This contribution describes a distributed multi-camera capture and processing system for real-time media production applications. Its main design purpose is to allow prototyping of distributed processing algorithms for free-viewpoint applications, but the concept can be adapted to other (multicamera) applications. The system integrates broadcast components into a distributed IT-based processing system. The problems that are addressed in this contribution are the synchronisation of these sub-systems and the data and control flow. For the synchronisation of the broadcast and IT components we developed a time stamp mechanism based on tightly synchronised PC clocks. This time is used as the master clock of the system. The video frames from the gen-locked multi-camera streams are implicitly synchronised by adjusting their relative timing against this system clock. For the purpose of synchronising the PC clocks two protocols (NTP and PTP) were evaluated. The second main contribution is the processing of multi-camera data in the distributed system. For this purpose a software framework was developed based on a distributed concurrency system implemented in Python.


We provide in this paper homogenization results for the L2-topology leading to complete strain-gradient models and generalized continua. Actually, we extend to the L2-topology the results obtained in (Abdoul-Anziz & Seppecher, 2018 Homogenization of periodic graph-based elastic structures. Journal de l'Ecole polytechnique–Mathématiques 5, 259–288) using a topology adapted to minimization problems set in varying domains. Contrary to (Abdoul-Anziz & Seppecher, 2018 Homogenization of periodic graph-based elastic structures. Journal de l'Ecole polytechnique–Mathématiques 5, 259–288) we consider elastic lattices embedded in a soft elastic matrix. Thus our study is placed in the usual framework of homogenization. The contrast between the elastic stiffnesses of the matrix and the reinforcement zone is assumed to be very large. We prove that a suitable choice of the stiffness on the weak part ensures the compactness of minimizing sequences while the energy contained in the matrix disappears at the limit: the Γ-limit energies we obtain are identical to those obtained in (Abdoul-Anziz & Seppecher, 2018 Homogenization of periodic graph-based elastic structures. Journal de l'Ecole polytechnique–Mathématiques 5, 259–288).


Falls are the leading cause of death and disability for the aging population. The goal of this research was to understand the traction performance of key footwear styles to make recommendations on how to improve outsole design, to reduce the risk of indoor falling and enable mobility for aging users. Dry and wet traction tests were conducted on three common flooring materials, with six footwear styles. The data collection method was adapted from ASTM F2333-04, as a more attainable, student-led version of a linear traction test without the need for expensive lab equipment. Results determined that although the footwear tested were marketed for traction and safety, they greatly decreased performance in wet conditions and performed inconsistently across all flooring surfaces and outsole contact directions. From the findings opportunities exist to redesign shoe outsoles and flooring to improve safety.


The paper examines the meaning of artistic creation after the historical avant-gardes, that is, the neo-avant-gardes and post-avant-gardes, with their radical reinvention and extension of the concept of art, to the point where art has started to question itself and becomes unrecognizable by its purely perceptive properties, asserting itself as a sort of philosophy. It is often said that art has thus reached the end of its historical development, that is, "a notion of historical selfconsciousness that is able to recognize all historically determined differences." It is a controversial period in art history, which on the one hand is the pinnacle of modernism through its purest formalistic expression, but on the other implies abandoning its main idea (belief in the progress and emancipation of humanity), a critique of the autonomy of art, abolishing the distinction between high and popular art, and stepping out of the studios and museums into everyday life, the street, the landscape, and so on. The aim of this paper is to analyse the idea of artistic creation in the context of contemporary art practice, where discourse on the impossibility of the new, according to the art theorist B. Groys, has become particularly influential and widespread.


Summary Quantitative disease resistance, often influenced by environmental factors, is thought to be the result of DNA sequence variants segregating at multiple loci. However, heritable differences in DNA methylation, so‐called transgenerational epigenetic variants, also could contribute to quantitative traits. Here, we tested this possibility using the well‐characterized quantitative resistance of Arabidopsis to clubroot, a Brassica major disease caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae. For that, we used the epigenetic recombinant inbred lines (epiRIL) derived from the cross ddm1‐2 × Col‐0, which show extensive epigenetic variation but limited DNA sequence variation. Quantitative loci under epigenetic control (QTL epi) mapping was carried out on 123 epiRIL infected with P. brassicae and using various disease‐related traits. EpiRIL displayed a wide range of continuous phenotypic responses. Twenty QTL epi were detected across the five chromosomes, with a bona fide epigenetic origin for 16 of them. The effect of five QTL epi was dependent on temperature conditions. Six QTL epi co‐localized with previously identified clubroot resistance genes and QTL in Arabidopsis. Co‐localization of clubroot resistance QTL epi with previously detected DNA‐based QTL reveals a complex model in which a combination of allelic and epiallelic variations interacts with the environment to lead to variation in clubroot quantitative resistance.


Abstract Chopped newspaper was evaluated as a weed control mulch for nursery row crops. Newspaper mulch at 2.3 and 3.6 kg/m2 [4.2 lb/yd2 (≈ 10 cm or 4 in depth) and 6.3 lb/yd2 (≈ 15 cm or 6 in depth), resp.] suppressed weed germination for two seasons without a negative effect on Daphne burkwoodii 'Carol Mackie', Physostegia virginiana, and Salix caprea. Gaillardia grandiflora had less growth when mulched with newspaper during one experiment, but not in another. The authors observed that wetting the newspaper mulch after application followed by compression with a lawn roller pressed the paper into a mat which resisted blowing and weathering. Further reduction in blowing of paper mulch was achieved by applying a tackifier after rolling. Bark mulch at 19.4 dm3/m2 (988 in3/yd2 ≈ 10 cm or 4 in depth) resulted in weed suppression comparable to either of the two rates of newspaper mulch and better than bark at 9.7 dm3/m2 (494 in3/yd2 ≈ 5 cm or 2 in depth). All mulch treatments moderated maximum soil temperature...


Formal system of investigating livestock impediments seems to be of limited value in rural communities in developing countries. Participatory epidemiological (PE) tools were used on 4 focus groups in Katsina State, Nigeria to investigate pastoralists' perspectives of their livestock. Data were subjected to descriptive statistics, Friedman's test and Kendal's coefficient of concordance. Cattle constituted the largest proportion of livestock kept, followed by goats, sheep, and poultry among others. Benefits derived from such animals included manure, means of livelihood, draft, and farm traction. Cattle rustling, lack of watering points and diseases were identified as factors militating against livestock production. Most prevalent livestock diseases identified included PPR, anaplasmosis, fasciolosis, round worms, CCPP, brucellosis, tick infestation, foot rot and arthritis. Signs of small ruminant diseases identified were consistent with the modern veterinary knowledge of such diseases. Traditional management of brucellosis included, firing of the knee in case of hygroma, then application of 'Rai dore' (Senna occedentalis) and drenching of affected animals with its solution. Some believed in chanting some verses from the Holy Qur'an on afflicted animals. Pastoralists were knowledgeable about their livestock and should be given a voice to enhance understanding and solving of animal health problems in their localities using PE. Key wards : Participatory, epidemiology, Livestock, impediments, Katsina, Nigeria.


The novel tetradentate, bifunctional chelating agent (BFCA) Dithia(bishydroxymethyl)bisphosphine (P2S2-COOH) was synthesized. The water-soluble ligand P2S2-COOH produces a Tc-99mcomplex of radiochemical purity >95% at a BFCA concentration of 10~ M by direct reduction of [TcO. , ] " in presence of the ligand with Sn or by irans-chelation using "Tc-gluconate. HPLC analyses indicate the formation of a single species. The chromatographic retention time for this new technetium BFCA is similar to the correponding Re(V)-BFCA, suggesting the identical chemical structure on the tracer level. The " T c P2S2-COOH complex is stable over a wide range of pH (3-9) for >24 h. Biodistribution studies in the normal mouse model exhibited a fast clearance of the radioactivity from the bloodstream and excretion of the complex through the renal and the hepatobiliary pathways. The results of this investigations suggest that the phosphinethioether P2S2-chelate system is a possible alternative to the other bifunctional systems for the radiolabeling of site specific biomolecules with " T e and Re.


The transition of two first-order facet-to-rough ridges into a single first-order rough-to-rough ridge theoretically predicted for free surfaces has been observed in a slowly migrating grain boundary (GB). The reversible faceting-roughening transition of the tilt GB in a Zn bicrystal has been studied in situ. Above T R+ = 673 K, the slowly migrating GB semi-circle was discontinuously curved, e.g. two rounded (rough) GB portions intersected with a slope discontinuity. Above T R+, a single first-order facet-to-rough GB ridge has been observed. Below T R− = 668 K, a facet appeared and intersected with rounded (rough) GB portions with a slope discontinuity. Below T R−, two first-order facet-to-rough GB ridges existed. The GB facet and tangents to the rounded (rough) GB portions were parallel to the closely packed planes of the constrained coincidence sites lattice. The steady state length of the facet increased with decreasing temperature. A hysteresis of about 5 K between roughening temperatures measured on heating, T R+, and on cooling, T R−, was observed. The facet reaches its steady-state length not immediately after a change of sample temperature but with a specific retardation.


The structure of the transcurrent limit between the Scotia and Antarctica plates, and the development of small oceanic basins along the South Scotia Ridge is poorly known. New 2D reflection seismic data from the Dove Basin in the southeastern portion of the Scotia Sea, acquired during SCAN 2004 cruise, has being processed and interpreted. A preliminary interpretation suggests that the tectonic development of the Dove basin agrees with the others small oceanic basin near round and show particular asymmetric development of the spreading axis, indicating a complex setting of stress, displacement and rotation of the continental blocks.


onnective tissue disease (CTD)-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension (CPAH) is the second most prevalent type of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) after idiopathic PAH (IPAH). CPAH is estimated to account for 30% of all adult cases of PAH. Approximately 15% of mixed CTD (MCTD), 10% of systemic sclerosis (SSc), and several percent of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients develop PAH.1–3 In general, patients with CPAH have a poorer prognosis than those with other forms of PAH, except for pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD).4 A half of SSc patients may die within 1 year of PAH diagnosis without any treatment.5


Abstract : IBM card data for the Caribbean was processed in the form of layer averages of wind components, height, temperature, and relative humidity. The averaged quantities were mapped by the computer, and subjective analyses were partially completed. A computer program for obtaining a streamfunction was completed. The streamfunction is made to fit observed winds, while observed heights are used as an initial guess. No boundary conditions are required. A preliminary analysis indicates that the results are quite satisfactory. Analyses of computer value of vorticity, divergence, and vertical motion were also begun, and average magnitudes of these quantities were determined.


9~ has been released into the environment from nuclear power plants, submarines, accidents, and as fallout fi-om nuclear testing. 9~ movement through soils and groundwaters is typically limited by interaction with mineral surfaces and soil organic material. Sr 2+ appears to exchange for Ca 2+ and, if exchange is extensive, Sr movement through a soil profile might be severely curtailed. The primary Ca-bearing mineral in many soils is calcite (CaCO3) and, although interaction with calcite may limit 9~ transport, the outcome of the interaction is impossible to predict due to the tendency for metal-calcite exchange to be incompletely reversible (e.g. Davis et al., 1987; Stipp and Hochella, 1991; Zachara et al., 1991). Our object here is to specifically examine adsorption and desorption Kds for 9~ on calcite as a function of time in the early stages of metal-surface interaction where, presumably, exchange dominates surface processes. By measuring sorption equilibria under well-constrained conditions, we can: 1) assess the magnitude of the adsorption/desorption divide; and 2) identify how it varies over time. This in turn might give some insight into the macroscopic behaviour of Sr in calcite-rich soils.


In the solid state at room temperature, 9,10-dihydroanthracene (DHA) is V-shaped (Herbstein et al., 1986; Reboul et al., 1987), with an average angle between the planes of 36.4 (2) ; an MM2 model calculation yields 37.8 . The central ring adopts a boat conformation. Acyclic substitution at C9 and C10 results in five structural classes, with characteristic changes in conformation and dimensions. The title compound, (I), belongs to the class of trisubstituted DHA analogs, of which three previous structures have been reported. Two of these (Masnovi & Kochi, 1985; Dhar et al., 1992) adopt the Vboat shape of DHA, while in the other (Dhar et al., 1992), the central ring displays a highly flattened chair conformation.


Virtual Reality in the construction business is a relatively new topic. Companies and urban construction offices started evaluating this technique just a few years ago and now a part of them uses i ...


[Objective] To analyze the result of international performance assessment,which comparing our laboratory of chemical test with FAPAS,and discuss the efficient quality control measure in performance assessment.[Methods]In order to evaluate and dominate fully any uncertain factors,some certifiable testing methods were chosen,and reasonable testing technology was used in our performance assement scheme.|Z| value is an index for evaluating performance assessment of our lab.[Results] Through the effective quality control measures,in the 10 performance assessments,the qualified rate of the fixed quality parameters has reached 100% in our testing lab,and the qualified rate of the fixed quantity parameters has reached 94.2%.[Conlusion] In our lab these testing results would have been awarded a Satisfactory Z-score with FAPAS.Quality control measures played an important role in the proficiency test.


MZ-WS1 well mainly responsible for injection task of zi-mi Gas field.Since April 2007,with the total Injection amount increased and the formation water ability declined,the pump pressure also gradually increased,by which the well only take a intermittent injection work system, and cannot satisfy the field for the need of continued injection.Through the analysis of the mechanism of formation damage and all kinds of solutions,combined with dynamic date,we take a repair to the well,then to improve the injection ability of well,and ensure the zi-mi Gas field for a stable gas production.


A case of pigmented basocellular carcinoma clinically mimicking a malignant lentigo melanoma in the temporal region of a black female patient is reported. Basal cell carcinoma rarely occurs in black patients.When present, however, it is the second most common malignant skin neoplasia, and is usually pigmented.When the face is affected in such patients, it is difficult to differentiate between malignant lentigo melanoma and basal cell carcinoma. Dermatoscopy is a very helpful diagnostic tool in these cases.


Considering the advantages that dynamic reactive power (var) equipment (such as synchronous condensers (SCs), which can control var independently and improve voltage stability), SCs are widely used in AC/DC hybrid power grid to provide emergency var and voltage support. In order to evaluate the dynamic var reserve capacity of SCs and analyze the influence of SCs on the operation characteristics of power system, a model with double-infeed line-commutated converter-based high-voltage direct currents (LCC-HVDCs) and SCs is established. Through theoretical derivation and PSCAD/EMTDC simulation, the effects of SCs on the operation characteristics of double-infeed LCC-HVDCs networks are studied. Then, the non-smooth voltage waveform of electromagnetic transient simulation is approximately transformed into smooth waveform by data fitting method. Finally, the processed voltage waveform is searched step by step to explore the boundary of voltage safety region to determine the dynamic var reserve capacity of SCs. The numerical results show that SCs can enlarge the voltage security region of the direct current (DC) subsystem, thus effectively improving the steady-state and transient security level of the double-infeed LCC-HVDCs networks.


The installation of a large crane on an existing barge dock on the Missouri River in Kansas City, Kansas required an evaluation of the dock system stability. The dock was constructed of a sheet pile wall anchored by concrete deadmen supported on wood piling. The evaluation included test pit excavations to examine the anchorage system, soil borings to examine the subsurface materials below the dock surface, and calculation of anchor rod and wood pile loading based on classical earth pressure theory. The evaluation and field investigation concluded that the dock system was on the verge of failure. Therefore, the crane and the unloading platform were installed at the rear of the dock surface outside of the active earth pressure zone.


Cell recruitment is a multistep process regulated by cytokines, chemokines, and growth factors. Previous work has indicated that the urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR) may also play a role in this mechanism, presumably by an interaction with the β2 integrin CD11b/CD18. Indeed, an essential role of uPAR in neutrophil recruitment during pulmonary infection has been demonstrated for β2 integrin-dependent respiratory pathogens. We investigated the role of uPAR and urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) during pneumonia caused by a β2 integrin-independent respiratory pathogen, Streptococcus pneumoniae. uPAR-deficient (uPAR−/−), uPA-deficient (uPA−/−), and wild-type (Wt) mice were intranasally inoculated with 105 CFU S. pneumoniae. uPAR−/− mice showed reduced granulocyte accumulation in alveoli and lungs when compared with Wt mice, which was associated with more S. pneumoniae CFU in lungs, enhanced dissemination of the infection, and a reduced survival. In contrast, uPA−/− mice showed enhanced host defense, with more neutrophil influx and less pneumococci in the lungs compared with Wt mice. These data suggest that uPAR is necessary for adequate recruitment of neutrophils into the alveoli and lungs during pneumonia caused by S. pneumoniae, a pathogen eliciting a β2 integrin-independent inflammatory response. This function is even more pronounced when uPAR is unoccupied by uPA.


The previous studies that already exposed to studying the ionization region of the positive dc corona discharges in coaxial cylindrical electrodes at atmospheric conditions have been reviewed briefly in this paper. The review of these studies has shown that there is a conflict in assessing the radius of the ionization region surrounding the axial discharge electrodes stressed with a positive dc voltage in the atmospheric air. Therefore, the current–voltage characteristics of the positive dc corona discharges generated in a coaxial wire-cylinder reactor has been measured at atmospheric pressure and room temperature. A general method has been suggested for calculating the ionization radius by using the experimental results of the corona current–voltage characteristics. The suggested method has been based on the theories of the positive dc coronas, in addition to some physical parameters of the electrical discharge in the air reported in the literature. The results calculated by the suggested method have been compared with the previous studies. Comparison of the results demonstrates that the suggested method represents a suitable way for calculating the ionization radius of the positive dc coronas generated in the investigated reactor under any discharge conditions. Keywords— dc coronas, positive dc coronas, ionization region Yehia 82


"Automated urinalysis codes declined 19%, while the manual urinalysis codes without and with microscopy dropped 0.6% and 7.6% respectively over the 3-year period," writes Robert A. Dowling, MD.


The implementation of character education development cannot be separated from the role of the teacher. In accordance with the existing problems, the formulation of this research is how the role of teachers in efforts to develop the character of third grade elementary school students, obstacles, and solutions to overcome them. This type of research was descriptive qualitative. The subject were five elementary school teachers. The time of the research was before the Covid-19 pandemic (SDN Ploso I, 2018) and during the Covid-19 pandemic (SDN 1 Jetiskidul, 2021). Data were collected through interview and documentation techniques. Furthermore, triangulation and data analysis were carried out with the stages of data reduction, then data presentation, verification and drawing conclusions. The first result is that the character of elementary school students is developed through the role of the teacher as a caregiver, role model, and mentor. Second, teachers experience obstacles from student factors, parents, the environment, and the influence of social media. Based on these obstacles, a solution is made in the form of intensive interactive communication with parents, increasing habituation, teacher example, mentoring, and conditioning in learning activities.


for an Invited Paper for the APR12 Meeting of The American Physical Society Rare b decays and CP violation at the Tevatron LUCIANO RISTORI, Fermilab, INFN-Pisa The experiments at the Tevatron, CDF and D0, have access to one of the world's largest samples of charm and beauty hadrons decays. These provide information competitive and complementary to that from dedicated flavor facilities. With the analysis of the full Run II data sample, this successful program has now reached its maturity. I review recent Tevatron flavor physics results, focusing on those that are specifically sensitive to departures from the Standard Model, such as searches for rare B decays, measurements of CP-violation in charm, and bottom-strange decays.


We give a concentration inequality based on the premise that random variables take values within a particular region. The concentration inequality guarantees that, for any sequence of correlated random variables, the difference between the sum of conditional expectations and that of the observed values takes a small value with high probability when the expected values are evaluated under the condition that the past values are known. Our inequality outperforms other well-known inequalities, e.g. the Azuma-Hoeffding inequality, especially in terms of the convergence speed when the random variables are highly biased. This high performance of our inequality is provided by the key idea in which we predict some parameters and adopt the predicted values in the inequality.


Thyroid disease commonly affects women of childbear ing age and is the second most common endocrinological disorder diagnosed in pregnancy af ter gestational diabetes. In normal gestation, the thyroid gland adapts its structure and function to satisfy ncreasing functional demand. The marked physiological changes that occur during normal pregnancy make it n cessary to use specific reference ranges in inter pretation of thyroid function test . It is well documented that thyroid disorders are a ssociated with maternal and fetal complications during gestation, and its deleterious effects can also extend beyond pregnancy and delivery. Available epidemiological data report widely varyin g prevalence rates of thyroid disorders during the antenatal period. However, the need for universal thyroid scr eening remains controversial. Subclinical thyroid dysfunction is very frequent but easily missed with out specific screening programs . Furthermore, an appropriate management is crucial to prevent adverse maternal a nd fetal outcomes. Despite the correlation between thyroid function during pregnancy and maternal and fetal ou tcomes is a widely discussed issue, it remains impo rtant to clarify several points regarding screening, diagnos is, and treatment of thyroid dysfunction in pregnan t l dies. In this article we try to discuss the physiological changes of the thyroid gland to meet the challenges of increased metabolic demands during pregnancy and focusing on pathological function changes; we also try to summarize the best way of screening, diagnosis and treatment of thyroid dysfunction during pregnancy to improve maternal and fetal outcomes.


This article focuses on the application of the Brazilian Penal Code in virtual crimes, and in this context seeks to respond to the problems on the verification and applicability in virtual 1 Graduando em Direito pela Universidade Tiradentes – UNIT. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com 2 crimes and their possible solutions. So that this problem was solved with the broadest possible relevance short of certain issues must be addressed, like, what it is and, or, cybercrime can be considered, the definition and determination of what would be the virtual space and its peculiarities, the definition of the place of determination and competence of these crimes in this mode. The study is mainly aimed to show how the current measures, better or properly applied in different ways to the current contained in the Brazilian criminal law would punish more effectively. In order to find out how today is dealing with this problem, its implications, facts and issues, current dynamics; thus converging on their applicability and confronting them with the Brazilian legal system, and concluding on their respective efficiency. With glimpse, if so, to adapt these measures, thus improving the efficiency, applicability and use of our criminal law for these criminal practices.


The book is a thematic commentary on the law relating to taxation of royalty payments in respect of copyright both under the Income-tax Act, 1961 and tax treaties. The book deals with payments for transfer of rights in respect of copyright and for the use of copyright, to give a sharply focussed view on the subject. The book dives deep into the various facets of copyright law as well as analyses the differences in copyright laws of various countries and their impact on income taxation. The book discusses the rich jurisprudence from the United States, the United Kingdom, Poland, Canada, and other countries and examines their relevance for taxation. The commentary first explores the concepts of nature of copyright; the varying consequences of ownership, licence, and assignment of copyrighted works; copyright royalty under tax laws and treaties before delving into the specific scenarios that arise in case of software, cinematographic films, broadcasts, and databases. The author has also addressed questions of law owing to digitisation and the internet. The controversies surrounding characterisation of software payments made by the end users and the resellers are analysed. The book analyses the changes made to the OECD Model Convention Commentary on Article 12 on Royalties in respect of software payments. Published by Oakbridge Publishing P Ltd (2019).


Baseline investigation is the basis and preparation for extending rural feasible medical techniques.Using the baseline investigation model with government leading,policy supporting,careful preparing and practicing and immediate generalizing,would guarantee the screening and extending feasible medical techniques,and support the construction of long-effective mechanism of extending feasible medical techniques.


In recent years, Dongguan's cross-border e-commerce stands out and maintains a large growth rate. Build Dongguan cross-border e-commerce industry ecosystem based on blockchain, which is composed of four systems: cross-border e-commerce comprehensive service platform system, credit risk management system, supply chain intelligence system and cross-border logistics system. Therefore, it is of great practical significance to explore the construction of Dongguan cross-border e-commerce industry chain "closed-loop" ecosystem. Blockchain data has the characteristics of traceability and time stamp technology, which can ensure the authenticity of the source of goods from the source by establishing a common digital currency system and a goods source query system. Therefore, it is necessary to study the blockchain technology and make scientific application to solve the problems of logistics dilemma, cross-border payment and product quality control that hinder the further development of cross-border e-commerce.


This article examines the dependent relationship between cities and regions and public transit. Cities require public transit, and transit can only be successful when it is well-integrated into the urban fabric. The author suggests that the best solutions require strong political will and commitment, and that cities with good public transport systems can usually point to strong political leadership. The author also describes the importance of urban rail systems and the need for orbital suburb-to-suburb networks. Finally, the author describes how the most successful cities have found new sources of finance to support the investment in and operation of public transport. Two approaches are described: congestion pricing and levying revenues based on land values.


A new and efficient synthetic protocol for the preparation of α-, β- and γ-cyclodextrin (CD) homo- and heterodimers is presented. A microwave-promoted Huisgen 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition will efficiently link together monoazido and monoacetylenic CD derivatives through a 1,2,3-triazole bridge. This well-known click reaction provides a versatile method to yield 'head-to-tail' and 'tail-to-tail' CD dimers in a broad range of combinations. Such an easy access to this kind of molecular architecture may be used to fashion ad hoc tailored CD cavities such as pinching-type structures to be exploited as nanosized reactors or molecular carriers. Preliminary estimates of the relative distances and orientations of the two CD units in each kind of dimer were obtained by molecular dynamics simulations and related calculations.


The invention discloses a silicon oil fan control device of an excavator, which comprises a controller for collecting information and issuing orders, an actuating element electronic silicon fan, an engine air charge temperature sensor for detecting temperature of an engine, an engine water temperature sensor and a hydraulic oil temperature sensor. The engine air charge temperature sensor, the engine water temperature sensor and the hydraulic oil temperature sensor are communicated with the controller through data lines; a rotating speed sensor used for detecting current speed of a cooling fan and an electromagnetic clutch used for regulating rotational speed are installed on the electronic silicon fan; and the controller is communicated with the electromagnetic clutch through a data output line and is communicated with the rotating speed sensor through a data input line. According to the silicon oil fan control device, the controller collects and analyzes external operation parameters of the excavators, and outputs PWM (pulse-width modulation) control signals, so that dynamic control for operating speed of the silicon oil fan is realized, and under the premise of meeting heat dissipation of a finished excavator, the power consumption, the oil consumption and the noise of the fan are reduced.


To estimate the extent of local tumor spread is a main goal in the diagnosis of prostate cancer (PC). The value of this criterion is that its clinical stage plays a key role in choosing a treatment policy. Overestimation of the clinical stage of cancer leads to the fact that specialists refuse radical and its underestimation gives rise to its recurrence. Our trial defined criteria for the diagnostic efficiency of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in 150 PC patients who had undergone radical prostatectomy. The findings were as follows: the diagnostic sensitivity of the method in determining the spread of the cancer beyond the organ was 76.8 %; its diagnostic specificity and accuracy were 80.2 and 78.7 %, respectively. The positive predictive value in detecting the extra-organ spread of the tumor was equal to 76.8 %; the negative predictive value was 80.2 %. A prognostic classification of a risk for locally advanced PS has been developed using the independent clinical and MRI signs found.


Abstract The planar enveloping algorithm is combined with a parallel kinematic structure and a tool-optimization criterion to help in the design of a parallel kinematic machine (PKM). These three components, put together for the purpose of synthesis and design of a PKM, are defined as a parallel kinematic design system (PKDS). As a result, there are machining processes so that the PKM can be designed to use its actuators to position the tool, as well as to drive the cutting (grinding) motion of the tool, thus saving resources. This is in contrast to having a dedicated serial kinematic chain for the tool axis. The design process has successfully employed the virtual prototyping computer program ADAMS (Automatic Dynamic Analysis of Mechanical Systems) for defining the generalized coordinates and the loads in the parallel kinematic structure used to envelope convex surfaces.


The importance of slurry surfacings in the area of road construction and maintenance is demonstrated by the increasing number of applications throughout the world which originate by the satisfying record which they have both in terms of skid-resistance and surface sealing. However, it is still necessary to define practical laboratory methods which can be useful in the design of these special surface treatments and in the evaluation of their estimated field performance. Available methods seem to be oversimplifying in their approach and often do not discriminate clearly between poor and acceptable surfacings. As a result of these observations, the authors have developed a test method, specifically devised for slurry surfacings, which is based on the use of the ASTRA test equipment, previously employed for the characterization of bituminous interfaces, surface dressings and thin bonded overlays. By using such a protocol it is shown that the performance of the surfacings may be correlated to temperature and curing conditions, and to the composition of the slurry. For the covering abstract see ITRD E118499.


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Skin (prick) and serological tests were made with enzyme preparations of Bacillus subtilis in exposed factory workers and potential 'consumers'. Prick tests with these materials at 10 mg/ml gave positive immediate reactions in twenty‐six out of sixty‐five factory workers. Eighteen of the factory workers were classified as atopic because of allergy to common allergens and fifteen gave positive reactions to the enzymes compared with eleven out of forty‐seven non‐atopic workers. A group of eleven of the factory workers had consistent ventilatory impairment on repeated examination; all were prick test positive and seven were atopic, and four non‐atopic.


COLLABORATION — The nEXO Collaboration is actively engaged in RD to-wards a very large detector for neutrinoless double beta decay of 136 Xe. The nEXO detector is rooted in the current EXO-200 program, which has reached a sensitivity for the half-life of the decay of 1 : 9 (cid:2) 10 25 y with an exposure of 100 kg-y. The baseline nEXO design assumes 5 tonnes of liquid xenon, enriched in the mass 136 isotope, within a large monolithic time projection chamber. The sensitivity goal for nEXO is a neutrinoless double-beta decay half-life sensitivity of 1 (cid:2) 10 28 y, covering the inverted neutrino mass hierarchy with 5 years of data. We present the conceptual nEXO detector design, the current status of RD efforts, and the physics case for the experiment.


ABSTRACT This study, conducted within the interpretive paradigm, aimed to understand how democratic education is constructed around the theme of 'responsible and active citizen' in the national core curriculum in Northern Cyprus. An in-depth document analysis was conducted, to examine the extent to which the learning outcomes across the curriculum are aligned with the competence descriptors in the Council of Europe's Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture (RFCDC). This framework was used as a guide and a tool to obtain a European and global perspective. The findings revealed that there is alignment, to a certain degree, between the learning outcomes and the RFCDC competences. This confirms that some of the major concepts of democratic education are incorporated in the core curriculum. The findings also indicated that in this curriculum, democratic education focuses on knowledge and engagement at a basic level. In doing so, it undermines the experiential side of citizenship learning, and active participation in democratic life. The study also sheds light on the use and nature of the RFCDC.


Greedy algorithms for the construction of software interaction test suites are studied. A framework is developed to evaluate a large class of greedy methods that build suites one test at a time. Within this framework are many instantiations of greedy methods generalizing those in the literature. Greedy algorithms are popular when the time for test suite construction is of paramount concern. We focus on the size of the test suite produced by each instantiation. Experiments are analyzed using statistical techniques to determine the importance of the implementation decisions within the framework. This framework provides a platform for optimizing the accuracy and speed of "one-test-at-a-time" greedy methods.


Abstract : Spray forming is an alternate alloy production technique to both conventional and powder metallurgy methods. In an effort to develop process control of this process, relationships must be established between process parameters and product quality parameters. Because mathematical modeling of the spray forming process has not yet been able to determine well-define relationships between process parameters and product quality, neural networks were employed to more clearly define this relationship. It was the goal of initial neural network development to prove the feasibility of neural network use in spray forming control. Because this initial work was successful, the focus of subsequent development was on determining and improving the accuracy of these neural predictions. Not only can neural networks successfully predict trends in quality data, but they are as accurate as an experienced operator in predicting quality outputs. Finally, process control development resulted in Windows compatible software program that puts neural network predictions within easy access for the spray forming plant operator


Drawing on escalation theory, this study develops and tests a model of the overbidding behavior exhibited by individuals in on-line auction settings. Our model posits that escalation drivers such as sunk cost, the completion effect, and self-justification affect an individual's willingness to continue bidding which, in turn, influences overbidding behavior.


A new damping model is presented and combined with the elastoplastic damage constitutive model previously proposed for concrete by the authors.To inherently consider the energy dissipation at the material scale,an effective damage stress is introduced,and damping stress is obtained within the framework of continuum damage mechanics and added to the Cauchy stresses due to deformations.If the material remains linear-elastic,the proposed model reduces to the classical Rayleigh stiffness-proportional damping model.Other nonlinear behaviors of structural damping,such as the degradation of the damping force with damage evolutions and the(partial)restoring of damping due to the unilateral effect of concrete under cyclic loadings,can also be well predicted.With the HHT-α method and the proposed model,the dynamic nonlinear analysis of general structures can be transformed into the conventional quasi-static nonlinear one of undamped structures.Finally the proposed model is applied to the nonlinear analysis of Koyna concrete dam under earthquake motions.The predicted results agree fairly well with other investigators and the observed phenomena,demonstrating its validity and capability for the nonlinear analysis of concrete structures under dynamic loadings.


Generally, there are two approaches that are often used by investors to analyze and assess stocks in the capital market, fundamental analysis and technical analysis, but this time investors tend to only use analysis techniques in analyzing and selecting stocks. To prove that the fundamental factors also affect the stock price then filed this research. The data used are taken from the financial statements of the open company in 2008 until 2012. Population who want to observe is that companies in the property sector and has been listed on the Stock Exchange countries ASEAN member countries are taken through the site www.bloomberg.com. Appropriate sample to be tested 80 companies. Dependent variable in this study is a stock price that has been converted (PK) and the independent variables include the Earning Per Share has been converted (EPSK), Net Profit Margin (NPM), Return on Equity (ROE), Return on Assets (ROA) and debt to Equity Ratio (DER). Method is used is panel data regression method. The results showed in Indonesia, the fundamental factors that significantly affect the stock price is Earning per Share (EPSK) that has been converted. Malaysia, the fundamental factors that significantly affect the stock price is Net Profit Margin (NPM). Singapore, the fundamental factors that significantly affect the stock price is a net profit margin (NPM). Thailand, the fundamental factors that significantly affect the stock price is Return on Assets (ROA). Philippines, no significant fundamental factors that affect the stock price.


This survey was conducted in SMK Sultan Omar, a secondary school in Dungun, Terengganu. 30 Form Four students (17 Malay, 13 Chinese; 12 male, 18 female) were the subject of this survey. They were required to fill up a set of questionnaire which was the Beliefs about Language Learning Inventory (BALLI). This survey was aimed to survey their beliefs about ESL learning in five major areas including foreign language aptitude, difficulty of language learning, the nature of language learning, learning and communication strategies, and last but not least motivations and expectations. There are some interesting findings found while analyzing the data. There were also similarities between the data and finding of this study with some researches that was carried out before. The researchers suggested that cooperation from all parties are needed to improve the problems that was found during the analyzing of the data.


The invention discloses a desalting method of saline-alkali soil. The desalting method comprises steps of ploughing and leveling a to-be-managed field after crops are harvested in winter; after paving soft materials with fine holes, performing winter irrigation, and uncovering the soft materials after water in the field completely infiltrates downwards, at which time parts of saline-alkaline has been adhered to the surfaces of the soft materials; during sowing at the beginning of spring, arranging grooves with 10cm widths and 5 cm depths in 30 cm places of two sides of a sowing line; and laying drip irrigation drip irrigation belts and mulching films on the sowing lines, dropping water into the drop irrigation belts when water is short in the field. Water moves towards 30-40 cm periphery of the sowing lines with salt and enters the soft materials. Via the siphonic effect, the salt is taken to the surfaces of the soft materials. According to the invention, based on cultivation characteristics of arid regions, saline-alkaline in soil can be collected and removed without changing cultivation modes by use of the soil siphonic effect, so salt in the soil can be quickly and easily collected, an objective of improving soil quality can be achieved, and the desalting method is easy to operate and lower in cost.


During a roundtable discussion at the 2022 GENMAC Conference, a group of researchers specializing in religiosity and spiritual consumption, using examples from their own fieldwork, reflected on how (i) researchers' subject positioning—including their gender and sexuality—shape fieldwork in multifaceted manners; (ii) investigations of religious/spiritual fields would benefit from a heightened sensitivity to issues of gender and sexuality; and (iii) greater sensitivity to aspects of religion and/or spirituality can help gender and sexuality scholars better understand consumers and markets. Based on the above, in this commentary paper, we call for intersectional reflexivity, attention to vulnerability and discomfort during fieldwork, and critical sensitivity to the religious "context of context" during theorization. Furthermore, we argue that specific spiritual/religious imaginaries can foster new research approaches that can contribute to more nuanced fieldwork and theorization in marketing and consumer research.


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Globalization can generate enormous benefit. If properly reaped, it would improve social welfare. However, it also unleashes forces which can adversely affect the lives of families that survive at margins. In the paper we explore whether foreign capital inflow in presence of full capital mobility and change in price of modern agricultural sector heightens the vulnerability of people surviving with meager avenues by adversely affecting the real wage measured in unit of food. In the present paper we also explore whether increase in price of modern agricultural sector products, quantum jump in capital leads to immeserisation. A general equilibrium structure incorporating dichotomized agriculture has been used for our exploration. In the present paper we have shown that inputs used, factor specificity of inputs and factor intensity ranking motivates the results.


Demand Side Monitoring (DSM) of domestic and non-domestic energy stocks across the Province of Ontario, that potentially optimizes their constitutive energy components, and consequently lowers their natural gas consumption and electricity usage, is conducted. Exergetic analysis of these energy stocks incorporates the historical consumption data, with the facility load characteristics of the components, within these systems. The consideration of the Second Law of Thermodynamics, with the development of constituting energy models, and using a developing DSMonitorTM an energy system control volume based simulator, involves iterative service intervention in order to optimize the operation of the constituting system components within the energy systems. The DSM study is illustrated with a non-domestic energy stock in the City of Ottawa, and two domestic stocks in both the City of Guelph and the City of Ottawa. By retaining the same Utility commodity rates for electricity and natural gas, the resulting increase in the efficiencies of the energy stocks would demonstrates that there are significant economic and environmental saving advantages with the DSM approach.


In the decades between 1850 and 1950, the United States (US) decisively transformed its place in the world economic order. In 1850, the US was primarily a supplier of slave-produced cotton to industrializing Europe. American economic growth thus remained embedded in established patterns of Atlantic commerce. One hundred years later, the same country had become the world's undisputed industrial leader and hegemonic provider of capital. Emerging victorious from the Second World War, the US had displaced Britain as the power most prominently situated — even more so than its Cold War competitor — to impress its vision of a global political economy onto the world. If Britain's industrial revolution in the late eighteenth century marked the beginning of a 'Great Divergence' (Pomeranz) of 'the West' from other regions around the world, American ascendance in the decades straddling the turn of the twentieth century marked a veritable 'second great divergence' (Beckert) that established the US as the world's leading industrial and imperial power.


The effect of FCM depends on the samples' distribution. The optimum clustering result might be not valid for the data sets having mass shape and large discrepancy of every class specimen number. Therefore, a Semi-supervised and Point Density Weighted Fuzzy C-means clustering (SSWFCM) is proposed. This algorithm using distance-based semi-supervised learning studies the training data set and gets coefficient matrix of each category, and then using the distance formula with a coefficient and point density weighted clusters the test data sets. The experiment proves that SSWFCM is superior to FCM in the clustering accuracy and validity. Moreover, the introduction of point density weight making SSWFCM can handle data sets with different distributions.


This book provides new estimates of labour force participation for married women during the development of the U.S. economy. New census data reveals that a large number of women were excluded from the count of "gainfully occupied" persons in 1880, 1900, and 1910. This undercount was due in part to enumerator neglect, but also to the omission of many women performing work in family-run businesses. The traditionally accepted pattern of an initial decrease in women's labor force participation before 1940 followed by a rapid increase in the post-war period is replaced by one of relative constancy across the 20th-century. The new work rates estimated for women in the United States in the critical period of 1880 to 1910 are as high or higher than those reported in the post-World War II decades. This underenumeration also reveals a crucial link between the racial gap in married women's labour force participation and the racial gap in male self-employment. A long-standing puzzle in the economics literature is the high labor force participation of black married women relative to white women with otherwise identical characteristics. This study demonstrates that because the majority of family businesses were owned by white men and the unreported family labourers were primarily white women, variations in husbands' self-employment status explain a significant portion of the previously elusive gap in women's labour force participation by race.


Single Stock Futures (SSFs) are referring to the contracts between seller and buyer and these two investors need to perform their responsibilities towards the promised contract in the predetermined future, which is on the maturity date with the agreed price and quantity. This is one of the derivative contracts that is produced from the massive development of the conventional financial engineering that is purposely used for protecting the value in the financial market. However, the Muslim scholars put different overviews in determining the Islamic ruling on this above-mentioned contract. Part of them are accepting this form of contract due to its ability in protecting and securing the value and some of them refuting it. The reasons of accepting and rejecting are outwardly different as well. This situation arises the questions pertaining the status of this contract before the Islamic legislative ruling. Hence this research will be analysing the SSFs in according to the perspective of shariah (Islamic law). This qualitative research opted the exploratory design and obtained the data through the document analysis. The result shows that this contract is bringing few of shariah's issues such as gharar, speculation and gambling that implicate the laws of applying this SSFs in the Islamic financial institution.


Write reliability is one of the major challenges in design of spin-transfer torque random access memory (STT-RAM) caches. To ensure design quality, error correction code (ECC) scheme is usually adopted in STT-RAM caches. However, it incurs significant hardware overhead. In observance of the dynamic error correcting requirements, in this work, we propose Sliding Basket - an adaptive ECC scheme to suppress the runtime write failures of STT-RAM cache with minimized hardware cost. Our simulation results show that compared to the STT-RAM caches with conventional ECC scheme, applying Sliding Basket can achieve up to 80.2% saving in ECC bit overhead, comparable write reliability and even better system performance.


The different in nanocarbon structure may result in thermal conductivities performance. In this research, the understanding about the behavior and characteristic of different types of nanocarbon are investigated. The morphology and functionalized-group attachment on the nanocarbon surface were characterized using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Fourier Transform Infra-Red (FTIR). The thermal conductivity testing were performed to select the best CNT which can possess a good thermal properties. The result shows that the CNT3 (HHT24) has the higher thermal conductivity enhancement.


Using autonomously operating mobile sensor nodes to form adaptive wireless sensor networks has great potential for monitoring applications in the real world. Especially in, e.g., disaster response scenarios—that is, when the environment is potentially unsafe and unknown—drones can offer fast access and provide crucial intelligence to rescue forces due the fact that they—unlike humans—are expendable and can operate in 3D space, often allowing them to ignore rubble and blocked passages. Among the practical issues faced are the optimizing of device–device communication, the deployment process and the limited power supply for the devices and the hardware they carry. To address these challenges a host of literature is available, proposing, e.g., the use of nature-inspired approaches. In this field, our own work (bio-inspired self-organizing network, BISON, which uses Voronoi tessellations) achieved promising results. In our previous approach the wireless sensors network (WSN) nodes were using knowledge about their coverage areas center of gravity, something which a drone would not automatically know. To address this, we augment BISON with a genetic algorithm (GA), which has the benefit of further improving network deployment time and overall coverage. Our evaluations show, unsurprisingly, an increase in energy cost. Two variations of our proposed GA-BISON deployment strategies are presented and compared, along with the impact of the GA. Counter-intuitively, performance and robustness increase in the presence of noise.


This essay holds that the difficulty and Challenge to China in the 21 century in fighting against unemployment are the unbalance between demand and supply of labour forces, the low quality of labour forces, the deepening of the Reform of State - owned enterprises, and the immaturity of labour forces markets. The aim of fighting against unemployment can be achieved through overall consideration and planning, quickening the readjustment of economic structure. Strengthening personnel training, proper channeling of surplus labour forces from ruraul areas,and improving the labour forces markets construction.


Semi-supervised machine learning post-processors critically improve peptide identification of shot-gun proteomics data. Such post-processors accept the peptide-spectrum matches (PSMs) and feature vectors resulting from a database search, train a machine learning classifier, and recalibrate PSMs using the trained parameters, often yielding significantly more identified peptides across q-value thresholds. However, current state-of-the-art post-processors rely on shallow machine learning methods, such as support vector machines. In contrast, the powerful training capabilities of deep learning models have displayed superior performance to shallow models in an ever-growing number of other fields. In this work, we show that deep models significantly improve the recalibration of PSMs compared to the most accurate and widely-used post-processors, such as Percolator and PeptideProphet. Furthermore, we show that deep learning is able to adaptively analyze complex datasets and features for more accurate universal post-processing, leading to both improved Prosit analysis and markedly better recalibration of recently developed database-search functions.


As first Chairperson of the United Nations Committee against Torture, Joseph Voyame contributed more than anybody else to the shaping of the Committee's practice in the State reporting, individual complaints and inquiry procedures. The prohibition of refoulement was first enshrined in Article 33 of the Geneva Refugee Convention of 1951. According to this provision, no Contracting State "shall expel or return a refugee in any manner what so ever to the frontiers of territories where his life or freedom would be threatened on account of his race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion". The CAT-Committee dealt with this controversial issue in the well-known cases of Attia and Agiza v. Sweden . The very purpose of the principle of non-refoulement is to prevent that a person is subjected to torture if returned to another country known for its torture practices. Keywords: CAT-Committee; non-refoulement


The possible similarities and differences between the transmission of slow highly charged ions and light particles, like positrons and electrons, through a single cylindrical, tapered glass capillary with large aspect ratio are studied. We address the question whether the guiding-effect is observable for low intensity positron beams.


Because there are some difficulties in information organization for traditional sudden events, this paper proposes a new method of information organization based on the Integrated Service Platform, thus greatly improving efficiency of information organization and realizing various types of information integration. According to disadvantages of traditional management method for sudden events, this paper also puts forward the management method based on eight sub-modules and business process. The method has been applied for management and decision- making for heavy rainfall events in Wei river basin and water pollution events in Yellow river basin. The result shows that the method is feasible and offers a new way for sudden events.


Comparison of turbulence measurements made by a ZephIR 300 VAD scanning wind lidar and a 91m IEC compliant anemometer mast are used to inform the analysis of the suitability of lidar measurements of turbulence for use in calculating effective turbulence in wind turbine selection studies following IEC 61400-1 and the Frandsen method. The deviation in turbulence measurements observed between the lidar and mast recorded over a full calendar year in the wind speed ranges applicable is used to determine bounds on deviation in the turbulence classification results for a typical eight turbine wind farm layout in non-complex terrain. Deviation in the design equivalent turbulence levels assessed at each turbine location for the range of deviation observed in mean turbulence measured by the lidar is shown to be small with respect to the turbulence bands used in the turbine classification. The turbulence spectrum measured by the lidar in neutral conditions is shown to match that of relevance in the turbine selection methodology particularly where the spatial filtering of the turbine rotor is taken into consideration.


The subject of man's blood-relationship to the anthropoid apes is once more to the fore, and with a new significance. Scarcely had the echoes of the Dayton trial died away when the question was brought forward anew with denial of such relationship by one of the foremost scientific men in America. Professor Henry Fairfield Osborn, President of the American Museum of Natural History, is known throughout the world for the untiring energy and the great ability he has shown in tracing the origins and relationships of many forms of animal life. The results of his researches have been published in many scholarly volumes. In his books and articles he has not only covered the whole ground of the origin of life and the history of the doctrine of evolution, but he has also entered the very controversial field of the relations of science and religion. Because of the very broad scope of his work and the high standing which this work has given him, any pronouncement which he may make, upon any subject within a purview so wide that it almost covers the entire field of the science and philosophy of evolution, demands and receives the most serious attention. When, therefore, he projects into a mental atmosphere already highly charged with emotional sentiment on the subject the opinion that there is no bloodkinship between man and ape, in direct opposition to views which have become firmly established in the minds of a great majority of the foremost scientific men in the world, the whole great problem of man's origin from lower forms of life should at once be lifted above the controversies of Main Street, the cheap bickerings and scoffings of Fundamentalists and blatant, aggressive atheists, into the more serene atmosphere of purely scientific discussion. The unfortunate thing, however, about the whole situation is that 289


A-ring bromination of estrogens has been achieved by constant current electrolysis of the solutions of these substrates and Et 4 NBr in appropriate solvents. Thus, electrolysis consuming 2 F mol -1 charge gave mixtures of 2- and 4-estrogens (1:1.1-2.5; up to 97%), whereas 4F mol -1 charge experiments yielded 2,4-dibromoestrogens as the sole products.


The goal of this Bachelor Final Project is to make an assessment of the Fuji Pre-scale films in tyre/road contact surface measurements. This has to be done to determine the applicability of these films as an alternative way to measure contact pressures and calculate contact surfaces. Also measurements on asphalt have to be done to determine the applicability of the films on asphalt. The Fuji Pre-scale films color magenta when a pressure is applied. The color densities from these Fuji films correspond to a specific level of applied pressure. Using conversion charts the pressure can be determined for every individual pixel and the pressure distribution can be visualized. Because a colored pixel means contact, the contact surface can easily be calculated using the surface of one pixel. The total pressure divided by the number of colored pixels results in the mean contact pressure. Measurements using a real car tyre are done in the Automotive Science Engineering lab on a measurement machine. This machine is called 'flat plank tyre tester'. On this measurement machine, real tyre/road conditions can be simulated. The obtained results are compared to theoretical expectations and the error is calculated. Also the vertical applied force and the deflection of the car tyre are measured to calculate the tyre stiffness. The applicable pressure ranges of the Fuji films are not sufficient when measuring on asphalt, because a larger range than existing is needed: The most sensitive film type saturates too quickly because of the high occurring pressures on the asphalt grains. The less sensitive film type does not saturate but cannot measure the pressures occurring between these grains. A possible solution is to measure with both film types. To do so the MATLAB file has to be rewritten. The results of the Fuji Pre-scale films look good when measuring on a flat-plank with an inflation pressure of 2.3 bars and applied vertical forces of 3000 Newton and 5000 Newton. The results with 4000N applied vertical force and inflation pressures of 2.3 bars and 2.5 bars were also satisfying. No good results were obtained with an applied vertical force of 4000 Newton and an inflation pressure of 1.9 bars, however it is not clear whether this is because of measurement faults or because an inflation pressure of 1.9 bars is to low to give accurate results.


The photovoltaic wastewater is characterized by high fluoride and difficult degradation, which is also one of the difficulties in wastewater treatment field. Based on the project case,the physicochemical / biochemical combined process was applied for the treatment of photovoltaic wastewater with the COD concentration of 8 000 mg / L and the fluoride concentration of 1 000 mg / L respectively. The optimal process parameters were determined through rational adjustment of the operating conditions of various treatment structures. The effluent quality met the first criteria specified in Integrated Wastewater Discharge Standard( GB 8978- 1996). The operation cost of the combined process was only 3. 56 yuan / m3.


Today, there are a huge number of different tools that help reduce risks, but the problem is that they rely on classical probability theory, statistics, etc. These methods can be effective, but they do not take into account the interaction of market participants, psychological characteristics. These problems entail an increase in risks and, as a result, a drop in income and other difficulties. Often, to solve such problems, a business analyst turns to such a branch of mathematics as game theory. Game theory refers to a mathematical method that looks for optimal strategies in the course of a game, and a game refers to a situation in which there are two or more participants who are fighting to defend their interests. A special advantage of game theory is to take into account the struggle of interests of each party, this helps to better understand the current situation and find the optimal solution plan for the real processes taking place in the economy of an economic entity.


The international and intercultural aspects of Samuel Beckett's theatre have been widely recognised by an increasing number of scholarly works in the last few decades. This article offers a study of the pre-1990 reception of Beckett's drama and theatre in Hungarian criticism and literary and theatre histories. Its focus is on critical and theoretical investigations of three of Beckett's masterpieces for the stage, Waiting for Godot (1953), Endgame (1957), and Happy Days (1961), provided by Hungarian authors in Hungary or in Hungarian-language forums of the neighbouring countries. While mentioning all the premieres of the three masterpieces in Hungary during the given period, the article surveys and compares only those ideas across the various theatre reviews, which contribute to the Hungarian critical reception of Beckett and the selected works. To place the addressed pre-1990 Hungarian studies and reviews in the broader field, the article is framed by references to some relevant writings of international Beckett scholars.


Adjuvant chemotherapy (AC) following pancreatic carcinoma (PC) resection improves overall survival (OS). A systematic review identified 10 phase‐2/3 studies investigating AC in 3644 patients looking at the influence of nodal and resection status. AC significantly improved disease free survival, OS and 5‐year odds of death risk. There was greater survival benefit in patients PS 0 and with body/tail tumors. There was a nonsignificant effect in N − /N  + patients on OS and no difference between R0/R1 patients.


Robots that manipulate everyday tools in unstructured, human settings could more easily work with people and perform tasks that are important to people. Task demonstration could serve as an intuitive way for people to program robots to perform tasks. By focusing on task-relevant features during both the demonstration and the execution of a task, a robot could more robustly emulate the important characteristics of the task and generalize what it has learned. In this paper we describe a method for robot task learning that makes use of the perception and control of the tip of a tool. For this approach, the robot monitors the tool's tip during human use, extracts the trajectory of this task relevant feature, and then manipulates the tool by controlling this feature. We present preliminary results where a humanoid robot learns to clean a flexible hose with a brush. This task is accomplished in an unstructured environment without prior models of the objects or task.


Procrastination scheduling has gained importance for energy efficiency due to the rapid increase in the leakage power consumption. Under procrastination scheduling, task executions are delayed to extend processor shutdown intervals, thereby reducing the idle energy consumption. We propose algorithms to compute the maximum procrastination intervals for tasks scheduled by either the fixed priority or the dual priority scheduling policy. We show that dual priority scheduling always guarantees longer shutdown intervals than fixed priority scheduling. We further combine procrastination scheduling with dynamic voltage scaling to minimize the total static and dynamic energy consumption of the system. Our simulation experiments show that the proposed algorithms can extend the sleep intervals up to 5 times while meeting the timing requirements. The results show up to 18% energy gains over dynamic voltage scaling.


The most important part of recent grassland tenure reforms in Inner Mongolia has been to divide the collective grassland to household level, then fence and enclose grassland. Fencing is a form of strongest signal of private property right and aims to exclude overboundary grazing, attempting to solve "tragedy of the commons" from open access. Fencing gives herders a "user right", though ownership still resides at a village level. But fencing significantly limit animal and herdsmen mobility critical to the pastoral society and coupled natural and human systems. The "dilemma of enclosure" has become a key debated issue of grassland management. Positive and negative effects have been widely discussed, but few empirical studies have been conducted into this dilemma. Ecologists in general believe fencing would negatively affect the integrated ecosystem and seasonal rotation of herding. In contrast, economists think the fence would avoid the "tragedy of the commons" and create an incentive to protect herders own resources. Economists also understand that fencing would reduce the scale of economy and fencing itself is costly. After reviewing current fencing policies and the scale of the fencing activities in Inner Mongolia, we surveyed the effects of existing fencing policies and their impact on herdsman households to evaluate herders' attitudes and perceptions towards fencing.


Even numbered unesterified fatty acids of chain length 10 carbons and greater are capable of increasing significantly the agglutination titers of hyperimmune rabbit anti-sheep erythrocyte serum. They do so in a manner which is dependent upon the binding properties of the erythrocyte and upon the concentration of the fatty acid, the antibody and inhibitor substances such as albumin. In general, the longer the chain length and the greater the degree of unsaturation, the more effective the fatty acid is in enhancing agglutination. The evidence indicates that it is the detergent properties of the acids that enable them to bind effectively to the erythrocyte and to produce agglutination by reducing the repulsive forces between the cells. Although it is clear that unesterified fatty acids are adsorbed to sheep erythrocytes during the normal course of sensitition, under most conditions their influence on hemagglutination can be expected to be minimized by the effects of dilution, competitive binding, and by the occurence of antibody dependent maximum agglutination. The possibility that these observations may have some in vivo significance is discussed.


Protection of the environment has long history. Probably the first such act was established in 1122 B.C. in China. The aim was to protect forests and green areas. What is interesting, also the office of a forester was established [1]. So the lawmakers were aware, that establishing protected areas is not enough, there must be also someone to control it, whose aim is to prevent possible devastation. But destruction of the environment has also long tradition. Let's mention smog – usually connected with the present pollutions of the atmosphere. The truth is however, that this phenomena is very old. In 1542, the Spanish sailor Juan Rodrigez Cabrillo noticed a layer of fog all around Los Angeles. It was smog, caused by the smoke coming from Indian campfires [1]. Traditional protection of nature based on conservation is still very important. Every country established many national parks and nature reserves. Also, UNESCO is promoting such protection by establishing World Biosphere Reserves. We have now 714 biosphere reserves in 129 countries (among them 21 transboundary sites) [2]. Unfortunately, conservational protection of nature is no longer enough. The everincreasing technical skills of human race led to the situation where technology become the main factor responsible for destruction of the biosphere. We are using more and more tools end electronic devices, but their production is consuming resources and is polluting the environment.


Sexual reproduction in Pocillopora damicornis was studied off Durban in South Africa (29°S), close to its southern most distribution in Africa. This was compared with P. damicornis reproduction on tropical reefs to ascertain how corals may adapt their reproduction on marginal reefs. Monthly gametogenesis was correlated with SST, light intensity, and day length. P. damicornis proved to be a hermaphroditic broadcast spawner in South Africa and had a higher fecundity than its tropical counterparts. However, its gamete development was slow (6-7 months) and confined to the warmer months of the year at this high latitude. Its reproductive pattern was similar to that found in this species in south Western Australia (32°S). Spawning in P. damicornis off South Africa occurred at the end of the summer and was inferred from the disappearance of mature gamete in April 2008. No correlation was found between monthly mean gamete diameter and light intensity or day length, but the increase in gamete size was correlated with a rise in SST, suggesting that this parameter regulates its spawning. The lower SST at high latitude may account for its extended gametogenesis and late spawning.


Prior to this project, training information for the employees of the National Center for Critical Processing and Storage (NCCIPS) was stored in an array of unrelated spreadsheets and SharePoint lists that had to be manually updated. By developing a content management system through a web application platform named SharePoint, this training system is now highly automated and provides a much less intensive method of storing training data and scheduling training courses. This system was developed by using SharePoint Designer and laying out the data structure for the interaction between different lists of data about the employees. The automation of data population inside of the lists was accomplished by implementing SharePoint workflows which essentially lay out the logic for how data is connected and calculated between certain lists. The resulting training system is constructed from a combination of five lists of data with a single list acting as the user-friendly interface. This interface is populated with the courses required for each employee and includes past and future information about course requirements. The employees of NCCIPS now have the ability to view, log, and schedule their training information and courses with much more ease. This system will relieve a significant amount of manual input and serve as a powerful informational resource for the employees of NCCIPS in the future.


Abstract : In previous reports, the authors suggested several potential changes that would improve the realism and accuracy of JSAF range predictions for radar, communications and jamming systems. This report analyzes the estimated benefits and costs of implementing these and other potential changes to JSAF. This information is intended to be used a guide to help JSAF developers and managers prioritize which potential changes would provide the most benefits to JSAF users given limited budgets.


Abstract In the search for soluble and reactive ruthenium nitrosyl complexes, [Ru(NO)('pybuS4')]Br ([2]Br) was synthesized by template alkylation of NBu4[Ru(NO)('buS2')2] with py(CH2,Br)2 ['pybuS4'2-= 2,6-bis(2-mercapto-3,5-di-tert-butyl-phenylthio)dimethylpyridine(2-); 'buS2'2- = 2-mercapto-3,5-di-tert-butylphenylthiolate(2-); py(CH2Br)2 = 2,6-bis(bromomethyl)pyridine]. The solid state structure of 2 has been determined by X-ray diffraction, which reveals a head-to-head O-O interaction between the linear Ru-NO entities. The ligand CH2 protons of [2]+ are activated and exchange with D+ under ambient conditions. The ν (NO) band of [2]Br appears at 1841 cm-1 in the solid state (KBr or hostaflon mull) and is significantly blue-shifted in solution (1879 cm-1 in MeOH, 1886 cm-1 in DMF). A similar blue-shift (1866 cm-1 in KBr vs. 1888 cm-1 in MeOH) has been found for [Ru(NO)('pyS4')]Br ([1]Br) which contains the parent [Ru(NO)('pyS4')]+ cation ['pyS4'2-= 2,6-bis(2-mercaptophenylthio)dimethylpyridine(2-)]. These ν(NO) shifts can be explained either by an interionic charge-transfer between the bromide anions and the nitrosyl complex cation or by O-O interactions between two NO ligands as found for solid-state [2]Br. These interactions are not found for [1]OTs which exhibits a ν(NO) band at ca. 1890 cm-1 in the solid state (KBr, hostaflon) as well as in MeOH solution.


We can obtain degeneracy conditions of singularities and the singular-discriminant of the quartic curve by using the elimination theory of the polynomial ideal. In this paper, we show the calculation results.


Properly implemented treatment plan implies adaptation to each individual
 case. The anatomical and morphological limitations of edentulous and
 partially edentulous jaws present a challenge for the clinician in the
 context of establishing an adequate implant position, retention and
 stabilization of dental restoration. On the other hand, highly aesthetic
 patient requirements play a significant role in achieving overall
 satisfaction with implant-prosthodontics treatment. From the perspective of
 the complexity of implant therapy, the first clinical phase of planning
 requires detailed sublimation of the criteria that define the treatment
 plan, among which the most important are: degree of regressive bone
 remodelling, type of prosthodontic restoration, loading time, type of
 retention, as well as aesthetic criteria. The ideal position of the implant
 is an important prerequisite for successful tissue integration. The aim of
 this paper was to present the complexity of the therapeutic plan based on
 the collected literature through the analysis of factors related to
 prosthodontic aspect.


 Non-ideal hydrodynamics:  Short-circuits ( lower SRT)  Dead zones ( lower Volume)  Mass/heat local gradients  Stratification (different densities)  Stabilisation of sludge  High energetic product value  Reduction in sludge volume  Destruction of pathogens  Odour reduction  Economic benefits X Slow reaction rates X Vulnerable to various inhibitors X Low COD removal X Tight process control Full scale bioreactor


This paper examines the impact of fiscal residuumiathe excess of expenditure benefits over tax burdensiaon the location choice of foreign direct investments among Chinai¯s provinces. Using data provided by the National Bureau of Statistics of China we propose two fiscal residuum indexes for Chinai¯s provinces over the period 1998¨C2004. According to Buchanani¯s original definition of fiscal residuum a first index is given by the difference between government expenditure and revenue. A second index measures enterprisesi¯ net fiscal benefit and is calculated as the difference between public expenditure that affect business activities and taxes paid by enterprises. We found that the first index does not significantly affect the FDI localization choice while the second one positively affects it. When looking at different subsets of provinces we found that for eastern provinces the first index has a positive and significant effect. These results confirm the role of the net fiscal benefit as a determinant of FDI inflows at the provincial level.


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Making the appropriate diagnosis is critical to the optimal use of antibiotics in children who have upper respiratory tract infections (URIs), according to a new clinical report.


To identify the characteristics of households of persons with complex care needs and clarify the care period length required to resolve their primary health issues.


This paper aims at studying historiographic metafiction as a new literary phenomenon in the contemporary world through the application of its theories pointed out by Linda Hutcheon to A. S. Byatt's Possession. Possession is generally regarded as an emblematic postmodern novel in which texts, authors, literary movements of the past are transformed and reflected. They are presented in the form of metafictional narrative, of rewriting, of parody and pastiche, giving them a reinterpretation and recoding in a totally different cultural and literary context.


This study was conducted to evaluate the media reach and its effectiveness to disseminate agro-technologies among rural people. One hundred respondents were interviewed randomly with a pre-tested questionnaire. The data were analyzed by one way ANOVA and differences in mean were assessed by using Turkey-b. The study showed that respondents have different degree of accessibility to radio (73%), television (99%, P<0.05) and newspaper (66%). The use of television (17%) was significantly (P<0.05) higher as compared to radio (10%) and newspaper (8%) to listen/read about agriculture. Only 4%, 2% and 2% respondents were used television, radio and newspaper, respectively to learn new agro-technologies where as 10% respondents used interpersonal sources. Therefore, from the present study it may be concluded that in order to enhance the effectiveness of mass media in dissemination of agro-technologies, there is dire need to motivate rural community to use mass media to gain agricultural information.


The steric structure of poly(methyl propenyl ether) obtained by cationic polymerization was studied by NMR spectra. From the analysis of β-methyl and α-methoxyal spectra, it was found that the tacticities of the α-carbon were different from those of the β-carbon in all polymers obtained. In the crystalline polymers obtained from the trans isomer by homogeneous catalysts, BF3·O(C2H5)2 or Al(C2H5)Cl2, and from the cis isomer by a heterogeneous catalyst, Al2(SO4)3–H2SO4 complex, the structure of polymers was threo-di-isotactic. Though the configurations of all α-carbons were isotactic, a small amount of syndiotactic structure was observed in the β-carbon. On the other hand, in the amorphous polymer obtained from cis isomer by the homogeneous catalyst, the configuration of the α-carbon was isotactic, but that of the β-carbon was atactic. These facts suggest that the type of opening of a monomeric double bond is complicated, or that carbon–carbon double bond in an incoming monomer rotates in the transition state. From these experimental results, a probability treatment was proposed from the diad tacticity of α,β-disubstituted polymers. It shows that the tacticity is decided by a polymerization mechanism different from that proposed by Bovey.


The relationship within non-degenerate linear substitutions which changes quadratic forms into gauge forms over real number field or complex number field and introduction the result into congruent matrices are discussed in this paper.


Summary form only given. Pseudo-spectral methods, which advance fields in Fourier space, offer a number of advantages over more common Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) PIC algorithms. In particular, Haber's Pseudo-Spectral Analytical Time-Domain (PSATD) algorithm1 exhibits dispersion-free propagation and no Courant limit in vacuum. Moreover, Vay's recent research2 suggests that it can be parallelized about as well as FDTD algorithms. As the research presented here shows, it also has superior numerical stability properties, at least for relativistic beam transport. Typically the most serious numerical instability in PIC simulations of particle beams is the numerical Cherenkov instability3, arising from coupling between electromagnetic and nonphysical beam modes. Due to its improved dispersion properties, the PSATD algorithm is less prone to this instability. Nonetheless, the instability still occurs, either directly for time steps larger than the FDTD Courant limit or through nonphysical beam mode aliases at any time step. In this talk we derive the PSATD numerical dispersion relation, present illustrative numerical solutions of it, and compare them with simulation results from the WARP-FFT PIC code. Additionally, we compare these findings with our recent analysis of numerical instabilities in FDTD PIC beam codes4 and, as time permits, with stability properties of other pseudo-spectral algorithms.


Receptor binding studies revealed that flesinoxan potently and selectively binds to the 5‐HT1A receptor (Ki = 1.7 nM). The anatomical distribution of [3H]‐flesinoxan binding sites is very similar to the localization of the 5‐HT1A sites labelled by [3H]‐8‐OH‐DPAT. In several functional models flesinoxan acted as a 5‐HT1A agonist.


The potential energy hypersurfaces corresponding to the addition reactions of fulminic acid (HCNO) to water, ammonia, and methanol have been explored using ab initio molecular orbital calculations. Geometries of stationary points were optimized at the HF/3-21G, HF/6-31G*, and MP2/6-31G* levels of theory while relative energies were estimated at the MP4-SDQ/6-31G* and MP2/6-31G* levels. Each addition is predicted to be concerted with a single transition structure connecting the reactants and the oxime adduct


Schools Necessarily reflect the conditions of the society which they represent.1 As Elazar Notes,2 Jewish schools so accurately reflect the ambiguities of American Jewish life that the experience of the schools necessarily creates conflicts within the Jewish community. This paper examines that important relationship between the Jewish school and American Jewish life. In particular, it looks outside the school to the loss of a substantive identity among Jews and to the dissolution of community among Jews. Within the school, it describes a disturbing picture of Jewish education that is reflective of those wider conflicts.


This presents a fully-synthesizable cyclic Vernier time-to-digital converter (TDC) which cancels the offsets by a quad-edge offset cancellation (QOC) scheme. The system delays its internal clocks and uses the clock offsets to compensate for many types of offsets altogether, which includes the wiring mismatches, the duty cycle skews, and the long-term jitters of the clocks. During calibration, the QOC-TDC measures the offsets of the clock paths. The measured offsets are then canceled in the normal mode. An additional scheme of coarse-fine boundary synchronization further enhances the output monotonicity. Consisting of only standard library cells offering fully-automated implementation, the QOC-TDC achieves a 19-bit range, a 4.5-ps resolution, and the throughput of 22MS/s, while drawing 3.4mW from a 1. 0V supply, as shown by the post-layout simulations in 28nm CMOS.


A study was designed on the way to evaluate and identify the pre and post emergence herbicide combinations in transplanted rice variety 'ASD 16' during February-May 2020 at the Experimental Farm, Department of Agronomy, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with three replications and fourteen treatments. The treatment details includes sequential application of pre and post emergence herbicide viz., pre-emergence herbicides (butachlor, pretilachor and pyrazosulfuron ethyl) and post emergence herbicides (bispyribac sodium, metsulfuron methyl + chlorimuron ethyl, fenoxaprop-p-ethyl and triafamone + ethoxysulfuron), hand weeding twice (20 and 40 DAT) and unweeded control plot. All the weed management practices were found to be significantly influenced the weed biometrics, growth attributes, grain and straw yields of transplanted rice. The result of the study clearly showed that hand weeding twice at 20 and 40 days after transplanting (DAT) significantly registered lesser weed dry matter production, weed index, maximum weed control index (WCI), higher growth attributes viz., plant height, number of tillers hill-1, DMP, grain and straw yields.


With the improvement of antagonism level and reduce of technique ability for wrestlers,the strength plays an important role in it.By adopting the literature review,experts interviews and the biomechanics test etc.,through the comparative analysis on test result of trunk and neck muscle between Male Greco-Roman style and free-style wrestler,and the scientific quantitative analysis on its' maximum strength feature.The results indicated that the strength of trunk extensor and left-right direction trunk flexor of Greco-Roman style is better than free-style wrestler,but the result of their neck muscle show reverse.In addition,the maximum strength of trunk extensor and neck extensor is better than the maximum strength of trunk flexor and neck flexor in both of Male Greco-Roman style and free-style wrestler.


The present paper is devoted to a new criterion for disconjugacy of a second order linear differential equation. Unlike most of the classical sufficient conditions for disconjugacy, our criterion does not involve assumptions on the smallness of the coefficients of the equation. We compare our criterion with several known criteria for disconjugacy, for which we provide detailed proofs, and discuss the applications of the property of disconjugacy to the problem of factorization of linear ordinary differential operators, and to the proof of the generalized Rolle's theorem. The paper is self-contained, and may serve as a brief introduction to theory of disconjugacy of a second order linear differential equation.


paired and the latter a Senior Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh). In it the subject of "private law and the public interest" is opened with the interesting observation that "human rights and nuisance principles are remarkably similar.,,195 The uniting principle is the balance between private gain and public good; this might not be the first principle to come to mind in traditional analysis by either type of legal system, but it opens fruitful ground. Lastly, Zimmermann in his article raises the common problem confronting both countries, with implications for all jurisdictions, of the impact on private law of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa of 1996 in that legal system and the Human Rights Act 1998 (UK) in the Scottish legal system. The question of whether major public legislation binds private parties directly is germane to the human and civil rights movement in domestic and international systems worldwide (including the civil rights acts of the United States). So far South Africa is applying its constitution per its s. 8(2) directly; however, Scotland and the UK see their Bill of Rights as influencing a larger set of developments in common law, but not private parties directly, according to Zimmermann's reading of supporting authorities. 196 This work is a splendid addition to what one hopes is a growing collection of monographs in the major legal research libraries, and other research institutions as well, that deal with comparative law and mixed jurisdictions with the idea that with continued globalization, we will all one day live in "mixed jurisdictions."