In electric vehicle technologies, the state of health prediction and safety assessment of battery packs are key issues to be solved. In this paper, the battery system data collected on the electric vehicle data management platform is used to model the corresponding state of health of the electric vehicle during charging and discharging processes. The increment in capacity in the same voltage range is used as the battery state of health indicator. In order to improve the modeling accuracy, the influence of ambient temperature on the capacity performance of the battery pack is considered. A temperature correction coefficient is added to the battery state of health model. Finally, a double exponential function is used to describe the process of battery health decline. Additionally, for the case where the amount of data is relatively small, model migration is also applied in the method. Particle swarm optimization algorithm is used to calibrate the model parameters. Based on the migration battery pack model and parameter identification method, the proposed method can obtain accurate battery pack SOH prediction result. The method is simple and easy to perform on the electric vehicle data management platform.


A comparative study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of individual versus group premarital counselling among adolescent girls. To find out the association between post-test scores of pre-marital counselling among adolescent girls with their selected socio-demographic variables. Methodology: Pre-experimental approach, one group pre-test and post-test design was done on 60 students, who were selected by simple random sampling technique at Seicom Degree College, Tirupati. Data were collected by using structured questionnaire includes socio-demographic variables, knowledge of students about premarital counselling. Results: Level of knowledge on pre-marital counselling among group adolescent girls mean score 1.46 ± 0.73 in pre-test and mean score 2.43 ± 0.72 in post-test. Level of knowledge on pre-marital counselling among individual adolescent girls mean score 1.4 ± 0.67 in pre-test and mean score 2.63 ± 0.614 in post-test. There is a significant relationship between knowledge of individual adolescent girls with monthly income and residence (at p<0.05 level), type of family (at p<0.01 level), among group adolescent girls with religion, residence and type of family (at p<0.05 level) and remaining socio-demographic variables were not shown any significant association with the knowledge on premarital counselling. Conclusion: The study concluded that adolescent girls knowledge has improved in post-test than the pre-test. Recommendations: The study further recommended to conduct a similar study between both boys and girls.


The Asian Association of Endocrine Surgeons (AsAES) was established in 1986, 30 years ago. Its history was never described in detail. This article describes its establishment and development in detail with many memorial pictures. This article was read at the 15th Congress of the AsAES held in Seoul in April 8, 2016.


Distributed and networked forces will be the principal parts of future battlefield, and network centric warfare (NCW) will be the new combat style of the information age. However, existing combat simulation systems are not competent for the modeling and simulation of the NCW. Grounded upon the research on the theory of military complex system, this paper proposes an ABD(Agent Based Distillations)-based conceptual level simulation model of NCW, and describes the ability model, decision model and relationship network model of the combat and commandcontrol unit in detail. Finally, a demo scenario is planned, and the simulation results verify the effectiveness of the model.


BACKGROUND: Finger injuries are very common and the majority can be treated under digital block anesthesia. Tradi- tional digital block is one of the most commonly performed blocks by care providers in several medical fields. There is another less known method, transthecal (Pulley) block, in which local anesthesia is injected into the flexor tendon sheath. METHODS: A randomized clinical trial was performed to compare the transthecal (Pulley) and traditional digital block with regard to the length of anesthesia and the need for another anesthetic method (due to insufficient anesthesia) as a supplement. We divided 100 patients who needed digital block due to finger injury, into two groups randomly. In each group the patients were anesthetized either by traditional or transthecal digital block. All blocks were performed by the same investigator. RESULTS: Mean length of anesthesia was 34.2 minutes in the transthecal digital block method versus 33.8 minutes in the traditional digital block method (P>0.05). A repeated injection or local infiltration as a supplement was necessary only in 5 instances in the traditional digital block method (P<0.05).


Recent progress in understanding the screening effects of core level atomic electrons is summarized in this paper. Some preliminary results on core electron screening were reported before [1]. The studies focus on two types of nuclear reactions in some metal lattices: fusion between deuterons and also proton capture by medium and heavy lattice nuclei. In both reactions the energy of the light nuclear species, proton or deuteron, is on the KeV (1000 electron volts) scale, while that of heavy nuclei is essentially zero. A standard atomic code is used to obtain the core electron charge density and the potential profile in the metal atom. This Hartree-Fock-Slater type code was originally written by Herman and Skillman [2] and later modified by others and available online [3]. For the D-D reaction, the charge density obtained then gives an estimate on the screening length. The corresponding enhancement in Coulomb barrier tunneling can be obtained from this data. For the proton capture reaction, an ion dynamic code [4] written to simulate the motion of KeV protons in Pd/Ni lattice, CLAIRE, was modified to take into account the realistic atomic potential, including core electron contributions. In both cases, our result shows a significant nuclear reaction enhancement. The reaction rate calculated roughly matches the scale of excess heat observed in some metal hydride/deuteride [5] experiments.


Background:  The majority of patients undergoing solid organ transplantation develop hypertension, to which cyclosporine (CsA)‐induced peripheral vasoconstriction may contribute. We hypothesized that CsA‐treated transplant recipients have an increased basal vascular tone and an altered response to nitric oxide. To test this hypothesis arterial resistance, non‐endothelial dependent relaxation and arterial stiffness were investigated in CsA‐treated lung transplant recipients within 18 months after transplantation.


We standardized the amino-terminal sequencing of peptides by using manual Edman chemistry followed by the separation of the derivatives obtained by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Initially, the 3-phenyl-2-thiohydantoins (PTH) of the twenty common amino acids were chemically synthesized and purified individually. With the exception of PTHMet and PTH-Val, which coeluted when various gradient conditions were used, we were able to separate the remaining eighteen PTH-amino acids by reversed-phase HPLC on a C18 column. The pair PTH-Met/PTH-Val eluted from the column as a single peak at a different retention time than the other PTH derivatives. Then, the primary structure of a synthetic heptapeptide, kemptide, was verified using the standard Edman degradation procedure followed by HPLC separation of the PTH-amino acid liberated in each cycle. The sequence obtained, Leu-Arg-Arg-Ala- Ser-Leu-Gly, corresponds to the expected published sequence. Thus, the methodology reported here represents a simple. sensitive, reproducible, and inexpensive procedure that provides an alternative to peptide sequencing by automatic sequenators or mass spectrometers.


This project is a study about the practical application techniques for the development of an Automatic Passport Identification Number Recognition System.
The system proposed in this work is based on an image classifier developed by supervised learning techniques with convolutional neuronal networks. The basic image processing techniques are studied in this project due to its important role in the character recognition problems.
In this document, it is proposed a system based on a simple convolutional neural network capable of executing the text recognition and successively the segmentation, analysis and classification of the characters; thus registering the number that appears in the image.
For the development of this system it has been used the Matlab software and the Neural Network and Image Processing Toolboxes.


PURPOSE: An exhaustion system for a substrate processing device and an exhaustion method thereof are provided to efficiently prevent gas flowing in an exhaust pipe from permeating a gate valve by spraying inert gas to the exhaust pipe in a inclined direction. CONSTITUTION: An exhaust pipe(130) exhausts gas in a process chamber. A pump(160) is installed at the exhaust pipe to pump the inside of the process chamber. A gate valve(140) is installed at a side of the exhaust pipe to open and close the exhaust pipe. A first gas provider(150) sprays inert gas to a front side of the gate valve in order to prevent gas flowing in an exhaust pipe from permeating the gate valve.


Abstract : Rigid body studies conducted by Battelle and NASA-Langley have indicated that free floating pivoting wings can significantly reduce turbulence induced vertical accelerations. However, NASA-Langley has shown that a flexible pivoting wing can have an unacceptably low flutter speed. Presented in this document are the results of an analytical follow-on study conducted to determine the feasibility of increasing the flutter speed with an active or passive flutter stability augmentation system (SAS) while retaining significant ride smoothing capability. (Author)


Abstract The equilibrium constants for charge-transfer (CT) complex formation between divinyl ether (DVE) and several sub-stituted maleic anhydrides and 2-cyclopentene-l,4-dione were measured in CHC13 by use of UV spectroscopy. The copolymerizaticn of DVE with these acceptor monoolefins produced regular cyclocopolymers of constant 1:1 or 1:2 (DVE:monoolefin) composition regardless of the feed composition. Comparison of the CT complexation and the cyciocopolymerization leads to the following conclusions: 1) A strong CT complex gives regular cyclocopolymer of constant 1:1 composition having a copolymer backbone made up of only 1,4-diene units: 2) when a monoolefin is un-reactive (often sterically), the 1:1 cyclocopolymer is pro-duced: and 3) if CT complexation is weak and the monoolefin is reactive toward radicals (but not so reactive as to homo-polymerize easily), a 1:2 alternating cyclocopolymer is produced. A facile and quantitative elimination of hydrogen halides with dilute aqueous NaOH solution was found.


Personal sound zone systems require to know the acoustic transfer functions (ATFs) between the loudspeakers and matching microphones, which in general have to be measured in advance. As the measurement is affected by such factors as sensors' position mismatches and environmental changes, deviation of the measured ATF-s from the true ones is unavoidable and such perturbation may lead to significant performance degradation in sound zone production. In this work, a method is developed for robust acoustic contrast control, which simultaneously considers the norm-bounded uncertainties and a positive semidefinite constraint to ensure the optimization problem to have a solution. Since the problem is non-convex, the polynomial time difference-of-convex functions (POTDC) algorithm is adopted to identify the optimal solution. Simulations are performed to validate the effectiveness of the proposed method and it demonstrates a performance superior to other existing robust control methods.


In this paper we determine how the receipt of receiving gifted and talented (GT) services affects student outcomes. We identify the causal relationship through a regression discontinuity on eligibility guidelines, and find that for students on the margin of elgibility there is no discernable impact. While the peers of marginal GT students improves, grades are found to fall by over 2 points, leading us to suspect invidious comparison to explain lack of achievement. We then examine lottery outcomes for two magnet schools, and find that despite the wider variety of initial student quality that there are no measurable achievement impacts.


We have investigated the nanoscale structural and vibrational properties of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)-covered silver nanocubes (AgNCs) array. The ordered AgNCs array fabricated on Au(111) by the Langmuir–Blodgett method was utilized for a surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) platform. The local arrangements and the facet structure of AgNCs were observed by various types of microscopies, which revealed that AgNCs form an ordered monolayer and exhibit an atomically flat facet. The vibrational peaks associated with PVP were clearly observed in the Raman spectra owing to the SERS effect by AgNCs. We found that two types of C=O stretching peaks appear in the Raman spectra, of which the appearance patterns depend on the excitation energy of the incident laser. The simulations based on the finite-difference time domain method imply that highly ordered 2D AgNCs enable us to excite localized surface plasmon modes, such as a single particle mode and a gap mode, of AgNCs selectively, leading to vibrational excitation of PVP existed at the surface and the gap of AgNCs.


Recently, two sets of mobile Rayleigh Doppler lidars were implemented in University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) for atmospheric gravity waves research. One of them works in a step stare scanning mode with azimuths corresponding to four cardinal points, while the other one consists of three fixed subassemblies: one points to the zenith and the two others are titled at 30° from the zenith with east and north pointings, respectively. They both operate at eye-safe wavelength 354.7 nm and adopt a triple Fabry-Perot interferometer (FPI) as frequency discriminator. In order to assess the performance of the Doppler lidars, comparison experiments were performed between them. Perhaps, it is the first time to make direct comparison between scanning and non-scanning Rayleigh Doppler lidars.


There are fields of public activity and private activity in the human beings′ life.The essence of the problem in the field of public activity is that of commonality.The attention to the field of public activity is also the attention to commonality.Since 1980s,reforms have been carried out in the government to solve the public problems.It is a sign of the contemporary turn to the field of public activity.It brings new question for the construction of a harmonious society.


Combining with practical control temperatures in the production course of 20CrMnTiH steel,this article analyzed the influences of rolling process on the zone structure.Integrating the microstructure and the properties,it was inadvisable to control the zone structure by high heating temperature.The best finishing temperature should be between 950 ℃ and 1 000 ℃.With the increase of cooling speed after rolling,the zone structure grade decreased.Through reducing the heating temperature and controlling the finishing temperature and the cooling speed after rolling,Laiwu Steel controlled the zone structure of the 20CrMnTiH steel to No.2.0 grade below.


Background: Problems related to nurses ' work environment are more serious in oncology wards and often unpleasant due to the complexities of cancer treatment and care.The clinical work environment of oncology nurses is unique because nursing practices include speci fi c nursing skills and knowledge, such as administering chemotherapy and antineoplastic medicines and managing medical devices. The aim of this scoping review is to explore studies related to the work environment in oncology nursing and adopted a scoping review study framework. Methods: This review adopted a scoping review study framework, using electronic databases including MEDLINE, AMED, CINAHL, PubMed, and Cochrane Library using search keywords: " oncology " , " safety " and " nursing " from 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2021. Results: Oncology nurses are likely to get sharp injuries when performing routine procedures, such as vein punctures in their work environment. According to the studies the oncology working environment is highly stressful, unsafe, and compli- cated. This may have negative effects on the quality of care provided to cancer patients and could also reduce nurses ' job satisfaction and increases nurses ' stress levels. Moreover, some studies show that although personal protective equipment is one of the strategies to reduce nurses ' exposure to hazardous drugs, most nurses do not have access to standard chemotherapy rooms and personal protective equipment. Such a shortage of space and equipment can cause occupational stress and job burnout for nurses. Conclusions: Several studies showed the importance of supporting oncology nurses in the clinical environment. Continuing education programs, active encouragement for adhering to safety standards, and correcting unsafe approaches to care delivery can help create a safe environment for nurses. Also, education about stress management, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and mental health may help nurses and increase their fl exibility in dealing with stress and work-related challenges. It is necessary to create an organized and systematic work environment to support the ef fi cient practice of oncology nurses and make improvements at the administrative level. the study: Manchester Background: Workplace violence (WPV) impacts negatively both healthcare workers and healthcare organizations. Nurses are the most exposed healthcare workers to WPV.This study aimed to describe the WPV against nurses and its predictive factors in oncology settings


Eastern gray whales undertake annual migrations between summer feeding grounds in the Bering and Chukchi Seas and winter breeding and calving lagoons in the west coast of Baja California, Mexico. On February 12, 2017, three adult gray whales were sighted at San José del Cabo, Mexico, in which one individual, named "María," was tagged using a satellite telemetry transmitter (PTT). The PTT stopped the signal on July 11, 2017. María traveled 11,387 km during 149 days from San José del Cabo to the Chirikov Basin. The migration route was aligned close to the coastline (<23 km) from February to April. After passing Kodiak Island in May, María started traveling far away from the coastline (>70 km) into the Bering Sea, including the Chirikov Basin. During March, April, and May, María traveled long distances at relatively high speeds, in contrast to the lower speed during February, early March, and the arrival time to the feeding areas in May, June, and July. The total distance traveled by María during its migration from Ojo de Liebre Lagoon to the Chirikov Basin was 8,863 km during 61.5 days with an average speed of 5.5 km h–1; this excludes the 14 days and 591 km that María spent feeding on the coast of Kodiak Island in late April. The information provided by this tagged whale documents a single whales' migration, which is consistent with previous studies and constitutes the most complete northbound reported migration of an eastern gray whale.


On a more positive note, IRMSA recently hosted its Annual Risk Management Conference at the Indaba Hotel. Like previous years, it was a massive success. Conference speakers included, Paul Hopkins representing AIRMIC / IRM (UK) who provided delegates with an international perspective of developments in risk management, Mervin King and Gert Cruywagen provided a local perspective in terms of King 3 and the Companies Bill, and other speakers like Brad Beira focusing on specific risk issues that companies struggles with. Initial feedback from delegates is that the conference was very informative and that they enjoyed the opportunity to network with other risk managers.


In article principles and methods of identification of the person on an iris of the eye are considered. Problems of allocation of an iris of the eye of an eye on the image are revealed and used methods are described. The method of improvement of mathematical model of recognition by means of genetic algorithms is offered.


AbstractTwo simultaneous extreme events affected tropical South America to the east of the Andes during the austral summer and fall of 2012: a severe drought in Northeast Brazil and intense rainfall and floods in Amazonia, both considered records for the last 50 years. Changes in atmospheric circulation and rainfall were consistent with the notion of an active role of colder-than-normal surface waters in the equatorial Pacific, with above-normal upward motion and rainfall in western Amazonia and increased subsidence over Northeast Brazil. Atmospheric circulation and soil moisture anomalies in the region contributed to an intensified transport of Atlantic moisture into the western part of Amazonia then turning southward to the southern Amazonia region, where the Chaco low was intensified. This was favored by the intensification of subtropical high pressure over the region, associated with an anomalously intense and northward-displaced Atlantic high over a relatively colder subtropical South Atlantic Ocean....


The issue of standards implementation has become the focus since the global accounting standards has been converged to IFRS.Some issues existing in the implementation of accounting standards can be better understood with the help of the seven kinds of theories,such as contract theory,evolution theory,rent-seeking theory,game theory,embedability theory,cognition theory and social norm compliance theory.Moreover,there is a certain relationship among these theories;by summarizing their key viewpoints,a theoretic explanation framework of accounting standards implementation can be constructed to analyze the factors in the implementation and to predict its effect.


were "floored" (p. 56) to find that even union workers favor a jointly run form of workplace representation, that is, including management. Obviously, my summary cannot cover the many interesting findings. So let me point to three concerns. First, it would be interesting to know how the measures of discontent and noninfluence would compare with similar questions addressed to the political sphere. Workers can vote without retaliation for local, state, and federal candidates. Do they feel disempowered nonetheless? We do not have a benchmark of discontent against which to judge the study's results. Second, the two-wave methodology may introduce some bias: Initial responses that "floored" the authors were probably more likely than others to trigger probing questions in the second wave. Third, economists usually ask "what's it worth to you?" rather than whether you want something, but these authors did not ask respondents whether they would take, say, a 10% wage cut in order to obtain some desired instrument of participation. Such methodology is used in environmental investigations; for example, would you support an X% increase in your taxes if it would save the whales or clean the air? The closest Freeman and Rogers come to that issue is asking whether respondents would volunteer a few hours to engage in participation. But their question asked for little sacrifice and appeared mainly to determine if more participation would be feasible. In short, I question whether the votes Freeman and Rogers think could be mined by politicians advocating workplace participatory change really are there. Ifjudged by the political process-in which employees can participate, however imperfectly-what workers want is job security and protection of benefits. They want political leaders who will "save Social Security" and keep their employer-sponsored HMOs from rationing care too tightly. As the Dunlop Commission experience demonstrated, restructuring the American employment relationship is not on the political agenda, even of fringe candidates. This fascinating book is a good starting point for those who see participatory change-ranging from union-advocated labor law reform to the managementpreferred TEAM proposal-as an important public policy issue. But lack of political interest also tells you something about what workers want. Doesn't political inaction speak louder than surveyed words?


As someone who has worked in industry all my life I agree with most of what J Maxwell says in his letter about the differences between reading and writing mathematics (September p20). But reading between the lines, I disagree with his attempts to minimize the importance of mathematics for the physicist. Physicists and mathematicians use maths in different ways. Broadly speaking, for pure mathematicians the logical rigour of their deductions and the ability to invent new and useful mathematical entities must come first. Physicists, on the other hand, must learn to judge the relative importance of various terms in a complicated equation. This allows otherwise intractable equations to be simplified using physical intuition; different simplifications may be derived for different ranges of the independent variables.


The main objective of this study is to develop a hydrological-economic (HE) procedure capable of incorporating long- and short-term hydrological variability tor the real-time optimal operation of an integrated water resources system. The long-term information is represented by hedging rules derived by Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) and Implicit Stochastic Optimization (ISO). The short-term information is assumed to be deterministic since meteorological forecasts are generally available. The procedure is used for the operation of a dam reservoir in the presence of groundwater supply with the purpose of minimizing economic costs and maximizing the system's sustainability. The HE procedure was applied to operate the system over a 10-year daily horizon. The results were shown to be equivalent to those obtained by a perfectforecast deterministic model and superior to those found by the so-called Standard Operating Policy (SOP).


In this study, the usability of smart phone application store app is evaluated. The study was performed on different smart phone operating systems. Data about usability was gathered through surveys ...


ABSTRACTIronically, the material infrastructure that underpins the digital platforms we use to share information related to environmental degradation comprises reliance on heavily polluting forms o...


Convolutional neural networks for pose estimation based on 2D images are severely affected by imaging quality, illumination changes and occlusion, which greatly reduces their reliability and robustness in cluttered scenes. Hence a point cloud based convolutional neural network for orientation estimation(OCNN) is proposed in this paper. With the network, the 3D orientation is estimated by regressing to the rotation matrix. An orthogonality metric loss is introduced to normalize the output rotation matrix. For objects with rotational symmetry, an algorithm for estimating the plane of symmetry and cutting the object is introduced to eliminate orientation ambiguity. Experimental results on LineMOD dataset indicate the accuracy of the angular error below 5° is 94.1%. Combined with advanced point cloud registration algorithms, the network has the potential for real-time orientation estimation.


The article seeks to account for some of the elements that make it possible to understand the relations of tension, debate and affinity produced towards the beginning of the 20th century between anarchism and naturism. For this, it traces a brief history of naturopathic medicine in order to observe some of the different ways in which it was practiced and promoted in Europe between the mid-19th century and the beginning of the 20th. Then, from a documentary analysis of the writings of Albano Rosell, one of the anarchists who, both in Spain and the Rio de la Plata, dedicated greater efforts to spread naturism, it studies the way in which he understood it as a project of reform of individual and social lifestyles. To do this, it examines his criticisms to the exclusively therapeutic exercise and commercial exploitation of naturopathic medicine. Finally, it reviews some of the central points of his conception of integral naturism.


In this article, principles of two new mechanisms for producing usual aspherical surfaces are proposed. The geometrical relationships are discussed. As a special feature of this method, the grinding instrument is always in line contact with the work piece during grinding and continuity of produced surface will be expected.


We present ab initio time-dependent density-functional theory calculation results for low-energy collective electron excitations in ${\text{MgB}}_{2}$. The existence of a long-lived collective excitation corresponding to coherent charge density fluctuations between the boron $\ensuremath{\sigma}$ and $\ensuremath{\pi}$ bands ($\ensuremath{\sigma}\ensuremath{\pi}$ mode) is demonstrated. This mode has a sine-like oscillating dispersion for energies below 0.5 eV. At even lower energy we find another collective mode ($\ensuremath{\sigma}\ensuremath{\sigma}$ mode). We show the strong impact of local-field effects on dielectric functions in ${\text{MgB}}_{2}$. These effects account for the long $q$-range behavior of the modes. We discuss the physics that these collective excitations bring to the energy region typical for lattice vibrations.


О библиотечном пространстве, нацеленном на интеллектуальное и духовное развитие детей.The article is about the library space, which is aimed at the intellectual and moral development of children.


In the paper the problems of modeling and investigating the behavior of complex socio-economic systems are considered. Authors are deeply concerned about decision-making support issues in the case of evaluation for such complex socio-economic systems. To solve these problems, the totality of the development goals of the object and the priorities of these goals are determined, then the indicators are formed in to multifactor model that allows to assess the dynamics of achieving the objectives and the impact of the adoption of certain management decisions. This research includes the development of new approaches for system coherence of data of various nature, methods of aggregation and verification for data, adaptation of data mining methods for applied interdisciplinary research.


The concept of digital solutions of many of the network analysis problems associated with the design and operation of electrical power systems is now generally appreciated. There is, however, little indication of an increasing routine use of such methods in the United Kingdom, although many types of digital computer are now available. It is suggested that this is partly due to the fact that most of the existing programmes in this field employ techniques which have been prepared by skilled programmers for use with large high-speed computers, and digital analyses consequently tend to be restricted to the realm of special studies at computing centres. The paper describes the network theory, programme details and application of a general method of digital network analysis particularly suitable for use with low-speed computers. The method has been proved using both high- and lower-speed computers and the results of sample load-flow and short-circuit studies are discussed.


Clustering is a technique that aims to group data objects. Various similarity measures such as Euclidean, city-block, Mahalanobis distances and coisine similarity (1) have been used for discovering the underlying structures in data. Formally, the problem of clustering may be described as follows: Given a set of data objects X = fx1;x2;:::;xng, a clustering algorithm determines a suitable number k of homogeneous groups, and maps the data points to the labels in the set C = f1; 2;:::;kg, where each label identies a homogeneous group of objects. A good clustering algorithm should have the following characteristics: it should be scalable, i.e., perform well on data sets having large number of objects and also large number of attributes, should be able to deter- mine clusters of varying shape and size, should have least requirement of domain knowledge (e.g., number of clusters, thresholds, termination condition parameters), should work well in the presence of noise and outliers, and should be insensitive to order of objects (2). We present in this work an improved fuzzy clustering algorithm (3) that fullls those criteria and we show its application for the classication of protein conformational ensembles, problem that arises in many domains of structural bioinformatics.


is absolutely convergent and has the sum s . Then, as is well known, every rearrangement, S' a ;, of (1) also converges and has the same sum s . If, however, (1) n=1 converges, but not absolutely, then, according to Riemann's classical rearrangement theorem [3, p . 235, or 2, p . 318j, for every real number s', there exists a rearrangement of (1) whose sum is s' . Assume, now, that (1) is C 1-summable [1, p . 7, or 2, p. 464], and that its C1sum is a . Consider the set of all C' 1 -summable rearrangements of (1) ; what is the nature of the corresponding set of ('1-sums? We are going to answer this question ; the answer turns out to be somewhat more complicated than Riemann's rearrangement theorem (and also more difficult to obtain). We shall show, namely, that, for any C,-summable series (1), the rearrangement set (cf. Definition 1 below) consists either of a single number, or o f all numbers o f the form a H P I (), 0, + 1, + 2, . . .) for some particular real numbers f3 f0 and a, or of all the real numbers. Moreover, given any x, there exists a C,-summable series (1) whose rearrangement set consists of the single


This thesis addresses the problem of why a broad agreement on the importance of using public procurement to stimulate innovation (PPI) has not been realised in practice by analysing the adoption and implementation of associated processes by local authorities. It applies evolutionary and institutional perspectives underpinning the systems of innovation approach to reveal the contextual and organisational factors affecting the selection of procurement processes by local authorities. It contains evidence from two case studies in which organisations attempt PPI, comparative analysis of the procurement practices of three European city authorities, and analysis of the strategies and policy setting informing the current PPI paradigm. Data collection and analysis was guided by a framework describing how local authorities are likely to encounter PPI, derived from a review of the innovation and procurement literatures. The analysis re-frames the current PPI debates as translating practices defined in the exogenous institutional setting into legitimate and rationalised alternatives to established, path-dependent procurement routines. It extends our understanding of the framework conditions and processes of PPI and factors contributing to variation in incidence and form. It presents propositions, variables and indicators that could be tested in future studies, and considers implications for future research and policy-making.


Figure 1: The selected sites included in a case study in Ljubljana (Goli~nik, 2005: 63). Figure 2: The overall patterns of daily occupancies of Trg Republike in the mornings (left) and afternoons (right) (Goli~nik, 2005: 94) Figure 3: The assembly maps of spatial occupancy, showing a combination of all the observations on the days when skateboarders were using each place (Goli~nik, 2005: 87). Figure 4: Skateboarding in Trg Republike: the assembly maps showing likely patterns pf occupancy (workshops) and actual pattern (observations) (Goli~nik, 2005: 133). Figure 5: A visualisation of a winning design proposal for Alexander Square in Berlin (Garten und Landschaft, 2004, 8: 45). Figure 6: Sitting in Trg Republike: the assembly maps showing likely patterns pf occupancy (workshops) and actual pattern (observations) (Goli~nik, 2005: 134). Figure 7: The input data provided for a task concerning place design in workshops: a daily pattern of use (left) and the overall daily pattern of use (right) (Goli~nik, 2005: 146). Figure 8: An example of a quite responsive solution (left), and an example of an indifferent design proposal (right) (Goli~nik, 2005: 152, 154).


The official biographers of H. H. Asquith believed that his sole difference of any importance with Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman in the period when Asquith served as his principal lieutenant rose in connexion with the Trade Disputes Act of 1906. In fact, another important difference divided them in the following spring, this one rising out of their respective views on the proper mode of limiting the veto of the house of lords. That of Campbell-Bannerman is well known. He sponsored a plan of suspensory veto that could conceivably limit the period in which the lords' veto operated to little more than six months. Under its terms a bill sent up to the house of lords would go to a small conference representing each house equally when the two houses were in disagreement. Should the conference fail, the bill or another like it could be reintroduced in the house of commons after an interval of at least six months, passed under drastic closure, and sent once more to the house of lords. The impasse continuing, a second conference might be held; and a second failure at this juncture could entail a repetition of the whole process. But if a third conference proved unsuccessful, the bill could become law without the consent of the house of lords. Known subsequently as the C-B veto plan, it was made public by the Prime Minister in a speech in the house of commons, on 24 June 1007, when he also introduced and carried by a large majority a resolution asserting that the power of the house of lords to alter or reject bills should be so restricted by law as to secure that the decision of the house of commons should prevail within the limits of a single parliament.


Thank you very much for reading casting your net a students guide to research on the internet. Maybe you have knowledge that, people have look hundreds times for their chosen readings like this casting your net a students guide to research on the internet, but end up in malicious downloads. Rather than enjoying a good book with a cup of coffee in the afternoon, instead they cope with some harmful virus inside their laptop.


Much debate surrounds the size, nature and characteristics of the informal sector of South Africa. This discourse tends to concentrate on a single aspect of the informal sector, namely the so-called 'second economy', consisting predominantly of small (of ten survivalist) businesses established, inter alia, at large transport interchanges and in township areas. The major focus of studies in this regard is on the characteristics and dynamics of these businesses, but such studies lack the measurement of their size and their contribution to the national economy. This study is an attempt to broaden the debate to include the unrecorded (informal) part of the modern or first economy as well as the measurement of the size of both the second economy and the informal part of the modern economy. A series of 13 previous Bureau of Market Research surveys, supplemented by secondary data, is used to estimate the size of the informal economy.


This paper provides a methodology to filter and prioritize critical assets of a large and complex organization: the United States Army (the Army). The Army provides an excellent test bed in which to develop such a risk strategy because it relies heavily on both public and private assets to meet a wide variety of missions throughout the world. The Army has developed its own regulation for asset risk management, Army Regulation (AR) 525-26 [Department of the Army (DoA) 2004], in response to Department of Defense directives. Combining the high-level guidance of AR 525-26 with both qualitative and quantitative tools, the modified Risk Filtering, Ranking, and Management (RFRM) methodology provides prioritized assets to decisionmakers for risk management.


The remote video monitoring system is designed using ARM9 chip as the MPU.The USB camera video data is picked by the embedded Linux system,and compressed by JPEG code.The collection and transmission of data is controlled by ARM9 chip.The video data is sent to the receiver through wireless LAN technology,and then submitted to the PC monitor.Finally,the video application client will receive,composite and recombine the compressed data frame,which achieves the wireless video monitoring.


Different approaches for extending the original Android platform with real‐time capabilities were presented in the last few years. Most of the work covers fundamental issues like real‐time scheduling and non‐blocking memory management. This article shows the weak predictability of Android's internal intra‐process and inter‐process communication based on Intent messaging and presents a concept to improve its soft real‐time capability. The proposed approach introduces a priority‐based broadcast handling using explicit priority values, instead of the original first in – first out processing. Furthermore, the size of responsible critical sections is reduced in order to improve the preemptibility and to assure predictable processing times for applications with real‐time requirements. Our evaluation highlights the improvements in comparison with the original Android implementation without any loss of the system performance. Additionally, the compatibility with already existing components and applications is preserved. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


This paper describes the development and testing of a new optimum start algorithm for control of heating plant in conventionally heated buildings. The algorithm which is based on detailed thermal response data from several UK buildings, exhibits more accurate and consistent performance than commercially available optimisers. Main features of the algorithm include a new empirically based non-linear schedule and a fading memory least squares self learning procedure which is used to identify the optimal parameters of the schedule for each application.


In the past two decades the volume of Foreign Direct Investments increased substantially becoming a phenomenon that characterizes the economic environment in the emerging markets. The aim of this working paper is to investigate the Foreign Direct Investments Inflows in the BRICS economies. The research study employs a Panel Data analysis on a sample of 5 countries, the BRICS economies Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa and a time series from 1992-2012. The variables taken in consideration are Trade Openness, GDP per capita, Population, Exchange Rate and Human Capital. Our results indicate that the most significant determinants of FDI Inflows are Trade Openness, GDP per capita and Exchange Rate. The value of this work is that it investigates the factors that contribute to the increase of FDI inflows towards the most important emerging economies in the world.


The article analyses important issues of philosophical anthropology from a socio-philosophical viewpoint. By defining a human being in different stages of the development of philosophical thought, one or another of his genus's essential characteristics are distinguished. Modern philosophy documents that human beings are paradoxical, contradictory beings and subject to complicated definitions. This analysis is based on the different approaches of well-known researchers, leaning on the human paradox and trying to rationalise it as much as possible. The article combines the main approaches that provide an opportunity to justify humans' philosophical essence and nature comprehensively.


Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the response of soil microbial parameters to nutrient management practices involving organic amendments, farmyard manure (FYM), vermicompost (VC), crop residues (CR) and biofertilizers (BF) in rice–wheat and rice–wheat–mung bean cropping system of the Indo-Gangetic Plains, India. Soil microbial biomass C (Cmic), basal respiration, ergosterol, glomalin, soil enzymes (glucosidases, phosphatases and dehydrogenases), FDA activity, organic carbon (Corg), Cmic-to-Corg ratio and metabolic quotient (qCO2) were estimated in soil samples collected at 0–15 cm depth. The highest Corg (0.64%) and Cmic (103.8 μg g−1) soil levels occurred in the treatment receiving a combination of VC, CR and BF. Soil respiration, Corg and Cmic-to-Corg ratio were significantly enhanced by the input of CR to plots receiving FYM and VC. The qCO2 was the highest in plots receiving a combination of FYM, CR and BF followed by control (no nutrient input) and least in plots receiving a combination of VC, crop residue and biofertilizer. These results indicate that the organic practices involving VC, CR and BF improved soil microbial characteristics and Corg in rice–wheat systems.


In order to evaluate the ability of several selection criteria to identify drought tolerant landraces of bread wheat 20 landraces were evaluated in a randomized complete block design with three replications under irrigated and rainfed conditions. Fourteen drought tolerance indices including stress tolerance index (STI), geometric mean productivity (GMP), mean productivity index (MP), stress susceptibility index (SSI), tolerance index (TOL), yield index (YI), yield stability index (YSI), drought response index (DRI), drought resistance index (DI), modified stress tolerance index (MSTI), relative drought index (RDI), abiotic tolerance index (ATI), stress susceptibility percentage index (SSPI) and stress non-stress production index (SNPI) were calculated and adjusted based on grain yield under drought (Ys) and irrigated conditions (Yp). Significant positive correlation was found between grain yield in the stress condition (Ys) with criteria STI, GMP, MP, YI, YSI, DI, K1STI, K2STI, RDI, SNPI, SSI and DRI indicating that these indices discriminate drought tolerant genotypes in the same manner. Principal component analysis (PCA), exhibited that first and second PCA accounted for 99.02% of the variation. Screening drought tolerant genotypes using mean rank, standard deviation of ranks and biplot analysis, discriminated genotypes (15), (3) and (6) as the most drought tolerant. Therefore they are recommended to be used as parents for genetic analysis, gene mapping and improvement of drought tolerance in common wheat.


Faceted Search Systems (FSSs) have gained prominence as one of the dominant search approaches in vertical search systems. They provide facets to educate users about the information space and allow them to refine their search query and navigate back and forth between resources on a single results page. Despite the importance of this problem, it is rare to find studies dedicated solely to the investigation of facet ranking methods, nor to how this step, aside from other aspects of faceted search, affects the user's search experience. The objective of this survey paper is to review the state of the art in research related to faceted search systems, with a focus on existing facet ranking approaches and the key challenges posed by this problem. In addition to that, this survey also investigates state-of-the-art FSS evaluation frameworks and the most commonly used techniques and metrics to evaluate facet ranking approaches. It also lays out criteria for dataset appropriateness and its needed structure to be used in evaluating facet ranking methods aside from other FSS aspects. This paper concludes by highlighting gaps in the current research and future research directions related to this area.


The article is devoted to the study of legal issues of the development of information security culture of citizens of the Russian Federation in the context of the digital transformation of society. Given the priority of the tasks of ensuring information security in the national security system of the Russian Federation, the purpose of this article is to identify legal problems in the process of implementing the strategic tasks of ensuring national information security, including ensuring the information security of the state, society and citizens. At the same time, the attention of the authors is focused on the legal problems of forming a culture of information security of citizens, since they are the most vulnerable objects of information-psychological, destructive influence. The need to ensure the state of protection of citizens in the information space is associated not only with the realization of their rights, but also requires compliance with relevant duties and rules of conduct. The formation of a culture of information security requires the improvement of state policy aimed at the development of legal regulation not only in the private law, but also in the public law sphere. In connection with this, the authors substantiate the conclusion that these legal problems require scientific research in public law science, given the new passport of the specified scientific specialty. In the process of research, the tasks set were implemented using general scientific methods (analysis, synthesis). Based on the dialectical method, it has been established that a wide range of challenges and threats to information security in modern conditions requires interdisciplinary and intersectoral approaches. It has been substantiated that it is necessary to develop an integrated approach and conduct a general information campaign for the population aimed at increasing legal literacy on information security issues, contributing to an increase in the level of trust in digital services and further digitalization of the state economy.


Stable oxygen and hydrogen isotopic compositions(δ18O and δD) of soil water and shallow groundwater of a riparian forest, an artificial shrub forest, and Gobi of the lower reaches of the Heihe River Basin are used to study the recharge water sources of those ecosystems. IsoSource software is used to determine the δ18O values for root water of Populous euphratica and Tamarix ramosissima in the riparian forest ecosystem, Haloxylon ammodendron in the artificial shrub forest, and Reaumuria soongorica in the Gobi, as well as for local soil water and groundwater, and precipitation in the upper reaches of the Heihe River Basin. Our results showed that soil water and shallow groundwater of the riparian forest and the artificial shrub forest were recharged by river water which originated from precipitation in the upper reaches, and strong evaporation occurred in the artificial shrub forest. Soil water of the Gobi was not affected by Heihe River water due to this area being far away from the river channel. The main water sources of Populous euphratica were from 40-60-cm soil water and groundwater, and of Tamarix ramosissima were from 40-80-cm soil water in the riparian forest ecosystem. In the artificial forest, Haloxylon ammodendron used 200-cm saturated-layer soil water and shallow groundwater. The Reaumuria soongorica mainly used soil water from the 175-200-cm depth in the Gobi. Therefore, soil water and groundwater are the main water sources which maintain survival and growth of the plants in the extremely arid regions of the lower reaches of the Heihe River Basin.


I wish to thank Dr. Peter Booth and Mr. A. MacGregor, of the Australian Red Cross Blood Bank in Port Moresby, for carrying out the tests of blood coagulation, and Dr. R. K. Arthur for permission to publish details of three of the cases. I am also grateful to Professor R. H. Black, of the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Univer· sity of Sydney, and to Mr. H. G. Cogger, of the Australian Museum, Sydney, for their helpful comments on the article. Mr. Oogger also kindly provided the photograph of the death adder. The paper is published with the permission of Dr. R. F. R. Scragg, Director of Health, Territory of Papua and ~ew Guinea.


This paper designed a pre-amplifying circuit system.The system was composed of pre-amplifying circuit and filter circuit.According to the characteristic of OLED,the programmed single-chip computer was used to automatically change the magnification times according to the luminance of the OLED,so the value of the output photoelectric current was in the range of the accurate determination of the galvanometer.The frequency of the corresponding band-pass filter circuit could be changed in order to filter the high frequency disturbing signal to improve the signal-to-noise ratio.The system can accurately measure the weak photocurrent output from OLED,and then exactly measure the quantum efficiency of OLED.


We demonstrate 40×43Gbit/s RZ-DQPSK transmission over 1000km of ultra-low-loss G.652 fibre with 250km amplifier spacing. Hybrid Raman-EDFA amplification with co- and contra-directional Raman pumping enables 27dB Raman gain per span and error-free post-FEC performance.


DBU-catalyzed fixation of gaseous carbon dioxide to organic and polymeric compounds is completed in a few minutes at an atmospheric pressure and temperature. The CO2-fixation to propargylamines and...


The processing graphite wastes from an electric - carbon materials factory were heat -trHeated with defferent maximum heat treatment temperature (HTTmax). The microstructures of original samples and heat treated samples were characterized by their densities and XRD spectra. The ash content of part of the samples was determined. The charging-discharging performances of all the samples were investigated. The experimental results show that the amount of the graphite micro-crystallites and the sizes of them increase with increasing HTTmax when HTTmax is below 2800,but the charging -discharging capacities do not increase with increasing HTTmax. In order to reveal the essence of the abnormal phenomenon, the chemical reactions occurring in Acheson furnace during the graphitization process were analyzed combining with the results of determining the ash content in the samples. The most appreciate heat treatment scheme was suggested. The most appropriate HTTmax is 2800 . The galvanostagtic experiment of the sample DT -28(HTT max= 2800 )was carried on in 1 mol/L LiClO4/EC+DEC(1:1)electrolyte. The discharging capacity in the third cycle D3 reaches 338. 7mAh/g and the charging-discharging efficiency is is 96. 1%


Background: Although compassionate care especially for elderly patients is increasingly addressed in nursing, little work was done in the Egyptian cultural context. Aim of the study: to measure nurses' perception of compassionate care delivery in Beni_Suef city. Subjects and methods: This descriptive crosssectional study was carried-out in Beni_Suef University Hospital, General Hospital, as well as Continuing/Long-term care and Home Health Care (HHC) services on 140 nurses in the settings. Data were collected using a selfadministered questionnaire including the compassionate care scale assessing nurse's compassionate care attitude, practice, and self-confidence. The fieldwork lasted from January to June 2019. Results: Nurses' age ranged between 20 and 65 years, mostly females (63.6%), with diploma degree nurses (68.6%). The majority had high compassionate attitude (82.9%), but only 51.4% had having adequate compassionate practice and 59.3% had high confidence in compassionate care. The compassionate care confidence and practice scores had significant positive correlations with qualification, and negative correlations with age and experience. Conclusion and recommendations: The nurses' attitude towards compassionate care is high, whereas their practice of compassionate care and related selfconfidence are low. The study recommends in-service specialized training programs for nurses. The subject of compassionate care should be given more consideration in nursing curricula. Further research is suggested to evaluate the long-term effect of such programs on nurses' practice of compassionate care and related self-confidence.


Reduced performance in Gallium Nitride (GaN) based high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) as a result of self-heating has been well-documented. A new approach, termed
"diamond-before-gate" is shown to improve the thermal budget of the deposition process and enables large area diamond without degrading the gate metal NCD capped devices had a 20% lower channel temperature at equivalent power dissipation.


OBJECTIVES
Incorporating the perspectives of patients and public into the conduct of research has the potential to make scientific research more democratic. This paper explores how being a patient partner on an arthritis patient advisory board shapes the patienthood of a person living with arthritis.

METHODS
An analysis was undertaken of the narratives of 22 patient research partners interviewed about their experiences on the Arthritis Patient Advisory Board (APAB), based in Vancouver, Canada.

RESULTS
Participants' motivations to become involved in APAB stemmed largely from their desire to change their relationship with their condition. APAB was a living collective project in which participants invested their hope, both for their own lives as patients and for others with the disease.

CONCLUSIONS
Our findings highlight how the journeys of patient partners connect and integrate seemingly disparate conceptions of what it means to be a patient. One's experience as a clinical 'patient' transforms into the broader notion of civic patienthood.


Electromechanical impedance (EMI) based lead zirconate titanate (PZT) is an effective sensor to ensure the safety of structure. In civil engineering community, Reinforced Concrete (RC) structure is one of the most familiar engineering structures. Hence, it is very important to monitor the health of structure. In this paper, a new approach of structural health monitoring using embedded PZT in host structure is proposed. There are several issues while embedding PZT inside RC structure which are examined during study. This paper presents two experimental studies on lab sized concrete beams. First implementation was carried out with different methods of embedment of PZT and its sensitivity study when the host structure was subjected to damage. The second implementation was verified in terms of conductance sensitivity of embedded Smart Aggregate (SMAG) in varying orientation i.e. horizontal (0?) and vertical (90?) after embedding in RC beam. The electrical conductance and susceptance signatures of different embedded PZT transducers were measured and damage index was calculated by using Root Mean Square Deviation Method.


In this paper, we consider orthogonal space-frequency transmit diversity schemes for OFDM systems in broadband wireless channels. We propose a compensation method to prevent error floor caused by unequal subchannels in the space-frequency block coded OFDM systems for 2 and 3 transmit antennas while providing diversity gain. We will show that for 2 antennas case, the proposed compensation method gives the zero forcing solution. We compare the proposed method with the space-time block coded OFDM systems with respect to broadband wireless channel specifications. We also show that channel compensation method can be performed after channel estimation using a Kalman filter.


In the paper results of an investigation of properties of polyethylene (PE) modified with multiwall carbon nanotubes (CNT) are presented. Two types of modifiers were used: multiwall CNTs and polymer concentrate containing 31.6 wt.% of nanotubes in the polyethylene matrix. Results on the influence of CNTs on the structural (crystallinity), thermal (thermal stability), electrical (AC conductivity) and mechanical properties (yield stress, strength, elastic modulus and ultimate elongation) of PE matrix composites were obtained. A theoretical analysis of elastic properties of the PE/CNT composite was carried out by using the Mori–Tanaka theory of an equivalent medium. The calculation results were compared with experimental data.


Inter-urban road passenger transportation requires the allocation of drivers and buses to transport people. In such allocation process, several constraints on driving time are being imposed by the governments in order to assure citizens safety. Such constraints, however, are posing a lot of difficulties to the allocation process, usually generated by human operators. In this paper we formalize the problem and provide a solution approach based on a multi-agent environment. Particularly, we propose the use of combinatorial auctions. The first results obtained in the first prototype developed are provided and discussed.


This paper investigates how Taiwanese EFL learners perceive non-word pairs which differ only in the location of stress (e.g., fercept vs. fercept ) when the phonetic cue of pitch is manipulated. Fifty-eight Taiwanese EFL learners participated in two forced choice perceptual experiments, in which they were asked to identify a perceived non-word when its stressed syllable was signified e ither (i) by higher pitch or (ii) by a low rising tonal contour. The results show that, wh ile these L2 learners had little difficulty in perceiving stress when the stress was signified by higher pitch, they all had great difficulty in doing so when the stress was si gnified by the low rising tonal contour. In addition, analyses of their errors show that les s experienced learners relied mainly on higher pitch or rising pitch contour in guessing the position of stress, which may indicate a persistent effect of their L1 tonal syst em or L2 learners' universal tendency of perceiving stress, while more experienced learne rs referred to the information of morpho-syntactic categories as a strategy in guessi ng the position of stress, suggesting their phonological awareness of the difference betw een lexical tone and lexical stress at their developmental stage.


Thirty-two species, belonging to ten genera are listed in this work, including eight species newly recorded from the coun-try. The study is based upon material collected in Pakistan between 2004–2010. The genus Cryptalaus Ohira is recordedfrom Pakistan for the first time. Two species Cryptalaus tamargrahensis sp. n. and Agrypnus dadarensis sp. n. are de-scribed as new and a key to the Pakistani species of the genera Agrypnus Eschscholtz, Lanelater Arnett, Drasterius Eschscholtz and Heteroderes Latreille are provided.


In recent years the Suzhou literatus Peng Dingqiu (1645-1719) has attracted scholarly attention as a figure embodying the rich diversity of elite religiosity in the early Qing dynasty Yangzi delta. The present article employs Peng Dingqiu's previously neglected manuscript autobiography Shijiang gong nianpu to hone in on a prophecy he claimed to have received in 1674 of his two-fold optimus success in 1676. It provides detail on the social conventions of verification of spirit-altar communications and probes the challenges Peng Dingqiu's solitary method of communicating posed to communal verification. Concurrently, the article establishes a baseline of historically plausible events and identifies the narrative elements most likely modified by Peng Dingqiu and his admirers after the achievement of the prophecy.


In order to eliminate severe slugging in riser-pipes, the methods of choking and disturbance have been used in this experiment. Severe slugging could be eliminated virtually by these two methods. However, if the extent of choking is not enough, it not only can not eliminate severe slugging, but also leads to a longer period and larger range of pressure fluctuation. If the extent of disturbance is not enough, severe slugging is not eliminated, but the period becomes shorter and the range becomes smaller. Although two methods could cause an increase in the backpressure, the backpressure caused by disturbance is smaller than that by choking.


The invention relates to combustion chamber technology for eliminating harmful smoke dust, dust and gas exhausted by various chimneys. A plurality of conventional and existing eliminating schemes are provided, but eliminating equipment has a complex engineering process, complex accessory facilities, high manufacturing cost and low efficiency. The combustion chamber technology is characterized in that: a combustion method is adopted, so that the harmful smoke dust, dust and gas exhausted by various chimneys can be fully eliminated and burnt out at one time. The equipment has a simple structure, high efficiency and low investment which is only 5 percent of that of the conventional equipment.


The accounting treatment of goodwill is one of the most researched accounting issues. Throughout the history of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the accounting rules related to goodwill have changed many times. This qualitative research paper analyzed the authoritative accounting literature to determine how and why the accounting treatment of goodwill has changed so often. From ARB 24 published in 1944 to the Accounting Standards Updateapproved in August 2011, goodwill passed from being a wasting asset be amortized to an asset to be annually tested for impairment. The study found that the accounting treatment of goodwill has been constantly changing due to the complexity, controversies, and costs of testing goodwill for impairment. Despite the recent Accounting Standards Update, the accounting treatment for goodwill will continue to change.


There are two kinds of crude oil with different geochemical properties in the Raoyang Depression. One is the immature oil with source rocks of the Lower Es~1 hydrocarbon-enriched shale, which was formed by soluble organic matter, organic maceral which geneated oil in the early periods, and sulfur-enriched kerogen. The other is normal mature crude oil from the thermal degradation of kerogen. Based on the geochemical characteristics of immature oil and the Lower Es~1 source rocks in the Raoyang Deprsssion in this paper, the sources, forming environments, hydrocarbon-forming and pool-forming conditions of the immature oil were studied. This provided basis for the exploration of immature oil.


More efficient cost-effective hand-held methods of inspecting packages without opening them are in demand for security. Recent new work in TeraHertz sources,1 millimeter waves, presents new possibilities. Millimeter waves pass through cardboard and styrofoam, common packing materials, and also pass through most materials except those with high conductivity like metals which block light and are easily spotted. Estimating refractive index along the path of the beam through the package from observations of the beam passing out of the package provides the necessary information to inspect the package and is a nonlinear problem. So we use a generalized linear inverse technique that we first developed for finding oil by reflection in geophysics.2 The computation assumes parallel slices in the packet of homogeneous material for which the refractive index is estimated. A beam is propagated through this model in a forward computation. The output is compared with the actual observations for the package and an update computed for the refractive indices. The loop is repeated until convergence. The approach can be modified for a reflection system or to include estimation of absorption.


PurposeThe widespread use of communication technologies and social media platforms such as the #ME TOO movement has amplified the importance for business leaders to demonstrate high standards of ethical behavior for career success. Although the concept of ethical leadership has been widely investigated, a theoretical framework from a career perspective does not yet exist.Design/methodology/approachThis study draws from sensemaking theory to argue that career identity salience shapes leaders' communication behavior to influence the extent to which they are perceived to be ethical by subordinates. We test our hypotheses using multisource data with a sample (n = 337) of business managers.FindingsThe results show that career identity salience has positive influence on communication competence, which positively influences ethical leadership. We further find that communication frequency positively moderates the relationship between communication competence and ethical leadership.Practical implicationsThe theoretical and practical implications that, motivated by their career identity, career-ambitious leaders can manipulate subordinates' perceptions of their ethical behavior are discussed along with suggestions for future research.Originality/valueTo our knowledge, this is the first research to provide a career perspective on ethical leadership.


Inductive sensors (ISs) are extremely sensitive sensing platforms that offer high resolution and currently serve as a relatively popular sensing platform for the detection of metals, nonmetals, and semiconductors. However, in spite of wonderful usability, there is a startling lack of IS implementation as a chemical sensor. Similarly, nanofluids (NFs) have gained more traction in the past decade since the physical properties of base fluids become heightened with the addition of nanoparticles (NPs). Regardless of these advantages, both areas lack studies regarding the behavior of NFs under a magnetic field (B-field). We show how a novel technique using a high-resolution, non-invasive inductance-to-digital converter (LDC) sensor is used to detect different NFs of varying physical properties. The LDC proves highly capable of not only serving as an extremely accurate and precise chemical sensor but also allowing us to determine how exposing several NFs to an inductor's B-field affects particle behavior in solution with extremely low signal and concentration detection limits. The four NF systems contain diamond, rutile, magnetite, and gold NPs where the sensor demonstrated superior sensitivity to gold-enhanced NFs. This exciting finding followed expected theoretical trends based on Faraday's laws of magnetism, and the experimental results were validated with finite element simulations within less than 1.0% error.


The superalloy based on Ni -Al - Co was investigated using the translucent diffraction electron microscopy method and the X-ray diffraction analysis. The structure and phase composition of the superalloy were studied, the volume fractions of phases and their morphology were determined. The carried out investigations have a quantitative statistical property. The effect of high-temperature creep in the alloy structure was established.


A highly selective photoresist ashing process performed at low temperature using a downflow plasma consisting of a carbon tetrafluoride/oxygen (CF 4 /O 2 ) gas mixture was developed for the fabrication of thin film transistor liquid crystal displays (TFT-LCDs). Although the ashing rate was increased by using the CF 4 /O 2 gas mixture plasma, the etching selectivity for underlying amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) films containing hydrogen decreased. The etching rate of a-Si:H films was decreased by the addition of ammonia (NH 3 ). Since the etching rate of a-Si:H films decreased to zero at NH, flow rates higher than 15 standard cubic centimeters per minute, an infinitely high etching selectivity for the photoresist films was achieved at room temperature, On the basis of the surface analysis results for a-Si:H films, a mechanism for the high etching selectivity of the photoresist films was proposed. Reaction products that were formed on a-Si:H films by the addition of NH 3 gas to CF 4 /O 2 gas mixture plasma obstructed the etching of a-Si:H films by fluorine (F) radicals, resulting in the high selectivity. It was found that the NH 3 gas that was added to CF 4 /O 2 gas mixture plasma reacted with a-Si:H, resulting in the formation of a protective reaction product which is considered to be an ammonium salt such as (NH 4 ) 2 SiF 6 .


The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE), a basic education department, is responsible for the management and administration of public educational institutions in the largest province in South Africa. The provision of learning and teaching support materials (LTSMs), including textbooks, is one of its core strategic obligations. GDE has introduced an information and communication technology (ICT) project through which schools are provided with LTSM in electronic format (e-LTSM). The first phase entailed the provision of smart-boards, laptops and tablets to grade 12 teachers and learners. This article addresses the research question on the envisaged advantages and disadvantages of electronic textbooks. A mixed method approach was utilised where 356 schools were selected to be given questionnaires and 35 schools would be interviewed. The theoretical framework applied was the technology acceptance model (TAM), with the focus on the perceived usefulness variable. The data analysis shows that the majority of schools regard the use of electronic textbooks as useful.


Yunaconitine (YAc) has been extracted from several plants of Aconitum in China since 1955, but its pharmacologic action has not been investigated in detail as yet. In this paper, the anti-inflammatory and analgesic actions of YAc were reported. When given subcutaneously (10-80μg/kg) or orally (50-100 μg/kg) in rats and mice, YAc inhibited the increased vascular permeability caused byacetic acid and histamine, the leucocyte migratory response induced by injection of 1 % carrageenin 0.1 ml in rat's thoracic cavity, and the swelling of mouse ear caused by xylene and edema of hind paw elicited by carrageenin, fresh egg white or formaldehyde in intact or in adrenalecto-mized rats. YAc also showed positive effect in the granuloma inhibition test when it was subcutaneously injected, 10 μg/kg for 6 d, or added directly to the cotton-pellet. That YAc neither reduced the weights of thymus and adrenal in rats nor prolonged the survival time in adrenalectomized rats indicates that the action of YAc does not depend on stimulation of the pituitary-adreal axis.Assayed with writhing and hot plate method, the median analgesic doses (ED50) of YAc were found tobe 39 and 42 μg/kg in mice, respectively. YAc was shown to have antithermic effect in pyrexial rats when administered orally at a dose of 50 μg/kg.


A simple scheme is presented to generate N-qubit W states with rf superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) in cavity QED through adiabatic passage. Because of the achievable strong coupling for rf SQUID qubits embedded in cavity QED, we can get the desired state with high success probability. Furthermore, the scheme is insensitive to the position inaccuracy of the rf SQUID. Numerical simulation shows that, by using present experimental techniques, we can achieve our scheme with very high success probability, and the fidelity could eventually be unity with the help of dissipation.


When consumers purchase a product online, they often rely on review comments or recommendations about the product since they cannot examine the product directly. However, review quality varies widely from reviewer to reviewer, and not all reviews are reliable. This paper reports the results of an experiment that examines the relationship between the average review score and the number of items for resale, i.e., products that have been already bought and used by the consumers and placed back in the market, as an estimate of product quality. The evaluation of the review is realized without considering review comments by focus on difference between "average review scores" and "modified average review scores." This result shows a feature of social media, that is, "only good things are chosen".


The root rot disease complex of Meloidogyne hapla Chitwood, 1949 (Nemata: Meloidogynidae) and Rhizoctonia solani Kühn was investigated in 2021 under controlled conditions with different applications on tomato. Three week-old seedlings (cv. Alberty F1) were inoculated with M. hapla and/or R. solani according to priority of the applications. After sixty days, the parameters of plant and root height, plant and root wet weight, numbers of gall and egg masses, disease severity, M. hapla second stage juvenile density and R. solani density in the soil were recorded. The plant growth parameters were more adversely affected in plants inoculated with R. solani 2 weeks after the M. hapla application, whereas the number of galls and egg masses in the roots were negatively affected in only M. hapla inoculation 2 weeks after the inoculation of R. solani application. The disease severity of R. solani inoculation 2 weeks after M. hapla application (44.7%) and simultaneous M. hapla and R. solani application (33.6%) were found to be higher than only R. solani application (21.6%) and M. hapla inoculation 2 weeks after R. solani application (22.9%). In this study, it was found that M. hapla infestation of tomato increased root rot disease caused by R. solani.


Phase change (PC) materials are the leading candidates for the next generation of computer random access memory (RAM) and rewritable storage devices. The past year has emphasized this, when the Blu-ray Disc (BD) became the de facto standard as the successor to the digital versatile disk (DVD). The recording medium of all BD products comprise PC materials. A write/erase cycle involves the switching between amorphous and ordered states when an electric current or laser pulse is applied, and the state can be determined by monitoring the optical or electrical properties. It is astonishing that materials based on structural phase changes now support a mature industry, while at the same time only sketchy information is available about the structures involved. We have used the BlueGene/L and BlueGene/P supercomputers to extend our simulations of the amorphous and ordered states of a range of alloys used in PC memory and storage materials. There have been some unexpected and exciting results.


Industry 4.0 with its accompanying trends, such as cyber physical systems and internet of things, leads to new approaches like self-organization of production environments. However, the human actor still is needed and beneficial for decision-making in the product lifecycle. For the decision-making process, it is crucial to provide situation-specific data. To address this issue, we introduce decision information packages (DIP), which compose relevant engineering data for a specific context. We analyze the requirements and domain-specific challenges for defining and implementing DIPs by investigating a real-world use case scenario at a German car manufacturer. On this basis, we develop a first approach for DIPs which comprises a context-aware engineering data model as basis to compose them.


Molecular hydrogen is one of the essential reactants in the chemical industry, and its generation from renewable sources such as biomass materials and water is of great benefit to the future society. Generally, molecular oxygen should be pre-eliminated in the hydrogen evolution reactions (HERs) in order to avoid the reverse hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR). Here, we report a highly efficient HER from a formaldehyde/water mixture using MgO supported Ag nanoparticles (AgNPs/MgO) as the catalyst and molecular oxygen as a promoter. The HER rate depends almost linearly on the oxygen partial pressure, and the optimal turnover frequency (TOF) of the silver catalyst exceeds 6,600 h–1. Based on the experimental and theoretical results, a surface stabilized MgO/Ag–•OOH complex is suggested to be the main catalytically active species for the HER.


A new method has been developed to estimate the global and direct solar irradiance in the UV-A and UV-B, at ground level in cloud-free conditions. It is based on a resampling technique applied to the results of the k -distribution method and the correlated- k approximation of Kato et al. (1999) over the UV band. Its inputs are the aerosol properties, and total column ozone that are produced by the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS). The estimates from this new method have been compared to instantaneous measurements of global UV irradiances made in cloud-free conditions at five stations at high latitudes in various climates. For the total or UV-A global irradiance, the bias ranges between −0.8 W m −2 (−3 % of the mean of all data) and −0.2 W m −2 (−1%). The root mean square error (RMSE) ranges from 1.1 W m −2 (6 %) to 1.9 W m −2 (9 %). The coefficient of determination R 2 is greater than 0.98. The bias for UV-B is between −0.04 W m −2 (−4 %) and 0.08 W m −2 (+13 %) and the RMSE is 0.1 W m −2 (between 12 % and 18 %). R 2 ranges between 0.97 and 0.99. This work demonstrates the quality of the proposed method combined with the CAMS products. Improvements, especially in the modelling of the reflectivity of the Earth's surface in the UV region, are necessary prior its inclusion into an operational tool.


Lauded as "Denmark's biggest export since Carlsberg, Hans Christian Andersen and the Vikings" (Gilbert, 2012), Danish crime serial Forbrydelsen has been an outstanding example of the transnational success of non-American TV drama. With reference to the first season of this programme, this paper will examine the significance of Forbrydelsen in four areas. These are: first, the new opportunities for TV drama in the current 'post-network' era; second, Forbrydelsen's emulation of the key characteristics of contemporary high production value (or high-end) TV drama; third, the 'narrative transparency' of Forbrydelsen's murder investigation tropes; and fourth, Forbrydelsen's exemplification of the successful integration of the creative strategies of 'American quality drama' (a commercial TV form) into the 'public service' objectives of Demark Broadcasting Corporation's Fiction Department (DR Fiction).


This study proposes that the entropy function provides a simple and useful tool for project managers to better cope with project uncertainty, and therefore better manage projects. The entropy function has a long and established history as a measure of uncertainty in information theory. If selected activities on PERT networks are modified by reducing their activity times by one or more time units, simulations on the original and modified networks can generate output on the entropies of completion time distributions and critical path probabilities. Modified networks can be ranked on a scale of decreasing entropy (or decreasing uncertainty) to determine which activities on the original network have the greatest impact on an overall reduction in project uncertainty. In this manner, these activities would be identified as worthy of additional resources in the real world to implement reductions in their activity times.


A numerical algorithm for acoustic noise generation is extended to 3D flows. The approach involves two parts comprising a viscous incompressible flow part and an inviscid acoustic part. In order to simulate noise generated from a wind turbine, the incompressible and acoustic equations are written in polar coordinates. The developed algorithm is combined with a so-called actuator-line technique in which the loading is distributed along lines representing the blade forces. Computations are carried out for the 500kW Nordtank wind turbine equipped with three LM19 blades.Copyright © 2001 by The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc. and ASME


This paper researches on the sensitivity of spiking neuron synapse caused by the input perturbation. Due to the discontinuous character of the response function in real number space the discussion of the sensitivity is divided into two parts according to the different value of the neuron running time. One part is deriving a computational formula for the sensitivity which is defined as a mathematical expectation of absolute output deviation due to the input perturbation. Another part is analyzing the probability of response change caused by the perturbation. With these results it's possible to investigate the working mechanism of the spiking neuron from a special aspect.


Basal cell adenoma (BCA) of the salivary gland is a relatively rare benign tumor. Although the presence of stromal spindle cells is a characteristic histopathological feature, this finding has not been the focus of much attention in the cytodiagnosis of BCA. Thus, we analyzed the cytological features of BCA, especially the presence of stromal spindle cells.


Abstract— Techniques and instruments for measuring the luminescence, fluorescence. and phosphorescence of proteins and nucleic acids are described. Emphasis is placed on the principles of the instruments and the procedures which are necessary to measure quantitatively the luminescence from biological macromolecules at 77°K. Examples are given of the effect of denaturation on luminescence of both proteins and nucleic acids. on ways in which the luminescence can be associated with particular constituents, and finally on the influence that electronic energy transfer has on the excitation spectra of protein luminescences. These examples typify the relationship of luminescence spectra to the conformation and constitution of macromolecules.


Objective:To prepare Zirconia nano-ceramic composites which could be used for prosthodontics. Methods:Different volume fractions of Zirconia nano-powder were mixed into micrometer Zirconia granulated powder and were tested the mechanical properties. Results:The samples with 10vol% ZrO2(3Y) nano powder had the best mechanical properties. The flexural strength and fructure toughness were 673.17±47.19 Mpa and 9.01±0.82 MPa·m1/2,respectively. Conclusion:In this study the samples contained 10vol% ZrO2(3Y) nano powder was the most optimun volume fraction.


Metformin for women with overweight or obesity during pregnancy has been evaluated in randomized trials to reduce adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes. The effect on longer‐term child health remains of interest.


1. The dispensing cassette intended for dispensing a fluid provided by a fluid source, comprising a housing defining a cavity and supporting in said cavity: elongated feed flow channel, limiting the supply passage! elongated flow channel for the filtrate, limiting the supply passage! sterilizing filter having a filter element defining a filtration passageway positioned to allow fluid communication between the supply passage of said feed flow channel and the flow channel for the filtrate,! pump means operably connected to said feed flow channel for directing fluid through said filter element! the first valve providing selective fluid communication either between said pump and fluid source or between said pump and said filter! at least one vial to release the product having a cavity that is fluidly connected to said feed flow channel for passage of filtrate, said vial cavity and said supply duct a flow passage for the filtrate are in the form of volume with controlled environmental parameters, and! a control device for selectively controlling said syringe pump and said valves ensuring directing fluid from a fluid source to said at least one vial to release the product. ! 2. The dispensing cartridge of claim 1, further comprising a flow channel for checking the integrity, and the second valve providing selection


The object of research is technological cultivation systems, the central element of which are bioreactors, which ensure efficient metabolism of mammalian cells (Metazoa). Fundamental differences in the phenotypic characteristics of mammalian cells from microorganisms and the special phase-hydrodynamic state of the cultivation system form special requirements for the design and operation of bioreactors. One of the most problematic areas in the process of using cell cultures to obtain medicinal products of biological origin is to ensure the correct cultivation conditions in order to obtain the maximum amount of the target product. The quality assurance system for drug production is based on good manufacturing practice, which puts forward a number of general requirements for the organization of production of drugs of specified quality, efficacy and safety.
The study analyzed the phenotypic characteristics of mammalian cells. The analysis of industrial cultivation systems is carried out and a new classification is proposed, which takes into account the phase-hydrodynamic state of the culture and the specifics of the hydrodynamics of the bioreactor. The analysis made it possible to determine membrane cultivation systems as the most promising. The choice of this cultivation system has a number of features, in particular, the provision of favorable conditions during a long process of cultivation of support-dependent cells. This system guarantees a constant and efficient supply of nutrients, including dissolved oxygen, and the removal of waste products. A wide range of materials for the manufacture of membranes allows to use an individual approach to different types of cell lines. Due to this, it is ensured that high cultivation rates are obtained - the density of cells on the growth surface, the provision of the necessary substances during the entire cultivation process without negative mechanical effects on the cells. The modular design of the membrane elements allows for scalability of the cultivation process from laboratory development to industrial cultivation. The results obtained in this work can be the initial data in the study of hydrodynamic and mass transfer characteristics and in the development or construction of new bioreactors, which will reduce the stage of laboratory development and accelerate the introduction of innovative drugs.


Recent advances in care aware that inadequate management of the healing process in wounds and the development of bacterial infections leads to increase morbidity. Health professionals have progressively recognized the value of choosing suitable dressings to manage wounds particularly in developing countries. Honey has been used for thousands of years as a wound dressing and considered as biologic treatment due to its multiple bioactivities related to healing process.

The aim of this case report is to demonstrate that Argania Honey dressing improve the healing process in a venous leg ulcer.

 Pure raw Argania honey (Argania spinosa, endemic tree in southwestern of Morocco) with no additives, pasteurization, or manipulation was used and provided from local beekeepers. A mechanical debridement process was achieved previously to the application of honey dressings to a venous leg ulcer of a 67-year-old woman affected by type II diabetes for 11 years.

The Argania honey dressing accompanied by mechanical debridement process demonstrated a rapid recovery and complete healing of the wound for 12 weeks approximately (79 days).

 This Moroccan honey (Argania) experienced for the first time in venous leg ulcer management may represent a good alternative to treat other types of wounds. Further investigations by using Argania honey dressing are required to explain its effect and the mechanisms involved in the improvement of healing process.


High-performance copolyimide (co-PI) fibers were prepared via the wet spinning process of co-polyamide acid precursors based on 3,3′,4,4′-biphenyldianhydride (BPDA) and a mixture of three diamines namely p-phenylene diamine (p-PDA), 2-(4-aminophenyl)-5-aminobenzimidazole (BIA), and 4,4′-oxidianiline (ODA), followed by drawing and imidization at high temperatures. Effects of the ODA and BIA contents on the molecular packing, morphology, hydrogen-bonding interactions, mechanical and thermal properties of the prepared fibers were investigated. The mechanical properties of the co-PI fibers were improved with the addition of ODA and BIA, and they reached the optimum tensile strength of 2.7 GPa and modulus of 94.3 GPa. Wide-angle X-ray diffraction results (WAXD) showed that the co-PI fibers exhibited highly oriented structure along the fiber direction with low degree of lateral packing orders in the transverse direction. Two-dimensional small-angle X-ray scattering (2D-SAXS) revealed that the incorporation of ODA resulted in the reduction in radius, length, misorientation, and internal surface roughness of the microvoids in the fibers. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) results indicated that hydrogen-bonding formed between the BIA and cyclic imide units effectively strengthened the intermolecular interactions. The co-PI fibers exhibited excellent thermal and thermal-oxidative stability, with a 5%-weight-loss temperature of 578°C under N2 and 572°C in air. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 55:2615–2625, 2015. © 2015 Society of Plastics Engineers


Recently investigations have shown that the carbohydrate, D-Sorbitol, enhances the absorption of vitamin B12. Certain amino acids and ascorbic, citric and tartaric acids tend to enhance iron absorption. In view of these findings, the authors undertook to determine the effect of D-sorbitol on iron absorption in the rat. It was found that D-sorbitol causes significant enhancement of the absorption of iron in iron-depleted as well as in normal rats. It was also shown that the amount of iron absorbed increased in proportion to the amount of D-sorbitol administered with the iron. These experiments suggest that the absorption of iron may not be controlled exclusively by the amount of apoferritin in the intestinal mucosa. Possible beneficial or deleterious consequences of the application of these findings to clinical therapy remain to be determined.


Currently, there are multiple factors that affect the projects management. These factors may have different origins, but the human factor is still one of the main elements that affect decisions when managing a project. Another important factor is the use of software that supports these decisions and reduce the human factors. Given the complexity of current management problems, powerful software is needed to solve these problems. Constraint solvers are a kind of software that are based on a constraint approach. Currently there are different constraint solvers. Some are intricate software, and others are libraries for a programming language. This chapter presents a framework that allow to compare a constraint system based on the usability attributes of the solvers in order to reduce the human factors for the selection of the constraint solver. The authors show that it is possible to establish a comparison according to usability attributes, allowing to reduce the risks of decision making by the experts when working with a constrain solver in a project. A Framework to Reduce the Human Factors for Analysis of Constraint Solvers in Project Management


Via a wireless device, a method and apparatus are provided for accessing specific licensable item geographic area. The method and apparatus may include obtaining access to the available licensable item in a first location of the wireless device. The methods and apparatus may further include downloading the licensable item. Licensable item is associated with a license that gives the right to distribute the licensable item to the wireless device. Method and apparatus using the right to distribute, different from the first location to the second location of the wireless device may also include leaving a virtual copy of the licensable item.


Radar signal detection using constant false alarm rate (CFAR) detectors encounters many non-ideal situations making it difficult to characterise the background. These include the presence of multiple targets, clutter edges and their combination in the reference window. Designing an efficient CFAR for these situations is a non-trivial problem. Algorithms based on ordered statistics (OS), outlier rejection using sorting and sample by sample hypothesis testing, variability index (VI), ordered data VI are proposed in the literature. These approaches require expensive sorting or prior information on the depth of censoring. In this study, the authors propose robust VI CFAR (RVI-CFAR) that obviates sorting. RVI-CFAR computes the threshold in multiple stages. The first stage uses VI-CFAR to determine an adaptive threshold. Outlier rejection in the computation of background, mean ratio (MR) and VI is carried out in subsequent stages. The updated MR and VI statistics are used to refine switching decisions at every stage of processing. RVI-CFAR exhibits low CFAR loss in homogeneous and multiple target scenarios, meanwhile achieving superior performance compared to other censored CFAR techniques. The proposed RVI-CFAR is evaluated and shown to be robust for all the cases of non-homogeneity compared to OS CFAR.


Although it has been established that the multi-chain slip-spring (MCSS) model can reproduce entangled polymer dynamics, the effects of model parameters have not been fully elucidated yet. In this study, we systematically investigated the effects of slip-spring density. For the diffusion and the linear viscoelasticity, the simulation results exhibited universality. Namely, the results from the simulations with various slip-spring densities can be superposed with each other by the conversion factors for the bead number per chain, unit of length, unit of time, and modulus. The diffusion and the viscoelasticity were in good agreement with the literature data for the standard bead-spring simulations, including the molecular weight dependence. The universality among the MCSS simulations with various slip-spring density also held under mild shear if the slip-spring density was not significantly high. The results imply that the level of coarse-graining for the MCSS model can be arbitrarily chosen as in the Rouse model.


THE COACH IN HUMAN RESOURCES AREA: A PROFILE ANALYSIS In the past few years Human Resources education has been considered not only suitable but necessary. Companies have became aware that is a tool to keep update and to gain strength to survive in a high competitive World. In this paper we show some of the stands and concepts about the proile required for the instructor o coach and the role that it plays in the organizations.


PURPOSE: A system for controlling environments in a pigpen and a method thereof are provided to maintain the pig stall temperature constant and to create suitable growth environment. CONSTITUTION: A system for controlling environments in a pigpen comprises: a sensor unit(110) which is installed inside a pigsty and senses all gases including carbon dioxide, methane, and the like; a pig temperature measuring unit(120) which is equipped with a thermal image camera and an infrared thermometry camera; a warmth keeping unit(130) which maintains the temperature of the pigpen; and a ventilation unit(140) controlling the ventilation according to value measured from the gas sensor and the temperature deflection of the pigpen.