Vitalization of University and industry collaboration (UIC) is at the forefront of higher education policy making at institutional and national levels. It benefits both the industries and higher institutions with the sharing of expertise and knowhow. Industry players are investing in innovation, research and development to stay ahead of global competition. It is with this lead of future potentials and opportunities that this study was conducted on university and industry collaboration between Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) an anchor institution located in Batu Pahat with the industries. The respondents are the Deans, Deputy Deans and Head of Departments. Sources of external funding, adequacy of laboratory equipment, types of services offer to the industry, nature of UIC interaction and coordination were reported. Discussion and suggestion of approaches to UIC from the findings reported in this paper were also drawn from previous works and the authors' personal knowledge and experiences for stimulating and building collaboration works.


of a model of the new Visitors Center/Museum might have been relevant here, because its timing and scale, and indeed its location, surely ''mean'' something. Does the author approve of the National Park Service's endeavor to restore the key features of the 1863 battlegroundFthe long-gone woods, trails, orchards, and miles of fences? These endeavors are aided, incidentally, by mapping from 1863, 1868, and 1872, and by thousands of historical photographs as well as letters, diaries, and reports. And thanks to the magic of modern technology, including our geographic information systems and global positioning systems, those in charge believe they are getting it done right (John Latschar 2003, personal communication). How does Weeks connect Gettysburg with the tragedy of 9/11? What have African Americans to say about the Gettysburg shrine? The answers are in the book's ''Epilogue,'' along with thoughts on play and memory, public and private space, and Gettysburg as ''an ongoing project with no final meaning'' (p. 225). Historical geographers will applaud Jim Weeks for his keen sense of place and the roles of people and organizationsand for his integrated and persuasive narrative; they will also savor the thirty-four pages of bibliographic and informational notes. And readers eager for more about the NPS and the town, both in the past and today, will search the Web. If geographers, they may find a more geographical study, but not a more engaging read, on the transformation of Gettysburg since those three July days of unthinkable slaughter in south-central Pennsylvania.


An interesting account of a business career has recently come into the possession of Baker Library. The Autobiography of Caspar Thomas Hopkins, a California pioneer, has been obtained by copying the original in the possession of one of his daughters, Mrs. Frank Hinckley. This story of his life was written in 1889, not for the public but for the edification of his daughters. It has therefore the special value of being a very frank record of his experiences and his achievements. The whole book is most interesting but here we are considering only his work in insurance. His youth will be touched on to give an idea of his early training.


Well-defined polyoxetane with low polydispersivity has been synthesized via a novel living polymerisation process using 3-phenoxypropyl 1,4-dioxanium hexafluoroantimonate (3-PPD) as a model of a living "monomeric polyoxetane" initiator, in 1,4-dioxane at 35 degrees C.


The March First Movement of 1919 was a major watershed in Korean history, but it also, this essay argues, unfolded in a global context. It was shaped by the numerous currents of change in international affairs in the wake of World War I, including the rise of Wilsonian ideas, the impact of the Russian Revolution, the possibilities inherent in the Paris peace negotiations, and the growing upheaval elsewhere in the colonial world, in East Asia and beyond. It involved not only Koreans on the peninsula but also transnational network of activists abroad. The Korean experience sheds light on the relationship between international events and the development of national movements in the colonial world, showing how the emerging discourse of the especially the spread of the principle of self-determination as the bedrock of international legitimacy-shaped the events of 1919 and beyond.


Given the association of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and kidney disease, we investigated the urinary peptidome to presence and deterioration of DR in a post hoc analysis of trials investigating the effect of candesartan on progression of DR in type 1 and type 2 diabetes, respectively.


What makes an athlete? (personality and individual differences) exercising your mind (cognitive psychology) helping athletes help themselves (clinical psychology) moving in sport (motor behaviour) sport in context (social psychology) growing through sport (developmental psychology) sport and drugs and runner's high (psychophysiology).


We exactly calculate the momentum-dependent critical exponents for spectral functions in the one-dimensional anisotropic t-J models with a gap either in the spin or charge excitation spectrum. Our approach is based on the Bethe ansatz technique combined with finite-size scaling techniques in conformal field theory. It is found that the spectral functions show a power-law singularity, which occurs at frequencies determined by the dispersion of a massive spin (or charge) excitation. We discuss how the nontrivial contribution of a massive excitation controls the singular behavior in optical response functions.


"Ashley Smith was a fourteen-year-old placed in a youth facility for one month in 2003 after throwing crabapples at the mailman. Smith was placed in solitary confinement after disruptive behavior on her first day. Her initial one-month sentence would last almost four years, almost entirely in isolation. Often violent and unpredictable, Smith exhibited many attempts at choking herself into unconsciousness; guards responding were often attacked by Smith, sometimes with weapons she had manufactured and concealed. The frequent 'use of force'reports required to document responses became a source of concern for facility officials. Eventually,Corrections Canada administrators instructed guards and supervisors not to respond to the self-strangling attempts by Smith," to ignore her, even if she was choking herself". Officials kept transferring her to other facilities,preventing the implementation of a Canadian law requiring mandatory review of prisoners kept in isolation for more than sixty days.


and Shinozaki (2005) propose, in a different speech given at the present meeting, a new algorithm of microtremor exploration that enables to estimate phase velocities of Love waves directly by using horizontal-motion records of microtremors alone, by way of an intermediary quantity called a 'spectral ratio.' Their method requires horizontal-motion seismograms of microtremors, obtained with seismic sensors placed around two circumferences of different radii but, unlike traditional spatial auto-correlation (SPAC) methods (e.g., Yamamoto, 2000), does not in principle require seismograms obtained at the center of the circles. With a view to verifying the practicability of their new method, we have conducted field measurements of microtremors, with double-circular arrays of seismic sensors, at two locations where the shallow underground seismic velocity structure is known from PS logging data, one of them in Kasukabe City, Saitama Prefecture, and the other in Koto-ku, Tokyo Prefecture. We have then attempted to evaluate the phase velocity dispersion curve of Love waves under the assumption that their fundamental mode is dominant. We have deployed a ten-sensor array, in the shape of two circles of different radii with five sensors placed equidistantly around each of them, and repeated simultaneous thirty-minute-long measurement of microtremors for different combinations of the two array radii. As a result, we have been able, in most cases, to evaluate the phase velocities of the fundamental-mode Love waves with sufficient precision within certain frequency ranges, and this confirmed the practicability of the new method.


Background Today, at least 1 million new cases of genital warts are diagnosed every year and, it seems that human papillomavirus and its related conditions such as genital warts show an increasing trend. Case presentation We report a 24 years old pregnant woman in her 21st weeks who was referred due to a large cauliflower mass protruding from vagina. She underwent surgical excision. The post operative period was uneventful and she had a term delivery with a normal appearance new infant.


Details are given of the adjustments being made to correct the shrinking span of the world's longest reinforced concrete arch bridge--the Titov in northern Yugoslavia. The crown of the 390M span bridge is being jacked apart to take account of concrete shrinkage and creep in the structure during the three years since its completion. The arch will be forced apart using sixty four 1000t hydraulic jacks strategically placed in the crown. When jacking is complete the gap will be temporarily braced with steel, the jacks withdrawn and the gap filled with concrete. The bridge has suffered very low shrinkage (60mm) and this is thought to be due to the way the bridge was constructed using precast members almost exclusively in the arch. The bridge was erected using a kind of cable stayed method until the arch had been closed. Other novel constructional techniques used by the Yugoslav team are briefly described. (TRRL)


LaxSr1–xCo1–yFeyO3 (LSCF) is a promising material for intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cell (IT-SOFC) cathodes. The fabrication of LSCF cathodes composed of fibers might enhance SOFC dispositive currents due to facilitating gas permeability through a porous structure. In the present work, La0.6Sr0.4Co1–yFeyO3 (y = 0.2–1.0) fibers were obtained by electrospinning, and the structure and electrical properties were investigated. 1 μm wide LSCF fibers were obtained after the electrospun fibers were thermal treated at 1000 °C to remove the polymer and form the crystalline perovskite materials. The electrical conductivity of LSCF fibers as a function of temperature was measured using 2-point and 4-point probe methodologies for all compositions prepared, and the associate charge carrier activation energies were calculated using the Arrhenius model. The electrical conductivity increases with an increase in temperature from room temperature to 700 °C; this suggests a predominant small-polaron hopping mecha...


The relative orientation of caffeine in stacks formed by self‐association in aqueous solution has been evaluated by both 1H‐ and 13C‐nmr spectroscopy. The data, which were interpreted through the calculation of ring‐current and atomic diamagnetic anisotropic effects of the caffeine molecule, suggest two caffeine bases may stack in a nearly orthogonal manner. The interactions between caffeine and adenylyl‐3′,5′‐adenosine, polyadenylic acid, and ribo‐(A‐A‐G‐C‐U‐U)2 helix were also studied by nmr at different caffeine/base ratios and at varying temperatures. The results show that caffeine tends to stack on the top of the terminal purine bases or to insert (the single‐stranded) or to intercalate (the double‐stranded) between purine bases.


In archaeological research, the province of Uppland has often been viewed as the northern 'periphery' of the Nordic Bronze Age region. At the same time, many researchers have also emphasized the di ...


The paper explores deeply the components,the characteristics of the comprehensive integration intelligent system,illustrates the function of the system by combining with examples,and points out the comprehensive integration intelligent system of the civil defense has many advantages,such as various functions,flexible configuration and sound expansibility,so it can be adopted in the civil construction of all levels of defense and scales.


The purpose of this cross-national study is twofold. First, it introduces income distribution and sociopolitical instability as arguments in the savings function. Second, it presents some empirical evidence in relation to their quantitative effects on savings. It is shown that sociopolitical instability has profound effects on the savings ratio. It is also shown that the bulk of savings is produced by the middle income class. As a result a redistribution of income at the expense of the upper income class yields a constant or an increased savings ratio developing on whether such a redistribution includes the lower income class or not.


Against the backdrop of an ageing population and increasing pressure to reform care systems in Europe, the overall aim of this article is to uncover existing socioeconomic disparities and country-specific differences in the use of home care. We apply a two-part multilevel decomposition technique based on individual-level data from the eighth wave of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), collected in 26 countries in 2019. Additionally, by considering a broad range of macro-level indicators from the OECD and Mutual Information System on Social Protection (MISSOC) we aim to identify inequalities in use as an interaction between social, material and human resources (education) and contextual country-specific characteristics. The latter comprises institutional arrangements, including the availability of cash benefits and existing eligibility requirements such as means testing, as well as labour market factors defined by the share of women in the labour force and the generosity of the pension scheme. Results show that socioeconomic characteristics do not only determine the choice of care when needed, but also the likelihood of having personal care needs in the first place. In particular, wealth and education are associated with a lower likelihood of needing and receiving long-term care at home. This association is particularly strong for the reception of informal care. On the contrary, social resources (spouse or partner) are positively associated with the use of informal care services. Most importantly, our findings highlight that remaining inequalities in the use of long-term care in the case of care dependency can be explained by societal differences at the country level. Our findings suggest that, on the one hand, the absence of restrictions on the assessment of means for care, financial support in the form of cash for care benefits, but also generous pensions can mitigate inequalities in the use of care. On the other hand, differences in the share of women in the labour force may reinforce existing inequalities by limiting the availability of informal carers. By using a unique two-part multilevel design, this article provides new evidence to explain uneven distributions in the use of home- and community-based care. We conclude that the inclusion of societal determinants leads to a more accurate comprehension of older adults' use of care services and helps researchers and policy makers to better understand and address persistent disparities across Europe. Moreover, this is the first study focusing on care use, and taking socioeconomic gradients in personal care needs into account.


This study aims to determine the effect of Return On Assets (ROA), Debt to Equity Ratio (DER) and Debt to Asset Ratio (DAR) on stock prices. With a population of food and beverage sub-sector manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the 2016-2020 period. This study uses a quantitative approach with descriptive verification method. The sample in this study was determined by purposive sampling technique, so that the sample that met the criteria for taking this sample was 20 companies. The data collection technique in this study uses documentation techniques, with data analysis techniques using Multiple Linear Regression Analysis. The results of this study conclude that partially Return On Assets (ROA) has a negative and insignificant effect on stock prices, Debt to Equity Ratio (DER) has a positive and significant effect on stock prices and Debt to Assets Ratio has a negative but significant effect on stock prices. And simultaneously Return On Assets (ROA), Debt to Equity Ratio (DER) and Debt to Assets Ratio (DAR) to stock prices in food and beverage sub-sector manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) for the period 2016 – 2020.
 Keywords: Return On Asset, Debt to Equity Ratio, Debt to Total Asset Ratio, Stock Price


Osmundaceous remains from the intertrappean beds of the Rajmahal Formation at Chunakhal, Rajmahal Hills, Bihar, are referred to Todites Seward, Osmundopsis Harris, Phyllopteroides Medwell and Cacumen Cantrill & Webb. Osmundopsis, Cacumen and Phyllopteroides are recorded for the first time from India. Thinnfeldia chunakhalensis Sah & Sukh-Dev is transferred to Phyllopteroides laevis Cantrill & Webb. This is a significant Neocomian index species in eastern Australia and suggests a Neocomian age for this intertrappean bed at Chunakhal.


During the construction of two new lanes of highway on Iowa 141 in Dallas County in 1997, over 346,000 tons (313,891,200 kg) of material was produced and placed. Still, the project finished a year ahead of schedule and earned the contractor the 1999 Sheldon G. Hayes Award, which is given each year by the National Asphalt Pavement Association to the hot mix asphalt pavement judged the highest quality in the nation. The expansion, which took approximately 8 months and $8.1 million to finish, also included the reconstruction of nearly 2 mi (3 km) of the existing highway at two separate locations, the relocation of a curve, and the building of an interchange. There were no incentives for finishing early, but the contractor did receive $110,000 in incentives for smoothness. The job was an example of the polished version of Iowa's quality management asphalt program developed 5 years ago. In the past, Iowa's department of transportation handled all tests on the pavement, and it was a bit time consuming. The quality management asphalt program, however, places the testing in the hands of the contractors. In this case, the contractor pulled four hot-box samples and monitored cold feeds daily, ran them to its own lab, and had results within hours. By conserving precious time, contractors were able to spot problems through the testing and make changes immediately.


Recordings were made from a group of Risso's dolphins (Grampus griseus) off the coast of Newcastle, Australia, between 30 Hz and 22 kHz. Risso's dolphins exhibited seven separate vocalisation types: broadband clicks, barks, buzzes, grunts, chirps, whistles, and simultaneous whistle + burst-pulse sounds. Broadband clicks were highly variable in duration, with a frequency range of 6 to >22 kHz. Bark vocalisations consisted of highly variable burst pulses, with durations ranging from 0.2 to 7.4 s and a frequency range of 2-20 kHz. Buzz vocalisations were clearly stereotyped, consisting of a short burst pulse of around 2 s and a frequency range of 2.1 to >22 kHz. Low frequency narrowband grunt vocalisations (0.4–0.8 kHz) were short in duration. Chirp vocalisations were slightly higher in frequency than the grunt vocalisations, ranging in frequency from 2 to 4 kHz. There were at least five different whistle types, ranging in frequency from 4 to 22 kHz. We recorded a combined tonal and burst-pulse vocalisation. The rising whistles ranged from 6 to 18 kHz, while the burst-pulse sounds ranged between 3 and 21 kHz. This combined whistle + burst pulse sound appears to be unique to Risso's dolphins.


Angiogenesis plays an essential role in tumor growth. This study investigated expression of the noncollagenous domain of α3(IV) collagen (α3(IV)NC1) transduced into tumors and its inhibition of tumor growth. We hypothesized that if a human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) promoter‐driven RGD motif containing α3(IV)NC1 (hTERT/ RGD‐α3(IV)NC1) were expressed in telomerase‐expressing tumor cells, it would inhibit tumor growth by its anti‐angiogenic property. Adenoviral transduction of hTERT/RGD‐α3(IV)NC1 expressed RGD‐α3(IV)NC1 in hTERT‐positive tumor cell lines. However, hTERT/RGD‐α3(IV)NC1 did not express RGD‐α3(IV)NC1 in hTERT‐negative cells such as keratinocytes and fibroblasts. The secreted RGD‐α3(IV)NC1 in the conditioned medium from tumor cells inhibited cell proliferation as well as tube formation in cultured endothelial cells, but had no effect on other types of cells. In an in vivo model, adenoviral hTERT/RGD‐α3(IV)NC1 gene therapy showed limited expression of RGD‐α3(IV)NC1 in tumors and resulted in a significant decrease of vessel density in tumors. The growth of subcutaneous (s.c.) tumors in nude mice was significantly suppressed by treatment with hTERT/ RGD‐α3(IV)NC1. In addition, long‐term inhibition of tumor growth was achieved by intermittent administration of hTERT/RGD‐α3(IV)NC1. In conclusion, our findings demonstrate that tumor‐specific anti‐angiogenic gene therapy utilizing RGD‐α3(IV)NC1 under the hTERT promoter inhibited angiogenesis in tumors, resulting in an antitumor effect.—Miyoshi, T., Hirohata, S., Ogawa, H., Doi, M., Obika, M., Yonezawa, T., Sado, Y., Kusachi, S., Kyo, S., Kondo, S., Shiratori, Y., Hudson, B. G., Ninomiya, Y. Tumor‐specific expression of the RGD‐α3(IV)NC1 domain suppresses endothelial tube formation and tumor growth in mice. FASEB J. 20, 1264–1275 (2006)


Exposure to chemicals in the workplace can lead to occupational chemical-induced hearing loss, as many chemicals have been internationally recognised as hazardous to hearing. A number of studies have demonstrated that, similar to noise, some chemicals not only affect the sensory organ of the auditory system (the cochlea) but also lead to adverse effects in central auditory structures. Morata and Lemasters (1995) suggested that the adverse auditory effects of chemicals such as solvents are due to a combination of oto-and neurotoxicity. Oto-toxicity induces outer hair cell (OHC) dysfunction in the cochlea (similar to the effects of noise), whereas neuro-toxicity induces central auditory dysfunction. The main audiological sign of oto-toxicity is poorer hearing thresholds than expected relative to age. Audiological signs of neuro-toxicity may or may not include poorer hearing thresholds, in addition to difficulties discriminating sounds, such as speech, particularly in adverse listening conditions.


According to the theory of teacher′s autonomous development,this paper analyzes the factors of affecting the status of independent development of teachers in ethnic minority areas in open and distance education,from setting up the concept of lifelong learning,arouse teachers' independent development of the internal driving force and the establishment of the professional development of teachers management system are put forward from the aspects of teachers in ethnic minority areas in open and distance education development strategy.


Abstract We generalize to a field of characteristic zero certain properties of the invariant functions of the coadjoint representation of solvable Lie algebras with abelian nilradicals, previously obtained over the base field $\mathbb{C}$ of complex numbers. In particular we determine their number and the restricted type of variables on which they depend. We also determine an upper bound on the maximal number of functionally independent invariants for certain families of solvable Lie algebras with arbitrary nilradicals.


A field experiment was conducted in 2013 and 2014 cropping seasons at the University of Calabar Teaching and Research Farms in Cross River State, Nigeria to evaluate the influence of locally sourced liming materials and organomineral fertilizer on the performance of fluted pumpkin (Telfairia occidentalis). Eight treatments used were: control (no amendment), sole application of wood ash (WA), cocoa pod ash (CPA), periwinkle shells ash (PSA), organomineral fertilizer (OMF) each applied at 8 t/ha and the combinations of each of the lime materials with OMF. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications. Chemical composition of the amendments used showed that the pH values of the materials varied in the order CPA > WA > OMF > PSA. Calcium (Ca) and potassium (K) contents were highest in CPA (44.80 cmol/kg, 0.17 cmol/kg) while magnesium (Mg) was highest in WA (20.40 cmol/kg). Results showed that lime and OMF applied separately or in combination increased soil pH values significantly (P < 0.05) relative to the control with the highest value of 5.87 obtained from plots treated with OMF +WA. There were also significant increases in soil available phosphorus (P), basic nutrients (Ca, Mg, K) and base saturation. Significant (P<0.05) increases in growth parameters (vine length, number of leaves) and yield of fluted pumpkin were observed. The highest yield (596.82 kg/ha) obtained at 10 WAP from OMF + CPA treated plot was not significantly higher than the yields of 586.67 and 577.67 kg/ha obtained from OMF + PSA and OMF + WA treated plots, respectively. Therefore, for improved soil nutrients, sustainable and better performance of fluted pumpkin in an acid Ultisol of South Eastern Nigeria, the combination of any of the lime materials with OMF is recommended.


Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of nasal packing homeostasis catheter used for Foley.Methods Foley catheter after nasal packing with Vaseline gauze packing of anterior naris posterior nasal hemorrhage in 63 cases of patients were analyzed and summarized the homeostatic effect.Results 62 cases were cured,1 cases ineffective,the total efficiency of 98.41%.Conclusion The method of patients with Foley catheter with Vaseline gauze packing for treatment of anterior naris packing nose bleeding for,whether subjective feelings of patients,after treatment of haemostatic effect or treatment,were compared with the traditional Vaseline gauze and postnasal packing is excellent,it is worthy of popularization and application.


We have observed that a further classification can be made among patients with infected nephrolithiasis, according to whether or not the stone consists of pure struvite/apatite or is mixed (struvite/apatite plus calcium oxalate). This study shows that patients with mixed infected stones have the same clinical and metabolic characteristics as idiopathic stone formers. This observation could have considerable chemical-therapeutic value, since patients with mixed stones could benefit not only from the usual antibiotic treatment but also from specific therapies for the underlying metabolic anomalies.


We have conducted new equation of state measurements on liquid Fe_(2)SiO_4 in a collaborative, multi-technique study. The liquid density (ρ), the bulk modulus (K), and its pressure derivative (K′) were measured from 1 atm to 161 GPa using 1-atm double-bob Archimedean, multi-anvil sink/float, and shock wave techniques. Shock compression results on initially molten Fe_(2)SiO_4 (1573 K) fitted with previous work and the ultrasonically measured bulk sound speed (C_o) in shock velocity (U_S)-particle velocity (u_p) space yields the Hugoniot: U_S = 1.58(0.03) u_p + 2.438(0.005) km/s. Sink/float results are in agreement with shock wave and ultrasonic data, consistent with an isothermal K_T = 19.4 GPa and K′ = 5.33 at 1500°C. Shock melting of initially solid Fe_(2)SiO_4 (300 K) confirms that the Gruneisen parameter (γ) of this liquid increases upon compression where γ = γ_o(ρ_(o)/ρ)^q yields a q value of –1.45. Constraints on the liquid fayalite EOS permit the calculation of isentropes for silicate liquids of general composition in the multicomponent system CaO-MgO-Al_(2)O_3-SiO_2-FeO at elevated temperatures and pressures. In our model a whole mantle magma ocean would first crystallize in the mid-lower mantle or at the base of the mantle were it composed of either peridotite or simplified "chondrite" liquid, respectively. In regards to the partial melt hypothesis to explain the occurrence and characteristics of ultra-low velocity zones, neither of these candidate liquids would be dense enough to remain at the core mantle boundary on geologic timescales, but our model defines a compositional range of liquids that would be gravitationally stable.


This paper discusses the optimization of the H.264/AVC sub-pixel interpolation operation in the context of a software implementation on a subword parallel processor. Several known algorithmic and architectural optimization approaches are combined to achieve a low-cost interpolation implementation. The proposed interpolation scheme, which produces identical results with the reference software, requires no multiplications and 16-bit integer arithmetic is sufficient for the computation. The instruction set extensions result in cycle savings without much increasing the hardware cost. They also enable in-place processing in the half-pixel interpolation. When the optimizations are applied, it is possible to implement the H.264/AVC decoder without a multiplier.


Anatomic variations must be considered during endodontic therapy. Maxillary premolars have highly variable root canal morphology. The failure to locate additional root canals and extra roots is an important cause of endodontic failure. This article describes the endodontic treatment of a maxillary second premolar with three roots and three canals.


To improve efficiency and distance of electric scooter, synergic electric power supply was studied. Full-digital DC-DC converter based on ADSP2188+FPGA was used to transfer energy between Synergic electric power supply and motor. Experimental results indicate that synergic electric power supply with full-digital DC-DC converter can be used in hybrid electric scooter power storage system, Which can improve energy using efficiency of HES greatly.


Coppicing was widespread throughout Europe for many centuries but was largely abandoned in the second half of the 19 th century. Currently, there has been a renewed interest in coppicing for biomass production and nature conservation. We studied differences in soil chemistry and tree growth between active and abandoned coppices to highlight the impacts of coppice restoration on soil fertility and tree. Stand structure, collected soil samples and tree cores were compared on 46 research plots in temperate Turkey. The plots were set as actively managed and abandoned coppice stand. In our study no effect of coppicing on growth rate was confirmed. Active coppice stands had lower content of Ca, K, N and C:N and higher soil acidification than abandoned coppices. The tree growth rate was significantly higher on more nutrient-rich soils. Coppice restoration may not result in increased biomass production in long-term periods due to a negative effect on soil fertility.


AbstractThe Chinese code for seismic design of buildings (GB50011-2010) allows the use of sets of ground motions in the seismic design and analysis process. However, the prescriptions for record selection are somewhat vague compared with those specified in the other contemporary seismic codes. Through a detailed comparison between Eurocode-8 and GB50011-2010, some record selection criteria for GB50011-2010 are recommended. On the basis of those proposed criteria, selecting and scaling of recorded ground motions is mathematically formulated as an engineering-constrained optimization problem that minimizes the difference between the design response spectrum and the mean response spectrum of selected and scaled ground motions within a period range of interest. For such a constrained optimization problem, the harmony search (HS) algorithm, which conceptualizes using the musical process of searching for a perfect state of harmony, is modified in this study by incorporating the constraint-handling technique on ...


Abstract : This research project has investigated topics in unconstrained and constrained optimization, solving systems of nonlinear equations, nonlinear least squares, and parallel optimization. We have continued our development of tensor methods for nonlinear equations and extended these methods to unconstrained optimization and nonlinear least squares. In all cases, the tensor methods appear to provide significant practical improvements over the best currently known methods, on both singular and nonsingular problems. We have developed new trust region methods for equality constrained optimization problems that have strong convergence properties, and have begun to implement these methods. We have also developed new analysis techniques that provide local convergence results for constrained optimization problems. We have developed and analyzed an efficient method for orthogonal distance regression, intended for problems where there are errors in independent as well as dependent variables, and have developed a robust code that implements this method. Finally, we have developed, implemented, and analyzed parallel methods for global optimization and for unconstrained optimization. (KR)


This investigation examined the effects of arousing visuals and audiovisual redundancy on viewers' cognitive assessment of television news stories. Four dimensions of thoughts—salience, polarity, originality, and emotionality—were analyzed. Results showed that redundancy had main effects on all four dimensions, whereas arousing visuals affected two. It is argued that the introduction of emotional arousal in redundancy research, though complicating, paints a fuller picture of the phenomenon, and the study of these mental thought processes offers an alternative approach to the traditional attention and memory measures. Implications are discussed regarding redundancy research and appraisal of emotional stimuli.


The study provides some empirical insight into the managerial roles of chief information officer (CIO) based on H. Mintzberg's (1990;1994) classic managerial role model and CSC's information systems (IS) leadership roles. A survey was conducted in Norway to investigate potential predictors of leadership roles. Statistical results indicate that CIOs find the role of entrepreneur most important, and this role has growing importance with increasing end-user computing maturity, IS management maturity, administrative effectiveness, number of persons reporting to the CIO, number of persons working in IS/IT and level of education. While end-user computing maturity has significant influence on the importance of the entrepreneur, spokesman, leader and liaison roles, IS management maturity has significant influence on the entrepreneur, change architect and technology strategist roles. Results obtained in this study in Norway differ from earlier results obtained in the US. Both constructs and survey instrument should be revised in future research.


When Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed Indiana's version of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) into law on March 26, it kicked up a firestorm of controversy and is already seeing a wave of backlash... and a variety of other public criticisms sounding the same general concern that this bill is creating a 'license to discriminate' or that it is blatantly 'anti-gay'. But is the rhetoric regarding the Indiana law and the Arkansas bill justified?" Posting about legislative action and gay rights from In All Things an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world. http://inallthings.org/free-religion-is-not-free-discrimination/


Conventional wisdom regards wage regulation as uncoordinated across Europe. In relation to advanced economic integration, this implies a `suboptimal' wage area, which led to many conjectures about its consequences, ranging from disorganization of collective bargaining to adverse macro-economic effects. This article tests the wage linkages between Germany and the Nordic countries on time series data for the metal industry. The findings show that organized, transnationally coordinated wage policies characterize these countries: Convergence in pay rates results from both economic developments and coordination of transnational bargaining through the pattern-setting role of the German bargainers. These transnational wage policies require the consequences of European integration to be reconsidered for wage regulation and its economic effects.


The orofacial clefts are the congenital malformations that affect the face and oral cavity mostly. The etiology of oral clefts is multifactorial and complex, and genetic and enviromental factors are the most important. Although the association between parental age and orofacial cleft has been investigated by several authors, there is no consensus on this association. The aim of this systematic review was to assess the relationship between parental age and the occurrence of oral cleft. The methods applied included literature search strategy, inclusion and exclusion criteria for selecting the studies, data extraction, quality assessment and meta-analysis. A comprehensive search was performed at PUBMED, EMBASE, LILACS, Scielo, SCOPUS and Cochrane Library, with the following terms risk factor , risk factors, maternal age, paternal age, parental age, oral cleft, cleft lip and cleft palate. Cohort, case-control and cross-sectional studies were selected between 1953 and 2009. Only papers written in English language were included. The quality assessment showed that the methods of the included studies were not homogeneous and bias might have occurred. A significant statistical association was found between maternal age 40 years and cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL/P) (OR=1.56 (95% IC: 1.38-1.76), and maternal age in the age groups 35-39 years (OR=1.20 (95% IC: 1.09-1.32) and 40 years (OR=1.28 (95% IC:1.05-1.55) with isolated cleft palate (CP). A gradient between maternal age and CP was also observed. There was no evidence of association of early maternal age (< 20 years), early paternal age (< 20 years) and advanced paternal age ( 40 years) with oral clefts. In conclusion, older women were more likely to have children with CL and CL/P.


The background of mobile grid and its development are introduced firstly.Then a survey of research on architecture of mobile grid and key technologies including service sustaining technology,service discovery,task scheduling,and utility computing is carried out and key problems needed to be solved are also illustrated.In the end,the prospect of application and development is given,and the position of mobile grid,namely as an extension of cloud computing in wireless area,is proposed.


The paper describes change patterns of colloid-chemical properties of mineral dispersions depending on the number of oxygroups in the aromatic ring of an elementary unit cell of oligomer molecules based on trifunctional oxyphenyls. It is proved that with the increase in the number of oxygroups within an elementary unit from 1 (phenol) to 3 (phloroglucine), the increase in plasticizing ability and plasticizing activity of oligomers is observed, while the plastic viscosity decreases due to the increase in water layer thickness between particles. Adsorption saturation of a surface layer with phloroglucinefurfural oligomers is achieved with smaller concentrations in the solution rather than with resocine-and phenolfurfural oligomers, which indicates the increase in binding energy of adsorbate with an adsorbent surface. The increase in repulsive forces is mainly caused by the formation of developed adsorption layers of oligomers on the surface of disperse phase particles and the increase in surface negative charge during adsorption of anion oligomers with one, two or three oxygroups within an elementary unit.


T he formal power series ring is the natural extension of the polynomial ring over a certain ring R. If R is a field then the irreducible elements in R[[ 𝑥 ]] are of the form , where . Like ℤ [ 𝑥 ] and ℚ [ 𝑥 ] the irreducible elements in the formal power series ring over ℤ are still not completely determined. We will not discuss about the irreducible elements in ℤ [ 𝑥 ] or ℚ [ 𝑥 ] in this article. Here we shall discuss explicitly about some classes of irreducible elements in ℤ [[ 𝑥 ]]. We shall also give some theorems about the factorization in ℤ [[ 𝑥 ]].


Many antennas use rectangular array elements because of the versatile stacking geometry and the improved aperture efficiency they offer. This is particularly true in the field of radar antennas. Only with the availability of accurate array analysis, based on mutual coupling effects can realistic studies be made of some of the key radiation properties of radar arrays. For example the use of mutual coupling would permit the accurate prediction of embedded element pattern nulls. It is important to know the position of these nulls since they lead to blindspots in radar coverage. It is clear that the recent advances in the area of adaptive antennas will only be fully exploitable in the near future if accurate radiation characteristics of the array can be predicted. For example, such analysis permits the choice of optimum sub-array geometry permitting clusters of array elements to be combined to form the currently limited number of adaptive channels. The authors describe the analysis of the mutual coupling in finite arrays of rectangular apertures leading to an accurate model for the prediction of the radiation characteristics of these structures. >


In this chapter we describe a government agency whose role is to administer the national labor market. This case study is based on the personal experience of one of the current authors (TI). We describe and illustrate the agency's structure, work processes, and personnel. In combination, these attributes shape the agency's organizational culture, which in turn influences the productivity and performance of its exceptionally dedicated employees. Of particular relevance are issues of performance measurement, especially how the agency chooses to view and measure success. At the core of the agency's work is its effectiveness in placing job seekers in employment. In essence, this is a key performance indicator (KPI) for the agency as a whole and for its officers. Success can thus in part be measured through customer satisfaction: Is the employer happy with the person who fills the job vacancy, and is the job seeker happy in the job he or she receives, or does the agency receive frequent requests to arrange changes of jobs? We would term this the macro-level of the agency's work. At the micro-level is the work effort and performance of individual officers in working with their job-seeking clients, for example, to provide work-related counseling and to place people in suitable seminars and workshops.


The European Respiratory Society (ERS) has contributed, since its foundation in 1990, to epidemiology and occupational health through the Occupation and Epidemiology Assembly (Assembly 6) with three Groups: Epidemiology; Occupational and Environmental Health; and Tobacco, Smoking Control and Health Education. These groups have been working on the development of respiratory epidemiology and the dissemination of awareness of the environmental, occupational and smoking-related health risks in the medical society as well as the public domain. Assembly 6 participated in the editorial board of the European Lung White Book issued by ERS and the European Lung Foundation (ELF), and is co-ordinating the second issue of the European Lung White Book. Assembly 6 has also played a role in the foundation and management of the Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases (GARD) with the World Health Organization.

The Epidemiology Group has been instrumental in being a forum for one of the greatest endeavours in respiratory epidemiology during the last 20 years, namely the European Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS) 1. Although this project was initiated in one of the two founding organisations, Societas Europaea Physiologiae Clinicae Respiratoriae (SEPCR), ERS has been taking over the responsibility of facilitating this project during all the subsequent years of existence. The ECHRS project has generated a substantial insight to the fundamentals about asthma in the adult population and is still contributing new knowledge about risk factors 2, treatment 3, phenotypes 4 and genetics 5, and, at present, the ECHRS project is taking a step into the field of gene–environment interaction in the framework of the GABRIEL project. This Group has also been in collaboration with the European Federation of Asthma and Allergy Associations (EFA) for European Union (EU)-funded research projects on "Health Effect of School Environment" 6 and "Towards Healthy Air …


This cross sectional study includes 500 diabetic and 500 apparently healthy subjects. The aim of the study was to compare anthropometric variables and lipid profile in diabetic and non-diabetics. Anthropometric variables included were height, weight, body mass index (BMI), waist hip ratio (WHR) and lipid parameters were serum total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), Low density lipoproteins-C (LDL-C) and High density lipoproteins-C (HDL-C). Results indicate that height, weight and waist hip ratio were significantly high in diabetics compared to non diabetics. Significantly high TG (p=0.093) and low HDL (p=0.006) were noted in diabetics. Among non diabetics total cholesterol and LDL were significantly high.


Carbon dioxide is a highly potential renewable C1 source for synthesis of fine chemicals. Utilization of CO2 in carboxylation reactions requires catalysts, such as: nickel complex for CO2 activation. However, the use of homogeneous catalysts in the reaction is still less efficient due to the difficulty of separating the product and catalyst from reaction mixture. Therefore, it is necessary to heterogenize the nickel complex in a solid support such as mesoporous carbon. In this report, mesoporous carbon (MC) prepared from phloroglucinol and formaldehyde through soft template method was used as a solid support for Ni-phenanthroline complex (Ni-phen). The catalyst was characterized by Fourier Transform Infra Red (FT-IR), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscope Energy Dispersive X-Ray (SEM-EDX), and Surface Area Analyzer (SAA). The result of SAA characterization showed that the pore diameter of MC was 6.7 nm and Ni-phen/MC was 5.1 nm which indicates that the materials have mesosize pores. Ni-phen/MC material was then used as a heterogeneous catalyst in the carboxylation reaction of phenylacetylene under an ambient CO2 pressure. The reactions were carried out in several variations of conditions such as temperature, time and catalyst types. Based on the results of the reaction, the best conditions were obtained at 25 °C for 8 h of reaction time using Ni-phen/MC catalyst. Copyright © 2021 by Authors, Published by BCREC Group. This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).


Body image dissatisfaction is becoming more noticeable as an issue that affects male lives and not just women (Gardner, 2014). This study aims to explore male body image dissatisfaction and the idealisations surrounding the male body. Six semi-structured interviews were carried out with young adult male participants aged 18-25 to gain understanding of their feelings and thought on the subject. The data gained was transcribed and analysed using thematic analysis, allowing the emergence of six main themes with some containing sub-themes. The participants showed many similarities in their opinions about body image. These were topics such as how they were influenced by the media, had feelings of dissatisfaction and the pressures they face not only from other people but from themselves. On the other hand, differences in experiences were found as some participants discussed that feeling too skinny and underweight lead them to having body image dissatisfaction rather than the expected, being overweight. The results have given us better understanding of male body image and have helped to identify areas that could be further researched in the future.


Introduction: Employment in the culture and arts sector has multiple psycho-socioeconomic benefits for people with visual impairments. However, a study in this area is rare in Ethiopia. The current study explored barriers to employment of young cultural practitioners with visual impairments in the cultural industries of Ethiopia. Method: Eight young cultural practitioners who have visual impairments were interviewed and the qualitative data were thematically analyzed. Results: The results indicated that personal, attitudinal, and environmental barriers hinder the meaningful participation of young cultural practitioners with visual impairments in the job market of the cultural industries of Ethiopia. Discussion: Although the study found differences in geographic and sectoral barriers to employment the results of the current study supported previous research findings. Implications: The current study has implications for future research as well as policymakers concerning employment and labor affairs. Besides highlighting the need for an increased understanding of identified barriers to cultural employment, the study revealed that there is also a need for further research on the numerous benefits that employment and participation in culture and arts provide for people with and without impairments at individual, community, and national levels.


Maintenance of cardiovascular stability is a principal determinant of recovery and ultimate prognosis in any seriously ill patient. In patients following cardiac surgery it assumes prime importance, but even in noncardiac surgery patients, the occurrence of cardiac decompensation or episodes of cardiac arrhythmias may induce cardiac instability with inevitable worsening of the patient's overall condition. Patients with known preexisting cardiac pathology are obviously particularly at risk. In addition, a substantial percentage of patients may have occult coronary artery disease which in the context of increased myocardial energy demands associated with trauma, surgery or sepsis may induce serious myocardial ischaemia or even myocardial infarction. The dramatic increase in the volume of cardiac


T he objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of adding an inoculums and an additive handmade in sugarcane silage (SCS) on in situ degradability of dry matter (DM). The treatments were T1) sugarcane silage without inoculum nor additive; T2) sugarcane silage with 1.0% inoculum and 1% additive. The inoculum made up with 10.0% molasses, 1.0% of natural yogurt, 5.0% chicken manure, urea 0.5% and 83.0% water; and the additive was formulated with 1.0% urea, 0.1% de ammonium sulfate and 0.25% phosphorus. Two Holstein cows fitted with rumen cannula (LW 650±50 kg) were used by a period of 15 d for adaptation to experimental materials and 3 d to collected samples. There were differences (p≤0.05) between treatments on in situ digestibility of DM. T2 shows higher percentages of DM compared with the treatment control or T1 in all incubation times; these results could be explained because the inoculums causes a previous fermentation of nutrients of sugarcane during the silage process. The use of an inoculum and additive on sugarcane silage changes the ruminal disappearance of DM.


The interaction between an ultra-fast pulse laser and a material's surface has become a research hotspot in recent years. Micromachining of titanium alloy with an ultra-fast pulse laser is a very important research direction, and it has very important theoretical significance and application value in investigating the ablation threshold of titanium alloy irradiated by ultra-fast pulse lasers. Irradiated by a picosecond pulse laser with wavelengths of 1064 nm and 532 nm, the surface morphology and feature sizes, including ablation crater width (i.e. diameter), ablation depth, ablation area, ablation volume, single pulse ablation rate, and so forth, of the titanium alloy were studied, and their ablation distributions were obtained. The experimental results show that titanium alloy irradiated by a picosecond pulse infrared laser with a 1064 nm wavelength has better ablation morphology than that of the green picosecond pulse laser with a 532 nm wavelength. The feature sizes are approximately linearly dependen...


The brazeability of AZ31BH24 magnesium alloy sheet to Sncoated plain carbon steel sheet using a MgAlZn alloy filler metal and a diode laser heat source has been investigated. While the Sn coating promoted good wetting between the molten filler metal and the steel sheet, it did not play a role in forming the final metallic bond. Its primary function appeared to be in maintaining an oxidefree steel surface until the molten Mg filler metal could come in direct contact with the steel surface. In all cases, failure of transverse tensile shear test specimens of the joint occurred in the steel base metal. Metallic bonding between the magnesium alloy and the steel was facilitated by the formation of two transition layers, including a Fe(Al) solid solution formed on the surface of the steel and a nanoscale layer of Al 8 (Mn,Fe) 5 phase on the Fe(Al) surface layer. Examination of the Fe(Al)Al 8 (Mn,Fe) 5 and Al 8 (Mn,Fe) 5 Mg inter faces using HRTEM showed that orientation relationships (OR) with a low angle of rotation of the matching planes and low interplanar mismatch and therefore low in terfacial energy density existed at the Fe(Al) Al 8 (Mn,Fe)5 interface (i.e., when [1011] Al8Mn5 //[111] Fe(Al) , {110} Fe(Al) was 4.2 deg from {3033} Al8Mn5 with 5.2% interplanar mismatch) and a high angle of rotation of the matching planes and large interplanar mismatch, and therefore, high interfacial energy density existed at the Al 8 Mn 5 Mg in


For nearly two hundred years, attempts have been made to immunize against measles. To Home 1 of Scotland is ascribed the first attempt at active immunization by vaccination with human blood, and also by the transplantation of nasal mucus, on a swab of cotton from a child having measles, on the nasal mucous membrane of another child. Hektoen 2 was the first to use a mixture of incubated human blood and ascites broth in an attempt to induce a mild form of infection. Recently, Herrman 3 has suggested a method of active immunization, making use of the well established fact that infants under 5 months of age are practically immune to measles. His method is to take the nasal mucus of a patient with measles, from twenty-four hours before to twenty-four hours after the eruption, and transplant it on the nasal mucous membrane of another infant. This transference, in many


Kids are creatures of God Almighty and social beings. Since the child in the womb has a right to life and independence as well as better protection of parents, family, community, nation and state. It is quite alarming trend is the proliferation of sexual crimes not only affects women, but also affects children under the age. These girls as objects commodity (trading) or depraved gratification (animalistic) of a person and a particular group of sexual conduct business in order to gain economic double. These girls as objects commodity (trading) or depraved gratification (animalistic) of a person and a particular group of sexual conduct business in order to gain economic double.This research is a sociological research that want to see the unity between law and society with the gap between fennel and das sein sollen. This research was conducted in the jurisdiction of Police Resort Kota Pekanbaru, while the sample population is a whole party related to the issues examined in this study, the data source used, primary data, secondary data and data tertiary data collection techniques in this research through interviews and review of the literature.From the results of research can be concluded, first, law enforcement, preventive (prevention) and repression (repression). Second, barriers faced by internal factors are the obstacles include factors of quantity and quality of personnel and funds are limited to the operational process of investigation and investigations. While his external factors, among others, under the age-old victim is usually difficult to communicate in terms of providing information on the actions to happen to him, usually a mentally retarded child that it is difficult in terms of member information, as well as the perpetrators fled (DPO). The lack of public participation would be legal awareness. Third, efforts to overcome the barriers that fix the internal deficiencies is to improve the quantity and quality of personnel Pekanbaru City Police Resort and act effectively and efficiently manage available funds. The inadequacies of the external of children who have suffered the sexual exploitation was accompanied by a child psychologist from the Riau Police, children who have mental retardation accompanied by a teacher Special School for police in taking account of the victim, the perpetrator fled or escaped, police Resort Pekanbaru city in this case to provide information or share data information kepolsek offender, police station, as well as improving legal awareness and legal compliance


In recent years, the development of small-size satellites by companies, research institutions and universities have become common practice. This terend is based on the need for providing an easy and low-cost access to space for those institutions and companies that cannot afford the use of the usual big industrial platforms. In this context, the IDR/UPM Institute (Instituto Universitario de Microgravedad 'Ignacio Da Riva') of Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, has been developing the UPMSat-2 microsatellite along the past years. This is one of the most relevant projects in the current space engineering activities at IDR/UPM, which integrates university professors, research staff of IDR/UPM, and students of the Master in Space Systems (MUSE). Going back to the UPMSat-2 mission, it should be underlined that this type of small-size satellite requires reliable communication systems able to ensure the quality of the communication link between the satellite and ground control, but they must also be optimized in terms of costs. Therefore, the use of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) components, which are normally developed for terrestrial applications, has become a usual practice in such kind of small-size satellite missions. Thus, these communication subsystems require deep tests campaigns to ensure their proper operation and to increase the reliability. From this point of view, a suitable balance between the limited resources available in this kind of university-satellite missions and the complexity of the testing techniques is needed. IDR/UPM professors and MUSE students have performed the full design, manufacture and testing of the UPMSat-2 communications systems (flight and ground). This paper summarizes the development of the whole UPMSat-2 communication system, describing the tasks required for its implementation, and focusing on how they were harmonized and integrated within the academic plan of the Master in Space Systems (MUSE).


We consider non-bijective piecewise rotations of the plane. These maps belong to a family introduced in previous papers by Boshernitzan and Goetz. We derive in this paper some upper bounds to the size of the limit set. This improves results of [M. Boshernitzan and A. Goetz, A dichotomy for a two-parameter piecewise rotation, Ergodic Theory Dynam. Syst. 23(3) (2003), pp. 759–770.].


My dear General,—Captain Basevi has just returned to my head quarters, on the close of the operations of his first field-season with the pendulums. You will be glad to hear that his progress has on the whole been very satisfactory. At the outset he met with numerous difficulties; the vacuum apparatus was very troublesome, the air-pump constantly getting out of order, and the receiver as constantly leaking. It is very easy for philosophers to suggest improvements and refinements in the modus operandi of such operations, but it is not so easy to carry them out practically. Capt. Basevi has undergone a great amount of labour and anxiety, but he has successfully surmounted all his difficulties.


Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, andPseudomonas aeruginosa, eachpossessing a5-enolpyruvylshikimate 3-phosphate synthase that issensitive toinhibition byglyphosate [N-(phosphonomethyl)glycitie], provide agood cross-section oforganisms exemplifying thebiochemical diversity ofthearomatic pathway targeted bythis potent antimicrobial compound. Thepattern ofgrowth inhibition, thealteration inlevels ofaromatic-pathway enzynies, andtheaccumulation ofearly-pathway metabolites after theaddition ofglyphosate weredistinctive foreachorganism. Substantial intracellular shikimate-3-phosphate accumulated inresponse toglyphosate treatment inallthreeorganisms. BothE.coliandP.aeruginosa, butnotB.subtilis, accumulated near-millimolar levels ofshikimate-3-phosphate intheculture medium. Intracellular backupofcommonpathway precursors ofshikimate-3-phosphate wassubstantial inB.subtilis, moderate inP.aeruginosa, andnot detectable inE.coli. Thefull complement ofaromatic aminoacids prevented growth inhibition andmetabolite accumulation inE.coli andP.aeruginosa whereaminoacidendproducts directly control early-pathway enzyme activity. Incontrast, theinitial prevention ofgrowth inhibition inthepresence ofaromatic aminoacids inB.subtilis wassucceeded byprogressively greater growth inhibition thatcorrelated withrapid metabolite accumulation. InB.subtilis glyphosate candecrease prephenate concentrations sufficiently touncouple the sequentially acting loops offeedback inhibition that ordinarily link endproduct excess tofeedback inhibition of3-deoxy-D-arabino-heptulosonate 7-phosphate synthase byprephenate. Theconsequential unrestrained entry ofenergy-rich substrates into thearomatic pathway, eveninthepresence ofaromatic aminoacid endproducts, isanenergy drain thatpotentially accounts fortheinability ofendproducts tofully reverse glyphosate inhibition inB.subtilis. EveninE.coi,after glyphosate inhibition andmetabolite accumulation wereallowed tobecomefully established, atransient period whereendproducts werecapable ofonlypartial reversal of growth inhibition occurred. Thedistinctive metabolism produced bydissimilation ofdifferent carbon sources alsoproduced profound effects uponglyphosate sensitivity. Manyantimetabolites that actagainst biosynthetic pathwaysmimicendproducts, causing inappropriate regulatory effects uponenzymeshaving early-pathway positions. In contrast, N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine (PMG), anherbicide knownasglyphosate, isanexceedingly effective inhibitor of amid-pathway enzyme ofaromatic aminoacid biosynthesis, 5-enolpyruvylshikimate 3-phosphate (EPSP)synthase. EPSPsynthase hasbeenshowntobeasensitive target of PMG action inprocaryotes, lowereucaryotes, andhigher plants (seereference 34forreference citations). Although PMGisnowunderintensive study inhigher plants byvirtue ofitspotent herbicidal properties, antimicrobial studies are few.Thepresence ofPMG during growth canproduce massive accumulation ofshikimate-3-phosphate behind the blocked EPSPsynthase (Fig. 1),aneffect caused bydecreased levels ofendproduct molecules that normally feedbackinhibit orrepress theinitial enzymeofthepathway, 3-deoxy-D-arabino-heptulosonate 7-phosphate (DAHP) synthase. Threemolecular events triggered byPMG could account


Companies are under immense pressure to integrate activities that will improve society and the environment with their business objectives. Such integration is likely to introduce complexity into the firms' activities and impact the timeliness of the financial statements. Audit report lag is significant to investors as it directly impacts investor decision-making and investment fortunes. This study examines the association between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and audit report lag. We measure CSR activities using a composite variable representing a firm's inclusion on or exclusion from the annual list of "100 Best Corporate Citizens." In the robust regression analyses with a sample of 3661 firm-year observations from 2011 to 2016, we found a positive and significant association between CSR activities and audit report lag after controlling for extraneous variables potentially influencing audit report lag. Furthermore, the additional results with the six CSR components in the list confirm our finding that, except for governance, all the other components, such as environment, climate change, human rights, employee relations, and philanthropy, have a positive and significant association with audit report lag. Our findings suggest that CSR activities introduce audit complexities and risks that compel auditors to assess a high risk of material misstatements, translating into more audit effort and longer times to complete audits.


Let A be an n × n essentially nonnegative matrix and consider the linear differential system . An initial point y lies in the reachability cone for the nonnegative orthant if the trajectory x(t) emanating from v reaches the nonnegative orthant at some time y 0. Due to the essential nonnegativity of A, once t(t) enters the nonnegative orthant it remains in it thereafter. In this paper we introduce the notion of a symbiosis point for the system. This is a point in such that also the velocity vector at the point is in the reachability cone. This means that not only does the trajectory become and remain nonnegative, but there comes a time such that from then on the components of the trajectory become and remain nondecreasing. We characterize all symbiosis points for the system. We also show that if 0 0|I+h 1 A≥0} and det(i+hA)≠0, then any sequence of finite differences approximation which initiates at a symbiosis point becomes nondecreasing in the ordering of the nonnegative orthant and vice ve...


In this paper a methodology to the analysis of bifurcations of variable structure systems is proposed. This methodology, based on the use of symbolic computation packages, is derived from the conditions of the existence of variable structure bifurcations of planar systems, allowing a multi-parametric analysis, without intensive numeric computations. The proposal is applied to a predator-prey model with human intervention


a few observations. Should it be taken seriously? Possibly. But not grimly. It was intended not as a scientific "paper" or "analysis" but as a fragment. And I did not fall into a trap: I knew it was there. Since I did not know the age distributions of the groups concerned, I assumed for the purposes of discussion that they are similar, which they well may not be. The comments by Drs. Sterling and Weinkam are certainly valid, except that it takes at least 9 years to fully train for general practice and at least 11 years for most specialties. To determine whether the practice of medicine constitutes a health hazard one should do a proper job. This would include, as Sterling and Weinkam suggest, a study of age distribution and many other statistical observations. Such a study could be undertaken only if people are interested, which appears to be the case. I am amazed at the number of reprint requests I have received for my rather minor comments on the matter. If someone does such a study it will no longer be necessary to speculate on the age distribution of physicians who die, compared with ministers, or on who gets into obituary columns. We would know the truth. I liked the letter of Hertzman, Schechterand Sheps (ibid: 728). However, since I do not know how many physicians there are in Canada, what their ages and genders are, how many of them die each year or what they die of, I could hardly calculate age-specific or age-adjusted mortality rates. I was hoping that well trained young people like my colleagues in Vancouver would undertake such a study. "Age at death", for the reasons the Vancouver group mention, is never used by solemn vital statisticians. But then I am not very solemn, though I would like to know what physicians die of and whether certain specialties are riskier than others. I would also like to know why certain people choose certain specialties, whether epidemiologists have a sense of humour, and why internists appear to be more buttoned up than surgeons. We should indeed study the ways and exits of our profession.


We present an evaluation of a new selection technique for virtual reality (VR) systems presented on head-mounted displays. The technique, dubbed EZCursorVR, presents a 2D cursor that moves in a head-fixed plane, simulating 2D desktop-like cursor control for VR. The cursor can be controlled by any 2DOF input device, but also works with 3/6DOF devices using appropriate mappings. We conducted an experiment based on ISO 9241-9, comparing the effectiveness of EZCursorVR using a mouse, a joystick in both velocity-control and position-control mappings, a 2D-constrained ray-based technique, a standard 3D ray, and finally selection via head motion. Results indicate that the mouse offered the highest performance in terms of throughput, movement time, and error rate, while the position-control joystick was worst. The 2D-constrained ray-casting technique proved an effective alternative to the mouse when performing selections using EZCursorVR, offering better performance than standard ray-based selection.


Abstract Objectives To investigate the latest cutoff value of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I for major adverse cardiac events (MACEs) during the perioperative period of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Methods A total of 200 patients, into MACEs and non-MACEs groups according to the occurrence of MACEs over a 12 day postoperative period underwent a complete baseline history survey, physical examination, 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG), and laboratory examination during a preoperative cardiology consultation. Serum levels of hs-TnI, myohemoglobin, creatine kinase MB isoform (CK-MB), and B-type natriuretic peptide were assessed using a Beckman DXI800 automatic chemiluminescence immune analyzer. Results The 200 patients were classified into the MACEs (n=10) and non-MACEs (n=190) groups. Based on a receiver-operating characteristic analysis, the optimal 4–6 h postoperative hs-TnI, CK-MB, and MYO joint cut-off levels for predicting perioperative MACEs were 2,622.3 pg/mL, 17.9 ng/mL, and 190.2 ng/mL, respectively. The AUC was 0.779 (95% confidence interval: 0.622–0.937; p<0.05) with a sensitivity of 80.0% and a specificity of 74.0%. When the hs-TnI, CK-MB, and MYO levels exceeded the joint cut-off levels, the incidence of MACEs was significantly increased during the perioperative period (Log rank p<0.05). Cox regression analysis showed that dyslipidemia, left ventricular ejection fraction <50%, hs-TnI level, and myohemoglobin level were the main risk factors for MACEs after CABG (p<0.05). Conclusion An hs-TnI level of 2,622.3 pg/mL, CK-MB level of 17.9 ng/mL, and MYO level of 190.2 ng/mL were the cutoff values for predicting MACEs. Dyslipidemia, left ventricular ejection fraction <50%, hs-TnI level, and myohemoglobin level were the main risk factors for MACEs after CABG.


This systematic review focuses on examining the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and preventing exacerbations. Despite the pharmacological interventions available, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is not curable. The goal of treatment in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients is more focused on providing relief of symptoms such as dyspnea and shortness of breath. The purpose is to review the efficacy of daily Statin use in patients with newly diagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)


By comparing different control approaches and further explaining the working principles and the major system components of the new PLC control system of the aircraft ground air-conditioning device,the research and development of this system was illustrated,which can fulfill the simultaneous local and remote control of the air-conditioning unit.


Set in a purple ceramic background,dance elements can be derived from the purple ceramic pots and a dance work based on such pots can therefore be created,with which dancers express their profound understanding and unique feelings toward the Southern Yangtze River Culture.The dance work embodies the four stages of making purple ceramic pots,namely molding,decorating,burning and tea-serving.


We propose that to some extent, people treat the resources, perspectives, and identities of close others as their own. This proposal is supported by allocation, attribution, response time, and memory experiments. Recently, we have applied this idea to deepening understanding of feeling "too close" (including too much of the other in the self leading to feeling controlled or a loss of identity), the effects of relationship loss (it is distressing to the extent that the former partner was included in the self, liberating to the extent that the former partner was preventing self-expansion), ingroup identification (including ingroup in the self), and the effect of outgroup friendships on outgroup attitudes (including outgroup member in the self entails including outgroup member's identity in the self).


The authors describe a coupled electromechanical approach to analyzing the energy transfer and consumption in adaptive structures. A simple piezoelectric ceramic actuator driven one-degree-of-freedom spring-mass-damper system is presented as an example. In such a material system with integrated lead zirconate titanate (PZT) actuators, the power consumed by the PZT actuators consists of two parts: the power used to drive the system, which is dissipated in terms of heat as a result of the structural damping, and the power dissipated by the PZT actuators themselves because of their dielectric loss and internal damping. The reactive power resulting from the kinetic and potential energy of the mechanical system, as well as the electric field energy of the PZT actuators as reactance elements, is also quantified. The method presented may be applied to complicated systems.<<ETX>>


Objective To obsrve the the therapeutic effect of mechanical ventilation with antivenom on patients with acute respiratory failure(ARF) caused by snakebite of Bungarus multicintus. Methods 23 cases of snakebite by Bungarus multicintus in enmergency department, and all of them were induced ARF, they were treated by mechanical ventilation and antivenom. Results All patients were treated by antivenom in time,the time induced ARF in these cases was very difference from 2.5 to 16 h.Ptosis,acataposis, dyspnea were the main symptoms in the patients, the promptly utilization by mechanical ventilation could rescue the patients effectively. Conclusion Antivenom and mechanical ventilation were effective therapy on ARF patients of Bungarus multicintus bited.


We analyze the two dimensional type 0 theory with background RR-fluxes. Both the 0A and the 0B theory have two distinct fluxes q and . We study these two theories at finite temperature (compactified on a euclidean circle of radius R) as a function of the fluxes, the tachyon condensate μ and the radius R. Surprisingly, the dependence on q, and μ is rather simple. The partition function is the absolute value square of a holomorphic function of y = |q|+||+i(2α')1/2μ (up to a simple but interesting correction). As expected, the 0A and the 0B answers are related by T-duality. Our answers are derived using the exact matrix models description of these systems and are interpreted in the low energy spacetime lagrangian.


There were two large medieval buildings north-east of the 11th-century Benedictine abbey at Paszto that passed to the Cistercians in 1191. Both were destroyed in the mid-13th century, at the time of Mongolian invasion, and never rebuilt. The excavated features and their finds indicate that the buildings had accommodated a glass workshop and a smithy worked by monks.


AIDS activists are now looking to the South African government to provide access to cheaper drug treatment for HIV infection and AIDS after 39 large pharmaceutical companies withdrew their case against the government in the Pretoria High Court last week.

The companies brought the law suit three years ago in the hope of stopping the government promulgating legislation it had passed in 1997 that was aimed, through various mechanisms, at lowering the cost of drugs to South Africans. …


Building complex component-based software architectures can lead to subtle assemblage errors. In this paper, we introduce a type-system-based approach to avoid message handling errors when assembling component-based communication systems. Such errors are not captured by classical type systems of host programming languages such as Java or ML. Our approach relies on the definition of a small process calculus that captures the operational essence of our target component-based framework for communication systems, and on the definition of a novel type system that combines row types with process types.


Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between retinal-renal complications among type 2 diabetic subjects in India. Subjects and Methods: A total of 502 subjects with type 2 diabetes who underwent Fundus Photography and Fundus Fluorescein Angiography (FFA) for diabetic retinopathy (DR) and 24hr urinary creatinine clearance (Crcl) test for diabetic nephropathy (DN) on the same day were included in this analysis. They were divided into groups based on the severity of retinopathy and Crcl values. Out of 502 subjects, 272 subjects had subsequent follow-up details spanning 22 months. Anthropometric, haemodynamic and biochemical details at baseline and follow-up and mortality details were recorded. Results: The mean Crcl values decreased significantly with increasing severity of DR (p<0.001). The percentage of subjects with non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy also decreased with decreasing Crcl. In the follow-up data, severity of DR increased compared to baseline as per stages of Crcl. There was a decline in survival when both the complications are present. Number of subjects who died was high at severe stages of these complications. Crcl was significantly associated with declining status of both the complications. Conclusions: The degree of diabetic retinopathy and severity of diabetic nephropathy showed significant asso-ciation among type2 diabetic subjects


Detailed line shapes have been calculated of M\"ossbauer spectra for comparison to Oosterhuis and Lang's data of ${\mathrm{K}}_{3}$Fe${(\mathrm{CN})}_{6}$ diluted in diamagnetic ${\mathrm{K}}_{3}$Co${(\mathrm{CN})}_{6}$. Spin-relaxation effects have been included by utilizing the full hyperfine interaction (including all off-diagonal terms) within the super-operator formalism of relaxation theory. In order to describe the data, it is necessary to assume a distribution of relaxation rates corresponding to differing Fe near-neighbor and next-near-neighbor environments. Using a simplified model containing three relaxation rates, the concentration and temperature dependence of the spectra have been explained. The relaxation rates obtained are compared with those from ESR studies, and the differences in the results of the two methods discussed.


This issue of the Journal brings together a rich and challenging collection of papers which tackle complex and provocative issues in our struggles with issues of race, sexuality and difference. There are also contemplations on some of the history of the development of psychoanalysis, the neglected role of fate in the development of psychodynamic thinking, and the role of grandmothers. A theme that surfaces again and again is one of the key tenets of psychoanalysis and one of the few core concepts about which there is little disagreement in our profession: the Oedipus complex. The authors remind us of the central importance of this early encounter with triangulation, difference and otherness, the implications of which Amal Treacher identifies as 'the moral endeavour of psychoanalysis'. She succinctly summarizes this endeavour as: 'to know both our connectedness and dependencies on the other while simultaneously recognising profoundly our separateness'. Psychodynamic Practice has established a tradition of organizing a conference each year in association with the Institute of Group Analysis in London. The conferences address current social and political issues from a psychodynamic perspective, and take the form of just one paper followed by discussion and then a large experiential group. The papers are subsequently published in the Journal. Amal Treacher's paper 'Circulating emotions, beliefs and fantasies: Middle East and the West' was given at our conference in January last year. Treacher explores the conflict between the Middle East and the West from a socio-analytical perspective, personally from a Muslim and Christian background, and as a Londoner in the wake of the 7th July 2005 terrorist attacks. The paper offers multifaceted, kaleidoscopic views on this conflict, particularly about issues of identity, difference and otherness. Treacher reminds us that there 'is no escape from ourselves or other human beings – we are full of the effects of our failures, insecurities, precariousness and the illusions of who we are'. She concludes by emphasizing our need to mourn to 'return us to a sense of our collective responsibility for the political, social, cultural and emotional lives of others'. Our next paper, 'Oedipus matters' by Sally Swartz, explores otherness and difference in a study of the development of racial identity drawing on her experience of post-apartheid South African therapeutic practice. Swartz discusses how the way that Oedipal issues are worked through influences whether race, gender and other differences are met with 'fear or competitiveness, idealisation or denigration, joyful curiosity or withdrawal'. Psychodynamic Practice, November 2007; 13(4): 341 – 343


In this paper, unified colored noise approximation is extended to treat the systems driven by Poisson colored noise . We arrive the evolution equation of the probability distribution and the stationary probability distribution . These equations are valid only if is large enough (positive) and , but is not restricted. As an application, we derive the nonlinear relaxation time (NLRT) for the processes driven by Poisson colored noise and evaluate the NLRT for the approximative Ginzburg–Landon model under small .


This report explores the access policies of state crime records by detailing what information is available to the public, under what circumstances it is available, and which states have procedures for the expungement of criminal records. The report also examines how two interstate compacts may improve information sharing between states, at the same time complying with and respecting the laws of participating states. The National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact sets guidelines for sharing criminal justice records for non-criminal justice purposes. The Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision helps monitor and track offenders who are under community correctional supervision who travel to different states.


In an article contributea to the London Lancet, a Philadelphia physician says: "Tartarlithine has given me results beyond all comparison superior to any preparation which I have tried. The promptness of its action is in many cases astonishing, a subsidence of distressing symptoms quickly following the administration of three doses of five grains each, taken four hours apart in a half pint of water on a reasonably empty stomach. The use of the preparation in the quantities named has sufficed in all cases so far treated, about twenty in number, to practically cure the disorder, temporarily at least.


This paper presents development and analysis of different control strategies for smart automated system. The dynamic role of an electrical motor and sensor interfacing with wireless module becomes an essential element in a smart agriculture system to monitor various environmental parameters. The various key parameters such as temperature, humidity, air pressure, soil health and solar radiation are widely used to analyze the growth of plants and soil health based on different climate conditions. However, the smart development of an automatic system to measure these vital parameters provides a feasible approach and helps the farmers to monitor their crops productivity. In this paper, a smart sensor based intelligent and automatic control strategies such as fuzzy logic controller and PID (Proportional Integral Derivative) controller is developed to collect the real time environmental parameters and to adapt any environmental conditions by updating their membership functions automatically with the help of sensor outputs. This paper targets to bring the usage of sensor-based intelligent and automatic control methods in the field of an agriculture system which includes automatic solar panel tracking and control, environmental vital parameters measurement, monitoring and implementation of intelligent control methods. The different experiments have been carried out with the support of graphical and microcontroller programming environment. Experimental results provide that the proposed system effectively measure the environmental parameters and provide an accurate transmission of data for continuous monitoring. The advantage of the proposed system is simple, easy to implement and maintain the dynamic environment for plants with respect to any climate conditions.


In this study, we present a model based on the "second-order" nonlinear homogenization method for estimating the macroscopic response and the evolution of microstructure in two-dimensional viscoplastic porous media. The estimates of the new model are compared with unit cell finite element calculations and the earlier "variational" nonlinear homogenization method. The three methods are compared for uniaxial tension and compression, as well as for simple shear loadings. The "secondorder" model is found to improve on the earlier "variational" method by being in good agreement with the finite element results.


In 14 healthy persons, 31 patients with acute and 13 with chronic renal failure the influence of alpha-bromocriptine on the PTH and prolactin level in the blood serum was investigated. In all subjects examined alpha-bromocriptine caused a decrease of the prolactin level. In acute and chronic renal failure simultaneously a decrease, on the other hand in healthy persons an increase of the PTH-concentration was observed. In all groups examined no correlation between the PTH and the prolactin level could be stated. In the light of the results obtained in this study the existence of a direct PTH-depending prolactin secretion seems to be questionable.


Ayurveda is one of the most reliable and complete medical science. The union of Mamsa , Sira , Snayu Asthi and Sandhi are called as Marma . Acharya Sushruta stated every aspect of Marma like definition, signs and symptoms of Marma injury. Total number of Marma as described in Samhitas are 107 in number. Marma science is one of the special aspects deeply elaborated by Ayurveda . Marma are several vital points on the body having importance regarding traumatic effect. These vital points when exposed to trauma generate the symptoms from pain to fatal effect. These points should be protected from injury. Detail knowledge of Marma is important from surgical point of view. Acharya Sushruta explain the Marma viddha lakshana in detail. Human body when expose to trauma shows various signs and symptoms depending on severity and type of trauma. when the trauma to the Kakshadhara Marma causes "Erb's Palsy". Erb's palsy is the paralysis of the arm caused by injury to the upper trunk (c 5- c 6 ) of the brachial plexus. There are other ancient Indian sciences also in which the vital points of human body are described. The main aim of this study is to understand the kakshadhra Marma , its location in human body, its applied aspect and to find out any similarity with the vital points explain in Ayurved classics.


Two new types of superconducting infrared bolo~eter are described. In one, the temperature dependent Josephson, current in an SNS junction is measured with a SQUID galvanometer. In the other, the temperature-dependent quasiparticle tunneling current in an SIN junction is measured with a conventional fet amplifier. Either type of junction is deposited on a low heat capacity sapphire substrate covered on the reverse side with a thin Bi film.to absorb infrared radiation. The best performance achieved thus far is for the SNS bolometer which has an electrical NEP "'" 5 x 10-15 W/mz and D* "'" 1014 cm \V-I Hzl/2. Some improvement in these values is anticipated.


Given two relatively prime positive integers $\alpha$ and $\beta$, we consider simple lattice paths (with unit East and unit North steps) from $(0,0)$ to $(\alpha k,\beta k)$, and enumerate them by their left and right bounces with respect to the line $y=\frac{\beta}{\alpha} x$. We give the corresponding multivariate generating functions for all such paths as well as for subclasses of paths that start and end with a prescribed step. For illustration purposes, we discuss the case $\beta=1$ and express some of our functions in terms of the Fuss-Catalan generating function $c_\alpha(x)$.


CASE
A 42-year-old woman presented with a severe neck pain and torticollis due to uncertain etiology. Because her radiographs and computed tomography revealed atlantoaxial rotatory fixation (AARF) that is an extremely rare condition in the adult population, a nonsurgical treatment was initially applied. Because 3 weeks of indirect traction failed, closed reduction was performed under general anesthesia at 2 months after onset, and her symptoms markedly improved without any complications and recurrence.

CONCLUSION
Closed reduction under general anesthesia for nontraumatic AARF in adult patients might be an effective treatment option, even for chronic cases or intractable cases by traction treatment.


The field of network physiology considers all aspects of collective dynamics of and on complex networks with application to functions and mechanisms in living systems (Ivanov, 2021; Schöll, 2021; Gosak et al., 2022). Complex networks are an ubiquitous paradigm in nature, with a wide field of applications ranging from physics, chemistry, biology, neuroscience, physiology, medicine to socio-economic systems. The human organism is an integrated network of organ systems, individual organs, cells, biomolecules, which all interact with each other on various levels. Rather than attempting to study the individual, isolated parts, the network perspective of dynamical systems focusses on the interaction between the different units which leads to the emergence of novel collective behavior not present in the isolated systems. Central to the physiological functioning are nonlinear, dynamic or adaptive biophysical and biochemical interactions, control mechanisms, communication and information exchange between cells and organs. This applies to the normal physiological state as well as to pathological states including diseases. Recent research on dynamical networks has revealed a plethora of collective dynamic phenomena. Synchronization is an important universal feature of the dynamics in networks of coupled nonlinear oscillators. Various synchronization patterns are known, like cluster synchronization where the network splits into groups of synchronous elements, or partial synchronization patterns such as chimera states where the system splits into coexisting domains of coherent (synchronized) and incoherent (desynchronized) states. Phase transitions and critical phenomena in nonlinear dynamical systems far from thermodynamic equilibrium have been investigated since the 1970s and 1980s, and concepts from thermodynamics and statistical physics have been applied to describe self-organization, spatio-temporal pattern formation, phase coexistence, critical phenomena, and first and second order nonequilibrium phase transitions (Schlögl, 1972; Haken, 1978; Schöll, 1987). But only in recent times, phase transitions and critical phenomena have been studied in dynamical networks, where synchronization transitions may arise, giving birth to a plethora of partial synchronization patterns and complex collective behavior. These recent developments include connections of tipping transitions, explosive synchronization, nucleation, critical slowing down, critical correlations and fluctuations, critical exponents, etc. with nonequilibrium thermodynamics. This Research Topic of Frontiers in Network Physiology –Networks of Dynamical Systems, is focused on new insights, novel developments, current challenges, latest discoveries, recent advances and future perspectives in the field. It features contributions from leading experts that describe the state of the art, outlining recent developments and major accomplishments that have been achieved and that need to occur to move the field forward. They deal with healthy as Edited and reviewed by: Wei Lin, Fudan University, China


Overall: This paper described turbulent energy dissipation rate obtained by glider observations from two methods: one is estimated by estimating Batchelor wavenumber using fast-response thermistor and the other is from Thorpe-scale density overturn. The former is less than the latter one. The turbulent heat and salt fluxes are reported not to be influential, while the salt-finger double diffusive fluxes could be influential. These results are potentially worth to be published, but need to be further analyzed, because both the discussions why the difference between the two methods and for the salt-finger fluxes are not enough.


Based on an investigation of hydride generation responses in solutions of various acidities containing nanogram quantities of arsenite [As(III)], arsenate [As(V)], monomethylarsonic acid (MMAA) and dimethylarsinic acid (DMAA) a sensitive analytical method for the accurate determination of inorganic and organic As species in aqueous solutions was developed. After a pH-selective reduction, the arsenic species were condensed in a U-tube filled with a gas chromatographic packing immersed in liquid N 2 . The species were then separated by slow warming of the trap and measured with an atomic absorption spectrophotometer


COMPOSITION OF LONG TIME OPEN ONE COMPONENT PRIMER, METHOD FOR CONNECTING A GLASS PANEL FOR A VEHICLE ON STRUCTURE AND STRUCTURE. The present invention refer to compositions primer open time over single-component enhanced for connecting substrates, methods and articles made thereof. The primer compositions including an ingredient including one oxazolidine ring or derivative or analog thereof.


Millimeter wave (mmWave) cell-free MIMO achieves an extremely high rate while its beam alignment (BA) suffers from excessive overhead due to a large number of transceivers. Recently, user location and probing measurements are utilized for BA based on machine learning (ML) models, e.g., deep neural network (DNN). However, most of these ML models are centralized with high communication and computational overhead and give no specific consideration to practical issues, e.g., limited training data and real-time model updates. In this paper, we study the {probing} beam-based BA for mmWave cell-free MIMO downlink with the help of broad learning (BL). For channels without and with uplink-downlink reciprocity, we propose the user-side and base station (BS)-side BL-aided incremental collaborative BA approaches. Via transforming the centralized BL into a distributed learning with data and feature splitting respectively, the user-side and BS-side schemes realize implicit sharing of multiple user data and multiple BS features. Simulations confirm that the user-side scheme is applicable to fast time-varying and/or non-stationary channels, while the BS-side scheme is suitable for systems with low-bandwidth fronthaul links and a central unit with limited computing power. The advantages of proposed schemes are also demonstrated compared to traditional and DNN-aided BA schemes.


Notes on the role of mental spaces in meaning production and signification. The aesthetic sign is presented as a special case, which also may have been the original case in human evolution. A pictorial example is given.


In this paper, the author introduce a multi-criteria decision making method to create a model of cyber security risk assessment to address cybersecurity issues according to the defined criteria. The method involves quantitative and qualitative approaches. The main goal is to present a model for cybersecurity and decision makers that ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of cybersecurity systems.


Maintenance is a combination of activities that aim to maintain or to restore equipments into the way they were so they can be used again. This study was conducted in November 2014 until February 2015 in Fishing Boat Training Station, Bitung Marine and Fisheries Polytechnic. This research was done based on a descriptive method on 10 fishing boats under repair. Data was collected through direct observation and interviews. Number of ships repaired in the dock: slight damage 4 ships (40 %), medium damage was 3 ships (30 %), and severe damage 3 ships (30 %). Based on the type of damage, the average duration to repair the ships: slight damage 6 days, medium damage 9 days, and severe damage 45 days.


Shipping laterite nickel ore has a high risk of ship tilting or even capsizing caused by cargo liquefaction. This article analyzes the special nature of laterite nickel ore; explains the mechanism of nickel ore liquefaction caused by excessive moisture content based on the theory of soil mechanics; summarizes the three theoretical experimental methods for the justification of nickel ore liquefaction. The analysis results of laterite nickel ore liquefaction mechanism, provides a theoretical basis for effective solutions to prevent the shipwreck caused by liquefaction of laterite nickel ore, which has significant importance to ensure the essential safety.