This Handbook presents a systematic attempt to show how building upon the achievements of the economics of innovation, an economic approach to complexity can be elaborated and fruitfully implemented. This introductory chapter articulates the view that innovation is the emergent property of a system characterized by organized complexity. It implements an approach that enables to provide economic foundations to analyzing the incentives of economic action and the notion of organized complexity. In this approach agents retain the typical characteristics of economic actors, including intentional choice and strategic conduct, augmented by the attribution of creativity. Economic agents are able to react to out-ofequilibrium conditions and may try and change both their production and their utility functions. The localized context of action and the web of knowledge interactions and externalities into which each agent is embedded is crucial to make their reaction actually creative, as opposed to adaptive, so as to shape the actual effects of their endogenous efforts to change their technologies and their preferences. In turn, the successful introduction of new localized technologies, changes the structural features of the system and hence the flows of knowledge externalities and interactions. This dynamic loop exhibits the characters of a recursive, non-ergodic and path dependent historic process. This approach enables to move away from the static, lowlevel complexity- of general equilibrium that applies when both technologies and preferences are static, as well as from the random variation of evolutionary thinking, and to grasp the system dynamics of technological change as an endogenous and recurrent process that combines rent-seeking intentionality at the agent levels with the appreciation of the knowledge externalities and interactions that stem from the organized complexity of the structural characters of the system.


ABSTRACT Does their degree of religiosity affect how successfully recent Muslim migrants integrate socially into the host society in terms of their social contacts with the majority population and their ethno-religious group? And/or do these co-ethnic and interethnic social contacts affect the religiosity of Muslim migrants over time? On the basis of a two-wave study among recent migrants in Germany, the Netherlands and the U.K., the relationship between religious practices and social contact is studied. Findings indicate that Muslims who were more religious before migration develop more co-ethnic contacts shortly after moving to Europe, which in turn strengthens their religious practice over time. In contrast to popular discourse, more religious Muslims do not develop fewer social contacts with the majority over time. Thus, social integration into the host society is largely decoupled from religiosity, highlighting the importance of differentiating between co-ethnic and majority contacts when studying religiosity and social integration.


This research utilized a multitralt-multlmethod design to Investigate the convergent and discriminant validity of human figure drawings of children as indicators of aggression, anxlety,.and emotional Instability. Draw-APerson (OAP) scales for these tralts·were constructed of Items selected from the Kopp!tz (1968) EJ Scale for ch1Tdren 1 s drawings. Together with the DAP, the Children's Personality Questionnaire (CPQ) and the Behavior Problem Checklist scores were obtained for 300 4th, 5th, and 6th grade children. The results indicated convergent validity for the DAP with both the CPQ (p ( .05) and the Behavior Problem Checklist (p ( .Ol) on the trait of aggression, less validity for the OAP on the trait of emotional Instability, and none for the trait of anxiety. No discriminant validity was demonstrated for any of the methods. The size of the OAP aggression correlations was too small to warrant its use as a test of preference for the lnd1vidual evaluation of. that trait. Further research ls required to clarify the Independence of traits, and the relationships among them, in the functioning personality. Such research should precede. or be concomitant with, studles of the measurement of personality.


This study explores discourses in teachers' talk about their teaching practice in multilingual schools, with a focus on discourses relating to language. The study adopts a Foucauldian approach to discourse and views social structures and institutions as formed in discourse specific to a social and historical context. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with teachers in schools where a high proportion of pupils spoke a first language other than English. Eight teachers were interviewed, and the data were analysed using Foucauldian Discourse Analysis. The findings indicate that in the teachers' talk there are discourses of a monolingual education system where other languages are used to support pupils to transition to using English and for recognising culture in non-curricular activities. The discourse is contradictory, as the structures of teaching are described as suitable for all, yet as inaccessible and disadvantageous to pupils learning EAL. The discourse also excludes a number of alternative discourses including the regular use of first languages during curricular activities. Disciplinary powers are identified in the standard curriculum structures, and they are discussed in relation to how they constrain practice in multilingual schools. Lastly, there is a discussion of implications for educational psychology practice and ideas for future research.


The prevalence of obesity has increased dramatically in recent decades. It is an important public health issue as it causes many other chronic health conditions, such as hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, and type II diabetics. Obesity affects life expectancy and even the quality of lives. Eventually, it increases social costs in many ways due to increasing costs of health care and workplace absenteeism. Using the spatial patterns of obesity prevalence as an example; we show how different geographic units can reveal different degrees of detail in results of analysis. We used both census tracts and census block groups as units of geographic analysis. In addition; to reveal how different geographic scales may impact on the analytic results; we applied geographically weighted regression to model the relationships between obesity rates (dependent variable) and three independent variables; including education attainment; unemployment rates; and median family income. Though not including an exhaustive list of explanatory variables; this regression model provides an example for revealing the impacts of geographic scales on analysis of health data. With obesity data based on reported heights and weights on driver's licenses in Summit County, Ohio, we demonstrated that geographically weighted regression reveals varying spatial trends between dependent and independent variables that conventional regression models such as ordinary least squares regression cannot. Most importantly, analyses carried out with different geographic scales do show very different results. With these findings, we suggest that, while possible, smaller geographic units be used to allow better understanding of the studies phenomena.


A fter decades of making minor tweaks to the U.S. financial aid system, there is a need to develop truly novel approaches to paying for college. Until now, the goal of financial aid has been narrowly framed as providing young adults with enough money to pay for college while minimizing the short-term burden to taxpayers. Because of this narrow framing, student loans have emerged as the dominant form of financial aid in America (Elliott & Lewis, 2017). However, research has increasingly demonstrated that a strong debt-based approach to financial aid fails to equalize college opportunity and has exacerbated post-college inequities over the past thirty years. These failures raise questions about whether financial aid dollars could be better spent.


Efficient use of heavy and poor oil resources has been the hot point attracting attention of domestic enterprises.Taking the case of SINOPEC Shanghai Petrochemical Company for instance,with the yearly increasing of comprehensive processing capacity of crude oil in the recent three years,the processing volume of heavy and poor residual oil rose continuously.The economical efficiency for application of low sulfur and high sulfur residual oil in different fields was analyzed,which had reference value for products structure adjustment in petroleum refining enterprises.Proposals were raised for direction of technical progress in the future.


Objective To investigate the relationship between serum cystatin C(Cys C) levels and both of heart function and prognosis in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction(HFPEF),and evaluate its clinical value. Methods 189 patients with HFPEF were enrolled,they were divided into normal group(Cys C 1.04 mmol/L) and abnormal group(Cys C≥1.04 mmol/L) based on serum Cys C level,compared the differences of cardiac function on base,then follow up 1 year,compared those differences of combined end point(all cause death and re-admitted for heart failure) with Log-rank test and survival curve,by ROC curve analysis Cys C levels on the predictive value of endpoint events.Results Compared with the normal group,the patients in abnormal group had worse cardiac function;poor diastolic function(E/A: 0.71±0.09 vs.0.81±0.25),higher levels of NT-proBNP[(3248±1534 )pg/ml vs.(2513±1203) pg/ml)],higher cardiac functional classification(NYHAⅢ/Ⅳclass;67.8%vs.46.1%),the differences were statistically significant(P 0.01).During follow up 1 year,the combined end point event rates were higher in abnormal group;all caused death(24.1% vs.16.7%,P 0.05),re-admitted for heart failure(47.1%vs.26.5%,P 0.01);the sensitivity and specificity which Cys C levels predicted the combined end point were 84.5%and 77.3%respectively,and the cut point was 1.23 mmol/L. Conclusion Cys C is a reliable predicted indicator of clinical events for HFPEF patients,and Cys C can be used for risk stratification and guide treatment.


The manufacture of high reliability electronics assemblies for spacecraft and ground support equipment still often involves manual assembly processes. In addition, rework and repair of critical assemblies aslo often entails manual assembly processes.


THE first cases of leprosy known in Canada were discovered in New Brunswick in the year 1815. By 1844 the population of this province was so much concerned about the spread of the disease that they prevailed upon the provincial government to erect at Tracadie in that province a lazaretto, the first government-operated institution on this continent. Later on, applications from other provinces began to come in for the admission of lepers of foreign origin. This development formed the basis of negotiations between the provincial authorities of New Brunswick and the Federal government, which resulted in the latter taking over the maintenance and administration of this lazaretto in 1869. A few years later the D'Arcy Island lazaretto in British Columbia, which also had been operated for some time by the government of that province, was taken over by the Dominion. This lazaretto veryrecently was transferred from D'Arcy Island to Bentinck Is1lnd in order to be closer to the William Head Quarantine Station. At the present time there are ten patients in Tracadie and nine at Bentinck Island. Of the patients at Tracadie, only four show signs of active disease. In the case of the six others the disease seems to be arrested; but all of these six are so mutilated as a consequence of the infection that it would not be wise to allow them to resurne their places in the community. At Bentinck Island only two of the nine inmates fail to give a microscopical positive reaction. Two striking features of the histories of all these patients should be noted. First, the difficulty and sometimes the impossibility of tracing the time and source of contamination, which may go back many years. Second, the apparent inability of the average physician to recognize the disease even in its later stages. Many of our lepers have been from one doctor to another for one, two and three years before their case is diagnosed and they are told what is the matter with


Taking its title from Danger Mouse's pioneering mashup of Jay-Z's The Black Album and the Beatles' The White Album, Kevin Young's encyclopedic book combines essay, cultural criticism, and lyrical choruses to illustrate the African American tradition of lying?storytelling, telling tales, fibbing, improvising, "jazzing." What emerges is a persuasive argument for the many ways that African American culture is American culture, and for the centrality of art?and artfulness?to our daily life. Moving from gospel to soul, funk to freestyle, Young sifts through the shadows, the bootleg, the remix, the grey areas of our history, literature, and music.


An algorithm of target tracking based on adaptive waveform design was proposed with the help of Doppler estimation theory. According to the analysis of the ambiguity function for liner frequency modulation signal, a model between ambiguity function of the signal and Cramer-Rao bound of time and frequency delay was built. This paper realized the target tracking by adjusting the frequency width and pulse width using Kalman filtering method. With the same signal energy and noise environment, the simulation results show that the proposed adaptive tracking algorithm has a better tracking precision than the method which makes use of the constant parameter.


This bachelor thesis deals with aggressive behavior from the perspective of pupils in secondary school. The theoretical part of the work focuses on the causes of aggression, symptoms, but also on the characteristics of pupils in secondary school. The practical part describes the quantitative research, which is conducted through questionnaires. Its aim is to identify aggressive behavior, occurrence and experience of pupils in secondary mainstream primary schools.


Introduction The persistent trend of high oil prices since 2004 continues even today; despite brief rises and falls, the price remains historically high. Geopolitical risks in the Middle East have been increasing and new energy security risks are becoming manifest, such as an ever-increasing oil demand in China, India and other energy consuming countries along with economic growth, limited oil supply from non-OPEC countries, and unpredictable ability of Middle Eastern oil-producing countries to expand their supply. Concerning the problem of global warming, the Kyoto Protocol's First Commitment Period is fast approaching and therefore maximum efforts toward achieving the goals are required. The preparation of a "post-Kyoto" framework for the Second Commitment Period is another important challenge. Looking at domestic trends of the economy, and of energy supply and demand, the Japanese economy is finally emerging from more than ten years of stagnation, and with the gradual solution of the "three excesses" (labor power, facilities and debt) in the business sector, conditions are ready for long-term stable growth. As changes in the social structure (characterized by population decrease, fewer children and an aging society) stimulate the pursuit of amenity and convenience, which is the norm in a mature society, and modify people's lifestyles and mindsets, energy needs are likely to change both quantitatively and qualitatively. On the other hand, while energy markets are being deregulated, we must deal with such issues as environmental protection and energy security that cannot be solved with "market principles" alone. In view of Japan's future energy and environmental policies as well as corporate strategies, it is important to produce a long-term forecast of Japan's energy supply and demand based on the above views, in consideration of domestic and international changes in economic/societal trends and future uncertainties about technology development. In this study we gathered basic materials for such a forecast, and produced several scenarios for the period up to 2030, employing a quantitative approach and applying findings from experts inside and outside the Institute.


Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha (HIF-1α) is involved in transcription of hypoxia-inducible genes. In normoxia, it binds von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) resulting in ubiquitin-proteasome degradation. This requires hydroxylation at prolines 564 (P564) or 402 (P402) within the oxygen-dependent degradation (ODD) domain. P402 hydroxylation only occurs at higher oxygen concentrations. Its specific contribution to the HIF-1α-VHL interaction is unknown. It was hypothesized that loss of P402 in normoxia will dampen the HIF-1α-VHL interaction. HAtagged ODD constructs (WT, P402A, P564G, and P402A/P564G) were generated. FLAG-VHL co-immunoprecipitation was lower for P402A compared to WT. In vitro ubiquitination decreased with P402 mutation when P564 was also mutated. Cycloheximide chase analysis showed that P402 loss had no significant effect on ODD half-life. These results indicate a secondary role for P402 in the HIF-1alpha-VHL interaction. Elucidating the details of P402's role in the interaction of HIF-1alpha with VHL will enhance the understanding of mammalian oxygen sensing and ubiquitin-proteasome pathways.


Migrating adult Alewives Alosa pseudoharengus are a source of marine-derived nutrients on the East Coast of North America, importing nitrogen and phosphorus into freshwater habitats. Juvenile migrants subsequently transport freshwater-derived nutrients into the ocean. We developed a deterministic model to explore the theoretical nutrient dynamics of Alewife migrations at differing spawner abundances. Net nutrient balance was calculated relative to these abundances along the spawner–recruit curve. The ecological consequences of these subsidies in a particular watershed depend on the magnitude of adult escapement relative to the habitat's carrying capacity for juveniles. At low escapement levels and assuming complete habitat access, the number of recruits produced per spawner was high and juvenile nutrient export dominated. At high escapement levels, fewer recruits were produced per spawner because recruitment is density dependent. As a result, adult nutrient import dominated. At varying levels of freshwater productivity and fisheries mortality for upstream spawners, this trend remained the same while the magnitude of the endpoints changed. Productivity level was the major determinant of export, while fisheries mortality had the strongest effect on adult import. The dynamics of this nutrient trade-off are important for managers to consider as a recovering population will likely shift from net export to net import as escapement increases. This transition will be sensitive to both harvest rates and to fish passage efficacy at dams and other barriers. Subject editor: Kenneth Rose, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Cambridge *Corresponding author: firstname.lastname@example.com Received July 14, 2017; accepted January 23, 2018 This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Marine and Coastal Fisheries: Dynamics, Management, and Ecosystem Science 10:236–254, 2018


Projector based augmented reality serves as an alternate visual guidance tool for surgeons when performing complicated open surgeries. In projector based augmented reality, image overlay projection is a technique that allows the surgeon to view the underlying anatomical information such as tissues, tumors etc. directly on the surface of the organ or the patient. This will provide an intuitive view of the surgical navigation data by combining the surgeon's real world view with the preoperative three dimensional virtual models or instructions. Thus the strain on the surgeon to mentally align and visualize the preoperative data with intraoperative scene is greatly reduced. There are multiple stationary and handheld projectors available in the market today for this purpose. During surgery, stationary projectors mounted on a rack or under the ceiling suffer from a loss of adjustability and further cause shadowing issues when the surgeon occludes the scene. Although hand-held projectors do not have these disadvantages, they have major problems in terms of illuminance and luminous flux. The amount of light at which the hand-held projectors can project virtual additional information on to the patient is very low especially when the surgical lights are switched on. This paper therefore aims to provide an analysis of the requirements for designing such a special hand-held, augmented reality projector system that could be used during surgery, through a user study. Various optical parameters which are a key to design an augmented reality projector such as illuminance, luminance, luminous flux etc. are measured. Apart from that, other parameters such as refresh rate, image size, resolution which are also some important criteria in designing such a special projector, are discussed in this paper with respect to our application.


Synthesis of 6-oxo-1,6-dihydro-1,2,4-triazine derivatives was tried. The model compounds of the possible tautomers were synthesized. The tautomeric equilibrium of 6-oxo-1,6, dihydro-1,2,4-triazine derivatives was determined by comparing their UV spectra and those of model compounds. 6-oxo-tautomer was exclusively detected in water and alcohol solutions without observation of the expected 6-hydroxy tautomers.


A practical approach for generating precise and slow analog ramps to be used for time-domain analog testing and for monotonicity and histogram test of ADCs is presented. The technique uses a discrete-time adaptive scheme to calibrate the ramp generator. Two implementations of the approach are proposed: one is entirely single-ended and the second uses a pseudo-differential-based offset cancellation scheme. The first implementation has been implemented in 2 mm technology and experimental results are in agreement with simulations yielding a slope error of 1.5% and distortion of 0.2%.


This paper explored the relationship between Pythagorean orthogonality and inner product spaces.It was proved that a real normed linear space,whose dimension was at least 3,satisfied the implication: x,y∈Sx,x⊥Iy■‖x+y‖=2 was an inner product space.As a corollary,it was shown that a normed linear space whose dimension was at least 3 and satisfied the implication x,ySx,x⊥py■x⊥p(-y),was an inner product space.


Study Design: Multicenter, prospective, randomized, and double-blinded study. Objectives: To compare tubular and endoscopic interlaminar approach. Methods: Patients with lumbar spinal stenosis and neurogenic claudication of were randomized to tubular or endoscopic technique. Enrollment period was 12 months. Clinical follow up at 1, 3, 6 months after surgery with visual analogue scale (VAS), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), and Japanese Orthopedic Association (JOA) score. Radiologic evaluation with magnetic resonance pre- and postsurgery. Results: Twenty patients were enrolled: 10 in tubular approach (12 levels) and 10 in endoscopic approach (11 levels). The percentage of enlargement of the spinal canal was higher in endoscopic approach (202%) compared with tubular approach (189%) but was not statistically significant (P = .777). The enlargement of the dural sac was higher in endoscopic group (209%) compared with tubular group (203%) but no difference was found between the 2 groups (P = .628). A modest significant correlation was found between the percentage of spinal canal decompression and enlargement of the dural sac (r = 0.5, P = .023). Both groups reported a significant clinical improvement postsurgery. However, no significant association was found between the percentage of enlargement of the spinal canal or the dural sac and clinical improvement as determined by scales scores. Endoscopic group had lower intrasurgical bleeding (P < .001) and lower disability at 6 months of follow-up than tubular group (p=0.037). Conclusions: In the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis, endoscopic technique allows similar decompression of the spinal canal and the dural sac, lower intrasurgical bleeding, similar symptoms improvement, and lower disability at 6 months of follow-up, as compared with the tubular technique.


The utility model discloses a spraying device for an adjustable salt spray testing box, which comprises an air pipe and a salt spray pipe, wherein the air pipe and the salt spray pipe are vertically arranged, the air pipe and the salt spray pipe are respectively fixed on the horizontal surface and the vertical surface of a mounting bracket, a salt spray nozzle is arranged at the outlet end of the salt spray pipe, the salt spray nozzle is fixed in the salt spray pipe through a pressure cap nut and a gasket, the salt spray nozzle adopts a polyfluortetraethylene plastic pipe, and the utility model adopts an adjustable assembly, improves the abuse of difficult regulation caused by that the spray amount and the spray drop size of original salt spray equipment only can be controlled through pressure regulation, and conveniently realizes the regulation of the spray amount and the spray drop size through replacing the salt spray nozzles with different inside diameters; and in addition, the utility model discards a glass material adopted by the traditional salt spray nozzle and uses the polyfluortetraethylene plastic pipe, thereby a frequently occurring phenomenon of nozzle blockage in testing is radically solved.


The influence of binder systems on the structure and properties of alumina ceramics was examined. Two types of binders were used to prepare alumina granules by spray drying: poly-acrylic acid (PAA) and poly-vinyl alcohol (PVA). PVA segregated to the surface and subsurface of the granules, whereas PAA was homogeneously distributed. Compaction tests on a single granule showed that the PAA binder provides lower yield stress of granules than PVA. In the die compaction process, the relative density of the compact body started to increase at a lower pressure, and a more homogeneous internal structure was observed in the green compact prepared with the PAA binder than PVA. The homogeneous structure resulted in a sintered body with a strength of 580 vs 485 MPa when PVA was used.


The accessory cusp on the posterior surface of M1–2 in Theropithecus gelada is recognized as a hypoconulid, being serially homologous with the hypoconulid on M3. This hypothesis


Klotho is an anti-aging gene whose expression is regulated by many stimuli. Here we examined the transcriptional regulation of the klotho gene by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-y (PPAR-y). The PPAR-γ agonists thiazolidinediones increased both klotho mRNA and protein expression in HEK293 cells and several renal epithelial cell lines. The induction was blocked by PPAR-γ antagonists or small-interfering RNA-mediated gene silencing of PPAR-y, suggesting a PPAR-γ-dependent mechanism. Chromatin immuno-precipitation and gel shift assays found a noncanonical PPAR-responsive element within the 5'-flanking region of the human klotho gene with promoter-reporter assays further confirming transcriptional functionality. Moreover, thiazolidinediones or adenovirus-mediated overexpression of PPAR-y increased klotho expression in mouse kidneys while renal klotho expression was attenuated in mice treated with PPAR-y antagonists. These results demonstrate that klotho is a target gene of PPAR-γ.


Studied the seed of 10 barleys black embryo diease come from Shihezi and Balikun.The study shows,of the black embryo diease barely were caused by Alternaria altrenata and Bipolaris Sorokininana. The seed is average to take producing germ of barely seed rate to amount to 17.1%, The seed of different areas take producing germ rate and original advantage of disease to have certain difference.


ln our previous study, it was shown that good high-rate punctured convolutional codes(PCCs) in the class E/ (Sj-PCC) can be systematically searched. Leting Pg = {PO,PI,...,P,-I) be a set of n different generators for a BJ-PCC, we construct a rate-variable PCC by using only the generators in Pg. For constraint lengths 7, 8, and 9, we have found new good R / ( k + 1) rate-variable PCC systems that provide good BER performance for k =1,2,. ..,7. systems give moderate BER performance at low-rate. At high-rate, these new systems give significantly better BER performance than that of the best known rate-variable systems, TABLE ~:RATE-VARIAVLE P C c SYSTEMS Constraint Length U = 7 dfrec bdf,...ibdire.+lr. ibdjr..+4 Rate code Introduction 112 PO,^)' 10 10,0,73,0,687 (P0,PI)L 10 2,23,62,165,404 7 45,206,891,4076,18052 Punctured Coiivolutioiial Code(PCC) [3] is a class of high-rate 2/3 (pi'pG)' Po, P I , P% 8 395,0,6695,0,135288 coiivolutioiial codes obtained by periodically puncturing the outputs 3/4 (PO, &), 4, PO 6 100,585,3839,24570,155815 of a low-rate encoder. The Viterbi decoder of a PCC is much more (Po, PI )> P 3 , 4 6 G7,651,4008,24G38,153642 (4, PS), P I , p33 ps 6 1899,0,130944,0,80G5820 (PO 1 Pl ), 4 1 Pz 1 4 5 93,S73,7017,59170,482219 (PI 9 Pz 1, P3 2 P3 9 4.4 5 366,4287,4436,423337,400~089 (Po. PI), Pi, Pz, P 3 , 4 , P ) 4 17,1008,12651,152171,1780906 (Po,Pl) , P3, P3,P3,PoI Po, P: 4 77,2122,32024,455479,6099937 4/5 simple than that of the usual high-rate codes. However, because of be efficiently searched by a systematlcal algorithm. This problem ellcoder for a Zf code, Zf-PCC, can be obtained by a systcmatic 7/8 (po,P4),ro,P~,Pz,P5,P3,Pb 4 39,1R63,5138X,444036,59(3lgS the lack of mathematical structures good high-rate PCCs could not 5/6 (Po, Pz), &,pi, & , P o 5 329,3834,38819,385064,3716879 was solved by introduction of Zf[l].


The study is devoted to a combined unit that has been developed for cotton harvesting tractors. This unit combines technologies of chemical and electric radiation treatment of cotton plants. Thus, the authors solve the task of reduction of the negative impact of pesticides on the environment during chemical treatment of plants, including defoliation of cotton, by reducing consumption rates of chemicals. The paper discusses the basic sprayer to form a combined unit selected on the basis of preliminary field tests of boom and fan sprayers with movable and fixed working bodies. The work has established that a fan sprayer with two fixed nozzles has the main positive characteristics of boom and fan sprayers in chemical treatment of cotton, taken as the basis for formation of a combined unit. The authors concluded that field trials of a combined unit have shown that chemical treatment (defoliation) with simultaneous electrical irradiation accelerates the opening of cotton bolls 1.2-1.25 times. This makes it possible to start early harvesting of cotton in risky agriculture to reduce consumption rates of pesticides.


In order to solve the current differences of virtual machine's format running on virtual machine's platform,the standard of OVF developed by the major virtual machine vendors is used to further unify the released appliance package and achieve the independence of virtual machine's platform.This paper summarizes OVF standards and characteristics,introduces the components of OVF standards,and probes into virtual machine's application in the library.


ABSTRACT: This study aimed to evaluate the microbiological quality and the transmission of multidrug-resistant bacteria in different spices sold in town fairs (local food markets) in the municipalities of Recôncavo Baiano. Samples of black pepper, oregano, and cinnamon were collected over a period of six months and investigated for coliforms at 45 °C, Staphylococcus spp., Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus spp., Bacillus cereus, Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp. The contamination in the black pepper samples (log 4.66 CFU g-1) was higher (P>0.05), than those of cinnamon (log 2.55 CFU g-1) and oregano (log 2.49 CFU g-1), particularly for B. cereus. E. coli (89%) and Salmonella spp. (67%) were isolated only from black pepper. B. cereus and S. aureus showed greater resistance to β-lactams (penicillin, oxacillin, and cefepime), with approximately 40% of the strains with a multiple antimicrobial resistance (MAR) index of 0.33 (i.e., resistant to three antimicrobials). E. coli was more resistant to ampicillin and Salmonella spp. to nalidixic acid, ampicillin, and ceftriaxone. Salmonella spp. had a MAR index ranging from 0.16 to 0.91 (i.e, resistant to up to 11 antimicrobials), and E. coli to up to 0.58 (i.e., resistant to 7 antimicrobials). In conclusion, the spices sold in the town fairs of Recôncavo Baiano are of low microbiological quality, with the presence of pathogens, of which some display high resistance to antimicrobials that are commonly used for treating foodborne illnesses.


The malicious prosecution is a wrongful action made use of national litigation procedure and a civil infringement behavior which is different from the abuse of processes.The Tort Law should be perfected to protect the civil right and compensate the damage.


The article deals with the current trends and trends in the development of the general theory of management. The thesis about the systemic influence of related sciences — psychology, sociology, rhetoric-on the theory of management is substantiated. The author identifies the cognitive and institutional reasons for this influence and provides a sociological assessment of the symbiosis of these scientific disciplines within the postindustrial management paradigm.


This paper treats broadband branch-line couplers with arbitrary power split ratios utilizing microstrip series stubs as matching networks. Proposed series stubs are structurally integrated in input/output microstrip transmission lines. Based on the equivalent admittance approach, dual-band/wide-band characteristics with relative bandwidths of over 30 % can be obtained in the case of a coupler with a power split ratio of 1 to 5. Validity of this design procedure can be demonstrated by electromagnetic simulations and experiment.


Human resources as such are an important resource of the modern economy of the
 new century. The significance of human potential is immutable in today's business and
 today's society. 20th century was a period of computerization, the emphasis in the
 present day is emphasized, the application of knowledge and the competitiveness that
 it derives from it. Human resources become the foundation for success, enterprise
 intelligence, business success, important for growth and enterprise development.
 Allianz Zagreb d.d. is a company engaged in insurance business. Takes a leading
 position in the life insurance market, and is the winner of monogamous awards in the
 area. The Allianz company is very efficient and manages its human resources in a very
 good way. Through various selection methods and later motivating, evaluating, and
 self educating.


Annona reticulate (AR) is indigenous to the tropical areas of India and worldwide. The use of plant as remedy for diarrhea and ulcer is well documented in Ayurvedic system of medicine. However, pharmacological evidence does not exist to substantiate its therapeutic efficacy for the same. The aim was to investigate the antiulcer and anti-diarrheal activity of methanolic (ME) and aqueous extracts (AE) of A. reticulate in animal model. The antiulcer activity of extracts was investigated using ethanol and pylorus ligation-induced ulcer. The anti-diarrheal activity of MEAR and AEAR extracts was evaluated by castor oil induced diarrhea and gastro intestinal motility using parameters such as onset of diarrhea, number of wet stools, total number of stool and weight of total number of stools. The antiulcer activity of the extracts was confirmed by a reduction in ulcer index along with the decrease in gastric volume, total acidity, and an increase in pH of gastric content in both the models. A. reticulate extracts were more efficacious in reducing number of total stools in both the models of diarrhea and showed a dose-dependent antidiarrheal effect. The obtained results have established a pharmacological evidence for the folkloric use of the A. reticulate as antiulcer and antidiarrhoeal agent.


Three-dimensionally ordered macroporous (3DOM) LaMnO3 oxides with tunable oxygen vacancies have been successfully fabricated via a facile nitric acid-aided modulating sol–gel method. The morphology, composition, pore structure and reducibility of the prepared catalysts were characterized by XRD, EDS, FE-SEM, XPS, TPR, and N2 adsorption–desorption. The results indicate that the oxygen vacancies contents of the as-prepared catalysts are heavily dependent on the amount of nitric acid. Among the three LaMnO3 catalysts, the LaMnO3-C sample shows the highest oxygen vacancies content and the better low-temperature reducibility. These findings reveal that the introduction of a little amount of nitric acid can effectively promote the formation of oxygen vacancies, ultimately resulting in an enhanced catalytic oxidation activity for ethyl acetate oxidation.


Software testing is an activity to find maximum number of errors which have not been discovered yet with optimum time and effort. As the software evolves the size of the test suite and grows with new test cases being added to the test suite. However, due to time and resource constraints rerunning all the test cases in the test suite is not possible, every time the software is modified, in order to deal with these issues, the test suite size should be manageable. In this paper a novel approach is presented to select a subset of test cases that exercise the given set of requirements with for data flow testing. In order to, express the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm, both the existing Harrold Gupta and Soffa (HGS) and Bi- Objective Greedy (BOG) algorithms were applied to the generated test suites. The results obtained from the proposed algorithm were compared with the state-of-art algorithms. The results of the performance evaluation, when compared to the existing approaches show that, the proposed algorithm selects near optimal test cases that satisfy maximum number of testing requirements without compromising on the coverage aspect.


Cervical screening has had an impact (learning zone March 11), with a 42 per cent drop in the incidence of cervical cancer between 1988 and 1997, and 1,300 lives saved each year. But there is still cause for concern, with about 1,000 women a year dying from cervical cancer. Screening coverage had been falling steadily until the intense media interest as a result of Jade Goody's illness.


Self-organized zinc oxide (ZnO) nanofiber network with six-fold symmetry was fabricated on ZnO-buffered (0001) sapphire substrate with patterned gold catalyst by vapor-phase transport method. From the ZnO buffer layer, hexagonal ZnO nanorods with identical in-plane structure grew epitaxially along [0001] orientation to form vertical stems. The nanofiber branches grew horizontally from six side-surfaces of the vertical stem along [011¯0] and other equivalent directions. The aligned network structure constructed a waveguide array with optical gain. Ultraviolet amplified spontaneous emission was observed along the side-branching nanofibers when the aligned ZnO network was excited by a frequency-tripled Nd:YAG laser.


A multi-dimensional structured gaseous cathode: Co-NC@CNTs with interconnected 3D conductive carbon networks for a Li–O2 battery achieve high discharge capacity, rate capability and long cycling life.


The objectives of this research are to examine and to give empirical evidence about framing and causal cognitive mapping effect on strategic decision making under uncertainty condition.  The first hypothesis proposed is that there is bias in decision making caused by presented information of positive and negative framing. The second hypothesis suggests that the bias can be eliminated through causal cognitive mapping technique. In this research the bias that occurred can be measured by the risk of decision making preference, namely risk averse or risk seeking tendency. This research uses 2 x 2 between subject experimental designs.  Participants are 114 student of MM UGM Jakarta executive class. In order to examine the hypotheses, independent sample t-test is used.  The result is that the difference of average risk preference between participants who receive positive framing and participants who receive negative framing shows bias in decision making. The result of the test shows the supports the proposed hypotheses. This research empirically shows that framing and causal cognitive mapping technique affect strategic decision making under uncertainty. Specifically it can be concluded that: (1) decision makers that receive information in positive and negative framing will undergo bias in decision making; (2) participant who receive positive framing will tend to risk averse, whereas participant who receive negative framing will tend to risk seeking; (3) causal cognitive mapping technique can decrease bias as impact of framing in strategic decision making under uncertainty.


Education of people with disabilities requires special attention because data from world organizations show that only 5% of people with disabilities receive a quality basic education. This study seeks to determine the possibility of improving the education of people with special needs through the use of ICT technologies during the covid-19 pandemic in continuing education, that is, life-long learning. Even though most studies focus on the possibility of using ICT in the education of children with disabilities and are subject to the formation of an inclusive digital space, the feasibility of using basic knowledge of people with disabilities during their profile education and self-development with the help of ICT through distance or blended life-long learning becomes relevant. A review of the literature on the problem of research shows that when ICTs are transformed due to the use of additional technical or software tools, people with disabilities have the opportunity to life-long learning, obtain a profession, develop in it and move up the career ladder. At the same time, ICTs can be used to learn foreign languages and acquire a whole range of knowledge in a distance or blended format.


1 Introduction This presentation will report on some recent results obtained in Milan on two polymer families of biomedical interest, namely poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidinone) and polyamidoamines. 2 Results and DiscussionPoly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidinone) (PVP) is a well known bioactive and biocompatible polymer. In its soluble form, it is largely used as excipient of oral pharmaceutical formulations, especially for its high water solubilising power.In its crosslinked form, it plays a relevant role as biomateria...


In this study, we propose a method for selecting substitute tools using force data. The majority of investigations in this area have employed geometric data. However, it is possible to select tools with the same function but different shapes if the substitute tools can be estimated using force data. For example, if a robot intends to hit something with a hammer, it can find a substitute tool, such as a stone instead of a hammer. Our approach first measures the force between the original tool and manipulated objects via tele-operated simulation and then evaluates candidate substitute objects based on their ability to match the demonstrated force profile. The force data at each contact point on a three-dimensional tool was projected onto a two-dimensional force map, and then the force map was input to a classification head using a multilayer perceptron to find a substitute tool as a classification problem. Considering the high dimensionality of the force map, we also investigated the application of a force map encoder using an auto-encoder or convolutional neural network. These three types of substitute tool estimation were performed using a striking motion with nine candidate objects, resulting in a recall value of over 78%.


The effect of four slow acting organic fertilisers (SA : cattle manure, farmyard manure compost, compost of separately collected green refu se and sewage sludge) and three fast acting organic fertilisers (FA : cattle slurry, dee p litter fermentation of pig and poultry droppings) was compared with increasing level of mi neral nitrogen fertilisation (0, 50, 100, 150, 200 kg N ha -1 y). Applications of fertilisers were performed durin g seven years (19932000), on a permanent grassland from the Eastern pa rt of Belgium. In this paper, we focus our attention on the analysis of the residual effects, observed in 2001, i.e. one year after the last application, on forage yield and plant species occu rrence. Compared to mineral fertilisation of 200 kg N ha y (100%), SA have a better back effect on yield (141% ) than FA (135%). After seven years of application, plant species com p sition was in general better with SA than FA organic fertilisers or mineral fertilisers. So, using SA organic fertilisers, regularly on gras sl nd, secure the productivity even if there's no fertiliser application during one year.


The measurement of urinary total protein continues to have a place in the repertoire of clinical laboratory tests, particularly in the clinical assessment of patients with renal disease. Although the test volume is often modest, there exists the need to perform the assay on the major automated chemistry analyzers currently in use in most hospital laboratories. We have evaluated the performance of a new urine total protein procedure developed for dry reagent slide technology for use on the Vitros 950 analyzer (Johnson & Johnson). In this method, protein in the sample binds to a pyrocatechol violet–molybdate complex, resulting in an absorption shift. The method is calibrated with aqueous solutions of bovine serum albumin supplied by Johnson & Johnson. We compared the new method with that in current use on the Cobas Fara analyzer (Hoffmann–La Roche), which involves pyrogallol red dye binding of urine total protein (1) calibrated with human serum albumin (Biotrol). For this …


A surrounding space of a coated cylinder covered with a thick dielectric medium is divided into several regions by geometrical boundaries (GBs) which are produced by an incident wave on a coating surface from a tangent direction. In this paper, high-frequency (HF) asymptotic solutions for a two-dimensional (2-D) scattered magnetic field including multiple reflected waves passing through a coating medium are proposed. The validity of the proposed HF asymptotic solutions is confirmed by comparing with an exact solution.


Analysis on the mineral composition and chemical data of the topsoil in the northwest sector of the Luanjiahe fault shows that the topsoil in the study area have undergone low-temperature(150 ℃),neutral to weak alkalic hydrothermal alteration and consist of potash feldspar,plagioclase,mica,quartz,kaolinite of weathered origin and montmorillonite of hydrothermal origin.Comparison of the altered characteristic of the topsoil in the studied area with those of the topsoil covering the known mi-neralized zones and the hydrothermal origin of the montmorillonite indicates the possible gold mineralization in the sector of the fault under study.


The government efficacy construction is the focus of the society. From the country to counties and districts,the Discipline Inspection Commission,Council office and other departments are equipped. These departments are responsible for the regularly evaluation of various service and window work. Using artificial means to statistical the results of evaluation and carry out the data analysis is time consuming,and the evaluation results can not be quickly,accurately revealed to the public. Therefore,design and develop"The Government Effectiveness Construction Evaluation and Analysis System "can make the statistical data fast,accurately input to the data in the test table,and make the analysis and statistical the data reasonably.


In order to control multiple biological cells using holographic optical tweezers, a multi-agent cooperative controller was designed based on RBF neural network. According to analyzing the dynamic model of optical tweezers capturing cells, the position of optical trap and the distance of cell position should be controlled to avoid the cell escaping from the optical trap, thereby controlling the track tracking of single cell. On this basis, the RBF neural network controller was designed. The cell position error was taken as the controller input, and the controller output the ideal optical trap position to control cell movement. The holographic optical tweezers can be used to control multiple cells. The simulation results show that the designed RBF neural network controller can realize control the cooperative and consistent movement of multiple yeast cells on the set trajectory.


Chiral cyclic polyether hosts containing one 2,2′-substituted-1,1′-binaphthyl and one 2,2′-substituted-3,3′-dimethyl-1,1′-binaphthyl units in CDCl3–CD3CN or CDCl3 have been used to extract from water differentially by factors of up to 52 the enantiomers of eight amino-acids and five amino-ester salts.


Objective To explore the anesthetic management in the early surgery of patient pressure altitude aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage(SAH).Methods The anesthetic methods and the efficiency perisurgery of patients with Hunt's Ⅳ~Ⅴ grade SAH were analyzed retrospectively.The basic life signs were optimized.The blood pressure should be upgraded adequately after successful clipping of aneurysms.Follow-up started 3 months later.Results Twenty-four cases of respiratory handicap or difficulty were alleviated with emergency rescue.No intraoperative aneurysm rupture occurred during anesthetic induction and maintenance.The basic life signs were kept adequately in the anesthetic maintenance.The prognosis of 77 cases showed 22 of good outcome,12 of moderate(disability),14 of vegetation survived and 29 of dead.Conclusion The better prognosis of patients with high grade SAH depends on the improvement of breathing preo-peratively,the stable anesthetic induction and maintenance intraoperatively,and to avoid vasospasm and hypotension postoperatively.


This chapter traces the military history of England's islands from Elizabethan times to the civil war. It considers the vulnerability of the islands to foreign invasion and their utility as bases of English power. Fortifications were regularly strengthened in times of threat and suffered neglect in intervals of peace. Militarized islands had garrison economies, with substantial investment from London. This chapter examines the shifting deployment of ordnance and soldiery, the condition of castles and garrisons, and their role in England's wars. Some of the jurisdictional issues addressed in earlier chapters had implications for national security, as island governors marshalled forces and braced for attack.


actors working to end the Cold War that are of real interest. With regard to the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), while Martin Brown suggests that the British response was at best limited, Angela Romano notably reveals how member countries of the European Community increasingly developed a common approach to the CSCE. As such, not only did they share a vision for how to end the Cold War, but this vision also acted as a motor to further European integration. Elsewhere, Bernd Rother does a superb job of demonstrating how Brandt used the mechanism of the Socialist International to help overcome the continuing Cold War divide of the 1980s, even if this only brought gradual change to the superpower relationship. Not all actors were so keen to end the East–West divide however. FromThomasW.Gijswijt, we see how despite a few detractors from the British Labour Party and German SPD, those involved in the Bilderberg Group in the 1950s sought to reinforce the status quo, concerned as they were that the future of NATO was at risk. By contrast, the role of Soviet intellectuals in the 1950s discussed by Vladislav Zubok, and that of Polish intellectuals some three decades later analysed by Gregory F. Domber, demonstrate how essential non-governmental figures were in feeding the momentum of the late 1980s. All this goes to show just how pioneering and impressive a collection this is. I would perhaps have appreciated more on how other informal networks played a role in overcoming the Cold War divide. At times, moreover, I had to remind myself that the Cold War affected more than just America, the Soviet Union and the larger Western European states. Yet these criticisms are minor and are certainly dwarfed by the masterly scholarship, outstanding multi-archival research and accessible chapters that serve to make up this edited book. Together, the academics involved have more than proved that while for many there seemed no end in sight to the East–West conflict, this did not stop people on both sides of the Iron Curtain from reflecting that this might one day be the case. This volume deserves to sit on the bookshelves of academics and students alike.


189 Published By: Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering & Sciences Publication Pvt. Ltd. Abstract: Increasing the amount of information over the Internet in recent years has led to the increased risk of flooding of information which in turn has created the problem of access to relevant data users. Also with the rise in the number of websites and web pages, webmasters find it difficult to make the content according to user need. Demand for information Users can imagine evaluating web user browsing behavior. Web Usage Mining (WUM) is used to extract knowledge from access logs Web user by using Data mining techniques. One of the applications is WUM recommendation system that is customized information filtering technique used to determine whether any of a user approved a particular article or to identify a list of items that it can be of great importance to the user. In this document architecture that integrates product information with the user access to log data and then generates a set of recommendations for it is presented that particular user. The application has registered encouraging in terms of precision, recall and F1 results metrics.


A systematic analysis of the information security problem is carried out in order to ensure the security of the protected object during the period of its operation. The information security system is considered as a problem containing system. To improve intervention in a problematic situation based on the method of decomposition of system analysis and the requirements of a structured description of the protection environment, a model of the composition of the protected object and a model of the essential environment that takes into account the specificity of targeted threats are proposed. Aspects of ensuring information security both at the level of information infrastructure are investigated.


The invention discloses health food with antifatigue, memory improving and anti-aging effects, specifically a formulation and a preparation method of Polygonatum polysaccharide effervescent tablets. The effervescent tablet contains, as major active components, polysaccharides extracted from a plant of the genus Lilium belonging to the Liliaceae family, such as Polygonatum sibiricum, Polygonatum kingianum or Polygonatum cyrtonema; and pharmaceutically-acceptable disintegrating agent, diluting agent, flavoring agent and lubricating agent. The components are in appropriate proportion and processed properly. The health food has the advantages of definite components, remarkable effect, convenience for carrying and administration, and good taste and appearance. The health food is taken orally directly or taken as a beverage after water infusion, which is superior to other similar products. The health food is particularly suitable for brain workers.


For the study of fracture characteristics of ultra-high performance cementitious composites(ECC),16 different sizes of three-point bending beams were made and ultimate load, ultimate deflection and crack mouth opening displacement ,the curve andcurve of ECC were contructed,with the method of fracture work recommendedby RILEM , the external work was respectively calculated by the curve ofand, which determined the fracture energy of ECC.Results show that two kinds of calculation result are roughly equal;The influence of size effect on fracture character was: fracture energy increased with the increasing of the crack-depth ratio, the fracture energy of concrete specimen is the maximum when the crack-depth ratio is 0.4 ; is proportional to the initial crack-depth of the specimen, but there is no relationship betweenand crack-depth ratio. This paper would have great significance for the study of fracture characteristics of ECC.


Southwest corner of south facade; carved timber balcony with decorative rafter tails; An example of Pueblo Revival Style architecture, and one of Santa Fe's best-known representations of the synthesis of Native American and Spanish Colonial design styles. The inspiration for the building was Mission San Esteban Rey (ca. 1641) at Acoma Pueblo. The museum mimics traditional adobe using modern kiln-fired brick and steel girders covered with cement (mixed with sand and plaster) with a final color coating of stucco. Typical attributes include rounded corners, irregular parapets, and thick, battered walls used to simulate adobe. Roofs are always flat, and a common feature is the use of wooden roof beams that are often decorative rather than supportive. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 9/2/2015)


This paper draws on an original dataset collected in Benin which features data at the individual level. We first provide evidence that suggest that husband and wife are not pooling their respective incomes and thus are not making expenditure decisions on the basis of one common budget. As we show, husband and wife are secretive and are individually allocating their personal revenue on private and public goods. We look at a simple model that helps us predict determinants of spouses' pattern of consumptions. Our empirical results indicate that spouse's influence, through his/her income, is always smaller than one self's income impact on both personal private and public goods consumption. Moreover, we find that individual private goods consumption is isolated from spouse's income effect which is not the case for public goods consumption.


In this study, we will empirically evaluate the perceived value of the 16 different customisation approaches from the end-user point of view in the context of the online banking environment. In addition, we will investigate which seven typical online banking services would most likely gain the highest value throughout customisation. Based on these two empirical ranking orders, a conceptual cross-classification framework is proposed. As a result, it is suggested that the success of the mass customisation strategy in the online banking environment might depend on 1) the degree of end-user participation and 2) the intensity of the customised service usage. Significantly, the results did not support the previous suggestions that the end-users are willing to pay more for the customised online banking service experience. Managerial implications are discussed in-depth.


This work aims at assessing the occurrence of Giardia lamblia infection among children under 10 years old in the municipality of Chapadinha, Maranhao state, Brazil. The coproscopic data were analyzed between January 2007 and February 2008 according to the method of Hoffmann, Pons and Janer (Spontaneous Sedimentation) in the Central Laboratory of Chapadinha. A total of 623 stool samples were analyzed, being 102 positive for G. lamblia (16.4%), 376 negative (60.3%) and 145 (23.2%) positive for other enteroparasites. The lowest infections by G. lamblia were observed in children under one year old (6.8%) and the highest in the interval between 2 and 6 years, where 71.5% of the positive cases occurred in this age interval. The frequency of other enteroparasites increased progressively, mainly in children with more than 4 years. The Giardia infection pattern observed in Chapadinha is similar to the other localities, where the infection reaches a level and then decreases afterwards, unlike the other enteroparasitic infections.


Vision problems are common in individuals with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI)/concussion. However, a global conceptualization of the diagnostic process remains incomplete and practitioner dependent. Thus, a comprehensive diagnostic test battery is proposed to assist in the management of these patients. This battery includes a range of basic clinical tests of a sensory and motor nature, with all having a clinical and scientific rationale. These tests have been used by the authors for many years, with good success, and furthermore they have been found to be clinically useful and insightful.


Abstract : An investigation was conducted to determine the effect of foot-rest position on the strength of horizontal pull by the hand at four different elbow angles. At all elbow-angles the strength of hand pull increased as the thigh was elevated above the horizontal or as the leg was straightened. The effect of foot-rest position on output increased as the arm was straightened. The knee- angle exerted a greater effect on the strength of the hand movement than did the thigh-angle. The results were in agreement with the hypothesis that the strength of hand pull is greatest when the legs are in the position at which they can exert the greatest force against the foot-rest. The force developed by the legs tends to counteract the force exerted by the hand and thus limits the strength of hand pull. In order to maximize the strength of horizontal pull by the hand, the foot-rest should be in such a position as to produce a thigh-angle of approximately 20 degrees above the horizontal and a knee-angle of approximately 150 degrees. The foot-rest position is important even at comparatively low output levels.


Palliative Care Society is a worldwide voluntary organisation extending relief and support tochronically ill patients for the upliftment of the marginalised and weaker sectors of society. Itprovides various financial and other forms of assistance, and serves as a platform for social andpsychological change for people. The study of Karindalam Palliative Care Society in Keralaas the unit of analysis shows the positive impact on the patients and their families. The patientsbenefited more from palliative home care than hospital care which contributed to the overallsocio-economic development of both the patients and their families. The study focused on thecurrent role of palliative care units with the increasing health expenditure in society and revealsthat before the introduction of palliative care, patients incurred huge medical expenditure thatcontributed to poverty, unemployment, inequality, and deprivation. The introduction ofPalliative Care Society changed this pattern to one which offers a lot of financial support topatients' families and reduces society's overall health expenditure.


In the landscape of approaches toward the simulation of Lattice Models with complex action the Complex Langevin (CL) appears as a straightforward method with a simple, well defined setup. Its applicability, however, is controlled by certain specific conditions which are not always satisfied. We here discuss the procedures to meet these conditions and the estimation of systematic errors and present some actual achievements.


The single-letter characterization of the entanglement-assisted capacity of a quantum channel is one of the seminal results of quantum information theory. In this paper, we consider a modified communication scenario in which the receiver is allowed an additional, `inconclusive' measurement outcome, and we employ an error metric given by the error probability in decoding the transmitted message conditioned on a conclusive measurement result. We call this setting postselected communication and the ensuing highest achievable rates the postselected capacities. Here, we provide a precise single-letter characterisation of postselected capacities in the setting of entanglement assistance as well as the more general non-signalling assistance, establishing that they are both equal to the channel's projective mutual information -- a variant of mutual information based on the Hilbert projective metric. We do so by establishing bounds on the one-shot postselected capacities, with a lower bound that makes use of a postselected teleportation protocol and an upper bound in terms of the postselected hypothesis testing relative entropy. As such, we obtain fundamental limits on a channel's ability to communicate even when this strong resource of postselection is allowed, implying limitations on communication even when the receiver has access to postselected closed timelike curves.


Disclosed is an antitumor composition which has an extremely remarkable permeation or accumulation effect with respect to tumors that are present in an ischemic or thick fibrotic environment (for example, intractable cancers such as pancreatic cancer, and diffuse or undifferentiated gastric cancer). Specifically disclosed is an antitumor composition which contains an antitumor agent and a polymer that forms a coordination complex together with the antitumor agent. The coordination complexes form micelles having an average size with a diameter of 40 nm or less.


4537Background: Bladder cancer (BCa) is among the most commonly diagnosed malignancies worldwide, and due the high rate of post-operative disease recurrence, it is one of the most prevalent in many...


422Treaties — Nature of treaty — Interpretation — Treaty rights — Agreement between Canada, First Nations and Government of Yukon establishing consultative process for development of land use plans in Yukon portion of the Peel Watershed — Umbrella Final Agreement between Government of Canada, Council for Yukon Indians and Government of Yukon, 1993 — Whether subject to international law principles for treaty interpretation — Whether Yukon Government's approval of proposed land use plan contravening consultative process set out in agreement — Modern treaties — Role of courts in resolving disputes concerning modern treaty implementation Territory — Agreement recognizing traditional territories of First Nations in Yukon portion of the Peel Watershed, and their right to participate in management of public resources in that area — The law of Canada


Before an acquisition of a company is carried out, a thorough inspection of the target company should be performed. The process is usually called due diligence and is commonly performed by associates on business law firms. The purpose of a due diligence is to make sure that the buyer acquires sufficient knowledge of the purchase object in order to divide the risks between the buyer and the seller in the transfer agreement. The legal aspect of doing a due diligence has its origin in Section 20 in the Swedish Sales of Goods Act, which stipulates that the buyer cannot claim errors which the buyer must be deemed to have known at the time of purchase. This means that a buyer may not refer to any discrepancies that have been identified or which should have been identified during an inspection. A transaction process is divided into three phases where a due diligence is usually conducted in the second one, which is called the transaction phase.

Artificial intelligence can be used to automate processes that historically have demanded human interaction. The due diligence process is one of many activities that can be done more efficiently using artificial intelligence. Since the work is largely repetitive and follows the same pattern, artificial intelligence in the form of machine learning, deep learning and language technology can be used to facilitate the work for associates. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate how the due diligence process is affected by the fact that an AI tool instead of humans performs the work. Furthermore, the purpose is to investigate how the relations between the law firm, client and AI supplier are affected by the automated process. Particular attention is going to be paid to the question of responsibility, i.e. how the responsibility is divided between the three parties concerned. The majority of the thesis will address the right for the law firm and the client to receive compensation if the AI tool, due to the lack of knowledge, overlook information that leads to economic damage.

The thesis will primarily be based on available standard agreements between, on the one hand, law firm and client and, on the other hand, between law firm and AI supplier. With the help of legal science, an interdisciplinary as well as a legal analysis method, the initial questions are going to be investigated. As the material is limited due to confidentiality, the known legal situation after the investigation is still unclear. Based on a client perspective, clarifications from law firms regarding their responsibility in the use of AI to perform due diligence would be desirable. The Swedish Bar Association should also review the disclaimers that are applied so that they do not violate generally accepted legal practice.


In order to increase the recovery ratio and reduce the loss of iron metal, Mazhuang Concentrator of Laiwu Mining Industry carried out technology transformations.We replaced the magnetic separator for disposing of waste water and improved the process flow, which beneficiates not only the waste water but also tailings through the fine screen of the wet pre-concentration and the tailing of the dehydrated magnetic separator.After transformation, the tailing grade was reducing form 9.58% to 8.15%, the recovery rate of the iron metal was increased by1.06% and the benefits per year were 4 million Yuan.


Our knowledge of the effects of increased ultraviolet‐B (UV‐B) radiation on terrestrial ecosystems is reviewed, with an emphasis on recent literature. The review starts with an overview of the effects on biomolecules and cells, plant cells in particular, and continues with effects on whole organisms: agricultural crops, trees, plants in natural ecosystems, and animals. Then effects of increased UV‐B on interactions between plants and other organisms, and effects of increased UV‐B in combination with other abiotic factors are described. The final part of the review deals with effects of UV‐B on plant litter decomposition and nutrient availability. It is concluded that UV‐B effects on interactions between organisms are probably more important than the direct effects of UV‐B on the organisms, with the possible exception of direct effects on perennial plants. In members of the letter category, radiation damage may accumulate from year to year.


Theory and research surrounding employee voice in organizations have often treated high-involvement work practices (HIWPs) as substitutes for unions. Drawing on recent theoretical developments in the field of industrial relations, specifically the collective voice/institutional response model of union impact and research on HIWPs in organizations, the authors propose that these institutions are better seen as complements whereby greater balance is achieved between efficiency, equity, and voice when HIWPs are implemented in the presence of unions. Based on a national sample of Canadian organizations, they find employees covered by a union experience fewer intensification pressures under higher levels of diffusion of HIWPs such that they work less unpaid overtime, have fewer grievances, and take fewer paid sick days. Job satisfaction is maximized under the combination of unions and HIWPs.


Graph convolution network (GCN) has recently played a positive role in improving the accuracy of skeleton-based action recognition. Many GCN methods have reached a high accuracy. However, the lightweight of network model has recently become a major concern. Pointing at the problem, this paper introduces a lightweight network, a Differential Learning and Parallel Convolutional Network (DL-PCN), which is based on Semantics-Guided Neural Networks (SGN). The network is mainly composed of Differential Learning Module (DLM) and Parallel Convolutional Network Module (PCN). DLM is characterized by the feedforward connection, which improves the experiment accuracy. PCN can learn the multi-dimensional information of original skeleton data by the parallel connection of GCN and convolutional neural network (CNN). Considering the test accuracy of action recognition and network parameters, our network achieves the comparable performance on the NTU RGB+D 60 dataset and the NTU RGB+D 120 dataset.


Abstract In this work, a systemic study of the Co, Cu and Co–Cu electrocrystallisation process was performed on a fluorine doped tin oxide coated conducting glass substrate. This was carried out in a sulphate solution of Na2SO4+H3BO3 (pH 3·8) without complexing agent. The influence of applied potentials on the electrochemical nucleation and growth has been studied, using cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry techniques. The cyclic voltammetry results clearly show that the potential of Co–Cu dissolution and their positive shifts depend on the cathodic limit and reveal a variation in the deposit composition when switching potential is varied. A number of kinetics parameters have been estimated from the analysis of current transients on the basis of the Scharifker–Hills model for electrochemical nucleation and diffusion controlled growth. From the analysis of the experimental current transients, it has been found that the nucleation mechanism is instantaneous with a typical three-dimensional nucleation and growth process for Co, Cu and Co–Cu respectively. A strong dependence of the number of active sites N0 with applied potential is observed on the fluorine doped tin oxide surface.


A worst case designed circuit is defined and, based on observed component failure modes, a mathematical model for circuit reliability is obtained. A special case of the general model is then considered by assuming all the component failure rates to be equal. Using this simplified model it is established that a worst case designed nonredundant circuit is more reliable than the product of the reliabilities of its components. The mean time to failure (MTTF) is computed and it is shown that, for particular extreme values of the parameter p, the MTTF assumes the classical forms more frequently seen in the literature.


Objective: The goal of this study was to explore the implementation status of positive behavior support(PBS) for child care and education teachers and special education teachers at inclusive settings, and to investigate support needs of both teachers for improving the implementation of PBS.
Methods: This study made up 405 surveys for child care and education teachers and special education teachers in 45 inclusive settings from July to August in 2019. A total of 244 surveys(60.2%) were completed and returned.
Results: Special education teachers were statistically higher than child care and education teachers in the implementation of the center based level 1, the small group based level 2, and the individual based level 3 of PBS. In open-ended responses, when implementing PBS, the two groups of teachers had difficulties in getting knowledge about how to instruct preschoolers and implementing PBS. Both groups of teachers wanted the education and the training opportunities for PBS at first, and to 'reduce the teacher-to-child ratio'in the public support system.
Conclusion/Implications: Based on the results, suggestions were discussed on how to improve the implementations of PBS of child care and education teachers and special education teachers at inclusive settings.


This study makes the first attempt to apply the boundary knot method (BKM), a meshless collocation method, to the solution of linear elliptic problems with discontinuous coefficients, also known as the elliptic interface problems. The additional jump conditions are usually required to be prescribed at the interface which is used to maintain the well‐posedness of the considered problem. To solve the problem efficiently, the original governing equation is first transformed into an equivalent inhomogeneous modified Helmholtz equation in the present numerical formulation. Then the computational domain is divided into several subdomains, and the solution on each subdomain is approximated using the BKM approach. Unlike the conventional two‐step BKM, this study presents a one‐step BKM formulation which possesses merely one influence matrix for inhomogeneous problems. Several benchmark examples with various discontinuous coefficients have been tested to demonstrate the accuracy and efficiency of the present BKM scheme. © 2016Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq 32: 1509–1534, 2016


1. The medical tube (100) assembly comprising: - finned medical tubing (10) formed as an elongated tubular member (20) provided with one or more longitudinal ribs (21, 21 ', 21') '! - a slider (200) slidably disposed on the finned tube (10) and provided with locking means and, optionally, one or more small holes (250, 250 ') for the yarns, wherein said stop means provides a retaining force application to one or more longitudinal edges (21, 21 ', 21' '). ! 2. The medical tube (100) assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that the number of ribs (21, 21 ', 21' ') is one, two, three or four. ! 3. The medical tube (100) assembly according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that at least one rib (21, 21 ', 21' ') extends radially from the outer surface of the elongate tubular member (20) . ! 4. The medical tube (100) assembly according to any one of claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the locking means comprises one or more pins (221, 221 ', 221' ') mounted with possibility for frictional contact with the rib surface ( 21, 21 ', 21' ') or to penetrate into the surface. ! 5. The medical tube (100) assembly according to claim 4, characterized in that the number of pins (221, 221 ', 221' ') or screws is equal to the number of fins, each pin (221, 221', 221 '') mounted for frictional contact with the surface of the individual ribs (21, 21 ', 21' ') or to penetrate into the surface. ! 6. The medical tube (100) assembly according to claim 4, characterized in that the at least one pin (221, 221 ', 221' ') comprises: a pointed end (226) intended for frictional contact with the edge surface (21, 21 ', 2


Early diagnosis and treatment of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are critical for achieving optimal control of the disease and preventing progression to joint destruction, functional disability, and reduced quality-of-life. The comorbidities associated with PsA, such as depression and cardiovascular events, should also be prevented, detected, and treated. These are realistic objectives because we now have a better understanding of the disease, sensitive imaging techniques, such as ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging, and effective treatments for all the manifestations of PsA. As skin disease usually precedes joint disease in this setting and about 30% of psoriasis patients will develop PsA, regular follow-up assessments are essential to ensure early detection of arthritis. This is a challenge that can only be met by co-management of these patients by dermatologists and rheumatologists. Collaboration between a dermatologist and a rheumatologist makes possible more complete assessment of the overall cutaneous and musculoskeletal involvement and consequently leads to a more comprehensive therapeutic approach. Although different models of collaboration between the 2 specialties are possible and these will always be determined by the needs and unique circumstances of each center, we


Investigations concerning the diseases of peanut (A. hypogea L.var. Spanish) caused by Rhizoctonia solani and Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc, were carried out to determine:

1.The relative pathological importance of these
two fungi;
2.The interrelationship of inoculum potential and
other soil microflora with disease development;and
3. The influence of soil fumigants on disease development and on the total population of soil microflora.


In visual cortex (V1), neurons are highly organized for many different stimulus properties including orientation selectivity, retinotopy, and ocular dominance. Since the discovery of functional architecture in monkeys ([Powell and Mountcastle, 1959][1]) and the detailed examination of orientation


An improved calibration method for a vector network stores sparse calibration data is interpolated system fault data from the sparse calibration data for each measurement by the vector network analyzer and produces calibrated measurement data from the system error data and the uncorrected measurement data at each measurement frequency. The sparse calibration data may be generated by measuring every N-th frequency step over a calibration frequency range that is greater than a predetermined measurement frequency, or by measuring each frequency step over the calibration frequency range, and compressing the resulting measurement data. The interpolation may be performed using a curve fitting algorithm such. As a parameter polynomial curve fitting algorithm can be achieved.


New classes of multifunctions called fuzzy upper and fuzzy lower semi-irresolute (semi-continuous) multifunctions in fuzzy topological spaces are introduced in this paper. We also obtain some characterizations of this class and some basic inter- esting properties of such fuzzy multifunctions. We discuss mutual relationship and also relationship with other existing such multi- functions.


Kerodon rupestris (Wied, 1820) is the most specialized species among caviid rodents and is endemic to the extensive rocky outcrops in the semi-arid region in Brazil. Herein we describe different karyotypes for K. rupestris, based on samples collected in Itapaje, Ceara (CE), Iraquara in Bahia (BA), and Botumirim in Minas Gerais (MG). Our samples included northern, center and southern populations in the range of the species dis- tribution. The results were compared with a karyotype from Pernambuco previously described for the species. The diploid number (2n = 52) was constant among the analyzed population samples, but the fundamental number (FN) varied from 92 in Itapaje (CE) and Iraquara (BA), to 94 in Botumirim (MG). Pericentric inversions affect - ing one small pair of acrocentric chromosomes may explain this variation. C-Bands showed that constitutive heterochromatin was distributed in the pericentromeric region of all chromosomes, constant for all examined populations. NOR sites were found in chromosomes pairs 10 and 11, constant for all populations. X chromosome was entirely heterochromatic, with greater heterochromatin concentration in interstitial and distal parts of the arms. Y chromosome was completely heterochromatic. Differences in chromosomal composition in Botumirim sample are congruent with the results of previous studies about cranial variability: Botumirim had the largest cranial size and was discriminated from other population samples in the multivariate character space. Since Botumirim is only 100 Km away from the type locality, it is proposed—in congruence with previously published results—that the FN for the species is polytypic (94/92).


To achieve non-destructive,rapid inspection method for pork quality and to predict the storage period of pork,Near infrared spectroscopy(NIRS) was adopted to detect the total number of bacterial colonies presenting on refrigerated and ambient pork.In this study,the near infrared spectroscopy(NIRS) of stored pork was measured by using Fourier transform near infrared spectrometer at given time points.The total number of colonies living on pork was determined according to the conventional colony count method.By analyzing the number of bacterial colonies living on pork and the changes of NIRS at given time points,the relationships between them were obtained.A dynamic model based on NIRS and bacterial colonies on pork was established by zero/first order kinetics model and the principle components analysis.These findings would provide a theoretical basis for the application of NIRS in the non-destructive inspection technology of bacterial colonies on pork and optimal storage period of pork.


A testing device was developed according to the principle of a closed bracing system, which has a maximum rating of 4200 kW. The article reports that this rating can be provided with a drive rating of 550 kW only. A hydropulse cylinder installed in the test stand serves to simulate axial movements.


The final microstructure of extruded profiles is of great importance for final mechanical properties and, consequentially, the ability to control and predict it is of extreme interest for Academic and Industrial researchers. In the paper a combined model, able to discern recrystallized areas respect to fibrous structures within the same profile, is initially proposed then validated through FEM implementation on an experimental campaign performed by Parson [1]. The model was tested under different die geometries and process conditions and a qualitative comparison with final microstructure obtained in the extrusion of a simple aluminum rod was performed.


Rosai–Dorfman disease or sinus histiocytosis is a rare entity which may affect various lymph node groups. Extranodal form is observed in 45 % of cases, facial bone involvement is especially rare. A 62-year old male presented with complaints on dumb sensation of the chin and lower lip. After clinical assessment and surgical exploration an intraosseous extranodal Rosai–Dorfman disease was diagnosed. The patient under-went free fibula osseous graft reconstruction. After 2 years the patient is recurrent free. The purpose of this publication is to describe a rare case of lower jaw involvement in an intraosseous form with significant bone destruction. The clinical and microscopic features of the process are discussed.


Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are multipotent adult stem cells that present immunosuppressive effects in experimental and clinical trials targeting various rare diseases including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In addition, recent studies have reported tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase (WRS) possesses uncanonical roles such as angiostatic and anti-inflammatory effects. However, little is known about the function of WRS in MSC-based therapy. In this study, we investigated if a novel factor, WRS, secreted from MSCs has a role in amelioration of IBD symptoms and determined a specific mechanism underlying MSC therapy. Experimental colitis was induced by administration of 3% DSS solution to 8-week-old mice and human umbilical cord blood-derived MSCs (hUCB-MSCs) were injected intraperitoneally. Secretion of WRS from hUCB-MSCs and direct effect of WRS on isolated CD4+ T cells was determined via in vitro experiments and hUCB-MSCs showed significant therapeutic rescue against experimental colitis. Importantly, WRS level in serum of colitis induced mice decreased and recovered by administration of MSCs. Through in vitro examination, WRS expression of hUCB-MSCs increased when cells were treated with interferon-γ (IFN-γ). WRS was evaluated and revealed to have a role in inhibiting activated T cells by inducing apoptosis. In summary, IFN-γ-mediated secretion of WRS from MSCs has a role in suppressive effect on excessive inflammation and disease progression of IBD and brings new highlights in the immunomodulatory potency of hUCB-MSCs.


In this issue we are publishing the first contribution of a new series authored by none other than Professor Eugene Braunwald, one of our true legends. Professor Braunwald has kindly agreed to share with us his thoughts, ideas, and musings in short contributions for the 'Braunwald's Corner' series. They will span from the history of cardiology to his vision of the future of cardiology. Professor Braunwald was forced to leave Vienna in 1938 when he was 9 years old, and emigrated to New York where he graduated first in his class from the New York University School of Medicine. This was the beginning of an extraordinary scientific and academic career. His seminal contributions published in the last 60 years range from cardiac mechanics to ischaemic heart disease, valvular heart disease, and heart failure. Professor Braunwald is a living example for all of us, and in particular for our younger colleagues, of how intelligence, optimism, determination, and confidence in science can allow us to overcome even the darkest moments in our history. On behalf of the Editorial Board, I am grateful to Professor Braunwald, a scientists and a gentlemen, for his ongoing dedication to the European Heart Journal. The first of these pieces is entitled 'Cardiology in 2021', and we hope that this marks the first of many of such wonderful contributions. We next publish the Special Article 'Cardiovascular health after menopause transition, pregnancy disorders, and other gynaecologic conditions: a consensus document from European cardiologists, gynaecologists, and endocrinologists', authored by Angela Maas from the Radboud University Medical Center in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, and colleagues. The authors note that women undergo important changes in their sex hormones throughout their lifetime that can impact cardiovascular disease risk. Whereas the traditional cardiovascular risk factors dominate in older age, there are several female-specific risk factors and inflammatory risk variables that importantly influence a woman's risk at younger and middle age. Hypertensive pregnancy disorders and gestational hypertension are associated with a higher risk in younger women. Menopause transition has an adverse effect additional to ageing that may demand specific attention to ensure an acceptable cardiovascular risk profile and quality of life. In this position paper, the authors provide an update of obstetric and gynaecological conditions that interact with cardiovascular risk in women, including pregnancy disorders, menopause, and other endocrine and gynaecological conditions (Figure 1). Practice points for clinical use are given according to the latest standards from various related disciplines. This consensus document provides a summary of the views of an expert panel organized by the Task Force on Gender of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and an ad-hoc multidisciplinary ESC working group on Women's Health in Menopause. This issue continues with a focus on interventional cardiology. In a Special Article entitled 'The year in cardiovascular medicine 2020: interventional cardiology', Fernando Alfonso from the Hospital Universitario de La Princesa in Madrid, Spain, and colleagues note that percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) constitute the most widely used revascularization modality in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). The past year witnessed major advances in the treatment of patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS), including both ST-segment elevation and non-ST-segment elevation ACS, together with the presentation of a new clinical practice guideline. Management of patients with chronic coronary syndrome with demonstrable ischaemia has been specifically addressed by a new pivotal randomized trial. Significant advancements in the treatment-specific lesion subsets together with novel data on longterm results of interventional devices have been published. Moreover, the value of physiological assessment before and after PCI


The coat protein gene of Korean isolate of Rice stripe virus (RSV-Kr) was cloned and its nucleotide sequence was determined. Total RNA was extracted from infected leaves and RSV viral RNA was detected by using RT-PCR with specific primer of coat protein gene. The result of RT-PCR showed a specific band. Purified RT-PCR products of coat protein gene were ligated into the pGEM-T Easy plasmid vector and cloned cDNA was obtained for nucleotide sequence determination. Coat protein gene of RSV-Kr consisted of 969 bp long encoding a protein of 322 amino acids. RSV-Kr showed 94%-99% sequence identities to that of Japanese- and Chinese isolates.


- This system proposes advanced shopping trolley based on Quick Response (QR) code. This is done by Android smart phone. It reduces the wastage of time during shopping as it is a day to day regular activity. This system is divided into two sections- Transmitter and Receiver section .The shopping trolley is designed for malls or shopping markets. As per detail givens QR code verifies products by capturing it through the smart phone, then decodes and sends to the server for billing. In this way it can reduces shopping time easily and effectively ,customer will not have to waste more time on shopping


Objective: International consensus guidelines suggest that in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), measurements of FEV1 and PEF are equivalent in the assessment of the degree of airflow obstruction when expressed as the per cent of predicted values.


I SHOW this case more from a clinical than from an ophthalmic point of view, because, no doubt, all Members have seen these localized patches of choroiditis at the macula. From a clinical standpoint the case is interesting. The patient came in 1924, complaining of trouble in the right eye: a needle she was using appeared to be slightly curved. Two or three days later, she saw two spots in the field of the right eye. Pus was found in the right antrum, but she could not then be taken into the hospital. Vision dropped from 9, with glasses, to less than pci, in less than a month. A radical operation was then performed on the right maxillary antrum, and that upset the eye condition, as afterwards there was much more htmorrhage noticed at the macular region. The drawings I pass round show the various stages before it eventually quieted down. For eighteen months the condition remained quiet. In July, 1926, she complained a little of her left eye, and said she had noticed flashings. I found two small patches of choroiditis at the left macula, and I sent her to Mr. Gay French, who washed out the antrum, as it was full of pus. The washing out was performed several times, hut no radical operation involving the opening up of the matrix of the bone was carried out.


Bimolecular reactions of {sup {sm_bullet}}CH{sub 2}CH{sub 2}OH{sub 2}{sup +} and its isomer, the ethanol radical cation, are studied by mass spectroscopy in this paper. The chemical properties of the distonic ion, which is described as a loosely-bound ion-dipole complex of ionized ethylene and water, do not reflect the ground-state structure and the observed reactivity is likely due to an electrostatically bound intermediate. 22 refs., 3 figs., 3 tabs.


Contents: A.P. Brief, J.P. Walsh, Foreword. J.M. Brett, F. Drasgow, Introduction. Part I:The Hulin Legacy. C.L. Hulin, Lessons From Industrial and Organizational Psychology. T.A. Judge, Back to the Same Place, for the First Time? The Hulin Family Tree. Part II:Research on the Psychology of Work. Section 1:Conceptualization of Psychological Constructs. T.A. Judge, J.E. Bono, A. Erez, E.A. Locke, C.J. Thoresen, The Scientific Merit of Valid Measures of General Concepts: Personality Research and Core Self-Evaluations. H.M. Weiss, D.R. Ilgen, The Ubiquity of Evaluation: A Hulinesque Essay. H.C. Triandis, Motivation to Work in Cross-Cultural Perspective. Section 2:Antecedents and Outcomes of Satisfaction. W.L. Richman-Hirsch, T.M. Glomb, Are Men Affected by the Sexual Harassment of Women? Effects of Ambient Sexual Harassment on Men. T.M. Probst, The Impact of Job Insecurity on Employee Work Attitudes, Job Adaptation, and Organizational Withdrawal Behaviors. P. Hom, The Legacy of Charles Hulin's Work on Turnover Thinking and Research. C.J. Sablynski, T.W. Lee, T.R. Mitchell, J.P. Burton, B.C. Holtom, Turnover: An Integration of Lee and Mitchell's Unfolding Model and Job Embeddedness Construct With Hulin's Withdrawal Construct. H.E. Miller, J.G. Rosse, Emotional Reserve and Adaptation to Job Dissatisfaction. Section C:Modeling Organizational Behavior. T.M. Glomb, A.G. Miner, Exploring Patterns of Aggressive Behaviors in Organizations: Assessing Model-Data Fit. R.A. Levin, M.J. Zickar, Investigating Self-Presentation, Lies, and Bullshit: Understanding Faking and Its Effects on Selection Decisions Using Theory, Field Research, and Simulation. S.T. Seitz, A.G. Miner, Models of Organizational Withdrawal: Information and Complexity.


We derive an explicit Hamiltonian for copying the basis up and down states of a quantum two-state system—a qubit—onto n " copy " qubits (n ≥ 1) initially all prepared in the down state. In terms of spin components , for spin-1 2 particle spin states, the resulting Hamiltonian involves n-and (n + 1)-spin interactions. The case n = 1 also corresponds to a quantum-computing controlled-NOT gate.


We consider Mean Field Games without idiosyncratic but with Brownian type common noise. We introduce a notion of solutions of the associated backward-forward system of stochastic partial differential equations. We show that the solution exists and is unique for monotone coupling functions. This the first general result for solutions of the Mean Field Games system with common and no idiosynctratic noise. We also use the solution to find approximate optimal strategies (Nash equilibria) for N-player differential games with common but no idiosyncratic noise. An important step in the analysis is the study of the well-posedness of a stochastic backward Hamilton-Jacobi equation.