Fujitsu has developed high-performance, miniature aluminum nitride (AlN) thin Film Bulk Acoustic Resonators (FBAR) filters for 5-GHz Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) applications. Filters with higher frequencies of around 5 GHz and wider bandwidths will be needed in future mobile communication systems. Therefore, we developed filters using thin-film Bulk Acoustic Wave (BAW) technology, which shows promise as a possible solution to these higher frequency applications. There are two issues related to the development of FBAR filters. The first has been the need for miniaturization. To achieve this, we developed a new resonator configuration that employs bulk micromachining techniques. The second issue has been to increase the bandwidth. Five-GHz WLAN applications require a 200-MHz bandwidth at 5250 MHz, which corresponds to a fractional bandwidth of 3.8%. However, the piezoelectric coupling coefficient (k/sup 2/) of AlN cannot satisfy this requirement. To achieve wider filter bandwidth, we developed two approaches. They utilize epitaxial AlN film-growth and reactance-controlled flip-chip package design technologies. The packaging technology also enabled us to miniaturize the filters.


Over a century of fire exclusion in frequent-fire ponderosa pine and dry mixed conifer forests has resulted in increased tree densities, heavy surface fuel accumulations and an increase inlate successional,fire-intolerant trees. Grand Canyon National Park uses prescribed fires and wildfires to reduce fire hazard and restore ecosystem processes. Research isneededtodeterminepost-firevegetationresponsethusenablingfutureforestsuccessionpredictions.Ourstudyfocussed on the effects of burn entry and burn severity on species composition and regeneration in two forest types: ponderosa pine with white fir encroachment and dry mixed conifer. We found no difference in tree composition and structure in a single, low-severity burn compared with unburned areas in the white fir encroachment forest type. We found no white fir seedlings or saplings in a second-entry, low-severity burn in the white fir encroachment forest type. Second-entry burns were effective in reducing white fir densities in the white fir encroachment forest type. There was significant aspen regeneration following high-severity fire in the dry mixed conifer forest type. This research suggests that repeated entries and an increase in burn severity may be necessary for prescribed fire or wildfire to be effective in meeting management objectives. Additional keywords: aspen, burn entry, burn severity, mixed conifer, ponderosa pine, regeneration.


Background: Benefits of dopaminergic therapy and deep brain stimulation are limited and unpredictable for axial symptoms in Parkinson's disease. Dorsal spinal cord stimulation may be a new therapeutic approach. The objective of this study was to investigate the therapeutic effect of spinal cord stimulation on gait including freezing of gait in advanced PD patients.


During the 1970s and 1980s, the British Geological Survey
(BGS) carried out systematic surveys of the seabed and subseabed
around Britain, as part of a Government-funded programme
to map the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). Using an
array of sampling, coring and seismic profiling equipment, the
programme resulted in a series of geological maps and scientific
publications which described the sediments at the seafloor,
the sediments deposited during the Quaternary glaciations,
and the older sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic
rocks. These systematic surveys of the UKCS were followed
during the 1990s by BGS and industry co-funded surveys in the
deep-water areas to the west of the UK, such as the Rockall
Trough and Plateau; although here, the density of sampling,
shallow boreholes and seismic surveys was significantly reduced.


In this research, the effects of different kinds of nucleating agents on the crystallization and mechanical properties of polyoxymethylene (POM) were studied, including inorganic, organic, and polymer nucleating agents and their compounds. These properties showed that nanoCaCO3, sorbitol derivative TMB-5, polyamide PA-4, and compound C-1/polyamide (PA)-4 can make spherulites of POM finer and more perfect, and effectively improve its notched impact toughness, in which the compound C-1/PA-4 displayed more remarkable nucleation effect. The study on the nonisothermal crystallization of POM showed that the crystallization temperature and crystallization growth rate of POM increased when C-1/PA-4 was added. The isothermal crystallization kinetics were also analyzed by the Avrami equation. The addition of C-1/PA-4 can increase the values of the Avrami exponent (n) and crystallization rate constant (k), and reduce the half-time of isothermal crystallization, t1/2, and the time corresponding to the maximum rate of crystallization, tP, indicating its remarkable nucleating effect on POM.


Systems and methods are provided which monitor trades entered into and cleared by counterparties, track the net and gross positions of counterparties and the counterparties' parent entities, trigger warnings when counterparties or their parent entities exceed a warning limit, and shut-off counterparties' trading ability when counterparties exceed a credit limit. An operator of a credit system using these systems and methods is provided with a variety of interfaces through which the operator can set up new counterparties, search a list of counterparties, view and edit basic information for counterparties, view financial information for counterparties, view and edit notes regarding to counterparties, view and edit limits of counterparties, view position versus limit information for counterparties, view the current day's position information for counterparties, and view cumulative position information for counterparties.


Objective To investigate the different impact on outcomes of patients between external ventricular drain (EVD) ipsilateral and contralateral ventricles to dominant lateral hemorrhage. Methods All patients with obstructive hydrocephalus received EVD. When the hemotoma is stable, intraventricular urokinase (UK) injection was applicated per 12 hours followed with a one-hour EVD clamping. Injection was not ceased until the entirely blood clearance from the third and forth ventricle on CT scan. When there was no increase of blood in visual from EVD, clamped the drainage tube for 24 hours and then removed it if there was no deterioration during the clamping hours. For the patients with worsen consciousness when the tube was clamped, which indicated the bad endurance of increased ICP, and for the patients with ventriculitis, lumbar drainage (LD) was needed. The outcome of all patients were evaluated 30 days after admission with modified Rankin Scale (mRS). Results Totally 29 patients were included in this study, with 18 in ipsilateral group and 11 in contralateral group. There were no differences between two groups in gender and age, as well as in mRS and IVH Graeb Scale on admission. Stable volume of ICH in ipsilateral group and contralateral group were 11.72±4.40 ml and 11.45±4.98 ml respectively, which showed no difference between them. No difference could be seen in IVH volume, which was 36.67±14.82 ml in ipsilateral group and 30.36±14.28 ml in contralateral group. Significant difference was seen in the time of blood clearance from the third and forth ventricles on CT scan. In ipsilateral group it was 3.25±1.15 d while in contralateral group it was 4.10±0.77 d. Other aspects including the time of drainage, complication and 30d-mRS showed no differences between two groups. Conclusion The blood clearance from third and forth ventricles in ipsilateral group was much rapid than in contralateral group. But EVD ipsilateral or contralateral ventricles to dominant lateral hemorrhage had no impact on outcome of patients.


This paper continues the authors' research into the development of a system of deterministic parallel programming and the creation of libraries of socalled monotonic classes. The system is two-level and uses two input languages: a universal object-oriented language like Java for the implementation of monotonic classes, which makes up the lower-level subsystem, and a higherlevel functional language with the ability to create and use immutable and monotonic objects. The libraries of monotonic classes ensure that all programs in the higher-level language that use only monotonic classes are deterministic and idempotent when they are parallelized by asynchronous calls of all functions. An important part of the development of such a system is the creation of monotonic class libraries for various fields of application and the demonstration of solutions to several applied problems using them. This paper is devoted specifically to implementing the search for the minimum weight of paths in a graph by the branch-and-bound method. We provide a solution referred to as conditionally monotonic, where the monotonicity holds only for nonnegative edge weights. The problem of the exact implementation of the branch-and-bound method with monotonic objects is stated.


A Super Tau Charm Facility (STCF) is one of the major options for the accelerator-based high energy project in China in the post-BEPCII era, and its R&D program is underway. The proposed STCF will span center of mass energies (√(s)) ranging from 2 to 7 GeV with a peaking luminosity above 0.5× 1035 cm−2 s−1 at √(s)=4.0 GeV, and will provide a unique platform for tau-charm physics and hadron physics. In order to evaluate the physical potential capabilities and optimize the detector design, a fast simulation package has been developed. This package takes as inputs the response of physical objects in each sub-system of the detector including resolution, efficiency as well as related variables for the kinematic fit and the secondary vertex reconstruction algorithm. It can flexibly adjust the responses of each sub-detector system and is a critical tool for the STCF R&D program.


A lattice dynamic model of chains of SnBr4 molecules is developed to analyze previously published Raman data at high pressures. This model is used to evaluate both the intra- and intermolecular bonding in SnBr4 up to about 10 GPa. The effective force constant associated with the intramolecular SnBr bond is found to increase in an approximately linear manner with pressure. The effective force constant of the intramolecular BrBr bond shows a dramatic decrease of about 30% near 6 GPA, the pressure at which chains of molecules begin to form in SnBr4. The effective force constant associated with the intermolecular BrBr bond rises linearly with pressure after the chains begin to form.


Due to the new paradigm of university education, universities must implement sustainability in their missionary functions and administrative areas to increase their reputation, obtain external financing and create a competitive advantage. For this reason, this research aims to propose a university sustainability evaluation model for accredited institutions, in the context of developing countries where the implementation of sustainability presents notorious lags. A measurement tool for student perception of university sustainability was built through a review, grouping of dimensions, expert testing, pilot testing, exploratory and confirmatory analysis. The survey was applied in nine accredited universities to 1.276 students of various semesters and professions. The review of the literature yielded various evaluative models on university sustainability. Thus, the theoretical results and the quantitative validation of the findings validated the constructs and as a result, the dimensions of the institutional framework, campus operations and missionary functions stood out with high statistical significance, evidencing the relevance of the measurement instrument. Therefore, these categories are considered central to the evaluation processes, just as greater emphasis should be placed on the dimensions referring to missionary functions. This research is innovative because it is one of the first evaluation models of university sustainability formulated from the perspective of the student in a developing country for institutions that must account for their progress in the implementation of sustainability, such as universities with high quality accreditation.


Abstract : The goal of this research was to develop an understanding of the strongest noise sources present in centrifugal turbomachinery with an aim of providing information toward the design of quieter machines. Previous investigations at Penn State revealed two noise production mechanisms. Additional research was initiated to enhance the understanding of the effect of geometric and flow modifications on noise production. Quantification of noise source types was also desired to determine the kind of interaction present at the impeller trailing edges. This, in turn, leads to information on methods to reduce noise. More specifically, the objectives of the research were to assess the influence on the fluid dynamics and associated aeroacoustics of the centrifugal turbomachine of the following: (1) off-design operation, (2) inlet flow distortion, and (3) trailing edge geometry. (MM)


Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) complicated with DCM is rare in our daily clinical practice. BMD serves an etiology for heart failure patients due to DCM. Multidisciplinary management is required in this case.


A stunning account of the 46 month, 30,786-mile sailing trip aroung the world make by Hal and Margaret Roth in their yacht Whisper. Illustrated.


College students either interacted directly with an intelligent tutoring system, called AutoTutor, by contributing to mixed initiative dialog, or they simply observed, as vicarious learners, previously recorded interactive sessions. The mean pretest to posttest effect size (Cohen's d) across two studies was 1.86 in the interactive conditions and 1.12 in standard vicarious conditions. In Experiment 1, redundant onscreen printed text produced an effect size of 0.43, but the difference was not significant. In addition, the image of a talking head presenting AutoTutor's contributions to the dialog while displaying facial expressions, gestures, and gaze did not produce learning gains beyond those produced by the voice alone. In Experiment 2, the effect size was 0.71 when interactive tutoring was contrasted with the standard vicarious condition, but only 0.38 when compared to a collaborative vicarious condition. ********** Recent advances in educational technology, particularly computer-based courses (Anderson, Corbett, Koedinger, & Pelletier, 1995; Mayer, 2001), and distance learning (Barker & Dickson, 1996; Bourdeau & Bates, 1997; Moore & Kearsley, 1996; Roblyer & Edwards, 2000; Renwick, 1996; Spector, 2001), have created situations where learners are more and more likely to find themselves trying to gain knowledge in settings in which they are observers (Cox, Mckendree, Tobin, Lee, & Mayes, 1999; Fox Tree, 1999; Schober & Clark, 1989), rather than active participants. These advances have created a need for further empirical understanding of the conditions that promote learning among relatively isolated observers (e.g., Lee, Dineen, & McKendree, 1998; McKendree, Stenning, Mayes, Lee, & Cox, 1998). Little is currently known about how much is acquired by observers when compared to active participants in multimedia educational environments that are designed to promote learning (Mayer, 2001; Sweller, 1999; Wittrock, 1990). To address this issue, the present research was designed, in part, to contrast the relative learning gains of observers (i.e., vicarious learners) when compared to active participants in the learning process (Bandura, 1977; Lee et al., 1998; McKendree et al., 1998). Historically, the term vicarious learning was frequently used synonymously with observational learning, social learning, or modeling (Bandura, 1962; Rosenthal & Zimmerman, 1978). According to this perspective, by simply observing activities carried out by others, learners can master those activities without overt practice or direct incentives (Rosenthal & Zimmerman, 1978, p.xi). In two experiments, learners either interacted directly with an intelligent tutoring system (ITS), called AutoTutor (Graesser, Wiemer-Hastings, Wiemer-Hastings, Kreuz, & TRG, 1999), or they simply observed an interactive sessions. Experiment 2 also included a collaborative vicarious-learning condition. CONSTRUCTIVISM AND INTERACTIVE LEARNING According to constructivism, learners actively create meaning and knowledge by interacting with people and other objects. Rather than simply delivering information, learning environments should stimulate the learner to actively construct knowledge and provide feedback on the constructions. In the context of an ITS, knowledge construction is viewed as a sense-making activity in which the learner attempts to build a coherent representation of the tutorial contents and integrate it with existing knowledge (Graesser et al., 1999; Wittrock, 1974, 1990). Research supporting the epistemological stance of constructivist approaches to learning (Biggs, 1996; Bransford, Goldman, & Vye, 1991; Brown, 1988; Chi, deLeeuw, Chiu, & LaVancher, 1994; Derry, 1996; Mayer, 1997; Moshman, 1982; Palincsar & Brown, 1984; Papert, 1980; Piaget, 1952; Pressley & Wharton-McDonald, 1997; Rogoff, 1990; VanLehn, Jones, & Chi, 1992; Vygotsky, 1978) has a long history in psychology and education. …


The following is representative of the Program Notes (handouts) provided New York State Foundations Of Education Association (NYSFEA) members, et al. who attended the conference at Cortland and who heard my keynote address. This comparatively brief paper has been drawn from a much longer work that was prepared for presentation at the American Educational Research Association meeting held in 2000. The purpose of this longer work was to familiarize colleagues in teacher education with some of the main arguments; points of view scholarly references; as well as historical, sociological, economic, political, and cultural contexts to be found within my book: Philosophical Scaffolding for the Construction of Critical Democratic Education (New York: Peter Lang Publishing, Inc., 2000). This book (henceforth referred to as PSCCDE ) manifests my views on what I consider to be some of the most important knowledge, arguments, and pedagogies for teaching philosophy of education - within the social foundations of education. The making of this book has occurred over my career as a teacher, which began in 1962. The debt owed to my mentor, Professor G. Max Wingo, is evident throughout PSCCDE . The longer paper that was prepared for AERA will be sent to the interested requester. My addresses are: email@example.com and N64 W30949 Cindy Court, Hartland, WI 53029.


Osteoporosis is a disease that attacks the bone where the bone becomes brittle (flagella) and is easily broken and fractured. Many of the factors that cause Osteopororsis are one of them is calcium deficiency, especially in childhood to adolescence. By looking at the conditions above, the writer wants to do a research that aims to find out the Factors Causing Osteoporosis in the Elderly in the 2017 Binjai Elderly Service Unit. This research is descriptive with a cross sectional design carried out for the elderly with 25 people. This data collection is done by questionnaire. The results of this study indicate that the factors that cause osteoporosis are calcium deficiency factors as many as 18 people (72%), drug factors as many as 20 people (80%), smoking factors and consuming alcohol as many as 10 people (40%), factors lack of exercise as many as 19 people (76%), and disease factors as many as 15 people (60%). So, it can be concluded that the most dominant cause of osteoporosis in the elderly in the UPT for Elderly Social Services in the Binjai Region in 2017 is 80% Medicines. Therefore, it is expected that the elderly will consume less drugs that can cause Osteoporosis. Keywords : Osteoporosis, Causes of Osteoporosis, Elderly


In this paper we use an alternating geometric process (AGP) to model the operational and repair times of a system. We derive new results for the mean and variance functions of two counting processes related to the AGP, namely the number of cycles up to time t and the number of failures up to time t. We propose a method to compute these functions and demonstrate our approach using numerical examples.


This article explains the introduction to teaching of seven students who apply the active methodology to a multi-professional group of nineteen female students of the Professional Master's in Health Education at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. This methodology aimed at sensitizing the group for education towards peace. The project is based on the principles of the book 'Sentipensar', by Moraes and De La Torre (2004), which was studied in the subject 'Health Education for the Unified Health System' in order to support the development of a pedagogical action that connects knowledge to the ecosystemic paradigm. Practice and reflection upon a pedagogical action based on the peace topic, in the context of Health Education, is found here. Education for peace in the context of Health Education and sensitizing for the exercise of equality as an applicable principle at the Unified Health System in Brazil is raised.


The present work was focused on the progress in preparation of functional acrylamide polymeric resin prepared by γ –irradiation initiated grafting polymerization of Poly (acrylamide-maleic acid-Acrylonitrile) P(AM-MA-AN) in the presence of N,N'-methylenediacrylamide(DAM) as a cross linker. The influences of synthesis conditions particularly such as co-monomer concentration, concentration of the polymer and radiation dose were examined. The capacity of the resin was evaluated at these different experimental conditions. The physico chemical properties were investigated as a function of the swelling degree and percent conversion of the copolymer. The structure of the prepared polymeric resin was confirmed by FTIR, TGA, SEM and surface area. Results showed that the monomers were successfully grafted into the polymer matrixes. Batch adsorption technique has been studied for the adsorption of U(IV) and La(III) which represents the rare earth elements from aqueous solution. The results demonstrated that, at pH 5, the maximum adsorption capacity for U(IV) was higher than that of lanthanum(III) and reached to 84 and 71 mg/g, respectively.


Purpose Air tissue expander systems offer breast cancer patients a number of advantages but present an unusual challenge when treating patients post mastectomy with external beam radiation therapy The primary aim of this study was to describe the planning protocol developed for external beam locoregional radiation therapy RT in post mastectomy patients with in situ air expanders and to quantify the effect of the AeroForm trade AirXpanders reg Palo Alto California implant on target volumes and treatment factors Secondary aims included an evaluation of clinical outcomes including acute side effects Methods and materials This is a single institution review of eight female patients treated between March and August All patients received a prescription of cGy in treatments delivered five times per week Specific density overrides were applied to critical structures in order to achieve the most accurate dose distribution Acute side effects were assessed at weeks two four and six during radiation therapy and followed up at week six after the final treatment Results A three dimensional D conformal radiation therapy CRT tangential wedged pair technique with additional contouring and density overrides applied to critical structures is suitable for patients with breast air tissue expanders mm ndash mm of bolus over the entire chest wall throughout treatment enhances treatment delivery accuracy to the superficial skin layers without increasing early acute skin reactions Conclusion It is feasible to plan radiation therapy in patients with air tissue expanders requiring chest wall with or without nodes irradiation using an appropriate planning technique and density overrides to critical structures The addition of bolus to the entire chest wall increases dose distribution accuracy Early clinical results show that this treatment method is reproducible has acceptable early toxicity and results in similar acute toxicity to those seen in patients without air expanders Our air expander protocol will continue to be adapted as additional prospective data is collected


The field experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of biofertilizers and phosphorus (P) levels on soil fertility, yield and nodulation in chickpea at Instructional Farm of Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh, India during rabi season 2015–16. The nine treatments comprised of biofertilizers (0, PSB and AM) and three P levels (0, 40 and 60 kg P2O5 ha−1) were tested in randomized block design replicated as thrice. The experimental soil having silty loam in texture, pH (1: 2.5) 8.24, EC 0.34 dS m−1, organic carbon 3.5 g kg−1, available nitrogen (N) 180, P 18.2 and potassium (K) 226 kg ha−1. The plant spacing was row to row 30 cm and plant to plant 10 cm. The variety PG-186 was taken as a test crop. The yield, dry matter accumulation, number, fresh and dry weight of nodule and availability of N, P and K were increased with the increasing levels of P and with inoculation of biofertilizers. The maximum was received with the application of 60 kg P2O5 ha−1 followed by 40 kg P2O5 ha−1. Among the application of biofertilizers (PSB and AM), the maximum were recorded with the application of AM which was statistically at par with PSB and significantly superior over the without inoculation.


In 43,810 statin initiators, the incidence rate for Parkinson disease (PD) was 1.68 and 3.52 per 1,000,000 person-days for lipophilic and hydrophilic statins, respectively. Continuation of lipophilic statins was associated with a decreased risk of PD compared with statin discontinuation. Lipophilic statins should be considered first in patients with dyslipidemia.

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In people aged 65-85 years (in the 3C-Dijon cohort), educated persons were less susceptible to the deleterious effect of brain white matter lesions on motor function. Higher education was associated with better motor performances at baseline but not with motor …


11187 women aged 15-49 were interviewed for Bolivias 1998 Demographic and Health Survey. Households had 4.3 members on average and 81% were headed by men. 7% of males and 20% of females over 15 were illiterate. 71% of households had electricity 75% had potable water and 29% had indoor plumbing. 85% had radios and 62% had televisions. The total fertility rate has declined from 6.5 in the early 1970s to 4.2. Rural and illiterate women had higher fertility and regional differences were marked. 14% of adolescents were mothers or pregnant. 60% of women aged 15-49 were in union. The median age at birth of the first child was 22. Postpartum amenorrhea lasts an average of 11 months. The average ideal family size for Bolivian women was 2.6. 32% of births in the 3 preceding years were unwanted and 21% were wanted for a later time. 66% of Bolivian mothers of 2 children do not want more. 86% of women had heard of a modern contraceptive method. 48% of women in union stated they used a method with 25% using a modern method and 20% periodic abstinence. An estimated 26% of women in union had unsatisfied family planning needs. The infant mortality rate was estimated at 67/1000 live births in 1993-98. 59% of births in the 5 previous years occurred in conditions of elevated risk due primarily to birth order or interval. 70% of women obtained prenatal care from health professionals and 56% of births occurred in health facilities. 26% of infants aged 12-23 months were completely vaccinated. 26% of children under 3 had acute respiratory infections and 25% had diarrhea in the 2 preceding weeks. 48% of diarrhea cases were treated with oral rehydration. Exclusive breast feeding lasts for slightly over 3 months and weaning occurs at 17.5 months. 24% of children under 3 suffered from chronic malnutrition as indicated by low height for age.


Provided is a translucent sheet comprising: a transparent support which is a thermoplastic resin film having a haze value of 10% or lower as measured in accordance with JIS K 7136; an ink receiving layer which is disposed in one surface side of the transparent support and has a pencil hardness of H or higher as measured in accordance with JIS K 5600-5-4; and an ink image part which has a haze value, as measured in accordance with JIS K 7136, higher than the haze value of the transparent support and which is active energy ray-curable, wherein the ink image part comprises a clear ink and protrusions and recesses are formed on the surface of the ink image part. This translucent sheet is highly resistant to scratch, has a high translucency and exhibits an excellent blindfold effect. Also provided is a decorative glass.


Purpose – This paper aims to present an alternative and critical view of online learning for and by HRD professionals.Design/methodology/approach – This paper is positioned as a conceptual reflection regarding practical implications not frequently considered with regard to implementing online learning systems.Findings – This paper contends that many of the practical reasons for implementing online learning (accessibility, power equalization, and cost reduction) have fatal flaws.Research limitations/implications – This paper suggests that researchers broaden their perspectives beyond the assumption that using online learning is the goal to be achieved with regard to teaching and learning HRD. Both traditional and critical perspectives of online learning should be more thoroughly explored through empirical research.Originality/value – Few conceptual or empirical works challenge the unquestioned hegemony of the appeal of online learning, especially within the field of HRD. This reflection will hopefully serv...


Trees, or fine, branching, microscopic channels extending partly or even wholly through a wall of insulation, represent a characteristic form of latent damage. This phase of dielectric breakdown has been studied in polyethylene. The phenomenon is probably similar in other dielectrics, such as rubber, where it cannot be so readily seen. A method of observing the progressive stages of treeing and final punchout under the microscope is described. The similarity between the appearance in the final stage of needle breakdowns after preliminary treeing and that of the breakdown paths from ordinary tests with alternating, direct, or impulse voltage supports the view that in most breakdowns the eventual failure is preceded by treeing. It is probable that the time interval between the start of a tree and the final breakdown can vary from months to microseconds. At low over-all stress trees may start at points of high local overstress but eventually stop growing. This permits the growth of the other trees before breakdown, so that the presence of many trees in different stages of growth is most likely in insulation after prolonged life tests. At very high stress the first channel may traverse the wall before others form and the whole process from tree start to final punchout may require times only of the order of microseconds. Regardless of the time scale, the phenomenon seems to be basically similar, in that the tree comes before the punchout.


Every day, nurses face difficult clinical situations. Neurologically impaired patients can be physically challenging patients by the nature of the illness; however, these patients can present unique ethical challenges as well. Nurses caring for neurologically impaired patients may experience a high burden of moral distress. This article seeks to briefly review the development of the Western medical ethical landscape and to highlight the unique ethical conflicts of nursing neurologically impaired patients.


Controlling ethylene production and respiratory rate
of climacteric fruits is reported to extend the shelf-life of those produce.
The aim of this present research was to determine the effect of five (5) doses
of gamma irradiation as an ethylene and respiration inhibitor on two (2)
distinct varieties of plantain (Musa sp AAB) up to the onset of
ripening. The variety and irradiation dose applied had a significant
interaction on the number of days to the onset of fruit ripening. The daily
mean ethylene production for both varieties was lowest at 200 Gy. Even though
Apantu had a lower daily average as compared to Apem, it reached the onset of
ripening relatively quicker than Apem. Irradiation caused a significant
decrease in the respiratory rate of the plantains. Irrespective of the dose
applied, the unirradiated usually had a significantly higher respiratory rate
and the accompanying carbon dioxide production. Plantain varieties irradiated
at 1000 Gy had the highest amount of total soluble solids contents (10.7°Brix)
significantly higher than the other stages of ripening yet similar to the
plantain varieties irradiated at 600 Gy (10.6°Brix), 800 Gy (10.6°Brix) and the
unirradiated (0 Gy) plantain varieties (10.3°Brix). The lower levels of soluble
solids may confer a better cooking quality as plantains would be less sweet and
also less prone to textural breakdown when cooked.


Polish firms need to improve their performance in order to be more competitive internationally. As theoretical concepts of firm international competitiveness underline the importance of external sources of competitive advantage, empirical studies on firms cooperation may bring significant insight into this field. This paper presents theoretical foundations of firms' motives to form business partnerships and barriers to partnership relations. It is based on results of the study on cooperation of 155 Polish firms from the engineering sector.


Introduction
 Previous studies have reported significant disease burden in persons with hemophilia A (PwHA) who develop inhibitors to factor VIII. However, disease burden in PwHA without inhibitors (PwHA-WO) is not well understood across severities. The CHOICE Project was conducted in partnership between the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Hemophilia Federation of America to survey persons with bleeding disorders of varying severity, male and female, in the US. Participants in the CHOICE Project included both patients receiving care at federally funded hemophilia treatment centers (HTC) and those who do not receive care at HTCs. The objective of the study was to assess and characterize self-reported clinical outcomes, care, and quality of life (QoL) of PwHA-WO across all disease severities.
 Methods
 A retrospective analysis was conducted of data collected through the CHOICE Project, a cross-sectional survey, from April 2013 to July 2015. Adults (≥18 years) and caregivers of children with hemophilia A (HA) were recruited to take the 20-minute CHOICE survey, online or on paper, in English or Spanish. The overall response rate to survey questions was approximately 87%, but it varied by survey item, as participants could opt not to respond to certain questions. PwHA-WO were defined as HA persons that reported no current or past factor VIII inhibitors. In this analysis, self-reported demographics, bleed- and joint-related outcomes, treatment, and QoL among PwHA-WO were descriptively analyzed by self-reported disease severity.
 Results
 Of the total 429 PwHA surveyed, 328 (76%) reported no current or past inhibitors (PwHA-WO). The majority of PwHA-WO were adults (59%), males (80%), non-Hispanic (76%), or white (63%) and had commercial insurance (68%). More than a quarter reported depression or anxiety, while 13% and 23% reported diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis C, respectively. Most patients reported seeking care from a hematologist (96%) or at an HTC (63%). Among PwHA-WO, a higher proportion reported having severe HA (severe, 63%; moderate, 15%; mild, 22%).
 Overall, 94% of PwHA-WO reported they had ever experienced a bleed (severe, 96%; moderate, 96%; mild, 88%; p=0.42), and more than 85% reported they had ever had a joint bleed (severe, 88%; moderate, 91%; mild, 72%; p=0.006). In the last 12 months, approximately 73% reported a joint bleed (severe, 76%; moderate, 78%; mild, 56%; p=0.025) and 65% reported a bleed in another location (severe, 70%; moderate, 62%; mild, 51%; p=0.17). About 15% and 22% of PwHA-WO reported a history of synovectomy (severe, 18%; moderate, 7%; mild, 11%; p=0.30) or joint replacement surgery (severe, 28%; moderate,19%; mild, 5%; p=0.015).
 Over 28% of PwHA-WO reported having joint problems such as pain, stiffness, and loss of motion "always" or "frequently" (severe, 32%; moderate, 29%; mild, 15%; p=0.23). About a quarter responded that these problems "always" or "frequently" limited their daily work/school, recreational, and/or self-care activities (severe, 29%; moderate, 24%; mild, 20%; p=0.46). On average, PwHA-WO reported 16 missed days from work, school, or usual activities due to their disease (severe, 12; moderate, 30; mild, 16; p=0.014). Nearly 66% of PwHA-WO reported using over-the-counter pain medication in the last 30 days (severe, 62%; moderate, 80%; mild, 67%; p=0.31) and over a third reported using prescription pain medication over the same period (severe, 44%; moderate, 30%; mild, 11%; p=0.01).
 Conclusions
 This study suggests that considerable clinical, emotional, and day-to-day disease burden exists in PwHA-WO, even among those with mild and moderate severity. Although joint bleed-related outcomes varied by severity, patients with moderate HA reported joint-related outcomes comparable to those with severe HA. However, limitation of daily activities did not differ by severity. PwHA-WO with mild, moderate and severe HA reported limitation in physical activities, which can impair their QoL. Better understanding of disease burden by severity among PwHA-WO will help in planning future interventions to address these burdens and improve health outcomes.

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We created an armband that used infrared (IR) diodes to capture finger movements from the the extensor digitorum communis muscle. From here, we used a machine-learning model to classify these signals, in order to create a real-time predictor. The idea was to shine infrared light on the user's upper forearm. As the user moved different fingers, muscles on the upper forearm would move, causing the IR light to diffract in differing directions. This reflection was detected using photodiodes, digitized through an ADC, and then processed via machine learning in order to predict exactly which finger the user was moving. Using two channels, we were able to achieve almost perfect prediction accuracy when distinguishing between three fingers in real time. While a third channel was built, due to time constraints we were not able to acquire three channels of data. Given the time, we believe we would be able to accurately predict four different finger movements, and possibly the thumb (the thumb does not really seem to cause much muscle movement in the upper forearm).


The Japanese Ministry of Transport has been developing a wave power extracting caisson breakwater. A test breakwater was constructed in the summer of 1989 in Sakata Port and the field experiment began in the winter of 1989.The first stage of the experiment was successfully completed in 1991. The design and construction as well as the operation of the system were demonstrated by the experiment. The field experiment was extended to investigate remaining problems, especially the way to utilize the converted power.This report describes the results of the second stage experiment, which includes a large scale water pumping test and a prototype-test to connect the wave power to commercial electric power lines.


Clonal hematopoiesis driven by TET2 deficiency accelerates post-infarct remodeling and heart failure through the NLRP3 inflammasome and IL-1β production. Clonal hematopoiesis driven by TET2 deficiency accelerates post-infarct remodeling and heart failure through the NLRP3 inflammasome and IL-1β production.


Objective: To compare the efficacy of accelerated Ponseti vs standard Ponseti method for treatment of idiopathic clubfoot as assessed by Pirani scoring system. Study design: Randomized controlled trial. Method: A total of 80 patients, 40 in each group were randomly allocated to either Group A (Standard Ponseti) or Group B(Accelerated Ponseti). Group A underwent serial manipulations and castings weekly and Group B received manipulations and castings twice weekly. Pirani scoring was documented at presentation, at each cast and at the time of removal of final cast to assess the success of treatment in terms of Pirani score ≤ 1. Results: 61.3% babies were male. Mean number of casts required was 5.2 in group A and 5.12 in group B. Correction of all deformities was achieved in 95% patients in group A and 90% of patients in group B. This difference was not found to be statistically significant (p=0.396). Conclusion: Accelerated Ponseti method is a good alternative for CTEV requiring shorter time period and with comparable efficacy to standard method.


With the increasing use of geographical data in real-world applications, Geographic Information Systems (GISs) have recently emerged as a fruitful area for research. Nowadays, a GIS can be combined with World Wide Web (WWW) techniques to provide information to a multitude of users. A high-performance web-based GIS, called TerraFly, has been developed in order to provide web-based GIS accesses to the general public. The design of TerraFly considers three major aspects including system architecture, data structures, and networking. The system architecture utilizes the existing resources to achieve maximum performance by using the "Internally Distributed Multithreading (IDMT)" technique. A spatial access method, semantic R-trees, is used to search an object based on both spatial and semantic information. System performance results are presented and analyzed. Reducing network traffic to achieve faster response to users is also discussed.


The desire for a more liveable, highly interconnected and people-oriented city is driving a surge of interest in the '15-minute city', an intuitive, adaptable and popular vision of urban living that already takes place around the world. Elements of the 15-minute city have helped to manage urban life effectively globally by offering a way to build on positive changes to boost local economies and deliver lasting health, well-being, equity and climate benefits. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold and health concerns remain paramount, the strategy are already supporting cities towards recovery. As an important engine of global urbanization, the future development of China's cities is threatened by increasing air pollution, traffic congestion, social inequalities and other pressures. In May 2021, the Ministry of Natural Resources of China released The Standard of Spatial Planning Guidance Community Life Unity to offer technique support for future 15-minute city construction. Taking a 15-minute walking distance as the space scale, the Guidance configures various functions and facilities required for basic living of residents, ad provides a construction reference for healthy, energetic and low-carbon lifestyle, which satisfies urban residents' yearning for a better life. Furthermore, the Guidance offers a detailed spatial assessment framework of 15-minute city facilities deployment including a variety of parameters. Based on the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Urban Agglomeration, this paper evaluates the integrated performance of 13 cities in the Agglomeration by using the framework of the Guidance for visualizing and exploring facilities' POIs on POI-type semantic space. The compare of 15-minute community construction between different cities is rendered as a "mode map" by POI counts on various types, providing a vivid information delivery method for urban planners and POI-related urban studies and applications.


This paper analyzes a series of examples of renewable resource development that involve sequential loss of decision options even in the absence of irreversible physical change. It appears that this "pathological" decision behavior arises not because of quantitative errors in judging benefits and costs of investment, but rather because basic qualitative relationships are often overlooked. Systems analysis as it is usually applied may do little more than aggravate the problem; we need new ways of looking at relationships between dynamical natural systems and the sequential investment decisions involved in their development.


The writer carried out some investigation in order to estimate the amount of groundwater discharge through the section of Mukawa River valley near Kawanishi intake-dam, Mukawa Town in Hokkaido.He surveyed the geology of the flood plain by means of electric resistivity methods using apparatus of the Electro-Technical Laboratory type and checked the result by test borings.The Mukawa River valley is underlaid with a Tertiary formation (most of it is conglomerate), diluvial and alluvial deposits ; the latter two are composed of loose sand and gravel.The diluvial and alluvial deposits are very productive aquifers.The writer found the existence of an underground river valley, with a maximum depth of some 30 meters and also found there a buried flat surface of the Tertiary formation (conglomerate) lying at the depth of 5-8 meters under the surface. This buried surface is considered to be an old buried terrace surface.The deposits in the river valley are divided into two parts, the upper and the lower. The sand and gravel of the upper is rather coarser than that of the lower. The boundary of them lies 5-8 meters deep under the surface, the same position of the buried terrace surface. Apparently, the upper is an alluvial deposit, but the lower is a buried deposit in the underground river valley. It may be possible to think that the lower is a diluvial deposit.From the groundwater contour map obtained from the observation of 18 wells, it was found that the groundwater generally furnished the river water in the survey area.The writer calculated the gradient of the groundwater flow and evaluated the permiability coefficient by an aquifer test. The amount of groundwater discharge through the valley section "D" is estimated as 0.0156 m3/sec.


THROUGHOUT the centuries the name of Caligula has been synonymous with madness and infamy, sadism and perversion. It has been said that Marshal Gilles de Rais, perhaps the most notorious sadist of all time, modelled his behaviour. on that of the evil Caesars described by Suetonius, among whom is numbered Caligula. Of recent years, however, Caligula has acquired his apologists, e.g. Willrich; so also, with more reason, has the Emperor Tiberius, whose reputation has been largely rehabilitated by modern scholarship. Our knowledge of the life of Caligula depends largely on Suetonius, whose work D)e vita Caesarum was not published, until some eighty years after the death of Caligula in A.D. 41. Unfortunately that part ofTacitus's Annals which treated of the reign. of Caligula has been lost. Other ancient sources are Dio Cassius, whose History of Rome was written in the early third century and, to a lesser extent, Josephus, whose Anht itates Judaicac was published in A.D. 93, and Philo Jqdaeus, whose pamphlet Legatio adGaium and In Flaccum may be considered as contemporary writings. It seems probable that all these ancient sour¢es are to some extent prejudiced and highly coloured. Suetonius's Gaius Caligula in De vita Caesarum is full of scabrous and sometimes entertaining stories, on some of which little reliability can be plat-ed. Nevertheless, the outlines of Caligula's life-history are not in doubt, and a usefiul summary is given by Balsdon (i949) in the Oxford -Classical Dictionary. Caligula was born in Antium on 3I August A.D. I2, the son of that popular prince, Germanicus Juliuls Caesar and of Agrppna. From the age of two to four years he was with the army on the Rhine frontier with his parents, and it is said that here he received his name 'Caligula' from the soldiers because of the miniature military boots that he wore. In A.D. i8-i9 he accompanied his parents to the East. There Germanicus died in Antioch in A.D. 19 in rather mysterious circumstances, and Caligula returned to Rome with his mother. After her arrest and banishment to Pandateria by Tiberius, he lived with Livilla and Antonia,,his grandmother, until A.D. 32, when Tiberius sent for him to join the imperial household on Capreae. Caligula had been pontifex in A.D. 3I and was quaestor two years later, but had held no other official position. Nevertheless, after the death of his brother Drusus in A.D. 33 he was declared co-heir to Tiberius along with Tiberius Gemellus, his nephew. On the death of Tiberius, Caligula was strongly supported by Macro, prefect of the Praetorians, and acclaimed sole Emperor.on


For the past several years, I have observed student teachers in special education helping students with learning difficulties in mathematics. These direct or video-taped observations led me to ask myself questions about the helping relationship that emerges between the child and the person helping, and on the link of depen-dence that seems to occur occasionally. I analyze the interventions made with chil-dren experiencing difficulties learning simple addition and subtraction problems, from the standpoint that the didactic contract seems to be influenced by more explicit objectives here than in the regular classroom. This analysis allows me to show the dependency link I referred to and its persistence, despite interventions that specifically aim at breaking it. Apart from the contract, I also give an explanation for this phenomenon, while pointing out the limits of the planned intervention. Although it provides students with a problem solving approach, it does not promote student comprehension since it is not based on analysing the task at hand, and because it does not allow the child to do cognitive work on the specific mathemati-cal task at stake.


This reserach aims to examine and analyze the effect of perceived behavioral control, financial condition, the condition of its facilities and the organization climatic conditions on tax compliance manufacturing industry. The population in this study is the Corporate Tax payers manufacturing industry in the territory of Salatiga STO. Sample selection method used was convinience sampling. The data analysis technique used is multiple regression linier analysis. Based on the results of tests performed can be found that the perception of behavioral control, financial condition, the condition of its facilities and the organization climatic conditions and a significant positive effect on tax compliance entities, either partially or simultaneously Keywords: perceived behavioral control, financial condition, the condition of its facilities, the organization climaticconditions and compliance corporate tax payers


Objective: To investigate the factors influencing the willingness to share personal health information in the digital era. Methods: Meta-analysis was used to search the English journal articles on individuals' willingness to share health information in four databases: Web of Science, Pubmed, Springer Link and Emerald, and to conduct a systematic review of the influencing factors. Results: Thirty-three papers with a total sample size of 16,626 were included, and seven major influencing factors on individuals' willingness to share health information were extracted: trust, privacy risk perception, self-factor, information type, who to share, usage of information, and altruism. Con-clusion: Individuals' willingness to share health information is influenced by the seven factors, and these seven factors interact with each other. Stakeholders should take these factors into con-sideration when collecting personal health information, and design customized health information systems according to individual sharing preferences.


Certain laboratory methods and measurements are essential for determining the critical parameters for designing and evaluating polymer floods. This article deals with scaling laws and the selection of core material to be used for replication of reservoir conditions. Automation can significantly improve the productivity of laboratory core tests. Basic objectives of automation include rapid turnaround time for experiments, flexibility, and convenient data analysis and presentation. Coreflooding tests, because of their time-consuming nature, are ideal candidates for automation. At the upstream end of the system, a five-way, electrically operated ball valve is used for selection of fluids for injection into the system.


Fish faunas of the Chamo-Abaya (21 species) and Chew Bahir (12–14 species) basins are more diverse than in other basins of the Ethiopian Rift Valley. Their increased diversity is determined by past connections to the Omo-Turkana basin, while the latter was connected to the White Nile system seven thousand years BP. The vast majority of fish species inhabiting the Chamo-Abaya and Chew Bahir basins are of Nilo-Sudan origin; however, some elements of the East-African ichthyofauna (Barbus kerstenii and Labeo cylindricus) are present. In contrast to other basins in the Ethiopian Rift Valley, the number of endemic fish species in the Chamo-Abaya and Chew Bahir basins is low. As in other Rift Valley basins, the fish diversity depends on the balance between extinction, driven mostly by episodic desiccation, and dispersal from adjacent water systems. The higher diversity of the Chamo-Abaya ichthyofauna, compared to that of the Chew Bahir basin, is apparently caused by the larger volume of water in the former basin and, consequently, by more stable hydrological conditions. However, the dispersal routes of most fish species now inhabiting the Chamo-Abaya basin were via the Chew Bahir basin. During the last twenty years intensive development of fisheries in Chamo and Abaya lakes has driven local populations of commercial fishes (e.g. Mormyrus caschive, Labeo horie and L. niloticus) to the verge of extinction. Currently, the main threat to the Chew Bahir ichthyofauna is the damming of tributaries for irrigation.


In this paper it is shown that many different methods can be used to synthesize a finite state machine with datapath of transitions. The choice of method depends on the given initial conditions and on the existing limitations of the design process. A number of synthesis methods possessing similar features are proposed to be represented in the form of a structure. As components of such structure are elements of a mathematical model of a finite state machine with datapath of transitions. The connections between components of the structure reflect their mutual influence in the process of synthesis of the finite state machine.


The invention discloses natural handmade soap with an acne removing function and a preparation method of the natural handmade soap. The natural handmade soap is prepared from the following raw materials in percent by weight: 0.2%-1.2% of a lithospermum alcohol extract, 0.5%-1.8% of a salvia alcohol extract, 0.2%-0.8% of borneol, 0.5%-2% of dipotassium glycyrrhizinate, 0.3%-0.6% of tea tree essential oil, 0.8%-4% of natural plant oil, 5%-25% of glycerinum, 0.1%-0.5% of hyaluronic acid and 70%-88% of sodium aliphatate. The medicinal compositions, namely the lithospermum extract and the salvia extract, in the formula have good acne removing and spot fading effects; the borneol has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, preventing corrosion and promoting granulation; and the dipotassium glycyrrhizinate has anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic effects, and is matched with the tea tree essential oil which has antibacterial activity and an excellent skin penetration enhancing effect, so that the prepared handmade soap has the acne removing effect while cleaning the skin. The invention further provides the preparation method of the natural handmade soap.


SUMMARY The same facial expression will be seen as expressing different types and degrees of emotion, depending on what other faces are seen. A relatively neutral face seems sad when presented alongside a happier face, happy alongside a sadder face. A relatively unhappy face seems sad when presented alongside an angrier face, angry alongside a sadder face. The specific emotion seen in a face can be predicted by combining the idea that human judgment is relative with a model of the scale implicit in the judgment of emotion. In that model, categories and dimensions descriptive of feelings are interrelated in a systematic fashion: Categorical descriptors such as happy, sad, calm, and angry are at specific locations around the periphery of an emotion judgment space defined by degree of pleasure and degree of arousal. Viewing one facial expression (an anchor) shifts the entire scale of judgment, displacing the emotion seen in a subsequent expression (the target) in the opposite direction. Specifically, (a) magnitude of shift in perception of the target is proportional to the distance of the anchor from the center of the emotion space, (b) the angle of shift differs by 180° from the angle from the center to the anchor, and (c) the quantitative pleasure-arousal shift in the target corresponds to predictable shifts in the applicability of categorical descriptors. The geometric formulation of these ideas, although perhaps exaggerating our ability to quantify the message seen in a facial expression, did suggest specific hypotheses, some of which were tested here in six experiments. Supportive results were found with successive and with simultaneous presentation of anchor and target, with various target expressions including expressions of neutral, surprised, and angry feelings, with both posed and spontaneous target expressions, with target expressions posed by the same actor seen in the anchor and by a different actor, with different groups of observers, and with different


It is primary that difficult to verify the data for a long time in the data communication system of present theodolite. So take advantage of CY7C68013 to Designing the data communication verification device and composing the program for the test of the data communication verification. It is profitable to realize the data communication of theodolite and the realtime or later verificate data, and making the debugging more convenient. Meantime realize the high speed transmission.


During the late few years, online group-buying auction has grown quite a fashion style, the consumers can buy favor commodities and services in real stores but they can also get them online store, which makes more choices for online users. Hence, how to retain customers repeat purchase behavior is urgent for the success of online shopping. Depending on relationship quality, the research analyzes the repurchase behavior in an online shopping context. The correlation among perceived service quality(website service quality, store service quality), perceived value, relationship quality and repurchase intention, by use of examining online consumers intentions to shape consumers' repurchase behavior. Moreover, our research model investigates that relationship quality and perceived value play as the key predictor in the impact of repurchase intentions. Data collected from 246 of GROUPON website's users keep strong support for research model. Finally, the research provides appropriate comments and suggestions regarding the academic and practical meanings of these findings, including research limitations and future research direction.


This study investigated factors affected to adjustment of college life character, interpersonal personal relationships of total 220 health-related college in G-city. This study was conducted by a self-report type survey between August 1 and December 30 in 2017, according to the findings, character level is aver. 3.49(1-5 score), interpersonal relationship aver. 3.40(1-5)score, adjustment to college life aver. 3.33(1-5)score were showed medium level, The relation between character, interpersonal relationship(r=.62, p<.001), adjustment to college life, character(r=.62, p<.001), adjustment of college life, interpersonal relations(r=.80, p<.001), Major satisfaction and adjustment of college life(r=-.32, p<.001) showed a significantly correlation of medium level. With improved personal relationships and higher behavior factor of level of character college adjustment to college life of these factors is 65%(F=102.97). The results reveals to develop program interpersonal relationship and character of college students in oder to improve adjustment process to college life.


The high‐vacuum thermionic diode is shown to be capable of converting heat to electric power. For this purpose, a low work‐function collector, a small spacing, and sufficient temperature difference between the emitter and the collector are necessary. A detailed understanding of both thermionic emission and space‐charge phenomena are needed for evaluating the effectiveness of this transducer. With VR defined as the critical bias potential that gives zero potential gradient at the collector, the maximum available power is given by the relation 3.7×10−6 VT½(VR2/w2) watts/m2. Here, VT is the voltage equivalent of the temperature T/11 600. In the range of emitter temperature from 1200°K to 1700°K, the most optimistic conversion efficiency lies between 3 and 4% for a diode of 0.001‐inch spacing. With a suitable choice of emitter inhomogeneity, the introduction of cesium vapor should improve the efficiency of this device.


800x600 Normal 0 21 false false false SK X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Traditionally enterococci are considered as part of the lactic acid  bacteria.  This group of  bacteria contaminating mostly food of animal origin and some of them can be resistant to antibiotic. The consumers prefer safe foods free of synthetic additives and therefore interest for natural preservatives is increasing in recent years. The aim of this work was to determine antibacterial activity of essential oil from thyme and rosemary against enterococci. Strains of enterococci were isolated from poultry and pork. The isolates of enterococci were identified as  E. faecalis and E. mundtii and their sensitivity to chosen antibiotic (ampicillin, erythromycin, gentamicin, tetracycline and vancomycin) was determined. Enterococci were experimentally inoculated in nutrient broth at concentration 3 - 4 log cfu.ml -1 . The influence of thyme and rosemary essential oil at different concentrations and at different temperatures (6 °C and 25 °C) against enterococci was tested. As more effective has proved thyme oil, which reliably inhibited both strains at concentration of 0.05 % at 6 and 25 °C.  Rosemary oil at the highest tested concentrations (of 1 %, respectively 1.5 %) only reduced the number of tested strains of enterococci.  The higher antibacterial activity of essential oils was determined at 25 °C. doi:10.5219/178


?With the design of traffic signs of the second belt highway in Changsha City as an example, this paper presents results of the preliminary study on three essential factors of traffic signs. These factors include color, shape and size of the text, and visual distance and principles of installation of traffic signs. In addition, this paper introduces the applications of these factors worldwide.


The Combined-Over-Years Uniformity (COYU) method is a statistical procedure for assessing the uniformity of candidate varieties entered for DUS tests. It is widely used, being applicable to measured characteristics typically, but not exclusively, for cross-pollinated varieties. The method is mentioned in the UPOV General Introduction to the Examination of Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability and the Development of Harmonized Descriptions (TG/1/3), and is described more fully in the TGP document Trial Design and Techniques used in the Examination of Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability (TGP/8/1). UPOV documents are freely available on the UPOV website www.upov.int


In 11 patients reconstructive oral and pharyngeal surgery was performed with free forearm flaps and a microvascular technique. Four flaps were used for reconstruction of the tongue, four for that of the oropharynx and three for that of the hypopharynx. All flaps survived without any necrosis. Since the forearm flap was thin, soft and pliable, it was suitable for oral and pharyngeal lining. The donor area was covered with a skin graft leaving a scar over the forearm, however, this onestaged, less invasive method was quite useful in oral and pharyngeal reconstruction,


Three plastic fireclays, namely, Mohuamilan and Chittorpur from Bihar and Barachatarma from West Bengal have been taken to study their physico-chemical properties which include chemical analysis, plasticity, particle-size analysis, base exchange capacity, differential thermal analysis, X-ray diffraction, drying and firing characteristics etc. Results indicate that Barachatarma clay is better than the other two clays with respect to plastic property. Owing to the undesirable fired colour, none of the clays can be used where the colour of the product governs the quality of the same.


This article presents a rationale and theory for the Training in Marriage Enrichment (TIME) program. A detailed description of this systematic approach to marital enrichment is provided. The skills of effective marriage are discussed.


. My proof that P = NP. The text also contains useful "in-vertor" machinery. The proof does not present an efficient 1 NP-complete algorithm, because it is generated as twice running "invertor" algorithm which is known to be hard. The proof uses logic (incompleteness of ZFC), algorithms taking algorithms as input, inversion of bijections, reduction of SAT to another NP problem.


Abstract More than a decade after fast x-ray transients with an OB supergiant counterpart were identified as a distinct class of wind-accreting sources, we still have not reached a consensus on the physical origin of their similarities and differences with persistent sources. Both kinds seem to extend over the same range of every relevant parameter. Here I argue that, despite this overall overlap, persistent sources have – on average – later-type, more evolved counterparts, and discuss the hypothesis that SFXTs are – on average – a younger population, as well as some of its possible implications.


This thesis deals with the development and application in statistical physics of a general framework for irreversible and rejection-free Markov-chain Monte Carlo methods, through the implementation of the factorized Metropolis filter and the lifting concept. The first two chapters present the Markov-chain Monte Carlo method and its different implementations in statistical physics. One of the main limitations of Markov-chain Monte Carlo methods arises around phase transitions, where phenomena of dynamical slowing down greatly impede the thermalization of the system. The third chapter introduces the new class of irreversible factorized Metropolis algorithms. Building on the concept of lifting of Markov chains, the factorized Metropolis filter allows to decompose a multidimensional potential into several unidimensional ones. From there, it is possible to define a rejection-free and completely irreversible Markov-chain Monte Carlo algorithm. The fourth chapter reviews the performance of the irreversible factorized algorithm in a wide variety of systems. Clear accelerations of the thermalization time are observed in bidimensional soft-particle systems, bidimensional ferromagnetic XY spin systems and three-dimensional XY spin glasses. Finally, an important reduction of the critical slowing down is exhibited in three-dimensional ferromagnetic Heisenberg spin systems.


(Nisbett, 2004, These philosophical teachings stood for a deep appreciation of nature, the rural life and simplicity. These are religions of wonder, magic and fantasy, and they offer meaning to the cosmos by accounting for the relationship between nature and humans affairs. Taoism is a major source of the healing discipline in where described symbolically by the Yīn 阴 - Yáng 阳 principle and by the five elements the also in: earth, water, metal, wood. This Qi - loosely


This paper presents preliminary results of research to develop a method of analysis of chosen parameters of vessel traffic flows on a bend in a waterway. Assumptions within the model are based on the geometrical dependences and, for a significant part, on expert experience and real life manoeuvring tactics. The work is focused on the analysis of coordinates of a ship, reduced to its centre of gravity, for different input and assumed output parameters. The proposed method allows also for the analysis of other parameters that influence navigational safety such as rate of turn. The results confirm the possibility of assessment of traffic flow parameters with use of the developed method. In the next stages of the work, algorithms which are capable of accounting for human factors and external conditions can be implemented.


(57) Abstract: perforated self embolic blind rivet for securing together the member is a tubular shell having a rear end surface at one end (16), the radial expansion heads preformed at the other end (13) and (11), and a stem, the stem extends through the shell, provided with a stem head (22) adjacent the rear end surface of the shell (16). Region adjacent the stem head (22) is of enlarged diameter relative to the remainder of the stem shank, said region a plurality of axial recesses (26) is formed in an area of the shell corresponding to the region It is configured so as to block the axial recess of the stem (26), harder than the material of the shell (11) in the region adjacent to the radially enlarged head (13). During axial press fit of the shell (11), the shell (11) is buckled in a region adjacent to the furthest member from preformed head, apertured member from each other to clamp or clamps, a blind head in contact with the member Form.


This was one particular motivation for the theory developed by Hartshorne in [8] and which has proved the following result in the algebraic case: If A c P w is a closed connected analytic subset (possible singular) of positive dimension then for every coherent algebraic sheaf SF on P w the algebraic cohomology group H~ (P\^4, SF) vanishes. In particular a) has a positive answer. Barth in [2] considered the analytic analogue of Hartshorne's theorem and proved the following partial result: If A c P w is a closed connected analytic subset of positive dimension and SF is any coherent analytic sheaf on P \ i then the topological dual of the analytic cohomology group H (J*\A, SF) vanishes ([2], Satz 2). Unfortunately this result gives no information on the vanishing of H (P \A, SF) if we do not know that it is separated in the canonical topology. However, if A is smooth, then by the results in [3] and [1] it follows that H (P\A, SF) has finite dimension, hence for connected smooth A the above result of Barth shows that H~{P\A, &) = 0. As remarked by Barth in [2] the difficulty for singular A c P is that one does not know if H (P\A, SF) has finite dimension and he conjectured that this would be always true. The aim of this paper is to give a positive answer to Barth's conjecture (Theorem 4.2). In fact we prove more general results


Shadow Mode Assessment Using Realistic Technologies for the National Airspace System (SMART NAS) is an important new component in NASA's research to transform the national airspace system. Under transformational air traffic management concepts, functions need to be demonstrated in an integrated fashion to gain confidence in the entire system. A shadow-mode National Airspace System (NAS) will be developed that takes a oneway feed from the NAS and its inputs (e.g., weather, flight plans, airport arrival rates, system constraints, etc.), but runs the entire system, or parts of it, using proposed concepts, air-ground architectures, and technologies in order to demonstrate their performance and to validate that the assembled technologies work seamlessly. This capability will allow integrated, real-time, and/or fast-time assessment of gate-to-gate operations and their performance using real-world NAS inputs. SMART NAS would allow for plug-and-play of different technologies to operate in combined real, virtual, and constructive manners as dictated by the goals of the technology demonstration.


Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to increase the understanding of decision making of managers of intermediary organizations in university-industry (UI) collaboration by probing managerial perceptions of openness in that context. Design/methodology/approach – The authors conducted 11 semi-structured interviews of managers of intermediary organizations in the context of UI collaboration. Using Grounded Theory, the authors analyzed how the managers talked about openness. Findings – The authors found that the managers perceived openness in four distinct ways: first, openness as driven by management of the relationship, second, openness as driven by bringing people together, third, openness as a driver of co-creation and fourth, openness as a driver of beneficial results. From these findings the authors induce a framework for perception of openness. Research limitations/implications – The findings are based on a relatively limited data set, which is a limitation of the study. Future research should study...


An abrasive article comprising: a backing film which includes first and second major surfaces; an abrasive layer disposed on the first major surface, the abrasive layer granosabrasivos and a binder; and a polymeric layer positioned over and directly contacts with the second principalsin surface layers involved, including the polymer layer a thermoplastic polymer material elastomericoque has a Shore A hardness of 75 to 95 and a modulus of elasticity of 0,005 GPA to 0, 5 GPa, wherein Lacapa polymer has a dynamic friction coefficient of at least 0.30, is free estructurassuperficiales, and is free of abrasive particles matter


Humanitarian logistics represents a broad range of activities taking place within humanitarian organizations, the bulk of these activities are also components of a broader humanitarian supply chain - the network involved with providing physical aid to beneficiaries. there has been relatively limited application of trust in hastily formed networks, such as the humanitarian logistics network, which consists of a number of individual logisticians from a variety of organizations, coming together to bring relief to a disaster-stricken area. The aim of this paper is to further the understanding of swift trust in humanitarian logistics as a means of improving relief operations in rapid onset disasters.


Theoretical implications of the recent OSSE observations of two AGNs with spectral breaks in soft γ‐rays, NGC 4151 and IC 4329a, are discussed. Two major classes of models, with either thermal or nonthermal electrons, are discussed. The purely nonthermal e± pair model is ruled out for NGC 4151. On the other hand, a nonthermal e± pair model with inefficient acceleration fits the NGC 4151 spectrum very well. Still, the simplest interpretation of the data for both objects is in terms of a plasma cloud with thermal electrons that Compton upscatter soft photons from the UV bump. The thermal plasma can form an active corona above the surface of an accretion disk and/or be pair dominated in IC 4329a, but neither is possible in the case of NGC 4151. Superposition of the contributions from AGNs similar to these two objects can fit the spectrum of the cosmic X‐ray background.


In this paper we come up with a new design method of optinlization for fuzzy logic controller.The procedures to directly optimize the control rules in the defuzzification process are provided.The simulation results with stable and unstable models are given in curves and discussed.


Two ground radiation antennas with polarisation diversity performance were proposed for MIMO WLAN applications in wearable devices. The antennas can simultaneously excite the vertical mode and horizontal mode of the ground plane and the phase difference between the two modes can be controlled by utilising an inductor-loaded metal strip in the ground plane, generating circular polarisation. A 3:1 VSWR bandwidth of 140 MHz with high isolation (above 17 dB) and a 3 dB axial ratio bandwidth of 100 MHz was obtained. The opposite rotations generated by the two antennas resulted in good diversity performance, which was verified by the measured envelope correlation coefficient.


Background: The knee joint is a very common site of injury. Most cases are attributable to trauma, repetitive activities and due to sports. Meniscal injuries are most common among knee injuries. MRI is an accurate, non-invasive imaging modality for evaluating knee injuries and determines patient management, saving them from unnecessary arthroscopy. Our study focuses on the utility of MRI and its various sequences in assessing the most common knee injuries. Methods: A prospective, cross-sectional study was done on 50 patients who were clinically suspected of internal derangement of the knee joint underwent MRI after taking written consent. Out of 50 patients in the study, 35 patients underwent knee arthroscopy after MRI .The findings were recorded on pre-structured proforma and correlation was done with arthroscopic findings. Results: Out of 50 patients who underwent MRI, ACL injury was the most frequent, observed in 35 [70%] patients followed by medial meniscus injury, seen in 20 [40%] patients. The sensitivity and Specificity of MRI with respect to arthroscopy in detection of ACL injury are 100% and 88.88%, respectively; thus, MRI is excellent in detecting ACL injury. Conclusion: The study reveals high sensitivity (95-100%) and high specificity (88-100%) for the meniscus and ligament injuries of the knee joint in comparison to arthroscopy.
MRI is an appropriate screening tool for therapeutic arthroscopy, making diagnostic arthroscopy unnecessary in most patients.


Background. A case report of closed complete talar dislocation and its treatment is presented. At the operative reduction of the talus some connective tissue was observed bridging the talar caput with the surrounding structures. Talar bone scan at that time revealed irregular accumulation of the isotope. Six months post injury x-ray of the previously injuried talus showed normal spongious bone structure, and repeated bone scan revealed normal vascularisation. Conclusions. The injuried lower extremity was immobilized for five and a half months and weight-bearing was restricted for nine and a half months altogether. Five years later the patient is asymptomatic. The range of motion of the previously injuried ankle is normal. X-ray control reveals initial signs of osteoarthritis at the talocalcanear joints.


In the summer of 1996, this author visited Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Jiangsu Province. Despite the widespread geography and the variety of personnel, the numerous interviews and the literature published at the time demonstrated high consensus of opinion. As a whole, the Chinese are confident, proud, and patriotic. Towards the US, they are disappointed, frustrated, angered, and somewhat assertive.


Statistical analysis of CCD (correlation coefficient deviation) index for the structural damage detection by vibration-based method was performed. Statistic data set was collected in a full-scale test of a large aircraft component. After special pre-processing the most informative narrow frequency band was selected for obtaining the statistic set of CCD between the frequency response functions of intact and pseudo-damaged states of a structure. The two-sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov hypothesis test was used for estimation of a pseudo-damage effect. The stable response of CCD index to a small damage in large-size structure was demonstrated.


This paper aims to investigate the effect of adding bentonite (khawa clay) on the asphalt mixture response represented by reducing total accumulative deformation. Asphalt cement with penetration grade of (40-50) and optimum asphalt content of 4.9 was used. Bentonite with different percentages of (0%, 3%, 6%, and 9% by total weight of asphalt cement) was used. The asphalt mixtures were tested by uniaxial creep test under static load at two test temperature (40°C and,60°C) and the applied stress used 600 KPa. From the experimental result of rotational viscosity after and before the addition of bentonite at two temperatures 135°C and 165°C, it can be seen that the viscosity of the asphalt cement was enhanced when adding 9% of Khawa clay to around 126% percent of improvement in viscosity at 135°C and about 195% at 165°C. The improvement in the viscosity of asphalt leads to a decrease in the accumulative strain.


Abstract : Since the late 1970s, the transfer of technical data and industrial know-how has increased in proportion to the sale of military end-items and new arms production facilities have appeared, particularly in the third world. This paper examines implications of these developments for the industrialized world. It analyzes the extent to which weapons production is increasing in the third world, its impact on the structure of the world arms transfer system, and its significance for U.S. interests.


An analytical study is made to clarify the effects of steady and unsteady magnetic fields on the pulsating pipe-flow characteristics of magnetic fluid in the laminar regime. Based on Shliomis' equations, time-varying velocity profiles in a circular pipe is obtained as a function of the Womersley number and a magnetic field strength parameter. It is clarified that the velocity profiles are influenced by the Womersley number and also by phase difference between periodical pressure and magnetic field fluctuations. It is also confirmed that the pressure gradient is much larger in the experiment than in the theoretical analysis in a pulsating flow with constant amplitude in a steady magnetic field.


A parametric direction-of-arrival (DoA) estimation technique is investigated for an advanced multi-mode antenna design. It is proven that multi-mode antennas are suitable for this purpose. Possible applications include swarm exploration and indoor positioning.


1. P. G. and Research department of Microbiology, Jamal Mohamed college, Tiruchirapalli, Tamilnadu, India. 2. Associate professor, Research department of Botany, Jamal Mohamed college, Tiruchirapalli, Tamilnadu, India. ..................................................................................................................... Abstract: Mosquito borne diseases continue to be a major threaten in almost all tropical and subtropical regions. Chemical based insecticides are toxic to nervous system of insects, which is fundamentally similar to that of mammals. Biological control of mosquitoes by microbial agent"s specially B. sphaericus. Pseudomonas sp. and Saccharopolyspora sp. were studied in a variety of habitats but are not in wide usage. Bacteria could be an alternative source for mosquito parricides because they constitute a potential source of bioactive compounds and generally free from harmful effects. Use of these microbial insecticides in mosquito control instead of synthetic insecticides could reduce the cost and environmental pollution. Similarly reduction of mosquito population by predation is an effective alternative to pesticides.


These lecture notes describe the content of a six-hours course given by the two authors at the 2012 probability summer school in Saint-Petersburg. The goal is to provide a derivation of several critical parameters of classical planar models such as Bernoulli and Fortuin-Kasteleyn percolation as well as the Ising and Potts models.


The general field of the invention is that of systems for the optical detection of the orientation and the position of a mobile object in space. The system comprises a fixed electro-optical device comprising a transmission point source, image analysis means and an optical cube corner disposed on the mobile object. The input surface of the cube corner comprises a polygonal-shaped mask, the sides of which comprise a geometric marking to identify them. The fixed electro-optical device comprises photosensitive means close to the point source and disposed in two different recording planes and recording two luminous shapes in perspective of the mask obtained by reflection on the surfaces of the cube corner. The image analysis means comprise means for determining the vanishing points of the two luminous shapes in the two recording planes, the knowledge of the four vanishing points enabling the determination of the position and orientation of the optical cube corner in relation to the fixed electro-optical device.


Economists have traditionally measured household production (HP) by multiplying hours spent by a wage rate. This practice tends to misstate HP by ignoring the contribution of capital and entrepreneurship and by making questionable marginal productivity assumptions. Quantifying the HP and multiplying by the market value per unit avoids these problems and yields a value estimated by the same method as GNP. We measure HP by this direct method and find HP to be 44 percent more than that obtained by the traditional approach. We further make average productivity comparisons between firms and households for typical HP items.


Background: In human breast cancer, the growth factor receptor HER2 is associated with disease progression and resistance to endocrine treatment. Growth factor induced mitogen activated protein kinase activity can phosphorylate not only the oestrogen receptor, but also its coactivator proteins AIB1 and SRC-1. Aim: To determine whether insensitivity to endocrine treatment in HER2 positive patients is associated with enhanced expression of coactivator proteins, expression of the HER2 transcriptional regulator, PEA3, and coregulatory proteins, AIB1 and SRC-1, was assessed in a cohort of patients with breast cancer of known HER2 status. Methods: PEA3, AIB1, and SRC-1 protein expression in 70 primary breast tumours of known HER2 status (HER2 positive, n = 35) and six reduction mammoplasties was assessed using immunohistochemistry. Colocalisation of PEA3 with AIB1 and SRC-1 was determined using immunofluorescence. Expression of PEA3, AIB1, and SRC-1 was correlated with clinicopathological parameters. Results: In primary breast tumours expression of PEA3, AIB1, and SRC-1 was associated with HER2 status (p = 0.0486, p = 0.0444, and p = 0.0012, respectively). In the HER2 positive population, PEA3 expression was associated with SRC-1 (p = 0.0354), and both PEA3 and SRC-1 were significantly associated with recurrence on univariate analysis (p = 0.0345; p<0.0001). On multivariate analysis, SRC-1 was significantly associated with disease recurrence in HER2 positive patients (p = 0.0066). Conclusion: Patients with high expression of HER2 in combination with SRC-1 have a greater probability of recurrence on endocrine treatment compared with those who are HER2 positive but SRC-1 negative. SRC-1 may be an important predictive indicator and therapeutic target in breast cancer.


The article considers the basic principles of constructing a method for processing quasi-periodic pulse signals. The method is based on the combined use of wavelet analysis and the Hermite transform, in particular, the Gauss-Hermite function. Wavelet transform is considered as a cross-correlation function. The Gauss-Hermite functions are used as a basis in the wavelet analysis. Approbation of the method is carried out as on a test signal, in the form of a rectangular pulse with additive noise, which at some point in time has a local inhomogeneity, also on the real signal received from the bearings of the gas turbine engine .


The highly selective nickel(0)-catalyzed cyanoesterification of cyanoformates with alkynes is greatly facilitated by Lewis acid (LA). We report density functional theory (DFT) investigations on the mechanistic details and provide a rational explanation of the "LA effect". Our calculations disclose that an unusual biphosphine cycle including rate-determining oxidative addition of a C–CN bond, alkyne migratory insertion, and reductive elimination steps is more favorable than the generally accepted monophosphine cycle. The LA has a non-negligible impact on the mechanistic origin of selective C–CN bond activation. Furthermore, the presence of LA dramatically accelerates alkyne migratory insertion because the strong electron-withdrawing property of LA strengthens the coordination ability of the Ni center with alkyne to form the thermodynamically favorable five-coordinate nickel(II) cyanide carboxylate species, which then avoids the large deformation of the transition state of alkyne migration insertion to give...


In this paper, we report on the successful synthesis of three individual modes, HE11 , TE01, and TE 02 for transmission in photonic band gap fibers at near infrared wavelengths. We measure the propagation losses of the HE,1 and TE0 1 modes both inside and outside the band gap of the fiber, and show that the TE0 1 is indeed the lowest loss mode, and is less lossy and has a much wider band gap than the HE11 . We study the superpostions of the HE11 and TE0 1 modes using the pure phase approach, and discuss the degeneracy problem that arises. We analyze these superpositions by decomposing the superposed images into low energy eigenmodes (m < 3), and compute each of the eigenmode's contribution in the superposition. We show that the contributions of the HE,1 and TE01 behave sinusoidally in their superpostions. Finally we also explain the minor discrepancies between the superposition and decomposition results.


Prednisone 5 mg/day suppresses multiple indices of bone formation in a randomized placebo‐controlled trial in healthy postmenopausal females. This suggests that even low doses of prednisone may reduce bone repair or renewal and may have adverse effects on bone mass and/or bone strength.


IT IS KNOWN in a general way that during the last quarter of a century numerous schools and colleges have developed programs of remed ial teaching, especially with reference to reading. In attempts to obtain information on the extent of remedial work undertaken and on the organiza tion and procedures used, various individuals and groups have in recent years sent out question naires and have reported summaries of the re plies. Space will permit specific mention of only a limited number of these questionnaire studies. In the early 1940's, surveys of reading instruc tion were reported by the Research Division of the National Education Association (9)1, by Blair (2), and by Richter and Parr (10). About the same time, studies of practices in remedial and corrective reading in college were made by Witty (13), Charters (5), and Triggs (11). In 1945, a survey was made of provisions for reading in struction in secondary schools and colleges hold ing membership in the Educational Records Bur eau (12). F. R. Lindquist (8) surveyed the read ing instruction provided college students in the academic year 1947-48. In 1949, Brink and Witty (4) reported on practices in remedial reading in secondary schools. In 1950, Boyd and Schwier ing (3) reported a survey of child guidance and remedial reading practices in seventy-six clinics, sixty of which were associated with colleges and universities. A survey of remedial reading ser vices with special attention to clinical services of nineteen public schools was reported by Jack son (7) in 1951. Also in 1951, Barbe (1) gave a summary of replies of sixty-seven institutions to a postcard questionnaire which had been sent to ninety-five major colleges and universities through out the United States. The Committee on Diag nostic Reading Tests sent a questionnaire on read ing instruction to schools and colleges throughout the United States in the spring of 1951, and aser ies of articles summarizing the replies is being prepared (6). The reports of these studies show clearly that there is wide-spread awareness of serious reading difficulties among students and that there is a need for vigorous programs of reading extending from the primary grades through the senior college. They also show that numerous schools and colleges have within the last few years undertaken some form of planned, organized act ivity designed to improve reading ability. The re ports indicate, however, that while a good begin ning has been made, there are very few reading improvement programs which reach all pupils; that there is a good deal of confusion over both ob jectives and procedures; and that limited budgets, dearth of trained personnel, and difficulty of en listing full cooperation of staff members are ser ious limitations. The National Association of Remedial Teach ers has a favorable opportunity and a special re sponsibility to provide leadership in the further development of programs of remedial teaching, not only with regard to reading but for all basic skills. A first step in meeting this opportunity and this responsibility would seem to be to find out what the current situation is with regard to remedial teaching in our own institutions. In the winter of 1951, President Williams S. Gray appointed a committee to survey the organ ization and procedures of remedial teaching in institutions represented in the membership of the NART. The present members of the committee are Mrs. E. P. Gaillard, Bronxville Public School, Bronxville, New York; Mr. Warren Koehler, Milton Academy; Dr. Agatha Townsend, Educational Records Bureau; and the writer. Af ter considerable discussion and planning, the com mittee drafted a four-page questionnaire on rem edial practices and sent it to about 750 persons. Nearly all these persons were members of t h e NART, although the questionnaire was sent to a few non-members connected with institutions that were believed to be carrying on useful experi mentation with remedial teaching procedures.


PURPOSE: An UV-printed metal ceiling material which has a sound absorbing function and a manufacturing method thereof are provided to improve the sound absorbing function and to prevent corrosion by protecting sound absorbing grooves using a metallic surface processing process in UV-printing process. CONSTITUTION: An UV-printed metal ceiling material which has a sound absorbing function is composed like next. The shape of a ceiling material including a center print part and curtain part is formed by bending the edge of a metal material by using a bending device. A sound absorption hole(40) is formed on the center printing part of metal material. An oxide layer is formed on the surface of metal material using anodizing processing. A clean layer is formed on the surface of the metal material is antistatic-processed after the anodizing process. The center printing part of the metal material is printed by UV ink and dried by an ultraviolet lamp. A coating layer is formed on the surface of the metal material.


This is a working paper of ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22/WG5 that was presented to the WG5 meeting at Lund (Sweden) in June 1991.


This paper proposes a novel method to represent expressive 3D facial shapes called the Selective Expression Manipulation (SEM) by fitting the expression coefficients of delta-blendshapes, which is the standard parametric facial model widely used in industries. SEM focuses on preserving blendshape semantics to characterize the facial shapes since the facial shape obtained by minimizing the distance to sparse facial landmarks might fail to signify a facial expression from a human being's perspective. Assuming each delta-blendshape corresponds to a facial movement with semantic meaning, SEM finds a series of facial motions required to compose the target facial expression. In addition, SEM sequentially determines a sufficient number of expressions and coefficients closely resembling the target facial movements by introducing similarities to quantify the directional correlation of facial motions between a target and a blendshape, excluding redundant expressions in terms of motions from the neutral shape. As a result, far fewer inter-correlated expressions that significantly increase the target correlation can be obtained. Furthermore, SEM exhibits substantial improvement in accuracy, correlation, semantics, and stability in experiments over previous facial fitting schemes and state-of-the-art methods. It is demonstrated that SEM enables accurate and realistic 3D facial shape generation by semantically manipulating expression delta-blendshapes.


This talk presents an overview of the multiphase flow efforts with Hydra-TH. The presentation begins with a definition of the requirements and design principles for multiphase flow relevant to CASL-centric problems. A brief survey of existing codes and their solution algorithms is presented before turning the model formulation selected for Hydra-TH. The issues of hyperbolicity and wellposedness are outlined, and a three candidate solution algorithms are discussed. The development status of Hydra-TH for multiphase flow is then presented with a brief summary and discussion of future directions for this work.


High temperature tensile performance of a twin-roll casted AZ31 magnesium alloy with large grain size is investigated.The grain size(d - 27.8μm) is coarsen through heat treatment.Under constant temperatures (300,350,400 and 450℃),elongation-to-failure tests are conducted under constant tensile rates of 10~(-3) s~(-1) and 10~(-2) s~(-1).The investigation suggests that the maximum elongation of 106.7%is obtained at 450℃and 10~(-3) s~(-1).Fracture morphology of the tensile specimens shows that the thread of liquid Zn appears at 450℃..The existence of a few liquid phase could release the stress concentration and coordinate deformation process.By comparing with the fine-grained AZ31,the investigated AZ31 alloy with larger grains offers a lower tensile ductility under the same tensile condition,which may be ascribed to the less contribution of grain boundary sliding to ductility.