ABSTRACT This essay aims at bringing together research on Germany's colonial past and imperialist endeavors with current trends in scholarship in Atlantic history and slavery studies. While scholars of German history have begun to challenge what Jürgen Zimmerer has called the "colonial amnesia of Germans," the transatlantic slave trade and New World slavery have rarely been included in discussions about national commemorative cultural debates because Germany, it is claimed, has never directly and profitably participated in the economies of slavery. For the longest time, Germany has entertained the notion that the transatlantic slave trade and New World slavery involved only other European players such as England, France, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, or Denmark, and indeed, it seems plausible that for its own history, Germany is able to claim non-participation. Yet, the transatlantic slave trade and New World slavery were part of the earliest economic enterprises that embodied and inherently relied on global networks of trade that uprooted and relocated people in unprecedented numbers. Building on the pioneering work of scholars like Klaus Weber, Eve Rosenhaft, Felix Brahms, and Mischa Honeck, this essay re-charts the various routes of German participation in, profiteering from, as well as showing resistance to transatlantic slavery and its cultural, political, and intellectual reverberations. The essay thereby seeks to interrogate historical processes (or fantasies) of empire-building, colonialism, and slavery which, according to public memory, seem to have taken place in isolation from each other; yet, we claim that they should be regarded as part and parcel of a narrative that ingrained colonialism and slavery in German cultural memory and identity to a larger extent than has been illustrated and admitted so far in general discourses in contemporary Germany.


Electronic image-scanning instrumentation was developed to obtain objective measurement of the number and physical features of non-lint particles found on the surface of raw cotton samples. Characteristic size-distribution curves were defined for several grades of United States cotton. All grades of cotton tested were found to contain trash particles of comparable dimensions, with a prevalence of fine particulates less than one millimeter in size. Grade distinction was possible when comparisons were made on the basis of total particle count or the total length and area of the non-lint materials populating the cotton sample. Particle density computed as an index of percentage non-lint particles present on the optically contrasting lint surface of the cotton sample was found to be reliable for rating the relative trash content of cotton. A comparison of non-lint properties of universal grade standard cottons with classer-graded cotton samples showed that the classer's samples had a higher concentration of particulates than did the standard cottons of the same grade.


Seismic wave propagation in fractured reservoirs exhibits anisotropy and attenuation, which are in turn related to fracture properties (e.g. fracture density) and fluid parameters (e.g., moduli and viscosity). Based on linear slip theory, stiffness parameters can be determined for fractured and dissipative rocks, from which integrated attenuation factors involving both host rock intrinsic attenuation and fracture-induced attenuation emerge. Using a simplified mathematical form for these stiffness parameters, a linearized mathematical relationship directly relating the reflection coefficient to fracture weaknesses and integrated attenuation factors is available. A two-step inversion approach, involving (1) an iterative damped least-squares algorithm to predict Pand S-wave moduli using seismic angle gathers along fracture orientation azimuth, and (2) an iterative inversion method to estimate fracture weaknesses and integrated attenuation factors from azimuthal amplitude differences, is examined. Synthetic testing confirms that fracture weaknesses and integrated attenuation factors are stably determined from seismic amplitudes exhibiting a moderate signal-to-noise ratio. The approach is applied to a field data set from a fractured carbonate reservoir. We observe that geologically reasonable results of fracture weaknesses and integrated attenuation factors are obtained.


Very little reliable data exist on noise levels and associated crowd atmosphere in stadia. Discussed frequently in the media, several stadia are often portrayed as having the "best" and/or "noisiest" atmosphere. However, there is no accurate basis or measurement for these claims. This poses challenges when designing new stadiums with the intent to improve spectator experience. Architectural elements such as overhangs and vertical sound reflecting surfaces are well known to redirect acoustic energy and improve the overall noise level. However, the direct impact of these elements on crowd behavior and overall atmosphere is not well documented and limits quantifying drivers for new designs. Noise level data were gathered in this study from various stadia and correlated to architectural form using acoustic modeling. The paper details the data gathered at football games played at Autzen Stadium (partial roof overhang) and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (open bowl architecture). The measured statistical data...


Drying is an Important technology widely used m the processing of such products as grain, food and other agricultural matenals. In recent years, the drying industry in China is in a fast developing period and the amount of gram dryers is increasing every year The gram drying technology IS also improving. In this paper the present srtuation of grain drying technology and gram drying equipment IS presented. The type, structure and characteristics of most widely used gram dryers are descnbed. Some recommendations for further development are given.


Abbreviations and Note on Translations Acknowledgements Preface 1. Kant and Welfare 2. Happiness and Welfare 3. Teleology, Rational Faith, and Context Dependence 4. Systematicity and Political Salience 5. Political Judgement 6. A Kantian Model for Social Welfare Theory Bibliography Index


Numerical model is a primary technique for objective forecast of the Bohai Sea surface wind,and a forecast system for the Bohai Sea surface wind is designed in this study based on the WRF model and its 3DVAR data assimilation method.Although amount of observed data over land are assimilated,lack of observed data over sea cause to the inaccurate initial field,which results in the differences between simulated sea surface wind and observed wind.So the simulated sea surface wind is corrected with successive correction method using the observed wind along the offshore of the Bohai Sea.Verification is done with three stations of Tanggu,Suizhong,and Longkou,and the results show that the guarantee rates of speed and direction of corrected wind are about 8% better than original numerical wind,and reach about 0.82and 0.72,respectively.The corrected wind is closer to the real.


We consider the second-order nonlinear and the nonlinear neutral functional differe-Ntial equations(a(t)Φ(x′(t)))′+f(t,x(g(t)))=0,t≥t0(a(t)Φ(x′(t))+p(t)x′(t-τ))′+f(t,x(g(t)))=0,t≥t0.Using the Banach contraction mapping principle,we obtain the existence of throughout positive solutions for the above equations.


The department-store retailer John Wanamaker famously stated, "Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted--I just don't know which half." Compared with the measurement of advertising effectiveness in traditional media, online advertisers and publishers have considerable data advantages, including individual-level data on advertising exposures, clicks, searches, and other online user behaviors. However, as I shall discuss in this talk, the science of advertising effectiveness requires more than just quantity of data - even more important is the quality of the data. In particular, in many cases, using various statistical techniques with observational data leads to incorrect measurements. To measure the true causal effects, we run controlled experiments that suppress advertising to a control group, much like the placebo in a drug trial. With experiments to determine the ground truth, we can show that in many circumstances, observational-data techniques rely on identifying assumptions that prove to be incorrect, and they produce estimates differing wildly from the truth. Despite increases in data availability, Wanamaker's complaint remains just as true for online advertising as it was for print advertising a century ago.
 In this talk, I will discuss recent advances in running randomized experiments online, measuring the impact of online display advertising on consumer behavior. Interesting results include the measurable effects of online advertising on offline transactions, the impact on viewers who do not click the ads, the surprisingly large effects of frequency of exposure, and the heterogeneity of advertising effectiveness across users in different demographic groups or geographic locations. I also show that sample sizes of a million or more customers may be necessary to get enough precision for statistical significance of economically important effects - so we have just reached the cusp of being able to measure effects precisely with present technology. (By comparison, previous controlled experiments using split-cable TV systems, with sample sizes in the mere thousands, have lacked statistical power to measure precise effects for a given campaign.) As I show with several examples that establish the ground truth using controlled experiments, the bias in observational studies can be extremely large, over-or-underestimating the true causal effects by an order of magnitude. I will discuss the (implicit or explicit) modeling assumptions made by researchers using observational data, and identify several reasons why these assumptions are violated in practice. I will also discuss future directions in using experiments to measure advertising effectiveness.


A simple and efficient approach for the synthesis of novel, highly functionalized indole substituted pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines (IV) is developed using a regioselective one-pot three-component reaction.


Epithelial ovarian cancer(EOC)is the fist leading cause of death from gynecologic malignancies,early diagnosis can obviously improve the prognosis of patients with ovarian cancer.HE4 has the highest sensitivity to early detection of EOC,and was help-ful to screen patients with high risk EOC and complement the expression of CA125 in the early diagnosis of EOC in patients with a pelvic mass.The dual marker algorithm utilizing HE4,CA125,and menopausal status to calculate a ROMA value successfully predicts patients into high risk groups for EOC.ROMA is more accurate in discriminating between malignant and benign pelvic mass.It can be in-troduced easily into clinical practice to facilitate the selection of patients appropriate for primary surgery.


A BSTRACT . A method for meiotic chromosome preparation including a hypotonic treatment of suspending pollen mother cells (PMCs) released from male strobili was developed in several conifer species. Preparations of meiotic chromosomes were easily made just by dropping of an aliquot of fixative suspending PMCs on a glass slide. The preparations of meiotic chromosomes obtained in all 16 species used of seven confer families were adequate for conventional observation on sequences of meiosis and spread chromosomes at metaphase I. Fluorescent bandings using chromomycin A 3 (CMA) and DAPI were applied the preparations to reveal chromosome configuration of chromosomes with fluorescent band. In male plant of Podocarpus macrophyllus DAPI-bands appeared on a trivalent of XXY-type sex chromosomes indicating structural relationships among them and in Sequoia sempervirens after CMA-banding a hexavalent were formed with six chromosomes having CMA-band. Details of the preparation method for conifer meiotic chromosomes and some cytological applications using the preparations obtained by this method were reported.


Simple Summary Since glioblastoma stem cells (GSCs) have paramount roles in tumor initiation, progression, recurrence, and therapy resistance, innovative approaches to specifically identify and isolate GSCs in a straightforward manner would be invaluable both for clinical and scientific applications. We demonstrate here that glioblastoma tumors have a subpopulation of cells with intracellular autofluorescence that display all the hallmark features of GSCs, and establish this biomarker as a new, simple, rapid and inexpensive way to identify and isolate this highly aggressive subpopulation of cells. Our findings are a great contribution to the neuro-oncology field, as they allow further studies on the molecular basis of GSCs, which may ultimately contribute to the identification of novel therapeutic targets and the development of smarter treatments to eliminate these cells. Abstract The identification of cancer stem cells (CSCs), which are implicated in tumor initiation, progression, therapy resistance, and relapse, is of great biological and clinical relevance. In glioblastoma (GBM), this is still a challenge, as no single marker is able to universally identify populations of GBM cancer stem cells (GSCs). Indeed, there is still controversy on whether biomarker-expressing cells fulfill the functional criteria of bona fide GSCs, despite being widely used. Here, we describe a novel subpopulation of autofluorescent (Fluo+) cells in GBM that bear all the functional characteristics of GSCs, including higher capacity to grow as neurospheres, long-term self-renewal ability, increased expression of stem cell markers, and enhanced in vivo tumorigenicity. Mechanistically, the autofluorescent phenotype is largely due to the intracellular accumulation of riboflavin, mediated by the ABC transporter ABCG2. In summary, our work identifies an intrinsic cellular autofluorescent phenotype enriched in GBM cells with functional stem cells features that can be used as a novel, simple and reliable biomarker to target these highly malignant tumors, with implications for GBM biological and clinical research.


Flatfoot orthosis can be used in medical rehabilitation, sports assistance and other related fields. From the perspectives of biomechanics, medicine, design and sports, as well as health, this article reviews the research history of flatfoot orthosis at home and abroad, elaborates the classification and design of flatfoot orthosis systematically for different groups of people and related experimental verifications. Analyzed the application of key technologies such as parametric design, 3D printing and CMF (Color-Material-Finishing), summarized the methods, means and effects of related research results, compared the advantages and disadvantages of existing foot orthosis, and looking forward to the future. Analysis shows that the flatfoot orthosis has a good effect on flatfoot patients in terms of optimizing plantar pressure, improving body stability and enhancing sports biomechanical performance. It can be concluded that with the foundation of related theoretical research coupled with the support of emerging technologies and the increasing attention paid to foot health, flatfoot orthotics will develop in the direction of individualization, comfort and rapid prototyping in the future.


In the Republic of Serbia, first to fourth graders have to choose three optional subjects from the list comprising six of them. These also include science subjects, Hands in Dough and The Guardians of Nature. The present paper deals with teaching optional science subjects in the elementary school, as well as with problems teachers may have when they teach them. The research involved 182 elementary school teachers from Vojvodina. The analytical and descriptive method was used in the research, whereas the instrument referred to a questionnaire based on the crucial aim. The teachers mostly teach The Guardians of Nature, more than Hands in Dough, because of the contents they consider less complex in the former case. Besides, they think that they do not have enough professional and methodological knowledge to use the methods of science, which is taught within the latter subject, and that they lack the needed literature and technical resourses, so they do not offer Hands in Dough to children. In addition, they need some further training considering the use of scientific method to be able to improve their competences for teaching such a subject and provide children with better knowledge from the field of natural sciences.


It summarizes the research findings about new and old subgrade uneven settlement at home and abroad,meanwhile,based on the widening municipal road reconstructed project,treatments of splice engineering are discussed preliminarily in order to offer the important reference basis for design and constrution of the similar engneering.


Aspects of the present disclosure include systems and methods for injecting content into a webpage at or local to a network access gateway. For example, in an embodiment, a network access gateway is provided for accessing the internet. A user logs onto the internet through the network access gateway and request a webpage. The gateway requests the webpage from the webpage provider. Before the gateway delivers the webpage to the user, the gateway, or a content injection engine local to the gateway, injects content, such as, for example, advertisements or other useful information, into the webpage and then sends the altered webpage to the user.


For years, researchers struggled to realize the acoustic invisibility cloaks with simple for large objects in broadband. In this paper, a new-type unidirectional acoustic cloak is proposed and designed by using eight especial triangles region filled with a certain refractive index inert gas. The acoustic wave can be manipulated to pass through the model but "by-pass" the cloaked region according to the traditional Snell's law. The incident plane waves will remain without any change. Therefore, the cloaked region cannot be detected. Our designed cloak can realize the infinite length of the invisibility region along the propagation direction and offer good cloaking effect in any frequency range. The simulation results agree well with the theoretical predictions and verify the nondetectability effect of the unidirectional acoustic cloak. Our mechanism may be useful for further actual applications in hiding large objects acoustically.


After World War II, various political and social groups strove for "socialization" of education. This socialization was to manifest itself in the attention schools devoted to social aspects of life and civic education. The Secondary Education Act of 1963 secured a place for "maatschappijleer" in all secondary school timetables. The actual introduction of the subject was in 1968. The development of the subject in vocational education was fairly autonomous. In a number of vocational school types, the subject was already included in the schedule.


OWL is a decidable language for representing ontologies, it adds considerable expressive power to the Semantic Web. However, it has several shortcomings in relational expressivity. These limitations can be overcome by extending an OWL ontology with some form of rules. The revision 2 of OWL is much richer than its predecessor with respect to modeling with rules. In this paper we propose a framework for reasoning with ontology and rule by adopting meta-logic. Our meta-logical system consists of several meta-programs expressing rules and onotologies at meta-level, and an inference engine in form of a meta-interpreter defined by a demo(.) predicate. Our meta-reasoning framework can reason with ontologies and rules expressed in OWL 2 by: (1) mapping statements expressed in ontology to metastatements, and mapping rules to meta-rules, (2) the meta-statements and meta-rules, then, are reasoned by a metainterpreter which provides a query answering mechanism to infer meta and context information from the Semantic Web Ontology.


The project describes the technical side of the host broadcaster operation for the first European Games Baku 2015, a new multi-sport event.


This study aimed to broaden Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) by including healthy urban performance attributes of the residential neighbourhoods as an additional predictor for walking behaviour. First, the study reviewed the literature on TPB and walkability in residential environments, and then constructed a TPB model based on walkability to set the hypotheses. The study explored the correlations among walkability attributes and walkability behaviour through a survey conducted with residents in Ankara, Turkey (n= 220). To analyse the data, first confirmatory factor analysis and later, structural equation modelling were used. The findings of the study highlighted two aspects of planning for a walkable neighbourhood: (i) a walkability model based on the three constructs of TPB should not neglect the measured and experienced urban performance; (ii) utilizing pedestrian environment for walking as fully as possible requires a collaborative and an experiential approach as well as a multi-parameter decision-making process.


Single crystal and powder E.S.R. studies of low-spin N,N′-ethylene bis(thioacetylacetoneiminato)Co(II) N,N′-ethylenebis(selenoacetylacetone-iminato)Co(II), and some related compounds, diluted in the corresponding Ni(II) and Zn(II) complexes are reported. The Co(II) complexes and their Ni(II) analogues are all isomorphous. The crystal and molecular structure of N,N′-ethylenebis(thioacetylacetoneiminato)Ni(II) is given. The crystals are orthorhombic, space group P212121, with unit cell dimensions a = 7·297 (2), b = 12·051 (4), c = 15·887 (3) A, and Z = 4. The structure has been determined from diffractometer data by the heavy atom method and refined by least-squares to R = 0·0425. The coordination geometry at the nickel atom is square planar, the chromophore being NiN2S2, with the N and S atoms in a cis arrangement. The complex is completely planar, approximately normal to the a-axis, with the Ni-S vectors almost parallel to the b- and c-axes. The determination of the ground state of the cobalt ion has been...


Congenital conditions neonatal disorders integumentary disorders alimentary conditions respiratory disorders cardiovascular disorders locomotor disorders - lower limb and digit, upper limb and spine ocular conditions nervous disorders urinogenital conditions - urinary, male genitalia, female genitalia udder and teat conditions infectious diseases toxicological disorders.


Coatings formulated from castor oil glycidyl ether (COGE), epoxy resin UVR 6100, and photoinitiator UVI 6990 produced smooth coatings with excellent gloss and good flexibility, adhesion, gloss retention, and water resistance. Formulations containing up to 50% COGE afforded promising coating performance attributes. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 77: 8–13, 2000


The permeation of gases through hardened concrete is a physical property which is important to know, especially in terms of the defining properties of its surface layer. The gas permeability of the surface layer can fundamentally affect the serviceability limit state and the overall service life of certain types of concrete structures or elements such as containers for the storage of environmentally hazardous waste, concrete tunnel linings, concrete pavements, etc. To obtain reliable parameters characterizing the gas permeability of hardened concrete requires reliable test equipment and testing methods. At present, the most commonly used test equipment is a TORRENT PERMEABILITY TESTER (hereinafter referred as TPT), which was developed several years ago by the Swiss firm PROCEQ. This paper presents some air permeability test results carried out on high performance fibre-reinforced concrete specimens. The level of air permeability and some other physical properties of concrete were measured on concrete cube specimens with and without compressive stresses applied at a certain level during the test.


Spontaneous pneumothorax in the newborn period was recognized in fifteen infants over a 6-year period.
 Seven of the 15 infants were symptomatic in the delivery room, which suggests that lung rupture occurred with the first few breaths. Three of the seven were meconium stained. The remaining eight infants were symptomatic within the first 24 hours.
 The unique features of the first breath of the newborn infant, namely, the serial opening of ventilatory units and high applied pressures, suggest that any foreign material in the airway would make rupture of opened units likely. Studies on the inflation of airless lungs demonstrate the opening phenomenon.
 Four of the 15 infants died, 2 from their pneumothoraces. This bad experience led us to examine principles of treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax with the recommendation that oxygen breathing in some term infants, and prompt aspiration in others would be useful. The majority, however, can be expected to resolve spontaneously.
 Measurements of the rate of absorption of air in the pleural cavity in the rabbit show a six-fold increase with 100% O2 breathing.


Intramedullary nails have been widely used to treat long bone fractures, most of which heal within the expected time. However, in some cases union fails to occur by the expected time due to various reasons. After treatment with intramedullary nails, fractures located at the metaphysis of long bones are especially prone for non union. The main reason for the non union is instability (rotational) at the fracture site. Exchange Nailing With or Without Bone Grafting: It is the gold standard treatment in cases of non union in interlocked femur, but it has certain limitations. Plate augmentation with bone grafting eliminated the rotational instability at the fracture and additional bone grafting stimulated fracture healing. Plate augmentation and bone grafting without removing the nail had more advantages such as shorter operation time, less invasiveness and early weight bearing after surgery than plate fixation after removing the nail. Materials and Method: Our study is a prospective study conducted from AUG 2008 to NOV 2012, involving 10 patients. All patients were primarily treated with closed intramedullary interlocking nailing for femoral shaft fractures. The mean interval between the primary interlocking nailing and the augmentative plating and bone grafting was 11 months. (Range from 6 months to 2 years). Results: All cases were followed up every 4 weeks upto 4 month and then every two months upto 2 years. All cases started showing signs of healing from 6 weeks onwards and the fracture united radiologically at the end of 4 months without any serious complication except in one case with mild soft tissue infection which was treated with intravenous antibiotics. Conclusion: Our study shows that augmentation plating with bone grafting gives excellent mechanical stability and improves the biology for fracture healing with less complications and less chances for


The enormous increase in the United Kingdom's national debt during the two world wars of the 20th century meant that government debt management, which had hitherto been regarded as a matter of 'budgetary convenience', acquired great macroeconomic significance. The paper examines and compares four episodes in the management of the national debt since 1919 and in each case explores the relationship between debt management and monetary policy. In some episodes, debt management and monetary policy were mutually supportive, but in 1932-38, they were not. In the past few years the macroeconomic significance of government debt management has increased again, and the paper discusses the current policy of quantitative easing from the perspective of the earlier episodes.Full publication: Threat of fiscal dominance?


Adapalene, a third generation retinoid, is used to treat mild to severe acne. It is useful as monotherapy, or in combination with benzoyl peroxide. Adapalene is available in the market under the trade names Differin and Adaferin. It is also available in combination formulation with clindamycin to achieve better results. Adapalene may be an important target for pharmaceutical industries. The present work reviews the biological and pharmaceutical profile of Adapalene.


There are several factors that could affect the left ventricular end‐diastolic pressure. These include heart rate, preload, afterload, pericardial or pleural pressure, diastolic properties of the left ventricle, and the left ventricular inotropic state. Recognition of these factors appears important when considering the left ventricular end‐diastolic pressure as an index of left ventricular function.


Cloud computing services and their delivery model enable cloud customers to obtain convenient, on-demand provisioning of configurable information technology (IT) resources with minimal investment. Organizations seeking to dramatically reduce costs, increase the speed of software testing and development, and gain agility in adapting to changes are motivated to adopt this new approach to IT services based on a pay-as-you-use model. However, cloud-specific information security, privacy, and compliance (ISPC) risks are a serious concern when migrating to the cloud. In addition, a comprehensive methodology is lacking for assessing the readiness of cloud information security, privacy, and compliance programs. Therefore, we propose an ISPC readiness model for evaluating the readiness of an organization to effectively and efficiently counter cloud threats and address compliance violations. This model includes guidelines and tools to support ISPC readiness evaluation and optimization when migrating to or employing cloud computing services. It also incorporates our prior work on risk assessment of cloud assets via the systems security engineering capability maturity model (SSE-CMM).


Cloud Computing is a promising solution in distributed internet computing for IT and scientific research. However, data storage and computing in the cloud domain raise added questions in terms of security. Data encrypted with traditional encryption schemes may confirm confidentiality, but computation in cloud domain becomes infeasible. This paper focuses on designing an encrypted database considering homomorphic encryption (HE) as an underlying scheme so that query execution is carried out on encrypted version of the database without any need of intermediate decryption. Existing encrypted databases are either based on partial HE or deterministic HE to achieve practical performance; hence, they are either limited in terms of types of query execution or prone to known attacks. To mitigate these issues, we explore the practical challenges of a fully homomorphic encryption (FHE)-based database design. FHE theoretically promises to perform arbitrary operations on encrypted data. However, realizing any algorithm in homomorphic domain requires a circuit-based representation of that specific algorithm, which is a non-trivial task. In this work, we explore the practical challenges of FHE database design, mostly in the case of multi-user organizational scenarios, and propose a scheme for secure modification or conditional update of the encrypted database. Moreover, when an organization outsources a database to the cloud, a single FHE key is used to encrypt all columns of the database. However, all users(or employees) of the same organization should not have equal read and write access permission to the whole database. In this work, we propose an architecture to apply Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC) on FHE databases with minimum overhead in terms of performance and storage. We propose required changes in registration, login, and user revocation phases for our scheme to perform conditional SQL query processing on FHE encrypted database (EDB). Our proposed framework is capable of performing end-to-end encrypted conditional UPDATE with suitable access control within 17 minutes on a multi-core processor platform for 769 rows and 9 columns of database size with 16-bit size of data. To the best of our knowledge, our proposed technique is the first one in literature to support arbitrary secure encrypted SQL query execution with suitable access control.


Ewing's sarcoma is a rare tumor first discovered by James Ewing in 1921. It is more common in bone or skeletal component compared to soft tissue or extraosseous Ewing's sarcoma. Among soft tissue Ewing's, spinal cord involvement is rarer with only nine cases reported. We report a case of nine-year-old Malay girl who presented with low back pain for two months following a fall with progressive neurological deficits of bilateral lower limb. Magnetic resonance imaging was suggestive of a well-defined margin of intradural extramedullary tumor. With nerve sheath tumor in mind, surgical excision with laminectomy L2-S1 was performed. Intraoperative finding was an extradural mass from L3-L5 with extension to bilateral neuroforamen. Histopathology report defined a round cell tumour of Ewing's sarcoma from the mass.


Limnebius dioscoridus sp. nov. (Hydraenidae) is described from Socotra Island (Yemen). It is the only hydraenid species known from Socotra.


Y have surely all heard the jingle about the old woman who lived in a shoe—she had so many children, she didn't know what to do. That in miniature is practically our world's increasingly unhappy predicament now—especially if we focus our attention on humans and their needs and, most of all, their hopes and aspirations. For although the basic requirements of humans for energy from food have scarcely changed through the ages, their aspirations have increased out of all bounds and, with them, their overall use of energy. As a result of this often wasteful, even profligate, use of energy, more and more fossil fuels and other non-renewable resources have been tapped—widely to impending or actual depletion—while the humaninhabited parts of our world have become increasingly congested or at least polluted. If we think of this in terms of The Biosphere, as many of us believe we now should do in order to preserve a global perspective and act accordingly, we have a profoundly worrying situation—especially for those of us who, whatever our ages and life-expectancy, need to think of our world as continuing without further avoidable drastic environmental deterioration. In case any of you are not familiar with the term ofBiosphere, at least in the sense in which we use it, it is the region of our planet and its surrounding atmosphere in which life exists naturally. Thus it ranges from the deepest strata of Earth in which any microorganisms exist, right up to the highest levels of the atmosphere to which living spores or any other form of life may be wafted by natural means. The Biosphere thus encompasses all regions of the world in which plants or animals or microbiota occur naturally—including humans, which comprise an integral and increasingly influential part of it. But although our species may dominate many parts of the world, it does not control The Biosphere, which must be safeguarded against any evil tendency at all costs. As long as hominids were evolving gradually in the manner of other living things, The Biosphere was able to contain them in the course, as it were, of its normal existence. But gradually evolving ape-like hominids developed a unique feature, the human brain, which enabled them to record, plan, and build—in short, to change increasingly large parts of the world primarily in their own interest. Meanwhile they developed modern medicine and some beliefs that human life is somehow sacred and should be multiplied more and more—so that we now have that old woman's predicament of too many children practically world-wide. And although at present there may be enough food, available energy, and even space, in the world, such that distribution rather than shortage may be the problem, it cannot always be so, at least if humans go on multiplying and yet are to have any desirable sort of life.


Long precision precision planter has been using the traditional method,the production cycle is long,the physical prototype of high manufacturing cost.This paper introduces the application of Pro/E software and ADAMS software for precision planter unit virtual manufacturing and dynamic simulation.The first establish 3D models for the parts of planter application Pro/E parametric design function,through the restraint assembly,completion of precision planter unit virtual manufacturing process.Through the interface software Mech/Pro model into ADAMS simulation exercise.The simulation results show,parallel four-bar profiling mechanism of good profile modeling effect,satisfy the precision planter for sowing depth control requirements,improve the design efficiency and accuracy,precision seeding machine.for series design and manufacture of laid the foundation.


Three plans of the hardware integration of test control system based on PXI are analyzed, and the method of the hardware integration of automatic test system of HUD based on PXI is provided.


This paper presents the integral sliding mode technique applied to identifying disturbances and robustifying the optimal linear quadratic Gaussian (LQG) controller for linear uncertain stochastic systems, which is compared to the conventional sliding mode approach. The obtained identifier/controller provides a method for estimating uncertainty values and ensures robustness of the system against perturbations throughout the entire response starting from the initial time instant. Numerical simulations illustrating the obtained results are given for the inverted pendulum system


One of the needs in Indonesia today is the internet network, both for the community and educational institutions. At educational institutions internet facilities are very important, especially for teachers,staff and students who use the internet as a reference search media and information to strengthentheir knowledge. However, the internet network used in educational institutions are still experiencingproblems in accessing the internet, such as in SMK Terpadu Al Ishlahiyah Singosari Malang whoare experiencing the problem of the number of SSID, network security is still easy to break down andmanagement bandwidth that has not been maximized. The teachers, staff and students of SMKTerpadu Al Ishlahiyah often face some problems internet network in teaching and learning andlearning process. Therefore, to overcome the problems by using the NDLC method, internet securityis build by using WPA2-PSK, bandwidth management is built by using Queue Tree and PerConnection Queue, also applied CAPsMAN and WDS to improve the stability of teacher, staff andstudent activities in SMK Terpadu Al Ishlahiyah Singosari Malang.


In the period of Ocean Drilling Program Legs 186, 191, and 195, we successfully deployed a set of seismo-geodetic195, we successfully deployed a set of seismo-geodetic sensors in deep seafloor boreholes in four locations (JT1, JT2, WP1, and WP2). The JT1 and JT2 borehole observa-tories are located in the landward slope of the Japan Trench,the Japan Trench,Japan Trench, where we expect seismic activity beneath the observatories. These borehole observatories gave us good platforms to look to look at the dynamic process on the plate boundary in thethe dynamic process on the plate boundary in thedynamic process on the plate boundary in the seafloor.The WP1 and WP2 are considered a part of a globala globalglobal seismic network of observatories currently distributed mostly on land and ocean islands. For permanent seismic observation in the seafloor setting, installation of broadband seismic sensors in the seafloor borehole was recommended, and candidate locations were chosen (Suyehiro et al., 2006).., 2006)., 2006). The WP1 and WP2 sites are one of the first borehole obser-vatories to implement such a permanent seafloor obser-permanent seafloor obser-seafloor obser-vatory.We called these seafloor borehole observatories �NEREID� (�Neath Seafloor Equipment for Recording Earth�s Internal Deformation). The NEREID observatories are characterized by several key features that are thought tothat are thought to to acquire optimum performance from the borehole sensors. optimum performance from the borehole sensors.Firstly, sensors are cemented at the bottom of the borehole. This is very important because long-period seismic and tilt/strain sensors are sensitive to fluid flow around them, so it isthem, so it is necessarytocouplethemtothegroundverywell.Cementing to couplethemtothegroundverywell.Cementing themtothegroundverywell.Cementing to thegroundverywell.Cementingthe groundverywell.Cementingground very well. Cementing sensors at the bottom of the borehole was able to fix sensors rigidly in place, and eliminated fluid around the sensors.in place, and eliminated fluid around the sensors. place, and eliminated fluid around the sensors.place, and eliminated fluid around the sensors., and eliminated fluid around the sensors.eliminated fluid around the sensors. fluid around the sensors.the sensors.sensors. Cementing is necessary especially for strainmeters, becauses, because, because the strain of the ground should be transmitted to the sensing cylinder of the strainmeter by some means. On land, it hasmeans. On land, it has. On land, it has been widely practiced for that purpose.at purpose. purpose.Secondly, separate cables connect borehole sensors uphole for power feeding and seafloor data recording. This is to deal with possible failure of the sensors, cables, and and connectors in the borehole during and after the installation in the borehole. It worked very well, and we were able to and we were able to replace failed sensors after the installation without affecting failed sensors after the installation without affecting operation of other sensors.Sensors deployed in these observatories were configured to target specifications needs in each location of the observa-tories. For JT1 and JT2 observatories, a tiltmeter (AG510), a a strainmeter (dilatometer and three component types), and and broadband seismometers (CMG1T, PMD) are chosen to mainly target the earthquakes and slow deformation processes below the observatory. The WP1 and WP2 obser-The WP1 and WP2 obser- WP1 and WP2 obser-vatories are important for monitoring global seismic activity,for monitoring global seismic activity, monitoring global seismic activity,ing global seismic activity, global seismic activity, so two identical broadband seismometers (Guralp CMG1T) were installed for redundancy.Data from borehole sensors are recorded in the seafloor. Electric power necessary for these sensors is provided by ais provided by a provided by a stack of seawater batteries or lithium batteries stored in aithium batteries stored in a titanium sphere. Data areitanium sphere. Data are recovered by ROV by retrievingtrievinging the data recorder because the amount of the recorded seismic data was as large as 10GB per year.We conducted visits to each observatory for data recovery and maintenance once a year or more. From most of the observatories,


There is increasing recognition of the importance of interdisciplinary research, but it is not well supported by available discipline-oriented information systems. The publication of ISO 25964-2: Information and documentation thesauri and interoperability with other vocabularies Part 2: Interoperability with other vocabularies (ISO 2013) brought into focus the principles and practice of vocabulary mapping, a possible approach to better support interdisciplinary searching. This paper reviews the challenges of interdisciplinary searching, the specifics of vocabulary mapping, and approaches to evaluating the resulting mappings. More studies assessing the retrieval performance and usability of mappings are needed in order to demonstrate the ways in which mappings can add value in the search process, especially for interdisciplinary searching. 1.0 Introduction The ISKO 2020 conference theme of "Knowledge Organization at the Interface" relates to the challenge of facilitating searching at the interface among disciplines. As Dextre Clarke (2019) and Zeng (2019) make clear, the publication of ISO 25964-2: Information and Documentation Thesauri and Interoperability with Other Vocabularies Part 2: Interoperability with Other Vocabularies (ISO 2013) brought into focus the principles and practice of vocabulary mapping. But given the effort required to accomplish mapping among two or more vocabularies, it is important to ask, echoing Ford (2019) in his advocacy for use cases, "Who will use this and why?" This paper explores interdisciplinary searching as an important use case for vocabulary mapping. There is increasing recognition of the importance of interdisciplinary research, as noted by Gibson (2012, 213): "The structures of the academy are straining toward integration across disciplines in order to solve transdisciplinary problems and 'grand challenges'." However, as Palmer and Fenlon (2017, 429) observe, "we are far from realizing the potential of information systems and services for fueling interdisciplinary research." In order to better support interdisciplinary research, there is a need for continuing evolution of discovery tools. But what type of research does the label "interdisciplinary" encompass? Wasserstrom (2006) notes a range of possibilities, including: team-based interdisciplinarity, to which several scholars bring different skills; cross-over interdisciplinarity, referring to fields like bioethics which have roots in two disciplines; and exploratory interdisciplinarity, for scholars who apply material from other fields on occasion. The term may also encompass explicitly interdisciplinary fields such as area studies, ethnic studies, gender and women's studies, and environmental and resources studies. As explained by Linköping University's Institutionen för Tema (Department of Thematic Studies), which encompasses Child Studies, Gender Studies, Environmental Change, and Technology and Social Change: In an increasingly complicated world, the need for interdisciplinarity is greater than ever, researchers that can see both breadth and depth in major societal issues. At the Department of Thematic Studies, natural science, social science, technology and the humanities meet in the common aim to increase © Ergon ein Verlag in der Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft


Two Baby Bronchoscopes: These instruments are designed with the object of having the greatest possible lumen and a minimum outside measurement. This is made possible by the use of the new miniature light bulb which is one millimeter less in diameter than the former standard size. In the smaller tube, which is three millimeters, the tunnel for the light carrier is open on top, thus giving more space. The lumen is sufficiently large to pass the Jackson forward grasping forceps. This tube can be used on the new-born. Its outside measurements are 5 x 4.5 millimeters, the length IS twentySIX centimeters.


This paper deals with the permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) with the parameters drifts and external disturbances. The objective is to develop a robust nonlinear state feedback law which will simultaneously solve the speed tracking control problem of the PMSM. The systematic strategy involves a novel nonlinear transformation of the PMSM model and the application of backstepping technique. The simulation results show that the control approach can overcome the parametric variations and external disturbances, have nice robust and efficiency.


The NW‐SE trending, ∼800 km long, dextral Karakoram Shear Zone bounds southwest Tibet. We investigate an area immediately NW of the Pangong Lake where midcrustal rocks sections of the shear zone are exposed. Here, the dominant shear zone is characterized by dextral mylonitic rocks sheared at amphibolite facies and partly retrogressed to greenschist facies. These rocks define a kilometric, SE plunging inclined‐to‐recumbent fold in the footwall of a north directed, oblique dextral thrust that exhumed anatectic rocks of the Pangong Range. Argon cooling ages reveal that the Pangong Range cooled from ∼700°C to 300°C between ∼18–15 and ∼10 Ma, contemporaneously with overthrusting. Toward the SE, closer to the Pangong Lake, this kilometric fold is rotated from its NW–SE trend to an E–W trend, and the sense of shear changes to sinistral, with a broadly north directed thrusting component. The documented structures contradict predictions of normal movement in this area derived from considerations of rigid block behavior of the crust and support the interpretation that the system records dextral transpression. Thrusting and exhumation of the deeper and hot rocks exposed in the Pangong Range, folding of the thrust footwall, and the development of a sinistral E–W trending shear zone are all compatible with transpression caused by a northward push by a rigid indenter such as the Ladakh Batholith.


Aging is a matter of prime importance, because whether due to genetic inheritance or bone structure some people age better than others. The search for quality of life, aesthetics, and self-care grows every day along with the increase in life expectancy. Elderly people looking to age healthy and with a body and skin that bring satisfaction and self-esteem are increasingly looking for aesthetic procedures. Thus, the present work aims to reflect on the role of the health professional in the search for aesthetic procedures during old age. For this, a narrative literature review was carried out. It appears that improvements in basic sanitation, health, and technological innovations, currently, there is a change in the population pyramid, with the growth of the elderly population (60 years and over) through an increase in life expectancy and a reduction in birth rates. The aging process, even though it is natural and inevitable, causes a decrease in self-confidence and acceptance, which generates a greater search for improvements in self-esteem, quality of life and self-care. In this way, the search for aesthetic procedures by the elderly has been growing and health professionals are of fundamental importance in promoting self-care, reducing stress, increasing self-esteem and quality of life of these subjects. Therefore, it is essential for these professionals to understand the subject in an integral way so that they can assess the real needs of the procedures and their real objectives, so that their identity remains preserved and their aging process is of quality and happy.


This paper gives method of multi_layer use case modeling and duty_based multi_layer analysis modeling with UML.Generally speaking,methods with UML to develop GIS use one_fold use case diagram and event flow document to describe use case model in requirement capture phase and use one_fold class diagram to describe analysis model in analysis phase,which lack methods distilling class.This will make us cannot clearly and comprehensively describe question space and make the design ambiguously.Using package and extended mechanism in UML,adopting improved method of multi_layer use case modeling in requirement capture phase and adopting improved duty_based multi_layer analysis modeling in analysis phase can meet features of CIS well.


In this paper, the performance of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) in terrestrial TV channels is investigated. Using a statistical channel model, the results will be derived semianalytically for OFDM systems. In this study, we give outage probability characteristics for terrestrial digital TV systems. We obtain results for two kinds of equalization methods and additionally for a system without equalization.


Alfred Rasp, Jr., is principal of Westlake High School, Westlake, Ohio, and a member of the NASSP Curriculum Committee. A WARNING. This reviewer is a practicing high school principal and, as you know, principaling has a tendency to dominate one's view of reality. A principal's-eye view is rather obvious-but an attempt to disguise it in some manner would be slightly dishonest and probably impossible. Let the reader bewarel


Each year Copenhagen has improved the quality of the inner city walking environment. Walking is seen as a pleasure, not just as a form of transportation. With the improvements in public space new forms of urban recreation have emerged. More and more people spend more time using car-free spaces for a multitude of different activities. Data on these changes of urban culture have been recorded since the 1960s in a series of surveys of the inner city and they show major changes in traffic culture and public life. Since 1968 such activities have quadrupled in the car-free spaces which show a development from just walking to other foms of urban recreation as part of the walking experience. (A)


This study tries to identify the determinants of user's attitude toward apps, intention to use and continual consuming intention. This study holds the two main constructs: (1) user's intrinsic determinants- value, innovativeness, gender, Well-being and superordinate influence - on the attitude toward mobile apps, (2) the relation between attitude and app purchase & repurchase intention, and the affecting factors among this relation. In the empirical test result, value, innovation and superordinate influence were identified to affect the attitude. All the relation among attitude, purchase and repurchase intention showed positive significant relationship. In addition, satisfaction intensified the relation between purchase and repurchase intention.


Over the last decade, we have seen an increasing demand for robotscapable of coexisting with people. Enabling robots to operatesafely and effectively alongside human partners withinunstructured environments poses interesting research challengesthat broadly span the field of artificial intelligence. This paperpreviews some of the challenges that we faced in developing arobot "envoy" that operates for extended periods of timethroughout an office-like environment, assisting human occupantswith everyday activities that include greeting and escortingguests as well as retrieving and delivering objects. We see threeskill areas as critical for the robot to effectively perform thesetasks. The first is shared situational awareness-the robot mustinterpret its environment through a world model that is sharedwith its human partners. Secondly, the robot should act in a safe,predictable manner and be capable of intuitive interaction withpeople, through such means as natural language speech. Thirdly,the robot, which we initially treat as a rookie, shouldefficiently utilize information provided by human partners,requesting assistance when necessary and learning from suchassistance to become more competent with time.


Editing for quality (EFQ) is a process used by writers and editors at IBM's Santa Teresa Software Development laboratory to ensure information deliverables will meet customers' requirements and expectations. This editing process includes an overall appraisal of the information unit as a numeric score, or "EFQ index". An EFQ edit consists of a thorough technical edit providing detailed comments to the writer, a written report summarizing the strengths and weaknesses of the information unit in each of the eight categories, and the EFQ index, which is a relative score on a scale of 1 to 100. This paper describes the EFQ process, how it improves the quality of information, and how it is expected to predict customer satisfaction. It also discusses the benefits to editors and writers, summarizing interviews conducted with those who have used the EFQ process.


Michael Armacost is the Shorenstein Distinguished Fellow at the Walter H. Shorenstein AsiaPacific Research Center (Shorenstein APARC), Stanford University. In the interval between 1995 and 2002, Ambassador Armacost served as president of the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC. During a twenty-four-year government career, Ambassador Armacost served as Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs and as the U.S. Ambassador to Japan and the Philippines. Armacost graduated from Carleton College and earned his master's and doctorate in public law and government from Columbia University. He has received the President's Distinguished Service Award, the Defense Department's Distinguished Civilian Service Award, the Secretary of State's Distinguished Services Award, and the Japanese government's Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun. His recent book, Ballots, Bullets, and Bargains: American Foreign Policy and Presidential Elections, was published by Columbia University Press.


Caco-2 cells were stimulated with various concentrations of each PPARc agonist for 24 h as indicated. LCT gene expression was determined by qRT–PCR of corresponding reverse-transcribed mRNA. Results represent the mean SEM (two to three independent experiments in triplicate or sixplicate) of the fold change of LCT gene expression. The expression level measured in control cells, arbitrarily defined as one, was used as reference. NS, not significant. Statistical analysis: two-tailed nonparametric Mann–Whitney U-test.


Contactless electrical conductivity imaging (CECI) collects magnetic field measurements of the induced currents from a biological subject. Because magnetic induction strength is highly dependent on the distance between the source and the measurements, information about the deeper conductivity variations are highly vulnerable to measurement noise. In this study, a novel form of the bounded data uncertainties (BDU) algorithm is designed to improve the depth resolution of CECI. The column weighted bounded data uncertainties (CWBDU) algorithm defines column-specific regularization parameters for ill-posed problems, without increasing the computational complexity. The performance of CWBDU is tested on a simulated CECI setup, and results are presented with Tikhonov regularization, Moore Penrose inversion, and BDU results for comparison. The mean square error of the images are at least 1.25 dB better than the mentioned algorithm results for all our test cases. In general, CWBDU seems to be promising tool for other ill-posed problems, such as electrical impedance tomography, and eddy current imaging.


Abstract A simple error vorticity model is used to study processes contributing to the evolution of the 300-hPa systematic nondivergent flow errors in the National Meteorological Center Medium Range Forecast model (MRF) during the 1992–93 winter season. The error model is forced by two source terms representing, respectively, systematic errors in the irrotational flow and transient eddy vorticity fluxes. The results indicate that the model simulates reasonably well the development of many of the large-scale features of the zonally asymmetric part of the MRF systematic nondivergent flow errors, but it fails to simulate the zonally symmetric portion unless an extra forcing term representing systematic errors in the irrotational flow analyses is included. Two independent methods are employed to estimate the systematic errors in the irrotational flow analyses. The two estimates are highly correlated, and both indicate that the analyzed irrotational flow in the Tropics is too weak. The magnitude of the estimat...


The legislation of China's Exclusionary Rule on Illegal Evidence has been profoundly influenced by the U.S.legal system.From the viewpoint of comparison,the comparative analysis on applicable phases,initiating procedures,evidencing liabilities and standards,and relief procedures of U.S.and Chinese exclusionary rule on illegal evidence respectively is expected to understand and review relevant content in Chinese ones,and to explore the optimized ways for it for its perfection.


From (18) it follows at once that the criterion for the stability of (17) is identical with that for (9), namely that Ax and Ay must be chosen so that a + ß ^ J. It may be briefly mentioned that the above analysis may be extended to the more general case of the boundary conditions pT + q(dT/dn) = F(t) where p and q take on prescribed values along the boundary. It may also be mentioned that the above analysis may be extended to problems with cylindrical and spherical symmetry.


Research in leading entrepreneurship and management journals has tended to conceptualize entrepreneurship as motivated by the goals of wealth, income, or social value creation. This research has thus largely overlooked entrepreneurial motivations such as the desire to engage in particular activities that the entrepreneurs find rewarding or the desire to live in particular locations. The literature on such Lifestyle Entrepreneurship (LE) includes research on artisan, artistic, craft, creative, fitness, hobbyist, leisure, sport, and tourism entrepreneurship. This literature has grown quickly over the last decade, but it is scattered across a range of domains, disciplines, and journals and lacks conceptual clarity. In this review, we take stock, synthesize and offer definitions and a framework for investigation of LE that allows for its development and theoretical integration with, and contribution to, existing entrepreneurship theory. We conceptualize LE in relation to its purpose and function, identify different types of LE, and examine their respective antecedents, behaviours, and outcomes. We propose a research agenda based on the merits of viewing LE as a distinctive and theoretically important domain for the study of entrepreneurship and highlight the vital role that LE plays in enriching both individual and social welfare.


Increasin gly, revolutionaries, guerrillas, and terrorists are targeting the missionary community. At one point last year thirteen missionaries were being held hostage at one time. In 1981, the April 19 Movement (M-19) kidnapped Wycliffe Bible Translator Chester Bitterman and held him captive for forty-three days. One of the ransom requirements was that Bitterman's mis sion agency should leave Colombia. When it became apparent that this was not negotiable, the M-19 executed Bitterman. Revolutionaries are no respecters of persons or agencies. Ro man Catholic priest Lawrence [enko, Presbyterian Benjamin Weir, International Mission's Bryan Lawrence, Youth With a Mission volunteer Kindra Bryant, and Africa Inland Mission appointee Stephen Anderson have all spent uncomfortable "sabbaticals" during the mid-1980s in the hands of terrorists. It is imperative that Christian missions learn to deal with this problem.


The paper briefly reviewed development history of through-the-earth communication system,introduced research status and application effect of through-the-earth communication system of domestic and foreign,analyzed current mainstream technology of the through-the-earth communication,and prospected application and development direction of the through-the-earth communication technology in coal mine.


Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the voice use and associated vocal fatigue in teachers and to define their differences with other professional voice users and non-vocal non-professionals. Patients and Methods: Between May 2020 and October 2020, a total of 187 participants (41 males, 146 females; mean age: 32.6±10.5 years; range, 23 to 65 years) were administered the Vocal Fatigue Index (VFI) questionnaire. Of the participants, 93 were teachers and 94 were non-teachers recruited from Istanbul province of Turkey. The relationship between the VFI and sociodemographic characteristics, professional activity, talkativeness, duration of active vocal use, and active vocal complaints


This article is devoted to the problem of searching of active methods of teaching in young teacher's schools, to the pedagogical conditions which provide effective results of usage of a business game in training young teachers for professional activity.
Great attention is paid to the active methods such as: pedagogical situations, discussions, conferences.


This article tracks condition monitoring by Corus over the last two decades, culminating in the birth of Aquilla AE Pro and the savings realized by its use at Scunthorpe and other locations.


The author tells how digitalization takes place in the oil industry market and why computer vision has become a key technology in the industry.


The author explains sand-casting and lost-wax casting techniques. The history of important american foundries is traced. The work of sculptors clark mills, henry kirke brown, j.q.a. Ward, daniel chester french, august saint-gaudens, paul bartlett, and frederic remington and their relationships with founders in american and abroad are discussed. -- ICCROM


an ontology incarnate' (20–21). It is evident that the term 'ontology' indicates that Schrijvers is offering an account of being derived from the existential, phenomenological account of love, but the addition of the term 'incarnate' opens to an ambiguity. On one level, it seems to refer to the way that meaning comes to be constituted historically through embodiment (the 'taking on of flesh') à la Merleau-Ponty. On another level, as in the famed phenomenologist, the theological import of the term remains undefined in a way that seems advantageous. Schrijvers' concludes, '... even if Binswanger's is an ontology incarnate, and at times personal, the phenomenology of religious life sketched here with Binswanger is not a theology: it is a salut sans salvation. There is no theology here, in that there is for Binswanger no arrival of Christ in the world that would once and for all light up and consecrate this world somewhat with a definitive meaning. At best, Binswanger's phenomenology might be the condition of possibility of something like a theology or, who knows, of a secular phenomenology of religious life' (291). This is a significant and telling point. It will be recalled that Schrijvers' critique of Marion and Caputo concerns the way that God enters philosophy in their phenomenologies of religion. Strong or weak, their negative theologies cannot escape the specter of ontotheology. By developing an ontology incarnate Schrijvers offers a remarkably compelling framework for a phenomenology of religious life, and yet it is unclear whether it is fair that it does not take on the 'object' (if one can even call it such) of religious life for which Caputo and Marion thought it necessary to give an account and, perhaps to their undoing, for which they were held accountable. Even so, this is to speak to only one of the many trajectories incorporated into Schrijvers' phenomenology of love and Dasein's yearning (Sehnsucht) that make Between Faith and Belief a richly intricate and rewarding book.


Psychoanalytic theory and previous research on oral dependence both suggest that orality is associated with the development of a weak, unstable body ego. The present study describes two separate experiments that examine this hypothesis. In the first, level of orality was found to be positively related to reported body image aberration among normal male college students (r = .52) but not among females (r = .06). Study II replicated these findings in a sample of psychiatric inpatients; orality was again related to body image aberration in males (r = .44) but not in females (r = .03). As expected, subjects in the clinical sample reported greater body image aberration overall than did subjects in the college student sample. These results and their implications are discussed in the context of past research on oral dependency, as well as findings that suggest that both body image aberration and orality may be associated with risk for schizophrenia and other psychological disorders.


The paper presents the subject of creating and shaping new urban spaces in the era of globalisation. The analysis of these spatial phenomena covers the biggest cities in the world, i.e. places where the problems of urban development occurs most often. The term 'urban space' is understood as a broad concept that goes beyond the defined public space. New places created in the cities are the human creations resulting from the life necessities and the cultural needs of people. The fast-changing living environment forces users to engage in the process of searching (sometimes even creating) of new, adequate places. Spatial activities transforming the urban environment more and more often reflect the local social initiatives' activity. New relations between a user and the surrounding space are the basis for reviewing the existing division and definition of private, group and public space.


Based on the grey relational analysis of the import and export volume change of coastal ports in Guangdong province and the industry development,a prosperity index system of coastal port economy of Guangdong province is established.Through analyzing the DI curve of coastal port economic of Guangdong province,the operation status of coastal economy in Guangdong province is estimated and development trend of it in recent years is predicted.


Abstract Hydrographic observations along the western coast of India during the southwest (SW) monsoon season reveal upwelling in the equatorward surface flow and downwelling below the thermocline with a weak poleward undercurrent. Observations made previously during the peak of the SW monsoon in boreal summer showed that upwelling temperatures are much cooler (<23°C) than compared to the available climatology data in this region. A feature modeling technique is used to describe the temperature distribution associated with the West India Coastal Current (WICC) upwelling. This kind of formulation captures the upwelling and downwelling associated with the WICC reasonably well, though it requires the specification of a few observed offshore and nearshore temperature profiles. The temperature–salinity relationship from the Levitus climatology data is further used to obtain a compatible salinity distribution for the feature model. The efficiency of this feature model is further validated via a dynamical model s...


The world's urban population is on a constant growth, which generates food supplying issues. Other than this, the common agricultural practice causes pressure on the natural ecosystems, for it requires a great amount of arable land. In a near future, there won't be enough land available for plantations in the rural area to meet the needs of an urban population that is on an exponential growth. Therefore, this research has the objective to understand how urban agriculture aids the sustainable city, and how it can contribute to the requalification of unused buildings and spaces throughout the cities. The methodology adopted has a qualitative theoretical approach, based on the revision of existing bibliography related to the theme, such as Dickson Despommier's theoretical concept of vertical farm, and Toyoki Kozai's practical studies on the same matter. As part of the research, study cases will be mentioned regarding the use of urban agriculture in vacant spaces, with the purpose that these will give a new meaning for obsolete spaces and buildings that exist in the urban perimeter. A solution for this problem is to produce perishable food inside the cities, which is known as urban agriculture. Results demonstrate that urban agriculture has a fundamental role regarding city's sustainable growth worldwide. As a conclusion, urban agriculture on top of buildings is the most prominent solution to give use to unutilized spaces in the cities.


Digital holographic microscopy (DHM) is an effective method for the evaluation of surface topography. It combines the high lateral resolution of microscopy with the high axial resolution of interferometry. In this paper, DHM with subaperture stitching for tribology is presented. The developed approach allows large surface area inspection by stitching together multiple measurements, which brings a big advantage to the evaluation of tribological tests such as a tribological track on a thin layer. The whole track measurement provides additional parameters, which can offer more information on the result of the tribological test than the conventional four-profile measurement by a contact profilometer.


The Schrodinger equation for a bound state includes the classical potential V(r) for which –d/dxj V represents Fj or force in the j direction. It has been argued in a previous note (1), that one may attribute physical meaning to the Fourier series of V(r). In such a case, V(r) and W(r) (the wavefunction) are quantities averaged over momentum (or vectors) as well as being averages over time. One may write the product of V(r)W(r) as one of two Fourier series and then reorganize into a series with basis exp(ikr). In such a case, one examines an interaction with V at each momentum wave level. Then the average is only over time as different k momentum states of in W combine with different p momentum states of the Fourier series of V(r). For a p momentum wave, one may write:


Considering that the transcriptome consists largely of non-coding transcripts, we analysed the impact of atheroprotective laminar flow (20 dynes/cm2) on the expression of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNA) in human endothelial cells (EC) by RNA deep sequencing. Among the significantly up-regulated lncRNAs, we specifically confirmed the up-regulation of lncflow2 upon laminar flow (3.4±1.5, p<0.05) and by overexpressing the flow-induced transcription factor KLF2 (1.95+0.2, p<0.05) by qRT-PCR. Lncflow2 is preferentially localized to the nucleus and RNA immunoprecipitation data indicate an association with the chromatin mark H3K27me3 suggesting that lncflow2 might epigenetically control gene expression. Functionally, the reduction of lncflow2 using LNA-Gapmers suppressed spheroid sprout formation of ECs (34.7 % reduction, p<0.05) and increased expression of endothelial adhesion molecules suggesting that lncflow2 improves EC function and reduces endothelial inflammation. Furthermore, gene ontology analysis of exon ...


This research was aimed to find out the positive outcome of students college of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) on skill subjects. The sample of this research u'as semester six students of Islamic University of Riau who were taking Microteaching and ESP subject. The total sample was 30 students by using random sampling technique. The design of the research was experiment research focused on Post equivalent research. The instruments were questionnaires, observation, and interview. The treatment was given for 8 meetings in form of the students' assignment in giving motivation (story, Al Quran verse, wise words) for about 5 to 7 minutes. Based on the result, the data showed that there was significant effect of CLIL on the students outcome. The effect of CLIL was the students were eager to hear other motivation activities for next meetings, moreover the students were familiar with these moral values which effected their life style and behavior. The conclusion was CLIL was a methodological approach particularly suitable for contexts where students leamt content through supplementary teaching materials to give positive outcome of students' college.


The goal is to study the features of the cognitive reserve (CR) in HIV-infected patients admitted to the hospital, the relationship of CR with cognitive disorders, stress and coping strategies, taking into account the drug history.Materials and methods. The study was conducted in the hospital of the Saint Petersburg Center for the prevention and control of AIDS and infectious diseases in 2019. Methods were used: 1) The Cognitive Reserve Index questionnaire (CRIq); 2) Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA); 3) «Methods of coping behavior» by R. Lazarus. 4) Modified Impact of Event Scale (IES-R); 5) The Somatic Symptom Disorder — B Criteria Scale (SSD-12).Results. The study involved 57 HIV-infected patients (43.9% — women). The median age was 39.6 years. The correlation analysis revealed a positive relationship between the KR index and the «non-professional activity» subscale (r = 0.847, p = 0.000), age (r = 0.299, p = 0.024) and MoCA indicators (r = 0.290, p = 0.029). Indicators of the KR subscale «professional activity» have a negative relationship with the indicators of coping strategies «distancing» (r = -0.379, p = 0.004), «self-control» (r = -0.355, p = 0.008), «positive revaluation» (r = -0.293, p = 0.030), «problem solving planning» (r = -0.283, p = 0.035). MoCA indicators in patients with HIV infection are associated with the CR «Education» subscale (r = 0.306, p = 0.021) and the General CR index (r = 0.290, p = 0.029). Obsessive feelings and thoughts related to the impact of HIV infection are more often experienced by patients who have never abused drugs and are involved in professional activities than by patients with experience of drug use.Conclusion. Cognitive impairment and cognitive reserve in HIV-infected patients admitted to the hospital of the AIDS Center are related to coping behavior.


Ayla Butterfield has been teaching for three years. She recently made the switch from year 3 to year 1 and is currently a maths co-ordinator at a school in Herfordshire. She speaks to 5TO7 about moving from key stage 1 to key stage 2


Abstract Until date no papers have been reported about modeling studies in Micellar Liquid Chromatography by means of neural networks, only classical statistical methods have been used. In this work an overview into the capabilities of neural networks for modeling retention data in Micellar Liquid Chromatography is presented. To solve the problem of capacity factor modeling some parameters have been evaluated: type of activation function, number of neurons in the hidden layer and the use of some input and/or output data transformations. These studies have been carried out with the retention data for twenty-three compounds (benzene derivatives and polycyclic aromatic compounds) in an octyl silica column using micellar mobile phases containing CTAB (hexadecyl-trimethylammonium bromide) as the surfactant and modified with n-propanol. From the results obtained some considerations can be drawn. The selection of the activation function is very important to get good results and the best ones have been obtained w...


In SYDNEY, NOVA SCOTIA, on 8 August 1902, preparations were well underway for celebrating the imminent coronation of Edward VII. Local businesses, large and small, would be represented by floats; veterans from the recently ended Boer War would march; all would be led by several prominent local bands. But the highlight of the parade was to be the miniature steel works on wheels drawn by six and four horse teams, presented by the Dominion Iron and Steel Company [DISCO]. One local newspaper reported that: "The employees of the Steel Company will march over the bridge 1500 strong.... The employees have spent over $6000 in getting their feature in shape. "i The parade took place the following day.


Abstract Periodic evaluation is critical to improved program performance. Equally important to program success are its participants. This study examines the perceptions and values of staff at the National Marine Fisheries Service that work closely with Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act with regard to how they "define" an efficient Section 7 consultation, as well as their expectations for the outputs and outcomes of the consultation process. A better understanding of consultants' insights regarding their work and the Section 7 process can facilitate better communication and cooperation between agencies by bringing the dynamics between trust and control to the forefront of collaborative environmental management. We investigated components of the Section 7 process according to guidelines stated in the Endangered Species Consultation Handbook. The consensus among consultation managers who participated in our study resulted in a multifaceted definition of an efficient consultation which accommodates proj...


Abstract : This research aims at investigating how multimedia facilitates young learners' learning English. The study utilized a descriptive method. This comprised observing, collecting data, classifying data, and analyzing data. Observation to the multimedia is carried out to seek for steps of lessons and the steps are facilitating young learners leaning. The subjects in this study were series of multimedia programs. The results showed that the multimedia programs have presented to five young learners' learning traits in designing the lessons. Those traits were transferred in terms of activities presented into stages, time allotment/duration, having specific topic, providing songs and funny cartoon characters and scenes, and materials recycling in the lessons. Thus, it can be concluded that the use of multimedia program is beneficial and recommended either in a classroom as a supplementary activity, at home for home learning or watch for fun. Keywords: multimedia, young learners, learning traits


HG-AFS was applied to the determination of lead in natural water and cosmetics.Potassium ferricyanide should be treated with acid-washed active carbon in its solution preparation to remove impurities (including lead) present in the reagent.Optimum conditions for the determination were studied.When the acidity of the sample solution was taken as 0.25 mol·L-1 in HNO3 and the concentration of KBH4 taken was 30 g·L-1,linear relationship between the fluoroscence intensity and concentration of lead was kept in the range up to 1 000 μg·L-1,with a detection limit of 0.62 μg·L-1 and values of RSD′s(n=8) in the range of 1.25%-1.29%.Test for recovery was made and the results obtained were in the range from 90.4%-104.4%.


ABSTRACT "Movements back and forth […] between cities, between continents, and across oceans and rivers have made travellers of us all," posits Ruth Behar, "even Cubans who only dream of going places." In Cuba since the dawn of the twenty-first century, socio-economic change is rapid, continuous, and uncertain, but one constant is the near-absolute spectre of the border. The idea of intimate liaisons with foreigners as a kind of "travel" serves as a jumping-off point in this article, where the stories of locals and foreigners who pursue romance, love, and sex across borders of all kinds serve to make visible the connections between the intimate and the international. The Cuban setting makes everyday emotional, affective, and sexual practices – and the body itself – a particularly fertile ground for resistance, as well as a lightning rod for disciplinary action, with the potential to enact or disrupt structures of the border through the mechanisms of sex and body – and of pleasure. Through an exploration of pleasure as powerful and political, the intimate – often sidelined as a "feminine" and apolitical sphere – can be revealed as a productive and radically relational mode, a vector of international and transnational relations, and a fertile ground for resistance. As bordering practices assert themselves in multiple and evolving ways both externally (travel restrictions) and internally (social and economic divisions between Cubans and foreigners), this article explores how bodies become a means of circumventing and reinscribing those same geopolitical, ideological, and sexual borders policed by states.


FIELD: flameproof materials. SUBSTANCE: invention concerns manufacture of electric cables, in particular those for transmitting low-voltage power or for telecommunication. Flameproof composition containing polymer base and inorganic flameproof filler. Composition is extruded on electric conductor optionally coated with insulation layer. Mixing of base with filler is accomplished by heating for a specified period of time at specified temperature. Dehydration agent is added to the mixture either in extrusion or in mixing step. As a result, flameproof coating on conductor is obtained. Finally, flameproof composition contains copolymer of ethylene with at least one C 3 -C 12 -α-olefin and optionally with one diene having density 0.860-0.902 g/cm 3 and composition distribution index exceeding 45%; natural-origin magnesium hydroxide; and dehydration agent. EFFECT: enabled formation of pore-free smooth and homogenous flameproof layer and improved mechanical properties of coating. 32 cl, 1 dwg, 1 tbl


This paper explores patterns of morphological expressions employed by Balkar language (Turkic language spoken by ca. 300K people in Russia) to mark contexts of X-marking (von Fintel & Iatridou 2020): counterfactual conditionals, weak necessity modals, and counterfactual desires. The main oddity of Balkar with respect to X-marking is that its X-marking system appears to be transforming into a system without antecedent X-marking. The theoretical implications of this pattern are explored in this paper.


Data hiding is a process that includes converting the secret data like a video file, an audio file, an image, etc. Into cover data. It is popularly used in various applications like medical fields, military applications, etc. The reversible data hiding is nowadays the most used research area in the field of secret data hiding. In this project, side-match vector quantization and image in painting is used for an integrated data-hiding and compression scheme that is used for digital images. A combined data hiding and compression technique which is based on SMVQ (side-match vector quantization) and image in painting is proposed. Two functions, data hiding and image compression can be integrated into one single code to secure the private data more efficiently.


In Multi-Layer networks, where more than one layer is dynamic, i.e., connections are set up using not only the upper, e.g., IP layer but the underlying wavelength layer as well leads often to suboptimal performance due to long wavelength paths, that do not allow routing the traffic along the shortest path. The role of MLTE (Multi-Layer Traffic Engineering) is to cut these long wavelength paths into parts (fragments) that allow better routing at the upper layer (fragmentation), or to concatenate two or more fragments into longer paths (defragmentation) when the network load is low and therefore less hops are preferred. In this paper we present a new model (GG: Grooming Graph) and an algorithm for this model that supports Fragmentation and DeFragmentation of wavelength paths making the network always instantly adapt to changing traffic conditions. We introduce the notion of shadow capacities to model "lightpath tailoring". We implicitly assume that the wavelength paths carry such, e.g., IP traffic that can be interrupted for a few microseconds and that even allows minor packet reordering. To show the superior performance of our approach in various network and traffic conditions we have carried out an intensive simulation study.


Genes that are implicated in speech and language disorders can provide novel insights into neural mechanisms contributing to human communication. We previously showed that people who carry rare mutations in the FOXP2 gene have problems mastering the complicated sequences of mouth movements needed for speech, along with deficits in many aspects of expressive and receptive language. The gene encodes a highly conserved transcription factor that appears to help regulate development and/or function of subpopulations of neurons in a wide range of non-speaking vertebrates, although evidence suggests that its role(s) may have been modified during human evolution. It is emphasised that FOXP2 is not the mythical "gene for speech", but instead represents one piece of a complex puzzle, involving multiple factors. My lecture will describe how FOXP2 can be used as a unique window into neurogenetic pathways involved in speech and language development. To this end, researchers are adopting a number of complementary approaches, ranging from studies of cell-lines and animal models to new investigations of humans affected with language disorders. For example, we have discovered that FOXP2 point mutations implicated in human speech deficits cause impaired motor-skill learning and abnormal synaptic plasticity in mutant mice. Other researchers have shown that the version of the gene found in songbirds plays important roles in neural plasticity during vocal learning. Most recently, we have used functional genomic analyses of human neuronal cell models to identify a novel downstream target gene that is regulated by FOXP2, and gone on to show that this target is itself implicated in common cases of language impairment. Overall, this work demonstrates how we can begin to bridge gaps between molecules, neurons and the brain to improve our understanding of human traits. Success depends on a multidisciplinary perspective, integrating data from diverse fields, including psychology, neuroscience, genetics, developmental biology and evolutionary anthropology.


Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS) is an approach to transportation decision-making and design that takes into consideration the needs of the community as well as the sensitivity of the area for which the infrastructure proposal has been planned. Successful CSS is the result of a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach to transportation planning and project development. A model is presented in order to support the CSS planning approach, it is a hierarchy model that aims to improve the plan performance by means of a series of evaluation criteria and attributes classified under 2 categories: technical and environmental macro-criteria. The model was applied to a case study developed regarding the improvement of an intersection situated in the South of Italy. The alternatives developed by planners with the support of stakeholders were assessed according to the synthetic index performance and subsequently it was processed through the proposed model. The application of the model allowed the selection of the best solution for a sensitive area and the results confirm the suitability of both the model developed and the procedure performed. It is a useful tool to support CSS and by means of which to overcome the operational difficulties that emerge from the interaction carried out between the planning and evaluation activities.


GIS-based Remote Sensing Image Service Platform was designed and developed,combined with computer technology,RS technology and GIS technology.This platform has rich UI and strong interactive ability,which can effectively organize and manage multi-source,multi-temporal and multi-resolution image data and solve the browsing speed problem of image data in client side.


The research aims at describing the teacher's feedback in teaching pronunciation and to know the students responses. The result of this study hopefully gives contribution to teaching- learning English especially in teaching pronunciation.
 This research was carried out at SD N Pabelan 03, Kartasura, especially at the fifth year. To collect the required data, the researcher took all elements of teaching- learning process committed by the teacher, the students and the other sources such as book, syllabus, etc. The methods of collecting data are interview, observation, and documentation.
 The result of research is that the teacher's feedback has motivated the students to correct their pronunciation. The teacher gives the students the correct pronunciation so that the students can repeat it correctly. In SD N Pabelan 3 Kartasura the teacher emphasizes the instruction using imperative and practical way. Thus the student's response enthusiastically to follow the lesson. In addition the teacher gave much attention to students who fell unmotivated.


Detecting hidden convexity is one of the tools to address nonconvex minimization problems. After giving a formal definition of hidden convexity, we introduce the notion of conditional infimum, as it will prove instrumental in detecting hidden convexity. We develop the theory of the conditional infimum, and we establish a tower property, relevant for minimization problems. Thus equipped, we provide a sufficient condition for hidden convexity in nonconvex minimization problems. We illustrate our result on nonconvex quadratic minimization problems. We conclude with perspectives for using the conditional infimum in relation to the so-called S-procedure, to couplings and conjugacies, and to lower bound convex programs.


Spectacular advances in applications of estimation theory have occurred in the last 25 years. This paper focuses on aerospace applications, highlighting the dual contributions: insights, first; implementation, second.


The chief executive of Ace Industries Ltd. (AIL), A O Kamraj, is considering the implementation of the Just-in-Time (JIT) approach to industrial management in order to revive the company's chequered performance. AIL manufactures engineering products which enjoy a good measure of market acceptance. However, it faced numerous external and internal problems over its 25 years' history. Kamraj, aware of JIT, collaborates with a management institution in allowing a couple of MB As with engineering backgrounds to audit the company from a JIT perspective. The investigators recommend that the layout of the compressor shop be drastically streamlined. Resistance surfaces during a discussion of the report with the investigators. A new competitor to AIL appears on the scene with a factory designed for JIT. In the face of these conflicting pressures, Kamraj has to decide whether to implement JIT and, if so, how he should proceed.


We apply a 2D hybrid finite element-boundary element method to the analysis of diffractive optical elements (DOEs). We use the finite element method to solve Helmoltz's equation in the interior of a DOE and use the boundary element method, a Green's function approach, to determine the field exterior to the DOE. We couple the two methods at the DOE surface by enforcing field continuity conditions. We use the hybrid method to analyze the diffraction from a binary-phase lens that has subwavelength features and an eight level diffractive lens.


In this paper we investigate whether considering the fine structure of half-hourly electricity prices, the market closing prices of fundamentals (natural gas, coal and CO2) and the system-wide demand can lead to significantly more accurate short- and mid-term forecasts of APX U.K. baseload prices. We evaluate the predictive accuracy of a number of univariate and multivariate time series models over a three-year out-of-sample forecasting period and compare it against that of a benchmark autoregressive model. We find that in the short-term, up to a few business days ahead, a disaggregated model which independently predicts the intra-day prices and then takes their average to yield baseload price forecasts is the best performer. However, in the mid-term, factor models which explore the correlation structure of intra-day prices lead to significantly (as measured by the Diebold-Mariano test) better baseload price forecasts. At the same time, we observe that the inclusion of fundamental variables-especially natural gas prices (in the short-term) and coal prices (in the mid-term)-provides significant gains. The CO2 prices, on the other hand, generally do not improve the price forecasts at all, at least in the time period considered in this study (April 2009-December 2013).


Courses: Organizational Communication (assignment can be adapted easily for other theory courses, such as Interpersonal Communication, Rhetorical Theory, Communication Theory, or Persuasion) Objectives: Students who successfully complete this assignment will be able to analyze critically and describe creatively an organizational concept or theory.


AIM: To establish an HPLC-fluorimetric method in determination of the concentrations of telmisar-tan in plasma of healthy volunteers and to investigate its pharmacokinetics. METHODS: The chromatographic column was Hypersil C18 column (250 mm×4.6 mm, 5μm) . The mobile phase was acetonitrile-pH 5.8 phosphate buffer (45 : 55) and the flow rate was 1.0 ml ·min-1 . The fluorimetric excitation and emission wavelengths were set at 305 nm and 365 run, respectively. The internal standard was α-naphthol. Blood samples were deproteined by adding acetonitrile. The injection volume was 20μl. RESULTS: The linearity correlation of telm-isartan ranged from 2 to 1 024 μg·L-1 ( r = 0.9999) and the precision and stability of the method were fine. The pharmacokinetics of telmisartan was studied in healthyvolunteers after oral administration of 80 mg telmisartan tablets. It showed that the c-t curves of telmisartan conformed to the two-compartment open model. The main pharmacokinetic parameters of telmisartan were as follow: Cmax0.98± 0.44 mg·L-1 Tmax0.83±0.45 h, T1/2α 1.67±1.26 h, T1/2β26.00±14.43 h, T1/2ka0.53±0.86 h, AUC0-t 3.66± 2.10 mg·h-1·L-1, and AUC0-∞ 3.98± 2.40 mg·h-1·L-1. CONCLUSION: This is a convenient, sensitive, accurate and reproducible method for determining the concentrations of telmisartan in plasma of healthy volunteers and investigating its pharma-cokinetics.


SUMMARY. We formulate a stochastic, spatial, discrete-time model of viral "Susceptible, Exposed, Infectious, Recovered" animal epidemics and apply it to an avian influenza epidemic in Pennsylvania in 1983–84. Using weekly data for the number of newly infectious cases collected during the epidemic, we find estimates for the latent period of the virus and the values of two parameters within the transmission kernel of the model. These data are then jackknifed on a progressive weekly basis to show how our estimates can be applied to an ongoing epidemic to generate continually improving values of certain epidemic parameters.