*Corresponding author: email@example.com ABSTRACT Contrast sensitivity function (CSF) measures the overall sensitivity of the visual system from the retina to the visual cortex. There are numerous diseases, clinical and physiological conditions as well as aging processes that can influence the CSF. METHODS The 22 subjects (8 male and 14 females) ranging in age from 19 to 75 years that participated in the study were divided into two groups - below and above 50 years of age. The older patients were all pseudophakic. All subjects underwent complete eye examination and were refracted and corrected for the trial's working distance of 1.5 meter. Scotopic CSF was tested monocularly after 3 minutes of dark adaptation by a computerized method using Gabor patches as targets with spatial frequencies between 1.5-6 cycles per degree (cpd). The test was conducted in a completely darkened room, with the monitor covered with neutral density filters having a luminance of 0.35 cd/m


The probe card are test modules which are to classify the good semiconductor chips and thin film before the packaging process. In the rapid growth a technology of semiconductor, the number of pads per unit area is increasing and pad arrays are becoming irregular. Therefore, the technology of probe card needs narrow width and lots of probe tip. In this paper, the probe tip based on the MEMS(Micro Electro Mechanical System)technology was developed a new MEMS probe tip for vertical probe card applications. For the structural designs of probe tip were performed to mechanical characteristics and structural analysis using FEM(Finite Element Method). Also, the contact force of MEMS probe tip compared with FEM results and experimental results. Finally, the MEMS probe card was developed a fine pitch smaller than 50㎛.


This paper attempts to connect two new gravitational mechanisms: the Verlinde's holographic model of gravity and the modification of inertia resulting from a Hubble-scale Casimir effect (MiHsC) of McCulloch. First we give a short survey about how the holographic scenario can give the correct dynamics of the universe. The introduction of a two-holographic screens one comparable to the Hubble horizon and a second screen that takes into account the contribution of all the matter between the test particle and the observer gives directly the modified Friedmann acceleration equation for the dynamical evolution of the universe. Improvements of this equation using the quantum corrections will realize the inflation at high energy scales and the late-time acceleration (i.e. the accelerated expansion of the universe nowadays) obviating the dark energy. From both models we can derive a version of Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND) observed in the dynamics of the astronomical objects obviating the dark matter and expl...


The weight functions introduced in the paper [Goodman, Said(1991)] can be improved as simpler forms and the resulting scheme, IGS for short, keeps the C 1 smoothness and has less computation complexity. An example shows that the IGS scheme has better performance than GS in approximating a function.


The paper reports on the dispersal of volcanic ash and sulphur dioxide from the May 2011 eruption of Grímsvötn volcano, Iceland. It demonstrates that most of the the ash, which was mainly present in the lowest 4 km of the plume, was transported southwards and then east to Europe; the sulphur dioxide travelled northwards at higher altitudes. Various satellite data were used. Infrared and LiDAR measured the altitude of the ash cloud. Ash concentration and grainsize were retrieved from infrared data. Infrared and ultraviolet data were used to retrieve concentration and erupted mass of SO2. C1


Tiegang Ren* Guihui Li, Baowan Fan, Tengfei Wang & Jingshun Zhang a Fine Chemistry and Engineering Research Institute, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, People's Republic of China b Engineering Technology Research Center of Flame Retardant Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, People's Republic of China c Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Special Functional Materials, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, People's Republic of China E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com


Optical absorptions have been measured in chalcopyrite, CuFeS 2 , and Fe-doped CuAlS 2 and CuGaS 2 . An extra absorption band with two peaks is observed at the low energy region of the absorption edge for Fe-doped CuAlS 2 and CuGaS 2 .Energy positions of two absorption peaks are 1.3 eV and 2.0 eV for CuAlS 2 and 1.2 eV and 1.9 eV for CuGaS 2 , respectively. The intensity of this absorption band increases with the increase of doped Fe ions and grows into the absorption edge of CuFeS 2 . Its oscillator strength comes up to 7·10 -2 . In chalcopyrite photoconductivity is observed and its maximum is just at the same energy region of the absorption edge. By comparing our results with those of absorption measurements for Cu- or Fe-doped ZnS it is concluded that this absorption band originates from the charge transfer transitions relating to 3d electron of Fe ions and the absorption edge of CuFeS 2 rises from the band-to-band transition corresponding to this charge transfer transition.


Objective To investigate the association of Gln 223 Arg variant in leptin receptor gene in hypertension patients with obesity.Methods The genotypes of Gln223Arg variant(PCR-RFLP)were assayed in 644 unrelated subjects of WuHan population(including 252 controls and 256 hypertensive subjects with obesity and 136 hypertensive subjects without obesity).Results The genotype frequency of Gln223 Arg variant in leptin receptor gene was related with obesity which happened in male hypertensive patients;Allele A was associated with increased systolic blood pressure(P=0.023)and diastolic blood pressure(P=0.036)and BMI(P=0.031)in male hypertensive patients complicated with obesity.Logistic regression analysis showed that this gene variant was an independent risk factor for male hypertensive patients complicated with obesity.The odds ratio of male hypertensive patients complicated with obesity who carried allele A vs those who didn't carry allele A was 2.513(95% CI 1.216~5.129).Conclusion Gln223Arg variant in leptin receptor gene was associated with obesity in male hypertensive patients,especially with increases of systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure and BMI.


Enzootic bovine leukemia (EBL) is a chronic, lymphoproliferative and highly contagious disease caused by the bovine leukemia virus (BLV). Blood is an important source of infection in veterinary practice; only 5 microliters are enough to infect a cow experimentally. The Zona Deprimida del Rio Salado (ZDRS) is the main region of breeding calves in Argentina, covering more than 6 million hectares with 16 % and 34 % of the national and provincial calf stock, respectively. The latest reports of ELB prevalence in cow-calf farms in Buenos Aires province were performed more than 20 years ago with values lower than 2 %. In this work, 1957 bovines from 90 cow-calf farms representing just over 85 % of the ZDRS were sampled to determine the presence of antibodies against BLV by agar gel immunodiffusion, a test used extensively in epidemiological studies, control and eradication of the disease. The prevalence in cow-calf farms was 6.6 % while the individual prevalence was 0.36 %. Since ZDRS is the main area of breeder calfs production in Argentina, it is relevant to determine EBLprevalence in this region in order to detect EBL free zones.


Here's a program to help restore public confidence in the schools that starts with the community leadership. The authors suggest how principals can initiate and implement the program.


BACKGROUND
Increasing evidence suggests that prevention of lifestyle diseases should begin early. Dairy protein and vitamin D can affect body composition and cardiometabolic markers, yet evidence among well-nourished children is sparse.

OBJECTIVES
We investigated combined and separate effects of high dairy protein intake and vitamin D on body composition and cardiometabolic markers in children.

METHODS
In a 2 × 2-factorial, randomized trial, 200 white, Danish, 6-8-y-old children substituted 260 g/d dairy in their diet with high-protein (HP, 10 g protein/100 g) or normal-protein (NP, 3.5 g protein/100 g) yogurt and received blinded tablets with 20 µg/d vitamin D3 or placebo for 24 weeks during winter. We measured body composition by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, blood pressure, and fasting blood glucose, insulin, C-peptide, and lipids.

RESULTS
In total, 184 children (92%) completed the study. Baseline median [25th-75th percentile] dairy protein intake was 3.7 [2.5-5.1] E% and increased to 7.2 [4.7-8.8] E% and 4.2 [3.1-5.3] E% with HP and NP. Mean ± SD serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D changed from 81±17 nmol/L to 89±18 nmol/L and 48±13 nmol/L with vitamin D and placebo. There were no combined effects of dairy protein and vitamin D, except for plasma glucose, with the largest increase in the NP-vitamin D group (Pinteraction = 0.005). There were smaller increases in fat mass index (P = 0.04) with HP than NP, and the same pattern was seen for insulin, HOMA-IR, and C-peptide (all P = 0.06). LDL cholesterol was reduced with vitamin D compared to placebo (P < 0.05). Fat free mass and blood pressure were unaffected.

CONCLUSIONS
High compared to normal dairy protein intake hampered an increase in fat mass index. Vitamin D supplementation counteracted the winter decline in 25-hydroxyvitamin D and the increase in LDL cholesterol observed with placebo. This study adds to the sparse evidence on dairy protein in well-nourished children and supports a vitamin D intake of around 20 µg/d during winter.


We propose a new algorithm for spatio-temporal prediction. At a given time t, we use a Bayesian kriging model for spatial prediction. The temporal evolution from t to t + 1 is given by a deterministic black-box which can be a complex numerical code or a partial differential equation. As often in practice, the black-box is misspecified, in the sense that its parameters are imprecisely known or may be varying randomly over time. At time t, we use the black-box to obtain a rough prediction at time t + 1. When new data are available, the black-box is used to estimate the hyperparameters of the Bayesian kriging at time t + 1 by using Monte Carlo methods. Through a numerical application, we show that our method improves the values predicted by the black-box only.


A total of 52 cases (27 cases in France and 25 cases in six other European countries) have now been identified as a result of investigations into the international outbreak of Salmonella Stourbridge infection due to contaminated unpasteurised goat's cheese


Objective To investigate the effect of combined Chinese and western medicine in treating Gilles de la Tourette Syndrom (TS). Methods Twenty cases were treated with integrative therapy of calming liver to stop endogenous wind and strengthening spleen to resolve phlegm and Haloperidol. The control group with twenty cases was treated only with Haloperido. Results It was significant in the YGTSS score, the decreasing rate of YGTSS score and the TCM syndrome score after being treated with integrative therapy(P 0.05, P 0.01). It was also significantly decreased the score of the rating scale for Asberg side effect(P 0.01). Conclusion This therapy can enhance the curative effect for TS, and also can decrease its adverse reaction.


Microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) is a new method used in recent years to improve the soil. However, this method still faces challenges related to low grouting reinforcement strength and efficiency. In this study, both the bio-cement infiltration method and bio-cement mixed method for sand foundation were proposed, and physical model tests were conducted to investigate the mechanical properties of sand treated with the bio-cement method. The results showed that the bio-cement maximized the utilization rate of bacterial liquid and reduced the waste caused by the loss of bacteria compared with traditional methods. Both the size of the reinforced area and bearing capacity of the sand reinforced by bio-cement infiltration method were controlled by the volume ratio of the bio-cement, calcareous sand powder, and the inflow rate. The maximum bearing capacity was 125 N when using a mixture of bio-cement and calcareous sand powder with a ratio of 400/80, with an inflow rate of 20 mL/min. The UCS of the sand reinforced by the bio-cement mixed method gradually decreased from 3.44 MPa to 0.88 MPa with depth, but increased with increasing CaCO3 content. The CaCO3 crystals were primarily concentrated at the contact point between the particles, and the formed crystals were mainly polyhedral. Reduction in the CaCO3 content mainly occurred in the central deep part of the reinforcement area. The result provides an experimental basis for the use of bio-cement in the reinforcement of sand soil foundations.


This paper examines the relationship between health aid and infant mortality using data from 118 countries between 1973 and 2004. Health aid has a statistically significant effect on infant mortality: doubling per capita health aid is associated with a 2 percent reduction in the infant mortality rate... Although past studies have failed to document robust evidence that aid encourages economic growth there remains hope among academics policy makers and the media that aid serves a critical role by saving lives. This hope is consistent with micro-level evidence of the success of specific public health intervention programs. In addition economic growth plays a limited role in explaining changes in health outcomes implying that focusing exclusively on the effect of aid on growth may overlook important health benefits from aid. (excerpt)


The essential oil of Zanthoxylum armatum was extracted through hydro distillation and analyzed by GC-MS. Hydrocarbon fraction (17.35%) of the oil was much lower and oxygenated compounds comprised fairly high portion of essential oil (39.21%). Percentages of monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes found were 47.33% and 10.83% respectively. Oxygenated monoterpenes comprised major profile of chromatogram of essential oil of Zanthoxylum armatum i.e. 37.23% where as monoterpene hydrocarbons were 10.09%. Alcoholic percentage was much higher i.e. 26.76% and 15-hexadecanoloide (6.58%) the only cyclic ester was found in relatively high percentage.


Introduction: Street Sweeping plays an important role in maintaining the health and hygiene in cities. This job exposes street sweepers to a variety of risk factors that leads to multiple health hazards such as: respiratory system problems, cardiovascular degeneration, musculoskeletal disorders, infections, skin and gastrointestinal problems. Aim of work: To study the prevalence of some dermatological and respiratory manifestations among street sweepers and its relevance with occupational exposure. Materials and methods: The present study is a comparative cross-sectional study, conducted at Benha city, Qualubya Governorate, Egypt. Data was collected over a period of 4 months. Cluster random sampling was used to choose the study groups as we choose 5 quarters out from 16 quarters in Benha city by simple random sample. The total number of participant enrolled in this study was 200 individuals (126 street sweepers as a study group and 74 administrative staff as a control), all were non-smokers, matched for duration of work and age. Results: Significant higher percentage of skin disorders was detected among street sweepers in comparison to administrative staff: hair loss (19 % vs. 6.8%), scabies (15.1% vs. 4%), frunculosis (18.3% vs. 4.1%), contact dermatitis (17.5% vs. 2.7%), infected wound (11 % vs. 1.4 %), and varicosities (25.4% vs. 6.8%) (p< 0.01). Pulmonary function tests of street sweepers showed significant decline of (FEV1, FVC and FEV1/FVC ratio) in comparison to the control group. Our study revealed strong association between working for 10 years or more and development of chronic cough, phlegm (p value < 0.01), wheezes and feeling of shortness of breath (p value < 0.05). More than fifty percent of street sweepers were not wearing personal protective clothes at all. Conclusion: Exposure of sweeper's workers to many health hazards and poor use of protective equipments are associated with skin and respiratory diseases.


A field experiment was conducted during 1999–2000 to 2001–2002 at Sabour, Bhagalpur, to diversify traditional rice (Oryza sativa L.)-wheat (Triticum aestivum L. emend, Firoi & Paol.) cropping system. Among the rice-based-crop sequences tested, rice-potato (Solarium tuberosum L)–onion (Allium cepa L.) gave the highest rice-equivalent yield (26.94 tonnes/ha/year), net returns (Rs 65,573/ha) and production efficiency (81.6 kg/ha/day), followed by rice-potato-sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) having corresponding values of 23.92 tonnes/ha/year, Rs 61,533/ha and 80.6 kg/ha/day. Rice yields after green-manuring or fodder crops were higher than those after gram crops including greengram (Phaseolus radiatus L.). The highest benefit: cost ratio of 1:47 was noted in rice-berseem (Trifolium alexandrinum L.)-maize (Zea mays L.) + cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp.] both grown for fodder Rice-maize + greengram system had the highest land-use efficiency (96.8%). Rice-po-tato-onion required the highest energy inputs (69.90 x 103 MJ/ha), resulting in the lowest energy-use efficiency (2.46), whereas rice-potato-sunflower produced the highest output energy (205.71 x 103 MJ/ha). Green-manuring of Sesbania aculeata during summer improved organic carbon, available N, P2O5 and K2O level of soil.


Radio-frquency signal vansport through optical fiberr gained significant iotcrcst in the last decades due to several psrspectivc applications [I]. When using standard single-mode opfi~al fibcrr (SMF) at I550 nm for such syilem B m j o r limiling factor i s dispersion. The baric phenomenon of fiber dispersion penalty in optical tansmission of pW or millimeter-wave (mmw) signals has hscn published first in [Z]. To fhs authors' Imowlcdgc. il has been first dcmonstratcd sxpcrimenrally by 131. Later several dispersion compensation methods have been propowd [4-13]. Fig.1 shows measured transmission c w s a i a function of intensity modulation (IM) frqucncy. The curve belongs to 60 !an SMF length. As YCO in the figure, this link length resdfcd in transmission zeros a i around 7.677. 13.462 and 17.578 GHz.


It's mainly depended on the "Signal-Centralization-Block System" in coal mine underground monorail locomotive transportation and scheduling.Through discussion of the "Signal blocking" technology application and development,proposed one kind of monorail locomotive transport monitoring system based on the FCS model in coal mine underground.By using Q series PLC and CCLink field bus,transport monitoring system has been established,which helps to realize tram transport of real-time monitoring and automatic scheduling.This system has been successfully applied to Shanmushu Coal Mine in Yibin,and effectively avoided traffic accidents in coal mine well and improved transportation efficiency.


Applying a large amount of data,this paper introduces the resource situation and natural environment of the Eastern Salt Lake in Dawanching,analyzes the causes of the existing problems in the exploitation process and puts forwards the solutions.


By combining nonlinear model predictive static programming with dynamic inversion control, a hybrid robust explicit guidance scheme is developed for long range missiles with solid motors. The developed guidance technique can produce two successful guidance command profiles: a positive profile and a negative profile, where the negative profile solution provides relatively less control command magnitude at switch over time (i.e. time when the guidance is switched to dynamic inversion control) than guidance with the positive profile. However, the positive profile is more feasible for ballistic missile capability. The choice between the two profiles will depend on the constraints of the missile capability and mission requirement. The advantages of the developed guidance method are: 1) it is insensitive to energy uncertainties although the motor total impulse (i.e. the area under the thrust ~ time curve) is not constant, 2) it can be implemented online due to its closed form nature, with less computational difficulties. The numerical simulations demonstrate the advantages above.


Prostate cancer patients who have a more heterogeneous set of detectable circulating tumor cells are more likely to develop resistance to anti-androgen therapy, according to the results of a new study.


Microbubble augmented flotation of ultrafine chalcopyrite from quartz mixtures N. K. Tussupbayev, N. N. Rulyov & O. V. Kravtchenco To cite this article: N. K. Tussupbayev, N. N. Rulyov & O. V. Kravtchenco (2016) Microbubble augmented flotation of ultrafine chalcopyrite from quartz mixtures, Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy, 125:1, 5-9, DOI: 10.1179/1743285515Y.0000000014 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/1743285515Y.0000000014


Abstract Debts resulting from medical expenses (that is, unpaid medical bills and/or income lost because of illness or injury) are a significant component of consumer debt. Medical debt is usually involuntarily acquired, frequently unexpected, and often large enough to affect other aspects of people's financial lives, housing among them. Medical debt may result in property liens and restricted access to credit, including mortgages. Research to date strongly indicates that medical debt is common and is a significant source of financial distress. As such, it may be a source of demand for exploitative loans. A number of intersections between medical debt and lending in general and predatory lending in particular are observed or hypothesized. These intersections suggest an agenda for further research to determine the strength of the link between medical debt and predatory lending, as well as the advisability of changes in health care and financial policies.


Ahmed, A., Jones, K., Gibbons, A., Rogers, M., Wilding, M. and Madoc-Jones, I. (2017) Post-Implementation Evaluation of Part 2 of the Housing Act (Wales) 2014 (Interim Report), Cardiff: Welsh Government. Ahmed, A., Jones, K., Gibbons, A., Rogers, M.,Wilding, M. andMadoc-Jones, I. (2018) Post-Implementation Evaluation of Part 2 of the Housing Act (Wales) 2014, Cardiff: Welsh Government. Alden, S. (2015) 'On the frontline: the gatekeeper in statutory homelessness services', Housing Studies, 30, 6, 1–18. Batty, E., Beatty, C., Casey, R., Foden, M., McCarthy, L. and Reeve, K. (2015) Homeless People's Experiences of Welfare Conditionality and Benefit Sanctions, Crisis: London. Benston, E. A. (2015) 'Housing programs for homeless individuals with mental illness: effects on housing and mental health outcomes', Psychiatric Services, 66, 8, 806–16. Cloke, P., Milbourne, P. and Widdowfield, R. (2001) 'Homelessness and rurality: exploring connections in local spaces of rural England', Sociologia Ruralis, 41, 4, 438–53. Connell, A., Martin, S. and St Denny, E. (2017) 'How can subnational governments deliver their policy objectives in the age of austerity? Reshaping homelessness policy in Wales', The Political Quarterly, 88, 3, 443–51. Cooper, V. (2016) 'It's all considered to be 'unacceptable behaviour': criminal justice practitioners' experience of statutory housing duty for (ex) offenders', Probation Journal, 63, 4, 433–45. Culhane, D. P., Metraux, S. and Byrne, S. (2011) 'A prevention-centered approach to homelessness assistance: a paradigm shift?', Housing Policy Debate, 21, 2, 295–315. Farrugia, D. and Gerrard, J. (2016) 'Academic knowledge and contemporary poverty: the politics of homelessness research', Sociology, 50, 2, 267–84. FEANTSA (2007) Multiple Barriers, Multiple Solutions: Inclusion Into and Through Employment for People Who Are Homeless, Brussels: FEANTSA. Fitzpatrick, S., Johnsen, S. and Watts, B. (2012) International Homelessness Policy Review: A Report to Inform the Review of Homelessness Legislation in Wales, Cardiff: Welsh Government. Fitzpatrick, S. and Stephens, M. (2014) 'Welfare regimes, social values and homelessness: comparing responses to marginalised in six European countries', Housing Studies, 29, 2, 215–34. Fitzpatrick, S., Pawson, H., Bramley, G., Watts, B., Wood, J., Stephens, M. and Blenkinsopp, J. (2019) The Homelessness Monitor: Scotland, London: Crisis. Folsom, D. P., Hawthorne, W., Lindamer, L., Gilmer, T., Bailey, A., Golshan, S. and Jeste, D. V. (2005) 'Prevalence and risk factors for homelessness and utilization of mental health services among 10,340 patients with serious mental illness in a large public mental health system', American Journal of Psychology, 162, 2, 370–76. Gaetz, S., Schwan, K., Redman, M., French, D. and Dej, E. (2018) The Roadmap for the Prevention of Youth Homelessness, A. Buchnea (Ed.) Toronto: Canadian Observatory on Homelessness. Social Policy & Society (2020) 19:1, 183–184 © Cambridge University Press 2019 doi: 10.1017/S1474746419000381


This research work is a detailed study to determine the influence of self-esteem in the children's social development of first of Basic, parallel "C" of "Once de Noviembre" school, in Riobamba city, school year 2015-2016, and different types of self-esteem in the social development in the school year. Also the factors, which affect in socialization of the child, because they cause delays in the educational and maturational development, by providing them exercises to motivate children as direct beneficiaries. The hypothesis for this research is the self-esteem directly influences in the children's social development of first of basic, parallel "C" of "Once de Noviembre" school, in Riobamba city, school year 2015-2016. The type of research is documentary and field, the techniques and instruments for data collection were the observation sheets made to children and surveys to teachers. It was worked with the self-esteem as independent variable and social development as dependent variable. The desired results were acquired though tabulations of surveys and observation sheets. It is concluded by providing exercises and activities, which will allow the child knows oneself, acquire confidence, respect and confidence to fit into a group, norms and values in socialization for the daily living.


The small sizes of low mass stars in principle provide an opportunity to find Earth-like planets and "super-Earths" in habitable zones via transits. Large area synoptic surveys like Pan-STARRS and LSST will observe large numbers of low mass stars, albeit with widely spaced (sparse) time sampling relative to the planets' periods and transit durations. We present simple analytical equations that can be used to estimate the feasibility of a survey by setting upper limits to the number of transiting planets that will be detected. We use Monte Carlo simulations to find upper limits for the number of transiting planets that may be discovered in the Pan-STARRS Medium Deep and 3-pi surveys. Our search for transiting planets and M-dwarf eclipsing binaries in the SDSS-II supernova data is used to illustrate the problems (and successes) in using sparsely sampled surveys.


Abstract One striking feature of the Pacific War was the extent to which Wilsonian ideals informed the war aims of both sides. By 1943, the Atlantic Charter and Japan's Pacific Charter (Greater East Asia Joint Declaration) outlined remarkably similar visions for the postwar order. This comparative study of the histories surrounding both charters highlights parallels between the foreign policies of Great Britain and Imperial Japan. Both empires engaged with Wilsonianism in similar ways, to similar ends. Driven by geopolitical desperation, both reluctantly enshrined Wilsonian values into their war aims to survive a gruelling war with empire intact. But the endorsement of national self-determination, in particular, gave elites in dependent states a means to protest the realities of both British and Japanese rule and to demand that both empires practise what they preach. This comparative analysis of Britain and Japan thus sheds light on the part Wilsonian ideology played in the global crisis of empire during the Second World War.


Abstract The paper reports the results of tests carried out for kinematic properties determination of components under cyclic loading. DIC system called 5M PONTOS was employed to follow variations of displacement versus time. It was conducted by the use of markers stuck on selected sections of components tested. The results are presented in 2D and 3D coordinate systems expressing behaviour of such elements as: mechanical coupling device, boat frame and car engine. These data enabled to capture weak and strong sections of the component examined at various loading conditions.


Traditional banks and financial institutions have witnessed a profound transformation to electronic banking with the rise of the internet over the last two decades. However, most digital banking customers do not feel that the activity of managing their money and making online transactions is exciting or enjoyable. The gamification of e-banking systems is a novel approach for promoting customer engagement that is gaining popularity. This work reviews the factors influencing the adoption of e-banking and how gamification can be used to improve customer engagement, loyalty, and financial wellbeing. An exploration of the most extensively used game design elements in gamified e-banking applications suggests that the use of certain game mechanics and characteristics can be effective in creating enjoyable banking experiences. Based on this research, a set of guidelines is provided for designers and practitioners for introducing game principles in e-banking applications.


Table of Contents Introduction: International Cooperation Under Order Transition Jochen Prantl PART I: EXPLAINING COOPERATION- DISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES 1. Effective Multilateralism and Global Order Andrew Hurrell 2. The Regionalization of Security: A Comparative Analysis Louise Fawcett 3. China's Approach to Multilateralism in East Asia Su Changhe 4. Effective Multilateralism-A U.S. Perspective Bruce Jentleson 5. Japan and Regional Multilateralism in Asia: The Trilateral Strategic Dialogue as a New Institutional Choice Kuniko Ashizawa 6. Thinking in Time: War Memories, Post-war Reconciliation and Regional Co-operation in Europe and Asia Hartmut Mayer 7. Effective Multilateralism and Sino-Japanese Reconciliation Shogo Suzuki 8. Hierarchy and Great Power Cooperation in the East Asian Security Order Evelyn Goh 9. Formalizing Informal Cooperation? Robert Ayson PART II: CASE STUDIES 10. Selective or Effective Multilateralism? The Bush Administration's Proliferation Security Initiative and China's Response Rosemary Foot 11. The Mismanagement of Global Imbalances: Why Did Multilateralism Fail? Andrew Walter 12. Responding to Climate Change in the Region: New Partnerships and Chinese Leadership Katherine Morton 13. Global Promulgation - Regional Implementation? The Responsibility to Protect in East Asia Jochen Prantl and Ryoko Nakano


The German vowel system shows a complex structure based on the interaction between vowel duration and formant structures between short and long cognates. This leads to the question how vowel duration is processed. The perception of vowel duration in German native speakers was tested by an identification test, a goodness rating and an adaptive discrimination test. The test results show a sharp boundary between the short and the long category. Furthermore, the category border was characterized by bad goodness ratings in comparison to within-category stimuli and a maximum in discrimination performance regarding subtle durational differences. These results meet the criteria of both the perceptual magnet effect and categorical perception.


When the desired motion of the grasped object is given or planned, the coordination of motion of the manipulator and manipulation with its gripper is needed in order to achieve the desired motion of the object. In this paper, we have defined "graspability", "manipulability", and "virtual gripper". These concepts are necessary to deal with the geometric relation between a dexterous hand and its grasped object in the planning process and designing process. Since the coordination of motion of the manipulator and manipulation of its gripper is needed in order to achieve the desired motion of the grasped object, we have developed an algorithm that generates these coordinated motions: the path of the manipulator and the manipulation path of the object with respect to the coordinate frame of the gripper. This paper describes "graspability", "manipulability", "virtual gripper", an algorithm that generates the coordinated motions, and estimation of a "manipulable region" of a dexterous gripper which is needed in a specific task.


Since the implementation of the Pearl River Delta Strategies ten years ago, the cities located on the west bank of the river have developed more rapidly than those on the east bank. Such uneven and unexpected development has changed the original blueprint for urbanization in the region. In the light of the new development view, an examination of the strengths and weaknesses of the Pearl River Delta Strategies points to the necessity and urgency for further integration of the cities in the Pearl River Delta. The paper proposes that the area on the west bank should be urbanized with the support of key cities on the east bank with a view to coordinating the development of the region.


The regions with uncertain decisions are typical in fault diagnosis. These regions appear as a result of model mismatches, noises and unknown inputs. To increase the efficiency of fault diagnosis it is required to improve classification accuracy in these regions. The homogeneity distribution of the codebook vectors is a key element in the accuracy of the classification process. The paper defines an appropriate homogeneity measure that is strongly correlated with the optimal misclassification error. The classification process of the Counter Propagation neural network (CPN) is investigated. Based on this homogeneity value, the paper proposes two modification algorithms for the original CPN classification algorithm to reduce the misclassification error in the regions of uncertain decisions. The accuracy of the proposed algorithm is tested with a case study. The first method alters the learning rate using the homogeneity value of the region. The second method generates an R-tree decomposition of the input space and performs redistribution of the codebook vectors. Both methods provide significant improvement in classification. Copyright © 2002 IFAC Keyword: neural networks, learning algorithms, classification, fault diagnosis


While Kinect was originally designed as a motion sensing input device of the gaming console Microsoft Xbox 360 for gaming purposes,it's easy-to-use,low-cost,reliability,speed of the depth measurement and relatively high quality of depth measurement make it can be used for 3D reconstruction.It could make 3D scanning technology more accessible to everyday users and turn 3D reconstruction models into much widely used asset for many applications.In this paper,we focus on Kinect 3D reconstruction.


This paper shows that full abstraction can be accomplished in the context of guided summarization. We describe a work in progress that relies on Information Extraction, statistical content selection and Natural Language Generation. Early results already demonstrate the effectiveness of the approach.


This article reviews old and recent literature concerning the hypothesis that the Diels-Alder reaction is the dominant reaction in the thermal polymerization of vegetable oil. Both triacylglycerol oils and methyl esters are used to show that this mechanism is unlikely to be a significant contributor en route to the reaction products. The products formed under a range of different reaction conditions are reviewed, including dimer acid, where Diels-Alder chemistry is not claimed, to the polymerization of mono-unsaturated methyl oleate in the presence of oxygen. In these, and even in the system where Diels-Alder chemistry is claimed, the polymerization of conjugated methyl linoleate, six-membered ring structures are not found in levels detectable by 13C NMR. Since such structures are formed by a Diels-Alder reaction, it is unlikely that any more than 5% of the reaction could be formed by that method. Other factors against the Diels-Alder contribution to this process, such as conformation and electron withdrawing ability of the substrates are also discussed.


Composite materials, which are light and strong, are of great interest to engineers in the aerospace industry. Specifically in this work, a discontinuous short fiber reinforced polymer composite whose matrix is Polypropylene and fibers are Electric-glass oriented in different directions was studied. The performance of this material is highly dependent on its microstructure, and therefore the objective of this research is to nondestructively characterize the microstructure of the composite material. This includes characterization of its fiber orientation and length, fiber volume fraction, and void volume fraction. To do this, X-ray micro-computed tomography has been used, providing two dimensional cross-sectional images that stack to form a threedimensional image of the microstructure. Advanced image-processing methods have been used to determine the fiber volume fraction, the void volume fraction, and the fiber length distributions. Characterization of the microstructure will help predict its mechanical properties and establish a general framework for characterizing and predicting the strength of composite materials. Through the advanced characterization and strength prediction methods discussed in this work, engineers will eventually be able to quickly and non-destructively evaluate materials and thereby reduce large scale testing in aerospace applications.


Within the context of globalization, nations have increasingly become the object of both production and consumption. Consequently, directly or indirectly citizens are being conceptualized, appealed to and transformed into consumers. A key driving force in this transformation is the diverse range of multinational corporations (MNCs) that engage in what is referred to as corporate nationalism – a process that seeks to capitalize upon the nation as a source of collective identification. This paper sets forth to explore (1) the nature and significance of corporate nationalism within the context of globalization; (2) the nature and significance of the 'holy trinity' – sport, beer and masculinity; (3) a case study of one specific Molson Canadian beer advertising campaign to illustrate how it serves as a manual of both masculinity and national identity in Canada; (4) the role of cultural intermediaries in reproducing dominant forms of masculinity; and (5) the implications of corporate nationalism and the holy trinity for understanding the reproduction of masculinity in an increasingly global world.


Micro-bursts are a common problem in data center networks, and many studies have analyzed ways to mitigate micro-burst traffic. However, little attention has been paid to micro-burst impacts in mobile networks even though fifth generation (5G) mobile networks have stringent performance requirements such as low-latency communications. For example, third generation partnership project (3GPP) defines the minimum requirement of end-to-end latency as 5 milliseconds. We need to consider how to avoid micro-bursts in a data center of 5G networks because the end-to-end definition includes not only radio access networks and mobile backhaul but also data center networks deploying user plane function (UPF). 5G networks have some differences from networks in past micro-burst studies. Applications requiring low-latency communications are not backend systems assumed in the previous studies. Augmented reality (AR) and vehicle to everything (V2X) messages are typical delay sensitive applications in 5G networks. Furthermore, the traditional approaches for absorbing micro-burst traffic such as a deep buffer and buffer allocation scheme cannot be used in 5G networks because packet buffering increases queueing latency. In this paper, we analyze micro-burst characteristics in 5G networks in order to clarify what types of applications and what network architecture cause micro-bursts. For mitigating micro-bursts, we evaluate quality of service (QoS) schedulers and window size control of transmission control protocol (TCP). The results show that the TCP window size control can reduce queuing latency to be sub-millisecond without any additional mechanisms or equipment while priority queueing (PQ) and weighted round robin (WRR) schedulers have some limitations.


Selective autophagy mediates the cross-talk between plant growth and stress signaling pathways. Selective autophagy mediates the cross-talk between plant growth and stress signaling pathways.


In exchange economies, we investigate social choice rules that can be implemented in Nash equilibrium under some allocative constraints. Allocative...


The total daily O, consumption rate of the intertidal oyster reef community in Georgia, USA was found to range between 0.6 X 104 and 5.0 X 10 mg 02/m2 of reef surface, corresponding to a seasonal range of ambient water temperature from 9?C to 30?C. Oysters, nonoyster macrofauna, microbiota, and chemical oxidation were estimated to account for 48.1%, 10.0%, 21.9%, and 20.0%, respectively, of total 02 consumed. Reef macrofaunal biomass averages 1,108 g/m2 (ash-free dry weight) of which Crassostrea virginica comprises 87.5%. Growth of individual reef oysters, and, therefore, entire reefs, appears to be extremely slow, probably due to high maintenance costs and limited inundation time characteristic of the intertidal zone. The oyster reef community occupies only 0.06% of total marsh-water surface area in a salt marsh estuary unit (the Duplin River marsh-estuary system), but it can theoretically degrade 1% of the estimated excess annual net primary production in the system.


Abstract Lung cancer dominates the current picture of malignancies worldwide, remaining a tragic first place in mortality statistics. Despite the continuous improvements in lung cancer screening, the refinement of surgical techniques, and innovations in oncological treatments, lung cancer remains the main contributor to fatalities among all forms of neoplastic conditions.(1,2) Lung adenocarcinoma is not just one of the most common histological types of lung cancer but also one of the deadliest high heterogeneity. Smoking worldwide due to its late diagnosis and tobacco is one of the main risk factors for any lung cancer, including adenocarcinoma, but there are also other factors that can increase the risk, such as family history of lung cancer and professional exposure to noxious agents such as silica, asbestos, radon, heavy metals, and diesel fumes . (3) Therefore, through this case series report the authors attempt to present their experience with three cases with a broad range of differences such as past medical history, living and work conditions, and other vicious habits such as smoking. This paper strives to establish the potential faces that lung adenocarcinoma can adopt, disguising itself under the umbrella of many other lung parenchymal syndromes, mimicking non-malignant processes, often displaying features very similar to an infection, and misdiagnosed as pneumonia, thereby delaying the diagnosis. Additionally, we provide a brief synthesis of the best resources available in lung adenocarcinoma-specific literature, including the importance of distinguishing early signs and symptoms, medical imaging, differential diagnosis, and early treatment.


The storm occurred on July 21st 2012, Beijing, has proved to be a tremendous disaster, which took away numerous properties and lives. The shortages of the weather forecast following CCTV news report are: focus area is obviously biased; the meteorological service is monotonous; time is short, and it has blurry meaning of language. The mass media has the role of information communication and social supervision. Reformation should be made to "weather forecast" in terms of its content, which should focus on the transmission of risk information, trying to widen the coverage area, diversify the service, and clarify the expression.


Grain quality of rice is close related with human health,and production of high quality rice is the hot issue now.Nitrogen fertilizer and water condition related to grain qualities were discussed,so that advantage of nutrition ingredient was found in cold area of Northeastern China.Main factor influencing quality was discu-ssed,and the paper pointed out that nutrition management can increase rice quality.


The hypocotyls explants from "Chunqiu" cauliflower were cultured and some factors affecting shoot regeneration were also studied.The results showed the highest frequency of shoot regeneration of hypocotyls explants from 6 d old in vitro grown seedling was 93.33% and No.of bud per explant with shoots was 5.71,using the MS media containing the hormone combinations of 6 BA 2-3 mg/L and NAA 0.5 mg/L.It was also found AgNO 3 (6 mg/L) was advantageous to the shoot formation;the lower segments of hypocotyls produced shoot earlier and easier than the upper segments.


James Cameron`s Avatar was a stunning success for digital characters. Digital animation character creation was not suddenly enabled by visual technology, rather it was a result of numerous attempts of combining animation and live action film with the help of technology advancement. Two pioneers in this field are James Cameron and Robert Zemeckis. Although continuous interest and research in visual technology existed, the two directors differed in how they viewed the use of technology. The difference is demonstrated in their two recent movies which will be covered in details. How these two directors differed in their approach remains a topic of study for us who continuously are exposed on advance visual technology and our reaction to the changing nature of the industry.


Conclusions can be drawn from incomplete or inconsistent specifications by separating the corresponding information in two sorts: the facts known for sure and others, that being not certain, are plausible and will be used to extend the former. This approach is formalized in Default Logic. Among the conclusions of such an specification there may be properties that are derived from facts know for sure, other derived from plausible facts and even other derived using inconsistent information. To these different sorts of conclusions correspond different degrees of credibility. It is possible to accept or reject some more doubtful conclusions by choosing the type of consequences (credulous or skeptical, for example) that are of interest in each case. There is however no consequence relation that, in a uniform way, allows to express the different strength of those conclusions. In order to achieve such a goal we need to enlarge the language where the consequences of a specification are written. For the simple case of specifications written in propositional logic we will present a modal logic consequence relation that is able to express the different nature of the consequences of the original specification. The generalization of this consequence relation to modal specifications is cumulative.


Most polymer-based membranes that are used in prototypical aqueous redox-flow batteries (RFBs) do not adequately prevent crossover of small-molecule reactants, causing high rates of capacity fade. Ceramic superionic conductor membranes are an attractive alternative due to their superior abilities to mitigate crossover;1 they can thus enable the deployment of electrolytes containing earth-abundant, small-molecule reactants.2
 3 We test the performance and stability of a von Alpen sodium superionic conductor Na3.1Zr1.55Si2.3P0.7O11 (NaSICON) as an RFB membrane by examining its resistance, permeability and interfacial morphology as a function of electrolyte composition and temperature. The resistance of NaSICON is stable for several weeks while immersed in neutral to strongly alkaline ([OH-] = 3 M) aqueous electrolytes, and its permeability to polysulfide-based and permanganate-based small-molecule RFB reactants is negligible compared to that of Nafion. The glassy phase of the NaSICON microstructure at the membrane-electrolyte interface undergoes small amounts of etching while in contact with aqueous electrolytes containing sodium ions, which becomes more extensive when potassium ions are present in the electrolyte, leading in certain instances to complete disintegration of the membrane. We report a ferrocyanide-permanganate flow cell at a pH of 14.5 with a ~ 700 μm-thin NaSICON membrane supporting weeks of cycling with apparently negligible reactant crossover and very low capacity fade (< 0.04 %/day). Area-specific resistance of NaSICON falls dramatically with increasing temperature and decreasing membrane thickness, and a membrane that is 100 µm thick or thinner can enable power densities at above-ambient temperatures that are comparable to power densities of polymer membrane-containing flow cells.
 (1) Yu, X.; Gross, M. M.; Wang, S.; Manthiram, A. Aqueous Electrochemical Energy Storage with a Mediator-Ion Solid Electrolyte. Advanced Energy Materials
 2017, 7 (11), 1602454, https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201602454. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201602454 (acccessed 2021/03/12).
 (2) Wei, X.; Xia, G.-G.; Kirby, B.; Thomsen, E.; Li, B.; Nie, Z.; Graff, G. G.; Liu, J.; Sprenkle, V.; Wang, W. An aqueous redox flow battery based on neutral alkali metal ferri/ferrocyanide and polysulfide electrolytes. J. Electrochem. Soc.
 2016, 163 (1), A5150-A5153. DOI: 10.1149/2.0221601jes].
 (3) Colli, A. N.; Peljo, P.; Girault, H. H. High energy density MnO4-/MnO42- redox couple for alkaline redox flow batteries. Chem Commun (Camb)
 2016. DOI: 10.1039/c6cc08070g.


In January 2016, the Government of India launched the Startup India initiative, which has transformed the way in which the markets, potential entrepreneurs, and investors view startups. This transformation included a slew of policy measures intended to promote a startup culture and allow younger population members to take risk with their ideas and become "job creators" rather than "job seekers." India's demographic dividend required a suitable channelization of human resources. The Startup Action Plan (SAP) of 2016 proposed to address three key areas for empowering potential startups:

(i) hand-holding and simplification;

(ii) funding support and incentives; and

(iii) incubation and industry–academia partnership.

Emerging as the third-largest startup ecosystem of the world, India has potential for enormous growth. There have been several policies at all levels of government, industry, and academia to promote a startup culture. However, it is important to examine these initiatives and determine whether they move beyond the subsidy/tax holiday mindset and work on the root corrections necessary for a robust startup ecosystem. There are several issues that require consideration from the policy and regulatory perspective for a successful startup revolution. This paper explores these initiatives that the Government of India has taken and identifies the gaps that require attention from stakeholders. The paper also investigates the major challenges and potential solutions arising from the Indian experience of initiatives in the startup revolution.


New developments in the design and construction of neutral meson spectrometers have led to suggestions for taking advantage of the (K−,π0) single charge‐exchange reaction to open up hitherto unavailable areas on the hypernuclear frontier.


In order to study the responses of Syringa to acid and alkali stress under the condition of water-logging stress, Syringa oblataand Syringa microphylla were taken a the tested materials, the potted culture experiments were conducted and the effects of 5 kinds of pH conditions on the chlorophyll content and chlorophyll fl uorescence characteristics of S.oblata and S.microphylla were studied. The results show that under the stress of water-logging, S.oblata's relative chlorophyll content decreased with fastest speed under alkaline stress, the extent of photoinhibition was strong under two stresses, the photosynthetic electron transfer rate was slower under acidic stress, no signifi cant changes in heat dissipation; S.microphylla's relative chlorophyll content decreased fastest under acidic stress, the heat dissipation increased fastest, the extent of photoinhibition was weaker under two stresses. Acid resistance of S. oblata's was strong and the alkaline resistance of S.microphylla's was strong under the stress of water-logging.


Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the role of communities of practice in organizations and their most beneficial effects for both individual and collective development.

Design/methodology/approach

Based on a literature review, from the first authoritative texts by Lave and Wenger until the most recent critiques, the paper has attempted to conciliate the individual and the organizational perspectives about this precious tool for knowledge management and creation.

Findings

Because of their distinctive features, a joint enterprise, a mutual engagement and a shared repertoire, if strategically managed, might resort to individual and organizational positive outcomes. From an individual perspective, communities could be beneficial in developing professional skills, a stronger sense of identity and finding continuity even during discontinuity and change. From an organizational perspective, communities of practice could help drive the strategy, start new lines of business, solve problems quickly and transfer best practices.

Research limitations/implications

Many limitations about this conceptualization have been presented. Therefore, future research should try to focus on communities within different socio-cultural contexts and within different kinds of organizations.

Practical implications

Practical implications about the use of communities of practice within organizational contexts are mainly linked to the enhancement of human and social capital seen as a strategic, although intangible, asset.

Social implications

The social implications of this paper are connected to the contribution to the discussion on the theme which is quite uncommon in human resource management research.

Originality/value

The value of this paper is the attempt to connect the communities of practice to human and social capital.


Since 1982, the experiments of the rare-earth application to forestry have been carried out with both pot-planted seedlings and field trees. The results proved that the rare-earth can increase the seed germination rate,and growth of forest trees at nursery stock stage, and improve the quality of nursery stockes, e. g. Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb. ) Hook,Schima superba Gardn, et champ, Castanea mollissima Blume, Paulownia sp., Populus sp.etc. It can also raise the seed yields and quality of Pinus elliottii Engelm and Cunninghamia lanceolata in a seed orchard. And there are obvious effects on the fruit set percentage and yields, as well as improving the quality of fruits for some dry or fresh fruit tree species, such as Juglant regia L.,Ziayphus jujuba Mill, Castanea mollissima, Mains pumila Mill, Pyrus bretschmeideri Rehd, Crataegus pinnstifida Bge, Diospyros kaki L., Prunus armeniaca L., and so on. The studies on physiological effects of it in forest tree species during its nursery stock stage, and in economic forest tree species during its flowering and fruiting period indicate that it can promot chlorophyll formation and mineral element absorption by roots, increase photosynthetic intensity and dry matter accumulation, as well influence the contents of some organic acids, protein, fat, sugar, and Vc etc in the fruitsand seeds. Now the technique for the rare-earth application to forestry have been used in production practice as a result of studing it for manyyears.


Combined thermionic emission and tunneling of hot electrons (thermo-tunneling) has emerged as a potential new solid-state cooling technology. Practical implementation of thermo- tunneling, however, requires the formation of a nanometer-sized gap spanning macroscopically significant surfaces.   Thermo-tunneling is a term used to describe combined emission of hot electrons (thermionic emission) and tunneling of electrons through a narrow potential barrier between two surfaces (field emission).  Thermo-tunneling of hot electrons across a few nanometer gap has application to vacuum electronics, flat panel displays, and holds great potential in thermo-electric cooling and energy generation. Development of new thermo-tunneling applications requires creation of a stable nanometer gap between two surfaces. This presentation is focused on our effort to investigate the stability of the thin flexible structure under electro-static and Lorenz forces opposing each other. In this presentation, we report the result of numerical simulation with some mathematical simplifications.  The mathematical model used for the numerical simulation is well studied in the literature. Using forth order partial differential beam equation we studied steady state solution of the system using Galerkin method. Assuming practical values for the parameters of the system equilibrium points and their type as a characteristic of a dynamical system is studied.


The article is devoted to the study of the state of high education in rural districts of Ukraine and identification of problems of its development. It provides a statistical analysis of the data of State Statistics Committee, calculates indicators of development, conducts a structural analysis and reveals main tendencies of development of high education in rural districts of Ukraine. Results of the analysis are used for determining desirable directions of its development.


The key aspects and features of the training program that is administered and run by the Australasian College of Sports Physicians are discussed. The two main phases that the training of Sport and Exercise program is divided into are highlighted.


In traditional satellite communication, fixed position communication base station can guarantee static real-time communication to satellite, but can not guarantee it in motion, and the SATCOM on-the-move system can solve this problem. Aiming at the mobile satellite ground station communication system and realizing the duplex communication of the whole system, this paper designs a corrugated horn duplex feed with waveguide duplexer applied to the SATCOM on-the-move system at Ku band. The frequency bands of this feed antenna are 12.25 -12.75GHz and 14.0- 14.5GHz, respectively (Typical frequency of Ku-band satellite communication). The reflection coefficient of waveguide duplexer is lower than -18dB, and the reflection coefficient of this duplex feed is lower than -15dB. The out-band suppression is greater than 95dB


The invention relates to a multi-card mobile terminal and a system message receiving method thereof. The system message receiving method comprises the following steps of: acquiring a system message received by any SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card from a network; and storing the system message in a buffer zone so as to ensure thateach SIM card can acquire the system message from the buffer zone. The invention avoids the problem of excessive system expense caused by receiving the system message by multiple SIM cards for multiple times, and meanwhile, the time for network selection and cell switching is also reduced.


It has become plain that the various contributors to this Symposium use the key term ritual in quite different ways. The ethologists are consistent with one another; Professor Hinde's definition will serve for all: 'ritualization refers to the evolutionary changes which the signal movements of lower vertebrates have undergone in adaptation to their function in communication'. Such a definition has no relevance for the work of social anthropologists. Unfortunately, although ritual is a concept which is very prominent in anthropological discourse, there is no concensus as to its precise meaning. This is the case even for the anthropologist contributors to this Symposium; for example, I myself use the term in a different way from Professor Fortes whose paper immediately follows my own. Even so certain major differences between the positions of the ethologist and the social anthropologist need to be noted. For the ethologist, ritual is adaptive repetitive behaviour which is characteristic of a whole species; for the anthropologist, ritual is occasional behaviour by particular members of a single culture. This contrast is very radical. Professor Erikson has suggested, by implication, that we may bridge the gap by referring to 'culture groups' as 'pseudo-species'. This kind of analogy may be convenient in certain very special kinds of circumstance, but it is an exceedingly dangerous kind of analogy. It is in fact precisely this analogy which provides the basis for racial prejudice wherever we encounter it. It cannot be too strongly emphasized that ritual, in the anthropologist's sense, is in no way whatsoever a genetic endowment of the species.


As the increasing use of mobile devices, mobile social networks (MSNs) are becoming an inseparable part of people's lives there are many privacy-preserving profile matching protocols. If we consider the user profile different users will have different instances of profiles so we will classify the profile of users into three they are non-anonymity, conditional anonymity, and full anonymity. The main aim is to determine the overall similarity of two profiles rather than their relation in specific attributes. It checks whether the proximity measure of the two profiles is larger, equal or smaller than a pre-defined threshold value. By using the specified software's like J2SDK1.6, MySQL5.6 database, IDE Eclipse 4.4, tomcat server7.0 and web services XML, HTML etc., we can implement the above matching scheme. In existing framework the entire clients straight forwardly distribute their complete profiles for others to pursuit. In this paper a profile matching application is implemented which helps the client to discover the individuals whose profile is best matched with other individuals. It proposes the security protocol which helps from profiling, increases the privacy so that less information about the user profile is revealed. To provide security for the information some advanced protocols like ICPM, IPPM, ECPM and ECPM+ are used.


We find that a holographic walking technicolor model has a limit ("conformal limit") where the techni-dilaton (TD) becomes an exactly massless Nambu-Goldstone boson of the scale symmetry with its nonzero finite decay constant F_phi /= 0, which naturally realizes a light TD, say at 125 GeV, near the limit. In such a light TD case, we find that F_phi is uniquely determined by the techni-pion decay constant F_pi independently of the holographic parameters: F_phi/F_pi ~= sqrt{2 N_TF}, with N_TF being the number of techni-fermions. We show that the holographic TD is consistent with a new boson at 125 GeV recently discovered at the LHC.


.......................................................................................................................................... 5 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 6 Research Questions ......................................................................................................................... 8 Method ............................................................................................................................................ 9 Participants .................................................................................................................................. 9 Measures ................................................................................................................................... 10 Project Activities ....................................................................................................................... 10 Evaluation Design ..................................................................................................................... 11 Analysis .................................................................................................................................... 12 Results ........................................................................................................................................... 14 Descriptive Statistics ................................................................................................................. 14 Year 1 Impact Results ............................................................................................................... 14 Year 2 Cohort Comparisons ..................................................................................................... 15 Year 3 Cohort Comparisons ..................................................................................................... 15 Middle School Findings ............................................................................................................ 16 Discussion ..................................................................................................................................... 16 Limitations ................................................................................................................................ 17 Conclusion .................................................................................................................................... 18 References ..................................................................................................................................... 19 Appendix A ................................................................................................................................ A–1 Appendix B ................................................................................................................................. B–1 Tables Page Table 1. Project Implementation Timeline ................................................................................... 21 Table 2. Descriptive Statistics by Group and Measure ................................................................. 22 Table 3. Impact and Moderation Models for Grade 2 Mathematics Concepts and Applications .................................................................................................................................. 23


Protestant churches in Korea originate from the Western Christianity. Supposedly, both religions share the same religious traits; but, in fact, they don't. From a broader view, of course, they have the same bible, similar worship procedures, many identical melodies in their hymn book. On a closer look, however, it is not hard to see the idiosyncratic traits by which Korean protestant churches are distinguished from those in western countries. The author thought that the idiosyncrasies were hardly explainable within the context of christianity and that they needed to be construed in relation to the folk religion Koreans have held long before the transmission of christianity from the western world. On the basis of this premise, the author netted the following findings: (1) The prayer-meeting-at-dawn is closely related to the worship of 'chowang,' one of the House Spirits. (2) The three-time calling of "Lord!" ar some prayer meetings is related to the invocation of god in shamanistic practices. (3) Going to a mountain to pray is associated with shamans' practice of mountain prayer. (4) The expression 'to receive a prayer' is related to the oracle-seeking of Folk Religion. (5) The intentional tone variation of the minister ar special prayer resembles the voice change of the shaman when she tries to get the oracle. (6) 'Wish-fulfilling thanks donation' or 'wish-fulfilling offering' resembles the give-and-take offerings of Folk Religion. (7) The rigorous rule of donation preparation is associated with that of sacrifice preparation of Folk Religion. (8) The invocation of blessing heard at donation prayers is related to that of Folk Religion. (9) The blessing-giving holy meeting on New Year's Eve is associated with Folk Religion's various forms of rituals for New Year. (10) The impolite speech of some famous evangelists is associated with the speech style of shamans that they choose whey granting the oracle. As mentioned above, Korean protestant churches have many different traits that are comparable with those of western churches, and these idiosyncrasies are found to be associated with the various phases of Korean Folk Religion. The Christian ministers and believers apparently ruled out the Folk Religion as superstition or idol worship, but interestingly, they actually accept many of the aspects of traditional religion. In a sense, Korean Christianity owes quite a lot of its unparalleled rapid growth to Folk Religion. Had not been for the believers coming from the shamanistic motivation or for the ministers, especially the folk evangelists, fostering the shamanistic belief, such breathtaking quantitative growth of Korean Christianity wouldn't have been possible. Considering that the Koreans have lived under the persistent influence of the base religion called 'Folk Religion' for over four millennia, the process of receiving and finding faith in a foreign religion called Christianity may well display a different spectrum from the one the western society does. The parallelisms could well be found in both Buddhism and Confucianism as they settled in the mind of Koreans.


A compact, low-profile, front-end module consisting of a fused fibre coupler and a twin pin photodiode for balanced heterodyne receivers is described. Special packaging and mounting techniques ensure excellent performance from a module only 7 mm high. Figures of merit include a 16.8 GHz wideband response, an extremely low 0.8 dB optical loss, and an overall external quantum efficiency of 78%


The utility model discloses a breathing valve in a dredge pipe system. The breathing valve in the dredge pipe system comprises a valve body shell and a grating plate, wherein the valve body shell extends out of a horizontal mud pipe upward in a vertical mode and is communicated with the mud pipe, the breathable grating plate is sealed at the position, near the lower portion, of the interior of the valve body shell, the upper roof of the valve body shell is connected with a breathing valve exhaust pipe through a flange, a valve cavity is formed between the grating plate and the flange, a liner capable of moving up and down is arranged inside the valve cavity, and the liner is a stainless steel component and is cylindrical. According to the breathing valve in the dredge pipe system, a traditional rubber-ball-type liner is modified into the cylindrical stainless-steel liner, the aging problem of the rubber is avoided, the service life of the breathing valve is prolonged, the breathing valve in the dredge pipe system is simple to manufacture in outline, convenient to disassemble and replace, capable of being made into a general piece on site, and free of special design. The breathing valve in the dredge pipe system is simple in structure, long in service life, and capable of being used in the dredge pipe system widely.


Objective:To confirm the efficacy of Compound Xueshuantong Capsule on diabetic retinopathy in hemorrhage period.Methods:Randomly selected out-patient cases,took oral medicine accordance with the dose on time,observed visual acuity and retinal changes before and after treatment.Results:After 3 months observation,visual acuity was improved overall response rate 76.6%,retinal hemorrhage to improve the overall efficiency 70%.Conclusion:The Compound Xueshuantong Capsule was effective in clinical treatment of diabetic retinopathy in hemorrhage period.


The aim of this study was to investigate glucose tolerance, glucagon response, and beta cell function during a 1‐year maintenance period with either exercise, the glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonist liraglutide, or the combination after diet‐induced weight loss.


Using symmetry properties, we determine the mixing pattern of a class of nonlocal quark bilinear operators containing a straight Wilson line along a spatial direction. We confirm the previous study that mixing among the lowest dimensional operators, which have a mass dimension equal to three, can occur if chiral symmetry is broken in the lattice action. For higher dimensional operators, we find that the dimension-three operators will always mix with dimension-four operators, even if chiral symmetry is preserved. Also, the number of dimension-four operators involved in the mixing is large, and hence it is impractical to remove the mixing by the improvement procedure. Our result is important for determining the Bjorken-x dependence of the parton distribution functions using the quasi-distribution method on a Euclidean lattice. The requirement of using large hadron momentum in this approach makes the control of errors from dimension-four operators even more important.


The coroba ( Jessenia polycarpa Karst ) is an autochthonous plant from the Cedeno Municipality, Bolivar State, in Venezuela, whose fruit forms part of the culinary tradition of the region. The objective of this investigation was to determine the physical-chemical characteristics of the oil from the seed of the coroba, in order to establish its possible uses. The proximate analysis of the seeds separated from mature fruits was as follows: humidity (10.16 0.04 %), fat (58.21 0.04%), raw fiber (21.64 0.07%), ash (2.21 0.09%). Oil extracted from the seeds with organic solvent (n-hexane) showed the following values: iodine value ( 5.78 0.04 cg I2/g), peroxide index (1.22 0.04 meq O 2 /kg), free acidity (0.255% as lauric acid), refraction index at 20 °C (1.4515), phosphorus content (115.5 4.9 ppm). The fatty acid profile of the oil showed lauric acid (41.75%) as the major component. These results suggest that coroba oilseed can be considered as a potential substitute for coconut and palmiste oils.


The present invention provides a stamp material comprising: a stamp portion having a stamp surface-forming portion for forming a stamp surface; holding the stamp material in the stamp portion; a seat for holding the stamp portion, wherein form useful to determine the positioning of said stamp material in the position of the stamp-making apparatus; and the stamp portion by the above-described seat may be detachably mounted on said stamp material; wherein, in the stamp It is formed on the shoe portion for determining a position of the positioning of the stamp-making apparatus; and a seat formed in the positioning portion for determining the position of the stamp-making apparatus. In another form, there is provided a stamp material for the above-mentioned stamp material disposed in the stamp-making apparatus mounting bracket. The mounting recess formed in the mounting bracket for mounting said stamp material in a surface of the stamp material forming the positioning portion positioned in said stamp-making apparatus in another side opposite to the one surface of the at .


Abstract : The most common theoretical approach to model the interactions in a biochemical process is through chemical reactions. Often for these reactions, the dynamics of the first M-order statistical moments of the species populations do not form a closed system of differential equations, in the sense that the time-derivatives of first M-order moments generally depend on moments of order higher than M. However, for analysis purposes, these dynamics are often made to be closed by approximating the needed derivatives of the first M-order moments by nonlinear functions of the same moments. These functions are called the moment closure functions. This paper presents a systematic procedure to construct these moment closure functions. This is done by first assuming that they exhibit a certain separable form, and then matching time derivatives of the exact (not closed) moment equations with that of the approximate (closed) equations for some initial time and set of initial conditions. Using these results a stochastic model for gene expression is investigated. We show that in gene expression mechanisms, in which a protein inhibits its own transcription, the resulting negative feedback reduces stochastic variations in the protein populations.


Abstract There are many possibilities how to describe the architecture of the embedded system eventually of the whole microprocessor. The description is realized usually using any special language, which only rarely provides a formal description of the architecture. The formal description is useful for an easily verification of the most critical parts of the architecture. Our task deals with the formal description of the Application Specific Instruction set Processors (ASIP) in UML. Due to the lower complexity of this type of processor, it is possible to generate automatically the software toolset from the model, which provide fluent development of the microprocessor's applications. The task is to provide the methodology for fully automatized design of microprocessor base on the UML description.


Executive compensation has been studied extensively in the past three decades, yet the relationship between company performance and executive compensation continues to be a debated topic judging from the number of articles in academic literature. The main objective of this study was to determine the relationship between CEO compensation, corporate governance and financial performance of listed platinum mines in South Africa. The results of the study indicated no statistics significant relationship between CEO compensation and the financial performance variables ROE and ROA. The results also indicated a positive relationship between some corporate governance variables such as board size and proportion number of independent non-executive directors, but found no statistic significant relationship between CEO compensation and proportion number of female board members.


Two new flavonoid compounds, 8,8'-bisbaicalein 1 and baicalein-7-O-caffeate 2 along with six known flavonoids, baicalein, chrysin, scutellarein, 6-hydroxyluteolin, 6-methoxyluteolin and baicalein-7-Oglucoside and have been isolated from the stem-bark of Oroxylum indicum (Bignoniaceae) and identified on the basis of spectroscopic and chemical studies. 6-Hydroxyluteolin and 6-methoxyluteolin are reported for the first time from this plant.


It is generally held that rural Australians are more cooperative in character than their urban counterparts. To explore one aspect of this notion, we conducted an experiment which compared trust and trustworthiness among a sample of Australian senior high school students which included students with both pastoral and non-pastoral backgrounds. While student behaviour is unlikely to mimic adult behaviour, any significant differences between pastoral and non-pastoral students would suggest differences do exist between the social norms that guide pastoral and non-pastoral communities. We repeated our experiment at three different schools containing students from both pastoral and non-pastoral backgrounds, allowing us to draw comparisons. In total 78 students participated. Our experiments were based on similar experiments that have been applied across a range of contexts internationally (trust game/investment game). We did not find evidence of differences between students with pastoral and non-pastoral backgrounds, either in the level of trust in others or in trustworthiness, though our methods probably have a bias towards this conclusion. Our results concurred with other studies in showing that social distance is an important determinant of the level of cooperation.


The construction of micro policing oral English corpus is of great significance in teaching and research of policing English in public security colleges,construction of professional English corpus,training of versatile talents who can grasp English,as well as foreign policing work. Three steps including overall design,text collection,classification and annotation can be taken in the construction of micro policing oral English corpus and this corpus can be applied to policing English teaching according to characteristics of micro policing oral English corpus and practical situations of foreign language teaching.


We investigate the dimensioning of 3G wireless networks with a CDMA2000 radio interface technology. These networks offer a range of multimedia services that require different end-to-end QoS. In order to meet this QoS, dimensioning of a 3G network must include an handshake between the radio and the core networks and therefore involve the three networks (radio, core, access). In this paper we primarily address the problem of optimizing the base station locations and the core network link capacity with different multimedia traffic scenarios and different QoS and GoS requirements. The dimensioning problem is formulated as a mixed integer program (MIP) problem and solved by a tabu search (TS) algorithm that relies on the signal to noise plus interference ratio (SNIR) to guide its search strategy. In order to improve the efficiency of the tabu search, we study extensively various of its key features: (i) search intensification through dynamic tabu lists and aspiration criteria; (ii) search diversification through restarts using new base station locations. We next conduct experiments with the resulting tabu search (TS) on quite large instances. The MIP formulation can be used to evaluate the quality of those solutions. It is then showed that the TS solutions are almost optimal on small instances and requires much less resources than the approximated solutions obtained with the MIP formulations, even for larger instances.


The superior electrical properties of GaAs and its ability to produce heterojunctions which confine charge-carrier motion in specified directions, allows new design freedoms for bipolar transistors. This promises the realization of very fast, low power, high density integrated circuits.


The aim of this research the derivatives of 4- [4-(acetylamino) phenyl]- 2 -(3,5dimethyl- 1 H-pyrzol -1-yl)-3-hydroxy-4-oxobutanoic acid was used synthesize heterocyclic compounds. These heterocyclic compounds could be used as the main feedstock to prepare heterocyclic compounds (6,5 membred ring) including thiadiazolo, imidazole and pyridazinone derivatives. The effect of nucleophilic and electrophilic reagents on the resulting pyridazinones compounds was studied. Through preliminary analyzes of the compounds prepared in the research and spectroscopic data which obtained their structures were proved, and it have biological activities.


PURPOSE: To enhance reliability and safety by employing a sensor responsive to various acceleration limits and processing the logical signal of the sensor as a measurement only when a bit pattern formed therefrom represents a physically possible state. CONSTITUTION: A stopper wall 12 projecting vertically from a substrate 11 and tongues 13-17 of lengths 11 -15 extending upward are clamped so that the free ends thereof about on the wall 12. The well 112 and tongues 13-17 are proved, respectively, with lead wires and led to contacts 21, 27-31. When an acceleration (b) acts vertically to the wall 12, the free end of the tongues 13-17 is separated from the wall 12 when the combination of acceleration (b), a spring constant of tongues 13-17 and the mass overcomes the force action on the wall 12. At that moment, electrical contact between the contact 21 and any one of contacts 27-31 is released. The system disposed on the post-stage of a sensor can be operated surely in safety by comparing a bit pattern obtained under that state with a stored bit pattern (various decision criteria).


Simple Summary Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) is a rare vascular cancer that involves a gain-of-function gene fusion involving TAZ, a transcriptional coactivator, and one of two end effectors of the Hippo pathway. Although the activity of TAZ and/or YAP, a paralog of TAZ, is consistently altered in many cancers, genetic alterations involving YAP/TAZ are rare, and the precise mechanisms by which YAP/TAZ are activated are not well understood in most cancers. Because WWTR1(TAZ)–CAMTA1 is the only genetic alteration in approximately half of EHE, EHE is a genetically clean and homogenous system for understanding how the dysregulation of TAZ promotes tumorigenesis. Therefore, by using EHE as a model system, we hope to elucidate the essential biological pathways mediated by TAZ and identify mechanisms to target them. The findings of EHE research can be applied to other cancers that are addicted to high YAP/TAZ activity. Abstract The activities of YAP and TAZ, the end effectors of the Hippo pathway, are consistently altered in cancer, and this dysregulation drives aggressive tumor phenotypes. While the actions of these two proteins aid in tumorigenesis in the majority of cancers, the dysregulation of these proteins is rarely sufficient for initial tumor development. Herein, we present a unique TAZ-driven cancer, epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE), which harbors a WWTR1(TAZ)–CAMTA1 gene fusion in at least 90% of cases. Recent investigations have elucidated the mechanisms by which YAP/TAP-fusion oncoproteins function and drive tumorigenesis. This review presents a critical evaluation of this recent work, with a particular focus on how the oncoproteins alter the normal activity of TAZ and YAP, and, concurrently, we generate a framework for how we can target the gene fusions in patients. Since EHE represents a paradigm of YAP/TAZ dysregulation in cancer, targeted therapies for EHE may also be effective against other YAP/TAZ-dependent cancers.


The growth process of the highly oriented microstructure of Bi2Sr2Ca1Cu2Ox(2212) crystalline phase has been studied by a method of in situ high-temperature microscopy. The melting state of calcined powders and growth of 2212 crystals on an Ag foil substrate have been directly observed by an optical microscope. The 2212 calcined powders are resolved into a mixed phase at 890°C, which consists of liquid, Bi-free crystalline and Cu-free crystalline phase. The composition of the liquid phase is closer to Bi2Sr2Cu1Ox than to Bi2Sr2Ca1Cu2Ox of the starting material. The plate-shaped Bi2Sr2Ca1Cu2Ox crystals are grown with the a-b planes parallel to the free surface of molten samples.


Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS) was used to study the corrosion behavior of four Al-based alloys commonly used as sacrificial anode for submarine under wet-dry cyclic conditions with various drying periods.The EIS results showed that the failure of the sacrificial anodes was mainly attributed that the coverage effect of corrosion products on the surface of sacrificial anodes,leading to the decrease of the number of active sites on the anode surface.Thus,the further activation of the sacrificial anodes was prevented.After several wet-dry cycles,the severe accumulation of corrosion products on the anode surface resulted in enlargement at the capacitive loops,indicating significant decrease of the active dissolution of the anodes.The performance of the 4 Al-based alloys under wet-dry cyclic environment may be ranked as the following order: Zn-Al-Cd Al-Zn-In-Cd Al-Zn-In-Mg-Ti Al-Zn-In-Mg-Ga-Mn.


The method of modeling scattering characteristics of bodies with complex geometry and structure using elementary scatterers, which together reproduce the geometry and structure of initial object, is proposed. The efficiency of this approach is shown by an example of solving diffraction problems on thin screens.


Volunteering is the social welfare service which is provided by the form of organization and based on the free will of volunteers who hold the volunteer and altruistic spirit.In the essential meaning,the volunteerism and civism correspond to each other with a high degree.Practically,volunteering has the unique value in the aspect of cultivating civism and its specific performance is to promote the volunteers'subject consciousness,rights consciousness and the participation consciousness,and to enhance the volunteers'community sense and public responsibility sense,to cultivate the volunteers'civic virtue such as indiscriminate love,friendship and tolerance.


In the medical world, X-ray image quality is still a serious concern. The quality of X-ray image results is represented in the X-ray image contrast range. Correction of contrast ranges can be done computationally to improve X-ray image quality. From the problem then needed a method to improve result of X-ray image quality. In this research proposed OTSU thresholding modified into the Contrast-Limited Adaptive Histogram Equalization algorithm as a substitute for cliplimit value to improve the contrast quality of X-ray Image results which will then be measured with Mean Square Error to find out how much error value is generated.


Developing "nongjiale" training is the effective carrier to train newcountrymen and to promote new village construction."Nongjiale" training should contact regional practice closely,and pay attention to innovation in training content and training manners.Rural vocational education in Fenghua city of Zhejiang province adopted the training tactic of "playing five tones at the same time".It has gained favorable effect,and has effectively promoted newvillage construction.


ADDENDUM Broom, Robinson & Schepers have published a further monograph (1950), in which more detailed accounts are given of the morphology of the newly discovered skulls and mandible attributed to Plesianthropus, and whose recovery Broom first reported in the notes to Nature, Lond., which have already been cited in the present article. Further reports are given of the deciduous teeth and of certain permanent teeth which previously were inadequately represented. Mention is also made of parts of a scapula, humerus and femur, and an almost complete innominate bone attributed to this type. Broom claims that there is no new evidence which controverts his earlier estimates of the age of the deposits, and reaffirms his belief that Plesianthropus is ' nearly human '. Broom (1950) has also redefined the genera and species of the South African anthropoid fossils. He refers to geological views, with which he disagrees, that the several cave deposits in which the remains were found are contemporaneous, and he also rejects the views of certain students (e.g. Dart) that all the fossil Australopithecines belong to a single genus. As a self-confessed systematic 'splitter' as opposed to a 'lumper', his view is that there are 'five species of ape-men belonging to probably four genera, and not improbably belonging to three different subfamilies'. These are: Subfamily : Australopithecinae Australopithecus africanus Plesianthropus transvaalensis Paranthropinae Paranthropus robustus P . crassidens


In recent years, with the rise of short video platforms and e-commerce platforms, live streaming with goods has become a hot online sales model. However, the sales volume of live broadcast by big anchors is tens of thousands, which is actually supported by a complete supply chain system. By studying the mode and current situation of the supply chain of live broadcast e-commerce, and analyzing the existing problems, suggestions on the integration and optimization of the supply chain of live broadcast e-commerce are put forward, so as to provide references for relevant personnel in this industry.


The technical and scientific advancements in the current industrial age have revolutionized our lives and provided us with plenty of comforts and conveniences. However, this industrial progress has come at a hefty cost of global warming and environmental disasters. The increasing carbon footprints and greenhouse gas emissions have severely disturbed the natural cycle of rains and floods. Hence, now we are facing the dangers of unwarned floods more than ever before. Flooding is typically brought on by an increased quantity of water during a water system, sort of a lake, river overflowing. On occasion a dam fractures, abruptly releasing a huge quantity of water. The outcome is that a number of the water travels into soil, and 'flooding' the region. In order to detect and reduce damages caused by floods in a timely manner, technology plays a crucial role. With the help of technology, we can reduce natural disasters caused by floods. In this system we make use of a Arduino Uno interfaced with 4 different sensors, named as Ultrasonic sensor for measuring water levels, float sensor detect full water, Flow sensor for knowing speed of water and humidity sensor. These combinations of sensor are used to predict flood and alert respective authorities with help of IOT and sound instant alarm in nearby villages to instantly transmit information about possible floods. These sensors provide information over the IOT using Wi-Fi module. On detection of conditions of flooding the system predicts the quantity of your time it migh take to arrive a specific area and alerts the villages/areas that would be affected by it.


This article highlights the main components of the curriculum of the elective discipline "Urgent issues of cardiology" of the Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University for students of the 6th year of the medical faculty. The results of students' mastery of integral, general, professional competencies according to the educational and professional program "Medicine", second (master's) level are provided. The importance of using innovative technologies in independent extracurricular work to ensure a high level of the educational process is highlighted. The purpose of teaching the academic discipline "Urgent issues of cardiology", the method of organizing practical classes using all types of teaching methods recommended for higher education, the basic knowledge and skills that a student acquires when learning the materials of the discipline are clarified. The article emphasizes the importance of using various teaching methods recommended for higher education (explanatory and illustrative, reproductive, problem presentation, heuristic, research) when conducting practical classes, according to the approved thematic plan. The discipline is aimed at students achieving the corresponding learning outcomes reflected in this article. The optimal combination of modern technologies, work in educational and practical centers of the university, the development of clinical thinking focused on deepening knowledge and skills in the study of the pathology of the cardiovascular system are the main goals of studying the elective discipline "Urgent issues of cardiology".
Aim. Establish new opportunities and analyze the main provisions of the discipline "Urgent issues of cardiology" to improve the assimilation and further use of the acquired knowledge and skills by students.
Materials and methods. According to the curriculum, teaching of the discipline "Urgent issues of cardiology" is carried out in the 6th year of the medical faculty during the XI-XII semester. The program on "Urgent issues of cardiology" in the 6th year involves the study of the basics of cardiology, while the emphasis is on the study of etiology, pathogenesis, clinic, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of the main and the most common diseases of the cardiovascular system. The subject of study of the academic discipline is the improvement and expansion of knowledge about diseases of the circulatory system.
Results. The teaching of the elective discipline "Urgent issues of cardiology" is carried out in accordance with the provisions of the educational and professional program "Medicine" of the second (master's) level of higher education, work and training programs of the elective discipline. When studying the discipline "Urgent issues of cardiology", all types of teaching methods recommended for higher education are used. The discipline is aimed at students achieving appropriate learning outcomes.
Conclusions. Taking into account the specifics of a doctor's professional activity, the need to improve and optimize the educational process of the selective discipline "Urgent issues of cardiology" is aimed at the formation of a competent person who is able to solve professional problems in non-standard circumstances. This discipline provides the future doctor with the knowledge and skills to suspect, diagnose and prescribe individual treatment, according to modern guidelines and recommendations, for the treatment of the main diseases of the cardiovascular system.


Imaging technology plays an enormously important role in real-time robotics. Using sophisticated vision algorithms, these autonomous humanoid soccer robots are able to precisely identify their surroundings using extremely limited computing resources. In this project, a number of new student-led innovations helped catapult an Australian university to the top level of international RoboCup soccer. Comparison to Leaders in the Field / Student Contribution: The RoboCup Standard Platform League attracts universities and research groups from all around the world, with 25 teams qualifying for the 2012 World Cup. The UNSW team (rUNSWift) placed third overall, and scored more goals during the competition than any other team. The rUNSWift RoboCup entry and the innovations described in this report are entirely student work. Related Publications: 1. Peter Anderson, Yongki Yusmanthia, Bernhard Hengst, and Arcot Sowmya. Robot Localisation Using Natural Landmarks. In Proceedings of the RoboCup International Symposium 2012, Mexico City, Mexico, 18-24 June, 2012. (Nominated for best paper). 2. Sean Harris, Peter Anderson, Belinda Teh, Youssef Hunter, Roger Liu, Bernhard Hengst, Ritwik Roy, Sam Li, Carl Chatfield. Robocup Standard Platform League rUNSWift 2012 Innovations. Accepted into Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation (ACRA) 2012. 3. Peter Anderson and Bernhard Hengst. Fast Visual Odometry for a Humanoid Robot. Submitted to the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2013. 4. Peter Anderson, Youssef Hunter and Bernhard Hengst. An ICP Inspired Unified Sensor Model with Unknown Data Association. Submitted to the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2013. Visual awareness for a humanoid soccer robot 1