Ultra-wideband radar with strong anti-jamming performance and high range resolution, which can be used to separate multiple human targets in a complex environment. In recent years, the through wall human being detection with UWB radar has been relatively mature. In this paper, the method of kernel PCA (kernel principal component analysis) feature exaction and SVM (support vector machines) classification algorithm are applied to identify and classify the multiple statuses of through wall human being. This method makes full use of the kernel principal component analysis of powerful nonlinear feature extraction and support vector machines, which can solve the problem of multiple statuses detection and non-linear pattern recognition. The experimental data that come from the KPCA feature exaction is used as input to the SVM classification algorithm, some of which are used to train the model and the other to test the model. Experimental results showed that the KPCA feature exaction and SVM classification algorithm effectively distinguished four statuses of through wall human being and achieved the desired results.


A discussion of settlement remains near the Old Kingdom Pyramids and the organisation of pyramid construction from an archaeological point of view


The importance of Mobile Learning (ML) has increased globally and especially in the current time of the outbreak of pandamic. ML has been used in several field and its usage for English learning by English literature students in non-speaking countries such as Iraq is limited. This has resulted in a limited English fluency among English literature students in Iraq. It is believed that if students deploy the ML to learn and practice English, their fluency level will increase. Nevertheless, few studends are using the ML in Iraq. Consequently, the purpose of this study is to identify the factors that affect the usage of ML among English literature students in Iraq. This study assumes that variables of Technology Acceptance Model such as perceived usefulness (PU) and perceived ease of use (PEOU) as well as social influence (SI) will affect the behavioral intention (BI) to use ML. BI and availability (AV) will affect the actual use (AU). In addition, user satisfaction is proposed as a mediating variable between PU, PEOU, and SI with BI. Data of this study was collected using a questionnaire from 240 undergraduate students. The data was analyzed using AMOS. The findings showed that PU, PEOU and SI are important factors for the BI of ML. BI and AV affected significantly the AU. User satisfaction mediated only the effect of PU and PEOU on BI. Easier processes and instruction must be provided by univeristies to enhance the adoption of ML among English literature students.


Abstract Membrane engineering is currently classified as an eco-friendly cleaning technology in various fields, especially for wastewater treatment, and its use is increasing due to the growing interest in water environment protection and preservation. In this study, a new approach to improving membrane performance is proposed by using polyethersulfone (PES) as a polymer blend with polyphenylsulfone (PPSU). PPSU-PES ultrafiltration membranes were prepared using the classical phase inversion method to remove dyes from simulated wastewater of the leather tanning industry. Four concentrations of PES were studied (i.e. 0, 4, 5, and 6 wt.%), while keeping the concentration of PPSU constant at 20%. A scanning electron microscope (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) were used to characterize the surface structure of the cross-section, top, and bottom membranes. It was found that the structural morphology of the membrane varied with the PES concentration. The addition of PES helped significantly decrease the contact angle and increase the porosity of the PPSU/PES/N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (NMP) blend membranes by approximately 15.2% and 280%, respectively, and to decrease the thickness of the membrane compared with neat PPSU. The effects of black dye (i.e. acid black 210, MW = 938.017 g mol−1) concentration (i.e. 35, 45, and 65 ppm), feed temperature, and pH on the permeate flux and dye removal were also investigated in this study. It was found that there is a minor effect of the feed temperature and no effect of pH on the permeation flux. Also, it was discovered that the performance of the membranes improved from 5.77 to 27.7 and 3.46 to 19.62 for distilled water and feed solution of 35 ppm, respectively over those prepared from the neat PPSU membrane, while the dye removal was higher than 99.65% for all of the membranes studied.


The goal of software verification is to establish the correctness of a program formally. Verification of programs that involve combinations of novel and sophisticated data abstractions is a challenge because their verification typically involves mathematical domains for which there are no decision procedures. This research leverages the existing RESOLVE verifying compiler. A central piece of such a compiler is its prover. To scale up, the prover needs to instantiate and utilize appropriate theorems from arbitrary mathematical theory units. This research aims to replace the existing prototype prover with a more powerful one suitable for proving verification conditions in sequent form. The new prover uses a three-tiered searching strategy to optimize the proof quest by eliminating the exploration of unnecessary search spaces. The research uses generic maps and trees to experiment with the proposed strategy and evaluate the new prover.


Disclosed are a detection device and in vitro diagnosis kit for detecting preeclampsia or eclampsia, comprising a closed shell formed by fixedly fastening a top cover and a bottom groove together. The top cover of the closed shell is provided with a sample application hole, and at least a percolation layer and a water absorption layer are superposed from the top down in the shell, wherein the percolation layer contains a labelling reagent specifically binding with a misfolded protein aggregate.


This book develops Bowlby's attachment theory concerning the infant and its parents into a credible hypothesis accounting for predisposition to reactive depression in later life. "The instinctive attachment between the developing infant and its mother-figure affects its later socialisation and psychological functions, in particular the expression of anxiety and depression." Underbonding results from failure to provide optimal care and overbonding from restraining the process of progressive autonomy and socialisation. Underbonding leads to low self-esteem as a personality trait and thus to vulnerability to depression, which is defined as "a state o f lowered self-esteem, with associated feelings of hopelessness and helplessness." In contradistinction "a consistent finding among overbonded depressives is the development of an external self-esteem in excess of the norm" and yet it is then revealed that parental overprotection is associated with depression and lower selfesteem. Presumably the hyperinflated balloon of the overbonded has been pricked resulting in a depressive collapse with accompanying low self-esteem. Whether endogenous depression is predisposed to by defective bonding is not pursued, on the grounds that this variety of depression is a biological disorder, categorical in type.


The stated aims of this book are first, to integrate advances in biological sciences with aetiological concepts and second, to incorporate these data into therapeutic practice. The first aim is amply fulfilled. The relevant areas of neurobiology include the genetics of eating disorders, models of


Abstract This descriptive study investigated the implementation of student-selected, entertainment-purposed digital games for foreign language teaching and learning. During a 15-week semester, 16 Korean EFL students enrolled in an introductory educational technology course played online games, visited gaming sites, and completed instructional tasks. Conceptualizing games as social practices and drawing from the bridging activities framework (Thorne & Reinhardt, 2008), instructional tasks were designed to enhance language awareness and to present possibilities for socialization into gaming discourses. The study investigated the ways that the designed pedagogy supported or impeded language awareness and gaming discourse participation. The study found that the students exhibited language awareness in many ways, but that there were missed opportunities in developing student understandings of language as a social medium. Additionally, six students (38%) directly participated in gaming spaces, and some of them took on more central roles in gaming practices over time. Other students, however, did not attempt to directly participate in gaming sites or were not successful in their attempts. These findings are discussed in regard to pedagogical design, including game selection and supporting learner analyses of gaming discourses, as well as avenues for future research examining socialization in classrooms and gaming spaces.


Earias vittella (F) is an important insect pest of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) and okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) in Pakistan. The current study was carried out to explore the effects of sub-lethal concentrations of novaluron on the life table parameters of the pest. Bioassays were performed to assess the sub-lethal concentrations (LC20 and LC50) of the novaluron and its effects on the demographic parameters of the E. vittella. Age-stage, two-sex life table theory was applied to interpret the data for population parameters of E. vitella. In the current study, the LC20 and LC50 were calculated as 2.224 ppm and 9.837 ppm, respectively. The results showed that in novaluron treated samples rates of all biological parameters decreased whereas the larval, pupal period and mean generation time were increased. The intrinsic rate of increase remained high in control as 0.166 d-1 in comparison with LC50 as 0.128 d-1. The net reproductive rate ranged from 94.542 offsprings per individual (control) to 61.228 offsprings per individual (LC50). Fecundity was dropped in insects treated with sub-lethal concentrations from 330.9 eggs per female (control) to 238.11 eggs per female (LC50). This study revealed that the sub-lethal concentrations of novaluron significantly decreased the biological rate of E. vitella under laboratory conditions and suggests that such doses should be practiced in the fields for proper integrated pest management strategies. © 2022 Friends Science Publishers


A direct amination of simple cycloalkanes with nitroarenes mediated by peroxides has been discovered. Various secondary arylamines were obtained efficiently from cycloalkanes. The reaction tolerates a wide range of functionalities as well as aqueous conditions. No metal was required for this novel amination reaction.


The accelerator complex using FFAG synchrotrons at KURRI has been operated for the ADSR experiments connecting the 100 MeV proton beam line with the research reactor facility so called KUCA since 2009. Fruitful results have been produced for the reactor physics using various configurations of the nuclear fuel core and variations of the neutron production target. Since higher energy beams such as 300 – 500 MeV are desired for the further study of the ADSR system, we are investigating the energy upgrade possibility of the accelerator complex. One of the candidates is to construct a new FFAG ring which adopts continuous acceleration with fixed frequency (serpentine acceleration) outside of the existing.These higher energy beams can be used for neutron or muon production experiments as well as ADSR study.


Rolling bearings are basic mechanical elements for supporting rotational and reciprocating motion in engineering products. Many approaches have been proposed by researchers in order to facilitate the procedure of bearing design, but mainly concentrating on the development of PC‐based systems or relative software packages.The authors present a novel approach to implementing a design support system for rolling bearings based on the World Wide Web so as to achieve agility in rolling bearing design. The system was developed based on the philosophy of agile manufacturing by integrating various information resources, artificial intelligence, and Web technology with expertise. This Web‐based distributed system will be globally accessible by the user on the Internet and can be automatically sized according to the demand of application requirements. The system implementation issues are discussed in detail in this paper.


Studied in the course of a multiple-modality treatment of patients with stage III to IV ovarian cancer were effects of retinol and tocopheroli acetas and enterosorption with a silicone sorbent polysorb on the processes of lipid peroxidation and indices for the antioxidant system, for which purpose 75 female subjects were examined. The results obtained showed that retinol and tocopheroli acetas and enterosorption combined in treatment of patients with stage III-IV ovarian cancer made for stabilization of the processes of lipid peroxidation as well as for normalization of blood plasma content of factors of the antioxidant defence.


This work describes a wireless multisensory system for different toxic gases detection generated on indoor environments (i.e., Underground coal mines, etc.). The artificial multisensory system proposed in this study was developed through a set of six chemical gas sensors (MQ) of low cost with overlapping sensitivities to detect hazardous gases in the air. A statistical parameter was implemented to the data set and two pattern recognition methods such as Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Discriminant Function Analysis (DFA) were used for feature selection. The toxic gases categories were classified with a Probabilistic Neural Network (PNN) in order to validate the results previously obtained. The tests were carried out to verify feasibility of the application through a wireless communication model which allowed to monitor and store the information of the sensor signals for the appropriate analysis. The success rate in the measures discrimination was 100%, using an artificial neural network where leave-one-out was used as cross validation method.


In this article we propose the use of the persistence spectrum to accurately assess the user's exposure to electromagnetic field emitted by new generation of communication terminals. Persistent display view available within a Real Time Spectrum Analyzer (RTSA) enables a graphical observation of the main statistical parameters of a signal. A simple case study of exposure assessment was conducted by measuring the electric field strength in the close proximity of a mobile phone operated in a LTE-Advanced mobile communication network. The proposed measurement procedure is presented and then applied to a limited number of operating situations (VoIP, Video streaming, File upload, File download). We made use of the persistence spectrum capabilities to directly access the signal strength statistics in time. By this procedure we demonstrate a supplementary facility that enables direct visual tracing of exposure dynamics during real time usage of a specific mobile


This paper presents a continuous-time third-order ΣΔ modulator designed for closing the feedback loop of a digital class-D audio amplifier. The closed-loop digital class-D amplifier fully exploits the potential of the used 40-nm CMOS technology to achieve at the same time the flexibility of digital implementations and the performance of analog solutions. The proposed ΣΔ modulator consumes 1.7 mW from a 1.1-V power supply, achieving 101-dB dynamic-range (DR) and 72-dB peak signal-to-noise and distortion ratio (SNDR). The active-RC implementation allows the 1.1-V ΣΔ modulator inputs to be directly connected to the 5-V class-D amplifier power stage outputs and inherently guarantees third-order anti-aliasing filtering.


The present invention can distribute the vertical loads, while minimizing the welding operation by improving the structure of the shear studs which are arranged on the outside of the type of steel for steel-concrete columns improve the bonding properties of the concrete, and the structure thereof is improved so as to have a sufficient durability It relates to a shear stud structure to resist the shear strength in the composite member. The invention and the concrete is disposed on the inner side of the pillar 10 to be cast-in-place, the web 25 and the type consisting of flanges 22 and 24 disposed opposite to both sides of said web (25) steel (20); Is coupled by welding so that the contact surface on each outer side of the web (25) on both sides with flanges (22, 24) of the type of steel (20), the up and down the first and second block bodies (100A, 100B) that are spaced apart and .; The front end members consisting of the first and second block bodies (100A, 100B) on both sides a horizontal portion 210, a connecting portion 220 interconnecting the outer ends of the both sides of the horizontal portion 210 which is to be coupled through a 200 .; And fixing means 300 for fixing to the first and second block bodies (100A, 100B) to both sides horizontal portion 210 of the shear member 200; consists of.


Black kites used the biggest waste dump of Turin for trophic purposes also during their reproductive months. After the dump closure there has been a sudden decrease in breeding pairs all over the area. During the following years the number of nests settled again however the small colonies trend was more scattered than before the landfill was closed.


GaN/AlGaN/GaN based normally-off high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) are promising candidates for future high-power as well as high-frequency applications. Here, a physics-based analytical model is presented to explain the effect of a thick GaN cap layer on the two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) density at the AlGaN/GaN interface, and the surface barrier height in a AlGaN/GaN heterostructure. It has been considered that the surface donor states on the GaN cap top donate electrons to form the 2DEG. Moreover, the impact of a 2D hole gas, formed when the valence band crosses the Fermi energy level, has been scrutinized. This model provides a tool for designing such a GaN/AlGaN/GaN based device over a wide parameter range. The model is shown to match well with available experimental data.


STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
It is known that drying dental stones in a microwave oven can save time, but the strength of the material may be affected by different drying methods.

PURPOSE
This study evaluated the diametral tensile strength (DTS) of 5 type IV gypsum products at different time intervals using microwave and air-drying methods.

MATERIAL AND METHOD
. A total of 300 cylinder specimens were prepared from 5 type IV dental stones (Moldano, Amberok, Herastone, Shera-Sockel, and Fujirock; n = 60 per stone) in accordance with the manufacturers' recommendations. Half of the specimens of each stone (n = 30) were dried in open air within a temperature range of 20 +/- 2 degrees C; the other half (n = 30) underwent initial setting in a silicone rubber mold in open air for 10 minutes and then were dried in a microwave oven for 10 minutes. Within these groups, 10 specimens were tested under diametral compression at each of the following time periods: 30, 60, and 120 minutes after drying. Three-way analysis of variance and Scheffe's post hoc test were performed for statistical comparisons at a significance level of P<.05.

RESULTS
At all time intervals, the diametral tensile strength values for dental stones dried in a microwave oven (mean 2.99 MPa) were significantly higher (P<.01) than the values for specimens dried in open air (mean 2.53 MPa).

CONCLUSION
Within the limitations of this study, microwave oven drying had a positive effect on the diametral tensile strength of 5 type IV dental stones.


Octopuses, represented by over 300 species are the cephalopod molluscs inhabiting primarily tropical waters of the world. They are solitary invertebrates with little documentation of their response behaviour. Octopus is a dioecious animal with internal fertilization. The veined octopus Amphioctopus marginatus (Taki) is a mediumsized cephalopod reported to exhibit the unique behaviour of using coconut shells for making their homes and hence often referred to as the 'coconut octopus'. Amphioctopus marginatus was collected from the Vizhinjam Bay in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala and acclimated to the aquarium conditions for recording their behaviour in captivity. The female specimen in captivity selected coconut shell for egg laying and performed parental care by continuously cleaning and aerating her eggs with her arms and by squirting jet of water over it. For the first time the embryonic development of the species was recorded in captivity. Developmental stages of the embryo was analysed based on the morphological characters. Development of chromatophores and its migration to various body parts and reduction in the size of the yolk sac was recorded stage by stage. Amphioctopus marginatus have planktonic hatchlings. The gestation period of the embryo was 17 -19 days at a temperature range of 28 30C and pH 7.8-8.1.


SUPERINTENDENT 1. F. MATHER,. Cel1tralia, Ill.: It is II. positive unkindness to permit any child to , ndvance a grade beyond that in whieh he is capable of performing acceptable work, SUPERINTf:NDENT HENRY p, ]<~MEItSON; B'(ff111o, N, Y.: The true measure of what a school is accom· plishing is not found in the total enrollment so mueh as in the average daily attendance. PRINCIPAL KATHERINE M. HUkLBURT, Tencner."i° t~IIARM;f1 I';~IOR\' R:\r1I'll , Training School, Buffalo: In every grade there should UnitedStat.. l'o..ma8ter·lIeneral, be teachers who are experts, conscious of their power indil'i<1ual mu"t ahrays he jll'l'''''ul iu the mill<1, to teach well, hourly furnishi~g unprepared illustraII'hetll('I' 11'(' 'll'(:"pl tl", lIa'TOW or th" 1)1'1",<1 mmllill).!. tions of the beRt influences that instrnet and govern oh"('I"l'utioll illl'lud('" till' \I'hoJ" 11I('lIlal lift' "x"I'pi~,'d children. II pOll 'Ill ohj"l"t. SUPERINTENDEN~' C. E. STEVENS, Stoneham, 1I1as.•.: In the narroll',,~t meallillg of Ihe 1I'0rd, it. caull('ve,' When our schoolhouses are clean and wholesome, with Ill' 1"e"ni,'le<! to th" lIlel"(' ~ell~c adivity of the mimI. no suggestion of the ugly or impure, when a part of It "'Ill lll'l'l' I' Illl'an It·,,". tllall th,' 1"'luling of Jlleallill~ every schoolyard is II. well.kept lawn, when we have illto the ohjel"l Ill'e~('111 to 11ll' ""1I""".1I11<1 thi" r(''1ui ,w in every schoolroom well selected pictnreR, we shall the "oml']('x actil'ity of the whole mind-pcr"eptioll. JI1(lnlory, illlll,!!inHtioJJo .illdg'Il)(~llt, atlll I'l'W":OIl, with be doing much for the welfare of the town, f('"ling amI \'olit.ioll. ~ot oil" of th"Hl' ('all J)(,Olllitb'<1 GRACE B. SUDBOROUOH, Omaha: The chief pur· from a I'"ul ad of oh"el"\'al iou, t )Ill' ">1IlIlot >'t'P all ohpose 'of child study in the training school is to waken j"d withont "yllo~izinl(, a" Ih'. lla1"l"i~ has "0 d"arly sympathy, and to enable the pupil teachers through "hOII'll. 'lIcl1('('. the "UIll'rfi"iulity of all di,,('us."ioll" observation of the peculiarities of children to apply \I hi(,h limit, oh""I"\'utifoll to th" mer(' ae-liv!!y of the general psychological principles to particular cases. sen~e~; IIIHI the amnsing Apcdaejp, oftI'll witnesse() in 'I'his is in reality the whole art of teaching.. ~he ~ehoolrooD1, of ex('reis('l' gin'lI to tmin the oh~errSUPERINTENDENT H. E. KRATZ, 8i01l.1" City, la.: ?\g !lIcnltie~. 'I'~ ,Ii,('uss ,"Il~luntely oh~ervatiou i" We insist that the architect must carefully study to ~ltf'('u~~ thl' el.ltlre p;:y('ho!ogy of ecIncllt.](ln; nil," tn building material before he is fitted to plan and direct irnlD ih(' oh~l'l'Ylllg power" IS to e<lucllte the pUyl1. the construction of a building. Much more, tllen, a,.As 11'1' haye ""'~1, t,II~'r<' mn~t. 1)(' pI'C""n.t III ol!I Id .. 1. th 1. 1.1 1. h 1. flit d !'('rl"atlon nol only an 111,111"1I111al 01>]('('\, IHlt ~l\l\C untswu wemsls a Ie ~ac ermus careu ysu y I t' .. I 1 'I f'f I 'tl tl . r child nature before she is fitted to build character. \~,rSll . "I'ell IV(' "11(~'I!,): 0 ~I' I( ('n ~ Il~ WI! ll' JIl( ,. I"ldl1nl ohsI'1'I"(,(1. ThIS llI1ll"e1":'a1 IS the mlll(l of the SUPERINTENDENT H. M. WALRADT, Wil1chester, thinker hirm,,,lf. 'I'he I1nil'Cl"Mlity of the mind of Ihe Mass.: The world moves, allll we must move with thinker ah,oll1tel)" detcrminl's th;· I1nil'cr,alit.y gil'en it. 'rhe elemen~ary education that sufficed for an i,} iltl' "hjl,(,t ih~u~ht. The in(liyidl1al obj~t CIII1 Everett 01' a W,ebster will not suffice for those who "ignif,l" to till' ~hjnktol" nothing IIhol'e his own lif". , are to lead the thought and action of the dawning What I am. mensnrp;; accmate!y whllt I think. The century j ,and preparation for the less conspicl1ous thinker him~eJf is the apperceptive basis in all ob~cr walks of life must be broader and better than oould vatiom-the universal which must be present with be obtained by prinoes a hundred yea1'll ago. the indivlrlllal obj~r.t to lIe obRerved. ApPerception In' 01.1l"1': E. DANA.


Reading habits are fundamental to approach all knowledge areas. The reading of any textbook in any field should not be limited to making sense of sentences, but should also give a sense to the sentence. From, this point of view, one of main tasks in school is to propose a way to teach this reading discipline or habit.


Context: This study was done to review the electron contamination sources and measurement based on dosimetry and simulation techniques for radiotherapy and also to investigate factors affecting electron contamination reduction. Methods: We systematically searched five major indexing databases, including PubMed, Scopus, Embase, ISI web of science, and Cochrane central, using keywords of electron contamination, electron contamination AND measurement, electron contamination AND simulation, and electron contamination AND reduction until Dec 2020. Results: Overall, 35 studies were reviewed, including articles reporting the theory of electron contamination, papers on dosimetry methods to measure electron contamination, studies about simulation methods to assess electron contamination, and articles about reducing electron contamination. The results indicated an increase in electron contamination using a flattering filter, an increase in field size, the presence of prosthesis in the patient's body, and a rise in photon energy. Conclusions: It can be concluded that the excessive delivered doses by electron contamination can cause skin complications, such as erythema, desquamation, and telangiectasia inside or outside the photon field. The amount of electron contamination depends on factors, such as radiation field size, beam energy, and materials placed in the photon path. Electron contamination can be decreased by increasing the source distance to the point of measurement by the dosimeter, applying a lead foil, magnetic deflector, or replacing a portion of air column between patient and radiotherapy system head by helium gas, and also limiting the treatment field.


Combining ability analysis was carried out for 24 hybrids developed through line x tester mating design ingroundnut. Non-additive gene action was predominant for all the characters studied. Based on the mean gca effects parents viz., JL 777, RG 426 and JDR 66 could be selected for crossing programme to obtain yield improvement. Among the crosses, R 2001-3 x R 2001-2 registered significant sca effects. Hence pedigree breeding method could be adopted to isolate desirable recombinants. Crosses viz., JL777 x R 2001-2 and JL777 x RG 426 could be exploited for recombination breeding.


Marvin Zuckerman's The Psychobiology of Personality is an important compendium of contemporary research on the biological bases of individual differences. The text discusses recent major developments and issues in the psychobiology of personality from research on the structure of personality, behavioral genetics, and biophysical and biochemical processes. This is a well-organized book written in a fluent and thoughtful style. It begins with a personal preface outlining the motives and the climate that fostered the author's interest and maintained his fascination for an understanding of the causes of individuality. Initially, Zuckerman worked as a clinical psychologist at a time when social and environmental influences were dominant perspectives in psychological practice. His clinical and life experiences fostered skepticism rather than confidence in those views. His interest turned toward basic research in personality. From early work in biological psychiatry that exposed him to new findings in endocrinology and psychopharmacology, his research evolved with work on both ends of the arousal continuum-first sensory deprivation, then sensation seeking. His first major book was Sensation Seeking: Beyond the Optimal Level of Arousal (Zuckerman, 1979). The present text goes beyond that single personality dimension in probing the physiological bases of a complete typology of major personality dimensions. The first nine chapters of The Psychobiology of Personality track the progress and the problems in revealing the contribution of physiological processes to variation in personality. These chapters consider the search for basic dimensions of personality description, the heritability of those dimensions, and the models and measures from physiology, psychophysiology, and psychopharmacology that provide the empirical foundation for research on this problem. The final chapter is a challenging discussion of the theoretical themes and issues that Zuckerman has addressed in his research and review. Here Zuckerman summarizes the evidence in a concise manner and outlines a comprehensive neurological model of personality. Several of the fundamental issues in the domain of the psychobiology of personality can be traced to early Greek and Roman medical sages such as Galen of Pergamum (Stelmack & Stalikas, 1991). It is common practice now to attribute the origin of the biological approach to personality to Galen, and Zuckerman makes some allusions to that ancient source in his text. The simplicity and elegance of Galen's humor theory of temperament provides a good contrast for discussing issues on the typological structure of personality and on the strategy for explaining personality. In reviewing The Psychobiology of Personality, there is some pedagological merit in approaching the task from the perspective of Galen, as if the master physician were to read the book and examine the issues in the present age. We have undertaken to create such a scene here in this dialogue with Galen. In the script that follows, the voice of Galen is a foil for the commentary on contemporary biological theory of personality.


Today's energy resources are closer to consumers due to sustainable energy and advanced technology. To that end, ensuring a precise prediction of energy consumption at the buildings' level is vital and significant to manage the consumed energy efficiently using a robust predictive model. Growing concern about reducing the energy consumption of buildings makes it necessary to predict the future energy consumption precisely using an optimizable predictive model. Most of the previously proposed methods for energy consumption prediction are conventional prediction methods that are normally designed based on the developer's knowledge about the hyper-parameters. However, the time lag inputs and the network's hyper-parameters of learning methods need to be adjusted to have a more accurate prediction. This paper proposes a novel hybrid prediction approach based on the evolutionary deep learning (DL) method that is combining genetic algorithm with long short-term memory and optimizing its objective function with time window lags and the network's hidden neurons. The performance of the presented optimization predictive model is investigated using public building datasets of residential and commercial buildings for very short-term prediction, and the results indicate that the evolutionary DL models have better performance than conventional and regular prediction models.


Abstract Surfaces produced by machining processes such as grinding, shaping and turning and some magnetic disk texturing processes such as sputtering and laser processing are frequently non-Gaussian. Most of the contact models developed in the past three decades assume Gaussian distribution of surface heights in their analyses. In the present paper, contact analysis of non-Gaussian surfaces has been conducted. A computer program was developed to generate non-Gaussian surfaces with specified standard deviation, autocorrelation length, skewness and kurtosis. Contact area, maximum contact pressure and relative meniscus force as a function of skewness and kurtosis were studied at different values of σ and β*. In these studies, it is observed that a surface with slight positive skewness and kurtosis in the range of 4-7.5 results in an optimum surface with a minimum contact area and meniscus force. Further, stiction of a surface with high kurtosis is somewhat insensitive to liquid film thickness. A surface with negative skewness and/or kurtosis of less than 3 will lead to severe friction/stiction problems and a surface with very high kurtosis and σ may lead to plastic deformation. Non-Gaussian surfaces offer promise for the design of interface roughness to provide low friction/stiction and wear.


An approach that fuzzy neural network controller combined with traditional PI control,the FNNC-PI control strategy,is proposed.The strategy which integrates the logic function of fuzzy control,self-learning function of neural network and the advantages of traditional PID control can deal with serious nonlinear and delay of pH process,and has stronger robustness and ability of anti-interference.To meet the needs of the real-time calculation in the control process,the TMS320VC33 high speed digital signal processing (DSP) is adopted as the control and process unit,and the fuzzy neural network controller is successfully accomplished based on DSP.


Our aim in this retrospective case series was to review the indications, results, and complications of abdominal muscle–sparing free flaps in head and neck cancer reconstruction.


Esophagogastric cancer is less frequent than colorectal cancer in the Western world [1]; but the prognosis is poor by comparison. In the European Union in 1990 [2], the crude numbers (for both sexes) of cancer deaths were 21 815 for the esophagus, 67 436 for the stomach, and 106 095 for colon plus rectum; the ratio of prevalence to mortality was 0. 65 for esophageal cancer, 1. 2 for gastric cancer, and 3. 7 for colorectal cancer. The lowest incidence of gastric cancer occurs in the white population in the United States, while in Japan, gastric cancer is still a major health problem, despite a decreasing incidence, as shown in the Osaka registry [3]. In the Western world, the increased risk for adenocarcinoma in the esophagus and at the esophagogastric junction contrasts with a decreased risk for cancer of the distal stomach. The trend is shown in the SEER (surveillance, epidemiology, and end results) registries, with an annual progression of 4 – 10 % since 1976 [4]. In Caucasians, the ratio of adenocarcinoma to squamous-cell cancer is now around 1 in registries [1]. Most cases of esophagogastric cancer are detected at the advanced stage, and this explains the overall poor prognosis. Early diagnosis should be encouraged, with special attention being given in the West to the early detection of malignancy in patients with reflux symptoms in relation to the Barrett's esophagus [5,6].


© 2020 Indian Journal of Anaesthesia | Published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 has spread worldwide and has affected millions of people. Patients with COVID-19 may have to undergo elective or emergency surgical procedures under local or general anaesthesia. It is advisable to postpone elective surgeries in such patients, even if they are asymptomatic, till the time they test negative for this virus. There are reports of higher incidence of morbidity and mortality in COVID infected patients following surgery. However, emergent surgeries would be required to be carried out, like cesarean sections, acute abdominal conditions, pediatric and neonatal emergencies, trauma, tracheostomies in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and the like. Such emergency surgical procedures necessitate setting up of dedicated COVID OPERATION THEATRES (COVID OT).


AbstractThe Islamic State (ISIS) has sought to realign the role of public religion in the modern secular space by proclaiming to contest all forms of apostasy and re-interrogate the conceptual form...


Chosen ciphertext security (CCA security) is a very important security notion for public key encryption. Until now, there are numerous ways to construct CCA secure public key encryption (PKE) or key encapsulation mechanism (KEM) schemes. In this paper, we propose a new CCA secure Elgmal scheme, which is proved secure in the random oracle based on the CDH assumption, has almost no additional overhead compared with the traditional IND-CPA secure Elgamal scheme, except one more modular exponentiation for the decryption. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first scheme which runs almost like the basic Elgsmal scheme but with CCA security.


PurposeThis purpose of this study is to develop a simple framework for designing a warehouse incorporating lean principles. Multiple objectives like resource planning, material handling, storage, inventory management, including internal and external logistics, are considered.Design/methodology/approachA design procedure to incorporate lean principles for designing a warehouse for a complex multi-model production line has been proposed. The preferred standards and factors affecting warehouse design, the inputs and outputs of process flow characteristics, are incorporated into the design. Current and future state value stream mappings are drawn to bring out the challenges in the value flow.FindingsThe framework for designing a lean warehouse have been implemented and validated in a heavy machinery manufacturer. This framework will ease the work of the future lean-based warehouse designers to apply simple step-by-step processes to achieve the goal with the nearest accuracy. The steps followed can be summarized as defining the lean processes, making the lean process as the design base, collecting inputs like stock-keeping unit master, inventory and space details, and building the lean warehouse design with the step-by-step processes.Practical implicationsPractical tips on warehouse design have been explained focusing on the part volume, quantity handled, inventory and throughput. This will assist the practitioners in designing a lean warehouse and leading to an improved operational performance.Originality/valueA simplified design procedure for designing a lean warehouse, along with a real-time case study has been enumerated in detail. Effective use of space and resources with lean tools and techniques lead to better storage and picking efficiency resulting in an overall reduction in cost.


A new organoborate ligand, hydro(benzoyl)(phthalyl)borate has been synthesized as its potassium salt (KL) and treatment of KL with one equivalent of MCl2·6H2O gave complexes ML(H2O)x·Cl [x=2, M=Co(II), Ni(II); x=1, M=Cu(II)]. All compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, FTIR, 1H NMR, ESI MS, UV-Vis techniques, conductivity and magnetic data measurements. Spectroscopic results suggest a square planar geometry in the Cu(II) complex, while the Co(II) and Ni(II) complexes possess an octahedral geometry. Antibacterial activities (in vitro) of the ligand and its metal complexes were studied against two Gram positive (B. subtillis and B. magterium) and two Gram negative bacteria (E. Coli and S. boydi) at a single concentration (75 µg/mL) by using the Disc diffusion method. Antifungal activities (in vitro) were also checked for the compounds by using the same method against Candida albicans 10261, Penicilliumsp. and Asperjillius niger., at a single concentration (50 µg/mL). The results showed that all the metal complexes, specially the nickel(II) complex, have higher antibacterial and antifungal activities than the corresponding potassium salt.


The 3D seismic survey discussed here was acquired in 1991 and covers an area of 300sq kms of the UK, Southern North Sea. Accurate time imaging is not possible due to structural complexities and lateral velocity contrasts in the section above the target horizon (Leman Sandstone). Structural complexities in the overburden are formed by salt walls and associated Mesozoic graben systems which juxtapose fast, dipping, Cretaceous, chalk against slow, Tertiary, clastic sediments. Conventional time processing, including DMO and migration does not yield a clear, accurately positioned image, and occasionally, no image is formed at the target horizon. Recent advances in computer hardware permat computationally intensive prestack depth migration to be performed on a 3D volume (a 7km x 11 km subset of the original dataset) which can produce more accurate images if an appropriate velocity/depth model is applied.


A dynamic programming algorithm for piecewise linear approximation of a digitized curve is presented. This approximation yields a global minimization of the total error between the approximating straight-line segments and the original points. Many error measures can be used with this algorithm although a lower computational cost can be achieved if error measures that can be computed incrementally are used. Two incremental formulations of classical error measures, along with the results of a sample experiment, are also presented.<<ETX>>


In this paper, the feasibility and capacity benefits of deploying low-cost relay nodes with in-band wireless backhaul capability in cellular networks are studied. Our proposed scheme is similar to a cell-splitting architecture where the base station density is increased, thus reducing the effective cell size. Cell-splitting in an interference-limited deployment provides capacity gains that are proportional to the number of additional base stations deployed, but at significant cost driven primarily by wired backhaul requirements. The use of in-band wireless backhaul may significantly reduce the cost, but sharing bandwidth with the backhaul results in reduced access rates relative to that of cell-splitting with wired backhaul. Further cost savings may be achieved with the use of low power, low complexity relays in lieu of the additional base stations. In this paper, we show that a cellular architecture with base stations supplemented by simple decode-and-forward relays can provide significant capacity improvements despite the overhead associated with in-band backhaul.


We have constructed a vertical beam line for in situ liquid analysis. Details of this beam line, the analytical results of milk and tea, and the detection limits of this beam line for 8-MeV He+ ion beam are described.


Based on previous works, a simple model is built to simulate the vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) polymerization in continuous suspension and bulk reactors. The branches of steady-state solutions are computed and their dynamic behavior is analyzed. It is observed that these systems present multiple steady-state solutions for some ranges of parameter values and that non-adiabatic reactors can also present ISOLAs. These reactors can also experience self-sustained oscillations in a very wide region of operation conditions.


Evans and Over (1996) provide a timely re-examination of thirty years' research using the Wason selection task. Evans (1996) is a collection of papers appearing in the ® rst four issues of the journal Thinking and Reasoning. Many of the papers found in this volume are also concerned with explaining performance on Wason's selection task. T his task has endured because, despite the simplicity of its design, participants ® nd it dif® cult to solve, and small changes to the task have a dramatic effect on participants' performance. The task was originally conceived as a test of logical reasoning. However, both Evans and Over (1996) and a number of papers in Evans (1996) review the evidence that performance is largely guided by a variety of non-logical factors. In the classic version of the selection task, participants are shown four cards with a letter on one side and a number on the other and asked to select those cards that must be turned over to determine the truth of a rule such as ``If there is a vowel on one side, then there is an even number on the other side.' ' Participants invariably select the card that con® rms the rule. T hey turn over a card with a vowel face-up to see whether it has an even number on the other side. However, if participants reasoned in accordance with propositional logic, then they should also examine the card that falsi® es the rule. T his card has an odd number face up. Finding a vowel on the other side falsi® es the rule. However, participants seldom select this card unless the content of the problem is changed in a way that causes subjects to look for discon® rming evidence (e.g. Evans & Clibbens, 1995; Girotto, 1995; Holyoak & Cheng, 1995; Johnson-Laird & Byrne, 1995; Love & Kessler, 1995; Manktelow, Sutherland & Over, 1995). Participants perform poorly when normative theories such as propositional logic are used as a benchmark. This is a troubling ® nding, which many researchers, including Evans and Over, ® nd paradoxical. T he experimental task suggests that people are irrational, yet we are a successful species and as individuals are generally capable of achieving our goals in life. T his paradox has provoked three types of response. First, some have argued that people are rational, and that the errors made on deductive reasoning tasks arise from processing limitations (Henle, 1962), or from the subsequent intervention of pragmatic knowledge (e.g. Rips, 1994). Alternatively, other researchers (e.g. Oaksford & Chater, 1995) argue that it is misguided to evaluate rationality by comparing performance against normative theories such as propositional logic. This is a most appealing argument, as the propositional logic is extremely limited and incapable of expressing the inferences that people make with ease during everyday reasoning. It seems odd that psychologists choose to evaluate task performance against a logic with such limited scope. Evans and Over acknowledge the problems with using normative theories as a benchmark for human performance and want to adopt a broader perspective on reasoningÐ one that examines the nature of human rationality rather than simply identifying its limitations as compared to normative theories. However, they opt for a different solution to the rationality paradox, drawing a distinction between the rationality that enables us to be successful as individuals and as a species and the THE QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY, 1998, 51A (4) 939± 943


BACKGROUND & AIMS
Hepatitis B is a potentially life-threatening liver infection and it is a major global health problem. Over the past decade, numerous studies have reported that patients with CLD, especially HCV-positive and HBV-positive patients, have decreased 25(OH) D levels. The current study was designed to assess the serum levels of vitamin D [25(OH) D3] in chronic hepatitis B patients, before and during treatment with antiviral therapy.

METHODS
It was a prospective study in which 80 subjects were enrolled between December 2017 and June 2018. A total of 50 treatment-naïve chronic HBV patients and 30 healthy subjects were recruited. The studied cases received treatment in the form of Lamivudine 100 mg tablet, once daily. Full routine laboratory investigations, HBV DNA measurement by real time PCR; once before initiation of antiviral treatment and again at least 6 months later, serum vitamin D level [25(OH)D3; assessed twice, once before initiation of antiviral treatment and again at least 6 months later; were done for all the patients enrolled in the study.

RESULTS
The studied cases showed a significantly low mean serum Vitamin D level when assessed before treatment (21.6 ± 5.8 ng/ml), compared to the level after 6 ms of treatment (31.1 ± 7.3 ng/ml) that was comparable to that of the control group (33.4 ± 5 ng/ml).

CONCLUSION
The present study highlights the impact of antiviral therapy on vitamin D deficiency in CHB patients, where an effective therapy improves vitamin D levels. Meanwhile it is recommended to study the impact of vitamin D replacement and correction on the disease progression or regression.


MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MODULAR Payphone. Using various units and systems and AUXILIARY ELEMENTS FOR MANAGEMENT payphones MODULAR DOES GIVING payphones MODULAR OF THE POSSIBILITY OF MAKING PAYMENT SSERVICIO using CARDS OF DIFFERENT TYPES, just SUCH AS CREDIT, prepaid, TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBER CARD OR MULTISERVICIO.


OBJECTIVES
To explore the change rules of behavioral characteristics, survival time and saturation of carboxyhemoglobin (HbCO) in different CO concentration to provide experimental basis for the cases of CO poisoning death in forensic practice.

METHODS
Total 160 SD rats were randomly divided into four groups. CO with the concentration of 1 250 mg/m³, 3 750 mg/m³, 6 250 mg/m³ were continuously and respectively replenished in a self-made toxicant exposure equipment until rats died from poisoning. In different CO concentration, the behavioral characteristics and survival time of poisoning rats were observed and recorded. The saturation of HbCO in heart blood was detected by spectrophotometric method. Organs such as brain, heart, lung and liver, and heart blood were obtained via autopsy and histopathological observation was performed.

RESULTS
The behavioral characteristics of CO poisoning rats were limp and slow response. There were a gradual decrease of survival time and an increase of HbCO saturation in rats with the increase of CO concentration. Three rats in CO concentration of 1 250 mg/m³ group showed lower saturations of HbCO than the lethal dose and this situation hasn't been found in other groups.

CONCLUSIONS
The animal model of CO poisoning established under different CO concentration has the advantages such as simplicity and good repeatability, which lays a foundation to the further study for CO and other inhaled toxic gas in the research of forensic sciences.


Service quality and customer satisfaction are important concepts to academic researchers studying consumer evaluations and to practitioners as a means of creating competitive advantages and customer loyalty. This article presents two studies that rely on divergent methodologies to examine whether or not quality and satisfaction have distinct antecedent causes, consequential effects, or both (i.e., whether or not they should be considered a single construct, or distinct, separable constructs). We focus on consumers' understanding and use of the words quality and satisfaction; in both studies, respondents report whether or not they think quality and satisfaction differ, and if so, on what dimensions or under what circumstances. In the first study, we use the qualitative "critical incident" technique to elicit service attributes that are salient to respondents when prompted to consider quality and satisfaction as distinct. We code the responses to these open-ended survey questions to examine whether quality can be teased apart from satisfaction, from the respondents' (consumers') perspective. In the second study, to triangulate on the qualitative data, we experimentally manipulated a number of service attributes drawn from both the first study and from the literature to see whether or not they have differential impacts on judgments of quality and satisfaction. We did not presuppose that quality and satisfaction differ—rather, we asked respondents to make a judgment either of quality or of satisfaction, defining the term as they saw fit. We inferred from their judgments


Abstract
 This chapter looks at the livestock policy and economics research at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and its predecessor, the International Livestock Centre for Africa (ILCA), which have focused on the following problems: (i) the historical problem of supply response; (ii) animal health services and productivity; (iii) responding to the 'Livestock Revolution'; (iv) policy and technical barriers to smallholder dairying; (v) livestock and poverty; (vi) markets, institutions and competitiveness; (vii) land tenure; and (viii) livestock master plans. The research spending and the scientific and development impacts of ILRI's policy and economics research are also highlighted.


For the more-for-less problem in the Markowitz model ,this paper prove two sufficient and necessary conditions, and presents effecient ways to remove the more-for-less paradox in the Markowitz model.


Objective: The present study was aimed to evaluate the beneficial effect of Cystone® against struvite crystal growth in in vitro conditions.
Methods: Various concentrations of Cystone® was prepared in 1 M magnesium acetate solution and evaluated for crystal growth inhibition assay by a well-known method called single diffusion gel growth technique in vitro.
Results: Cystone®, a well-known polyherbal formulation, at 0.5, 1 and 2% concentrations showed significant and dose-dependent inhibition of struvite crystal growth formation in in vitro by reducing number, total mass and total volume of the struvite crystals formed and also caused fragmentation of grown struvite crystals in the gel matrix.
Conclusion: The results of the present study indicate, Cystone® significantly retards the formation of struvite stones and also brings about its fragmentation. This could be one of the probable mechanisms behind the beneficial effect offered by Cystone® in the clinical management of urolithiasis and urinary tract infections.


Infection with Toxoplasma gondii remains widespread because water and food serve as major sources of sporulated oocysts. Infection is poorly controlled as current medications have limited efficacious and severe side effects, and are accompanied by potential development of resistance, and there is an absence of vaccine. The effects of ethanolic extract of Andrographis paniculata (EEAP) on T. gondii in vitro were evaluated. EEAP, obtained through maceration of leaf powder with 100% ethanol for three days, contained an alkaloid, phytosterols and phytophenolic compounds. IC50 (50% inhibitory concentration) of EEAP against Vero cells was 142 µg/ml and against T. gondii RH strain growth in Vero cells was 4.4 µg/ml (selectivity index = 35) compared to 8.3 µg/ml for clindamycin. EEAP (4.4 µg/ml) inhibited tachyzoite cell invasion and intracellular proliferation >70 and 80% respectively compared to control following a 48-hour treatment. These findings showed that EEAP contains promising drug candidates effective against T. gondii and was safe to host cells.


This article questions whether children and young people can be said to have participated in processes relating to the introduction of recent government policy with respect to children and young people and the significance that has been attached to their views. Whilst recognising the undoubted importance of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) as an instrument setting out the aspirational standards to be applied when working with children and young people, and its value as an audit tool, the limitations of the Convention should be openly acknowledged. The argument is made, using lessons drawn from decided cases, that greater attention should be focused on the legal rights that children have under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) rather than on the more ephemeral rights conferred by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, in order to achieve more meaningful participation by children and young people in the shaping of laws and policies affecting them.


1. the art that the invention defined in the claims The present invention will on the personalized broadcasting service providing apparatus and method using the game metadata. 2. The invention attempts to solve the technical challenges The present invention, by defining metadata describing metadata and features of the game only for describing common characteristics of any contents type including a game, a user or a terminal device can appropriately select a game and consumption according to the purpose that aims to provide personalized broadcasting system. 3. Resolution of the subject matter of the invention, The invention the user terminal to a service device the personalized broadcasting service using the game metadata for providing a personalized broadcasting contents to the user terminal in home network environment, the personalized broadcasting contents and game metadata that contains the games content, including game content content providing means for providing a; And comprising the personalized broadcasting contents and game metadata to disclose to the user, the content retrieval for providing content identification information corresponding to a search and selection signal received from the user terminal device, the game metadata is the game content, also the characteristics characterized in that the meta data to describe. 4. An important use of the invention, The invention yiyongdoem like TVA (TV-Anytime) system. TV-Anytime, personalized broadcasting, content and metadata


We investigate the liquid-vapor interface of the restricted primitive model for an ionic fluid using a density functional approach. The applied theory includes the electrostatic contribution to the free energy functional arising from the bulk energy equation of state and the mean spherical approximation for a restricted primitive model, as well as the associative contribution, due to the formation of pairs of ions. We compare the density profiles and the values of the surface tension with previous theoretical approaches.


The purpose of this study is to investigate the conditions and problems of anti-smoking education programs in government office for civil servants. A mail-in survey was carried out for the chief of the general affairs of 248 government offices. 1. There were 154 responses to the surveys. Only 34 governmental offices have carried out anti-smoking education programs for civil servants. 2. Only one office has a department to supervise and anti-smoking program. 17 offices have 1 worker and thirteen offices have no manpower to supervise anti-smoking program. 3. Only eight offices have budgeted for anti-smoking programs. The average budget was 3,750,000 Won. Expected budget for smoking cessation program was 7,500,000 Won. 4. 25 offices have an anti-smoking lecture program for civil servants. Only five offices have an anti-smoking counseling for smokers. 5. Only seven surveys responded that civil servants had a positive response to anti-smoking programs. 6. The most important problem of anti-smoking programs in governmental offices was the lack of concern of civil servants. Governmental offices have to provide the greatest administrative services and services concerning the quality of life for citizens. Anti-smoking education programs in governmental offices for civil servants was the beginning of an activity of the services concerning the quality of life for citizens. Governmental offices have to actively implement anti-smoking programs for civil servants.


DC power technologies such as renewable energy, data center, and EV are rapidly spreading in recent years. These technologies consist of DC power, and the demand for DC systems is increasing. Improvement of DC circuit breaker performance as DC system protection is being demanded more than ever. In this research, we describe a method of forcibly creating a current zero by applying a magnetic field in order to interrupt DC current with a vacuum circuit breaker. In condition when the external TMF (transverse magnetic field) was applied to vacuum arcs, the relationship between DC current and arc's motion are investigated. When a transverse magnetic field is applied to the vacuum arc, the arc moves on the electrode surface due to the influence of the magnetic field and extinguishes. The manner in which the arc extinguishes is classified into two patterns depending on the magnetic field and current conditions. The current was quickly interrupted as the strength of the magnetic field was increased. In the experiment, the vacuum arc is ignited in a vacuum chamber under transverse magnetic field application, and the state of arc was observed by high speed camera.


Data assimilation is widely applied to improve prediction accuracy. In common assimilation routine the prediction and assimilation are performed alternatively. However, prediction directly using the original data requires high computation costs and low accuracy. In this paper, a method of data assimilation by coupling variable precision rough set, ensemble Kalman filter and SVM is proposed. The rough set is adopted to reduce the redundant inputs. Prediction is performed by SVM with the reduced inputs. Then, ensemble Kalman filter is adopted to assimilate prediction results from SVM. The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method reduces the training time and improves data assimilation accuracy.


In this paper we focus on the integration of Components with the idea of a Semantic Web through the use of software agents. This work involves the creation of a prototype software agent which is composed of some basic components, but which can augment its capabilities by invoking other software components that are present as Web Services outputs over the Web and integrating them into its workflow process [1,5]. The agent's workflow process model and governing rules [3] are described in the DARPA Agent Markup Language (DAML+OIL) [2]. A mapping from DAML+OIL to the underlying programming language objects is done by the use of the Java Reflection API.


This thesis investigates pictorial engraving on pottery vessels and bronze bells of the Yayoi Period (500 BC-AD 250) in Japan. A particular focus is placed on the pottery pictures and their main phase of production at the end of Middle Yayoi - phase IV - (up to circa AD 1). The circumstances behind the shift of motifs from a predominance of animals to a preference for humans and human constructions such as houses comprise the primary area of investigation. Focussing on pictures from Karako Kagi and other Nara Basin settlements, these are studied in relation to the physical surroundings of their making. Their interpretation is connected to that of the settlements and tells of the area's religio-sociological developments. Through statistics of temporal motif distribution and comparisons to ethnographic evidence, I demonstrate that the iconographic changes relate to changes in ritual material in the shape of animal bones and crafted artefacts during Middle Yayoi; together telling of a transition from a basically nature-bound spiritual animism to a more politically manipulative shamanism. Examining the general enclosing of settlement spaces during the Yayoi Period, it is explored how a number of small moated settlements dissolve and amalgamate into large settlements inside and beyond the Nara Basin at the transition between Early and Middle Yayoi. It is suggested that this was a result of a strong factional competition between the basin's settlement leaders from the end of Early Yayoi. Karako Kagi, whose location was in the centre of the basin, developed into the regional centre of craft production; tying up population groups to the settlement and the cultivated zone. Part of the ritual sphere was moved away from the settlement, and a nature-culture dichotomy came to prevail that had not existed before, but which supported the leading tier's interests in a stronger focus on human ancestry and differentiated descent.


The burst motion as a potential motion is discovered in recent years and has important effects on the output performance of the piezoelectric actuator. How to induce the burst motion has become a research hotspot and a current challenge in the field of the piezoelectric actuator. To eliminate the backward motion and induce significant burst motion, an epicycloid induction principle (EIP) was proposed in this article. Correspondingly, a stick–slip piezoelectric actuator with a special dual feet compliant mechanism was designed, and the corresponding prototype was fabricated to verify the EIP. Under the excitation of square wave signals, the driving and clamping feet alternately pushed the bearing, and the epicycloid motion of the bearing induced the burst motion of the slider. The threshold voltage about the clamping foot of the prototype with no backward motion was set through the pre-experiment. At this voltage, the displacement–time curves in one period showed three consecutive steps, which confirmed the feasibility of the EIP. In addition, the prototype has a resolution of 160 nm and the vertical loading capacity greater than 5 N. The proposed EIP is effective for inducing significant burst motion and offers a novel idea for the structure design of the stick–slip actuators.


Part 1: Policy at national and local levels The Warnock Report: 'The historical background' Equal opportunities - for whom? Inclusive schools, the quality of education and OFSTED school inspection Investigating inclusion: an evaluation of a teachers' professional development course Part 2: Policy into practice in schools The case of Downland What's the weight of a badger? Teachers' experiences of working with children with learning difficulties The special needs co-ordinator in the secondary school Teacher support teams for special educational needs in primary schools Working with outside agencies Talking and working together Helping readers who have fallen behind Listening to children Pupil participation in the social and education processes of a primary school Classroom strategies for teacher and pupil support Pygmalion lives on Therapeutic provision in mainstream curri


The main purposes of this research are to analyze the differences among drug offenders, violent offenders and theft offenders in the intelligence and emotional quotient. Furthermore, it explores the relationships between intelligence and emotional quotient among three types of offenders,This research adopts a questionnaire survey for the offenders housed in Chia-Yi prison. A proportional ratio sampling of 40% is administered for the total population (2,815 inmates) in Chia-Yi prison. Finally, through random sampling, 1,120 samples are collected, this includes 520 drug offenders, 325 violent offenders, and 295 theft offenders, effective samples are 996. The major findings are as follows:1. There are statistically significant differences in score on the intelligence scale for two types of offender, the highest average score for "drug offenders", followed by violent offenders, the lowest average score is theft offenders.2. Drug offenders and violent offenders on the scale of the overall emotional quotient score show a statistically significant difference, the highest average score for "drug offenders", followed by "theft offenders", the lowest average score for "violent offenders".3. Violent offenders' intelligence have significant impact and direct effects on emotional quotients.4. The fitness of test model for the theft offenders' intelligence and emotional quotient are good for analysis. The intelligence of inmate is good indicator for the forecasts of emotional quotient of theft offenders.Based on the above research findings, relevant recommendations are offered for education/counseling and correctional agencies.


Morocco's trade policy is at a cross-roads. Historically, the country has had a very restrictive import regime that generated substantial transfers to domestic producers. In terms of the simple average of most-favored nation tariffs, Morocco is one of the ten most highly protected markets in the world. Yet, with the signing of the Euro-Med Agreement with the European Union and its implementation since 2000, a decision for the gradual opening of the domestic market through preferential trade liberalization was taken. This choice was subsequently reaffirmed through the conclusion of further free trade agreements with the United States and Turkey. The resulting shift in trade policy paradigms promises to create new opportunities for export-led economic growth and employment generation, while requiring adjustment of domestic producers to the new, more competitive economic environment and additional policy reforms to complement the market opening strategy.


To identify microRNAs (miRNAs) specifically involved in the acquisition of temozolomide (TMZ) resistance in glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), we first established a resistant vari- ant, U251R cells from TMZ-sensitive GBM cell line, U251MG. We then performed a compre- hensive analysis of miRNA expressions in U251R and parental cells using miRNA microarrays. miR-195, miR-455-3p and miR-10a * were the three most up-regulated miR- NAs in the resistant cells. To investigate the functional role of these miRNAs in TMZ resis- tance, U251R cells were transfected with miRNA inhibitors consisting of DNA/LNA hybrid oligonucleotides. Suppression of miR-455-3p or miR-10a


Wanted to write something more personally here but decided to keep it for my private journal. Not everything has to be public.


How commissioners, providers and community groups came together to redesign the social care system in England's second biggest city from one that was focused on crisis response to being a service that aims to offer help to families at an earlier stage


This paper proposes a new set of propagation rules for quantified Boolean formulae based on literals and generated automatically thanks to quantified Boolean formulae certificates. Different decompositions by introduction of existentially quantified variables are discussed in order to construct complete systems. This set of rules is compared with already proposed quantified Boolean propagation rule sets and Stalmarck's method.


This essay is primarily concerned in a power struggle within Turkey for over the last 80 years, leaving aside a much longer one of 200 years. The escalating irritation between the two groups that may roughly be defined as laicists 1 and islamists 2 during the whole republican era of Turkey ongoing since 1923, but emerged especially in the 1990's is my muse to search on means of having a capacitated democracy. Therefore, I will be debating on the basic and crucial questions, as I perceive it, 'what is a capacitated democracy and how does it get achieved?' in the context of law and politics in Turkey. Actually, in order to evolve my argument I will initially be focusing on the development of the relations among the state, the groups in society and religion in Republic of Turkey. Then, I will be discussing the need and possibility of a mutually acceptable ground for a peaceful coexistence in Turkey. Obviously my preference to work on the last 80 years instead of the 200 year span of the phenomenon stems out of my acceptance of the republican times to be a more visible stage of the above mentioned contestation.


An equation of state for liquid and vapor has been developed using the concept of molecular core volume and void volume. A newly developed repulsion term along with the conventional Lennard-Jones sixth power attraction term is used to calculate the internal energy. The equation will calculate density (molar volume) of saturated and compressed liquid from the boiling point (or lower) to the critical point with about the same accuracy as can be measured experimentally. Internal energy, heat of vaporization, heat capacity and vapor pressure can also be calculated. Light hydrocarbons such as ethane, propane and butanes are transported under high pressure in pipelines. Metering of these liquids requires accurate liquid density data as a function of temperature and pressure. With the transfer of millions of gallons per day of these liquids, highly accurate data are needed to ensure that the supplier and the customer are fairly treated.


The error statistic of the QAM channel in an AM/QAM hybrid optical transmission system is measured. Errors occur randomly in optical transmission without clipping. However, errors are found to occur in bursts when the impulsive noise due to clipping degrades the QAM signal's BER. The error statistic is critical to properly designing the error correction employed in the hybrid system.


Financial analysts perform balance sheet adjustment before applicants' credibility scores are calculated in the assessment of commercial and corporate loan applications. The analysts usually go through financial documents manually and do reductions, additions or movements of balances in accounts. It causes waste of time and labor for financial institutions. This paper presents a solution model that detects balance sheet items to be adjusted in order to reduce costs, accelerate the balance sheet adjustment process by helping financial analysts and minimize the human error. This paper contributes to the literature by proposing a new feature set that can detect balance sheet items to be adjusted. The proposed solution model and feature set were tested and the results show that Stacked Generalization model, Random Forest as meta-learner and LightGBM, XGBoost and CatBoost as base learners, is the top performer model with the new feature set. The dataset used in experiments is obtained from Yapı Kredi, one of the largest banks of Turkey.


This research explores indicators and methods for an enterprise to measure and evaluate user satisfaction with enterprise social media for knowledge management. This paper presents qualitative indicators, including three service levels of enterprise social media for knowledge management (KM) from a techno-social perspective. This research puts forward a synthetic evaluation model mixed with linguistic variables, consistent fuzzy preference relations (CFPR) and cloud model for measuring and evaluating user satisfaction. The synthetic evaluation model can transform linguistic variables into quantitative data to obtain user satisfaction levels and determine the distance between the expected satisfaction level and actual performance. This research can help an enterprise to improve the service ability of its social media to meet users' requirements for knowledge management.


New statistical theory was developed by the authors in the previous paper, which gives probability density function (p. d. f.) and extreme values of total second order responses of moored vessels in random seas. It assumes the response represented in the form of two term Volterra functional series and is based on the generalized Laguerre polynomial expansion of p. d. f. of which the first term is a gamma p. d. f. consisting of three parameters.This paper shows non-normality of surge responses of moored tanker and semi-submersible measured in a wave basin, and determines that the theory estimates it very well. Furthermore effect of time varying wave drift damping and other slow motion hydrodynamic force coefficients on p. d. f. and extreme values are discussed by time domain simulations. This effect cannot be represented in the form of two term Volterra functional series.


1075 Background: the expressions of CD44/CD24, CXCR4 and ABCG2 have been reported as potential breast cancer stem-like cell (CSLC) markers. The association between the quantity of CSLCs and the response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) remains unclear. Methods: we prospectively analyzed the expression of CD44/CD24, CXCR4 and ABCG2 in 20 patients with locally advanced or metastatic (LAMBC) invasive ductal carcinomas of the breast subjected to NACT. The mammosphere assay (Mammocult) was studied in 10 samples. Patients' mean age was 55.6 ± 8.2 yo. According to clinical stage (CS), 5 patients were IIb, 4 - IIIa, 8 - IIIb and 3 - IV. The mean clinical tumor diameter was 6.3 ± 2.8cm. The ER, PgR and HER2 positive expression rates were 50%, 45% and 50%, respectively. Ten patients were treated with EC-T, eight were treated with EC-TH (HER2+) and two were treated with FEC75 combination as NACT. The median percentage CD44+/CD24-, CXCR4+, ABCG2+ and ESA+ cells within Lin- cells were determined by flow cytometry in...


This work focuses purchasing management in company Flextronics International s.r.o. Theoretical part of this work is dedicated to characteristics of purchasing and its management. One part of this work will also cover models of the purchase process and information system of purchasing. Analytical part focuses on the analysis of purchasing management in Flextronics International s.r.o. and its summary. The final part of this work proposes new solution of purchasing management and its evaluation.


PURPOSE: A plasma etching reactor for film generation and a method for the same are provided to etch a generation film used for a semiconductor element of a high density by using a plasma etching reactor. CONSTITUTION: A plasma etching reactor for film generation comprises a reactor chamber (22), a first electrode(24), a second electrode(28), a first power supply(30), and a second power supply(32). The first power supply generates power as high frequency. The second power supply generates power as low frequency. The first electrode is an upper portion electrode and the second electrode is a lower portion electrode. The reactor chamber comprises an upper portion electrode(24). The lower portion electrode is attached to the first power supply and the second power supply. A rare-earth magnet(46,47) is used for the setting of magnetic field to limit plasma generated within the reactor chamber.


The post neurosurgical ventriculitis caused by Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) is an important problem disorder in neurosurgical patients that can lead to serious medical complications, or even to death. This is because A. baumannii frequently can develop multi-drug resistance to several classes of antibiotic, rendering conventional treatment method ineffective. In this case study, we report a case where our patient who is infected with post neurosurgical ventriculitis from A. baumannii (pan-drug resistant strain) is successfully treated with 12 grams per day of intravenous sulbactam concurrent with usual dose of intravenous tigecycline and intraventricular colistin. This successful treatment can be another novel adjunctive Case Study Keandoungchun et al.; AJCRMH, 3(1): 13-20, 2020; Article no.AJCRMH.55229 14 therapy for the treatment of CNS infection caused by A. baumannii (pan-drug resistant) using intravenous non-colistin base plus intraventricular colistin base regimen in post neurosurgical condition.


The purpose of this study was to reveal the attitudes and views of university students about the use of Edmodo as a cooperative learning environment. In the research process, the students were divided into groups of 4 or 5 within the scope of a course given in the department of Computer Education and Instructional Technology. For each group, Edmodo small groups were formed, and the students used these Edmodo small groups to share and communicate with their group friends in relation to the group tasks assigned to them within the scope of the study. This process lasted one academic term. As the data collection tool, an online cooperative learning attitude scale and a semi-structured interview form were used. At the end of the academic term, 15 students were interviewed about their cooperative learning experiences within the scope of the course as well as about how they made use of Edmodo in the process. The results demonstrated that the students had positive attitudes towards online cooperative learning. The findings obtained via the qualitative data analysis were examined under the headings of "social networks used", "preferences of forming groups", "communication within group" and "views about the courses executed via Edmodo".


The SWAT Tools ontology verbaliser generates a hierarchically organised hypertext designed for easy comprehension and navigation. The document structure, inspired by encyclopedias and glossaries, is organised at a number of levels. At the top level, a heading is generated for every concept in the ontology; at the next level, each entry is subdivided into logically-based headings like 'Definition' and 'Examples'; at the next, sentences are aggregated when they have parts in common; at the lowest level, phrases are hyperlinked to concept headings. One consequence of this organisation is that some statements are repeated because they are relevant to more than one entry; this means that the text is longer than one in which statements are simply listed. This trade-off between organisation and brevity is investigated in a user study.


General practice is absolutely central to national and local responses to COVID-19 in Australia, and the nation is building a response on the basis of its very strong system of primary healthcare.


620 Background: Spheroid cultures are now being used to investigate the biology of multiple types of cancer. This technique allows for a cost-effective, efficient and reliable means to culture tissues of interest. Recent investigations have demonstrated that spheroids maintain high mutational concordance with the cancers they are derived. We sought to determine if spheroid techniques could be utilized to perform translational investigations into subtypes of gastrointestinal malignancies. Methods: Transgenic mice carrying conditional mutations in key genes known to have important roles in colorectal cancer (CRC) tumorigenesis and progression were treated with a Cre-expressing adenovirus to initiate tumorigenesis. The mutant genes of interest included Apc, Trp53, KRAS, Pik3ca, and/or BRAF. Biopsies of these cancers were obtained with the murine endoscope and the tissue processed for spheroid culture. In addition, transgenic E6 and E7 mice were treated with DMBA and the resulting anal squamous cell carcinoma...


Single-molecule fluorescence techniques are used to detect a specific nucleic acid sequence in a mixture of unrelated sequences. Co-hybridization of a pair oligonucleotide hybridization probes, each labeled with a spectrally-distinct fluorophore and complementary to a specific sub-sequence of the target nucleic acid, forms a fluorescent adduct containing both fluorophores. The presence of the specific sequence is signaled by the simultaneous detection of both fluorophore labels on a single target fragment. We demonstrate quantitative detection of target nucleic acid sequences at fragment concentrations as low as 100 fM with a simple instrument that uses low-power, continuous-wave laser excitation. Furthermore, we show that a cross-correlation analysis of the arrival times of individual single-molecule fluorescence photon bursts detected in spectrally separate channels permits quantitative detection of the dual-color labeled species at concentrations approximately 1000x lower than can be quantitatively detected using the photon cross-correlation between the two detection channels. We also demonstrate that a pair of quencher-labeled oligonucleotides each complementary to the fluorescent hybridization probes can be used to reduce unbound probe fluorescence, substantially improving the sensitivity of the assay. We use this approach to detect β-actin messenger RNA (mRNA) transcripts.


A new and compact magic-T configuration using half mode substrate integrated waveguide (HMSIW) and slotline coupling is investigated and designed. Due to the metallic ground inserted into the middle of the substrate, the proposed E-plane HMSIW power divider has a 180° reverse phase characteristic between the two input/output ports. A slotline etched in the middle metal ground is utilized to couple the energy out of the HMSIW power divider and functions as the H-arm of magic-T. A Ku-band prototype has been fabricated for demonstration, good agreement between the measured and simulated results has been observed, indicating that the planar magic-T structure has fractional bandwidth of 18.3% (12.9–15.5 GHz), the amplitude and phase imbalances are less than 0.23 dB and 2.0°, respectively. The proposed planar magic-T is expected to find wide applications in the future integration of compact SIW circuits and systems.


The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of leaching fraction on the biometric and production characteristics and technological quality of the juice of sugarcane varieties grown in saline soil in the Brazilian semiarid region. The experimental design was in randomized blocks, with three repetitions, in a 2 × 3 × 3 factorial scheme, corresponding to two sugarcane cultivation cycles: plant cane and ratoon cane; three sugarcane varieties: RB72454, SP943206 and VAT90212; and, three leaching fractions of irrigation water: 0; 9.1; and 16.6%. Number of living leaves, number of internodes, leaf area, stem diameter, plant height, number of tillers, yield, total soluble solids content (°Brix), percentage of industrial fiber, juice purity, juice Pol%, cane Pol% and total recoverable sugar were evaluated. At the end of the two crop cycles, water use efficiency was determined. The varieties SP943206 and VAT90212 showed higher yield under leaching fraction of irrigation water of 9.1% in both cycles, and higher water use efficiency values were observed for the variety VAT90212. Application of leaching fractions to reduce soil salinity does not promote changes in the technological quality of the sugarcane varieties RB72454, SP943206 and VAT90212.


The authors previously developed a method for measuring the safety behavior of children in a dashing out situation by using a simulated catalog situation. 164 preschool children participated in the present study. Two experiments were conducted to investigate the factors which may affect the safety behavior of children. The first experiment examined whether the difference in traffic condition can influence safety behavior. Results showed that children were more likely to respond safely in a dashing out situation if audiovisual information existed when they were playing. It seemed very important to increase the sensitivity of children to moving vehicles. In the second experiment, the effect of verbal instruction on safety behavior was examined. Different types of instruction were given to three groups of children immediately before they began to play in the experimental situation. The rate of children showing safe behavior increased gradually in proportion as the content of instruction became clearer and more detailed. However, differences in the rate were not large, and even in the detailed instruction group nearly 40% of the children showed unsafe behavior. These data seem to indicate the inferiority of verbal instructions with regard to behavior change.


When individuals and businesses conduct transactions electronically over a network using mobile devices, they have participated in mobile e-commerce. It is acknowledged that the Internet is playing an important role in our daily life. The Internet has become a vehicle for services rather than just a static repository of information. Airline booking and hotel booking are examples of these services. Besides the New role of the Internet, we are witnessing rapid progress in wireless and handheld technologies. In this research paper we will discuss about advanced SWOT analysis of m‐commerce which will comprise of strengths, weaknesses, Opportunities and threats faced by m‐commerce in current scenario. This is followed by a discussion of who is using mobile e-commerce and why they are using it. Information is also presented on how to be successful with mobile e-commerce.


[Abstract] The paper deals with the optimal design of road vehicles and their subsystems. The highly competitive nature of the automotive industry demands constant product innovation and reduction in product development both in time and cost while satisfying performance and legal requirements. Optimization procedures provide a scientific approach to automatically determine the most efficient designs under the target operating environment. Particular attention is devoted to the class of methods pertaining to complex system design optimization, as well as the approaches for the optimal design of complex systems under uncertainty. A critical review of the optimization methods used for solving road vehicle system design problems is reported. Some examples of design optimization are given in the field of vehicle system dynamics, powertrain design, internal combustion engine design, active and passive safety, vehicle system design and lightweight structures, advanced automotive electronics.


Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of oral diseases and their association with sociodemographic and clinical variables in women diagnosed with breast cancer undergoing treatment. Material and Methods: This is an analytical, cross-sectional study, composed of 89 participants. Clinical examination was performed to check for dental caries, xerostomia, gingivitis and cold sore. Participants were interviewed using a semistructured script and the data were analyzed descriptively. Fisher's exact and chi-square tests were used to verify possible associations, with a 5%significance level. Results: Women aged over 50 years accounted for 25.8% of the study population, with a predominance of incomplete elementary school (36%), White race (64%), socioeconomic condition "C class" (57.3%) and income up to two minimum wages (38.2%). There was a predominance of the use of dentures(60.7%) due to the large number of missing teeth (mean of 17.9). Older patients had a higher prevalence of xerostomia and a higher number of extracted teeth. Conclusion: There were oral alterations associated with cancer treatment, such as the need for dentures, xerostomia, gingivitis and canker sores. As the age range increased, tooth extraction, xerostomia prevalence and gingivitis were also increased. Xerostomia was associated with white race and use of anti hyper tensives.

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Oral Health.Dental Caries.Xerostomia.Gingivitis.Breast Neoplasms.


Preceptors guide the transition of new graduate nurses into practice. Having access to evidence-based tools for evaluation of new graduate nurses promotes preceptor confidence and consistent measures of performance. The Norwegian Nurse Competence Scale was implemented across three acute care organizations for evaluation of new graduate nurse performance. After implementing a standardized process to evaluate new graduate nurses, individual summary scores ranged from 17–25 (preintervention) to 20–25 (postintervention), indicating mid to high levels of preceptor confidence.


Over the last three decades there has been a notable increase in interest about fathers and their role in the socioemotional, academic, and cognitive development of young children. Concurrently, there has been a shift in this nation's ethnic minority demography, where Latinos are now the nation's largest minority group. The father-involvement literature in early childhood is scarce, particularly the scholarship focused on Latino fathers. Furthermore, several conceptual and methodological shortcomings in the exploration of Latino fathers exist. This review explores the following questions: To what extent has the literature explored father involvement in early childhood among Latino fathers? What is the quality of the conceptual and methodological rigor of these studies? What are the salient themes of the literature? Finally, the review will present considerations for studying fathers of young children within Latino communities.


We evaluated the pathogenicity of six strains I. fumosorosea to determine their potential as biological control agents of A. ludens by performing bioassays under laboratory conditions (25 ± 2 °C, 60 ± 5% R.H and 12:12 h L: D) exposing larvae and pupae to a concentration of 1 × 10^8 conidia per milliliter using three different methods: direct spraying, spray of soil and submerged for both instars. The results showed that direct spraying method Pfr-612 strain showed the highest mortality (47%) in pupae while for larvae was strain HIB-27 to 46%. Regarding spray of soil Pfr-612 strain showed the highest percentage of mortality for pupae and larvae with 45 and 57% mortality, respectively. Finally, for the submerged method in pupae HIB-27 strain showed 62% mortality whereas in larvae HIB-32 strain showed 46%. These results indicate that A. ludens is susceptible in at least two instars to I. fumosorosea and make this fungus a promising agent for control of the Mexican fruit fly.


The study on aldose reductase gene intron 8 A95 C polymorphismin 209 type 2 dia-betic patients and 84 healthy controls showed that the frequency of genotype AAis 7 %in DN,higherthan that in non-nephropathy (1 %) and control (1 %) ,suggsting that intron 8 genotype AA may be arisk factor for diabetic nephropathy .


Compensation is one form of efforts to reduce the high turnover of employees. Therefore, the presence of a good compensation, the employee will keep his job. And this is one form of motivation given the company's employee retention. Not only compensation that can affect employee retention. The work environment also affect employee retention. Any organization or company seeking better working conditions and satisfactory, so that employees in the work can feel satisfied with the work he did. The low turn over to the PT. Senyum Media Utama Jember indicate high commitment of its employees, but still there are employees who do not survive or out of the company although the amount is very minimal, so it needs to be tested how the compensation, organizational commitment and the work environment influence on satisfaction and retention. The population in this study were employees of PT. Senyum Media Utama Jember as much as 150. The sample is observed is determined by purposive sampling method with the remaining number is 108. The analytical tool used is the analysis of SEM. Based on the analysis of the study results and discussion, it can be concluded that compensation, organizational commitment and the work environment influence on satisfaction and retention and satisfaction may mediate compensation, organizational commitment and work environment on employee retention. The observed sample is determined by purposive sampling method with the remaining number is 108. The analytical tool used is the analysis of SEM. Based on the analysis of the study results and discussion, it can be concluded that compensation, organizational commitment and the work environment influence on satisfaction and retention and satisfaction may mediate compensation, organizational commitment and work environment on employee retention. The observed sample is determined by purposive sampling method with the remaining number is 108. The analytical tool used is the analysis of SEM. Based on the analysis of the study results and discussion, it can be concluded that compensation, organizational commitment and the work environment influence on satisfaction and retention and satisfaction may mediate compensation, organizational commitment and work environment on employee retention.


Gas sensors are instrumental in the control and monitoring of air pollution. A facile fabrication method for low-cost gas sensors with high sensitivity and a fast response time is crucial in practical applications. Here, reduced graphene oxide (rGO)–CuO nanocomposites were synthesized for gas-sensing applications using a facile hydrothermal method. The crystal structure, surface morphology, and electrical properties of the nanocomposites were inferred from X-ray powder diffraction patterns, scanning electron microscopic images, and current–voltage (I–V) measurements, respectively. The results confirmed a high-quality rGO–CuO material with a spherical flower-like morphology. The CuO material showed a single-phase monoclinic crystal structure with an average crystal size of ~21 nm. Within the composite, high-quality rGO was incorporated into the porous spherical flower-like CuO material. In gas-sensing measurements, the rGO–CuO nanocomposite detected NO2 gas at low concentrations (1–5 ppm) with reasonably high response values and a fast response time (<1 min). An rGO–CuO nanocomposite-based sensor was fabricated, showing good repeatability for practical applications.


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 Launaea intybacea is a fast-growing herb that grows as a weed in disturbed sites, and waste and cultivated land. Its ability to succeed on ruderal and disturbed sites has made L. intybaceae the most widespread species of the genus. This species is also adapted to dry conditions and thus can be found growing in dry and semi-arid habitats. L. intybacea spreads by seeds which can be easily dispersed by wind and water and as a contaminant in soil, on agricultural machinery or stuck to vehicles and clothing. Currently it is listed as invasive in the Bahamas, Cuba and the Dominican Republic and as "potentially invasive" in Jamaica, Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire, St Eustatius and Grand Cayman.


Abstract : During Operation Rolling Thunder, the United States Air Force was unprepared for the introduction of the SA-2 Guideline surface-to-air missile system into the North Vietnamese integrated air defense system (IADS). Following a series of aircraft losses in the summer of 1965, the USAF identified an emerging time critical requirement for a dedicated SAM suppression capability. This thesis will provide background for USAF air operations during Rolling Thunder. Next this thesis will use the Find, Fix, Finish, Exploit, and Analyze (F3EA) targeting methodology as an interpretive model for analyzing the creation, fielding, and tactical employment of USAF "Wild Weasel" platforms. This thesis will then analyze the structure and effectiveness of the North Vietnamese IADS, and show how mobility tactics and integration drove the requirement for the Wild Weasel platform. This thesis will discuss the initial acquisition and development of the Wild Weasel program up to and including the Wild Weasel III platform (F-105F/G), and then will examine how the operations-intelligence cycle allowed US aircrew to refine their understanding of the capabilities of the North Vietnamese IADS, and its emerging tactics. This thesis will conclude with an assessment of the Wild Weasel program during Rolling Thunder, and recommendations for future offensive counter-air planning and execution.