Recent developments in deep learning have significantly improved the quality of synthesized singing voice audio. However, prominent neural singing voice synthesis systems suffer from slow inference speed due to their autoregressive design. Inspired by MLP-Mixer, a novel architecture introduced in the vision literature for attention-free image classification, we propose MLP Singer, a parallel Korean singing voice synthesis system. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first work that uses an entirely MLP-based architecture for voice synthesis. Listening tests demonstrate that MLP Singer outperforms a larger autoregressive GAN-based system, both in terms of audio quality and synthesis speed. In particular, MLP Singer achieves a real-time factor of up to 200 and 3400 on CPUs and GPUs respectively, enabling order of magnitude faster generation on both environments.11Source code available at https://github.corn/neosapience/mlp-singer.


The high central stellar densities in globular clusters provide a unique environment to study the fundamental dynamical process of two-body relaxation. This process is the main driver of the dynamical evolution in the center of a globular cluster and has a profound effect on the structure of the cluster and on its stellar environment. We have obtained stellar absorption line spectra with STIS to measure the radial velocities of individual stars in the crowded center of the globular cluster M15. These data increase the number of stars with known radial velocities within the central arcsec by a factor of about three and significantly improve the constraints on the mass distribution in M15. The data provide the most detailed look of the central structure of any globular cluster and show that there is a compact dark central mass component. Similar studies using ground based facilities can be efficiently performed by employing Integral Field Units. We have started a project to better constrain the central mass density in the globular cluster M3 using the GMOS-IFU on Gemini North. The data will also allow us to better understand the central rotation which is neither explained nor predicted by any globular cluster model. (© 2004 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)


Melanorivulus leali, new species, from the Grande river drainage, south-eastern Brazil, is described. It differs from all other congeners by possessing a unique colour pattern, comprising red dots on body side arranged in chevron shaped rows, a broad dark grey stripe along the whole flank, flank light blue in males, dorsal and ventral portions of the caudal fin light orangish red in males, conspicuous orangish red bars on the middle of the caudal fin in males, and dorsal portion of the caudal-fin base with a small vertically elongated black spot. The presence of a black bar on the anterior and another on the posterior portion of the iris almost in contact with the pupil and the shape of the chevron-like rows of red spots on the flank, in which the angle is placed on the midline of the flank indicate that M. leali is more closely related to congeners endemic to the Paraná-Paraguay river system than to congeners endemic to the Amazonas river basin. This first record of the genus Melanorivulus from the Grande river drainage suggests that it may have formerly occupied a larger region of this basin, presently under severe process of deforestation and aquatic habitat decline.


The articles in this second volume of Studies on National Movements form a collection of essays with its genesis in a question asked by Catalan to Welsh colleagues: 'Why do we know so much about Scotland and so little about Wales?' They suggested exploring this perplexity at one-day seminars held in both territories. The first was organised by GRENS (Grup de Recerca en Estats, Nacions i Sobiranies) at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, on 12 November 2013 under the direction of professor Enric Ucelay-DaCal. Swansea University's European Institute of Identities reciprocated on 2 April 2014.


The fifty seven years of Professor D. N. Majumdar, one of our distinguished Associate Editors, sat very lightly indeed on him at the time of his sudden and tragic death on the 31 st May, 1960. He was in very good health and at the height of his intellectual powers. He worked long hours and travelled widely, in fulfilment of his many engagements all over India, without showing undue physical strain, often to the envy of younger men. On the 31st May, the last day of the academic session at the University of Lucknow, where Professor Majumdar was Head of the Department of Anthropology and Dean of the Faculty of Arts, he went through a busy day with his usual high spirits, although he complained of a headache. His last engagement for the day and alas ! his last in his life, was at a coffee party given by the Vice-Chancellor in the evening. At this party one of his junior colleagues joked with heir, saying that he looked young. &dquo;I have heard that joke before,&dquo; replied Professor Majumdar. The irony of fate: he was dead three hours later. From the party he drove home with one of his closest friends who was also his personal physician. They had dinner together at which Mrs. Majumdar also was present. Soon after the doctor left, Professor Majumdar's daughter, his only child, called on the telephone from Calcutta inquiring about him; she had had a bad dream, she said. She was told by her mother that all was well. But all was not well; Professor Majumdar was not well: he was lying unconscious in his bed. By 11.30 he was dead from a cerebral haemorrhage. Born in 1903 in an East Bengal village, Majumdar was educated at Dacca and Calcutta. He took his M.A. in anthropology with distinction from Calcutta University in the early twenties, and was awarded the PremChand Roychand Scholarship. He visited Bihar to work among the Hos. In 1928 he joined the University of Lucknow as a lecturer in the Department of Economics and Sociology under Radhakamal Mukerjee, and began giving courses in anthropology. He also maintained his interest in the Hos and paid them several visits. By the mid-thirties he had enough material on them to carry it with him


The commonly heard statement "Spain is different" contains a series of contradictions, paradoxes, and questions concerning Iberia's place within the global community, a community that is itself deeply contradictory—more and more the same and yet more and more fragmented. Immigration highlights the sameness/otherness dichotomy in Spanish culture, and the situation of African immigrants has especially caused the Spanish national consciousness an ethical quandary. Here I examine four recent cultural representations of African immigration in Spain—two journalistic works: Mikel Azurmendi's Estampas del Ejido and Antonio Elorza's articles in El País; and two documentary films: Básel Ramsis's El otro lado: un acercamiento a Lavapiés and José Luis Guerín's En construcción in order to assess the ways in which Spaniards are projecting their sense of national identity in the face of large-scale immigration, a most revealing mirror. This article is available in Studies in 20th & 21st Century Literature: http://newprairiepress.org/sttcl/vol30/iss1/10 `Soy td. Soy el': African Immigration and Otherness in the Spanish Collective Conscience


Milton D. Hakel, Advisor This is an important and exciting time for discourse and action regarding how to train people to think critically in accordance with well-understood values. This dissertation provides a discussion and analysis of these issues, contextualized empirically within an innovative program at Bowling Green State University (BGSU) designed to develop the ability of students to engage in "critical thinking about values." Chapter 1 addresses the practical need for employees, citizens, and leaders who can think critically and make principled decisions, and how critical thinking and values are relevant to these societal needs. It also provides a theoretical treatment of critical thinking and values. Chapter 2 is a description of BGSU's program, the Bowling Green eXperience (BGX). This chapter also provides general hypotheses related to the learning outcomes of BGX. Chapter 3 describes the quasi-experimental methodology and measures employed to test the hypotheses within the Department of Psychology. Six introductory psychology classes were targeted, three of which were part of the BGX program and three of which were otherwise equivalent. Participants were asked at the beginning and end of the Fall 2004 semester to complete a short-answer and essay test, the Critical Thinking about Values Assessment (CTVA), which required them to (1) identify the key components (KC) of an essay prompt and (2) to write a three-part response to the essay that articulated the values expressed therein (critical thinking about values; CTV). The CTV section was developed specifically to measure the BGX learning outcomes. Chapter 4 provides more specific hypotheses: that BGX program membership provides incremental validity beyond that of high school grade point average, ACT/SAT scores, reasons for attending college, and general life goals, in the prediction of participant's responses to the CTVA. Results did not support hypotheses for the KC section of


The combination use of antihypertensive drug is currently widespread in the treatment of hypertension.Telmisartan has the advantage of more efficacy,longer half life,and additional activate peroxisome proliferators - activated receptors.A large amount of studies showed that combination use of telmisartan and hydrochlorothiazide or use of telmisartan - hydrochlorothiazide fixed capsule may be superior to telmisartan alone or combination use of other angiotensinⅡreceptor 1 antagonist and hydrochlorothiazide in the treatment of hypertension.


Theoretical analyses using a rate‐ and state‐dependent friction law have shown quasistatic and stable slip behaviors following velocity weakening. We estimated spatiotemporal slip distributions for six slow slip events (SSEs) off the Boso Peninsula, Japan, from Global Navigation Satellite System data and plotted their shear stress variations vs. slip velocity, here called "trajectories." Most trajectories are similar to theoretical stable trajectories, implying that the Boso SSEs represent a quasistatic and stable process, and that the gradient of the trajectories during slip acceleration is equal to the product of the friction coefficients of the slipping plates (a–b) and the effective normal stress ( σn′ ). Taking (a–b) = −0.003, we estimate that the effective normal stresses during the SSEs were 10–50 MPa at 12.5–20.5 km depth. These values are much smaller than the lithostatic pressures at those depths, implying high pore pressures on the slow slip interface.


The authors explore the challenges inherent in traversing the multiple boundaries between sociology and social work, and the academy and the community, by examining a service learning course on hunger and homelessness taught by two sociology professors and two social workers on the staff of a community service organization. The authors draw on instructional team meetings and correspondence, observation of class sessions, and formal and informal course evaluations to analyze three "moments": the planning process, a pivotal class session, and students' final presentations. They found that both their teaching and students' learning were enriched by disciplinary differences in knowledge claims, the design and utility of qualitative research, and the process of drawing conclusions from, and making arguments using, qualitative data. The authors conclude that experiential learning has value beyond providing students hands-on experiences. It can also provide a laboratory in which students and instructors can explore the similarities and differences between sociology, social work, and other disciplines.


Aphids, Brevicoryne brassicae and Red spider mites, Tetranychus evansi are the most damaging pests of rape, Brassica napus and tomato, Solanum lycopersicum, respectively. Farmers respond by using synthetic pesticides which pose environmental challenges. Extracts of Lippia javanica leaf powder and Solanum delagoense ripe fruit pulp were evaluated for pesticidal effects under on-station conditions against rape aphids and tomato red spider mites as alternatives to conventional pesticides and in comparison to Neem, Azadirachta indica leaf powder. The extracts of A. indica, L. javanica and S. delagoense were mixed with water at 8, 12.5 and 25 % w/v respectively. Amitraz and dimethoate were applied on tomato and rape respectively at label rate. Extracts were kept for 24 h at room temperature and then sieved. A liquid soap surfactant was added at 0.1 % v/v, prior to spraying. Sprays were applied weekly once pest infestations had established within the crop. Pests were counted 24 h after spraying for six weeks. Plant extracts significantly reduced pest numbers (P < 0.05) in both experiments. Dimethoate reduced aphid by 96 % while amitraz reduced red spider mite by 72%. L. javanica and S. delagoense at 12.5 and 25 % reduced aphids by 63 % and 57.9 % and mites by 66.5 % and 55 %, respectively. Both extracts were more effective on aphids than mites while L .javanica was more effective than S. delagoense on both crop pests. L. javanica and S. delagoense had some pesticidal effects against the vegetable pests.


The behavior of the MOS-structure composed of TiNx/TiSiy upper layer, 3500 angstrom thick LPCVD poly-Si layer, 200-300 angstrom thick thermal oxide grown on p-Si substrate were studied at various conditions of the fabrication process. The TiNx/TiSiy layer was formed by rapid thermal annealing (RTA) of the 200 angstrom thick titanium film previously sputter deposited on the poly-Si in nitrogen contained ambient. Samples with different compositions were obtained by varying the nitrogen content between 0% and 25% in Ar + N2 mixture. Cross-section transmission electron microscopy (TEM) investigation show the silicide/poly-Si interface roughness appears to be smaller when nitrogen content increases in the Ar + N2 working gas. TEM studies of the surface morphology reveal adding of nitrogen to the working gas yield a decrease in grain size of the film up to two-tree times if it reaches an upper limit. Measurements of sheet resistance of the titanium silicide/nitride layer displays these observations. In order to check how the process of formation of the upper layer influences the MOS-structure performances electrophysical measurements were taken. They show a decrease of instability of the work function ((Phi) ms) values as well as negligible rize of interface state density when sintering of the silicide layer is carried out in nitrogen contained ambient. Fowler-Nordheim electron injection experiments demonstrate some increase of defects density in oxide at heat treatment at higher temperatures.


The comet 27 P/Crommelin was discovered in 1457 and since then observed six times up to 1956, so its average period is 27.79 years. According to Korean ancient annals, however, comet 27 P/Crommelin was first observed in B.C. 44 and was observed 16 times up to 1457. We traced the records with a period of about 28 years, compiled a list of them and showed that all those records are concerned with the comet 27 P/Crommelin. According to extrapolation of the brightness, the comet 27 P/Crommelin might be one of the brightest comets observed in human history, so ancient people could easily observe this comet with the naked eye. We examined the parallel records in Chinese history and concluded that the Korean historians might have added more detail to their reports by referring to Chinese records.


Recently, two algorithms (M.A. Thornton and V.S.S. Nair, IEEE Trans. Computer-Aided Design, Vol. 14, pp. 1328-1341, 1995 ; D.M. Miller, IEEE Trans. Computer-Aided Design, Vol. 17, pp. 1328-1341, 1998) have been proposed to calculate the output probability of a Boolean function represented by an OBDD (ordered binary decision diagram). Both algorithms assume that (1) the input variables are equi-probable, and (2) each variable is statistically independent from the others. Under these assumptions, we point out that calculating the output probability is actually identical to computing the number of min-terms of the corresponding Boolean functions. Therefore, simple integer arithmetic (as opposed to the floating point arithmetic involved in Thornton et al.'s and Miller's algorithms) and logic shifts are sufficient to compute the output probability of a Boolean function represented by an OBDD. To compute the output probability of the Boolean functions represented by an OBDD with compacted edge negation, a generalized counting algorithm is also proposed.


− This study evaluated the anti-Helicobacter and anti-inflammatory effects of Sohamhyungtang (SHHT). The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of SHHT against Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) was determined by the agar dilution method. Expression of the H. pylori cagA gene in the presence of SHHT was determined by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). Inhibition of H. pylori urease by SHHT was determined by the phenol-hypochlorite assay. Antiadhesion activity of SHHT was measured by ureaphenol red reagent. Inhibition of nitric oxide (NO) production in AGS cells was measured with Griess reagent. Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and IL-8 mRNA expression in AGS cells which were infected with H. pylori was determined by qRT-PCR. IL-8 level was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The MIC of SHHT was 100 μg/mL and the expression of cagA gene was decreased about 25 folds in the presence of SHHT. H. pylori urease was inhibited 90% by SHHT. SHHT inhibited H. pylori adhesion on AGS cell in a concentration dependent manner. mRNA expression of iNOS and IL-8 and the production of NO and IL-8 were significantly decreased in the presence of SHHT. In conclusion, SHHT showed anti-Helicobacter activity and has potent anti-inflammatory effect on H. pylori-induced inflammation in human gastric epithelial AGS cells.


toriography. In roughly chronological order the author takes his account through Rocafuerte's early years and travels, the last years of the colony, and Bolivar's Gran Colombia. He then deals with a variety of subjects: the introduction of the Lancastrian system of education, Rocafuerte's rise to power, his attempts to support the pro-Lancastrian Quaker, Isaac W. Wheelright, the establishment of education for women, other educational reforms, clerical opposition to much of Rocafuerte's program, the new code of education of 1838, and finally the advent of free education. In short, this is a valuable outline to the first thirty-five years of public education in Ecuador. Guevara's methods closely resemble those of his previous historical works. He includes a useful bibliography, but the " Indice Analitico" is little more than a table of contents. Footnoting is unobtrusive and usually adequate. The author relies heavily on some half-dozen sources. He is on solid ground with such primary material as the official Gazetas and Actas, the large Colecioin Rocafuerte, and Aurelio Naboa's collections of laws and presidential messages, but is somewhat less credible when he relies on the histories of Federico Gonzalez Suarez and Pedro Fermnin Cevallos. Unfortunately, Guevara has not entirely escaped from some of the entanglements which have snagged his Ecuadorian contemporaries. His style is often declamatory, even bomrbastic, and Rocafuerte is presented as a man without stain, invariably right. There is also a distinct, albeit well-argued bias in favor of the Liberals, Guayaquil, and the costa, as opposed to the Conservatives, the Church, and, to a lesser extent, Quito and the sierra. These shortcomings reduce the book's authority as a social critique of Rocafuerte's educational policies, and it must be classified as a valuable historical account rather than a useful or penetrating analyS1S.


This study presents the morphological characteristics of immature and adult male stages of Paraseiulus amacroporus Faraji, Jalaeian and McMurtry, 2008 (Phytoseiidae) collected from pistachio trees, Pistacia atlantica Desf. (Anacardiaceae), Shiraz vicinity (Fars province), South west Iran. The genders of the deutonymphal stage can be determined by the number of paired setae in the opisthogaster (six in female vs. four in male).


In this article, using the stochastic geometry, we develop a tractable uplink modeling framework for the outage probability of the multitier millimeter wave (mmWave) cellular networks. Each tier's mmWave base stations (BSs) are randomly located and they have particular spatial density, antenna gain, receiver sensitivity, blockage parameter, and pathloss exponents. Our model takes account of the maximum power limitation and the per-user power control. More specifically, each user, which could be in line-of-sight (LOS) or non-LOS to its serving mmWave BS, controls its transmit power such that the received signal power at its serving BS is equal to a predefined threshold. Hence, a truncated channel inversion power control scheme is implemented for the uplink of mmWave cellular networks. We derive closed-form expressions for the signal-to-interference-plus-noise-ratio (SINR) outage probability for the uplink of the multitier mmWave cellular networks, which we later degrade to the single-tier network. Furthermore, we analyze the case with a dense network by utilizing the simplified model, where the LOS region is approximated as a fixed LOS disk. The results show that imposing a maximum power constraint on the user significantly affects the SINR outage probability in the uplink of mmWave cellular networks.


Due to the increase in life expectancy and changes in eating habits, the elderly and obese population has increased in recent years. The objective of this study was to analyze the correlation between type 2 Diabetes mellitus (DM2) and oxidative DNA damage in elderly residents of the municipality of Ivoti, State of Rio Grande do Sul. This study had an exploratory, descriptive, cross-sectional and quantitative approach based on the data bank of the institutional project of the Feevale University. There was a predominant population of married women, retired, with monthly income up to 2 minimum wages, with education until to the 4th grade of fundamental school and bilingual. Statistical difference was detected for fasting glycemia, HbA1c and 8-hydroxydioxy-2-guanosine (8-OHdG) between DM2 and control subjects, as well as a positive Spearmann correlation between HbA1c and 8-OHdG in patients with DM2. It was possible to identify through fasting glycemia and HbA1c that elderly people who had poor glycemic control also showed a significant increase in the production of reactive oxygen species and consequent DNA damage when compared to the elderly with good glycemic control.


The invention provides a fan speed indicating circuit comprising a control chip, a power supplying module, a fan connector and a speed indicating module. The control chip is used for acquiring temperature-relevant parameters and correspondingly outputting pulse signals. The pulse signal duty cycle changes with changes of the temperature. The power supplying module is connected to the control chip. The fan connector is used for connecting the power supplying module and a fan, supplying power to the fan according to the pulse signals output by the control chip, receiving fan speed signals produced from the inside of the fan and outputting the fan speed signals. The speed indicating module is connected to the fan connector and comprises a lighting element, and the lighting element responds to the fan speed signals output by the fan connector and lights. By the aid of the fan speed indicating circuit, a user can judge the operating condition of the fan by observing the lighting condition of the lighting element.


Various embodiments relate to a trading system and method for matching orders between a liquidity recipient and a liquidity provider. When executed by the processor, the memory stores instructions instructing the processor, for example, to perform various operations as follows. The processor may receive orders from the liquidity recipient for trading on the exchange. The order is sent to at least one liquidity provider with a target fill rate that exceeds a certain percentage. The response is received from at least one liquidity provider. Based on the received response, the processor may update the actual sufficiency rate of at least one liquidity provider. The processor may determine the performance of at least one liquidity provider based on a comparison of the actual sufficiency rate of at least one liquidity provider and the target sufficiency rate. The processor may send a report on the performance of at least one liquidity provider.


The sensitivity of a waveguide-mode sensor, which has a sensing plate incorporating a thin single-crystalline Si layer and a thin SiO2 glass layer on a silica glass substrate, can be improved by increasing the surface area of the thin SiO2 glass layer by forming nanopores. In this study, we achieved the highly sensitive detection of surfactants in water by hydrophobic treatment of the surface of the sensing plate on which nanopores were formed. The hydrophobic treatment ensures that no water enters the nanopores, even when the sensing plate surface is immersed. When a surfactant is present in the water, the surfactant is gradually adsorbed on the sensing plate surface, which leads to hydrophilization; the water can then enter the nanopores. This results in a large refractive index variation on the chip surface, which makes it possible to detect the surfactant with high sensitivity. 0.02 mg/l Tween 20, which is a nonionic surfactant, and 0.02 mg/l sodium dodecyl sulfate, which is an anionic surfactant, were successfully detected using this sensor.


Efforts to contain the resurgence of yellow fever in 12 West African states have been boosted by a US$58 million grant from the GAVI Alliance to support special immunization campaigns in countries at high risk of yellow fever epidemics.

The disease was almost wiped out in the 1960s but many nations


A new kind polyfunctional initiator 4,4' azobis (4 cyanopentanoyl p methyl anilide)(ACPMA) has been synthesized from 4,4' azobis (4 cyano pentanoic acid) via two steps reactions. The thermal decomposition rate of ACPMA in DMF was determined by nitrogen evolution technique at 65,70,75,80℃, respectively. It was found that the decomposition reaction follow first order kinetic and the activation energy was calculated to be 124 6 KJ mol -1 . The prepolymer containing azo end group can be obtained from the polymerization of monomer, such as acrylonitrile (AN), acrylamide (AAM) using Ce(IV) ion and ACPMA as a redox initiator. The p methylphenylaminocarbamoyl group would react with Ce(IV) ion to form a nitrogen center radical to initiate monomer polymerization and the azo group is reserved. When the prepolymer obtained was mixed with methyl methacrylate (MMA) in DMF reacted at 65℃, the decomposition of azo group took place and resulting macromolecular carbon center radical would initiate MMA to block copolymerization. The purified block copolymers were characterized by IR analysis.


According to different surrounding rock,new excavation methods are explored.From raw materials to maintenance process,secondary lining quality of concrete is controlled.It is important to prevent quality problems of waterproof and drainage system.Furthermore,the construction is guided in the scientific way by using geologic prediction and surrounding rock measures.


Helminth control programs, base on improvement of farm management and regular anthelmintic treatment, are often impracticable in developing countries due to relatively high price of modern anthelmintics for the smallholder. For centuries farmers have used traditional medicinal plants to treat the parasites. Medicinal plants may become good alternatives for modern synthetic anthelmintics in smallholder farms if their efficacy can be proofed scientifically under controlled studies. Study on the possible use of traditional herbal anthelmintic in our laboratory has been done in three phases. The first screening of plant materials was done by dose titration study in rodent using Hymenolepis spp (cestode), Heligmosomoides polygyrus (strongyloid) and Aspiculuris tetraptera (pinworm) as parasite models. Dose titration trial in second phase study was carried out using target parasite such as Ascaridia galli (chicken) and Haemonchus contortus (sheep) to get appropriate dose for treatment in the following field trials. A number of plant materials have been screened for anthelmintic properties including Carica papaya, Morinda citrifolia, Ananas comosus, Coleus blumei, Codiaceum variegatum and Leucana leucocephala. Results of the studies revealed that papaya seed showed high efficacy against parasite models Aspiculuris tetraptera and Hymenolepis nana in mice. A high effiucay against H. nana was also found in Coleus blumei, Codiaceum variegatum Papaya latex has shown high efficacy against ascarid in chicken and pigs, but it caused high toxicity when given to ruminants. Thereby the latex can be considered to be used as a narrow spectrum anthelmintic in monogastric http://www.aitvm.kvl.dk/E_periurban/E6Satrija.htm (1 of 10)12/07/2005 12:12:00 Development of tradisional herbal anthelmintics as an alternative for commercial anthelmintics in small holder farms in Indone animals. Morinda citrifolia fruit posses potency as broad spectrum anthelmintic as it showed high efficacy against Haemonchus contortus and Hymenolepis nana. No anthelmintic effect was found when testing Leucana leucocephala seed extract. Introduction Livestock are an important and integrated component of the agricultural production system in developing countries. They are reared under a wide variety of production systems ranging from large-scale intensive commercial farms to traditional smallholder and village production systems. Like in other developing countries, particularly in Asia, majority of the farmers in Indonesia raise their livestock under traditional production as a sideline to the main agricultural activities. However, the livestock production play a significant role in supporting farmer's income as they contribute from 14 to 25 per cent of the total annual income of smallholders (Knipscheer et al., 1983). As most of the developing countries of the world lie in tropical and subtropical region, warm and humid climatic conditions in the tropic/subtropics provide favourable environment for development of worm eggs to infective larvae almost throughout the year. Thus helminth parasite problem is unquestionably being a major limiting factor in the improvement of livestock production. Control of gastrointestinal helminth infections in the livestock relies mainly on the use of anthelmintics in combination with farm management. Unfortunately in many developing countries people cannot apply anthelmintic control program using commercial modern anthelmintics for a number of reason include: • Drugs are unavailable in rural areas or their supply is erratic • Imported drugs are expensive • Many stock raisers either under dose to save money, or over dose because they do not understand the instructions for use. • Commercial anthelmintic available in the market is usually packed for large number of animals (50 – 100 heads), which is more than the average number of animal property in each family. Development of anthelmintic resistance development, due to long term and continuous drug application, also become a threat to continuing livestock production throughout the tropics/subtropics (Waller, 1998). http://www.aitvm.kvl.dk/E_periurban/E6Satrija.htm (2 of 10)12/07/2005 12:12:00 Development of tradisional herbal anthelmintics as an alternative for commercial anthelmintics in small holder farms in Indone For the above mention reasons, one should not neglect the fact that there is a long tradition of ethno-veterinary remedies and practice for the most common animal disease including GIT parasite infection. Unfortunately, many international and national organizations have not yet recognized the role and potential contribution of ethno veterinary medicine in development. This contrasts with the case in human ethno-medicine, which has been widely recognized and used by development organization (IIRR, 1994). In the following sections, the authors review studies in the development of traditional herbal anthelmintics done at the Laboratory of Helminthology, Department of Parasitology and Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bogor Agricultural University. Compilation of ethno veterinary information The development of traditional herbal anthelmintics can be initiated with collection of information concerning species of plants, which have been used to treat parasites. An ethno veterinary medicine survey, involving questionnaire and/ or interview with farmer who hold the information on traditional animal health care, probably one of the most effective manner revealing farmer's beliefs, experiences and insight on parasite control. Survey has listed some 25 species of medicinal plants, including papaya (Carica papaya) and Indian mulberry, locally known as mengkudu, or pace (Morinda citrifolia L.) trees, which are used by farmers in Java to treat gastrointestinal helmith parasites in livestock (MathiasMundy and Murdiati, 1991; Wahyuni et al., 1992). More comprehensive compilation has been done in an IIRR's workshop on ethno veterinary medicine to compile plant species that have been used by farmers in Asia to treat internal parasites of ruminants, swine and poultry (IIRR, 1994). Base on the compiled information, species of plants will be selected for anthelmintic study. Screening for anthelmintic activity Utilization of herbal anthelmintics should be based on a more-or-less standard procedure of testing anthelmintic compound. Thus study on the possible use of traditional herbal anthelmintic in our laboratory has been done in three phases. Anthelmintic activity of plant material is screened using parasite models in rodents such as Hymenolepis spp (cestode), Heligmosomoides polygyrus (strongyloid) and Aspiculuris tetraptera (pinworm). Plant with anthelmintic http://www.aitvm.kvl.dk/E_periurban/E6Satrija.htm (3 of 10)12/07/2005 12:12:00 Development of tradisional herbal anthelmintics as an alternative for commercial anthelmintics in small holder farms in Indone acitivity will the be tested in a dose titration trial using target parasites such as Ascaridia galli (chicken) and Haemonchus contortus (sheep) to get appropriate dose for treatment in the following field trials. A number of plants have been screened for anthelmintic activity including seed and sap from Papaya (Carica papaya), young pineapple (Ananas comosus) fruit juice, extracts of coleus (Coleus blumei) leaves, croton (Codiaceum variegatum) twigs, and cholorom extract of Indian mulberry (Morinda citrifolia) fruit (Table 1). Screening for anthelmintic activity was carried out using crude form, i.e. dried herbal material, or extracts of plan materials. Extractions range from a simple infusion, to purification with a chemical solvent in sohlext extractor such as chloroform or ethanol. A high efficacy of papaya latex against Heligmosomoides polygyrus has also been demonstrated in mice (Satrija et al., 1995). In this experiment oral administration of 8 g latex per kg body weight reduced the worm burden by 84.5%. Using probit analysis, the calculated that ED100 of papaya latex against adult Heligmosomoides polygyrus was 12 g per kg body weight. Infusion of papaya seed also showed high efficacy against parasite models Aspiculuris tetraptera and Hymenolepis nana in mice. A worm count reduction as high as 100 per cent was reached in H. nana infected mice receiving papaya seed infusion at dose level of 1.2 g kg-1 BW for three consecutive days (Lamtiur, 2000). The efficacy was slightly lower ( 96.4 per cent) in A. tetraptera infected mice (Elisa, 2000). These results clearly demonstrated the potency of papaya seed as broad-spectrum herbal anthelmintic in the future. Young pine apple fruit juice showed anthelmintic activity against H. nana and A. tetraptera in vitro but not in vivo. Whole extract of coleus leaves and croton twigs did not show anthelmintic activity against A. tetraptera in vitro and in vivo, however, they showed anthelmintic activity against H. nana in vitro and in vivo. The ED100 of extract of coleus leaves against H. nana was 0.5 ml of 42% solution (v/v) in distilled water, whereas the ED100 of extract of croton twigs against the parasite was 0.5 ml of 72.46% solution (v/v) in distilled water. The extracts were given once a day for three consecutive days (He et al., 1992). Studies to explore possible anthelmintic activity of Indian mulberry were http://www.aitvm.kvl.dk/E_periurban/E6Satrija.htm (4 of 10)12/07/2005 12:12:00 Development of tradisional herbal anthelmintics as an alternative for commercial anthelmintics in small holder farms in Indone initially conducted in vitro using Ascaris and Haemonchus adult worm (Soemardji et al., 1994; Beriajaya and Tetriana, 1999). Anthelmintic activity of Indian mulberry fruit juice has also been demonstrated in vitro against A. galli (Priyanto, 1995). Subsequent in vitro study using the fruit, which have been extracted using various solvents, revealed that highest in-vitro anthelmintic activity against H. contortus was found in chloroform extract of Indian mulberry (Hilda


The invention relates to an underground intelligent layered pressure controlled oil extraction method which comprises the steps of: presetting: presetting pressure controlled time section Ai and motor operation time Bi for each pressure controlled switch, wherein when each pressure controlled switch is just in the respective pressure controlled time section Ai, the motor can operate; and extracting oil and stopping oil extraction of any oil layer: for the pressure controlled switch corresponding to the oil layer, within the pressure controlled time section Ai, pressuring on the ground, wherein after a pressure sensor records at least two jumping pressure codes, the motor operates according to preset operation time Bi, the operation direction of the motor is judged according to the state of the current pressure controlled switch, and the motor operates so that the state of the switch is opposite to current state. According to the method provided by the invention, the operational reliability is improved, the operating difficulty is reduced, the operating time is shortened, and the work efficiency is improved greatly.


An animal's movement is expected to be governed by an interplay between goals determined by its internal state and energetic costs associated with navigating through the external environment. Understanding this ecological process is challenging when an animal moves in two dimensions and even more difficult for birds that move in a third dimension. To understand the dynamic interaction between the internal state of an animal and the variable external environment, we evaluated hypotheses explaining association of different covariates of movement and the trade‐offs birds face as they make behavioural decisions in a fluctuating landscape. We used ~870 000 GPS telemetry data points collected from 68 Golden Eagles Aquila chrysaetos to test demographic, diel, topographic and meteorological hypotheses to determine (1) the probability that these birds would be in motion and (2), once in motion, their flight speed. A complex and sometimes interacting set of potential internal and external factors determined movement behaviour. There was good evidence that reproductive state, manifested as age, sex and seasonal effects, had a significant influence on the probability of being in motion and, to a lesser extent, on speed of motion. Likewise, movement responses to the external environment were often unexpectedly strong. These responses, to northness of slope, strength of orographic updraft and intensity of solar radiation, were regionally and temporally variable. In contrast to previous work showing the role of a single environmental factor in determining movement decisions, our analyses support the hypothesis that multiple factors simultaneously interact to influence animal movement. In particular they highlighted how movement is influenced by the interaction between the individual's internal reproductive state and the external environment, and that, of the environmental factors, topographic influences are often more relevant than meteorological influences in determining patterns of flight behaviour. Further disentangling of how these internal and externals states jointly affect movement will provide additional insights into the energetic costs of movement and benefits associated with achieving process‐driven goals.


Injury data were analyzed to determine if any relationship existed between the dates of injury occurrences and the varying positions of the moon. Since the analysis of injury data from a single construction project yielded inconclusive results, a larger sample was sought. Data were obtained on all industrial injuries that were reported to the Missouri Division of Worker's Compensation in the years 1980 and 1981. The analysis of these injuries showed that there is no discernable pattern of injury occurrence relative to the lunar cycle.


Introduction: Dietary fish oil is thought to reduce sudden cardiac death by suppressing ventricular arrhythmias but little is known about its impact on atrial arrhythmias. We examined the effect of dietary fish oil on the rabbit model of stretch‐induced vulnerability to atrial fibrillation (AF).


Methyl nitroacetate is a handy chemical building block. It can be used to produce α-amino acids, isoxazoles, and α,β-unsaturated compounds. It's also a useful reactant in Michael additions, Mannich reactions, and cyclopropanations. But it's expensive. One gram costs anywhere from $22 to $115, depending on the vendor. That's probably because the process that has been used to make methyl nitroacetate for more than 40 years is dangerous. The 1976 procedure published in Organic Syntheses (DOI: 10.15227/orgsyn.055.0077) requires one to dry the highly explosive intermediate dipotassium salt of nitroacetic acid in a vacuum desiccator and then grind it with a mortar and pestle. The protocol also uses carcinogenic benzene as an extraction solvent and requires two distillations. Now, Pablo E. Guzman, Jesse J. Sabatini, and coworkers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory have developed a safer, more environmentally friendly way to make this ester (Org. Process Res. Dev. 2017, DOI: 10.1021/acs.oprd.7b00093).


A 38-year-old otherwise healthy man presented with hiccups that had persisted for 8 weeks. The bouts were nearly continuous and severely distressing, depriving the patient of nutrition and sleep. On admission, he was afebrile with a blood pressure of 116/76 mm Hg and had no neurologic deficits. He had no headache, vertigo, or vomiting. Physical and ocular examination revealed no abnormalities, and the results of routine laboratory tests were normal. He had no history of familial disorders. Several physical maneuvers including breath holding, sneezing, and palatal stimulation did not relieve the symptom. Pharmacologic treatment with metoclopramide and diazepam was also ineffective. …


Introduction Pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxalines and imidazo[1,2-a]quinoxalines are important tricyclic nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds found in numerous pharmaceuticals and exhibit a wide range of important physiological and biological properties. These properties are important for many applications, some of which include their use as 5-HT3 receptor agonist (Scheme 1, compound A), antimycobacterial agents (compounds B), anticancer agents (compounds C and E) and kinase inhibitors (compounds D and F). Consequently, the development of novel and highly efficient methods to construct these fused heterocycles is highly desirable for drug discovery. The conventional approach for the synthesis of pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxalines has been carried out from 2-nitroaniline via three steps including formation of pyrrole ring, reduction of nitro group to amino and Bischler-Napieralski intramolecular cyclization, and similar procedures are reported for the synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]quinoxalines. However, these procedures limit the scope of suitable substrates and need


Summary In this article an attempt is made to apply the Marxist approach to literary texts in a manner which is less rigid and prescriptive than is usual to an Afrikaans text, Uitdraai, by Wilma Stockenstrom. The analysis is based on the arguments of Tony Bennett and Fredric Jameson as respectively formulated in Formalism and Marxism and The Political Unconscious: Narrative as a Socially Symbolic Act ‐ that the political value of a literary text cannot only be read from the text but also depends on the labour applied to the texts by the critic. It is then argued that although a text such as Uitdraai exhibits certain "reactionary" features ‐ because it is necessarily imbedded in the present power relations ‐ it also contains features which point to a future in which these relations do not exist, and that the responsibility for the recognition and utilisation of these "progressive" features resides, in the first place, with the literary critic.


Genus Athalia Leach has been revised from India. To the previously recorded only 10 species and subspecies from India, 2 species are added afresh. Described as new are Athalia bensoni and Athalia pahalgamensis. Two species, Athalia birmanica Benson and Athalia japonica (Klug) have been recorded for the first time from India. One subspecies Athalia circularis melanoptera Benson has been merged into the parental species. Treatment of each taxon includes synonymy (if any), detailed description, holotype depository, number of specimens examined, collection locality, altitude and date of collection, population variation (if any), distribution and remarks. Also a workable dichotomous key for the examined species has been provided.


Charge storage properties in polymers are important phenomena to evaluate the performance of them under electron beam irradiation in such as space environment, plasma processing, electron microscopy, and so on. Authors have been developing to measure the charge distribution in polymers during the electron beam irradiation using the Pressure Wave Propagation (PWP) technique. Using the developed system, accumulation processes of the injected electron in polymers are precisely observed. In this report, the typical measurement results are introduced.


Response time constants for several multilayered temperature transducers were determined numerically by using Martin Marietta's MITAS software package which is available at NASA Langley Research Center. Present results were found in close agreement with the solutions reported in the literature, thus, the capability of MITAS was justified. On the basis of experiences gained, the MITAS is recommended for use in predicting the response time constants of sensors by an in-situ technique.


Predictive factors of long‐term disability in patients with relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis (RR‐MS) are well known, but the weight of these factors does not explain the entire change of disability. Few studies have examined the predictive value of quality of life (QoL).


A Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) by Thoraya Abdullah Farzaneh entitled, "Comparison of Whole-Class Discussion and Task-Based Activity: A Small-Scale Study", submitted in May 2020. Thesis advisor is Dr. Alessandro Benati. Soft copy is available (Thesis, Approval Signatures, Completion Certificate, and AUS Archives Consent Form).


In this article, we present a fast and accurate empirical stray loss model for inverter-fed three-phase induction motors (IMs). The objective of the model's development is to estimate the stray loss in an IM during its design stage and during the regular operation. With the breakthrough in power electronics, the use of inverter-fed motor-driven systems has become convenient and these systems are now widely deployed in a variety of applications. The development of the proposed model, hence, considers the variations of frequency, switching frequency, and motor's loading to account for the impact of inverter power supply. The phenomenological relationship of stray loss with motor's equivalent circuit and power supply parameters is developed, and the stray loss is profiled using these parameters as prime variables. The test data of 128 operating points of two training IMs are used to develop the model. The accuracy and prediction capability of the proposed model are presented with the measured stray loss values for 294 operating points of another set of IMs comprising total six motors.


Objective:To evaluate imaging manifestation characteristic of fibrous cystic osteotis to increase understanding of this disease.Metheds:6 cases with fibrous cystic osteitis confirmed by biopsy or operation were included in our study.Results:All of the cases were examined by radiography,4 cases were examined by CT,2 cases underwent MRI.3 cases were single,3 cases were multiple.Osteolytic destruction in all the cases.Osteosclerosis arround the leision were 3 cases.All the cases have none periosteal reactions,Soft tissue masses were found in 1 cases.The signal intensity was lower on T1WI,higher on T2WI and STIR in MRI. Conclusion: Osteolytic destrution of single or multiple bone with widely osteoporosis on radiology were found,the diagnosis of fibrous cystic osteotis should be made.We can improving diagnostic rate of fibrous cystic osteotis if combined with clinical and laboratory.


Objective To investigate the feasibility and safety of transradial artery approach for percutaneous angioplasty in elderly patients with bifurcation lesions. Methods We reviewed 135 elderly patients with bifurcation lesions who had undergone PCI . Among them, 63 patients received the procedure by transradial approach and the other 72 patients by transfemoral approach. The success rate of the procedure, the procedural time, the amount of contrast media consumed and vascular complications between the two groups were compared. The end points were the incidence of MACE and stent thrombosis during 9 months of follow-up. Results Patients in transradial group were more likely to present with dyslipidemia than those in the transfemoral group. The procedural success rate was 98.2% in the transradial group. The 6 F guiding catheters were used in the majority of the patients in the transradial group (84.1%) while the 7 F guiding catheters were more used in the transradial group (76.4%) . Vascular complications were recorded in 1 patient from the transradial group and 5 patients from the transfemoral group. During the 9-month follow-up, stent thrombosis occurred in 1 patient in each group respectively and the incidenc of MACE was similar between the two groups (13.4% vs 11.9%, P0.05). Conclusion Transradial intervention is as feasible and safe as transfemoral PCI in treatment of bifurcation lesions in elderly patients.


A brief overview will be presented of various acoustic methods that were used at Brown University to study some aspects of condensed matter physics, in the period from the mid‐1950s and beyond. The main emphasis will be directed to studies of dislocation dynamics in the context of mechanical properties (elastic and plastic) of solids, to phase transitions in solids, to metallic glasses, and to properties of liquid and solid helium. document


GABA A receptors are modulated by a variety of compounds, including the neurosteroids and barbiturates. Although the effects of barbiturates on (cid:1)(cid:2)(cid:4) isoforms, thought to dominate phasic (synaptic) GABAergic inhibition, have been extensively studied, the effects of pentobarbital on kinetic properties of (cid:1)(cid:2)(cid:3) GABA A receptors, thought to mediate tonic (extra- or perisynaptic) inhibi- tion, are unknown. Using ultrafast drug delivery and single channel recording techniques, we demonstrate isoform-specific pentobar- bital modulation of low-efficacy, minimally desensitizing (cid:1) 1 (cid:2) 3 (cid:3) currents and high-efficacy, rapidly desensitizing (cid:1) 1 (cid:2) 3 (cid:4) 2L currents. Specifically, with saturating concentrations of GABA, pen- tobarbital substantially potentiated peak (cid:1) 1 (cid:2) 3 (cid:3) receptor currents but failed to potentiate peak (cid:1) 1 (cid:2) 3 (cid:4) 2L receptor currents. Also, pentobarbital had opposite effects on the desensitization of (cid:1) 1 (cid:2) 3 (cid:3) (increased) and (cid:1) 1 (cid:2) 3 (cid:4) 2L (decreased) receptor currents evoked by saturating GABA. Pentobarbital increased steady-state (cid:1) 1 (cid:2) 3 (cid:3) receptor single channel open duration primarily by introducing a longer duration open state, whereas for (cid:1) 1 (cid:2) 3 (cid:4) 2L receptor channels, pentobarbital increased mean open duration by increasing the proportion and duration of the longest open state. The data support previous suggestions that GABA may be a partial ag- onist at (cid:1)(cid:2)(cid:3) isoforms, which may render them particularly sensitive to allosteric modulation. The remarkable increase in gat- ing efficacy of (cid:1) 1 (cid:2) 3 (cid:3) receptors suggests that (cid:1)(cid:2)(cid:3) isoforms, and by inference tonic forms of inhibition, may be important targets for barbiturates.


Pinus tabulaeformis is an important endemic species in the Loess Plateau,and it has a pivotal role in improving local ecological environment. In this paper,the types of P. tabulaeformis population structure were analyzed with sampling method. The laws of dynamic change of P. tabulaeformis population were analyzed using the static life table and survival curve. The results show that the P. tabulaeformis populations were in an inversed J-shaped distribution,and their age structure belonged to a typical growth type. The height structure was in a reverse pyramid-like form,most trees were 2-6 and 8-14 m high (76.4%),the tree number was decreased with the increase of crown size,and the proportion of the trees with crown size smaller than 6 m2 was 85.5%. There was a close correlation between the tree height and DBH,and the correlation between the crown size and DBH was closer than that between tree height and crown size. Mortality of both seedlings and saplings was low,and the survival curves of P. tabulaeformis populations were between Deevey Ⅱ and Deevey Ⅲ. According to the structure and dynamic laws of P. tabulaeformis populations,it can create more economic returns and ecological benefits to take the suitable artificial rearing and conserving measures.


Based on the cellular automaton(CA) made up of regular hexagon cells,the nearest neighbor type and the probabilistic translation rules,the grain growth process after recrystallization has been simulated.The validity of the model was verified by the shrinking of the circular grain embedded in a square region.The microstructure evolution was analyzed,the kinetics of grain growth and the variation of interfacial energy were given,and the distributions of grain size and grain boundary were discussed on that basis.It turned out that the microstructure evolution was in accordance with the normal grain growth theory,and the time invariant nature of the distributions of the grain size and the number of grain sizes were extensively validated,and the variation of interfacial energy followed the energy degradation principle.The analysis indicates that normal grain growth can be simulated fairly well by the present CA model.


Introduction: Seismicity estimates play an important role in creating regional geological characterizations, which are useful for understanding a planet's formation and evolution, and of key importance to site selection for landed missions. Here we investigate the regional effects of lunar seismicity with the goal of determining whether surface features such as landslides and boulder trails on the Moon are triggered by fault motion.


Bilingual education is the current higher education reform of the hot and difficult,in theory,research and teaching practice have achieved gratifying results,but as an integral part of the new higher education places undergraduate institutions,to carry out aspects of bilingual education but there are in various aspects.The article in the new status of Bilingual Teaching Local Colleges Based on the analysis put forward countermeasures for new and better local undergraduate institutions to carry out bilingual education have some for reference.


We identify nanoscale mechanisms of fatigue-crack growth in copper single crystals using molecular dynamics. By quantifying the nanoscale fatigue-crack growth rates, we can compare the growth rates for fatigue cracks on microstructural and macrostructural length scales. Computed crack growth rates in the nanometer range are shown to be very similar to those experimentally measured for small cracks (micron range), and at stress-intensity-factor ranges lower than the threshold for long cracks (millimeter range). Molecular dynamics simulations indicate that reversible plastic slip along the active crystallographic directions at the crack tip is responsible for advancing the crack during a fatigue cycle. In the case of single or double plastic slip localization at the crack tip, a typical Mode I fatigue crack deviates along a slip band, resulting in a mixed Mode I + Mode II crack-growth mechanism. For crystal orientations characterized by multiple slip systems concomitantly active at the crack tip, the crack advance mechanism is characterized by nanovoid nucleation in the high-density nucleation region ahead of the crack tip and linkage with the main crack leading to crack extension.


H AVE YOU as an instrumental music teacher ever wondered just how much theory, harmony, history of music, and conducting you should teach your students, and just how profitable such teaching would be? Assuming you are a teacher in a secondary or junior high school where such music courses are not offered as a part of the curriculum, and any teaching of these subjects must be "sandwiched" into either the beginning instrumental class or a band or orchestra rehearsal, let us consider the desirability of spending time enriching our classes with such subjects. The instrumental teachers in schools where these courses are offered in a music major curriculum do not always realize the far-reaching and beneficial effects these courses have upon the young instrumental student.


Abstract In spite of ongoing economic globalization, country-of-origin effect (COO) still remains crucial for corporate marketing and advertising strategies in consumer markets. Such nationalism has now come back into vogue with the rise of national branding, but it has been considered as a "friendly" and conscious corporate strategy by marketing studies. However, COO establishes a hierarchy between countries and brands based on a banal nationalism that is largely invisible and based in pre-conscious cognitive categories. Thus, Pierre Bourdieu's concepts of doxa and symbolic violence offers a valuable perspective to understand the strategies of the brands addressed to produce a cognitive structure in order to maintain the domination in consumer culture, especially in Europe. This is the case of Renault which strategy can be seen as a symbolic Grande Guerre between car firms in which the national brand is used to counterbalance the German domination in COO consumer culture.


The invention relates to a motor and an excitation part thereof. The motor comprises a stator and a rotor, wherein the stator comprises a stator iron core, the stator iron core comprises n main salient pole yokes, n auxiliary pole yokes, n main salient poles and n auxiliary poles, the main salient pole yokes and the auxiliary pole yokes are alternately arranged along the periphery, the main salient poles and the auxiliary poles respectively extend inwards from the main salient pole yokes and the auxiliary pole yokes, excitation windings are respectively wound on the main salient poles, and the stator iron core and the excitation windings form an excitation part of the motor; after the motor is electrified, main excitation poles are respectively formed at the parts of the main salient poles, and auxiliary excitation poles are respectively formed at the parts of the auxiliary poles; the rotor comprises a rotor iron core and an armature winding wound on the rotor iron core, the rotor iron core and the armature winding form an armature part of the motor, and the ratio of the outer diameter of the rotor to the outer minimum size of the stator iron core is larger than 7:10. Compared with the traditional universal motor, the motor has the advantages that the magnetic circuit is improved; under the condition of obtaining the same output power, the material consumption of the excitation windings and the iron cores of the motor can be reduced, so that the cost can be greatly reduced.


THE EFFECTS OF OPTIMISM, TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP, AND WORK ENGAGEMENT ON WORK OUTCOMES: A MODERATED MEDIATION MODEL Chad Kenneally Old Dominion University, 2020 Director: Dr. Xiaoxiao Hu Optimism serves as a powerful resource that can help employees accomplish tasks at work and overcome challenges. However, there are still psychological connections that need to be drawn to explain why optimism has these effects. The Job Demands-Resources Model and the general resource perspective have previously investigated resources in the workplace and the relationships they hold with different work outcomes. In this study, work engagement was investigated as a mediator between optimism and task performance, work withdrawal, and turnover intention. Transformational leadership was investigated as a moderator for the relationship between optimism and work engagement. Optimism was expected to have a positive relationship with all three work outcomes through work engagement. Furthermore, transformational leadership was expected to influence the relationship between optimism and outcomes. These hypotheses were tested using data from Chinese business organizations. Results showed that optimism was significantly correlated with all three work outcomes. However, work engagement was not found to be a significant mediator, and transformational leadership did not significantly moderate the relationship between optimism and work engagement. Although most hypotheses were not supported, these results still represent important findings for optimism. Theoretical and practical implications, as well as suggestions for future research, are discussed.


Recent geological studies in north-western Sudan, as well as archival studies, clarify the locations of water-bearing depressions in this remote hyperarid desert that were once conjectured to be lost oases. Oyo, located 35 kilometres north-west of Merga (Nukheila) oasis was reported upon in a wartime report but not until now in scientific geographical literature. Several of these depressions contain late Quaternary lake beds that are providing a new understanding of the geochronology and paleoecology of past pluvial climates and prehistoric occupations of the eastern Sahara.


This year will see a period of consolidation and transition for BCD Resources NL, following the closure of the company's Beaconsfield mine mid-2012. The company now has two new JV projects in the pipeline which it plans to focus on this year.


Part II Volume 5 Characters of the present most celebrated courtezans. Interspersed with a variety of secret anecdotes never before published (1780) Mr Thompson The female Amazon, or a genuine accgunt [sic] of the most remarkable adventures, and complicated intrigues, displayed in the life of the celebrated and notorious Miss Fanny Davies, the Borough beauty (1786) Women of the Town, Or Authentick Memoirs of Phoebe Phillips, Otherwise Maria Maitland (1803) Secret Memoirs of Miss Sally Dawson (1805) Poll House and the Marquis of C (1820) Memoirs of Lady C********* (1820) Memoirs of the Life of Celebrated Mrs Q (1822) Volume 6 The life of Mrs. Margaret Leeson alias Peg Plunket. Written by herself: in which are given anecdotes and sketches of ... some of the most celebrated characters in Great-Britain and Ireland, particularly of all the filles des joys and men ... who usually frequented her Citherean temple (date unknown) Volume 7 Harriette Wilson, The Interesting and Amorous Adventures of Harriette Wilson (1825) reset from 4 volumes including 'A commentary on the licentious Liberty of the Press: in which the recent publication, entitled 'Memoirs of Harriette Wilson' is severely censured' plus letters from Harriette to her publisher reprinted in his paper 'Stockdale's Budget' (undated) Volume 8 Julia Johnstone, Confessions of Julia Johnstone (1825)


With the development of information technology,the traditional mechanization war mode develops toward the information war direction.The information of weapon equipment promotes the powerful development of embedded computer in integrated electronic system.This paper gives the system structure of embedded computer in the integrated electronic system through research,presents high speed exchange network, the modular structure,power supply network,distributed real-time operating system,redundancy design and function reorganization etc.


As a young consultant in Cardiff in the 1970s I inherited two things: a battered old brown bakelite case that had been carried by earlier South Wales tuberculosis doctors and the editorship of Thorax . The two fitted well together. The work was shared with the surgical editors, Ben Milstein then Hugoe Matthews, who dealt with thoracic surgery and anatomy, the rest coming to me. The BMJ agreed to buy me an electric typewriter and pay secretarial expenses. Approximately one or two papers arrived each day, to be filed in the brown case. This held about 15, and it was possible to carry a week's work together with my stethoscope wherever I went; when it was full I knew I had to deal with it. The process was quite simple and conducted by letter. Like my predecessors, I read every paper, decided whether it was of sufficient interest and, if it was, wrote to a referee asking for his or her opinion on the science and giving my personal views, thus immediately introducing a bias. Sometimes, if I didn't think it at all interesting, I rejected it politely but firmly without asking a referee. Occasionally this attracted some discussion with the authors and once resulted in a death threat (from an …


This paper purports that Walden as a modern classic in its true critical appreciation needs to be read in a dialectical way; Walden as a literature in the double sense, on the one hand, a literary work highly empowered by an imaginative mind of H. D. Thoreau, and on the other, a faithfully documented reportage of the author's daily life. When it comes to such dialectical reading, the generic tension between an imaginary literary work and a truthful reportage is inevitable, which never fails to show up in the case of Walden, prodding readers to think what thinking itself really is. In the suggested reading process of this paper, Walden reveals itself as a flawed, but still valid classic today. The flaw of Walden has something to do with Thoreau's persistent essentialism that radically negates the common people's sense of living while its validity not just as a literary work but also as a meaningful alternative to the drastic ecological crisis in this present century is deeply related with his peculiar way of "premodern labor" and nonchalant attitude as a "nature boy." Given the fact that the political correctness of ecological criticism strengthened by such catastrophic changes as global warming leads critics fail to notice Thoreau's rhetorical essentialism, this dialectical reading of Walden makes us "unthink" the author's off-the-earth way of thinking. In the same breath, it will retrieve Thoreau's critical thought from the "flawed" text.


The article provides an analysis of the current development of agricultural land reclamation. Studies of global changes in climatic zones by the coefficient of moisture are presented. It was established that the number of dry and very dry lands in the Russian Federation grew by an average of 14 %. An analysis of increasing interest in sprinkler technology and its comparison with drip irrigation was carried out. The data of regional measures to support agricultural producers and producers when introducing sprinkling equipment are presented. The need for irrigation equipment for agricultural regions until 2024 is calculated.


Fuel is the most cost component of thermal power generation. The output power of each plant should not exceed the needs of the consumer's load. Unoptimal generation between generating units can cause power losses along the transmission line so that the fuel drain is large enough. The purpose of this study was to determine the optimal power output combination of each generating unit and determine the minimum total fuel cost of the combined power output of the plant by taking into account the valve-point effect and the operational constraint (economic load dispatch). The Newton-Raphson method is used to calculate the transmission line power losses. In this research, Bacterial Foraging Algorithm (BFA) optimization method is proposed to solve the problem of economic load dispatch. This method uses natural selection of optimum global bacterium which has a good food search strategy in the fitness function. The effectiveness of BFAs is tested on IEEE 5 bus 3 generatorsystem and IEEE 30 bus 6 generator system. The results of this proposed method show the optimal value of both generating systems.


A study of the electrodynamical properties of gyrotron coaxial cavities using a partially-conical rod is made. On the basis of a geometrical criterion for the occurrence of high-Q resonances, it turns out to be possible to discriminate certain classes of TE modes by keeping to a minimum value their diffraction Q factors. In particular for an especially designed cavity only TE{sub 0,2} and TE{sub 1,3} modes appear to have strong resonance in the 8-14 GHz range as a result of the action of the coaxial insert.


Abstract Facial features of infants with truncus arteriosus were photographed and reviewed. Anomalies included hypertelorism, low set ears, micrognathia, down‐slanting palpebral fissures, short philtrum and small mouths. Associated cardiovascular defects were interrupted aortic arch, double aortic arch, right aortic arch and aberrant brachiocephalic vessels. Potential teratogenic factors included maternal diabetes, syphilis, alcohol ingestion, carbimazole therapy and infant chromosomal anomalies.


This paper sets up an unascertained measure model of synthetic evaluating on the stock market's characteristics, and applies it to evaluate the present characteristics of the stock market in China. This model is supposed to be strict in theory. The measure function is meticulously constructed. According to sequence in dividing the evaluating space, the rule of the incredible recognition is introduced. The evaluating result is reasonable. It is the practical model for synthetic evaluating on the stock market. The purpose is to provide quantitative point of view on the stock market to predict. Simplex technical index measure was used would be misleading to investors, the technical indicators should be used with each other. Only a number of technical indexes are applied could comprehensively reflect the characteristics of the stock market. Only investors who have a comprehensive understanding of the stock market's characteristics will be able to make more accurate investment decisions.


Досліджується ситуація втрати орієнтирів у духовному бутті, яка, зокрема, відбувається наприкінці XIX століття. Исследуется ситуация утраты ориентиров в духовном бытии, которая, в частности,наблюдается в конце XIX века. We study the situation of loss of orientation in spiritual being, which, in particular, observed at the end of the XIX century. Nietzsche is one of those visionaries human soul who opens spiritual vastness of space, anyone aware of the conflict and the large gaps in every human being that, in the youth separated from the umbilical cord of family life and feels distrust of why it is worshiped and loved. Perhaps like no one before him, Nietzsche makes a total reassessment of values in the spiritual plane and leads to further disintegration integrity of vision that rested on the idea of sacredness, which is taken as a liaison earth and heaven, the presence of targets that lead people through despair and frustration cementing life itself.


Due to its unique performance of sterilizing,the chlorine dioxide generator has been widely used in the water treatment industry in China.In order to promote the technology and benefit the public,we would like to share our practice and experience among the industry.


Cycle life studies have been performed at Eagle Picher Technologies (EPT), on HST Mantech design cells with various pedigrees of slurry and dry sinter processed electrodes, to evaluate peak load voltage performance during generic load profile testing. These tests provide information for determining voltage and capacity fade (degradation) mechanisms, and their impact on nickel hydrogen cell cycle life. Comparison of peak load voltage fade, as a function of State of Charge and cycle life, with capacity data from HST indicates that the cycle life limiting mechanism is due to impedance growth, and formation of a second discharge plateau. With a second plateau on discharge, capacity from the cell is still available, but at an unacceptable low voltage of 0.8 V per cell (17.6 V battery). Data shows that cell impedance increases with cycle number and depth of discharge, as expected.


Based on Habermas' notion of 'steering', this paper analyses how the advisory role of accounting practitioners in small and medium accoun ting practices have developed and influenced their activity to advise small and mediu m sized clients (SMEs) on environmental sustainability issues. Accountants are consistently described as the 'most trusted advisors' for SMEs and enabling this advice could have substantia l implications to improve sustainability because SMEs are notoriously difficult to reach and i fluence and yet make significant contributions national economies. The analysis unco vers transactional and relational tensions between three key constituencies: accounting practi tioners as providers of environmental sustainability services; clients as users of the se rvic s; and the accounting profession that supports the development and provision of environme ntal sustainability services. Balancing these types of tensions implies the promotion of a variety of combinations between strategic and communicative actions. Practitioners' actions a re built on personal trust that in turn is conditional to the establishment of institutional t rus within the systems especially in terms of the accountancy profession. In this context, the re s arch shows that accounting practitioners do not want to risk this personal trust and require th accountancy profession to develop institutional trust in the area of environmental su stainability.


A review. A review on the use of diffusion ordered spectroscopy (DOSY) to study mixts. In DOSY, the results of pulsed field gradient spin echo expts. are analyzed to det. diffusion coeffs. for the individual signals in a spectrum, and hence to distinguish between the signals of different components in a mixt. In most applications, two-or three-dimensional spectra are synthesized in which signals are dispersed in one dimension according to their diffusion coeffs. DOSY uses std. spectrometer hardware and sample handling, requiring only the addnl. software for data anal. and spectrum synthesis. [on SciFinder (R)]


Is It Necessary to Subdivide the pN2 Group of Non Small Cell Lung Cancer?
The pathological TNM staging system has been revised in 2009 but the modifications made concerned only the Tumour and the Metastasis components. This fact made many authors wonder about the necessity of improving the lymph node component in order to reach a better reliability. One of the interrogations made in the literature was the possible necessity of dividing the pN2 group into multiple-station one and singlestation one because of the better prognosis of the latter.


Objective To evaluate the overall diagnostic accuracy of cerebrospinal fluid tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α) for differentiating bacterial meningitis from viral meningitis.Methods We conducted a comprehensive search for studies on use of cerebrospinal fluid TNF-α for differentiating bacterial meningitis from viral meningitis in domestic and international literature.The methodological quality of the included studies were assessed using Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies(QUADAS).Meta-Disc 1.4 was used for Meta-analysis.Summary Receiver Operating Characteristic(SROC) curve was drawn to evaluate the accuracy of the diagnostic test.Subgroup analyses of included studies were conducted based on country,patients group and TNF-α detection method.Results Twenty-one studies met the inclusion criteria for the analysis,among which,20 had good assessment results,and 1 had bad assessment result.The use of TNF-α in differentiating bacterial meningitis from viral meningitis had a sensitivity of 0.80 〔95% CI(0.76,0.83) 〕,a specificity of 0.92 〔95% CI(0.89,0.94) 〕,a positive likelihood ratio of 7.55 〔95% CI(5.26,10.83) 〕,a negative likelihood ratio of 0.26 〔95% CI(0.21,0.32) 〕,and a diagnostic odds ratio of 38.52 〔95% CI(23.08,64.29) 〕.Area under the curve(AUC) of SROC was 0.9174(SE = 0.0182),and Q* was 0.8504(SE = 0.0207).No significant differences of AUC were found among all subgroups(P 0.05).Conclusion Cerebrospinal fluid TNF-α has a high sensitivity and specificity to differentiate bacterial meningitis from viral meningitis.It might be a valuable marker for future use.


Objective: To investigate the effect of nCPAP on treatment of SAS complicated with acute cerebral infarction (CI). Methods: 96 patients were randomly divided into 2 groups. Usual treatment was given in control group. nCPAP therapy was added in the treated group. Results: After days of treatment, a significant decrease in sleep apnea and increased in SaO2, efficiency of treatment on cerebral infarction was 95.8% in treated group. Non- significant increased in sleep apnea, efficiency of treatment on cerebral infarction was 87.5% in control group. It was the significant difference (P 0.01). Conclusions: After days of treatment, there is significant increase in respiratory index and rate of cure in cerebral infarction.


Kostian, E. 1970: Habitat requirements and breeding biology of the Root Vole, Microtus oeconomus (Pallas), on shore meadows in the Gulf of Bothnia, Finland. Ann. Zool. Fennici 7: 329 - 340. The seasonal changes in the habitat requirements of the root vole in the archipelago of Vaasa (63° 10" N, 21° 20' E) are described. In summer root voles prefer the lower parts of the shore meadows with rich vegetation, but towards autumn they move to the drier (upper) parts, chiefly owing to the fluctuations of the sea level. Their repro ductive activity begins early in April, reaches a peak in June and ceases in October. The young born in early summer reproduce during the same summer, whilst those born later remain immature for the rest of the season. The mean litter size is 6.7. The root vole, Microtus oeconomus, occupies 1968), while in Lapland their localities are at two separate areas in Finland. The main area altitudes of several hundred metres. The main lies in northern Finland (Tast 1966), and food plants are different, too. another isolated area lies in the islands of the The aim of this study has been to characterize Gulf of Bothnia, about 6° south of the former the habitat requirements of the root vole and area. The differences in environmental condi- to find out how the breeding biology of this tions between these two areas are considerable. species in these archipelago conditions compares The root voles of the archipelago mostly live with what is already known of its habits in Lap from 0 to 4 metres above sea level (Kostian land.


Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a heritable metabolic perturbation, rapidly growing across the world. Primary recognition of susceptible individuals with a family history of type 2 diabetes (FHD) in the prediabetes stage could delay the onset of T2DM or reduce complications induced by diabetes. This study aims to evaluate the expression levels of miR‐21, miR‐126 as noninvasive predictive biomarkers in individuals with genetic predisposition and investigate the correlation of miRNAs and cardiometabolic risk factors. Our study demonstrated that miR‐21 expression has a notable elevate in both groups of T2DM and pre‐T2DM. miR‐21 expression was distinguished in the pre‐T2DM and T2DM from the nondiabetic individuals by ROC curve analysis with AUC of 0.77 (95% CI 0.65–0.90; p = 0.0004) and AUC of 0.78 (95% CI 0.64–0.92; p = 0.0042), respectively. The relative gene expression of miR‐126 was nearly equal among groups. miR‐21 expression was positively associated with glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), fasting blood sugar (FBS), and triglyceride (TG) and might have diagnostic value for T2DM and pre‐T2DM. This study has revealed that the expression level of miR‐21 can be considered as a non‐invasive and rapid tool for distinguishing pre‐T2DM and T2DM counterparts from healthy individuals.


Organoboronates represent a cornerstone functional group in modern synthesis owing to their unique reactivity and divergent synthetic capability. Copper catalysis has become one of the most powerfu...


Since the optical orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (O-OFDM) technology can facilitate agile spectrum management, the elastic optical infrastructure based on it has become a promising candidate for the physical-layer of inter-datacenter networks. In this paper, we investigate dynamic anycast in such networks. Firstly, we design three metrics to consider computing and bandwidth resources jointly, and propose anycast algorithms with single-path routing based on them. Then, we propose an anycast algorithm with multipath routing to further improve the network performance. Our simulation results indicate that the anycast algorithm with multipath routing can fully utilize the bandwidth resources in the optical infrastructure, make computing resources become the bottleneck, and reduce the bandwidth blocking probability of anycast requests effectively.


Changes in economic and social environments are more dynamic, and survival in the market requires a wide range, increase efficiency and quality of logistics services. The competitiveness of the region and the city, as the leader of economic development, depends on the efficiency of logistics solutions that must be adaptive to new conditions and demands of the market. This paper presents some of the most important global trends in terms of impact on the urban logistics. In order to define sustainable solutions, the analysis of presented social, economic, technological, environmental and other trends should be integral part of the city logistics planning and management.


Project management is considered as a universally applicable theory stretching beyond the industries with its standardized models reinforced by the Project Management Institute. It is increasingly incorporated in the companies as a way to structure work. The thesis serves as a guideline and a tool to assist both the author and the artist in developing a project plan for producing an artist's album. The thesis applies the qualitative method in the case project. The literature review includes chapters concerning project management, project context and processes and how to build a project plan. Secondary information is collected through various sources with a focus on the research concerning the standardized model of project management. The empirical part utilizes project planning tools and knowledge gathered in the literature review to build a project plan through unstructured interviews and participant observation method.The thesis displays how the initiation and planning phases are carried out in the project with a concrete example of the case project. As the nature of the case project is artistic and small scale project, the amount and selection of tools and scale of planning is applied accordingly. The findings of the study outlined an appropriate scope for the project, the main area being the producing of a full album, and two sub-areas as a promotion of the artist and efficient networking. The main benefits were identified to track the success of the project and were related to increased efficiency of producing songs and networking and increased presence in social media. The activities to deliver all the areas of scope and benefits were identified through the use of the critical success factor triangle and table as well as work breakdown structure. The control specification table outlined all control methods to be applied during the project implementation including schedule, budget, resource plan and promotion plan.


Aims: Present study aims to evaluate the presence of bioactive compounds of Semibarbula orientalis (Pottiales: Pottiaceae), a bryophyte whole plant methanolic extract by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) which are important medicinally as well flavouring and colouring agents. Study design: Qualitative preliminary phytochemical and GC-MS analysis. Place and duration of study: The study was carried out at Department of Botany, Center of Advanced Study, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur-Rajasthan (India) from January 2017 to December 2020. Methodology: The Preliminary phytochemical screening of S.orientalis was carried out qualitatively following the standard methods of Harbourne, Trease and Evans. GC-MS analysis was performed by GC-MS-QP 2010 Shimadzu, Japan equipped with thermal desorption system TD 20. Results: Preliminary phytochemical analysis revealed the presence of carbohydrates, proteins, phenols, sterols, flavonoids and terpenoids. GC-MS analysis of methanolic extract of whole plant Original Research Article Deora and Deora.; JPRI, 33(31B): 34-43, 2021; Article no.JPRI.69374 35 revealed the presence of 49 bioactive phytoconstituents which include mainly n-Hexadecanoic acid, Cis-vaccenic acid, Azulene, Hexadecanoic acid metyl ester, 1,3-Propanediol, 2-(hydroxyl methyl)-2-nitro, 9-12 Octadecadienol chloride (z,z), Octadecanoic acid etc. Conclusion: Preliminary phytochemical and GC-MS profiling of methanolic extract Semibarbula orientalis whole plant showed the presence of high value bioactive compounds with important medicinal properties and other uses in food industries as flavouring and colouring agents.


Abstract Selection was performed for high November weight on ad libitum (AL) and restricted feeding (RF) in mink in two generations. A farm fed line (FF) was maintained as a control. The estimates of heritability for November weight were large (0.62, 0.52, and 0.73 in males and 0.68, 0.51, and 0.60 in females in the FF-, AL-, and RF-line). The results indicate that selection on AL feeding increased appetite and thereby improved feed conversion ratio while selection on RF improved feed utilization. Furthermore, the results suggest that selection for August weight produces lean mink while selection for November weight produces fat mink.


The electroreduction behaviour and determination of cefoperazone using a hanging mercury drop electrode were investigated. Cyclic voltammograms of cefoperazone recorded in universal Britton-Robinson buffers pH 3–6 exhibited a single irreversible cathodic peak. The process was adsorption-controlled. Britton-Robinson buffer 0.04 M pH 4.0 was selected as a supporting electrolyte for quantitative purposes by differential pulse and square wave adsorptive cathodic stripping voltammetry. The experimental voltammetric conditions were optimized using Central Composite Face design. A reduction wave was seen in the range from −0.7 to −0.8 V. These voltammetric techniques were successfully validated as per ICH guidelines and applied for the determination of cefoperazone in its single and sulbactam containing powders for injection and statistically comparable to USP-HPLC. They were further extended to determine cefoperazone in spiked human urine with no matrix effect.


In recent years, steel sheet pile cofferdam has been adopted in some hydropower reconstruction and extension projects because of its many advantages. However, due to insufficient understanding of the bearing mechanism of super-high cellular cofferdam and lack of Engineering experience, there is no exact method to accurately predict the deformation and failure forms of the cofferdam, and there is no perfect safety and economic design theory, which restricts its popularization and application. Taking the Tarbela 4th Extension Project as background, the mechanical behavior and stability evaluation of the cofferdam in 30m deep water during construction and operation are studied by FEM, and influence of structural form and parameters on deformation characteristics of key parts is analysed. Results show that the maximum interlock tension occurs near mudline or top of berm during high lateral load. Development distribution of shear deformation are more in line with the Kitajima Shoichi' method. The overturning deformation of cell can be effectively restrained by embedment, the rotation point changes regularly with the increase of berm and embedment. The sliding surface in cell conforms to Hansen's calculation theory, the position of rotation and change of base pressure are closer to the Japanese standard. With the stiffness loss, the change of interlock tension is similar to the damage of low carbon steel, the shear sliding surface is related to berm which above the top overturning deformation is the largest. Based on the stability of cofferdam, there are various combinations of berm height and embedded depth, which can reduce the quantity of embankment works and the cost of later maintenance. The research results are of reference significance for the design and construction of similar super-high steel sheet pile cofferdams.


Abstract The paper aims to classify the maintenance of internal combustion engines in 812 series diesel multiple units, to analyse operating failures, and to identify methods and procedures for determining their current mechanical condition. The paper specifies the required procedures and methods for maintenance starting from the development of the DMU (diesel multiple units) 812 series to the present. It also focuses on understanding how diagnosis and control sensors are attached in individual cable harnesses. A protocol for diagnosing combustion engine defects is proposed in the final part of the paper. A part of the paper is a proposed list of codes for individual faults to facilitate the work. Another method proposed within this paper is the definition and attachment of individual sensor connections on the engine in the EDC (Electronic Diesel Control) M(S) 5 cable harness. Faults leading to engine stop are identified.


Emulsion is a thermodynamically stable compound consisting of an immiscible mixture of oil and water. Emulsion droplets can be formed through various methods, such as high pressure homogenisation, microfluidiser, ultrasonication, etc. Among all the techniques stated, ultrasonically formed emulsion droplets possess high potential in the nanotechnology field due to its ability to form small emulsion droplet in the size ranges from 100 – 300 nm. Even though there has been extensive research on the formation of various emulsion droplets using ultrasonic technique, there is still lacking of information regarding appropriate optimisation process on the formation of ultrasonically formed emulsion droplets.
The aim of this research was to evaluate the characteristics of the ultrasonic equipment, and the factors that may affect the formation of stable oil-in-water emulsion droplets. To achieve that, this work was separated into two distinctive parts. The first part addressed the performance of the ultrasonic equipment via a series of characterisation techniques to determine the actual power output, sonochemical performance through the production of •OH radicals and followed by performing simulation to determine the acoustic pressure fields under different operating conditions. The second part of the research was focused on the optimisation of the formation of emulsion using the information gathered from the characterisation techniques, followed by performing Response Surface Methodology (RSM) to obtain the optimum conditions to form stable emulsion droplets with low polydispersity.
Through the results of this work, it could be seen that the position of the ultrasonic source and the dimensions of the vessels used, as well as the distance from the oil-water interface, played an important role in affecting the overall ultrasonic performance of the system. Results showed that placing the ultrasonic horn slightly above the oil-water interface have resulted in the production of higher acoustic pressure. Using an optimal setup of the ultrasonic system, the oil-in-water emulsion formed, in the presence of a suitable amount of surfactant combinations, could be optimised via RSM, to form emulsion droplets of ca. 151 nm, with polydispersity index of 0.18, hence proving that this was a viable method for future optimisation work to obtain desired emulsion parameters required for various applications.


"Baima Tibetan"is located in the south of Gansu and Sichuan Northwest Baima River.Religious culture and special natural environment and ethnic customs gave birth to the unique national traditional sports culture.The significance of consolidation and development of Baima Tibetan traditional sports are discussed to construct a scientific and reasonable transmission path,and enrich and perfect the theory of minority traditional sports cultural heritage of our country.It is expected to protect sustainable development of Baima Tibetan traditional sports culture.The result of the research shows realistic significance of promoting national unity and improving the quality of the people.


Ultrahigh-mobility compound semiconductor-based MOSFETs and quantum-well field-effect transistors could enable the next generation of logic transistors operating at low supply voltages since these materials exhibit excellent electron transport properties. While the long-channel In0.53 Ga0.47As MOSFETs exhibit promising characteristics with unpinned Fermi level at the InGaAs-dielectric interface, the high-field channel mobility as well as subthreshold characteristics needs further improvement. In this paper, we present a comprehensive equivalent circuit model that accurately evaluates the experimental small-signal response of inversion layers in In0.53 Ga0.47As MOSFETs fabricated with LaAlO3 gate dielectric and enables accurate extraction of the interface state profile, the trap dynamics, and the effective channel mobility.


The Mediterranean water shrew Neomys anomalus is sparsely distributed across the major part of Eastern Europe. There is a large amount of new information about the enlargement of the distribution range of the species during last 2 to 3 decades. We analysed species distribution, variation of cytochrome b gene and character of appearance of new records on species distribution. We suggest that the "expansion" of the Mediterranean water shrew is rather a result of more thorough faunal studies than of a natural expansion of the species range. How to cite this article: Ermakov O.A., Mishta A.V., Sheftel B.I., Obolenskaya E.V., Lada G.A., Bystrakova N.V., Ruchin A.B., Lissovsky A.A. 2020. Does the Mediterranean water shrew Neomys anomalus (Soricidae, Eulipotyphla) expand the eastern part of the distribution range? // Russian J. Theriol. Vol.19. No.2. P.112–130. doi: 10.15298/rusjtheriol.19.2.02.


This study aims to determine the response of the leadership of PTS and PTN rectors throughout Indonesia regarding the full exemption of UKT for students who are affected by the Covid 19 virus and the impact of criminal and civil law on leaders or higher education institutions. In the context of this problem, the authors see from the optical psychology of law aspects in the legal review process, with two approaches to religious norms and an approach with positive legal norms. Furthermore, to support the purpose of this study, the paradigm used in this study is the post-positivism paradigm. The results of the study show that, based on the formulation of the criminal provisions of Law No.12 of 2012 on Higher Education, criminal provisions are regulated for those who commit criminal offenses. Meanwhile, regarding administrative sanctions for PTS and PTN higher education institutions that violate it, they are subject to administrative sanctions. Of the various administrative sanctions that have been regulated, there are also no rules for PTS and PTN to get sanctions, if they do not give full UKT exemption to students. What is regulated relating to students is only in Article 76 (1) "the government, local governments, and / or tertiary institutions are obliged to fulfill the rights of economically disadvantaged students to be able to complete their studies in accordance with academic regulations.


The situation regarding measurement of sun protection factors was illustrated on the basis of a comparison with a new European recommended standard. The individual parameters were compared and two critical areas, the application quantity and the radiation spectrum, were discussed in detail, backed up by the results of tests carried out by or for the speaker. A sun simulator which satisfies the requirements of the Colipa recommandation was presented. In elaborating the new European recommended standard for sun protection measurements, the cosmetic industry has taken the first step towards harmonizing test methods