A turning point in the innovation process may have been reached with the appearance of arecent proposal to emphasize customer toolkits in a bid to alleviate the dilemma between customer dissatisfaction and supplier overextension in the innovation process. This proposal is based on two decades of experience with software toolkits (including simulation) by the semiconductor industry. In the present article, the focus is on the main implication of a double loop innovation process involving the concurrent design of a base (or general purpose) product as well as the toolkit used by customers to optimize customization. A historical perspective reveals that the precedent for the double loop process can be found in two areas of concurrent engineering (CE) (viz. of product and process technologies) and in the concurrent evolution of markets for innovations. All three are clubbed together as "CE" and all three emphasize rapid knowledge transfers (including on a global basis) and rapid problem-solving (including via simulation). Thus, CE, along the three foregoing dimensions, provides a quasi-analytical framework for shaping the emerging double loop innovation process. However, it becomes necessary to evaluate a potential drawback which might negate the prospects of the double loop process at this stage. This lies in the observation that: with the transfer of design work from firms to their customers, there would be a decline of design in the supplier firms, and with a tendency for "followers" to simply replicate toolkits developed by "leaders," the double loop process would get pre-empted. To bypass this, the additional category of "strivers" is proposed, especially given the obvious shortcoming of relying on a "one best way" philosophy. Having placed the double loop process (referred to interchangeably as CE II) in the historical context and in order to overcome a potential drawback to its viability, an attempt is made to apply it to a strategic societal issue. In the past, CE has helped expand markets for a variety of developed-country products such as cars and computers mostly in developed country markets. Thus, it is believed that CE II will help boost business in the so-called "base-of-pyramid" (BOP) markets around the world. The software and services industry of India may be well placed to apply the customer toolkit concept. This is because: It basically involves the extension of existing practices in the computer industry. There is a huge global need for lower cost, lower complexity software applications that need to be customized. Software toolkits should thus help leverage scarce personnel resources in the software industry as well as accelerate customization in other industries worldwide.


In this paper, buckling optimization of stiffened plates under uniform edge compression is considered. The locations of stiffeners are chosen as design variables and effects over critical buckling loads are observed. For this purpose, two types of conventional stiffened plates which are used in aerospace industry are investigated. The loaded sides of plates are simply supported and in order to reflect the other possible conditions the remaining sides considered free, clamped or simply supported. A finite strip method is used to evaluate buckling loads of plates. Sequential Quadratic Programming algorithm is used to optimize the design variables. Results are presented to show the influence of size optimizations and also stiffener locations. A parametric study is carried out in order to investigate the effect of stiffeners locations on the buckling parameters. The proposed results for the investigated samples can be used to develop an improved design for stiffened plates.


A Radio Echo Sounding (RES) system is an active remote-sensing instrument that uses electromagnetic wave penetration into the ice to obtain information on the depth of the bedrock and on the ice thickness and its inhomogeneities, i.e. internal layering of glaciers and subglacial lake exploration. In 1995 the INGV developed its own airborne radio echo sounding system, which is continuously being upgraded. During the 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001 and 2003 Italian Antarctic Expeditions, the RES system was used to investigate different Antarctic regions. During 2007-2008 campaign, new RES systems will be used. In the following the main characteristics of the systems will be briefly described.


4-(3-t-butylamino-2-hydroxypropoxy)-benzimidazol-2 (11C)-one (CGP 12177) was synthetized in a short time (30 min) and with a specific activity of 130 mCi/μMol for β receptor studies by the positron emission tomography. The radioactive reagent was 11C-phosgene and the starting material 1-(3-t-butylamino-2-hydroxypropoxy)-2.3-diamino benzene.


Isogeny-based cryptography introduces new candidates to quantumresistant cryptographic protocols. The cost of finite field arithmetic dominates the cost of isogeny-based cryptosystems. In this work, we apply AVX-512 vector instructions to accelerate the finite field modular multiplication. We benchmark our implementation on a Skylake-X processor and discuss the applicability of our contribution and the directions for future work.


Several neuroimaging studies have reported that older adults show weaker activations in some brain areas together with stronger activations in other areas, compared with younger adults performing the same task. This pattern may reflect neural recruitment that compensates for age-related neural declines. The recruitment hypothesis was tested in a visual laterality study that investigated age differences in the efficiency of bihemispheric processing. Letter-matching tasks of varying complexity were performed under two conditions: (a) matching letters projected to the same visual field (hemisphere) and (b) matching letters projected to opposite visual fields (hemispheres). As predicted by the recruitment hypothesis, older adults generally performed better in the bilateral than unilateral condition, whereas younger adults showed this pattern only for the most complex task. We discuss the relation between these results and neuroimaging evidence for recruitment, and the relevance of the present bihemispheric advantage to other evidence for age-related changes in interhemispheric transfer.


I never realized how natural the doll's eyes reflex is until I was struck by its absence in a patient being assessed for brain death.


in view of the lack of suitable intelligent evidence collection device at home and abroad at present, based on image recognition technology, combined with wireless technology and field measurement technology, this paper develops an intelligent forensics device for stealing electricity to realize intelligent evidence collection. The efficiency of electricity theft disposal is improved effectively.


Passive imaging using millimeter waves (mmWs) has many advantages and applications in the defense and security markets. All terrestrial bodies emit mmW radiation and these wavelengths are able to penetrate smoke, fog/clouds/marine layers, and even clothing. One primary obstacle to imaging in this spectrum is that longer wavelengths require larger apertures to achieve the resolutions desired for many applications. Accordingly, lens-based focal plane systems and scanning systems tend to require large aperture optics, which increase the achievable size and weight of such systems to beyond what can be supported by many applications. To overcome this limitation, a distributed aperture detection scheme is used in which the effective aperture size can be increased without the associated volumetric increase in imager size. This distributed aperture system is realized through conversion of the received mmW energy into sidebands on an optical carrier. This conversion serves, in essence, to scale the mmW sparse aperture array signals onto a complementary optical array. The side bands are subsequently stripped from the optical carrier and recombined to provide a real time snapshot of the mmW signal. Using this technique, we have constructed a real-time, video-rate imager operating at 75 GHz. A distributed aperture consisting of 220 upconversion channels is used to realize 2.5k pixels with passive sensitivity. Details of the construction and operation of this imager as well as field testing results will be presented herein.


1. A long-standing controversy The notion of corpus represents a long-standing and controversial matter in syntax. Before Chomsky, structuralists exploited corpora however these were considered as representative and homogeneous samples of a particular syntactic phenomenon or of a given language. This type of corpus was thus used within a behaviourist approach exclusively with empiricist and taxonomic aims. Then, as soon as Chomsky started to develop generative grammar in the 1950s, it is prec...


"A magician isn't a juggler, but an actor playing the part of a magician," said Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, founder of the first magic theater in Paris. In the transition to modernity, stage magic was a catalyst and battlefield of the conflict between the development of bourgeois culture and the rationalization process in the course of scientific progress on the one hand and the desire for myth, exoticism and spectacle on the other hand. Although it is highly theatrical, stage magic is a marginalized form of art. Sophie Oldenstein examines stage magic in the 19th and early 20th centuries from the perspective of theatre studies. Among other things, she analyzes the scenic practice and trick technique of stage magicians and contextualizes them with the societal, cultural, social und scientific discourses of the period of investigation.


This paper summarizes the achievements of high standard farmland construction and analyzes the issues and presents approaches.The issues lie in unmatched farm investment with farmland resources,scattered investment mechanism,and fragmented farmlands and complicated ownerships as well.The approaches is to improve the mechanism,enhance national investment in agriculture and combination of land transfer,and to establish a system of government's leading,land and resource department's execution and other related department's concentrated investment.


The objective of the present study was to determine changes in land coverage for 31 satellite cities surrounding Seoul and changes in values of MSPA (Morphological Spatial Pattern Analysis) for a time period of about 30 years (from 1988 to 2018). Cities that showed similar environmental changes were grouped utilizing a hierarchical cluster analysis. The results of this study are summarized as follows: First, as a result of analyzing changes in land coverage, urbanized areas in all 31 cities greatly increased, whereas areas of forest, grassland, farmland, wetland, etc., greatly decreased. Second, as a result of carrying out MSPA for green areas in each city, the number of Cores, Islets as stepping-stone green areas, and Branches greatly decreased. As a result of analyzing factors in cluster analysis, 12 variables were classified into four groups. After performing a cluster analysis, the 31 cities were classified into six clusters. Cluster-6 showed the biggest decrease in wetland areas. These results could be used as basic data for establishing differentiated environmental policies for clusters of cities that show similar environmental changes, and for establishing policy priorities that break away from uniform environmental policies at the local level.


To investigate the effects of different UV-B levels on growth and biochemical defense response in plants, cucumber plants were subjected to three levels of biologically effective ultraviolet-B radiation [daily dose: 0.03 (No), 6.40 (Low) and , ] in the growth chambers for 3 weeks during the early growth period. Enhanced UV-B radiation drastically decreased both dry weight and leaf area of cucumber. With increasing UV-B intensity, chlorophyll content was decreased, however the level of malondialdehyde was highly increased linearly. Total contents of ascorbic acid and glutathione were tended to increase by UV-B, while the ratios of dehydroascorbate/ascorbate and oxidized glutathione/reduced glutathione were significantly increased with increasing UV-B intensity in cucumber. All the enzyme activities investigated (superoxide dismutase, ascorbate peroxidase, dehydroascorbate reductase, guaiacol peroxidase etc.) in cucumber were increased by the UV-B enhancement. These results suggested that enhanced UV-B irradiation caused photooxidative stress in cucumber plant and resulted in significant reduction in plant growth. Biochemical protection responses might be activated to prevent the leaves from damaging effects of oxidative stress generated by UV-B irradiation.


HELPERKU is an innovative e-commerce application where product sales carried out by Persons with Disabilities are designed with 4.0-based display device features. HELPERKU is here to provide convenience for everyone who has limitations but wants to start a business or already has a business to be able to gain knowledge and share experiences about their business through attractive supporting features. The strategy analysis tools used are SWOT Analysis, PESTLE, 4P, and Five Force's Porter Analysis. HELPERKU will be downloaded via Google Play Store and App Store, making it easier for mobile/android users. Jakarta is the first location for HELPERKU to operate its application. The presence of HELPERKU is expected to become a large application company that can be useful for users, especially people with disabilities, investors, as well as a medium for experimenting in terms of knowledge, practical learning, and affordable business consulting with the presence of experienced experts and figures in the field of business. It is hoped that after the HELPERKU application, people who want to start a business can experience business expansion in a relatively short time. HELPERKU is still a relatively new application, but HELPERKU opens opportunities for investors to invest with collateral in a relatively short time, which is two years and five months with an annual discount rate of 7% and return on investment of 20%. HELPERKU earnings during this period are normal for new app companies.


Literary work which inflames a feeling of divine love and the prophetic spirit that led to the transcendental intensity enliven the Indonesian literary treasures. In this regard, it is worth to note the exiistence of  Sutardji as a sufi poet. Many critics and observers who see Sutardji as Indonesian poet who has an intensity appreciation of divinity (monotheism) and high religiosity.  It  is proven  by  the  presence of  poetry O, AMUK, and  AX that sensationaized Indonesia poetry. The research method that is used in this research is descriptive qualitative method.The data collection was done by using library technique and record, while data analysis was performed by using the method of semiotic reading model which consists of three stages of analysis, namely; syntax, semantic, and pragmatic. Poetry But, in this case, is loaded with ideas of Sufism Wahdatul Wujud, which shows the proverbial human  existence with the  existence of God, the proverbial human dimension and the divine dimension, merging creature with the Creator, with the result that there  are  two dimensions  of Sufism,  the transcendent  dimension and immanent dimension.


Akebia quinata is a nectarless monoecious vine and has a flower‐size dimorphism in which female flowers are twice as large as male flowers. In a field experiment, we examined the effects of resemblance between male and female flowers on pollinator behavior and the amount of geitonogamous pollination. When the same numbers of female and male flowers were presented in an artificial floral array, solitary bees tended to visit female flowers first and then visit male flowers in a foraging sequence. However, when sepals of male flowers were glued to female flowers from which the original sepals had been removed to produce floral monomorphism, solitary bees frequently moved from male to female flowers. Consequently, the amount of pollen deposited on stigmas per array visit was increased. The results show that floral monomorphism increases geitonogamous pollination, and
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Rouf, Md. Abdur 1 Senior Assistant Engineer, Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), Bangladesh Abstract. Municipal solid waste is a serious environmental hazard and social problem in Bangladesh. Currently a massive volume of solid waste is generated every day in the Municipal areas and unfortunately solid waste management is being deteriorated day by day. Consequently the country has had serious crisis of electricity, load shedding is now impractical as living standards and become a great barrier in socioeconomical growth. Now, interest in renewable energy resources from organic solid wastes has increased, as there is a huge amount of energy locked in these wastes. By meeting the both, power generation from MSW can play a vital role in socio-economical development of the country. A study on the potential of such energy resources is presented in this paper. The study conducted through personal in depth interview; data collection from primary and secondary sources; MSW sample collection with performing laboratory test; data processing and analysis; and drawing recommendation and conclusion. It is found that electricity production from MSW could be an alternative way of power generation as well as waste management.


The article summarizes the results of a survey of 77 representatives of the Russian diaspora of academic economists (RDAE) carried out in the summer of 2017. Its main purpose was to find out the differences in theoretical views between RDAE members and Russian economists. The analysis has shown that the existing theoretical and methodological discrepancies are not the main obstacle for strengthening the cooperation between the two scientific communities. A key factor constraining the deepening of RDAE's participation in the Russian academic life is the continuing skepticism of some of the Russian economists concerning the ideas coming from "outside", as well as the bureaucratization of the Russian scientific and educational sphere.


An information-processing perspective for motor-task analysis was formulated, considering informational analysis, response demands, and feedback characteristics. Three strategies relevant to learning two versions of the same task, maze traversal, were identified. 8 men and 8 women were placed in strategies or no-strategies groups and attempted to traverse a maze as quickly as possible. The strategies group completed the related mazes faster than the control group.


The dissertation proposes contributions to longitudinal data analysis and moderated regression analysis and is structured into three parts. The first part develops a decorated parallel coordinate plot for longitudinal categorical data, featuring a jitter mechanism revealing the diversity of observed longitudinal patterns, allowing the tracking of each individual pattern and filter options for highlighting typical patterns. The second and the third parts develop semi-parametric methods for moderated regression that combine linear regression models with tree-based algorithms. Specifically, the method of the second part allows fitting tree-structured varying coefficients in multivariate generalized linear mixed models for longitudinal data, and the method of the third part implements coefficient-wise tree-structured varying coefficients in generalized linear models. For general use, the methods are implemented in the freely available packages TraMineR and vcrpart for the statistical software environment R.


Abstract : Transforming growth factor-Beta (TGFbeta) is an important regulator of tumor growth and metastasis formation in breast carcinomas. TGFbeta has a dual role in tumor progression, initially acting as a tumor suppressor by inhibiting the proliferation of normal epithelial cells and early stage tumor cells, and in later stages of the disease acting as a tumor promoter by inducing a more invasive tumor cell phenotype with elevated metastatic potential. This phenotypic change is often correlated with an epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). The molecular basis for the switch in tumor cell responsiveness to TGFbeta is mostly unclear. The importance of the Smad signaling pathway in mediating the growth inhibitory response to TGFbeta in normal epithelial cells is well established. However, the TGFbeta signaling events leading to EMT and enhanced tumorigenic properties are poorly understood. The aims of this project are to analyze these signaling events, and to identify novel signaling molecules that interact with TGFbeta receptor complexes in invasive breast carcinoma cells. We have generated cell lines expressing different forms of the TGFbeta receptor that are now being characterized and used for the isolation of receptor complexes from the plasma membrane. Preliminary data indicate the feasibility of this approach and identify candidate receptor interacting polypeptides.


This commentary discusses theoretical and methodological issues that arise in the articles by Brines and Fiorentine. It commends Brines's careful tests of three models of the household division of labor but criticizes some of the principal tenets of the economic model of the household division of labor that Brines tests. It also criticizes a number of Fiorentine's generalizations about the state of the sociological literature on gender stratification although noting that there are intriguing issues to be pursued in the area of the differential attrition of women from male-dominated fields before and after they enter the labor force. The commentary concludes with a call for more rigorous development of sociological theories of gender inequality.


We show that blocking in dynamic networks of colorless, non-directional ROADMs is tolerant to intra-node contention when contention-aware routing/wavelength assignment (RWA) algorithms are used. An optional client-side cross-connect enables low blocking with simpler RWA variants.


Ultracold neutron (UCN) is an extremely cold neutron and can be confined in a vessel. So, UCN is useful for fundamental physics researches related to neutrons. Among them, we pay attention to the neutron electric dipole moment (EDM). The neutron EDM arise from the CP violation which also gives rise to the baryon asymmetry in the universe, and is expected to be one of the most powerful test for new theories beyond the standard model of particle physics such as supersymmetric theory (SUSY) proposed to solve these problems such as baryon asymmetry in the universe. The measurement of the neutron EDM has been continued since 1950 's, but the finite value has not been discovered yet. Recent neutron EDM measurements use UCN confined in a vessel and determine the resonance frequency as a result of the spin manipulation based on the nuclear magnetic resonance. So, the UCN density at a certain critical energy inside the vessel determines the precision of EDM. Conventional UCN sources extract UCN from a small fraction of low energy neutron flux after moderated in a cold source such as liquid heavy hydrogen located in a reactor. Since the UCN density obtained by this technique is saturated, a new kind of UCN production method is necessary to obtain higher UCN density at a certain critical energy. Superthermal method is proposed as such a new method of UCN production. In this method, UCN is produced by phonon scattering of cold neutrons in superfluid helium (He-II). High UCN production rate is expected by use of the phase space of phonons to moderate neutrons. We have been developing a high intensity UCN source which couples the superthermal method and a spallation neutron source at RCNP. Neutrons are produced by spallation reaction induced by a proton beam accelerated by the ring cyclotron, and moderated by the roomtemperature and the solid heavy water moderators, then converted to UCN in He-II by phonon scattering. We developed a cryostat to cool down the heavy water and He-II, and succeeded to produce UCN in He-II. Then, we improved the cooling power of the cryostat by reducing heat load, removed He impurity in He-II, and developed proper treatment of the UCN guide. As a result, high UCN density of 26 UCN cm−3 at critical energy 90 neV was achieved at the exit of the UCN source with 400 W proton beam. This is the world competitive UCN density. The UCN production rate in He-II was estimated to be 4 UCN cm−3 s−1. We observed the energy spectrum of UCN extracted from the UCN source. No measurement of energy spectrum of UCN produced in a superthermal UCN source had been reported so far. We confined UCN in a cylindrical vessel with a top plate which absorbs UCN. UCN critical energy in the vessel can be adjusted by setting the height of the top plate. We obtained


An MCCS (Multi-Chip Contact Sensor) shows high performance, with a low noise level below 15 mv and a high output frequency of 2 MHz/bit. Such high performance was achieved by using a clamping circuit to reduce the difference of offset voltage among individual chips, an FPN (Fixed Pattern Noise) cancelation circuit and high drivability OP-AMP.


The use of the Internet is increasing day by day by people, especially among the students, and most of the time this affects the students negatively. Hence, this research is aimed to investigate university students' self-efficacy in the safe use of the Internet. Research based model and scale was used in the study where data were collected from 709 randomly chosen volunteered students. A scale was used to collect data in the study. The scale consisted of four dimensions with 35 items: Social networking sites, malicious software, web security and social engineering, and computer security. Descriptive statistics, frequency, percentage, one-way ANOVA and independent t-test were used to analyze the collected data. After statistical analysis of the collected data, the disheartened result was found that university students' self-efficacy in the safe use of the Internet is not enough to protect themselves from harmful aspects of the Internet. There were also significant differences found in the overall mean average score of university students' self-efficacy in the safe use of the internet between gender and age. From this study, it could be deduced that the results of the study will be valuable to students, parents and most probably to the people engaged in research at the government offices or at universities. By knowing the possible weakness of students' self-efficacy in the safe use of the Internet issues, appropriate solutions can be proposed to help salvage this problem.


This article examines the English and Dutch imperatives of intentional visual and auditory perception and in particular their use as pragmatic markers. Look, listen, kijk 'look' and luister 'listen' are compared with respect to frequency, distribution and usage. The difference between look and kijk, on the one hand, and listen and luister, on the other, is argued to be indicative of a more general cross-linguistic tendency. This tendency is explained in terms of the imperatives' effectiveness in and likely recruitment for what has traditionally been called attention-getting and in terms of the common view of the nature of visual and auditory perception.


Since uninterrupted connectivity has become such an important part of everyday life, the amount of energy consumed by the various devices used has increased considerably. We propose a way to limit this consumption by employing opportunistic networks, which are mainly composed of mobile devices that have no need for a static network infrastructure. They communicate when in range, using a store-carry-and-forward paradigm. We believe that opportunistic networks can be deployed in closed environments if there is a certainty that messages sent in the network eventually reach their destination. Therefore, we propose the addition of social data to existing opportunistic routing algorithms. We investigate our approach using two traces collected in different environments and we present an analysis of our findings. Most importantly, we show that by adding knowledge such as social links between participants, the performance of the opportunistic network can be improved.


Alternative asphalt concrete (AC) mixtures have been developed to provide thin, durable, efficient, and cost-effective wearing courses. A combination of locally available and durable aggregates, such as steel slag and quartzite, were used to enhance the performance of the mixes while ensuring cost effectiveness. In addition, fibers were used in a new mixture for potential reduction in the AC layer thickness due to the increase in its tensile strength. In addition, several innovative approaches to develop new AC mixtures were also introduced and evaluated. Four new AC mixtures and two control mixtures were placed in the Chicago area to evaluate their field performance under real traffic loading. This paper focuses on the permanent deformation of the newly developed AC mixtures and presents their rutting potential based on laboratory testing and their short-term rutting performance in the field. Wheel tracking testing was conducted on each AC mixture. The specimens were prepared using two mixing approaches: lab-mixed and lab-compacted specimens and plant-mixed and lab-compacted specimens. A dipstick was used to measure rut depth in the field every four months after construction. To evaluate the effect of layer thickness on measured permanent deformation, two sections having different layer thicknesses were constructed for each AC mixture. This paper presents the difference in rutting potential based on laboratory testing and field measurement for the newly developed wearing surface AC mixtures and the effect of layer thickness on rutting development.


In the present study, the viscosity of the CaO–SiO2–FeO–Al2O3–MgO slag system was measured for the recovery of FeO in the electric arc furnace (EAF) process using Al dross. Considering the MgO-saturated operational condition of the EAF, the viscosity was measured in the MgO-saturated composition at 1823 K with varying FeO and Al2O3 concentrations. An increase in the slag viscosity with decreasing temperature was observed. The activation energy was evaluated, and the change in the thermodynamically equilibrated phase was considered. The changes in the aluminate structure with varying FeO and Al2O3 concentrations were investigated by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, which revealed an increase in the [AlO4] tetrahedral structure with increasing Al2O3 concentration. Depolymerization of the aluminate structure was observed at higher FeO concentrations. The Raman spectra showed the polymerization of the silicate network structure at higher Al2O3 concentrations. By associations between the silicate and aluminate structures, a more highly polymerized slag structure was achieved in the present system by increasing the Al2O3 concentration.


Service-oriented architecture (SOA) is a popular design paradigm for distributed systems today but the high adaptivity and complexity of SOA implementations may also introduce additional sources of faults. We first describe typical steps in SOA to understand possible faults. Then, we provide a corresponding fault taxonomy according to the process of service invocation. Finally, we present possible benefits of our taxonomy for dependability enhancement in SOA-based systems.


Purpose. In futsal, the goal is the most important situation that can lead the teams to victory. the understanding of when they are scored can help adopting effective strategies, increasing the chances of victory. this study aimed to compare 2 models for analysing goals scored in futsal as a function of time. Methods. Overall, 1122 goals were analysed in 194 matches of the 2018 Brazilian Futsal League, male adult category. the playing time was divided into four 10-minute periods (conventional model) and eight 5-minute periods (alternative model). the goal occurrence was compared with mixed models of repeated measures, and the fit of models by Akaike information criterion (AIC) and Bayesian information criterion (BIC). Results. Both models were statistically significant ( p < 0.001), indicating that the means of goals were different depending on the periods. the conventional model showed that the mean of goals was higher in the final 10 minutes ( p < 0.001); the alternative model implied that from the seventh to the eighth period the mean of goals increased by 39.1% (95% CI: 0.27–0.64, p < 0.001). In addition, the 5-minute model revealed a better fit than the 10-minute model in accordance with AIC and BIC. Conclusions. this finding suggests that more reliable models are useful for better understanding of how the frequency of crucial events, such as goals, changes in the course of a match. We provide information for the coaching staff to strategi-cally think about the best situations for their teams to succeed in competitive matches.


The British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) has recently updated its guideline for post-polypectomy surveillance.[1][1] The now defunct 2010 guideline recommended that patients with low-risk adenomas (LRAs) should be offered either 5-year colonoscopy or no surveillance. In our experience, clinical


One of the major challenges with electric shipboard power systems (SPS) is preserving the survivability of the system under fault situations. Some minor faults in SPS can result in catastrophic consequences. Therefore, it is essential to investigate available fault management techniques for SPS applications that can enhance SPS robustness and reliability. Many recent studies in this area take different approaches to address fault tolerance in SPSs. This paper provides an overview of the concepts and methodologies that are utilized to deal with faults in the electric SPS. First, a taxonomy of the types of faults and their sources in SPS is presented; then, the methods that are used to detect, identify, isolate, and manage faults are reviewed. Furthermore, common techniques for designing a fault management system in SPS are analyzed and compared. This paper also highlights several possible future research directions.


Address for Correspondence: Dr. Ravichandran Doraiswamy, 38/1, Visweswarayya 2nd street, Church road, KK Pudur, Saibaba colony, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu641038, India. E-Mail: firstname.lastname@example.com. Background and aims: The percentage of elderly people above 65 years of age & incidence of Osteoarthritis in India is expected to be very high by 2040 AD. The final weapon in the management armamentarium of osteoarthritis is Total Hip Replacement. The femoral component design plays a major role in the success of the surgery. The anatomy of the upper end of femur varies with different populations. The study is aimed to provide guidelines for future design of the femoral stem for Indian population. Materials and Methods: 200 dry human bones were studied. The parameters including: Femoral head off set, femoral head diameter, femoral neck diameter, canal width, endosteal and extra cortical width, ante version angle and neck shaft angle were studied using UTHSCSA Image tool software. The results were analyzed using statistical package SPSS 17.0 version. Results: The average femoral head offset, neck shaft angle and ante version angle was 40.75 mm, 131.48 degrees and 10.69 degrees respectively. The head diameter and neck diameter was 41.77 mm and 28.66 mm respectively. The canal width was 34.87 mm, 49.27 mm and 30.09 mm respectively at the level, 20 mm above the level and 20 mm below the level of lesser trochanter, endosteal width at the level of isthmus was 15.9 mm and extra cortical width at the level of isthmus was 14.03 mm Conclusion: The guideline values obtained for the parameters, particularly the femoral head offset, ante version angle and neck shaft angle are strongly recommended for designing femoral stems.


The problem of controlling continuous exothermic jacketed reactors with non-monotonic kinetics as well as temperature, level and flow measurements is addressed. The application of a constructive control procedure, with emphasis on the attainment of linearity, decentralization, robustness and model independency features, yields: (i) a control scheme with PI volume and cascade temperature loops, (ii) a material balance concentration controller driven by the integral actions of the temperature controller, and (iii) a closed-loop nonlocal stability criterion coupled with conventional-like tuning guidelines. The approach is tested with a representative example through simulations. Copyright c °2007 IFAC


A fungous strain for degrading anthracene JUST-1 was isolated and screened from oil contaminated soil.The strain can grow on medium containing anthracene as sole carbon source and resist anthracene with concentration up to 70mg/L.The strain was initially identified as Fusarium oxysporum by the results of morphological observation and ITS sequence analysis.The hypha of JUST-1 appears white or pink,with three sorts of spores including microconidia, macroconidia and chlamydospores respectively.The strain JUST-1 is aerophile fungus,with fungus JUST-1 concentration added,initial concentration of anthracene,pH and H_2O_2 concentration as the factor to affect the degradation efficiency.Under the optimum biodegradation conditions of initial concentration of anthracene 40mg/L,fungus concentration 10~20%,pH 7.0~8.0,the degradation rate of anthracene was up to 70%.


A dynamic model through which the effect of the vibrating foundation on the output signal of a beam-type load-cell scale with a scalepan can be considered is proposed. The model is a 5 degree-of freedom vibratory model which enables us to understand the behavior intuitively. Based on the model, the fundamental equation describing the relationship between the output signal and the vibration of the foundation is derived. The frequency-response characteristics of the output signal are examined both experimentally and theoretically, and the discussion confess on the dependence of the response characteristics on the load location. The result shows that the experimental values agree well with the theoretical ones and that the model can be applied in the case of such vibration problems mentioned above. The important problems, for example, the effect of nonstationary vibration or stationary random vibration of the foundation, can also be examined through the proposed model.


Spin-Torque Oscillators (STOs) have promising application as high frequency electronic devices. However, the relatively large linewidth exhibited in STOs devices is a prohibitive for applications. Devices with coupled magnetic layers seem adapted to tackle this problem, as the additional coupling energy improves the magnetic stability of the layers, and therefore reduce the linewidth. Indeed, it was observed experimentally that the linewidth of an oscillating Synthetic Ferrimagnetic (SyF) free layer was one order of magnitude smaller than a single layer. This result motivates a theoretical study of coupled layers self-sustained oscillations in order to understand precisely their oscillation modes.


Submitted for the MAR16 Meeting of The American Physical Society Theory of Berry Phases in the Cuprate Pseudogap Phase GEREMIA MASSARELLI, TAMAR PEREG-BARNEA, McGill University — The geometric Berry phase is part of the phase accumulated by a quantum system undergoing adiabatic evolution around a closed loop in parameter space 1. Recently, data from quantum oscillations experiments, in which Berry's phase is accessible via its contribution to the phase offset, were used to determine Berry's phase in certain electronand hole-doped cuprate superconductors in high-magnetic-field regimes 2. The data reveal a trivial Berry phase of 0 in the hole-doped materials examined, while a phase of ∼ 1.4π was found in the electron-doped material. These findings set new, significant constraints on the possible descrpitions of the pseudogap phase of the cuprates. This is used as a test of validity for some proposed models of cuprate superconductors. Berry's phase is computed within the framework of these models in high-field regimes and compared to the experimental findings. 1Berry, M. V. Quantal Phase Factors Accompanying Adiabatic Changes. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. A. Mathematical and Physical Sciences 392, 45-57 (1984). 2Doiron-Leyraud, N., et al. Berry Phase in Cuprate Superconductors. arXiv preprint arXiv:1407.1388 (2014). Geremia Massarelli McGill University Date submitted: 06 Nov 2015 Electronic form version 1.4


From the bulbs of the onion Allium cepa, a novel antifungal peptide distinct from the antimicrobial peptide previously reported from onion seeds was isolated. The antifungal peptide, designated allicepin, was purified with a procedure that involved aqueous extraction, ion exchange chromatography on DEAE‐cellulose, affinity chromatography on Affi‐gel blue gel and FPLC‐gel filtration on Superdex 75. Allicepin was unadsorbed on DEAE‐cellulose and adsorbed on Affi‐gel blue gel. The molecular weight of allicepin was estimated to be 10 K by sodium dodecyl sulfate‐polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and gel filtration on Superdex 75. Allicepin exerted an inhibitory activity on mycelial growth in several fungal species including Botrytis cinerea, Fusarium oxysporum, Mycosphaerella arachidicola and Physalospora piricola. Copyright © 2003 European Peptide Society and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


The penetration of the valence electron orbitals of the alkali metals into their inner shells and its effect on the energy levels can be considered through two methods that take into account modifications of the hydrogen formula (one-electron system). One of them considers the quantum defect, modifying the quantum number n; the other considers the effective nuclear charge Z* replacing the nuclear charge Z. The method using the quantum defect is widely used because this quantity is practically constant for a given angular momentum quantum number l. However, the method using effective nuclear charge is more realistic because it explains many atomic and molecular properties - but the effective nuclear charge depends on l as well as on the principal quantum number n. This article describes a relatively simple graphical procedure to calculate the effective nuclear charges experienced by the sodium valence electron from its atomic spectrum. A relation of Z* with n for a given l is obtained and the Z* values for...


In a previous paper we have shown it is possible to build alternative versions of Special Theory of Relativity only considering homogeneity of space, of time and Relative Principle without invoking the postulate of invariance of light velocity in all the inertial frames. Within these alternatives, space and time transformations different than the Lorentz ones like, in particular, the Selleri inertial transformations, are possible. This has many important consequences as, for example, the need for the distinction between physical time as duration of change in space and mathematical time as a parameter quantifying this change as well as the anisotropy of one-way velocity of light. These results require a reformulation and a new understanding of relativistic energy and mass. In this paper we'll firstly show that, using only classical laws of Newtonian mechanics, classical electrodynamics and fundamental physical principles of homogeneity of space and time without referring to Theory of Relativity at all, it is possible to derive the correct form of fundamental equation E。= mc2, the relativistic energy and momentum of a free particle in a preferred inertial frame. This makes relativistic energy and mass to assume a realistic physical meaning and an unambiguous definition only when referred to this preferred inertial frame identified by inertial transformations. This special universal meaning of energy, not recognized by standard Theory of Relativity, in which relativistic energy can assume different and independent values in all the possible infinite inertial frames, appears to be related to the fundamental invariance properties of space itself on which inertial transformations are based. In order to explain the origin of relativistic energy and mass, a novel physical model, also coherent with experimental results, has been then proposed. According to our model, mass could be considered as a conventional view of more fundamental properties of space emerging from a quantum vacuum, ruled by the Planck metric, in which the most fundamental physical entity is represented by energy density. In this picture relativistic mass and energy are coherently expressed as a measure of the diminished energy density of quantum vacuum.


Being a woman seems to be a challenging issue universally in various situations. Especially when the marriage age comes in emerging adulthood, women seem to come towards a place where there are several paths going on different routes. In this study, it is investigated whether women in emerging adulthood differentiate in terms of life goal setting and resilience according to the condition they are active in education and/or work life. A two-way MANOVA is used for analysis. The participant group is made up of women who are between the ages of 18-29 and who have experienced at least one stress-invoking life event. The findings show that the women in emerging adulthood do not significantly differentiate in terms of life goal setting and resilience according to the situation in which they are active, in education and/or work life. However, the scores show that the life goal setting scores of women that are active in both education and work life are higher than the other groups. Also, the women who are not active either in education or in work life have the highest resilience scores among the groups. Finally, it is shown that the highest score among the life goals belongs to career goal setting.


The paper presents an analysis of education internationalization as a leading direction in the development of higher education in the context of globalization. The author considers domestic and foreign theories of education internationalization, highlighting its political, economic, demographic and pedagogical aspects, which proves the multidimensional nature of this scientific and educational phenomenon. The need to strengthen Russia's geopolitical influence in the world as well as strengthen the competitive advantages of Russian education actualizes research interest in the successful experience of foreign countries in the field of education internationalization and the possibility of its use in Russian universities. The scientific novelty and theoretical significance of the research lies in the substantiation and characterization of the scientific and methodological conditions for adapting the foreign experience of education internationalization. The author proves that scientific and methodological conditions for adapting foreign experience of education internationalization include theoretical and methodological conditions, organizational and methodological conditions, educational, methodological and psychological conditions. Comprehensive implementation of the identified conditions allows implementing of the international dimension in the educational, research and management activities of higher education institutions. The practical significance of the research is determined by the possibility of using the results obtained in the development of international activities of higher education institutions, in the integration of modern tools for higher education internationalization, taking into account Russian academic and scientific traditions.


The aim of this work is to approximate numerically the singular integral of Cauchy type on a piecewise smooth curve by expressions based on the cubic spline, which is one of the recent ideas in numerical analysis.


Background: The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted underlying disparities in health, healthcare access, and other social factors that have been documented for racial/ethnic minorities. The social-distancing mandate exacerbated the impact of social determinants of health, such as unemployment and food insecurity, particularly among underserved minority populations. We highlight intervention outcomes and lessons learned from the Florida International University (FIU) Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine (HWCOM) NeighborhoodHELP's response to pandemic-related food insecurity among Miami Dade County's underserved population. Methods: Following the stay-at-home mandate, a weekly needs assessment of program households was conducted by the NeighborhoodHELP team, during which food insecurity emerged as a pandemic-related urgent need, rising from three percent of program Households in March 2020 to 36.9 percent six months later. Consequently, the program staff collaborated with another FIU department, community partners, and a benefactor to develop a food donation and delivery project. Results: Fifteen hundred and forty-three culturally appropriate food boxes were delivered to 289 participating households, comprising 898 household members, over a 14-month period. Conclusion: This project underscores the importance of leveraging community assets to address their needs during a crisis and the significance of sustained community engagement for researchers and service providers who work in underserved communities.


Double-strand breaks in genomic DNA stimulate recombination. Until now it was not possible to induce in vivo site-directed double-strand breaks in a mammalian chromosomal target. In this article we describe the use of I-Sce I meganuclease, a very rare cutter yeast endonuclease, to induce site-directed double-strand breaks mediated recombination. The results demonstrate the potential of the I-Sce I system for chromosome manipulation in mammalian cells.


This study was conducted to assess medical prescriptions andprescribing pattern inpatients of bronchial asthma in Chest – TB department. It was prospective, cross sectional, observational study. Data of first 200 eligible consecutive prescriptions during 3 months were considered.About 26% prescriptions were lacking patient's diagnosis so effort must be made to encourage writing complete prescription with diagnosis. Dose and duration were quoted in more than 90% of prescriptions as dose and duration of drug treatment is saved and auto-generated in HMIS system. Hence there are minimal chances of prescribing errors.Out of 200 patients, 54.5% were male and 45.5% were female. Majority of patients were from age group of 46 – 60 years. Allergy (53%) was most common precipitating factor followed by non-atopic (22%), infective (16.5%) and multifactorial (8.5%) of patients. Only 25.78% of drugs were prescribed by brand names. More than 99% drug prescriptions were from national list of essential medicines 2015.Most frequently prescribedanti-asthmatic drug was tablet salbutamol (87%) followed by tablet levocetirizine and methylxanthines. Polypharmacy was observed.Oral dosage form of B2 agonist was commonly prescribed in patients (87%).Inhalational therapy was prescribed to 13% of patients. Anti-asthmatic drugs given as inhalational therapy are more beneficial to the patients than systemic therapy. Hence, their maximum utilization in asthmatics will definitely reduce incidence of acute asthma as well as the adverse effects of anti-asthmatic drugs.


Abstract THE SENSITIVE SELF. Michael Eigen. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 2004, 208 pages, $45.00 cloth, 196 pages, $17.95 paper. Reviewed by Donna Jacobs. CONSTRUCTING REALITIES: TRANSFORMATION THROUGH MYTHS AND METAPHORS. Marilyn Charles. New York, NY: Rodopi, 2004, 147 pages, $26.35. Reviewed by Cathy Siebold.


HSI sensor of HJ-1A is the first hyper-spectral image in China. It has high time resolution (96 hours) and fine spectrum (5 nm), which will be widely used in resources, environment, disaster monitoring, etc. However, as a new sensor, application of HSI data is still in the exploratory stage in China. To get surface reflectance of HSI images, atmospheric correction model of FLAASH was used to correct the HSI images. The reflectance after a variety of mathematical transformation was carried on partial least squares regression analysis with the measured values of soil salinity to retrieve the salinity in Songliao plain using the analysis method of GIS. The results show that, reflectance of HSI hyper-spectral images after the countdown and the first-order differential transform can significantly improve the correlation coefficient with salinity of saline-alkali soil. The correlation coefficient was 0.818 and 0.851. The Root-Mean-Square Error was 0.770 and 0.694. HSI images were used as new data source in quantitative inversion of soil salinity, which has provided significant reference for getting salinity precisely, quantitatively, quickly and salinization control in Songliao plain.


Microwave heating has been adopted as green approach for the synthesis of bohmite (AlO(OH)) and brucite (Mg(OH)2) nanoparticles (NPs) for antifungal activity. The synthesis of AlO(OH) and Mg(OH)2 NPs were carried out at 150 °C and the resulting NPs have an average diameter of 10-20 nm. The Mg(OH)2 and AlO(OH)  have trigonal and orthorhombic crystal structure, respectively. The antifungal activity of the synthesized NPs was assessed using the Penicillium Expansum (P. expansum) through agar well diffusion method. The Mg(OH)2 and AlO(OH) revealed comparable significant antifungal activities towards P. expansum. About 79% and 74% reduction in the growth of the fungus was obtained respectively of AlO(OH) and Mg(OH)2 as compared to the standard control haxahit. Nanomaterials bind on the surface of the fungi thereby preventing the normal activity of fungi and inhibit their growth, ultimately kill them. Reported NPs have significant potential to replace expensive nanomaterials in the field of antimicrobial studies.


This paper traces local authority engagement with development of the primary curriculum across the century from 1902. It aims to extend an understanding of the LEA contribution to curriculum development, its benefits and its deficits, throughout the processes of decentralisation and centralisation which have characterised government policy over the course of a century following the 1902 Education Act. It argues that historical perspectives are needed to inform the pursuit of solutions to a fundamental dilemma: how best to engage teachers in curriculum development on a local scale at the same time as maintaining equal access to curriculum opportunities on a national scale. Drawing on the educational press as a primary source, it focuses on three key dates at 25-year intervals seeking to identify some of the leading issues and arguments, and references are also made to oral history evidence.


Background: To explore the correlation of serum levels of interleukin-2 (IL-2) and interferon-γ (IFN-γ) with the clinical prognosis of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and analyze the risk factors.
Methods: The clinical data of 195 NPC patients admitted to our hospital from October 2020 to October 2022 were selected for retrospective study. The patients who obtained 0 point were in good prognosis group (group g), while those who obtained 1-2 points were in poor prognosis group (group p) based on Glasgow score. The levels of serum IL-2 and IFN-γ were compared between the two groups, and the clinical values of serum IL-2 and IFN-γ in the prognosis of patients were analyzed. The clinical parameters of the patients were collected, and the risk factors affecting the prognosis of NPC were analyzed by univariate and multivariate Logistic regression.
Results: Among 195 patients, 125 were in the group g and 70 were in the group p. The levels of IL-2 and IFN-γ in the group g were higher than the group p (P<0.05). The predictive AUC (95%CI) of IL-2 and IFN-γ were 0.846 (0.791-0.902) and 0.851 (0.797-0.904), respectively (P<0.05). Logistic regression analysis showed that age, tumor diameter, clinical stages and degree of differentiation were risk factors for the prognosis of NPC patients.
Conclusion: The levels of serum IL-2 and IFN-γ are closely related to the prognosis of NPC patients, and have certain value in evaluating the prognosis of patients. The age, tumor diameter, tumor staging and degree of tumor differentiation are all risk factors affecting the prognosis of patients, which can provide a reference for the selection of clinical treatment methods and evaluation of prognosis.


The construction of nanosized supramolecular hosts via self-assembly of molecular components is a fascinating field of research. Such intriguing class of architectures, beside their intrinsic intellectual stimuli, is of importance in many fields of chemistry and technology, such as material chemistry, catalysis, and sensor applications. Within this wide scenario, tailored solid films of porphyrin derivatives are structures of great potential for, among others, chemical sensor applications. The formation of supramolecules relays on noncovalent interactions (electrostatic, hydrogen bond, 𝜋-𝜋, or coordinative interactions) driven by the chemical information stored on the assembling molecules, such as shape and functional groups. This allows, for example, the formation of large well-defined porphyrin aggregates in solution that can be spontaneously transferred onto a solid surface, so achieving a solid system with tailored features. These films have been used, covering the bridge between nanostructures and microsystems, for the construction of solid-state sensors for volatiles and metal ion recognition and detection. Moreover, the variation of peripheral substituents of porphyrins, such as, for example, chiral appended functionalities, can result in the formation of porphyrin aggregates featuring high supramolecular chirality. This would allow the achievement of porphyrin layers characterised by different chiroptical and molecular recognition properties.


Abstract We defined enrichment seeking as the capacity for adults to engage in the novel and intellectually challenging activities for exploring diverse experience. Although enrichment seeking is associated with cognitive resilience in older adulthood, the tendency for older adults to adopt explorative behavior decreases with age in concert with decline in executive control. The goal of our study was to examine to what extent older adults can adjust their cognitive foraging performance under stress by inducing relaxation through the task environment. We used cognitive foraging games (including word search puzzle games) to understand how older adults optimize their search performance by the tradeoff between exploration (seeking new information) and exploitation (staying at old information). A modified Trier paradigm, where game performance was observed by a neurologist via video conferencing, induced stress; relaxation was manipulated by turning on an electric fireplace in the study room. The study followed a 2 (relaxation) X 2 (stress) within-subjects experimental design. Sixty-one adults (34 middle-age; 27 older adults; 54% women) played games on a tablet under stress / no stress conditions with and without the fireplace in a simulated smart home environment. The interaction effect of relaxation and stress on cognitive foraging performance was significant, indicating that with the relaxation elements in the environment (i.e., a fireplace), older adults are likely to have better cognitive foraging performance under stress. The association can be in part explained by individual differences in cognitive abilities and strategies. Implications on facilitating enrichment seeking through environmental factors are discussed.


This area was suggested by the arrangers of this monograph to reflect their concern that frequently, as a result of research or publication of certain findings in social intervention, clinical practices and policies were positively or negatively influenced. They were further concerned about the utilization of research findings that might result from various types of intervention or that rather massive social interventions might be given impetus by so-called "scientific" findings or pronouncements. What are some of the so-called sociopragmatic objectives in social intervention? Pragmatism implies a practical approach rather devoid of theory and an attitude of "lets see what works, and that which works for a given situation we will use." There are both advantages and dangers in this approach. The criterion of what works is a difficult one to express. Inadequate solutions or temporary alleviations of a condition can sometimes be equated with pragmatism. One of the more sinister ways to hinder the injection of valid new knowledge or new procedures or the development of broader perspectives is to call upon researchers to be practical. In the quest for immediate results, abstraction and higher order approaches to the problem may be stifled. The sense of immediacy and the urgency to put out fires may soon absorb a major portion of the available energies and preclude much planning ahead and evaluation. This condition exists today in virtually every area of the behavioral sciences and in many fields of endeavor except perhaps in industry where, because of competition, there is a necessity to invest a certain percentage of money and energy in brainstorming and research and development. On the other hand, experiences gained in the direct confrontation with certain problems under varied conditions are quite necessary in the development of a science of intervention. We do not yet have a science of intervention, and therefore trial and error approaches and empirical procedures cannot be voided. The difficulty is the feedback of findings into some sort of common knowledge matrix in which they can be related to other variables and again tested in various field settings. These issues and problems will later be discussed by several participants in this monograph. The point to be made at this moment is that there do exist various statistical and experimental procedures which would permit the refinement of variables, eventually leading to a more precise assessment of which variables contribute to a specified criterion or criteria. Why be concerned with social intervention? There are several reasons, some of which, incidentally, challenge directly the so-called traditional role of objectivity and nonpartisanship on the part of researchers. The American Psychological Association, for example, has in the last few years begun to talk about social responsibility, human betterment, and other value-laden terms. Intervention per se is a value determined by a number of complex factors. The researching, however, of the effects of the intervention need not be overly contaminated by the values originally given to the research. Unfortunately, even in the scientific community, there exist investments about certain beliefs, procedures, theories,


The Point Of Interest (POI) sequence recommendation is the key task in itinerary and travel route planning. Existing works usually consider the temporal and spatial factors in travel planning. However, the external environment, such as the weather, is usually overlooked. In fact, the weather is an important factor because it can affect a user's check-in behaviors. Furthermore, most of the existing research is based on a static environment for POI sequence recommendation. While the external environment (e.g., the weather) may change during travel, it is difficult for existing works to adjust the POI sequence in time. What's more, people usually prefer the attractive routes when traveling. To address these issues, we first conduct comprehensive data analysis on two real-world check-in datasets to study the effects of weather and time, as well as the features of the POI sequence. Based on this, we propose a model of Dynamic Personalized POI Sequence Recommendation with fine-grained contexts (DPSR for short). It extracts user interest and POI popularity with fine-grained contexts and captures the attractiveness of the POI sequence. Next, we apply the Monte Carlo Tree Search model (MCTS for short) to simulate the process of recommending POI sequence in the dynamic environment, i.e., the weather and time change after visiting a POI. What's more, we consider different speeds to reflect the fact that people may take different transportation to transfer between POIs. To validate the efficacy of DPSR, we conduct extensive experiments. The results show that our model can improve the accuracy of the recommendation significantly. Furthermore, it can better meet user preferences and enhance experiences.


The invention provides a method and a device for sending physical uplink control signals in a time-division duplex system, the method comprises following steps: encoding the uplink control signals with a communication channel to obtain coded bits, modulating the coded bits with QPSK to obtain modulation symbols, transforming the modulation symbols with DFT to obtain symbols on a frequency domain,expanding the symbols on the frequency domain with time-domain through adopting a CAZAC root sequence to respectively obtain a first signal and a second signal which are sent on two time slots, mapping the first signal and the second signal on an information symbol which is corresponded with a PUCCH reference signal structure 2, and combining the information symbol and the reference signal into asignal which will be sent by a sub-frame. The invention can well satisfy the performance requirement and the covering requirement that a plurality of ACK/NACK can be sent on an uplink sub frame.


Y-type hexaferrite samples Ba2ZnxCo2-xFe12O22 with x = 0, 1 and 2 were prepared from precursors synthesized by the citrate sol-gel auto combustion method. The powders were sintered at 1100° C for four hours. X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and Mossbauer spectroscopy were used to investigate the effect of ball milling on the structure, microstructure and on the hyperfine parameters. X-ray diffraction revealed the presence of a single Y-type hexaferrite in all sintered samples. This phase persisted in samples milled for periods up to four hours. Scanning electron microscopy images indicated that the particles changed shape, and their sizes reduced by a factor of 10 for milling times of four hours. Room temperature Mossbauer spectra of the hexaferrites elucidated the distribution of the various cations at the various sites of the hexaferrite lattice. The hyperfine field (Bhf) associated with each component was found to decrease almost exponentially with increasing milling time. The reduction in hyperfine field was associated with the weakening of the superexchange interactions between the spin-up and spin-down sublattices as a consequence of replacing Co


Fluctuations of thermodynamic quantities are fundamental to the study of QGP phase transition. Event-by-event fluctuations of many quantities have been studied by dedicated heavy-ion experiments. A brief review of recent experimental results is presented. The prospect for future study of fluctuations is discussed.


Articulatory similarity was assessed for a corpus of 2700 ultrasound images of 75 cross‐linguistically frequent speech sounds produced by four subjects in three segmental contexts (a_a, i_i, u_u). Cross‐distances were generated for the entire length of the vocal tract using the Palatron algorithm and realistic estimates of the location of the pharyngeal wall and teeth, resulting, after interpolation, in 60 cross‐distances per token. A standard principal component analysis of these data is overwhelmed by the coarticulatory effects of the context vowels. Algorithmically reweighted principal component analysis was devised in order to use coarticulatory variation to isolate the most distinctive cross‐distances for each target segment. The reweighting algorithm considers the variance across repetitions in each of the 60 cross‐distances, as well as variance in the slope of the cross‐distance function, in order to identify areas of stability across tokens. For each target sound, cross‐distances with the greatest...


The present invention describes a parameterized computer monitoring system. Computer monitoring system using a set of parameters of the model to collect information on the monitored devices. The model includes a script, and the type of acknowledgment and data validation functions to collect information. Generating a user interface prompts and filled discovery script and data validation script parameters in the model. In some cases, a model may include customizable localized setting user interfaces and a confirmation output for different languages. Processing engine can be generated from the parameters defined in the model of the user interface, a custom script from user input, and causes the script to be executed. You can analyze the data collected by the script to use the type of validation and data validation.


The use of Proplast as an implant material is described in the treatment of atrophic rhinitis. It offers an alterantive implant material to bone graft obtained from the patient. There is no resutling morbidity in relationship to a donor site.


The flow quality of the Mach 10 nozzle (exit diameter 1.27 m) at the National Aerospace Laboratory, Chofu, has been significantly improved. The spread of pitot pressure ratio over nearly 60% of the test section width and height was reduced from ′7.5 to ′1.5%. This was accomplished by remachining the nozzle based on a new technique for smoothing the method of characteristics plus boundary-layer correction coordinates. Various sets of possible smoothed contours were checked using two computational fluid dynamics (CFD) codes before selecting one set for machining. These codes were run with the initial contour, and the CFD results were validated by comparison to the initial test data before checking the suggested contours. The change in nozzle radius was less than 1 mm.


This research guide introduces scholars to the field of Reformed theology, focusing on works of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries in the English language. After a brief introductory section on the debates about what counts as "Reformed theology," the guide explores twenty-one major theological themes, with attention to classical as well as current works. It is demonstrated that this stream of Protestantism is both internally diverse and ecumenically interwoven with other Christian families, not just a single clearly defined group set apart from others. In addition, this guide shows that contemporary Reformed theology has been rethinking the doctrines of God, humanity, and their relationship in significant ways that challenge old stereotypes and offer fresh wisdom for our world today.


Factors that cause leakage of high pressure heaters are being analyzed from the point of view of construction, of principle, of parameters and modes of operation. Means of prevention are also proposed.


INTRODUCTION Quality of Life (QoL) is frequently used as an outcome measure in cardiopulmonary physical therapy practice. Functional status in patients with cardiopulmonary disease is often measured using generic, self-report QoL instruments.1-7 A primary disadvantage of generic health-related QoL instruments is that they may not be as sensitive to change as disease specific health-related QoL instruments.6-8 Unfortunately the disease specific QoL instruments available rely on the presence of specific symptoms such as angina (Seattle Angina Questionnaire) or dyspnea (Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire, Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire, St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire) which are not universally experienced by all cardiopulmonary patient populations such as patients recovering from coronary artery bypass (CAB) surgery.9-12 Qualitative studies indicate that many surgery specific factors interfere with patient function following CAB surgery. Patients report incisional (sternotomy and donor graft leg) pain and drainage, continuous pain from the shoulders, back, and neck; respiratory problems; feelings of weakness; difficulty with sleeping; problems with wound healing; thoracic pain; dissatisfaction with postoperative supportive care; problems with eating; ineffective coping following CAB surgery.1-4 Symptom inventories have been used to provide disease specific information on patient perceived QoL.3,11 The Heart Surgery Symptom Inventory (HSSI) was developed to provide a disease-specific outcome measure for patients following CAB surgery. Using a standardized instrument to assess the impact of disease-specific symptoms would be useful for evaluating QoL, in addition to generic instruments, in patients following CAB surgery. The purpose of this article is to provide a concise overview of the application and properties of the HSSI. The HSSI was developed in several phases. First, a list of 58 possible symptoms that might be experienced by patients recovering from CAB surgery was developed based on information obtained from previously published qualitative studies and anecdotal clinical sources.14-17 Then, the instrument format was drafted to include a consistent qualifying statement ("During the past week, how much have you been bothered by:") and rating scale (0 = not at all to 6 = very much). Next the HSSI was pilot tested by administering it verbally to 5 patients attending outpatient cardiac rehabilitation who had undergone CAB surgery in the past 6 months. Based on feedback obtained from these patients, the HSSI was modified 3 ways. Some of the terminology used was changed to be more understandable to patients, for example 'stomach incision' was changed to 'drain tube site.' The ordinal scale of the HSSI was reduced from 7 to 5 categories because none of the pilot study participants used more than 5 of the 7 response categories. Lastly, the HSSI items were grouped into items with a similar theme (ie, cardiac symptoms) rather than being listed by type of symptom (ie, pain). The next step in the development of the HSSI was evaluation of its content validity which is briefly described later in this article.


In this paper, we propose and evaluate the accuracy of two new MPEG-4 AVC video traffic models. The first predicts the size of the B-frames of MPEG-4 AVC compressed video. The second predicts the size of the group of pictures (GOP) of the MPEG-4 AVC compressed video. We also propose an enhancement to these models using a new scene change detector metric. These traffic models can be employed by a network scheduler to provision MPEG-4 AVC video bandwidth efficiently.


. In this paper, we consider a stochastic approximation procedure with semi-Markov switchings in an averaging scheme with a small parameter.


Lymphomas that involve extranodal sites generally are divided into two classifications:primary and secondary extranodal lymphomas. They are relatively common, representing from 10-40% of non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. 1-3 Primary extranodal lymphomas are defined as localized lymphomas that appear or originate in extranodal tissues, with or without involvement of regional lymph nodes (stage I E or II E ). 2 Extranodal lymphomas occurring in the presence of predominantly node-based or disseminated disease are considered to be secondary extranodal lymphomas


With the economic developing of China and the special policy of the government on boundary ports,the economic development of Heilongjiang riverside is accelerated fast;and the architectural areas of towns are changed much.It is necessary to monitor them.In this paper,the changes of architectural areas in a part of Heilongjiang riverside were tested by the method of remote sensing;and the results were analysed.In this study,the remote sensing and relief map data in different time were used.


In the paper the pumping efficiency of active, different types double-clad fiber has been analyzed. The ray tracing method has been applied for fibers analysis. The most often utilized fibers: circular non-concentric, D-shape, fin-shape, rectangular fibers have been analyzed. The results show that the geometry of the inner clad fibers is not very significant for pumping efficiency, except the case of circular one.


This research is about flouring procedures,  which do with three ways. First  (grating  and  drying).  Second  (grating,  parting   of  starch  and waster). Third (grating and drying of waster). Goals from  this research are: 1) to know cassava's flour  starch  based on difference of flouring procedure 1, II,  and 111,2)  to know about impact of flouring procedure difference 1, 11,   and 111on cassava's flour  starch  compared with fresh cassava, and 3) to know the impact of flouring procedure difference 1, 11 and 111on quality (colour and smell) cassava's flour.  Research were did at  Food   Biochemical  Laboratory   Farm   Technology  Gadjah   Mada University  to  analyze flour   and  Culinary  Laboratory,  Family  Life Education, Technique Faculty, Yogyakarta State University, where flour product  was made. Research start  with make  a starch  with starching procedure  1, 11,    and  111 and  continued  with  analyzing  cassava  and sensoric test of cassava's flour quality which depend on colour and smell. The research show that: 1) cassava's flour  starch in 1 way 86.69%, 11is 87.94%,  111 is  87.I4%.  2)  there  is  impact  of flouring  procedure  on cassava's flour starch compared with fresh starch. There is no difference impact offlouring procedure 1, II, and IlIon  cassava's starch flour at 1% significantly.  3)  There is  impact on flouring  procedure   difference  on colour and smell cassava's flour at 1% significantly. Key words: Manihot Esculenta Crantz Flouring  Procedure, Amount of Starch, Flour Quality.


- In today's advanced technological life, self-ruling quad copter or unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is gaining more importance because of their various applications. UAV is accurately made to keep up harmony between velocity, weight, soundness and force. UAVs are widely used in military operation as well as industries nowadays because of their reliability, cost effectiveness and multi functionalities. The idea behind the project is to implement an UAV with self-stabilization system. The idea started by building a quad copter with help of KK board which controls the basic movement of the quad copter such as yaw, roll, pitch and throttle. KK board was the efficient one for self-stabilization but does not guarantee efficient results in stabilization of the quad copter. Arduino platform is the other way for the stabilization operation, where four accelerometers are used to read the X, Y, Z axis values when the quad copter positions are changed. By this the behavior of quad copter is analyzed for different quad copter movements with efficient algorithm using PID controller. The above system constantly measures the angle of the drone and compares that value with the desired value and rectifies the error if there is one. But using this method stability was not up to the mark. Another method for developing stability system for quad copter is by using Arduino mini along with other component such as GPS module, telemetry devices and Pressure sensors along with compass. This packed system will help in attaining the maximum stability. This system has a special feature such as even if the signal between the transmitter and receiver is lost, with the help of GPS module the quad copter can be landed in same position where it was taken off.


A practical real-time auto-focus algorithm for a digital camera is presented in this paper, and it improves the reliability and speed of the auto-focus process, especially suitable for a 2 mega-pixel high definition camera. The proposed algorithm divides auto-focusing process into several modes and finds the focus by the different control current in the each mode. Additionally, an adaptive step size searching and a hysteresis compensation of the voice coil motor increased searching speed. The experimental result shows the proposed algorithm is faster auto-focusing than conventional algorithm in the VCM camera system


The geography of the well-known trading way remains, probably, less investigated, than a history of a way "from vikings to arabs" as a whole. Following instructions of medieval authors, researchers restore on particles geography of this trading way in VII-IX Centuries, its routes and an arrangement of stations on all its extent, borders of territories of the East-Slavic and the Finno-Ugric breeding unions along a trading way, involving more than data from auxiliary disciplines. However, the given area of researches still rather long time will put researchers in position of the medieval traveller who has gone on searches of the country or people, which at all on hearing but which site is known to nobody. One of the significant moments in the field of geography of a trading way recognizes one of the oldest stories of the Arabian authors about three centers of Russians Slava, Cuiaba and Arsa. This article is about Arsa, the third center of Russian. Thus, in view of informations of written sources and the archeological facts, existing hypotheses about localization of Arsa are considered and the hypothesis about localization of Arsa in Prikamye is argumented.


Groundwater recharge must be well understood for the effective utilization of water resources. In this article some of the recent studies in groundwater recharge modeling are detailed and discussed. The topics covered include (1) Recharge modeling in deterministic framework, (2)Recharge modeling in stochastic framework, (3) Recharge modeling using electromagnetic surveys (4) Mountain front recharge (5) Natural recharge estimates for India. Groundwater recharge modeling is a potential field for future research due to the recent problems such as groundwater contamination and global climate change.


SYSTEM FOR FOAM BARCAS corvette, which is set on the outer surface of the hull of the boat. SYSTEM corvette FOAM IS FORMED FROM A molded polymeric foam, a coating BOOSTER ON THE OUTER SURFACE OF POLYMER AND FOAM surface coating on at least part of the reinforcing coating. FOAM corvette acts as a flap for the BARCA, during boarding another boat or mooring. THUS, PROVIDED AN ATTRACTIVE FLAP HIGHLY FOAM FOR HIGH SPEED BOATS WITH HELMETS GLIDERS durable system. Also disclosed is a method for making the corvette FOAM, AND BARCA including CORBETA FOAM. FOAM FLAP REQUIRES NO INFLATION, it can be manufactured in aesthetically pleasing, IS LASTING AND IS CHEAPER TO PERFORM AND MAINTAIN.


With the extremely large-scale array XL-array deployed in future wireless systems, wireless communication and sensing are expected to operate in the radiative near-field region, which needs to be characterized by the spherical rather than planar wavefronts. Unlike most existing works that considered far-field integrated sensing and communication (ISAC), we study in this article the new near-field ISAC, which integrates both functions of sensing and communication in the near-field region. To this end, we first discuss the appealing advantages of near-field communication and sensing over their far-field counterparts, respectively. Then, we introduce three approaches for near-field ISAC, including joint near-field communication and sensing, sensing-assisted near-field communication, and communication-assisted near-field sensing. We discuss their individual research opportunities, new design issues, as well as propose promising solutions. Finally, several important directions in near-field ISAC are also highlighted to motivate future work.


It is known that after pancreatectomy, patients experience hyposecretion of endogenous insulin and frequently develop diabetes. However, it has been unclear whether combination therapy with glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists and basal insulin is effective for such patients. In the present study, we evaluated the efficacy and safety of combination therapy with long‐acting insulin glargine and the glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonist lixisenatide in patients who developed diabetes after pancreatectomy.


We compute the quantum fluctuations of a 3-brane with tension, energy density and stiffness. As a result of the fluctuations there are induced forces between massive objects living on the brane. We study various limiting cases of the induced potential between 2 and 3 massive objects. One quite interesting finding is that for tensionless brane world there are universal (mass independent) $1/r^3$ forces between the objects on the brane. These forces are in principle measurable.


Stereotype content has been much studied since the classic study by Katz and Braly (1933). The results obtained in these studies have been fundamental to building more complex experiments in order to explore the formation, purpose and maintenance of stereotypes. In Portugal, to our knowledge, the existing studies are quite scarce, and in some cases non-existent, particularly related to some social groups of interest. Furthermore, continuous social changes may bring variation in the meaning and importance of each attribute. The goal of this study is to explore and pre-test the stereotype content of 12 social groups in Portugal. Ninety-eight participants recruited online via social media responded to 35 stereotypic traits and their valence, 21 emotions and 12 behavioural tendencies related to these social groups. The results allow not only the selection of, for each group, the stereotypic traits, emotions, and behavioural tendencies that are significantly different from the midpoint of the scale, but also the identification of traits, emotions and behavioural tendencies that best seem to differentiate the different groups.


Business simulation gaming has been around for quite a few years. The pedagogical and, more recently, the assessment value of gaming has been recognized and accepted in many circles. Many functional and total enterprise gaming exercises have been used in various business courses. Over the year, as technology has improved, simulation exercises have become more sophisticated and user friendly. The student can now concentrate on the content and learning in the gaming exercise without getting too diverted by the mechanics of playing the game. With the advent of the Internet an added dimension of convenience is now available. Using the World Wide Web (WWW) is a natural extension of making simulation games more powerful and the access more convenient. Due to the ubiquitous nature of the World Wide Web, which is accessible today from any home computer connected to the Internet, it behooves academics to explore and take advantage of this technology. This article delineates one such implementation that makes the entire game available on the Web. The game has been in continuous use for the past 3 years. The various components of the game and how the programming languages Practical Extraction and Reporting Language (PERL) and JavaScript can provide the functionality for making the game available on the Internet are described.


This paper addresses the problem of controlling the temperature profile inside a multi-Zone crystal growth furnace. A minimal discrete-time state-space model of the furnace is determined by Least Squares identification of a Multi Input / Multi-Output (MIMO) input-output model. An integral control structure for the discrete-time model is derived to allow reference tracking, and a state-feedback control is designed for the system by solving a Discrete Linear Quadratic Regulator (DLQR) problem with a suitably chosen cost. This state-feedback controller serves as a reference for designing an output-feedback controller through the projective control approach. The resulting projective controller has structure similar to a MIMO Proportional-plus-Integral controller. The projective controller is used to control a simulated and an actual furnace. The resulting control system achieves the necessary control objective; i.e., it maintains the required temperature with no steady-state error and a reasonable transient behavior inspite of the uncertainties associated with the identified model.


In contribution to recent challenges made by animal studies regarding humanist approaches in empirical science, this thesis offers a critical analysis of contemporary literary fiction and its representations of the non-human animal and the human and non-human animal encounters and relations engendered within the scientific setting. This is achieved through a focusing in on four different scientific situations: cognitive ethological field research, long-term cognitive behavioural studies, short-term comparative psychology experimentations, and invasive surgical practices. Subdivisions of scientific investigation selected for their different methodological procedures which directly dictate the situational circumstance and experience of non-human animals involved to produce particular kinds of knowledges on them.


This paper discusses the used of an optical interferometry technique for bending and torsional vibrational modes measurement. With this technique, the amplitude and frequency of the vibrations involved in tabletop of a home-made optical table were measured. Besides, vibrational modes involved and performance of the damping system were determined.


This paper studies the financialization of the historical Hudson's Bay Company. Prior to 1871, the Company used a barter accounting system successfully for more than a century. After 1871, the Comp...


Case 2. Side View-Sarcoma. Sept. 21, or two days later, after consultation with Dr. Sewell, placed patient under care of Dr. Boardman for X-ray treatment, who through his assistant gave grave prognosis for recovery. About three weeks later was given radium treatment in Chicago. Again in Jan., 1919, or three months later, radium was used. Disease so far has not returned. Patient in declining health at present, but not seen by me for six months. Case 2. Mrs. L. B., female, age 36. First came under my observation Dec. 17, 1917, exhibiting numerous polypi right middle turbinate region; also long prominent septal ledge right. Operation three days later-sub-mucous resection ledge, middle turbinectomy and ethmoidectomy. One year later patient returned, complaining of nasal hemorrhage and pain in region of right ethmoid, and exhibiting exophthalmos right eye. Inspection showed ethmoidal region to be filled with new growth. Malignancy was suspected and feared. Wassermann was immediately ordered, which was double positive. Hope was entertained that growth might be gummata. Anti-luetic treatment was not curative. Dec. 28, -1918-Exenterated ethmoidal region. Specimen sent to Dr. Wm. Ophuls, and also to Columbia Hospital, pathological department, San Jose. Both reported sarcoma. Radiograms showed new growth, filling of ethmoidal region, lower half of orbit and right antrum. X-ray and radium treatment were not tried, as patient presented self at late stage and family conditions made same scarcely possible. Jan. 14, 1919-Seventeen days after extenteration of ethmoid, patient presented very marked exophthalmos right and much pain. . Vision right eye 6/200. Operation: Enucleation, exenteration orbit, ethmoidal region, antrum Highmore. Bony partitions were largely absent. Rapid return of growth until at death of patient Mar. 16, or two months after enucleation the growth had attained the hideous size shown in the accompanying photos, or an external right-sided growth 16 cm. by 12 cm. by 7 1/2 cm.


H.Abe,1996.A new species of the genus Anomalohalacarus(Acari:Halacaridae)from Japan with notes on taxonomic characters.J.Acarol.Soc,Jpn.,5(1):7-16. A new species in the genus Anomalohalacarus Newell is described under the name of Anomalo halacarus biformis n .sp.on the basis of specimens from a subtidal sandy sediment in Tottor Prefecture,western Japan.A.biformis is closely related to Anomalohalacarus macellus Bartsch, 1993,but differs from this species in the structure of the genitoanal region in the female and in the leg chaetotaxy.This is the first record of the genus Anomalohalacarus from the Pacific region. Morphological features of genitoanal and posterior dorsal plates are discussed on the basis of the new species and so far known species.The character of the posterior genital platelet is thought to be more important taxonomically than that of the genital groove in the female.According to the criterion of ontogenetic character precedence and the rule of out-group comparison,the divided condition of the posterior dorsal plate observed in Anomalohalacarus is considered to be an apomorphic character state.


(Me3SiCH2SO2Cl) [18143-34-5] C4H11ClO2SSi (MW 186.76)

InChI = 1S/C4H11ClO2SSi/c1-9(2,3)4-8(5,6)7/h4H2,1-3H3

InChIKey = BFUMGFNGDCUBSH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

(CsF)[13400-13-0] CsF (MW 151.91)

InChI = 1S/Cs.FH/h;1H/q+1;/p-1

InChIKey = XJHCXCQVJFPJIK-UHFFFAOYSA-M

(source of 'free' sulfene in solution;1 source of silylated sulfene8)

Physical Data: Me3SiCH2SO2Cl is a colorless liquid, bp 50–52 °C/0.6 mmHg, 57 °C/1 mmHg; mp 18 °C, nD20 1.4700,3 1.4680.7a See also Cesium Fluoride.

Solubility: acetonitrile is the preferred solvent due to solubility of CsF and absence of hydrogen bonding; Me3SiCH2SO2Cl is soluble in most organic solvents.

Preparative Methods: Me3SiCH2SO2Cl is: (1) formed in 58% isolated yield via reaction of (Chloromethyl)trimethylsilane with Thiourea in ethanol followed by concentration and chlorination in water, extraction, and distillation;2 (2) formed in 63% isolated yield by Peracetic Acid oxidation of (trimethylsilyl)methanethiol followed by treatment with Phosphorus(V) Chloride;2 (3) formed in 84% yield through reaction of Me3SiCH2Cl with Magnesium followed by sequential reaction of the Grignard reagent with Sulfur Dioxide followed by Chlorine;3 and (4) formed in 53% yield through reaction of tetramethylsilane with Sulfuryl Chloride.7a

Handling, Storage, and Precautions: like most sulfonyl chlorides, the title compound hydrolyzes slowly to produce HCl and therefore should be kept dry. The byproduct of hydrolysis is hexamethyldisiloxane. Hydrolysis is very rapid with 5% NaOH solution.7a


The human pilot is a crucial component of the Pilot/Vehicle System (PVS) and many researchers have recognized that the dynamic behavior of the human should be explicitly considered when analyzing human-in-the-loop systems. This paper focuses on human behavior modeling during upset recovery and how that pilot model is included in the pilotvehicle-system to determine and evaluate recovery techniques. The research discussed herein examines and models experimentally observed (in a simulator) pilot behavior, examines the role of the pilot model in the PVS, and uses the composite PVS model to determine recovery sequences that accommodate the dynamic behavior of the pilot/vehicle couple. Subsequently, the pilot models are updated to estimate how a pilot might behave under distress and new recovery sequences are extracted to accommodate the behavior of the distressed pilot. Simulation results show that explicit consideration of pilot dynamics, particularly the dynamics of the distressed pilot, in the generation of recovery sequences leads to more desirable responses of the PVS.


Objective:To enhance the understanding of extrarenal malignant tumor with initial manifestations of renal injury,and to improve the early diagnosis. Methods: Clinical manifestations of 19 cases with extrarenal malignant tumor with initial manifestations of renal injury were analyzed retrospectively. Among them,9 cases with proteinuria,3 with hematuria,3 with acute renal failure,3 with chronic renal failure and 1 with tubulointerstitial lesions. Results: Five cases with multiple myeloma,4 with malignant lymphoma,3 with malignant ovarian tumor,3 with primary retroperitoneal tumor,1 with primary carcinoma of liver,1 with lung cancer,1 with acute myeloid leukemia and 1 with pelvic malignant neurilemoma. Conclusions: Renal injury may be the first manifestation in many cases with malignant tumor. We should be vigilant to prevent misdiagnosis.


Using A-configuration of the BIMA-array with 0″.4 angular resolution maps were obtained of the 107 GHz methanol line in W3(OH). The 107 GHz masers have their counterparts in another methanol transition at 6.7 GHz. The strongest maser spots are unresolved with the BIMA-array and are less than , which corresponds to the lower limit of the brightness temperature 5×10 5 K. A model of Class II methanol masers emitted in the extended atmosphere of icy planets orbiting around the O-star which excites H ɪɪ region is proposed.


With supply chains becoming more elongated as they become more global, the pace of demand changes increasing and product lifecycles shrinking, the responsiveness of a company's supply and fulfillment networks to change is becoming a more substantial determinant of company success. As such, companies must view their supply networks as a competitive weapon that can not only deliver low costs but impact top-line growth through superior responsiveness and best-in-class customer service. If these and other similar strategies as will be described in this write-up are available for only one company at the markets, this company has competitive advantage over its competitors (Barney, 1991; ketchen, 2004; Rungtusanatham et al., 2003). Another way to gain competitive advantage is to optimize one or several activities. However, a consideration has to be taken so that optimization does not end in optimizing one function at the expense of the others (Lumsden, 1998; Porter, 1985).