In this paper, the method of phase shift migration (PSM) for multi-input-multi-output sidelooking (MIMO-SL) was developed for fast image reconstruction in terahertz (THz) band. By investigating the relationship between the "explode fields" and the echoed data recorded in the MIMO-SL system, a data reorganization method in the wavenumber domain was developed to derive the "explode fields" based on the bistatic data. It is interesting to find that the reorganized MIMO-SL data measured in a certain frequency are equivalent to the "explode fields" in other frequency ("equivalent frequency"). By deriving and applying the modified phase shift factor at the "equivalent frequency," a comprehensive MIMO-SL-PSM algorithm was established for the first time with fast transformation in the wavenumber domain. Proof-of-principle experiments in the 0.1-THz band were performed based on an MIMO-SL prototype system. The reconstructed images for different targets with high efficiency and quality demonstrate the theoretical results and the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.


Whether performance advantage accrues more to firms that balance exploitation (i.e., serving existing markets) and exploration (i.e., developing new products for future markets) or to those that focus on only one of these objectives is open to debate. To gain a better understanding of this dilemma, we employ longitudinal data from the pharmaceutical industry to examine how efficient firms are at utilizing resource investments to build exploitation and exploration capabilities. These capabilities are obtained using stochastic frontier estimation, which measures how efficiently firms use resource inputs to generate an output in a competitive landscape. We then link these capabilities to performance. We find that firms with superior exploitation capabilities have higher operating cash flow but lower firm value. In contrast, firms with superior exploration capabilities find the opposite effect. Importantly, firms that are superior in both capabilities enhance cash flow but not firm value.


The invention provides an output voltage adjustable CMOS reference voltage source to facilitate the realization of the standard CMOS process, which includes the start circuit, the positive temperature coefficient current generating circuit, the negative temperature coefficient current generating circuit, and the reference voltage generating circuit; the output of the start circuit connecting with the input of the positive temperature coefficient current generating circuit, the first output of the positive temperature coefficient current generating circuit respectively connecting with the first input of the negative temperature coefficient current generating circuit and the third input of the reference voltage generating circuit, the second output of the positive temperature coefficient current generating circuit respectively connecting with the second input of the negative temperature coefficient current generating circuit and the fourth input of the reference voltage generating circuit, the first and second outputs of the negative temperature coefficient current generating circuit respectively corresponding connecting with the first and second inputs of the reference voltage generating circuit, and the reference voltage generating circuit has the reference voltage output to output reference voltage.


At Howburn Farm in South Lanarkshire, a scattering of flints, discovered by the Biggar Archaeology Group, turned out to be evidence of the earliest human habitation in Scotland.


In this paper, a class of systems governed by second order linear parabolic partial delay-differential equations in "divergence form" with Cauchy conditions is considered. Existence and uniqueness of a weak solution is proved and its a priori estimate is established.


The invention relates to a method for determining a self-position (28) of a mobile terminal (10), by a control device (27) of the terminal (10) by means of a mobile radio module (15) of the terminal a respective radio signal (22) at least one device external mobile transmitting unit (11) is received and on the basis of the respective received radio signal (22) a relative position (23, 32) of the respective other mobile transmitting unit (11) on the terminal is determined and in dependence on the respectively determined relative position (23, 32) the self-location (28) of the terminal is determined. The invention provides that the particular radio signal (22) on an uplink channel (19), via which the (11) is adapted to emit respective transmit data (20) to the stationary base station (14) at least one transmitting unit, receive, and for this purpose the mobile radio module (15) in a receiving mode (21) is operated for the uplink channel (19).


Objective: Synthesis of novel γ-carboline precursor 4 by using mild, inexpensive and eco friendly T3 Methods: The reaction was carried out by taking mixture of 1 equiv. of phenyl hydrazine hydrochloride, 1 equiv. of N-Boc piperidone and 0.25 equiv. of TP as catalyst and synthesis of γ-carbolinesulfonamides, amides and tertiary amines 5a-l from compound 4 as a key intermediate. In silico docking studies against 5HT1, H1 and CCR2 antagonist receptors of all 5a-l compounds. Results: An excellent yield of γ-carboline precursor 4 was obtained by using mild, inexpensive and eco friendly TP(50% in EtOAc) in toulene at 90 °C. After 6hr the product γ-carboline 4 was obtained by water workup followed boc deprotection by HCl in dioxane treatment. Further, the sulfonation, amidation and reductive amination were carried out to γ-carboline 4 to get derivatives of γ- carboline 5a-l. The synthesized compounds were docked against 5HT1, H1 and CCR2 antagonist receptors using AutoDock v 4.2.3 Conclusion: An eco friendly procedure to prepare γ-carboline 4 using mild and inexpensive T P catalyst. Among the synthesized compounds, the 5b and 5c were shown three hydrogen bonding interaction having-10.1082 and-13.9105 kcal/mol of interaction energy with H1protein at the active site amino acids ARG175, TYR185 and SER128 respectively. The inhibitory constants were found to be 88.7015 and 56.2123 µM respectively.3


In 1973, Chinese archaeologists excavated a tomb of considerable dimensions near Dingzhou. This tomb, which dates to the Former Han dynasty, yielded a rich array of funerary furnishings, including jadeware, goldware, bronzeware, lacquerware and a large cache of inscribed bamboo strips, with significant potential for study. Sadly, though, the tomb and its contents were struck by several disastrous events (robbery, fire, earthquake). These disasters severely affected the quantity and quality of the find and may have tempered scholarly enthusiasm for Dingzhou, which remains little-known to date. This paper, the first English-language specialized study of the topic, provides an overall account of the Dingzhou discovery; it draws attention to fundamental issues regarding the tomb (e.g. its date) and the manuscripts (e.g. their transcription); and it explores the significance of the tomb and its contents, and their potential importance for the study of early imperial Chinese history, philosophy, literature and culture. Introductory Remarks In 1973, a team of Chinese archaeologists excavated a Former Han dynasty tomb near Dingzhou in Hebei Province .1 In eight months of excavation, from May to December, the team revealed a tomb of considerable dimensions and brought to light a rich array of funerary furnishings, including several manuscripts, with significant potential for the study of early imperial Chinese history, philosophy, literature and culture. Sadly, the discovery did not achieve its full potential. In the three decades that have passed since, studies of the Dingzhou find have come to influence our understanding of a few philosophical texts (e.g. Lunyu , Wenzi ) and some aspects of early Chinese culture (e.g. funerary rituals, clerical script), but 1 At the time of the discovery, Dingzhou was known as Dingxian , a name it kept until 1986. Both names, Dingxian and Dingzhou, as well as that of Bajiaolang , the actual location of the archaeological site, occur in Chinese literature on the topic. For consistency, I refer to the tomb and its content by the name of Dingzhou only.


BACKGROUND
In cardiac resynchronization therapy, the coronary venous system is used for left ventricular pacing electrode placement. Despite the well-known anatomy of the coronary sinus and its tributaries, heart failure patients' remodeled and enlarged left ventricles may impede the successful lead placement because of acquired anatomical obstacles.

MATERIALS AND METHODS
Fifty-five patients qualified for cardiac resynchronization therapy treatment (CRT) were divided into ischemic and non-ischemic cardiomyopathy. Forty-four control groups without heart failure underwent dual-source computed tomography (CT). Rendered reconstructions of cardiac coronary systems were compared.

RESULTS
The presence of main tributaries was comparable in all groups. The left marginal vein, small cardiac vein, and oblique vein of the left atrium were present in 63%, 60%, and 51% of the hearts in all the groups. CRT referred CT's had significantly longer distances between posterior and lateral cardiac veins over the left ventricle (p < 0.05), wider angles of tributaries (p = 0.03), and smaller lumen of coronary sinus (p = 0.03). In the non-ischemic group, the posterior interventricular and great cardiac veins are more extensive than in the control group. Age-related analysis of vessel size shows a moderate correlation between age and diminishing mean vessel size in all the groups studied.

CONCLUSIONS
The general structure of the coronary heart system is consistent in patients with and without heart failure. The variance of the general structure, or the presence of adequate veins, is an individual variation. The use of CT and analysis of the coronary veins allow better planning of the CRT-D implantation procedure and may reduce the risk of ineffective left ventricular electrode implantation.


Conventional spherical shell model calculations have been undertaken to describe /sup 90,88/Zr and /sup 90,88/Y. In these large scale calculations valence orbitals included 1f/sub 5/2/,2p/sub 3/2/,2p/sub 1/2/, and 1g/sub 9/2/. The d/sub 5/2/ orbital was included for /sup 90/Y and for high-spin calculations in /sup 90/Zr. Restrictions were placed on orbital occupancy so that the basis set amounted to less than 25,000 Slater determinants. Calculations were done with a local, state independent, two-body interaction with single Yukawa form factor. Predicted excitation energies and electromagnetic transition rates are compared with recent experimental results. 6 refs., 2 figs.


Collapsible tubes, which occur all over the body, have unique properties from the point of view of both physics and physiology. A brief review is attempted of first the basic observable properties, followed by simple theory to explain the steady-flow aspects and an overview of the somewhat more complex theories for unsteady flow, in particular the flow-induced oscillations. The experimental evidence from laboratory studies is reviewed with particular emphasis on the dynamical system aspects. A final section looks at the current position and prospects.


The emergence and the continuous improvement of mobile devices and sensor technologies have awakened interest in the application of such hardware for various professional and amateur sports. Mobile coaching, for instance, is an upcoming approach focusing on the use of present-day handheld PCs, innovative sensors and intelligent feedback methods for the purpose of assisting sportsmen, coaches and other specialists in their training and coaching programs. This paper presents our current development of a serverbased mobile coaching application, appealing and adaptable to the requirements of elite as well as hobby athletes coming from different sports.


The goal is to control the band gap by replacing the Al site of zinc aluminate having a spinel structure with Ga, and to control the emission wavelength, and aim for application as a light source in sterilization, skin treatment and the like. Zn(Al1-x Gax)2 O4 phosphor was prepared by a solid phase synthesis method. A plurality of samples with different Al/Ga ratio were prepared, and their crystal structures and luminescent properties were evaluated. In X-ray diffraction, formation of a single phase was confirmed in the sample fired at 1300 °C. It was confirmed that the diffraction peak shifted to the lower angle side by increasing the Ga ratio. In the cathode luminescence method, it was confirmed that ultraviolet emission of ZnAl2 O4 was confirmed at about 250 nm, and it was confirmed that the emission wavelength shifted to the long wavelength side by increasing the Ga ratio. It is suggested that substituting Ga for the Al site of ZnAl2 O4 is useful for shifting the emission wavelength although the emission intensity is unstable.


This paper considers that optimizing water resources utilization is a key foundation of the development of metropolitan economic zone in China.The endowments and utilization of water resources in north and south area are analyzed respectively.Lastly,this paper suggests that in order to accelerate social and economic sustainable development,we should discuss and classify different types of metropolitan economic zones;we should construct the water-saving cities and friendly environments.


This paper presents the results of research to develop a simple method of determining deformation at the crest of a soil nailed wall. At the present time there is no established simplified method for accurately predicting soil nail walls deformation, with the current predictive methods being either an empirical approach or based on the use of numerical analysis. By carrying out a parametric study through the use of the finite element program PLAXIS, the effects of soil nail inclination, spacing and length, as well as the soil properties of stiffness and strength on soil nail wall deformation were assessed. The results indicated that although all of these elements had some ef-fect on deformation, soil effective cohesion had the greatest effect. The results were used to create two empirical prediction formulae and a series of design charts to determine wall crest deformation and these formulae were tested against case history data. This led to a minor modification to the formulae. The final calibrated empirical prediction formulae provide an estimation of wall movement to ±5mm with 80% accuracy, when compared to the case history data, and >95% accuracy when considering ±10mm, which is considered acceptable for most preliminary engineering designs. The introduction of these formulae will enable engineers to obtain an estimation of wall movement at an early stage without the necessity of carrying out relatively expensive and time consuming numerical analysis.


The continual redefinition and constriction of the technical communication field has reached epidemic proportions, so much so that the field as it has existed for the last several decades could soon cease to exist. However, many emerging fields encompass aspects of technical communication, with user experience and content strategy as the clearest examples. Discussion of how the integration of technical communication into these fields is happening on a practitioner's level and how this will potentially change the face of the profession of technical communication will be investigated. Additionally, a review of how several technical communication university programs responded to this evolution will be discussed.


The articles in this book set forth fundamental policy analyses concerning all of the major elements of urban policy. Written in Downs's exceptionally clear and compelling style they focus on the space-related dimensions of urban affairs, ranging from traffic congestion to telecommunications, education, and housing, with additional analyses of key aspects of real estate finance. Together, these essays form a veritable handbook of how to conduct urban policy analysis in many fields. The analysis and conclusions are directly relevant to the urban problems which are intensifying throughout the world today.


Wepresent anautomatic 3Dcity modelofdense urban areas from HR satellite data. Theproposed method isdeveloped using astructural approach: weconstruct complex buildings bymerging simple parametric models withrectangular ground footprint. Todoso,an automatic building extraction method based onmarked point processes isusedtoprovide rectangular building footprints. A collection of3Dparametric models isdefined inorder tobefixed onto these building footprints. A Bayesian framework including both prior knowledge ofmodels andtheir interactions, andalikelihood fitting themtotheDigital Elevation Model, isthen used. Asimulated annealing scheme allows tofind theconfiguration which maximizes theposterior density oftheBayesian expression. IndexTerms-3Dreconstruction, building, Digital Elevation Model, structural approach, RJMCMC


A collection of 15 283 individuals of tanaidacean crustaceans was gathered by successive Polish Antarctic Expeditions in the years 1977-1993 in Admiralty Bay (King George Island, South Shetland Islands). Twelve species belonging to three families are identi fied in this study. The material is clearly dominated by Nototanais antarcticus (Hodgson, 1902); other common species were Nototanais dimorphus (Beddard, 1886) and Peraeospinosus sp. A. The highest density of tanaids was over 140 000 specimens n r 2 , occuring on a muddy bottom in Herve Cove lagoon. K e y w o r d s : Antarctic, South Shetland Islands, Tanaidacea, benthos.


We will demonstrate a new digital driving technique for AMOLED using ΔΣ modulation, which mitigates the TFT VT-shift issue with a simple 2-TFT-1-Cap pixel structure. It also solves the false image contour problem while achieving the same or better resolution and relaxed gate scan time compared with PWM. The system is implemented using a 2.2-inch QVGA AMOLED panel and FPGA.


Ultra high voltage (UHV) AC transmission is a trend in the modern transmission technology development, the UHV substation is the center in the power system. The lightning invasion waves pose a serious threat to the safety of the substation, therefore it is very important to improve the features of the substation anti-lightning. The arresters of UHV substation bus sides, the role of restraining the lighting invasion waves on main transformer have been researched. Applying ATP-EMTP, a simulation model of the lightning over-voltage invasion substation along the double-circuit self-reliance transmission line was built. Whether and how the number of arresters influences the lightning waves were analyzed comparatively. The maximum amplitude of the lightning current can be reduced when the arresters installed in the bus side, and the protective effect of the transformer can be improved effectively.


A new data acquisition system dedicated to neutronic experiments in nuclear reactors is presented. Its main purpose is to integrate in a single system all features needed to perform digital and analogic acquisitions, such as kinetics experiments, time correlations of events, fluctuations analysis or pile noise measurements. Moreover, it has been designed to perform complex experiment such as synchronous acquisition or triggered experiments. In order to achieve those goals, it is equipped with two newly developed acquisition cards based on FPGA circuits. They can acquire and process up to 32 digital signals and 8 analogic signals. In digital mode, the system is able to count and time-mark TTL events up to 10 MHz for all channels. In analogic mode, it can sample signals at adjustable frequency and perform pulse height analysis. Finally, the system generates 4 channels of TTL periodical or random signals. One can use those signals for testing purposes or as time reference signals. In this paper, sketches of the main functions are detailed. Then, an experimental result is presented in order to enhance the interest of the time marking mode of the system


Current field-deployable microphone phased arrays for aeroacoustic flight testing require the placement of hundreds of individual sensors over a large area. Depending on the duration of the test campaign, the microphones may be required to stay deployed at the testing site for weeks or even months. This presents a challenge in regards to tracking the response (i.e., sensitivity) of the individual sensors as a function of time in order to evaluate the health of the array. To address this challenge, two different methods for in-situ tracking of microphone responses are described. The first relies on the use of an aerial sound source attached as a payload on a hovering small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) vehicle. The second relies on the use of individually excited ground-based sound sources strategically placed throughout the array pattern. Testing of the two methods was performed in microphone array deployments conducted at Fort A.P. Hill in 2015 and at Edwards Air Force Base in 2016. The results indicate that the drift in individual sensor responses can be tracked reasonably well using both methods. Thus, in-situ response tracking methods are useful as a diagnostic tool for monitoring the health of a phased array during long duration deployments.


Photography of the pharynx, larynx, and trachea has exercised the ingenuity of laryngologists and photographers for 100 years. There have been many successful methods. The most reliable and versatile modern system uses a 35-mm single frame, single lens reflex camera with Hopkins telescopes and a synchronized, automatic exposure, computer-controlled, remote electronic flash generator. The technique described, which has been used by the author for many years, not only allows excellent visualization and reliable documentation, but yields consistently reproducible photographs under all conditions.


Permanent-magnet alternators offer a substantial reduction in weight and space for aircraft and portable applications and are therefore becoming more attractive. In this paper qualitative remarks are made on the major electrical factors to be considered in beginning the design of this class of machines; these are: voltage regulation, magnet stabilization, rotor design, subtransient reactance, negative sequence reactance, heating, and efficiency.


Swarnendu Biswas and Rajib MallDept. of Computer Science and EngineeringIIT Kharagpur, India - 721302E-mail: {swarnendu, firstname.lastname@example.com Satpathy and Srihari SukumaranGM India Science Lab, Bangalore, IndiaE-mail: {manoranjan.satpathy, email@example.com paperKeywords: softwaremaintenance,regressiontesting,regressiontestselection,model-basedtesting,UML,softwarecom-ponents, embedded programsReceived: April 12, 2010Regression testing is an important and expensive activity that is undertaken every time a program is mod-ified to ensure that the modifications do not introduce new bugs into previously validated code. An im-portant research problem, in this context, is the selection of a relevant subset of test cases from the initialtest suite that would minimize both the regression testing time and effort without sacrificing the thorough-ness of regression testing. Researchers have proposed a number of regression test selection techniques fordifferent programming paradigms such as procedural, object-oriented, component-based, database, aspect,and web applications. In this paper, we review the important regression test selection techniques proposedfor various categories of programs and identify the emerging trends.Povzetek: Podan je pregled tehnik izbora testov za regresijsko testiranje programov.


The high sophistication of software systems has lead to an increase in the requirements complexity. Currently, there are metrics to evaluate the functional size of the software such as metrics of function point and use case points which are used with good results. However, a metric for the complexity for software requirements specifically had not yet been proposed. Identifying this gap, this paper proposes a Metric of Complexity of Functional Requirements (MCReF is an acronym composed by Portuguese words: Métrica de Complexidade de Requisitos Funcionais) indicated to evaluate and classify the complexity of software requirements. MCReF was developed from an empirical study based on a questionnaire that collected the opinion of 20 professionals from the requirements area to determine the weights of the factors that influence the requirement complexity. The responses were tabulated and given a statistical treatment to assess the weights of the complexity factors and their respective ranges of values for classification. A case study using MCReF is also presented in this paper. Keywords-Requirements Engineering; Complexity of Requirements; Requirement Metrics.


The colour plates are very good, but this is to be expected from Kodansha. Less satisfactory are the maps, which are on the endpapers. A volume of this size and quality deserves better and more maps, the arrangement as it is being exceptionally unwieldy. The detail map could have been more detailed, and it would have been an advantage not to have had Shigaraki itself firmly tucked into the fold where spine and back board meet; a fold-out series of maps would have been more convenient and helpful. Taken all round this is likely, despite these criticisms, to be a standard work for many years to come, for history and art and craft are firmly brought together and provided with a good index. It is to be hoped that some of the other Japanese potteries will be similarly treated in due time, with perhaps a little fining down on the detail, or with the addition of well thought out sub-headings.


The dose requirements and duration of effect of transdermal nitroglycerin in patients with heart failure are not clearly established. In a first series of eight patients with chronic heart failure we gave transdermal nitroglycerin in incremental doses until pulmonary capillary wedge pressure fell at least 30% within 4 hr in three consecutive patients. Thus we found that a single dose of 60 mg/24 hr (120 cm2) was the minimal effective dose. Transdermal nitroglycerin or placebo was then given as a single application of 60 mg/24 hr in random double-blind fashion to 15 additional patients with heart failure (eight received transdermal nitroglycerin and seven received placebo), and hemodynamics were monitored for up to 24 hr. After administration of transdermal nitroglycerin, the control pulmonary capillary wedge pressure of 22 + 7 mm Hg fell by 6 + 6 mm Hg at 2 hr (p < .05) and reached maximal reduction of 8 + 6 mm Hg (p < .01) at 4 hr. The reduction in wedge pressure remained significant through 12 hr but was no longer statistically significant by 18 hr after administration of the drug. Transdermal nitroglycerin also significantly reduced pulmonary arterial and right atrial pressures as well as pulmonary vascular resistance from 4 through 12 hr but did not affect systemic hemodynamics. No significant hemodynamic changes occurred after administration of placebo. Thus transdermal nitroglycerin is an effective vasodilator in patients with heart failure, but a dose of at least 60 mg/24 hr is needed. Even with this dose, hemodynamic effects do not last beyond 18 hr, suggesting altered absorption or development of tolerance. Circulation 71, No. 5, 980-986, 1985. VASODILATORS are commonly used for the treatment of acute and chronic congestive heart failure. Among the presently available vasodilator agents, only nitrates and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors have produced sustained hemodynamic improvement along with increased exercise tolerance in placebo-controlled trials in patients with chronic heart failure.1-6 Both captopril and nitrates require frequent dosing, so that practical problems related to drug delivery and patient compliance still exist. The duration of action of sublingually administered nitroglycerin is far From the Cardiovascular Clinical Research Center, Cardiovascular Division, Veterans Administration Medical Center, and University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock. Supported by grants from the Medical Research Service of the Veterans Administration, Washington, DC, and from the Ciba-Geigy Corp., Summit, NJ. Address for correspondence: Joseph A. Franciosa, M.D., Cardiovascular Division, Mail Slot 532, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 West Markham St., Little Rock, AR 72205. Received Jan. 2, 1985; accepted Feb. 14, 1985. Presented in part at the 57th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association, Miami Beach, November 1984. too short to be of practical value for long-term therapy. Orally administered isosorbide dinitrate and topically applied nitroglycerin ointment produce significant hemodynamic effects for as long as 4 to 8 hr, but still require multiple daily dosing.7' The recent introduction of transdermal delivery systems for nitroglycerin has raised the possibility of once-daily dosing.9' 10 However, the dose requirements and duration of effect of these preparations are not clearly established.9-12 Early claims of a prolonged duration of action were based on uncontrolled studies that did not account for spontaneous changes in hemodynamics. 13 Recent studies have suggested a duration of action of transdermal nitrate delivery systems of less than 24 hr and have raised the possibility of early tolerance or altered absorption." 12, 14 This study was designed to assess the dose responsiveness and pharmacodynamics of a single transdermal dose of nitroglycerin compared with placebo in patients with chronic congestive heart failure. CIRCULATION 980 by gest on N ovem er 8, 2017 http://ciajournals.org/ D ow nladed from THERAPY AND PREVENTION-CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE


In permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSM) drive system, it is difficult to achieve the optimal performance of command tracking and disturbance rejection simultaneously when the speed loop designed with the conventional one-degree-of-freedom (1-DOF) PI controller. To solve this problem, this paper proposes a speed control structure of two-degree-of-freedom (2-DOF) P-PI controller with linear extended state observer (LESO). There are two sets of parameters that can be designed independently in the controller, which improves the command tracking performance without degrading the disturbance rejection performance. In addition, a linear extended state observer (LESO) is designed to estimate the total disturbance in the speed loop. According to the estimated value, the output of the 2-DOF P-PI controller is compensated feedforward equivalently, which further enhances the disturbance rejection performance. Finally, simulations verify the effectiveness of the proposed control strategy.


Energy storage systems (ESSs) are desired and widely applied for power smoothing especially in systems with renewable generation and pulsed loads. High-pass-filter (HPF) is commonly applied in those applications in which the HPF extracts the high frequency fluctuating power and uses that as the power reference for ESS. The cut-off frequency, as the critical parameter, actually decides the power/energy compensated by ESS. Practically the state-of-charge (SoC) of the ESS has to be limited for safety and life-cycle considerations. In this paper an adaptive cut-off frequency design is proposed for systems with multiple ESS units to realize several objectives simultaneously including SoC limiting, SoC balancing and power smoothing. Experiment is conducted considering a pulsed load profile. The results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposal concerning the mentioned control objectives.


In a fully automated vehicle (SAE L5), the vehicle performs lateral and longitudinal vehicle controls entirely. The former driver no longer has to intervene in the driving process, monitor it, or respond to take-over requests. At this automation level, vehicle occupants can focus exclusively on non-driving-related tasks. However, passengers might still want to influence driving behavior by choosing a different route or altering travel speed. Therefore, collaborative driving could be a viable option. However, it needs to be clarified how to realize those interactions with the vehicle best, as previous input modalities such as steering wheel and pedals could be left out in the future. In a prototyping workshop, we explored different interactions for collaborative driving with automated vehicles. We propose two interaction concepts in the accompanying video: 1) a mobile button with a turn and slide function and 2) by shifting weight in the seat to convey the desired intentions.


The mobility of certain micronutrients such as Mn, Zn, Cu, and Fe was investigated as affected by soil organic matter (SOM) and its humic acid (HA) fraction. It was found that the increasing concentration of SOM caused a decrease while the increasing concentration of HA caused an increase in their mobilities. The mobility order being Mn>Zn>Cu>Fe. The mobility of micronutrients through soils amended with toxic heavy metal (Ni, Cr, Pb, & Cd) - SOM and - HA complexes were also found to increase with the increasing doses of their amendments. The results have been explained on the basis of adsorption, desorption over soil colloids through the formation of SOM/HA complexes by the trace metal ions in soil medium.


Among the many sites on the battleground of the United States in which racism and classism rage is the all-too-overlooked mental health industrial complex. Over the past four decades, the mental health industrial complex has used the biomedical explanation for mental suffering. This focus on diagnoses that result from problems of the brain and not from social factors has contributed to an exponential increase of consumed medications and total revenue earned from the mental health and addiction services provided in the United States. Moreover, this specific ontology of subjectivity—that humans are solely defined by their material brains—helps serve the interests of the dominant hegemony. It is the assertion of this article that today as persons are conditioned to understand mental illness as a result of a purely individual problem, they become unaware of the ways in which the structural problems of race and class contribute to their mental illness. As a therapist who works with marginalized populations, I have seen firsthand how the biomedical model can be used to reinforce the illnesses that it aims to treat. The following article will illustrate the complex dynamics of the mental health industrial complex by way of analyzing three case studies of Black, male patients who I treated while working at a mental health facility in the Northeastern United States.


ABSTRACT Pertiwi, Intan. 2016. Enhancing The 8th Graders Ability in Writing a Descriptive Text through Process Writing with Photo Story Application at SMPN 6 Malang. Thesis, English Department, Faculty of Letters, State University of Malang. Advisors: (1) Drs. Andi Muhtar, M.A. (2) Dr. Suharyadi, S.Pd., M.Pd. Key Words: Photo Story, storyboard, writing process, writing skill, descriptive text The learning of English is indispensably needed. The students of junior and senior high school levels are taught English as one of the compulsory subjects in the classroom. They ought to master English in order to be able to communicate in either productive or receptive skills. Nevertheless, the students frequently encounter some problems in acquiring one of the productive skills that is, writing. The preliminary study conducted by the researcher showed that students in class 8.8 of SMPN 6 Malang lacked the ability in writing. Throughout the questionnaire distributed by the researcher, students revealed that the obstacles they faced when writing relied on some aspects like the difficulty in generating the idea and arranging it into a good composition with appropriate vocabulary and grammar rule, and also the absence of medium to help them enhance their ability in writing a descriptive text. Furthermore, from the result of pre writing test, 29 students attained score under the minimum criteria score that is, 75. The researcher used a classroom action research as the design in this study. The action research consists of four stages: planning, implementing, observing, and reflecting. This study was aimed to enhance the students' ability in writing a descriptive text through writing process with Photo Story application. This study was conducted in one cycle. The researcher proposed strategy of process writing and digital writing through medium Photo Story application. The utilization of the strategy is implemented in several steps. They are (1) explaining descriptive text and its components to the students, (2) demonstrating a slide show produced by Photo Story about describing a place to the students, (3) grouping the students to play games, (4) giving practice to the students to do a pre-writing and drafting about descriptive text on the storyboard, (5) asking students to revise and edit their writing, (6) assigning students to write their final draft and produce their descriptive writing through Photo Story application, (7) asking the students to present the result of their descriptive writing about a place through Photo Story application. Upon the action research, the researcher discovered that students indicated having better achievement in writing. This was reflected by their achievement scores and their positive responses during the implementation of the strategy as the criteria of success. The criteria of success set by the researcher were more than 75% of students achieved the targeted criteria scores that is 75 and responded positively to the strategy implemented during the study. The result of the study showed 81.18% or 27 out of 33 students got scores equal to or more than 75. In addition, 91.77% students responded positively to the implementation of the strategy using Photo Story application and writing process strategy within the storyboards. Thus, it could be concluded that the strategy of implementing Photo Story application could solve the students' problem in learning writing since they could improve their ability in writing a descriptive text and also actively participate in the teaching and learning process. Based on the result of study, the researcher suggests the English teachers to conduct the similar study in order to solve the students' problems in class, while for further researchers, the researcher suggest them to conduct another study using the strategy implemented in another level of education and in any text types. Hence, in conducting the study both the English teachers and further researchers should consider the students' problem in writing and thus the problem could be successfully solved using the strategy. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */
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The methods and techniques used for porcine oocyte in vitro fertilization (IVF) are discussed. There are several methods of IVF used for porcine or other mammalian oocyte fertilization, such as conventional IVF in drops, sub-zonal injection (SUZI), intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and straw IVF. There is a greater incidence of polyspermy in porcine oocytes compared to that in other mammalian oocytes. It was verified that a lot of factors affect the incidence of porcine oocyte polyspermy, including immature or aged oocytes, zona abnormality, the number of capacitated sperm at the site of fertilization, oviduct secretions, protein supplementation, pH, concentration of NaHCO-3 in the fertilization medium and the temperature of the oocyte-sperm co-culture and its species-specificity.


The ability of mammals to hear high‐frequency sounds has often been attributed to the need to use binaural intensity differences (ΔI to localize sound [e.g., R. S. Heffner and H. E. Heffner, J. Comp. Physiol. Psychol. 96, 926–944 (1982)]. However, this explanation does not seem to account for the ability of horses to hear high‐frequency sounds. Specifically, while horses are able to localize low‐frequency tones, they are unable to localize tones above 1 kHz even though they can hear up to 35 kHz. These results suggest that while they can use interaural phase or time differences (Δt) to localize sound, they lack the ability to use the binaural ΔI cue. However, localization tests using filtered noise and sound sources located off to the side indicate that horses use pinna cues to localize sound and rely heavily on the high‐frequency content of a sound in order to prevent front‐back reversals. It appears, then, that horses have lost the ability to use binaural ΔI and rely primarily on binaural Δt and pinna c...


Objective To investigate the expression of prostate stem cell antigen(PSCA) in human prostate cancer (PCa) specimens and its possible correlations with pathological grade and clinical stage of PCa. Methods Immunohistochemical (IHC) and in situ hybridization (ISH) analyses of PSCA expression were simultaneously performed on paraffin-embedded sections from 20 cases of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH),20 cases of prostatic intraepithelial neoplasm (PIN) and 40 cases of (PCa) tissues.The levels of PSCA protein mRNA expression were semiquantitatively scored by assessing both the percentage and intensity of PSCA-positive staining cells in the specimens,and then were compared among PCa,BPH and PIN tissues. Results The moderate to strong positive rate of expression of PSCA protein and mRNA in PCa,BPH and PIN tissue was 85%,20% and 35%,respectively.Significant difference of expression was found between PCa and BPH,PIN samples (P0.05).No significant difference of expression was found between BPH and PIN samples (P0.05).The expression level of PSCA increased with higher Gleason score and worsening clinical stage (P0.05 for both). Conclusions The results demonstrate that PSCA as a new cell surface marker is overexpressed in a majority of human PCa tissues.PSCA expression correlates positively with pathological grade and clinical stage of PCa.PSCA may have potential value for the diagnosis and prediction of prognosis of PCa.


Based on the survey data of 290 valuation areas, analyzed laws of yield and biomass structure with the change of site index and planting density. The results show that yield of plywood timber increases with increase of site index. The percentage of plywood timber to total yield decreases with increase of planting density in the site indices 14,16 and 18 m; But in the site indices 20 and 22 m, the percentage is basically steady of 50 percentage or so. Both yields of ground wood timber and chemical pulp timber increase with increase of site index and planting density. The percents of ground wood pulp timber yield to total yield and chemical pulp timber yield to total yield increase with increase of planting density in site indices 14,16 and 18 m; But in site indices 20 and 22 m, the percent is steady at 30 and 20 percent respectively. The ratios of stem, bark and branch biomass to total biomass of stand and individual tree are basically steady in different site index and planting density. It is most feasible to manage plywood forest for poplar clone I 69 with space 8 m ×8 m or 7 m × 7 m and site index 20 or 22 m.


We compute the achievable information rates for multi-track magnetic recording channels under the binary i.i.d. input constraint using a method based on Monte-Carlo simulations.


The characteristics of high cutting loess slope determine the special character of its siding surface when it is in unstable condition.It is discovered that the sliding surface on the section along slope shows L-shape.There is a big difference between calculation result and the real situation when computing by the conception of traditional safty coefficient.The mathematic method is used to simplify the sliding surface of high loess slope as "parabola" shape,the formula for stability analysis is educed,and the method for quickly searching the special silding surface is established.The aplication results show that this method can overcome the disadvantage of other methods.


This article examines privacy in the home environments of families who have young children with disabilities. Literature supports the importance of privacy in developing self-identity and autonomy in children with disabilities. Early experiences with privacy help develop a sense of self-esteem and help define the range, limits, and consequences of individual autonomy. Data from parent interviews, surveys, and home observations of 32 families who have children (age 3-10) with disabilities are analyzed. Results describe opportunities for being alone; choice, control, and access in bedrooms; privacy during toileting or bathing; and privacy-promoting modifications. Parents agree that privacy is important; however, it is being restricted by access and control in the environment. A majority of children have some control and opportunity for choice making in their bedrooms. Privacy in the bathroom is most difficult. The findings suggest that parents are cognizant of the need for privacy, but the physical environment of the home stymies opportunities.


This paper expounds the contents of the individualized service and characteristic service of the library, and points out that the individualized service should have the innovative consciousness and the characteristic service should have the breakthrough consciousness.


Aimed at speciality of existing penetration transverse crack in beam web,the calculated formulas on diagonal section shear capacity and diagonal cracking shear force of transverse crack were proposed.The calculated results by the formulas were compared with the experimental results.The results show that the diagonal section shear failure and diagonal section flexural failure are the controlling modes for failure of transverse crack section.Once diagonal cracks appear,the flexural capacity can be degraded for insufficient anchorage or excessive reduced concrete areas due to shear and compression.The diagonal cracking shear force of transverse crack is lower than that of the intact beam sections.


Mental health is one of the most significant determining factors of life quality and satisfaction. Students' quality of life is an important issue to tackle the physical, mental, and social problems along with their growth and development. Depression, anxiety, and stress are the most common mental health issues that are obstacles to teens and young adults most can be seen in students. It has begun to take a serious toll on the students' quality of life and their development in future careers. The present study was descriptive in nature and it was aimed to investigate depression, anxiety, and stress levels with the students' quality of life. A correlational method was used to measure the impact of depression, anxiety, and stress on mental health issues and quality of life among students. We used a purposive sampling technique on a sample size of 153 students (age 18 to 30 years) from Dehradun who were included in the study, and who completed self-report measures of depression, anxiety, stress, Quality of life, and the standard demographic survey. The result shows that there is a significant impact on quality of life which shows poor well-being/QoL that is affected by the indicators of mental health. As discussed in the paper it is quite evident that the number of existing research findings has exposed a relationship between mental health issues and QoL. In addition to the result, extreme awareness on the topic of mental health should be promoted among the students so that early diagnosis can prevent the problem of mental health and can be a better result in improving quality of life.


Objective: Maxillofacial Orthognathic surgery is performed to repair or correct the skeletal anomalies of the jaw and its associated dental and facial structures. There is a conflict on whether orthognathic surgery has a negative or positive effect on temporomandibular disorders (TMD). The aim of this study is to review the disorders of the temporomandibular joint after orthognathic surgery.
Materials and Methods: Data for this review was obtained from the articles published be- tween 2010-2020 via PubMed, Google scholar, Web of Sciences, and Scopus engines. The content keywords matched those used in PubMed and Mesh engines. Based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria; 27 articles were included.
Results: Most of the selected articles were retrospective reviews and performed on class II and class III patients. Ages ranged from 19- 47 years. Pain reduction was reported in 11 studies, while 8 studies reported a click reduction post orthognathic operation. In 2 studies, decreased joint noises was reported after orthognathic operation, and 7 articles reported a decrease in maximum mouth opening. Three studies reported a Bilateral Sagittal split Osteotomy (BSSO) and in one study, re- duced and improved symptoms after Le Fort I + (BSSO) were reported. One study exhibited that BSSO orthognathic surgery is less predictable in reducing TMD symptoms in retrognathic patients. Three articles showed that orthognathic patients with TMJ click have a high predictive value.
Conclusion: To accomplish accurate results regarding temporomandibular joint disorders post orthognathic surgery; a larger number of subjects and clinical trial studies are required, as well as extended long term follow-up.


1826 www.ccmjournal.org July 2013 • Volume 41 • Number 7 ICU-acquired weakness (ICUAW) complicating critical illness is common, and although the etiology is multifactorial, disuse atrophy from prolonged immobility likely plays an important role (1). Furthermore, ICUAW may be substantial and persistent in survivors of critical illness, resulting in important decrements in physical function and quality of life (2, 3). There has been a growing interest in the prevention and treatment of ICUAW through mobilization of patients in the ICU (4). Having critically ill patients alert and engaged in mobilization, despite the use of life support therapies, may reduce muscle atrophy and lead to improved strength and physical function. Recent studies of medical ICU patients have demonstrated that mobilization, including ambulation, of mechanically ventilated patients is safe and feasible (5–7). However, the barriers, applicability, and efficacy of these practices in other critically ill patient populations (e.g., surgical, neurologic, and pediatric patients) have not been rigorously tested in large clinical trials. Worldwide, trauma is a major cause of significant disability in adults of working age, with rehabilitation often the longest and most difficult phase of the trauma care continuum for patients and their caregivers (8). However, evidence from observational studies suggests that the functional disability suffered by polytrauma survivors is often amenable to rehabilitation (8). Furthermore, early mobility may help improve functional outcomes by ameliorating ICUAW in immobilized patients with polytrauma, as in other populations of critically ill patients (1). In this issue of Critical Care Medicine, Engels et al (9) present the results of a systematic review of the existing evidence for early mobilization of critically ill polytrauma patients. Interestingly, their search of two electronic databases yielded no studies specifically addressing the rehabilitation of patients with polytrauma in the ICU setting nor patients with polytrauma in general. However, evidence for a beneficial role of early mobilization in patients with localized injuries exists, 3. Sasson C, Rogers MA, Dahl J, et al: Predictors of survival from out-ofhospital cardiac arrest: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 2010; 3:63–81 4. Bradley SM, Huszti E, Warren SA, et al: Duration of hospital participation in Get With the Guidelines-Resuscitation and survival of inhospital cardiac arrest. Resuscitation 2012; 83:1349–1357 5. Paradis NA, Martin GB, Rivers EP, et al: Coronary perfusion pressure and the return of spontaneous circulation in human cardiopulmonary resuscitation. JAMA 1990; 263:1106–1113 6. Berg RA, Sanders AB, Kern KB, et al: Adverse hemodynamic effects of interrupting chest compressions for rescue breathing during cardiopulmonary resuscitation for ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest. Circulation 2001; 104:2465–2470 7. Kern KB, Hilwig RW, Berg RA, et al: Importance of continuous chest compressions during cardiopulmonary resuscitation: Improved outcome during a simulated single lay-rescuer scenario. Circulation 2002; 105:645–649 8. Ewy GA: Cardiocerebral resuscitation: The new cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Circulation 2005; 111:2134–2142 9. Ong ME, Ornato JP, Edwards DP, et al: Use of an automated, loaddistributing band chest compression device for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest resuscitation. JAMA 2006; 295:2629–2637 10. Hallstrom A, Rea TD, Sayre MR, et al: Manual chest compression vs use of an automated chest compression device during resuscitation following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A randomized trial. JAMA 2006; 295:2620–2628 11. Concato J, Shah N, Horwitz RI: Randomized, controlled trials, observational studies, and the hierarchy of research designs. N Engl J Med 2000; 342:1887–1892 12. Benson K, Hartz AJ: A comparison of observational studies and randomized, controlled trials. N Engl J Med 2000; 342:1878–1886 13. Dowie J: Clinical trials and economic evaluations? No, there are only evaluations. Health Econ 1997; 6:87–89 14. Westfall M, Krantz S, Mullin C, et al: Mechanical Versus Manual Chest Compressions in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Meta-Analysis. Crit Care Med 2013; 41:1782–1789 15. Becker LB, Aufderheide TP, Geocadin RG, et al; American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee; Council on Cardiopulmonary, Critical Care, Perioperative and Resuscitation: Primary outcomes for resuscitation science studies: A consensus statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation 2011; 124:2158–2177 16. 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This article, based on the sidenotes of the annals of Paekche Dynasty in the Samguk-sagi, examined the fonnative process of the sidenotes related 28 items and the editor's attitude toward the compiling of the Samguk-sagi. For this, I made the achievements of the examination on the sidenotes of the annals of Silla and Koguryo Dynasties done by myself before as the logical basis. The previous achievements were digested like the following: 1) each edition has different authors; 2) the authors give more trust to our traditional viewpoint than to Chinese materials; 3) most important, the editing of the Samguk-sagi did not rely upon a particular book. Eventually, it should be pay attention to the facts that the essential conclusions of a series of researches are strikingly similar each other.
However, in this subject I tried to place emphasis on the two different spheres. One was to speculate the existence of the original scurce of royal annals compiled prior to the Samguk-sagi It must be considered the broadest scurce for the composing the sidenotes of Samguk-sagithe other was to have comprehensive understanding of the author's attitude exposed in the middle of writings the sidenotes of annals of Paekche Dynasty. It will offer a profitable criterion to make a distinction among the original copies composed before the mid-Koryo dynasty. At the same time, the criterion could be regarded as a standard to presume the characters of editors.
Needless to say, broadly but crudely existing materials of Koryo dynasty were assembled to edit the Samguk-sagi. The editors neither have quantitative room to rule out important materials intentionally, nor any motive to distort them, nor necessity to hide such a motive. In addition, although domestic materials and Chinese information were recorded together, if contradicted each other, unique domestic materials were credited almost without exception. It means that the editors gave great dependence on the domestic materials including Samhan-kogi composed by the writers of Koryo dynasty or the Three Kingdoms,
Based on these results, one must continue to analyze the sources or process of compilation of the Samguk-sagi within the context of the material circumstances in and out of Koryo Dynasty. Of course those subjects should be treated as a foundation to ascertain the relation so-called Old Samguksa or Kogi, the general name of the previous historical documents in Koryo dynasty, But, now that the history of the Three Kingdoms rearranged by the people of Silla and the national history of Silla Dynasty written by its people served as the base for historical knowledge, there was no great difference in the nature of the history books compiled during the Koryo Period, either in the Old Samguksa or the Samkug-sagi.


Document Type Monograph Publication Date 1911 Abstract Gun-running and the Indian north-west frontier, written by the Hon. Arnold Keppel, includes 20 illustrations and 2 maps. The tribes and the tribal areas of the north-west frontier and the relationship between Afghanistan and Great Britain is covered by the author. Recommended Citation London, England: J. Murray, 1911 xiv, 214 p. : folded maps, and plates Includes an index  Download


GERIATRICS, OR the medical care of the elderly, is a branch of medicine that f has developed rapidly since the end o the War in 1945. Its rise has been in part a result of the steady increase of the proportion of elderly people in this country; retirement On a pension is now possible for women who r~ach the age of 60 and for men who reach ~ e age of 65, and it is at this arbitrary age, t xed ~y Parliament, that old age is now said o begm. Coupled with this increase in their numbers, there is an awareness that old ~~oPle, suffering from the degenerative Iseases associated with old age, were not rec .. d eIVmg the full advantage of medical a .vances and this has roused the social con~~Ience ~o their plight. Rather, therefore, an gerratrics being a new specialty, it is a ~ew approach to medical problems that :~ded to be ignored in the past, but for ose practice some special training and exp . I erre~ce are necessary. ntellIgent care of the elderly is now based On the two principles that, granted there is no urgent medical contra-indication, old heoPle are better in their own homes than in A~dital and better out of bed than in bed. ed to this is the knowledge that they ~~p~n~ to appropriate treatment as well as I err younger contemporaries. si k~ the past a large number of the elderly W~ ound their way into poor law infirmaries b ere they were well cared for and nursed, tr Ut where, with few exceptions, little active d eatrnent was carried out. One or two Octors h J • wa £' owever, refore and durrng the late in r, ?und that, if a proper classification and thvestrgation of the medical condition of ese . d'd patrents was made that a number I not d ' that hnee to be in hospital at all, and an ot ers could be remedied to such extent th h ' eith at t ey could be discharged ertoth' instit ti err own homes or to a welfare Servt IOn. Under the National Health ce Act the distinction between the voluntary, acute hospitals and the municipal, or for the most part chronic, hospitals was abolished and both came under the administration of the same authority. By reason of this change many of the old poor law beds have now become part of a general hospital, and their status is gradually improving. Some hospitals have appointed a consultant physician of experience in charge of these beds alone, and have thus formed what is called a "Geriatric Unit". It is now being slowly realized that for a large number of old people admission to hospital does not result in an average length of stay very much longer than their younger contemporaries.jA


In polarimetric measurement systems, the calibration procedure is based on an error model. A system consisting of a conventional automatic vector network analyzer test set, an OMT polariser, a horn antenna, and an anechoic chamber is calibrated with a 30 term error model. We present the 18 term model used for the combination of the OMT, the horn and the chamber. The model overcomes the impedance mismatches, non-symmetrical radiation patterns in horizontal and vertical planes, leakage, and wave reflections. A simple and precise three-stage calibration procedure is proposed that considers all the 18 error terms. Theoretical results are in very good agreement with experimental results.


Three general, complete solutions of a coupled hyperbolic or hyperbolic-parabolic system of two second-order linear partial differential equations are presented. The system includes among its particular cases the governing field equations of the conventional as well as generalized thermoelasticity theories. The solutions obtained are analogous to the Lame, Papkovitch, and Galerkin solutions in classical elasticity. The interrelationships among the solutions are also exhibited. Some solutions obtained in earlier works are deduced as special cases of the unified solutions obtained here.


It is well known that distributed generators (DGs) based on virtual synchronous generator (VSG) control can suppress the deviation in frequency with the help of generated virtual inertial and droop power. However, previously proposed methods are generally based on the assumption that the energy storage system (ESS) can provide unlimited power for the VSG. Hence, the implementation of such VSG strategies requires a relatively large ESS, which is one of the critical limiting factors for the growth of VSGs in the power system. This paper proposes a novel adaptive control for VSG with reduced-sized energy storage. The results verified by simulation in PSCAD/EMTDC have shown that the proposed scheme can limit the power usage from the ESS to only during the transient state. Contrastly, the power output from the ESS slowly reaches zero during the steady-state, allowing a reduced-size ESS utilization with the VSG control. The proposed control can also increase the settling time that the VSG needs to reach its new steady-state, thus, giving synchronous generators' slow responsive secondary frequency controllers enough time to intervene if required.


ABSTRACT A challenging Job for the protection of EHV/UHV transmission lines is to have reliable, maintainable and quick acting relaying schemes. This paper presents a novel relaying scheme which possesses these features. The signal for the purpose of relay pick up uses the travelling waves of voltage and current which are produced after the fault in such long transmission lines having distributed parameters. Time domain as well as frequency domain methods are available for this purpose. The paper presents the transient fault analysis of a multinode power system network which employs the nodal formulation for frequency domain analysis. Finally, the paper concludes with the discussion of the results of the proposed digital relaying scheme based upon travelling wave phenomena.


So called the zeta regularization is one of the most effective methods to carry out necessary renormalization calculations in a variety of situations such as the determinant expressions of elliptic operators [KV, Vo] and certain arithmetic applications [D] (see also [KKSW]). In the present paper we focus our interest on a particular class of functions which are defined in forms of the zeta regularized products. Let us recall first the formula essentially due to Lerch [L] as a typical example we deal with:


Central line insertion is often needed for perioperative care as well for patients admitted in intensive care units. It has well established advantages for drug and nutrition delivery. Ultrasound guidance has improved first prick success rate as well as reduced the peri-procedural complications. We encountered an unusual situation of dissection right IJV central line catheter with buried end under the skin. Careful planning was done and interventional endovascular removal of lost catheter was planned. Ultrasound scanning of neck was done to evaluate and assess the position and direction of the catheter and its findings changed the initial plan. During this crises ultrasound came as a savior to help removal of catheter avoiding major interventional procedure.


OBJECTIVE: To establish a RP-HPLC method for the simultaneous determination of Protocatechuic acid and Protocatechuic aldehyde in Fuxuekang granules. METHODS: The chromatography was carried on Achirom Bond-1 C18 column(250 mm×4.6 mm,5 μm). The mobile phase was composed of methanol - water (20∶80,pH=2.80 adjusted by glacial acetic acid) at a flow rate of 1.0 mL·min-1. The detection wavelengths were programmed at 256 nm for Protocatechuic acid and at 280 nm for Protocatechuic aldehyde. RESULTS: The linear ranges for Protocatechuic acid and Protocatechuic aldehyde were 5.49~73.22 μg·mL-1(r=0.999 9) and 4.81~64.13 μg·mL-1(r=0.999 9), respectively, and their average recoveries were 96.86%(RSD=2.52%,n=9) and 97.55%(RSD=3.82%,n=9) respectively. CONCLUSION: The method is simple, sensitive, and reproducible, and it is applicable for the quality control of Fuxuekang granules.


The invention relates to a household appliance with a control device and configured as a touch screen 1 operating device, wherein on the touch screen 1 at a first touch-sensitive center 2 around different areas A t program to be executed P The invention also relates to a method for operation of the domestic appliance.


It is an evaluation method of a device wafer provided, on which a plurality of devices are formed on a front surface, and in which a gettering layer is formed. In the evaluation method electromagnetic waves are emitted toward a back surface of the device wafer and further emitted excitation light to generate excess carriers. Moreover, the gettering capability of the getter layer, which is formed in the device wafer is determined based on the decay time of the reflected electromagnetic waves.


The article analyzes the philosophical, cultural and spiritual foundations of multiculturalism in the era of globalization. It is assumed that multiculturalism is a philosophy of multiculturalism aimed at preserving and developing the religious, cultural, and racial identity of citizens of different ethnic groups. The article emphasizes that multiculturalism contributes to the further development of Kazakh society. An analysis of the theoretical foundations of the postmodern paradigm of the concept of multiculturalism are philosophically analyzed with its definitions and main characteristics.


Holographic relaxation spectroscopy (HRS) has been used to study transport of benzospiropyran (SP), BSA labeled with azobenzene (BSA‐ABITC), and IgG‐κ labeled with fluorescein (IgG‐FITC) through fibrin gels formed under various conditions. The structures of the gels were controlled by means of the concentrations of fibrinogen, thrombin, and Ca2+ present during assembly of the fibrin. The diffusion coefficient of free dye (SP) was found to be independent of the fibrinogen concentration. The diffusion rate of labeled BSA reflected the assembly conditions of the gel for fibrinogen concentrations above approximately 6 g/L. In particular, the diffusion coefficient was higher in gels formed in the presence of 5 mM Ca2+. The labeled IgG showed photoinduced aggregation, as previously reported, as well as photoinduced attachment to the gel network to produce a permanent diffraction grating. Thus IgG is not a probe in the classical sense, but provides a model for protein diffusion and interactions in gels. These studies indicate that HRS is well suited to the study of molecular transport in fibrin gels.


The need to decode landscape meanings, the society-landscape interaction (intraand inter-personal communication) and, more recently, the uses of landscape as a territorial sight linked to advertising communication, citymarketing or place branding (mass communication) highlights the study of landscape persuasion, which includes clear emotional, symbolic and, therefore, communicative aspects. The landscape, as a territory image or face, gathers the essence of the implicit message in the space, thus working as a great metaphor for city communication. Regarding the foregoing, specific communication research with intangible landscapes —together with the recent emergence of emotional geographies— suggests a new territorial message theory based on the union of geographical, landscape, emotional and communicational variables. Landscape has historically been studied by geographers, architects, historians or sociologists, among others researchers, but it has not been analysed from communicational viewpoints. In this sense, the proliferation of analyses highlighting the role played by the territory as a communication mediator in the interaction process between society and its spaces (cognition and/or perception) is also remarkable. Current sales of territorial identities lead to increases in the production of territory brands, which have gathered a noticeable relevance within the last years.


The comparison between the noncommutative length scale √θ and the length variation δL = hL, detected in the GW detectors, indicates that there is a strong possibility to detect the noncommutative structure of space in the GW detector setup. Therefore, we explore how the response of a bar detector gets affected due to the presence of a noncommutative structure of space keeping terms up to the second order in a gravitational wave perturbation (h) in the Hamiltonian. Interestingly, the second-order term in h shows a transition between the ground state and one of the perturbed second excited states that was absent, when the calculation was restricted only to the first order in h.


Imbalanced amino acid diets in animals rapidly produce anorexia and weight loss. Blockade of type 3 serotonergic receptors (5HT3) can ameliorate anorexia in this animal model. Imbalanced plasma amino acid levels also have been documented in both animal models and human patients with cancer cachexia. Therefore a trial of the 5HT3 receptor antagonist, ondansetron, was undertaken in the treatment of patients with cancer cachexia.


Purpose

This paper aims to investigate the distinctive role of serendipity in opportunity exploration. The study specifically explores how serendipity happens and the pattern of its occurrence. The paper attempts to break new ground in the study of serendipity within the entrepreneurship area. Serendipity is quite established in scientific literature and investigating this concept in the context of entrepreneurship contributes towards the discourse on why some firms are able to discover and realise opportunities that seem to present themselves sometimes out of nowhere.

Design/methodology/approach

The study uses multiple case studies, cross-country approaches and the causal mapping method.

Findings

The findings suggest that serendipity is likely to take place at the early stages of firm formation. In addition to the three patterns of serendipity that are well-known in accidental scientific discoveries, the authors identify and introduce "entrepreneurial serendipity" as a distinctive pattern in entrepreneurship, whereby entrepreneurs look for any opportunity to start a business and explore an appropriate opportunity that comes along.

Research limitations/implications

This research has several limitations that offer new opportunities for future research. Further research can be undertaken to compare successful fast-growth firms with unsuccessful firms to determine how entrepreneurs were exposed to serendipity and to what extent they were able to exploit and realise opportunities. A comparative study would also enhance the authors' interpretation of the role of serendipity in these two types of firms and demonstrate the different levels of serendipity they are potentially exposed to. The debate on serendipity could benefit from quantitative research and some tangible measures of serendipity can be developed.

Practical implications

The findings help entrepreneurs understand elements involved in opportunity exploration. The role of serendipity and its sources offer some suggestions on how entrepreneurs can potentially expose themselves to serendipity. The role of networks is crucial to doing business, and entrepreneurs should be aware of expanding their personal and business networks. Being engaged in friendly, professional and academic networks helps in finding new opportunities. Perseverance, being alert to changes in the environment and commitment to clients in terms of high-quality products and services are other elements that may open new windows of opportunity.

Originality/value

This paper provides empirical evidence that serendipity does play an important role in nearly every investigated business, regardless of their size and age. Serendipity potentially leads to new opportunities and entrepreneurs can explore them to achieve growth. By investigating grown firms in New Zealand and Iran, the authors identified a new pattern of serendipity in terms of opportunity discovery. This unique pattern, entrepreneurial serendipity, is characterised by finding an unspecified opportunity through an orderly or haphazard search, which could happen with either high or low levels of knowledge.


In fire-prone habitats some long-lived tree species appear resilient to fire. However, fire frequency may affect recruitment patterns. This study investigates the reproductive features of the long-lived tree species Angophora inopina Hill in recognised priority conservation areas with a high fire frequency. Plants exhibit high survival rates when burnt and respond to fire events with high rates of growth, flowering and seed set. Aged capsules on plants contain few seeds but released seeds germinate readily, suggesting high viability, low dormancy and limited seed storage in aerial or soil seed banks. Population modelling indicates that the species will be resilient to low recruitment levels in the short term. However, over the long term, population structure is significant in determining the ability of the population to respond to recruitment cues. Thus, understanding and monitoring population structural change is a priority for this species.


Despite the high cost of medical care and textbooks, there is enough good, free medical information on the Internet to help you avoid choosing between your money or your life. Practitioners and the lay public alike are using the Internet more than ever for continuing education, insurance administration, or simply out of general curiosity. A Harris study (http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/newsletters/healthnews/HI_HealthCareNews2002Vol2_Is s08.pdf) recently found that that about 75% of adults using the Internet have looked for health information at some point, and that about a third of these "cyberchondriacs" would be willing to pay their doctor or health care provider for advice. No doubt, health care companies stand poised to exploit the idea of selling "information therapy," but in the meantime, there is ample good information available for free, thanks in part to government support.


Using the theoretical formalism of W. Zhang et al., [arXiv:cond-mat/ 0206249v1 [cond.mat stat.mech]]13 Jun 2002,we have studied two fermion bound state in a Bose-Einstein condensate. Our theoretically obtained results show that the condensate phonon mode can provide a nonlinear medium for the fermions atoms. Using the theoretical formalism of K. M. O' Hara et al., [Phys. Rev. A66, 041401(R) (2002)], we have studied a zero-crossing in the scattering length of a mixture of the two lowest hyperfine states of Li. The crossing is obtained near magnetic field of 65mT. This is obtained by the help of Feshbach resonance. Using the theoretical formalism of Markes Greiner et al., {Nature, 26 Nov (2005)], we have studied the emergence of molecular Bose-Einstein condensate from a Fermi gas. We have also observed the BCS-BEC crossover situation. The BEC appears on the repulsive side of the Feshbach resonance and BCS-type on the attractive side of the resonance. Our theoretically obtained results are in good agreement with those of other theoretical workers.


Success in capitalist enterprise is often held to be due to hard work and in particular is usually associated with the Protestant work ethic. However, study of three major entrepreneurs — Carnegie, Rockefeller, and Morgan — reveals systematic leisure seeking and limited involvement in day-to-day business operations. It is suggested that this detachment was an ingredient in their success, enabling more effective decision making. All three relied on hard working and gifted partners but were kept informed by frequent, detailed reports. Important strategic decisions were never delegated. The major conclusion is that long hours of work are not essential for entrepreneurial success and may under certain circumstances be counter productive. I I N T R O D U C T I O N S uccess in capitalist enterprise has often been associated w i t h adoption of the values o f Calvinistic Puritanism and, i n particular, the Protestant w o r k ethic. Many entrepreneurs have been influenced by the teachings of Ben j amin Frankl in , w i t h his emphasis on frugality and industry. There appears to be a general belief that hard w o r k is a necessary condi t ion for business success. However, a study o f the careers of three dominant figures f rom the "Robber Baron" era, the so-called golden age o f American capitalism — Carnegie, Rockefeller, and Morgan — shows a systematic pattern of leisure seeking and l imi ted involvement i n day-to-day business operations. Despite the entrepreneurs' partial wi thdrawal their enterprises continued to *I wish to thank Alfred D. Chandler Jr . , Stephen Salsbury, Donald M. Lamberton, Flora Gill, Peter Groenewegen, Viv Hall, Warren Hogan and Gordon Mills for helpful comments. In addition the final version reflects suggestions made by an anonymous referee for this journal. expand at very rapid rates. A l l three had bu i l t effective organisational struc tures using the partnership approach and then closely supervised the perfor mance of their subordinates. Most impor tant ly , each retained effective control over important strategic decisions. This paper suggests that the t ime the principal decision maker spent away from routine business was an important factor in his success. Because the entrepreneurial funct ion depends crit ically on the abi l i ty to perceive oppor tunities, excessive t ime spent in routine business activities may lead to less effective entrepreneurial decisions. Leisure, in particular t ime for reflection and th inking , is an important aspect of the creative process. I I T H E W O R K ETHIC Weber (1930) identified the spirit of modern capitalism as rational and systematic prof i t seeking which necessitated "a hard f rugal i ty" and " in f in i t e ly more intensive w o r k " (pp. 64-69). This spirit he saw best exemplified in the teachings of Benjamin Frankl in who continually stressed the importance of hard w o r k : Remember, that T I M E is Money. He that can earn Ten Shillings a Day by his Labour, and goes abroad, or sits idle, one half of that Day, . . . has really spent or rather t h rown away Five shillings . . . I n short, the Way to Wealth . . . depends chiefly on two Words, I N D U S T R Y and F R U G A L I T Y ; i.e., Waste neither Time nor Money, but make the best Use of bo th . Without Industry and Frugality nothing w i l l do, and w i t h them, everything ("Advice to a Young Tradesman", reprinted in Labaree, 1961, pp. 306, 308). Undoubtedly , many of the nineteenth-century entrepreneurs were strongly influenced by Franklin's example. Thomas Mel lon paid direct t r ibute : I regard the reading of Franklin's Autobiography as the turning point of m y life . . . Here was Frankl in , poorer than myself, who by industry, th r i f t and frugality had become learned and wise, and elevated to wealth and fame. The maxims of "Poor Richard" exactly suited my sentiments (O'Connor, 1933, p . 4) . Similar ly, Carnegie's partner, Henry Clay Fr ick, at t r ibuted his o w n achieve ments solely to his diligence: There is no secret about success. Success simply calls for hard w o r k , devotion to your business at all times, day and night. I was very poor and m y education was l imi ted , bu t I worked very hard and always sought opportunities. For six years — from 1889 to 1895, when I first t ook hold of the Carnegie Steel business, I d id not have a day's vacation. I reached the office every morning between seven and eight and did not leave u n t i l six (Forbes, 1919, p . 133). I n his analysis of the essential characteristics of modern capitalism, Sombart (1915) argued that the general pace o f business forced the capitalist to w o r k at high pressure: . . . the expenditure o f human energy in modern business activities, extensively and intensively, is strained to the uttermost. Every minute o f the day, o f the year, nay, o f life itself, is devoted to w o r k ; and during this work ing period every power is occupied at highest pressure. Every body is acquainted w i t h the hard-worked man of to-day. Whether employer or employed, he is constantly on the verge o f a breakdown owing to overwork (pp. 181 , 187). Thus the testimony of b o t h eminent social scientists and major entrepre neurial figures supports the view that the entrepreneur's competitive edge derives f rom work ing harder than his rivals or, at the least, that hard work is a necessary, i f not sufficient, condi t ion for business success. I t is interesting, however, to note a dissenting view from a contemporary observer of America immediately after the Civi l War. E d w i n Lawrence Godk in was an English journalist and lawyer who founded the weekly journa l , the Nation. He suggested that modern business, particularly in America, was creat ing a new type of capitalist. Great fortunes were being made " b y lucky strokes, or by a sudden rise in the value o f property opened, i n our day, to enterprise and speculation". . . . the o ld mode o f achieving wealth and reputat ion in business, by slowly " w o r k i n g one's way up , " b y the practice o f industry and frugality, by the display of punctual i ty and integri ty merely, may be said to have fallen into disrepute. I n an earlier period, " the ideal trader, . . . w h o m Frankl in had constantly in m i n d , " was not presented w i t h any oppor tun i ty for enterprise or speculation. "The road to fortune lay through patient, steady plodding, through early rising, plain l iving, small economies, and the watchful subjugation of restless ness." By contrast, dis t inct ion in commercial life was now " w o n by quickness and audacity, rather than by patient i n d u s t r y . . . " The new virtues were quick ness of perception, act ivi ty , and courage. "Five out o f six of the great for tunes are made rapidly, by happy hits, or bo ld and ingenious combinations" (Godkin , 1868, pp. 249-252; K i rk l and , 1952). I I I T H R E E CASE STUDIES Examinat ion o f the careers o f Andrew Carnegie, John D . Rockefeller, and J . Pierpont Morgan reveals a common pattern o f l imi ted involvement i n dayto-day business operations, particularly after their enterprises had passed through the early survival stage and had reached the point of take of f into sustained growth . Typica l ly , the business had experienced an in i t ia l "surge of success" which provided the basis for rapid accumulation and internally funded growth. This released the principal decision maker f rom the necessity of spending long hours fighting for the survival of his f i rm and enabled h im to concentrate on planning strategies for future growth and responding to challenges and oppor tunities presented by the external environment. What is notewor thy in the cases studied is the fact that the entrepreneur disengaged himself f rom the enterprise to such an extent that a casual observer might be excused for regarding h im as semi-retired. Typical ly he wou ld be absent f rom the business for extended periods, either on trips abroad or stay ing at a summer house and only visiting the place of business when absolutely necessary. I t is significant, however, that the entrepreneur's partial wi thdrawal from his enterprise d id not slow its growth or impede his own accumulation. L i m i t e d involvement continued while each of the three achieved national dominance in his area of activity suggesting strongly that during these periods appropriate entrepreneurial choices were being made. However the fact that the founder was frequently absent does not mean that he had abdicated the decision making role. Impor tant strategic decisions were never delegated. I n addit ion, all three maintained a watchdog role which anticipated modern business practice by requiring frequent and detailed reports on key aspects of the firm's operations. Carnegie T w o major Carnegie biographers focus upon his lack o f the diligence nor mally associated w i t h bui lding a great business. One describes h im as an "absentee employer" (Wall, 1970, p . i x ) . The other points out: Carnegie was never a hard worker — not a hard worker, that is, in the grindstone sense; he spent at least half of his time in play, and let other men pile up his mil l ions for h im. He was the thinker, the one who sup plied ideas, inspiration and driving power, who saw far into the future, not the one who lived laborious days and nights at an office desk . . . [Aj f te r his th i r t i e th year he was a roving spirit, organizing great indus tries, endowing them w i t h his fire and enterprise, selecting the associates who could best transform his visionings in to deeds, assuming the main responsibility for success but leaving the drudgery to others (Hendrick, 1932, V o l . l , p . 122). By 1865 when, aged th i r ty , he left the Pennsylvania Railroad to work for himself, Carnegie had already achieved an impressive roll-call of business interests. He was principal manager of the Keystone Bridge Works, Un ion I ron Mil ls , Superior Rail M i l


The goal of this study was to understand the spontaneous neuronal activities and acoustic responses of neurons in the primary auditory cortex (AI), and the modulation of different divisions of the medial geniculate body (MGB) on different layers of the auditory cortex (AC) especially AI, through in vivo intracellular recordings and/or extracellular recordings in adult urethane-anesthetized guinea pigs. One hundred and eighty nine neurons/units in AC, distributed among all six cortical layers, were recorded intracellularly and/or extrcellularly. Thirty-one of forty intracellular recorded neurons (77.50 %) and one hundred and thirty of one hundred and forty nine extracellular recorded units (87.25%) showed excitatory responses to a noise burst stimulus applied to the contralateral ear of the animals. The extracellularly recorded neurons showed synchronized spikes with the excitatory postsynaptic potential (EPSP), action potential (AP) and/or rhythmic oscillation of the intracellularly recorded neurons. The rhythmic oscillations evoked by the acoustic stimuli were predominantly in the spindle frequency band (14.77 ± 5.26 Hz) and had a long latency (75.37 ± 26.15 ms). Acoustic responses appeared among the auditory cortical layers in a general sequence from the deep layers to the superficial layers. A number of neurons in


There are historical events, which, traumatic as they may be in and of themselves, become larger than life as they are inscribed onto the narrative of the nation. The burning of Izmir is such an event. Taking place in mid-September 1922, after the entry of Turkish forces into Greek-occupied Smyrna/ Izmir, the event has a different meaning in Greek and Turkish national history. In Greek national history, the burning of Izmir represents the loss of the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922) and the destruction of the vision of a Greek conquest (megali idea) of Asia Minor. The burning of Izmir is inseparably linked to the death of many thousands and the forced migration of over a million Greek Orthodox Ottoman subjects (Rum) from Turkey to Greece (Hirschon 2003). The burning of Izmir is much less marked in the Turkish national narrative in comparison with the "liberation" of Izmir from Greek occupation by the Turkish army on September 9, 1922. In fact, some observers have remarked upon the notable silence in the Turkish public sphere concerning this event (Millas 2003). In this article, I revisit the burning of Izmir through the life history narrative of Gülfem Iren, an elderly Smyrniote/ Izmirian and witness to the burning of her native city. I show that as a member of a family of local notables, Iren moves between two different and contradictory narratives in telling her story. One narrative parallels the national narrative, while the other might be characterized as a local, Izmirian narrative that harks back to intercommunal relations in cosmopolitan Ottoman Izmir. I suggest that whereas the former prevailed in the past, the latter has come to dominate in the present. I argue that Iren's life history narrative, coupled with the sheer weight of cultural production and debate on the recent past in Turkey suggest that Turkish society is at a turning point, at which not only society's "others" but its very elites are coming to terms with the past and re-evaluating what it means to be Turkish. Can the experience of "winners" in war be characterized as trauma?1 As I show below, in the case of Izmirian Turks, trauma may stem from their experiences under the Greek occupation, a sense of shared urban identity with the "losers," and guilt from the bloodshed that occurred during the Greco-Turkish War. The debate over Izmirian identity points to the contradictions of Turkish national


Behavioral weight loss programs are effective for short‐term weight loss but there is a lack of literature which deals with the impact of these programs on changes in diet quality that they may produce. The Healthy Eating Index (HEI)‐2005 was developed as a summary measure of diet quality by U.S. Department of Agriculture.


Traditionally, assessing student writing ability has often been product-focused. Advocates of child-centered process-oriented classrooms, however, suggest that teachers should also focus on understanding children's writing behaviors in the context of meaningful communicative tasks. In such an approach, writing conferences are one way in which teachers can gather information to use for teaching purposes. While engaging with children around writing, skilled teachers can make the most of writing conference interactions by taking advantage of the "teachable moments" that children present to them. In this article, we will discuss teachable moments as powerful instructional episodes in which assessment and teaching mesh to produce a finely tuned instructional system that moves students forward. We identify and explore three key hallmarks of the teachable moment as assessment and instruction in action, and discuss how teachers can make the most of these seemingly simple, but instructionally complex events. (Contains 2 figures.) Massey only has journal in hard copy Thompson, M. (2007). Inspiring young writers: research into the teaching of writing which has influenced the professional development for secondary literacy in Otago and Southland. Reading Forum New Zealand, 22 (1), 25-28. Abstract : Reports on a project designed to gather data about the ways teachers engage students at all levels in the writing process. Discusses the findings of a questionnaire survey of teachers and students at primary and secondary level in the region. Reports on a project designed to gather data about the ways teachers engage students at all levels in the writing process. Discusses the findings of a questionnaire survey of teachers and students at primary and secondary level in the region. Massey only has journal in hard copy Martin, E. (2008). Commentary: Writing with Resources in the NCEA How Well Is It Working? The New Zealand Language Teacher, 34, 6-7. Massey only has journal in hard copy Parr, J. (1991) Evaluation of the process of writing. Set: Research information for teachers, 2(6).


The precepts of a necessary Latin American identitarian identity must lead us to look at the literary creation, the adaptations of a recognition from the self to the other, as beings of the otherness, of the surrounding peripheries in our worldview of the world as a detonating fact. referents for this side of the world, as well as to see in the creation of possible worlds the spaces of a being that moves in the concomitant masking of letters to be recognized as that other, which is not from there but from here, of the now, the yesterday and the present-future of our Latin American discourses.


Objective: To evaluate the effects of treatment of integrative Chinese and Western medicine(ICWM) on arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2) in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Methods:The non-randomized, controlled trial was conducted on 447 SARS patients treated synchronouslywith western conventional treatment (WM group, n = 171 ) alone and ICWM (ICWM group, n = 276). Thechanges of the cases with normal level (≥95 % ) or abnormal level (<95 % ) SaO2 were observed dynamically. Results: In the 3rd-14th day of the therapeutic course, the percentage of patients with normal SaO2 in the ICWM group was higher than that in the WM group (OR = 0. 5178, P =0. 0038), and this tendency was more evident in patients of the severe type ( OR = 0.18, P = 0. 0001). However, the statistical significance of difference was only shown in patients for whom the ICWM treatment started in the early period after the onset (≤7 days after it, OR=0. 3803, P=0. 006), but not shown in those who received ICWM treatment later in the mid-late period of SARS (P>0.05). Conclusion: ICWM treatment, particularly when it is used for inter vention in the early stage, is beneficial for maintaining normal SaO2 in SARS patients.


In this paper, a mixed velocity (v-p) finite element method was used to analyze pulsating blood flow-induced wall shear stress (WSS) in an idealized fusiform abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). A three-dimensional mathematical model of the axially symmetric AAA was introduced. The Navier-Stokes and the continuity equations were solved numerically by exploiting the Galerkin method and the fully im-plicit incremental-iterative procedure. A physiologically realistic pulsatile blood flow waveform was im-posed onto the AAA model. This pulsatile condition simulates an in vivo aorta at rest. The developed finite element technique may proof to be useful for biomedical engineers who aim to develop specialized software simulation packages. Computational modeling is becoming a powerful tool in today's medical treatment planning and predictive methods. Today, clinical application of numerical modeling and computer-aided surgical planning is considered the key for the future of medicine. (Abstract by authors)


The aim of this study was to evaluate industrial parameters of doce de leite production. During 37 industrial productions were determined yield, soluble solids and moisture of the product, steam consumption and extent of evaporation. Mathematical correlations were stablished among variables. The equation ST = 1.02 SL + 1.15, where ST = dry matter of the product, SL = soluble solids of the product, describes the relation between ST and SL and leads to an important tool to standardize industrial production and product composition. The highest correlation establish among variables was between extent of production (minutes) and steam consumption (kg/h-1). The mass balance indicates an average of losses of 11.8%. Improvements in milk, sugar and product transfers are indicated as the main solution to reduce the losses in those doce de leite productions.


Earthquakes pose a threat to large-scale container cranes. Previous earthquakes damaged many container cranes, which had a significant impact on business interruption losses of the port. In this paper, a container crane's seismic response is analyzed in ANSYS. First, a finite element model of a container crane is developed. Then, based on the equations of structural dynamics, the four most important modes of the container crane are extracted. Finally, a time history analysis is conducted to obtain the displacements of some critical nodes on the crane model under the excitation of an earthquake wave. The result of this paper provides a reference for the seismic design of container cranes.


Recent interest in the constant K max (K max c ) threshold testing procedure has resulted in a more in-depth study of the influence of K max level on fatigue response and ΔK th in aluminium alloys. Under R c = 0.1 conditions, which cause large amounts of closure, ΔK th levels were typically 2 to 4 MPa√m. However, under K max o test procedures, associated with no measurable closure at threshold, ΔK th was typically 1 MPa√m. A slight K max o level effect on ΔK th was observed at high K max values for some of the alloys, and was deemed to be a pure mean stress effect, separate from closure arguments.


This paper considers the growth rates of positive solutions of scalar nonlinear functional and Volterra differential equations. The equations are assumed to be autonomous (or asymptotically so), an...