Previous research in first language acquisition has shown that negation is a great locus to analyze
children's spoken and nonIspoken means of expression (Clark, 1970). The present study scrutinizes
the interplay between modalities of expression (speech, gestures, vocalizations and body
movements) in the construction of negation to account for the complexity of language. This
multimodal study brings together functionalist and constructivist theoretical approach (Tomasello,
2003), embodied interaction and gesture studies.
The data is composed of two monolingual French and English children filmed monthly from 10
months to 4 years old in natural motherIchild dyadic interactions. A negation was coded when the
child or the mother used 1) a spoken negation like no or not in English, non or pas in French, 2)
when the speaker used body movements (headshake, pushing objects away) that contributed to
express negation and 3) when the interlocutor understood the speaker's behavior as being
negative. Using a coding system relying on the use of several compatible programs to combine
qualitative and quantitative analyses (BeaupoilIHourdel et al. 2015), all combinations of spoken
and nonIspoken negations were coded. Overall, 1172 multimodal negations with 537 occurrences
in the English data and 635 in the French data were analyzed.
Previous work on the role of gestures in spoken and gestural multimodal utterances have shown
that gesture 1) can be equivalent to speech, 2) can complement speech and thus contribute to the
construction of meaning in interaction, or 3) can supplement speech by adding a layer of meaning
to the spoken utterance (Capirci et al., 1996). This study shows that when children combine
modalities to express negation, one can identify several levels of syntactic and cognitive complexity
(Sekali, 2012) in the construction of meaning. Cognitive complexity corresponds to the internalized
structure of utterances rendered visible by the use of modalities whereas syntactic complexity
refers to complex sentences. It is thus necessary to analyze the role of all combinations of
modalities of expression in children to understand the complexity of language.
Results show that several levels of cognitive/syntactic complexity are possible:
1) the multimodal utterance is neither cognitively nor syntactically complex;
2) the multimodal utterance is cognitively but not syntactically complex;
3) the multimodal utterance is cognitively and syntactically complex.
Adopting a multimodal approach helps broaden our understanding of complex structure. Indeed, in
3) children produce singleIclause utterances and thus simple syntactic sentences. Yet, the
association of speech with a nonIspoken modality contributes to simultaneously and multimodally
express complex sentences with two or more predicates. This study shows that the use of
synchronized modalities in negative contexts should be considered a syntactic and cognitive skill.
Multimodality therefore implies the reIevaluation of what a complex utterance is.


Objectives To study the application of clinical pathway of two-way referral between community health-care providers and tertiary-care hospital for patients with type-2 diabetes and to evaluate its effectiveness preliminarily. Methods Effectiveness of the application of clinical pathway of two-way referral for patients with type-2 diabetes developed by the authors was evaluated with a concurrent controlled non-randomized clinical trail,including their visits to physicians,outcomes,time of medical consultation,satisfaction of the patients,cost for medical care,etc. Twenty-two pateints with type-2 diabetes in the trial group were transferred from local community health care service station to the Department of Endocrinology,Fuxing Hospital (a tertiary hospital) according to the guidelines for two-way referral,and went back to local community after their discharge. Control group consisted of another 27 pateints with type-2 diabetes directly visiting the Department of Endocrinology,Fuxing Hospital.Results less pateints re-visited physicians in the trial group (21.4%) than those in the control group (59.1%),P 0.01. Level of glycosylated hemoglobin was significantly lower in the trial group [(7.3±1.1)%] than that in the control group [(7.9±0.8) %],P 0.05. Time for medical consultation at hospital in the trial group was significantly less than that in the control group ,P 0.01. Medical cost was significantly less in the trial group [(627±470) yuan] than that in the control group[(1 273±695) yuan],P 0.05. Patients in the trial group were more satisfactory for medical care than in the control group. Conclusions Two-way referral between community health care providers and tertiary-care hospital for pateints with type-2 diabetes could shorten the time for medical consultation,reduce unnecessary and repeated examinations,lower medcial cost,improve its effectiveness,and make their medical care continuity.


Adopting interactive teaching approach is an effective teaching method in higher education institutions.It is needed for a in depth reform to ideological and political teaching.Interactive teaching could reinforce the function these course at the same time it also add attractiveness to these course.Interactive teaching takes many forms: multi-media presentation,case study,keynote speech,social practice etc.


Abstract The understanding of the boron (B) adsorption mechanism on soil materials is vital because plants respond primarily to the B activity in soil solution. Batch studies were conducted to investigate the adsorption behavior of B in 21 surface soils representing major soil series of Punjab. The soils varied widely in their properties. Six mathematical models (viz., zero order, first order, second order, Elovich, power function, and parabolic diffusion) were used to describe B adsorption. The B adsorption pattern was characterized by an initial fast reaction followed by a slow process, and it was complete in 24 h of equilibrium. The B equilibrium concentration was negatively correlated with clay content (r=−0.911**), organic carbon (OC) (−0.541*), and cation exchange capacity (CEC) (−0.540*) and positively with sand content (r=0.706**). The Elovich equation was best to describe the rate of B adsorption followed by the power function.


Over the past years, significant and rapid changes in many aspects of society and the world have led countries such as Qatar and others in the Gulf Region to reform their national education systems, focusing on the integration of standards, assessment, and accountability. One of the key elements in most of these reforms is the professional development as a central feature of such educational improvement initiatives for the many contributions it can make. It is reasonably assumed that improving teachers' knowledge, skills, and dispositions is one of the most critical steps to improving students achievements (King & Newmann, 2001). Further, it plays a key role in addressing the gap between educators preparation and standard-based reform. However, proposal from many quarters argue that professional development itself need to be reformed (King & Newmann, 2001). Much of the professional development that is offered for teachers and principals simply does not meet the challenges of the reform movement (Birman, D...


Emergency room outpatient telephone follow-up is not adequately reliable for children at high risk for life-threatening complications, according to a study in the June Pediatric Emergency Medicine . Researchers attempted outpatient telephone follow-up with families of 250 children, ages 4 days to 17 years, seen in a university medical center emergency room. Within 72 hours of discharge, researchers contacted 68.4 percent of outpatients, with greater success among commercially insured patients. Medical need for follow-up did not influence patient accessibility.


Objective To review the potentials of dynamic transperineal sonography for visualizaton of the interaction of the pelvic floor and viscera both at rest and during straining. Methods Ten patients and 5 normal volunteers were imaged with dynamic transperineal sonography. All of them were examined in the supine lithotomy with 3.75-6MHz curve probe. The rectum was filled with ultrasound gel as contrast. Imagings were obtained in a sagittal plane at rest and during straining. The obtained imagings were analyzed with cinematographic evaluation of the movement of the anorectal junction, and evacuation (defecation) of ultrasound gel. The sonographic findings were compared with the surgical and the other imaging procedures. Results All peoples in the control group were detected evacuating the ultrasound gel smoothly, the anorectal junction descending, and the anorectal angle increasing or unchanging during straining. Seven rectoceles, 2 dyskinetic puborectalis muscle and 1 rectal prolapse were identified using dynamic transperineal ultrasonography. Conclusion Dynamic transperineal ultrasonographic technique provides an overall view of the infralevator erineopelvic compartment in real time. We could understand the physiology of defecation by comparing the rest with straining, and give our initial experience in patients referred to specific disorders of evacuation.[


The dielectric relaxation study of diethanolamine with triethanolamine binary mixture have been determined over the frequency range of 10 MHz to 20 GHz, at 30oC using time domain reflectometry (TDR) method for 11 concentrations of the system. The present work reveals molecular interaction between same multi-functional groups [−OH and –NH2] of the alkanolamines (diethanolamine and triethanolamine) using different models such as Debye model, Excess model and Kirkwood model. The dielectric parameters viz. static dielectric constant (e0) and relaxation time (t) have been obtained with Debye equation characterized by a single relaxation time without relaxation time distribution by the least squares fit method.


A 3Dmodel was formulated for wind turbine blades made of unsaturated polyester resin filled with organic montmorillonite(OMMT).Static and dynamic analysis were carried out using ProE/Mechanica,and four vibration stage of the wind turbine blade were identified.The flow field during the injection molding was simulated with Moldflow software,and the filling time and temperature were obtained.It was concluded that the blade would not cause resonance,even at the top of the blade where the wind was strongest.Injection molding was not suitable for the production of the blade,vacuum assisted resin transfer may be useful.


This article gives an overview of the use of X-ray absorption spectroscopy to characterize the magnetic properties for technologically important, low dimensional magnetic materials. An overview is given both for the experimental hardware, the measurements and the analysis of the spectra. The information obtained is discussed for metallic and semiconducting systems, using both the X-ray magnetic circular dichroism and the X-ray linear magnetic dichroism spectroscopy.


In this work the effect of acid treatment over the textural and catalytic properties of a synthetic clay (TS-1) was studied. The clay was treated with a non-ionic surfactant (Igepal CO720) and magnesium oxide (TSM). TS-1 and TSM clays were treated with different concentrations of nitric acid. The catalysts were characterized by using N2 adsorption, XRF, TGA and XRD and the activity was evaluated with the isomerization of 1-butene at 300 oC. Moderated and severe acid treatment over TS and TSM caused the collapse of the lamellar structure. The treatment of TS clay with 1.2 and 2.4 mmol of acid was less severe and resulted in a reduction of MgO content (31.1 and 27.6 wt.%). It was evidenced that the catalysts were mesoporous solids. XRD results indicated that the activation of the clay with a minimum quantity of nitric acid (1.2 mmol H/g) caused the partial delamination of the sheets. At low acid concentrations an increase of the conversion was observed, giving 16-30% conversion of cis-2-butene. The highest conversion towards cis-2-butene was obtained using TSM-12H catalyst (37.9%).


TALENTED INDIVIDUALS NEED to be on the lookout for potential opportunities for new jobs or upward mobility within an organization. As a result, the recruitment industry has blossomed as recruitment specialists seek out opportunities for individuals and find suitable applicants for firms. What strategic choices must individuals make to rise to the attention of primary and secondary decision makers such as the organization and its recruiters? How do recruitment trends differ in our global, high-tech age? In this interview, Cathy Sims, head of Graduate Recruitment services at University of Cape Town's (UCT's) Career Development Programme and CEO of the South African Graduate Recruiters Association, shares her views on the changing recruiting landscape and how graduates can create and harness their personal brand.


This paper extends a previous study (conducted by the authors at two Universities) that examined the effectiveness of online learning in Computer and Information Systems curricula. In order to further investigate the influence of various online learning formats on students, the current research includes additional data from students and probes deeper into various delivery formats. The present study addresses the following research questions: 1) Which delivery method (i.e., on-ground, online, hybrid/partially online) do students perceive as providing the best learning in regard to Computer and Information Systems subject areas? 2) For each instructional method (i.e., online, hybrid/partially online, on-ground) should schools Offer More, Keep Offerings the Same or Offer Less courses that use a particular instructional method? 3) Can a profile be developed for students who prefer the online delivery method based on the students' work habits (i.e., supervision, self-organization and interaction)?


The authors present the microstructural basis, the initial macroscopical formulations, and a possible axiomatic reconstruction of the elastoviscoplastic model for metals based on the use of the local, current, relaxed configurations. Structural analysis and experimental data show that using these configurations offers advantages for the formulation of the material laws when the deformations are small or moderately large. Their review aims to be a concise, historical, and critical exposition of the main stages, contributions and results, which led, during the late sixties and the beginning of seventies, to the formulation of the fundamental ideas lying at the basis of the model. They delineate the role played by Lee, Liu, Teodosiu, Sidoroff, Mandel, and Kratochvil in the first formulation of the theory between 1966 and 1972, as well as the contributions of Dafalias and Loret to the development of the model between 1983 and 1985. Finally, they discuss some results obtained between 1985 and 1988 with models based on local current relaxed configurations.


Nineteen spiral and irregular galaxies with bright continuum nuclei were observed with the VLA to search for absorption at 21 cm by cool atomic hydrogen in or in front of the nuclei. Fifteen absorption lines were detected, and six tentatively identified, in 15 of these galaxies. Equivalent widths are much larger than for a spiral disk like that of the Milky Way; it is suggested that absorption arises not in the disks but in circumstellar clouds, or in some cases in an intervening system falling toward the active nucleus. Simple order-of-magnitude calculations suggest accretion rates of about 1 solar mass of H I per year onto the nucleus. 85 references.


The legal foundations of TNCs' human rights accountability include domesticlaw (law of host states and home states), international rules of law and informal regulations (NGO's monitoring and TNCs' self-regulations). Informal regulations on TNCs cannot act as effective measures to guarantee the undertaking of human rights accountability. Two measures shall be taken to strengthen TNCs' human rights accountability: one is to strengthen home states' responsibility on regulating TNCs behavior in relation to human rights, the other is to adopt binding and directly applicable international rules of law.


Cloud technologies have become an integral component in all aspects of the internet operation. In order to optimize the access to their services and infrastructures the cloud providers have implemented various techniques to load balance the globally spread datacenters and reduce the services latency. This paper analyses the technologies that are used in the cloud today and their applicability to local networks with a large number of devices, such as sensor networks, that require low latency, load balancing and no downtime.


According to this study:

* Hospitals' use of supplemental RNs does not adversely affect overall patient satisfaction with care and is an acceptable way of ensuring that adequate nurse staffing is available at all times.

* On two composite measures of patient satisfaction—discharge information and responsiveness of staff—each 10-point increase in the proportion of supplemental RNs was associated with a decrease in favorable ratings.


Virtual reality (VR) technologies have advanced rapidly in the past few years, and many industries have adopted these cutting-edge technologies for diverse applications to improve their industrial competitiveness. VR has also received considerable recognition in the architecture, engineering, and construction industries, because it can potentially reduce project costs, delivery time, and quality risks, by allowing users to experience unbuilt spaces before breaking ground, resolving construction conflicts virtually, and reviewing complex details in immersive environments. In the real estate market, VR can also play an important role in affecting buyers' housing purchasing decisions, especially for housing markets in Asia, where the pre-sale system is extremely common. Applying VR to the pre-sale housing system is promising, because the concept of pre-sale refers to a strategy adopted by developers that sell housing through agreements on residential units that have not been constructed yet, and VR at this stage could be a useful tool for visual communication in a true-to-scale environment. However, does VR really benefit sales in the housing market? Can clients accept using VR, instead of using traditional materials (i.e., paper-based images and physical models), to navigate and experience housing projects? The objective of this study is to develop a VR-based navigation system for a pre-sale housing project in Taiwan. We invited 30 potential clients to test the system and explore the implications of using it for project navigation. The results reveal that VR enhances the understandings of a project (perceived usefulness) and increases clients' intention to purchase, while the operation of VR (perceived ease-of-use) is still the major challenge to affect clients' satisfaction and the developer's acceptance with respect to applying it to future housing sales.


Abstract : Since the end of the Cold War, observers and analysts of international politics and national security affairs have struggled with the resulting changes in state behavior and organization. In retrospect, the Cold War period, and indeed, the period of great industrialized nation states, was short lived. During previous generations, society generally organized itself as religious groupings and ethnic tribes, with dynastic rulers nested as subsets within these groups. Economic organizations were subservient to these entities. However, with transformations in politics, science and technology, the relevant position of dynasties and ethnically-based regimes declined, while economic organizations have risen. This is the international landscape of today, and understanding it is crucial for analyzing the world and formulating foreign policy.


We investigate the interplay between the strong correlation and the spin-orbit coupling in the Kane-Mele-Hubbard model and obtain the qualitative phase diagram via the variational cluster approach. We identify, through an increase of the Hubbard U, the transition from the topological band insulator to either the spin liquid phase or the easy-plane antiferromagnetic insulating phase, depending on the strength of the spin-orbit coupling. A nontrivial evolution of the bulk bands in the topological quantum phase transition is also demonstrated.


The best raising procedure for discards in fishery science is a method everyone talks about but nobody has ever seen it. The specific workshop on discards (Anon. 2003) proposes formulas that are too simplistic as they do not take into account the within trip variance. The literature is full of attempts and results but they are always specific to particular case studies (Stratoudakis et al, 2001, Cotter et al, 2001) or based on inconsistent hypothesis as demonstrated by Rochet and Trenkel (2005). When some generalities are finally found (Borges et al., 2005), the formulas developed do not correspond to multistage sampling because of the unavailability of essential parameters and because the aim of the study is not to identify optimum raising procedures . The object here is not to discuss the accuracy of such or such document but to build step by step the reasoning for estimating the total volume of discards, in weight or in number, from the hypothesis to the associated variance. With the objective of clarity, the exact reference to the chapters of the two books always cited (Cochran, 1977 and Thomson, 1992) will be provided and when possible the reference to formulas specified in Cochran's sampling theory.


The invention discloses Alpha, Alpha', Omega, Omega'-tetraalkoxy amido modified polysiloxane and the preparation method and the application thereof. The Alpha, Alpha', Omega, Omega'-tetraalkoxy amido modified polysiloxane has structural formula shown at right. The preparation method has the following steps: Alpha, Omega-terminal hydroxyl polysiloxane is dehydrated in the vacuumed condition, trialkoxysilane coupling agent is added to react in vacuum until no bubble generates and catalyst is added to react in vacuum until no bubble generates, and then the Alpha, Alpha', Omega, Omega'-tetraalkoxy amido modified polysiloxane is obtained; the Alpha, Alpha', Omega, Omega'-tetraalkoxy amido modified polysiloxane obtained by the method is produced into microemulsion to be used as synergistic agent of fabric softener. The Alpha, Alpha', Omega, Omega'-tetraalkoxy amido modified polysiloxane has higher reactive behavior, remarkably enhanced smoothness, flexibility and elasticity and good synergized action, and the microemulsion of the Alpha, Alpha', Omega, Omega'-tetraalkoxy amido modified polysiloxane can be used as the synergistic agent of ammonia alkyl polysiloxane softening agent or terminal hydroxyl polysiloxane softening agent.


The reinforced concrete beam-column joint exhibits different properties under dynamic loading when compared with that under quasi-static loading, due to the effect of strain rate. However, the majority of previous studies are focused more on the rate effect of concrete and reinforcement, but less on beam-column joints. Based on the former considerations, the seismic behavior of 15 cruciform specimens subjected to various strain rates is studied in this paper, aimed at attaining a better understanding of the effect of strain rates on beam-column joints. In terms of the effect of different strain rates, the failure mode, carrying capacity, stiffness degradation, and energy dissipation of beam-column joints are discussed in detail. An empirical equation to predict the dynamic increase factor of horizontal shear carrying capacity of beam-column joints under different axial compression ratios and strain rates is also proposed through multiple linear regression analysis. Finally, four adjustments for the softened strut-and-tie model are made to get better predicting of the test results. It has been proved that predicted results by the improved softened strut-and-tie model are in good agreement with the test results.


Signatures will be read as (un)stable traces of professional knowledges, practices, and identities. The paper intends to propose a theoretical framework to explore the sociomateriality of signature in occupational and professional practices. This exploration will be conducted by assuming a practice-based approach to "signing in practice" and therefore by paying attention to knowing as a situated practice within organizations. The aim of the paper is to invite to a line of research that considers signatures—in occupational and professional practices—as "matters of fact," i.e. stable traces resistant to disputation that "make" the professional accountable, and as "social fabrications," i.e. traces which emerge from professional learning and knowing, thus resulting from stable negotiations of human and nonhuman assemblages.


The invention provides an STN (Super Twisted Nematic) dye liquid crystal display. According to the dye liquid crystal display, black characters are on a white background. The dye liquid crystal display sequentially comprises an upper polaroid, an upper substrate, an upper orientation layer, a liquid crystal layer, a lower orientation layer, a lower substrate and a lower polaroid. The liquid crystal layer comprises liquid crystal compositions. The liquid crystal compositions comprise liquid crystal parents and dichroism dye. The liquid crystal parents comprise one or more kinds of liquid crystal compounds and chiral agents. The weight proportion of the dichroism dye in the liquid crystal compositions is smaller than or equal to 0.8%. Deltan*d of the liquid crystal parents ranges from 600 nm to 1200 nm. The olivine ground color in the STN displaying mode can be absorbed by the dichroism dye, the displaying effect that the black characters are on the white background can be achieved, and the dye liquid crystal display further has the advantages of being wide in view angle range, high in contrast ratio, simple in technology and low in cost.


An analysis method to predict performance of a vehicle cooling system which is composed of radiator, A/C condenser, cooling fan, and etc. is suggested. Air flow through the heat exchanger system and heat rejection rate which dominate the cooling performance are analyzed. Heat transfer with A/C refrigerant phase change is also considered in the analysis. Some predicted results are compared with experimental data for various operating conditions. This evaluation procedure will be useful for the design of optimal vehicle cooling system.


THANATOSEPOESEN' CHANGING ATTITUDES IN ATHENIAN MOURNING: A STUDY OF FUNERARY VASE PAINTING, 900–404 BC by HEATHER QUINN ELIZABETH DEASON August 2012 Advisor: Dr. Brian C. Madigan Major: Art History Degree: Master of Arts Literature and archaeological findings have been valuable resources for understanding how the ancient Athenian buried the dead. Grave excavations tell historians a great deal about burial practices. However, so much more can be learned about these practices through the art found in graves. The painted image not only tells us what occurred on the day a person died and his subsequent burial, but it even illustrates the years of mourning which followed for the living. These vessels chronicle the importance people placed on the varying aspects of death and the funeral ritual. From the Geometric period of the tenth century through the fifth century Classical era, we know burial rituals remained the same, but what people memorialized on funeral goods changed from generation to generation. Athenian cemeteries have provided a substantive body of material that bears witness to how the ancient Athenian's view of death changed over the centuries–and with this change, the pottery market thrived.


The purpose of this study was to investigate and compare the of regular exercise habit on arteriosclerosis factors in elderly women. This study subjects included 20 females aged over 66 years with a regular exercise habit of over three times a week for at least three years and other 10 elderly females with few exercise habit during their daily lives and evaluated their body composition, RbaPWV. LbaPWV. RAEI, LABI. This data were analyzed by independent t-test and multiple regression. Results were as follows. 1. Body composition did not show any significant difference between the regular exercise habit group and the non-exercise habit group. 2. RbaPWV, LbaPWV of regular exercise habit group were significantly lower than those of the non-exercise habit group(p<.001). 3. RAEI of regular exercise habit group was higher than that of the non-exercise habit group but there was no significant differences. And LABI of regular exercise habit group was significantly higher than that of the non-exercise habit group(p<.05). In conclusion, regular exercise group is improves arterial arteriosclerosis factor as R-baPWV, L-baPWV and RAEI, LABI.


The purpose of this paper is to estimate the optimal inflation rate, defined as the threshold level below and above which inflation affects economic growth, from the experience of the BEAC1. For this purpose, we use panel data over the period 1985-2013. Relying upon the estimation of Panel Smooth Transition Regression (PSTR) model inspired from Gonzalez et al. (2005), our main findings are the following. (i) The optimal inflation rate is around 4.3%. (ii) Below the threshold, an increase of 1% of inflation enhances growth by 0.28 %. Over the threshold, a one percent increase in inflation leads to a reduction of 0.26% in growth. These results are robust with respect to sensitivity analyses and GMM estimation.JEL Codes: E31, C23.


The current state of regional markets development and the production of eggs and egg products for a long period — from 1990 to 2009 — is reviewed in this paper. The main research method is the method of statistical groupings. The variable amount of egg production was chosen as the grouping characteristic, since this figure fits well into research goals and has the property of the prevalence in the aggregate / total. To analyze the trends of the Russian regional markets involved into egg production, official statistics on consumer prices was used as well as producer prices, the volume of egg production per capita based on food import and export products. This allowed to group regions for comparison with average values of indicators carried out by different criteria, and to draw conclusions about trends in the development of regional markets. The most relevant factors influencing the development of egg production, among which the factor of vertical integration of production was especially noticed: building own plants and feed mills, joining the land in order to ensure the needs for higher quality raw materials and other activities were identified.


Why African Americans do not rebel? Why is there no armed insurrection of African Americans across the USA, especially in cities and states where they make up almost half of the population? In many parts of the world, ethnic, racial, and religious groups that are much smaller in size, much less disadvantaged socioeconomically and politically, and with relatively fewer historical grievances than African Americans, launched armed insurrections that lasted for decades. The quiescence of African Americans is a momentous puzzle if one subscribes to grievance-based theories of violent ethnic insurgencies (e.g., Gurr 1970). There are more than 40 million African Americans in the USA, which makes them a more populous ethnic group or a potential nation than any Eastern European nation in the European Union. Yet, approximately 40 million African Americans, despite their high level of collective consciousness and multifaceted grievances, did not produce as much armed insurgency as less than three million Basques in Spain have, to expand a comparison Manuel Vogt (4) briefly alludes to. What accounts for this dramatic difference?


Rice (Oryza sativa L.) belongs to the genus Oryza, family Poaceae, was domesticated probably in north-eastern India and southern China about 8000 years ago and is the staple food for more than 50% of the world's population (Gowda et al., 2003). It accounts for over 20% of global calorie intake. Over 90% of the world's rice is produced and consumed in the Asian region with 6 countries (China, India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Vietnam and Japan) accounted for 80% in the world's production and consumption (Abdullah et al., 2015). The world's population is projected to reach 9.7 billion by year 2050.


A criminal conviction resulting from a guilty plea rather than a full trial is typically justified on the basis that the defendant had the ability to go to trial but instead chose to admit guilt in exchange for a small sentence reduction. In other words, the conviction, and associated waiver of rights, occurred by consent. In this article, I challenge that notion by drawing on psycho-legal research on vulnerability and consent and research on guilty pleas in the USA. I suggest that while plea procedure in England and Wales appears less coercive than the practice of 'plea bargaining' in the United States, aspects of the system are highly problematic and are likely to be leading to non-consensual guilty pleas, through which innocent defendants are pleading guilty.


This paper comments on Maripaz Garcia's paper (Pronouns: Students' worst enemy in the foreign language classroom) . Classroom experience and previous empirical studies show that SFL learners produce certain 'classic' errors with a set of grammatical properties (e.g., the ser/estar distinction, the preterit/imperfect distinction, the use of the subjunctive, gender agreement, Subjet-Verb agreement, etc). But Garcia's corpus-based study reports a finding that has been overlooked in previous studies conducted within an Error Analysis (EA) framework: EFL learners produce more errors with pronouns than with any other grammatical category. The commentary in this paper adds value to Garcia's findings on pronouns and frames her descriptive findings within formal studies on the acquisition of Spanish as a second language (SL2). Over the past decades, these studies have shown that pronominal subjects are persistently problematic, even at end states of development. Our commentary also discusses the role of L1 transfer and classroom instruction on the acquisition of pronominals in SFL/SL2, with a view to presenting a critical and useful background for future researchers on the factors that constrain pronominal acquisition in SFL/SL2.


An attempt was made to find out the effect of study habits, mental health and intelligence on their academic achievement of 400 high school students. The data collected by Academic Achievement (marks obtained by the students in their previous academic year annual examinations) was used to assess the study habits, mental health and intelligence and academic achievement of the subjects. The data collected were analysis by using statistical techniques such as Mean, SD and ANOVA. Results revealed that there are significant differences between study habits, mental health and intelligence on academic achievement of subjects.


between the thorax and abdomen is to observe the effects of posture on transdiaphragmatic pressure (3). Froese and Bryan (4) showed that, when healthy subjects changed from an upright to a supine posture, their lung volume decreased and the diaphragm moved upwards. When supine, the tension developed in the contracting diaphragm increased. As a result of this increased contractility, the dependent parts of the lung i.e. those close to the diaphragm, are ventilated more efficiently. What are the possible explanations for the increased contractile force of the diaphragm, which occurs in the supine posture? The first possibility is that, when the subject changes from the upright to supine posture and the diaphragm moves upwards, the diaphragm simply becomes more curved. Therefore, according to Laplace' s law, with a reduced radius of curvature, the diaphragm must generate a greater pressure for a given amount of tension in the muscle. On the other hand, the explanation might be a neuromuscular one, that is, the diaphragmatic muscle generates an increased isometric force simply as a result of stretching of the muscle fibers (5, 6). Whatever the explanation, it is clear that as lung volume decreases, It would be reasonable to suspect that when the abdomen is distended with fluid, breathing will become impaired. However, in the current issue of the B ulletin , Epstein and his colleagues have reported that two liters of dialysis fluid had little or no deleterious effect on ventilatory function in the patients they studied. Their findings should encourage us to re-evaluate our concepts of the function of the diaphragm. In normal upright adults, the thorax and abdomen move outward during inspiration and return inward toward the resting position during expiration. The inspirational movements are produced largely by the action of the diaphragm and parasternal intercostal muscles ( 1) .When the diaphragm contracts, the abdominal wall moves outward as the intra-abdominal pressure increases. At the end of the normal breath ( = functional residual capacity) , there is no transdiaphragmatic pressure gradient, so that the position of the diaphragm is determined by the balance between lung elastic recoil pulling it upward, and the weight of the abdominal contents, pulling it downward (2). The


The high pressure PVT experiment data of Wellblock Hu-2condensa te gas reservoir in Hutubi gas field are calculated.The fluid compositional char acteristic parameters used for describing the phase behavior of this reservoir a re determined.According to the petrophysi-cal parameters from individual well and layer integrating with structure geometry and well location,a3D geologic m odel is developed.Follow-ing its reserves matching,study of the gas productio n history matching is made,obtaining satisfactorily matched results.For demons trating the technical parameters for reasonable exploitation of Wellblock Hu-2 gas reservoir,the numerical simulation research in nine aspects is con-ducted .The main conclusions are that seven gas wells can meet the production requirem ent,and productivity plan of150×104m3/d is rea-sonable,with stable p roduction period of eight years ranging from Jan.,2003to Dec.,2020 .It is estimated that recovery percent of natural gas and condensate will reac h70.7558%and44.1564%,respectively,by the end of2020.


Imbalance in the metabolic pathway linking excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmission has been implicated in multiple psychiatric and neurologic disorders. Recently, we described enantiomer‐specific effects of 2‐methylglutamate, which is not decarboxylated to the corresponding methyl analogue of gamma‐aminobutyric acid (GABA): 4‐aminopentanoic acid (4APA). Here, we tested the hypothesis that 4APA also has enantiomer‐specific actions in brain. Mouse cerebral synaptosome uptake (nmol/mg protein over 30 min) of (R)‐4APA or (S)‐4APA was time and temperature dependent; however, the R enantiomer had greater uptake, reduction of endogenous GABA concentration, and release following membrane depolarization than did the S enantiomer. (S)‐4APA exhibited some weak agonist (GABAA α4β3δ, GABAA α5β2γ2, and GABAB B1/B2) and antagonist (GABAA α6β2γ2) activity while (R)‐4APA showed weak agonist activity only with GABAA α5β2γ2. Both 4APA enantiomers (100 mg/kg IP) were detected in mouse brain 10 min after injection, and by 1 hr had reached concentrations that were stable over 6 hr; both enantiomers were cleared rapidly from mouse serum over 6 hr. Two‐month‐old mice had no mortality following 100–900 mg/kg IP of each 4APA enantiomer but did have similar dose‐dependent reduction in distance moved in a novel cage. Neither enantiomer at 30 or 100 mg/kg impacted outcomes in 23 measures of well‐being, activity chamber, or withdrawal from hot plate. Our results suggest that enantiomers of 4APA are active in mouse brain, and that (R)‐4APA may act as a novel false neurotransmitter of GABA. Future work will focus on disease models and on possible applications as neuroimaging agents.


In traditional pipeline optimal design,the coefficients of design variable in optimal models are certain. However,these coefficients' change result in the change of optimal solutions due to the external reasons. Thus there exist a problem that how to gain the changed optimal solutions when these coefficients change. The sensitivity analysis of optimal design just can solve this problem quickly and effectively. According to the characteristic of the natural gas transmission pipeline optimal model, and to solve it, the model is transformed to the standard form of Generalized Geometric Programming. After having gotten the optimal solutions of the model,the sensitivity analysis algorithm of Generalized Geometric Programming is used to analyze influences on optimal solutions when its parameters such as capital construction investment,natural gas price,pipeline materials characteristic and so on have been perturbed. It is concluded that the optimal results got by the sensitivity analysis algorithm of Generalized Geometric Programming meets the needs of natural gas pipeline engineering design within the ±20% ranges of parameters perturbation by comparing the results of sensitivity analysis with the ones of the optimal model newly-optimization. The example indicates that the optimal solutions are the most sensitive to the perturbation of such the three parameters as the cost being direct ratio with the diameter of the pipe,the cost being direct ratio with the unit weight of the pipe and the intensity limit of the pipe,are rather sensitive to the perturbation of such the parameters as the initial compressor cost unconcerned with power, the initial compressor cost being direct ratio with power,the annual management cost of the compressor stations unconcerned with power and the internal charge for gas and are little sensitive to the perturbation of such the parameters as the unit power management cost at each compressor station and the cost for maintenance and utilities.


Walking, jogging and sprinting occur repeatedly in daily life and also many sports events. The present study was undertaken to clarify whether the different kinematic characteristics of sprinting movements between sprint-skilled athletes and non-athletes are common to the those of walking and running movements. Nine male athletes and eleven untrained male students were asked to perform walking, fast-walking and jogging at set speeds (walking: 1.5 m/s; fast-walking, jogging: 2.4 m/s), and sprinting at maximal speed. Walking, fast-walking and jogging movements were recorded by digital video camera and sprinting movement by high-speed video camera. Kinematic variables obtained from video analysis were compared between two groups and within each group. Double support time of fast-walking and contact time of jogging and sprinting were significantly shorter in athletes. Minimal knee angles in jogging and sprinting were significantly larger, and knee angular displacements and hip angle at left foot contact in fast-walking, jogging and sprinting were significantly smaller in athletes. Touch down distances were significantly shorter in all movements and right hip joint angle was small at right foot contact in fast walking, jogging and sprinting. Leg scissors movement was a characteristic of athletes. During the support phase, non-athletes tended to flex not only the knee joint but also the hip joint at foot contact, while athletes tended to keep on extending hip and knee joints. These results suggest that differences exist between two groups and that there are common characteristics of the movements in each group, which could be technically significant from a coaching viewpoint.


Soft animals move by controlling body deformation instead of actuated joints and they are able to exploit changes in conformation for different forms of locomotion. The goal of this study is to identify the key constraints in a soft-bodied animal and attempt to produce locomotion in a robotic platform with the same constraints. We first designed a soft robot platform as a reduced physical model of a caterpillar. Then we fabricated a variety of devices to explore possible modes of locomotion under the constraints of such a body plan. In particular, we found six gaits and several examples in which the soft actuators and body structure determine gait generation. We intend to translate these locomotion methods and body plans directly to a biomorphic robot that is biocompatible and biodegradable. This device will be actuated by cultured insect muscles and made from soft biomaterials.


Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is a thin film synthesis technique that can provide exquisite accuracy and precision in film thickness and composition even on complex, large area substrates. Based on self-limiting surface chemistry, ALD can be insensitive to process conditions and reactor designs, allowing an ALD process developed in one lab to be easily reproduced in other labs. In practice, however, ALD is sometimes difficult to reproduce or replicate, and the results can vary substantially between ALD reactors and between labs. This is exemplified by large deviations in reports on the growth of, e.g., Al2O3, FeOx, and TiO2 given the same precursors under similar conditions. Furthermore, the problem of irreproducibility seems to be growing as ALD is adopted by more researchers and integrated into new applications. In this article, the authors highlight some of the major sources of variations and errors and common misconceptions related to ALD. In particular, the authors focus on issues related to precursors, substrates, and deposition tools. The authors illustrate these problems through examples from the literature, and they present results from numerical simulations that describe how nonidealities would manifest in thickness profiles in a typical cross-flow reactor. They also describe how reproducibility in ALD is linked to consistent experimental practice and reporting between labs. The authors' hope is that by educating newcomers to ALD and advocating for consistent reporting of deposition conditions, they can minimize irreproducibility and enable ALD practitioners to realize the full potential afforded by self-limiting surface chemistry.Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is a thin film synthesis technique that can provide exquisite accuracy and precision in film thickness and composition even on complex, large area substrates. Based on self-limiting surface chemistry, ALD can be insensitive to process conditions and reactor designs, allowing an ALD process developed in one lab to be easily reproduced in other labs. In practice, however, ALD is sometimes difficult to reproduce or replicate, and the results can vary substantially between ALD reactors and between labs. This is exemplified by large deviations in reports on the growth of, e.g., Al2O3, FeOx, and TiO2 given the same precursors under similar conditions. Furthermore, the problem of irreproducibility seems to be growing as ALD is adopted by more researchers and integrated into new applications. In this article, the authors highlight some of the major sources of variations and errors and common misconceptions related to ALD. In particular, the authors focus on issues related to precurso...


Mushrooms extract have wide range of medical activity. Present study goaled to investigate healing role of P.ostrateus on aspirin induced gastric ulcer. This study carried out on rats males of Rattus norvegicus, rats divided into negative control group(C), positive control group (T1), standard drug treated control group (T2), group treated with alcoholic extract of P.ostreatus (T3),group treated with polysaccharide of P.ostreatus (T4) and group treated with chitin and chitosan of p. ostreatus (T5). Histopathological examination of stomach tissue by hematoxylin and eosin, Periodic acid Schiff and Masson's trichrome of P.ostreatus extract treated group (T3) at the end of the 10 day of treatment showed epithelial cell reconstitution and gastric cell repair in gastric mucosa accompanied with marked infiltration of leucocytes and congestion in the walls of the blood vessels of the submucosal layer.
At the end of 20 days, it was observed the gastric mucosa was closely no major differences compared with normal group and had better healing effect than that of omeprazole group. Histological observation of the animals treated with Polysaccharide, Chitin and Chitosan of P.ostrateus (T5 and T4) showed moderate disruption of the surface epithelium with leucocyte infiltration and thickening of muscularis mucosae at the first period. At second period there is still mild disruption and the repair is not complete. Present study detected a significant role of P.ostreatus extract in gastric ulcer healing.


The problem of the speed, time and acceleration of a body falling on the planets surface in the absence of an atmosphere is reduced to solving a second–order differential equation, which is solved by the standard method. A feature of the solution is the formal use of the tabular integral at an intermediate stage. It turned out, however, that his formula is unreliable, namely, the derivative of the right–hand side is not equal to the integrand. It follows from this that the possible existing solutions to this problem, based on the use of the indicated tabular integral, are incorrect. The article presents the correction of this tabular integral, which is an incidental result of the study. In this work, the time equation of motion of a body normally falling on the surface of the planet in the absence of an atmosphere, as well as the time equations of its speed and acceleration are obtained. The results obtained can be useful in calculating the fall of spent structural elements of spacecraft.


Vehicular micro clouds are considered a prime building block for next generation Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)also supporting a variety of Information and Communication Systems (ICT)applications in smart cities. Such micro clouds are established by multiple cars equipped with communication, storage, and computational resources. We recently presented the concept of hierarchical vehicular cloud computing, which is meant to extend on Mobile Edge Computing (MEC). Based on clustering algorithms, we can set up and maintain such micro clouds and eventually make use of the distributed resources. Looking at the high mobility of cars, it is very difficult to reliably maintain data collected by cars at a given location in space that is geographically relevant, e.g., at intersections. In this paper, we propose a new protocol which encourages coordination between neighboring micro clouds to help keeping local data current, i.e., cars moving out of the micro cloud may take data to neighboring clouds, hand data over to cars moving towards the original micro cloud, and, thus, returning the data to its original geographical location. We evaluate the performance of the protocol with different vehicle densities in a Manhattan Grid scenario and our results show the benefits of our proposed inter micro cloud coordination protocol.


rarely the reason. John Fletcher, August von Kotzebue, Eugène Scribe, and Eduardo de Filippo are among the most performed playwrights in the history of European theatre. Try to find anything by them in a collection meant for classroom use. No space can be spared in textbooks for such influential works as Guarini's Il Pastor fido, Voltaire's Mahomet, or Schiller's Die Räuber. Aiken's dramatization of Uncle Tom's Cabin has just recently been admitted to the canon, primarily for sociological reasons, but not perennial audience pleasers like Charley's Aunt or The Odd Couple whose mass appeal is unsuitable to a curriculum shaped by imperatives other than the pleasure principle. Yet, the plays I have named have held the stage longer and made a greater impress on the collective consciousness of their audiences than did many of the darlings of anthologists and literary arbiters. The doyen of French dramatic critics of the Third Republic, Francisque Sarcey, was well aware of this paradox. In an essay of 1884, he noted that plays which endured were seldom engendered by manifestos. Revolutions in art, he declared, were accomplished not by the fiat of ideologues and theorists, but almost accidentally by exceptional talents. To prove his point, he declared the three seminal works of nineteenth-century drama to be Le Chapeau de paille d'Italie, La Dame aux camélias, and Orphée aux enfers. All three were, of course, French, for Sarcey subscribed to that school of cultural geography which holds Paris to be the umbilicus of civilization. As Sarcey explained it, Labiche's vaudeville introduced the style of ultra-logical, mechanistic, plot-driven farce, while Dumas fils' play initiated the critique of modern life. The third revolution, however, was the most radical. Offenbach's effervescent scoring and staging of a witty libretto by Crémieux, Meilhac and Halévy, established a genre – opéra bouffe – which absorbed all earlier forms of comedy. The ebullition of high spirits that accompanied its racy irreverence conclusively swept away any lingering vestiges of neoclassicism. The whole age, claimed Sarcey, with its governments, institutions, manners and laws, were tuned into 'a prodigious and universal saraband.' Outer Space, Inner Rhythms: the concurrences of Jules Verne and Jacques Offenbach


There area numbers of theoretical speculations about the relationship of brain with religion, but empirical studies of the neuropsychology of religion yet to be considered definite. Global Moslem population is estimated at around 1.6 billion people. In the culture of Islam, Muslims believe strongly with the existance of destiny. Faith can cause a fatality in some cases, faith also showes a positive acceptance of God's will and a higher level against their belief in healing. Mental disorders also can be regarded as a trial or a punishment from God. In Islam mental health is a good condition for the optimal development of physical (biological), intelectual (ratio/cognitive), emotional (affective) and spiritual (religious) from a person so that development can go in line with the position of others. Temporal lobe is often associated with religious activity, some psychophysiological phenomena, associated with impaired activity of the limbic system, is often interpreted in a religious context, such as dreams, hallucinations, depersonalization, deja-vu experience, as well as the experience of approaching death. These experience have been interpreted as the appearance of the sacred, the divine voices, forecast, raising the dead, as well as a feeling of unification or detachment. Although the frontal lobe can not be generalized as the locus of unique religious experience, such as bizzare appearance, hearing things or other divinity sensations, lesions in the frontal lobe has been known to cause dramatic changes in personality. When a person loses the ability to reflect on oneself because of the damage in this area, the insight to the very existence against him will be disrupted resulting in the inability to establish a relationship with a relationship to divinity.


The design of a low-energy (4 GeV) neutrino factory (NF) is described, along with its expected performance. The neutrino factory uses a high-energy proton beam to produce charged pions. The ${\ensuremath{\pi}}^{\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}}$ decay to produce muons (${\ensuremath{\mu}}^{\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}}$), which are collected, accelerated, and stored in a ring with long straight sections. Muons decaying in the straight sections produce neutrino beams. The scheme is based on previous designs for higher energy neutrino factories, but has an improved bunching and phase rotation system, and new acceleration, storage ring, and detector schemes tailored to the needs of the lower energy facility. Our simulations suggest that the NF scheme we describe can produce neutrino beams generated by $\ensuremath{\sim}1.4\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}{10}^{21}$ ${\ensuremath{\mu}}^{+}$ per year decaying in a long straight section of the storage ring, and a similar number of ${\ensuremath{\mu}}^{\ensuremath{-}}$ decays.


Abstract The photocatalytic degradation of two selected endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) namely phenol and resorcinol was investigated in TiO2 and ZnO aqueous suspensions under UV irradiation. These catalysts were investigated for crystallinity, surface area, and optical properties. The effects of various operating parameters including the photocatalyst dosage, solution pH, initial substrate concentration, and the presence of second substrate on photocatalytic degradation were studied. Under optimized conditions, ZnO showed greater degradation and mineralization activities as it absorbed more light quanta than TiO2. Several degradation intermediates were detected using HPLC, which allowed the proposal of tentative pathways for the photocatalytic degradation of phenol and resorcinol. By investigating the effect of various radical scavengers, it showed that the photocatalytic degradation of phenol and resorcinol took place mainly via the hydroxyl radicals. The ZnO photocatalyst was also reused for seve...


There has been a persistent hue and cry against the rate at which our environment is being abused. This outcry of alarm is global in nature and demands sincere comments and contributions from well-meaning individuals towards achieving possible remedies. This paper examines how poverty is seen to be one of the greatest factors inducing exigencies vis-a-vis their econo-environmental factors and aspects of human activities that endanger our surroundings. It is verified that the bulk of environmental problems witnessed across society are povertydriven and can be minimized appropriately. Solutions are proffered towards making our earth safe for sustained life.


Li Bai presents several kinds of historical characters like emperors,generals,ministers,women and man of letters,etc.in his poems about history.These historical characters impress readers with vivid images.Li Bai uses the past to satirize the present through these characters.Some deals with Li Bai's own assessment of the historical characters,but more these characters' own conditions.Li Bai's personality can be seen in many of his historical characters.


Streptococcus pneumoniae counts among the most important human pathogens, with high morbidity and mortality rates. The most significant problem has become its resistance to antibiotics, including the easy acquisition of new resistance determinants from other bacteria. In this review we have summarized the currently known resistance mechanisms to different groups of antibiotics, with emphasis on the penicillins and macrolides, the prevalence worldwide of resistance, as well as the factors contributing to the development of resistance. We also summarize the pneumococcal virulence factors that enable the bacterium to cause disease.


Educators in some Canadian schools are especially challenged in developing innovative pedagogical approaches that can intellectually engage their students in deep learning of core curriculum content, while equipping them with 21st century competencies.  In this paper, we discuss some key ideas on how an intervention, the design and building of digital video games, was implemented and explored, to address this challenge, in four grade 6 social studies classes at a Calgary charter school, utilizing a design-based research framework.  Findings revealed that: (i) to effectively implement this intervention in the classroom context, teachers needed to shift/modify their design of instructional activities compared to how they would normally design them in their social studies classes to teach the same chosen content; and (ii) the intervention, as implemented, seem to have the potential to be an effective innovative pedagogy for deep learning and one that promotes the intellectual engagement of students and their development and application of 21st century competencies.  Some implications of these findings for the implementation of interventions in school, in terms of transforming the classroom environment, assessing the type of theoretical support needed, using design-based research as an effective framework to study how interventions and developing policy for the implementation of interventions are listed for K-12 educators, school jurisdictions and Alberta Education.


The adenylyl cyclase (AC) activity in the granulosa (Gr) cells of the largest (F1), next largest (F2), third largest (F3), and postovulatory (POF) follicles throughout the ovulatory cycle of the domestic hen was measured. Granulosa cells were isolated at 24, 18, 12, 8, 6, 4, and 2 h before ovulation and basal and LH-stimulable AC activities were determined. There was a significant dif- ference (P<0.05) in response between the basal and LHstimulable activities of the F, Cr at all times studied, with the most dramatic difference observed between 18 and 12 h before ovulation (P< 0.001) (18 h, 58.42 ± 4.72 vs 12 h, 105.13 ± 4.89 pmoles cAMP/mm/mg protein). There was a transient decrease in basal and LH-stimulable AC activities after the LH surge, followed by a signif- icant (P<0.05) increase in basal activity 2 h before ovulation (6 h, 34.55 ± 3.94 vs 2 h, 53.76 ± 4.35 pmoles cAMP/mm/mg protein). The fluctuations in basal and LH-stimulable AC activities of the F2 Gr cells were essentially the same as those of the F, Gr except that the relative LH stimula- tion was less. In contrast, the pattern of AC activity of the F3 Gr cells differed from that of the F, and F2 follicles. At all times assayed except 6 and 4 h before ovulation, the LH-stimulable activity was significantly greater (P<0.05) than basal values, which remained the same throughout the cycle. The LH-stimulable AC activity of the Gr cells of the POF was still significantly (P<0.001) elevated 2 h after ovulation, but declined to basal levels 4 h later. There was a significant increase in the basal AC activity of the POF at 24 h after ovulation. These results demonstrate that there is an increase in the cAMP synthesizing capacity of the Gr cells of preovulatory follicles as they approach ovulation. The loss of LH-stimulable AC activity in the POF Cr cells may be due to gonadotropin desensitization or cell death.


INTRODUCTION
Sexual health is an important aspect of human existence associated with disease and overall health. Despite these associations and the existence of medical treatments to improve sexual function, sexual health is often overlooked in health care. Recent combat veterans may be particularly vulnerable to sexual health issues due to their deployment-related health issues such as mental health conditions, prescription medications use, and psychosocial challenges.

AIM
This study assesses the sexual health issues of recent combat veterans seeking care at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) documented in the primary care and mental health notes from the first 6 months of care.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES
Documentation of sexual health issues in the progress notes (coded into categories), primary care vs. mental health care visit note, initial vs. follow-up visit notes, and templated vs. non-templated text.

METHODS
This is a retrospective chart review of the first 158 consecutive patients seen for an initial assessment in the VAMC post-deployment clinic. Medical records were reviewed and text of sexual health issues and relevant patient and care characteristics were abstracted and coded into variables.

RESULTS
Almost 25% of patients had documented sexual health issues in the first 6 months of care. We coded 52 separate sexual health issues into 13 distinct categories. Overall, most sexual health issues were documented in mental health care notes, in non-templated text, and at follow-up visits. The use of templated text appeared to drive the documentation of low libido (the most common sexual health issue) in mental health care notes.

CONCLUSIONS
Sexual health issues are prevalent in recent combat veterans seeking care at a VAMC, but patterns of documentation suggest that they may be under-reported or incompletely addressed. A more systematic and provider-initiated approach to assessment of sexual health may promote fuller discussion of sexual health issues and optimize management.


In all parts of the world, women make tremendous contributions to the development of their communities. In fact, women exert considerable impact on the productivity of male workers. The women, because of their multiple roles have significant control over the subsistence lives of their communities. They perform reproductive roles of child bearing and rearing. They are also engaged in productive activities like trading, weaving, farming, etc for the production of income and other day-to-day maintenance of homes (Amucheazi, 1991). Although, women have always participated in development, their efforts have not been taken into account or recognized. But women, as mothers have and will continue to be procreators of human. There is no society that is complete without a woman. Even God did not stop creation until woman manifested (Nkiruka and Akabue, 2012). This means development in any society will never make any meaning or progress if women"s roles are not acknowledged and appreciated (Akubue, 2001). This shows that women are important resource for development. Thus, in the words of Singh (2016), man and woman are like two wings of a bird, which only in unison can take a lofty flight. Unfortunately, in Nigeria, the woman"s creation-man has continued to humiliate and overpower his procreatorthe woman. Women are denied their rights and are often subjected to callous and inhuman practices. It is generally believed that in Nigeria, men and women play complimentary roles. However, if the activity profile of men and women are assessed, it will show that more than 80% of the work is done by women. It is therefore sad to say that in Nigeria, one of these wings is wounded and weak. The question then is how can the people that contribute the most to the daily activities that keep the society going be so humiliated and overpowered? It is on this basis that this paper suggests strategies for the empowerment of women in Nigeria.


There is a mismatch between how traditional lectures are delivered and how humans learn.  This session will explore eight principles of memory (association, visualization, experiences, color, rhythm, humor, senses, overview) and how apply them to just about any lecture or topic. Note taking tips for greater recall and understanding will also be covered. A sample demonstration will also be delivered utilizing these memory principles.


In this paper we investigate the bilinear versions of Swartz's theorem. Thus we characterize the nuclear and the multiple 1-summing operators on a cartesian product of c 0 ( X ) . As applications we give the necessary and sufficient conditions for some natural operators on a cartesian product of c 0 ( X ) to be multiple 1-summing and nuclear operators. By an example, we show that the natural bilinear version of Swartz's theorem is not necessarily true


Pronunciation is considered to play a significant role in successful communication in L2. Despite its importance, there seems to be the lack of sufficient practice and interaction in online English pronunciation classes at university level. As a solution, online peer feedback on students' voice recordings is suggested, and this study aimed to explore the patterns of peer feedback in an online English pronunciation class and reflections on peer feedback for learning English pronunciation. The subjects of the study consisted of ten students enrolled in an online English pronunciation class at A university. Qualitative data sources included observations of the classroom BBS, voice recordings, reflective learning journals and interviews. The students' produced comments were analyzed in terms of suprasegmental and segmental features of pronunciation as well as six types of corrective feedback. The data collected from reflective learning journals and interviews were analyzed and presented descriptively. The major findings of the study are as follows. First, the students produced more peer feedback on suprasegmental features than segmental features. Second, they provided more indirect feedback than other types. Last, they incorporated more peer feedback on segmental features than on suprasegmental features. Based on the findings, suggestions and implications are proposed.


The objective of this research was to study clinical peculiarities of androgen-secreting tumors in adrenals dependent on age and gender. Among the patients with various neoplasms in adrenals (n=282), who received out-patient and in-patient treatment in the Republican Specialized Scientific Practical Medical Center of Endocrinology of the Uzbekistan Public Healthcare Ministry within the period from 2000 to 2018, androgen-secreting tumors were diagnosed in 9(3.2%) patients: 3(33.3%) men and 6(66.7%) women aged from 1.7 to 34 years old. As well as in the other groups with adrenal neoplasms, there was double prevailing of women. However, correlation of separate age subgroups was significantly different. In this group of patients specific weight of children increased (55.6%) compared to adults under 44 years old (44.4%). In spite of similar etiopathogenetic basis analysis of clinical manifestations of adrenal androgen-secreting tumors in children and adults revealed some differences. So, performed analysis confirms the presence of several symptoms in children, symptoms which are not observed in adults. On the other hand, somatic disorders in adults are more expressed than in children.


The paper considers the energy consumption opti-mization problem for an enterprise exploiting not only the central power supply system but also local generators and energy storage devices. To solve this problem, the paper proposes optimizing the energy consumption of the enterprise in two stages, i.e., solving the problems of optimal energy consumption scheduling in the first stage and optimal control over an enterprise's Smart Grid operating modes in the second one. The problem of optimal energy consumption scheduling was solved using linear programming method. The study implements a model of the enterprise's simple Smart Grid based on the author-developed environment compatible with the OpenAI Gym interface. Popular Reinforcement Learning algorithms were used to control the Smart Grid operating modes. The algorithms showed good convergence and successfully coped with the task set.


This paper represents the indoor-to-outdoor propagation characteristics for a distributed antenna system which is providing connection to end users via four access point locations. The access point locations are optimized by analyzing the layout model variants by adding furniture and reinforcing rods with the primary concrete structure using particle swarm optimization. The received signal strength indicator (RSSI) is calculated at various distance from the access points by calculating the path loss at each point on the layout. Optimizing the access point locations helped in reducing the path loss at each grid location, further helping us in achieving optimum RSSI.


Understanding the variability and drivers of air-sea CO 2 fluxes on seasonal timescales is critical for resolving the ocean carbon sink's evolution and variability. Here, we investigate whether discrepancies in the representation of air-sea CO 2 fluxes on a seasonal timescale accumulate to influence the representation of CO 2 fluxes on an interannual timescale in two important ocean CO 2 sink regions – the North Atlantic basin and the Southern Ocean. Using an observation-based product (SOM-FFN) as a reference, we investigate the representation of air-sea CO 2 fluxes in the Max Planck Institute's Earth System Model Grand Ensemble (MPI-ESM GE). Additionally, we include a simulation based on the same model configuration, where observational data from the atmosphere and ocean components is assimilated (EnKF assimilation) to verify if the inclusion of observational data alters the model state significantly and if the updated modelled CO 2 flux values better represent observations.


A quantitative assessment of femur stress under compression and bending condition is essential for the understanding of failure mechanisms and providing guidance for the design and operation of femur replacement. The stress distribution of femur under bending moment and compressive load is simulated using finite element method (FEM) in this paper. A two-dimensional FEM model is established according to the dimension of a typical human femur. The bending moments are obtained by shifting the load action point to the outward lateral direction. Four excursion lengths 0mm, 5mm, 10mm and 15mm are tested. The deformation and stress distribution of femur, the stress in the cross section of femoral head, neck and femoral shift under bending moment and compressive load are obtained. It can be found from the numerical results that there is obvious stress concentration at femoral neck and tension stress occurs in the outside while the compressive stress occurs in inner side. In the cross section of femoral shaft, tension stress again occurs in the outside and compressive stress occurs in inner side. The femur stress increases significantly with the bending moment.


Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is a rare autosomal dominant disease characterized by typical mucocutaneous pigmentation and multiple hamartomatous polyps in the gastrointestinal tract. The clinical manifestations of PJS include polyp-induced bowel obstruction, abdominal pain, and gastrointestinal bleeding. The risk of gastrointestinal and extragastrointestinal cancers is also significantly increased in patients with PJS. Nasal polyposis associated with PJS has been described, and is considered an extragastrointestinal manifestation of PJS. We present an unusual case of a patient with PJS and nasal polyposis causing complete unilateral nasal obstructio. (Korean J Med 2011;81:630-635)


OBJECTIVE To establish an analytical method for determination of phenobarbital,carbamazepine,diazepam,nitrazepam,estazolam,alprazolam in human plasma by gas chromatograph-mass spectrometry(GC-MS) and apply to the diagnosis and treatment of central nervous system drug poisoning. METHODS The plasma sample was extracted with ethyl acetate,and compounds were identified by retention time,diagnostic ions and library searches. Six central nervous system drugs were analyzed by the selected-ion monitoring mode,and caffeine was used as the internal standard. RESULTS Carbamazepine,diazepam,estazolam,alprazolam showed good linearity (r≥0.997 6) in the rang of 0.05~20.0 mg·L-1,and the limit of quantitation was about 0.008 mg·L-1. Phenobarbital and nitrazepam showed good linearity (r≥0.997 5) in the rang of 0.1~40.0 mg·L-1,and the limit of quantitation was about 0.02 mg·L-1.The recoveries of 6 central nervous system drugs were in the range of 97.78%~109.32%.The RSDs within-day and between-day were less than 9.62% and 9.70%,respectively. CONCLUSION The method is rapid and accurate. It can be used to determine and screen 6 central nervous system drugs in human plasma.


Irrational beliefs play a central role in cognitive theory and therapy; they have been shown to be related to a variety of disorders such as depression. Dysfunctional negative feelings (e.g., anger, depressed mood, anxiety, guilt) are more intense and related to irrational beliefs. The present study aimed at evaluating the implication of irrational beliefs in depression among infertile women. A purposive sample of 50 primary infertile women (Diagnosed by the concerned hospital specialist) selected from Mediwave IVF & Fertility Research Hospital in Mysore-India, and their spouse interviewed individually with a request to cooperate in the research. 40 infertile women were selected randomly. All subjects were assessed using Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) and The Shortened General Attitude and Belief Scale (SGABS). Results showed a irrational beliefshas significant correlation with depressive symptomsalsoThe result of the linear regression model to determine the predictors of Irrational Beliefs showed that84.1% of the variation observed in the irrational beliefs can be explained by these five variables ( History of IVF, Cause of Infertility, Duration of try to pregnancy, ,Financial support and Duration of infertility treatment ) and these are significantly correlated with irrational beliefs And can predict theirrational beliefs levels of the infertile women. The Results suggested to apply counseling and psychotherapy services in the infertility centers to reduce the psychological pressures on couples facing infertility to help them to enhance fertility chances.


304 / Contributions to Indian Sociology 48, 2 (2014): 279–305 Ashidhara Das. 2012. Desi Dreams: Indian Immigrant Women Build Lives Across Two Worlds. New Delhi: Primus Books. xviii + 162 pp. Tables, bibliography, index. `795 (hardback). DOI: 10.1177/0069966714525296 The title indicates that the book will be about immigrant women from India and their dreams, and the reader does find some material in that regard. The book is gracefully written and is generally informative but scholars will be disappointed since the book is a hotchpotch of theory, statistical data and interview material. Information about the key informants is limited and the material presented from them is still more limited. The book poses some interesting questions and makes provocative generalisations as the author presents her own views as well as those of her subjects. Das opens by presenting her hypotheses about the various identities and selves of professional Indian women. She argues for a three-stage model of identity formation: a first stage—two years of shock of acculturation upon arrival; a second stage of growing familiarity with the American way of life; and a third stage, for those residing at least a decade in the US, a phase of achievement of the American dream but also a reassertion of Indian ethnic identity. These, apparently, are her actual findings and they are repeated several times throughout the book and in the conclusion. The reasoning given for the third outcome, although never systematically evidenced by statements from her interviewees, seems to be twofold. Her informants believe that although they have become Americans, they are still pigeonholed by others as Indian; in other words, a full assimilation is not possible. Further, they resist categorisation as a racial minority group in the US and prefer to identify as diasporic or transnational Indians. It is often hard to distinguish the author's views from those of her informants because, as she says in the preface, she and they are so similar. This appears to be a revised PhD dissertation and Das moves on in her first chapter to discuss the relevant theoretical literature on migration and diaspora, and summarise census data on Asian Indian immigrants in the US. She ends the first chapter with brief remarks about her fieldwork and methodology. She conducted 60 detailed interviews. She writes that 40 were with professional Indian immigrant working women in the San Francisco Bay Area, 10 with non-working Indian immigrant women in the same area and 10 with professional working women resident in India (defined as 'the sending community'). The next sentence states, however,


Ultimate strength of composite beam subjected to co mbined interaction of negative bending and axial co mpression containing openings in the web of steel beam are reported with various opening parameters such as shapes, diamete r in circle openings, width in square openings and distances between openings. A n onlinear three dimensional finite element model (FE M) was developed for composite beam subjected to combined negative bendi ng and axial compression. The model was validated w ith available experimental data and it was predicted that the axial load, mome nt and failure mode at ultimate limit state were wi th an acceptable agreement between FEM and experiment. A study on the web open ing parameters was then carried out with validated finite element model. Finally, it is shown that the ultimate load carryin g capacity is reduced with openings in different qu otients in the composite beam subjected to combined interaction of negative bendi ng and axial compression.


Nowadays, Augmented Reality (AR) has rightfully been taking as one of the leading position. Still, there are many different AR markers with different encryption and decryption methods which provide the users with an excellent capability to augment computer graphics generated virtual information onto real-world objects (e.g. text-book pictures or diagrams). However, the users need to choose which marker provider that matches their needs and create suitable markers based on the chosen provider's requirements. "Is it worth to re-print the entire existing books in-order to add AR functions?". In this paper, we describe a new architecture to set up and present AR experiences by applying the benefit of deep learning (DL), the power of smart devices, and the flexibility of the Client-Server Architecture of the Internet. To set up, photos of pages in a textbook (but not limited to all pages) are uploaded to our server. For each page, the server will automatically generate different 3D views (thousands with different light conditions and perspectives) of the pages to form a sufficiently large enough dataset. They are then trained with a chosen convolutional neural network such as Alexnet, GoogleNet, VGG, GoogLeNet, or ResNet. The obtained model is then stored and can be loaded back to the client to serve as a classification process on a web browser using TensorFlow.JS, to recognise pages of the book. TensorFlow.JS is capable of running on smart devices with their built-in cameras; the recognised page will be used to specify which 3D graphics is displaying on top the page. This novel AR marker generating method is not only capable of keeping the original images of the books but also believed to achieve a higher detection accuracy. Thus, it is a promising, low-cost AR approach to be used in many areas, including education and training.


Professor and Head of Surgery (1948 – 1958), Beatrice M. Joly was the Foundation Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University College, Ibadan (1948 – 1949). She was born on 14 Dec, 1902; a time when female education was considered unimportant. Beatrice made up her mind very early on what she wanted out of life. She studied Medicine and excelled. She obtained the M.B.B.S. degree in 1930 carting away the best prizes. She went on to pursue a successful postgraduate medical training in Obstetrics and Gynecology, and later in Surgery. She worked briefly as a general physician in 1933 before traveling to India where she became a lecturer and rose to the position of professor seven years after getting her M.B.B.S. degree. In 1947, she came to Nigeria as the first professor appointed to the new University of Ibadan and subsequently contributed immensely to the development of Nigeria's first University. She was the first Head of department of Surgery and laid the groundwork for subsequent growth of the Department. Beatrice Joly laid the framework for the Department of Surgery which eventually became the 2 nd most productive Department in the first 3 decades of the College of Medicine, Ibadan (by publications, 2 nd to the Department of Medicine). The Department today is undeniably an asset not only to Nigeria but to Africa. She died on 27 th August, 1999. She would always be remembered as a unique woman, a brilliant scholar, an excellent surgeon, and a visionary leader; a pioneer whose contributions have continued to produce excellent specialists who have touched the lives of untold millions all over the continent.


As bacteria with high mutate potential, the diversity of Helicobacter pylori (Hp) has been confirmed by multiple researches, and significant differences on the dissemination of variation in time and space were observed. Not only were the genomes from different strains altered, but also infection with several strains can be found on an individual patient. Approaches to the mechanism of diversity and its relationship with different phenotypes is gradually seizing great attention, results from these researches may provide important clue for the prevention and treatment of Hp. The current text may provide an in-depth discussion on the molecular mechanism based on previous understanding of recombinant mutation mechanism.


Micropropagation of plants is done by cutting juvenile plants and placing them into special container-boxes with nutrient-solution where the pieces can grow up and be cut again several times. To produce high amounts of biomass it is necessary to do plant micropropagation by a robotic system. In this paper we describe parts of the vision system that recognizes plants and their particular cutting points. Therefore, it is necessary to extract elements of the plants and relations between these elements (for example root, stem, leaf). Different species vary in their morphological appearance, variation is also immanent in plants of the same species. Therefore, we introduce several morphological classes of plants from that we expect same recognition methods.


case scenario A 5-year-old boy with a history of mild mental retardation complained of difficulty in running and holding objects with his hands for 2 weeks. One examination, there were dysmorphic facial features, his head was slightly tilted to one side, and deep tendon reflexes were exaggerated in all the limbs. On further questioning, there was a history of a fall from a wall 1 month before onset of symptoms. An X-ray of the hands and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and three-dimensional reconstruction computerized tomography (CT) of the cervical spine are seen in Figures 1 and 2.


The addition of sulfite liquor into a pressurized refiner during the TMP processing of radiata pine gives a substantial reduction in energy required to produce pulp of a given tensile index or sheet density. This procedure has earlier been named the Dilution Water Sulfonation (DWS) process. The energy savings achieved are particularly important as conventional chip sulfonation treatments do not give any reduction in refining energy for radiata pine even at high pulp sulfonate contents. In this study, effects of the sulfite addition level and sulfite pH on sulfonation kinetics, pulp quality and refining energy demand of the DWS process have been investigated. Tensile strength and brightness were dependent on sulfite application level. Over the sulfite application range examined, the DWS process produced pulps with a higher tensile strength at a given freeness and energy consumption, than those produced by the CTMP process. The tensile strength of the DWS pulp was up to 30% greater than that of the corresponding CTMP pulp when compared at a specific energy input and sulfite application. A sulfite pH of Z5 produced DWS pulps with the highest sulfur content and lowest energy demand to a given freeness and tensile index.


A method was developed for the determination of florasulam by HPLC on C18 column with UV-absorbance detector,and the mobile phase was a mixture of acetonitrile and water.Quantitative analysis of effective ingredients was carried out using external standard method.The results demonstrated that the standard deviation was 0.197,the variation coefficient was 0.206%,the average recovery was 99.6%.


The Dynamics Simulator for Entry, Descent, and Surface landing (DSENDS) software performs high-fidelity simulation of the Entry, Descent, and Landing (EDL) of a spacecraft into the atmosphere and onto the surface of a planet or a smaller body. DSENDS is an extension of the DShell and DARTS programs, which afford capabilities for mathematical modeling of the dynamics of a spacecraft as a whole and of its instruments, actuators, and other subsystems. DSENDS enables the modeling (including real-time simulation) of flight-train elements and all spacecraft responses during various phases of EDL. DSENDS provides high-fidelity models of the aerodynamics of entry bodies and parachutes plus supporting models of atmospheres. Terrain and real-time responses of terrain-imaging radar and lidar instruments can also be modeled. The program includes modules for simulation of guidance, navigation, hypersonic steering, and powered descent. Automated state-machine-driven model switching is used to represent spacecraft separations and reconfigurations. Models for computing landing contact and impact forces are expected to be added. DSENDS can be used as a stand-alone program or incorporated into a larger program that simulates operations in real time.


This thesis analyses how Los Angeles,one of the important cities in contemporary America and even in the world urban system,developed itself from a regional central city into a global city.Beginning as a poor town solely dependent on cattle raising,it grew to be a regional central city of southern California in the 1930s,and in the 1960s it became a national city.Afterwards,the international elements in its economy increased dramatically,and it had become a global city with substantial influence on the pacific coastal areas in 1980s.On the whole,its industrial development and industrialization play a major role during its previous two development stages,while industrial restructuring and the urban economy characterized by high-tech and the service industry are the key factors to its successful change from a national city to a global one. This thesis gives a detailed discussion about the reasons for Los Angeles's fast development.The author holds that the inspiring and innovative humanism is the foundermental factor for its development.Besides,the favorable environment at home and abroad is also indispensable to its development.At home,Los Angeles benefits from the increasingly powerful federate government and the developed North-eastern and Mid-west parts.From the abroad environment,the economic exchange among America and the countries around the Pacific is also one of the noticeable factors. Finally,by means of investigation and comprehensive analysis of Los Angeles as a typical case,the author aims to disclose some universal inspirations on the development of a global city.1)"People" are the fundamental and lasting impulse in the development of a global city.The formation of global cities is due to the natural development of cities and it is also the result of the active promotion of the city government and the citizens.During the era of knowledge economy,the advocacy of humanism is of vital importance to the development of cities.2)In designing the developing strategy to construct global cities,the industry structure should be reconstructed timely.In addition,the development of high-tech and the third industry should be taken into consideration.3)The development of cities is rooted in their location,and relies on the close ties between the outer economic regions.Meanwhile,the close contacts between the economic regions at home and abroad are also quite inseparable to the development of cities,which is of vital importance to the world today characterized by global economy.4) A city has to map out a flexible and practical strategy of development after evaluation of its own advantages and disadvantages,give priority on the different stage of development and foster its own characteristics.


Problems in traditional teaching mode of dyeing and finishing major were analysed and the point that the development of CAI courseware to improve the refined course quality was put forward.The detailed methods of developing CAI courseware were discussed and analysed.


In this article, the problem of multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) load identification is addressed. First, load identification is proved in dynamic theory as non-linear MIMO black-box modelling process. Second, considering the effect of hyper-parameters in small-size sample problem, a new MIMO Support Vector Machine (SVM) model selection method based on multi-objective particle swarm optimization is proposed in order to improve the identification's performance. The proposed method treats the model selection of MIMO SVM as a multi-objective optimization problem, and leave-one-out generalization errors of all output models are minimized simultaneously. Once the Pareto-optimal solutions are found, the SVM model with the best generalization ability is determined. The proposed method is evaluated in the experiment of dynamic load identification on cylinder stochastic vibration system, demonstrating its benefits in comparison to the existing model selection methods in terms of identification accuracy and numerical stability, especially near the peaks.


The low cycle fatigue life prediction models,especially the energy prediction model,have been analysized in this paper.The basic assumption and the characteristic of these models have been discussed.The calculate program have been explained.This paper is of good engineering consideration for low cycle fatigue life of aeronautical super-alloy and the three-parameter energy model discussed in paper will be found good future.


Playing computer games is a routine activity for most young people today. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship of time spent playing computer games, the violence of the game, and self-reported anger of students in North Cyprus. Four hundred participants between the ages of 15–18 completed the State-Trait Anger and the Anger Expression questionnaire, together with a section on gaming. The results showed that most (43%) students played computer games 3–4 days a week, with many (31.5%) playing every day. It was found that students who played computer games for 2–3 hours a day scored higher on expressed anger than those who played for less than half an hour a day. Those young people who preferred to play action, adventure, fight and strategy games were found to have reported higher levels of anger than those who played other types of computer games. The implications for guidance counsellors, parents and teachers are discussed.


Formal methods and tools are key aspects for the analysis of cryptographic protocols. In this paper, aformal language PEP (principals + environment = protocol ) for the specification of cryptograph is proposed. For some cryptographic protocols, their PEP specifications can be translated into finite basic CCSprocesses, so it is possible to analyze the security properties using CCS-based tools such as CWB (concurrencyworkbench). The advantage of the mothod proposed in this paper is that the actions of the attacker can beimplicitly specified, and if the potential back door of the protocol analyzed exists, the attacking action trace can beexplicitly found out by model checker.


The aim of this paper is to present some recent examples of the variety spoken in the well-known Emirate of Dubai, the second largest of the seven Emirates that constitute the federation, located in the South Eastern shore of the Arabian Peninsula. The study is based on data gathered by the author between 2015 and 2016 during her recent fieldwork in the UAE1: the informants were young Emirati women aged between 20 and 30 years old. The purpose of the study is to contribute to the previous ones about Gulf Arabic, by presenting more recent examples and some morphological and syntactic features of the local variety in Dubai.


After jetting around the world, Stephen Rea left his hometown of Belfast with his American wife to settle in New Orleans in 2004. Not surprisingly, life in the Deep South proved to be startlingly different from that in Northern Ireland, and Rea struggled to find an outlet for his love of football. But before long the Ulsterman stumbled upon Finn McCool's pub and the wonderfully eccentric, international crowd that gathers there to watch European football games.?Frank 'the Tank', the pot-growing Dutch national; Dave 'the Rave' Ashton, a forty-six-year-old physiotherapist from Manchester dubbed 'the world's oldest teenager'; and Benji Haswell, a former political activist from South Africa, are three of the rare and vibrant characters who populated the pub. Soon Rea and this idiosyncratic mix of locals and ex-pat regulars formed a pub soccer team, joined a league, and began dreaming of victory.?On August 27, 2005, with former pro footballer Scottish Steve 'Macca' McAnespie as their coach, members of the team sat in the pub discussing their upcoming match. The next day, Hurricane Katrina enveloped the Gulf Coast, scattering Rea and his teammates around the world in seek of shelter and stability.?This luminous, gripping work follows the author and Finn regulars as they rebuild their lives and their team. With a masterful combination of dry humour and astute profundity, Rea reflects on his adopted city, providing powerful insights into the lives of the foreign-born and minority groups that stayed behind during Katrina because they had little to lose. Filled with equally hilarious and sobering anecdotes and no shortage of good football stories, Rea seamlessly weaves his experiences alongside his teammates' harrowing survival stories. A breathtaking and incredible debut celebrating camaraderie, sportsmanship, and survival, 'Finn McCool's Football Club' stands out as a haunting and powerful memoir filled with laughter, loss, astonishment, and, of course, football.


The hybrid fuel cell and microturbine based distributed generation(DG) systems are predicted to play an important role in power distribution network in the near future. There are several models of hybrid DG sources such as, wind turbine generation with photovoltaic, tidal with geothermal, fuel cell with gas turbine, stealing engine with fly wheel and many more. Among all these source of DG fuel cell and microturbines are the well suitable hybrid DG system due to their power matching, size and operational relation. This paper presents the current status and future development of hybrid fuel cell and microturbine generation system and the research work of various issues related to their interconnection, operation and control in connected to the power distribution network.