Silverized aromatic polysulfonamide (PSA) fibers were prepared through a novel chlorine-aided silver activation system followed by electroless nanoplating in the present work. The Ag/AgCl interfacial layer was first introduced to the fiber surface via successive immersion in NaClO-HCl solution, AgNO3 solution, and NaBH4 solution, whose activating and anchoring abilities were then employed to coat an adhesive and uniform silver layer onto PSA fibers by electroless nanoplating. The obtained silverized PSA fibers possessed high electroconductivity, minor paramagnetism, excellent electromagnetic shielding effectiveness, outstanding tensile property, and thermostability, which were also resistant against sonication and exhibited good electroconductivity after exposure in air for half a year. They can act as electromagnetic interference shielding and static charge dissipation materials in coaxial cables and wear protection, which then show a wide application prospect in aerospace, telecommunications, and milita...


Increasing exchange between nationalities, ethnic groups and cultures is one of the influences of the globalization. The terms as "internationalization", "globalization", "interculture" and "cross-culture" appears more often in the press. Intercultural research and education are very common topic in the scientific discussion. In this paper, the author introduce the development and teaching methods of intercultural education. He argues the importance of intercultural education to face the increasing demand in China und introduce a teaching module tried in China.


Profenofos resistance was found in field strains of the pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders) collected at late season of 2013 from four Governorates in Egypt. Resistance was high in regions where profenofos were frequently used. Resistance ranged between 31.31 and 59.60% in the tested strains. Profenofos resistance was the highest in the individuals collected from Gharbia Governorate as compared with the other field strains; whereas the lowest resistance percentage was noticed in individuals collected from Kafrel-Sheikh Governorate. Studies carried out through estimation of the detoxification enzymes activity indicated that enhanced acetylcholinesterase, alkaline & acid phosphatases and α & β nonspecific esterases as well as total protein contents were probably important mechanisms for profenofos resistance in field strains. Colorimetric assays showed a significant positive correlation between increased resistance to profenofos in strains of P. gossypiella examined and the hydrolytic enzymes activity. The information presented illustrates the importance of proper Integrated Pest Management programs (IPM) to avoid the consequences associated with improper insecticide used.


Silver nanoparticle deposition from suspension is proposed as a route for the morphological design of controllably disordered self-affine substrates for surfaceenhanced Raman sensing of water pollutants. Ionic strength is used as a variable parameter to control the deposition process and, ultimately, the morphology of deposited substrates. The critical dependence of the enhancement factor on the substrate morphology is leveraged to develop sensors with tunable sensitivity. Fractal analysis is used to quantify deposit morphologies and to correlate these to enhancement factors afforded by the substrates.


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International handbook of educational evaluation - Part one: Perspectives; Part two: Practice
Thomas Kellaghan & Daniel L. Stufflebeam (eds.) (2003).
Dordrecht (the Netherlands): Kluwer Academic Publishers.
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This book is the 9th in Kluwer's series of International Handbooks of Education. Let me begin
with my conclusion, which will be elaborated upon in the remaining of this review: this
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To assess the performance of different cutoff points for fasting plasma glucose (FPG) including the World Health Organization (WHO) cutoff of FPG ⩾7.8 mmol l−1 for the screening of diabetes mellitus, data from oral glucose tolerance tests done on 865 Singaporean adults over a 4‐year period were analysed. The relationship between FPG and 2 h post‐load plasma glucose (2H‐PG) was determined using regression analysis and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis. Out of 220 subjects with 2H‐PG exceeding 11.1 mmol l−1, only 90 had FPG exceeding 7.8 mmol l−1, yielding a sensitivity of only 40.9 %. The relationship between FPG and 2H‐PG was non‐linear and conformed to a cubic equation [FPG = 3.0890 + 0.0272 (2H‐PG)2 − 0.0006 (2H‐PG)3]. ROC analysis determined an FPG of 5.7 mmol l−1 to yield optimal sensitivity and specificity. Although in the clinical setting, FPG is an extremely useful screening test for diabetes, it is clear, as has been shown in other studies, that the traditional WHO criterion of FPG ⩾7.8 mmol l−1 is highly insensitive for detecting diabetes. Lower FPG cutoffs achieve greater sensitivity albeit at the expense of reduced specificity. Although ROC analysis in this population determines the optimally sensitive and specific FPG cutoff to be 5.7 mmol l−1, we suggest that the FPG cutoff should be adjusted to 7.0 mmol l−1 for preservation of specificity. © 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


This paper investigates land use and land cover change(LUCC) using pixel unmixing technologyin a case study of the Luwa coal mining region,based on multitemporal China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite(CBERS) CCD data.Three temporal CBERS CCD images for the years 2002,2006 and 2010 were selected as remote sensing data sources.For each image,four types of endmembers(water,building,farmland and soil) were selected after applying particle swarm optimization(PSO) to the endmember extraction procedure,and the fractional abundance image of each endmember was derived from a linear spectral mixture model.Pixel unmixing results were subjected to performance evaluation and statistical analysis.LUCC detection results showed that during the period from 2002-2010,subsidence areas had increased,with the result that large areas of farmland had become submerged and rendered unfit for cultivation.Finally,the subsidence control measures taken by the local government were discussed in light of the results of the land use change analysis.


Though, significant efforts have led to high solder joint quality, thermomechanical fatigue and delamination of the solder joints are still considered as one main failure cause in Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) power modules. Frequently used test procedures such as accelerated power cycling and thermal cycling allow to rate reliability and to predict lifetime under assumed power load conditions. However, these tests are less capable of detecting the root physical failure cause. In this paper a non-destructive thermal method to observe the successive effect of solder layer fatigue is suggested and discussed. Somewhat similar to power cycling, the method is based on an accelerated temperature cycling process where the power component is self-heated. The resulting change of thermal conductivity of the solder joint due to degradation is detected by contactless temperature measurement. First metallurgical analyses confirm the degraded solder structure as cause of the thermal changes due to aging.


Official policy interventions in the banking industry are likely to have implications for funding conditions facing corporates and their resultant strategic investment decisions. In this paper, we investigate whether bank taxation matters for the real economic outcomes of corporate borrowers. Using a large sample of banks matched with listed corporates, we find that banks with a greater tax exposure reduce lending proportionately more than less exposed counterparts. The imposition of bank taxes reduces credit supply, and leads corporates to reduce levels of investment. Moreover, corporate borrowers attempt to hedge against the adverse impact of bank taxes by obtaining funding from other sources. Competitor banks assist corporates in this hedging effort, but this does not alleviate the detrimental impact of bank taxes on corporate investment. Overall, these results suggest that by altering the environment in which corporates operate, taxation of the banking industry has a negative effect on the real economy.


It is a layered product related to the thermosetting adhesive composition and the coverlay film and the engaging plate suitable for use in the manufacture of a metal foil-clad laminate of the flexible printed circuit board provided in the present invention. Epoxy resin adhesive composition comprising a brominated epoxy resin to indicate (A) Flame retardant (難燃 性); (B) a combination of two or three distinct types of different nitrile rubber available as to the carboxyl group content of the iodine value and the molecular chain ends of the specified weight ratio: (C) curing agent for epoxy resins; And (D) (E) a curing accelerator are mixed, optionally with an inorganic filler; And / or (F) a predetermined mixture containing a vulcanizing agent for the nitrile rubber.


-Leadership is an important function of management that helps maximizing organizational performance. Leaders use emotions to manage the meaning of job in the eye of the followers. The emotions a leader display influence leader's effectiveness (Choudhary et al., 2017). Emotion is a leadership tool that influence leadership effectiveness. Positive emotion of a leader can improve employee satisfaction with leadership. Satisfaction with leadership improves performance and turnover intention (Rosete and Ciarrochi, 2005). Research about the influence of leader's display emotion on followers' performance is still limited and only few studies found the outcomes of leader's display emotions in the organizational context (Lewis,


In this paper I shall first summarize an argument for a special kind of realistic metaphysics presented by C. S. Peirce in the "Illustrations of the Logic of Science," 1877-78.1 After I have summarized Peirce's argument and his metaphysics in the first section, I shall, in the second, briefly defend the way in which Peirce begins his attack upon the problem of induction. In the third section I shall differentiate Peirce's 187778 realistic metaphysics from others which might be called realistic. Since Peirce's realism is a hypothesis required by logic, some of the most interesting differences are to Peirce logical-or as we might say, epistemological. In the final section of the paper I briefly defend Peirce's way of attacking the conceptions of an unknowable real, a cognitive given, and indubitable premises.


Neural net analysis is tested as a tool for prediction of acentricity of crystal structure. A set of input parameters is defined that gives the prediction with as high probability as ∼80%. The neural net is used for prediction of new binary acentric molybdates.


Much can be done for demented patients and their families; even for patients suffering from conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, for which there is as yet no specific biologic treatment. The principles are analogous to those for other chronic incurable illnesses, such as late stage congestive heart failure. Skilled care of demented patients uses advanced scientific concepts but relatively inexpensive technology. It is a form of scientifically informed common sense. The first principle is to find out what is wrong. Specify in detail the disabilities that bother the patient and family. Uncover the pathophysiologic mechanisms that lead to those disabilities, particularly those that can be ameliorated to the patient's benefit. Diagnostic labels are less urgent. We diagnose progressive dementia with more than 95% accuracy and Alzheimer's disease with 90% accuracy simply by waiting to apply the labels until we are sure. A second principle is to treat disability not abnormality. Treat what bothers the patient or family or is likely to lead to something that will bother them. Do not treat statistical abnormalities that bother primarily health care professionals. The aim is to help people feel better, function better, and if possible live longer. It is not to approximate some Platonic ideal of "health." Care of demented patients rests on a triad: treat curable illness, gently but effectively; limit symptoms; and continue support, until the end. Curable illnesses in these patients fall into two groups. One group causes chronic toxic delirium; effective treatment restores cognitive function. The second group increases disability, even though their effective treatment does not alter the underlying dementia. Chronic toxic delirium can be caused by any chronic metabolic encephalopathy, including endocrine disorders such as hypothyroidism. Drug toxicity deserves special mention. The drugs need not be prescribed by a physician. Over-the-counter antihistaminics are classic offenders. All sedatives and hypnotics are suspect, but so are such common medications as digitalis and cimetidine. The physician must find out what the patient has actually been taking. This may be what was prescribed for the patient, but it may include something prescribed for a neighbor, something found around the house, or a mixture of drugs in varying doses that a confused patient ingested. The rule is to have every medicine in the home brought in and to go through them carefully. Beware the guilty child syndrome, in which a patient who has not been taking prescribed medicine because of side effects is persuaded to take it by a well-meaning relative and becomes toxic. Sensitivity to a drug, including alcohol, can be the earliest clinical sign of a dementing syndrome. Removing the drug allows the return of function for a time, but ultimately the underlying dementia manifests itself. Intercurrent illness that increases disability should be treated even in demented patients. Someone trying to remember to be continent is not helped by urgency and frequency from an untreated bladder infection. Limiting symptoms involves the combination of pharmacologic and rehabilitative techniques; neither alone is very effective. In prescribing drugs, doses should be low initially and increased to achieve either the desired effect or until side effects supervene. Old brains, damaged brains, and, particularly, damaged old brains are typically sensitive to drugs that act on the brain. In using psychotropic drugs, one should try if possible to distinguish the specific complaints being treated, even in brain-damaged and aphasic patients. Depression should be treated vigorously not only in patients misdiagnosed as demented, but also when depression complicates a dementia or is the presenting sign of a vascular or other dementia. Tricyclics such as nortryptiline appear to be at least as effective and safe as newer antidepressants such as trazedone. There are reports of patients who have been resistant to other antidepressants but respond to monoamine B oxidase inhibitors or to electrocortical therapy. Effective treatment can not only ease the patient's psychic pain but also have gratifying effects on sleeplessness and other problems which plague caretakers. Sleep disturbances can bother patients and exhaust caretakers. Alzheimers disease and other dementing disorders typically damage the neural mechanisms involved in sleep. Doses of hypnotics that induce sleep "all night" in such patients frequently also induce unacceptable "hangovers." A small dose of an antihistaminic when the patient awakes during the night often allows a relatively full night's sleep for all concerned. Hallucinations and other psychotic manifestations typically "cool down" with conventional antipsychotics, including butyrophenones (eg, haldol), phenothiazines, or often even benzodiazepines. When the hallucinations bother the caretakers more than the patient, counseling can defuse the situation without the risk of pharmacologic side effects. So-called "violence" in demented patients is more often disorganized and frustrated behavior, such as shoving a caretaker who does not understand what


: In recent years, the problem of medicine contamination has attracted more and more attention, especially the collection and disposal of unwanted medicines (UMs) in families has become an increasingly important research topic. This paper mainly studies the medicine recycling decision-making to maximize the profits of manufacturers. Based on the newsvendor problem and the pharmaceutical manufacturer as the research object, this study assumes a reverse recovery system including advertisement, incentive mechanism of integral exchange and government subsidies, and explores the relationship between medicine recovery and the three. Finally, according to the actual situation, it is proposed that increasing manufacturer's advertising investment cost and government subsidy appropriately and keeping a small conversion ratio of UMs are beneficial to improving manufacturer's expected earnings. Cooperation between manufacturers and retailers will also be considered in the future.


This study aims to describe the values of character education in the poem Phaosan Jehwae's Malay Patani Dilemma. The main approach used in this study is descriptive qualitative. The data of this research are the expressions in the Patani Malay Dilemma poetry which have character education values. The data source of this research is Phaosan Jehwae's Malay Patani Dilemma poetry. The data of this research were collected by means of documentation, observation, and note-taking techniques. This research data analysis using referential matching method. The results of this study indicate that there are eight values of character education in the poems of Patani's Malay Dilemma by Phaosan Jehwae. The eight values of character education include: (1) the character of love for the country, (2) religious character, (3) the character of hard work, (4) the character of optimism, (5) the character of being friendly or communicative, (6) the character of justice, (7) the character of language politeness, and (8) the character of wisdom. This shows that these poems are good for learning materials. This research is useful as a medium for character building students in high school.


Artefacts with images of heavenly luminaries are numerous. The
Urartians decorated their seals, jewelry, furniture and many other things
with the above-mentioned images. In iconography, heavenly bodies are
generally expressed in a religious context. Together with the heavenly
luminaries, mainly deities, companion animals were depicted: lion, horse,
ram, bull, goat, antelope, as well as trees of life. All this expresses the
mystery of strength, fertility, awakening, and also emphasizes the
significant role of heavenly luminaries in the beliefs and ideas of the
inhabitants of the Kingdom of Van.


We propose two methods for avoiding the checkerboard distortion which is caused by finite word length error. The first method derives the bit length of filter coefficients required for avoiding the checkerboard distortion under a certain word length. In the second method, the checkerboard distortion can be avoided by using the cascade structure which consists of zero-hold kernel and a time-invariant filter factorized from a filter with structure for avoiding the checkerboard distortion under linear systems. It is demonstrated by simulations that we can avoid the checkerboard distortion by using these proposed methods.


As the INTEGRAL mission increases its exposure time of the Galactic plane, it is giving us a much more complete picture of hard X‐ray sources in the Galaxy, including the discovery of many new "IGR" sources. The fraction of new sources that are High‐Mass X‐ray Binaries (HMXBs) is large when compared to the source types for previously known sources, and several of these new HMXBs have interesting and extreme properties. In particular, some of the HMXBs exhibit bright, short flares, and using the INTEGRAL results as a guide, we estimate that >100 of these sources may be discovered by MIRAX if the MIRAX field‐of‐view covers the inner spiral arms of the Galaxy. Another benefit of covering regions with large numbers of HMXBs is that MIRAX will be capable of detecting pulsations from these sources, and its long term monitoring will provide orbital measurements.


The ANSYS/AUTODYN software was employed to investigate the dynamic response of the metallic sandwich panels subjected to air blast loading. The sandwich panels were composed of two face sheets and a trapezoidal corrugated-core. To validate the numerical models, the simulation results were compared with experimental data reported previously. In the simulation works, the process of shock wave propagation and the structural dynamic response were analyzed. Meanwhile, the influences of the stand-off distance between the explosive charge and the front face sheet on the fluid-structure interaction effect, dynamic response and the energy absorption of sandwich panels were investigated. Numerical results demonstrated that the impulse intensity decreased dramatically with the increase of stand-off distance. The slapping between the front face sheet and the back face sheet could be observed at the stand-off distances of 50 mm and 100 mm, while the sandwich panel exhibited the "strong core" response mode under the stand-off distance of 150 mm. Investigations into energy absorption characteristic revealed that the total energy absorption reduced with the increase of stand-off distance. The front face and corrugated-core provided the most contribution on total energy absorption. Moreover, the energy absorption proportion of corrugated-core had a positive correlation with the stand-off distance.


Helicobacter pylori is well adapted to colonize the epithelial surface of the human gastric mucosa and can cause persistent infections. In order to infect the gastric mucosa, it has to survive in the gastric acidic pH. This organism has well developed mechanisms to neutralize the effects of acidic pH.


This paper introduces the main features of network management system of satellite Earth station,and probes into the basic functions,working principles,technical requirements and safe operations of network management system.


Abstract Background With the advent of long-term human habitation in space and on the moon, understanding how the built environment microbiome of space habitats differs from Earth habits, and how microbes survive, proliferate and spread in space conditions, is coming more and more important. The Microbial Tracking mission series has been monitoring the microbiome of the International Space Station (ISS) for almost a decade. During this mission series, six unique strains of Gram-positive bacteria, including two spore-forming and three non-spore-forming species, were isolated from the environmental surfaces of the International Space Station (ISS). Results The analysis of their 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed <99% similarities with previously described bacterial species. To further explore their phylogenetic affiliation, whole genome sequencing (WGS) was undertaken. For all strains, the gyrB gene exhibited <93% similarity with closely related species, which proved effective in categorizing these ISS strains as novel species. Average ucleotide identity (ANI) and digital DNA-DNA hybridization (dDDH) values, when compared to any known bacterial species, were less than <94% and 50% respectively for all species described here. Traditional biochemical tests, fatty acid profiling, polar lipid, and cell wall composition analyses were performed to generate phenotypic characterization of these ISS strains. A study of the shotgun metagenomic reads from the ISS samples, from which the novel species were isolated, showed that only 0.1% of the total reads mapped to the novel species, supporting the idea that these novel species are rare in the ISS environments. In-depth annotation of the genomes unveiled a variety of genes linked to amino acid and derivative synthesis, carbohydrate metabolism, cofactors, vitamins, prosthetic groups, pigments, and protein metabolism. Further analysis of these ISS-isolated organisms revealed that, on average, they contain 46 genes associated with virulence, disease, and defense. The main predicted functions of these genes are: conferring resistance to antibiotics and toxic compounds, and enabling invasion and intracellular resistance. After conducting antiSMASH analysis, it was found that there are roughly 16 cluster types across the six strains, including β-lactone and type III polyketide synthase (T3PKS) clusters. Conclusions Based on these multi-faceted taxonomic methods, it was concluded that these six ISS strains represent five novel species, which we propose to name as follows: Arthrobacter burdickii IIF3SC-B10 T (=NRRL B-65660 T ), Leifsonia virtsii, F6_8S_P_1A T (=NRRL B-65661 T ), Leifsonia williamsii, F6_8S_P_1B T (=NRRL B-65662 T and DSMZ 115932 T ), Paenibacillus vandeheii, F6_3S_P_1C T (=NRRL B-65663 T and DSMZ 115940 T ), and Sporosarcina highlanderae F6_3S_P_2 T (=NRRL B-65664 T and DSMZ 115943 T ). Identifying and characterizing the genomes and phenotypes of novel microbes found in space habitats, like those explored in this study, is integral for expanding our genomic databases of space-relevant microbes. This approach offers the only reliable method to determine species composition, track microbial dispersion, and anticipate potential threats to human health from monitoring microbes on the surfaces and equipment within space habitats. By unraveling these microbial mysteries, we take a crucial step towards ensuring the safety and success of future space missions.


Background This research provides a comparative study of Japanese and German nursing homes. Although these two aging countries share similar long-term care policies based on social insurance, descriptive statistics show the existence of a large difference in the outcomes of their nursing home sectors. This research pursues the reason behind these observations, looking at demographic and policy differences between the two countries. Methods To shed light from multiple angles, we conduct empirical analysis using three methods: regression, the Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition, and data envelopment analysis using regional data from the past decade. Results Our empirical results find that different outcomes are driven by both demographic and policy differences.Conclusions The results from the demographic elements indicate that the process of ageing will have a severer consequence for Germany than for Japan when Germany would catch up with the age profile of Japan. Among the policy elements, our result is consistent to the existence of moral hazard in Germany due to a generous welfare program.


The authority of a court to declare laws and official acts unconstitutional is a practice which sheds a strong light on the interplay of law and politics. It is a judicial act which gives to judges so obvious a share in policymaking that where it prevails there is little room left for the pretense that judges only apply the law (Ehrmann, 1976, p 138)


Starting from the premise that understanding conceptual change requires studying it while it occurs, this article describes a new research methodology in which students' knowledge is assessed in the context of mediated learning situations that attempt to foster conceptual change. The methodology builds on two ideas: that conceptual change in science is a matter of appropriation by individuals of culturally based knowledge (of the scientific community), and that understanding such change requires a mediated context in which the students' activity (actions and thinking) is shaped by a more experienced other who reflects the cultural norms or ideals of the scientific community that facilitate knowledge production. Specific assessments developed with these ideas in mind, which we call dynamic science assessments (DSAs), function to determine students' potential to change their understanding and as a result inform us about the process of conceptual change toward scientific knowledge. Results of a DSA about ele...


In this paper a numerical Study of natural convection-Surface radiation coupling in a differentially heated 2D square cavity, while the horizontal walls are insulated and all walls have the same emissivity filled with air is presented. The governing equations are formulated in Helmholtz variables (ψ, ω).The study has been investigated by a numerical method; the basic principle of this method is the Gauss's theorem (integrals over a closed line around an area). The current method was developed for being used on triangular meshes. The paper presents the main convective and radiative Nusselt numbers distributions for various Rayleigh number and for various emissivity values, the isothermal and streamlines are also presented. The effect of emissivity on the net radiative flux, temperature and velocity profiles has been analyzed. The increasing of emissivity increases the net radiative flux at the top horizontal wall (the top wall loses the heat depending the emissivity's value) and decreases the net radiative flux at the bottom horizontal wall (the bottom wall receives the heat depending the emissivity's value).


The invention relates to an LDO circuit with low noise and low power consumption, reference voltage Vref of the circuit is connected to a grid electrode of an MOS driving tube through an OP 1 of a calculation amplifier 1 and an OP 2 of a calculation amplifier 2; at the same time, the reference voltage Vref is connected to an output end of the OP 2 of the calculation amplifier 2 through an OP 3 of a calculation amplifier 3; a source electrode of the MOS driving tube is connected to an input voltage Vin; a drain electrode of the MOS driving tube is connected to the ground through two divider resistors that are in serial connection; and sampling nodes between the two divider resistors are connected to output ends of the OP 1 of the calculation amplifier 1 and the OP 3 of the calculation amplifier 3. By adopting the LDO circuit with low noise and low power consumption, the maximum gain is maintained; and the same time, the LDO circuit provided herein also has the advantages of low noise and low power consumption.


We performed an evidence-based review of the obstetrical management of gastroschisis. Gastroschisis is an abdominal wall defect, which has increased in frequency in recent decades. There is variation of prevalence by ethnicity and several known maternal risk factors. Herniated intestinal loops lacking a covering membrane can be identified with prenatal ultrasonography, and maternal serum &agr;-fetoprotein level is commonly elevated. Because of the increased risk for growth restriction, amniotic fluid abnormalities, and fetal demise, antenatal testing is generally recommended. While many studies have aimed to identify antenatal predictors of neonatal outcome, accurate prognosis remains challenging. Delivery by 37 weeks appears reasonable, with cesarean delivery reserved for obstetric indications. Postnatal surgical management includes primary surgical closure, staged reduction with silo, or sutureless umbilical closure. Overall prognosis is good with low long-term morbidity in the majority of cases, but approximately 15% of cases are very complex with complicated hospital course, extensive intestinal loss, and early childhood death. Target Audience Obstetricians, Maternal Fetal Medicine Providers, Certified Nurse Midwives, and Family Medicine Providers. Learning Objectives After participating in this activity, the reader should be able to describe common pregnancy complications associated with gastroschisis; discuss options for prenatal and antenatal fetal surveillance; counsel parents regarding prenatal predictors of neonatal outcome and long-term prognosis; and describe the evidence-based recommendations for timing and mode of delivery.


The paper represents the analysis intended to optimize the fuselage nose section with regard to aircraft aerodynamics in the process of development of an unmanned transport aircraft (UTA). The article deals with provisions of high aerodynamic efficiency that cannot be achieved without proper selection of the shape and optimal fuselage parameters that determine mutual interference of aircraft components and units. When analyzing the flow improvement around the fuselage nose in flight, three fuselage versions were considered listed further: 1) a prototype for testing automatic flight control systems with participation of pilots; 2) a nose symmetrical relative to the fuselage rocket type cylinder axis; 3) a supposedly optimal variant based on the results of previous calculations. The aerodynamic characteristics of 3D fuselage models for positive integer Reynolds numbers (full-scale model) were calculated using the ANSYS software package. Three computational grids were built for these models in ANSYS ICEM CFD. The given version of the fuselage nose section intended for testing automatic flight control systems with participation of pilots initially has the greatest resistance among the considered variants. That is, first variant of the fuselage nose gives substantial braking zone as well as significant flow acceleration zone exists in place where fuselage is transformed into cylindrical part. The variant with the nose section symmetrical relative to the rocket type cylinder axis has smaller braking zone and less dispersed flow in place where fuselage is transformed into cylindrical part and, therefore, it has lower resistance in comparison with the first version. The fuselage execution developed on the basis of the results of previous calculations, despite the extensive acceleration zone at the junction of the nose to the cylindrical part, has shown the least resistance, respectively, and is the best of the considered variants. This is also confirmed by a comparison of streamlines over the nose surface. The streamlines are given for calculations at angle of attack of 8°; at this angle of attack, the difference in the coefficient Cx is clearly visible.


AIM: To assess the differences in personality traits between British and Chinese undergraduates with 15FQ +.METHODS: The undergraduates from Britain (n=157) and China mainland (n=159) were recruited to complete the 15FQ + questionnaire,and British and Chinese undergraduates' scores on the personality traits were compared. RESULTS: Except factor fI,there was no significant difference on the other 15 factors of 15FQ + between CET 4 and CET 6 groups of Chinese undergraduate.There was significant difference on the 12 of the 16 factors of the 15FQ +.The differences showed that the British undergraduates were prone to extroversion,low anxiety,openness and independence,and the Chinese undergraduates were prone to introversion,high anxiety,pragmatism and high self-control.CONCLUSION: The 15FQ + is a universal questionnaire with preferable validity for the personality traits.It can be extensively used in China.


Telephone subscribers require a service which is reliable and offers a wide range of facilities. System design is of vital importance in determining the ability of an administration to meet these requirements economically, and processor controlled exchanges can be designed to provide the necessary qualities of reliability and flexibility. This paper describes in outline the operation of the TXE4 system, and shows how it incorporates features which will enable an administration both to meet its present commitments and to look ahead to providing an enhanced service in the future.


Multivariate pattern analysis (MVPA) methods are a versatile tool to retrieve information from neurophysiological data obtained with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) techniques. Since fMRI is based on measuring the hemodynamic response following neural activation, the spatial specificity of the fMRI signal is inherently limited by contributions of macrovascular compartments that drain the signal from the actual location of neural activation, making it challenging to image cortical structures at the spatial scale of cortical columns and layers. By relying on information from multiple voxels, MVPA has shown promising results in retrieving information encoded in fine-grained spatial patterns. We examined the spatial specificity of the signal exploited by MVPA. Over multiple sessions, we measured ocular dominance columns (ODCs) in human primary visual cortex (V1) with different acquisition techniques at 7 T. For measurements with blood oxygenation level dependent contrast (BOLD), we included both gradient echo- (GE-BOLD) and spin echo-based (SE-BOLD) sequences. Furthermore, we acquired data using the vascular-space-occupancy (VASO) fMRI technique, which is sensitive to cerebral blood volume (CBV) changes. We used the data to decode the eye-of-origin across cortical depth. While ocularity information can be decoded with all imaging techniques, the macrovascular contributions in GE- and SE-BOLD limit their use for discriminating signals between cortical layers. However, the cortical profile of decoded ocularity information from VASO measurements better reflects the expected profile of neural activity, suggesting the combination of VASO and MVPA to be a promising approach for investigating the mesoscopic circuitry of the human cerebral cortex.


A semiconductor device manufacturing method can produce semiconductor light emitting/detecting devices that have high connective strength and high luminous energy by increasing contact areas of electrodes thereof and decreasing enclosed areas of electrodes thereof. A wafer is provided with a semiconductor substrate and a semiconductor epitaxial layer. A plurality of substrate concave portions and epitaxial layer concave portions are formed on the semiconductor substrate and the semiconductor epitaxial layer, respectively. Substrate electrodes and epitaxial layer electrodes are formed in the substrate concave portions and the epitaxial layer concave portions. A substrate surface electrode and an epitaxial layer surface electrode can be formed on the semiconductor substrate and the substrate electrodes and the semiconductor epitaxial layer and the epitaxial layer electrodes, respectively. The wafer can be diced at a location that includes both the substrate electrodes and the epitaxial layer electrodes, and can then be separated to provide the device(s).


Router is used to link the different networks and choose the channel of transporting information.Choosing expedite channel can improve communication rate,relieve the pressure of network system,whereas Router shaking is a key factor for influencing the data transporting.This paper analyzes the reasons for router shaking,puts forward a method of testing router shaking and tests Big400 router.The result of testing indicates that the Big400 router astringency rate and data transmission rate is fast,and it can save the resource of network system,improve the network system expedite rate and makes the network system works more effectively.


Marijuana use is still high among American teenagers and a lack of attention to its risks continues to fuel the increase, according to a recent National Institute on Drug Abuse-funded study.


The function , where is Lerch's transcendent, satisfies the following two-dimensional formally self- adjoint second-order hyperbolic differential equation: where . The corresponding differential expression determines a densely defined symmetric operator (the minimal operator) on the Hilbert space , where . We obtain a description of the domains of definition of some symmetric extensions of the minimal operator. We show that formal solutions of the eigenvalue problem for these symmetric extensions are represented by functional series whose structure resembles that of the Fourier series of . We discuss sufficient conditions for these formal solutions to be eigenfunctions of the resulting symmetric differential operators. We also demonstrate a close relationship between the spectral properties of these symmetric differential operators and the distribution of the zeros of some special analytic functions analogous to the Riemann zeta function. Bibliography: 15 titles.


The antibacterial activity of naturally colored cottons (NCCs) is evaluated. Compared to the conventional white cotton, brown NCC was found to exhibit excellent antibacterial activity with a reduction rate of 89.1% and 96.7%, when in contact with two species of bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus and Klebsiella pneumoniae, respectively, while the antibacterial effect of green NCC was faint. To investigate the antibacterial mechanism of NCCs, pigments have been extracted from NCC fibers for further determination of their antibacterial activity using the disk diffusion method, and the chemical nature of extracted pigments was also analyzed. The results are as follows: the pigment from brown cotton fibers showed significant inhibition against the two challenge bacteria, while the resistance capacity of the pigment from green cotton fiber was insignificant, indicating that the antibacterial efficacy of NCC fibers was highly related to the chemical nature of the pigment. Diagnostic results indicated that the pigment from brown cotton belonged to condensed tannins, and the pigment from green cotton fiber was identified as flavonoids. The effect of high-temperature treatment on antibacterial activity of the pigment extracted from brown cotton was also examined. It showed that the general textile high-temperature curing conditions decrease its antibacterial activity, but the antibacterial activity still has a satisfactory retention, indicating a durable natural antibacterial performance of brown NCC to the high-temperature curing technology.


Objective Preeclampsia is a unique pregnancy disease characterized by de-novo hypertension and proteinuria after the 20th weeks of gestation. The cause of the disease is still unclear. It is accepted that early-onset (<34th week) preeclampsia is primarily associated with poor, defective placentation due to failure of trophoblastic invasion, whereas late-onset preeclampsia (≥34 weeks) possibly due to a failure of maternal adaptation to pregnancy. Placenta previa (PP) is defined as the implantation of placental tissue somewhere in the lower segment, either over or very close to the internal cervical os. Although the pathogenesis of PP is not known, higher parity, advanced age and previous low segment cesarean section or uterine surgeries are blamed for the higher risk. The fact that both preeclampsia and PP are exceptionally important causes of maternal mortality and morbidity. Interestingly, with unknown reasons, PP is associated with low frequencies of preeclampsia and low maternal blood pressure. We carried out this investigation to address the data about that the risk of preeclampsia is low among pregnant complicated by PP compared with pregnancies in women without PP. Oxidative stress plays many important roles during pregnancy. Reactive oxidative species sometimes harm placental development, but they are also reported to regulate gene transcription and downstream activities such as trophoblastic proliferation, invasion, and angiogenesis. There is evidence that oxidative stress-induced trophoblastic cell dysfunction is one of the major pathology in preeclampsia. Proteases are associated with the process of proteolytic shedding and activation of surface proteins including growth factors, cytokines, receptors and their ligands rather than extracellular matrix breakdown. It has been reported that placental A Disintegrin-like Metalloproteinase with ThromboSpondin motif 12 (ADAMTS-12), independent of its proteolytic activity, plays a specific, non-redundant role in trophoblast invasion. Although oxidative disorders are associated with preeclampsia before, this is the first study to examine the oxidative stress markers and ADAMTS-12 levels in PP. The aim of the present study was to determine whether ADAMTS-12, total oxidant status (TOS), and total antioxidant status (TAS) differ in early onset severe preeclampsia, PP and uncomplicated pregnancies or not.


A discharge measurement is difficult in flood season which is especially important in the water resources field and the continuous discharge measurement for all rivers is impossible on the present system. So, the stage-discharge curve has been used for a long time to produce discharge data of rivers. However, there has been problems from a reliability angle due to the fact that this method uses only stage-discharge relationship, although the stage-discharge curve has the convenience. Therefore, a new mean velocity equation was derived by using Chiu`s 2D velocity formula of the entropy concept in this paper. The derived equation reflected hydraulic characteristics such as the depth, gravity acceleration, hydraulic radius, energy slope, kinematic coefficient of viscosity, etc. and estimated also a maximum velocity. In addition, this method verified the relationship between a mean and maximum velocity and estimates an equilibrium state well presenting properties of a river cross section as the results. The mean velocity was estimated by using the equilibrium state , and then the discharge was estimated. To prove this equation to be accurate, the comparison between the measured and estimated discharge is conducted by using the measured laboratory data in the unsteady condition flow showing loop state and the results are consistent. If this study is constantly carried out by using various laboratory and river data, this method will be widely utilized in water resources field.


Hop pruning is the main spring agrotechnical operation. That is the reason why great emphasis is placed on exact timing of hop pruning operation and on the use of suitable machinery. Double disc mechanical cutter used for high trellis is unsuitable for low trellis system. Development in low trellis has recently been putting pressure on designing a proper cutter. There are two versions of cutters: mechanical cutter and adapted sprinkler for chemical hop pruning. This paper contains construction analysis and agrotechnical requirements for mechanical cutter. Furthermore there is a detailed description of a design for fixed extension arm, mechanical cutter rotor, and telescopic copy wheel used to set up the cut height. The paper also mentions an experimental calculation of FEM analysis of cutting disc and an overall design of mechanical cutter. FEM analysis also contains a graphic interpretation of results which illustrate a deformation caused by critical frequency of cutting disc rotation. The design for mechanical cutter assembly contains also basic visualization of the whole device with distribution of hydraulic hoses to distribute pressure oil. The conclusion deals with a discussion and a suggestion for a consequential research.


Peritoneal adhesions form very often in horses submitted to laparotomy. Adhesions may be assymptomatic or they could cause complications such as colic and intestinal obstruction, sometimes with vascular strangulation. To evaluate intra-peritoneal use of carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) in prevention of peritoneal adhesions in horses, the following experiment was conducted: eighteen clinically normal mixed breed horses were anesthetized and submitted to ventral midline laparotomy. Lesions in the distal jejunum were produced to induce peritoneal adhesion formation. In four horses (block I) six lesions were created: one segment 45cm in length was submitted to ischemia by ocluding mural circulation and mesenteric vessels for two hours; in five small areas with approximately three x five centimeters serosal abrasion was produced by rubbing a dry gauze sponge 100 times with a single chromic catgut suture placed in the center through the seromuscular layer. For the other fourteen animals (block II) the model adopted was similar with small chances: instead of one ischemic segment, four segments 25cm in length were created: abrasion of the five areas was produced with the jaw of an open Rochester forceps; the suture made in the center of the abrasion areas was a line of a simple continuous pattern with 2.5cm in length approximately. Horses were randomly placed into two groups. In nine animals (treatment group), a volume of 7 ml/kg of 1%cmC was instilled in the peritoneal cavity before abdominal wall synthesis. In the other nine animals (control group) the wall was sutured in the same way, but no drug was instilled in the peritoneal cavity. Horses were monitored daily. All animals were submitted to euthanasiu and necropsy fourteen days after surgery. Six of the nine animals in the control group and four of nine animals of treatment group developed peritaneal adhesions. There were no significant differences between the numher of animals with adhesians in the two groups nor between the number and the grade of adhesions developed in the groups. Animals in the treatment group did not show any sign of toxicity or hypersensivity forcmC. Based on these results it may be concluded that carboxymethylcellulose was not efficient in preventing peritoneal adhesions in equine small intestine induced by serosal abrasion and ischemia. Also it may be concluded that this drug did not cause any collateral effects neither impaired peritoneal healing.


ABSTRACT Doxorubicin is widely used against cancer but carries the risk of a progressive cardiomyopathy associated with mitochondrial loss. Using genetic models, our recent study demonstrates that mitochondrial genomic DNA regulation by tumor protein p53 (TP53, best known as p53) prevents the cardiotoxicity of low dose doxorubicin which does not activate the p53-dependent cell death pathway.


This thesis presents primary research on the impacts of mindfulness applied to introspective and interactive learning activities in undergraduate university courses.


Switzerland is the country with the highest rate of consumption of organic products worldwide. (FiBL, 2005) Consumers from every socioeconomic stratum usually seek to purchase such products to care for their health and to help the environment. Also, one of the products of greater consumption in this country is jam, which is part of the daily diet of the Swiss. The objective of this project is the research of a business plan for the production and export of mango-passion fruit jam to the Swiss market, made with organic raw material that guarantees fair trade practices to obtain this important seal for the product and The Bio Suisse which is essential for the commercialization of this product. The external and industry factors that have an impact on the manufacturing industry, specifically the elaboration of compotes, jams and jellies, purees and other confectionery of fruits or nuts; are analyzed in order to determine a positive environment for the development of the business. In addition, a customer analysis is made, with quantitative tools, surveys of Swiss and qualitative residents, interviews with experts and clients, are used to determine customer preferences and tastes, the target market to which the product is directed, and relevant data for the development of it; Taking key factors for the production of the product. Likewise, the elaboration of a marketing plan of the project is developed; With the corresponding analysis to the factors of the mix of marketing, product, price, place and promotion; Projecting the marketing plan in detail and funded. Also, the organizational structure of the project is shown; Including the organizational chart, job profile and salaries required. In addition, the process diagrams to develop the activities and legal structure of the company. The required investment of this project is USD 36 437,01. The value is distributed as follows: 50 percent will be financed through debt at an interest rate of 11.8 percent at 60 months term; And the remaining 50 percent will be equity. Finally, the economic feasibility of the 5-year project is determined with a TIR of 63,28 percent, NPV corresponding to a total of 60 609,66 USD and a profitability index of 2,66 USD.


[Objective] To prepare procaine ultradeformable liposomes and evaluate its quality. [Methods] The ultradeformable liposomes were prepared with phosphatidylcholine and cholesterol as base1. In addition, put surface acting agent sodium cholate in it, procaine ultradeformable liposomes was prepared using a vacuum rotary evaporation method, and the concentration of procaine was determined by HPLC. The morphology of procaine ultradeformable liposomes and the entrapment efficiency were studied. [Results] Mean diameter of the lidocaine ultradeformable liposomes was (163±10.21) nm. The linear detection concentration range of lidocaine was 20~500 μg/mL (r =0.99995) with average recovery at 100.8% and entrapment efficiency at (86.4%±1.26%) (n =5). [Conclusion] This procaine ultradeformable liposome is feasible in preparation techniques, convenient and reliable in quality control method.


Career success is defined as the positive psychological or work-related outcomes or achievements one has accumulated as a result of one's work experiences,which Western scholars divide into objective one and subjective one.Objective career success is observable career accomplishments which can be measured with the metrics of pay and ascendancy.Subjective career success can be defined as individuals' feelings of accomplishment and satisfaction with their careers.Objective and subjective success are positively but moderately related.It is emphasized that career success criteria reflect one's career value and therefore possesses characteristics of the times,multiplicity,and social comparability.


In several recent cases, the Supreme People's Court of China ruled that local police owe a positive duty to protect individual members of the general public. In strong contrast, the United States Supreme Court declared in two police nonfeasance cases that such duty did not exist under the Federal Constitution. This is counterintuitive, because one would expect that in a liberal democracy where the judiciary is independent and powerful, judges would impose higher standard on local law enforcement officers. One possible explanation is that law does not matter in a developing country such as China, so laws are drafted and interpreted in favor of citizens for the purpose of window-dressing. But if law does not matter at all, why are some proposed laws drafted numerous times before passing the legislature? A conceptual game theory model is able to resolve both the empirical puzzle and the theoretical one. In addition, this interactive model can be applied to explain a broad range of issues.


Abstract : The report contains 26 Technical Problem Resumes (TPR). Each TPR presents a situation and one or more events, analyzes the applications of firepower in the situation, recommends further analyses, and suggests alternative responses.


Objective To explore the value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in diagnosis of atypical focal liver lesions. Methods Sixty-one cases of focal hepatic lesions not diagnosed by common ultrasound were examined by contrast-enhanced ultrasound, and then the results were confirmed by pathology. Results Compared with pathology, the accuracy of contrastenhanced ultrasound was 91. 8% (56/61). After contrast-enhanced ultrasonography, there were 4 cases not diagnosed, and 1 case misdiagnosed. Conclusion Contrast-enhanced ultrasound can improve the diagnostic accuracy of focal liver lesions.


The muscle relaxant methocarbamol is widely used for the treatment of muscle spasms and pain syndromes. To elucidate molecular mechanisms of its action, we studied its influence on neuromuscular transmission, on isometric muscle force, and on voltage‐gated Na+ channels.


Research objective is the analysis of practice of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation and the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation on cases of indemnification caused to the environment. Proceeding their concepts of integrative right understanding the author reveals the importance of legal positions of the supreme judicial authorities for law-enforcement practice of inferior courts by hearing of cases about indemnification, caused to the environment. During the research gaps in the current legislation and ways of their completion in judicial practice are revealed. Methods. As methods of a research the legallistic method, synthesis, the analysis, induction, deduction were used. Results. The research showed certain shortcomings and gaps of legal regulation of an order of the indemnification caused the environment. Legal positions of the supreme courts which allowed to meet lacks and shortcomings of the legislation are revealed and analysed and to provide appropriate protection of the rights of citizens and legal entities.


The roles of cancer‐associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in progression of gastric cancer (GC) are far from well illustration. Here, we show that CAFs can trigger the proliferation and decrease the doxorubicin (Dox) sensitivity of GC cells via secretion of Nodal, one embryonic morphogen that can promote malignancy of various cancers. The neutralization antibody of Nodal can attenuate CAFs‐induced cell proliferation. Further, CAFs can activate the Smad2/3 signal, which further increase the phosphorylation and nuclear localization of Akt, in GC cells. While anti‐Nodal can abolish the CAFs‐induced activation of Smad2/3/Akt signals. Further, both inhibitors of Smad2/3 and Akt can attenuate CAFs‐induced proliferation of GC cells. All these data suggest that CAFs can increase the malignancy of GC cells via Nodal‐induced activation of Smad2/3/Akt signals. It indicates that CAFs/Nodal signals might be a potential new target of clinical interventions for GC patients.


M. STUDDERT-KENNEDY (Queens College, Flushing, N.Y.) : Dr. Cole, if we recognize words so quickly, why do they last so long? R. A. COLE (Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa) : According to Marslen-Wilson and Welsh [see Reference 11 in Dr. Cole's paper], listeners can usually recognize a word in a neutral context after processing the first three or four segments, and recognition is even faster if the word is predictable from prior context. Given this "fact" of perception, why should language contain so many polysyllabic words longer than three or four segments? Note that this question assumes that the duration of words in a language somehow depends upon the time that it takes listeners to recognize words. I do not know of any evidence for or against this interesting hypothesis, but let us assume that there is a causal relationship between the time course of word recognition and the duration of words in a language. The question then becomes, What is the optimal form of this relationship? Your question implies that words should only be as long as listeners need to recognize them. A language of this form, however, would have little redundancy; there would be no "unnecessary" syllables. I suspect that a language of this form would be very difficult to understandlike reading Gertrude Stein poetry, which has little redundancy. Long words, which can be recognized before they are complete, give the listener extra processing time when listening to speech. This time can be used for comprehension, to recover from noisy input or lapses in attention, or to frame a reply. S. BELASCO (University o f South Carolina, Columbia, S.C.) : Dr. Cole, principally what you said about the acoustic cues of word boundaries is true. However, I believe you overstated the case because it is generally known that acoustic cues are sometimes used to differentiate word boundaries. UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Dr. Ferguson, the examples you gave were from speech production. In L1 [first-language] acquisition, children sometimes are able to recognize differences they don't make in production. Do you find the same parallelism in adult L2 [second-language] acquisition? C. A. FERGUSON (Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.) : This is an important question, the relation between perception and production. Perhaps 85 or 90% of our research has had to do with production, not because we weren't interested in the very kind of question that you are raising, but because we find it very difficult to contrive experimental


This is an overview of the new emerging biometric technology called iris recognition. The focus will be on image processing and security aspects. The most known algorithms are introduced and discussed and background for iris recognition are given. Results will show that iris recognition is very good biometric that is comfortable to use for person identification.


The modified Gaussian algorithm is introduced for solving the ionized fields of unipolar HVDC lines including the effect of wind. Specific techniques of incorporating in the algorithm the special structure of the optimization problem of the ionized field have been developed to economize the requirements for the computer memory and CPU time. Numerical tests are carried out on a coaxial cylindrical geometry and on a line-plane geometry both in the absence and in the presence of wind. Comparison with available experimental data shows good agreement.


Modifications of the Farr ammonium sulfate precipitation assay for DNA antibodies have increased sensitivity and led to the detection of DNA binding in the sera of healthy subjects and subjects with rheumatic disease other than systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The presence of binding in immunochemically pure IgG and the pattern of inhibition by native and denatured DNA support the thesis that DNA binding of normal, non-SLE, and SLE sera is antibody and similar in kind although not in degree. The presence of antibodies to DNA in normal and non-SLE sera may limit the qualitative role of these antibodies in SLE and render DNA antibodies similar to antiglobulin and other antinuclear antibodies in rheumatic disease.


BACKGROUND
A novel CDK4/6 inhibitor SHR6390 has shown significant anti-tumor effects. However, its role in hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) remains unknown.

OBJECTIVE
To explore the inhibitory effect of combination treatment with SHR6390 and cabozantinib in HCC, and its antitumor mechanism, so as to provide more effective therapeutic strategy for HCC patients.

METHODS
We investigated SHR6390, monotherapy or combined with cabozantinib, by CCK8, wound healing, transwell, western blotting, immunohistochemistry and mouse model of subcutaneous tumor.

RESULTS
Our results show that SHR6390 exhibited potent anti-proliferative activity against HCC in a dose-dependent manner. SHR6390 combined with cabozantinib exhibited more potent inhibition of cell viability, migration and invasion. In terms of potential mechanisms, we found that cabozantinib could lead to phosphorylation of Rb, which was reduced in SHR6390 and combined groups. SHR6390 monotherapy inhibited the growth of subcutaneous HCC tumors, besides the combination treatment with SHR6390 and cabozantinib exerted synergistic anti-tumor activity in vivo.

CONCLUSION
SHR6390 is effective against HCC, monotherapy or combined with cabozantinib.


DANLOS, the father of radium therapy, is said to have been the first practitioner who treated angiomata radiologically (quotation, BAKCAT, 4). DANLOS had observed beautiful soars as a result of treat ment by radium of lupus and concluded therefore that similar healing with satisfactory scar formation might possibly be obtained with radiological treatment of angiomata. His attempts in this direction, however, were only partly successful, the treated angiomata being only incompletely removed. RIIENS, 1903, succeeded in removing by radium an angioma, the size of a half-crown. During the following years until 1907 successful results were reported to have been obtained by HARTIGAN, FOLLARD, EKSTEIN, STRASSMANN and ZIMMERN (quotation, BARCAT, 4). In their great work on radium therapy, published in 1907, WICKHAM and DEGRAIS also deal with the treat ment of »naevi» with radium. This is the fundamental work on radium treatment of naevi. Since then numerous communications have appeared in European and American literature on the excellent results obtained with radiological treatment of »naevi». These works, however, have not generally presented any critical survey of results obtained with different technical procedures but have only given brief accounts of clinical cases. The present investigation is made in order to carefully examine the results obtained in the treatment of naevi at Radiumhemmet and especially in order to study the results of the treatment method in haemangioma, here elaborated by FORSSELL.


AbstractWe present exact results, as well as some illustrative Monte Carlosimulations, concerning a stochastic network with weighted connec-tions in which the fraction of nodes that are dynamically synchronized,ρ ∈ [0,1], is a parameter. This allows one to describe from single–nodekinetics (ρ → 0) to simultaneous updating of all the variables at eachtime unit (ρ → 1). An example of the former limit is the well–knownsequential updating of spins in kinetic magnetic models whereas thelatter limit is common for updating complex cellular automata. Theemergent behavior changes dramatically as ρ is varied. For small val-ues of ρ, we observe relaxation towards one of the attractors and agreat sensibility to external stimuli and, for ρ ≥ ρ c , itinerancy as inheteroclinic paths among attractors; tuning ρ in this regime, the os-cillations with time may abruptly change from regular to chaotic andvice versa. We show how these observations, which may be relevantconcerning computational strategies, closely resemble some actual sit-uations related to both searching and states of attention in the brain.PACS: 02.50.Ey; 05.45.Gg; 05.70.Ln; 87.18.Sn; 89.20.-a


The Gallup Organization Inc. GEOGRAPHY: AN INTERNATIONAL GALLUP SURVEY. SURVEY OF FINDINGS. Princeton, NJ: The Gallup Organization Inc., 1988. 118 pp.


With the growth of quantitative imaging and quantitative image analysis, image-based biomarkers (i.e. image-based phenotypes) are becoming potential descriptors in personalized medicine, as well as in cancer discovery and neuroscience research. Thus, there is a need to understand (i) the quantitation and standardization involved with image-based phenotypes and (ii) the aspects of datamining and association studies involved in "conventional" phenotype-genotype studies. Imaging scientists and genomic scientists need to be able to speak the same language in this common era of Big Data.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. Understand what are image-based phenotypes and their potential medical significance. 2. Appreciate the complexity of Big Data. 3. Learn about genetic association studies.


Studies on noun+noun (N+N) compounds in Igbo have largely relied on the processes of concatenation as a means of accounting for the creation of noun compounds. The present study adopts a different approach which is based on the theory of conceptual integration (blending) network to account for the derivation of N+N compounds in Igbo. This involves the recruitment of conceptual structures provided by the input spaces. These structures or elements are selectively projected into a blended space where they are integrated to form an emergent structure realized as a noun compound. The study has been able to show that a noun compound is formed in the blended space through the integration of selectively projected concepts drawn from the input spaces, rather than by mere juxtaposition of two nouns. This study confirms that N+N compounds in the Igbo language could better be analyzed using the conceptual blending theory.


s of the articles in this issue STATIONARY FIXTURE SYSTEMS FOR THE AUTOMATIC FILLING OF A CAVITY WITH URETHANE FOAM John L. McPherson and John G. Cairns This contribution describes,a method for filling the cavity between a freezer cabinet and liner with a low density rigid urethane foam. Semi-assembled cabinets and liners are fed by conveyor, either open side up or open side down, into a stationary fixture. The cabinet is restrained in the fixture while the urethane chemicals are poured and expand. Using the same method, it may be possible to fill cavities in automobile floors, doors, and deck lids. JOURNAL OF CELLULAR PLASTICS, Vol. 12, No. 2 (94) FLEXURE AND CANTILEVER BENDING OF STRUCTURAL FOAM BEAMS John D. Wasserstrass and James L. Throne As with most newer processing techniques, testing programs to quantitatively evaluate the final par.t properties are frequently simply adopted &dquo;as-is&dquo; from existing technologies. Thermoplastic structural foam injection molding is the most recent new major area of plastic processing. At present, standard ASTM techniques developed for injection molding are being recommended for structural foam physical property evaluation. In this paper, various mechanical structure models are compared with experimental data for several materials molded into round bars. The data demonstrate that reduced moduli are represented better by the Rusch square law than by the linear law of mixtures. There is a good one-to-one correlation between the flex modulus in cantilever bending and that in 3-point bending for all test bar shapes. The corner effect in square beam bending was found to be predictable using a polynomial density profile and was verified by measuring moduli of beams with holes of different diameters drilled along the centerline. The proposed square law model was then applied to the cantilever bending of a structural foam baseball bat and the experimental data verified its accuracy. JOURNAL OF CELLULAR PLASTICS, Vol. 12, No. 2 (98) A REVIEW OF FACTORS AFFECTING DURABILITY CHARACTERISTICS OF FLEXIBLE URETHANE FOAMS


The objective of the experiment was to evaluate the productive performance, the
carcass characteristics and the meat quality of finishing fed with craft fishmeal
(HPA) elaborated with by-product form filleted fish waste from the coast area of
Nayarit, Mexico. The chemical composition and profile of fatty acids were
determined before its as a protein source in isocaloric and isoproteic diets that
contained cracked corn, Sudan grass, urea, soybean meal, sugarcane molasses
and mineral mixture. The treatments were: 0, 3.5 and 7% of inclusion in the diets. Thirty-six uncastrated hair lambs of 35 ± 6.65 kg were randomly distributed in three
treatments. Two individuals were housed per pen and each was taken as an
experimental unit. The weight was measured at 0, 15 and 30 d, to obtain the total
and daily gain of weight, dry matter intake and feed conversion. At slaughter, the
weight of the hot carcass was obtained. After 24 hours, the cold carcass weights,
cold carcass yield and samples of the Longissimus dorsi muscle were obtained,
which were tested for pH, color, fat content, fatty acid profile by gas
chromatography, oxidative stability and a sensorial test. The HPA presented 57%
of crude protein. No differences were found between treatments in the weight
gains, carcass yield, color, pH, oxidative stability and parameters of the sensory
test. The fatty acids C17, C21 and C22: 6 were different among treatments. In
conclusion, HPA is similar to commercial fish meal in protein content; In addition,
HPA up to 7% can be included in the diet without effect on the daily weight gain,
feed conversion, carcass yields, carcass characteristics and meat quality.


The representation of the prostitutional world during the first Francoism is always embedded in the illustration of the dropouts; its aim being to cast a light on the indescribable. Moving away from the politically correct fiction depicts a vision of prostitution, sometimes contrasting with reality. Studying novel writers such as Cela and Martin-Santos reveals to be of great interest since both writers, with noticeably different narrative technics, offer a critical and denunciatory vision of the Spanish society as well as of the gloomy prostitutional world. However, fiction will never fill in the numerous gaps that exist in the history of prostitution during that time. Indeed, the referential illusion that defines fiction, forbids its use as a historical document, which does not decrease the significance of the literary substratum.


This paper focuses on performance of channel access methods in the HIPERLAN/2 standard. It discusses commonly used approaches to bandwidth allocation and presents a modified algorithm for effective bandwidth management based on pre-scheduled resource grants. Simulation results show that the new algorithm ensures much higher throughput compared to the standard method. Keywords—HIPERLAN/2, MAC, bandwidth allocation, QoS.


In this article, a suggested design of mirror stairs microstrip antenna that has a planar geometry with defected structures is presented for multiband applications. The suggested antenna generates six resonance frequencies to cover 3.965 GHz (WiMAX), 7GHz, 9.188GHz (ultra-wideband, satellite)11.664GHz (space program application), 12.956GHz (indoor high-data-rate application) and 13.861 (land mobile satellite, radio navigation application) that cover the range from 2 to 17 GHz. The suggested antenna contains five rectangular slots based upon the defected ground structure (DGS) under the transmission line feed. The middle rectangular slot works as a mirror that reflects the image of the second rectangular slot. The third slot and all the rectangular slots have the same width, whereas the top side of the suggested antenna contains three rectangular strips as patch antennas based on defected microstrip structure (DMS). The suggested antenna is designed by a simulator that depends on the finite element method (FEM). The suggested antenna is printed and fabricated on double-sided substrate material that is 1.524 mm thick with an area of 45 × 40 mm2. The simulation and measurement results prove that the suggested antenna has good input impedance bandwidths as S11 ≤ −10 dB at six operating frequencies. The measurement results display good agreements with simulation results. For study purposes, we analyze the suggested antenna and simulated results compared on bandwidth, gain, efficiency, and return loss. The resultant antenna with mirror stairs shape based on DGS and DMS has improved in parameter performance mostly enhancement in bandwidth.


Cellular radio based localization can be an important complement or alternative to other localization technologies, as base stations continuously transmit signals of opportunity with beneficial positioning properties. In this paper, we use the long term evolution (LTE) cell-specific reference signal for this purpose. The multipath component delays are estimated by the ESPRIT algorithm, and the estimated multipath component delays of different snapshots are associated by global nearest neighbor with a Kalman filter. Rao-Blackwellized particle filter based simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) is then applied to estimate the position of user equipment and that of the base station and virtual transmitters. In a measurement campaign, data from one base station was logged, and the analysis based on the data shows that, at the end of the measurement, the SLAM performance is 11 meters better than that with only inertial measurement unit (IMU).


The purpose of this study was to interpret the nature of fourth graders' understandings of electric circuits. The qualitative study was guided by constructivist theory and utilized two small groups of four children each. Each child was interviewed prior to and after, as well as observed throughout, the instructional unit on simple electric circuits. The interviews centered around three different electric circuit tasks: predictions and explanations of eight electric circuit problems: the completion and explanation of three electric circuit drawings; and the identification of an electric current diagram, which was based on Osborne's (1983) work. The findings for these children suggested that: (1) the nature of children's understandings of electric circuits is dependent upon the interplay between their understandings of circuit connections and understandings of electric current; (2) prior to instruction children's understandings of electric circuits were scientifically inaccurate and tended to emphasize understandings of circuit connections; (3) children held multiple understandings of electric current prior to instruction, whereas following instruction most children held a single understanding of electric current, albeit scientifically inaccurate; and (4) after instruction children demonstrated a more accurate technical understanding of electric circuits, but only one child demonstrated a scientific understanding of electric current. Based on these findings, conclusions about knowledge restructuring are presented, as well as implications for teaching, assessment, and research. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.


Since the February 1, 2021 military coup in Myanmar, Burmese musicians have been creating and circulating anti-coup songs, which are usually called "revolutionary songs." This article describes a representative sample of these songs, explaining how the lyrics reference important tropes in Burmese life and history. Further, the article argues that these revolutionary songs, while they can be understood as protest music, do not fit precisely into categories previously delineated for protest songs. Nor do these songs provide a neat answer to the question that scholars so often pose of protest music, to wit: do these songs work to persuade listeners to take an anti-authoritarian position? Depending on ethnographic findings derived from interviews with musicians, disseminators and listeners, I argue that Burmese revolutionary songs are intended to support those already involved in resisting the military regime. The songs' reception is complicated, suggesting that scholars must be cautious about making liberatory claims for protest music, even in cases such as this, where the lyrics of the songs are unambiguous and well-understood by listeners.


The seismic response of structures supported on a pile foundation is extremely complex, since the soil behavior is non-linear and liquefaction may occur during earthquakes. The soil-pile-structure interaction becomes extremely important for seismic analysis and design, so that this topic has been studied widely. In this study, an approximate and practical method is described for the seismic analysis. Two commercial software packages are used for considering the nonlinear soil-pile-structure interaction. Stiffness and damping of the pile foundation are generated from a computer program DYNAN, and then input into a finite element model by SAP2000 program. The seismic response of a vacuum tower structure supported on pile foundation is examined in a high seismic zone, including response spectrum analysis and time history analysis. The vacuum tower with weight of 5,600 kN and height of 35 m set on a steel frame. To illustrate the effects of soil-pile-structure interaction on the seismic response of structure, three different base conditions are considered, rigid base, i.e. no deformation of the foundation; linear soil-pile system; and nonlinear soil-pile system. The case of pile foundation with liquefaction of sand layer is discussed. The method and procedure introduced can be applied to the design of tall buildings, bridges, industrial structures and offshore platforms with soil-pile-structure interaction under seismic, blast, sea wave and other dynamic loads.


Abstract The present research aims at exploring the potentialities of applying a sensory language for the creation of meaningful interactions leading householders to decrease their water consumption. To this end, a Research-through-Design approach was applied and two functioning prototypes were developed and tested. The first one, "Glass of Water", explores the use of a sensory language as a codified one: a light decreases its brightness according to the amount of water consumed, so recalling the idea of a glass of water getting empty. The second prototype, "F.E.E.L.", investigates a sensory language that does not convey information through the recall of conventional symbols. It creates instead a dialogue based on the interaction between the product and the user. The two prototypes were tested during three focus groups. In this paper, the implication to design for a sensory language and the results coming from the users' investigation are presented and discussed.


A long-established goal of solar physics is to build understanding of solar eruptions and develop flare and coronal mass ejection (CME) forecasting models. In this paper, we continue our investigation of nonlinear forces free field (NLFFF) models by comparing topological properties of the solutions to the evolution of the flare ribbons. In particular, we show that data-constrained NLFFF models of three erupting sigmoid regions (SOL2010-04-08, SOL2010-08-07, and SOL2012-05-12) built to reproduce the active region magnetic field in the pre-flare state can be rendered unstable and the subsequent sequence of unstable solutions produces quasi-separatrix layers that match the flare ribbon evolution as observed by SDO/AIA. We begin with a best-fit equilibrium model for the pre-flare active region. We then add axial flux to the flux rope in the model to move it across the stability boundary. At this point, the magnetofrictional code no longer converges to an equilibrium solution. The flux rope rises as the solutions are iterated. We interpret the sequence of magnetofrictional steps as an evolution of the active region as the flare/CME begins. The magnetic field solutions at different steps are compared with the flare ribbons. The results are fully consistent with the three-dimensional extension of the standard flare/CME model. Our ability to capture essential topological features of flaring active regions with a non-dynamic magnetofrictional code strongly suggests that the pre-flare, large-scale topological structures are preserved as the flux rope becomes unstable and lifts off.


Closing auction volume steadily increased over the last decade and it reached a peak of about 10% of the total trading volume in 2019. We examine the price impact and resiliency of closing auctions, and we compare closing auction liquidity in the Nasdaq and the NYSE. The NYSE offers more depth. In both exchanges, it takes about 3–5 days for the temporary component of the price impact to fully dissipate. Trading strategies that exploit the price impact and reversals are significantly profitable.


Washington - Today, one can hardly envision the practice of dermatology without Mohs micrographic surgery. But at one time, the technique was untested, mistrusted, and misunderstood.


A mathematical model to simulate an unsaturated highly capacitive porous medium on roof (sand) is considered in order to predict its effects on building passive cooling. The present methodology is based on the theory of Philip and De Vries, using the thermophysical properties for different types of porous medium (building envelope) with different chemical composition and porous size distribution. The governing equations were discretized using the finite-volume method for describing the physical phenomena of heat and mass transfer in unsaturated porous medium. The robust MultiTriDiagonal-Matrix Algorithm (MTDMA) was used to solve this strongly-coupled problem, allowing the use of large time steps for long-term simulations. In order to precisely predict room air temperature and humidity, a lumped transient approach for a building room is considered. Comparisons of the sand layer effect in terms of heat fluxes through a horizontal roof, indoor conditions and thermal comfort (PMV ‐ Predicted Mean Vote) are presented.


Sagging of facial skin is a critical factor associated with an aged appearance. However, the mechanism of sagging has not been fully elucidated. The facial skin contains vellus hair (fine hair), but the contribution of vellus hair to skin condition and facial aging has yet to be studied.


In recent years, applications have become increasingly large and monolithic, it needs new software architecture to break these monolithic applications into reusable components which can easily be assembled to create new applications. Based on the cooperation with the telecom company, it proposes a software architecture named message bus which is used to provide asynchronous message delivering system.By using the message bus, enterprise can integrate its resource audit system and business flow management easier.


When walking with the lower limb rehabilitation exoskeleton, the wearers should control the exoskeleton to switch gait by their upper limbs recur to buttons on the crutch. Since both hands are occupied for support, this on human operation relied control strategy is extremely inefficient and discomfort. Otherwise, control of the exoskeleton should be the wearer's movement intention rather than their operation based, because operation means time delay, which makes the switching of exoskeleton gait discontinuous. In this paper, a new surface electromyography (sEMG) and angle signals called EA-CNN (EMG and Angel Combined Neural Network) based neural network is proposed to accomplish the classification of wearers' arm movement intentions, this represents the switching signal of exoskeleton gait. Compared with the classification method using only sEMG signal, EA-CNN shows better robustness in motion recognition. The experimental results show that the exoskeleton can be controlled accurately with this control strategy.


*The data presented above were obtained through the coordinated efforts of members of the SnowNet consortium, including, but not limited to, J.-C. Gallet and J. Kohler (Norwegian Polar Institute), M. Björkman (Univ. Gothenburg, Sweden), B.Luks and K. Koziol (Polish Academy of Sciences), C. Vega (Uppsala Univ., Sweden), T. Schuler (Univ. of Olso), T. Martma (Tallinn Univ. of Technology), E. Barbaro and A. Spolaor (Inst. Dynamic of Environmental Processes, Venice, Italy) and C. Larose (Univ. de Lyon). Thanks also to W. van Pelt for providing access to AWS data from Nordenskioldbreen. Fig. 1: Daily records of air temperature, cumulative precipitation and snow depth at three permanent meteorological stations in Svalbard for the period 1 Sept. 2015 to 30 April 2016. The red shading identifies the stormy period in late Dec. 2015 and early Jan. 2016 SIGNATURE OF THE DECEMBER 2015 STORMS IN THE SNOWPACK The late Dec. 2015 storm was associated with a major, sudden warming of up to 32°C in parts of Svalbard, and the warming was sustained for ~1 week into early Jan. 2016 (Fig. 1). The intense southerly atmospheric moisture flux that accompanied the storm (Fig. 2) resulted in a period of intensified precipitation recorded at most sites across Spitsbergen, but not on Nordauslandet (Fig. 3). Unlike the warming, the snowfall and snow accumulation during the storm period was quite variable (Table 1). At many sites, the enhanced melt that followed the warm air intrusion moderated the new snow accumulation, or even removed it. Remarkably, the snow strata deposited in late December did not show uniquely recognizable isotopic (δ18O, δ) or ionic signatures (Na+ or SO4). INTRODUCTION Long-term meteorological records from Svalbard indicate that the frequency of extreme cyclone events in this sector of the Arctic has steadily increased over recent decades, particularly in Nov-Dec., in step with a pronounced winter warming trend (Rinke et al., 2017: Environ. Res. Lett. 12, 094006). A large winter storm storm on 19 Dec. 2015 caused a deadly avalanche in Longyearbyen and was followed by an exceptionally large intrusion of southerly air on 30 Dec. associated with one of the five largest North Atlantic cyclones since 1958 (Kim et al., 2016: Sci. Report 7:40051). A campaign of coordinated observations of the physical, chemical and microbiological properties of seasonal snowpacks was carried out across Svalbard in April 2016 by the SnowNet research consortium. The data obtained in the SnowNet campaign provide a timely opportunity to examine how exceptionally large winter storms such as that in late December 2015 impact the terrestrial cryosphere in this sector of the Arctic.


Although originating in the understory of the Ethiopian tropical rainforest, coffee is nowadays cultivated under full sunlight in most of the producing countries. Such a transition from shade to light influenced growth and productivity stimulating several physiological studies about the effects of air temperature and water availability on coffee. In this review we summarize the main effects of water and air temperature on vegetative and reproductive growth of coffee plants, primarily focusing on Brazilian conditions. The use of modern technologies such as irrigation and increased plant density per area, as well as the influence of water management and controlled water deficits on flowering synchronization are also addressed. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________


Global warming will significantly affect grapevine growth and development. To analyze the effects of high temperature on the leaf tissue structure of grapevines in the field, 19 representative cultivars were selected from the grapevine germplasm resources garden in Turpan Research Institute of Agricultural Sciences, XAAS. Twelve tissue structure indexes of grapevine leaves, including the thickness of the upper epidermis (TUE), the thickness of palisade tissue (TPT), leaf vein (LV), the thickness of spongy tissue (TST), the thickness of the lower epidermis (TLE), stoma (St), guard cell (GC), cuticle (Cu), leaf tissue compactness (CTR) and leaf tissue porosity (SR), were measured during the natural high-temperature period in Turpan. The results showed significant differences in the leaf tissue structure of the 19 grapevine cultivars under natural high temperature. Based on the comprehensive comparative analysis of the leaf phenotype in the field, we identified that the leaves of some cultivars, including 'Zaoxia Wuhe', 'Centennial Seedless' and 'Kyoho' showed strong heat tolerance, whereas grapevine cultivars 'Golden Finger', 'Shine Muscat', 'Flame Seedless', 'Bixiang Wuhe' and 'Thompson Seedless' showed sensitivity to high temperature. We further evaluated the heat tolerance of different grapevine cultivars by principal component analysis and the optimal segmentation clustering of ordered samples. These findings provide a theoretical basis for adopting appropriate cultivation management measures to reduce the effect of high temperatures and offer fundamental knowledge for future breeding strategies for heat-tolerant grapevine varieties.


The chemical composition of the essential oil from cornmint (Mentha canadensis L.) was analyzed by GC/FID and GCMS. The main constituents were menthol (41.2%) and menthone (20.4%). It was established that cornmint oil had antiradical activity with respect to the DPPH and hydroxyl (OH•) radicals. The concentrations necessary for 50% neutralization of the respective radicals (IC50) were 365.0 μg/mL for DPPH and 0.3 μg/mL for OH•, which was indicative that the antioxidant activity in terms of OH• was higher than that of quercetin. Cornmint oil chelated the Fe3+ ions present in the solution. The oil demonstrated antioxidant activity in a linoleic acid emulsion model system, where at 0.1% concentration it inhibited the formation of conjugated dienes by 57.1% and the generation of secondary oxidized products of linoleic acid by 76.1%.


A series of 2-, 3-, and 4-substituted (fluorobenzoylimino)-3-aryl-4-methyl-1,3-thiazolines (2a–j) were synthesized in good yields by the base-catalyzed cyclization of corresponding 1-(fluorobenzoyl)-3-(fluorophenyl)thioureas (1a–j) with α-bromoacetone in water. Compared to the reactions in conventional nonaqueous solvents under inert anhydrous conditions, the aqueous medium provides a much cleaner, more efficient, and simpler method for synthesis.


Diffractive phase elements (DPE) are suited for beam shaping of coherent laser radiation. The height profile of the DPE changes the phase of the incomming laser beam to shape the angular intensity distribution of the outgoing beam into a desired pattern. Iterative Fourier Transform Algorithms (IFTA) are a proven method for calculating the phase function of DPE because of their high flexibility. In this thesis the IFTA-concept is transferred to calculate the phase function of DPE for partial-coherent UV laser radiation emitted by excimer lasers. The aperture of the DPE is divided into many facets. Illumination of a single facet reconstructs the entire predetermined signal. The different bundles illuminating different facets are modeled to be mutually incoherent. By superposition of the signal waves from all facets the original inhomogeneous intensity distribution of the excimer laser is transformed into a homogeneous signal distribution. The quality of the beam shaping is limited by the divergence of the bundles relative to each other and by the coherence properties within a single bundle passing through a single facet. The divergence of the bundles is measured with a Hartmann-Shack-sensor. Corrections are derived from these measurements and included into the DPE. Spatially resolved far-field intensity measurements are used to determine the coherence function of each bundle. A deconvolution algorithm is developed to integrate the measured coherence function into the design of the DPE. For all these design concepts DPE have been fabricated in fused silica. The experimental and the simulated beam shaping results are presented and analysed.


I'll cheat enough to say New Orleans needs two things: a true hurricane-flood-protection system and the restoration of Louisiana's coastal wetlands. The Dutch have done it right — a state-of-the art system engineered to a 1-in-10,000-year factor of safety. We've been promised 1-in-100-years, by 2011.


According to a selective looking paradigm subjects were required to attend to the inward-going or outward-going components of a combined Müller-Lyer figure in which both components were present and distinguishable by colour. The amount of the illusion was found to vary according to which component the subject attended. Subsidiary findings relate the amount of the illusion to fin angle, fin length, and length of shaft.


The main goal of this Dissertation is develop a critical analysis of the LOPA methodology contribution to the Process Safety Management in the Industry and to disseminate the LOPA. The Dissertation methodological model included a Bibliographical Research and an Exploratory Research (Through a survey applied, mainly, to the process safety professionals. The Dissertation tested the internal reliability of the survey scales (Through the Cronbach alfa tool), evaluated the survey participants profile and used a triangulation model considering the theoretical framework, the survey results and the experience and theoretical knowledge of the researcher. The Results detected the low availability of studies guided by international scientific community that effectively connect the methodology LOPA with Process Safety Management, the low level of dissemination of knowledge and the low utilization frequency of methodology LOPA and detected the high significance of LOPA inclusion in a Process Safety Management System. The internal reliability values calculated to the survey clusters obtained high and very high classification.


To study the flow pattern in a tubular stirred reactor,the RTD curves were investigated under different operating conditions by pulse stimulus-response technique.According to the experimental results,the mean residence time and other statistical eigen values were calculated.Three RTD curves without stirring were also determined.Peclet number(Pe) and mixing time(tm) represent axial dispersion behavior and mixing behavior,respectively.The results show that it′s benefit to well mixing by properly increasing the flux,rotation speed or decreasing the water level.Reducing flux and raising water level are both useful for prolonging the residence time,but the rotation speed has no significant impact on it.When the rotation speed is below 400 r/min,the mixing time shortens with the increasing of rotation speed.In the experimental range,the reactor is equivalent to three backflow cells in series.


The article is devoted to the development of applications for Industrial Internet of Things and their integration with Enterprise Resource Planning and Customer Relationship Management systems. This brings to a higher level interaction both of enterprises with each other and with consumers. These processes are most clearly revealed in commercial structure network. The prerequisite for IIoT implementation was the need to determine by the code of the goods not only the destination, but also the storage conditions and the period of realization. An important feature is the necessity to take into account a very short period between the production date and the Expire Date, during which Supply Chain Management is performed, generating storage, distribution, logistics and marketing problems.


a normative journey of fusion, exchange, dialogue and contestation which does not privilege any site or mode of knowledge production, nor demand impartiality and objectivity from the observer. According to Davison, the intention of such a journey beyond the Eurocentric frame is to challenge the dominant mode of perceiving and encountering the other in the Western political imagination. More often than not, the other is represented as a threat to the Western self that has to be survived (if it cannot be eliminated). In contrast, by recovering a disposition to encounter (and respond to) currents, trends and voices which are uncomfortable and not easily digestible by established paradigms, Davison demonstrates that it is 'possible to be otherwise in relation to all borders characterized and inherited through memory within the classical Western tradition' (p. 89). Davison's perceptive analysis borrows creatively and productively from the tradition of storytelling. Such narrative vignettes offer hermeneutical alternatives to the inherited violent imagination of the West. Storytelling stimulates ethical openings for reimagining the complex webs of entanglements and encounters with others beyond the divisiveness and violence suffusing current domestic, national and world politics. Not surprisingly, therefore, Davison's book would benefit the endeavours of all those struggling to imagine IR – both as a theory and a practice – beyond the Eurocentric frame.