for medical education. We present a viable option for integration into medical education. Canty J, McBain L, Gray L MedEdPublish https://doi.org/10.15694/mep.2021.000034.1 Page | 2


The objectives of this paper are to develop a powerful numerical method for computing the second-order wave forces on a cone shaped floating structure and to clarify the nonlinear effects on the wave forces induced by the effects of the cross angles of body and water surface. The second-order wave exciting forces are obtained from the radiated wave potential of the double frequency and the first-order scattered wave potential by using the extended Haskind formula. The infinite integral over the free surface is evaluated by using the Fresnel and the Gaussian integrations and the effects of the cross angles of body and water surface is considered in the computation. The numerical results for the second-order steady forces and the wave exciting forces are compared with the experimental results. The usefulness of the present method and the nonlinear effects are discussed.


The captured magnetic Barkhausen noise (BN) signal is composed of a series of voltage impulses changes produced by movements of the magnetic domains. In most cases the captured voltage signals cannot be directly related to individual parameters to assess the material state, i.e. the properties, of the surface layer. For further efficient analysis of the voltage signals, an appropriate method for signal processing should be chosen in order to use the characteristic value of the voltage signal.
Our method of processing represents the time delay of a BN voltage signal, i.e. the maximum voltage value of the signal, with reference to the sine wave of the magnetizing current. Measurement of the time delays of the voltage signals was carried out under optimum magnetizing conditions, which gave us the greatest number of voltage impulses in the signal. These are influenced by the turns and orientation of the magnetic domains.
The aim of this research was to compare the voltage-signal time delay obtained with quenched and tempered specimens at two neighbouring temperatures. The temperature differences ranged from ΔT1 = 10 °C, up to ΔT2 = 25 °C. These small temperature differences in the tempering-temperature produced small differences in the micro hardness of the individual specimens and found out whether there were significant differences between micro hardnesses. The assessment of the reliability of the prediction of micro hardness was carried out using the Student's t-test.


The efficiencies with which biological and chemical methods estimate plant available phosphorus in eight Indian soils were compared. Biological methods were in general better predictors than chemical ones, when the absolute yield of potato of the control treatment was adopted as the criterion and among them the cunning hamella plaque technique had the highest reliability, followed by the biological slope-ratio method and the L value technique. But the per cent yield criterion was useful preferably with soil chemical tests, of which only Schofield's mono-calcium phosphate potential could predict reliably the phosphorus availability status in these soils. On compressing the widely divergent test values by a log-transformation, Spurway's test turned out to be extremely efficient as a predictor.


ABSTRACT Periods of national mourning have been on the rise in the last decades in European societies as part of a wider process of democratization, whereby ordinary citizens have been increasingly granted the honors of state condolences. However, despite their growing incidence, periods of national mourning have not received the due attention in social science scholarship. This study examines the patterns and politics of national mourning observed in European countries between 1989 and 2018, based on an exhaustive dataset compiled for this analytical purpose (N = 415). Periods of national mourning are understood here as instituting states of social exception during which state authorities enact ritual actions consisting in a sequence of choreographically staged performative acts meant to create a national community of grief in the face of what is framed as a socially meaningful loss. Against these considerations, the paper argues that there are two main political cultures of public mourning in Europe. Data analysis reveals that the continent is split diagonally between a sober, Northwestern and Protestant political culture of public mourning and a lavish, Southeastern one informed by the traditions of Catholicism, Orthodoxy, and Islam.


Fractured-vuggy reservoirs are a new target in carbonate oil and gas exploration and development. Because of well-developed reservoir bodies, including fractures and caverns, bottom water invasion can be observed in oilfield development, with low utilization efficiency of crude oil in the reservoir. Accordingly, this study focused on the intersection region of the S99 unit of the Tahe fractured-vuggy reservoirs. Based on seismic data, the reservoir bodies can be divided into three types—caverns, fractures, and broken solution pores. Using the same location condition assignment algorithm, four single-type models are fused into a multi-scale discrete three-dimensional geological model of fractured and cavernous reservoirs, and the corresponding fractured-vuggy reservoir model was established for numerical simulation. The single-well historical fitting precision exceeded 85%. Furthermore, the development can be divided into four stages—initial stage of production, peak production stage, liquid control and oil stabilization stage, and scale gas injection stable. Streamlining sweep analysis determined the utilization and distribution characteristics of the remaining oil in the reservoir. It can be concluded that structure, caverns, and fractures were the main controlling factors affecting the remaining oil distribution in the fractured-vuggy reservoir. The fluid exchange among single-well reserve zones was calculated using streamline-based quantitative sweep analysis and interwell flow quantitative analysis method. Through source-sink quantitative analysis, interwell flow relations were derived, and three water breakthrough modes were further concluded: violent flooding, slow ascending of water cut, and low cut or intermittent water production.


This paper examines the local demand for, and the level of informality of, domestic help in the Sacramento metropolitan area of California. It departs from the prevalent analytical approach that looks at domestic work from the supply side (i.e., the workers' perspective), and instead examines it from the demand side (i.e., the employers' perspective). Using a quantitative analytical strategy, it looks at the employer–employee relationship as embedded in specific social and economic conditions, including the sociodemographic characteristics of the household and its head, and structured by the different types of the housework workers are hired to perform.

We present four main findings. First, a sizable, domestic-work market of global scale exists in the Sacramento metropolitan area; almost three fourths of the hired domestic workers are immigrants coming from three continents. Second, although almost half of the households sampled face a care deficit, only one third of them actually hire domestic help. Third, what determines the likelihood of hiring domestic help is not the presence of a household care deficit but the configuration of the household and its class position. Fourth and finally, informality of domestic work is gendered and varies proportionally to the level of intimacy of the task performed: the more intimate the task, the more feminine it is perceived of to be, the higher the level of informality.


The subject of adoption is an important one affecting numerous children, those who adopt and the society at large. It is important to understand the ways in which adopted children (adoptees) are portrayed in the media as media portrayals may impact public perceptions of adoptees and the willingness to adopt. There is a paucity of research literature on the media portrayal of adoptees and adoption in the UK. The subject has been researched more fully in the US where the findings reveal a negative bias towards adoption. The research literature on adoption highlights the significance of attachment and trauma for adoptees. The aims of this study were to analyse the portrayal of adopted children in the British written media using content analysis. The coding categories were drawn from research literature on the portrayal of adoption in the media and the research literature on attachment theory. A total of 75 news items published between November 2009 and May 2012 were sampled. The content analysis focused on the portrayal of adoptees, the early experiences of adoptees and the effects of these early experiences. Results indicate that adoptees were portrayed sympathetically as having problems, needing support and being vulnerable. Also, there was evidence of positive portrayal of adoptees. In addition, the news items portrayed adoptees as having several negative early experiences, including, abuse, neglect and trauma. The portrayal of the effects of their early experiences identified a range of problems, including, emotional problems and attachment problems. It was concluded that the British news items samples provided a relevant but incomplete coverage of the social reality of adoption and the problems facing adopted children.


Computing devices are required to have time synchronization to enable meaningful logging, fault finding, and forensics. In an automation environment, there are additional requirements for SCADA. In a power environment there are specific requirements and the accuracy requirements are exacting. The solutions used in substations may be excessively complex and expensive for small distributed generation sites and roadside cabinets. A solution is identified for sites in the absence of network connectivity, which is inexpensive, highly available, and includes detection of component failure and attack.


We report a novel technique to obtain p‐type ZnSe layers doped with nitrogen. The layers were grown in a low‐pressure metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy system using ammonia as the dopant source. A rapid thermal anneal was used to enhance the activation of the nitrogen acceptors. Net acceptor concentration values as high as 3×1016/cm3 were obtained from capacitance‐voltage measurements and the profile was uniform over the thickness of the epitaxial layers. The 7 K photoluminescence spectrum was dominated by the acceptor bound exciton peak; the donor‐acceptor pair spectra were also observed.


Presents preliminary results for a new way of addressing radiated emissions from packaged electronic systems. We have validated the FDTD methodology for determining the peak radiation frequencies for a simple microstrip transmission line structure. Also, we have demonstrated the impact of placing ground pins between the signal and absolute ground planes on the radiation characteristics of a microstrip line capacitively coupled to an absolute ground. The placement and location of grounding pins is critical to the reduction of EMI.


In order to ensure drug safety, the government has tried his best to strengthen regulation but it's not always effective. Whether inspections or penalties is more efficient to ensure the drug safety? With the theory of microeconomics, the author establishes regulation threat model to answer it. The author draws a conclusion that regulation threat can decrease violation of the regulations. The threat function of the frequency of penalty is more effectual than that of the amplitude of penalty. The total social utility can be increased more efficaciously by increasing the amplitude of penalty than the frequency of penalty. The amplitude and the frequency of penalty cannot be increased illimitably, and the total social utility is maximization when they are increased to and . The author puts forward a suggestion that we should formulate our regulation focus according to different regulation stages, we should focus on strengthening the frequency of penalty in the early stage, focus on strengthening the amplitude of penalty in the middle stage, focus on reformation in the late stage.


Objective Since its discovery as an antioxidant, melatonin has been increasingly recognized for its therapeutic potential beyond sleep disturbances in neurodegenerative disorders. This study aims to evaluate efficacy of various melatonin doses, treatment durations, and formulations, in alleviating motor symptoms and sleep disturbances in Parkinson's disease, the second most common neurodegenerative disorder worldwide. Methods PubMed, Cochrane Library, ClinicalTrials.gov and other databases were systematically searched to retrieve randomized controlled trials (RCTs) administrating melatonin to Parkinson's disease patients until June 10th, 2023. Outcomes including Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) scores and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) scores, were pooled and reported as mean differences (MD) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Meta-analysis was performed using an inverse variance random-effects model in Review Manager 5.4 software. Trial Sequential Analysis was performed to avoid false-positive results from random errors. Results Five RCTs with a total of 155 patients were included. Statistically significant reductions in UPDRS total scores were observed in groups receiving Melatonin ≥10 mg/day (MD = −11.35, 95% CI: −22.35 to −0.35, I2 = 0%, p = 0.04) and immediate release formulations (MD = −11.35, 95% CI: −22.35 to −0.35, I2 = 0%, p = 0.04). No significant effects on individual UPDRS II, III, and IV scores were observed, regardless of melatonin dosage and treatment duration. Moreover, significant improvements in PSQI scores were observed with only immediate-release melatonin formulations (MD = −2.86, 95% CI: −4.74 to −0.97, I2 = 0%, p = 0.003). Conclusion Melatonin ≥10 mg/day for a minimum duration of ≥12 weeks in immediate-release formulations consistently demonstrated significant therapeutic potential in improving motor symptom and sleep disturbances in Parkinson disease. However, further trials are warranted to investigate its impact when initiated early in the disease course to fully explore its true therapeutic potential. Systematic review registration Unique identifier: CRD42023427491 (PROSPERO).


Investigations on the denaturization of protein serum made possible the following explanations. The absorption of the radiation energy occurs when in a finite volume a protein particle and a primary ionization are present simultaneously. In the cnergy absorption, secondary reactions appear according to thc kind of surrounding medium. (tr-auth)


Effect of AC side fault on DC side Fault Characteristics of Flexible DC Distribution System (FDCDS) was investigated with both theoretic analysis and simulation. Firstly, the relationship between DC side and AC measurement of flexible DC distribution network is introduced, and the DC voltage and current factors affecting DC side of converter are determined; secondly, the influence of symmetrical fault of AC power supply side on DC voltage and current is analyzed; secondly, the influence of asymmetric fault of AC power supply side on DC voltage and current is discussed, and the possible single-phase AC voltage and current are analyzed The influence of grounding fault, two-phase grounding fault and two-phase phase fault on DC voltage and current is analyzed. Finally, the research content is simulated by simulation, and the analysis method and conclusion can provide reference for the configuration of flexible DC distribution network protection scheme.


This activity is part of a Doctoral Project that intends on continuing the implementation of a Content Based Image Retrieval (CBIR) Environment, this time aiming at developing an Android interface in which the user could input an image via camera or SD card and receive an appropriate assortment of related images, which could then be further processed. This project will be more focused on color based image descriptors and the viability of their implementation in an Android Environment.


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Abstract This study, based on the findings of a larger study of a commercial television company, its programme production and output, argues that the news media may not always conform to the generalised findings drawn from studies of news reporting of 'race'. A changing climate of newsroom multi‐culturalism as well as a characteristic news programme bid for popular appeal are found to have enhanced the range and forms of regional news reporting of 'race' and ethnic minority culture. Journalists have increasingly demonstrated a multi‐cultural awareness and frequently pursue 'positive' news features concerned with the region's minority communities and cultures. The limitations and ideological impacts of such reporting, however, are also found to be seriously deficient. These are examined and accounted for with reference to the changing climate of multi‐culturalism and the production practices of professional journalists producing a form of popular TV news.


The reaction of ClONO2 with PCl3 yields POCl3 and NO2+NO3- . With AsCl3 chlorine nitrate forms a compound of the analytical composition "AsCl2(NO3)3" in contrast to SbCl3, which does not react with ClONO2. The reaction of ClONO2 with AsCl4+AsF6- was reported to yield As(ONO2)4+AsF6-. We found no reaction below 273 K. Reaction at 293 K yields NO2+AsF6- as solid product. SbCl5 does react, but the reaction yields no reproduceable products.


Recently, attention has been drawn to the involvement of cellular ageing in the pathogenesis of bone and joint diseases. We reviewed the mechanism underlying degeneration of bone and cartilage tissues, from a viewpoint of the senescence of cells composing the joints. We demonstrated not only the mechanism controlling ageing but also the development of new methods of treatment and prophylactic measures for diseases affecting bone and joint tissues in the future.


Opposite to many other communication channels the powerline channel does not represent an additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) environment; in the frequency range from some hundred kilohertz up to 20 MHz it is mostly dominated by narrow-band interference and impulsive noise. After a basic classification of the different types of noise the properties of background noise and narrow-band interference are discussed. Spectral analysis and time domain analysis of impulse noise gives some figures of the power spectral density as well as distributions of L noise f , I impulse noise ; J , . . .


In this work, we attempt to ameliorate the impact of data sparsity in the context of supervised modeling applications dealing with high-dimensional sequential data. Specifically, we seek to devise a machine learning mechanism capable of extracting subtle and complex underlying temporal dynamics in the observed sequential data, so as to inform the predictive algorithm. To this end, we improve upon systems that utilize deep learning techniques with recurrently connected units; we do so by adopting concepts from the field of Bayesian statistics, namely variational inference. Our proposed approach consists in treating the network recurrent units as stochastic latent variables with a prior distribution imposed over them. On this basis, we proceed to infer corresponding posteriors; these can be used for prediction generation, in a way that accounts for the uncertainty in the available sparse training data. To allow for our approach to easily scale to large real-world datasets, we perform inference under an approximate amortized variational inference (AVI) setup, whereby the learned posteriors are parameterized via (conventional) neural networks. We perform an extensive experimental evaluation of our approach using challenging benchmark datasets, and illustrate its superiority over existing state-of-the-art techniques.


Enter electric propulsion technology, where a totally new architectural drivetrain is integrated into the vehicle. This new addition requires multi-disciplinary research into appropriate system components. The electric vehicle system is composed of an electric motor, power electronics converters, and energy storage devices like Lithium-ion batteries. The new architectural system must be optimized to maximize system efficiency in order to get maximum drive distance on a single charge. All this electronics technology comes with the caveat of having a major thrust to reduce transportation emissions.


Introduction - Since Covid-19 has spread to Indonesia, the teaching and learning process is carried out online. During the implementation of online teaching and learning process, students faced challenges.
The researcher also presents the research questions and objectives of the research. The benefits of the research for the teachers, the students, other researchers and the institution are provided in the section of significance of the study. Then, the researcher presents the organization of the chapters.
Purpose - This research aimed to find out students' challenges and strategies when doing online learning.
Methodology - The researcher used a descriptive qualitative design. The researcher used interview as the data collection technique and interview guideline as the instrument of the research.
Findings - There are eight challenges faced by the students, namely the unexplained materials, lack effective interaction between the students and the teacher, the inappropriate teacher's time management, bad internet connection, the teachers' unavailability  to respond the students' questions, incompetent teachers on online application, uncooperative and passive peer students, and difficulty in discussing in group work. Meanwhile, the strategies used by the students to overcome challenges when doing online learning included first by joining private course and looking for other sources, second by requesting additional time, third by prepared collaboration with friends, fourth by providing feedback and suggestions for the teachers, fifth by coordinating group members and being more active.
Originality - In the application of online learning in the teaching and learning process, there are challenges that must be faced by students. The aims of this study is the researcher believe the students' perceptions are very important in ensuring the quality of learning process, as the students are the most important subject who are affected by the implementation of online learning.


Peripheral benzodiazepine (PBD) receptors are localized on the mitochondrial membrane and are highly expressed in brain tumors compared to normal brain. To elucidate the biological role of the PBD receptor on mitochondria, we examined the effect of PBDs on mitochondrial morphology in C6 and T98G glioma cells using rhodamine 123 and quantitative electron microscopy. In cells incubated in serum‐free medium alone, mitochondria were distributed in a filamentous pattern throughout the cytoplasm. By contrast, the mitochondria aggregated in the perinuclear region in PK11195 or Ro5‐4864 (10 nM) treated cells. Quantitative electron micrography revealed a 250% increased in the number of mitochondria with elongated cristae and a fivefold increase in dividing mitochondria in PK11195‐treated cells compared with cells incubated in serum‐free medium alone. PBD treatment also resulted in vacuolation within the matrix and mitochondrial swelling. These data suggest that PBDs influence mitochondrial morphology and induce mitochondrial replication in cultured glioma cells.


Auditory verbal hallucinations (AVH) are a core symptom of psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, although similar experiences have been widely reported in nonclinical samples. Due to these observations, a dimensional approach to the understanding of these symptoms has been in discussion: the continuum model of psychosis. One of its assumptions is that the experiences observed in both clinical and nonclinical groups rely on similar cognitive and neural mechanisms. For example, psychotic patients reveal impairments in the recognition of their own speech, often attributing it to an external source, particularly when it carries negative content. This could also be the case in nonclinical samples experiencing hallucinations, although more studies probing voice perception in these individuals are needed, to assess the existence of similar impairments. We recruited nonclinical participants with different scores on the Launay-Slade Hallucination Scale-Revised. They pre-recorded words and vocalizations that were subsequently used in a set of tasks. We assessed voice identity processing at both the discrimination and recognition levels, while taking into account the interactions between the three main voice dimensions: speech, identity, and emotion (Experiment 1). We also wanted to explore if these potential differences could be related to differences in the emotional evaluation of the voice stimuli (Experiment 2). Our results suggest that hallucinatory predisposition is associated with differences in the voice recognition processes: there was an association between lower performance in recognizing one's own speech and a higher predisposition for auditory hallucinations, particularly when listening to vocalizations not carrying semantic content. We did not find an association between these impairments and negative emotional content of the auditory stimuli, as observed in previous studies with patients. However, our study suggests that the processes involved in the recognition of self-produced vocal stimuli could underlie the experience of auditory hallucinations in nonclinical individuals.


Up to the end of 2004,there are 16,913 non-public enterprises in Chaoyang District.There are 15 to 20 workers on the average in a non-public enterprise,whose average life span is 3 years.The non-public enterprises are manifested in large quantity,small scale and high loss rate.At the same time,the trade union cadres who are unable to conclude a collective contract by themselves are manifested in unskilled in vocational work,high mobility and dependent on economy.Therefore,it is imperative and feasible to conclude a regional and industrial collective contract,which is the trend of promoting collective contract system.


Lamb wave ultrasonic method in detecting a defect nondestructively in a thin plate has recently attracted great attention. The properties of Lamb waves such as dispersion relation and wave motion have been studied in detail and summarized in many books1),2),3). However, knowledge about scattering properties of Lamb waves by various types of defects is still insufficient for quantitative evaluation of a plate. This is due to complexity of the scattering mechanism of Lamb waves which is characterized by the mode conversion including a finite number of propagating modes and also an infinite number of nonpropagating modes. The studies on the scattering analysis of Lamb waves have been carried out by various methods. Rokhlin4),5),6) has applied an analytical method of the Wiener-Hopf technique to solve the scattering problem of Lamb waves due to cracks with semi-infinite length and finite length. Liu and Achenbach7) applied the strip element method to investigate wave scattering by cracks in anisotropic laminated plates. As numerical methods for the scattering analysis of Lamb waves in the frequency domain, Koshiba et al8) and Al-Nassar et al.9) have applied a finite element method (FEM), whereas Cho and Rosem),11) have applied a boundary element method (BEM). Galan12) has also developed a hybrid method of finite element and boundary element formulation. Since the scattering problem of Lamb waves is usually formulated for a plate of infinite length, however, FEM or BEM in the frequency domain can not be individually used in solving the scattering problem. They have to be coupled with other technique such as the normal mode expansion technique to express the wave field in the infinity. Recently, the authors13) have proposed the mode-exciting method to solve various types of Lamb wave-scattering problems. The mode-exciting method enables us to perform the numerical analysis in a finite domain to solve the scattering problem for the infinite domain. Owing to this benefit, in the modeexciting method, the numerical method such as FEM and BEM can be used individually without coupling with other technique.


In this paper, we will show that there is a universal connection between the closed-loop and the corresponding realizing controller in nonlinear discrete-time systems: Given an achievable stable closed-loop, we can follow a systematic procedure to construct an internally stable causal controller that realizes the desired closed-loop. In the linear system case, this relationship has been used as a key result in the recently developed System Level Synthesis (SLS), and this paper shows how this relationship finds its analogue in the general nonlinear discrete-time system case. Necessary and sufficient conditions are presented that characterize the entire space of closedloops that are achievable by some causal controller for a given system. Furthermore, we will show that constructing the same causal controller from maps that are not achievable closedloops, still can stabilize the nonlinear system if they approximate the feasibility conditions well enough. Finally, we will discuss how this method opens up new ways towards robust nonlinear controller synthesis, by exploring two direct applications of this approach: design of trajectory tracking controllers for nonlinear systems using linear SLS controllers, and a method to stably "blend" multiple linear SLS controllers into one nonlinear controller that improves closed-loop performance. The companion paper [1] applies the latter approach to largescale systems with actuator saturation and safety constraints.


CONTEXT
Various clinical factors influencing serum levels of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) and its binding protein 3 (IGFBP-3) are not entirely consistently described.

OBJECTIVE
We asked whether or not BMI, contraceptive drugs (CDs), and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) have potential effects on data for interpreting new age-, sex-, and puberty-adjusted reference ranges for IGF-I and IGFBP-3 serum levels.

DESIGN AND SETTING
Subjects were mainly participants from two population-based cohort studies: the "LIFE Child" study of children and adolescents and the "LIFE Adult" study.

PARTICIPANTS
We investigated 9400 serum samples from more than 7000 healthy and 1278 obese subjects between 3 months and 81 years old.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES
Associations between IGF-I or IGFBP-3, measured with a new electrochemiluminescence immunoassay, and the predictors BMI and CDs were estimated using hierarchical linear modeling.

RESULTS
During infancy, obese children had up to 1 standard deviation score (SDS) higher mean predicted IGF-I values, converging with levels of normal-weight subjects up to 13 years old. Between 20 and 40 years of age, obesity was related to up to -0.5 lower IGF-I SDS values than the predicted values. Obesity had less impact on IGFBP-3. Estrogen- and progestin-based CDs, but not HRT, decreased IGF-I and increased IGFBP-3 (p<0.01) in adolescents (βIGF-I =-0.45, βIGFBP-3 =0.94) and adults (βIGF-I =-0.43, βIGFBP-3 =1.12). Conversely, progestin-based CDs were significantly positive associated with IGF-I (βIGF-I =0.82).

CONCLUSIONS
BMI and CDs must be considered when assessing and interpreting the clinical relevance of IGF-I and IGFBP-3 measurements.


Abstract A passive controlled ankle foot orthosis (PICAFO) used a passive actuator such as Magnetorheological (MR) brake to control the ankle stiffness. The PICAFO used two kinds of sensors, such as Electromyography (EMG) signal and ankle position (two inputs) to determine the amount of stiffness (one output) to be generated by the MR brake. As the overall weight and design of an orthotic device must be optimized, the sensor numbers on PICAFO wanted to be reduced. To do that, a machine learning approach was implemented to simplify the previous stiffness function. In this paper, Non-linear Autoregressive Exogeneous (NARX) neural network were used to generate the simplified function. A total of 2060 data were used to build the network with detail such as 1309 training data, 281 validation data, 281 testing data 1, and 189 testing data 2. Three training algorithms were used such as Levenberg-Marquardt, Bayesian Regularization, and Scaled Conjugate Gradient. The result shows that the function can be simplified into one input (ankle position) – one output (stiffness). Optimized result was shown by the NARX neural network with 15 hidden layers and trained using Bayesian Regularization with delay 2. In this case, the testing data shows R-value of 0.992 and MSE of 19.16.


Although there is much we know about Greek colonization, our knowledge of the colonial experience is typically filtered through the perspective of the elite few, and we are generally unaware of how the lives of thousands of ordinary, nonelite individuals unfolded. Zuchtriegel attempts to address this lacuna by reconstructing the experiences of nonelite populations in Greek colonies during the 5 to 4 centuries BCE through the use of archaeological data from field surveys and excavations, as well as evidence from literary and epigraphical sources. Using postcolonial critical methods as an interpretive framework, he employs a "bottom-up" approach that focuses on "the places of daily life and work on the ground" (p. 4). Accordingly, the book is organized into eight chapters, each of which is concerned with different place-types (e.g., houses, tombs, farms, and mountains) in colonies that were founded during the Classical period.


Objective To explore surgical approaches and efficacy of microsurgery in turberculum sellae meningiomas.Methods A retrospective analysis was made on 23 cases of turberculum sellae meningioma operated. Results The tumors were operated on with 3 different surgical approaches depending upon its size on CT or MRI. Complete resection was achieved in 17 cases , subtotal in 6 cases.Postoperatively, well recovery were found in 19 cases, moderate disability in 2 cases, recurred tumor were found and reoperated in 2cases.Conclusion Selecting the proper operating approach and protecting the major structures near the tuberculum sellae meningiomas is the key to total remove of turberculum sellae meningiomas and improve the prognosis in the patients.


The present paper deals with the study of hybrid polymer bonded magnets of strontium ferrite and samarium cobalt. A three-component constrained mixture design, employing ten runs for the experiment, was used. The magnetic properties such as remanence (Br), coercivity (Hc), and energy product (B.H)max were used as the response. The results are modeled in the form of mathematical equations to predict the response as a function of the samarium cobalt and strontium ferrite permanent magnet powders percentage and polymer content. The predicted results from the obtained mathematical equation are compared with the experimentally measured values.


In I learned (a bit) about aviation medicine from that Mike Gibson briefly explores a story from his days as junior medical officer at an RAF flight training school, involving the unfortunate result of a vasectomy and acrobatic flying.


Anthracnose of mango caused by Colletotrichum species is among the numerous diseases causing low production and quality of mango fruit in Ethiopia. The objectives of this work were to identify and characterize Colletotrichum species isolates responsible for anthracnose of mango in Southwest of Ethiopia. Samples of infected mango leaves, panicles and immature fruits were collected from home gardens of nine districts in Southwestern part of Ethiopia. Among them eight isolates of Colletotrichum species with distinct morphology on PDA were observed in each group. Colony color, shape and diameter of every culture were recorded, conidial size and shapes were computed from 20 conidia per isolate. The results showed that Colletotrichum species isolates were grouped into three distinct morphological types: Colletotrichum gloeosporioide morph type I (37%) with hyaline cylindrical conidia rounded both ends, Colletotrichum acutatum morphotype II (38%) conidia mass in the center and fusiform tapered to a point in both ends, and Colletotrichum asianum morph type III (25%) cylindrical conidia with obtuse to slightly rounded ends.  The length of conidia ranged from 10.5-17.8 μm, width (3.22 to 6.9 μm). Among six media tested, highest mean colony diameter of 51.9 mm was recorded on Potato dextrose agar and the lowest mean mycelial growth of 18.4 mm was recorded on Tap water agar. All isolates had good sporulating capacity on general media. Based on the results of this study, it could be concluded that C. gloeosporioides, C. acutatum and C asianum were found to be the major causal agents of mango anthracnose. Additional study on the epidemiology of anthracnose of mango is needed for further disease management strategies . Keywords : Anthracnose, Colletotrichum spp., identification, mango, epidemiology


Some genetic disorders are associated with recurrent inflammation of the oral mucosa and with periodontal disease. Of the various incarnations of glycogen-storage diseases (GSD), type Ib is such a disorder. It is caused by a lack of polymorphous nuclear neutrophilic granulocytes (PMN) and PMN dysfunction. The present case report relates to a patient suffering from GSD type Ib and describes the oral findings between the ages of seven and 19 years. His oral situation was characterized by frequent ulcerations in various regions of the oral mucosa, persistent gingivitis, and advanced periodontal disease, initially affecting the deciduous molars (F3 furcation involvement). A comprehensive preventive dental-care program and excellent compliance on the part of the patient could not prevent periodontal destruction of the mandibular right first permanent molar (4 mm attachment loss, F2 furcation involvement).


The article presents the theory of mass transfer processes between water
 polluting components and the adsorbing surface of filter medium of water
 purification units.


PURPOSE: An epoxy resin composition is provided to fundamentally prevent damages of an inner chip of a semiconductor by laser and damages of a marking surface due to oil and moisture. CONSTITUTION: An epoxy resin composition comprises mica, Fe3O4, and TiO2 as a color former component. The average particle diameter of the color former component is 1-50 micron. 80% or more of the color former component has a particle diameter of 1-15 micron. The color former component comprises 20-50 weight% of mica, 40-80 weight% of Fe3O4, and 1-20 weigh% of TiO2. The epoxy resin composition comprises 2-20 weight% of an epoxy resin, 2-20 weight% of a hardener, 0.05-5 weight% of a hardening accelerator, 70-95 weight% of a filler, 1-20 weight% of color former, and 0.1-10 weight% of additives based on the total weight of the composition.


An efficient method to accurately capture quantum confinement effects within Monte Carlo (MC) simulation while simultaneously resolving 'ab initio' ionized impurity scattering via the density gradient (DG) formalism is presented. The model is applied to study the impact of transport variability due to scattering from random discrete dopants on the on-current variability in realistic nano CMOS transistors. Such simulations result in an increase in drain current variability when compared with similarly quantum corrected drift diffusion (DD) simulation. Following this, an efficient three-stage hierarchical strategy is presented that propagates the increased on-current variability captured in 3D quantum corrected 'ab initio' MC into efficient 3D DD simulations that are in turn used to obtain target ID-VG characteristics for the extraction of statistical compact models.