E. Fraenkel was among the first authors to highlight that the scene before Orestes' recognition in Aeschylus' Libation Bearers might contain interpolations, and the same ap-plied to the corresponding scene in Euripides' Electra. Since then, there have been many ar-guments for and against this hypothesis. The doubts surrounding this issue are mostly logical -the way of reasoning and the argumentation with regard to the recognition tokens- and aes-thetic -whether those scenes, especially Orestes' recognition in Electra, fit in with the stan-dards of tragedy. But they highlight several important matters for an understanding of the whole: the cultural background behind the tokens in the recognition scenes and the way of considering, from the point of view of aesthetics, the wide range of meanings which are pre-sent in the remake of the recognition and the myth of Orestes in Electra.


BACKGROUND
Rabdosia japonica has been historically used in China as a popular folk medicine for the treatment of cancer, hepatitis, and gastricism. Glaucocalyxin A (GLA), an ent-kaurene diterpene isolated from Rabdosia japonica, is one of the main active ingredients showing potent inhibitory effects against several types of tumor cells. To the best of our knowledge, studies regarding the structural modification and Structure-Activity Relations (SAR) of this compound have not yet been reported.

OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study is to discover more potent derivatives of GLA and investigate their SAR and cytotoxicity mechanisms.

METHODS
Novel 7-O- and 14-O-derivatives of GLA were synthesized by condensation of acids or acyl chloride. The anti-tumor activities of these derivatives against various human cancer cell lines were evaluated in vitro by MTT assays. Apoptosis assays of compound 17 (7,14-diacylation product) were performed on A549 and HL-60 cells by flow cytometry and TUNNEL. The acute toxicity of this compound was tested on mice, at the dose of 300mg per kg body weight.

RESULTS
Seventeen novel 7-O- and 14-O-derivatives of GLA (1-17) were synthesized. These compounds show potent cytotoxicity against the tested cancer cell lines, and almost all of them were found to be more cytotoxic than GLA and oridonin. Of the synthesized derivatives, compound 17 presents the greatest cytotoxicity, with IC50 values of 0.26μM and 1.10μM in HL-60 and CCRF-CEM cells, respectively. Furthermore, this compound induces weak apoptosis of A549 cells but has great potential in stimulating the apoptosis of HL-60 cells. Acute toxicity assays indicate that compound 17 is relatively safe.

CONCLUSION
The results reported herein indicate that the synthesized GLA derivatives exhibit greater cytotoxicity against leukemia cells than against other types of tumors. In particular, the 7,14-diacylation product of GLA is an effective anti-tumor agent. However, the cytotoxicity mechanism of this product in A549 cells is expected to be different than that in other tumor cell lines. Further research is needed to confirm this hypothesis.


positional constructions for the bare cases; and it had the advantage of brevity. When he sees a connection between the failure of the dative construction of the type mittere morti to survive and develop and the preference of Latin for prepositional constructions, the author forgets that the prepositions became necessary, to distinguish between different functions of the same case. If, as he implies (p. 196), the idea of direction was original, and not secondary, why did not the dative also acquire a preposition, to distinguish this from the idea of personal interest ? The objections to the ' personification ' view of P. Lejay are hardly made good. (Cf. Schmalz-Hofmann, p. 419 ; Lofstedt, Syntactica I, p. 150.) Part Four, under the title of ' PEnonc6', deals with word-groups, cliches, iteration, and rhythmic structure in prose and verse. The subject of ' padding' is briefly touched on. Scholars who, in writing Latin themselves, have often felt the need of something extra, to satisfy the ear, though the sense was complete, will wish that more had been said about this. Throughout the book there are a number of misprints in the quotation of Latin examples, and there are one or two slips. On p. 35, in the words ' la rencontre des consonnes ne determine pas ne"cessairement un hiatus', the author evidently intended to write ' voyelles ' for ' consonnes'. On p. 185 it is stated that ' dum n'est ni chez C6sar ni chez Salluste '. For dum read donee. Although there is not a great deal in the book that is actually new, it performs the most useful function of discussing problems in the light of recent research. The bibliography is full, though one might have expected Bre"al's Essai de Semantique to be included. The collection and orderly arrangement of the ancient evidence make the work most instructive. It will be read with interest by specialists and non-specialists alike. It is one of the best of the author's many sound contributions to Latin linguistic studies, and it is a distinctly good addition to the bibliography of Stilistik.


Breath tests are simple, noninvasive alternatives, which are considered harmless for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), lactose intolerance (), and inflammatory bowel disease (). In Brazil, the acquisition of 13C-urea from abroad is challenging; however, with the support of the Division of Pharmacy, 13C-urea breath tests were routinely performed in clinical practice (). Patients using anticoagulant drugs, with low platelets count, cardiac impairment that contraindicates endoscopy, or those who did not want [...]


The stress response consists of an integrated pattern of adjustments to the physiology and behavior of a fish that promotes the best chance of survival in the face of a noxious or threatening situation. The response is characterized by a switch from an anabolic to a catabolic state, thereby providing the fish with the necessary resources to avoid or overcome the immediate threat, and has evolved as an adaptive response to short-term or acute stresses. If the fish is faced with a continuous, or chronic, stress from which there is no escape (e.g., sublethal pollution, and suboptimal aquaculture conditions), the adaptive value of the response is compromised. The fish may acclimate to the new environmental conditions, albeit at a reduced level of performance, or prolonged activation of the stress response may lead to damaging side effects (e.g., growth suppression, reproductive dysfunction, and immunosuppression) that can ultimately result in mortality. This chapter describes some of the major biochemical changes that occur in stressed fish, because of effects mediated either by stress hormones or because of specific responses to particular types of stress. Because of the diversity of such changes, the information presented is, of necessity, selective, but covers the major areas of respiration, metabolism and growth, osmoregulation, defense (including detoxification) and reproduction. The chapter describes the hormonal changes occurring in stressed fish and concludes by summarizing the biochemical parameters that can be employed as indicators of stress in fish.


We systematically explored the use of semantic roles in coreference resolution.Here,the semantic roles were automatically determined using a state-of-the-art SRL system,ASSERT,and integrated into the resolution by combining them with pronoun categories.In particular,this paper employed the semantic roles information based on center theory.Experimental results on the ACE 2003 corpus show that our method can outperform the baseline system by 2.2% in F-measure.Especially for pronoun,the experiments show that the refine system using semantic roles information can significantly boost the performance of the baseline for pronoun resolution.


CV. Dua Putra is a manufacturing company that categorized as a low medium enterprice. This company produces shoes such as futsal shoes, running shoes, casual, and also kids shoes. This company still using traditional inventory planning where component of their product will be bought when the stock is out. As a consequence there often be exceed and also run out of inventory in the storage. This research is aimed to plan material inventory for Airpro futsal on CV. Dua Putra. The method that is used in this reseach is Material Requirement Planning (MRP). Based on MRP result, the time required to complete demand in september is 34 days, 34 days for demand in October, and 23 days for demand in November.


We study the problem of optimal state-feedback tracking control for unknown discrete-time deterministic systems with input constraints. To handle input constraints, state-of-art methods utilize a certain nonquadratic stage cost function, which is sometimes limiting real systems. Furthermore, it is well known that Policy Iteration (PI) and Value Iteration (VI), two widely used algorithms in data-driven control, offer complementary strengths and weaknesses. In this work, a two-step transformation is employed, which converts the constrained-input optimal tracking problem to an unconstrained augmented optimal regulation problem, and allows the consideration of general stage cost functions. Then, a novel multi-step VI algorithm based on Q-learning and linear programming is derived. The proposed algorithm improves the convergence speed of VI, avoids the requirement for an initial stabilizing control policy of PI, and computes a constrained optimal feedback controller without the knowledge of a system model and stage cost function. Simulation studies demonstrate the reliability and performance of the proposed approach.


BY WORD OF MOUTH
Analysis of commercial use of the telephone in small businesses
The telephone is a tool regularly used by all very small businesses (VSBs) to
create and maintain relations with their economic environment. This article,
which draws on a quantitative survey on over 800 VSBs, analyses
commercial use of the telephone by combining business data with data on
telephone traffic and uses. The analysis highlights the dynamic and
asymmetrical nature of telephony in VSBs, and proposes a typology of uses
that takes into account different modes of inscription of the telephone in
business relations.


Abstract Limb ossification patterns for the Lower Jurassic (Toarcian) ichthyosaur, Stenopterygius , are described. It is found that limb ossification follows a continuous proximal to distal sequence from the propodial elements through to the terminal elements of 1st to 4th digit in the manus and the 1st to 3rd digit in the pes. The 5th manal and 4th pedal digit begin ossification later than more preaxial digits and also show evidence of proximal addition of elements near the distal mesopodial row in a manner consistent with delayed ossification of the 5th distal mesopodial in other diapsids. Ossification of manal elements in the Supernumerary 3–4 (S3–4) digit and the 5th digit appear interdependent; if one or the other is highly ossified, ossification of the other is retarded. The 1st pedal digit is considered to be lost in Stenopterygius and the 4th pedal digit is identified as the 5th digit. Delayed ossification of the mesopodium is not observed. The most preaxial proximal tarsal is identified as the centrale; the remaining proximal tarsals are the astragalus and calcaneum, and it is inferred that the astragalus and calcaneum ossified from within a single proximal cartilage.


We present the results of a survey of the brightest UV-selected galaxies in protoclusters. These proto-brightest cluster galaxy (proto-BCG) candidates are drawn from 179 overdense regions of g-dropout galaxies at z ∼ 4 from the Hyper Suprime-Cam Subaru Strategic Program identified previously as good protocluster candidates. This study is the first to extend the systematic study of the progenitors of BCGs from z ∼ 2 to z ∼ 4. We carefully remove possible contaminants from foreground galaxies and, for each structure, select the brightest galaxy that is at least 1 mag brighter than the fifth-brightest galaxy. We select 63 proto-BCG candidates and compare their properties with those of galaxies in the field and those of other galaxies in overdense structures. The proto-BCG candidates and their surrounding galaxies have different rest-UV color (i − z) distributions to field galaxies and other galaxies in protoclusters that do not host proto-BCGs. In addition, galaxies surrounding proto-BCGs are brighter than those in protoclusters without proto-BCGs. The image stacking analysis reveals that the average effective radius of proto-BCGs is ∼28% larger than that of field galaxies. The i − z color differences suggest that proto-BCGs and their surrounding galaxies are dustier than other galaxies at z ∼ 4. These results suggest that specific environmental effects or assembly biases have already emerged in some protoclusters as early as z ∼ 4, and we suggest that proto-BCGs have different star formation histories than other galaxies in the same epoch.


The DFIG based wind turbine with variable speed feature is the most popular wind power generator in the wind power industries. To implement a DFIG, the stator is directly connected to three-phase grid and the rotor is fed via three phase back to back ac-dc-ac converter. Generally various kinds of faults occur in a system. When a fault occurs in a DFIG, it causes the damage of the converter circuitry. In order to avoid this damage of the system and to protect the system, the identification should be done at an earlier stage. Hence an accurate and efficient identification helps in protection of the system from abnormality. In addition to the identification of these faults, their classification should also be done accordingly such as L-L, L-G, L-L-G and L-L-L-G faults. In this paper a DFIG connected to wind turbine is considered and its faults are analysed i.e. the faults are identified and classified using Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT). The entire work is carried out in Matlab/Simulink platform.


This bachelor thesis deals with the study of protein analysis presented in malting barley. The first part of the thesis is mainly devoted to description of the structure and function of proteins. Next part is focused on the chemical composition with emphasis on nitrogen compounds, primarily proteins, which affect the beer production process. The analysis of proteins using electrophoretic techniques and mass spectrometry is described in last part of the thesis.


Factors related to the development of dependency in epileptics were studied. Epileptic children were found to be significantly more dependent than controls, both with tonsillectomy and with cystic fibrosis. Child‐rearing attitudes were not different among parents of children in the three groups. Dependency in epileptic children was not significantly correlated with a number of variables—demographic, clinical and attitude of the parents.


Gender based violence continues to be a source of concern in The Bahamas. Structural inequality between the sexes is present in the law and cultural attitudes can work to circumscribe the expectations of women. Such attitudes are reinforced through messages from various sources. This paper presents the results from an Internet-based survey of 1,279 participants to examine how Bahamian citizens learn their attitudes towards women. The most important influence on Bahamians was the participant's mother. She, in turn, was influenced by the messages she received from faith-based sources. Official governmental sources of information and the opinions of politicians and school teachers appeared to be less influential. This disparity suggests that within The Bahamas, changes in attitudes towards women will require a more enlightened message to be taught and reinforced by faith-based organizations.


The compounds 3-amino-1,4-dimethyl-5H-pyrido[4,3-b]indole and 3-amino-1-methyl-5H-pyrido[4,3-b]indole, which are potent mutagens in a tryptophan pyrolyzate, ar hepatic carcinogens when given orally to mice at concentrations of 200 parts per million in a pellet diet. Female mice showed higher susceptibilities to both compounds than male mice.


The performance of density functionals B3PW91, PBE1PBE and OPBE are evaluated in comparison to the B3LYP for the 13C NMR chemical shift calculations of 20 small molecules. We combine these functionals with several basis sets including 6311++G(d,p), 6-311++G(2d,2p), 6-311++G(3df,3pd) and cc-PVTZ to analyze the effect on predicting 13C NMR chemical shifts. Our computed results show that the use of a simple expression δscal = 0.9528δcalc − 0.5986, where δcalc and δscal are the calculated and the linearly scaled values of the 13C chemical shifts, respectively, significantly improves the mean absolute deviations for a set of 75 chemical shifts considered. In addition the B3PW91 is superior to the other three density functionals and the GIAO B3PW91/6-311++G(2d,2p) is sufficient to determine accurate 13C chemical shifts. The 13C NMR chemical shifts of a larger system, i.e. Taxol molecule, are also computed and compared with experimental values.


The dispersion relations of surface polaritons (SP's) with a real frequency and a complex wavenumber in the so-called Otto and Kretschmann geometries have been numerically evaluated. Under a certain condition, SP's fields increase propagating along the surface or increase exponentially going into the prism. It is found that these curious results are induced by the existence of a prism and can be interpreted based on information about electric (or magnetic) fields in the respective layers. Various types of wavenumber, e.g. the wavenumber giving a maximum SP field, are evaluated.


The healthcare sector is knowledge intensive, and for the improvement of research and development productivity and innovation knowledge management is a vital component. The healthcare sector is thus greatly influenced by effective knowledge management. The present study is an extension to the research paper titled ―Does Knowledge Management Enhance Organizational Resilience?‖ presented at national conference on ―Paradigm Shift in Management Practice for Fostering Excellence‖. The study highlighted the importance of knowledge management in sustainability and competitiveness of an organization. The study was conducted with a sample of 210 employees of thirteen hospitals from the states of Himachal, Punjab and union territory of Chandigarh to study the relationship between the four dimensions of knowledge management and organizat ional resilience. The results of the study revealed that the four dimensions of knowledge management had a positive influence on organizational resilience. The present study aims at extending the previous conducted study to measure the relationship between all four dimensions of knowledge management with the three dimensions of organizational resilience in the healthcare sector in Northern India. For the present study the statistical sample consisted of 420 respondents from hospitals and pharmaceutical companies from three states: Himachal, Haryana, Punjab and two union territories: Chandigarh and Delhi. The results of the study revealed a positive and significant relationship exists between knowledge management and organizational resilience and their sub dimensions.


Pyrolysis is an energy conversion technology which by heating organic materials in the absence of oxygen, produces liquid, gaseous, and solid fuel products. Biochar, the solid product, can also be used as a soil amendment and, simultaneously, enables us to sequester carbon in the soil.


hemature infants fed solely on human milk beyond 7 days post partum failed to maintain normal biochemical Bz status in contrast to those receiving 400 pg B2/d (1). Do human milk-fed preterm infants, therefore, have a normal capacity for energy substrate and fatty acid oxidation: processes which are sensitive to B2 deficiency in neonatal rats (2)? In a pilot study we developed non-invasive methods for exploring these pathways; set out to exclude large metabolic changes after riboflavin supplementation, and obtained baseline data for calculating sample size in future definitive studies.


Background: Patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) are at an increased risk of developing ventricular tachycardia (VT). It is unclear how VT ablation affects CHF outcomes. Objective: The goal of this study is to evaluate CHF exacerbations and echocardiogram findings based on location of myocardial scar in patients with Ischemic Cardiomyopathy (ICM) who have undergone VT ablation. Methods: This was a selected cohort of consecutive patients with ICM who underwent VT ablation at Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System between July 2008 and September 2019. HF outcomes and echocardiogram variables were assessed. Results: Seventy-five patients with ICM underwent VT ablation, average age was 67.6 ± 7 years old and 100% male. Inferior wall scar (IWS) was the most prevalent (Figure, Table 1A). On pre-ablation echocardiogram, anterior wall scar (AWS) group overall had a lower mean ejection fraction (EF) of 26%, compared to IWS group of 32% (Table 1B). On post-ablation echocardiogram, patients with AWS had statistically significant (p < 0.03, two-tailed test) lower mean EF of 23% compared to IWS group of 30% (Table 1C). Twenty-five patients had admissions for CHF exacerbation post-ablation, 17 were in the first year after ablation (12 IWS and 5 AWS). Average time from ablation to CHF exacerbation was 2.1 years. Patients with IWS presented earlier with CHF exacerbation compared to AWS group (1.6 vs 1.8 years). Conclusion: Patients with ICM and AWS scar had a statistically significant mean lower EF post VT ablation compared to IWS scar group. However, patients with IWS scar had higher rates of admission for CHF exacerbation. Ablation of ventricular tachycardia in patients with ICM has been associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular hospitalization, VT storms and ICD shocks compared to medical management and no ablation. Mortality and ablation-related stroke rates were very low. Mortality remained identical in both categories, however. Introduction: Sustained ventricular tachyarrhythmia continues to be a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM) [1]. The placement of implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is proven to reduce the rates of sudden death and mortality in patients with ICM and reduced ejection fraction. However, the ICD has no effect on the incidence or recurrence of the events. Recurrent ventricular tachyarrhythmias can lead to recurrent shocks and re-hospitalizations, and were proven to be associated with worse overall outcomes. Catheter removal plans to forestall repeat of ventricular tachycardia (VT), in this way in principle, diminishing repetitive ICD stuns and along these lines the requirement for long haul utilization of conceivably harmful antiarrhythmic specialists. Be that as it may, critical debate keeps on existing in regards to its adequacy in patients with ICM. We played out a metaexamination of the accessible randomized clinical preliminaries (RCTs) to think about the job of catheter removal versus customary administration for VT in patients with ICM and ICD implantation.


Background: The study aimed to compare the clinical efficacy of platelet rich plasma (PRP) and platelet rich fibrin (PRF) used with phosphosilicate putty during immediate post extraction implant placement and immediate loading.Methods: A prospective comparative clinical study was conducted on 20 adults. Two groups were made with 10 patients in each by random selection. Each patient required tooth extraction and replacement with immediate implantation and immediate loading. In Group 1 PRP was prepared from the patient's blood, mixed with alloplastic graft, and packed in peri-implant space and similarly in Group 2 PRF was prepared from the patient's blood and mixed with alloplastic graft in peri-implant space. All the patients were evaluated for postoperative pain, soft tissue analysis, implant mobility, and crestal bone height changes were observed for up to 6 months, using paired/independent t-test, and Chi-square test.Results: It was seen that for pain on 1st postop day Group 1 had shown superior results than Group 2 after 7 days both groups showed good soft tissue healing. No significant difference was found in both groups when seen for implant mobility. The difference in crestal bone height gain in the first 3 months of Group 2 showed a remarkable height gain than in Group 1. And at 6th month overall crestal height gain difference between both groups was non-significant.Conclusions: The autologous PRF can present new possibilities for enhanced healing and functional recovery over PRP during immediate post extractive implantation and immediate loading.


The CeTi2O6, which is formed above 1300 ℃ by ceramic method, was obtained at 700 ℃ using sol-gel synthesis method. XRD analysis shows that there is 8% deficient of Ce in the structure. The chemical formula is Ce0.92Ti2O5.84, which has a monoclinic structure with space group of C 2/m. Its cell parameters are a=0.9811(8) nm, b=0.3726(3) nm, c=0.6831(6) nm, and β=118.84°. After being treated at 1300 ℃ for 3 h, the system keeps stable but the deficient disappears, while the chemical formula change to the normal CeTi2O6, and the cell parameters are a=0.9813(3) nm, b=0.3752(4) nm, c=0.6883(5) nm, β=119.05°. The key to synthesis the precursors of CeTi2O6 is that Ti4+ and Ce3+ ions must reach the atomistic distributing state and prevent the oxidation of Ce3+ during sol-gel process.


A method of forming a polishing pad with a polishing layer having a polishing surface and a back surface. A plurality of grooves are formed on the polishing surface, and an indentation is formed in the back surface of the polishing layer. A region on the polishing surface corresponding to the indentation in the back surface is free of grooves or has shallower grooves.


multifocal urothelial carcinomas are uncommon. The authors have reported a case in a forty year old male patient. It was a multifocal papillary urothelial carcinoma with extravesical extension.


We present an updated analysis of the current solar neutrino data in terms of three-flavor oscillations, including the additional constraints coming from terrestrial neutrino oscillation searches at the CHOOZ (reactor), Super-Kamiokande (atmospheric), and KEK-to-Kamioka (accelerator) experiments. The best fit is reached for the subcase of two-family mixing, and the additional admixture with the third neutrino is severely limited. We discuss the relevant features of the globally allowed regions in the oscillation parameter space, as well as their impact on the amplitude of possible CP-violation effects at future accelerator experiments and on the reconstruction accuracy of the mass-mixing oscillation parameters at the KamLAND reactor experiment.


Predicting danger from previously associated sensory stimuli is essential for survival. Contributions from altered peripheral sensory inputs are implicated in this process, but the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. Here we use the mammalian olfactory system to investigate such mechanisms. Primary olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) project their axons directly to the olfactory bulb (OB) glomeruli where their synaptic release is subject to local and cortical influence and neuromodulation. Pairing optogenetic activation of a single glomerulus with foot shock in mice induces freezing to the light stimulation alone during fear retrieval. This is accompanied by enhanced OSN release probability and reduced GABAB receptor expression in the conditioned glomerulus. Furthermore, freezing time is positively correlated with the release probability of OSNs in fear conditioned mice. These results suggest that aversive learning increases peripheral olfactory inputs at the first synapse, which may contribute to the behavioral outcome. Significance Statement Fear learning, the process by which the brain predicts danger from previously associated sensory stimuli and adjusts behavioral responses, is essential for survival. In addition to neuroplasticity in cortical and limbic regions, potential contributions from altered sensory inputs start to be recognized, but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. Using a novel, monoglomerular fear conditioning paradigm in the mouse olfactory system, we provide the direct evidence that fear conditioning enhances release probability from primary sensory neurons, presumably via downregulation of presynaptic GABAB receptor expression. Fear learning induced neuroplasticity at the first synapse potentially contributes to the behavioral response, highlighting the ability of the brain in adjusting sensory inputs based on predictive values.


Matching of multiple views is normally consists of coarse matching, fine matching, and a bundle adjustment at the end. Coarse matching, that is the pre-alignment of the surfaces of the complex forms, which can be positioned far away from each other in 3D space, is a difficult problem to solve. Fine matching on the other hand can be performed accurately using either the ICP (iterative closest point) method or the least square surface matching method. At the end, a bundle adjustment aligns the multiple views exactly. To perform the automatic coarse matching, this paper presents a fast algorithm to construct the "matching tree", which was innovated by the authors in the earlier paper [1]. The complexity of the algorithms is dropped from ( ) 4 n Ο to ( ) 2 n Ο , and the real run time is accelerated by factor 100. Validation of the method has been performed based on reconstructing the Castle Neuschwanstein out of laser range scanner data.


Airborne Obstacle Tracking has a significant role onboard Unmanned Aerial Systems. The primary function of this system is to detect and track location of obstacles in the flight path in an accurate and timely manner. Advanced filtering methodologies, such as Particle Filters, can provide very accurate estimates of the target state when the aircraft trajectories are described by non-linear dynamic models and linear filters could cause a loss of accuracy. The paper focuses on algorithm and test results from an Obstacle Tracking system based on Particle Filter. A customized version of the Particle Filter has been developed by exploiting data acquired during flight tests by means of a Very Light Aircraft in the framework of a research project carried out by the Italian Aerospace Research Centre and the University of Naples "Federico II". First of all, a brief description of the hardware/software architecture installed onboard the aircraft is presented. Then, the Particle Filter performance is analyzed in order to point out the impact of non-linear filters on the estimate of the Distance at Closest Point of Approach.


This paper proposed that workshop scheduling system is a complex adaptive system, and introduced CAS theory to study the adaptive feature of this system. Designed the elementary model of Agent, on that basis we established the MAS adaptive model of workshop scheduling, and analyzed the Agent's task allocation mechanisms and decision-making rules. Finally, described the running process of this system and took SPT scheduling algorithm as an example. This paper provided a new thought and method for researching on workshop scheduling system.


This paper describes the mechanical and electrical design, as well as the control strategy, of the FU-Fighters robots, a F180 league team that won the second place at RoboCup'99. It explains how we solved the computer vision and radio communication problems that arose in the course of the project. The paper mainly discusses the hierarchical control architecture used to generate the behavior of individual agents and the team. Our reactive approach is based on the Dual Dynamics framework developed by H. Jager, in which activation dynamics determines when a behavior is al- lowed to influence the actuators, and a target dynamics establishes how this is done. We extended the original framework by adding a third mod- ule, the perceptual dynamics. Here, the readings of fast changing sensors are aggregated temporarily to form complex, slow changing percepts. We describe the bottom-up design of behaviors and illustrate our ap- proach using examples from the RoboCup domain.


Most of the proposed routing protocols for wireless sensor networks (WSN) are concentrating on efficiently using extremely constrained resources, especially the energy. However, one important factor of the routing protocols, quality of service (QoS) routing has not been paid enough attention from researchers. Transmission collision occurred at nodes that receive packets from multiple nodes at the same time greatly reduces the network performance. Therefore, the services provided by the sensor network are also greatly impacted. In this paper, we propose a novel mechanism to find multiple-paths between one sink and multiple-sources with the consideration of reducing collision occurred at nodes that are receiving and forwarding packets on behalf of the source nodes. Simulation results are provided to show the potential and effectiveness of our solution.


LCA has been widely used for assessment of environmental performance of product life cycles. Whenever LCA is used in environmental evaluation of alternatives, it is critical for target audience to know the uncertainties associated with reported impacts. This work aims at proposing approaches that companies can adopt to make statistically valid evaluation of alternatives. Another key objective is to conclude if universal "difference thresholds" can be set for claims. For instance, is 10% lower carbon footprint of a product against competitive product adequate for a statistically valid claim? Monte Carlo and Parametric bootstrapping techniques have been used for the proposed approaches. This study also concludes that setting universal "difference thresholds" may not be statistically valid all the time.


Rapidly solidified hypereutectic Al100-x-Six alloys (x = 12; 20; 40 wt.%) with cost effective minor additions (Ni, Ti, Fe and P) have been prepared and analysed. The increased cooling rate and the minor additives determine an expansion of the coupled growth area, which is displayed asymmetrically in relation to the eutectic point, thus favouring the formation of nano and amorphous structures. Fe and P additives are structure refiners leading to nano-sized Al and Si grains and the Ni and Ti additives result in a homogeneous amorphous as cast structure.


The phrase "new regionalism" has two meanings. One refers to the new mode of governance the other is used for describing new forms of inter-country regional integrations. The author is discussing what role the latter plays in crisis management today. In this context new type regional integrations has two subgroups. One is searching solutions for the present world economic turmoil within the frame of the present, hierarchic structure of globalization and strives for corrections, modifications and refinement only. These are e.g. OAS, APEC and ASEM. The other type of new regionalism can be called "post neoliberal" regionalism. This is trying to put an other logic into the international economic connections by stressing the frames out of the traditional world order and building links on the basis of the solidarity and regional independence instead of putting the problems on the basis of market competitiveness into the centre of development. Such integrations are e.g. ALBA, UNASUR or the Latin American and Caribbean Summit on Integration and Development.


The paper presents the results of sociological qualitative research on safety management in work organization. The focus was on how to adapt the workforce to the sanitary regime during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic in the lignite mining and energy sector in the Bełchatów poviat (Łódź voivodeship, Poland). The study aimed to identify the dimensions of safety and the work culture created in crisis conditions as perceived by workers. Based on the conducted analysis, the process of adapting employees to the new rules of work organization was reported, including the transition from fear and anxiety to control over threats and negative emotions. The essence of the research was to support institutional memory to consolidate the existing knowledge and use it in the future.


Bajo starfruit is a wild plant that commonly grows in nickel mining areas and it is known to have the ability to take up Ni metal from the soil, even though its Ni uptake ability is still relatively low. The objective of this study was to explore the effect of the application of citric acid and NPK fertilizer on the ability of Bajo starfruit plant in phytoextraction of Ni from post nickel mining land. Citric acid as a ligand is expected to enhance the availability of Ni in the soil so that Ni uptake by plants increases, while NPK fertilizer is expected to enhance crop biomass production. The treatments tested were combinations of four doses of citric acid (0, 1, 2 and 3 g of citric acid/kg of soil) with two doses of NPK fertilizer (0, and 1.33 g/kg of soil) . Eight treatments were arranged in a factorial randomized block design with four replications. The results showed that the application of NPK fertilizer without citric acid increased the number of leaves and dry weight of plants. After the growth of Bajo starfruit for 25 weeks, the application of 3 g citric acid/kg of soil without application of NPK fertilizer reduced the total soil Ni from 8926 ppm to 2400 ppm i.e.73.11%.  Application of 2 g citric acid/kg of soil and 1.33 g NPK fertilizer/kg of soil resulted in Ni uptake by 118.18 mg/plant or increased by 38.61% compared to control. Application of 2 g citric acid/kg of soil without application of NPK fertilizer increased the BCF value of Bajo starfruit for nickel from 0.032 (control) to 0.035. However, treatments without the application of citric acid and fertilizer resulted in a higher TF value (13.9).


This paper concerns the possibilities of applying wavelet analysis to discovering and reducing distortions occurring in time series. Wavelet analysis basics are briefly reviewed. WaveShrink method including three most common shrinking variants (hard, soft, and non-negative garrote shrinkage functions) is described. Another wavelet-based filtering method, with parameters depending on the length of wavelets, is introduced. Sample results of filtering follow the descriptions of both methods. Additionally the results of the use of both filtering methods are compared. Examples in this paper deal only with the simplest "mother" wavelet function – Haar basic wavelet function. Keywords— wavelet transform, WaveShrink, filtration, noise reduction, Haar basic wavelet function.


TPS116 Background: Patients with HER2 +ve breast cancer suitable for neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) have been shown in a series of clinical trials to have the best outcome when treated with anthracyclines (A), taxanes (T), and trastuzumab (Tz). Recent evidence confirms that adjuvant Tz is more effective when given concomitantly rather than sequentially with T (Perez SABCS 2009). Whilst there remains uncertainty as to the most efficacious A-T regimen and duration of Tz, there is widespread use in Europe of FEC-D [3 cycles of 5-FU 500 mg/m2, epirubicin 100 mg/m2 and cyclophosphamide 500 mg/m2 (FEC100) followed by 3 cycles of docetaxel 100 mg/m2 (D) q3w] following the results of PACS-01. The advent of TKI anti-HER2 agents such as L could offer superior outcomes if combined with NAC. However, a phase I study in heavily pre-treated advanced breast cancer reported difficulties in combining lapatinib (L) with D 100 mg/m2 (LoRusso JCO 2008). Methods: EORTC 10054 is designed as a two-part study to compare FEC-D wi...


In this technical report, we review related works and recent trends in visual vocabulary based web image search, object recognition, mobile visual search, and 3D object retrieval. Especial focuses would be also given for the recent trends in supervised/unsupervised vocabulary optimization, compact descriptor for visual search, as well as in multi-view based 3D object representation.


ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on a proposal for compensating countries of origin for the costs incurred due to emigration of migrant workers from developing countries - constitutes part of a WEP research project on migration for employment. References.


Bus is an important one-dimensional interconnection network in communication and multiprocessor systems.However,the contention on the shared bus represents a strong limitation on the number of applicable subsystems.A traffic estimate model is presented for a bus system design.A probabilistic approach is proposed to predict the average bus bandwidth.Assume that the flow of packets from a module obeys a Poisson process,the distribution of the bus flow data rate is determined,thus estimating the average bus bandwidth.The experiment demonstrates the effectiveness of our approach.


It is well known that the change of fluid saturation and pressure are two of most important parameters during the oil and gas production scheme adjustment. So it is an important issue to study presently that how to obtain these two parameters from seismic data. Here we put forward the method of computing the fluid saturation and pressure with multi-parameter regression. First, P-wave impedance and S-wave impedance should be relative accurately obtained by time-lapse seismic elastic impedance inversion, therefore the Vp/Vs ratio, Poisson's ratio and other elastic parameters will be computed. Then link these parameters with fluid saturation and pressure by network methodology to predict the fluid saturation and pressure change on each sample of the reservoir interval, which provides proofs for finding the remaining oil and enhancing the recovery factor.


1. Riordan SM, Williams R. Mechanisms of hepatocyte injury, multiorgan failure, and prognostic criteria in acute liver failure. Semin Liver Dis 2003; 23(3): 203. 2. Vaquero J, Chung C, Cahill ME, Blei AT. Pathogenesis of hepatic encephalopathy in acute liver failure. Semin Liver Dis 2003; 23: 259. 3. Bernal W, Wendon J. Liver transplantation in adults with acute liver failure. J Hepatol 2004; 40(2): 192. 4. Bernuau J, Samuel D, Durand F, et al. Criteria for emergency liver transplantation in patients with acute hepatitis and Factor V below 50% of normal: a prospective study. Hepatology 1991; 14: 49A. 5. Horslen SP, Fox IJ. Hepatocyte transplantation. Transplantation 2004; 77: 1481. 6. Lee SW, Wang X, Chowdhury NR, RoyChowdhury J. Hepatocyte transplantation: state of the art and strategies for overcoming existing hurdles. Ann Hepatol 2004; 3: 48. 7. Alexandrova K, Griesel C, Barthold M, et al. Large-scale isolation of human hepatocytes for therapeutic application. Cell Transplant 2005; 14(10): 845. 8. Shakil AO, Kramer D, Mazariegos GV, et al. Acute liver failure: clinical features, outcome analysis, and applicability of prognostic criteria. Liver Transpl 2000; 6(2): 163. 9. Blei AT. Selection for acute liver failure: Have we got it right? Liver Transpl 2005; 11: S30.


Moroctic acid C18H28O2 has been isolated from a large quantity of Japanese sardine oil. For the determination of its constitution, methyl moroctate was subjected to ozonolysis. Among the products of ozonolysis, propionic acid, propyl aldehyde, succinic acid, succinic semi-aldehyde, methyl hydrogen succinate, methyl ester of succinic semi-aldehyde, carbon dioxide, acetic acid and acetaldehyde were found. Three last named compounds are considered to be formed by the secondary decomposition of malonic acid and the corresponding aldehyde which are derived from the =CH·CH2·CH= group. The presence of malonic acid, though in a small quantity, in the products of ozonolysis was also indicated. In the next place, tetrathiocyano-derivative was prepared from methyl moroctate, and it was subjected to ozonolysis. Among the products of ozonolysis, propionic acid, propyl aldehyde, carbon dioxide, acetic acid, acetaldehyde and an oily thiocyano-compound were recognised. The oily thiocyano-compound yielded, on elimination ...


We report here the first observation of electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) in $^{20}$Ne. The power broadening of the EIT linewidth is measured as a function of neon pressure and RF excitation power. Doppler effects on the EIT broadening are found even at low pressures and low intensities, where the linewidth should be governed only by homogeneous effects.


Conflict of Interest: Nil ABSTRACT Infections of the genital tract are considered common causes of male fertility disorders, with a prevalence of 6–10%. Most of the affected men are asymptomatic, and the semen reports during the evaluation of infertility only are suggestive of pyospermia or the sperm cultures done are positive for microorganisms. Inconsistent diagnostic criteria have been applied to date, and this may explain the controversial debate about the role of infection and inflammation in the genital tract as a cause of oligoasthenozoospermia (OAT) leading to male infertility. This review is based on pertinent publications retrieved by a selective literature search in PubMed, including guidelines from European Association of Urology (EAU), AUA and systematic review articles, and attempts to identify and establish a cause and effect relationship between a seminal infection and OAT, if any exists.


In this paper, we propose a novel protocol for cooperative diversity based on decode-and-forward (DF) with iterative detection and decoding (IDD) receiver. Closed-form expression of outage probability is derived under quasi-static fading channels. Numerical results show that the proposed scheme achieves higher diversity order than traditional DF scheme without additional transmitter power.


All communications with regard to editorial business should be addressed to THE EDITOR, BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, B.M.A. HOUSE, TAVISTOCK SQUARE, LONDON, W.C. 1. TELEPIIONE: EUSTON 211 1. TELEGRAMS: Aitiotogy IVestcent, Lonidon. ORIGINAL ARTICLES AND LETI'ERS forwarded for ptublication are tinderstood to be offered to the British Medical Journal alone unless the contrary be stated. Authors desiring REPRINTS should communicate with the Publishing Manager, B.M.A. House, Tavistock Square, W.C.1, on receint of proofs. Authors over-seas should indicate on MSS. if reprints are required, as proofs are not sent abroad. ADVERTISEMENTS should be addressed to the Advertisement Manager, B.M.A. House, Tavistock Square, London, W.C.1 (hcurs 9 a m. to 5 p mi.). TELEPHONE: EUSTON 2111. TELEGRAMS: Articulate Westcent, London. MEMBERS' SUBSCRIPTIONS should be sent to the SECRETARY of the Association TELEPHONE: EUSTON 2111. TELEGRAMS: Medisecra Westcent, London. B.M.A. SCOTTISH OFFICE: 7, Drumsheugh Gardens, Edinburgh.


Two bentonite layers in the vicinity of Maovice village in the Dalmatian hinterland intercalate within typical Lemes deposits. These layers were subjected to mineralogical and geochemical research in order to reveal its mineralogical properties and possible origin of clay material. Standards soil mechanics tests were performed as well. Preliminary results from two localities (Bunaric and Gornji Ždanj) are displayed in Abstract (PDF file, attached) and herein briefly reported. The XRD analysis of global samples reveals montmorillonite as the principal mineral in both samples accompanied by calcite, cristobalite, plagioclase (albite ?), quartz and biotite in the Bunaric sample and calcite, quartz, clinoptilolite and cristobalite in Gornji Ždanj sample. In the grain size fraction 63-125 μ m, the sample from Bunaric locality contains comparatively high amount of volcanic crystalloclasts (biotite, sanidine, quartz, augite etc.). Volcanoclastic mineral composition and mineral chemistry of analyzed tephra layers strongly suggest a high-K calc-alkaline (rhyolitic?) volcanic arc as the source of tephra. Grain size composition and content of calcite classify Bunaric sample as clayey silt and Gornji Ždanj sample as calcareous silty clay (KONTA, 1969 classification scheme). Performed soil mechanic tests data clearly imply high compressibility, high swell aptitude and wide range of plastic state of analyzed bentonites.


We consider a relay network with two relays and a feedback link from the receiver to the sender. To obtain the achievability result, we use compress-and-forward and random binning techniques combined with deterministic binning and restricted decoding. Moreover, we use joint decoding technique to decode the relays' compressed information to achieve a higher rate in the receiver.


The federal government has long utilized the practice of attaching conditions to the receipt of its funds. In the few instances that the Supreme Court had reviewed state challenges to conditions, it had ultimately set only minimal limitations on Congress' spending power. That is why, when the Supreme Court's 2012 decision in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius was delivered, a host of scholarly predictions emerged. Some thought the ruling would prompt an unraveling of other conditional spending programs. Others anticipated more indirect, structural changes to flow from the decision. I find that elements of both have occurred. Over the past seven years, federal and state actions have revealed an interesting mix of results. A surge of recent legal challenges have relied on NFIB's coercion doctrine, but the courts have consistently rejected those challenges. Congress has also been careful when designing new programs to avoid the sort of federal coercion that was struck by the Court in NFIB. CONDITIONAL SPENDING SINCE NFIB V. SEBELIUS 3 Table of


In this paper, a 3 leveled Broadband Wilkinson power divider is proposed. This power divider has superior performance in the X-band (8~12 GHz) and is smaller in size as compared to traditional power dividers. The simulation and experimental results show good insertion loss which is approximately-3 dB, good return loss that is less than -12 dB for the input port over the entire X-band and less than -16 dB for the other two ports. The power is divided equally between the output two ports and the isolation between the output ports is better than -11dB


• The energy sector is intertwined with water, food, public health, and gender matters. Hence a nexus perspective increases understanding of these interdependencies, enhancing efficiency, balancing trade-offs, building synergies, and improving governance. Energy helps to achieve secure and equal access to productive resources and inputs, helps to sustain food production systems, and helps to boost investment in rural infrastructure and technology. It also facilitates access to safe drinking water and sanitation, improvement of water quality, and expansion of wastewater treatment. Energy can help reduce death and illness from air, water, and soil pollution and contamination. It can also support women's equal rights to economic and natural resources, enhance use of enabling technology, and help prevent violence against women and girls in public and private places. • The three objectives of Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) are closely interwoven into the four nexus areas-water, food, health, and gender. P...


One of the disadvantages of polyethylene (PE) separators is poor wettability towards polar organic solvents because of its extreme hydrophobic property. As a result, the ionic conductivity of PE separators impregnated with liquid electrolyte becomes about 10% level comparing to pure liquid electrolytes, even though the separator porosity is ranged from 30 to 60%. Therefore, there are lots of previous works such as polymer coating [1] and surface modification [2] to improve the wettability of liquid electrolytes to PE separators. Recently, our group reported in-situ polydopamine coating on PE separators, which is very simple and environmentally-friendly.[3-4] In this work, polydopamine coating effects were evaluated with various separators, which were manufactured from the same production line but had different physical properties. The ionic conductivity was measured with a liquid electrolyte of 1M LiPF6 in EC/DEC (1/2, v/v). The LiMn2O4/Li metal unit cells with polydopamine-coated separators were prepared and characterized by c-rate performance, cycle life, impedance. Wettability was tested uptake amount, contact angle, etc. The coated separator safety with electrolyte was measured linear sweep voltammetry (LSV). And then, some physical properties of separators for proper polydopamine coating were summarized. Reference 1. J.A Lee, J.Y Lee, M.H Ryou, G.B Han, J.N Lee, D.J Lee, J.K Park, Y.M Lee, J Solid State Elec. 15(2011)753 2. J.Y Lee, Y.M Lee. B. Bhattacharya, Y.C Nbo, J.K Park, Elec. Acta 54(2009)4312 3. M.H Ryou, Y.M Lee, J.K Park, J.W Choi, Adv. Mater. 23(2011)3066 4. M.H Ryou, D.J Lee, J.N Lee, Y.M Lee, J.K Park, J.W Choi, Adv. Energy Mater. (2012)


In this paper,a complete rolling of automobile steering mechanism consisted of a simple linkage mechanism is introduced.3D solid modeling by applying SolidWorks and motion simulation by COSMOSMotion were used to validate this mechanism is fully in compliance of Ackerman steering feature and allows to a complete rolling of wheel turning.


In a recent issue of this Journal, Corry Azzi and Ronald Ehrenberg (hereafter, A-E) test an economic theory of "religiosity" with statewide church-membership data and survey data on individuals' frequency of church attendance. They find that "the empirical results based upon the two samples taken together provide strong support for [their] model" (1975, p. 51). The present paper discusses a further empirical test of the A-E model of religiosity and reports findings for key economic variables that conflict with those of A-E. Our empirical results, taken together with the A-E findings, suggest that one should perhaps adopt a less sanguine attitude than do A-E toward the contribution of economic variables in explaining church attendance. The data for this study are obtained from a survey of Wisconsin heads of households,' which contains information on nearly all the variables


The aim of this presentation is to give a comparison of the GUM approach which gives an overall uncertainty calculated through an uncertainty budget and the field approach which gives repeatability and reproducibility uncertainties. Two examples will be shown from the experiences within CEN TC264 WG16 by means of a manual reference method for SO2 and an automatic reference method for NOX.


A method of comparing the results of calculation with test is used to verify the reliability and adequacy of the program in order to evaluate the flow-induced vibration of heat-exchanger tubes, so the program can be applied to design of safety related heat-exchanger in NPP. The shell side flow velocity and tube vibration are measured. The results of measurement show that there is a margin of safety in general for the results of calculated by program TASC and PIPO 1, but it should be noted that the flow velocities may be higher at a few points of the shell side.


Digital imaging is widely used and becoming more popular each day. Conventional photography is about to end so every researcher is going to need the basic knowledge about digital imaging. The aim of this course was to give comprehensive knowledge about digital imaging with the examples in life sciences. The emphasis will be on components of a digital image including resolution, colour depth and dynamic range. Information on file formats and detailed comparison among them will be done. Detailed information about histogram, which is essential for capturing digital images from the microscope and information about gamma, which is essential for capturing digital images from an electron microscope and/or fluorescent microscope, will be given with examples. Digital image mathematics for scanning and printing will be done giving real life examples. A special emphasis will be put on digital imaging ethics. A portion of the lecture will be on imaging hardware and what equipment to choose for specific applications.


Used to imprint a rotary press using a plurality of colors of ink in the plate cylinder (6,7,8, n1) of the printing apparatus and method of automatic register adjustment operations. The printer comprises: a series of printing units (3,4,5, n); at least one pulse generator (23); in said two printing units (3,4,5, n) downstream of the pulling rollers (14, 15); used to correct some of the registration error correction means (7,8, n1,12,13, n3); located at each printing unit (4,5, n) close to and downstream of the scanning head (24,25, n6). Each printing unit (3,4,5, n) each comprise said plate cylinder (7,8, n1) and one of said pressure cylinder (9,10,11, n2) one. Each pressure cylinder by a control means (20,21,22, n5) one of which is controlled.


Regular practical motivation for physical activity: an exploratory study. Motivation in Self-Determination Theory (SDT) suggests that one may be motivated in different levels. In this study these differences are explored through comparisons of the motivation general levels, taking into account the "gender and age groups" variables. A sample of 635 participants from both gender and ages between 18 and 55 years old answered the Motivation to the Regular Practice of Physical and Sports Activity Inventory (IMPRAFE-126). Results point significant difference ( F (2, 632) = 7,214; p = 0,001) only when controlled the age group. Differences were interpreted as recommended by SDT and related to the states and tasks of the development.


Mathematics learning needs to be directed in understanding mathematical concepts and principles because it will be necessary for solving mathematical problems, problems in other disciplines, and problems in everyday life. But sometimes, we make mistakes both intentional and unintentional so that they will have an impact on the results of the mathematical problems we work on. Today many studies discuss the difficulty of students in solving math problems but there has been no research that discusses further the level of difficulty. This study aims to analyze the level of error students solve math problems according to Polya criteria, student errors based on education level, based on focus areas, and student errors based on other moderator variables. The method in this study uses meta-analysis. Data must meet the inclusion and exclusion criteria of indexing databases such as Scopus, DOAJ, WorldCat, Google Scholar, and Garuda Portal. The data was analyzed using JASP software. The results showed that of the 53 data that met the eligibility criteria obtained error rate information on criteria (1) understanding of problems by 37%, (2) devising a plan by 36%, (3) carrying out the plan by 36%, and (4) looking back by 44%. Based on the focus field focus obtained the RE Model for the highest error is in the case of number patterns when compared to algebraic and geometric cases.


We present the results of numerical analysis showing that high geometrical birefringence can be obtained in large mode area photonic crystal fibers. Simulations were carried out using Finite Element Method with Perfectly Matched Layer boundary conditions. To induce possibly high phase modal birefringence, we introduced a few small holes into the central region of the core, which breaks its hexagonal symmetry. Such modification of the fiber geometry is additionally responsible for increasing the effective area of the guided mode. For the optimized fiber design with a pitch distance Λ = 8.8 μm, the phase birefringence reaches B = 1.0×10-4 at wavelength λ = 1.3 μm and B = 1.5×10-4 at λ = 1.5 μm. In addition to high modal birefringence, an important advantage of the proposed fiber design is a single mode operation for wavelength greater than 1.3 μm.


Text topical relevance detection focus on whether the content of a text is consistent with the theme of writing requirement. Previous studies use traditional NLP text features to represent the text. Since different digressive texts have different content or topics, the distribution of features corresponding to these texts is also different. Therefore, the conventional methods cannot capture the accurate feature distribution of the text well just by using the space vector to represent the text. In this paper, we propose using an attention-based neural network model to represent the content of the text so as to improve the performance of detection. We do several experiments on ASAP dataset and the results show that our model achieves better performance compared with the baseline methods.


Background: Primary care for frail older people is reported to be suboptimal. A transition toward proactive patient-centred care is needed. We investigated the effectiveness of U-PRIM, a frailty screening intervention based on routine care data, and of U-PRIM followed by U-CARE, a nurse-led personalised care intervention, on daily functioning of frail older people in primary care. Methods: A single-blind, three-armed, cluster-randomised controlled trial including 3092 older patients recruited from 39 general practices was conducted between October 2010 and March 2012, including one-year follow-up. The general practices were randomly assigned to the U-PRIM, U-PRIM + U-CARE, or control groups. The primary outcome of the study was daily functioning measured on the Katz-15 ADL/IADL scale. The secondary outcomes were quality of life (RAND-36), EuroQol (EQ5-D), primary care consultations, hospital admissions, emergency department visits, nursing home admissions and mortality. Analysis was by intention to treat. This trial is registered as NTR2288. Findings: Patients in both intervention groups demonstrated better preservation of daily functioning than those in the control group at 12 months (mean Katz-15 (95% confidence interval): U-PRIM 1·87 (1·77-1·97), U-PRIM+U-CARE 1·88 (1·80-1·96), and control group 2·03 (1·92-2·13); p = 0·03). In pre-specified subgroup analyses, higher educational level positively affected outcomes for patients in the U-PRIM+U-CARE group. No overall differences in quality of life were observed. The patients in the U-PRIM+U-CARE intervention group consulted their general practice more often by telephone compared to patients in the other groups. Interpretation: A frailty screening intervention (U-PRIM) and U-PRIM followed by a nurse-led personalised care intervention (U-CARE) led to better preservation of daily functioning compared to the control group. More highly educated older people had additional benefits from U-CARE, indicating that the effect is dependent on individual patient characteristics. Further refinement is necessary to optimise the U-CARE intervention to a heterogeneous group of frail older people.


The era comprising the last decade of the nineteenth and the first half of the twentieth century can justifiably be seen as one of the most interesting periods in the history of education, for it s...


An impressive feature of modern Africa is the rise of many new towns. The problems of urban unemployment, education, planning, development, and social welfare hold the attention of many Africans and Africanists; there is a wide range of urban topics worthy of study. My purpose here, however, is to speculate on the location, the growth, and the modernization of new African cities. To be brief, and to exclude cities like Cairo and Cape Town which have existed for centuries, I shall deal only with middle Africa.


Thiolate complexes of cobalt tetrasulfophthalocyanine (CoTSPc), possible intermediates of the industrial removal of mercaptans from oil fractions (Merox process), were studied in dimethylformamide, dimethylsulfoxide, and other polar aprotic solvents by UV-vis, 1H NMR, and ESR spectroscopy. All thiolates react with CoIITSPc under anaerobic conditions with 1:1 stoichiometry. All tested aliphatic thiolates, regardless of their basicity, reduce CoIITSPc to form CoITSPc derivatives. Low-basicity thiolates also form unstable non-reduced (RS-)CoIITSPc complexes as dead-end products. Indirect kinetic evidence was obtained for electron transfer from the axial ligand to metal via the phthalocyanine equatorial ligand. 1H NMR and binding studies revealed sulfur–cobalt interactions in the CoITSPc product, thus indicating an axial ligand attachment to CoITSPc. Low-basicity aromatic thiolates (pentachloro- and pentafluorobenzenethiolate) form (RS-)CoIITSPc complexes, which are stable toward intramolecular metal reductio...


Air pollution is becoming increasingly serious with rapid economic development in China, and the primary pollutant has converted from PM10 to PM2.5, which is associated with more adverse impacts on human health. Satellite remote sensing, with help of its quantitative observations over large spatial and temporal extent, has become a significant supplement to the in situ measurements. This study exploits the aerosol optical depth (AOD) product retrieved from the Medium Resolution Spectrum Imager (MERSI) onboard Fengyun-3C satellite to estimate PM2.5 estimation over the major urban areas of Chongqing, a metropolitan city in the Southwestern China. A semi-empirical model and the linear mixed effect (LME) model are combined based on in situ observations from local air quality and meteorological networks from May 2014 to May 2015. This combined model is able to explain about 90% of the variation of the estimated PM2.5, and performs better than LME model by achieving higher correlation and smaller deviations between the satellites estimated PM2.5 and in situ measurements. Benefiting from the high resolution of 1 km × 1 km, MERSI AOD achieves much more detailed spatial distribution of ground-level PM2.5 over the major urban areas of Chongqing, compared to most of concurrent satellite products, such as the MODIS L2 AOD. According to the estimation, PM2.5 concentration is higher in cold seasons than in warm seasons in Chongqing. Peak levels of PM2.5 is found in Yuzhong District, the center of Chongqing urban area, while the concentration gradually decreases in surrounding areas, indicating that air pollution in Chongqing is highly contributed by local anthropogenic emissions.


Abstract : A short-history of the development and design of the AFGL/Epsilon Labs balloon-borne aerosol particle spectrometer is presented. Measurement results for a majority of the flights conducted with this instrument are summarized and presented in a compatible graphic format to facilitate intercomparison. An improved method of computing air flow and a means of correcting erroneous air flow data is described which should permit the re-evaluation and corrections of early flight data. Application of the foregoing corrective methods to the most recent flight data is detailed. Some pecularities in this high resolution data are described and a tentative explanation is proposed. (Author)


Purpose. The aim of the article is to develop complex constructive mathematical models of ordering processes for multi-sequences of elements with fuzzy parameters. At the same time, the following requirements for fuzzy ordering of multi-sequences with complexity evaluation (FOMSCE) were established: accounting fuzzy estimates of the formation operations complexity, the need to define fuzzy classes for ordering the initial elements, as well as building individual fuzzy models for the processes of receiving orders from different sources. Methodology. To solve the problems of optimal planning of non-deterministic processes of clinical monitoring of the patients' treatment, the formation of complex constructive mathematical models of the processes of ordering multi-sequences of elements with fuzzy FMLCPM parameters was applied. For forming models of FOMSCE tasks, a methodology is used to create models with multilayer structures. To implement fuzzy problems, methods and procedures for discretizing a system of fuzzy quantities using sets of α-levels are applied. Findings. The article proposes an approach to solving the problems of analysis and optimal planning of the processes of clinical monitoring of the patients' treatment, represented as flow control in service systems under uncertainty. For its formalization and implementation, complex multilayer constructive-production models for ordering multi-sequences with fuzzy parameters have been developed. Originality. The work has developed constructive-production methods for modeling complex systems, presented in the form of a multilayer model FMLCPM, which are designed for the processes of ordering multi-sequences of elements with fuzzy parameters. In FMLCPM, layer models are proposed that provide accounting for fuzzy estimates of the complexity of ordering operations, classification of fuzzy parameters of output elements, the formation and analysis of individual fuzzy models of the processes of receipt of orders in service systems. Practical value. The practical value of the results obtained lies in the spectrum development of applications of the problems of optimal planning of the processes in the service systems, presented as an ordering of multi-sequences with fuzzy parameters. The complex models of FOMSCE processes developed in the article are suitable and effective for formalizing the tasks of analysis and optimal planning of clinical monitoring processes, as well as a wide range of other tasks for monitoring non-deterministic transport processes, logistics and service systems.


OBJECTIVES
The present study assessed dental students' perceived barriers to geriatric dental care provision.

METHODS
Out of 512 dental students in Iranian dental schools were participated in the study 464 were completed the questionnaire. The mean age of the dental students was 25.5 ± 2.8 years; 67% were women.

RESULTS
Most of the participants (79%) did not have any training focused on geriatric dental care, and the vast majority (more than 83%) had no experience with geriatric dental care. The primary barriers to provide dental care to the elderly that dental student mentioned included insufficient knowledge of geriatric dental care and perceived lack of communication skills and self-confidence in managing elderly patients.

CONCLUSION
Increased emphasis on geriatric dental education in the undergraduate dental curriculums needed to minimize the barriers and improving dental students' willingness to serve older people.


AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) with 1.2-μm-thick AlN super back barrier (SBB) for high-voltage applications was illustrated. Different from the conventional back barriers, AlN SBB in this paper tremendously enhances the carrier confinement in the view of energy band. The average breakdown field of AlN SBB HEMTs is 2.07×105 V/cm, without field plate and other junction terminal technologies, almost 1.5 times larger than of the control GaN buffer HEMTs. The buffer leakage current in device with AlN SBB is in the ~ 10−5A/mm level, lower than in device with GaN buffer by two orders of magnitude. Moreover, the buffer leakage of AlN SBB device increases negligibly with the drain voltage, while in GaN buffer device the current increases until breakdown. Benefiting from the AlN SBB, The current collapse is suppressed and the RF characteristics are promoted.


We develop the theoretical basis of a new relativistic operator perturbation theory  approach to multielectron atom in a DC electric field combined with a relativistic many-body perturbation theory formalism for a free multielectron atom. As illustration of application of the presented formalism, the results of energy and spectral parameters for a number of atoms are presented. The relativistic  OPT  method is tested for computing the Stark shifts of Rydberg states for a few the multielectron systems such as the sodium and rubidium. The approach allows an accurate and consistent treatment of a DC strong field Stark effect in multielectron atoms.


Lack of interfacial stability is one of the causes behind the need for revision surgery of metallic implants. Thin films of titanium oxide have recently been proven to be bioactive ( in vitro ) and non-resorbable. The objective of the paper is to investigate the relationship between deposition parameters of thin crystalline titanium oxide films (using reactive sputtering), their microstructure and the in vitro bioactivity. The relative amounts of anatase and rutile were hard to control via the deposition parameters tested. No direct coupling between the hydroxylapatite layer and the crystalline films from different deposition runs could be derived from this investigation. © Society for Biomaterials and Artificial Organs (India), 20080314-15.


The effects of random external excitation on nonlinear systems with marginally stable/unstable modes is studied within the context of stochastic bifurcation theory. Using the method of stochastic averaging, a Markdv approximation is derived and a perturbation technique is developed to solve the resulting Fokker-Planck equation. It is found that, due to mode interaction through system nonlinearities, deterministic bifurcation characteristics are not preserved in the presence of external random excitation. In general, one critical mode can experience a stabilizing effect at the expense of the other. The theory is then applied to a flight dynamics problem at large angles of attack and sideslip.


Reading and writing are basic skills that guarantee child's learning. Therefore, it is important that the child has mastered these skills to the best extent. Unfortunately, not all children can meet the requirements in the field of learning to read and write. Problems of varying intensity and range appear, they are caused by various disorders of the perceptualmotor functions. Children who may have problems with reading and writing in the future can already be seen in the kindergarten. Therefore, the aim of the study was to diagnose the risk of dyslexia and dysgraphia among children aged 5-6. The study included 300 children from kindergartens in Biała Podlaska, Poland. The results of the study showed that children at risk for dyslexia and dysgraphia are present in the study group. The most frequent manifestations of these disorders were in the field of fine motor skills, gross motor skills, language functions, visual functions and attention. They were caused by various factors related to the functioning of the nervous system that affect its development. Among the children diagnosed with these disorders, therapeutic measures have been taken to help reduce developmental delays and make it easier for them to learn in primary school.


On 12 November 2019, the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal ("CAT") upheld Ofcom's decision to fine Royal Mail £50 million for abusing a dominant position by announcing price changes. Royal Mail has…


This study analyzed the effect of determinant factors of universityindustry cooperation on the performance of patent, technology transfer and spin-off in Korea. The empirical study was based on the dataset from 152 universities in Korea. The university-industry cooperation performance model presented as the determinant factors and performance outcomes was analyzed through a multiple linear regression model and a negative binomial regression model. The determinant factors of university-industry cooperation were composed of three factors that included research competency, a organizational factor and a regional factor. The performance of university-industry cooperation was presented as patent, technology transfer and spin-off, respectively. The findings of this study show that research competency influence the performance of patent, technology transfer and spin-off positively. In addition, a organizational factor also appears to have a positive effect on the performance of patent, technology transfer and spin-off. However, the effect of a regional factor on spin-off performance is not statistically meaningful whereas it affects the performance of patent and technology transfer positively.


The B(subscript s)→K transition form factor was studied by means of light cone QCD sum rule in the whole kinematically accessible range. We chose a new correlation to eliminate the effect from the twist-3 function, thus, we can extract the CKM matrix element |V(subscript ub) precisely.


This paper contributes to Scholarship of Teaching and Learning by proposing a dynamic model to support subject design for Computer Science during the current Coronavirus pandemic. The proposed G-READY model borrows from the greedy algorithm, which can support quick and efficient transition of subject teaching from F2f to online mode and vice versa in the most economical and time efficient manner. This model aims to deliver adaptable, optimized learning experience to students within shortest possible time frame. The paper also offers a support repository of learning and teaching tools that can help the faculty with designing their subjects with minimal effort spent on exploration for resources. This open source repository is aimed to bring efficiency to the process of curating effective learning and teaching resources for computer science teaching and can be extended further. The G-READY model proposes a learning design that is insightful, reflective, dynamic and learning supportive.


An in situ simulation study about river purification was carried out in Taige Canal from November 2009 to July 2010,using artificial floating beds which were planted by plants Canna generalis,Oenanthe clecumbens and Lolium perenne.The research showed that the artificial floating bed can purify the river water uninterruptedly.The removal rates are 5%-35%,5%-40% and 5%-20% for TN,TP and CODMn,respectively.The removal effects were better under the conditions of high temperature and the rapid growth of floating plants.Water exchange time in different seasons influenced the removal rates differently.Trend of removal loading with different temperatures and growing stages was similar to removal rates.However,the removal loading would increase with decrease of the water exchange time in any seasons.The main purification effects of artificial floating bed can remove the suspended solid and increase the Secchi depth,so that the particulate nutrient can be removed.In summer,it can removed dissolved phosphorus and ammonia nitrogen significantly.The floating bed had only few effects on the nitrate and nitrite nitrogen.Effects of artificial floating bed on the cycles of nutrients by the changes of physical and chemical environment deserve to pay more attentions.


Straight asphalt binders have been modified by addition of both high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and a blend of HDPE and ethylene-propylene-diene-monomer (EPDM). The blend composition was fixed to 90/10 HDPE/EPDM to illustrate the possibility of adapting the polymer to be added to the asphalt binder for specific end-use applications. Linear viscoelastic properties of unmodified and polymer modified asphalts at concentrations ranging from 1 to 5 wt% were studied before and after Thin-Film Oven Test (TFOT) aging. Temperatures ranging from -15°C to 60°C were considered. Standard tests such as Ring-and-Ball softening point, Fraass breaking point and TFOT aging were also performed on the whole set of samples. It was found that addition of rubber-modified polyethylene (HDPE/EPDM) to the straight asphalt results in materials with enhanced overall properties, and most important, dispersed phase much more stable than the equivalent HDPE modified asphalt, mainly before TFOT aging. Good results were obtained for 1% HDPE/EPDM samples. Optimum design is, however, required for the desired properties to be obtained.


We studied the effects of two garlic sources on systolic blood pressure (SBP) using spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs). Beginning at 12 wk of age, male SHRs were fed diets containing either aged garlic extract (AGE) or raw garlic (RG) powder for 10 wk. Both AGE and RG reduced the increase of SBP compared with the control group from 4 wk after beginning the experimental diets. The effect of AGE was accompanied by a decrease of pulse pressure (PP), suggesting an improvement of thepliability of theartery, althoughRGdid not affect PP.However, harmful effects were observed in the RG group, including a decrease in erythrocytes, an increase in reticulocytes, and generation of papilloma in the forestomach. These results suggest that AGEmay safely improve several factors related to blood vessel physiology and circulatory disease. J. Nutr. 136: 769S–773S, 2006.


Today we live in the world which is very much a
man-made or artificial. In such a world there are
many systems and environments, both real and
virtual, which can be very well described by formal
models. This creates an opportunity for developing a
"synthetic intelligence" - artificial systems
which cohabit these environments with human beings
and carry out some useful function.
In this book we address some aspects of this
development in the framework of reinforcement
learning, learning how to map sensations to actions,
by trial and error from feedback. In some challenging
cases, actions may affect not only the immediate
reward, but also the next sensation
and all subsequent rewards. The general task of
reinforcement learning stated in a traditional way is
unreasonably ambitious for these two characteristics:
search by trial-and-error and delayed reward. We
investigate general ways of breaking the task of
designing a controller down to more feasible
sub-tasks which are solved independently. We propose
to consider both taking advantage of past experience
by reusing parts of other systems, and facilitating
the learning phase by employing a bias in initial
configuration.


The present invention relates to useful substituents prodrug or compositions thereof to treat also preventing hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. In particular, the present invention is, as a therapeutic approach towards the treatment and / or prevention of HCV infections in humans and animals, substituted diphenyl to block the replication and / or proliferation of HCV -, diheteroaryl - and mixtures phenyl heteroaryl prodrugs of substituted 5-membered ring heterocyclic compounds, compositions containing these compounds, and the use of such compounds and compositions.


Policies for the strengthening of higher education have usually been aimed at increasing the covering capacity of each degree program, which has been gradually achieved. However, the situation seems not to be so advantageous when consistent high rate levels of dropout are held, being worried about not having clear answers about the causes and thus forced to make decisions that trigger strategies looking for improvement bringing attention to the problem. This research taken as a case study of the Systems Engineering Program at the University of the Amazon, tackled it as a mixed approach using techniques such as balance file, surveys, observation and structured interviews, applied to deserters gave a reading on causes for abandoning the program. In this regard, it was found that as in other desertion studies regretting factors such as economic hardship or this was not the career I should have chosen, the situation is much more complex and is related to the vocation and  imaginary life that students have shown.


The pseudo-inverse method cannot optimize the angle and needs to give the azimuth angle artificially, therefore, when the dynamic positioning system has variable vector propellers and rudders, the pseudo-inverse method cannot be applied to the full automatic control and cannot realize the optimal exactly. In this paper, in view of the above problems, considering the propeller and the environment load conditions, a thrust allocation scheme based on the pseudo inverse algorithm with weight is proposed for minimizing the energy consumption. The thrust allocation scheme distributes the thrust after optimizing the angle. It combines the full-revolving propulsion angle optimization with the thrust optimization to realize the ship thrust allocation reasonably and efficiently and achieves the minimum energy consumption and wear. Finally, the experimental results verify the effectiveness of the proposed method.


Basic Concepts in Probability Convergence and the Law of Large Numbers Probability Distributions Information Decision Theory Theory of Estimators Point Estimation in Practice Interval Estimation Test of Hypotheses Goodness-of-Fit Tests.


Three dimensional-discrete wavelet transform (3D-DWT) shows its advantages in the volumetric data compression. Some algorithms and architectures have been proposed for the 3D-DWT, but most of them perform the transform by applying three separate 1D transforms, or by applying inter-frame transform and spatial transform separately. In this paper, we choose 9/7 filter along the three directions to do the transform based on lifting scheme. Using multilinear algebra (L.D. Lathauwer, 1997), this paper let Xn operation stand for a high order tensor's linear transform in its nth dimension. Then we successfully extend spatial combinative lifting algorithm (SCLA)(H. Meng and Z. Wang, 2000) to its 3D application. Matrices A,B,C,D,E for lifting algorithm of 9/1 filter (H. Meng and Z. Wang, 2000) can be multiplied step by step to get the final result of one level decomposition of 3D-DWT. The operation on matrix A could be represented as X1A X2A X3A.


The properties of a detonator were studied by accelerated life test at the conditions of temperature 60 ℃ and 71 ℃,relative humidity 95%.Results show that the changes ocurr on the single function time,mass and the impact sensitivity of inner charge of the detonator,while the resistances have no significant change.The single function time was unqualified when the samples were aged at the condition of temperature 71 ℃,relative humidity 95% for 14 days.The tested sample′s mass was lost more and more and the impact sensitivity of inner charge became more sensitive when the aging time continued.


Objective To evaluate CT and X ray features of pulmonary tuberculosis in diabetic patients, patients post kidney transplantation, and patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Methods We reviewed CT scans in 20 patients with diabetic patients, X ray films in 10 cases after kidney transplantation, and CT scans in 2 patients with AIDS. Results CT features of pulmonary tuberculosis in diabetic diseases included larger confluent consolidation (10 cases ), multiple small cavities within any given lesion (9 cases ) and nonsegmental distribution (2 cases). Satellite lesions were found in most films. The X ray appearances of pulmonary tuberculosis post kidney transplanation included patch and larger confluent consolidation (6 cases), and miliary tuberculosis(4 cases). The CT findings of pulmonary tuberculosis with AIDS were enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes (1 case), pulmonary infiltration (1 case), and extra chest lesions(2 cases) such as enlarged neck lymph nodes and postperitoneal lymph nodes. Conclusion The Main radiological findings of pulmonary tuberculosis in immunocompromised patients appear larger confluent consolidation, multiple small cavities within a given lesion, miliary tuberculosis, enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes, and extra chest enlarged lymph nodes.


Transmitter (18) for a synchronization module of a manual transmission, with a pressure piece (42), a spring (44) which cooperates with the pressure piece (42), and at least one synchronizer ring (30), wherein the pressure piece (42) (of the spring 44; 84) is acted upon so that the transmitter (18) in the axial direction a Vorsynchronisierkraft can be transferred to the synchronizer ring (30), characterized in that the synchronizing ring (30) is provided with at least one Vorsynchronisierschrage (48), on which the pressure piece (42) can engage under the action of the spring (44).


This paper describes the findings from initial analyses of the crash experiences of passenger cars (PCs) and light trucks and vans (LTVs) equipped with antilock braking systems (ABS). Separate analyses were conducted for PCs and LTVs. Detailed findings are presented for PCs and LTVs for each type of ABS system, using four individual crash types, and on favorable or unfavorable road surfaces.


ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to understand the experiences of music therapy students working as camp counselors for individuals with ASD. We conducted semi-structured interviews with graduate and undergraduate students (N = 6) and used thematic analysis to analyze data. Three major themes and nine supporting subthemes emerged. The first theme, Various Differences, was supported by four subthemes: Despite having similar diagnoses, all campers are highly idiosyncratic; Success is different for each camper; Camp is unique as nobody is different because everybody is different; and Counselors have a unique and holistic relationship with campers. The second theme, Counselor Learning, was supported by three subthemes: Counselors experienced changed perspectives and learned from the campers; Counselors learned about and practiced techniques through music therapy observations; and Counselors gained confidence, patience, and experienced personal growth. The third theme, Positive Experience, was supported by two subthemes: Being a counselor for individuals with ASD is a rewarding experience; and Counselors had supportive relationships with their peers. Being a camp counselor for individuals with ASD was a uniquely positive learning experience that provided students with a deeper and more holistic understanding of ASD and themselves as prospective clinicians.


Summary The foregoing article by Freudenthal gives rise to some comments on the similarities and differences between mathematics education and physics education. The PLON group was certainly not opposed to "guided reinvention", based on pupils' experiences and common sense. In the early years of the project, it was thought that 'messing about' with stimulating material would lead to experiments and to reinvention of physical rules. This approach, however, underestimated the complexity of realistic situations and the difficulty of physical ideas. In mathematics education you can build upon experience with numbers (prices, distances etc), figures and graphs. In mecha nics, on the contrary, the fundamental idea of force has a very complicated relation to 'force' in everyday experience and common language. The main problem is not in 'proving' rules like F = ma by specially designed experiments, but in 'reinventing' how these rules may be applied in practical contexts, e.g. in the domain of traffic or sports. 1. Inleiding De redactie vroeg mij te reageren op het voorgaande artikel van Freudenthal. Dat wil ik doen, niet alleen omdat mijn proefschrift mede aanleiding was tot Freudenthal's mijmeringen, maar ook en vooral omdat zijn artikel prikkelt tot nadenken over connecties tussen wiskundedidactiek en natuurkundedidactiek. Het gaat hier speciaal om de verhouding tussen het 'realistische' wiskundeon derwijs van het vroegere IOWO en de tegenwoordige vakgroep OW&OC, en het 'pragmatische' natuurkundeonderwijs1 van het voormalige PLON en de huidige PLON-vereniging. Een intrigerende vraag: wat zou er gebeurd zijn als het PLON indertijd te rade was gegaan bij het IOWO of bij OW&OC? Zouden dan de lijnen van Freudenthal's didactische fenomenolo gie (1983) en van Treffers' driedimensionale doelbeschrijving (1987) zijn doorgetrokken naar het natuurkundeonderwijs? Zou


This study examined the role of college self-efficacy in the relationship between university belongingness and exercise motivation among a group of college students ( N = 311). Multiple social factors have been identified as playing an important role in students' physical health and wellness (Leslie et al., 1999; Wallace et al., 2000); however, the mechanisms by which university belongingness influences various exercise motives are unexplored. In the current study, college self-efficacy was examined as a mediator between university belongingness and six types of exercise motivation: stress management, appearance, enjoyment, revitalization, weight management, and positive health (Markland & Ingledew, 1997). Results showed that college self-efficacy mediated the relationship between belongingness and exercise motivation for stress management, enjoyment, revitalization, and positive health. These findings highlight how college self-efficacy helps explain the relationship between university belongingness and motivation to exercise, providing insight into prevention research and implications for university personnel to help foster greater health promotion on campus.


We consider a network traffic model consisting of an infinite number of sources linked to a server. Sources initiate transmissions to the server at Poisson time points. The duration of each transmission has a heavy-tailed distribution. We show that suitable scalings of the traffic process converge to a totally skewed stable Levy motion in Skorohod space, equipped with the Skorohod M 1 topology. This allows us to prove a heavy-traffic theorem for a single-server fluid model.


Studies of several AN-based composite explosive systems were continued from earlier work. The critical temperature (T,.) of AN/ANT, AN/ENT, and AN/DETN s\"Stemswere measured and their thermal stabilities et'aluated.W'ehaye also studied the effect of ENT on the melt temperatureof EA and found that ENT forms a eutectic with EA. The eutectic temperature of the ternary s}stem AN/EDD/ENT (AENT) is 89"C. Results from an initial phase-diagram study of the quaternary system AN/K N/EDD/DETN (DEAK) are also presented.


Based on a practical engineering,considering the characteristics such as shallow,weak surrounding rock,large span,double-arch of the tunnel,the stress and strain of surrounding rocks,support structure and mid-wall were analyzed by FEM for different excavating procedure.The simulation results were compared with in-situ monitoring results.The crown settlement and convergence displacement are divided two obvious increasing stages.Surrounding rock upper and under the mid-wall generate bigger plastic strain and should be strengthened.Temporary support of the pilot bears bigger load and should be reinforced.Bearing bigger horizontal direction tensile stress and uneven load,the bottom of mid-wall must have enough reinforcing steel bar or employ augment foundation.The analysis results provide a scientific basis and technical guidance for the construction optimization of the tunnel constructed by three-pilot excavation method.


The purpose of this study was to determine the purpose of worship based on John 12:1-12. The method used in this article is literary research or literature with a descriptive approach. As Christians the purpose of our worship is to glorify God's name, God-centered worship should be where God is glorified, regardless of the human factor. The purpose of worship is not only to receive blessings from God, but also to give offerings to God.


A phosphate fertilizer maker shows that, if conditions are right, you don't always need the latest in control technology to save significant money.


Background:  Patients with prolonged stay in the intensive care unit (ICU) use a disproportionate share of resources. However, it is not known if such treatment results in impaired quality of life (QOL) as compared to patients with a short length of stay (LOS) when taking into account the initial severity of illness.


The check on study choice ('studiekeuzecheck', introduced in 2014) provides enrolling students the possibility to receive extra advice and reconsidering their choice between 1st of May and 1st of September. The studiekeuzecheck is supposed to improve students' information and motivation levels at the start of their study in higher vocational education, implying a better match with secondary education. A a result, student should drop out and switch less. In this article, the factors playing a role in the study choice.


A review on the first year of accelerator operation is given. Improvement activities, which have been initiated to bring the machine up to its design characteristics, are reported. Supplementary installations, devised to extend the design characteristics are briefly mentioned finally.


The present invention provides a method for producing a chip-embedded substrate, wherein the process comprises: a first step, the semiconductor chip is mounted on the first substrate is formed with a first wiring; and a second step, there is formed a first the wiring substrate 2 and the second substrate are bonded to the first, in the second step, the semiconductor chip is encapsulated between the first substrate and the second substrate, and the first wiring and the second wiring is electrically connected to form a multilayer wiring connected to the semiconductor chip.


* The globalization of English has made classes of more than 100 students a challenging reality for many teachers of English-especially in developing countries. These teachers are also required to cope with obsolete syllabi and, as a result of time constraints, have very little freedom to innovate. In the late 1980s, the research reports of the Lancaster-Leeds Language Learning in Large Classes Research Project (Coleman, 1989) looked at the problems of large classes, based on responses from nonnative teachers of English from Indonesia, Japan, Nigeria, Senegal, and South Africa. Such responses can be considered fairly representative of countries with similar conditions. Coleman lists four problems identified by teachers around the world (pp. 2-10). First, teachers feel self-conscious, nervous, and uncomfortable under the constant focus of more than 100 pairs of eyes. Second, discipline and classroom management are problems, especially if the teacher uses communicative methodology. Third, evaluating or reviewing students' oral and written work is difficult. Last, teachers feel that because they cannot give individual attention in large classes, very little learning takes place. Taking up this final issue, four colleagues and I piloted and then ran a project to investigate innovative ways of bringing about effective learning in large classes (Sarwar, 2000, 2001). The program was introduced both at the tertiary and undergraduate level in a women's college in Pakistan in classes of over 150 adult students of mixed ability between the ages of 16 and 21. Both the teachers and learners were nonnative speakers of English. At the initial stages, we asked ourselves the following questions: