The research was conducted in the Tambov and Lipetsk regions. A comparative assessment of the sensitivity of the most common and publicly available bioindicators of soils in the northern part of the Central Chernozem region was carried out. Among cereals and leguminous crops, simply and alfalfa are very sensitive to changing the acidity of the soil. From cruciferous vegetable plants, lettuce and radish react well to the formation of humus-rich soils and the change of soil type in the rosette phase during the growth of the root crop (the biochemical composition of the root crop changes). Leaf lettuce and spinach react sensitively not only to the type of nitrogen ferti-lizer, the presence of chlorine, but also to the dose of nitrogen for the active substance. The cu-cumber reacts sensitively to different levels of easily hydrolyzed nitrogen in the soil by the time the first whiskers are formed. Winter cereals (wheat and triticale) are good bioindicators for dif-ferent soil bonuses and their biomass shows a different attitude to the soil from two zones of apple orchards – row spacing and trunk strips. Barley is also responsive to soil bonitet. All its above-ground organs change the content of the common forms of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium when the soil conditions change, and only in the ear of these elements of nutrition remain in the optimal range. Apple seedlings with their aboveground biomass, the number of leaves and their water regime react to changes in the properties of the humus horizon, soil fatigue and the change of the soil horizons themselves. In response to an increase in the content of humus, potassium, and manganese in the soil and a change in pHKCl in the leaves of clonal apple rootstocks PB-9 and 62-396, the amount of potassium, phosphorus, calcium, and magnesium changes. Rootstock 62-396 sensitively changes the content of anthocyanins, chlorophyll and carotenoids in the leaves in re-sponse to the change in soil type. Yeast and mold fungi reduce their number when the pesticide load on the soil increases. The complex of cellulose-decomposing soil microorganisms reacts sen-sitively to the change of the soil horizon, soil type and anthropogenic transformation during the development of land for apple orchards.


The analytical model of a cylindrical eddy current probe placed above semi-infinite arbitrary layered structures is deduced by introducing magnetic vector potential based on the magnetoquasistatic Maxwell equations. During the impedance calculation, a symbolic operation is used to solve the coefficients of the magnetic vector potential expressions and as a result the impedance calculation becomes more efficient and less time-consuming. The presented analytical impedance model is applied in thickness measurement of a single layer metal and a conductive coating on a metal substrate in eddy current testing. The probe impedance response regularity due to the variation of thickness of single layer and conductive coating is investigated. Simulation results based on the presented model are in good agreement with the experimental ones and thus the correctness and effectiveness of the developed model is verified. There is every reason to believe that the impedance model can be applied in thickness measurement and be employed to determine other material properties of conductive structures and even used for the optimal design of eddy-current measurement systems.


SUMMARY The correlation between disc diffusion and E test® for in vitro antimicrobial susceptibility of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli was evaluated using a quality control strain C. jejuni NCTC 11168 and 60 C. jejuni and 25 C. coli isolates recovered from poultry (chicken and turkey) faeces. Four antimicrobial agents ; ciprofloxacin, enrofloxacin, erythromycin and tetracyclin were tested using the two methods. The correlation between the E test, and disc diffusion varied greatly depending on the antimicrobial agents tested. The percentages of true results and 95% CI for disc diffusion for resistant strains were 75.3 % for ciprofloxacin, 25.9 % for enrofloxacin, 21.2 % for erythromycin and 14.1 % for tetracycline. Based on the E test® MICs, the resistant rate of the 85 Campylobacter isolates was highest for ciprofloxacin (78.8 %), followed by enrofloxacin (49.4%), erythromycin (21.2 %) and tetracycline (12.9%). Overall, our results suggest that disc diffusion is a reliable, easy and inexpensive susceptibility testing method for C. jejuni and C. coli for enrofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, erythromycin and tetracycline. The study indicated that the E test® results were reliable but it has been proven to be satisfactory testing method, its use for Campylobacter susceptibility testing requires further standardization. The resistance to four antibiotics for Campylobacter isolates in our study needs to be confirmed using the agar dilution or broth dilution methods. Therefore, surveillance programmes on antimicrobial-resistant clinical zoonotic pathogens in veterinary medicine in Turkey are needed.


In spite of the disagreements on how to interpret and contextualize the publishing accomplishments of the "Boom" writers, almost everyone would acknowledge the need to ask how the institutions of literature-editors, literary agents, scholars, readers, publishing houses, authors, etc.-interacted in the production of contemporary Latin American narrative.' This essay evaluates the field of cultural production of the "Boom" through the interaction of Latin American writers (Mario Vargas Llosa, Gabriel Garcia Marquez,Jose Donoso, Mauricio Wacquez, Jorge Edwards, Alfredo Bryce Echenique, among others) with the Barcelona intelligentsia of the 1960s and 1970s (writers like


This study utilizes variance ratio tests based on the subsampling approach to test the behaviour of euro-based exchange rates markets. Results are mixed, although the random walk behaviour is dominant among the three major currencies namely the Japanese yen, the US dollar and the British pound.


Slovakia has an open and export-oriented economy with 82, 81 % of exporting goods going to the EU while 62, 5 % of Slovak import come from the EU. Given this situation it is vital for Slovakia to ensure and support its export and at the same time attract foreign investments. In 2012, the newly designated Slovak government has placed the economic diplomacy among fundamental pillars of Slovak foreign policy in its programme. Based on these facts the aim of this Master thesis is to explore and analyse functioning of Slovak economic diplomacy since 2012 when the MFEA of Slovakia has gained control over Slovak economic diplomacy. The thesis aspires to answer the following questions: 1. Who are actors of Slovak economic diplomacy? 2. How is policy of economic diplomacy being created in Slovakia? 3. What are its goals? 4. Have been set up goals achieved? The thesis should bring outcome by comparing government and MFEA´s proclaimed achievements with the reality. The sources used for this comparison come from a) official government´s documents, documents of relevant ministries and organisations, Slovak statistics office, b) interviews with officials of ministries, organisations, banks, economic diplomats and exporters, c) related literature and media. After its completion, the thesis ought to present an outline of Slovak economic diplomacy with its cos and pros.


What occurs when local residents travel, but also continually return home, and become increasingly self-conscious about their culture and history and how these are represented? The goal of this essay is to understand the roles of culture and memory in a traveling performance of Tuareg musicians from Mali, and to show how multiple viewpoints are alternately woven together and not woven together in the fabric of the performance event and wider processes surrounding it. International performances by touring African musicians and singers offer rich perspectives on current anthropological issues of culture, identity, and memory in globalization and diaspora. This essay draws on data from longterm field research in Tuareg (Kel Tamajaq) communities in Niger and Mali, West Africa and among Tamajaq-speaking expatriates and travelers in France and the United States. Central here is a case study of a Tuareg international musical touring ensemble called Tartit from northern Mali. There is analysis of their origins in the "home culture" and background on the Tuareg more generally. This is followed by analysis of the Tartit ensemble's promotion in the media, including interviews, their performance in the United States, and additional more longterm processes surrounding that performance event. [End Page 793] More broadly, the goal is a more nuanced understanding of representations of culture and memory that move beyond mere "hybrids" in transcultural flows. These representations, I argue, reflect meta-messages in which there is shock of not only "the Other," but also shock of "the Self," in new worlds at home as well as in the borderlands.


The purpose of this study was to evaluate antimicrobial and antioxidant of medicinal plants in the villages of Kwau and Siau (Phytochemical, antioxidant, anti-bacterial, antifungal, and toxicity). The bark, roots, and leaves are extracted with methanol to get the extract. Antimicrobial activity against Propionibacterium acnes, Escherichia coli, Streptococcus sobrinus, and Candida albicans was determined by a good diffusion method. The DPPH radical scavenging activity mechanism assayed antioxidant activity. Antimicrobial activity against the bacteria and fungi was determined by the agar well diffusion method. Antioxidant activity was tested by DPPH radical rinsing activity mechanism. Toxicity was determined by the Brine Shrimp Lethality Test method. The results showed that methanol extract showed good activity against acne in only 8 of 13 species, ten species of 13 species for E.colii, three species of 13 species for S. sobrinus and, ten species of 13 species for C. albican at 25-500 ppm of extract tested. The toxicity test showed that 0% of the deaths from Artemia salina Leach shrimp indicated that the absence of harmful compounds was toxic in the sample, meaning that it was very safe to be consumed directly by humans, except for the roots of Spondias cytherea Senn and the bark of Inocarpus fragiferua Fosk.


Abstract : This paper investigates the design of an interferometric direction finding receiver using photonic components for signal mixing and a multi-layer perceptron for data analysis. The complete system was tested with a 2.4 GHz continuous signal in an anechoic chamber. Test results showed that the compact antenna and receiver design was capable of measuring direction of arrival with 1 deg resolution over a 180 deg field of view while keeping mean error below 0.5 deg. It was also demonstrated that the design is insensitive to phase alignment of receiver channels, thus simplifying future receiver design. Improvements were recommended for a design theoretically capable of providing 0.25 deg angle resolution.


In order to enhance the safe reliability of transmission line in heavy icing area,the type of conductor should be selected reasonably.Thus,in the same hanging condition,the safety coefficients of hanging point of aluminum-alloy conductor steel-reinforced and steel-cored aluminum strand wire were calculated within the largest icing.Dynamic stress,safety coefficients and maximum sag under largest icing condition of two types of wires were also calculated and compared.The results show that aluminum-alloy conductor steel-reinforced wire used for heavy icing transmission line possesses better mechanical properties and sag characteristics.Moreover,the thicker the maximum ice coating of wire is designed,the more obvious its advantage shows.Otherwise,the steel can be retrenched profit from the sag characteristics of aluminum alloy conductor steel reinforced wire.


Aimed to obtain inherently safer chemical reaction path during early phase of chemical process, fuzzy safety assessment is integrated to reaction path synthesis to provide effective method.Indices are selected based on process information in the reaction path synthesis phase.Through setting membership function of each index,establishing fuzzy inference system,and determining the weighting vector by AHP,the fuzzy assessment method is proposed.To eliminate the impact of medium variable,the fuzzy inference system of single input variable and double input variables are provided respectively.Integrating the method to reaction path synthesis,the benign reaction path will be obtained through material screening rules,fuzzy safety assessment,and optimization treating safety as objective function.By analyzing the application of reaction path synthesis for carbaryl production,reaction paths with their objective function value is obtained.The results for two kinds of fuzzy system are compared finally.


Starting from the para-phenylenediamine derivative HN(SiMe3)-C6H4-NH(SiMe3), a lithiation and subsequent borylation give [(MeO)2B]N(SiMe3)-C6H4-N(SiMe3)[B(OMe)2] (1), the hydridation of which yields Li2[(H3B)N(SiMe3)-C6H4-N(SiMe3)(BH3)] (2). Applying ZrCl4 upon 2 initiates a condensation to give the title compound [-N(SiMe3)-p-C6H4-N(SiMe3)-BH-]2, a hetero[3, 3]paracyclophane with two N-B-N chains that connect the para-phenylene units. The product 3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group P212121.


In this study dilute emissions from the combustion of polyurethane foam containing polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDPEs) were introduced into 25-m 3 outdoor Teflon film chambers and aged in the presence of sunlight. Concentrations of tetra- and pentabrominated dibenzo-p-diorins and dibenzofurans were monitored over time by collecting and analyzing particulate- and vapor-phase samples. The results demonstrated that polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PBDDs) and polybrominated dibenzofurans (PBDFs) are stable or slowly degrade over periods of hours


Due to the reality of different focus,temperature localization,etc,there produce all sorts of local fuzzy pictures.For dealing with this kind of problem,Grayscale image fusion technology has been quite mature,but in color images area it has all kinds of shortage.In order to deal with the problem that the traditional wavelet transform fusion method used in color image fusion will produce the color difference,this paper put forward based on the wavelet analysis and R,G,B three color channel binding type fusion method strategy.


around the world. To understand this phenomenon, researchers em-ploy different theoretical perspectives and among them the resource-based theory has been given much attention. In this study three managerial determinants of internationalization relating to managerial attitude toward international expan-sion, internationalization knowledge and international expe- rience are seen as examples of firm intangible assets and examined. The empirical findings are based on a sample of 67 Slovenian companies. Hypotheses are developed and tested with the use of linear regression models including control variables for firm size and age. Findings show that two out of three examined managerial factors i.e. attitude and knowl- edge is significantly and positively associated with the level of firm internationalization.


Fig. 1. Medial IPC is a versatile reduced simulation framework that unifies nonlinear hyperelastic simulation and continuous self-/collision detection with medial axis transform. It inherits the superior capability of shape approximation of medial mesh and the strong robustness of continuous collision resolve of IPC. As a result, medial IPC produces high-quality deformable animations with rich and intensive collisions and contacts but at a significantly accelerated rate. In the experiment shown in the figure, two barbarian ships falls on an array of thin rods. Each ship has nearly half million elements, and they frequently interact with each other during the falling. There are many fine elastic paddles at both sides of the ship, multiple ladders, masts and canvases. Interpenetrations among those small geometries can be easily generated if discrete collision detection is used (i.e., see the highlights in the figure). We also aggressively set the time step size to 1/30. In this challenging simulation, Medial IPC robustly handles all the collision and contact events within a subspace of 16, 272 dimension and yields compelling animation results. In this experiment, medial IPC is 110× faster than the fullspace IPC simulation.


Character Strengths: The topic of character has been of longstanding interest to philosophers, educators, political leaders, religious leaders, and the general public. The word "character" conjures up a number of meanings for people such as one's reputation ("his character is being attacked), one's level of morality ("she's a woman of good character"), or pigeonholing character into one construct such as honesty or integrity ("he very honest so is a person of strong character"). People tend to think of character as something permanent and unchanging in people. This is further complicated by traditional views of character that widely manifest today as championed by many character education programs found in schools, religious groups, athletic programs, etc. that identify a small number of positive traits (e.g. usually four to seven) and claim that this grouping of qualities represents "good character." What is often missing from these views of character is akin to the actual meaning of the word. The word "character" refers to those qualities that are distinctive to the individual. Research is continuing to accumulate each year around the benefits of character strengths use. In general, character strengths seem to assist in reducing the likelihood of distress and dysfunction while encouraging tangible outcomes like: Greater happiness, Acceptance of oneself, Reverence for life, Competence, mastery, efficacy, Mental and physical health, Positive and supportive social networks, Satisfying, engaging, and meaningful work, Accomplishment of goals, Greater engagement and life meaning, Higher work productivity, Increased likelihood of work being a life calling, Less stress and improved coping, Greater academic achievement, Improved close relationships.Linley and Harrington (2006) defined STRENGTH as a capacity for feeling, thinking, and behaving in a way that allows optimal functioning in the pursuit of valued outcomes. In this regard it can be said that the work on classification of illnesses had a 2000 year or more long history of beginning, but the efforts to classify strengths and positive outcomes is comparatively much recent. Therefore, it is easy to understand why we have a better understanding of human weaknesses than we do of strengths. (Snyder, p . 32). Virtue can be defined as "any psychological process that enables a person to think and act so as to benefit him- or her- self and society" (McCullough & Snyder, 2000, p. 1). As such, virtue- related concepts historically have been of considerable interest to psychological researchers and practitioners, as exemplified in the humanistic psychology tradition (Peterson & Seligman, 2004) and in family social science research on family strengths and resilience (Sandage & Hill, 2001 ).Therefore Character Strengths are the psychological ingredients, processes or mechanisms that define the virtues. That is, character strengths are the distinguishable routes to displaying one or another of the virtues. For example, the virtue of wisdom can be achieved through strengths such as curiosity and love of learning, open-mindedness, creativity.. These strengths are similar in the sense that they all involve the acquisition and use of knowledge, but they are also distinct. These strengths can be regarded as ubiquitously recognized and valued, although a given individual will rarely, if ever, display all of them (Walker & Pitts, 1998). Character traits can be regarded as dimensional traits that exist in degress across individuals (Linley & Joseph,p.435)Peterson and Seligman (2004) define character strengths as a ubiquitously recognised subset of personality traits that are morally valued. According to Linley and Harrington (2006), strengths are ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving that come naturally and easily to a person and that enable high functioning and performance. It has been observed that the most systematic approach to studying virtue and character strengths from a psychological perspective has come from the field of positive psychology. …


Purpose – It is a general belief that using the right strategy for supplier selection and management will ensure the right suppliers who will adequately support the manufacturer to be flexible enough to meet customers' needs are engaged. Yet, there is little empirical evidence to support this view, especially in Malaysia. This paper attempts to fill this need by examining the impact of supplier selection and management strategies on manufacturing flexibility (such as product flexibility, launch flexibility, and volume flexibility).Design/methodology/approach – The population for this study consists of manufacturing firms in the semi‐conductor industry in Malaysia listed in the Penang Development Corporation's directory. Questionnaire was used and each of the 120 companies listed in the sampling frame was sent a copy, out of which 100 copies were collected back. However, only 92 copies were usable. Data were analysed using the multiple regression model.Findings – It was found that the selection of supplier...


FIELD: medicine, pharmaceutics. SUBSTANCE: group of inventions refers to application of an antisecretory factor, such as an antisecretory protein (AF), its homologue, and/or a fragment possessing antisecretory activity wherein the specified protein (AG) is related with an amino acid sequence presented in SEQ ID NO:6 and/or wherein the specified fragment contains the amino acid sequence presented in SEQ ID NO:4 for preparing a pharmaceutical composition applicable in treatment or prevention of intraocular pressure increase. Also, the invention concerns a peptide presented in SEQ ID NO:4, possessing antisecretory activity for prevention or treatment of intraocular pressure increase. EFFECT: group of inventions provides the new therapeutic approach to treatment and/or prevention of such condition reducing the intraocular pressure to an acceptable level, optionally 21 mm Hg or less. 20 cl, 17 ex


Citation for published version: Abejide, O, Chagunda, M, Mrode, R, Banos, G, Ojango, J, Banga, C & Simm, G 2016, Joint genetic analysis of Jersey dairy cows performing in two countries in Sub Saharan Africa. in Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science in association with Agricultural and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) 2016: Advances in Animal Biosciences. 1 edn, vol. 7, Cambridge University Press.


Systemization is the inherent requirement of the Civil Code,our Civil Code should have the character of opening and stability,and embody the spirit humanism.So the system of Civil Code should be structured as the followings:general principles,the right of the person,property right,liability for tort,legal application of the civil relations concerning foreign affairs.


Agricultural research, mainly focused on the evaluation of maize cultivars along agricultural frontiers, are scarce. This study assessed 128 maize genotypes in the agricultural frontier region of the State of Maranhao, between 2008 and 2009. The experiment was arranged in a lattice design with two replications. The genotypes were evaluated for grain yield in a mixed model, with fixed intercept and experimental effects. The random effects were genotype, genetic class (single-, double or triple-cross hybrid and variety), and incomplete block/replication/ environment. The genotype effect was significant by the likelihood ratio test in all models, highlighting the genotypic values of the single-cross hybrids DKB177, AG8088 and DKB390, the triple-cross PL6882, the double-cross BM502 and of the open-pollinated variety SHS3031.


The purpose of this study is to examine the intervening effect of customer satisfaction and switching costs on the relationship between service quality and customer loyalty. The research population is all deposit customers in the period of year 2013 that accounted for 301 customers and the numbers of usable samples were 172 customers.. In order to test hypotheses, this study performs simple and hierarchical regression analyses. The results of analysis displayed that a) Service quality positively and significantly influences customer loyalty, customer satisfaction, and switching Cost. b) Customer satisfaction and switching Cost positively and significantly influence customer loyalty. c) Customer satisfaction and switching Cost were found to interven the relationship between service quality and customer loyalty. d) The invening effect of switching Cost were stronger than customer staisfaction on the relationship between service quality and customer loyalty. The research findings provide some practical contributions that in order to enhancing customer loyalty future, it is suggested to increase customer satisfaction as well switching Cost through creating the best service quality. Keywords: Service Quality, Customer Satisfaction, Switcing Cost, and CustomerLoyalty.


This article investigates various factors that may influence the safety state of ancient timber architecture, to improve the accuracy of safety-state evaluation results for ancient timber architecture. During the process, a safety-state evaluation system for ancient timber architecture is developed. This safety-state evaluation system includes five parts: foundation, plinth, timber frame, enclosing wall, and roof. Based on the system, a safety-assessment model for ancient timber architecture based on structural entropy weight–matter element extension model is also introduced. In this model, the structural entropy weight method is applied to calculating the weight of each index and takes the influence of subjective and objective weights into consideration comprehensively. This model has the following three detailed steps. First, correlation function and correlation degree of extension set are used to quantify the relationship between the evaluation indexes of the components, joints, and evaluation interval of each safety state. Second, the safety states of units are determined according to the distribution of safety state of the components. Third, the safety degree of the entire structure is determined via the minimum safety state of units. This study also uses the Niaoqiangsanchu in Forbidden City as a study case and found that the evaluation results are consistent with the results of the practical damage survey and the actual situation of the architecture. The model thus minimizes the uncertainty of qualitative and quantitative factors in the process of evaluating the safety degree of ancient timber architecture, to finally obtain the objective evaluation results.


The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of sex education program which helped middle school students to acquire correct knowledge and positive attitude toward sex. This research was designed to do a quasi-experiment of pre-test & post-test with a nonequivalent control group. The subject of study were 82 males who are in the second grade in middle school student: Forty-one students were experimental group and the same of them control group in Pusan. The subjects were pre-tested and post-tested with Chie Hae Young sex knowledge test & sex attitude test translated by researcher. The subjects in the experimental group participated on 13sessions (total 25 hours) of sex education program which was developed by researcher and each session lasted for 120 minutes. The subjects in control group did not receive any treatment. The statistical analysis contains real number, percentage, average, standard deviation, X^2 -test and t-test from SPSS. The results of this study were as follows. 1. Regarding to the first hypothesis it was supported as the following: `The scores of sexual knowledge in the experimental group that was given sex education will be higher than those of the control group` (t= 9.627, p=0.000). 2. Regarding to the second hypothesis it was supported as the following: `The scores of sexual attitude toward sex in the experimental group that was given sex education will be higher than those of the control group` (t=6.595, p=0.000). From the test of Sex Education Program, the following conclusions were obtained. First, The sex education program was effective for the subjects in helping to obtain correct knowledge and positive attitude toward sex. Second, this sex program proved to be adaptable for various who desired students and they were very satisfied with it. The result of the study were suggested it is so necessary that school nurses should be performed sex education programs regularly at school.


This monograph reports and compares "desirable" leadership traits, and leadership traits actual exhibited by managers and supervisors as defined by responses on the original English and a Chinese language translation of the Ohio State University leadership behaviour description questionnaire XII (LBDQ XII). From anecdotal evidence and personal experience, the researcher found considerable difficulty in transferring research results from Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore to useful practice in the interior of China and performed this study in an attempt to gain understanding for management training courses. Data was collected for 220 managers and supervisors in two hotels in the interior of China. Both expatriate and indigenous Chinese managers were included. All supervisors were Chinese. A significant (p < 0.05) difference between Chinese and non‐Chinese expatriates was observed for factor: Tolerance of Freedom, interestingly, with the Chinese managers indicating more tolerance of freedom than the expatriate managers. Nonetheless, Chinese supervisors believed the ideal manager should be even more tolerant of freedom than their managers (p < 0.01).


The long-term excess returns for European and Asia Pacific American Depository Receipts (ADRs) listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) from 1990 to 2002 are tested to determine differences in performance and evidence of market-timing effects. While the overall sample outperformed the NASDAQ index during the first 36 months of trading by over 30%, those ADRs listed before 1 January 1998 underperformed by less than 3% while those issued after outperformed the index by nearly 48%. Breaking the sample down into European and Asia Pacific issues reveals a huge market-timing difference in performance for Asia Pacific issues and a smaller, but significant, market-timing effect for European ADRs.


This article examines whether different levels of entry controls impact burglary rates in gated communities. It differs from the previous studies that only distinguish gated communities from non-gated communities but ignore important variation in different levels of entry controls. A sample of 698 gated communities in a large Chinese city are selected for this study. A negative binomial regression model estimates the relationships between entry control levels and burglary rates in gated communities. The test of these relationships accounts for the control of other important explanatory variables, including management fee, building height, building age, housing price, house for sale, rental house and floating population. Results indicate that higher entry control levels are associated with significantly lower burglary rates in gated communities. This is the first study that reveals a quantitative relationship between burglary and entry control level in gated communities at the city-wide scale.


In the framework of the unified compositeness of leptons, quarks and Higgs bosons, the hidden local symmetry \hat H_{loc}= SU(2)_L\times U(1)_Y with the heavy composite vector bosons, in addition to the SM gauge bosons, is briefly described. Supplementary hypothesis of the vector boson dominance (VBD) of the SM gauge interactions is considered. It is argued that this should produce the universal dominant residual interactions of the SM composite particles, i.e., all of the fermions and Higgs bosons. Restrictions on the universal residual fermion-fermion, fermion-boson and boson-boson interactions due to the VBD are investigated. Manifestations of the residual interactions at the 4 TeV mu+mu- collider are studied. It is shown that at 95% C.L. the unified substructure could be investigated at the collider in the processes mu+mu- \to \bar ff up to the compositeness scale O(150 TeV), in the processes mu+mu- \to ZH, W+W- up to O(100 TeV) and in the process mu+mu- \to ZHH up to O(40 TeV), which lie in the naturally preferable Deca-TeV region.


The necessity of using timber trucks with trailers in order to increase the productivity of hauling timber has been substantiated. The advantages of using timber trucks with trailers over single timber trucks are described. The analysis of scientific works of foreign authors in the field of increasing the efficiency of timber trucks with trailers is carried out. An assessment was made of the operation of timber trucks with trailers in the existing conditions for the transportation of timber in the Russian Federation. The negative factors limiting the efficiency of timber-carrying road trains are revealed. The most significant factor, which can lead to dangerous consequences, is highlighted, which consists in the emergence of critically large forces in the coupling device of a timber road train during sudden braking. Changes in the braking forces of the bridges of a logging vehicle with a trailer during sharp braking, as well as three possible cases of interaction when braking a logging vehicle with a trailer, are considered. A promising design of a recuperative pneumohydraulic coupling device for a timber truck with a trailer has been proposed.


The online recruiting market is one of the most rapidly growing e-commerce areas. Since the mid-1990s, a number of e-recruiting methods such as job boards, corporate career Web sites, and e-recruiting consortia have been introduced into the labor market. Among them, e-recruiting with the use of a corporate career Web site has been touted as the most efficient and cost-effective recruiting method. While the corporate career Web sites have experienced a phenomenal growth, no formal economic models have been developed for the analysis and assessment of investment decisions in various e-recruiting technologies. In this paper, a mathematics-based economic decision model for e-recruiting technology investment is introduced to evaluate the economic impact of various e-recruiting technologies. A classical economic order quantity (EOQ) model was extended to include costs uniquely associated with recruiting activities such as staffing and coordination costs. We derive a minimum employment level for an optimal investment in e-recruiting technologies. The model suggests that the optimal investment cost increases rapidly near the minimum number of employees to be recruited, but the growth of the optimal investment cost slows down as the total number of employees becomes greater than the minimum number of employees to be recruited.


Objectives: To correlate the precise specificity of autoantibodies in Japanese dermatomyositis (DM) patients with their clinical phenotypes. Methods: Serum samples from 94 adult DM patients (67 with classical DM and 27 with clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis, CADM) were screened for autoantibodies using immunoprecipitation assays. Patients with antibodies against aminoacyl transfer RNA synthetase (ARS), Mi-2 or who had other autoantibodies were assessed for clinical symptoms and laboratory findings. Results: Sera from 27 of 94 DM patients (29%) were found to have anti-ARS antibodies. Nineteen (20%) had anti-CADM-140/MDA5, 5 (5%) had anti-Mi-2, and 8 (6%) had anti-p155/TIF1-γ. Anti-MJ/NXP-2 was not found in our series of adult DM. Seventeen patients with anti-ARS had fever and 22 had arthritis and interstitial lung disease (ILD), compatible with a diagnosis of anti-ARS syndrome. Seventeen of 19 (89%) with anti-CADM- 140/MDA5 had ILD, 16 (84%) of whom developed rapidly progressive ILD (RP-ILD). Four of 5 (80%) with anti-Mi-2 had heliotrope rash and/or Gottron's sign/papules, and 2 (40%) had V-sign and/or shawl-sign rash, whereas no ILD or malignancy was detected. As seen with anti-Mi-2- positive patients, a low frequency of ILD (13%) was found in patients with anti-p155/TIF1-γ but 6 of 8 (75%) had malignancy during their course. The frequency of ILD was significantly higher in patients with anti-ARS or anti-CADM-140/MDA5 compared with anti-Mi-2 or anti-p155/TIF1-γ (81% and 89%, respectively). It should be noted that anti-CADM-140/MDA5-positive patients suffered significantly more RP-ILD compared to patients with anti-ARS (84% vs. 7%, P < 0.0001). On the other hand, anti-p155/TIF1-γ positive patients had a significantly higher rate of ma- * Corresponding author.


While walking around the new building I now work in at UMW---I realized I was seeing The Wire everywhere. Specifically, in the carpet.The carpet is


Let d and d be integers such that either d ≥ 2 and h = 2 d −1, or d = 4 and h = 5. Suppose that the group G contains an elementary-abelian 2-subgroup E d of rank d with an element σ of order h in its normalizer. We show that if G admits a free and F 2 -cohomologically trivial action on (S n )d, then some nontrivial power of a centralizes E 4 . The cohomology ring H*(E d ; F 2 ) ≃ F 2 [y 1 ,..., y d ] is a module over the Steenrod algebra A(2). Let θ∈F 2 [y 1 ,..., y d ], and let c ≥ d−2 be an integer


The present invention provides a method for preparing a polycarbonate composition and an electroplating. The polycarbonate composition by mass of parts, including the main raw materials in the preparation of the following: 20 to 85 parts of a polycarbonate resin and 10 to 80 parts of silicone / polycarbonate copolymer, ethylene / methyl acrylate copolymer 0.2 to 10 parts, styrene / maleic anhydride-grafted rubber polymer and 0.3 to 10 parts hyperdispersant 0.2 to 2 parts. The polycarbonate composition of the present invention have good resistance to cracking of the ultra-low temperature, the plating corrosion cracking and resistance to stress cracking embedded steel, electroplated layer with strong, good quality plating.


This paper shows the migration process of engine management system from singlecore ECU to multicore ECU. When doing that, factors such as inter-core shared resource protection and runnable sequencing should be considered. With this motivation, an efficient spinlock strategy and task splitting mechanisms are presented. Our methods are evaluated using an actual engine management system developed by Hyundai Autron, which shows a successful migration result in terms of both efficiency and stability.


After many years of research and industry efforts, ultra long haul (ULH) technologies for DWDM transport are maturing, and carriers are deploying such technology for high capacity and capital savings. Unlike opaque optical networks, how best to recover an all-optical ULH network after failure is still uncertain. This paper analyzes four recovery schemes in this area ranging from restoration speed and restoration cost. Our results suggest that the proposed hot-standby scheme would benefit from both fast restoration and cost efficiency comparing to other schemes.


Background and Aims Polycystic ovarian syndrome is a reproductive problem of women with high prevalence cases accompanied by obesity conditions. Obesity condition can be seen from the size of waist circumference, hip circumference, arm span, and waist-to-hip ratio. This study aims to find out the risk factors between waist circumference size, hip circumference, arm span, and waist-to-hip ratio with polycystic ovarian syndrome. Methods This research is an analytical observation using a case-control approach conducted at Sekar Fertility Clinic and Poly Obgyn Dr Moewardi General Hospital Surakarta. Subjects were 150 consisting of 75 polycystic ovarian syndrome women and 75 normal fertile women. Sampling techniques used in this study are purposive sampling, researchers doing anthropometric measurements in the form of waist circumference, hip circumference, arm span, and waist-to-hip ratio simultaneously. The results were analyzed using Statistic Product and Service Solution 25. Results The results of the study obtained waist circumference with polycystic ovarian syndrome (b = 3.002; CI 95% = 3.41–123.5; p = 0.001), hip circumference (b = −2.671; CI 95% = 0.01–0.37; p = 0.002), arm span (b = 5.318; CI 95% = 32.23–129.58; p < 0.001) and waist-to-hip ratio (b = 1.761; CI 95% = 1.02–33.01; p = 0.047). Conclusion Waist circumference size, hip circumference, arm span, and waist-to-hip ratio correlate to a high risk of polycystic ovarian syndrome. Arm span is more dominant as an indicator of high risk to polycystic ovarian syndrome compared to waist circumference, hip circumference, and waist-to-hip ratio.


Little is known about interaction of sex and diabetes in vasculature. Our study investigates the effects of type 2 diabetes on endothelium‐dependent and ‐independent relaxations. Also, if there are sex‐based changes in relative contributions of endothelium derived relaxing factors (EDRFs) in modulating vascular reactivity of mesenteric arteries (MA) from ZDF rats. Relaxation responses to acetylcholine (ACh) in MA pre‐contracted with phenylephrine (PE) were obtained before and after pretreatment with indomethacin (cyclooxygenase inhibitor), L‐NAME (nitric oxide synthase inhibitor) or barium chloride (Kir blocker) plus ouabain (Na+‐K+‐ATPase inhibitor). Vascular responses to sodium nitroprusside (SNP) were also measured in MA. ACh‐induced relaxations were significantly impaired in MA of diabetic rats, regardless of sex. In diabetic females, the relative importance of endothelium derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF) in relaxation to ACh was reduced, while in diabetic males, role of nitric oxide (NO) was reduced. Interestingly, relaxation to SNP was enhanced in diabetic animals, irrespective of sex. In summary, the relative importance of NO and EDHF in regulating vascular tone of rat MA is altered in type 2 diabetes with respect to sex. Furthermore, increased smooth muscle sensitivity to NO may be an attempt to compensate for impaired endothelial function in both diabetic male and female rats.


The transient thermoreflectance (TTR) method consists of measuring changes in the reflectivity of a material (thin film) under pulsed laser heating, and relating these changes to the corresponding surface temperature variations. Analytical solutions of the diffusion problem are then used to determine the thermal conductivity of the material following an iterative matching process between the solutions and the experimental results. Analytical solutions are attainable either when the material absorbs the laser energy volumetrically or when the material absorbs the laser energy at the surface. Either solution allows for the determination of only one thermal property (thermal conductivity or diffusivity), with the other one assumed to be known. A new, single, analytical solution to the transient diffusion equation with simultaneous surface and volumetric heating, found using fractional calculus, is presented in a semi-derivative form. This complete solution provides the means to determine the two thermal properties of the material (thermal conductivity and diffusivity) concomitantly


The pseudonymous Sheila Larson is well known among sociologists of religion for having coined the term Sheilaism to refer to her personal belief system - an individualistic religiosity that has concerned many social commentators. Recently, however, authors such as Wuthnow (1998) and Roof (1999) have suggested that the various forms of religious individualism may be advantageous for some. Working from interviews with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Christians and former Christians, this article contributes two new angles to such discussions by 1) arguing for a more nuanced understanding of individualism as a tool or tactic rather than as the diametric opposite of religious communalism and 2) exploring the role of such individualism in the lives of those who are forced into it


DNA‐encoded chemical libraries (DECLs) are pools of DNA‐tagged small molecules that enable facile screening and identification of bio‐macromolecule binders. The successful development of DECLs has led to their increasingly important role in drug development, and screening hits have entered clinical trials. In this review, we summarize the development and currently active research areas of DECLs with a focus on contributions from groups at academic institutes. We further look at opportunities and future directions of DECL research in medicinal chemistry and chemical biology based on the symbiotic relationship between academia and industry. Challenges associated with the application of DECLs in academic drug discovery are further discussed.


ABSTRACT We analysed the diet of the Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) and the American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) in a fragmented habitat and natural surroundings in the arid ecosystem of the Baja California peninsula, Mexico. Both small-sized raptors are considered in the same trophic guild, and as keystone species, interactions between them could be of interest for wildlife management in fragmented landscapes for agricultural activities. The diet analysis of these top predators could be a good monitor of prey abundance, some of which may be considered detrimental for agricultural activities. Prey frequencies in owl pellets were higher for arthropods (53.1%) and rodents (32.4%), but rodents were the most abundant item in terms of biomass (34.5%). Arthropods also showed higher relative frequencies in kestrel pellets (36.4%), but reptiles were the second in order of importance (28.4%) and contributed the most (64.7%) to the total prey biomass. The biomass contribution (66.1%) of vertebrates in the diet of the Burrowing Owl was lower than for the American Kestrel (95.6%) in a fragmented habitat area. Most prey types were present in the diet of both raptors, but we found significant differences in the biomass contributions of each category. Reptiles and rodents were the prey items that contributed most to the differences in the raptors' diets, in terms of biomass (33% and 20.3%, respectively). Close nesting surroundings (0.5 km and 1 km radius) evidenced a higher proportion of natural vegetation in the kestrel's (50.6% and 38.9%, respectively) than in owl's potential home range (25.8% and 16.4%). The differences in diet suggest some degree of niche partitioning of these species likely due to the more flexible owl's nesting habitat requirements and to the extended nocturnal activity of the species. These results reflect the capability of being complementary species, both exploiting some pests that are harmful for agriculture, and evidencing the importance of both species as regulators of agro-ecosystems in the peninsula of Baja California.


Social media analysis provides an alternate approach to monitoring and understanding risk perceptions regarding COVID‐19 over time. Our current understandings of risk perceptions regarding COVID‐19 do not disentangle the three dimensions of risk perceptions (perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, and negative emotion) as the pandemic has evolved. Data are also limited regarding the impact of social determinants of health (SDOH) on COVID‐19‐related risk perceptions over time. To address these knowledge gaps, we extracted tweets regarding COVID‐19‐related risk perceptions and developed indicators for the three dimensions of risk perceptions based on over 502 million geotagged tweets posted by over 4.9 million Twitter users from January 2020 to December 2021 in the United States. We examined correlations between risk perception indicator scores and county‐level SDOH. The three dimensions of risk perceptions demonstrate different trajectories. Perceived severity maintained a high level throughout the study period. Perceived susceptibility and negative emotion peaked on March 11, 2020 (COVID‐19 declared global pandemic by WHO) and then declined and remained stable at lower levels until increasing once again with the Omicron period. Relative frequency of tweet posts on risk perceptions did not closely follow epidemic trends of COVID‐19 (cases, deaths). Users from socioeconomically vulnerable counties showed lower attention to perceived severity and susceptibility of COVID‐19 than those from wealthier counties. Examining trends in tweets regarding the multiple dimensions of risk perceptions throughout the COVID‐19 pandemic can help policymakers frame in‐time, tailored, and appropriate responses to prevent viral spread and encourage preventive behavior uptake in the United States.


In order to meet the demands of financial management in knowledge based economic environment,this parer puts forwarsd corresponding solutions to the problem that intangible assets are less studied than tangible assets in financial management so as to perfect the content of financial management.


In DC 1500V electric traction substations, diode rectifiers are commonly used to supply stable DC power with electric train sets. However, it operates in the first quadrant of the voltage-current plane and thus needs regenerative inverters which transfer the surplus regenerative power caused by regenerative braking of electric train sets into the grid. In order to select the proper capacity and installation position of regenerative inverter, it needs to investigate the consumed and regenerative energy of the electric traction substations in advance. This paper presents an analysis of regenerative energy in two substations operating in Seoul line 2 and Kwangju line 1. DC line voltage and feeder currents are measured for a day to calculate consumed and regenerative power for four feeders. We calculated an amount of regenerative energy consumed in other feeders and estimated the cost reduction in energy consumption due to the reuse of regenerative energy.


The interaction between [Zn(phen)2 ]2+ complex ion and DNA was investigated by absorption spectra,fluorescence spectra. Based on the measurement of A260 in the different pH medias,the alkaline denaturation curves of DNA was in the absence and presence of [Zn(phen)2]2+ complex ion obtained respectively. The results showed that the alkaline denaturation for [Zn(phen)2]2+ complex ion occurred at a higher pH than for DNA alone. The absorption of EB-DNA system in the presence of [Zn(phen)2]2+ showed that [Zn(phen)2]2+ could partly sustain the place of EB. The result of fluorescence spectra suggested that the [Zn(phen)2]2+ complex ion could make the fluorescence intensity of EB-DNA system decreased sharply. All the experimental results indicated that the intercalative binding mode was the major modal for the interaction of [Zn(phen)2]2+ complex ion with DNA.


This study was conducted to investigate the effects of adding L-carnitine and Protexin® probiotic on performance and some blood parameters of ostrich chickens. In this study, a total of 48 one-day old ostrich chicks randomly divided into four treatment groups. Each treatment comprised of 4 replicates and 3 animals in each replicate and reared for 8 week. The experiment was arranged in a completely randomized design. The dietary treatments were: Treatment 1 (Control): Basal diet without supplementation; Treatment 2: Protexin® probiotic with level of 1 kg/t; Treatment 3: L-carnitine 500 mg/kg diet; Treatment 4: Protexin® probiotic with level of 500 kg/t + L-carnitine 250 mg/kg diet. The results of this study indicated that diet supplementation with L-carnitine and Protexin® probiotic increased ostrich chickens weight and feed intake at 8 weeks of age in comparison to other treatment groups. The other results showed no significant differences in feed conversion ratio (FCR) among different treatments at 8 week of ages and Broilers receiving L-carnitine + Protexin® probiotic had lowest FCR compared to the other tratment groups. Furthermore, diet supplementation with L-carnitine and Protexin® probiotic increased blood glucose concentration of ostrich chickens at 8 weeks of age in comparison to other treatment groups. Futher result showed that birds received L-carnitine + Protexin® probiotic had lowest total cholesterol in compersion to other treatment groups and birds receiving L-carnitine and Protexin® probiotic had lower HDL, LDL, and VLDL concentrations in compersion control group. There were no significant effect in calcium and phosphorus concentrations between control and other treatment groups.


ABSTRACT This paper dwells on the metaphor of shadow organising for exploring what happens in the space of the 'not-yet data'. It wonders what we do to 'data' and what 'data' do to us, to our subjectivities as professionals. It deals with elusive knowledges and how professionals construct what counts as 'data' and what is discarded as 'no-data'. Taking a post-qualitative approach, the paper illustrates three instances of not-yet data. The first exemplifies a situation in which data are illegible: the researcher doesn't know how to read the situation, or the data are invisible. The second focuses on the process of actively ignoring what is known, what is not-yet manufactured as data. The third relates to the agency of the technological infrastructure in which the indeterminacy of the not-yet data is shaped by power dynamics. The aim of the paper is to invite researchers and professionals to stay with the trouble/indeterminacy of data and to 'slow down' the quick framing of 'data' and the jump to evaluation and critique. Moreover, it argues against the seduction of evidence and it is an invitation to value the idea that things may always be otherwise and that there is space for shadow learning.


Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) is used to detect, recognize a vehicle license plate. ALPR comprises of three stages namely localization, segmentation, and character recognition. This paper discusses various localization techniques and compare their performance on similar parameters. License plate Localization using signature analysis provides additional accuracy of 2% respect to other techniques stated in this paper. Keywords— Automatic License Plate Character Recognition (ALPR)


A total of 118 juvenile Toad-headed Lizards( Phrynocephalus frontalis) were collected in September 2011 from Kubuqi desert( 40°12'N,111°06'E),Inner Mongolia. We measured snout-vent length,head width, tail length and abdomen length to analyze their sexual dimorphism. by t-test and regression analysis. The male was significant larger than the female in snout-vent length( SVL)( t = 3. 702,df = 116,P 0. 001). The mean SVL of males was 36. 3 mm while the mean SVL of females was 34. 0 mm. The male had a bigger head( t = 4. 616,df = 116,P = 0. 002) and longer tail( t = 3. 958,df = 116,P 0. 001),while the female had bigger abdomen( t = 2. 292,df = 116,P = 0. 024). All the morphological traits measured were positively related to SVL.


In Musho! Zulu Popular Praises (1991), Liz Gunner and Mafika Gwala argue that personal izibongo have received insufficient attention in critical writing about the tradition of praising.


This study investigates the toilet training of four severely handicapped autistic children who regularly participated in a number of diverse community settings. In the context of a multiple baseline design, the children were first provided a systematic toilet training program in only some of the environments. In a subsequent "continuity" condition, the same toilet training program was systematically and simultaneously implemented within all of the children's environments. Results showed no consistent trends towards acquisition when training was provided in only some of the settings, even when the program was in progress for over two years. However, the continuity approach which coordinated all of the children's daily activities produced immediate and steady gains in successful toileting. This success was evident with children who had long histories of unsuccessful training attempts as well as with a child who had no previous exposure to toilet-training programs of any kind, These data are discussed in terms of the need for and benefits of continuity of treatment across settings for severely handicapped individuals.


In this paper,an equality on the integral part of sum of k-th roots is given.This result answers a problem proposed by M.Bencze.


This document describes the plans for integrating grid tools in CMS computing environment during 2002. The document includes: the description of the CMS software and computing environment; the analysis of the tools already produced by the Grid Projects; the summary of the tools already in use by CMS; the implementation plan for the existing tools and those foreseen by the Grid Projects within 2002, we consider useful to CMS. No effort is done here to build a long-term scenario of the CMS-Grid.


With more and more neuromorphic hardware systems for the acceleration of spiking neural networks available in science and industry, there is a demand for platform comparison and performance estimation of such systems. This work describes selected benchmarks implemented in a framework with exactly this target: independent black-box benchmarking and comparison of platforms suitable for the simulation/emulation of spiking neural networks.


The present invention relates to a multi-display system having a plurality of display apparatus and a control method. The multi-display system comprising: scrolling feature set through a communication interface unit for the scroll function setting unit on the screen of the respective display device for setting a scroll function to be scrolled, communicate with the display device, wherein the scroll function setting unit when, with the host apparatus through the communication interface, the transfer control signal to the display device; A communication interface provided in each of the display device; It characterized in that it comprises a display control unit for the features for each display device, when the control signal from the host device through the transmission the communication interface to scroll the screen. This makes it possible to effectively remove the afterimage generated in the plurality of display devices in the multi-display system.


This brief introduces a new floating memristor emulator circuit based on second-generation current conveyors and passive elements. A mathematical model to characterize the memristor behavior was derived, showing a good accuracy among HSPICE simulations and experimental results. An analysis of the frequency behavior of the memristor is also described, showing that the frequency-dependent pinched hysteresis loop in the current-versus-voltage plane holds up to 20.2 kHz. Theoretical derivations and related results are experimentally validated through implementations from commercially available devices, and the proposed memristor emulator circuit can easily be reproducible at a low cost. Furthermore, the emulator circuit can be used as a teaching aid and for future applications with memristors, such as sensors, cellular neural networks, chaotic systems, programmable analog circuits, and nonvolatile memory devices.


Since the mid-1950's, educational literature has reflected a deep concern for the relatively poor academic performance of children from particular ethnic minority groups. In the United States, for example, attention has focused on the low achievements of many Negro, Spanish and Indian children, and in Australia there is an increasing concern with the educational achievements of numbers of Aborigines. The data collected to date suggest that a child's ethnic group membership makes an important contribution to his success in school. More specifically, the data raise the very broad issue of educability of children from some socio-economic and sub-cultural groups. In most instances educability has been closely linked with teacher performance, suggesting that teachers play an important role in determining their pupil's behaviours and achievements. It is this possible link between teacher behaviour and student achievement which has provided the impetus for much of the educational research focusing on the influence of the teacher. This area of research, however, is not characterized by a large number of conclusive studies. Nevertheless, some encouraging trends can be noted to indicate a possible relationship between the teacher variable and student achievements and behaviours.


Objective To enhance the recognition of multicentric paragangliomas in head and neck. Methods One case of giant glomus jugulare with ipsilateral glomus vagale was diagnosed and treated recently. The relevant literature was reviewed. Results The clinic manifestation of multicentric paragangliomas depended on the location and invasive degree of the tumor. Imageology, especially the computer tomographic artery volume reconstruction (CTAVR) technique, showed excellently the invasive extent and blood supply of the lesion. A modified "Y" type incision was adopted, and the tumor was resected completely without any conspicuous complications. The patient was followed up without recureence for 9 months after the operation. Conclusion The multicentric paragangliomas in head and neck is very rare tumor. Its clinic manifestations are associated with the tumor's location, invasive degree as well as secretive condition. The additional lesion of multicentric paragangliomas in head and neck is easily neglected. Imageology is very helpful in diagnosis, operation and postoperative follow-up. Exact selection of operation approach and master of operation technique are the key point to the successful operation and avoiding the fatal complications.


In order to extend the image forgeries detection technology to a more general setting when the image under investigation has been simultaneously cropped and scaled.We proposed to make image preprocessing before detection.The scaling factor is found using a brute force search in a special range,and the cropping parameters are determined from the maximum of the normalized between two signals.At last the noise residual from the suspicious image is reverse-operated using the estimated parameters to recover the synchronization between the image noise and the camera fingerprint.The experiment results show that the tamper area can be detected successfully after preprocessing.


The attributes of Mercury include his purse and winged sandals and one of his animal companions is the cockerel. Purse brooches are few in number, but shoe sole and cockerel brooches occur at Temple 10 at Colchester, a centre of the god's cult, and at other temples, and both also occur in graves, reflecting Mercury's role as the guide of dead souls. Fly brooches have been found at both Temple 10 and Uley, also a centre for Mercury worship, and in a grave, and may be a fourth type associated with the god.


The purpose of this study was to determine and analyze the effect of training, competence and organizational culture on employee performance at Polytechnic APP Jakarta. The research method used is exploratory research, where the variables are measured using a Likert scale. The method of data collection is done by interview and giving a list of questions (questionnaire). The population in this study were all educators at the Polytechnic APP Jakarta, amounting to 50 people. Sampling with the saturated sampling method or better known as the census. Data processing using SPSS software version 28, with descriptive analysis and hypothesis testing multiple linear regression analysis. The results showed that: (1) partially the training variable had no effect on the performance of the Polytechnic APP Jakarta employees; (2) partially affect the performance of employees at the Polytechnic APP Jakarta; (3) Partially, organizational culture variables affect employee performance at the Polytechnic APP Jakarta; (4) Simultaneously there is a positive and significant influence between the variables of training, competence and organizational culture at the APP Jakarta Polytechnic.


Since 1980s I have studied value theory of Marxist philosophy and then come up with the primary concept of establishing Marxist surplus value philosophy.This is a complex project and the key is to set up the philosophical ontology.For this,"material category"and"human category",contradictions between productive forces and productive relations,contradictions between division of labor and pay are analyzed.The ontological characteristics of surplus value philosophy are expounded,on the basis of which a solid foundation will be laid for the establishment of Marxist surplus value philosophy.


Summary Insurance mathematics has a pattern of early discovery of important notions which failed to get the attention they deserved at the time, fell in oblivion, and were rediscovered and put to good use only later. Sometimes the rediscovery was made independently by people who must have had little knowledge of the actuarial tradition. This development was brought about by a combination of factors, ranging from the publication of the new ideas in inaccessible places and uncommon languages (like Swedish or Danish), via the inability of the international actuarial community to utilize suggestions made, to the lack of interest in actuarial matters shown by most outsiders. There are several instances of this nature in the early history of Danish life insurance mathematics. This paper recounts those that have seemed most important to the author: Oppermann's first use of least squares to fit a mortality formula, and Gram's independent deduction of general formulae (i) for optimal moving averages, and (ii) for variances corresponding to actuarial values in life insurance. We also briefly indicate some early discoveries which did make an impact, on occasion in spite of extreme inattention to the requirement of publication, such as Thiele's differential equation for the premium reserve.


On an example of three well-known representatives of the Oryol culture of XIX century I.S. Turgenev, A.A. Fet, V.S. Kalinnikov is undertaken attempt to reveal the general elements of the regional art text realised on substantial thematic, figurative-semiotics, art-style levels. Semantic parallels in treatment of an image of a garden as native house are defined, sound-musical criterias as the essential style characteristic of interspecific correlation of prose-poetry-music are allocated.


We present a generic, flexible and robust approach for an intelligent real-time video-surveillance system. The proposed system is a multi-camera platform that is able to handle different standards of video inputs (composite, IP, IEEE1394). The system implementation is distributed over a scalable computer cluster based on Linux and IP. Data flows are transmitted between the different modules using multicast technology, video flows are compressed with the MPEG-4 standard and flow control is realized through a TCP-based command network (e.g. for bandwidth occupation control). The design of the architecture is optimized to display, compress, store and playback data and video flows in an efficient way. The platform also integrates advanced video analysis tools, such as motion detection, segmentation, tracking and neural networks modules. The goal of these advanced tools is to provide help to operators by detecting events of interest in visual scenes and storing them with appropriate descriptions. This indexation process allows one to browse rapidly through huge amounts of stored surveillance data and play back only interesting sequences. We report here some preliminary results and we show the potential use of such a flexible system in a third generation video surveillance system. We illustrate the interest of the system in a real case study, which is the surveillance of a reception desk. (5 pages)


The aim of the Finnish Youth Research Society is to promote and conduct multidisciplinary youth research at both national and international levels, as well as to provide information and research-based expertise on matters relating to young people. The society is a non-profit organization founded in 1988 and its activities are funded by the Ministry of Culture and Education and by other funding sources such as the Academy of Finland.


Introduction: GDP is the indicator of wellbeing. Production requires money, machines and customers (domestic and international). More is the availability of these variables, and more generation of goods and services can be initiated in the nation. Research Methodology: A panel data is assembled from the year 1991 to 2017. 1991 has been taken as starting year because it was the year when India opened its economy for the world and subscribed to the phase of liberalisation, privatisation and globalisation. To examine the association between the variables, correlation and regression are used. Findings: Out of the variables chosen from the literature review, it is found that out of exports, FDI and capital formation, only exports push GDP to increase significantly. Although the collective influence of independent variables on GDP is concerned, a significant impact is observed from the research. Originality Value: Data is accumulated from the formal website of WTO for the intention of meeting the research goals.


In this study, trace amounts (0.5-2 wt%) of indium (In) are added to the Pb-free Sn-9Zn solder. Expect to improve the mechanical properties and find out the optimum conditions of Sn-9Zn-In solder. Tests are conducted to measure microhardness and shear strength while microstructure and morphology of fracture surface are observed using scanning electron microscope with elemental composition analyzed by energy dispersive spectrometer. Results show that addition of In to Sn-9Zn solder alloy leads to needle-shaped precipitates formed in the substrate. This not only increases micro-hardness, but also enhances shear strength at Sn-9Zn-In/Cu solder joints. Improvements in both micro-hardness and shear strength confirm that adding In to the solder alloy can contribute to better mechanical properties of Sn-9Zn-In/Cu joints with proper control of soldering temperature and time.


ments are relationism (which he draws out of Bourdieu) and transcendentalism. His fourth he calls textualism, but by this he really means semiotics, and Saussurean semiotics at that. Not only is his omission of the very different semiotics of Philip Tagg here glaring, but his insistence on the definitional arbitrariness of all signs, and on the inevitability of practices of encoding and decoding, really fails to address the richness (and efficacy) of 'textual' meaning available for exegesis. Other than this, his general approach works reasonably well, although the thinkers on whom he has focused suggest a very particular construction of the field. In the third section, he moves from theory to practice and addresses '''mode of production'' . . .the complete ensemble of productive forces and relations of production involved in the production, exchange and consumption of popular music' (p. 117). He is strong here and, aside from not questioning whether one can indeed consume something which is not consumed in the act of consumption (he's by no means alone here), he addresses a range of important issues. He is very good on 'historical continuity', on looking beyond a 'mainstream' and a succession of 'big things', and observing ideological bases of particular approaches to historiography. He writes of industrial logics, models, and institutions (particularly record labels and issues surrounding copyrights); of artists, managers, and audiences; of technology (by which he seems to mean electronic technology, forgetting his own critique of naive historicism); and the post-war music media (and its stars). While his selection of the details that make manifest this structure are certainly open to debate, the structure itself is an invaluable and necessary means of contextualization of the music itself. Yet I suspect (although this remains implicit) not only that 'the music itself ', however inflected, is not something whose existence Rojek would countenance, but that my suggestion of 'contextualization' (and its connotation of marginalization from the object to hand) would also get short shrift. In covering such a range of material, it is inevitable that on occasion Rojek is too simplistic, but when this leads to simple inaccuracy, greater complexity is necessary. For instance, on p. 150 we read that the 'glam rock look of futuristic, colourful clothing and dramatic make-up contrasted with the denim jeans, T-shirt and ''natural'' look of progressive rockers'. I guess I know what he means, but it's not what he says: has he never seen Rick Wakeman's cape, Ian Anderson's codpiece, or Peter Gabriel's walking haemorrhoid? In his drive for comprehensiveness, he sometimes resorts to unwarranted critiques of others. On p. 151, for instance, he criticizes Frith's Performing Rites for 'cast[ing] an unduly narrow-angle lens upon . . .''participatory culture''', in particular since Frith 'has no chapter on the audience, nor does the term figure in the index'. Well, among the terms not to figure in Rojek's index are song, studio, recording, star, aesthetics, expression, and even 'partipatory culture'. This is cheap, and while Rojek is keen to point out where others have failed to cover all the ground, he does not recognize his own 'unduly narrow-angle lens'. Most telling, for me, are his case studies of Janis Joplin, Michael Jackson, and Coldplay, whose identities as musicians of particular kinds are treated as almost incidental to their biographies in terms of the relations they developed with others in the industry (pp. 152^7). The irrelevance of the sounds that became attached to their names is stark. I am convinced that there is a gulf between Rojek's conception of 'pop music' and hence 'pop culture' (and yes, I do place them that way round intentionally, and not just because Rojek chooses to) and mine (and, perhaps, that of other music academics). Should we wish to bridge it, then we need more than a clear statement of the structure of our bank of the river and subtle denigration of the need for the other bank. We need a certain degree of recognition that we might, just, be a little blinkered ourselves. ALLAN F. MOORE University of Surrey


Here we investigate how inserts of various densities (0.001 − 2.2 g/cm3) affect the dose distribution properties of VHEE beams at ∼150 MeV. A range variation comparison was also made with clinical proton beams using TOPAS/GEANT4 Monte Carlo simulations. In addition, we assess the viability of scattering foils for optimizing the size of VHEE beams for radiotherapy purposes. The experiments were conducted at CERN's CLEAR user facility.


The extraction of periodic and statistically independent signals is discussed. This problem can be modelled from the perspective of blind source extraction. An algorithm is proposed to extract such kind of signal from mixture signals. Since the desired signal is independent to other components, and at the same time it is periodic or quasi-periodic, its periodicity characteristic and independent property can be used to realize extraction. Simulation results verify the good performance of the proposed approach.


Objective:To study the expression of oral cancer suppressor gene doc1 in squamous cell carcinoma and the relationship between doc1 mRNA expression and the tumor genesis and development.Methods:The expression of doc1 in 30 squamous cell carcinoma specimens and 20 normal oral mucosa specimens were detected by half quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR).The correlation between the expression of doc1 mRNA and the grade of carcinoma was evaluated.Results:The positive expression of doc1 mRNA in squamous cell carcinoma was significantly reduced and showed statistical difference when compared with normal oral mucosa(P0.01).The expression of doc1 mRNA in squamous cell carcinoma was correlated to the grade of oral squamous cell carcinoma.Conclusion:Doc1 may play an important role in tumor genesis,development,and invasion of oral squamous cell carcinoma,and can serve as a molecular marker for early diagnosis and prediction of invasion of squamous cell carcinoma.


Morphology and pigmentation of juvenile Sebastes flavidus and S . melanops are compared. two to five distinct pigment saddles while S . melanops rarely had saddles. Other differences were observed in the pigmentation of the peritoneum and head spination. All S . flavidus were found to have from ' Present Address: 21 Vernon St., San Francisco, CA 94132


To reveal the potential ecological damage of an alien invasive species Leucaena leucocephala,the allelopathy effects of leaf water extracts on the seed germination and seedling growth of three vegetable seeds were studied in this paper.By using the biologically determined method and formula,five different concentrations of leaf extracts were used to treat the three cultivated species in Brassicaceae to calculate the indexes of chemical sensitive and synthesis effects.The results showed that with the enhancement of the concentration,the negative effects increase significantly on the seed germination and the root growth of Brassica juncea,B.campestris,and B.pekinensis and the negative effect order showed B.junceaB.campestrisB.pekinensis.The results were complex for stem growth of three different species under different concentration treatments.For the synthesis effect indexes,the Leucaena leucocephala leaf had a significant chemical sensitive effect on all three different cultivated species in Brassicaceae.As an alien invasive plant,Leucaena leucocephala had a stronger allelopathic effect,and some prevention and cure countermeasures should be taken.


This paper discusses the fall of Flight Sergeant Nicholas Alkemade from a height of 18,000ft during the Second World War.  It uses simple mechanical models to see whether such a fall was in fact possible and comes to the surprising conclusion that it may have been possible to survive the fall.  However this conclusion depends on the analysis of what happened when the airman hit the trees, where certain values i.e. the spring constant of a pine tree branch, are uncertain.


The paper analyses feature of applying ProE software in improving part engineering quality,avoiding interference and creating 2 dimensional configuration.Through practice,it also explains application method of setting up model by part itself and assembly testing in Pro/E software.


We describe the explanatory value of a relativistic account of metaphor processing in which different modes of metaphor interpretation are assumed to be operative in different discourse contexts. Employing the cognitive psychological notion of a processing set, we explain why people might favor attributional interpretations of figurative expressions in some circumstances and analogical interpretations in others. Applying this logic to findings in the psycholinguistic literature on metaphor suggests that some of the competing models may in fact describe different points on a continuum of metaphor processing.


Shoulder pain is one of the prevalent pains in different people, especially in athletes that are involved in hard physical practices. So the aim of this study was to investigate Rate of prevalence and causes of Shoulder pain in Judo elite athletes who participated in judo championships of Iranian sports Olympiad. The method of this investigation was descriptive analysis. Data collected with a questionnaire that made by researcher. The subjects of this study were 120 athletes of different provinces and all of them were their provinces judo champions. They had at least 3 years experiences in judo practice regularly. To qualify the data, descriptive analysis and K-square method were used. The results of this study showed that 64.17 percent of all samples suffered Shoulder pain at least once in their practices or matches. Most reported injuries was muscular injuries (58.25 %), Joint injuries (28.50 %) and bone injuries(13.25 %). 74.03 percent of judo players reported that one of the most important factor of their Shoulder pain was execute incorrect form of techniques when they threw by their opponent. The results of this study showed that Iranian young elite Judoka had so frequently Shoulder pain and they reported that one of the most important factor of their Shoulder pain is the execute incorrect form of techniques when they threw by their opponent. Therefore, this is essential for Judo coaches and trainers to have more attention in their techniques teaching, because utilization of correct form of techniques can decrease the probability of shoulder pain in judo athletes.


Pollen diagrams obtained from several boreholes in Israel, and pollen analyses of prehistoric sites and strata covering the time span equivalent to the last Interglacial through the last Glacial maximum in Europe serve to delineate the climatic history of the country. The recurrence of paleoclimatic trends in several basins and in different environments ensures than the results reflect the regional climate rather than local conditions. The dating of the analyzed sequences is based on radiocarbon in the upper parts and on correlations with uranium-series and potassium/argon dates obtained for outcrop material in the older strata. The last Interglacial, locally referred to as Interpluvial, is characterized by very low percentages of arboreal pollen, lower than the present day values, which seem to indicate a very poor rain regime of rare thunderstorms, allowing only little water available for plantlife and resulting in severe erosion. This type of climate, with minor fluctuations, persisted in Israel from some 125,000 years up to some 80,000-70,000 years ago. The last Glacial, locally termed Pluvial, is typified by rich arboreal pollen spectra, where the AP takes a considerably higher share than at present, indicating a rain regime different than at the preceedtng interpluvial or the succeeding Holocene. The present day, with typical winter thunderstorms and a moderate vegetation cover is regarded as an interstadial climate. A paleoclimatic model is presented, in an attempt to explain the three main climatic regimes of the late Quaternary.


In this Note, we introduce a range of estimates of the banking system's contemporary demand for reserves based on newly available, confidential micro data from a Senior Financial Officer Survey (SFOS) conducted by the Federal Reserve in September 2018.


The development of molecular nanotechnology (MNT) carries numerous risks, including the production of potentially unhealthy nanoparticles, the possible creation of tiny, destructive, self-replicating robots, and many others. The Precautionary Principle is often invoked when dealing with situations that might be hazardous; however, the label "Precautionary Principle" is attached to at least two different ideas, which must be analyzed separately.


Even democratic pluralists do not go to that extent to avoid a recognition of the long-run/ systemic causes of poverty. In another section, after noting the meager assistance provided to the blind, the author comes to accept with equanimity that our society will also fail to do justice to the poor. In fact, he implies we should not aid the poor, for "in contrast to welfare aid or aid to dependent children or unemployment insurance there is little likelihood of anyone choosing [blindness] in order to get free assistance" (p. 158). One final illustration of his cavalier attitude ought to be sufficient. He seems to suggest that a little poverty, nutritionally speaking, may be a good thing. "True, the rising popularity of soul food could bring significant nutritional gains. Collard greens, for example, are ten times better as a source of ascorbic acid than frozen corn, and fantastically better than hearts of palm salad" (p. 83). It appears that we should be grateful that the wealthy accumulate even greater wealth because, as Lebergott observes, by saving and investing rather than spending their incomes, the wealthy leave more goods on the shelf for the rest of us, and by investing, they increase the money supply and thereby lower the interest rates so we can borrow for our needs at less cost to ourselves (pp. 151-52). That the persistence of the skewed distribution of income and the even greater skewed distribution of wealth may not be a matter of free democratic choice on the part of the poor or of average citizens, but may be a result of the malfunctioning of the economic system, seems to have escaped the author's notice. Thankfully, other authors are dully concerned about the inequities of the American political economy (e.g., Raymond Franklin, American Capitalism, Random House, 1977, p. 117). As was noted in Business Week, 1972:


To the Editor: We report a rare case presenting with a cyst that was observed in the lumbar spine and caused L5 radiculopathy. A 34-yr-old woman presented with a 6-yr history of left lower back pain and left lower extremity pain. Physical examination was unremarkable except for a positive straight leg-raising test on the left side. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was reported to be within normal limits except for slightly bulging discs at L4–5 and L5–S1 (Fig. 1). No lumbosacral transitional vertebrae were identified. Several epidural blocks decreased pain but left L5 radiculopathy remained. L5 selective nerve root block alleviated pain temporarily. Epidurography showed a filling defect in the L5 vertebral level. We suspected the presence of epidural adhesions and performed diagnostic epiduroscopy. The endoscope was introduced into the sacral hiatus and advanced into the epidural space but could not be advanced into the area of the filling defect. We realized a space-occupying lesion might be present. MRI was carefully performed again, targeted to the L5 vertebral level. Imaging revealed the presence of an extradural cyst located along the left L5 nerve root (Fig. 2). Cyst resection was performed successfully and histopathological examination confirmed the cyst as a perineural cyst. Perineural cysts occur most frequently at the sacral level. Sacral perineural cyst, so-called Tarlov cyst, was first described by Tarlov in 1938. Langdown et al. reported Tarlov cysts as a relatively common finding on lumbosacral MRI with a prevalence of 1%–2%, and only 13% of cysts were Figure 1. A, Ultrasonographic view of LFCN before injection. (FL fascia lata, FI fascia iliaca, Sart. M. sartorius muscle, n LFCN). B, Ultrasonographic view of LFCN after injection. (FL fascia lata, FI fascia iliaca, Sart. M. sartorius muscle, n LFCN, LA local anesthetic and steroid spreading around LFCN).


Through the discussion of the professional development of traffic engineering,and the sum-up of professional features and disciplines superiority of traffic engineering of various institutions,the article expounds the important significances of the development of traffic engineering characteristics,and analyzes how to achieve the development of the professional characteristics according to employment.


PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tracking control system for cargo transport securing both of preventing the transport time from increasing and improving the precision of temperature quality guarantee in the cargo transport industry. SOLUTION: Figure 1 is a label to be stuck to the cargo for warning the necessity of freezing. Barcodes 21, 22, and 23 in the label include the temperatures 4 displayed in parallel in the right end in the figure as data respectively. Figures 31, 32, and 33 are printed by temperature indicating paints having color change sensitivity to the temperatures displayed thereon in parallel. The figures change from a deep color to alight color, when reaching to the temperature or more displayed in parallel. Based on the color change, a worker can recognize the barcodes having the temperature of the cargo as the information and read by a barcode reader. This action can add the temperature information of each cargo to the conventional tracking control system or a tracking control method collecting the cargo information in each process of the transport such as transshipment by barcode, as a control item.


Dystonia musculorum (dt) mice are autosomal recessive hereditary mutants with a defect in the bullous pemphigoid antigen 1 (BPAG1) gene. The neural isoform of BPAG1 (BPAG1) is expressed in various neurons, including those in the central and peripheral nervous systems of wild-type mice. Most previous studies on BPAG1- deficient mice have focused on sensory neuronal degeneration; limited investigation of sympathetic innervations has been conducted. To investigate the degeneration of peripheral nerves, patterns of nerve innervation in the skin of dt mice were observed and compared with those in wild-type mice. Nerve innervation was assayed using a general neuronal marker protein gene product 9.5 (PGP 9.5) and the sympathetic neuronal marker tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) with immunoreactivity. Quantitative results indicate that the deficiency in the cytoskeletal linker BPAG1 is responsible for the significant down-regulation in peripheral sensory nerves and sympathetic innervation of the sweat gland in the skin of dt mice foot pads.


The radiation responses of candidate spacecraft digital-to-analog converters (DACs) and digital synthesizers are presented. Candidate electronics are evaluated for total ionizing dose and single event effects.


With the application of the computer in accounting, more and more people begin to pay attention to the computerized accounting, but the computerized accounting course system lacks the systematicness and unification. The present paper makes a thorough analysis on reconstructing the computerized accounting course system.


This study reports on acoustical field measurements made in a major survey of 41 Roman Catholic churches in Portugal that were built from the sixth century AD until 1993. The survey involved eight monaural acoustical measures that were taken at multiple source/receiver locations using the impulse response with noise bursts method - Reverberation Time (RT), Early Decay Time (EDT), Early to Late Sound Index or Clarity (C80), Early to Total Energy Ratio or Definition (D), Center Time (TS), Loudness (L), two Bass Ratios - and RASTI. This paper concentrates on one specific analysis regarding that survey: the effect of architectural styles on those nine acoustic measures. The hypothesis tested concerns the effect of architectural styles and their evolution through the last 14 centuries on some acoustic measures. The churches tested were grouped in 8 architectural styles: Visigothic, Romanesque, Gothic, Manueline, Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassic, and Contemporary mainly regarding the style of their interior decoration, finishing and shape. Summary graphs showing statistical analyses of each parameter measured regarding the architectural styles are presented. A trend seems to be present in the variation of some acoustical measures through time and statistically significant differences can be found regarding some architectural styles.


Railway construction projects involve major capital investments, and a slight variance in design could lead to a significant change in the total project cost. To achieve value for money, it is necessary to optimize the design as far as possible. However, in reducing costs, it is important that key project objectives such as system capacity and operational flexibility are not sacrificed. In this article, a value engineering methodology, with particular emphasis on maintaining project objectives and requirements, is introduced. It involves identifying major cost drivers, devising explicit knowledge representations for these cost drivers, and analysing how they could be optimized without compromising key requirements such as the passenger-carrying capacity. The methodology is illustrated using real-world examples taken from the West Rail project in Hong Kong, which was originally conceived to be a twelve-car railway and subsequently optimized to become a seven-car system initially, with provisions to grow into an eight-car and then a nine-car configuration, without compromising the planned carrying capacity. The savings achieved were in the order of billions of Hong Kong dollars. One novel aspect of the proposed methodology is the development of a structured representation for a cost driver, through which non-obvious but significant savings could be derived.


Introduction : HIV considerably weakens the immune system of the body, and the person suffering from it can no longer tackle infectious diseases. Characteristics of this disease such as its quick transmission and propagation fear of disclosure, and attempting to hide it has changed it to a social problem. From the outset of the introduction of AIDS, women have been labeled accordingly so much and have experienced considerable discriminations. Method : The present study examines the social consequences of the stigma and labeling on the women suffering from HIV positive infection, using a qualitative approach. Through semi-structured interviews, it has been tried to describe the interviewees' mental world. From Tehran Positive Club, ten women aged between 20 and 50, living in Tehran, willing to cooperate with the researcher, and no mental involvement with the issue were selected. Findings : The women suffering from HIV positive were infected with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome mainly through two ways; direct acquisition and indirect acquisition. All of the women took adverse consequences of the stigma and labeling from the society. Conclusion : Considering the women suffering from HIV as criminals can be thought of as a label that society associates with them due to lack of awareness. This in turn results in social rejection of these women, who based on their personal experience, try to hide their problem.


Computer hardware fault is the basic reason for several computer system faults in the industries. To address this problem, this study attempts to design a framework for personal computer hardware fault diagnosis. The required knowledge is acquired from domain experts, previous solved computer hardware fault cases and other relevant documents through semi-structured interview and document analysis. The domain experts are selected from university of Gondar ICT support staff and lab technicians by using purposive sampling, and then the cases are organized in attribute-values dimension and converted to plain text file for building case base. Attributes are represented using the CBR developmental tool, jCOLIBRI framework for implementing the four "Re's" (Retrieve, Reuse, Revise and Retain) of CBR application tasks. The performance of the prototype system is evaluated using precision and recall and user acceptance (satisfaction) techniques. Thus, the system has a recall of 79% and precision of 74% performance. Moreover, the system achieves 88% user acceptance by domain experts.


As the rate of preterm birth (<37 weeks gestation) has risen in recent decades, so has the survival rate among affected infants. This epidemiologic pattern has been remarkably consistent across different populations in developed countries. Less consistent has been the accompanying trend in the rate of associated neuro developmental impairment. Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common serious neuromotor disability in childhood, affecting 1.5–3.5 out of every 1000 children overall, but with increasing prevalence as gestational age declines. Among populations for which data are available over time, trends in reported rates of CP in preterm births have been variable over the last two decades. Some studies have reported declines, especially since the mid-1990s [1–4], while others have reported no change [5] or even an increase [6]. Direct comparison of rates across studies has been hampered by methodological differences (e.g., selected populations and their accompanying CP rates reflecting different birth weight or gestational age groups, and differences in follow-up time and birth cohort years). What might be more clinically important sources of variability in CP prevalence following preterm birth, however, are differences in underlying trends across populations in clinical practice and potential etiologic factors.


Awareness on recycling used cooking oil still lacking in the communities. It can be seen by their improper disposal practices of used cooking oil. Environmental problem might happened and become worsen if no further corrective action is taken towards the improper disposal method. Therefore, this research was conducted in order to evaluate the communities' awareness and their practices on the management of used cooking oil. A total of 214 respondents from Felda Lepar Hilir 1, Pahang community were chosen in this survey. Before the questionnaire were distributed to the respondent, the reliability test using Cronbach alpha was conducted to evaluate the consistency of the questionnaire. Based on the result, this study found that the average used cooking oil generated per household was 1.27kg/month. This study also revealed that there was no significant difference in awareness on recycling used cooking oil between male and female bases on the t-test analysis. Based on the correlation analysis, there were weak positive relationship between awareness and practices of the community on recycling used cooking oil. It means that the awareness of the community can affect their practices in recycling. Therefore, there is need to strengthen efforts in creating more awareness on appropriate management of used cooking oil.


Abstract This article deals with maximum explosive parameters of dust-air mixtures and their influencing of ignition energies. Pyrotechnic ignitors were mixed and assembled in this experimental measurements. These assembled pyrotechnic ignitors were recorded with high-speed camera. Obtained records were used for describing their behaviour after activation. Pyrotechnic ignitors were modified and then were used for ignition of selected dust-air mixtures in the final stage of this experimental measurements. This test was carried out using an explosion autoclave where the optimal concentration of selected dust-air mixtures was used.