The data on the pollution influence on the lichen flora state in the largest industrial center of the Republic of Bashkortostan – Sterlitamak, are presented. Changes of morphological parameters and activity of physiological and biochemical processes activity in Physcia stellaris thalli growing in the city habitats and beyond were studied. An analysis of the morphometric parameters showed that lichens growing in the areas of prevailing winds from the city experienced a decrease in biomass accumulation, thallus length, and a decrease in the number of apothecia and lobes. Analysis of the hemagglutinating activity (GAA) of lectins showed an increase in the content of these proteins in samples collected in the city and in the suburbs in the north-north-east direction. Lichens living in the city were characterized by relatively low respiratory activity, which may be due to the stabilizing, adaptogenic role of lectins under the influence of adverse conditions. Samples collected in the north, north-north-east and south directions had the highest oxygen consumption rate, which may be associated with respiratory costs for adaptation to environmental pollution. The increase in the proline content was revealed in the lichen physiological and biochemical parameters. Thus, we revealed the changes in activity of physiological and biochemical processes aimed at increasing the stability of the lichen's symbiotic organism in areas affected by industrial emissions of the city of Sterlitamak.


Workbook (Presented in Looseleaf Form) LEARNING PROFILE: SECTION 1 INFORMATION in HEALTH CARE: Information and Uncertainty. Information as a Resource that Needs Managing. The Role of Information Technology in Health Care. Information as a Social Force. SECTION 2 the INFORMATION LIFE CYCLE: A Closer Look at Information Management. The Information Life Cycle. SECTION 3 the PRACTICE of INFORMATION MANAGEMENT: Information Packages and Flows. The Four Dimensions of Information Management. SECTION 4 INFORMATION NEEDS, SOURCES and CHANNELS: Identifying Your Information Needs. Assessing the Information You Gather or Receive. Your Sources and Channels of Information. SECTION 5 from DATA to DECISIONS: Information and People. Decision Making. SECTION 6 INTRODUCTION to INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Computers and Their Applications. Present and Future Trends. Likely Issues and Difficulties. SECTION 7 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY in HEALTH CARE: Information Technology in the Service of Health Care. Information Technology in Community Care. Information Technology in Hospitals. The Integrated Clinical Workstation. Information Technology in Health Care: Issues and Difficulties. SECTION 8 MISUSE of INFORMATION and OTHER ISSUES: Confidentiality. Security. Health and Safety. SECTION 9 BETTER INFORMATION for BETTER HEALTH CARE: Information, Information Technology and the Future. Developing Your Personal Information Strategy. LEARNING REVIEW. A4 Reader: Contains Supportive Reading to Which the Reader Is Directed as They Progress Through the Workbook. The Reader Is Contained in a Pocket at the Front of the Ringbinder and Is Also Punched with Holes for Insertion Into the Binder, If Required. The Information Management and Technology Strategy for the NHS in England: an Updated Overview. Information Systems for Nurses, Midwives, And Health Visitors. A Strategic Statement. Born to Be Wired. Doing the Off-Duty By Computer Spreadsheet. Human Values as the Core Foc Us of Community Health Computing. Maternity Services: Chapter 5 from Life and Work i


Background. Chronic gastritis is largely associated with clinical manifestations such as dyspepsia, but often, even in a severe form, it is asymptomatic, which causes difficulties in its timely diagnosis. The relationship of the clinical manifestations of functional dyspepsia and chronic gastritis still causes a number of contradictions due to the uncertainty of the form of comorbidity. Objective: to study the clinical manifestations in patients with precancerous lesions of the stomach, taking into account the symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) and functional dyspepsia — epigastric pain syndrome (EPS) and postprandial distress syndrome (PDS). Materials and methods. Seventy-nine patients were examined. According to the results of a morphological study, they were divided into groups: group 1 (n = 13) — atrophic changes in the gastric mucosa; group 2 (n = 20) — intestinal metaplasia only in the antrum; group 3 (n = 33) — diffuse intestinal metaplasia; group 4 (n = 13) — patients with dysplasia. We analyzed the basic characteristics of the presence, frequency and severity of the main complaints of patients. The severity was determined on a 5-point Likert scale. All symptoms were grouped into the sets of symptoms characteristic of GER and functional dyspepsia with the definition of PDS and EPS according to the Rome criteria. Results. Manifestations of functional dyspepsia in all cases were combined with the clinical symptoms of GER. Symptoms of functional dyspepsia with a predominance of PDS were most intensive in all examined people. For patients with multifocal intestinal metaplasia, the maximum symptomatology of GER is characteristic, which is three times more intensive than in patients with atrophy (p < 0.05). Also, with multifocal intestinal metaplasia, the maximum frequency of both symptoms of PDS (71.4 %) and EPS (63.6 %) is observed. With gastric dysplasia, the manifestations of PDS are of leading importance — the maximum number of symptoms was in 63.6 % of cases, while the frequency of EPS is much lower than in patients of other groups (45.4 %). Individuals with dysplasia are characterized by the maximum intensity of complaints of bitter taste in the mouth, compared to patients with intestinal metaplasia in the antrum (p < 0.01), and the maximum severity of nausea, which is significantly higher compared to people with intestinal metaplasia in the antrum (p < 0.01) and with multifocal metaplasia (p < 0.01). In patients with dysplasia, the intensity of the negative effect of symptoms on day work was expressed, which was significantly higher than in those with atrophy (p < 0.05) and multifocal intestinal metaplasia (p < 0.01). Conclusions. Our data suggest that clinical symptoms in patients with precancerous lesions and changes in the stomach are characterized by a variety of clinical manifestations of functional dyspepsia and do not exclude manifestations of GER, which casts doubt on the assessment of the patient's condition without upper endoscopy and histological examination for proper verification of the diagnosis. Particular attention is required for patients with symptoms of GER, which do not exclude atrophic changes, intestinal metaplasia and dysplasia in the gastric mucosa.


This paper analyzes the factors determining the competitiveness of the company on open industry markets, and highlighted the effect of ownership structure on the level of competitiveness.


The history of oil and gas well stimulation through hydraulic fracturing is characterized by a pursuit of optimal designs tailored to reservoir properties. However, as with many engineering systems, the impact of variability and uncertainty (in this case of reservoir properties) is not accounted in these deterministic approaches. We propose an expansion of the principle of design diversity wherein the focus becomes developing optimal portfolio combinations of multiple designs rather than repeated application of a single design. This approach can substantially increase efficiency and decrease risk when designing systems where outcome desirability is definable as a smoothly-varying efficiency and where risk is related to the variance of outcomes tied to uncertain variability of the design environment. For the case of oil/gas wells, we demonstrate diverse portfolios of designs can improve stimulation efficiency by nearly a factor of four and cut risk associated with variability and uncertainty of outcomes by over 80%. Hydraulic fracturing optimization is therefore fundamentally dependent upon uncertainty, and a change of approach toward the pursuit of design diversity can have a profound impact on efficiency and risk, and in turn cost and environmental impacts, in oil and gas development.


AIM
To determine the entrapment efficiency of breviscapine nanoliposomes.

METHODS
Retrodialysis method was used to determine the entrapment efficiency of breviscapine nanoliposomes. The drug recovery and the sample recovery were considered to verify the feasibility of the method.

RESULTS
The drug recovery was (99.6 +/- 0.6)%. The sample recovery was (99.9 +/- 0.8)%. The entrapment efficiency of breviscapine nanoliposomes was (75.3 +/- 2.3)%.

CONCLUSION
The method used in this study is simple, applicable and accurate for determination of the entrapment efficiency of breviscapine nanoliposomes.


The profuse use of wireless and GPS enriched mobile devices has left spatio-temporal trajectory traces in an enormous scale. The researchers and mobility management people are keen to extract and make use of the published mobility traces for their own developmental activities. The spatio-temporal traces publication is definitely a major privacy encroachment for the individuals/objects, especially for VVIPs. The publication of trajectory details urges us for a privacy preserved anonymization approach. The observation was the trajectory consists of halts and passes and anonymizing the sensitive halting points is adequate enough for the trajectory anonymization. This paper suggests a different approach, which derives the major halting points from the trajectories and anonymizes them by using the personalized generalization technique. The prototype referred to here safeguards the major sensitive halting points in an area zone, the size of which is specified by the user. This work uses Haversine measure for the spatial distance instead of Euclidean measure, since the former takes into account the spherical shape of the earth and gives an exact distance from sensitive to non-sensitive points. For the evaluation, the model mentioned here utilizes the real world dataset and the outcome proves that, the published trajectory has lesser information loss and greater privacy than the anonymity methods that exists now and it can be used safely for mobility related applications and developments.


Parallelize has already been used in DBMS,and is more useful in data warehouse which must handle the massive data processing.The paper gives operable parallel ways for data placement and store in data warehouse environment,and also discuss the data operation based this physical structure,especially the parallel implementing methods of Join operation.


The locality of Mabuku is located in the eastern DRC, in a landscape where tectonic effects are visible. The main cause of this environmental disturbance is known as tectonics. This study aims to determine the influence of regional tectonics (like Kibalian, Ruzizian and Kibarian tectonics) on rocks of the locality of Mabuku, and their types. After the fieldwork and the data processing, we got the following results: firstly, none filled faults were due to constraints of the compressive type, which are also similar to those affecting the formations of the group of Ruzizi. Secondly, the schistosity of these rocks was due to extensive type stresses and its direction is similar to Kibarian tectonics. Moreover, the veins were generated by a constraint of the compressive type, bounding them to Kibalian tectonics. In conclusion, in the locality of Mabuku there's a combination of the Ruzizian, Kibalian, and Kibarian tectonics.


The generalized codifference function as a dependence measure for stationary processes with infinite variance has been proposed as a generalization of the autocorrelation function. In this paper we investigate the theoretical properties of estimator of generalized codifference function of stable moving average process. Some theoretical properties of the sample codifference function of moving average process for small order are discussed.


Abstract Specialized samples of very rare populations require expensive cluster search procedures. Most of the effort is wasted since no or very few members of the rare population are located. Bayesian optimum sampling procedures exclude such clusters, but the critical problem is identifying them. The ideas of Wald on sequential sampling are applied and prove to be highly efficient.


A new recurrent neural network (RNN) is presented for solving online linear time-invariant (LTI) equations, which has been developed based ingeniously on a vector-valued error-function rather than a scalar-valued norm-based function. Theoretical analysis and simulation results both substantiate the efficacy of such an RNN model for online LTI equation solving.


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A case of bilateral retroiliac ureters of a horseshoe kidney and urinary reflux into a dilated ureterised vas deferens is reported.

Two previously reported cases of retroiliac abnormality are reviewed and the method of treatment is discussed.


This paper presents the theory of active vibration isolation,and the present state of active isolation technique.In addition,micro-vibration isolation,semi-active and active control of vehicle are introduced in this paper.Finally,brief comments and developing tendency of active vibration isolation are given.What's more,the authors point out that the development of active vibration isolation must rely on the development of other relative fields.


In order to quickly obtain the three-dimensional structural information of targets,a staring imaging laser radar system is developed.The system consists of three parts.The first part is that of light emission.The pulsed laser diode stack with center wavelength of 808 nm was used.The second part is the receiver which is made up of objective lens,image intensifier and CCD camera.The third part is that of image capture and processing.Two images with constant gain modulation and linear gain modulation were obtained in two measurements,and the distance information was demodulated.The error based on noise model was analyzed and estimated for given parameters.Some experiments were made and the results were consistent with theoretical analysis.


This paper outlines the theoretical and empirical development of follower political knowledge, which refers to a subordinate's collection of potentially strategic or sensitive information about his or her superior. Follower political knowledge is a natural extension of political skill and political will, and enriches our conceptualization of political behavior in the workplace. In this paper, we develop the theoretical underpinnings of follower political knowledge. Then, in four interlocking studies, we develop and validate a scale to measure follower political knowledge. We examine the correlates of follower political knowledge, testing its relationship with predictors including individual differences (cognitive flexibility, political skill and political will), contextual characteristics (interdependence and the opportunity to interact with one's manager), and relational characteristics (leader-member exchange). We also demonstrate the predictive validity of follower political knowledge in explaining ris...


The paper discusses the influence of statistical considerations on the design of tests intended to lead to an assessment of the explosion risks arising from the normal operation of electrical equipment on aircraft The statistical approach implies that a finite amount of testing cannot establish a nil risk, the amount of testing depends upon the degree of assurance required. It is shown that an apparently `reasonable? degree of assurance leads to an unmanageable amount of test effort if the tests are made under fully simulated service conditions. Test effort can be reduced by orders of magnitude if it is possible to assess separately each of several factors that are simultaneously necessary for an explosion Testing can be further reduced when it is possible to speed up the operation of the unit for test purposes. The proposition that test effort may be reduced by using `enhanced? test conditions is considered. In this Connection, dependence on extrapolation procedures is particularly criticized. It is noted that standardization of enclosures for equipment would much reduce test effort. The advantage in relieving the test situation, of dependence on sealed enclosures that need only mechanical testing is emphasized.


Bismuth titanate ferroelectric thin films were deposited on platinum coated silicon using chemical solution deposition. Photoconductive and photovoltaic effects were observed both in continuous and modulated light. With the increasing of the annealing temperature the maximum of the photoconductive signal spectral distribution is moving toward longer wavelengths, from 340 nm to 370 nm. The existence of the photovoltaic effect could be due to some potential barriers existing at the grain boundaries and the enlargement of its spectral distribution toward longer wavelengths could be due to the presence of some traps at the grain boundaries.


The reported methods to date, they use fresh or stored blood samples in freezing to -20oC, discarding the possibility of using sanguineous samples that they remain by more of a year a temperatures minors of -20oC. We reported the genomic DNA isolation using one it modification of the method of saline purification (salting out), reported by Miller 1 to start off of stored total blood without special mixtures, for more than a year to 4o C. The obtained DNA it was of good quality, stop molecular weight and with contained minim of inhibiting substances that do it suitable for enzymatic amplification by PCR. 84% of the samples were positive for the amplification by PCR of a fragment of the human gene of s globina and of the gene Apo E. The DNA extracted by this method is appropriate for subsequent digestion with the enzyme to restriction Hha I, which guarantees utility of this simple and fast method the molecular analyses.


Watermelon cultivation has problems of seed germination. Seeds of watermelon that immediately sowing will slow in germinating, not even germinate at all. This is caused by the dormancy period of seeds, which is wrapped in seed institutions by the skin layer. Currently there has been considerable effort to improve seed viability, one using scarification techniques and soaking treatment of growth regulators. Based on the description above, the research is conducted to find out the influence of seed cutting and the effect of the old Atonic immersion on seed viability and growth of watermelon seed (Citrullus vulgaris, Schard). The method used in this research is Randomized Block Design (RAK). The first factor was no breaking (P1) and with the breaking of the seed shell (P2), the second factor was 4 long Atonic immersion (J1 = 0 min, J2 = 45 min, J3 = 90 min, and J4 = 135 min) with 3 repetitions. The Atonic concentration used is 1 ml / l of water. So there are 8 treatment combinations and 24 experimental units. Based on the results of the research, the following conclusions can be obtained: 1) there is the best combination between watermelon seedlings and duration of immersion of Auksin on viability and growth of non-seedled watermelon plants (Citrullus vulgaris), 2) Scarification combination and immersion time Auksin 45 minutes (P2J2) watermelon non seeds showed a very significant effect on seed viability and other observation variables up to 35 hst. 3) combination of scarification and duration of immersion of 45 to 90 minutes with 1 ml of perliter concentration potentially increase the viability and growth of seed seedling watermelon.


It's acknowledged that drug-abusing is both immoral and illegal,as it brings enormous harm to the society.Drug-abusing in the minority-inhabited border areas displays moral deficiency: 1.Deficiency of morality;2.Distorted moral cognition;3.Indifference to moral responsibility;4.Frailties in morality.Tentative strategies: 1.Emphasize the moral education in minority-inhabited border areas;2.Conform the moral personality to psychological personality among the minorities;3.Nurse the morality consciousness among the minorities living in border areas;4.Carry forward the traditional moral belief of minorities;etc.


Objective To explore the clinical characteristics of polyps in ureteropelvic junction in children with congenital hydronephrosis.Methods We reviewed the records of children with hydronephrosis due to ureteropelvic junction polyps treated at our institution between October 1985 and October 2005. Results Fourteen patients had congenital hydronephrosis associated with polyps in the ureteropelvic junction. Patients included 12 males ( 85.7% ) and 2 females ( 14.3% ), and age ranged from 5 to 13 years (mean 9.9 years). Lesions located at the left side in 13 patients and the other one at the right side. Only 2 patients ( 14.3% )were diagnosed for polyps by ultrasound and 4 patients ( 28.6% ) were diagnosed by IVP and CT before operation. Excretory phase contrast-enhanced three-scan CT can improve the diagnostic rate ( 88.9% , 8/9). All patients underwent dismembered pyeloplasty. All polyps were located at the ureteopelvic junction. The pathological findings included inflammatory polyps or fibroepithelial polyps. And 9 cases were associated with primary lesions of ureteropelvic junction obstruction (hyperplasia of the ureteral muscle and disarrangement of muscle spindles). Conclusions Polyps in the ureteopelvic junction associated with congenital hydronephrosis is an uncommon condition in children. Excretory phase contrast-enhanced three-scan CT can improve the diagnostic rate. Excision of polyps with dismembered pyeloplasty is a curative method without recurrence for this rare disease.


Nowadays the implications of even a minor contamination incident are grave-financial ruin can result. Hence the industry is under pressure to respond but it need not view the problem negatively-PA Technology believes companies should turn food scares to their advantage


The sixteen-storied comprehensive building of one office lies in the karst region covered by Quaternary in Xinmi City.It is necessary to ascertain developing regulation and scattering feature of the shallow karst cave in order to effectively appraise unstable factors brought by hidden karst terrain.From this,it may provide strategic for selecting address on high building and plan of foundation treatment.This paper finds out the distribution in plane and shape in space about the shallow karst cave by mean of microgravity measurment combined with high density electrical prospecting,and poses the rational suggestion for selecting project address and foundation treatment in view of environmental geophysics. This suggestion gains high value from the building design department.


This paper describes a Chandra observation of SNR 0540 − 697 within the H ii complex N159 in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). Scattering from the nearby bright source LMC X-1, which obscures the western edge of the remnant, has been removed. Larger than previously believed, the 2.′0 × 2.′8 remnant is defined by optical filaments and two lobes of X-ray emission. A band of intervening material absorbs X-rays from the central part of the remnant. The N Lobe of the remnant is relatively bright and well defined, while emission from the S Lobe is much weaker. There is structure within the N Lobe but no clear X-ray emission from an outer shell indicating a shock in the interstellar medium. The X-ray spectrum is thermal with emission lines from Fe, Mg, and Si. The observed temperature and luminosity of the hot gas are 0.6 keV and 6 × 1035 erg s−1, respectively. These are consistent with characteristics expected for older remnants. There is also diffuse thermal X-ray emission north of N159 extending into N160, evidence for a larger remnant or bubble.


We formulate a Bardeen-Cooper-Schriffer (BCS) theory of quasiparticles in a degenerate Fermi gas strongly coupled to photons in a optical cavity. The elementary photonic excitations of the system are cavity polaritons, which consist of a cavity photon and an excitation of an atom within the Fermi sea. The excitation of the atom out of the Fermi sea leaves behind a hole, which together results in a loosely bound Cooper pair, allowing for the system to be written by a BCS wavefunction. As the density of the excitations is increased, the excited atom and hole become more strongly bound, crossing over into the molecular regime. This thus realizes an alternative BCS to BEC crossover scenario, where the participating species are quasiparticle excitations in a Fermi sea consisting of excited atoms and holes.


To increase energy-efficiency and reduce CO2e emissions in maritime shipping, Decision-Support Systems (DSS) can be leveraged. Specifically, in regard to reducing the greatest contributor to consumption, propulsion (IMO, 2021), by assisting seafarers in route planning, and timely and efficient re-planning, as well as general monitoring of ship's energy dynamics. However, the successful integration and acceptance of these systems into the seafarer's workflow pose significant challenges, such as goal conflicts, e.g. with safety or with the financial interests of different stakeholders, which require a deep understanding of interactions onboard and onshore.This paper reflects on our implementation of a transdisciplinary design research approach for developing novel, human-centered AI-based tools for energy-efficient ship operations. Of our concurrent studies, we describe selected forms of inquiry that together resulted in a holistic understanding of the application domain, target audience, and typical tasks as well as an interactive prototype of a decision support system for energy-efficient ship navigation.The research activities reported are based on human factors research concerning energy-efficient ship operations and focus on research through design in the sense of Jonas (2015) in the field of DSS for CO2e emission mitigation in navigation and ship operation, and the formative evaluation of a DSS prototype in a ship simulator environment (N = 22). By viewing these research activities through the lens of design research, more specifically the theoretical foundation of MAPS (Jonas et al., 2010), we systematically describe and discuss their individual contributions. MAPS specifically operationalized design research as "Matching Analysis, Projection and Synthesis", enabling integrative, systematic research processes across boundaries of disciplinary bodies of knowledge, domains and actors.As a primary contribution, we reflect on our lessons learned to identify generalizable challenges for similar future projects of the maritime ergonomics community. These include (1) context-sensitive integration of navigational and operational data; (2) calibration of users' expectations of the system's capabilities; and related to this (3) increasing transparency of how the DSS retrieves and processes data, and of how confident it is in its suggestions. By considering key human factors, such as workload, autonomy and biases (e.g., automation bias) on the basis of our system, we demonstrate how these challenges can be addressed. As a secondary contribution, we also share our resulting designs as examples of how AI-based decision support for optimizing energy efficiency can be visually and functionally integrated into onboard ship operation and navigation.REFERENCESIMO, 2021. Fourth IMO GHG Study 2020. International Maritime Organization, London, UK.Jonas, W., 2015. Research through design is more than just a new form of disseminating design outcomes. Constructivist Foundations 11, 32–36.Jonas, W., Chow, R., Bredies, K., Vent, K., 2010. Far beyond dualisms in methodology – an integrative design research medium "MAPS."


In an enterprise entrepreneur acts like an engine to offer the power to push the development.The establishment of effective entrepreneur incentive and governance system can help create good environment for the improvement of enterprise performance.It should be noted that the incentive system involves both the current and the prospective entrepreneurs,especially focusing on the cultivating of entrepreneurship staff to open up their potential.


Spectroscopy methods often require calculating the central frequency of a resonance line, that is usually implemented by finding a best fit to the spectrum by a line-shape function. Such an iterative procedure is slow and requires an initial guess. We report an analytical method for calculating the central frequency of a spectral line by using the mean value of its frequencies, which are weighted by corresponding normalized intensities. We use this method to calculate two-dimensional arrays of central frequencies from parallely measured magnetic resonance spectra, which are optically detected by a camera sensor in a thin layer of NV centers with superparamagnetic hemozoin crystals on top of it. We demonstrate that our analytical method is more than 800 times faster than the fitting procedure without significant loss of accuracy. For a 400x400 pixels sensing array, this method is almost instantaneous, while fitting with the Lorentz function requires several minutes of post-processing on a 4-core MacBook Pro. When a resonance is beyond the spectral range, the amplitude-weighted-mean method does not fail, but it alternates its center frequency proportionally to the mismatch distance. Our method will be useful for spectroscopic applications that require high performance of data processing, allowing their fast optimization, inline processing and real-time output of results. It can also be used for automatic analysis of single spectra, when accuracy of the frequency detection could be slightly (<10%) reduced for sake of stability and simplicity of the data processing.


The utility model discloses an oil contamination on-line monitoring feedback device for the hydraulic system of a wind turbine generator system. The oil contamination on-line monitoring feedback device comprises an oil temperature regulator, a temperature sensor, a two-position three-way electromagnetic valve, a three-position four-way solenoid valve, a filter, a differential pressure sensor and an oil analyzing computer, wherein the oil inlet of the two-position three-way electromagnetic valve is connected with the outlet of a hydraulic pump in the hydraulic system, the oil outlet of the two-position three-way electromagnetic valve is connected with the oil inlet of the three-position four-way solenoid valve through an oil pipe, the oil return opening of the three-position four-way solenoid valve is connected with one end of a one-way valve through the oil pipe, the other end thereof is connected with one end of a three-way pipe, the other two ends of the three-way pipe are connected with the hydraulic system of the wind turbine generator system and the other oil outlet of the two-position three-way electromagnetic valve respectively through the oil pipe, the two oil outlets of the three-position four-way solenoid valve are connected with two hydraulic fluid ports of the filter respectively through the oil pipe, the filter is equipped with a filter screen, the differential pressure sensor is connected with the filter, and the differential pressure sensor, the oil temperature regulator and the temperature sensor are all connected with the oil analyzing computer.


Optical analog signal processing technology has been widely studied and applied in a variety of science and engineering fields. It overcomes low-speed and high-power consumption disadvantages compared with its digital counterparts. Meanwhile, the emerging metasurface technology has been introduced to optical imaging and processing system and attracted much attentions. Here, we demonstrate the first broadband two-dimensional spatial differentiation and high-contrast edge imaging based on a dielectric metasurface across the whole visible spectrum. This edge detection method works for both intensity and phase objects simply by inserting the D ow naded rom http/academ ic.p.com /nsr/advance/doi/10.1093/nsr/nw aa175881987 by U niersity of C alrnia, an D go user on 06 Agust 2020


A SUBJECTS: Abrasive blast cleaning equipment. Absorption equipment. Adorption. Afterburners. Air slides (fluidized solids transport). B SUBJECTS: Bins (storing of granular and powered products). Blowdown drums. Blowers. Blow Molding. Burning pit-flares. C SUBJECTS: Catalytic cracking reactor. Centrifugal pumps. Chemical treatment. Compressors. Condensers. Cooling towers. Crystallizers. Cyclone Separators. D SUBJECTS: Dies (for blow molding). Disc bowl centrifuge. Distillation equipment. Dry cooling towers. Drying equipment. E SUBJECTS: Equipment venting and drainage. Evaporators. Extruders (for plastics and rubbers). F SUBJECTS: Fabric filters. Fans. Fan assisted hyperbolic cooling towers. Feeders and dischargers (for bulk solids handling). Flare systems. Flotation. Flow measuring devices. Fluidized beds. G SUBJECTS: Gas compression. Gravity separation. H SUBJECTS: Heat exchangers (air cooled designs). Heat exchangers (shell and tube type). Heat exchangers (spiral-plate design). I SUBJECTS: Incinerators. Injection molding. M SUBJECTS: Mechanical draft cooling towers. Mixing equipment. P SUBJECTS: Positive displacement pumps. Pressure and safety relief devices. R SUBJECTS: Rapid sand filtration. Reactors, petroleum industry. Refinery applications. Refinery equipment. Refineries, Fuels products. Refineries, fuels products with specialties. Refinery operations. Refineries, types. Refractories. Reverse osmosis. Rotary drum filters. Rubber compounding equipment. Rupture Disc. T SUBJECTS: Thermal conductivity (petroleum products). Tubular bowl centrifuges. Twin screw extruders. V SUBJECTS: Venturi scrubbers. Viscometers. Vulcanization. Index.


High-potential commodities within particular agricultural sectors should be accompanied by maximum benefit value that can be attained by both local farmers and business players. In several cases, the business players are small-medium enterprises (SMEs) which have limited resources to perform added value process of the local commodities into the potential products. The weaknesses of SMEs such as the manual production process with low productivity, limited capacity to maintain prices, and unattractive packaging due to conventional production. Agricultural commodity is commonly created into several products such as flour, chips, crackers, oil, juice, and other products. This research was initiated by collecting data by interview method particularly to obtain the perspectives of SMEs as the business players. Subsequently, the information was processed based on the Quality Function Deployment (QFD) to determine House of Quality from the first to fourth level. A proposed design as the result of QFD was produced...


Apolipoprotein E ( ApoE), a major determinant protein for lipid-metabolism, actively participates in lipid transport in central nervous system via high-affinity interaction with lipoprotein receptor LDLR. Prior evidences indicate that the phospholipids first need to assemble around apoE, before the protein can recognise its receptor. However, despite multiple attempts via spectroscopic and biochemical investigations, it is unclear what are the impact of lipid assembly on globular structure of apoE. Here, using a combination of all-atom and coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations, we demonstrate that, an otherwise compact tertiary fold of monomeric apoE3 spontaneously unwraps in an aqueous phospholipid solution in two distinct stages. Interest-ingly, these structural reorganizations are triggered by an initial localised binding of lipid molecules to the C-terminal domain of the protein, which induce a rapid separation of C-terminal domain of apoE3 from the rest of its tertiary fold. This is followed by a slow lipid-induced inter-helix separation event within the N-terminal domain of the protein, as seen in an extensively long coarse-grained simulation. Remarkably, the resultant complex takes the shape of an 'open conformation' of lipid-stabilised un-wrapped protein, which intriguingly coincides with an earlier proposal by small-angle


The Lodosa diphtheria epidemia (1895).- The Lodosa diphtheria epidemia was one of many which effected Navarre, Spain and the whole of Europe throughout the 19 th century (cholera, smallpox, influenza, measles, yellow fever, typhus, etc), serving to raise mortality rates, in particular if they coincided with poor harvests. In Lodosa, diphtheria attacked in particular children aged under six, although with few fatalities thanks to serum therapy.


Abstract Whilst many people who undergo cochlear implantation experience an improvement in tinnitus, for some this is not the case. Recent papers regarding tinnitus and cochlear implantation are reviewed, and a consensus is identified that about 25% of adult cochlear implant patients continue to experience troublesome tinnitus. Some emergent evidence indicates that for children with cochlear implants the burden may not be as high, but corroboration is needed. Single sided deafness and tinnitus are a new indication for cochlear implantation, conferring tinnitus improvement, and a modest increase in hearing in some situations. Priorities for research are identified.


We show that obtaining minimum finish time schedules with no wait in process is NP-Hard for flow shops, job shops and open shops. Specifically, it is shown that the two processor job and open shop problems are NP-Hard even when jobs are restricted to have no task of length zero. The two processor flow shop problem is NP-Hard if jobs with only one task are permitted. Note that Gilmore and Gomory Gilmore, P., R. Gomory. 1964. Sequencing a one state-variable machine: A solvable case of the travelling salesman problem. Oper. Res.12 655--679. have obtained a polynomial time algorithm for the two processor flow shop for the case where every job has two tasks. The 4-sum and 2-pair problems are also shown NP-Hard.


In recent decades, the world's population is progressively shifting towards coastal areas, and it is estimated that it could reach 1 billion by 2050. On the other hand, meteocean forcings show increasing modification in terms of the occurrence and frequency of energetic events related to climate change trends. Then, the definition of adaptation strategies is crucial to managing coastal areas, especially in the most densely populated or highly valued tourist and environmental areas. Meaningful long-term strategies should then be based on quantitative estimation of future scenarios in a changing climate. Although most of the studies in the literature focus on extreme events, this paper aims to assess, through synthetic indicators, whether and how average and mild energy conditions related to wave climate will vary considering the current situation compared to future projections. The study is based on the analysis of wave data. The projection of average and mild energy conditions can indeed influence, just for example, the long-term morphodynamics of sandy beaches and the quality of bathing waters. Data extracted from the Copernicus database are considered. The methodology has been applied to the case of Sardinia island at a regional scale. Then, the aim of this paper is twofold: on the one hand, a method is proposed to evaluate the variation of average and mild wave conditions; on the other hand, it aims to apply the method to the case study of the Sardinia coastal area to highlight its feasibility. Results confirm that variations are expected. In the analyzed case study, it emerges that, on average, the long-term evolution of the wave climate shows a tendency toward intensification, while a decrease in the frequency of calm conditions is estimated. The average annual number of events undergoes an increase. Moreover, changes in wave directional sectors are observed, which, from being unimodal, are estimated to exhibit bimodal characteristics in particular on the west coast of the island.


Experimental results on the measured pressure loss in uniform and layered packed beds of blast furnace raw materials are presented. The importance of the particle size and void fraction of the granular mixture in dictating the gas phase permeability is emphasised. The results of the work are used in a theoretical predictive model for gas flow through the blast furnace softening-melting zone.


Five host plants including kidney bean(Phaseolus vulgaris Linn.),eggplant(Solanum melongena Linn.),Chinese rose(Rosa chinensis Jacq.),peach leaf(Amygdalus persica Linn.),and single transgenic Bt cotton plant were used to rear the carmine spider mite(Tetranychus cinnabarinus(Boisduval))and the two-spotted spider mite(Tetranychus urticae Koch)under 25 ℃ constant temperature in the laboratory.The influences of the host on the development duration and the number of eggs laid per female of the two spider mites were observed.The two-spotted spider mite had shorter development duration when feeding on peach and laid more eggs in the first five days on kidney bean,and the mite had strong adaptability to kidney bean and peach.The carmine spider mite had shorter development duration when feeding on peach and laid more eggs in five days on kidney bean,and therefore the mite had strong adaptability to kidney bean,eggplant and peach.It is concluded that the two spider mites have different suitable host plants and thus cause different level of damages on different host plants in mainland China.


Plosorejo Village in Grobogan is one of the villages that initiated the production of Grobogan batik. However, public awareness and interest are still low, making the potential of batik Grobogan still hampered and has not been able to develop to its full potential. As a form of spreading the impact to the community, KKN Sebelas Maret University students planned a batik program training as a form of community service to the people in Plosorejo. Early planting of the interests and talents of children in Plosorejo can prevent the community from ignoring the community's ignorance of Indonesia's cultural heritage, namely Batik Grobogan. The Grobogan batik Making Training was held to provide opportunities for the people in Plosorejo to preserve the unique culture of Indonesia.


Based on designing analytical fuzzy controller,fuzzy-neuron model-free control algorithm is studied by using single neuron and the thought of intelligent integral.The analytical fuzzy control algorithm and fuzzyneuron model-free control algorithm are applied to microfermenter temperature control in NEU fermentation laboratory.The experimental results show that this fuzzy-neuron model-free control algorithm can solve the problem of steady-state error in fuzzy control which lacks integral function.It has higher control accuracy and better steady-state behavior.Simultaneously,the anti-interference experiment shows that this method has good practical application value.


'Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder what you are'. Jane Taylor's poem in Rhymes for the Nursery reminds us of the problems of moving information through a turbulent medium that exist in ma...


Emotional availability (EA) in parent-child interactions is associated with positive child outcomes, including attachment security. However, little is known about EA in adoptive families. This study investigated the associations between secure representations of attachment in adopted children and the adoptive parents' EA. The participants (n = 75) included 26 mothers, 23 fathers, and 26 children who were aged 3 to 9 years. Children completed the Attachment Story Completion Task. Adult-child dyadic relationships were assessed using the EA® System. The results showed that the children's and parents' EA, age when adopted, and time elapsed since adoption were associated with more secure children's attachment representations. Implications for family support and public policy are discussed.


It is of fundamental significance and application importance to fully understand the flow behavior of unsteady natural convection boundary layers under time-dependent heating conditions. Such an understanding is currently scarce. In this paper, a series of scalings developed for the major parameters representing the flow behavior of the unsteady natural convection boundary layer of a homogeneous Newtonian fluid with Pr>1 adjacent to a vertical plate evenly heated with a time-varying sinusoidal heat flux were validated by comparison to ten direct numerical simulations. These scaling provide relations between these parameters with the governing parameters of the flow, i.e., the Rayleigh number (Ra), the Prandtl number (Pr), and the dimensionless natural frequency (fn) of the time-varying sinusoidal heat flux, at the start-up stage, at the critical time, and at the quasi-steady state. The results show that in general these scalings provide an accurate description of the flow at different development stages.


Over recent years in the UK, emphasis has been placed on appropriate diagnosis and referral of patients with dementia. In guidelines published by the British Geriatrics Society (BGS) and Faculty of Old Age Psychiatrists consensus group (Forsyth et al., 2006), a cognitive screening algorithm was developed, which consists of initial screening for cognitive impairment with the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and CLOX1 (an executive clock drawing task). If the scores meet cut-off points indicated in the algorithm (MMSE <24 or CLOX1 <11), further assessments with the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) and the Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (IQCODE) are applied with the aim to differentiate between delirium (CAM positive, IQCODE negative), delirium and chronic impairment (CAM positive, IQCODE positive), or chronic cognitive impairment (CAM negative, IQCODE positive).


Background: The presence of arrhythmias has been shown to predict mortality in patients presenting with Acute coronary syndrome. We evaluated if the association of Tachycardia and Mortality in Non-...


Introduction: The critically ill patient is at high risk of developing delirium, which is an independent predictor of mortality, morbidity, increased length of stay, health costs and safety incidents. The incidence of this disturbance can reach 80% in this population, with severe impact on short and long-term outcomes of patients and family. Objectives: To analyse and summarise evidence regarding nursing interventions that are effective on delirium management in critically ill patients. Methodology: For this integrative review, literature research was conducted in electronic databases MEDLINE, CINAHL and Cochrane Database of Systematic, as well as other sources, from January 2013 to September 2021. Results and Discussion: The search retrieved 140 documents, 135 obtained from electronic databases and five from other sources. After assessing eligibility, 22 final documents were obtained for data extraction and analysis. The results show that the implementation of multicomponent interventions have greater benefits in reducing delirium incidence and duration. Non-pharmacological interventions, like early mobilization and family participation, also stand out. Nurses play a significant role in delirium management, and this review can help nurses to choose interventions based on clinical evidence, improving the outcomes of the critically ill patient. Conclusion: The implementation of multicomponent interventions demonstrates greater benefits in reducing delirium incidence and duration, with impact on other person-centred outcomes. Further multicentric studies are needed to prove unequivocal benefits of engaging the family of critically ill adults with delirium, and its benefits in their outcomes.


B rain tumors are the most common solid tumors of childhood, and the leading cause of childhood cancer mortality. The optimal management of these lesions incorporates histologyand age-specific treatment approaches, which has provided a rationale for managing these tumors in accordance with protocols of multiinstitution consortia and cooperative groups, such as the Children's Oncology Group, Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium, and the various international brain tumor consortia. In recent years, these groups have made a number of important observations that are influencing treatment approaches for these tumors. From a diagnostic standpoint, advances in imaging techniques have facilitated earlier diagnosis, improved histological prediction, and potential insights into tumor biology, growth characteristics, and response that are refining treatment planning and posttherapy monitoring. From a surgical perspective, cooperative group studies have demonstrated that extensive tumor resection enhances outcome for children with ependymoma, low-grade glioma, high-grade glioma, and medulloblastoma, and improved operative techniques have enhanced the percentage of patients that are amenable to extensive tumor removal. It has also been shown that the use of adjuvant chemotherapy permits reduction in the dose of craniospinal radiotherapy (to 2340 cGy from 3600 cGy) with greater than 75% survival for nonmetastatic medulloblastoma and that moderately intensive chemotherapy improves survival for children with metastatic medulloblastoma and may allow refinement in radiation fields and reduction of doses for children with germ-cell tumors. Other studies have shown the activity of intensive induction chemotherapy for infant brain tumors, while demonstrating that long-term disease control is suboptimal with this approach alone. Moreover, biological studies have identified molecular factors that appear to correlate with outcome of infant brain tumors, primitive neuroectodermal tumors, and high-grade gliomas, which may ultimately lead to improved therapeutic stratification. Notwithstanding the advances that have been made in the diagnosis and treatment of certain subsets of brain tumors, other tumor types continue to carry a dismal prognosis. In particular, median progression-free survival is less than 1 year for children with unresectable malignant gliomas, particularly those with diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas, in whom little if any improvement in outcome has been achieved in the past 2 decades. Conversely, the major challenge in the more favorable histological subgroups of brain tumors is that children who survive their disease commonly suffer morbidity from treatment or the tumor itself that compromises their long-term quality of life. Accordingly, the overall goals of ongoing studies are to improve the prognosis of children with tumors that have proven resistant to prior therapies and the quality of life of children with treatment-responsive tumors, using the results of previous studies as a basis for developing improved, risk-adapted, therapeutic strategies. To address these issues, a major emphasis is being placed on the identification and validation of molecular and biological factors that contribute to tumor growth and predict tumor behavior, which may ultimately allow molecularly based classification of childhood brain tumors to refine treatment planning. This approach is being pursued in ongoing studies for infant brain tumors, medulloblastoma, low-grade and high-grade glioma, and ependymoma. For medulloblastoma, in particular, analysis of a number of markers, such as TrkC and erbB2 expression, in addition to microarray-based expression profiling, has been observed in retrospective studies to categorize otherwise identical-appearing tumors into discrete risks groups with distinct prognoses. Current studies will evaluate the use of such markers in a prospective setting. In infant brain tumors, mutation or deletion of the INI1 gene has been found to differentiate atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors from the broader group of ''small blue cell'' tumors, and real-time evaluation of this marker is being used in conjunction with histological examination to refine therapeutic stratification. Moreover, whole Received May 7, 2009. Accepted for publication May 7, 2009.


A test campaign aiming at the measurements of side loads induced by the flow separation in overexpanded subscale nozzles has been performed in the R2Ch blowdown wind tunnel of the Onera Chalais-Meudon center. These tests have characterized the influence of the nozzle contour regarding the side load levels. Two axisymmetric nozzle models have been tested: one having a truncated ideal contour (TIC), the other being designed with a thrust-optimized contour (TOC) and having the ability to simulate wall film injection. The principle of the side load measurement relies on high-sensitive dynamic strain-gauges sticked on a stiff tube. The chosen tube stiffness ensures that the vibration eigenfrequencies of the tube are high enough to avoid interference with aerodynamic low frequencies. The tube displacements are so tiny that parasitic side loads due to tube deformation are negligible. The TIC nozzle, which gives the highest levels of side-loads, is characterized by one side-load peak when nozzle pressure ratio is about 44. The TOC nozzles show two side-load peaks, which correspond to the transition between two flow separation regimes. An evaluation of the low-frequency aerodynamic side-loads is obtained if we analyze only the frequency band beneath the tube eigenfrequencies. Aerodynamic side-loads keep the same trends that the measured side-loads, but are reduced of about 50%. Nomenclature L : throat-to-exit longitudinal length of the nozzle : global rms side-load moment My : side-load moment relative to the transverse axis Y Mz : side-load moment relative to the vertical axisZ NPR : nozzle pressure ratio, psj I pa pa : pressure in the test chamber (or test caisson) pst : stagnation pressure t : time Vsu, V^ : NPR variation speed, A( /?^ /p a ) /A t , during start-up and shut-down, respectively X : abscissa in streamwise direction Introduction A rocket first-stage engine nozzle has to operate from ground atmospheric conditions to extraatmospheric altitude conditions characterized by nearly vacuum levels. Ideally, to benefit from the complete gas expansion during all the ascent, a nozzle should have its adaptation regime at these extra-atmospheric altitudes, and should permanently operate in strongly overexpanded flow regime at low altitudes. * Research scientist Technical engineer * Research engineer 55 Engineering school student Copyright © 2001 by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc. All rights reserved. As the flow separation induced by the overexpansion regime has a fluctuating and threedimensional character, unsteady non-symmetrical pressure efforts F(t), exerting on the nozzle wall, are generated. This leads to hazardous nozzle side loads (see Fig. 1) which could damage the engine structure. It is the reason why the expansion ratio of rocket engine nozzles is fixed today at a maximum value where the nozzles, although slightly overexpanded, are still running in a full flowing regime. Instantaneous separation lines F(t+At) Fig. 1 Side-load phenomenon in an overexpanded


We demonstrated the synthesis of LaPO4:Er:Yb-doped nanoparticles/nanorods and LaPO4:Er@Yb core−shell nanoparticles/nanorods by a solution-based technique. The mechanism related to morphology control of LaPO4:Er:Yb nanorods/nanoparticles is proposed and discussed. Bright-green (550 nm) and red (670 nm) emission were observed due to the transitions 2H11/2 + 4S3/2 → 4I15/2 and 4F9/2 → 4I15/2, respectively. The experimental data for 550- and 670-nm emission bands of doped nanoparticle/nanorod and core−shell nanoparticles/nanorods have been fit with a straight line with a slope of ∼2, which confirms the two-photon absorption process. The enhancement of upconversion emission of LaPO4:Er:Yb-doped nanoparticles and LaPO4:Er@Yb core−shell nanoparticles/nanorods are mainly due to modifications of surface-related effects. It is found that the tensile strain increases from +1.0% to +1.9% with changing the shape from nanoparticle to nanorod and reversal of the lattice strain (compressive) is obtained for coated nanopa...


This descriptive correlational and cross-sectional study was conducted on 100 mothers of newborns hospitalized in the hospital of Trujillo Victor Lazarte Echegaray in order to determine the relationship between maternal factors: age, occupation, education level and number of children above and maternal attitude at the start of breastfeeding the newborn hospitalized at the Intermediate unit and intensive care. It came to the following conclusions: 34 percent of mothers are between 30-34 years, 76 percent have home as an occupation, 49 percent reached the degree of secondary education, and 59 percent have had previous children. The predominant maternal attitude toward breastfeeding in newborn hospitalized unfavorable 82 percent, only 18 percent are in fairly favorable attitude. No case (0 percent) was found in favorably. The family support dimension stands with the highest percentage in fairly favorable attitude. There is significant statistical relationship between educational attainment and the attitude of the mother of the newborn hospitalized at the beginning of breastfeeding (p = 0.029). There is no statistically significant relationship between age, occupation and previous children and the attitude of the mother.


The headline in newspaper has various manners of expressing, causing many difficulties. The translation of newspapers headlines is characterized by the use of syntactic, lexico grammatical and stylistic devices to provide relevant transmission of information in translating of headlines. Sometimes it leads to complete replacement of one headline to another satisfying the standards of the target language structure and containing necessary information these standards need.


At present,the analysis about maximum measuring range of Fourier transform profiometry(FTP) given by Takeda is fit for fringe pattern with single direction frequency carrier.When fringe pattern with two directions frequency carrier is projected onto the object,the limitation of measuring range have not been given.So the maximum measuring range of FTP projected this kind of fringe pattern was analyzed and an expression was given.It shows that we can avoid the frequency aliasing by changing the direction of the frequency carrier when the spectra distribution of the measured object is not spherical symmetry,instead of increasing the density of the projected fringe and resolution of CCD camera.


River macrobenthic invertebrates have been widely used to assess the health of river ecosystems (Mason and Parr, 2003; Azrina et al., 2006; Blanco and Becares, 2010; Torrisi et al., 2010). Previously, a list of macrobenthic invertebrates found at the Semenyih River in 1997 was reported by Yap et al. (2003) but they did not correlate the density and abundance of these species with physico-chemical parameters of the river. The species list reported by Yap et al. (2003) included bioindicators such as caddisfies and mayflies for the clean ecosystem and resistant worms such as Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri for the polluted ecosystem. The distribution and abundance of macrobenthic invertebrates along a river are affected by many abiotic factors (Krebs, 2001). These abiotic factors may include physico-chemical parameters that could influence the two basic characteristics of an ecological study on the macrobenthic invertebrates. Hence, correlation analysis between the abiotic factors and distribution/abundance of the macrobenthic invertebrates is important to understand an ecotoxicological phenomenon in a river system. In this study, the biodiversity indices of the benthic macroinvertebrates of Semenyih River were 1) richness indices: N0 (number of species); R1 (Margalef's index); R2 (Menhinick's index), 2) diversity indices: l (Simpson's index); H' (ShannonWeaver's index); N1 (Hill's index with number of abundant species); N2 (Hill's index with number of very abundant species), and evenness indices: E4 (Hill's ratio index); E5 (Alatalo). The objective of this study was to determine the relationships between biodiversity indices of macrobenthic invertebrates and some water chemical parameters in Semenyih River. Seven stations were established along the Semenyih River with St-1 closest to Semenyih Dam (most upstream) and St-7 farthest to downstream. In general, the relatively clean stations (Stations 1, 2, 3) at the clean upstream stations had higher richness and diversity indices than the anthropogenic impacted stations (Stations 4, 5, 6 and 7) at the downstream stations in Semenyih River (Figure 1). On the other hand, the downstream stations had higher evenness indices than the upstream stations in which this indicated domination of single or few tolerant species at the polluted downstream (Yap et al., 2003). These results were in agreement with the water quality data as shown in Table 1, in which water quality in Stations 1, 2 and 3 were better than those in Stations 4, 5, 6 and 7. In the community analysis, the physico-chemical parameters were correlated to the overall diversity


PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wiring structure of a displacement sensor capable of enabling cost reduction by significant reduction in man hour during manufacturing and capable of eliminating the embossment of wiring.SOLUTION: Coil patterns 11 and 13 such as a slider part and connection wiring between the coil patterns are created on a printed board (slider substrate 10). Connection wiring patters 12a-12e and 14a-14e formed on the printed board are arranged in a plurality of layers, and the coil patterns are connected to the connection wiring patterns via through holes 18a-18d, 17a-17f, 16a-16d, and 15a-15f.


Through comparing the relationship between current response time of key service request and confidence interval of its history average response time,this paper presented an autonomous configuration algorithm for improving network survivability(abbreviated as NSAC) based on central limit theorem and hypothesis testing theory.According to different durations in the process of key services execution,the algorithm dynamically dealt with two instances for taking the timely policies such as resource reconfiguration,service degradation or service roaming,etc.As a result,key services could be accomplished farthest within its deadline expected by users.Moreover,the whole configuration process is transparent for users.Simulation experiments show that the proposed method can improve the survivability of key service effectively under the circumstance of the network light load and overload.


Considerable effort has been put in place in recent years to build repositories of learning resources and assessment activities. Thus, raising the demand to collect and curate meaningful metadata related to their use. This is order, to improve user experience leveraging on educational data mining techniques. This work will propose firstly a set of data that can be collected and a set of similarity metrics useful for query recommendations on based on their content. Secondly, the set of results user recommendations either based on the queries they perform on the system, or on the basis of the activities they perform on the repository. Thirdly, learning resource recommendation based on other users' interests and results of similar queries, pattern of usage of resources and feedback given by similar users. An activity matrix collecting data in three dimensions: resources, users and queries is proposed; leaving implementation details and experience report for further studies.


The development of Ohio's Action Plan is described, and the question is considered if the Action Plan process will insure consideration of SEE factors and citizen participation in systems planning. The Action Plan was developed with an interdisciplinary approach, the involvement of other agencies and the public, consideration of social, economic and environmental factors, and consideration of alternatives. The Action Plan will be the means by which the transportation plans (in the statewide systems planning effort) will be re-evaluated in light of 3 basic constraints: opposition to individual plan elements by community segements; socioeconomic and environmental considerations; and the difficulty of financing. In addition to the Action Plan, 11 public hearings covering the entire state are being conducted, and 6 modal advisory groups with special interest will convene on a monthly basis in workship type meetings. These will provide for further citizen involvement.


In museum curator's guide, visitors can focus on an exhibit, listen to its guide and understand its detail, if diversified explanatory information can be placed closing to the exhibit at the same time. Therefore, in this study we develop a moveable AR system that can superimpose explanatory information around the exhibit for supporting the curators to apply the AR technology. In this system these requirements are mentioned as below. One is avoiding the exhibit from light directly for protecting from being tanned. Another is reaching a same mapping conclusion with a higher speed and accuracy not only from the confront location but also from the oblique direction. The proposed system consists three processing blocks to identify the exhibit, to estimate its region on the image and to project some explanatory information related to its exhibit. Usually visitors can see only one side of the exhibit due to the limitation of the layout in museum, thus, the relations between the confront exhibit image and an input image taken by a camera, have same topological attributes in image elements even its camera moved. We apply this property to propose a feature points detection method and a matching method under perspective distortion robustly.


Foodborne diseases and infection caused by associated pathogens is a public health concern. Majority of the investigations focus on common foodborne pathogens like Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes, Shigella, Salmonella and Staphylococcus aureus. Limited knowledge has been accounted on Klebsiella pneumoniae. Presence of multidrug-resistant K. pneumoniae in the food supply is disturbing. Hence, this study assessed the presence of K. pneumoniae isolates from food samples (fresh vegetables and chicken), ascertained the presence of drug-resistant phenotypes, extended spectrum beta lactamase production, antibiotic resistance determinants, genes associated with virulence and their ability to form biofilm. Resistance towards ceftazidime and tetracycline was noted among all the isolates in the study, while they exhibited sensitivity to chloramphenicol and co-trimoxazole. All the isolates were potent ESBL producers carrying at least one ESBL encoding genes. Plasmid mediated quinolone resistance gene was detected in one isolate each from onion and chicken respectively. The isolates marked the absence of tetracycline and chloramphenicol resistance genes. Multiple virulence genes (ureA, khe, fimH, mrkD, wabG, uge and elt) were possessed by each of the isolates. K. pneumoniae from chicken and cucumber were moderate biofilm formers and those from tomato exhibited weak biofilm formation. Increased expression of the mrkA gene and reduction in the expression of the biofilm forming gene fimH gene was observed among the biofilm formers. One of the moderate and non-biofilm formers exhibited increased mrkD gene expression. The results from our study stipulate, that raw vegetables and meat serve as dormant source of drug-resistant and virulent K. pneumoniae.


Aimming at to many new problems brought by the rapid development of Guangzhou industrial park,combined with the compilation of the regulatory detailed planning in the Huadu area in Guangzhou city,the thesis discusses how to analyze and solve problems scientifically,objectively and justly during the compiling.


Dry ribonuclease was irradiated with 60Co gamma radiation in vacuo, under oxygen atmosphere, and at 77 °K. By chromatography on Sephadex G-50 active ribonuclease was separated from inactive radiation products. From the elution pattern and by ultracentrifugation it was shown that mainly unfolded dimers are formed by gamma irradiation of dry ribonuclease. Amino acid analysis of these various products shows that in all components cystine, methionine, tyrosine, phenylalanine, lysine, and histidine are destroyed with increasing dose whereas glycine shows a small increase. Thus, in ribonuclease irradiated in the dry state the same amino acids are changed as was found after irradiation in aqueous solutions. The radiosensitivity of dry ribonuclease shows an increase by the presence of oxygen of about 2 and a decrease at low temperature in vacuo of about 5. The same factors were also found for the alteration of amino acids, which means that under various experimental conditions amino acid destruction is proportional to loss of enzymatic activity of ribonuclease. The observed selectivity of amino acid destruction may be explained by energy migration or by the attack of atomic hydrogen liberated at random from the molecule. The total number of amino acids destroyed per ribonuclease molecule increases with dose. In enzymatically inactive products this value is always higher by one amino acid residue than in the active components. From this result and from the increase with dose it is concluded that after destruction of one amino acid residue the ribonuclease molecule has a probability (not depending on dose of irradiation) of 0.45 to become inactivated whereas in 55 per cent of all cases the molecule maintains its enzymatic activity.


INTRODUCTION We have developed an analysis method of 3D human body forms using the Free Form Deformation technique (FFD). With this method, the spatial deformation data obtained when a human body form is deformed to match a target form can be utilized in designing new product shapes (Figure 1) . This method is suitable for the CAD/CAM of custom products and e-commerce. Using plaster models of feet to investigate the basic methods used in designing custom shoes, the need for more practical, less time-consuming methods of capturing the 3D foot form was identified. Thus, a low cost foot scanner was developed as a part of custom shoe making system.


A summary of the analysis of a neutron streaming experiment performed at the ORNL Tower Shielding Facility in 1975 is presented. The experiment was performed in support of the GCFR shield design effort to determine if design methods were adequate to calculate the radiation sources which would have to be shielded against. The experiment was analyzed with two-dimensional (2-D) discrete ordinates and Monte Carlo methods. The 2-D results for homogeneous and heterogeneous models of the pin array bracketed the measured results, but large discrepancies between the models occurred for detector angles less than 2.5/sup 0/ from the pin array axis. The Monte Carlo results showed much improvement over the 2-D results, yet these still deviated greatly from the measured results.


The purpose of this study was to analyze the space planning characteristics in small apartment housing works targeting young one-person households in...


Efficient conversion of renewable biomass into value-added chemicals and biofuels is regarded as an alternative route to reduce our high dependence on fossil resources and the associated environmental issues. In this context, biomass-based furfural and levulinic acid (LA) platform chemicals are frequently utilized to synthesize various valuable chemicals and biofuels. In this review, the reaction mechanism and catalytic system developed for the generation of furfural and levulinic acid are summarized and compared. Special efforts are focused on the different catalytic systems for the synthesis of furfural and levulinic acid. The corresponding challenges and outlooks are also observed.


UNLABELLED
A retrospective study was performed to determine the prognostic value of Basement Membrane (BM) integrity, Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMPs) and E-Cadherin expression in renal cell carcinoma (RCC).

MATERIALS AND METHODS
An immunohistochemical study on laminin and collagen IV, MMPs 1 and 2, and E-Cadherin was carried out on 71 RCCs. BM fragmentation was considered taking 75% as a cut-off. MMP 1 and MMP2 immunostaining, as well as E-Cadherin was considered taking 25% as a cut-off.

RESULTS
An inverse relationship was seen between E-Cadherin with laminin, collagen IV and MMPs. More than 75% loss of laminin, collagen IV and E-Cadherin, as well as higher expression of MMPs, were associated with symptoms, tumoral size and worse grade. Loss of collagen IV and E-Cadherin were of prognostic value.

CONCLUSION
Both BM and E-Cadherin are good prognostic markers. MMPs patterns show a relationship between BM proteins and E-Cadherin, but evaluation is more time-consuming and provide no better prognostication; consequently they are not useful in routine clinical applications.


This paper examines smallholder farmers' perceptions of the implementation of climate change disaster preparedness strategies in Mpigi district in Central Uganda. Furthermore, existing community early actions against climate change disasters were investigated. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions at the community level. Using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 16, data obtained through semi-structured interviews were subjected to quantitative analysis to generate percentages for several variables and cross-tabulation analyses between selected variables. Farmers perceived prolonged droughts, increased pests and diseases outbreaks in crops and livestock as a consequence of climate change as the major climate change disasters. They considered the implementation of climate change disaster preparedness at community and village level as inadequate. This triggered implementation of various early actions by farmers as responses to climate change disasters. These actions constitute an informal community-based early warning system against climate change disasters.


Acute afferent loop syndrome following pancreaticoduodenostomy is generally caused by mechanical occlusion due to pancreatic cancer recurrence. Historically, it has been treated with palliative surgical bypass [1–5]. A retrograde endoscopic approach with placement of an enteral metal stent across the afferent limb stricture is often not possible [2]. We report the first case series of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided gastrojejunostomy using a lumen-apposing, self-expanding, metal stent (LASEMS) for therapy of acute afferent loop syndrome. Three patients who had previously undergone a pancreaticoduodenostomy for pancreatic cancer presented with acute abdominal pain and vomiting. Computed tomography revealed dilation of the afferent loop caused by bowel obstruction due to cancer recurrence (●" Fig.1). All three patients underwent successful EUS-guided gastroenterostomy using LASEMS. The dilated afferent limb was located endosonographically by an echoendoscope in the stomach. The obstructed afferent limb was then punctured using a 19-gauge EUS needle. Contrast was injected through the 19-gauge needle into the dilated afferent limb to confirm the position, and a 0.035-inch guidewire was introduced through the needle and coiled into the obstructed afferent limb. Needle-knife cautery was used to make an incision into the fistula tract, and then a 6-mm balloon was used to dilate the tract (●" Fig.2,●" Video 1). A 15mm×10mm LASEMS (Axios; Boston Scientific Corp., Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA) was then deployed under fluoroscopic guidance across the tract, resulting in apposition between the dilated afferent limb and the stomach wall. A 15-mm balloon was then used to dilate the tract within the lumen of the LASEMS to create an endoscopic gastrojejunostomy for drainage of the obstructed afferent limb (●" Fig.3,●" Video 1). All three patients had resolution of clinical symptoms (●" Fig.4) and were discharged. This series demonstrates that EUS-guided gastroenterostomy involving LASEMS placement offers a safe, technically feasible, and clinically successful endoscopic method of management for acute afferent loop obstruction.


The π 0 , η , and η' transition form factors in the space-like region are analyzed at low and intermediate energies in a model-independent way through the use of rational approximants. Slope and curvature parameters as well as their values at infinity are extracted from experimental data. These results are suited for constraining hadronic models such as the ones used for the hadronic light-by-light scattering part of the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon, and for the mixing parameters of the η − η' system.


The solvent-effect together with the influence of substituents in the aryl group on the yield of isothiocyanates in the decomposition of N-mono aryl thioureas can partly be explained by solvent- and substituent-effects on a consecutive reaction of two decomposition products amine and isothiocyanate. A more detailed investigation of this step, which is representative for the reaction scheme of thioureas, shows that reactions of aromatic amines with aryl isothiocyanates are characterized by an equilibrium limiting the yield of the product NN′ diaryl thiourea. Both amine and product seem to effect about equal catalytic influences on both steps of the equilibrium.

From a study of the solvent-effect on the reaction rate, it can be concluded that besides the unspecific factors, polarity and polarisability, also association-effects and catalytic activities of the solvent must be taken into account.

The considerable influence of the basicity of the amine on the reaction rate together with the pronounced effect of substituents in the phenyl isothiocyanate shows that the nucleophilic attack of the amine on the isothiocyanate must be the rate determining step; this view is in agreement with the low value for the isotope-effect. The whole of the data can be correlated by assuming a reaction scheme wherein amine attacks the isothiocyanate both as a dimeric form and a monomeric form complexed with reaction product or solvent.


The problem of free will is considered in the article by means of the analysis of the novel "The Clockwork Testament or: Enderby's End" being the third part of the tetralogy about the poet Enderby by Burgess. Traditionally, this problem has been addressed by literary researchers in relation to the writer's most famous novel "A Clockwork Orange" where the theme of freedom of choice is of central importance. The consonance of these novels titles suggests that this topic is presented in the studied work as well. The urgency of the considered problem for a writer's work is related to the religious and philosophical quests, inherent to all his life and the movement from Catholic education to Manichaeism and further to the development of an own belief system, that gets a complicated and sometimes an ambiguous expression in his novels. The problem of free will becomes the key one to compare the positions of two medieval theologians Aurelius Augustinus and Pelagius-Morgan, which is taken by the writer in several novels. If in the works "The Wanting Seed" and "A Clockwork Orange" this argument becomes the basis for the creation of antiutopian stories, then in the novel The Clockwork Testament or: Enderby's End, he represents a kind of an integrated story where philosophers become characters, protecting their ideological positions. The originality of these positions author's assessment is that Burgess does not accept any of the parties finally.


OBJECTIVE To study the chemical constituents from the leaves of Phyllostachys heterocycla.METHODS The seperation was performed on the silic gel CC,Sephadex LH-20 CC as well as preparative HPLC,and the constituents isolated were identified by spectral method.RESULTS Five compounds were isolated from the leaves of Phyllostachys heterocycla,and identified as p-hydroxybenzoic acid (Ⅰ),trans-p-hydroxycinnamic acid(Ⅱ),cis-p-hydroxycinnamic acid(Ⅲ),tricin(Ⅳ)and 3,4-dihydroxycinnamic acid(Ⅴ).CONCLU- SION All compounds above were isolated from the plant for the first time.


Over the past three decades scientific evidence has accumulated concerning the deleterious impacts humans have on local and global ecosystems (Akimoto, 2003; Ballschmiter and Zell, 1980; Nriagu, 1989; Tanabe, 1983). While much has been written about these issues in the scientific literature, the implications of accelerating global ecological decline is not widely explored in the criminological literature. In general, criminologists fail to conceptualize ecological harms as crimes despite the existence of numerous national and international environmental mechanisms of social control that address ecological harm and destruction.

Criminological neglect of green crimes has also meant a neglect of green victimization. Green victimization is extensive and ubiquitous in the contemporary world, and we suggest, makes green victimization more likely than street crime victimization, a point illustrated below. These green victims are under-represented in the criminological literature, leading to under-estimates of the rates of victimization in society. We also call attention to explaining those forms of green victimization employing political economic theory.3 Our analysis of green victimization proposes a radical approach that employs political economic theory (Part I, IV and V). Parts II and III of our discussion provide evidence of the scope of green victimization in several different forms.


Various applications of wireless 5G networks demand high throughput for improving the Quality of Service. Power management of the beams plays a key role in improving the throughput in 5G-mmWave networks. However, resource constraints make beam generation a challenging issue. In this work, cluster-based 3D beam power management schemes are proposed for improving the throughput in resource-Constrained wireless networks. Firstly, the network users are divided into a number of groups. 3D beam patterns are generated from the transmitter to maximize the throughput of users based on clustering information. The proposed cluster-based beam management scheme considers a limited amount of power resources at the transmitter. Available transmit power is distributed optimally to every cluster in the network. The performance is improved further by identifying the outliers in the clusters. The tradeoff between the transmit power and users served decides the threshold on outlier detection. The performance of proposed cluster-based 3D beam patterns is evaluated under different network scenarios using numeric simulations. The proposed method shows significant improvements in terms of throughput, network coverage, average signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), and transmit power consumption. The performance of the proposed methods is also compared with the alternative schemes under power-constrained scenarios.


Embryonic development features at difference timescales of Thai fairy shrimp, Branchinella thailandensis, were obtained from laboratory culture under the optimum conditions; hydration at room temperature and continuous illumination. The results indicated that the complete development of nauplius occurred within 6-8 h after hydration. As the scanning electron micrographs revealed that cysts of Thai fairy shrimp showing spherical shape with a regular pattern of polygons and three layers of the egg shell from the innermost: embryonic cuticle, alveolar layer, and outer cortex, respectively. In this study, four levels of sodium hypochorite concentration (1%, 2%, 4% and 6%) were conducted to decapsulate cyst and compared to whole cyst. Percentage hatchability of 2% decapsulated cyst is no significance difference from whole cyst, but clearly to investigate the developmental features.


In recent years, increasing attention to the use of sustainable energy resources has led to consider, as near term option, the possibility of cofiring Refused Derived Fuels (RDF) with coal in the existing large-scale pulverised fuel power plants. Nevertheless, when coal is blended with RDF, the unusual variation of alkali and chlorine content in fuel feed can give rise to a number of problems that affect the operation of downstream plant systems. In the present study a CFD based numerical approach has been extended to both explain and evaluate the chemistry of alkali and chlorine during combustion and the alkali salt deposition mechanisms on heat transfer surfaces. The main phenomena involving the "fate" of alkali in combustion have been considered, with a special emphasis on adsorption of alkali on fly ash. The modelling approach was applied to the study of the impact of RDF co-combustion on an industrial boiler (320 MWe). Its predictive capability has been assessed with probing measurement from full scale tests. Then the model has been employed to evaluate chloride deposition tendency on the tube banks of convection pass.


The Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve (GOMMBR) is India's first national marine Park. The development of marine fisheries in the Gulf of Mannar ecosystem requires thorough knowledge on the relative abundance of various commercially exploitable finfish, shellfish and other organisms and their biology for designing appropriate management strategies for sustainable production besides conserving the marine biodiversity. In order to document the information base on these aspects from the Gulf of Mannar in Tamilnadu, an attempt is made to compile all the published informations in the form of a special publication.


Although mixing tree species is considered an efficient risk-reduction strategy in the face of climate change, the conditions where mixtures are more productive than monocultures are under ongoing debate. Generalizations have been difficult because of the variety of methods used and due to contradictory findings regarding the effects of the species investigated, mixing proportions, and many site and stand conditions. Using data from 960 plots of the Swiss National Forest Inventory data, we assessed whether Picea abies (L.) Karst–Fagus sylvatica L. mixed stands are more productive than pure stands, and whether the mixing effect depends on site- or stand-characteristics. The species proportions were estimated using species proportion by area, which depends on the maximum stand basal area of an unmanaged stand (BAmax). Four different alternatives were used to estimate BAmax and to investigate the effect of these differing alternatives on the estimated mixture effect. On average, the mixture had a negative effect on the growth of Picea abies. However, this effect decreased as moisture availability increased. Fagus sylvatica grew better in mixtures and this effect increased with site quality. A significant interaction between species proportions and quadratic mean diameter, a proxy for stand age, was found for both species: the older the stand, the better the growth of Fagus sylvatica and the lower the growth of Picea abies. Overyielding was predicted for 80% of the investigated sites. The alternative to estimate BAmax weakly modulated the estimated mixture effect, but it did not affect the way mixing effects changed with site characteristics.


The estimation of repair-cost for buildings is a decisive component for post-catastrophe loss assessment and analyses of the consequences of future earthquakes. Based on the EMS-98 damage scale, this study proposes a framework to compare and assess the performance of several repair-cost relationships. The first part of this study is focused on building an earthquake consequence database gathering both damage data and macroseismic intensity maps. Secondly, a reconstruction cost model is developed based on GDP per capita, structure type and land use. The cost is derived from damage grade based on both the spatial distribution and the vulnerability profile of buildings. After reviewing the scientific literature of repair-cost relationships, they are back-tested with the model previously developed and data collected. Finally, the mean and the standard deviation of the building loss estimate residuals are analysed. This study shows that some existing relationships are not appropriate within the framework proposed because the loss is on average either overestimated or underestimated. The second result obtained is a standard deviation at around 0.78 for all the relationships. This paper concludes that a new repair-cost relationship focusing on the building loss estimate residuals would strengthen the modelling framework. Such study should focus on the residual probabilistic modelling as well as identifying and quantifying the uncertainty sources.


Double sided auctions are widely used in financial markets to match demand and supply. Prior works on double sided auctions have focused primarily on single quantity trade requests. We extend various notions of double sided auctions to incorporate multiple quantity trade requests and provide fully formalized matching algorithms for double sided auctions with their correctness proofs. We establish new uniqueness theorems that enable automatic detection of violations in an exchange program by comparing its output with that of a verified program. All proofs are formalized in the Coq proof assistant without adding any axiom to the system. We extract verified OCaml and Haskell programs that can be used by the exchanges and the regulators of the financial markets. We demonstrate the practical applicability of our work by running the verified program on real market data from an exchange to automatically check for violations in the exchange algorithm.


Noise problems occur when machines that type, punch, duplicate, etc., are installed in large office areas. These office areas are staffed primarily by women who operate the machines. The noise levels generated by the machines may be high enough to make speech unintelligible and telephone usage difficult. In addition, the people working in a noisy environment may become annoyed. This annoyance often causes absenteeism and high staff turnover, which may result in inefficient and uneconomical operation. A 6–10 dBA reduction in noise levels can be achieved by treating the covers of the machines with damping compound and sealing openings that transmit the sound generated by the operating mechanism. This noise reduction does not affect the performance of the machine.


This paper has a purpose to evaluate development to the rate and typology of economic growth in Maluku. As amatter of fact, Location Quotient (LQ) and Regional Specialization Index (RSI) analysis are used to identify the key sector and change of regional economic structure. Besides the LQ & RSI analysis, Klassen Typology analysis is used to know the rate and typology of growth. Therefore, by using the analysis above, it's hoped that the policy maker will be helped to determine an exact development strategy based on the identification of the basis sector (key sector).


'Scaffolding identities and learning at construction sites' : literacies and representations as mediation across time and space in an Indian NGO


In the natural environment, organisms have to cope with a large number of stresses. Comparison of the gene expression response to different stresses across different yeast species shows that transcriptomic stress response can be linked to the lifestyle of the studied species.


Abstract. Data on Armenian spider species are summarized. A catalogue of spiders collected during 1988–1998 and deposited in the Institute of Zoology collection, Yerevan, Armenia is given. The review revealed 20 species belonging to nine families. Fourteen species are recorded for Armenia for the first time. Thus, the number of spider species known from Armenia rises to 190. Liocranum rupicola (Walckenaer, 1830) is recorded for the first time in the Caucasus.


This paper presents Improving performance of 112 Gbits optical coherent communications systems using digital signal processing techniques to compensate linear impairments that are exposed to the signal during its propagation in optical fiber. In this paper, different multi-level modulation formats (DP-QPSK, DP 8PSK, DP- 16PSK and DP-16-QAM) were compared for the same data rate at different distances from the transmitter without amplification. the comparison was done by measuring bit error rate value. We used digital signal processing techniques for linear effects compensation. Where chromatic dispersion was compensated using a simple digital filter, and Polarization mod dispersion was realized by applying the constant-modulus algorithm (CMA). The phase and frequency mismatch between the transmitter and the local oscillator in the receiver was compensated using the modified Viterbi-Viterbi algorithm. We used the Optical simulator Opti-system , which was linked with MATLAB R2011 in order to implementation DSP algorithms and analyze obtained results.


Aims: Gallbladder involvement in autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is reported to be histologically similar to that seen in primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) and biliary obstruction secondary to pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). The aim was to identify unique morphological and immunological features that could help distinguish gallbladders of AIP from those associated with PSC and PDACs.


47  ABSTRACT Twenty five years' experience observing and developing disaster and crisis recovery plans within the electric utility industry provided the impetus and knowledge to develop a software-based single system strategic recovery algorithm for electric utilities utilizing systems engineering techniques. The threat of system failure resulting from solar flares (security management), electromagnetic pulse (EMP) (Savage, Gilbert, and Radasky 2010) or industrial control system (ICS) cyber interruption (Weiss) on the electrical utility system can cascade up from the distribution system and/or cascade down from the high voltage transmission system (Watson et al. 2015). Systemic electrical system failure, regardless of the type of catastrophic event, causes the same socio-economic disasters within the region of electrical failure. This paper will address the concept of single system recovery techniques utilizing existing recovery methodologies, titled the Common Recovery Model, as an approach to hedge against, and or recover from, the potential of cascading failure of the electrical transmission and distribution system. The premise for the need of a Common Recovery Model is that one or all three of the threats are imminent, thus the necessity of electric utilities to develop a Common Recovery Model prior to the actual outage event. Casey Shull, email@example.com; J. Eric Dietz, email@example.com; and C. Robert Kenley, email@example.com Critical Infrastructure Protection and Recovery


The current microblogging public platform has become an important carrier of college student management, which has rich information resources and flexible interactive management form. This paper aims at the advantages and application of Wechat platform in the management of college students, and points out that the college student management workers must deeply understand the new media advantages represented by the WeChat public platform and scientifically utilize the new media technology to improve the management of college students Work effectiveness. WeChat as a Tencent Inc in 2011 launched a smart terminal based on instant messaging application, can support single and multiplayer mobile terminal, users send audio, through intelligent video, pictures and text, and also can through the "public platform", "achieve content sharing circle of friends, and the third party platform. So the favor and recognition by the majority of users.Time by the end of 2016, micro-registered users have reached 821 million people [1] . The college students in college as the most positive and rapid to accept new things, the number of WeChat use is very large.The management of college students not only includes the students' ideological and political education work, but also the daily management of students, including class management, career planning, difficult students help, employment guidance and course notification.It can be seen that the management of college students is very cumbersome, and with the WeChat of the popularity of the application of a very high tool platform, you can achieve the management of college students from the simple, while students are more willing to accept and


In-situ S-parameter measurements in high-purity iron during hydrogen-charging and deformation are performed by combining Doppler broadening measurements with slow tensile tests. Experimental results show that in the absence of hydrogen damage when the high-purity iron is deformed during hydrogen-charging, the increase of the S-parameter mainly comes from hydrogen-induced plastic deformation; conversely, in the presence of hydrogen damage, the increase of the S-parameter comes from hydrogen-induced plastic deformation and hydrogen-induced damage. A theoretical calculation of hydrogen-induced plastic deformation will be given.