Abstract There is no binary division to be made between what one says and what one does not say; we must try to determine different ways of not saying such things…There is not one but many silences, and they are an integral part of strategies that underlie and permeate discourses. (27) A close relation exists between language, literature and history especially in times of crisis, when public and private lives intersect. It involves a constant transaction questioning history as not sacrosanct but a narrative of presence and absence. The paper through its analysis of Agha Shahid Ali's poetry largely moves between the overlapping frames of borders [literary (of genre), linguistic (language) as well as spatial (of home)] by using the borderlands provided by translation. As Kashmir faces a renewed clampdown, his poetry redresses ruptures in collective memory, writing history from the inside that is personal yet political. It attempts to understand this translation of forms/bodies as a vehicle of affect, which (re)articulates a silenced history of absence. By analyzing intimate links between language (its containment, policing and proliferation) and hierarchies of power in relation to translation, the paper lays bare the fault-lines in the concept of nationalism that functions through the policing of voices and bodies in "the calculated management of life" (140).


The implementation of strong quantum entanglement between two macroscopic mechanical oscillators is a longstanding pursued goal in fundamental research or applied science. Here, an effective scheme is proposed to generate strong mechanical–mechanical entanglement in a double‐oscillator optomechanical system via only introducing the sole amplitude‐modulated pattern into the pump field instead without the requirement of any extra techniques. Based on two mechanical oscillators with identical or different frequencies, a specific kind of amplitude‐modulated pump field is respectively designed, which successfully manipulates the mechanical oscillators into the highly entangled two‐mode squeezed state. The maximum value of the logarithmic negativity that quantifies the generated entanglement reaches about 9 ebits in the appropriate parameter regime, which greatly surpasses the bound 1 ebits on the maximal stationary entanglement from the two‐mode parametric interaction. Moreover, the obtained entanglement can be detected via resorting to an ancillary cavity mode with homodyne detection technique. Compared with the previous congeneric schemes, this scheme involves fewer modulation techniques and may provide a new perspective to effectively manipulate the mechanical quantum states in optomechanical systems utilizing the time‐dependent modulation.


The passage between keratinization to cornification of the epidermis and skin appendages in vertebrates requires formation of a stratum corneum rich in SS bonds among other cross‐linking chemical bonds. A key enzyme, sulfhydryl oxidase (SOXase) catalyzes the oxidation of SH groups present in keratins and in corneous proteins of the epidermis into SS. Presence and distribution of SAXase has been studied by immunohistochemistry in all vertebrates, from fish to mammals. SOXase is immunohistochemically absent in all fish and amphibian species tested with the exception of a thin pre‐corneous layer in the epidermis of adult anurans. SOXase is low to absent in corneous appendages such as horny teeth of lamprey or claws and horny beaks of amphibians. Conversely, SOXase is detected in the transitional (pre‐corneous) and inner corneous layers of the epidermis of sauropsids and mammals. In lepidosaurian reptiles, SOXase appears in both beta‐ and alpha‐corneous‐layers, but is limited to the pre‐corneous and corneous layers of the thin soft epidermises of birds and mammals, including the granular layer. SOXase is localized in pre‐corneous layers and disappears in external corneous layers of amniote skin appendages such as claws, beaks of turtles and birds, and in developing feathers. This distribution further indicates that the increase activity of epidermal SOXase is/was essential, in addition to other enzymes such as epidermal transglutaminases, for the evolution of the corneous layer and of the different hard skin appendages present in terrestrial vertebrates.


A 75-year old patient with a right sided secondary pneumothorax and prolonged air leak showed upper lobe predominant bullous emphysema. Due to the patients extremely reduced general condition neither an open approach nor a thoracoscopic approach seemed possible. Hence, we performed an awake lung volume reduction surgery with perioperative single site veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. No heparin was administered. The extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) could be weaned up to the second postoperative day. The further postoperative course was uneventful. This current case suggests that combining awake surgery with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation could be a future concept in extremely compromised patients.


From the perspective of tourism economics, the article expounds some fresh views on how to work out the tourism planning in the market oriented economy and further discusses the core issue of tourism planning, i.e. differential competition of the tourism products. Thus the author puts forward that the tourism planning should be a comprehensive and systematic project which is based on multi discipline instead of single discipline. The author also analyzes the connotation and feasibility of the tourism planning and emphasizes that the combination between sustainable development and economic benefits is the starting point of working out the tourism planning.


REYES A., LOPEZ-BILBAO M. G. & MOLINA M. C. 1996. Relationship between isozymic variability and environmental conditions in the lichen Xanthoria parietina. Phython (Horn, Austria) 36 (2): 265-275, 3 figures. English with German summary. Relationships among lichenized fungus populations of Xanthoria parietina collected from different Spanish areas are establised using six isoenzymatic systems: alcaline phosphatase, acid phosphatase, esterases, isocitrate dehydrogenase, phosphoglucoisomerase, phosphoglucomutase and superoxide dismutase. A total of 55 bands were resolved, four of which were constant in all thalli through all sampling data. UPGMA dendrogram and principal component analysis show the existence of groups correlated with climatic conditions. In the case of saxicolous thalli, the substrate also plays an important role.


All-fiber resonators are created by superimposing wideband chirped gratings. We discuss the properties of multichannel devices based on this technology using single cavity and coupled-cavity designs, including applications to multi-wavelength fiber lasers and tunable dispersion compensation.


Digital Video Broadcasting‐Satellite Handled (DVB‐SH) is a hybrid satellite terrestrial broadcasting standard dedicated to provide video or audio services for handheld terminals. On the satellite part, this standard can make use of interleaving mechanisms to mitigate the effects of the Land Mobile Satellite channel. As a result, these mechanisms enable the in‐time distribution of a codeword over a duration ranging from 100 ms to about 30 s, depending on their parameters. This mechanism significantly improves the error recovery performance of the code; however in the literature, a theoretical evaluation at system level of this improvement is missing. Moreover, carrying out Monte‐Carlo simulations implementing real decoding processes on significant traveled distances is time prohibitive.


A gas chromatography-mass spectrometric (GC-MS) method was developed for determining 17 hazard compounds containing phenols, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and pesticides in surface water. A 1.0 L surface water sample was placed in a separatory funnel and saturated with NaCl, and the solution was extracted with 40 mL of methylene chloride. Under the established condition, the lowest quantification limit was 1.0-10 ng/ L and the relative standard deviations were less than 22%. The method was used to analyze 70 surface water samples collected from 35 regions in Gum-River. The samples revealed the compounds concentrations in the range of 1.1-26,604 ng/L. Maximum concentrations of compounds detected were not exceeded guidelines established in other countries. The developed method may be valuable for monitoring hazards in water.


Room-temperature (300 K) intersubband electroluminescence has been obtained from a quantum cascade structure adopting triple-well vertical-transition active regions, based on Ga0.47In0.53As/AlAs0.56Sb0.44 heterostructures grown lattice-matched on InP substrate by molecular beam epitaxy. The emission peak wavelength varies from 4.3 µm at 77 K to 4.5 µm at 300 K.


In recent years, mechanical circulatory support has become an increasingly used treatment strategy for end-stage heart failure. Due to technological progress and higher availability of this therapy, the number of patients receiving left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) is increasing. A natural consequence of this is occurrence of complications related to this therapy. A patient presenting to an emergency department (ED) expects the highest level of care. Emergency department staff should have basic knowledge and skills to provide initial diagnostic and therapeutic interventions for patients with LVAD in life-threatening conditions. The most common reasons for patients with LVADs presenting to the ED are bleeding, heart rhythm disorders, stroke, or infections. This article aims to pres-ent the basic information that may be useful during the first medical contact in an emergency department. The authors have discussed the issue of diagnosis, and differences in laboratory findings and indicate where to best seek help. The article is dedicated to physicians, nurses, and paramedics working in emergency departments.


Abstract This study aims to test the effect of each dimension of Management Development Index, human resource system (HRS) and employee engagement (EE) on firm performance. Additionally, the study attempts to establish if EE is a missing link in the HRS–firm performance relationship. Using disproportionate stratified random sampling, data were collected from a sample of managerial staff of 10 multinational corporations to test the hypotheses. A two-stage structural equation modeling technique was used to test the hypothesized relationships among the constructs. The findings indicate that management development and HRS are associated with firm performance. The study results further support EE as a mediator in the HRS–firm performance relationship, albeit partially.


Many wireless communications systems found in aircraft lack standard security mechanisms, leaving them fundamentally vulnerable to attack. With affordable software-defined radios available, a novel threat has emerged, allowing a wide range of attackers to easily interfere with wireless avionic systems. Whilst these vulnerabilities are known, concrete attacks that exploit them are still novel and not yet well understood. This is true in particular with regards to their kinetic impact on the handling of the attacked aircraft and consequently its safety.
To investigate this, we invited 30 Airbus A320 type-rated pilots to fly simulator scenarios in which they were subjected to attacks on their avionics. We implement and analyse novel wireless attacks on three safety-related systems: Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS), Ground Proximity Warning System (GPWS) and the Instrument Landing System (ILS).
We found that all three analysed attack scenarios created significant control impact and cost of disruption through turnarounds, avoidance manoeuvres, and diversions. They further increased workload, distrust in the affected system, and in 38% of cases caused the attacked safety system to be switched off entirely. All pilots felt the scenarios were useful, with 93.3% feeling that simulator training for wireless attacks could be valuable.


Oriental fruit fly, Dacus dorsalis Hendel, and melon fly, Dacus cucurbiatae Coquillett, population dynamics from 1987 to 1989 were determined from fruit collections and male trap captures in an agricultural area. The major oriental fruit fly hosts were wild strawberry guava, Psidium cattleianum Sabine, and common guava, Psidium guajava L., outside the crop area; the major melon fly hosts were cultivated truck crops on farms. Abundance of oriental fruit fly and melon fly throughout five major habitats (upland guava shrub, lowland guava shrub, java plum forest, ironwood forest, and farms) was associated with oriental fruit fly abundance in guava areas and melon fly abundance on farms, respectively. During periods of peak guava abundance, numbers of oriental fruit fly increased on farms; during periods of peak crop production, melon fly increased in habitats surrounding farms. These findings are discussed with respect to placement of fruit fly traps for population monitoring and development of pest management strategies.


In the present research project, the adsorption capability of clay and the magnetic properties of iron oxides were combined in composite forms for the preparation of magnetic adsorbents. Biocomposites of clay were also prepared with biomass. The prepared magnetic composites may well be efficiently used as adsorbent for a large variety of pollutants in water which could be efficiently excluded from the medium by an easy magnetic process. Clay and iron oxide magnetic composites were prepared by using different molar ratio of MnCl2 and FeCl3 i.e., 1:2, 1:3, 2:3 and characterized by powder XRD, TGA, and FTIR. The batch mode experiments were established for comparing the adsorption capability of native clay, the prepared MnFe2O4/clay composite and biocomposite forms of adsorbents for elimination of the basic dyes. Imperative method parameters like adsorbent dose, pH, initial concentration of dyes, operating temperature and contact time were optimized through batch mode of study. The experimental results showed that pH 6-9, low adsorbent dosage and lower temperature were the viable conditions for maximum adsorptive exclusion of dyes. Different kinetic models were employed to the records obtained by adsorptive removal of the four basic dyes and was noticed that pseudo-second-order kinetic model fitted the best onto the experimental results. Mechanism of the adsorption phenomenon was explained by application of different equilibrium isotherms on the data and Langmuir adsorption isotherm was observed to be the most fitted model on experimental results of the studied dyes. Thermodynamic study revealed that adsorption phenomenon was more viable at lower temperatures as shown by lower ∆G values. The negative values of ∆H indicated the exothermic nature of adsorption phenomenon. The column mode study was performed to optimize the initial dye concentration, bed height and flow rate. Higher bed heights, higher initial dye concentrations and lower flow rates were observed to be more complimentary conditions for maximum adsorptive removal in column mode experiments. The whole study proved that the prepared clay composites can be efficiently utilized for the removal of dyes for wastewater treatment.


This is a position paper to initiate discussion on how – and whether – traditional requirements engineering (RE) can be applied to modern information systems (IS) where only part of the business process is implemented "up front", and where the IS has to cater for the continual addition and amendment of processing logic. A categorization of modern information systems is proposed, and a number of variations on requirements engineering are suggested to cover the proposed categories.


A method for fabricating an isolation structure in a memory device includes forming a first trench in a cell region of a semiconductor substrate and a second trench in a peripheral region of the semiconductor substrate. The method also includes oxidating the surface of the first and second trenches to form a sidewall oxide layer; depositing a tetraethylorthosilicate(TEOS) layer on the sidewall oxide layer; forming a silicon nitride layer and a silicon oxide layer on the TEOS layer; selectively removing portions of the silicon nitride and silicon oxide layers on the second trench to expose a portion of the underlying TEOS layer; coating a flowable insulation layer that fills the first and second trenches; and curing the flowable insulation layer.


During 2003~2006,the investigation of megranate parasitic nematodes has been conducted,the soil samples were collected from Mengzi megranate garden,Mengzi County and Huize megranate garden,Huize County as well as Jianshui megranate garden,Jianshui County in Yunnan Province.All the soil was sampled from the rhizosphere of Megranate.Nematodes were identified by means of morphological characteristics.The results showed that there were two species of Tylenchorhychus parasitism on the root of megranate in Yunnan:one of which was Tylenchorhychus crassicaudatus Williams,1960;the other one was Tylenchorhychus claytoni Steiner,1937.Megranate is a new hostplant for this two pests in China.


OBJECTIVE
To study the variation of Schistosoma japonicum through two mitochondrial DNA molecules.

METHODS
Genomic DNA was isolated with kit, and the mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase 1 (ND1) and cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) gene fragments were amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequenced. The gene trees were constructed and the acquired data were analyzed with the help of bioinformatics.

RESULTS
The gene trees showed that the Taiwan isolate and the mainland isolates can be divided in two groups: a group from the hilly region (Yunnan and Sichuan), another group from the lake region (Hunan, Jiangxi and Anhui); isolates from Hubei are at a different position on the gene trees.

CONCLUSION
There are variations among the geographic isolates of Schistosoma japonicum in China, nevertheless, they have close kinship.


.....................................................................................................................................................ii Acknowledgements..................................................................................................................................iii Table of contents.....................................................................................................................................iv List of figures...........................................................................................................................................vii Chapter 1: A review of the dairy sheep industry and physical and physiological factors affecting sheep milk production.........................................................................................................................................


Regular tracking of blood glucose level is an integral part of treatment of Diabetes Mellitus, a chronic disease that occurs either when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin. Commercially available devices are involve pricking and analyzing of blood sample. Observing the pain, cost and chance of infection, non-invasive devices to measure blood sugar level are under research and development for the past decade. The paper proposes a method to develop a portable and economic device that can determine the blood glucose level of the patient by analyzing a saliva sample deposited by patient using spectroscopic methods. The device is constructed considering two theories as basis. The first theory is relation of glucose concentration of a solution to the attenuation observed while performing absorption spectroscopy. The second theory is the existence of relation between salivary glucose level and blood glucose level. Using the first theory, a device was constructed which uses NIR spectroscopy to find concentration of glucose in the given solution. The attenuation and concentration have been correlated using Machine Learning, $\mathrm{R}2=0.96$. Data of salivary glucose level and blood glucose level was acquired and correlated using machine learning and $\mathrm{R}2=0.87$. The proposed device requires patient to deposit saliva in a test tube and place it in the device. The device first predicts the glucose concentration of the solution(saliva). The device then uses the correlation between salivary glucose level and blood glucose level to find blood glucose level. The data is displayed and stored in the cloud.


The problem of aerial [2] navigation without the use of a balloon has been solved at last. Over the sand hills of the North Carolina coast yesterday, near Kitty Hawk, two Ohio men proved that they could soar through the air in a flying machine of their own construction, with the power to steer it and speed it at will. This, too, in the face of a wind blowing at the confirmed velocity [3] of twenty-one miles an hour. Like a monster bird, the invention hovered above the breakers and circled over the rolling sand hills at the command of its navigator and, after soaring for three miles, it gracefully descended to earth again and rested lightly upon the spot selected by the man in the car as a suitable landing place. While the United States government has been spending thousands of dollars in an effort to make practicable the ideas of Professor Langley of the Smithsonian Institute, Wilbur and Orville Wright, two brothers, natives of Dayton, O., have quietly, even secretly, perfected their invention, and put it to a successful test. They are not yet ready that the world should know the methods they have adopted in conquering the air, but the Virginian-Pilot is able to state authentically the nature of their invention, its principle and its chief dimensions. How the Machine Was Built


Most shippers use annual auctions to procure transportation services, leading to annual contracts. By using combinatorial auctions they can reduce their operating costs while protecting carriers from winning lanes that do not fit their networks, thereby improving carriers' operations as well. Combinatorial auctions account for carriers' economies of scope, which many consider more important than economies of scale in transportation operations. Any transportation procurement procedure, however, must account for level of service and other nonprice variables, which are as important as price in determining which carrier should serve what lane. These considerations can be incorporated into the combinatorial auction framework easily and holistically. After several years of using this approach, leading shippers have adopted it, and several software providers offer the requisite software.


The set Eq(X) of homotopy classes of self-homotopy equivalences of a based space X forms a group under the composition of maps, and it is called the group of self-homotopy equivalences of X. The group Eq{X) has been studied by several authors since the paper of W. D. Barcus and M. G. Barratt [1] appeared. However, we have not yet obtained an effective method for calculating it except classical ones, and its structure also has not been clarified sufficiently. Furthermore, very little is known about this group even when I is a simply connected CW complex with three cells which is not a //-space. In particular, when X is a total space of S-bundles over S, the group Eq(X) was already considred for X=SxS in [7], [8], [17], for a principal S-bundle over S in [9], [13], [16], and for the real and complex Stiefel manifolds Wn>2 and Vn,2 in [10]. Recently, S. Sasao studied the group Eq(X) in [15] for the total space of S-bundles over S under the stable range, 3 < m + K n < 2 m 2 . On the othe hand, it seems to be very difficult to investigate it under the unstable range. However, we would like to consider it when X is simply connected and the total space of S-bundles over S for a small pair of integers (m, n). Since X is simply connected, n, m^2 and the cases (m, n)—{2} 2) or (2, 3) were already considered by P. J. Kahn [7] and N. Sawashita [8]. Then the purpose of this paper is to study the group Eq{X) for the case (m, n)=(2, 4) and we will treat its application in the subsequent paper in [22].


Both Cantor middle-third set and Sierpi\'nski carpet are self-similar, perfect, compact metric spaces. In spite of the similarity of the mathematical procedure of construction, there exists between them a fundamental difference in topological nature, and this difference affects the methods of construction of an interesting non-trivial quotient space of them. The totally disconnectedness (or, more generally, zero-dimensional) enables Cantor middle-third set to have a non-trivial quotient space which is self-similar. On the other hand, concerning Sierpi\'nski carpet, because of the connectedness of its structure, no non-trivial quotient space which is self-similar can be constructed by such an elegant procedure as that for Cantor middle-third set. Various topologically significant nature specific to Cantor middle-third set owe mainly to the totally disconnectedness of the set.


Background: Several influential factors such as transcription factors and intracellular signaling components are involved in differentiation of stem cells into a specific lineage. P15 and p16 proteins are among these factors. Accumulating evidences has introduced the epigenetic as a master regulator of these factors during lineage specification. The main objective of this study is to determine the correlation between the expression level and methylation pattern of P15 and P16 genes in erythroid lineage after in vitro differentiation by erythropoietin (EPO). M aterials and Methods: The purified and expanded CD34+ cord blood stem cells were differentiated into erythroid lineage in the presence of EPO. DNA was isolated from both cord blood stem cells and differentiated cells. The Real-Time PCR performed using cDNA and the isolated DNA was used in methylation Specific PCR (MSP) reaction for methylation pattern analysis in both pre and post differentiation stages. R es ults: The study demonstrated that P15 and P16 genes have partial methylation after erythroid differentiation by EPO. The Expression of P15 gene was higher after differentiation and the expression of P16 gene had a slightly decreased level in post differentiation stage. C onclusion: Significant increase in P15 gene expression after differentiation to erythroid lineage, suggests the remarkable efficacy of this gene in erythroid function. According to upregulation of P15 gene after differentiation despite unchanged methylation status and slight down regulation of P16 gene with slight hyper-methylation of the gene it can be suggested that although the methylation can affects the expression level of P16 gene, the P15 gene is not affected by this mechanism during erythroid differentiation mediated by EPO.


One of ion exchange polymer membranes (IEPM's) called selemion (Asahi glass, Co. Ltd., Japan) exhibits a large bending upon an applied voltage. Previously, selemion curvature was found to have an intimate correlation with charge given to it. This study suggests that the charge created by the occurrence of redox reaction of silver layers on selemion surfaces brings about such a intimate correlation between charge and curvature. It can be interpreted as the curvature can be precisely controlled with the control of charge (or current)


It has been known since the time of Nielsen that the mapping class group $\text{Mod}_{g,1}$ of a surface of genus $g$ and one puncture acts faithfully by homeomorphisms on the circle. In this note, we show that this standard representation of the mapping class group is not rigid, precisely, if $G<\text{Mod}_{g,1}$ is a finite index subgroup then there exist infinitely many non--conjugate faithful representations $G\to \text{Homeo}^+(S^1)$. We thus answer a question of B. Farb.


Towards the middle of 1992, a major corporate drama not unlike a popular Wayang Kulit shadow play performance emerged in Indonesia to widespread media attention. At the same time, behind closed doors, the fate of Indonesia's tenth largest private bank and largest automotive producer and assembler was fought out between its then owners, 'suitors' and the Government. Described by political scientist Professor Andrew MacIntyre as 'probably the biggest crisis in Indonesia's modern banking history', in the fallout Bank Summa became the first private commercial bank in Indonesia to be liquidated by the Central Bank (McIntyre and Sjahrir 1993, 15). The Soeryadjaya family, at one time Indonesia's second wealthiest business group, had mortgaged their entire controlling shareholding in the Group's flagship, PT Astra International, worth in 1991 approximately Rp3,240bn (AUD1,750bn), in an attempt to support both the bank and its associated companies, both originally established by the family's eldest son, Edward Soeryadjaya. In the end, these loans were called up and the shares were sold to a consortium of prominent businessmen, with proceeds used to repay the loans and partially repay pay the Bank's depositors.


The cathodic reaction of a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) was investigated by 18O/16O isotope exchange with/without polarization and isotopic distribution analysis by second ion mass spectroscopy. In order to elucidate the contribution of triple phase boundary (TPB) reaction while eliminating the influence of the electrode microstructure, a patterned thin film electrode was used as a model cathode. La0.6Sr0.4CoO3-δ was chosen as a model material exhibiting mixed ionic and electronic conduction. A slight increase in the 18O ratio was observed within 20 µm from the electrode/electrolyte interface under a constant cathodic polarization of 220 mV at 973 K in 1 bar of P(O2). Such an increase in the 18O ratio was considered to be caused by the electrochemical oxygen incorporation. The contribution of the TPB reaction to the total cathode reaction was not clearly observed at least in applied experimental conditions.


This article re-engages with the performance history of the character of Mungo, an enslaved servant from Isaac Bickerstaff and Charles Dibdin's comic opera The Padlock (1768), which premiered at London's Drury Lane Theatre during David Garrick's tenure there. In dialogue with nearly a century of criticism that has misread Mungo as solely a caricature prefiguring the codified racism of the American minstrel show, this article examines contemporary periodicals, libretti, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau's writings on music to posit that the opera's musical representation offered a more nuanced alternative to print's black and white representations of racial and status difference.


The capability of visualizing the internal structure of oral and maxillo-facial structures is very valuable for many mental applications. Typical examples are three-dimensional measurement of dental caries, including in morphology of dental caries and the degree of decalcification. The mostly-used dental x-ray imaging modalities can only provide projection inages composed of overlapped information from all transverse planes of the target being imaged. Although a good solution is to take advantage of CT technique, the medical x-ray CT systems currently used for daily diagnosis are either unable enough spatial resolution or too expensive to be used in dental clinics. This study aimed of developing a CCD-based high-resolution x-ray CT system for in vitro dental resolve an object with a resolution in the order of tenths of microns. Inspired by the success of our previous works, we built a CCD-based low-cost high-resolution micro-CT system. An RadioVisioGraphy (RVG), Trophy Radiology Inc., Vincennes Cedex (Paris), France) CCD x-ray detector was employed together with a rotating stage featuring 70 cm Focus to Film Distance (FFD). Cross-sectional images of extracted third molars were successfully reconstructed with a parallel-beam filtered backprojection program. Images were reconstructed using 180 projections from 180 degrees, with an even interval of one degree between the projections. Parallel beams were assumed for all the horizontal levels, and the reconstructed three-dimensional teeth are not different from the real teeth morphologically. Reconstructed images also clearly revealed internal structures including the three-dimensional pulpal system of the teeth. Image of enamel, dentin, and cementum could be differentiated, as well as the deposited calculus and the decalcified carious lesions. This pilot project demonstrated that this approach rendered a practical system, albeit detector homogeneity and some artifacts from the reconstruction algorithm are to be optimized. This non-destructive way of acquisition three-dimensional images of oro-maxillo-facial structures are to be used in dental researches, and would be useful in various areas of dental education.


The presence of nodes of the medullated fibers in the central nervous system has been demons-trated in histological sections prepared according to Weber's method and method of intra-vitamstaining with methylene blue. Some of the central nodes observed have also a cementing disc com-parable to, though less developed than, that found in peripheral nerves. The possible presence ofendoneurium in the central fibers has been suggested and discussed.


Therapeutic efficacy of mastitis can result in frustrating clinical outcomes, depending on the causative pathogen, the severity and duration of infection, and expectations of the dairy producer. In herds that have controlled contagious mastitis, costs incurred from clinical mastitis likely account for the largest proportion of total herd mastitis costs, and in some instances, a majority of these losses results from therapeutic costs, especially discarded milk following treatment. Additionally, mastitis remains the primary cause of antibiotic use on dairy farms and violative drug residues in marketed milk in the U.S. Therefore, an approach to therapeutic decisions for mastitis must address the three fundamental "e"s : efficacy, economics, and evasion of drug residues. This paper will focus on mastitis treatment decision-making and promotes a perspective of treatment as an adjunct to immune function.


The main objective of this literature review on the articles is to find out one of the best techniques that can be used for the identification of semen in forensics. Semen, also known as seminal fluid contains spermatozoa. This fluid is a mixture of fluids secreted by gonads. Many cases in forensics involve sexual offenses, making it necessary to examine the pieces of evidence such as clothes, area around the vagina, etc. for the presence of seminal stains. In the examination of the seminal fluid evidence, there are two types of tests performed in forensics. One is a presumptive test to find out whether the stain is semen or not and the other one is a confirmatory test for confirming that stain is seminal stain. In forensics, the most widely test used for the presumptive identification is Acid Phosphatase Test: it's a spot test. Prostate gland secret enzyme Acid Phosphatase. When it reacts with alpha naphthyl acid phosphatase and brentamine fast blue, it gives a purple spot indicating the presence of semen. Confirmatory tests used in forensics are PSA and RSID, ProstateSpecific Antigen utilizes a test known as ABA Cards or P30 test to screen PSA. This test gives positive results even when no spermatozoa is present. RSID Semen Strip Test gives sensitivity and specificity to human semen. It identifies the presence of seminal vesicle specific antigen i.e. Semenogelin. This antigen is specific to semen so no cross-reactivity with other body fluids can occur.


The authors present the first airborne ocean-altimetry measurement made using reflected GPS signals. Data were collected from a Cessna airplane flying off the coast of Santa Barbara, California, where the direct and ocean-reflected GPS L1 signals were downconverted and recorded onboard at 20.456 MHz. In addition, the direct signals were processed with a TurboRogue GPS receiver and used to derive accurate receiver positioning. The 20 MHz samples were processed with a "software GPS receiver", developed for this task, to extract the direct and reflected signal waveforms, using both the C/A and Y-codes. These waveforms were fit to obtain a direct/reflected reception delay difference, each second. These delays were fit for ocean height and clock offset. First results for the C/A-code waveforms show the mean of the measured 1-sec values agrees well with altimetry database values. The residual height RMS was 3.1 m during straight, level flight, and 4.7 m for all data and all PRNs. Further analysis refinements, including more accurate waveform modeling and fitting, C/A-code sidelobe elimination, atmospheric modeling, and the use of Y-code waveforms, will likely improve these results.


Area overhead and energy consumption continue to dominate the scalability issues of modern digital circuits. In this context, atomic silicon and reversible logic have emerged as suitable alternatives to address both issues. In this article, the authors propose novel nano-scale circuit design with low area and energy overheads using the same. In particular, the authors propose a reversible gate with Miller algorithm and atomic silicon technology. This article is extremely relevant in today's era, when the world is moving toward low area and low energy circuits for use in edge devices.


Background: Cotton dust produced from the production process of making mattresses in informal sector businesses based on the temporary measurements using personal dust sampler devices the results are 5.1 mg/m3 and 6.2 mg/m3. The value shows the number above the Threshold Value which is allowed 3 mg/m3. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of exposure to inhaled cotton dust with pulmonary function disorders in mattress maker workers.
Methods: The type of research used was observational analytic with cross sectional research. The research population is the whole of the research subjects that will be examined as well as sampled, namely workers in the production section. The data were analyzed by univariate and bivariate then statistical tests were performed using the chi-square test.
Result: The results of univariate analysis showed that exposure to inhaled cotton dust whose concentration exceeded 3 mg/m3 (56.7%), the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) which included occasional use and did not use PPE at all (43.3%), length of exposure > 8 hours per day (60.0%), working period ≥10 years (46.7%), age> 30 years (73.3%), history of pulmonary disease (23.3%), abnormal nutritional status (60.0%), never exercising (36.7%), smoking habits (36.7%). The results of bivariate analysis showed that there was a significant relationship between exposure to inhaled cotton dust (p=0.001), working period (p=0.000), age (p = 0,034) and smoking habits (0.018) with pulmonary function disorders.
Conclusion: The results of examination of lung function capacity of 60.0% of workers experienced pulmonary function disorders. Exposure to inhaled cotton dust, Working period, age and smoking habits are related to lung function disorders.


The Entity Linking (EL) task is actually more complex than it seems. Not only are most of the given texts short and unlabeled with candidate mention information, but the entities to be predicted generally do not appear in the training set of the pre-trained model. This paper introduces an end-to-end Entity Linking model combined with Bert-based Siamese and Interaction Network, which can complete the EL task quickly and accurately given only short textual information without pre-specified mention boundaries at the time of input. The model is divided into two stages to achieve end-to-end entity linking. The first part is a pretrained BERT encoder-based Siamese network (BSN) architecture. BSN includes a text encoder and an entity encoder. These encoders are used to obtain the word embedding of the input text and the entity description token of the knowledge base respectively. We can also calculate the probability that a span can be used as a mention. In the candidate generation process, we first take the average value of the token word vector in a mention as the representation vector of the mention. We further obtain the similarity between the mention and the entity in the knowledge base and the span corresponding to an entity probability. During training, the loss of mention detection and candidate generation is counted as the loss of the first part. In the second part, we add an interaction network (BIN) based on pretrained BERT encoder (BIN). Concatenate the mention context and candidate entities, obtain the representation vector of the mention context-candidate entity through the encoder. Then add a linear layer to obtain the score and reorder the original candidate entities to achieve final disambiguation. Besides, a corresponding solution is proposed for the Speed-Accuracy Tradeoff problem. In experiments, the model achieves near-SOTA performance on the Zero-shot EL dataset and the WikilinksNED dataset. And it is shown that the stage of Mention Detection (MD) and Candidate Entity Generation (CEG) are crucial in the end-to-end entity linking process, and the two tasks can benefit from each other from joint training.


The free vibration of beams with variable cross-section was investigated. The governing equations for beams with variable cross-section were obtained using Timoshenko beam theory. The effect of axial and shear deformations, rotary inertia and non-uniformity cross-section were considered in the formulations. Ordinary differential equations in scalar form obtained in the Laplace domain were solved numerically using the complementary functions method. The free vibration of beams with variable cross-section was analysed. The effects of non-uniformity parameter, boundary conditions on free vibration were investigated. The results obtained in this study were found to be in good agreement with those obtained from ANSYS. Keywords: Free vibration, non-uniform beams, complementary function method


"I don't know of a better introduction to the basics of physics and cosmology."-Sterne und Weltraum (Stars and Space). Nothingness addresses one of the most puzzling problems of physics and philosophy: Does empty space have an existence independent of the matter within it? Is "empty space" really empty, or is it an ocean seething with the creation and destruction of virtual matter? With crystal-clear prose and more than 100 cleverly rendered illustrations, physicist Henning Genz takes the reader from the metaphysical speculations of the ancient Greek philosophers, through the theories of Newton and the early experiments of his contemporaries, right up to the current theories of quantum physics and cosmology to give us the story of one of the most fundamental and puzzling areas of modern physics and philosophy.


This research work has been carried out in the Indian Oil Petronas private limited company's plant located at Haldia, West Bengal, India. The study is related to the LPG Bullet Truck Loading. Due to higher customers (Cooking gas) demand it was necessary to improve the productivity of the gantry by about 10% to face the increasing demand. The time of LPG Bullet Truck fitting with loading arm needed improvement. This work is related to develop the bullet trucks loading capacity of the terminal to face the increasing demand. After successfully implementing the improved cryogenic coupling for loading the bullet truck the productivity improvement took place. The LPG bullet truck loading is increased average from 315 bullet trucks per day to 357 bullet trucks per day or LPG loading 5512.5 MT per day to 6247.5 MT per day i.e. equivalent to increase bullet trucks loading by 13 %. This will eventually save cost.


Successful firms are able to meet changing consumer needs through adopting new products, services and unique marketing mixtures. Using structural equation modeling, we examined the role of entrepreneurial and market orientation on the effectiveness of new product sales and the utilization of marketing channels among farm-based businesses in Ontario, Canada. We also investigated the relationship between perceived environmental turbulence and the use of strategic resources. Findings show that Ontario agri-businesses who are entrepreneurial and market oriented are more likely to adopt new and/or significantly improved products and services while using multiple marketing channels. Furthermore, it was shown that environmental turbulence increases the degree of entrepreneurial and market orientation in these firms.


The electron spin resonances of free radicals produced in the gamma - irradiated long chain polymers such as polywinyl chloride, copolymer of vinylidene chloride and vinyl chloride, polytetrafluoroethylene, and polymethyl methacrylate were observed mainly at 3cm wavelength and partially at 8mm wavelength. The rates of production and extinction of radicals in the polymers are discussed and the hyperfine structure of the spectrum of polymethyl methacrylate is shown not to support the model of bi-radical for the magnetic center. (auth)


Abstract A tool selection process and optimization method based on big data was proposed during the stage of tool selection in order to effectively utilize the production-process-data(PPD) to drive the selection of tools, and to improve the precision of tool selection .An intelligent tool selection model was built according to the mapping characteristics of PPD during the process of tool selection .On this basis, key influencing factors were analyzed and calculated, then the topological relationship among data was mined. According to the cosine similarity algorithm, optimization algorithm of tool selection was derived. By inputting the PPD as impact factor, outputting the tool selection importance value, this optimization algorithm can support the users to select tools. A tool selection optimization system was developed based on Java by using the intelligent tool selection model. The feasibility and effectiveness of the optimization method were verified by this system.


Objective To evaluate mortality associated with simultaneous bilateral or staged bilateral TKA, and better understand the risks involved in the simultaneous versus staged bilateral procedures.Methods A systematic review was conducted, following an a priori protocol, according to the methods recommended by the Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group in the Cochrane Collaboration. Eligible studies were identified in PubMed (1990-2010), OVID MEDLINE (1990-2010), and the Cochrane library, concerning postoperative complications of bilateral or staged bilateral total knee arthroplasty. All of the English-language abstracts were obtained, and retrieval words including bilateral total knee arthroplasty, staged total knee arthroplasty, and total knee arthroplasty, etc. An extensive analysis was then performed to identify articles fulfilling the inclusion criteria for the study. The details of the reported data were extracted and evaluated by two reviewers independently. Data analyses were conducted with Stata 10.0. Results Six studies met our inclusion criteria for review. The combined results showed that the prevalence of mortality[OR=2.925, 95% CI (2.352, 3.638)], mortality 30 days postoperatively[OR=5.078, 95% CI (2.192, 1 1.763)]and mortality in 70 years or older patients[OR=4.087, 95% CI (1.947, 8.582)]were statistically higher in the population that had undergone simultaneous TKA compared with staged TKA. Conclusion Compared with staged bilateral TKA, simultaneous bilateral TKA might carries a higher potential risk of postoperative mortality. Patients should be aware of this information when deciding whether to proceed with simultaneous bilateral TKA. Further well-designed and large-scale randomized controlled trials are required to confirm these findings.

Key words:
Arthroplasty,replacement,knee; Postoperative complications; Mortality; Meta-analysis


China's education and physical education reform, quality education and the educational ideology of "health first" have intensively promoted the development of physical education at school. Shanghai Jiaotong University has made a theoretical study of the unversity physical education strategy and its great leap forward development, and the holistic and tridimensional operation mode has been practiced in university physical education course system for six years. Moreover, a vertical theoretical guidance system has been constructed and a series of horizontal studies have been made. All these studies and practice lead Shanghai Jiaotong University to a new road of reform, innovation and development of physical education.


Lake Provala formed by a flood wave of the Danube in 1924 represents natural aquatic ecosystem deserving biological and ecological survey. Miljanovic (1996) and Pujin (1997) were the first to discuss its status pointing out an accelerated eutrophication of its littoral zone. Consequently, in this paper a particular attention is devoted to primary production of Lake Provala as initial and most important parameter of productivity of an ecosystem. We recorded 38 aquatic, semi-aquatic, and hygrophytic plant species, as well as 26 phytoplanktonic species. Analysis of primary producers present and water chemical parameters (NH4+, NO2-, NO3-, PO43-, COD-MnO4, BOD5, pH) shows that Lake Provala passes to the eutrophic stage. Recalling what is said above, the obtained results are a starting point for conservation of this valuable natural aquatic ecosystem.


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Aim: The aim of this study is to evaluate the role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the diagnosis of lower limb traumatic muscle injuries.
Methods: From July 2016 to


The photoluminescence relaxation decay time of the band-to-band transition in CdCr 2 Se 4 was measured from 4 to 250 K. The decay time was measured to be ∼ 45 ps at 4 K, which monotonically decreased to 2 Se 4 was measured from 15 to 220 K. The steady-state intensity increased as the temperature decreased, and increased quadratically with the excitation intensity. The temperature dependence of the relaxation decay time is theoretically fitted to the temperature dependence of the steady-state integrated intensity.


A not close to the heart, which can enter into the aortic arch, a substantially cylindrical first section (2) has a larger diameter than the first section (2), to form a spherical portion, a first section second section (6) connected to (2), and, in some cases, close to the heart, is connected to the spherical section (6), substantially woven with a cylindrical third section (8) a cloth aortic sinus prosthesis (1). .FIELD 1


Data integration enables combining data from various data sources in a standard format. Internet of things (IoT) applications use ontology approaches to provide a machine-understandable conceptualization of a domain. We propose a unified ontology schema approach to solve all IoT integration problems at once. The data unification layer maps data from different formats to data patterns based on the unified ontology model. This paper proposes a middleware consisting of an ontology-based approach that collects data from different devices. IoT middleware requires an additional semantic layer for cloud-based IoT platforms to build a schema for data generated from diverse sources. We tested the proposed model on real data consisting of approximately 160,000 readings from various sources in different formats like CSV, JSON, raw data, and XML. The data were collected through the file transfer protocol (FTP) and generated 960,000 resource description framework (RDF) triples. We evaluated the proposed approach by running different queries on different machines on SPARQL protocol and RDF query language (SPARQL) endpoints to check query processing time, validation of integration, and performance of the unified ontology model. The average response time for query execution on generated RDF triples on the three servers were approximately 0.144 seconds, 0.070 seconds, 0.062 seconds, respectively.


19 The accuracy in quantification of secondary organic aerosols (SOA) using a Q-ACSM has 20 been comprehensively investigated in this work. SOA samples were generated under simulated 21 photochemical oxidation conditions in a 4.5 m Teflon chamber from three different volatile 22 organic compounds (VOC) of atmospheric relevant concentrations (dozens of ppbv): α-pinene, 23 Atmos. Meas. Tech. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-2018-45 Manuscript under review for journal Atmos. Meas. Tech. Discussion started: 23 March 2018 c © Author(s) 2018. CC BY 4.0 License.


The present invention relates to a steel pipe pile steel receptacle connector and method of connecting steel columns, comprising the steps of: preparing a steel pipe socket, said socket comprising a socket support section steel, steel pipe pile that covers the upper end surface; a plurality of socket insertion portion, the upper portion of the steel socket receptacle insertion groove steel pipe pile; receptacle which extends downwardly from said supporting portion, a lower end portion having a plurality of receptacle slots; and a plurality of sockets mounted on said connecting member support portion ; steel columns resting on the upper support portion of said socket; and a plurality of connection with the socket member is connected to the supporting portion of the steel columns and the steel pipe pile.


bstract—Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neuroegenerative disorder primarily characterized by excessive eposition of amyloid(A ) peptides in the brain. One of the arliest neuropathological changes in AD is the presence of high number of reactive astrocytes at sites of A deposiion. Disturbance of glutamatergic neurotransmission and onsequent excitotoxicity is also believed as implicated in he progression of this dementia. Therefore, the study of strocyte responses to A , the main cellular type involved in he maintenance of synaptic glutamate concentrations, is rucial for understanding the pathogenesis of AD. This study ims to investigate the effect of A on the astrocytic glutaate transporters, glutamate transporter-1 (GLT-1) and gluamate–aspartate transporter (GLAST), and their relative paricipation to glutamate clearance. In addition we have also nvestigated the involvement of mitogen-activated protein MAP) kinases in the modulation of GLT-1 and GLAST levels nd activity and the putative contribution of oxidative stress nduced by A to the astrocytic glutamate transport function. herefore, we used primary cultures of rat brain astrocytes xposed to A synthetic peptides. The data obtained show hat A 1-40 peptide decreased astroglial glutamate uptake apacity in a non-competitive mode of inhibition, assessed in erms of tritium radiolabeled D-aspartate (D-[H]aspartate) ransport. The activity of GLT-1 seemed to be more affected han that of GLAST, and the levels of both transporters were ecreased in A 1-40-treated astrocytes. We demonstrated hat MAP kinases, extracellular signal-regulated kinase ERK), p38 and c-Jun N-terminal kinase, were activated in an arly phase of A 1-40 treatment and the whole pathways diferentially modulated the glutamate transporters activity/lev-


Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage is a rather rare condition, but it has occurred often enough to be of importance in the differential diagnosis of tumor of the brain. We have encountered it in 9 cases, and in each case craniotomy was performed for an intracerebral neoplasm. The hemorrhage has always been situated in the cerebral hemisphere, not in the brain stem or in the cerebellum, and has followed injury, strenuous exercise, severe emotional strain or, in one instance, endocarditis. Robinson 1 made a study of cases reported of encapsulated hemorrhage into the brain reported in the literature and pointed out that even when such hemorrhage was rather extensive it did not cause sudden death and that recovery might even occur, provided the hemorrhage was either walled off if it was large or absorbed if it was small. The duration of life after hemorrhage into the brain is not known, the period


The HIDRALERTA is a forecast, warning and risk assessment system for overtopping/flooding of coastal and port areas which uses sea-wave measurements/estimates of sea-waves to evaluate overtopping/flooding in those areas. The calculation of the mean overtopping discharge over a maritime structure is made through neural network based tools and/or empirical formulas, which are unable to define the spatial distribution of the flow behind the structure. This paper presents the application to the harbour/bay of Praia da Vitoria, Azores, of a fast method that uses a GIS tool to model such spatial distribution. A relationship was established between inundation level and wave overtopping volume, using a digital terrain model. This work represents a first step for developing a risk map associated to wave overtopping.


Third generation of Advanced High Strength Steels (3rd GEN AHSS) for cold stamping combine superior formability and ductility at higher strengths. Their combination with the Laser Welded Blanks (LWB) technology is one answer to improve safety and weight reduction of vehicules for automakers. In this study, a Nakazima test is used to evaluate the forming behavior of LWB based 3rd GEN AHSS and to estimate their Forming Limit. Tests equipped with a Digital Image Correlation (DIC) system are carried out for several materials combinations in order to understand the influence of the weld on LWB formability. The experimental results are used to determine the critical area during this forming test and a dedicated FLC for each material combination. The location of the onset of failure is investigated, from optical observations, DIC data as well as modeling. It appears that different failure locations are obtained depending on both AHSS combination and strain paths. In order to improve the accuracy of the determination of the onset of the failure, a method is proposed to evaluate the failure risk in base metal and in the vicinity of the weld. The improvement of failure prediction will be very helpful to analyze part formability and provide design recommendations.


The silt in the plain area of south-central Weifang can be used as the bearing stratum of the foundation for high-rise buildings.Laboratory experiments were conducted to obtain the grading curve of silt,physical properties of silt,and the axial deformation and deviatoric stress of silt under different moisture contents and degrees of compaction.The test results showed that the silt has a good grading to reach a relatively high degree of compaction.According to the yield stress under different water contents which were less than the optimal water content,the critical point of strain hardening and softening was determined.Water content,degree of compaction,and confining pressure were the main influence factors of the shear strength.The fitting equation of shear limit state for the regional silt was obtained when the water content was less than the optimal water content,and M(s)(slope)andμ(s)(intercept)were all constants which were independent of water content.


The bachelor thesis is focused on death and the process of dying from the perspective of nurses. The aim of the study was to explore factors related to dying and the death of patients at Anesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care departments, hospitals for long term sickness and hospice facilities. The theoretical part deals with general definitions of stress, by physical and emotional effects and overall burden related to stress-induced burnouts. Next follows the mental hygiene and ways and coping strategies to reduce stress. Further on is described the palliative medicine, palliative care facilities, educational centers, and the last chapter deals with defining the concepts of death and dying as well as the dying process, the definition of Thanatology discipline, the needs of nurses and legislation and ethical principles in the field of palliative care for patients. Practical section contains the interpretation of the data, which were obtained from a survey research


We have developed a new method of Rayleigh-Brillouin spectroscopy, which we call "Phase-Coherent Rayleigh-Brillouin Scattering" method. In our method, we optically generate acoustic phonon by crossing two frequency-tunable cw laser beams in a sample. Since the phase of the phonon is coherent to those of the light waves, we can observe complex Rayleigh-Brillouin spectra that cannot be obtained by any methods measuring spontaneous fluctuations. We succeeded in observing the complex Brillouin spectra of carbon disulfide with the phonon frequency at 7.6 GHz. This is the highest phonon frequency measured by optical-beating technique using cw lasers, to our knowledge. We applied our method to the study of Rayleigh spectra of thermal diffusion mode in a critical solution of methanol and cyclohexane, and succeeded in measuring the complex Rayleigh spectra of thermal diffusion mode selectively. Even under the strong concentration fluctuations near a critical point, our method enables us by generating phase-coherent temperature gradient to observe Rayleigh spectra of thermal diffusion mode selectively.


Objective To evaluate the screening significance of Sysmex XE-2100 hematology analyzer in outpatients.Methods 1 000 blood samples of outpatients were tested by Sysmex XE-2100 analyzer and microscope.The performance of the warning system of XE-2100 analyzer was evaluate and samples with IP information were analyzed.Results 12.0% blood samples were with IP information.For the while blood cell differential count,the specificity was 98.9%,sensitivity was 100.0%,positive indication value was 85.5%,negative indication value was 100.0% and the total diagnostic efficiency was 99.0%.For red blood cell,the false positive rate was 9.0%.For platelet,the false positive rate was 16.0%.The blood samples with IP information were mainly from Department of Obstetrics,Emergency Department,Medical Examination Center,Pediatrics and Respiration.Conclusion Usage of five differential hematology analyzer in outpatients could improve the screening quality and efficiency.


In early April 1995, a 50-cow, mixed-breed, beef herd (Charolais, Hereford X Simmental, and Angus X Limousin) located in Huron County, Ontario, began to calve. The 1 st calf, born on April 9, was 7 d premature and stillborn. Six days later, 1 normal calf was born as well as 1 small, weak calf that died when 4-hours old. A further 3 d later, 2, near term, calves were stillborn and submitted subsequently to the Veterinary Laboratory Services (VLS), Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA), Guelph. The herd had been vaccinated with a killed-virus IBR, P13, BVD, BRSV vaccine and Leptospiral bacterin (Ayerst Laboratories, St Laurent, Quebec), according to the manufacturer's recommendation, with 2 doses administered in the fall of 1990, 2 wk apart, and an annual booster given each subsequent fall. In June 1994, 7 cows had been introduced to the previously closed herd. These were also vaccinated properly upon arrival. The herd had been receiving a ration of hay, cornsilage, and mineral for beef cows (Co-op Double A, Growmark Feed Division, Mississauga, Ontario), free choice, throughout each winter, and summer pasture supplemented with hay when the pasture became depleted. All rations fed were grown on the farm. On April 19, 1995, 2 calves weighing 24 kg and 28 kg, respectively, were submitted to the VLS, OMAFRA, Guelph for necropsy. The gross findings revealed markedly enlarged thyroid glands, calf A (right thyroid, 5 cm X 1 cm X 2 cm; left thyroid, 7 cm X 4 cm X 1 cm and weighing 24.3 gm) and calf B (each thyroid measured 3 cm X 2 cm X 1 cm). On histological examination, the thyroid glands had most follicles lined by


Objective: To study the clinical application of orthodontics-implant sequential treatment for patient with hypodontia.Methods: 24 patient with hypodontia was treated with orthordontic-implant restorative sequential treatment and the curative effect was observed.Results: It was showed 24 patient got relative intermaxillary relationship and better aesthetic effect.Conlusions: the orthodontics-implant sequential treatment can broaden the applied scope of implant and optimize the curative effect.


The Forest College and Research Institute of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University has implemented a project on "A Value Chain on Industrial Agroforestry in Tamil Nadu" funded by ICAR, NAIP through a consortium mode involving research organizations, wood based industries, tree growing farmers and financial institutions. Through this consortium approach high yielding short rotation varieties in Casuarina, Eucalyptus, Melia, Subabul, Gmelina, Ailanthus and Dalbergia sissoo have been promoted and this has witnessed increased wood production (150 ton/ha) and reduction in rotation (3-5 Years). These activities have attracted several farmers towards tree husbandry and over 45000 ha. have been planted during the last 6 years in association with all stake holders. This successful industrial agroforestry plantations have experienced problem through cyclone and damages due to wild animals which necessitated development of comprehensive tree insurance programme to benefit the farmers. Hence the research group lead by the current author has conceived a comprehensive insurance plan in association with United India Insurance, Chennai and the same is introduced and implemented in Tamil Nadu which attracted over 5000 acres of plantation insurance. This tree insurance model can be extended to the rest of the Country through participation of all stake holders which will ensure protection of farm grown trees against all through abiotic and biotic damages and also protect the farmer's economic benefits. This tree insurance model may be an effective tool for legal security of agroforestry species for ravening farmers in India.


AbstractDespite the importance of force-controlled components, the implications of their failure to the overall performance of controlled rocking steel braced frames (CRSBFs) have not been examined...


In its original configuration, PowerGen's Killingholme combined cycle power plant used wet cooling towers. After the first winter, however, a decision was taken to refit these towers with a hybrid cooling system to reduce plume in the area. A requirement of the project was that maximum use had to be made of the existing wet cooling towers and associated equipment.


-In this paper , performance of fuzzy PD , fuzzy PI , fuzzy PD+I , fuzzy PID controllers are evaluated and compared. This paper also describes the speed control based on Linear Quadratic Regulator (LQR) technique. The comparison is based on their ability of controlling the speed of DC motor, which merely focuses on performance index of the controllers, and also time domain specifications such as rise time, settling time and peak overshoot. The controller is modelled using MATLAB software, the simulation results shows that the fuzzy PID controllers are the best performing candidates in all aspects but it as higher overshoot and IAE in comparison with optimal LQR. The Fuzzy PI controller exhibited null offset but suffers from poor stability and peak overshoot, whereas the fuzzy PD controller has fast rise time, with no overshoots but the IAE is much greater. Thus, the comparative analysis recommends fuzzy PID controller but it is usually associated with complicated rule base and tedious tuning. To circumvent these problems, the proposed LQR controller gives better performance than the other controllers.


This panel presents near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) theory and its principles, and applicability of NIRS on a variety of muscle and cerebral regions during activities that demand considerable physical and mental effort. Five presentations will cover: (1) theoretical basis of NIRS; (2) NIRS-derived hemodynamic measurements in shoulder muscles during repetitive tasks; (3) development of NIRS for use in evaluating long term standing fatigue; (4) monitoring training-related changes in prefrontal cortex activation with functional NIRS; and (5) simultaneous evaluation of physical and mental work.


The Problem Urban areas face increasingly acute vehicular traffic congestion. Current methods for measuring traffic flow on a real-time basis are antiquated and limited in their capacity to assess traffic dynamics. Buried inductive loop detectors at intersections are extensively used in the USA and Europe to measure traffic speed, occupancy and volume on freeways and arterials. The data obtained is used by traffic management centers to make real-time operational decisions such as timing ramp meters, incident detection, congestion identification, actuated signal timing and control [1], [2]. However, street loop detectors suffer from serious limitations. Firstly, the installation and maintenance cost are very high, requiring saw cuts into the pavement, causing


The following paper summarizes the working principle of a 3D imaging LIDAR sensor and gives a general description of a landing mission. The relationship between the mission parameters and the sensor properties is illustrated and the requirements resulting from a landing mission are described. These requirements lead to a possible design draft for such a sensor. The necessary preprocessing of the LIDAR raw data for use with the guidance navigation & control / hazard detection and avoidance subsystems is explained. The paper closes with a comparison between different conceivable types of landing missions (Lunar, Martian, Terrestrial Demonstrator).


Unique insights into structural aspects of ternary and quaternary oxide phases of selective oxidation catalysts containing bismuth and molybdenum are obtainable via high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. Some of these are summarised in relation to the facile loss of structural oxygen during the course of catalytic action. Recent advances in scanning transmission electron microscopy that promise to elucidate the structures of new catalysts are briefly discussed. The paper deals mainly with in situ studies (using X-ray absorption fine structure) of single-site oxidation catalysts and, in particular, with regio- and shape-selective oxidation of n-alkanes using CoIII(MnIII)-AlPO-18 and AlPO-36 catalysts.


Allium stracheyi (Alliaceae), is the high-altitude growing plant, commonly known as Jamboo, and Dhungar in Uttarakhand, India. It is a good source of income for the tribal communities and cultivars of Uttarakhand with medicinally and economically importance. A. stracheyi has higher amount of fibre and protein contents with lower fat and carbohydrates. It is used in various ailments. Considering phytoconstituents studies revealed different types of compounds like hydrocarbons, terpenes, terpenoids and sulfur-containing components as volatile constituents. The present study aimed to provide a general review of the available literature of A. stracheyi on phytochemistry, biological activities and pharmacological uses with special reference to traditional and economic importance.


Abstract Problem, research strategy, and findings: What should planners do when members of the public "care loudly" at them? Planning scholars have recently called for more attention to the emotional dimensions of our profession. In the context of reflecting on Arnstein's "A Ladder of Citizen Participation," we identify the emotional paradox of public engagement. This paradox arises because our emotions often motivate us to plan so that all people in our communities can flourish rather than suffer, but our instincts, reinforced by our education, training, and professional norms, may lead us to try to control or avoid emotions altogether in the actual work of planning. Our research strategy involves critically analyzing the language of Arnstein's article for its emotional content. We systematically review contemporary sources of guidance and training for planners (including from the APA, the AICP, and the Planning Accreditation Board) to determine whether and how the emotional dimensions of planning are addressed. We synthesize insights on contending with emotion from the psychology and neuroscience literatures and also synthesize practice-oriented resources for leveraging emotional and social intelligence to overcome the emotional paradox. We find that Arnstein's article evocatively reveals the emotional paradox. Our review of the contemporary knowledge, training, and skills available from major planning organizations demonstrates contemporary pervasiveness of the paradox. Research from psychology and neuroscience demonstrates, from a basic scientific standpoint, that trying to maintain the paradox is impossible, which helps to explain common pitfalls that planners fall into when doing their work. Takeaway for practice: Planners should reflect deeply on how they engage emotions in their work and how their approach constrains and enables their effectiveness. Deepening emotional, social, and cultural intelligence holds considerable potential for meeting our field's aspirational goals of fostering more compassionate and inclusive communities.


A series of literature models originally devoted to the second breakdown trigger current I/sub t2/ in a grounded-gate NMOS transistor can further find promising potential in handling high-current I-V due to lateral bipolar snapback. This is achieved primarily by building significant linkage between bipolar current-gain /spl beta/-related parameters: 1) the collector-to-base junction voltage dependencies A/sub 1/ and A/sub 2/ of the medium-level injection /spl beta/ roll-off factor; 2) the high-level /spl beta/ roll-off factor A/sub 3/; and 3) the collector-to-base junction voltage dependencies A/sub 4/ and A/sub 5/ of the collector corner current at the onset of high-level /spl beta/ roll-off. The new parameters A/sub 1/ to A/sub 5/ enable a consistent I-V solution along with other existing six model parameters such as the substrate resistance R/sub sub/ and its conductivity modulation factor A/sub /spl tau//, the impact ionization coefficients K/sub 1/ and K/sub 2/, and the emitter series resistance R/sub e/ and collector series resistance R/sub c/. Parameter extraction except R/sub c/ is thoroughly performed using only the parametric analyzer, and opposed to the traditional procedure, impact ionization coefficients and current gains are all assessed without entering the snapback regime. Remarkably, not only excellent agreements are obtained, but also bipolar snapback I-V measured under the current pulsing condition can be separated into two distinct parts: medium- and high-level injection region. This is quite effective under R/sub e/=R/sub c/. Series resistance, although having very low value, is not to be absent under the high-level injection conditions.


Intelligent optimization algorithms, such as the genetic algorithm (GA) and particle swarm optimization (PSO), have been widely used for harmonic minimization in power converters. However, these algorithms usually evaluate the fitness function for hundreds of or even more populations, which leads to a huge computing burden and memory consumption. Hence, in practical applications, it is difficult to real-time implement these algorithms on the traditional central processing units (CPUs). On the other hand, although the population size is huge, each of them performs the same calculations independently, which is very suitable for parallelization on the graphical processing units (GPUs). In this paper, a parallel version of differential evolution (DE) on GPUs is proposed. Compared to the traditional CPU-based DE algorithm, the GPU-based parallel DE algorithm executes hundreds of times faster in solving the harmonic minimization problem. Some computational results of 21 switching angles for three-level inverters are given. Also, some guidelines for the parameter selection, such as the population size, the grid allocation, etc., on algorithm parallelization are discussed and summarized.


Generating electrical power from wind energy is becoming increasingly important throughout the world. This fast development has attracted many researchers and electrical engineers to work on this field. The authors develop a dynamic model of the squirrel cage induction generator exists usually on wind energy systems, for the diagnosis of broken rotor bars defects from an approach of magnetically coupled multiple circuits. The generalized model is established on the base of mathematical recurrences. The winding function theory is used for determining the rotor resistances and the inductances in the case of n- broken bars. Simulation results, in Part. II of this paper, confirm the validity of the proposed model.


Density of phytoplankton in stabilization ponds influences treatment performance. The study hypothesized that the phytoplankton community structure varies according to local and temporal changes and consequently influences the treatment of the effluent. Phytoplankton community structure in facultative and maturation ponds in central Brazil was analyzed to provide guidance on system operation and maintenance. Further, species density, abundance, diversity, richness, dominance and beta diversity were measured. The efficiency of the treatment was evaluated based on Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD). Additionally, a Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA) was used to investigate how physical and chemical variables influenced the composition of the most abundant species in the dry and rainy seasons and the microalgae that were most related to the removal of BOD. One hundred and sixty-eight taxa were recorded, and the most abundant classes in both ponds were Chlorophyceae and Cyanophyceae (40% potentially toxic). The maturation pond had greater adaptability in the rainy season, while the facultative pond was more flexible in the dry season. The best period of growth varied among species. In both ponds, Chlorella minutissima was the one which most contributed to the optimization of the treatment. Thus, identifying phytoplankton species and relating them to water quality parameters and weather can help to understand the ecological dynamics of wastewater treatment and provide useful information for the operation and maintenance of stabilization ponds.


According to the different characteristics of different fault vibration signals of rolling bearing, a method of bearing fault diagnosis based on dispersion entropy (DE) and support vector machine (SVM) is proposed. The intrinsic mode function (IMF) component of the bearing vibration signal is obtained by improved complete ensemble empirical mode decomposition with adaptive noise (ICEEMDAN) decomposition, and the dispersion entropy of the first few IMF components containing the main fault information is calculated. The eigenvectors are constructed by calculating the DE values of the first few IMF components which contain the main fault information and trained as the input of the SVM, the classification of bearing faults is realized. Compared with permutation entropy (PE), approximate entropy (AE) and sample entropy (SE), DE has a higher accuracy.


Along with application of automation supervision and control system in the operation and control of pumping station,it seems very important to adopt appropriate and dependable control system in the project of Gaotankou Pumping Station automation reform.According to the actual circumstance, the paper expounds how to design the structure of automation supervision and control,select the system structure especially the choice of the PLC's network mode,and design and run the program.Though the technique reform,it can promote the technique level,make pumping station operation safer,more economical,and more dependable.The study can give us some consults on related reform projects in the future.


BACKGROUND
In addition to the well-known antibodies against human leukocyte antigens (HLA)-induced kidney-graft rejection, polymorphic major-histocompatibility-complex (MHC) class I-related chain A (MICA) antigens can elicit antibodies and have been suggested to play a role in the antibody-mediated allograft rejection (AMR). We carried out a prospective study of MICA antibodies in post-renal transplant patients to determine the association between MICA antibodies, C4d staining, histological features, and graft outcome.

METHODS
We tested 52 patients who had biopsy results due to graft dysfunction. The MICA antibodies in concurrent sera were determined by Luminex. All patients were followed up for one year after renal biopsy. The influence of antibody production on the function of graft was analyzed.

RESULTS
Antibodies against MICA were positive in 15 out of the 52 patients (28.9%). The presence of MICA antibodies was associated with renal-allograft deterioration. During one-year follow-up, the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) decreased (24.0 ± 3.4)% among recipients with anti-MICA antibodies. However, among recipients without anti-MICA antibodies, the eGFR has declined only (8.4 ± 3.0)% (P = 0.017). The association between C4d staining, histological features and MICA antibody production was found no significant difference.

CONCLUSION
Besides anti-HLA antibodies, the presence of post-transplant MICA antibody is associated with poor graft outcome and increases the risk of graft failure.


The concept of Resonance Assisted Hydrogen Bond (RAHB), which usually occurs in b diketons, has a remarkable role in chemistry. These molecules, which contain heteroatom particularly O and N, are species with biological interest in protein folding and DNA pairing. Therefore, the amplification of hydrogen bonds strength by substituents may be important in life sciences. In the current research, we have shown that the nature of hydrogen bond in the enol form of heteroatom RAHB systems has partial covalent and electrostatic character. Nonetheless, the strength of hydrogen bonds increases by means of three different groups of substituents, which cannot be attributed to the contributions of resonance structures. Parameters such as bond ellipticity, p delocalization indices and bond equalizations cannot help to prove the effect of conjugation on the strength of hydrogen bond in RAHB systems. It is shown by NBO that the primary and secondary hyperconjugative charge transfer caused by substituents help to amplify this type of hydrogen bond. We showed that the existence of p-conjugation is necessary only for transformation of electron from substituents to the hydrogen bond as an acceptor of electrons. The strength of RAHB has a rather good correlation with the distance between of two non- connected heteroatoms O and N according to reference (62).


The GRACE Mission, to be launched in mid-2001, will provide an unprecedented map of the Earth's gravity field every month. In this paper, we outline the challenges associated with this micron-level satellite-to-satellite ranging, the solutions used by the GRACE project, and the expected science applications of the data.


Objective: To explore the clinical efficacy and safety of iodine in treatment of pregnancy with vulve and vaginal Candida Albicans (VVC). Methods: 56 cases of pregnancy with VVC were randomly divided into two groups: The iodine-vaginal washing group and the Gyno-Daktarin vaginal delivery group. Results: There was no significant difference between the vaginitis with iodine washing group and the Gyno-Daktarin vaginal delivery group. Conclusions: The efficacy of iodine washing in VVC with pregnancy is safe and reliable, and it is worthy of clinical reference.


The influence of age and sex on the heamatological values of goats and sheep studied in the arid zone of Borno State of Nigeria. Age and sex remarkable influence (P<0.05) on the red blood cell (RBC) counts of goats. Age influenced (P<0.05) the haemolglobin (HB) and the packed cell volume (PCV) values. Age and sex greatly influenced (P<0.01) the mean corpuscular volume (MCV) values. Mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (MCHC) was influenced by age. Lymphocytes constituted more than 60% of the total white blood cell (WBC) counts in male and female goats. Neutrophill and eosinophil counts were influenced by sex and age. Sex influenced (P<0.05) monocyte and lymphocyte values in goats. Sex and age influenced (P<0.05) the RBC values in sheep. PCV and MCHC values of sheep were influenced (P<0.05) by both age sex. The MCV was influenced (P<0.05) by age. Sex significantly influenced (P<0.05) the total WBC and monocyte counts. Keywords : - Goats, Sheep, Haematology, Age, Sex, Arid zone. L' influence de l'age et du sexe sur les valeurs Hematologiques des chivres et des moutons etudie's dans la region. Semi-aude de l'etat de Borno du Nigeria. L'age et le sexe influencent remarquablement (P<0.005) sur le taux de globules rouges des chevres. L'age influencait les valurs d' Hemoglobine et d'Hematocrite. L'age et Le sexe influencaient grandement (P<0.01) les valeurs du volume corpusculaire moyenne des cellules. La concentration corpusculaire moyenne de l'Hemoglobine etait influencee par l'age. les lymphocytes constituaient plus de 60% du taux de globules blancs chez les chevres males et femelles. Les taux de neutrophiles et d'oesonophiles etaient influence's par le sexe et l'age. Le sexe influencait (p<0.05) les valeurs en Lymphocytes et monocytes chez les chevres. Le sexe et L' age influencaient (P<0.05) le taux de globules louges chez les moutons. L'es moutons. L'es valeurs d' Hematocuite et La concentration corpusculaire moyenne d'Hemoglobine chez les moutons etaient influence'es (p<0.05) par le sexe et L' age. Le volume corpusculaire moyen etait influence' (P<0.05) par L' age. Le sexe influencait significamment (p<0.05) les taux de monocytes et de globules blancs. mols cle : Chevres, moutons, Hematologique, age, sexe zone arude.


For the computability of co-regular subsets in metric spaces, the properties of the co-regular subsets and several reasonable representations on co-regular sets have been suggested in this paper. As last, the 'weaker or stronger' relations of these representations have been revealed.


AIM: This research evaluates the dimension characteristics of jaw and the inter arches relation in children with reduction of nasopharynx space by hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils in the mixed dentition stage. MATERIAL AND METHODS: the sample was composed by initial orthodontic documents of 25 patients of both genders, from 6 to 10 years old, diagnosed with nasopharynx obstruction by two specialists (one orthodontist and one otorhinolaryngologist) based on anamnesis, medical history, clinical tests, face photos and evaluation of the respiratory airways through lateral telereadiography. In this early moment, occlusal characteristics were not considered during the diagnosis. The sample was composed by only the cases in which both professionals considered presenting significant obstruction of airways (isthmus ≤ 4mm), able to provide changes on growth and occlusion and that presented the inclusion criteria. The cases selected had their initial plaster models evaluated by means of a digital caliper (brand Vonder) previously calibrated. The intra arches and inter arches included in this study were: intercanine and intermolar distance; anterior and total length of dental arch, depth of the dental arch overjet, overbite and terminal plan/molar and canine relation. RESULTS: It was not found correlation among the isthmus values and variable analyzed. Intra arches measurements presented similar behavior among them, showing their severity. CONCLUSION: Intra arches and inter arches analyzed showed values similar to them reported in the literature, evidencing the influence of nasopharynx space reduction on the morphology of arcade and on occlusion.


Summary Forty-eight noninstitutionalized elderly were administered Piaget's Conservation of Surfaces Test. Only 13 subjects were designated as conservers in this content domain. A strong relationship existed between conservation ability and educational attainment, but not between sex and performance, and age and performance. Results indicated that cognitive abilities may be subject to qualitative disorganization in the latter portions of the life-span.


The space astrometry mission Gaia will construct a dense optical QSO-based celestial reference frame. For consistency between optical and radio positions, it will be important to align the Gaia and VLBI frames with the highest accuracy. However, the number of quasars that are bright in optical wavelength (for the best position with Gaia), that have a compact core (to be detectable on VLBI scales), and that do not exhibit complex structures (to ensure a good astrometric quality), is currently rather limited. It was hence realized that the densification of the list of such objects was necessary. Accordingly, we initiated a multi-step VLBI observational project, dedicated to finding additional suitable radio sources for aligning the two frames. The sample consists of ˜450 optically-bright weak extragalactic radio sources, which have been selected by cross-correlating optical and radio catalogs. The initial observations, aimed at checking whether these sources are detectable with VLBI, and conducted with the European VLBI Network (EVN) in 2007, showed an excellent ˜90% detection rate. The second step, dedicated to extract the most point-like sources of the sample, by imaging their VLBI structures, was initiated in 2008. About 25% of the detected targets were observed with the Global VLBI array (EVN+VLBA; Very Long Baseline Array) during a pilot imaging experiment, revealing ˜50% of them as point-like sources on VLBI scales. The rest of the sources were observed during 3 imaging experiments in March 2010, November 2010 and March 2011. In this paper, we give an overview of the project.


This paper presents a new method for continuous and incremental learning and recognition based on self-organized incremental neural networks. It is available in the fluctuating environment where the number of recognition classes cannot be defined. In this method, the learning process and recognition process are not separated. This method can acquire concept when multiple feature vectors of new input object come, and then can recognize it using previously acquired concept. We experiment an examples of life-long semi-supervised learning tasks in real world. In the result, the proposed method was able to learn and recognize 104 objects incrementally, non-stop, and in real time


Erythropoiesis in vitro was studied with practically pure erythroid progenitor cells: CFU‐E (colony‐forming‐units‐erythroid). the isolation of CFU‐e from spleens of thiamphenicol pretreated anaemic mice with the combined methods of centrifugal elutriation and Percoll density gradient centrifugation was monitored by flow cytometry. the ultimate CFU‐e preparation with a density of 1.070 g/ml contained a high percentage of cells in the S phase of the cell cycle (80%). CFU‐e occasionally found at a lower density of 1.065 g/ml were predominantly in the G2, + M and G1 phases.


Planar array antennas are attractive for use in future automotive radar systems due to their flexibility in design and control of radar beams. The complexity and cost of a radar front-end phased array can be decreased by applying a beam-steering/switching concept, which reduces the number of parallel RF and baseband signal paths. RF-microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) subsystems are employed because of their excellent RF properties and potential low-cost manufacturability. We present design considerations for prototypical automotive applications of RF-MEMS-based automotive radar front-ends using phased-array antennas based on phase shifters or a Rotman lens. The single RF-MEMS switch is optimized with respect to its RF and thermomechanical behavior taking into account automotive requirements. The respective RF-MEMS subsystems, i.e., phase shifters and single-pole-multiple-throw switching networks are presented in conjunction with packaging and mounting approaches. We evaluate two different wafer-level packaging technologies using glass-frit sealing or polymer sealing. Finally, functional packaged devices are demonstrated: a glass-frit-sealed and flip-chip-mounted RF-MEMS switch and a benzocyclobutene-packaged single-pole-quadruple-throw switch network.


This study looks at how global media consumption is related to Chinese consumers'
attitudes toward global signs (i.e., foreign models and foreign languages) in
advertising. Findings confirm the mediating effect of global mindset, suggesting that
global media consumption indirectly influences attitudes toward foreign models and
foreign languages by affecting global mindset. Data further reveals the moderated
mediation of global mindset by consumer ethnocentrism-as consumer ethnocentrism
increased, the mediating effect of global mindset became stronger.


Methodology has been developed for the collection of trace-level organic material in the air around coal-conversion facilities. The method enables large air samples to be collected and is suitable for the determination of the high molecular weight organic species. While this procedure was developed to sample for the PNAs and many other volatile organic species responsible for mutagenic and carcinogenic biological activity, it can be used for a broad range of organic materials. The methodology includes collection of samples with a modified air sampler, as well as GC and GC/MS/DS analysis. The capabilities of the sampler are discussed, and the constituents of the air surrounding an urban coal-conversion facility are characterized. Emphasis is placed upon the suitability for obtaining assessments of potential hazards in the workplace air of emerging coal-conversion, energy-technology facilities.


Many flying animals are able to achieve high performance flight with good robustness without the use of low-latency angular rate sensors. A hypothesis for biological control is that a combination of optical sensing and wing load sensing is used as a substitute for highlyspecialized angular rate sensors. This same hypothesis motivates the use of wing load sensing for small and micro air vehicles. In this study, acceleration feedback is used as a substitute for wing load sensing and used to improve attitude control. There are two ways this is done. Acceleration measurements combined with low bandwidth rate sensing is used to create a high bandwidth effective rate sensor. In addition, acceleration feedback is used to directly augment the mass properties of a small vehicle, and in this way, improve attitude control in response to gust disturbances. A flight control design using the U. S. Air Force GenMAV is used to demonstrate these improvements.


Facial recognition is the most natural and common form of biometrics, routinely used by humans and one of the most promising areas in biometrics research. The majority of traditional researches and commercial use of facial recognition systems are focused on methods that explores 2D (two-dimensional) images of human faces. All of them are based on features extraction that does not use any 3D shape information from the faces, especially with regard to depth. This paper presents a method based on Point Cloud and Curvature Map Projection to perform a 3D face recognition. The achieved results are presented and divided in two test scenarios, composed by a biometric evaluation analysis applying the Equal Error Rate score, Receiver Operating Characteristic and an accuracy comparison with other related works. The proposed work presents an accuracy of about 98.92%, allowing it to be applied for 3D face recognition tasks.


Foot rot is the most important disease in citrus in Spain. Phytophthora nicotianae var. parasitica is the major cause of this disease. Field treatments with classic contact fungicides have been extensively used for many years to combat stem and trunk Phytophthora diseases in citrus, while, more recently, foliar application of the systemic fungicide fosetyl-A1 has been used with great success. It is now also possible to use a biological control method for foot rot disease. Myrothecium roridum, a cosmopolitan soil hyphomycete with high cellulolytic activity, produces toxins which are very active against Phytophthora fungi. Culture filtrates of M. roridum cultured in liquid medium with low sugar content strongly inhibit in vitro development of P.n. parasitica, P. syringae and P. capsici. In glasshouse trials employingcross inoculations of M. roridum and P.n. parasitica in stems of sweet orange and willowleaf mandarin seedlings, the bark lesions produced by Phytophthora were clearly stopped at 7 or 10 days after inoculation and the cankers subsequently did not show evident activity. In field trials, M. roridum inoculated into the roots of several citrus species limited development of cankers due to P.n. parasitica (artificial or natural infection). The good results open a new way for control of Phytophthora diseases in citrus.


Even though moire interferometry techniques have been around for some time now, they have not been implemented in very many machine vision applications. To date, the main draw back of moire interferometry has been the difficulty associated with the processing of the image. The processing time can range from several minutes to hours. This paper will concern itself with work to reduce the processing time to near frame rate speeds by using a vision flow type architecture vision system. Phase shifted moire is a full-field technique of mapping three dimensional information into two dimensional space. Unlike conventional moire interferometry, there is no ambiguity as to the sign of the z (depth) coordinate and there are no fringe centers to be located or fringe mapping to be done. Phase shifting naturally filters out noise in the image, and can even provide contrast information that can help determine if the data at a given point is good. Being a full-field technique, phase shifted moire interferometry produces a data rich set of three dimensional coordinates for all points on an object surface. By its nature, full-field data analysis is necessarily a computational intensive task. Traditionally, several images are acquired and stored away to later be processed in a serial fashion. By capturing and processing the images with a massively parallel vision engine, the total time required to process the data can be reduced significantly.


The conceptual model of quality management consists in stage-by-stage monitoring expected results of improvement of professional skill of workers on all extent of training in establishment of additional vocational training.