To improve the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the dye-sensitized solar cell, according to the present invention a first electrode made of a light transmitting material; A porous membrane coated on the back surface of the first electrode; The dye adsorbed on the porous film; A second electrode disposed so as to face the rear surface of the first electrode and the irregularities formed on the surface facing the back surface of the first electrode; And provides a dye-sensitized solar cell comprising an electrolyte filled in a space between the first electrode and the second electrode. Uneven, a counter electrode, a dye, a solar cell


ITER-India is responsible to deliver nine (8+1 spare) ICH & CD Power Sources to ITER. Each power source is capable to deliver 2.5 MW at 35 to 65 MHz frequency range with a load condition up to VSWR 2:1. For remote operation of different subsystems, Local Control Unit (LCU) is developed. LCU is developed using PXI hardware and Schneider PLC with Lab VIEW-RT developmental environment. All the protection function of the amplifier is running on PXI 7841 R module that ensures hard wired protection logic. There are three level of protection function- first by power supply itself that detects overcurrent/overvoltage and trips itself and generate trip signal for further action. There are some direct hardwired signal interfaces between power supplies to protect the amplifier. Second level of protection is generated through integrated controller of amplifier i.e. Command Control Embedded (CCE) against arc and Anode over current. Third level of Protection is through LCU where different fault signals are received and processed to generate off command for different sub-systems. Before connecting different subsystem with High power RF amplifiers (Driver & Final stage), each subsystem is individually tested through LCU. All protection functions are tested before hooking up the subsystems with main amplifier and initiating RF operation.


Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) is associated with left ventricular (LV) dysfunction in neonates and adults. Cardiac structure and function in fetal CoA and cardiac adaptation to early neonatal life have not been described. We aimed to investigate the presence of cardiovascular structural remodeling and dysfunction in fetuses with CoA and their early postnatal cardiac adaptation.


(57) Abstract: Method for the comprehensive analysis of the nucleic acid sample, and detector compositions for use in the method are disclosed. The method referred to as fixed address sequence analysis labeled (FAAST) the generation of a set of nucleic acid fragments with different sticky ends sequences; of the fragments based on the sequence of cohesive ends indexing; detectors sequence by the fragment association; encompasses detection of and fragments label; capture based on the sequence of the indexed fragments on the detector array. Generating a plurality of attachment end sequence is accomplished by incubating the nucleic acid sample with one or more nucleic acid cleavage. The indexed fragments, hybridization and coupling to the probe, preferably captured by a coupling. The method allows for quick and easy classification of complex samples of nucleic acids and sequence-specific manner in reproducibility. One form of the method, the different combinations of known or potential sequences allow the determination of the association in the nucleic acid molecule. Another form of the method, by basing the presence or absence in the cleavage of the molecule of the modified, evaluating the modified sequence in a nucleic acid molecule.


An ab initio study has been made of the unimolecular rearrangement of nitromethane to methyl nitrite. Geometry optimizations employing the 6-31G* basis have been carried out for nitromethane and methyl nitrite with a two-configuration wave function and for the unimolecular transition state with a 20-configuration wave function. Energies were determined by using a multiconfigurational expansion, including all configurations generated by excitation from the two highest occupied orbitals into the two lowest empty orbitals (four electrons in four orbitals). The transition state indicates a weak interaction between a methyl radical and nitro radical. In the transition state, the breaking CN bond and the forming CO bond are 3.617 and 3.700 {angstrom}, respectively, and there is a significant difference predicted in the NO bond lengths in the transition state (1.371/1.155 {angstrom}). At the highest level of calculation used in this work (truncated multireference CI), the unimolecular barrier is predicted to be 10.0 kcal/mol above the sum of CH{sub 3} and NO{sub 2} radical energies, which is in conflict with experiment since the unimolecular rearrangement is observed to occur.


INTRODUCTIONInfrastructure constitutes the basis of the long-term development of the country and the regions, and determines its place in the international market of transport and logistics services. In the Russian Federation the transport infrastructure plays an important role due to the size of its territory (17 million sq. km) and the need to ensure the coverage of transport networks of all its regions.An analysis of the effectiveness of ensuring the transport industry development shows that current resources are being used inefficiently. There is a long-term investment deficiency, no effective mechanisms of interaction between finance institutions and transport companies, and the conditions to attract private investment in the transport infrastructure have not been established so far. This gives rise to difficulties associated with the alignment of mutually beneficial long-term interaction of the transport infrastructure entities and the financial sector institutions. Hence, there is a growing importance of undertaking measures to stimulate the process.The current structure of the financial provision of transport infrastructure includes mainly state funding. However, with the development of the economy and international relations these sources become insufficient to ensure the effective functioning of the infrastructure.The purpose of this research is to provide justification of the need to adapt the financing structure of the transport infrastructure projects to the changing environmental conditions, increasing the share of private sector participation in financing the projects.LITERATURE REVIEWThe issue of effective transport infrastructure financing acquires special significance in the context of globalization and economic processes integration.Russian and foreign experts have investigated its various aspects. Many works have been devoted to assessing the prospects of public financing of infrastructure. Thus, a study by Bryan et al. considering nine freight rail projects analyzes the possibility of reducing the congestion of roads by increasing public funding, and proposes additional methods to analyze the effectiveness of financing the projects. Hunt , by contrast, puts forward the standard model for evaluating the efficiency, whereby it is possible to solve various analytical tasks in the area of financing the infrastructure projects. These works focus on the analysis of the state policy priorities in the field of transport infrastructure financing.Another group of researchers studies the prospects of public-private financing of infrastructure projects. For instance, Protopapas et al. have analyzed seventeen freight railway construction projects funded by public-private partnerships. The aim of the study has been to identify the differences in the approaches to the benefit-cost analysis to assess the effectiveness of public-private financing of infrastructure projects. The authors argue that some of these approaches are unreasonably difficult to use, which reduces their practical importance. They conclude that there must be standardization of approaches to the assessment of efficiency of infrastructure projects.From this brief literature review, we can conclude that considerable attention has been paid so far to the evaluation of the effectiveness of individual sources of infrastructure financing - public or private. In this paper, we present the methodology for calculating the indicative measure that illustrates the effectiveness of the total financing structure.Transport Infrastructure Financing Practices Applied In Russia and WorldwideCurrently the value of infrastructure assets in Russia is about 60% of GDP, while the recommended indicator to maintain the necessary level of the country's infrastructure is 70% . Hence, infrastructure investments should be increased at a faster pace. In addition, Russia's share in total world infrastructure investment amounts to 3% (Figure. …


By a theorem of Suslin, a Tor-unital (not necessarily unital) ring satisfies excision in algebraic $K$ -theory. We give a new and direct proof of Suslin's result based on an exact sequence of categories of perfect modules. In fact, we prove a more general descent result for a pullback square of ring spectra and any localizing invariant. Our descent theorem contains not only Suslin's result, but also Nisnevich descent of algebraic $K$ -theory for affine schemes as special cases. Moreover, the role of the Tor-unitality condition becomes very transparent.


With growing trade in a global economy, the desire for trade protection becomes increasingly important. One aspect of trade protection that has risen to the forefront is the protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) across national borders. This article analyzes the determinants of U.S.-filed investigations for alleged IPR cross-border violations using the complete set of Section 337 investigations conducted by the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC). By analyzing political, institutional, and economic variables in an industry-level model, we find evidence that investigations are more frequent in industries that face intense import competition among IPR-protected goods. In addition, greater technology access to U.S. patents by respondent firms is found to increase filings, especially in countries where corruption levels are higher.


Coding for Experimental Task Only the child's initial, unprompted responses were coded. Looking responses were coded based on: Identifying an object in the direction the examiner looked Identifying the correct object Thinking responses were coded based on: Being logical/plausible Accounting for the relevant common ground Showing an awareness of the social function being conveyed Data for 3 participants (2 M younger, 1 F older) not reported due to technological malfunction


BACKGROUND:  Red blood cells (RBCs) frozen with 40 percent (wt/vol) glycerol, stored at −80°C (mean temperature; range, −65 to −90°C) for 14 years, deglycerolized in the Haemonetics automated cell processor (ACP) 215 with the 325‐mL disposable bowl, and stored at 4°C in additive solution (AS)‐1 or AS‐3 for 21 days were evaluated.


Taylor sees a correspondence between alchemy as Gower understood and valued it and the project of moral and political reform in CA. In view of widespread contemporary condemnation of alchemical practices, "Gower's endorsement of alchemy in Confessio book IV is at odds not only with the usual exposes of transmutation, but also with his own intolerance of fraud in language and deed" (170). But when Gower criticizes alchemy, it is for "falling away from a true essence" that he "nevertheless endorses" (173). Taylor identifies two aspects of alchemy that were useful to Gower's ethical design. Alchemists placed great faith in the reliability of surface appearance as a sign of essence: "Alchemical continuity embodies a kind of sacramentalism, the visible sign of invisible truth" which "makes it an apt model for Gower's ideal integrity of reference in all spheres – politics and ethics as well as language" (175). It was also a "science of transformation" (175), which "promises that the face of nature can be made plainly legible" (176). "Having shielded alchemy from the suspicion of offences against political authority and referential truth, Gower can use it to forge his ideal of kingship in book VII" (176). In a key passage, however (7.3545-52), Gower concedes the need for the king sometimes to adopt a "calculated dissimulation" (176). In the tale of Lucrece, Gower explores both the dilemma that results for the heroine when her outward appearance (her violated body) does not correspond to her inner essence (her virtue) and Brutus's transformative power, able to bring her virtue to expression and to bring about better governance as well.[PN. Copyright. The John Gower Society. JGN 30.1]


This paper presents problems correlated to unsuccessful MMP determination by STT, then procedure of samples preparation for Huff-n-Puff test, intermediate results of Huff-n-Puff test and MMP calculation via MMP correlations for the provided oil samples.


Digital libraries are collections of information represented as digital text, images, audio files, video files and other media, and are gaining increasing importance in people's everyday activities due to their continuously updated contents and services. Digital libraries store great amounts of a variety of information and deliver associated services to user communities using a variety of technologies (Frias-Martinez, Magoulas, Chen, & Macredie, 2006). Although many websites provide a great deal of media including text, pictures, animation and maps, a rich assortment of media does not necessarily guarantee the valid delivery of information. In fact, most websites are structured for navigation according to the classification of materials, rather than the cognitive abilities of learners. Previous studies have reported that multimedia contents for navigation do nothing to help in the comprehension of knowledge (Eveland & Dunwoody, 2000; Nilsson & Mayer, 2002; Schwartz, Verdi, Morris, Lee, & Larson, 2007). On the contrary, learners actively organize what they read to develop their own cognitive models to maintain the internal structure of the knowledge (Ausubel, 1978). Therefore, the content structured according to users' conceptual models will be appropriate for learners of diverse backgrounds. This chapter described the experiences of designing and promoting web-based learning environments with integrated digital libraries through a sequence of projects across a number of years.


This paper addresses development of a mathematical model which describes the behavior of an elasto-plastic beam afloat on water surface. The mathematical model is valid for predicting the collapse of a Very Large Floating Structure (VLFS) subjected to extreme wave-induced vertical bending moment. It is a follow-up of the previous work in which the collapse behavior of a VLFS is pursued by adopting a segmented beam approach. In this research, the whole VLFS is modelled with elasto-plastic beam elements. The hydrodynamic behavior is modeled by using Rankine source panel method based on time-domain potential theory. It is shown that the elasto-plastic beam approach gives almost the same result as the segmented beam approach for predicting the one-element collapse behavior. The elastoplastic beam approach is extensively used to predict the progressive collapse spread over multiple sections, which cannot be followed by the segmented beam approach.


Background: The small molecule indirubin-3′-monoxime (I3MO) inhibits activation of STAT3 in vascular smooth muscle cells, with an unresolved mechanism. Results: Activation of 12/15-lipoxygenase (LO) is crucial for PDGF-induced Src and STAT3 activation and is impaired by I3MO. Conclusion: I3MO interferes with PDGFR-Src-STAT3 signaling via impaired 12/15-LO activation. Significance: 12/15-LO is an important signaling hub within the PDGF-STAT3 pathway. We showed previously that the small molecule indirubin-3′-monoxime (I3MO) prevents vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferation by selectively inhibiting signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3). Looking for the underlying upstream molecular mechanism, we here reveal the important role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) for PDGF-induced STAT3 activation in VSMC. We show that neither NADPH-dependent oxidases (Noxes) nor mitochondria, but rather 12/15-lipoxygenase (12/15-LO) are pivotal ROS sources involved in the redox-regulated signal transduction from PDGFR to STAT3. Accordingly, pharmacological and genetic interference with 12/15-LO activity selectively inhibited PDGF-induced Src activation and STAT3 phosphorylation. I3MO is able to blunt PDGF-induced ROS and 15(S)-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (15(S)-HETE) production, indicating an inhibitory action of I3MO on 12/15-LO and consequently on STAT3. We identify 12/15-LO as a hitherto unrecognized signaling hub in PDGF-triggered STAT3 activation and show for the first time a negative impact of I3MO on 12/15-LO.


Abstract Unlike previous work emphasizing European influences on Modern Hebrew as compared to the Biblical language advocated by the Hebrew revival movement, this article sets out to examine typological features of Modern Hebrew in its own right. Starting from literature on Standard Average European, I argue that Modern Hebrew differs from the European type in most features defined independently of literature on Hebrew. Notwithstanding many European influences, especially in phonology and semantics, and considerable differences to Biblical Hebrew, I will show that key structural similarities with European languages are remarkably few, and in most cases not due to the revival process.


The real-road emission and the fuel economy of 2 China-VI buses and 2 China-III buses using different fuel are tested using portable emission measurement system. The results show that, compared with Beijing VI diesel buses, China VI buses using B5 biodiesel is 33.1% lower in CO specific emission, 15.6% higher in NOx specific emission, and 13.1% lower in PN specific emission. The CO emission factors of the four buses using B5 biodiesel decrease by 29.5% averagely compared with Beijing VI diesel buses, while the NOx emission factors increase by 12.7% and PN emission factors decrease by 9.1%; the CO2 emission factors increase by 11.3% and thus the fuel consumption per 100km increase by 11.51% which is calculated using carbon-balance method considering the impact by fuel density. The fuel economy difference is high. More research on the impact on fuel economy by fuel heat value or other physical and chemical parameters is necessary in the future.


Purpose - – The cornerstone of Modern Portfolio Theory with implications for many aspects of corporate finance is that reduced correlation among assets and reduced standard deviation are key elements in portfolio risk reduction. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the conditional correlation and standard deviation of a broad set of indices with the S & - P 500 conditioned on market performance. Design/methodology/approach - – The authors examined volatility and correlation for a set of indices for a 19-year period based on weekly data from July 2, 1993 to June 30, 2012. These included the NASDAQ, MSCI EAFE, Russell 1000, Russell 2000, Russell 3000, Russell 1000 Growth, Russell 1000 Value, Gold, MSCI EM and Dow Jones UBS Commodity. The data for the Wilshire US REIT, Barclays Multiverse, Multiverse 1-3, Multiverse 3-5 and Multiverse 10+ became available starting July 2, 2002. For these indices the authors used weekly data from July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2012. For the iBarclays TIPS, the authors used weekly data from the time of availability, namely, for the period December 12, 2003 through June 29, 2012. Findings - – The findings demonstrate that both the conditional correlations and standard deviations vary as a function of market performance. Moreover, the authors obtain a Originality/value - – While it has been observed that asset classes move together, this paper is the first to systematically analyze the nature of these asset class correlations.


Recent interest in the history of analytic philosophy has focused attention quite naturally on the "founding fathers" of analysis: Moore, Russell, Wittgenstein, and Carnap. This, in turn, has led to a re-examination of the nineteenth century and to intense speculation about the work of the German mathematician Gottlob Frege (i848-i9z5). Yet Frege's proper position within the historical canon of the discipline has been difficult to determine. If Frege is a philosopher, why are philosophical doctrines, particularly traditional ones, so hard to find in Frege's writings even the Grundlagen? Criticism too has surrounded the very prospect of a historical account of Frege's work. Some have questioned whether a credible investigation can be made into Frege's intellectual background or whether such an investigation, once made, can be adequately evaluated. These sceptics fear that the only connections historical research will be able to bring to light are "parallels," that is, merely analogical features. What such an investigation will be unable to determine are definitive "sources" for any of the key ideas in Frege's thought. Instead, it will be limited to making comparisons, possibly superficial, between the ideas of Frege and those of his predecessors (or successors). The search for distinct sources quickly fixes upon the few direct references to works and figures that Frege actually proffers. This brief paper will do likewise in its examination of a possible source for Frege's central doctrine that "the content of a statement of number is an assertion about a concept."' This doctrine provides a key element in Frege's logicist project: it is, as Frege himself later described it, the "most fundamental" of his results on the concept of number and that upon which his account in the Grundgesetze "rests."' But could this fundamental idea conceivably have appeared before Frege?


Electrode gap distance is very important in electrochemical machining, because it influences the machining accuracy and the electrode correction is founded on it. In this report equations on the gap distance were mathematically derived.(1) The equilibrium gap distance he (cm) is derived as follows he=η·Ex/v·k/ρ where η is current efficiency, E is gap voltage (V), x is specific electrical conductance (Ω-1cm-1), v is feed rate of electrode (cm/s), k is electrochemical equivalent (g/C), ρ is density of work material (g/cm3).(2) Considering the concentration of hydrogen gas bubbles and the temperature rise of electrolyte, the equilibrium gap distance is modified as follows h′e-he(1+0.44EρH/(1-ρH))·2(1-ρH)/(2+ρH) where h′e is modiffied equilibrium gap distance, ρH is volume concentration of hydrogen gas bubbles.(3) From these equations the foundamental contour machined is determined. The optimum stock removal from rough machining to finish is related to the contour accuracy.


The design and synthesis of novel peptides that inhibit angiogenesis is an important area for anti‐angiogenic drug development. Cyclic and small peptides present several advantages for therapeutic application, including stability, solubility, increased bio‐availability and lack of immune response in the host cell. We describe here the synthesis and biological evaluations of a new cyclic peptide analog of CBO‐P11: cyclo(RIKPHE), designated herein as CBO‐P23M, a hexamer peptide encompassing residues 82 to 86 of VEGF which are involved in the interaction with VEGF receptor‐2. CBO‐P23M was prepared using in solution cyclization, therefore reducing the peptide cyclodimerization occurred during solid‐phase cyclization. The cyclic dimer of CBO‐P23M, which was obtained as the main side product during synthesis of the corresponding monomer, was also isolated and investigated. Both peptides markedly reduce VEGF‐A‐induced phosphorylation of VEGFR‐2 and Erk1/2. Moreover, they exhibit anti‐angiogenic activity in an in vitro morphogenesis study. Therefore CBO‐P23M and CBO‐P23M dimer appear as attractive candidates for the development of novel angiogenesis inhibitors for the treatment of cancer and other angiogenesis‐related diseases. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Biopolymers (Pept Sci) 106: 368–375, 2016.


(.)Studies were conducted for 3 yr in Minnesota to evaluate the potential interaction between primary tillage systems and soybean cultivars in a corn-soybean rotation. Eight soybean cultivars were evaluated in no-till, ridge-till, fall moldboard plow, fall chisel plow and Paraplow tillage systems at Lamberton, Morris and Waseca, MN from 1986 through 1988 (.)


Simple Summary This study evaluated the genetic diversity and investigated the origin of Vietnamese domestic dogs on the basis of genetic data. A total of 56 haplotypes (group of genes inherited together from a single parent), including 14 indigenous ones (two of them have not been previously reported) were observed, with some of them implying that Australian dingo and Polynesian dogs originated from Southeast Asian ones, reinforcing the theory of domestication of dogs to the south of the Yangtze River. Abstract In this study, samples from 429 dog individuals across three main regions of Vietnam (Southern Vietnam (SVN), Central Vietnam (CVN), and Northern Vietnam (NVN)) were collected to analyze the 582 bp region mtDNA HVI, so as to study the genetic diversity and to screen the rare haplotype E in the Vietnamese village dog population. Nine new haplotypes A, two new haplotypes B, and three haplotypes C were unique to Vietnam dogs, in which the new haplotypes An3, An7, Cn1, and Cn3 concerned mutations at new polymorphism sites (15,517, 15,505, 15,479, and 15,933, respectively) which have not been previously reported. The detection of haplotypes A9 and A29, and the appearance of haplotype A200 in the two individual dogs sampled support that the Southeast Asian dog is the ancestor of today's Australian dingo and Polynesian dog. The two rare haplotypes E (E1 and E4) were reconfirmed in Vietnamese dogs and discussed. This study also contributes to strengthening the theory of domestication of dogs to the south of the Yangtze River and the Southeast Asian origin of the dingo.


The EU's noble goal Since the signing of the Dayton Agreement in 1995, the EU's European Security and Defence Policy has been closely intertwined with the unfolding of the ethno-political conflicts…


A method of analyzing the divergence characteristics of particle beams that utilize a Pierce geometry accelerator is described. The technique combines measurements of gradient grid current and arc current to develop an analytic expression, (perveance function), that could prove beneficial to beam operations. Unlike thermocouple or Doppler measurements of beam divergence, which only indicate the magnitude of the beam angle, the perveance function exhibits bipolar linearity with arc current changes. Additionally, the value of the arc current at which the perveance function equals zero is the operating point for minimum beam divergence. As a result, a single measurement with the perveance function can indicate whether the beam is overfocused or underfocused, and also determine the change in the magnitude and direction of the operating point to achieve optimum focus. This method is superior to present procedures, which tune the source by hunting for the minimum divergence. The perveance function is a relatively simple relationship that can be easily realized in hardware electronics or computer software.<<ETX>>


Small walnut aphid (SWA) Chromaphis juglandicola is an economic pest of walnut trees. Population fluctuation of SWA was studied in Mamaghan walnut orchards (East Azarbaijan Province, Iran).Three factors affecting population density of SWA, including vertical divisions of canopy (upper and lower half), geographical orientations of canopy (at four levels) and elongation of branch (basal and distal ends), were investigated. Sampling unit was a cluster of five leaves. Totally 128 samples were taken weekly from all strata upon eight chosen trees, repeating 30 times during the season. Natural enemies also were counted. The first SWA individuals were observed early May, consisting of first instar larvae and alate females. A sudden population increase occurred in mid-May. Maximum 40 aphids/leaf were observed in early June with first and second instars dominant, followed by a sudden decline in late June. A small peak was observed at early October. A partial tendency was observed toward north of canopy, at basal half of downward branches. Positive linear correlation between natural enemies' and SWA populations suggests density dependence. Moreover 2-4 week delay was present between them. Trioxys pallidus (Holliday) was dominant natural enemy in the region. Contrary to previous works, overwintering stages of the SWA in the region were predominantly developed stages (third and fourth instars as well as pre-reproductive winged females).


Many fast quantum algorithms,which cannot be solved efficiently by classical probabilistic algorithms,can be reduced to the discussion of hidden subgroup problems. The quantum algorithms of hidden subgroup problems are reviewed and the advantages of quantum algorithm over group are analyzed in the paper. This paper surveys the mod- ern cryptosystems that can be broken by quantum hidden subgroup algorithms in polynomial time. Limits of the hid- den subgroup problems quantum algorithms are also discussed.


Abstract Background. GLP1R agonists and SGLT2 inhibitors are classes of medications used in diabetes management. They possess antioxidative properties and inhibit the unfolded protein response (UPR) (endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress). Since the UPR is involved in atherogenesis, we examined the effects of the GLP1R agonists GLP1, exendin 4, liraglutide, albiglutide, and lixisenatide and the SGLT2 inhibitors canagliflozin, dapagliflozin, and empagliflozin on ER stress in primary human coronary artery endothelial cells (HCAEC). Methods. ER stress was measured in HCAEC treated with either tunicamycin (TM) or high-dextrose using the ER stress secreted alkaline phosphatase (ES-TRAP) assay. Activating transcription factor 6 (ATF6), glucose-regulated protein 78 (GRP78), inositol-requiring enzyme 1α (IRE1α), phospho-IRE1α, protein kinase R (PKR)-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase (PERK), and phospho-PERK were measured by Western blot. Results. Treatment with tunicamycin (TM) and high-dextrose increased ER stress in HCAEC. Treatment of cells exposed to TM or high-dextrose with the GLP1R agonists GLP1, exendin 4, liraglutide, albiglutide, and lixisenatide resulted in a dose-dependent decrease in ER stress. Likewise, treatment with canagliflozin, dapagliflozin, and empagliflozin inhibited ER stress. High-dextrose and TM increased IRE1α and PERK phosphorylation and ATF6 and GRP78 expression. However, treatment with liraglutide (a GLP1R agonist) and dapagliflozin (a SGLT2 inhibitor), suppressed IRE1α and PERK phosphorylation as well as ATF6 and GRP78 expression. Discussion. Treatment with select GLP1R agonists and SGLT2 inhibitors suppressed the UPR and subsequent ER stress. Conclusions. Our results suggest that GLP1R agonists and SGLT2 inhibitors may promote cardiovascular health by targeting coronary artery endothelial cells. Unless otherwise noted, all abstracts presented at ENDO are embargoed until the date and time of presentation. For oral presentations, the abstracts are embargoed until the session begins. Abstracts presented at a news conference are embargoed until the date and time of the news conference. The Endocrine Society reserves the right to lift the embargo on specific abstracts that are selected for promotion prior to or during ENDO.


Based on the first-principles calculations,the magnetic properties of defects in 3C-SiC were studied. Calculations reveal that the single charged silicon vacancy and the double charged silicon vacancy can respectively induce magnetic moments of 3 μBand 2 μB; while the neutral one cannot lead to the spontaneous spin polarization. The magnetic coupling between the double charged silicon vacancies is ferromagnetic even when the defect separation is as long as 0. 861 6 nm,which can be explained by the extended tails of defect wave functions; whereas,the single charged silicon vacancies couple antiferromagnetically,which cannot contribute to the magnetism.


Background: This study was undertaken to review the Bishop–Koop procedure as a treatment option with a grossly dilated proximal segment in jejunal and proximal ileal atresia. Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study conducted from January 2012 to June 2018 in the Department of Pediatric Surgery at King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India. The outcome, complication rate, and the follow-up study for postoperative adverse outcomes were assessed. Results: Thirty-two neonates underwent Bishop–Koop procedure. The mean age at presentation was 4.37  2.3 days. The male (n=22) to female (n=10) ratio was 2.2:1. Sixteeen had jejunal (type II-9, type III- 7), and 16 (type II-6, type III-10) had proximal ileal atresia. The mean duration of the hospital stay was 13.03  5.7 days. Oral feeds were initiated by the 7th postoperative day. In our study, the complication rate was 31.25% (n=10) and mortality rate was 37.5% (n=12). Conclusions: Bishop–Koop procedure appears to be a technically efficient method in desperate cases of jejunoileal atresia with a grossly dilated proximal segment, although more extensive studies may be needed to compare Bishop–Koop procedure and other operation techniques.


Suicide is a persistent and worsening public health problem in the United States. Currently, suicide is the tenth leading cause of death among the general US population, and the second leading cause of death among individuals ages 10–24 according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Efforts to address the suicide problem in the United Stated and elsewhere have been substantial and implemented in various contexts. However, there is ample skepticism about the effectiveness of these programs in the context of suicide rates that have steadily increased since 1999. Consequently, there has been a recent shift towards using models that promote the concept of means safety or lethal means reduction. The Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM) Model is a lethal means reduction model that has been implemented in various contexts, including K-12 schools and college campuses. In the current study, a gatekeeper version of the CALM training was given to a group of 16 academic advisors on the campus of Appalachian State University. Confidence in implementation of suicide prevention (SP) and means reduction (MR) was assessed pre-training (baseline), post-training, and after a 4 to 6 week follow-up. Results suggested that there was a significant increase in confidence levels when advisors were asked about MR practices from baseline to post-training. There was also an increase in MR confidence level averages from post-training to follow-up, however, this increase was not significant. These results are suggestive of CALM training effects in regards to MR practices and it might indicate that CALM should be integrated into a larger, more comprehensive SP training.


The article presents the results of the test «A set of products for the diagnosis of chlamydial infection of pigs by enzyme immunoassay» in terms of research and production of veterinary laboratories. The results of comparative studies in the RSK and ELISA 995 blood serum samples of pigs from 30 farms chlamydia disadvantaged by the Russian Federation. It is established that the components of proven test systems have specificity, high activity and can effectively carry out a diagnostic study of pigs for chlamydia.


Incidence of skin cancers is constantly increasing, what constitutes a significant epidemiologic problem of modern medicine. Basal cell carcinoma is the most common neoplasm affecting Caucasians. Histopathological examination is a gold standard that allows for diagnosing skin cancers. The presented recommendations discuss clinical and pathomorphological sub-types of basal cell carcinoma, their dermoscopic features, stage assessment, and methods for treatment as well as prevention of recurrence of this cancer. Surgical excision of the lesion is a basic and preferred therapeutic option. Other non-surgical options show lower treatment efficacy, and thus, should be considered in cases of cancers with low risk of recurrence, when a surgery is contraindicated or impossible. Special article/Praca sPecjalna


Peach Blossom is a common image in ancient Chinese poems.Some of the poems about Peach Blossom can make people feel the Peach Blossom's form,while others can directly express people's innermost feelings.A special image was created by the poets by using symbolism.


This article examines some of the limitations of social psychology and shows how they can be remedied by increased attention to cross‐cultural studies. For example, many of the key constructs of the discipline, such as self, conformity, control, intelligence, and well being, are culture bound. The author proposes directions in theory development and methodology that will incorporate cultural syndromes in social psychological theories. Also, the author gives examples of methodologies that can consider simultaneously attributes of the participants (including their culture), attributes of the actors and targets of action (including their culture), attributes of the setting and context of the study, the prior relationships of the actor and target, and the attributes of the behaviors under examination.


In the context of Service-Oriented Systems (SOS), services represent loosely coupled discrete units that can be created, invoked, composed and decomposed upon a client request. In such a setting, w ...


Research dissertation presented for the approval of Senate in fulfilment of part of the requirements for the 'Master of Laws (LLM) by Coursework and Minor Dissertation' in approved courses and a minor dissertation. The other part of the requirement for this qualification was the completion of a programme of courses. I hereby declare that I have read and understood the regulations governing the submission of 'Master of Laws (LLM) by Coursework and Minor Dissertation' dissertations, including those relating to length and plagiarism, as contained in the rules of this University, and that this dissertation conforms to those regulations.


take stock of corporate activities and their impacts, reconnect with stakeholders, and review corporate aims, purpose and strategies. Freed of the imperatives of a headlong scramble for growth, there may be more time to consider alternative operating and business models. Stakeholder aspirations and views on what is important may have changed as a result of collective experience of dealing with Covid-19. Nothing should be taken for granted and directors should proactively question and challenge. There might be more responsible and inclusive ways forward that do not reduce bio-diversity, contribute to global warming or damage to the environment.


We consider regular tessellations of the plane as infinite graphs in which $q$ edges and $q$ faces meet at each vertex, and in which $p$ edges and $p$ vertices surround each face. For ${1/p + 1/q = 1/2}$, these are tilings of the Euclidean plane; for ${1/p + 1/q


Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are important symbionts to most of the terrestrial plants. Recent genome sequencing projects revealed that many AM fungi have repetitive genetic elements in their ...


Supercritical carbon dioxide (SCO2) is widely used and studied in all over the world as a working fluid for thermodynamic cycles due to its excellent physical properties. In this paper, an elastic tilting pad journal bearing using SCO2 as lubricating medium is designed. Based on the Navier-stokes equation and continuity equation, the theoretical model of SCO2 hydrodynamic lubrication bearing considering turbulence effect is established by combining the nonlinear SCO2 density and viscosity expressions, and the numerical method of SCO2 hydrodynamic lubrication is proposed. The static and dynamic characteristics of SCO2 lubricated tilting pad journal bearings are studied.


................................................................................................................................... ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................................................................................................... iii TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................... iv EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................ 1 Chapter 1 ......................................................................................................................................... 6 BAYESIAN TECHNIQUES FOR THE ANALYSIS OF COUNT RATE DATA ....................... 6 1.


Based on multi-modes control method, this paper applies multi-models method identifying different modes to the reconfiguration control when the plane is failed.It designs multi-models and their controllers including fixed ones and adaptive one to identify the plane's modes, and then the model which best approximates the plane is applied in the view of index of identifier performance, switching to the corresponding controller. The adaptive model and control is designed using the gradient-based parameter adaptation scheme. Simulation results are presented in the end and the results show that it's valid.


A detailed, transient, three-dimensional, finite-difference groundwater flow model was created for the Mercury Valley Administrative Groundwater Basin (MVB). The MVB is a distinct groundwater basin as defined by the State of Nevada and is located partially within the boundary of the Nevada Test Site. This basin is being studied as a potential location for new industrial facilities and therefore would be subject to Nevada water-use limitations. The MVB model was used to estimate the volume of water that could be withdrawn from Mercury Valley without inducing laterally or vertically extensive water-table effects. In each model simulation, water-table drawdown was limited to a maximum of 0.5 m at the boundary of the basin and held within the screened interval of the well. Water withdrawal from Nevada groundwater basins is also limited to the State-defined perennial yield for that area. The perennial yield for the MVB is 27,036 m{sup 3}/day. The one existing water-supply well in Mercury Valley is capable of sustaining significantly higher withdrawal rates than it currently produces. Simulations showed this single well could produce 50 percent of the basin?s perennial yield with limited water-table drawdown. Pumping from six hypothetical water-supply wells was also simulated. Each hypothetical well was placed in an area of high hydraulic conductivity and far from the basin's boundaries. Each of these wells was capable of producing at least 50 percent of the basin's perennial yield. One of the hypothetical wells could simulate 100 percent of the perennial yield while staying within drawdown limitations. Multi-well simulations where two or more water-supply wells were simultaneously pumping were also conducted. These simulations almost always resulted in very limited lateral and vertical drawdown and produced 100 percent of Mercury Valley's perennial yield. A water-budget analysis was also conducted for each of the various stress simulations. Each of the stress scenarios was compared to a baseline scenario where existing water-supply wells in the model domain were pumped at 2003-2004 average pumping rates. Water-budget analyses showed increased flow from the constant-head boundaries on the north, east, and west sides of the model. Flow to the southern, head-dependent boundary and to springs in the Ash Meadows area remained unchanged.


Essential oils were evaluated quantitatively in reducing the protein loss of hair fibers caused by the different grooming treatments such as cleansing, bleaching and straightening of hair. The present study involved in the reduction of protein loss of hair fibers with and without the application of the essential oils. Coconut, Mustard and Nem oil was used in this research work. Hair fibers under study were cleansed 15 times with and without the application of oils. 10% solution of SELE was used for cleansing purpose. Percent decrease in protein loss in cleansing treatment with the application of essential oils like Coconut, Mustard and Neem oil was 77, 76 and 80 respectively. Bleaching of the hair fibers were conducted with the same oils and the results reveal that percent decrease in protein loss was 14.7, 17.46 and 20.06 with Coconut, Mustard and Neem oil respectively. Hair fibers were bleached twice. 6% Hydrogen peroxide was used for bleaching. Percent decrease in protein loss in the hair straightening after the application of coconut, mustard and Neem oil was 5.08, 11.80 and 20.46 respectively. 3% NaOH was used for hair straightening. The protein loss of cosmetically treated hair fibers with the application of essential oils were less as compared to that without the application of oils. It was found that the Neem oil is best among the oils which are used in research. The order of efficacy of the oils was Neem ≥ Cocunut ≥ Mustard oil. Keyword: Coconut, Mustard and Nem oil.


The invention provides a displaying device having a touch panel type displaying unit. An image forming apparatus, as the displaying device, displays a 2nd printing page out of a plurality of printing pages on an operation panel when 1st to 10th images are allocated to the printing pages. The image forming apparatus maintains an allocation state of the 1st printing page anterior to the 2nd printing page and changes an allocation state of at least one image corresponding to multiple contact points with the operation panel, when the image forming apparatus receives a gesture operation moves the multiple contact points. The starting points of the contact points are in the 2nd printing page displayed on the operation panel.


The work describes an experimental class of arts in the third form of the elementary school. The conception is based on Arnheim's teaching. The aim was to arouse creative fantasies in pupils, to encourage them to find something new through the artistic media, to create a unity of observation and thought. The medium was carving - work with clay while listening to specially chosen music.


In this work, the metal content of Pd85Ni10Bi5/C catalysts for the alkaline ethanol-oxidation reaction was reduced from 40 wt.% (PdNiBi/C (40/60)) to 30 wt.% (PdNiBi/C (30/70)), 20 wt.% (PdNiBi/C (20/80)) and 10 wt.% (PdNiBi/C (10/90)), while increasing performance. The synthesized catalysts were examined using physicochemical measurements and electrochemical measurements. The best performing catalysts were used to fabricate membrane electrode assemblies for carrying out single-cell tests and to determine the influence of the metal/carbon ratio of the electrode. The electrochemical surface area (695 cm2 mg−1) and activity were increased, resulting in high peak-current densities for the ethanol oxidation reaction (3.72 A mg−1) by the resulting more accessible metal particles. The electrode produced with the PdNiBi/C (30/70) catalyst reached a maximum power density of 34.8 mW mg−1 at 50 °C. This successfully demonstrated a doubling of the power density compared with the performance of the PdNiBi/C (40/60) electrode, while simultaneously reducing the costs.


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ABSTRACT: Based on survey data of the income distribution and living conditions of urban and rural residents collected by the China Economic Monitoring and Analysis Center in 2014, we investigated the mechanisms related to informal credit constraints on farmer health and then empirically analyzed the impacts of such constraints. Results showed that, in general, informal credit constraints significantly negatively impact farmer health. Compared with farmers whose credit was not informally constrained, the probability of farmers who faced informal credit constraints describing their self-rated health as "very good" fell by 6.64%. After controlling for endogenous problems, this proportion rose to 28.87%. Correspondingly, the probability of describing self-rated health as "very bad" increased by 0.45%. After controlling for endogenous problems, this proportion rose to 0.81%. The robustness test showed that our conclusions are strongly robust. Informal credit constraints significantly positively impacted the number of days of illness in 2013 in the sample of farmers, which means farmers who suffered from informal credit constraints required more sick days than those who did not experience informal credit constraints in 2013. As far as we know, this is the first study on the impact of informal credit constraints on Chinese farmer health.


The waste produced day to day seems to be unstoppable, from small scale to large scale it is increasing constantly. From different sources we come to know that we don't have proper dumping and disposing mechanism. These are due to lack of technology usages and bad management towards waste disposal. People also do not take it seriously because either they are not aware or not taking responsibility regards it. To reform the current scenario, we have proposed model of Smart Trash. Here, we made system automatic so that human need not to put extra effort, except dumping garbage in the trash. Also, we proposed management system where if trash is full and it is not made empty on time, message will be delivered to concern authorities. In order to involve more participants, there is reward system i.e., if person use the trash properly such people will be benefited with some reward points that can be redeemed through the shop. This is not only the beauty of proposed model but it also attracts more people and create an effective waste management system. We have also installed display system where different type of advertisement can be displayed, that will generate revenue and spread message among users to use it frequently and positively.


The main goals of this PhD Thesis were as follows:

1.- Comparison of three different techniques to diagnose Fasciola hepatica infection in experimentally and naturally infected sheep:
The aim of this study was to compare three different techniques for the early diagnosis of the infection by Fasciola hepatica in experimentally and naturally infected sheep. The experimental group consisted of 7 sheep infected with 200 metacercariae; faecal samples were taken weekly until 12 week post-infection (wpi). Under natural conditions, 45 individual faecal samples and 2 pools of faeces were collected from three different flocks with a history of F. hepatica infection. The results obtained by a coprological method were compared with a commercial immunoassay and with two PCR assays in faecal samples. Faecal eggs were detected by 9 wpi in experimental infection. On the other hand, only 24 out of 45 sheep were positive in naturally infected flocks. By means of a sandwich-ELISA kit, the infection was first detected by 4 wpi in the 57.1% experimentally infected sheep and this percentage reached 100% by 8 wpi. All naturally infected animals were positive with this method. Regarding PCR, a specific 423 bp fragment of mitochondrial DNA was amplified in faecal samples. The F. hepatica infection was detected from 3 wpi with a standard PCR, and from 2 wpi with a nested-PCR. Only 37 sheep out of 45 were positive by the standard PCR although the infection was diagnosed in all animals by the nested-PCR. In conclusion, the sensitivity of the nested-PCR described in our study is higher than the detection of eggs in faeces as well as the commercial immunoassay. Moreover, no cross reactions were described with gastrointestinal nematodes.

2.- Effect of Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from Ochrobactrum intermedium on sheep experimentally infected with Fasciola hepatica:
The effects of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from Ochrobactrum intermedium was evaluated in sheep experimentally infected with Fasciola hepatica. Animals were divided into 4 groups: 2 treated with the LPS (T1/T2) and 2 controls (C1/C2). T1/C1 were slaughtered at 30 days post-infection (dpi) and T2/C2 at 85 dpi. Body weight and body condition were found higher in T1 and T2 than in controls, although differences were not significant. Treated sheep showed lower cumulative fecal egg count than controls (p<0.01). Levels of red blood cells (RBC), white blood cells, hemoglobin, and hematocrit (HCT) were higher in T1 and T2. Significant differences (p<0.05) in RBC and HCT were found between groups at 84 dpi. More severe macrocytic and hypochromic anemia was observed in C1 and C2 than in treated groups. Total protein and albumin values were higher in T1 and T2 (p<0.01) until 29 dpi. At the end of the trial, no significant differences were observed in hepatic enzymes, although gamma-glutamyl transferase and aspartate-amine transferase values were higher in C2, and alanine-amine transferase was higher in T2. At necropsy, the mean weight of liver, fibrosis in portal triads, and ganglion size were similar in all groups. The number and size of flukes was greater in C2 than in T2 (p<0.05). The histological examinations revealed a higher degree of parenchymatous fibrosis in T2 compared to C2 (p<0.05). The administration of LPS from O. intermedium increased the nonspecific resistance against F. hepatica in experimentally infected sheep.

3.- Immunological features of LPS from Ochrobactrum intermedium on sheep experimentally infected with Fasciola hepatica:
The effects of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from Ochrobactrum intermedium in sheep with fasciolosis was reported previously, resulting in lower faecal egg counts and fluke burden. In the current study, we analyzed its immunological effects in two groups of sheep, treated (T) and controls (C). Fasciolosis induces a T helper (Th) type-2 response, characterized by IL-4 and IL-10 production; however, at the beginning of the infection, the IFN-? production predominates (Th type-1 response). Although we did not find differences in IL-4 production or in the expression level of this gene in the hepatic lymph nodes, the expression level of IL-10 was higher (P<0.05) in the T group at 4 wpi. The IFN-? production was higher (P<0.01) at 12 wpi as well as its level of expression at 4 wpi (P<0.05) in the T group. We found higher expression level of TGF-s at 4 wpi in the T group (P<0.05), associated with the previous report of thicker fibrous tracks in a treated group. Immunoglobulin G1, related with a Th type-2 response, was higher (P<0.01) in the T group at 4 and 12 wpi. In conclusion, the effects of LPS from O. intermedium could have resulted from a predominant Th type-2 immune response.

4.- Effect of dietary supplementation with flaxseed oil or vitamin E on sheep experimentally infected with Fasciola hepatica:
The effects of two diets supplemented with flaxseed oil (FO) or vitamin E (VE) were studied in sheep infected with Fasciola hepatica. The control group (CO), not supplemented, had higher weight gain and faecal egg count (P<0.05) at the end of the study. At necropsy, the number (71.2 ±26.5) and size of flukes were lower in the FO group (P<0.01), probably due to the higher levels of white blood cells and lymphocytes (P<0.01). This group also had higher red blood cell and haematocrit values (P<0.01). The CO group had more severe hypoproteinaemia and hypoalbuminaemia, due to having the highest fluke burden (123.0 ±35.2), and also the highest IgG1 titre (P<0.01). The diet did not affect production or gene expression levels of IFN-? and IL-4. On the other hand, the supplementation with VE led to a reduction in adult fluke burden (97.7 ±39.9) and lower lipid oxidation in the liver (P<0.001).


Efficacy and safety of new treatments can seldom be predicted with certainty. Even when it addresses biochemical alterations, a therapy may not improve the clinical situation. The low-phenylalanine diet for phenylketonuria (PKU), for instance, followed logically from the discovery of an enzyme deficiency, but the diet's effectiveness in preventing retardation in asymptomatic infants was still in doubt a decade after it was introduced. Studies in which some subjects are not treated can often establish the benefits and risks of therapy. Many obstacles, however, lie in the way of controlled clinical trials despite the advantage they offer. The PKU story exemplifies the issues.


The fish fauna associated with two U.S. Navy research platforms, Stage I and Stage II, in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico off Panama City, Fla., was studied at irregular intervals from 1970 to 1974. Such platforms function as artificial reef habitats and support diverse and abundant fish populations not normally characteristic of the open sandy bottoms in the area. A total of 101 taxa (identified to family or species) was recorded at the two platforms; 61 species were observed at Stage I in water 32 m deep and 86 taxa at Stage II in water 18 km deep. The greater number of species recorded at the shallower location may be more a result of the greater number of observations made there than of differences in the two habitats. The number of species present at the platforms varies considerably at different times of the day and year. Species numbers are greatest during the summer and fall, but many species begin to move offshore or southward as the water temperature drops, and only about 50 to 60 percent of those recorded at the platform remain in December. The number of species diminishes to about 16 percent in February at Stage II, thenmore » increases gradually with the rising water temperature in the spring. Major species occupying the platform habitats include fishes usually characteristic of pelagic, inshore (coastal or estuarine), and rocky reef environments. At the platforms, the pelagic species and most of the larger predators occupy various levels of the water column, either directly below or surrounding the structure, while most of the other species are associated either with the pilings and cross-members of the platform or with the bottom. For some species, the platform provides food and shelter; for others, it offers only shelter. Some species may be present only to feed on numerous fishes and other organisms concentrated there. Diel rhythms of activity are obvious for many fishes, with some species active only during the day, and others only at night.« less


ResUMen The presence of copia -like transposable elements in seven cof fee (sp.) species, including the cultivated Coffea arabica, was investigated. The highly conserved domains of the reverse transcriptase ( rt) present in the copia retrotransposons were amplified by pcr using degenerated primers. Fragments of roughly 300 bp were obtained and the nucleotide sequence was determined for 36 clones, 19 of which showed good quality. The deduced amino acid sequences were compared by multiple alignment analysis. The data suggested two distinct coffee rt groups, designated as crtG1 and crtG2. The sequence identi ties among the groups ranged from 52 to 60% for crtG1 and 74 to 85% for crtG2. The multiple alignment analysis revealed that some of the clones in crtG1 were closely related to the representative elements present in other plant species such as Brassica napus, Populus ciliata and Picea abis. Furthermore, the chromosomal localization of the rt domains in C. arabica and their putative ancestors was investigated by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FI sH) analysis. FI sH signals were observed throughout the chromosomes following a similar dispersed pat


August Strindberg was employed at the Royal Library from the end of 1874 to August 1882 – 'rising from the proletariat class and carrying the legal title of royal secretary and temporary assistant librarian', as it is said of Johan in Tjänstekvinnans son (The Son of a Servant). Strindberg himself carried this title with pride and had it printed on his visiting card. This was his only more permanent position in the public service and was a qualification which he would refer to many times later in his life. Presumably it would have gladdened him to know that his former place of employment would come to house the largest collection of his manuscripts and letters.


Background/Aims Physical activity is effective in people with dementia. Most people with dementia live at home, but few home-based physical activity programmes have been developed. The aim of this ...


The study of a spoken or written language, based on its huge electronic collection, is called corpus linguistics. The purpose behind corpus linguistics is to make a language available for research in its machine readable form. In Natural Language Processing, the corpus os of great importance because it helps in language learning, research and its applications in a number of fields such as medical, education and web. This paper is a survey of the three popular international journals of corpus linguistics namely Corpora, Corpus Linguistics and Linguistics Theory and International Journal of Corpus Linguistics. The purpose of this research paper is to reveal to the readers what is going on in the field of corpus linguistics, where and by whom it is done or is still continued. Here, the abstracts of all the volumes (issues) of 2008-10 of these journals are reviewed and some interesting results regarding contributions are concluded from different aspects in the form of charts e.g. country-wise, university-wise, language-wise, language area-wise, typyes of corpora, continent wise contribution of the countries and authors with more publications. Eighty eight (88) universities of twenty four (24) countries


Using the bactional calculus operator $D_{z}^{\lambda}f(z)$ (hactiond derivatives and fractional integrals) for functions $f(z)$ which are analytic in the open unit disk $ \mathbb{U}$


All papers published in this volume have been reviewed through processes administered by the Editors. Reviews were conducted by expert referees to the professional and scientific standards expected of a proceedings journal published by IOP Publishing. 1. Type of peer review: Single Anonymous 2. Conference submission management system: Morressier 3. Number of submissions received: 84 4. Number of submissions sent for review: 58 5. Number of submissions accepted: 54 6. Acceptance Rate (Submissions Accepted / Submissions Received × 100): 64.29% 7. Average number of reviews per paper: 3.00 8. Total number of reviewers involved: 18 9. Any additional info on review process: Turnitin 10. Contact person for queries: Name: Nurdin Ahmadi Email: email@example.com Affiliation: Center for Coastal and Marine Resources Studies (CCMRS), IPB University


The woes of the electric utility industry make daily
reading in the nation's press. The power companies have
not been able to supply all the electricity the public
demands during certain critical periods-as for example
during heat waves, when air-conditioners, refrigerators,
and electric fans add heavier power loads. The result is
more frequent blackouts and brownouts (voltage reductions) as the power companies struggle to keep the load within the limits of generating capacity.


Green mussel (Perna viridis) and brown mussel (P.indica) are available in substantial quantities from their natural beds along the south- east and south-west coasts of India respectively. Mussel is locally collected for its meat which is consumed in the nearby areas. Mussel meat normally finds favour with people of low income group and that too when the fish is scarce or costly, which often results in poor economic returns to the collector.


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NURUL FIKRI. Correlation Between Compensation With Morale On Employees PT Surya Barutama Mandiri. Skripsi, Jakarta: Concentration of Office Administration Education, Study Program of Economics Education, Economics and Administration Department, Faculty of Economic, State University of Jakarta, 2014.

The purpose of this research is to detect correlation between compensation with morale on employees PT Surya Barutama Mandiri. The research is done during for three months since April until Juny 2014. The method of research is survey method with correlation approach. The population research was all of employees with total 496 employees, while the population affordable is winding employees with total 100 employees and 78 employees for sampling and used simple random sampling. Instrument that used to get Variable X (Compensation) was also measured by secondary data from PT Surya Barutama Mandiri. For Variable Y (Morale) was also measured by questionnaire using Likert Scale. The analysis test by finding regression equation, that is Y = 60,83 + 0,01X, while analysis rules test that is test normalitas while analysis rules test that is test normalitas regression estimation error Y on X with test liliefors got L hitung 0,0878 Ftabel 3,98 that declare regression very mean with regression linearity test that produce F hitung 0,84 < Ftabel 1,70 that show that regression model that used linear. Correlation coefficient hypothesis test is done with formula product moment produce r xy as big as 0,218. Significancy test with t
hitung as big as 1,947 dan ttabel 1,658. Because tcount < ttabel, from watchfulness result so researcher can conclude that found connection significant between compensation with morale on employee PT Surya Barutama Mandiri. Determination coefficient test produces KD as big as 5 %. So the conclusion is positive connection and significant between compensation and morale.


Natural language semantics can be modeled using the phrase-structured model, which can be represented using a tree-type architecture. As a result, recent advances in natural language processing have been made utilising recursive neural networks using memory models that allow them to infer tree-type representations of the input sentence sequence. These new tree models have allowed for improvements in sentiment analysis and semantic recognition. Here we review the Ordered Memory model proposed by Shen et al. (2019) at the NeurIPS 2019 conference, and try to either create baselines that can perform better or create simpler models that can perform equally as well. We found that the Ordered Memory model performs on par with the state-of-the-art models used in tree-type modelling, and performs better than simplified baselines that require fewer parameters.


(54) HIGH AFFINITY DNA BINDING (56) References Cited COMPOUNDS AS ADJUVANTS IN PUBLICATIONS ANTISENSE TECHNOLOGY Johnson et al. Nucleic Acids Research, vol. 20, No. 7, pp. (75) Inventors: Nicholas Farrell; Miriam Kloster, 1697-1703, 1992.* both of Richmond, VA (US) Wu et al. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. Vol. 63, pp. 9-18, 1996.* (73) Assignee: Virginia Commonwealth University, * cited by examiner Richmond, VA (US) Primary Examiner John L. LeGuyader ASSistant Examiner Janet Epps (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm McGuireWoods, LLP U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days. (57) ABSTRACT


As a to p scholar of studying Mohism in modern C hina,Liang Qi-chao published a series of essays to reinterpret and reevaluate th e traditional Mohism.What Liang expected to achieve by studying was:firstly to c ounteract traditional academic's own wea kness and to catch with the world's acad emic development;secondly to challenge t he supreme position of Confucianism;thir dly to seek for a kind of spirit strengt h and human dignity to rescue the countr y from tragedy and to rebuild the nation ality.


A generalized interface model for joints and cracks in quasi-brittle materials is formulated. The proposed model marries an existing fracture mechanics based one developed for monotonic loading of concrete with another frictional based model developed for the cyclic response of rock joints to address the (reverse) cyclic response of rough surfaces in the presence of cohesive stresses. The properties of the model and its capability to capture several experimentally observed behaviors are shown by the numerical simulations performed. This joint constitutive model is particularly suitable to simulate the seismic response of dam/rock joints subjected to seismic excitation, or of concrete joints under reverse cyclic loading.


The efficiency and power performance on automobile cooling system of engine is studied,then a cooling system with SCM controlled cooling pump is proposed,which is intelligent,enhances engine's efficiency and the power,with certain economic significance.


Objective:To evaluate the clinical significance of the determining results in 200 diabetic patients serum for the diagnosis of diabetes. Methods: Blood sugar, urea, creatinine, glycosylated hemoglobin, insulin, uric albumin, C-peptide in the serum of 100 healthy individuals and 200 diabetic patients were determined. Results: The statistical difference is very significant between the results of 200 diabetic patients and 100 healthy individuals. The positive rate are 64%,45%,44%, 72.5%, 42.5%,55% and 38.5% respectively.Conclusion: The combined determination of blood sugar, urea, creatinine, glycosylated hemoglobin, insulin, C-peptide is valuable for the dignosis of diabetes.


"I feel the full weight of the prejudice which so universally excludes us from the sciences . . . there is no place where we are brought up to think," wrote the physicist Madame du Châtelet in 1735. "I would reform an abuse that retards so to speak one half of the human race. . . . I am convinced that many women are either unaware of their talents for lack of education, or that they bury them . . . for lack of intellectual courage. I experienced this myself, which confirms it. Chance made me acquainted with men of letters who became my friends. . . . I started then to believe that I was a being with a mind." Mary Wollstonecraft, writing more than half a century later, voiced a similar lament. She wished that women would "not waste their time in following the fashionable vagaries of dress" and instead "attach themselves to a science, with that steady eye that strengthens the mind." These sentiments seem to suggest the futility of a search for early modern women in science. But if we go about it differently, if we define science with more elasticity to take into account the many unconventional places and spaces where women did research into the workings of the natural world, if we bring margins to the center, then numerous scientific women come into focus. As Meredith Ray puts it, "It is not women who are missing from the picture; it is our lens that must be


ABSTRACT The objective of this study is to investigate the impacts of anthropogenic and natural processes on the granular aquifer (GA) and the fractured rock aquifer (FRA) in the central region of Guangzhou city. Results indicate that 47.8% and 30.4% of samples in GA are not suitable for drinking and industrial purposes respectively, mainly due to the high concentrations of Fe and NH4+. In contrast, 48.3% and 41.4% of samples in FRA are not suitable for drinking and industrial purposes respectively, mainly due to the high concentrations of Al, NO3−, NH4+, Fe, and Pb. The contributions of Pb, Al, and NO3− to groundwater quality in GA are lower than those in FRA, while the contributions of Na+, Cl−, SO42−, and TDS to groundwater quality in GA and FRA are similar. High concentrations of Pb, Al, Na+, Cl−, SO42−, TDS, and NO3− in groundwater of both GA and FRA are mainly ascribed to human activities such as urbanization and industrialization, while high concentrations of Fe and NH4+ in groundwater of GA are mainly ascribed to natural processes such as reducing environment. More attention should be paid to the protection of groundwater quality in FRA than in GA due to the greater utilization of the groundwater resource in FRA than that in GA.


Background: This study was done to evaluate 5 mg vs 10 mg of nalbuphine added to 0.5% Ropivacaine, with regard to the duration of analgesia. Our study also aims to assess the onset and duration of sensorimotor blockade, hemodynamic effects, sedation, and adverse effects.Methods:Sixty adult patients undergoing forearm surgeries under supraclavicular brachial plexus block ( using peripheral nerve stimulator) were randomly allocated into two groups. Group RN5 received 24.5ml of 0.5% Ropivacaine plus 5 mg of nalbuphine(0.5ml) i.e total 25ml . Group RN10 received 24ml of 0.5% Ropivacaine plus 10 mg of nalbuphine(1ml) i.e total 25ml.The Onset and duration of sensory block, motor block, hemodynamic variables, duration of postoperative analgesia, and adverse effects were recorded. The data were analyzed statistically using Students t-test and Chi-square test.Results:Onset of sensorimotor blockade and the duration of analgesia were significantly prolonged in Group RN10 compared to Group RN5 . Postoperative analgesia was significantly prolonged in Group RN10. Conclusion:A higher dose of nalbuphine in brachial plexus block fastens the onset, and increases the duration of sensory block, motor block and analgesia, without any significant side effects.


A number of B-physics results from the D experiment at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider is reported. Measurements of b b production in p p interactions at p s = 1800 GeV and 630 GeV are used to evaluate, for the rst time with the same detector, the center-of-mass energy and rapidity dependence of b-quark production cross section. A measurement of the b b angular correlations using dimuon triggers is also presented. Preliminary results from these measurements are compared with the next-to-leading order QCD predictions. Finally, dimuon data samples are used to study pT and rapidity dependence of b-produced and direct charmonium production. FERMILAB CONF-98/014-E D CONF-97-42


Digital Electronic Technology is a fundamental technical course,which plays a significant role in specialized teaching system.However,the teaching result of this course produced by traditional teaching methods is unsatisfying.The article provides some ideas on how to reform the teaching methods in both theory and practice.


Introduction: Lung cancer is a major cause of cancer-related mortality and morbidity in males and females. Although smoking is the major cause of lung cancer, only 10 % of heavy smokers develop lung cancer suggesting that other factors may also act independently or synergistically with smoking. Recent studies have suggested that there are changes in histological type in recent years. Objectives: This study was to determine incidence of various histological types of lung carcinoma and analyse their changing trends. Material and Methods: This is a prospective study. A total of 184 cases of lung carcinoma were undertaken to analyse from 2011 to 2014 in a tertiary care centre. Results: Overall adenocarcinoma was found to be most common with 73 (39.67%) cases followed by squamous cell carcinoma with 68 (36.96%) cases. However, in males squamous cell carcinoma still remains predominant with 59 (43%) cases followed by adenocarcinoma with 49 (35.7%) cases .Male to female ratio was 2.9:1. In females, adenocarcinoma was the most common type. Conclusion: Overall adenocarcinoma was the most predominant variant of lung carcinoma in our region closely followed by squamous cell carcinoma. However, in males squamous cell carcinoma was most common histological type. Incidence of lung tumor also shows increase in females thereby decreasing the male to female ratio to 2.9.


The formation of a professional identity is an important stage in the teacher's professional development.  The process of professional identity construction begins with teacher training studies.  As part of the learning program in the first year of an academic college training process, the college offered a course entitled "Personal Professional Identity".  The present study investigated student-teachers' attitudes, at different training stages, concerning the contribution of their occupation with "personal professional identity" to the construction of their professional identity as future teachers. The study employed mixed methods research, using both quantitative and qualitative data-collection tools. Findings indicated that in the first and second years student-teachers gave greater weight to the contribution of different aspects in the course for the construction of their identity, in comparison to students at the end of their training who tended to minimize the contribution of the course. The paper suggests possible explanations for the emergent findings and recommends possible ways to enable the process of personal professional identity building of the trainee teacher over the years of training.


Two short term sampling programs were undertaken in the development of a water quality monitoring program for the Lane Cove River. The programs addressed concerns about spatio-temporal variations in dry weather water quality. They identified sample sites that characterised dry weather water quality in the catchment and showed that hourly and daily variations were not critical factors in determining water quality. Applications of these findings to the development of a cost efficient monitoring program are discussed.


This brief presents a single-ended (SE) receiver (RX) with a self-referenced (SR) technique using sample and hold (S&H) circuits. The proposed RX does not require a reference voltage (VREF) for data recovery by comparing the present data with previous data. The RX was implemented as half-rate architecture to halve the clock frequency and facilitate the S&H operation. Moreover, the proposed decision feedback equalizer (DFE) is suitable for SR RX and improves the reliability of RX by eliminating inter-symbol interference (ISI). The prototype RX, fabricated using 28-nm CMOS technology, occupies a 0.0016 mm2 active area. The measurement result of the proposed RX achieves a bit-error-rate (BER) under 10−12 with a 15-Gb/s data rate in a 17-inch PCB FR4 channel. The RX consumes 13.56 mW of power and has a power efficiency of 0.90 pJ/bit.


Objective: To assess the magnitude of missed opportunity for immunization in children below 6 year of age attending pediatric OPD. Methodology: Cross-sectional hospital based descriptive study was carried out in children below 6 year of age. Mothers were asked about exact age of the child; immunization status; symptoms for which the child was brought to the hospital & also about previous visit to any health care facilities their advice about vaccination & any documentary evidence of visit. Result: Total 417 children were studied with median age (14 months ± 14.2). Out of them 228 (54.67%) were male. Three hundred and fourteen (75.29%) were fully immunized. Out of them 86(20.62%) were missed opportunities. Majority of missed opportunities were from government hospital i.e. 55(13.18%). If individual vaccine is considered as MOI then it was found that measles vaccine 57(57%). Conclusion: MOI can be brought down by creating awareness periodically for immunization among health personnel.


Experiments were performed to develop a platform for the simultaneous measurement of mix and its effects on fusion burn. Two polar direct drive implosions of all-plastic capsules were conducted for the first time on the National Ignition Facility (NIF). To measure implosion trajectory and symmetry, area image backlighting of these capsules was also employed for the first time on NIF, an advance over previous 1-D slit imaging experiments, providing detailed symmetry data of the capsules as they imploded. The implosion trajectory and low-mode asymmetry seen in the resultant radiographs agreed with pre-shot predictions even though the 700 kJ drive energy produced laser beam intensities exceeding laser-plasma instability thresholds. Post-shot simulations indicate that the capsule yield was reduced by a factor of two compared to pre-shot predictions owing to as-shot laser drive asymmetries. The pre-shot predictions of bang time agreed within 200 ps with the experimental results. The second shot incorporated a narrow groove encircling the equator of the capsule. A predicted yield reduction factor of three was not observed.


The aim of this study is to describe and analyze the conceptions about the nature of science of 53 biology teachers working in private, subsidized private, and municipal schools. Data were collected from a Likert questionnaire designed to determine the image of science in science teachers. The results show epistemological trends in the image of science, teaching and learning from the dimension nature of science, characterized by a variety of approaches by years of experience of teachers in the study. The tendency for the image of science is rationalist, with a model of traditional dogmatic teaching that leads us to infer that learning involves the appropriation of meaning; this leads us to conclude that biology teachers have a traditional, conservative and epistemological conception.


: In the rat pineal gland, α1‐adrenergic agonists, which stimulate arachidonic add release, also potentiate vasoactive intestinal peptide.(VIP)‐or β‐adrenergic‐stimulated cyclic AMP (cAMP) and cyclic GMP (cGMP) accumulation. In this study, the possible involvement of the arachidonic acid pathway in the potentiation mechanism was examined in dispersed rat pinealocytes using two inhibitors of the arachidonic acid cascade, indomethacin and nordihydroguaiaretic acid. These two inhibitors appeared to have differential effects on the α1‐adrenergic potentiation of VIP‐or β‐adrenergic‐stimulated cAMP and cGMP responses. Whereas nordihydroguaiaretic acid was effective in suppressing both the α1‐adrenergic potentiation of VIP‐or β‐adrenergic‐stimulated cAMP and cGMP responses, indomethacin inhibited selectively the VIP‐mediated cAMP and cGMP responses. The role of arachidonic acid metabolites was further determined using several prostaglandins—A2, I2, E2, and F2α—and leukotrienes—B4, C4, and D4. Of the seven compounds tested, prostaglandins E2 and F2α stimulated basal cAMP but not cGMP accumulation. The prostaglandin E2‐and F2α‐stimulated cAMP responses were additive to those stimulated by VIP or β‐adrenergic receptors. The other five compounds had no effects on basal or VIP‐or β‐adrenergic‐stimulated cAMPor cGMP accumulation. Taken together, these findings indicate that the arachidonic acid cascade is likely involved in the α1‐adrenergic potentiation of VIP‐or β‐adrenergic‐stimulated cAMP and cGMP accumulation. However, the specific arachidonic acid metabolite involved in the potentiation mechanisms of VIP‐versus β‐adrenergic‐stimulated cyclic nucleotide responses may be different.


A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POST GRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN MICROBIOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY, FACULTY OF SCIENCE, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA MARCH, 2014


Protozoan parasites of the Giardia and Cryptosporidium genera are important causes of disease and morbidity in humans and are responsible for significant economic losses in livestock breeding. Parasites of both genera infect many species of animals as well as humans. Environmentally resistant dispersive stages of the parasites are excreted with the host faeces; they are a contributing factor to the biological contamination of the environment, particularly in water ecosystems. To date, over 300 waterborne outbreaks caused by these protozoan parasites have been reported worldwide. These outbreaks constitute a significant threat to human health and pose a great challenge to public health systems worldwide. The aim of this paper is to outline facts and controversies associated with the taxonomy and nomenclature of Giardia and Cryptosporidium species. The Giardia and Cryptosporidium genera comprise 6 and 26 species, respectively, with a host range. Identification of the parasite species is very difficult because cysts and oocysts of most species have the same morphology. Moreover, definition of protozoan species is very difficult, because the notion of biological species that has been used for higher organisms is inappropriate. A further complication is their considerable genetic heterogeneity. Some Giardia and Cryptosporidium species, assemblages, sub-assemblages, genotypes, and even subtypes, are host-specific, whereas others indiscriminately infect humans and many species of animals. The taxonomy of Giardia has been controversial for years, controversies concerning the species status of Cryptosporidium which is associated with proliferation of new species descriptions. The Giardia and Cryptosporidium taxonomy aptly identification and/or of in legal standards epidemiological and preventive measures, and in the development of reliable diagnostic tests.


Job search costs are high in rural labor markets in developing countries. Consequently, the flow of information on jobs and wages is limited, and wages tend to be dispersed. To lower search costs, I develop an SMS-based messaging app that connects agricultural workers and employers. The treatment reduces within-village wage dispersion by 16-40 percent. Wage compression occurs from both sides of the wage distribution, leaving the average wage unchanged. Consistent with reduced wage dispersion, I find evidence that labor is reallocated within villages. Dispersion in peracre labor input across farms decreases. Workers divert job applications from lowerpaying to higher-paying employers. Employers who had previously enjoyed monopsony power increase the wage they pay, indicating that their market power is reduced. JEL Codes: D83, E24, J21, J31, J42, J43, O12


Inorganisms is a workshop that engages participants in a process of creation through reflective practice as a way of building and understanding complexity. It models a design process aimed at addressing large-scale global issues that asks designers to create solutions on a local scale, while forming interconnections to neighbouring places and designers.
The workshop takes a pragmatic approach to learning through design and experience in order to come to a better understanding of complex, emergent systems. Participants are asked to design and create an inorganic organism from provided building blocks. Each inorganism communicates with other inorganisms, ultimately creating an emergent ecosystem of inorganisms – a small-scale model of local, connected solutions to global problems. No prior electronics experience is required, so experts and novices alike are encouraged to participate.


Short‐circuiting flow, commonly experienced in many constructed wetlands, reduces hydraulic retention times in unit wetland cells and decreases the treatment efficiency. A two‐dimensional (2‐D), physically based, distributed modelling approach was used to systematically address the effects of bathymetry and vegetation on short‐circuiting flow, which previously have been neglected or lumped in one‐dimensional wetland flow models. In this study, a 2‐D transient hydrodynamics with advection‐dispersion model was developed using MIKE 21 and calibrated with bromide tracer data collected at the Orlando Easterly Wetland Cell 7. The estimated topographic difference between short‐circuiting flow zone and adjacent area ranged from 0·3 to 0·8 m. A range of the Manning roughness coefficient at the short‐circuiting flow zone was estimated (0·022–0·045 s m−1/3). Sensitivity analysis of topographical and vegetative heterogeneity deduced during model calibration shows that relic ditches or other ditch‐shaped landforms and the associated sparse vegetation along the main flow direction intensify the short‐circuiting pattern, considerably affecting 2‐D solute transport simulation. In terms of hydraulic efficiency, this study indicates that the bathymetry effect on short‐circuiting flow is more important than the vegetation effect. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


101Background: Enzalutamide is a potent androgen receptor (AR) inhibitor, targeting multiple steps in AR signaling. In recent years, the EMA and FDA approved enzalutamide for the management of adul...


A speech generation task was performed by bilingual subjects whilst they received irrelevant messages in one ear. The irrelevant messages varied in content as well as in language. Although these messages appeared to have a significant influence on the rate of speech, this variation was not consistent with any of the three hypotheses suggested. A further speech generation experiment was then carried out in which subjects received as irrelevant auditory input, in one ear, either a prose passage or "emotional" words repeated over a period of 1 min. Although the rate of speech did not seem to be affected by the irrelevant input, a memory test for words spoken, as distinct from words heard seemed to indicate that the "emotional" words were significantly better recalled than the words from the prose passage. When a control experiment was performed with prose or repeated neutral words as auditory input, no such difference in recall was obtained. This result was seen as favouring Deutsch's model of the blocking of irrelevant speech.


A rather general approach is presented to the investigation of the asymptotic behavior of solutions to boundary value problems for quasilinear parabolic equations with arbitrary coefficients 0$ SRC=http://ej.iop.org/images/0025-5734/46/3/A01/tex_sm_2790_img2.gif/>, 0$ SRC=http://ej.iop.org/images/0025-5734/46/3/A01/tex_sm_2790_img3.gif/>, and arbitrary boundary regimes (the problem is considered in the half space ). The investigation is carried out by constructing so-called approximate self-similar solutions which do not satisfy the equation but to which the solution of the problem converges asymptotically in special norms. In this paper the case as , 0$ SRC=http://ej.iop.org/images/0025-5734/46/3/A01/tex_sm_2790_img8.gif/>, is considered.Bibliography: 61 titles.


Langmuir type adsorption was observed for two systems:  methylene blue (MB) on TX titania and acid blue 40 (AB40) on P25 titania at an ambient temperature of (23 ± 2) °C and ambient pH initially at 4.6 ± 0.2 for P25 titania and 7.8 ± 0.2 for TX titania. Based on a Langmuir analysis, values for maximum surface coverage, Nmax, and adsorption intensity, b, are 1.6 × 10-5 mol MB·g-1 and 3.6 × 104 L·mol-1, respectively, for TX titania. An Nmax value of 5.0 × 10-5 mol AB40·g-1 was determined for P25 titania. The TX titania adsorption surface area is estimated to be 12 m2·g-1 based on maximum adsorption of methylene blue. Results of gel electrophoresis on both dyes at pH values of 4 and 9 indicate that methylene blue remains cationic and acid blue 40 remains anionic in this pH range. Single-point adsorption experiments at selected pH values other than ambient were performed. Experimental evidence clearly indicates that electrostatic attraction is a reasonable explanation for the observed adsorption process in th...


A new Volterra-TLS method for chaotic time series prediction is proposed, which is based on Volterra series model, TLS criterion and iterative TLS algorithm. According to study results, the prediction precision of Volterra-TLS method is not inferior to that of Volterra-NLMS method, while Volterra-TLS method has higher training convergence speed and is more robust against noise.


Nursing leaders who shadow front line staff regularly are better equipped to discuss risks to patients with board members, a conference heard last week.


In this paper, we introduce a new large-scale dataset of ships, called SeaShips, which is designed for training and evaluating ship object detection algorithms. The dataset currently consists of 31 455 images and covers six common ship types (ore carrier, bulk cargo carrier, general cargo ship, container ship, fishing boat, and passenger ship). All of the images are from about 10 080 real-world video segments, which are acquired by the monitoring cameras in a deployed coastline video surveillance system. They are carefully selected to mostly cover all possible imaging variations, for example, different scales, hull parts, illumination, viewpoints, backgrounds, and occlusions. All images are annotated with ship-type labels and high-precision bounding boxes. Based on the SeaShips dataset, we present the performance of three detectors as a baseline to do the following: 1) elementarily summarize the difficulties of the dataset for ship detection; 2) show detection results for researchers using the dataset; and 3) make a comparison to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the baseline algorithms. In practice, the SeaShips dataset would hopefully advance research and applications on ship detection.


Since minimum correlated generalized <italic>Lp</italic>/<italic>Lq</italic> deconvolution (MCG-<italic>Lp</italic>/<italic>Lq</italic>-D) cannot simultaneously have a good sensing ability to repetitive fault impulses and a strong robustness to noise when processing low SNR signals, a new deconvolution method, minimum improved correlated generalized <italic>Lp</italic>/<italic>Lq</italic> deconvolution (MICG<italic>-Lp</italic>/<italic>Lq-</italic>D), is proposed in this article. The proposed method is designed based on a novel norm, the improved correlated generalized <italic>Lp</italic>/<italic>Lq</italic> (ICG<italic>-Lp</italic>/<italic>Lq</italic>) norm. The ICG<italic>-Lp</italic>/<italic>Lq</italic> norm not only has the low-order statistics form that is similar to the correlated generalized <italic>Lp</italic>/<italic>Lq</italic> (CG<italic>-Lp</italic>/<italic>Lq</italic>) norm used in MCG-<italic>Lp</italic>/<italic>Lq</italic>-D, but also has the high shift-order signal correlation construction similar to the correlated kurtosis (CK) norm used in maximum correlated kurtosis deconvolution (MCKD). This guarantees that the proposed norm is robust enough to strong noise and can improve its sensing ability for repetitive impulses simultaneously. This feature of the ICG<italic>-Lp</italic>/<italic>Lq</italic> norm ensures that MICG<italic>-Lp</italic>/<italic>Lq-</italic>D can suppress outliers and extract weak impacts when processing low SNR signals. Simulated and experimental case studies verify the performance of the proposed method. The results indicate that the proposed method is robust enough to strong noise and very sensitive to repetitive impulses simultaneously, which indeed overcomes the aforementioned defects of MCG-<italic>Lp</italic>/<italic>Lq</italic>-D. Therefore, MICG<italic>-Lp</italic>/<italic>Lq-</italic>D can be considered a promising tool for detecting repetitive impulses.


The invention discloses a taxi management apparatus and a taxi management system. The taxi management apparatus includes a taximeter that is installed in a taxi and a driver-side device that is electrically connected to the taximeter. The taximeter generates real-time positioning data and charging data of the taxi. The driver-side device generates dynamic data of a geographic region where the taxi is located and passenger information. The taxi management system includes a management platform electrically connected to the driver-side device. The management platform generates vehicle dynamic records and passengers' historical records of the taxi. Fast and convenient taxi management techniques are thus provided through real-time information and statistics, and the passenger efficiency of the taxi and the service quality are improved.


A new method that compensates for the low DC gain of nanometre operational amplifiers (opamps) used for high-speed continuous-time (CT) ΣΔ modulators is described. The proposed solution compensates for the integrator's phase error which is a main limitation produced by the low opamp's gain. The method uses a simple auxiliary gain stage and a resistor. Simulations of a second-order CT ΣΔ modulator utilising fast single-stage opamps with gain as low as 25 dB verify the effectiveness of the method.


ATTEMPTS ARE MADE TO ALLOCATE 1960 PRODUCTION AND COMMODITY DATA UNDER THE DETAILED CODE PUBLISHED BY THE BUREAU OF THE BUDGET /BOB/ SO THAT COMPARISONS BETWEEN PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE TRANSPORT STATISTICS CAN BE MADE. THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION /ICC/ CODE THAT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE BOB CODE IS USED TO PREPARE TABLES ON COMMODITIES TRANSPORTED BY RAILROAD, INLAND WATERWAYS, DOMESTIC COASTLINE WATERWAYS, AND HIGHWAYS. THE DATA INDICATES THE PROPORTION OF COMMODITIES WHICH MAY BE HAULED IN VISIBLY FULL LOADS UNDER EXISTING GROSS WEIGHT LIMITATIONS. THE DATA MAY BE USED TO CALCULATE THE EXTENT OF USAGE WHICH MIGHT BE EXPECTED UNDER ANY GROSS WEIGHT LIMITATION. FIVE- AXLE VAN COMBINATIONS, TO STAY WITHIN LEGAL LIMITS, OPERATED WITH LESS THAN A VISIBLY FULL LOAD WHEN HAULING COMMODITIES OF SHIPPING DENSITIES 20 PCF OR MORE. TONNAGE WITH SHIPPING DENSITIES OF LESS THAN 20 PCF REPRESENTED 11.1 PERCENT OF THE TONNAGE WITH SHIPPING DENSITIES LESS THAN 50 PCF AND 5.0 PERCENT OF ALL COMMODITIES HAULED. SOME COMMODITIES WHICH HAVE BEEN COLLAPSED BY THE NEW ICC CODE INTO SUMMARY CODES HAVE REPORTED TONNAGES FROM 1,000,000 TO 17,000,000 TONS, AND APPEAR TO WARRANT SEPARATE REPORTING. THE INCREASE IN TRAILER LENGTH FROM 35 TO 40 FT COULD BE USED TO ADVANTAGE BY 11 PERCENT OF THE FIVE-AXLE COMBINATIONS HAULING COMMODITIES WITH SHIPPING DENSITIES OF LESS THAN 50 PCF UNDER GROSS WEIGHT LIMITS PRESENTLY SET FOR THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM.


Although people with larger, more politicized social networks are more likely to participate in elections, we know very little about what drives this relationship. I argue that the electoral relevance of political talk depends heavily on the political expertise imbedded in discussion networks. Using data gathered during the 1996 presidential election, I demonstrate that the level of political sophistication in a person's social network exerts a positive influence on participation. Importantly, this effect is greater than the impact of political preferences in the network, the factor that is implicitly considered to be the main link between networks and involvement. This evidence makes two contributions to research on networks and participation. First, it provides support for a theoretical model that better accounts for research on the relationship between political talk, political disagreement, and involvement. Second, it changes the normative implications associated with political talk by suggesting that networks can encourage both higher levels of involvement and increased consideration of differing viewpoints.