The work of this paper proposes a new technique for estimating and predicting erosion corrosion rate for laminar and turbulent flow in pipes. The technique depends on the neural networks Artificial Intelligent algorithms. Based on experimental results, which was applied to A 106 carbon-steel pipes, the networks are trained. Four velocities (Reynolds numbers) are used for laminar and four for turbulent regimes. The experiments also used seawater containment three different concentrations of sand. For each experiment the iron losses were measured six times in three hours' time interval. The proposed estimating/predicting system managed to find values between the readings as well as predict the behavior of the erosion corrosion rate for extra three hours. The estimated/predicted results have been developed to find the transient zone between the Laminar and Turbulent flow regimes and investigating its effects on the erosion-corrosion behavior.


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Integral and gonad radiation doses in radioisotope renogram and radiographic intravenous pyelogram examinations have been assessed using methods which are considered to be of general application. The calculated values indicate that the integral dose in a renogram examination is about one-ten thousandth of that in an average I.V.P. and that the gonad doses are only of the order of the daily dose from natural background radiation. It has also been shown that if thyroid uptake of free iodine present in the test material is not prevented by first administering a saturation dose of non-radioactive iodine, the integral dose from a renogram examination could be increased by a factor of up to about 10.


Evangelos Christodoulou, Senior Consultant, Spine and Pain Clinic, St. Vinzenz Hospital, Düsseldorf, Germany, e-mail: email@example.com telephone: 00491784034556, fax number: 00492119582900 Sacral fractures have always been a challenging treatment pathology, as they mostly concerned high-energy traumata with several coexisting fractures and injuries. In recent years, however, as the population ages more but remains active, diagnostic options have become more popular and widely used, leading to the appearance of the terms sacral insufficiency fracture or low energy sacral fracture in clinical practice. Although the terms refer to the same bone, the injury mechanism, complications, and treatment options do not overlap with high energy sacral fractures. This article reviews the two different fracture identities and suggests treatment options.


This paper investigates the effects of the various systems of tradeable allowances for CO2-emissions in the Netherlands. These effects are compared with those of raising and adapting the current energy taxes. The results show that a hybrid emissions system (with a absolute cap for sheltered sectors and a relative cap for exposed sectors) performs best in terms of a net national income measure of welfare. An emissions reduction of 12 Mton in 2010 results in carbon price of 95 Euro per ton carbon dioxide and 0.3% loss of Net National Income (NNI). A uniform emission ceiling yields a lower CO2price (45 Euro/ton), but also a lower national income (-1.1%), due to the relocation of energy-intensive exposed sectors across the border. Increasing energy taxes within the current tax system is also less efficient (-0.7% NNI), due to the inferior design. From an economic point of view, a national hybrid system of CO2-trading is an expensive policy instrument, due to the high transaction costs of the performance benchmark and the distinction between sheltered and exposed sectors. The first-best option therefore is to impose CO2-emission trading on an international level. Such a scheme will result in a lower allowances price and less loss of national income. In the national context improving the energy tax design seems to be the most efficient implementation of the domestic climate policy. The current energy tax system can be improved by extending it to all energy use in combination with the current energy efficience covenants and by introducing carbon dioxide differentiation.


he presented text is the result of an analysis of thirteen integrated education programmes which came into being under contest projects – contest 1/POKL/03.03.04/2013 for elaboration and pilot implementation of innova-tive educational programmes with didactic background. The purpose of the presented research was learning the ways of interpreting of projects method by the programmes' authors. During the analysis of programmes the answer to the following research problems was attempted: How do the programmes' authors define the project method? What phases of work do they extract in this method realisation? What value is attributed to the projects method? The conclusions of the research are significant both for the theory of school curricula and the educational work of the early-education teachers.


We deployed a procedure to measure Li isotope ratios on a single‐collector sector field inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP‐SFMS) operated with a desolvation system and a high‐sensitivity skimmer cone. Under optimised instrumental acquisition conditions, chromatographically separated analyte solutions containing 1 ng g−1 of Li provided adequate sensitivity using analogue mode detection for both isotopes, without adverse memory effect. Unprecedented for this isotopic system, we estimated the expanded uncertainty (U; k = 2) associated with the obtained δ7Li values to validate the procedure. Were considered as potential contributors to the combined uncertainty estimation (uc) the measurement intermediate precision, sample digestion and homogeneity, chromatographic separation, procedural blanks and homogeneity of the bracketing measurement standard (IRMM‐016). The estimated U was on average (from results obtained with reference materials) 1.2‰ (k = 2). This is about twice the intermediate measurement precision (2s) of our data, highlighting the importance of evaluating other measurement uncertainty sources. The δ7Li values obtained for nineteen silicate rocks and one natural water agree with published values. We also provide the first δ7Li = (1.7 ± 1.2; 0.7)‰ (mean value ± U (k = 2); intermediate precision (2s); n = 13) for basalt RM BRP‐1.


This article compares the doctrine of scripture in Richard Hooker's Lawes of Ecclesiasticall Politie with that of John Calvin's Christianae religionis institutio ( Institutes of the Christian Religion ) to assess Hooker's Reformed credentials in this domain. Hooker departs from Reformed orthodoxy in two ways: first, as is generally recognized, in denying the autopisticity of Scripture; second, though less widely recognized, in decoupling autopistis from the internal testimony of the Holy Spirit. These departures must be weighed against countervailing considerations: the unanimity between Hooker and Calvin on the substance of autopistis and the need for Church testimony in attesting to Scripture; their disparate audiences and exigencies, including, in Hooker's case, possible Puritan association of autopistis with scriptural omnicompetence; Hooker's reliance on Article 6 of the Articles of Religion in its entirety in defending scriptural sufficiency; and the silence of Hooker's contemporary critics regarding his denial of autopistis .


Abstract : A central limit theorem for empirical processes was proved. Applications to the electrical engineering problem of quantization and the statistical k-means clustering procedure were explored. (Author)


PURPOSE: A mobile phone having a multi-screen function is provided to express various contents through a single LCD by dividing the LCD of a mobile phone into more than two screens. CONSTITUTION: An image processing part in a mobile phone having a multi-screen function comprises the first memory(26), the second memory(32), and an image output processing part(50). The first memory(26) temporarily stores the image data transmitted from a multimedia processing part(2). The second memory(32) receives and stores basic screen data from a terminal control part(4). The image output processing part(50) combines the output of the first memory(26) with the output of the second memory(32) according to the control of the terminal control part(4) and provides a basic screen, based on the output data of the second memory(32), at the top of the screen and an advertising screen, a TV screen, etc., based on the output data of the first memory(26), at the bottom of the screen.


The two new kinds of explanation of quantum mechanics are demonstrated, one aims at structureinformation, the other aims at communication information, the new Theory of Observocontrol relativity pattern--paradigm information is established only the two new explanations are unified.


How to use this directory acronyms of groups and organizations list of coded categories used in the directory main list of organizations arranged alphabetically geographical index (of names only) arranged by categories order, with list of countries included key words index to major groups and contacts list of umbrella organizations (in category order) list of foreign entries.


We analyzed equivalent current source of cryptographic circuits implemented on a field programmable gate array (FPGA). The equivalent current source represented internal switching current behaviors in the cryptographic circuits during an Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) operation. In this work, the internal current was analyzed for extracting leakage functions and correlation coefficients from scatter diagrams of the Hamming Distance (HD) of AES intermediate values and the current magnitudes. The obtained leakage functions were confirmed a well-known assumption on the HD power model that magnitude of switching current due to transition of register states is proportional to HD of the register. The internal current was also investigated in terms of correlation with the HD model. Correlation coefficients increased as transforming the external power trace in the internal current because two types of noise were reduced by the transform; constant noise and overlap effect of successive rounds. The noise reduction inferred that the use of the internal current source would provide more precise verification of countermeasures.


Abstract Objective: Quantitative apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values of diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) could be applied to grade gliomas. This meta-analysis was conducted to assess the accuracy of ADC analysis in differentiating high-grade (HGGs) from low-grade gliomas (LGGs). Methods: PubMed, Cochrane library, Science Direct, and Embase were searched to identify suitable studies up to September 1, 2018. The quality of studies was evaluated by the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies (QUADAS 2). We estimated the pooled sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative likelihood ratios (LR), diagnostic accuracy ratio (DOR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI), and determined the accuracy of the data by using the summary receiver operating characteristic (SROC) and calculating the area under the curve (AUC) to identity the accuracy of ADC analysis in grading gliomas. Results: Eighteen studies including 1172 patients were included and analyzed. The pooled sensitivity, specificity, PLR, NLR, DOR, and AUC with 95% CIs of DWI with b values of 1000 s/mm2 for separating HGGs from LGGs were 0.81 (95% CI 0.75–0.86), 0.87 (95% CI 0.81–0.91), 6.1 (95% CI 4.2–8.9), 0.22 (95% CI 0.17–0.29), 28 (95% CI 17–45), and 0.91 (95% CI 0.88–0.93), respectively. DWI with b values of 3000 s/mm2 showed slightly higher accuracy than that of 1000 (sensitivity 0.80, specificity 0.90 and AUC 0.92). Meta-regression analyses showed that field strengths and b values had significant impacts on diagnostic efficacy. Deeks testing confirmed no significant publication bias in all studies. Conclusions: This meta-analysis suggested that ADC analysis of DWI have high accuracy in differentiating HGGs from LGGs. Standardized methodology is warranted to guide the use of this technique for clinical decision-making.


Cardiac arrhythmias not only impair quality of life of patients, but also are associated with severe complications such as syncope, stroke, and sudden cardiac death. The most common are supraventricular arrhythmias, 1,2 in particular atrial fibrillation, the prevalence of which will continue to increase as Western societies continue to age. While anticoagulation, in particular with non-vitamin-K oral anticoagulants, is effective 3 and increasingly used 4 in preventing systemic embolism, transient ischaemic attacks, and stroke in such patients, 5 it has no effect on the arrhythmia itself. However, atrial fibrillation can be quite symptomatic, particularly if associated with a fast heart rate. Catheter-based ablation has marked a breakthrough in the management of symptomatic atrial fibrillation. 6 Important conditions associated with or causing atrial fibrillation are hypertension, heart failure, hyperthyroidism, and valvular heart disease. Thus, the review article entitled ' Atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation: epidemiology, timing, pre-dictors, and outcome ' by Giuseppe Tarantini and colleagues from the Universit (cid:2) a degli Studi di Padova in Italy is timely. 7 The authors re-mind


It is well known that the presence of dissolved [O], [N], [H] in the liquid steel can cause blowholes formation in the continuous casting process. So, gas levels must be kept at a minimum in the steelmaking and continuous casting process. The aim of this work is to investigate the possible sources of these gases including hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen, focusing on the preparing process that are in contact with the liquid steel during refining and casting. The tundish refractory lining, covering agents, slag and casting powders were analyzed. Effects of chemical composition and gas level on defects formation are also investigated. The results showed that not only the humidity content in those refractories using in tundish preparation is critical, but also improving the oxygen removing efficiency is important as well.


The ordered weighted averaging operator attempts to provide a user-friendly class of mean type aggregation operators by allowing a user to easily and naturally go from a mental model of a desired type of aggregation to its formal realization. Our objective in this paper is to support this agenda by providing a new methodology to help a user describe the type of aggregation they desire using the idea of a stress function. With this stress function, a user can "stress" which argument values they want to give more weight in the aggregation. An important feature of this stress function is that it is only required to be nonnegative function on the unit interval. This allows a user to completely focus on the issue of where to put the stress in the aggregation without having to consider satisfaction of any other requirements.


Maintenance of oxygen homeostasis is important to cellular and systemic function.Under hypoxia condition,a powerful defense of organism is triggered by the hypoxia signal to protect tissue and organs.In the process of defense,some genes are up-regulated,such as hypoxia inducible factor-1(HIF-1)、vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF)、erythropoietin(EPO)and nuclear factor-κB(NF-κB).HIF-1 is a anti-hypoxia stress-related genes and encodes a transcription factor,The regulation of HIF-1 activity is related to the oxygen concentration.VEGF is a target gene of HIF-1,which is one of the most critical antigenic factor identified to date.EPO can promote the differentiation and proliferation of red blood cells under hypoxia conditions.NF-κB can inhibit cell apoptosis which is induced by hypoxia.Obviously,these genes play important roles in protecting organism from hypoxia stress.The function,expression pattern and regulation mechanism of HIF-1,VEGF,NF-κB and EPO in hypoxia are summarized.


Abstract : We have discovered that the Akt pathway modulates breast cancer cell survival in response to genotoxic agents, and discovered a new substrate of Akt, MERIT40, that is phosphorylated upon exposure of cells to chemotherapeutic drugs. We propose that this represents a major mechanism by which cells exposed to these drugs evade cell death by apoptosis and thus become resistant to the damaging effects of clinically-relevant chemotherapy agents. These findings have important ramifications for the use of chemotherapy drugs in breast cancer patients, and many also suggest that MERIT40 may be used as a clinically relevant biomarker for resistance to doxorubicin.


Infrared studies of pressed disks of KBr containing KAu (CN)2 and the species enriched in 13C and 15N show that solid solutions of Au (CN)2− in KBr are not formed as previously postulated but that the Au (CN)2− groups remain in clusters. Studies of KCl pressed disks containing small amounts of both KAu (CN)2 and KBr show that there is a specific interaction of Au (CN)2− with Br−, presumably with formation of Au (CN)2Br−2 perhaps as a polymeric chain. A similar interaction with I− occurs to a lesser extent.


This study shows that the luminescent diagnostic of oral fluid allows the determination of the severity of inflammatory markers after implantation. The noninvasive diagnostic method, which is used, allows the rapid detection of the stages of development of the inflammatory process after intraosseous implantation and prevents the development of complications in the postoperative period.


Effect of stocking density on the growth, survival and production of mud eel Monopterus cuchia was tested in three Fish Seed Multiplication Farm of Bangladesh. The experiment was conducted for a rearing period of 240 days in six earthen ponds having an area of 0.14 ha each. The initial length and weight of fingerlings 29.20±1.80 cm and 99.90 g was stocked at 7410 fingerlings ha-1 was designated as treatment T1-, 9880 fingerlings ha -1 as treatment T2 and 12350 fingerlings ha -1 as treatment T3. Physico-chemical parameters were at the optimum level for culture period. Highest weight gain was observed in treatment T1 and lowest in treatment T3. Final length, weight and survival also followed the same trends as weight gain. In treatment T1 M. cuchia was produced significantly higher specific growth rate than treatment T2 and T3. Feed conversion ratio was significantly lower in treatment T1 followed by treatment T2 and T3 in that order. Significantly highest production was produced in treatment T1 than in treatment T2 and T3, respectively. In despite of this, consistently higher net benefits were also found from treatment T1 than from treatment T2 and T3. Overall, highest growth, survival and net benefits of were recorded in treatment T1 at a density of 7410 fingerlings ha-1. Therefore, of the three stocking densities, 7410 fingerlings ha-1 appears to be most suitable stocking density for rearing of M. cuchia in semi intensive mud eel culture system.


The purpose of this study was to examine the reasons for increased medical expenses and diseases caused by the lack of physical activity in the elderly and help their health life. IPAQ was conducted for dietary habit, Self-care Performance of Health and quality of life with 326 elderly people aged sixty-five years and over who visited Gwangju Senior Technology Center. The following conclusions were drawn. The elderly's physical activity level became lower with age and their dietary habit became worse. Moreover, the Self-care Performance of Health level and quality of life in daily life were low because of physical disability. In this sense, good exercise programs for physical activity should be organized and recommended for their health promotion. When physical fitness closely associated with health are improved to maintain continuous physical activity in the elderly, their Self-care Performance of Health will be increased and their quality of life will become more positive, which is good for healthy aging.


In this article we do an analysis of asymptotic behavior of differentials of a holomorphic function and of bounded type, defined in an open and convex subset of a Banach space, and that has asymptotic expansion in the origine through a family of sets. The space of this functions is endowed of a topology of Frechet space.


In all three title compounds, C 7 H 12 O 4 , (1), C 9 H 12 O 4 , (2), and C 7 H 12 O 2 S 2 , (3), the spiro C-O distances are substantially shorter than the non-spiro C-O distances as a result of the anomeric effect. In contrast, the spiro C-S distances of compound (3) are similar to the non-spiro C-S distances. In all three compounds, steric repulsions between the lone pairs on the O or S atoms and the axial H atoms of the opposite ring result in a distorted geometry around the spiro-C atoms.


In mobile systems, such as smartphones, most of storage writes are incurred by the SQLite database (DB) system. These writes consist of two parts: writes to original data (e.g., SQLite DB file) and journaling-induced writes. In this paper, we first report our observations on the characteristics of these writes: (1) journaling writes dominate storage write, (2) overwrites are frequent in mobile storage, and most importantly, and (3) those overwrites change only a small portion of data. Based on these observations, we propose to employ small capacitor-backed nonvolatile write buffer and use it to durably store small writes without journaling. This allows us to completely avoid journal writes for those small writes, which contributes to significant reduction in journaling-induced writes while still providing the same level of data consistency and durability. In our mechanism, it is critical to minimize the capacity of nonvolatile write buffer so that the backing capacitor does not violate stringent resource/size requirements of mobile systems. Therefore, we propose three optimizations that make the best use of small write buffer: (1) write buffer that manages only the difference between old and new data, (2) a dynamic method to determine which data to store in the write buffer, and (3) an incremental flush policy, which controls the number of write buffer entries to be flushed. The experimental results show 92.4% and 85.1% storage write reductions on average when running single and multiple mobile applications, respectively, with only 8 KB write buffer and a tiny capacitor.


The mechanical properties and electronic structures of TiC and TiN with different doping ratio of vanadium (V) are studied in this work using the first principles calculations. The simulation results show that Ti1−xVxN has lower formation energy than Ti1−xVxC, suggesting higher chemical stability of Ti1−xVxN. Ti0.25V0.75C and TiN show larger hardness than other Ti1−xVxC and Ti1−xVxN compounds. The anisotropic Young's modulus of Ti1−xVxC and Ti1−xVxN models are plotted in 3D surface constructions, and VN exhibited the strongest anisotropy. The uniaxial tensile simulation of Ti1−xVxC and Ti1−xVxN are conducted along [111] direction. The tensile strength of Ti1−xVxN is stronger than Ti1−xVxC. The tensile strength increases with the increasing of V‐doping ratio. Furthermore, the electronic structures of Ti1−xVxC and Ti1−xVxN are estimated. The modeling techniques used in this work and the calculation results are helpful for systematically understanding the properties of Ti1−xVxC and Ti1−xVxN in nanoscale.


Abstract There was previously shown that chromosome 6q was frequently deleted in malignant lymphoma and identified TNFAIP3/A20, a negative regulator of NF- B pathways, as the primary target for 6q deletion. We report two cases of diffuse large B cell lymphoma with chromosome 6q deletion in siblings. Case 1 is a 81-year old woman diagnosed MALT lymphoma in 2008. She received triple therapy for eradication of H.pylori so her lymphoma was achieved complete remission. 4 years later, her lymphoma was relapsed and further transformed diffuse large B cell lymphoma. She had chromosome 6q deletion detected by G-banding. she was revealed para-aortic lymph nodes swelling by computed tomography,so her lymphoma diagnosed stage II2 as Lugano staging system. She was administered R-THP-COP and R-GCD regimen. In spite of long term chemotherapy, her lymphoma did not achieve remission. Case 2 is a 77-year old man received distal gastrectomy for early gastric cancer in 2003. He was revealed para-aortic and splenic hilum lymph nodes swelling by computed tomography,which has received after surgery in 2013. Therefore, he was received surgery of lymph node biopsy, and diagnosed diffuse large B cell lymphoma.We diagnosed his lymphoma stage IIIB as Ann Arbor staging system. He also had chromosome 6 deletion, and further, he was siblings of case 1 patient. He was administered R-CHOP regimen so his lymphoma achieved complete remission. Family history especially siblings are powerful marker of personal risk of NHL. We are interested that 2 cases had similar gene abnormality as chromosome 6q deletion, and we suspect the 2 cases suggest hereditary. The report,including the consideration of some here.


OUTLINE 1. Motivation 1.1 The Need for Computer Based Verification 1.2 The Desired Process Triangle 1.3 The Need for Integration: UML Statecharts and Formal Specifications 2. Assertion Languages, Applications, and Tools 2.1 Primary Assertion/Specification Languages: Temporal Logic and Statecharts 2.2 Applications: formal methods, run-time monitoring 2.2.1 Classical Formal Methods. 2.2.2 Runtime Monitoring and Verification. 2.2.3 Automatic Test Generation and Execution-based Model Checking. 2.2.4 Run-time Control Flow using Assertions (Exception Handling) 2.3 Writing Temporal Logic Assertions: the Process 2.4 Tools 3. Integration: UML-Statecharts Integrated with Temporal Logic Assertions 3.1 Statechart Specifications 3.2 TLCharts 3.3. Tools 4. Advanced Topics 4.1 Petri Nets for Distributed Systems. 4.2 Other Specification Languages: CTL, CTL+, Z. 4.3 Automata over Infinite Sequences. 4.4. Automata and Semigroups. 4.5 LTL vs. First Order Logic and SQL, LTL vs. Regular Expressions. 4.6 LTL and Statechart Semantics. 4.6 Knowledge Monitoring.


In this study, shear behavior of RC non flexural deep beams which are predominant in shear were studied. According to ACI 318-08 (1) , deep beams are classified as shear span to depth (a/d) ratio less than 2.5, shear capacity of deep beam was worked out by ACI 318 equation 11.30 and 11.31 and results were compared with modified ACI equation by Tan et al ( 2) . Strut and tie approach is also used which are suggested by many codes like ACI 318 (appendix A) and Euro code 2 (3) . Shear capacity found from STM analysis was compared with ACI 318 equation and modified ACI equation. Parameters considered for the study are a/d ratio ranging from 0.5 to 1 and compressive strength of concrete (25MPa, 50Mpa), shear reinforcement varied between 0 to 0.17%. It is seen from the analysis that both ACI 318-99 and modified ACI equation does not consider the effect of shear span to depth (a/d) ratio and STM approach was found much rational. Reinforced concrete deep beams are commonly used in high rise buildings, offshore structures and complex foundation systems. Deep beams are more predominant in shear rather than flexure. This shear action in the beam leads to complex stresses, compression in a diagonal direction and tension in a perpendicular direction. An arch action is usually seen as the force transferring mechanism of deep beams, failure is seen as web compression failure or shear tension failure Shear strength of deep beams depends on various parameters like compressive strength of concrete, shear reinforcement, shear span to depth ratio. ACI 318-99 Code suggests design criterion for the shear strength of deep beams is known to be conservative with a large safety margin. In ACI Eq. (11-29), it is assumed that diagonal cracking occurs at the same shear strength as for slender beams, but that the shear strength of the concrete is greater than the shear force causing diagonal cracking. This paper also presents a strut and tie approach of determining shear behavior of deep beams, strut and tie method is rational and unified approach which represents complex behavior of beams into simple truss model which is applicable where Bernoulli- Euler beam theory is not valid, generally termed as disturbed region (D-regions) in which non-linear strain variation is observed . STM is very popular in designing of Corbels, complex foundations, beam-column joint. Provisions for the design of deep beams using a strut-and-tie model have been included in several codes and guidelines for practice,


In this paper we present the technical details of the retrieval system with which we participated at the CLEF09 Ad-hoc TEL task. We present a retrieval approach based on multiple indexes for different languages which is combined with a conceptbased retrieval approach based on Explicit Semantic Analysis. In order to create the language-specific indices for each language, a language detection approach is applied as preprocessing step. We combine the different indices through rank aggregation and present our experimental results with different rank aggregation strategies. Our results show that the use of multiple indices (one for each language) does not improve upon a baseline index containing documents in all languages. The combination with concept based retrieval, however, results in better retrieval performance in some of the cases considered. For the bi-lingual tasks the final retrieval results of our system were the 5th best results on the BL dataset and the second best on the BNF dataset.


We investigated the seasonal occurrence, growth, age, and life history of Aurelia aurita in the Taniyama area of Kagoshima Bay, also some of the environmental factors such as the specific gravity, pH and the temperature, influence the appearance of Aurelia aurita in the surface layer. The size of an individual depends on environmental factors. In contrast the number of branching points of radial water vascular canals increasing with time, independently of environmental factors, and therefore could be used as an age index. By using age index, the population of Aurelia aurita sampled may consist a mixture of two cohorts. The assumption may be that the life span of Aurelia aurita is up to two years. By examining all stages of the life history of Aurelia aurita in Kagoshima Bay and comparing it with that of other locatives, it is found that the life form of Aurelia varies with their environmental circumstances. We suggest that how the habitat influence the life history in Aurelia should now be reviewed.


Room-temperature Raman scattering has been measured in barium tungstate (BaWO4) up to 16 GPa. We report the pressure dependence of all the Raman-active first-order phonons of the tetragonal scheelite phase (BaWO4-I, space group I41/a), which is stable at normal conditions. As pressure increases the Raman spectrum undergoes significant changes around 6.9 GPa due to the onset of the structural phase transition to the monoclinic BaWO4-II phase (space group P21/n). This transition is only completed above 9.5 GPa. A further change in the spectrum is observed at 7.5 GPa related to a scheelite-to-fergusonite transition. The scheelite, BaWO4-II, and fergusonite phases coexist up to 9.0 GPa due to the sluggishness of the I?II phase transition. Further to the experimental study, we have performed ab initio lattice dynamics calculations that have greatly helped us in assigning and discussing the pressure behaviour of the observed Raman modes of the three phases.


The purpose is to present the adapted program for independent home rehabilitation for patients with ischemic stroke in chronic period, which is worked out on the basis of principles of motor control, motor learning and the contemporary guidance of neurodevelopmental therapy, (Neurodevelopmental treatment - NDT). Recovery after injury to the central nervous system is an interactive work between the patient, an interdisciplinary team of specialists and close relatives. The adapted program and therapy for patients with ischemic stroke in the chronic period is oriented towards solving focused functional activities, which require active participation by the patient, to get a personal experience and to take advantage of the possibilities of the processеs of neuroplasticity for recovery. The patient can be learned only if he actively participates in the process or performing activities and facilitation, depending on its functional capabilities. In motor learning, gaining even minimally correct response by the patient, it's good to stop with manual assistance, not to hinder the recovery process. Seeking optimal strategies suitable and appropriate for the particular patient and his capabilities, our final purpose is to improve functional motor capabilities, postural stability, postural reactivity and gait.
Conclusion: The program can contribute the society, providing more informations about the possibilities of physical exercise in the prevention and treatment of this disease with drug therapy and dietary regime.
Key words: Ischemic stroke, Neurodevelopmental treatment – NDT, Home rehabilitation.


From a system perspective, the entropy generation of an aeroengine is directly related to the thermal efficiency when the Brayton cycle pressure ratio and maximum temperature remain constant. The lower the entropy generation of the engine is, the higher the thermal efficiency. However, the secondary air system of the engine generates a large quantity of entropy compared to the components of the main flow channel, because the irreversible losses of the internal flow and heat exchange between the air system components generate considerable entropy within the system. In this study, the theoretical method is used to build entropy generation model for different characteristics of air system components during the aerothermal process. In this basis, an integrated model of the whole engine is introduced to identify the key components for entropy generation in the system environment. The results show that the labyrinth at outlet of unloading cavity is recognized as the one that generates the most entropy in the entire aeroengine system, and the total entropy generation of the system is highly related to this component. Besides, in the system environment, entropy generation is the sum of the local entropy generated by the components and the total entropy generated by mixing of airflows in each component. High local entropy generated by components does not necessarily result in a high system entropy production, and vice versa. Therefore, when the minimum system entropy generation is the design goal, the most critical operations for entropy generation should be identified according to the corresponding sensitivity and parameter variation range, and the design should be improved accordingly.


plexus (CP) a secretory tissue protruding into the lumen of all brain ventricles, the lateral ventricle CP (LV CP), the 3rd ventricle CP, and 4th ventricle CP (4V CP), in the form of a sheet of epithelial cells that are in direct contact with the CSF and encapsulate richly-vascularized stroma CP in a posterior to anterior manner 4V CP first to LV CP with 3V CP being last to emerge CP from progenitor cells, early in the dorsal midline and rhombic lip in the case of 4V CP epithelium (CPe), neuroectoderm monolayer polarized cuboidal cells expression of various transport proteins capacity CPe of of CP mesenchyme mutual interaction choroid plexus morphogenesis cell types 4V CP-derived SHH control of epithelial branching via of Wnt-5a molecular epithelial populations of developing differences molecular gene metabolic 4V Penk gene, The age-dependent shift in the expression of various Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is the liquid that fills the brain ventricles. CSF represents not only a mechanical brain protection but also a rich source of signalling factors modulating diverse processes during brain development and adulthood. The choroid plexus (CP) is a major source of CSF and as such it has recently emerged as an important mediator of extracellular signalling within the brain. Growing interest in the CP revealed its capacity to release a broad variety of bioactive molecules that, via CSF, regulate processes across the whole central nervous system (CNS). Moreover, CP has been also recognized as a sensor, responding to altered composition of CSF associated with changes in the patterns of CNS activity. In this review, we summarize the recent advances in our understanding of the CP as a signalling centre that mediates long-range communication in the CNS. By providing a detailed account of the CP secretory repertoire, we describe how the CP contributes to the regulation of the extracellular environment—in the context of both the embryonal as well as the adult CNS. We highlight the role of the CP as an important regulator of CNS function that acts via CSF-mediated signalling. Further studies of CP–CSF signalling hold the potential to provide key insights into the biology of the CNS, with implications for better understanding and treatment of neuropathological conditions.


An HPLC method was established for the determination of curdione and germacrone in zedoary turmeric oil and glucose injection.A C_(18) column was used with the mobile phase of acetonitrile and 0.1%phosphoric acid for gradient elution at the detection wavelength of 210 nm.The calibration curves of curdione and germacrone were linear in the concentration ranges of 10-200μg/ml and 5-100μg/ml.The recoveries were 99.6%(RSD 1.2%) and 99.8%(RSD 2.0%).


Nutritional problems in children under five are a fairly large problem and must receive priority treatment. Nutritional problems that often occur are undernutrition and malnutrition. With this problem, it will hamper the increase in human resources where this situation results in growth and development failure and increases mortality and morbidity rates. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of giving tempeh biscuits to increase in body weight and height in toddlers at UPT Puskesmas Deli Tua. The research design used was a quasi-experimental approach with a one group pre-post test approach. The population in this study were all children under five who were in the working area of the UPT Puskesmas Deli Tua with a total sample of 96 people. Data were analyzed using Paired t-test. The results showed that the average height before the intervention was 104.31cm and after the intervention was 105.05 cm for the average height before the intervention was 17.25kg and after the intervention was 17.64 kg. Based on the results of bivariate analysis, it was found that there was an effect of giving biscuits to changes in height with a p-value of 0.01 and weight in toddlers with a p-value of 0.0001. It is hoped that health workers will provide counseling to increase the growth of toddlers to prevent undernutrition status.


Fertilizing land comprises applying a fertilizer and spraying with a liquid Fertilizing land comprises applying a fertilizer and spraying with a liquid. An Independent claim is included for the apparatus used comprising a removable frame, a fertilizer tank, a spreader, a second tank for the liquid and a sprayer for the liquid.


The literature database EnviroinfoLit of the ICT-ENSURE project shall provide substantial scientific papers in the field of ICT for environmental sustainability to the scientific community and to program managers working in this field. The information system that is being developed comprises resources available in the field, including conference proceedings (EnviroInfo proceedings since 1998), workshop proceedings, and other scientific publications. The literature database EnviroinfoLit contains the full text of the literature and provides different access through navigational structures, standard and fuzzy search routines. The articles matching the search will be available for download as PDF file.


The structures, stabilities, and isomerization patterns of C 5 H 9 + ions arising from the gas-phase protonation of spiropentane have been investigated by nuclear-decay, radiolytic, and FT-ICR techniques combined with ab initio calculations. The experimental and theoretical results are consistent with the initial formation of a corner-protonated spiropentane intermediate 17, whose lifetime in the gas phase exceeds 7×10 -9 s. This local C 5 H 9 + minimum is separated from the ca. 30 kcal mol -1 more stable cyclopentyl cation as wellas from dimethylallyl open-chain isomers by significant energy barriers. Persistency of 17 in the gas phase does not find any correspondence in solution


Luminescence and reflectance measurements made on Cretaceous carbonate rocks and thin soils showed significant variation over and adjacent to the Brown-Bassett gas field. Luminescence and reflectance were measured for ten rock and ten soil samples at each of 40 sites using a Fraunhofer Line Radiometer. Analysis of variance models with lithologic descriptors for color, lithology, and texture as covariates were used to calculate average values of luminescence for each site. The lithologic descriptors were assigned ordinal values based on a hierarchical scheme, then tested for significance using t-tests prior to inclusion in the model. Significant differences were observed between site means


Frequency combs downconvert absolute optical frequency references and thereby can significantly advance time and frequency precision in satellite-based navigation systems, fundamental science, earth observation, and many other spaceborne applications. We have developed a compact and vacuum compatible double comb system, thereby minimizing volume, mass, and power consumption compared to its precursor. Apart from redundancy aspects, the two combs enable autonomous mode number determination. Here, we report on the space comb system design and experimental results of a zero-gravity parabolic space flight in connection with an iodine-referenced cw laser system.


A practical and efficient method for scavenging palladium leached into the reaction mixture using thiol-modified dual-pore silica beads has been developed. Reducing the level of metal contamination, especially palladium, in pharmaceutical and bioactive compounds and fine chemicals to below the regulatory value is quite important for the quality assurance of industrial products. We have evaluated the performance of dual-pore silica beads as a palladium scavenger by investigating their ability to eliminate the divalent palladium ions in dilute palladium(II) acetate in methanol (5 and 50 ppm) and ethyl acetate (5 ppm) solutions. The ability of the dual-pore silica beads to eliminate the palladium species leached from a 10% palladium on carbon (Pd/C) catalyst during the ligand- and copper-free 10% Pd/C-catalyzed Sonogashira-type coupling reaction was also investigated. The thiol-modified dual-pore silica beads exhibit a more rapid and effective elimination ability toward leached palladium species in the react...


This work aims mainly to study the controllability of pertussis infection in the presence of waning and natural booster of pertussis immunity and to study their impact on the overall dynamics and disease outcomes. Therefore, an SIVRWS (Susceptible-Infected-Vaccinated-Recovered-Waned-Susceptible) model for pertussis infection spread in a demographically stationary, homogeneous, and fully symmetric mixing population is introduced. The model has been mathematically analyzed, where both equilibrium and stability analyses have been established, and uniform persistence of the model has been shown. The conditions on model parameters that ensure effective control of the infection have been derived. The effects of the interplay between waning and boosting pertussis immunity by re-exposure to Bordetella pertussis and vaccination on the dynamics have been investigated. The analytical results have been numerically confirmed and explained. The analysis reveals that ignoring the natural booster of immunity overestimates the endemic prevalence of the infection. Moreover, ignoring the differential susceptibility between secondary and primary susceptible individuals overestimates the critical vaccination coverage required to eliminate the infection. Moreover, the shorter the period of immunity acquired by either vaccination or experiencing natural infection, the higher the reproduction number and the endemic prevalence of infection, and therefore, the higher the effort needed to eliminate the infection.


[6453-62-9] C16H15NO7 (MW 333.30)

InChI = 1S/C16H15NO7/c1-21-14-7-11(8-15(9-14)22-2)10-23-16(18)24-13-5-3-12(4-6-13)17(19)20/h3-9H,10H2,1-2H3

InChIKey = RIOVOTMXFSAZJL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

(amino-protecting group used in peptide synthesis1)

Physical Data: mp 114–15 °C.

Solubility: sol chloroform, THF.

Preparative Method: by reduction of 3,5-dimethoxybenzoic acid with Lithium Aluminum Hydride and then acylation of the resulting 3,5-dimethoxybenzyl alcohol with 4-nitrophenyl chloroformate.1


The conflict-driven adaptation in performance has been well documented in the color-word naming Stroop task (Stroop, 1935). The Stroop interference on the current trial is significantly reduced when following an incongruent trial in comparison to a congruent one (Gratton, Coles, Donchin, 1992). This pattern of sequential adaptation effect, which improves performance following conflict, is named as conflict adaptation effect. In previous studies, both repetition priming effect and the proportion of congruent items have been investigated. There were not investigations having obtained significant conflict adaptation effect when the ratio of incongruent to congruent trials was 50/50 without repetition priming. However, those investigations which have obtained significant conflict adaptation usually utilized a high conflict design where incongruent trials are infrequent (incongruent items: congruent items = 20:80 or incongruent items: congruent items = 25:75) compared with congruent trials. Thus, it is still unclear what determines the presence of the conflict adaptation effect. The present study included three experiments using the color-word Stroop tasks to investigate how the response execution and the conflict observation affected the conflict adaptation effect. In the three experiments, "D", "F", "J", and "K" keys were pressed when the color of the Chinese characters were RED, GREEN, YELLOW, and BLUE, respectively. In Experiment 1, twenty-seven healthy undergraduates were tested with a color-word Stroop task. All trials began with a fixation presented for 500 ms, followed by a blank interval of 300~500 ms (500~800 ms for Experiments 2 and 3) randomly. Next, a colored character was presented until a key was pressed or for 1,500 ms whichever came first. Then, a blank interval of 800~1,200 ms was presented with the interval randomly. Each participant completed one practice block and four experimental blocks. In Experiment 2, twenty-nine healthy undergraduates were tested with choice reaction time (RT) task and color-word Stroop task. The apparatus and procedure were the same as Experiment 1 except that the four white lowercase letters "d", "f", "j", "k" were used as choice RT task. In Experiment 3, twenty-six healthy undergraduates were tested using the similar task with Experiment 1; however participants did not need to execute response in the previous trials which were cued with "*". A two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to analyze the RTs and error rates in the three Experiments. The results showed that the interaction between previous trial types (congruent vs. incongruent) and current trial types (congruent vs. incongruent), which was thought to index the conflict adaptation effect, was not significant in Experiment 1, which was consistent with the extant studies. Similarly, a significant interaction between response transition (change vs. repetition) and current trial types (congruent vs. incongruent) was present in Experiment 2; however the current congruency effect was affected by the preceding response execution context in a reversed way. By comparison with response change, the Stroop interference on the current trial was significantly reduced when repeating the same response as the previous trial. Interestingly, a significant conflict adaptation effect was obtained using the new design in Experiment 3, suggesting that the absence of previous response benefited the presence of conflict adaptation effect. In contrast to some recent evidences, our new design does develop the traditional ways of investigating conflict adaptation effect. The present results suggest that the conflict adaptation effect was distorted by the response execution of the previous trials. To obtain pure conflict adaptation effect, it is necessary to exclude response execution in the previous trials. Thus, the observation of conflict favors the presence of the conflict adaptation effect.


Defining and implementing justice is a formidable task, especially in culturally diverse societies. In modern democratic societies, making a speech is taking both a formal and an informal political action. In point of fact, modern civic and citizenship education, more or less, aim at facilitating one's becoming a speaking subject. However, it is not clear whether becoming a speaking subject can transform a world that seems to be increasingly prone to violence. Above all, it remains uncertain that the ideal deliberative process of speech making can engender effective pedagogical and political actions for long-lasting justice and nonviolence. In view of the limitation of speech making, this article offers a critical inquiry into the pedagogical merits of silence in order to facilitate decolonization of alterity and democratic listening for world peace. An Inclusive Conception of Peace In modern democratic societies, making a speech is regarded as taking a political action toward the pursuit of justice. Habermas (1979) especially strives to articulate the 'ideal speech act' as a means to the emancipation of the oppressed. Paulo Freire (1970) also claims that 'human existence cannot be silent, nor can it be nourished by false words, but only by true words, with which men [sic] transform the world' (76). In point of fact, modern civic and citizenship education, more or less, aim at facilitating one's becoming a speaking subject. However, it remains uncertain that the ideal deliberative process of speech making can engender effective pedagogical and political actions for long-lasting justice and nonviolence. In the new millennium, global terrorism has successfully instilled a fear that anyone might become a victim of a terrorist attack. At the same time, the anti-terrorist movement fosters a phobic suspicion that ordinary citizens might be potential terrorists. Moreover, it is evident that violent terrorist acts beget violent wars against terrorism. To attend to a more inclusive conception of peace, it is critical to re-visit Mahatma Gandhi's advocacy of ahimsa, or the way of nonviolence. This article explores the characteristics and potential of one key method of nonviolence as a peacebuilding tool and that is silence. This article offers a critical inquiry into the pedagogical merits of silence in order to facilitate decolonisation of alterity and democratic listening for world peace. Specifically, I argue that peace education must address and redress the primacy of speech in civic education. Beyond reclaiming silenced voices, educators also need to inquire into silence as a state of active listening and as a source of communicative deliberation for justice and peace. Rethinking Speech and Silence Silence is a complex and complicated cultural phenomenon. While it is common to view silence as the opposite of speech, silence also complements speech. After all, silence and speech form a continuum of human communication. Furthermore, silence can be intentional or unintentional. Intentional silence may be a deliberate cultural practice that aims at facilitating introspection and self-discipline (Greene 1940; Dauenhauer 1980). At the same time, the practice of presumably unintentional silence may originate from long-term acculturation and embodies semiotic experiences (Enninger 1987). Both intentional and unintentional silences have multiple meanings that are open to varied interpretations. In educational settings, silence plays an important yet ambiguous role in the formation of school culture. On the one hand is a widely accepted belief that silencing is an indispensable disciplinary act that aims at establishing an ordered milieu for effective teaching and learning. However, Paulo Freire (1970) argued that 'human existence cannot be silent, nor can it be nourished by false words, but only by true words, with which men [sic] transform the world' (76). In line with Freire 's effort to reconstruct the 'culture of silence,' many concerned educators have made concerted efforts to unpack and disclose 'the multiple forms of public silencing' (Weis & Fine, 1993) that have contributed to sustaining oppressive cultural institutions and practices. …


Recurrent neural networks (RNNs) are temporal networks and cumulative in nature that have shown promising results in various natural language processing tasks. Despite their success, it still remains a challenge to understand their hidden behavior. In this work, we analyze and interpret the cumulative nature of RNN via a proposed technique named as Layer-wIse-Semantic-Accumulation (LISA) for explaining decisions and detecting the most likely (i.e., saliency) patterns that the network relies on while decision making. We demonstrate (1) LISA: "How an RNN accumulates or builds semantics during its sequential processing for a given text example and expected response" (2) Example2pattern: "How the saliency patterns look like for each category in the data according to the network in decision making". We analyse the sensitiveness of RNNs about different inputs to check the increase or decrease in prediction scores and further extract the saliency patterns learned by the network. We employ two relation classification datasets: SemEval 10 Task 8 and TAC KBP Slot Filling to explain RNN predictions via the LISA and example2pattern.


The emergence and spread of Internet communication has led to changes in
 social relationships, abuse of the Internet and maladaptive behavior. Among
 the authors who have studied the impact of these changes there is no
 consensus, and the results of their research are often contradictory. Some
 authors conclude that Internet communication strengthens networks of its
 users, while others believe that such communication leads to reduced
 participation in real social life. In a number of people, excessive use of
 the Internet adversely affects the mental health and social life and can
 lead to obsession at the expense of other aspects of life and creating
 addiction. The greatest risk of negative impacts of online communication is
 among children and young people. This paper is meant to indicate, the good
 sides as well as the negative consequences of excessive and non-functional
 Internet use


Polypeptide-based amphiphilic brush copolymers PLL-g-(PBLG-b-PEG) and PLL-g-(PZLL-b-PEG) with a poly(L-lysine) (PLL) backbone and amphiphilic oligo(γ-benzyl-L-glutamate)-b-poly(ethylene glycol) (PBLG-b-PEG) or oligo(e-benzyloxycarbonyl-L-lysine)-b-poly(ethylene glycol) (PZLL-b-PEG) side chains were synthesised, characterised, and evaluated as unimolecular nanocontainers to encapsulate hydrophobic guest molecules. The structure of these brush polymers was modulated by tuning the length of the PLL, PBLG/PZLL, and PEG segments. The final products were characterised with 1H nuclear magnetic resonance and gel permeation chromatography. The morphology and aggregation behaviours of brush copolymers were examined by using a transmission electron microscope and dynamic light scattering. It was revealed that these water-soluble brush copolymers resembled unimolecular micelles in an aqueous solution. An encapsulation study was performed using pyrene and oil red O as the model compounds, and the results showed that hydrophobic molecules could be solubilised in these unimolecular micelles with high loading capacities. The synthesised polypeptide-based amphiphilic brush copolymers could serve as promising unimolecular nanocarriers for the delivery of hydrophobic drugs.


The writer makes a thorough survey on the Chinese character "wei" in "LunYu ",and finds 170 of it in the book,which totals about 0.8% of the whole words.It is mainly used as a verb.In total,it happens 123 times,which is 72.4% of all the examples.It is rarely used as a noun,conjunction,auxiliary verb or particle.There is only one instance of noun and auxiliary verb respectively.


One dimensional finite element is developed for the analysis of structures with applied piezoelectric sensors and actuators, i.e. smart structures, mechanical behavior of which can be controlled in real-time. The element is based on Euler-Bernoulli theory and it assumes bilinear distribution of electric field potential. Mathematical model was implemented in MATLAB environment. Sensitivity analysis is carried out for the case of modal analysis with and without piezo patches. c © 2007 University of West Bohemia. All rights reserved.


In order to solve the issue of independent task scheduling in grid environment,a model of task scheduling based on permutation tree pruning is proposed.The method of model synthetically considers two factors: execution cost and execution time of independent tasks.The issue of task scheduling is formulated as an n-level m-ary permutation tree.Through traversing the permutation tree,a scheduling scheme is generated,and invalid path searching is avoided by using pruning method.The performance of the proposed algorithm and the subset tree algorithm are compared.Experimental results show that the permutation tree algorithm can allocate application tasks to appropriate CPU resources based on users' requirements of headline and budget constraint.It outperforms subset tree algorithm in terms of scheduling efficiency in large scale.The conclusion indicates that model can provide a candidate of independent task scheduling in grid environment.


Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to propose a novel maximum power point track (MPPT) controller for a type of solar quad-copter to solve the problem of tracking the maximum power point (MPP) when it works in nonuniform environment conditions.

Design/methodology/approach
The influence of uniform and nonuniform illumination and different temperatures results in the output characteristics of the solar array arising multiple local MPPs. To track the global MPP of the solar array on the designed solar quadcopter, a type of MPPT controller based on an improved pigeon-inspired optimization (PIO) algorithm is proposed.

Findings
A novel type of MPPT controller based on extended search PIO (ESPIO) algorithm, called ESPIO–MPPT controller, is introduced emphatically, which is used to extend the solar quadcopter's flight time. The simulation experiments show that the ESPIO–MPPT controller can find the global MPP (GMPP) with smaller amplitudes of oscillation and less time cost.

Practical implications
The proposed solar quadcopter with ESPIO–MPPT controller has satisfactory flight performance which can greatly broaden its mission scope.

Originality/value
A type of efficient MPPT algorithm based on ESPIO is proposed for GMPP tracking of solar quadcopters in nonuniform environment conditions.


Is a colleague's success eating away at you? Beware: This deadly sin damages relationships, disrupts teams, and undermines organizational success. Most of all, it harms your own performance.


Daniel G. Lebryk took to Amazon.com to boast about how the Philips Sonicare AirFloss has provided him with an alternative to flossing that works.


COVID-19 challenged traditional care models and necessitated introduction of remote consultations. We wanted to understand the experiences of people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)/adult juvenile idiopathic arthritis (AJIA) on accessing healthcare remotely, and how well people understood their condition and treatment.

 This collaborative work between the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS) and clinicians in Oxford led to the development of an electronic questionnaire that was disseminated in July 2021 for four weeks through e-newsletters and all NRAS social media platforms. Those living in the UK with RA and AJIA aged 18 and over were eligible. Analyses of data were performed in Microsoft Excel and IBM SPSSv28.

 We analysed 316 responses. There was a middle-aged (ages 46 to 54, 54.1%, n = 171), Caucasian (97.5%, n = 306), female (92.4%, n = 292) preponderance. Most had RA (93%, n = 294) followed by another inflammatory arthritis (4.1%, n = 13) and AJIA (2.8%, n = 9). The majority had their condition for >10 years (43.4%, n = 137) but some were diagnosed <12 months ago (3.2%, n = 10). Two thirds of participants (66.5%, n = 210) did not know their DAS28 score. Of the remaining third, the most commonly reported measure was moderate disease activity (12%, n = 38). Those with higher self-reported DAS28 scores were using analgesia more regularly (p < 0.01) but we found no difference in NSAID, DMARD or steroid use. Age did not influence steroid usage (p = 0.35), but those who had their condition for longer used more steroids and regular analgesia. Only 33.9% (n = 107) of responders felt their condition had been managed adequately in the pandemic, with more reporting poor status (40.8%, n = 129) rather than good (16.8%, n = 53). Those living in the South of England reported statistically better disease control than those from the North, despite having more virtual assessments (p = 0.02). Travelling and fear of Covid appeared more important than consultation skills. Just over a fifth (20.3%, n = 64) felt greater focus should be given to patient concerns. Of the 9.1% of patients (n = 29) with a new diagnosis made during the pandemic, 24.1% (n = 7) unable to book a GP appointment easily. Patients experienced a median symptom time of 4-10 weeks before consulting GPs. Once assessed, 31% (n = 9) were referred immediately while the median time was 4-8 weeks. We found 58.6% (n = 17) of patients received their diagnosis within their initial rheumatology consultation and 76.5% (n = 13) of these started a DMARD immediately.

 Despite a greater emphasis on patient education and PROMs influencing clinical decision-making, it is staggering that two-thirds did not know their DAS28 score. Analgesia and steroid use were common in patients with well-established disease which remains a concern. Accessing appointments was a significant barrier to patients and delays in care were experienced at every step in the NHS management pathways. Remote consultations need greater emphasis on patient concerns.
 Disclosure
 R.S. Andev: Member of speakers' bureau; RSA received speaker funds from Novartis. A. Bosworth: None. C. Jacklin: None. S. Dubey: None.


Stochastic resonance (SR) has often been demonstrated in dynamic systems and in systems that have thresholds, including animal and human sensory systems. In threshold SR, a discontinuous threshold is not necessary; output signal‐to‐noise ratio exhibits SR if the noisy input signal is subjected to a "soft" threshold transform. However, signal detection theory, an implementation of statistical decision theory, raises special problems for this conclusion. When recast into this theory, SR appears to be an epiphenomenon of non‐optimal placement of a criterion nonlinearity, rather than a genuine increase in sensitivity to weak signals. Here I generalize the above‐mentioned results of SR without a discontinuous threshold to the case of a signal detection theory measure of sensitivity, both showing how SR can increase sensitivity to weak noisy signals and indicating limitations of this generalization.


Power systems are experiencing a large amount of renewable generation with highly stochastic and partly unpredictable characteristics. This change in energy production implies significant consequences related to the provision of ancillary services (AS). Current markets dedicated to the provision of AS are not able to benefit from the flexible energy resources. They also cannot cope with the new level of stochasticity, non-linearity, and dynamics of generation and flexibility. To overcome such issues and exploit the potential of flexibility resources, a new strategy is required. In this paper, by capitalizing on flexibility resources' potential, AS 4.0 approach is proposed, which offers a comprehensive solution for the AS provision in the smart grid era.


Feature-based translation of computer-aided design (CAD) models allows designers to preserve the modeling history as a series of modeling operations. Modeling operations or features contain information that is required to modify CAD models to create different variants. Conventional formats, including the standard for the exchange of product model data or the initial graphics exchange specification, cannot preserve design intent and only geometric models can be exchanged. As a result, it is not possible to modify these models after their exchange. Macro-parametric approach (MPA) is a method for exchanging feature-based CAD models among heterogeneous CAD systems. TransCAD, a CAD system for inter-CAD translation, is based on this approach. Translators based on MPA were implemented and tested for exchange between two commercial CAD systems. The issues found during the test rallies are reported and analyzed in this work. MPA can be further extended to remaining features and constraints for exchange between commercial CAD systems.


RF-ID tag with a semiconductor device, which is applied to a flexible substrate having at least one rewritable memory cell and at least one semiconductor device having a semiconductor path comprising at least one organic semiconductor, wherein the rewritable memory cell based on a ferroelectric effect in a memory material.


Background: Human papilloma virus positive (HPV(+)) oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) has a markedly improved prognosis over HPV(-) tumors; however, current staging parameters do not account for this difference. The primary aims of this study were: 1) design a risk factor based staging system (RFBSS) to reflect the natural history of these tumors, and 2) test our system using a pilot group of patients with OPSCC.


The invention discloses a method by utilizing laser to measure a smoke transmission rate, in particular to a wireless transmission mode-based laser measuring method of the smoke transmission rate, which is characterized in that: the laser which is transmitted from a laser device is divided into a reference light beam and a measurement light beam through a light splitter, the reference light beam is photoelectrically converted inside a laser transmission end to form a reference photoelectric signal which enters a data collection system, i.e. a computer; in order to satisfy the remote transmission rate measurement requirement, a beam expanding lens is necessary to use for the light beam of the laser device so as to reduce a divergence angle; the measurement light beam after being expanded enters a detector on a receiving end after being transmitted in the air for a long distance to form an electric signal, the electric signal is transmitted onto a wireless receiving module on the laser transmission end through a wireless transmission module, and then the electric signal enters the data collection system, i.e. the computer, to form an electric signal on the receiving end; a proportional value of the reference photoelectric signal and the electric signal on the receiving end forms a voltage ratio before smoke is released; after the smoke is released, a proportional value of the reference photoelectric signal and the electric signal on the receiving end is obtained again; and the voltage specific value before and after the releasing of the smoke is the smoke transmission rate. Due to the adoption of the method, the transmission rate of the laser of a specific waveband in the smoke can be detected through the smoke which is produced by burning different materials on a light path between a laser transmitter and a laser receiver.


The inclusions L ⊆ NL and P ⊆ NP are trivial since deterministic machines can be viewed as special kinds of nondeterministic machines. The equality PSPACE = NPSPACE is a consequence of Savitch's Theorem and the inclusion NL ⊆ P can also be obtained by that same idea of reducing to graph reachability. The fact that EXP contains PSPACE, and therefore NPSPACE, was pointed out just before the proof of Savitch's Theorem. In the lecture on nondeterminism, we showed that NP ⊆ EXP. The inclusion NP ⊆ PSPACE can be established by examining the space requirements of that simulation.


In this paper, perovskite oxide SrFe0.5Co0.5O3-δ has been synthesized by citric acid method. The structures and the morphology of material were analyzed by XRD and SEM respectively. Using SrFe0.5Co0.5O3-δ as photocatalyst, the photocatalytic activity of the degrading Congo red solution was investigated. The effect factors, such as irradiation time, catalyst dose, initial concentration of Congo red solution, pH value on the photocatalytic activity were also explored systematically. The results indicated that the photocatalytic degradation efficiency of Congo red was up to 97.96% in 100mL 5mg/L Congo red solution containing 0.30g catalyst for irradiation time of 20 min.


In harsh sea state, offshore structures may suffer from extreme wave impact loads, which can result in seriously local structural damage. It is still a great challenge in predicting wave impact loads for offshore structures design, since extreme wave impact phenomenon is very complex. In this study, a coupled potential-viscous flow method is applied to analyze focus wave interaction with a fixed vertical cylinder. In the coupled method, an in-house CFD code (Liao et al., 2017; 2018) is coupled with a potential wave generation library MrNWB (Mooring/riser Numerical Wave Basin, Jang H., 2017) based on EOM (Euler Overlay Method, Kim et al., 2012). Wave elevation and impact pressure at typical position are calculated and compared with the benchmark model test data. Results show that the coupled potentialviscous flow method has reasonable good accuracy in predicting wave elevation and wave loads on structure.


Currently, horticulture plant gets gradually affirmation and attention in land reclamation.The author describes the concept of land reclamation,summarizes the function and the application of horticulture plant in land reclamation,discusses many factores that limit the application of horticulture plant in land reclamation in order to promote the land reclamation.


E-commerce is a large and growing business and a key part in the digital economy. To reap the full potential, a number of barriers needs to addressed, not the least the obstacles that the current VAT system presents to cross-border sales of physical and in particular digital content e-commerce products. This report lists shortcomings in the present VAT set-up, evaluates policy options put on the table by inter alia the European Commission and provides a range of recommended policy options that should be reviewed in more detail. IP/A/IMCO/ST/2012_03 September 2012 PE 492.432 EN This document was requested by the European Parliament's Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection. AUTHORS Helge Sigurd Næss-Schmidt, Project Manager, Partner Daniel Mekonnen Ali, Analyst Miguel Nieto Arias, Research Assistant With technical support provided by Deloitte Staff Partner Johan Van der Paal, Director Joanna Denton and Manager Kenneth Vyncke RESPONSIBLE ADMINISTRATOR Maciejewski Mariusz Policy Department Economic and Scientific Policy European Parliament B-1047 Brussels E-mail: email@example.com LINGUISTIC VERSIONS Original: EN


[Objective] To understand the college students' information on sex knowledge, sex behavior and sex attitude, and provide theoretical basis and guideline for sex education among college students. [Methods] A questionnaire survey of sex knowledge, sex attitude and sex-spread illness was conducted on 1020 college students aged 17 to 24 years in Changsha,[Results]The sex knowledge of college students mainly came from media organization.. The knowledge level about sex was generally low (35%) among college students, and it influenced by factors of grade level, source of students, educational level of parents (P0.05). 80.3% of sex behavior occurred in the lower grades, 89.6% did not take contraceptive measures. Students did not fully understand the knowledge of sexually transmitted diseases.[Conclusion] College is still the main channel for the current sex education, sex education should be carried out as soon as possible with Easy-to-understandly content and various forms. The college students could set up the correct love view and sex attitude and master scientific sex knowledge.


Abstract : Carbon nanotubes have been identified as promising reinforcing materials for high-performance nanocomposites. Reliable structural applications of carbon nanotube-reinforced composites depend on accurate understanding of their mechanical behavior. Efforts have been made to characterize the mechanical properties of the said nanocomposites. These studies, being typically based on experimental measurements or molecular dynamics simulations, tend to be expensive and configuration/material specific. The use of continuum-based models can mitigate these difficulties and is, therefore, very desirable. Two continuum-based models were developed in the course of this project, one for predicting effective elastic properties of and the other for describing interfacial load transfer in carbon nanotube- reinforced polymer composites.


Bank risk quantitative supervision and rating system are the hot issues in commercial bank supervision. In this paper, the author attempts to establishe the Risk Supervision Indexes System for the Chinese banking sector and has found the best approach to quantitative supervision through extensive empirical research. It is very valuable for the central bank to supervise the risks of commercial banks.


Prediction is a central goal and a yet‐unresolved challenge in the investigation of oceanic rogue waves. Here we define a horizon of predictability for oceanic rogue waves and derive, via extensive computational experiments, a statistically converged predictability time scale for these structures. We show that this time scale is a function of the sea state (i.e., severity of the ambient ocean waves), the height of the anticipated rogue wave, and the level of uncertainties in the ocean measurements. The presented predictability time scale establishes a quantitative metric on the combined temporal effects of the variety of mechanisms that together lead to the formation of a rogue wave and is crucial for the assessment of validity of rogue wave predictions, as well as for the critical evaluation of results from the widely used model equations.


[ANGLES] Ground movement due to seismic shaking is directly influenced by local site effects. Ground
motion acceleration recordings are used in seismic hazard and risk assessments, as well as in
seismic code designs. A good estimation of local soil effects at a strong motion network sites is
of great interest, in order to characterize in an appropriate way the receiver response and the
ground motion recorded at the stations.
In this work, dynamic soil response has been estimated in three sites: one at Palma de
Mallorca´s Cathedral (La SEU) and two belonging to the Spanish strong motion network in
Murcia city. Earthquake and noise signals recordings at the accelerometers have been
analyzed with the experimental H/V ratio technique. In addition, direct H/V curve inversion
and linear equivalent method (with the software EERA) were applied to Murcia city. Estimation
of the fundamental tuning period has been the main objective, as well as the comparison of
experimental to numerical results in the case of Murcia city.


This paper presents a dc-dc power converter integrated in such a way to obtain, in a single conversion stage, the maximum energy extraction from photovoltaic panels, battery charging and discharging dynamic control, and high voltage step-up to feed the inverter DC bus, also operating with soft-switching capability. Although this idea can be applied to most of the high voltage gain topologies, this paper is based on a structure derived from the half-bridge boost converter. Thus, a 500W prototype, with input voltage of 24V and output voltage of 200V, has been developed with the purpose of obtaining the experimental results and validate the proposed converter. High efficiency is achieved, above 92.5%, confirming the expected operation and functionalities necessary for the proposed application.


Tuning of an integrated polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) sphere whispering gallery mode (WGM) resonator is demonstrated. The WGM resonator is constructed by inserting a PMMA sphere into an etched microstructured fiber with suspended core, where the sphere with diameter of 31.5µm functions as WGM cavity and suspended core with diameter of 1.5µm is used to feed and pick up WGMs. Experimental results show that the maximum quality factor of the proposed WGM resonator is 5.9×104 and the resonant wavelength shifts toward longer wavelength as the temperature decreases. A tuning range of 1.93nm is realized by 210mA DC current due to the thermo-optic effect.


The lyotropic behavior of an amphiphilic macrocrown ether (MC-12) with an average ring size of 42 atoms attached to a hydrophobic 12-carbon tail was studied in 70 wt % toluene in the presence of small amounts of water by a combination of polarized optical microscopy, 1H-NMR, X-ray diffraction, and 13C-NMR relaxation studies and by comparison to the lyotropic behavior of the corresponding solutions of Igepal-CO-720 [oligo(oxyethylene) nonylphenyl ether]. Igepal-CO-720 is a classic linear surfactant with a distribution of oligo(oxyethylene) lengths. MC-12 is a macrocyclic surfactant with a distribution of ring sizes. Since it was synthesized from poly(ethylene glycol) 600, 3,4-(42-crown-14)benzyl dodecyl ether is the predominant structure. Similar to Igepal-CO-720, MC-12 in 70 wt % toluene organizes into a lyotropic lamellar (Lα) mesophase, in which the macrocrown ethers are relatively flexible, when [H2O]:[EO] ≤ 2.2. When [H2O]:[EO] > 2.7, the solutions macroscopically phase separate into an isotropic tolu...


Project teaching is a kind of teaching mode which connects theory with practice closely. Taking the "credit rating" course as an example, the passage discusses the relationship between the subject ...


We consider an inverse boundary value problem for the Maxwell's equations with a given data assumed to be known only in accessible part $\Gamma$ of the boundary. We aim to prove an uniqueness result using the Dirichlet to Neumann map with measurements limited to an open part of the boundary and we seek to reconstruct
the complex refractive index $\emph{\textbf{n}}$ in the interior of a bounded domain Further, using the impedance map restricted to $\Gamma$, we may identify locations of small volume fraction perturbations of the refractive index.


Transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) memris-tors with vertical transport and atomic scale inter-electrode distances have recently been reported. These devices demonstrate bipolar switching characteristics, with relatively low switching voltages. With multiple input sweeps, variability in switching behaviour is also seen. Our work models the transport in vertical TMD memristors, with a focus on explaining the current-voltage (I-V) characteristics and the associated variability, by analysing different current components.


This study is used in which each information carrier has a bandwidth capable of carrying large volume of communication traffic. The invention of LASER in 1960 resulted in acceleration of optical communication; optical wave provides such a large hand width that it becomes almost impossible to use it fully. Biopic has become steadily used for high data rate and long distance communication backbone in the 21st century. Optical fibers consist of thin able-like structure protected from environmental chemical damages. Fibers makes use of the principle in physics known as Total Income of the optical signal is used to carry data in form of bits. Optician fiber mode can be either multimode or single mode with refractive index profile or either grades- index or step-index. The core has an index 0r reaction greater than that of the cladding making it possible to have total internal rejection. The light source for the optical fiber is light -emitting -diodes (LEOs) and Laser diodes could he Positive-Intrinsic-Negative (PIN) pholodetcctor or however, APDs generates noise to electron multiplication, and the noise could distort the output data. The data transmission could be either digital or analog. Fiber optic systems have various advantages over the conventional cable or microwave systems. Cable systems are suspect able to interferences such as electromagnetic interferences caused by alternating fields ill the carrier system and Radio frequency from radio signal committing equipment. They are also limited in distance and attenuation is high. Of all these, Optical fiber have advantages and the information transmitted over a fiber optic link is secured as of pared to microwave and cable systems that can be tapped.


Connected slot arrays with artificial dielectric layers (ADLs) are a type of wideband wide-scanning arrays with several favorable properties. A key advantage is the high front-to-back ratio provided by the artificial dielectric, which allows to reduce the distance between the radiating slots and the ground plane. This results in low-profile array designs the can be realized with multi-layer planar printed circuit boards at microwaves and millimeter waves. Another important feature is the anisotropy of the ADLs, which yields wide scanning capability without supporting the propagation of surface waves. An overview of different array designs based on this concept is given here, together with a description of the typical design steps and the achievable performance. An example unit cell is shown, with 10:1 band, maximum scan angle of 60°, and total height lower than a quarter wavelength at the lowest frequency.


This report deals with an extension of the theory of stability in oscillation to the case of aircraft following a vertical trajectory, and particularly to the oscillations of parachutes.


PEG is used as a polymeric carrier for low molecular weight drugs, but limitations arise from the fact that only one or two hydroxyl residues are on each polymer. Therefore, the synthesis of dendrimeric structures, based on amino adipic acid or beta-glutamic acid, as a branching molecule, built on a PEG diol of Mw 10,000Da was investigated. The large polycyclic drug epirubicin molecule was chosen as a model to investigate the influence of structure branching and drug steric hindrance during coupling reactions. Several derivatives with increased numbers of drug molecules linked to each PEG chain were synthesized and their physical, chemical and biological properties were studied. The use of specific amino bicarboxylic acids (amino adipic acid or -glutamic acid), as the branching moiety for the dendrimer synthesis, allowed linking the hindered molecule epirubicin to multibranched PEG. Most drug loaded conjugates only dissolve in water following dissolution in DMSO. This solubility problem was solved by adding a hydrophilic peptide linker between the drug and the polymer. The conjugates, synthesized in good yield and purity, showed better stability than free epirubicin in different pH buffers and in plasma as well as prolonged residence time in blood. Dynamic light scattering investigation showed that these products have a high tendency to aggregate forming stable micelles.


1. A technique for rapid neuropsychiatric screening has been described. 2. Comment has been made on some of the factors inherent in the difficulties of accomplishing adequate psychiatric screening.


This work is focused on methods used for protection against an electric shock. The theoretical part mentions in brief the main principles of protective methods and elements protecting from injury by electric power. Protection methods using low-voltage, automatic disconnection and protection by mechanic components are described. More in detail deals the work with overcurrent and overvoltage protection methods. The practical part contains a summary of the major suppliers of overcurrent protectors on Czech market and compares their products.


In this paper, we study predictability in currency markets over the period 1972–2012. To assess the economic significance of this predictability, we construct an upper bound on the explanatory power of predictive regressions of currency returns. The bound is motivated by "no good-deal" restrictions that, in efficient markets, rule out unduly attractive investment opportunities. We find that currency predictability exceeds this bound during recurring albeit short-lived episodes. Excess-predictability is highest in the 1970s and tends to decrease over time, but is still present in the final part of the sample period. Moreover, periods of high and low predictability tend to alternate. These stylized facts pose a challenge to Fama's (1970) Efficient Market Hypothesis but are consistent with Lo's (2004) Adaptive Market Hypothesis, coupled with a slow convergence towards efficient markets. Transaction costs can explain much of the daily excess-predictability, but not the monthly excess-predictability.


The multidimensional alignment (MDA) technique realized by the polymer wall has been previously proposed as a means to stabilize the liquid crystal configurations for twist angles of 0 and 2π so that very low power and real bistable twisted nematic (BTN) liquid crystal display (LCD) can be obtained. In this study, a two-dimensional liquid crystal director simulation software was employed to explore the stability of BTN devices. The simulation results showed that the homeotropic aligned polymer wall will stabilize the BTN device when the ratio of d/p is close to the switching d/p ratio, but when the d/p ratio is higher than 0.9, the director field will convert the configuration from a high-energy 0 twist state to low-energy 2π twist state automatically, therefore the BTN bistability will be destroyed.


The transient heat transfer behaviour of direct contact condensation of steam in spray cooling water in the packed column was investigated experimentally and theoretically in this work for the first time. A new analysis method of the state equation was applied to analyze the molar quantity variation of steam in the course of the experiment. The results showed that increasing the cooling water flow rate properly could significantly accelerate the steam condensation rate and this was more obvious at the beginning of the operation. The higher flow rate of the cooling water was, the shorter time it took for the steam to be completely condensed. When the cooling water flow rate was at 840 L/h, the steam was mainly condensed within 13 s, which indicated that it would rapidly handle steam by regulating cooling water flow rate. However, the effect of changing cooling water temperature on steam condensation rate is slight with the cooling water temperature inceasing from 23 °C to 42 °C. The volumetric heat transfer coefficient in this experiment is in the range of 1.47 kW · m−3 ·K −1 to 10.93 kW · m3 · K−1 with the cooling water flow rate inceasing from 120L/h to 840L/h, and the maximum uncertainty in the results is 2.2%.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved


Wambaya is a non-Pama-Nyungan Australian language. The input form of some words in Wambaya appears to be indeterminate due to the positional neutralization of phonemic contrasts. That is, the input is not surface-apparent, because it is occulted by the neutralization of phonemic contrasts. However, the underlying forms for some of these words are revealed through a certain pattern of reduplication. There are two separate neutralization phenomena, Anteriority and Strengthening, which interact with reduplication in this way. This paper is an optimality theoretic account of these phenomena. The interaction of one of the neutralization phenomena with reduplication is theoretically interesting in that it reveals the underlying marked form of some words, and is therefore a case of 'emergence of the marked'.


This thesis examines the theology of Tertullian of Carthage as it relates to the concept of 'Reciprocal Justice,' a system of all pervading justice that influences how Tertullian views the relationship between human beings and God, and influences what Tertullian believes to be the very nature of a God worthy of worship. -- The first chapter is an introduction, dealing with basic data concerning Tertullian's life. I speak of the controversy surrounding the identity of his father, believed by many to have been a centurion, the accuracy of the name traditionally given to Tertullian, and whether or not he was a jurist. I also define reciprocal justice and give some examples of it from Tertullian's writings. -- The second chapter discusses the Apology , Tertullian's defense of Christians against the Roman persecutions. Here, I consider the way in which Tertullian sees Christians as the personification of the true justice of the universe, making their persecution unjust by definition. -- Chapter Three begins by looking more closely at the working relationship between human beings and God, starting on God's side. Using Adversus Praxean and Adversus Valentinianos I show that Tertullian believes that only a perfectly moral Creator who is an active and positive force in his followers' lives deserves to be worshiped. -- The final chapter then deals with several of Tertullian's disciplinary works, which illustrate the human side of the relationship with God. Basically, for Tertullian, since Christians have a perfect God, they are expected to emulate him in all they do, which, by definition, demands perfect morals. Nothing else is acceptable.

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In order to ensure that the rescue workers can quickly cross the natural obstacles such as ditches and valleys to enter the disaster area when the traffic facilities are destroyed Seriously by natural disasters, a new type of developable bridge is designed. The design of the bridge is based on the theory of shear hinge and the one-dimensional shear hinge element is used as the basic element. Under the function of dead-weight, the bridge can be unfolded by rope traction. It can be locked into service state after being unfolded to the design position. In this paper, through kinematic simulation and finite element static analysis, the developability and bearing capacity of the developable bridge are verified. The results show that the deployable bridge can meet the design requirements.


Last year when I served as ASH president, during the society's regular meetings with several institutes of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), we learned that the National Institute on Aging (NIA) had just completed the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III), which


A modified leaky integrator, that is, a neuron model that generates continuous output according to its activation history, is proposed for temporal pattern processing. A modified leaky integrator network is described, and its applicability to temporal pattern processing is discussed theoretically. The learning algorithm for the modified leaky integrator network is presented, and the efficiency in temporal pattern processing is shown through simulations.<<ETX>>


The embodiment of the invention discloses an electronic compass-based unlocking method, which comprises the following steps of: acquiring a position pointed by a pointer of an electronic compass n a terminal, and detecting the state of a special key on the terminal; and if the state of the special key indicates that the special key is pressed down and the position pointed by the pointer corresponds to a preset unlocking position, unlocking a screen of the terminal. In the embodiment of the invention, when a user rotates the terminal, the position of the pointer is regulated by using the electronic compass, and when the position of the pointer is the unlocking position, the special key is pressed down to finish an unlocking operation on the screen of the terminal, namely, the screen can be unlocked by using the electronic compass and the special key in the terminal, so the unlocking method is simple, and the using experiences of the user are improved.


The bureaucratic model was firstly put forward by American scholars in the middle of 1960s.It was one of the most important paradigms about the administration of higher education system.Its theoretical context is mostly based on the theory of Weber's Bureaucracy. The goal and function of higher education as a bureaucracy are realized through the administrators' rational and efficient management.This paper gives a comment to the nature,value,disadvantage and refinement of the bureaucratic model according to Stroup's prototype.


The ethnic Chinese in Burma are an important group.However,they have been neglected by historians for a long time.This article studies the ethnic Chinese community in Burma.It deals with their number,their native place,their economic situation and culture.The author has also analyzed the three phases of the development of this community after World War Ⅱ.


The original all-to-all personalized exchange algorithms were introduced for static interconnection networks (i.e., hypercube, mesh, and torus). Later, the all-to-all personalized exchange methods were extended for dynamic interconnection networks or MINs (Multistage Interconnection Networks i.e., omega (or shuffle exchange), flip, cube, and baseline) with N = 2n (= 4, 8, 16, 32, ...). Recently, the generalized all-to-all personalized exchange algorithm was designed for shuffle-exchange networks with even N (= 4, 6, 8, 10, ...). However, for a hierarchical shuffle-exchange network, those existing algorithms cannot be directly applied. This paper introduces such a hierarchical MIN along with switch-adjusting function, operated by shift logic in O(1), for applying all-to-all personalized exchange and other parallel point-to-point permutations successfully. Finally, correctness of our switch adjusting on hierarchical shuffle-exchange networks is verified for all-to-all personalized exchange permutations.


The title Schiff base adopts an E configuration. The molecular structure is stabilized by an C—H⋯O and C—H⋯N hydrogen bonds.


Using the power of high-performance computing together with the flexibility of loosely coupled event-driven software architectures provides alot of benefits, especially when it comes to processing real-time data. This paper outlines the architecture of a general-purpose platform leveraging event-driven microservices architecture in combination with Event Sourcing and powerful High-Performance Computing core. The platform is aimed to software applications that process and analyze huge amount of data in a real-time or near-real-time fashion from a variety of sources, having as requirement downtime-less upgrade and scaling capabilities. The first-class citizens of this platform are applications in the domains of IoT, trading, meteorology and traffic control. The reference implementation of this platform used as a foundation for this research consists of two main components, the hardware based on Intel Xeon Phi Knights Corner family and Kubernetes as main container orchestration solution leveraging both Xeon processors and coprocessors for maximum performance. On the application level, the platform uses Apache Kafka as Event Sourcing mechanism that allows treating the applications as state machines, providing capability to perform "step back in time" or "multi-window event processing." We present the architecture of the platform and initial experiments that demonstrate the feasibility of our approach.Using the power of high-performance computing together with the flexibility of loosely coupled event-driven software architectures provides alot of benefits, especially when it comes to processing real-time data. This paper outlines the architecture of a general-purpose platform leveraging event-driven microservices architecture in combination with Event Sourcing and powerful High-Performance Computing core. The platform is aimed to software applications that process and analyze huge amount of data in a real-time or near-real-time fashion from a variety of sources, having as requirement downtime-less upgrade and scaling capabilities. The first-class citizens of this platform are applications in the domains of IoT, trading, meteorology and traffic control. The reference implementation of this platform used as a foundation for this research consists of two main components, the hardware based on Intel Xeon Phi Knights Corner family and Kubernetes as main container orchestration solution leveraging both Xeon ...


A low Young's modulus, provides a low yield stress, high breaking the metallic tape to improve the stretching of the nature material and the solar cell formed of its home private interconnects, such as the semiconductor mounting metal tape material. As the metal tape material having a face-centered cubic structure, the crystal axis of a unit lattice of the face-centered cubic structure is within bearing car 15 ° with respect to the thickness direction of the metallic tape material, also with respect to the first direction within the surface of metal tape material the azimuth difference or less of a preferred area ratio a