Background To endorse involvement in voluntary HIV counseling and testing (VCT), it is essential to recognize factors that influence people in deciding whether to access VCT services and their underlying route factors. Theory of planned behavior (TPB) constitutes a proficient framework for predicting behaviors and intentions. Objective The aim of the study reported here was to assess the predicting ability of TPB in determining the intended use of VCT services among health professionals in Jimma, southwest Ethiopia. Methods This was an institution-based cross-sectional quantitative study of a sample of 336 health professionals in 12 selected districts of Jimma, southwest Ethiopia between February 5 to March 28, 2012. Data were collected using structured questionnaire self-administered by the study participants. A hierarchal multivariable linear regression model was used to predict the role of TPB constructs that can influence the intention to use VCT services. Results The constructs of TPB explained the variability in intention to use VCT by 27% (R2 adjusted = 0.27). The standardized regression coefficients showed that the strongest predictor of intention to use VCT was subjective norms (β = 0.32, P < 0.0005) followed by attitude (β = 0.21, P < 0.002). Perceived behavioral control was not a significant predictor of intention to use VCT among the study group (P = 0.12). Conclusion The study revealed the possibility of describing the intention to use VCT among health professionals using TPB, with perceived social pressure being the leading predictor. In light of this, health intervention programs should be designed to develop health professionals' ability to resist norms that oppose the use of VCT and to change community-held norms against VCT use, provided they help individuals develop a positive attitude toward the services.


This paper presents a study of hard combination data fusion for cooperative spectrum sensing in Cognitive Radio (CR). Fast and accurate spectrum sensing is crucial in realizing a reliable cognitive network. Cooperative spectrum sensing can help reducing the mean detection time and increasing the agility of the sensing process. However, when the number of cognitive users is large, the bandwidth need for the control channel that are used to report the secondary user nodes' results to the fusion center may become excessively large. This paper presents a hard decision-based cooperative sequential detection scheme to reduce the average sensing time that is required to reach a detection decision. In the scheme, each cognitive radio computes the log likelihood ratio for its every measurement, and quantizes its measurements then sends its hard-decision to base station and the base station sequentially accumulates these log likelihood statistics and determines whether to stop making measurement.


In the third book in the trilogy that includes Reduction and Givenness and Being Given. Marion renews his argument for a phenomenology of givenness, with penetrating analyses of the phenomena of event, idol, flesh, and icon. Turning explicitly to hermeneutical dimensions of the debate, Marion masterfully draws together issues emerging from his close reading of Descartes and Pascal, Husserl and Heidegger, Levinas and Henry. Concluding with a revised version of his response to Derrida, In the Name: How to Avoid Speaking of It, Marion powerfully re-articulates the theological possibilities of phenomenology.


Objective To evaluate the security and reliability of Kugel tension-free herniorrhaphy.Methods Kugel patch(8cm×12cm) was used in 58 patients with herniorrhaphies.The effect was observed.Results The average operation time was 45min.6h after operation,all patients could be out-of-bed activity,and the wound suffering was slight.Followed up for 3 years,2 patients were recurred.Conclusion Kugel tension-free herniorrhaphy is safe,reliable and minimally invasive for Herniorrhaphy.


Epitaxial Si-doped GaN films were grown on c -sapphire by rf magnetron reactive co-sputtering of GaAs and Si at different N 2 percentages in Ar-N 2 atmosphere. High-resolution x-ray diffraction and ϕ -scans reveal the mosaic growth of c -axis oriented GaN films. Energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy reveal ~2 at.% Si in all the films, while the N/Ga ratio decreased substantially with N 2 percentage in sputtering atmosphere. The micro-strain, screw and edge dislocation densities were respectively obtained from ω- 2  , ω , and in-plane ϕ -rocking scans. The films grown at 30%-100% N 2 reveal dominance of edge over screw dislocations, with both approaching similar densities at lower N 2 percentages. The c and a parameters were independently determined to obtain the out-of-plane and in-plane strain components. The strain data was analyzed to separate hydrostatic and biaxial contributions and their dependences on N 2 percentage. The film grown at 100% N 2 displays large hydrostatic strain and micro-strain, attributed to excess/interstitial nitrogen. Both hydrostatic strain and micro-strain decrease substantially with initial decrease of N 2 percentage, but increase slightly in the films grown below 30% N 2 , due to the incorporation of Ar. The films grown at ≳ 75% N 2 reveal growth related, intrinsic biaxial stress, which is compressive and is attributed to the incorporation of excess nitrogen into grain boundaries and tensile side of edge dislocations. The films grown below 75% N 2 display stress reversal owing to the prevalence of coalescence related intrinsic tensile stress, which decreases in the films grown below 30% N 2 , due to the incorporation of Ar and their voided


The gene expression reproducibility of microarray experiments has long been criticized. Many studies have been undergoing to address this issue. In this study we investigate the reproducibility problem when not only technical variance but also complex biological variances are involved by introducing the treatment of two different batches of Cordyceps sinensis (CS) to immature dendritic cells (DCs) which were isolated from blood samples of different individuals. Cordyceps sinensis, a complex compound, has been commonly used as herbal medicine and a health supplement in China for over two thousand years. In this study, we adopted duplicate sets of loop-design microarray experiments to examine two different batches of CS and analyze the effects of CS on DCs. Immature DCs were treated with CS, lipopolysaccharide (LPS), or LPS/CS for two days, and the gene expression profile were examined using microarrays. The results of two loop-design microarray experiments showed good intersection rates. The expression level of common genes found in both loop-design microarray experiments was consistent, and the R2 was higher than 0.93.


A nuclear fuel rod loader (32) for pulling fuel rods (18) into a fuel assembly skeleton (24) has a rod gripper (42) with slots (48) defining fingers (54). The rod gripper (42) passes through the grids (16) of the skeleton (24) on its way to a fuel rod magazine (34). An inner shaft (44) of the rod gripper (42) spreads open the fingers (54) to engage a groove (66) in the cavity (62) of the end plug (38) of the fuel rod (18). The rod gripper (42) is retracted, pulling the coupled fuel rod (18) into the fuel assembly skeleton (24). The rod gripper (42) has a chamfer surface (74) at the closed slot end (50) of each slot (48) to avoid the rod gripper (42) damaging a dimple (30) during entry into the grids (16) of the fuel assembly skeleton (24). The rod gripper (42) has a stress relief surface (76) at the closed slot end (50) of each slot (48) to avoid failure in the flexing fingers (54).


The author outlines how big data software can be utilized to speed up health analytics software when faced with big data problems. Specific data analytics from the Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics (OHDSI) Analytics tool's will be rewritten to demonstrate Apache Spark's ability to more quickly process data with Resilient Distributed Dataset (RDD) in comparison to the use of traditional relational databases such as PostgreSQL.


It is common accepted in modern marketing that the retailer takes in circulation fee besides the gross profit of the retail goods. According the competition law, the author analyzes the definition of circulation fee and gives suggestion to its regulation.


The authors have shown the ability to determine the molecular biological subtypes of breast cancer by cytological material. The percentage of matches on the results of immunocytochemistry and postoperative immunohistochemical studies for estrogen and progesterone receptors was 88.6%, proliferative activity of the protein Ki – 67–86% for HER2 / neu – 93.2%. In the case of an indefinite immunohistochemical HER2-status were performed FISH-study on cytological material.


Coenzyme Q 10 (CoQ 10 ), a lipid soluble quinone, is a constituent of the mitochondrial respiratory chain and plays a key role in the synthesis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) by oxidative phosphorylation. It is also a potent antioxidant, acting at both the cellular and subcellular level. On the basis of its antioxidant properties and its role in energy production, CoQ 10 has been used to treat a wide variety of cardiovascular disorders. There is evidence for beneficial effects of CoQ 10 in the treatment of heart failure, hypertension and ischaemic heart disease. CoQ 10 pre-treatment has also been shown to have beneficial effects in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. The mechanism of these effects is multifaceted with increased energy production, protection against lipid peroxidation and attenuation of ischaemia reperfusion injury all contributing to the improvements demonstrated after CoQ 10 therapy. In this chapter, we outline the rationale and evidence for the use of CoQ 10 in these conditions.


Double\|wave function quantum theory is applied to the description of the motion of one\|dimensional charged harmonic oscillator in the uniform magnetic field and uniform electric field which are perpendicular to each other, from which quantum results and classical limit results are derived respectively. A comparison between classical limit results and those of classical mechanics is made.


This book discusses Graeco-Roman education in Egypt during the first four centuries A.D.; its material comes largely from the school-books and school exercises surviving on papyri, ostraca, and wooden tablets, which are listed at the end (pp. 300 ff.), The author deals systematically with primary and secondary education, including mathematics and music; with the teaching of Latin; with higher education (university) and technical education (apprenticeship); with what is known of schools, teachers, pupils, methods, textbooks, writing materials, and punishments. The treatment falls short of the ideal in several ways. (I) The list of texts is seriously incomplete; it does not replace those of Zalateo (Aegyptus 41, 1961, 160) and Pack (Greek and Latin Literary Texts from Greco-Roman Egypt, znd edn., 1965, pp. 137 ff.), (2) The discussion of individual texts is sometimes perfunctory or wrong-headed. Thus p. 110 refers only cursorily to Tables of Conjugation (but we need to know which verbs are chosen, and at what periods, and why); p. 280 commends P. Oxy. 2331, 'The Labours of Hercules', as an illustrated textbook (but no schoolmaster would have approved this doggerel comic-strip). (3) The author recognizes that the texts from Egypt and the extra-Egyptian literary tradition (grammatical and rhetorical) supplement one another. But again useful material is missing. The Grammatical Tragedy of Callias (Athen. 453 C-E) would give immediacy to the syllabic exercises (p. 77); Theo, Rhet, Gr. ii. 101 f., shows the antiquity and degeneracy of the exercises in 'Declining the Sentence' (pp. lIZ, 115). (4) The papyri say almost nothing about the formal organization of schools and syllabuses. This book supplies the framework, as has been usual, from the literary tradition: primary education begins at seven years of age, ends at thirteen; then secondary education, overlapping with the ephebate; each stage has its defined location, special teachers, precise curriculum. Some of this may be true. But there is a world between Quintilian and the Egyptian market town. What scheme accommodates the ephebe Ammonius (Wilcken, Chrest. 148. 101), who could barely sign his own name? (5) The school texts are part of the social history of Egypt, and must be seen against this background. But here the background is often missing or misunderstood. (P. 73 n. 2, 'Latin texts become less rare in the later Roman period.' Why? P. 190, 'The study of Latin opened a career as interpreter.' How, since the main business of government was conducted in Greek?) Important questions are not even asked. What were the social conditions for acquiring any kind of education? How common and how significant was illiteracy? (6) The school texts are conservative, as the author says; they must be seen as a whole. It is therefore a pity to exclude those of the Ptolemaic and Byzantine periods. And how is this totality to be judged? Century after century Graeco-Egyptian schoolboys laboured over arid syllabaries and trivial apophthegms, straining to master the language of an age long past, and to comprehend the literature of a country they had never seen. This book finds the devotion of the schoolmasters commendable; and it is certainly true that the same pattern has conditioned European education ever since. But we can at least inquire whether the Roman East would have produced more understanding citizens and less stereotyped literature without the domination of kathareoousa and cultural chauvinism. Many of these questions remain to be treated fully. Meanwhile, the reader of this book will find some detailed observations of interest, and much fascinating material sensibly set out. P. J. PARSONS


This study evaluated the implementation effectiveness of mercury elimination policies in the Artisanal Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) at Bolaang Mongondow District. A qualitative method used as an explanatory design through interviews and questionnaires. The data collected were analyzed using the Regulatory Gap Analysis method. Based on the data obtained, only 33% of respondents (community representatives) were aware of the mercury elimination policy. 75% of respondents (relevant agencies) have been aware of UU No. 11/2017 about the ratification of the Minamata Convention and the national action plan of the mercury elimination in gold processing in 2014-2018 ESDM (RAN-PPM PE 2014-2018 ESDM). 63% of respondents were aware of PP No. 21/2019 about the national action plan for reduction and elimination of mercury (PP 21/2019 RAN-PPM), and only 50% of respondents who were aware of PMK No. 57/2016 about the national action plan for controlling health impacts due to mercury exposure in 2016-2020 (PMK 57/2016 RAN-PDKAM). The average gap value based on the evaluation result of each policy was: -0.4 in RAN-PPM PE 2014-2018 ESDM, -0.24 in PP 21/2019 RAN-PPM, and -0.21 in PMK 57/2016 RAN-PDKAM. Therefore, the implementation of these policies is unsuccessful in overcoming mercury usage in the ASGM.


OBJECTIVE
To determine the interaction between 2450-MHz microwaves (MW) radiation and mitomycin C (MMC).

METHODS
The synergistic genotoxic effects of low-intensity 2450-MHz microwave and MMC on human lymphocytes were studied using single cell gel electrophoresis (SCGE) assay (comet assay) and cytokinesis-blocked micronucleus (CBMN) test in vitro. The whole blood cells from a male donor and a female donor were either only exposed to 2450-MHz microwaves (5.0 mW/cm2) for 2 h or only exposed to MMC (0.0125 microgram/mL, 0.025 microgram/mL and 0.1 microgram/mL) for 24 h; and the samples were exposed to MMC for 24 h after exposure to MW for 2 h.

RESULTS
In the comet assay, the comet lengths (29.1 microns and 25.9 microns) of MW were not significantly longer than those (26.3 microns and 24.1 microns) of controls (P > 0.05). The comet lengths (57.4 microns, 68.9 microns, 91.4 microns, 150.6 microns, 71.7 microns, 100.1 microns, 145.1 microns) of 4 MMC groups were significantly longer than those of controls (P < 0.01). The comet lengths (59.1 microns, 92.3 microns, 124.5 microns, 182.7 microns and 57.4 microns, 85.5 microns, 137.5 microns, 178.3 microns) of 4 MW plus MMC groups were significantly longer than those of controls too (P < 0.01). The comet lengths of MW plus MMC groups were significantly longer than those of the corresponding MMC doses (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01) when the doses of MMC were > or = 0.025 microgram/mL. In the CBMN, the micronucleated cell (MNC) rates of MW were 5@1000 and 6@1000, which showed no difference compared with those (4@1000 and 4@1000) of controls (P > 0.05). The MNC rates of 4 MMC groups were 8@1000, 9@1000, 14@1000, 23@1000 and 8@1000, 8@1000, 16@1000, 30@1000 respectively. When the doses of MMC were > or = 0.05 microgram/mL, MNC rates of MMC were higher than those of controls (P < 0.05). MNC rates of 4 MW plus MMC groups were 12@1000, 13@1000, 20@1000, 32@1000 and 8@1000, 9@1000, 23@1000, 40@1000. When the doses of MMC were > or = 0.05 microgram/mL, MNC rates of MW plus MMC groups were much higher than those of controls (P < 0.01). MNC rates of 4 MW plus MMC groups were not significantly higher than those of the corresponding MMC doses.

CONCLUSION
The low-intensity 2450-MHz microwave radiation can not induce DNA and chromosome damage, but can increase DNA damage effect induced by MMC in comet assay.


We describe a pilot project for creating links between databases (Wide-Field Plate Database, WFPDB) and electronic journals (Information Bulletin on Variable Stars, IBVS). The project aims to create closer links between scientific papers and the data they are based upon. The merits of a paper can be evaluated better (both before and after publication) if the data used is accessible, which in turn, gives a possibility of re-use one of the goals of the Virtual Observatory.


A10Be inventory and14C ages of material from a core from northernmost Illinois support previous interpretations that this area was ice free from ca. 155,000 to 25,000 yr ago. During much of this period, from about 155,000 to 55,000 yr ago, 10Be accumulated in the argillic horizon of the Sangamon Geosol. Wisconsinan loess, containing inherited 10Be, was deposited above the Sangamon Geosol from ca. 55,000 to 25,000 yr ago and was subsequently buried by late Wisconsinan till deposited by the Lake Michigan Lobe of the Laurentide Ice Sheet. The Sangamonian interglacial stage has been correlated narrowly to marine oxygen isotope substage 5e; our data indicate instead that the Sangamon Geosol developed during late stage 6, all of stages 5 and 4, and early stage 3.


This study focuses on the vulnerability assessment of highly skewed reinforced concrete bridges under seismic excitations. A detailed approach to generate the finite-element models of skewed bridges is proposed. The case study bridges are chosen to represent typical bridges located in California where seismic activity is a major concern. One- and two-column bent bridges are studied to determine the effects of skew angle, bent geometry, and abutment configuration on the expected structural response. Each bridge model is subjected to a set of ground motions that represent three seismic hazard levels. Nonlinear time history analyses are conducted to determine the maximum displacements and forces at various bridge components. Appropriate damage states are then identified to develop seismic fragility curves. The outcome of this research provides further knowledge on the damageability of skewed bridges and can be directly used for both design and assessment purposes.


A process for producing a silicon semiconductor wafer having III-V-layer structures for the integration of III-V semiconductor devices with silicon semiconductor devices using a silicon CMOS process technology, comprising the steps of - Use of a SOI silicon wafer having a substrate (40) and by insulating layers (22, 26) from each other electrically isolated regions of a silicon active layer (42) having a {100} orientation, a vertical insulating buried insulating layer (22) and in the horizontal direction of the active silicon layer (42) insulating vertical insulating layers (26) are provided; - covering not to be etched areas of the silicon active layer (42) with an etching mask of an SiO in a not covered by the etching mask, the electrically insulated area of the active silicon layer (42), with complete elimination of the active silicon layer (42) and the vertically-insulating buried insulating layer (22) forming a depression as an etch pit (43) the area of the - pit (43) to a surface of the substrate (40) reaching; - Preparation of a monocrystalline III-V semiconductor layer (30) in the pit (43) by an MOCVD method, wherein the layer growth takes place only on an exposed portion of the substrate (40).


Islamic Bank is well-known as a bank which is resistant to the global crisis that hitted Indonesia couple years ago. The performance of Islamic Bank could be maintained so that continuity of bussines also could be well maintained. Those performance could be measured by the size of the Islamic banking profitability. The factors affecting the profitability of Islamic banks used in this study are the CAR, BOPO and NPF. While the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of CAR, BOPO, and NPF toward the profitability of Islamic banks.The population used for the study is islamic banks whose financial statements have been published to Bank Indonesia from 2015 to 2017. The data of this study used secondary data from the website of OJK. The method of data analysis which was used is multiple linear regression analysis. The results of this study indicate that the variabel BOPO significant effect on ROA. While CAR and NPF variable have no significant effect on ROA.
Keywords: Profitability, CAR, BOPO, NPF.


This paper examines how monetary policy implementation with a large balance sheet relies upon interest on excess reserves. The paper then examines the Federal Reserve System balance sheet from its inception in 1914 until the end of 2015. Noting periods when it either increased rapidly or was large relative to activity measures, we focus on the onset of the U.S. participation in World War One (WWI), the Great Depression, and the World War Two (WWII) experience. The rapid reduction in the Fed balance sheet following WWI was associated with a sharp real contraction, whereas the more gradual decline that followed WWII was associated with better real outcomes. The current Federal Reserve balance sheet will likely contract by between $1 trillion to $1.75 trillion to "normalize," and can contract gradually by allowing securities to mature without reinvestment. The large balance sheet might compromise policymaking if it persists indefinitely. Effective monetary policy could be threatened if, through a misunderstanding, interest on excess reserves was made unavailable. In a scenario analysis, the paper shows how Federal Reserve interest rate control would be compromised and force a sharp contraction of Federal Reserve credit, a speed more rapid than the unfavorable WWI credit contraction.


We present a simple model of a two-region economy in which undesirable concentration may occur. With freedom to choose where to live, individuals in this economy concentrate into one region in their pursuit of better life, and end up becoming worse off. We characterize the conditions under which such self-defeating concentration occurs in terms of a few key parameters, such as economies of scale in nontradeable service sectors, regional differences in labor productivity in tradeable goods sectors, and substitutability of tradeable goods in consumption.


Since their introduction in 1991, the global credit derivatives market (excluding asset swaps) has grown, exceeding previous expectations for 2003, with an estimated market of $3,548 billion or $3.5 trillion. Growth is expected to reach $8.2 trillion by 2006 (BBA 2004). At the time of entry to the market in the early 1990's, it was also expected that the largest potential customers would be commercial banks that are the largest holders of risky debts. In 2005 as in previous years, banks, securities houses and insurance companies still constitute the majority of market participants while hedge funds, which emerged as players on the buy side of the market in the last report, have this year also become major players on the sell side, and are expected to have a greater share of the market than securities houses by 2006 (BBA, 2002) While market risk allows opportunities for both profits and losses, credit risks only result in losses, and the objective of this research is to examine the effectiveness of credit derivatives as a risk management tool in improving the performance of portfolios for Bank Holding Companies (BHC's).


Objective:Study on N-acetylatransferase polymorphism and bladder cancer.Methods:39 cases of bladder cancer of N-acetylatransferase polymorphism with pathological confirmation and 48 postulants were reviewed.Resutls:Slow phenotype was detected in 27(69.2%) of 39 bladder cancer,while 8(18.75) of 48 postulants were shown.The gene frequency was 0.8321 and 0.4503,respectively.The difference was statistically significant.The relative risk of bladder cancer was 8.9(4.9~15.9).Conclusion:The present study opened up a new clue to cancer etiology in China,contributed to an expounding of cancer heredity effect,and may be used to detect high risk group and used in health monitoring of occupational contact bladder cancer patients especialy,to strengthen cancer prevention. [


Research on shooting methods of 3-D program production for natural and fatigue-free 3-D images is under way. Toed-in and parallel camera configurations are available for shooting 3-D programs. The former is usually used because shooting and viewing conditions can be easily set to get a desired 3-D design. It has been shown, however, that this camera configuration brings about the inconsistency between depth information by lens perspective and by binocular parallax, and that this inconsistency leads to the size distortion called the puppet theater effect. This effect describes the tendency of objects in 3-D images to look unnaturally small. On the contrary, the parallel camera configuration does not cause such inconsistency under the specific shooting and viewing conditions called the orthostereoscopic condition. The possibilities of representation in 3-D images using this method are discussed in this paper.


Kutiyattam Sanskrit theater of Kerala state was recognized as India's first UNESCO Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2001. Looking back a decade later, how has UNESCO recognition impacted both the art and the lives of its artists? Based upon two years of ethnographic research from 2008-10 among Kutiyattam artists in Kerala, India, this essay follows the art's postrecognition trajectory through its increasing mediatization, institutionalization, and liberalization. Drawing on extended interviews with over fifty Kutiyattam actors, actresses, and drummers, it focuses on reclaiming the voices of affected artists on the ground.


A method for fringe field switching liquid crystal display panel array substrate includes a transparent substrate, a plurality of gate lines, a gate insulating layer, a plurality of data lines, a plurality of pixel electrodes, a protective layer, and a common electrode. The plurality of gate lines disposed on the transparent substrate. The gate insulating layer disposed on the transparent substrate, and covering the plurality of gate line. The plurality of data lines and the pixel electrodes are disposed on the gate insulating layer, and the same layer. The protective layer is disposed on the gate insulating layer, and covering the plurality of data lines and the pixel electrode. The common electrode is disposed on the protective layer. Compared to the prior art, the pixel electrode of the present invention may directly contact the drain, rather than by means of through holes to be electrically connected to the drain, and therefore increase the pixel aperture ratio. Furthermore, the design of the common electrode according to the present invention, not to be considered a distance between the common electrode and the gate line, so without sacrificing the aperture ratio of the pixel.


Despite the undeniable importance of Kevin Volans' music, there has been little academic research done on his work. This is especially true of his pieces for percussion. This paper both dissects the form and structure Volans' piece for multiple percussion Asanga and explores the different interpretations by players from around the world that have contributed to the accepted performance practice for the piece. The ultimate goal of this project is to achieve a detailed understanding of how Asanga works and record this knowledge for the benefit of any future percussionists who add the piece to their repertoire. INDEX WORDS: Asanga, Kevin Volans, Multiple Percussion, Multi-percussion


We describe a new braconid species of the genus Orgilus (O. radialiformis Beyarslan, sp. n.) and give data for 19 species of Microtypinae and Orgilinae from Turkey, of which 12 are new to the Turkish fauna. The new species is compared with the related species Orgilus (O.) radialis. Information on the distribution, host relationships of species and diagnostic characters are provided for each species.


Achieving frequency invariance in antenna array requires linear-phase system to maintain frequency independent time lag. For example True Time Delay or tapped delay line. In this paper, the array elements are divided into subarrays. Then all subarrays are steered towards the desired azimuth direction, while the wideband property is preserved by exploiting the subarray two-dimensional structure as a sensor delay line. Each subarray pattern is then individually rotated around the desired elevation direction. Eventually superposition of subarrays is maximally constructive towards the desired direction and partially constructive or destructive everywhere else. Two frequency invariant beamformers are used. These are inverse DFT and Least squares. Results are compared with wideband wideband one-dimensional pattern syntheses of the same design methods in power concentration.


The study of animal personality, defined as consistent inter‐individual differences in correlated behavioral traits stable throughout time and/or contexts, has recently become one of the fastest growing areas in animal biology, with study species ranging from insects to non‐human primates. The latter have, however, only occasionally been tested with standardized experiments. Instead their personality has usually been assessed using questionnaires. Therefore, this study aimed to test 21 common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) living in three family groups, in five different experiments, and their corresponding controls. We found that behavioral differences between our animals were not only consistent over time, but also across different contexts. Moreover, the consistent behaviors formed a construct of four major non‐social personality components: Boldness‐Shyness in Foraging, Boldness‐Shyness in Predation, Stress‐Activity, and Exploration‐Avoidance. We found no sex or age differences in these components, but our results did reveal differences in Exploration‐Avoidance between the three family groups. As social environment can have a large influence on behavior of individuals, our results may suggest group‐level similarity in personality (i.e., "group personality") in common marmosets, a species living in highly cohesive social groups. Am. J. Primatol. 78:961–973, 2016. © 2016 The Authors. American Journal of Primatology published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.


Ever since von Euler (1946) when investigating the adrenergic nerves from animal preparations showed a sympathomimetic substance with the properties of noradrenaline, this subject has become one of ever increasing interest. A number of investigations have been carried out, partly concerning the eye and its functions. With experiments on animals it has been shown that, of the optical isomers, the 1-form is to be considered as the active principle with far more powerful effects than the d-form (v. Euler 1948, Luduena, Ananenko, Siegmund and Miller 1949). With the intention of elucidating the effect of physiological quantities, introduced in the general circulation, on the intra-ocular pressure, von Sallman, Meyers and Pillat (1953) have carried out animal experiments where it was shown that the pure pressor effect of noradrenaline was reflected as a simple increase of the intra-ocular pressure. The biphasic response in the blood pressure on the addition of adrenaline was also reflected in the intra-ocular pressure. A comparison with the effect of postganglionic electrical stimulation of the cervical sympathetic chain gave the authors the impression that adrenaline was the neurohumoral transmitter under the conditions of these experiments. They made, however, no definite statement in this direction. At later investigations noradrenaline has been found in small quantities in the corpus ciliare, iris and chorioidea from mammals (Pillat and Powers 1953, Duner, von Euler and Pernow 1954). Also extremely small quantities of adrenaline have been found (Duner, von Euler and Pernow 1954). With administration by injection in the blood on animals it has been shown that noradrenaline is a weaker pupil dilator than adrenaline (Greer, Pinkston, Baxter Jr and Brannon 1938, von Euler 1946, Burn and Hutcheon 1949). After denervation of the iris a powerful sensitization to the pupil dilating effect of


We are indebted to Drs. Bender and Christoff for their provocative contribution. It does "... seem a radical departure from convention..." to treat some subdural hematomas nonoperatively. Whether or not it "... actually represents progress..." cannot be determined from their study. Given the observation that some subdural hematomas resolve without surgery, it does not necessarily follow that nonoperative intervention is the initial treatment of choice in all minimally symptomatic patients. It must also be shown that delaying surgery in favor of ineffective nonoperative treatment does not increase mortality and morbidity. Failing this, one must be able to identify at the outset those individuals who will not respond to medical management. The paper of Drs. Bender and Christoff does not provide this information. Being advocates of an unorthodox treatment, Drs. Bender and Christoff must bear the burden of proving to us that nonoperative treatment for patients minimally ill with subdural hematoma is at


This study examined the presence and nature of volatility in the Nigerian Stock market. Through a graphical presentation of the Nigerian stock prices, it was observed that there exist two regimes of volatility clustering between the periods of 1985M6 to 1999M12 and 2000M1 to 2018M6. Employing a regime covariate autoregressive (AR-X) with an exponential GARCH model, that allows for a shift in intercept, it was found that the second regime, 2000 M1 to 2018 M6, is more volatile, and that modelling of Nigerian stock market requires a technique that considers more than one regime of volatility clustering. Consequently, the study recommends that local and foreign investors take into consideration the high volatility of the recent Nigerian stock prices in making their investment decision and that policymakers take cognizance of the volatility in designing macroeconomic policies.


Abstract : A computer program, TRIDEF, is described which was developed to evaluate the spacial configuration of a tri-moored cable array containing a cylindrical member. The member may be considered to be rigid or elastically deformable. Analysis is based on a finite element representation of a cable, using a lumped parameter treatment of all external forces acting on the system. The loadings which are assumed, are that of the dead weight of the structure and the hydrodynamic forces on the cables and moored member produced by directional currents. Listings of the computer program along with an example of its usage is given. The program is written in FORTRAN 4. (Author)


The article examines the degree of independence of the Visegrad Group countries in the European Union in terms of economic prerequisites and actual implementation. It has been suggested that the countries of the Visegrad Group, having reached a certain level of economic prosperity and diversified their foreign economic relations, began to strive to play a more independent role in making integration decisions in the EU, including on issues of basic common European values. This hypothesis is tested on the example of the negotiation process of the EU countries on the adoption of the MultiYear Financial Plan for 2021–2027 and the creation of a Next Generation EU Fund to work together to tackle the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The main directions of the negotiations, the positions of the participants and the general results are analyzed. Particular attention is drawn to the fact that Poland and Hungary have succeeded in achieving ambivalent language on the issues of linking the allocation of funds to member countries with their provision of the rule of law and observance of other democratic principles. It is shown that in practice the European Commission still does not abandon this linkage. It is concluded that during the EU membership, the Visegrad Group countries have succeeded in demonstrating their economic capabilities, and their ability to influence the solution of common European issues has increased, but the real degree of autonomy of the Visegrad countries within the EU has not reached a qualitatively new level, including and due to contradictions in the positions of countries within the bloc itself.


It is my honor and pleasure to accept the invitation from the Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University and Japan Bank for International Cooperation to speak at this congregation of prominent researchers and policy makers in the International Conference on "The Future of Economic Integration in Asia". I would also like to congratulate the organizers for putting together a concrete and thorough program covering all core aspects of Asian economic integration that need better understandings and brainstorming efforts from academics, as well as the public and private sectors. I believe that the knowledge and views from this avenue will certainly provide important inputs for shaping the future direction and pace of economic integration in our region.


Objective To investigate the advantage and safety of transradial approach(TRA)PCI for elderly CHD patients with chronic heart failure.Methods Ninety-one elderly(age 65 years)CHD patients with chronic heart failure[69 males and 22 females,mean age(76±6.7)years],who were admitted to this department for PCI,were enrolled in this study.The patients were randomized to TRA group and transfemoral approach group(control).The indicators for inrestigation and comparsion were as follows:△X-ray exposure time,post-PCI bed-staying time,complication rates related to the puncture such as puncture site bleeding,hematoma,radial pulselessness,puncture site artery-venous fistula,leg deep venous thrombosis and acute left heart failure(LHF)rates related to post-PCI bed-staying.Results The X-ray exposure time was(46.8±21.3)min in TRA group and(40.2±24.8)min in the control group(P0.05);post-PCI bed-staying time was(3.4±1.9)h in TRA group and(22.5±8.1)h in the control group(P0.01);the complication rate was 4.0% in TRA group and 9.8% in the control group(P0.05);leg deep venous thrombosis rates were 0 vs 4.9%(P0.05);the acute LHF rates were 2.0% vs 9.8%(P0.01).The rates of systemic emboli and pulmonary embolism were 0% and 2.4% in TRA group and control group respectively,with statisitcal difference between the two groups(P0.05).There was no hospital death in the two groups.Conclusion Both TRA-PCI and transfemoral PCI for elderly CHD patients with chronic heart failure are feasible and safe.


Diarrhea is defined as a change in bowel habit, with an increase in stool frequency or fluidity or both, more than 3 times daily or stool weight > 200 g/day. Acute diarrhoe if it is less than 2 weeks of duration, persistent if between 2-4 weeks in duration, and Chronic if it is more than 4 weeks in duration. Diarhoea is a common problem around the world. Chronic diarrhea morecompleks about diagnosis and treatment than acute one. The pathophysiiological mechanisms chronic diarhoea divided into major group osmotic, secretory and imflamtory. A carefull history will often suggest the diagnosis and direct investigations. Physical examination more usefull to measure the severity of diarhoe rather than suggest the cause of chronic diarhoea. Iinitial investigation include blood test, serology for celiac ds, stool examinations. Small intestinal and colon ds need for enteroscopy, capsul endoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, many test for non invasive for malabsorption. In specific clinical conditions need specific examination too. Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth can be diagnosed directly by culture from aspiration of duodenal fluid or indirectly by using breath test. Bile acid malabsorption can be diagnosed by by measured bile acid radioactif labelled measured of metabolite serum, and bile acid excretion. Lactose malabsorption can be diagnosed by lactose assay, breath test (hydrogen 14C Lactose and 13 C lactose). Increasing orocaecal transit time diagnosed by using barium study, radionucleide scintygraphy, lactose hydrogen breath test. Chronic diarrhoea due to increasing hormones producing tumours diagnosed by measured increasing level of hormones in to serum. Investigations patients with chronic diarrhoea available in the ambulatory or hospitalised patients. Treatment of chronic diarrhoea depends on the specific aetiology and may be curative, suppressive or empirical.


436 INTRODUCTION Science should be taught along with technology. Traditionally, the school curriculum has been organised largely on the basis that material should be separated into distinct subjects. Although there has been an increased emphasis on technology activities in science classrooms, these activities generally focus upon revalidating known scientific laws and principles but not on solving practical problems. On the contrary, in many technology classrooms, technology activity has been strong in practice but weak in science theory [1-3]. As a result, students would have great difficulty in recognising the relationship between science and technology. The idea of integrating science and technology has gained significant attention as a plausible way to develop a more relevant approach to teaching and learning [4-6]. During the past decade, technology teachers have capitalised on the interest and motivation that technology problem-solving activities provide. For science teachers, technology problem-solving activities were used also to provide a practical and meaningful context. This idea is especially robust when the solution to a technology problem depends upon science and technology knowledge. As Goodlad noted, the understanding of concepts, rather than possessing the facts, gave students the intellectual power to attack unfamiliar problems and enabled them to grasp intuitively the relationship of new phenomena not previously encountered [7]. Technology practice embodies the actions of investigation, ideation, construction and evaluation, which can help learners to integrate their knowledge in ways that enable them to compartmentalise and organise their thinking [8][9]. In other words, learning technology is not merely the study of operation, but also the study of cognition, especially science knowledge. In fact, the thought of a straightforward path from science knowledge to a technological product sometimes functions as a paradigm in the classroom for the philosophy of technology education [10]. Technology is concerned with what can, and should, be designed, made and developed using science knowledge to satisfy human need. The concern for making science relevant has increased the interest in studying science in meaningful contexts, technology being one of these [11]. Some processes most used in technology classrooms are invention, innovation, problem-solving and design. For instance, the Department of Education in the United Kingdom indicated that technology capability requires students to combine their designing and construction skills with science and technology knowledge, to design and make products [12]. Technology capability is dependent upon a combination of ability and motivation that transcends understanding and enables creative development [13]. The idea of combining science and design in classrooms has recently received wide attention. Numerous curricula use design as a vehicle to support the learning of science, while some have chosen to use science as a resource to be used in design [14]. Design is constructive, concerned with how things ought to be, while science is analytic, concerned with how things are. Design is often used to tackle unstructured problems that require an individual to come up with solutions using a wide variety of materials and science and technology knowledge [15]. In this case, design is generally


The task of control allocation is to distribute the total control command to each actuator when the number of actuators exceeds the number of controlled variables. In this paper, the effects of uncertainty of flight control system on control allocation algorithms are examined. The uncertainties of control allocation algorithm result from model uncertainties are analyzed firstly. Then three control allocation methods including direct allocation method, cascaded generalized inverse method and fixed-point method are compared using aircraft model with control effectiveness uncertainties. The simulation results demonstrate the influences of uncertainties to the control allocation results.


Urethane–urea dimethacrylates were synthesized and used in the preparation of nanocomposites containing gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) in situ photogenerated during the UV-curing process in the absence of reducing agent. A study of the photopolymerization kinetics showed that the photoreactivity of the monomers alone or in combination with a dual urethane benzophenone (BP) macromer is dependent on the nature of photoinitiator (Irgacure819, BP/amine) and the formulation composition. It was found that the addition of 1 wt % AuBr3 in monomers slightly improved the polymerization rate and the degree of conversion. The formation of Au NPs into the network was confirmed through UV–vis, XRD, EDX, SAXS, and TEM analyses, the last indicating the existence of NPs with size around 8.5 nm and spherical/triangle shapes. On addition of 10 wt % 2[N-methacryloyloxyethyl-(N'-2-thioethyl)] (urea) in formulation, the Au NPs (200 nm) became predominantly cubic/hexagonal in shape. The composite films emit fluorescence at 575 nm, and this property could be exploited in the field of fluorescent bio/sensors. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2014, 52, 728–738


The people's gold mining activities in Huta Dame Village, Kotanopan Utara District, Mandailing Natal are still very simple. The purpose of this study was to analyze the TSS and pH parameters around the gold mining area so that they comply with quality standards. This research method is by interviews and direct observation to the field. The results of the analysis showed that the quality of acid mine drainage before treatment was 4.26 and after the addition of quicklime in 1 gram it was still acidic but in the addition of quicklime in the 65th minute (3 grams) a pH of 6.02 was obtained and it met the quality standard. The addition of 1 and 3 grams of alum is still acidic and this can cause the air in the mining environment to be corrosive due to the large amount of heavy metals originating from rocks which can cause environmental damage, due to excessive use of mercury resulting in the emergence of acid mine drainage. The addition of 1 and 3 grams of quicklime, TSS values 48 & 38 mg/l . The TSS values for the addition of 1 & 3 grams of alum were 20 & 28 mg/l and met the quality standards. Thus the use of quicklime in gold mining waste is more effective than the use of alum as an acid mine drainage treatment method.


The paper presents a problem resolved from social Modeling associated with the adequate selection of clothes and their distribution in a Dresser using a range of 87 clothes with different features associated with a fashion collection to represent the symbolic capital of it. A case of study is presented regarding to the selection of 47 different possible combinations using data obtained from the diversity cultural patterns described in DuO Store and its stock repository of clothes. The intention of this research is to apply the computational solution in this case the use of Imperialist Competitive Algorithm to resolve a specific problem, adapted from the modeled Literature about of


The present invention provides a robot vision positioning method and a device. The method comprises a step of obtaining a target image and carrying out preprocessing on the target image, a step of carrying out feature segmentation on the image according to a preset segmentation parameter, filtering the segmented image, carrying out connected domain detection on the filtered image to extract bright spots which form a characteristic marker, filtering the extracted bright spots, judging whether the number of the filtered bright spots is in accordance with a preset number or not, if not, readjusting the segmentation parameter and carrying out detection again, if so, identifying a bright spot contour, judging whether the identified bright spot contour is matched with a preset contour template or not, and outputting the identified characteristic mark if so. According to the method, through automatically adjusting the segmentation parameter, the segmented contour is in accordance with an initial setting condition and is adapted to the image detection with different lighting conditions. In addition, the invention also provides a visual calibration method and a device.


In this paper we consider Abel equation $x' = g(t)x^2+f(t)x^3$, where $f$ and $g$ are analytical functions. We proved that if the equation has a center at $x=0$, then the Moment Conditions, i. e., $m_k=\int_{-1}^1f(t)(G(t))^kdt=0,~~k=0,1,2$, is satisfied where $G(t)=\int_{-1}^tg(s)ds$. Besides, we give partial a positive answer to a conjecture proposed by Y. Lijun and T. Yun in 2001.


Part of the series "Italian Design" from the Milan Trienniale, this volume documents the genesis, the symbolism and the history of jewelry, in a curious journey full of surprises as we discover jewelry's connection to Postmodernist art, Minimalism, Ethnic art, and Expressionism. "Jewelry and Design" also examines this beautiful art form from the microscale gem to the macroscale of a building or a piece of furniture, creating analogies and fostering interdisciplinary comparison. This book also features exemplars in the following categories: artist jewelry (Arnaldo Pomodoro), artisan jewelry (Giampaolo Babetto), unique jewelry (Henry Winston), fashion jewelry (Chanel, Gucci), and industrial jewelry (Loretta Baiocchi for Pomellato). These samples highlight unique ways of conceiving contemporary jewels and jewelry design.


In order to gain some information on the comparative biochemistry of the Streptomyces, an investigation of the nature of the cell wall has been undertaken. There are only few data relating to the chemical composition of the actinomycetes. Thus, Avery and Blank (1954) found that representative species of Actinomyces, Nocardia, Streptomyces, and Micromonospora were all devoid of chitin and cellulose, which led them to the conclusion that the actinomycetales are related to bacteria rather than fungi. The present paper presents more decisive data which support this conclusion. Early in our studies, it was observed that cells of Streptomyces fradiae were lyzed by lysozyme. This provided some indirect evidence concerning the chemical nature of the cell wall since Epstein and Chain (1940) as well as Meyer and Hahnel (1946) were able to extract from cells of Micrococcus lysodeikticus a mucopolysaccharide which was depolymerized by lysozyme. This depolymerization was accompanied by the liberation of hexosamine and other reducing sugars. Furthermore, Salton (1952a, b, 1953) has shown that purified cell walls of various susceptible bacteria can be lysed by lysozyme, and he has supplied chemical data which indicated that these cell walls were of a mucoid nature. It thus appears that lysozyme is a mucopolysaccharase, and that sensitivity to this enzyme constitutes indirect evidence for the presence of mucopolysaccharide. Sensitivity of a purified cell wall preparation of the vegetative mycelium of Streptomyces fradiae to lysozyme now has been demonstrated and is reported here with supporting chemical evidence for the mucoid nature of these cell walls.


The pedagogical research on the relevance of professional training of future specialists by means of information and telecommunication support in educational institutions with the help of general and special theoretical methods of analysis was carried out, but among them the method of content analysis was chosen as the predominant one. Methodologically substantiated information and telecommunication support for training of future specialists of educational institutions and specified the conceptual and categorical apparatus of the research problem, systematized information and telecommunication resource base, namely decision support systems, tools, tools, platforms and resources of information and telecommunication support for professional training educational institutions. Key words: professional training, content analysis, information and telecommunication support, resources, platforms.


Requirement elicitation is a part of the application development process which determines the functional and non-functional requirements of the application. This study has elicited the requirements of a programming learning application by using several requirement elicitation techniques. The purpose of the application is to assist novice programmers in learning C language programming. The requirement elicitation was done by using qualitative approaches in a triangulation strategy. The triangulation involved literature reviews on related existing C-programming applications and semi-structured interviews with five expert programming lecturers in Malaysian Polytechnic. The requirement elicitation has identified an important approach of a programming learning application which is the programming visualization to help novices understand the program execution behaviour better. It has determined that the application should visualize the variable contents and program execution steps as its functional requirements. Meanwhile, the non-functional requirement of the application is that the application should be designed to be a simple IDE-based application since it is targeting the novices. The finding from this requirement elicitation is essential in determining important functions to be available in the developed application and how it is supposed to be implemented. This application could enhance programming skills of the students and prepare them to be competent programmers for the future industrial demand.


Introduction: Venus canali are present for 25% of the Venus surface and are mostly concentrated in lowland plain regions [1,2]. Canali features are usually 500-1000km long, and with a maximum of 7000km, and are simple channels with constant widths of 1-3km [3] along their length [3]. The great lengths and width size of Venusian canali, had led to the proposal that the lava that formed them would need to have a low viscosity such as tholeiite, basalt, high Fe-Ti basalt, komatiite, carbonatite, or sulfur-rich lavas [2,3]. The Henie (V-58) Quadrangle (Fig. 1) was chosen for our current mapping of canali because there are abundant lowland plain regions with canali segments that had not been mapped. These segments reveal interesting relationships between different generations of canali, Fotla Corona and its associated grabens, various fluctus, and wrinkle ridges. This research study aims to use detailed mapping at a scale of 1:500,000 to reveal new characteristics of these canali in Henie Quadrangle.


This paper is concerned with a review and examination of several existing algorithms for the zero-one programming problem. Computational experience is summarized. The machine time and storage requirements of several of the algorithms are compared over several test problems of small and intermediate size. Computer experiments still provide little hope of solving problems with over 100 variables with a reasonable amount of machine time.


By injecting a high-frequency square-wave voltage (HFSV) signal into the d-axis in the estimated rotor reference frame of an interior permanent magnet synchronous motor (IPMSM), the rotor position can be accurately extracted at the zero-low speed domain. However, since the voltage expected to be applied to IPMSM must be modulated by the pulsewidth modulation (PWM) technology, two types of HF harmonics, i.e., HFSV injection (HFSVI) harmonics and PWM harmonics will generate HF audible noise in low-switching-frequency applications. Therefore, this article proposes a novel dual random scheme in the HFSVI sensorless control of IPMSM drives to significantly reduce HFSVI harmonics and PWM harmonics. The proposed dual random scheme performs random phase signal injection (RPSI) and N-state random zero-vector distribution (NSRZVD) at the same time. By applying 2-D Fourier analysis, it is found that RPSI significantly reduces HFSVI harmonics, and NSRZVD reduces both PWM and HFSVI harmonics, respectively. When performing RPSI and NSRZVD at the same time, almost all HF harmonics are significantly reduced, thereby reducing HF vibration and audible noise. Experiments conducted on an IPMSM sensorless control system verify the effectiveness of the proposed dual random scheme at last.


Objective To study the clinical effect of application of c poisson phenol-fentanyl in the therapy of calm in the ICU patients.Methods Selected 114 patients who needed to accept the treatment of calm in our hospital ICU and were randomly divided into observation group and control group.Each group was of 57 examples.Gave patients calm treatment of simply c poisson phenol,and gave patients treatment with small dose.Results The drug work time,time to calm satisfaction,time to came of observation group patients were significantly shorter than those of control group patients,the differences between the two groups were quite obvious,which had significance in the statistical(P0.05);The average time of calm between observation group and control group patients was not obviously different(P0.05),but the average amount of c poisson phenol of two groups of patients was obviously different(P0.01),which was statistically significant.Conclusion Compared with pure c poisson phenol to calm the patients,the calm effect of c poisson phenol with using small doses of fentanyl was better,which was worthy to be popularized.


This paper addresses a behavior-based fuzzy controller (BFC) for mobile robot wall-following control.The wall-following task is usually used to explore an unknown environment.The proposed BFC consists of three sub-fuzzy controllers, including Straight-based Fuzzy Controller (SFC),Left-based Fuzzy Controller (LFC), and Right-based Fuzzy Controller (RFC).The proposed wall-following controller has three characteristics: the mobile robot keeps a distance from the wall,the mobile robot has a high moving velocity, and the mobile robot has a good robustness ability of disturbance.The proposed BFC will be used to control the real mobile robot.The Pioneer 3-DX mobile robot has sonar sensors in front and sides, and it is used in this study.The inputs of BFC are sonar sensors data and the outputs of BFC are roboti¦s left/right wheel speed.Experimental results show that the proposed BFC successfully performs the mobile robot wall-following taskin a real unknown environment.


A brief review is presented of studies carried out by Chantiers de l'Atlantique since 1960, including conversion of the Liberty ship Le Beauvais into an experimental LNG carrier equipped with three types of self-supporting tanks. After these preliminary studies , the shipyard decided to concentrate on the membrane cargo-containment system developed by Technigaz and Gaz Transport. Since then, 28 ships of the membrane type have been built and 10 are under construction. This work has given the yard much experience and know-how in this type of construction. The intent of the paper is to deal with some aspects of the design and construction of cargo-containment systems of the membrane type. From the builders' point of view some advantages of the membrane system are: The containment is constructed of small elements that can be massproduced by outside suppliers using existing facilities. The weight of independent pieces is small and heavy cranes are not needed for erection, which can proceed alongside a normal outfitting quay. The erection of the containment can be started as soon as the steel work of one cargo hold is finished and is independent of other outfitting activities, which can proceed in parallel. This gives large flexibility in building schedules. Order from BSRA as No. 54,488.


The paper explores the method of working out the indefinite integral of rational proper fraction by decomposing rational proper fraction trio partial fraction with the help of synthetics division.


Cross docking is a concept that aims at minimizing the transportation cost in the supply chain. It is a kind of warehouse; however, it is not made for keeping inventory and usually incoming shipments are forwarded to their destinations in less than a day. One of the important problems, which affects on the performance of the cross dock system, is scheduling of incoming and outgoing trucks on the dock doors. In this paper, we study a new scheduling problem considering product arrangement in the incoming trucks, in which the items are loaded to the corresponding outgoing door instantly after unloading from incoming trucks. Thus, a non-linear programming model is presented that minimizes the total weighted number of delayed shipments.


A hundred picosecond ultraviolet (UV) laser is demonstrated with a pulse duration of less than 200 ps and peak power of 0.6 GW. With a hundred picosecond stimulated Brillouin scattering compressed pulse as the fundamental light, the UV output at 355 nm is obtained by extra-cavity sum-frequency-mixing in two LiB3O5 crystals. Maximum UV energy was 100 mJ when the incident energy was 280 mJ, yielding an optical-to-optical efficiency of 35.7%. This result is of interest for the generation of high energy sub-nanosecond UV lasers which finds applications in shock ignition and industrial processing.


All the life which we see on this planet is shaped by environment. Human health is also affected by environment. Human health is encouraged by peaceful environment whereas ill health, morbidity and general shortening of one's life span, mental anxieties are a result of stressful environment. Human health, energy, & comfort are affected more by climate rather by any other element of physical environment directly or indirectly. Physiology function of human body respond to changes in weather & certain diseases varies with climate and the season. This paper will throw some light on the effect of weather, sunshine and air pollution on human health and also cite few major diseases and their causes which arise due to climate change.                                 :black'> modeling made with aid of ANSYS Workbench. The simulation results were predicted by ANSYS FLUENT 14.5 solver. Validation of results compared with performed experimental work and found to be in good agreement. Over the range of study the raise in heat transfer coefficient of half perforated absorber plate in range of 7-13 W/m 2 K over smooth absorber plate of solar air heater for variable mass flow rate. The 15% minimum raise in thermal efficiency of roughen plate compare with smooth plate of solar air heater.


Owing to various reasons, Stalinism still represents, according to this essay, a fertile intellectual topic. Therefore, my aim here is to offer a reading of Pavel Campeanu's works on Stalinism – a relatively unknown Romanian Marxist – through the social history of the Soviet Union in general and of Stalinism in particular advanced by Moshe Lewin. The argumentation advances by taking into account the overall historical frame of the debate (Eastern and Western Marxism during the Cold War) and by stressing some key issues like primitive accumulation, legitimacy, a certain overstretching of the concept of Stalinism and, finally, the issue of totalitarianism. The stake of the essay resides in claiming that Campeanu's analyses of Stalinism, original and convincing as they are, may favor, in the above-mentioned issues, and regardless the author's intentions, interpretations belonging to or deriving from the totalitarian school of Cold War and Soviet Studies.


Three types of siloxanes containing vinyl and epoxy group, (3-glycidoxypropyl) allyloxydimethoxysilane (GAMS), [2, 2-bis (allyloxymethyl) butoxy] (3-glycidoxypropyl) dimethoxysilane (AGMS) and [3-allyloxy-2, 2-bis (allyloxymethyl) propoxy] (3-glycidoxypropyl) dimethoxysilane (AAGMS) were prepared by the transetherification of 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane with allyl alcohol, trimethylolpropane diallyl ether and pentaerythritol allyl ether, respectively. The chemical structures were characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (1H-NMR) spectroscopy. GAMS, AGMS and AAGMS were used as adhesion promoter for addition-cure silicone encapsulant (ASE) with a large amount of alumina (Al2O3) as thermally conductive fillers. It was found that the adhesion promoters not only greatly improved the adhesion strength of ASE but also significantly enhanced the mechanical strength of ASE. Among them, AAGMS gave the best adhesion strength and mechanical strength of ASE. The shear strength and tensile strength of ASE were increased from 0.34 and 2.23 MPa to 1.14 and 3.27 MPa with addition of 1.5 phr AAGMS, which was about 335% and 147% higher than that of ASE without adhesion promoter, respectively. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) results showed that the adhesion promoters could improve the compatibility between Al2O3 particles and ASE matrix. Additionally, the viscosity of ASE with less than 3.5 phr AAGMS did not exceed 5000 mPa•s, which could meet the requirements of electronic encapsulation.


EPIF, founded in 2011, represents the interests of the non-bank payment sector at the European level. We currently have over 190 authorised payment institutions and other non-bank payment providers as our members offering services in every part of Europe. EPIF thus represents roughly one third of all authorized Payment Institutions ("PI") in Europe. All of our members operate online. Our diverse membership includes a broad range of business models, including:


The promoters of the uniformity and centralization of securities regulation in Canada argue that a single authority and a perfectly homogeneous regulation would be preferable to the current situation. This paper summarizes the evidence and lessons from the U.S. and the E.U.'s experience in this field. We study the application of the concept of regulatory competition in the United States in the area of company law and securities law. We analyse the steps taken by the European Community to develop a mutual recognition system--the European passport. We conclude with the lessons learned from these initiatives and thoughts on the debate presently taking place in the Canadian securities industry.


Despite the growing attention which green human resource management (GHRM) has been gaining, the field is still remarkably young, and conceptual clarity is yet to be attained. A bibliometric review of GHRM from 2010 to 2020 was conducted on the Web of Science and analyzed using the VOSviewer software package, version 1.6.16 developed by Van Eck and Waltman (Leiden, The Netherlands). The results show the exponential growth of this topic, although there seems to be no consensus regarding its definition, conceptualization and measurement. Concerning its conceptual development, GHRM seems to currently fit the second stage of development (evaluation and augmentation) of Reichers and Schneider's three-stage model of the evolution of constructs. Future research seems to point in the direction of establishing the barriers separating GHRM from other human resource management topics, defining green practices and determining the antecedents and consequences of GHRM.


Methods that can reveal the electrical properties of cells have the potential to provide new information of cell anatomy and cell function and could play a useful role in several medical applications such as cancer diagnosis. Electrical impedance imaging is an imaging modality that estimates the spatial variation of the impedance at the interior of an object from electrical measurements made on its surface. In this paper, we apply electrical impedance imaging to small tissues and provide a theoretical analysis. We develop a feasible micro-scale system of electrical impedance imaging using scanning techniques and non-contact configurations, which is described as scanning impedance imaging (SII). Two more feasible designs are proposed including rotated bi-probe (RBP) system and probe-array (PA) setup. Also included is an experimental setup of SII. The measurement results show that electrical impedance imaging has the potential to become an alternative method for cellular studies


Using an inversion technique, we show that pollen translucency with depth can be used as a quantitative tool to estimate the thermal history of sedimentary sequences. The overall trend of translucency is a decrease with increasing depth.


Proportional-integro-differentiating (PID) controllers are widely used in solving control problems of technical systems, including mechanical ones. For this case, most of works are limited to the study of stabilization problem for steady motions and states; such studies are based on the analysis of model equations in a linear approximation. On the other hand, one of the urgent problems of controlled-motion mechanics is the problem of using PID controllers in tracking the trajectories of multi-link robotic manipulators with semi-global or global stabilization in a non-linear formulation. Practically little studied is the problem of justifying the applicability of such controllers taking into account possible delay in the feedback structure. This paper deals with such a problem. As an application of the theory developed in this paper, the control for a motion of a six-link manipulator is obtained.


These are the proceedings of a conference held in Toulouse France in 1985 on aspects of human population genetics. The conference had two main purposes: to review present knowledge on different genetic markers and their uses in human population genetics and to consider results of a multicenter genetic survey carried out in France between 1981 and 1985. The papers and abstracts which are in English or French are grouped under general headings concerning human polymorphism and genetic markers in addition to an introductory section which includes three demographically oriented studies concerning the historical demography of France with the focus on population genetics and migration.


The diploma thesis "Comparison of the pastoral and charitable care for the elderly in the Archdiocese of Prague" enquires into the relation between the pastoral and charitable care for the elderly in the Archdiocese of Prague and the quality of accessible local services. It seeks to define the meaning of being old in the 21 st century, deals with the questions of ageing and old age and the perception of these phenomenons in the broad social context. The thesis underlines the dignity of old men as well as their specific psychological and spiritual needs. The second part of the paper inquires into the


With the development of medical technology, more breast cancer patients have the opportunity of receiving breast conserving therapy. Post-operation breast reconstructions have gained more attention nowadays. As a new and important method of breast reconstruction after breast surgery, cell-assisted lipotransfer is being carried out in some clinical works. This paper briefly reviewed the current research progress of adipose-derived stem cell-assisted lipotransfer and the recurrence of breast cancers.


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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NFLD) shows broad spectrum of disease entities such as steatosis (fatty liver), steatohepatitis and steatohepatitis with fibrosis. NFLD observed commonly in human liver biopsies, is mostly attributed to the obesity, diabetes or drugs. Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), one entity of NFLD, is characterized by liver biopsy findings similar to those observed in alcoholic hepatitis without alcohol consumption. Although NASH is generally a benign disorder, it may be progressive, leading to cirrhosis and end-stage liver disease. There is no doubt that macrovesicular steatosis is associated with the development of necroinflammation, fibrosis and cirrhosis. However, the pathogenesis of progression to advanced disease in NFLD is obscure. Recently, it has emerged that oxidative stress-lipid peroxidation, endotoxin-mediated cytokine release, and mitochondrial dysfunction play a role in the progression of NASH. We will discuss how these mechanisms might be involved in the progression from steatosis to advanced NFLD. (Korean J Gastroenterol 2001;38:1-8)


The current study aims at revealing the forest habitat diversity of Godech Municipality, according to the EUNIS habitat classification. Initial data was collected from the Ministry of Environment and Water and the Forestry Management Plans. Subsequently, 418 vegetation plots (relevés) and 3422 verification points were collected during the fieldwork seasons of 2019 and 2020. The research territory is situated in Western Bulgaria in close proximity to the country's border with the Republic of Serbia. Forests cover a total of 144.85 km2. Their phytocoenoses are dominated by Fagus sylvatica L. (59.22 km2), Quercus cerris L. (14.85 km2), Carpinus betulus L. (4.94 km2), Quercus dalechampii Ten. (2.39 km2), Q. frainetto Ten. (2.99 km2). There are plantations with Pinus nigra J. F. Arnold (20.87 km2), P. sylvestris L. (16.06 km2) and Picea abies H. Karst (11.65 km2) also. Forests are experiencing some major threats, such as logging, pollution and fires.


Psychophysical factors structuring the feel of skin lotion were determined from the subjective estimation of tactile sensation and whole impression. First, 300 words expressing the feel of skin lotion were collected, synonyms were reduced, and then 41 words were selected to make a questionnaire. The 41 words were deviled into 3 categories; the tactile sensations of skin lotion in application (A), the tactile sensations of skin surface after application (B), and the impressions as a whole (C). Subjects were 240 female volunteers (aged 20-49yr), who were classified into three groups according to the self-reported skin surface conditions; oily, normal, and dry. In the experiment 16 skin lotions were used, each of which had different textural properties. Subjects were assigned to each lotion according to our experimental design, and they were asked to use the lotion and to estimate their feel by an 8-point scale on each of 41 words.Factor analysis was applied to each words category, and 7 factors could be identified; sticky BETATSUKI and slimy NUMERI obtained from category A, sticky BETATSUKI, softness YAWARAKA and smooth SARASARA obtained from category B, and comfortableness KAITEKIKAN and refreshed SAPPARIKAN obtained from category C. Factor analysis was applied to each of oily, normal, and dry skin group. No obvious difference could be found between these three groups concerning the psychophysical factors structuring the feel of skin lotion. Furthermore, the multiple regression analysis applied to the factor scores showed that the higher the estimation of skin softness is, the higher the scores of comfortableness are (standard partial regression coefficient: 0.44). The study showed an approach to survey the relationship between comfortableness and tactile sensation of skin lotions.


To date, there has been little research published about public health surveillance and HIV testing/prevention. Accordingly, an exploratory project was undertaken, involving a detailed review of local public health law, and the distribution of surveys about self-reported STI testing/diagnosis, HIV testing practices, and sexual behaviours among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men. A review of the public health law indicated that, in the local context, there is a pervasive public health surveillance apparatus that requires mandatory reporting of identified communicable diseases, including HIV. Results of the survey indicated that individuals who reported a preference for, or use of, anonymous HIV testing were more likely to have reported having (a) been tested for, and diagnosed with, STIs, (b) a self-reported history of anal sex, (c) more sexual partners, and (d) been aware of criminal prosecutions against people living with HIV for not disclosing their HIV status. At first glance, it appeared as though anonymous HIV testing represented a form of resistance to public health surveillance; a strategy by which individuals who are likely to test positive for HIV circumvent surveillance. However, when these results were examined using Lupton's "Imperative of Health" framework, it became clear that one must appreciate the two-pronged nature of anonymous HIV testing. On the one hand, knowing one's HIV status can be beneficial; for example, it corresponds with decreased HIV transmission and improved quantity / quality of life for people living with HIV. On the other hand, anonymous testing represents a complicit acceptance of the imperative of health, and an internalization of public health surveillance. From this perspective, true resistance to public health surveillance would manifest as an absolute rejection of HIV testing.


PREFACE NATIONALISM, GENUINE AND SPURIOUS: A VERY LATE OBITUARY OF TWO EARLY POST-NATIONALIST STRAINS IN INDIA THE DEMONIC AND THE SEDUCTIVE IN RELIGIOUS NATIONALISM: VINAYAK DAMODAR SAVARKAR AND THE RITES OF EXORCISM IN SECULARIZING SOUTH ASIA MODERNITY AND SENSE OF LOSS COMING HOME: RELIGION, MASS VIOLENCE AND THE EXILED AND SECRET SELVES OF A CITIZEN-KILLER RETURN OF THE SACRED: POLITICS OF RELIGION IN A POST-SECULAR AGE TERROR, COUNTER-TERROR AND SELF-DESTRUCTION: LIVING WITH REGIMES OF NARCISSISM AND DESPAIR HUMILIATION: THE POLITICS AND CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY OF THE LIMITS OF HUMAN DEGRADATION MODERNITY AND THE SENSE OF LOSS: OR WHY BHANSALI'S DEVDAS DEFIED EXPERTS TO BECOME A BOX OFFICE HIT HAPPINESS INDEX


Objective
To analyze the distribution and the molecular biological characteristics of variant subtypes (H5, H7 and H9) of avian influenza virus (AIV) in the live poultry related external environment of Quanzhou form 2014 to 2017, and provide regional references for the prevention, control and early-warning of human infections.

Methods
Samples from monitoring sites of live poultry were collected in Quanzhou from 2014 to 2017. Influenza A and variant subtypes of AIV (H5, H7 and H9) were detected by real time RT-PCR, and the detection results were further analyzed statistically. Furthermore, the HA and NA genes of four representative H7N9 strains were sequenced, and the results were further analyzed with DNAstar and MEGA7.0.

Results
Among the samples from external environment, the positive rate of nucleic acid of influenza A was 29.04% (377/1 289), of which the positive rates of H5, H7 and H9 subtypes were 3.80%, 13.34% and 12.02%, respectively. The positive rate of H7N9 was higher than those of the other subtypes in all monitored years, of which the highest rate was found in 2017 (21.88%). As to the different types of samples, chopping board possessed the highest positive rate of influenza A (65.4%), followed by waste water (59.3%) and drinking water for the poultry (29.6%). Among the different monitoring sites, the positive rate of poultry farm is 6.94%, far lower than that in the open air (61.7%) and the live poultry trading market (52.8%). Sequencing of the HA and NA genes of four strains of H7N9 showed that the strains from external environment and the strains from H7N9 patients belonged to Pearl River Delta and Yangtze River Delta lineage, respectively. The cleavage sites of HA proteins of these four strains were all PKGR/G without highly pathogenic mutation. Meanwhile, they were low pathogenic H7N9 without oseltamivir resistant mutation (R292 K in NA), while they all possessed the E627 K mutation in the PB2 genes associated with virulence.

Conclusions
H7N9 AIV existed in the live poultry related external environment of Quanzhou, especially the farmers' and the live poultry trading market, so that more persistent surveillance could be needed in the future.

Key words:
Avian influenza virus (AIV); H7N9; Live poultry related external environment; surveillance; Phylogenetic characteristics


Summary Introduction. — This article proposes a review of atypical multicentre studies for drug-induced movement disorders (and related psychiatric symptoms) and supersensitivity psychosis. A well- conducted antipsychotic treatment consists of regular attempts to reduce the dose by finding the minimal therapeutic dose. To achieve optimal antipsychotic treatment, it is important to


A disadvantage in the use of ganglion-blocking agents for the reduction of hypertension is that they block conduction not only through sympathetic but also through parasympathetic ganglia. The desired lowering of blood pressure is due to the action on the former, the undesirable effects mainly to the action on the latter. It would be a clear advantage if the effects on parasympathetic ganglia could be neutralized. It seemed to us that this ought to be readily done by the use of pilocarpine. This drug acts peripherally on the post-ganglionic terminals, and its action should not be prevented by simultaneous paralysis of the preganglionic fibres to the ganglia. In medicinal doses it has no action on the post-ganglionic sympathetic terminals, so that it should not diminish the hypotensive action for which the ganglion-blocking drug is given. A preliminary trial on a suitable patient has confirmed this anticipation. Case Report


Chemical engineers need to be aware of the increasing concern over the safe use of chemicals, a duty of care, and a positive effort to reduce exposure to chemicals by both the general public and persons working in the occupational environment. Benzene inhalation from gasoline during automobile tank filling should be minimized in order to reduce the risk of leukaemia. Dermal absorption of pesticides and solvents can have adverse health effects. Captan, an old pesticide about to re-appear, is examined as a potential human carcinogen. Persistent old organochlorines in meat can enter the human food chain. Organophosphate pesticides, 50 times more toxic than HCN, are detected in Australian beef and sheep samples. The best estimate of occupational mortality due to past chemical exposure is 2,300 people per year. Chemical engineers need the management vision to include safety and chemicals in the design and operation of plant, and in the pathways leading to inhalation, ingestion and absorption in humans.


Multilead signals reflecting electrical activity of the heart and hemodynamics give comprehensive but usually redundant representation of the processes. Therefore fragments of transient corruption or loss of the data in one or more leads can be restored substituting them by the signals reconstructed using information carried by the other leads. Principal component analysis used for reduction of dimensionality in representation of the physiological processes. It concentrates essential information represented by multilead signal into few principal components which could form a set of basis functions for optimal representation and reconstruction of the original signals. The idea of the method is to calculate these components from normal fragment of the multilead signal and use them for reconstruction of missing lead in the corrupted fragment of it.


In 2007,the Chinese government made major adjustments on subsidizing policies for college students in order to offer further solutions to the education of poor students.Meanwhile,the burdens of universities have grown.In order to solve this problem,this paper suggests,based on the theory of cost sharing and compensation in higher education,changing the concepts of repaid support to free support in order to find a solution to the growing burdens in universities.


The article presents the results of empirical research aimed at identifying the characteristics of social intelligence of students with a different view of the world. In modern domestic and foreign psychology, social intelligence is one of the most studied problems. However, the scientific literature is not presented studies of social intelligence in combination with the image of the world. In this study, the method "Diagnosis of social intelligence '(Gilford-Sullivan) was used to measure and the general level of social intelligence and private ability, within its structure, as well as the test" The picture of the world "(E.S. Romanova, O.F. Potemkin), aimed at identifying the type of picture of the student world. The study found that most students found a landscape picture of the world, as well as "immediate environment". This proved that students with a picture of the world "immediate environment" features a more pronounced factor learning outcomes of behavior, that is the ability to predict what will happen in the future, and a higher level of social intelligence. The results of the study extend the knowledge about the features of social intelligence as a whole, as well as the components included in its structure, in the student's age.


With an agricultural vocational college in Shaanxi Province as the example,the phenomenon of student cooperative learning was investigated,and the causes were analyzed.Finally,the cooperative learning mode for agricultural vocational colleges was put forward.


A Surface hydrophobic active carbon is disclosed which has undergone a treatment with trimethyl chlorosilane and exhibits a Silicon concentration on the Surface thereof, Si/C, in the range of 0.005–0.03 as determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and a humidity for Starting adsorption of water in the range of 45-60% as determined from the equilibrium adsorbed water content curve, and a method for the production of a surface hydrophobic active carbon is disclosed which comprises exposing active carbon to trimethyl chlorosilane, allowing the exposure to continue for a prescribed length of time, evacuating the ambience, thereby removing exceSS amount of trimethyl chlorosilane, and Subsequently heating the active carbon under a vacuum.


Section 201(b)(1) of the Marine Mammal Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1401(b)(1) is amended by striking the second sentence and inserting the following: "The President shall make his selection from a list of individuals knowledgeable in the fields of marine ecology and resource management, and who are not in a position to profit from the taking of marine mammals. Such list shall be submitted to him by the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality and unanimously agreed to by that Chairman, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, the Director of the National Science Foundation and the Chairman of the National Academy of Sciences." The Act includes amendments relating to: an international fishery agreement; Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.);National Coastal Resources Research and Development Institute; Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967; Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Act; and fish processing vessels.


The effectiveness of the 2020 Simultaneous Local Elections in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic has both positive and negative impacts. The positive impacts include the implementation of the mandate of the applicable regulations, the fulfillment of the constitutional rights of the Pilkada participants and the community, reducing the practice of local government leadership which is led by too many temporary officials, and preventing budget swelling. While the negative impacts include the higher risk of COVID-19 transmission, the potential for fraudulent practices that are increasingly vulnerable, the refusal of the Regional Head Elections has the potential to increase the number of abstentions. Efforts so that the 2020 simultaneous regional elections can be carried out properly include increasing the supervision of health protocols, maintaining integrity in the implementation of regional elections, there must be a commitment for both Pilkada participants and implementers, community discipline, there are 55 countries postponing national or local elections and national referendums. However, there are 21 countries that have not postponed elections, 9 of which have been held in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. South Korea became one of the countries that successfully held elections on April 15, 2020 (International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, 2020). In Indonesia, the scheduling of the simultaneous regional elections to be held in December 2020 is considered unrealistic. Due to the fact, until December 2020, the number of positive cases of COVID-19 continued to increase nationally. Many people are worried that if the local elections are held in December 2020, it will become a new cluster for the spread of COVID-19. there are 21 countries that have not postponed elections, 9 of which have been held in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. South Korea became one of the countries that successfully held elections on April 15, 2020 (International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, 2020). In Indonesia, the scheduling of the simultaneous regional elections to be held in December 2020 is considered unrealistic. Due to the fact, until December 2020, the number of positive cases of COVID-19 continued to increase nationally. Many people are worried that if the regional elections are held in December 2020, it will become a new cluster for the spread of COVID-19. there are 21 countries that have not postponed elections, 9 of which have been held in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. South Korea became one of the countries that successfully held elections on April 15, 2020 (International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, 2020). In Indonesia, the scheduling of the simultaneous regional elections to be held in December 2020 is considered unrealistic. Due to the fact, until December 2020, the number of positive cases of COVID-19 continued to increase nationally. Many people are worried that if the regional elections are held in December 2020, it will become a new cluster for the spread of COVID-19.


An optical film and a display device having the same are disclosed. The display device comprises a display panel including a plurality of subpixels and an optical film disposed at one side of the display panel, the optical film includes a base film and a plurality of prisms, wherein a bias angle between a long axis direction of the subpixels and a longitudinal direction of the prisms is substantially 2 to 88 degrees.


Most windowing systems follow the independent overlapping windows approach, which emerged as an answer to the needs of the 1980s' technology. Due to advances in computers and display technology, and increased information needs, modem users demand more functionality from window management systems. We proposed Elastic Windows with improved spatial layout and rapid multi-window operations as an alternative to current window management strategies for efficient personal role management [12]. In this approach, multi-window operations are achieved by issurng operations on window groups hierarchically organized in a space-filling tiled layout. 'l%is paper describes the Elastic Windows interface briefly and then presents a study comparing user performance with Elastic Windows and traditional window management techniques for 2, 6, and 12 window situations. Elastic Whdows users had statistically significantly faster performance for all 6 and 12 window situations, for task environment setup, task environment switching, and task execution. For some tasks there was a ten-fold speed-up in performance These results suggest promising possibilities for multiple window operations and hierarchical nesting, which can be applied to the next generation of tiled as well as overlapped window managers.


According to the characteristics of software projects, this paper puts forward a schedule management model based on the Bayesian network. This Bayesian network model is built on the basis of introducing the PERT chart. And the probability parameters are determined by the experts' judgment and experience .It can continually monitor and control the project, and identify the risks and uncertainty of the project, and perform reverse parameter learning. Whereby the irrational development progress is adjusted, and the role of evolutionary optimization is achieved. The simulation experiment proves that this model has good schedule predicting ability coincided with the real cases.


Indonesia is a multicultural country. It has various cultural treasures that display a rich ancestral heritage, in addition to a heterogeneous population. Indonesia is a country that is superior when it comes to the wealth of its local wisdom. Two problems arise, namely how respond to cultural locality in the globalized situation and how to determine its perspective. These problems are the focus of this paper. By discussing the issue of localism, identity, decentralization, and cultural approach, this paper aims to give an idea of the kind of attitudes that should be taken by Indonesia and the perspective involved. By taking the case in Indonesia, the four cultural issues that are often discussed could be explored further.


This paper proposes a general equilibrium model for multi-passenger ridesharing systems, in which interactions between ridesharing drivers, passengers, platforms, and transportation networks are endogenously captured. Stable matching is modeled as an equilibrium problem in which no ridesharing driver or passenger can reduce ridesharing disutility by unilaterally switching to another matching sequence. This paper is one of the first studies that explicitly integrates the ridesharing platform multi-passenger matching problem into the model. By integrating matching sequence with hyper-network, ridesharing-passenger transfers are avoided in a multi-passenger ridesharing system. Moreover, the matching stability between the ridesharing drivers and passengers is extended to address the multi-OD multi-passenger case in terms of matching sequence. The paper provides a proof for the existence of the proposed general equilibrium. A sequence-bush algorithm is developed for solving the multi-passenger ridesharing equilibrium problem. This algorithm is capable to handle complex ridesharing constraints implicitly. Results illustrate that the proposed sequence-bush algorithm outperforms general-purpose solver, and provides insights into the equilibrium of the joint stable matching and route choice problem. Numerical experiments indicate that ridesharing trips are typically longer than average trip lengths. Sensitivity analysis suggests that a properly designed ridesharing unit price is necessary to achieve network benefits, and travelers with relatively lower values of time are more likely to participate in ridesharing.


Within the concept of sustainable agriculture, the two fields of administration of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Environment come face to face, resulting in a number of social implications. In order to provide assistance in the shaping, execution and assessment of sustainable activities, in this article we analyse the attitude of the public and farmers towards sustainable development in agriculture. The results reveal that in Slovenia, sustainable agriculture has support not only on the level of declarations, but also among the public. Statistically significant differences between the general public and farmers can be noted in the groups' respective understandings of the sustainable advancement of agriculture in the field of the environment. In parallel to this, a rift can be noted between support for sustainable agriculture in principle and in practice. For this reason, it would be wise to consider shifting the focus of agricultural policy measures from environmental sustainability to social sustainability and the survival of farmers, along with an emphasis on positive environmental information regarding Slovenian farmers.