The level set method has been successfully used for moving interface problems. The final step of the method is to construct and visualize the isosurface of a discrete function / : f0; . . . ;Ng ! R. There have existed many practical isosurfacing algorithms when n 1⁄4 3; m 1⁄4 1 or n 1⁄4 2; m 1⁄4 1. Recently we have begun to see the development of isosurfacing algorithms for higher dimensions and codimensions. This paper introduces a unified theory and an efficient isosurfacing algorithm that works in arbitrary number of dimensions and codimensions. The isosurface C of a discrete function / is defined as the isosurface of its simplicial interpolant /̂ : 1⁄20;N n ! R. With this simplicial definition, C is geometrically a piecewise intersection of a simplex and m hyperplanes. C is constructed as the union of simplices. The construction costs OðNnÞ with a uniform grid and OðNn m logðNÞÞ with a dyadic grid in numerical space and time. When n 1⁄4 mþ 1 or mþ 2, C is projected down into R and can be visualized. For surface visualizations, a simple formula is presented calculating the normal vector field of the projection of C into R, which gives light shadings. 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.


This thesis is the only study there is of the workings of the Financial Ombudsman Service ('FOS') and a comparison between court and FOS attitudes and approaches to insurance cases. A court and the FOS may decide matters differently because the FOS does not have to apply the law strictly, whilst a court does. The author of this thesis has examined the FOS and Financial Services Authority ('FSA') websites, handbooks and other material, and all of the near monthly journals of Ombudsman News ('O.N.') since the FOS began in 2001, analysing it against the law to determine the question of this thesis: whether the FOS should in fact apply the law strictly, and not allow principles of fairness and reasonableness to override the law in the particular circumstances of a case. Should certainty of outcome and of applying law established and modified over hundreds of years be sacrificed to allow the FOS to apply its overriding discretion in the interests of justice in a relatively few cases? Should both insurers and insureds be able to obtain legal advice on their relative positions, without that advice having to mention unpredictable outcomes if the ombudsman chooses not to follow the strict legal position? If the law does not offer the consumer insured enough protection, should the FOS be the forum that does, and if so, does it give enough protection? This study does not look at the decisions of the Insurance Ombudsman Bureau ('IOB') which preceded the FOS. Where a point is not dealt with below, it has not been highlighted in FOS publications to date and it is unclear how relevant IOB decisions on that point will be.


In this article, the fuzzy property is described by means of the Z-number as the coefficients and variables of the fuzzy equations. This alteration for the fuzzy equation is appropriate for system modeling with Z-number parameters. In this article, the fuzzy equation with Z-number coefficients and variables is tended to be used as the models for the uncertain systems. The modeling issue related to the uncertain system is to obtain the Z-number coefficients and variables of the fuzzy equation. Nevertheless, it is extremely hard to get the Z-number coefficients of the fuzzy equations. In this article, in order to model the uncertain nonlinear systems, a novel structure of the multilayer neural network is utilized in such a manner that it is able to obtain the Z-number coefficients of the fuzzy equation. The suggested technique is validated by some examples with applications.


Based on the excellent performance of deep reinforcement learning in solving multi-agent game problems, this paper proposes a multi-unmanned surface vehicle (multi-USV) confrontation game model. The model aims to solve the game problem among multi-USV, learn the strategies and behaviors of USV through deep reinforcement learning, and complete the confrontation game. We carry out experiments in the simulation environment, and apply the model to the cooperative game confrontation task of multiple USV. The results show that the model can learn the strategy of joint attack on enemy vehicles, which has a good practical function great and research value.


The Village Credit Institution (LPD) is an organization of micro finance which is in the scope of Balinese traditional villages. More specifically, LPDs whose members are indigenous people are very strong with a culture that grows and develops in society, so that activities in achieving organizational goals can be achieved through collaboration of cultural capital. The desired achievement describes organizational structure, cultural capital, and credit risk in improving financial performance which places cultural capital as a moderating variable in LPD in Bali. Quantitative methods are used in this study, namely selecting specific cases on the structure of the role of cultural capital for the organization. Quantitative data processing using SEM-PLS, the number of samples includes 100 respondents obtained through a questionnaire. The results of this study indicate that cultural capital plays an important role in LPD activities, especially related to organizational structure, credit risk, efficiency, and financial performance. Even though in a pandemic condition, the LPD spends to provide massive assistance, this proves that the LPD is a hybrid organization which also emphasizes a social perspective with an emphasis on wisdom. Novelty raised in this research is the emergence of collaboration patterns between LPDs and customers in the framework of common interests. This research has implications for LPD as a reference for positive perspectives on the role of cultural capital on organizational dynamics. Furthermore, this research can provide input to local governments that local regulations are needed that can assess social activities carried out by LPDs.


Most digital forensic analysis tools allow the specification of search strings as regular expressions and the search for all terms included in keyword lists (for example, slang terms that criminals use to refer to certain drugs). Unfortunately, due to the combination of characters and meta-characters used in regular expressions, many agents have problems writing them. Also, it can take them years to build a solid, complete keyword list, adding a few new terms with each case that they investigate. I created a repository so that law enforcement agents can create, access, download and comment on validated search string expressions and keyword lists. In this project I collaborated with the team from the URI Digital Forensics Center. While the DFC was in charge of developing a regular expression generator, I was fully responsible of creating the repository, which included choosing the software engineering methodology to follow, designing and creating the database, designing and implementing the repository, developing a test plan and testing the deliverable. My repository is flawlessly integrated with this tool and agents can easily upload new search strings. This project has followed sound software engineering practices and the repository has been deployed in the Electronic Crime Technology Center of Excellence (ECTCoE) site of the National Institute of Justice (NIJ).


Implied Negatives in English Abstract: Implied negatives are a popular and important linguistic phenomenon in the English language.A clear idea of its extension will give us a better understanding of the phenomenon.Meanwhile,a discussion is of great value about the various expressions of implied negatives in English and their translation into Chinese.


Language is a system, meaning that the language is formed by a component that is permanently patterned and can be explored. As a system, language is not only systematic but also systemic. By systemic, it means that the language is arranged according to a certain pattern, not arranged randomly or carelessly. Whereas systemic means, the language system is not a single system but consists of subsystems. The ability to read skills is a very important skill in life, not only important in educational life, but also very important in social life. By reading students will know more about everything, students will also have broader knowledge and insights. Reading skills are the main capital of students. With this ability, students can learn other sciences, can communicate their ideas and be able to express themselves.


Based on research of the threading process for a continuous cold rolling mill,some factors that influence the threading process were found and corresponding measures were put forward.Considering the mill's characteristics,a new threading technology was developed,i.e using bigger strip thickness as a set value rather than the goal thickness and then transferring it to the goal thickness.As a result,it not only improved the threading processs but also shorten the time needed to thread.In addition,two madels to calculate the appropriate thickness of threading strip are discussed in the paper.


We examined invasive, casual (found occasionally outside cultivation) and non‐invasive (found only in cultivation) species to investigate the role of species traits and two forms of biotic resistance (plant neighbours and herbivores) in limiting invasion in Hawaiian lowlands. Seeds of 21 species of common woody ornamentals from three plant families (Acanthaceae, Apocynaceae, Bignoniaceae) that are non‐invasive, casual or invasive in Hawai'i were outplanted at two field sites. We measured germination of seeds and growth and survival of seedlings for 1 year in plots with and without neighbours from the naturally assembled community. The presence of neighbours reduced survival in some species, mostly non‐invasive or casual species, and completely excluded two non‐invasive species from community plots. Damage from the existing community of herbivores was correlated with lower survival in the Acanthaceae and Bignoniaceae, but not the Apocynaceae. Non‐invasive and casual species had lower survival and growth rates than invasive species and lower photosynthetic rates in the presence of neighbours than invasive species. Non‐invasives without neighbours also had lower specific leaf area than invasives and casuals. We found evidence for barriers to invasion in some non‐invasive and casual species, including low growth rate, low survival, or low survival in the presence of neighbours. By contrast, five of the six invasives flowered and three began setting fruit within the duration of the experiment, as did one of the casual species. Synthesis. Our research demonstrates biotic resistance, presumably as a result of competition. Neighbouring plants reduced survival and growth for most species. For non‐invasive species with low survival and growth even without competition from neighbouring plants, this resulted in complete exclusion from community plots or such low growth rates that exclusion over longer time frames was likely. We also provide evidence for traits‐based barriers to invasion in non‐invasive and casual species. However, no single barrier to invasion was shared across all non‐invasive and casual species.


This paper presents a discussion of the in situ treatment of lead-contaminated soil by first adding stabilization agents to the soil surface and then mixing the soil in-place using conventional soil mixing equipment. Lead stabilization is accomplished by the lead in the soil reacting with the additives to form highly insoluble compounds that are stable in both the natural environment and in the EPA`s TCLP test. The treatment dosage and precise chemistry are established in bench-scale testing, which also includes a demonstration of lead stability under non-acidic leaching conditions. Two case studies of the in-situ stabilization of lead-contaminated soil will be presented--one involving several small lead arsenate pesticide sites, and one involving a lead-acid battery cracking site. Several innovative approaches were used for effective treatment of contaminated soils at both sites. The techniques that were used for chemical delivery, for in-place mixing, for on-site treatment effectiveness monitoring, and for disposition of the treated soil will be discussed in the paper.


Steel strip dampers have been used to reduce earthquake damage of structures by their plastic behavior. Prismatic strip is the most common shape of them but stress concentration occurs on its ends. Stress concentration results in early failure of the dampers under cyclic loading. Some modified shapes have been proposed but stress concentration rather occurs on their center when large displacement applied. In this study, new shapes were suggested in order to relieve stress concentration by improving previous shapes and performance evaluation of it was carried out under monotonic loading. Test results showed that new shapes are more efficient in energy absorption and alleviate stress concentration. In addition, they could resist very large load beyond their plastic strength.


The present study was conducted to understand and identify the characteristics, needs, and habits of researchers from Humanities and Social Sciences at the Universidad de San Andres (UdeSA). Their information behavior is analyzed at the library, as well as through their use of the services that the library offers them. Differences between the information needs of Anglo Saxon and Argentinian professors were also studied, taking as objects for study the UdeSA faculty. The results of the survey are presented, as well as its questionnaire, with the aim of identifying information needs.


Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is a molecular target that is widely studied and has a crucial role in the last decade. The high contribution of COX-2 in inflammation and inhibiting function of 2-AG oxygenation by COX-2 inhibitors in inflammatory, open a new chapter dealing with the research on inhibition of COX-2. The purpose of this study is to determine the physical-chemical properties that play an important role in the activity of lumiracoxib derivates based QSAR equation and look from the interaction of ligand-receptor through docking simulations. Statistical analysis was calculated by multilinear regression analysis using SPSS Statistics 17.0. Leave One Out cross validation, Pearson correlation, and the relationship of IC50 experiments and IC50 predictions curve are used to obtain QSAR equation with significantly statistic criteria. Molecular docking to study ligand-receptor interactions, performed using MOE 2009.10. Hydrogen bonds with amino acid residues on the receptor 4OTY include Ser A530 and Tyr A385 with the best scoring value in compound 8 is -8.0976 and the receptor 3HS6 include Ser A530, Tyr A385, Tyr A355 with the best scoring value in compound 1 is -6.34934. QSAR models show the best QSAR equation: Log (1/IC50) = -92.2384 + 0.5327 AM1_dipole + (-0.00049) AM1_E + 13.3123 log S + 35.7654 mr + (-0.5770 VSA).


Aiming at the problem that it is relatively difficult to locate every information node in a timely and accurate manner in the current urban underground pipe gallery internal network, which affects the management and operation of the pipe gallery and safe production, this paper proposes an underground pipe gallery information node positioning system based on CAN-IOT (i.e. CAN Internet of things) technology. The system forms CAN-IOT based on CAN bus and assigns an unique ID number to each information node which is mapped to its geographic coordinates. In the complex underground environment, this way can accurately give the actual location of each information node, which is convenient for operation and maintenance and reduces the consumption of human resources. The research results show that the reliability of the system is better than the commonly used positioning methods, which greatly improves the safety production of the pipe gallery and has major social benefits for improving the management level of the urban underground pipe gallery.


ABSTRACT: The Great Recession was a moment of challenge for many regions and required that leaders reflect on their economic development strategies. Given the propensity of regions to adopt ideas and strategy "fads" that then inform policy debate, we seek to understand how two very different regions with different histories framed their responses to the recession. How did they conceptualize the economic challenge in their region? What did they envision as appropriate responses to this challenge? How did these visions relate to mimetic behavior of the past, in which largely uniform visions are adopted across diverse locations? Our findings show that economic development leaders in the Buffalo and Orlando regions advocated similar high-tech/biomedical strategies as a way to diversify their economies and make them more resilient or less vulnerable to future shocks. By conceptualizing economic diversification in such similar ways, despite substantial regional differences, this pursuit of resilience or decreased vulnerabilities through economic diversification appears highly similar to prior mimetic behaviors. We consider the implications of this finding for theories of adaptive resilience in which the focus is on economic diversification as part of resilient processes and behaviors, rather than as a fixed characteristic or end state of regions. As practiced in our case studies, diversification for the purpose of resilient outcomes differs substantially from theoretical arguments explaining adaptive resilience as both behavior and process. We caution that policy and planning visions of resilience may therefore represent yet another fad to be mimicked ad infinitum. Nevertheless, adaptive resilience as defined in the literature may still offer promise as a practical strategy—just not one that we yet observe in practice.


Soils are the resources that support and sustain a huge diversity of life forms on earth with its diverse physical, chemical and biological properties. The health of these dynamic resources is a measure of a complex set of physical, chemical and biological interactions that support healthy plant growth. Unhealthy soils that do not contain enough nutrients to support crop growth need more input, use input inefficiently, give less productivity per unit of input and its productivity potential gets weakened with time (Katyal et al., 2016). Realizing the importance of soils the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS) recommended celebrating an international day for soils in the year 2002, to create a global awareness about importance of healthy soils and sustainable management of soil resources. Further, the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) conference unanimously endorsed World Soil Day in June 2013 and in December 2013 UN General Assembly designated December 5, 2014 as the first official World Soil Day. FAO also declared the year 2015 as the "International Year of International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 9 Number 9 (2020) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com

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The need to design medical information device interfaces for clinical use has been well documented in medical journals. In this study we apply well known usability techniques such as user requirement elicitation and prototype design and evaluation to design an evidence-based medical information retrieval system intended for a wireless environment. Our immediate goal is to make the daily practice of evidence-based medicine (EBM) for frontline clinicians easier by providing relevant, timely information at the point of care (using a wireless PDA device), delivered in a format that is usable and liked by the target group. Our objective is to use this evidence-based information delivery tool as an educational device and to encourage clinicians to consult, as appropriate, the latest best evidence available to support their clinical decision in hopes of improving clinical outcomes. The development of a handheld user interface for clinicians is described, along with results obtained from usability testing with a sample set of scenarios.


Introduction: Frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) is lymphocytic scarring, with hair loss through the frontal implantation line of the scalp and other body areas. Topical and systemic drugs, such as methotrexate (MTX), do not control disease activity in most of the cases showing the need for new therapies. Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of methotrexate microinfusion in AFF. Methods: Prospective, controlled clinical trial, carried out with 17 volunteers with SciELO Preprints This document is a preprint and its current status is available at: https://doi.org/10.1590/SciELOPreprints.4313


In an adult with a virilizing adrenocortical adenoma and in six similar published instances, the high levels of urinary 17-ketosteroids usually present were associated with normal excretion of 17(OH)c


Gender issues frequently arise in political debates, and they are accompanied by negative stereotypes on social media that political opponents echo. This issue draws attention among scholars to examine of gender and political issues in social media, but we have not found any across research that can map gender and political issues in social media with the output of patterns and themes.. Therefore, this article seeks to identify trends of gender issues and politics on social media and alludes to the various stereotypes. To initiate the findings and discussion, a qualitative literature review study was used, in which data were obtained from the Academic Scopus Database involved analysis of 89 articles, which data source from 2012 to 2021 in the social science discipline. Data were managed by the NVivo 12 Plus and VOSViewer as a data analysis tool – with some of the main menus used in the NVivo 12 plus (themes classification; project maps; and group classification), other side used VOSViewer (density and overlay visualization). Our findings highlight various emerging themes proportion regarding gender issues and politics on social media. These topics have tended to increase in the current decade; newest research trends have led to studies on gender and sexuality, female leaders, anti-immigration, voice, and young women, as well as LGBT, which politics intersect—followed by some issues such as black women, Muslim women, and also white women that get involved in political debates. There are three striking main propositions: social media, politics, and gender. However, many politicians and social media users bring up the gender stereotype. In short, this research can contribute to enriching the treasures of gender issues and politics on social media.


Aging causes a variety of changes in the structure of the vocal fold (VF), resulting in aging-induced dysphonia (presbyphonia). Several studies have investigated the structure of the VF of elderly people from autopsy as well as animal studies. There is an increasing evidence on correlation of struct...


AIM
To explore available literature on nurses'/midwives' perceptions of emotional intelligence in the clinical setting.

BACKGROUND
Emotional intelligence is a crucial skill in nursing practice but little is known about nurses' perceptions of it.

EVALUATION
Eight electronic databases (CINAHL, Cochrane, Embase, ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global, PsycInfo, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science) were searched until November 2020. Quality appraisal was performed using the Critical Appraisal Skills Program Checklist. Data analysis was conducted using Sandelowski and Barroso's two-step approach of meta-summary and meta-synthesis.

KEY ISSUES
Five themes emerged from the seventeen included studies: (1) Understanding emotional intelligence in clinical nursing, (2) Nurses' utilization of emotional intelligence, (3) Benefits of being an emotionally intelligent nurse, (4) Barriers to developing emotional intelligence, and (5) Recommendations to enhance emotional intelligence.

CONCLUSIONS
Nurses expressed interest in enhancing their emotional intelligence, and they identified barriers and provided corresponding recommendations to support their endeavors. Future studies should be geographically-distributed and include nurses from all sectors of the profession, to amass a holistic and comprehensive conceptual understanding of emotional intelligence.

IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT
Policymakers and nursing educators should tactically and successfully integrate emotional intelligence training into the nursing profession and curricula.


This paper briefly introduces the structure and technical process of MARINIMAP120 mixer plant, analyzes emphatically on the factors influencing the productivity of the mixer plant, and puts forward corresponding treating methods .


Abstract Salvage operations were carried out at an extensively pot-hunted Zoned Bichrome period (300 B.C. to A.D. 300) cemetery in northwestern Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica. This is the first "pure" Zoned Bichrome site of this type to be studied and yielded a cross-section of ceramics representative of other Late Formative sites in the area and of contact with the Maya lowlands. In addition, it solidified the impression of this period being an entity distinct from subsequent regional developments. This distinction is seen in terms of adaptation to the exploitation of marine mollusca, a pattern not present in Zoned Bichrome sites known at the present time, but very important in succeeding Polychrome periods.


Three C. acutifolia explants (cotyledon, hypocotyl and roots) were cultured on MS - medium supplemented with various growth regulators and the production of anthraquinones in the different tissues was determined.


A theoretical investigation has been carried out to determine the mechanical stability of a perfect crystal in the presence of applied forces by applying the Born stability criteria. A face-centred-cubic (FCC) perfect crystal of aluminium is subjected to tensile and compressive stresses parallel to the (100) crystallographic axis. The total energy of the solid consists of the kinetic, exchange and correlation energies of the conduction electron gas, along with the ion-ion and electron-ion interactions which are estimated following a calculation based on perturbation theory. Specifically, the latter is obtained under the pseudopotential formalism in the Ashcroft local pseudopotential model (1966). The ranges of stability in tension and compression are located and a theoretical tensile strength of 0.4560 GPa (4.56*108 N m-2) is calculated which compares fairly well with the experimentally measured tensile strength of 0.1655 GPa obtained for high-purity aluminium in the form of a fine wire (which although not in a perfect crystalline form is chosen for comparison in the absence of better experimental data).


Objective To study the effects of non-nutritional sucking (NNS) on plasma gastrin, motilin and gastric emptying in premature infants. Methods Thirty-eight healthy premature infants were randomly divided into NNS and control group. Plasma gastrin and motilin levels were measured via radioimmunoassay; Gastric emptying was measured via real time ultrasound. Results In NNS group, the number of infants recovered to their birth weight was significantly more than control group(38.9% vs 10%), by day 7; gastric retention was significantly lower than control group (16.7%, 50%,F=0.04, P0.05) and the time needed to achieve 418.4 kJ/(kg·d) was significantly shorter than control group (t=2.04, P0.05). The plasma gastrin levels in NNS group were significantly higher than control group at day 7 and 14 (t=2.09, 2.04, P0.05); Motilin levels showed no significant difference. The half gastric emptying time in NNS group was significantly shorter than control group (t=2.33, P0.05). Conclusions NNS can increase gastrin secretion, improve gastric emptying and decrease the intolerance of enteral feeding.


In Cognitive Radio Networks (CRNs), Secondary Users (SUs) are provided with the flexibility of accessing Primary Users' (PUs') idle spectrum bands but the availability of spectra is dynamic due to PUs' uncertain activities of channel reclamation. In the multi-hop CRNs consisting of SUs as relays, such spectrum mobility will cause the invalidity of pre-determined routes of data flows since some of the channels pre-assigned to the routes become unavailable. In this paper, we investigate the spectrum-mobility-incurred route-switching problem in both spatial and frequency domains for CRNs, where the spatial switching determines which relays and links should be re-selected and the frequency switching decides which channels ought to be re-assigned to the spatial routes. We further formulate the route-switching problem as the Route-Switching Game which is shown to be a potential game and has a pure Nash Equilibrium (NE). Accordingly, an efficient algorithm for finding the NE is proposed. The proposed route-switching scheme not only avoids conflicts with PUs but also mitigates spectrum congestion. Meanwhile, tradeoffs between routing costs and channel switching costs are achieved.


A facile, divergent access to highly oxygenated benzocyclobutene derivatives was developed via the regioselective [2+2] cycloaddition of α-alkoxybenzynes and ketene silyl acetals. The cycloadducts could be converted to selectively protected alkoxybenzocyclobutenediones, an attractive class of compounds for the synthesis of polyaromatic compounds. As one possible application, divergent access to a regioisomer pair of sulfonylphthalides for the Hauser approach to polyaromatic compounds is described.


The importance of having a national ID cannot be ignored hence the need for an easy and quickest way to register and renew the ID upon expiration. A person's proof of identity is a kind of reference which can be used to uniquely identify one individual from the other. Thus the system will help improve identity fraud and theft, for example ghost workers' syndrome, impersonation etc. The system will request personal details of the applicant and the card holder (in case of renew) online, the details will then be submitted to National Registration Bureau (NRB) system for further processing of a new ID card. After completing the necessary process, the applicant will be notified through text message on the phone or email to go and collect the card to the nearest Malawi National Registration Bureau when it is ready. This system will reduce congestion in National Registration Bureau offices, minimize and cut costs for people travelling to National Registration Bureau offices. Government will cut costs for deploying people to various places for registration. This will boost up the economy of the country. The Online National ID Registration and Renew System can help expand coverage and prioritize populations that face the greatest barriers to access social and other public services, because everything will be in their hands. Thus this system will provide an economical, easy and quickest way possible.


ABSTRACT This paper discusses the principles behind the 1961 Sikkim Subject Regulation, the first citizenship law framed in Sikkim. It explores the historical construction of the entanglement of 'ancestrality' with land property and political membership, which is central to the issue of citizenship in Sikkim today. It shows how categories of citizens were formed in colonial and post-colonial time, in particular the division between 'natives' (Bhutia and Lepcha) and 'settlers' (Sikkimese Nepalis). With the revision of the Regulation in 1962, land property and 'ancestral' settlement became central criteria to acquire Sikkim Subject status. The paper shows how land property have become a materialisation of belonging to the place, and highlights the inequalities that the dependency created between insidedness and land property engendered. It also argues that a sole analysis of these inequalities in terms of ethnicity is insufficient by showing that other factors have taken part in forming them.


The present invention relates to a method for making the vehicle onboard power supply network subscribers (6-12) (2) Method of synchronization, the method comprising: when a predetermined condition (42, 50) meet, at least one of the first and when a predetermined condition is satisfied (42, 50),; two network subscribers (8-12) present in the received first timer (20) associated message (44) a first network participant (6) based on (44) and the second network subscriber (20) associated with a second message to the first timer timer (22 to 26) (8-12) synchronization.


Sulfur gas leak diffusion is a very complicated diffusion process,influenced by complicated terrain space,different wind direction and speed and other various kinds of conditions.Therefore,according to this process,this paper adopts feasible computation fluid dynamics(CFD) to make a three-dimensional numerical simulation.According to Long gang 001-81 well sulfur gas leak diffusion accident,ArcGIS software is used to extract terrain data surrounding this well 2 500 m,and establish calculation and physical model,in which the sulfur gas diffusion rules in many conditions(different terrain,wind direction,wind speed) are simulated and the diffusion results are summarized.


With the first proper commercial sub-orbital 'space tourist' flights seemingly around the corner, the need to develop a proper legal system addressing all relevant parameters, scenarios and events also arises more visibly. This is particularly true for the United States, where so far the major developments in private manned spaceflight are concentrated, some of which may soon move from relatively straightforward up-and-down sub-orbital trajectories to longer-duration suborbital and/or orbital flights, or even long-duration presence in (potentially private) space stations. As one author succinctly put it: humans are essentially unpredictable, and the longer their flights will be, the less pre-ordained and foreseeable will their activities be. As a consequence, the somewhat haphazard and multi-faceted approach US national law has so far taken vis-a-vis space activities now threatens to result in major gaps, notably in the exercise of domestic jurisdiction for the purpose of compliance with US international responsibilities and liabilities under the outer space treaties. In between the regulatory competencies of the FAA (to license launch and re-entry), FCC (to license and regulate satellite operations as far as the use of radio-frequencies and attendant orbits is concerned), NOAA (to license and regulate remote sensing satellite operations) and NASA (to regulate life on board manned US civil space vehicles and the ISS, at least as far as the US modules and/or US astronauts is concerned), questions now arise in Congress for example as to how to legally address a future space tourist turned unruly passenger. The paper addresses these issues in some detail, which includes touching upon some vexing definitional issues as regards 'launch', 're-entry', 'sub-orbital', 'orbital' and 'outer space' itself as these might ultimately have to be clarified before a comprehensive, logical and effective legal regime for exercising of US national jurisdiction as appropriate and necessary can be developed.


In this paper we describe the CoNLL-2004 shared task: semantic role labeling. We introduce the specification and goal of the task, describe the data sets and evaluation methods, and present a general overview of the systems that have contributed to the task, providing comparative description.


I. Introduction THE biological importance of the thyroid gland has been recognized for centuries (1). The realization in the late 19th century that cretinism and myxedema result from loss of thyroid function led to the discovery of T4 (2) and T3 (3) as the predominant and most potent thyroid hormones, respectively. During the ensuing decades the plasma membrane (4), synapse (5), endoplasmic reticulum (6), and mitochondria (7) have all been considered as potential cellular sites of action of the thyroid hormones. In the 1960s, however, it was noted that many of the physiological actions of T3 were preceded by nuclear RNA transcription (8, 9), and high-affinity nuclear receptors for T3 were discovered soon thereafter (10,11). The specificity of the nuclear T3 receptors (TRs) for thyroid hormone analogs closely parallels the biological potency of the compounds (12, 13), and the levels of the nuclear TRs correlate well with the developmental and tissue-specific effects of T3 in most cases (14, 15). Thus, alth...


. Some conjectures are given about the sensitivity of the behaviour of the stellar orbits (appear ance of resonant orbits, possible interaction of resonances etc.) to the set of parameters characterizing a simple realistic 'spheroid + nucleus' mass model of our Galaxy. Connections with a systematic explora tion of orbits in Schmidt mass models are mentioned. Finally we present arguments in favour of the ex istence of a third integral for the whole solar neighbourhood old stellar populations, independently of the chosen model. ~ 100 km s~ l . The half thickness of the boxes oc cupied by the orbits is of the order of 500 to 800 pc, at most 1 kpc. These results seem to be independent of the potential chosen.


Characteristic of two combination phenomena in Kuband satellite down link, troposphere amplitude scintillation concurrent with rain attenuation are examined, and extracted individually from raw data with the aid of a filtering technique. Based on application of adaptive IIR digital filter, Fast algorithm of variable step-size QLMP (VSQLMP) are available. The procedure of application can be concluded and successful, the spectra of twocombination effect are extracted individually, the harmonic of noise is reduced for all weather condition and system characteristic by variable step-size adaptive algorithm.


The authors analyze the concept of «cultural environment», highlight its components on the example of the Tambov Governorate, show its progress. The libraries of the noble estates played an important role in the development of cultural life in province, performed memorial, in-formational and socializing functions. We reveal the trends in the development of personal collec-tions, the core of the library fund, which allowed to determine the structure of the cultural heritage – publications distributed over the 19th–21th centuries. We make the conclusion about most popular authors, books and reading fashion. The authors reconstructed an objective picture of establishing and functioning of estate libraries in this period as an element of the cultural environment. A number of technologies for creating personal libraries can be used at present. Family reading techniques are applicable in promoting reading, books and book culture.


This paper has two objectives: first, to explore the level of job satisfaction and satisfaction with internal communication among police officers in the Republic of Croatia on the basis of respondents' self-assessment; and second, to determine the contribution of internal communication to the job satisfaction among police officers, determining the predictive power of each of the eight dimensions of internal communication in the process. The data were collected using a questionnaire, filled in by a sample of 1.249 respondents, and analysed using hierarchical regression analysis. The results show that police officers in Croatia are relatively satisfied with their jobs, and that internal communication is a statistically significant predictor of job satisfaction. Out of eight dimensions of internal communication, the most important predictors of job satisfaction are: satisfaction with feedback, satisfaction with communication with superiors, satisfaction with communication climate, satisfaction with the quality of media of communications and satisfaction with corporate information knowledge.


The present invention is related to pharmaceutical formulations capable of eliciting protective immune response against Chandipura virus infection in humans and other mammalian hosts. The immunogenic formulation comprises Chandipura virus glycoprotein (G protein) and/or nucleoprotein expressed as recombinant proteins and purified from host cells. Vaccine compositions comprising the recombinant proteins elicit neutralizing antibodies similar to the vaccine compositions of purified inactivated Chandipura virus in a stable formulation. Methods of inactivating Chandipura virus for use as a candidate vaccine are disclosed. The vaccine compositions have been formulated with adjuvants to potentiate the immune response. The vaccine compositions disclosed in the invention are highly immunogenic and elicit protective immune response in mammalian host. The immunogenic compositions are formulated for in vivo administration to humans. The immunogenic preparation will also find use in diagnosing for the presence of the virus.


The present invention discloses a content distribution system and content distribution method, the method comprising: dynamically create the attribute information management module operation platforms to access the content management system; task generation module selection operation platforms and content depending on the selection instruction ; according to the attribute information release work orders generated content, and content publishing tasks; specifies the content distribution server scans to identify itself contains content after publishing tasks, publish the content in line with business operations platform interface to send information to the selected content publishing platform for business operations; the selected business operations platform to obtain information based on content publishing content management system, content publishing work orders, work orders issued to obtain the corresponding content entity files based on content. The present invention provides a system and method achieves the premise of guaranteeing content management system and docking platform for business operations, according to actual needs by the content publishing server publishing content desired target business operations platform to the target platform for business operations.


In this paper we consider a classical continuous time risk model, where the claims are reinsured by some reinsurance with retention level , where means 'no reinsurance' and b=0 means 'full reinsurance'. The insurer can change the retention level continuously. To prevent negative surplus the insurer has to inject additional capital. The problem is to minimise the expected discounted cost over all admissible reinsurance strategies. We show that an optimal reinsurance strategy exists. For some special cases we will be able to give the optimal strategy explicitly. In other cases the method will be illustrated only numerically.


1 Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Germplasm Bank, Mengla, 666303 Yunnan, China (E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com) 2 Department of Biology, Yunnan University, Yunnan Province 650091, PR China 3 Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China 4 Institute of Tropical Crop Genetic Resources, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences / Key Laboratory of Tropical Crops Germplasm Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, Hainan Danzhou 571737, P.R. China


To determine the clinical relevance of human papillomavirus (HPV) integration and E2 function suggested by in vitro studies, we investigated 50 patients with HPV 16‐positive primary cervical carcinoma (stage Ib‐IV) diagnosed and treated at one institution. The physical state of HPV was determined by colorimetric in situ hybridization and was not found to vary by stage. Overall, 62% of tumors had integrated HPV, 16% had episomal and 22% had both integrated and episomal. The E1/E2 region was evaluated by 8 separate polymerase chain reactions, which resulted in overlapping products. There was no significant variation in ability to amplify the E1/E2 region with stage. E1/E2 amplification correlated with physical state. Nearly all tumors with episomal or mixed HPV 16 DNA amplified all 8 E1/E2 fragments. Half of the tumors with integrated HPV 16 DNA failed to amplify one or more E1/E2 fragments. Disruptions were most frequent in the E2 region. For all 46 patients receiving curative therapy, the Kaplan‐Meier estimate of disease‐free survival was determined for those whose primary tumors had amplifiable E2 compared with those lacking one or more E2 DNA fragments. Disruption of E2 was associated with significantly shortened disease‐free survival. Int. J. Cancer 74:50–56. © 1997 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.


The purposes of this study are (1) to identify the essential dimensions of intercultural communicative competence (ICC) and (2) to establish a framework for assessing the ICC level of high school students that includes a self-reporting inventory and scoring rubrics for online interaction in intercultural contexts. A total of 472 high school students completed the Intercultural Communicative Competence Inventory (ICCI), adapted from the YOGA form (Fantini, 2000, 2001), and 72 students from Taiwan and the United States were selected to join the Learning of Intercultural Language over the Net (LILON) project where they participated in structured intercultural learning activities facilitated through telecommunications technology. Statistical analyses confirm that ICC is a composite of attitudes, skills, knowledge, awareness, and meta-awareness, which support our proposed framework for online intercultural interactions.


Paper introduction from photovoltaic products as renewable energy have the potential to contribute to carbon neutrality. On the one hand, it expounds the grade and illumination characteristics of solar energy resources in Shanghai, and guide the right installation direction of photovoltaic module. On the other hand, the performance characteristics, applicable scenarios and other PV related extension products of various commonly used PV crystal silicon modules and thin film modules are described to provide a suitable reference for the selection of PV modules.


In calculating the design-flood discharge, engineers often use the frequency-distribution analysis of rainfall data as the basis for obtaining the magnitude of the design flood. The distribution of rain stations is an important factor in determining the distribution of regional rainfall; however, not all catchments have sufficient rain stations to represent the distribution of precipitation in a watershed. This results in a flood hydrograph—obtained using a rainfall–runoff model that is based on the calculation of the estimated rainfall—with a low level of correlation with the observed hydrograph. This research aims to set up a synthetic rain station that corrects the difference between the simulated hydrograph and observed hydrograph to achieve a better correlation level. Usually, researchers use the available rain stations for analyzing the design rainfall and design flood; however, in this research, a synthetic rain station has been built. Rainfall–runoff modeling methods for ungauged catchments (UCs), i.e., watersheds without observation stations, are widely available. Each method has different parameters to determine the unit hydrograph in a watershed. During the development of rainfall–runoff models at UCs, the precipitation in the upstream of a watershed is often assumed to be uniform, but it is not the case. The methodology used in this study collects hourly rainfall data from the ARR and hourly flood-discharge data from the AWLR in one catchment, then calculates the Thiessen coefficient before and after the set up of the synthetic rain station, and finally, calculates the rainfall at the synthetic rain station by trial and error. From the results of the synthetic rainfall modeling, the equation for the synthetic rainfall is obtained:ArRR=(-0.127A-0.260FB-0.307Re+1.227Q+0.51)/(C.K_Thiessen ) with a correlation coefficient of R = 0.818 in a watershed area below 300 km2.


Weakened Slightly The global economy, which had grown strongly in 2004, expanded at a slightly slower pace in the first few months of 2005. Growth was mainly driven by the United States, China and the emerging economies in Eastern Asia, whereas the Japanese and the euro area economies grew at a slower pace. While maintaining a positive growth differential with the euro area, Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs) also posted partly even considerably lower growth rates at the beginning of 2005.


This paper, by the research director of the National Printing Ink Research Institute, Lehigh University, is based on the 1957 Mattiello Memorial Lecture. The surface area, water vapor absorption, energetics of the surface, and shape of particles of pigments is discussed. The role of humidity in the efficiency of milling and determination of rheological properties are discussed as well as other examples of the practical application of fundamental principles of surface chemistry. 52 ref. -- AATA


Introduction. Acute rhinosinusitis is one of the most common infectious diseases in the world. But despite their predominantly viral nature, the activation of their own microflora occurring during the disease, the addition of pathogenic and the associated risks of rhinogenic complications lead to the widespread use of antibacterial therapy for this pathology. Local antiseptics, such as framycetin sulfate in the form of nasal spray, play an important role in the multicomponent structure of rhinosinusitis therapy.The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of an aerosol preparation of framycetin sulfate of domestic and imported production on the activity of the atrial fibrillation of the nasal cavity as topical antibacterial therapy in acute rhinosinusitis.Materials and methods. The study included 30 adult patients diagnosed with acute rhinosinusitis. The patients were randomized into 2 equal groups and received standard therapy for this disease, according to clinical recommendations. The differences in the groups concerned only topical antibacterial therapy. The 1st experimental group used a drug of domestic production, the 2nd group - a control group, used an imported framycetin spray.Results. Data were obtained not only comparing the clinical picture depending on the treatment, but also information about the effect of the drug on the activity of the atrial epithelium of the nasal cavity, the distribution of the substance in the nasal cavity, and even considered the structural differences of the vials that affect the distribution of the drug during injection. Conclusion. Topical antibacterial therapy with framycetin sulphate is an effective method in complex treatment of acute rhinosinusitis. Innovative technologies for the creation of an aerosol of framicetin solution allow to achieve stable dosage of the drug during use.


The voluntary participation of the paralyzed patients is crucial for the functional electrical stimulation (FES) therapy. In this study, we developed a strategy called "EMG Bridge" (EMGB) for volitional control of multiple movements using FES technique. The surface electromyography (sEMG) signals of the agonist muscles were transformed to stimulation pulses with various pulse width and frequency to stimulate the target paralyzed muscles using MAV/NSS co-modulation (MNDC) algorithm we proposed recently. Motion pattern classification based on linear discriminant analysis (LDA) was included to recognize the motion status and mapping the sEMG detection channel to the corresponding stimulation channel. A prototype EMGB system was built for real-time control of four hand movements. The test results showed that the movements can be reproduced with a successful rate of 92.5±3.5%. The angle trajectory of wrist joint and metacarpal-phalangeal joint can be mimicked with a maximum cross-correlation coefficient > 0.84 and a latency less than 300 ms.


Northern location, cold weather and sparse populati on put permanent restrictions on the competitiveness of the Finnish agriculture. At the same time the fragmented property division resulting from land divisions and settlement has ha d a decreasing impact on the profitability of agriculture. Although the number of farms has fa llen and the average size of the farms has increased during the past decades the benefits aris ing from the increase in size have not been realized due to the continually growing fragmentati on.


This is a pioneer study that presents genetic programming (GP) as a new tool for prediction of local scour downstream of grade-control structures. The objective of this study is to provide an alternative formulation to conventional regression based equations and verify the superiority of GP over regression analysis. The training and testing patterns of the proposed GP formulation are based on well established and widely dispersed experimental results from the literature. Linear and nonlinear regression-based equations were derived throughout regression analysis on dimensionless parameters obtained from dimensional analysis. The GP-based formulation results are compared with experimental results and other equations and found to be more accurate.


The sections in this article are:

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Uptake of Plasma Lipids and Lipoproteins
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Uptake of Cholesterol

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Uptake of Lipoproteins

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Uptake of Fatty Acids and Triglyceride, and Oxidation of Fatty Acids

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Synthesis of Lipids
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Synthesis of Fatty Acid

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Synthesis of Phospholipid and Other Glycerolipids

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Synthesis of Cholesterol

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Hydrolysis of Lipids
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Hydrolysis of Cholesteryl Ester

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Hydrolysis of Phospholipid

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To explore an effective and reliable karyotyping method in Brassica crop plants,C_0t-1 DNA was isolated from Brassica oleracea genome,labeled as probe with Biotin-Nick Translation Mix kit,in situ hybridized to mitotic spreads,specific fluorescent bands were showed on each chromosome pairs.25S and 5S rDNA were labeled as probes with DIG-Nick Translation Mix kit and Biotin-Nick Translation Mix kit,respectively,in situ hybridized to mitotic preparations,25S rDNA could be detected on two chromosome pairs,and 5S rDNA only one.C_0t-1 DNA contains rDNA,chromosome sites identity between C_0t-1 DNA and 25S rDNA was determined by dual-colour fluorescence in situ hybridization.All these showed that the karyotyping technique based on a combination of rDNA and C_0t-1 DNA chromosome landmarks is superior to alone one. A more exact karyotype of B.oleracea have been analysed based on a combination of rDNA sites,C_0t-1 DNA fluorescent bands,chromosome lengths and arm ratios.


Novel Co(III) complexes with general formula, [Co(chel)(PBu3)]ClO4.H2O, where chel = 5-Brsalophen, 5-NO2salophen, 5-MeOsalophen and 4-MeOsalophen, were synthesised and characterised. The spectroscopic and electrochemical properties of these complexes and [Co(salophen)(PR3)]ClO4.H2O (R = PBu3 and PPh3) complexes were investigated.


Objective To find the diagnosis,treatment and emergency measures of hemostasis of central hemangioma in jaws(CHJ). Methods Four clinical cases of CHJ from 1984~ 1999 were analyzed. Results of 4 cases,the mandible and maxilla were affected in 2 cases respectively.One of them was accompanied with the hemangioma of soft tissues in the lip,gum and cheek.The patients were cured with the resection of jaw,the ligation of external/total carotid artery,and transcatheter arterial embolization(TCAE) and mandibularplasty. Conclusion CHJ is rare and difficult in diagnosis before operation.Surgical operation is an only treatment.The amount of bleeding during operation may be decreased by TCAE and hypothermic anesthesia.


The more children with strabismus and amblyopic are included in general school, the more professors will face the attention to pupils with special educative needs, that´s why it will have some questions inside them about: how to stimulates visual perception from pedagogical process, how to get that pupils fell happy in their classrooms and fulfill the goals of the program at the same time of the others. That´s why in this article it shows a methodology to visual perception stimulation of children with strabismus and amblyopic who are in 1rst grade of primary school. This methodology will permit to work in an individual way to each child.


A numerical method is developed to predict the steady-state and transient behaviors of forced-convection flow in steam generator.From the basic differential conservation equations,an intact model is constructed fully considering the structure of the steam generator,its possible flow and heat transfer.Gear method is adopted,The curves of flow instabilities and unstable regions are acquired with computation.The effects of pressure,flow flux,inlet subcooling and inlet/outlet throttle on the system behaviour are discussed.


The invention relates to an environment-friendly unsaturated polyester resin button and a preparation method thereof. The environment-friendly unsaturated polyester resin button is prepared from raw materials in parts by weight as follows: 100 parts of unsaturated polyester resin, 0.5-2 parts of an accelerant, 5-40 parts of recycle powder, 0-2 parts of pigments, 0.01-5 parts of color paste, 0.5-2 parts of a curing agent and 1-10 parts of a diluent, wherein the recycle powder contains powder of leftover materials and/or waste rejected products of the unsaturated polyester resin button, and the grain size of the powder is 100-200 meshes. According to the resin button, the leftover materials and the waste rejected products are recycled, so that waste emission in the production process of the resin button is effectively reduced, the use amount of resin is also reduced, resources are saved, the environment-friendly unsaturated polyester resin button is low in cost, and the quality can meet the national standard requirement.


Introduction to the catalogue - guide to the arrangement and presentation of the catalogue the catalogue - the major autograph collections - London, British Library, Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum, miscellaneous autographs. Appendices: transcriptions of Handel's pencil sketches.


Background: Giardia and Cryptosporidium are common parasitic protozoa that cause acute intestinal infections in children. These two parasites are mostly found in aquatic environments, including raw water, wastewater, and even treated water. Objective: The present study aimed to examine parasitic contamination of drinking water resources by cysts and the oocyst of Giardia and Cryptosporidium in Alborz province, Iran. Materials and Methods: Water samples from three rivers and seven randomly-selected wells of Alborz province were examined using Sheather, formol-ether, and immuno-fluorescence assay (IFA) techniques. The prepared slides were examined with optical and fluorescence microscopes. Results: IFA technique revealed that 28% of the wells were contaminated with both parasites. It was also shown that all rivers' drainage basins were contaminated with Cryptosporidium parasite, while 66% of rivers' drainage basins were contaminated with Giardia parasite. Conclusion: The results showed that water resources of Alborz province contained Giardia cysts and Cryptosporidium oocysts, which required health care officials to pay serious attention to treating drinking water.


Background Ischemic stroke (IS) is the most common form of cerebrovascular accident which its precise etiology remains mysterious. Renalase is a catecholamine-degrading enzyme playing a major role in blood pressure control. Recent studies show the effect of renalase activity on various diseases like IS. In the current study, we examined the possible effects of renalase gene (RNLS) rs2576178 and rs10887800 variants at the 5′-flanking and intron 6 regions on IS, respectively. Methods One hundred and fifty-four IS patients younger than 50 years and 165 age- and sex-matched controls were recruited in the study. For genotyping of rs2576178 and rs10887800 variants, the PCR-RFLP method was used. Results The RNLS rs10887800 AG genotype was more repeated in IS patients, but the difference was marginally nonsignificant (P = 0.054). This variant was associated with IS in the overdominant model, and the AG genotype is associated with a1.6-fold increased risk of IS compared to AA+ GG genotypes (OR = 1.6, 95% CI: 1-2.5, P = 0.033). No relationship was observed between RNLS rs2576178 polymorphism and IS in all genetic models. The findings of the haplotype and combination effects of rs10887800 and rs2576178 variants on IS showed no significant association. The in silico analysis showed no effect of rs2576178 and rs10887800 polymorphisms in the RNA structure, but the alteration of RNA sequence in rs2576178 results in the lack of a MBNL1 protein binding site. Conclusions RNLS rs10887800 but not rs2576178 polymorphism was associated with IS susceptibility in the overdominant model (AG vs AA+ GG genotypes).


To improve the flame retardant ability of anti-skid epoxy surface material in the tunnel, the paper conducted study on influence of inorganic flame retardant magnesium hydroxide (abbrev. MH), organic flame retardant decabromodiphenylethane (abbrev. DBDPE) and antimony trioxide (abbrev. AO) on the performance after they were applied in anti-skid epoxy surface material. The mechanical properties, rheological properties, combustion properties and thermal stability of epoxy surface with different flame retardants were tested. After optimizing the blending amount to determine the optimal proportion, flame retardant efficiency of those was evaluated. The analysis showed that organic flame retardant DBDPE and AO have a better performance at the same dosage. The oxygen index of DBDPE/AO epoxy cement increased much faster than MH with the amount of flame retardant. When content reached 16%, the oxygen index of the DBDPE/AO reached 31.8%, which meant that it was a flame retardant material and had little effect on other properties of the cement. It is not a good treatment to add too much flame retardant in the epoxy anti-sliding surface, otherwise the rheological properties and mechanical properties would be influenced largely. When the content of composite flame retardant DBDPE/AO got to 12%, each performance index would meet the design requirements. The excessive content of MH was unsuitable because it would greatly reduce the mechanical properties and the ease of construction of epoxy cement. Based on comprehensive performance analysis, 9% DBDPE/AO is recommended as the flame retardant for anti-skid epoxy surface.


With the continuous progress of society, the requirements for talents are getting higher and higher. As an important place for talent export, Chinese universities have attracted much attention from all walks of life. The Chinese art courses in colleges and universities are set up to promote traditional Chinese culture and cultivate innovative talents. Folk art resources are worth learning from in art teaching, and it is necessary to combine art teaching in colleges and universities with folk art resources to create a second creation of folk art resources. The excellent artistic elements appearing in the folk resources enable students to design artworks that conform to the current public's aesthetics while learning Chinese traditional culture, and the teaching courses of colleges and universities can therefore be improved. However, there are still problems to be solved in the inheritance of folk art in art courses in colleges and universities today. Some colleges and universities are far from adequate in setting courses, some teachers do not pay attention to folk art, and students do not have a comprehensive understanding of folk art, etc. This article proposes measures to integrate art teaching and folk art resources in colleges and universities.


Review(s) of: Three revolutions: Three drastic changes in interpreting the bible, by Robert Crotty, ATF, Hindmarsh, 2012, softcover, 232 pages, ISBN 9781921817489, RRP $37.95.


The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of sewage sludge on populations of Pratylenchus brachyurus and Meloidogyne incognita in maize. For this, maize seedlings were transplanted into 2 litre pots and inoculated with 2000 specimens of P. brachyurus or 4000 M. incognita eggs. After 90 days, the shoots and leaves were discarded and the plant root system was mixed into the soil. Each pot was treated with sewage sludge at rates of 0, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500 g, which was mixed into the soil surface. After three days, maize seedlings were transplanted into the pots and, after 70 days, the plants were collected for analysis and measured for plant height, fresh and dry weight of shoots and leaves, and number of nematodes per root system. An aliquot of 100 cm 3 of soil was collected to estimate the number of P. brachyurus. The experiment was repeated in two different periods. It was carried out completely randomly and repeated eight and six times, in different studies. Averages obtained were submitted to regression analysis and compared using the Tukey's test at 5% probability. In one of the experiments, the number of P. brachyurus was reduced when 20 g of sewage sludge was applied to the soil and treatment was increased to 200 g. The sewage sludge did not reduce populations of M. incognita. The increase in vegetative parameters was directly proportional to the increase in the dosage of sludge applied to the soil.


The purpose of this research was to identify the sub-dimensions of servicescape and investigate the structural relationship among servicescape, Instagramability, brand attitude, and intention to revisit. For data collection, Amazon Mechanical Turk was employed. The number of valid observations for data analysis was 422. A structural equation model was the main instrument used to test the research hypotheses. It was revealed that servicescape positively affects Instagramability and brand attitude. The results also revealed that servicescape exerts a positive impact on intention to revisit. Additionally, the results showed that brand attitude is positively associated with Instagramability. Last, it was found that intention to revisit is positively influenced by Instagramability. This study sheds light on the literature by exhibiting the structural relationship among servicescape, Instagramability, brand attitude, and intention to revisit.


The concentrating flow-electromagnetic flowmeter are widely used in underground oil and gas field operations,the magnetic field simulation mode of its electromagnetic flowmeter is established by use of finite element software Ansys,while,evaluation index of the magnetic field strength distribution is proposed.And the magnetic field strength distribution of measurement area is analyzed under evaluation index when the electromagnetic flow meter solenoid coil places in different positions.The results show that the distribution of magnetic field strength is better when the solenoid coil of electromagnetic flowmeter locates near the pipe radius.


This paper discusses the expediency to develop the methodology of error analysis in Spain on account of the needs arising from three specific situations: teaching Spanish as a foreign language; teaching Spanish as a mother tongue; and teaching the two official languages in bilingual autonomous communities. It also reviews classifications of linguistic errors dealt with in the field of Spanish, particularly those proposed by Graciela Vazquez (1991), Isabel Santos Gargallo (1993) and Sonsoles Fernandez (1997), the most representative of the ones applied to Spanish. As a final issue, by way of conclusion, it raises the question of the advisability to devise classifications of linguistic errors grounded on the basis provided by theoretical linguistics.


A three-dimensional photoresist shape simulator has been developed for the submicron process. Using this simulator, it is possible to analyze and optimize the photoresist process using an arbitrary projector, photoresist, and developer. In this technique, considering the man-machine interface, the three-dimensional shape of the photoresist can be shown in a colorgraphic VDT and plotter. Comparing the result of the threedimensional simulation using the contact hole pattern with that of the two-dimensional simulation, a discrepancy occurs in the dimension less than 1 μm between the two techniques, and it has been found that threedimensional simulation is necessary when the width and depth of the pattern are in the same order. Using the three-dimensional simulation, a resolution of 0.5 μm cannot be achieved when the wavelength of the light source is 435.8 μm, the numerical aperture of the projection lens N.A. is 0.28, and the coherency s is 0.7. However, such a resolution can be achieved by using the wavelength of the light source of 435.8 nm, N.A. of 0.42, and s of 0.5.


cortex in the genesis of clinicalhypertension has been recognized since Gold-blatt's demonstration in 1937 that adrenalec-tomy prevents the expected development ofhypertension following bilateral renal arteryconstriction.' Recently, interest in this possi-bility has been intensified by reports thatsome hypertensive patients excrete2-6 and se-


Eleven in-line refraction profiles, recorded to distances of 300 km, and one azimuthal fan plot were constructed from data recorded with a 150-station array in the Yellowstone National Park area during the 1978 Yellowstone-Snake River Plain seismic experiment. Interpretations of the data suggest that the crustal P wave velocity model for the Yellowstone region is characterized by (1) an averaged 10-km-thick upper crustal layer, V/sub p/ = 6.0 km/s, (2) an average crustal velocity of 6.3 km/s, and (3) a total crustal thickness of 44 km. Velocity models are presented for profiles that emphasize the upper crust and show (1) a decrease in the depth to the top of the upper crustal crystalline basement from 5 km in southwestern Yellowstone near Island Park to 1 km at the northeast side of the Yellowstone Plateau that is interpreted as a progressive thinning of the silicic surface volcanic layer to the northeast and (2) evidence for a large lateral inhomogeneity interpreted to be a low-velocity body, with a decrease of at least 10% in P wave velocity, located beneath the northeast corner of the Yellowstone Plateau. The low-velocity zone coincides with a local -30-mgal residual gravity anomaly and is located beneath partmore » of the Sour Creek resurgent dome and part of the Hot Springs Basin, the largest hydrothermal system in Yellowstone. The low-velocity body has a maximum depth to the top of 3 km and a minimum depth to the bottom of 9 km and may represent a zone of partial melt. In comparison to the thermally undisturbed upper crust of the surrounding Rocky Mountains the upper crust of the northeastern Yellowstone plateau appears laterally inhomogeneous in velocity and layer thickness, suggesting effects of thermal and magma intrusion, whereas the lower crust appears relatively homogeneous.« less


In this paper, a GIS based analysis on the dynamic features of the landscapes in the arid regions in west China since recent 20 years is carried out by taking the NOAA data during the period of 1982~2000 as the basic information resource and under the support of ARC/INFO, the images are incised into some divisions, and then the divisions are classified based on their altitudes, and some indexes, such as the dominance indexes, diversity indexes, patch density indexes, margin density indexes and fractal dimension indexes of the landscapes are calculated. The results show that the proportions of all kinds of landscape types are quite differed, the dominances of the vegetation uncovered landscapes, such as the sand deserts and Gobi deserts, are the highest in the ecological landscapes in west China, and the oases are just as the patches in these deserts; in the plains, the proportion of the grasslands with moderate or high coverage has been significantly reduced since recent 20 years, whereas proportions of oasis farmlands, meadows and grasslands with low coverage have been increased; the fractal dimension indexes of the natural landscape patches in the plains and hilly regions are reduced, and some patches have been regularized. In general, the climate change and human activities have become as the important factors resulting in the change of the ecological landscape patterns in the arid regions in west China.


Purpose of the study: Equinus in patients with cerebral palsy results from at least two factors: excessive contracture of the triceps surae and muscle retraction. Tendon surgery and progressive lengthening techniques using plaster walking boots can provide variable improvement in retraction. We compared the effect of this technique when applied with or without prior 40°C warming in the same patients. We also assessed the efficacy of this treatment method in terms or degree of retraction, patient age, puberty maturity, and sex. Materials and methods: This series included 70 muscles in 52 patients with cerebral palsy aged 2 years 11 months to 21 years (mean 8 years 3 months). Common features in these patients were: equinus mainly explained by triceps retraction, no history of prior surgery on the triceps tendon, knee flexion less than 15° in the upright position, easily reduced lateral deformation of the foot, absence of mediotarsal dislocation, triceps stretching could be achieved without triggering unacceptably intense contracture. The retraction of the triceps surae was measured from the maximal passive dorsal flexion angle of the foot, before and after applying each stretching boot. The difference between these measurements gave the gain obtained with the plaster boot. Protocol R− (stretching with plaster boot) consisted in a series of slow stretchings for 10 minutes before making the boot which was worn 7 days. Recurrent retraction in these same patients warranted another treatment within a delay of 3 to 17 months (mean delay 8.7 months). The same treatment then followed protocol R+ where the stretching was preceded by immersion of the segment in a 40°C water bath for 10 minutes. Results: Mean gain obtained with protocol R+ (warming) was 6.8° knee extended and 7.1° knee flexed. These differences were highly significant in both cases (p Discussion: Our findings demonstrate that when the conditions allowing prolonged stretching of the triceps surae are present, prior warming at 40°C for 10 minutes leads to an improvement in muscle lengthening in all patients, even in those for whom prior treatment had been unsuccessful without warming. This observation would indicate that the mechanisms allowing greater lengthening are present in all patients with cerebral palsy but that they cannot be triggered due to abnormal muscle viscosity related to distal vasomotor disorders frequently observed in this condition. Further research is needed to detail this point.


In this paper, we would like to introduce Electron Relay Enhancer (ERE), a supplementary device, which improves commercial solar cell efficiency minimizing electron-hole recombination of solar cell. The ERE in this study is mainly composed of two capacitors which are connected to AC power source and bridge diode system which controls electron flow direction. Two capacitors repeat collecting electrons from solar cell and pumping the collected electrons to load resistance or inverter through the bridge diode system. While one positively charged capacitor collect electrons, the other negatively charged one pumps electrons. A positively charged capacitor pulls the more exited electrons from the solar cell, before the exited electrons recombine the holes in solar cell. That is why the ERE system enhances solar cell efficiency. As a result, the measured power increase of the solar cell with the ERE is varied from 5.9 W to 25.6 W in each experimental condition. Maximal increase rate of the solar cell power with ERE is 30.8% of solar cell power without ERE.


: Single crystals of Ho 2 O 3 -doped Y 2 O 3 stabilized ZrO 2 (YSZ) with different Y 2 O 3 and Ho 2 O 3 contents were grown by the optical floating zone method. XRD and Raman spectra were measured and showed that crystal samples all had tetragonal structures. Measurements of positron annihilation lifetime spectra indicated that the increase in Y 2 O 3 concentration led to the increases of defects and mean positron lifetime, which enhanced the scattering of light and reduced the luminous intensity and the quantum yield (QY) of the crystal. Under the excitation at 446 nm, photoluminescence (PL) spectra of Ho 2 O 3 - doped YSZ crystals showed emission peaks at 540, 551, 670, and 757 nm corresponding to Ho 3+ transitions from 5 S 2 , 5 F 4 , 5 F 5 , and 5 I 4 excited states to the 5 I 8 ground state, respectively. At low Ho 2 O 3 -doped concentrations (0.10–0.50 mol%), the overall emission intensity increased with Ho 2 O 3 contents, reached the maximum value at 0.50 mol%, then decreased with higher Ho 2 O 3 contents, probably as a result of increased non-radiative relaxation caused by increased interactions between Ho 3+ ions. Quenching of the PL occurred at Ho 2 O 3 concentrations > 0.5 mol% and due to the electric dipole–dipole interaction. The calculated chromaticity coordinates (CIE) were approximately (0.307, 0.683) and the color purity achieved 99.6%. The results showed that Ho 2 O 3 : YSZ crystals were suitable for green light-emitting devices.


In the UK health arena it has become axiomatic that, despite medicine's great achievements in the past, a biomedical perspective is no longer adequate on its own. Multidisciplinarity is increasingly regarded as a prerequisite for effective health-care education, practice, policy and research, and a plethora of initiatives exists in all these areas: common learning programmes for health professionals; flexible roles in patient-centred teams; patient participation in NHS decision-making and an increasing emphasis on interdisciplinary research.


In the context of TeV-scale lepton number violating (LNV) interactions, we illustrate the interplay between leptogenesis, neutrinoless double beta (0νββ) decay, and LNV searches at proton-proton colliders. Using a concrete model for illustration, we identify the parameter space where standard thermal leptogenesis is rendered unviable due to washout processes and show how 0νββ decay and pp collisions provide complementary probes. We find that the new particle spectrum can have a decisive impact on the relative sensitivity of these two probes. ar X iv :2 10 6. 10 83 8v 3 [ he pph ] 2 8 Fe b 20 22


We report the development of a low-cost mobile nucleic acid analysis platform (mobiLab) utilising a smartphone-enabled microfluidic device for streamlined analysis of biological samples. Using magnetic particles as a mobile solid phase for nucleic acid capture and transport, fluidic processing is simplified to particle translocation on a robust and scalable cartridge. Process integration facilitated by Bluetooth-enabled microcontrollers enables full control of the instrument by the user with a smartphone application. Each cartridge costs less than $2 using off-the-shelf reagents and materials, an order of magnitude cheaper than $9.98/test for a GeneXpert cartridge. The instrument utilises a microcontroller which controls the rotary bead manipulator, thermal incubation and Bluetooth-based communication with the smartphone application. Each assay consumes approximately 10% of the battery capacity, allowing up to 10 assays to be performed consecutively without access to a power outlet. We designed a single-stream loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay to operate in tandem with the mobiLab platform. We tested the single-stream assay using plasmid targets and were able to capture and amplify 10 3 copies of gene targets. Absence of cross-reactivity with human genomic DNA or other vaginal flora was verified. The platform was validated by testing Chlamydia trachomatis infection from patient-collected vaginal swab samples. Volunteers enrolled in an internet-based Chlamydia screening program, where two sets of swabs were self-collected and mailed back to our lab. One set of swabs was analysed using the gold standard Gen-Probe AC2 CT assay. The second set of swabs was tested using the mobiLab platform. The two results were in agreement for 20 out of 20 samples at a time threshold of 30 min, demonstrating that the droplet assay performance is comparable to the gold standard for the samples tested. To our knowledge, this abstract presents the first smartphone-based NAAT platform that integrates sample preparation, amplification and data processing. Disclosure of interest statement None to disclose.


Redshifts and stellar velocity dispersions are presented for a sample of multiple-nucleus brightest cluster galaxies (39 objects in 17 clusters) with 0.05 < z < 0.07. These are combined with an earlier set of z < 0.05 observations to produce an extended sample containing 72 objects previously identified as multiple nuclei (including the 31 primaries). The velocity distribution of the secondaries with respect to the central brightest cluster galaxy has a rms dispersion of 751 km/s. The observed velocities increase with projected radius, indicating that the secondaries have a range in orbit size


Submitted: 2020-10-29 Revised: 2021-01-28 Accepted: 2021-02-05 Manuscript ID: CHEMM-2010-1303 DOI: 10.22034/chemm.2021.125661 Fluoxetine (N-methyl-c-[4-phenoxy] benzene epropanamine) (FLU), the main drug in the antidepressant class is serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), which has emerged as a therapeutic advancement in psychiatry. It has been shown to be effective in treating depression worldwide and has also been shown to be much more effective in treating other syndromes, such as bulimia nervosa, panic attacks, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. An instrumental setting including off-line solid phase microextraction with spectrophotometry has been developed to improve the sensitivity of fluoxetine quantification in real samples. This method was used to analysis wastewater specimens with 89.9% recovery. This research is a review of new developments in substances and format technology that lead to the extraction of semi-polar compounds in various extraction methods. This mainly consists of a solid phase μ-extraction, using a simple silver nanoparticle. The use of μ-extraction conditions such as pH, salt effect, yield and desorption conditions are examined. This procedure has a high enrichment factor and excellent sample selection cleaning. Reasonable relative improvement was also obtained. Linear calibration curves were obtained in the range of 0.1-35 mg L-1. We have used this method to clean up and pre-concentration of fluoxetine from factual samples. K E Y W O R D S


A conventional vapor diffusion method was applied to in vitro precipitation of CaCO3 crystal. The morphologies and components of the deposit were characterized by SEM, Raman and X-ray diffraction. The results show that the surface of shell nacre promotes the nucleation of aragonite polymorphs of CaCO3, while suppresses the nucleation of calcite and vaterite. The active sites for the deposit, which subsequently transforms to faceted crystals, were only located on the edges of nacreous tablets. The tower-like deposit observed after 24 h was consisted of only aragonite crystals layered along the direction of the c-axis of nacreous tablets.


Objective To learn about pressure faced by HIV positive pregnant women and to explore the effectiveness of psycho-supporting teams as part of collective psychological interventions during the process of clinical treatment.Methods Qualitative surveys were conducted among 79 HIV-1 positive pregnant women,and self depression scale(SDS)and self anxiety scale(SAS)were applied to compare their mental staus before and after collective psychological interventions.Result Most of the subjects under survey were faced with serious psychological pressure,such as fear for AIDS,concern with health of their future babies and possible discrimination.After interventions average SDS and SAS were reduced and their psychological pressures were released to a certain extent.Conclusion Integrated interventions combining clinical treatment with psycho-supporting teams are effective for improving quality of life of HIV-positive pregnant women.


A simple scheme for efficient generation of mid-IR laser radiation is demonstrated. Using a 25 W thulium fibre laser to pump a Q-switched Ho:YAG laser 15.3 W of average output power is achieved with an M2 of 1.3. The holmium laser is used to pump a ZGP OPO generating 7.2 W of average output power in the 3-5 μm waveband with an M2 of 1.8.


It is expected that wireless sensor network will be used in home automation and industrial manufacturing in the future. The main driving forces for wireless sensor networks are fault tolerance, energy gain and spatial capacity gain. Unfortunately, an often forgotten issue is the capacity limits that the network topology of a wireless sensor network represents. In this paper we identify gains, losses and limitations in a wireless sensor network, using a simplified theoretical network model. Especially, we want to point out the stringent capacity limitations that this simplified network model provide. Where a comparison between the locality of the performed information exchange and the average capacity available for each node is the main contribution.


Building a new socialist countryside is our great mission in modernization drive.In its practice,ten relations must be well handled,such as the relation between the external and internal force,the relation between the present important points and the long-termed goals,the relation between the construction of a new countryside and the increasing of farmers' income,the relation between the infrastructure construction and the all-round development of rural social undertakings,the relation between accelerating modern agriculture construction and expanding the channel for increasing farmers' income,the relation between the agricultural modernization and the industrialization and urbanization,the relation between deepening rural system reform and promoting comprehensive reform of urban and rural systems,the relation between reform,development and stability,the relation between the economic development and the political and cultural construction,and the relation between the rural grass-roots organizations of the CPC and the villagers' autonomous organizations.


................................................................................................................................... ii DEDICATION ............................................................................................................................... iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................................................................................................... iv LIST OF TABLES ......................................................................................................................... xi LIST OF FIGURES ...................................................................................................................... xii CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 1 Academic Vocabulary Instruction ............................................................................................ 2 Instructional Practices in Mathematics Using Specialized Graphic Organizers ....................... 5 Statement of the Problem .......................................................................................................... 6 Purpose of the Study ................................................................................................................. 7 Research Questions ................................................................................................................... 8 Definition of Terms................................................................................................................... 9 Summary ................................................................................................................................. 10 CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF LITERATURE ............................................................................... 11 Content Area Literacy ............................................................................................................. 13 Discipline Specific Literacy .................................................................................................... 13 Procedural vs. Conceptual Instruction and Levels of Understanding in Mathematics ........... 14 Instructional Routines for Teaching Vocabulary .................................................................... 16 Scaffolded Instruction ....................................................................................................... 16 Morphological Instruction ................................................................................................ 17


Pyrochlore materials La2Zr2O7 and Gd2Zr2O7 have been used to produce thermal barrier coating systems by atmospheric plasma spraying. The materials have been applied as single-layer coatings with only a topcoat made of pyrochlore material. In addition, double-layer systems with a first layer of yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) and a top layer made of pyrochlore material were produced. These systems have been tested in thermal cycling test rigs at surface temperatures between 1200-1450°C and the results were compared to the behavior of YSZ coatings. Single-layer coatings had a rather poor thermal cycling performance. On the other hand, double-layer systems showed similar results to YSZ coatings at temperatures below about 1300°C. At higher temperatures the double-layer coatings produced from our own powders revealed excellent thermal cycling behavior. At the highest test conditions, lifetime was thereby orders of magnitude better than that of YSZ coatings. Results indicate that an increase of the maximum surface temperature in gas turbines by at least 100 K becomes possible with the new coatings. Coatings produced from commercial powders showed a somewhat reduced performance.


Results: Children exposed to both < 30minutes/day in educational activities and being in a low-income household were at greater risk of poorer outcomes than the simple sum of their independent effects. Compared with children who spent (cid:2) 30minutes/day in educational activities and from higher-income households, children who experi-enced < 30minutes/day from low-income households had a 2.30 (95% CI: 1.88, 2.80) higher risk of having lower language ability. The Relative Excess Risk Due to Interaction of 0.15 (95% CI:-0.15, 0.67) was greater than zero indicating a super-additive effect mea- sure modification by income. Conclusions: Our results suggest that boosting time in educational activities to 30minutes/day would benefit the lower-income group relatively more than the higher-income group. Key messages: If there was an intervention of sufficient dose to in- crease the amount of time spent in educational activities to 30minutes/day for children in the lower-income group, the risk of children having lower language ability at school entry could be re- duced by 45%. Background: Perinatal outcomes for singleton pregnancies are poorer, on average, for Aboriginal people than non-Aboriginal peo- ple, but little is known about Aboriginal multifetal pregnancies. Yet multifetal pregnancies and births are often more complicated and have poorer outcomes than singleton pregnancies. We describe the pregnancies, births and outcomes for Aboriginal twins born in Western Australia (WA) and New South Wales (NSW) with com- parisons to Aboriginal singletons (WA and NSW) and non-Aboriginal births (NSW). Methods: Whole-population birth and hospital records were linked for births during 2000-2013 (WA) and 2002-2008 (NSW). Descriptive statistics are reported for demographics, maternal health, pregnancy complications, births and infant outcomes. Results: complications were more common among mothers of twins than singletons (e.g. 17% of of WA twins had hypertension/pre-eclampsia/eclampsia vs 8% for singletons) but to mothers of NSW non-Aboriginal


The purpose of this article is to understand consumer behavior on the disposal of fluorescent lamps used in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The research discusses the consumer's decision on recycling, environmental aspects of disposal of fluorescent lamps and reverse logistics. Regarding methodology procedures we used a survey on the basis of convenience, with a sample of 240 people. As a result, most people discard fluorescent lamps in the organic waste and considering the right place for disposal the selective collection and recycle post. However, the posts for selective collection are not prepared for the effective recycling of fluorescent lamps and components in Brazil.


Undertaking the issues addressed in this article was influenced by at least a couple of reasons, among which especially the fact of spreading the concept of discourse in various spheres of social life, despite the vague, imprecise meaning of the term, the sense of which usually emerges from the context in which it is used. Moreover, what seems interesting is the broad enough discretion in the use of the category of discourse by the authors of papers of various problem scope and level and singling out different types of discourse in the considerations undertaken (i.e., political, legal, historical, philosophical, educational, scientific, etc.) without clear criteria of this typology. What is more, the issue of qualitative research on discourse, which is still not adequately appreciated, not only in the sciences of education, also appears to be important. I begin my considerations with a few introductory remarks, and then refer to the more important etymological issues, and consider the question of importance of discourse. Furthermore, I pay attention to the emerging problems with the concept of discourse and refer to some selected aspects of discourse research, including the role and position of the researcher. Finally, I attempt to summarize the discussion.


A study on the effect of increasing concentrations of ionic and non-ionic surfactants on the polarographic behaviour of acetophenone and p-bromoacetophenone with special reference to the kinetics of the electrode reactions in Britton Robinson buffer (BR) of pH 7 has been carried out at 25-0.1°C. The reduction of the depolarizers in different steps has been found to be diffusion-controlled and irreversible. The kinetic parameters (αn a and k o f,h ) have been calculated by Konteckey's method.


The plasmon nanofocusing process has been widely implemented in near-field scanning optical microscopy (NSOM) recently because it allows generating a background-free nanolight source at the apex of a metallic tip, enabling high contrast imaging at the nanoscale. In plasmon nanofocusing-assisted NSOM, the metallic tip properties play a vital role in generating an intense and well-confined nanolight source by controlling the plasmons' behavior. This is why various tip designs have been developed so far. Recently, our group has also developed a metallic tapered tip, composed of a dielectric pyramidal base and a thin metallic layer coated on one side of the pyramid, using a novel fabrication method that allows tuning the optical properties of a tip depending on the requirement. Although our metallic tip has a unique advantage of tuning its optical properties, it has not yet been well studied. In this work, we present a thorough study of the optical properties of our metallic tip that depends on its parameters, such as the dielectric material, metal thickness, and cone angle, using finite-difference time-domain simulations. This particular study will allow us to understand controlling the tip's optical properties and expand it for a wide range of applications.


In this paper we propose a solution for the development of enterprise portal-like web applications that is based on the Liferay portal and the Alfresco document repository. Combining a robust and featurerich platform for building the application layer such as Liferay with the industry standard document management system such as Alfresco enables developers to rapidly provide their customers with a custom portal web application that suit their needs. Emphasis of this paper is on extending the combined solution by implementing a custom activity list that shows integrated user activities from both Liferay and Alfresco, a feature missing in the original combined platform.


The design reguire and structure of the following up grinding-header, experimental equipment and the design of test-sample's shape are described. The quantitative analysisof the test result are also described. It is defined that the idea of shape following up drindand patching-shape grind can absolutely be achieved and the design of grinding-header is successful. So the grinding-header can be used in production.