identity, so that they consider a re-federalization of Canadian society as necessary. The chapters convey an impressive scope and depth of analysis, so that the reader benefits from ideas and thoughts that are organized along the different concepts of each book. If there is anything missing in this pair of books, it would be chapters dealing with cross-cutting issues. One, but not the only, example would be Medicare and child care, that C.N. Collier (p. 166) and I. Peach (p. 55) deal with, respectively. The question also arises of under what conditions decentralized federalism would promote a neo-liberal agenda, as B. Jeffrey questions in her chapter (p. 108). It is also questionable whether, as I. Weibust argues (p. 25), only the federal government could improve environmental performance in Canada. For Canada it might be fruitful to shift the possible future debate away from the concepts of centralized or decentralized federalism, and more towards specific policies. At least for the policies discussed in the books, Canada might benefit best if federal government and provinces would decide and act jointly. Of course, conditions for joint decision making are different depending on the policy at stake and a centralized or decentralized point of view. An intended continuing debate (for example through the online journal) would provide some answers on the conditions under which joint decision making would work best for Canada. In sum, editors and authors should be congratuled for launching a discussion about the design of federalism that suits their country best. The books seem to primarily address a Canadian audience, but readers outside Canada may also appreciate a broad insight and rich understanding of the origins and evolution of Canadian federalism. This inspires readers to contribute to the debate, but also to reflect on other federal systems facing similar demands for centralization and decentralization.


This article introduced hydraulic fracturing of carbonate reservoirs in Tahe Oilfield from five ways such as design principle optimization,temperature field mathematic simulation,crack flow conductivity optimization,artificial crack optimization,fracturing operational parameter optimization.The design principle is to make long crack so as to increase chance of connecting further gap and cavity,expand filtering area.adjusting gellant volume,decreasing cross-linking rate,increasing breaker volume and using speedily breaker.Non-dimensional crack flow conductivity is controlled between 3 and 5.Making 3 crack is better for creviced formation.For operational parameter,pad fluid volume is 40 percent to 50 percent,proppant concentration being 25 percent,operational volume being controlled 5.0m3/min.Fluid is injected by(89mm tube.


Patients in medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction have been historically excluded or marginalized within mainstream recovery mutual-aid societies. The resulting isolation has sparked the rise of indigenous support structures organized by and for people in medication-assisted recovery. This article reviews the obstacles methadone maintenance patients experience in seeking to participate in mainstream 12-step groups and describes how Methadone Anonymous and other alternatives are providing recovery support for current and former methadone maintenance patients.


COVID‐19 school closures pose a threat to children's wellbeing, but no COVID‐19‐related studies have assessed children's behaviours over multiple years .


The process of digitalization has long embraced all spheres of human activity, and it is the turn of such traditional industries as agriculture. At this stage of human development, increasing yields is attractive from the point of view of increasing the profitability of the agricultural business, but not yet from the point of view of the food crisis. For a long time, the competitiveness of farmers depended only on the amount of land, the vagaries of the weather and the experience of agronomists that are not enough in the modern world. Agricultural companies that are actively introducing technological innovations can harvest more in a smaller area than its competitors with a larger field but without innovations. The article reveals the urgent issues of the expediency of digitalization of the agricultural sector, shows the experience of farmers from different countries in the implementation of precision farming technologies and monitoring systems, and also considers the prospects and profitability of introducing agricultural technological innovations.


The values like body length; a; b; c; v; lip dimension; body length/spear length; oesophageal length/spear length and length of posterior uterine sac/body width showed considerable variation even in single population of pratylenchus thornei: whereas the number of head annules, length of spear and the length of post uterine sac in respect of vulval body dimension showed more stability. More work on these lines is needed to ascertain the morphological variation, so that a better evaluation of taxonomic characters can be made available for the identification of species of this genus.


Disclosed is a hydraulic brake unit oil tank breather for tramcars, which comprises a breathing plug (4), a sealing ring (5), an air guide hole (6), and an air guide tube (7), wherein the air guide hole adopts a through hole structure and is arranged at the upper end inside a modular valve block (2), and by means of the air guide tube extending into the air cavity of an oil tank and the breathing plug being arranged in an electric element protection cover (1), the electric element protection cover, the modular valve block and the oil tank are in communication with one another. The ventilation of the oil tank is realized by means of two waterproof air-permeable components (42), and during replacement, only the waterproof air-permeable components need to be replaced, without the need to remove the entire breathing plug from the oil tank, thereby facilitating maintenance and replacement; and when the surface of the oil tank is covered by ice and snow, since the breathing plug is arranged in the electric element protection cover and the waterproof air-permeable components are mounted on the side of the body of the breathing plug, the air-permeable sides of the waterproof air-permeable components cannot be covered by rainwater and snow; moreover, rainwater, snow and the like can be effectively prevented from falling in, thereby ensuring the running safety of a train.


The identification, cloning, and gene disruption of two novel testis-specific proteins are reported. Pmis2-knockout males produce normal-looking spermatozoa but are sterile because of a severe defect in sperm migration from the uterus into the oviducts. PMIS2 is shown to be one of the key factors in producing sperm fertility.


Glibenclamide (GLI) enhances insulin release for Type II diabetes patients by inhibiting pancreatic ATP‐sensitive K+ (KATP) channels. However, systemic KATP channel inhibition decreases maximal aerobic capacity (V̇O2max) during treadmill running in rats; where V̇O2max is determined by cardiac output (Q̇) and O2 utilization within contracting skeletal muscle (arterial‐venous O2 difference). In vitro studies demonstrate that KATP channels enhance isolated cardiomyocyte and vascular smooth muscle relaxation. In vivo studies show that GLI induces vasoconstriction, decreases blood flow, and impairs O2 delivery‐utilization matching in contracting skeletal muscle. Whether high‐intensity exercise tolerance (i.e. the speed‐duration relationship with critical speed, CS, and distance covered above CS, D′) is dependent upon cardiac and/or peripheral (i.e., vascular) KATP channel function in vivo is unknown.


In the last few years considerable effort has been devoted to the miniaturization of quantum information technology on semiconductor chips; in addition, recent developments in quantum information theory have roused a growing interest in 'generalized' states of frequency correlation. Parametric generation in semiconductor waveguides allows roomtemperature operation in the telecom range. We propose and compare some microcavity-based schemes for the generation of counterpropagating photon pairs and we experimentally demonstrate a bright source emitting 1.2 × 10-11pairs/pump photon for a 1.8 mm long waveguide. The indistiguishability of the photons of the pair is measured via a Hong-Ou-Mandel two-photon interference experiment showing a visibility of 85 %. The versatility of the source to control the generated two-photon state is also discussed.


Woodrow Wilson's days as a college professor and university president are overshadowed by his years as President of the United States and by his attempts to bring world peace. It is interesting to note that in 1893, just ninety years ago, he was speaking his convictions regarding professionalism, over specialization, and the need for a strong liberal arts base for all college students.


In this paper, we address the problem of egomotion estimation for a monocular moving observer under arbitrary translation and rotation. This is a key step for the navigation of any autonomous system. The method proposed is uniquely based on the spatio-temporal image derivatives, and has O(n/sup 2/) complexity. We search the image for particular geometric properties of the normal flow, tightly connected to the egomotion parameters, in two successive steps. The /spl Psi/-line search algorithm determines the direction of the focus of expansion (FOE) and computes some information on the rotation parameters. Finally, the /spl Phi/-line search algorithm determines the FOE, and the individual values of the rotation. Various experiments with synthetic and real images are presented and discussed.


This paper introduces an adaptive adjusting FIR filter's parameters (LMS) method and presents a system recognition model based on the adaptive filter theory. The adaptive filter is directly with adjustable coefficient h (0),h (1),...h (N-1).The unknown system and FIR model have the same input sequence. The simulation result confirms the feasibility of the model.


The influences of different kinds of oils,surfactants and cosurfactants in microemulsions on the permeation of matrine were investigated with excised mice skin as the model by a two-compartment diffusion cell.The drug concentration was determined by HPLC with a Kromasil NH2 column and the acetonitrile-anhydrous ethanol-3% phosphoric acid(80:10:10) as mobile phase.The results showed that oleic acid had a significant inhibitive effect on the permeation of matrine.It indicated that oleic acid could not be used as the oil phase.The optimized formulation of the microemulsion was as follows:4.5% ethyl oleate-ethyl butyrate(4:1,w/w) as oil phase,23% Cremophor EL35-OP-10(1:1,w/w) as surfactant,15% PEG 400 as cosurfactant and 7.2% matrine.


A healthy 5-year-old girl presented with bilateral hyphema as an initial symptom of uveitis. The ocular findings and the patient's age suggested that the uveitis was due to juvenile rheumatic arthritis or chronic iridocyclitis.


Social development is the comprehensive consqence of different elements.During the period of social convertion,we should take advantage of various forces to construct harmounious socity.


To develop the Pharmacy‐Based Disease Indicator (PBDI), and to evaluate its performance versus the diagnosis‐based Deyo version of the Charlson Index in predicting subsequent‐year hospitalization in adults.


REPORTING PERIOD START DATE: 9/09/03 (PROGRAM START) REPORTING PERIOD END DATE: 3/31/08 PRINCIPLE AUTHOR(S): K. COULTER DATE REPORT WAS ISSUED: JUNE 2008 DOE AWARD NUMBER: DE-FC26-03NT41849 SUBMITTING ORGANIZATION: SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE 6220 CULEBRA ROAD (78238-5166) P.O. BOX 28510 (78228-0510) SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS OTHER TEAM MEMBERS: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES IDATECH, LLC SUBMIT TO: NETL AAD DOCUMENT CONTROL BLDG. 921 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY P.O. BOX 10940 PITTSBURGH, PA 15236-0940


This paper elaborates the system construction and basic principle of suspension-sport control system which is designed by using FPGA technic.It takes the succession square-wave exported by FPGA as the control signal,which drives the stepping motor of handing movement control system when it passed the L298N chip.The system adopts the keyboard input to carry on the control to the stepping motor condition,and displays real-time position of controlled object by LCD.Mathematics modeling and gradual approaches control algorithm are used to actualize accuracy control to the object path.After the testing,the system which is designed and debugged on the FPGA platform meets the design requirements and the accurate control completely.


Objectives: Students will make connections between course content and real life artifacts/experiences through discussion facilitation Courses: Interpersonal Communication, Organizational Communication, Gender and Communication, Persuasion, Intercultural Communication


The key ingredient of this paper is the universal central extension of the generalized orthosymplectic Lie superalgebra osp m|2n(R, ) coordinatized by a unital associative superalgebra (R,) with superinvolution. Such a universal central extension will be constructed via a Steinberg orthosymplectic Lie superalgebra coordinated by (R,). The research on the universal central extension of osp m|2n(R, ) will yield an identification between the second homology group of the generalized orthosymplectic Lie superalgebra osp m|2n(R, ) and the first Z/2Z-graded skew-dihedral homology group of (R,) for (m,n) 6= (2, 1), (1, 1). The universal central extensions of osp 2|2(R, ) and osp 1|2(R, ) will also be treated separately. MSC(2010): 17B05, 19D55.


The HEDL fuel-cladding chemical interaction (FCCI) wastage correlation has been revised to incorporate additional data from the HEDL P-23 high temperature test series at peak fuel pin burnups of approximately 90.0 MWd/kgM. The previous HEDL correlation was developed from a data base of fuel pins with peak burnups of approximately 50.0 MWd/kgM. Therefore, in order to predict the amount of cladding thickness loss to be expected at current anticipated fuel pin lifetimes in the range of 90 to 100 MWd/kgM a major extrapolation of the actual irradiation experience was necessary. To provide the needed data for the extension of the correlation to high burnups the irradiation of the HEDL P-23A subassembly in EBR-II was extended to a peak fuel pin burnup of approximately 90.0 MWd/kgM. An advanced matrix type reaction was observed in the high burnup fuel pin. The character and extent of the interaction made it possible to estimate the location of the original cladding inner surface to determine cladding thickness loss due to FCCI by measuring the depth of penetration. Therefore, it was necessary to measure total cladding thickness for the high burnup pin. In order to place the entire data set on the same basis, cladding thicknessmore » was also measured for the lower burnup pins. Cladding thickness was measured on 225X photographs of the polished cladding at 16 equally spaced locations on the circumference of each sample. From these measurements an average cladding thickness was calculated.« less


This paper describes electromagnetic properties of left-handed metamaterials,analyzes its applications in antenna cladding,and presents that applications of left-handed metamaterials and right-handed materials complex will promote the performance of microstrip antenna.


With the publication of the final Agenda for Change documentation, more detailed information is now available about issues mentioned in the original November announcement.


We report here the reuse of theoretical insights from deep learning literature, used in a recent TSE '21 paper by Yedida & Menzies. The artifact replicated is the lower bound on the number of piecewise linear regions in the decision boundary of a feedforward neural network with ReLU activations, as studied by Montufar et al. We document the reuse of Theorem 4 from Montufar et al. by Yedida & Menzies.


According to Tang Y., G. G. Michael & J. D. Laurence (2008), genus Reevesia has 25 species, mainly widespread in South Asia. There are 6 species belonging to Reevesia in Vietnam as R. gagnepainiana, R. macrocarpa, R. orbicularis, R. thyrsoidea, R. yersinii. Among them, R. macrocarpa, R. yersinii, R. gagnepainiana maybe endemic in Vietnam; Reevesia thyrsoidea is observed widely in the nature. These are all species for wood products, one species is for medicinal purposes (R. pubescens), one species is utilized for fat oil from seed (R. thyrsoidea), and two species are for fibre or paper materials (R. pubescens, R. thyrsoidea). Reevesia species has dominant characteristic inflorescence in terminal, bisexual flower, stamens (10)15, sessile fillament, 2 ovules in locule, and a fruit capsular seed with wing. In the article, the key to identify all taxa of Reevesia genus has been constructed. Additionally, the information of distribution, habitat, ecology, use value of genus Reevesia in Vietnam is provided.


Abstract Multimode fiber (MMF) regarded as an excellent choice for providing large capacity and high-speed for applications such as data centers due to its adaptability and unwavering quality. The ceaseless development and the increase of Internet users that emphasis on increasing data capacity have promoted mode division multiplexing (MDM) as a promising contender for providing further level of multiplexing freedom by propagating several and dissimilar channels in different mode stream. This paper investigates and analyzes the effects of launching MDM spot mode with various vortex order using vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser array in conjunction with equalization scheme. A capacity of 40 Gbit/s transmitted over MMF long distance of 1500 m has been achieved at a wavelength of 1550.12 nm.


The metabolome is an important class of molecules to study as it can lend insight into the health and well-being of an organism and the causative elements associated with disease. It integrates the effects of our genes with the impact of our environment by being the product of both internal factors (our genome and proteome) and external factors (our lifestyle and our environment). In addition, the metabolome is extremely dynamic and always changing. By identifying and quantifying changes in specific metabolites, any changes that are observed can be mapped back to specific pathways for detailed interpretation. Thus, quantitative analysis of the metabolome can provide important information that can help predict the onset of a disease or disorder or characterise its progression.


The construction of party member's criteria among college students is the basis for party organization to admit new CPC members in colleges.When admitting new CPC members among college students,we should grasp and adhere to the criteria ordained by party constitution.At the same time,in view of the characteristic of college students,common criteria and individual criteria are integral.The probability of constructing party member's criteria among college students would provide the basis for admitting new CPC members among college students and ensure the quality of college student party members.


Through the analysis of the process digital design based on digital mockup, the fact indicates that a distributed cooperative supporting environment is the foundation conditions to adopt design approach based on DMU. Data access authorization is concerned firstly because the value and sensitivity of the data for the enterprise. The access control for administrators is often rather weak other than business user. So authors established an enhanced system to avoid the administrators accessing the engineering data by potential approach and without authorization. Thus the data security is improved. Keywords—access control, DMU, PLM, virtual prototype.


The present invention provides a polymer solution viscosity loss online detection system and a polymer solution viscosity loss online detection process, and belongs to the technical field of petroleum industry polymer oil displacement. The system comprises: a pump house communicated to a water injection well head; a liquid storage tank communicated to the pump house, wherein the liquid storage tank is divided into a raw liquid tank and a waste liquid tank; a fixation device arranged on the liquid storage tank and used for fixing a preparing and injecting tool; the preparing and injecting tool fixed on the liquid storage tank and communicated to the water injection well head, wherein the liquid outlet hole on the preparing and injecting tool is opposite to the liquid inlet on the waste liquid tank; and a viscosity detection device. The system is characterized in that a polymer solution collector for collecting the polymer solution discharged from the liquid outlet hole of the preparing and injecting tool is arranged close to the liquid outlet hole of the preparing and injecting tool, and is communicated to the viscosity detection device. According to the present invention, the system can real-timely detects the viscosity change of the polymer solution passing through the preparing and injecting tool in the online manner, the detection conditions and the actual production conditions are the same, and the advantages of high accuracy, safety and environmental protection are provided.


Oxidative deamination of the GABAA partial agonist CP-409,092 and sumatriptan represents a major metabolic pathway and seems to play an important role for the clearance of these two compounds. Similar to sumatriptan, human mitochondrial incubations with deprenyl and clorgyline, probe inhibitors of monoamine oxidase B and monoamine oxidase A (MAO-B and MAO-A), respectively, showed that CP-409,092 was metabolized to a large extent by the enzyme MAO-A. The metabolism of CP-409,092 and sumatriptan was therefore studied in human liver mitochondria and in vitro intrinsic clearance (CLint) values were determined and compared to the corresponding in vivo oral clearance (CLPO) values. The overall objective was to determine whether an in vitro-in vivo correlation (IVIVC) could be described for compounds cleared by MAO-A. The intrinsic clearance, CLint, of CP-409,092 was approximately 4-fold greater than that of sumatriptan (CLint, values were calculated as 0.008 and 0.002 ml/mg/min for CP-409,092 and sumatriptan, respectively). A similar correlation was observed from the in vivo metabolic data where the unbound oral clearance, CL(u)PO, values in humans were calculated as 724 and 178 ml/min/kg for CP-409,092 and sumatriptan, respectively. The present work demonstrates that it is possible to predict in vivo metabolic clearance from in vitro metabolic data for drugs metabolized by the enzyme monoamine oxidase.


Isotope and trace element geochemistry of Precambrian mantle derived rocks and implications for the formation of the continental crust is discussed. Epsilon Nd values of Archean komatiites are variable, but range up to at least +5, suggesting that the Archean mantle was heterogeneous and, in part, very depleted as far back as 3.4 to 3.5 Ga. This may be taken as evidence for separation of continental crust very early in Earth history. If these komatiite sources were allowed to evolve in a closed system, they would produce modern day reservoirs with much higher epsilon Nd values than is observed. This implies recycling of some sort of enriched material, perhaps subducted sediments, although other possibilities exist. Archean volcanics show lower Nb/Th than modern volcanics, suggesting a more primitive mantle source than that observed nowadays. However, Cretaceous komatiites from Gorgona island have similar Nb/Th to Archean volcanics, indicating either the Archean mantle source was indeed more primitive, or Archean magmas were derived from a deep ocean island source like that proposed for Gorgona.


Objective: A clear correspondence of the age and state of the arteries is not always observed. The concept of early vascular aging syndrome acquires clinical significance. The aim of the study was to assess correlation between vascular stiffness, endothelial dysfunction, vascular age and biological age in healthy volunteers and patients with arterial hypertension (AH). Design and method: Group I includes 63 healthy volunteers 24 M/39F, 33–55 years old, mean age 48.5 ± 7.6. Group II includes 135 patients with AH 64 M/71F, 30–89 years old, mean age 54.8 ± 9.1, duration of hypertension 8.6 ± 6.7 years. The following were measured: cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) and vascular age using VaSera VS-1500N (Fukuda Denshi, Japan); carotid femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV) and forearm blood flow (FBF) using Impecard (Belarus). Results: CAVI in group I – 7.59 ± 0.86, in group II – 8.42 ± 1.31, P < 0.0001; FBF in group I – 9.9 ± 20.7%, in group II – −0.9 ± 26.2%, P < 0.001; PWV in group I – 6.5 ± 3.3 m/s, in group II – 12.3 ± 8.7 m/s, P < 0.0001. Vascular age in group I was 47.5 ± 10.4 years. Vascular age in group II was 58.3 ± 11.1 years, it is differ from biological age, P < 0.05. CAVI in group I correlated with age (Rs = 0.47, P < 0.0001), number of cigarettes (Rs = 0.27, P < 0.05), vascular age (Rs = 0.88, P < 0.0001) and SCORE rate (Rs = 0.56, P < 0.05). CAVI in group II correlated with age (Rs = 0.54, P < 0.0001), duration of AH (Rs = 0.26, P < 0.01), systolic blood pressure (SBP) (Rs = 0.32, P < 0.001), vascular age (Rs = 0.85, P < 0.0001). PWV in group II correlated with duration of AH (Rs = 0.36, P < 0.0001). The multivariate analysis of variance in group I performed with vascular age as the dependent factor and CAVI (F = 63.9, P = 0.0001), &eegr; – 64.1%; SBP (F = 27.7, P = 0.048), &eegr; – 29.2%. The multivariate analysis of variance in group II performed with vascular age as the dependent factor and CAVI (F = 83.4, P = 0.0001), &eegr; – 63.5%; SBP (F = 5.1, P = 0.0003), &eegr; – 21.7%. Conclusions: CAVI and vascular age increase in patients with AH. CAVI is more closely related to aging than PWV and FBF. Thus CAVI may be useful predictor of vascular ageing.


This article describes the efforts to prevent the practice of women trafficking in Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT). Data shows that NTT is one of the provinces with a high level of human trafficking practices. This happens because several problems, such as: poverty, low education, weak law enforcement, lack of availability of employment and injustice in the social, political and economic fields. In addition, the strong network of human trafficking mafia actors in the rural areas. This condition is exacerbated by the tradition of the community which places women as second class. Women are often victims of poverty and other social problems. Using case study methods and process tracking analysis, this article argues that with socialization, building cooperation with traditional leaders (tokoh adat), a campaign to eliminate discrimination against women, empower Balai Latihan Kerja and build gender-based products can prevent the practice of trafficking in women in NTT.
Key Words: Prevention, Women Trafficking, Nusa Tenggara Timur


IoT devices are increasingly employed in various applications. Due to their intrinsic power supply limitation, IoT devices are usually designed with extremely low functional power dissipation. However, the testing of IoT devices has become a big challenge, especially due to the excessive power dissipation during scan testing. This paper highlights the impact of excessive scan test power and points out the importance of power-aware testing for IoT devices.


Over 30 years ago, Drake and Horton (1983) discussed the "sexist bias" of political geography. Despite significant changes in the field since then, I would argue that electoral geography as a subfield remains subtly gendered in two ways: in the identities of those who write it, and in its mainstream content. In this short piece I seek to understand why this is the case and to point towards developing a future agenda for a feminist electoral geography.


Introduction. Assessment of tissue regeneration, including that at the cellular and subcellular levels, appears to be one of the important trends in the complex treatment of patients with extensive burns. It is known that hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) contribute to tissue restoration and regeneration through paracrine effects or direct cell differentiation, being a central component of post-burn anemia recovery and capable of forming not only blood cells, but also other types of cells. Notably, the role of these cells in burn injury has not been studied yet.The aim of the study was to investigate in dynamics the content of hematopoietic stem cells of different phenotypes in patients with extensive burns in the process of complex treatment. Methods. Hematopoietic stem cells and their subpopulations in peripheral blood samples were analyzed on a FACSCalibur flow cytometer (Becton Dickinson, USA) using the CellQuest program and CD45/CD34/CD38 and CD45/CD34/CD133 monoclonal antibody panels (BD, USA). The results obtained were statistically processed using the GraphPad Prism 7.0 program (USA), results were considered statistically significant at p0.05.Results. Hematopoietic stem cells and their subpopulations were studied at different stages of the complex treatment in 25 patients with a large burn area, more than 30% of the body surface. The comparison group consisted of 15 healthy volunteers. Upon admission to the Burn Center, a group of severely burned patients revealed a significant deep deficiency of both total HSCs CD45+34+ (p=0.0002) and their subpopulations CD45dim34+38+ (p=0.019), with predominantly early precursors of hematopoiesis CD45dim34+38- (p=0.0001) and CD45dim34+133+ (p=0.0002). In the course of the complex treatment, including surgical necrectomy and autodermoplasty of burn wounds, there was observed normalization of total HSCs CD45+34+ (0.050.012%, p=0.031) and a subpopulation of early HSCs CD45dim34+38- (0.0390.009%, p=0.016) in 20 days of treatment in the group of burn patients. There was a significant increase of mature CD45dim34+133- HSCs (p=0.0380) as a result of treatment, while the deficit of the more differentiated population of CD45dim34+38+ HSCs did not fully recover (p=0.272).Conclusion. The firstly detected modulations in the content of hematopoietic stem cells of different phenotypes in patients with extensive burns may reflect the state of compensatory-adaptive reactions of hematopoiesis in the course of the complex treatment. The data obtained may support the predictive use of HSC subcellular markers to assess the regenerative potential in burn wounds healing, including that during staged surgical treatment and autodermoplasty, and to predict the development of local and general complications of burn disease.


The stabilization system is one of the most important parts of the radar. In this paper,the structure design and servo control are highly integrated based on the traditional design,with their characteristics considered fully. The light-weight,small-volume and high-precision stabilization system of an unmanned airborne surveillance radar antenna is completed through reasonable design and careful layout. The system composition,structure design,servo control and key technologies for the stabilization system are described. The test shows that all the technical parameters meet the performance and application requirements. It provides valuable experience for the design of similar systems.


ABSTRACT Objectives To determine the incidence and intensity of pain and the areas most affected by injuries with musculoskeletal pain, and the incidence and severity of "injuries defined by time of leave" in games and training of soccer referees in a triennium. Methods An interview was conducted with 257 referees using a web application. With this tool, a monthly evaluation form was sent to the referees with questions that measured the incidence, location, and pain intensity of injuries with complaints of pain and time of leave, severity in games and training in the years 2012, 2013, and 2014. The numerical pain scale was used to classify the pain intensity of the lesions with pain complaint. Results There was no difference between the years studied in relation to injuries with pain complaints, both in games and in training. Mean values were 37.8/1,000 hours in games and 39.9/1,000 hours in training, with a mean incidence of " injuries defined by time of leave" of 3.7/1,000 hours in games. The difference was significantly higher in 2013 compared to 2012 and 2014, and in training, the average incidence was 3.5/1,000 hours, with a significantly higher difference in 2012 compared to 2013 and 2014. Conclusion Lesions with pain complaints did not present a significant difference in games compared to training; in the lesions by time of leave, the incidence in games was higher than in training, and the most frequent type of injury was low-degree muscle pain, predominantly in the thigh and triceps surae. Level of Evidence II; Prognostic Study - Investigating the Effect of Patient Characteristics on Disease Outcome.


This paper argues that supply chain management sourcing strategies are unlikely to be implemented successfully by many organisations because of a lack of internal buy‐in and non‐conducive external power regime structures. Furthermore, the paper contends that many of those arguing the case for "win‐win" outcomes from buyer and supplier relationship management fail to properly define or conceptualise what the concept of mutuality means. The paper contends that mutuality and the search for value capture (profitability) are not fully commensurable in business relationships, but that, since "win‐win" is not an absolute but a variable concept, business relationships can be aligned even when unequal exchange and tension exists between buyers and suppliers. The paper also demonstrates that under some circumstances "win‐lose" can be a preferable outcome than "win‐win" for buyers and suppliers managing business relationships.


The cognitive model of syntactic structure of ambiguity mainly includes semantic integration,the main highlight,image schema,trait characteristics and so on.Semantic integration of the cognitive approach focuses on semantic understanding of the non-structural tendencies,the main highlight of the cognitive approach focuses on cognitive subject in the leading role in cognition,image schema of cognitive model emphasizes the role of imagery and cognitive schema,traits characteristic of cognitive model emphasizes the differences of people's cognitive grasp in things' features.


This paper describes the system developed by team IITB for MediaEval 2017 Predicting Media Interestingness Task. We propose a new method of training based on pairwise comparisons between frames of a trailer. The algorithm gave very promising results on the development set but did not impress on test set. Our highest achieved MAP@10 on test set is 0.0911 (Image subtask) and 0.0525 (Video subtask), based on a systems submitted last year ([4, 6]).


We analyze the mean-squared error (MSE) performance of widely linear (WL) and conventional subspace-based channel estimation for single-input multiple-output (SIMO) flat-fading channels employing binary phase-shift-keying (BPSK) modulation when the covariance matrix is estimated using a finite number of samples. The conventional estimator suffers from a phase ambiguity that reduces to a sign ambiguity for the WL estimator. We derive closed-form expressions for the MSE of the two estimators under four different scenarios which vary in the amount and accuracy of the information available for ambiguity resolution. Our work demonstrates that the relative performance of WL and conventional subspace-based estimators is strongly related to the accuracy of ambiguity resolution and shows that the less information available about the actual channel for ambiguity resolution, or the lower the accuracy of this information, the more favorable the WL estimator becomes.


This study is motivated by the declining trend in tourism activities in Karangbanjar Tourism Village, which has established since 1992. However, this decline is coupled with the increasing hair craft which becomes the main attraction in this tourism village. The purpose of this study is to identify the trends in the development of Karangbanjar tourism village from 1992 to 2013 and to find the cause of the decline in the tourism sector in the tourist village.
The method used was deductive qualitative. The level of development of the tourism village was seen from three aspects: economic, social and physical environment. The factors causing the decline in the tourism sector were exploratory explored in order to obtain in-depth information. The data were collected using observation, interviews and secondary data collection. The data were analyzed using data reduction, then the validity of the data was tested using triangulation techniques.
The results showed that the Karangbanjar Tourism Village today is less developed. From the economic aspect, there is no additional income for the villagers. From the social aspect, the citizens do not have proficient skills in presenting and managing tourism village. But the progress is good enough as what can be seen from the physical aspects of the environment such as adequate homestay, conference hall facilities and any additions can appeal, although there are not able to optimally attract tourists. The factors causing the decline in the tourism sector in the Karangbanjar Tourism Village are: (1) the decrease of the enthusiasm and participation of the villagers, (2) the policy issues of the government of Purbalingga, (3) the lack of ability of the human resources in charge of managing Karangbanjar Tourism Village, and (4) Owabong and Sanggaluri Park emerge as competitors.


4.1 The introduction of the Programme-Based Budgeting (PBB) by the Government is a laudable initiative that was long awaited and is welcome by the National Audit Office (NAO). It demonstrates political will and direction from central level, which both are prerequisites that favour the implantation of a results culture. I already pointed out in my 2002-03 Annual Report, that is four years back, that there was a lack of accountability and transparency with the traditional model of public administration where there was no system of proper reporting and accounting at the Ministries' and Departments' level. Consequently, in the absence of an appropriate framework for linking expenditure with targets, the NAO could not play its proper role in ensuring the economic and efficient utilisation of resources entrusted to the various Ministries and Departments.


Disclosed is a method for depositing of fiber-reinforced prepreg sheet-like semi-finished products on a laying tool 1 for producing a fiber laminate 2, wherein a depositing film 20 for receiving the fiber fabric 2 is stretched on the deposition tool 1 and fixed in position thereto by means of evacuation or pressurization or detachable from is, as well as a filing tool 1 for carrying out such a method.


Hydrogen is an excellent energy source for long-term storage and free of greenhouse gases. However, its high production cost remains an obstacle to its advancement. The two main parameters contributing to the high cost include the cost of electricity and the cost of initial financial investment. It is possible to reduce the latter by the optimization of system design and operation conditions, allowing the reduction of the cell voltage. Because the CAPEX (initial cost divided by total hydrogen production of the electrolyzer) decreases according to current density but the OPEX (operating cost depending on the cell voltage) increases depending on the current density, there exists an optimal current density. In this paper, a genetic algorithm has been developed to find the optimal evolution parameters and to determine an optimum electrolyzer design. The optimal current density has been increased by 10% and the hydrogen cost has been decreased by 1%.


The disposal of fly ash produced by modern thermal power stations is an enormous environmental problem, which can be alleviated to a small degree by using the fly ash as a cement additive in the manufacture of concrete. In order to assist the assessment of the feasibility of such utilization, chemical and physical properties of nine different Australian and New Zealand fly ashes were determined with the purpose of relating them to the pozzolanic properties of the ashes. It was found that, while the ashes produced from bituminous and subbituminous coal were generally (apart from the Tarong ash) acceptable as a pozzolanic source, two of three tested ashes produced from brown coal did not meet the required standards. Some ashes, in particular the Loy Yang ash, were found with some additional treatment to be potential pozzolanic additives.


This two volume Handbook contains chapters on the main areas to which Post-Keynesians have made sustained and important contributions. These include theories of accumulation, distribution, pricing, money and finance, international trade and capital flows, the environment, methodological issues, criticism of mainstream economics and Post-Keynesian policies. The Introduction outlines what is in the two volumes, in the process placing Post-Keynesian procedures and contributions in appropriate contexts. Available in OSO: http://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/oso/public/content/oho_economics/9780195390766/toc.html Contributors to this volume - Richard Arena Mauro Leo Baranzini Stephanie Blankenburg Robert A. Blecker Victoria Chick Ken Coutts Paul Davidson Robert Dixon Sheila Dow Amitava Krishna Dutt Giuseppe Fontana G. C. Harcourt Prue Kerr John King Jan Kregel Peter Kriesler Heinz D. Kurz Marc Lavoie Frederic S. Lee Amalia Mirante Edward J Nell Neville Norman Peter Riach Judith Rich Colin Rogers Roberto Scazzieri Mark Setterfield Ajit Sinha Tony Thirlwall Jan Toporowski K. Vela Velupillai Randall Wray


The digital controlled Photovoltaic system inverter and control circuit was analyzed. The repetitive control strategy was used in this system, and by this scheme, better output voltage waveform was achieved under periodic disturbance condition. Meanwhile the system steady slate error was reduced to some extent.


The 54 species of ahermatypic (azooxanthellate) Scleractinia then known from the Gulf of Mexico were listed by Cairns (1978). This work also divided the Gulf into six geographic subdivisions to better characterize ahermatypic Scleractinia distributions (Figure 1). A year later, Cairns (1979) reported subdivisional range extensions for five of these species: three new to subdivison 1 (Stephanocyathus diadema, Asterosmilia prolifera, and Dasmosmilia lymani) and two new to subdivision 2 {Polymyces fragilis and Flabellum fragile). This paper reported descriptions, illustrations, and maps of most (i.e., deep-water = over 200 m) of the species. Zlatarski and Estalella (1982) reported four shallow-water ahermatypes new to subdivision 6, off northwestern Cuba: Astrangia solitaria, Phyllangia americana, Rhizosmilia maculata and Gardineria minor. Castaneres and Soto (1982) published a useful review of all major listings of hermatypic and shallowwater ahermatypic Scleractinia in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean, with additional records for off the Yucatan, but did not include any new records from the Gulf of Mexico. In a thorough review of the reefs and banks of the northwestern Gulf of Mexico, Rezak et ai. (1985) reported ten ahermatypes from off southeast Texas and Louisiana. This work reported two new records for the Gulf of Mexico (Caryophyllia parvula and Madracis brueggemani) and two new records for subdivision 3 (Coenosmilia arbuscula and Javania cailleti). Based on recently collected specimens, particularly those from the extensive biological surveys of the northern Gulf of Mexico slope and off southwest Florida conducted by LGL Ecological Research Associates (Figure 1), two ahermatypic corals are reported as new to the Gulf of Mexico {Madracis formosa and Thalamophyllia riisei). Nine other species are reported as subdivisional range extensions within the Gulf. This increases the number of ahermatypic now known to occur in the Gulf of Mexico to 58 species.


The vibration signal of the bearing is mostly used in the fault diagnosis research of rolling bearings, and the vibration signal has the characteristics of strong non-smoothness and is easy to be disturbed by noise. This characteristic of the vibration signal has a strong adverse effect on the fault diagnosis of bearings. To improve the accuracy of bearing fault diagnosis, a rolling bearing fault diagnosis method based on the combination of a short-time Fourier transform and a convolutional neural network is proposed. Firstly, a short-time Fourier transform is performed on the original vibration signal of the bearing to obtain the time-frequency image of the vibration signal. Then, the dual model of 2D convolutional neural network which can obtain abundant fault information is built. Secondly, the obtained time-frequency image is image compressed to fit the proposed model. Finally, the images are input into the network for fault diagnosis, and the fault classification accuracy reaches 100%. The proposed model is tested by two methods: adding Gaussian noise to the time-frequency image and testing the model using bearing data from other working conditions, and the results show that the proposed method has good noise immunity and generalization, which can provide an effective diagnostic scheme for bearing fault diagnosis.


In our paper (Panayiotou & Humphrey, 2017) reference is made to a study by Deighton et al (in press). In our paper we refer to Deighton's study as having found gender differences in developmental cascades (p.3, para 4 and p.11, para 5). At the time our manuscript was written, these statements were wholly accurate. However, in the final stages of revision to the Deighton et al manuscript, made after the publication of our paper, changes were made to analytical procedures following a request from one of the British Journal of Developmental Psychology's reviewers. These changes produced significant changes in findings, such that the gender differences initially established by Deighton et al were no longer evident. This impacts our paper inasmuch as it is now the only developmental cascade paper to our knowledge that has established clear gender differences in developmental cascades between externalising problems, internalising symptoms, and academic attainment. Accordingly, our findings contrast with those of Deighton et al, as opposed to aligning with them. We would like to apologise for any misunderstanding this may have caused.


The dependence of resonant tunneling current density on the applied bias voltage and strain is studied in theory.The curves of the resonant tunneling current density in Zn_(1-x)Cd_xSe/ZnS varied with the applied bias voltage and strain are simulated.The dependence of the equivalent resistance coefficient on the applied bias voltage and strain is given.A conclusion that the variation of the mesopiezo-resistance coefficient with the strain agree with a linear relationship is obtained.This conclusion is of theoretical significance to the design of the meso-effect devices which convert mechanical signals into electric signals.


Current studies within the field of Environmental Risk Assessments associated with the presence of radionuclides in ecosystems tend to implement the usual approach developed for chemicals, that includes four steps: (1) pollutant inventory in the sources of exposure, (2) effect analysis, (3) exposure analysis and (4) risk calculation. In the case of ionising radiation, the third stage involves radiological dose calculation. For humans, this kind of calculation is internationally codified by the ICRP, that provides both models and associated dose coefficients. For non-human biota, this task is a new field of investigations and no international consensus exists at the present time. We thus propose a computer tool to evaluate the dose rate at which the energy produced by ionising radiations is deposited in representative organisms of non-human biota. This energy depends on several parameters, describing the geometry of the relative position of the ionising source and the target, in association with the main properties of the latter. Concerning the source, the radiation type (alpha, beta or gamma) should be taken into account as well as the energy emissions of the concerned nuclides. The target-organism is described by its geometry (assimilated to an ellipsoid characterised by its three axes), its chemical composition and its lifestyle (exposure pathways, dietary habits, behaviour). E.D.E.N. (Elementary Dose Evaluation for Natural environment) is the operational code that we are developing to evaluate the Dose Per Unit of Concentration (expressed in Gy.time -1 / Bq.mass -1 or Bq.volume -1 ) due to internal and external exposures of any non-human organism to any radionuclide. A user-friendly interface is provided to build the exposure scenario of interest, characterising the target and the sources involved. Several cases are presented to illustrate the possibilities of E.D.E.N.


The invention discloses an evaporator and an anesthesia machine with the same. The evaporator comprises a body, an evaporator valve seat and a liquid level display unit. An evaporation chamber is arranged in the body and provided with a first air inlet and a first air outlet. The body is provided with a second air inlet communicated with the first air inlet of the evaporation chamber and a second air outlet communicated with the first air outlet of the evaporation chamber. The evaporator valve seat is mounted on the body. The liquid level display unit is a resin tube and arranged on the body. According to the evaporator, the liquid display unit uses the resin tube having the characteristics of low thermal conductivity, high light transmittance, high impact resistance, light weight, ultraviolet ray resistance, stable optical property and the like, so that the liquid level display unit of the evaporator is high in fogging resistance, high in transparency, unbreakable and wide in anti-solvent range when compared with a liquid level display unit using a glass tube.


Literatur 1 Khan I, Watts RA. Classification of ANCA-associated vasculitis. Curr Rheumatol Rep 2013; 15(12): 383. 2 Mouthon L, Dunogue B, Guillevin L. Diagnosis and classification of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (formerly named Churg-Strauss syndrome). J Autoimmun 2014; 48–49: 99–103. 3 Basak RB, Narchi H, Bakir M et al. Churg-Strauss syndrome without respiratory symptoms in a child. Indian J Dermatol 2011; 56(1): 84–6. 4 Masi AT, Hunder GG, Lie JT et al. The American College of Rheumatology 1990 criteria for the classification of ChurgStrauss syndrome (allergic granulomatosis and angiitis). Arthritis Rheum 1990; 33(8): 1094–100. 5 Chen KR, Carlson JA. Clinical approach to cutaneous vasculitis. Am J Clin Dermatol 2008; 9(2): 71–92. 6 Comarmond C, Pagnoux C, Khellaf M et al. Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss): clinical characteristics and long-term followup of the 383 patients enrolled in the French Vasculitis Study Group cohort. Arthritis Rheum 2013; 65(1): 270–81. 7 Wieshuber C, Wendel AM, Trautmann A. Red plaques and difficult-to-treat asthma. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2011; 9(4): 312–3. 8 Metzler C, Hellmich B, Gause A et al. Churg Strauss syndrome – successful induction of remission with methotrexate and unexpected high cardiac and pulmonary relapse ratio during maintenance treatment. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2004; 22(6 Suppl 36): S52–61. 9 Noth I, Strek ME, Leff AR. Churg-Strauss syndrome. Lancet 2003; 361(9357): 587–94.


IntroductIon Plants have a long history of use in the treatment of cancer and over 60% of currently used anti-cancer agents are derived in one way or another from natural sources1. South Africa has a rich plant biodiversity with only a limited number reported for the treatment of cancer2. As a result, a collaborative research programme was initiated between the cSIr and the national cancer Institute (ncI) in the uSA, aimed at the screening of plant extracts and identification of potentially new anti-cancer drug leads. to date, 7 500 randomly selected plant extracts representing 700 taxa were tested against a panel of three human cancer cell lines (breast McF7, renal tK10 and melanoma uAcc62) at the cSIr. Plant extracts that exhibited anti-cancer activity against these three human cell lines were then screened by the ncI against 60 human cancer cell lines organised into sub-panels representing leukaemia, non-small cell lung, colon, central nervous system, melanoma, ovarian, renal, prostate and breast cancer lines.


Distributed energy resources (DERs), bulk grid events, grid stability and resilience, microgrids, standards, power quality, and high-voltage dc (HVDC) technologies were among the topics of interest at the third IEEE International Workshop on Electronic Grid (eGrid). IEEE eGrid 2018, hosted by Clemson University in Charleston, South Carolina, 12-14 November 2018, provided a platform for examining the role of power electronic applications in modern electric utilities. Power electronics is currently changing from an enabling technology for renewable generation and energy efficiency to an underpinning technology for grid modernization, electronic transmission, and distribution grids that can effectively manage electricity among many power electronic-based sources and loads. Power electronicbased sources and loads will be prominent in the grid of the future.


The functions and usage of new computer monitoring system designed and manufactured jointly by Geheyan Hydropower Plant,Nanjing Nanrui Group Automation Branch Co.and China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research are described.


Scaling the fin width in fully-depleted FinFETs can improve short channel effect control, but may be accompanied by a on-state drive current degradation. Ion implantation is a leading candidate as the means to introduce dopants into the silicon, but is often accompanied by amorphization when highly doped source-drain regions are formed. Thin-body silicon recrystallization after amorphization is not as straight-forward as bulk silicon. Crystalline integrity is worse as the fin width is scaled, thereby reducing dopant activation and increasing access resistance. In this work we demonstrate that non-amorphizing implant approaches can overcome drive degradation down to 10 nm wide fins in pMOS FinFETs.


This paper designed the evaluation index system of the level of development of regional seas around the ocean level of economic output,the overall strength of the competitiveness of the marine industry,marine science and technology,the level of development of marine resources,marine capacity for sustainable development and integrated ocean management situation.Build regional the marine development level evaluation model application AHP theory to determine the index weight,empirical research on the model of China's coastal provinces and cities,and put forward suggestions for the direction and mode of development of marine coastal provinces.


Purpose

This study aims to analyse the impact of e-paper on many existing industries including paper, publishing, book distribution, display, handheld device manufacturers and content service providers. Flexible display has been studied by many institutes, firms and market research companies. Some believe that e-paper is an exceptional application for flexible display, and the need for flexible display development for handheld devices and cloud-based e-book content is indisputable.

Design/methodology/approach

This study uses the Delphi technique and STEEP (Sociological, Technological, Economic, Environmental and Political aspects) with a panel to analyse a business model and the opportunity for the development of e-paper in Taiwan up to the year 2020.

Findings

The study concludes that e-paper content and customised digital services are an essential part of e-paper development, while hardware and cloud data are no more than a mechanism to show, compute and store data. Thus, whether the screen of a handheld device is flexible may not be of importance. Although e-paper will affect the display industry, it will not substitute for handheld devices and traditional bookstores.

Originality/value

This research can be used as a reference for government, academics, industry and international investors.


We estimate that the total costs of crime in New Zealand in 2003/04 amounted to $9.1 billion. Of this, the private sector incurred $7 billion in costs and the public sector $2.1 billion. Offences against private property are the most common crimes but offences against the person are the most costly, accounting for 45% of the total estimated costs of crime. Empirically-based measures like those presented here – the total and average costs of crime by category – are a useful aid to policy analysis around criminal justice operations and settings. However, care needs to be taken when interpreting these results because they rely considerably on assumptions, including the assumed volume of actual crime, and the costs that crime imposes on victims. This difficulty in constructing robust estimates also implies that care should be taken not to draw conclusions about whether the Government should be putting more or less resources into any specific categories of crime, based on their relative costs alone.


In the present work, 107 candidate genes that are putatively involved in membrane transport processes were analyzed concerning a possible contribution to resistance or susceptibility of barley against its powdery mildew fungus Blumeria graminis f.sp. hordei using a transient induced gene silencing approach. This revealed three interesting genes that influenced susceptibility significantly. One of them, the barley conserved oligomeric golgi 3 (COG3), was investigated in more detail. This indicated a role for COG3 in Golgi based protein secretion processes. In addition, interference with the expression of four potential COG3 interaction partners significantly altered fungal penetration success. Taken together, these results indicate the importance of functional COG3-involving transport processes for effective pathogen defence in barley.


RESULTS: Higher scores of dedication, hierarchy OC, and organizational work demands were found in physicians. Nurses demonstrated higher scores of clan OC. Burnout negatively correlated with clan and market OC in physicians and nurses. Job engagement positively correlated with clan and market OC in nurses. Different work demands were related to different dimensions of burnout and/or job engagement. Our findings support job demands-resources (JD-R) model (Demerouti and Bakker).


Summary Normal modes and frequency of thickness vibration are given in the mathematical expressions, and the special problems about the quartz plates are dealt with. In quartz, the X-cut plate is the only one that can realize the longitudinal thickness vibration. Plates cut parallel to the electrical axis vibrate always in the pure shear mode.


The information processing apparatus includes an information processing apparatus main body, and a nonvolatile semiconductor memory drive. The semiconductor memory drive, the execution of read and write data to the nonvolatile semiconductor memory, comprising a control means for controlling a predetermined number of sector group as a unit. Control means, when the data size of the write data from the information processing apparatus main body is less than the data size of a sector group of the predetermined number, the data in a predetermined number of sector group including the sector should write data is to be written the read from the nonvolatile semiconductor memory, wherein when an error is detected in the read data, storing the defective sector information indicating the sector where data in which the error is detected is stored in the management table.


This report constitutes the doctoral dissertation of the same title
completed by the author in September 1969.
The investigation was conducted under the direction of Chester C.
Kisiel, Professor of Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Arizona,
Tucson.
The work upon which this publication is based was supported in part
by funds provided by the Office of Water Resources Research (a) through an
allotment grant (Project No. A- 010 -ARIZ, Agreement No. 14 -01- 0001 -1622),
FY1969) from the Water Resources Research Center of the University of
Arizona and (b) through a matching grant (Project No. B- 007 -ARIZ,
Agreement No. 14 -31- 0001 -3003, FY1970) from the Office of Water Resources
Research of the U. S. Department of the Interior on the "Efficiency of
Data Collection Systems in Hydrology and Water Resources for Prediction
and Control." These grants are supported through funds authorized under
the Water Resources Research Act of 1964.


We report our preliminary work in applying the local discontinuous Galerkin (LDG) finite element method to solve time dependent and steady state moment models, such as the hydrodynamic (HD) models and the energy transport (ET) models, for semiconductor device simulations, in which both the first derivative convection terms and second derivative diffusion (heat conduction) terms exist and are discretized by the discontinuous Galerkin (DG) method and the LDG method respectively. The potential equation for the electric field is also discretized by the LDG method, thus the numerical tool is based on a unified discontinuous Galerkin methodology for different components and is hence potentially viable for efficient h-p adaptivity and parallel implementation. One dimensional n+-n-n+ diode is simulated in this paper using the HD and ET models and comparison is made with earlier finite difference Essentially Non-Oscillatory (ENO) simulation results.


Background: Primary prophylaxis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) may provide a survival advantage in cirrhotic patients with ascites and has become an integral part of clinical practice. Rifaximin is a poorly absorbable antibiotic with a broad spectrum of antibacterial action and has low risk of introducing bacterial resistance. Aim: To determine whether rifaximin is associated with decreasing the risk of SBP and improving transplant-free survival in cirrhotic patients with ascites. Methods: The medical records of all adult patients with liver cirrhosis and large ascites justifying paracentesis evaluated in our clinic (2003 to 2007) were reviewed. Patients were stratified into 2 groups by the use of rifaximin. Patients were excluded if they had received another antibiotic for SBP prophylaxis or had a history of SBP before rifaximin therapy. Results: A total of 404 patients were included, of whom 49 (12%) received rifaximin. The rifaximin and nonrifaximin groups were comparable with regards to age, sex, and race. The median follow-up time was 4.2 [1.0, 17.1] months. During this time period, 89% of patients on rifaximin remained SBP free compared with 68% of those not on rifaximin (P=0.002). After adjusting for Model of End-Stage Liver Disease score, Child-Pugh score, serum sodium, and ascitic fluid total protein, there was a 72% reduction in the rate of SBP in the rifaximin group (hazard ratio=0.28; 95% confidence interval, 0.11-0.71; P=0.007). The group treated with rifaximin also demonstrated a transplant-free survival benefit compared with those not on rifaximin (72% vs. 57%, P=0.045). Conclusions: Intestinal decontamination with rifaximin may prevent SBP in cirrhotic patients with ascites. Prospective randomized controlled trials are needed to confirm this finding.


The long Worcester slumber of the Kentucky Mummy came to an end in 1875, with a letter to Joseph Henry from Samuel Haven, then in his fourth decade as Librarian of the American Antiquarian Society. "Nearly a year ago," Haven wrote, "I received from you a request that the mummy (so called) from a cave in Kentucky, which had for many years been in possession of this Society, should be transferred to the Smithsonian Institution . . . I therefore . . . now feel at liberty to forward the body by express; hoping that you may find it convenient to make such return in exchange as seems proper." Thus the Kentucky Mummy was packed up and sent south—by train, rather than by wagon, as in her northward journey—with little fanfare at either end. It is uncertain whether the return exchange was completed, but the episode provided an opportunity to highlight the Antiquarian Society's collections, and perhaps thereby its priority in the study of the indigenous past. Earlier in 1875 the Society had called the attention of the membership to the display of antiquities in its halls. "Anything connected with the North American Indians is deemed worthy of the study of the antiquary," noted the Council's report, pointing out that even remains from lowly shell heaps "make known the character of their food with all the certainty of a bill of fare at the Parker House." The same note, however, also acknowledged that the center of gravity for North American archaeology in New England had definitively shifted away from Worcester. The establishment of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard in 1866 was the initial cause of this realignment, which provided for scholarship a new venue, relatively unburdened by institutional culture. The museum's first curator, Jeffries Wyman, died in 1874 and was replaced by a younger and more ambitious man, Frederic Ward Putnam. In the same year the Council of the Antiquarian Society was joined by Stephen Salisbury III, a dynamic patron with interests in the ancient Maya. With new leaders, the two institutions moved in different directions.


Extracellular esterase activities in station- ary liquid culture filtrates for fifteen species of wood- and bark-inhabiting homobasidiomycetes were deter- mined spectrophotometrically using p-nitrophenol- acyl esters of four to eighteen carbon atoms. In a basal medium supplemented with glucose, Dendroth- ele acerina, D. griseo-cana and Mycena meliigena showed esterase activities with preferences for shorter acyl substrates, whereas Aleurodiscus oakesii, Cystoster- eum pini-canadense, Dichostereum effuscatum and Den- drophora albo-badia exhibited esterase activities with preferences for longer acyl substrates. Aleurodiscus oakesii, D. effuscatum and M. meliigena were also grown in media supplemented with suber- in-rich commercial cork or processed maple rhyti-


Background: Nasal polyposis is mostly associated with eosinophilia of mucosal tissue. This points to the implication of CC chemokines in nasal eosinophilia. Recently the CC chemokine eotaxin-2 (CCL24) was identified. This study was initiated to localize the cellular source, analyze expression of mRNA, and quantify protein synthesis of CCL24. Methods: Specimens of nasal inferior turbinates from controls and polypous tissue from patients suffering from chronic polypous sinusitis were collected. Furthermore, fibroblasts and epithelial cells were cultured. CCL24 protein was analyzed by immunohistochemistry and ELISA, expression of mRNA by SQ-RT-PCR. Results: CCL24 was observed in endothelial and epithelial cells. Specimens from patients expressed significantly (>2fold) more CCL24 mRNA than controls. Fibroblasts and unstimulated cells did not express CCL24 mRNA. Upon stimulation with TNF-α, INF-γ, IL-4, or costimulation with TNF-α and INF-γ CCL24 mRNA was significantly enhanced (3.2–19.6%). In controls, fibroblast, and unstimulated cells CCL24 protein was below detection limit. Most polyps comprised significant amounts of CCL24 (mean 0.24 ng/mg). TNF-α, INF-γ or IL-4 induced CCL24 protein (0.1–0.3 ng/ml) in epithelial cells. Costimulation with TNF-α and IL-4 (0.1–30 and 1–30 ng/ml, respectively) synergistically induced synthesis of CCL24 protein (0.18–0.31 ng/ml). Conclusion: In nasal polyps endothelial and epithelial cells are obviously the main source of CCL24, which was shown for transcription (mRNA) and production (protein) levels and was associated with diseases. Results gave evidence of CLL24- directed migration of cells from inside (the bloodstream) to the epithelial side (mucosa) in eosinophilic inflammatory diseases, e.g. nasal polyposis.


This paper compares several methods of analogy-based effort estimation, including the use of adaptation rules as a contributing factor to better estimation accuracy. Two data sets are used in the analysis. Results show that best predictions were obtained for the dataset that presented a continuous 'cost' function and was more 'unspoiled'.


Three-year-old yews in 7-inch pots containing 4 qt of sandy-silt loam were inoculated with 50-75 lst-instar larvae during February. Infested plants were maintained in the greenhouse until larvae were 4th and 5th instar. Pots were then moved outdoors and soil moisture allowed to approach wilting point, although soil moisture was not monitored. On April 30, pots were immersed in insecticide solutions until bubbling ceased, approx 3 min. Each pot absorbed ca. 1 qt of solution. Treatments were replicated 6 times. Soil temperature was 25°C. Soil was emptied from the pots and numbers of larvae determined 17 days post-treatment.


It is widely accepted that epilepsy is a disease that affects not only patients but also their families. The disease has a relevant impact on caregivers' quality of life. The study aimed to determine caregivers' knowledge of epilepsy and its relationship with their quality of life. Total of 308 participants were recruited. The Awareness Knowledge Attitude Questionnaire and the Adult Carer-Quality of Life (AC-QoL) questionnaire were used. The result demonstrates a significant association between caregivers' knowledge levels and the level of their quality of life. A significant association was identified between two socio-demographic characteristics-marital status and educational level-and level of knowledge. Furthermore, significant associations were found between other socio-demographic characteristics and the level of their quality of life: religion, marital status, educational level and monthly income. The findings of the study indicate that caregivers with high levels of epilepsy-related knowledge experience a moderate quality of life. Therefore, epilepsy support groups for caregivers are important as these would provide the appropriate emotional and practical support needed to improve the quality of live among caregivers.


The use of piezoelectric materials simultaneously as passive single-mode devices and active broadband actuators to suppress structural vibrations is discussed. A simple modal model that predicts this behavior is developed. Experimental studies conducted to verify the model show a reduction of 20 dB in the response of the second mode of the structure is possible via passive shunting while simultaneously commanding the piezoactuator. The results indicate that for vibration problems involving a few modes, piezoelectric devices combining active and passive techniques can significantly reduce the broadband structural response to disturbances.


Chlorophyll plays an important role in our everyday life.It is used not only as an annexing agent in medicinal and calleidic products but also as an unartificial food coloring agent.Chlorophyll and its ramifications have antioxidant and anti-mutation properties.China has abundant mulberry resources.The mulberry leaf is an excellent Chinese herb from ancient times to the present day and contains many kinds of bioactive components,in which the chlorophyll content is an important physiological index.However,the optimization of chlorophyll extraction from mulberry leaf by response surface methodology(RSM) has not been reported so far.Response surface methodology(RSM) is an effectively statistical technique for optimizing complex processes.The greatest advantage of RSM is that we need fewer experimental trials.It is widely used in optimizing variables of the extraction process,such as polysaccharides,alkaloids,phenolic compounds and protein from various materials.Box-Behnken design(BBD) is one of RSM,which only has three-levels(low,medium and high,coded as ?1,0 and +1),and needs fewer experiments.It's more efficient and easier to arrange and interpret experiments compared with others.This study focused on the optimal conditions of extracting mulberry leaf chlorophyll using RSM.The mixture of acetone and ethanol was used as extraction solvent.The chlorophyll content was calculated by Arnon's method.Extraction time,temperature,ratio of liquor to material and volume ratio of acetone to ethanol in extraction buffer were selected as the experiment factors according to the results of single factor experiments.The extracting parameters were optimized by RSM.Under the optimal extraction conditions described above,the confirmatory experiment was conducted.The single factor experiment results indicated that extraction time of 5 h(Fig.2),extraction temperature of 50 °C(Fig.3),ratio of liquor to material of 100∶1(Fig.4) and volume ratio of acetone to ethanol of 3∶1(Fig.1) were adopted for following experiment.Three independent variables were extraction time(C),extraction temperature(B) and ratio of liquor to material(A),according to the influences of the four factors on the chlorophyll productivity.The statistical analysis indicated that the three variables(Table 4) and the quadratic of extraction time(C) and ratio of liquor to material(A)(Fig.6) had significant effects on the yields,and there had the significant interaction effects between the variables of extraction temperature(B) and extraction time(C)(Fig.7).A high determination co-efficient mathematical model was gained that could be used to optimize chlorophyll extraction.Design Expert 7.1.6 software showed the optimal extraction condition was as follows: extraction time of 5.25 h,extraction temperature of 56.5 °C,ratio of liquor to material of 103∶1.Under the optimal extraction condition,the chlorophyll productivity was 5.376 mg/g,which was in consistent with the predicted value of 5.451 mg/g.In conclusion,the optimization of chlorophyll extraction by RSM is convenient,feasible and highly efficient.


A simple, precise, specific, repeatable and discriminating dissolution test for primaquine (PQ) matrix tablets was developed and validated according to ICH and FDA guidelines. Two UV assaying methods were validated for determination of PQ released in 0.1 M hydrochloric acid and water media. Both methods were linear (R2>0.999), precise (R.S.D.<1.87%) and accurate (97.65-99.97%). Dissolution efficiency (69-88%) and equivalence of formulations ( f2) was assessed in different media and apparatuses (basket/100 rpm and paddle/50 rpm) tested. Discriminating condition was 900 mL aqueous medium, basket at 100 rpm and sampling times at 1, 4 and 8 h. Repeatability (R.S.D.<2.71%) and intermediate precision (R.S.D.<2.06%) of dissolution method were satisfactory.


A numerical model was developed to simulate vapor deposition in high-pressure chemical vapor-deposition reactors, under different conditions of pressure, temperature, and flow rates. The model solved for steady-state gas-phase and heterogeneous chemical kinetic equations coupled with fluid dynamic equations within a three-dimensional grid simulating the actual reactor. The study was applied to indium nitride (InN) epitaxial growth. The steady-state model showed that at 1050-1290 K average substrate temperatures and 10 atm of total pressure, atomic indium (In) and monomethylindium [In(CH3)] were the main group III gaseous species, and undissociated ammonia (NH3) and amidogen (NH2) the main group V gaseous species. The results from numerical models with an inlet mixture of 0.73:0.04:0.23 mass fraction ratios for nitrogen gas (N2), NH3 and trimethylindium [In(CH3)3], respectively, and an initial flow rate of 0.17 m s-1, were compared with experimental values. Using a simple four-path surface reaction scheme, the numerical models yielded a growth rate of InN film of 0.027 μm per hour when the average substrate temperature was 1050 K and 0.094 μm per hour when the average substrate temperature was 1290 K. The experimental growth rate under similar flow ratios and reactor pressure, with a reactor temperature between 800 and 1150 K yielded an average growth rate of 0.081 μm per hour, comparing very well with the computed values.


A Research submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the
Award of the Degree of Master of Education in Early Childhood Education to
the Department of Educational Comrnunication and Technology, University of
Nairobi.


Abstract For determining precise sea surface heights, six marine GNSS (global navigation satellite system) survey campaigns were performed in the eastern Baltic Sea in 2021. Four GNSS antennas were installed on the vessel, the coordinates of which were computed relative to GNSS–CORS (continuously operating reference stations). The GNSS–CORS results are compared to the PPP (precise point positioning)-based results. Better accuracy is associated with the GNSS–CORS postprocessed points; however, the PPP approach provided more accurate results for longer than 40 km baselines. For instance, the a priori vertical accuracy of the PPP solution is, on average, 0.050 ± 0.006 m and more stable along the entire vessel's survey route. Conversely, the accuracy of CORS-based solutions decreases significantly when the distances from the GNSS–CORS exceed 40 km, whereas the standard deviation between the CORS and PPP-based solutions is up to 0.075 m in these sections. Note that in the harbor (about 4 km from the nearest GNSS–CORS), the standard deviation of vertical differences between the two solutions remains between 0.013 and 0.024 m. In addition, the GNSS antennas situated in different positions on the vessel indicated different measurement accuracies. It is suggested for further studies that at least one GNSS antenna should be mounted above the mass center of the vessel to reduce the effects of the dominating pitch motion during the surveys.


Briefly summarizes previous work on gilding and then describes detailed investigations of five gilded antiquities -- an Egyptian silver statuette, two items of Greek bronze, a Chinese belt-hook, and a Renaissance seal die. The techniques of gilding postulated for the first four objects respectively are: dipping in molten gold, application of gold foil with heat and pressure, application of gold leaf, and finally fire-gilding. The technique used to gild the Renaissance seal die is far from certain, because although the surface layer has been fully investigated, the evidence for the actual technique is contradictory and no firm conclusions can be drawn.


Flanagan (2010) proposed an approach to longer-term problems that targets core psychological needs. Unmet needs were causally linked to early maladaptive schemas and faulty modes of coping. Here a novel approach to the treatment of maladaptive modes is described. It begins with a matrix of 8 modes, as they occur in healthy individuals. These distinct patterns are claimed to represent a basic inventory of coping strategies that equip individuals to adapt and satisfy ongoing needs. A matrix of the same modes is then introduced as they occur maladaptively. This matrix specifies components of the different modes, potentially facilitating interventions that address both mode structure and content, and is illustrated in a case study. I also examine the concept of mode as used in schema therapy, and acknowledge similar constructs in other schools of psychotherapy.


Industrial revolution 4.0 has transformed today's classroom. The demands of implementing innovative teaching media are needed. This research aims at increasing students' reading comprehension through gamification based on Balinese local stories. We implement Quasi-experimental research with one group pre-test post-test design in this research. The sample was 31 fifth grade students of elementary school 5 Kampung Baru in academic year 2019/2020. Two instruments were implemented in this study, that is, treatment instrument and pretest posttest instrument. The treatment instrument was gamification based on Balinese local stories, while the pretest and posttest instrument were in the form of objective questions for reading comprehension. The result showed that gamification based on Balinese local stories was able to increase students' reading comprehension. Gamification based on Balinese local stories as teaching media are suggested to be used as teaching media in teaching reading comprehension. Keywords—gamification, Balinese local stories, reading comprehension


Water repellency and related localized dry spots are common problems on sand-based root zones often used for golf putting greens. The objective of this study was to quantify the effect of three commonly used surfactants applied to a sand-based root zone on turfgrass visual quality and drought symptoms, soil water content and uniformity, and soil water repellency. In 2007 and 2008, a study was conducted in Wisconsin on a creeping bentgrass golf putting green with a water-repellent sand soil. Prolonged periods of drought occurred in both years. Treatments included three surfactants and two controls, one irrigated at 30% of potential evapotranspiration (ETp) and a second irrigated at 100% of ETp. The surfactant treatments were irrigated at 30% of ETp. Soil moisture was measured weekly in each plot on a 5 × 5 30-cm grid pattern, along with visual estimates of area exhibiting drought symptoms and turfgrass visual quality. Soil water repellency was measured before and at the conclusion of each growing season. In 2007, the surfactant treatments maintained visual quality lower than the well-irrigated control treatment but greater than the reduced-irrigation control treatment. In 2008, substantial drought symptoms appeared on all surfactant treatments, which recovered faster than the reduced-irrigation control treatment. Soil water contents of surfactant treatments were similar to each other and the reduced-irrigation control on most testing dates. During periods of drought, surfactant-treated soils had the greatest uniformity of moisture content and lowest water repellency at the end of each growing season. These results indicate that use of these surfactants can reduce water use while improving visual quality compared with untreated areas, prevent localized dry-spot development, and increase moisture uniformity in sand-based golf putting green root zones.


FIELD: physics. SUBSTANCE: ultrasonic dispersive device comprises a unit generating ultrasonic vibrations, generating ultrasonic waves and dispersing the spray material; a spray unit comprising a spray flow channel in which the spray material moves along a central axis passing through the center of the ultrasonic vibration generating unit. The spray unit also comprises a spray head into which the spray material is supplied from one end of the spray flow channel and which sprays the spray material from the other end of the spray flow channel; a heat exchange unit surrounding the unit generating ultrasonic vibrations and reducing the amount of heat generated by the unit, and a housing surrounding the unit generating ultrasonic vibrations and the heat exchange unit and comprising heat exchange chambers. The heat exchange chambers comprise a vortex chamber located in the housing on the periphery of the ultrasonic vibration generating unit and directing the vortex flow, and a heat insulating chamber which surrounds the vortex chamber, has a partition wall bordering the vortex chamber and comprises an inner thermal insulation space. The heat exchange unit includes a cooling part configured to cool the outer surface of the unit generating ultrasonic vibrations. The cooling part comprises a vortex flow generating unit, one end of which extends outwardly of the housing and the other end is located in the vortex chamber in the housing, and a cooling tube which is configured to direct the jet of cooling air to the unit generating ultrasonic vibrations. EFFECT: ensuring a constant temperature of the unit generating ultrasonic vibrations. 9 cl, 4 dwg


The present invention, the producing process of amino-triazine derivative of the general formula (Ⅰ) which comprises reacting the compound represented by the general formula (Ⅱ) to the hydrazine hydrate and, hydrolyzing a compound of the generated general formula (Ⅲ) the compound relates is suitable as a starting material for the manufacture of a pesticide effective: Wherein R is hydrogen; C C 1 to 10 or by a halogen atom C Phenyl; Or a halogen, methyl, ethyl, methoxy, methylthio and nitro phenyl substituted by from 1 to 3 radicals selected from the group consisting of, R C C Substituted C C C C C Phenyl; Halogen, methyl, ethyl, methoxy, methylthio and nitro substituted by from 1 to 3 radicals selected from the group consisting of phenyl; Or pyridyl.


Answer D. The patient sustained a displaced Bennett fracture, which is a single vertical intra-articular fracture at the base of the carpometacarpal (CMC) joint. The most common mechanism of injury is a direct blow to the thumb with a partially ! exed metacarpal. The strong volar oblique ligament, or palmar beak ligament, is the primary stabilizer of the trapeziometacarpal joint. The ligament holds the volar bone fragment in place as the main fragment of the metacarpal shaft displaces. The metacarpal shaft usually displaces radially and dorsally from the pulling forces of the abductor pollicis longus and the adductor pollicis. Subluxation of the CMC joint can be seen on the patient's Figure 2


This study investigates customer satisfaction based on a typology of consumer search behavior. The findings demonstrate that the type of consumer as defined by whether and how they search for information (passive, rational-active, and relational-dependent) has different level of satisfaction. Rational-active and relational-dependent consumers are found to be the dominant consumer types who actively search for information before purchasing a product and thus perceive a higher level of satisfaction than do passive consumers. The identification of satisfaction within each type of consumer provides a reason for customers to repurchase the same product, or recommend it to other people. As a result, companies will be able to achieve an increase in profitability. Recommendations for companies and future research directions are presented.


Constant streaming of data for any instances at such high volumes provides insight in various organizations. Analyzing and identifying the pattern from the huge volumes of data has become difficult with its raw form of data. Visualization of information and visual data mining helps to deal with the flood of information. Constant streaming of data for any instances at such high volumes provides insight in various organizations. Analyzing and identifying the pattern from the huge volumes of data has become difficult with its raw form of data. Visualization of information and visual data mining helps to deal with the flood of information. Visual data representation takes the data and its results to all the stakeholders in a meaningful manner which comes out of the data mining process. Recent developments have brought a large number of information visualization techniques to explore the large data sets which can be converted into useful information and knowledge. Observations and inspection data gathered from chemical and gas industries are being piled up on a daily basis as raw data. Continuous analysis is a new term evolving in the industry which continuously performs on the streaming data to have real-time analysis and prediction on-live. In this paper, usage of the various graphing model as per the respective information obtained from the organization have been discussed and justified. It also describes the value addition in making the decisions by representations through graphs and charts for better understanding. Heatmap, Scattergram and customized Radar plots the analyzed data as in the required format to visualize the prediction done for the occupational incidents in chemical and gas industries. As a result of the graphing model, representation provides a higher level of confidence in the findings of the analysis. This fact takes a better visual representation technique and transforms them to provide better results with faster processing and understanding.


T growth of high quality AlN epitaxial films relies on precise control of the initial growth stages. In this work, we investigated the influence of trimethylaluminum (TMAl) pretreatment of sapphire substrates on the properties, impurity incorporation and growth mode change of AlN films grown by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD). Without the pretreatment, no trace of carbon was found at AlN/sapphire interface and the residual oxygen resulted in N-polarity. With 5s pretreatments, carbon started to be incorporated, forming scattered carbon-rich zones due to the decomposition of TMAl. It was discovered that carbon attracted surrounding oxygen impurity atoms and consequently, suppressed the formation of N-polarity. With 40 s pretreatment, a significant presence of carbon clusters at the AlN/sapphire interface occurred, which attracted considerable co-existed oxygen. While preventing the N-polarity, the carbon clusters served as random masks to further induce a 3D growth mode, creating Al-polar AlN nanocolumns with different facets. The properties of AlN and epitaxial growth mode change are discussed


The method of compressing the input digital ink is described. Digital ink is comprising a sequence of strokes, with each character stroke is represented deulrosseo sequence of digital words representing the x and y coordinates, said compressed digital ink data to the at least one reference coordinate representation with respect to each character stroke, the absolute period and comprising, subsequent coordinates are represented by an offset from the coordinates, is given coordinates to be determined based on previous coordinates of Here, Denotes one of the x or y coordinate. Digital ink, linear expected, delta encoding, training, database, code words, the residual error.


Abstract The purpose of this paper is to identify the factors which have the greatest impact on the development of regional entrepreneurship in the border regions of Eastern Poland and in the Łódź region. An attempt was made to characterize these regions in terms of attractiveness and power of attracting development factors mainly due to the fact that in each of these regions entrepreneurs meet the specific micro- and macro-economic determinants.


This paper starts from the feasibility study report of communication construction project which is a scientific analytical method for plan comparison of proposed project before decision-making and technical economic verification, and it discusses the importance of economic estimation and its two levels-the connection and difference between financial estimation and national economic estimation. Then, it analyzes the problems that exist in economic estimation method and proposes relevant advice for improvement.


Qualitative research in the international business field can benefit from combining grounded theorizing with modern historical methods. Modern historical methods orient qualitative research to studying complex nonlinear organizational dynamics. This provides a basis for differentiating qualitative research from most quantitative social science research. By augmenting historical methods with grounded theorizing qualitative research can develop substantive theory that takes the form of conceptual frameworks. Conceptual frameworks can form a useful bridge between the narratives typically produced by historians and the mathematical and statistical models typically developed by high theorists. This logic, which suggests a somewhat novel role for qualitative research in the hierarchy of theory development, potentially strengthens its raison d'etre.


Algorithms are described for the accurate evaluation of a class of integrals, including Fourier transforms, in which the integral is well represented as the product of an exponential and a polynomial. The algorithms treat all or a part of the exponential dependence exactly and represent the polynomial by conventional finite difference. Numerical examples of Fourier transforms are given that illustrate the accuracy and stability of the algorithms and include a case in which the evaluation of Fourier transforms does n o t require the evaluation of any sine, cosine, or complex exponential functions.


One of cloud society's fundamental issues is reducing cloud data center (CDC) energy use. It minimizes energy costs and helps to mitigate emissions of methane by increasing the lifetime of high performance storage services in cloud data centers. Task scheduling (TS) issue is also significant issues considered in cloud information centers considering energy consumption (EC), the issue of scheduling tasks becomes more difficult to fix. Meta-heuristic algos have been shown to produce nearly ideal alternatives to the issue of task scheduling, but their overhead scheduling rises dramatically as the number of assignments or resources rises. In this job, we address the energy efficiency TS issue on contemporary CDC architecture & propose a new harmony inspired differential evolution (HIDE) hybrid meta-heuristic system. HIDE combines exploration capacity of Differential Evolution algo & harmony search (HS) capability in which it senses local as well as globally ideal & fast convergence region. Our key goals in this job are to minimize makespan & computing energy & others goals are to decrease energy consumed by resources another computation resources & decrease overhead performance connected by scheduler outcome clearly manifests that suggested HIDE (Harmony Inspired Differential Evolution) provides efficient energy savings and enhancement of application performance (makespan) as well as less overhead performance. The proposed research methodology HIDE is more energy-efficient load balancing than the previous research methodology HIGA because HIDE utilizes less energy in comparison to HIGA. Hence, the HIDE reduces cost and improves cloud's resources's lifetime by storing residual energy for further resources usages.


The development of polythiophene (PT) derivatives with essentially 100% head-to-tail (HT) couplings1,2 has led to the discovery of materials that self-assemble both in solution and in the solid state. Light-scattering studies on regioregular, HTpoly(3-dodecylthiophene) (HT-PDDT) show that a supramolecular organization occurs via intermolecular aggregation.3 This solution aggregation is precursive to a microcrystalline, self-assembled structure which has been characterized by X-ray studies.1,2,4 Polythiophenes possessing this metastable organization evidence high electrical conductivities1,2,5-8 and very small bandgaps. Previous work in our lab has shown that both conformational order and solid state organization in regioregular PT derivatives are remarkably sensitive to the placement and nature of the substituent chains.1,6,7,9 This sensitivity provides the opportunity to design new conducting polymers in which self-assembly is controlled by environmental factors. One remarkable example is HT-2,5-poly(thiophene-3-propionic acid) (3, PTPA). This polymer was designed such that upon deprotonation, water soluble polythiophene salts are formed.10 Both 3 and its partially deprotonated derivative 5 undergo protein-like hydrophobic assembly, with subsequent H-bond stabilization, to generate a self-assembled conducting polymer aggregate. Varying the size of the counterion in the carboxylate polymer changes the effective steric bulk of the substituent. Small cations favor a self-assembled (purple) state and large cations can completely disrupt the aggregated phase. In fact, a remarkable chemoselective counterion size-dependent chromaticity (Figure 1) is observed for polymer 5. The UV-vis λmax can be varied over a 130 nm range (from purple to yellow) simply by changing the countercation. Initially, we prepared the carboxylate precursor polymer 2 using the Ni(dppp)Cl2 cross-coupling method for the synthesis of HT polythiophenes.5,6,9 This method leads to low molecular weights (Mn ) 1.5-3.0 K), low yields (<5%), and polymers that show variable ionic chromaticity. However, the regioregular oxazoline polythiophene (2) (Mn ) 8 K, PDI ) 1.2) is prepared (Scheme 1) from monomer11 1 in high yields (84%)


Six batches of diagnostic ELISA kits were supplied by Sanghai Unit Corporation. Among them, SH00147, SH00148 and SH00149 were designed for the detection of FMDV VP1 structural protein antibody, and SH00141,SH00142 and SH00143 were for the detection of FMDV NS nonstructural protein antibody. In this paper , the sensitivity and specificity of the six batches diagnostic ELISA kits were detected with reference sera. Results showed that the sensitivity and specificity of those kits were all accorded with the regulation of correlative criterion.


Total hip arthroplasty is one of the most frequently performed surgeries today with excellent clinical and functional results for patients with advanced stages of hip osteoarthritis. Performing this surgical procedure in patients with a history of lower limb amputation is rare, so some important considerations must be taken for surgical planning, positioning on the operating table, and rehabilitation. There are very few case reports described in the literature. We present the case of a patient with symptomatic stage III Tonnis hip osteoarthritis and a history of contralateral external hemipelvectomy, who underwent total hip replacement. Preoperative planning, surgical technique, and 6-year follow-up are described.


The present invention relates to a coated article, in particular a cutting machine cutting tool having at least one of diborane titanium nitride layer having a thickness of at least 0.1 ㎛ deposited and by a thermal CVD process. In accordance with the present invention, diborane titanium nitride layer has a polar fine microstructure having an average particle size of not more than 50 nm.