Here we present and evaluate relative accounting, an autonomous accounting scheme that provides accurate results even when the parties (consumer and provider) do not trust each other. Relative accounting relies on the observed relative performance amongst the parties. As such, the basic requirement to use it is that resource consumers must also be resource providers. Relative accounting is totally autonomous in the sense that it uses only local information, i.e. there is no exchange of information between the parties. This allows for the deployment of the autonomous accounting without requiring any sort of identification infrastructure, such as certificate authorities. Not requiring trust or sophisticated infrastructure makes relative accounting a perfect fit for peer‐to‐peer Grids, which aim to scale much further than traditional Grids by allowing free unidentified entry into the Grid. Our results show that relative accounting performs very close to a perfect accounting, whose implementation is infeasible in most systems, including those we target. Relative accounting was developed to work with OurGrid, a peer‐to‐peer Grid in production since December 2004, but it can also be used in other peer‐to‐peer Grids. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


Developers across most of the organizations face the issue of manually dealing with the classification of the software bug reports. Software bug reports often contain text and other useful information that are common for a particular type of bug. This information can be extracted using the techniques of Natural Language Processing and combined with the manual classification done by the developers until now to create a properly labelled data set for training a supervised learning model for automatically classifying the bug reports into their respective categories. Previous studies have only focused on binary classification of software incident reports as bug and non-bug. Our novel approach achieves an accuracy of 76.94% for a 10-factor classification problem on the bug repository created by Microsoft Dynamics 365 team. In addition, we propose a novel method for automatically retraining the model and updating it with developer feedback in case of misclassification that will significantly reduce the maintenance cost and effort.


The Mukaiyama aldol reaction followed by acidic ring closure of the β-hydroxy ketone intermediate has proven to be a general and high-yielding method for obtaining sensitive chromanones not readily accessible using base-catalyzed methodology


In this study we investigate the situated and dynamic nature of the L2 learning experience through a newly-purposed instrument called the Language Learning Story Interview, adapted from McAdams' life story interview (2007). Using critical case sampling, data were collected from an equal number of learners of various L2s (e.g., Arabic, English, Mandarin, Spanish) and analyzed using qualitative comparative analysis (Rihoux & Ragin, 2009). Through our data analysis, we demonstrate how language learners construct overarching narratives of the L2 learning experience and what the characteristic features and components that make up these narratives are. Our results provide evidence for prototypical nuclear scenes (McAdams et al., 2004) as well as core specifications and parameters of learners' narrative accounts of the L2 learning experience. We discuss how these shape motivation and language learning behavior.


The rGO doped with boron and nitrogen reduce the oxygen via the dissociative four-electron pathway whereas the two-electron oxygen reduction reaction is more predominant on the rGO doped with either of the two individual heteroatoms.


Objective To identify the level of pediatric nurses' knowledge and attitudes regarding pain.Methods Pediatric Nurses' Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain(PNKAS) was used in the study.232 questionnaires were given to the pediatric nurses,and 208 were returned,the content validity was well established,the reliability of internal consistency was 0.7.Results The mean sore of PNKAS was 18.74,with the correct rate of 44.61%.Significant difference of the mean scores was found amorg the nurses with different ages,different educational levels,and different departments.Conclusion It is implicated that training course of pain management is needed to educate Chinese pediatric nurses to enhance their pain knowledge and establish positive attitude toward pain therapy.


Among the trends of economic globalization and political multilateralization,discussion on international mechanism has become the mainstream of the academic research and diplomatic practice,and the concept of absolute state sovereignty has lost its validity.As a developing country,in order to avoid being tyrannized by developed countries in the partial world politics,China needs to provide international political theories characterized by the core concept of "rights politics" and "transnational power",and to challenge the reality of "power politics" and "hegemony".As the major instrument of transnational power,UN provides the possibility of challenging the hegemonic international politics and implementing the value of humanism.The dialectic linkage between transnational power,sovereignty and human rights is the diplomatic philosophy that the developing countries should learn by heart.


Planning for a Community Supported Farmers Market in a Rural USDA Food Desert by Carrie L Engelbright MS, Bellin College of Nursing, 2007 BS, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, 2005 Project Submitted in Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Nursing Practice Walden University May 2015


Since years ago, one of the major concerns of the industrialized governments is the evaluation of public policy. The big difference between the evaluation with respect to others techniques of management improvement, focused on economic control and regulatory compliance, is that the evaluation nowadays, it appears completely attached to social aspects, from democratic transparency and it has a narrow relationship with the publicizing of its reports and the participation of all actors that come into play. This article will discuss legally, the phase of evaluation and monitoring of the environmental policies, about their strengths and deficiencies, keeping in mind the importance of this part in the public policy´s cycle, and the consequences or disadvantages that could show up when it is not carried out efficiently and not accomplish with the goal of making monitoring to the environmental policies adopted.


The invention discloses a virtual machine management and control system under a cloud computing environment. The virtual machine management and control system includes a Web access module, a QGA scheduling module, QGA Proxy modules, and QGA socket servers, wherein the Web access module is used for a user to perform QGA operation, and for communicating with the QGA scheduling module through WSGI API; the QGA scheduling module receives a function command sent from a Web access end and schedules the function command to a corresponding QGA Proxy module, and finally acquires the execution result of the function command; the QGA Proxy modules receive the function commands sent from the QGA scheduling module and issue the function commands one by one to corresponding virtual machines, then collect the execution results, aiming at the function commands, returned by the virtual machine, and utilize a plurality of built-in timers to upload the execution results to the QGA scheduling module on time; and the QGA socket servers are loaded and operated in the virtual machines, and communicate with socket clients corresponding to the QGA Proxy modules. The virtual machine management and control system under a cloud computing environment can realize efficient, unified and convenient management and control of the virtual machines under the cloud computing environment, and can realize high concurrency command operation aiming at a plurality of virtual machines under the cloud computing environment.


Phimosis is described as condition in which prepuce or foreskin of glans penis is not retracted backwards resulting in poor narrowed stream of urine during micturition causing ballooning of prepuce along with recurrent attacks of balanoposthitis and Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs). Majority of new born boys do have non-retractile foreskin called as Physiological Phimosis. In Ayurveda phimosis is described as Nirudhaprakasha. Physiological phimosis usually does not require any kind of treatment as it resolve spontaneously within first couple of years mostly taking 3 to 6 years after which measures are considered to correct it surgically. Pathological phimosis is condition in which prepuce get adhered to glans secondary to adhesions or scarring made because of infection, inflammation or trauma. Pathological phimosis and physiological phimosis with recurrent attack of balanoposthitis and UTIs do require treatment. There are several treatment modalities are available according to severity of adhesions such as local application of steroid cream or oil, manual retraction, dilatation and Circumcision. In this review article we assess the various treatment modalities available in Ayurveda and contemporary medical science for better management of Phimosis.


We report on the immobilization of gold nanoparticles on end-functionalized and solvent responsive polystyrene brushes, grafted on an underlying substrate. The presence of gold nanoparticles on polystyrene brushes was confirmed by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The resulting polystyrene−Au nanoassemblies have been used as the nanosensors for the detection of a variety of organic solvents in surrounding media. The sensing mechanism is based upon the change in the proximity of the immobilized gold nanoparticles as a consequence of the solvent induced reversible swelling−deswelling of polystyrene chains. The sensing ability was demonstrated by a simple analytic tool, i.e., UV−vis spectroscopy, through a shift in plasmon resonance band of immobilized Au nanoparticles. A dramatic blue shift of 32 nm in the surface resonance band was observed as the surrounding media of Au immobilized polystyrene brushes (Au−PS) was changed from air to the toluene. The described approa...


The present work is an outgrowth of studies made in support of CRBR licensing, but the conclusions drawn should be generally applicable to oxide-fueled LMFBR's. The accident under consideration is a 10 cents/s unprotected TOP (transient overpower), for which a series of PLUTO2/SAS4A calculations has been performed using a higher power CRBR EOC3 fuel pin which had 275 days irradiation. The assumption was made in the licensing work that a short pin failure will occur at the axial midplane, maximizing the positive fuel motion reactivity effect, as it was felt that a less conservative assumption could not be conclusively justified. This assumption is also made in the present case.


Objective: This study statistically analyzed the responses of 11,959 clients to the Texas Rehabilitation Commission's 1996 Client Satisfaction telephone survey in order to assess the dimensions of client satisfaction and to identify predictors of client satisfaction. Results: Four components were found to underlie most of the survey questions: satisfaction with employment, satisfaction with services, responsiveness to the client, and client participation in the rehabilitation process. Additional analysis found that a combination of four variables was moderately successful in predicting satisfaction with services: satisfied with how long it took to provide services, responsiveness to the client, closure status, and understanding what services were available. Conclusions: In measuring client satisfaction, VR agencies should be mindful that satisfaction is a multidimensional concept. More importantly, VR staff should recognize that satisfaction with services rests more on the way clients are treated than any other variables, including whether or not their rehabilitation ends in employment.


Today software engineering is a global activity. Frequently groups of people from all over the world collaborate on the development of one system or work is outsourced. Western companies send development work to Asia and increasingly to Eastern Europe. The differences between cultures and the problems these differences create, are plentiful. Many professional organizations guide their members towards good, ethical behaviour by codes of ethics. In this paper we investigate the culture-relative interpretations of these codes of ethics and the guidance they provide for global teams and collaboration. We analyse the codes of ethics of the ACM (US), CSI (India), IPSJ (Japan), HKCS (Hong Kong) and EI (Ireland). We study the word of the codes to examine whether they explicitly address ethical dilemmas caused by global interactions. To further investigate the ethical guidance provided by the codes we apply them to three case questions that one could raise in a global software engineering setting. Our work differs from that of others in that it examines the practical applicability of codes of ethics instead of their contents and that we do not limit the work to examine different culture-relative interpretations of just a single problem. During our analysis we did not find imperatives that directly hinder global interaction, but unfortunately we were also unable to find any that sufficiently address (i.e., support) this topic. Only one of the studied codes asks to consider cultural differences. While answering the case questions using the imperatives from the aforementioned codes, the influences of the cultural perspectives needed to interpret the words becomes clear. For example, we learn that the concept of privacy is explained very differently in the US and Japan. So even when codes of ethics seem to agree in words, ethical attitude and hence the interpretation of these codes is strongly influenced by one's cultural perspective. We conclude that all studied codes would benefit from more explicit guidelines for those professionals that work in global software engineering. Future work could examine how this may best be achieved within each culture.


The genus Psophia includes terrestrial birds endemic to the Amazon. The number of species in this genus is still controversial, with alternative taxonomic treatments currently available. We present new and historical records of P. interjecta for the state of Tocantins, which extend this species' range to the Tocantins–Araguaia interfluve, in southeasternmost Amazonia. Psophia interjecta is considered Vulnerable in Brazil, but we discuss that the species is likely more Critically Endangered in Tocantins due to drastic deforestation and hunting.


Objective To explore the risk factors influenced postoperative complications of colon cancer.Methods In this study,114 patients diagnosed definitely as colon cancer were enrolled from January 2009 to April 2010 in this hospital.The patients were divided into the complication group and non-complication group according to the occurrence of postoperative complications during hospital day.Furthermore,clinicopathological features and operative parameters of patients were compared in two groups,and independent factors for postoperative complications were identified by multiple regression analysis.Results There were statistical differences between two groups in operation time(t=2.034,P=0.032),diabetes mellitus(χ2=5.920,P=0.015),differentiation degree of tumor(χ2=7.163,P=0.028),hospital stay(χ2=0.411,P=0.026),and ASA grades(χ2=11.585,P=0.009).The morbidity of patients with operative time 200 min was significant higher than that ≤100 min(χ2=8.884,P=0.003) and 100-200 min(χ2=7.318,P=0.007).The morbidity of patients with ASA Ⅳ grade was higher than that with ASA Ⅰ grade(χ2=13.426,P=0.000).For tumor differentiation,the morbidity of patients with well-differentiated tumor was higher than that with moderately differentiated tumor(χ2=4.950,P=0.026) and poorly differentiated tumor(χ2=7.476,P=0.006).The hospital stay(P=0.009),age(P=0.024),diabetes mellitus(P=0.018),and ASA grade(P=0.001) were the independent factors for postoperative complications by multivariate regression analysis.Conclusion The physical quality indexes are the mostly common risk factors of postoperative complications for colon cancer,emphasizing on the high-risk factors and making a targeted and individual treatment plan for each patient are of great important to improve the prognosis.


Accurate and fine‐scale estimates of biogenic carbon fluxes are critical for measuring and monitoring the biosphere's responses and feedback to the climate system. Currently available data products from flux towers and model‐intercomparison projects struggle to adequately represent spatiotemporal dynamics of surface biogenic carbon fluxes, and to quantify their uncertainties, which also are crucial to atmospheric inversion systems. To address these gaps, we introduce a new perturbed‐parameter model ensemble with the CASA model to estimate surface biogenic carbon fluxes at monthly and 3‐hourly scales for North America at ~500‐m and 5‐km resolutions. We first use the Extended Fourier Amplitude Sensitivity Testing to choose the three most sensitive parameters to be perturbed, maximum light use efficiency (Emax), optimal temperature of photosynthesis (Topt), and temperature response of respiration (Q10). The initial range for each parameter is broadly sampled for the L1 ensemble, but then we pruned Emax with site‐level primary productivity to derive an L2 ensemble with narrower uncertainty ranges. Ensembles are strongly correlated with site‐level results at both monthly and 3‐hourly scales, and the spread across L1/L2 ensemble members encompasses the range of AmeriFlux observations. Monthly variability in the L2 ensemble mean is 85% of the observed variability. The L2 ensemble outperforms diverse data products with the highest Taylor skill scores at diurnal to annual scales. The ensemble's seasonality agrees well with other models for most biome types and in high and middle latitudes, but inconsistencies are found in subtropical and tropical ecoregions and for annual totals over North America.


Transportation is currently a basic necessity in supporting daily life, starting from supporting economic activities and various other things. One of the most commonly used means of transportation is a motorcycle because it is very practical to use. However, the development of motorcycles is currently very fast, confusing the community in choosing a motorcycle that suits their needs. The solution used to overcome this problem can be overcome by using the concept of semantic ontology. The method of building the ontology model used is METHONTOLOGY. This method is one of the methods of building an ontology model that can reuse the built ontology for further system development. The motorcycle ontology development model generates 16 classes, 13 object properties, 11 data properties, and 69 individuals. The ontology evaluation process by performing SPARQL queries also provides appropriate results.


Distortion induced in thin plate continues to create adverse performance effects in the shipbuilding industry. A number of issues have been reviewed, along with potential tools to reduce distortion, practically and theoretically. Many of the factors described are management-control issues as the technology is now well established. This probably encompasses about 80% of the solution. The remaining 20% is significantly more complex to resolve and as a result will take disproportionately longer to achieve. Two key issues have been highlighted. The first is the role of designers in reducing distortion. If tackled at the source, then this will start to reduce the remaining 20% of the problem. The second is the role of residual stresses in materials being used in the building process. This has been established as a largely unresearched area with significant complexities in achieving potential solutions. The latter item, when solved, will also increase the significance of finite element model outputs.


Recent developments in distributed ledger technologies have created a whole new set of possibilities in the way of managing trust, security, privacy and traceability in computer-based transactions, principles which are increasingly gaining importance in the world of IoT. Currently, IoT devices are generally based on centralized, client-server systems, where digital service providers have complete control over user data and information generated by their devices. In this paper we present the development of a decentralized access and management system for IoT devices, where operations on these devices, such as the installation and management of apps are handled by a blockchain-based identification and record system. The system prototype consists of a smartphone application acting as a management hub for the whole system, an IoT device API implementation for allowing secure access to management and data functionalities, and a set of smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain, where all necessary information for the functioning of the system is stored. The system allows app developers to provide their apps as Docker containers for IoT devices without the need to publish them on a centralized app store, and a regular user can subscribe to and access the available applications by paying in cryptocurrency without revealing any private information to the system. A cost and performance evaluation have been performed to assess the feasibility of the proposed solution.


[Objective] The aim was to investigate the prevalence of Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. Capripneumoniae in Qinghai Province. [Method] By using indirect hemagglutination test kit for detecting Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. Capripneumoniae,208 goat serums were detected. [Result] The positive rate of goat sera was 16.3%,and the positive rate of sera from different regions ranged from 6.7% to 24.3%. [Conclusion] The infection rate of Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. Capripneumoniae was high in Qinghai Province,so it is necessary to strengthen the prevention and control of this disease.


Recently, the local governments have been conducting the civic projects for recontracting the old districts and sprawls that were relatively less developed than newer districts. However, most of such projects are being executed without consideration of regional traits, complicating the formation of local communities as well as social, cultural reverberation. In these days, the economic level and social changes are stimulating the demands of the services for the citizens' recreations, cultures, and well-fare. Responding to this, community centers are being required to provide various kinds of service and improve their efficiency. Thus, this study aims to suggest a complex community center as a central place for communication, where inhabitants can easily communicate with each other. This space can not only perform the previously expected functions, but also contribute to the formation of local community through exchange of information as well as various social events.


Model theory is an important area of mathematical logic which has deep philosophical roots, many philosophical applications, and great philosophical interest in itself. The aim of this book is to introduce, organise, survey, and develop these connections between philosophy and model theory, for the benefit of philosophers and logicians alike.


Present Study on the Quantifying the generation of MSW and physical Characterization of solid waste in Chitrakoot Nagar Palika Parishad includes 25 wards. The total solid waste generated 6164.31 kg/day in Nagar Palika Parishad Chitrakoot. It is mainly divided biodegradable, non -biodegradable and recyclable, which are 3877.37, 1870.01 and 416.93 kg/day respectively. The average per capita solid waste generation rate 0.126kg/day/capita which is less than the Indian standard value


ABSTRACT Corruption creates both social and economic problems, and perhaps as much as any other country, China has faced corruption concerns for decades. Beginning in November 2012, Chinese leader Xi Jinping instituted one of the most widespread anti-corruption campaigns in the country's history. We investigate its impacts on corporate corruption spending. We use reported Entertainment and Travel Costs as our proxy for corruption spending, and focus on a sample of 107 large Chinese firms with data available over the 2010–2015 time frame. We document significant decreases in our corruption spending proxy over the three-year period following implementation of the anti-corruption campaign relative to the preceding three-year period. We also find that reductions in the spending are significantly more pronounced for firms in industries targeted more directly under the anti-corruption campaign. These results hold when we control for status as a state-owned enterprise and changes in firm profitability. We conclude that, at least in the Chinese setting, governmental pressure was effective at reducing corporate corruption. While we cannot generalise our results to more developed Western economies, our findings would appear to be particularly relevant to developing economies where other forms of social constraints on corruption may be less prevalent.


The effects of genotype and harvest date on lupin (Lupinus angustifolius) forage yield and quality were evaluated in Zapopan Jalisco, Mexico. Cultivars Haags Blaue, Boregine, Borlu, Probor, Sonate, and Boruta were grown during the 2013–2014 cool season and harvested twice, in January (early harvest) and February (late harvest). Fresh and dry matter (FM, DM) yield, crude protein(CP), acid detergent fiber (ADF), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), minerals, and total alkaloids were measured at each harvest. FM yields varied from 9.1 to 12.2 t ha-1 and from 23.4 t ha-1 to 35.3 t ha-1 at the first and late harvests, respectively. DM yields from early harvest plants varied from 1.2 to 1.7 t ha-1; those from the second harvest (late harvest date) varied from 3.4 to 6.8 t ha-1. The highest CP content for both (early and late harvests) was identified in the Probor cultivar, at 226 and 187 g/kg, respectively. At early harvest, ADF values varied from 291.2 in Sonate to 392.3 g/kg in Borlu; at late harvest, ADF values varied from 417.2 in Sonate to 488.3 g/kg in Borlu. Harvest date and varieties did not influence alkaloid and mineral content.


The Qingbulake mafic complex hosting a copper–nickel sulfide deposit, Tekesi County, West Tianshan (Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region) consists of pyroxene diorite–gabbro, olivine gabbro–pyroxenite, pyroxenite–olivine gabbro, and clinopyroxene peridotite. The geochemical study presented in this paper indicates that the complex is characterised by low Ti, depletion in Nb and Ta, enrichment in LILEs and slight enrichment in light REEs. These geochemical characteristics, combined with isotope systematics, suggest that the formation of the complex may be related to the subduction of the South Tianshan oceanic plate beneath the Central Tianshan plate and their collision and that the magma could be derived from a depleted MORB-source mantle. The magma underwent weak hybridisation with the crust and country rocks during its emplacement. SHRIMP U–Pb dating of zircons in pyroxene diorite samples from the Qingbulake complex yielded a concordia age of 434.4 ± 6.2 Ma, indicating that the complex was emplaced in the early Silurian (Llandovery). The features of island-arc magma shown by the Qingbulake complex were probably induced by the subduction of oceanic crust beneath the depleted mantle.


It's a very pressing task for management of the pre-research foundation to evaluate its achievements and effects.The paper uses the scientometrics method to construct reasonable frame for evaluation of pre-research foundation's achievements and effects,and ascertains its requirements,feasibility and process.


Extreme weather has the characteristics of low probability, high risk and great harm. With the increase of the proportion of wind power connected to the grid, extreme weather poses a serious threat to the normal operation of wind power and the normal power supply. To solve this problem, this paper proposes a method of wind power loss prediction and early warning based on transfer learning. Firstly, the adjacent wind farms are migrated to the target wind farm as the source domain to make up for the insufficient sample size of extreme weather; Then the theoretical value calculation model and the actual value prediction model of wind power are given respectively, so as to calculate the power loss under extreme weather. Finally, a wind farm group in Jilin Province is taken as an example to verify the effectiveness of this method, and a multi-level rolling early warning method is given.


Background: The postpartum period is the time when many women or mothers experience vulnerability to various psychological problems that can cause significant distress for them, especially postpartum depression (PPD). Therefore, it is important to do depression screening and assessment of risk factors for postpartum depression in pregnant women and new mothers. This study aimed to determine the incidence and biopsychosocial risk factors for postpartum depression. Subjects and Method: This was a prospective cohort study conducted at Bulu, Kranggan, and Kedu health centers, in Temanggung, Central Java. A sample of 100 pregnant women with 32-42 weeks gestation aged was selected for this study. The dependent variable was postpartum depression (PPD). The independent variables were marital satisfaction, symptoms of premenstrual syndrome, social support, general health status, and parenting self-efficacy/PSE. PPD was measured by the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Parenting self-efficacy (PSE) was measured by the Karitane parenting confidence scale. The data were analyzed by Chi square. Results: 5% of subjects have a severe risk of experiencing PPD. PSE was positively correlated with PPD (OR = 10.29; 95% CI = 1.20 to 88.07; p= 0.008), while marital satisfaction, social support, premenstrual syndrome symptoms and general health status were not statistically significant with PPD incidence. Conclusion: PSE increased the risk of PPD. Keyword s : post partum depression, parenting self-efficacy Correspondence: Monica Kartini. Nursing Academy of Ngesti Waluyo. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com. Mobile: 081392445771. Journal of Epidemiology and Public Health (2020), 05(01): 97-105 https://doi.org/10.26911/jepublichealth.2020.05.01.10


A simple, rapid and sensitive reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography method (RP-HPLC) was developed for the simultaneous determination of chlorogenic acid, epicatechin and rutin in hawthorn. The contents of these phenolic compounds in pulp and stone of dry fruit and pulp of fresh fruit were determined. The pulp of fresh hawthorn fruit had a highest epicatechin content of (1.661 ± 0.024) mg/g and the contents of chlorogenic acid and rutin in pulp of dry hawthorn fruit both were the highest, reaching (0.550 ± 0.002) mg/g and (0.498 ± 0.002) mg/g, respectively. The regression equations for the three analytes presented good linearity and all the correlation coefficients were over 0.999. This method had good precision and repeatability. The spike recoveries for chlorogenic acid, epicatechin and rutin ranged from 91.8% to 110.9%, 94.6% to 107.9% and 94.2% to 108.8%, respectively, and the detection limits were 0.14, 0.37 and 0.68 μg/ml, separately.


Partial integro-differential equations occur in many fields of science and engineering. This study presents various numerical schemes for solving a partial integro-differential equation with a weakly singular kernel. These schemes are presented for determining the solution of a partial integro-differential equation subject to an initial condition and given boundary conditions. We construct several computational techniques based on finite-difference schemes and the product trapezoidal numerical integration rule. This problem can be found in the modelling of physical phenomena involving viscoelasticity forces. The finite-difference procedures developed are based on the forward Euler explicit scheme, the backward Euler implicit technique, the Crank–Nicolson implicit formula and Crandall's implicit method. Three of the methods have second-order accuracy with respect to the space variable. The order of accuracy of the Crandall's scheme is higher than that of the others. The numerical results of a test problem are given to verify the stability and accuracy of the procedures discussed.


Uniform distribution is an important distribution in probability theory. It iswidely used in various fields ofnatural science. The parameter estimation ofuniform distribution onn dimensional ellipsoid is discussed for obtaining the moment estimation of some unknown parameters and the volume ofndimensional ellipsoid. The maximum likelihood estimation is obtained through transformation.


This paper analyzes the similarities and differences of the structure, character and attitude towards love between "the Romance of Western Chamber" and "Yu Jiaoli" in order to inspire more future discussion. "The Romance of Western Chamber" and "Yu Jiaoli" are both famous Chinese works on romance.Though they are different in genre, with the former being drama and the latter being novel, they share some similarities in plot and description of characters.


Vulnerability discovery technology is a significant aspect of the current. The work of this paper is to design and realize a fuzz framework based on concolic execution using C++. This framework is composed of instrumentation module, path constraint generation module and solver module. To improve the efficiency, the traditional technology method was optimized. It avoids the problem of path explosion that when an external call occurs. The experimental results show that our framework can trigger vulnerabilities successfully and expand code coverage.


Based on the educational ideal of all-round development of students and according to the demand for talents for the 21st century,the paper analyzes the role of "P.E.Psychology" in P.E.science and in health education.It is pointed out that the reform of "P.E.Psychology" teaching should involved revising the teaching syllabus,optimizing the teaching content,exploring the teaching method,valuing the experimental teaching, and setting up a scientific teaching evaluation system.


Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most significanthuman pathogens that cause both nosocomial and community-acquired infections. Strains of S.aureusthatare resistant to methicillin (and oxacillin) have spread worldwide, with a mean prevalence of 60% among patients in US intensive care units. Infection with methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) strains, which are resistant to a wide range of antibiotics, is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality.


In spite of the advent of new imaging modalities, the simple intravenous urogram remains an important technique for the visualisation of the renal tract. It is also an examination in which an understanding of basic renal physiology is useful. The physiology is reviewed and against this background the differences in the examination when performed with low osmolality contrast agents are indicated. Comments are also made on the relative safety and costs of the examination when performed with these agents.


Introduction: Due to lack of formal sex education in India, the unpleasant past sexual experiences and at times normal physiological activities can lead to various myths and sexual beliefs. Base on their beliefs, individuals seeking treatment for early ejaculation have their set of expectations. Premature ejaculation (PME) in Indian population thus, has personal meaning and there is no common agreement on it. Materials and Methods: With the help of semi-structured questionnaire, we surveyed the sexual activity, sexual beliefs and past sexual experiences of those seeking treatment for early ejaculation (n = 62) and compared them with an age-matched control (n = 50). Results: Those seeking treatment for early ejaculation expected more number of strokes (39.1 vs. 32.6) in lesser time (11.5 min vs. 16.3) during sexual encounters i.e. more rapid thrusting. Significantly more of those seeking treatment for early ejaculation felt that masturbation was not a normal activity and that both male and female partners must climax simultaneously for satisfactory sexual experience. Also, significantly more of those seeking treatment for early ejaculation reported their first sexual experience to be unsatisfactory. Conclusion: In the cultural context of India, those seeking treatment for early ejaculation may be distressed due to their inability to meet their own expectations in addition to distress of inability to hold ejaculation as desired. It is essential to re-educate such individuals before considering the diagnosis of PME. Various diagnostic criteria for PME have not emphasized the exclusion of cultural factors as contributors to distress of PME.


The diversity of religious beliefs still surprises even scholars most familiarwith these phenomena. What is most surprising is the sheer numberof practices that reflect relations between deities and men – ranging from"devotion", "cooperation", to trying to "trick" deities. There have beenmany theories explaining the cause of these relations and the diversityof religious beliefs including the simplest, that these relations are true andreflect an ontological order. Leaving the question regarding the existence of supernatural beingsaside, we're still left with a very interesting issue of human beliefs. Whydo we have such different beliefs? Why are we so attached to them? Do theyhave anything in common? What were the origins of religious beliefs? Did they changed through time? Pascal Boyer, French anthropologist studying the human mind and theprocess of learning among other issues tries to answer these, and otherquestions. He bases his answers on scientific researches of other scholars – anthropologists, evolutionary biologists, cognitive psychologists andlinguists. Boyer employs researches from such different scientific fieldsto find a new and very interesting way to try to reach the origins of religious beliefs, to reconstruct the process of forming beliefs concerning themetaphysical/non-physical world. He also tries to explain the nature of relations between men and deities. As a result of his efforts he created a theory explaining beliefs and religious behaviors that refers only to the mechanisms of human brain, and this theory is the subject of this article.


The management of autoimmune diseases takes on a different dimension when compared with diseases attributed to factors in an individual's lifestyle. Not just the medical community but also public health policy planners, individuals, and their families tend to view these conditions differently, which translates into a different approach towards the disease. This is exemplified through the conditions of coeliac disease and obesity that we cover on bmj.com this month.

In a personal view (doi:10.1136/bmj.g2046), Pankaj Vohra, a paediatric gastroenterologist, shares his insights into managing coeliac disease in India, and laments the problems of underdiagnosis and overdiagnosis. A lack of awareness of coeliac disease in the general public, and of its varied manifestations among doctors often results in a missed diagnosis and inappropriate treatment. On the other hand, he …


We presented the concept of creation of a pneumatic pulse water gun. Its original feature is a use of a developed turbulent flow at the attenuation stage for formation of a jet. We suppose to create the required structure of small-scale turbulence according to a known procedure by means of a lattice in a barrel channel. The maximum intensity of this turbulence will be at a certain distance from a lattice, where a nozzle must be installed to take a turbulent structure into a jet. Well-known theoretical concepts and experimental facts give possibility to state that small-scale turbulence has the property of flow stability to excitations. We assumed that this property would act in a jet and provide its stability before expenditure of turbulence energy and prevent appearance of large-scale turbulence. Thus, it will delay the disintegration of a jet and increase a range of its flight. The analysis of a flow in known fountains with a transparent jet showed that representation of a laminar mode in them is incorrect. We presented a substantiation that special properties of jets are a consequence of a turbulent flow in fountains. This conclusion speaks in favor of the proposed use of turbulence as a tool against vortex formation. However, it is not possibly to apply the technique of creation of a jet in fountains for a high-power pulse water gun. We proposed a schematic diagram of the pulse water gun with a pneumatic ejection of a water projectile. An obvious problem of combination of a pulse flow with creation of small-scale turbulence is instability of a flow at the initial moment of a pulse. We showed the way of the solution to this problem by the experimental determination of real flow characteristics in a particular water gun design. We offered solutions to the most important technical issues of water gun creation.


The invention discloses a conversion method for a USB socket, a USB socket and a USB data line, and belongs to the technical field of communication. The method comprises the steps as follows: a USB3.0 interface of the USB data line is inserted into a USB3.0 socket; and a first USB2.0 interface and/or a second USB2.0 interface of the USB data line are/is inserted into USB2.0 sockets/a USB2.0 socket of first external equipment and/or second external equipment. By the conversion method, the quantity of the USB sockets in an actual project can be reduced; and the functions of a pin of the USB3.0 socket can also be fully utilized.


OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of oral glycopyrronium bromide in comparison with placebo on the severity of complaints of nocturnal sialorrhoea in psychiatric patients treated with clozapine and also in a subset of patients using a double dose of glycopyrronium bromide in the open-label extension. DESIGN: Randomised, double-blind, cross-over, placebo-controlled study with extended open-label phase. In this article a subanalysis of the open-label phase is presented. METHODS: We included psychiatric patients (18-65 year) treated with a stable dosage of clozapine, who were suffering from nocturnal sialorrhoea. In the double-blind phase, patients took once a day 1 mg glycopyrronium bromide oral solution or an equal volume placebo solution before the night during 6 days, with a washout period after each treatment period. In the openlabel phase, patients could choose to continue with a double dosage (2 mg). The primary outcome in the open-label phase was the proportion of patients showing a clinically relevant improvement on the severity of complaints of clozapineinduced sialorrhoea (CIS). RESULTS: 10 patients participated in the open-label phase. 3 patients experienced a clinically relevant improvement and 4 patients experienced some improvement on the severity of complaints of CIS after using 2 mg glycopyrronium bromide. CONCLUSION: The results of the open-label phase show that glycopyrronium bromide may potentially be a solution for patients with complaints of CIS. However, first we need to await the results of the double-blind phase to draw any further conclusions.


With the development of science and technology in recent years, concepts such as big data and databases frequently appear in people's fields of vision. Among them, big data and the construction of foreign language corpora have become common practice in the field of academic research. It has a certain understanding by consulting related journals, papers and books. This article starts with what big data is, what it means to build a corpus for linguistic research, and the situation of linguistic research in the context of big data, and briefly explains the current status of data and linguistic research in the context of big data discussion and at the same time hopes to have a more comprehensive understanding and understanding of the database.


Strains of Yersinia enterocolitica from different O serogroups were tested for their ability to adhere to cultured epithelial cells (H. Ep 2) after growth of bacteria in broth at 22 C or 37 C. Strains that adhered to H. Ep 2 cells generally did so better after growth at 22 C than at 37 C. The data indicate that the ability to produce either of the mannose‐resistant (MR) hemagglutinins, MR/Y or Kl, each associated with fimbriae, does not correlate with ability to adhere to epithelial cells in this particular in vitro model.


INTRODUCTION: Exogenously control and monitoring of transgene expression in vivo is of great importance for gene therapy and for the study of gene function in vivo. In such a system, the transgene expression can be controlled time wise at a defined level of expression, thus controlling regeneration process. Segmental bone defects and nonunion fractures are relatively common in the skeleton and represent a great challenge for modern orthopedics. Osteogenic growth factors, delivered to the healing site as purified proteins, including human bone morphogenetic protein 2 (hBMP-2), can promote bone healing in nonunion bone defects. However, the short half-lives and rapid clearance of the osteogenic proteins, limit the success of this technology. Gene therapy approaches based on AAV vectors and genetically engineered mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can efficiently induce the healing of segmental and nonunion bone defects, by combining gene regulated, efficient and long-term expression properties. We hypothesize that tetracycline-controlled expression systems (Tet-On and Tet-Off) encoding the hBMP-2, can induce regulated bone regeneration in calvarial segmental defects.


This article analyses dictionary use through errors made in written exam papers by university students of English as a foreign language. Students used bilingual (English-Italian, Italian-English) dictionaries in connection with a translation test from English into Italian. Only lexicographically relevant errors i.e. errors presumably due to the misuse of dictionaries have been considered: the objective of their analysis was to verify whether and to what extent they are due, as hypothesized, to the students' lack of reference skills or to dictionaries' shortcomings. The final purpose was to identify areas in which a purposeful training in, and the formal teaching of, dictionary using skills could prevent students from making those 1. Setting and methodology


The invention relates to an LED street lamp digital power supply parameter setting method. The method comprises the steps that a two-dimensional barcode or a one-dimensional barcode is pasted or printed on the shell of the power supply controller of an LED street lamp, and the two-dimensional barcode is corresponding to the built-in ID identification number of the digital power supply of the LED street lamp in a one-to-one way; an operator scans the two-dimensional barcode via terminal equipment and transmits two-dimensional barcode information to a remote server via a network; and the remote server remotely writes the real-time operation parameters in the digital power supply of the LED street lamp corresponding to the two-dimensional barcode via the network. According to the LED street lamp digital power supply parameter setting method, installation and maintenance cost is low.


In the context of minor orthodontic intervention using clear aligner technologies, we determined antimicrobial properties of a cellulose‐based material loaded with essential oils such as cinnamaldehyde.


Connections are key elements and the weak points for timber structures. The most commonly used bolted timber connections with slotted in steel plate have low lateral stiffness and poor ductility in post-and-beam construction. This paper introduces the prestressed-tube bolted connection to alleviate this problem. To evaluate its lateral resisting performance, the failure mode, strength, lateral stiffness, ductility, hysteresis curve and equivalent viscous damping ratio of the ordinary and improved connections, as determined by the monotonic and reversed cyclic loading test, are compared. The results demonstrate that the lateral stiffness of the prestressed-tube bolted connection has been significantly improved, and its ductility is also better than the normal bolted connection with no decrease in the ultimate moment resisting capacity. It is believed that the semi-rigid prestressed-tube bolted connection, as an alternative to current bolted solutions, may provide reasonable lateral stiffness and has good potential for use in post-beam timber construction.


Despite the proliferation of critical studies of communication, the meanings of the words "communication" and "critical" remain deeply contested. Attending to the history of the use of these terms inside and outside of the academy offers a broader perspective on some of the most pressing issues confronting scholars of communication today.


OBJECTIVE
In recent years, various interventions have been developed to train social cognition in schizophrenia, which have been shown to be effective in improving emotional processing, theory of mind and social perception, as well as community functioning. One of these interventions is the Social Cognition Training Program (SCTP), a program consisting of 24 sessions. For the present study we developed a brief version of 12 sessions with the aim to improve its applicability. To evaluate the effectiveness of this version, a randomized controlled trial was conducted comparing the SCTP to a neurocognitive training.

METHOD
The trial was conducted with a sample of 299 patients with schizophrenia, with assessments conducted at baseline, posttreatment, and 6- and 12-month follow up. The assessment protocol included tests of emotion recognition, theory of mind, attributional style, symptomatology, community functioning, and neurocognitive functioning.

RESULTS
The results obtained showed that the patients of the experimental group improved in the recognition of the emotions of sadness, anger, and fear, and in the first- and second-order theory of mind. However, no significant improvement was observed in the measures of community functioning. Improvements in first- and second-order theory of mind but not emotion recognition persisted at follow ups.

CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE
Results obtained showed that deficits in social cognition can be ameliorated, although it could be necessary to have booster sessions to maintain the benefits of the training and to complement the SCPT with another type of interventions aimed specifically at transferring the benefits of social cognition training to "real" life. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).


The good functioning of the labour market is prerequisite in achieving the goals of sustainable development. In our paper, we present the discrepancies between the demands for a good functioning of EU labour markets, which means low unemployment rates, inclusiveness, and higher equity, all in the context of achieving the goals of sustainable development and of the Green Deal, while new threats and opportunities emerge because of the pandemic outbreak. The slight recovery of the jobs' market after the economic-financial crisis is threatened by the current pandemic We suggest that the 'new normal' might be an opportunity for turning by putting in place better policies and deepening labour market reforms, that the current concern-rising market segmentation could be turned into an opportunity for creating new jobs. This involves better coordination and cooperation between public and private stakeholders in creating targeted frameworks for addressing specific issues identified over the post-crisis period, and initiating new flexible approaches for encouraging the return to work for all categories of individuals active on the labour market.


We investigate the capabilities of the ESA Gaia mission for detecting and characterizing short time-scale variability, from tens of seconds to a dozen hours. We assess the efficiency of the variogram analysis, for both detecting short time-scale variability and estimating the underlying characteristic time-scales from Gaia photometry, through extensive light-curve simulations for various periodic and transient short time-scale variable types. We show that, with this approach, we can detect fast periodic variability, with amplitudes down to a few millimagnitudes, as well as some M dwarf flares and supernovae explosions, with limited contamination from longer time-scale variables or constant sources. Time-scale estimates from the variogram give valuable information on the rapidity of the underlying variation, which could complement time-scale estimates from other methods, like Fourier-based periodograms, and be reinvested in preparation of ground-based photometric follow-up of short time-scale candidates evidenced by Gaia. The next step will be to find new short time-scale variable candidates from real Gaia data, and to further characterize them using all the Gaia information, including colour and spectrum.


The magazine appears to have been directed at a modernising, middle-class reading public actively engaged in promoting a culture of consumption. But this paper inquires into two sets of socio-cultural environments in which official, political economic determinants cannot fully account for the rise and successful publication of consumer magazines, nor for the consolidation of an operative magazine industry. The cases concern consumer magazines for black South Africans published roughly from the onset of apartheid to the present, and Israeli women's magazines published from the time of early-state Zionist-Socialist discourse till today. In neither case does the production of consumer magazines correspond with straightforward political economy analyses. To assess the cultural functionality and social standing of magazines, the paper takes a socio-semiotic approach incorporating socio-cultural determinants entailed in the way the consolidation of a commercial press comes to bear on the (re)production of individual selfhood and collective identity.


This paper presents performance of doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG) based wind turbine under grid fault. All system is designed in Matlab/SIMULINK. DFIG and drive train model created in mathematical domain, whereas semiconductor switches, filters, transmission line and transformers are created with available models in Matlab/Simulink/SimPowerSystems toolbox. Saturable transformer model is used and compared with linear transformer model under fault.


We study the dynamical thermal conductivity of the Kitaev spin model on a two-leg ladder. In contrast to conventional integrable one-dimensional spin systems, we show that heat transport is completely dissipative. This is a direct consequence of fractionalization of spins into mobile Majorana matter and a static $Z_{2}$ gauge field, which acts as an emergent thermally activated disorder. Our finding rests on three complementary calculations of the current correlation function, comprising a phenomenological mean-field treatment of thermal gauge fluctuations, a complete summation over all gauge sectors, as well as exact diagonalization of the original spin model. The results will also be contrasted against the conductivity discarding gauge fluctuations.


Music emotion recognition is a challenging task due to the subjective issue. Simply assigning an emotion class to a music clip is deterministic due to ignoring the individual difference when people perceive music emotion. Also, within a music clip, there always exist more than one kind of emotions. In this paper, we propose a regression approach for categorical music emotion recognition. For each music clip, based on the features extracted by various algorithms, the proposed approach determines the top two dominant emotions in it. Eight regressors for eight emotion classes are trained respectively to score the intensity of each emotion in a music clip. An experiment on a data set of 385 music clips annotated by 105 subjects is performed to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.


L\"uscher formula allows people to acquire the elastic scattering phases from two-particle states on a torus via lattice calculations. Rummukainen and Gottlieb further adapt it to the moving frame, which is dedicated to sector ${\mathbf d}=(0,0,1)$(or its permutations). We inadvertently find that the boost $\gamma$-factor in Rummukainen-Gottlieb's Green function should be also extended when one generalizes Rummukainen-Gottlieb's formula to sectors ${\mathbf d}=(1,1,0)$(or its permutations), and ${\mathbf d}=(1,1,1)$. Consequently, the relevant finite-size formulas should be altered accordingly. In spite of a tiny adjustment, it is important from theoretical aspects, and is proper to gain the $s$-wave scattering phases when the boost $\gamma$-factor becomes large. The generalized formulism is also briefly tested by the $s$-wave isospin-$2$ $\pi\pi$ scattering, where we explore lattice calculations in sector ${\mathbf d}=(1,1,1)$ as well. Our analytical outcomes will be useful and helpful for the comprehensive investigations of some resonances, such as sigma, kappa, and so on.


By replacing part of the neutron moderator material CH{sub 2} with lead in Andersson-Braun remmeter, the Pb(n,xn) reactions at high neutron energy will increase the sensitivity of the remmeter. Monte Carlo calculations have been carried out for both standard and modified Andersson-Braun remmeters with monoenergetic neutrons (up to 1 GeV), the result of response enhancement agreed with measurements at several high neutron energies. Other possible improvements have also been explored, the results will be discussed.


A prompt increase in glucagon (GLN) attributed to the fall in glucose (G) after birth has been observed in rat and human newborns immediately after delivery. This GLN surge also occurs in the newborn lamb, but is not preceded by a fall in G. To further explore this phenomenon, we investigated the term lamb during 1) delivery (D) and immediate umbilical cord cutting (CCT); 2) D with CCT delayed for 60 min. and 3) infusion of cyclic somatostatin (SRIF) to the fetus in utero and for 60 min. post D, while CCT was performed immediately after delivery. All animals were delivered by Caesarean section under local anesthesia. The characteristic surge in GLN was identified in 1, but did not occur in 2 while the cord was intact. However, after CCT in 2, plasma GLN rose from 59 ± 15 pg/ml (mean ± SEM) immediately prior to CCT, to 304 ± 99 pg/ml 15 min. later (p < 0.05). G did not change, confirming that hypoglycemia was not the stimulus for GLN secretion. Intravenous SRIF (50 μg bolus followed by 200 μg per hr) begun in the fetus 10 min. before delivery did not affect low fetal GLN. Despite ongoing SRIF, CCT was followed 15 min. later by a surge in GLN (δ 130 pg/ml; p < 0.01) and at 30 min. by a rise in G of 38 mg/dl (p < 0.05).Conclusions: a) CCT evokes the neonatal GLN surge, b) the GLN rise is not related to curtailment of G supply, and c) unlike other stimuli for GLN, umbilical CCT overrides the suppressive effects of SRIF by undefined mechanisms.


Supplemental Digital Content is Available in the Text. Online focus groups (OFGs) in health research allow researchers to gain insight into sensitive health topics, reach people with disabilities, and overcome geographic, physical, and medical limitations in data collection. The OFGs can be held synchronously in real time with all participants online simultaneously, or asynchronously, enabling participants to join at their convenience. In this article, we compare OFGs with face-to-face focus groups in nutrition and health-related research with respect to administration and data quality retrieval. As part of a multistate research project on assessment of the nutrition environment for older adults that used OFGs, the researchers' firsthand review experience and lessons learned are discussed.


The paper focuses on a navigation facility, relying on commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) technology, developed to generate high-accuracy attitude and trajectory measurements in postprocessing. Target performance is cm-level positioning with tenth of degree attitude accuracy. The facility is based on the concept of GPS-aided inertial navigation but comprises carrier-phase differential GPS (CDGPS) processing and attitude estimation based on multiantenna GPS configurations. Expected applications of the system include: (a) performance assessment of integrated navigation systems, developed for general aviation aircraft and medium size unmanned aircraft systems (UAS); (b) generation of reference measurements to evaluate the flight performance of airborne sensors (e.g., radar or laser); and (c) generation of reference trajectory and attitude for improving imaging quality of airborne remote sensing data. The paper describes system architecture, selected algorithms for data processing and integration, and theoretical performance evaluation. Experimental results are also presented confirming the effectiveness of the implemented approach.


Objectives: To measure the horizontal inequity in the uptake of hospital delivery and quantify the contribution of various social determinants of health (SDH) to such inequity in China from 1993-2008 Methods: With four national representative surveys in China conducted in 1993, 1998, 2003 and 2008, we measured horizontal inequity in the uptake of hospital delivery using indirect standardized concentration indices (CIs). By decomposing Cis into components, we explored the contributions of income, health insurance, education, living conditions to such inequities. Oaxaca type decomposition was further used to explain the role for each SDH on the changes of inequities between 1993 and 2008. Results: We found that horizontal inequity in the coverage of hospital delivery approached equal line in the urban areas and shrank by 90% in rural China in 1993-2008. The data also showed that dramatic socioeconomic achievement was made across the 16 years, including education, income, health insurance and living conditions, which contributed substantially to the reduction of the inequities in the uptake of hospital delivery. Income's contribution was mainly made by its protection effect, while health insurance's role was mainly played by its equal distributions in the rural areas. Conclusions: The horizontal inequity in the uptake of hospital births vanished in urban China and decreased in the rural. The leading contributors to such inequity were income, health insurance, living conditions and education. Decomposition analysis suggests that more investments are warranted for financial risk protection and targeted demand side subsidies may make a difference. DOI : 10.14302/issn.2381-862X.jwrh-15-801 Corresponding author: Xing Lin Feng, E-Mail: firstname.lastname@example.com; Tel.: +86-10-8280-5394; Fax: +86-10-8280-2481.


This paper investigates the polite speech style -yeo, which is used in online Korean conversation as the equivalent of written -yo. Two websites were used to collect data. Overall -yeo is used in 9.5% of the cases, which means that the writing style among internet users has some tendency for -yeo. In Korean, the honorific infix -si- expresses the writer"s respect toward the addressee and this -si- occurs with -yo in all types of sentences. However, I found that this honorific infix -si- is not compatible with -yeo in imperative sentences. Another point is that -yeo expresses solidarity between interlocutors in online interaction. While in spoken language people can employ various strategies such as intonations, smiles or gestures to express solidarity, there is no way to deliver one"s attitude toward the addressee in written language (online). I suggest that -yeo which is written based on the pronunciation of spoken Korean -yo is one of the strategies to express solidarity, especially among teenagers.


Voltage sag is one of the most serious power quality problems confronted by both customers and power supply companies, and on-line monitoring is an effective way to record and analyze voltage sag in the whole network. With the consideration of limited costs, it is impossible to place monitoring devices on each bus in a network. In the traditional method, the placement scheme of voltage sag monitors are determined based on a given voltage threshold, But in engineering the threshold is difficult to select. In the improved method, monitor reach area method and fault location principle are combined to establish fault observability matrix for voltage sags, then optimal monitoring scheme can be obtained using 0-1 linear programming. In the optimal monitoring scheme, the fewest monitors are needed to observe voltage sags and their fault locations in the whole network. Based on the improved placement scheme, if a fault occurs at any position in the whole network, then fault position can be located. Therefore, voltages at non-monitored buses can be easily and accurately determined based on short-circuit calculation. The proposed method had been applied to the IEEE 30-bus test system, simulation results had verified the correctness and effectiveness of the new method. Compared with the traditional method, in the improved method the fault position of voltage sag can be determined more accurately, magnitude of voltage sag at non-monitored buses can be obtained more accurately with fewer monitors, and there is no need to consider the selection of voltage threshold. Therefore, the proposed method can meet the practical application better.


Externally bonded composite reinforcements are being used for several decades to repair and upgrade ageing infrastructures. However, the durability of such strengthening systems under service conditions still remains a crucial issue. In this study, an experimental approach based on accelerated ageing tests (at 40°C and 95% relative humidity) is proposed to investigate the durability of the adhesive bond between composite reinforcements and concrete. Two strengthening systems were considered, i.e, carbon fiber sheets and pultruded carbon plates, both associated to bicomponent epoxy adhesives. Property evolutions of both the individual materials (concrete, epoxy adhesives, composites) and the bonded interfaces were monitored over a period of 18 months by means of conventional mechanical tests. Additional DSC characterizations (differential scanning calorimetry) were also performed on the ambient temperature curing adhesives, in order to quantify microstructural changes induced by hydrothermal ageing. Typical ageing mechanisms of the epoxy materials were pointed out and their influence on the mechanical properties of the adhesive joint was discussed.


The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors influencing on loyalty in US online shopping malls. The study proposed a model to investigate the relationship among quality of sites, satisfaction, attitude, and loyalty. The hypotheses were examined by analyzing a structural equation model. 280 US samples were used for the final analysis. The results show that this model demonstrates good fit for the samples. The ease of use was found to be a significant variable in their satisfaction, while it did not have the direct effect on attitude toward the sites. The information quality was found to be a crucial variable in consumers' satisfaction and attitude toward the site. Satisfaction directly affected attitude as well as loyalty, and attitude also directly affected loyalty. Thus, the structural relationship among the variables of customers' loyalty was verified. T his research provides practical insights into US consumer behaviors that would be beneficial to marketers when they make decisions for the US e-commerce market.


This paper was accepted for publication in the journal Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics and the definitive published version is available at https://doi.org/10.2514/1.G003099


Silence, twice called 'le miroir du monde,' embodies both positive and negative symbolic aspects of the medieval mirror. She exemplifies courtly and chivalric virtue, and reveals hidden truths, but she is also a 'miroir trompeur,' reflecting surface appearances while hiding her real identity.


X-linked immunodeficiency with hyper-immunoglobulin(Ig) M is a primary immunodeficiency disease, mainly due to the mutation of coding CD40 ligand(CD40L), which results in the dysfunction of immunoglobulin class switching that causes in a normal or increased IgM level, and a marked decrease in IgG, IgA and IgE level.The clinical manifestations are recurrent infection, neutropenia, and autoimmune disease or tumor.

Key words:
X-linked immunodeficiency with hyper-immunoglobulin M; CD40L gene; Mutation


In conjunction with a cooperative study of the warm rain process, selective measurements were made of the microphysical properties of Hawaiian clouds forming inland (orographic) versus those forming out to sea. Within the context of a brief field program, an attempt was made to establish certain bounds on associated aerosol concentration, cloud drop sizes, droplet concentration and liquid water content. Differences in the slopes of supersaturation-nucleus concentration spectra appear related to the continental character of the aerosol and the size distributions of nuclei involved. The data suggest that the size distribution of effective cloud nuclei can be approximated by an r ?3/4 to r ?3/2 radius function. DOI: 10.1111/j.2153-3490.1967.tb01491.x


Summary

Ninety-nine swordspine snook Centropomus ensiferus (9.80 ± 0.3 g, mean ± SE) were studied in order to evaluate the influence of salinity on physiological properties under rearing conditions. Growth performance, survival rates, and ion concentrations (Na+, K+, Cl−) as well proximal composition were measured over 76 days. Fish were exposed to three experimental salinities (0, 10, 20‰, three replicates per treatment) and maintained in plastic tanks with a recirculation system equipped with flow-through aquaria pumps (533 L per tank). Fish were fed twice daily to apparent satiation; at the end of the experiment the weight of fish kept in 10‰ was higher than that of fish kept in 0 and 20‰, however no significant differences (P > 0.05) were observed among the experimental salinities. Survival was significantly lower in 10‰ salinity than in fish kept in 20 and 0‰ salinities. No significant differences (P > 0.05) were found in the Condition factor (K), specific growth rate (SGR), or in plasma Na+, K+, or Cl− concentrations among treatments. Salinities also did not affect body composition (P > 0.05), but were significantly lower (P   4%) was observed. Water quality was within the optimum range (T: 28.7 ± 0.1°C; O2: 5.6 ± 0.1 mg L−1; ammonia: 0.2 mg L−1) for the growth of swordspine snook. Data indicates that C. ensiferus is an ionoregulator fish and able to cultivate successfully in various osmotic conditions, and in turn, maintain high levels of survival in captivity.


The neutron diffraction from single crvstals of face-centred cubic K2IrCl6 has been investigated below the transition temperature of 3 05 K The spins are found to order in an antiferromagnetic type IIIA face-centred cubic pattern, and the measurements are consistent with the direction of the spins lying along the unique axis of the magnetic unit cell This is in agreement with theoretical predictions made from the known interaction parameters by several authors


Most problem solving in chemistry tends to be algorithmic in nature, while problems in life tend to be very open ended. This paper offers a simple classification of problems and seeks to explore the many factors which may be important in the successful solving of problems. It considers the place of procedures and algorithms. It analyses the role of long-term memory, not only in terms of what is known, but how that knowledge was acquired. It notes the great importance of the limitations of working memory space and the importance of confidence which comes from experience. Finally, various psychological factors are discussed. This paper argues that solving open-ended problems is extremely important in education and that offering learners experience of this in a group work context is a helpful way forward.


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Scull has written many books on the history of psychiatry and this one covers familiar territory, taking us through the turf wars between Victorian gynaecologists, psychiatrists and neurologists, who fought for the right to manage (and exploit) patients with


Viewing the process of lexical acquisition as a joint activity, this study proposes an alternative to the dominant approaches to lexical acquisition. Based on longitudinal data, it discusses the various types of conversational exchanges in which new words are introduced in everyday interaction. By exploring the full range of explicit lexical introductions, this study also points out the limitations of many experimental studies. In particular, the types of introduction often examined in experimental studies — ruunely, adult -initiated labeling, anchoring


Since about 1985, Dutch municipalities and provinces, i.e. local government, initiated many reforms and change projects in the field of their management control, which are lumped together here as ?management changes?. Was the introduction of these changes mainly based on functionalist, ?rational? considerations, that is, a wish to improve economic performance, as New Public Management suggests? Or did economically seen irrational considerations perhaps also play a part, for example, a wish to follow new management trends and to look ?modern?? Based on documents and interviews with 23 politicians and professional managers in twelve Dutch municipalities and two provinces, this explorative paper examines experiences with various management changes implemented by local government as part of New Public Management (NPM), and with subsequent related changes. In addition, it discusses ?change initiating factors? that may have contributed to the high amount of major change initiatives that were started in a rather short space of time. Some of these factors are, for example, budgets cuts, trends and more demanding citizens/voters. One important change initiating factor that was mentioned is uncertainty amongst politicians, which is a consequence of the increased political volatility amongst voters. This factor suggests that, now and in the near future, for politicians and professional managers it could be ?politically rational? to try to increase the (economic) performances of their organization. Several authors have questioned or criticized the effects of NPM?s and government?s focus on economic efficiency and effectiveness. However, taking the change initiating factors into consideration, the paper speculates that in the future, too, it could be a rational survival strategy for politicians and managers to focus on initiatves that are intended to enhance performance and efficiency


This paper studies principles of formal organization in Chopin`s Preludes, Op. 28. My study proceeds in two parts. The first part considers Chopin`s Preludes in general; the second part is an analytical study of aspects of several of the work. In the first part, I explore how musicians have perceived and described Chopin`s Preludes, and how the work differs from piano cycles. The first part also provides scholarly studies from different trend of studies. In the second part, I consider the features of formal organization within Preludes. I devote this part to three important formal aspects of Chopin`s Preludes: overall structure including key scheme; features of the individual pieces; connections between adjacent pieces.


With practical finite alphabet inputs, usually the throughput of a practical communication system cannot reach the capacity based on assumption of Gaussian inputs. In this paper, we study the resource allocation strategy for multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) full-duplex backscatter assisted wireless-powered communication network (FD-BAWPCN) with finite alphabet inputs, to maximize the sum-throughput. Firstly, we propose a gradient-based resource allocation strategy (GBRA), which alternately optimizes the precoder and time allocation based on the two-block alternating direction method of multipliers (ADMM). Secondly, to reduce the computational complexity and improve the feasibility of the strategy in practical applications, we further propose a codebook-based resource allocation strategy (CBRA), which can run more than three orders of magnitude faster than GBRA at the expense of a small sum-rate degradation. Then, the performance of the full-duplex (FD) and half-duplex (HD) system with or without backscatter assistance using GBRA are compared and analyzed. Numerical results demonstrate that the GBRA strategy has great robustness under various conditions but suffers a high computational complexity, and the CBRA strategy is effective and converges speedily.


We address the design and implementation of visual paradigms for observing the execution of constraint logic programs, aiming at debugging, tuning and optimization, and teaching. We focus on the display of data in CLP executions, where representation for constrained variables and for the constrains themselves are seeked. Two tools, VIFID and TRIFID, exemplifying the devised depictions, have been implemented, and are used to showcase the usefulness of the visualizations developed.


Focus on anti-monitoring problem of the mobile object in sensory fields, a novel dynamic heuristic anti-monitoring path searching algorithm in sensory field by combining prior property of eight-neighbor quadratic cell and A* algorithm is designed. Theoretical analyses and experimental results show that, compared with conventional works, the new algorithm has better anti-monitoring performance which guarantee the mobile object move along the path with less risk to destination.


The curves of material deforming at active loading were constructed on the basis of structural analytical theory of strength. Form of dependence of stationary creep intensity rate against stress intensity was investigated. Isochrone curves were built on analytical curves of stationary creep, which were compared with material deforming curves at active loading. Isochrone curves of stationary creep are shown to be considered as active loading curves at changed phenomenological parameters of deforming


(From the Medical Press and Circular, Vol. 215, 17th April, 1946, p. 250) In January 1944, a new antibacterial substance, streptomycin, was isolated from culture filtrates of actinomycosis griseus. In vitro this substance has a marked antibacterial action against many gram-negative and positive bacteria. Sufficient success has attended the treatment of experimental infections in animals with various gram-negative bacteria and with mycobacterium tuberculosis to warrant an extended clinical investigation of the value of streptomycin in established infections in man. The authors now report certain preliminary studies carried out on the absorption and excretion of streptomycin in man. Brief mention is made of three cases in whom the drug was used therapeutically. Finally the toxic reactions observed are described. The authors drew the following conclusions from the study. Streptomycin is not absorbed after oral administration in amounts sufficient to produce detectable concentrations of the drug in the serum. The failure of the drug to be absorbed from the gastro-intestinal tract is not due to inactivation of streptomycin by the gastric juice. Following the intramuscular or intravenous administration of a single dose of streptomycin, 46 to 87 per cent of the dose injected can be recovered in the


The aim of the present work is to analyze the standards of marketed cosmetic products which are largely consumed in day to day life of the people. The cosmeceutical should be tested for efficacy to ensure a proven skin benefit and also to substantiate marketing claims. The work was done by keeping the ideas of Bureau of Indian Standards to analyze the cosmetic products. The evaluation for the following cosmetics such as tooth pastes (Colgate, Closeup, Pepsodent, Vicco and Anchor) and face powders (Ponds, Eva, Fa, Cuticura and Spinz) are performed for their quality. All the marketed tooth pastes and face powders which had been evaluated complied with the standards specified by Bureau of Indian Standards. Hence all the selected marketed tooth pastes and selected face powders were found to be of good quality.


In the article natural preconditions, modern lines and problems of development of the ecological tourism in high-mountainous Daghestan are analyzed, the estimation of a biological and landscape variety of territory is given.


The effect of eight varieties of grain and forage type whole crop rice (Oryza sativa L Japonica) each harvested at four stages of maturity were investigated for morphology and yield, proportion of botanical fractions, fermentatability and chemical composition in an 8×4 factorial experiment. All crops were sown in 1997 at Saitama Prefecture, Japan under identical condition and harvested on 10, 22, 34 and 45 days after flowering in 1998. Total DM yield of forage type varieties was similar to that of the highest yield of grain type varieties. However, while yield of forage type varieties was attributed to higher proportion of straw than head, the reverse was in the case of grain type varieties. Yield in line with the proportion of head increased (p<0.001), but in contrast proportion of straw decreased (p<0.001) with the increase in maturity. Silage fermentability of grain type varieties was better than forage type varieties. Fermentability improved with the increase (p<0.001) in maturity suggesting that the moisture content should be reduced to improve fermentation quality. Forage type varieties contained higher (p<0.001) ash, crude fat (EE), organic cell wall (OCW) and acid detergent fiber (ADF), but contained lower crude protein (CP), organic cell content (OCC), CP in OCC and nitrogen-free cell wall extract (NCWFE) than the grain type varieties. The ash, CP, EE, Oa (60% digestible OCW), Ob (40% digestible OCW), OCW, ADF and acid detergent lignin (ADL) decreased (p<0.001), but OCC and NCWFE increased (p<0.001) with the increase in maturity. It is concluded that stage of maturity not only increases yield and proportion of head, but also improved the fermentation quality and increases quality chemical composition (except CP) of whole crop rice. Forage type varieties may be as good as grain type varieties in terms of yield, but fermentation quality and chemical composition may not be as good as that of grain type varieties. (Asian-Aust. J. Anim. Sci. 2004. Vol 17, No. 2 : 183-192)


Improving Organizational Performance in Mixed Design Organizations Through Cultures of Trust by Mary M. Rydesky MBA, Southern Methodist University, 1984 MLS, The University of Texas, 1974 BA, Marymount Manhattan College, 1973 Doctoral Study Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Business Administration


Due to environmental regulations and production requirement the benzene content in fuels need to be limited. Therefore, it is necessary to continuously monitor the benzene content in light and heavy reformate. As the process analyzers that measure the benzene content in reformate, are often out of service, models of soft sensor are developed for the continuous estimation of benzene content. Soft sensors are developed using linear identification methods and global optimization methods. The development of Finite Impulse Response (FIR)) model and Output Error (OE) model are presented. To overcome the problem of selecting the best model order for multiple input models, by trial and error, genetic algorithms (GA) was used which makes the development of the soft sensors more systematic. Developed models show a satisfactory match with analyzer data on a validation data set. Models are implemented on the fractionation plant for the estimation of benzene content in light reformate.


Objective To observe and discuss the nursing for and the main toxic and side reactions in the treatment of advanced colorectal carcinoma by using irinotercan combined 5-Fu plus calcium folinate (CF). Methods It was to observe the reactions of the 18 patients that were treated by this chemotherapy program, including acute cholinergic syndrome, delayed diarrhea, neutropenia and vomiting. And it was to discuss the effect of subcutaneous injection of atropine sulfate, supplement of water and electrolyte, oral administration of immodium, strict disinfection and isolation, subcutaneous injection of recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, diet adjustment and azasetron hydrochloride in treating these reactions. Results Different degrees of toxic and side reactions were emerged in all the 18 patients, including 6 cases (33.3%) showing acute cholinergic syndrome, 5 cases (27.8%) showing degreesⅠ~Ⅱ of delayed diarrhea and 2 cases (11.1%) showing degrees Ⅲ~Ⅳ of delayed diarrhea, and 9 cases (50%) showing degrees Ⅰ~Ⅱof neutropenia and 3 cases (16.7%) showing degrees Ⅲ~Ⅳ of neutropenia. All these reactions could be relieved after the treatment, and no one died of the toxic and side reactions related to chemotherapy. Conclusions The toxic and side reactions of irinotercan during the treatment of advanced colorectal carcinoma can be treated and prevented. But an active nursing and a strict monitoring of the toxic reactions are needed in order to successfully complete the chemotherapy.


The article traces the development, starting from the early Alexandrian age, of theoretical reflections on language correctness (hellenismos) in the ancient Greek world. Particular emphasis is placed on the period from the second century BC to the first century AD, recognizing a continuity in the trend of linguistic studies inaugurated by the Hellenistic philologists. Three stages are identified: inclusion of hellenismos (or some of its criteria) among the "parts" of grammatike, i.e. the discipline directed towards understanding and interpreting literary texts; the rise of discussions on the value of analogy and on the way it interacts with synetheia (usage), and also on the conditions for its proper application; finally the emergence of treatises dedicated to the subject of hellenismos or some of its specific aspects. Although the evidence is very fragmentary and therefore requires caution, the resulting picture suggests that there was an evolution in reflection, the seeds of which were sown through the activity of the philologists/grammarians of the early Hellenistic period, representing a continuity that seems to perpetuate the mingling of literary and language interests that originated in the early Alexandrian age.


We have monitored the oxygen saturation and hemoglobin concentration in thigh muscle of 18 athletes, while cycling on a stationary ergometer to predict the lactate threshold power and thus, a wearable optical sensor can optimize athletes' training regimens.


Abstract : This paper provides a comparative analysis concerning Joint Service Acquisition Programs and the challenges presented when one service is teamed with another service to acquire the same system design or modifications of the same design. The Interim Defense Acquisition Guidebook defines a Joint Program Management Office as any defense acquisition system, subsystem, component, or technology program that involves formal management or funding by more than one Department of Defense Component during any phase of a system's life cycle. This paper evaluates the characteristics of joint programs and the criteria which support the propensity for management, programming, funding, and execution challenges within these programs. A comparative analysis will take into account the political dynamics and rational for joint programs, as well as the federal policies which stipulate the current climate in support of joint defense procurements. The parameters established by DoD Directive 5000.1, Defense Acquisition, 12 May 2003, clearly states a policy preference for joint development programs over component unique development programs. The defense acquisition community must continue to provide the warfighter with quality systems that take into account compatibility, interoperability, and integration with existing and future systems. Concerns and open questions include the following: (1) planning and executing Army joint acquisition programs, (2) meeting program challenges in the 21st century, and (3) acquiring systems that are capable of meeting diverse user requirements in a joint environment. The analysis addresses recent Joint Service Acquisition Program initiatives and provides insight into current program pitfalls and future challenges.


The paper describes the modified-Fourier-transform and modal-analysis methods used for the solution of multiconductor-line-transient problems, to show the generality of these methods in handling a wide range of switching problems.The first part of the paper deals with the extension of earlier theory in this field to the analysis of sequential-switching transients and thus to the analysis of problems in which nonlinearities, which are piecewise linear, can be dealt with. The necessary formulas for extending the earlier theories to deal with these special forms of nonlinearity are derived in an Appendix and summarised in the text.The second part of the paper is concerned with digital-computer studies of a number of examples of practical interest. These are concerned with single-circuit lines, although the theory is general and applicable to multiconductor lines with an arbitrary number of conductors, earth wires and subconductors in a bundle.The three classes of problem which are analysed numerically are as follows: sequential pole closure, trapped-charge transients and recovery-voltage transients following a short-line fault in which transient-current components are still present at the instant of circuit-breaker interruption.


The authors performed a series of wind tunnel experiments under neutral conditions to create a comprehensive database of scalar transfer coefficients of street sur- faces of regular block arrays; the purpose of creating this database was to improve the wall function of scalar transfer used for computational simulation of an urban environment. We estimated the scalar transfer rate (CE) using the salinity method. The configuration of the block arrays was designed to be same as those used in a previous experiment on the total drag force acting on arrays. The results for cubical arrays showed that the scalar transfer coefficients for staggered and square layouts produced different tendencies against the roughness packing density. The results also indicated that the effect of layout on CE was small under the sparse roughness condition, which resulted in isolated flow. In addition, block arrays enhanced the scalar transfer of the street surface under the condition of iso- lated flow or wake interference flow. In contrast, CE for dense roughness packing density differed according to the layout of the blocks.


Good knowledge about the market segments is base for quality marketing decisionc. That process is additionaly improved by the use and implementation of the geographic information. Behavior of the contemporary consumer, his/her mobility and the openness of the borders require better integration of the geographic information, so the procedure of locating and directing the marketing activities can be as effective as possible. The use of geo-marketing softwarw is aimed at simplification of the complexity of the consumer behavior. Standard data bases, whose content is based mostly on social - demographic data, are not enough for understanding of the consumers ; therefore the spatial marketing approach is developed, based upon the behavior of the consumer of a specific territory. In such way, the geography, as the part of geo-marketing, becomes an important component of marketing as a whole. The use of geographic information system enables various forms of visualization of spatial data. Using the available human and technological resorces, this system manages and analyzes geographical aspect of the collected data.


Although autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is considered to be rare in Japan, precise data on the incidence and prevalence of this disease are scarce due to the lack of a nationwide registry. We therefore conducted a study of these factors over a secondary medical care area.


The spin structure of nanocrystalline zinc ferrite synthesized via a high-energy ball milling process was investigated by nuclear magnetic resonance obtained at various external magnetic fields and temperatures. Iron inversion induced in nanosized zinc ferrite drastically changes its magnetic property. Nanocrystalline zinc ferrite shows ferrimagnetism below $460\phantom{\rule{0.3em}{0ex}}\mathrm{K}$, while bulk zinc ferrite shows antiferromagnetism below $10\phantom{\rule{0.3em}{0ex}}\mathrm{K}$. We found that this antiferromagnetic order coexists with the ferrimagnetic order below $10\phantom{\rule{0.3em}{0ex}}\mathrm{K}$ in nanocrystalline samples as well. A spin of Fe ion at the tetrahedral site is ferrimagnetically coupled with that at the octahedral site and the antiferromagnetism is found among the spins at the octahedral sites. The spins that participate in both of the ferrimagnetic and antiferromagnetic orderings at the octahedral site are canted.


This paper proposes combinatorial transportation auction mechanisms to allocate transportation services to in Physical Internet (PI-π) context. We propose a centralized procurement auction in which a π-auctioneer runs a unique combinatorial auction of all shippers sending their freights through the π -network. The mechanism of reputation-based combinatorial auction for trucking services procurement is proposed to the Physical Internet paradigm in which goods travel in modular containers for the sake of interconnection in open networks. We address the problem of determining winning carriers (known as the Winner Determination Problem) based not only on bid prices but also on carriers service quality performances. The carrier reputation is translated to an unexpected hidden cost that represents the possible additional cost that the shippers may incur if some problems occur. The objective of this study is to decide on the winning bids knowing that: (1) a same contract may include shipping containers belonging to different shippers and (2) a carrier reputation may differ from one shipper to another. Different approaches are proposed to determine hidden costs. These approaches differ on the importance given to the shippers in evaluating the carriers and their bids. Such a centralized reputation-based transportation auction is beneficial on two levels. First, it exploits the synergy between the shipping contracts yielding possibly to lower bid prices. Second, it enables information sharing between shippers on the service quality performances of the participating carriers to help them have a more accurate judgment on carriers' reputation.


A method for high-precision position determination of a mobile device (12, 40) by means of Near Field Communication (NFC - Near Field Communication), a NFC communications between a first NFC antenna (14.1 ... 14.n) of a calibration device (10, 66, 68 ) and a second NFC antenna (30, 46) of the mobile device (10, 40) is produced when these are in proximity to each other, made to position data in the mobile device (10, transfer 40), wherein the mobile device is positioned (10, 40) relative to the position of the first NFC antenna (14.1 ... 14.n) in a reproducible predefined position, wherein by the NFC communication between the at least (a first NFC antenna ... 14.1 14.n) and the second NFC antenna (30, 46) the current position of the second NFC antenna (30, determines 46) and in a memory (32, (54) of the mobile device 10, 40) is stored and wherein an inertial navigation unit (24, 48) calibrated with respect to the current position is characterized in that the at least one first NFC antenna (14.1 ... 14.n) NFC signals of different signal strength emits wherein with any NFC-signal (18.1 ... 18.k) at least one position data is transmitted, the (... 18.k 18.1) corresponds to a range of the respective NFC signal.


Understanding human behavior from videos is a difficult challenge in computer vision. Computers are already pretty competent at recognizing objects in static photos, and such technology is frequently utilized today, but doing so in moving images is far more difficult. Identifying human behavior in films is a key step in creating smarter, gentler robots. Identifying the human activity in motion neural network plays a crucial role. In this study, we proposed a convolutional neural network to identify human activities in video. This algorithm helps in many sectors like anti-terrorists, anti-crime securities, and as well as surveillance, life logging and assistance.


Reliability block diagram (RBD) analyses enable design and product assurance engineers to (1) quantify the reliability of a system or function, (2) assess the level of failure tolerance achieved, (3) identify intersystem disconnects as well as areas of incomplete design definition, and (4) perform trade-off studies to optimize reliability and cost within a program. Commercially available software tools can be used to automate the RBD assessment process, especially for reliability sensitivity analyses, thus allowing analyses to be performed more effectively and timely. These assessment methods can also pinpoint areas of concern within a system that might not be obvious otherwise and can aid the design activity in improving overall system performance.


This paper aimed to document the diversity of polypetalous plant species along with their vernacular names, habit, habitat, and their occurrence found in Moradabad district of Uttar Pradesh in India. This study is first of its kind conducted in the district showing current status of these plants. Polypetalous plants contribute substantially to the diversity of the district and their proper knowledge could play important role in planning for conservation and sustainable use of available resources. A total of 235 polypetalous plant species belonging to 154 genera and 46 families are included in the study.