Network protocol fuzzing tries to test the robustness of a protocol implementation through exploring the infinite amount of possible anomalous inputs to find the tests that cause invalid behaviors. Therefore, protocol fuzzing is regarded as security testing, since it is essential to prove robustness in networks. Although many good practices have been done to improve protocol fuzzing, problems in automated test case generation are still unsolved. Traditional methods using formal language and protocol specification have evident defects, especially in close networks. In order to provide useful references for test data generation, protocol reverse engineering becomes a suitable solution. But approaches adopted during the last decades cost much in computational complexity and time consumption. To break through these limitations, this paper proposes a novel message matrix perturbing mode to generate test case through data mutation for application layer protocol. It is established on the basis of the mapping relationship according to ASCII code. After the conversion from a protocol message to an integer matrix, meta-perturbations can be conducted to generate test data in all syntax levels, which preserves the flexibility in complex mutating combinations. Additionally, a new statistical keyword extracting technique with priority recursive splitting pattern is introduced to provide useful information for intelligent data mutation. Finally, we evaluate the method on HTTP request message. With the transformed message matrix and corresponding keyword reference, test cases examples for protocol fuzzing are generated through perturbing process with the combination of meta-operations. Fairly good outcomes are achieved which illustrate the feasibility and efficiency of the work in this paper.


The paper presents simulation and implementation of a photovoltaic fuzzy logic tracking controller. The purpose is to track the maximum available solar power in a photovoltaic array interfaced to an electric utility grid via a line-commutated inverter. The scheme shows a satisfactory performance with almost an agreement between the simulation and experimental results.<<ETX>>


Beliefs about the health value of 22 selected country (native) and store‐bought foods and preference (degree of like or dislike) for these foods were examined among 208 northern native Canadians (Indian and Metis) representing three generations (adolescents and young adults, middle adults, older adults). Ratings were obtained by use of five‐point Likert‐type scales presented in pictorial format. Of the 22 foods studied highest health value scores were assigned to vegetables, fruits, fish, and country meats, and lowest were assigned to modern snack foods. Preference scores were highest for moose, bannock, and caribou, and lowest for luncheon meat. Statistically significant differences (P < 0.05) among the three generations were found in the health scores of 9 foods and in the preference scores of 8 foods. Of the three age groups, older adults were least skeptical of the health value of modern snack foods. Northern native people perceive differences in the health value of foods. Preference for country foods...


Two highly virulent isolates of Rhizoctonia solani, 61D-3 and 65L-2 (ATCC 66489), from diseased soybean (Glycine max) plants grown in Illinois were identified as members of anastomosis group (AG) 2-2. They caused crown and root rot on inoculated plant species in the Chenopodiaceae, Fabaceae, and Poaceae at an inoculum level of 100 μg of fresh mycelium per gram of soil in the greenhouse. Both isolates produced few loose, thick-walled sclerotia and maintained their pathogenicity to soybean after 2 yr in storage (...)


Using the method of literature、questionnaire、investigation、mathematics has a research on teaching targets and contents of the public basketball courses in Zhejiang province university,carry on an analytical research,carrying on to the public basketball lesson teaching evaluation further,aim to exist currently of key problem,try to set up publicbasketball courses content and teaching evaluation system in Zhejiang province universities,provide basis and countermeasures for excellent public basketball course content and establishment of teaching evaluation system.


ABSTRACT Peter Greenaway's recent biopic of the great Russian film director and master of montage Sergei M. Eisenstein, Eisenstein in Guanajuato, forms an important addition to filmic life writing. Greenaway 'writes' Eisenstein on screen through the film director's actions as documented across an array of sources—including Eisenstein's own autobiography—but he also reveals Eisenstein's inner thoughts and feelings, using Eisenstein's own voice (that is, his theories and film practice). Rather than portraying the Russian director at work, Greenaway opted to present Eisenstein's directorial film philosophy, attempting to capture the essence of being 'Eisenstein'. The film focuses on fourteen crucial months in the director's life: the period he spent in Mexico, from where he was banished without completing what could have been his directorial masterpiece, the film Que Viva Mexico! Greenaway is laudatory of Eisenstein's importance for the history of cinema, whilst depicting him in carnivalesque and corporeally grotesque terms. Thus, Greenaway simultaneously portrays Eisenstein as a great man and an anti-hero, in truly dialectical form. These apparently contradictory images of the cinematic master, functioning as thesis and antithesis, build up into something larger: a synthetic Eisenstein. The result is a larger-than-life, entirely ecstatic Eisenstein and an ode to his synaesthetic and dialectical approach to life and cinema. In doing this, however, Greenaway doubles his subject's 'voice' with his own and also 'writes' himself through Sergei Eisenstein's theory and practice.


This paper aims at combining state of the art developments of path planning and optimal control and to create the algorithmic foundations to tackle optimal control problems in cluttered environments. Our contribution is three-fold: first, we describe a simple method to automatically generate minimum bounding capsules around exact robot body geometries represented by meshes. Second, we use the bounding capsules to implement distance constraints for an optimal control problem solver and achieve (self-)collision avoidance. Finally, we propose a complete two-stage framework for optimal motion planning on complex robots. This framework is successfully applied to generate optimal collision-free trajectories both in simulation and on the humanoid robot HRP-2.


Lemma 4 in the previous paper "weak domination principle" in the volume 28 of this journal is true without the assumption on non-degeneracy. Namely, if G is a positive kernel on Ω = {xu x2, X3} satisfying the weak domination principle, then it satisfies the ordinary domination principle or the inverse domination principle. To see this, let 7Ί2 = 0. Since ϊ23 = 0 implies 7*31 = 0, it is sufficient to notice the imcompatibility of ϊ23 > 0 and Tsi < 0. Thus the main theorems in the paper are to be stated without assuming non-degeneracy as follows.


This research was conducted on traditionalism poetics and its aspect in the liberation period (1945-50). Chungmunhyup (the young literary men's association of the right wings) very interested in the problem of traditionalism poetics in addition to a debate about pure poetry with the left wing. Especially, in case of poetry, Chungmunhyup researched native language and 'the typical things of Joseon.' Yun Gon-gang who was independent from Chungmunhyup, started the first discussions about tradition's value in the liberation period. Yun Gon-gang was the first person to distinguish between traditions and old customs. In particular, he had a lot of interest in the recovery of Korean native language. Also, he discussed the problem of traditional native language through Sijo (時調). He suggested the classic Sijo of Yun Seon-do as an example of past tradition which should be handed down, and suggested the modern Sijo of Jo Un as an example of the creation of a new tradition. Chungmunhyup's writers also tried to promote the value of native language and showed extraordinary attention to the traditional literature of Joseon like Yun Gon-gang's poetics. But they pointed out the abuse of dead language in Yun Gon-gang's poetical works "Flute". They exceeded the limits of Yun Gon-gang who modestly understood the problems of tradition in aspects of poetic words. As an example, Jo Yeon-hyeon argued that not only the succession of forms but also the succession of contents in classics. He recognized that classics are not the past things that need to be imitated but the current era's assignment which need to be created in the future. Such assignment of 'modernization of the classics' appeared in common in the poetics of Kim Dong-lee, Jo Ji-hun, Seo Jeong-ju, etc. Chungmunhyup's writers emphasized aesthetic transformations which reinterpret the material, rhythm, emotion of traditional poetry by modern artistic style. They approached from the point of view of interaction between old things of Joseon and modern things. Chungmunhyup's writers had a consensus about their native language and the value of Joseon tradition, but, internally, they had different opinions about problems relating to 'oriental tradition'. Jo Ji-hun created discourses on 'Orient-the spiritual culture-lyric poetry' as opposed to 'Western-material civilization-non lyric poetry'. Kim Dong-lee emphasized the poetic tradition of the orient without having interest in the Joseon tradition. They had ethical confidence without compromising with the Greater East Asia logic in the late of Japanese colonization era (of Korea). So they put forward oriental poetry's tradition without hesitation in the liberation period. In contrast, Seo Jeong-ju in the liberation period criticized or ignored the value of oriental poetry while emphasizing the tradition of Joseon poetry. Like this, Oriental discourses of the liberation period cannot be free from problems of past colonization.


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Electricity represents the engine of contemporary society, but as demand continues to increase, production systems and distribution of electricity are becoming increasingly complex, vulnerable to various risks, which may cause a chain reaction, affecting the final consumer, related systems or even energy security of states. The subject of this paper is risk assessment in the critical infrastructure of the power system. The main threats regarding the power system and their potential consequences are presented. Risks of extreme weather events such as floods and damage caused by them are studied in the last two decades in Romania. Finally, measures are proposed to mitigate the consequences of natural disasters and return the power system under normal operating conditions in the shortest possible time.


We have obtained infrared photometry for the soft X-ray transient GU Mus. We present J- and Ks-band light curves modeled with WD98, the newest version of the Wilson-Devinney light curve–modeling code. Using detailed models for the expected ellipsoidal variations due to the nonspherical secondary star, we show that the most likely value for the orbital inclination is 54° ± 1.°5. This inclination angle is consistent with those previously published, but it has a much smaller error. This inclination implies a primary black hole mass of 6.95 ± 0.6 M⊙. While we do not see any evidence for contamination of our infrared light curves from other sources in the system, a conservative model with a contamination level of 15% increases the uncertainty in the inclination angle to 54 deg.


Cryptocurrencies: definitions, features, controversies: The article looks at the issue of the so‐called cryptocurrencies, which are one of the main determinants influenc‐ ing the functioning of contemporary monetary systems. It is an instrument widely used by financial investors. Due to their advantages they are often seen as the cur‐ rency of the future. On the other hand, there are numerous controversies related to cryptocurrencies, mainly regarding their legal status and conceptual difficulties. The aim of the article is to elaborate on cryptocurrencies: their definitions, main features, and methods of creation. Next, some possible applications and their advantages and disadvantages, are discussed.


In the June 2008 article "Phenyl Mercuric Acetate (PMA): Mercury-Bearing Flexible Gymnasium Floors in Schools—Evaluation of Hazards and Controlled Abatement" by Harry J. Beaulieu, Serrita Beaulieu, and Chris Brown, a unit was incorrectly written as ∼0.5 mg/m3 instead of ∼0.5 μg/m3 on page 365, Conclusions and Recommendations section. The corrected paragraph follows. "In a high school with two exposed Tartan brand flexible gymnasium floors and an additional floor encased with a wooden overlay floor, mercury levels in air were ∼0.5 μg/m3 (Ohio-Lumex instrument), or ∼0.2 μg/m3 (NIOSH Method 6009). These mercury concentrations were about 20–50× that of outside ambient air."


Welfare of air transport consumers depends on the money price of travel and the quality of service. These aspects are summarised in a consumer welfare measure which, combined with measures of producer rents, is used to compare some international civil aviation policy options. These are the current regime, open skies (with subsidies where necessary), deregulation of fares and deregulation of capacity. The cheapest way of pursuing public interest goals is found to be a combination of open skies and subsidies where necessary. It is pointed out that operation of the subsidy policy is not straight-forward but could be implemented by a bidding system. Also cooperation between countries will be required to avoid the ever-present tendency to return to regulation like the current regime.


Electrical characterization measurements are performed on ferrite samples and a hybrid organic-inorganic p-n junction. Impedance and resistivity measurements are performed to investigate conducting properties of nickel ferrite and their dependence on growth temperature, composition, and sample dimensions. Impedance measurements are performed on an organic-inorganic semiconductor device and is demonstrated to behave as a p-n junction for potential use in technological applications.


In this paper, the optical gain in symmetric double semi-parabolic quantum well laser is calculated for typical GaAs/AlxGa1-xAs. For this purpose, numerical solution of the Schrödinger equation is done in order to obtain the energy levels and their corresponding wave functions of electrons and holes in double semi-parabolic quantum well. Results are used to obtain the optical gain of this nanostructure. The effects of material parameters such as thickness of the barrier and width of the wells, Al composition and density of the carriers as well as external parameters such as temperature and pressure on the optical gain coefficient are investigated. Numerical results clearly show that by increasing of carrier concentration, wells width and decreasing the thickness of barrier, temperature and pressure the optical gain increases. Finally, we introduce the optimum structure of quantum well to obtain the maximum optical gain, which can be useful for quantum well laser designing.


DTH or Direct to Home services are mandated as part of their licensing agreement to provide interoperable set-top boxes; this study looks at the recommendation papers on the same by TRAI and seeks to examine the competition issues.


The transcription factor Runx2 can be controlled by a number of upstream regulators involved in intracellular signalling, including the activation ERK1/2 signaling by fibroblast growth factor‐2 (FGF‐2). FGFs interact with their cell surface receptors (FGFRs) through an obligate cross‐binding interaction with heparan sulfate proteoglycan (HSPG) co‐receptors; exogenous HS sugar chains have been shown to potently modulate changes in cell phenotype depending on the stage of tissue differentiation when the HS is harvested, suggesting that HS chain structure and function varies depending on the stage of cell maturity. This study examined the potential of bone‐derived heparan sulfate (HS), harvested from differentiating osteoblasts, for the enhancement of preosteoblast growth and differentiation. HS was harvested from conditioned media, cell surface and matrix compartments of postconfluent (differentiating) MC3T3‐E1 osteoblasts and dosed back onto preconfluent MC3T3‐E1 cells. We show that HS can increase the expression Runx2, ALP, and OPN in preosteoblast cells, suggesting the potential for exogenous HS to shift cells from proliferative to differentiative phenotypes. In line with their structural differences, only HS released into the media was found to co‐stimulate the mitogenic effect of FGF‐2, whilst exogenous application of all the HSs together with FGF‐2 served to increase the expression of OPN. Only the application of cell surface‐derived HS triggered a synergistic increase in FGFR1 expression together with FGF‐2, although all three HS preparations could trigger transient increases in PI3K, ERK1/2, and stat3 phosphorylation levels. These findings demonstrate that the compartmentally distinct HS species expressed by differentiating MC3T3‐E1 cells act in complex ways to coordinate the extracellular conditions that lead to osteoblast differentiation, with the cell surface species coordinating the FGF response. J. Cell. Physiol. 210: 38–50, 2007. © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.


A numerical analysis is made of the unsteady flow and heat transfer characteristics of mixed convection in a vertical block-heated channel with and without installing an inclined plate above an upstream block. Parameter studies including the inclined plate angle, Reynolds number (ranging from 260 to 530), and Grashof number (in the range of 0-3,200,000) on heat transfer performance have been explored in detail. The results show that the installation of an inclined plate in the vertical block-heated channel can effectively augment the blocks' heat transfer performance in the channel.


We present a tool to extend previous research [1], [2] with the goal of estimating risk and development time for management information systems (MIS). The previous work focused on real time systems and related in simulations for model validation. Our research aims to generalize the previous results for MIS and lighter development environments. Our goal is a probabilistic estimation model based on early metrics, which characterize the evolutionary software development processes, such as team efficiency, requirement volatility, and complexity. This paper discusses the metrics used to derive the input parameters of the model. These metrics are obtained automatically with our tool from the system specifications. At this stage of the research we used a small set of projects developed with a code generator based on formal specifications, specially suited for MIS developments.


Daprodustat (Dapro) is a novel hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor being investigated in anaemia of chronic kidney disease (CKD). ASCEND-ND1 achieved non-inferiority (NI) for Dapro vs darbepoetin alfa (Darbe) in both coprimary endpoints, mean change in haemoglobin (Hb) levels from baseline to the evaluation period (EP; Week [Wk] 28–Wk 52) and first occurrence of a composite major adverse cardiovascular event, in patients (pts) with anaemia of CKD not on dialysis. Here, we present key Hb efficacy data and evaluate differences in Hb response within ASCEND-ND subgroups.

 Pts with Stages 3–5 CKD (not on erythropoiesis stimulating agents [ESAs]: Hb 8–10g/dL; on ESAs: Hb 8–11g/dL) were randomised 1:1 to Dapro or Darbe. Statistical analysis methods for the coprimary endpoint have been published.1 Secondary endpoints evaluated during the EP included: 1) the percentage of Hb responders (pts with mean evaluable Hb within the analysis range [10–11.5g/dL]); 2) the percentage of time Hb was within the analysis range; 3) analysis of Hb change from baseline to Wk 52. Secondary endpoints were analysed as follows: 1) Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test adjusted for ESA use and region; 2) Rosendaal method (evaluable Hb values) and Hodges-Lehmann and stratified Mann-Whitney estimates of treatment effect, analysed with a van Elteren's test stratified by ESA use and region; 3) mixed model repeated measures analysis (on-/off-treatment, observed Hb values from Wks 28–52) with factors for ESA use, region, baseline Hb (by time), treatment by time interactions. Secondary and subgroup analyses were not multiplicity adjusted.

 Of 3872 pts in ASCEND-ND (Dapro n = 1937; Darbe n = 1935), mean baseline Hb levels were similar for both treatment arms and mean change in the EP Hb level for Dapro and Darbe met the prespecified NI margin of ‒0.75 g/dL (difference = 0.08g/dL; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.03, 0.13).1 Subgroup analyses were consistent with coprimary analyses (Table), with little or no heterogeneity between most groups: 7/22 subgroups (ethnicity, high-level race, region, ESA use at randomisation, prior ESA dose group, history of stroke, and hospitalisation 6 months prior to screening) had interaction p values <0.1; however, all subgroups met the NI criterion with between-group differences that were not clinically meaningful. Proportions of pts within the Hb analysis range were higher for Dapro than Darbe in the EP overall and regardless of baseline ESA use and similar for region (Table). The median (interquartile range) percentage of time Hb was in the analysis range during the EP was 70.5% (45.3%–93.2%) for Dapro vs 63.2% (33.7%–88.9%) for Darbe. Dapro was associated with a nominally NI (margin of ‒15%) and significant increase in percentage time in analysis range during the EP (estimate of median difference [95% CI] = 4.57% [2.04%, 7.11%]; one-sided p<0.0001). The estimate (95% CI) for the probability that Dapro had a greater percentage of time Hb within the analysis range than Darbe was 0.55 (0.53, 0.57); the lower boundary of the 95% CI exceeded 0.50, representing equal probability between the two treatment arms. Results by region were similar for Dapro vs Darbe (treatment effect): Asia Pacific = 0.56; Eastern Europe/South Africa = 0.51; Western Europe/Canada/Australia/New Zealand/Israel, 0.58; Latin America, 0.58; USA, 0.55). In mixed-model repeated measures analysis, g/dL Hb change (standard error) at Wk 52 was 0.76 (0.029) with Dapro and 0.73 (0.029) with Darbe (difference [95% CI] = 0.03 [−0.05, 0.11]). Hb efficacy was similar regardless of ESA use (Figure).

 Dapro was effective and NI to Darbe for maintaining Hb in non-dialysis pts with anaemia of CKD, and results of subgroup analyses were consistent with the coprimary analyses. Additionally, Dapro raised and maintained Hb within the analysis range regardless of baseline ESA use or region. These preliminary analyses indicated a nominal NI showcasing greater Hb time in range with Dapro vs Darbe; further analyses will be presented to fully characterise this interaction.


Poster Presentation Background The purpose of this case study is to promote awareness and enhance preparedness of the rare and serious condition known as malignant hyperthermia (MH). Case A woman presented to the maternity center with ruptured membranes and contractions at 39 weeks gestation and anticipated a routine vaginal delivery. After 12 hours of labor, a cesarean was performed for suspected chorioamnionitis and fetal intolerance of labor. The epidural was utilized for surgical anesthesia. Within 30 minutes of the recovery phase, the woman's vital signs began to change. Rapid nursing assessment revealed tachycardia, tachypnea, changes in blood pressures, decreased pulse oximeter readings, and an increase in temperature to 106.7°F. Additional assistance was summoned by mobilizing the medical and obstetric rapid response teams. The anesthesiologist and obstetrician arrived at the bedside, the MH cart was immediately retrieved, and treatment was rapidly initiated. Within minutes the woman was being cooled with ice and the first dose of dantrolene sodium was being given intravenously (IV). It took a multidisciplinary team approach to provide the woman with rapid treatment and intervention. The team comprised nurses, physicians, anesthesia technicians, respiratory therapists, phlebotomists, ancillary staff, and environmental service personnel. Actions by the team included additional IV access, lab draws, arterial line placement, chest X‐ray, electrocardiogram, placement of a rectal temperature probe, additional medication preparation, and continued assessment of the woman's status. The woman began to show signs of improvement after receiving 20 vials of dantrolene sodium. She was stabilized and transferred to the intensive care unit for continued monitoring and support. Conclusion Following a visit from our accrediting body in 2012, it was identified that the obstetric unit was not adequately prepared for a MH crisis event. Recommendations were provided to implement staff education and to develop an MH cart stocked with medications and supplies needed in the event of an emergency. Staff education was initiated and drills were performed to enhance awareness and demonstrate competency. Utilizing resources from the main operating room, pharmacy, and the Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States (MHAUS) the MH cart was established and placed on the obstetric unit. Without the recommendations of our accrediting body, staff education, and creation of the MH cart this woman may not have survived this life‐threatening condition.


Objective To study the cooperation and nursing of rhino-endoscopic adenoidectomy surgery. Methods Certain nursing intervention were employed to 189 children undergoing rhinoendoscopic adenoidectomy. Such intervention included preoperative inverviewing,preperation of operation articles,cooperation during surgery and body position arranging. Results 189 children all had satifactory therapeutic efficacy,with no residual adenoids and no relapse were found after follow-up. Conclusion Adequate pre-operative nursing preparations and well cooperating of doctors and nurses can help shorten the surgery time and thus reduce the occurrence of complications during operations and let the operations go on smoothly.


Abstract : A priori theoretical predictions for the decomposition rate of the formyl and the methoxy radicals have been made by application of the Rice- Ramsperger-Kassel-Marcus Theory. An Arrhenius rate coefficient expression is derived for the formyl radial decomposition, and a modified Arrhenius type rate coefficient expression that includes pressure dependence is derived for the methoxyl radical decomposition


We explore the scalar field obtained under the conformal transformation of the spacetime metric gμν from the Jordan frame to the Einstein frame in f(R) gravity. This scalar field is the result of the modification in the gravitational part of the Einstein's general relativistic theory of gravity. For f(R)=R1+δ/Rcδ, we find the effective potential of the scalar field and calculate the mass of the scalar field particle "scalaron". It is shown that the mass of the scalaron depends upon the energy density of standard matter in the background (in solar system, mϕ∼ 10−16 eV) . The interaction between standard matter and scalaron is weak in the high curvature regime. This linkage between the mass of the scalaron and the background leads to the physical effects of dark matter and is expected to reflect the anisotropic propagation of scalaron in moving baryonic matter fields as in merging clusters (Bullet cluster, the Abell 520 system, MACS etc.). Such scenario also satisfies the local gravity constraints of f(R) gravity. We further calculate the equation of state of the scalar field in the action-angle variable formalism and show its distinct features as the dark matter and dark energy with respect to energy density of the scalar field at different values of the model parameter δ.


To enhance the stability of power system, a power system stabilizer (PSS) is one of the control mechanisms installed in the power plants. A suitable PSS parameters set can help in reducing the power swing. In general, the design of PSS parameters is performed based on a nominal operating condition of the power system. In this paper, a multi‐objective optimization algorithm based on pole placement technique is proposed to find a robust PSS parameters set. The proposed strategy searches for the optimal PSS parameters under multiple operating conditions of the generator. Preliminary simulation results on a single machine infinite bus (SMIB) model show that the proposed PSS parameters design method can further improve the robustness of the overall power systems performance under different types of disturbance. © 2023 Institute of Electrical Engineer of Japan and Wiley Periodicals LLC.


In order to prevent the radioactive ruthenium from spreading in gaseous form in case of an accident in a nuclear power plant it is of interest to know how it is formed and how it behaves. In the experiments the behaviour of ruthenium in oxidising atmosphere at high temperatures is studied. The methods for trapping and analysing RuO4 has been studied. It was found that 1M NaOH is capable of trapping RuO4 totally. The determination of Ru from the solution can be made using ICP-MS (inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry) and from the reduced precipitates on filters by INAA (instrumental neutron activation analysis). The results of the experiments carried out so far is reported. A significant difference in the decomposition rate of gaseous RuO4 depending on the tube material was found. In all experiments only a minor fraction of Ru remained in gaseous form until the bubbler. In order to achieve a better mass balance an experiment using radioactive tracer was carried out. In the decomposition of gaseous Ru needle-shaped RuO2 crystallites were formed.


Lymphoepithelial carcinoma was first reported in 1962. Since then, about 130 cases have been reported in the English-languageliterature. Lymphoepithelial carcinoma is a rare tumor of the major salivary gland. Most reported cases have occurred in Asiansand Eskimos. We report two cases of lymphoepithelial carcinoma of the major salivary glands and one case of lymphoepithelialcarcinoma of unknown origin. They received operation and postoperative radiotherapy. At follow-up, they remained free ofdisease.


In a stock market, the price fluctuations are interactive, that is, one listed company can influence others. In this paper, we seek to study the influence relationships among listed companies by constructing a directed network on the basis of the Chinese stock market. This influence network shows distinct topological properties. In particular, a few large companies that can lead the tendency of the stock market are recognized. Furthermore, by analyzing the subnetworks of listed companies distributed in several significant economic sectors, it is found that the influence relationships are totally different from one economic sector to another, of which three types of connectivity as well as hub-like listed companies are identified. In addition, the rankings of listed companies obtained from the centrality metrics of the influence network are compared with those according to the assets, which gives inspiration to uncover and understand the importance of listed companies on the stock market. These empirical results are meaningful in providing these topological properties of the Chinese stock market and economic sectors as well as revealing the interactive influence relationships among listed companies.


The governance of R&D alliances is a key challenge for managers across industries. Despite the expansive literature on alliance governance, we still do not have a clear understanding of the influen...


Contradiction is a relation between two terms or two propositions, in which one affirms that which the other denies. The principle of non-contradiction denies the possibilibily for a conjunction between p and its negation non-p: if one is true, the other is false (Aristotle, Metaphysique, book Γ, chapter 3, 1005 b 19-20). In logical reasoning, when proceeding from certain axioms, spotting a contradiction is enough to undermine an argument's soundness. My intention is to show that linguistic contradiction underlies many interactions in our society, often leading to situations of incommunicability which constrain us from acting spontaneously and may culminate with pathological depersonalization.


China is a traditional agricultural country. As agriculture has been in a new stage of modern agricultural development, the analysis on the demand of agricultural social service is the key factor to promote the development of modern agriculture. Based on the above analysis, we surveyed 24 villages in Liaoning Province, and conducted the questionnaire survey of farmer households with the relevant requirements on the demand of agricultural social service (before planting and after harvesting). The field survey method and descriptive statistical analysis method are used to analyze the demand of cereal agricultural social service (before planting and after harvesting). Shortage of funds is the biggest difficulty for farmer households on the demand of agricultural social service.


A significant portion of the current debate on secularism has focused on Nehru's role in conceptualizing and institutionalizing this concept. Supporters of the Nehruvian legacy of secularism applaud him for adopting this policy and for establishing communal harmony. Critics hold Nehru responsible for the problems associated with secularism. This article assesses the significance and consequences of Pandit Nehru's contributions to secularism by carefully examining the track record of his government in this area. My main argument is that Nehru deserves credit for introducing secularism to a people who were inured to discriminatory, anti-minority views and practices for centuries. However, he failed to institutionalize this policy in the polity and civil society. I posit that though Pandit Nehru faced formidable opposition to his secular policies from Hindu conservatives within the Congress and the Hindu nationalists outside, he could have pursued several, long-term, non-confrontational strategies for institutionalizing secularism. His failure to do so blemished what would otherwise have been an abiding contribution to Indian multiculturalism.


This study is focused on the useful marking model of photographic analysis that are produced from various factors on photographic meaning in fine art working and commercial work of photo. Therefore, we will begin our analysis of types of photograph by the contents and a style of photo. Especially, we had a mind to generate the marking of the three-dimensional coordinates on the photographic pattern by x, y, z axis of the keywords from photographic history and style. Through the process of this classification and marking, we can expect several effects making the portfolio for photographer, increasing the meaningful consistency of photographic contents, creating the efficiency of a rational systematic viewpoint on photo analysis.


Tibet La Nuoma lead-zinc polymetallic deposit located in Three Rivers location,deposits occur in the limestone from Bolila Group(T3b) of Lower Triassic in layered or bandedshape,by studying the geological background,that La Nuoma deposit is controlled by the SW-NE thrust structure and double back on oblique folds.Based on the REE data analysis,and geological background information and related geochemical anomalies,and ultimately determine the Bolila Group(T3b) as the main ore body occurring in the multi-strata in the north-south tectonic fracture zone.Research and analysis show lead and zinc district vision of antimony ore mineral resources are considerable,delineated five exploration prospect areas.


Abstract : An explosive device, consisting of fuze, booster and main charge, has been developed for generation of acoustic signals at various underwater depths. The signal arises from the fuze, or fuze plus booster, or from all three components. The concept has potential for quantity production of an inexpensive SUS charge but further development to improve reliability is required. (Author)


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The testing of driver's attention quality and reaction character under vehicle's interior noise condition are performed by means of psychometric detecting method.By analyzing the test data measured,the differences of these two parameters under different noise levels is obtained.The analysis and conclusion may have practical significance for improving driver's traffic safety.


Many researchers as well as practitioners in the area of English writing instruction and learning have highlighted the problem of writing apprehension as crucial determinant of student"s success in learning to write effectively in English. Thus, this research aims to investigate the effects of writing apprehension on the writing process of Jordanian EFL students at Yarmouk University in Jordan. The sampling of this study consisted of sixty third year students studying B.A English Language and Literature at Yarmouk University in Jordan for the academic year 2010/ 2011. The instruments used in this study were Adapted Daly and Miller"s (14) Writing Apprehension Test (WAT) by Gungle and Taylor (19) to measure writing apprehension and the writing strategy questionnaire which was adapted from the questionnaire used by Petric and Czarl (27). The results of this study showed that majority of the Jordanian EFL students at Yarmouk University in Jordan experienced high level of writing apprehension. Furthermore, There were a significant differences among high, mid, low in the frequency use across the three writing stages .These statistics suggested writing apprehension level of students had affected the frequency of strategy use and type of strategy use. English Language and Literature students at Yarmouk University in Jordan of different writing apprehension levels had preference over different and frequency of strategy use.


The polylactide(PLA) and polystyrene(PS) films with micro-patterned surfaces were prepared via solvent-non-solvent(SNS) method and mold method.Based on these prepared micro-patterned PLA films,the effect of surface structure on the wettability was evaluated by water contact angle measurement,and the cell's behaviors(including adhesion and proliferation) on PLA film were further discussed by scanning elctron microscopy(SEM) and 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide(MTT) assay in this study.The results showed that a dense regular micro-pits structure with about 20 μm diameter could be got on the surface of PLA and PS films under semi-closed condition,and 1 μm under vacuum condition by SNS method.Using micro-pits patterned PS films as mold,the PLA films with about 20 μm and 1 μm micro-islands patterned surfaces could be achieved.The surface hydrophobicity of PLA films was enhanced because of the micro-patterned surface(water contact angle 90°).Osteoblast showed a better spread on the patterned surface and the amount of cells was higher than that on the smooth surface,but the cell growth curve was gently on the patterned surface,indicating that the micro-patterned surface benefited cell's adhesion,but contributed little for improving cell's proliferation.


Today, personal data management has become a big issue in our society. Especially, when large-scale devastating disaster happen, personal data management is much more important issue. One of the most important problems was the poor information collection methods of people who need urgent medical care. In this paper, we propose an online system, focusing on obstetric medical care, called "Electric Maternal, Child and Doctor Handbook" (eMCDH), which manages location information, medical information of pregnant women and their fetuses. An eMCDH user can control how to share her data with disaster medical support at the disaster time. We have developed a pilot system and conducted an experiment on Shelter Assessment Drill. As a result, we found that eMCDH was useful for grasping pregnant information in a smooth manner in the assessment process. On the other hands, the extent of its effect largely depended on the assessment skill at the shelter.


We introduce a new definition for solutions $Y$ to rough differential equations (RDEs) of the form $\mathrm d Y_{t} =V\left (Y_{t}\right )\mathrm d\mathbf X_{t} ,Y_{0} =y_{0}\text{}$. By using the Grossman-Larson Hopf algebra on labelled rooted trees, we prove equivalence with the classical definition of a solution advanced by Davie when the state space $E$ for $Y$ is a finite-dimensional vector space. The notion of solution we propose, however, works when $E$ is any smooth manifold $\mathcal{M}$ and is therefore equally well-suited for use as an intrinsic defintion of an $\mathcal{M}$-valued RDE solution. This enables us to prove existence, uniqueness and coordinate-invariant theorems for RDEs on $\mathcal{M}$ bypassing the need to define a rough path on $\mathcal{M}$. Using this framework, we generalise result of Cass, Hairer, Litter and Tindel proving the smoothness of the density of $\mathcal{M}$-valued RDEs driven by non-degenerate Gaussian rough paths under H\"ormander's bracket condition. In doing so, we reinterpret some of the foundational results of the Malliavin calculus to make them appropriate to the study $\mathcal{M}$-valued Wiener functionals.


Discusses how a series of artefacts became important for cultural processes in a Swedish IT company during a turbulent period in business - a period that was known as "the new economy".


Introduction Rare earth element (REE) is a set of chemical elements essential for high technology industries. Ion-adsorption deposits of REE are appropriate for industries, since REE in the deposits can be easily extracted without treatment of radioactive elements, uranium and thorium. Ion-adsorption deposits are formed by adsorption of REE on weathered granite. However, it is not clear the relationship between the degree of weathering and potential of the weathered granite as REE ion-adsorption deposit. In this study, abundances and extraction ratios of REE were systematically examined for weathered granite samples with different degrees of weathering, which should be related to the variation of secondary minerals formed in the granite. In addition, the interaction of REE with potential secondary minerals was also studied to clarify the characteristics of ion-adsorption deposit, which is likely unique as a resource of REE.


BackgroundAtrial arrhythmias occur frequently after cardiac surgery, and atrial fibrillation (AF) was the most common atrial arrhythmia after cardiac surgery. It occurs in up to 40% of patients primarily within 2 to 3 days, and it can compromise systemic hemodynamics and increase the risk of embolization. Some clinical issues can predict the risk of atrial fibrillation, like P wave duration. The aim of this study is to evaluate the role of P wave duration in prediction of post cardiac surgery AF. MethodsWe measured P wave duration in 206 cardiac surgery patients the day before surgery and followed the patients for 3 days to find the possible relation between P wave duration and the risk of AF after surgery. ResultsOur study showed the prevalence of AF after cardiac surgery was about 9% and there was no relation between P wave duration before surgery and risk of AF after surgery. ConclusionThe risk of AF in our patients was less than other studies, and this study showed we can not use P wave duration in surface ECG as a predictor of post-cardiac surgery AF (Iranian Heart Journal 2006; 7 (4): 49-51).


This paper presents an open-source Distributed Autonomic Scientific Publisher, which works on a permissioned blockchain network, automatically organized through a smart contract that organizes the whole business logic of the tool, allowing the auditing of the whole process, ensuring the copyrights for the students involved in the publication of each article, besides reducing the implementation costs and the complexity of the editorial mechanisms. The proof of concept was developed as an editorial management tool with the basic processes of submission, review, and evaluation.


The DNA sequence of an 8079 bp ClaI fragment located at 40 kb from the centromere on the left arm of chromosome II from Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been determined. Sequence analysis reveals five new oen reading frames, tRNAGly and tRNALeu genes as well as sigma and truncated delta elements. The disruption of the three larger open reading frames shows that they are not essential for mitotic growth.


Objective:To find out the antibody responses of the rabies vaccination.Methods:The antibody level after the rabies vaccination was determined by ELISA test.Results:9606 serum samples have been detected in 2007~2008.There were 9320 antibodies positive.The positive rate is 96.99%.There are 4881 male serum samples and 4710 antibodies positive.The positive rate is 96.50%.There are 4728 female serum samples and 4610 antibodies positive.The positive rate is 97.50%.The rate of 10 years old team is 99.81% and the highest one.The rate of 60 years old above is 95.54% and the lowest one.Conclusion:Rabies vaccine is the most effective way to prevent the rabies.People should propagate the injury awareness of the dog attack.Raise the awareness of self-protection.People has been already attacked by dog should be vaccinated soon.


This chapter discusses key social, geographic, and chronological patterns of early English development in New England, including the early European settlement patterns and how they have led to long-term sociolinguistic patterns in the region (the Founder Effect). These early settlement patterns affected which regions within New England came to have different dialect features, creating regional contrasts that endured for generations after the original settlers. The chapter also discusses the role of Indigenous people in the region that came to be known as New England, including their effect on New England place names and the continuing modern role of Indigenous people in the region.


Trace metals in semiconductor grade nitric acid were determined by HR-ICP-MS with membrane desolvation.The sample was analyzed directly,and all elements were determined with standard addition.The experimental results indicate that the method is easier and fast and it avoids the pollution of sample.HR-ICP-MS can eliminate multi-molecular ion disruption,reduce detect limit,and improve quantitative accuracy.The detection limits were 0.69-23.73 ng/L,and their recoveries were from 88.2% to 106.0%.All the above show that the method is suitable for rapidly determining trace elements in semiconductor grade hydrofluoric acid,which is simple with credible results.


In arid and semi-arid regions the traditional probabilistic definition of drought events may not show flexibility to capture extreme droughts where the management of water resources systems is a crucial issue. This paper defines the drought event as a run of consecutive deficits of extreme magnitude regardless where the run starts as long as it satisfies the continuity. Theoretical models to estimate the occurrence probability and return period of extreme hydrological droughts are presented assuming deficits magnitude is Beta distributed. Historical annual streamflow data for the Poudre River is used to characterize hydrological droughts in the Poudre River basin, Colorado. Estimates of the occurrence probability and return period of extreme droughts obtained using the theoretical models developed here were found to well agree with empirical results obtained by analyzing simulated flows of the Poudre River. In the Poudre River basin, the analysis shows that hydrological droughts of moderate magnitude (γ = 0.5) and duration of 2 ‐ 3 years are the most recurrent events having return period of nearly 6 years, while droughts of extreme magnitude (γ = 1) and duration of 3 ‐ 5 years are the most recurrent events having return period of nearly 15 years.


Inthisissue,LuckeHi.e. what constitutes a 'reasonable' incentive? Is thecash incentive comparable to that offered in other pro-grams and is it reasonable with respect to communitystandards? What is the most appropriate mechanism todeliver counseling and advice and ensure that it is non-coercive? Will the use of vouchers in lieu of cash be per-ceived as paternalistic? [6]. Furthermore, more in-depthinquiry is needed to enhance understanding the emo-tional, social and cognitive motivations for participationin programs; are women experiencing undue pressurefrom male partners and others to participate in pro-grams? Are women participating because of inability tonegotiatecondomusewithmalepartners?Wealsowouldsuggestthatresearchcomparingwomen'suptakeof sur-gical sterilization and long-term contraceptives under anincentivized program be evaluated against a programthat does not offer these incentives, but removes barriersto availability, accessibility and affordability of contra-ceptive services. A recent study by Campbell


This article discusses the mystical values of sex symbols in Javanese texts during the Hindu-Buddhist-Islamic transition. The theme is interesting because it became a polemic when the teachings of these values were processed in the Islamic period. Starting from the Chronicle of Kadiri, the polemic of understanding beliefs occurred until it led to conflicts between Muslims and non-Muslims. The triggering script was then summarized in the books Serat Darmogandul and Suluk Gatoloco. The two texts both have the meaning of sex symbols (Gatholoco and Kalamwadi). The phenomenon of sex symbols has become a popular culture in the period of the 16th and 17th centuries during the transition from Hindu-Buddhist to Islam. In the 19th century, the Gatoloco Suluk text talks about the relationship between man and God, which is compared to sex between men and women. The problem that arises related to the two texts is that the Muslims do not accept terms that are considered harassment of Islamic religious symbols. The Gatholoco sex symbol contains obscene meanings and the meaning of opium is associated with irresponsible living. The influence of the contents of these texts gave rise to movement and friction between Muslims and the proponents of the teachings in these texts. The result further led to the polarization of social groups in the early 20th century. This problem is attempted to be revealed through the following articles based on historical reviews in the hope of producing scientifically justifiable


Du Plessis et al. [70] introduced the unique concept of an adjustable geometry planar Gough-Stewart platfonn machining center, where the geometry of the planar machining center is optimized using the LFOPC-algorithm [64]. The geometry was optimized with respect to the static actuator forces required to hold the mechanism in static equilibrium at each instant along the prescribed path. The dynamic actuator forces were also taken into account in the work by Snyman and Smit [71], in which the manipulator dynamics were simulated using the Dynamic Analysis Design System (DADS v. 9.0) [72]. They found that optimizing the platfonn geometry using the DADS software for the dynamics was computationally expensive if excessive numerical noise in the objective functions was to be avoided.


A former opponent of locomotive leasing now speaks out about the merits of leasing and gives some tips as to the development of leasing agreements. He now finds that the reliability of leased locomotives has improved making this a more viable alternative to railroads.


Lanzhou-Xinjiang passenger dedicated line is the first high speed railway on chinas northwestern Gobi where the temperature range is large and the wind is huge. Most road section of Lan-Xin passenger dedicated line is subgrade. This paper researches the ballastless track subgrade settlement observation scheme and assessment method on area where climatic conditions is harsh and geologic conditions is complex. The result shows that: the observation accuracy of subgrade settlement tests satisfies the requirement by using Layered settlement instrument, intelligent static force level and high-accuracy Hydraulic settlement instrument; Subgrade lies upon bedrock or Gobi soil with great bearing capacity in gale area, and distance between observation sections could be increased seemly. The space between observation sections generally should be less than 100m in areas where bedrock exposed, thick gravel soil distribute commonly; the distance between observation sections should be less than 50m in pre-mountain Alluvial-pluvial plain areas; hyperbolic method adapt the estimate of subgrade settlement on Gobi area, and the correlation coefficient is 0.97; Subgrade settlement deformation curve converges quickly and the settlement value after 40 days reaches 85% of ultimate settlement.


The reactions of the bis(thiosemicarbazide)nickel(II) nitrates [NiL2](NO3)2 [1a, L = tsc, NH2C(S)NHNH2; 1b, L = Metsc, MeNHC(S)NHNH2; 1c, L = Ettsc, EtNHC(S)NHNH2; 1d, L = Me2tsc, NH2C(S)NHNMe2; and 1e, L = Me3tsc, MeNHC(S)NHNMe2] with a range of sodium dicarboxylates led to crystalline products in 19 cases. The reaction with dicarboxylates containing an angle θ of 180° between the carboxylate groups generally led to compounds in which the cations and anions are linked into tapes through hydrogen bonding, and the crystal structures of [Ni(tsc)2(OH2)2][fumarate] (2), [Ni(Me2tsc)2(OH2)2][fumarate]·H2O (3), [Ni(Me3tsc)2(OH2)2][fumarate] (4), and [Ni(tsc)2][4,4'-biphenyldicarboxylate]·5H2O (5) are reported. A similar tape structure is observed in the crystal structure of [Ni(Me3tsc)2(OH2)2][isophthalate]·3.2H2O (6) in which the isophthalate anion has an angle θ of 120° between the carboxylate groups. However, such tape structures are not seen with dicarboxylates in which θ is less than 90°, and instead, one o...


This article describes and analyses elections to the upper house of the parliament of the Czech Republic, the Senate (Senat). Its chief aim is to outline a typology for election districts and assess the competitiveness of each district based upon the effective number of candidates. Results of the analysis are presented cartographically, with an accompanying description of long-term trends. The article will focus on the most recent elections in October 2012, analysing the results of political parties/candidates, as well as changes to the political elite within the Senate.


Reviews of the iRig KEYS PRO, the Bluetooth 4.0 ear piece from Sennheiser called "Presence," the Yellow Jacket iPhone 4/4S, and the Wi-Copy (DW-21) from Apotop.


This paper expounds the definition of the human resources accounting, probes into the necessity of establishing the human resources accounting in China, and introduces the basic contents of the human resources accounting and its application in enterprise.


The bending stiffness mismatch method is examined for its ability to predict delaminations within multi-ply composite plates. Bending stiffness is found to be insufficient to predict delamination size through thickness. A combination of several parameters may be required to model delaminations resulting from an impact response.


The spatial resolution in photoacoustic imaging is essentially limited by acoustic attenuation, which can be numerically compensated only up to a theoretical limit. The physical background for this "ill-posedness" is the second law of thermodynamics: the loss of information is equal to the entropy production, which is the energy decay of the attenuated wave divided by the temperature. As acoustic attenuation increases with higher frequencies, a cut-off frequency can be determined, where the information content for that frequency gets so low that it cannot be distinguished from equilibrium distribution within a certain statistical significance. This cut-off frequency can be determined also by setting the amplitude of the attenuated signal in frequency domain equal to the noise-level. Compensating for acoustic attenuation requires to solve an ill-posed inverse problem, where an adequate regularization parameter is the cut-off frequency, when the acoustic wave amplitude is damped just below the noise level. If additional information, such as positivity or sparsity is used, this theoretical resolution limit can be overcome. This is experimentally demonstrated for the propagation of planar acoustic waves in fat tissue, which are induced by short laser pulses and measured by piezoelectric transducers. For fatty porcine tissue the frequency dependent acoustic attenuation was measured. This was used to invert the problem and by using additional information, in the form of positivity and sparsity (Douglas-Rachford splitting algorithm) the resolution could be enhanced significantly compared to the limit given by the cut-off frequency from attenuation through 20 mm of porcine fat tissue.


OBJECTIVE To explore thecharacteristics and postoperative speech rehabilitation of multi-channel cochlear implantation in patients with Mondini malformation. METHODS Multi-channel cochlear implantation was performed on 12 cases with Mondini malformation in our department from 2000 to 2008. All the patients received multi-channel cochlear implantation through transmastoid facial recess approach. The postoperative outcomes of 12 cases were compared with 12 cases with non-malformation cochlea as a control group. RESULTS Gusher appeared in 10 implantations, perilymph fluctuation were seen in other 2 cases. The electrodes were inserted into the cochlea successfully. There was no facial paralysis and cerebrospinal fluid leakage occurred after operation. The hearing threshold in this series was similar to that of the normal cochlear implantation after more than one year of speech rehabilitation. The abilities of speech discrimination and spoken language of all the patients were improved comparing with that before operation. CONCLUSION Cochlear implantation can be used as a rehabilitation maneuver in patients with Mondini malformation associated with very severe bilateral sensorineural hearing loss.


Economic and mathematical analysis used in agriculture allows solving a wide range of problems. Such as optimization of the territorial organization of agricultural production taking into account the agro ecological properties of the land, establishment of rational sizes and structure of land ownership and land use, optimization of transformation and improvement of land, placement of crop rotations, increasing soil fertility, design of anti-erosion measures, modeling of the production process in crop production and animal husbandry. The purpose of the work was to study the dual estimates in the economic and mathematical analysis of optimal solutions in crop production and animal husbandry. The "Solution search" module in the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet processor, used to solve optimization problems, allows you to get not only the optimal solution itself, but also information about the value of each resource, the sensitivity of the optimal solution to changes in resource reserves, variations in the coeffi cients of the objective function and evaluate the contribution of each resource to profitability. These features provided by the package usually remain unused. Based on the considered example, it was shown how price fl uctuations can be calculated, as well as fl uctuations in crop yields and animal productivity, within which the optimal solution obtained, will be stable. Thus, the sustainability report generated by the "Solution Search" module in the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet processor is a good tool for economic analysis of the optimal plan and allows you to estimate the result of making changes to it in advance.


The objective of this cpapter is to explore optics in view of Ibn Haytham's work on optics.The methodology adopted is based on data collected from articles, journals and books. This chapter investigates the contribution of Ibn AI-Haytham in optics and related fields. Moreover, the main focus of this chapter is to discuss optics theory by Ibn AlHaytham.nThe significance of this is that it provides knowledge on optics theory based on Ibn Haytham's work


In order to realize the remote monitoring and control the coal shearer,the remote monitoring and control platform of the coal shearer was researched and developed based on the virtual machine technology.With the configuration control technology of the Siemens WinCC system,the collection,configuration and file analysis were conducted for each status data of the coal shearer.With the 3D virtual reality platform and the SDK secondary development function,with the on time visit to the file data based SQL Server,the coal shearer virtual prototype could be driven on time and the coal shearer operation state in the underground mine could be made and could be remotely controlled.The results showed that the platform could have the on time display,data analysis and dynamic control function of the coal shearer operation state.


In conditions of globalization and European integration the modern management concepts are oriented on process approach to forming of management system. It means that process becomes the major management object. Development of trade enterprises of consumer cooperation (CC) is an essential component of national economy at current state of market economy development in Ukraine. The paper aims to research current approaches to forming of management systems at trade enterprises of consumer cooperation and to develop methodical and practical recommendations on introduction of these economic entities' process management. On the basis of generalization of existing approaches to the formation of a management system, the paper reveals that the introduction of process management at trade enterprises is connected with the peculiarity of consumer cooperation, which constitutes a unique natural system that combines social and economic-financial activity, social orientation and is based on the cooperative ideology, culture, principles and values of cooperation, which distinguishes it from among the other economic structures. Introduction of process management is determined to depend to a large extent on the efficiency of trade, which, in the current conditions of development of the national economy and consumer cooperation, provides a link between production and consumption, satisfies the effective demand of the population, completes the process of distribution, strengthens the financial system and money circulation of enterprises. The complex approach to the process management of retail enterprises of consumer cooperation is proposed as part of the definition of the peculiarities of its implementation, which is based on the synergistic combination of business processes of trading enterprises (basic, auxiliary, managerial) and management functions (planning, organization, motivation, control), that allows to determine effective mechanisms of business processes management of trade enterprises, improve the quality of management decisions and the efficiency of trade enterprises.


The study explores the relationship between government disaggregated expenditures and growth of the Nigerian economy over the period of 1970 to 2014 with a critical focus on growth analysis. Using percentage changes in government expenditures on administration, economic services, social and community services and transfers and GDP, the study employed ex-post facto research design and the required data were sourced from CBN statistical bulletin and subjected to OLS, ECM, Granger causality and Johansen co-integration methods of estimations. Utilizing the ADF statistics, the employed variables were found to be stationary at level, while the OLS revealed a short run positive association between expenditures on administration, social and community services and transfers and gross domestic product while economic services expenditure relates negatively to GDP. The study also revealed the existence of equilibrium or longrun relationship among employed variables, while the ECM was rightly signed at 92% speed of adjustment. The granger causality revealed a demand-following unidirectional relationship between GDP and expenditures on economic services. Based on this, the paper recommends among others that Expenditures on economic services should be channelled towards diversification of the economy especially in this period of dwindling oil price.


Lichen planus pigmentosus inversus (LPPI) is a rare variant of lichen planus (LP) that presents as brown macules, papules, or reticulated hyperpigmentation in the the flexuaral and intertriginous areas. The lesions are usually asymptomatic. The differential diagnosis of LPPI includes ashy dermatosis, mycosis fungoides, occupational dermatoses and drug induced dermatoses. There is no specific treatment available for LPPI. Dermatologists should be familiar with this uncommon variant of LPP. As far as we know, there have been 27 cases reported internationally. In this report, we would like to present four more cases of this rare disorder in Arabic patients for the first time with a review of the literature.


The new technological means of the Internet, the Internet of Things, cloud computing, and big data provide good opportunities and ways to achieve the goals of intelligence and digitization, creating a highly intelligent and service-oriented supply chain system, namely the smart supply chain. By comparing the network architecture of traditional and modern smart agricultural supply chain systems, this paper studies the smart supply chain architecture from the perspective of game theory, explores the evolution mechanism of the smart supply chain system by constructing a dynamic game model, and then establishes an evaluation index system for the smart agricultural supply chain model. BP neural network model is used for simulation to verify the matching degree of the model.


This paper investigates the problem of designing fuzzy H∞ filter for a class of nonlinear singularly perturbed systems (SPSs) with time-varying delay in states. The considered system is approximated by a Takagi-Sugeno (T-S) fuzzy model. By using linear matrix inequality (LMI) methods, we give a ε-independent sufficient condition for the existence of fuzzy H∞ filter such that, the resulting filtering error system is globally stable with guaranteed H∞ performance for sufficiently small ε. The gains of filter are obtained by solving a set of ε-independent LMIs, and therefore the ill-conditioned problem caused by ε can be easily avoid. The proposed method can be applied to both standard and nonstandard nonlinear SPSs. A numerical example is provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the developed method.


The electrodynamicaly approved choice of resonator slow-wave system model which is equally suitable for describing the electrodynamic characteristics and excitation by given current was made. The possibility of calculation of electrodynamic characteristics of resonator slow-wave systems based on 3-d modeling results is shown. The results of the calculatuion of electrodynamic characteristics for slow-wave systems with two and four ports are given.


This paper is our progress report on the project "Ising spectroscopy", devoted to systematic study of the mass spectrum of particles in 2D Ising Field Theory in a magnetic field. Here we address the low-temperature regime, and develop quantitative approach based on the idea (originally due to McCoy and Wu) of particles being the "mesons", consisting predominantly of two quarks confined by a long-range force. Systematic implementation of this idea leads to a version of the Bethe-Salpeter equation, which yields infinite sequence of meson masses. The Bethe-Salpeter spectrum becomes exact in the limit when the magnetic field is small, and we develop the corresponding weak-coupling expansions of the meson masses. The Bethe-Salpeter equation ignores the contributions from the multi-quark components of the meson's states, but we discuss how it can be improved by treating these components perturbatively, and in particular by incorporating the radiative corrections to the quark mass and the coupling parameter (the "string tension"). The approach fails to properly treat the mesons above the stability threshold, where they are expected to become resonance states, but it is shown to yield very good approximation for the masses of all stable particles, at all real values of the IFT parameters in the low-temperature regime. We briefly discuss how the Bethe-Salpeter approximation can be used to address the case of complex parameters, which was the main motivation of this work.


New host-plants of ergot pathogen Claviceps purpurea (Fr.) Tul. were identified in Poaceae (R. Brown) Barnharth family in Lithuania during the surveys arranged over the period 2001–2006. There were identified 8 new Poaceae family plant species affected by C. purpurea: Melica altissima L., Bromus secalinus L., Deshampsia flexuosa (L.) Trin., Festuca pseudalmatica K., Helictotrichon sempervirens (Vill.) Pilg., Phalaris paradoxa L., Secale montana L., Stipa turkestanica K. The results of previous research as well our findings indicate that 87 Poaceae family plant species are known to be affected by ergot in Lithuania.


Study was conducted to identify resistant lines against sterility mosaic disease in F3 generation of nine interspecific hybrids derived between wild species viz., Cajanus cajanifolius, Cajanus acutifolius and Cajanus scarabaeoides and three lines viz,. UPAS120, Pant A134 and ICPL84023 of cultivated sps. Cajanus cajan. Among the nine progenies of interspecific hybrids that were evaluated against sterility mosaic disease, the progenies of four crosses UPAS120 × C. cajanifolius, Pant A 134 × C. scarabaeoides, Pant A134 × C. cajanifolius and ICPL84023 × C. scarabaeoides showed mosaic disease incidence was less than 10%. Out of three wild species the two wild species namely Cajanus scarabaeoides and Cajanus cajanifolius showed resistance.


A steady breathing mode excitation of the confined domain wall under dc is a candidate signal source in future telecommunication devices. The breathing mode exhibits a non-linear response to dc with a threshold. Before driving the breathing mode, if we resonantly swing the domain wall by ac, the domain wall is expected to be cast to a breathing mode even below the threshold dc. To examine the effect of "swing casting", we investigate the resonant mode under ac. We show that overdamped, underdamped, chaotic, and periodic running modes emerge depending on the applied ac amplitude. Furthermore, we demonstrate that swing casting achieves the steady breathing mode excitation down to one quarter of the threshold dc.


I was invited by Professor Eiji Tsuda as a keynote speaker to an International Conference at the University of Kobe, Japan (The Faculty of Human Development) called ?Strategies for Inclusive Communities?. This was based on my work around inclusive research and the self-advocacy movement. I also gave a lecture in Tokyo on my research which I had been invited to do by ?Inclusion Japan?. I was in Japan in January/February 2007.


For years for the mine because of excessive mining and lack of protective management measures,of geological structure has and the ecological environment caused serious damage.This paper analyzed the harm of mines,and put forward the mines in the ecological treatment measures.


Gender differences in responses of 500 Chinese college students to the revised Self-consciousness Scale did not support the 1995 results reported by Teixeira and Gomes.


The electronic structure of Ge R8 phase has been investigated by first-principles method based on plane-wave basis,using norm-conserving pseudopotential and local density approximation.The dependence of structural parameters including lattice constants,rhombohedral angle,and atomic coordinates on pressure was also studied.The computed energy band-structure indicates that Ge R8 phase is a semimetal.Analysis of the total density of states and partial density of states shows a sharpening of valence-band edge,and the distribution of orbits was considered.At the same time,the variation of two different bond lengths was given along pressure which decreases with the increase of pressure;the underlying mechanism is also discussed.


It is difficult to discover frequent itemsets based on whole data from data stream since data stream has the characteristics of infinity and continuity. Therefore, a specialized data mining method, which reflects the properties of data and the requirement of users, is required. In this paper, we propose the method of FIMWB discovering the frequent itemsets which are reflecting the property that the recent events are more important than old events. Data stream is splitted into batches according to the given time interval. Our method gives a weighted value to each batch. It reflects user`s interestedness for recent events. FP-Digraph discovers the frequent itemsets by using the result of FIMWB. Experimental result shows that FIMWB can reduce the generation of useless items and FP-Digraph method shows that it is suitable for real-time environment in comparison to a method based on a tree(FP-Tree).


Introduction: The enhanced monitoring capabilities of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED) have revealed that a large proportion of patients present silent atrial fibrillation (AF) detected as atrial high rate episodes (AHRE). Hypothesis: AHRE >5min have been linked to increased risk of clinical stroke, but a high proportion of ischemic brain lesions could be subclinical and thromboembolic risk underestimated. Cranial CT-scan can detect silent lesions to determine the real risk these patients are exposed to. Methods: We analyzed prospectively the incidence of AHRE > 5 min compatible AF in patients in sinus rhythm with dual chamber cardiac devices and the presence of ischemic brain lesions on CT-scan. Results: 125 patients (54% men, aged 75 ± 10 years) were evaluated. Mean CHADS2 and CHA2DS2VASc scores were 2,3 ± 1,4 and 4,0 ± 1,7 respectively. History of AF was present in 27 patients (21%). After 12 months, 40 patients (32%) showed at least one AHRE >5min. Patients with AHREs were more likely to have history of AF (40% vs 13%). CT-scan showed silent ischemic brain lesions in 32 (25%). The presence of silent infarcts was significantly related to older patients, prior history of AF or stroke/TIA, higher CHADS2 or CHA2DS2VASc scores, small vessel disease and the presence of AHRE >5min. Table. Multivariable analyses demonstrated that the presence of AHRE >5min was an independent predictors for silent ischemic lesions in overall population (OR 3.39 [1.12 - 10.25; p Conclusions: CIED can accurately detect AF as AHRE. AHRE were independently associated to a higher incidence of silent ischemic brain lesions on CT-scan. Moreover, patients without history of AF or stroke/TIA presenting AHRE showed a higher risk for silent ischemic brain lesions. AHRE represent a kind of silent AF where management recommendations are lacking despite the fact that a higher embolic risk is present.


Efforts have been directed to study the magnetic fluid based squeeze film behaviour between rotating porous circular plates with a concentric pocket. The porous housing is considered to be elastically negligibly deformable with its contact surface rough. The stochastic film thickness characterizing the roughness is assumed to be asymmetric with non‐zero mean and variance. Expressions for pressure distribution, load carrying capacity and response time are obtained in closed form. These expressions are numerically computed and the results are presented graphically as well as in tabular form.


Formation of nanosecond discharges in air under atmospheric pressure at different voltage pulse polarities and various discharge gap geometry has been investigated. It has been shown that in a wide range of experimental conditions at high voltage nanosecond pulses used, electrode construction or voltage pulse polarity have no essential effect on volume character of a discharge. With negative voltage pulses applied to a potential electrode, no matter what construction it has, X-ray radiation is being recorded both from anode surface and volume. Under a voltage pulse of positive polarity, X-ray radiation is recorded with the lower intensity. It has been shown that with subnanosecond voltage pulse rise time and a discharge of diffusion character, X-ray radiation is observed fiom a brightly glowing corona discharge area. The mean energies and velocities of fast electrons in nitrogen have been calculated. It was shown that head-on collisions establish the fact that the mean velocity of a group of fast electrons is permanent. These head-on collisions of electrons lead to emission of X-ray radiation from a volume.


Facing the opportunities and challenges of sustainable development,university library should work out its sustainable development strategy from the aspects of positioning the future development direction,optimizing the collection structure,extending the service mode,carrying out the management of human resource development and perfecting the rules and regulations for realizing the sustainable development of university library.


The implementation of a traffic law,aimed at regulating driving,has reduced accidents by compelling most of the drivers to obey traffic rules. The impact of new traffic regulations' implementing for the driver risk awareness is explored and its differences are analyzed. The aim of the present study was to explore relationship with driver behavior,and establish drivers' subjective assessment model of risk awareness. It is suggested that new traffic regulations may have effects on improving the driver risk awareness. Subjective evaluation model can be used to assess the level of driver risk awareness in the future.


Governments frequently use financial incentives to encourage the creation, expansion, or relocation of businesses within their borders. Previous research on financial incentives have given little clarity as to what impact these incentives may have on the government. While incentives may draw in more economic growth, they also pull resources from the government's coffers and may commit future funding for public services that benefit the incentivized business. Using a panel of 32 states from 1990 to 2015, we seek to understand how incentives affect a state's fiscal health. After controlling for the governmental, political, economic, and demographic characteristics of a state, we find that incentives draw resources away from the state. Ultimately, the results show that financial incentives negatively affect the overall fiscal health of a state.


Selected Paper prepared for presentation at the American Agricultural EconomicsAssociation Annual Meeting, Portland, OR, July 29-August 1, 2007Copyright 2007 by Stephen F. Hamilton. All rights reserved. Readers may make ver-batim copies of this document for non-commercial purposes by any means, providedthat this copyright notice appears on all such copies.


This paper describes the history of the Catalan campaign to win the .cat domain against political opposition from the former conservative Spanish government and the reluctance of some decision-makers within ICANN circles.


In this paper,a class of nonlinear intrgro_differential equations of infinite dimension spaces with compact semigroup and its optimal control problem is inverstigated.At first,we discuss the compactness of an associated integral.Then,local and golbal existence results of mild solutions for such a class of integro_fifferential equations are presented.Finally,sufficient conditions for existence of optimal control of Largrange problem are obtained.


Dunhuang ephemeris are an important integrant of social economic documents unearthed in Dunhuang.They fall into 3 categories of temples,government offices and regional counties,and are valuable materials for the study of the Tang Dynasty social economy.At the some time they are easily colloquial and mingled with dialectical and folk words and expressions,which are important language materials for the study of modern Chinese.Their value of language material can be shown through the exploration and explanation of the terms of bajiang(craftsman),caotou(trough),chanzi(penitential writing),chi(hold),chuangting/chuangti(bedroom stand),dangtou(bedside board),etc.


This study was undertaken to determine outcomes of stereotactic body radiotherapy for colorectal liver metastases in a pooled patient cohort.


AbstractThe purpose of this paper is to show that the Mann iteration converges faster than the Ishikawa iteration for the class of Zamfirescu operators of an arbitrary closed convex subset of a Banach space.
 Mann iteration converges faster than Ishikawa iteration for the class of Zamfirescu operatorshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/97986


This paper focuses on the tension surrounding land conservation and development in Chester County, Pennsylvania. I argue that community involvement is critical to preserve natural resources and ecosystems. The more stakeholders work together to prepare for future strains on their natural resources, the better the quality of life will be for people and for the other inhabitants of our natural world. I present a systems approach to this topic.


We report on an atmospheric-pressure dc microplasma that can be used to passivate silicon nanocrystals (SiNCs) in ethanol and that stabilizes their optoelectronic properties. We show that microplasma processing enhances the SiNCs photoluminescence intensity by factor of more than ten times and ∼80 nm redshift of its maximum. The microplasma induces the replacement of hydrogen terminations with hydroxyl-/organic-based bonds. The resulting surface characteristics are responsible for the formation of conductive and stable SiNCs self-organized assemblies extending over 0.5 mm after dewetting on a substrate.


Segmentation of vessel structure is an important ph ase in analysis of retinal images. The resulting vessel system description may be importan t for diagnostic of many eye and cardiovascular diseases. A method for automatic seg mentation of the vessel structure in colour retinal images is presented in the thesis. T he method utilises 2D matched filtering to detect presence of short linear vessel sections of a particular thickness and orientation. The approach correlates the local imag e reas with a 2D masks based on a typical brightness profile perpendicular to vessels of a particular width. Three different approximated profiles are used and corresponding ma tched filters are designed for: thin, medium and thick vessels. The evaluation of typical vessel profiles and filter design are described in chapter 3 and chapter 4. The parametri c images obtained by convolution of the image with the masks are then thresholded in or der to obtain binary representation of vessel structure. The three binary representatio s are consequently combined to provide the best available rough vessel map, which is finalised by complementing the obviously missing vessel sections and cleaning the disconnected fractional artefacts. The thresholding algorithm and final steps of proce ssing are mentioned in chapter 5 and chapter 6. The method has been implemented by compu ter and the program for automatic vessel segmentation has been developed us ing database of real retinal images. The efficiency of the method has been finally evalu ated on images from the standard database DRIVE.


To know the difference of bacillus anthracis isolated from Inner Mongolia and the other regions, the PCR amplification and digestion by restriction endonucleases were done on the 16S and 23S rRNA spacer region of bacillus anthracis isolated from different regions. It was found that all of isolates displayed an identical pattern. The result suggested that the Bacillus anthracis of Inner Mongolia was homogeneous with these of the other regions.


In order to introduce ferromagnetic properties, ZnO single crystals have been implanted with Gd ions at 180keV ion energy and two different fluences. Magnetization reversal hysteresis loops have been recorded for as-implanted as well as annealed samples using a superconducting quantum interference device. It was found that for a fluence of 5×1015Gd+∕cm2, postimplantation annealing leads to an increase of the saturation moment up to 1.8μB∕Gd at 300K. Structural investigations revealed no secondary phase formation.


As an important part of postgraduate education,the education in the degree of educational master major is an effective way to cultivate high-level applying teaching staff for basic education.Reference rooms in schools and departments make up the essential part in the security system of reference material,and play an active role in teaching and research work.The paper analyzes the role that reference rooms play in the construction of professional degree,including their service and function.


Photo-voltaic (PV) tied Z-source Neutral-point clamped NPC-MLI (Z-NPC-MLI) is used in solar grid connected applications due to its improved performance related to conservative inverters due to its single stage power conversion. Though the Z source inverters adaptation is accepted in grid connected technology, the need for appropriate controller to meet out the grid/standalone requirements is becoming necessary. The space vector pulse width modulation (SVPWM) strategy is a prominent modulation technique for Z-source NPC-MLIs due to their appropriate voltage vector selection opportunity. The current controller (CC) based SVPWM is not attempted, which is the most essential consideration for the grid connected inverter to provide a low harmonic distortion, high quality current. With all this aim, the paper presents a PV tied Z-NPC-MLI grid connected system with a unique hysteresis current control SVPWM (HSVM) strategy with neutral point (NP) balancing control. The simulation results are confirmed the feasibility and reliability of the proposed CC for the PV tie grid connected Z- Source MLI.


As an anthropologist working in the field of religions, I have inevita bly adopted the anthropological approach towards fieldwork and the problems implicit therein. Although in this paper I shall be dealing exclusively with gender issues, the subject is sufficiently vast in itself and I have attempted to cram in a large quantity and variety of more general discussions, as well as specific examples from my own re search. In order to avoid total chaos, I have tried to order the prob lems raised along the lines of what Henrietta Moore calls the three layers or "tiers" of male bias (Moore 1988) in ethnography: the choice of subject matter, the bias inherent in the society we study and the bias we bring along from our own society. My research focused on the Japanese new religions in Germany and the part women play in them. 1. Subject matter This refers to the fact that male informants were often perceived as more accessible and more knowledgeable, since they were more often in higher positions than women, and therefore had a better overview of the whole organization or group studied. It follows that, more often than not, men were the objects of study and their world views were taken to be representative of the group as a whole. The most obvious measure to redress this imbalance was to focus on women. Since folk wisdom has it that "it takes like to know like" and for reasons of accessibility, the result has been that women have mostly studied women. This result lends some justice to the remark that this is ultimately what gender studies is about. This approach is problematic for several reasons. First, it should be regarded as merely an initial, remedial step. The "add women and stir method", is necessary but not sufficient in itself. Description of what women do and say has to correspond with inno vation on the interpretative and analytical level. Secondly, the "it © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 1998 Method & Theory in the Study of Religion 10,297-305


Reduplication, a morphological process in which the root or stem of a word (or part of it) is repeated (Inkelas, 2006:417), is divided into two types: a) total reduplication and b) partial reduplication. This research attempts to explore total reduplication in Persian. The question is that to what extent reduplication can be used as a criterion to specify the literary style of an author. To this end, two masterpieces of contemporary Iranian literature were selected: Buf-e kur by Sadegh Hedayat and Savushun by Simin Danshvar. Reduplication type and their frequency were specified and compared in these two masterpieces.


Electromagnetic induction (EMI) sensing phenomenon are investigated for a conducting and multilayer environment to aid in underwater unexploded ordnance (UXO) detection and classification. The marine environment introduces complexities, such salinity gradient, sharp conductivity changes at air-water-sediment etc., which adversely can affect targets EMI signals and make underwater targets classification more difficult problem than classifying the same buried targets on land. The sensitivity of a secondary EMI signal with respect the water/air and/or water/sediment boundaries and temporal (diffusive EM field propagation speed) variability of EMI fields in an underwater (UW) environment are studied and demonstrated using the unconditionally stable Crank-Nicolson finite different time domain method (FDTD).


International Law — Relation to Municipal Law — Prize Courts — National Legislation in Matters of Prize and International Law — The Law of the Netherlands. Warfare at Sea — Capture — Enemy Merchantmen — Flag as Test of Enemy Character — Ships Sailing Under Non — enemy Flag Deemed by Enactment to be Enemy Ships Warfare at Sea — Restrictions on Right of Capture — Ships at Sea Unaware of Outbreak of Hostilities — Position Where All Belligerents Parties to Hague Convention No. VI — Relevance of Reciprocity — The Law of Holland Prize Law — Nature and Jurisdiction of Prize Courts — The Law of the Netherlands Prize Law — Jurisdiction of Prize Courts — Necessity for Procedural Rules — Incompetence of Court in Absence of Such Enemy Character — Of Ships — Ships which are Neutral Property and Sailing under Non-Enemy Flag — Assimilation by Virtue of Dutch Legislation to Ships Under Enemy Flag — Ships of States with which Diplomatic Relations Have Been Servered and which have Taken Up an Attitude Contrary to Dutch Interests — Construction of Municipal Legislation — Non-Enemy Interests.


This investigation addresses the problem of hydrodynamic stability of a two-eomponen! dr'oplet'undorgoing spherieally.sym metrical gasification. The droplet components are assumed to have characteristic liquid species diffusion times that are large relative, to characteristic droplet surface regression times: The problem is formulated as a linear stability analy.sls, with a goal of predicting whe.n spherically-symmetric droplet _astficatton can be expected to be ]_yd.rodynamically unstable from surface-temmon gradients acting along the surface of a droplet which result from perturbations. It is found that for the conditions assumed in this ap_r (quasisteady gas p,hase, n..o in!tial roplet temperature graotents, amuslon- dominated gasification), surface tension gradients do not play a role in the stability characteristics. In addition, all perturbations arepredlcwd to decay such that droplets were hydrodynamically stable. Conditions are identified, however, that deserve more analysis as they may lead to hydrodynamic instabilities driven by capillary effects.


This article first introduces context into the business intelligence,and proposes the concept of context-integrated business intelligence;then,presents the overall architecture of context-integrated business intelligence,and describes the context models and context similarity algorithm for context-integrated business intelligence.Finally a framework for context-integrated business intelligence and its platform are presented to demonstrate the feasibility and practicality of the architecture.


AbstractThis article deals with a computational iterative technique for the fol- lowing second order three point boundary value problem where f (I×R, R), I=[0, 1], 0 0. We consider simple iterative scheme and develop a monotone iterative technique. Some examples are constructed to show the accuracy of the present method. We show that our technique is quite powerful and some user friendly packages can be developed by using this technique to compute the solutions of the nonlinear three point BVPs whose close form solutions are not known.


Several intelligent technologies designed to improve navigability in and digestibility of text corpora use topic modeling such as the state-of-the-art Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA). This model and variants on it provide lower-dimensional document representations used in visualizations and in computing similarity between documents. This article contributes a method for validating such algorithms against human perceptions of similarity, especially applicable to contexts in which the algorithm is intended to support navigability between similar documents via dynamically generated hyperlinks. Such validation enables researchers to ground their methods in context of intended use instead of relying on assumptions of fit. In addition to the methodology, this article presents the results of an evaluation using a corpus of short documents and the LDA algorithm. We also present some analysis of potential causes of differences between cases in which this model matches human perceptions of similarity more or less well.