Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae), a weedy species from the New World has invaded Asia, Africa and Australia. It now occupies much agricultural land in India and has been shown to be responsible for toxicity to livestock. More important, it is responsible for epidemics of allergic contact dermatitis as well as allergic rhinitis in man in that country. Biological control with the use of insect herbivores such as Zygogramma bicolorata has been implemented in Australia and in India.


This research is about the valuation of natural resources, especially the direct use value of the Glagah Arjuna (Themmeda fillosa) plant. The objective of this research is to determine the value of the natural resources of the Siregol Protected Forest area in Sirau Village, Karangmoncol District, Purbalingga Regency. The method used in this research is the Production Function Approach method and the data collection techniques use interview techniques (primary data) and literature study (secondary data). The population taken in this study were farmers of Glagah Arjuna Sirau Village, Karangmoncol District, Purbalingga Regency, by taking a sampling of 4 respondents from the total Glagah Arjuna farmers in Sirau Village, the data obtained were analyzed using descriptive qualitative. The results of the research conducted, obtained the total economic value of the ecosystem of the Siregol Protected Forest area specifically for the cultivation of Glagah Arjuna plants of Rp. 3,036,262,500.00. The potential value of natural resources obtained can be increased considering that not all of the Siregol Protected Forest area has been utilized.


This paper is designed to prove that Monopole Plasma Antenna is better than that of traditional Metal Antenna in terms of bandwidth, directivity, gain, radiation efficiency, VSWR and return losses.Mathematical model (Drude Lorentz Model) of plasma antenna and traditional metal antennas are analyzed at two different resonant frequencies of 1 GHz and 2.4 GHz by using the simulation software Computer Simulation Technology CST-Microwave Studio Suit 2010 which is commercially available. Several parametric analyses have been performed to analyze bandwidth, directivity, higher gain, radiation efficiency, and VSWR and insertion losses of both the Plasma and Metal monopole antenna.After delicate analysis, it is found that monopole plasma antenna is much better than that of traditional monopole metal antenna in terms of their parameters including bandwidth, directivity, higher gain, radiation efficiency, and VSWR and insertion losses.


Hans-Florian Geerdes studied mathematics, telecommunicaiton, and computer science in Berlin and Barcelona. He received his MSc in engineering mathematics in 2002 and his PhD in mathematics in 2008, both from the Berlin University of Technology, Germany. Since 2003, he is a researcher at Zuse Institute Berlin and a member of the DFG Research Center Matheon "Mathematics for key technologies" in Berlin. His research interests are integer programming, combinatorial optimisation and their application to problems arising in wireless communication networks. He has won prizes from the German Operations Research Society and the German National Mathematical Society, as well as an IEEE best paper award.


For identity related problems, descriptive attributes can take the form of any information that helps represent an individual, including age data, describable visual attributes, and contextual data. With a rich set of descriptive attributes, it is possible to enhance the base matching accuracy of a traditional face identification system through intelligent score weighting. If we can factor any attribute differences between people into our match score calculation, we can deemphasize incorrect results, and ideally lift the correct matching record to a higher rank position. Naturally, the presence of all descriptive attributes during a match instance cannot be expected, especially when considering non-biometric context. Thus, in this paper, we examine the application of Bayesian Attribute Networks to combine descriptive attributes and produce accurate weighting factors to apply to match scores from face recognition systems based on incomplete observations made at match time. We also examine the pragmatic concerns of attribute network creation, and introduce a Noisy-OR formulation for streamlined truth value assignment and more accurate weighting. Experimental results show that incorporating descriptive attributes into the matching process significantly enhances face identification over the baseline by up to 32.8%.


Doppler OCT systems allow nowadays to visualize quantitative and qualitative angiographic maps of retinal tissue. We equipped the instrument with a pulse oximeter and recorded the pulse synchronously with the resonant Doppler flow data. Recombination of tomograms according to the heart beat cycles yields full volumes for each cycle instant. We believe such multi-dimensional functional information and the ability to monitor dynamic processes over time to open exciting perspectives that ultimately contribute to a better understanding of retinal physiology and patho-physiology in-vivo.


In article dynamics of a total area of the earths, selsko-economic grounds on patterns of ownership is resulted, indicators of efficiency of use of ground resources for a number of years are resulted. The basic directions on the further increase of efficiency of use of ground resources of Krasnodar region in the conditions of the import substitution.


The design and implementation of an advanced guided-inquiry experiment for the organic laboratory is described. Grubbs's second-generation catalyst is used to effect the ring-closing metathesis of diethyl diallylmalonate. The reaction is carried out under an inert atmosphere at room temperature and monitored by argentic TLC. The crude reaction is purified with activated carbon, and the product is analyzed using GC−MS and 1H, COSY, 13C, and DEPT-135 NMR. Additionally, a guided-inquiry approach is employed wherein students design a procedure to determine the influence of various parameters on the progress of the reaction and the purity and yield of the product. Student and instructor assessment of the advantages and challenges of using this approach are included.


ELISABETH MEILANI. Correlation Between Quality Products and Promotion With purchasing decisions Bahan Bakar Minyak Pertamax at Badan Pengawasan keuangan dan pembangunan Jakarta Timur. Script. Jakarta: Study Program of Commerce
Education, Economic And Administration Department, Economic Faculty, State University of Jakarta. Juni 2014.
The aim of this research is to find the possibility a positive correlation between Quality Products and Promotion With purchasing decisions at Badan Pengawasan Keuangan dan Pembanguna employee , Jakarta Timur.
The period of this research was four months since March 2014 until June 2014. This research used survey methods by correlation approach. The population of this research were all employee Badan Pengawasan Keuangan dan Pembangunan , Jakarta Timur who buy and consumer have problems with s Quality Products and Promotion . While the society population at affordable were neighborhood 5 as many as 55 people in accordance with the characteristics of the population. From those population at affordable is taken 48 people for sample.
From the calculation results obtained by multiple linear regression equation Y = 2.534 + 0.0921 +0.9992. In the results of the ANOVA test or F test, the value of F at 628.539 at 0.000 significant. To determine the value of F table in this study can be found using the significant statistical tables 0.05 (5%) so that yield Ftable 3:20 Because of F> F (628.539> 3.20), then Ho is rejected, meaning that the quality of product and service quality jointly influence significant impact on customer satisfaction. Based on the coefficients table, tcount Product Quality (X1) of 3.290> t table (2.014) and 0.002 Sig <5% so it can be concluded that partial hypothesis H1 is accepted and reject Ho1. This indicates that there is significant influence between product quality to customer satisfaction.
Based on the coefficients table, tcount Quality of Service (X2) for 30.393> t table (2.014) and 0.000 Sig <5% so that decisions can be taken is to accept and reject H2 Ho2. In other words, there is a significant relationship between service quality and customer satisfaction..
The conclusion of research shown that a positive correlation Quality Products and Promotion with purchasing decisions of fuel oil Pertamax at Badan Pengawasan Keuangan dan Pembangunan Jakarta Timur.


Finding superheavy element 118 would have been a giant step in the quest for the conjectured island of nuclear stability. But now the claimed discovery is thought to have been part of a pattern of deception by one physicist that goes back to 1994.


I am coming on my twentieth year of teaching composition to college freshmen, and my fifteenth administering a composition program. These anniversaries incite me to think about the circles we who teach writing have perambulated in that time-to count the ways we have, for worse and better, changed how we shape composition programs, how we manage those programs, and how we teach the courses in them. From the fifties through my days as a student and then as a new teacher, rhetoric-meaning the analysis and presentation of arguments-dominated college composition programs. But at many colleges then, the English requirement included a literature survey, and composition programs often and awkwardly stirred rhetoric and literature in one pot. For example, research papers were on literary topics, an approach that encouraged publishers to produce hundreds of excellent casebooks, all recycled long ago. The rhetorical lion and literary lamb did not get on amicably, however. They tussled. The lamb often turned wolfish. The experiential programs of the early seventies-with their emphasis on narration and description, on journal writing, on films and visual arts as aids to invention-were a victory for the literateurs, and their last hour. For then came graduate programs in composition, and the gospel of "process" was heard in the land. Rhetoric-now meaning heuristic strategies-ascended. Literature became, and has remained, a negligible part of most composition programs. And today, as the slogan "Writing Across the Curriculum" is blazoned on textbook covers and eagerly mouthed by deans who see a way to save a buck, literaturemeaning the study of fiction, drama, and perhaps even (though that's radical) poetry for their own sweet sakes-dwindles to a thin shade in freshman writing


The invention discloses attapulgite washable inner wall paint. The technical proposal comprises the following key points that: the attapulgite washable inner wall paint consists of creamy attapulgite clay, nano-alumina, polyvinyl alcohol superfine powder, instant sodium silicate, anatase type titanium pigments, tributyl phosphate, optical bleaching agent VBL and deionized water. A production method of the attapulgite washable inner wall paint comprises: compounding, crushing, stirring, dispersing, dissolving, homogenizing, emulsifying, defoaming, grinding, and canning into the finished product of the attapulgite washable inner wall paint. The attapulgite washable inner wall paint has the characteristics of no toxicity, odorlessness, hard paint film, fine and soft hand feel, water resistance, alkali resistance and good adhesion. The washable time can be more than 1,000 times, and stains cannot be left after washing for many times. The attapulgite washable inner wall paint is applicable to decorating inner walls of various civil and public buildings and the like.


the mother be properly looked after in pregnancy, the very life of the child is jeopardised ab ovo, therefore the Ante-Natal Clinic may be regarded, so to speak, as the advance guard of Maternity and Child Welfare. As a science it should take a long view of the care of the coming child with regard to a safe delivery, and then to its adequate and natural feeding in the earliest phase of its babyhood. While it must be remembered that pregnancy and labour, and the natural feeding of the infant are normal physiological processes, they are processes accompanied by considerable strain, so much so, that the boundary between the physiological and the pathological is often ill defined and fluctuating, and is easily overstepped, for which reason pregnancy is a natural condition requiring more expert supervision than any other normal process. Beyond the family circle, the average woman is reticent for many months about her condition and generally the first outside person to be made aware of


This conference was organised by the University of Leeds Department of Continuing Education in association with the York Archaeological Trust as part of a series of short courses collectively titled "Archaeological Weekends in York". Areas of interest to archaeologists and historians both professional and amateur have been covered by the organisers in other courses including, for example, "Wining and Dining in Roman Britain" (September 1993). The subject of treasure trove provided an ideal opportunity for and Irish and lawyers to meet and discuss problems associated with, eccentric, outmoded and legal provisions governing the discovery ownership conference providing a different approach to the debate. An of speakers from disciplines of field archaeology, archaeological and museum that the conference was on firm ground in aspects treasure trove issues. were In address "Treasure Trove and the Quest New Antiquities


We analyze the important problem of scattering from two-dimensional (2-D) optical waveguide facets, including the effects of both antireflection coatings and facet angle. The facet is allowed to be angled in both vertical and horizontal planes, necessitating a fully vectorial approach to model correctly the polarization coupling that occurs. To achieve this, the highly efficient Free Space Radiation Mode method has been extended to the general vector case, yielding novel expressions for both the reflectivity and the coupling coefficients which can be rapidly evaluated on a desktop PC for a wide variety of practical structures. Results are presented for both angled, coated and coated angled facets. Full field profiles, also available from the approach, are presented and provide useful design information and aids to understanding.


Observations in 261 patients suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome in whom 303 decompressions of the median nerve had been performed led us to the conclusion that a definite improvement of the transmission rate occurs during operation. Distal latency has been measured during operation in 20 patients before and after transecting the flexor retinaculum, after neurolysis and also after releasing the tourniquet. Our findings confirm a positive effect on the transmission rate occurring immediately after transecting the flexor retinaculum.


Summary and conclusions Simultaneous assays of plasma and urinary EPF were done in animals with varying degrees of anemia induced by bleeding or phenylhydrazine. Likewise comparisons of plasma and urine, collected after similar intervals of hypoxia from the same rabbits, were carried out. Diverse results were seen in the rabbits with induced anemia. a) Bled anemic rabbits showed distinct EPF elevations in plasma at hematocrit levels of 15 and 10% Only minimal corresponding elevation appeared in the urine, occurring only at the 15% hematocrit level. b) Phenylhydrazine anemic rabbits showed marked elevation of plasma EPF at all hematocrit levels from 25 to 10%. Urinary EPF was also present, although in lesser amounts, at these same hematocrit levels. At no time, in either the bled or phenylhydrazine anemic groups, were EPF levels as high in urine as in plasma. The time of appearance and potency of EPF in plasma and urine of hypoxic rabbits were strikingly similar. Highest levels were present in both plasma and urine at 24 and 48 hours. Return to control levels was reached at 120 hours in both plasma and urine. At no time were EPF levels higher in urine than in plasma. In our opinion the above results suggest more the similarity than the separate identity of plasma and urinary EPF. They are compatible with the concept that urinary EPF represents partial excretion of plasma content.


We obtain the Paris law of fatigue crack propagation in a fuse network model where the accumulated damage in each resistor increases with time as a power law of the local current amplitude. When a resistor reaches its fatigue threshold, it burns irreversibly. Over time, this drives cracks to grow until the system is fractured into two parts. We study the relation between the macroscopic exponent of the crack-growth rate —entering the phenomenological Paris law— and the microscopic damage accumulation exponent, γ, under the influence of disorder. The way the jumps of the growing crack, Δa, and the waiting time between successive breaks, Δt, depend on the type of material, via γ, are also investigated. We find that the averages of these quantities, and , scale as power laws of the crack length a, and , where is the average rupture time. Strikingly, our results show, for small values of γ, a decrease in the exponent of the Paris law in comparison with the homogeneous case, leading to an increase in the lifetime of breaking materials. For the particular case of γ = 0, when fatigue is exclusively ruled by disorder, an analytical treatment confirms the results obtained by simulation.


Development of Party member from students of higher learning helps development and stability of higher learning and increase active power and improve team structure.


In this paper, we demonstrate that accurate machine translation is possible without the concept of "words," treating MT as a problem of transformation between character strings. We achieve this result by applying phrasal inversion transduction grammar alignment techniques to character strings to train a character-based translation model, and using this in the phrase-based MT framework. We also propose a look-ahead parsing algorithm and substring-informed prior probabilities to achieve more effective and efficient alignment. In an evaluation, we demonstrate that character-based translation can achieve results that compare to word-based systems while effectively translating unknown and uncommon words over several language pairs.


On the influence of punching shear clearance to punching shear Cross seetion and punching shear force,a rational selecting Principle for punching shear clearance was given by the author in this paper.


The contrast test of cutting experimental of Loropetalum chinense var.rubrum with different matrix(forest land surface soil + 0.5% Ca,Mg,P fertilizer,fired-soil and fine sand) and different rooting agent [ABT1 number rooting power,20% powder of NAA(naphthalene acid),control processing with clear water] was made in the summer of 2011.Results showed that the cutting rooting rate of forest land surface soil + 0.5% Ca,Mg,P fertilizer and fired-soil were 92.7% and 93.3%,respectively,significantly higher than the fine sand,and as well as quartile length and levelⅠlateral root number that ≥5 cm;The cutting rooting rate of ABT1 number rooting power and 20% powder of NAA(naphthalene acid) processing was 93.7% and 93.0%,respectively,significantly higher than control processing with clear water,and also the quartile length and levelⅠlateral root number that ≥5 cm were higher than control processing with clear water.


Macro-fiber composites (MFC) using the 0.23PbZrO3-0.36PbTiO3-0.41Pb(Ni1/3Nb2/3)O3 (PZ-PT-PNN) ceramic were fabricated for aeroelastic flutter energy harvesters. The microstructure of the MFC driven in a transversal mode was analyzed and the performance of a cantilever array consisting of five MFC cantilevers was demonstrated to harvest fluttering energy against the wind. The Ag-coated PZ-PT-PNN ceramic with good piezoelectric properties of d 33 (703 pC N– 1) and k p (67.7%) was laminated by an approximately 107 um thick film for the completion of the MFC sandwiched between Cu interdigitated-electrode patterned polyimide films. The MFC was enhanced by attaching it onto an elastic substrate (SUS304) for better strain energy transformed from wind energy. It was shown that excellent energy harvesting performance of 0.14 mW cm−3 under 100 kΩ could be obtained at a wind speed of 10 m s−1, implying high potential for use in aeroelastic flutter harvester applications.


Men who have sex with men commonly practice oro-genital and oro-anal
sexual intercourse. Sexual behaviour at risk of sexually transmitted infections
(STIs) including sexual experience and activity, age at sexual debut, current and
lifetime number of sex partners, frequency of sexual intercourse, and types of
sexual practice. Gonorrhea infection is caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae that
attached limited to mucosal surfaces lined by columnar epithelium cell, one of
which is the pharyngeal mucous. Studies in correlation of sexual behaviour and
pharyngeal gonorrhea prevalence in MSM have not been done in Indonesia.
To find out the prevalence of pharyngeal gonorrhea and to determine the
correlation of sexual behaviour and pharyngeal gonorrhea prevalence in MSM.
Subjects in this cross-sectional study were MSM Vesta community
Yogyakarta. Sample was determined by consecutive sampling. Pharyngeal
gonorrhea is confirmed by positive culture of N. gonorrhoeae on Thayer-Martin
media. Sexual behaviors was assessed with questionnaires. Statistical analysis was
performed with chi-square test and logistic regression test.
Study sample consisted of 92 LSL, the highest distribution in the range of
20-29 years old, and the mean age at first sexual intercourse was19 years old. The
mean number of sexual partners was 2 persons, 6.5% were bisexual. The mean
frequency of sexual intercourse was 2 times/week, 27.2% have had oro-anal
sexual intercourse, 75% of couples used condoms inconsistently and 16.3% had
been behaving sell and/or buying sex. Pharyngeal gonorrhea prevalence was
4.3%. Chi-square test showed no significant correlation between sexual behaviour
and pharyngeal gonorrhea prevalence, so that multivariate analysis was not done.
Pharyngeal gonorrhea prevalence of 4.3%. There was no correlation
between sexual behaviour and pharyngeal gonorrhea prevalence in MSM Vesta
community in Yogyakarta.


Organ-on-Chip (OoC) devices are increasingly used to mimic the tissue microenvironment of cells in intact organs. This includes microchannels to mimic, for example, fluidic flow through vessels. Present methods for controlling microfluidic flow in these systems rely on gravity, rocker systems or external pressure pumps. For many purposes, pressure pumps give the most consistent flow profiles but they are not well-suited for high throughput as might be required for testing drug responses. Here, we describe a method which allows multiplexing of microfluidic channels in OoC devices plus the accompanying custom software necessary to run the system. Moreover, we show the approach is also suited to for recirculation of culture medium, an essential cost consideration when expensive culture reagents are used that are not "spent" through uptake by the cells during transient unidirectional flow.


A novel mode composite transmission line (MC-TL) is proposed. The MC-TL integrates spoof surface plasmon polaritons (SSPPs) into half mode corrugated substrate integrated waveguide (CSIW) to realize surface plasmon mode propagated on the corrugated metal surface and TE0.5,0 transmitted in the substrate at the same time. With the dual-mode operation, the dual-band can also be obtained. For verification, the proposed MC-TL based on SSPPs and HMCSIW is fabricated, and good agreement between the measured and simulated results demonstrates the validity of the proposed configurations.


In the current global market, it is not enough for an enterprise to just meet the competitive challenge to achieve excellence. Rather, an enterprise (a business unit, corporation, institution or government agency) must transform itself into a lean enterprise. The transformation should occur using a Lean Enterprise Architecture (LEA) that is structured on the life cycle of the enterprise as well as its products and is phased to include a strategic plan, an acquisition and integration plan, an implementation plan and change management. This paper presents a LEA to assist any enterprise in its transformation to being lean.


Roadway loose scope nearby the excavation section was tested by sound wave loosing zone testing instrument. According to the analysis: the shorter distance to the excavation section, the more influence by blasting vibration; the influence is decreased along with the distance increased, and finally to stabilize. Meanwhile, numerical simulation on effective stress of rock nearby blasting section was did with ANSYS/LS-DYNA, got the same conclusion as testing. The research result can provided a basis for reasonable selection of blasting parameters, reduce blasting vibration effect.


Purpose – This paper aims to address the influence of mass media (MM) and word of mouth (WOM) on subjective norm (SN) and the intentions to purchase a family takaful scheme among Muslim Malaysians. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected from 384 Muslim consumers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, using a convenience sampling approach. The hypotheses were tested by applying structural equation modelling. Findings – The results revealed that MM and WM were able to influence SN. In addition, the results also found that SN significantly influences intentions to purchase a family takaful scheme. Practical implications – By examining MM and WM on SN, the study validated the importance of both constructs in affecting consumers' SN and purchase intention. This study would be useful for takaful operators, as the findings would help them to formulate strategies for promotional activities. Originality/value – This paper empirically justifies the relationship between MM and WM on SN and purchase intention of famil...


With a variety of themes,Li Shu-fan' Ci in modern Guizhou achieved higher artistic success.In his lyric Ci,his own feeling of sadness,howls,and feeling of current events were expressed;his chanting Ci described the objects lively and placed on thoughts;in his scenery Ci,sceneries were vividly described;his love Ci expressed the love sentimentally;in his friend-missing Ci,deep emotions were expressed.


We consider the problem of de novo DNA motif discovery. The position weight matrix (PWM) model has been extensively used, yet this model makes the assumption that nucleotides at different positions are independent of each other. Recent results have shown that nucleotides bound by transcription factors often exhibit adjacent or nonadjacent dependencies. We address this problem by devising positional dependency models capable of capturing adjacent dependencies and non-adjacent dependencies (SPWDM). Our algorithms are based on Gibbs sampling to update the model parameter and dependencies structure. We compare two scoring functions:   -score and a conditional probability based score. We also improve several Gibbs sampling stages. Experiments are carried out on simulated and real data, showing that the SPWDM model makes improvement over pure PWM. The modifications to the Gibbs sampling algorithm are also shown to be effective. 


Gas insulated switch gears (GIS) type ZX combine progressive and reliable concepts with future-oriented and innovative solutions such as gas tight switchgear technology with protection and insulation gases, vacuum switching technology, epoxy technology, integrated computer controlled switchgear units, as well as sensor-and plug-in-technology. The future oriented sensor technology uses Rogowski-coils for current metering and resistive dividers for voltage metering as well as proximity switches for position indication in combination with digital control and protection unit In the conventional equipped switchgears instrument transformers (current and voltage transformers), conventional measurement and protection units with auxiliary switches are used.


During the emplacement of the 2014-2015 lava flow in Holuhraun (Iceland) a new code for the simulation of lava flows (MrLavaLoba) was developed and tested. MrLavaLoba is a probabilistic code which derives the area likely to be inundated and the thickness of the final lava deposit. The flow field in Holuhraun progressed through a fairly flat floodplain, and the initial limited availability of topographic data was challenging, forcing us to develop specific modeling strategies. The development of the code, as well as simulation tests, continued after the end of the eruption, and latest results largely benefitted from the availability of improved topographic data. MrLavaLoba simulations of the Holuhraun scenario are compared with detailed observational analyses derived from the literature. The obtained results highlight that small-scale morphological features in the pre- emplacement topography can strongly influence the propagation of the flow. The distribution of the volume settling throughout the extension of the flow field turned out to be very important, and strongly affects the fit between the simulated and the real extent of the flow field. The performed analysis suggests that an improvement in the code should allow adaptable calibration during the course of the eruption in order to mimic different emplacement styles in different phases.


Characteristics of Industrial Hazardous Wastes. Legislation and Regulations of Industrial Hazardous Wastes.Soil Remediation. Recycling and Disposal of Electrical and Electronic Wastes. Remediation of MTBE and Other Fuel Oxygenates. Remediation of Sites Contaminated by Hazardous Wastes. Enzymatic Treatment of Pentachlorophenol Containing Wastes. Treatment of Landfill Wastes. Alternative ET Landfill Cover. Combined Landfill Leachate Treatment and Bioremediation. Remediation of Sites Contaminated by Underground Storage Tank Releases. Selection and Applications of Phytoremediation. Hazardous Waste Deep-Well Injection. Treatment of Hospital Wastes (optional).


Menstruation and menstrual blood are topics that have been neglected by many historians yet they are vital concepts to use in understanding early modern society. This article attempts to resolve this tack of historiographical coverage by offering a concise analysis and discussion of the flux and its consequences in the Elizabethan period—an age that, in many ways, was torn between tradition and innovation. In doing so, it covers issues such as conception, phlebotomy, gender and health. The article, however, is by no means comprehensive—such is made impossible by the vast range of attitudes and considerable ambiguity with which menstruation and menstrual blood were treated. However, it does provide the first step in discovering more about this little-discussed but deeply significant flux, which future historians may build upon and use to inform their understandings of the early modern period.


(ET)3Cl(pBIB)
(ET = bis(ethylenedithio)tetrathiafulvalene, pBIB = p-bis(iodoethynyl)benzene)
salt is a unique organic metal containing supramolecular assemblies based
on the pBIB molecule and the Cl anion. We newly prepared chloride
and bromide ET cation radical salts with the use of di- and tetra-substituted pBIB
derivatives: 1,4-difluoro-2,5-bis(iodoethynyl)benzene (DFBIB),
1,2,4,5-tetrafluoro-3,6-bis(iodoethynyl)benzene (TFBIB),
1,4-bis(iodoethynyl)-2,5-dimethylbenzene (BIDMB), and p-bis(iodoethynyl)benzene-d4
(pBIB-d4). The effect of substitution has been
studied by X-ray structure analyses, tight-binding band calculations, and
resistivity measurements. Halide ion replacement as well as deuterium- and
difluoro-substitutions do not change the fundamental crystal structure and
the metallic behavior, but affect the anisotropy of the electronic structure.
On the other hand, the tetrafluoro- and dimethyl-substitutions induce different
donor arrangements that lead to semiconducting behaviors.


temple, temple halls rented out to gamblers, monks found by the dozens in brothels (p. 73), and prostitutes plying their trade within the temple precincts. On twenty official occasions the Yoshiwara professionals "conducted their business in rent-houses in the Sensoji precincts and districts," a situation, however, that "was not uncommon . . . at any time during the late Tokugawa period" (p. 138). Nevertheless, Hur claims to show "that understanding the SensSji culture of prayer and play debunks the myth of 'degenerate Buddhism'" (p. 29). This understanding comes down to declaring that the Sensoji cultural formula was simultaneously unusual and uniquely late Tokugawa, and typical of Japan. Thus Hur waffles between historicist explanations and essentialist declamations. This "union" was "a natural, perhaps even an inevitable one" (p. 28), which explains that "the inherent fabric of Japanese religious culture resisted the forcible separation" of the "combination" which "throughout Japanese religious history . . . was never perceived to be self-contradictory," but also that it was "a natural development within late Tokugawa urban Buddhism" while being nothing less than a "fundamental structure of Japanese Buddhist culture" (pp. 76, 77). The closest Hur comes, however, to "naturalizing" the Sensoji phenomenon is when he discusses (in the "Social Geography" section of chapter 2) the liminal character of the area where it was located as a composite of eschatology and paradise (my metaphors). Close by were the Yoshiwara pleasure quarters, the Ek5-in (the destined temple for 100,000 victims of the 1657 Meireki fire and criminals executed on the Kotsukappara grounds next door), and Edo's kabuki theaters. Hur might have added to these sites the Jokan-ji, funeral temple for 25,000 Yoshiwara prostitutes (average age: twenty-two) and Danzaemon's eta compound. Many also came to die in the streets around Sensoji itself to be close to its famous Asakusa Kannon, even though the temple itself was not in the funeral business. A map of this liminal corner of Edo might have best convinced the reader that indeed Asakusa was a very "natural" or obvious place in Edo for something like Sensoji culture to grow. The ambivalent historical explanation of this study cries out for clarification by a full comparison with other phases of Buddhist institutional history (Japanese or not), with the culture of pilgrim sites (from European medieval history, perhaps), and in general for an open engagement with theories of play (beyond the few casual references to them). As a social and economic study of the Sensoji cultural enterprise, however, this study constitutes a very rich supplement to Nishiyama Matsunosuke's Edo Culture (Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 1997).


The invention discloses a sound and vibration monitoring analyzer, which is mainly composed of a signal acquisition device and a manual operator, wherein the signal acquisition device acquires a vibration signal and a displacement signal which are generated during operation of an oil pumping well and transmitted to an oil pumping rod, the vibration signal and the displacement signal are sent to the manual operator via a wireless transceiver, a microprocessor in the manual operator performs analysis and discrimination processing on the signals and then the processed signals are displayed by a display, and underground sound and vibration signals synchronous with the display can be heard by plugging an earphone into an earphone interface. The sound and vibration monitoring analyzer can be carried to the field for use, and can automatically recognize, store and display operating condition of the oil pumping well; an operator can observe through the display screen and monitor sound and vibration conditions of the oil pumping well at the same time, and can perform comprehensive analysis; the sound and vibration monitoring analyzer effectively increases monitoring capacity for working conditions of the oil pumping well, prolongs service life of the oil pumping well, and has the advantages of convenient installation and operation, multiple diagnosed working conditions, and capability of discovering early phase faults timely.


THE problem of the effect of the community property system on the federal estate tax has not attracted nearly as much attention as has the problem of the effect of the system upon the federal income tax. The two questions bear a considerable similarity since the community property system may be said to afford the opportunity to taxpayers in community property states to pay lesser amounts in estate taxes than do taxpayers in non-community property states similarly situated but holding their property as the separate property of the husband rather than as community property.' In noncommunity property states the husband's separate property is subjected to the federal estate tax without division between the spouses. On the other hand, in the community property states as a rule only one-half of the community property is includable in the husband's estate upon his death. In non-community property states husbands and wives can divide their property between themselves for estate tax purposes, as well as for income tax and gift tax purposes, by holding title to the property as separate property or as tenants in common. If, however, the spouses hold their property as tenants by the entirety or as joint tenants they may find difficulty in dividing the property between themselves for estate tax purposes, unless they can prove that each spouse brought in one-half of the property. In view of the fact that spouses in non-community property states may set up tenancies in common which, for estate tax purposes, afford an opportunity to them to divide their property between themselves as their separate property in whatever ratios they choose, the discrimination against spouses


Research has been carried out on the effect of various preheating and the direction of the magnetic field on the flame characteristics of droplet combustion. This study is important to substitute fuel from fossils with vegetable oil that is environment friendly. The variations of the magnetic field are south-south pole, north-north pole, south-north pole, north-south pole, and without. A drop of palm oil is placed on a type K thermocouple between two magnetic rods. The high-speed camera of 120 fps from the front recorded the flame from the start until it went out. The researcher found out the influence of various preheating in palm oil and the magnetic characteristics and behavior of the flame. The direction of the north-south magnetic field had a higher magnetic field strength, caused the droplet combustion to increases resulting in a wider flame but a lower and more stable height compared to other magnetic field directions. The speed of combustion affected by the magnetic field intensity which resulted the flow rate of O2, therefore the combustion speed happened quickly because between O2 and the fuel molecules easily react and were more flammable. The strength of the magnetic field increased oxygen concentration and fuel molecule around the reaction zone causing a short burning, resulting in a change delay time the shorter but the flame temperature increased. Stability, shape, temperature, height, delay time and combustion duration were highly valuable to design an efficient heat generator industry with the addition of magnet field. This study provides insight into the influence of magnetic field direction in magnetic field intensity on droplet combustion characteristics for boiler combustion in the power generation system


The"shan zhai"products enter into the life of people promptly and"shan zhai"phenomenon has aroused widespread social attention.The success of"shan zhai"products results from many factors such as cost,function,creation,focusing on the customer's needs and so on.we can attain lots of useful experience and inspiration for the quality management from the analysis of the reason of the"shan zhai"products'success.


In this paper, an active implementation of a differential voltage current conveyor (DVCC) based on a low-pass filter operating in the fractional order domain is presented. The transfer function for a fractional order system is dependent on the rational approximation of sα. Different methods used for calculating the rational approximation, including Carlson, Elkhazalil, and curve fitting, are evaluated here. Finally, to validate the theoretical results, a fractional order Butterworth filter is simulated in the Pspice environment using the 0.5 micrometer CMOS technology with an R-C network-based fractional order capacitor. Additionally, using the Monte Carlo analysis, the impact of current and voltage faults on DVCC response is investigated. It has been inferred that realization with a wider bandwidth is possible.


Internal combustion engines are typically equipped with an exhaust muffler to suppress the acoustic pulse generated by the combustion process. A high intensity pressure wave generated by combustion in the engine cylinder propagates along the exhaust pipe and radiates from the exhaust pipe termination. Exhaust mufflers are designed to reduce sound levels at certain frequencies. New regulations and standards for noise emission increasingly compel the automotive firms to make some improvements about decreasing the engine noise. On the other hand, developments on automobile technology and increasing competition between manufacturers necessitates having being reduced weight, having capability of higher sound absorption and lower back pressure mufflers. Lightness could be possible if the thickness is decreased or the volume is reduced. However, this causes high back pressure. Therefore, the optimum design requires. Recently finite element methods are used to obtain flow characteristics and back pressure values of mufflers. Having used of this method, effect of different parameters can be examined without prototyping and best suitable muffler can be determined in the design process. Furthermore time and money can be saved. 1.Introduction: Main Components Of The Exhaust System 1.Exhaust manifolds 2.Catalytic converters 3.Mufflers 4.Resonator 5.Tail Pipe Fig 1 : Exhaust system in automobile 1.1. Muffler. : One of the components in the exhaust system of a vehicle is the muffler. Basically, the purpose of the muffler is to reduce the exhaust noise produced by the engine. The purpose of the muffler is to reduce the exhaust noise produced by the engine. Mufflers usually consist of:  The tubular metal jacket


A research was carried out so as to determine the effect of Iranian green tea (IGT) powder in diet on blood metabolites and carcass traits of broiler chickens. Therefore, considered four treatments consisting (basic diet + IGT 5g/kg feed, basic diet + IGT 10g/kg feed, basic diet + IGT 15g/kg feed and one control diet without additive), and three replicates (15 chicks per repeat). This study lasted 42 days. The data obtained were analyzed according to the complete randomized design model. The results this study was showed that effects of supplementation of diet with green tea were significant on cecum weight, TBARS, LDL and cholesterol of plasma (P 0.05). In conclusion, this experiment indicated that diets supplementation with Iranian green tea powder; have positive effects on carcass oxidation of broilers and it could be also helpful in decrease plasma LDL and cholesterol and reducing the cardiovascular diseases.


Serum tumor necrosis factor–alpha (TNF) is elevated in chronic inflammatory diseases that cause muscle weakness including chronic heart failure (CHF), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and cancer. Beyond stimulating atrophy, TNF can act directly on muscle fibers to increase cytosolic oxidant activity which depresses specific force, evidence of contractile dysfunction. Our current study evaluated the roles of specific oxidant cascades ‐‐ reactive oxygen species (ROS) and nitric oxide (NO) derivatives ‐‐ as mediators of TNF‐induced dysfunction. We tested the hypothesis that muscle‐derived ROS and NO both contribute to TNF‐induced dysfunction. Mouse diaphragm fiber bundles were studied in vitro. We found that TNF exposure stimulated a 25% increase in overall oxidant activity (P<0.05; DCF oxidation assay) and depressed specific force at stimulus frequencies of 1–300 Hz (P<0.05). Both effects were diminished by pretreatment with either superoxide dismutase (SOD; degrades superoxide anion) or catalase (degrades H202), confirming ROS involvement. TNF exposure also stimulated a 39% increase in NO activity (P<0.05; DAF assay) that was abolished by pretreatment with N (omega)‐nitro‐l‐arginine methyl ester (L‐NAME; inhibits NO synthase). L‐NAME pretreatment or genetic deficiency of neuronal NO synthase (nNOS) preserved specific force of TNF‐treated muscle (P<0.05). We conclude that muscle‐derived ROS and NO are both required for TNF‐induced dysfunction and speculate that peroxynitrite may be a common downstream mediator of TNF action. Supported by NIH grants HL08341 (fellowship to SAS) and AR055974 (MBR).


Introduction to the World of Currencies 1 Chapter 1: What Is FOREX? 5 Chapter 2: Making "Cents" of Currency Pairs 17 Chapter 3: FX Brokers and the Reality of Transaction Costs 25 Chapter 4: Is FOREX the Currency Casino? 51 Chapter 5: FOREX Trading Quotes and Calculations 59 Chapter 6: What Are Currency Futures? 65 Chapter 7: Calculating in Currency Futures 83 Chapter 8: Currency ETFs Versus FOREX and Futures 97 Chapter 9: Order Types and Choosing a Currency Trading Platform 109 Chapter 10: Currency Options 125 Chapter 11: Currency Market Fundamental 133 Chapter 12: Getting Technical with Currencies 159 Chapter 13: Tips and Tricks for Currency Traders 183 Chapter 14: Currency Lingo 199 Index 213


Summary OM does not have a translation. Therefore, the Hindus consider it as the very name of the Absolute, it is body of sound. In the scriptures of ancient India, the OM is considered as the most powerful of all the mantras. The others are considered aspects of the OM, and the OM is the matrix of all other mantras. It has been recognized that the Mantras have beneficial effects on human beings and even plants. The syllable OM is quite familiar to a Hindu. It occurs in every prayer. Invocation to most gods begins with this syllable. OM is also pronounced as AUM. The syllable OM is not specific to Indian culture. It has religious significance in other religions also. Although OM is not given any specific definition and is considered to be a cosmic sound, a primordial sound, the totality of all sounds etc. The entire psychological pressure and worldly thoughts are removed by chanting OM Mantra .To systematically understand the sound 'OM' and its effect on nervous system is the endeavor of this research work. With proposed algorithm analysis has been carried out for the divine sound OM. By this analysis we could conclude OM is therefore serves as a brain stabilizer, which is also an energy medicine for human being under stress.


With the progressing of the society and the construction of socialist harmonious society,more and more people are concerned about the social security of urban migrant workers.This paper evaluates the three existing modes of urban migrant workers' social security system and holds that establishing a relatively independent social security system for the migrant workers is an ideal choice in current stage.


Fluoride anion-promoted 1,4-cycloaddition of methyl o-trimethylsilylmethylbenzoate to conjugated olefins was found to give α-tetralones and uncyclized Michael adducts in moderate yields.


We report the detection of near-IR H$_2$ emission from the low-ionization structures (knots) in two planetary nebulae. The deepest ever, high-angular resolution H$_2$ 1-0 S(1) at 2.122$\mu$, H$_2$ 2-1 S(1) at 2.248$\mu$ and Br$\gamma$ images of K 4-47 and NGC 7662, obtained using the Near InfraRed Imager and Spectrometer (NIRI) at Gemini-North, are analyzed here. K 4-47 reveals a remarkable highly collimated bipolar structure not only in the optical but also in the molecular hydrogen emission. The H$_2$ emission emanates from the walls of the bipolar outflows and also from the pair of knots at the tip of the outflows. The H$_2$ 1-0 S(1)/2-1 S(1) line ratio ranges from ~7 to ~10 suggesting the presence of shock interactions. Our findings can be explained by the interaction of a jet/bullet ejected from the central star with the surrounding asymptotic giant branch material. The strongest H$_2$ line, v=1-0 S(1) is also detected in several low-ionization knots located at the periphery of the elliptical planetary nebula NGC 7662, but only four of these knots are detected in the H$_2$ v=2-1 S(1) line. These four knots exhibit an H$_2$ line ratio between 2 and 3.5, which suggests that the emission is caused by the UV ionizing flux of the central star. Our data confirms the presence of H$_2$ gas in both fast- and slow-moving low-ionization knots, which has only been confirmed before in the nearby Helix nebula and Hu 1-2. Overall, the low-ionization structures of planetary nebulae are found to share similar traits to photodissociation regions.


An appendix duplex was found on a routine dissection, in the dissecting room of the Anatomy Department of the Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences of the University of Tehran. No other anomaly was noticed on the cadaver.


The fine structure of the leukemic cells from seven cases of acute promy-elocytic leukemia was described, and compared with that of the promyelocytes from acute myeloblastic leukemia and the leukemic cells from monocytic leuke-mia.The fibrin-like structure, which has never been reported, was seen in the rough-surfaced endoplasmic reticulum of the leukemic cells.The common features of the leukemic cells of this type included well de-veloped rough-surfaced endoplasmic reticulum, lysosomes and Golgi apparatus, large mitochondria and fibrillar formation near the nucleus.


1. Introduction 2. Analysing the role of science in public policy-making 3. The evolution of UK's agriculture and food policy regimes 4. A new cattle disease 5. The Southwood Working Party 6. Regulatory rigor mortis 7. BSE policy in Continental Europe 8. The aftermath of 20 March 1996 9. BSE and the partial reform of food policy making 10. Summary and conclusions Bibliography Index


This paper presents a multi-layer fuzzy logic controller (MLFLC) which is suitable for multi-input-multi-output (MIMO) systems. The controller is made up of some multi-input- single-output (MISO) fuzzy logic controllers. Each MISO fuzzy logic controller consists of many single-input-single-output (SISO) fuzzy logic controller. The membership functions of the controller are of a complement type, it has a set of switching surface. The system is asymptotically stable if the scaling factors satisfy certain condition. Simulation experiments based on a two-links manipulator demonstrate the validity of the proposed algorithms.


Introduction The aetiology of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) is multifactorial and not fully understood. In the therapy of TMD is recommended a multidisciplinary approach: counseling, exercises, occlusal splint therapy, massage, manual therapy, prosthodontic treatment and physiotherapy. The need of early and rapid recognition of TMD resulted in many schemes of research for detection of symptoms. Objective signs of TMD may be evaluated using the Helkimo Clinical Dysfunction Index Di and subjective symptoms with the Gsellmann's Occlusal Index, Helkimo Anamnestic Index Ai and Fonseca's anamnestic index FAI. Currently the most recommended among diagnostic classifications are The Research Diagnostic Criteria for TMD (RDC/TMD).


Influence of replacement ratio and water-cement ratio on the recycled concrete mechanical properties were analyzed by testing the compressive strength and tensile strength of the recycled concrete. Results show that the mechanical properties of recycled concrete, compared with common concrete, can meet the requirements of the project. Water-cement ratio has great influence on compressive strength and tensile strength, replacement ratio has obvious influence on compressive strength but little on tensile.


This article analysed the source of wood residues,the ratio of residue /p roduct in wood cut and process,annual capacit y of wood residues,and discussed the significance of wood residues used as energy sources.


The present invention, by vibrating the contraction and expansion of the compressible composition of the cranial cavity or spinal cavity, such as increasing the intracranial capacity, intracranial compliance, cerebral blood flow and / or intracranial pressure pulsatility / It relates to an apparatus and system for modifying the waveform. Contraction and expansion of the compressible composition of the oscillating compliance within the device is either mediated contraction of the heart, or is the result of expansion and compression of the reservoir induced by synchronous pump and biorhythms, intracranial pressure individuals It may be due. The present invention also relates to a method for modifying the device or using the system, the blood flow of the method and individual brain protecting individuals brain from abnormal arterial pulsations of the present invention.


Nature is the prime source of everythings. So, in this research we selected the plant source for the extraction of resin from acacia catechu. Raw acacia catechu was collected from the plant for the extraction of resin and preparation of film. A mixture of 60% ethanol and 40% benzene was used as solvent for the extraction of resin. After extraction, polymeric films were prepared by casting the extracted solution maintaining the thickness 1 to 3 mm. Now-a-days monomers are widely used for the improvement of properties. In this case monomer (HEMA) was used to improve the mechanical properties of prepared film. Different percentages (10, 12.5 and 15%) of monomer were used with the catechu but 12.5% showed better results than the others two. Different types of high energy radiation (gamma radiation, UV-radiation, etc.) are also widely used for the improvement of different types of properties. With the HEMA grafted catechu film different pass (15, 20 and 25) of UV radiation was applied. The highest result was obtained for the 20 UV radiation pass and the monomer concentration was 12.5% which was taken as optimum. At the optimum condition the highest TS and TM values were 4.5 MPa, and 72MPa respectively as well as the lowest elongation at break was 1.44%.


Objective: To determine prescribing pattern of drugs specially antibiotics in prophylaxis, empirical & directed therapy. Methodology: A prospective analysis of inpatient records was carried out at tertiary care hospital for five months. Results: In the first phase 416 patients were surveyed for antimicrobial use pattern study and in the second phase 100 patients were surveyed for surgical prophylaxis study. A total of 332(79.80%) patients received antibiotics. 132(39.75%) and 200(60.24%) patients received antimicrobials for surgical prophylaxis and as empirical therapy respectively. Out of 200 patients, 101 (50.5%) patient"s specimens were sent for culture. 21(22.7%) patients had positive culture reports and 18(19.8%) patients received antimicrobials as per culture sensitivity reports. 75% patients received more than a single dose of antibiotic in operation of less than 4 hours. 60% patients received same antibiotic pre and postoperatively. 15% and 7% patients received fluoroquinolones & cefazolin respectively. Conclusion: Although there are no gold standards for the extent of use of antimicrobials in in-patient settings. High (79.8%) antimicrobials usage, average numbers of drugs per encounter, percentage of encounters with an antibiotic prescribed. and non compliance with the Standard treatment guidelines (STG"s) for antibiotic usage in surgical prophylaxis was observed therefore the study findings called for a review of antimicrobial prescribing practices.


GEOGRAPHIC Information Systems (GIS) technology has customarily been regarded as complicated and costly and a technology that is primarily used by experts to carry out complex planning projects. During the 1990s, major criticisms regarding the technology's inaccessibility and elitist qualities triggered the Public Participation GIS (PPGIS) movement which aims to develop alternative systems that democratize the use of the technology, create easy access to government-generated data, and incorporate local knowledge. Central to the PPGIS movement is the belief that GIS is a powerful tool for facilitating collaborative planning processes and empowering citizens to influence planning and policy-making. PPGIS is an acronym used to describe the many different types of participatory-based geographic information systems being implemented in countries throughout the world. Scholars agree that such systems are created locally and influenced by the social and political contexts in which they reside. In this paper, we argue that PPGIS is both a computer-based information system and an interactive human process which facilitates collaborative planning efforts, but that its ability to effectively empower participants is largely determined by the local context—that is, the social and political relations that link or divide individuals, groups, and institutions. Harris and Weiner 1998


In traditional speech enhancement algorithms, the amplitude of noise spectrum is only modified, while the phase and power spectral density estimation of noise power spectrum is inaccurate, resulting in serious distortion of synthesized speech signal. Aiming at addressing this problem, a speech enhancement algorithm combining amplitude estimation and phase reconstruction is proposed in this paper. First, we use the minimum controlled recursive averaging (MCRA) function to estimate the power spectrum of the noise, instead of relying only on the initial silent frame to achieve the amplitude estimation of the enhanced signal. Secondly, the phase spectrum of noisy speech signal is reconstructed. Finally, the reconstructed phase spectrum is combined with the estimated speech amplitude spectrum to generate clean speech signal. In order to evaluate the performance of the proposed algorithm, the NOIZEUS data set is used for simulation. The objective experiments of perceptual estimation of speech quality (PESQ), normalized covariance (NCM), and spectrogram analysis show that the proposed method can suppress noise signals greatly, reduce signal distortion at low signal-noise ratio (SNR), and improve speech quality and intelligibility.


Interpersonal spacing and bodily contact in public situations, were observed within the camps of the G/wi Sar.. In an isolated camp composed of one family, the mother was in close proximity with all other members. In the mixed camps, the San were in far more frequent proximity with the same sex than with the opposite sex. The mode of distance between persons of the same sex was 0.1-0.3 m, while it was far longer between males and females other than ones' spouse. Of the body parts, the foot was most frequently involved in unintentional contact-states. Grooming behavior was usually performed by females toward juveniles or other females, while males never groomed females. The primary function of grooming toward juveniles was maternal care or reassurance, while between females, it functioned as a sociable transaction; particularly as a 'service' by the younger toward the elder. Males were in proximity with each other irrespective of kinship, while proximity and contact preferentially occurred between females, or between males and females of consanguineous kin. Proximity and physical contact were avoided between siblings or siblings-in-law of the opposite sex. Physical contact was strongly avoided between in-laws belonging to adjacent generations. However, proximity and contact generally occurrec irrespectively of the relationship between generations.


The Kepler mission is dramatically increasing the number of planets known in multi-planetary systems. Many adjacent planets have orbital period ratios near resonant values, with a tendency to be larger than required for exact first-order mean-motion resonances. This feature has been shown to be a natural outcome of orbital circularization of resonant planetary pairs due to star–planet tidal interactions. However, this feature holds in multi-planetary systems with periods longer than 10 days, in which tidal circularization is unlikely to provide efficient divergent evolution of the planets' orbits to explain these orbital period ratios. Gravitational interactions between planets and their parent protoplanetary disk may instead provide efficient divergent evolution. For a planet pair embedded in a disk, we show that interactions between a planet and the wake of its companion can reverse convergent migration and significantly increase the period ratio from a near-resonant value. Divergent evolution due to wake-planet interactions is particularly efficient when at least one of the planets opens a partial gap around its orbit. This mechanism could help account for the diversity of period ratios in Kepler's multiple systems from super-Earth to sub-Jovian planets with periods greater than about 10 days. Diversity is also expected for pairs of planets massive enough to merge their gap. The efficiency of wake-planet interactions is then much reduced, but convergent migration may stall with a variety of period ratios depending on the density structure in the common gap. This is illustrated for the Kepler-46 system, for which we reproduce the period ratio of Kepler-46b and c.


Expression of an anionic peroxidase swpa2 gene isolated from cultured cells of sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) was investigated under various stress conditions by RT-PCR. The swpa2 gene was not expressed in any tissues of intact sweetpotato plant grown at the normal condition. The expression of this gene was strongly induced in leaf tissue by treatment of (440mM). Treatment of NaCl (100mM), ABA (0.1mM) and methyl jasmonate(MeJA, 0.1mM) also induced the expression of swpa2 gene. Interestingly, salicylic acid (SA, 0.1 mM) did not induce the expression of swpa2 gene, indicating that anionic swpa2 POD is differently involved in SA and MeJA signaling pathways. In addition, swpa2 gene was strongly induced in sweetpoato leaf tissues infected with Pectobacterium chrysanthemi, indicating that swpa2 is involved in defense related to the pathogenesis of P. chrysanthemi in sweetpotato plants. These results strongly suggest that swpa2 gene is involved in overcoming oxidative stresses caused by both abiotic and biotic stress.


A liquid crystal monomer (LCM) was synthesized and attached as a side chain to a siloxane polymer (SCLCP). The molecular dynamics of LCM and SCLCP were investigated by broad-band dielectric relaxation spectroscopy (DRS) over 10 decades of frequency. The surface treatment of the electrodes was found to have a pronounced effect on the macroscopic alignment and dynamics. In the isotropic state the relaxations in LCM and SCLCP are well-described by the Kohlrausch−Williams−Watts (KWW) functional form. In the LC state, the overall dielectric response is a weighted sum of two dispersions that depend on the macroscopic alignment. The hometropic (H) alignment is dominated by the (slower) δ process, while the planar (P) alignment is dominated by the (faster) αm process. Both processes are symmetric and can be described by Cole−Cole (CC) or Fuoss−Kirkwood (FK) functional forms. The δ process governs the dynamics in the SCLCP near the glass transition, similar to the segmental α process in non-LC glass formers. Excel...


We experimentally demonstrate that pure OAM fiber modes are highly robust to out-of-plane bend perturbations in contrast to their vector counterparts (HE/EH) that mix completely, because geometric (Pancharatnam) phase accumulation varies with OAM content.


The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of communication in hotel organization on food and beverage department employees' work engagement and job performance. In order to achieve the purpose of this study, the study was conducted by establishing a hypothesis through precedent studies and verifying the hypothesis through empirical testing. Survey data were collected form 380 hotel food and beverage employees. In order to analyze the proposed constructs, factor analysis and SEM analysis is required for this research. The results of factor analysis reveal that, four factors of the perception of the communication were derived such as upward communication, down-ward communication, horizontal communication, and informal communication. The results of SEM analysis show that horizontal communication and informal communication had positive effects on work engagement. Also, it was found that the food and beverage department employees that recognized themselves to have a work engagement had a higher level of job performance. Based on such study results, the study proposes valuable implications for the communication strategy for hotel organization and performing their work by suggesting work engagement and job performance development direction to enhance the subjective view of a work engagement and job performance of hotel food and beverage department employees.


Psychnology is a very young journal, but is developing rapidly. Each successive number attracts broader interest, both in terms of the span of approaches contributed and the geographical origin of contributors and, presumably, readers. This is exactly how it should be. Psychnology is an electronic-only journal, which permits more rapid and flexible editorial approaches than are possible with traditional print-based publications. But Psychnology is also a serious journal, with peer reviews of articles, professional presentation, and full archival status. So, young and yet serious: much like the field the journal covers, the evolving relationship between people and ICT (information and communication technology). Both sides of this relationship impact on the other. Technologies must be designed, or evolve, in ways that match the capabilities and limitations of the people who use them. On the other hand, technology changes people; in fact it could be argued that without ICT, understood in its widest sense, people wouldn't be people. While this has always been the case, the rapid pace of technological innovation makes the changes to people brought by technological advances vastly more salient than in earlier times. The target topic for this issue of Psychnology, Future Interfaces, puts the focus firmly on the potential changes to everyday life that new ICT will bring to us. As the Call for Papers indicated, a clear trend is to design and develop technologies for specific purposes, needs and situations, such as mobility, group collaboration, disability, age, and so on. And of course another trend, as exemplified by this journal, is towards virtualisation; not only of information, but also of processes, organizations and activity patterns. The call produced a rich response in the form of a large set of submitted papers from around the world, on a diverse range of topics highly relevant to the theme of the issue. So much so that accepted papers had to be distributed over two issues; in issues three and four you will find a total of 10 papers on the special theme of Future Interfaces, and 3 papers of more general interest, from Issue number four includes the second group of papers in response to the call along with a paper of general interest. A common thread in discussions of future interactions is the role of the body, and its relationship to information and the mind. Two contributions appearing in issue number three addressed these aspects (Waterworth and al.; …


The utility model relates to an accessory of mobile equipment and a vehicle mounting device of the mobile equipment with the accessory. The accessory comprises a fixing plate, a ring, an opening part, another fixing plate, and a connecting element, wherein the fixing plate is fixedly arranged at one surface of the mobile equipment, one side of the ring is provided with an opening part, the opening part is connected with the ring, and the ring can rotate at multiple angles relative to the fixing plate, and maintain a preset angle relative to the fixing plate through the connecting element. The accessory of the mobile equipment has the advantages that the ring of the accessory of the mobile equipment can be adjusted at multiple angles, and the angles can be maintained, and the carrying and supporting of the mobile equipment are convenient.


Abstract The dimensions of many water streams, which satisfy proper hydraulic conditions, may not be compatible with the designed dimensions of an irrigation work that needs to be constructed in some locations. The design requirements of such irrigation works may involve a contraction in the channel width in the required location. This contraction, of course, affects different flow properties and the scour hole formed downstream of these structures. Therefore, the present experimental study aims to investigate the effect of the transition angle and the contraction on the flow properties and on the scour phenomenon downstream water structures. Through 460 experimental runs, carried out on 20 experimental models, the study proved that, for an efficient hydraulic performance and economic design, the best transition angle (θ) for the approaches of water structures is 30° with a relative contracted width ratio (r = b/B) not less than 0.6.


In this study, a seismic behavior of electrical cabinet system in Nuclear Power Plants(NPPs) was evaluated by the shaking table test. A 480V Motor Control Centers(MCCs) was selected for the shaking table test, and a real MCC cabinet for the Korea Nuclear Power Plant site was rented by manufactured company. For the shaking table tests, three kinds of seismic input motions were used, which were a US NRC Reg. guide 1.60 design spectrum, a UHS spectrum and PAB 165' floor response spectrum(FRS). Especially, the UHS input motion was selected for an evaluation of structural seismic amplification effects, three directional accelerations were measured at three points outside on the cabinet system and also that of the incabinet response amplification, accelerations were measure at two points which were mounted in electrical equipment such as relay. Seismic amplification effect is determined at the outside and inside of a cabinet as input seismic motion, and compared to the results which are calculated by analytical method based on NUREG/CR-5203.


Let Φ be an irreducible root system with a rank greater than or equal to 1.We have computed the number of irreducible subsystems with rank l in an irreducible root system of type


Abstract This study attempts to investigate the influence of the Big Five personality traits and self-efficacy (SE) on entrepreneurial intentions. It also aims to find out whether the influence of a set of personality traits and SE on entrepreneurial intention differs across gender. The target population of this study was students enrolled in Bachelor of Technology (BTech). The results offer support for the relation of openness, neuroticism, conscientiousness and agreeableness, and SE with entrepreneurial intention—except on the relation of extraversion and entrepreneurial intention. Based on the findings, the study argues that the relationship between entrepreneurial intention and Big Five personality traits is moderated, at least partially, by gender.


A method for transmitting messages includes obtaining the information of the client (101), selecting the bearer pattern according to the information of the client (102), and transmitting messages to the client according to the bearer pattern (103). A network element device includes an obtaining unit, a selecting unit and a transmitting unit. A server includes a receiving unit, a storing unit and a transmitting unit. A communication system includes the network element device and the server.


In welfare societies, disability pensions or incapacity benefits provide income security to people who, due to health problems or disability, are assessed as being unemployable. However, it is sometimes possible for people on disability pensions to work, for instance on a voluntary basis in and on behalf of associations of disabled people. This article applies perspectives on employability and discusses whether voluntary workers, like representatives of associations of disabled people, could have been employed in the ordinary labour market or whether there are definite characteristics of voluntary work which allow their capacity for work to be utilised.


The invention relates to a flow control member to a fluid comprising at least one check valve. This element is characterized in that instead of being fixed relative to the seat, the cage 7 is integral with the closure and slides with clearance in the bore 15 of the body.


Background Sirolimus (SRL) is an immunosuppressive drug and substrate of the P-glycoprotein (P-GP) encoded by ABCB1. The relationship between ABCB1 polymorphism and the pharmacokinetics of SRL in different studies were conflicting in renal transplant recipients. Thus, this meta-analysis aims to investigate the influence of ABCB1 C3435T, C1236T, and G2677T/A polymorphisms on the dose-adjusted trough level (C/D) of SRL in renal transplant recipients. Methods PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library were searched for relevant studies. The quality of each eligible study was assessed according to Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. The STATA 15.0 was adopted to perform the meta-analysis. The fixed-effects model was used for pooled results with low heterogeneity (I2 ≤50%); otherwise, the random-effects model was used. Results A total of 6 studies were included in the meta-analysis. Results of pooled analysis showed no significant association of SRL C/D ratio with ABCB1 C3435T polymorphism. The subgroup analysis based on different ethnic groups and different time-points after SRL initiation in renal transplant recipients were also conducted. No significant association was observed in these subgroups. Significant associations were showed between ABCB1 C1236T polymorphism and the C/D ratio of SRL in the homozygous model (TT vs. CC; WMD: −45.54; 95% CI: −75.15, −15.94; P=0.003), and also in subgroup of Caucasian (TT vs. CC; WMD: −46.57; 95% CI: −91.90, −1.25; P=0.044 and TT vs. CC + CT; WMD: −52.10; 95% CI: −95.38, −8.82; P=0.018). Significant differences were found in association between the ABCB1 G2677T/A polymorphism and the C/D ratio of SRL, including the homozygous model (TT vs. GG; WMD: −76.47; 95% CI: −126.37, −26.58; P= 0.003), the heterozygous model (GT vs. GG,WMD: 178.62; 95% CI: 125.03, 232.22; P= 0.000), the dominant model (GT + TT vs. GG; WMD: 82.23; 95% CI: 36.28, 128.17; P=0.000), the recessive model (TT vs. GG + GT; WMD: −179.38; 95% CI: −283.33, −75.42; P=0.001), and the over-dominant model (GT vs. GG + TT; WMD: 199.44; 95% CI: 84.84, 314.05; P=0.001). Conclusions No significant association exists between ABCB1 C3435T polymorphism and the C/D ratio of SRL in renal transplant recipients. To achieve target therapeutic concentrations, ABCB1 C1236T homozygous mutant TT genotype will require a higher dose of sirolimus than wild type GG, especially in Caucasian renal transplant recipients. ABCB1 G2677T/A TT genotype will also need a higher dose of sirolimus genotype. Genotyping of ABCB1 might help to improve the individualization of SRL for renal transplant recipients. Further studies are expected to provide high-quality evidence.


Distributed Feature Selection in Large n and Large p Regression Problems by Xiangyu Wang Department of Statistical Science Duke University Date: Approved: David B. Dunson, Supervisor


Methods : We included 2,627 patients who underwent AFCA and guidelines-based rhythm follow-up (5810.9 years old, 73% male, 30.6% persistent AF), and evaluated the association of pre-AFCA anemia (hemoglobin, male <13, female <12 g/dL) and rhythm outcome. We also studied mechanistic relationship between anemia and AF recurrence by Mendelian randomization analysis (1,775 subjects) after reviewing 12 genetic polymorphisms associated with hemoglobin which found in 11 European population studies.


The calculation model of wall thickness for sink drawing pipe was developed by the energy balance method based on the extrem value principle. The results accord well with those of the tested one. The calculation model of wall thickness can be used in engineering practice.


A joint linear precoding and power allocation scheme based on users' QoS requirement was proposed for the downlink of multi-user MIMO systems. The scheme is developed as follow, on the basis of the precoding, the transmit power allocation for different user will be optimized to maximize the channel capacity and to meet the users' service requirement. The simulation result shows that the algorithm will get 1.8 dB gain approximately compared with that of SINR&PA under the same channel capacity. The users' service requirement will also be met in low SNR region (0dB-4dB).


cooling. For the patient who is taken acutely ill medical management is urgent and includes control of convulsions, measurement of core temperature, rapid rehydration, and possibly the use of dantrolene and active cooling measures.7 Some people taking the drug for the first time find the effects disturbing and may complain to their general practitioner of paranoia, hallucinations, insomnia, tachycardia, or muscle stiffness, including trismus or bruxism. In general, all that is needed is reassurance as these acute effects usually resolve within 48 hours. Regular users frequently chew gum to overcome the effects on their jaw muscles; they may present with weight loss, exhaustion, jaundice, "flashbacks," irritability, paranoia, depression, or psychosis.8-14 The long term effects of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine will take time to be documented in detail. At present it seems that repeated use may cause hepatic damage; it is worth mentioning ecstasy when asking about drug habits in young people presenting with unexplained jaundice.5 Perhaps the most disturbing aspect of the drug's misuse is the possibility oflong term psychiatric effects. Although the drug acts as a neurotoxin at serotoninergic terminals,1" 16 there is no evidence yet that it causes permanent brain damage in man. There have, however, been a few case reports of psychiatric illness,l""4 but the numbers affected are undoubtedly greater than this9; it could take years until the full toll of psychiatric disorders induced by 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, including depression and suicide, is established. Claims by misusers and agencies that ecstasy is "safer than alcohol" seem premature. Although the drug does not seem addictive, relaxing the strict legal controls over a drug whose "benefits" are debatable and whose risks are evident would be unwise.


E PIDEICTIC RHETORIC—THE RHETORIC OF ''PRAISE AND BLAME''— grounds itself in a culture's mainstream values. People or things (in this study, lifestyles and products) that purport to demonstrate or embody currently favored values are praised and thus reinforced in epideictic rhetoric, and those out of favor and perceived as nonmainstream in common culture are criticized. Chaim Perelman and Lucie Olbrechts-Tyteca, who brought attention to epideictic rhetoric's function in many genres in the twentieth century (it is not just for funeral oratory anymore), identify epideictic's strongly ideological function as strengthening the ''intensity of adherence to values held in common by the audience of the speaker'' (52). Because those values are implicit—''undisputed though not formulated '' (52)—Perelman and Olbrechts-Tyteca note that in epideictic discourse ''the speaker readily converts into universal values, if not eternal truths, that which has acquired a certain standing through social unanimity'' (Perelman and


Purpose of review The role of endoscopic adrenalectomy for adrenocortical carcinoma is the most controversial and debated points in adrenal surgery. We reviewed the most recent literature on this topic. Recent findings From the amount of available data (even if not conclusive), the following could be extrapolated: first, for patients with apparently localized disease the adrenal gland should be removed en bloc with the entire retroperitoneal fat pad, which also includes some periadrenal lymph nodes, but no extended resection is necessary in absence of involvement of adjacent structures; second, in experienced centers, oncologic outcome for endoscopic adrenalectomy is not inferior to open adrenalectomy when strict selection criteria and the principles of oncologic surgery are respected. When performed by nonexperienced surgeons, endoscopic adrenalectomy may be associated with a higher rate of positive margin and local recurrence; third, patients observed at specialized referral centers receive a more accurate preoperative workup that allows a better operative planning and a more comprehensive postoperative treatment. Summary Although waiting for further more exhaustive studies, we think that for suspected adrenocortical carcinoma, smaller than 8–10 cm and without pre or intraoperative evidence of local invasion, endoscopic adrenalectomy in a referral center seems to be an acceptable option.


Carbon fiber composite material with light weight, high strength, corrosion resistance and other characteristics of its impact damage mechanism is different from the traditional metal materials. In this paper, the quasi-static compression of carbon fiber composites was carried out by using a material testing machine to analyze the damage mechanism. The Hopkinson bar technology was used to test the dynamic mechanical properties. The damage mechanism of the carbon fiber composites under dynamic compressive loading was studied. Stress - Strain relationship of composites under Quasi - static and dynamic compressive load. It is found that the main failure mode of out-of-plane direction of carbon fiber composite laminates is brittle shear failure, while the in-plane failure mode shows the properties of brittle materials.


As the process of building a harmonious society continues to advance, the problems of disadvantaged groups, including people with disabilities, have been highlighted in the process of public administration in China in recent years. This paper tries to focus on the defects in the current process of protecting the rights and interests of people with disabilities in China from the perspective of good governance and proposes effective ways to protect the rights and interests of people with disabilities from three dimensions: from the rule of man to the rule of law, from the power-based to the service based, and from the government-based to the society-based, in order to promote social and political stability and create a harmonious society with positive interaction.


We develop a model for asset liability management of pension funds, which is solved by stochastic programming techniques. Using data provided by the Bank of Uganda Defined Benefits Scheme, which is closed to new members, we obtain the optimal investment policies. Randomly sampled scenario trees using the mean and covariance structure of the return distribution are used for generating the coefficients of the stochastic program. Liabilities are modelled by remaining years of life expectancy and guaranteed period for monthly pension. We obtain the funding situation of the scheme at each stage, and the terminal cash injection by the sponsor required to meet all future benefit payments, in absence of contributing members.


We predict that the electric field induced spin-crossover in a double –NO2 substituted Fe(II) complex will commence at the gate voltage, VG = −1.04 V and across this critical VG, the low and high spin states behave as "off" and "on" state, respectively which paves a unique way to realize an electronic spin switch controlled by a gate.


States of particles with negative energies are considered for the nonrelativistic and relativistic cases. In the nonrelativistic case it is shown that the decay close to the attracting center can lead to the situation similar to the Penrose effect for a rotating black hole when the energy of one of the fragments is larger than the energy of the initial body. This is known as the Oberth effect in the theory of the rocket movement. The realizations of the Penrose effect in the non-relativistic case in collisions near the attracting body and in the evaporation of stars from star clusters are indicated. In the relativistic case similar to the well known Penrose process in the ergosphere of the rotating black hole it is shown that the same situation as in ergosphere of the black hole occurs in rotating coordinate system in Minkowski space-time out of the static limit due to existence of negative energies. In relativistic cases differently from the nonrelativistic ones, the mass of the fragment can be larger than the mass of the decaying body. Negative energies for particles are possible in the relativistic case in cosmology of the expanding space when the coordinate system is used with a nondiagonal term in metrical tensor of the space-time. Friedmann metrics for three cases: open, close and quasieuclidian, are analyzed. The De Sitter space-time is shortly discussed.


1. INTRODUCTION To cope with today's hyper-competitive and fast-pacing world of business, many corporations use open innovation processes, which facilitate information aggregation, forecasting, problem solving, and idea management to leverage the collective intelligence of internal and external stakeholders. It is often argued that under certain conditions, the outcome of such processes outperforms the outcome of individual experts and pre-assigned small groups. The current paper describes Generation and Evaluation Model (GEM), a process model for collective ideation, and presents some initial insights from its deployment, as an internal idea management process, in a large insurance company. Specifically the study is concerned with patterns of individual diversity, decentralization of information sources, and independence of though, which have been identified as key factors in the success of collective intelligence undertakings [Surowiecki 2004, Lakhani et al. 2007, Khatib et al. 2011]. To date, academic research on the effects of these factors on the outcome of collective intelligence processes in organizational settings is scarce. Individual diversity takes many perspectives for example, demographic, cultural, and physical diversity [Ely and Thomas 2001]. In organizational context, diversity of roles and those associated with skills are most relevant to this study. These types of diversity are in congruence with the "Diversity Tramps Ability" theory, which relates diversity to cognitive properties such as perspectives, i.e. how people see a problem, and heuristics, i.e. methods and tools for solving problems [Page 2007]. Decentralization comes into play when employees from different organization units draw from specialized and local knowledge and collaborate among themselves or with external stakeholders on a common objective, transforming their tacit knowledge into explicit organizational knowledge [Nonaka 1994]. According to McAfee [2009], efficient flow of information is facilitated by utilizing strong, weak, and potential ties among stakeholders. Diversity of information sources and efficient information flows can mitigates potential informational influence, which is evident in face-to-face group processes [Stasser and Titus 1985]. Previous studies reveal that in public crowdsourcing platforms independence of thought is undermined by social influences [Mavrodiev et al. 2012, Lorenz et al. 2011]. In organizational settings, social influences in face-to-face group processes often invoke GroupThink phenomenon and polarization [Janis 1982, Isenberg 1986]. Furthermore, independence of thought may be hampered by managerial pressure and intolerance to mistakes that prevent employees from freely expressing ideas [Zhou and Fink 2003, Michailova and Husted 2003). THE GEM PROCESS GEM is a structured, four-stage process for eliciting innovative ideas from a large group of corporate stakeholders and funneling these ideas through a procedure of refinement and evaluation, which is performed by corporate experts and stakeholders. The resulting ideas are then presented to the process owners for final selection. Figure 1 outlines the GEM process and its four stages.


ion involved. Logic concentrates attention upon high abstraction, and aesthetics keeps as close to the concrete as the necessities of finite understanding permit. Thus logic and aesthetics are at the two extremes of the dilemma of the finite mentality in its partial penetration of the infinite. (MT 61) Whitehead here asserts that, whereas aesthetics begins from a whole and proceeds to the appreciation of the many details, logic begins from construing individual details whose combination leads to a synthesized whole. Both involve creating a unity through an interplay of the interconnection of many factors. The difference between logic and aesthetics is not of one in opposition to the other. It is rather the intermixing of degrees and manners of selection and attenuation, in which both logic and aesthetics have a role. This is an example of an application of Whitehead's mereology to identify a whole arising from an interfusion of many interconnected details. He argues that if either side is too dominant—if there is too much emphasis on the whole or to the part—there is a 'trivialization' of experience, in aesthetical or logical experiences. Auxier and Herstein identify the importance of mereology as a mode of thought underlying Whitehead's approach. Yet their own interpretation is sometimes perhaps not mereological enough. For example, they suggest that some Whitehead scholars are 'working with ideas they believe to be Whitehead's, but are not Whitehead's ... Putting Whitehead's name to those ideas can be misleading.' (Auxier and Herstein 2017, 20, emphasis theirs). I agree that there is a great deal of misinterpretation. It is also the case that Whitehead has more in mind for his project than the correct arrangement and attribution of ideas. Consider a remark of Whitehead's on why he uses the term 'feeling' to mean a positive prehension. He observes that epistemological theories tend to use technical terms which are 'far from the concrete facts of experience,' whereas 'the word


Pedestrians globally comprise 22 % of all road traffic deaths in 2013. Various approaches for reducing accident numbers have already been introduced and are still being researched. Most of these approaches have specific limitations, like requiring line of sight. To overcome these limitations, we propose the Wireless Seat Belt (WSB), a smartphone-based collision avoidance system for pedestrians. Unlike other systems, the WSB uses context information, obtained from a pedestrian's smartphone, not only as additional information but also for using the information to improve the collision detection accuracy. The WSB introduces independent, individual modules for recognizing the pedestrian's direction, position, and speed. We first evaluate the influence of the measurement errors of each module on the missed alarm probability in a typical urban collision scenario using a simulator. Then, the impact of using the pedestrian's context to decrease the missed alarm probability is evaluated. The evaluation is done using the example of a curb detection module. The curb detection is used to infer that the pedestrian has stepped onto the street to correct the pedestrian's position. The results show a decrease of the missed alarm probability by 46.5 % in the scenario considered.


A novel approach of splicing between photonic crystal fiber (PCF) and double-clad fiber is demonstrated with the utilization of graded index fiber (GIF) and coreless fiber as fiber lens. The light beam in large core double-clad fiber is first enlarged by coreless fiber and then focused by GIF to match the small core PCF to realize the low loss splicing. The splicing losses versus the length of GIF, coreless fiber as well as the air hole collapsed region were investigated theoretically and experimentally. Through tailoring the length of GIF and coreless fiber precisely, a splicing loss as low as 0.5 dB was finally achieved between double-clad fiber and PCF with the mode field diameters of 18.7 and 3.9 μm, respectively. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time to achieve such a low splicing loss between double-clad fiber and PCF.


We study the impact of magnetic fields generated in relativistic heavy ion collisions on the decay probability of quarkonium produced in the central rapidity region. The quark and anti-quark components are subject to mutually orthogonal electric and magnetic fields in the quarkonium comoving frame. In the presence of an electric field, quarkonium has finite dissociation probability. We use the WKB approximation to derive the dissociation probability. We found that quarkonium dissociation energy, i.e. the binding energy at which dissociation probability is of order unity, increases with the magnetic field strength. It also increases with quarkonium momentum in the laboratory frame due to Lorentz boost of electric field in the comoving frame. As a consequence, J/Psi in plasma dissociates at lower temperature then it would be in the absence of a magnetic field. We argue that J/Psi's produced in heavy-ion collisions at LHC with P_T>9GeV would dissociate even in vacuum. In plasma, J/Psi dissociation in magnetic field is much stronger due to decrease of its binding energy with temperature. We discuss the phenomenological implications of our results.


We present new results in the numerical analysis of singularly perturbed convection-diffusion-reaction problems that have appeared in the last five years. Mainly discussing layer-adapted meshes, we present also a survey on stabilization methods, adaptive methods, and on systems of singularly perturbed equations.


Coupling of traditional workflow management systems is more and more closed,making flexibility of the system becomes very weak,resulting in interoperability and reusability is poor.To solve the above problem,we used Spring AOP dynamic proxy mechanism,proposed solutions basing on aspect-oriented programming technology,and the program maked between the log module,security module and other and core business formating the minimum coupling,avoided code scattering and code tangling and other issues,had an obvious advantage on reducing the coupling between modules and improving the module reuse and system scalability.


With the methods of literature data,interview,quantity statistics and questionnaire,this paper analyzes the influences of mass skiing on Jilin Province's economy,and puts forward some corresponding suggestions.


With the development of big data technology, traditional monitoring methods for the scope of marine pollution can no longer meet the current needs of accuracy and timeliness. In light of the outstanding topic, this study proposed to use big data technology to monitor the scope of marine pollution. The intelligent digital remote sensing technology was used for multi-dimensional monitoring of ocean water quality and completed the calculation of data collected by water quality sensors through the improved big data comparative analysis method. Finally, the scope of pollution monitoring was realized. The results verified that the proposed monitoring method could achieve high-precision and time-sensitive monitoring of the range of marine pollutants, and could identify the basic information of pollutants.


Within the Europe Strategy 2020 has been established that one of the target indicators to be represented by employment rate. The target proposed by Romania seems difficult to achieve, but in the present paper we forecast the share of employed population in the Romanian economy, in order to seize the activities in economy with growth potential, since in the last four years the number of employed people experienced a fluctuating trend. Markov chains allow predicting the employment share on the main economic activities. Calculations made for 2015 show increases in the share of employment in industry,trade and health.


A facile hybrid method of superhydrophobic surface fabrication with different water adhesion based on assisted pressure is here reported. With assisted pressure, water droplet on the prepared samples can transform from Cassie state to Wenzel state, which means the water adhesion force have been changed from low to high. Same volume of water droplet was manipulated onto different samples respectively to test their water adhesion force, all droplets have experienced "touching, being pressed, leaving" three processes. Three samples with different water adhesion were selected and used to transfer water droplet from low water adhesion sample to high water adhesion sample with no residue. This finding aids our understanding of the adhesion force with extra pressure, and opens up a new way to put water adhesion control into practice.


The invention discloses a capacitor shell rubber wrapper prepared from modified coal ash. The capacitor shell rubber wrapper is prepared from the following raw materials: chloroprene rubber (Japanese electrochemistry A-90), cis-1,4-isoprene rubber, polycaprolactone, zinc oxide, nano silica sand, blanc fix 35, an anti-aging agent OD, an anti-aging agent NBC, polyamide wax powder, an accelerator TMTD2, a cross-linking agent TAIC, silane coupling agent KH550, a cross-linking agent TAC, a coupling agent of organic titanate IMC-TTS, an anti-oxygen agent DSTP, diphenylamine, carbon black N339, N660 carbon black, zinc stearate, glycerin triacetate, di-2-ethylhexyl maleate, sodium bicarbonate, ferrocene and modified fly ash. The capacitor shell rubber wrapper is reasonable in material prescription; the produced rubber material has good combination property, and is strong in metal bonding property, and high in mechanical property, anti-fatigue performance, dynamic ozone resistance and ageing resistance; and high-strength protection effect is provided to the capacitor.


A microscopic laser equation is solved rigorously. In order to transform the original equation of the density matrix into a more tractable partial differential equation, spin and boson coherent states are used. The resulting equation for the probability density is solved to give a continued fraction with the use of orthogonal polynomials. As a preliminary result, dynamics of certain physical quantities are calculated.