This paper presents a small dual-band 0.9GHz/1.8GHz inverse class F power amplifier with load-switch functionality using a single BiCMOS amplifier line-up with a MEMS based reconfigurable matching network. The realized prototype measures 40mm2, offers 31dBm with 40% efficiency at 0.9GHz and 30dBm with 34% at 1.8GHz. The load-switch provides up to 10% efficiency improvement at 0.9GHz for reduced power levels


Recently, the relationship between matroids and generalized rough sets based on relations has been studied from the viewpoint of linear independence of matrices. In this paper, we reveal more relationships by the predecessor and successor neighborhoods from relations. First, through these two neighborhoods, we propose a pair of matroids, namely predecessor relation matroid and successor relation matroid, respectively. Basic characteristics of this pair of matroids, such as dependent sets, circuits, the rank function and the closure operator, are described by the predecessor and successor neighborhoods from relations. Second, we induce a relation from a matroid through the circuits of the matroid. We prove that the induced relation is always an equivalence relation. With these two inductions, a relation induces a relation matroid, and the relation matroid induces an equivalence relation, then the connection between the original relation and the induced equivalence relation is studied. Moreover, the relationships between the upper approximation operator in generalized rough sets and the closure operator in matroids are investigated.


Diffuse reflect infrared(DRIR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS) techniques were utilized to study the surface properties of fluorouracil bovine serum albumin microspheres(Fu-BM) and fluorouracil galactosyl bovine serum albumin microspheres (Fu-GBM). It is first confirmed that, by analysis of the spectra, 2-imino-2-methoxyethyl-1-thio-galactose(IME-thiogalactose) react successfully with Fu-BM and Fu adsorbed on the surface of Fu-BM is then washed off after the coupling. The covering ratio on the surface of Fu-GBM is 25.4%.


FIELD: testing engineering. SUBSTANCE: testing bench comprises base, article to be tested, and suspensions. The top section of the base is provided with threaded opening. The article to be tested is mounted on the bottom section of the base. The bench is additionally provided with screw and two parallel plates having projections in the top and bottom sections. The suspension is made of a set of disks of different weights and provided with axial openings. The screw is screwed into the threaded opening in the top section of the base and locks the article to be tested. The projections of the plate cooperate with the article to be tested in the top section. The projections in the bottom section of the plate cooperate with the openings in the axial section of the suspensions. EFFECT: simplified design. 3 dwg


Objective: To find out the frequency of some common maternal and fetal outcomes among women having pre eclampsia with hyperuricemia. Study design: Cross sectional study. Place and duration of study: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar from April 2019 to Oct 2019. Patients and methods: A total of 161 women with singleton pregnancy irrespective of gravity and party, in age group ranging from 20-35 years having pre eclampsia with hyperuricemia were included in consective manner. All patients signed informed written consent for study and its outcome. Detailed history taking and examination were performed and standard lab investigations were sent. All patients were followed up till 40th day of delivery for maternal (caesarean section, eclampsia and maternal death) and fetal outcome [intrauterine fetal death, (small for gestational age) SGA and APGAR score]. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 20. Results: Maternal complications in patients of pre eclampsia with hyperuricemia were eclampsia 15.5%, caesarean section 18% and death 19.3%. Fetal complications included SGA 11.8%, intrauterine death 16.8% and APGAR score at 5 minutes 24.2%. The mean age and standard deviation of sample were 28.4 + 4.8 years, mean gravidity (2.7±1.1), mean parity (2.4±0.9) and mean BMI (24.37±2.4 kg/m2). Conclusion: Hyperuricemia in pre-eclampsia is a poor prognostic factor with increased maternal and fetal deaths, worsening of pre eclampsia to eclampsia and low APGAR scores of fetus. Key words: Pre eclampsia, hyperuricemia, maternal death, caesarean section, small for gestational age, APGAR score


Weibull regression models were used to relate height and survival of Eurasian populations of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) at age 13 and three species of larch (L. sukaczewii Dylis, L. sibirica Ledeb., and L. gmelinii (Rupr.) Rupr.) at age 12 to the difference in climate between their provenance and a planting site. Univariate models using five climate variables as predictors all were statistically significant (p < 0.01), and all but the pine survival functions received strong verification with independent data. The models showed that the growth and survival of most populations of the pine and each species of larch are enhanced when populations are transferred from their provenance to warmer climates. The results are consistent with the view that most populations occur in climates that are suboptimal, the degree of which is directly related to the severity of the climate. Because of this, projected responses to a climate-change scenario of the Hadley Centre were highly variable geographically. Short-term plastic responses tended to be strongly negative for the least severe climates and strongly positive for the most severe. Long-term evolutionary responses primarily reflected extirpation and immigration for the species of larch but showed additionally for the pine that the accommodation of global warming will require a redistribution of genotypes throughout the species' range.


The focus of this thesis is a comparative study of approaches in discovery of carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes). CAZymes synthesise, bind to, and degrade all the multitude of carbohydrates foun ...


Models developed to study and evaluate innovative organizational structures predict organizations with an intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) coordinator will be superior in performance to organizations without such a coordinator, especially when information load is high. We examined the effect of the presence or absence of an ISR coordinator and information load on mission performance employing a moderate fidelity man-in-the-loop simulation. Counter to the modeling predictions the organization with an ISR coordinator was not superior in performance to an organization without an ISR coordinator. However, analysis of the Email/Intel message traffic showed organizations with an ISR coordinator to be superior in situation assessment and awareness. When these latter results are coupled with results showing a steep and significant improvement curve between trials 1 and 2 for the organization with an ISR coordinator, we surmise that if teams are given more practice and familiarization with novel organizations, empirical results will confirm the model predictions.


Modifications are described that permit a previously described root-law circuit (see abstr. B2556 of 1975) to perform the computation (x2+y2)12/, regardless of the x and y signal polarities. Inputs may be independently represented as either voltages or currents.


ABSTRACT The use of winter cereal cover crops in no-till row crop systems has increased in the North Central Corn Belt. Timing of the cover crop removal can be managed to improve nitrogen availability for subsequently grown crops. Growers utilizing cover crop systems have several alternatives regarding the removal strategy for the winter cereal cover crop prior to seeding rotational corn (Zea mays L.) or soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]. These alternatives include: herbicide burn-down; harvest of the winter annual cover crop as an early spring forage; or, allowing the winter cereal cover crop to mature as grain. The objective of this study was to evaluate the affect of winter cereal wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and rye (Secale cereale L.) cover crop burndown or harvest strategies on spring soil nitrate levels. Experiments were established in 1999 through 2001 in East Lansing, Michigan. Each cover crop strategy evaluated had significantly lower or tended to have lower spring soil nitrate levels compared with a no-cover check treatment at all depths, especially in the mid (30–60 cm) and deep (60–90 cm) soil profile. The lower quantity of soil nitrate following the winter annual cereals can be attributed to the winter cereals scavenging soil nitrate over the fall and winter. The herbicide burndown strategies for terminating the winter cereals resulted in significantly greater spring soil nitrate levels in the upper soil profile than the forage or grain harvest removal strategies in 2001. The higher soil nitrate levels near the soil surface following the herbicide burndown strategies indicate the release of N from desiccation of plant material in the upper soil profile. The grain harvest removal strategy resulted in a tendency for less soil nitrate in the upper soil profile, probably due to the fact that the cover was still viable at the time of the spring soil sampling, preempting mineralization of N from plant residue and providing a longer residency time for the winter cereal to scavenge residual soil nitrates.


Conflict and broadcast-storm is the important factor to affect network performance,in order to solve this problem,we introduce the concept of virtual local area network(VLAN).A local area network to all network notes may communicate directly,without having to pass throuth the Router for routing and forwarding;But in different LAN communications between devices within the network Touter for forwarding must pass through.


This study concentrates on the economic reasons for regulation, stating the characteristics of price formation--monoploy price formation and competitive and monopsony price formation--in order to see which corresponds most closely to actul price formation.


IN origin, Connecticut was a Puritan state, of the same flesh and blood as Massachusetts, and in her beginnings represented even better than her neighbor the Puritan ideal of a Heavenly City of God, a city protected from the outside world by a hedge that Cotton Mather wished to erect against the wild beasts of the ungodly to safeguard God's people from contamination and defilement. She stood among the other colonies in a class by herself-a small, inconspicuous agricultural community admirably contrived for the purpose of keeping alive the habits and traditions of her founders and with few of the political and commercial contacts that opened for Massachusetts the doors for the admittance of carnal ideas


Cost-effective sampling design is a problem of major concern in some experiments especially when the measurement of the characteristic of interest is costly or painful or time-consuming. In this article, we investigate ratio-type estimators of the population mean of the study variable, involving either the first or the third quartile of the auxiliary variable, using ranked set sampling (RSS) and extreme ranked set sampling (ERSS) schemes. The properties of the estimators are obtained. The estimators in RSS and ERSS are compared to their counterparts in simple random sampling (SRS) for normal data. The numerical results show that the estimators in RSS and ERSS are significantly more efficient than their counterparts in SRS.


Abstract : Humans hear through air and bone conduction pathways. Both pathways can be used to transmit sound to a listener and from a talker although traditionally, the air conduction pathway has been used. Communication through bone conduction is a feasible alternative to air conduction reception and transmission and provides benefits to the user that an air conduction system cannot provide. This report combines results of an extensive literature review of the anatomy and physiology of human hearing, theories behind the mechanisms of bone conduction transmission, devices for use in bone conduction transmission, and the use of the bone conduction pathway for communication. Bone conduction for the transmission of communication is effective and feasible for Soldiers because it provides a means of providing radio communication in combination with hearing protection devices.


We propose a new technique to solve the integral equation for wave scattering by an axisymmetric inhomogeneity using the conjugate gradient (CG) method together with the fast Fourier-Hankel transforms (FFHT). The method uses fast Hankel transform (FHT) and fast Fourier transform (FFT) requiring only O(N log N) floatingpoint operations per iteration and O(N) storage. © 1993 John Wiley & sons, Inc.


This paper presents a new coronary artery segmentation method in X-ray angiographic images consisting of two stages. In the first stage, a multiscale top-hat operator based on the properties of the Hessian matrix is introduced to enhance vessel-like structures in the angiogram. The results of the proposed multiscale top-hat operator are compared with multiscale methods based on Gaussian matched filters, Hessian matrix and morphological operators, and analyzed using the area ( Az ) under the receiver operating characteristic curve. In the second stage, a new thresholding method based on multiobjective optimization following the weighted sum approach to classify vessel and nonvessel pixels is presented. The performance of the multiobjective method is compared with seven automatic thresholding methods using the ground-truth angiograms drawn by a specialist with the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy measures. Finally, the proposed method is compared with five state-of-the-art vessel segmentation methods. The vessel enhancement results using the multiscale top-hat operator demonstrated the highest accuracy with Az = 0.942 with a training set of 40 angiograms and Az = 0.965 with a test set of 40 angiograms. The results of coronary artery segmentation using the multiobjective thresholding method provided an average accuracy performance of 0.923 with the test set of angiograms.


Nonlinear mechanical vibrations are widely found in engineering structures. Traditional linear analysis methods are failing to meet the growing requirements of analysis accuracy. Because of the complexity of nonlinear system, there is no general method for nonlinear system analysis. Based on the describing function method, a polynomial inversion method may be used in nonlinear system identification. Using this method, the measured DF can be inverted into the form of force which has a clearer physical meaning and is easier to use for parameter fit. A MDOF system with two types of nonlinearities at the same location is studied to demonstrate this method.


National Action Plans (NAPs) have been hailed as the preferential mode of implementing United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 at a national level. In recent years, member states, especially post-conflict member states, have been heeding the calls of the United Nations to develop their own National Action Plans. However, there has been limited assessment of whether or not National Action Plans are beneficial to women in post-conflict states. Using evidence from field research in Liberia and Sierra Leone, this article argues that, despite the intent to increase national ownership of 1325 in post-conflict states, National Action Plans are ineffective at creating meaningful local ownership because they are driven by a bureaucratic approach to peacebuilding. Furthermore, implementation of National Action Plans in post-conflict states is hampered by a variety of factors, such as lack of capacity and lack of political will. Finally, we conclude that National Action Plans also do a disservice to the hard work and dedication of local women's organisations.


The 1996 Amendment to the Baste capital accord to incorporate market risks constitutes a breakthrough in the determination of capital requirements. Rather than dictating these requirements through a uniform supervisory approach, banks are allowed to use their own, internal models for computing the capital required. In order to mitigate moral hazard problems and stimulate banks to use adequate internal models, the models must be subjected to a backtesting procedure. If a model produces too many incorrect predictions, increased capital requirements result. This paper provides an evaluation of the current internal models approach in conjunction with the proposed backtesting procedure. In particular, using a stylized representation of the present supervisory framework, we investigate whether banks are provided with the right incentives to come up with the correct internal model. We find that under the current regulatory framework banks are prone to under-reporting their true market risk. A much stricter penalty scheme is required in order to align banks' incentives with those of the supervisor. We check the sensitivity of our results to changes in the length of the planning horizon, portfolio risk, time preferences, risk attitudes, and the distribution of financial returns.


. Abstract: In this study we sought an understanding of the approaches to the creation and application of CBMG (graphical modeling of customer behavior), which shows the path that follows the customer in an environment of Electronic Business, specifically within a trade website electronic, being approached customers and occasional customers frequent, using metrics for response time and R$/second. Many websites have faced serious problems and financial losses when their customers cannot do business properly. Prospective customers, to realize high response times or low levels of availability, simply abandon the purchase process or business transaction going to conduct business in any other store. It could be perceived that the different classes of users can be represented by different CBMGs in practice we can determine the best CBMGs graphs for each environment that best represent the profile of the users of this environment. Therefore, it is evident economic metrics that are focused on optimizing income / second instead of focusing on the traditional performance metrics. The possibility of measuring a website should be constructed to require interaction browse and involve a well-defined methodology Web measures.


Experiments using hide powder and hide samples were carried out to study the diffusion and fixation stages of vegetable tanning. The tannin offer and kinetic conditions were varied. The tannin content was determined by the following methods: (a) near infrared range spectroscopy (NIR), for analysis of leather and residual baths; (b) determination of tannin content by difference of solids content in residual bath before and after tanning. This work demonstrates that the NIR spectroscopy is acceptable for carrying out analyses of leather in an efficient way by enabling the accomplishment of multiple measurements both on the surface and within the leather cross-section. The tanning of hide powder was completed in 120 minutes, while the diffusion through the hide thickness and fixation takes 24 hours to be completed. The amount of vegetable tannin to apply is between 74 and 106% in terms of tan content.


A shell-model study of proton-neutron pairing in 2p1f shell nuclei using a parametrized hamiltonian that includes deformation and spin-orbit effects as well as isoscalar and isovector pairing is reported. By working in a shell-model framework we are able to assess the role of the various modes of proton-neutron pairing in the presence of nuclear deformation without violating symmetries. Results are presented for Ti, Ti, Ti, V and Cr to assess how proton-neutron pair correlations emerge under different scenarios. We also study how the presence of a one-body spin-obit interaction affects the contribution of the various pairing modes.


In the design of monolithic filters using multiple energy-trapped resonators on a piezoelectric plate, the conventional method uses operating parameter theory in lumped-element equivalent circuits. This method cannot, however, be used for designing wideband monolithic filters employing high-coupling piezoelectric plates such as piezo-electromagnetic material and LiTaO3 because the error introduced by the lumpedelement equivalent circuit is large. Therefore, this paper proposes a new method using the distributed-element equivalent circuit, which is suitable for image parameter design theory. First, it is pointed out that in the design of monolithic filters based on the image parameter method which is adopted for designing multimode filters, the resonant and antiresonant arrangement method is difficult to apply to high-coupling piezoelectric plates. Next, we point out that in order to deal with this problem a new resonant and antiresonant frequency arrangement method is suitable for high-coupling plate filters and thus good filter properties can be obtained.


Many universities have incorporated free and open-source software (FOSS) into undergraduate courses, though few research efforts have specifically investigated the interactions between undergraduates and real-world FOSS projects. In this paper, we present our experience of participating in the development of real-world FOSS projects, dealing with the challenges caused by COVID-19, and the feasibility of remote education with FOSS only. Our experience shows that undergraduates and FOSS projects can help each other well. Moreover, we summarize the strengths and weaknesses of the existing FOSS communities in attracting undergraduates and provide some suggestions.


Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has been operating in Australia and New Zealand for over 30 years.  TCS have assisted many IT-savvy companies in the region achieve their IT and business goals.  TCS have outstanding IT partnerships with a number of leading organisations in Australia and ...


Special Topics In Science Education Research is written for applied researchers of science education. The aim of the these chapter studies was to foster existing and scientific discussion as well as to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and experience between specialists in the fields of science education. Special Topics In Science Education Research is organized into ten (10) distinct sections that provide comprehensive coverage of important topics. The sections are: (1) A Two-Phased Conceptual Test to Help Reveal the Misconceptions About the Topic of "Work", (2) Adaptation of the Teacher Attitudes Towards Self- Regulated Learning Scale to Turkish, (3) Comparison of Students At Eco-Schools, Eco-Schools With Green Flag and Ordinary Primary Schools in Terms of Environmental Literacy, (4) Developing Some Character and Values for Preservice Biology Teachers With a Socioscientific Program , (5) Educational Studies About Evolution in Turkey: A Thematic Review of the Literature, (6) Examination of Higher Order Thinking Skills in Bology Education, (7) Factors Affecting the Motivation Levels of Secondary School Students for Science Learning, (8) Investigation of the Effects of Stem Education Approach on Secondary School Students' Attitude Towards Science, Interest in STEM Professions and Scientific Process Skills, (9) The Effects of Prediction-Observation-Explanation and Concept Cartoon Methods on the Students' Academic Achievement and Attitudes, (10) The Views of Science and Technology Teachers Over the Effect of Constructivist Educational Approaches on Students.
All contributed chapters were rigorously reviewed. The organized sections were inspected by plagiarism checker software.
We wish to gratefully acknowledge the assistance provided by Akademisyen Publishing House in the completion of this book.


Aboriginal education in remote areas of Australia continues to be a contested focus for policy and practice, with little debate that actively involves Aboriginal people themselves. This thesis attempts to redress this gap in a small way by in-depth conversations about education with Anangu in the tristate area of central Australia (the region where Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory meet). Here Aboriginal people live in relatively small, dispersed desert communities with close language and familial connections. Contact with Europeans is relatively recent, with provision of schooling moving from centralised mission-based schooling to decentralised community schools following the 1967 referendum. Anangu children are frequently positioned as deficient in mainstream educational achievement narratives within colonial and neo-colonial educational endeavours. This study seeks to inform Anangu education policy and practice from Anangu standpoints and to explore the potential for standpoint dialogue in negotiating alternatives in tristate education (Harding, 1992).


In this study,based on the EST sequences of drought-resistant relative genes by employing SSH-PCR technique,a full length 801 bp cDNA of Cyclophilin-like gene was cloned from cotton(Gossypium hirsutum)by using RACE technique,which containing a 522 bp coding sequence(CDS),and was designated as GhCYP1.Amino acid sequence alignment analysis showed that the GhCYP1 was high identitied with cyclophilin from Arabidopsis thaliana,Oryza sativa and Homo sapiens,all these cyclophilins containing a typical single-domain with a composition of 11 amino acids,three essential amino acids(R,F,H)for PPIase activity and a tryptophan(W)closely related to the site for cyclosporine A(CsA)binding.Semi-quantitative PCR analysis showed that the GhCYP1 was found with constitutive expression in the root,stem and leaf tissues,whereas the RNA transcriptional level in the root was highest,which suggested that this gene may be associated with uptaking water and transporting mineral,and played a pivotal role in the process of cotton adaptation to the drought environment.


Measurements are reported on the characteristics of the vortex wakes that trail from 0.03-scale models of a B-747 and a DC-10. Included are the downwash distributions obtained with a hot-film anemometer probe for the standard landing configurations, and the rolling moments induced on various following wings by the vortex wakes of several configurations of both wake-generating models. Both sets of data are presented for downstream distances of 81 and 162 ft, i.e., scale distances of 0.5 and 1.0 mile.


Traditional parallel resonant harmonic compensator can not effectively suppress the harmonic contained in output current of grid-connected PV inverters when the utility voltage under unbalanced and distorted conditions. An improved parallel quasi proportional resonant( QPR) harmonic compensate method was put forward to solve this problem,which restrains the reference current harmonic caused by grid voltage effectively. The simulation results show that the modified harmonic compensation method can effectively reduce the total harmonic distortion of grid current and improve the power quality of grid-connected inverter system.


We have studied topological insulator Bi2Te3 nanoparticles mixed with insulating Al2O3 nanoparticles by means of 125Te nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and impedance spectroscopy. Our 125Te NMR lineshape measurements revealed the Knight shift of a satellite peak that increased with the mixing ratio of the Al2O3 nanoparticles, indicating that the mixing increases the surface-to-volume ratio of the Bi2Te3 nanoparticles. It is also shown that the impedance spectroscopy can be employed as a simple and effective means of distinguishing the surface electrical properties of the topological insulators in general.


In order to meet the requirement of ARM CNC, the paper presents a design of PC/104 bus based on ARM CNC that can read and write motion controller card after having research and test on the platform of EP9315.It emphasis on controller of PC/104 bus by applying CPLD and Verilog HDL language, and introduces approach designing device drive of PC/104 bus controller in Linux operation system. The results indicate that the ARM CNC can support PC/104 bus and ARM processor can be used in CNC widely.


ABSTRACT The present study aims to verify if the restructure of the internal commission of organ and tissues donation for transplantation could bring benefits in the corneal captation process at the Hospital Santa Lucinda (HSL) in Sorocaba/SP. All deaths between March 2007 and November 2007 were analysed and when not contraindicated the families were interviewed and the donation was asked. Our data indicated that the effective work of the Comissao Intra-Hospitalar de Doacao de Orgaos e Tecidos para Transplante (CIHDOTT) resulted in significant greater number of donations when compared with the expected number extolled by the Portaria GM/1.262 of 16/06/2006. We concluded that the implementation of this commission resulted in positive effects regarding organ captation generating a common wellness for the society.


The high topography of southcentral Alaska was generated coevally with the subduction of anomalously thick Yakutat terrane crust. Evidence for deep subduction of thick crust comes from receiver function seismic images from the Broadband Experiment Across the Alaska Range, which shows 15- to 20-km-thick subducting crust to depths of 130 km. The subduction of thick crust reduces or eliminates the negative buoyancy (slab pull) of the downgoing plate, changing the balance of vertical forces on the subduction system. One consequence is a shallowing of slab dip and an increase in the elevation of the forearc where it rests on the downgoing plate. A quantitative evaluation of the force balance leads to predictions of changes in slab dip and topography change for both Coulomb and viscous wedge rheologies. The change in buoyancy expected for subduction of 15-to 20-km-thick crust can produce a 1.5- to 2.5-km elevation increase for viscous wedge rheologies and 1―3° decreases in slab dip. These predictions compare favorably to observations in southcentral Alaska. Thus, large decreases in the negative buoyancy of subducting plates can produce high mountain ranges.


Infrastructure investment is widely recognized as a crucial driver of economic development as addressed in the Group of 20 principles for quality infrastructure investment (QII). However, the quality, quantity, and accessibility of economic infrastructure in developing countries are considerably lower than expected. Therefore, the scaling up of infrastructure investment is important for boosting global economic growth.


It is not anywhere and anytime that large earthquakes can occur.Large earthquakes occur in their special temporal and spatial windows.The intersection between earthquake strip and earthquake circularity,the difference in seismic activities,the earthquakes in great depth and the events outside the Earth are the main factors that control the temporal and spatial windows of large earthquake occurrences.An earthquake of magnitude of 9.0 occurred on 11 March 2011,off the Pacific Coast of the northeastern part of the Japanese main land(Tohoku Region).Before the earthquake of M9.0,in Japan Trench subduction zone,the seismic activities showed some characteristic predictability signs:(1) quiescence area of the interplate earthquake of Mj≥7.0,since 1925,(2) the strip of earthquake of Mj≥7.0 perpendicular to Japan Trench since 2003 which begins with a deep earthquake and locates in the middle of the quiescence area,(3) generalized foreshocks of Mj≥5.6 occur in a limited local time period,not random in nature,since March 2009,and(4) foreshock(2011-03-09 Mj7.3) occurs in the quiescence area.The main shock occurred at the place where in the margin of the quiescence area,at the intersection of an earthquake strip perpendicular to Japan Trench and the arc-shaped interpolate earthquake zone in Japan Trench subduction zone,in the area with a distinct spatial variability in seismic activities.The fault surface of the main shock looks to match coplanarly with the fault surfaces of another two interplate earthquakes of Mj≥7.0 in the earthquake strip perpendicular to Japan Trench.The main shock occurs in the middle of the local time period in which generalized foreshocks occur frequently.Predictability patterns of the Tohoku earthquake of M9.0 in 2011 are very similar as our previously discovered ones.


It is well known that solar tracking systems can increase solar panel efficiency by approximately 30 percent. However, because these systems require precise control, it is essential to develop tracking capabilities. In this paper, a solar tracking system using the fusion of astronomical estimates from GPS and vision-sensor image process outcomes is proposed. Using image processing outcomes, a decision-making process is also proposed to distinguish whether or not the current weather condition is sunny. Based on the outcomes, the solar tracking system determines whether to use image processing outcomes or astronomical estimates. The developed system is evaluated through experiments and the results are presented. 


Although epidemiologic indicators of tuberculosis (TB) are rapidly improving in Romania, the disease remains a high priority of the public health. In the last years, the World Health Organization (WHO) has paid particular attention to the phenomenon of multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), which Romania is not exempt from. As an endemic, TB has a long history. In the evolution of this disease, the etiological treatment had a later appearance, but the drug resistance phenomenon, acting as selection pressor, was highlighted from the beginning. The advanced knowledge of the drug resistance mechanisms, early imposed the idea of drug combination. The history of the development and use of chemotherapeutic agents in the treatment of TB demonstrates the difficulty in obtaining strong resilience of the therapeutic regimens and the increased risk of unsuccessful outcomes, due to the drug resistance phenomenon. Expanding the global response to MDR-TB is relatively recent, only the last two decades, but the progress has been substantial. The latest WHO guidelines for MDR-TB therapy is a "game-changer". This article updates the new classification of anti-TB drugs by classes, their characteristics and place in the therapeutic regimes, but also the recommendations and challenges for their application.


Poverty is a complex and multidimensional problem so that it becomes a development priority. Applications of poverty modeling in discrete data are still few and applications of the Bayesian paradigm are also still few. The Bayes Method is a parameter estimation method that utilizes initial information (prior) and sample information so that it can provide predictions that have a higher accuracy than the classical methods. Bayes inference using INLA approach provides faster computation than MCMC and possible uses large data sets. This study aims to model Javanese poverty using the Bayesian Spatial Probit with the INLA approach with three weighting matrices, namely K-Nearest Neighbor (KNN), Inverse Distance, and Exponential Distance. Furthermore, the result showed poverty analysis in Java based on the best model is using Bayesian SAR Probit INLA with KNN weighting matrix produced the highest level of classification accuracy, with specificity is 85.45%, sensitivity is 93.75%, and accuracy is 89.92%.


This paper proposes a blind reversible watermarking approach for medical images based on histogram shifting in wavelet domain. An integer wavelet transform is applied to map the integer host image components to integer wavelet coefficients. The watermark information is inserted into the high frequency subband regions of the transformed image. According to the capacity required for the watermark, two thresholds, T1 and T2, are selected, one in the begging part and the other in the end part of the histogram of the high frequency subbands of the transformed image. Two zero-points, Z1 and Z2 are also created by properly shifting the beginning and the end parts of the histogram. The part of the histogram located between the two thresholds remains unchanged. The binary watermark data are inserted in the thresholds and zero-points locations. The high PSNR (above 53 dB) obtained for several watermarked medical images, indicates imperceptibility of the approach. Experimental results also show superiority of the proposed approach in compare to some other methods that are based on histogram shifting in spatial as well as integer wavelet domains. Enabling lossless reconstruction of both watermark and host image, beside providing the high quality for the watermarked image, make the proposed approach attractive for medical image watermarking applications.


- Developing and maintaining an effective and efficient verification suite for a complex system requires the ability to measure, understand, and improve the environment. Distributed, hierarchical caches are an example of interacting components within an SoC. Understanding how well the components are verified is a challenge since the cache interactions are complex, the components are distributed across an environment, and the data is spread across one or more regressions. This paper discusses the challenges of collecting metrics, providing the visualization to understand complex state machine interactions, and then reviews results of a regression analysis. A complex ARM-based SoC with multiple processors, and a coherent distributed multi-level cache is the basis of our study. A modern constrained-random test suite is used to generate regression suites, with traditional code and functional coverage methods used to steer and grade the test suite. While this approach has been successful, it does require significant compute resources to reach coverage closure, and it has been difficult to determine how to improve the efficiency and quality of the test suite. We introduce statistical coverage as an approach to provide new coverage analysis capability. Within our ARM SoC project, we show how we are able to find and fix significant weaknesses in the stimulus that could not be seen using traditional code and functional coverage metrics. The stimulus improvements provided improved regression efficiency, found areas that had not been fully explored, and as a result found additional RTL issues.


In this paper, we propose a new approach to the aggregation of monadic ra- tings (5-step scale) done by crowdsourcing users for the evaluation of medical websites. We compare them pairwise with other evaluations done by the same users for other websites (whether they are higher or lower), and we will use an Elo rating algorithm to calculate website "credibility" values. Results show that this method of crowdsourcing evaluation is highly correlated with expert evaluations. As proposed, a competition-based model uses a 5-step scale as or- dinal and only compares which website is rated higher or lower by the same user. This approach can solve many problems associated with a 5-point scale, such as dierent understanding by users, user bias, and distribution skewness that can be clearly observed in results.


The authors introduce a proximity impedance matrix which can be added to the original impedance matrix of an air-cored reactor to account for proximity effects. This matrix may be added to the standard impedance matrix of the reactor to take into account the effect of eddy losses on the current distribution among the parallel layers of the reactor. Partial proximity matrices are also introduced, which may be used to find the distribution of active power loss among the layers, which is necessary to predict the temperature rises of the layers. The derivation of the proximity impedance matrix and the underlying assumptions are discussed. Results obtained for a typical reactor are presented. >


The Maastricht Treaty provides for the realisation of trans-european networks, transport infrastructure of all modes that should provide for possibilities to travel and to transport goods throughout Europe. The task of the institutions of the Community is to realise these networks, so that in the future national frontiers will provide neither administrative nor physical barriers to movement. At the present moment, a strategy for realising the networks is lacking. This paper describes four activities that need to be undertaken for realising them: (1) a definition of networks that can cater for any expected transport need; (2) a transnational decision process; (3) appropriate financing arrangements; and (4) subjecting infrastructure to market mechanisms. Neither extensive studies nor availability of money are in the first place essential for realising the networks, but firmness in decision making. (A) For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 862276.


Background: Nodular ganglioneuroblastoma is a rare peripheral neuroblastic tumor of variable prognosis. Accurate diagnosis, staging, and risk categorization can be particularly challenging in patients with nodular ganglioneuroblastoma due to the inherent heterogeneity of these lesions. Case Presentation: We illustrate the use of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging to identify tumor nodules and guide tumor biopsy in an almost 5-year-old boy with a large abdominal tumor. Conclusions: Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging was successful in detecting and guiding biopsy of a poorly differentiated neuroblastoma nodule within the context of a well-differentiated ganglioneuroma, allowing the diagnosis and characterization of a ganglioneuroblastoma nodular, thus influencing the child's prognosis and treatment.


Calculations of the torsional state dependence of A=B and C rotational constants of (D2O)3 are reported, for torsional energies up to 100 cm−1 above the ground state, extending our work on the rotational constants of all isotopomers of water trimer using ab initio four-dimensional torsional-stretching intermolecular potential-energy surface [D. Sabo et al., J. Phys. Chem. 110, 5745 (1999)]. Direct composition was made to the rotational constants measured by Viant et al. [J. Chem. Phys. 110, 4369 (1999)] for the same nine torsional levels of (D2O)3. In order to consistently reproduce the pronounced variations of the A=B and C rotational constants from one torsional eigenstate to the other, theory must take into account both the changes of rms torsional angles of the "free" O–D bonds and the changes in the oxygen–oxygen separation which accompany torsional excitation. The changes of C with torsional state, ΔC(n), are distinctly non-monotonic; they depend mainly on the rms (root-mean-square) torsional angle ...


Abstract In this paper we extend upon an existing software architecture, namely the Context Oriented Architecture to include support for quality of service. The Context Oriented Architecture is a responsive service oriented infrastructure that transparently monitors application context and allows for custom responses designed by service developers and triggered by conditions in the monitored context. We augment the architecture with a QoS-Broker, which supports QoS representation, discovery, matchmaking, monitoring and self-healing based on Web service standards. Service providers can specify various categories of Web services that differ in their QoS support. Clients are able to dynamically state their QoS requirements. To support standardization, QoS requirements and offers are described using the OWL-Q ontology. Our QoS-Broker matches a group of customers with a group of service offers by converting the problem into a constraint satisfaction problem, and solving it using a matchmaking search algorithm. As a proof of concept, the QoS-Broker monitors the invocation process and takes corrective action if a Web service could not meet the QoS level it claims to support. We verified the feasibility and performance of the QoS-Broker with our prototype implementation and performance measurements. In addition, we showed that group serving has less overhead than individual serving and that our matching logic conforms to the wisdom of the crowd.


In 1998 the Reyntjens Laboratory acquired a big size triaxial cell testing device for the testing of heterogeneous materials. The goal of the triaxial test set-up is to gather information about the material behaviour under a multi-axial stress state. In that it simulates the confining pressure of the surrounding material. In 1998 and 1999 the test set-up was developed. Meanwhile the first test results on the triaxial behaviour of lime mortar and masonry have been acquired. In the case of masonry cores, special attention is paid to the resulting biaxial yield-criterion. as this is of major importance for an assessment of the structural safety of the masonry. The study on lime mortar aims at determining its deformability in the case of a triaxial compression state. Especially the influence of the pore structure is evaluated. The research goal is the better understanding of the mechanical behaviour of ancient masonry, seeking for scientific explanation about the relative high mechanical strength of masonry built up with lime mortar that is considered to be a weak material. The test set-up is illustrated, the first test results and the resulting biaxial yield criterion for masonry based on cores are presented. Triaxial tests on both hydrated and hydraulic lime mortars as well as the mutual influence between the triaxial behaviour of the mortar and its pore structure are studied and discussed.


The new product development strategy is the first important preconditio n of the success for new product development. The enterprise chooses the strate gy rational or not matter the competitiveness of the new product and the success of the new product development. Considered from the development audacity of the enterprise and the innovation degree of the new product,there are two developme nt strategy--following style development strategy and leading style development strategy. Through analysing the merits and demerits, the applied condition and r esult of the two strategies,the paper sums up how to choose suitable strategy ac cording to the specific conditions of the enterprise and the market.


CHOROIDAL papillomas are of general interest because of their combined pathologic and physiologic implications. As in the case included in this report, through such papillomas evidence may be afforded as to the pathogenesis of the associated hydrocephalus. Since the survey of 86 cases by Posey 1 22 additional cases of choroidal papilloma have been reported. 2 The earliest report, by Van Wagenen, 3 of 33 cases, indicated a high incidence in the younger age groups. The fourth ventricle was predominantly the location both in the older patients and in the over-all series, but the lateral ventricles were the usual site in the very young. Posey's survey and subsequent reports have made little alteration in these statistical results. In the most recently reported series 2d, f the average age has been somewhat higher. In one series 2f the predominant location was the fourth ventricle. In the other 2d the commonest location


Images of war and its commemoration are an everyday presence in contemporary culture, from the embedded reporter in the field to the Last Post at the Menin Gate. Disasters and Heroes: On War, Memory and Representation revisits campaigns from the plains of Troy to recent events in the Balkans, examining how wars are represented and remembered. Angus Calder shows how the 'facts' of war are transformed into myths that condition later responses to war, and how the construction of memory begins with wartime events themselves. Beginning with a section devoted to war memorials and the public remembrance of war, such as D-Day commemorations, the essays collected in Disasters and Heroes then look at the lived experience of war for 'ordinary' people, while the final section deals with literary representation of war, from The Iliad to T. E. Lawrence and on to Christa Wolf's Cassandra. Disasters and Heroes is a thought-provoking collection dealing with issues of major significance which recent events have made painfully topical.


ECR Spotlight is a series of interviews with early-career authors from a selection of papers published in Journal of Experimental Biology and aims to promote not only the diversity of early-career researchers (ECRs) working in experimental biology during our centenary year but also the huge variety of animals and physiological systems that are essential for the 'comparative' approach. Frederik Püffel is an author on ' Strong positive allometry of bite force in leaf-cutter ants increases the range of cuttable plant tissues', published in JEB. Frederik is a Postdoc in the lab of David Labonte at Imperial College London, UK, investigating biomechanical systems across animals of different sizes.


The frontal septal cell (FSC) is a medially based air cavity of the anterior ethmoid or the inferior frontal sinus, located in the interfrontal sinus septum. FSC pathologies are extremely rare although they are common frontal recess cells. We report on two patients with isolated FSC sinusitis presenting with frontal headache who were treated with Draf IIb endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS). Paranasal sinus computed tomography of the patients revealed a clear frontal sinus and FSC soft tissue density. The patients underwent a Draf IIb procedure through left-sided approach to treat FSC inflammation. After surgery, the patients no longer complained of headache, and the widened outflow tract was maintained without narrowing in endoscopic views during 2 years of followup. When a patient presents with continuous frontal headache, FSC inflammation should be considered. It can be successfully treated by Draf IIb ESS. (J Clinical Otolaryngol 2021;32:85-89)


Objective: To investigate the effect of rTFAR19 protein on the expression of hTERT mRNA and telomerase activity in human nasopharyngeal carcinoma CNE-1 cells, so as to understand the mechanism by which rTFAR19 protein promotes the apoptosis of CNE-1 cells. Methods: Different concentrations of rTFAR19 protein were co-cultured with human CNE-1 cells. The apoptosis of CNE-1 cells was analyzed by 7-AAD and Annexin V-PE-labeled flow cytometry (FACS) assay. The expression of hTERT mRNA was detected by RT-PCR and was compared between the 2 groups. The changes of telomerase activity after TFAR19 treatment were examined by TRAP-sliver staining. Results: rTFAR19 protein incorporated into human nasopharyngeal carcinoma CNE-1 cells without a carrier. When the concentrations of rTFAR19 protein were 5mg/L ,10 mg/L, 15 mg/L,20 mg/L, and 30 mg/L, the apoptosis rates of CNE-1 cells were 15.26%,29.48%,37.11%,54.20%,and 72.36%, respecitively. The apoptosis rate of the positive control group (treated with stuanrosporin) and the negative control group (treated with PBS) were 98.37% and 13.40%, respectively. The expression of hTERT mRNA in CNE-1 cells was similar between the experimental group and the control group. The telomerase activity of CNE-1 cells was obviously decreased after cultured with rTFAR19 protein (20 mg/L). Conclusion: High concentration of rTFAR19 protein can depress the telomerase activity of human nasopharyngeal carcinoma CNE-1 cells and subsequently accelerate the apoptosis of CNE-1 cells .


In order to transmit data supplied by a rotational speed sensor in the form of an alternating signal (ES) along with additional data (ZD) via a signal line (3), a sequence of electrical pulses (P) of a given duration is derived from the alternating signal. The intervals or interpulse periods of said sequence contain information on rotational speed. Additional data (ZD) is transmitted in the interpulse periods, wherein transmission of additional data (ZD; Bto to Bt7) is synchronized by the individual rotating signal sensor pulses (P). Preferably, the method is employed for active sensors (1), whereby the sensor pulses (P) and the additional data (ZD) are transmitted in the form of electric signals (Bto to Bt7). During standstill, when no sensor pulses (P) occur, transmission of additional data is triggered by auxiliary synchronization pulses (Sy2).


Objectives: To determine whether migration of pathological tumor stages in patients with clinically localized prostate cancer exists and whether this is due to an increasing frequency of treating patients with clinically insignificant cancer.Methods: 1,063 radical retropubic prostatectomies were performed in patients with clinically localized prostate cancer in one institution within 7.5 years (from 1992 until June 1999). All specimens were prospectively processed according to the Stanford protocol. These were then analyzed regarding the migration of pathological tumor stages and cancer volumes.Results: Within the observation period, the annual rate of radical retropubic prostatectomies increased by 225% from 69 to 224 cases. The authors noted a decline of advanced tumor stages (from 65 to 40%) and an increase in pathological T2 tumors (from 30 to 55%). The rate of small cancers (<0.5 cm3) remained stable between 2 and 5% over the last 5 years.Conclusion: The data confirm trends which were observed in large US centers with increasing detection and treatment of localized prostate cancer without unnecessary treatment of clinically insignificant cancers.


There has been a concerted empirical research focus on industrial, science and technology policy from a large country perspective. Small economies and countries industrial, science and technology policy has been the focus of limited empirical research and attention. To address this imbalance the purpose of this monograph is examine the evolution of industrial, science and technology policy from a small country perspective. Taking Ireland a small open economy located on the peripheral of Europe that has made significant economic and industrial advances with consistent and evolving industrial, science and technology policies. In particular, we focus and examine the evolution of Irish industrial development, the develop of Irish industrial cluster with a distinct focus on the case of the medical technology cluster in the West of Ireland and Ireland's education research policy designed to build capacity and scientific capabilities. We conclude by discussing the challenges and implications of industrial science and technology from a small country perspective. We also reflect on the future industrial, science and technology policy considerations that Ireland as a small open economy needs to focus on in order to evolve, maintain and grow its international industrial, science and technology reputation and standing.


This paper investigates the impacts of FTAs on the exports, the intensive margins of exports and the extensive margins of exports of SMEs. To control the average treatment effects and multilateral resistance, I use panel data with country pair and country-and-time fixed effects as Baier and Bergstrand (2007) suggested. Using the panel data on exports and the number of SMEs at the HS 6 digit level and Poisson Pseudo-Maximun Likelihoood estimator, I find that FTAs increase the exports of SMEs. Furthermore, I find that FTAs have positive impacts on the extensive margins of exports measured by the number of firms. However, the effects of FTAs on the intensive margins of exports are insignificant.


This paper describes the high-frequency characterizations of a vertical electro-absorption modulator (EAM) to ensure its monolithic integration onto a VCSEL for data communications. Splitting the emitting and the modulating parts is an attractive approach compared to directly current-modulated VCSEL since it releases the intrinsic limitations due to carriers dynamics that occurs in such VCSEL device. It is, in this aim, utmost to thoroughly characterize and understand the properties and performances of the vertically integrated EAM under high frequency operation, as it will be decisive for the application of EAM-VCSEL to very high data-rate communications. EAM measurements, presented up to 40 GHz, require a precise control of the optical fiber coupling and a precise evaluation of the injection losses over the full frequency range.


J: ollowing the methods given in the lectures at Berlin by Professor Kronecker, I have considered in the Quarterly Journal of Matbematics (No. 106, 1894) modular Systems of the form . " CAO), Λ0«0, -Μ /X*)]/ where the functions f(x) are integral in χ with integral coefficients, W$ suppose that there is no divisor eommon to all these functions, since it could at once be taken out s a factor of the System. It was shown that such a System was equivalent to a System of the form


According to a survey in the 1995 Best Manufacturing Practices Report, the number one concern of people in the electronics industry is solderability, followed closely by compliance to environmental regulations. Consequently, there is a pressing need for a solderability restoration technology that is both environmentally benign and reliable. For flip chip assemblies, the solderability of the printed wiring board and the presence of flux residue are key issues. Loss in solderability translates into lower process yields, increased rework, and reduced field reliability. it is generally accepted that reworked solder joints are less reliable. For less demanding commercial applications, solderability restoration technology could significantly reduce costs by eliminating consumable fluxes and lowering scrap rates. The availability of such technology also enables solderability problems to be addressed proactively. A team of commercial and military electronics manufacturers (Rockwell Collins Inc., Northern Telecom, Allen Bradley, CSL Inc., Rockwell Science Center & SEHO USA Inc.) under a DARPA funded program has been investigating the use of an environmentally friendly, closed loop restoration system for use on Flip Chip technologies. The paper will present the DARPA ROSA program flip chip test results utilizing a benchtop application restoration system in three areas: (1) Demonstration of the applicability of the restoration process for Flip chip technology after storage degradation for tin-lead surfaces, (2) Demonstration of the potential for the ROSA restoration process to effectively restore bare and Organic Solderability Preserved (OSP) copper surfaces, (3) Characterization of process residues, solder joint metallurgical quality and environmental process issues.


In 385B-C of the Cratylus, Plato appears to be formulating a version of the correspondence theory of truth, in such a way that it applies not only to discourse, but to individual names as well. However commentators who have remarked on this passage, either take exception to the reasoning, or find it necessary to interpret the conclusion with qualifications that Plato never could have intended. Richard Robinson, for example, on p.328 of "A Criticism of Plato's Cratylus", sums up the argument thus: . . . since statements have a truthvalue, their parts, including names, must have a truthvalue too. Therefore names are true or false. and criticises it for involving a fallacy of division. Lorenz and Mittelstrasse, by contrast, construe the argument as validly proceeding from the true-false distinction of sentences to a corresponding true-false distinction of their parts.


This thesis aims to contribute to upgrading its position to the biggest 8 ports in Korea by suggesting activating schemes of Kunsan Port in rapidly changing shipping environments. The research methodologies such as literature survey, O/D analysis are adopted in the study. The following several conclusions can be suggested. Firstly, in port logistics system the dredging in navigational channels and in Kumgang Dam and the incentive schemes for the shipping companies and the international freight forwarders are required. Secondly cargo inducement schemes should be introduced to induce container cargoes originated in Junbook Do Province and adjacent area etc. Thirdly the development of new shipping routes and strengthening the coastal routes among domestic sea ports. Fouthly establishing supply chain management system with adjacent Chinese Provinces such as Shandong.


With the large number of high-rise commercial and apartment buildings constructed in Sri Lanka, the fire safety is gradually gaining the attention of professionals and general public. In this context, it would be essential to have buildings that can win the confidence of the occupants. Fire safety essentially consists of two aspects. That is fire resistant construction and ability to control fires in case of occurrence. Many countries have developed many useful techniques for the above and adaptation of a desirable and cost effective fire safety enhancement solution will be highly desirable for the future buildings. For this purpose it would need a critical review of present practice and to identify the areas that can be improved. This paper presents such a detailed study carried out in Sri Lanka with respect to fire resistant construction.


Matrix polynomials play an important role in the theory of matrix di erential equations. An important approach in searching numerical solutions to matrix di erential equation is through the computation of solvents of the associated matrix polynomial P (X) (Lancaster [25], page 525). The rst work we know in numerical analysis dealing with matrix polynomials is in Dennis [9], which gave origin to Dennis [10] and [11] where an algebraic theory was developed and some algorithms were presented. We refer the reader to Dennis [11], page 524, where two iterative methods to nd solvents are de ned. The rst is a generalization of a scalar algorithm and its purpose is the computation of a dominant solvent, that is a solvent with the eigenvalues greater, in modulus, than the eigenvalues of any other solvent. We will refer this as the Traub method. The second algorithm is a matrix version of the Bernoulli's algorithm, which is essentially a block matrix power method applied to a block companion matrix of P (X). Since Dennis [10], several works have considered this method (Lancaster [22], Tsai [38], Higham [19], Pereira [34]). The classical Newton's method also had been generalized to matrix polynomials, rst to the quadratic equation (Davis [5], Kratz [21], Higham [18], Long [26]) and then to a general degree m. Also this method have been studied in the last years by Higham [19] and Pereira [33]. All methods referred above are based in matrix arithmetics, that is, solving the matrix equation P (X) = 0n×n in Cn×n. Here we will develop a xed point method considering the matrix elementwise, so the computations will be carried at the scalar level, our attempt is to avoid the complications of matrix manipulations specially when dealing with the inverse of a matrix. We present here a vectorial version for the Newton's method for matrix polynomials. This follows the approach of (Marcos [27]), which is to treat again a polynomial matrix equation at a scalar level, for these we consider the polynomial equation by n × n scalar multivariate complex polynomials. The goal here is to avoid the use of the Frechet derivative which in the respective algorithm it is needed to solve a generalized Sylvester equation at each step (see Higham [18], page 4). In Dennis [9], page 80, it is referred that if X is a solvent of P (X) then it is a block eigenvalue of the companion matrix , CV = V X in the monic case, or a block eigenvalue of the companion pencil, C1V = C2V X in the nonmonic case. Another approach in searching numerical solutions to matrix di erential equation is through the eigenvalues and generalized eigenvectors of the companion matrix or pencil. Related to block eigenvalue calculus, as much as we could, we just nd out the block matrix power method (Dennis [9], page 83) and with application only to monic polynomials. It is therefore presented the Vectorial Newton method to block eigenvalue de ned for the monic case, or a block eigenvalue of the companion pencil, in the nonmonic case. Finally we generalize this formulation for calculating eigenpencils, (λB −A)V = W (λY −X). resulting in the Vectorial Newton Method for eigenpencils.


The present invention relates to disease prevention or treatment a pharmaceutical composition or food composition of the liver containing the effective amount of the spine greater Agrimonia pilosa extract of a pharmaceutically. In addition, the present invention is the improved prevention of liver diseases and is characterized by heating at least about 7 days at a temperature of sandals or heating the pulverized product and water mixture in the water plants to be about 55 ℃ or more temperature or about 20 ℃ to 30 ℃ or to methods for producing a agrimony plant aqueous extract having a therapeutic effect on the disease, and prevention or treatment a pharmaceutical composition or food composition of the liver containing the water-soluble extract obtained in this way. In addition, the present invention removes the water-soluble fraction by extracting agrimony plant with an organic solvent and to characterized in that it comprises the step of obtaining the organic solvent fraction, water and sandals having improved preventive or therapeutic effects on liver disease, or plant relates to an organic solvent-soluble method for producing an extract and disease prevention or treatment a pharmaceutical composition or food composition of the liver containing the extract obtained from this method. Agrimony, large spine sandals herbs, B-type hepatitis virus surface antigen, envelope antigens, Outpost, liver disease treatment


This paper presents a word segmentation system in France Telecom R&D Beijing, which uses a unified approach to word breaking and OOV identification. The output can be customized to meet different segmentation standards through the application of an ordered list of transformation. The system participated in all the tracks of the segmentation bakeoff -PK-open, PKclosed, AS-open, AS-closed, HK-open, HK-closed, MSR-open and MSRclosed -and achieved the state-of-theart performance in MSR-open, MSRclose and PK-open tracks. Analysis of the results shows that each component of the system contributed to the scores.


This paper organizes and reflects the"modernity"discourse of Chinese literature research of the 20th century since 1990s.It believes that modernity research of Chinese literature research of the 20th century has experienced the change from"one modernity"to"two modernities",which embodies in the theory selection,research focus,and research methodology.


Purpose: With the advent of endoscopic technology, ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography)/ES (endoscopic sphincterotomy) has become the main treatment for CBD stones. However, when ERCP fails to remove CBD stones, it remains unclear whether laparoscopic treatment is an alternative or not. The aim of this study was to investigate the outcome of LCBDE for the management of difficult choledocholithiasis. Methods: This study was a retrospective analysis of 68 LCBDE cases that were performed at the Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Mokdong Hospital from January, 2000 to March, 2006. Group A was defined that primary LCBDE was performed without ERCP/ES. Group B was defined that secondary LCBDE was performed after ERCP/ES had failed. The operative outcomes and postoperative complications were compared between the two groups. Results: Primary LCBDE was performed for 33 patients (Group A) and secondary LCBDE after failure of ERCP/ES was performed for 35 patients (Group B). No significant differences in gender, mean age and associated diseases were noted between the two groups. The stone clearance rate was 100% for both groups. There were no significant differences between the two groups for the mean operative time (201.5 min for Group A vs 188.7 min for Group B: P=0.415), the open conversion rate (9.1% vs 0%, respectively: P=0.068), the complication rate (12.1% vs 8.6%, respectively: P=0.630) and the duration of the hospital stay (14.3 days vs 11.9 days, respectively: P=0.169). The recurrence rate along with a mean follow-up of 24 months showed no significant difference between the two groups (12.1% vs 2.9%, respectively). Conclusion: When ERCP is impossible or stone retrieval is incomplete, LCBDE is an alternative treatment for difficult CBD stones.


: In the latest years, the number of quiz and game shows aired on Turkish TV channels has increased significantly. These shows serve as a shelter where people can escape from the disturbing pressure of their daily realities. The values and structures of these programs derive from certain facets of the capitalist ideology and feed it, encouraging the greed and the competitive individual inherent in capitalism. People participating in certain game shows are scored according to what they know. The capital of the game show is the knowledge which functions in the same way as money. Here, knowledge is like the capital of the manufacturing process. It is not to the benefit of the society but solely to the person participating in the quiz show. In addition to this, what's actually valuable and important in the game shows is the way knowledge is used, not the knowledge itself. The contestants are from low social and economic levels. In the same manner, the viewers at the studio directed to applause constantly. On the other hand, the viewers in front of the TV forget the barbarity and the resentments of day to day life by spending their time in front of an empty and unnecessary game show. What can these people acting as spectators do instead? For instance, as citizens, they may prefer to watch other TV programs by which they may achieve greater consciousness of their rights and responsibilities. This way our hopes, culture and identity bygone in this 'happy idiots" society. The understanding resulting from such polarity causes issues to be taken out of the context of social and historical complexities and be profiled simplistically. Quiz shows, which are examples of mass culture, are also tools for ideological canalization and exploitation. These programs confirm the faith of the masses in the system and integrate them into it. Attempting to study the quiz show and game show such as "Who Wants to be a Millionaire ?" or "Will You Marry Me ?" with a theoretical approach as well as an empirical method, taking the idea that such shows aired on Turkish TV channels are a tool of cultural imperialism and that they serve the settling down of the consumer society. pressures of daily life. The values inherent in and the structures of these programs are a byproduct of certain characteristics of the capitalist culture and feed this ideology.


Transmission electron microscopy observation of cross-sectional specimens prepared by focused ion beam milling method have beenappliedtostudythedeepradiationdamageanddepthprofileofpointdefectsgeneratedduringionirradiationinCu–1mass%Coalloyspecimensbymeansofcoherentprecipitates.Thespecimenswereirradiatedatatemperaturerangeof250to500 Cby4and0.6MeVselfCuionstoadoseof 0.3dpa. The damage range has been observed at depths well beyond that expected from ion damage range calculations.(Received October 26, 2005; Accepted December 21, 2005; Published February 15, 2006)Keywords: ion irradiation, point defect, depth profile


3563Background: The PI3K / AKT pathway has several roles in CRC growth and progression through downstream targets including the MAPK pathway. Based on strong preclinical mCRC and non-mCRC clinical ...


The article considers language families and independent Indian languages of Venezuelan Spanish and analyzes their current state: a quantitative ratio of monoand bilinguals, the territory of distribution and language policy. The article also provides examples of native American Indian words functioning in the modern speech of Venezuelans, which are selected by the method of continuous sampling from the Diccionario de venezolanismos. All examples are translated and have a linguistic-culturological comment. The article concludes by describing measures, undertaken to preserve and develop the Indian languages of Venezuela.


Abstract. This article addresses the nature and framework of human rights and its relevance to health care and to applied psychology. It outlines some of the limitations of human rights, but argues...


A jack up drilling rig towering over a small production platform represents good news about giant Ekofisk oil and gas field, currently a problem for operator Phillips Petroleum Co. Norway. The rig is preparing four pre-drilled wells to begin production this month. Embla reserves are estimated at 50 million bbl of oil, 5 million bbl of NGL, and 100 bcf of gas. The paper briefly describes the ground subsidence problems at the platform and plans for a new platform if the subsidence problem cannot be solved.


Main results Analysis was by intention to treat. More men in the finasteride group than the placebo group refused an end of study biopsy {25% v 23%, p < 0.001}‡. Fewer men in the finasteride group than the placebo group had prostate cancer; higher grade tumours were more frequent for finasteride than for placebo (table). More men in the finasteride group than the placebo group had erectile dysfunction, loss of libido (table), and reduced volume of ejaculate (60% v 47%), whereas more men in the placebo group had urinary urgency, urinary retention (table), benign prostatic hyperplasia (8.7% v 5.2%), and urinary tract infection (1.3% v 1.0%) (p < 0.001 for all comparisons).


With the implementation of the engineering-supervising system, the work of engineering survey and supervising plays a more and more important role than ever before. In this article, the authors made an inclusion of the chief assignment and method of the survey and supervising in the curved pipe jacking construction from the practice of the curved pipe jacking construction in He Fang Street municipal engineering in Hangzhou. Based on that, the author advanced chief measures of the engineering survey and supervising in the city curved pipe jacking construction. And discussing the control outline of the engineering survey and supervising work before and in the course of construction to make it certain that the results of the engineering survey and supervising are in conformity with the requiremtnt of the design and construction.


In this paper, the optical properties of PMMA-R6G have been investigated in the presence of silver nanoparticles from the filtering performance point of view .The used silver nanoparticles "inks" (dispersible in organic and inorganic solvents) were prepared by a high stability chemical reduction method. The size and shape of the nanoparticles were determined using the TEM images. The effect of dyes concentration on the transmission power of samples in the presence and absence of silver nanoparticles was evaluated by using a laser with a wavelength of 532 nm and a power of 50 mW. The CCD-S100 spectrometer was used to study the PMMA-R6G-AgNPs film transmission spectrum. The results indicated that this compound could be used as a suitable filter in the visible range, especially at 532 ± 50 nm.


Embodiments include receiving configuration information including a match criterion for packets received at a network device in a network and a pool of layer 3 addresses associated with a set of servers in the network, resolving layer 2 destination addresses based on the layer 3 addresses of the servers, and programming a hardware layer of the network device based, at least in part, on the match criterion, the pool of layer 3 addresses, and the layer 2 destination addresses. Specific embodiments include configuring a policy to indicate that packets from an external source are to be forwarded to a server of the set of servers. Further embodiments include receiving a packet at the network device, and matching the packet to the pool of layer 3 addresses and the resolved layer 2 addresses based, at least in part, on the match criterion programmed in the hardware layer.


For testing, 4 options of management to beef cattle from Nelore steers, created in Paranavai, State of Parana, Brazil, 56 steers with 8 to 10 months old received the following treatments since may, 1978: I - 13 months in pasture and 3 months in feed lot, with Panicum maximum hay; II - 4 months in additional pasture, 9 months in private pasture and 3 months in feed lot, with Panicum maximum hay; III - 4 months in additional pasture, 9 months in private pasture and 3 months in feed lot, with Cynodon plectostachyus hay; IV - 22 months in pasture only. When the periods finished they were slaughtered and their carcasses minutely studied. Results demonstrated a reduction of 6 months in time necessary to prepare lots I, II e III and in slaughter the IV lot showed more carcass yield, more heavy head, more longissimus dorsi muscle and more fat over the longissimus dorsi muscle. In carcasses were observed hight correlations between:  lived wight (LW) x warm weight (WW); LW x cold weight (CW); LW x forequarter (FQ); LW x hind quarter (HQ); LW x short plate and flank (SPF); WW x CW; WW x FQ; WW x HQ; WW x SPF; CW x FQ; CW x HQ; CW x SPF; warm carcass yield (WCY) x chilled carcass yield (CCY); FQ x HQ; FQ x SPF and HQ x SPF. It is concluded in this work that 3 months of feed lot in the 2nd dry season of animals life were sufficient to reduce 6 months of preparing and to get slaughter in 2 years old.


Performance of inverted F meander antenna with a lossy ferrite film was investigated and compared to air-core antenna with the same design. We have fabricated ferrite film antenna using 3μm thick plated Ni0.21Zn0.45Fe2.34O4. Loss tanδμ of the plated ferrite was about 1.5 around 500MHz. It was found that bandwidth significantly increased by the use of lossy ferrite, while radiation efficiency (RE) decreased. However, the RE increases as the thickness of lossy ferrite film decreases below 10μm. The fractional bandwidth of ferrite film antenna was found to be 13.8%, which shows a 431% as compared to an air-core antenna. The center frequency (fc) for ferrite film antenna decreased from 584to534MHz of the air-core antenna. This implies 7.5% decrease in the fc, while the gain of the ferrite was not much lower than the air-core antenna. Lossy ferrite thin film has been found to be effective in broadening of bandwidth, while retaining an acceptable gain.


For a prime p let Q = Qp denote the completion of the algebraic closure of the field of p-adic numbers with p-adic valuation Given a group G consider the ring of formal sums 11(Q,G)= {Zaxx:axEQkQx'10-} . xEG Motivated by the study of group rings and the complex Banach algebras 11 (C, G) , we consider the problem of when this ring is semisimple (semiprimitive). Our main result is that for an Abelian group G, 11 (Q, G) is semisimple if and only if G does not contain a Cpoo subgroup. We also prove that 11 (Q, G) is semisimple if G is a nilpotent p'-group, an ordered group, or a torsion-free solvable group. We use a mixture of algebraic and analytic methods.


With the gradual development of micro-satellite technology and the extension of application field of earth observation technology, researchers show more concern and attention on how to obtain high-resolution images with microsatellite platform equipped with space telescope. Such microsatellites require the space telescopes with small volume, low mass, and low cost. Deployable telescope is a good choice to meet these requirements, and it has the same capabilities as the traditional space telescope. We investigate a space telescope with smart self-deployable structure. The telescope is folded before launch, the distance between primary mirror and secondary mirror becomes short and the volume of the telescope becomes small, and the telescope extends to its working configuration after it is in orbit. The deployable structure is one of the key techniques of deployable space telescope, and this paper focuses on the design of a self-deployable structure of the secondary mirror. There are mainly three parts in this paper. Firstly, the optics of the telescope is presented, and a Ritchey-Chretien (RC) type optical system is designed. Secondly, the self-deployable structure is designed and the finite element method (FEM) is used to analyze dynamics of the extended telescope. Thirdly, an adjusting mechanism with six degrees of freedom to correct the misalignment of the secondary mirror is investigated, and the kinematics is discussed.


Abstract Microwave induced d.c. voltage due to inverse a.c. Josephson effect has been observed across bulk samples of Y-Ba-Cu-O and Y-Ba-Sr-Cu-O. The d.c. voltage is found to vary with microwave power, frequency and also with small external magnetic fields. Although the resistivity curve of Y-Ba-Cu-O does not show any appreciable resistance drop around 230 K, the microwave induced d.c. voltage due to the inverse a.c. Josephson effect has been found to exist upto 230 K. The resistivity behaviour of Y-Ba-Sr-Cu-O shows a sharp resistivity drop above 230 K. In this sample the inverse Josephson effect is found to exist upto +26 °C, indicating the presence of a phase having a superconducting onset around this temperature.


On June 14, 1985, the Division of Disease Control Services, Arizona Department of Health Services, was notified by infection-control personnel at a local hospital of 13 cases of non-A, non-B hepatitis among patients who had undergone cardiovascular surgery at the hospital during the preceding 6 months. All the patients had received factor IX complex produced by Alpha Therapeutic Corporation (Brand B) because of bleeding during their surgery.


This paper presents a Stochastic Dynamic Programming (SDP) methodology for automatic generation of an implementable hybrid control strategy, and addresses engine soot emissions during controller development by using an advanced Engine-In-the-Loop (EIL) setup. Coupling the real engine with the virtual driveline/vehicle enables application of fast analysers to characterise the impact of transients on engine emissions. The benefits of using the EIL for establishing driveability and soot emissions constraints, and subsequent application of the constraints for refining the SDP strategy is demonstrated through a study of a virtual parallel-hybrid system for the High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle with a V8 6L engine.


Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to introduce a neural network‐based market agent, which develops optimal bidding strategies for a power generating company (Genco) in a day‐ahead electricity market.Design/methodology/approach – The problem of finding optimal bidding strategy for a Genco is formulated as a two‐level optimization problem. At the top level, the Genco aims at maximizing its total daily profit, and at the bottom level, the independent system operator obtains the power dispatch quantity for each market participant with the objective of maximizing the social welfare. The neural network is trained using a particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm with the objective of maximizing daily profit for the Genco.Findings – The effectiveness of the proposed approach is established through several case studies on the benchmark IEEE 30‐bus test system for the day‐ahead market, with an hourly clearing mechanism and dynamically changing demand profile. Both block bidding and linear supply function bi...


Flashover across a solid surface in vacuum greatly restricts the insulation capability of pulsed power devices and impedes its overall performance. For more than half a century of painstaking research, there are still some ill-defined aspects that need to be studied. This paper, organized in chronological order, briefly reviews the milestones of research progress regarding surface flashover in vacuum. The main influential factors on flashover are analyzed, which are generalized into three aspects, i.e., electrode-dielectric interface, dielectric surface and external factors. The mainstream theories on flashover are discussed. In recent decades, the approach to improve surface insulation performance are summarized, including surface modification techniques, new insulating materials and new insulation structures. It is hoped that this paper will provide a guide for future related scientific research, engineering design and application.


Why is it that women's use of alcohol and other drugs does not command so much attention as men's use? Women's use of alcohol has been focused on in two ways in drug research both negatively according to the authors in this book. Research has focused on the fetal alcohol syndrome, which mostly has had a stigmatizing effect. Secondly, research has focused on the theory of convergence, namely that the drinking patterns of men and women are becoming more alike. The convergence theory is criticized for putting men up as a norm for women. The authors point out that neglect of the women's perspective in drug research expresses how the InequalIty of men and women is a fact of life even in the Nordic


This paper examines the evolution and transformation of the concept of glocalization which has come from the root of globalization. The paper will also trace the history and the development of the concept of 'glocalization', which originated in Japan as a popular business strategy. The paper examine in broad terms concepts, theories and principles of glocalization in business perspectives. The paper wants to focus on the epistemological analysis of the glocalization themes. The article also provides a discussion on the importance of well-defined concepts and approaches used by scholars and by practitioners in various contexts. The discussion focuses on and demonstrates through the globalization of business activities and the term 'global strategy'. The widespread use of popular jargon cannot cover the fact that a genuine or true global strategy approach appears to be a managerial viewpoint. The terms 'glocal strategy' and the 'glocalization' of business activities are introduced to enhance the accuracy of the present usage by scholars and by practitioners of the term global strategy and the phenomenon often described as the globalization of business activities.


In this paper, a system for the visualization and entry of 3D stratigraphic layers into a new Geographic Information System (GIS) based on the varying and sometimes incomplete records of the field archaeologist is presented. This paper presents a computer-based system that allows for incomplete and ambiguous data, indicating problems associated with this entry and shows how inaccuracies are represented so that later misinterpretation is avoided.


Cs 2 SiF 6 :Mn 4+ and Cs 2 GeF 6 :Mn 4+ red phosphors are synthesized by chemically etching Si and Ge in aqueous HF/CsMnO 4 solutions. Photoluminescence (PL) analysis, PL excitation (PLE) spectroscopy, and Raman scattering techniques are used to investigate the optical properties of the phosphors. The Franck―Condon analysis of the PLE data yields the Mn 4+ -related optical transitions to occur at ∼2.39 and ∼2.35 eV ( 4 A 2 → 4 T 2 ) and at ∼2.82 and ∼2.79 eV ( 4 A 2 → 4 T 1 ) for Cs 2 SiF 6 :Mn 4+ and Cs 2 GeF 6 :Mn 4+ , respectively. Temperature-dependent PL measurements are performed from 20 to 450 K in increments of 10 K, and the obtained results are well interpreted by taking into account the Bose―Einstein occupation factor. A complete set of infrared and Raman active frequencies, v 1 ―v 6 , are determined from the PL and Raman scattering spectra of Cs 2 SiF 6 :Mn 4+ and Cs 2 GeF 6 :Mn 4+ .


THOMAS HODGKIN in 1832 described seven cases of »rnorbid appearances of the absorbent glands and spleen». It was not until about 70 years later that the disease now bearing his name was separated as a clinical and histopathological entity from other diseases of the lymphatic system (VIRCHOW 1845, 1865, WILKS 1865, COHNHEIM 1865, LANGHANS 1872, GREENFIELD 1878, GOLDMAN 1882, KUNDRAT 1893, DIETRICH 1896, STERNBERG 1898, REED 1902). The histological picture of Hodgkin's disease is quite variable. In different nodes taken for biopsy at the same time, the picture may be different, or there may, indeed, be variations between different areas of a single node. Furthermore, it is well-known that the histological type may change with time. Many of the classical workers on this subject (STERNBERG 1898, REED 1902, LONGCOPE 1903, T ERPLAN and Mn TELBACH 1929, EWING 1931, PULLINGER 1932) describe: 1) An initial phase of the disease, during which the normal lymph node architecture is gradually lost, partly or entirely, the dominating cell type being the lymphocyte. Some cases showing this early picture may be impossible to diagnose as Hodgkin's disease. 2) A fully developed picture characterized by dominance of reticulum cells, many of which are giant cells of the Sternberg-Reed type; and by the occurrence of a pleomorphism of cells: eosinophiles, neutrophiles, plasma cells; furthermore there is an irregular fibrosis and often necroses, usually small. This »classical» picture may pass over into 3) a relatively late stage, where extensive fibrosis is the dominating trait, and the classical cell picture is found in small islands only, between masses of collagenous fibrous tissue. 4) In some cases the reticulum cells proliferate still more and these cells may become very anaplastic (TERPLAN and MITTELBACH 1929, EWING 1931, STERNBERG 1936); this results in a sarcomatous picture.


This paper develops an innovative design method of a multi-coupled line (CL) topology of low-loss dual band negative group delay (NGD) circuit. The proposed is conceived using three transmission lines (TLs) with different length in which integrate two couplers. The three traveling paths are designed to generate the dual-band NGD effect, where the CLs allow lowering the signal attenuation. The NGD circuit S-parameter model as a function of the TLs physical lengths and coupling coefficient are established. To validate the NGD circuit proof-of-concept, it is fabricated and measured. The NGD values of approximately −4.06 ns and −3.83 ns are measured at center frequencies of 2.43 GHz and 3.02 GHz, respectively. The measured transmission coefficient is better than −2.9 dB and the measured reflection one is better than −12 dB into the NGD band. The measurement results of the NGD circuit are in good agreement with the simulations results.


Using time-series data for Taiwan's agricultural sector and with the government's public investment in the agricultural sector serving as a proxy variable for nonfarm current inputs aside from the original labour and capital input variables usually taken into consideration, this article examines the relationship between public investment in agriculture (public investment/land) and agricultural land productivity (output/land) in Taiwan. Our main findings are as follows. First, the cointegration test reveals that public investment in agriculture and the productivity of agricultural land exhibit a significant positive relationship in the long run, where the elasticity of land productivity in relation to public investment in agriculture is 0.55. Second, when controlling for endogenous structural breaks, the long-run equilibrium relationship for the productivity of the agricultural land model is still supported. Third, the results of the weak exogeneity test indicate that a causal relationship exists in the long run between public investment in agriculture and the productivity of land, indicating that the growth of the agricultural sector must in the long run be based on the government's public investment in the agricultural sector. Furthermore, as the agricultural sector grows, this growth is able to stimulate public investment on the part of the government in the agricultural sector, so that the two affect each other. Fourth, from the short-run error correction model estimation, it is found that public investment in agriculture is a major means of adjusting for the disequilibria that occur within the system. Fifth, in the short run, the unidirectional causal relationship in terms of the productivity of agricultural land on public investment in agriculture is established, otherwise it is not established. From this it can be seen that in the short run, the government is unable to reveal the effectiveness of its public investment in agriculture.


Pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) remains the major cause of both maternal and foetal morbidity and mortality. While dealing with PIH women, the obstetricians have to be very careful to diagnose and properly manage the patients to prevent further progression of PIH disorders and complications so that charges of medical negligence against them may be avoided. The aim of the present study was to determine the association of serum malondialdehyde (MDA) and serum uric acid level with severity of PIH, and to correlate their medico-legal significance in avoiding the medical negligence charges. Study subjects included 70 PIH and 70 normotensive pregnant women of age group 18 -40 years with gestational age >20 weeks. Highly significant increase (p<0.001) in systolic and diastolic blood pressure was recorded in PIH subjects. Serum MDA and uric acid level was also significantly elevated (p<0.001) in PIH subjects compared to the control subjects. Serum MDA and uric acid may be included as additional parameters for screening and progression of PIH. This may be helpful in effectively managing the PIH patients at an early stage thereby further avoiding medical negligence charges.


An analytical approach for estimating the response statistics of hysteretic systems subjected to Gaussian or Non-Gaussian white noise excitation is proposed. A generalized Ito moment equation is used for the case of the non-Gaussian excitation. An exponential probability density function is employed for the truncation of the moment equations of hysteretic systems following the Baber-Bouc-Wen model. The density assumed guarantees positive probability function but requires extensive calculations.


In high Mach number flight conditions, air begins to depart from the perfect gas behavior due to vibrational excitation and chemical dissociation, which can significantly influence the heat flux on the vehicle wall surface and laminar-turbulent transition. In our previous work, fifth-order upwind finite difference scheme combined with additive semi-implicit Runge-Kutta method is developed and validated in direct simulation of transient hypersonic nonequilibrium flows. This method is advanced and applied for the nonequilibrium hypersonic flow over a thin flat plate. Unsteady flow is developed naturely after disturbance is introduced by blowing and suction through a narrow slot on the wall. The numerical methods and computational codes are validated by comparing the results with locally self-similar boundary layer results and local linear stability analysis.


In order to render this paper minimally self-sufficient, we review and specialize the main structure of the isomathematics to nuclear constituents as extended and deformable charge distributions under linear and non-linear, local and non-local and Hamiltonian as well non-Hamiltonian interactions; we then review and specialize for the nuclear structure the main laws of the isotopic branch of hadronic mechanics known as isomechanics; we review and specialize the method for turning quantum mechanical nuclear models for point-like nucleons into covering isomechanical models for extended and deformable constituents under the most general known realization of strong interactions; we then review and specialize to nuclear structures the consequential notion of isoparticles; we then review the ensuing, first known, numerically exact and time invariant representation of the magnetic moments of stable nuclides; we then review the structure of the neutron as a bound state according to isomechanics of an isoproton and an isoelectron; and we finally review the ensuing three-body structure of the Deuteron. Via the use of the preceding advances. We then present, apparently for the first time, a numerically exact and time invariant representation of the spin of stable nuclides, firstly, via their approximation as isotopic bound states of isodeuterons, isoneutron and isoprotons, and secondly, via their reduction to isobound states of isoprotons and isoelectrons. Some observations on the nuclear configurations so obtained have also been presented in the case of the first model and in view of the second option we have identified in isoelectrons the nuclear glue which tightly holds isonucleons of stable nuclide in the atomic nucleus in the preferred orientation of their intrinsic spins. In Appendix A, we provide a technical review specialized for the first time to nuclear physics of the Lie-Santilli theory and its main application to the notion of isoparticles as isoirreducible isounitary isorepresentations of the Lorentz-Poincare-Santilli isosymmetry.


Currently, the amygdala is often treated as a single entity in research, which may overlook valuable information from each amygdala subregion. There have been few studies examining the amygdala at the voxel level. In this paper, we propose an amygdala voxel-based genetic correlation network to explore the relationship between the amygdala subregions and Alzheimer's disease (AD). We conducted GWAS analysis using data from the ADNI Database and combined Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) results highly correlated with AD with amygdala voxel-based imaging data to construct a genetic correlation network for the left and right amygdala. We used an improved label propagation algorithm to conduct a more thorough analysis of the network and explore the potential relationship between AD and the amygdala subregions at the voxel level. We verified the pathways found by this method using KEGG and GO analysis and found that they have a significant impact on the pathogenesis of AD.