The article explores the evolution of the discourse of taste during the XVIII and XIX centuries, adopting the categories of pure and impure as paradigmatic keys to the subject. Reynolds' standards of aesthetic judgement, and the voices of Hogarth and Richard Payne Knight, mark the drive towards taste as subjective response. Thus young Marianne Dashwood can judge whether Edward Ferrars' taste is pure or impure. Taste, despite Hazlitt's warnings, becomes synonymous with fashion, and fashion is an impure element, conditioned by new technologies, allowing the manufacture of endless replicas from original art works. The Great Exhibition is the pivotal event that consecrates the productions of industry, commerce and art. Such triangulation thrives on the scientific progress of chemistry, which presides over the offer of new materials, colours, printing techniques, Parian marble, electroplated metal, allowing all kinds of cheap imitations. John Ruskin comments upon the triumphant progress of chemistry: and often uses analogies or metaphors taken from this science in order to explain the obscure processes of the artist's associative imagination. Purity of taste – or its impure connections with chemical works and their products – are discussed by Ruskin. But the paradigm pure/impure is also relevant to the work of Victorian art critics. Walter Pater and Vernon Lee recur to chemistry in order to explain the mysteries of the subjective response to art. Writers follow, such as Collins and Stevenson, who weld the strange mixture of pure and impure elements in human nature to chemistry, and thus place on the epistemic horizon of this science the fundamental questions of their age. Summary 1 Taste: the Early Debate. – 2 Debating Taste in the Age of Aesthetic Democracy. – 3 Taste and Modern Science. – 4 The Chemistry of Taste, Industry and Aesthetic Judgement. – 5 Pure/Impure in the Laboratory of Literature


One of the key design goals in the design of wireless sensor networks is the efficient utilization of scarce resources such as bandwidth and energy supply. Data aggregation is a powerful technique to reduce the volume of traffic carried by the network. Data aggregation reduces congesting, saves bandwidth, saves energy and improves the lifetime of the network. In this paper we study the integrated routing and role assignment problem for efficient data aggregation in the wireless sensor networks. The objective is to identify an optimal subset of sensor nodes which should play the role of data aggregators so as to maximize the lifetime of the sensor network. Integrated routing and role assignment problem has been formulated as a mixed integer linear program (MILP). Simulations are performed on a sample grid topology to identify the optimal subset of sensor nodes which should operate as aggregators. Results show that input parameters such as transmitter type (adaptive or non-adaptive) and transmission range have significant impact on the outcome of experiments.


This paper deals with the initial boundary value problem for a class of fourth order nonlinear wave equations. By using the potential well method,some results of blow up solutions at high energy level for which initial data are established.


Innovation has been made in the caisson foundation to support a very large structure resting over a soft soil stratum known as the root-caisson foundation. This technique was executed in China-Yangtze River Bridge. The root caisson foundation was first implemented in the Yangtze River bridge and discovered that the root improves soil structure interaction and increases vertical bearing capacity by 100%. In the present research, a numerical study of root-caisson foundation under combined vertical and horizontal loading was performed using ABAQUS software. Analysis was performed by varying the parameters of root caisson such as the inclination of roots (30°, 45°, 60°, and 90°) spacing(S) between the root floors with respect to diameter (D) of the caisson as (0.5°D, 0.6°D, and 0.75°D) with different loading conditions and results were compared with normal traditional caisson with the same length (L) to diameter (D) ratio. From the test results, the load-settlement behavior of caisson is nonlinear for individual vertical, and lateral load tests and also the same for the combined loading conditions. It is found that the root-caisson has a higher load bearing capacity as compared to that of the traditional caisson. Moreover, in combined loading, the load bearing capacity increases considerably, compared with the ultimate vertical and lateral load capacity.


Electronically triggered fault current limiters have been used in medium and high voltage power distribution systems, and they are used to limit the available short-circuit current to a lower level, so that under-rated switchgear can be operated safely. However, to insure the safe and proper usage of these devices, there are a few major operating parameters which need to be considered: (1) selection of trigger level; (2) selection of di/dt; (3) the effect of the capacitor bank and stray capacitances; and (4) coordination between these devices and phase overcurrent relays at the faulted breaker. This paper examines these major operating parameters and evaluate the performance of the current limiters under various simulated fault conditions, and develop application guidelines for current limiters.


The invention discloses a moveable energy system taking air (water) as motive power, which comprises a traffic carrier, wherein a plurality of wind (water) machines are connected with the traffic carrier. According to an object kinetic energy relativity principle, the originally static air (water) is enabled to be provided with kinetic energy, and a kinetic energy converting device is utilized to extract the energy of air (water) and output or store the energy, so that the purposes of developing the fields, such as moveable generation and moveable energy acquiring, saving the energy and promoting the social progress are achieved.


Objective:To investigate the effect on reducing Iatrogenic infections by scientific nursing for chest surgical ICU patients Method:To undergo scientific nursing on ICU patients in chest surgery wards Result:All patients show low infection ratio and good prognosis Conclusion:We can protect suspective patients by scientific nursing,standardizing manipulating technique,control contagious origin,interrupt contagious path


From purpose and scope: The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with Lee County, conducted an investigation of the river in 1976-79. This investigation was planned to provide a broader base if information than heretofore available on the freshwater resources of the Caloosahatchee River basin, and in particular to provide information on water-quality conditions with emphasis on nutrients and algal growth. In addition to data collected during 1976-79, some earlier data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey were included to evaluate annual variation and trends.


Increases in nitrite ions in tarako, ikura and sujiko during manufacture or cold storage have been observed. We isolated 30 bacterial strains from tarako and examined their nitrite-producing abilities. Eleven strains among the isolates reduced nitrate to nitrite at 0-5% NaCl and 5-30°C in a succinate-nitrate liquid medium. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis indicated that these nitrate-reducing bacteria belonged to Vibrio, Halomonas or Cobetia. Two strains (strains No. 6 and No. 19) that showed the highest nitrite production among the isolates, and one strain (strain No. 17) that showed the lowest nitrite production, were inoculated in tarako and mentaiko. Then, they were tested for nitrite production after storage at 5, 10 and 20°C. Results showed that strain No. 19 produced nitrite ions at every tested temperature. We also found that frozen Alaska pollack roe imported from the USA and Russia were contaminated with nitrite-producing bacteria from 8 to 340 CFU/g. These results suggest that the increase in nitrite ions in tarako and mentaiko is due to the reduction of ingredient-derived nitrate to nitrite by nitrate-reducing bacteria that contaminate Alaska pollack roe. (Received Oct. 3, 2012 ; Accepted Feb. 14, 2013)


Abstract The reaction of 4-thiazolecarboxylic acid (Htzc) and dimethyltin(IV) dichloride with NaOH in mixed MeOH-H2O solvent led to the formation of a new Sn(IV) complex (Me2Sn)4(μ3-O)2(tzc)4 (1). Its structure has been characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy and single crystal and powder X-ray diffraction. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction revealed that complex 1 crystallizes in the monoclinic P21/c space group with Z = 2 and has a tetranuclear structure with crystallographically imposed centrosymmetry. The as-synthesized complex 1 was found to be active toward the bulk solvent-free polymerization of glycolide, producing poly(glycolic acid) with a number-average molecular weight up to 55.5 kDa.


Abstract
The current condition of the Covid-19 pandemic that Indonesia is currently experiencing requires people to avoid gatherings and maintain social distancing. With this condition, how is the role of political parties in political education during the Covid-19 pandemic (Study on the Prosperous Justice Party at the DPC PKS, Kalidoni District, Palembang City.
To analyze the research results, the writer uses role theory, political party theory and political education theory. This study uses a qualitative method with a descriptive approach. By using the primary data sources, namely observations and interviews, while the secondary data is obtained from the results of documentation, books, journals, and other reports from the results of related research.
The results of this study found that the forms of political education during the Covid-19 pandemic at the Prosperous Justice Party at the DPC PKS Kalidoni District, Palembang City were divided into three target audiences, namely for individual parties through the Political Recruitment and TOP (Party Orientation Training) program with regular carried out during the pandemic to facilitate party individuals with legal and political insight, then programs aimed at party administrators including the khalaqah program and political education through webinars, finally political education aimed at the community through the Mothers Motivator and Pioneer of Kindness Political Education program which is still being carried out at the sub-district level during the pandemic by implementing physical distancing and BPJE (Economic Network Empowerment Sector) which was conducted in a webinar and was specifically aimed at MSME actors. The supporting factors were technology facilities and quality The human resources owned by PKS and the inhibiting factor is the lack of community involvement where the community still does not have adequate technology and inadequate infrastructure The role and strategy of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) in Conducting Political Education During the Covid-19 Pandemic by utilizing technology in the current era of the covid-19 pandemic
Keyword : Covid-19, Political Parties, Political Education


The mathematical way of thinking is the essence of mathematics,for-element method is an important one,this example is that the different forms of substitution in the solution permits Inequality applications.


Abstract:Purpose:Over the past two decades, the discipline of Paramedicine has seen expediential growth as it moved from a work-based training model to that of an autonomous profession grounded in academia.  With limited evidence-based literature examining assessment in paramedicine, this paper aims to describe student and academic views on the preference for OSCE as an assessment modality, the sufficiency of pre-OSCE instruction, and whether or not OSCE performance is a perceived indicator of clinical performance.Design/Methods:A voluntary, anonymous survey was conducted to examine the perception of the reliability and validity of the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) as an assessment tool by students sitting the examination and the academics that facilitate the assessment. Findings:The results of this study revealed that the more confident the students are in the reliability and validity of the assessment, the more likely they are to perceive the assessment as an effective measure of their clinical performance.  The perception of reliability and validity differs when acted upon by additional variables, with the level of anxiety associated with the assessment and the adequacy of feedback of performance cited as major influencers. Research Implications:The findings from this study indicate the need for further paramedicine discipline specific research into assessment methodologies to determine best practice models for high quality assessment.Practical Implications:The development of evidence based best practice guidelines for the assessment of student paramedics should be of the upmost importance to a young, developing profession such as paramedicine.Originality/Value: There is very little research in the discipline specific area of assessment for paramedicine and discipline specific education research is essential for professional growth.Limitations:The principal researcher was a faculty member of one of the institutions surveyed.  However, all data was non identifiable at time of data collection.  Key WordsParamedic; paramedicine; objective structured clinical examinations; OSCE; education; assessment.


We prove that the combinatorial concept of a special matching can be used to compute the parabolic Kazhdan-Lusztig polynomials of doubly laced Coxeter groups and of dihedral Coxeter groups. In particular, for this class of groups which includes all Weyl groups, our results generalize to the parabolic setting the main results in [Advances in Math. {202} (2006), 555-601]. As a consequence, the parabolic Kazhdan-Lusztig polynomial indexed by $u$ and $v$ depends only on the poset structure of the Bruhat interval from the identity element to $v$ and on which elements of that interval are minimal coset representatives.


Describe the effective channels of decreasing loss and increasing benefit——implementing ISO 9002 standard and standardization work,speeding up techndogy achievements' transformation,strenghthen scientific management


To clarify the differences of online learners' learning strateges among different genders,degrees,and academic backgrounds,on the base of re-analysis for e-learning strateges,regarding the 1713 students,including undergraduates and post-graduates,who participate in the learning of online course of Modern Educational Technology Of Shaanxi Normal University,investigating the level of using e-learning strategies though questionnaires.Through the test of homogeneity of variance,T test of Independent samples,and one-way anova,result shows that there are significant differences of information literacy strategies,resource management strategies,cooperation strategies,and self-regulation strategies among different genders,degrees,and academic backgrounds.However,there are't significant group differences to reflective learning strategies.


In partial fulfilment of the NERC-AFI grant SOLIS (Present and Future Stability of the Larsen C Ice Shelf, NE/E012914/1) we conducted a major field season on the Larsen C ice shelf, Antarctic Peninsula, in the austral summer of 2008-09. This is a joint report for the three GEF loans that supported our fieldwork, which include ground-penetrating radar (GPR, Sensors & Software PE Pro), differential GPS (Leica Geosystems 1200) and passive seismic (SAQS) equipment. We are submitting a joint report for the three loans not only to avoid much repetition because all three types of data are intimately related to each other, but also because our time in the field was significantly curtailed (from ~ 2 months to ~ 3 weeks) due to logistical problems with BAS aircraft in that field season. We were therefore forced to place a focus on our planned multi-component seismic reflection surveys (not reported here since they used equipment owned by Swansea), and were only able to collect skeleton GPR (~ 50 km of skidoo-towed common-offset data, and multiazimuth (at 30o increments) common-midpoint (CMP) data in two locations), GPS (2 receivers) and passive seismic data (1 SAQS station). Nonetheless, these skeleton data proved to be highly valuable for our AFI project, revealing the presence of a large body of marine ice on the underside of a thin flow stripe in the southern part of the Larsen C ice shelf (GPR). Since the ice-flow rates of this thin stripe are statistically the same as those of the surrounding ice (GPS), the flow stripe is not


NCSC, an affiliate of Social Science Microcomputer Review, now offers some 98 different programs, including 69 for the IBM PC and 62 for the Apple II microcomputer. NCSC has issued a 1987 catalog with product pictures, which is available free upon request (address below). NCSC also has announced six new products this quarter as well as five new product translations and a new line of user-supported software at low prices.


In the Webmind network-based self-organizing knowledge management system, symbols are grounded by the genetic-algorithm evolution of automata mapping nonlinguistic data to patterns of linguistic reference associated with symbols. This process is the core of the Webmind system's creation of meaning from its own experience, leading to the philosophical conclusion that, in Webmind at any rate, semiotics supports autonomy via the social creation of self, whereas autonomy supports semiotics by supplying a coherent body of information to serve as raw material for the evolution of symbol groundings.


Rhizopus oryzae As3.3462 was mutated with N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine(NTG) and 11 allyl alcohol resistant mutants were obtained with selective medium of yeast-peptone-dextrose(YPD) containing 0.6% allyl alcohol(V/V).Among these mutants,mut-2 had the highest conversion rate of 75.2g/L to L-lactic acid,increased 79.6% compared with wild type strain,and conversion rate to ethanol decreased 35.2%.The comparisons of ADH specific activity and lactate dehydrogenase(LDH) specific activity between the mutant and wild type strain during the fermentation showed that mut-2 had a markedly lower ADH specific activity and an appreciably higher LDH specific activity than wild type strain.The mut-2 also had higher consumption rate of glucose and biomass accumulation than wild type.


Near Field Communication technology applied to a mobile phone security and confidentiality method comprising sensing identification code and international mobile subscriber identity NFC chip card read subscriber identification module card of a mobile phone, detecting the international mobile subscriber identity of the mobile matches the first data storage unit of the telephone stored in, matches the second sensor detects the pen identification code of the mobile phone and stored in the storage unit, and when storing the international mobile subscriber identity of the mobile phone the first data storage unit match, and when the pen matches the second ID code stored the induced cells of the mobile phone stored, the mobile phone turns on the near field communication chip card sensing.


The head-rotation maneuver during swallowing has been reported to reduce the occurrence of aspiration in some dysphagic patients. This study examined the effects of head rotation on pharyngeal swallowing in healthy subjects. A helical CT scan was used to study the anatomical change of the pharynx in three volunteers performing the head-rotation maneuver. Further, videofluoroscopic and oropharyngeal manometric examinations of pharyngeal swallowing were performed on seven volunteers with the head in neutral and rotated positions. The helical CT scan revealed that the piriform sinus formed a fusiform shape on the rotated side, and a funnel shape on the opposite side. The videofluoroscopic study revealed that head rotation swallowing lateralizes the bolus away from the rotated head. The pharyngeal manometric study indicated that the pharyngeal peak pressures significantly increased on the side of the head rotated during pharyngeal swallowing. The pharyngeal pressures opposite to the side of the head rotation were not affected but a significant decrease in the upper esophageal sphincter (UES) resting pressure was noted. We concluded that head rotation swallowing in normal subjects not only alters the bolus pathway but also increases the function of pharyngeal clearance, and therefore UES dynamics.


Free-of-loss Catalyst Recycling in the Hydroformylation of Higher Molecular Olefins by a Novel Process Technology

In this paper a novel homogenous-heterogeneous procedure for the hydroformylation reaction of higher molecular olefins is presented, at which the reaction itself is homogeneously catalyzed and only after the reaction the catalyst complex is heterogenized only for separation. This procedure is achieved by using the lithium salt of triphenylphosphine monosulfonic acid (Li-TPPMS) as complex ligand for the hydroformylation catalyst and methanol as solubilizer. Li-TPPMS and its complexes with metal carbonyls are highly soluble in water and methanol, but completely insoluble in almost all other organic solvents. After the reaction the methanol is distilled off. The catalyst system becomes insoluble and can be separated from the reaction product by filtration or by extraction with water. The aqueous catalyst solution is evaporated to dryness and the catalyst system dissolved in methanol for a new reaction.


Abstract : Generations of dust consisting bio-particle are common phenomenon during thepost harvesting processing and handling of farm commodities. These organic dusts areresponsible for generation of many respiratory disorders. The present study was done to identify,enumerate and differentiate the respirable and non-respirable fraction of gram-negative and totaltype of bacteria based on seasonality and other environment factors. A model has also beenprepared by using Stepwise Linear Regression Analysis in order to predict the amount of bacteriawith relation to environment factors. Key words : Air-borne bacteria, Respiratory disorder, Environmental factors, Prediction. Introduction More people are involved worldwide inagriculture than in any other work relatedactivity (Jacobs, 1994). The agriculturalworkforce tends to differ from most otheroccupations in that it has a larger proportion ofthe workforce older than 65 years and youngerthan 16 years (Merchant and Reynolds, 2000).Particulate matter is emitted into the air fromvarious pollution sources such as industrialactivities, vehicles and agricultural processes.Agricultural operations are one of the mostimportant sources of airborne organic dust andbioaerosols (aerosols or particulate matter ofmicrobial, plant or animal origin that is oftenused synonymously with organic dust)(Douwes


Dynamic and static light scattering, CD, and optical melting experiments have been conducted on M13mp19 viral circular single‐strand DNA as a function of NaCl concentration. Over the 10,000‐fold range in concentration from 100 μM to 1.0M NaCl, the melting curves and CD spectra indicate an increase in base stacking and stability of stacked regions with increased salt concentration. Analysis of dynamic light scattering measurements of the single‐strand DNA solutions as a function of K2 from 1.56 to 20 × 1010 cm−2 indicates the collected autocorrelation functions are biexponential, thus revealing the presence of two decaying dynamic components. These components are taken to correspond to (1) global translational motions of the molecular center of mass and (2) motions of the internal molecular subunits. From the evaluated relaxation rates of these components, diffusion coefficients D0 and Dplat are determined. The center of mass translational diffusion coefficient D0, varies in a nonmonotonic manner, by 10%, from 3.75 × 10−8 to 3.39 × 10−8 cm2/s over the NaCl concentration range from 100 μM to 1.0M. Likewise, the radius of gyration RG, obtained from static light scattering experiments, varies by 15% from 699 to 830 Å over the same NaCl range. Dplat, the diffusion coefficient of the internal subunits, displays a different dependence on the NaCl concentration and decreases, by nearly 22% in a titratable fashion, from 12.46 × 10−8 to 10.26 × 10−8 cm2/s, when the salt is increased from 100 μM to 1.0M. A semiquantitative interpretation of these results is provided by analysis of the light scattering data in terms of the circular Rouse–Zimm chain. Rouse–Zimm model parameters are estimated from the experimental results, assuming the circular chains are composed of a fixed number of Gaussian segments, N + 1 = 15. The rms displacement of the internal segments, b, is estimated to be the smallest (442 Å) in 100 mM NaCl. Increases of b to 467 Å in 100 μM and 524 Å in 1.0M NaCl are observed. Meanwhile, the hypothetical friction factor of the internal subunits, f, progressively increases as the NaCl concentration is raised. It is inferred from the evaluated Rouse–Zimm model parameters that both the static flexibility of the circular chain and diffusive displacements of the internal subunits decrease with increases in NaCl concentration from 100 mM to 1.0M. These decreases directly contract the salt‐dependent behavior of double‐stranded DNA, where greater flexibility is observed when the Na+ concentration is increased. The melting and CD measurements indicate the decrease in flexibility and internal motions is due to the formation of nucleotide stacking in the higher NaCl environments. In 100 μM NaCl, where stacking is highly unfavored, a significant electrostatic contribution to the persistence length likely acts to stiffen the molecule. It appears the observable changes in the internal dynamics of M13mp19 single‐strand DNA are associated with increases in base stacking that occur from 100 μM to 1.0M NaCl, which apparently induce relatively small perturbations in the overall global tertiary conformation of the DNA.


Analog to digital converter is required to interface the analog signal with digital signal. In the proposed paper a 3-bit Flash ADC is implemented in 130nm technology. Threshold Inversion Quantization(TIQ) technique is used for the comparators. The TIQ based comparator technique reduces non linearity in case of process variations. Design is optimized for speed with accuracy. The usage of TIQ will reduce the complexity of design. A 3-bit and a 4bit ADC is implemented in 130 nm technology. The design is done using active devices only. The power dissipation that is observed for the 3 bit ADC is 0.034 mW. The VLSB that can be obtained by the design is 0.68mV. The implementation of the design is done using Mentor Graphics EDA tool.


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Metoclopramide (MCA) is one of prokinetic drugs. It is used for the treatment upper gastrointestinal motility disorders such as diabetic gastroparesis, nausea, vomiting and gastroesophageal reflux. It increases serum prolactin level that elevates lipid profile especially triglyceride level. Omega−3 fatty acids are polyunsaturated fatty acids that important for normal physiology and metabolism. It is effective treatment for patients with hypertriglyceridemia at recommended doses. The present study aimed to evaluate the possible protective effect of omega-3 in treatment of MCA-induced hypertriglyceridemia in rats. Hyperlipidemia and hyperprolactinemia was evaluated using biochemical examinations. In this study, MCA treated group showed highly significant elevation in serum prolactin and triglyceride (TG) levels. The levels of total cholesterol (TC) and low density lipoproteins (LDL) were significantly increased compared to both control and co-treated groups with omega-3. However, the high density lipoprotein was decreased significantly in MCA treated rats. Conclusion, these results suggest that omega-3 has a marked protective and therapeutic effect against MCA hyperlipidemia.


This issue of the BMS includes the Fall 2009 issue of the RC33 Newsletter, a research article in English, two Ongoing Research notes in French and one in English. The research article, &dquo;German & French Contemporary Sociology Compared: Text Analysis of Congress Abstracts&dquo;, by Karl M. van Meter and Mathilde de Saint Ldger, reviews results of the Calliope co-word analysis of all paper abstracts for the 2004, 2006 and 2009 congresses of the Association Franqaise de Sociologie (AFS), and compares these results with those of a similar


In this paper, a novel workflow platform as a service is presented1. The paper describes how existing components of adaptive workflow technology are integrated and extended towards a cloud platform on which individual users as well as small business enterprises may model, execute and adapt workflows without the need to possess an own workflow management system. As the adaptive workflow technology involves several case-based assistant systems, a novel user model concept is required to provide a trustable and usable solution. An example provides first insights into the application of


Apart from being a residential place, the village in the scenic area is also part of the scenery.Consequently, it substantially differs from ordinary villages in spatial organization, economic structure, social relation, etc.By examining Longjing Village which is located in the West Lake Scenic Area in Hangzhou, this paper tends to analyze the evolution features in terms of land use, construction space, transport facilities, and social network.The paper also summarizes the contradictions between "village" and "scenery", and proposes the strategies that are aimed at the re-harmonization of "village" and "scenery", in the hope of facilitating the coordinated spatial development of the village and the West Lake Scenic Area and providing reference for the preservation and development of other residential communities in scenic areas.


This paper analyzes the line loss rate and energy saving of the transmission grid from 1980 to 2009 in China.Since the energy saving on the power grid side covers only a very small portion of the total energy saving in the whole electric power industry,the authors propose to promote energy saving in the power industry and the whole society via the platform of the power grid.The paper establishes an integrated frame system of the power grid for promoting energy saving in the whole electric power industry,and pinpoints the main indices for energy saving and emission reduction within the power grid as well as measures,such as upgrading the power grid transmission capacity,promoting advanced technology,and improving line loss management.To maximize the use of the power grid platform in promoting the whole society's energy saving and emission reduction,efforts should be made in optimizing power dispatching,integrating new energies into the transmission grid,advancing power trading and power demand side management,promoting the development of the electric vehicle.Relevant suggestions are also proposed in the paper.


British Columbia (B.C.), the Pacific province of Canada, has one of the longest documented histories of the severest form of harmful algal blooms, paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP), along its entire 27,000 km coastline. The first documented case was in 1793 when four of Capt. George Vancouver's survey crew became ill after a meal of mussels while charting the central coast (Mussel Inlet, originally named Mussel Canal, a side-arm of Mathieson Channel; see Fig. 23). The location where they had the toxic breakfast of mussels was named Poison Cove by Vancouver. One of them died five and a half hours later and the location of his burial was named Carter's Bay. Their symptoms, described in detail by Vancouver (1798, quoted by Quayle 1969), are unmistakably characteristic of PSP. Earlier illnesses from the consumption of mussels in Europe differ in detail from classic PSP, most notably in the struggle to breath before the cessation of respiration. In PSP breathing stops gradually without struggle (Taylor 1992). In 1799, only a few years after the Capt. Vancouver incident, a major poisoning episode with many fatalities involving Aleut Indians working with Alexander Baranoff in the RussianAmerican sea-otter fur trade occurred in nearby southern Alaska (detailed by Trainer, this volume).


Studies the self-focusing of a Gaussian electromagnetic beam in a collisional plasma, flowing transverse to the direction of propagation. On account of the finite flow velocity of the plasma, the collision term in the Boltzmann transfer equation gets modified. Hence the heating of the carriers and diffusion in the presence of the Gaussian beam becomes flow velocity dependent; the self-focusing of the beam thus gets considerably modified.


As in-memory data analytics become increasingly important in a wide range of domains, the ability to develop large-scale and sustainable platforms faces significant challenges related to storage latency and memory size constraints. These challenges can be resolved by adopting new and effective formulations and novel architectures such as software-defined infrastructure. This paper investigates the key issue of data persistency for in-memory processing systems by evaluating persistence methods using different storage and memory devices for Apache Spark and the use of Alluxio. It also proposes and evaluates via simulation a Spark execution model for using disaggregated off-rack memory and non-volatile memory targeting next-generation software-defined infrastructure. Experimental results provide better understanding of behaviors and requirements for improving data persistence in current in-memory systems and provide data points to better understand requirements and design choices for next-generation software-defined infrastructure. The findings indicate that in-memory processing systems can benefit from ongoing software-defined infrastructure implementations; however current frameworks need to be enhanced appropriately to run efficiently at scale.


Nitrite-reducing bacteria are present on fresh cod fillets; the proportion increases during storage and they shortly become the predominating flora.Nitrite-reducing bacteria decrease the retarding action that small amounts of nitrite have on the bacterial reduction of trimethylamine oxide.


Lay abstracts are brief descriptions or summaries of research that are targeted at a general audience. They are held as an important means for the research community to provide greater transparency to the general public and to increase visibility of the pertinent research. This study aims to examine the extent to which lay abstracts published in the journal Autism are comprehensible to a lay audience in terms of readability measures. Results showed that lay abstracts published in Autism were more readable than their corresponding abstracts but were less readable than plain English texts (e.g. news reports). To our knowledge, this is probably the first comparative study on the readability of lay abstracts. Possible explanations for and implications of these findings were offered. Lay abstract Research papers are sometimes hard to follow. Lay abstracts give a short account of research papers. However, it is unclear whether lay abstracts are readable to the lay people. This study examined the readability of 570 abstracts and lay abstracts published between 2020 and 2022 in the journal Autism. We found that that lay abstracts are easier to read than abstracts but are harder to read than news reports. The findings suggest that lay abstracts, on average, are hard to read for the lay people. We propose that the journal and its authors may invite reviewers from outside the research community to test whether a lay abstract is readable.


A solar photovoltaic panel (9) used disposed in a matrix shape, the solar photovoltaic panel (9) being provided with: a plurality of antennas (8) for communicating with antennas (8) disposed on adjacent photovoltaic panels (9); a reception means for receiving a search command via the plurality of antennas (8); a transmission means for transmitting, in response to the received search command, a search command from an antenna (8) other than the antenna (8) that received the search command; and a response means for, when a response signal corresponding to the search command transmitted from the transmission means has not been received, generating a response signal including the panel ID of the solar photovoltaic panel (9) and transmitting the search command from the antenna (8) that received the command, and for, when the response signal corresponding to the search command transmitted from the transmission means has been received, adding information including the panel ID of the solar photovoltaic panel (9) to the response signal, and transmitting the search command to the antenna (8) that received the command.


Recruitment of the most appropriate employees and their retention are the immense challenges for the HR department of most of the industries. Every year IT companies recruit fresh graduates through their campus selection programs. Usually industries examine the skills of the candidate by conducting tests, group discussion and number of interviews. This process requires enormous amount of effort and investment. During each phase of the recruitment process, candidates are filtered based on some performance criteria. The recruitment process of an industry differs each year based on their requirement traits and the process and criteria changes among the industries. This research focuses on investigating the underlying criteria and tries to capitalize on the existing patterns, to minimize the effort made during the recruitment process. Knowledge about the recruitment process was collected from the domain experts and decision trees were constructed with it to identify superior selection criteria. Most of the machine learning algorithms including decision trees have tainted performance in high dimensional feature space and substantiate significant increase in performance with selected features. In this paper, a novel technique based on Ant Colony Optimization is proposed to identify the attributes that impacts the selection process. The proposed ACO technique assigns heuristic information for the attributes based on the estimated conditional probabilities. Experiments were carried out using the dataset collected from an industry to identify the feature sets that give greater accuracy. Decision trees constructed using the C4.5 algorithm with the set of attributes that influence the recruitment process were used to extract feasible rules after making discussions with the domain experts. recruitment for fresh talented graduates. Because of the inconsistency in the quality of the students produced by different universities and the type of skill set they acquire during their program, selecting the right candidate among those who graduate becomes a herculean task. This involves lot of effort by the recruiting team and money spent for the process is phenomenal. One of the mechanisms used by the industries is to conduct tests and group discussions during the filtration process. The selection process uses different criteria which include the average of their semester marks, marks obtained in the aptitude, programming and technical tests conducted by the company, group discussion, technical and HR interviews. These criteria are common for all the students, but the skill level of the students vary since they are from different disciplines and backgrounds. The time taken and expenditure for conducting group discussions and interviews consumes more than 90% of the total effort of the recruitment process. It has been observed that 1 among 120 students who apply get selected and the ratio of number of candidates selected against the number of candidates interviewed after tests is approximately 1:20. Reducing these ratios will immensely help the industries to save the effort. This research focuses on determining a set of selection criteria to be applied to filter candidates based on their background and academic data. Decision tree is a simple data mining approach used to establish the hidden knowledge in the data for classification and prediction. They have the advantage of easy interpretation and understanding for the decision makers to compare with their domain knowledge for validation and justify their decisions (7). Knowledge required for the analysis was collected from an industry and attributes associated with the recruitment process were identified. There were totally forty- four attributes. The structured dataset was split into training and testing set and decision trees were constructed with training data and tested without overfitting. Experiments were carried out with different subset of attributes and it was observed that the accuracy of the classifier increases with decision trees constructed using a few subsets of the domain attributes. Hence a feature selection algorithm based on ACO is proposed to identify the right set of attributes that impact the selection process and rules were extracted from decision trees constructed with those attributes.


This work presents a bi-axial electromagnetically-driven piezoresistively sensed scanning mirror with a $\theta_{\text{opt}}.\mathrm{D}\cdot f_{r, fast}$ product over 2400 deg·mm·kHz, showing the capability to achieve HD720 ($720\times 1280$) display resolution. Both driving and sensing capabilities are conveniently realized by CMOS MEMS technologies. The transduction mechanism provides a more linear response than capacitively transduced scanning mirrors. Based on the open-loop characterization of the driving and sensing performance, closed-loop control of slow-axis motion is designed and demonstrated.


According to the world pattern based on modem nation -states,the evolutional process of ethnic groups can be divided into ethnic-group-stage of the empire and ethnic-group-stage of the nation state.As the process of globalization deepened,formation and relationship of the ethnic groups of human beings entered a new period of history—"era of the post-ethnic-group".There was the law of Clan-ism in the stage of the Empire and the law of nationality in the stage of nation states.Although there are actual bases and factual impacts on the foundation of the law of nationality,the general relationship between nations of " the era of post-nation" has made a series of revisions due to the requirements of the law of nationality.


ABSTRACT:This article addresses the impact of modern European Christian imagery on the visual culture of the Orthodox Tewahedo Church of Eritrea, which has a long history of using illuminated manuscripts, paintings, and crosses as essential elements of worship and prayer. Tewahedo icons are characterized by brown- and black-skinned Christian figures and indigenized settings that narrate Evangelical and monastic scripture for devotees. This study highlights the domination of European white imagery in liturgical spheres in Eritrea and assesses the impact on the semiotic composition of locally produced paintings. Further, nuanced codes of race and skin color are analyzed in relation to connotations of good and evil. The semiotic analysis in this article also shows that European influences are more prevalent in religious paintings that depict recognized saints in Catholic Europe, in comparison to images of local monastic saints, whose depiction continues to mirror the visual metaphors and local myths of the Tigrinya people.


Some of the most perceptive observers of public life have emphasised its tragic dimensions, not so much out of sympathy for politicians, but because the lens of tragedy offers a unique insight into the realities of the world of politics. Here I attempt to synthesise this tragic perspective by employing the comments of those best positioned to identify the salient features of public life, its primary dramatis personae. Politics occasionally provides us with the kind of spectacular catastrophe that journalists like to construe as tragedy. But our purpose is to evoke a different, more personal, less visible kind of tragedy: the small but malignant tragedies of self-betrayal, of inflation of the ego and deflation of conscience, of helpless witness to injustice and misfortune, of status unaccompanied by power or efficacy, of the shrinking of aspiration to the scale of the practicable, of disillusion and, on occasion, of despair.


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The Stormer theory (1955) of charged particles in a magnetic dipole field has been generalized by superposing an axially symmetric electric field. A formula describing the borders between 'allowed' and 'forbidden' regions for a particle with a given azimuthal component of generalized momentum is derived. The theory has been tested by some numerically calculated proton orbits in the fields of a parallel rotator.


Recently Mendelev, Underwood, and Ackland1 (MUA) published three interatomic potentials (IPs) Ti1, Ti2, and Ti3 for pure Ti. These IPs were developed to model atomistically defects, plasticity, and phase changes in Ti. In this comment we compare quantitatively the γsurfaces predicted by these IPs on the basal and {11̄01} first order pyramidal or pyramidal I planes of hexagonal close-packed Ti with those we computed recently by density functional theory (DFT)2. We also compare with the γ-surfaces computed with the IP developed by Ackland3, which we call Ti0. Local minima in the γ-surface4 correspond to stable stacking faults, which indicate the possibility, depending on the energy of the local minimum, of dissociation of lattice dislocations into partial dislocations separated by the stacking fault. In addition, the slope of the γ-surface determines the force per unit area tending to constrict the core of dislocations in the slip plane5. The accuracy of a γ-surface is therefore of some importance for modelling plasticity on that slip plane.


Due to the complexity in the analytical development of cavitation problems and vorticity, CFD modeling is to a typical scenario for study, looking for the results obtained from the computer model estimates optimize according to traditional methods for calculating results submergence.


HE FRAGMENTS of the epic cycle were restored and published in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries by G. Kinkel, E. Bethe, T. W. Allen, and later, with a more qualified and effective philological work, by A. Bernabé and M. Davies.1 Another edition with an English translation was recently published by M. West.2 Nevertheless there remain many open questions, concerning the structure and the content of the poems, the text, and the placing of the fragments themselves, whose context is often unknown. One of these questions regards the proem of the Ilias parua, to which fr.1 Bernabé = 2 dub. Davies (quoted by Plutarch, Conv. sept.sap. 10, 154A) seems to belong:


This study from the Primary Angioplasty in MI (PAMI) investigators examined the safety of early hospital discharge in low-risk patients after MI


By combining Kirchhoff approximation (KA) with the method of moment (MOM), a hybrid method is proposed to solve the scattering problem of a dielectric target above a dielectric rough surface. The field on the rough surface can be represented by the tapered incident wave and the scattering field of the target as the secondary incident wave using Kirchhoff approximation. Then, the electric field integral equations of the induced current and magnetic current on the target are derived to solve the problem. The field of the rough surface can be directly obtained by the tapered incident wave and the current and magnetic current on the target surface. Therefore, compared with the traditional method of moments, the hybrid algorithm only needs to solve the electric field integral equation of the target. The simulation of bistatic scattering from a cylindrical target on a Gaussian rough surface is carried out, and the effectiveness and effectiveness of the method are verified.


This study aims to determine how the influence of Intrinsic Motivation and Extrinsic Motivation on Entrepreneurial Interest in the SPP (Women's Savings and Loans) Group. The research method used is the method of qualitative data and quantitative data. While the data used is primary data. The data analysis method in this study uses multiple linear regression analysis to obtain a comprehensive picture of the influence between the variables of Intrinsic Motivation and Extrinsic Motivation on Entrepreneurial Interest by using the SPSS 17 for Windows program. To find out whether there is a significant effect of the independent variable on the dependent variable, the multiple linear regression model is used. The results of hypothesis testing using multiple regression analysis and t-test indicate that: that the t-table value of the Intrinsic Motivation variable is 10,064 > the t-table value (df: 58, : 5%) of 2.0017 so it can be concluded if Intrinsic Motivation has an effect positive and significant towards Entrepreneurial Interest. Furthermore, from table 4.11 it can also be seen that the t-table value of the Extrinsic Motivation variable is 1.224 < the t-table value (df: 58, : 5%) of 2.0017 so it can be concluded that Extrinsic Motivation has no significant effect on Entrepreneurial Interest.


A treatise on Dutch art on par with Vasari's critical history of Italian art, Karel van Mander's Schilder-Boeck (or Book on Picturing) has long been recognized for its critical and historical influence--and yet, until now, no comprehensive account of the book's conception, aims, and impact has been available. In this in-depth analysis of the content and context of Van Mander's work, Walter S. Melion reveals the Schilder-Boeck's central importance to an understanding of northern Renaissance and Baroque art. By interpreting the terminology employed in the Schilder-Boeck, Melion establishes the text's relationship to past and contemporary art theory. Van Mander is seen here developing his critical categories and then applying them to Ancient, Italian, and Netherlandish artists in order to mark changes within a culture and to characterize excellence for each region. Thus Melion demonstrates how Van Mander revised both the structure and critical language of Vasari's Lives to refute the Italian's claims for the superiority of the Tuscan style, and to clarify northern artistic traditions and the concerns of Netherlandish artists. A much needed corrective to the view that Dutch art of the period was lacking in theory, Melion's work offers a compelling account of a sixteenth- and seventeenth-century theoretical and critical perspective and shows how this perspective suggests a rereading of northern art. Walter S. Melion is assistant professor of art history at The Johns Hopkins University.


In this paper, we demonstrate phase based Boolean computation by simulating functional blocks using a circuit model that is based on the measurement data of GeTe6 oscillators. The oscillators are fabricated and characterized with a resistor and transistor ballast. We demonstrated, for the first time, usage of a transistor ballast in the subthreshold region for low power operation. Functionally complete logic gates for phase-based computation were simulated using SPICE. Finally, a full-adder was simulated as a proof of concept.


This research analyses China-Pacific islands economic relations in merchandise trade, investment and project contracting between 2006 and 2021. Nuances are revealed. The overall finding is that the Pacific is an insignificant partner of China in its global economic outreach, even under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). This research also discusses the Chinese government's perceptions of the Pacific markets and its advice to Chinese companies on thorny issues affecting the BRI.


The current debates that question the universality of the Declaration of Human Rights are bringing to the fore the initiatives that UNESCO has been taking since 1947, to encourage the discussion on diverse cultural horizons.


ABSTRACT The optical spectra and electron spin resonance (ESR) g factor of Ni2+-doped sodium phosphate glasses are uniformly studied on the basis of both the complete (energy matrix) diagonalization procedure (CDP) and the two spin-orbit coupling parameters model. The bond length of Ni2+-O2− of Ni2+-doped sodium phosphate (Na2O · P2O5) glasses has been determined by fitting their optical spectra and ESR g factor to the experimental values. Theoretical results are in good agreement with experimental data.


With the characteristics of timeliness, rapid spread and easy access, micro-blog has made it possible to timely unearth emergencies and dynamically track the latest development. Considering frequency and timeliness of the words as well as the influence of resources, this paper proposes a sudden topic detection method, especially for micro-blog, and establishes a context-based weight evaluation model. Compared with semantic similarity model, this context-based model is especially more adaptable to micro-blog. Real experiment data from micro-blog proves that the proposed methods could detect sudden incidents effectively with big data processing capacity and low time complexity.


By adopting the Bayesian approach, this paper proposes an alternative procedure for the estimation of linkage.Through simulation studies, the proposed method was then compared with the classical maximum likelihood method. The numerical results indicate clearly that in most of the cases, the Bayesian method is better than the maximum likelihood method, especially in the repulsion phase.


Within the international affair, the role of the actors varies, while the forms of access to internal markets of the emergent states tend to structure under different forms. Among these, in the European normative context, one can refer to an opportunity for business development, form of investment for the cooperative, which legal nature wears a series of particularities unlike the accepted traditional legal nature of the company. In this context, it is imposed the comparative analysis of the traditional company forms and those of the cooperative, with the European legal system conferred by the Council' Regulation no. 1435/2003, under the circumstances of the normative alterations comprised in common law, the Romanian New Civil Code.


Individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) demonstrate alterations in autonomic responses to fear conditioning, such as exaggerated startle and poor fear inhibition. However, there is a paucity of research on fear conditioning among individuals with PTSD and dissociative symptoms, which represents 10–30% of those with PTSD. The current study used a fear‐potentiated startle (FPS) conditioning paradigm to examine autonomic responses among women with PTSD and a range of dissociative symptoms.


The experiment purpose is through the selection of different disinfection reagents,comparative study of different methods of sanitizing effect of Blueberry explants.Experiments selected 70% alcohol,2% NaClO,0.1% HgCl2 for explant disinfection reagents,combined with 13 kinds of method of disinfection,outside the explant culture contamination rate in the process,survival rate and mortality as a measure of disinfection effect,bio-statistical methods for data processing tools,the results showed that the lowest contamination rate,the highest survival rate explants with 70% alcohol for 30 s,soaked in 2% NaClO for 10 min,0.1% HgCl2 soaked for 10 min.


The objective of this work was to evaluate the productivity and economic viability of the carrot as a function of different amounts and times of incorporation to the soil of the green manure roostertree (Calotropis procera) in two growing seasons, in the semiarid region of Pernambuco, Brazil. The study was conducted in an experimental field belonging to the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (UFRPE), in the autumn–winter (March to July 2012) and spring–summer (September 2012 to January 2013) periods. The experimental design was in randomized blocks, with three Original Research Article Martins et al.; JEAI, 20(4): 1-13, 2018; Article no.JEAI.39251 2 replications. The treatments were arranged in a 4 x 4 factorial scheme, with the first factor consisting of four amounts of roostertree biomass (5.4, 8.8, 12.2 and 15.6 Mg ha -1 on a dry basis), and the second factor consisting of four incorporation times of this fertilizer into the soil (0, 10, 20 and 30 days before sowing the carrot). The commercial productivity of carrot roots and production costs were evaluated, in addition to the following economic indicators: gross return, net return, rate of return and profit margin. The cultivation of the carrot fertilized with roostertree was economically viable, regardless of the quantity of green manure, of the time of incorporation into the soil or the time of cultivation. In autumn–winter, the lowest amount of roostertree (5.4 Mg ha) associated with the incorporation time of 10 days before planting the carrot was considered ideal for the agroeconomic viability of the crop. The carrot cultivation in spring–summer was most profitable when fertilized with 14.0 Mg ha of roostertree on the same day of carrot planting.


For some time we have known that the period of early childhood, from conception to at least age three, is critical to a child's development. The work of Bowlby (1969), Piaget (1947) and others has stressed the importance of mother-infant bonding and stimulating language development. They have provided important insights into the early childhood years. These early researchers provided the foundation for the emphasis on early childhood intervention programs.


One kind of tea tree flower alcohol and its preparation method, which uses the liquid ferment, urging to ferment and the stick moves for the fragrance, fast-acting brew craft and so on, which can effectively transfer the tea tree flower's nutrition dispenses and the function ingredient extension to the tea tree flower alcohol center, and enhances the tea tree flower alcohol's center flavor matter content; Brewing the tea tree flower alcohol, with clean outward appearance, transparent, which does not have the settling; the luster assumes to be orange, and has the obvious tea's fragrant, which is fragrant and mellow and simple and elegant, the coordination liquor is fragrant; the liquor is mellow and coordinate, besides the feeling in the mouth is pleasant. One kind of low degree drinking wine whose taste is brand-new and also has the beneficial of keeping good health is provided.


The high performance cooling liquid on the basis of polyethylenepolyamines and epichlorohydrin is synthesized. The industrial technology of lubricating and cooling liquid production used during the thin diamond grinding at manufacturing of optical items is engineered.


The invention relates to an air knife structure of a glass air knife cleaning machine. The air knife structure comprises an air knife body which is of a shell structure, and the air knife body is provided with an air inlet hole and an air outlet groove. The air knife structure further comprises an air guide plate mounted on the side face of the air knife body, and the air guide plate comprises an air guide part which is of an arc-shaped structure. A conical part is arranged at the lower end of the air knife body, arc-shaped protrusions are symmetrically arranged on the inner conical surface of the conical part, and a through groove is formed in the upper portion of the conical part. The through groove faces the air guide part of the air guide plate. According to the air knife structure of the glass air knife cleaning machine, the air outlet groove of the air knife body conducts primary air drying treatment on glass sheets, by the adoption of the arc-shaped protrusions on the inner surface of the conical part, air pressure is increased, air outlet efficiency is improved, and moisture evaporation on the surfaces of the glass sheets is accelerated; by the aid of the air guide plate in the forward motion direction of each glass sheet, airflow can be guided to the front ends of the glass sheets, on one hand, secondary air drying can be conducted on the glass sheets, on the other hand, pressurizing and guiding are carried out on the front ends of the glass sheets, and therefore the conveying stability of the glass sheets is improved.


Soil enzyme activity after forest fire was studied in Lishuping forest farm in Xinren County of Guizhou province.Results showed that soil enzyme activity was extremely affected by forest fire.Soil enzyme activity was restrained at the first year but extremely promoted at the 3year,which accelerated the release of soil nutrition but restrained the accumulation of soil humus.It is needed to clean fired forest field and plant new tree immediately for keeping a sustainable soil fertility.


reveals the women's conscious understanding of (decidedly limited) choices available to them, and in Didi-Huberman's words, of the "contract" into which they entered with the clinicians (250). Specifically, the persistent display of hysterical symptoms assured the inmates that they would not be moved to the harsher, more unsheltered wings of the Salpêtrière. The author argues that the construction of hysteria was not solely the work of the doctors but also of the patients, whose quality of life was often dependent on their ability to "enact" their disease for their audience. Surpassing previous analyses that rely on either the metaphor of Charcot as the director of hysterical performance or on that of his patients as unwilling actresses, Didi-Huberman acknowledges the veracity of each of these claims, and further interrelates them, persuasively demonstrating that both doctor and patient participated in the theater that was fin-de-siècle hysteria. To the author's credit, this revelation does not diminish the empathy elicited for the women of the Iconographie, even as we gaze upon their images some 130 years later.


Walker and Watkins have compiled and edited a highly useful and comprehensive text on pediatric nutrition. The purpose, as stated in the preface, is to offer a comprehensive review of general concepts of nutrition as they pertain to pediatrics, as well as relevant information on the nutritional management of specific disease states. This lengthy volume includes 48 chapters, each written by authorities on the particular subject, and covers many aspects of pediatric nutrition, from the very basic to the clinically applied. Considering the variety of topics and authors, there is an admirable evenness in style, detail, and integration of the text. Although chapters range from a very basic scientific focus (eg, the chapter on "Digestion and Absorption of Carbohydrates, Protein, and Fat in Infants and Children" by Otakar Koldovsky) to the very clinical (for example, the chapter on "Failure to Thrive" by C. Lawrence Kien), there is in all chapters


Abstract. Prihatiningsih N, Djatmiko HA, Lestari P. 2021. Endophytic bacteria associated with rice roots from suboptimal land as plant growth promoters. Biodiversitas 22: 432-437. Endophytic bacteria directly promoted plant growth and undirectly control the pathogens. This research was aimed to evaluate endophytic bacteria associated with rice root and their activity to promote plant growth and to control rice diseases. The study was conducted at the Laboratorium of Plant Protection and experimental farm Faculty of Agriculture Jenderal Soedirman University, from April to August 2020. The endophytic bacterial from suboptimal land were evaluated for promoting plant growth with soaking seed before seedling and spraying them at 10, 20, and 30 days after transplanting. The experiment was arranged with six replications and four treatments namely control (untreated endophytic bacteria) SM1 (endophytic bacteria isolate from Somagede); SB1 and SB3 (from Sumbang). Xanthomonas oyzae pv. oryzae was nature inoculation because the experiment location is in the endemic category of bacterial leaf blight. The variables observed were the plant growth components i.e plant height, number of tillers, number of panicles, incubation period, disease intensity, infection rate and effectiveness control. The result of this research shows that endophytic bacteria from Somagede (SM1) is the best to enhance plant height and number of tillers, and suppress disease intensity, and delay of incubation period.


Primary Examiner-John M. Ford 75) Inventors: Tyler A. Stevenson, Teaneck, N.J.; Attorney, Agent, or Fi Luther A. R. Hall Revathi Iyengar, Cortland Manor; Ramanathan Ravichandran, Nanuet, 57 ABSTRACT both of N.Y. The s-triazines of formula I are UV absorbers having high 73) Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals thermal stability and surprisingly high extinction coeffi Corporation, Tarrytown, N.Y. cients making them of especial value for stabilizing polymer subsnates, especially automotive coatings.


The paper probes into and analyzes on the orientation of logistics management specialty and the cultivation of logistics professional talents,discusses the cultivation goal and mode of logistics management specialty in colleges and considers that the specialty should adopt teaching by the future destination of the talents.


We present a way to achieve fully directional, quantum-limited phase-preserving amplification in a four-port, four-mode superconducting Josephson circuit by utilizing interference between six parametric processes that couple all four modes. Full directionality, defined as the reverse isolation surpassing forward gain between the matched input and output ports of the amplifier, ensures its robustness against impedance mismatch that might be present at its output port during applications. Unlike existing directional phase-preserving amplifiers, both the minimal back-action and the quantum-limited added noise of this amplifier remains unaffected by noise incident on its output port. In addition, the matched input and output ports allow direct on-chip integration of these amplifiers with other circuit QED components, facilitating scaling up of superconducting quantum processors.


ABSTRACT Jason Roberts proposes that Karl Rahner's theology of nature serves as an appropriate dialogue partner for natural scientists like Terrence Deacon in his naturalistic approach to the emergence of higher-order levels of existence and activity within the natural sciences. Yet Rahner and Deacon employ different understandings of formal causality in their respective approaches to evolutionary theory: for Rahner, causal agency vis-à-vis constituents; for Deacon, objective constraint on the agency of constituents. Yet a compromise position may be available based on a modest revision of the relationship between societies and their constituent actual entities in A.N. Whitehead's cosmology.


Abstract Iron gall ink contains transition metals such as Fe, Cu, and Mn which are known to catalyze chemical reactions in support materials such as paper and parchment, which eventually leads to their deterioration over time. Identification of metals in ink can be an important step prior to the conservation treatment of a written document. In this work, syringe needles (16G–23G) were used to sample micro-cores (∼0.7 mm in diameter) of ink and paper prior to analysis. Metals were extracted from the micro-core with HNO3, prior to analysis using graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy (GFAAS).


The aim of this paper is to present a brief overview about a special kind of two-parametric (or co-dimension two) bifurcations in piecewise-smooth dynamical systems. The characteristic property of these bifurcations is, that at the bifurcation point in a 2D parameter space an infinite number of bifurcation curves intersect. Several types of these bifurcations are discussed. Additionally, a new type of three parametric (or co-dimension three) bifurcations is reported.


Interaction Between an Endohedral N Atom and a C60 Fullerene Cage by Density Functional Theory Xin Yue1, Jijun Zhao2 ∗, Ce Hao1, Wenxiu Ren1, and Jieshan Qiu1 1State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Carbon Research Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, Center for Nano-Materials and Science, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China 2State Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Electron, and Ion Beams, School of Physics and Optoelectronic Technology and College of Advanced Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China


STUDY OBJECTIVE
To investigate the ECG characteristics, the electrophysiologic properties, and an effective radiofrequency catheter ablation technique in patients with septal accessory pathways.

PATIENTS
Forty-six consecutive subjects with septal accessory pathways located in the anteroseptal, midseptal, and para-Hisian areas.

DESIGN AND INTERVENTIONS
ECGs obtained during sinus rhythm and orthodromic tachycardia, conduction properties obtained from electrophysiologic study, and results of two different ablation techniques were analyzed.

MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS
(1) Twenty-four (52.2%) had manifest preexcitation and 15 (32.6%) had multiple accessory pathways; (2) midseptal pathways could be differentiated from anteroseptal and para-Hisian pathways by a negative delta wave in lead III and a biphasic delta wave in lead aVF during sinus rhythm, and a negative retrograde P wave in two inferior leads during orthodromic tachycardia; (2) midseptal pathways had better antegrade conduction properties and a significantly higher incidence (61.5%) of inducible atrial fibrillation; (4) radiofrequency catheter ablation using lower energy (20+/-6 W) had a comparable effect to ablation using higher energy (36+/-5 W), but without impairment of atrioventricular (AV) node conduction or development of AV block; and (5) during the follow-up period of 26+/-14 months (range, 5 to 54 months), three (6.5%) patients had recurrence.

CONCLUSIONS
Midseptal accessory pathways had ECG and electrophysiologic characteristics that were distinctive from those of anteroseptal and para-Hisian pathways. Catheter ablation of these septal pathways using low radiofrequency energy was safe and effective.


A bunch-length monitor system has measured the relative changes in the temporal beam-bunch length of an H{sup {minus}}, 2.5 MeV beam. This system includes a non interceptive electromagnetic probe, associated RF processing electronics, and an software algorithm. The probe is an axial symmetric capacitive pickup whose output signal is proportional to the bunched beam image currents traveling through its bore. The RF electronics processes the beam-induced signal into a ratio of its fundamental and fifth-harmonic Fourier components and provides a time-varying output voltage proportional to the phase length of the beam-bunch. This paper reviews the measurement hardware, software algorithm, and operational experience.


Objective
To investigate the optimum reperfusion duration of liver ischemia- reperfusion injury (IRI) model by occluding the proper hepatic artery in rats.

Methods
Fourty-eight Sprague Dawley (SD) rats with mean weight of (200±25) g were randomly assigned to 8 groups by random number table method: IRI- 0, 1, 3, 6, 12, 24, 48 h and sham operation (SO) group with 6 rats in each group. The proper hepatic arteries in rats of IRI groups were selectively occluded for 1 h and then blood flow recovered. Samples of blood and liver tissues were collected at the time points of 0, 1, 3, 6, 12, 24, 48 h of reperfusion. In SO group, samples were collected after the proper hepatic artery was isolated and the first portal was exposed for 1 h. The levels of serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), pathological changes, DNA fragmentation rates, and levels of Ki-67 expression of liver tissues were observed in each group. Measurement data of multiple groups were compared using one-way analysis of variance and LSD-t test.

Results
The levels of serum ALT in IRI- 0, 1, 3, 6, 12, 24, 48 h and SO group were (53±25), (85±20), (96±18), (411±96), (87±19), (81±15), (46±6), (60±14) U/L respectively. The levels of serum AST were (238±63), (364±111), (375±68), (1 291±511), (800±87), (854±218), (484±219), (248±94) U/L accordingly. The levels of serum ALT, AST in IRI 6 h group were the highest (F=36.015, 18.241; P<0.05). The damage of liver tissues in IRI 6 h group was the most serious. The DNA fragmentation rates of liver tissues were (7.5±1.5)%, (9.2±2.2)%, (9.3±2.3)%, (12.6±2.4)%, (6.3±1.0)%, (5.4±0.9)%, (4.5±0.8)%, (4.5±1.1)% accordingly, which was the highest in IRI 6 h group (F=15.992, P<0.05). The levels of Ki-67 expression of liver tissues were (3.5±1.4), (5.6±1.8), (8.7±2.3), (13.7±2.4), (15.2±1.2), (20.5±2.2), (31.8±2.5), (2.4±1.2) / high power field accordingly, which was the highest in IRI 48 h group (F=261.707, P<0.05).

Conclusions
The liver IRI model can be successfully established by occluding the proper hepatic artery, and the optimum reperfusion duration of IRI is 6 h.

Key words:
Hepatic artery; Reperfusion injury; Models, animal; Apoptosis; Cell proliferation


The methodologies of school and household surveys for monitoring substance use among adolescents are compared, their respective strengths and weaknesses described and directions for improvement indicated. This work is in part based on our experience with the ongoing Dutch National School Survey, which is a monitor on substance use and its putative risk factors. It is held every 4 years among samples of 10 000 students. Starting in 1984 we now have five waves of data. Our experiences are placed in the broader context of the literature and several conclusions are drawn. The school survey offers a number of benefits: participation rates are high, costs per respondent are low, and substance use among minority groups can be monitored well. The school survey generates relevant contextual information on fellow-students, classes and schools. It can also generate contextual information on the students' households and the communities in which they live. Further, aetiological inference is enhanced when the school survey is designed as a cohort study. This, however, is only a viable option when data collecting is carried out at least every 2 years and depends on information needs.


• ...was developed as one of four interdisciplinary social science course options for the general education program and as part of an NSF-funded project to increase the number of students planning on a career in neuroscience research • ...is taught at a freshman/sophomore level to students with no background in cognitive science; students of all levels enroll in the course • ...is taught by a cognitive psychologist • ...integrates psychology, biology, cognitive science, philosophy, and daily life.


The invention relates to a watered home appliance, an intelligent watered home appliance system and a water intake control method of the watered home appliance. The watered home appliance comprises a water purifying device, a delivery pipeline and a water device, wherein the water purifying device is connected with a water inlet faucet and is used for purifying unpurified water input from the water inlet faucet and outputting the obtained purified water from a purified water outlet; the delivery pipeline comprises a first end communicated with the purified water outlet and a second end; and the water device comprises a purified water inlet communicated with the second end of the delivery pipeline and is used for receiving the purified water, delivered by the delivery pipeline, by virtue of the purified water inlet. By adopting the technical scheme, water can be conveniently provided, and water quality can be effectively improved.


Rapeseed is one of the most important oil-bearing crops in China. Because of its poor efficiency, the planting area is in a trend of declining year by year. In order to change the status quo of low efficiency and stimulate farmers' enthusiasm for planting oilseed rape, it is of great significance to vigorously promote the mechanized harvest in the process of rapeseed production. The rape header is an important part of the rape combine harvester. It is different from the header structure of common rice and wheat combine harvesters, and the header depth is larger. At the same time, in order to solve the problem of dense branches and cross-linking of rapeseed, in addition to the main cutter, reel and screw conveyor, the rape header also needs to be equipped with a vertical splitting cutter on the side. In this way, the entangled branches are cut and the loss of shattering can be reduced. Head loss accounts for a considerable proportion of the total loss during the rape harvest. By reasonably configuring the structure of the rape header and optimizing the working parameters, the vibration of the header and the power consumption of the header can be reduced, and the work efficiency can be improved. It is of great significance to reduce the mechanical harvest loss of rape and increase the efficiency of rape planting. This article introduces the current status and progress of the research on the working structure of the rape header at home and abroad. Point out the existing problems and put forward suggestions for the development of rape header in the future.


This thesis explores factors that determine the price for Australian art sold at auction. Using a large data set that comprises over 20,000 sale observations of Australian paintings sold between 1995 and 2003 characteristics associated with the artist, th


The main contents of this thesis are based on the environmental risk evaluation theory,and on the basis of analysis the mutation in oil field theory and the application of engineering project pipe-conveying.Through the analysis of oil field construction of ecological system pipe-conveying before and after the isomorphism after sex,and probes into the theory with mutations solving pipe-conveying engineering of the possibility of environmental risk assessment.


Abstract : A system of time series programs used by the Institute of Oceanography of the University of British Columbia was made available to the Department of Oceanography of the Naval Postgraduate School in February 1969. This report summarizes the system and outlines the procedures to be followed in using the programs. The system consists of three programs labelled UBC FTOR, UBC SCOR and UBC FCPLOT. The program UBC FTOR computes Fourier coefficients from selected channels of analog-to-digital tape and writes them on another tape. The program UBC SCOR reads the tape produced by UBC FTOR and from the Fourier coefficients calculates spectra, cospectra and quadrature spectra for the channels indicated. These are computed for each data block. The printed output gives for each quantity the average, standard deviation and a number representing the trend over the blocks. In the case of co- and quad-spectra phase and coherence are also printed out. The program UBC FCPLOT provides a Calcomp plot of the spectra for qualitative analysis.


The general instability, or buckling performance, of thick compression loaded composite cylinders is not well understood. Few cylinders have been hydrostatically tested that exhibit a well-controlled buckling failure. This work includes the design, fabrication, and test results for two monocoque cylinders tested in hydrostatic compression to measure buckling performance. The design focused on assuring that buckling failure would occur before a strength failure. The analysis accounted for the effects of end cap design and boundary conditions. The two cylinders were insitu thermoplastic filament wound using AS4 Graphite/PEKK and S-2 Glass/PEKK. Quality was excellent, with 1% void volume fraction and negligible waviness. Both cylinders buckled elastically in their respective tests. The test results include acoustic emissions (AE) and measured strains versus pressure. Experimental results show excellent correlation with analytical predictions.


OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the midterm results of intracranial stent-assisted coil embolization in the treatment of wide-necked cerebral aneurysms and to assess the efficacy of various strategies used in stent deployment. METHODS: A retrospective study of 42 patients with 46 wide-necked cerebral aneurysms enrolled in a prospective single-center registry of patients treated with a Neuroform stent (Boston Scientific/Target, Fremont, CA), a flexible self-expanding nitinol stent, was performed. Twenty-seven of 46 aneurysms were unruptured aneurysms, 14 were recanalized aneurysms, and five were acutely ruptured. Thirty-nine aneurysms were located in the anterior and seven in the posterior circulation. Mean aneurysm size was 9.8 mm. Stenting before coiling was performed in 13 of 45 aneurysms (29%), coiling before stenting in 27 of 45 aneurysms (60%), and stenting alone in five of 45 aneurysms (11%). The balloon remodeling technique for coiling before stenting was performed in 77% of patients. Angiographic and clinical follow up was available in 31 patients with 33 aneurysms and ranged from 3 to 24 months. RESULTS: Neuroform stenting was attempted in 46 wide-necked aneurysms (42 patients). Forty-nine stent sessions were performed, including three poststent retreatments. In 46 of 49 sessions (94%), successful deployment of 47 stents for 45 aneurysms was obtained. In 40 aneurysms treated with stent-assisted coiling, angiographic results showed 14 (35%) aneurysm occlusions, 18 (45%) neck remnants, and eight (20%) residual aneurysms. In five recanalized aneurysms treated with stenting alone, no changes were observed in four (80%) aneurysms and one (20%) neck remnant reduced in size. At angiographic follow-up in 30 aneurysms treated with stent-assisted coiling, there were 17 (57%) aneurysm occlusions, seven (23%) neck remnants, and six (20%) residual aneurysms. In three recanalized aneurysms treated with stent alone, two (67%) neck remnants remained unchanged and one (33%) neck remnant decreased in size. Procedural morbidity was observed in two of 42 patients (4.8%) and one patient died. On clinical follow-up, the modified Rankin Scale score was 0 in 27 patients (87%), 1 in three patients (10%), and 2 (3%) in one patient. No aneurysm bled during the follow-up period. CONCLUSION: These results indicate that Neuroform stent-assisted coil embolization is a safe and effective technique in the treatment of wide-necked cerebral aneurysms. Further studies are needed to evaluate the long-term durability of stent-assisted aneurysm occlusion and tolerance to the stent. stent for the treatment of wide-necked intracranial aneurysms. The authors report a high technical success rate and low patient morbidity and mortality rates with the use of this device. An interesting observation with this work was the use of the stent after initial coil embolization. At our institution, we have adopted a similar technique. Despite these promising results, this patient population will need careful long-term follow-up to assess for the potential sequelae of stenting, namely aneurysm recurrence and in-stent stenosis or thrombosis. Only long-term follow-up evaluation will establish the true efficacy of this novel device.


ABSTRACT Sugarcane industry play important role in the economic development of country but the effluent releases from industry posses aquatic and terrestrial pollution and causes health problem. It will change the soil physicochemical levels and soil mycoflora. In the present work, sugarcane industry polluted soil and non polluted soil were collected from the surrounding areas of sugarcane industry. The higher values of physicochemical properties examined and 19 fungi were isolated from these polluted soil samples, the growth of fungi were almost doubled as compared to non polluted soil. The Aundha Nagnath place showed most effectiveness from sugarcane effluents as compared to other locations.


The first recorded glaciation in the northern
hemisphere occurred in Greenland between
10 and 6 million years ago. From this
point, the global climate gradually cooled.
About 2.7 million years ago, the ice ages
suddenly intensified which resulted in ice
sheets growing to cover much of the
northernmost areas in both North
America and Eurasia. This climate
transition is known as the onset of major
Northern Hemisphere Glaciation.
Scientists believe this cooling was caused
by long-term changes in the positions of
the Earth's tectonic plates (such as the
closure of the Panama ocean gateway
between North and South America),
together with decreases in the amount of
solar radiation received by the Earth. The
latter was caused by natural changes in the tilt
of the Earth's axis, and the distance from the
Earth to the sun during the summer months. What
remains unknown about this period is where all the
water and snow came from to build the huge expanses of
ice in North America.


Burst super-resolution (SR) provides a possibility of restoring rich details from low-quality images. However, since low-resolution (LR) images in practical applications have multiple complicated and unknown degradations, existing non-blind (e.g., bicubic) designed networks usually lead to a severe performance drop in recovering high-resolution (HR) images. Moreover, handling multiple mis-aligned noisy raw inputs is also challenging. In this paper, we address the problem of reconstructing HR images from raw burst sequences acquired from modern handheld de-vices. The central idea is a kernel-guided strategy which can solve the burst SR with two steps: kernel modeling and HR restoring. The former estimates burst kernels from raw inputs, while the latter predicts the super-resolved image based on the estimated kernels. Furthermore, we introduce a kernel-aware deformable alignment module which can effectively align the raw images with consideration of the blurry priors. Extensive experiments on synthetic and real-world datasets demonstrate that the proposed method can perform favorable state-of-the-art performance in the burst SR problem.


After a long period of stagnation, Syria during the nineteenth century arose to a cultural and social renais- sance. One important field of development was education. An article published in Beirut in 1883 sheds important light on this. External impulses were important, but much of the develop- ment effort was indigenous. There were significant differences in the level of education between towns and the countryside, between regions, and between religious sects. Mount Lebanon is traditionally regarded as having been an advanced region with regard to i.a. education. This article shows that Leba-


This study sought to compare the efficacy and clinical safety of the LONGTY drug‐coated balloon (DCB) with those of SeQuent Please DCB in patients with in‐stent restenosis (ISR).


The Taylor series is introduced to analyse and approximate the solution of a class of scaled systems. Using the operational matrix of integration, together with the derived scaled operational matrix, the dynamical equation of a scaled system is reduced to a set of simultaneous linear algebraic equations. The coefficient vectors of the Taylor series expansion can be determined recursively by the derived algorithm. The parameter identification problems of scaled systems are also investigated. Owing to the simplicity of the operational matrix of integration and the scaled operational matrix, the Taylor series presents considerable computational advantages when compared with the other possible polynomial series, provided that both the input and output signals are analytic functions of t.


The demand for oxygen concentrators that support COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) patients will increase in the future. The device supplies oxygen generated by concentrating the surrounding air, and it is necessary to monitor the oxygen concentration in the gas for a stable supply. Therefore, we are developing the MEMS thermal flow sensor to apply to measuring the oxygen concentration. Generally, thermal sensors that identify gas components by measuring the thermal conductivity of the gas are relatively inexpensive and small. However, concentrated oxygen gas is a trinary gas composed of oxygen, nitrogen, and argon, and the oxygen concentration cannot be estimated by conventional methods of thermal sensors. In this paper, we report on the unique algorism we developed that makes it possible to estimate the oxygen concentration in a trinary gas by acquiring two thermal conductivity values at two different temperatures.


The drive towards energy-efficient, low-carbon buildings is a clear priority for many countries. Furthermore, ground heat transfer is understood to play an important role in the overall thermal performance of buildings. This paper presents the results of an in-depth investigation of heat transfer from buildings to the ground. The research involved in situ measurements of heat transfer to the ground from full-scale buildings. The results have been utilised to help develop and validate suitable predictive tools to aid thermal design. Numerical simulations have been undertaken that reveal the transient form of energy losses from typical buildings to the ground over a seasonal time frame. Comparisons are made between numerical results and measured data over an annual cycle. Overall, good correlation of results has been achieved. The thermal properties of foundation soils are known to be dependent on water content. A preliminary assessment of the significance of this aspect of the problem is also considered. In particular, it has been shown that an increase in soil moisture content may cause an increase in heat flux of over 20% for a two-dimensional test case. In summary, innovative low-energy sustainable design is receiving increasing attention. The current work will contribute to this overall objective by ensuring that adequate attention is given to subsurface heat transfer.


Based on anti earthquake performance experimental research of four high strength concrete frame joints, some computation models are adopted and modified for nonlinear finite element analysis, and the experimental results are compared and analyzed with developed program. According to the analysis, the calculative results and measured ones are in a good agreement.


The influence of surface treatment (alkali, potassium permanganate, benzoyl chloride and silane) on the mechanical, dynamic mechanical and free vibration properties of intra-ply hybrid banana/jute woven fabric composite has been analyzed. Intra-ply woven fabrics are fabricated by keeping banana yarn in weft direction and jute yarn in warp direction of a basket-type woven fabric. Results reveal that the enhancement of tensile and flexural strengths of the composite due to the chemical treatment is marginal, except for the benzoyl chloride treatment. However, the chemical treatment results in better impact strength compared to the untreated composite. Tensile, flexural and impact strengths of the benzoyl chloride treatment increase by 10%, 30% and 50%, respectively, compared to untreated composite. It is evident from Fourier Transform-Infrared Spectra that benzoyl chloride treatment effectively removes the hemicellulose and lignin content. It is observed that benzoyl chloride and alkali treatment improves the dynamic mechanical characteristics. Experimental modal analysis carried out on intra-ply fabric composites reveals that benzoyl chloride treatment increases the natural frequency significantly compared to the untreated composite.


Humans across the globe shows a remarkable diversity in colouration of skin, hair and eyes (Jablonski & Chaplin, 2017) reflecting adaption of pigmentation genes within populations to their environment (Sturm & Duffy, 2012), as well as other evolutionary forces. Skin colour is highly correlated with incident levels of solar UV, and this has led to hypotheses that the need for vitamin D synthesis and protection from photolysis of folate are major balancing selective pressures modulating melanogenesis in the epidermis necessary for both healthy bones at high Northern latitudes experiencing low solar irradiance, but also shielding the skin from the high equatorial sun exposure. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.


The background to the Society's involvement with the part of the site of Ptolemais known as the North-East Quadrant has been outlined in a previous report in this Journal. (Annual Report of the Society for Libyan Studies 1977–78) Following a short two week season in 1978, under the overall direction of J. B. Ward-Perkins, to assess the problems of the site, the Society sent out an expanded team over a period of six weeks in May and June 1979 to commence, inter alia, a programme of excavation in the North-East Quadrant. It did not prove possible to complete the programme in 1979 and it was expected that a further, and probably final, season's work would take place in August and September 1980. In the event, however, this has not proved possible, but it is hoped that the work on site can be concluded in 1981. Meanwhile this short interim report on the results of the 1979 excavations is presented to the Society. While the main excavation effort was concentrated in the North-East Quadrant a number of sondages were made in the House of the Triapsidal Hall in an attempt to establish the date of the original building as well as that of the East Avenue (and thus that of the city's Hellenistic street grid) onto which it fronts. A trench 1.5m. wide and 4.0m. long was put down through the central room of the western range between the peristyle and the street wall. This revealed two surviving floor levels of which the upper retained traces of mosaic while the lower, which proved to be the original floor level, was of smooth plaster. The footings of the house's west wall were also revealed, set into the natural sub-soil. These levels produced a quantity of fine ware sherds which, when studied, should yield a date for the construction of the original building, as well as, by implication, the laying down of the Hellenistic street grid.


This study aims to develop the finishing concrete panel of the excellent quality that we have analysed the engineering properties of the finishing concrete panel in variation of aggregate gradations. The slump flow of the fresh concrete, being compared to the plain, has increased as the replacement rate of the coarse aggregate(10 mm Max) increasing. Meanwhile, the slump value has decreased as the replacement rate increasing. In comparison of the plain, the air content has increased as the replacement rate increasing and is recorded lowest at the replacement rate of 75 %. The compressive strength as the properties of hardened concrete is highest at the coarse aggregate replacement of 75 % and lowest at 100 %. The bulk density and the bending strength, being compared to the plain, have increased as the replacement rate increasing. The percentage of water absorption, being compared to the plain, has decreased as the replacement rate increasing. The aggregate exposing rate has increased as the 10mm replacement rate is rising. the highest rate is 69.5% at the replacement rate of 75%. Except for the plain, all other rates are satisfactory according to KS 4035. As the result, the mixing ratio of 25 % of 5 mm coarse aggregate and 75 % of 10 mm coarse aggregate has been proved to generate the best result in all the experiments. We estimate that this study would provide the basic date for the fabrication of the finishing concrete panel of the good quality.


The author's aim is to make clear what the Elizabethans contributed to the making of the greatest of modern nations.


The high energy proton beams expected when the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) comes online should provide a pass/fail test for a gravity-related explanation of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays. The model predicts that particles have two kinds energies, equal for null gravitational potentials and, in the potential at the Earth, differing significantly above one TeV. If correct, a 7 TeV trajectory energy proton at the LHC would deliver a 23.5 TeV particle state energy in a collision.


Robust Manufacturing System Design Using Petri Nets and Bayesian Methods. (May 2008) Bikram Sharda, B.E., Thapar Institute, Patiala, India; M.S., Texas A&M University Chair of Advisory Committee: Dr. Amarnath Banerjee Manufacturing system design decisions are costly and involve significant investment in terms of allocation of resources. These decisions are complex, due to uncertainties related to uncontrollable factors such as processing times and part demands. Designers often need to find a robust manufacturing system design that meets certain objectives under these uncertainties. Failure to find a robust design can lead to expensive consequences in terms of lost sales and high production costs. In order to find a robust design configuration, designers need accurate methods to model various uncertainties and efficient ways to search for feasible configurations. The dissertation work uses a multi-objective Genetic Algorithm (GA) and Petri net based modeling framework for a robust manufacturing system design. The Petri nets are coupled with Bayesian Model Averaging (BMA) to capture uncertainties associated with uncontrollable factors. BMA provides a unified framework to capture model, parameter and stochastic uncertainties associated with representation of various manufacturing activities. The BMA based approach overcomes limitations associated with uncertainty