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Seismicity is a complex process featuring non-trivial space–time correlations in which several forms of scale invariance have been identified. A frequently used method to detect scale-invariant features is the correlation integral, which leads to the definition of a correlation dimension separately in space and time. In this paper, we generalize this method with the definition of a space–time combined correlation integral. This approach allows us to analyse medium-strong seismicity as a point process, without any distinction among main, after or background shocks. The analyses performed on the catalogue of worldwide seismicity and the corresponding reshuffled version strongly suggest that earthquakes of medium-large magnitude are time clustered inside specific space–time regions. On the basis of this feature, we recognize a space–time domain statistically characterized by sequences' behaviour and a domain of temporal randomness. Then, focusing on the spatial distribution of hypocentres, we find another domain confined to short distances and characterized by a relatively high degree of spatial correlation. This spatial domain slowly increases with time: we interpret this as the 'afterevent' zone representing the set of all subsequent events located very near (about 30 km) to each reference earthquake and embedded on specific seismogenic structures such as faults planes.


1. A method for producing fiber composite structural components (10), comprising the steps of: a) prepare several core portion (12)! b) depositing a first fibrous material (16) separately to each of the core portion (12)! c) together constitute the first coated fibrous material (16) of the core part (12) to form a row (18) of the core portion,! d) a common cause for a number (18) of the core portion of the second fiber material (20), at least along one side of a number of core portion, which core portion (12) is covered with the first fibrous material (16)! e) is impregnated and cured in the first and second fiber materials (16, 20) to form a body of fiber reinforced structural elements, and! f) divide the body structural elements into several sections, which represent several fibrous composite structural elements, wherein the separation is performed by multiple passing in the zone of one of the core portion dividing slits, each separating slit divides bordering the respective core portion (12) the fibrous material ( 16, 20), which thus relates to a composite fiber obtained various structural elements (10). ! 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the core portion (12) is in the form of shaped pieces, the cross section of which varies along the longitudinal extension of the profile and / or longitudinal extent of which is at least in some areas bent in nature. ! 3. A method according to any one of claims 1 or 2, wherein a core portion (12) having at


Simple Summary ctDNA is a small DNA fragment derived from tumor cells, which contains tumor-related genomic information, such as mutation, methylation, microsatellite instability, etc. It is an ideal biomarker for real-time monitoring of tumor development. This work mainly reviews the different sources of ctDNA, such as blood, urine, uncommon cerebrospinal fluid, ascites, etc. The most frequent mutation and methylation detection methods in ctDNA, such as the most commonly used high-throughput sequencing and innovative methods, combined with new materials in recent years, such as CRISPR-Cas system, graphene, etc. Finally, it is concluded that ctDNA has a comprehensive and accurate application value in all stages of tumor development (early screening, diagnosis, molecular typing, guiding medication, prognosis, and recurrence monitoring). Abstract Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world and seriously affects the quality of life of patients. The diagnostic techniques for tumors mainly include tumor biomarker detection, instrumental examination, and tissue biopsy. In recent years, liquid technology represented by circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) has gradually replaced traditional technology with its advantages of being non-invasive and accurate, its high specificity, and its high sensitivity. ctDNA may carry throughout the circulatory system through tumor cell necrosis, apoptosis, circulating exosome secretion, etc., carrying the characteristic changes in tumors, such as mutation, methylation, microsatellite instability, gene rearrangement, etc. In this paper, ctDNA mutation and methylation, as the objects to describe the preparation process before ctDNA analysis, and the detection methods of two gene-level changes, including a series of enrichment detection techniques derived from PCR, sequencing-based detection techniques, and comprehensive detection techniques, are combined with new materials. In addition, the role of ctDNA in various stages of cancer development is summarized, such as early screening, diagnosis, molecular typing, prognosis prediction, recurrence monitoring, and drug guidance. In summary, ctDNA is an ideal biomarker involved in the whole process of tumor development.


Falls occur frequently and repeatedly among nursing home residents and account for 20% of total deaths from falls in the age group of 65 and older. Although auto-alert systems have been developed to detect and report falls of the elderly in the community, fewer have been developed for the nursing home setting due to the unique challenges in this setting. This paper analyzes the human-factors challenges in fall prevention in nursing homes through interviews, observations, and work analysis. Implications and guidelines for developing fall prevention technologies for nursing homes are discussed. A fall-prediction and notification system is proposed.


20 Metabarcoding is often presented as an alternative identification tool to compensate for coarse 21 taxonomic resolution and misidentification encountered with traditional morphological approaches. 22 However, metabarcoding comes with two major impediments which slow down its adoption. First, the 23 picking and destruction of organisms for DNA extraction are time and cost consuming and do not allow 24 organism conservation for further evaluations. Second, current metabarcoding protocols include a PCR 25 enrichment step which induces errors in the estimation of species diversity and relative biomasses. In 26 this study, we first evaluated the capacity of capture enrichment to replace PCR enrichment using 27


ADVANCED DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY The INCRAFT® AAA Stent Graft System (Cordis Corporation) is part of the latest generation in advanced endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) technology that combines and introduces unique features for the treatment of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs).1 The main body of the INCRAFT® Stent Graft is delivered through a flexible 14-F, ultra-low-profile delivery system,* allowing for proximal repositioning, and has a cap-free fixation release to assist with optimal placement accuracy. The iliac limb delivery system is equivalent to a 12-F sheath introducer.† Both the aortic bifurcation and the iliac limbs are constructed out of low-porosity polyester fabric with segmented endoskeletal nitinol stents. The stent graft design allows the highest amount of in situ sizing of all endografts currently on the market and, as such, provides a maximum level of customizability and conformability to address a wide range of AAA anatomies (Figure 1). The current clinical data confirm excellent results with the INCRAFT® System, and a postmarket study is ongoing to verify the effectiveness of this system in the real-world setting. INNOVATION TRIAL The INNOVATION first-in-human feasibility study supporting the EU CE Mark approval was started in 2010 and enrolled 60 patients in two countries and six participating centers. With 14 patients treated, the Unit of Vascular Surgery, University of Florence (Florence, Italy) was among the highest enrollers in the study and built an extensive experience in the early developments of the device. Based on the primary technical and safety endpoints at 1-month follow-up, the INCRAFT® Stent Graft System showed promising results despite a large number of patients with core lab–confirmed anatomic challenges. The most significant challenges were high infrarenal neck angulations (> 40° in 30% of patients), tight aortic bifurcations (< 18 mm in 33% of patients), and tight iliac access (< 7 mm in 45% of patients).2 The rate of technical success, defined as freedom from endoleaks, at 1 month was 97% (56/58 patients of the original 60 patients who were enrolled), with 100% of patients free from aneurysm enlargement and no type I or type III endoleaks in any patients at 2 years postprocedure.3 These favorable results were similar at 3-year followProf. Giovanni Pratesi outlines the effectiveness of a new-generation device in expanding EVAR


ABSTRACT Since the 2000s, Turkish policymakers and private sector interests have combined representations of Turkey as both Western and Eastern with a branding approach to identity in foreign policy, trade and investment promotion, and cultural sector activities. This article analyses how the commodification of its liminal identity as a dual identity allowed Turkey to invoke different aspects of its identity in the West and the East in ways that catered to both audiences and enabled the pursuit of different political and economic objectives. However, the article also notes how this branding strategy was limited by the national identity debates and dominant geopolitical discourses that continued to situate the West and East as mutually exclusive and binary opposite identity markers. Overall, the case of Turkey underscores the complex relationship between branding, identity, and discourse, which has thus far received scant attention in the literature.


Abstract : A series of nearly simultaneous drops of two velocity profilers was made at the Atlantic Underwater Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC). One profiling method was based on the measurement of motionally induced electric currents by an expendable device. This profiler, the Expendable Temperature and Velocity Profiler (XTVP), was compared with an acoustically tracked free-fall device operated by personnel of the Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory. Based on drops separated by less than 100m horizontally and about 50 minutes in time, the two sets of profiles were found to agree within about 1 cm/s rms for east and north horizontal velocity components. (Author)


This report describes the infrastructure for memory care in Brazil and illustrates the magnitude of healthcare system challenges for diagnosis and treatment of early-stage Alzheimer's disease with a future potential disease-modifying therapy. This research funded by an unrestricted grant For questions about this report, A draft version of this report was reviewed and discussed by a multidisciplinary expert panel, who also provided input on the assumptions used for the simulation. The participants were Elaine Fernandes Mateus, Dr. Leonardo de Souza, Dr. and Pinto. Their willingness to be acknowledged does not imply agreement with the report's assumptions and conclusions selected for a flagship pilot on early detection and diagnosis of the Davos Alzheimer's Collaborative. An interesting possibility would be to leverage the "family health strategy", with the training of their teams to practice cognitive assessment in the elderly, including involving community health workers, who provide home care. Today there are about 60,000 family health teams working in Brazil. The family health strategy is the primary care assistance model, which is based on the work of multiprofessional teams in a restricted territory and develops health actions based on knowledge of the local reality and the needs of its population.


In this poster presentation, it is stated that neck loading to head immersion in water at high speeds produces drag forces which will be transmitted through the neck and cervical spine. To better understand this phenomenon a test was designed to study the effects of neck loading with and without a helmet. Using an instrumented Hybrid III Anthropomorphic Test Dummy (ATD) and 50% head form, physical testing of neck extension moments and shear forces was performed. With a specially designed test apparatus mounted on a boat, testing was done at various speeds to examine the loads applied to the neck. Speeds of 30 mph were obtained. The analytical method allows extrapolation of slower speed empirical test results to loads which may occur during high speed immersions. In addition to testing just a bare head, tests were performed in which a bare head was fitted with a full face helmet and comparison data were measured. In all cases, the helmet increased the drag or shear force on the cervical spine. For the full face helmet the drag force on the lower neck increased 40% at 30 mph. Similarly, the upper neck extension moment increased 160% at 30 mph for the full face helmet compared to the bare head. For the covering abstract of the conference see ITRD E203597.


Effects o f Tem perature, Strain Rate and Si Content on D ynam ic Strain A geing o f M odified 9 C r-lM o Steel by Pankaj Kum ar Dr. A jit K. Roy, Exam ination Com m ittee chair Professor o f M echanical Engineering U niversity o f N evada, Las Vegas M arten si tic T91 grade steels exhibited a susceptibility to dynam ic strain ageing (DSA) by virtue o f gradually reduced failure strain (er) and form ation o f serrations w ithin a susceptible tem perature range, irrespective o f the silicon (Si) content. Since DSA is a therm ally-activated process involving diffusion o f solute elem ents, the effects o f tem perature and strain rate have been investigated. The activation energy associated with the diffusion process was gradually enhanced with increasing Si content at com parable tem peratures. A m axim um dislocation density was determ ined at 400°C at which lowest Cf was observed in the engineering stress versus engineering strain diagram . The resistance to plastic deform ation in term s o f w ork-hardening index was gradually enhanced w ith an increase in tem perature up to 400"C, independent o f the Si content. The presence o f higher Si content in the T 9 1 grade steels resulted in reduced im pact resistance and fracture toughness. Steel containing 2.0 w eight percent Si exhibited predom inantly ductile failures under tensile loading at all tested tem peratures. H ow ever, the other m aterials show ed a com bination o f brittle and ductile failures. in Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. TABLE OF CONTENTS A B ST R A C T .............................................................................................................................................. iii LIST OF T A B L E S................................................................................................................................... vi EIST OF F IG U R E S................................................................................................................................vii A C K N O W LED G EM EN TS....................................................................................................................x C H A PTER 1 IN T R O D U C T IO N ...........................................................................................................I CH A PTER 2 TEST M A TERIA L AN D SPECIM EN S ................................................................ 9 2.1 M a te r ia ls ........................................................................................................................................ 9 2.2 Test S p ec im en s ........................................................................................................................ 12 2.2.1 Tensile S pecim en ............................................................................................................12 2.2.2 Com pact-Tension S p ec im en ........................................................................................13 2.2.3 Charpy V-notch Specim en........................................................................................... 15 CH A PTER 3 EX PERIM EN TA L PR O C E D U R E S........................................................................17 3.1 Tensile T esting ............................................................................................................................17 3.1.1 D islocation D ensity C a lcu la tio n ................................................................................21 3.1.2 A ctivation Energy E valuation .....................................................................................23 3.1.3 Com putation o f Strain H ardening E xponen t.......................................................... 26 3.2 Fracture Toughness E valuation............................................................................................. 27 3.3 Im pact Toughness E valuation ................................................................................................29 3.4 M etallographic E valuations................................................................................................... 33 3.5 Fractographic E v a lu a tio n s ......................................................................................................34 3.6 Transm ission Electron M ic ro sco p y .....................................................................................36 3.6.1 TEM Sam ple P reparation........................................................................ 37 C H A PTER 4 R E S U L T S ........................................................................................................................40 4.1 M icrostructural E v a lu a tio n .....................................................................................................40 4.2 Tensile Properties E v a lu a tio n ................................................................................................43 4.3 D islocation D ensity C a lcu la tio n ........................................................................................... 52 4.4 A ctivation Energy C alculation...............................................................................................55 4.5 Strain H ardening Exponent C a lcu la tio n .............................................................................69 4.6 Results o f Charpy T esting .......................................................................................................74 4.7 Fracture Toughness E valuation ............................................................................................. 77 4.8 Fractographic Evaluations............................... 81


The purpose of the study was to verify reliability and validity of SDLRS instrument and to prove up possibility of usage as an evaluation method for evaluating life-long learning. Literature review and survey were used to accomplish objectives of the study. 218 students in department of mechanical engineering of A university at Gyunggi province were responded for SDLRS (Guglielmino, 1977) instrument. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, factor analysis, t-test, and ANOVA test. 58 items in original version instrument were converted to 23 items. There were 7 factors for assessing the self-directed learning readiness according to this measurement scale with a total variance of about 58%. The total reliability of the final 23 items was α=.8332. The final 7 factors consisted of love for learning, openness for learning, self-perception, basic learning function and independence, acceptance of responsibility for learning, leadership and future directivity, and creativity and exploration. The result of SDLRS analysis according to individual background, there were significant statistically in the grade, period of employment in industry, entering graduate school or not, and GPA, but no significant statistically in sexual difference, employment in industry or not, final academic level of parent, and income level of the family. In the future, final instrument will be needed to check in the respect of correlation with another ability and skill influencing on life-long learning, and more study will be done for developing life-long learning.


Purpose. The main goal of this scientific article is the issue of models of institutional support of external functions of Ukraine and Hungary in the context of constitutional and legal approaches to their separation. The issue of the external environment of Ukraine has been and is an urgent issue of all times. The external position of Ukraine during the times of different helmsmen for most of the history of independence was a place of throwing from the West to the East, or rather de jure the path to the West, de facto to the East. A full-scale war in Ukraine causes huge human, economic and cultural losses. Life was divided into "before the war" and "in the war". All this pushes Ukraine to the starting point of reference, where after the end of this agony-propaganda "military operation" there will be a period of great reconstruction and punishment of the guilty within the framework of international law. Method. The methodology involves the analysis of available scientific and theoretical materials and the formation of recommendations that meet the requirements of the time. Methods. Scientific knowledge is a complex and contradictory process and at the same time the highest level of cognitive activity. The methodology of scientific knowledge is a specific historical phenomenon. Philosophical methodology combines all general scientific methods into three large groups. The first includes: observation, comparison. To the second: idealization. To the third: analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, abstraction, and modeling. In this article, we widely use all three groups of methods. In addition, we highlight the historical method of learning in the context of recalling the events of 2008 by Russia in relation to Georgia. Results. The purpose of each state, its directions of functioning, success, neglect, and limits of implementation can be vividly considered today under the prism of its external functions. The issue of state functions remains one of the key issues in the theory and practice of state formation. They play an important role in the implementation of state policy, because without influencing this or that phenomenon of social relations, the state is unable to solve the tasks set before it and achieve the set goals. Comprehensive implementation of state policy is a guarantee of a peaceful and safe existence and further development of the entire society. Research on the issue of distinguishing models of institutional support has not been studied in the territory of Ukraine and is not sufficiently researched in the territory of Hungary. In this scientific article, we try to consider models of institutional support under the prism of forms of implementation, which, in our opinion, adequately reveals the essence of legislative and theoretical approaches and distinguishes the practical inclination of such activities. In the theory of the state and law of both Ukraine and Hungary, there are different approaches to distinguishing approaches to forms of implementation, however, due to the relation to the republican type of both states, we find their similarities, which is quite convenient in the case of implementing experience, often at the stage of inculcating the borrowed experience. Scientific novelty. The modern world is currently experiencing difficult times in the conditions of global shifts and transformations, which entails a few consequences to which many states, as well as international law itself, are not adapted. Ukrainian scientific literature practically does not comprehensively investigate the issue of renewing international legal functioning, which is an extremely urgent issue both in general and for Ukraine in particular, which has embarked on the path of radically renewing its international functional wardrobe. That is why we conduct research in the context of models of institutional provision of external functions to develop the most relevant recommendations for updating the situation today. Practical significance. The results of this study can be the basis for further research in this theoretical and legal direction and during lectures and seminars on the disciplines "Theory and History of the State and Law" and "International Law".


This paper analyzes on the problems existing in the information identification of Chinese books in aspects of the edition order,and publishing year,and so on,and advances some countermeasures for CNMARC description.


Introduction: R2 and phase images derived from high-resolution 7 Tesla magnetic susceptibility-weighted MRI provide a rich contrast in healthy and diseased human brain. Yet, the sources that contribute to this contrast are not fully understood. Previous studies suggest that iron and myelin brain content may each contribute to R2 and phase in a different manner [1]. In this study, we used multiple sclerosis (MS) as a model of disease to investigate contribution of the iron and myelin content to pathological contrast. The pathological hallmark of MS is the classical demyelinated plaque. Iron was also shown to accumulate in chronic lesions as well as in peri-lesional areas [2, 3]. The imbalance of the iron/myelin ratio that can be present at variable extent in MS lesions and therefore could provide valuable clues to the role of iron and myelin in GRE contrast.


The paging procedure performed by a base station, to avoid transmission of unnecessary page message. In the first embodiment, when the paging request is sent to the mobile station, it notifies the first base station by the mobile communication switching station, the first base station, a paging parameter in the memory, and stores. The first base station receives a page response message is not requested by the mobile station, a page response message is not said request, in association with each other and a list of mobile stations performing paging, a corresponding paging parameter sought, the page response that is not the request, together with the corresponding paging parameter, and sends to the mobile switching center. In the second embodiment, the first base station pages the mobile station, without waiting for page response from the mobile station, the mobile switching center sends an immediate paging response, the paging procedure in the mobile communication switching center to the end.


This could be the year the generic drug industry goes global. Consolidation and globalization were hardly a surprise—generic industry leaders already spoke with accents that hailed from Isr?l (Teva) and Switzerland (Novartis)—but 2006 added a growing chorus of voices from around the globe. Cross-border deals accounted for more than half of generic drug industry merger & acquisition activity in 2005, according to New York investment bankers Young & Partners. Generics already account for about half of the prescription drug market worldwide, and even more in the United States.


for an Invited Paper for the DAMOP08 Meeting of The American Physical Society Quantum Information Processing with Alkaline-Earth-Like Atoms IVAN DEUTSCH, University of New Mexico Ultracold alkaline-earth-like atoms offer an attractive platform for quantum information processing. Nuclear spins are decoupled from electronic angular momentum in the closed shell 1S0 ground state, thereby providing a robust and isolated degree of freedom for a storing qubit. The 1S->3P intercombinations lines provide the means to optically manipulate qubits in unique ways with very long coherence times. We present a variety of protocols that make use of these features. Due to the identical particle statistics, nuclear-spin exchange can be used to implement a sqrt-swap entangling quantum logic gate via cold s-wave collisions, even when there is no hyperfine or spin-spin dipolar interactions. The ability to independently manipulate nuclear and electronic degrees of freedom can allow us to cool atomic motion without decohering nuclear spin qubits via laser cooling or sympathetic cooling in a BEC reservoir. Finally, optical Feshbach resonances on the intercombination line allow for control of atom coupling strengths at the heart of many protocols in QIP.


A constrained version of the server allocation problem for the Klimov network is solved, and it is established that the optimal constrained schedule is obtained by randomizing between two fixed-priority schemes. This generalizes the work of P. Nain and K.W. Ross (1986) in the context of the competing queue problem and also covers the discounted cost case. In order to establish these results, a general framework is developed for optimization under a single constraint in the presence of indexlike policies. This methodology is in principle of wider applicability. >


The transmittance of a prism for a circular collimated beam of light tangent to the refracting edge of the prism is derived analytically in terms of the first-order modified bessel function of the first kind. The variables involved in the formula are kλ, the absorption coefficient of the glass at wavelength λ, and Bs=B/2, the "semibase" of the prism. The variables occur in the combination kλBs.The transmittance, Tλ, computed for a circular beam of diameter d differs little from that computed for a square beam of size d×d.The problem of placing a circular collimated beam on the prism so as to obtain the maximum transmittance, Tλ, max, is reexamined following Hartmann's treatment. Tables and graphs for determining the amount by which the prism must be withdrawn from the beam in order to achieve maximum transmittance are given, again with kλBs as variable. Tables and graphs of Tλ, max/Tλ are also given.As in the case of square or rectangular beams, the circular-beam transmittance of a combination of several prisms of a given material is found to be identical with that of a single prism of the same material, provided the train of prisms and the single prism give the same angular dispersion.


A gaming terminal is capable of playing a progressive game that is triggered during or after the typical wagering game that is played at the gaming terminal. The gaming terminal includes an input device for receiving inputs from a player during the wagering game. Such inputs include a wager amount. A display displays a randomly selected outcome of the wagering game in response to receiving the wager amount from the player. In response to the progressive game being triggered, the display then displays a plurality of player-selectable game elements. The player selects one or more of the player-selectable game elements. The progressive game payoff is determined based on his or her selection.


Abstract We have revisited the assignments of the far-infrared laser lines emitted by 13 CH 3 OH by comparing the laser systems to a high resolution Fourier transform absorption spectrum of 13 CH 3 OH. The absorption spectrum was analyzed by means of the "Ritz" program, which calculates the energy level values directly from the Rydberg–Ritz combination principle. We report new assignments for 11 FIR laser transitions, 17 frequency predictions for new possible laser lines, and we confirm 11 previous assignments.


Two alternatives for the implementation of an isolated DC-DC power converter with high output voltage are presented. The proposed topologies are especially well adapted for the implementation of travelling wave tube amplifiers (TWTA) utilized in telecommunication satellite applications. The converters studied follow different principles and the main operation aspect of each topology is analyzed. The experimental results obtained from two prototypes with 150 W output power, total output voltage of 3.2 kV and an input voltage variable from 26 V until 44 V are presented. The efficiency obtained operating with the nominal output power is higher than 93.4% for both structures.


Previous research has proven the influence between interest rates, inflation, exchange rate, trade balance, industrial production index on stock prices. By using the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model approach and the 13 companies listed on the IDX, in this study, we will look deeper into the dynamics of long-term and short-term relationships for the aforementioned variables. The research period starts from January 2015 to December 2019, during which time there were many global upheavals that had a considerable impact on the Indonesian economy, through the ARDL model of interest rates, inflation, exchange rate, trade balance, industrial production index, and stock prices are proven to have long-term cointegration or move together in the long term. But not only in the long run, but these seven variables also have a dynamic short-term relationship that has a sufficient speed of adjustment towards equilibrium per month.


Results from analytical ultracentrifugal analysis, Sephadex gel filtration, isopycnic density-gradient centrifugation, and polyacrylamide disc-gel electrophoresis revealed that ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid liberated a protein–lipopolysaccharide complex from cell walls of Pseudomonas aeruginosa with an estimated molecular weight of not less than 160 000 and probably about one million. Electron microscopy of this complex revealed spherules and rodlets. The diameter of the former was approximately 70 ± 10 A while the dimensions of the latter were 70 ± 10 A × 200 ± 50 A. The rodlets appeared to be composed of three or more spherules arranged in a chain-like fashion. Electron microscopy of protein-free lipopolysaccharide revealed predominantly hollow spheres from 300 A to 1500 A in diameter, morphologically resembling membrane sacculi. It is proposed that the protein–lipopolysaccharide complex, but not the protein-free lipopolysaccharide, is representative of the in situ form of native endotoxin.


Silicon carbide, a wide-bandgap semiconductor, is currently used to fabricate an efficient high temperature hydrogen sensor. When a palladium coating is applied on the exposed surface of silicon carbide, the chemical reaction between palladium and hydrogen produces a detectable change in the surface chemical potential. Rather than applying a palladium film, we have implanted palladium ions into the silicon face of 6H, n-type Sic samples. The implantation energies and fluences, as well as the results obtained by monitoring the current through the sample in the presence of hydrogen are included in this paper.


T hermal treatment of waste is once again attracting increasing attention as a viable alternative to landfill disposal. It reduces the volume of solid waste significantly but suffers from a bad reputation with the public, representing one of the top industries no one wants 'in their backyard'. Some of this fear stems from a lack of information about the process, but more justified concerns over emissions remain. Depending on the type and age of technology used, potential emissions include dangerous organic molecules such as furans and dioxins, incomplete combustion products such as carbon monoxide, large amounts of particulates, as well as acid rain precursors such as nitrogen oxides and sulphurous compounds. Moreover, the management of the large amounts of bottom ash and potentially toxic fly-ash can cause significant disposal problems in countries where landfill space is scarce. The good news is that the technologies needed to remove the pollutants from the stack gas and clean the ashes are improving rapidly. Yet they remain quite expensive. A new method that can destroy waste at high temperatures is plasma gasification, which uses electricity to convert waste into a fuel gas and an inert rock.


The present work proposes a method for data-based fault diagnosis that takes into account the design of the feedback control law in order to perform fault detection and isolation. This method allows isolating certain faults in a specifically structured closed-loop system using only a data-based approach. This is achieved through the design of appropriate nonlinear control laws that allow isolating given faults by effectively decoupling the dependency between certain process state variables. The theoretical results are demonstrated through a gas-phase polyethylene reactor example.


According to large scale MEMS united constraints equations, the paper investigates model order reduction (MOR) techniques based on Structure Preserving Reduced-order Interconnect Macro modelling (SPRIM) method, which can be used to generate computationally efficient solutions for multiphasic MEMS simulation. To united constrained model, the high dimensionality of the original system state space is mapped to a suitable low-dimensional subspace, obtained a low-dimensional state sub-space model. A improved algorithms(SPRIM) from Arnoldi algorithms are implemented to extract low dimensional Krylov subspaces from Unified state subspace models for model order reduction, reduced order electro thermal–mechanical models are generated for a MEMS micro beam using the developed programs. Developed programs automatically generate compact structure preserving models and can be used to significantly improve the computational efficiency without much loss in accuracy and model stability for coupled-field MEMS simulation.


This paper concentrates on the impact that the group analyst's pregnancy had on a therapeutic group, highlighting the themes evoked, the transference issues that emerged and the countertransference feelings that impinged on the therapist's analytical thinking. The case material and group process is understood in relation to published literature on the subject, establishing the common ground between the individual and group reactions to the interruption of the reality of the therapist's life into the therapeutic setting. The general belief that this material can be usefully analysed and employed to the overall benefit of the patients' therapy in the group is confirmed.


Samuel Taylor Coleridge (icon; 21 October 1772 – 25 July 1834) was an English poet, Romantic, literary critic and philosopher who, with his friend William Wordsworth, was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake Poets. He is probably best known for his poems The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Kubla Khan, as well as for his major prose work Biographia Literaria. His critical work, especially on Shakespeare, was highly influential, and he helped introduce German idealist philosophy to English-speaking culture. Overview


Surgeons at a Dutch wound clinic close open wounds with split-skin grafts. Concerns about the risk of postoperative complications in some patients led them to find an alternative option. Use of an extracellular matrix dressing was effective.


Representatives of 17 form species of nine conodont form genera have been recovered from a one foot limestone bed at, or near, the base of the Mississippian Rushville Formation in its type section in Perry County, Ohio. Regional and stratigraphic distribution of the conodont form species indicate that the basal Rushville is mid-early Osagean in age, and that it belongs in the Doliognathus latus Subzone of the Bactrognathus-Pseudopolygnathus multistriatus Zone. A majority of Rushville conodonts are referable to known species; however, one form species, Gnathodus reversus n. sp., is described and illustrated for the first time.


The Finnish women's magazine Anna published several political portrait interviews of three female politicians (Pirkko Työläjärvi, Vappu Taipale, and Paula Lehtomäki) during the 1970s, the 1980s, and the 2000s, respectively. This article uses feminist semiotics to answer the question of how the significations assigned to the bodies of women politicians have defined their subject position in relation to the state. During the 1970s, Anna sought to counter the historical notion that female bodies are in conflict with political work by demonstrating that Työläjärvi was able to perform her duties adequately. During the 1980s, Anna reflected the gynocentric argument that certain "natural" female characteristics made women more suitable for particular areas of politics, such as social and environmental policy. During the early 2000s, Anna demonstrated that Lehtomäki was equal to her fellow men by idealizing a form of beauty that met the demands of the voyeuristic male gaze, upper-middle-class status, and youthfulness. During this period, the societal structures of gender inequality were not addressed. These representations stem from wider societal changes. During the 1970s, the state pursued growth-oriented economic policies, which required the wider participation of women in public life. During the 1980s, the growing political participation of women took place alongside the appearance of the gynocentric perspective, which facilitated the co-operation of women across party boundaries. At the start of the new millennium, economic globalization and neo-liberal policies have demanded national unity, which has been partly achieved by presenting a façade of gender and class equality.


Abstract: This research aimed to improve critical thinking skills of college students through scientific approach in Learning Neuroscience. This research was classroom action research. This action research was carried out in 2 cycles. Every cycle consists of four steps: planning, implementing, observing, and reflecting. The collecting data technique used observation which was conducted at the first semester year 2017/2018. The subjects of this research were 36 college students of PG PAUD study programs of third semester year 2017/2018 who are taking Neuroscience course. The result showed that critical thinking skills in the first cycle has average 78,80, then in the second cycle improve into (average 84,50). The result indicated that scientific approach effectively improved critical thinking skills of college students' in Neuroscience Course, thus graduated students of PG PAUD become professional teachers of PG PAUD in conducting teaching activity. Keywords: scientific approach, critical thinking


Behget's disease was first defined in 1937 in an article by Behget of Istanbul University, Turkey, as a triple symptom complex consisting of iritis, recurrent ulcers of the mouth and ulcers of the genitalia. Before his article, the same contributions had already been made by Shigetai (1924), Adamantiadis^ (1931) and WhitwelP (1934). Clinical manifestations of Behget's disease include various symptoms of joints, gastrointestinal tract, vascular system, urogenital tract or central nervous system, with cardinal signs of generalized skin lesions. It can be seen as a generalized inflammatory disease with a chronic prolonged course, composed of multiple features and recurrence. In spite of histological similarity, it is relatively easy to differentiate erythema exudativum multiforme or Reiter's disease from Behget's disease. Two clinical types of Behget's disease are recognized: the complete form, composed of the triad as described with skin lesions in the clinical course and the incomplete or abortive form manifesting the triad alone, or eye lesions (Hypopyoniridiocyclitis, uveitis) combined with one of the triad. When cases of suspected Behget's disease are found, they are often in transition into complete or incomplete forms in the clinical course.


In our work, we are focusing on the use of classroom observation to provide feedback on instructional space design. An initiative to redesign teaching space began a decade ago at a large, research-intensive institution. In September 2018, a large-scale (477 seat) active learning classroom became operational. The affordances of this space are intended to enable active teaching and learning in large classes. However, it is difficult to assess how successful this space is for active learning. A multi-year study has been undertaken to observe teaching practice in situ, with the goalof developing design principles for instructional space and technology that support the development, design, and implementation of teaching activities. Existing teaching observation protocols do not fully capture the interaction between the instructor and the space because such protocols were generally intended for other purposes. The goal is to develop a protocol that captures activities that are both intrinsic and extrinsic to teaching. This paper describes the development and use of an observation protocol. The core of the protocol is the wellknownTeaching Dimensions Observation Tool (TDOP). The scope of the TDOP is extended to active learning activities drawing from the Active Learning Classroom Observation Tool (ALCOT). The resulting extended protocol, TDOP+, was used for coding both live and recorded classroomobservations in the Winter 2020 term. This extended protocol allows the researchers to capture information that characterizes the intersection of pedagogy, space, and technology through Activity Theory. In future work, the data gathered through observations will be analyzed using theDifferentiated Overt Learning Activities (DOLA) framework, to provide insight into what types of teaching activity happens in a large-scale active learning classroom across STEM education and how active learning in large classrooms compares to pedagogy in other spaces.


Aluminium phosphide (AlP) is a toxic pesticide accompanied by a high mortality rate after acute exposure from different routes. Objectives: evaluation of blood level of lactate, pyruvate and lactate/pyruvate (L/P) ratio as outcome predictors of AlP poisoning. Methodology: All patients with a confirmed diagnosis of acute AlP poisoning who admitted to Poison Control Center- Emergency Hospital-Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt, from October 2019 to end of November 2019 were included. All studied patients (46) underwent thorough history taking, physical examination and routine laboratory investigations. Three mL of blood were used for determination of lactate and pyruvate levels. Results: The predominant manner of poisoning was suicidal due to ingestion of AlP tablets. The mortality rate was 73.9%. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were recorded with statistical significant difference between both studied groups. Oxygen saturation, pH, HCO3, PO2, mean blood hemoglobin, potassium (K) and magnesium (Mg) were statistically reduced in non- survival group compared with survival group. Lactate and L/P ratio showed significant rise in non-survived patients, while pyruvate presented statistically non-significant difference between the studied groups. The blood pH had the highest discriminatory power as regards mortality, followed by DBP on admission, then SBP on admission, lactate, L/P ratio, respiratory rate and pyruvate. The blood lactate and L/P ratio had 100% sensitivity and 66.7% specificity. Conclusion: Blood lactate level was indicated as an outcome biomarker of acute AlP poisoning.


The population of the Roman Empire has intrigued countless minds who have attempted to understand how Rome managed to obtain such a large population. This paper looks at the data for the population of the Empire from Augustus until the Edict of Caracalla. This time period is often considered to be Rome's golden age and it certainly is in terms of surviving sources. This paper examines the elites, the plebeians, and the slave populations of Rome focusing on Italy and the city of Rome. The paper discusses the possible reasons behind the population growth or stagnation of the different classes in an effort to better understand why the Roman population exploded at the end of the Republic and the beginning of the Empire and how the population behaves from then until the Edict of Caracalla.


On 6 October 1976 the National Administrative Reform Council (NARC), composed of 24 top military and police officers, staged a coup against Seni Pramoj's elected government. Subsequently, the 1974 democratic constitution was replaced by an oligarchic constitu tion. Parliamentary democracy was thus suspended. In the new con stitution a sixteen-year period of democratic tutelage was provided for and the NARC was transformed into a Prime Minister's Advisory Council empowered to approve the formulation of national security policy. Under the new constitution, the National Administrative Reform Assembly comprising 340 members was also set up to function as the sole legislative body and to assist the Cabinet in administering the state affairs during the first four-year period. The Assembly did not have the right to pass a vote of no-confidence in the Cabinet, nor had the Cabinet the right to dissolve it during this period. Such a constitutional set-up was naturally criticized and opposed by democratic-minded politicians and intellectuals who continued to call for a quick return to parliamentary democracy as embodied in the 1974 constitution. They also argued that the Thai people had had suffi cient experience to practise democracy and that should there be any defects in the 1974 constitution they could be amended. The desire for a quick return to parliamentary democracy was articulated even more when the military-sponsored government headed by Prime Minister Thanin Kraivichien was regarded as being more and more dictatorial and intolerable, when even constructive criticism by the press resulted in many newspapers being closed down one after another. As a result of the Prime Minister's reported refusal to reshuffle his Cabinet as demanded by the so-called Young Turk military officers, the NARC under the new name of the Revolutionary Party decided to stage another coup on 20 October 1977. Not only did they overthrow the Thanin Government but they also promised to replace the 1976 oligarchic constitution with a new constitution. The Revolutionary 211


In the paper,the formula of bread anti-staling was experimented and discussed,the results showed that the best parameters of compound improver was:through the single factor experiment and orthogonal test,lysophosphatidic recruitment 0.8%,SSL-CSL recruitment mg /kg,GOD 35 mg /kg,xylanase 35 mg /kg.


The only cure for malignant melanoma (skin cancer) is early detection. Surgical removal of a newly developed melanoma will result in complete cure. In this study, the first steps towards the development of a skin cancer detection system are reported. One possible way to detect early the occurrence of melanoma is to screen the body of a patient at regular intervals for changes or new lesions. To increase the accuracy of this laborious and painstaking task, a computer vision system could be used. One of the most important problems involved in a vision system of this kind is the need to determine which lesions in successive skin images taken over a given period, represent the same lesions. Repeated registrations of skin images also detect new lesions that do not have a counterpart on the previous image. After registration, the lesions in successive images are compared for alterations in size, shape, colour and so on, to detect changes that are suggestive of melanoma. In this paper, we introduce a new algorithm for the registration of lesions in successive skin images. The baseline algorithm requires two initial matches to register the other lesions in the images. The initial matches are provided by a physician or an algorithm that selects the most likely initial matches. The test suggests that the baseline algorithm determines 99% of the matches correctly, and this performance is largely independent of the number of lesions in the skin images.


Some 148 miles east-northeast of Ithaca one hundred years ago this past July, the Music Department of the National Education Association met. In the Second Presbyterian Church in Saratoga Springs, NY, music teachers and others interested in music education convened on July 14-15, 1892, for two days of paper reading and discussion much like the meetings being held here in Ithaca this week. To get a flavor of the similarities and differences between the meetings in Saratoga Springs and the meetings here, it might be helpful to take a little closer look at that program. (1) Then as now leaders in music education read papers. In Saratoga Springs, Nathan L. Glover of Akron, Ohio, presided and gave the opening remarks. Other presenters were George C. Young of Wichita, Kansas; Arnold J. Gantvoort of Piqua, Ohio; Philip C. Hayden, then of Quincy, Illinois; and Benjamin Jepson of New Haven, Connecticut. Many people attending the meetings responded to the papers. Of these, one name in particular stands out: Hosea E. Holt of Boston. Church and state separation was apparently not an issue, as the teachers met in the Presbyterian Church. The pastor of that church opened the first session with a prayer. Musicians performed solos and small ensembles throughout the program, including one noteworthy recital by Victor Herbert on the cello following President Glover's opening address. (2) It is clear from reading the papers and resolutions of the 1892 meetings that music educators were very much concerned with sightsinging, vocal pedagogy, and music appreciation. All the papers and most of the discussions mentioned sightsinging directly or indirectly. The members attending the sessions expressed their ideas in a set of resolutions: First. Sightsinging, that is, the thinking of musical tones in their scale and harmonic relations, the thinking of rhythm, of tone lengths, and the quick perception of the signs which stand for these definite mental concepts, should be taught in the primary grades, and made the basis of all work in music. Second. Good quality of tone should be sought in all exercises and songs; and the voices of children should be protected from injury by avoiding the extremes of high and low pitch, or of loud and soft singing, and by securing distinct articulation. Third. Correct intonation and blended voices in part singing should be developed. Fourth. Musical taste should be cultivated by the use of best music in all grades. Fifth. Emotional or expressive singing should be secured. (3) A survey of the history of general music from 1892 to the present might start with the state of affairs as expressed in Saratoga Springs and proceed through the years to look at key people, places, and ideas. Among the most important ideas are goals and objectives for general music classes, materials, equipment, and facilities for those classes, and teaching procedures (methods or techniques) and evaluative measures used in them. Underlying one hundred years of development are two profound influences. The first is an evolution--some would call it a revolution--from the metaphor of the melting pot to the idea of cultural pluralism. The second major influence on general music education over the past century has been the development of technology. These two influences often worked independently, but they also worked in concert to shape the course of music education history, particularly in the area of general music. (4) Cultural pluralism--or multiculturalism--has been significant in American history since the earliest immigrations of European settlers and their African slaves in the land of the Massachuset, Delaware, Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, and countless others. Even the Europeans came from Spain, France, England, the Netherlands, Sweden, and elsewhere. They also held to diverse creeds of Judaism, Puritanism, Catholicism, Quakerism, and many more. In the closing years of the nineteenth century, many observers of racial and ethnic diversity used the metaphor of the melting pot. …


The main objective of this study was to develop a set of desired learning competencies for the Senior High School (SHS) as part of the K to 12 curriculum for the different schools in Bulacan. The study utilized a qualitative type of research where focused interviews were done with business owners of selected micro, small, medium and large cottage industries. Methodological triangulation was likewise performed. The researcher used the results from surveys, focus groups, and interviews to compare and to determine whether similar results are being found so that validity is established. The findings of the study show that micro and small cottage industries form the majority of businesses in Bulacan. The study identified the emerging knowledge, skills, attitude and values (KSAVs) that are needed by each industry which served as bases for the Desired Learning Competencies developed. Specialization contents were established through methodological triangulation on the basis of the results of KSAVs, interviews with business owners, and TESDA's list of courses offered.


The Takagi–Sugeno (T–S) fuzzy model provides an effective representation of complex nonlinear systems in terms of fuzzy sets and fuzzy reasoning applied to a set of linear input/output submodels. In the paper, the passivity and feedback passification of T–S fuzzy systems with parameter uncertainties are considered. The theoretical results are given in terms of linear matrix inequalities. Numerical examples are given which illustrate the effectiveness of the theoretical results.


The advantage of wavelet transformation and its application in the vibration monitoring for hydropower unit are presented.The wavelet analysis in de-noising the vibration signal polluted by noise is made,which is proved to have good effect. Therefore,these methods provide more accurate features for next work.


Inadequate health literacy among elderly immigrants in the United States is an important social issue that needs immediate attention to decrease health disparities. This study examines the causes and consequences of inadequate health literacy among the elderly immigrants. Characteristics of the elderly immigrants are presented including their diverse backgrounds, physical health, mental health, and substance use. Barriers and contributing factors such as elderly immigrants' education and English proficiency, income and poverty levels, Medicare or insurance, immigration issues, and social support are also examined. The literature regarding heath literacy service options (print and online sources, health literacy training for caregivers, and church health literacy training) are reviewed. Findings from the reviewed literature indicate that immigrants' social network, particularly family members, play significant roles in their health care decision making and, thus, health literacy intervention and services should include elderly immigrants' social network.


The present invention relates to the technical field of communications. Provided are a time division scheduling method, a controller and a first access point (AP), which are used for solving the technical problem in the prior art that the uplink transmission of stations (STA) of other APs will be suppressed while reducing the problems of interference between APs. The time division scheduling method is applied to a controller and comprises: determining whether an STA covered by a first AP is disturbed by a second AP (S201); and according to the determination result, allocating time slices to the first AP, if the determination result is that at least one STA covered by the first AP is disturbed by the second AP, not overlapping time slices corresponding to the at least one STA of the time slices allocated to the first AP with time slices of the second AP (S202).


ABSTRACT The gap between social participation and inclusive education policies highlights a lack of participation and opportunities for decision-making among people with intellectual disabilities (ID). In particular, the underrepresentation of students with ID in representative roles in schools underscores the need to consider notions of in-school participation. Based on Merleau-Ponty's phenomenology perspective, this study investigates the lived experience of all stakeholders involved in the process of students with ID becoming representatives in a Brazilian school. Several collaborative preparatory meetings were held with key stakeholders. The six participants interviewed were the teacher of the resource room, two student representatives with ID, the pedagogical coordinators, and a mother of the student representative. The results showed that the students' representation was an inclusive practice that allowed students to develop advocacy skills. This study contributes with a practical application on how a school can create opportunities for students to voice their collaboration in the Global South.


Alexey Rudenko April , 2000 Abstract Active Networks (ANs) are a relatively new technology for computer systems that allows dynamic deployment of services. The Internet is an obvious area that would benefit from fast deployment of protocols that would appropriately modify or reroute user data streams. ANs are meant to use fast-growing computational resources of modern computer systems as a relief for the resources of network communication channels with their often-limited capacity. The balance between communication channel and execution resources depends on user application requirements and network conditions at the moment of the communications. Complex network conditions in the conjunction with temporal constraints make automatic definition of necessary measures to improve the communications highly desirable. Automatic planning of AN services should be an important function of ANs. We propose here the approach to the design of the planner for ANs. The approach is focused on the overwhelming number of problems of adaptation planning such as feasibili ty and eff iciency of a plan, extensibili ty and composabili ty of adaptations, and temporal limit s. The planner automatically calculates properly ordered sequences of adaptations that modify user data. The purpose of these modifications is to increase throughput, reliabili ty, and safety of communication channels.


The present invention relates to a slight pushing rod, which is provided with a handle (2) and a pushing rod head (1). The pushing rod head (1) is provided with a striking surface, wherein, the pushing rod is also provided with two alignment marks which are symmetrically arranged along a vertical plane. The vertical plane is perpendicular to the striking surface, and a striking line is positioned in the vertical plane. The alignment marks are arranged that when the alignment marks are downwardly viewed from the vertical plane, the visible parts of the alignment marks are symmetrical along the vertical plane, and when the alignment marks are downwardly viewed from a point deviated from the vertical plane, the visible parts of the marks are not symmetrical along the vertical plane.


This article seeks to reflect on personal artistic processes in sound art and acoustic art pieces. It reports experiences, work pieces, and exhibitions where I applied a conventional language of sound measurement (Hertz) to minimize unexpected narratives and interpretations. Finally, we present the exhibition "HERTZ of the place where we are in" (2016), which has been audiodescripted for blind people, and thus we understand a little more of how we can fill these distances between language and its referent with alternative approaches and how we think about what we hear in acoustic environments.


Dolores Loughrey takes a refreshing look at the use of computers in special educational settings. Many of her arguments have been deployed before but it is encouraging to have further confirmation of those beliefs. The use of computer technology still has a long way to go and is far from being a standard tool of special needs educators. Perhaps the sense of fun and excitement that creeps into this article will entice others into this area.


The present invention discloses a method for breeding improved varieties vannamei, comprising the steps of: Introduction (1) base stocks; (2) screening of the population based; (3) reinforcement of broodstock; (4) establishing family; ( 5) standardized seedling; independent incubated (6) pedigree; (7) pedigrees test; (8) the target family is determined; (9) propagation; (10) groups Breeding for pedigrees; (11) conservation. Compared with the prior art, the method of L. vannamei breeding of improved varieties provided by the invention, has a high yield, the advantages for China's high salinity and low salinity culture environment of stable, stress resistance.


A sheet (1) comprising a provided with at least one active body (2) of a textile material, wherein the base body (2) comprises fibers (3) and a moisture-regulating means (4), wherein the at least one active substance (in a polymer matrix 5) is embedded, the object is to provide a sheet material that is able to absorb moisture, in particular water and deliver skin benefit agents dissolves.


A novel method is introduced in order to treat the dissipative dynamics of quantum systems interacting with a bath of classical degrees of freedom. The method is based upon an extension of the Nosè–Hoover chain (constant temperature) dynamics to quantum-classical systems. Both adiabatic and nonadiabatic numerical calculations on the relaxation dynamics of the spin-boson model show that the quantum-classical Nosè–Hoover chain dynamics represents the thermal noise of the bath in an accurate and simple way. Numerical comparisons, both with the constant-energy calculation and with the quantum-classical Brownian motion treatment of the bath, show that the quantum-classical Nosè–Hoover chain dynamics can be used to introduce dissipation in the evolution of a quantum subsystem even with just one degree of freedom for the bath. The algorithm can be computationally advantageous in modelling, within computer simulation, the dynamics of a quantum subsystem interacting with complex molecular environments.


The U.K. government9s new strategy to combat air pollution has drawn praise for its ambitious goals—and reservations about whether they will be achieved. Environmental scientists have applauded the aims of the Clean Air Strategy, which include substantially reducing the number of people breathing air containing high levels of fine particulates and curbing ammonia emissions from agriculture. But for now, the document, published as a draft for public consultation on 22 May, remains light on the specific policies that will help the country attain these goals. And although the government has said that with the new strategy it will go further than the European Union in tackling air pollution post-Brexit, scientists say major improvements to air quality will require a coordinated effort across Europe.


The article deals with the main parameters of the thermodynamic working device for rock destruction due to the implementation of a new method of fuel mixture combustion in shock waves initiated by a high-speed torch burner in gas-dynamic combustion intensifiers. A device for thermal destruction of rocks has been developed, which belongs to the mining industry and can be used for directed impact on rocks when they are destroyed by hot gas jets in mining, stone processing and construction industries. Also, installed coaxial to the nozzle, with increasing inside diameter, a cylindrical nozzle, with two cascades of ejection holes - the first cascade is made at a distance from the Laval nozzle, equal to the distance to complete expansion of the jet of the torch, then, the accelerating section of the nozzle and the new, formed by burning the unburned fuel, jet of the burner. It is found that the cross sectional area of the inner hole of the cylindrical nozzle, is made with an excess of the area of the critical cross section of the nozzle Laval burner 2.5-3 times, in which, because of the rapid expansion of the gas flow in the nozzle, there is turbulization, with the formation of a powerful zone of heating of the gas flow and the appearance of a standing detonation wave in it. The drilling angle of the ejection holes of the first stage is 45-50º to the axis of the nozzle, which serves for ejection of atmospheric air, the oxygen of which reacts with the surplus of combustible in the main jet of the burner and the formation of a more powerful jet.


ATP6 encodes the subunit a of ATP synthase and plays an important role in the normal function of enzyme. The neighborjoining Kimura 2-parameter method, neighbor-joining E method and maximum likelihood method were used to explore the phylogenetic relationships of 30 various crops base on mitochondrial gene ATP6 in this study. The results showed that the phylogenetic relationships base on mitochondrial ATP6 among species of the given crops were consistent with present morphological classification. The mitochondrial genes ATP6 have a great potential in speciation history of crops.


This study is to evaluate flood inundation and to recommend measures of damage reduction on sediment by concentrated torrential rainfall at Gonjiamcheon Watershed (183.4 ). Firstly, the SWAT (Soil and Water Assessment Tool) was simulated streamflow and sediment at upstream. Then, we produced a map of floodplain boundary by using HEC-RAS (Hydrologic Engineering Centers River Analysis System) at downstream. The SWAT model was calibrated with 2 years (2008~2009) daily streamflow and validated for another years (2010~2011. 7. 31). The SWAT model was simulated with 3 years (2008~2010) by monthly water quality (Sediment) at Gonjiamcheon water quality station. The streamflow and sediment from SWAT model were input as boundary conditions to HEC-RAS. The results of HEC-RAS indicated that mapping of floodplain boundary was Jiwol and Jiwol 2 district. Additionally, inundation area and depth were assessed and applied BMPs scenario for managing the sediment yield.


Applying a plurality of color resist to a substrate and also coating and developing processing apparatus for performing a developer after the exposure are discharged to the cleaning process unit for cleaning a substrate, a plurality of respective colors (色彩) resist on the cleaned substrate to a substrate and a developing processing unit for developing the register sheets and the coating unit, the coating substrate is a color resist align a plurality of discharge nozzles resist after the exposure. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the size reduction, the installation area of the equipment and it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost.


The invention discloses a joining electrode, a method of manufacturing the same, a semiconductor device, and a method of manufacturing the same. The joining electrode includes an insulating layer; a recessed portion formed in the insulating layer; a covering layer formed on a side surface and a bottom surface of the recessed portion; and a joining metallic layer formed on the covering layer and having an upper surface protruding from a surface of the insulating layer.


The Internet of Things (IoT) is intended to transform our daily lives through the convergence of significant efforts from different disciplines. Under the vision of a hyper-connected world, security and privacy must be properly tackled by holistic approaches, since they are considered as key factors for a large-scale deployment of new IoT-enabled services and applications. Towards this end, the focus of the SMARTIE project is the application of security and privacy mechanisms to different use cases under the umbrella of a high-level architecture with a strong emphasis on security and privacy. The instantiation of this architecture is aimed to facilitate the creation of valuable and innovative services for citizens in the upcoming generation of Smart Cities, while security and privacy are preserved.


In many common law jurisdictions, the common law power of courts to grant assistance in respect of foreign insolvency proceedings exists independently of statute. The nature of the power, however, continues to generate debate. Obiter dicta of the Privy Council suggest that no assistance is available where the foreign proceeding is a voluntary winding-up. This article evaluates the position by reference to Singapore and Hong Kong decisions and concludes that a refusal to grant assistance in circumstances involving an insolvent voluntary winding-up is inconsistent with the principle of modified universalism and that a broader recognition test should be adopted.


A report in this issue by Davila, Byrne and coauthors contributes several interesting new observations regarding primate T-cell responses to porcine antigens [1]. The authors measured T-cell responses in four baboon recipients of heterotopic CD46 heart xenografts that did not receive any Tcell-directed immunosuppression. Three received anti-Gala1,3Gal (Gal) antibody-depleting therapy with a Gal-expressing carbohydrate complex, TPC, andone received anti-B-cell therapywith rituximab. They confirmed prior observations [2,3] that T cells are primed in vivo to porcine antigens, and began to characterize the phenotype and functional characteristics of the responding cell populations. As expected, the precursor frequency of T-helper type 1 (Th1) phenotype pig-reactive T cells increased by one log (7to 40-fold), as measured by interleukin-2 (IL2) and interferon-g production, and proliferation increased in peripheral blood and cells recovered from graft vessels. Little priming of the Th2 pathway was detected, as the frequency of IL4and IL5-elaborating T cells did not increase. More Th2 expansion might have been expected in association with the brisk humoral antibody response that is usually induced after graft rejection and withdrawal of immunosuppression. Although increased Th2 precursor frequency was not observed in peripheral blood or lymph nodes, it might have been found if the spleen had been analyzed; furthermore, it may emerge only at later intervals after transplantation, or it could unexpectedly have been influenced by the carbohydrate therapy used in three of four recipients. Further, even if the antibody response to Gal-expressing organs is Th2 independent, a1,3-galactosyltransferase gene knockout (GalT-KO) organs would be expected to activate this pathway through indirect presentation of protein xenoantigens, and contribute to chronic graft injury. Thus, this constellation of findings will require further study, and should not yet be considered as a weakness in primate responses to xenoantigens or as a basis for proposing Th1-directed immunomodulatory therapies. Interestingly, the phenotype of baboon peripheral blood lymphocytes became enriched for CD28 CD4 cells. This cell population was elicited in the peripheral blood in response to xenogeneic antigens, and apparently homed to the graft, as these cells dominated the infiltrates found both in the explanted graft and in the great vessels removed at necropsy. In vitro, vigorous proliferation and cytotoxicity were detected in both the CD4 and CD8 populations, although the CD4 response was most prominent, demonstrating that CD4 cytotoxic effector cells are a prominent feature of xenograft rejection in the absence of T-cell-directed immunosuppression. Memory or helper CD4 Tcell populations may also be elicited, but were not specifically looked for in this study. Cytotoxicity by CD4 T cells, detected by the induction of apoptosis in porcine aortic endothelial cells (PAECs) over 18 h in vitro, required the presence of interferon-inducible antigens on the PAECs. Future blocking or genetic manipulation studies will be required to identify what specific molecular targets are recognized in the priming phase by the CD4 cytotoxic precursor cell population. The authors present indirect evidence for a perforin/granzyme cytotoxic mechanism (strontium treatment of long-term donor-reactive baboon T-cell lines) for killing of PAECs by the CD4 lymphocytes. This interpretationmerits confirmation over shorter culture intervals using primary cells and alternative analytic methods, including allogeneic and thirdparty xenogeneic controls, and by directly interrogating alternative mechanisms, such as Fas/FasL and natural killer (NK) cells. One current principal challenge in xenograft immunobiology, as for allotransplantation, is to induce operational tolerance safely and reproducibly: to prevent immune injury to the graft, while permitting evolution of some mechanism that renders graft protection durable without toxic immunosuppression. Davila et al.'s report is important because modulation of T-cell function in response to challenge by donor-specific antigens is believed to be both necessary and sufficient for the induction of tolerance. As such, an improved understanding of natural T-cell responses to xenoantigens in non-immunosuppressed primates may identify particular features that can be selectively modulated to promote tolerance. T cells regulate adaptive immunity throughout the organ recipient Xenotransplantation 2006: 13: 14–18 Printed in Singapore. All rights reserved doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3089.2005.00268.x Copyright r Blackwell Munksgaard 2006


The present invention relates to a process for producing a polyamide-based resin 1010, refers to a specific process conditions are not used or a small amount of organic solvent and water as a main solvent changed to 1010 for producing a polyamide resin process. The technical proposal is added to the gauging water in a polymerization vessel, sebacic acid, decamethylene diamine, molecular weight modifier and additives, polycondensation resin, polyamide-1010; or added to the gauging water in a low pressure vessel, sebacic acid, decanoic after diamine, molecular weight modifier and additives, anaerobic heated to 100-150 deg.] C, is pressed into the polymerization vessel 1010 polyamide resin produced by condensation polymerization. Application of the present invention simplifies the process, significantly reducing the consumption of raw materials, improved product yield, increased safety factor. Using the present invention for producing a polyamide resin 1010 widely used in industry, machinery, wire and cable, automotive, spinning, coating, etc., may be comparable to products prepared by the traditional process.


Author(s): Cervantes-Alvarez, AM; Escobar-Ortega, YY; Sauret, A; Pacheco-Vazquez, F | Abstract: A jet of water entering into a pool of the same liquid can generate air entrainment and form bubbles that rapidly raise to the surface and disintegrate. Here we report the equivalent phenomenon produced by a plunging dry granular jet, so far unexplored. For grains smaller than a critical size, the granular jet entering into the pool produces air entrainment that leads to bubbles formation. The bubbles formed are covered by a shell of grains attached to the bubble air-water interface due to capillary-induced cohesion. In contrast to classical air bubbles, these "granular bubbles" are stable over time because the granular shell prevents coalescence and keeps the air encapsulated either if the bubbles rise to the surface or sink to the bottom of the pool, which is determined by the competition of the buoyant force and the weight of the assembly. Experimentally, we show how the bubble size and volume of entrained air depend on the grain size, liquid properties and jet impact velocity.


Homocarnosine (HCarn) content varied over a 6‐fold range in different regions of autopsied human brain, being highest in the dentate nucleus and the inferior olive, and lowest in the caudate nucleus and mesolimbic system. HCarn content was similar in biopsied and autopsied frontal cortex. Very little if any carnosine (Carn) was present in human brain, except for the olfactory bulb, where Carn may have comprised 20% of the imidazole dipeptides present. Only HCarn was present in human CSF.


Heavy duty diesel vehicles compliant with current Euro VI/EPA13 emission limits employ aftertreatment systems based on DOC/DPF technology for soot and particulate matter reduction and SCR catalysts with urea dosing for NOx reduction.Traditionally,the majority of the control systems used for urea dosing are map based.However,increasing system complexity combined with real——world performance requirements are a strong motivation to switch to a model——based control approach.Firstly,this article describes a model—based design approach for aftertreatment control development.Focus is on urea dosing control for Euro VI level SCR systems.To achieve the legal emissions limits,including in—service conform ity over the vehicle lifetime,advanced model—based control strategies enable maximal NOx conversion in combination with minimum ammonia slip,while ensuring robustness against real—life disturbances.Simulation and experimental results of the control system are presented,which demonstrate the perform ance and robustness properties.Following this model-based approach,a concept study is perform ed to explore aftertreatment and control technologies to achieve ultra—low NOx emissions as will be imposed by regulatory bodies in the near future.It is shown that aftertreatment concepts with Passive N Adsorber and SCR on DPF are most promising.To optimize overall engine—aftertreatment performance.the modelbased control approach is extended towards Integrated Emission Management(IEM).Based on the actual system state,this supervisory controller minimizes operating costs at each instant in time under all operating conditions.This is key for costoptimal and robust performance.


Today, various indicators show that the concept of environmental sustainability is increasingly influencing the various sectors of our economy. Information and communication technologies are recognized as key enabling technologies offering a great potential for re-engineering society towards more sustainable economic, social and environmental patterns. This paper documents briefly the European policy context for sustainable growth, as well as European programmer's opportunities and underlying visions towards developing and deploying innovative ICT applications in the fields of environmental management and energy efficiency. 1. European policy context for sustainable growth In 1987 already, the Brundtland Commission2, led by the former Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland, defined the concept of sustainable development as a development that "meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs". Meanwhile, exponential growth of consumption in society has continued to grow together with unsustainable trends in many areas such as climate change, natural resources exploitation, public health, mobility and transport, the ageing of the population, poverty and social exclusion. Today, public awareness has significantly increased. Various indicators show that the concept of environmental sustainability is progressively influencing the various sectors of our economy. Recently3, EU leaders have underlined to move towards an integrated climate and energy policy. They have set the following combined targets: to reduce Greenhouse Gases emissions in the order of 20% by 2020 compared to 1990, to achieve 20% for renewable energy sources by 2020 compared to the present 6,5%, and to save 20 % of the energy consumption in the EU compared to projections for 2020. These targets should be seen in the larger European policy context for sustainable growth, also called smart growth, including the EU Sustainable Development Strategy4, the Lisbon Strategy5 (which established the goal for Europe to become the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world). 2. The role of Information and Communication Technologies Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), which account for approximately half of the productivity growth in modern economies, are recognised as key enabling technologies offering a great potential for re-engineering society towards more sustainable economic, social and environmental patterns. 1 European Commission – Directorate-General Information Society and Media – "ICT for Sustainable Growth" B-1049 Brussels. e-mail: email@example.com; firstname.lastname@example.com 2 Report of the Brundtland Commission, "Our Common Future", 1987 3 European Council of 8 and 9 March 2007, Brussels, Belgium 4 Adopted in Gothenburg in 2001 and renewed in June 2006 (CS/2006/10117: Review of the EU Sustainable Development Strategy − Renewed Strategy) 5 Adopted in Lisbon in March 2000 and renewed in 2005 (COM(2005)141: "Integrated Guidelines for Growth and Jobs") EnviroInfo 2007 (Warschau) Environmental Informatics and Systems Research Copyright © Shaker Verlag, Aachen 2007. ISBN: 978-3-8322-6397-3


The practice teaching of surveying course plays an important part in the civil engineering practical teaching activities and it is strongly visual and operational. Practical abilities contain four basic elements: practical motivation, general factors of practical ability, special practical ability and situational practical ability. Combined with the current situation of practice teaching of surveying course, suggestions on improving undergraduates'special practical ability and situational practical ability were proposed, and countermeasures of constructing practice teaching system were presented to improve undergraduates 'professional abilities of analyzing, planning and executing.


Converging evidence demonstrates the important role played by haptic feedback in virtual reality-based rehabilitation. Unfortunately many of the available haptic systems for research and intervention are rather costly, rendering them inaccessible for use in the typical clinical facility. We present a versatile and easy-to-use software package, based on an off-the-shelf force feedback joystick. We propose that this tool may be used for a wide array of research and clinical applications. Two studies, involving different populations and different applications of the system, are presented in order to demonstrate its usability for haptic research. The first study investigates the role of haptic information in maze solving by intact individuals, while the second study tests the usability of haptic maps as a mobility aid for children who are blind.


Abstract : This document describes the Department of Defense's (DoD's) vision for establishing a Net- Centric Environment (NCE) that increasingly leverages shared services and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). The DoD's NCE is a framework for human and technical connectivity and interoperability that allows DoD users and mission partners to share and protect information and to make informed decisions. The NCE consists of numerous mission and business services and common and shared infrastructure services. This strategy is applicable to DoD's Warfighting, Business, DoD Intelligence, and Enterprise Information Environment (ElE) Mission Areas and Joint Capability Portfolios. The Net-Centric Services Strategy (NCSS) expands upon the DoD Net-Centric Data Strategy (May 2003) by connecting services to the Data Strategy goals. The NCSS is consistent with other DoD net-centric strategies and guidance. Separate DoD issuances will be provided to address NCSS implementation details and specific technical guidance.


We propose a new method for reconstructing the density matrix of a single-mode field of photons in the cavity using the discrete photodetection, which allows studying the quantum field in the microwave range. For reconstruction it is necessary to know the phase quadrature moments of all orders. A method of obtaining the first-order moment is discussed here.


The purpose of this study was to grasp the special demand for private and public rental housing to supply appropriate rental housing to the consumer. The study was progressed October-November 2011 by requesting questionnaire to rental housing residents in Seoul and Metropolitan area. The questionnaire was made to grasp the current residential status of subjects and the preferences of rental housing to find preferred factors of rental housing residents. SPSS PASW 18.0 program was used for statistical analysis. Major findings are as follows: Firstly, The subjects preferred Chonsei and apartment style housing structure type. Highly educated, high income subjects had the higher residential satisfaction. Secondly, The subjects' major reason to prefer the rental housing was 'inexpensive rental fee'. In conclusion, the subjects can be unsatisfied because there are no significant reason neither satisfactory nor unsatisfactory. So, to solve this potential risks, it is needed to supply the appropriate rental housing for various kind of consumer.


The effects of hypoxia on cognitive functions were investigated in two experiments. Two types of problem-solving and two immediate-memory tasks were used. The first experiment, carried out with five Ss for three days at 12,470 ft. after 15 days of practice at sea level, showed no changes in performance. In the second experiment, practice effects were counterbalanced with seven Ss for two days at sea level and two days at 14,250 ft. The results showed a significant impairment of performance in one kind of problem-solving, significant improvement in the other, and no significant change in immediate memory. In both experiments, Ss showed significant responses to hypoxia on the physiological measures taken. In Exp. II, the improved problem-solving was significantly correlated with changes in temperature and pulse rate, but the impaired problem performance did not achieve a significant correlation with these measures. The results suggest that performance under hypoxic conditions may depend upon an interaction among several factors including degree of practice, complexity of the psychological functions, and Ss' ability to respond to awareness of physiological deficits by increased effort.


Abstract Hydrometeor distributions were measured in two rainbands that passed over the California Valley. The ground radar was used to vector the University of Wyoming's instrumented King Air aircraft to the top of the rainband at which time an onboard computer algorithm was used to make multiple penetrations of an ensemble of ice particles that were assumed to descend at 1 or 2 m s−1 while drifting downwind. Distribution parameters were calculated for each penetration and the changes in these parameters were used to infer the different modes of growth that the particles undergo. It was found that there were five distinct regions of particle growth. Nucleation and depositional growth were the dominant processes near the top of the rainband. The hydrometeors then fell through a region of aggregation from the −20°C level to the − 10°C level. Ice crystal multiplication was the dominant process from the −10°C level to the −4° level. From −4 to O°C, aggregation was again the dominant processes. Below the 0°C l...


We review the possible origins of neutrino mass and the progress that has been made towards understanding the pattern of neutrino masses and mixings. The relation of the masses and mixings of the leptons to the quarks is explored.


This paper proposes an algorithm to solve the Optimal Power Flow (OPF) problem with an objective of enhancing the security of power system. The proposed approach uses Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithm to obtain the optimal power dispatch meeting steady state security constraints under various loading conditions. This PSO based OPF algorithm computes the optimal generation schedule and effectively relieves line flow violations under different single line contingencies. The efficacy of proposed algorithm is illustrated by carrying simulation studies on IEEE 30 bus system .This analysis reveals that the proposed algorithm is quite simple and efficient for solving OPF problem.


Problematic polypharmacy is at the heart of medicines usage in patients with multimorbidity, and review by medicines experts in primary care is essential.To assess the impact of medication reviews by a clinical pharmacist on ambulatory patients with hyper polypharmacyThe study took place within a large urban practice in Dorset. Patients over ≥75 years old with ≥10 regular medicines were identified using the NHS Business Service Authority Polypharmacy database. Patients who were housebound, lived in a care home or with dementia were excluded and GP partners were asked to confirm the validity of these exclusions. Patients were sent a letter from their personalised GP inviting them to attend a 30-minute consultation with a clinical pharmacist prescriber employed by the practice. The age and frailty status of patients, number of medicines pre- and post-consultation, and the nature of medicines optimisation decisions were recorded. Patient satisfaction with the consultations was assessed using a 7-point Likert scale questionnaire.91 out of 17000 (0.5%) patients were receiving ≥ 10 medicines. 25 patients were excluded and to date 20/26 (77 %) patients invited had a consultation booked or been seen. Medicines optimisation changes varied in number and complexity and controversial changes discussed with patients' individual GP. To date all patients rated the consultation as very good to outstanding (median score 6.5)Ambulatory patients with hyper polypharmacy highly rated medication reviews with a clinical pharmacist and medication regimens in most were optimised through shared decision making.


.         This study aims to determine the effectiveness of spraying nano  bone ash and palm oil emty   fruit  bunnch ash on  leaf  character appearance of rice Mandel variety. This research was carried out in the Agricultural Experiment Grenn House of the Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta in January to June2021. This study uses a single factor design arranged in a Complete Randomized Design (CRD), there are 4 treatm  ents. Each tratments consisted  of 6 plant samples with 3 replications namely: P. Urea 250 kg/hectare + SP-36 100 kg/hectare + KCl 100 kg/hectare, Q.Urea 250 kg/hectare + SP-36 50 kg/hectare + KCl 100 kg/hectare + Nano Bone Ash  concentration 0,2 %, R. Urea 250 kg/hectare + SP-36 100 kg/hectare + KCl 50 kg/hectare + Nano OPEFB Ash concentration 0,3 %, S.Urea 250 kg/hectare + SP-36 50 kg/hectare + KCl 50 kg/hectare + Nano Bone Ash concentration 0,2 % and Nano OPEFB  Ash concentration 0,3 %.  The results showed that the application of Urea 250 kg/hectare + SP-36 50 kg/hectare + KCl 50 kg/hectare + 0.2% Nano Bone Ash Concentration and 0.3% OPEFB Nano Ash concentration gave a significant effect on the character.sheat of leaf color, blade of leaf, chlorophyll content, length and width of stomata.


The type III secretion system (T3SS) of Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a powerful tool for direct protein delivery into mammalian cells and has successfully been used to deliver various exogenous proteins into mammalian cells. In the present study, transcription activator‐like effector nuclease (TALEN) proteins have been efficiently delivered using the P. aeruginosa T3SS into mouse embryonic stem cells (mESCs), human ESCs (hESCs), and human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) for genome editing. This bacterial delivery system offers an alternative method of TALEN delivery that is highly efficient in cleavage of the chromosomal target and presumably safer by avoiding plasmid DNA introduction. We combined the method of bacterial T3SS‐mediated TALEN protein injection and transfection of an oligonucleotide template to effectively generate precise genetic modifications in the stem cells. Initially, we efficiently edited a single‐base in the gfp gene of a mESC line to silence green fluorescent protein (GFP) production. The resulting GFP‐negative mESC was cloned from a single cell and subsequently mutated back to a GFP‐positive mESC line. Using the same approach, the gfp gene was also effectively knocked out in hESCs. In addition, a defined single‐base edition was effectively introduced into the X‐chromosome‐linked HPRT1 gene in hiPSCs, generating an in vitro model of Lesch‐Nyhan syndrome. T3SS‐mediated TALEN protein delivery provides a highly efficient alternative for introducing precise gene editing within pluripotent stem cells for the purpose of disease genotype‐phenotype relationship studies and cellular replacement therapies.


The structure of a new steroidal sapogenin, diotigenin (Ia), isolated from Dioscorea tenuipes complex, was investigated, and it was assumed to be 25L-2β, 3α, 4β-trihydroxy-5β-spirostane.


The role of buttermilk, particularly in the artificial feeding of infants and in the treatment of gastro-intestinal disorders of the first two years of life, has made its use a matter of necessity among rich and poor alike. A practical method for its preparation seems, therefore, to be a matter of considerable importance. This idea was suggested through a study of the recent work of Clock and others along the lines of the lactic acid bacillus principle of treatment, and its use is largely based on the administration of the culture of the Bacillus lactis bulgaricus , Type A (Grigoroff), although its preparation is not necessarily dependent on this form of lactic acid bacillus culture preparation. There are two methods for the preparation of buttermilk according to this principle, the choice of which would depend on whether the physician or trained nurse is able to carry out the work in person,