The invention discloses a preparation method for a solar battery electrode mask plate. The preparation method comprises the following steps of preparing a plate body of a metal solar battery electrode mask plate, and welding the plate body of the metal solar battery electrode mask plate onto a metal screen frame by a laser manner so as to stabilize the tension of the metal solar battery electrode mask plate and not reduce the tension in use process. The prepared metal solar battery electrode mask plate is welded onto the metal frame through the laser manner, so that the tension of the metal solar battery electrode mask plate is stable and the tension in use process can not be reduced. Therefore, according to the preparation method, the condition that the tension of a screen board can not be reduced along with increasing of printing times, and the printing height is consistent, can be guaranteed and the deformation of a metal screen board can be reduced.


Concern has been raised about an increased risk of meningococcal disease among college-age students living in dormitories. A quadrivalent meningococcal


Conclusions The overdetermined transducer formulation was shown to stabilize the solution and in most cases improve the accuracy.However, one might expect to see a point where adding additional accelerometers would provide diminishing returns. It was initially thought that 18 accelerometerswould be more than necessary. However, if noise is high and time durations are long, the solution could beneŽ t by using even more than 18 accelerometers. In practice, available data channels and accelerometermounting locationswould prevent this option.


Three coordination polymers, [Ag4(L1)2(NO3)4]·H2O (1), [Ag(L1)](BF4)·2H2O (2) and [Ag2(L1)(H2O)](ClO4)2 (3), were obtained from self-assembly of AgX (X = NO3−, BF4−, or ClO4−) with a new flexible double betaine L1 (L1
= 1,3-bis(pyridinio-4-carboxylato)propane). Single crystal X-ray diffraction studies for complexes 1–3 reveal layered open network structures containing novel cavities and channels. Complex 1 consists of an unprecedented rhombic tetrameric Ag4O2
subunit, in which a μ3-η1 coordination mode of the carboxylate group is found for the first time among silver(I) carboxylates. Complex 2 is constructed from a bis(carboxylate-O,O′)-bridged centrosymmetric dimeric subunit, in which the coordination sphere of each silver(I) atom is completed by a monodentate carboxylate group at each axial site. In complex 3, the [Ag2(carboxylate-O,O′)2] dimeric subunits are extended into a polymeric chain through the linkage of each metal centre to carboxylate groups of an adjacent dimer, and such infinite chains are extended into a plane wave-like layer structure by the cross-linkage of the molecular skeletons of the flexible double betaine ligands.


Introduction .220 Chapter I. A fixed point theorem for finite diffeomorphism groups generated by reflections 221 Chapter II. Geometric weight system and a fixed point theorem for compact connected Lie groups.... 231 1. Actions of compact simple Lie groups of rank 1.232 2. Basic properties of the geometric weight system.237 3. A fixed point theorem for compact connected Lie groups.240 Chapter III. Classification of the types of principal isotropy subgroups for actions of compact connected Lie groups on acyclic manifolds .242 1. Classification of principal orbit types for actions of simple compact connected Lie groups on acyclic manifolds .243 2. Classification of principal orbit types for actions of general compact connected Lie groups .247 References ...... 255


Stress is a condition in the workplace can be affect job satisfaction and employee performance. The aims of this research to analysis the effect of job stress on job satisfaction job stress on employee performance, and job satisfaction on employee performance. In this study, the observation data taken from 46 employees by using sampling technique. The descriptive and inferential analysis with partial least square (PLS) to test the hypotheses is used to obtain result. The result of the research shows that job stress has negative and significant effect on job satisfaction, job stress has negative and significant effect on employee performance, and job satisfaction has negative significant effect on employee performance. Furthermore, Job satisfaction cannot mediate relationship between job stresses on employee performance.


A b s t r a c t The possible causal role of the nasal mucosa and nasal allergy in chronic otitis media with or without effusion was studied in 38 young adults by means of nasal provocation tests (NPT) with various inhalant allergens, performed by rhinomanometry and combined with tympanometry. The parameters were recorded before and up to 56 hrs after the allergen challenge. Of the 38 patients in whom 109 NPTs were performed, 31 patients developed 76 positive nasal responses (NR): 21 isolated immediate NR (IINR), 24 isolated late NR (ILNR), 15 dual late NR (DLNR = immediate + late NR), 11 isolated delayed NR (IDYNR), 5 dual delayed NR (DDYNR = immediate + delayed NR) and 21 negative responses (NNR). Seven patients did not develop any nasal response during 12 NPTs. The 61 positive NRs (80 %) and 5 negative NRs were accompanied by significant changes in the middle ear pressure (MEP), which means that the slightly negative MEP increased in negativity, by otalgia, middle ear tension, and decrease in hearing. In 6 patients the middle ear secretions increased through the monolateral ventilation tubes, during 13 positive NRs. These results suggest the possible causal role of the nasal mucosa and nasal allergy in some patients with chronic otitis media. The hypersensitivity reactions in the nasal mucosa may cause either a primary NR of various types, inducing then secondarily the middle ear response, or this reaction can lead primarily to the middle ear response without appearance of a clinical NR. Both mechanisms may have therapeutic consequences for chronic otitis media. These results stress the importance of nasal challenges with allergens, combined with tympanometry, for the diagnostic and therapeutic approach to this disorder. K e y w o r d s Chronic secretory otitis media, Nasal allergy, Nasal provocation tests with allergen, Rhinomanometry, Tympanometry A b b r e v i a t i o n s u s e d ALL, allergen; Ab, Antibody; DLNR, dual late nasal response (immediate + late); DDYNR, dual delayed nasal response (immediate + delayed); ET, Eustachian tube; I, initial value; IINR, isolated immediate nasal response; ILNR, isolated late nasal response; IDYNR, isolated delayed nasal response; ME, middle ear; MEP,middle ear pressure; MER, middle ear response; NNR, negative nasal response; NPG, nasopharynx-nostril pressure gradient; NPT, nasal provocation test; NR, nasal response; OM, otitis media; ∆ P, pressure gradient expressed in cm H2O; PBS, phosphate–buffered saline; SOM, secretory otitis media


Conducting atomic force microscopy was utilized to study the nanoscale surface electrical properties of N-doped zinc oxide films that had been prepared by pulsed laser deposition at different substrate temperatures. Current-voltage measurements were made while the conducting tip was fixed at different contact current points after scanning for normal imaging. Experimental results indicated that changes in the substrate temperature caused the redistribution of n-type carrier (Ohmic contact) and p-type carrier (Schottky contact) regions on the surface. Such a microscopic measurement method can be adopted to observe precisely the variances in the local carriers on the surface of films, benefiting future studies of nanoscale p-n homojunctions.


. Throughout my immersion in the field of pro-ana/mia, I came across very few direct discussions about males and little concern about boys/men being targeted by or being vulnerable to joining the online pro-ana/mia community. Overall, there was only a very small percentage of men interacting with discussions of pro-ana/mia online. The predominance of "thinspiring" pictures of emaciated models and anorexic pictures on


Cloud services are viewed as a new paradigm of computing provision shifting to the network in the form of services. More and more firms are planning to adopt cloud services recently. Thus, understanding drivers and barriers of cloud adoption from firms' point of view becomes very important. Though many qualitative studies have already addressed the adoption factors of cloud services, none of previous research has empirically examined these antecedents using large scale of data. Furthermore, a complete and integrated framework which can help firms evaluate whether they should step into cloud is lacked in the current literature. To bridge this gap, our study uses technology-organization-environment (TOE) framework and IT governance to develop a cloud service adoption model. Using telephone survey, we collected 200 public Taiwanese firms to empirically examine our proposed model. Our results show that cloud adoption is still at its initial stage (IaaS adoption rate=13%; PaaS adoption rate=5%; SaaS adoption rate=30%) and only factors in the technology context within the TOE framework would significantly influence cloud services adoption. The interesting finding is quite different from previous innovation diffusion studies which focus on mature stage of innovation diffusion. Our study affirms that in the early stage of innovation (cloud) adoption, historically important factors in organization and environment contexts have very limited impacts. We explain the phenomenon using the viewpoint of innovation diffusion curve: the current cloud adopters are innovators whose characteristics are adventurous, daring to attempt new things, and leading the crowd. These pioneers love to embrace just launched technologies, and are not easily affected by other people. Instead, they will affect general public later. As a result, we suggest cloud service providers focus more on promoting the benefits and alleviating the concerns of cloud services when marketing their cloud services at early stage.


Benign fibrous histiocytoma (BFH) or Dermatofibroma is a benign soft tissue tumour commonly seen on the skin, but rarely occur in deep tissues. It can arise as a soft tissue mass anywhere in the human body. In deep seated lesions the diagnosis of BFH becomes difficult on the basis of clinical examination, and is frequently confirmed after local excision. An 11 year old female presented with a painless swelling on the right pre- auricular region, which was diagnosed as Benign Fibrous Histiocytoma on excisional biopsy and histopathological examination.


Populations of Bacillus cereus undergoing sporulation in distilled water exhibit a period of constant sensitivity to the lethal and mutagenic effects of radiation during the first half of the process. This is followed by a sensitive period, due to some process or processes occurring during sporogenesis, and not the loss of protective material, such as RNA. Subsequent to this the developing spore becomes refractory to the dose rautagenic for vegetative cells before developing heat resistance. The length of the delay in maximal expression of induced mutants was the same for mutants screened from spores of irradiated vegetative cells and mutants resulting from irradiated vegetative cells not permitted to sporulate. The effects were similar with ultraviolet and x- irradiation. (auth)


This paper investigates the safe cooperative path following of connected autonomous surface vehicles subject to static and dynamic obstacles, as well as physical constraints. A barrier-certified model predictive cooperative path following control method is proposed with the capability of collision avoidance and constraint satisfaction. Specifically, a robust-exact-differentiators-based extended state observer is employed to estimate the unknown kinetics including model uncertainties and external disturbances. Based on a path variable containment approach, a nominal receding-horizon control law is designed to achieve cooperative path following task within the physical constraints. A safe optimal control law is designed based on control barrier functions to generate optimal surge force and heading angle within the safety constraints. A receding-horizon heading control law is designed to track the desired heading signals. Constrained quadratic programming problems are formulated and solved via neurodynamic optimization. Simulation results are elaborated to validate the efficacy of the proposed barrier-certified model predictive control method for cooperative path following subject to static and dynamic obstacles.


Under current law, churches and other IRC § 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations are prohibited from engaging in such activity and risk losing their tax-exempt status if they do. While this outcome is rare, it is possible. This report provides an overview of the current tax and campaign finance law relevant to this legislation, a discussion of how each bill would amend current law, and a chart that compares the bills.


To improve the properties of syntactic foams,the surface of hollow glass microspheres was modified by grafting polystyrene in this study. The influence of temperature and time on the reaction was studied by SEM,IR and TG. Results show that the grafting rate is promoted with the increased reaction temperature and the prolonged reaction time. But,the overhigh temperature will result in the decrease of grafting rate. The crush strength of the modified surface of microspheres is enhanced to a certain extent with the increase of grafting rate.


Drains in North Delta, Egypt (Kafr El-Shiekh Governorate) were used for receiving waste water (drainage water of the fields, sanitary and industrial). Because of the shortage of irrigation water, such water, is used in irrigation of agricultural crops, therefore, it becomes a dangerous source of pollution as it contains different contaminants of agrochemical pollutants. The aim of the present study was to monitor the presence of some serious agrochemical pollutants (some pesticides, heavy metals and nitrate) in waste water of the main drains in North Delta, Egypt in order to assess the degree of pollution in the water of these drains for agricultural purposes. Data revealed that salinity and sodicity values of the studied drainage water samples ranged between 1.45 to 3.05 dS/m and 5.95 to 10.18%, respectively. According to USDA diagram, the studied samples are in class C3S1 and C4S2. Malathion concentration in drains water was ranged between 0.13 to 1.15 μgL -1 and was not depending on sampling time (winter and summer). Atrazine concentration in drains water was ranged from 0.04 to 0.19 μgL -1 and was higher in summer than in winter. Heavy metals concentrations in drainage water were higher in summer than in winter. The concentrations of Cu, Mn, Zn, Cd, Ni and pb in winter for all drains were varied from 0.23 to 0.51, 0.20 to 0.28, 0.17 to 0.38, 0.01 to 0.09, 0.24 to 0.79 and 0.08 to 0.25 mgL -1 , respectively. The corresponding concentrations in summer were 0.29 to 0.67, 0.22 to 0.36, 0.23 to 0.46, 0.05 to 0.15, 0.35 to 1.21 and 0.19 to 0.46 mgL -1 , respectively. The highest concentration levels were for Cu, Mn, Ni and Cd in all drains comparing to maximum permissible levels stated by FAO, 1992, (0.2, 0.2, 0.2, and 0.01 mgL -1 ), respectively. While, pb and Zn levels were lowest than the maximum permissible levels stated by FAO (1992), (pb, 5 mgL -1 and Zn, 2 mgL -1 ). Concentrations of NO3 were 18.5 to 112 mgL -1 in all drains for winter and summer. Nitrate nitrogen concentrations leaving surface drains in North Delta, Egypt exceed the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (1991) maximum contaminant level for drinking water of 10 mg L -1 . Results of the present study, reveals that the water of these drains are highly dangerous on the environment and human health, when used as it is without good treatment. So these waters must be remediated from such contaminants.


Crohn disease (CD) most often manifests in late adolescence or early adulthood; approximately 4% of CD cases are diagnosed before the age of 5 years (1). Complications of CD in children include growth failure, bone demineralization, and delayed sexual development (2). CD is often poorly responsive to corticosteroids and immunomodulators. Patients who are intolerant to conventional treatments or who have more severe or refractory disease may show a response to biological therapies. Infliximab (Remicade; Centocor, Malvern, PA) is an intravenously administered tumour necrosis factor (TNF) antagonist indicated for the treatment of CD in adults and children who have had an inadequate response to conventional therapy (3). Adalimumab (Humira; Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL) is a fully human immunoglobulin G1 monoclonal antibody to TNF that is administered subcutaneously and is indicated for use in adults with CD who have had an inadequate response to conventional therapy or infliximab or are intolerant of infliximab (4). However, clinical trial experience with adalimumab in CD is limited to adults (5). A search of the biomedical literature identified 1 published case report of adalimumab treatment of an adolescent (6). This report describes the administration of adalimumab in a 5-yearold male patient with severe, refractory CD.


Two schemes of the quantization of dynamical variables of dissipative systems are studied with an example of a two-level atom interacting with phonons scattered from an environment. Transformations of relevant Fock-space operators or rigged-Fock-space operators are proposed in order to diagonalize their equations of motion. It is shown that the damping of dispersionless phonons leads to the formation of a quasi-stationary state of the system—a polaron, which is found in both approaches. A time dependence of the polaron energy and the spectral lineshape of the two-level subsystem are evaluated. A transformation diagonalizing the equations of motion of the relevant classical problem (of a harmonic oscillator coupled to a field of damped waves) is found to be similar to the quantum case.


: The advancement of science and technology and the growth of economy provide enterprises with opportunities as well as challenges. Enterprises are also forced to make corresponding strategic adjustments after changes in the market environment. When enterprises adjust their overall strategy, they will inevitably require corresponding changes in financial strategies. In this paper, we select Suning.com, a typical asset-light retail leader, as a case enterprise. We observe that there are some problems in the implementation of the financial strategy by describing the status of its financial strategy, and finally propose suggestions for the existing problems in order to provide reference for related enterprises.


Taxodium 'Zhongshansa' (T. 'Zhongshansa') is a hybrid cultivar of the Taxodium Rich. genus. The wood and fiber characteristics and wood chemical compositions of three T. 'Zhongshansa' wood specimens were analyzed and compared with their parents, Taxodium mucronatum (T. mucronatum) and Taxodium distichum (T. distichum). It was found that the wood density of the three T. 'Zhongshansa' hybrids were slightly lower than the densities of their parents. The average fiber length and length to width ratio of the three samples were similar and greater than their parents. Runkel ratios of the three T. 'Zhongshansa' hybrids was smaller than their patents. Compared to the parents, the extractives contents of the three T. 'Zhongshansa' hybrids hardly varied, while the lignin content was slightly lower. The result of the kraft cooking and bleaching of T.Z.502 indicated that with a cooking yield of 44.9%, the kappa number of the kraft pulp was 41.8. The T.Z.502 kraft pulp was easier to delignify via oxygen with alkali, and the brightness reached up to 76% ISO after an elemental chlorine free bleaching process. The results provide a reference for the application of T. 'Zhongshansa' wood in pulp and paper making in future.


Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) belongs to the family of polyhydroxyalkanoates and is both, biobased and biodegradable. Due to its linear chain structure, PHB is highly crystalline and has a melting temperature close to its decomposition temperature. Pure PHB crystallizes very slowly, so that the use for some technical applications is not commercially viable. This paper describes the crystallization kinetics of pure and nucleated PHB by means of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The cooling curve and the metabolic rate as a function of temperature are elaborated.


To reconstruct the traditional industry with information technology and advanced manufacturing technology has become the primary developing trends of contemporary die mould industry. In this paper, combined with Web and rapid prototyping manufacturing technology, developing die mould rapid prototyping manufacturing based on Web is put forward. The concept of process and process modeling is briefly introduced, then the process of die mould rapid prototyping manufacturing based on Web is analyzed, and the process is described in term of Petri net. In the end, Petri net model for the process is provided.


PYUN, YOUNG JUNE. A Super-Peer Topology for Scalable P2P Systems. (Under the direction of Professor Douglas S. Reeves). Current peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing applications are remarkably simple and robust, but their inefficiency can produce very high network loads. New P2P systems, called structured P2P systems, have been proposed and are much more efficient in terms of search time and bandwidth requirements, and are therefore more scalable. However, structured systems are considerably more complex, and likely to be less robust and flexible. The use of hierarchy has been proposed to improve the performance of unstructured P2P systems. This hierarchy is implemented via an extra layer of super-peers who manage queries and index placement on behalf of a set of client peers. Unstructured P2P systems with super-peers have the potential to approach the performance and scalability of structured systems while retaining much of the generality and simplicity of (non-hierarchical, basic) unstructured P2P systems. There has, however, been little consensus on the best topology for connecting these super-peers, or how to construct the topology in a distributed, robust way. In this thesis, we propose a Scalable Unstructured P2P System (SUPS). The unique aspect of SUPS is a protocol for the distributed construction of a super-peer topology that has highly desirable performance characteristics. The protocol is inspired by the theory of random graphs. We describe the protocol, and demonstrate experimentally that it produces a balanced and low-diameter super-peer topology at low cost. We show that the method is very robust to super-peer failures and inconsistent information, and compare it with other approaches. A Super-Peer Topology for Scalable P2P Systems


The invention relates to a diagnosis method for power transistor of doubly salient motor driver, belonging to the fault diagnosis method for power device in motor driving system. In the method three-phase current sensor is set on three-phase bridge arm; while three-phase current is measured the measurement for current signal of current reflowing is added; after current reflowing signal is treated digitally and driving signal of power transistor is combined on-line fault measurement and diagnosis for main power circuit are realized. The invention is provided with simple realization and good rapidity. Not only open fault of power transistor can be diagnosed quickly but also it can play a better protecting effect for bridge-arm direct phenomenon maybe generated by short circuit of power transistor. At the same time it provides a feasible method for fault diagnosis of motor driving system based on full-bridge converter.


The microstructure and magnetic properties of FeCo films fabricated by electrodeposition technique with different deposition temperatures were systematically studied. The results indicate that deposition temperature have the significant impact on the composition, microstructure, thickness and morphology of the films. The static and dynamic magnetic properties of FeCo films reveal that magnetic anisotropy field (H-k) and the damping factor a firstly increased then decreased with the increase of deposition temperature from 18 to 78 degrees C. The saturation magnetization (4 pi M-s) value is roughly increased with the improvement of deposition temperatures. (C) 2017 The Electrochemical Society. All rights reserved.


This article defends the view that the Faculty of Language is compositional; namely, that it computes the meaning of complex expressions from the meanings of their immediate constituents. I first argue that compositionality and other competing, non-compositional constraints on the ways in which we compute the meanings of complex expressions should be understood as hypotheses about the innate constrains of the semantic operations of the Faculty of Language. I then argue that, unlike compositionality, most of the currently available non-compositional constraints predict incorrect patterns of early linguistic development. This supports the view that the Faculty of Language is compositional. More generally, this article proposes a way of reframing the compositionality debate which, by focusing on its implications for language acquisition, opens what has so far been a mainly theoretical debate to a more straightforward empirical resolution.


The publication within the present volume of the Assur Medical Catalogue (AMC) is a good opportunity to return to the first of such catalogues to be published, the so-called Exorcist's Manual also known by its original copy as KAR 44, first studied in depth by Heinrich Zimmern a century ago (Zimmern 1915-16: 204-229), then later elaborated by Jean Bottéro (1974-75), followed by a new copy of the tablet by the present writer (Geller 2000), and finally published again as part of a doctoral thesis (Jean 2006).1 Despite a century of study, many details of this text remain unclear and it will continue to provide a basis for future studies of the exorcist's training and expertise. One noteworthy feature of KAR 44 is that it does not present a single curriculum for the aspiring mašmaššu, but two different curricula with very different aims and objectives, and this bipartite division of the basic texts required for the exorcist reflects a similar pattern in two other catalogues being studied in the present volume: both AMC and the Sakikkû catalogue CTN 4, 71 have two separate listings of works relevant to the disciplines of medicine and diagnostics, and in two cases (KAR 44 and CTN 4, 71), the two lists are separated by additional colophon-like insertions.2 The opening statement of KAR 44 clearly explains the purpose of this remarkable document, and in particular the basic curriculum: 'incipits of compositions of exorcism, fixed for study and reading, named in their entirety'. These texts were designated for the training and examining of the art of exorcism (mašmaššūtu), although it must be emphasised that we have no trace of any cuneiform diploma or degree qualifications; it is not clear whether the title mašmaššu (or āšipu) reflected the successful completion of professional training or a professional title. The first texts to be mastered by an aspiring exorcist are somewhat unexpected: incantations addressed to Kulla (patron god of bricks and by extension builders)3, mouth-washing incantations for purifying divine statues, and finally incantations for the investiture of a high priest (KAR 44: 2). The first of these incantations for the 'brick', as represented by Kulla, reflects the fact that every brick of a sacred building had to come from virgin soil and be purified through incantations, in order for the resulting sacred building or temple to be pure (Hruša 2015: 137). The mouth-washing rituals had various applications: they could be used to inaugurate a new cult statue (Hruša 2015: 69), with royal rituals (inaugurating a king), as well as with a divine image, which had its mouth washed before giving an oracle; a sheep might have its mouth washed before being sacrificed, and an ordinary person might require a mouth-washing ritual before reciting a penitential prayer (see Walker and Dick 2001: 10-11). Such high standards of purity were also necessary for consecrating a high priest, which is why various cultic rituals performed in the temple are mentioned next ('word of Apsû', regular-offering, and hand-washing rituals), followed by three types of prayers, Ki'utukku, Šuʾilla, and penitential (DINGIR.ŠÀ.DAB.BA)4 incantations, all of which reflect the normal duties of a priest operating within a temple context, rather than specifically as an exorcist. The same is true of the following entry (KAR 44: 5), which refers to rituals to be carried out in a sequence of months between Tammuz and Tishri, reflecting the period between the summer solstice and autumn equinox. It is not clear why this quarter of the cultic year is specifically singled out, although it is possible that these months have special significance in hemerologies which are not preserved, but in any case the royal ritual (sakkû) appearing at the end of this list provides further proof of the cultic rather than healing nature of these first components of the curriculum for exorcists. Since all initial entries in KAR 44 consist of priestly duties in the temple, an important question can be addressed, whether the exorcist was essentially a priest who practiced exorcism or an exorcist who happened to be a priest. We now know the answer: the mašmaššu was first and foremost a temple priest.


We explore daily patterns of Internet pricing for the two major Internet retailers, Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com, using data on 377 books collected over a 449-day period in 2003-2004. We frame this investigation in terms of a key question: How rigid are prices on the Internet? Internet retailers, in contrast with traditional firms, adjust prices any day of the week throughout the year; firms' price adjustments for books occur less frequently than daily-every 90 days on average; price change activity varies by book category, from a high of one change on average every 61 days for best-sellers to a low of one change every 184 days on average for steadysellers; and, Amazon changes prices less frequently than BN. The former changes book prices every 222 days and the latter every 56 days on average.


The adjunctive approach is still unknown for atrial fibrillation (AF), which cannot be terminated after pulmonary vein isolation (PVI). We hypothesized that the driver ablation plus PVI was superior to PVI alone.


The rationale underlying interspecies extrapolation of metabolic data has been based primarily on pragmatic concerns. Little attention has been given to the extent to which such extrapolations have a firm epistemological basis. The strength of this approach for model-free (purely empirical) extrapolation and for extrapolation involving a variety of theoretical constructs is examined in this paper. An attempt is made to provide some understanding of the degree of confidence that can be placed in the extrapolation of metabolic data from one species to another. Published results for a wide variety of radionuclides are analyzed and the importance of these results to the field of nuclear medicine is explored. Problems inherent in the logic of extrapolation are then delineated in view of these historical data.


With almost half the world's population, Asia will determine the future of the global HIV/AIDS pandemic. This paper outlines a strategic direction for the World Bank in its multisectoral response to HIV/AIDS in the East Asian and Pacific region in light of this challenge. There is a significant risk of a large-scale HIV/AIDS epidemic in the region. Governments, civil society, and other partners are key players in this response. However, with new methods of funding, issues of capacity, and an evolving epidemic, responses must take into account five key challenges: political commitment and multi-sectoral support; public health surveillance and monitoring and evaluation; prevention; care, treatment and support; and health services delivery. This paper identifies options for how the World Bank, in close partnership with government, civil society and other partners, can assist in the response at the country and regional levels. The paper stresses the need for country specific strategies to address the diversity of issues within the region. It highlights the importance of analytic and advisory work in this area to support ongoing and planned programs as well as capacity building efforts.


This Final Master's Project proposes the development of an experience to evaluate
usability in interfaces, which makes it easier for UX designers from Scotiabank Colpatria to make
measurements of this nature. To achieve this purpose, the User Centered Design is proposed as
a methodology for product development, based on the understanding of particular needs and
involvement of the end user during this process. From the divergence in the discovery stage to
the convergence of abstract thinking, there are opportunities that are specified in a tangible
solution valued qualitatively and quantitatively by its audience, these are the design phases that
will be detailed throughout this TFM . The new experience has been positively valued by its users,
as it solves the main problems of the organization around the evaluation of usability


ABSTRACT Over the past decades, the language management discourse in South Africa has focused on the development and intellectualization of the functional status of indigenous African languages in high-status domains. African languages are marginalized despite the existence of various empowering and restorative legislative provisions and policies of the new democratic dispensation. Of particular interest in this paper are the challenges that affect the localization of information and communication technologies in the higher education domain. The reliance mostly on former colonial languages for the transmission of knowledge in education has had a negative impact on the development and intellectualization of these languages. It has been argued that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) localization has the potential of improving information access in indigenous languages which can further facilitate the maximum utilization and development of these languages. The promotion of African languages and their use in scientific domains is critical in addressing historical linguistic inequalities and injustices in the South African higher education sector. In this paper, I argue that the dynamics associated with the connection between macro and micro level language management, and some socio-linguistic and socio-cultural factors affect the ultimate goal of achieving language management goals associated with ICT localization.


Single-case experimental designs often require extended baselines or the withdrawal of treatment, which may not be feasible or ethical in some practical settings. The quasi-experimental AB design is a potential alternative, but more research is needed on its validity. The purpose of our study was to examine the validity of using nonoverlap measures of effect size to detect changes in AB designs using simulated data. In our analyses, we determined thresholds for three effect size measures beyond which the type I error rate would remain below 0.05 and then examined whether using these thresholds would provide sufficient power. Overall, our analyses show that some effect size measures may provide adequate control over type I error rate and sufficient power when analyzing data from AB designs. In sum, our results suggest that practitioners may use quasi-experimental AB designs in combination with effect size to rigorously assess progress in practice.


relates to medicine. What is presented is a method for non-invasive prenatal screening of fetal aneuploidy by mass parallel sequencing using semiconductor technology. Extracellular DNA is recovered from plasma of a pregnant woman, and full-genomic


The inventory of medicinal plants in North Sumatra Province are important, especially those that are often utilized by the community. This study aimed to map the distribution of medicinal plants (herbs) under the agroforestry land in buffer area Gunung Leuser National Park. This research was conducted in Simpang Kuta Buluh Village, Sei Bingai Sub District, Langkat District, North Sumatra Province. This research was conducted on March to June 2018. The survey method was used by making plots in the field. A Geographic Information System (GIS) was used to analyze the distribution of the medicinal plants and a Global Positioning System (GPS) was used to record the coordinate points of medicinal plants in the area. The results showed that there were found thirty four (34) species of herbs plant in the area with the total of 307 individuals herb,. Sampelulut (Urena lobata L.) was dominant spesies which is found (56 individuals) in this area, followed by Asar-asar (Selaginella deoderleinii) (42 individuals) and Senduduk Bulu (Clidemia hirta) (30 individuals). Constituent plants in Agroforestry land, namely: Mahoni (Swietenia mahagoni), Durian (Durio zibethinus), Karet (Hevea brasiliensis), Pisang (Musa paradisiaca), Angsana (Pterocarpus indicus), Coklat (Theobroma cacao L.), Petai (Parkia speciosa), Cengkeh (Syzygium aromaticum), Asam Glugur (Garcinia atroviridus, and Kelapa (Cocos nucifera). The data of medicinal plants distribution is vital to provide information for community, researchers, and government.


A new optical mapping system and micro electrodes for recording cardiac excitation propagation from isolated hearts was developed and used in experiments to study the effects of DC defibrillation stimulation induced Virtual Electrode Polarization. Isolated rabbit hearts stained with the voltage-sensitive dye, di-4-ANEPPS, ware illuminated by high luminance bluish-green LED. The emitted fluorescence was cut off lower wavelength than 600 [nm] and captured by high-speed digital video camera (Fastcam40K, Photron). The recorded image was transferred PC and digital image processed. Application of anodal/cathodal point stimulation during resting potential phase resulted in make-excitation derived from virtual electrode and excitation wave front propagated. However, point stimulus during plateu phase induced break-excitation from virtual anode/cathode and some cases of particular coupling interval spiral excitation started from the edge of break-excitation and became reentry. The same mechanism of virtual electrode-induced spiral reentry was observed at point stimulation during ventricular tachycardia (VT). Possible mechanisms of the ventricular fibrillation (VF) starts from defibrillation failure are discussed.


The invention discloses hydrophilic polyethylene hollow fiber microporous membrane and preparation process thereof. Said membrane is characterized in that it mainly comprises polyethylene, amphoteric copolymer containing polyethylene oxide, and inorganic nano particles. The membrane preparing process is carried out based on thermally induced phpase separation and surface segregation principles, comprising the steps of (1) preparing membrane blank by fusion and blending of amphoteric copolymer containing polyethylene oxide, diluent, and inorganic nano particles; (2) preparing hollow fiber membrane precursor by hollow process spinning of membrane blank in molten state; (3) extracting diluent in hollow fiber membrane precursor by using organic solvent to obtain said hydrophilic polyethylene hollow fiber microporous membrane, wherein the porosity of said membrane is between 40% and 80%, and average pore diameter is between 0.1mum and 5.0mum. The microporous membrane in the invention has the characteristics of high hydrophilicity, narrow pore size distribution, high strength, and good chemical stability, and serves as micro-filtration and ultra-filtration membrane material with high performance, low cost, pollution resistance, and long serve life for water treatment.


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The utility model discloses a temperature intelligent sensor. The temperature intelligent sensor includes a processing chip, a temperature sensor and a display instrument. The processing chip is connected with the temperature sensor. The processing chip is connected with a signal transmitting antenna and a power supply module. The power supply module includes a power generating mechanism and an electricity storage mechanism. The temperature sensor includes a casing. A power supply, an MR semiconductor magnetic resistor, a thermo-sensitive ferrite and a permanent magnet ferrite are disposed in the housing, wherein the power supply is connected with the semiconductor magnetic resistor, and the semiconductor magnetic resistor is connected with the thermo-sensitive ferrite and the permanent magnet ferrite. The display instrument is mounted on the casing the temperature sensor and is powered by the power supply. The wireless digital intelligent display temperature sensor realizes two functions of on-site digital display and remote transmission, does not need wire arrangement, has a long service life and high sensitivity, and is stable and reliable in performance.


Key Points Question Does a mindfulness-based intervention reduce comorbid chronic pain and opioid misuse in the primary care setting more than supportive psychotherapy? Findings In this randomized clinical trial that included 250 adults with both chronic pain and opioid misuse, 45.0% of participants receiving Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) were no longer misusing opioids after 9 months of follow-up compared with 24.4% of participants receiving supportive group psychotherapy. Participants receiving MORE also reported significant improvements in chronic pain symptoms compared with those receiving supportive psychotherapy. Meaning In this study, MORE appeared to be an efficacious treatment for opioid misuse among adults with chronic pain.


The procedure for classifying tax offenses in the course of internal control of an organization is considered. The current regulatory framework and judicial practice, which allows qualifying tax offenses, is analyzed. Criteria of tax offenses committed through negligence and intentional commission of a tax offense are defined. Studied examples of tax offenses committed with intent. A method for determining the presence of a tax evasion scheme in an organization is proposed. The purpose of the article is the analysis and assessment of tax offenses. The analytical and protective functions of internal control have been expanded. The concepts of the intentional commission of crimes and the commission of offenses through negligence are distinguished. It is proved that the proposed methodology for determining tax offenses will allow the internal control service to determine tax risks for VAT and income tax, thereby reducing the organization's losses in the form of accrued taxes and penalties.


The LINAC Coherent Light Source [LCLS] is a free electron laser, designed to produce high brilliant X-ray beams using Self Amplified Spontaneous Emission [SASE]. Due to the physics of SASE, the electron beam has to be held very precisely on the same trajectory as the X-ray light beam generated by the undulator magnets. To optimize the SASE output, trajectory deviations between both beams have to be minimized to a few micrometers along the entire undulator section and held stable over the time period between beam-based-alignment processes. Consequently, extremely high position stability of all magnets in the undulator section is required to operate the LCLS successfully. The knowledge of any magnet movement exceeding few micrometers during periods of several weeks is essential for efficient X-ray generation. A well known principle of monitoring transverse component positions along beam lines is the application of stretched wires, associated with suitable wire position sensors and electronics. The particular challenge at LCLS is the required wire system performance in conjunction with the length of the undulator section and the large number of monitors. Verification of system stability and resolution under real conditions is the primary goal of this test setup. A stretched wire test setup hasmore » been implemented to gain experience for the final design of a wire system, which will meet the position monitoring requirements in the LCLS undulator section. The report briefly introduces the system's architecture and describes first measurements and results.« less


The aim of my diploma thesis is to find out about the possibilities of the spatial development
of village Komen and make a proposal for its future regulation. The work consists of a
theoretical and practical part.
The theoretical part presents the characteristics of the Slovene countryside, starting points for
the countryside planning, rules and regulations and the role of our cultural heritage in the
countryside planning .
The practical part concentrates on the presentations of the municipality of Komen and the
main village Komen. These are followed by the results of a detailed spatial analysis of this
settlement, shown on a map with a scale 1: 5000. Besides, there are analyses of the relief, the
land use, the purpose and functionality of buildings in the village, the ridge direction pattern,
the type of roof tiles, the traffic infrastructure, as well as the morphological and visual
analysis. In the last part, I have presented a proposal for the regulation of the settlement on the
basis of the findings and added some guidelines on populating this area, the development of
traffic, recreation and additional possibilities of tourism expansion.


This study examines the role of "working rules" that define what officers interpret as suspicious people, places, and situations. Data were drawn from observational studies of police decision making in Savannah, Georgia and Miami-Dade, Florida. Current theory and research on the use of police discretion and biased policing is focused on the decision to stop, search, or arrest a suspect. Only a few studies focus on processes through which police determine behaviors to be suspicious that influence them to initiate official police action. An analysis of the "working rules" used by officers uncovered 12 substantive categories. The article concludes with a discussion of how this information can be useful in formulating training for police departments.


Summary We have determined the S-RNase genotypes of 33 new apple cultivars and lineages produced in Japan, 44 unknown cultivars and two lineages, and 22 triploid progenies. We have speculated on the putative parentage of new cultivars and lineages based on their S-RNase genotypes and also identified mistaken parents. In the case of the triploid progenies, the breeding of new cultivars using a triploid paternal parent may pose problems due to its low pollen viability. Nevertheless, diploid and triploid progenies were obtained using a triploid maternal parent. We have compiled a database of 516 apple S-RNase genotypes, including those previously investigated, which included a survey system for cultivar combinations, showing those that were fully-incompatible, semi-compatible, or fully-compatible, together with information on the PCR-RFLP method used for the identification of S-RNase genotypes and S-RNase allele designation (available at http://www.agr.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~0hort/apple/).


By applying the method of moving frames modelling one dimensional local anisotropies we construct new solutions of Einstein equations on pseudo–Riemannian spacetimes. The first class of solutions describes non–trivial deformations of static spherically symmetric black holes to locally anisotropic ones which have elliptic (in three dimensions) and ellipsoidal, toroidal and elliptic and another forms of cylinder symmetries (in four dimensions). The second class consists from black holes with oscillating elliptic horizons. ∗ c © Sergiu I. Vacaru, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com


Results of decomposition of vibrational spectra for aqueous ethanol solutions into components in the region of hydroxyl group stretching vibrations are presented. The infrared light absorption and Raman scattering spectra are investigated for alcohol concentrations in the solution changing from 0 to 90 mass %. Methods of higher derivatives and genetic algorithms together with the simplex method are used to investigate the OH stretching vibrational band contour. Independent methods of spectral structure resolution demonstrate good agreement in the number of the major spectral components as well as in the dependences of the peak wavenumbers, band widths, and amplitudes of spectral components on the ethanol concentration in water. The observed changes in the shape of the spectral contour for OH stretching vibration and, therefore, its components are explained in terms of the hydrogen bonding in non-electrolyte/water mixtures.


Abstract : Removal of contaminated sediments by dredging poses numerous technical and economic problems. These problems include the availability of dredging equipment suited for removing contaminated sediments in an environmentally sound manner, the ability to accurately delineate the extent and depth of the contaminated dredged material (e.g., dewatering, transporting, disposal), and the need to improve efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the dredging operations. Actual hands-on type data relating to these problems are minimal because there have been only a limited number of documented contaminated sediment dredging operations in the United States. Realizing the need to improve the capabilities of response personnel in dealing with cleanup operations involving contaminated sediments, the US Cost Guard and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have jointly funded a research project to: (a) identify, characterize, and classify chemicals that sink in watercourses and are amenable to recovery by dredging and/or other techniques such as in-situ treatment; (b) review the state of the art of contaminated sediment management technology to document and identify improved methodologies for handling and disposing of contaminated sediments; (c) implement pilot-scale studies on recommended modified approaches identified under the state-of-the art work; and (d) perform field demonstrations of methods and equipment developed.


In this paper, we report on the influence of an external periodic signal on the familiar double-scroll chaotic attractor of Chua's autonomous circuit. As the external forcing parameters are varied, quasiperiodicity, devil's staircase structures, re-emerging double-scroll and double-hook type attractors have been observed. In addition, period-adding and crisis phenomena have also been observed for this circuit.


Vanadium oxide derivatives as cathode materials of aqueous zinc-ion batteries have received incremental attention owing to their multivalences of vanadium and open-frame crystal structures. Herein, the lightweight and heavyweight alkali...


Tulamura anticline which was geologically mapped way back in 1980's is geographically situated in Tripura foldbelt area of Assam and Assam-Arakan (A&AA) basin, India. This anticline is long, narrow and tight, trending mostly northeast direction is a result of late Pliocene movements. Gravity, Magnetic and aeromagnetic data is available over this structural feature whereas 2D Common Depth Point (CDP) surveys have been for the first time carried out by ONGC in 2006-07. Aeromagnetic data suggests an east-west trending geo-morphological high whereas the surface geology depicts north-south trending structure explains the thin skin tectonics. Tulamura anticline is of hydrocarbon interest because the east-west trending basement arch is believed to be extended up to Bangladesh where numerous gas fields are reported, through Tripura.


Today Fiona has broken down. She starts to sob as :soon as we are all seated and she tries to talk through the sobbing and she half-covers her face and her body rocks backwards and forwards in anguish. "They say it's a very big operation...


This critical review examines the evidence regarding the effect of levodopa medication on perceptual ratings of the speech and voice of individuals with Parkinson's disease. While levodopa has long been the standard of care for mitigating gross motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease, its effect on the dysarthric speech and voice symptoms have long been debated. Some studies included in this review used a nonrandomized within group pre-posttest design while others included an additional nonequivalent control group in their pre-posttest design. The results were mixed, with most studies suggesting no benefit of levodopa on speech and voice ratings and one suggesting a speech severity effect.


Three novel coordination polymers have been obtained by the reaction of M(NO3)2·6H2O (M = MnII and CoII) or FeCl2·4H2O with KNCS and DPDS [di(4-pyridyl)disulfide] ligand, [Mn(NCS)2(DPDS)2]2·DPDS·H2O (1), [Fe(NCS)2(DPDS)2]·3H2O (2), and [Co(NCS)2(DPDS)2]·2H2O (3). The three complexes exhibit infinite linear chain structures, where the metal ions are connected by double N,N′-DPDS bridges, that are further connected through hydrogen bonding to give pseudo-3D structures which contain channels where solvent and/or free DPDS molecules are located. The number and type of these guest molecules will have a determining influence in the final crystal system and space groups adopted for every compound obtained, which will be analyzed. H-bonding promotes interpenetrated 3D networks in 1–3. Characterization by IR, UV–vis, X-ray diffraction, ESR spectroscopy, and magnetic measurements is developed. Slight antiferromagnetic interactions are observed, essentially in the Fe(II) and Co(II) compounds, that are associated wit...


Electrolyte transport by the Na+/K+‐ATPase in PT cells contributes to a majority of the total kidney QO2. Therefore, a diabetes‐induced increase in Na+/K+‐ATPase activity will influence the QO2 and possibly limit the oxygen availability in the kidney. C‐peptide has been shown to have renoprotective effects, and we investigated the effect of C‐peptide on QO2 in PT cells isolated from normoglycemic and streptozotocin‐induced diabetic rats. QO2 was measured in untreated cells and in and cells pretreated with C‐peptide (5 nmol/l). The effect on transport‐independent QO2 was investigated in cells pretreated with ouabain. Diabetic cells had increased baseline QO2 compared to controls (38±3, n=9 vs. 29±3 nmol·mg protein−1·min−1, n=6; P<0.05). C‐peptide normalized QO2 in diabetic cells (28±4 nmol·mg protein−1·min−1, n=8), but had no effect on control cells (28±6 nmol·mg protein−1·min−1, n=6). The transport‐independent QO2 was higher in diabetic cells (21±3, n=7 vs. 14±3 nmol·mg protein−1·min−1, n=7; P<0.05) and C‐peptide reduced QO2 only in the diabetics (17±3 nmol·mg protein−1·min−1, n=8; P<0.05).


Background: Malaria is an infectious disease caused by the protozoan Plasmodium, accounting for 36% of under-five mortality. About 4.5% of all malaria-infected children reported at least one symptom of severe malaria, with worsening outcome. COVID-19 and malaria shared similar clinical presentation in children this similarity may lead to delay in initiation of treatment for malaria, with progression from uncomplicated to severe forms and consequently high mortality. Thus, we set out to study the extent COVID-19 impacted on the burden and pattern of severe malaria.
Methods: It was a retrospective study of all the children admitted into the children's emergency room severe malaria, from March 2018 to February 2022. The data collected included the total number of admissions within the period, the month and year of admission, age, gender, the component of severe malaria that was the final diagnosis and outcome of management. Data were analysed using NCSS 9 statistical software.
Results: There were 4761 admissions within the study period: males were 54.7%, subjects 1-<60 months were 60.5% and pre COVID-19 period were 63.7%. The prevalence rates of severe malaria in CHER were 2.6%. Among those with severe malaria, the case fatality rate was 10.7%. Severe malarial anemia was the most common accounting for 49.2% and has predilection for the younger age. Cerebral malaria was predominantly diagnosed during the COVID-19 period.
Conclusions: The prevalence of severe malaria was 2.6% and severe malaria anaemia was the most common mode of presentation while cerebral malaria was diagnosed more during the COVID-19 period.


The excitation and ionisation number densities of different states of N2 have been measured in a long positive column of a glow discharge in flowing N2 when the residence time of excited species in the column was varied between 5*10-4 and 2.5*10-1 s. The vibrational population of the ground state N2 (X 1 Sigma g+, nu ) and the electron energy distribution function (EDF) have been calculated for different values of gas pressure, electric field and electron densities. For residence times greater than 10-2 s the N2(X, nu ) and the EDF tails are strongly overpopulated. The vibrational population of the excited states N2(C3 Pi u, nu ') and N2+(B2 Sigma u+, nu ') have been experimentally determined by measuring the second positive and first negative band intensities. The measured N2(C, nu ') distributions are in good agreement with the calculated populations assuming that the C3 Pi u state is created by electron collisions and destroyed by radiative emission. The ionic lines emitted from N2+(B, nu ') have large intensities for long residence times t>10-2 s suggesting that the heavy particle reaction: N2(X, nu >or=12)+N2+(X) to N2(X)+N2+(B) is the main process.


Laboratory results of tests on the case of suspected rabies in Tayside, Scotland, have shown that the man was infected with
European bat lyssavirus (EBL) type 2. (1,2). The patient died on 24 November 2002 (3).


Amber and copal belong to the natural resin, which are similar and transitional in the physical and chemical properties. The artificial heat-pressurized treatment is contributed to the polymerization of the natural copal, and turns into green, yellow-green and deep orange-yellow copal. It is very difficult to identify amber from the heat- pressurized treatment copal only based on the gemological parameters.The thermal behavior of amber and the copal before and after heat-pressurized treatment were analyzed by means of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR) and nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR). The results show that amber exists an evident endothermic peak around 123~132°C, and copal reveals an obvious endothermic peak at about 174~178°C, and the heat pressurized treatment copal occurs a clear exothermic peak around 150~152°C. The differences between endothermic or exothermic transition and peak position reveal occurring thermal oxidation or the bond breaking or the melting, which are of great significance in the identification.


The exact calculation of all-terminal network reliability is an NP-hard problem, precluding its use in the design of optimal network topologies for problems of realistic size. This paper presents an improved upper bound for allterminal network reliability that is significantly more general than previously published bounds as it allows arcs of different reliabilities. The bound is calculated in polynomial time, making it computationally practical for large networks. The bound's effectiveness is demonstrated on 108 network problems for both identical arc reliabilities and differing arc reliabilities. It is shown that the new bound yields statistically better results than a previously published bound with no increase in computational effort, and more importantly, the new bound can be used for network design problems that may include arcs with different reliabilities.


The Secure Counter Panel is an electro-mechanical module which records attempts to tamper with instruments of an unattended safeguards system in a way which cannot be sabotaged or bypassed without leaving obvious evidence of tampering. A number of novel tamper-safing techniques are included in the design, some of which are widely applicable to other safeguards instruments.


Rapid divergence of male genitalia is one of the most general evolutionary trends in animals with internal fertilization, but the mechanisms of genital evolution are poorly understood. The current study represents the first comprehensive attempt to test the main hypotheses that have been suggested to account for genital evolution (the lock‐and‐key, sexual selection and pleiotropy hypotheses) with intraspecific data. We measure multivariate phenotypic selection in a water strider species, by relating five different components of fitness (mating frequency, fecundity, egg hatching rate, offspring survival rate and offspring growth rate) to a suite of genital and non‐genital morphological traits (in total 48). Body size had a series of direct effects in both sexes. Large size in females was positively related to both fecundity and egg hatching rate. There was positive sexual selection for large size in males (mating frequency), which to some extent was offset by a reduced number of eggs laid by females mated to large males. Male genitalic morphology influenced male mating frequency, but the detected directional selection on genitalia was due to indirect selection on phenotypically correlated non‐intromittent traits. Further, we found no assortative mating between male intromittent genitalia and female morphology. Neither did we find any indications of male genitalia conveying information of male genetic quality. Several new insights can be gained from our study. Most importantly, our results are in stark disagreement with the long standing lock‐and‐key hypothesis of genital evolution, as well as with certain models of sexual selection. Our results are, however, in agreement with other models of sexual selection as well as with the pleiotropy hypothesis of genital evolution. Fluctuating asymmetry of bilaterally symmetrical traits, genital as well as non‐genital, had few effects on fitness. Females with low fluctuating asymmetry in leg length produced offspring with a higher survival rate, a pattern most proba bly caused by direct phenotypic maternal effects. We also discuss the relevance of our results to sexual conflict over mating, and the evolution of sexual traits by coevolutionary arms races between the sexes.


The mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) is one of the most widely used markers for phylogenetic analysis. Compared with whole‐genome data, mitogenome data are less expensive to obtain and easier to manipulate. However, compositional bias and accelerated evolutionary rate reduce the effectiveness of the mitogenome in determining insect phylogeny. This study shows that mitogenome data are not suitable to reconstruct deep holometabolan evolution, even with a most comprehensive data coding scheme and the more realistic CAT model. For the deep levels of divergence within Holometabola, protein‐coding genes only retain weak phylogenetic signals, leading to peculiar interordinal relationships. Consensus relationships in the Holometabola phylogeny, such as the monophyly of Holometabola, the most basal position of Hymenoptera, and the sister group relationship between the Strepsiptera and Coleoptera were rarely resolved in our analyses. The relationships of the holometabolan groups as inferred by mitogenomes are highly vulnerable to gene types, data coding regimes, model choice, and optimality criteria, and no consistent alternative hypothesis of Holometabola's relationships is supported. Thus, we suggest that the slowly evolving nuclear genes or genome‐scale approaches may be better options for resolving deep‐level phylogeny of Holometabola.


Urinary tract infection is one among the most commonly diagnosed infection of childhood. Frequent unwanted unwarranted usage of antibiotics does more harm. Its important to know the sensitivity pattern in the community. Method: A total of 75 children were included in the study. Culture and sensitivity patterns were checked. Satististical analysis was done on frequency and mean. Results: More of females were found in the study. E.coli was the most common organism isolated. Culture and sensitivity test were done only for few patients. The most frequent empirical antibiotic used was ceftriaxone and cefixime. Interpretation And Conclusions: The high prevalence of drug resistance among UTI patients calls for continuous monitoring of the incidence of drug resistance for appropriate empiric selection of antibiotic therapy. Empirical treatment of UTIs should be relied on susceptibility patterns from local studies.


Design structure of high story building by SNI 03-1726-2012 on this final report are designed inseismic zoning area of Semarang city usingthe structure frame system method with configuration structure collapsethe System Bearer Special Moment (SRPMK). This system is planned to use the concept of strong column weak beam, where the vertical elements of the structure (column) should be stronger than the horizontal elements of the structure (beam), to be plastically formed jointsfirst on the beam. The analysis of the structure of high story building by SNI 03-1726-2012 using software help SAP2000 v14 with the results of the analysis are used to determine the fundamental period of the structureand the forces acting on the structure. fundamental structural period must be limited so that the structure is not very flexible.


Neurofeedback (NFB) is a form of biofeedback that enables subjects to monitor and control their own brain activity. To communicate with the subject, modern NFB training methodologies utilize various signaling mechanisms, typically visual and/or auditory stimuli. Olfaction has not been explored yet as a way to deliver NFB. Here we developed an olfactory-based NFB system based on electroencephalographic (EEG) recordings in human participants. The system incorporates an EEG recording apparatus, a custom olfactory display for the automated delivery of Sniffin' Sticks, and a Python application for the conversion of EEG rhythms into NFB signals and controlling behavioral tasks. We tested occipital alpha rhythm as the source of NFB. Fifteen healthy participants were randomly assigned to three groups: olfactory neurofeedback, auditory NFB, and mock-olfactory NFB. NFB training resulted in an increase of alpha power in the true NFB groups, but not in the mock NFB group where the alpha power decreased, probably because of fatigue and drowsiness. Based on these results, we conclude that olfactory NFB is feasible, and lay out a framework for its future development.


Abstract Bacteria and somatic cell counts made with the direct microscopic count and millipore membrane count on thirty fresh and on thirty milk samples preserved with one tablet of Lactab (12mg HgCl 2 and 52mg K 2 Cr 2 O 7 ), Thomson and Copper Ltd., Liverpool, England, per 50ml milk, were compared. The samples were classified in three groups of ten according to arbitrarily chosen somatic cell levels of 900,000 cells per ml. The lowest cell level yielded the greatest average count variance. The within somatic cell level count variance was not affected significantly by milk treatment and method. The average somatic cell counts were higher for the millipore membrane method. Although they reacted the same under both milk treatments, use of preservative resulted in higher counts with greater influence on the millipore membrane method. Therefore, the millipore membrane count is a better method for determining somatic cells; significantly lower bacterial counts were obtained with it. The preservative had a marked adverse effect upon the stainability of bacteria independent of the method.


This research proposal is about the integration between Learning Analytics and Cognitive Computing in the development of resources to support the process of personalized learning in Higher Education and from the use of these resources verify the improvement of motivation and engagement of students in learning processes. It is a work in progress project in which is offered customized processes to students, as well as prescriptive analysis of data to teachers to support decision-making and more assertive design of learning experiences.


In order to improve the correctness and efficiency of various report forms submitting for electric power production, based on Visual Basic for Applications(VBA)language develops' dispatching data integrated management platform'realizes the automatic creation of various report forms,solved the problems in power grid dispatching report forms work,such as:the data filling mistake,submitting delay and operation interfere each other etc. The application result shows that'dispatching data integrated management platform' effectively improves the correctness and efficiency of various report forms submitting,settles better foundation for Ningxia Power Company successfully to fulfil the checking index on the same business establishing by State Grid Company.


According to the operating attribute of urban infrastructure project,the construction operation mode of public-private partnerships model could be selected from project government and project management level in urban infrastructure project.To solve the allocation problems of concessionary construction right and operating right from the project governance level,concessionary operating right mode was adopted to implement profit urban infrastructure project;build-transfer mode was adopted to implement non-profit urban infrastructure project.To solve the problems of specialized division of construction and operating from the project management level,division concessionary construction and operating mode was adopted to implement the complex urban infrastructure project.


Summary A single injection of crystalline penicillin G potassium administered subcutaneously or intraperitoneally is toxic for hamsters in proportion to amount administered. Toxicity is of the delayed type, the vast majority of deaths occurring on 3rd, 4th and 5th days following injection. This parallels the reported experience with guinea pigs and is in contrast to Swiss mice who easily tolerate very large doses of this antibiotic. In the light of these findings, reevaluation of experimental data concerned with Syrian hamsters either treated with or injected with material sterilized with penicillin would seem to be indicated.


The invention discloses a herbicidal composition containing bentazone, dicamba and sulcotrione. The herbicidal composition takes bentazone, dicamba and sulcotrione as main active ingredients, wherein the mass ratio of bentazone to dicamba to sulcotrione is (1-80):(1-80):(1-80). The herbicidal composition has an obvious effect on postemergence weed control in corn fields, especially on controllingvarious grass and broadleaf weeds in the corn fields. Compared with the single agent, the herbicidal composition delays weed resistance, has wide herbicidal spectrum and long efficacy duration and does no harm to the corns and the aftercrops on the premise of improving the pesticide effect.


Finland has pledged to cut net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2035 and has sectoral targets for deploying electric vehicles, phasing out coal generation, and oil-based space heating. Fiscal policies at the national and sectoral level could play a critical role in achieving these objectives. Carbon dioxide emissions are already priced significantly in Finland but prices vary substantially across fuels and sectors. The paper discusses a reform to both scale up, and progressively harmonize, pricing while using revenues to address equity issues. It also discusses the potential use of revenue-neutral feebate schemes to strengthen mitigation incentives for the transportation, industry, building, forestry, and agricultural sectors.


1 Resident, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran 2 Assistant Professor, PhD of Pharmacology, Pathology and Stem Cell Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran 3 Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Oral and Dental Diseases Research Center, School of Dentistry, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Abstract: Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity (PIMs) constitute another class of amorphous microporous polymers. PIMs display high SSA (specific surface area) (due to their rigid and contorted molecular structure (Fig. 1a), which prevents efficient packing. In particular, PIMs do not possess rotational freedom along the polymer backbone, which ensures that the macromolecular components cannot rearrange their conformation. Several proposed methods for synthesizing different polymers have been recorded due to their potential properties and wide applications in recent years. This review will cover the origin of the early work on PIMs, their synthesis and structural characterization, properties, and potential applications that are broadly recognized as a potential next generation membrane material for gas separations due to their ultra-permeable characteristics. This mini review aims to provide an overview of these materials, from science of its chemistry to applications. PIMs-based gas separation membranes applications of this type cover a wide spectrum including their gas diffusion mechanisms and separation performance, and many other fields such as using PIM membrane in water purification from chemical pollutants. Membrane separation process is cost-effective and environmentally friendly with small physical footprints. Interests of membrane technology have been growing increasingly in past two decades. Key areas that membranes are at play include carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) capture, nitrogen generation, hydrogen/helium recovery, natural gas sequestration and biogas purification (Bernardo, Drioli, & Golemme ).


This paper aims to create an application for verifying Thai grammatical errors. The cause of the problem is document inaccuracy. This development process started with dictionary construction for collection words and reference to Royal Institute of Thailand's principles. Next, using Thai word segmentation, which is composed of two methods by Thai Character Clusters (TCC), Statistical -- based method, Longest matching, Maximum matching, Left and Right Conditional Probability and Feature-Based Approach. Then calculate probability in word by high frequency and conjunctive in the database. Misspellings error detection for each character that is part of the words as no meaning or not in the dictionary is discarded. The experimental results show that our proposed application can provide detection and correction in average in formal documents and in informal documents. The investigation results of experiments using Thai document in both formal and informal with efficiency.


Given a special focus on Design for Environment (DfE) methods and tools, the objectives of this thesis are to, "Identify basic design-related requirements that a method or tool should fulfill in or ...


As heat exchange and disseminating heat of manners of Submerible Electric motor are complex, analogy means are adopted in calculating temperature ascend of sub merible electric motor. But analogy means of precision was relatively low and di seconomy. So we adopted predigest heat way in calculating temperature ascend of submerible electric motor. We proved that way was veracity and could completely substitute analogy means.


In order to improve the accuracy of drowsiness detection,in this study multi-source data for young and middle-aged experienced drivers including vehicle lateral position,steering wheel controlling,and eye movement are collected in a driving simulator experiment.Meanwhile,the subjective drowsiness level of the drivers were also recorded and validated by replaying the videos.Based on those data,the decision tree model was established.The results indicate that the most significant variables to estimate drowsiness level are percentage of eye closure(PERCLOS),the standard deviation of lateral position,the time-space area of lane crossing,the reverse rate of steering wheel and those variables are positively correlated to drowsiness level. Among these variables,PERCLOS is the best variable to divide drowsiness level.When PERCLOS is lower than 2.8%,there are no drivers in seriously drowsy state and when PERCLOS is higher than 21.9%,there are no drivers in non-drowsy state;the total correct predicting rate is 64.31%.To verification the model,4drivers were selected from the 15 drivers randomly.The results of model validation showed the correct predicting rate of the decision tree model is 63.22%.In both experiments,the decision tree model doesn't mistake seriously drowsy state for non-drowsy state.


1. Discharge lamp, comprising: flask containing gas for discharge; ! a first electrode within the bulb; ! a second electrode within the bulb; ! feeding a first inductive coil connected to a first electrode configured to receive power from the inductive power supply for supplying power to the first electrode; and! a first inductive heater coil connected to a first electrode arranged to supply heating current to the first electrode, the first inductive heating coil configured to receive power from the inductive power supply. ! 2. Discharge lamp according to claim 1, further comprising a capacitor connected in series with a first inductive coil feeder. ! 3. Discharge lamp according to claim 2, further comprising feeding a second inductive coil connected to the second electrode and configured to receive power from the inductive power supply. ! 4. Discharge lamp according to claim 3, further comprising a second inductive heater coil coupled with the second electrode and configured to receive power from the inductive power supply. ! 5. Discharge lamp according to claim 1, further comprising a capacitor coupled to the first inductive coil feed, the first feed inductive coil and the capacitor form a resonant circuit. ! 6. Discharge lamp according to claim 5, characterized in that the resonant circuit is one of a series resonant circuit and parallel resonant circuit. ! 7. The discharge lamp according to claim 4, wherein the first inductive powering a


Background/Aims: Capsule endoscopy has become an excellent diagnostic tool for various small bowel diseases. However, some cases of delayed passage of the capsule in the esophagus without obstruction have been reported. The aims of this study were to analyze the risk factors associated with esophageal transit delay. Methods: From Nov. 2002 to July. 2008, 141 patients underwent capsule endoscopy. Among them, 3 patients were excluded. The 138 patients were divided into two groups (the delayed esophageal transit time (DETT) group, and the normal esophageal transit time (NETT) group), and we compared their characteristics, including age, gender, the reason for examination, the total transit time and the rate of an incomplete examination. Results: DETT occurred in 7 patients (5.1%). The mean age (61.1420.70 vs. 44.0117.37, respectively, p=0.02) was higher in the DETT groups. No statistically increased risk was found for gender and the indications for the procedure. The DETT group showed a higher rate of incomplete examination than did the NETT group (7/7 vs. 41/131, respectively, p=0.001). Conclusions: Even though delayed esophageal transit on capsule endoscopy is not a serious complication, it could lead to an incomplete examination. Therefore, checking the chest X-rays after swallowing the capsule can be helpful to notice delayed esophageal transit earlier in the procedure.


ABSTRACT A wealth of literature exists on the relationship between a country's domestic politics and its counterterrorism policies, yet few examine this relationship in the US. Past studies examining counterterrorism spending in the US find that domestic politics have little impact and that funding is distributed to the states largely as a function of its risk from a terrorist attack. Yet these studies suffer a number of shortcomings, including limited data on counterterrorist funding and a superficial conceptualisation of the variables that measure domestic politics. Using data on US outlays from the Department of Homeland Security Grants Program from 2003 to 2018, this study seeks to illuminate the process of counterterrorist spending in the US by reconciling three separate sets of predictors in the literature. Specifically, is counterterrorist spending distributed according to legislative politics (pork), genuine, rationally calculated population vulnerability (risk), or public fear in the wake of particularly notorious terrorist attacks (reaction)? The results support and expand the existing literature in that risk remains an influential variable, though grant distribution is still affected by political incentives. Finally, states do tend to see an influx of funds in reaction to terrorist attacks, though the source of the group plays no role.


Argon gas cluster ion beams (Ar-GCIBs) are remarkable new projectiles for secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) depth profiling of organic materials. However, the optimal cluster size and kinetic energy to provide the best quality of depth profiles, in terms of high ionization efficiency of the target molecules, little chemical damage, and short experiment time, for organic materials is not fully understood. Hence, the effect of cluster size and kinetic energy on the quality of molecular depth profiling is investigated on a simple platform composed of trehalose thin films to acquire more fundamental information about the ion/solid interaction. The results suggest that the sputter yield (Y/n) of argon clusters is linearly dependent upon kinetic energy per atom (E/ n). When E/n > 5 eV/atom, normal depth profiles are obtained with relatively high sputter yields. When E/n ≤ 5 eV/atom, however, distorted depth profiles in the steady state region are observed, which exhibit a low sputter yield and variable ionization efficiency. As a consequence of these observations, it was concluded that high kinetic energy increases the useful molecular ion yield of trehalose and that Arn + clusters with a small E/n value minimize ion beam bombardment induced chemical damage. Hence optimal conditions for molecular depth profiling will be obtained using the highest kinetic energy with the largest clusters while maintaining a value of E/n near a threshold value of 5 eV/atom. In general, this study provides insight into selecting optimal Ar-GCIB characteristics for molecular depth profiling of organic materials. ■ INTRODUCTION Secondary ionmass spectrometry (SIMS) has been used as an indepth characterization method for inorganic materials, particularly semiconductors, for many years. To expand the scope of this technique into the investigation of organic samples, there has been a growing emphasis on the development of cluster ion sources, such as Au3, 4,5 Bi3, 6 SF5, 7 and C60. 4 These probes, particularly C60, are more effective than the traditional atomic ion sources, because less chemical damage is accumulated during the interaction of the projectiles with the solid. Molecular depth profiling of a variety of organic materials is now possible, providing an important new characterization modality for SIMS. Recently, argon gas cluster ion beams (Ar-GCIBs) have generated a great deal of excitement, because they appear to yield better depth resolution and produce less chemical damage than C60, 13−16 broadening the scope of this technology even further. There is flexibility associated with the implementation of GCIBs. For example, the nature of the chemical composition of these clusters can be varied, consisting of water clusters or Ar clusters doped with other species such as CO2 15 and CH4, 19 or other molecules such as N2 20 and C2H5OH. 21,22 The idea behind many of these experiments is to increase the ionization efficiency of the target molecules by providing a source of protons for making [M + H] ions. Other dopants such as CO2 appear to provide a stabilizing effect on the cluster, yielding better focusing properties for imaging. At a more basic level, however, it is also possible to vary the cluster size, mass, and kinetic energy over wide ranges. There have been attempts to predict how the sputtering yield and the ionization probability depend upon these parameters using both fundamental and empirical approaches that have helped to begin to organize available data in a consistent fashion. In addition, there have been several Ar-GCIB studies that have focused on how the depth resolution obtained during molecular depth profiling of multilayer structures depends upon cluster size and kinetic energy. To achieve a molecular depth profile in the shortest time, with the best ionization efficiency and with the fewest sputter-induced artifacts, there surely exists a complex interplay between these parameters that has yet to be worked out. Here, we examine depth profiles of 150 nm spin-cast thin films of trehalose deposited onto Si wafers. The profiles were obtained under various conditions using the Ar-GCIB projectile for sputtering and for analysis. We limited the study to pure ArGCIBs to avoid chemical effects associated with reactive species. Trehalose is chosen as a model substrate because it has been extensively used by us to determine appropriate conditions for C60 depth profiling and it has been successfully characterized with an erosion dynamics model to measure the thickness of the Received: April 10, 2015 Revised: May 18, 2015 Published: June 8, 2015 Article


In this paper, a 6W uneven LDMOS Doherty power amplifier (DPA), designed for GSM900 base stations, which implement phased antenna array transmission, is presented. The designed Doherty PA can deliver a maximum power of 6.5W. A high drain efficiency of ¿=64% (PAE=58%) is measured. The efficiency is maintained above ¿=43% (PAE=37%), over 6-dB output backoff, and above ¿=31% (PAE=29%), over 9-dB output backoff, related to the maximum (saturated) power.


This work shows how to use inverted pendulum hardware in the teaching of intelligent control techniques. The concepts of a fuzzy logic based controller are applied on an inverted pendulum. The design process is explained in detail, offering a practical guide for the reproduction of both the experiment and simulation. Last but not least, the results are commented and the performance achieved with this controller is compared to that of the original one, which was delivered with the hardware. This work also suggests future developments for new undergraduate teams.


Conference Report: Travel and Tourism Research Asso ciation, St. Louis, Missouri, June 15–18, 2003 The 34th annual Travel and Tourism Research Associa tion (TTRA) Conference was held June 15-18 at the Adams Mark Hotel in St. Louis Missouri with the theme of "Tar geted Research: The Gateway to Accountability." The con ference keynote address was "Building Credibility after a Crisis" given by Rob Britton, managing director of advertis ing for American Airlines. The conference included 27 ses sions on a variety of tourism topics and concerns, including CVB accountability, tourism funding in crisis, assessing advertising effectiveness, advertising impact/measuring ROI, tourism satellite accounts, tourism satisfaction, and destination image management. Refereed paper sessions included nature-based tourism, advertising effectiveness, tourism planning and sustainability, travel behavior, Internet marketing research, tourism modeling, and destination image assessment. As with all TTRA Conferences, the networking and social opportunities were again excellent, including a tour of the Anheuser Busch World Headquarters, the welcoming reception at Busch Stadium, the increasingly popular Destinations Dinner, the annual awards luncheon, and the closing banquet. An important highlight of the conference each year is the Annuals Awards Program. This year the awards included: The J. Desmond Slattery Undergraduate Student Award—Laura Kalcevic, California University of Pennsylvania; Master's Student Research Award— Sameer Hosany, The University of Surrey; Best Paper Award—Mi-Hea Cho and Deborah Kerstetter, The Pennsylvania State University; The J. Desmond Slattery Professional Marketing Award—Nevada Commission on Tourism; and the Travel Research Grant Award—Soo Cheong Jang, Kan sas State University. The Chapter Achievement Award was granted to the Northeast Chapter. The Charles R. Goeldner Article of Excellence Award was granted to Yvette Reisinger and Lindsay Turner for their article, "Cultural Differences between Asian Tourism Markets and Australian Hosts." Most important, the TTRA Lifetime Achievement Award was granted to Don Holecek from Michigan State Univer sity. Congratulations to all award winners. Special thanks to the Award Sponsors: Longwoods International, Boeing Commerical Airplane Group, The University of Illinois, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, NFO Plog Research, Clemson University, and the National Tourism Foundation. The conference proceedings are available on CD from TTRA. Contact Patty Morgan, TTRA executive director, at firstname.lastname@example.com or 208-429-9511.


The experimental orchard and treatments are described in detail by Richards et al. (12). The avocado trees were planted in June, 1952, where native brush had been removed. A Mexican seedling rootstock was used. During the first year, prior to establishment of the experiment, water was applied in small basins around the trees. After the first year, a permanent irrigation system provided water near each tree by means of a riser—a sprinkler-type nozzle. During the first two years each tree received 11⁄2 of a pound of nitrogen per tree per year from calcium nitrate broadcast under the trees in two applications. Differential treatments were started in 1954 for the purpose of evaluating the effects of three levels of irrigation and three levels of nitrogen fertilization on yield, fruit size and quality, tree growth, and chemical composition of avocado leaves. The whole experimental orchard was sprayed with 3 pounds of zinc sulfate plus 11⁄2 pounds of soda ash per 100 gallons of water in June, 1956. In addition to that, soil application of one pound of zinc chelate per tree was applied in 1958. The field layout was a split-plot design, in which irrigation treatments were conducted in the main plots and nitrogen in the subplots. Statistical comparisons were on 3 x 3 split-plot design with sampling date as a sub-subplot. Nitrogen and irrigation differences were evaluated by a multiple range test (3, 15).


A level shifter and a display device using the same are provided to achieve low power consumption by reducing unnecessary current consumption in a level shifter. The level shifter(301a) is arranged in an assembly with a shift register, and has a level shift unit where a normal current flows, and shifts the signal level of an input signal in the level shift unit. An operation control unit enables the level shift unit by enabling the flow of the normal current while a start signal is in an active level, and disables the level shift unit by disabling the flow of the normal current while the start signal is in an inactive level. And a signal level maintenance unit maintains the signal level whose level is shifted just before the normal current is blocked.


Women face a substantial deficit in chemistry publishing, a new study of Royal Society of Chemistry journals shows. The RSC report says that only 36% of RSC authors are women. Women are corresponding authors on 24% of submitted papers and 23% of accepted papers. Just 18% of citations go to papers with a woman as a corresponding author. "There is a complex interaction of subtle biases occurring throughout the publishing pipeline, which combine to put women at a disadvantage when disseminating their research," says Robert Parker, CEO of the RSC, in an introduction to the report. "We must recognise where this happens." The study looked at manuscript submissions from January 2014 to July 2018 and citations from August 2011 to September 2018. The research also found that women are less likely to submit their papers to high-impact journals and are more likely to have an article rejected without review—43%, versus


To historians of political movements, party newspapers are a precious source of information. There is something perversely satisfying about the trek to Colindale or Versailles, the hours spent turning pages so dry and yellow that they crumble in the fingers, or peering at the blurred microfilms which are all that remain of ephemeral newsheets. The time and effort it takes to read them sometimes numb our awareness of contradictions: although we know the apparent homogeneity of a set of bound volumes or a microfilm to be deceptive, it is not easy to bear in mind the conditions in which the original issues were produced. And a newspaper is a source of information about anything but itself. To discover the material conditions of production of a paper, its ownership and control, the conflict or consensus behind it, one has


The numerical prediction of the aerodynamic noise radiated by an isolated airfoil is performed using a Computational AeroAcoustics (CAA) method. This hybrid method combines (i) a compressible three-dimensional Large Eddy Simulation (LES) of the nearfield unsteady flow and (ii) a Kirchhoff integration providing the noise radiated in the far field. This process is applied to a symmetrical NACA0012 airfoil with a constant section and a blunted trailing edge (TE), at a Mach number of 0.205 and an angle-of-attack of 5°. The Reynolds number based on the airfoil chord is 2.86 millions. The computational domain has a spanwise extent representing 3.3 % of the chord. The unsteady flow computed via LES exhibits a superimposed pressure fluctuation field which presents the qualitative and quantitative features of the TE noise generated by the acoustic scattering of (i) the turbulent boundary layers convected on both airfoil sides (broad-band noise) and (ii) the alternated vortex shedding generated by the TE bluntness (narrow band component). Due to the strong stretching of the LES computational grid, which acts as an acoustic low-pass frequency filter, this acoustic field cannot radiate farther than a half-chord from the body. Consequently, the LES must be relayed by an acoustic propagation method to correctly simulate the farfield noise, which is done using a Kirchhoff integral code. This method necessitates a careful parametric study of the position of the control integration surface enclosing the airfoil and its wake. Farfield noise predictions are compared with (published experimental data obtained in an anechoic facility with the same airfoil geometry (but much larger span). The overestimation of experimental data by predicted levels is discussed.


Due to the increasing energy for economic development,China and USA,being two of the largest energy importers and consumers in the world,depend increasingly on international energy.Currently,there is a keen competition for energy sources between China and USA.Both countries are aggressively bridging cooperative mechanism and platform in avoidance of the energy factors affecting the normalized development of bilateral relationship as the main factor,so as to lay a solid foundation for normal and sound development of the bilateral relationship.


Phonocardiogram is used for ambulatory diagnostic to assess health status of heart and detect cardiovascular disease. The goal of this study is to develop automatic classification method of PCG recordings collected from different databases and recorded in a different way. For this purpose, after various time and frequency domain features are extracted from PCG recordings obtained from two databases, recordings are subjected to pre-classification in order determine which database they are obtained from. Before final classification, various time, frequency and time-frequency domain features of classified recordings are extracted. These features are fed into four different classification ensembles trained with training dataset. With final decision rule, proposed algorithm achieved an accuracy of 98.9%, a sensitivity of 93.75% and a specify of 99.5%.


Principles of Social Insurance Social Security: Scope, Distributional Impact, and Long-Term Financing An Earnings-Based Standard of Individual Equity Extending Social Adequacy Disability Insurance and Individual Equity Individual and Social Fairness of the Medicare Program Social Security and Individual Equity: A Summing Up


FPSS Solid-state laser radiation unit design is discussed. Ways to improve pump chamber efficiency is considered. Calculation procedures and optimization processes for laser pump chambers are given. Flashlamp ignition module improvement is discussed. Using IGBT in ignition circuit is presented. Parameters of designed electronic module are given.


Abstract The Minkowski function is a crucial tool used in the study of balanced domains and, more generally, quasi-balanced domains in several complex variables. If a quasi-balanced domain is bounded and pseudoconvex then it is well-known that its Minkowski function is plurisubharmonic. In this short note, we prove that under the additional assumption of smoothness of the boundary, the Minkowski function of a quasi-balanced domain is in fact smooth away from the origin. This allows us to construct a smooth plurisubharmonic defining function for such domains. Our result is new even in the case of balanced domains.