This paper investigates a handover problem occurring with current power control mechanisms in co-channel WCDMA heterogeneous networks. The problem is associated to them is match between the required uplink transmit power when a user is communicating to a small cell and an underlying microcellular base-station. This paper introduces a realistic and efficient solution to adapt the transmit power of the small cell users during the handover regime to prevent such SINR drops.


Abstract Product information websites have become ubiquitous in supporting B2C E-Commerce. This study explores their impact on firm profitability, consumer surplus, and social welfare. Using an analytical model, we show that firms take advantage of such infomediaries and reduce their own information investments, increasing their profitability. Surprisingly, we find that the existence of these websites may actually reduce social welfare. Contrary to the common belief that product information websites are good for buyers, we show that they may be hurting consumers, even when they seek to maximize consumer surplus as their principal goal. These findings question the uncritical acceptance of infomediaries as beneficial to markets in general, and buyers in particular, especially when the infomediaries assume roles that substitute the information disclosure investments that sellers freely choose to make.


Frozen debris lobes (FDLs) are slow-moving landslides in permafrost, many of which are present within the Dalton Highway corridor in the Brooks Range of Alaska. During this phase of the research, the authors continued their investigations of FDL-A (the closest to the Dalton Highway), and extended the research to include monitoring of seven additional FDLs. The investigated FDLs move at a variety of rates from less than a meter per year to 20 m per year. All of the FDLs investigated during this phase of research have characteristics of increasing instability. As analysis of subsurface data from FDL-A indicates, the movement of FDLs is temperature-dependent, which suggests the need for ongoing monitoring as temperature and precipitation in the area change in the future. Many FDLs are located uphill of important infrastructure within the State of Alaska. Changes within these permafrost features may yield insight into how frozen slopes throughout the State respond to changing climate. The authors recommend continued annual measurements of the surfaces of the eight investigated FDLs, additional drilling and geophysical surveys of FDL-A for better subsurface characterization, and development of a slope stability model that incorporates temperature effects.


The main body of a city is the urban residents. In the process of rapid development of a city, paying attention to urban residents and meeting their demands for higher quality urban life is the key to the healthy development of it. This study adopted the improved pixel method to evaluate residents' image perception of greenways. Through the analysis of the three types of greenway photos, the natural greenway photo scene is dominated by green plants, while the photo scenes of built greenways includes buildings, roads, service facilities and other scenes. In general, the improved pixel method can quantitatively analyze residents' subjective perceptions in a relatively simple way.


In recent years, the research on text classification algorithm is still a hot topic in text mining. The KNN is a classic text classification algorithm. The rule of finding the nearest neighbors directly affects the performance and precision of categorization. In this paper, we mainly focus on distance measure and similarity. We propose a new text classification algorithm which combines KNN and Choquet integral. Choquet integral provides a new way to find the k-nearest neighbors. The result of experiment shows that the performance of this method is better than the classical distance measure or similarity measure.


A Clock- and Data-Recovery (CDR) IC for a Physical Layer Controller in an Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) system operating at a bit rate of 2.488 Gb/s is presented. The circuit was designed and fabricated in a 0.8 /spl mu/m BiCMOS process featuring 13 GHz f/sub T/ bipolar transistors. Clock-recovery is accomplished with a Phase-Locked Loop (PLL). The PLL uses a Phase- and Frequency Detector (PFD) to increase the pull-in range. No external components are required. A novel Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO) generating both in-phase and quadrature clocks, required by the PFD, is presented. The CDR includes a 1:8 demultiplexer with bit-rotation. Emitter Coupled Logic (ECL) is used in the PLL, data-regeneration and part of the demultiplexer, while the low-speed parts of the demultiplexer are implemented in dynamic CMOS using the True Single-Phased Clock (TSPC) approach.


© 1991 The University of North Carolina Press It is common practice for new principals to criticize their graduate school preparation as irrelevant to the "real" work expected of them as school administrators. This is particularly evident when training institutions are encouraging innovation in the profession, as is the case with recent redefinitions of the principal's role in light of instructional leadership and shared decision making.


Heat conduction in simple networks consisting of different one dimensional nonlinear chains is studied. We find that the coupling between chains has a different function in heat conduction from that in electric network (circuit). The two coupled particles form an interface and introduce an interface thermal resistance which reduces the heat current. The reduction of heat current depends sensitively on the position and strength of the coupling. This might find application in controlling heat flow in complex networks.


Forest fires result in loss of large quantities of forest resources, and promote global warming. In far east Russia, forest fires occur every year, and greatly influence the Earth's environment. The temporal analysis of NOAA AVHRR images is effective for monitoring the global change. We analyzed a number of hot spots and aerosols using NOAA AVHRR images for ten years in far east Russia. The year with most hot spots was 1998 and the generating places of the fires were seashore parts. Most fires occurred in summer every year. Since a lot of smoke occurs in a hot spot, the quantity of aerosol has also increased in summer. There were few hot spots in June 1998 because there was much precipitation. We consider that there is a correlation between the precipitation and the number of hot spots, because precipitation in 1998 was less than an average year and the number of hot spots was more than an average year.


Additive manufacturing offers many technical and economical benefits. In order to profit from these benefits, it is necessary to consider the manufacturing limits and restrictions. This applies in particular to the geometrical accuracy. Therefore, the achievable geometrical accuracy needs to be investigated, which enables the determination of realistic tolerances. Thus, two different aims are considered. The first aim is the determination of dimensional tolerances that can be stated if additive manufacturing is used under normal workshop conditions. Within the second aim, relevant process parameters and manufacturing influences will be optimized in order to reduce dimensional deviations. To achieve both aims a method was developed first. This method identifies relevant influential factors on the geometrical accuracy for the processes Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM), Laser Sintering (LS) and Laser Melting (LM). Factors were selected that are expected to affect the geometrical accuracy mainly. The first investigations deal with measuring linear dimensions on a designed test specimen and the derivation of achievable dimensional tolerances. This paper will present both, the developed method and the first results of the experimental investigations.


OBJECTIVE:To introduce a noval conception of drug cost index(DCI)and to use it in clinical drug cost control.METHODS:Through mathematic analysis of drug cost(Di)and medical cost(MDi)of n clinic departments in a hospital,an equation to calculate DCIi of clinic department(i)was derived by introducing the conception of DCI. The use of drugs in the hospital was analyzed using DCI instead of drug cost ratio(DCR) as index. RESULTS CONCLUSIONS:The value of DCIi ranging from-0.5 to 0.5 is the numeric contribution of clinical department(i)to DCR of whole hospital,with the more of the value,the higher contribution is. The equation is DCIi=(Di-0.5MDi)/∑i=1n MDi. If Di0.5MDi,the value of DCIi is less than 0 but more than-0.5;if Di0.5MDi,the value of DCIi is more than 0 but less than 0.5;if Di=0.5MDi,the value of DCIi is zero. The result of calculation shows that DCI can impartially reflect the variance of drug cost scale in clinical departments and provide some method for hospital management personnel to conduct drug use management of whole hospital.


Abstract The consice description of neutral beam injection system module is given. The analysis of the most severe accident in module, initiated by high voltage insulator damage is carried out on the base the probabilities of NBI module components failure. The accident scenarious with the most unacceptable probabilities are revealed.


This paper describes Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, a behavioral family therapy approach for the psychological treatment of preschool children and their parents. This approach emphasizes the int...


It is likely that new institutionalism will be major analysis paradigm in political science study.Since western scholars have used it for political analysis,there are many schools of new Institutionalism,and their theory explanations and concept definitions can not reach the goal by different routes.In the introduction to and translation of new institutionalism,Chinese scholars expect to integrate different opinions of new institutional politics by cooperating with western political scholars.The article attempts to analyze the studies of Sino-foreign scholars to provide some inspirations for those scholars who want to study Chinese political institutions by utilizing new institutional politics theories.


The fossiliferous limestone of Maestrichtian (upper Cretaceous) age, previously thought to form part of the Guaduas formation of the Magdalena region, Colombia, is shown to be included in the topmost bed of the underlying Cimarrona formation. The age of the Guaduas formation, previously described as upper Cretaceous or in part Tertiary, is thought to be chiefly Tertiary.


Introduction: Stroke is an acute onset of neurological dysfunction due to an abnormality in cerebral circulation with involvement of focal areas of brain. Aim and need of study: The purpose of study was to evaluate the effectiveness of electrical stimulation in reducing post stroke shoulder subluxation. The need of study was to determine whether effectiveness of Electrical stimulation is effective in reducing shoulder subluxation following stroke. Methodology: The study was quasi experimental in nature, Twenty 20 person were selected by using simple random sampling technique. Pretest assessment was taken for subluxation measurement by using sliding caliper through clinical palpation. After the pretest assessment over, Treatment group receives Electrical stimulation for 4 weeks. The present study which included patient with age group are range from 45-84 years, both sexes were included in the study and hemiplegia patient with sub luxation shoulder, were recruited. Exclusion criteria of the study Patient with Diabetes, Hypertension, Head injuries, Cardiac pacemaker and Reflex sympathetic dystrophy were excluded.  Observation and analysis: The collected data were subject to paired "T" individually to the treatment group for subluxation in post stroke. Conclusion: The result of the study concludes that electrical stimulation was found to be effective in reducing the shoulder subluxation following stroke. Electrical stimulation for the treatment of selected stroke patient is safe, low cost, and is advocated for use selectively in the early rehabilitation of stroke patients for the beneficial effect of the hemiplegic shoulder, restoration of motor function and quality of life and functional ability. However, it is recommended that centers utilizing this modality have trained personnel involved and also involves training care givers utilizing this modality in home rehabilitation programs


This paper takes the mathematical software Maple as the auxiliary tool to study four types of integral problems related to hyperbolic functions. We can obtain the infinite series forms of these four types of integrals by using geometric series and integration term by term theorem. The research methods adopted in this study involved finding solutions through manual calculations and verifying these solutions by using Maple. This type of research method not only allows the discovery of calculation errors, but also helps modify the original directions of thinking from manual and Maple calculations. For this reason, Maple provides insights and guidance regarding problem-solving methods.


The distance between the LED and the surface of the target organ is about 4-5 cm, and we think this will become the "ultimate super-localized LED lighting". In an experiment with swine, we placed a LED module at the tip of the retractor. When compared to endoscopic lighting, this method illuminated the entire thoracic cavity more brightly. Since the light is emitted from the cylinder-shaped camera component, the light is unidirectional, and the shadows from the surgical instruments are moved to the side of the incision. Retractor LED lights provided enough light in the thoracic cavity. we believe that "medical white LEDs" can contribute in clinical settings as a light source for performing safe operations with bright surgical fields in the near future. Also, we use our LEDs for new real business. In the summer of 2004, LED lighting was world first used in the 1200 year-old Gion Festival for the first time in history as "a lighting device that does not destroy cultural assets by light heat". And the next is "Lighting at the "Diva status at diva gate" and the "Thousand Armed Avalokiteshwara in innermost sanctuary in the main hall" at Kiyomizudera in Kyoto". It was a great success, and we were invited back in the spring of 2005 and for future applications. We think this is the first real application of LEDs as an outdoor lighting device. The number of people who visit Kiyomizudera is 4000,000 annually, and LEDs were adopted to illuminate the diva gate.


The twelfth volume of the UTET Storia d'Italia was completed in 1992 with the publication of the second tome. This was coupled with a re-issue of the first. Together they present the history of Venice from the war of Chioggia, which in a sense instituted the greatest stage in the development of Venetian imperial power to its final demise in the carve-up of the republic between France and Austria at Campoformido outside Udine. This was a much-needed history, because it is the first comprehensive work dealing with the people of the Venetian dominion the Terraferma and the Stato da Mar as an integral part of the story of the Venetian Republic. It is true that Angelo Ventura's Nobilta e popolo nella societa veneta del '400 e '500 covers the whole Dominio, but it is concerned almost exclusively with the constitution of local government and its relation to social class. This work on the contrary incorporates a wide range of topics, profiting from the enormous activity that has occurred in the relevant archives during the last thirty years or so, not least from that carried out by the students of Gaetano Cozzi himself. Cozzi originally contracted to write the whole work. It certainly would have been profoundly interesting to have been given a considered distillation of the views of a historian who has headed Venetian historiography during the last four decades. Illness prevented this, and he was forced to call upon Michael Knapton and Giovanni Scarabello to help him complete the task. This has almost certainly led to a very different book, but one no less valuable for that. It has, however, engendered a certain unevenness: various hiatuses appear and changes of style and approach occur as one historian takes over from the next. In the first tome which I reviewed in this journal (vol. 32, no. 3, 1989), Cozzi dealt with the expansion into the Terraferma and the recovery, defence, loss and acquisition of overseas territories from Dalmatia to Cyprus and the Aegean; with the government,


Analytical strengths of reinforced concrete beams and columns based on reinforcing steel stress-strain curves with and without a sharp yield plateau and the nonlinear stress-strain behavior of concrete are compared with strengths calculated in accordance with the ACI Building Code to determine the feasibility of using the 0.2% offset method to define the yield strength of reinforcing steel. Comparisons include steel yield strengths of 60,000 and 80,000 psi (420 and 550 MPa) and concrete compressive strengths of 5000, 8000, and 12,000 psi (34, 55, and 83 MPa). For beams with reinforcement ratios below three-fourths of the balanced ratio, the stress-strain curves based on the 0.2% offset method produce analytical strengths greater than or equal to those corresponding to the provisions of the ACI Code. For columns with total reinforcement ratios of 1 or 2%, the lowest ratio of analytical to Code-calculated strength for reinforcement with yield strength defined based the 0.2% offset method is 97%. The ratio drops with increasing reinforcement ratio, with the lowest value, 93%, occurring at total reinforcement ratios of 6 to 8%. The lower ratios occur for combinations of moment and axial load where the strength reduction factor is 0.65 for tied columns and 0.75 for spirally reinforced columns, thus maintaining an adequate margin of safety. The results justify use of the 0.2% offset method to define the yield strength of reinforcing steel.


A version of the John-Nirenberg inequality suitable for the functions b ∈ BMO with b− ∈ L∞ is established. Then, equivalent definitions of this space via the norm of weighted Lebesgue space are given. As an application, some characterizations of this function space are given by the weighted boundedness of the commutator with the Hardy-Littlewood maximal operator.


Dental implants provide the most efficient and economic long-term solution for replacing lost teeth. However, placement of an implant changes the normal mechanical environment of jawbone, which causes the bone density to redistribute and adapt to the new environment by remodelling. This study aims to predict the density distribution in human jawbone surrounding a dental implant. Based on the two popular, yet distinctive theories for bone remodelling, a new remodelling algorithm is proposed The proposed algorithm is verified by a two-dimensional (2D) plate model. Then, a 2D finite element model of implant and jawbone is studied. The effects of two parameters, viz the reference value of strain energy density (SED) and 'lazy zone' region, on the density distribution are also investigated. This study has demonstrated that consideration of the lazy zone, is less important than consideration of the stress and strain (quantified as SED) induced within the bone. The proposed bone remodelling algorithm is a combination and further development of the two popular but distinctive bone remodelling theories. The shortcomings of the two theories have been overcome in the proposed algorithm


A new study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that the new drug sotorasib benefits many patients with non-small-cell lung cancer with a specific mutation in the KRAS gene. In a small subset of patients, the drug eliminated all evidence of the tumors. Pictured on the left is a scan showing a lung tumor (yellow circle) that has spread to the muscle. The image on the right shows the same patient after two months of sotorasib therapy. No tumor is visible in the yellow circle on the right. Credit: Siddhartha Devarakonda


...............................................................................................................................v List of Figures .................................................................................................................... ix List of Tables .......................................................................................................................x Chapter One: Introduction ...................................................................................................1 Statement of Problem .....................................................................................................1 Significance of the Study ...............................................................................................3 Purpose of Study ............................................................................................................4 Research Questions ........................................................................................................4 Chapter Two: Literature Review .........................................................................................6 Mindfulness-Based Interventions ..................................................................................6 Difficulties for Individuals with Disabilities .................................................................6 Initiating Social Interactions ....................................................................................6 Maintaining Social Interactions ...............................................................................9 Classroom Engagement and Attention...................................................................12 Conclusion ...................................................................................................................13 Chapter Three: Methodology ............................................................................................14 Setting ..........................................................................................................................14 The School .............................................................................................................14 Demographics ........................................................................................................15 Daily Routine .........................................................................................................16


In 1992 the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) celebrated the twenty fifth anniversary of its creation; a landmark decision was made to move towards closer economic integration by way of an ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA); and a summit meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) was held in Southeast Asia for the first time in the thirty-year history of that organization. These were events of considerable symbolic importance for the region, highlighting the polit ical and economic progress that has been made by the ASEAN countries over the last quarter of a century. Two other events of more immediate significance for the Southeast Asian international system also occurred. One was the withdrawal of the last U.S. forces from Subie Bay naval base in the Philippines, bringing to an end the era in which U.S. military forces were based in Southeast Asia. The other was the despatch of a small contingent of Japanese troops to Cambodia in September as part of the United Nations Peace Keeping Force (UNPKF), the first Japanese military forces to set foot in Southeast Asia since 1945, an event of potentially far-reaching importance for Japan's future defence and foreign policies towards the region. Various other developments of great importance for the people of Southeast Asia also occurred throughout 1992. Economic growth continued at a brisk pace (although a little less rapidly than in 1990-91) almost everywhere in the region except the Philip pines, Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia, at a time when the rest of the world was sliding deeper into recession. Even Vietnam reported better results, although from very low income levels. Not only were Southeast Asian growth rates high by less developed country (LDC) standards ? and also in comparison with those of the industrial countries ? but the region's share of world trade and investment continued to increase steadily, a remarkable achievement at a time of such adverse interna tional economic conditions. Fears that the planned (but partially delayed) unification of European Community markets and currency systems in 1992, coupled with the successful creation of the North American Free Trade Area (NAFTA), might foreshadow a division of world markets into huge protectionist trading blocs became more intense than previously. They were aggravated by uncertainty about a suc cessful conclusion of the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) negotiations, which were still hanging in the balance until year end, despite last-minute progress on agriculture. The ASEAN decision to press ahead as quickly as possible towards AFTA owed a great deal to the sense of urgency to


Hadoop clusters are gaining more and more in popularity based on their ability to parallelize and complete large scale computational tasks on big data. Service offerings of this type have appeared in the recent years, covering a need for dynamic and on-demand creation of such data analytics frameworks. The aim of this paper is to provide a mechanism for offering such virtual clusters as a service, with built-in intelligence functionalities for efficient management. The target of these mechanisms is to predict future demand of the files in the HDFS cluster and dynamically manipulate the according replication factor for availability purposes, in order to improve performance and minimize storage overhead. To this end, real data have been utilized as a dataset input to the prediction framework, based on Fourier series analysis, due to the latter's ability to capture different periodicities that can influence service usage. Multiple time-step ahead prediction is performed in order to enable proactive management (e.g. suitable replication strategy). We describe the framework's architecture, necessary modifications to the client side of Apache Hadoop for data logging and the results of the applied method on two real world datasets.


The microwave-assisted synthesis of O-protected hydroxamic acids starting from 4-nitrophenyl esters and O-protected hydroxylamines is described. (© Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2009)


At the Pacific Northwest Laboratory (PNL), we have developed a microprocessor-based data logger/controller that we have wed to another PNL-developed device: a movable shadowband radiometer. This combination, which promises to be an effective low-cost instrument for the reliable determination of three fundamental solar parameters, will be described in this paper.


The influence of Cu/Pt atomic ratio (γ=0.5-260; [Pt]=0.15-1.2 wt %; [Cu]=0.1-12.7 wt %) on the performance of Pt-Cu/Al 2 O 3 in catalytic n-dodecane dehydrogenation is studied. The catalysts are obtained by impregnation of γ-Al 2 O 3 with aqueous solutions of Cu(NO 3 ) 2 and H 2 PtCl 5 . An extremal dependence of the catalytic activity on the Cu/Pu ratio is found, with a minimum alkane conversion at γ∼3-13. Thermooxidative pretreatment causes a 2-4-fold increase in catakytic activity at 1<γ<49. The minimum temperature range of is treatment is 300-400 o C


KPI index of the traditional network evaluation system becomes more and more difficult to meet the users' requirement.In this paper,a Quality of Experience(QoE) model is proposed based on TD-SCDMA PS domain service.Fuzzy analytic hierarchy process and fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method are adopted to evaluate the index weight in service layer and service level,and then judge service level and establishment the evaluation model.Meanwhile the evaluation model is applied to evaluate the unexpected class of service,in order to reflect the evaluation of the service by users and enhance the QoE.


A selective decoupling technique is applied and theoretical double resonance spectra of an ABX2 system are calculated at different values of v 2 and γH 2/2π, with different relative signs of the coupling constants. A good theoretical fit of the observed spectra was obtained for the same relative signs in 2,3-dichloropropene.


Purpose:
 Previous studies have shown that young women have low awareness of heart disease, despite cardiovascular (CV) disease being the number one cause of death in women. While CV risk assessment tools exist for adults, there are no similar tools specifically for adolescents. This project focuses on developing a lifestyle-based CV health prediction tool and behavior intervention for young women.

 Methods:
 We report a qualitative case study of four hour-long semi-structured interviews with young women aged 13-21 years participating in a larger study to develop the new CV health tool. Patients were recruited from a primary care practice in Atlanta, GA. Participants completed the Healthy Heart Score survey, an existing web-based CV prediction tool developed for adults, while providing feedback on how to adapt the tool for young women. Topics included conditions to engage with the tool (e.g. at school or doctor's office), app architecture (including layout, word choice, and use of visuals), and suggestions for improvement of the tool. We used qualitative coding and thematic analyses to synthesize data.

 Results:
 Prior to engaging with the Heart Healthy Score tool, participants initially demonstrated minimal knowledge of heart attacks/strokes ("I don't know about preventing" [heart attacks and strokes]) and of their own risk ("I've never associated… young women with [heart disease]"). As participants used the tool, their knowledge of heart healthy choices and awareness of their own choices increased, cueing action ("I definitely need to get my health… together now before it's too late"). Throughout the survey, teens had varied emotional reactions, from shame/embarrassment about health ("I… got upset because… I shouldn't be eating this much"), to surprise/shock ("I thought I ate way more fruits and vegetables''), to enthusiasm to engage with app in the future ("I might like to use this tool because it'll … help me [have] a better way of understanding … what to eat, what is healthy"). Participant recommendations to improve the tool for future use with teens focused on the importance of using examples and visual representations ("All the examples … really help me … figure out … how much I'm eating", "I don't really have a good idea of… what ounces really look like… a little visual would help [figure] that out"), and the importance of goal-setting and motivational language to incentivize teens to engage with the tool ("Instead of just telling you what you need to do to become better, they give you… an actual goal").

 Conclusions:
 Through this case study, young women demonstrate a knowledge gap about heart disease risk and healthy choices. Adapting a CV health assessment tool for teens, with added examples, visuals, and motivational language, will allow teens to reflect on their own lifestyle choices, increase awareness of their risk for future heart disease, and ultimately serve as an impetus for behavior change.


To a large extent, the historical Sami society is looked upon as non-political and uncivilized. It is problematic, partly because it is false and partly because it could increase conflict in modern Sami issues. This essay focuses on the historical Sami society in the light of fundamental ideas about politics. Can the historical Sami society be viewed as a political society? Which political elements can be identified in the historical Sami society? This study shows that there has been numerous political elements within the Sami society. The original form of Sami organisation is by many considered to be the siida. It was governed by a council that amongst other things was in charge of the distribution of resources within the Siida. If politic is defined as the governing of organized human groups, the Siida should without doubt be viewed as a political institution. Whether or not the historical Sami society was political or not is a complicated question, especially due to the different views on what a political society is. It is, however, possible to say that it was an organized society, far from the image of uncivilised nomads that exist both among scientist and other people. (Less)


The invention relates to the technical field of monitoring, and provides a method, a device and a system for monitoring. The method comprises the followings steps of: obtaining a space-time accumulating frame difference image according to a difference image between an image of a video sequence and a system background image and an adjacent frame difference image of the video sequence; according to the obtained space-time accumulating frame difference image, extracting a target area; and processing the target area to obtain a target point. In the embodiment of the invention, when a monitored scene is affected by the external environment, objects such as hangovers and the like can be accurately detected, so that the accuracy of the monitoring system is improved, and the device is also conveniently used by a user.


Incompatibility between natural rubber (NR) and polypropylene (PP) can be overcome by the introduction of a compatibilizer that can induce interactions during blending. Compatibility is important as it may affect the morphology, mechanical and thermal properties of the blends. Among the commonly used compatibilizers is a liquid natural rubber (LNR). Apart from compatibility, mixing torque and curing are interrelated in determining the homogeneity of the TPNR blend. The LNR has the same microstructure with NR but with a short chain of polyisoprene (different in molecular weight, Mw). The LNR with some active terminals like –OH is expected to react with the plastic particles and thereby bond the plastic particles to the NR matrix. In this chapter, thermoplastic natural rubber TPNR reinforced with multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNTs) nanocomposites was prepared by the melt blending method. Using this method, MWCNTs will be dispersed homogeneously in the TPNR matrix in an attempt to increase the properties of these nanocomposites. The effect of MWCNTs on the mechanical and thermal properties of TPNR nanocomposites is reported in this chapter.


Abstract : Results from experimental studies concerning the natural frequencies and mode shapes of the thin truncated conical shell with free edges have not been consistent. Mode shapes from one study were found to have an equal number of nodes at the two free edges when vibrating in a given mode while in contrast a second study revealed an unequal number of nodes at the two cone edges. The theoretical results presented in this study are obtained through the use of a modified Galerkin procedure and are in agreement with the equal node experimental data. At the same time, the theoretical results have been used as a basis for explaining the opposing experimental data.


A conventional conducted emission test provides insufficient information in terms of differential and common mode interferences. Only the normal mode interference can be measured, which complicates the design or optimization process for a power line filter if needed. Moreover, measurements performed with conventional test receivers are time-consuming and only one measurement channel is available. In this paper, a measurement approach for digital mode decomposition is presented using multiple channels simultaneously. Results obtained with the proposed approach are compared with regular active and passive separation networks.


Thesis submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of doctor (PhD) in Applied Biological Sciences : Cell and Gene Biotechnology


Abstract Coatings of metal surfaces is a convenient and low cost anti-corrosion issue, while corresponding defects like poor heat and corrosion resistance are also obviously hinder its further application. Hence, continuously developing new and efficient coatings is of great significance to improve anti-corrosion for metals. In this study, silicone-acrylic resin was modified by two-dimensional lamellar structure of graphene oxide (GO) though direct co-blending to improve the anti-corrosion. Then, polyaniline/graphene oxide (PANI/GO) composites was prepared by in-situ polymerization method, which innovatively achieved the combination of flake and fibrous materials to fill the voids generated when the coating is cured into a film, and enhance the density and the anti-corrosion performance of the coating. The result showed that the coating modified by PANI/GO had the better thermal stability, which T5% and Tmax are increased by 44 and 5 °C, respectively. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and Tafel polarization curves were employed to analyze anticorrosion performance of modified coatings explored in 3.5 wt% NaCl aqueous solution. The coating with 20 wt% GO in PANI/GO has the best corrosion resistance with corrosion potential of −0.14 (V vs. Hg/Hg2Cl2), corrosion current density of 1.8 × 10−11 A cm−2, polarization resistance of 6.06 × 1010 Ω cm2, and lower corrosion rate of 4.18 × 10−7 mm year−1 after immersion for 60 day.


The main topic of this undergraduate dissertation is the disciplining of children in the family. The theoretical part provides deliberations on contemporary upbringing, definitions of different upbringing styles and the presentation of effects of particular upbringing styles on the development of a child. If just a couple of decades ago the authoritarian or the repressive upbringing style with the focus on an obedient individual was predominant, experts today warn about the expansion of another extreme, permissive upbringing with the aim of an independent yet fully developed personality, which in practice unfortunately is not realized. The most desirable is the interactive or democratic upbringing style, since the children who experience it become independent and self-confident and are functioning well in society.
Greater emphasis is put on a more detailed analysis of important aspects of disciplining, such as setting the rules and sticking with them, the need to set children limits and of course reactions to appropriate (for example praise) and inappropriate behaviour (for example punishment).
The empirical part provides results of the research that was carried out among 121 parents of preschool and elementary school children in the Savinjska region. It turned out that parents think that setting limits to children is important and at the same time they want to provide their children a loving and warm family environment. Unfortunately parents still very rarely involve children in determining limits and are probably not aware enough that in this way the child more easily understands and obeys the limits. A similar picture is shown at punishing, since a lot of parents convey the consequence following the undesirable behaviour after the child has already done something. This is also a part of preventive discipline, the importance of which the parents are aware about, but maybe still not enough.
After insisting on rules parents involved in the research feel good, the most frequent reasons for failing to insist on a rule are fatigue and tiredness from negotiating with the child. Parents in this research find it harder to set limits to older children, setting limits for a particular action is different in different development periods of children. They are convinced that disciplinary approaches are different in different development periods of a child and regarding the upbringing of their own children they try to raise them similarly and to treat them the same.


In this paper,the main chemical types of the volatility components in Mentha are summarized,and the research progress and developing tendency on seed selection and breeding of the plants are reviewed.


In this study, a green solvent-free drying production method was used to prepare an attapulgite clay/lanthanum and aluminum (ACLA) composite as a novel phosphorus (P) sorbent to immobilize P in lake sediment. The prepared sorbent contained around 5% La and 2% Al. The maximum P sorption capacity of ACLA can reach as high as 34.6 mg P/g and is higher than most clay-based P sorbents. The addition of ACLA into sediment can effectively reduce sediment mobile P and simultaneously induce elevated inert P forms of HCl-P and NaOH-rP, which also can increase the stability of P in sediment. Long-term sediment core incubation indicated that 72.2% of TP and 90.7% of SRP, as well as 44.2% SRP fluxes, can be reduced with a dosage of 466 mg/m2 of ACLA when compared with the control treatment. The P binding mechanism by ACLA is assigned to the inter-sphere P complexes and is mainly due to the formation of rhabdophane and aluminum phosphate precipitation on ACLA. This is confirmed by results of the XPS and 31P NMR spectra, which indicate that the La/Al co-existing novel P inactivation agents are a promising sorbent for lake sediment P control.


I. Critical Geography Defined 'Critical geography' is a term with dual connotations. First, it is relative, for the act of criticism can take place only where the target to be criticised or the established paradigm exists. Here, the nature of being critical is an inverse image of the establishment and therefore in constant flux reflecting shifting paradigms. When Hartshornian chorography was the paradigm, any attempt to criticise it with the term 'exceptionalism' was critical and revolutionary. Once the competing paradigm ascends to the throne of orthodoxy, however, the role turns and new challengers to this new orthodoxy arise. A corollary to this connotation emerges when two different kinds of 'orthodoxy' are taken into account. In our academic circles, orthodoxy can have political or intellectual context, or sometimes both. Being critical can therefore not only mean challenging the intellectual paradigm, but also challenging some forms of political domination of the national geography school or an individual professor engaging in nepotism or discouraging academic freedom, particularly among graduate students and young scholars who seek favourable recommendation letters and tenure evaluations. In Japanese academia, where Confucian values still predominate to a certain degree, the role of critical geographers therefore is to challenge the political orthodoxy of their professional associations or senior professors who tend to bring the existing paradigm into ossification and obstruct the sound development of scholarship in geography. Second, 'critical' has an absolute connotation, for the act of criticism is a component of a much larger political endeavour to change the current unjust, unequal, and war-prone capitalist mode of production into an alternative mode of production that is more just, egalitarian, and peaceful. Critical geographers act jointly to achieve this overall political goal. Since this political and social revolution of society and economy requires scientific and logical analysis of the existing mode of production, a nomothetic theoretical body which is normally called Marxism is to be placed at the base of critical geography. When these two connotations coincide in reality, the momentum for the rise of critical geography becomes all the more strong. The crises in capitalism have thus had the habit of triggering critical approaches in geography: the Vietnam War in North America, and the Great Depression of 1929-30 in Japan. Both in North America and Japan this movement ended up with attempts to introduce a more critical and nomothetic theoretical framework into geography. Taking into consideration the loaded complexity of the term 'critical geography,' I adopt the term in a more flexible manner. Depending on the context, different connotations of the term may receive stronger emphasis than others.


In is known that for more precisely calculating the deflection of continuous reinforced concrete beams under service load, the redistribution of internal forces at this stage should be considered. For this purpose, the author suggests two new formulas to calculate the adjusting coefficients of support moments. As establishing the formulas, the translation of inflection points due to moment redistribution has been taken into account. It is reasonable theoretically and can give calculated results in good accordance with tests. In this paper, three diagrams of deflection coefficient are given so as to simplify the calculation greatly. Besides, the consideration of long-term influence on deflection is also proposed.


Bulk hafnium oxide (HfO2) exhibits the monoclinic phase at room temperature which transforms to tetragonal and cubic phases at 1700 and 2600 °C, respectively, under ambient conditions. For the first time, we observe a monoclinic to stable cubic phase transformation at room temperature in nanoparticles of HfO2 by incorporating Sm3+ ions up to 12 at. %. Although the monoclinic structure is retained at 1 at. % of Sm, a mixed phase of monoclinic and cubic is observed at intermediate Sm concentration (5–11 at. %). Le-Bail profile refinement of X-ray diffraction patterns confirms the monoclinic to cubic phase transformation with increasing Sm3+ ion concentration. While the significant difference in ionic radii of Sm3+ and Hf4+ ion induces strain in the lattice above 9 at. %, a lower valency of Sm produces oxygen vacancy leading to 8-fold coordination with Sm3+ ion and stabilizes the cubic phase at room temperature. Not only the particle size obtained from transmission electron micrograph (TEM) matches well with...


[Problem] To provide a needle which reduces pain during puncture and which can be manufactured with high accuracy at low cost, and a method for manufacturing the same. [Solution] A method for manufacturing a needle comprises: a step of immersing a core material (122) in an electrolyte and forming a first electroformed body (126) on an outer peripheral surface (124) of the core material (122); a step of immersing the first electroformed body (126) in an electrolyte to which particles having a prescribed particle size are added and forming a second electroformed body (134) having multiple protrusions (28) on an outer peripheral surface (128) of the first electroformed body (126); a step of pulling out the core material (122) from the first electroformed body (126); and a step of cutting the first electroformed body (126) and second electroformed body (134) into a prescribed length and forming a needle (10) having a sharp needle tip (16).


We analyse Monte Carlo data for the energy and specific heat at and close to the critical point of the 3D cubic Ising model. From the finite-size scaling of the energy E and the specific heat C at criticality we obtain the estimate . Furthermore, one obtains precise estimates for the `backgrounds' (nonsingular parts) and . Fitting solely off-critical energy estimates to a scaling law, we find, depending on the choice of the reduced temperature, either and , or and . Including information from the data at , we obtain the estimate . We also determine the universal combination in both phases.


The KTH School of Computer Science and Communication (CSC) established a strategic platform in Simulation-Visualization-Interaction (SimVisInt) in 2009, focused on the high potential in bringing to ...


Many metropolitan zones have seen a dramatic increase in the number of visitors and customers in recent years because of urban renewal, the extension of transit services into suburban districts, and the general trend toward increasing mobility in the society. Because of this, there are too many cars on the road and not enough parking spots. This has made an effective parking management system necessary. The idea of smart cities has been very popular recently. The concept of a smart city today appears to be attainable due to the development of the Internet of Things (IoT). To increase the efficiency and dependability of urban infrastructure, ongoing IoT research is being conducted. IoT is used to address issues including traffic congestion, lack of car parking, and road safety. This project's primary goal is to lower the effort of locating parking spaces in any parking area. It reduces the need for automobiles to drive across occupied parking spaces in a city.


Abstract Gavin O'Connor's film Pride and Glory (2008), which features Edward Norton, Colin Farrell, Noah Emmerich, and Jon Voight, is reviewed by a Jungian analyst, who interprets it as depicting the dynamics of moral psychological movement within patriarchal complexes. The scenario involves the investigation of corruption within a Washington Heights precinct of the New York Police Department and its effects on an Irish-American family, many of whom are policemen in a neighborhood that is heavily Hispanic. The style and content of the film is compared to that of the night-boxing paintings of the American "Ashcan School" painter George Bellows (1882-1925), for instance, Stag at Sharkey's (1909). The effect of cinematographer Declan Quinn's dark December lighting amplifies the strong language in the script by Joe Carnahan and O'Connor, and the result is a sense of the shadowy unconscious out of which ethical consciousness must struggle to emerge. In the course of the movie, there is, at personifying developing realization on the part of several characters and they have to do something about their integrity. The film, though critical of abuses of patriarchal power, is not seen by this reviewer as like other American films, that scapegoat authority figures who are identified as patriarchal products. Rather, the reviewer sees Pride and Glory as illustrating a movement within patriarchy itself to rectify its own excesses and live up to its own standards of integrity. He finds this theme developed through the character of the father, as played by Jon Voight, who is as good at evoking the archetype of the senex as he was forty years ago in the movie Midnight Cowboy at personifying the archetype of the puer aeternus.


Ever since the publication of Kautsky's main writings on imperialism, he has been criticised for his characterisation of imperialism as only one possible alternative to the future development of capitalism. An early and perhaps the best-known critique came from Lenin, who criticised Kautsky for his exclusively political definition of imperialism. In this respect, one can agreewith John H.Kautsky's interpretationofKarl Kautsky's theory of imperialismaspresented in his article on Schumpeter and Kautsky:


Many scholars have made contributions on the formulae of the colloidal dispersion gel (CDG) and the factors affecting on the gelation performance.However,few reports were concentrated on studying the microstructure of the CDG.Polyacrylamide(HPAM)/ Chromium acetate and HPAM/phenolic aldehyde colloidal dispersion gel ,which come respectively from different cross linking systems,inorganic and organic,were studied by the microscopic image analysis with the atomic force microscope(AFM).All of the CDG is founded to present eventually a self assembly branch like fractal structure under the scanning range of micrometer magnitude,and the fractal of a single twig was formed by compact stock of nanometer particles on a smaller scale regardless of the concentration variation of HPAM and the cross linking reagent in either inorganic cross linking system or organic cross linking system.It is revealed that formation and morphology of the branch like fractal structure depend on the concentration of HPAM,and the presence and concentration of cross linking reagent only affect the topography of branch like gel fractal.Moreover,the experimental results demonstrate that the elastic modulus of the gel with the fractal structure formed by the nanometer colloid particles is higher one order of magnitude than that by micrometer ones,and that the smaller the particle diameter is,the higher the gel kinetic stability is.


The increase in energy demand worldwide led to the excessive use of fossil fuels, thus, critical changes in the earth's climate due to its high emissions, which led to the search and the use of less polluting fuels and more sustainable such as Propane and Bio-Syngas. We have used the Chemkine code fed by the USC ver 2.0 mechanism and the Gri Mech 2.11 N sub mechanism for NOx assessment to conduct a numerical study on the flame structure and NOx emissions characterisation of the Propane syngas mixture diffusion flame. It was found that rich-Syngase mixtures flames generate high flame temperatures, thus high NO emissions. In contrast, rich-Propane mixture flames generate low flame temperatures, thus high NO2 emissions.


ObjectiveTo determine the costs associated with delirium in mechanically ventilated medical intensive care unit patients. DesignProspective cohort study. SettingA tertiary care academic hospital. PatientsPatients were 275 consecutive mechanically ventilated medical intensive care unit patients. InterventionsWe prospectively examined patients for delirium using the Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit. Measurements and Main ResultsDelirium was categorized as "ever vs. never" and by a cumulative delirium severity index. Costs were determined from individual ledger-level patient charges using cost-center-specific cost-to-charge ratios and were reported in year 2001 U.S. dollars. Fifty-one of 275 patients (18.5%) had persistent coma and died in the hospital and were excluded from further analysis. Of the remaining 224 patients, delirium developed in 183 (81.7%) and lasted a median of 2.1 (interquartile range, 1–3) days. Baseline demographics were similar between those with and without delirium. Intensive care unit costs (median, interquartile range) were significantly higher for those with at least one episode of delirium ($22,346, $15,083–$35,521) vs. those with no delirium ($13,332, $8,837–$21,471, p < .001). Total hospital costs were also higher in those who developed delirium ($41,836, $22,782–$68,134 vs. $27,106, $13,875–$37,419, p = .002). Higher severity and duration of delirium were associated with incrementally greater costs (all p < .001). After adjustment for age, comorbidity, severity of illness, degree of organ dysfunction, nosocomial infection, hospital mortality, and other potential confounders, delirium was associated with 39% higher intensive care unit (95% confidence interval, 12–72%) and 31% higher hospital (95% confidence interval, 1–70%) costs. ConclusionsDelirium is a common clinical event in mechanically ventilated medical intensive care unit patients and is associated with significantly higher intensive care unit and hospital costs. Future efforts to prevent or treat intensive care unit delirium have the potential to improve patient outcomes and reduce costs of care.


Zhengzhou district locates in the cold region, the issue was researched and developed in the planning, design of energy-saving building, as well as architectural principle and its compliant thermal calculation schemes were incorporated in Guidelines. Based on the result of this article, methodological approaches, which improved in the climate compliant civil building heat design, was developed to satisfy indoor heat environment requirements and comply with governmental environment saving requirement.


Isolated cerebral mucormycosis without rhino-orbital focus is an extremely rare but life-threatening infection of central nervous system that most commonly found in intravenous drug abuser. We present a case of isolated cerebral mucormycosis diagnosed by open biopsy and treated with amphotericin B. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/pulse.v5i2.20267 Pulse Vol.5 July 2011 p.54-57


We investigate relations between spectral properties of a single-centre point-interaction Hamiltonian describing a particle confined to a bounded domain , with a Dirichlet boundary, and the geometry of Ω. For this class of operators, Krein's formula yields an explicit representation of the resolvent in terms of the integral kernel of the unperturbed one, (−ΔDΩ + z)−1. We use a moving plane analysis to characterize the behaviour of the ground-state energy of the Hamiltonian with respect to the point-interaction position and the shape of Ω, in particular, we establish some conditions showing how to place the interaction to optimize the principal eigenvalue.


OBJECTIVE
To investigate the relationship between the human papillomavirus (HPV) and esophageal carcinoma in Baoding City of Hebei Province.

METHODS
We detected HPV DNA in 42 formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tissues from surgically resected esophageal carcinomas from Baoding City of Hebei Province, by PCR with the general primer set of GP5 + /6 + for HPV L1 gene and type-specific primer sets for HPV16 and 18 as well.

RESULTS
37 from 42 esophageal carcinoma samples were HPV positive and the rate was 88.1%. Among the samples detected, 19 were HPV16 E6 positive and rate was 45.2%, eight were HPV18 E6 positive and rate was 19.0%.

CONCLUSION
The high rate of HPV in the esophageal carcinoma samples suggested that HPV plays an etiologic role in the development of esophageal cancer in Baoding City of Hebei Province.


Completion of the European Community's internal market will force important changes in the economies of member countries, and the effects of those changes will spill over into the rest of the world. Within the EC, the prevailing view has been steadfast in the expectation that the benefits of further integration will exceed the costs. This has been especially the case among European businessmen, who have been in the lead in this phase of economic integration.1 As the target date of I992 draws closer, however, the level of anxiety, especially about the costs of adjustment, appears to be rising in some sectors and some 2 countries. Attitudes in non-member countries, in both private and official circles, have varied. The initial response from the executive branch in the United States was favourable. There has, however, been considerable fear among U.S. business and labour leaders that completion of the internal market would be accompanied by a conversion of Europe into an economic 'fortress' with sharply reduced access to foreigners. In some European non-member countries - notably Austria and Sweden - the prevailing view favours membership. The insider-outside issue is still being debated in Switzerland and elsewhere and is likely to play a role in the trade strategies of a number of Eastern European countries. In North America, the United States has entered into a free trade agreement with Canada and is poised for negotiations with Mexico. Some have suggested that American interest in regional trading pacts has been motivated in part at least by a strategic desire to strengthen the United States' bargaining hand with the EC. While regionalism thus thrives, the trade talks of the Uruguay Round lie moribund. If completed as planned, the current process of economic integration in Europe will replace a group of national markets, segmented in various degrees by a proliferation of non-tariff barriers, with a single regional market. If plans for monetary integration also reach fruition, they will replace a system of multiple currency areas with a single regional currency domain. From the perspective of the outsider, there are three broad areas of concern about the external effects of the ongoing process of real and monetary integration in Europe. The first, which is discussed in Section II, deals with the implications of goods and resource market integration for outside industries and firms and for outside welfare generally. This includes the direct effects of internal liberalisation and the effects of possible changes in the level of


This study aims to identify the level of educational values that are practiced by the secondary school students' in Bani Obaid Brigade in Irbid city based on their point of view. This study seeks to identify the differences in the responses of the sample members on their practices of educational values according to two variables which are gender and streams. The study covered the total number of all students in the 11th grade of secondary school in Bani Obaid Brigade which is (1884) in the second semester of the academic year 2018/2019. Then, A random sample was chosen from the study population which consist of (754) equal to (4%) percent. After the researcher completed the investigation, the number of respondents who answered the questionnaire was (700). In order to achieve the objectives of the study, the researcher prepared a questionnaire which was finalized after the procedures of validity and reliability for (36) paragraphs. The paragraphs were divided into four scopes: worship scope, moral scope, the national scope, and the aesthetic scope. The results of the study are summarized in the following points: 1- Practicing of the secondary school students in the Bani Obaid Brigade for educational values represents the highest average which is (3.89) 2- There are statistically significant differences for the educational value  attributed to the gender variable. The responses of the sample members showed the differences for the male students at level (α = 0.05) 3- There are not statistically significant differences at level (α = 0.05) in the responses of the sample members on the fields of educational values due to the streams variable. 4- Based on the results of this study, the researcher recommends the teachers at the secondary schools at Bani Obaid Brigade in Irbid city to help the students to be more conscious about the necessity of the educational values which play a major role in their personal and social life. Similarly, the national value is one of most important values that the schools have to take care about it by encouraging the student to participate in the national events and festivals. Moreover, the researcher recommends the teachers to encourage the students to buy the national products in order to support the national economic. 5- The researcher suggests holding training courses for the teachers at Bani Obaid Brigade in Irbid city to improve their ability for learning students about the national values. Additionally, he recommends them to conduct researches that help to follow up the students' behaviors for the educational values in the secondary schools.


One critical drawback of staircase multilevel selective harmonic elimination and compensation is that the modulation index range is very narrow. As a result, its application is limited. This paper presents a technique to transform the transcendental equations to geometry-based voltage phasor diagrams to explore the reason for the limited solution range and proposes a four-quadrant modulation technique to extend the modulation index range. Moreover, this paper investigates the inductor design considering both compensation capacity and undesired harmonic injection. Finally, the simulation and experimental results verify that the proposed modulation technique can greatly extend the modulation index range so it can be implemented in a wide range of applications.


Objective: To investigate the clinical effect of the application of targeted nursing for patients with bone joint disease. Methods: From March were bone and joint diseases patients in our hospital in March 2012 to 2014 selected 42 cases as the research object, by random number table method, divided into the observation group(n = 21) and 21 cases in the control group, to the organization, routine nursing care, observation group received targeted nursing intervention were observed before and after the intervention of the two groups of patients with joint function improvement and complications incidence. Results: Two groups of patients with intervention of HSS score had no significant difference(P0.05) and 3 months after intervention were observed score group with the control group, was significantly higher(P0.05). Conclusion: For patients with bone disease, the implementation of targeted nursing can effectively promote the recovery of joint function, reduce the occurrence of complications, improve the quality of life, it is worth promoting.


An application of public goods-based theory that describes the process of alliance based, inter-organizational communication and information public goods. Bureaucratic organisations which develop Indonesia floriculture promote alliance by the activation of networking as a forum for coordination. One of them is an orchid consortium. This is a new cooperation system which is developed to synergize various drive components in the orchid floriculture development. The research objective is to identify factors influencing the effectiveness of alliance communication in the orchid consortium. The research framework was organised around Monge's: the goods, the participants and the action processes. This study used census and sample design as a source of information drawn from the entire population. Primary data were collected from individual consortium participants using a questionnaire to identify relationships and communication networks. The Spearman Rank correlation statistics was used to analyse the relationship between the variables, while Ucinet 6 software was used to assess the activity of the communication network in the consortium. Increasing of individual resources through non-formal education and kinds of knowledge; increased use of connective and communal goods including communication media types and frequency of communication media use; and improvement of the collective action process, the importance of density and centrality in improving the effectiveness of organizational communication within the consortium orchid as a coordination among stakeholders in the national orchid floriculture development which are competitive and sustainable. All the hypotheses were accepted.


The application of magnetic particle technology to environmental remediation in
general, and to wildlife rehabilitation in particular, has been under investigation at
Victoria University for a number of years, in collaboration with the Phillip Island
Research Centre (PIRC). This work has achieved significant international attention
(e.g. Copley, 1999; Pilcher, 2004) and is now at a stage where proof of principle work. This report was prepared for
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority, The National Plan Environment Working Group and The Phillip Island Nature Park


Linear and Non-linear distortion influenced data transmission rate in communication system. In the presence of White Gaussian Noise linear distortion occurs in form of intersymbol interference (ISI) and co-channel interference (CCI). Amplifiers, modulator and demodulator subsystems are caused for Non-linear distortions along with nature of the medium. Different techniques are used to equalized and mitigate these effects. We present a mamdani fuzzy system of a Bayesian equalizer to eliminate the CCI using mamdani fuzzy logic system. With the help of mamdani fuzzy system we can simulate results that the equalizers based on FAFs (Fuzzy Adaptive Filters) perform better where co-channels are more than one. Keywords—Co-channel interference, Inter-symbol interference, Bayesian equalizers, adaptive filters, fuzzy logic system.


We present a demo in which two robotic arms, controlled by rule-based Linked Data agents, trade a good in Virtual Reality. The agents follow the necessary steps to conclude a sales contract under German law. To conclude the contract, the agents exchange messages between their Solid Pods. The data in the messages is modelled using suitable terms from Schema.org.


This dissertation presents results of experiment E94-010 performed at Jefferson Laboratory (simply known as JLab) in Hall A. The experiment aimed to measure the low Q2 evolution of the Gerasimov-DrellHearn (GDH) integral from Q2 = 0.1 to 0.9 GeV2. The GDH sum rule at the real photon point provides an important test of Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD). The low Q2 evolution of the GDH integral contests various resonance models, Chiral Perturbation Theory (xPT) and lattice QCD calculations, but more importantly, it helps us understand the transition between partonic and hadronic degrees of freedom. At high Q2, beyond 1 GeV2, the difference of the GDH integrals for the proton and the neutron is related to the Bjorken sum rule, another fundamental test of QCD. In addition, results of the measurements for the spin structure functions gi and g<i, cross sections, and asymmetries are presented. E94-010 was the first experiment of its kind at JLab. It used a high-pressure, polarized 3He target with a gas pressure of 10 atm and average target polarization of 35%. For the first time, the polarized electron source delivered an average beam polarization of 70% with a beam current of 15 gk. The limit on the beam current was only imposed by the target. The experiment required six different beam energies from 0.86 to 5.1 GeV. This was the first time the accelerator ever reached 5.1 GeV. Both High-Resolution Spectrometers of Hall A, used in singles mode, were positioned at 15.5° each.


It is demonstrated that an imidazole ligand bearing a long alkyl side chain enhances the reaction of terminal alkynes, secondary amines, and aqueous formaldehyde.


Rights © 2019 The Ecological Society of Japan. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: delBarco‐Trillo, J. 'Tardigrades in the city: A review of diversity patterns in response to urbanization', Ecological Research. 2019; 1– 7, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1703.12055 This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.


The fatty acids composition analysis was carried out by Gas Chromatography (GC) to determine the mass fraction of methyl esters of individual fatty acids to their sum. Based on our study, the seeds of all 30 varieties from the nursery of competitive variety trials had similar (but not identical) fatty acid compositions and contained low amounts 12-14% of saturated fatty acids and high amounts 82-86% of unsaturated fatty acids. It has been confirmed that the unsaturated fatty acids were pre-dominant in all varieties. Received results confirm the presence of unsaturated oleic (C18:1) and polyunsaturated linoleic (C18:2) and linolenic (C18:3) acids in all soybean seed oils. Linoleic acid was the main fatty acid in the present study: Linoleic acid≥Oleic acid ≥Palmitic acid ≥ Linolenic acid ≥ Stearic acid Screening on the content of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) in the soybean oil demonstrated that all 30 varieties so far were characterized by a high content of PUFA nearly 60%. The lowest content of PUFA of about 57% was seen in standard Misula and vrs. V10/1012, ZR-30, B44/21. The saturated/unsaturated acid ratio was generally low. The lowest and highest are 0.15 (varieties ZPR-13, V21/311 and B40/623) and 0.18 (varieties Misulast., А16/145, А9/363, А9-562, B-47/53, V5/221), respectively.


On 27 February 2014, two decisions of the Supreme Court confirmed the decision of the Rada pre vysielanie a retransmisiu (Council for Broadcasting and Retransmission of the Slovak Republic) imposing a fine of EUR 12,000 and EUR 6,000 on a major Slovak commercial TV broadcaster for violating human dignity in TV broadcasting. Both fines were imposed with regards to episodes of the reality show �Extreme Families�; a preceding episode was already sanctioned by the Council for the same violation. This decision has also been confirmed by the Court (for more details see IRIS 2013-6/33).


This research studies multi-station scheduling with flexible capacity and loading balance. In semiconductor manufacturing industry, QTime restriction is one of important factors, severely affecting throughput since waiting time of wafer exceeding remaining QTime leads to wafer scrap. A flexible capacity to produce multiple processes provides additional capacity for each job, and reduces job waiting time. However, operators have to allocate capacity manually while several decisions would be considered. Therefore, with the consideration of flexible capacity and QTime restrictions, resource allocation is extremely difficult. We model this problem by applying mixed integer programming. The objective is to minimize wafer scrap as well as cycle time. In numerical study, we apply our model to real production line, and the results show that the proposed strategy provides significant improvements in semiconductor wafer fabrication.


The three grounding improvement schemes for CRH380BL multiple units are expounded.The effects of different grounding schemes on operation of multiple units are analyzed,and suggestions are given on the grounding scheme for CRH380BL multiple units.


Spectrum Based Fault Localization (SBFL) uses different metrics called risk evaluation formula to guide and pinpoint faults in debugging process. The accuracy of a specific SBFL method may be limited by the used formulae and program spectra. However, it has been demonstrated recently that Genetic Programming could be used to automatically design formulae directly from the program spectra. Therefore, this article presents Genetic Programming approach for proposing risk evaluation formula with the inclusion of radicals to evolve suspiciousness metric directly from the program spectra. 92 faults from Unix utilities of SIR repository and 357 real faults from Defect4J repository were used. The approach combines these data sets, used 25% of the total faults (113) to evolve the formulae and the remaining 75% (336) to validate the effectiveness of the metrics generated by our approach. The proposed approach then uses Genetic Programming to run 30 evolution to produce different 30 metrics. The GP-generated metrics consistently out-performed all the classic formulae in both single and multiple faults, especially OP2 on average of 2.25% in single faults and 3.42% in multiple faults. The experiment results conclude that the combination of Hybrid data set and radical is a good technique to evolve effective formulae for spectra-based fault localization.


Quality of life enjoyed by individuals and the nature and magnitude of human development are quite interrelated. Human development enlarges people's freedom and opportunities and improves their physical and mental well-being. Consequently, it implies an enhanced quality of life and incorporates expansion of the richness of human life, rather than simply the richness of the economy. It is basically an approach focused on people and their opportunities and choices. Although human development has substantially contributed to enrichment of human lives, it has not benefitted everyone in the same manner. There are barriers to universal development in the form of deprivations and inequalities, discrimination and exclusion, social norms and values, prejudice and intolerance. The inevitable result of such deprivations is a steep deterioration in the quality of life. The objective of this paper is to measure and assess the 'quality of life' in different states of India. This is done in respect of certain vital indicators of human development (as well as the quality of life), namely educational attainment, health and standard of living. Findings of the study confirm an emerging trend of gross disparity among Indian states as far as the level and magnitude of human development as also the quality of life is concerned.


Infant mortality incidence in Indonesia, 46% died during the BBL(WHO / CHERG, 2010). Causes of perinatal mortality are congenital abnormalities, prematurity, birth trauma, infection, fetal distress and neonatal asphyxia. Premaur and postmature baby more prone to problems that cause neonatal mortality. Such as asphyxia which can be assessed with the Apgar score. The purpose of this research is to determine the ratio between Apgar score postmature premature infants and infants at Waterford Regional Hospital 2013. Penelitian year was conducted at Waterford Regional Hospital, using a cross-sectional survey. The population in this study were pregnant women trimester II and III examination at Waterford Regional Hospital. Sampling technique used was nonprobability sampling with purposive sampling technique. The research was done by observation with a check list. The results showed no differences between preterm infants with Apgar scores post-mature infants with p value of 0.001 ≤ α 0.05 in the first minute, five-minute p value 0.006 ≤ α 0.05 and p value ≤ α tenth minute 0.001 0.05 this means that Ho is rejected and Ha accepted where it can be concluded no difference in the value of Apgar scores of babies born premature babies born with postmature the first minutes,fifth and tenth. From these results it is expected that Should a health care provider can immediately detect the presence of gravity of the fetus while still in the womb, so that patients can get help faster


We consider a smooth area-preserving Anosov diffeomorphism f : T → T homotopic to an Anosov automorphism L of T. It is known that the positive Lyapunov exponent of f with respect to the normalized Lebesgue measure is less than or equal to the topological entropy of L, which, in addition, is less than or equal to the Lyapunov exponent of f with respect to the probability measure of maximal entropy. Moreover, the equalities only occur simultaneously. We show that these are the only restrictions on these two dynamical invariants.


Objective: To determine if psychogenic nonepileptic spells can be differentiated from epileptic seizures based on psychological issues as well as intelligence levels. Background Psychogenic Nonepileptic Spells (PNES) are recurrent paroxysmal events that are often misdiagnosed as epilepsy. Neuropsychological variables may discriminate PNES and epilepsy, helping physicians to suspect PNES earlier. We tested the hypothesis that patients with PNES, when compared to those with epilepsy, differ in personality characteristics and will have elevated levels of psychological distress (as measured by the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory [MCMI]), but will not differ in intelligence (as measured by the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale III [WAIS-III]). Design/Methods: Retrospective analysis was performed on 280 patients diagnosed with either PNES or epilepsy in UPMC9s Epilepsy Monitoring Unit from 2009 to 2011. MCMI and WAIS-III scores were analyzed using a Mann-Whitney U test. Results: Patients with PNES (N=158), compared to those with epilepsy (N=122), scored higher on every MCMI variable. Many of these differences reached statistical significance (Avoidant [p=0.011], Passive-Aggressive [p 0.05) between both groups, suggesting similar intelligence levels. Conclusions: PNES patients, when compared to epilepsy patients, have significantly elevated levels of psychological distress as measured by the MCMI, but do not differ in intelligence as assessed by the WAIS-III. These results confirm the utility of the MCMI, but not the WAIS-III, as an instrument in suspecting spells as either PNES or epileptic seizures. Disclosure: Dr. Popescu has nothing to disclose. Dr. Dixit has nothing to disclose. Dr. Bagic has nothing to disclose. Dr. Ghearing has nothing to disclose. Dr. Hendrickson has nothing to disclose.


The Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (SNPP) satellite carrying the Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) and the Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS) instruments can provide high quality hyperspectral infrared (IR) data and microwave (MW) measurements. It is very important to ensure the accuracy of cloud detection in the infrared hyperspectral measurements before they are used for geophysical retrievals or data assimilation. Therefore, a cloud detection method using the CrIS hyperspectral radiances at longwave (709.5-746.0 cm-1) and shortwave (2190-2250 cm-1) bands and the ATMS measurements is introduced in this paper. Four steps are included in this algorithm: identifying clear FOV, estimating the number of cloud formations, thermal contrast, and cloud mask classification. Specifically, each CrIS field-of-view (FOV) is preliminarily assigned as clear or cloudy by comparing the measured IR radiances and simulated IR clear radiances which are generated from the MW-retrieved geophysical state vector based on a physical inversion method. Secondly, the number of cloud formations within one CrIS field-of-regard (FOR) is estimated using the principal component analysis (PCA). Next, CrIS radiances at longwave channels and shortwave bands are used to evaluate the thermal contrast within the FOR. Based on the above informations each FOR will finally be assigned a cloud mask classification. The cloud mask results derived from this technique are also analyzed.


Loss of thrust (LOT) emergencies create the need for quickly providing pilots with valid trajectories for safely landing the aircraft. It is easy to pre-compute total lost of thrust trajectories for every possible initial point in a 3D flight plan, but it is impossible to predict variables like the availability of partial power, wing surface damage, and wind aloft in advance. Availability of partial power can affect the glide ratio of an aircraft while the presence of wind can significantly affect the trajectory of a gliding aircraft with respect to the ground, e.g. - a tailwind or a headwind can aid or hinder straight line glide by increasing or decreasing the ground speed. Wind can also change the shape of turns from circular to trochoidal, moving an aircraft away from its intended position. In this paper, we present a robust trajectory generation system that can take these dynamic factors into consideration. Our approach outputs valid trajectories to a target runway in the presence of constant, horizontal wind, by using purely geometric criteria for computing flyable trajectories. We model the effect of wind on different components of a possible trajectory by taking into account the observed glide ratio of the aircraft (computed from actual flight performance data) and the horizontal wind vector. We also take into account the effect of wind on ground-speed, the effective glide ratio with respect to the ground, and the shape of turns to calculate trajectories to a virtual point in 3D space which can lead an aircraft to an actual target runway. We introduce an analytical approach for calculating the virtual point for trajectories with left-straight-left or right-straight-right Dubins path segments and a heuristic iterative approach for other cases. Our approach generates trajectories that can lead an aircraft from an initial configuration (latitude, longitude, altitude, heading) to a target configuration in the presence of a constant horizontal wind. In our experiments, the computation time for trajectories ranged from 40 milliseconds to 60 milliseconds.


AIM
To investigate the relationship between single nucleotide polymorphisms(SNPs) of surfactant protein A(SP-A) gene of Chinese Han and Sherpas and their adaptation to high altitude hypoxia.

METHODS
The genotypes of 90 Chinese Han in Guangdong and 104 Sherpas in Tibet were analyzed by sequence special primer polymerase chain reaction(SSP-PCR) sequencing the surfactant protein A gene.

RESULTS
The frequencies of genotypes and alleles at SP-A1 1544 locus showed no difference between the Sherpas and the Chinese Han (P>0.05). However, the frequencies of genotypes C/C, C/T and T/T at SP-A1 3241 locus were 75.0%, 22.1% and 2.9%, respectively in Sherpas, difference to Han population, they were 50.0%, 35.6% and 14.4%, respectirely(P<0.05). Whilst in Sherpas allele frequencies of C and T were 86.1% and 13.9% respectively but they were 67.8% and 32.2% respectively in the Chinese Han(P<0.05); The frequencies of C/C, A/C and A/A at SP-A2 3265 locus were 37.5%, 53.8%, and 8.7%, respectively in the Sherpas were also difference to Chinese Han, they were 63.3%, 30.0%, and 6.7%, respectively. Whilst allele frequencies of C and A were 64.4% and 35.6% in Sherpas but 78.3% and 21.7% in Chinese Han, which showed statistically difference between two groups(P<0.05).

CONCLUSION
There were statistically differences of genotypes and alleles at SP-A2 3265 locus in Hans and Sherpas. SNP in SP-A2 at 3265 may be related to the adaptation of Sherpas to high altitude hypoxia.


This paper focuses on the dual-loop digital control technique for pulse width modulation(PWM) inverters. A method based on the pole assignment approach was proposed to tuning the control parameters. To avoid one-timestep delay caused by time consumption in sampling and calculating of digital processors,design of state observer and disturbance observer were brought in. Due to the ripples in DC voltage and dead time effect,there an un-neglected prediction error of state observer. To overcome the prediction error,a repetitive compensator was proposed,and its nice performance was proved by both simulation and experimental results. The experimental results show that the control system has good steady-state performances and fast transient response.


The present work focuses on evaluation of the chemical composition and antioxidant activity of the hydro-methanolic extract of Melissa officinalis L. from Algeria. The liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis allowed the identification of six compounds: caffeic acid, caftaric acid, hydroxyjasmonic acid glucoside, caftaric acid glucoside, rosmarinic acid and sagerinic acid. The in-vitro antioxidant activity of the hydro-methanolic extract was evaluated by using four different methods including: radical scavenging assay (DPPH), scavenging activity (ABTS), cupric reducing antioxidant capacity (CUPRAC), and ferric reducing power assay. The extract exhibited a relatively strong antioxidant activity compared to the synthetic antioxidants. The highest radical scavenging activity was registered using DPPH and ABTS methods, IC50= 20.53±2.64 μg/mL and 22.50±0.67 μg/mL, respectively. These results suggest that Melissa officinalis L. could be considered a potential source of natural antioxidants with potential interest in the agrochemical and pharmaceutical industries.


The application of ultrasonic waves in the processing of hydrocarbons is a new promising technology that has developed rapidly in recent years. However, the acoustic-induced cavitation erosion phenomenon is poorly studied. In this paper, a comparison study of cavitation erosion was carried out in water and oils with different viscosities produced from Ashal'cha and North Komsomol using an ultrasonic reactor operating at an industrial frequency of 20 kHz. The acoustic spectra obtained from hydrophones during the ultrasonic treatment of fluids can be characterized by using subharmonics of the main frequency and a continuous white noise level. Moreover, the cavitation erosion of aluminum foil under various ultrasound irradiation times and power levels was thoroughly investigated. It has been found that the process of ultrasonic cavitation has a less erosive impact on metal foil in oil due to its high viscosity. In addition, the formation of microflows in the oil phase, which also intensify the erosion process, is hindered. Cavitation erosion in the Ashal'cha oil sample exhibited a higher intensity compared to that in the North Komsomol oil sample. It was found that upon increasing ultrasound intensity in the case of the viscous (Ashal'cha) oil sample, cavitation stability was disrupted. In turn, this led to a reduction in the collapse energy of the cavitation bubbles. The results we obtained enable the assessment of cavitation erosion in crude oil and could be used to improve methodologies for monitoring and optimizing cavitation processes in crude oil.


Using data from a survey of local party officials, this study tests the hypothesis that the ambitions of women and men in the initial stage of recruitment are differentially influenced by socialization and party system context. The hypothesis that the ambitions of women more than of men and of Democrats more than of Republicans are related to socialization experiences is supported for the Democratic and Republican women but not for the men of the two parties. Patterns of socialization are found to vary by party and sex, although all activists are influenced by social ization across the life cycle; and all the ambitious are in earlier stages of the life cycle than the unambitious. The concept of countersocialization is introduced to explain the development of ambitious political women. Countrsocialization and politicization around gender-related issues in politics are not expected to restructure political conflict along a sexbased cleavage of the political elite. Rather, the political party context is expe...


Starting from 2-alkylidene-3-methylsuccinimides, simple and efficient synthesis of the natural products striatisporolide A, licliesterinic acid and lichesterylic acid have been demonstrated via an acid catalyzed hydrolysis, esterification, OsO 4 -dihydroxylation and dehydrative cyclization pathway.


The utility model relates to an energy saving power supply which comprises an electromagnetic filter, a rectifier, a switching circuit, an output circuit, a pulse circuit, a drive circuit, an auxiliary device and a control circuit. The utility model is characterized in that a power supply is added with a direct current power supply switch. When the power plug of the power supply is plugged in the 110V alternating current, the output end of the power supply does not have any voltage output. When the DC power switch on the control circuit is turned on, the output end of the power supply has a stable output voltage.


Eurythmy is an art of movement that expresses music and speech. This dissertation explores eurythmy's musical field, called tone-eurythmy, in its multifaceted appearances, background and within its philosophical context. Tone-eurythmy, carried out by performers moving in space and time, makes music visible. It transforms music into a new movement-art form, that of audible-visible music, by expressing musical components as well as the artistic intentions within a composition and those held by the performing artists. The dissertation examines how musical concepts are seen by eurythmists to integrate ideas of wholeness and to understand music as both audible and inaudible. It draws on studies and findings from music psychology to show distinct effects of musical elements on the human being, and to indicate the similarities between those and the qualitative expressions of music through tone-eurythmy. By drawing on a set of archetypes and their modifications for various musical styles the work further demonstrates in specific detail how tone-eurythmy expresses elements of music in movement. And it provides an overview of, and analyses, the manifold expressions and choreographic elements that were applied in the choreography and performance of a series of eurythmy pieces that were required for the performance component of the programme of study. Both music and movement (dance) are performance arts in which performers must be conscious of time. In movement such consciousness is expressed through the human body's movement in space. A primary concern of the study is how notions of time and insights for differentiations of time are handled in eurythmy. The study concludes with a discussion of the role of kairos time in eurythmical choreography and performance.


Forty-four small, technology-based firms were clustered by Stray et al. on the basis of size, age, and degree of internationalization. Three groups, small, highly international, young firms (group 1); small, young, less international firms (group 2); larger, older firms with a mid-level of internationalization (group 3), were identified. Further analysis of the clusters with respect to their rate and process of international expansion explored the market selection, mode of entry, and further internationalization of the groups. The rate of entry into international markets has increased. Group 1 and 2 firms began to enter international markets sooner after the incorporation than the older, larger firms of group 3. Whilst group 3 firms are most successful in terms of profitability, newer group 1 firms are the most international. The recent protests against the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Seattle, Washington, and multinational corporations in Davos, Switzerland, demonstrate there is no consensus on the beneficial effects of increased exports and imports on economic development and quality of life. There is still widespread belief that international trade benefits multinational corporations but does not contribute to quality of life by meeting the basic human needs of society as a whole. The paper by Mullen et al. examines the influence of exporting and importing on two dimensions of economic development, economic growth and meeting basic human needs. The analysis studies the effects of three categories of trade (agricultural products, raw materials, and manufacturing goods) on these two dimensions of development. The study contributes to the marketing literature by empirically evaluating macro-level effects of internation-


The Author thinks about the Idea of Humanism in the works of Comenius as the basement for the curriculum of the general education system. The aim is the personal cultivation of the human body for the Good as a main sign of the humanity in the society.


The sustainable development of inland navigation transportation is a part of the whole national sus-tainable development, but there have been few researches about sustainable development of inland navigation trans-portation so far. Therefore this paper aimed to summarize the research achievements of some scholars at home andabroad, apply the rich theory of sustainable development to inland navigation transportation, analyze the main com-ponents of inland navigation system by means of system theory, consider the effects of climate change to inland navi-gation transportation mainly from precipitation and air temperature comprehensively, discuss the close relationshipbetween climate change and inland waterway transport, offer some concrete management measures and suggestionswhich are suitable for inland navigation transportation, take an example of analytic hierarchy process to describe theevaluation steps of sustainable development of inland navigation transportation, evaluate the degree of sustainabledevelopment of inland navigation transportation quantitatively, finally as a case study of the sustainable develop-ment course of the German Kiel canal, emphasize the importance of balanced development of economy and ecology.


The scientific description presented in this paper extends knowledge within the influence of magnetostriction on vibrations of BLDC motor. It was proved that various boundary conditions and different models of the motor windings could have the significant influence on the computation results of stator deformation due to magnetostriction. The finite element method (professional program Ansys) was used in calculations.


This paper presents a high-performance consensus protocol, Nezha, which can be deployed by cloud tenants without support from cloud providers. Nezha bridges the gap between protocols such as Multi-Paxos and Raft, which can be readily deployed, and protocols such as NOPaxos and Speculative Paxos, that provide better performance, but require access to technologies such as programmable switches and in-network prioritization, which cloud tenants do not have.
 Nezha uses a new multicast primitive called deadline-ordered multicast (DOM). DOM uses high-accuracy software clock synchronization to synchronize sender and receiver clocks. Senders tag messages with deadlines in synchronized time; receivers process messages in deadline order, on or after their deadline.
 We compare Nezha with Multi-Paxos, Fast Paxos, Raft, (optimized) NOPaxos, and 2 recent protocols, Domino and TOQ-EPaxos, that use synchronized clocks. In throughput, Nezha outperforms all baselines by a median of 5.4X (range: 1.9--20.9X). In latency, Nezha outperforms five baselines by a median of 2.3X (range: 1.3--4.0X), with one exception: it sacrifices 33% of latency compared with our optimized NOPaxos in one test. We also prototype two applications, a key-value store and a fair-access stock exchange, on top of Nezha to show that Nezha only modestly reduces their performance relative to an unreplicated system.


The older adult in Cuba occupies more than 19%, and it is expected that by 2025, one in four Cubans will be older adults.


Although gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN) is a rare event, particularly after a non-molar pregnancy, the true incidence of GTN is difficult to establish with certainty because data regarding the incidence of pregnancies and subsequent trophoblastic events are not available in most countries. This is not the case in the United Kingdom, where there is nearly a 50-year history of unified care of GTN at two major reference centres. The data generated from these centres has positioned them as world leaders in the care of women with GTN.


We have read with interest the study of Ho et al1 who propose an ALBI2 -based BCLC nomogram to better estimate survival of patients with HCC. We wanted to assess once again3, 4 the reproducibility and the predictive value of this new nomogram in a French cohort of HCC patients (n=1030) with other characteristics and treatments (liver transplantation excluded). Patients were retrospectively enrolled over a twelve years period in two centers (Marseille, Nice).


During Covid-19 pandemic, people were expected to implement health protocols, one of them was by exercising to increase body immunity. This study aims to analyze sports activities during Covid-19 pandemic. The researcher used a quantitative descriptive. The subjects were urban people aged 12-55 years. The results of the study are 1) During covid-19 pandemic, sports activities are quite good (83%), 2) Women are more active in exercising than men (53%). 3) The age of people who actively exercise is around 12-35 years (66.7%). 4) The frequency of exercising done once a week is 37.7% and the sports activities carried out more than 3 times a week is 38%. 5) Duration of doing sports is around 15-30 minutes (50.6%). 6) The types of exercise that popular are walking (30.3%) and jogging (55%). It can be concluded that sports activities in urban communities during covid-19 pandemic are included in the