The present invention is in the m-p53 / p63, m-p53 / p73 and m-p53 / p-isoforms complex is formed in the nucleus of tumor cells, the mutant p53 protein (referred to hereinafter m-p53) and p63 proteins, p73 protein and between the isoforms associated with them for the purpose of identification of breakable peptide group interactions (hereinafter p63, p73 and that p- isoform). The present invention also relates to a method for decomposing the protein complex present in vitro tumor cell line. The present invention further relates to the use of said peptides in the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions for human tumor therapy.


In this article, we situate the imminent extinction of educational foundations within larger macro contexts, including the corporate control of knowledge production, the marginalization of critical academics who challenge the social, economic, and political status quos, and the global (United States in particular) economic recession. We also reaffirm why the field of educational foundations is important for this particular historical moment. In an effort to fight neoliberalism's stranglehold on PK–20 education, we provide guideposts for other like-minded critical educators. Specifically, these guideposts speak to why educational foundations are (despite their maltreatment and marginalization) an integral part to PK–12 teacher preparation and provide a call to action requiring educational foundations faculty members to inform those who still do not know that schools serve to reinforce the existing power, political, race, and economic relations.


MANET Mobile Ad hoc Network are evolved through various characteristics such as shared media, this property make a routing protocols vulnerable. AODV is a reactive routing where each intermediate node cooperates in the process of route discovery. In this case, the node that behaves as malicious exploit the malfunction of specified service. The black hole attack uses the sequence number that is used to select the freshest route and attract all exchanged data packets to destroy them. Many researchers have dealt with this attack and many solutions have been proposed. These solutions target the network layer only. In this paper, we present our approach to counter black hole attack. This approach is entitled CrossAODV and it is based on verification and validation process. The key point of our approach is the use of the inter layer interaction between networks layer and medium access within the distributed coordination function (DCF) to efficiently detect and isolate malicious nodes. During the route discovery, the verification process uses the RTS / CTS frame that contains information about the requested path. The validation process consists of comparing the routing information with the result of verification phase. Our Approach have been implemented, simulated and compared to two related studies using the well know NS2 Simulator. The obtained results show the efficacy our proposal in term of packet delivery with a neglected additional delay. Index Terms—Mobile Ad hoc Networks routing, Blackhole attack, cross layer interaction.


Based on the 16th Sport of higher education girl javelin throwers in Jiangsu Province , diagnosed and wrote down the actual state instantaneously, studied the distinctive technique between the number 1 and number 2 groups, the suggestion of putting emphasis on the whole movement and the part movement has been given ,especially the whole movement.


A field experiment was conducted for two years at Bangalore, to study the influence of organic (vermicompost) and inorganic fertilizers (NPK) on growth, yield and nutrient uptake of patchouli (Pogostemon cablin) in a semi-arid tropical climate. The results revealed that application of vermicompost (5 t ha-1) + 50% NPK (100 : 25 : 25 kg ha-1) produced significantly higher herbage and oil yield (13.98 t ha-1 and 83.4 kg ha-1), respectively, which was on par with recommended dose of NPK (200 : 50 : 50 kg ha-1). Application of vermicompost (5 t ha-1) + 50% NPK (100 : 25 : 25 kg ha-1) increased the nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium uptake, respectively, which was at par with recommended dose of NPK (200 : 50 : 50 kg ha-1). Oil content was not influenced by organic and inorganic fertilizers.


A detailed Mixed Integer Non-Linear Programming (MINLP) formulation for the provision of ancillary services - AGC, spinning, non-spinning and operating reserves- as well as energy in simultaneous auctions by integrated market systems are presented. The paper provides clear definitions of lost opportunity cost for ancillary services in terms of the market clearing price (MCP) and evaluates the conditions under which opportunity costs are incurred to units that provide reserve requirements. It is particularly shown that the inclusion of these units' Lost Opportunity Cost (LOC) in the optimization objective function (offered cost minimization or augmented social welfare maximization) improves market efficiency and provides valuable economic insights. The model has been applied to the hypothetical 15-machine system with constant loads and IEEE 30-bus test system with varying loads and detailed simulation studies have been carried out to examine the performance of the proposed scheme.


Optical methods now dominate the grain-size analysis of fine-grained sediments, because of their rapidity. The growing application of optical methods leads to statistical comparison of their results against those from sedimentation methods. Here, the Kolmogorow-Smirnow non-parametric test is demonstrated. Most agreement exists in the 50-20 and 20-6 m m fraction. In order to compare the optical and the combined methods, correlation ratios were calculated for all commonly used grain-size fractions. Regression equations were established for the 50-20 m m fraction


A medium has been devised for rapid, presumptive identification of Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Fermentation of mannitol, sucrose and lactose, arginine dihydrolase, production of indole, gas from carbohydrate and H 2S can be recorded in a single tube of the medium. Because of the ability to test seven characteristics suitable for identifying this species in a single step, the biochemical screening of large numbers of isolates from seafood, water and sediment samples is greatly facilitated. Vibrio parahaemolyticus is an important human pathogen, and has frequently been isolated from seafood. A major cause of food poisoning in Japan, it has also been associated with outbreaks in the United States and other countries (3). In addition to having been recognized as an important foodborne pathogen, V. parahaemolyticus has also been shown to be an autochthonous estuarine bacterial species. Thus it is an organism of interest for microbial ecologists as well as medical and food microbiologists. Because of extensive studies carried out in recent years, the isolation and identification of V. parahaemolyticus is relatively uncomplicated, but reliable identification requires that a number of biochemical tests be done to avoid confusion of V. parahaemolyticus with related marine vibrios. Several enrichment and isolation media have been reported for V. parahaemolyticus (3), with the isolation medium most commonly employed being thiosulfate citrate bile salts sucrose agar (TCBS). In TCBS, V. parahaemolyticus colonies are bluish or blue-green in color. Unfortunately, a number of other Vibrio species produce a similar reaction, necessitating the employment of additional biochemical tests for reliable identification. Because screening, followed by extensive biochemical characterization of large numbers of isolates is laborious and time-consuming, as well as expensive, a multi-test, presumptive identification medium was devised to reduce time, labor and cost Present address: Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington98195. involved. MATERIALS AND METHODS The basis of the medium, hereafter referred to as VP medium, rests upon several key biochemical characteristics of V. parahaemolyticus, i.e. mannitol fermentation and production of indole, negative sucrose and lactose fermentation reactions, positive arginine dihydrolase reaction, lack of gas production from carbohydrates and production of hydrogen sulfide from sodium thiosulfate. The ingredients for VP medium are listed in Table 1. To prepare VP medium. the ingredients must be thoroughly mixed in I liter of distilled water and the pH adjusted to 6.7. The medium is heated to a boil, dispensed in 5-ml quantities in 13 x 100 mm tubes and autoclaved at 121 C for 12 min. The tubes are cooled in a slanted position to allow a generous butt. Colonies of suspect V. parahaemolyticus can be picked directly from isolation plates or membrane filters and inoculated into the medium by stabbing to the base of the tube with a straight needle, and then withdrawing the needle to inoculate the slant. The inoculated tubes are incubated at 35 C for 18-24 h, after which the reactions are recorded. To detect indole production, 3-4 drops of Kovacs reagent (p-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde,lO g, amyl or isoamyl alcohol, ISO ml; HCI (concentrated), SO ml) are added to each tube. TABLE 1. Formula of the medium employed for presump· tive identification ofVibrio parahaemolyticus.


Essays examine sociological aspects of New York City, including its various communities, enterprises, sexual subculture, power struggles, education, and transportation systems.


engineering students. She leads a research group whose goal is to foster active interdisciplinary research which investigates learning and motivation and whose findings will inform the development of evidence-based interventions to promote retention and student success in engineering. Her fields of technical expertise include process modeling, simulation


The Modechart speciication language is a formalism for the speciication of real-time systems. A toolset for speciication, analysis and simulation for Modechart speciications exists for supporting the design and construction of real-time systems CHLR93]. This paper introduces a new tool in the the toolset: a compiler for a class of Modechart speciications, namely, that of deterministic system speciications, extended by a subclass of the non-deterministic system speciications. The object code that the compiler generates is in Esterel, a member of the synchronous family of programming languages for real-time systems. We discuss a broad approach to the implementation of timing speciications, providing a range of implementation options, from the basic time step unrolling of states in Esterel, to the use of system timers. The compiler presented herein allows the speciier to obtain a correct implementation of a modechart program, including timing constraints.


From the cultural point of view, xoconostles have been an important factor of economic livelihood of farmers in semiarid areas of Mexico, which are used as food and traditional medicine. Unfortunately, wild prickly pear are undergoing a process of rapid and irreversible destruction as a result of the opening of land for cultivation and grazing, among other causes. A new horticultural form of the genus Opuntia Miller (Cactaceae), considered as a commonly used variety, found in the municipality of production, as Xoconostle Manzano ( O . joconostle F.A.C. Weber) grown in the central region of Mexico. This variety counts with the registration number XOC-023-031111 from CNVV-SNICS and is being validated under the conditions of Calera, Zacatecas, in order to establish its adaptability and potential to increase the population for the commercial production of prickly pear in the semiarid region of north central Mexico.


We consider a graph property known as $r$-robustness, a robustness metric that plays a key role in analyzing consensus dynamics. It was previously shown that in the presence of adversarial nodes, consensus can be reached in an $r$-robust network for sufficiently large $r$. Further, $r$-robustness is a stronger property than $r$-connectivity, hence it is also useful in many applications where robustness of networks to disruptions such as adversarial attacks or node failures is of practical interest. In this paper, we study $r$-robustness of random K-out graphs, which have been used in many applications including random (pairwise) key predistribution in wireless sensor networks, anonymous message routing in crypto-currency networks, and differentially-private federated averaging. Significantly improving an earlier result, we provide a set of conditions for $K$ and $n$ that ensure, with high probability (whp), the $r$-robustness of the random K-out graph. Simulation results are used to verify the results. To demonstrate the viability of our results in practical applications, we compare our results with the results from Erdös-Rényi and the Barabási-Albert random graph models.


There are a limited number of MIPS (million instructions per second) available for the MPEG4 encoder on an embedded system. In these limited number of MIPS, we want to achieve the maximum possible frame rate, while maintaining the PSNR of the encoded video. There are several parts of the video encoding process that can be optimized for high quality, high compression ratio and fast encoding speed. We study motion estimation, which is the most computationally intensive part of encoding. We study a novel criterion, the mean removed MAD (MR-MAD) for block matching, which is an improvement over the mean of absolute differences, MAD. We then incorporate MR-MAD into our criterion for decision between coded/non-coded blocks and propose an efficient algorithm that performs well in terms of speed with a small cost in quality and the bit rate for different kinds of motion sequences. We have implemented these optimizations in a MPEG-4 framework and the results are encouraging.


Introduction: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) have been associated with the variables of anthropometric and biochemical measurements. This study evaluated the effect of MetS and risk of CVD factors in rural and urban population. Aim: To compare the effect of MetS and CVD risk factors in rural and urban population of Greater Noida. Material and methods: A total three hundred sixty seven participants were recruited in the study, aged 20 to 55 years. Comprising, 290 patients (149 rural and 141 urban) and 77 were healthy age, sex matched controls from the study area. Over a period of 3 months by employing personal interview, anthropometric measurements, clinical and laboratory examination information was obtained. Blood pressure (BP), waist circumference (WC), hip circumference, waist hip ratio (WHR), body mass index (BMI), fasting blood glucose (FBG), triglycerides, high density lipoprotein (HDL), cholesterol and glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) were compared in both rural and urban populations. Data were analysed by using Statistical Package for Social Survey (SPSS) for windows 16.0 software (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) and result where expressed on mean ± SD. Results: There were significant differences in biochemical measurements and anthropometric measurements of study population (p<0.05). As per NCEP ATPIII criteria, the prevalence of MetS in rural patient population was 13.8% in male and 18.8% in female. Whereas in urban male and female exhibited 21.7% and 27.8% of MetS respectively. The risk of CVD in a rural patient population was 6.3% in male and 11.6% in female. Whereas in urban male and female World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research SJIF Impact Factor 8.074 Volume 7, Issue 7, 1309-1320 Research Article ISSN 2277– 7105 Article Received on 08 February 2018, Revised on 01 March 2018, Accepted on 22 March 2018, DOI: 10.20959/wjpr20187-11707 *Corresponding Author Dr. Suryakant Nagtilak Department of Biochemistry, Sridev Suman Subharti Medical College, Subhartipuram, PO. Chandanwadi,


AIM Lead injures nerve system. Because sodium channels are pivotal in generation and conduction of electrical signals in neurons, the effect of lead on sodium current (I Na ) in freshly dissociated hippocampal neurons of rats was studied. METHODS The whole cell patch clamp techniques were used. RESULTS The results showed that 1, 10, 50, 100 μmol·L -1 Pb(Ac) 2 inhibited the amplitude of I Na by(8.2± 0.8)% ,(20.9±2.6)%, (51.8±4.8)% and (66.4±5.7)%(n=10), respectively. It suggested that the inhibition of Pb(Ac) 2 on I Na be concentration dependent. The inhibition of Pb(Ac) 2 on I Na was also voltage dependent. The activation curve of I Na was shifted to right and the inactivation curve was shifted to left with 50 μmol·L -1 Pb(Ac) 2. CONCLUSION The inhibition of lead on I Na significantly increases the excitation of hippocampal neurons, which may take an assistant part in lead neurotoxication.


The kinetics of the reaction of silver nitrate with cystine and oxidized glutathione (GSSG) was the subject of previous studies (Cecil, 1950, 1951). It was found that GSSG reacted more rapidly than cystine but, since the reaction showed a number of complexities, comparisons were only semiquanti-tative. An attempt has been made to investigate these differences of reactivity by a quantitative comparison of eight disulphides under conditions where the complexities are reduced to a minimum. reaction with silver Diformylhomocystine and ,B,B'-diamino- diethyl disulphide (cystamine) were McPhee


A cast TiAl alloy with directional γ-TiAl/α2-Ti3Al lamellar microstructure showed excellent strength retention at high temperatures and distinguished ambient ductility level as well. But both the ductility and strength at room temperature exhibited somewhat undulation. According to the microstructure and fracture surface observations, the negative diversification of the test results is attributed to the presence of mis-oriented lamellar colonies. The tilted lamellar colonies larger than a critical value can trigger the tensile fractures and therefore diminish the tensile strength and ductility significantly.


AbstractHuman epidermal keratinocytes (HEK), human epithelial tumor cells (HeLa), and actively proliferating human peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) were used as in vitro model systems to investigate the biochemical sequelae of sulfur mustard-induced injury. Sulfur mustard exposure of all three proliferating cell types resulted in inhibition of cell cycle progression in the early S phase. Cytotoxicity due to sulfur mustard was higher in proliferating, mitogenstimulated PBL than in resting PBL. Niacinamide, an inhibitor of the nuclear enzyme poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase, partially prevented the loss of cellular NAD + in sulfur mustard-treated cells. Niacinamide also protected against the cytotoxic effects of sulfur mustard for 24 hr. However, this protection waned when cell growth was allowed to proceed up to 72 hr.


With the advent of computers and their widespread use, cloud computing has been identified as one of the major emerging components of computer technology. The benefits of cloud computing, in the form of processing power and computing resources connected via the internet, have not only bolstered business and personal operations of users but have also led to severe security and privacy threats that require adaptation into cloud computing systems. In light of this, the present study explores the various threats to cloud computing, in addition to outlining defence mechanisms against these threats. It was found that there is a major threat concerning data breaches because of the lack of management understanding of the use of cloud computing services and their defence mechanisms. Furthermore, there can be an abuse of cloud computing services that, in turn, affect not only sensitive data pertaining to the organisation but also the personal identity and information of the user.


Using monodispersed micron-sized PS microspheres as template,EDOT as monomer and APS as initiator,the core-shell PS-PEDOT conductive microspheres were synthesized by chemical oxidation polymerization.The morphology and structure of PS-PEDOT were characterized by SEM and TEM.The characteristic of core-shell structure of PS-PEDOT microspheres was emphatically studied by Raman spectra.On the basis,some synthesis conditions such as ultrasonic irradiation,pH value of PS emulsion and monomer ratio were optimized.Results indicated that ultrasonic could improve the morphology of microspheres,and acid condition was propitious for deposition of EDOT on the surface of the PS template.With the decreasing of pH value or increasing of monomer ratio,the deposition of PEDOT on surface of PS microspheres increased.When m(EDOT)/m(PS)changed from 0.60 to 1.25,the average particle size of conductive microspheres changed from 1.76μm to 1.91μm.


Using more and more computing devices requires a new programming approach. The programming approach should he simple for an ordinary device user and prohlem-driven. So we propose a new programming concept for easy code writing by any non-programmer. We named it the Problem-Driven Object Programming or PDOP. According to the concept, program is a control flow by program objects. Every object is a action for a problem solvation and has the same structure. The object structure is defined by formal grammar rules. During code writing, the user programs a control flow and sets type and parameters of the object. The PDOP is also a simplified programming language with user-friendly graphical representation


The study aims at identifying the effectiveness of an activities curriculum based program in developing the sense of belonging among a group of pre-school children. To carry out the study, the researcher used a project approach based program as well as designed and used a test representing three skills, participation, help and empathy, to measure the preschoolers' sense of belonging. The study was conducted on 13 children aged between 4-6 years, sampled from the Province of Nizwa, Sultanate of Oman. The study relied on a quasi-experimental curriculum for only one experimental group. One of the most important findings of the study is the effectiveness of the project approach based program in the development of preschoolers' sense of belonging. The results revealed significant statistical differences at the level of probability less than 0.05 between the pre-test and post-test measures of sense of belonging and its three components )participation, help and empathy( in favor of the post-test measures. The results also revealed statistically significant correlation between preschoolers' sense of belonging and its three components at the level of probability less than 0.05. The study showed other social experiences undergone by the children and contributed in the development and enhancement of their sense of belonging.


CNS relapse occurs in ~5% of cases of APL. Conventional treatment includes intrathecal (IT) chemotherapy with methotrexate (MTX) and/or cytarabine, systemic salvage chemotherapy, and sometimes cranial irradiation: survival is poor, ranging from weeks to a few months. Liposomal cytarabine (DepoCyte®) is a novel sustained-release formulation with a terminal half-life ~40 × longer than free cytarabine (Bleyer et al. Clin Cancer Res 99;5:3349) and is approved for the treatment of adults with lymphomatous meningitis (LM): liposomal cytarabinbe has been shown to be more effective than free cytarabine in patients with LM (Glantz et al.JCO1999;17:3110). Intrathecal (IT) injections of this agent are given once every 2 weeks during treatment, as opposed to 2–3 × per week for free cytarabine or MTX, and an Ommaya reservoir is not required. In this report we present the case of a patient with CNS relapse of APL, refractory to conventional treatment including chemotherapy with high-dose (HD) cytarabine plus idarubicin, IT MTX, and cranial irradiation, who has been treated successfully with liposomal cytarabine.In July 2003, a 33-year-old woman was admitted with low-risk APL (hypergranular leukemic promyelocytes). Blood counts showed: Hb 5.3 g/dL, leukocytes 9.3 ×109/L, platelets 53 ×109/L. Cytogenetics showed t(15;17) and RT-PCR was positive for PML/RARα (bcr1 isoform). The patient achieved a hematological remission after induction and a molecular remission after consolidation using the AIDA protocol (Mandelli et al.Blood1997;90:1014). Molecular relapse during maintenance was treated with idarubicin plus ATRA resulting in a second molecular remission. In June 05, autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplant (PML/RARα-negative) was performed during molecular remission. Following a third molecular relapse in September 2005, with headache, APL cells and PML/RARα transcript were identified in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Prolonged cytopenia characterized by fever and possible fungal pneumonia followed IT MTX, HD cytarabine plus idarubicin and cranial radiation, which induced a bone marrow molecular remission, but CSF showed persistence of APL cells, confirmed by PML/RARα. In November, the patient was treated with IT liposomal cytarabine 50 mg every 2 weeks with concomitant dexamethasone. CSF was obtained before each IT treatment: 14 days after the first treatment, no APL cells or PML/RARα transcript were found in CSF. Unfortunately, despite the use of dexamethasone, after the third IT injection, arachnoiditis developed, with headache, pain, confusion, somnolence and agitation. Arachnoiditis can be caused by meningeal infiltration by tumor cells, cranial irradiation and IT administration of drugs: it is difficult to distinguish between these causes. HD steroid was started, and the patient recovered after a few days. The patient remains in CNS remission, but suffered a bone marrow relapse in May 2006, which was treated with chemotherapy. In this patient, IT liposomal cytarabine resulted in a prolonged remission of CNS disease. Unfortunately, treatment of her systemic disease proved less successful.


This issue focuses on enjoyment. Enjoyment is arguably intrinsic to the experience of literature. Literature pleases; it entertains us. And yet what we mean by enjoyment is not commonly agreed. In The Pleasure of the Text, Roland Barthes famously distinguishes between pleasure (plaisir) and enjoyment ( jouissance). In French, the latter (from the verb jouir, meaning "to come") carries with it a sexualized valence, evoking at once joy or bliss and also dismay. Barthes argues that the experience of plaisir results from a "comfortable practice of reading," a communicable knowledge about the reader's societal values, whereas the experience of jouissance "imposes a state of loss" by jolting the reader out of docility and complacency, out of his or her sense of communal belonging (14). Enjoyment in reading disrupts a reader's affective economy, fostering "queer feelings" or a general sense of joyful discomfort.1 Enjoyment pluralizes meaning, indulging in hermeneutic excess; such hedonism perverts (in the Latin sense of pervertere, meaning to overturn, to turn upside down) preexisting norms of readability: "Reading is the gesture of the body (for of course one reads with one's body) which by one and the same movement posits and perverts its order: an interior supplement of perversion" (Barthes, The Rustle of Language 36). Yet Barthes himself refuses a strict opposition between plaisir and jouissance. He maintains that the text of pleasure, or, more generally, any experience of aesthetics, holds the potential for unruliness, because the idea of pleasure itself—or rather the insistence on pleasure—"can embarrass the text's return to morality, to truth: to the morality of truth: it is an oblique, a drag anchor, so to speak, without which the theory of the text would revert to a centered system, a philosophy of meaning" (The Pleasure of the Text 64–65). The reader's taste for pleasure, then, produces cognitive friction, blocking the most blatant forms of instrumentalization and commodification: literature's reduction to either objective knowledge or pure didacticism. At the same time, however, pleasure and the processes of normalization are not at all mutually exclusive:


PAGE PAGE BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. CORRESPONDENCE: Preventable Sickness in Relation to National Health HOSPITALS AND THE GENERAL PRACTITIONER ... .. ... 5 Insurance. By W. CRAIG, M.B., Ch.B. ... ... 1 MEDICAL PENSIONS UNDER GENERAL MEDICAL SERVICE ... 6 ASSOCIATION NOTICES: NATIONAL INSURANCE: LONDON INSURANCE COMMITTEE 6 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 BOOKS ADDED TO THE LIBRARY ... ... ... ... 7 NOTICES OF MOTION BY DIVISIONS... ... ... ... 3 VACANCIES AND APPOINTMENTS. ... ... 7 MEETINGS OF BRANCHES AND DIVISIONS.. 3 DIARY OF SOCIETIES AND LECTURES ... ... 8


A basic fuzzy controller was designed for the three-axis stabilized satellite with large flexible appendages by using the theory of fuzzy control in this paper. To decrease the stability error of the basic controller, the controller was improved through the technologies such as linear interpolation, multi-modification and dynamic adjusted factor. The simulation results showed that the modified controller with the satisfied control effect had the characteristics of quick response, high stability accuracy and good robustness.


ABSTRACT Children under 10 are increasingly being referred to services for concerning problematic or harmful sexual behaviour, but information about interventions to support these children and their families is limited. A 3-year pilot of a group cognitive–behavioural intervention for children and their parents/carers is described. Forty-nine children were referred to the programme with 27 completing the programme in this period. This is the first intervention of its kind to be delivered with a UK population and demographic information is provided about the children who have been assessed, including information about age, gender, family composition and abuse history. Outcome data from the Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children, Child Sexual Behaviour Inventory, Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire and the Parental Stress and Social Support Scale is reported. The available outcome data indicates the group has been largely beneficial in reducing problematic sexual behaviour. Key learning and implications for practice are discussed.


Quintanilha, MVT. Antiepileptic evaluation of a new a bioinspired peptide in Occidentalina-1202 from the venom of the wasp Polybia occidentalis. Master dissertation – Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade de Brasília, 2019. Epilepsy refers to a set of neurological diseases characterized by excessive activity of neurons which generate hypersynchronized electrical discharges. It is one of the most prevalent neurological diseases in the world, generating a need for investments in treatments. Antiepileptic drugs are commonly associated with side effects, and are ineffective in seizure control in about 70% of patients with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy (TLE). Research has shown that a peptide found in venom from Polybia occidentalis, denominated Occidentalina-1202, was able to protect Wistar rats from chemically induced seizures. Therefore the purpose of this study was to evaluate the antiepileptic activity of Nor-1202 (a new bioinspired peptide in Occidentalina-1202) in acute models of epileptic seizures induced by pilocarpine and kainic acid, thus to define EC50 and evaluate the effectiveness of the peptide in a chronic model of TLE induced by pilocarpine. Swiss mice received i.c.v. administration of the peptide (6; 3 ou 0.3 μg/animal) or subcutaneous administration (8 e 4 mg/kg) or i.p. (8 mg/kg). For i.c.v. administration a stereotaxic procedure was perfomed to implant a guide cannula in the lateral ventricle. Prior to the injection of pilocarpine (250 mg/kg i.p.) or kainic acid (1,25 μg/animal i.c.v.), the administration of Nor-1202 or vehicle solution was performed. Then, the mices had their behaviors filmed for 30 min. In the kainic acid model the peptide was only evaluated via i.c.v. The positive control animals received a prior treatment with Diazepam (4 mg/kg i.p.) in the two acute models. The chronic model of TLE was induced by pilocarpine (210 mg/kg i.p.), mices manifested signs of Status Epilepticus (SE) for three hours (acute period of the model) and 10 days later stereotaxic procedure was perfomed to implant a guide cannula in the lateral ventricle. During chronic period (15 to 20 days) treatment against spontaneous recurrent seizures (SRS) was carried out during five consecutive days by i.c.v. injections with vehicle solution or Nor-1202. During this period, behavioral and SRS were monitored by video recording. In the acute model of seizures induced by pilocarpine, Nor-1202 (i.c.v.) protected the animals against generalized seizures and death, but did not have antiepileptic activity when systemically injected. In the kainic acid model of seizures, the peptide did not protected the animals against generalized seizures but increased the % of survival. When evaluated in the chronic model of TLE, the ED50 of Nor-1202 was not statistically different from the epileptic group nor from the healthy group (animals that were not submitted to SE), in relation to the time the mice spent having SRS during the five days of treatment. Showing an intermediate effect. As for the number of SRS during the chronic treatment, the group treated with Nor-1202 had significantly more seizures than the healthy group at day 2 of treatment. In the other four days, the peptide did not present differences either in relation to the healthy group nor to the epileptic group. The results indicate that the peptide has an antiepileptic effect against pilocarpine-induced seizures, but has no central nervous system action when systemically injected. In addition, more studies are needed to better evaluate the effectiveness of Nor-1202 in the TLE model, with higher doses being evaluated.


DKI Jakarta gubernatorial election 2017 was phenomenal event which draws attention worldwide, where one of the defeated candidate Ahok or recognized as Basuki Tjahaja Purnama was charged with blasphemy, has double minority background in Indonesia as descendants of China and Christian and he was titled "Man of the Year" 2015 by Globe Asia magazine. However, in this paper we do not interested with political conversation, how one candidate couples can win or how one candidate couples could lose. We are interested to learn based on our science knowledge in Computer Science perspective particularly with the term of Data Mining with this 5 years DKI Jakarta event program. Hopefully, by reading this paper the students of Computer Science can understand their Computer Science knowledge in their surrounding life events. Obviously, voters' decisions are influenced by human nature characteristic which like to similarity preferences, where human like to choose someone who have full or frequent similarity in profile and/or program. Beforehand, voters should do learning by doing the characterization of their and candidate couples' profile and program. Afterwards, based on candidate couples' profile and program, the voters will do discrimination between candidate couples, classification, clustering or association among candidate couples. Admittedly, the voters will fill their ballot based on their preference similarity.


Since the formation of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), the use of In-ternational Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) has spread and they have become global standards for financial reporting. However, they are not used unanimously all over the world. This paper focuses on differences in countries' approaches to IFRS. Our study aims to investi-gate the use of accounting policy choice for selected options in Europe with a particular focus on countries, industry and topic-specific firm factors. We analyze financial statements of 416 companies of the STOXX Europe 600 operating in 17 European countries. We use content analysis to identify the companies' decisions to choose a particular option allowed under IFRS and run a logistic regression to identify potential factors that influence them. Our findings suggest that the factors under investigation do not always have a significant influence on the accounting option choice. However, the country variables seem to have a stronger influence than industry or topic variables. The study contributes to the body of literature mainly because it investigates a uniform European setting with the use of the 2017 data and it covers coun-tries not included in previous studies. Its results also provide a basis for discussion on the fi-nancial statements quality and the impact of IFRS across countries.


The utility model provides a focusing device for bulbs of stage luminaire. The device comprises a rear cover arranged on a lamp casing, a bulb component, a focusing plate, three groups of adjusting screw rods and an adjusting fixed plate, wherein the bulb component is fixed on the focusing plate; the adjusting fixed plate is fixed on the inner wall of the lamp casing; one ends of the adjusting screw rods are rotatably connected with the focusing plate, and the other ends are threadedly connected with the adjusting fixed plate; and through holes corresponding to each group of adjusting screw rods are arranged on the rear cover of the lamp casing. According to the device, the through holes are opened on the rear cover of the lamp casing, structures such as the focusing plate and the adjusting components are additionally arranged, therefore an operator can focus a bulb directly from the outside without dismounting the rear cover, and the operation is quite convenient; and due to the protection of the rear cover, the operator faces the bulb indirectly, and the safety is increased greatly.


Fiber optical current transformer (FOCT) can be influenced by a variety of external factors (such as ambient temperature, vibration, shock, electromagnetic interference, etc.) and internal factors (such as degradation of optoelectronic devices, increase of optical loss, etc.) in the field operation process, these factors cause the change of internal key state parameters in FOCT, thus reduced the accuracy and reliability of the product. To solve this problem, five key state parameters of FOCT, which are junction temperature of SLDs, transmitting optical power of SLD, half-wave voltage of phase modulator, working temperature of fiber sensing coil and the received optical power of photodetector, were proposed in this paper, the analysis and experiment of these parameters were given, the impact of key state parameters on FOCT accuracy is descripted quantitatively for the first time, further, the methods for monitoring and controlling each key state parameters were proposed respectively with experimental verification. The test results show that the ratio error and phase error of the FOCT product used state monitoring is small than 0.1% and 3 min respectively over a temperature range -40 °C-+70 °C The study provides a technical guidance for the key parameter design and performance optimization of FOCT products, supplied basic model and data support for the inline monitoring and early warning to FOCT operation state, it will be helpful to improve the stability and reliability of FOCT products in long-term operation.


Disadvantages in the conventional VCM production and technology process is briefly introduced in this paper,the two-stage process is also briefly described.Contrast between these two processes in production-process,equipment-selection,and process-control-program is done.The advantage of the two-stage process and the VCM heat removing process is summarized


The method of combined scanning tunneling and atomic-force microscopy (X-STM/AFM) in a protective liquid (oil) is used for the first time for studying quantum-well (QW) InGaAs/GaAs and quantum-dot (QD) InAs/GaAs heterostructures. The structures being studied were fixed vertically and cleaved in a Petri dish filled with diffusionpump oil protecting the cleavage from oxidation. The cleavage was contact-AFM scanned by a conducting AFM probe, and the probe-sample current was measured simultaneously. It is shown that (i) QWs (QDs) on cleavages can be imaged by the constant-force, constant-height, and lateral-force AFM, (ii) current images of heterolayers and the current-voltage characteristic of the contact between an AFM probe and the cleavage surface of an in-oil heterostructure based on an А3В5 semiconductor can be obtained, and (iii) regions with different composition on heterostructure cleavages can be identified.


Dry sliding tests were performed under various sliding speeds and loads in air for AISI H13 steel with different hardness values. Through investigating morphologies, compositions and phases of worn surfaces, the wear behaviors and mechanisms of AISI H13 steel as a function of sliding speed and hardness were explored, and especially, the effects of friction-oxide layers and their stability were disclosed. Sliding speed and the hardness of the steel significantly affected the wear behavior and mechanism due to the evolution of friction-oxide layers. With an increase of sliding speed, more oxides were produced by the process of friction oxidation. The stability of friction-oxide layers became a key factor in determining wear rate, which was closely related with the hardness of the steel. Those friction-oxide layers formed on the quenched and tempered steel with lower hardness remained stable, providing more protection from wear. Three types of wear mechanisms were found to prevail. Adhesive and abrasive wear were dominant accompanied with oxidation mild wear at relatively low sliding speeds, where the wear resistance was proportional to the hardness of the steel. As sliding speed increased, oxidation mild wear became dominating, where the wear resistance was not related to the hardness of the steel. As the sliding speed further increased, the wear fell in oxidation mild-to-severe wear transition region, in which the wear resistance was inversely proportional to the hardness of the steel.


The study was carried out to screen the crude methanolic extract (Me. Ext) of Pistacia integerrima bark for anti gastrointestinal (GIT) motility and analgesic activities. Toxicological study was also conducted for safety profile of the bark. Balb-C mice of either sex weighing 25 to 35 g (n=6) were used as experimental animal. The Me. Ext was safe at a dose of 1000 mgkg-1 body weight (b.w), however at a dose of 1500 mgkg-1 b.w it caused 66.6% death of experimental mice. Me. Ext at a dose of 50 mgkg-1 (35.20±15.22% inhibition) and 100 mgkg-1 (38.89±9.28% inhibition) significantly (p<0.05) reduced the acetic acid induced writhing response in mice indicating significant antinociceptive effect compared to control group. The Extract at a dose of 100 mgkg-1 (28.93±6.98% inhibition) and atropine sulphate 2.5 mgkg-1 (42.93±0.47% inhibition) significantly (p<0.05) reduced the GIT motility, assessed by charcoal propulsion test. No significant difference was observed between control and Me. Ext at a dose of 50 mgkg-1. These findings encourage the P. integerrimabark for its good pharmacological potentials. In addition the study also provides a scientific justifications to some of its tradititional uses.

 Key words: Pistacia integerrima bark, methanolic extract, analgesic, anti GIT motility, toxicological effect.


With the introduction of the 65-nm Cyclone® III family, Altera continues to deliver greater capabilities to designers of cost-sensitive high-volume applications. The move to the 65-nm process node provides the benefits associated with smaller process geometries: lower cost, higher performance, and greater logic capacity. However, along with these benefits, the 65-nm process brings with it new challenges related to power consumption. This white paper addresses how Altera is able to maintain or exceed performance versus similar 90-nm process devices, while significantly lowering static and dynamic power consumption at 65 nm.


Distribution power flow methods by and large consider the substation voltage to be known and fixed. This type of model is not suitable for stressed system conditions. Although some power flow software may allow an equivalent representation of the transmission and sub-transmission system, the procedure for the determination of such an equivalent is not available in literature. Hence, this paper presents a very simple three-phase power system equivalent model, which can be obtained with negligible computational effort from real time measurements, for an unbalanced operating system. The validity of the proposed model is demonstrated through studies for two sample systems.


The study by Wing et al. (1) evaluates the efficacy of diet and exercise, separate or combined, in reducing body weight and conversion to overt diabetes. The conversion to diabetes did not significantly differ among the treatment groups. Study participants whose baseline glucose tolerance tests demonstrated impaired glucose tolerance (1GT) were more likely to develop diabetes. Only 6% of those with normal glucose tolerance developed diabetes, compared with 25% of those with IGT. A weight loss of 4.5 kg reduced the risk of developing diabetes in those with normal glucose tolerance at study entry, as well as those with IGT. The study was conducted using the 1979 criteria for diabetes and IGT (2), but the results were similar when the 1997 criteria for diabetes (3) were used to estimate conversion.


Procedure and sampling methods for measuring radioactivity of water organisms are given. Results of determinations for total beta activity of 393 biological samples are shown graphically. Species are grouped, and approximate sampling locations are given. Total beta -activity of biological material of 25l samples, taken at the in- and out-flow of 5 big reservoirs of the Ruhr area, are shown for 9 species. Included is a statistical graph of beta -activity from 60 sludge samples obtained from sewage disposal plants. Results of total beta - activity for sludges collected from river, reservoir, and sewage disposal plants are summarized graphically. It is concluded that it is possible to monitor waters and measure activities through biological materials. Plant and animal organisms show discrete levels of activity. The sludges of the sewage disposal plants showed decreasing beta activity. The activity of plant organism in the out-flow of reservoirs was gener' ally higher compared to that of the in-flow. No activity could be traced to isotope users. With the exception of the activity of K/sup 40/, fission product contribution from fall-out could account for most of the beta -activity. Table. 7 figures. 6 references. (Pub. Health Eng. Absts.) 9004(Faye unscannable abstract) In view ofmore » the great importance of the isotopic compo« less


The aim of this work is to introduce a numerical approach to study the transient response of vapour compression refrigerating systems. The emphasis is put on small capacity systems working with R600a (power consumption lower than 1 kW). The proposed method consists in linking all the specific sub-models of the cycle main components (compressor, heat exchangers and expansion device) and transferring adequate information from one to each other until convergence is reached. The model allows to simulate both steadystate and transient conditions. In order to validate the numerical scheme, an experimental facility (specially designed to analyze domestic refrigerators) has been built and used to collect relevant measurements. The work is focused on a specific case considering domestic refrigerating conditions at both steady-state and transient conditions. The numerical steady-state conditions are compared against experimental data, while a
detailed transient process is numerically studied.


A cable-type core barrel comprising, within a set of outer tubes provided lowerly with a drill bit, an inner tube provided at its bottom with an extractor cone and at its top with a hooking head provided with an upper cone frustum hook and a release cone, the inner tube being lockable in the core boring position by a tongue latch supported by a tubular latch support which is rigid with the inner tube and does not affect the release of this latter. The core barrel is fitted with an inshot comprising a lower longitudinally slotted bell member connected to a rod extending upwards, an upper hooking head comprising an upper cone frustum hook and rigid with an intermediate tube extending downwards, a helical spring housed between the intermediate tube and the rod, and resting on supports on said intermediate tube and said rod, and a threaded ring which is screwed on to the intermediate tube and when in its lower position surrounds the bell member. The inshot is designed to cooperate with the latch support to lower the inner tube within the set of outer tubes.


A p-cresol trimer sequence was incorporated into a polymeric chain of novolak by copolymerization with m-cresol of a reactive precursor which was prepared by attaching two units of m-cresol to the terminal ortho positions of p-cresol trimer. The resulting novolak was characterized by 13C NMR and FTIR in an attempt to correlate novolak structure with dissolution inhibition function based on physicochemical analysis of molecular interactions between novolak and DNQ-PAC in solid films.


After a very bleak encouraging diagnosis on reading and writing  competences of the students, phenomenon that is called by the author: "; Syndrome of the immature thought ";, this one proposes the use of the so-called ";signs - tools"; of the sociocultural theory of Vigotsky.  Based in his ideas, about the possibility of using routes of detour in order to overcome some cognitive difficulties of the students, he proposes the tool of the mental maps, which efficacy has proved, during his teaching practice.


Abstract Some double-chain surfactants with two carboxylate groups were prepared from diepoxy compounds. Their surface-active properties in alkaline aqueous solutions were measured and the results were compared with the data of similar types of double-chain surfactants bearing two other ionic head groups. The effect of the difference in head groups or connecting groups between two lipophilic chains on surface-active properties is discussed. In addition to an excellent micelle forming property and high wetting ability, these bis(carboxylate) compounds with two decyl chains have higher solubility in hard water than the typical single-chain soap, sodium dodecanoate.


In order to provide accurate image information for the analysis and treatment of dangerous rocks and rockfalls during the early investigation, a UAV tilt photography control method for numerical simulation of high and steep rock slopes is proposed. Based on the UAV tilting photography technology, the slope section was obtained through a real 3D modeling and poststage point cloud data processing. Numerical simulation is used to study the motion characteristics of dangerous rock falling in a high and steep slope of a railway station. This essay introduces the application of a UAV tilting photography and real 3D modeling technology in the process of rock fall analysis and realizes the real scene restoration of the site. The point cloud data of the site is obtained, and the processing process of the point cloud is introduced in detail. The slope section of the site was obtained based on the point cloud, and RocFall software was used to obtain the motion characteristics of dangerous rock falling (falling trajectory, bouncing height impact energy, and impact velocity). The simulation results show that because of the rugged slope, the falling rocks collide and rebound on the slope for many times. In addition, near the bottom of the slope, there is a steep cliff with a height of 136.21 m, which is approximately 54° from the horizontal line, causing the falling rock to bounce and eventually fall at a higher height. It moves to the bottom of the slope and bounces off the level of the railway line before finally settling on the railway road. The maximum bounce height of falling rock in the process of slope rolling motion reaches 30 m. When falling rock moves near the railway line (coordinate is on the right side of zero), the bounce height is 15∼25 m, which threatens the safety of the railway operation. Conclusion. The UAV tilt photography technology can be well applied to the analysis of rockfall motion characteristics of dangerous rocks, and provide an accurate cross-section data information for the study of rockfall motion characteristics of dangerous rocks.


Abstract : The feasibility of a chemical process for the production of unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine (UDMH) and monomethylhydrazine (MMH) by a gas phase generation of chloramine followed by its subsequent reaction with an amine solution was investigated by Martin Marietta Corporation under the direction of Air Force Space and Missile Systems Organization/The Aerospace Corporation. This report summarizes the study and analyzes the economics of the process. Information on the optimum operating conditions required for scale up of the unit to a 40 lb/hr pilot plant system was obtained.


The book discusses the main world problem of today, which is the gradual, but lethal change of the soil and atmosphere, the main cause, which is the world-wide overpopulation, and the main solution, which is world government by lottocracy. It is a recipe for the solution of the one and only problem that is facing mankind which is: his own extermination by his own hands. It is argued that world problems ask for world solutions and that this is solely a question of (re-)education. All man-made problems are ideational (and number dependent), not physical, thus, an ideational (educative) solution is required. It is furthermore held forth that the partial solutions one hears of, such as the recycling of raw materials, the use of clean energy, the purification of waste water, etc., are no solutions at all, but, in the long run, make the problem even worse. Additionally, it is contended, that, the integration of all world-citizens should be enhanced by the introduction of the world-language, which is english, the mostly spoken second language today. Then, the need is stressed for 'de-population', which is necessary because of the number-dependency of the problem


The paper presents the development and the experimental verification of a technique for the identification of obstructions in the line-of-sight path between two or more radio transceivers in a multipath radio environment. The objective of this technique is to use RSS measurements from a mesh of simple sensor nodes to identify intrusions.


Contrary to the widespread assumption that in imperial Germany urban affairs were conducted by a homogeneous 'unpolitical' notable elite until around 1900, a review of recently published case studies suggests that politics had entered local government by the 1870s. Frequent causes for the politicization of local affairs included confessional divisions, territorial change, or simply the wish of local elites to buttress their own positions. The ways in which liberals in particular took advantage of this emergence of political discourse at the urban level is highlighted by the case of Frankfurt am Main. The city's three liberal parties developed in competition with each other. Each managed to address and articulate the citizens' peculiar grievances with differing degrees of success. By 1880, public life inside and outside the town hall was conducted according to political ground rules, and this was accepted by every party. Against the still prevailing view of a rigid liberalism which after 1874 was in evident terminal decline, the decade after 1866 needs to be recognized as the period in which liberals took charge of municipal government across most of Germany, through the politicization of often highly individual local concerns with astonishing sophistication and flexibility.


Background: To determine whether treatment with antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) as an adjunct to scaling and root planing (SRP) improves periodontal clinical and glycemic outcomes in chronic periodontitis patients (CP) with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). Methods: Databases (MEDLINE via PubMed; EMBASE; Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and Cochrane Oral Health Group Trials Register databases) were searched up to and including October 2016. The addressed PICO question was: "What are the effects of aPDT as an adjunct to SRP in terms of periodontal and glycemic outcomes as compared to SRP alone in individuals with DM?" Results: Four randomized clinical trials were included in the present review. All studies reporting clinical periodontal and metabolic parameters, showed that aPDT was effective in the treatment of CP in DM subjects at follow up. Considering the effects of aPDT as an adjunct as compared to SRP alone on clinical signs of CP in DM subjects, no difference could be observed for all evaluated parameters (PD: Z = −0.61, P = 0.54; CAL: Z = 0.27, P = 0.78; HbA1c: Z = 0.138, P = 0.89) Conclusion: It remains debatable whether aPDT is effective as an adjunct to SRP than SRP alone in patients having CP with DM, given that the scientific evidence is weak. In terms of periodontal parameters and glycemic levels, aPDT does not provide additional benefit in the treatment of CP in DM patients. However, further randomized clinical trials with standard laser parameters and long follow up periods are warranted to study periodontal and glycemic outcomes in this regard. © 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.


Cryptocurrencies have been a target for cybercriminal activities because of the pseudo-anonymity and privacy they offer. Researchers have been actively working on analyzing and developing innovative defensive mechanisms to prevent these activities. A significant challenge facing researchers is collecting datasets to train defensive systems to detect and analyze these cyberattacks. Our aims in this systematic review are to explore and aggregate the state of the art threats that have emerged with cryptocurrencies and the defensive mechanisms that have been proposed. We also discuss the threats type, scale, and how efficient the defensive mechanisms are in providing early detection and prevention. We also list out the resources that have been used to collect datasets, and we identify the publicly available ones. In this study, we extracted 1,221 articles from four top scientific and engineering databases and libraries in Computer Science: IEEE Xplore, ACM Digital Library, Elsevier's Scopus, and Crarivate's Web of Science. We defined inclusion, exclusion, and quality of assessment criteria, and after a detailed review process, 66 publications were included in the final review. Our analysis revealed that the literature contains a significant amount of research to detect and analyze several attack types, such as the high yield investment programs and pump and dump. These attacks have been used to steal millions of USD, abuse millions of connected devices, and have created even more significant loss in denial of services and productivity losses. We have found that the researchers use various sources to collect training datasets. Many authors have made their dataset publicly available. We have created a list of these datasets, which we have made available along with other supplementary websites, tools, and libraries that can be used in the data collection and analysis process.


A case of acute Fitz-Hugh–Curtis syndrome in a young woman with purulent peritonitis and acute purulent appendicitis and oophoritis is presented. Open emergency appendectomy was performed and peritoneal pus was drained. Neisseria gonorrhoeae was cultured from the peritoneal pus. The hepatic enzymes were found to be raised. The patient was successfully managed and is asymptomatic after three months follow-up. To our knowledge, this is the first case of Fitz-Hugh–Curtis syndrome reported from Kuwait.


System identification by measured data is an important procedure, necessary for many applications within the field of structural health monitoring. The resulting modal properties can be used for model- validation and updating, load estimation and damage detection to name a few possibilities. An automated algorithm for identifying a structure's modal properties from dynamic response data (accelerations) using Auto- Regressive (AR) models is presented here. New parameters to estimate the ARmodel's order a priori and to extract the physical from the mathematical models are introduced. Furthermore, a tool for automated model validation using several iterative techniques is presented as well. The algorithms are applied to data from two offshore structures. System identification and model updating are accessible through a graphic user interface (GUI) based on MATLAB.


In tracking algorithms where measurements from various sensors are combined the track state representation is usually dependent on the type of sensor information that is received. When a multi-hypothesis tracking algorithm is used the probabilities of the different hypotheses containing tracks in different representations need to be re-evaluated when track state representations are changed. For the particular case of trilateration a method is presented to adapt the state representation as more information becomes available. A discussion is given on how to re-evaluate the probabilities of the hypotheses leading to a method for the trilateration case. This is illustrated by a simple example.


The given work is devoted to a problem of numerical simulation and analysis of the vertical cavity laser's parameters with the purpose of improving numerical simulation methods. The analysis of the VCSEL with the help of the mathematical model based on thermal conduction and carrier diffusion equations are presented.


Graphical User Interface development for energy saving air-conditioning control system means we can control the air-conditioning system by using software to reduce electricity cost. This system will assured us to reduce energy wasting in the lecture halls before and after the lecture time. During the lectures time, most of user forget or in rushing to switch off/on the lighting system and air-conditioner and at the same time we already wasting the energy. So this programme will develop to help us to conduct the switch of lighting system and air-conditioner by clicking just from the computer/PC.User can control the air-conditioning by using their laptop or personal computer (PC). This software is very user friendly. The software is connected to the lighting and air-conditioning system by a circuit consist PIC 18F4620, relay interface circuit and RS232 communication module. The circuit connected to the PC using serial communication port (comm1).


The presence of lymph of thoracic or intestinal origin in the abdominal cavity is defined as chylous ascites, an infrequent disease, usually associated with another disease of difficult diagnosis in which the treatment, commonly, does not achieve good results. The contribution of this work is to report the cases of two female patients in whom chylous ascites was diagnosed at the D Medicine Ward of the Arnaldo Milian Castro Hospital, and to carry out a review of the physiopathology, clinical presentation, etiologies, diagnosis and treatment of this disease. The clinical and evolutionary data of the two patients were summarized. They did not present a traumatic, infectious, neoplastic or surgical history that could account for chylous ascites. The diagnosis was made by the appearance of the liquid, which was obtained by paracentesis and by its cytochemical study, with triglyceride content above 200mg/dl in both cases. The cause of chylous ascites was liver cirrhosis in one of the patients and cancer of the uterus with lymphatic invasion in the second. Both patients died; the former due to bacterial peritonitis and dysfunction and failure of multiple organs, and the latter due to malnutrition, peritonitis and infiltration of the omentum due to adenosquamous carcinoma of the endometrium infiltrating the myometrium.


The present invention, in a situation such as video data transferred to the display is in digital form, describes a method to send back data from the display processor computer. Differential pair lines (405a-405d), using a high common mode rejection ratio at each twisted differential pair lines, to transmit red, green, and from the processor to the digital pixel data and blue in a first direction to display They are used to. Using this common mode, the digital data may be transmitted serially in the opposite direction from the display. Common mode, by changing the DC offset, to a reference voltage (425) to the other of the differential pair line of one of the differential twisted pair, is to differ between the two differential twisted pair. In this manner, bidirectional data transfer is achieved without increasing the number of twisted pair lines coupled between the processor and the display.


Daily multivitamin supplementation results in a minimal, if any, reduction in epithelial cell cancers in men. This study found no significant benefit to multivitamin supplementation in reducing the risk of prostate, colorectal, lung, or bladder cancers. The risks of cancer-related mortality and all-cause mortality were also not reduced by multivitamin supplementation.


The article contains analysis of the legal regulation of relationships during the collection and processing of the scrap metal. The shortcomings of the current legislation followed by proposing ways to eliminate the existing problems has been analyzed. Proposals are based on the analysis of foreign experience in regulating the study of economic and legal relationships with the specific properties of the domestic sector of turnover scrap.


PT. X a is a private company engaged in the wood processing industry. To avoid production excesses or shortages in the company, production planning using the Aggregate Planning Method can be utilized to meet all consumer demands. The variables used include demand data, production costs, setup costs, and manufacturing time. Through this research, the company can fulfill consumer demands and minimize production costs by implementing aggregate planning. Additionally, the company can forecast future demand, enabling them to anticipate fluctuations in consumer demand. By using aggregate production planning, a total production time of 8657 hours can be scheduled to fulfill a demand of 7121 m3. The cost savings achieved after implementing aggregate planning. The total proposed production cost using aggregate planning is IDR.1.383.921.682 and actual cost is IDR 1.477.900.968. So that the company can save production costs of IDR 93,979,286 or 6.35%. For the total production cost of the upcoming year 2023 by implementing aggregate planning based on the forecasting data, the cost is IDR 1.534.711.812.


The light transmission properties of optical elements with multilayer interference coatings (MLS) have been studied. The decreasing of transmittance maxima for optical elements with coating containing the defects is found to be stronger for larger refractive indices of the defect material. The shape of transmission curves substantially depends on the defect dimensions along the direction of light propagation and its arrangement in the layer bulk. The results obtained are necessary for the developing of a technology in fabrication of the optical elements with MLS as for the laser technique, as for the optical lenses.


s International, 52(1), 150A. Gaskill, W. (1986). Revising in Spanish and English as a second language: A process-oriented study of composition. Dissertation Abstracts International, 47(10),


An unconstrained mode expansion (UMM) for the solution to the linear equations of motion of a flexible slewing link is used to obtain single-input/single-output transfer functions for tip-position control purposes. Attention is given to the zero locations of the tip-position to hub-torque transfer function in terms of the flexible-to-rigid inertia ratio. We define a local tip-position to hub-torque transfer function and find that it is minimum-phase and not passive. A sequential root locus design approach is then used to determine suitable stabilizing hub angle, hub rate and local tip position feedback gains. Simulations indicate that for certain gain values, a constrained-mode expansion (CMM) leads to erroneous conclusions regarding system performance and even stability. Based on these results, it is suggested that the UMM be used for all future controller designs.


Abstract Extract The first experimental investigations of the activity of the ruminant stomach were undertaken by the French comparative physiologists of the 19th century. Flourens, Colin and Toussaint, amongst others, made contributions which remain outstanding. Their work was aided by the application of techniques then relatively new in physiology. For example, Flourens (1844) used rumen fistulae for the first time in his experiments.


This commentary discusses unplanned pregnancy and the role of contraceptive practice in the accurate and consistent use of methods. It specifically focuses on a study of Hong Kong Chinese women with a past unplanned pregnancy to determine their contraceptive self-efficacy and contraceptive knowledge.


ElastPQ is a point shear wave elastography technique used to non‐invasively assess liver fibrosis. We compared liver stiffness measurements (LSM) by ElastPQ and fibroscan transient elastography (F‐TE) in a cohort of patients with non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). We further evaluated the performance of ElastPQ in a subgroup of patients with available liver histology.


Mobile smart phones and tablets provide not only high resolution cameras but also powerful processing capabilities. Yet, these devices consume more energy at the same time. Thus, energy efficiency and battery life have been extremely important topics for mobile devices. Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling (DVFS) has been commonly used to reduce energy consumption for digital systems. In this paper, we propose a novel approach, which integrates DVFS to smart phones performing object tracking. If the processor is continuously run at the highest frequency, this would provide higher frame processing rate, but would consume significantly more energy. If the lowest CPU frequency is used, energy consumption would be decreased, but the frame processing rate would be low. In the proposed approach, instead of running at a certain set frequency, The CPU frequency is adjusted depending on the scene so that energy consumption is decreased without significantly lowering the frame processing rate. The tracking algorithm employed is based on the color-blob tracking provided by OpenCV. All the experiments have been performed on Android smart phones, both Google Nexus S and Samsung Galaxy S3. We measured the real-time energy consumption together with the frame per second processing rate as the metrics. The results show that by introducing DVFS, the proposed method provides 24.29% and 10.3% savings in energy consumption on Nexus S and Galaxy S3, respectively, compared to using the maximum frequency setting.


"Beauty" is a highly disputed word in philosophy and art. It also appears frequently in scientific debates. But what is the role of beauty in science, and how can it be useful to AI? In this paper, we argue that scientific progress depends on the diversity of the judgment of scientists, something that is only possible because multiple aspects are involved in the evaluation of theories. Particularly important within these criteria are those related to aesthetic considerations, such as simplicity, consistency, broadness, and fertility. We claim that AI should be less focused on accuracy and related metrics, and instead should aim at integrating epistemic measures related to these aesthetic concepts.


Abstract In this study, green barium strontium silicate phosphor (BaSrSiO 4 :Eu 3+ , Eu 2+ ) was synthesized using a solid-statereaction method in air and reducing atmosphere. Investigation of the firing temperature indicates that a single phase of BaSrSiO 4 is formed when the firing temperature is higher than 1400 o C. The effect of firing temperature and doping concentration onluminescent properties are investigated. The light-emitting property was the best when the molar content of Eu 2 O 3 was 0.025mol. Also, the luminescent brightness of the BaSrSiO 4 fluorescent substance was the best when the particle size of the bariumwas 0.5 µ m. BaSrSiO 4 phosphors exhibit the typical green luminescent properties of Eu 3+ and Eu 2+ . The characteristics of thesynthesized BaSrSiO 4 :Eu 3+ , Eu 2+ phosphor were investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy.The maximum emission band of the BaSrSiO 4 :Eu 3+ , Eu 2+ was 520 nm.Key wordsphosphor, BaSrSiO 4 :Eu, solid state reaction.


Prediction of injured body regions and injury severity from available accident data can lead to more appropriate and hastier emergency care in automotive accidents. The existing prediction method was based on statistical analysis of a massive amount of real-world accident data. However, numerical crash simulations were also considered to provide a virtual injury database in a relatively short time. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to develop and to evaluate a new method to obtain injury prediction algorithm by utilizing virtual database of numerous computer simulation results. Occupant and cabin were modeled as multi-bodies. The occupant models have geometries of typical Japanese adult males. The cabin model consists of safety restraint systems and interior panels. Acceleration and intrusion of the door panels during side impact were delivered to the occupant in the simulations. Hundreds of crash simulations were performed where crash parameters were changed systematically. The injury prediction algorithms were developed by logistic regression analysis of the database constructed from the results of the simulations. The algorithms correctly predicted more than half of the head, thorax, and thigh injuries in 48 accidents. However, this study neglected cabin deformation in frontal crash, break of door-window, as well as occupant's age and gender, which may affect on the occupant responses and injury severities. These limitations might be the cause of the miss predictions of injury severity in the simulations. In this study, possibility of developing injury prediction algorithms by using numerical crash reconstructions was presented as a different approach from existing method that used real-world accident data. For more accurate predictions, improvement of the simulation models and consideration of occupant characteristics are required.


The Port of Koper (Luka Koper) is a vital transport hub for Central and Southeast Europe. This paper shall provide a
closer look at the Port of Koper and its security. First, a historical overview and the geo-economic ambitions of the port
are presented, followed by a concise review of the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code; the Port
of Koper, like most global sea ports around the world, must comply with the ISPS Code. The Port of Koper's security
governance will then be explored. Finally, an ethnographic study on port security in the Port of Rotterdam (Eski, 2015)
shall be discussed, leading to key recommendations for the Port of Koper in advancing its security. The Port of Koper aims to make security services responsible for specific port security tasks, through which multi-agency policing of the port is established, and by applying security technologies more intensively. The recommendations will point out that the Port of Koper must be aware of specific multi-agency policing-related challenges and how "the human element" might react to an increase in security technologies.


............................................................................................................................................. iii Chapter 1: Profile of Organization ..................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 2: The Internship .................................................................................................................. 10 Chapter 3: S.W.O.T. Analysis ........................................................................................................... 18 Chapter 4: Best Practices ................................................................................................................... 25 Chapter 5: Intern Recommendations.................................................................................................. 31 Chapter 6: Intern Contributions ......................................................................................................... 35 Conclusion ......................................................................................................................................... 36 Works Cited ....................................................................................................................................... 37 Appendices ......................................................................................................................................... 39 Appendix A: Board of Directors ..................................................................................................... 40 Appendix B: Budget for 2010 ......................................................................................................... 42 Appendix C: Membership Classifications ...................................................................................... 46 Appendix D: Active and Pending Grants ........................................................................................ 49 Appendix E: Merchant E-Mail Receipt .......................................................................................... 52 Appendix F: Membership Marketing Materials .............................................................................. 54 Appendix G: IRS Form 990 ............................................................................................................ 60 Appendix H: Privacy Policy ........................................................................................................... 81 Vita ..................................................................................................................................................... 83


In this paper we feature state-of-the-art econometric methodology of temporal aggregation for univariate linear time series, namely ARIMA-GARCH models. We present a unified overview of temporal aggregation techniques for this broad class of processes and we explain in detail, although intuitively, the technical machinery behind the results. An empirical application with Belgian public deficit data illustrates the main issues.


Study of the mobility of contaminants in an aquifer is an important issue for the proper remediation of contaminated groundwater. Determination of associated solute transport parameters therefore is essential for investigation of the extent to which groundwater can be contaminated. This study aimed at determining solute transport parameters for an unconfined sandy aquifer at a laboratory scale through various tracer tests using a conservative solute as a tracer. Tracer tests consisted of both well‐tracer tests (single and double wells) and an aquifer tracer test using a plume‐capturing device such as time domain reflectometry (TDR). The results showed that longitudinal dispersivities estimated from the single and double well‐tracer tests were 2·2 cm and 13·5 cm for a travel distance of 9·3 cm and 13·5 cm from the injection point respectively. These results agreed reasonably well with the results of the aquifer tracer test. The solute transport parameters obtained at multiple points in the aquifer through the aquifer tracer test revealed that the dispersivity length was proportional to the travel distance by a factor of 0·3, which was moderately higher than the value of 0·1 given in the literature. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


This article uses a short reflection on the life and work of Father António Vieira (born Portugal, 1608, died Brazil, 1697) to draw our attention to the need to account not just for the dynamic interplay between colony and metropolis, but also the colony's impact on the teaching, theory, and practice of rhetoric since 1492. Specifically, my reflection focuses on Vieira's Le Lacrime d'Eraclito, a text that suggests that for rhetorical theory and practice the colonial encounter had ramifications on the European continent as profound as those on the American. We cannot speak of an American or Western rhetorical tradition and history without considering this interplay in which the American colonies were active participants, not passive subjects.


Brand Personality and Destination Image of Istanbul: A Comparison across Nationalities by Safak Sahin Dr. Seyhmus Baloglu, Examination Committee Chair Professor of Hotel Administration University of Nevada, Las Vegas This study is intended to measure brand personality and destination image of Istanbul (Istanbul, Turkey) and compare the perceived image and personality across different nationalities. A representative sample of 334 tourists was surveyed while visiting Istanbul and 272 usable surveys were analyzed in SPSS 15. The survey instrument included quantitative and qualitative (open ended) items to better grasp the visitors' individual perceptions. Respondents were grouped into four segments depending on the geographic and cultural proximity of their nationalities: USA, UK, Europe, and East Asia. Factor analysis was conducted to find underlying image and personality dimensions. Next ANOVA was conducted to identify significant image and personality variations across different nationalities. ANOVA findings showed that there are statistically significant perception differenees across different nationalities for cognitive and overall image, as well as for personality perception and behavioral intension to recommend. Practical and theoretical implications are also discussed.


Additive Main Effect and Multiplicative Interaction (AMMI) is a method used to learn the interaction between genotype and location. The objective of this research is to apply the AMMI model in verifying stability of several genotypes of the local red union Palu towards the growth of genotype location based on biplot and stability value AMMI (SVA). This research used seven genotypes red union. Four genotypes namely, Sumenep, Sanren F1, Tuk-Tuk and Kawak are not from Palu while the three genotypes are the native palu plant (Batu, Kertas and Palasa). These are planted in different five experiment locations, Wombo, Guntarano, Bolupounto, Oloboju and Soulove with three replications. The Interaction Principle Component AMMI (IPCA) which is significant is included into the model based on analysis of variance of AMMI. These are IPCA1 and IPCA2 with the total of variance interaction equals 88,02%. Biplot picture shows that the Batu genotype can only be able to adapt in Oloboju while Kawak, Sumenep and Kertas genotypes location are far away from the main line. This indicates that the three genotypes tend to unstable or in another word those genotypes could not adapt well in the five plantation locations. Furthermore, Biplot picture shows the genotype which is stable in all location is Palasa, Sanren F1 and TukTuk due to nearby the main line. The SVA based on the index stability denotes that the first ranking is Palasa followed by Sanren F1 and TukTuk. This indicates that from the three genotypes of the red union Palu, it can be concluded that Palasa is the best genotype.


Nowadays online games are played by various groups, starting with adults to the young especially children in elementary school and Mobile Legends is one online game that is played by children. However, sometimes children playing this online game over time impact their grade and achievement in school. The purpose of this research was to understand humanistic communication patterns between parents and elementary school children regarding the negative impact of playing Mobile Legends on school achievement. All information was gathered through interviews with three families whose child played Mobile Legends in total eight interviewees. The method used was descriptive qualitative and data analysis method from Miles, Huberman & Saldana. The results signified the interpersonal humanistic communication approach in two families were suitable for the five stages that are openness, empathy, supportiveness, positiveness, and equality. Whereas in one other family was not suitable for the five stages of the humanistic approach, but only the four stages and there was no equality. The results indicated the balanced split pattern of two families and the other one family refers to the unbalanced split pattern.
Keywords: humanistic communication patterns, communication family, online game


According to Bill Cunningham, "fashion is the armor to survive the reality of everyday life". To some, the worst part of their day is waking up and having to pick out their outfit. There are a few things to consider: the temperature, the percent humidity, the type of weather and the time of the year/season. It can be difficult to contemplate all these aspects when you just wake up. However, what if there was a program that recommended an outfit in your wardrobe based on the weather that day?


This chapter on seizures in the setting of trauma reviews the risk factors for seizures after traumatic brain injury (TBI), their medical prophylaxis, and their management using a case study to illustrate salient points. Differentiation of early and late posttraumatic seizures is discussed. Pathogenesis, incidence, and risk factors for early and late posttraumatic seizures are reviewed, as is posttraumatic epilepsy. Appropriate prophylactic antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are discussed, as well as the management of seizures and status epilepticus in the setting of TBI. Prognosis and anticipated outcomes are considered.


A blazed micro-Fresnel lens1 has useful applications in optical communication and optical processing because of its diffraction-limited focusing characteristics, high diffraction efficiency, thin structure, light weight, and easy reproduction. Especially in a collimating lens of a laser diode,2 a N.A. as high as 0.5 is required to obtain a collimated beam with a Gaussian intensity profile and high-power beam without truncating the light output emitted from the laser diode. The difficulties in fabricating such micro-Fresnel lenses with high N.A. by using electron-beam (EB) lithography are that curved lines cannot be drawn in a conventional EB drawing system and also the blazed profile with grating periods of the order of a few micrometers, deviate from the design profile by the influence of the backward scattering.3 A fabrication technique for such a high diffraction efficiency is proposed with a Fresnel lens with 0.5 N.A. that uses EB lithography4 applied to the laser diode source.


This paper proposes a nonlinear autoregressive exogenous (NARX) feedback neural networks (NN) based reference current generation (RCG) scheme for 3-phase shunt active filter (SAF). NARX feedback NN is employed to implement the frequency independent RCG scheme. Usually, such schemes need to be individually implemented for each phase resulting in increased complexity. Alternately, NARX feedback NN processes the 3-phase current quantities and unit vector templates (UVT) for the estimation of fundamental active component of load current, compensating currents and consequently, reference source currents. The inputs for NARX feedback NN are the previous two sample of the estimated compensating current and fundamental active component of the load current, along with the present and the previous samples of load current and UVT. The control system ensures that the source currents match the respective reference values resulting in total harmonic distortion less than 5% and unity power factor at the supply end. Thus, with the proposed scheme, the SAF eliminates current harmonics, and compensates for the reactive power and load unbalancing. The performance of SAF with NARX feedback NN based RCG is analyzed under load variations, frequency variations, load unbalancing and distorted supply.


INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION FOUNDATION | FEBRUARY 2016 e most important impact of an economic growth policy is the longterm increase in workers' incomes. Achieving this requires an investmentdriven process targeting several critical categories of economic assets that drive productivity growth and thereby wages. Unfortunately, what passes for U.S. growth policy is far from investment oriented. Instead, policymakers rely almost exclusively and myopically on macro stabilization tools, especially monetary policy, in large part because they continue to rely on simplistic and incomplete economic models that misrepresent modern technology-based growth. e result has been slow growth in real incomes since globalization has greatly increased worldwide competitiveness. America needs a four-point investment strategy designed to increase long-term productivity growth. is is the only way to achieve steady increases in the standard of living.


This journal is aimed specifically at professionals in psychiatry and social work. OF the five articles in the first issue, all five senior authors have doctorates and are either a professor or director of a school of social work or psychiatry. The editor, an associate professor at the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Texas, is also the editor of the newsleller "Computer Use in Social Services Network." The journal appears to be an outgrowth of th is newsleller with one major exception: It is written in a thesis format with lengthy articles and many references. One article has 175 references. I found the reading tedious. The material in the journal is definitely academic and nOt meant [0 provide practical and easily applicable information. Joyce Gorham


The dimensional stability of the woollen fabric weaved with flat knitting machine hasn't been settled by now because of the complexity of formed mechanism and the variability of finishing in the process of the woollen fabric weaved with flat knitting machine.Finishing is one of the important measures that can improve the dimensional stability of the woollen fabric weaved with flat knitting machine,and heat-setting process has certain effects on it,because which is indispensable to finishing.In this thesis,the effects about temperature,time, longitudinal and horizontal spreader-rate on the dimensional stability of the woollen fabric weaved with flat knitting machine was analyzed and perfect heat-setting process was obtained by orthogonal experiment,and offered indemnification for the woollen fabric weaved with flat knitting machine.


The present invention discloses an anti-epidemic growth factor receptor (EGFR) antibody, genes encoding said antibody, a method for preparing said antibody, inhibitors and medicaments comprising said antibody and/or encoding genes, and uses of said antibody and/or encoding genes for prevention and/or treatment of tumor.


Abstract This paper presents a new four variable displacement model for thick-faced sandwich beams based on a layerwise formulation of transverse shear stress field. To account for structural characteristics of thick-faced sandwich beams, the transverse shear stress field is assumed to follow quadratic and uniform distributions in face layers and soft core respectively. A novel comprehensive approach is first proposed to determine the relation between stress variables of quadratic terms in shear stress expressions of the top and bottom layers, and thus the number of independent variables in shear stress expressions is reduced from three to two. According to the simplified stress expressions, the in-plane displacement field is determined, and the final displacement expression with four unknowns is further achieved by imposing interlaminar continuity conditions. The present model can accurately describe zigzag effects and provide ideal transverse shear stress results for sandwich beams. Then, finite element solutions for static and dynamic analyses of sandwich beams are presented. Moreover, complex eigenvalue problems for free vibration analysis of viscoelastic sandwich beams are studied, and an iterative procedure is presented for determining modal results of sandwich beams with frequency-dependent viscoelastic core. Lastly, the accuracy of the present model for static and dynamic analyses of sandwich beams is well validated by numerical cases.


Objective:To evaluate the therapeutic results of pulp capping with compound coral agent. Method:270 pulps were capped with compound coral agent with good biocompatibility and osteoconductivity and antibacteria,180 pulps were capped with Ca(OH) 2 agent.Result:The success rate was 84.07% in the experimental group ,75.56% in control. There was significant difference between the two groups.Conclusion:The results supported that the effect of the compound coral capping agent was better than that of Ca(OH) 2 agent, the compound coral capping agent was a good pulp capping agent.


This study examines the mediating role of repetitive negative thinking in the relationship between generalized anxiety symptoms and life satisfaction. A web survey was administered to 857 participants (365 men) who filled out a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7, the Persistent and Intrusive Negative Thoughts Scale, and the Satisfaction with Life Scale. Then, participants were divided into four groups according to levels of symptomatology. The results showed that scores for repetitive negative thinking increased due to the severity of generalized anxiety symptoms. For life satisfaction, individuals without generalized anxiety symptoms scored significantly higher than individuals with generalized anxiety symptoms. Furthermore, repetitive negative thinking mediates and explains over 54% of the relationship between generalized anxiety symptoms and life satisfaction when controlling for age, sex, clinical diagnosis, and current psychiatric medication. Overall, the current findings highlight the central role of repetitive negative thinking in the relationship between generalized anxiety symptoms and life satisfaction and reinforce a transdiagnostic process in the maintenance of anxiety symptomatology and well-being impairment.


Nivolumab (Opdivo) is the second in class of immune checkpoint inhibitors approved for advanced bladder cancer—treatments that are having "tremendous responses across a spectrum of cancers," says Leonard G. Gomella, MD.


An reasonable laboratory management and construction ensures the effective operation of research experiments and the smooth development of teaching. The paper describes the necessity of university laboratory management,summarizes and analyzes the characteristics of agronomy teaching laboratory and the evolution of laboratory management system in our university,and points out the laboratory management problem from management system,laboratory construction,teaching construction in our universities. Based on these problem,some relevant suggestions and measures that improves the management level of university agronomy laboratory are put forward in many aspects,such as perfecting rules and regulations,designing curriculum reasonable,training existing staff,recruiting quality talents,adopting "5S"administration model and doing well its assessment and supervision.


Castellated beam is one of structural elements which can be categorized
as a special profile in civil engineering, due to its aesthetic form and several
advantages at their strength. The weakness of castellated beam are limited
capacity to add the height, complex cutting process, buckling matter because of
it�s thin web and failure mechanism that mostly occurs because of vierendeel
mechanism. Those problem can reduced by modified castellated beam which has
angle shape as a connector. Modified castellated beam have benefits such as
unlimited height of the beam, simplified the cutting process, reducing the buckling
matter with angle stiffness shape, and solving vierendeel mechanism problem by
setting the stem�s height of modified castellated beam.
This research aims to observed the flexural behavior of modified
castellated beam. In this researcher tested one modified castellated beam. Testing
method was performed using two point static loading and reviewed the flexural
behavior of it. The test of load capacity analysis was compared with load capacity
analysis in the hexagonal openings of castellated beam and the rectangular
openings of castellated beam.
The result indicated that modified castellated beam has maximum load
capacity of 36,4 kN with a deflection of 80,34 mm. The pattern collapse of
modified castellated beam is lateral torsional buckling with the failure mostly
occur on the part near the joint restraint than on the part near roller restraint.
Comparation between modified castellated beam and previous research in
maximum load capacity of modified castellated beam (36,4 kN) is lower than
hexagonal openings of castellated beam (54,9 kN) but higher than rectangular
openings of castellated beam (24,6 kN).


Abstract : Microprocessor-controlled audiometers produce, within acceptable variation, hearing threshold levels comparable to those obtained with manual audiometry and within similar time frames. The new generation of audiometers makes it possible for any threshold seeking procedure to be programmed and standardized at all test locations. Moreover, these automated hearing test instruments can also be programmed to provide fault detection algorithms which make it difficult for individuals to falsify the audiometric data. Tentative performance specifications have been identified for the development of an MCA for use in Navy hearing conservation programs. Since none of the instruments evaluated incorporates all of the tentative specifications, it would be premature for the Navy to purchase any off-the-shelf MCAs for use in its hearing conservation programs.


In virtual instrument( VI) LabVIEW 6.i software workbench, base on wavelet packet decomposition algorithm design is de- veloped, combined with virtual instrument (VI) program, which realizes real—time detection system of the conduction interference sig- nal in switches power supply. By signal processing. The system presented here have measurement functions as follow:signal— noise to separate, measuring the power spectrum of conduction interference signal 、companion contain noise the conduction interference sig- nals wave and noise wave etc. The result shows that this method is feasible and effective.