Fukushima nuclear accident instruments in Japan are the future generations of middle school and high school students are had Awareness throughout the questionnaire after the investigation was to compare the results. Each papers are has 17 questions. We can see the middle school students are not have knowledge more then high school student. Because Many of middle students are saying ``usual or don`t`` .The inquiry comparison of the results by examining the radiation recognition of youth, the future, and hopes that the adolescents of government, also contribute to education policy or education data of radiation.


OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this report is to describe three patients in whom a presumptive diagnosis of insufficiency fracture of the femoral head was made on the basis of clinical and MR imaging findings.

CONCLUSION
Femoral head insufficiency fracture should be included in the differential diagnosis of hip pain in the osteopenic elderly patient.


Quantifying changes in the tension of an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) graft in vivo during rehabilitative exercises is vital for developing the optimal rehabilitation for patients who have had reconstructive surgery. The purpose of this project was to design, built, and test a telemetry system that can measure the in vivo ACL graft tension postoperatively. A commercially available fixation device was modified to sense the graft tension, house electronic components, transmit an output signal, and pass the power generating signal. A transcutaneous inductive link was used to power the implanted telemetry electronics. The current difference technique was used to measure changes in two strain gages that monitored shear strain developed on the femoral fixation device by the ACL graft. This current regulated a frequency modulated output signal and transmitted it, by using the ionic properties of body tissue as the medium, to external EMG surface electrodes. A signal conditioning board detected and converted the output to an analog voltage for collection by a computer data acquisition system. A performance evaluation demonstrated that the telemetry system either met or exceeded al of the criteria necessary for the application.


This study was done to investigate the association between maternal factors and early neonatal sepsis. 250 babies with alleged risk factors for sepsis were followed up prospectively to determine the development of early neonatal sepsis. The factors analysed were prelabour rupture of membranes, intrapartum fever, foul smelling liquor, more than three vaginal examinations after rupture of membranes and untreated urinary tract infection. Neonatal sepsis was diagnosed if there was positive blood culture or if there were signs of sepsis along with positive laboratory parameters. Newborns who did not fulfill the criteria for culture proven or probable neonatal sepsis were considered negative for sepsis. Comparison of the different variables was done by Student's t-test, Chi-square test and Fisher's exact test. This study failed to show any statistically significant association between maternal factors conventionally associated with risk of sepsis and early neonatal sepsis. However three or more vaginal examinations after rupture of membranes come nearer to significance in its association with early neonatal sepsis.


PURPOSE: An electrowetting device and a method for improving a response time in the electrowetting device are provided to improve the response speed of the electrowetting device by supplying different voltages to the electrowetting device according to the contact angle of a liquid droplet. CONSTITUTION: An insulating layer(803) including dielectric is coated on an electrode(801). A liquid drop(807) is located on the insulating layer. A power control unit(809) forms a specific contact angle by supplying a first voltage which is higher than a second voltage. If the specific contact angle is formed, the power control unit supplies the second voltage. [Reference numerals] (809) Power control unit


Development of low cost sensors and data acquisition hardware based on standard components and technologies. The report shows sensor technologies and methodologies which have been developed and tes ...


Growth differentiation factor 15(GDF-15) is a member of the transforming growth factor-β superfamily.Recently experimental research has found that GDF-15 is highly expressed in myocardial ischemia or ischemia/reperfusion injury,which can reduce myocardial necrosis and apoptosis.In the condition of pressure overload,GDF-15 over expression,or exogenous GDF-15,can inhibit myocardial hypertrophy and dilation,appearing to have a cardio-protective effect.Some clinical studies show that the circulating level of GDF-15 is significantly higher in patients with acute coronary syndrome and other cardiovascular risk factors.Additionally,GDF-15 may provide predictive information for patients.


Faced with the challenging task of balancing forest interests and wildlife, the Swiss Forest Agency initiated the pilot programme «Game and Forest», which is committed to a philosophy of goal-oriented management practice and a redesign of forestry subsidizing. Within this programme the diverse goals of forestry and hunting have been amalgamated to a superimposed goal and set out in a corresponding contract. The Game-Forest-Management-Tool (GFMT) has been divised to simulate the effect of various strategies to deal with the complex problems of forest-wildlife. Optimal contract-fulfilling procedures can be simulated on a PC using this technical tool. The efficiency of the measures suggested by simulations that were carried out are being tested in a study area within the pilot programme, «Game and Forest». Half way through this trial, after two years, we can say that there has been no significant increase of non-browsed areas. In 2004, after the collection of data for the entire study area, we will be able t...


The profile errors due to the elastic deformations of grinding machines and workpieces in traverse grinding are analytically investigated in order to obtain the basic data for the improverment of grinding accuracy. A graphical method is employed for the estimation of the profile errors. The process of profile variation during grinding operation is also studied. The analysis shows that a constant α, which has been introduced from the elastic characteristics of machine, the grinding efficiency of wheel, the hardness of material to be ground, the property of coolant and other operating conditions, play an important role in the profile errors. The results of the analytical work have been compared with experimental data.


PURPOSE
To characterize dynamic properties of combined saccade-vergence eye movements that occur as the point of visual fixation is shifted between objects lying in different directions and at different depths.

METHODS
Using the scleral search-coil technique, eye movements were measured in 10 normal subjects as they made voluntary, disjunctive gaze shifts comprising a range of saccades and vergence movements.

RESULTS
By analyzing eye acceleration records, the authors identified small-amplitude (0.2-0.7 degrees), high-frequency (23-33 Hz), conjugate horizontal oscillations of the eyes during the vergence movement that followed the initial saccade. When the shift of the fixation point required a large vergence component (17 degrees , every subject showed these oscillations; they were present in approximately a third of responses. Approximately 5% of responses showed oscillations that had horizontal and vertical components. Oscillations were less prominent with shifts that had smaller vergence components and were absent after saccades made between targets located at optical infinity.

CONCLUSIONS
These findings suggest that a common mechanism gates both the saccadic and vergence components of disjunctive gaze shifts, a likely candidate being the pontine omnipause neurons. When a saccade is immediately followed by a prolonged vergence movement, the omnipause neurons remain silent, leading to small-amplitude saccadic oscillations. Shifts in the point of visual fixation that require a large vergence movement may be a useful experimental strategy to induce saccadic oscillations.


Nonscheduled transport services with taxis and rental cars with driver [1] were of special importance for keeping up supply of transport capacity during the early German postwar period. Both services were operating on a highly regulated market where local communities determined the number of taxis and rental cars on the basis of the respective city population. While the tariffs for taxis were regulated by the Federal State Governments and local communities were able to legislate their own taxi rules and therewith taxi tariffs on the basis of the federal laws, the tariffs of rentals cars were unregulated – and cheaper. During the 1950s the jurisdiction according to the concessions was not homogenous at all. The courts were disagreeing about concessions in the taxi and rental car business. In 1960 this culminated in a judgment of the Federal Constitutional Court on the Passenger Transportation Act's [2] legitimacy. The result: The general needs test for taxis and rental cars was repealed. But the admission of taxi licenses could still be controlled by local communities. They had to find reasons how the growing number of concessions were opposing to the interests of public transport. Sequentially this possibility was used by provincial and local governments. To limit the number of taxis and to protect them against ruinous competition the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia suggested a profit analysis of the taxi business: The future handling of taxi concession should be derived from the actual costs of taxi businesses. Taking the judgement of the Federal Constitutional Court as an initial point, a boom of the rental car business would have been realistic in the 1960s. Eventually, the state could not regulate the rental car business with their favorable prices in a direct way. However, it was the taxi business that was booming: The number of taxis in many German cities increased vigorously during the 1960s, whereas the number of rental cars was decreasing. But besides this development the Federal Government also reacted to the decision of the constitutional court and renewed the Passenger Transportation Act in 1961. With this it established a strict border between the taxi and the rental car business and excluded rental cars from the visible cityscape as well as from the daily life of potential customers. The consequences are still noticeable today with corporations like UBER seeming to fail while entering the market in numerous German cities. Resulting from this overview the paper will analyze the following questions: 1)      What are the causes of the boom of the taxi business in the 1960s? 2)      Are visibility and convenience more important than cheap tariffs and what are possible reasons? 3)      Why did the state intervene and to what extent did the state increase the costs for mobility? 4)      Is the conflict between taxis and rental cars comparable with the conflict between intercity busses and German Railways, which was deregulated in 2012? [1] Not to be mistaken with rental cars for self-drivers. [2] This law was passed in 1934 and overworked in 1937.


Landscape pattern in Zhangjia valley of the low tabular mountains and hills in Western Chongqing Municipality is studied by using five sets of land use data in 1957,1976,1982,1992 and 1998,quantitative methods of landscape ecology and techniques of RS GIS.Firstly,landscape is classified into six types of irrigable land,dry land,orchard,woodland,village and watershed,respectively,by using remote sensing images.Secondly,a geographical information system(GIS)is designed and set up based on digital data extracted from remote sensing images,field investigation data and other types of data,and then a digital map of landscape is figured out.Thirdly,depended on spatial analysis function of GIS,indexes for diversity,dominance,fragment,isolation and fractal dimension of each landscape type in different periods are calculated.It is found that with time elapsing and economical development,changes in the indexes become complicated and anomalistic.The rhythms of the changes are consistent with agricultural policies,increase in population and economical development.Fractal dimensions of landscape types from high to low are village,woodland,irrigable land,dry land,orchard and watershed in turn.Such a rank explicitly shows the complexity of landscape types.It is an effective method to study the processes,patterns and mechanisms of the changes in regional land use and land cover using landscape ecology and the techniques of GIS RS.


Micro and nano technology has demonstrated the capability of creating miniaturized systems leading to significantly reduced mass, volume or power requirements, and therefore reduced cost but more advanced performances. Such micro systems are critical in the development of future space systems such as picosatellites, planetary probes, on-board instruments or nanorovers and swarm micro robotics. A pneumatically driven micro device has been proposed for manipulating and assembling space components or building-up a larger scale system based on individually launched micro robots. The device is a four fingered microhand actuator made of silicon rubber to grasp micro objects utilizing air pressure inside of its internal cavities. The grasp force and tip displacement of the fingers has been simulated using FEM. A prototype has been fabricated to validate its performance and the three-dimensional motion control using piezoelectric sensors to monitor the deflection in the fingers of the device.© 2014 ASME


This paper details the way a realistic complex avionics system can be designed in an efficient way using a Model Based System Engineering tool, involving several hundreds of data and ARINC 429 and ARINC 664-P7 messages.
The SCADE System Avionics Package comes with the following answers:
- User friendly and fully customizable interface thanks to the support of Domain Specific Languages
- Clean separation of the Functional, Software and Hardware layers, all relations maintained in a consistent way
- Templates for immediate use of standard avionics protocols (ARINC 429, ARINC 664-P7, CAN provided)
- Automated generation of all ICDs through powerful "hierarchical tables" that gather information from the model
These means are built on top original features that are detailed in this paper; the design of an aircraft Braking System with a COM-MON architecture, 9 sub-systems, 12 partitions, 4 CPU, 2 Switch Cabinet, Dual A/B ARINC 664-P7 network, 14 Virtual Links (VL) that is first presented has demonstrated the efficiency of the tool support.


TOXICITY IN VITRO AND IN VIVO OF ORTOBENZAMOL, ANALOG PARACETAMOL. Paracetamol (PAR) is the non-prescription medicine most used worldwide. However, high doses of PAR produce hepatic and / or renal toxicity. In order to minimize the toxicity of PAR and get better analgesic and anti inflammatory activity, a previous study conducted by modifying the chemical structure of PAR through molecular modeling, gave rise to ortobenzamol (OBZ) analog of PAR. Thus, the OBZ was synthesized and evaluated in models of nociception and inflammation in animals. The study showed central analgesic activity of OBZ, with superior potency when compared to PAR. In addition, tests showed a significant inhibition in the inflammatory process. However, to the OBZ be able to be considered as an important new therapeutic option for the treatment of pain and / or inflammation is necessary to determine its toxicity. Given that, this study aimed to evaluate the toxicity in vitro and in vivo OBZ and compare it with the PAR. For this purpose, in vitro neurotoxicity was evaluated in primary cultures of cortical neurons through cell viability assays, determination of the levels of total and reduced glutathione, as well as the possible neuroprotective capacity against oxidative stress. In vivo studies were performed in mice, initiated by determining the median effective dose (ED50) of PAR in order to compare it with the OBZ at toxicity models studied . It was determined the liver and brain oxidative stress by analyzing the levels of lipid peroxidation and nitrites. The possible hepatic and renal dysfunction was determined by analyzing plasma enzymes aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT) levels and creatinine in the blood. We evaluated changes in clinical parameters through the CBC, WBC and platelet parameters and was held to determine the acute toxicity. The results of this study showed that in the tested doses, ortobenzamol is safer than paracetamol. The ortobenzamol displayed absence of neurotoxicity, less hepatotoxic and hematotoxic potential, absence of nephrotoxicity and also was rated as a xenobiotic with low toxicity after evaluation of acute toxicity. Therefore, the ortobenzamol can be considered as a safer alternative to the treatment of pain and inflammation when compared to paracetamol.


Methods and apparatuses are provided for operating a touch module of an electronic device. A communication related event is received at the electronic device. The touch module is switched from operation at a first operating frequency to operation at a second operating frequency, upon reception of the communication related event. The first operating frequency enables the touch module to receive a touch input. The second operating frequency enables the touch module to detect a specified event.


A lead frame for a semiconductor device 20 has the inner periphery 24 and outer periphery 26, and the integrated circuit die the inner periphery for receiving (30) (24) cavity (28) paddle ring 22 including having located within the do. The first column (32) surrounds the outer circumference (26) a second column (34) of the terminals of the terminals can surround the first column 32 of the terminals. Terminals of each of the first column 32 of the terminals or to one terminal each of a first column, the terminals 32 of the paddle-ring 22, a second column 34 of being connected individually, the terminals in the It is connected to one side of the connecting bars (78, 79) connected to the ring paddle (22). Lead frame, an integrated circuit die, paddle ring, the lead fingers, the singulation operation


Introduction: Patients' safety is one of the very important components of health care quality. Assessment of safety culture in an institution or organization of health-care, in addition to identifying the problems associated with it, will improve the safety culture. Thus, the present study was carried out with the aim of evaluating with safety culture in hospitals affiliated with Jahrom University of medical


The global burden of conflict in the last decade shows that non-combatants are among the most affected populations in conflict zones, particularly in cases of protracted, low-intensity armed conflicts. For humanitarian actors it is thus crucial to increase the capacity of vulnerable populations by supporting them with tools to recognize threats, reduce impact of violence, and mitigate consequences of armed conflict.


During the first half of the twentieth century, the field of athletics in the United States was dominated by a culture of masculinity. Due to this inherent link with masculinity, American women were kept from participating in sports to protect their feminine nature. As the years passed of continuous oppression, only a small handful of women were able to fight back and make a name for themselves as prominent and successful athletes. To combat the larger issue of gender discrimination in America, a women's movement was launched in the 1960s and 1970s. This movement would in turn spur the creation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX was not originally created to address gender inequalities in athletics, but it is clearly what has been most impacted by the law. Since its creation in 1972, Title IX the law has faced near constant backlash out of the fear it would negatively influence men's sports. Despite this backlash, the law has persisted to create more opportunities for women to become involved in sports. The law has led to a distinct increase in female participation rates at the high school and collegiate level, while also leading to health and social benefits for female athletes. Popularity in women's professional sports have also increased significantly since the law's implementation. Title IX has revolutionized women's athletics in the United States, but its road to doing so has not been easy.


This article seeks out queer resonances in the peculiar lives and sensational music of the castrati: castrated male singers who, on operatic stages of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, proved their virility not through the strength or reproductive capacity of their unusual bodies, but through the breathtaking virtuosity of their voices. Problematizing not only binaries of gender and sexuality, but also those of mind vs. body and verbal vs. non-verbal, this paper uses music as a medium through which to explore the liminal space between linguistic signification and embodied experience. Relying on Sylvia Wynter's 'deciphering turn', this study investigates what the stories and music of the castrati can do rather than concentrating on what they mean: the use of auto-ethnography extends this investigation into the present, exploring how modern performances of the castrati's music can potentially offer solace and inspiration to queer subjects of today.


Objective To study the musculoskeletal function and its association with work ability among workers in chemical industry(CI).Methods The musculoskeletal function and work ability index(WAI)were tested in 101 workers from CI.Results Compared with female workers,male workers had significantly higher level in hand-grip strength(P0.01),insignificantly higher level in abdominomuscle strength,muscular endurance and musculoskeletal functional index(MSFI),and insignificantly lower level in trunk flexibility.A negative relationship existed between age and MSFI(r=-0.489,P0.01).Along with the increases of age,MSFI had a trend to decrease.The musculoskeletal function of CI workers among different job categories had no significant difference.There was a close relationship between musculoskeletal function and work ability,the correlation coefficient between MSFI and WAI was 0.215(P0.05).Between gradations of MSFI and WAI,there was a good concordance;the concordance rate was 56.7%.Conclusions The test of musculoskeletal function might be very important in assessing work ability of CI workers.


In order to study the action of anaesthetics in chronic alcoholics, the records of male alcoholics (annual consumption over 151 of absolute alcohol) operated upon for pancreatitis were analyzed retrospectively. The records of 46 males and 46 females matched for age, weight and duration of anaesthesia served as controls. Nitrous oxide‐oxygen‐relaxant anaesthesia supplemented after thiopental induction with analgesics and often additionally with droperidol, halothane and/or thiopental was used in all patients.


To investigate the relationships among highly constrained back projection (HYPR)‐LR, projection reconstruction focal underdetermined system solver (PR‐FOCUSS), and k‐t FOCUSS by showing how each method relates to a generalized reference image reconstruction method. That is, the generalized series model employs a fixed reference image and multiplicative corrections—that model is extended here to consider reference images more broadly, both in image space and in transform spaces (x‐t and x‐f spaces), and that can evolve with iteration.


As helping professionals, it is a responsibility as well as a privilege to continuously seek out methods or tools that will assist clients in their healing. We hope these methods and tools to be most beneficial: safe, non-complicated, easily applied, and preferably quick in having positive results. This searching process often involves several elements: the searcher intents, her willingness to learn and try out new or strange things, time, the encounter between the searching and the searched, and also, a little bit of luck. Driven by an intent to find ways to help heal human emotions, to help people live a less stressed and happier life, the author has encountered the Bach Flower Essence Therapy and found it to have tremendous values in emotional healing. This paper reports the results of the author's search.


Background: Over the last few decades, the incidence of ectopic pregnancy has increased almost to extent of an epidemic disease. The rate of ectopic pregnancy has increased from 0.5% in 1970 to 2% today. The aim of this study was to determine incidence, clinical presentation, risk factor, treatment, morbidity and mortality associated with ectopic pregnancy.Methods: The present retrospective study was conducted over a period of 2 year in department of obstetrics and gynaecology, JMCH, Jhalawar from Jan 2015 to Dec 2017. A total of 64 patients with ectopic pregnancy were analyzed.Results: Total 64 cases of ectopic pregnancy were admitted in this duration and total no. deliveries in these 2 year was 18176. So, incidence of ectopic pregnancy at our institute is 0.35%. Most common presenting complain was pain abdomen (in 93.75%) cases. Classical triad of pain, amenorrhea and bleeding was present in 48.3% cases.Conclusions: Early diagnosis and timely intervention in the form of medical treatment or conservative surgery not only reduces maternal morbidity but also preserves future fertility.


Nasal breathing is essential in infants and children. Adenoid hypertrophy is common and can lead to chronic mouthbreathing and subsequent facial growth abnormalities especially in the first years of life [1-3]. These abnormalities include displacement of the mandible, narrowing of the dental arches, an anterior crossbite, maxillary overjet, and increased anterior face height. These changes further favour abnormal breathing, especially during sleep. Often obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) develops, and nocturnal breathing abnormalities reinforce oral breathing; thus a vicious cycle of breathing problems and impaired facial growth develops [4].Adenoid hypertrophy can also lead to nasal discharge, snoring, sleep apnea and hyponasal speech [5]. Besides, it can also cause rhinosinusitis, recurrent otitis media, and otitis media with effusion [6]. Adenoidectomy is one of the most common procedures performed in children, either alone or in conjunction with tonsillectomy or insertion of ventilating tubes [7]. Dissatisfaction with adequacy and safety of conventional technique in removing the adenoid tissue has, led to the development of alternative ABSTRACT


PURPOSES: The study objective was to evaluate rheology and physical properties of SBS-modified warm-mix asphalt (WMA) binders in comparison with hot-mix asphalt (HMA) binders. METHODS : Four different SBS polymers were used to prepare polymer-modified asphalt (PMA) binders, and three different warm-mix additives (WAD) were used to prepare a total of 12 WMA PMA binders. The kinematic viscosity was measured at 115, 135℃. The PG was determined using DSR and BBR. The pass/fail (P/F) temperatures for high and low PG grading were evaluated for HMA PMA and WMA PMA binders. RESULTS: PG 76-22 binders could be prepared by modifying the base binder (PG 64-22) using 4.5 wt% of SBS. The kinematic viscosity (KV) of SBS PMA was increased by 3 times higher than that of base asphalt. The SBS PMA with WAD showed 10% lower KV than that of the normal SBS PMA at 115℃ The high P/F temperatures showed almost no difference between HMA PMA and WMA PMA binders. The high P/F temperature showed very high correlations with KV (R2 > 0.97). The result of SBS modification caused increase of low P/F temperature by 2.7℃ on average. CONCLUSIONS : Since the PMA with WAD showed 10% lower KV than normal (HMA) PMA at 115℃, reducing PMA mixture temperature down to a WMA level was possible in this study. The higher KV binders showed the higher P/F temperature. There was almost no change in high P/F temperature due to the use of WAD. The SBS PMA, showing an increased low P/F temperature, might show somewhat poorer performance at low-temperature, even though the lower PG grade was staying at the same level, i.e., -22℃.


this article describes a new method for distributing secret encryption keys, in which processes use algebra with a parameter, the secrecy of which provides increased durability of the key.


The National Toxicology Program (NTP) and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) established the NTP Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction (CERHR) in June 1998. The purpose of the Center is to provide timely, unbiased, scientifically sound evaluations of human and experimental evidence for adverse effects on reproduction and development caused by agents to which humans may be exposed.


The article analyses the way in which disability is portrayed in contemporary Polish literature for children, with a particular emphasis on the latest literature. Rosemarie Garland-Thomson's theory of the baroque stare is applied in the analysis and allows the reconstruction of a network of stares in which the disabled are entangled, and also to reconstruct the place attributed to them in society. In a number of texts, a confrontation with onlookers turns out to be an introduction to a dialogue that gives a disabled person a chance to express their feelings and needs. However, the increasingly common portrayal of disability in the social category does not free literature from stereotypes.


Distinguished features of Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithm have been made it a powerful tool to deal with challenging optimization problems. Almost all of the previous implantations of PSO are in the FPGA or software frameworks. Long execution time is the main reason why these works are deficient for real-time applications. Instead, CMOS is a favorable alternative from delay and area point of view. In this paper a 16 bits digital general purpose PSO processor is designed in the 0.18 μm CMOS technology. Proposed processor is designed for one-dimensional problems and can be expanded to more dimensions depending on the application. Some control pins are included for easy adjusting of processor's swarm size, fitness resolution and number of iterations. Time domain simulation has been carried out using Hspice by 0.18μm standard CMOS technology to validate the effective performance of the proposed processor.


This paper presents an instantaneous torque control method for cascaded doubly fed induction machines (CDFIMs) with a rated torque-sharing ratio feature under steady-state operation. A CDFIM includes two coupled main and auxiliary doubly fed induction machines, and the rated torque-sharing ratio herein means that the machine torques are proportional to the machine ratings. The proposed method is established based on transferring the torque equations of the two machines into the rotor-flux reference frame of the auxiliary machine. Then, the instantaneous torque and the rated torque-sharing ratio are controlled via the stator current components of the auxiliary machine, while machine fluxes are within allowable ranges. To verify the method and evaluate its capabilities, the suggested method is used for the speed control of a CDFIM experimental setup including two 4-kW doubly fed induction machines and a 4-kW dc machine to apply a sudden mechanical load change to the CDFIM. Further, a case study including 12-kW and 4-kW DFIMs is also simulated to evaluate the performance of the torque control method for a CDFIM with different machine ratings. The test results confirm that the proposed control schemes achieve the desired performances without exceeding the ratings of the machines under various test scenarios.


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Quality takes the pivotal role in the present competitive business environment all over the world. Needless to say, India, particularly Tamilnadu, has also embraced the quality concept, not only in business and industrial products but also in technical education. The mushrooming of engineering institutions in Tamilnadu has resulted in an enormous number of technical graduates, quality technical education being necessary for the survival of the institution and the delivery of quality engineers. Quality technical education will certainly boost the ability to face competition and improve quality in every sphere of business. The purpose of this paper is to conduct a comparative study of the integrated total quality management concept as practised in technical institutions in Tamilnadu from the perspectives of faculty, students and stakeholders. This research has focused on 50 engineering educational institutions randomly chosen from two zones of the affiliated institutions of Anna University, Chennai, India. Data obtained from a survey of 750 samples including engineering faculty members, students and common stakeholders were analysed. Based on a comparative analysis, recommendations have been made. The results of this study can also be applied internationally in institutions of professional learning.


Preface About the Route Maps format The Concept Of Genes Is DevelopedGenes Are Located To ChromosomesGenes Are Composed Of DNAThe Chemical Building Blocks Of Nucelic AcidsFormation Of The DNA Double HelixPackaging Of DNA Within CellsChromatin Structure And The Functional Activity Of GenesTypes And Functions Of DNA-Protein InteractionsOrganization Of Genomes Into Multiple ChromosomesDistribution Of Nucleic Acids Within Eukaryotic CellsTypes Of RNA MoleculesThe Anatomy Of Eukaryotic ChromosomesThe Organisation Of Genes Within ChromosomesThe Molecular Anatomy Of Eukaryotic GenesChromosome Aberrations And Human DiseaseTypes Of Mutations And Their EffectsForms Of Chemically Altered DNA DNA Repair MechanismsLinkage AnalysisPedigree Analysis And Modes Of InheritanceGenes Dictate The Nature Of ProteinsThe Nature Of The Genetic CodeTranscription: Forming Genetic MessagesPost-Transcriptional Processing Of Messenger RNATransfer And Ribosomal RNA Processing/ModificationMechanisms Regulating Gene ExpressionTranscriptional Regulatory SequencesOperons And Prokaryotic Control Of Gene ExpressionTranscription Factors And Gene ExpressionIn Vivo Translation: Decoding Genetic MessagesSequences Involved In Cellular Protein TargetingEukaryotic Cell Division: Mitosis And MeiosisMolecular Mechanisms Of Cell Cycle ControlGenetic Recombination MechanismsGene Transfer During Bacterial ReproductionTransposable Genetic Elements: TransposonsIn Vivo DNA ReplicationGenetic Control Of DevelopmentThe Natural Biology Of BacteriophagesBacteriophage GeneticsRecombinant DNA TechnologyEnzymes Commonly Used In Molecular Biology MethodsRestriction EndonucleasesRestriction Fragment Length PolymorphismsIsolation Of Nucleic Acids From Cells And TissuesVisualising Mucleic AcidsElectrophoresis Of Nucleic AcidsIn Vitro HybridisationTypes Of Hybridisation Assay FormatsSouthern Blotting In Situ HybridisationMeasuring Transcriptional Activity Via Messenger RNAConverting Messenger RNA Into Complementary DNA (Cdna)Methods For Determining DNA Nucleotide SequencesThe Polymerase Chain ReactionAlternatives To PCR-Based In Vitro DNA/RNA AmplificationIn Vitro Translation MethodsTypes And Methods Of Gene Probe GenerationChemical Synthesis Of OligonucleotidesTypes And Applications Of Nucleotide AnaloguesMethods For Labelling Gene ProbesFundamental Principles Of CloningThe Nature Of Cloning VectorsInserting Foreign DNA Into VectorsThe Development Of Bacteriophage VectorsPlasmids: Development As Clonign VectorsYeast-Derived Plasmid VectorsPhagemids: Hybrid Phage And Plasmid VectorsVectors For Use In Plant And Animal CellsDelivering DNA Into Cells Principal Genomic And Cdna Cloning StrategiesStrategies For Identifying Desirable Recombinant ClonesGene Mapping TechniquesDetecting DNA-Protein Interaction SitesDetecting Promoter And Enhancer SequencesMethods For Identifying Protein Encoding SequencesGenetic FingerprintingAnalysing Ancient DnasIn Vitro Mutagenesis MethodsGenetically Modified Micro-OrganismsGenetically Engineered PlantsGenetically Engineered AnimalsMolecular Techniques In Prenatal DiagnosisThe Genetics Of Cystic FibrosisThe Dystrophin Gene And Muscular DystrophiesIdentifying The Gene For Huntingdon's DiseaseLipoprotein Genes And Heart DiseaseThe Detection Of Microbial InfectionsMolecular Biology Of Human Immunodeficiency Virus And AIDSEngineering Microbial BioluminescenceRecombinant DNA Techniques In Vaccine DevelopmentReceptors And Cellular Signalling MechanismsOncogenes And The Molecular Basis Of CancerMolecular Diagnosis And Therapy Of CancersDrug Development Using Recombinant DNA ApproachesProtein EngineeringImmunoglobulin GeneticsGenetic Engineering Of Recombinant AntibodiesCurrent Approaches To Gene TherapyThe Human Genome Mapping ProjectBibliography Index


We develop an evolutionary model of growth in which agents choose how to allocate their time between private and social activities. We argue that a shift from social to private activities may foster market-based growth, but also generate social poverty. Within a formal framework that merges a game theoretic analysis of the evolution of social participation with a model of dynamic accumulation of its effects on social environment (i.e., of social capital accumulation), we show that growth and well-being may evolve in opposite directions (a plausible outcome for advanced and affluent societies).


The School of History, Zhengzhou University et al. excavated two bronze foundry zones in the northern part of the larger city at the Guanzhuang site in the summer of 2016 and the autumn of 2017. Archaeological features related to bronze casting were revealed, such as ash pits, wells, and sacrificial pits. A large number of casting artifacts were also retrieved, including clay molds, models, cores, furnace fragments, tuyeres, bronze knives, and whetstones. Judging from the characteristics of the clay molds and co-existing pottery artifacts, the bronze foundries dates to the early- and mid-Spring and Autumn period. A great variety of unearthed artifacts from the Guanzhuang bronze foundries, as well as the material repertoire for casting large bronze ritual vessels and coins, testify that the owner of the workshop could have enjoyed a high social status and possessed great wealth. This is of great importance for the understanding of the nature and function of the Guanzhuang site during the early- and mid-Spring and Autumn period.


A high boost ratio non-isolated converter with a ripple-free input current is proposed, which combines a zero-ripple boost cell and a coupled inductor to achieve a high output voltage step-up. A passive snubber is utilised to suppress voltage spike of the switch caused by the resonance of the leakage inductance of the coupled inductor and the parasitic capacitance of the switch. Therefore, a low-voltage-rated metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) with low r DS(ON) can be used to improve the efficiency of the converter. In addition, a ripple-free input current can be achieved, making the electromagnetic interference (EMI) filter simple. Experimental results of a 100 W (40 V/200 V) prototype are presented to verify the analysis results of the proposed converter.


This paper is concerned with solving nonlinear singularly perturbed boundary value problems. Robust monotone iterates for solving nonlinear difference scheme are constructed. Uniform convergence of the monotone methods is investigated, and convergence rates are estimated. Numerical experiments complement the theoretical results.


I have argued th roughou t this book that, in scenes o f sympathy, identity takes shape as social identity: that w hen subjects confront each other across a social divide, the elements that define this boundary constitute— at least for a m om ent— their subjectivity M y discussions o f Daniel Deronda and The Picture o f Dorian Gray are concerned less w ith the attempts to sympathize across class lines that characterized earlier texts than w ith the way, in these la te-century novels, expressions o f personal affinity and desire also function as assertions o f cultural identity. Because laten ine teen th -cen tu ry ideologies define identity increasingly in group term s— as, for instance, m em bership in a nation or in a sexual category— sympathy becom es m ore explicitly a m atter o f claim ing identity w ith, or distance from, such group identifications. Indeed, in these la te-n ineteen th -cen tu ry texts expressions o f individual identity (identity that m ight be defined as difference from others) becom e increasingly difficult to differentiate from expressions o f cultural identity (identity defined as m em bership in a group). Thus the self Daniel D eronda develops during the course o f E liot s novel coincides neatly w ith his discovery o f his Jewish background, w hile D orian Gray s desires construct an avowedly symbolic identity, one that— for n ine teen th and tw entieth-cen tury readers— em bodies bo th la te-n ine teen th -cen tu ry aestheticism and m odern male h o mosexuality. A t stake in these readings is the way the scene o f sympathy


'known currents and winds' (p. 134), a reference to the region's pilot-book is essential. All-in-all, from a nautical archaeologist's point of view, this chapter fails to fulfil the reader's expectations. Chapter 5, 'The Shipwreck as a Living Museum in the Sea', is dedicated to the site's underwater cultural heritage. The author elaborates the legal framework, and suggests that shipwrecks should be regarded as a 'common-pool resources' (pp. 143–145). Involvement of the local community and other stakeholders is emphasized as being crucial for the successful preservation and protection of the site, and the chapter ends with the inauguration of the site as a Marine Protected Area on 23 May 2011. It would have been interesting to know what has happened since then. Did the plans for a land-based exhibition come to fruition? Do tourists and divers frequent the site and, if so, how many? Do the inhabitants of Bayahibe continue to monitor the site? The Conclusion repeats the main points of the book. Kidd is referred to as Welsh (p. 171), although earlier in the book he is mentioned as born in Scotland (p. 62). This sort of disorder presents itself also in the 'Literature cited', where primary and secondary sources are intermingled, rather than the archival sources having a separate section. In most cases the full name of the author cited is given, but in some cases, only initials are presented. Throughout the book, the reference system is difficult to follow: the order of references cited is sometimes alphabetical and sometimes chronological; in some cases, the author provides the specific page number to which he refers, but in others no page number is given, even though the reference is to a book, or only a page number without author's name and/or year of publication, or simply the use of ibid. However, the most disturbing aspect, in this reader's view, is quoting a quotation instead of referring to the original source (e.g. p. 12: 'McGuire 1992 as quoted in Staniforth 2003'; p. 13: 'Marquardt 1992 as quoted in Orser 1996'; p. 16: 'Firth 1995 as quoted in Staniforth 2003'). This might have been acceptable when relating to an inaccessible ancient manuscript, but in the age of global connectivity, obtaining the original references should have been easy. Similarly, although the use of internet sources has become widespread and more acceptable, referring to Wikimedia as a source of illustrations (e.g. figs 2.3, 3.1) diminishes the academic basis of this book. There are some technical points. The maps are printed in grayscale, and in some figures (e.g. 0.1 and 4.4) the text is so small as to be barely legible. The scale in site illustrations is also too small (e.g. figs 4.5, 4.12), or completely missing (figs 4.6–4.10, 4.17, 5.5–5.6). A full-page, highquality map of the area, even in grayscale, would have been helpful. Some text is repeated, and some quotations are over-long, for example those from the UNESCO convention (pp. 140–141). In general, better proofreading would have helped. The work seems to have been conducted with much enthusiasm and excitement, and reduces the legend to reality in an interesting way. However, to be considered as an academic publication, it required a better approach to fact and methodology, and a closer attention to detail.


In this paper the bending behavior of a uniform distribution (UD) and a functionally graded carbon-nanotube-reinforced composite (FG-CNTRC) cylindrical panel embedded in piezoelectric layers is investigated. The hybrid cylindrical panel has simply supported boundary conditions and is subjected to mechanical load and electric excitation. The governing equations are based on the three-dimensional theory of elasticity. By using Fourier series expansion along the longitudinal and latitudinal directions for the stress and displacement fields, and the state space technique across the thickness direction, a closed form solution is derived. The accuracy of the present approach is validated by comparing the numerical results with the results obtained in published literature. Finally, the effects of volume fraction of CNTs, cases of CNT distribution, piezoelectric layer thickness, length to thickness ratio and mechanical and electrical loads on the static behavior of the hybrid cylindrical panel are also examined.


A device and method for stamping a real-time stamping clock (2) of the program, the receiver and broadcasting systems comprising such devices, as well as packet string obtained by such methods about. A stamping device (40) is a so-called base program, and means for selecting one of the received program, stamping clock to the coding clock used for the base program (2 the locking) comprises a unit for activating (45), and separate from the base program, a system for time-stamping the stamping clock at least one of all the packets of the program received and (46). For at least a portion of the packet including the encoded clock reference is the so-called time using the packet, the time stamp is equal to these clock reference. So-called every other packet is the current packet, the time stamp is given by stamping clock between the most and the clock reference of the near upstream time using packets, reception of the reception and the current packet upstream packet to the current packet It is obtained from the time the increment. .Field


In pulse detonation engines, the potential exists for gas pulses from the combustor to travel upstream and adversely affect the inlet performance of the engine. In order to determine the effect of these high frequency pulses on the inlet performance, an air pulsation valve was developed to provide air pulses downstream of a supersonic parametric inlet test section. The purpose of this report is to document the design and characterization tests that were performed on a pulsation valve that was tested at the NASA Glenn Research Center 1x1 Supersonic Wind Tunnel (SWT) test facility. The high air flow pulsation valve design philosophy and analyses performed are discussed and characterization test results are presented. The pulsation valve model was devised based on the concept of using a free spinning ball valve driven from a variable speed electric motor to generate air flow pulses at preset frequencies. In order to deliver the proper flow rate, the flow port was contoured to maximize flow rate and minimize pressure drop. To obtain sharp pressure spikes the valve flow port was designed to be as narrow as possible to minimize port dwell time.


Topographic wetness index (TWI) is used as a proxy for soil moisture, but how well it performs across varying timescales and methods of calculation is not well understood. To assess the effectiveness of TWI, we examined spatial correlations between in situ soil volumetric water content (VWC) and TWI values over 5 years in soils at 42 locations in an agroforestry catena in Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA. We calculated TWI 546 ways using different flow algorithms and digital elevation model (DEM) preparations. We found that most TWI algorithms performed poorly on DEMs that were not first filtered or resampled, but DEM filtration and resampling (collectively called generalization) greatly improved the TWI performance. Seasonal variation of soil moisture influenced TWI performance which was best when conditions were not saturated and not dry. Pearson correlation coefficients between TWI and grand mean VWC for the 5-year measurement period ranged from 0.18 to 0.64 on generalized DEMs and 0.15 to 0.59 for on DEMs that were not generalized. These results aid management of crop fields with variable moisture characteristics.


This critical review of Ireland's policy response to gender-based violence as it affects migrant women contributes to recent literature that focuses on how states' legal and policy regimes can be part of the problem, in this case adding to rather than reducing GBV related vulnerabilities experienced by migrant women. Through a review of key policy, law and NGO documents, the report foregrounds the significance of context-specific framing and interpretation of influential ideas in shaping the horizons of possible policy action. The review is contextualized in relation to developments in Ireland concerning migration, citizenship and racialisation and more broadly vis-a-vis the nexus of migration governance and gender based violence. The authors trace the development of dominant ideas that shape policy practice with a focus on their interpretation in the Irish context—namely, vulnerability, intersectionality, and interculturalism. Four particular areas of policy response are identified, which reveal a pattern of policy failure on the part of the Irish state characterized by exclusion, minimization, and/or inaction. These relate to assessment of vulnerability of applicants for international protection; addressing gender-based violence in the context of direct provision accommodation; identification and referral of trafficking victims; and response to domestic violence linked to dependent migration status. The authors find that the pattern of failure identified is linked to the current dominance of an ever narrowing and individualized framing of vulnerability found in EU migration regulations, a lack of application of an intersectional gender perspective, the diminished influence of indivisible human rights norms requiring attention to economic, social and cultural rights, as a well as a wider national context of declining resource allocation to addressing gender-based violence and integration, including anti-racism initiatives, for over a decade.


The thioester compound of 2-benzoylthiobenzimidazole was prepared by S-acylation of 2-mercaptobenzimidazole with benzoyl chloride and reactions of divalent Ni, Pd, and Pt salts with one equivalent of thioester compound a new complexes were isolated in a high percentage. A tetradentate thioester compound and a bivalent metal complexes were identified by CHNS analysis, IR, magnetic susceptibility, molar conductivity, UV-Vis, and 1 H, 13 C NMR spectroscopies. The anti-bacterial activity of the thioester compound and the bivalent metal complexes were studied using disk diffusion test method against the bacterial species, Staphylococcus aureus, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The divalent metal complexes demonstrated a greater activities compared to thioester compound a lone. Structural analysis showed that 2-benzoylthiobenzimidazole L behaves as a neutral four coordination modes compound and bonds to the bivalent metals cation through two nitrogen, sulfur and oxygen atoms. Our study informed the formation of four-coordinate square planar complexes structure around divalent metal salts of Ni, Pd, and Pt.


This paper provides an introduction to the Latin American doctrine of implicit limits to constitutional reform. The paper begins by discussing the way in which this doctrine relates (and differs) from the doctrine of the basic structure, adopted in several common law jurisdictions such as India and Belize. It then examines a decision of the Constitutional Court of Colombia in which the doctrine of implicit limits received one of its clearest formulations. Finally, it is argued that the Latin American approach goes beyond both parliamentary sovereignty and judicial supremacy, providing the constituent people (as opposed to parliament and the courts) with the final word on the validity of important constitutional changes.


The research used data from 419 articles about regional tourism in the CSSCI database during 1998-2014,and the bibliometric analysis tools of Cite Space to draw the mapping knowledge domains of cited authors,Co- authors and cited references. By analyzing the mapping knowledge domains,the regional tourism research history was restored. According to the research results,the regional tourism research scholars were mainly from the geography field. Bao Jigang and Wu Bihu were the largest contributors and co- founders in this research field. Regional tourism hotspot had experienced the tourism resources development and planning,regional tourism competition and cooperation,the regional tourism industry development and spatial structure change,and gradually to the prosperity and the deepening stage. In the future,the development model of the regional tourism will continue to be the task in accordance with study,which will be carried out in the spatial pattern,the service level of regional tourism and tourism planning.


The continuous fractional component Monte Carlo method, which was designed to overcome difficulties with insertions and deletions of molecules, is modified to include configurational bias Monte Carlo methods and is further extended to binary systems. The modified method is shown to correctly predict adsorption of Ar in silicalite, Xe and Kr in HKUST-1, and enantiomers in a homochiral metal–organic framework. The modified method is also found to be approximately an order of magnitude more efficient in inserting and deleting molecules than traditional configurational bias grand canonical Monte Carlo simulations in dense systems.


In this article,it was indicated that the supervision of quality control system for the production of pressure fitting is important to ensure the safety of the products.At the same times,the method to determine whether the examined enterprise has established quality control system was presented,also the important contents in examination and supervision were proposed.Through the supervision and examination,the quality control system in enterprises will be ensured to performance normally,the satisfaction from customers to enterprises will be enhanced,and the quality objective and policy will be realized.


We address an old (1977) conjecture of a subset of the authors (a variant of Ryser's conjecture): in every r-coloring of the edges of a biclique [A,B] (complete bipartite graph), A ∪ B can be covered by the vertices of at most 2r − 2 monochromatic connected components. We reduce this conjecture to design-like conjectures, where the monochromatic components of the color classes are bicliques [X,Y ] with nonempty blocks X and Y . It can be also assumed that each color class covers A∪B (spanning), moreover, no X-blocks or Y -blocks properly contain each other (antichain property). We prove this reduced conjecture for r ≤ 5. We show that the width (the number of bicliques) in every color class of any spanning r-coloring is at most 2r−1 (and this is best possible). On the other hand there exist spanning r-colorings such that the width of every color class is Ω(r3/2). We discuss the dual form of the conjecture which relates to transversals of intersecting and cross-intersecting r-partite hypergraphs.


The complicated dynamics of Rotorcraft-based Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (RUAVs) leads to both parametric and dynamic uncertainty. This paper introduces a hybrid control method that combines robust H2 control and adaptive control to deal with time-varying uncertainties of RUAVs. Using adaptive method, a new variable gain controller is designed to compensate the effect of uncertainty on systems. This control method has simpler structure compared with existing method. Then an application of this result to RUAVs mounted on an experiment platform has demonstrated the effectiveness of the proposed method.


This thesis analyzes the simulation termination problem of implementing global termination conditions and collecting output measures in discrete event simulations.


Genetics, one of the most active developing scientific fields in the world nowadays, is a key course in the associated majors of agronomic, forestry and biological subjects. Bilingual education for genetics in universities of our country is of importance. Newly-constructed universities, as playing an important role in our state higher education, are at the beginning and exploring stage with the questions of serious shortage of teachers, students'lack of English knowledge basis and schools'administrative lagging in the genetics bilingual teaching. It is primarily discussed and analyzed in this paper that: for guaranteeing the quality of genetic bilingual education, five factors should be given special attention, namely, teachers, students, textbooks


This study documents the price behavior of closed-end funds after an initial public offering. The comparison of aftermarket price performance of closed-end funds with a control sample of similar size equity IPOs indicates that closed-end funds, on average, underperform other initial public offerings. IPOs of U.S. stock and foreign stock closed-end funds experience significant losses in value. An examination of institutional holdings of IPOs of closed-end funds indicates that individual investors are most affected by the substantial decline.


Increase in generation of the paper waste around the world, especially in developing countries, has created a need to develop new ways to use this waste to obtain value-oriented products. Due to limited availability of petroleum resources and related environmental concerns, petroleum-based precursors for polymeric materials are being replaced by renewable resources, which are abundant in nature and economic. Paper waste is a rich source of cellulose, which can be chemically modified to produce valuable products. Polymeric precursors (polyols) were synthesized by glycosylation of cellulose of paper waste, obtained from magazines and transesterifying the obtained product using castor oil. The synthesized products were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, high performance liquid chromatography, and physicochemical analysis. The resultant polyols were of dark color, low viscosity, % nonvolatile mater <1, hydroxyl value ranging 200—400, moisture content <1%, and acid value <2.5. These synthesized precursors with good characteristics to use it for the synthesis of polymeric materials were used for the synthesis polyurethane foams, which were tested for their physical, mechanical, thermal (thermogravimetric analysis), and morphological (scanning electron micrograph) characteristics.


The globalization impacts (Althoughis is not desired) to all countries structure. Culture, ideology, education, professions and it's private practice, the quality and living style, are all strongly modified in the same process. Computer Science and Technological revolution are getting space in our ambient more and more frequently, which brings about two kind of society. One is the Information Technology society, which just consumes and reproduces knowledge and technology; the other, the informational not only uses technology but creates and recreates knowledge and technology. The Dental Science depending of both Technology and Computer Science, can't be away of this situation, it is involved in two ways at the same time. The informational way can benefit enormously the profession, but the information way damage, even more, it can to destroy the Dental Profession considered as private practice. In this work, we present both scenarios. It depends on each dentist the selection of one.


Background China's pharmaceutical market is growing at a healthy pace. This is due to potential rising per capita income, an increasing elderly population, urbanisation demographics and more access to health care. Methodology The methodology used is a comparative study on the basis of original empirical research. More specifically, the part of examination facts and regulation has been written by conducting empirical research on current international and national resource concerning the subject from books, various guidelines, rules and regulation, articles, published reports and internet. Results Generally the regulatory environment in China has been considered as an very challenging one. From regulatory perspective, CFDA regulations have not been stringent enough nor has it been robust enough to create a quality supply of medications, with (1) concerns in the subject matter, quality comparison between international regulatory standard and usually accepted local products and manufactures set standards; (2) a timeline for regulatory assessment and authorization of new drugs which is much longer in comparison to most countries; (3) less number of regulatory reviewer which has led to a backlog of earlier application. The journey to reshape China from 'made-in-China' to 'discovered-in-China' is highly challenging. (4) Complications with local protection, corruption and a lack of transparency. The directives from Government has recognized the need for significant system-level transformations for streamlining the pharmaceutical regulatory environment. Conclusion Continuing on the route of reform is promising that all Chinese citizens is eventually having access to safe, effective and high-quality medications in affordable price. These reformations are encouraging and promising not only for China's health care system, but also for global Pharmaceutical industry and that's the reason, now many big Pharma companies are considering China as a prime focus. The companies need to make use of the new opportunities, accessible to experience the benefit of faster time-to-market, and cause rewarding growth prospect for both domestic/ multinational companies.


Load forecasting is very essential to the operation of electricity companies. It enhances the energy efficient and reliable operation of a power system. This projectpresents a study of short-term load forecasting using artificial neural networks (ANNs) to study electrical load forecasting and supplied to Power Holding Company of Nigeria Abeokuta. This gives load forecasts of one hour ahead.
Short term load forecasting is from one hour to one week forecasting and is a very useful tool for electric utilities in several applications such as economic allocation of generation, energy transaction and optimal energy interchange between utilities, unit commitment and maintenance scheduling. Distribution load data for the month of march 2006 from PHCN Abeokuta was used in training the data employing the use of multilayer perceptron, which was used in the implementation of the feed-forward backward propagation in order 0 create a neural network using Matlab7.0 The main stages are the pre-processing of the data sets, network training and forecasting and an algorithm was developed using ANN, and it was trained with different hidden neuron ranging 2-10 neurons, which was varied for different performance of the network. The best forecast was obtained using 2 hidden neurons for morning and evening short term load forecast and the average percentage errors of 1.681233929% and 3.904227606% was achieved.


Objective: To evaluate the risk of cerebrovascular comorbidities in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in the US. Methods: A retrospective cohort analysis from 1988 to 2012 of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample. Records were identified with a primary diagnosis of cerebrovascular disease (ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke and non-ruptured aneurysm) and a secondary diagnosis of MS. Prevalence of MS in this cohort versus the general population was compared using indirect adjustment. We calculated the Standardized Prevalence Ratio (SPR), adjusted for sex and age. Results: Among 2,574,503 admissions for cerebrovascular events, 0.18% had MS. When corrected to age and gender and the SPR of MS among patients with ischemic stroke was 1.6218 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.6188, 1.6249); for hemorrhagic stroke 1.3030 (1.2966, 1.3095); and unruptured aneurysm was 3.2359 (3.1943, 3.2781). Conclusion: In this national US hospital cohort, the prevalence of MS in the population with cerebrovascular events was overrepresented, suggesting that MS may increase the risk for cerebrovascular events.


The interaction of preservations, growth regulators and cold storage on vase life and quality of Lily (Lilium longiflorum) cut flowers were investigated. Lily cut flowers were treated with 1 ml mol silver thiosulfate (STS), 100 ppm gibberellic acid (GA3), 0.5 ml mol benzyl adenine (BA), 200 ppm citric acid and 4 % sucrose and then were placed in cold storage at 5 oC for period of 1, 2 and 3 weeks. Vase life (days), fresh weight (%), total chlorophyll (%), total carbohydrate (mg / g d. w.), activity of catalase enzyme content (EU / 1 g f. w.) and amino acid of free proline content (mg / g d. w.) were determined. Cold storage for one week and pulsing with using material of GA3, BA and STS produced the longest vase life, the lowest catalase enzyme activity, the lowest content chlorophyll decreasing, the highest of total carbohydrate content and the lowest amino acid of free proline content.


The effect of pH on the growth rate and reproductive capacity of Chinese hamster cells was examined at 37° and 42°C. At 37°C, the population doubling time did not vary between pH 7.4 and 7.0, but w...


The article clarifies the issue of legal regulation of financial relations during martial law in Ukraine. Changes in the powers of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, the Minister of Finance of Ukraine, the State Treasury Service of Ukraine, the National Bank of Ukraine, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, military administrations, and local bodies during this period were considered. It is justified that the purpose of making changes to the budget legislation is primarily to ensure: priority financing of security and defense expenditures, their increase and redistribution between budgets; formation of the reserve fund of the State Budget of Ukraine; treasury service of funds of local budgets of settlements located in territories where martial law has been imposed, and managers (recipients) of budget funds who may be in settlements in temporarily uncontrolled territory. It is concluded that changes in the legal regulation of banking and currency relations contributed to: ensuring the convenience, speed and availability of financial services; the creation of the Power Banking network and the introduction of ATM national roaming for uninterrupted operation of the banking system, including in blackout conditions; weakening of the negative impact of uncontrolled devaluation, deficit of foreign exchange receipts on the foreign exchange market; ensuring exchange rate stability of the hryvnia; maintaining the stability of the banking system of Ukraine during this period.


This paper describes for the first time the three-dimensional dynamic response of the tibio-femoral joint when subjected to sudden external loads utilizing a three-dimensional dynamic anatomical model. This model consists of two body segments in contact (the femur and the tibia) executing a general three-dimensional dynamic motion within the constraints of the ligamentous structures. Each of the articular surfaces at the tibio-femoral joint was represented by a separate mathematical function. The joint ligaments were modeled as nonlinear elastic springs. The six-degrees-of-freedom joint motions were characterized using six kinematic parameters and ligamentous forces were expressed in terms of these six parameters. Model equations consist of nonlinear second order ordinary differential equations coupled with nonlinear algebraic constraints. An algorithm was developed to solve this Differential-Algebraic Equations (DAE) system employing a DAE solver, namely the Differential/Algebraic System Solver (DASSL) developed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Model calculations show that as the knee was flexed from 15/spl deg/ to 90/spl deg/, it underwent internal tibial rotation. However, in the first 15 degrees of knee flexion, this trend was reversed: the tibia rotated internally as the knee was extended from 15/spl deg/ to full extension. This finding is important since it is in agreement with the emerging thought of the need to re-evaluate the so called "screw-home mechanism".


This paper introduces the Internet Operating Platform (IOP), an enterprise framework for large scale software development. In addition to obeying to important standards (UML, XML, Java) an enterprise framework has to fulfil three basic requirements. First of all, it has to be broad and needs an elaborate architecture complementing standards and technologies rather than purely connecting them. Therefore, IOP combines UML modeling, workflow specification, code generation, run-time configuration, and component architectures. Secondly, an enterprise framework allows most developers to concentrate on business leaving technical issues to a few specialists. Therefore, IOP abstracts from underlying technologies in the areas of front-ends (HTML, XML, Java), communication protocols (FTP, HTTP, JMS, RMI), distributed components (EJB, CORBA), and persistence (virtual memory, XML, SQL92, SQL:1999). All corresponding drivers are replaceable and can even coexist. Third, an enterprise framework has to provide micro solutions on both technical and business levels. Thus, IOP provides amongst others built-in services and components like session management on a technical level and content management on a business level.


Serous Retinal Detachment is one of the preeclampsia complications which may be identified during the third trimester of pregnancy or postpartum period that may be related to pregnancy condition. We review case reports related to serous retinal detachment in preeclamptic patients from online databases such as MEDLINE/Pubmed and Science Direct from 2011 to 2021 in accordance with PRISMA guidelines. Authors independently screened abstracts of articles retrieved articles that were considered potentially relevant, and extracted the articles obtained. From 17 articles, serous retinal detachment is higher in severe preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome (88%). Most patients were indicated to do caesarean section (71%) as their mode of delivery due to managing severe preeclampsia. Although most patients (94%) reported retinal detachment involving the macular area, complete resolution was observed in all the patients (94%). Early detection of serous retinal detachment may increase awareness of early detection of severe preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome.


Are you thinking about purchasing an Amazon Kindle Fire HD 10? Or perhaps you have already ordered your device? Have you tried to use the manual only to find that it is too complicated or you just can't find the information that you are looking for? If this sounds like you, then the Kindle Fire HD 10 User Guide is just what you need!This guide has been designed to help you understand everything you need to know when it comes to your Fire HD 10. The book is easy to understand and will walk you through using your Fire HD 10 from start to finish. When you finish reading this book you are going to be able to:Set up your Amazon Kindle Fire HD 10 and ensure it is connected to your Amazon account. Navigate your Fire HD 10 like a pro. Install Apps and download YouTube videos, music, and books Take pictures with the camera on your device. Discover how to properly use Alexa via your Kindle Fire HD 10To give you an overview of the chapters of the book: Chapter 1 - The first chapter of the book will focus on the Bluetooth, Calendar, email configuration, and storage components of the Fire HD 10 and teach you how to utilize their features to the fullest. Chapter 2 - You will learn all about using media on the Fire HD 10. Media covered in this chapter includes YouTube videos, kindle books, the camera, and so much more. Chapter 3 - You will learn how to download and install apps on your Kindle Fire HD 10. Chapter 4 - This chapter is all about Alexa. You are going to learn about Alexa's features and how to use them. Chapter 5 - In the last chapter of the book we are going to go over some common questions about troubleshooting issues. If you want to learn everything that you can about the Fire HD 10 to ensure that you are getting the most out of it than this book is right for you. Let's get started learning how to use your Kindle Fire HD 10 like a pro.


Neonatal sepsis is associated with increased mortality and morbidity including neurodevelopmental impairment and prolongation of hospital stay. Clinical features of sepsis are non-specific in neonates and a high index of suspicion is required for timely diagnosis. Antibiotics are a very important group of drugs for the sick neonate and have undoubtedly played a role in their improved survival. But they come with a set of risks like other drugs used in critical care which must be carefully considered and weighed against the benefits in any decision to commence antibiotics. Prophylactic antibiotics are not indicated in almost all situations in neonatology. There is high level of evidence to show that they are not useful for the prevention of infection following umbilical vessel or central venous catheterization. Traditionally, the selection of antibiotics for empirical therapy is based on the local policy, and the duration of therapy is decided by the treating physician based on clinical symptoms and blood culture results. In this paper, we discuss briefly about the causative organisms of neonatal sepsis in both the developed and developing countries; with a special focus on antibiotic therapy in neonates with suspected sepsis, culture proven sepsis, and meningitis. INTRODUCTION: Neonatal sepsis is a clinical syndrome characterized by systemic signs of infection and accompanied by bacteremia in the first month of life . it is responsible for about 30-50% of the total neonatal deaths in developing countries . It is estimated that up to 20% of neonates develop sepsis and approximately 1% die of sepsis related causes . Sepsis related mortality is largely preventable with rational antimicrobial therapy and aggressive supportive care. Virtually all extremely low birth weight infants too are treated with antibiotics . High antibiotic exposure rates (75%–94%) have been reported in neonates and are most probably based on the common practice of administering antibiotics, pending bacterial culture results, to sick neonates and to neonates with risk factors for developing infectious diseases . However among those who receive antibiotics only a small number eventually have culture proven infection. Clark et al reported that 98% of preterm infants who received empiric antibiotics were culture negative . The neonatologist needs the skills and knowledge to weigh the benefits and harms of antibiotics. This would best be done on each individual baby. Selection of appropriate anti-infective therapy can be challenging to the Neonatologist. It is not sufficient to know the likely pathogens causing the infection and which antibiotics have been successful in the past. It is well recognized that the total amount of antibiotic use as well as the number of patients treated with antibiotics are risk factors for the selection of resistant bacteria .


We give a proof of the existence of a Nash equilibrium for n -person normal form games when each player's utility function is continuous w.r.t. strategy profiles, and concave and differentiable w.r.t. his own strategy. The proof uses only elementary mathematical tools such as mathematical induction. We show that this equilibrium existence result is sufficiently general to imply the Brouwer Fixed Point Theorem. The Kakutani Fixed Point Theorem is obtained as a corollary by using standard techniques. JEL Classification: C72


Introduction: Crown imperial (Fritillariaimperialis L.) is an ornamental and medicinal plant native to mountainous regions of Iran. This plant genetic resources is in danger of extinction, because of grazing livestock and pest outbreaks. However, due to slow reproduction in natural conditions and traditional multiplication methods such as scaling and Bulb division, many species of this genus are endangered. Using of biotechnology, namely in vitro plant propagation, is a solution to the problems of reproduction of rare and endangered plant species with difficult propagation and mass production of valuable genotypes. Therefore, micropropagation of F. imperialis through in vitro regeneration is essential for conservation and commercial production.
Material and Methods: The bulbs of F. imperialis in dormancy stage obtained from Ilam mountainous regions in Iran and theywere placed in wet vermiculite at 4 °C for 4-6 weeks. Then, Bulbs were surface-sterilized with 70% ethanol for 60s followed by immersion in 5% (v/v) NaOCl solution for 20min with gentle agitation, and they rinsed three times in sterile double distilled water. Explants prepared from the lower third of scales with basal plate and were placed in MS basal medium supplemented with different concentrations of NAA and 2,4-D for callus induction. Test tubes with bulb segments were maintained within 25±2°C in growth chamber at 16 hours light period by the illumination from white florescent tube light and 8 hours dark. After two months callus were transferred to MS basal medium without PGRs. Then, callus excised to 0.5 cm pieces and were transferred to MS basal medium supplemented with NAA in 0, 0.3 and 1 mg/l concentration.Three types of cytokinins with different concentrations were arranged in three seperated experiments. Thefirst experiment medium contained NAA with BA (0, 0.3, 0.5 and 1 mg/l), the second experiment NAA combined with 0, 0.1, 0.3 and 0.5 mg/l TDZ and the third experiment MS basal medium included NAA with Kin (0, 0.5, 1 and 1.5 mg/l). After three months, percentage of callogenesis, diameter of calli, percentage of regeneration, number of leaves and roots and length of leaves and roots were measured. This experiment were carried out in completely randomized design with 4 replications.
Results and Discussion: In the first experiment application of NAA and BA on in-vitro multiplication of F. imperialis were evaluated. Highest callogenesis and formation (100 %) was observed in mediums contained 0.3 mg/l NAA + 1 mg/l BA, 0.6 mg/l NAA + (0.3, 0.5 and 1 mg/l) BA. Also, callogenesis was obtained in medium contained 0.5 mg/l BA without NAA. This result showed that only in medium supplemented with 1 mg/l BA provided highest (100%) callogenesis, when NAA concentrations were low. However, high levels of NAA (0.6 mg/l) in all concentrations of BA were obtained maximum callogenesis. We concluded that NAA is essential for callogenesis and enhancing its levels can increase callogenesis. Also, application of low levels of BA (0.4 µM) in callogenesis mediums of Cynodon dactylon contained Auxins resulted in increment of embryogenetic calli formation. In the other hand, presence of BA is essential for plantlet regeneration, however NAA is not necessary. Plantlet regeneration was obtained in PGRs free medium. Statistical analysis of results showed that different concentrations of BA and NAA had significant effects on percentage of callogenesis, diameter of calli, percentage of regeneration, length of leaves and roots (P<0.01) and number of leaves and roots (P<0.05). Mean comparison showed that maximum number of leaves (17 leaf in each treatment) and length of leaves (4cm) obtained in media supplemented with 0.3 mg/l NAA + 0.5 mg/l BA. Correlation between the number of leaves and other traits such as diameter of callus and length of leaves (P<0.01) and regeneration (P<0.05) was significant.
In the second experiment, application of NAA and TDZ on in-vitro multiplication of F. imperialis were evaluated. Analysis of variance showed that maximum callogenesis obtained in medium supplemented with 0.3 mg/l NAA + 0.5 mg/l TDZ and 0.6 mg/l NAA in all TDZ levels(0.1, 0.3 and 0.5 mg/l). The combination of 0.6 mg/l NAA with all concentrations of TDZ resulted in maximum (100 %) callogenesis. Highest diameter of calli was obtained in medium contained 0.6 mg/l NAA without TDZ. Best plantlet regeneration was observed in media contained 0.3 mg/l NAA + 0.3 mg/l TDZ.
In the third experiment, application of NAA and Kin on in-vitro multiplication of F. imperialis were evaluated. Statistical analysis showed the highest callogenesis in medium supplemented with 1.5 mg/l Kin, 0.3 mg/l NAA + 1.5 mg/l Kin, 0.6 mg/l NAA + 0.5 mg/l Kin, 0.6 mg/l NAA + 1 mg/l Kin, 0.6 mg/l NAA + 1.5 mg/l Kin.
Conclusion: The results of this study show the similarity of callus proliferation in all experiments. In all experiments, medium supplemented with 0.6 mg/l NAA plus all cytokinin concentrations showed the highest rate of callogenesis. The highest callus diameter (7.5 cm) was obtained in third experiment (0.6 mg/l NAA + 1 mg/l Kin), while callus diameter in the first ( 1 mg/l BA and 0.6 mg/l NAA + 0.3 mg/l BA) and the second ( 0.3 mg/l NAA) experiments was measured 2.5 and 2.87 cm, respectively. Regeneration results indicated that Cytokinin is necessary for plantlet regeneration. Plant regeneration occurred only in medium contained both of kin and NAA, while BA and TDZ could regenerate plantlets from Callus independent of NAA presence.


A Rare Association of Brain Arteriovenous Malformation and no Decussating Corticospinal Tracts Presenting as Ipsilateral Hemiparesis - A Case Report


In this paper, the transition probability density functions between response velocity and response displacement in nonlinear vibration systems which have the restoring force characteristic of a cubic equation are governed by the Fokker-Planck Equation. The experimental probability density functions are compared with analytical results. The analytical model of the cubic equation as Duffing Equation is proposed by the restoring force characteristic of the nonlinear vibration system with gaps in the experiments. However, a slight difference for the frequency range of the transfer function was shown by simulation results. Then, it is considered using transition probability density functions in the response characteristic. For stationary random input waves, the probability density function between the response displacement and the response velocity are easily estimated by the Fokker-Planck Equation and the Duffing Equation. The slight difference of the transfer function of the response acceleration is evaluated by the scattering of the restoring force characteristic estimated by the probability density function and self-natural frequency curve. The R.M.S. value and the transfer function of the experimental results are compared with the analytical results. It is thought that the estimation of the probability density function of the response has validity. It is thought that the evaluation of the nonlinear vibration characteristics by the probability density function is valid.Copyright © 2004 by ASME


The effects of selected organic solvents on the kinetics of free and immobilized bovine carbonic anhydrase (BCA) were investigated. The objective was to understand the effects of the organic media on both enzyme stability and activity. The catalytic activity, expressed as the rate constant for catalysis of BCA immobilized on porous silica beads, was determined in aqueous mixtures of ethanediol, acetonitrile, and dichloromethane. Immobilized enzyme activity was assayed in increasing mole fractions of organic solvent in aqueous buffers up to nearly anhydrous organic media


A computerized grading machine was developed and evaluated to grade Alphonso mangoes on weight basis in five grades. A logistic software was developed to run the grader. The performance of the grader was evaluated at four speeds (480, 600, 720 and 840 m/s), four microprocessor settings (B1, B2, B3 and B4) and their effect was observed on five grades of mango viz., Grade I (326–375 g), Grade II (276–325 g), Grade III (226–275 g), Grade IV (176-225g) and Grade V ( 376 g) for single lane. The statistically analyzed data showed maximum capacity of 950 kg/h with maximum grading efficiency of 95.13% at 720 m/s speed and B4 setting. The cost of manual grading was Rs. 350/t as against Rs. 190/t for the grader.


Objective: NA Background: Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is a rare cause of encephalitis in adults, accounting for perhaps 2% of all herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) cases. HSV-2 encephalitis typically occurs in elderly, immunosuppressed patients and is associated with high rates of death and long-term neurologic sequelae. Design/Methods: NA Results: A previously healthy 71 year old male presented with three days of left-sided headache, word-finding difficulties, and short-term memory loss. He had a syncopal event at time of presentation and was admitted to the hospital. Initial workup including labs and head CT were notable for a serum sodium of 126 and negative HIV testing. Brain MRI with contrast was interpreted as normal. Twelve hours into hospitalization he fevered, leading to a lumbar puncture and initiation of empiric acyclovir therapy. Cerebrospinal fluid studies showed 42 WBC's, 1 RBC, normal protein at 42, and elevated glucose at 74. Meningoencephalitis PCR panel was positive for HSV-2. When the neurology consultants reviewed his brain MRI, they noted previously unrecognized subtle T2 hyperintensities in the left insular and orbitofrontal regions. Repeat brain MRI five days later showed worsening T2 signal in these areas, along with extension to the anterior left temporal lobe and medial right temporal lobe. The patient was treated with intravenous acyclovir for 21 days but had persistent language and cognitive difficulties at three month follow-up. Conclusions: Despite classic teaching, HSV-2 encephalitis does occur in immunocompetent adults. While similar to HSV-1 encephalitis in many respects, it may present without fever and with normal imaging or only very subtle imaging abnormalities. Patients thought to have viral encephalitis, but with normal imaging or negative CSF HSV-1 PCR, should also have CSF HSV-2 PCR performed. Because untreated HSE carries with it a 70% mortality rate, neurologists should maintain a high level of clinical suspicion in such cases. Study Supported by: Disclosure: Dr. Cook has nothing to disclose. Dr. Koehn has nothing to disclose. Dr. Simmons has nothing to disclose. Dr. Frattalone has nothing to disclose.


This study verifies whether the sustainable tax strategy provides unique information on earnings persistence and brings about the difference of value...


Research was carried out in 2011, in the Recas Viticultural Centre, and aimed at applying some thermal treatments on semi-dry wines of the Fetească albă cultivar, to determine protein stabilisation and protein troubling resistance. Stabilisation treatments of wines should confer them long-lasting qualities even under such conditions as heat, lighting, and aeration. Among stabilisation treatments, the most efficient are refrigeration, pasteurisation, potassium ferrocyanide treatment, and protecting colloid treatment. Pasteurisation and filtration resulted, in the studied wines, in a decrease of the nitrogen content, decrease caused by the deposits of thermo-coagulating substances and by the retention, by the filters, of a certain amount of proteins. Research carried out on semi-dry wines treated with ultra-refrigeration and refrigeration to stabilise them pointed out an obvious decrease of nitrogen because of coagulation and of protein substances precipitation.


The objective of the present investigation was to isolate the fruit spoilage fungi from Apple (Pyrus malus L.) sold in twin cities of Hyderabad and to identify the strains that secrete maximum amount of xylanase under submerged conditions. Recently xylanases have been explained for their use in many processing industries such as paper, pulp, food and textile industries. In all 12 fruit spoilage fungi were isolated. Alternaria alternata was selected for further studies based on the pathogenicity test and initial screening by xylan agar diffusion method for its ability to produce extracellular xylanase during its growth on enriched malt extract agar medium containing xylan as the sole source of carbon. The influence of various culture conditions including incubation period, synthetic media, initial pH, temperature, carbon sources and nitrogen sources on xylanase production by A. alternata was studied. Apart from birch wood xylan, xylose (174.0 U/ml) was the best inducer for the xylanase production. Xylanase production was maximum in medium B (medium A supplemented with 1 % fruit peel extract) with an enzyme activity of 102.0 U/ml. Alternaria alternata was more active in the production of xylanase when grown in Asthana and Hawker's medium at pH 7 (149.0 U/ml). Optimum xylanase activity was shown at temperature at 35°C (137.8 U/ml). On the 6 day of incubation period xylanase production was maximum with an enzyme activity of 203.8 U/ml. Among the nine different nitrogen sources selected to study their effect on xylanase production, Glycine was found to be the best nitrogen source for enzyme production as it showed maximum enzyme activity (185.0 U/ml).


Because the dimension of neural network input is greater,the frame of BP neural network is more hugeness and the efficiency and correctness of fault diagnosis is affected,a fault diagnosis new approach for simulation circuit diagnosis faults is presented based on rough set theory and neural network link with the information disposal superiority of rough set theory and neural network.From the fault diagnosis process to the position adjuster located in certain equip,the model reduce the dimension of network data sample,optimize the neural network frame,and increase the diagnosis correctness and diagnosis speed in system.


Abstract Nitrogen (N) forms and N levels can have a great impact on growth and quality of agricultural crops. Postharvest N treatments may also affect the quality of products. This study was conducted under laboratory conditions to evaluate the changes in postharvest quality characteristics of cut roses (Rosa hybrid cv 'Utopia') under different nitrogen concentrations of holding solution. Three nitrogen sources including ammonium sulfate, calcium nitrate and potassium nitrate at five concentrations (0, 5, 10, 15 and 20 mgL-1 N) were applied into vases with holding solution. The results showed that low ammonium (5 mg L-1) and high nitrate (20 mgL-1) resulted in the highest leaf SPAD values, whereas the lowest values were recorded for those stems treated with the two highest ammonium concentrations (15 and 20 mg L-1). Leaf and petal relative water contents (RWC) were significantly reduced by higher ammonium concentrations, while they were increased by increasing calcium nitrate and potassium nitrate concentrations in the vase holding solution. Leaf catalase activity was increased by the two lowest (5 and 10 mg L-1) and decreased by the two highest ammonium levels (15 and 20 mg L-1), and it was not affected by the two other nitrogen salts. Higher ammonium levels resulted in a significant increase in leaf proline concentrations and petal ion leakage, whereas nitrate concentrations reduced these two traits. A low concentration of ammonium (5 mg L- 1) increased flower vase life while higher ammonium concentrations reduced the trait. There was also an increasing trend in flower vase life with higher concentrations of both nitrate salts. Therefore, low ammonium or high nitrate levels in vase holding solution can improve vase life quality of cut roses.


Artificial Intelligence (AI) advancements have transformed digital banking by offering services such as personalized recommendations and interactive chatbots. However, only some AI systems target older adult users, given their relatively low usage of digital banking. Conversely, older adults may benefit the most from AI as handling finances becomes increasingly crucial after retirement. Our paper aims to fill this gap by 1) understanding the everyday financial concerns of older adults near retirement age and 2) exploring interests and needs in AI supporting their financial concerns. To understand the perspectives of older adults regarding the support of financial needs with AI, we conducted co-design workshops with 14 older adults. Our findings revealed three key concerns: retirement planning, grown children's education and marriage expenses, and family healthcare costs. Also, participants were willing to use AI to glean the financial information they lacked and grow self-efficacy. Finally, we discuss the design opportunities of using AI to support older adults' financial decisions.


This paper proposes a decentralized control scheme for controlling active and reactive power of grid-tied ac-stacked photovoltaic (PV) inverter architecture using single member phase compensation. Reactive power control is required for the next generation of grid-tied smart PV inverter systems in power networks with high PV penetration. The decentralized control scheme proposed in this paper allows for a fully distributed architecture, both in terms of active and reactive power control and physical implementation of a PV system. This will result in higher reliability and potentially lower cost with minimum communications requirements. A decentralized controller enables higher switching frequencies that can shrink passive components. Therefore, string voltage variations due to voltage drop across passive components will be negligible and the system will be controlled with minimum communications requirement. The relative gain array approach has been used to study the feasibility of the decentralized control scheme. Detailed modeling and analysis are provided to show the effectiveness of the proposed decentralized approach and the effect of this approach on control implementation. Finally, effectiveness of the proposed decentralized approach is verified using mathematical modeling, simulation, and a lab-scale experimental setup in different operation conditions.


Objective To explore the effects of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) on the cellular immune function in patients with liver or lung cancer. Method T-lymphocyte subsets in peripheral blood from 23 patients with liver cancer and 21 with lung cancer were measured by flow cytometry after the RFA procedure. Results The levels of CD3+, CD4+, CD8+and CD4+/CD8+ratio on day 1 after the RFA therapy were similar to those detected before this therapy but they all increased one week later. There was a significant difference in CD3+, CD4+and CD4+/CD8+ratio one week after the procedure. Conclusion The cellular immune function of patients with liver or lung cancer does not have any significant changes on day 1 after the RFA procedure but it is obviously improved one week following the therapy.


When infringement of a patent dissipates profit relative to the licensing agreement that would otherwise occur, damages under the lost-profit rule deter infringement, and otherwise not. We develop this point in a general model and give two examples. However, joint profit might not be dissipated by infringement. An important example is where there are restrictions on licensing that arise from competition policy. Department of Economics, London School of Economics and CEPR. email@example.com. Department of Economics and GSPP, University of California, Berkeley 94720-7320, and NBER. firstname.lastname@example.com. The author thanks the Toulouse Network on Information Technologies for financial support.


(57) Abstract: 1,3,7-octatriene or similar conjugated polyene, and polymeric crosslinking agent having a double bond to the at least two activation such as ethylene glycol dimethacrylate is prepared. These polymers may be used useful absorbent foams for absorbent products such as diapers, or binder and to produce a useful latex as an adhesive.


Vanadium-base alloys under consideration for largescale fabrication and evaluation exhibit marked elevatedtemperatare property changes with small variations in carbon, oxygen, and/or nitrogen levels. Increased amounts of interstitials cause reduced fabricability and higher elevated-temperature strength. Prior to the selection of candidates for pilot evaluation, the optimum levels of interstitials and the extent to which these elements are picked up (or lost) during processing are being determined. Analyses of V-5 wt% Ti-20 wt% Nb sheet stock produced by several methods indicate that an average of 0.031 wt% carbon and 0.034 wt% oxygen was picked up during melting and fabricating. (auth)