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By using the the fundamental commutation relations and the n-particle state of the three component bariev model under open boundary condition,the one-particle exact solution and the Bethe ansatz equations are given,as well as the boundary matrices which play a crucial role for obtaining the n-particle solution by means of the nested algebraic Bethe ansatz method.


This study was conducted to assess the morphogenic responses of Brachiaria ruziziensis subjected to nitrogen and potassium fertilization in the germination and establishment phase. It was used a complete randomized experimental design in 4x4 factorial arrangement with three replicates. There were used 0, 100, 200 and 300kg N ha-1 and 0, 60, 90 and 120kg K ha-1. In the germination, it was verified the effect of the interaction N x K in SER. There was isolated effect of nitrogen doses on LAR, LER, phyllochron, LLN, LSR. Potassium exerted isolated effect on the LLS and LLN. In the established phase, it was observed that there was a significant interaction between N x K for LER and LFL. There was isolated effect of nitrogen on LAR, SER, phyllochron, LLN, LSR and LLS. Potassium exerted isolated effect on LLS, LLN and LSR. Nitrogen had greater effect on the morphogenesis than potassium on both, germination and established phase.


Abstract A highly diastereo- and enantioselective domino Michael/ Henry reaction of 1-acetylindolin-3-ones with o-formyl-(E)-β-nitrostyrenes catalyzed by low loading of a quinine-derived amine-squaramide provides the corresponding indolin-3-one derivatives bearing four adjacent stereogenic centers in good to high yields and with excellent stereoselectivities.


Some time ago a coordinator of resources for older adults (ages 60 plus) invited me to prepare a survey of reading interests and attitudes of older adults to be used as the basis for an expanded library program. Having for some years been investigating the reading interests, habits, and attitudes of various groups, I agreed to help with the survey. In preparation for development of the data collection instrument, I instituted an Eric search and began the usual library review of related literature. This initial effort yielded little of interest and nothing helpful. A second search including new Eric descriptors and a wider literary focus yielded equally unsatisfactory results. Finally at the third search, broadened to include government publications and traditionally nonresearch literature, the truth began to emerge: there is no literature, or at best very little, that deals with the reading interests and attitudes of older adults (Casey, 1973; Romani, 1973: National Survey of Library Services to the Aging, 1971). Perhaps the best description of the paucity of literature in this area was given by Kanner (1972), who concluded that "there are . . . virtually no studies to date of the reading interests of old people. Do they differ from the population at large? Are there changes in reading habits related to social role?"


Objective: To analyze the dietary intake of university students according to the degree of food processing. Methods: Cross-sectional study of a random sample of 40 undergraduate students at the Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo –campus Baixada Santista (Federal University of Sao Paulo). Dietary intake was estimated by three non-consecutive 24-hour recalls. Mean intake of energy, carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, calcium, iron, sodium and dietary fiber were calculated. Each food reported was classified according to the degree of processing and organized by food group to evaluate the quality of the diet. Results: The mean energy intake was 1752.27 kcal (SD = 575.26 kcal), being 42.19% from unprocessed or minimally processed foods, 9.71% from processed foods, 7.09% from processed culinary ingredients and 41.01% from ultra-processed foods. There was higher contribution of unprocessed or minimally processed foods for the quotas of protein, iron and dietary fiber, and of the ultra-processed ones for carbohydrates, lipids and sodium. Discussion: Intake of ultra-processed foods represents almost half of the contribution to the daily energy of university students. Foods of ultra-processed group offer lower contribution of dietary fiber and micronutrients and are most likely to be of high sodium content. Conclusions: It is possible to project that the maintenance of this dietary profile may have negative effects on health, due to the risks associated with high consumption on ultra-processed foods. DOI: 10.12957/demetra.2017.29257


The non-linear phenomena which appear in thermoacoustic systems generate continuous secondary flows, superposed on the dominant acoustic oscillations, reducing the systems efficiency. The aim of this study is to characterize the acoustic field created by a thermoacoustic wave generator and to highlight the secondary flows. We measured the velocity field with a Particle Image Velocimetry method (PIV). The first measurements, disordered with respect to the acoustic period, allowed the reconstruction of the acoustic field with a projection technique using singular values decomposition. The estimation of the mean velocity over the time period indicates the existence of a continuous flow. A second type of measurements, synchronized with the pressure signal, is performed, with a better precision of the mean velocity flow. Both measurements are in agreement with the linear theory of thermoacoustics. Mots-clefs : thermoacoustique ; streaming ; PIV


The objectives of this research are to know how Constructivism Model can be implemented in Reading Comprehension, to know the students' response toward the implementation of Constructivism Model in teaching reading ability and to identify whether the Constructivism Model can improve the students' reading ability to the second year students of Mas Al Zahrah. The subject of this research was an English teacher who teaches at the second year students and students of XI/B in the 2016/2017 academic year. This is a kind of action research which employs qualitative method in nature. Two cycles were conducted in this research. Each of this cycle consisted of the activities namely planning the action, implementing the action, observing the action, and reflecting. The instruments used in data collection were observation, questionnaire, and test. The result showed that the implementation of Constructivism Model was successful in improving the students' reading ability. The result of the test in cycle 1 was 66.85 and in cycle 2 was 84.25. It means that the Constructivism Model can be used to improve the students' reading ability. In addition, the students gave positive response toward the implementation of this model in improving their reading comprehension. It can be concluded that the Constructivism Model can be used in the teaching reading and also give positive effect to the students in learning reading comprehension.


Abstract Canadian commitments under trade and investment treaties have been an ongoing concern for Indigenous peoples. The Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) is the first Canadian treaty to include a general exception for measures that a party state "deems necessary to fulfill its legal obligations to [I]ndigenous peoples." This exception is likely to afford Canada broad, but not unlimited, discretion to determine what its legal obligations to Indigenous peoples require. There is a residual risk that Canada's reliance on the exception could be challenged through the CUSMA dispute settlement process. A CUSMA panel would not have the expertise necessary to decide inevitably complex questions related to what Canada's legal obligations to Indigenous peoples require. While state-to-state cases under the North American Free Trade Agreement have been rare, a CUSMA panel adjudication regarding the Indigenous general exception risks damaging consequences for Canada's relationship with Indigenous peoples.


Process for the production of highly porous, with the following process steps moldings metal: - a metal powder used as starting material is mixed with a pulverulent material place holder having a particle size between 50 m and 2 mm which is removable without leaving residue from a green body at temperatures of at most 300 ° C, - after the mixture is pressed, a blank body, - the main casting is subjected to a conventional mechanical treatment, - the material place holder is thermally removed from the green body in air or in vacuum or under a protective gas, so that is, a blank body treated with open porosity, - the main casting is sintered to give the molding.


Using a pooled sample constructed from recent installments of the Displaced Workers Survey, this study examines the racial disparities in postdisplacement outcomes while controlling for the predisplacement experience and earnings of individual workers. It finds no racial difference in the reemployment wage, but there is a large racial disparity in the chances of reemployment among workers with equivalent characteristics and experience. This lower reemployment rate of displaced black workers may be due to individual differences in search behavior, but it is also consistent with contemporary accounts of hiring discrimination.


To study the effect of environmental pollution on the growth and existence of Biological Populations, various investigations have been carried out both experimentally and mathematically. In sequel of such investigations, recently, certain mathematical models have been presented in terms of H-Function and ?̅? Function. In view of providing an extension to this study, In this chapter we have presented a mathematical model involving I-Function, which being more generalized in nature, encompasses numerous results available in the literature.


This paper considers the influence of interference between disk and hole on the stress and displacement distributions around a circular hole. which is filled with a smooth elastic disk, in an infinite elastic plate under uniaxial uniform tensile or compressive loading. The contact radial stress between disk and hole is expressed with absolute convergent series, whose differential form is also convergent. The stress and displacement are numerically analyzed by the point matching method. Numerical results are presented for various combinations of sizes and moduli of plate and disk. The main results are as follows: (1) The contact region and stress distribution of plate are independent of the magnitude of uniaxial loading, when diameters of disk and hole are initially the same. (2) When diameters of them are not the same, the contact region and stress distribution of plate vary with a change in magnitude of loading.


ABSTRACT Comparative results of numerical simulation of the process of hot forging of porous preforms with an axial hole for two deformation schemes are presented: in a die with a flash groove on the inner surface of the forged workpiece cavity and in a closed die. A significant difference in the nature of the evolution of the distribution of deformations and density over the cross-section of the workpiece for the two considered schemes is noted. It is shown that forging in a die with an open volume provides significantly higher degrees of material deformation during forging compared to closed forging, which should lead to an increase in the quality of the structure and final properties of the forged material.


Pilot pollution is a pervasive problem in the wireless network based on CDMA technology,which affects the service quality and capacity of network.In this paper,reasons for pilot pollution and its affects on WCDMA network are analyzed in detail.This paper also proposes some methods to diagnose and resolve the pilot pollution.


A growing recognition of the importance of the cereal cyst nematode, Heterodera avenae in winter wheat in China has highlighted the need to better understand local pathotype diversity, as this knowledge is needed to effectively deploy host resistance. Two populations of H. avenae, one each from Xushui and Xingyuang, villages near Zhengzhou, Henan, on the Huang Huai flood plain where 50% of China's wheat is grown, were typed using 23 standard international differentials and a common local cultivar Wenmai 19. These populations were found to be previously undescribed pathotypes. It is proposed that the pathotype code, Ha43, be applied to the population from Xushui, which was consistently characterised over two seasons and differs from the most similar pathotype, Ha13, by being avirulent in oat cv. Sivan and wheat cvv. Loros and Iskamish K-2-light. Wenmai 19 was found to be susceptible to both populations. Australasian Plant Pathology Society 2010


This article describes the state of the industry in some countries, including Russia. Raised the question of the establishment of a regional industry, which rose at the meeting Metal Fabricators in Novosibirsk. In this regard, the processes of direct solid recovery (Midrex, HyL3), the solid-liquid phase process and Corex. The main attention is paid to the spray-emulsion metallurgical process (SER), featuring high speed flow of physical and chemical processes, low specific volume of units, low power consumption and low capital costs.


The article overviews the range and characteristics of polymeric compositions for food products. The compounds of polymeric compositions, the methods of forming protective coatings for food products have been presented. The trends for improving the composition and properties of the film-forming polymeric compositions for food products have been determined.


The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of sodium habituation on thermal resistance of Staphylococcus aureus in various ready-to-heat (RTH) sauces. The strain mixture of S. aureus strains KACC10768, KACC10778, KACC11596, KACC13236 and NCCP10862 was habituated up to 9% of NaCl. The inocula of NaCl-habituated and nonhabituated S. aureus were inoculated in 5 g portions of pork cutlet, meat and Carbonara sauces at 7 Log CFU/g, and the samples were vortexed vigorously. The inoculated samples were then exposed to 60 and 70 o C in a water-bath, and survivals of total bacteria and S. aureus were enumerated on tryptic soy agar and mannitol salt agar, respectively, every 30 min for 120 min. At 60 o C, the cell counts of total bacteria and the significant difference in survivals between sodium-habituated and non-habituated S. aureus were observed only in the Carbonara sauce; the tailing effect, which is the period of no reduction of bacterial cell counts, was observed in pork cutlet, meat and Carbonara sauces subjected to 60 o C. At 70 o C, total bacterial populations and sodium-habituated and non-habituated S. aureus cell counts in meat and Carbonara sauce also significantly decreased (p<0.05) after 30 min of heat treatment, followed by the obvious tailing effect. Sodium-habituated S. aureus cell counts in meat and Carbonara sauces were higher (p<0.05) than those of non-habituated S. aureus at 70 o C. The results indicate that sodium habituation of S. aureus cells may increase the thermal resistance of the pathogen in RTH sauces; moreover, heating RTH sauces for a short time before serving may not sufficiently decrease the cell counts of S. aureus, particularly for sodium-habituated strain.


The data of the strike force for heavy press can be measured effectively with the equipment based on LabVIEW.The strike force can be displayed,measured and stored on real time with actual utility.The strike force was calibrated by the ring upsetting,which could overcome the negative influence of the friction for the calibration.The data of the calibration were got by FEM,and the result shows that the calibration accuracy by FEM is higher than that by the cylinder upsetting with principal stress method.The low-carbon steel ring sample is also cheaper than the copper cylinder sample.


procedural variations between and within different types of human interaction. We describe recent work on interaction modelling in which the range of possible things that can happen is learnt automatically through passive observation of video sequences depicting typical interactions. The basis for the approach is the construction of probabilistic spatio-temporal models from training data extracted from the video sequences. Results will be presented for two kinds of application of this work. The first is concerned with interactions between a pair of individuals with application to human-computer interaction. The second is dealing with interactions between people and motor vehicles, intended for wide-area surveillance.


Body composition is increasingly recognized as an important factor in cancer outcomes. Use of computed tomography (CT) in cancer care provides the opportunity to accurately quantify whole‐body lean and adipose tissues from images at the third lumbar spine. We sought to substantiate the use of routinely captured, single‐slice chest CT images at the thoracic level for evaluation of skeletal muscle, residual lean tissue, and adiposity among pediatric solid tumor patients. We performed a retrospective analysis among children who underwent treatment for a solid tumor at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Skeletal muscle (SM), residual lean tissue (RLT), and adipose tissue cross‐sectional areas (cm2) were analyzed at diagnosis and at first follow‐up for disease evaluation (6–14 weeks). Imaging analysis was performed utilizing slice‐O‐matic image analysis software. Of the 57 patients identified, 39 had chest CT imaging that included intervertebral level T12‐L1, and 22 also had concurrent imaging at L3. Correlation coefficients between body composition variables at T12‐L1 and L3 were strong (r = 0.93–0.98). Paired t‐test showed a significant decrease in SM (−4.2 ± 8.12, p = 0.003) and RLT (−10.7 ± 28.5, p = 0.025) as well as a trend toward a significant increase in visceral adipose tissue (3.10 ± 9.65, p = 0.052). Univariable analysis demonstrated a significant association between increasing age and increased SM loss (β = −0.496 with SE = 0.194, p = 0.011), and a lack of association between body mass index and body composition changes. We provide the first line of evidence that single‐slice images from routinely obtained chest CT scans provide a simple, readily available mechanism for assessing body composition in pediatric solid tumor patients. Adverse body composition changes were observed, particularly among adolescents and young adults.


In this paper, an improved visual SLAM system is proposed. Firstly, we embed a lightweight convolutional neural networks for semantic segmentation into the visual SLAM to improve the efficiency of detecting moving objects in dynamic environments. Then, the detected moving objects are eliminated to improve the accuracy and robustness of visual SLAM. Subsequently, a dense point cloud map using unsupervised learning is proposed, for robot obstacle avoidance and path planning. Experimental results in the open TUM RGB-D dataset show that our method not only significantly improves the computational efficiency but also ensures the positioning accuracy.


The war in Eastern Ukraine resulted in the creation of a new type of problem regions - border areas in adverse conditions. It is a specific type of territory, the configuration of which may change under the influence of the political situation. The main feature of such areas is the need for an additional level of security. The allocation of border areas into a separate group requires in-depth theoretical and empirical research. The purpose of the article is to identify border areas in adverse conditions and outline the main problems of their development. The following methods were used for the study: statistical, historical, abstract and logical, systematic and comparative analysis. In the article, the border areas in adverse conditions are allocated into a separate group of problem regions of Ukraine and their intragroup structuring is carried out according to certain criteria: the degree of security of the territories and their involvement in hostilities, the type of border with the aggressor state (land, sea), the activity and nature of the conflict with the aggressor state, or the state with which the relationships require a sufficient level of security. The analysis of the main indicators of social and economic development of border areas in adverse conditions is carried out. The problems of territorial development inherent in all subgroups of border areas in adverse conditions (remoteness from economic development centers; increased migration; threat of military conflicts; low investment attractiveness) and specific problems within each subgroup are highlighted. The task of regional policy is to support the development of border areas in adverse conditions. The mechanisms for regulating the development of such areas should be developed separately for each of the selected subgroups. These mechanisms should help to strengthen the economic potential of these territories and state support for their social and economic development, as well as stimulate entrepreneurial activity in border areas, etc.


Extending the Boundaries of Care: Medical Ethics and Caring Practices. Tamara Kohn and Rosemary McKechnie. eds. Oxford: Berg, 1999. vii. 206 pp., index.


The thesis adopts the method of literature review and investigation toanalyze the practice and difficulties in the gymnastics education in China's schools.Based on the features of the gymnastics teachings and trainings and the students'physical and psychological improvement,it proposes the idea of building an enabling system of school's gym education based on the education system of universities,middle schools and primary schools for improving the poor physical condition of the students in China.


We report on 1550 nm driven ErAs:In(Al)GaAs photoconductors implemented as both source and detector in a THz time domain system. The system reaches a peak dynamic range of 80 dB with a source and receiver laser power of 20 mW each. We report in particular on the saturation properties of the emitter. Even with incident optical powers of up to 80 mW, we hardly see any saturation. We demonstrate the capabilities of the setup by spectroscopy of a lactose sample.


This article considers the need to make alternative modes of transportation viable to residents of the suburbs. A more balanced approach to planning that includes transportation demand management (TDM) strategies and provision of alternative transportation modes is warranted. Benefits of compact, mixed-use land development includes the placement of employment and retail activities in closer proximity to living areas. This reduces automobile trips, decreases road congestion, and lowers the urban area vehicle miles of travel. Bus and rail transit service would be available providing viable transportation alternatives to shopping and employment activities in communities and areas. The safety, zoning, and density issues to consider in developing transit-based communities are addressed. The case of Fairview Village, a mixed-use development located in downtown Portland, Oregon that uses multipurpose zoning is presented. The article concludes that while mixed-use land development may not be a panacea to urban transportation problems, they do offer an alternative.


The global financial crises that affected the world economy starting with 2008 have at least three factors of great influence. However, the general opinion and the conclusions of researches conducted are that one of the most significant factors that is the increase dealing with more complex financial instruments, such as derivatives. The purpose of my research is to show the advantages given by using derivatives, being aware of the costs and risks associated.


In this paper, we define a new concept of factorization for a bounded bilinear mapping $f:Xtimes Yto Z$, depended on  a natural number $n$ and a cardinal number $kappa$; which is called $n$-factorization property of level $kappa$. Then we study the relation between $n$-factorization property of  level $kappa$ for $X^*$ with respect to $f$ and automatically boundedness and $w^*$-$w^*$-continuity and also strong Arens irregularity. These results may help us to prove some previous  problems related to strong Arens irregularity more easier than old. These include some results proved by Neufang in ~cite{neu1} and ~cite{neu}.  Some applications to certain bilinear mappings on convolution algebras, on a locally compact group, are also included. Finally, some solutions related to  the Ghahramani-Lau conjecture is raised.


Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) in Radio Frequency (RF) c ir uit is the first stage in which we can suppress the noise, which requires the trade-off ma ny importance characteristics such as gain, Noise Figure (NF), stability, power consumption and compl exity).In this paper the aim is to design and simul ate a single stage LNA circuit with high gain and low n oise using 0.18um TSMC NMOS for frequency 2.4 GHz. A single stage LNA has successfully designed w ith 18.82 dB forward gain and 1.986 dB noise figures, reverse isolation more than 12 dB at the f requency of 2.4 GHz.


The objective of this article is to illuminate the role of religion in the developing of classical written literatures in African languages. In order to achieve this goal, the histories of classical written literatures in three African languages, Ge'ez, Swahili and Hausa, are examined in this study. The classical written literature in Ge'ez is closely connected with the Ethiopian Church. Most of the works are translations of religious works, biographical writings on lives of saints and hymns. Swahili and Hausa classical poetry written in the Arabic script was influenced by Islamic literature. Thus, the classical written literatures in Africa cannot be appreciated properly without discussing their links with the religions. The religious nature of classical written literature in Africa resulted from the fact that most of the activities involving literacy took place at religious organizations before western education was introduced. At that time religious specialists who were literate made an effort to preserve religious works by writing them down. Therefore, it is fair to say that Christianity and Islam played a crucial part in the development of classical written literatures in Africa.


Design and operation of new cryogenic gas-processing plants can be aided by shortcut calculations. These correlations estimate the composition of residue gas at demethanizer-top-temperature. They also predict minimum gas-process temperature when CO/sub 2/ is present. In the typical plant recovering ethane and heavier components from gas, product-recovery efficiency is established by the temperature and pressure in the top of the demethanizer. Recovery at a particular condition of top temperature and pressure in the demethanizer can best be determined by computer calculation. However, a reasonable estimate of conditions can be made with longhand calculations. The manner in which these calculations are made is illustrated and described.


Over the past year or so, Independence Mall has undergone what reality-TV producers might call an "extreme makeover." July 2003 saw the debut of the National Constitution Center, a congressionally chartered but privately operated museum dedicated to the United States' central document. A few months later, in October 2003, the Liberty Bell was moved from its bicentennial-era pavilion to the National Park Service's elegant new Liberty Bell Center. Along with the Independence Visitor Center, opened in November 2001, these architectural additions to the mall's west side have been accompanied by extensive landscaping improvements, new parking facilities, and greatly increased security measures. Independence Mall, in short, has a brand new face. Yet these changes go far beyond physical reconstruction. To a considerable degree, these new buildings are telling new stories about American history and telling them in new ways. The traditional heroic narrative of the nation's founding, presented for decades at the various sites within Independence National Historical Park, has gradually grown more complicated and contested, more open to irony or even tragedy. Moreover, that complex narrative has also become more public and participatory, including not just historians and curators but ordinary citizens in the development and presentation of historical exhibits. The new buildings on Independence Mall reflect the ever-growing presence of the "public" in public history and highlight the potential (and the occasional pitfalls) of this more democratic style of exhibition. The controversy over the Liberty Bell Center (LBC) need not be exhaustively recapped here, in part because PMHB readers witnessed the opening volley in that battle: Edward Lawler Jr.'s January 2002 essay on "The President's House in Philadelphia," the Market Street residence that served as the executive mansion


Every day, millions of decisions are made based on information provided by computers and millions of transactions are concluded automatically, by means or with the assistance of computer programs. Computers can accept payment and dispense products. Computers can also calculate the optimal price and predict the demand for the product. Technology enables us to automate a wide range of tasks involved in the process of forming contracts. Contrary to popular belief, such novel transacting practices are easily accommodated by existing legal principles, at least when it comes to the common law of contract. The latter is technology neutral and generally disregards the manner the parties' statements come into existence. Considerable uncertainty would result if the statements we see on our computer screens could be disavowed on the basis that they were the product of mindless computer operations. This article contends that legal analyses must start with the law, not with overdramatized descriptions of technology or the assumption that contract law cannot accommodate such.


This study aims to conduct a contrastive analysis of adjectives in Arabic and English. The study will compare the characteristics, usage, and syntactic structure of adjectives in both languages with the aim of identifying the similarities and differences that exist. The methodology of this research is based on the contrastive approach which allows comparing the linguistic systems of two languages systematically. The research data will be collected from Arabic and English textual sources, such as textbooks, journal articles, and language corpus. Data collection will involve identifying the most common and representative adjectives in both languages, as well as an in-depth analysis of the syntactic attributes and functions attached to those adjectives. The research will address differences and similarities in terms of the grammatical categories of adjectives, such as tense changes, word formation, and the syntactic roles that adjectives assume in sentences. Contrastive analysis will be conducted in semantic, morphological, and syntactic aspects with a focus on the differences between Arabic and English. The results of this study are expected to provide a better understanding of the structural and functional differences of adjectives in Arabic and English. The findings of this study can be useful for second language learners, translators, and curriculum developers in designing effective teaching methods and overcoming common mistakes that often occur when learning Arabic or English.


One isoform of maize glutamine synthetase, encoded by GS 1-2 , is is localized exclusively in the maternal tissues of the developing kernel. Previously, we have demonstrated the ability of the proximal 664 base pair 5' upstream portion of GS 1-2 to drive maternal tissue-specific GUS expression in transgenic maize kernels (Muhitch et al, Plant Sci. 163: 865-872). In this report, a series of GS 1-2 promoter/GUS reporter transgenes, progressively truncated from the 5' end of the full length 664 base pair promoter, were evaluated for transformation efficiency and their ability to drive tissue-specific gene expression in transgenic maize. Analysis of transgene integration and expression suggests that GS 1-2 /GUS transgenes were incorporated efficiently into the maize genome, but were not expressed efficiently in maize cells. Truncation of the promoter from -664 to -394, -206 or -72, relative to the putative transcription start site, resulted in the loss of tissue specific expression within the kernels of transformed plants. Among the truncated series, moderate staining was exhibited by the -394 promoter/GUS gene transformants, stronger staining was found in -206 promoter/ GUS gene transformants, but relatively weak and variable staining occurred in plants transformed with the -72/GUS gene. Likely explanations for these observations are considered.


Complete spectra of the staggered Dirac operator [ital ];sD are determined in quenched four-dimensional SU(2) gauge fields, and also in the presence of dynamical fermions. Periodic as well as antiperiodic boundary conditions are used. An attempt is made to relate the performance of multigrid (MG) and conjugate gradient (CG) algorithms for propagators with the distribution of the eigenvalues of [ital ];sD. The convergence of the CG algorithm is determined only by the condition number [kappa] and by the lattice size. Since [kappa]'s do not vary significantly when quarks become dynamic, CG convergence in unquenched fields can be predicted from quenched simulations. On the other hand, MG convergence is not affected by [kappa] but depends on the spectrum in a more subtle way.


This study examines the change in the timing of the appearance of ice phenomena in the basin of the Zhaiyk river associated with anthropogenic activity and climate change. To assess the long-term ice regime (dynamics of ice phenomena) and meteorological parameters, two periods were identified: before 1973 and 1974-2019 due to intense climate warming after the 1970s. A comparative analysis of the ice phenomena of the Zhaiyk river basin with meteorological indicators (air temperature) showed that the trend of precipitation tends to decrease slightly and there is a pronounced tendency to increase air temperature, in connection with this, the duration and date of the appearance of ice formations decreased for a later time. Estimates of changes in the considered characteristics of the ice regime of the Zhaiyk River basin for the period 1974-2019 are given. compared with the period of the conditionally stationary climatic situation (from the beginning of observations to 1973) using statistical methods.


Abstract Brotizolam is a psychotropic drug, derived from the Thieno-triazolodiazepine family, which has sedative and hypnotic properties. In this work, a spectrophotometric study has been carried out to determine the acid-base equilibrium, the pka value being obtained, as well as to develop a method for the determination of this compound in pharmaceutical formulations.


A study of the maternal and child health and family planning programs on Mauritius an island in the Indian Ocean to the southwest of India which has a multiethnic population comprising Hindus Muslims of Indian origin and Christians. Interviews were conducted with 144 heads of households in selected areas. Topics covered include antenatal care postnatal care immunization status age at marriage family planning family size birth control knowledge birth spacing and awareness of service facilities. Suggestions made by the interviewed heads of households included that the schedule at the family health center should be improved that oral pills should be distributed for 1 month only and that nurses should develop a more courteous attitude towards the patients.


Nowadays, the rapid development of network and information technology has quietly changed people's learning, working and life style, and also changed people's way of thinking and values to a great extent. As a professional teacher in the first line of tracking and using the network and information technology, the influence and impact of the network and information technology are the most direct, profound. How to strengthen the integrity, systematicness and development, so that the ideological and political work of network and information major subjects can keep up with the pace of the times, that is a subject that must be highly focused.


The growth in public and policy attention for climate change and its ramifications has led to an increased recognition at the global level for climate migration and its many nuanced aspects. Such increased attention has highlighted the multi-disciplinary characteristic of climate migration and the necessity for the subject to be addressed across a wide range of disciplines. Within the EU-sphere, this need for a multi-disciplinary approach has translated into an exigency for mainstreaming. The requirement for mainstreaming within the realm of this topic has been advocated for by the global community with its mention in the Paris Agreement, the COPs and the Global Compact for Migration. In light of the global promotion for climate migration mainstreaming, this study has asked; how is climate migration mainstreamed within the European Commission, and what hinders and facilitates it? In order to answer this research question, a content analysis was conducted of 24 key documents from DG ECHO, DG DEVCO, DG HOME and DG CLIMA – the four sample DGs upon which this study was based. This data was compounded with the inclusion of 7 semi-structured interviews with policymakers from the abovementioned DGs, and 2 semi-structured interviews with external experts from IOM and the EU-UN Delegation in Geneva. The culmination of the data collated, in line with the theory, was the deduction that climate migration is not currently mainstreamed within the European Commission. Furthermore, the initiation of mainstreaming is currently hindered by the sample DGs failure to fulfil the prerequisites required for the successful initiation of mainstreaming.


Abstract This paper presents a method to solve the kinematics of a rigid-flexible and variable-diameter continuous manipulator. The multi-segment underwater manipulator is driven by McKibben water hydraulic artificial muscle (WHAM). Considering the effect of elasticity and friction, we optimized the static mathematical model of WHAM. The kinematic model of the manipulator with load is established based on the hypothesis of piecewise constant curvature (PCC). We developed an optimization algorithm to calculate the length of the WHAMs according to the principle of minimum strain energy and obtain the configuration space parameters of the kinematic model. Based on the infinitesimal method, the homogeneous transformation matrices of the variable-diameter bending sections are computed, and the terminal position and attitude are obtained. In this paper, we studied the working space of the manipulator by quantitative analysis of the impact factors including pressure and load. A deep neural network (DNN) with six hidden layers is designed to solve inverse kinematics. The forward kinematic results are used to train and test the DNN, and the correlation coefficient between the output and target samples reaches 0.945. We carried out an underwater experiment and verified the effectiveness of the kinematic modeling and solution method.


Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Science and Technology Rep. Bart Gordon (D-TN) led a delegation of ten Members of Congress to Greenland July 20-22 to observe changes in the Arctic environment and hear directly from polar scientists about ongoing research on global climate change. Accompanied by National Science Foundation Director Arden Bement, leading American specialists and Embassy Copenhagen Political/Economic Counselor Bill Mozdzierz, the congressionaldelegation surveyed the Jakobshavn ice fjord near Ilulissat and visited the Sondestrom radar facility in Kangerlussuaq. In their July 20 meeting with Greenland Home Rule Foreign Minister Aleqa Hammond, Chairman Gordon and his delegation reviewed bilateral cooperation and underscored U.S. interest in strengthening and broadening relations with Greenland. Members of the delegation were Chairman Gordon, Rep. Lynne Woolsey (DCA), Rep. Jerry McNerney (D-CA), Rep. Baron Hill (D-IN), Rep. Bob Inglis (RSC), Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Rep. Brad Miller (D-NC), Rep. Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) and Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD).


We developed a 20-item scale for values-based leadership and looked at its relationship with transformational leadership and two dimensions of organizational structure—formalization and decentralization— using a sample of 100 employees of a leading software-consulting firm in India. Results show that transformational leadership and values-based leadership are positively related to each other and that both are positively related to decentralization. The hypothesis that formalization would be negatively related to both the leadership variables was not supported. Results also reveal that when values-based leadership is controlled for, transformational leadership is no longer related to decentralization. The importance of values-based leadership in transforming organizations and individuals is highlighted. There has been growing interest in the study of transformational leadership. However, the literature on transformational leadership in organizations has neglected the organizational context in which such leadership is embedded. In fact, the extant literature gives an impression that transformational leadership is equally applicable to all organizational situations. Shamir and Howell (1999) presented a series of hypothesis linking contextual variables to the emergence and effectiveness of transformational leadership. One context that they considered was organizational structure. In this study, we examined the relationship between organizational structure and transformational leadership. However, if transformational leadership is not coupled with values-based leadership, it may lose its effectiveness. The significance of values-based leadership cannot be overemphasized. Therefore, this study also looked at the role of values-based leadership in the relationship between organizational structure and transformational leadership. Theory and Hypotheses Burns (1978) defined leadership as a relationship between leader and follower that seeks to address the goals of both of them. Such a relationship could take two forms—


The software platform discussed in this article has been already applied successfully to a high speed, real time general radar signal processing system which is constructed in supercomputer architecture. A special parallel advanced high level language is defined based on the characteristics of modern radar signal processing. It defines various types of parallelism in different granularity. The compiler and operation system manages these types of parallelism with the concern of user's flexibility in programming.


Transport infrastructure is increasingly confronted with spatial, societal, economical and natural developments. In the planning of infrastructure governments are cooperating with private parties through contracts. Contracts, however, are typically based on predicted project scopes and risks. In practice this can create a mismatch between the expected situation and reality. An increasing strand of literature focuses on dynamic contracting to cope with this mismatch. However, even in dynamic contracts, the options to adapt to change remain limited. We argue that adaptability to unpredictability and change does not only have to be incorporated into contracts, but should also be incorporated in planning approaches. This is in line with developments in planning to become more adaptive and interactive. The aim of this paper is to explore the relationship between adaptive planning and dynamic contracting. The paper discusses dynamic contracting in a broader perspective, where contracts are part of a cohesive infrastructure planning approach.


Schizophrenia impairs the development of psychosocial skills needed for the useful, independent living, social functioning, occupational skills, and self-care. While medication can reduce psychosis, drug side effects and compliance in patients with schizophrenia is a problem. Often with this population, it is necessary to integrate psychosocial treatments which aim to enhance interpersonal and social functioning. The focus of this paper is on a psychosocial intervention (group therapy) that introduced specific social skills to patients through the use of poetry. The intervention took place in a large state psychiatric facility.


From the Dep artment of Ot olaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Northwestern Un iversity Med ical School. Received for publication Aug. 27. 1993; revision received Dec . 2. 1993; accepted Dec. 3, 1993. Reprint requests: David M. Roden, MD, Department of Otolaryngo logyHead and Neck Surgery, Northwestern University Medical School, Searle 12-561,303 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60611-300X. OTOl.ARYNGOl. HEAD NECK SURG 1994;110:587-90. Copyright 1;) 1994 by the American Academy of OtolaryngologyHead and Neck Surgery Foundation, Inc. 0\94·599H/94/$3 .00 + 0 23/4/53296


In this paper the criterion of adjacency of the vertices one of the polyhedral relaxations of /г-factors polytope was received. The particularity given criterion is that it is worded in graph terms. Received criterion gives sufficient conditions of adjacency of vertices corresponding integer polytope.


We show that the capacity region of the state-dependent multiple-access channel (SD-MAC) with strictly-causally cribbing encoders is not enlarged if strictly-causal state-information (SI) and feedback are furnished to the encoders. We also derive the capacity region of the SD-MAC with causal SI at the cribbing encoders and show that Shannon strategies are optimal. Such strategies are generally suboptimal if the encoders access distinct SI. However, Shannon strategies are optimal and we have a characterization of the capacity region for the case where both encoders crib, causal SI is revealed to one encoder, and feedback is available to the other encoder.


The necessity of lowering the execution of system tests' cost is a consensual point in the software development community. The present study presents an optimization of the regression tests' activity, by adapting a test cases prioritization technique called Failure Pursuit Sampling — previously used and validated for the prioritization of tests in general — improving its efficiency for the exclusive execution of regression test. For this purpose, the clustering and sampling phases of the original technique were modified, so that it becomes capable of receive information from tests made on the previous version of a program, and can use this information to drive de efficiency of the new developed technique, for tests made on a present version. The adapted technique was implemented and executed using the Schedule program, of the Siemens suit. By using Average of the Percentage of Faults Detected charts, the modified Failure Pursuit Sampling technique presented a high level of efficiency improvement.


Once freshwater has been used for an economic or beneficial purpose, it is generally discarded as waste. In many countries, these wastewaters are discharged, either as untreated waste or as treated effluent, into natural watercourses, from which they are abstracted for further use after undergoing "self-purification" within the stream. Through this system of indirect reuse, wastewater may be reused up to a dozen times or more before being discharged to the sea. Such indirect reuse is common in the larger river systems of Latin America. However, more direct reuse is also possible: the technology to reclaim wastewaters as potable or process waters is a technically feasible option for agricultural and some industrial purposes (such as for cooling water or sanitary flushing), and is a largely experimental option for the supply of domestic water. Wastewater reuse for drinking raises public health, and possibly religious, concerns among consumers. The adoption of wastewater treatment and subsequent reuse as a means of supplying freshwater is also determined by economic factors. Human excreta and wastewater contains useful materials. These are water, organic carbon and nutrients and should be regarded as a resource. In their natural cycles, they are broken down by micro-organisms and become accessible to plants and animals, thus sustaining natural ecosystems. When improperly disposed, these substances can cause pollution. This is because the organic materials exert oxygen demand, and the nutrients promote algal growth in lakes, rivers and near-shore marine environments. Human excreta and wastewater also contain pathogens. Reuse of the wastes must ensure that public health is maintained. Planned reuse is the key to wastewater reuse. Planning for reuse ensures that public health and protection of the environment are taken into account. Reuse of treated wastewater for irrigation of crops, for example, will need to meet (i) standards for indicator pathogens, and (ii) plant requirement for water, nitrogen and phosphorus. WHO and others have developed standards for reuse of wastewater for various purposes. Further details of these standards can be found in the Regional World News of Natural Sciences 5 (2016) 33-41 -34Overviews in the Source Book, published by IWA and IETC. It must be pointed out, however, that requirements for water and nutrients are plant-specific and site-specific (dependent on soil type and climate), and information on these requirements need to be obtained from local information sources.


Background and objective: The aim of this study was to provide a general description of a new experience of introducing teaching in clinical skills laboratory to the final year students of Hawler College of Medicine and to assess the students' perspectives of one year training experience in the newly established clinical skills laboratory.
Methods: This study was based on a self-administered questionnaire survey of 79 final year medical students. The questionnaire included 31 statements related to the physical environment of the clinical skills laboratory, duration of clinical skills practice, quality of clinical skills teaching and usefulness of clinical skills laboratory. Each statement was rated on a five-point Likert scale.
Results: Most students were satisfied with the location of the clinical skills laboratory (62.8%) and appropriateness of educational atmosphere of the laboratory (59%). Less than half of the students were satisfied with adequacy and appropriate use of educational equipments. Students had concerns about the short duration of clinical skills practice and unavailability of structured and well explained guidelines (36.7%). Majority of students indicated that they prefer to take sessions in the skills laboratory and practice before dealing with real patients (78.1%) and have earlier integration of teaching in clinical skills laboratory in the medical study curriculum (71.8%).
Conclusion: This short and new experience of training in clinical skills laboratory was positively recognized in general. The study identified shortcomings in a number of aspects that need to be addressed to improve the experience.


The invention relates to a technology for recycling agricultural waste. Three vertically-arranged bamboo shell block vertical plates are sequentially arranged on a bamboo shell block conveying belt in the bandwidth direction of the bamboo shell block conveying belt at intervals. The areas between the adjacent bamboo shell block vertical plates are used for arranging a first material storage part and a second material storage part. According to the above technical scheme, bamboo shells can be effectively recycled, and a support is provided for improving agricultural economy.


Nitrogen (N) is one of the most important nutrients in increasing lowland rice yield. Two greenhouse experiments were conducted to evaluate influence of ammonium sulfate and urea fertilization on growth, yield and yield components of lowland rice. The nitrogen rates used were 0, 50, 100, 150, 300 and 400 mg N kg−1 of soil. Shoot dry weight and grain yield were significantly (P < 0.01) increased in a quadratic fashion when N rate increased from 0 to 400 mg kg−1 by ammonium sulfate as well as urea fertilization. Maximum grain yield was obtained at 168 mg N kg−1 soil by ammonium sulfate and at 152 mg N kg−1 soil by urea. Maximum grain yield at average N rate (160 mg kg−1) was 22% higher with the application of ammonium sulfate compared to urea, indicating superiority of ammonium sulfate compared to urea. Rice yield components, N uptake and use efficiency were significantly influenced with the increasing N rate from 0 to 400 mg kg−1 of soil by both the sources of N. Plant height, shoot dry weight, grain harvest index, 1000 grain weight and N uptake and use efficiency in shoot and grain had significant positive association with grain yield. However, spikelet sterility was negatively associated with grain yield. Soil pH, soil calcium, phosphorus, and potassium contents were significantly influenced by N treatments with urea fertilization. These soil properties were not influenced significantly by ammonium sulfate treatment, except P content.


A graph G is (j,k) ‐colorable if V(G) can be partitioned into two sets Vj and Vk so that the maximum degree of G[Vj] is at most j and of G[Vk] is at most k. While the problem of verifying whether a graph is (0, 0)‐colorable is easy, the similar problem with (j,k) in place of (0, 0) is NP‐complete for all nonnegative j and k with j+k≥1 . Let Fj,k(g) denote the supremum of all x such that for some constant cg every graph G with girth g and |E(H)|≤x|V(H)|+cg for every H⊆G is (j,k) ‐colorable. It was proved recently that F0,1(3)=1.2 . In a companion paper, we find the exact value F0,1(4)=F0,1(5)=119 . In this article, we show that increasing g from 5 further on does not increase F0,1(g) much. Our constructions show that for every g, F0,1(g)≤1.25 . We also find exact values of Fj,k(g) for all g and all k≥2j+2 .


In this paper, we propose the use of the "longitudinal resonance condition" for the characterization of the two-dimensional propagation of surface acoustic waves (SAWs) in periodic grating structures, and also show a procedure for extracting parameters required in the behavior model from the full-wave analysis. The condition is given by βxp = π, where p is the grating period and βx is the wavenumber of the grating mode in the longitudinal direction (x). This is based on the fact that in conventional SAW resonators, acoustic resonances including transverse ones occur when βx is real but the longitudinal resonance condition is mostly satisfied. The longitudinal resonance condition is applied to a simple model, and the wavenumber βy in the lateral direction (y) is expressed as a simple function of the angular frequency ω. The full-wave analysis is applied for SAWs propagating in an infinite grating on a 128°YX-LiNbO3 substrate, and the anisotropy parameter γ is extracted by the fitting with the derived equation. The fitted result agrees well with the original numerical result. It is also indicated that γ estimated by this technique is significantly different from the value estimated without taking the effects of the grating structure into account.


In order to enhance the capacity of anti-electrostatic discharge between pole and case of semiconductor bridge initiators, the transient voltage suppressor(TVS) which has the characteristic of transient voltage suppression was used to avoid electrostatic discharge between pole and case of SCB initiators. The static discharge test show that most of the current passed from the TVS when the electrostatic discharged, and the SCB didn't fire. The TVS can effectively prevent the SCB from electrostatic discharge between the pole and case.


A new type of handover algorithm for MBMS(Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service) is introduced,and subsequently the performance of the handover algorithm is analyzed.Simulation results show that using this new handover algorithm can enhance resource utilization effectively,improve the system performance and maximize the capacity of the system, and better meet the needs of MBMS.


Introduction Canadian Native playwright Tomson Highway emerged on the national and international theatre scene with the production of two plays in the late 1980s: The Rez Sisters, first staged by Native Earth Performing Arts Toronto in 1986; and Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing, originally produced at Theatre Pass Muraille in Toronto in 1989. Both plays were extremely well-received at the time and made Highway the talk of the Canadian theatre establishment. Both plays won the Dora Mavor Moore Award for an Outstanding New Play (1988-89), as well as the Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award, given to Canadian plays produced professionally in the Toronto area. Set on the fictional Wasaychigan ("Window") Hill reserve on Manitoulin Island, Ontario, The Rez Sisters and Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing can be seen as obverse sides of a coin--or as mirror images of the shared theme of "the big game", viewed from a gendered perspective. The Rez Sisters tells the story of seven Native women on a largely comic quest to attend The World's Biggest Bingo Game in the city of Toronto, several hundred miles from the reserve. There are no men in the play except, perhaps, for the figure of Nanabush, who resembles the "Trickster" Coyote from traditional Native mythology. Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing concentrates on seven men (some of whom are mentioned in The Rez Sisters), who must deal with the creation of a women's hockey team on the reserve. There are no women in the play, except for Nanabush, now manifested in various female forms. This paper evaluates Highway's success in taking what is essentially an oral tradition of storytelling and translating it into a tradition in which designated actors perform a script for an audience in a specific space designed especially for the performances. This transition is examined in terms of the theatrical form used by Highway, as well as the use of some of the elements from traditional storytelling and Native mythology (with special reference to Nanabush and how his/her role in Highway's plays differs significantly from that role in traditional storytelling). As well, the paper takes a look at how Highway manages to walk the fine line between Native ritual performance and theatrical entertainment. Finally, the paper examines Highway's ability to perform this transformation, arguing that his success depends on having avoided mimetic forms and making a leap instead from oral storytelling directly to a postmodern theatre that contains elements of the theatre of the absurd, magic realism, and hybridity. Turning the Oral into the Written Word In the context of power relationships between Natives and the colonizers, the written English language has always been too easily twisted, too easily made to reflect whatever the colonizing forces wanted it to. In one creation story from the Salish people of the British Columbia interior, the white man acts as the betrayer of his older brother, the Native. As told by elder Harry Robinson, the younger brother, being literate, stole "the paper" from God and thus usurped the Native's rightful inheritance: And that younger one, now today, that's the white man. And the older one, that's me. That's the Indian. And that's why the white man, they can tell a lie more than the Indian. But the white man, they got the law. (Robinson, 1989, pp. 45-46) Thus, while Natives eventually became literate themselves, the original betrayal is still considered part of the colonizing process even today. Native writing tends to reflect the act of "remembering" (pre- and post-betrayal) so important in the oral storytelling tradition. According to Metis writer Emma LaRoque: "Some themes unique to a person dispossessed stand out: a haunting and hounding sense of loss that drives one to reminisce. 'I remember,' many of us write, 'I remember'. …


On the background of some representative mountain highway tunnels,some researches in engineering disaster of tunnels were summarized in this paper.Four aspects were included in this research:①A distance discriminant analysis model of surrounding rock classification was established.②After exploration on multi-load drilling machine,INSTRON system and SHPB device,a new testing system is constructed,where rock is subjected to medium-high strain rate.The mechanical mechanism of rock burst was studied by using catast rop theory.③Based on the coupled fluid-mechanics theorem,FLAC3D(Fast Lagrangian Analysis of Continua in 3 Dimension) numerical software has been used for the analysis of mountain multi-arch tunnel design in aquiferous stratum.A form of short paper is presented to show the review suggestion.According to the numerical results of theory analysis,the treatment measures which have important pertinence for resolving the problem of tunnel leakage were put forward.④Some new methods were deduced to obtain the probability distribution functions of rock and soil parameters and the reliability of tunnel lining structure was analyzed by using FEM-ANW-MCS method.Four aspects are independent and related,which can be used in the actual tunnel engineering,and provide system's technical support for the safe construction and long-term operation of tunnels.


Previous measurements of the K X-rays emitted in the deexcitation of silver atoms with empty K-shells have been extended in order to obtain a better a


An important number of pumping stations, part of the Romanian irrigation systems, were conceived with surge tank mounted on the discharge duct, next to the pump, in order to protect the installation from hydraulic shock. In practice, the dimensioning of such protection device usually implies a large volume of hydraulic computation. Therefore the achievement of special diagrams (function of the hydraulic characteristics: discharge, geodetic head, diameter and length of the discharge duct) turns the way of calculus into a more easy one and significantly reduces the time for the surge tank dimensioning.


Summary form only given. The authors theoretical and experimental results demonstrate that the nonlinear Schrodinger equation (NLSE), which includes the effects of self-steepening and space-time focusing, gives an accurate description of the pulse-splitting dynamics in the self focusing of femtosecond laser pulses.


Abstract
This chapter explores differences in fringe, distant, and remote rural public library assets for asset-based community development (ABCD) and the relationships of those assets to geographic regions, governance structures, and demographics.

The author analyzes 2013 data from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and U.S. Department of Agriculture using nonparametric statistics and data mining random forest supervised classification algorithms.

There are statistically significant differences between fringe, distant, and remote library assets. Unexpectedly, median per capita outlets (along with service hours and staff) increase as distances from urban areas increase. The Southeast region ranks high in unemployment and poverty and low in median household income, which aligns with the Southeast's low median per capita library expenditures, staff, hours, inventory, and programs. However, the Southeast's relatively high percentage of rural libraries with at least one staff member with a Master of Library and Information Science promises future asset growth in those libraries. State and federal contributions to Alaska libraries propelled the remote Far West to the number one ranking in median per capita staff, inventory, and programs.

This study is based on IMLS library system-wide data and does not include rural library branches operated by nonrural central libraries.

State and federal contributions to rural libraries increase economic, cultural, and social capital creation in the most remote communities. On a per capita basis, economic capital from state and federal agencies assists small, remote rural libraries in providing infrastructure and services that are more closely aligned with libraries in more populated areas and increases library assets available for ABCD initiatives in otherwise underserved communities.

Even the smallest rural library can contribute to ABCD initiatives by connecting their communities to outside resources and creating new economic, cultural, and social assets.

Analyzing rural public library assets within their geographic, political, and demographic contexts highlights their potential contributions to ABCD initiatives.


The seedlings at 34 leaf stage of a set of diallel crosses,developed from seven rice cultivars with various salt tolerance,were grown in culture solutions containing 8 g·L -1 NaCl for 10 days.It was recorded that the Na+/K+ in root and salinity tolerance rating(STR)of the plants treated by the salt stress to analysis the inheritance of salt-tolerance in rice.A genetic model of major loci group for dominant-additive effects was used to decompose the genotype of parents and crosses into QTL groups.The results showed the inheritance of the Na+/K+ in root was controlled by two major loci groups and minor loci groups,while the salinity tolerance rating was controlled by three major loci groups and minor loci groups.The genetic variation of the Na+/K+ in root and salinity tolerance rating were explained by both additive and dominant gene effects.


We have also calculated the penetration probabilities for the Erst and second excited states. The results are the same order of magnitude as that of ground state. However, due to the extremely small occupation probabilities, those contributions can be ignored.


In this paper, a unique sensor is developed by wireless electric field transmission method. The sensor is a piezoelectric plate made of lead zirconate titanate (PZT) ceramic material with separated input and output parts. The sensor uses the PZT plate to detect electric field and attenuated output voltage signal wirelessly. The electric field is generated by an AC voltage connected to two metal electrodes mounted on a plastic plate with a tunable separation. The PZT plate is aligned along the central axis of the gap between two metal electrodes. The operation principle is based on the coupling of an electromagnetic wave and mechanical resonance vibration. When an electric field penetrates the piezoelectric plate, an attenuated voltage signal was obtained from output section of the piezoelectric plate. The sensor has a very stable output signal, and a sensitivity which can be tuned by the size of input and output sections, electric field and operating vibration modes.


Prestressed concrete box-girder bridges with corrugated steel webs is a major improvement on traditional prestressed concrete box-girder bridges. Steel webs, in stead of concrete webs, are efficient in reducing self-weight. Moreover, using corrugated webs allows one to avoid using stiffeners usually needed in flat plate webs and provides a convenient solution to the problem of prestress losses. Since the first prestressed concrete box-girder bridge with corrugated steel webs was built in France in 1986, the performance of this type of bridge has been receiving deserved attention and has proved its superiority over the others. In the past, however, most of the relevant studies were primarily concerned with the response of the corrugated steel webs. The flexural behavior of the bridge as a whole was not experimentally studied until 1998. This paper describes the experimental results of four scaled prestressed concrete box-girder bridges with corrugated steel webs subjected to torsion and presents an analytical model to predict the torsional behavior of such bridges. The Shinkai bridge in Japan was selected as the reference of the prototype. It is found that the torsional performance looks quite promising and that the analytical model fits the experimental results satisfactorily.


—A new approach is proposed to the surveillance of identified Security and Safety occurrences concerning mobile objects in an airport environment, in particular to monitor aircrafts, vehicles and staff at the manoeuvring area for all weather conditions. A middleware platform merges localization information from the different mobile objects in the airport and fuses that information through intelligent algorithms in the platform middleware. The system outputs are shown in an advanced Graphical-User interface, providing a collaborative environment with the relevant information to the airport stakeholders. The outputs can be used by the stakeholders to take decisions on the best way to improve Security and Safety and also on the optimization of airport operational procedures in compliance with existing business rules.


Aiming at some pivotal technical problems of the system of dynamic parameters' measurement and data dealing and analyzing, how to decide sampling frequency of the data acquisition and actualize some question of data dealing are discussed. Technology is advanced to deal with these key problems. Technical sustain is provided to carry out the system of dynamic parameters' measurement and data dealing and analyzing.


Abstract Bacidia gullahgeechee is described as new to science and easily recognized by the combination of a leprose thallus, minute tan to dark reddish-brown biatorine apothecia, and production of perlatolic acid. The species forms extensive, conspicuous colonies on palmetto (Sabal palmetto) trunks in maritime forests of the Ashepoo-Combahee-Edisto (ACE) Basin of South Carolina, one of largest protected estuaries in the eastern United States, where it is presumed to be narrowly endemic.


Citation: Harvey, John Andrew. Practical methods of conserving the soil moisture in Riley County. Senior thesis, Kansas State Agricultural College, 1898.


Scalable parallel computers with TFLOPS (Trillion FLoating Point Operations Per Second) performance levels are now under construction. While we believe TFLOPS processor technology is sound, we believe the software and I/O systems surrounding them need improvement. This paper describes our view of a proper system that we built for the nCUBE parallel computer and which is now commercially available. The distinguishing feature of our system is that scalable parallelism is implicit rather than explicit. We did not base our system on new commands, system calls, or languages. Instead, we extended some aspects of Unix® to add parallelism while keeping these aspects unchanged for nonparallel programs. The result is a system that lets one use a future TFLOPS parallel computer without knowing parallel programming. As parallel versions of standard compilers arrive, and large data sets get distributed over multiple I/O devices, then standard Unix commands will run arbitrary mixtures of parallel and nonparallel programs and I/O devices. One gets scalable computing and I/O rates whenever a command includes only parallel components.


It is an investigative work that deals with the impugnation to the paternity and the procedure that must be followed to be able to do Effective the right of the father, when it is known that the filiation does not correspond to him.

This issue is quite sensitive, because it deals with the family and the legal problems that imply a challenge to fatherhood. Both for the rights of the father, who have been violated by a deception as to their paternity, as by the rights of minor children, who have an identity and relationship that is discussed today.

Although the claim should have a process that is effective, to determine the challenge to the fatherhood, as well as the true son ship of the child, in practice this is quite complex, since the only way to achieve this is practice Of the DNA test, which as an expert evidence will be used within the procedure.
The problem arises when the parents do not attend the DNA examination, which makes it impossible to challenge fatherhood successfully, causing the father's obligations to be unfairly preserved and the child retaining a son ship that Does not match


Notes that many authors have supported the value of integrating qualitative and quantitative approaches within a research design to address research questions that aim both to develop or extend theory and test its application. Presents research which explores two alternative approaches to conducting qualitative interviews within an integrated research method. Aims to determine how those different approaches can enhance the design of the quantitative component of the research, and contribute to the interpretation of the quantitative data. Concludes that the findings indicate the importance of adopting both qualitative interview techniques within this combined approach, while completing a comprehensive review of the literature. Suggests that this will develop a theoretical framework and quantitative design, and assist in the interpretation of the quantitative data. The qualitative components of two outshopping studies, each study having a combined qualitative/quantitative research design, were selected to illustrate the nature of the data produced through each qualitative interviewing technique and the contribution of the data to the interpretation of the quantitative findings.


The invention provides a touch control method and a touch control system of a touch device, belonging to the technical field of touch identification. The touch control method comprises the following steps of: obtaining a user touch even at a monitoring interface under a current display interface through a display screen; identifying a user-defined touch gesture or a touch graph according to the user touch event; and executing the corresponding function of the identified touch gesture or the touch graph, or scheduling and displaying a corresponding sub-interface. According to the touch control method and the touch control system of the touch device, provided by the invention, by a user-defined mode, the sub-interface of each display interface is triggered or gestures or graphs having corresponding functions are executed, and corresponding sub-interfaces are accessed or corresponding functions are executed by identifying the touch gestures and touch graphs of the user. The touch control method and the touch control system are diverse in realization modes and simple and convenient in operation, and are particularly applicable to the application of a smart cell phone, so that the touch operation is more humanized, and the user experience is improved.


Turbulent gas-solid two-phase flow with electrostatic effects is studied. The turbulent pipe flow is treated using large eddy simulation (LES), while the particles are tracked using a Lagrangian approach. Simulations are carried out with one-way coupling, two-way coupling, and two-way coupling taking account of electrostatics, and the results are compared. The bulk Reynolds number Reb = 44 000 and the Stokes number St = 3.9 ( dp = 5 μm). The results show that the maximum electrostatic field strength in the saturated state is found near, but not at, the wall. The electrostatic effect increases the particle concentration in the viscous sublayer (0 {less than or equal to} y+ {less than or equal to} 5) and the particle dispersion in the buffer layer (5 {less than or equal to} y+ {less than or equal to} 30). Owing to the electrostatic effect, the feedback effect of particles on the fluid is increased, which leads to increases in the average fluid velocity in the buffer layer and in the velocity fluctuations. In addition, the electrostatic effect is found to increase the turbulent kinetic energy near the wall, while this trend decreasing with distance away from the wall. The areas of high- and low-speed streaks near the wall are increased by the electrostatic effect. Therefore, it can be concluded that electrostatics changes not only the particle behavior, but also the flow field.


Introduction: Improper denture hygiene leads to denture staining as well as various lesions of the oral mucosa associated with wearing of removable dentures. The aim of the study is to evaluate the knowledge and awareness regarding denture staining amount complete denture wearers visiting Dental Department, Nobel Medical College and Teaching Hospital.
Methods: A descriptive cross‑sectional study was conducted among complete denture wearers visiting Dental Department of Nobel Medical College and Teaching Hospital. A survey was conducted through a printed standard questionnaire with 15 questions delivered to the patients. Data were collected and coded, the statistical analysis was done using SPSS statistical software package. Descriptive statistics were used for data analysis.
Results: The study showed that about 38 % of the patients were denture wearers for 6 months to 1 year. About 97% of patients consume coffee or tea regularly. About 65% of the patients consumed aerated beverages. 52% of the patients reported alcohol consumption habits. Tobacco chewing habit was reported by 7% of the patients. 17% of the patients reported cigarette smoking habit. Almost 92.9%% of the patients cleaned their dentures using some or the other method. 64% of the patients claimed to be aware of some or the other denture cleaning techniques. About 20.2% of the patients complained of halitosis, 11% of the patients complained of oral ulcers, and approximately 68.8% of the patients suffered from oral infections.
Conclusion: The knowledge and awareness regarding the cleaning and staining of dentures was not adequate among study participants. Patients have habit of consuming tea, coffee, aerated drinks and alcohol which could lead to staining of the acrylic dentures. Therefore, care and hygiene of dental prosthesis including removable dentures is a life-long exercise.


ABSTRACT: The Newcastle disease, caused by avian avulavirus type 1 strains (APMV-1) is an important avian disease involved into high rates of mortality and economic losses. Several outbreaks have been reported over the last 30 years in Columbiformes in different parts of the world, caused by a adapted variant strain of AAvV-1, called pigeon paramyxovirus type 1 (PPMV-1). A high mortality associated with an outbreak was analyzed in free-living pigeons (Columba livia) in a public square in Porto Alegre in Southern Brazil. A total of 24 pigeons moribund or freshly dead, within five weeks interval were submitted to necropsy, histopathological, immunohistochemical (anti-Newcastle), and RT-PCR followed by sequencing of the amplification products analysis. They presented neurological signs, non-suppurative encephalitis and encephalomyelitis, and mononuclear inflammatory infiltrate in different organs. Immunohistochemical analysis in nine pigeons tissue showed that anti-Newcastle was expressed in brain, kidney, liver and pancreas. The RT-PCR test for the M protein of Newcastle disease virus was positive in six pigeons. The differential diagnosis of Influenza, West Nile, Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Mycoplasma synoviae in all pigeons presented negative results. The sequence of amino acids in the cleavage site region of the F protein was 112RRQKRF117 classifying the strain as virulent. The phylogenetic analysis classified this virus strain into Class II and VI genotype.


Introduction: The available literature regarding the rate of readmission of COVID-19 patients after discharge is rather scarce. Thus, the aim in the current study was to evaluate the readmission rate of COVID-19 patients and the components affecting it, including clinical symptoms and relevant laboratory findings. Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, COVID-19 patients who were discharged from Imam Hossein hospital, Tehran, Iran, were followed for six months. Data regarding their readmission status were collected through phone calls with COVID-19 patients or their relatives, as well as hospital registry systems. Eventually, the relationship between demographic and clinical characteristics and readmission rate was assessed. Results: 614 patients were entered to the present study (mean age 58.7±27.2 years; 51.5% male). 53 patients were readmitted (8.6%), of which 47 patients (7.6%) had a readmission during the first 30 days after discharge. The reasons for readmission were relapse of COVID-19 symptoms and its pulmonary complications in 40 patients (6.5%), COVID-19 related cardiovascular complications in eight patients (1.3%), and non-COVID-19 related causes in five patients (0.8%). Older age (OR=1.04; 95% CI: 1.01, 1.06; p=0.002) and increased mean arterial pressure during the first admission (OR=1.04; 95% CI: 1.01, 1.08; p=0.022) were found to be independent prognostic factors for the readmission of COVID-19 patients. Conclusion: Readmission is relatively frequent in COVID-19 patients. Lack of adequate hospital space may be the reason behind the early discharge of COVID-19 patients. Hence, to reduce readmission rate, extra care should be directed towards the discharge of older or hypertensive patients.


Staphylococcus aureus has been considered as one of the most important bacteria causing bacterial food poison.At home and abroad,there are many cases which are caused by Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin.The conventional method of inspecting food for possible contamination by coagulase positive Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin is time-consuming,which would take 3-5 d to complete,besides that it is not sensitive enough to detect Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin.In this study,a rapid method was established to detect Staphyloco-ccus aureus enterotoxin in food to shorten the time of the detection method,increased the sensitivity of method and provide a technical help,which based on the sensitivity and specificity of RT-PCR.The total RNA was isolated from Staphylococcus aureus respectively by hot phenol method and TRIZol method,and these two methods were compared.The mRNA was catalyzed by reverse transcriptase to produce cDNA,and sea was amplified by PCR using specific primers for the Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin A gene.After that the para-meters of PCR were optimized to procure plenty of positive target genes.The conclusion of this research showed that the effect of hot phenol method is better than TRIZol method in preparation of RNA,which upgrades the cycle counts and time of reaction to develop a method of detection on Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin A gene by RT-PCR.


This paper explores a series of practical and enquiry-based projects conducted by the Ettore Guatelli Museum in collaboration with local community actors and partner institutions including the University of Milano Bicocca: a training programme for teachers at a local group of schools, the Istituto Comprensivo of Collecchio; the creation of a new museum—an ongoing project with the schools of the Istituto Comprensivo of Lesignano; a reinterpretation of the Guatelli museum itself by young artists participating in the "Contemporary Guatelli" project. The chosen strategy of those directing the Ettore Guatelli Museum is to foster participation, allowing the many images suggested by its cultural patrimony to freely emerge, based on a shared belief in multiple interpretive possibilities.


national Health.'. It is a story of an imaginative appreciation of a vast public health problem, the possibility of the repetition of the great epidemics which did more damage to the devastated countries after the zgr4-W war than the war itself, and the equally imaginative, and successful, solution of it. It is a story of careful organization and administration, the distribution of a technical staff, the organization of epidemic control, the rehabilitation of health services and the despatch of medical supplies to a dozen countries on a scale that has never been attempted before. It ends with a simple assessment of results ; smallpox, typhus, typhoid, diphtheria gravis, plague, cholera and other expected epidemic diseases either failed to gain a foothold in Europe,


Abstract : Relaxation oscillations in charged particle densities are seen in low-pressure electronegative inductive discharges, in the neighborhood of the transition between lower power capacitive operation and higher power inductive operation. The region of oscillatory behavior in both pressure and power increases as the plasma becomes more electronegative. Charged particle and free radical dynamics were investigated experimentally. A global model was developed which allowed to determine the parameters governing the transition to instability.


Pedal device for a motor vehicle, comprising a pedal plate (2), can be aufgeubt by a user force to the, a housing unit (1), to which the pedal plate (2) articulated or can be attached, a connecting element (5) with power transmission means (6) inside the housing unit (1) and outside the housing unit (1) being connectable to the pedal plate (2) or is connected, wherein on the connecting element (5) is attached a guide member (17), and wherein in a recess (18) is provided to the housing unit (1), in which the guide part (17) can engage so that the connection of the connecting element (5) to the pedal plate (2) is facilitated.


igital signal processors were once the backwater of the chip industry. These processors, also known as DSPs, had limited uses and appeared only in such products as modems and fax machines. They were not a rapidly growing segment of the processor market, and they received little media coverage. However, the embedded systems revolution has placed the relatively inexpensive chips in many consumer devices, including cars, consumer electronics products, and even medical equipment. With the ability of today's program-mable DSPs to provide real-time performance for a few specialized tasks, such as compressing data, the low-cost processors can enable valuable consumer-grabbing features without making products much more expensive. Microprocessors can perform multiple tasks, often very quckly, but they are more expensive than DSPs and cannot offer real-time service as reliably. DSPs' ability to provide real-time performance is particularly valuable in cellular phones and other products that cannot tolerate performance delays. DSPs can also manipulate digital signals , including those that have been converted from analog signals. Hence, the processors play a vital role in the increasingly popular digital versions of such traditionally analog consumer products as stereo systems and cameras. These factors have helped make pro-grammable DSPs the rising star and fastest growing segment of the processor industry. This trend may well continue because companies are finding new uses for the different types of embedded DSPs. In addition, researchers are improving DSP technology and development tools, and chip production costs are decreasing. The primary challenge the industry now faces is making DSPs fast, functional, inexpensive, and plentiful enough to keep up with demand.


The OSIRIS (Optical, Spectroscopic, and Infrared Remote Imaging System) scientific imager (Keller et al. 2007) is successfully delivering images of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from its both wide angle camera (WAC) and narrow angle camera (NAC) since ESA's spacecraft Rosetta's arrival to the comet. Both cameras are equipped with filters covering the wavelength range of about 200 nm to 1000 nm. The comet nucleus is mapped with different combination of the filters in resolutions up to 15 cm/px. Besides the determination of the surface morphology in great details (Thomas et al. 2015), such high resolution images provided us a mean to unambiguously link some activity in the coma to a series of pits on the nucleus surface (Vincent et al. 2015).


A review of the literature reveals that, if females prefer traits that deviate from the population mean, they usually prefer traits of greater quantity. In cases in which the sensory bases of these preferences are identified, females prefer traits of greater quantity because these traits elicit greater sensory stimulation. However, two caveats apply. First, the studies surveyed might not represent an unbiased sample of mate choice, because researchers usually study systems characterized by exaggerated traits. Second, a preference for traits of greater quantity does not suggest that preference for average traits is unimportant; it might be more usual than preference for exaggerated traits. Phylogenetic comparisons sometimes allow one to distinguish among competing hypotheses for the evolution of female mating preferences. Two hypotheses, Fisher's theory of "runaway" sexual selection and the "good genes" hypothesis, predict that traits and preferences coevolve, whereas the "sensory exploitation" hypothesis predicts that males evolve traits to exploit preexisting female biases. Some studies of frogs and fish support the sensory exploitation hypothesis, although this does not exclude the role of other factors in establishing the preexisting bias or in the subsequent elaboration of the preference. It is suggested that studies of mate choice will benefit by a more integrative approach, especially one that combines knowledge of sensory mechanisms with appropriate phylogenetic comparisons.


The research entitled "Measures for the Protection of Workers Guild Master Carpenter
Joiners Carpenters Professionals Chimborazo Riobamba City and its effect on health in the
period November 2012 - April 2013", the proposed objective is to determine the influence
the use of protective measures in the occurrence of health effects of workers carpenters. The
method used in the research was deductive and inductive type of research is qualitative and
quantitative, cross-sectional design was used, participatory and ethnographic study type field
was because it was made in the place where the incident occurred, the technique used was
the survey and observation guides them that were applied to 80 integrants. En the hypothesis
was determined that the use of protective measures influences the occurrence of health
effects of workers carpenters. However, the 64% of teachers do not use any accessory
carpenters labor protection, 10% used mask, 9% used glasses, 9% gloves, earplugs 7%, 1%
spell back. The health effects by not using protective measures and to be exposed to various
risks causing damage to the body such as respiratory infections 42%, 18% muscle pain, skin
lesions 16%, 15% visual impairment, hearing impairment 9% .


— The article continues the author's research, which began in [1] – [3]. Inverse approximation theorems are established in the spaces S ( p,q ) ( σ m − 1 ) , m ≥ 3 , including theorems of Bernstein – Stechkin – Timan type. The di ff erential-di ff erence characteristics of the elements of these spaces are given by operators de fi ned in terms of the corresponding transformations of their Fourier – Laplace series. DOI:


Ubiquitous computing is enhancing computer use by making many computers available throughout the physical environment without being noticed to the users. To facilitate successful adoption and diffusion of ubiquitous systems, it is important to find out the factors affecting their uses. Although researches related to ubiquitous computing have been vigorously conducted from the aspect of system and service provider, there have been very few studies that focus on the user`s perspective. This study attempts to find out major factors which are dedicated to the development of ubiquitous systems and services and the relationships between these factors and user satisfaction factors. This study derived the specific factors that characterize ubiquitous services, such as ubiquity, contextual offer, user affinity, privacy, reliability, responsiveness, assurance, and empathy. We also considered service quality factors of ubiquitous services. Then these factors were combined with the Expectation Confirmation Theory (ECT) model and the path analysis was applied to find out the factors affecting user satisfaction and the intention to use the systems. The research findings indicate that ubiquity, contextual offer, privacy, reliability, and responsiveness affect the perceived usefulness. The perceived ease of use and confirmation were found to affect the perceived usefulness. The perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and confirmation fumed out to influence the satisfaction. It turned out that the result of this study on the relationship between the perceived usefulness and user satisfaction was identical with the findings in previous related ECT researches. We think this study makes two significant contributions to the development of ubiquitous services. First, this study provides basic implications for better ubiquitous services by considering important characteristics of ubiquitous systems as services. Second, this study also suggests important factors that need to be considered when ubiquitous service providers develop new ubiquitous services to improve user satisfaction and the intention to use the services.


Previous studies of (0001) homoepitaxial growth carried out on arrays of small-area mesas etched into on-axis silicon-face 4H-SiC wafers have demonstrated that spiral growth emanating from at least one screw dislocation threading the mesa is necessary in order for a mesa to grow taller in the (c-axis vertical) direction while maintaining 4H stacking sequence [1]. However, even amongst mesas containing the screw dislocation step source necessary for vertical c-axis growth, we have observed striking differences in the height and faceting that evolve during prolonged homoepitaxial growths. This paper summarizes Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Electron Channeling Contrast Imaging (ECCI), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and optical microscopy observations of this phenomenon. These observations support our initially proposed model [2] that the observed large variation (for mesas where 3C-SiC nucleation has not occurred) is related to the lateral positioning of a screw dislocation step source within each etched mesa. When the screw dislocation step source is located close enough to the developing edge/sidewall facet of a mesa, the c-axis growth rate and facet angle are affected by the resulting interaction. In particular, the intersection (or near intersection) of the inward-sloping mesa sidewall facet with the screw dislocation appears to impede the rate at which the spiral provides new steps required for c-axis growth. Also, the inward slope of the sidewall facet during growth (relative to other sidewalls of the same mesa not near the screw dislocation) seems to be impeded by the screw dislocation. In contrast, mesas whose screw dislocations are centrally located grow vertically, but inward sloping sidewall facets shrink the area of the top (0001) growth surface almost to the point of vanishing.


Abstract:This article presents one way to understand the peculiar internal structure of kephalaia as found in the early fifth-century Manichaean codex known as the Kephalaia of the Teacher. It uses the concept of the "anthological habit" developed among scholars of rabbinic literature as a prism to understand the interface between literary structure and pedagogical performance of kephalaia. Through a close analysis of three kephalaia, it argues that kephalaia are the products of circumscribed practices of textual anthologization. As such, kephalaia do not draw attention to its the textual surface but instead function as a rough guideline for a Manichaean teacher to perform before his disciples. This article further suggests that there was a certain virtuosity to the teacher's performance since the kephalaia's practice of anthologization makes an implicit claim that every discrete element within the cosmos is actually a contiguous part of a coherent whole, thereby gesturing towards the totalizing horizons of "Mani's" revelation through the performance of the kephalaia themselves.


General Matrix Multiplication (GEMM) is a key subroutine in highperformance computing. While the mainstream linear algebra libraries can deliver high performance on large and regular-shaped GEMM, they are inadequate for optimizing small and irregular-shaped GEMMs, which are commonly seen in new HPC applications. Some of the recent works in this direction have made promising progress on x86 architectures and GPUs but still leave much room for improvement on emerging HPC hardware built upon the ARMv8 architecture. We present Libshalom, an open-source library for optimizing small and irregular-shaped GEMMs, explicitly targeting the ARMv8 architecture. Libshalom builds upon the classical Goto algorithm but tailors it to minimize the expensive memory accessing overhead for data packing and processing small matrices. It uses analytic methods to determine GEMM kernel optimization parameters, enhancing the computation and parallelization efficiency of the GEMM kernels. We evaluate Libshalom by applying it to three ARMv8 multi-core architectures and comparing it against five mainstream linear algebra libraries. Experimental results show that Libshalom can consistently outperform existing solutions across GEMM workloads and hardware architectures.


tent of monitored biochemical parameters. It indicates a markedly stable biosynthetic mechanism of the studied metabolites in the black oat varieties. Between the analysed parameters a low correlation was observed in relation to the glume colour. The highest correlation coefficient (0.888) was observed between the content of β -D-glucan and the index of fatty acid unsaturation in the black oat. The oat genotypes Arnold, Dagny, Neklan, Pendek, Poncho, and Unisignum with the highest level (> 4.0%) of β -D-glucan can be used in our breeding programmes as donors of health beneficial compound and in the food industry as a potential material by preparation of functional foods.