It has been noted that "organolithiums are the most widely used organometallics in contemporary organic chemistry".1 The undeniable truth of this statement derives partly from the widespread use of commercially available butyllithium isomers as bases, but it is not an exaggeration to state that functionalized organolithiums in more complex molecules are important species in their own right, as evidenced by the large number of reviews and monographs that have appeared since 1990.1-7 Lithium, atomic number 3, is the smallest of the metals, but the structure of organolithium compounds and their reaction chemistry can be diabolically complex. This complexity is in part due to the electrostatic nature of bonding between lithium and carbon, and the tendency of organolithium compounds to aggregate.8,9 The possibility of homochiral and heterochiral aggregates is usually not addressed in studies of the steric course of chiral organolithium reagents. In this review, the aggregation state of the various organolithiums will not normally be considered, and for simplicity, they will be drawn as monomers.

The focus of this chapter is the dynamics, mechanism, and steric course of substitution reactions of aliphatic organolithiums whose metal-bearing carbon is stereogenic. There are four comprehensive treatises on organolithium chemistry that have been published since 2002.7 Several topics covered briefly in this chapter are elaborated more thoroughly in accompanying chapters of this volume. Examples have been chosen to illustrate particular points, and the original literature or one of the monographs should be consulted for details on scope.


Increasingly, researchers from a variety of business disciplines are finding that trust can lower transaction costs, facilitate interorganizational relationships, and enhance manager-subordinate relationships. At the same time, we see a growing trend toward globalization—in establishing alliances, managing and hiring employees, and entering new markets. These trends suggest a need to view the concept of trust from the perspective of national culture. Drawing on theories from several disciplines, we develop a framework that identifies and describes five cognitive trust-building processes that help explain how trust develops in business contexts. We include a series of research propositions demonstrating how societal norms and values influence application of the trust-building processes, and we discuss implications for theory and practice.


THE MOST FREQUENT deformity of the auricle is the loss of all or of part of the helix. This type of deformity is usually seen in burns around the head which involve the external ear and leave its margin scarred and jagged. The free border of the ear is sometimes lost as a result of marginal lacerations, or it may be sacrificed in the process of eradication of tumors. The recently introduced composite grafts of skin and cartilage taken from the helical portion of the auricle 1 also leave a deformity which calls for reconstruction at the time of the original operation. There are two methods of reconstruction of the helix. The first one utilizes a skin tube. 2 Such a tube is ordinarily formed in the supraclavicular region where thin, hair-free skin is available. The tube is then migrated in stages toward the mastoid region and draped around the auricle. The


The metal-nucleobase nanostructures are considered essential electrode materials in demonstrating the electrochemical performance of supercapacitors for energy storage devices. In this study, different combinations of nucleobases have been used as...


............................................................................................................................... V GLOSSARY OF TERMS .......................................................................................................... VII LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ....................................................................... VIII TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................ IX LIST OF TABLES..................................................................................................XV . CHAPTER ONE ..............................................................................................................


We have previously reported on both the osteogenic potential of hydroxyapatite (HA) combined with bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) and a method involving osteogenic matrix cell sheet transplantation of BMSCs. In the present study, we assessed the osteogenic potential of serially-passaged BMSCs, both in vitro and in vivo. We also assessed whether an additional cell-loading technique can regain the osteogenic potential of the constructs combined with serially-passaged BMSCs. The present study revealed that passage (P) 1 cells cultured in osteogenic-induced medium showed strong positive staining for alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and Alizarin Red S, whereas P3 cells showed faint staining for ALP, with no Alizarin Red S staining. Staining of P1, P2 and P3 cells were progressively weaker, indicating that the osteogenic potential of the serially-passaged rat BMSCs is lost after P3 in vitro. The in vivo study showed that little bone formation was observed in the HA constructs seeded with P3 cells, 4 weeks after subcutaneous implantation. However, P3 cell/HA constructs which had increased cell-loading showed abundant bone formation within the pores of the HA construct. ALP and osteocalcin mRNA expression in these constructs was significantly higher than that of constructs with regular cell-seeding. The present study indicates that the osteogenic potential of the constructs with serially-passaged BMSCs is increased by additional cell-loading. This method can be applied to cases requiring hard tissue reconstruction, where BMSCs require serial expansion of cells.


THE chief difference between the testes of cryptorchid and of normal animals is the atrophy or complete disappearance of the seminiferous cells. In previous papers [Korenchevsky, 1930; Korenchevsky and Dennison, 1930] it was shown that most rats become obese after being made cryptorchid, although to a less degree than after castration. The development of obesity in cryptorchid animals was, therefore, ascribed mainly to atrophy of the seminiferous cells. Taking into consideration other data obtained it was suggested that the seminiferous cells (as well as Leidig's cells) produce testicular hormones and that the hormones of the seminiferous cells stimulate metabolism. An explanation was also offered as to why the degree of obesity developed by different cryptorchid and castrated animals varies, or, in some cases, is even absent [Korenchevsky, 1925, 1930]. PRESENT INVESTIGATION.


Two coumarin-based bisulfite anion probes,4-methyl-8-formyl-7-hydroxylcoumarin and 4-methyl-8-formyl-7-hydroxyl-6-chlorocoumarin,were synthesized by using resorcinol and 4-chloro resorcinol as the raw materials respectively,the structures of which were characterized by method of IR,1HNMR and MS.The testing mechanism of determination,selectivity to bisulfite anion,analytical property of the method and the application in the actual samples of the probes were investigated.A fluorescence analytical method for detection of bisulfite anions in water was established.


The tremendous application potential of nanosized materials stays in sharp contrast to a growing number of critical reports of their potential toxicity. Applications of in vitro methods to assess nanoparticles are severely limited through difficulties in exposing cells of the respiratory tract directly to airborne engineered nanoparticles. We present a completely new approach to expose lung cells to particles generated in situ by flame spray synthesis. Cerium oxide nanoparticles from a single run were produced and simultaneously exposed to the surface of cultured lung cells inside a glovebox. Separately collected samples were used to measure hydrodynamic particle size distribution, shape, and agglomerate morphology. Cell viability was not impaired by the conditions of the glovebox exposure. The tightness of the lung cell monolayer, the mean total lamellar body volume, and the generation of oxidative DNA damage revealed a dose-dependent cellular response to the airborne engineered nanoparticles. The direct combination of production and exposure allows studying particle toxicity in a simple and reproducible way under environmental conditions.


The Standard Model plus gravitation (SM) is produced from the Kaluza-Klein theory of pure gravity in six dimensions with fields depending on θ and φ, two compactified coordinates. The theory is called KK(θ, φ). When KK(θ, φ) is quantized, the Planck masses of the massive Fourier modes, representing the dependence upon θ and φ, are quantum corrected downward to elementary particle masses, rendering them observable. KK(θ, φ) explains the origins of the elementary particles, Maxwell's equations, the Dirac equation, the weak interactions and the strong interactions. Quark confinement, asymptotic freedom and chiral symmetry breaking are achieved. Ten parameters unexplained in the SM are produced from KK(θ, φ). Superweak vectors with precisely determined masses are predicted. Testable predictions that new leptons exist are made. In KK(θ, φ), the cosmological constant vanishes naturally. KK(θ, φ) is trivially anomaly-free. The relationship between quantum mechanics and general relativity is demonstrated.


This thesis refers to "FAMILY APART AND ITS RELATION TO COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN OF FIRST BASIC EDUCATION UNIT" PEDRO BOUGUER "PARISH YARUQUI, CANTON QUITO, PICHINCHA PROVINCE. PERIOD 2013-2014".
In the first year of Basic Education in "Pedro Bouguer" Unit of the parish Yaruqui, identified 30% of dysfunctional homes; these causes affect the child and as a result the process of knowledge acquisition significant, because an imbalance in the interrelations family, alters the other social structures and cognitive, by this reason the stated goal with the development of this research is: Determine how family breakdown affects cognitive development of children of Basic Education First Educational Unit "Pierre Bouguer" the Yaruqui parish, Canton Quito, Pichincha for the academic year 2013-2014, in order to establish measures to minimize this involvement.
In the development of research have applied the following methods: observation to understand the functioning and structure of the synthetic, analytical to process all the information gathered, educational unit to establish the specific ideas in each chapter project for deductive establish how family breakdown affects cognitive development, and inductive for the findings and propose mitigation actions.
The applied study found that 27.86% of the families of the children in the first year Basic Education Educational Unit "Pierre Bouguer" dysfunctional, which states that there is a strong need.
Family APGAR questionnaire is concluded that 27.86% of households in the first year Basic Education Educational Unit "Pierre Bouguer"; by testing cognitive skills is evidence that children who come from dysfunctional families have more cognitive deficiencies than those from normotensive families function skills; by cognitive diagnostic questionnaire evidence that children who come from dysfunctional families always or sometimes have a higher incidence of cognitive problems than those who come from families norm functions.
For these reasons, it is justified to implement strategies to minimize the existing problems, and help improve cognitive development in children of Basic Education First Educational Unit "Pierre Bouguer" whose families have problems of family disintegration.


The No Child Left Behind legislation has created an increased focus on K-12 curriculum standards, pedagogy, and teacher knowledge. On component of this shift is an increased focus on personal finance, economic, and entrepreneurial education initiatives. Entrepreneurial education is increasingly more important not only in our economy but also in our educational system. Despite this focus, the perceptions of the classroom teacher—the agents most responsible for the delivery of the entrepreneurial curriculum—have been largely overlooked. For example, how do teachers perceive the role and importance of entrepreneurs? What are the perceptions of teachers with regards to their ability to find adequate curriculum materials? How do teachers feel about their ability to deliver entrepreneurial education? Finally, how do these perceptions change when teachers are exposed to formal entrepreneurial education opportunities? This research examines teacher perceptions of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship education in the context of the statewide Entrepreneurs in Kentucky pilot program. During that period, over 400 teachers were given formal entrepreneurial education training in workshops around the state, and over 5,000 students were exposed to one or more parts of the program.


In Part 1 (\\"Divergent Markets\\") of this three-part series, we document that the recent divergence in inventories of new and existing homes seems to reflect a scarcity of lower- and middle-tier homes. We now examine one potential factor contributing to this shortage: rental demand.


When did the modern human appear? Was it sudden or gradual? These are getting the most important theme not only in Archaeology, but in the evolution of human mind. The important thing in judging when humans evolved into modern humans is when humans obtained the modern human mind. However, thus far, the evolution of the modern human mind has been discussed mainly from archaeological, anthropological, and biological viewpoints, and has not been discussed so much in connection with the mind of living human beings. This is the first report on the discovery of direct evidence showing the emergence of the modern human mind by analyzing the Kansei characteristics of living human beings; the relationship between words expressing Kansei and the five senses(Sensus Communis). Some 165 words expressing Kansei were translated into 21 different languages, and surveys were carried out on the relationship for about 800 individuals from these 21 peoples. The results show that the relationship has racial and genetic characteristics. A comparison of the results obtained here with the genetic data reveals that the modern human mind appeared abruptly some 50,000 years ago.


(57) ABSTRACT Metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) is used to form a layer of a metal oxide on the surfaces and within the pores of a porous ceramic material. The metal oxide is formed from one or more inexpensive metal organic precursors which permeate the pores of the substrate as a vapor. Surface reactions on the heated substrate convert the metal organic precursors to their metal oxide. The technique has particular utility in cre ating catalysts with very large surface areas and in pro viding a protective coating on ceramic materials that prevents or reduces damage from hostile environments. In a preferred embodiment, aluminum isopropoxide, (CH3)2CHO)3 Al, and titanium ethoxide, Ti(C2H5O)4, are used simultaneously or successively as precursors to generate a Al2TiO5 coating on a porous ceramic sub strate such as SiC or porous refractory cement candle filters.


The male house sparrows has two assumed visible sexual traits which are 1) the colouration (or brightness) of the beak and 2) the size of the black badge on the bird's throat and chest. Earlier research has shown that the testosterone concentration play an important part in determine the beak colour, with a higher testosterone concentration giving the bird a darker beak and as such making the male more attractive to females. Even though stress has been counted for as a changing factor of phenotypes and behaviour it is not certain how vast effect stress has on different animals. This study is focusing on how and if the individuals fundamental stress level (fundamental corticosterone concentration) is affecting the morphological appearance, in this case the visible sexual traits (beak colour and badge size) and mask (an indicator of age), within the house sparrows in the Lundy Island population. In this study there was no relationship between beak colour and corticosterone concentrations, stating that beak brightness is not determined by fundamental stress. Likewise there was no relationship between the corticosterone concentrations and the size of the badge. Mask measurements in relationship to corticosterone showed no significant effect. These results indicate that there is no relationship between the corticosterone concentration in the blood and the mask size or the beak colour and badge size as visible sexual traits.


This guide serves as a reference point for students at Trinity to become Expert Researchers by incorporating skills and practices central to attaining information literacy. Skills you'll need to take you over the top in research and the tutorials to get you there. Most useful for students in or hoping to advance to graduate-level work.


Species require sufficiently large and connected areas of suitable habitat to support populations that can persist through change. With extensive alteration of unprotected natural habitat, there is increasing risk that protected areas (PAs) will be too small and isolated to support viable populations in the long term. Consequently, this study addresses the urgent need to assess the capacity of PA estates to facilitate species persistence.


Objective This study aims to investigate the impact of individual and family factors on anxiety
 and loneliness of middle school students during quarantine in the COVID-19 pandemic
 and to provide reference for discussing the possible effective intervention paths
 in the stress process of public health emergencies.
 Methods A total of 11 596 students from junior and high schools in Shanghai were selected
 to complete the questionnaire with the stratified random cluster sampling method.
 Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) and UCLA Loneliness Scale, University of California
 at Los Angeles (ULS-6) were used for the survey.
 Results The prevalence of anxiety and loneliness were 34.78% and 52.44% respectively. The
 rate of anxiety and loneliness in girls (36.13%, 54.62%) was higher than that of boys
 (33.44%, 50.28%) (χ
 2= 17.03, 21.82, P<0.05). Logistic regression analysis showed that graduates (
 OR = 1.34, 95%
 CI = 1.18–1.52), students ranking in the middle (
 OR = 1.25, 95%
 CI = 1.08–1.45) or in the bottom 25% (
 OR = 1.76, 95%
 CI = 1.50–2.05), non-only children in the family (
 OR = 1.25, = 1.09–1.43) and low socioeconomic status (
 OR = 1.42, 95%
 CI = 1.23–1.65) were associated with increased risk of moderate and severe level of
 anxiety (
 P<0.05). Girls (
 OR = 1.20, 95%
 CI = 1.12–1.30), graduates (
 OR = 1.13, 95%
 CI = 1.04–1.24), non-residents (
 OR = 1.20, 95%
 CI = 1.09–1.33), lower level of grades (
 OR = 1.72, 95%
 CI = 1.55–1.91) and not living with parents (
 OR = 1.32, =1.18–1.48) were associated with increased risk of loneliness (
 P<0.05).
 Conclusion During the quarantine period caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, negative emotions such
 as anxiety and loneliness among adolescents need attention, especially females, graduates,
 only children and students with low rankings or low socioeconomic status.
 【摘要】 目的 探讨新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情期间居家隔离状态中个体及家庭因素对中学生焦虑和孤独情绪产生的影响, 为探讨突发公共卫生事件应激过程中可能采取的有效干预路径提供参考。
 方法 采用分层随机整群抽样法, 于 2020 年 3—4 月抽取上海市初、高中生共 11 596 名, 采用广泛性焦虑量表 (GAD-7) 和孤独感量表简版 (ULS-6)
 进行调查。
 结果 中学生焦虑、孤独发生率分别为 34.78%, 52.44%, 女生焦虑和孤独的发生率 (36.13%, 54.62%) 高于男生 (33.44%, 50.28%)
 (χ
 2 值分别为 17.03, 21.82, P 值均<0.05)。Logistic 回归分析显示, 毕业班 (
 OR =1.34,95%
 CI = 1.18~1.52)、成绩中等 (
 OR = 1.25,95%
 CI =1.08~1.45) 及后 25% 者 (
 OR =1.76,95%
 CI =1.50~2.05)、非独生子女 (
 OR =1.25,95%
 CI = 1.09~1.43)、客观社 会经济地位低 (
 OR =1.42,95%
 CI =1.23~1.65) 与中重度焦虑情绪的发生正性相关, 女生 (
 OR =1.20,95%
 CI =1.12~1.30)、毕 业班 (
 OR =1.13,95%
 CI =1.04~1.24)、外省市户籍 (
 OR =1.20,95%
 CI =1.09~1.33)、成绩差 (
 OR =1.72,95%
 CI = 1.55~1.91)、不与父母同住 (
 OR =1.32,95%CI =1.18~1.48) 与孤独情绪的发生正性相关 (
 P 值均<0.05)。
 结论 居家隔离期间, 需关注 青少年焦虑和孤独等负性情绪, 尤其是女生、毕业班、成绩较后、独生子女及家庭社会经济地位较低的青少年。


We exploit European regulatory interventions to investigate the effects of sub-second periodic auctions on market quality under dark trading restrictions. The restrictions are linked to an observable increase in periodic auctions and an economically meaningful loss of liquidity. While periodic auctions ameliorate illiquidity, their effects are significantly less than those of the restrictions; therefore, the combined effects of periodic auctions' increases and the restrictions are general declines in liquidity and informational efficiency. However, consistent with theory, periodic auctions are linked to reductions in adverse selection costs, thereby underscoring their potential to address latency arbitrage and the technological arms race.


A developing device driving apparatus and an image forming apparatus to which it is provided. The disclosed developing device drive unit is installed so as to idle the photosensitive drum driving gear, and a flange portion (108) installed in flange portion provided on the drum shaft at one side of the drum is connected to the main motor of the main body to rotate the drum of the main servo motor It is associated with a relay provided with a gear for rotating the developing roller drive gear, the photosensitive drum drive gear and the intermediate gear are connected to different motors.


Assessment prepares the way for management. The form and detail of an assessment depends therefore on the management that is likely to be needed, and this depends in turn on the nature of the problem. Although the basic structure will be the same, the length and focus of the assessment will differ in each case. For example:… ● After assessing a severely depressed patient, the GP may need to arrange for admission or arrange further focused support at the patient's home. The assessment will therefore focus on the level of risk in the short term, and the resources available to support the patient in their home. ● After arriving to assess a disturbed patient in the emergency department, the doctor's first action will be to attempt to calm the patient and ensure their own safety and the safety of others. Only then will they start to gather information about possible physical and psychological causes of disturbed behaviour, perhaps focusing on sources of information that do not rely on the patient's cooperation— hospital records, GP records, or family informant, for example. ● After assessing an adolescent with the eating disorder bulimia nervosa who has been brought to the clinic by a parent, the psychiatrist needs to determine the patient's insight into their problems, their motivation to change, and their ability to engage with a self- help cognitive behavioural programme…. Diagnosis begins as soon as the presenting problem is known— it does not wait until all the relevant data have been collected. From the start of the interview, the assessor begins to think what disorders could account for the presenting problem and what data will be required to decide. Assessment is not a fixed procedure, carried out in the same way with every patient. It is a dynamic process in which healthcare professionals make, test, and modify hypotheses as they gather information.


In conclusion, therefore, our results confirm the fact that biopsy of the pleura, using the Harefield needle, is a safe and useful aid in the diagnosis of thoracic disease. Summary We report our experience with punch biopsy of the parietal pleura in 71 patients with a pleural effusion, seven patients without an effusion, and one patient with a thickened and adherent pleura. We found that this procedure established the diagnosis of tuberculous effusion in 28% of cases and malignancy in 69%. In the case of tuberculous effusion, pleural biopsy was almost as often positive as culture of the pleural fluid and the results were obtained more quickly. A firm diagnosis of malignant effusion could often be obtained from pleural biopsy alone, and thus avoided subjecting an ill patient to bronchoscopy or open pleural biopsy. It is a simple and safe procedure in the presence of a pleural effusion or an adherent pleura. We do not advise biopsy where there is no fluid and the pleura is non-adherent. Pleural biopsy should be performed in all cases where the cause of the pleural effusion is not firmly established, and on occasions may correct an incorrect clinical diagnosis.


The aim of the invention is to create a method for reusing reclaimed asphalt, which is environmentally friendly in conventional systems, increases the reutilization rate of reclaimed asphalt when producing hot mixed asphalt products, and reduces the amount of new material used, such as minerals and binder/bitumen. Said aim is achieved by adjusting the high degree of hardness of the bitumen in the reclaimed asphalt, which is due to the age of the bitumen, by means of a softener while adding a hardener in combination therewith. Said softener-hardener system is added to a mixture containing reclaimed asphalt, primarily in the hot phase of the mixture.


OBJECTIVE To study the way to manage Marfan syndrome with lens dislocated into vitreous cavity METHODS Vitrectomy and implantation of intraocular lens were performed in eight patients(10eyes) with Marfan syndrome result in dislocation of lens into vitreous cavity Data of the patients were summarized retrospectively RESULTS The dislocated lenses were removed successfully and intraocular lenses were implanted in 10 eyes At period of follow-up from 3 months to 18 months visual acuity was 0 1 or better in the 9 eyes, and was 0 5 in two eyes of them The complications occurred including replacement of intraocular lens in 3 eyes, and hemorrhage of anterior chamber in two eyes,and mild vitreous hemorrhage in 1 eye, and temporary uveitis in 1 eye CONCLUSION Vitrectomy could be one of methods for treatment of lens dislocated into vitreous cavity with Marfan syndrome The visual acuity of patient treated could improve significantly


The world socialist system is a social, economic and political community of free and sovereign peoples moving toward socialism and communism, linked together by close bonds of international socialist solidarity and united by common goals and interests.


Using available potassic fertilizer production facilities,the researchers have tried several ways for the promotion of the self-crushing capability of the carnallite minerals in the decomposition equipment. The decomposition was enhanced and the production rate has been significantly raised with the same manufacturing facilities.


Quality of a product needs verification. If the product is complex, this verification cannot be done "by hand," but one needs tools. The question then arises how those tools are being checked. Eventually quality comes from a careful specification and design methodology. Correctness is based on a mathematical proof that the design meets its specification. As mathematical proofs become long and complex themselves, we also need a tool to verify proofs. In order to prevent an infinite regress, this last tool must have a basic simplicity. Indeed, mathematical assistants that help users to develop and verify proofs are build on the current foundational logical systems that can be described in a couple of pages.

It is expected that within a couple of decades, the use of reliable mathematical assistants will be widespread and will help the human user to learn, develop, teach, communicate, referee, and apply mathematics. Computer-verified correctness will probably become one of the most important applications of mathematics and computer science.

Keywords:

quality;
design;
specification;
mathematical assistant;
proof-object;
computer-verification


Viewgraphs on terminology and concepts of control and fuzzy logic are presented. Topics covered include: control systems; issues in the design of a control system; state space control for inverted pendulum; proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller; fuzzy controller; and fuzzy rule processing.


A new method is investigated for synthesis of computer-generated optical elements to focusate the radial-symmetrical laser beam into the complex focal contours--in particular, into the alphabetical-digital symbols. The method is based on decomposition of the focal contour by segments of the straight lines and half-circumferences, following corresponding spacing out of the focusator on elementary segments with a ring shape and solution of the inverse task of focusing from focusator segments into corresponding element of the focal contour. It was determined in the computer experiment that the theoretical efficiency of synthesized focusators into the letters is above 85%.


Abstract: In two experiments, we investigated how the number of auditory stimuli affectedthe apparent motion induced by visual stimuli. The multiple visual stimuli that induced theapparent motion on the front parallel plane, or in the depth dimension in terms of the binoculardisparity cue, were accompanied by multiple auditory stimuli. Observers reported thenumber of visual stimuli (Experiments 1 and 2) and the displacement of the apparent motionthat was defined by the distance between the first and last visual stimuli (Experiment 2).When the number of auditory stimuli was more/less than that of the visual stimuli, observerstended to perceive more/less visual stimuli and a larger/smaller displacement than whenthe numbers of the auditory and visual stimuli were the same, regardless of the dimensionof motion. These results suggest that auditory stimulation may modify the visual processingof motion by modulating the spatiotemporal resolution and extent of the displacement. Key words: audiovisual interaction, apparent motion, sound-induced flash perception, frequency, displacement. In this study, we examined the effects of anauditory stimulus on the visual processing ofapparent motion. Previous studies have reportedthat the effects of audition on vision and viceversa depend on whether spatial or temporalaspects are involved in the task. For example,many studies have shown that vision dominatesaudition in determining the spatial localizationof stimuli. That is, if there is conflict betweenthe spatial location of auditory and visual signals,the perceived location of the sound sourcetends to be biased by the location of the visualstimulus (Ewert, 1930; Stratton, 1897; Thomas,1941; Willey, Inglis, & Pearce, 1937; Young,1928). This effect is known as "visual capture"(Hay, Pick, & Ikeda, 1965; Jackson, 1953), orthe "ventriloquism effect" (Bertelson & Radeau,1981; Howard & Templeton, 1966; Jack T Sekiyama & Tohkura, 1993). In contrast,


What is the role of economics in the delivery of mental health services? The purpose of this paper is to answer this question by indicating the nature of the economic problem scarcity; by examining what economic techniques are available for determining which mental health services are "good value for the money" (i.e., cost effective); and by analyzing the characteristics of a good economic evaluation of mental health care. All this, however, is by way of introduction to the fundamental issue to be addressed here: What evidence is there that mental health services are provided efficiently? In the final part of the paper, it will be argued that most things psychiatrists do have not been evaluated, and that most of the decisions they make about patient treatment are based not on scientific fact, but on hope and guesses. It is concluded that such an approach is inefficient, unethical, and unlikely to survive in a world where constant scarcity is increasing the competition for resources in all health care.


Exploratory effort was initiated for the development of Fe-base alloys strengthened by intermetallic Laves phase combined with MC (M: metals) carbide for improved elevated-temperature strength in fossil energy system components such as super-heater tubes and industrial gas turbines. Work in FY 2006 was focused on strengthening of Fe-Cr-Ni base austenitic stainless alloys by Fe2Nb Laves-phase precipitates with/without MC carbides, in combination with the improvement of oxidation resistance via Al-modification to promote alumina scale formation. A series of Fe-Cr-Ni-Nb base austenitic alloys with additions of Mo, Al, Si, C, B, etc. were cast and thermomechanically processed, and then tensile creep-rupture tested at the conditions of 750-850oC/70-170 MPa. The Al-modified alloys strengthened by Laves + MC show superior creep strength to that of conventional type 347 stainless steels, and their creep life-limit reaches up to 500 h at 750 oC/100 MPa. These alloys also show an excellent oxidation resistance from 650-800oC in air and air + 10% water vapor environments due to formation of a protective Al2O3 scale. Microstructural analysis of alloys strengthened by only Laves phase revealed that the Laves phase was effective to pin dislocations when the particle size is less than 0.5 m, but the resultant creep rupture livesmore » were relatively short. The Al-modification was also applied to an advanced carbide-strengthened austenitic stainless steel, and it yielded creep resistance comparable to state-of-the-art austenitic alloys such as NF709, together with protective alumina scale formation. Modification of this alloy composition for its creep strength and oxidation resistance will be pursued in FY2007. Preliminary results suggest that the developed alloys with Al-modification combined with MC carbide strengthening are promising as a new class of high-temperature austenitic stainless steels.« less


------------------------------------------------------------ABSTRACT-------------------------------------------------------Multimedia and Special Education can help create inclusive environments on the web. So an innovative use of Information and Communication Technology through an inclusive pedagogical perspective can be a challenge when applied to on-line university courses. The concept of an inclusive approach of multimedia here focuses not just on the way in which the needs of all students, including those with disabilities in accessing, attending and achieving potentials on the programme are met but also on the way the University responds to diversity under the following elements: quality of educational path, method and organisation of educational environment, tutors' professional skills, integrated strategies and methodologies. This study presents the procedures and results of sperimental online training system activities carried out by the students in the a.y. 2013/14 in two academic courses at the Department of Movement, Health and Human Sciences at "Foro Italico" University of Rome (Italy).


Considering the situation of deep roadway of Juye mining area,of which the ground stress is high and the top coal is thick,and guided by the support idea,which is first anti-pressure,second pressure relief,third anti-pressure,high strength pressure relief anchor box beam(PRABB) support system was developed.PRABB support system has the advantage of low prestress loss,quantitative pressure relief,good supporting force transmission effects and a large contact area.Taking mine I-steel beam #12 and box support beam as trimmer beam respectively,two cross anchor beam support systems,two longitudinal single anchor beam support systems and two longitudinal double anchor beams support systems were designed.Taking deep thick top coal roadway of Zhaolou colliery as the engineering background,preliminary analysis of supporting effects of the support systems was produced by numerical test,and all the support systems were field-tested in crossheading of working face 3302.The field test results show that:(1) Six support systems are all better in controlling surrouding rock deformation than original support scheme.(2) Support effects of PRABB support systems are better than those of mine I-steel anchor beam support systems,and the roadway deformation of PRABB support systems is 15%-25% less than that of mine I-steel anchor beam support systems.(3) Among all the support systems,the longitudinal single anchor beam support systems are best in controlling surrounding rock,the longitudinal double anchor beams support systems take second place,the cross anchor beam support systems are relatively poor.Control mechanisms of different arrangement modes of beams are analyzed by test results.By longitudinal single anchor beam support systems,deformation of key position in thick top coal roadway is controlled well;it is helpful in making the best of self-bearing ability of surrounding rock and controlling roof deformation.In the deep thick top coal roadway supporting,longitudinal single anchor box beam support system is better for controlling surrouding rock deformation in a cost-effective way;so that the supporting demand is satisfied.


The current line of reasoning within the field of cardiovascular exercise physiology is that skeletal muscle oxygen delivery is tightly matched to oxygen demand. However, this relationship is conditional: holding true at rest and for exercise below one's critical power (CP) – the threshold for severe-intensity exercise. When considering exercise performed within the severe-intensity domain, this matching becomes uncoupled. That being said, if oxygen delivery ismatched to oxygen demand and is already sufficient to support a given rate of oxygen consumption (V̇O2 ), then further increases in oxygen delivery will not yield an elevation in V̇O2 (Nyberg & Jones, 2022). However, the current belief that further increases in oxygen delivery will not elevate V̇O2 fails to consider that the maintenance of oxygen uptake is feasible despite a reduction in oxygen delivery through adjustments of redox and phosphorylation potentials (Wilson & Erecińska, 1985). Adjustments in redox and phosphorylation potentials are mediated by an accumulation of metabolites that increase oxidative phosphorylation to compensate and maintain mitochondrial oxygen uptake. The caveat to this consideration is that the increasedmetabolic disturbance at the same V̇O2 affects the muscle's ability to generate force for a given muscle activation. Despite maintaining V̇O2 , this decreased oxygen deliverymay not be optimal formaintaining the active muscle's contractile function. In a recent issue of The Journal of Physiology, Drouin et al. (2023) explored whether the 'normal' adjustment of oxygen delivery in small muscle mass exercise below CP was optimal for muscle performance. To test the hypothesis that the 'normal' adjustment of oxygen delivery is optimal for muscle performance, Drouin et al. (2023) activated the metaboreflex in a remote skeletal muscle to stimulate an increase in mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) and subsequent muscle perfusion to a separate active muscle of interest. The authors hypothesized that if the 'normal' adjustment of oxygen delivery was not matched to demand, an improvement in muscle force relative to electromyography (EMG), as a measure of excitation–contraction coupling, would be observed when forearm skeletal muscle perfusion is increased. The authors tested if 'normal' oxygen delivery is optimal for muscle performance by increasing MAP, and as a result, blood flow to an exercising forearm muscle during a rhythmic handgrip exercise protocol, targeting 90% CP in 20 healthy participants (n = 10 female). The incited change in blood pressure and flow was achieved by using remote skeletal muscle activation of the bilateral tibialis anterior during dorsiflexion, with the metaboreflex condition achieved via suprasystolic cuff inflation. The experimental design required the collection of forearm muscle activation, oxygenation and blood flow (FBF), as well as MAP and handgrip force. The hyperperfusion induced by the metaboreflex effectively increased forearm oxygen delivery which in turn improved the muscle activation (EMG) to force of contraction ratio. After 30 s of remote skeletal muscle metaboreflex activation, MAP, FBF and muscle oxygenation were increased and remained increased until metaboreflex discontinuation. Upon cessation of the metaboreflex, forearm oxygendelivery and themuscle activation to force of contraction ratio rapidly returned to control levels. We applaud the authors for conducting a rigorous study which involved an equal distribution of male and female participants alongside a within-participant design to minimize individual physiological variability by having participants serve as their own controls. The use of near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) signals to measure muscle oxygenation was well done with physiological calibration. The authors should also be commended for creating a target muscle activation as well as a personalized target force of contraction according to an individual's CP, enabling either muscle activation or force of contraction to adjust to alterations in oxygen delivery. The authors were wise to screen participants to ensure they could tolerate the discomfort of the metaboreflex and coordinate the handgrip and dorsiflexion exercises. Drouin et al. (2023) stated that handgrip exercise was always performed with the participants' right hand. We assume this was done because the majority of individuals are right-handed; however, if left-handed individuals participated, this may have affected the force of their muscle contraction and determination of CP due to potential variation in neuromuscular activation and recruitment of motor units/muscle fibres in the non-dominant forearm. While the authors were wise to select an exercise intensity just below CP in order to create a consistent relative intensity and cellular environment across individuals, without blood lactate and metabolism measures, it is challenging to conclude with certainty that cellular disturbances were truly matched and attenuated across individuals. The addition of blood samples would also allow for a measure of arterial oxygen content to quantify oxygen delivery. Furthermore, since the exercise protocol in their study was completed in the heavy-intensity domain, future research would benefit from investigating whether exercise outside of this domain and/or above CP would elicit similar results. With the forearm being the muscle of interest, which is rich in type I (slow-twitch) fibres, future research would also benefit from applying similar methodologies to type II (fast-twitch) fibres since fibre type distribution has been found to affect oxygen uptake kinetics during exercise in the heavy intensity domain (Barstow et al., 1996). The use of a micropuncture biopsy may provide important fibre type information to establish whether this phenomenon persists across varying fibre type distributions. Matching oxygen delivery to the muscle's oxygen demand during exercise is a critical determinant of our capacity to both perform and tolerate physical activity. However, whether oxygen delivery is


This research is meant to find out the use of application of asset management system in the management of State Property in the Tenth November Institute of Technology (ITS). The research method has been done by using qualitative descriptive. The data collection has been done by using technique of observation, interview, and documentation. The preparation and the reporting of state property has been carried out by using an application that is made by ITS i.e. ITS Aset Management Information System (SIMAS). The ITS SIMAS is an application which can run the data and the information management that is related to the physical asset particularly in the capital expenditure and has integrated to financial application, approval application, and application SIMAK BMN. The mechanism of presentation and preparation of the reporting of state property the public service agency of ITS has been conformed with the Government Regulation and has been implemented completely the guideline of Accounting and Financial and The Regulation of the Minister of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia. Keywords: Information System, State Property Public Service Agency, Tenth November Institute Of Technology.


interlinked nature of media, religion, conflict and politics. The chapter on the Danish cartoon crisis most successfully addresses this theoretical model and was a joy to read. Although new media were not addressed, it is worth thinking where and how these fit. Equally, 'the public' needs a more central place in all of this, all highlighted by Bødker. This especially as in recent years it has been clear that politicians (and publics) themselves have become quite aware of social media. Popular right-wing Dutch MP Geert Wilders using the internet to release anti-Islam film Fitna in 2008 is a poignant example, not least because the global response to the film was significantly online as well, specifically on YouTube. Dreher and Ho add what is overlooked in the first volume and that is the dimension of gender and race. As they maintain a narrow national focus, their argument builds beautifully across the 15 chapters, often through the analysis of a core set of recent events. They also offer points of insight in terms of our own roles as researchers in this important cross-disciplinary terrain. Both collections make worthwhile contributions and should be read widely. Together they highlight that those interested in the study of religion, and debates around Islam in particular, must also address the interconnectedness between religion, media, conflict, gender and race.


The current coal mine dynamic disasters severely restrict the high production and efficiency of coal mines. How to use modern mechanics to predict the rockburst scientifically and accurately has been paid more and more attention. In this study, the mechanism of coal mine rockburst is studied by the theory of fracture mechanics, the evolution process of coal mine rockburst is revealed from the energy point of view, the regional energy criterion of coal mine rockburst risk is established. The distribution of stress and plastic zone in the field is analyzed by FLAC3D. Based on theoretical analysis, the elastic energy cloud chart is established by using the FISH command to simulate the energy accumulation of roadway excavation. The results show that the tendency criterion of rockburst based on elastic strain energy well reflects the stage rule of damage evolution in the process of mining stress evolution, which provides an effective test basis for evaluating the risk of rockburst through energy parameters in the engineering field. This research has a certain theoretical guidance and practical value l significance for the prevention of rockburst.


: Objective: The diagnosis of AIP is difficult, relying on subjective interpretation of imaging signs. Only one quantifiable marker has been described. This uses the appearance of abnormally confluent vascularity seen in the sub-placental myometrium with 3D power Doppler ultrasound to identify AIP. We sought to discuss how the appearance of the subjective ultrasound signs employed to diagnose AIP change with filling the bladder and examine how the objective measure of vascularity, Acon, changed with different bladder volumes. Methods: Discussion regarding subjective signs with example images. The largest area of confluent 3D-PD signal (Acon) at the utero-placental interface (UPI) was estimated for women with bladder volumes which differed by at least 200mls. Results: Acon was calculated for 14 women, 7 of whom had AIP. In women with AIP, log(A con ) was significantly greater with a 'filled' bladder when compared to that with an 'unfilled' bladder (P<0.0005). Conclusion: We provide subjective evidence for the need for a full bladder to ensure that signs of AIP can be properly assessed as well as objective evidence for a quantifiable change in the vascularity seen in the myometrium of women with AIP at different bladder volumes. This difference is of sufficient magnitude to influence the potential of this as a diagnostic marker.


AbstractWe present results of a theoretical calculation of the electronic structure of the two polar ZnSe/GaAs(100) interfaces. The bulk electronic structure is described by the nearest neighbor tight binding formalism. Using the scattering theoretical method, we have obtained wave vector resolved interface layer densities of states and the interface band structure. For both Se/Ga and As/Zn interfaces, there exist no interface states in the fundamental gap, but there are three interface bands and four semi resonance bands in the valence band region. Finally, we study the nature and origins of these bands by analysing orbital resolved layer densities of states.


This study proposes the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) indoor positioning and navigation method based on fuzzy neural network. The proposed method is applied to a wheelchair home health care robot with wireless communication. One reader and four tags are used. Based on the Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI) data, the position of the robot can be determined. Further, to overcome the measurement error problem due to environmental parameter variation, a Fuzzy Neural Network (FNN) is proposed to compensate the measurement data. The FNN automatically adjust the weight, the variance and the mean value to overcome effectively the environmental parameter variation. A back-propagation algorithm is developed to achieve self-learning. The successful experiment results show that the proposed system architecture and positioning system provide satisfactory accuracy and make home health care wheelchair robot positioning system available for navigation and guidance.


Electromechanical actuators are gaining interest in the aerospace industry within the More Electrical Aircraft (MEA) architecture. The end-goal of fully electric aircraft includes Electromechanical actuation for flight control systems. The design and testing of a flight control system for helicopter swash-plate is presented in this work. The mechanical system is driven by electrical machines and controlled by dedicated power electronics, both of which fit challenging space requirements and environmental conditions. The predicted performances are validated by experimental testing of prototypes.


« We come to terms as well as we can with our lifelong exposure to the world, and we use whatever devices we may need to survive. » (One Time, One Place, 12) Much has been written about Eudora Welty as a Southern artist, and her photography is now recognized as fully part of her œuvre.[1] My modest aim in these brief remarks is to point at her other contribution as photographer — that to the idiom of photography — and to suggest that, in the context of the 1930s — when all of the photographs under consideration were made —, she should be seen as an important — albeit discreet — link in the chain of photographic modernity.[2] I would even venture to say that her qualitative though not quantitative place is alongside much better-known artists such as Ben Shahn or Dorothea Lange, and that her photographs in many respects anticipate by 20 years those of Robert Frank, the great landmark of post-war photography.


The Government is now committing substantial sums of money to achieving the introduction of electronic services delivery and the development of e-government. In addition to the normal investment and revenue spending by departments and agencies on the development of IT infrastructure and on Web sites and Intranets, an additional £1 billion is being invested over the next three years from April 2001 to boost central government organisations' presence on-line. As part of this effort the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions is providing £350 million to promote e-government innovations among 388 local authorities in England. These major investments reflect the target set by the Prime Minister in spring 2000 that all public services which can be transacted electronically should be available on line for citizens and firms in 2005. The momentum of the current effort represents a substantial change from the situation charted in our December 1999 report Government on the Web.


Mapping of ecosystem components (natural and socioeconomic) is a prerequisite for ecosystem-based marine spatial management (EB-MSM). To initiate the process of EB-MSM in the Greek Ionian Sea and adjacent gulfs, the main relevant ecosystem components were mapped based on existing spatial information and expert judgment. The natural components mapped included habitat types and species of conservation importance, according to national and European legislation and international agreements. Main human activities/pressures related to fisheries, aquaculture, tourism, and industry were also mapped. A substantial overlapping between ecological features and human activities was identified, confirming the need for a well planned approach of managing marine space in order to mitigate conflicts for marine resources and to conserve marine ecosystems and their associated goods and services.


The extreme popularity of online social networks (OSNs) might have the potential to reshape the Internet traffic in the Future. Unlike traditional Web servers where popular objects are required anywhere, requests to online social networks are dominated by content of local interest, where users typically consume content created by friends. This paper investigates changes in the access patterns of social networks in comparison with traditional Web workloads. Using real data from popular systems like Orkut and YouTube we show that popularity distributions of objects in OSNs is less skewed in comparison with traditional Web servers. This observation suggests that we might need to rethink the strategies currently employed in Web caching systems in view of the growing wave of popularity of social systems.


AbstractIn a previous paper we calculated the diffusion constants of oxygen in nickel using an abridged form of a treatment due to Meijering and Druyvesteyn. Since that publication, a value for the diffusivity of beryllium in nickel has been brought to our attention and accordingly more correct values can be calculated.


In spite of the reporting of several mathematical approaches dealing with the behavior of the superjunction MOSFET's specific resistance, a study for the asymmetrical pillar (when the width of the n-pillar and the p-pillar are not the same at a given cellpitch) has not been carried out yet. When the width of one of the pillar (say n-pillar) is modified, the doping concentration (say donor) should be changed to maintain a charge balance condition. This in turn, changes the width of the depletion region, due to the parasitic JFET effect and as a result the effective on-state conduction path. This raises the question whether the best tradeoff between the specific on-state resistance and the breakdown voltage could be achieved by employing the conventional assumption of the same width of the n and p pillars. This paper clarifies the best option for the width of each pillar when designing a superjunction MOSFET and adapts the figures of merit to take into account the asymmetrical superjunction cell.


The invention discloses putty with the function of absorbing electromagnetic wave and belongs to the field of building material. The putty in each 100 mass portions contains 10 to 50 mass portions of a wave absorbing agent; the wave absorbing agent is one or a combination of nanometer Fe-graphite composite powder, manganese-zinc ferrite powder, manganese dioxide powder and acetylene black powder. The reflectivity of the putty to the electromagnetic wave of between 8 and 18 GHz is less than 5 dB below zero; and the putty can effectively absorb energy to attenuate the energy of reflected wave. When the putty is used as an inner wall coating material, the putty can effectively absorb the electromagnetic wave produced by indoor electrical appliances and the like and remove the influence of the electromagnetic wave on personnel; when the putty is applied to the outer wall, the putty can obstruct and absorb the electromagnetic radiation of a television, a mobile phone and other signal towers, protect personnel in a building from being suffered from the electromagnetic radiation, can also directly absorb the electromagnetic wave and avoid that the reflected electromagnetic wave causes harm to the personnel outside the building.


In this study an automatic germinating system for germinated brown rice (GBR) was developed for accelerating germination and sprouting of brown rice. With the developed germinating system, the effects of anion radiation treatment on germination ratio, sprout growth, color quality and -aminobutyric acid (GABA) content of brown rice were investigated. This system can fast produce GBR by controlling the environmental conditions such as ambient temperature, relative humidity, and proper anion radiation. Air-phase germination with intermittent water spraying improved both germination ratio and sprout growth by about 2.2 and 2.3 times, respectively, compared to the conventional water soaking method. Our results strongly suggest that this germinating system that provides air-phase germination with intermittent water spraying and anion radiation can produce germinated brown rice with good color quality, high GABA content, and fast germination ratio as well as sprout growth.


Whispering gallery mode (WGM) microcavities have been widely used for high-sensitivity ultrasound detection, due to their optical and mechanical resonances enhanced sensitivity. The ultrasound sensitivity of the cavity optomechanical system is fundamentally limited by the thermal noise. In this work, we theoretically and experimentally investigate the thermal-noise-limited sensitivity of a WGM microdisk ultrasound sensor, and optimize the sensitivity by varying the radius and thickness of the microdisk, as well as using a trench structure around the disk. Using a microdisk with a radius of 300 um and thickness of 2 um, a peak sensitivity of 1.18 uPa Hz^{-1/2} is achieved at 82.6 kHz, which is to our knowledge the record sensitivity among the cavity optomechanical ultrasound sensors. Such high sensitivity can improve the detection range of air-coupled ultrasound sensing technology.


The present description relates to an olefin block copolymer preferably useful to form nonslip pads due to excellences in elasticity and heat resistance, and a sheet-shaped molded body comprising the olefin block copolymer The olefin block copolymer includes a plurality of blocks or segments, each of which includes an ethylene or propylene repeating unit and an ±-olefin repeating unit at different weight fractions. The olefin block copolymer satisfies a defined relationship when a load of 5 to 10 kg is applied to a sheet-shaped molded body of the block copolymer for 12 hours or longer at a temperature of 60 °C or higher, and then removed.


A proof is given of the neutral (absolute) stability of the Burgers equation driven by time‐independent external forces (boundary conditions). A Backlund transform of the forced Burgers equation is presented that is valid even when the external force is time dependent.


Various computational intensive non-perturbative methods are used to calculate the electron-atom, electron-molecule, and ion-atom collision processes found in high temperature fusion plasmas. The collision cross sections are benchmarked against approximate per-turbative methods and experimental measurements. The baseline collision rate coefficients involving thousands of excited atomic levels are converted to generalized rate coefficients for ground and metastable atomic levels by solving collisional-radiative equations in the quasi-static equilibrium approximation, see H P Summers and M G O'Mullane in "Nuclear Fusion Research," (Springer, 2005), 399-413. The derived ionization balance and radiative power loss coefficients are then used in fusion plasma modelling codes to study Li and Be transport at DIII-D and to study W wall erosion at ASDEX-Upgrade and JET. These tokamak studies are testing critical design issues for ITER.


North, Laura.  Hansel and Gretel and the Green Witch. Illus. Chris Jevons. St. Catharines, ON:  Crabtree Publishing, 2015. Print. This book is a "health message" twist on the Hansel and Gretel story.  The children in this story watch television and eat junk food.  They follow a trail of doughnuts into the forest, where they are captured by a witch. Instead of fattening them up, she forces them to do exercise and eat healthy foods, because she only eats healthy kids.   By the time the witch, who sometimes wears sweat pants and carries a megaphone,  thinks Hansel and Gretel are ready to eat, they are fit enough to run away.  Children will like the brightly coloured pictures, which the illustrator, Chris Jevons, obviously had fun creating.  They will also be drawn in by Laura North's completely original take on the story that they already know.  The story is simply told, with easy words for beginning readers.  The two puzzles at the end of the book are not essential to the story, but would be a fun way to review the story with children.  This book is recommended for school and public libraries. Highly Recommended:  4 stars out of 4 Reviewer:  Sean Borle Sean Borle is a University of Alberta undergraduate student who is an advocate for child health and safety.


Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are currently used in several applications due to their unique characteristics such as shape memory effect and superelasticity. The usage of NiTi shape memory in complex structures is limited due to the inadequacy of laser joining processes in minimizing the thermal effect on the SME and SE behaviors. In fact, laser welding of SMAs is a challenging process based on the specific behavior of the material in different temperatures and stresses conditions. The aim of the present study is to investigate the reliability and the consistency of a finite element model to predict thermo-mechanical behavior induced by the laser welding. Effects of the heat source distribution, laser power and scan speed on the temperature changes are investigated. Accordingly, the transient temperature distributions and bead dimensions of the welded NiTi plates during welding will be predicted. The numerical model is utilized to predict both the fusion and the heat affected zone. Obviously, achieving the optimum laser parameters has a significant influence on the quality of welded parts so that the HAZ dimension will be reduced, consequently improving the weldability. Simulation results demonstrate a good agreement with experimental temperature distributions, which were recorded by a thermocouple during the welding process. The thermal effect on the weld geometries was also comparable with the experimental results. Indeed, the control of laser parameters can effectively improve the mechanical and functional behavior of the NiTi welded component.


Components for mid-infrared chip-scale sensors are reviewed including loss measurements of Ge-on-Si waveguides between 8 and 10.5 μm wavelength. Third-harmonic generation is demonstrated using Ge nano-antennas. Such components are essential for a Ge-on-Si mid-infrared platform technology for healthcare, security and environmental sensing applications.


Joshua Parens's book offers an examination of Strauss's attempt to reinterpret the works of Alfarabi and Maimonides by starting from the general framework of Platonic political philosophy. I am not qualified to take up, still less to settle, the sometimes acrimonious debates surrounding Strauss's interpretation of Alfarabi and Maimonides. I note at the outset only that Parens accepts the main lines of Strauss's interpretation of medieval Jewish and Islamic thought. An agreement of this kind presupposes an understanding of Strauss's thought itself and of its development. I would like to examine two theses elaborated by Parens which seem to me to be valuable and illuminating, even if I do not accept them completely. According to the first thesis, Strauss's thought underwent an internal evolution which led him to modify substantially both his view of philosophy and, by extension, his final understanding of Maimonides (2–3, 6, 88–89, 94, 108, 123–24). Parens in fact distinguishes three stages in the evolution of Strauss's interpretation of medieval Jewish and Islamic philosophy. The first stage is


Pectin accounts for one of the major polysaccharides of the plant cell wall. Pectin methylesterases (PMEs) are enzymes that are able to alter the pectin structure and affect its gelling properties by de-esterifying galacturonic acid. In this work, the diffusion of two PMEs with different origins and modes of action was characterised with a multi-scale approach in different media consisting of pectin macromolecular solutions and physical gels. Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching (FRAP) and Fluorescent Correlation Spectroscopy (FCS) investigations showed similar diffusion behaviour for both enzymes at a microscopic scale. In contrast, their behaviours tended to differ when increasing the observation scale up to mm. Indeed, fungal PMEs diffused faster and in a larger range than plant PMEs. These results are discussed with regard to the respective modes of action, processivity and in vivo roles of the two enzymes.


Iron foams were prepared on the template of conductive PU foam via electrodeposition/ hydrogen reduction method.The effects of process conditions(concentration of electrolyte,pH value,antioxidants,initial apparent current density) on the current efficiency of electrodepositon and mass distribution of the products were studied,and then optimized parameter was obtained.Decomposition temperature of PU foam was characterized by thermogravimetric/differential thermal analysis(TG/DTA).Microhardness and compressive strength of the products were measured.The results show that iron foams with evenly mass distribution and high microhardness as well as high current efficiency can be obtained under conditions of initial apparent current density of 4~6 A/dm2 and pH=2~3.Products with relatively desirable microhardness and compressive strength could be made through hydrogen reduction with a heat treatment up to 800 ℃ for 1 hour.


This paper reported the case of two heterozygotic twins aged 28 years, who went to the Ophthalmological Service and were diagnosed with a close camerular angle, without suffering either ocular hypertension or visual field alterations. Nd: Yag laser iridotomies was indicated to prevent intermittent or acute angle closure. After this procedure up to the present, this case has been systematically followed-up.


Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 1 Purpose ......................................................................................................................................................... 1 Scope ............................................................................................................................................................ 1 Definitions ...................................................................................................................................................... 2 Actions ........................................................................................................................................................... 3 Confidentiality and privacy ....................................................................................................................... 3 Appeals under legislation ........................................................................................................................ 4 Appeals under University policies and/or procedures ................................................................................. 4 Appealing a Final Grade .......................................................................................................................... 5 Internal appeals to Committees or Academic Board .................................................................................. 5 General principles and guidance ...................................................................................................................... 6 Obligations of parties .............................................................................................................................. 6 Seeking guidance ................................................................................................................................... 7 Obligations of the University .................................................................................................................... 7 External legal remedies ................................................................................................................................... 7 Legislative context .......................................................................................................................................... 7 Supporting documents .................................................................................................................................... 8 Responsibility ................................................................................................................................................. 8 Forms and record keeping ............................................................................................................................... 8 Implementation ............................................................................................................................................... 9


A system and a method for extracting information from unstructured web documents by each domain are provided to automatically extract the important information from domain web documents by learning an information extraction rule from the unstructured web documents including unstructured data divided into each environment in a ubiquitous environment and using the learned rule. A learning part(20) generates the extraction rule including no semantic ambiguity by using ontology for each property/domain of the unstructured web documents including the unstructured data divided into each domain. A rule database(40) stores the learned extraction rule. An information extractor(60) separates words having linguistic meaning by extracting content from the inputted documents of the target domain, replaces the word having the dual semantic ambiguity with a representative word, and automatically extracts the important information by finding the semantic words with the extraction rule. An information extraction result output part(70) fixes the final information by confirming/outputting the extracted information.


Retrosternal thyroid enlargement is a challenging issue in anaesthesia because it may cause respiratory and hemodynamic compromise by obstructing the trachea or vascular structures. In this case report we present the anaesthetic management for hemithyroidectomy in an 83 year old female with stridor and dyspnoea caused by obstructing retrosternal goiter, focussing on the necessity of multidisciplinary approach and the airway strategy using venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as backup method.


The data on the study of colonization resistance of the oral mucosa in acute leukemia. Violations of system homeostasis during acute leukemia have an impact on the microflora of the mouth, such as buccal, which is manifested in a significant inhibition of this parameter in patients. Defining indicators of colonization buccal epithelial cells is a simple and convenient method of indication of homeostasis in clinical laboratory practice.


Pullulan (PUL) has a diverse range of applicationsdue to its many therapeutic benefits, including biodegradability, biocompatibility, nontoxicity, antimicrobial activity, and adsorption. They are combined with chitosan, polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP), polycaprolactone (PCL), heparin, fluorescent polystyrene nanoparticles (PS-NPs), and carboxyl Pullulan to develop properties such as thermal stability, mechanical properties, pH resistance, chemical stability, toughness. The effects of Pullulan content on the properties of the solution, as well as the morphology of the resultant nanofibers, were investigated >80%. The concept of a scaffold can be a useful notion to improve the mechanical behavior of hydrogel-based scaffolds. Compositional analysis by Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) revealed that Pullulan might enhance the mechanical properties of the nanofibers. This review focuses on the combination and analysis of Pullulan blends and composites of natural and synthetic polymers, as well as their capability in biomedical fields and bone tissue engineering, for example in drug delivery, insulin delivery, food industry, medicinal and biomedical applications, antimicrobial wound dressings, cancer cell targeting, anticancer vaccine improvement, new biopolymer development, food product development and sensing. The electro spinning procedure and the materials employed in it will be covered in this review. The use of Pullulan electrospun nanofibers structures in tissue engineering will also be covered in this paper. The benefits, restrictions, and future opinions were studied. This is because of Pullulan-based polymers have a variety of properties.


This document describes a method for compressing the headers of IPX datagrams (CIPX). With this method, it is possible to significantly improve performance over lower speed wide area network (WAN) media. For normal IPX packet traffic, CIPX can provide a compression ratio of approximately 2:1 including both IPX header and data. This method can be used on various type of WAN media, including those supporting PPP and X.25.


While the ironmaking accessories resources of the blast furnace working in with the conversion process of iron main ingredient resources,the blast furnace comprehensive coke rate was determined by the added way of the accessories resources,device status and operating parameters.In this paper,we analyzed the resource operating characteristics of various accessories in the blast furnace production process to identify the main factors affecting the integrated coke rate and used BP neural network model to simulate the mathematic mapping relationship between comprehensive coke rate and the main influencing factors.On this basis,a genetic algorithm method was adopted to find the optimal combination of main influencing factors,with the goal to minimize the integrated focal ratio.Using No.6 blast furnace actual production data of a steel company as an example,the results show the method to be more effective to reduce overall focal ratio.


Background: Diffusion Weighted Images (DWI) is conventionally used to identify acute ischemic lesions. It has now become a routine technique in the magnetic resonance protocols for the evaluation of stroke patients. The objective of the present study was to find the distribution of different cerebral lesions showing restriction on DWI and influence of ADC on them.Methods: This was single blinded prospective study. Evaluating the magnetic resonance imaging was blinded for the clinical data of the patient. This study was done at M.R.I. unit of Department of Radio Diagnosis, C.S.M. Medical University, Lucknow, during a period of one year from August 2008 to July 2009.Total 93 subjects with restricted diffusion with age range of (6 to 95 years) were found. Data were analyzed using statistical software package, STATA 9.2 and the difference was considered to be significant if 'p' value was found to be <0.05.Results: Ninety-three cases of diffusion restriction were seen of which 55 of infarcts (37 male and 18 female) with age range of 6 to 95 years. 10 cystic lesions which were showing restriction on DWI with low ADC value were found. Total 12 cases of encephalitis were found showing restriction on DWI. Most of the cases of encephalitis were found to have ADC value between 400 to 800 x 10-6 mm2/s that 75% of total encephalitis cases. Fluid-attenuated inversion recovery was superior to T2 sequencing in showing cortical lesions.Conclusions: MRI with DWI and ADC values are helpful in the earlier diagnosis of the encephalitis, infarcts and helpful in better differentiation of infarcts, abscesses and encephalitis in comparison to MRI without DWI and ADC value.


The functions of some essential autophagy genes are regulated by microRNAs. However, an ATG3‐modulating microRNA has never been reported. Here we show that the transcription of miR‐495 negatively correlates with the translation of ATG3 under nutrient‐deprived or rapamycin‐treated conditions. miR‐495 targets ATG3 and regulates its protein levels under starvation conditions. miR‐495 also inhibits starvation‐induced autophagy by decreasing the number of autophagosomes and by preventing LC3‐I‐to‐LC3‐II transition and P62 degradation. These processes are reversed by the overexpression of an endogenous miR‐495 inhibitor. Re‐expression of Atg3 without miR‐495 response elements restores miR‐495‐inhibited autophagy. miR‐495 sustains cell viability under starvation conditions but has no effect under hypoxia. Moreover, miR‐495 inhibits etoposide‐induced cell death. In conclusion, miR‐495 is involved in starvation‐induced autophagy by regulating Atg3.


: The amount of DNA in the nucleus of a cell is specific to the type of organism. It can be used to identify the ploidy of organism to measure the DNA relative content of cells by flow cytometry. ThiS paper report the results of ploidy de- tection of shrimps Penaeus chinensis,P,japonicus and Mpetapenaeus ensis by flow cytometry.


Background: Free Carnitine (FC) is now measured routinely in newborns in Indiana. Studies with small numbers have suggested that FC may be dependent on fetal and neonatal factors. Objective: Our objective was to compare FC levels with various fetal and neonatal factors. Our goal was to establish normative data by gestation in a very large cohort (Indiana State) and to use these carnitine values to develop hypotheses about FC in fetal life and disease. Design/Methods: Indiana State Health Department FC values (tandem mass spec) and demographic variables were obtained for the years 20052010. Gender, race, birth weight, gestation, NICU admission, age at collection information was also evaluated. Multivariate fixed effect models were used to compare carnitine values with independent variables. Results: The number of newborns analyzed was 459,932. FC levels were lowest in babies with gestational age 37-40 weeks and higher in both preterm and post-term babies (Table 1).


Palaeoflood evidence from five small upland Pennine catchments in the UK is used with the HEC-2 flow routine to simulate Holocene peak discharges. Even allowing for uncertainty, sensitivity analysis indicates that the PMF as defined by the UK Flood Studies Report, has not been equalled. Instead floods approach 80% PMF.


In the determination of 0.1 µg of arsenic by hydride generation atomic-absorption spectrometry, at least 5 mg of Ni2+ and Co2+ and 50 µg of Pt2+ can be tolerated without any masking reagent if dilute sodium tetrahydroborate(III) solution is used. The proposed method was applied successfully to the determination of arsenic in samples such as steel, nickel, copper, coal fly ash, urban particulates, glasses and orchard leaves.


In order for patients to receive home care that is reimbursable by Medicare, the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) has ruled that a physician must certify the need for services at home and establish the plan of care.1 This gate-keeping role may be appropriate for primary care physicians in many cases. However, nurses, therapists, or social workers may sometimes be better suited to determine home care eligibility because of the nature of the patient's condition or because, unlike physicians, they routinely make house calls.2 Before 1989, coverage of home care services by Medicare was intended exclusively to provide short-term care after an acute illness or medical event. Since 1989, as a result of a lawsuit brought against the federal government by the National Association of Home Care on behalf of a patient (Duggan v Bowen), Medicare beneficiaries can receive in-home, long-term care so long as eligibility criteria continue to be met.1, 3


The techniques used to calibrate the field of view of the High Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder (HIRDLS) instrument and the results of the calibration are presented. HIRDLS will be flown on the NASA EOS Aura platform. Both in-field and out-of-field calibrations were performed. The calibration results are compared to the requirements and, in the case of out-of-field, mechanisms explaining the results are discussed.


The two major options on which the current debate on the interpretation of quantum mechanics relies, namely realism and empiricism, are far from being exhaustive. There is at least one more position available, which is metaphysically as agnostic as empiricism, but which shares with realism a committment to considering the structure of theories as highly significant. The latter position has been named transcendentalism after Kant. In this paper, a generalized version of Kant's method is used. This yields a reasoning that one is entitled to call a transcendental deduction of some major formal features of quantum mechanics.


Tanzanias National Tuberculosis (TB) and Leprosy Program (NTLP) has existed since 1977. Political stability a well-established health system and complete integration of NTLP into the health system are the basis for the programs success. Overseas donors have continuously supplied drugs and reliable transportation (cars and motorbikes). Regular training refresher courses and supervision successfully motivate staff. The NTLP has been a model for many other countries. The 2 strengths of NTLPs success are case finding and treatment. It estimates that it finds 80% of all TB patients treats 90% of TB cases and cures 80%. 40-50% of all adults around 40 years old are infected with the tubercle bacillus. TB is among the to 5 diseases in Tanzania. Under normal conditions the proportions of proper treatment would result in a continuous decline in the risk of TB infection and in the number of new TB cases. Yet the numbers of rising (e.g. 1991-92 TB cases 25210-27000). HIV infection more specifically the depressed immune system it causes is responsible for the increase. 30-40% of TB patients are infected with HIV. HIV infection causes TB to emerge in people infected with the tubercle bacillus. Without HIV infection the great majority of people infected with the tubercle bacillus do not develop TB. TB is the only opportunistic infection in HIV patients that can spread to the healthy population. Thus it is especially important to control TB. 1st NTLP must cure as many TB patients as possible as early as possible with adequate regular treatments. Early regular treatment limits the development of drug-resistant TB strains. NTLP needs to increase staff to expand treatment space to ensure drug availability for all patients and to identify new methods to manage the growing number of TB cases. The mean cost of TB treatment per patient cured is about US$200.


We show that charge inversion, i.e., interfacial charges attracting counterions in excess of their own nominal charge, is a general effect that takes place in most charged systems next to aqueous s...


1 Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Haidian District, Beijing, China 2 Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, School of Food and Health, Beijing Technology & Business University (BTBU), Haidian District, Beijing, China 3 Department of Food Science and Formulation, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Université de Liège, Gembloux, Belgium


David Cox (1995) argues that social work educators need to engage with social issues if they are to move social work away from the doldrums in which it has become trapped. Although this is true, changes of a greater magnitude are required if social work practice is to remain relevant in the twenty-first century. In a globalizing world, social work educators have to play a key role in internationalizing the social work curricula (academic and practicum) and socializing practitioners to embrace emancipatory approaches to social work if they are to counteract the brutalizing forces of industrialism and militarism. Engaging with social change to empower excluded groups requires social workers to work with "clients", policy-makers and international welfare organizations in ways that link the personal and structural dimensions of social life. In short, practitioners need to go beyond the state of the art if their interventions are to respond to the "person-in-their-situation" in a modern context.


This paper has studied correlation between knowledge management (KM) and performance of research and development (R&D) in a major automobile manufacturing company. Two questionnaires were used. Choy's "KM performance outcomes" approach was used for KM and customized balanced score card (BSC) model for measuring R&D centers' performance. The population consisted of all R&D employees in a company that has been working in auto industry, along with all its 12 subsidiaries which had R&D centers. Then three out of 12 companies were selected by cluster sampling from which 90 people were chosen to complete the questionnaires. The results showed a significant positive correlation between KM and the performance of R&D centers as well as three aspects of BSC, i.e. customer, internal processes and innovation. For the other aspects, the findings did not show any significant correlations.


Edited by R. A. Smith London: Academic Press. 1963. Pp. xi + 540. Price 157s. This book presents the lectures given in a three weeks' Summer School at Varenna in 1961. This was intended for students with some knowledge of semiconductor physics, or for experienced physicists from other fields wishing to transfer their research interests.


Methods: The study sample included home care clients aged 75 or over living in three cities in Eastern and Central Finland. Modified line 56: The study participants were 75-year-old or older home care clients living in three cities in Eastern and Central Finland.


In the past twenty years, Japan has undergone dramatic changes. Electoral reform has altered the relationship between politicians and voters, and Japan is increasingly a two-party system. The popularity of former Prime Minister Koizumi Junichiro highlighted the salience of telegenic party leaders. Amid so many shifts, it remains unclear whether such changes will stand the test of time and where Japanese politics is heading. However, it is not too early to assess the permanence and the direction of political change in Japan.


Abstract This article examines the underutilization of parent involvement practices in the public schools. Parental involvement in public schools has been documented as academically beneficial by educational researchers, supported politically, and valued by many educators and individuals in the general public. Despite such support, involvement practices often reach a narrow audience of parent populations and are generally restricted to a few types of parent participation. More systematic and meaningful parent participation is hindered by many obstacles: parents who lack the desire and confidence to become involved, educators who lack the desire to encourage parent involvement, teachers' preconceptions surrounding parental culpability, home-school scheduling conflicts, conflicting beliefs about the ways parents should be involved, vagueness surrounding the changing role of parent involvement during students' adolescent years, and lack of teacher preparation and administrative support. Discussion is framed within a need to address these obstacles in teacher education. Keywords: parent involvement, rates, underutilization, obstacles, challenges, teacher education Introduction Parental involvement in public schools has been documented as academically beneficial by educational researchers, supported politically, and valued by many educators and individuals in the general public. Despite such overwhelming support for the value of parent involvement, current research consistently documents that parent involvement is underutilized at all levels, while parental participation at high school levels is particularly low. Parent involvement activities often reach a narrow audience of parent populations and are generally restricted to a few types of parent involvement. This article reviews support for parent involvement practices, documents how underutilized parent involvement is in the public school system, and examines some of the barriers accounting for the underutilization of such a beneficial teaching practice. A discussion of these obstacles is particularly important relative to preservice teacher education and in-service staff development. If teachers are engaged in discussions of how these obstacles are hindering parent involvement, more conscious efforts to overcome them can be undertaken. Support for Parent Involvement Praise of parent involvement in the schools has been sung far and wide. For instance, Greenwood and Hickman (1991) cite numerous studies, primarily focusing on elementary school years, that found relationships between parent involvement and such student variables as: academic achievement, student sense of well-being, student attendance, student attitude, homework readiness, grades, and educational aspirations. However, the benefits for parent involvement are not exclusive to the elementary school context. Researchers conclude, "across a range of studies, there has emerged a strong conclusion that parental involvement in child and adolescent education generally benefits children's learning and school success" (Hoover-Dempsey & Sandler, 1997). Studies on programs in early childhood, elementary, middle, and high schools indicate that efforts to improve student outcomes are more effective when the family is actively involved (Henderson & Berla, 1994). Parent involvement is an important factor in a student's educational success all the way to the high school level (Eccles & Harold, 1993; Hart, 1988; Henderson, 1987). Parental involvement has been positively related to high school students' academic achievement (Paulson, 1994; Steinberg, Lamborn, Dornbusch, & Darling, 1992; Trusty 1996), time spent on homework (Keith, Reimers, Fehrmann, Pottebaum, & Aubey, 1986; Trusty, 1996), favorable attitudes toward school (Trusty, 1996), less likelihood of high school dropout (Rubmerger, Ghatak, Poulos, Ritter, & Dornbusch, 1990), and academic motivation (Gonzalez, Doan Holbein, & Quilter, 2001; Steinberg et al. …


Semantic segmentation plays crucial role in image analysis, which needs rich spatial information and contextual representations. Recently, deep convolution neural networks have achieved much progress in semantic segmentation. However, it still faces many challenges due to the complexity of images, like the blur, noise, and similarity, which imped the progress of the image segmentation. In this paper, we rethink the feature fusion attention methods, such as spatial attention and channel attention, and propose a novel Fully Attention Module (named FAM) based on every pixel of feature map without reducing the size of the input feature maps. We integrate the proposed FAM into U-Net and Fast-SCNN to assess its effectiveness on Synapse dataset. The extensive experiments show that FAM could improve the performance of both two architectures with acceptable cost in terms of speed and total number of parameters. Specifically, we improve the average Dice Similarity Coefficient (DSC) 4.31% / 1.07% and average Hausdorff Distance (HD) 17.62mm / 8.21mm comparing to U-Net and FastSCNN, respectively. In summary, our proposed FAM could boost the segmentation performance by extracting the fully attention of each pixel in the feature maps. The code will be made publicly available at https://github.com/apple1986/FAM.


Mo/H-ZSM5 (1.0−6.3 wt % Mo; Mo/Al = 0.11−0.68) catalysts for CH4 aromatization were prepared from physical mixtures of MoO3 and H-ZSM5 (Si/Al = 14.3). X-ray diffraction and elemental analysis of physical mixtures treated in air indicate that MoOx species migrate onto the external ZSM5 surface at about 623 K. Between 773 and 973 K, MoOx species migrate inside zeolite channels via surface and gas phase transport, exchange at acid sites, and react to form H2O. The amount of H2O evolved during exchange and the amount of residual OH groups detected by isotopic equilibration with D2 showed that each Mo atom replaces one H+ during exchange. This stoichiometry and the requirement for charge compensation suggest that exchanged species consist of (Mo2O5)2+ ditetrahedral structures interacting with two cation exchange sites. The proposed mechanism may provide a general framework to describe the exchange of multivalent cations onto Al sites in zeolites. As the Mo concentration exceeds that required to form a MoOx mon...


The use of automatic lighting controls to modify artificial lighting consumption, either to implement the concepts of Permanent Supplementary Artificial Lighting or to save energy, has been previously proposed by several authors. However, since little quantitative evidence of likely benefits exists, implementation of the proposals has been rare. the increased cost of energy has renewed interest and recent studies at the Building Research Station have attempted to: (a) decide if the use of photoelectric controls would save energy; and (b) define the situations where this might be done cost effectively.

A [broad brush] picture of likely waste was obtained by a survey of about 200 offices, visited on at least five occasions each, over the course of several months. the illuminance at desk positions and the prevailing switching conditions were noted, and an estimate of waste was calculated by comparing the data with the known design illuminance.

More detailed information of lighting use and apparent waste was obtained by [time-lapse photography] in seven installations; three offices and four teaching areas of different depths and occupancy patterns. Here, waste associated with excessive use during daylight hours and use during unoccupied periods could be isolated and savings predicted for the use of automatic photoelectric controls and time switches.

The available hardware for such control has been surveyed and its cost effectiveness investigated in general terms for several types of installation. Predicted savings have been calculated using a simple model of available daylight and it is expected that analysis of more recent meteorological data will provide more precise estimates. the validity of using [daylight factors] as an effective control parameter in these calculations is also being investigated.

The results of the studies outlined above are being assessed by installing control equipment in several real working interiors, including three of those originally monitored by [time-lapse] cameras. Energy consumption and user acceptability are being monitored and preliminary results on both counts are promising.


To increase the understanding of students to the "modern control theory" course and to improve the students' analyzing and designing ability by applying modern control method,this paper proposes the construction ideas of "modern control theory" experiment.Based on the "automatic control experiment teaching system" ,the classic analyzing and designing methods of "modern control theory" have been explored on the aspect of experiment constructing practice.


The occurrence of deformation processes acting on an Alpine slope was detected during the excavation of an hydraulic tunnel and investigated in this work by means of a DInSAR multitemporal analysis. The availability of ERS−SAR data since 1992 and the characteristics of the expected results were considered to significantly improve the information obtainable from ground based measurements, which can be performed at lower temporal frequency and on few sites located in the lower part of the slope. The slope under investigation (a surface of about 40 km2 ranging from 1000 to 3500 m a.s.l. with an average slope angle of 32°) corresponds to the northern flank of the Val Di Susa (Torino), between the towns of Oulx and Salbertrand. The slope was already affected by very large landslides and it still shows evidences of deep seated gravitative motions. The multitemporal analysis of SAR data was carried out with the SBAS Small BAseline Subset) algorithm developed at IREA−CNR (Naples). Since the investigated area is characterized by very bad conditions in terms of interferometric processing (thick vegetation, presence of snow and fog, rough and steep topography) only 16 ERS images from an ascending track were found to be suitable. 39 interferograms were extracted and combined to obtain the mean velocity field for each coherent pixel. Unfortunately, only few points over the slope turned out to be temporally coherent, preventing from having a continuous map of the slope displacement. Other connected phenomena were observed in the same zone, such as a subsidence motion of the bottom valley and the presence of other active slow landslides in the surrounding slopes.


The aim of this research is to investigate the optimization process parameters for Metal inert gas welding (MIG). This investigation presents the influence of welding parameters like welding current, welding voltage, welding speed and gas flow rate on weld bead geometry of MS 5986 Fe 410 carbon steel sheets during welding. The GMA welding parameters are the most important factors affecting the quality, productivity and cost of welding. A mixture of argon-carbon dioxide was employed for shielding purposes. Taguchi Technique is applied to plan the experiments. An Orthogonal array, signal to noise (S/N) ratio and analysis of variance (ANOVA) are employed to investigate the welding characteristics of MS 5986 Fe 410 carbon steel sheets & optimize the welding parameters. From the present study it was found that weld bead geometry plays an important role in determining the mechanical properties of a weld joint.


Outlines the nature of the stress systems responsible for en echelon folding, discusses the development of zig-zag, elliptical, and more complex patterns, and cites examples of various en echelon effects in Precambrian greenstones of the Kalgoorlie and other mining districts of Western Australia, noting their significance for the correct interpretation of the structural setting of ore bodies.