Because the maneuverability of ship at low speed is reduced significantly, ship berthing is one of most difficult duties that ship master usually has to face as arriving at the port. In order to make sure the safe accomplishment of ship berthing, all steps need to be performed properly. In fact of maritime safety, the tugboats and thrusters are commonly utilized to support crabbing motion of ship in final stage of berthing process before mooring. In addition, because of the nonlinear of ship dynamic on berthing, theories of artificial intelligence are suitable to mimic the actions of ship master in controlling ship berthing automatically. In this article, a support system is proposed to bring ship into berth automatically after using the maneuvering control system. Three fuzzy controllers are established for different tasks of the berthing algorithm. The first controller is designed to control the movement of ship in longitudinal direction toward to the normal of wharf with the ship's propeller, while the task of second controller is to stabilize the relative bearing error with tugboat. The final controller is responsible for bring the ship into wharf according to crabbing motion with bow thruster and tugboat simultaneously. Finally, numerical simulations are carried out to validate the performance of the proposed system. The results show that the berthing support system has good performance for ship.


ABSTRACT Today's society is being caught in a whirlpool of change that is not behind the Industrial Revolution, the Reformation and so on. Technological determinism is the most general perspective that explains information society. It is the belief that information technology will bring about a particular form of information society. It is the opinion that the sequence of change of technology is inevitable and asks for a particular social change(Kim, 2006). When technology asks for it, however, not only the degree of technological development but also the credibility of the degree of technological development plays an important role in changing a society. This study was implemented based on the opinion that social change and individual change can vary depending on the degree of trust of people in the Internet technology. This study analyzes preferences of real-name system depending on the credibility of anonymity on the Internet and its influences on the behaviors of users, focused on the survey on the difference between ordinary users and users related to the Internet business. It also suggests not only the potential and the appropriateness of anonymity on the Internet, but also measures to alleviate adverse effects of it. Lastly, the objective of this study is to offer a dispute of real-name system and the standard of the anonymity policy on web sites.Keywords:Real-Name System, Anonymity, Information Society, Technological Determinism, Reliabilty of Anonymity, Personal Information Protection


Physical activity is a basic human function and an important aspect of a healthy lifestyle.1 It produces positive physiological, psychological and health-enhancing consequences.2 The benefits associated with physical activity, needed by every person in all age groups, including young adults, are an incentive to be active throughout life. Many recent studies have showed that many young adults have been physically inactive.3,4 This may be due to their modern lifestyle practices being less conducive to exercise or physical activity.1 This has led to serious public health consequences, especially the rise of global epidemics, Thailand included, providing evidence of the mismatch between lifestyles and levels of exercise or physical activity requirements.1


It has become increasingly important for businesses today to create a strong customer loyalty tie between their brand and their customers. In most markets today a lot of companies fight for market ...


This paper describes the structures of b-TCP, b-TCP/DCHA and HA, tests and analysis for their surface bioactivity and osteoblasts attachment and the evaluation structure before or after implantation used by Micro-CT test. The bone marrows stromal cells were cultured, or separation and proliferation were made to reach up to osteoblasts concentration of 105/ cm3, and then the osteoblasts were immersed in the biomaterials and implated in the rabbits. The bone formation was observed and the machinism of new bone formation was investigated. The experimental results after implantation show that introducing new bone grows into the scaffold holes, and scaffolds were degraded with new bone formation and growth. And the end, the bone were reconstructed. The results indicate these tissue engineering scaffolds possesses 3-D porous structure, pore size appropriate new bone growth, degradable, high bioactive and inducing new bone formation.


Mitotic cell counting is the strongest predictor of tumor aggressiveness in breast cancer prognosis. Since the manual annotation of mitotic cells by pathologists is extremely hard and time-consuming, automatic mitosis detection systems are highly required in pathology laboratories. In this paper, we propose a mitosis detection system inspired by the state-of-the-art SegMitos framework for which we substitute the segmentation network by the more effective DeepLabv3+ semantic segmentation model to achieve better mitosis detection performance. The improved SegMitos model consists of a downsampling path that can capture rich contextual information at multiple scales and an upsampling path that can gradually recover the image objects boundaries. Experimental results on the 2012 ICPR MITOSIS dataset and the AMIDA13 dataset demonstrate the effectiveness of our improved SegMitos system that yields better results than the original SegMitos framework and other state-of-the-art approaches with F-scores of 0.820 and 0.695 respectively.


Functional size measurement provides a solid basis for estimating costs and maintaining good governance during software project lifecycle. As measuring manually is more labor intensive, costly and error prone, automating the measurement process has become a priority for researchers and practitioners throughout the world. In order to measure functional size based on the COSMIC method, this work targets to automate the functional size measurement from software source code, and more particularly from Web Java applications using the Spring Web MVC framework. This paper reports on activities carried out in order to meet the following four objectives: 1) Reduce measurement effort with an accuracy of more than 90% compared to experienced practitioner's measurement; 2) Obtain functional size any time during the software lifecycle; 3) Offer a reusable and modular solution; and 4) Publish the solution as open source software. To do this, we followed a five-phases methodology: 1-Start-up; 2-Prototyping; 3-Realization; 4-Evaluation; and 5-Publication. This methodology made it possible to create the CFP4J Library and publish it as open source software on the GitLab source code repository. In the current state of the CFP4J Library, the four objectives have been achieved. The contribution of this paper is in the definition of mapping rules from code and a publicly available software library to automate COSMIC functional size of Web Java applications that use the Spring MVC framework. These rules and this library can be expanded to other technologies.


The corrosion characteristics of electrodeposited Ni2Mo2P alloy immersed in 5wt . % NaCl solution were investigated using immersion , anodic polarization curves , XPS and AES analysis. The corrosion rates of amorphous Ni2Mo2P alloys are lower than that of crystalline Ni2Mo2P alloys. Anodic polarization curve experiments show that for the electrodeposited Ni2Mo2 P alloys , the nickel mol fraction of which has in between 0. 719 and 0. 868 , the corrosion poten2 tial moves to positive with the increase of P content , and the peak current value of active region increase with the increase of Mo content in alloys , though the effects of P content on the peak current of active region and of Mo content on the corrosion potential are insignificant . XPS and AES analyses indicate that after immersion in 5wt . % NaCl solution , an oxidation film of about 50 nm in thickness is formed on the surface of Ni2Mo2P alloys. This oxidation film is composed of Ni2O3 ,MoO3  and PO 3 4 , and acts as a barrier between the alloy and the electrolyte.


OBJECTIVE
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the external nasal dilator on the dimension of the nasal valve in Orientals.

DESIGN
A cohort study of normal subjects.

SETTING
Academic institution.

METHODS
The nasal fossae of normal subjects were assessed by acoustic rhinometry before and after application of the external nasal dilator.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES
The minimal cross-sectional area of the nasal fossae and the total cross-sectional area of the nose.

RESULTS
Nasal fossae of 25 normal subjects were evaluated. There was a significant increase of 0.10 cm2 (SD = 0.16) or a 17% increase in the minimal cross-sectional area of the 50 nasal cavities after application of the external nasal dilator (Wilcoxon's matched-pairs signed rank test, p = .0001). A significant increase in the total minimal cross-sectional area for the whole nose after application was also present (0.19 cm2, SD = .27, or 16%; Wilcoxon's matched-pairs signed rank test, p = .0032).

CONCLUSIONS
The external nasal dilator results in an increase in the minimal cross-sectional area of the nasal airway in Orientals.


The present invention discloses a tray, comprising a panel, a bottom foot panel and pull waterproof layer. Perimeter of said panel with a high strength and high modulus reinforcement material a rectangular block, according to the requirements of the bending tray placed overhead, the reinforcing frame in horizontal, vertical or diagonal parallel equidistant 1 to 3 is fixed to the reinforcing ribs, the reinforcing frame and the reinforcing ribs of small cells surrounded embedded single or multiple layers bonded paperboard, cardboard boxes reinforced double-sided adhesive coating industry, the paper and with the U-groove edging; square feet of paper tube or U-shaped grooves paper tube formed is filled circular or honeycomb; pull plate material with high strength and high modulus. The present invention also discloses a method of making the paper tray, the main steps: preparation and cutting; panel production; foot production; pull board production; assembly; brushing waterproof layer. The present invention not only has a beautiful appearance, light weight, low cost, and high bending strength, impact resistance, water moisture, can replace wooden pallets, a broader application area.


Malnutrition problem is the gravest single threat to the world's public health today.
Statistics have showed that the number of under-nourished and over-nourished children
and adolescents is increasing day by day. Thus, proper menu planning process among
menu planners or caterers is important to avoid some diet-related diseases in the future.
Manual calculation of menu planning is unable to consider macronutrients and
micronutrients simultaneously due to complexities of data and length of time. In this
study, self-adaptive hybrid genetic algorithm (SHGA) approach has been proposed to
solve the menu planning problem for Malaysian boarding school students aged 13 to 18
years old. The objectives of our menu planning model are to optimize the budget
allocation for each student, to take into consideration the caterer's ability, to fulfill the
standard recommended nutrient intake (RNI) and maximize the variety of daily meals.
New local search was adopted in this study, the insertion search with delete-and-create
(ISDC) method, which combined the insertion search (IS) and delete-and-create PC)
local search method. The implementation of IS itself could not guarantee the production
of feasible solutions as it only explores a small neighborhood area. Thus, the ISDC was
utilized to enhance the search towards a large neighborhood area and the results indicated
that the proposed algorithm is able to produce 100% feasible solutions with the best
fitness value. Besides that, implementation of self-adaptive probability for mutation has
significantly minimized computational time taken to generate the good solutions in just
few minutes. Hybridization technique of local search method and self-adaptive strategy
have improved the performance of traditional genetic algorithm through balanced
exploitation and exploration scheme. Finally, the present study has developed a menu
planning prototype for caterers to provide healthy and nutritious daily meals using simple
and friendly user interface.


The original electrical illuminance design of fossil fuel power plants and substations relies solely on design experience or hand rough calculation,which lead to the problems including less lighting index,poor effect and low accuracy. Aiming at the problem,this paper,taking a certain power plant main control room as an example,introduces the application of DIALux in the establishment of a three- dimensional simulation model,analyzes variable illuminance plans,optimizes design methods and verifies the calculation accuracy of the software by comparing measured value and simulation value. The research results show that: the DIALux,which is easy to apply,accords with the real scene modeling,enjoys high calculation accuracy,and quickly and accurately calculates the illuminance index,which helps the designers to improve the efficiency of lighting design.


Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a recently discovered syndrome characterised by deficient cellular immunity which gives rise to various opportunistic infections. Though Aids is a low infectivity virus, the number of people infected is growing at an alarming rate. In Britain where there have been 935 cases of Aids (of whom 529 have died), and 6,349 reported! HIV positive. Many of the people with HIV infection are well, asymptomatic, and unaware they are infected, but others who have not yet developed Aids have physical, psychological, social and occupational problems. High risks groups include homosexual men, intravenous drug abusers, those engaging in sexual intercourse with many partners and haemophiliacs, whose need for blood and blood products which may be contaminated puts them at risk. Unlike other high risk individuals, haemophiliacs cannot avoid infection by changing their sexual habits or refraining from drug abuse. They are the vulnerable victims of infection which is now arguably foreseeably and recklessly spread by the conduct of others. The risks of contamination have now been reduced by new processes to store blood for transfusion. Some doctors and health workers fear they will form the next high risk group, though actual recorded instances of infection are few. The Government has run advertising campaigns designed to try to increase public awareness of the risk of Aids and to encourage those in high risk groups to take greater care. The pros and cons of providing free clean needles to intravenous drug abusers has been debated in the pages of The Lancet. 2 Anxieties as to the effectiveness of such a practice and its apparent condonation of unacceptable and illegal drug abuse are factors which do not make such proposals an obvious option, though some such system does operate in Holland. In Italy, the communist controlled city of Bologna is to distribute condoms to a thousand inmates of the municipal prison as part of its Aids campaign. This follows tests showing that 30 per cent of prisoners were antibody positive. 3 It would be interesting to know the relative figures of infectivity in a similar British prison and to compare the results of tests made on admission with those made after a spell inside. In Bavaria, a former US soldier and a West German man have both been arrested on suspicion of knowingly transmitting the HIV virus to sexual partners.


Li Hong -zhang(1823-1901),one of the leaders of Yang Wu Campaig n,had an important effect on the initiation a nd the development of studying abroa d in modern China.As the sponsor and the hatcher of studying -abroad,he memorialized the emperor over twenty times.Dis-cussing the matters concerned ,maki ng great efforts to obviate the obsta cles in diplomacy,Li Hong -zhang did a lot for this cause,therefore,he should be acknowledged for hi s achievement.


The aim of this study was to investigate the photocatalytic activity of polycrystalline phases of bismuth tungstate of formula Bi2WO6. Polycrystalline samples were elaborated using a coprecipitation technique followed by a calcination process at different temperatures (300, 400, 600 and 900°C). The obtained polycrystalline phases have been characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Crystal cell parameters and cell volume depend on elaboration temperature. High-resolution electron microscopy images and image simulations, associated with X-ray diffraction data, allowed confirming the lattices and space groups Pca21. The photocatalytic activity of the as-prepared samples was studied by irradiating aqueous solutions of Rhodamine B, associated with Bi2WO6 additives having variable crystallite sizes. The photocatalytic activity of such bismuth tungstates increased as the crystallite sizes decreased. The high specific area of the photocatalytic particles obtained at 300°C seems to condition the degradation kinetics of RhB. Keywords—Bismuth tungstate, crystallite sizes, electron microscopy, photocatalytic activity, X-ray diffraction.


Mangrove forests, which are tidal areas, are decreasing in size due to land conversion, causing P. schlosseri habitat to shrink. Daily behavior is important to know as initial information in conservation efforts. Observation of daily behavior was carried out using the scan sampling method. The observed behavior is moving behavior, including walking and swimming activities. Swimming is done with the head position above the water so that their eyes are not submerged in the water. P. schlosseri is outside the nest when high tide occurs. P. schlosseri interacted with each other at the edge of the nest and at the mouth of the nest in the morning and afternoon. P. schlosseri preys on crabs which are usually on the banks of the river at low tide in the morning.


The loss of cognition associated with dementia affects an individual's ability to participate in even the most fundamental activities of daily living ADL. Assistive technology for cognition ATC has shown potential to support ADL completion, but few devices have undergone real-world deployments. The COACH is an existing ATC that has been shown in supervised trials to support older adults with dementia through the ADL of hand washing. This paper presents the results of a study of the COACH in a long-term, real-world, community-based deployment.The COACH was installed in a washroom at the Toronto Memory Program. The COACH was configured to run in an unsupervised state, interacting with users when they were not progressing through the task. Video was collected from an overhead camera, and was manually annotated to determine the system's capabilities. The trials were conducted from February to May, 2012.Twenty participants contributed forty-one hand washing trials. Results suggest that the COACH was able to identify completed task steps with 46.6% accuracy and the participants' true performance with 54.9% accuracy. This study clarifies the need for more robust, accurate and generalized user tracking, including the use of three-dimensional tracking, gesture, grip and rotation detection.


The utility model provides a device for isoelectrically replacing an insulator and an accessory of an iron tower of a transmission line, which comprises an insulating flat ladder (2), one end of which is fixed on the iron tower and is transversely extended so that the other end is suspended at a certain distance which exceeds a work phase; an insulating swinging ladder (3), the upper end of which is movably connected with the other suspended end of the flat ladder (2), and the lower end can be downwards extended in a swinging way; an insulating rope (8), one end of which is directly or indirectly connected with the insulating swinging ladder (3) for leading the swinging ladder (3) to be swung to a work position (9) for replacing the insulator and the accessory by drawing; and an isoelectric ladder (4), the upper end of which is movably connected with the lower end of the insulating swinging ladder (3), and the lower end is perpendicularly downwards extended, and the isoelectric ladder is provided with an isoelectric seat (6) for leading workers to work with electricity. The device firstly systematically researches a method and develops a tool for replacing the insulator and the accessory of a circuit of a 110kv multi-channel small-distance perpendicularly-arranged tower with electricity.


The purpose of this study is to propose the efficient way to construct 3D modeling data of an object can be utilized various application. Data collection of Dongnimmun Gate was performed by imaging rover with GNSS. TBC and SketchUp software was used for the 3D modeling. As a result, 3D modeling data of target object was constructed effectively. The way for 3D modeling in this study greatly reduces the effort and time, which will contribute to 3D modeling and other various fields.


Protein B2, one of the two non-identical subunits of ribonucleoside diphosphate reductase from Escherichia coli B, contains two atoms of inorganic iron per molecule of protein. The metal could be removed from the protein either by prolonged dialysis against 8-hydroxyquinoline or by precipitation with acid ammonium sulphate. This resulted in loss of enzyme activity which was recovered after treatment of the apoprotein with Fe2+ or Fe3+ but not with any other metals tested. Removal of iron did not change the behaviour of the apoprotein on sucrose gradient centrifugation or on polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis as compared to native protein B2.

No "labile sulphide" could be demonstrated in protein B2.

Protein B2 had a characteristic spectrum with a very sharp peak at 410 nm, a broader one around 360 nm and a steep shoulder at approximately 325 nm. The two peaks disappeared on removal of iron and reappeared on reactivation of the enzyme with the metal.

When protein B2 was treated with hydroxyurea or hydroxylamine the peak at 410 nm (but not that at 360 nm) disappeared in parallel with enzyme activity. Such treatment did not result in the removal of iron.

It is suggested that the very sharp peak at 410 nm originates from an unidentified component of protein B2. Furthermore, this component, together with iron, may be the functional equivalent in the E. coli system of cobamide coenzyme in ribonucleoside triphosphate reductase of Lacto-bacillus leichmannii.


Since 1998, when the US government committed approximately 30 billion dollars over 10 years [1] to promoting the use of electronic health records (EHRs) through the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, a great deal of effort has been made to address how EHRs could be adopted by US care providers and used to improve quality of care through the sharing of important health information. Along with funding, specific meaningful use objectives have been developed for staged implementations [1].


In order to assess the reliability of the MHP a series of high fidelity simulations were carried out across the trust between 08/2017–05/2018. The aim was to identify any latent hazards and potential failure modes along the MHP pathway. Methods We delivered high fidelity point of care simulations in clinical areas. The multidisciplinary teams involved all the relevant clinical teams who would routinely be involved in a MHP activation. These included switchboard services, blood transfusion laboratory, clinical haematology, crash teams, and the clinical team in their clinical areas. The simulations were run for 20–30 min as an end-to end scenario where blood units were collected in real time. This was followed by structured debriefing by two trained simulation debriefers. The pathway was also independently evaluated by another observer using a simplified failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA). This ensured that hazards not recognised by debriefers or participants were also captured. Participating teams were asked for written feedback regarding the simulation training and any further safety issues. Results Latent Hazards and Failure Modes identified were: Delays in recognition & activation of MHP. Lack of awareness of the MHP and locating the protocol. Communication failures between clinical staff and blood transfusion laboratory. Failure of team to assign leadership & team roles. Teams were unaware of nearest source of O negative blood. Blood samples not taken in a timely fashion leading to delays in processing in laboratory. Fibrinogen levels not being ordered. Tranexamic acid not being stocked on all wards. Actions taken A Major Haemorrhage Box was designed to aid timely delivery of care. Contents: Simplified MHP for wards and remote area use. Clear signposting of nearest blood fridge Simplified action cards with roles and clear leadership tasks Blood sample bottles and prefilled request forms Tranexamic acid and instructions on administration. Conclusion Human reliability analysis methods are routinely used in high risk industries such as nuclear and gas industries to identify and assess possible failure modes in any new design. Its use in healthcare is limited. This project attempts to use a simplified failure modes analysis to provide a structured way to assess how factors such as communication, workload, ergonomic design and decision making affect the major haemorrhage pathway. Anticipating patient safety issues in the design stage will reduce the risks to both patients and clinicians using the MHP. References Vincent C, Burnett S, Cathey J. The measurement and monitoring of safety2013. London: The Health Foundation: 13–30. Ventre KM, Barry JS, Davis D, et al. Using in situ simulation to evaluate operational readiness of a children's hospital-based obstetrics unit. Simulation in Healthcare2014;9(2):9–11.


Summary The impact of elevated CO 2 (1000 μmol/mol) was assessed on the common weed, Arabidopsis thaliana (Landsberg erecta), which is used as a model plant system. Elevated CO 2 stimulated relative growth rate (RGR) and leaf area gain of Arabidopsis beginning from the cotyledon stage and continuing through the juvenile stage. This early advantage in growth enabled the plants grown in elevated CO 2 to gain more DW despite similar RGRs throughout the latter stages of development. The greater accumulation of DW in leaves grown in elevated CO 2 resulted in a lower specific leaf area (SLA). However, the amount of cell wall investment per unit of leaf area, specific "wall" area (SWA), was similar indicating that elevated CO 2 did not affect the distribution of cell carbon to the cell wall of leaves beyond that needed for cell and leaf expansion. Furthermore, cell wall composition changed with time due to developmental changes and was not affected by elevated CO 2 . Associated with the increase in RGR by elevated CO 2 was a concomitant increase in the activity of UDP-Glc dehydrogenase (E.C. 220.127.116.11), a key enzyme in the nucleotide-sugar interconversion pathway necessary for biosynthesis of many cell-wall polysaccharides.


The Release of phosphorus from sediments from the Hangzhou section of the Grand Canal and the effects of liming, ferric chloride addition, aeration and overlying water refreshment were studied in this paper. Two kinds of polluted sediments from the canal, one was sampled from sewage polluted section and the other sampled from the industrial wastewater polluted section of the canal, were used in the release experiment in the overlying water- sediment ratio of 1:5 (v/v). The results showed that, concentration of total phosphorus (TP) in overlying water was highest at the beginning of the release experiment with infrequently disturbed the overlying water, and decreased with the time of running. Release potential of the sediment sampled from the sewage-polluted section was significantly higher than that of the sediment sampled from the industrial wastewater polluted section. Liming of overlying water resulted in the increase of TP concentration in overlying water, while ferric chloride addition and aeration lead to the decrease of TP concentration in overlying water. Overlying water refreshment also decreased the TP concentration in overlying water. However, all the above methods have not decreased the TP concentration in overlying water to 0. 2 mg/L, which is the limitation value of the V catalog surface water. , suggesting the release of phosphorus from the sediment of the canal could drastically affect the water quality.


The term "residual gravity" has come to have two different meanings. On the one hand it is used in the original sense, to mean what remains of Bouguer gravity after subtracting a smooth regional effect. On the other hand, since about 1949 the term has been widely used to mean the values that result from the convolution of the Bouguer values with some weighting function which is, in effect, a two-dimensional filter. The resulting anomalies are not equivalent to residual anomalies in the older sense of the term, and it is recommended that some other name be used; "convolution gravity" is suggested.


Since its implementation in China, ecological non-commercial forest certification (ENCFC) has achieved certain ecological, social, and economic effects. In this study, we review domestic and foreign literature to examine the development of ENCFC in China, which is led and enforced by the Chinese government. We found that the ENCFC program is facing several key challenges, including insufficient compensation, single compensation fund sources, and a lack of post-certification evaluation and supervision systems. The government should introduce market mechanisms to optimize ENCFC and consider whether it is necessary to continue to expand the ENCFC program. In addition, more research is needed on the performance evaluation of ENCFC implementation.


The standard micro-founded macroeconomics starts with optimization exercises to derive the precise behavior of the representative agent, and regards the macroeconomy as a homothetic enlargement of a micro agent. This paper takes a different approach, and presents a new micro-foundation for Keynesian economics. The key concept is stochastic macro-equilibrium. It is a natural extension of the labor search theory.


This article discusses transparency obligations introduced in the Artificial Intelligence Act, the recently proposed European regulatory framework for artificial intelligence (AI). An analysis of the extent to which current approaches for AI documentation satisfy requirements is presented and their suitability as a basis for future technical standards is assessed.


Abstract. Pseudo-rank functions on Rickart *-rings are introduced and their propertiesare studied. 1. IntroductionA real valued function Don a lattice Lis called a dimension function if therange of D has either an upper bound or a lower bound and for all a;b 2L,D(a_b) + D(a^b) = D(a) + D(b), see; von Neumann [12] p.58. The theory ofdimension functions is studied in various structures. von Neumann [12] introduceddimensionality in continuous geometries by using perspectivity, whereas Iwamura[6] used the concept of a relation called the p-relation .Kaplansky [8], Murray and von Neumann [11] and others have introduced dimen-sionality in rings of operators by using equivalence of projections. Maeda [10] gener-alized the work of von Neumann [12] and Kaplansky [8] for a certain class of lattices.At the same time Loomis [9] gave an abstract setting to the Murray, von Neumanndimension theory by using complete orthocomplemented lattices. Berberian [2] hasdeveloped theory of dimension functions on the lattice of projections of a nite Baer*-ring. Goodearl [4] developed the dimension theory for a certain class of modules.von Neumann [12], p.231 has introduced the concept of a rank-function on a regularring which generalizes the dimension function. Goodearl [3], [5] has introduced anddeveloped the study of pseudo-rank functions on regular rings, which is a general-ization of rank functions.In this paper we introduce and study the concept of a pseudo-rank function on aRickart *-ring R. We obtain some basic properties of pseudo-rank functions andthe set of all pseudo-rank functions on R, on the lines of Goodearl [5] for Rickart*-rings. The unde ned terms are from Berberian [2] and Birkho [1].


This study aims to determine the effect of the elastic band training model on increasing the explosive power of the limb muscles of futsal players. The problem of this research is the lack of golden tringle physical factors for athletes or futsal players. The results of testing the hypothesis are accepted, namely that there is an effect of the elastic band training model on increasing the explosive power of the leg muscles. This research is a quantitative type with experimental methods. The design used is a quasi-experimental design using one-group pretest-posttest. The number of subjects in this study was 15. The researchers provided an exercise program with 14 treatments using elastic bands and 2 standing broad jump test meetings. The data analysis technique used to test the hypothesis is the t-test. Based on the research results, the tcount value is -15.900 with a significance value of 0.000. The result of calculating the sig value obtained is 0.000 which is smaller than 0.05. It is concluded that Ha is accepted and Ho is rejected. So the conclusion of this study is that training using elastic bands to increase the explosive power of the leg muscles is evidenced by the posttest average value of 2.34m better than the pretest of 1.96m, an increase of 0.38m.


Objective Studies on the effects of Sanhuang Gelata anti-inflammatory.Provide a theoretic basis for the clinical application of Sanhuang Gelata.Methods The models of experiment of xylene was used to induce mouse ear swelling,form egg white was used to induce rats foot swelling of PGE2 and SOD count of inflammatory organization and the contents of the volumn of the lavage fluid of air chamber.Results Sanhuang Gelata with three large,medium and small doses of drugs follows:swelling rate decreased to (6.58±3.95)%,(5.50±4.42)%,(7.69±4.81)%;white blood cell count decreased to 43.63±9.22,40.35±8.25,48.72±10.30,NO contents were decreased to 13.58±3.95,12.50±4.42,14.69±4.81;PGE2 contents were decreased to 0.217±0.0197,0.203±0.0142,0.226±0.0256,SOD levels were increased to 0.827±0.114,0.903±0.109,0.716±0.094.Note Sanhuang Gelata significantly inhibited xylene by the mouse ear swelling (P0.01),to reduce the number of airbags lavage leukocyte and inflammatory exudate in the NO concentration (P0.01),to reduce inflammation in rat paw organization released PGE2(P0.01),increased inflammatory exudate and in SOD activity(P0.01).Conclusion Sanhuang Gelata ear swelling in mice by the impact,through the rat paw inflammation in tissues and SOD content of PGE2 and inflammatory mouse model of balloon fluid white blood cell count and NO concentration in the impact of a clear anti-inflammatory effects.


A fine, unligated clot of human or bovine fibrin prepared from purified fibrinogen is subjected to a large torsional deformation (maximum shear strain γ up to 1.37) with superposed small oscillating deformations (Δγ ca. 0.03) at frequencies from 0.2 to 1 Hz. The "secant modulus" is defined as Gi(γ)=σi/γ, where σ is stress and the subscript i refers to an initial measurement about 25 s after imposition of strain. The storage modulus G′(ω,γ) refers to a differential oscillating measurement at frequency ω superposed on a static strain γ. For γ up to about 0.1, Gi(γ) was independent of γ and equal to G′(ω,0) measured at about 1 Hz and zero static strain. At large static deformations, the differential storage modulus G′(ω,γ) could be used to monitor changes in structure. Since there is very little time dependence of the relaxation modulus in the range from 1 to 60 s, and the loss tangent is very small, Gi′(ω,γ) could be considered simply as the differential modulus Gi(γ)+γdGi/dγ, and agreed with the latter exp...


Ionization of hydrogen atom in the field of high-intense ultra-short femto-second laser pulse recently became the subject of comprehensive theoretical approaches. On the other hand, there exists experimental evidence that short electric pulses can effectively stimulate electron-proton (as well as antiproton-positron) recombination to high-level (Rydberg) state. In this paper we present the results of the theoretical estimations of antiproton-positron recombination cross-section in cold mixed plasmas in traps in the conditions of ATHENA/ATRAP experiments in CERN under the action of sub-fs laser pulse with TW intensity.


A simple and reliable method for controlling the relative orientation between the two magnetic fields of a permanent magnet synchronous motor is presented. Finding the initial (at motor powering-up time) value of this relative location is essential for the proper operation of the motor. The feedback control loop used finds this initial relative orientation quickly. Further, using the proposed method allows considerable cost saving, as a transducer that is usually used for this purpose can be eliminated. The cost saving is most obvious in the case of linear motors and angle motors with large diameters. The way the problem is posed is an essential part of this work and it is the reason behind the apparent simplicity of the solution. The method relied upon a single sensor, and it has been tested when a relative encoder was used.


The article is an outcomes review of research project «The Memory of Generation in a Crisis of Historical Consciousness», which was conducted with the support of the Russian Foundation for Fundamental Research. The starting point and the connecting link between all studies within the project is the issue of cultural memory mechanisms in the focus of generation memory, which needs to be worked out due to the modern transformation of culture memory structure in general and in particular due to the loss of previous positions by traditional institutions and modes that worked previously in the processes of cultural continuity. The review of works published in the framework of project reproduces the main directions and topics raised by team of researchers: self-consciousness of generation as a united collective identity; transgeneration aspect of cultural memory; memory as a remembrance and as an oblivion; image of generation and «the aristocrats of spirit» as keepers of cultural memory; biographical writing and strategies of existential experience expression in writing; biographical writing as «the archive of era»; autobiography and metaphor of lifeway as a technique to overcoming the discreteness of biographical writing; landscape of creativity in connection with the metaphor of lifeway; Russian experience of mechanisms of generation memory in the historical crisis periods; possibility of commemorative practices within one generation and between different generations; displacement of memory and oblivion; the phenomenon of «lost» and «forgotten» as constituting issue for the boundaries of memory; symbolic archeology of bodily practices as a method of studying the cultural memory. In addition to the large amount of work done at the theoretical level, the article pinpoints the project practical contribution, namely an analytical review of foreign sources on the topic, field research and establishment of cooperation with institutions in Germany and France, and the creation of an electronic resource as a platform for further studies of generation and cultural memory.


An empirical study to evaluate the effectiveness of using Markov chains in finding and predicting the grammatical patterns of function identifiers found in source code is presented. The study uses a specialized part-of-speech tagger to annotate function identifiers extracted from 20 C++ open-source systems. A dataset of 93K annotated unique function identifiers is created for analysis. The analysis includes using a first-order Markov chain to model part of speech tag sequences of the identifier names, using a probability transition matrix. The evaluation of the model is via a 10-fold cross validation over the entire set of annotated function identifier names. The preliminary results are promising in terms of applicability and accuracy. The model achieved an accuracy median of 91.53% in predicting the most common part of speech tag on a test set. Future work involves utilizing these results in creating a quality assessment and automatic repairing tool for source code function identifiers.


Sociolinguistic research has increasingly turned to examining the use of both the grammar and speech events of black speech by non-Blacks. This phenomenon called language crossing is defined as "the use of language varieties associated with social or ethnic groups that the speaker does not normally 'belong' to" (Rampton 1995:14). Although the literature has focused on phonological features, there has been very little research on the prosodic features used by language crossers. This paper seeks to partially fill this gap by examining the intonational patterns of white actors who voice film characters who at some point in the film can be characterized as "acting and/or sounding black".


ABSTRACT This article traces informal world cinema networks at Soviet film festivals. It argues that the cultural diplomacy approach, where state objectives determine the value of cultural exchange, fails to account for the full range of connections made at Soviet film festivals during the Cold War. Personal ties have been crucial to the development of film festivals and the cinematic movements they engendered. The Soviet state aimed to position Soviet cinema as a better alternative to decadent European and commercial Hollywood cinemas, and as a model for film cultures in socialist Eastern Europe and decolonization-era Asia, Africa, and Latin America. This article first demonstrates how the Moscow International Film Festival (1959-present) and the Tashkent Festival of Asian, African, and Latin American Cinema (1968–1988; Latin America included from 1976) constructed a more inclusive map of world cinema than major European film festivals at Cannes, Venice, and Berlin. It then shows how African, Cuban, and Vietnamese delegations forged informal alliances around the emergent Third Cinema (militant Third World cinema) movement at the 1967 Moscow festival. Strong unofficial connections formed by international festival guests transcended and contradicted the aims of Soviet cultural diplomacy.


Conditions of preserving DNA, RNA and protein in pathological specimens are of great importance as degradation of such macromolecules would critically affect results of molecular biological analysis. The feasibility of freeze‐drying as a means of preserving pathological tissue samples for molecular analysis has previously been shown. In the present study, further tests on long‐term storage conditions and analyses of freeze‐dried samples by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), reverse transcriptase (RT)‐PCR, western blotting and immunohistochemistry are reported. Rat chromosomal DNA of freeze‐dried samples stored for 4 years showed slight degradation while RNA degradation was more prominently seen at an earlier stage of storage. However, these 4 year DNA and RNA samples were still able to serve as a template for some PCR and RT‐PCR analyses, respectively. Overexpression of c‐erbB‐2 and p53 protein was demonstrated by western blotting and immunohistochemical staining using freeze‐dried human breast cancer tissues. Although macromolecules in freeze‐dried samples degrade to some extent during the preservation period, they should still be of value for certain molecular biological analyses and morphological examination; hence, providing more convenient and inexpensive ways of pathological tissue storage.


An increase of Pulmonary Arterial Systolic Pressure (PASP) during exercise in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension(PAH) may indicate a good functional reserve of right ventricle. Volumetric Capnography(VCap) can reveal the ventilatory pattern of these patients. Objectives: to evaluate the ventilatory pattern of PAH patients and to correlate the findings with stress echocardiography (SE) variables. Methods: cross-sectional study, 14 idiopathic PAH patients and 14 healthy controls. All subjects underwent VCap, SE and spirometry. Arterial blood gases were determined (PAH group). Study was approved by the Ethics Commitee. Results: PAH patients had hypocapnia (mean CO2=29.5 mmHg). Spirometry: 57.1% of PAH patients (none of controls) showed FVC below the lower limit of normality. VCap: PAH patients had higher respiratory rate (RR)(16.9x13.4; p=0.020) and lower CO2/breath(10.6x16.4; p=0.012) than controls. Correlation analysis: reduced FVC was associated to smaller increases in tricuspid regurgitation velocity(TRV) during SE. Comments: Although PAH patients had lower arterial CO2 levels, VCap showed similar tidal volumes but a higher RR. Hypocapnia does not justifiy the need for such high ventilation pattern. Expanding the lungs seems to be easy for PAH patients. The persistent reduction of the total amount of blood in the lungs at any moment increases pulmonary compliance and reduces pulmonar elasticity. Reduced FVC was present in more than half of the PAH patients and the smaller FVC the smaller the increase in TRV during SE. Mechanical alterations in the lungs of PAH patients may explain the reduced FVC and may be linked to other findings such as reduction in Inspiratory capacity at rest, and dynamic hyperinflation during exercise.


APEX is a proposed mission for a Small Explorer (SMEX) satellite. The instrument is a suite of 8 near-normal incidence EUV spectrometers and is the outgrowth of 17 years of research at NRL on multilayer coatings and holographic ion-etched diffraction gratings. A prototype spectrometer has been flown successfully on a sounding rocket. We have examined different multilayer and gratings designs and produced a configuration optimized for the proposed science. APEX will achieve a peak effective area of at least 30-50 cm2 in the range 90-275 Å with resolution ~10,000, significant improvements on Chandra and EUVE.


Objective: The objective of the present investigation was to develop Chicken Egg Yolk antibodies as an alternative and affordable approach for diagnosis and treatment against dental caries in humans. Materials and Methods: Twenty four week old white leghorn chicken was immunized with formalin killed Streptococcus mutans (MTCC 890) to produce Egg Yolk antibodies (IgY). The amount of egg yolk antibody increased gradually as the booster injection antigen concentration increases. The antibodies were partially purified from immunized chicken egg yolk by poly ethylene glycol (PEG)/ammonium sulphate precipitation method and further purification was done by eluting the adsorbed antibodies from DEAE cellulose by linear gradient technique. Result: In micro agglutination test the reaction was observed up to 1:1280 dilutions. Indirect antigen capture assay (IACA) showed that the antibodies were generated in chicken against Streptococcus mutans antigens with the high peak titre of 1:10000 antibody on 63rd day of observation. Antigen-antibody interaction was maximum around pH 6, Temperature around 300C, ionic strength from 10-50 mM and organic solvents [5% 30%] like ethanol, methanol and isopropanol does not showed any decrease in antigen-antibody interaction. Conclusion: The results indicated that chicken IgY could be used for diagnosing dental caries caused by Streptococcus mutans and as a therapeutic


Each and every nation in the globe has very crucial infrastructures that offer crucial services like internet activity, energy, banking and finance, crucial public services, transportation, and water management. For vital infrastructure based on sectors, each nation has a unique strategy. As IoT-based solutions proliferate, these crucial infrastructures now have network and Internet connectivity. Consequently, these crucial systems that are a part of information networks are equally vulnerable to online attacks. It is crucial to recognise the potential cyber-attack types, devise defence strategies, and implement various preventative measures. In the present day, it is critical to protect potential cyberattacks on these vital infrastructures. The most common attacks on crucial infrastructures are looked at in this study, especially those that have recently happened. Security precautions are also discussed with a view to reducing or preventing IP-based intrusions. The Internet of Things is the next step in machine-to-machine connectivity. IoT has made it possible for anything to be online nowadays. IoT also refers to the networking of uniquely identified, pervasive computing devices that have the ability to transmit data over a network without necessarily requiring or machine-to-human interaction.


Introduction and gradual incremental escalation of a low dose of baked egg may accelerate the resolution of severe hen's egg (HE) allergy for some children. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of baked egg oral immunotherapy (OIT) in children with HE allergy after a low‐dose baked egg oral food challenge (OFC).


Earthquakes are rare events and last only a few seconds. But the after effects on the community, even from a small tremor, is long lasting. In this decade, four major earthquakes have already occurred in India, at Uttarkashi, Latur, Jabalpur and Chamoli. After the earthquakes at the first three places the Central Building Research Institute (CBRI) had done extensive survey for damage assessment and categorization and had suggested repair strengthening and retrofitting measures for houses and other buildings. It was felt that the extent of damage would have been low, if the necessary seismic strengthening measures had been incorporated in the buildings. After the recent Chamoli earthquake, a team of scientists had visited the affected areas and carried out survey to assess the damage caused to the houses. The Institute had signed an MoU with Government of Uttar Pradesh for (a) providing design of earthquake-resistant temporary shelters and permanent houses, (b) suggesting repair and strengthening measures for damaged houses, and (c) organising training programmes for demonstration of appropriate construction techniques and materials. CBRI had designed permanent houses of EWS, LIG and MIG categories, adopting appropriate construction technologies and materials, suitable for Chamoli region and incorporating earthquake-resistant measures. This paper discusses the parameters considered for building configuration, the seismic strengthening measures suggested, and the construction technologies and materials incorporated.


After inoculating four kinds of VAMs on Armeniaca seedling.When the infect rate is over 70%,the effect of water stress on soluble sugar and proline content in Armeniaca was studied.The results showed that drought resisting ablity should increase by water stress with VAMs and the VAMs can improve the fastness of water stress than no VAMs plant..


INTRODUCTION This chapter evaluates the impact of the United Nations Convention on Rights of the Child (CRC) in a selection of Muslim States parties. It will comment on legislative reform initiatives (in addition to existing legal frameworks, statutory provisions and institutional mechanisms) undertaken in Jordan, Mauritania and Morocco affecting child rights, highlighting compatibility or otherwise with substantive provisions of the CRC. Arguing from a socio-legal and law-in-context approach, the chapter will propose a framework for enhanced convergence of the Islamic legal tradition and the CRC to create an enabling environment for child rights in these jurisdictions. THE CONTEXT FOR LEGAL REFORM ON CHILD RIGHTS IN MUSLIM JURISDICTIONS: PAST AND PRESENT An overview of the status of human rights treaties, including the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and the CRC, presents an interesting pattern of ratification and reservations. Although many countries have ratified with reservations, Muslim countries are unique in the fact that they have specifically identified the Islamic religion and Islamic law as justification for many of these reservations. It is therefore pertinent to initiate the discussion of implementation of the CRC in Muslim jurisdictions by presenting an overview of the conceptual foundations of human rights and child rights in Islam, which to a large extent informs the legal system in Muslim countries.


Insolubilsers are an essential part of coating formulations for paper and board which is to be printed by offset litho or likely to come into contact with water. Ammonium zirconium carbonate (AZC) is an inorganic insolubiliser which, in its stabilised form (Bacote 20), is becoming widely used because of the need for efficient formaldehyde free products. Bacote 20 is an alkaline solution of low viscosity which makes it easy to handle and meter in modern coating kitchens. Because of its nature it reacts rapidly on drying of the coating even under alkaline conditions. It is particularly effective with coatings based on soya protein and carboxylated latices where the chemical reaction with carboxyl groups is strong. Information is presented on the nature of ammonium zirconium carbonate, with the emphasis on Bacote 20. The mode of action is discussed and contrasted with that of other commonly used insolubilisers. The speed of reaction is a particular advantage of Bacote 20 and this is emphasised together with the effect of alkali on the performance. Advice is given on the practical use of the product in coating mixes to obtain maximum performance and avoid problems. Binder systems which work efficiently with Bacote 20 are illustrated especially those containing soya protein for board coatings. The effectiveness of the product in the presence of calcium carbonate is also highlighted. The rheology of coatings mixes containing AZC and Bacote 20 is discussed showing the advantages of Bacote 20 and the importance of correct pH control, type of binder and pigment.


The present invention if a video call directed to a line of sight matches a video call device that enables currency so realized by aligning the line of sight of the other side, to form a transparent display to a portion of the non-transparent display in the center, forming the camera to the back of the other side and at the same time to call so realized by aligning the line of sight of the case of a general display applications to raise the readability, reducing the manufacturing cost of the device, and can effectively prevent the interference of the transparent display the output image that exists in a camera shooting video have.


Many e-health portal systems are implemented using off-the-shelf software components. The security features provided by such components are usually insufficient. This paper addresses the issue from the access control perspective. More specifically, we first propose a two-tier approach to access control for e-health portals. The approach supplements existing role based access control (RBAC) capabilities with a rule-based access control module based on the classical flexible authorization framework (FAF) model. We study conflict resolution and interaction between the two modules. We also address authentication for real-time services provided by remote service providers.


Let $\Phi:TM\to TM$ be a positive-semidefinite symmetric operator of class $C^1$ defined on a complete non-compact manifold $M$ isometrically immersed in a Hadamard space $\bar{M}$. In this paper, we given conditions on the operator $\Phi$ and on the second fundamental form to guarantee that either $\Phi\equiv 0$ or the integral $\int_M \mathrm{tr}\,\Phi dM$ is infinite. We will given some applications. The first one says that if $M$ admits an integrable distribution whose integrals are minimal submanifolds in $\bar{M}$ then the volume of $M$ must be infinite. Another application states that if the sectional curvature of $\bar{M}$ satisfies $\bar{K}\leq -c^2$, for some $c\geq 0$, and $\lambda:M^m\to [0,\infty)$ is a nonnegative $C^1$ function such that gradient vector of $\lambda$ and the mean curvature vector $H$ of the immersion satisfy $|H+p\nabla \lambda|\leq (m-1)c \lambda$, for some $p\geq 1$, then either $\lambda\equiv 0$ or the integral $\int_M \lambda^s dM$ is infinite, for all $1\leq s\leq p$.


ABSTRACT In recent years, several powerful control methods have been proposed. One of these methods is the reset control, simple nonlinear control technique very effective for plants subjected to fundamental design limitations, and this paper suggests its implementation for secondary control of the frequency of an island microgrid. The studied microgrid includes various elements such as renewable energy sources and various factors such as the load changes, power fluctuations from renewable energy sources, dynamic disturbances as well as parametric uncertainties affecting the frequency of the grid and the complexity of its control. To overcome the above effects and stabilize the network frequency, this paper uses the reset control method to regulate the network operating frequency. Using the proposed controller, the behaviour of the network under parametric changes and different disturbances has been investigated and compared with conventional and optimized PID control methods. High speed frequency regulatory and low undershot/overshot are some of the advantages of the proposed method. The simulation results show the desired performance of the proposed control method in stabilizing the network frequency under different scenarios.


A multipartner alliance experiences heightened conflict: the increased number of partners impedes communication and trust-building; and the strategic importance of the alliance's projects often means the close and contentious involvement of external stakeholders. It is well-accepted that conflict is harmful to multipartner alliance performance, yet there exists a theoretical and empirical gap in understanding what specifically drives conflict in this setting, and what can lessen these instances of conflict. Drawing on diversity theory, I leverage a distinction between three types of diversity—variety of functional roles, separation in institutional values, and financial disparity—to explore the level of conflict experienced by the alliance, and seek to understand why some alliances are better equipped to manage this conflict once it does occur. I test hypotheses by creating a unique measure of the level of conflict experienced by the alliance through natural language processing of 345,000 pages of alliance documents across 2147 global alliances comprised of 45,000 partners. Additionally, using over 25,000 interim status reports, I examine the performance of the alliance over time to empirically assess if conflict is as detrimental to performance as previously theorized. This research examines conflict on a scale not previously studied and shows that the composition of the multipartner alliance does matter for conflict and its prevention, and that not all fighting is indeed bad. the intensity of conflict or cooperation. Though my research does not distinguish intensity of conflict (e.g., assault is more intense than complain), I leveraged the scale as an additional robustness check. Direction of results remained the same.


Probation refers to the conditional freedom, granted by judges to offenders, as long as offenders meet certain conditions. Probation officers monitor the behavior of probationers, making sure they comply with conditions of probation. Conditions of probation usually consist of three types, namely standard conditions, punitive conditions, and treatment conditions. Probation is often described as a sanction, sentence, process, and contract.

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Based on the experiment and simulation technology,the kinetics of propylene polymerization catalyzed with CS-1 catalyst was studied.The gel permeation chromatography(GPC) data of polypropylene obtained by polymerization experiment were analyzed and the number of the most probable active sites was obtained.In addition,the corresponding propylene polymerization kinetic model was established and its parameters were also obtained.Furthermore,the kinetic model was testified by the polymerization experiment.The results show that the model established can be used to characterize the kinetics of propylene polymerization catalyzed with CS-1 catalyst.


Context: Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-2), has become an emergency global public health issue. Disease pattern of COVID-19 ranges from mild to life-threatening pneumonia with associated bacterial and fungal coinfections. Due to associated comorbidities (e.g., diabetes mellitus and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and immunocompromised conditions (e.g., corticosteroid therapy), these patients are prone to develop severe opportunistic infections. Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of fungal coinfection of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 infection (SARS-CoV-2) in RIMS, Raichur. Materials and Methods: Our study included 94 patients with invasive fungal infection who presented with either COVID-19 infection or had recovered from COVID-19 infection. Tissue samples from suspected sites were received in formalin for histopathological examination, and these were stained stains with hematoxylin and eosin and with periodic acid–Schiff/Gomori's methenamine silver wherever required. Results: A total of 94 biopsies were received with clinical suspicion of mucormycosis. Out of these, 52 (55.3%) were positive for mucormycosis and 42 (44.7%) were negative. Out of 52 positive cases, 46 (88.4%) were males and 6 (11.6%) were females. The highest number of cases was seen in age group of 51–60 years (26.92%). Out of the 52 positive cases, KOH mount was positive for fungal elements in 8 cases and negative for fungal elements in 29 cases. Conclusions: Uncontrolled diabetes and overzealous use of steroids are two of the main factors aggravating the incidence of mucormycosis in COVID-19 patients. Early surgical intervention, histopathological confirmation and rapid and judicious intravenous antifungal treatment should be initiated for better patient outcomes.


Despite commercial 3G networks are starting to be fully operational and high speed data packet access (HSDPA) is on its way to be deployed, operators and manufacturers are already in a race towards 4G technologies. The road to 4G has a mandatory milestone in long term evolution (LTE) as it is a promising technology which will allow backwards compatibility besides a higher performance. Thus operators, manufacturers and research institutes are cooperating in the definition of LTE specifications. This paper presents a performance evaluation of LTE downlink physical layer according to the latest 3GPP specifications. Particularly, the main features at the LTE physical layer (like spatial multiplexing or adaptive modulation and coding) are described and analyzed.


OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of solubilization by using sodium cholate/lecithin mixed micelles on poorly soluble drug, CyA. METHOD The mixed micelles was prepared by coprecipitation. The formulation components and preparation procedures which may affect the solubility were studied.RESULTS The molar ratio of sodium cholate to lecithin, and their concentration affected the solubility of CyA in the micelles. Ionic strength of the dispersion medium, temperature, and the additives such as VE and cholesterol also altered the solubilization capacity of the micelles. The largest solubility(5mg/mL) of CyA in the micelles solution can be achieved by optimizing the studied factors. There is a more than 100 fold and 12 fold increase to the solubility of CyA in water and in cholatemicellar solution, respectively.CONCLUSION It is desirable that mixed micelles can be a new drug carrier system for some poorly soluble drugs.


Background: Hospital Acquired Pneumonia (HAP) is a leading cause of most hospital-acquired infections among surgery patients who are hospitalized and bed-bound for more than 48hrs. The occurrence of HAP is associated with increased hospital stays and cost of care. However, its occurrence can be reduced by oral care. In this regard, this project aimed to decrease the incidence of HAP on the 3, 4, 6, and 7 floors on the Medical Surgical and ICU units of the Northern California Hospital. Methods: To achieve the aim above, the project utilized methods namely SWOT analysis, Plan – Do – Study – Act (PDSA) cycle, and Cost-benefit analysis in the collection of data. The HAP Response recording tool was also used in the collection of data. Results: Out of the 25 PCTs who took part in the study, 9 (36%) were familiar with the ROUTE Bundle was. The majority of the PCTs on the AM shift managed to implement oral care to patients under their care. Specifically, 7 of the PCTs who worked on AM shifts managed to perform oral care two times a shift and 18 of the PCTs were able to complete oral care once a shift. Over 21 PCTs (84%), identified staffing as a main barrier to their tasks and 76% felt that having the toothbrush on the tray would not be effective in increase oral care rates. There was also comments on issues with poor teamwork, no standardized oral protocol, lack of knowledge of oral care bundle, and a supply of poor oral care resources. Conclusion: The implementation of ROUTE bundle reduces the incidence of HAP among patients who are bed-bound. Education and training of care providers on bundle is important, appropriate resources for oral care must be provided, there must be teamwork among nurses and PCTs, and a standardized oral care protocol must be implemented. IMPACT OF PCTS IN THE PREVNETION OF HAP THROUGH A ROUTE BUNDLE WITH AN EMPHASIS ON ORAL CARE AND POSITIONING THE PATIENT OUT OF BED AND IN A CHAIR Introduction The delivery of high-quality health care services that enhances the outcome of patients is at the center of clinical practice. However, various challenges hamper the achievement of this goal. For patients who are hospitalized in the ward, the risk of developing hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) is a major issue of concern leading to protracted hospitalization, increased cost of healthcare, and poor quality of life (QoL). Non-ventilator hospital-associated pneumonia (NVHAP) is one of the leading HAIs in hospital wards (Davila, 2020). In the US, hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) constitutes 25% of all HAIs, while NV-HAP constitutes 60% of the total HAPs in hospital settings (Munro & Baker, 2018). These statistics translate to an estimated 35 million hospitalized patients who are at risk of HAP in the country. Munro and Baker add further that the mortality rate of HAP is 15% to 30%, while the incidence rate is 1.22–8.9/1000 patient days. HAP is preventable; however, it has a high frequency, morbidity, and mortality, and is associated with increased health care costs. Currently, the cost of treating one patient who is diagnosed with HAP is around $40,000 (Louise et al. 2016) due to the cost of treating associated health issues and the prolonged hospital stay, which is normally increased by 6-25 days. In this regard, health care facilities must find effective interventions to prevent and reduce the rates of HAP for improved patient outcomes. Problem Description A further assessment of the floor revealed that Patient Care Technicians (PCTs) lack sufficient the utilization of appropriate care bundle to prevent HAP among patients hospitalized on the 3, 4, 6, and the 7 floors Medical Surgical floor of a Northern California Hospital. Also, there is no proper organization for their educational materials and a lack of access to any quality improvement bundle to reduce HAP. This prompts the need for introducing a quality improvement care bundle ROUTE bundle on the floor. IMPACT OF PCTS IN THE PREVNETION OF HAP THROUGH A ROUTE BUNDLE WITH AN EMPHASIS ON ORAL CARE AND POSITIONING THE PATIENT OUT OF BED AND IN A CHAIR ROUTE bundle has five components –Respiratory Care/Reduced Sedation, Oral Care, Up, Tube Care, and Education as illustrated in Appendix 1. Effective implementation of the bundle requires the training of PCTs on how to effectively implement it. The key reasons this study focused on educating PCTs to reduce the incidence of HAP are; a) the PCTS are the frontline workers and have a direct one on one contact with the patients, b) providing oral care and moving the patient out of bed and up in a chair is one of the major roles of PCTs, and c) existing research studies show that oral care reduces the rates of HAP, d) since the reduction of HAP constitutes high-quality of care and outcome for patients and also reduces the cost associated with treatment, and e) there are barriers to performing oral care involving PCT education on ROUTE bundles and time constraints. PCTs educational needs (5 Whys) are illustrated in Appendix 2. In this regard, to shed in-depth insight into the problem, the Fishbone (Ishikawa) Diagram (Appendix 3) was used to perform a root cause analysis. Therefore, to guide this research, the following PICOT question was developed: (P) For patients on the 3, 4, 6, and the 7 floors Medical Surgical Floor of Northern California Hospital who are bed bound more than 48 hours, would (I) utilization of oral care by Patient Care Technicians (PCTs), (C) compared to no implementation of oral care on the floor (O) eventually decrease the rate of hospital acquired pneumonia by December 2022? Specific Project Aim • The aim for this project is to decrease the incidence of HAP on the 3, 4, 6, and the 7 floor of a Medical Surgical and ICU units of the Northern California Hospital.


Egg white contains high-quality proteins. Some processes using eggs produce egg white as by-product. These egg white proteins may be recovered for use as additive in food products. In the first part of this study, a new polymeric material was developed and used in the chromatographic separation of ovalbumin at preparative scale. Ovalbumin is the major component of egg white and thus, it has the greatest weight in terms of its functional effects. An application of the purified ovalbumin was subsequently studied in the elaboration of yogurt mousse. The results obtained showed that the poly(glycidil methacrylate-co-ethylene dimethacrylate) resin that was manufactured enabled the separation of ovalbumin with good efficiency. This study also showed that the formulation obtained from the yogurt mousse with ovalbumin had a greater yield in volume than the commercial product used as a benchmark, improving the majority of its organoleptic qualities without appreciably affecting its stability and organoleptic properties.


The article is devoted to the consideration of automated decentralized programs on the blockchain, which are a modern tool for processing transactions without the help of a trusted third party. The purpose of the study is to generalize and systematize information on the requirements for smart contracts, as well as review the vulnerabilities of smart contracts at the Solidity code level. The blockchain architecture was studied and the advantages of smart contracts compared to conventional contracts were determined, namely: risk reduction, reduction of administration and maintenance costs, and improvement of business process efficiency. A thorough analysis of current literature has been carried out and the current problems faced by users and developers of smart contracts have been identified. It is noted that the process of developing smart contracts is not sufficiently standardized and it is advisable to create a system of recommended requirements for smart contracts used in various subject areas. The requirements for smart contracts have been collected and analyzed for areas related to healthcare, education, business, project management, data analysis, software development, trading, logistics, and jurisprudence. It is determined that the mandatory requirements for all these subject areas are security, process transparency, determination of conditions and criteria for success, and automation of work. The rest of the requirements are analyzed and the concepts of the measure of coincidence and uniqueness of requirements for a particular subject area based on the corresponding functions are introduced. The coincidence and uniqueness measures were calculated for the considered subject areas. The proposed measures will allow in the future to obtain a quantitative assessment of templates for gathering requirements for programs, taking into account the used subject area. The article reviews and systematizes the types of vulnerabilities of smart contracts at the level of Solidity code on the Ethereum platform. The best practices to avoid such vulnerabilities and possible examples of their exploitation by attackers are identified. It has been shown that increasing the reliability of smart contracts will help increase trust in the blockchain among users.


The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between job stress, turnover intention, and the moderating roles of motivation for child care work. The subjects were 238 child-care teachers who were worked at child-care centers in Seoul. Questionnaires were used to rate job stress, turnover intention, and the motivation for child care work of teachers. The collected data were mainly analyzed by descriptive statistics, t -test, one-way ANOVA, Duncan test, Pearson's correlation and the multi-ple regression analysis. The main results of this study were as follows. First, there were differences in turnover intention according to individual characteristics such as career at the current child-care center and total career. Second, job stress was pos-itively correlated with turnover intention, and negatively correlated with active motivation and material motivation. And turnover intention was negatively correlated with active motivation and material motivation. Third, a moderator effect of the active motivation was found in the relationship between the job stress and the turnover intention. Especially the active motivation is suggested to reduce the negative results of job stress and turnover intention. Therefore, the results indicate the importance of the active motivation which is


Analysis of recent environmental cases in India reveals that there is a growing overlap between issues of human rights and those of environmental improvement and that judicial activism has contributed simultaneously to the strengthening of both the environmental and human rights movement in the country. The linkages between environmental and human rights' concerns are illustrated in this article. However, the growing dependence of the environmental movement on the judiciary to redress grievances has cast an unfair burden on it to deal with complex scientific issues. In the absence of specialised bodies to deal with environmental issues, the "generalist" courts are left with no option but to decide on crucial issues of science and technology, which may lead to disastrous results. Unless the aspect of expert knowledge is taken into account, providing justice to the environment and the people in India will remain a distant dream.


plications. It lis questionable whether Robinson could have improved his work in any detail. To the reviewer this book bids fair to take its place with the best that has e¥er been written on Petra. The reader will find the story fascinating from the beginning to the end. Witlh a splendid map and about one hundred beautiful illustrations appropriately placed throughout the book, the student will be ll!ble to follow the author as on a personally conducted tour. One' never tires of visiting the rosered city of Mt. Seir and each time will ponder a thousand questions growing out of this stupendous mass of ruins This book will not answer all queries but will certainly provide authentic information about some of Petra's problems and give inspiration in approach to other difficulties connected with this mystery of the East. Dr. Robinson has done a distinguished service for all students of the Bible in the production of this highly significant book. J. MCKEE ADAMS.


Identification of two-phase flow regimes is deadly required in many industrial processes and is difficult to perform objectively. Multi-sensor data fusion has been applied to the recognition of flow regimes of air/water flow in horizontal pipe. A specific fusion process architecture based on Dasarathy fusion model is introduced, and D-S evidence theory is adopted on the decision fusion level. The fusion data is provided by dual-plane electrical resistance tomography system in which each plane works as a single sensor. Cross-correlation technique is used to match the data from the two electrode planes. It is shown that this flow regime recognition method in which multi-sensor fusion is adopted is an approval strategy.


A semiclassical theoretical model of a Raman laser possessing a cavity which is resonant at the Stokes wavelength and not resonant at the pump wavelength has been developed. The wave equations describing evolution of amplitudes of the pump and Stokes pulses in the Raman cavity have been derived. Results of the theoretical modeling have been analyzed for conditions of an experiment with the Raman laser on barium nitrate crystal under the nanosecond pulse pump. Numerically calculated energy characteristics of the Raman laser as well as space-time dynamics of the Stokes generation have been demonstrated to be in reasonable agreement with the experiment.


In wireless communication systems, equalization process is needed to suppress the inter-symbol interference (ISI) caused by multipath channels. Conventional equalization techniques use training signals. Blind Methods are of great importance in the digital signal communication systems as they allow channel equalization at the receiver without the use for training signals. A receiver, comprising an adaptive filter, performs blind equalization using a modified form of the constant modulus algorithm (CMA). This modified form of CMA is referred to as phase compensating CMA (PC-CMA). PC-CMA includes a phasecompensating term in the tap updating algorithm of the equalizer such that convergence to a straight constellation is achieved without the need of a rotator.


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 Tinnitus, the perceived sensation of sound in absence of corresponding external acoustic stimulus, has a prevalence of 15% among adults [1]; it may impair quality of life in about 1-2% of cases. When pulsatile, objective and synchronous with heart beat, it may be secondary to vascular abnormalities [2]; in some patients a post-traumatic pathogenesis ( head and neck) has been reported, with a prevalence up to 10% .

 We report the case of a 28 year old male patient with a history of a right side pulsatile tinnitus occurred three days after head trauma. Described as "hearing heart beat in the right ear as a turbulent sound", it corresponded with an audible bruit and palpable fremitus in latero-cervical region. History was negative for medical or surgical comorbidities as laboratory investigation; color Doppler ultrasound revealed an external carotid artery collateral- internal jugular vein fistula, resulting in a pulsatile turbulent flow, synchronic with heart beat.
 Angio-CT scan of epiaortic vessels confirmed findings in the context of occipital articulation, near jugular foramen. Patient postponed further investigations for personal reasons.

 Vascular post-traumatic lesions may cause post-traumatic pulsatile tinnitus. Symptom onset may be delayed from several days up to twelve weeks after trauma and it can be a sign of life-threatening disorders such as carotid cavernous fistulas, arteriovenous malformations, and carotid dissections [3 ] .
 Clinical management includes basic diagnostic steps ( history, assessment of tinnitus severity, clinical ear examination, audiological and a neurovascular examination [2] . CT and MR with angiography, following colour-Doppler ultrasound , are used to determine the anatomical cause of vascular pulsatile tinnitus and to study surrounding structures. Angiography may be helpful for diagnosis and treatment planning [4].

 Pulsatile tinnitus may occur after head and neck trauma, may affect quality of life and can be caused by live-threatening lesions. Arteriovenous fistulae between carotid artery branches and jugular vein may be treatable anatomical cause of symptoms, and have to be considered in differential diagnosis .
 Abstract P1495 Figure. Pulsatile tinnitus:Imaging and Pathology


Bitumen (BIT) is an oil sub-product with many applications. A variety of literature reports the analysis of its optical properties, as the fluorescence and the Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) optical transmittance (OT). We have performed photoluminescence (PL) on the visible region of the spectrum and OT on the visible-NIR in solutions of BIT in toluene at different concentrations. The results revealed a nonlinear, concentration-dependent effect attributed to intermolecular solvent–solute interactions. PL analysis of pure BIT as a function of the temperature and the laser pumping power pointed to the existence of nanosized crystalline inclusions on the amorphous BIT matrix with noticeable optical properties. The inference was confronted with the results of X-ray diffraction studies and literature reports. The possibility of the occurrence of a quantum size effect governing the luminescence is considered.


This case note is divided into two parts. First, it compares the House of Lords' reasoning in Al-Jedda on the question of the legal responsibility for the acts of the British armed forces with earlier jurisprudence on this issue in the context of Kosovo, and finds that the majority of the Law Lords were correct in establishing that the UK bore responsibility for Mr Al-Jedda's detention. The second part discusses the more pivotal issue the Law Lords' decision to absolve the British Government of responsibility on the grounds that the UK was merely following UN Security Council resolutions which, by virtue of art 103 of the UN Charter (providing that obligations under the UN Charter prevail over other international agreements), take priority over the European Convention on Human Rights. The House of Lords' decision not only fails to make out an inconsistency between the European Convention on Human Rights and the Security Council resolutions in this case (as required to enliven art 103), but also adopts an interpretation of art 103 that runs counter to the underlying philosophy of the human rights system a point made clear by considering the decision's consequences for European Union law.


Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to share the reflections of a group of five academics who started supervising practice‐based doctoral students at a similar time in the same institution.Design/methodology/approach – The supervisors engaged in a collaborative research process themselves, exploring their supervision practices, due in part to the relatively limited literature available in the field, and in part as a support mechanism to help them understand what they were doing.Findings – As the first students have now completed, the learning from taking students through the cycle from start to finish for the first time is also now complete in itself. While the supervisors continue to learn both from and within the supervision process itself, that initial experience of supervising doctoral students is now complete and in many ways the doctoral development process of the students themselves.Originality/value – This paper offers insight into the doctoral development process from the supervisor's perspect...


School safety incidents resources 105,353 were analyzed. The results were followed: 1. Incident prevalence were over 50% by kindergartens. The most part of injuries was head. 2. Incident prevalence was occurred at lunch time and cleaning time by elementary school. On the other hand, incident prevalence was occurred at physical education class by middle school and high school. Many inicident prevalence was caused by equipment and people. The guidance and education for school accident prevention were needed to students.


Dr. Margaret-Ann Armour was a foundational builder of equity, diversity, and inclusion in Canada. This article describes her vision and leadership in creating the Canadian Centre for Women in Science, Engineering, Trades, and Technology (WinSETT Centre, www.winsett.ca ) to generate and sustain national conversations and diversity initiatives. We outline the activities associated with these phases — beginning the diversity initiative, building on success, creating capacity, and launching a national centre — to demonstrate how this change effort has evolved. The comprehensive work since 2003 illustrates the focus, tenacity, and institutional entrepreneurship of Dr. Armour to "move the dial" for diversity and inclusion in Canada. She was a pioneer in social entrepreneurship, creating the organizations, initiatives, and networks to support systemic change.


DRENCHING gun injuries are well recognised in sheep and have been clearly shown to pose a threat to the health and welfare of sheep in the UK (Harwood and Hepple 2011). In cattle, liver fluke infection is associated with the widespread use of anthelmintic products to reduce the impact of infection on production, particularly in dairy cattle (Howell and others 2015). We wish to report on three cases of dosing gun injury, with fatal outcome, for three dairy farms where cattle were treated for liver fluke.

On the first farm, three cows in a 130-cow dairy herd had died in a week, with the first two to die showing reduced milk yield and some coughing. One of these was examined at the knacker's yard and had a large amount of blood in its 'stomach'. Coughed up blood had been noted on …


Abstract : Experimentally treated wood piles at Coco Solo, Canal Zone, were inspected in March 1974 and at Pearl Harbor in April 1974. Findings indicate dual treated piles will last twice as long as creosoted piles in waters of high borer hazard. Creosote solutions containing chemicals toxic to limnoria and combination treatments of higher retention are performing equally well. (Modified author abstract)


This paper assesses the economic performance during 1986-93 of sub-Saharan African countries as a group and of selected analytical subgroups of countries.


The dynamic interactions between β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) (host) and salicylic acid (guest) at pH ≈6 and ≈S and between β-CD and benzoic acid (guest) at pH ≈6 were investigated in aqueous solutions in terms of ultrasonic absorption in the frequency range from 0.8 to 95 MHz. A single relaxational absorption was found when the host and the guest were coexisting in water. Ultrasonic relaxation parameters were determined as a function of the guest concentration. From the concentration dependence of the parameters, the cause of the relaxation was attributed to a perturbation of an equilibrium associated with an inclusion complex formed by the host and the guest. The forward and backward rate constants, the equilibrium constants and the standard volume changes for the host-guest complexation reaction were determined from the acid concentration dependences of the relaxation frequency and the maximum absorption per wavelength. The results were compared with those in solution containing aspirin and β-CD. It was found that the substituent effect on the rate and thermodynamic parameters was not remarkable in the dissociated forms of the ortho-substituted benzoic acid. However, the charge effect on a carboxylic group on the parameters was determined to contribute significantly to stability of the complexes formed by the acids and β-CD and to the rate constants for the departure of the acids from β-CD cavity.


One of the most typical forms of weikza cult consists in congregations (gaing) specialized in the practice of exorcism. Relying on the monographic study of such a congregation — the Shweyingyaw Congregation? the article explores the Burmese exorcist's identity. It describes the parameters of this identity in accordance with the way the exorcists themselves conceive their role and their efficacy. The article eventually compares the Burmese exorcist with three archetypal figures in the scholarly study of religion (the possession specialist, the shaman and the Church priest) in order to offer a generic characterization of his exorcistic faculty.


In the current study, PTFE (polytetrafluroethylene) matrix is reinforced with different wt% (2%–10%) of Halloysite nanotubes (HNTs). PTFE samples are fabricated with 2 wt% increment and are designated from 'B'to 'F' and designation 'A' refers to neat PTFE. Thermal and mechanical characterization of the fabricated composites is studied. The calorimetric measurements showed enhanced degree of crystallinity of the nanocomposites, which is from 57.83% to 74.7%. The dynamic mechanical analysis results have shown enhanced storage modulus and loss modulus and reduced damping behaviour, without affecting glass transition temperature. Moreover, significant improvements in mechanical properties are observed from the experimental results. The results are discussed and validated with the existing literature. The phase and the fracture morphology of the nanocomposites is studied using scanning electron microscope and discussed herein.


Global Production Networks (GPNs) have been used by scholars in international business primarily as a framework for explaining the complex strategic phenomena underpinning the global production of ...


England of the second half of the eighteenth century was hardly known in Poland. The English style was on a moderate scale followed by small elites, mainly those interested in systems of government. The king of Poland, Stanislaus Augustus can, though not quite undoubtedly, be counted among them. Little was written in Polish memoirs about England and Englishmen because, in fact, little was known about them or at least the knowledge was not so common as was that, say, about France. In the picture of England and Englishmen created by the Polish memoirists the views expressing enthusiasm over the supremacy of the British Empire and superlatives about the national character of the English prevail. Despite the stereotyped image of the insular nation, the best among the European nations, the Poles of the second half of eighteenth century seldom chose England as a place of permanent emigration. Keywords: England; Polish memoirists; Polish memoirs; Stanislaus Augustus


As IT technology advances, the number and types of applications, such as SNS, content, and shopping, have increased across various fields, leading to the emergence of complex and diverse application traffic. As a result, the demand for effective network operation, management, and analysis has increased. In particular, service or application traffic classification research is an important area of study in network management. Web services are composed of a combination of multiple applications, and one or more application traffic can be mixed within service traffic. However, most existing research only classifies application traffic by service unit, resulting in high misclassification rates and making detailed management impossible. To address this issue, this paper proposes three multitask learning methods for application traffic classification using the relationships among tasks composed of browsers, protocols, services, and application units. The proposed methods aim to improve classification performance under the assumption that there are relationships between tasks. Experimental results demonstrate that by utilizing relationships between various tasks, the proposed method can classify applications with 4.4%p higher accuracy. Furthermore, the proposed methods can provide network administrators with information about multiple perspectives with high confidence, and the generalized multitask methods are freely portable to other backbone networks.


A new type of heat treatment device was developed to solve the carbonization problem of electrolytic paper fiber in pre-treatment of solid electrolyte aluminum electrolytic capacitor. The technical scheme, solution and implementation scheme of the device are put forward. The structure and working mode of the whole heat treatment device are analyzed. The effective and feasible solutions are provided and put into practical application.


Svetlana Aslanova article is devoted to questions of typology radiostations under media convergence and multimedia process. Particular attention is paid to the corporate radiostations as successfully developing the type of "wired" broadcasting which, according to the researchers, is a vestige of the Soviet era and goes into oblivion. Author notes that broadcasting, following the trends of recent years, more and more visualized by drawing with the new tools for аyoung listeners.


Discrepancies in the role of the 40 bp VNTR polymorphism of the dopamine transporter gene (DAT1) in attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) could be due to various sources of genetic or phenotypical heterogeneity. We therefore analyzed a sample of 146 ADHD children and their parents, with a transmission disequilibrium test (TDT) design, assessing age, inattention, and hyperactivity dimensions and total score of the ADHD Rating Scale, the number of errors and the total score at Stroop Color‐Word test, and the total score at the Trail Making Test. The TDT for 10‐repeat (10‐R) allele shows a perfect lack of transmission bias (Mc Nemar χ2 = 0) and PBAT analyses showed no role of this polymorphism for any of the studied endophenotypes. Lack of statistical power is always a possibility, but with a sample size above the average of the majority of previous studies, and an odds ratio (number of transmitted versus untransmitted 10‐R allele) of 1.00 exactly, this possibility may be considered as not very likely. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.


ABSTRACT This article describes a model of side-by-side reference that eliminates the traditional reference desk, where librarians offer intensive assistance to one or two people while simultaneously handling brief questions.


This article provides background information from a multi-media 'show and tell' presentation at the Ballarat conference. This presentation was aimed (1) at providing a general overview of some aspects of the NTSCS which hitherto you probably would not know, from which you can draw your own comparisons and conclusions, and (2) to whet your appetite about a few projects into which you may wish to delve. A central theme of the presentation was that effective pedagogy requires us to treat technology as a wonderful tool to extend rather than replace competent teachers. An underlying concern was how to reconcile dramatic progress for some while other students fall further behind in technological access.


Objective To observe the effect of bone metabolism in osteoporosis(OP) patients treated with compound vibration machine.Methods 70 OP volunteers were selected and were randomly divided into whole body compound vibration training group(WBCV,n=35) and control group(CON,n=35).The patients in WBCV group treated with 3-month whole body compound vibration(30 min/d,1 time/qd,oscillation frequency 45~55 Hz,intensity of vibration 0.5~0.8 g).The patients in CON group weren't given any treatment,did not participate in any training,just keeping the normal life as before.Alkaline phosphatase(ALP),osteocalcin(OC),tartrate-resistance acid phosphatase(TRAP) and calcium-phosphorus product were measured on 3 days before experiment,1 and 3 months after experiment.Results The level of ALP,OC,TRAP,〔Ca〕×〔P〕 in WBCV group was increased by 44.6%,-9.4%,1.7% and 7.5% respectively.However,it was increase by 22.8%,-13.3%,3.6% and 4.7% respectively in CON group(P=0.108,0.788,0.606 and 0.171).Conclusions The whole body compound vibration training has no effect on bone metabolism in OP,while the absolute value of bone metabolism has been changed.


Preschool were early childhood program in which are children combine learning with playing in a program run by professionally trained adults.
But, there were disadvantages of preschool whereas of the costs of high quality program that can be far greater than the cost of education at some
public universities. FunZ Preschool courseware for preschool kids were one of the basic matching and identification skills to learn how to read,
write, type and math skills of all kinds. By using this application, the preschool kids will be more interested in learning and at the same time,
they will be having fun while playing with the application and get knowledge from it. In order to get the user and the client a clear idea of
about what of this application is, this application was proposed.


1. Schwartz PJ, Wolf S: QT interval prolongation as predictor of sudden death in patients with myocardial infarction. Circulation 57: 1074, 1978 2. The Coronary Drug Project Research Group: Prognostic importance of premature beats following myocardial infarction: experience in the coronary drug project. JAMA 223: 1116, 1973 3. Kotler MN, Tabatznik B, Mower MM, Tominagar S: Prognostic significance of ventricular ectopic beats with respect to sudden death in the late post infarction period. Circulation 47: 959, 1973 4. Ruberman W, Weinblatt E, Goldberg JD, Frank CW, Shapiro S: Ventricular premature beats and mortality after myocardial infarction. N Engl J Med 297: 750, 1977 5. Simonson E: Differentiation between Normal and Abnormal in Electrocardiography. St. Louis, CV Mosby, 1961, pp 159, 298


This paper reports and analyzes the results of neutrons radiation testing campaigns on a modern commercial-off-the-shelf Graphic Processing Unit (GPU). A set of guidelines for accelerated radiation experiments on CPUs is presented, emphasizing the shrewdness necessary to ease the test and gain meaningful data. Radiation test results are presented and discussed, highlighting the neutrons sensitivities of the different GPU memory and logic resources in terms of Failure In Time (FIT) due to neutrons at sea level.


A seat assembly having a recliner mechanism and a memory module. The recliner mechanism facilitates pivotal movement of a seat back. The memory module controls operation of the recliner mechanism.