~ T HE fourth Conven~ tion and third Golf Course Equipment Show of the N. A. G. A. is over. It was by far the best of any previously undertaken. When the convention was awarded to Louisville for 1930 I was doubtful as to the outcome; it was very evident however that such doubts were groundless. It behooves me to give George Davies g rea t praise for the efficient way in which he carried ou t his part of the program; he seemed to forget nothing which would" JOHN MACGREGOk make everyone's visit to Louisville a happy one. Not on~e was a greenkeeper heard to sing the anthem. The banquet and the entertainment deserve ~pecial mention; it may be that George will have to take off his hat to Columbus next year. The afternoon meetings of W ~d., Thurs. and rriday were educational and instructive and attended by a greater number of Green chairmen and Greenkeepers than at any previous Convention. The program was of a high class nature and given by men who are authorities in their different fields. I am sure it was 2 great satisfaction to them to talk to such an interested audience. There is no doubt everyone took something away \vith him from these meetings. We were fortunate in having such men as were on the program to talk to us. The equipment and golf course supply show was the finest we ever had. The exhibits were more numerous and complete than any of our previous shows. Fred Burkhardt, who is getting to be a wizard at staging a golf show. outdid any of his previous attempts, all credit for that show being due to him. The outstanding feature of the show was the golf hole constructed by George Davies on \vhich he used bent turf taken from his course. tlyperDumus


: Day by day conventional energy sources goes down.For overcome used of conventional source electrical vehicle introduced. Charging of electrical vehicle having major issues. In this paper we introduced wireless power transfer (WPT) technique for battery charging of Electric Vehicle (EV).


With the development of Internet technology IPv6 will replace the IPv4 and become the protocol for next generation Internet.IPv6 has many new characteristics and function so as to improve the scalability and security of Internet.Such as providing large space,supporting net nodes' stateless address auto-configuration.This article introduces the method of address auto-configuration,and analyses the implementation process of Address AutoConfiguration based on embedded IPv6.


ArcGIS software is a powerful geographic information system software and it can be used to build digital geology,make the geological data standardized and systematic in the management of the data and the map output,and improve the printing efficiency.


This book has explored what is at stake when negotiations of political belonging occur directly through everyday practices of belonging in homes. It is based on a relational understanding of the state where the state emerges through the contestation and struggle of differentially positioned and socially situated actors. It has linked state reproduction (processes of political belonging) with social reproduction (the discursive ideology and practices of care necessary to maintain and reproduce human life), paying particular attention to the role of space....


Bio-oil produced from the thermochemical treatment of lignocellulosic biomass is increasingly recognized as a potentially abundant source of renewable chemicals and fuels. Single ring phenolics and low molecular weight carboxylic acids are significant constituent compound groups found in bio-oil and are important end products or intermediate commodity chemicals. Fractionation of bio-oil using supercritical fluids (usually with CO2 as a solvent) is a relatively new process being investigated worldwide at both laboratory and pilot scales. Solubility data associated with supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2) and the many chemical compounds in the complex bio-oil mixture are required to predict the extraction behavior of different bio-oil compounds. This article starts with a review of the composition of bio-oil in terms of the phenolic and low molecular weight carboxylic acid fractions which are potentially of commercial interest. Binary solubility data of major compounds in these bio-oil fractions with super...


Purpose:This study aimed to examine the effects of sling exercise therapy on the relief of low back pain and the cross-sectional area change of lumbar muscles by CT analysis for chronic low back pain patients. Methods:Forty-one patients with diagnosis of chronic low back pain was divided sling exercise therapy group(SEG) 19 subjects and conservative physical therapy group(CPG) 22 subjects. we randomized and treated them(subjects) for 12 weeks. As using visual analogue scale (VAS), we evaluated recovery accuracy of pain, and for investigating cross-section area change of lumbar muscles for before and after treatment we used computed tomography (CT). Results:This study were summarized as follows: 1) As treatment period, in each compared testing on VAS of SEG and CPG, the both group was significantly different(p .05). 3) At SEG of before and after treatment, in compared testing on cross-section area size of lumbar muscles, All muscles of psoas major, quadratus lumborum, erector spinae and multifidus were significantly different(p .05). Conclusion:From this result, both sling exercise therapy and the conservative physical therapy are effect on decrease of pain for chronic low back pain patients, but Increasing of the cross-section area being proportioned with muscular strengthening of low back muscle is noticeable difference in SEG, Therefore, sling exercise therapy have affect both decreasing of pain for chronic low back pain patients and lumbar muscles strengthening.


Reformulating the Costeira-Kanade algorithm as a pure mathematical theorem independent of the Tomasi-Kanade factorization, we present a robust segmentation algorithm by incorporating such techniques as dimension correction, model selection using the geometric AIC, and least-median fitting. Doing numerical simulations, we demonstrate that oar algorithm dramatically outperforms existing methods. It does not involve any parameters which need to be adjusted empirically.


AIMS
To study baseline characteristics, in-hospital managements and mortality of non-ST elevation MI (NSTEMI) patients in different European countries.

METHODS AND RESULTS
NSTEMI patients enrolled in the national MI registries (EMIR; n = 5,817 (Estonia), HUMIR; n = 30,787 (Hungary), NORMI; n = 33,054 (Norway) and SWEDEHEART; n = 49,533 (Sweden)) from 2014 to 2017 were included and presented as aggregated data. The median age at admission ranged from 70 to 75 years. Current smoking status was numerically higher in Norway (24%), Estonia (22%) and Hungary (19%), as compared to Sweden (17%). Patients in Hungary had a high rate of diabetes mellitus (37%) and hypertension (84%). The proportion of performed coronary angiographies (58% versus 75%) and percutaneous coronary interventions (38% versus 56%), differed most between Norway and Hungary. Prescription of dual antiplatelet therapy at hospital discharge ranged from 60% (Estonia) to 81% (Hungary). In-hospital death ranged from 3.5% (Sweden) to 9% (Estonia). The crude mortality rate at 1 month was 12% in Norway and 5% in Sweden (5%), whereas the 1-year mortality rates were similar (20-23%) in Hungary, Estonia and Norway and 15% in Sweden.

CONCLUSION
Cross-comparisons of four national European MI registries provide important data on differences in risk factors and treatment regiments that may explain some of the observed differences in death rates. A unified European continuous MI registry could be an option to better understand how implementation of guideline recommended therapy can be used to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease.


ABSTRACT There is a lack of residency education in cost-conscious care. We implemented a costing and quality improvement (QI) curriculum to Obstetrics and Gynaecology trainees using "Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing (TDABC)," and assessed its educational impact. The curriculum included didactic and practical portions. Pre-and post-knowledge surveys were obtained from 24 residents on self-perceived knowledge of key QI principles. Self-perceived knowledge, before and after the curriculum, was scored on a Likert scale from 0 to 5 points (0 is the least knowledge and 5 is the most knowledge). The mean scores reported an increase in knowledge of clinical guideline development (pre = 1.19 vs. post = 3.07, p = 0.0052); confidence in participating in QI work (pre = 1.75 vs. post = 3.42 points, p < 0.0001); and knowledge in communicating QI principles (pre = 1.89, post = 3.17, p < 0.0003). Our educational programme uses the TDABC method and the residents' clinical experience effectively to teach residents cost-conscious care.


Abstract Poster session 3, September 23, 2022, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Objectives (1) To study mycological characteristics of strains belonging to Trichosporon and its related genera obtained from clinical samples of patients from India. (2) Molecular identification by intergenic spacer (IGS) region 1 sequencing of the rDNA locus. (3) Genotyping of the major causative agent, T. asahii, and its in vitro drug susceptibility testing. Materials and Methods A total of 55 clinical isolates of Trichosporon species were collected from NCCPF (National culture collection of pathogenic fungi) PGIMER, Chandigarh along with different health institutions of India. These isolates were recovered from urine, blood, sputum, nail, tissue biopsy, pleural fluid, hair, BAL, and wound discharge over a period of 12 years (2006–2018). The isolates were molecularly characterized and genotyped using IGS-1 region sequencing. In vitro drug susceptibility testing of the isolates was performed against amphotericin-B, fluconazole, itraconazole, voriconazole, and posaconazole according to the CLSI M27-A3 guidelines (CLSI 2008). Results Predominant underlying risk factors identified were presence of an indwelling catheter, use of broad-spectrum antibiotics, and presence of comorbid conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and anemia. A total of 47 (85%) of the 55 isolates were identified as T. asahii, 6 were T. inkin (11%), and 2 were Cutaneo Trichosporon dermatis (3.6%). Trichosporon asahii genotype III (22; 41%) was the most common type, followed by genotype IV (12; 22%), I (8; 15%), and VII (2; 4%). In addition to the 15 known T. asahii genotypes, one novel genotype was identified in this study. Indian T. asahii isolates showed high MIC ranges to amphotericin B (0.06-4 μg/l) and fluconazole (0.25-64 μg/l). Relatively low MIC ranges were found in the case of voriconazole (0.03-1 μg/l), Posaconazole (0.06-1 μg/l), and itraconazole (0.06-1 μg/l). Voriconazole appeared to be the most active drug in maximum T. asahii isolates. The MICs for all the drugs were comparatively lower in the case of non-T. asahii strains. Conclusion Trichosporon asahii remains the most common etiology of Trichosporonosis in India and presents a challenge for both diagnosis and treatment. With increasing drug resistance, therapeutic options are limited, and antifungal regimens with triazoles especially voriconazole appear to be the best. Accurate timely identification, removal of indwelling catheters/central venous lines, and voriconazole-based treatment along with control of underlying conditions were associated with favorable outcomes. Identification of the novel genotype has epidemiological implications and requires further work up.


Let M be an almost Hermitian manifold with dimM = 2n, a metric tensor g and an almost complex structure J. The Ricci tensor and the scalar curvature with regard to the curvature tensor R are denoted by S andrespectively. Ifis a 2-plane in the tangential space TpM with an orthonormal basis fx,yg, then its sectional curvature K(�,p) is given by K(�,p) = R(x,y,y,x). A 2-planein TpM is said to be holomorphic (antiholomorphic) ifJ� = � (J� ? �). The manifoldM is said to be of pointwise constant holomorphic (antiholomorphic) sectional curvature if the sectional curvature K(�,p) of an arbitrary holomorphic (antiholomorphic) 2-planein TpM does not depend on � for every p 2 M. The classes of Kahlerian (K−), nearly-Kahlerian (NK−) and quasi- Kahlerian (QK−) manifolds are characterized by the following identities for the covariant derivative of J: (r XJ)Y = 0, (r XJ)X = 0, (r JXJ)Y = −J(r XJ)Y respectively. Every K-manifold is anNK-manifold and every NK-manifold is aQK-manifold. The curvature tensor of an NK-manifold satisfies the identity (5)


Background: Urethral strictures are a common urological problem presenting in day to day urological practice. There has been change in the etiology of urethral strictures with traumatic one's accounting for majority of them in recent times. Newer treatment modalities like VIU and various kinds of urethroplasty have revolutionized its management and significantly contributed towards improvement of quality of life among these patients. The objective for this study were to study the various aetiologies and different modalities of treatment for urethral strictures.Methods: A 23 cases of urethral strictures aged 5-75 years admitted in the surgical wards of KIMS, Hubballi were included in the present study. Mean age of presentation was 34.5 years. Detailed history and physical examination were recorded. Relevant investigations like ASU and MCU were performed and recorded. These patients were treated by various surgical procedures considered appropriate as per the patient individual needs.Results: Mean age was 34.5 years in the present study. Most of the patients presented with obstructive voiding symptoms, straining (65.1%) and poor stream (56.4%). Majority of strictures were of traumatic etiology (60.8%) followed by inflammatory (34.7%) and iatrogenic strictures (4.3%) in the present study. Bulbar urethra was the most commonly involved site (65.1%) followed by posterior urethra (30.4%), penile urethra (17.4%) and meatal stricture (4.3%). Most of the patients presenting with retention of urine were managed by SPC. Both VIU and urethroplasty had good success rates of 72.7% and 80% respectively.Conclusions: Most of the strictures were of traumatic etiology. VIU and urethroplasty were found to be effective means of treating urethral strictures.


The precursor (PbTi(OCH_2CH_3)_(6-y)(acac)_y) of nanocrystalline (PbTiO_3) was prepared by the electrochemical dissolution of titanium for 4 h at 50 and then of lead for 2 h at 40 in an ethanol solution of (0.03) mol/L (Bu_4N)Br. IR and Raman spectroscopy were used to investigate the structure of the precursor. The results show that the precursor contained acac group, which could prevent the precursor from gathering. TG-DT, XRD, and TEM were used to investigate the structure of nano-sized PbTiO_3. The xerogel of 10 nm was obtained by drying in vacuum for 24 h. (PbTiO_3) with a narrow size distribution of 10~15 nm was prepared by heating it at 700 for 2 h.


The collection of exempta edited by Maria Aguilo in 1881, samples materials related to all kinds of subjects, not excluding some –like those explored in this article– of an humorous or rather misogynous nature, related to sexual behaviour, where women are presented as a mischivious source of moral danger.


A number of commentators have suggested that the riots in England in August 2011 were distinctive because of the character and extent of the looting that took place. In doing so they have argued that the nature of modern consumer capitalism should be placed front and centre of any explanation of the disorder. Whilst concurring with elements of such arguments, we depart from such analyses in three ways. First, we argue that it is important not to overstate the extent to which the 2011 riots were a departure from previous outbreaks of civil disorder - violent consumerism having a quite lengthy history. Second, using testimony from those involved, we argue that a focus on looting risks ignoring both the political character and the violence involved in the riots. Finally, and relatedly, we suggest that the focus on consumption potentially simplifies the nature of the looting itself by underestimating its political and expressive characteristics.


The effects of the addition of ethyl centralite, a commonly used stabilizer in double-base propellants, on a cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (RDX)-based polymer-bonded explosive (PBX) were investigated. A reduction in sensitivity to impact was observed with increasing ethyl centralite content along with a reduction in explosiveness. Small-scale gap tests also show a reduction in sensitivity to shock initiation. High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis of impact-stressed samples showed traces of 4-nitro- and 2-nitro-ethyl centralite and N-ethyl-N-nitrosoaniline; these results indicate the possibility that the mechanism of desensitization may, at least partially, be chemical in nature.


2Horizon Energy Partners This paper discusses the development of a complex Rotliegend reservoir located in the Dutch sector of the North Sea. The field is strongly heterogeneous and poorly developed with the majority of the gas bearing sands at permeability below 1mDarcy and classified as 'tight'. As a result of the low porosities, the transition zone is large and extends almost over the entire gas column to the top of the reservoir. Reservoir GIIP is about 11 Bcm. To support development of this complex reservoir, a pragmatic but still detailed field development study was completed in three months. The study comprised the reinterpretation of available gas production tests, the construction of a 3D geological model in Petrel and the generation of a range of reservoir simulation models in Imex to evaluate the gas benefits for various well designs. In this paper, the integrated reservoir modelling workflow allowing a fast track review of various development options will be discussed in detail. The rapid screening of the impact of various reservoir uncertainties to the potential gas reserves will be demonstrated. Using the reservoir models, the benefits of underbalanced drilling (UBD) vis-a-vis reservoir fraccing have been evaluated. In addition, concepts around improved mobility of gas in reservoirs with a large transition zone will be addressed.


Solid particle erosion behaviour of ferritic stainless steels AISI 444 and 439, austenitic stainless steel AISI 304 and low carbon steel AISI 1010 were investigated. Erosion studies of these materials were conducted at room temperature using silica sand of size 150–300 µm. The influence of erosion rates due to different velocities (40–85 m/s) and impingement angle (15–90°) were experimentally analysed. Erosion efficiency values (0.7–3.6%) indicate that erosion occurs by lip or platelet formation in the material. The present study reveals that the peak in the erosion rate for AISI 444, AISI 439 and AISI 304 occurs at about 30° impingement angle while that for AISI 1010 at about 45° impingement angle. Hutchings' normal erosion model was also examined. Scanning electron microscope studies were conducted to analyse the surface morphology of the tested samples under erosion condition. Variations in microstructure and micro hardness of the material due to solid particle erosion on the materials were also discussed.


The use of MathCad for the visualization of two-dimensional, irrotational, steady, incompressible flow patterns is discussed, along with the appropriate mathematical background. MathCad's contour plotting capabilities and its ability to handle complex numbers permit rapid depiction of basic flows and linear combinations of these flows with relative ease, allowing students to concentrate on understanding the material and broader concepts. Sample output, recommended lecture topics, and suggested topics for further study are presented, and the address of a web site containing a prepared lecture is provided (http://www.mathsoft.com/appsindex.html).


For southern writer Jim Grimsley, child abuse in all its forms has always been an important theme, though he sometimes ran into difficulties selling his work to publishers. His science-fiction short story "Wendy", a story of a sadistic pedophile who assembles a girl out of body parts grown for transplantation, but then tries to prove that she is not human so that he can continue to abuse her, was accepted for publication by the editor of Asimov's Science Fiction in 2006 but it was "killed" by the publisher only a few weeks later, apparently for fear of public reaction. The present article explores the reasons for the publisher's decision, which was made shortly after the magazine was accused of containing "strong adult content" and "explicit tales about sex, drugs, and molestation." Methodologically, the article demonstrates how literary scholarship can make use of tools for preserving historical versions of online material, namely the tracked history of Wikipedia pages and Internet discussion forums archived by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine.


To prevent secondary damage of widening road structure in construction process,the traffic organization optimization was implemented.The original road surface cracking and subgrade plastic deformation were simulated on the position of construction joint.The conditions and diseases in road widening of Hefei-Nanjing Expressway were analyzed.According to the values of tensile stress and plastic strain,optimal traffic organization was achieved by adjusting the values of vehicle loads,tire edge distance away from road excavation section and the height between original pavement surface and subgrade widening excavation.The vehicle load and the distance between vehicle load position and excavation section are two important factors which determine whether the surface cracking and subgrade collapse will occur.The original subgrade excavation depth can be flexibly controlled.A reasonable traffic organization mode on widening road can be quickly determined by the comprehensive critical condition graph of two kinds of diseases.


Previous I:50 000.scale mapping by the Geological Survey Branch in map sheets 920103 (Glover and Schiarizza, 1987) and 920104.05 (McLaren, 1986a) left a strip of unevaluated rocks centered on the Taseko Lakes Lord River drainage system. During the 1988 field season approximately one month was spent in this area conducting geological mapping, lithogeochemical sampling and stream sediment sampling to complement the previous work. Figure l-17-1 shows the location and geologic setting of the field area and areas of previous mapping. Approximately 2W square kilometres were surveyed in this project. Stream sediment samples were collected from 39 locations to complement the geochemical surveys previously conducted west of Taseko Lakes (McLaren, l986b, 1987h). Forty-one selected rock chip samples were collected from areas of mineralization or zones of alteration related to mineralizing processes. All of these data will be released as an Open File early in 1989.


Background Psoriasis is an immune-mediated disease of multifactorial etiology. The prevalence of insulin resistance (IR) in patients with psoriasis has been extensively studied. The prevalence varies based on many factors such as aging, genetics, diet, and sedentary lifestyle. Aim To study the association between psoriasis and IR and detection of the correlation between level of IR and the psoriasis severity. Patients and methods A total of 30 patients with psoriasis and similar number of age-matched and sex-matched controls were enrolled in this study. Patients and controls were subjected to the following measurements: systolic and diastolic blood pressure, BMI, serum triglycerides, cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein, high-density lipoprotein, fasting plasma glucose, serum insulin, and IR. Assessment of psoriasis severity was done using psoriatic area severity index score. Results A statistically significant difference regarding serum insulin, IR, fasting plasma glucose, triglyceride, low-density lipoprotein, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and BMI was found between patients and controls. A positive correlation between psoriasis severity and level of IR was also found. Conclusion and recommendation Patients with psoriasis had strong association with IR. The level of IR correlated with severity of psoriasis. Dermatologists and internists should give more attention toward screening and early recognition of associated metabolic disorders and IR. Correction of metabolic syndrome and IR should be initiated in this group of patients.


Physicochemical indicators,fatty acid composition,VE content and oxidation induction time of three kinds of peanut oil samples from cold pressing,hot pressing and pre-pressing extraction were determined,which were used to analyze the quality of peanut oil from different processing.The results showed that:acid value,peroxide value,iodine value and saponification value of peanut oil from extraction-refining were the lowest,color and fragrance of which were the lightest;VE content and oxidation induction time of hot pressed peanut oil were the highest and longest;there was no difference in refractive index,relative density and the main fatty acid composition of three kinds of peanut oil.But trans fatty acid existed in the peanut oil from extraction-refining,its content of fresh and old peanut oil from extraction-refining were 1.90% and 4.385% respectively,which were expected to become characteristic indicators between pressed peanut oil and extraction-refined peanut oil.Peroxide values of three kinds of peanut oil samples which were stored more than a year increased significantly,which were greatly exceeding the national standard indicators requirements of peanut oil.The acid value of extraction-refined peanut oil increased slightly,the phenomenon of back to color being serious.All flavor of peanut oil were worse,especially the flavor and taste of extraction-refined peanut oil were seriously deteriorated;all iodine values of peanut oil were low to exceed the range of the national standard indicator.


during life indicatel the case as one of mixed infection, for the streptococcus was not the only microbe present. The prognosis in cases of this class is always much worse than in cases of simple infection, so that the failure of the serum to effect a marked improvement cannot fairly be used as an argument against its efficacy in other instances wh-re the infective agent is a streptococcus unassociated with other microbes. CASE IV. Infection by Staphylococci.-This may be described in a few words as one of long-standing purulent otitis associated with granulomatous growths in the ears and with recent obscure mediastinal symptoms. The patient was a boy of g years, and injections of serum had been made, but without very definite result, with the idea that the infective agent was a streptococcus. Fortunately I was able to obtain a sample of the exudation, and to satisfy myself that stapbylococci, not streptGcocci, were present therein. I therefore advised that treatmelnt with antistreptococcus serum was but little likely to prove satisfactory.


This review is focused on a new edition of Ahmet Mithat's Musameretname that was done by Dr. Salih Okumus. The new edition of Musameretname includes many misreads, grammatical mistakes. Also this new edition wasn't prepared by analyzing the previous works precisely. All these points that seem wrong is exemplified within the paper.


1.Theoretical part: Documentation of an execution of practical work 2.Practical part: a)commercial- exibition of company Hermes b)promotional film - Ellement, office for architecture and design Process of realization, from a screenplay to the production.


Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and zeolitic imidazole frameworks (ZIF-301) were synergistically incorporated into glassy polysulfone (PSF) to prepare mixed-matrix membranes (MMMs) to separate CO2 from post combustion flue gas. The flexible MMMs rendering consistent distribution and improved adhesion of nanofillers with the polymer matrix were hydrothermally stable under wet conditions. Gas sorption analysis along with dry and wet gas permeation experiments showed that both CO2 permeability and CO2/N2 selectivity of MMMs were improved owing to the synergistic effect of nanofillers. The MMM filled with 18 wt % ZIF-301 nanofillers and 6 wt % CNTs showed an optimum separation performance by providing a CO2 permeability of 19 Barrers with a CO2/N2 selectivity of 48. The CO2 separation performance of MMMs prepared in this work was found to be better than those of already existing hydrothermally stable MMMs.


Isostatic rebound and the periodic development of ice-push beach ridges have created topography suitable for development of biologically rich polar oases along the northeast coast of Devon Island, ...


A 24-year-old Caucasian, nulliparous woman had an abnormal antenatal ultrasound scan at 14 weeks gestation (see figure 1). A repeat scan at 20 weeks confirmed the findings. A fetomaternal medicine consultant counselled parents. At 33+5 weeks gestation, she delivered a 1.9 kg male infant by caesarean section for fetal distress following spontaneous preterm labour.

What is the anomaly seen?

A. Bladder exstrophy

B. Abdominal wall defect

C. Umbilical hernia

Figure 1
14 weeks antenatal scan (arrow).

You are the paediatric registrar on call and have been called to attend the delivery of the baby. You arrive with the neonatal team. A pink, crying baby is brought to the resuscitaire (see figure 2). No scars or other anomalies are visible.

What would be your next course of action?

A. Baby to remain with mother and allowed to feed

B. Admit to neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and allow to …


This paper provides sufficient conditions for the finite time stability of linear time invariant discrete descriptor time delay systems, mathematically described as Ex(k+1) = A0x(k) + A1x(t-h). A novel method was used to derive new delay dependent conditions. Stability of the system was analyzed using both the Lyapunov-like approach and the Jensen's inequality, including convolution of delayed states. The established conditions were applied to analysis of the system stability. In this case, the aggregation functional does not have to be positive in the state space domain and does not need to have the negative derivatives along the system trajectories. The system stability conditions were applicable to investigation of the finite time stability using the novel conditions proposed in this paper. This mathematical formulation guaranteed that the states of the systems do not exceed the predefined boundaries over a finite time interval.


The Oil and Gas industry is pursuing major changes in automation, with the aim of reducing the risk involved in operations and increasing efficiency, speeding up processes to reduce costs. Internationally and especially in the Offshore environment, deposits with high productive potential are targeted, which are put into operation through a small number of wells with a high flow rate, due to the complexity of marine drilling. The high costs in this sector of the industry make it necessary to optimize all operational times, thus we very often encounter automation elements in the marine drilling process. This work intends to present the advantages of using the Simulink program package in the simulation of the processes, respectively of the maneuver operation in a drilling installation, to predict their real behavior.


Spectroscopic ellipsometry is a potent method that is widely adopted for the measurement of thin film thickness and refractive index. However, a conventional ellipsometer, which utilizes a mechanically rotating polarizer and grating-based spectrometer for spectropolarimetric detection, is bulky, complex, and does not allow real-time measurements. Here, we demonstrated a compact metasurface array-based spectroscopic ellipsometry system that allows single-shot spectropolarimetric detection and accurate determination of thin film properties without any mechanical movement. The silicon-based metasurface array with a highly anisotropic and diverse spectral response is combined with iterative optimization to reconstruct the full Stokes polarization spectrum of the light reflected by the thin film with high fidelity. Subsequently, the film thickness and refractive index can be determined by fitting the measurement results to a proper material model with high accuracy. Our approach opens up a new pathway towards a compact and robust spectroscopic ellipsometry system for the high throughput measurement of thin film properties.


A product manager at Apple examines the past, present, and future of the PC industry in September 2011 in the wake of Steve Jobs's resignation and HP's announcement that it was exiting the PC industry in favor of enterprise software solutions and consulting. The protagonist thinks through current forces in the PC industry, including market share trends, mobile computing, ultrabooks, and cloud computing services—as well as the position of the Mac in Apple's product portfolio—and is faced with making a decision about the future of the Mac. Excerpt UVA-S-0202 Rev. Jan. 28, 2015 Apple (Computer) Inc.: Whither the Mac? A Double Whammy It was August 30, 2011. James Rollins, a product development manager at Apple Inc., reread Steve Jobs's resignation letter and leafed through some news coverage regarding the Hewlett-Packard (HP) announcement. He felt as though he was in the center of a maelstrom. Six days earlier, Jobs had announced his resignation as CEO of Apple. Jobs had said in a brief letter: "I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple's CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come." Six days before that, HP CEO Leo Apotheker had announced that HP would spin off its industry-leading personal computer (PC) business—including all its desktops, laptops, and even touchpads and smartphones—in favor of investing resources in the areas of enterprise software and information management solutions. In support of this strategy, HP also announced its intention to purchase Autonomy, a British enterprise software company, at a premium. Apotheker said on an analyst conference call, "We believe this bold action will squarely position HP in software and information to create the next-generation information platform…This is about a transformation to position HP for a new future and driving shareholder value." . . .


The views of well-known representatives of the Ukrainian diaspora Petro Mirchuk and Zinovy Knysh on the important problems of the Ukrainian liberation movement of the 1920s –1950s under the leadership of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) are compared. It is emphasized that a great infl uence on the formation of the worldview positions of the researchers had their party affi liation – the fi rst to the Bandera, and the second – to the Melnyk parts of the OUN. Both authors expressed unanimity in their assessments of the birth process of the nationalist movement in their native lands and abroad, unifying tendencies among youth national-patriotic circles, ideological foundations and program provisions of the OUN, etc. Their judgments diff ered regarding the intra-organizational development of the nationalist organization, certain high-profi le anti-Polish actions of the OUN, the relations of the nationalist underground with the foreign leadership of the OUN, the causes and consequences of the organization's split in 1940, etc. However, each of the researchers made a signifi cant contribution to the study of a scientifi c problem. Thus, P. Mirchuk's «Essay on the History of the OUN» remains today the most thorough work on the functioning of the nationalist organization in the pre-war period. His historical explorations devoted to the fi gures of S. Bandera and R. Shukhevych have not lost their importance. The contours of the study of the history of the UPA drawn by P. Mirchuk will continue to be valuable for modern researchers. Of all the works of Z. Knysh, those devoted to the process of formation and activity of the Ukrainian military organization are valuable for the national historical science. It is not by chance that the editorial board of the «Encyclopedia of Ukrainian Studies» turned to this researcher with a proposal to write an article about UMO (UVO) for the ninth volume of the named encyclopedic edition. It has been established that the complete history of UMO is not available today. Therefore, in the future, historians need to make maximum use of the factual material contained in the works of Z. Knysh. Futhermore the scientifi c biographies of S. Bandera and R. Shukhevych are waiting for their researcher (or even better, their researchers).
Keywords
historiographical analysis, historiographic source, Ukrainian liberation movement, UMO, OUN, UIA, Petrо Mirchuk, Zynovy Knysh.


Since 2004 the State of the Industry (SOTI) survey has taken a snapshot of the water industry and its workforce at a particular moment in time. Every year, the SOTI report captures how the industry and its people are reacting to political, economical, and social changes taking place. In this sixth installment of AWWA's annual study of issues confronting the water industry, survey participants zeroed in on the turbulent economy and its ramifications. Business factors shot to the top of the list as a critical concern in 2009, followed by source water, infrastructure, and regulatory matters as well as other perennial issues, including workforce, macro factors, water treatment, and security. Given the economic climate, it should come as no surprise that optimism about the soundness of the industry continued to erode. Yet even amidst the economic downturn and disappearing credit markets, SOTI participants came up with ideas and insights for building a more sustainable future for the water industry.


Purpose – The purpose of this study is to synthesize prior user-centered research to develop and present a generalized framework for evaluating visual, i.e. both image and video digital libraries. The primary objectives include comprehensively examining the current state of visual digital library research to: develop a generalized framework applicable for designing user-centered evaluations of visual digital libraries; identify influential experimental factors warranting assessment evaluation as part of specific contexts; and provide examples of applied methods that have been used in research, demonstrating notable findings. Design/methodology/approach – The framework presented in the present study depicts a set of user-centered methodological considerations and examples, synthesized from a review of prior research that provides significant understanding of users and uses of visual information. Findings – Primary components for digital library evaluation, pertaining to user, interaction, system and domain...


The background ionosphere time variance within the extremely long integration time of Geosynchronous Synthetic Aperture Radar (GEO SAR) needs to be considered for GEO SAR focusing. Meanwhile, because of the curved trajectory and the very complex geometry relationship between satellite motion and earth rotation, the traditional analysis method of background ionosphere on LEO SAR imaging will no longer suitable in GEO SAR. In this paper, a GEO SAR signal model is proposed to describe the effects of total electron content (TEC) variance within the long integration time. Then, a GEO SAR signal two-dimensional spectrum under the effects of background ionosphere is derived for the first time. The GEO SAR defocusing phase errors are derived analytically. At last, the US Total Electron Content (US-TEC) data are used and the focusing results are presented, verifying the analysis.


Bedhaya Rimbe dance was composed by Sultan Kanoman VIII of Sultan Raja Adipati (PRA) Dzoelkarnaen in 1960 and experienced revitalization in 1994 by Handoyo, an artist from among the people outside the palace environment. Considering that Bedhaya Rimbe dance has grown and developed for a long time and experienced a revitalization of its creation, this study aims to reveal the periodization and its creation as well as the classical cultural heritage of the Cirebon Kanoman Palace. This study uses method ethnochoreology theory combined with the theory of History. This research is an interdisciplinary study with a descriptive analysis method. The results obtained from this study are the History of Bedaya Dance, Kanoman Palace,


This is a cross sectional study was conducted to find out views of teachers, students and interns on learning some common skills using simulated teaching materials by students and interns at undergraduate education in Bangladesh. The study was conducted from 1st January 2021 to 31st December 2021. One self-administered structured questionnaire was used to collect data from conveniently selected 100 medical teachers, 150 undergraduate students and 150 intern doctors by online Google format or in some cases face to face. It was found that out of five point Likert scales (ranging 1 to 5) the mean scores of the views of the respondents were more than 3.5 regarding the different common skills that should be learned by the students and interns using simulated materials before performing on real patient. It was also found that the teachers, students and interns statistically differ highly in their opinions regarding most of the issues. It can be concluded that some important skills can be learn by students and interns at the undergraduate medical course using simulated teaching materials before performing on real patient.
Bangladesh Journal of Medical Education Vol.14(1) January 2023: 50-55


The West African College of Surgeons (WACS) was born in 1973 from the solid founda on and structure of the Associa on of Surgeons of West Africa (ASWA) whose crea on goes back to 1960. From incep on to date, the annual conferences of the aforesaid associa on and its successor, the WACS, were held unfailingly each year. These conferences have thus become part of the pillars of the administra on and the tradi on of the West African College of Surgeons.


An experiment shows that the friction lids of sample tins may be sealed with contact tape to prevent moisture loss or gain.


AbstractDerivatives of n-alkane-1,2-diols containing heteroatoms in different parts of the alkyl chain have been synthesized. The thermal behavior was investigated both in the water-free and the water-saturated state. The occurrence of liquid crystalline phases is strongly dependent not only on the alkyl chain length but also on the heteroatom and its position.


This article discusses the ideas which African Christians have of their Western counterparts, notably in Western Europe, where African immigrants have recently founded congregations. African views of Christianity contain certain characteristics which Westerners tend to associate with traditional African religious beliefs. Western commentators often interpret the continuity between tradition and modernity in the spirituality of African Christians as a sign of fundamentalism. African Christians, in turn, are determined to evangelise Europe in order to turn what many see as the 'valley of dry bones' into a fertile garden.


Background Cancer patients frequently use alternative therapies. Two follicular lymphoma patients who had objective tumour regression after taking Devil's Claw without cytotoxic therapy are reported here. Methods and Results Patient 1 presented with coexistent immunoglobulin G plasma cell dyscrasia and stage iiia lymphoma (nodes 5 cm in diameter). Computed tomography scan 10 months later showed partial regression. On enquiry, it was learned that the patient was taking Devil's Claw and Essiac (Essiac Products Services, Pompano Beach, FL, U.S.A.). This patient later developed overt myeloma, at which time he stopped the herbal supplements and underwent high-dose chemotherapy and stem cell transplantation, since which no lymphoma progression has occurred. Patient 2 presented with stage iiia lymphoma (nodes 2.5 cm in diameter). He learned of patient 1 through our lymphoma patient support group and started Devil's Claw. Computed tomography scan 11 months later showed decreased adenopathy and splenomegaly, which has been sustained for 4 years. Discussion and Conclusions Devil's Claw tuberous root has anti-inflammatory properties, probably through suppression of cyclooxygenase 2 (cox-2) and inducible nitric oxide synthase expression. There are no prior reports of anticancer activity. Inhibition of cox-2 has a role in colon cancer prevention, has been implicated in lymphomagenesis, and is associated both with lymphoma stage and with response to treatment. However, spontaneous regression in lymphoma has been reported in 16% of patients in one series, of whom none were on herbal medications or cox-2 inhibitors. The key issue in both these patients is whether disease regression was "spontaneous" or causally related to therapy with Devil's Claw. The timing of the response suggests a positive effect. Further investigation is warranted, preferably with a cox-2 inhibitor of known purity.


Rural housing is a consubstantial part of Andalusia and of the assets constituting its cultural and architectural heritage. We think its didactic treatment shows clear advantages for the teaching, of interdisciplinary and integrating learning. In this paper, we present a reflection and a didactic proposal on the possibilities enclosing the rural environment for the teaching of geography and social sciences, and their powers to work procedures and skills and also encourage positive attitudes towards its knowledge, evaluation and conservation.


This research evaluates the performance of different protective solutions for reinforced concrete slabs subjected to blast loading. A series of full-scale blast tests were carried out on concrete slabs at scaled distances ranging from 0.20 to 0.83 m/kg1/3. For this purpose, 16 concrete slabs were tested; eight of them were unreinforced as 'control specimens', and the other eight were protected with five different protective solutions. After the tests, a damage assessment was conducted based on three different parameters. The results showed that there was no clear improvement in the concrete performance when the charge was located 0.5 m from the slab. Significant local damage that completely perforated the slab occurred. In the tests with the load placed 1 m from the slab, the reinforcements that were used significantly contributed to the retention of some fragments produced in these tests.


Sudden unexpected deaths in apparently healthy adults in remote places often lead to speculation of foul play. Sudden unexpected natural death (SUND) is defined as natural death occurring instantaneously or within 24 hours of onset of symptoms, in a patient who may or may not have a known pre-existing disease but in whom mode and time of death is unexpected. Common causes of sudden death are coronary heart disease, intracranial hemorrhage, meningitis, pneumonia etc. Here, we are reporting a case of sudden death of a young adult, where the investigating police officer suspected electrocution and fellow workers who witnessed the death were unable to explain the circumstances of death, as the deceased screamed and collapsed. Preliminary autopsy was unrewarding. Histopathological investigation helped to decide the cause of death. With this case we have reviewed and discussed sudden death due to malaria.


A Review on Dysarthric Speech Recognition Megha Rughani Department of Electronics and Communication, Marwadi Educational Institutions Foundation, Rajkot Email: email@example.com D. Shivakrishna Department of Electronics and Communication, Marwadi Educational Institutions Foundation, Rajkot Email: firstname.lastname@example.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------ABSTRACT------------------------------------------------------------Dysarthria is malfunctioning of motor speech caused by faintness in the human nervous system. It is characterized by the slurred speech along with physical impairment which restricts their communication and creates the lack of confidence and affects the lifestyle. Speech Assistive technology (SAT) developed till yet have been reviewed for dysarthric speech in this paper. We present a study and literal comparison of the techniques for the acoustic modeling like Hidden Markov Model (HMM), Artificial Neural Network (ANN), and hybridization approach adapted by various researchers. With the help of this comparison we can conclude that hybridization of Hidden Markov Model and Multi-Layer Perceptron whose solution is optimized with Genetic Algorithm gives average recognition rate of about 93.5% over other considered techniques.


Freedom of expression by members of labour union. The right to criticize the management. Protection of reputation and honour of employer and other employees. Satire.


This paper reports results of developing three types of reduced visibility imitators for training flights. One of them made in a pilot lot of 50 units was tested in actual flights and got excellent references from aviation personnel. The imitators were made on the basis of cells with colorless LC material possessing the effect of dynamic light scattering (DSM).


A 27-year-old African American male with no significant past medical history presented to a local hospital after acute-onset right hemiparesis and difficulty speaking. At that time, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed an acute infarct in the left posterior thalamus and left posterior internal capsule. Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) revealed proximal basilar occlusion and absence of the left posterior communicating artery (PComm). The patient was taken to angiography, which revealed occlusion of the proximal third of the basilar artery with the distal portion supplied by the right PComm. According to the report, the lumen was irregular, suggestive of stenosis rather than thrombus. Given an improved and stable neurological examination, therapeutic intervention was deferred. His workup revealed no history of smoking, normal blood pressure, no history of hypertension, an LDL of 75, and hemoglobin A1C of 6.4, despite normal fasting glucose. In addition, he was found to have positive anticardiolipin antibodies, and given his relative lack of vascular risk factors, it was thought a hypercoagulable state was the most likely cause of his stroke. He was started on warfarin for anticoagulation.


414 Background: Recently, several postoperative nomograms for cancer-specific survival (CSS) after radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) were proposed, while they did not incorporate the same variables; meanwhile, many preoperative blood-based parameters, which were recently reported to be related to survival, were not included in their models. In addition, no nomogram for overall survival (OS) was available to date. Methods: The full data of 716 patients were available. The whole cohort was randomly divided into two cohorts: the training cohort for developing the nomograms (n = 508) and the validation cohort for validating the models (n = 208). Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression models were used for establishing the prediction models. The discriminative accuracy of nomograms were measured by Harrell's concordance index (C-index). The clinical usefulness and net benefit of the predictive models were estimated and visualized by using Decision curve analyses (DCA). Results: The median follow-up time was 42.0 months (IQR: 18.0-76.0). For CSS, tumor size, grade and pT stage, lymph node metastasis, NLR, PLR and fibrinogen level were identified as independent risk factors in the final model; while tumor grade and pT stage, lymph node metastasis, PLR, Cys-C and fibrinogen level were identified as independent predictors for OS model. The C-index for CSS prediction was 0.82 (95%CI: 0.79-0.85), and the OS nomogram model had an accuracy of 0.83 (95%CI: 0.80-0.86). The results of bootstrapping showed no deviation from the ideal. The calibration plots for the probability of CSS and OS at 3 or 5-year after RNU showed a favorable agreement between the prediction by the nomograms and actual observation. In the external validation cohort, the C-indexes of the nomograms for predicting CSS and OS were 0.79 (95%CI: 0.74-0.84) and 0.80 (95%CI: 0.75-0.85), respectively. As indicated by calibration plots, optimal agreement was observed between prediction and observation in the external cohort. Conclusions: The nomograms developed and validated based on preoperative blood-based parameters were superior to any single variable for predicting CSS and OS after RNU.


This research aims to establish the relationship between job stress and organizational communication in joint ventures in the oil sector. Research will support the theoretical postulates of Fernandez (2003), Bohlander and Snell (2008), authors Kinicki and Kreitner (2003), Rodriguez (2006), for the variable Organizational Communication, Chiavenato (2002), Keith, D y Newstrom, J. (2003) Landry and Conte (2005), Ivancevich, Konopaske and Matteson (2001), Stress at Work. The methodology used in this research was correlational descriptive, with a field design, not experimental, transactional or cross. The population consisted of one hundred twenty four (24) employees of selected companies. For data collection the art of observation I use through a survey being developed a staff of 72 items, for both variables instrument, which was applied to the entire target population, previously validated for ten (10) experts was conducted 0.95, 10 pilot subjects to determine the reliability of the instrument through the use of Cronbach's alpha coefficient, obtained as test values. For data analysis, descriptive statistics was used, indicating the frequency of responses and the average per dimension. The correlation coefficient used was the Spearman rank ordered. In this regard, a coefficient 0.89, indicating that there is a significant relationship between the two variables, concluding that as one increases, the other increases, so recommendations were made to improve the practice of communication was obtained organizational and job stress through strategic actions.


Twentieth-century psychology's infatuation with numbers would not have blossomed into an all-consuming love affair had it not been for the usefulness of statistical constructions based on group data. Statistical constructions represent work done on some raw material that already has a numerical form. However, that form involves more than the counting of heads. The individuals who are counted must also be endowed with count-able attributes. Where the attributes are physical, like height or weight, their transformation into numerical form depends on social practices developed long ago, but where one has to deal with psychological attributes the corresponding measuring practices represent a relatively recent development. This development was initially independent of the special use of statistical information that has occupied our attention so far. It is therefore necessary to step backward in time to consider the nature of the practices that made it possible to impose a numerical form on psychological at-tributes. What is the difference between one and two? Because it is rare for human experience and activity to take on a quasi-numerical form spontaneously, psychologists who insist on working with such forms must impose them on their subject matter. One way of doing this is to apply the numerical net post hoc, after the psychological event has taken place and has produced some record. The number of word associations with a particular thematic content can be counted, for instance, either for a particular individual or across individuals. This kind of quantification was attempted by Galton and practiced on a large scale by G. Stanley Hall.


This article deals with the use of one symbolic element in the Spanish monarchy, from 16th to 19th century. We refer to the depiction of the orb and the two orbs as part of the idea of planetary domain, their integration into the coat of arms of the Bourbon dynasty and its use throughout the reign of Ferdinand VII to reinforce the discourse of loyalty and union among all Hispanic territories. As an epilogue, the text discusses the use of the image by the insurgents in Mexico to mark the independence from Spain.


The progress on the asymmetric hydrocyanation reaction of alkenes during the last fifteen years was reviewed with references 19 including its application, catalyst ligands, effecting factors of enantioselectivity and reaction mechanism.


Strained-layer InGaAs quantum well lasers operating CW at 1.1 μm have been life tested to over 18000 h, exhibiting a degradation rate of < 1.8% per kh. These uncoated lasers were life tested at 70 mW (per facet) in constant-power mode at a heatsink temperature of 30°C. The laser structure, grown by metalorganic chemical vapour deposition, incorporates a step-graded quantum well heterostructure with a 30 A In 0.45 Ga 0.55 As quantum well


Assertion-Based Verification (ABV) aims at guaranteeing that designs obey properties, usually expressed under the form of logic and temporal formulae. In dynamic ABV, those properties are checked at runtime (e.g., during simulation). In the context of simulation-based verification, the significance of the selected test sequences is well known. Moreover, if the validity of properties is also to be checked, test generation is of utmost importance because properties should not be considered as satisfied if they are satisfied vacuously i.e., without having actually been checked. Test sequences must be designed to ensure a good coverage of the property checker's activation conditions. This article presents and explains a method for automatic test sequences generation to assure a good verification for critical embedded systems. Keywords—Embedded systems; Assertion-Based Verification; PSL; VHDL.


To provide a photosensitive resin composition having the desired properties. A Component (A): a structural unit represented by the following formula (1), and a copolymer having at least one kind of structural unit represented by the following formula (2), and component (B): containing a photosensitive agent The photosensitive resin composition. [Formula 1] .BACKGROUND


Plasmonic lithography has been used in nanofabrication because of its utility beyond the diffraction limit. The resolution of plasmonic lithography depends on the nano-gap between the nanoaperture and the photoresist surface—changing the gap distance can modulate the line-width of the pattern. In this letter, we demonstrate solid-immersion lens based active non-contact plasmonic lithography, applying a range of gap conditions to modulate the line-width of the pattern. Using a solid-immersion lens-based near-field control system, the nano-gap between the exit surface of the nanoaperture and the media can be actively modulated and maintained to within a few nanometers. The line-widths of the recorded patterns using 15- and 5-nm gaps were 47 and 19.5 nm, respectively, which matched closely the calculated full-width at half-maximum. From these results, we conclude that changing the nano-gap within a solid-immersion lens-based plasmonic head results in varying line-width patterns.


Recent advances in online map services and their wide deployment in hand-held devices and car-navigation systems have led to extensive use of location-based services. The most popular class of such services are route planning and k-nearest neighbor(kNN) queries where users search for geographical points of interests (e.g., restaurants, gas stations) with corresponding travel-times to these locations. Accordingly, many recent studies focused on developing efficient techniques to answer point-to-point fastest path and k-nearest neighbor search queries in the spatial network space.
However, most of the existing approaches in spatial networks make the simplifying assumption that the cost of traveling each edge of the spatial network is constant (e.g., corresponding to the length of the edge). Whereas in real world, the actual travel cost of a network edge is time-dependent i.e., the cost of a network edge depends on the arrival-time to that edge. Unfortunately, once we consider the time-dependent edge weights in road networks, all proposed kNN and shortest path query solutions assuming constant edge weights fail. With time-dependent edge costs, the network distance between two nodes is not unique and varies based on the departure time from the source. This dynamism of the distance introduces great challenges in developing precomputation techniques to expedite spatial query processing in time-dependent spatial networks.
In this thesis, for the first time we study the problem of k-nearest neighbor search in time-dependent road networks where the weight of each edge is a function of time. We propose series of index structures that efficiently and accurately answer the k nearest neighbor queries in time-dependent road networks and effectively handle the database updates where points of interests are added or removed. In addition, we study the problem of point-to-point shortest path computation in time-dependent spatial networks and present a technique which speeds-up the path computation using a bidirectional time-dependent A* search based on a novel heuristic function. In this thesis, the efficacy of all proposed techniques for both kNN search and point-to-point shortest path computation have been verified with extensive experiments using real data-sets including a variety of large spatial networks with real traffic data.


In this paper, we prove the difference analogs of the compari son theorems for solutions of the Cauchy problem for a nonlinear ordinary differential equation (ODE). These the orems are used to analyse blow-up solution of finite-differe nce schemes (FDS) approximating the Neumann problem for a parabolic equ ation with a nonlinear source of power form. We also propose t he method for obtaining the two-sided estimates of solution. T his method is based on implicit and explicit FDS.


Purpose TNF alpha inhibitors have revolutionized the care of autoimmune diseases, among them severe cases of non‐infectious uveitis. Randomized clinical trials are lacking for this indication except for etanercept. We aimed to close this gap by initiating a randomized clinical trial testing Adalimumab (ADA) in severe forms of uveitis.


Two passivation treatments of InP surface are presented: (i) thermal treatment under an arsenic partial pressure by molecular‐beam epitaxy technique, and (ii) a new As‐based aqueous chemical treatment. Both result in similarly improved electronic and physicochemical properties of the InP surface. The fast interface state density is reduced, the drift phenomena are practically suppressed and the thermal stability is greatly enhanced.


cortisone, but requiring the modification of the 17substituent and introduction of the a/3-unsaturated ketone grouping in ring A. Analogous syntheses are possible from the 7-dehydro compounds derived from cholesterol, and from the most abundant plant sterols, stigmasterol (the sterol of soya) and diosgenin (the sapogenin of yam). The laboratories of Syntex, S.A., in Mexico, have, most recently, done work which simplifies this route, 12 13 and there is a prospect that plant steroids will yield much of the cortisone to be manufactured in the near future. The organic chemistry of these various paths to cortisone is highly complex and ingenious and could not be usefully summarized here. The very complexity of these routes makes it impossible to forecast which will be the most advantageous, but it does seem that at least the supply of cortisone will be freed from the restrictions now imposed by the quantity of bile acids available, though it cannot yet, or perhaps ever, become a cheap medicament.


The invention provides a method and a device for suppressing residual oscillation of a cantilever crane, which are applied to an engineering machine. The engineering machine comprises the cantilever crane and an actuating mechanism for controlling the movement of the cantilever crane. The method comprises the following steps of acquiring indication information reflecting the oscillation amplitude of the cantilever crane; determining the oscillation situation of the cantilever crane according to the variation trend of the indication information, wherein the oscillation situation comprises the oscillation direction of the cantilever crane; controlling the actuating mechanism to apply the interference force for reducing the oscillating amplitude of the cantilever crane onto the cantilever crane in the current oscillation direction of the cantilever crane according to the oscillation situation under the situation that the cantilever crane stops movement and the residual oscillation of the cantilever crane is started. By utilizing the technical scheme, the technical problems in the prior art that the time for stabilizing the cantilever crane is long, the residual oscillation amplitude is large and the like can be solved, so that the cantilever crane can be rapidly stabilized after the variable-amplitude movement is stopped, and the working efficiency is improved.


A novel regulatory protein for smg p25A, a ras p21like GTP-binding protein, was purified to near homogeneity from bovine brain cytosol. This regulatory protein, designated here as smg p25A GDP dissociation inhibitor (GDI), inhibited the dissociation of GDP, but not of guanosine 5'-(3-0-thio)triphosphate (GTP-yS), from smg p25A. smg p25A GDI also inhibited the binding of GTPrS to the GDP-bound form of smg p25A but not of that to the guanine nucleotide-free form. GDI did not stimulate the GTPase activity of smg p25A and by itself showed neither GTPyS-binding nor GTPase activity. GDI was inactive for other ras p21/ ras p2 l-like GTP-binding proteins including c-Ha-r-us p2 1, rhoB ~20, and smg p2 1. The M, value of GDI was estimated to be about 54,000 by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, about 65,000 from the S value (4.5 S), and about 82,000 by gel filtration. The isoelectric point of GDI was about pH 5.6. The activities of GDI were killed by tryptic digestion or heat boiling. These results indicate that bovine brain cytosol contains a regulatory protein for smg p25A that inhibits the dissociation of GDP from and thereby the subsequent binding of GTP to this protein.


A 30-year-old Lusitano stallion presented with an enlarged right epididymis. The ultrasound scan revealed a cyst-like formation and the histopathological examination was compatible with epididymal cyst located at the body/tail transition, epididymal spermatocele and sperm granuloma and epididymitis. However, these conditions did not seem to affect the animal's reproductive performance, nor did the semen parameters analyzed over the 8 years after the diagnosis show significant changes. Nevertheless, since the ejaculate contains mostly sperm cells from the tail of the epididymis, where fertile spermatozoa are stored until ejaculated, a deep knowledge of the different conditions that can affect this organ is of the utmost importance.


The title molecule, C26H22N4O2, is centrosymmetric and adopts an anti conformation. Two intramolecular hydrogen bonds, viz. amide–pyridine N—H⋯N and phenyl–amide C—H⋯O, stabilize the trans conformation of the (pyridine-2-carboxamido)phenyl group about the amide plane. In the crystal, the presence of weak intermolecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds results in the formation of a three-dimensional network.


This research begun from the modern educational system, as the educational field has entered into a regrettable state in the formation system of a modern society, both in terms of quantity and quality the educational spaces have lost the interest of the children´s. The fundamental problem within the current schools is the bulimic education, a space where you saturate of information memorizing, then expel it in a single moment of the test, and finally you get rid of it forgetting everything. With this in mind the subject is covered from a global level, analyzing the different educational systems in the world, differentiating and highlighting which are the qualities that actually make a school a space for learning, however, in none of them is Never mentioned space, and it is because the architecture in the education is nothing more than a simple square room that finally acquires its function from the furniture that contains inside. For this, this degree work focuses on the adequate use of architectural space in education leading to a playful dialogue between student and college, developing educational equipment as an element of applicability of playful tools in the development of the educational field.


The effect of the hydrophone active element size measured assuming circular geometry on the sensitivity calibration using a narrow beam is investigated. It is confirmed that there is a hydrophone that has a noncircular effective active element despite its circular geometry, by measuring the effective radii of a hydrophone for the direction turned with a step of 5° on the active element. As a result of calibrating the hydrophone sensitivities using a focused beam and measured element radii, the sensitivity dispersion due to the circular assumption is identified as an important uncertainty source of the measurement.


Objective:To investigate clinical curative effects of 50 cases of infantile fastidium of splenogastric hygropyrexia type for combined treatment of traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine.Methods:86 patients with early outpatient anorexia,random points in treatment group of 50 cases for combined treatment and control group of 36 cases for zinc gluconate and vitamin B complex oral treatment.Two groups were observed treatment for one month.Results:The total effective rate in treatment group and control group to the central post operation 92.0% (P 0.01),there is a difference of statistical significance.Conclusion:Infantile fastidium treatment for combined treatment,with good effect,have good value of clinical applications.


An extraction tube for the continuous removal of low molecular weight components of polylactam granules by means of hot water by the countercurrent principle of operation, the water being fed upwardly and the granules downwardly, the tube being provided with inlets and outlets for the granules and the water and exhibiting baffles within the tube, wherein there is provided, within the tube, a heat exchanger which A. DIVIDES THE TUBE INTO TWO SECTIONS BEARING A RATIO TO EACH OTHER OF FROM 50:50 TO 85:15 BY VOLUME, THE SMALLER SECTION BEING AT THE TOP OF THE TUBE, B. EXHIBITS DUCTS FOR THE GRANULES OVER THE ENTIRE CROSS-SECTION OF THE TUBE AND C. HAS TOP SURFACES FACING THE STREAM OF GRANULES, WHICH SURFACES ARE INCLINED TOWARD THE DUCTS TO AN ANGLE beta TO THE HORIZONTAL, THIS ANGLE BEING EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE ANGLE OF REPOSE OF THE GRANULES BUT LESS THAN 90 DEG , FURTHER SIMILAR HEAT EXCHANGERS BEING PROVIDED BENEATH SAID HEAT EXCHANGER IF DESIRED.


Prof. Georges Armand Deschamps was a distinguished scholar, inventor, advisor, and mentor. As a Senior Engineer with the Federal Telecommunications Laboratory and then the Head of the Antenna Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, he championed many pioneering efforts including microstrip antennas, frequency independent antennas, ray techniques, and the use of advanced mathematical methods in electromagnetics, such as quaternions, hyperbolic geometries, and differential forms, to solve many practical and important engineering problems.


THE EFFECT OF AIR POLLUTION ON SOPHORA JAPONICA (LEGUMINOSAE) AND EULECANIUM GIGANTEUM (SHINJI) (HEMIPTERA: COCCOIDEA: COCCIDAE) IN URBAN AREAS IN CHINA. A study was made of the effect of two air pollutants (sulphur dioxide and lead) on the pest status of the soft scale Eulecanium giganteum (Shinji) and on the accumulation of sulphur and lead in the scale's host tree, Sophora japonica, in three cities in China, namely Taiyuan, Yuci and Taigu. E. giganteum is a major pest of several tree species in many cities in China where air pollution can be high. This study showed a positive correlation between the level of the pollutants in the trees and the populations of the scale. The leaves absorbed and accumulated a greater amount of sulphur dioxide (SO2 as sulphur) and lead (Pb) than the twigs, but the trends were the same in each, namely with high levels in these tissues in the Spring and early Autumn. It is concluded that E. giganteum can withstand high levels of pollutants, both within the host plant and in the environment, whereas its natural enemies may not.


In every software/system development life cycle, requirement representation is one of the crucial phases. The future success of the development process and end product quality very much depends on ...


SUMMARY This article analyses the debates that took place in the Congress of Argentina between the enactment of the constitution in 1853 and the end of the century, regarding the powers of the executive and legislative branches for intervening in the provinces in case of internal conflict or external attack. It focuses on the controversies arising from different bills submitted to congress in order to enact a general intervention act to resolve, once and for all, the powers of each branch in that matter. Although those bills did not pass, a study of them shows the existing disagreements about the operation of the federal system and the separation of powers. Some of the differences were linked to the discussion of American constitutional doctrine in which Argentina had been engaged since the mid nineteenth century in order to solve the dilemmas of organizing its political institutions. This article claims that this analysis contributes to ongoing debates on the roots of political conflict in Argentina by showing the importance of institutional controversies, and argues that it is necessary to address the role of congress and of doctrinal dissent in order to revise the role that historiography has given to the disputes over power as an overall explanation for political confrontations.


Excerpt Psychotherapy in some form or other is used by every physician, and although the surgeon may use it only occasionally, the internist uses it constantly, even though he may not think of it a...


Object-oriented design for temporal CIS. Monica Wachowicz. Taylor & Francis, London, 1999. Xii i and 118 pages. (Index). Hardback. $108 This book is a revised and summarised version of the author's doctoral thesis. It presents a spatiotemporal data model (STDM) that integrates space and time domains in a GIS context. Concepts from the Time Geography approach developed by a Swedish geographer, Torsten Hagerstrand, are integrated w i th object oriented methods to develop the model which is implemented in a GIS for a public boundary management application.


This paper aims at the problem of young white-collar workers having difficulty in getting a nutritious breakfast. Targeted recommendations of nutritional breakfast service are provided for young white-collar workers through user research and factor analysis. Firstly, interviews with the target population are carried out to build an event timeline with users. The behavior process and influencing factors of young white-collar workers to obtain a nutritious breakfast are determined by breakfast problem analyzed through Venn diagram. Secondly, questionnaire is designed based on behavioral processes and impact factors, and is distributed online. Finally, after passing the KMO measurement and Bartlett's sphericity test in SPSS computer software, orthogonal rotation is applied to name the principal components. Several results are obtained in this paper, which are user knowledge-belief-behavior status, breakfast demand, dining influencing factors, breakfast takeaway issues, breakfast ordering service attitude, stakeholders, personalities, and design strategies, etc. References and suggestions are supplied for the design of intelligent nutritious breakfast service for young white-collar workers.


This study examines the relationship between negative credit events (i.e., defaults, bankruptcies, and rating downgrades) and career turnover for Wall Street bankers underwriting syndicated loans. We construct a comprehensive dataset containing the identities and employment histories of nearly 1,500 loan officers employed by major corporate banking departments from the period spanning 1994 to 2014. First, following a negative credit shock in a loan officer's portfolio, the officer is more likely to depart her bank, transition to a lower-ranked bank, and face a demotion in the future. The results continue to hold when we identify exogenous credit events due to collateral shocks to the borrower. In addition, we confirm that termination practices effectively incentivize loan officers to impose stricter lending terms on future loans (i.e., more covenants and greater covenant strictness). Overall, our findings confirm that Wall Street bankers are disciplined for large-scale credit losses.


WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (AP}-Angry contentions in the senate that a clause calling for the commandeering of "non-COOlerattve industry" was weak and unenforceable dlrompte a senate-house conference committee tonight to insert in t e peace-time conscriptIon bill a section ,described as having "more teeth in it." . The senate had balked at accepting the language originally laid before it by the conference committee and, by a vote of 37 to 33, had sent the whole bill back to conference with instructions to insert a more iron-bound provision. The conferenae committee then threw out the criticized passage and approved one which the bill contained when it originally passed the housEl. It was too late, however, to·obtain final action on the bill, which makes the nation's' manpower, from 21 to 35 PAt years old, inclusive, liable for a per sser s one year's military service. NaZI· s Plan Both senate and house had recessed until tomorrow. Assassinations British Announce Week of Raiding Has Taken Toll of More Than 1,200 Dead and 4,900 Person Wounded


William Golding's masterpiece,Lord of the Flies,enabled him to win the Nobel Prize in 1983.Golding considered this novel as a myth,since he applied plenty of archetypes from Greek mythology and the Bible to this novel.This thesis is to ana lyze the main characters and images in it from a myth-archetypal perspective to reveal the author's writing purpose.


Video recordings have become a major resource for legal investigations after crimes and terrorist acts. However, currently no mature video investigation tools are available and trusted by LEAs. The project VICTORIA addresses this need and aims to deliver a video analysis platform that will accelerate video analysis tasks by a factor of 15 to 100. In this paper, we describe concept and work in progress done by AIT GmbH within the project, focusing on the development of a state-of-the-art tool for generic object detection and tracking in videos. We develop a detection, classification and tracking tool, based on deep convolutional and recurrent neural networks, trained on a large number of object classes, and optimized for the project context. Tracking is extended to the multi-class multi-target case. The generic object and motion analytics is integrated in a novel framework developed by AIT, denoted as Connected Vision, which provides a modular and service-oriented (scalable) approach, allowing to process computer vision tasks in a distributed manner.


Microstructures and microwave dielectric properties of Alkali cation displacement of 0.4ATiO 3 -0.6La(Mg 0.5 Ti 0.5 )O 3 (A = Ca,Sr,Ba) ceramics were investigated. With the alkali cation displacement, namely the increase of the A-site cation radii, the bulk density increased with the rise of sintering temperature obviously while the higher temperature caused the decrease of bulk density. As the increase of radii, diffraction peaks shifted to low angle by XRD which illuminated the volume of unit cell reduced. The 0.4ATiO 3 -0.6La(Mg 0.5 Ti 0.5 )O 3 (A = Ca, Sr, Ba) ceramics showed a dense microstructure without the presence of second phases by XRD and SEM. The relationship of properties and tolerance factor were discussed.


The invention discloses an oil sleeve special threaded connector computer simulation system. According to the new technical scheme of the oil sleeve special threaded connector computer simulation system, the simulation system comprises a hardware system and a software system. The hardware system comprises a server, a display and a printer. The software system comprises ABAQUS and ANSYS commercial finite element software, PRO/E solid modeling software, a PYTHON secondary development language, ACCESS database editing software and ordinary office software. Sampling and testing are conducted on oil sleeve materials so that the mechanical properties including the elasticity modulus, the yield strength, the tensile strength, the hardening mode and the stress-strain tensile curve of each material within the possible well condition temperature range can be obtained, a constitutive model related to the material temperature is established, and a pipe body material database is set up.


A new energy efficient heuristic algorithm is proposed for the minimum connected dominating set problem. The algorithm starts with an original solution containing all nodes of the network,and then reduces the size of the connected dominating set(CDS) by removing some redundant nodes using a heuristic policy until there are no redundant nodes.Both the centralized and distributed versions of this algorithm are discussed.The simulation results show that the presented algorithms are superior to other existing approaches in complexity and steady running time.


Abstract:This essay considers the very use of the word "black" in diasporic freedom struggles as a type of strategic abstraction. Crawford's focus on blackness as a strategic abstraction deepens our understanding of the practice of diaspora as the practice of black abstraction. Crawford shows how unexpected moves to abstraction during the 1960s and '70s black freedom struggles anticipated contemporary theories and practices of the diaspora.


Understanding Religious Ethics: An Exercise in Afrocentric Ethicalism takes into consideration ethical discourses in relation to African people. Africa as a continent has been cut in the web of moral complexities that continue to challenge her cherished cultures, morals and values. It has gotten to the extent at which most Africans seem to not know how to distinguish between what is right and what is wrong. In a number of issues raised in this book, the author tries to re-appraise these ethical problems occasioned by obnoxious western values' incursion into African soil vis-a-vis the authentic African ethics and values and what exactly is the stand of the African people. The book maintains that Africans should go back to her authentic values and morals, to enable her build a strong African State; where peace, love, respect, self-esteem, and all that tend towards political, economic and social stability will exist. Its exercise on Jesus' ethics in helping build the societies' morals cannot be over-emphasized. The book will be of great help to all shades of interests: Philosophers, Ethicists, Religious Scientists, Sociologists, Anthropologists, Pastors, and Moral Instructors.


In this paper, we face the problem of using video-based learning with multimedia content, which is expected to assume a prominent role in the post-pandemic world. In this respect, we have investigated the possibility of developing new services with suited visual interfaces, to further exploit its potential. Such novel services want to integrate the knowledge extracted from multimedia materials into educational applications. To do this, our approach is that of extracting the theoretical concepts included in a video lesson and describing the prerequisites relations between them, according to the knowledge base of the subject matter of the video itself. Such an addition of knowledge allows creating augmented video lessons and providing learners with new methods to browse videos and perform a non-linear navigation of their learning materials, by means of visual feed-back methods. To this aim, we designed a custom web-based video player to support video-based learning, implementing these ideas. From the relevant literature we argue that this approach can be effective from an educational point of view but such effectiveness can be achieved only if the proposed video player is an easy-to-use tool, thus, we made a pre-liminary evaluation to assess the usability of the proposed system and results are presented.


This work is focused on the 'lyrical landscapes' of Paul Celan. Reading his verses, we often happened to meet landscapes perceived as 'real': Landscapes that literally pass through human history, investigating it from the inside. As we know from Giuseppe Bevilacqua: it is absolutely true that poetry should not get stuck in history, but neither should pass over it («durch sie nicht uber sie hindurch hinweg»). Speaking about Celan's Landscapes, they are often identified as by the expression 'memory-landscapes'. Actually, according to Paul Celan, Memory is the sole condition poetry can't do without – after the horrors occurred during World War II and the Holocaust. With this respect, we can easily understand how the lyrical landscapes of Paul Celan, rather than being the result of a mere aesthetical and nostalgic practice, do correspond to a real need to find a new place in the world and in a nature that is no longer perceived as a whole, but essentially split from human beings.


Energy consumption in cloud computing occur due to the unreasonable way in which tasks are scheduled. So energy aware task scheduling is a major concern in cloud computing as energy consumption results into significant waste of energy, reduce the profit margin and also high carbon emissions which is not environmentally sustainable. Hence, energy efficient task scheduling solutions are required to attain variable resource management, live migration, minimal virtual machine design, overall system efficiency, reduction in operating costs, increasing system reliability, and prompting environmental protection with minimal performance overhead. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the energy efficient techniques and approaches and proposes the energy aware resource utilization framework to control traffic in cloud networks and overloads.


for always supporting me in my endeavors. Guillermo Serrano, and all my other lab mates who have helped me throughout this process. Also, I want to thank Dr. Brad Minch for helping explore the space of MITE based FPAAs. Lastly, I would like to thank my committee for their valuable critique.


Significance Liver has a remarkable regenerative capacity following injuries. However, the cellular dynamics of how hepatocytes are replenished during homeostasis and upon liver injuries remains largely unclear. By using genetic lineage tracing strategies on rare Lgr5+ hepatocytes surrounding the central veins of the liver lobule, this study shows that Lgr5+ hepatocytes are self-maintained during normal homeostasis and various liver injuries, and contributed to hepatocarcinogesis in two different hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) models. Our findings provide an insight on hepatocyte regeneration under homeostasis and liver injuries and uncover Lgr5+ hepatocytes as potential cellular origin in HCC development. Emerging evidence suggests that hepatocytes are primarily maintained by self-renewal during normal liver homeostasis, as well as in response to a wide variety of hepatic injuries. However, how hepatocytes in distinct anatomic locations within the liver lobule are replenished under homeostasis and injury-induced regeneration remains elusive. Using a newly developed bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC)-transgenic mouse model, we demonstrate that Lgr5 expression in the liver is restricted to a unique subset of hepatocytes most adjacent to the central veins. Genetic lineage tracing revealed that pericentral Lgr5+ hepatocytes have a long lifespan and mainly contribute to their own lineage maintenance during postnatal liver development and homeostasis. Remarkably, these hepatocytes also fuel the regeneration of their own lineage during the massive and rapid regeneration process following two-thirds partial hepatectomy. Moreover, Lgr5+ hepatocytes are found to be the main cellular origin of diethylnitrosamine (DEN)-induced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and are highly susceptible to neoplastic transformation triggered by activation of Erbb pathway. Our findings establish an unexpected self-maintaining mode for a defined subset of hepatocytes during liver homeostasis and regeneration, and identify Lgr5+ pericentral hepatocytes as major cells of origin in HCC development.


Abstract Random censoring is frequently utilized to analyze lifetime data in life-testing and reliability experiments. However, no published work discussed parameter estimation and testing homogeneity under random censoring for the mixture of Birnbaum-Saunders (BS) distributions, which is a useful model for describing reliability data. In this paper, first the proof of the identifiability of a finite mixture of BS distributions with g components is developed using Laplace transform of BS distributions. Then based on random censoring, parameter estimation and testing homogeneity are discussed. An EM algorithm is proposed to obtain the maximum likelihood (ML) estimates of the mixture model parameters and an EM test is implemented to test for homogeneity in the mixture of BS distributions. A Monte Carlo simulation study is conducted to evaluate the performance of the ML estimates through the bias and mean squared error. Additionally, the performance of the EM test is investigated through its size and power which are calculated by Monte Carlo simulation. Finally, an example of aircraft Windshield data is used to illustrate the estimation and testing procedures.


SpaceX's Dragon-5 is set to deliver a brand new science instrument that's going to keep a close eye on earth's atmosphere.


American public administration has tended to neglect its historical roots in English administrative practice. This article examines the administrative practice of justices of the peace in Stuart England. It is argued here that the practice of the Stuart justices exhibited an independence from central control by the crown and also a legalistic character, both of which have been important in shaping later American administrative practice.


Length‐frequency analysis was employed to resolve multiple cohorts in the Loligo forbesi population from coastal waters to the west of Scotland. In both male and female squid two principal cohorts were identified, recruiting to the fished population in April and November. Both cohorts spawned during the winter months (November to April), producing a single extended spawning season, with the April recruits of larger size at spawning than the November recruits. In the males the April recruits appeared to separate into two cohorts of diVerent growth rates, thus producing three rather than two sizes at maturity. The abundance of L. forbesi was low during the summer months, indicating that the squid had moved outside the range of the fishery, perhaps into deeper water. Abundance declined during the spawning season, which is interpreted as post-spawning mortality. Abundance declined earlier in the males than females, producing a female biased sex ratio during most of the spawning season. The two periods of recruitment are not compatible wit ha1y earlife cycle and single extended spawning season and explanations of this are discussed. ? 1999 International Council for the Exploration of the Sea


With the assumption of the diffusion dominated flow, a numerical model has been developed for undertow and turbulence structure under the breaking wave by using the k - e turbulence model. Undertow is a strong mean current which moves seqwards below the level of wave trough in the surf zone. The turbulence, generated by wave breaking in the roller, spreads and dissipates downwards. The governing equations are composed of the equation of motion with the period-averaged shear stress due to waves; k - and e -equations with the turbulence energy Production due to wave breaking. They are discretised by the three-level fully implicit scheme, which can be solved by using Thomas algorithm. The model gives good agreements with measurements except for the station that is closest to the breaking point.


There exists substantial evidence that the amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide plays an important role in the development of Alzheimers' disease (AD) although the exact molecular mech- anisms are mainly unknown. Aβ can aggregate and from oligomers. Aβ aggregation occurs down to the low-micromolar range which makes conventional techniques such as NMR or X-ray diffraction infeasible. In this work, fluorescence fluctuation-based methods are applied to explore the struc- tural stability of the Aβ42 monomer, a 42 amino acids long Aβ isoform. Therefore, a cysteine variant of Aβ42 is expressed in E. coli and coupled with a fluorescent dye. Fluorescence-based methods are well-suited to study highly aggregation-prone proteins and peptides since they get along with pico- to nanomolar concentration of sample. This is especially important in the case of Aβ since it occurs in the nanomolar range in vivo. Aβ monomer unfolding is performed in guanidine hydrochloride solutions and detected by fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS). The unfolding curves reveal a two-state cooperative unfolding of the Aβ42 monomer which indicates the presence of stable structural elements. However, the low free energy of the native conformation (≈ 1.8 kcal/mol) indicates a rather low amount of structural elements. Another project included in this thesis deals with the development of a new method to identify fluorescence bursts in single-molecule fluorescence measurements. Fluores- cence bursts arise when single fluorescent molecules traverse a small observation volume of high laser power and subsequently emit bunches of photons (called bursts). A fluo- rescence burst identification is mandatory in order to discriminate background counts from single-molecule transits of fluorescent molecules through the laser beam. Here we present a burst identification method which makes use of all information inherent in time- correlated single photon counting (TCSPC) data, namely micro- and interphoton time information. The method is solely based on probabilities and is called Bayesian burst identification throughout this work. Based on the F-score, it is shown that including both types of time information leads to an improved burst identification performance.


This paper looks at the relationship between patents and economic growth in Japan and South Korea using both individual country and panel data. For the econometric estimation, we use annual data for 1963-2005. For Japan, we find that the logarithms of real GDP and the number of patents are cointegrated. For South Korea, we do find such evidence. For Japan, we find a two-way causality between the growth of real GDP and the growth of the number of patents. For panel data, we find that the logarithms of real GDP and the number of patents are cointegrated. We find some evidence that the growth of real GDP Granger causes the growth of the number of patents. However, we do not find any evidence of reverse causality.


According to Fridman permanent income theory,it was analyzed that permanent income and consumption in Guangdong rural had close relationship in the period of 1980 to 2005 by unit root tests,co-integration test and error correction model.The results showed that peasants' consume expenditure extensively depended on their income increase.Pre-period income surplus greatly influenced the current income expenditure.


Buried seeds of Arabidopsis thaliana exposed to natural seasonal temperature changes exhibited an annual dormancy/nondormancy cycle. The majority of freshly matured seeds were dormant. During burial in summer, fresh seeds and those that had been buried for 1 and 2 yr afterripened. During afterripening, seeds first germinated at 15/6 C and then at progressively higher temperatures until they were nondormant by October, when they germinated to high percentages at all thermoperiods except 35/20 C. Light was required for germination of both conditionally dormant and nondormant seeds. During autumn and winter, seeds reentered dormancy, first losing the ability to germinate at high and then at low temperatures. Thus, seeds can germinate in the field only in autumn, and germination is restricted to those seeds on or near the soil surface where both light and moisture can be nonlimiting In spring, seeds are dormant; in summer, temperatures are too high for germination, and in winter, they are too low. Consequently, A thaliana behaves as a winter annual.


Large-scale multisource networks have been employed to overcome the practical constraints that entangled systems are difficult to faithfully transmit over large distance or store in long time. However, a full characterization of the multipartite nonlocality of these networks remains out of reach, mainly due to the complexity of multipartite causal models. In this paper, we propose a general framework of Bayesian networks to reveal connections among different causal structures. The present model implies a special star-convex set of non-signaling correlations from multisource networks that allows constructing polynomial-time algorithm for solving the compatibility problem of a given correlation distribution and a fixed causal network. It is then used to classify the nonlocality originated from the standard entanglement swapping of tripartite networks. Our model provides a unified device-independent information processing method for exploring the practical security against non-signaling eavesdroppers on multisource quantum networks.


Turbine blades (fins) and retractable articulated to produce energy of moving fluids. The present invention relates to a turbine (1) of blades (fins) articulated (2) and retractable for energy use of a moving fluid. It is essentially characterized in that the said blades (fins) are arranged pivotably around a core so that, in an active phase, they roll the said core (3) by fluid pressure referred provided that some of these blades (fins ) (2) are apart from each other in the area of the outer casing surface by rotation about the hinge to the core (3), blades (fins) (2) such that after longer pressed by the fluid flow , pass to a passive phase in which refute on the core surface.