Depletion of regulatory T cells in the CT26 murine tumour model stimulates a robust protective T cell response which is also protective to challenge with other tumours of different histological origins. We have characterised a cross-protective antigen, GSW11 (GGPESFYCASW) presented by H-2Dd. This antigen was found to be encoded within the env (gp90) gene of an endogenous retrovirus emv-1 (MuLV), previously shown to encode other CT26 antigens. Further characterisation of GSW11-specific T cell responses has shown them to be suppressed by Tregs and are absent in CT26 challenged mice. In comparison, AH1-specific T cells (AH1 is a previously characterised CT26 antigen) are not suppressed. Here we show that the GSW11-specific T cell responses are present in CT26 challenged Treg replete mice for a limited period in the tumour of challenged mice. Characterisation of the AH1 and GSW11-specific T cells infiltrating the CT26 tumour reveal differences in expression of several molecules associated with cell survival and activation. These expression profiles provide an intriguing explanation for the differential suppression of tumour-specific T cells in vivo.


starting from commercially availableintermediates; H-Ser(t-Bu)-OH, H-Thr(t-Bu)-OH, and H-Tyr(t-Bu)-OH. This route, however, was not cost-effectiveto obtain large quantities of the products. So we intended todevelope the new synthetic route for large-scale preparationof the products from amino acids. A convenient procedure for the preparation of Fmoc-O-t-butyl amino acids by temporary α-carboxyl protection usingmethyl esters had been developed.


To reduce the number of e-commerce disputes is very difficult because the risks involved in e-commerce transaction are fairly various and serious....


Aluminum laminates of high and technical purity layers were produced by accumulative roll bonding (ARB) at room temperature. To study the thermal stability, the laminates after 2 to 9 ARB cycles were annealed between 100 and 400 °C for one hour. Changes of the microstructure were analyzed by electron backscatter diffraction. For low ARB cycle numbers (4 or below) and 300 °C annealing temperature, the deformed technical pure layers start to recrystallize while the high-purity coarse recrystallized layers experience intralayer grain growth. For higher ARB cycle numbers (6 and 8) and an annealing temperature of 300 °C or above, the ultra-fine grained layers of technical purity are consumed by the layer overlapping growth of high-purity grains producing a banded grain structure. For 9 ARB cycles and at an annealing temperature of 400 °C, a globular grain structure develops with grain sizes larger than twice the layer thickness. The effect of impurities on recrystallization and grain growth of ARB laminates is discussed with regard to tailoring its microstructure by heat treatment. For further analyses, the results are compared with Potts model simulations finding a rather good qualitative agreement with the experimental data albeit some simplified model assumptions.


A dielectric elastomer generator (DEG) can be used for converting mechanical energy from natural motion sources such as walking, waves, trees etc, into electrical energy. A DEG is comprised of a soft and flexible Dielectric Elastomer capacitor (DE), a Priming Circuit (PC), which transfers high potential charge onto/off the DE electrodes, and a power extraction circuit which harvests the generated power. To generate power, the PC must charge and discharge the DE in synchronization with the DE's capacitance change. A simple circuit to do this exists: the self-priming circuit (SPC). The SPC consists of diodes and capacitors which passively switch between charge delivery and charge receiving states in synchronization with the DE's capacitance change. Until now there has been no understanding of how to design a SPC in order to maximize harvested energy from the dielectric elastomer (DE). A new mathematical model for a SPC is presented, leading to design and optimization. An accuracy of 0.1% between model, simulation and experiment is obtained once losses are taken into consideration. The behavior of the SPC is shown to be related to the maximum and minimum capacitance's of the DE, but is largley unaffected by the exact capacitance waveform


Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease remain major clinical and public health problems in developing countries where their most devastating effects are on children and young adults in their most productive years. RHD is encountered in 1 to 5.4 per 1,000 in large samples of school children and RF in 0.3 to 0.5 per 1,000 children.1 Rheumatic valvular heart disease accounts for 2.2 per 1000 deaths and disability adjusted life years in south central Asia (Carapetis et al 2000).2 Mild to moderate degree of valvular heart disease are relatively common in adults, increase in prevalence with advancing age, and are associated with reduced survival.


Lorch 2003, as quoted by International Symposium (2007), suggests that the focus of the construction industry has been on the 'know-how' rather than the 'knowwhy'. This bias towards the 'know-how' may be the cause for construction's deficiency in theories (Koskela and Howard 2002a, b). It is argued that in construction "there is a generalized failure to explore the behavioural, environmental and managerial theories that help us link our infrastructures into the wider social and economic issues vital to the long term future of our communities and our environment" (Call for papers, International Symposium 2007). The increasing focus on the impact of the built environment on the global ecosystem (Stern 2006) has provided further impetus for the need to understand the 'know-why' rather than just provide a catalogue of 'know-how' or the 'know-how-better'. A debate on the 'know-why' of process improvement requires a survey of the existing state of the art research to discern the 'theories' that underlies the research on processes. Research is understood to be at the boundary between science and technology, between theory and practice, between 'know-why' and 'know-how'. A critique of existing state-of-the-art research serves as the background to discern construction's ruling paradigm.


The synthesis of inorganic compounds in form of nanoparticles of few nanometers has opened a new world for chemistry, with the discovery of unexpected properties and also of entirely new crystal structures. At the beginning, simple stoichiometries related with crystal structures of low complexity have been mainly explored. As far as nanochemistry grew searching for exotic properties, the exploration has extended towards more complex phase diagrams, where the complexity of the crystal structure is a real challenge. In these cases, the crystallographer is hampered by the limited crystal size that enlarges the powder x-ray diffraction peaks and quite often cannot rely on the knowledge of the bulk structure, which can be different from the nanocrystalline form or even not stable in the same conditions. Conversely, 3D electron diffraction (3D ED) has demonstrated its potential for solving crystallographic problems where the size of the crystal grains was the limiting factor [1]. A 3D ED single crystal diffraction experiment is performed with a beam that can be as small as few hundreds of nanometers, and the collected 3D intensity data sets are suitable for structure solution [2]. We report here the application of 3D ED to extreme cases, where the size of the crystalline grains was smaller or in the range of 100 nm and the powder x-ray diffraction was not able to give a definite answer. The challenge is to establish which is the minimum crystal size that we can investigate in this way. All the nanoparticles we analysed have unknown and not trivial crystal structures. As have reached our minimum crystal size, being able to reconstruct the 3D reciprocal space of a 50 nm nanoparticle. The examples reported demonstrate that 3D ED is a powerful tool for exploring the crystal structure of not trivial nanoparticles and we expect that, with the use of smaller parallel beam and a dedicated set up, this limit can be pushed further to investigate the crystal structure of nanoparticles in the 10 nm range.


A feasibility modeling for potential hydroelectric dam site selection was suggested using 1 sec ASTGTM (ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model) and Terra/Aqua MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) derived land use (MCD12Q1) data. The modeling includes DEM pre-processing of peak, sink, and flat, river network generation, watershed delineation and segmentation, terrain analysis of stream cross section and reservoir storage, and estimation of submerged area for compensation. The modeling algorithms were developed using Python and as an open source GIS. When a user-defined stream point is selected, the model evaluates potential hydroelectric head, reservoir surface area and storage capacity curve, watershed time of concentration from DEM, and compensation area from land use data. The model was tested for 4 locations of already constructed Buhang, BohyunMountain, Sungdeok, and Yeongju dams. The modeling results obtained maximum possible heads of 37.0, 67.0, 73.0, 42.0 m, surface areas of 1.81, 2.4, 2.8, 8.8 km2, storages of 35.9, 68.0, 91.3, 168.3×106 m3 respectively. BohyunMountain and Sungdeok show validity but in case of Buhang and Yeongju dams have maximum head errors. These errors came from the stream generation error due to ASTGTM. So, wrong dam watershed boundary limit the head. This study showed a possibility to estimate potential hydroelectric dam sites before field investigation especially for overseas project.


The Dynamic Ion beam Mixed Implantation technique(DIMI) has been adopted to prepare the ultra thin films on the copper tube surfaces.The dropwise condensation of steam is realized under enviroment pressure on these films.The heat transfer performance on these films was studied experimentally.It was found that the heat transfer coefficient of dropwise condensation and the adhesion property between film and base metal are greatly dependent on the surface processing conditions.


SUMMARY Losartan is an orally active angiotensin II antangonist that selectively blocks effects mediated by the stimulation of the AT1 subtype of the angiotensin II receptor. This agent, at doses of 50‐150mg/day, is as effective at lowering blood pressure as chronic angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors. Losartan is generally well tolerated and has an incidence of adverse effects very similar, in double‐blind controlled trials, to that of placebo. It does not cause coughing, the most common side‐effect of the ACE inhibitors, most probably because angiotensin II antagonism has no impact on ACE, an enzyme known to process bradykinin and other cough‐inducing peptides. Losartan is a promising antihypertensive agent with the potential to become a first‐line option for the treatment of patients with high blood pressure.


The utility model discloses an aluminum alloy MC cable. An aluminum alloy MC cable, includes: aluminum alloy conductor, nylon insulating layer, polypropylene sticky tape are around covering and chain armor aluminum alloy area restrictive coating. The utility model discloses a nylon is insulating to replace traditional polyethylene to allow operating temperature 90 DEG C requirement for a long time as insulating layer, its finished cable adaptation. Develop by oneself armor aluminum alloy area and replace traditional aluminium strip, light in weight, with low costs, easily lay and installation, anti creep and extensibility all very good, and be adapted to use under strong chloride, salt acid -base and other harmful chemical's environment.


The pKa and E1/2 values of a number of bicyclic guanidines and their keto derivatives were determined. The influence of steric and polar effects on their base strengths is discussed.


In March 1916, Carolina Petrovitis, a Lithuanian immigrant to Chicago, married and the mother of three, was in terrible pain following her abortion. Her friends called in Dr. Maurice Kahn. The doctor asked her, "Who did it for you[?]" He "coaxed" her to answer, then told her, "If you won[']t tell me what was done to you I can't handle your case." When Petrovitis finally revealed that a midwife had performed an abortion, Dr. Kahn called for an ambulance, sent her to a hospital, told the hospital physician of the situation, and suggested he "communicate with the Coroner's office." Three police officers soon arrived to question Petrovitis. With the permission of the hospital physician, Sgt. William E. O'Connor "instructed" an intern to "tell her she is going to die." The sergeant and another officer accompanied the intern to the woman's bedside. As the doctor told Petrovitis of her impending death, she "started to cryher eyes watered." Sure that Petrovitis realized she was about to die, the police then collected from her a "dying declaration" in which she named the midwife who performed her abortion, told where and when it was done and the price paid, and described the instruments used. Later the police brought in the midwife and asked Petrovitis "if this was the woman," and she nodded "yes." A third police officer drew up another dying statement "covering the facts." He read that


This paper presents a comparison of several video quality metrics, analysing their performance against different types of distortions. Usually, comparisons are made considering a full dataset with few different degradations. We are presenting here a comparison using three very different datasets (VQEG Phase I, LIVE VQA and ReTRIeVED) and a fourth dataset which was generated in a mobile phone network simulator. This was done to check if the video quality metrics can correctly measure the degradations created by variations in the network, very close to real scenarios. The analysis was done with 13 full reference metrics (including Opticom's PEVQ commercial tool) and two no-reference metrics. We have concluded that NTIA's VQM achieved the best results, in most of the cases. It is an open source algorithm that outperformed most of the other techniques, including the licensed PEVQ.


The article investigates and analyzes the classroom evaluation in college oral English teaching.The result shows the real need of students and the content and methods they accept about oral English classroom evaluation in teaching.From this,a reference can be provided for making a scientific and effective evaluation scheme of oral English.


The rapid conversion of tropical forests poses the question as to the fate of the rich epiphyte communities of these forests. This paper presents results of our recent investigations on deforestation and epiphytes along disturbance gradients in mountain forest areas in Bolivia, Ecuador and Costa Rica. Species losses following disturbance vary considerably among the different groups of epiphytes and are particularly severe among orchids, bromeliads and filmy ferns. Moreover, shade epiphytes of the forest understory are more strongly impacted than sun epiphytes of the forest canopy. Species turnover along the disturbance gradient is high in all epiphyte groups and recovery of the epiphyte communities in the regenerating secondary forests is very slow. Canopy closure and microclimate are principal factors predicting epiphyte diversity changes along the disturbance gradient. In addition, changes in tree species composition and host tree characteristics play an important role. The lichen / bryophyte species ratio is a powerful indicator of the degree of human disturbance in tropical moist forests.


The article discusses issues dealing with building organizational structure of developing enterprises by using both quantitative and qualitative criteria. In the research the authors used the best practices of highly-technological companies. To solve the problem of organizational structure upgrading methods of assessing key indicators of organization and its division work efficiency were used. The authors propose a number of criteria and methods aimed at structure upgrading, which could be exploited in applied activity of industrial science-intensive enterprises and organizations. On the basis of mathematical methods of modeling and optimization the authors formulated suggestions concerning rational building of organizational structure and calculating parameters of completeness of structural divisions by administrative and managerial personnel.


In mid-ancient Chinese language,"村" is a new word which means "settlement" and "village".From the day of its birth,"村" has been widely used in mid-ancient Chinese documents.The paper studies the using occasion and collocation of "村" in Chinese translation of Buddhist Scriptures,which helps to understand the usage of "村" in mid-ancient Chinese language.


We used ferromagnetic artificial pinning centers in superconducting NbTi wires to achieve a large critical current density (Jc) in a magnetic field. Four wires were fabricated that contained nanometer‐sized arrays of Ni or Fe pins inside micron‐sized filaments of Nb0.36Ti0.64 alloy. A ferromagnetic pin volume of only 2% Ni produced Jc's (e.g., 2500 A/mm2 at 5 T, 4.2 K) that were comparable to those of commercial wires that have a pin volume of ∼20% Ti. We conclude that ferromagnetic artificial pins are more effective than nonmagnetic pins for a given volume percent.


Financial services are playing the main role in reducing poverty from the country because many of the rural poor people are financially illiterate and they mainly depend upon informal credit sources in order to avoid these activities the RBI and GOI have taken various initiatives toward reducing the monetary gap of the rural people. The main purpose of this paper is to study the role of financial inclusion tools on the sustainable development of the Kodagu district and investigate the trends, progress, and challenges of financial inclusion in rural areas. In this background, the present study is based on qualitative and quantitative in nature to analyze the impact of financial inclusion on the sustainable development of the rural area. In order to show a positive relationship, the primary and secondary data have been collected. In this process total, 150 respondents were selected from three taluks of Kodagu district of Karnataka by using a random sampling method. The present study finds out that the savings, deposits and other credit facilities of rural people in the Kodagu district.


Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) are promising candidates for solid-state lighting but suffer from decreased efficiency at the high current density required for lighting applications. This dec...


y At last I can look out of my window in Queen Anne Street and see blue sky. jy Soon now we shall be turning our thoughts to our summer programme and to has' h yS' * am not sure ^ow many y?u know how big the staff of the Association pro ec.orr|e. There are about 200 of us, and now that we have grown to these 0Drf?rt'?-ns t^le Executive has thought from time to time how it can give the staff anv?rtUn^'es ^or rest an<* refreshment. One very welcome decision has been that a'll rtlernber of the staff who has been with the Association for 10 years should be ?^ed an extra week's holiday, and be able to take a long break. K a-T1 m^se^ S?'nS to have such a break. I shall be away from the office from and 8^n'n8 of April to the middle of May, journeying through the Middle East Qe staying in Cyprus, the Lebanon and Jerusalem. You might like to think of the oldneral Secretary venturing on a horse to visit Petra?the rose-red city half as as time. But by the end of May I shall be back at my desk, hoping to see many y?u during the summer months. ?nient of Retirement Wjj ^?.r two members of the staff the moment of retirement is coming. Miss Clary end? *?*ned Central Association for Mental Welfare 42 years ago retires at the Ass MarchHer memory goes back over the struggling days of the Central you?C^tion ^or Mental Welfare and the difficult times of amalgamation. Many of deanWll^ know her, for in her work in the Residential Services Department she has shall t^le bookings for all our homes. We wish her a happy retirement and hope to see her often in the coming years. vyjj .n ^Une we are to lose Miss McClellan, our first Public Information Organiser,


This article is devoted to the development of physical qualities in primary school students through the Kyrgyz national games. Examples of games from historical works are given, where you can see games of a different nature — games on horseback that require great strength, agility, speed, coordination, flexibility, educating courage, friendship, unity of action, mutual assistance and understanding and many other qualities. In addition, this article gives as an example other type of games that educate and develop all those qualities necessary in later life that are of an applied nature. The games are indicated in their original name and with a translation into Russian, preserving the meaning of the game. In addition, explanations are given for these games that develop various qualities, including physical ones. A variety of national outdoor games are offered for younger students included in the curriculum and the use of three-level activity of movements in physical education lessons is considered, which include running, jumping games, games with throwing, hitting, throwing and knocking down objects, winter types of games, competitive martial arts games, etc. The article gives exemplary games that develop speed, agility, endurance, strength and flexibility. They are subsequently used in the following classes and acquire a different look as a former sports type such as "Toguz Korgool", "Ordo" and the national wrestling "Kurosh" in the future, these outdoor games in students form all the necessary qualities, including physical, and also have an educational role.


A bound selection of copied articles from the Journal of Japanese Ceramic association relating to research into crystalline glazes. also includes hand-written notes by C.I. Brown


Edith Wharton tirelessly searched for the meaning of life not only in her many stories but in her own life as well. An intellectual woman who diligently kept up on the newest scientific developments, she was keenly interested in the mysteries of life, such as the tricks played by destiny, a curious coincident, strange forebodings and supernatural phenomena. Over some time, she eventually became an architect of her own fortune, spending many tiring years in pursuit of her destiny. She went on to write various kinds of ghost stories for the sake of her own personal investigation into these unscientific phenomena. It is safe to say that the origin of her curiosity about the field is based on her childhood experiences. As Wharton says "the teller of supernatural tales should be known frightened in the telling" (11), she was not only simply tortured with groundless fear but also even scared of darkness in nighttime when she was a child. The author of Edith Wharton: A Biography, R. W. B. Lewis, tells us that "after the attack of typhoid fever in Germany when she was eight," "Edith was possessed of a terror of certain nameless horrors" (24) and "she could not sleep at night unless a light was on and a nursemaid in the room with her" (25). In addition, Wharton says "my long and weary illness had made my parents unduly anxious about my health" (47) in her autobiography A Backward Glance (1934), and moreover, "she suffered for extended periods from eating disorders, hysteria, migraines, claustrophobia, and asthma" (Erich xi). It is clear that she was seized with a variety of physical sufferings as well as psychological trouble. As a child, she, therefore, could not dream of a rosy future even though she was actually trying to chase her cherished dream as a writer. Despite her privileged life as a member of a wealthy family in New York, mentally, she spent many painful years. This stirred her interest in mystery of life, unaccountable incidents or popular superstitions and fuels her inquiries through her ghost stories. While Wharton thinks "a good subject― must contain in itself something that sheds a light on our moral experience" (Writing 24) in general, she also says that "if it sends a cold shiver down one's spine, it has done its job and done it well" (11) in ghost stories. It means that the ghost story is free from moral messages, beautiful dreams or a unity of the story which we tend to think necessary in the novel. The distinction between the novel and the short story, or the ghost story, was clear in Wharton's thought. She considers "the test of the novel is that its people should be alive" (Writing 36), whereas "the greatest short stories owe their vitality entirely to the dramatic rendering of a situation" (Writing


Interpersonal conflict surrounding church programs is a major source of distress for both pastoral staff and lay members of evangelical churches. Such conflict, when destructive, may severely hinder the achievement of program objectives. However, conflict when managed constructively may lead to a more effective program and strengthened relationships. This empirical study seeks to understand the conditions under which program-related conflict in evangelical churches leads to detrimental outcomes and those which lead to constructive outcomes. In a role-playing, survey-based experiment of American church attenders (N = 276), participants' satisfaction with conflict outcome was measured in a scenario with various outcomes concerning their program-related goal (maintaining the starting time of a mid-week children's program) and their social goals (e.g., having a better relationship with the director of the children's program, being affirmed in their Christian identity, and ensuring that decisions are made fairly). The study indicates that, in a conflict concerning a children's program, church attenders who have a salient social goal achieved, but not their program-related goal, will be more satisfied than church attenders who have their program-related goal achieved but not a salient social goal.


Digital revolutions are taking place in every aspect, in the society. Even there is need for farmer consumer interaction to be enabled using technology. There are many organizations for well fare of farmers and consumers like FPO, SFAC. The present hurdle that they face is one time communication. This paper comes up with concept of Android based solution for farmer consumer interaction. The objective will be to collectivize farmers and enable them to have access to better inputs and gain more productivity. Thus the income of the farmer would increase on the other hand they will be able to sell produce at least prices than before. This concept would also enable farmers to decide the rates for their produce themselves and get connected to the end consumers. Thus it will eradicate the role of mediators. The margins that the mediators use to gain won't exist. Also this concept accompanies idea of providing nutrient schedule for the farmer once he enters his sowing date and accordingly notify him time–to–time about activities to be performed. Farmer will be notified about the activities he should perform right from the time when the seed germinates till the day when the crop is ready to be harvested. Also farmer will be assisted for his queries as well as crop diseases through a photo uploading mechanism provided for the same. General Terms K-means Algorithm, GCM.


The structural design of casing-loadable washing machine/driers often prevents efficient drying. In this new casing-loadable washing machine/drier, the drying air is introduced axially into the drum, thereby flowing through the wet laundry from the inside to the outside and hence improving drying. In order to introduce the air axially into the tub (2), the drum (3) is offset on one side. The fan (11), the heating device (13) and the lint-filtering device (12) with a removable film element are arranged in the air duct (14) at the top of the machine casing. The suction side of the fan (11) is connected via the air duct (15) to the tub. The air duct (16) opens axially into the tub (2). The machine described can be advantageously incorporated into kitchen units. The basic design of the washing drum is equally suited to top-loading and front loading machines.


Abstract This paper aims to examine the co-movement between the two economic powers, namely the USA and China. The authors are mainly interested in examining the dynamics of co-movements during, and in the pre-covid periods. Additionally, they have aimed to examine the volatility spillover between USA and China, during and in the pre-covid periods. In order to achieve the research-based objectives, advanced econometrics models have been applied to the data from July1, 2010, to April 30, 2021. The results show that the sample market is integrated in the long run. The results also indicate that the behaviour of the Chinese market is same as the US market, and offers negligible opportunities for investors for diversification during this time. The findings indicate that the Ganger Causality between the stock markets during crisis is significantly higher than the pre-crisis period. The results of EGARCH model confirm the presence of asymmetric volatility spillover effects between the US and Chinese markets, during the considered time periods. This study also examines the co-movement in China, grounded upon the robust approach that facilitates examining the dependence structure between the sample variables. The findings offer valuable understanding for investors who are looking for investment diversification opportunities worldwide.


In high temperature components creep-fatigue cracks are often associated with the heat affected zones of weldments. In the case of austenitic stainless steel welds, such as Type 316, these may ente...


Field experiments were conducted in 2009 and 2010 to evaluate the response of soya bean to pre-sowing seed inoculation with Rhizobium japonicum strains and liming the soil with different lime materials. The experiments were conducted on sandy loam soils at Calabar in the rainforest and Obubra in the southern guinea savanna zones of Cross River State, Nigeria. Treatments comprised factorial combinations of Rhizobium (with and without inoculation) and liming material (no lime, calcite, gypsum, and dolomite) laid in randomized complete block design replicated thrice. Liming the soil was effective in increasing root nodulation, plant vegetative growth and grain yield in Calabar, but not at Obubra. Pre-sowing seed treatment with Rhizobium japonicum was also more effective in Calabar than at Obubra. Root nodulation, plant height, pod-bearing branches, reproductive node number, dry matter yield, pods/plant and yield of grain were significantly influenced by the combined effect of inoculation and liming, but not the number of seeds and seed weight/pod.  Sowing inoculated seeds in calcite- limed soils gave the best results but the difference between gypsum and dolomitic lime was not significant. The grain yield which averaged 2.34 t/ha in the Obubra grown crop was higher by 21.9 % compared to the Calabar grown crop. Differences in the response to seed inoculation and liming were attributed to weather and edaphic factors.


The Global Ulcerative Colitis (UC) Narrative Survey aimed to evaluate the impact of UC, perceptions of UC burden, and management approaches. Here, we present data from patients and physicians in Australia.


BACKGROUND
Cheilitis is a chronic inflammatory condition of the lips, and frequent or prolonged use of topical corticosteroids may lead to various adverse events. Therefore, alternative therapies with fewer side effects are beneficial for the treatment of this condition.

AIM
To evaluate the efficacy of a lip care formulation containing both panthenol and bisabolol as a monotherapy for mild-to-moderate cheilitis.

METHODS
This single-centre prospective pilot open-label study included 20 patients with mild-to-moderate cheilitis who were treated with the tested lip care for 8 weeks and evaluated by physician and patient assessments before the final efficacy was determined using the Visioscan score.

RESULTS
Of the 20 patients, 13 (65.0%) presented with moderate cheilitis with dry and chapped lips. All parameters, including physician and patient clinical scores and bioengineering measurements, showed significant improvements as early as week 2 and sustained until week 8 following the application of the tested lip care. The frequency of cheilitis flareups also decreased significantly. The tested product was well tolerated without any adverse effects.

CONCLUSIONS
Lip care with panthenol and bisabolol was safe and effective. It can be used as monotherapy for the treatment of mild-to-moderate cheilitis.


With the increasing proportion of renewable energy in the grid, the voltage support capacity of the grid becomes weaker and weaker. Virtual synchronous generator (VSG) control has been widely used in renewable energy grid connection because of its excellent reactive power support ability. However, the fault ride-through ability of traditional VSG is weak, and VSG is prone to overcurrent when the power grid short circuit fault occurs. Therefore, this paper proposes a fault ride-through method for VSG based on reactive feedback coefficient optimization. The active power compensation is added to improve the power angle stability of the VSG. The reactive power feedback coefficient is designed based on the maximum output current of VSG to maximize voltage support capacity. Considering the case of a small voltage sag fault, the target voltage adjustment strategy is added to control the output voltage of VSG within the standard operating range. Finally, simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed strategy.


Agent-based e-commerce is a new technology being researched extensively by many academic and industrial organizations. The mobility and autonomy properties of agents have offered a new approach of doing business online. To fully exploit the advantages of this new technology, a secure system to authenticate and authorize mobile agents must be in place. In this chapter, an architecture to ensure a proper authentication and authorization of agents has been proposed. The Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) is used as the underlying cryptographic scheme. An agent is digitally signed by the Agent Factory and its signature is authenticated at hosts using the corresponding public key. Agents can also authenticate the hosts to make sure that they are not heading to a wrong place. When an agent visits a host, agent's expiry date, host trace, and the factory's trustworthiness are checked during the authentication process. According to the level of authentication that the incoming agent has passed, the agent will be categorized and associated with a relevant security policy during the authorization phase. The corresponding security policy will be enforced on the agent to restrict its operations at the host. The prototype has been implemented with Java. INTRODUCTION With the increasing world-wide usage of the Internet, electronic commerce (e-commerce) has been catching on fast in a lot of businesses. As e-commerce booms, there comes a demand for a better system to manage and carry out transactions. This has led to the development of agent-based e-commerce. In this new approach, agents are employed on behalf of users to carry out various e-commerce activities, such as auction, brokering, negotiation, payment, etc. This chapter appears in the book, Architectural Issues of Web-Enabled Electronic Business, edited by Shi Nan Si and V.K. Murthy. Copyright © 2003, Idea Group Inc. Copying or distributing in print or electronic forms without written permission of Idea Group Inc. is prohibited. 701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey PA 17033-1240, USA Tel: 717/533-8845; Fax 717/533-8661; URL-http://www.idea-group.com ITB8712 IDEA GROUP PUBLISHING Architecture for Authentication and Authorization 343 Copyright Idea Grou p Inc. Copy right Idea Grou p Inc. Copy right Idea Grou p Inc. Copy right Idea Grou p Inc. Although the tradeoff of employing mobile agents is still a contentious topic (Milojicic, 1999), using mobile agents in e-commerce attracts much research effort as it may improve the potential of their applications in e-commerce. There are many advantages for employing mobile agents. First, communication cost can be reduced, because the agents will travel to the destination and transfer only the necessary information. This saves the bandwidth and reduces the chances of clogging the network. Second, users can let their agents travel asynchronously to their destinations and collect informati n or execute other applications while the user can disconnect from the network (Wong, Paciorek, & Moore, 1999). Having seen the advantages of this emerging technology, the major factor that is still holding people back from employing agents in e-commerce is the security issues involved. On the one hand, hosts cannot trust incoming agents belonging to unknown owners, because malicious agents may launch attacks on the hosts and other agents. On the other hand, agents may also have concerns on the reliability of hosts and will be reluctant to expose their secrets to distrustful hosts. There are two broad categories of security issues to be considered in the research field of mobile agents: misuse of hosts by mobile agents and misuse of mobile agents by hosts or other mobile agents. In the first category, a host is exposed to attacks from visiting agents. The various kinds of attacks include theft of information, denial of services, damage to local resources, etc. For instance, with the attack of denial of services, a malicious agent may overload some local resource or service, blocking the host's access to other agents or applications. In the scenario of the second category, when an agent is executing in a malicious host's environment, it is exposed to possible attacks from that host and other agents residing in the host. To build bilateral trust in an e-commerce environment, the authorization and authentication schemes for mobile agents should be well designed. Authentication checks the credentials of an agent before processing the agent's requests. If the agent is found to be suspicious, the host may decide to deny its service requests. Authorization refers to the permissions granted for the agent to access whichever resource it requested. The Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) is used as the basic cryptographic method in our design, and Java is selected as the implementation language. Digital signature is used for authentication purpose, and authorization is achieved using the security manager provided by Java. To restrict the access to resources, user-defined security policies have to be designed and used in conjunction with the security manager. Based on the authentication results, the host can decide the type of privileges to offer to various authenticated agents. In our previous work, we have proposed a Secure Agent Fabrication, Evolution & Roaming (SAFER) architecture (Zhu, Guam, & Yang, 2000), which aims to construct an open, dynamic and evolutionary agent system for e-commerce. It provides a framework for agents in e-commerce and establishes a rich set of mechanisms to manage and secure them. We have already elaborated agent fabrication, evolution, and roaming in Guan and Zhu (2001), Guan, Zhu, and Ko (2000), Wang, Guam, and Chan (2001), Zhu and Guan (2001), and Guan and Yang (1999). This chapter elaborates the design and implementation of authentication and authorization issues on the basis of the SAFER architecture. The remainder of the chapter is organized as follows. Section 2 presents background on agent-based e-commerce, mobile agent systems, and PKI. Section 3 elaborates the design of agent authentication and authorization. Section 4 describes the implementation of the proposed design. Section 5 discusses the advantages and limitations of the implemented approach in comparison with the related work. The final section concludes the chapter and discusses the possible future work. 12 more pages are available in the full version of this document, which may be purchased using the "Add to Cart" button on the publisher's webpage: www.igi-global.com/chapter/architecture-authenticationauthorization-mobile-agents/5210


From 1994 to 2008, the University of Idaho Library published the Electronic Green Journal, a peer-reviewed, cross-disciplinary, open-access journal on environmental issues. In 2007 the editorial board decided to transition the journal into the Open Journal Systems open-source journal-management system. The new system had to be customized, back issues had to be imported, and the editorial board had to be trained on the new system. By describing the successes and setbacks encountered during this transition, this article provides practical information on both creating and maintaining an open-access journal using a journal-management system.


OBJECTIVES
Determine symptoms, correlates, or predictors of depression and anxiety in paid caregivers of elderly persons with dementia.

PARTICIPANTS
The 28 participants were paid caregivers of patients attending an adult day-care program for patients with Alzheimer disease. Each participant had a total score of 16+ or a score of 3+ on at least one item of the Problems and Complaints Inventory.

MEASUREMENTS
PARTICIPANTS completed the Hamilton Depression (HAM-D) and Anxiety (HAM-A) scales and the Zarit Burden Interview. The total daily and weekly time that caregivers worked with their patients was recorded.

RESULTS
Severity of depression (HAM-D scores) was significantly related to Zarit Burden Interview scores (p<0.001). In addition, HAM-D scores tended to be related to the number of hours per week provided by a caregiver (p=0.09). Severity of anxiety (HAM-A scores) tended to be related to Zarit Burden Interview scores (p=0.08).

CONCLUSION
These findings indicate the need to devise strategies for alleviating work-related symptoms in paid caregivers.


The talk focuses on a large-scale project for the Rome region put forward in the 2010 book 'Rome: The Centres Elsewhere'. The project reimagined the consular roads as a potential armature for future urban development while challenging the contemporary understanding of public space and infrastructure.


Software Maintainability is an indispensable characteristic to determine software quality. It can be described as the ease with which necessary changes such as fault correction, performance improvement, addition, or deletion of one or more attributes, etc., can be incorporated. A major purpose of software maintainability is to enable the software to adapt to the changing environment. Machine Learning (ML) algorithms are widely used for Software Maintainability Prediction (SMP). Hence, in the current study, QUES and UIMS, i.e., the two object-oriented datasets are used for SMP. In this study, an attempt has been made to improve the prediction results of five (ML) algorithms, viz., General Regression Neural Network (GRNN), Regularized Greedy Forest (RGF), Gradient Boosting Algorithm (GBA), Multivariate Linear Regression (MLR), and K-Nearest Neighbor (k-NN) on using three different feature selection methods, including the Pearson's Correlation (Filter Method), Backward Elimination (Wrapper Method), and Lasso Regularization (Embedded Method). Feature selection is a procedure to select a set of independent variables that contribute most to the predicted output, hence eliminating the irrelevant features in the data that may reduce the accuracy of an algorithm. The performance of all the models is evaluated using three accuracy measures, i.e., R-Squared, Mean Absolute Error (MAE), and Root Mean Square Error (RMSE). The results portray an improvement in the prediction accuracies after employing feature selection techniques. It is observed that for the QUES dataset, R-Squared value on an average improves by 157.89%. Also, MAE and RMSE values enhance by 19.59% and 24.90%, respectively, depicting an overall decrease in the error. Similarly, for UIMS dataset, R-Squared value on an average increase by 126.08%, representing an improvement in the accuracy. Further, MAE and RMSE values also improve for the UIMS dataset, by 12.44% and 8.16%, respectively.


Reporter enzymes often are used to monitor gene expression. Several reporter gene systems have been developed which differ in ease of use, cost, sensitivity, versatility and safety. We have used luciferase from the North American firefly Photinus pyralis extensively as a reporter in studies of plant gene expression. We found that luciferase has several features that make it a particularly attractive reporter when compared to the frequently used CAT, GUS and neo genes. In this article, we review some of these characteristics and present expression plasmids and assay procedures optimized for use with plant suspension culture cells.


SUMMARYObservation of replicas of freeze-etched spore mother cells of Psilotum nudum (L.) Beauv. has shown that the nuclear envelope undergoes remarkable changes on passing from premeiotic to meiotic stages. Before meiosis, the nuclear envelope shows an even surface covered by randomly distributed pores, whereas in leptotene-zygotene it becomes uneven and wave-like while the pores progressively gather in separate clusters. As a result, wide portions of nuclear envelope devoid of pores are observed at this stage. It is suggested that such events could be originated by traction forces acting on the inner membrane, at early stages of meiosis, and due to motions of the attached chromosome fibers in the course of spiralization and pairing processes. The decrease in average pore frequency in leptotene- zygotene, as compared to the premeiotic stages, is also related, as a first assumption, to the aforementioned traction forces. Quite similar phenomena to those reported for Psilotum nudum (L.) Beauv. were also ob...


Switching the gain may be provided for use in a mobile communication device in an amplifier, comprising: a first amplification stage having a first gain, a second amplification stage connected to the first amplification stage in parallel. The first and second amplification stage having a different gain and the gain of the first amplification stage and second amplification stage connected to the controller, each time only one of the enabled amplifier stage wherein the plurality.


The Ministry of Public Administration and Security designated Goseong-gun, Gangwon-do, Korea, as a special disaster area because of the forest fire in April 2019. Similarly, forest fires occurred in Gangwon-do, such as the Yangyang forest fire in April 2005 and the east-coast forest fire in April 2000. The origin of forest fires is accidental in more than 70% of cases according to the latest 10-year statistics. The large-scale spread of forest fires in Gangwon-do is mainly attributable to meteorological conditions such as high temperature, low humidity, and strong wind. Preventing forest-fire disasters is impossible because the natural environment is difficult to control. Therefore, the ability of the responding agencies and responders is important in suppressing the spread of fires. The forest-fire response-managing department in Korea is the Korea Forest Service, which plays a key role and coordinates with related agencies. The related agencies include the Ministry of National Defense, Ministry of Environment, Police Agency, Fire Service, Cultural Heritage Administration, and so on. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the importance of collaboration using case analysis of each of the forest fires in Goseong in 1996 and 2019 and to develop a forest-fire response decision tree as a way of enhancing collaboration.


The destructive bond pull test is the most common methodology for quality control of the wire bond process optimization on assembly manufacturing. It was introduced in the 1960's and it is described in U.S military specifications. Today, some of the hottest wire bonding processes is System-In-Package (SIP), Package-On-Package (PoP) and 3D package. These processes require lower loop height on thinner die thicknesses. Ultra Low Loop (ULL, <75 mm height) on thinner die (<100mm) utilizes this process. But, the bond pull test specifications for wire pull hook position and minimum wire breaking force are not sufficient to apply for the ULL and thinner die applications necessary to meet today's criteria. This paper is presented in order to give a universal test method of the wire pull test specification and methodology for the ULL on thinner die application and optimization. It will extend the reliability and quality control of advanced packaging.


Sediment and erosion controls have been required on construction sites for many years, but they
are often not very effective in reducing sediment movement to streams, lakes, and estuaries. One
approach to investigating the effectiveness of erosion and sediment controls is to use computer
models to evaluate the individual and combined effect of sediment control measures. The goals
of this study are to calibrate and validate the WEPP model by comparing predicted results to
field data, and to predict the effect of construction with and without erosion controls on soil loss
and runoff. A 37 ha watershed within North Carolina State University's future Centennial
Campus golf course in Raleigh, NC were used for monitoring and modeling. Automated
samplers recording flow and retrieving samples for total suspended solids and turbidity analysis
were placed in three subwatershed outlets within the watershed. Seven storm events from 2002
were used for WEPP model validation. Erosion maps generated by GeoWEPP indicated that the
current land cover and soil parameters were appropriate for modeling purposes. Although
suitable for soil loss prediction, single-storm simulations were not suitable for runoff prediction.
Extended buffers were projected to reduce sediment losses by 16% during construction, while
the design buffers were projected to decrease soil loss by only 1%, indicating that longer buffers
would be an effective method for reducing sediment losses during construction. For future
improvement of WEPP model simulations of this site, we plan to replace single-storm
simulations with continuous simulations, using actual climate data instead of computer generated
climate data.


In flywheel energy storage system (FESS), multi-phase motor can be used to drive the flywheel for its high power density and fault-tolerance performance. Aiming at the two-phase fault in different sets of three-phase windings in twelve-phase permanent magnetic synchronous motor (PMSM), afault-tolerant control strategy based on motor model reconstruction is proposed in this paper. The set of three-phase windings that has phase failure is controlled as single-phase motor. Therefore, the twelve-phase PMSM is treated as an integration of two three-phase motors and two single-phase motors. The proposed strategy maintains stable torque and power during fault-tolerant operation. Theoretical analysis and simulation are carried out in this paper, and the results demonstrate that the proposed strategy has good effectiveness on two-phase faults in two sets of wingdings, no matter the two phases are orthogonal or not.


In this paper, we propose Coded Relay (Crelay) for multi-hop wireless networks. Crelay exploits both the partial packets and the overhearing capabilities of wireless nodes, and uses an error correction code in packet forwarding. When a node overhears a partial packet from an upstream node, it estimates the number of errors in the packet and informs the upstream node. The upstream node calculates the number of parity bytes required to correct the errors and can usually send only a small amount parity bytes instead of sending the complete packet, hence improving the network efficiency. We propose a novel protocol for packet forwarding with partial packets and overhearing, which forwards individual packets and will work seamlessly with upper layers. We also propose a practical algorithm for finding the packet forwarding path. We implement Crelay within the Click modular router and our experiments show that it can significantly improve the performance of wireless networks.


The electrical characteristics of anodic oxides on sulfur-passivated InP were investigated. The effects of passivation of InP and subsequent rapid thermal annealing on the oxide included reduction in the fixed charge density, and increases in both breakdown voltage and resistivity. The permittivity and conductivity of the oxide were also influenced by the passivation. A model based on the changes in the structure of the oxide is proposed to explain the results. According to this model, a reaction takes place between sulfur atoms and the oxygen atoms of In 2 O 3 which results in an increase in the P 2 O 5 /In 2 O 3 ratio and modification of the oxide structure


The motivation for this dissertation arose when I was an undergraduate studying at Stirling University. Although I studied many different religions at Stirling, I found that the unit that fascinated me most was one entitled 'The Social World of Ancient Israel.' To me, the most interesting part of the course was a section about the historical origins of ancient Israel, I had not realised that there had been, and still was, such an intense debate over Israel's early history. I was extremely familiar with the biblical account of Israel's origins, as I regularly attended Sunday school classes and Bible Studies as a child, but I was unaware that there were so many problems with the Bible's version of Israel's arrival into history. At that time, I decided that I would like to study the historical origins of ancient Israel at a higher level. My purpose in writing this dissertation, is to give a general introduction to the background of the history of the 'origins' debate that would be of use to someone who is relatively new to the subject. With the limited word count that I had to work with, I have selected the features of the debate that I deemed the most important for the newcomer. This did cause a few headaches with what I had to leave out, the Amorite hypothesis and Noth's amphyctiony are just two of the casualties, but I believe that what is included will give the reader good background knowledge of the subject. The main focus of this dissertation is the relationship between the biblical account and what is known from archaeology. Although comparative anthropology is also a major factor, I have not focussed as much on that side of the debate. I have included certain anthropological arguments, but I have not gone into any great detail about the construction of anthropological models, again, this is mainly due to the limited word count. The scope of the dissertation has been limited to cover from the period of the patriarchs through to the establishment of the United Monarchy. I decided to end the investigation at the United Monarchy, as I believe that this is the moment in time where we can start to talk of an Israel as a self-governing sovereign nation. It is at this point that I believe we can start to talk of Israel entering into real history.


Alkylation of the allenic acid fluoride (1) is a regiospecific reaction which depends on the nature of the alkylating agent; whereas treatment of (1) with lithium dimethylcopper affords the 20-vinylic methylated 22-keto-steroid (3), reaction with dimethylcadmiu provides a mixture of isomeric allenyl methyl ketones (5a) and (5b).


Background: Oral semaglutide (imeglimin) has been prescribed for patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) as Twymeeg. Case presentation: The patient is 77-year-old male with hypertension, previous cerebral vascular accident (CVA). He continued unbalanced meal with preference of much carbohydrate. In Sept 2021, he became diabetic with HbA1c 8.8%. Results: Imeglimin 2000mg/day was started improving to 6.7% for 2 months. Discussion: Complete blood count (CBC) showed decreased Hb and increased MCV, suggesting macrocytic anemia for lack of vegetables. Much carbohydrate intake may bring T2D. Remarkable diabetic improvement may be from dual mechanisms for increasing insulin secretion and decreasing insulin resistance.


Abstract In this piece, we offer an approach for the study of religious people that honors what is "religious" about religion. We refer to selected findings from this special issue to demonstrate how this approach specifically applies to participants in this study. We also discuss what this approach could mean for social scientists, clinicians, clergy, and families.


A. Carpentier's work let us think about the role played by classical tradition during the Eighteenth Century, main moment in the reflection about art and thought of humankind in general. "Concierto Barroco" presents America as the transcultural stage and Europe as the stage of satire. "El Amo" and "el negro Filomeno" justify the Aristotle's catharsis and defend the literature in which truth is essential, without fractures between reality and what is related.


In the field of garden art, Isabela Lubomirska was known as the founder of one of the most famous Polish gardens named Mon Coteau. In her project the Princess worked with the leading architects and planners of those times, including Ephraim Schroeger and Szymon Bogumil Zug. Thanks to their cooperation a small, but very charming garden composition was created, which surrounded the Princess' suburban residence. This article aims to present their work in Mokotow, considering mainly the works of Zygmunt Vogel, Alexander Majerski and Franciszek Kostrzewski. The iconographic material which they created has indeed great value, providing a range of information on the characteristics of one of the first Polish gardens established from scratch in the landscape style. The preservation of these documents and their in-depth analysis is of particular importance for the revaluation of the existing part of Mon Coteau.


This note answers Terry Peach's (1998) response to our criticisms of his interpretation of Ricardo. We show that the available evidence supports Sraffa's interpretation. The arguments put forward by Peach, far from undermining that interpretation or furthering an understanding of Ricardo's project, do little more than catalogue the already well-known difficulties that Ricardo encountered as he grappled toward a clearer account of the laws that regulate distribution and prices. Copyright 2002, Oxford University Press.


Quorum sensing, a widespread phenomenon in bacteria that is used to coordinate gene expression among local populations, intervenes in the competition between bacteria and the immune system. The domain of attraction of the bacteria-free equilibrium results from a linear matrix inequality optimization with a multivariate polynomial objective under constraints. The Bogdanov-Takens singularity and bifurcation, including a saddle-node bifurcation, a Hopf bifurcation, and a homoclinic bifurcation, are obtained from normal form theory. The normal form of a bifurcation is a simple dynamical system which is equivalent to all systems exhibiting this bifurcation.


Using quarterly data this paper re-examines the series of (exogenous) federal funds rate shocks created by Romer and Romer (AER, 2004). First, this paper finds that the Romer and Romer series passes two specification tests: they have no long-run effect on output and are eventually completely reversed. Second, using the Romer and Romer series as a measure of monetary policy shocks, it is found that all of the remaining shocks in a small VAR are supply shocks. One shock - the AD-AS shock - shifts the AD and AS curves approximately the same distance and along with the Romer and Romer series explains nearly all the variation in real GDP. The other supply shocks appear to be inflation shocks: an expected inflation shock and an unexpected inflation shock. The expected inflation shock causes nearly all the short-run, endogenous variation in the federal funds rate, while in the long run about one-half of the endogenous variation in the federal funds rate is the result of the Fed reversing previous policy shocks.


Background: While the effect of popular diets on weight loss has been extensively studied, less is known in the absence of weight loss. We hypothesized that a diet high in total and saturated fat would be associated with adverse effects on LDL-C, endothelial function and biomarkers of atherothrombosis compared to lower fat diets. Methods: We tested 3 popular diets, including Atkins (50% fat), South Beach (30% fat) and Ornish (10% fat) in a randomized and counterbalanced, crossover study. Subjects completed each of the three 4-week dietary intervention phases followed by a 4-week washout period. They were weighed weekly and caloric adjustments made if weight change exceeded 1 kg. At the completion of each dietary phase, 3-day food records were analyzed, fasting blood was sampled and brachial artery reactivity testing (BART) performed. Results: Eighteen of 26 adults (mean age: 30.6 + 9.6 yrs, 50% female) completed all 3 dietary phases. There were no changes in weight at the conclusion of each phase. However, nonsignificant increases in LDL-C occurred during the Atkins phase (pre: 96.5, post: 112.9 mg/dL; P=0.12), whereas LDL-C was reduced during the Ornish (pre: 110.1, post: 84.6 mg/dL; P=0.006) and South Beach phases (pre: 101.7, post: 91.5 mg/dL; P=0.01). BART testing revealed a significant inverse correlation between flow-mediated vasodilation and intake of total fat (r=-0.29; P=0.03), saturated fat (r=-0.31; P=0.02) and monounsaturated fat (r=-0.35; P=0.01). Microarray analysis demonstrated increased expression of several leukocyte biomarkers including, ICAM2 (37%; P=0.002), SELL (26%; P=0.007) and SOD1 (42%; P=0.04) at the completion of the Atkins diet compared to baseline. In contrast, expression of atherothrombotic biomarkers was not increased after the South Beach or Ornish phase. Conclusions: In the absence of weight loss, the high fat Atkins diet is associated with increased LDL-C, reduced endothelial vasoreactivity and increased expression of biomarkers of atherothrombosis. As such, these data suggest that isocaloric conversion to the Atkins diet may negatively impact cardiovascular health as compared to the South Beach or Ornish Diet.


This paper is a reflection about images and their aesthetics, for cultural studies of the imaginary. Based on Gilbert Durand (1998), the imaginary is near culture, while maintaining relationships between the subjective world and the objective reality. The author emphasizes that reality is triggered by the presence of the imaginary, which is contained in the imagination. Acting in the imagination, the aesthetic seduction runs through that which inspires pleasure, as well as aesthetics beyond beauty: the mythology shows mermaids, gargoyles, grotesque images that also inspired pleasure as much as the traditional concept of what is considered beautiful. In the contemporaneity the imaginary is seduced by artificial means extensively propagated in the media as a possibility of recovery of visual aesthetics, which runs the risk of falling at the other end, leading to bizarre consequences or even grotesque ones.


How to estimate the modal parameters (including natural frequencies and mode shapes) of an offshore platform accurately is crucial for the health monitoring problems. The purpose of this paper is to identify the modal parameters of a physical jacket-type platform model from measured modal testing data using Prony's method. In the modal testing, the identified false modes are unavoidable and bring much difficulty to determine the accurate modal parameters. To solve these problems, in this paper, the Modal Phase Collinearity (MPC) and Modal Assurance Criterion (MAC) are applied to distinguish the true and false modal. The measured data are extracted from a physical model of a realistic offshore platform. And the results demonstrate that the modal parameters of the first two modes of each direction can be accurately estimated by using the proposed method.


The utility model provides a two-dimensional code bill anti-counterfeiting system mainly comprising an intelligent card writing and reading module, an encrypting module, an invoice printing module, a two-dimensional code decrypting and information recovering module, and a display module, wherein the intelligent card writing and reading module is used for writing the invoice shopping information into the intelligent card or reading the information out of the intelligent card; the encrypting module is used for encrypting the information and invoice surface information stored in the intelligent card and read out by the intelligent card writing and reading module; the invoice printing module is used for generating the two-dimensional code according to the encrypting information generated by the encrypting module and prints the invoice with the two-dimensional code; the two-dimensional code decrypting and information recovering module is used for decrypting and recovering the two-dimensional information; and the display module is used for displaying the recovering information of the two-dimensional code and compares the two-dimensional code information with the paper invoice surface information.


"Mucocytes" were found in the white tracts of the brain of a llama (Lama glama) which had clinical signs of central nervous derangement. A morphologic and histochemical comparison with other cerebral organic and inorganic deposits is given.


The error of sound velocity is a main factor which causes the multi-beam sounding error.With the instability of sound velocity profile(SVP),the distortion in the multi-beam band leads to the low precision on elevation data which is even useless.Through the analysis of SVP correction model in the QINSy software,a new method of geometric velocity correction model was presented,and the effect of surface velocity and SVP error on the multi-beam data was analyzed.The cases of symmetrical bend on the multi-beam band with the SVP variation were summarized.According to the model,the quantized value of the effect about the surface velocity and layering velocity on multi-beam data was proposed.


Objective To assess the effectiveness of balloon dilation and airway stenting performed under fluoroscopic guidance for the treatment of benign and malignant tracheal stenosis.Methods Under fluoroscopic guidance,balloon dilation and airway stenting were performed in 45 patients with tracheobronchial stricture.Of the 45 patients,malignant tracheal stenosis was seen in 37,including mediastinal nodal metastases(n = 14),esophageal carcinoma(n =13),lung carcinoma(n = 4),adenocarcinoma of bronchus(n = 3),lymphoma(n = 2) and laryngocarcinoma(n = 1),and benign tracheal stenosis was seen in 8,including endobronchial tuberculosis(n = 6),retrosternal thyroid adenoma(n = 1) and endotracheal intubation(n = 1).Airway stenting with self-expandable metal stent was employed in 38 patients and balloon dilation in 7 patients.All the procedures were performed under fluoroscopic guidance.Results A total of 53 self-expandable metal stents was implanted in 38 patients.The clinical symptoms were immediately relived after the procedure in all patients except for one patient who died from choking of sputum.No stent migration was observed.Restenosis developed in 4 patients,which was successfully treated with repeated stenting and balloon dilation.Nineteen times of balloon dilation procedure were accomplished in 7 patients.Marked remission of clinical symptoms was seen in most cases.During a follow-up period(ranged from 0 to 124 months with a mean of 24.5 months) 31 patients died.Conclusion For both benign and malignant tracheal stenosis,balloon dilation with airway stenting performed under fluoroscopic guidance is a safe and efficient therapy with instant curative effect in relieving clinical symptoms.


A comparator is described for use in connexion with the photographic photometry of brightness distributions, whereby contours of equal brightness can be drawn directly from a suitable photographic plate.


Sustainable agroecosystem management generally entails increased management ability and input. Decision making for sustainable management could be enhanced by tools that provide integration and synthesis of soil test results, management priorities, and environmental concerns. Science-based soil quality indices (SQIs) may provide an ecologically based approach needed for land managers to make sustainable decisions. We developed a general approach for choosing the most representative indicators from large existing data sets, combining indicators into location-specific indices of soil quality, and using this index to assess agricultural management practices. We used a poultry-litter management case study to illustrate the design and use of this SQI. Site-specific indices were created using the SQI design framework for two sites with different soil types but similar climatic regimes. At each site we compared alternative poultry-litter management practices: land application of fresh vs. composted poultry litte...


Abstract Exploration on the continental shelf and slope in the northern Labrador Sea has been carried out by the petroleum industry since 1968. Data acquired include seismic reflection and refraction surveys, magnetic and gravity surveys, vertical seismic profiling and seafloor sampling. In addition, two wells — the Aquitaine et al, Hekja 0-71 and the Esso HB Gjoa G-37 — were recently drilled by industry. Hekja 0-71 was drilled to 3267 m in 1979 and the well was deepened to 4566 m in 1980. The section penetrated is dominantly nearshore to marine sandstones and shales. The lower 1000 m of drilled section consists of alkalic volcanics interbedded with chalky clays and ranges in age from Danian to Early Cretaceous. The gross pay interval between 3210 and 3286 m contains shallow marine to continental fluvial Paleocene sandstones and shales. Porous sandstones comprise 44 m of this interval and tested gas and condensate. The Gjoa G-37 well, located on a mid-Eocene wrench-related anticline, penetrated 1300 m of interbedded Paleocene marine shales and alkalic volcanics overlain by 2700 m of Paleocene to Recent shales and siltstones. Rifting in the northern Labrador Sea began, at the latest, in Early Cretaceous. A transform fault zone dominates all tectonic aspects of the shelf. During the Paleocene, extensive volcanism occurred and wrench-related structures formed. Most rifting ceased by late Eocene to early Oligocene. The sediments deposited are 6000 m thick over large areas and locally, where Cretaceous grabens are present, exceed 8000 m. Some of the sediments contain good reservoir rocks as well as petroleum source resinite, in addition to marine-derived organic matter. The kinds of traps present include extensional as well as wrench-related features and possibly large stratigraphic traps. Reservoirs include possible mid-Eocene and known Paleocene sandstones. In addition, Lower Cretaceous sandstones below the volcanics and lower Paleozoic carbonates and sandstones resting on Precambrian crystallines are anticipated.


In concatenative synthesis, new utterances are created by concatenating segments (units) of recorded speech. When the segments are extracted from a large speech corpus, a key issue is to select segments that will sound natural in a given phonetic context. Distance measures are often used for this task. However, little is known about the perceptual relevance of these measures. More insight into the relationship between computed distances and perceptual di(cid:11)erences is needed to develop accurate unit selection al- gorithms, and to improve the quality of the resulting com-puter speech. In this paper, we develop a perceptual test to measure subtle phonetic di(cid:11)erences between speech units. We use the perceptual data to evaluate several popular dis- tance measures. The results show that distance measures that use frequency warping perform better than those that do not, and minimal extra advantage is gained by using weighted distances or delta features.


Yun Hwalyu supply equipment to the plate-shaped metal material M mill rolling rolls (20) of a plurality of spray nozzles for the Yun Hwalyu toward the rolling roll jet to screen granulation or mist with a gas (1a, 1b) and each spray nozzle and a Yun Hwalyu supply (2, 3, 4) and a gas supply device (5, 6) for supplying gas to each spray nozzle for supplying a Yun Hwalyu. In the present invention, the Yun Hwalyu supplied from the side of the spray nozzle of the spray nozzle is larger than the supply amount of the Yun Hwalyu from the central spray nozzle. In addition, Yun Hwalyu supplied from the spray nozzle of the spray nozzle between the lateral and central spray nozzle is less Yun Hwalyu supplied from the spray nozzle side and is outside the Yun Hwalyu supplied from the central spray nozzle. As a result, it is suppressed that the wear and surface conditioning in non-uniform rolling rolls occurs in the axial direction of the rolling rolls.


This is the first of a series of four courses designed to provide students with classroom and laboratory experience in current and emerging networking technology. Instruction includes, but is not limited to, networking, networking terminology and protocols, network standards, local area networks, (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), the open system interconnection (OSI) reference model, cabling, routers, router programming, LAN/WAN topologies, Internet protocol (IP) addressing and network standards. Students will install, configure and operate simple-routed LAN, routed WAN and switched LANs and LAN networks. Additional fees are required.


Digitalization of marketing emerged in the Industrial Revolution 4.0 Era, which in the era of digital technology and the internet must be interconnected. This is a challenge for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to have creative, innovative businesses and minimize operational costs. Through student service activities for the community by providing assistance to MSME actors in Dongko Village in optimizing digital marketing by holding socialization related to marketing digitalization. The method used in this activity is to use a quality approach through outreach, implementation and mentoring. the result of this activity is to help digitize the marketing of MSME products in Dongko Village. So that these activities affect MSME actors in Dongko Village to take advantage of digital marketing gradually.


All the components used in the search stage of speech recognition systems – language model, pronunciation dictionary, context-dependent network, HMM model – can be represented by finite-state labeled networks. To construct real-time recognition systems, it is important to optimize these networks and to efficiently combine them. We present new methods that substantially improve these steps. We show that an efficient recognition network including context-dependent and HMM models can be built using weighted determinization of transducers [6]. We re-port experiments with a 463,331-word vocabulary North American Business News Task that show a substantial improvement of the recognition speed over our previous method [9]. Further-more, the size of the integrated context-dependentnetworks constructed can be dramatically reduced using a factoring algorithm that we briefly describe. With our construction, the integrated NAB network contains only about 1:3 times as many arcs as the language model it is constructed from.


We investigate usage of dynamic time warping (DTW) algorithm for aligning raw signal data from MinION sequencer. DTW is mostly using for fast alignment for selective sequencing to quickly determine whether a read comes from sequence of interest.
We show that standard usage of DTW has low discriminative power mainly due to problem with accurate estimation of scaling parameters. We propose a simple variation of DTW algorithm, which does not suffer from scaling problems and has much higher discriminative power.


For commercial vehicles, hydrogen and kerosene are widely used as fuel. Methane also has potential for use as a liquid rocket propellant. The authors have designed three types of injectors, which are to be evaluated with subscale hot-firing tests. Flow structure and combustion conditions are observed by single-element combustion visualization hot-firing test. By TDK analysis, nozzle efficiency can be increased by increasing combustion chamber pressure. Verification of analytical results by subscale hot-firing tests is also planned. Data obtained by both test campaigns will contribute to the advance of a high-performance methane engine design.


This study examined workplace factors and perceptions of Return‐to‐Work (RTW) opportunities for colleagues with cancer‐related symptoms and/or treatment side effects in Japan.


PURPOSE: A charging-discharging device is provided to perform a charging and discharging process regardless of the thickness and the height of a secondary battery by limiting the volume expansion. CONSTITUTION: A charging-discharging device comprises the following: a supporting unit for supporting a secondary battery; first and second racks(160,170) moving to the horizontal direction on the upper side of the supporter; plural first vertical barriers(120) fixed on the first rack; plural second vertical barriers(130) fixed on the second rack; a pinion(140) moving the first rack and the second rack to the opposite direction; and a first fixing device fixing the pinion.


This paper investigates the properties of the ultrashort pulsed beam aimed to the capture-and-acceleration-scenario (CAS) vacuum electron acceleration. The result shows that the spatiotemporal distribution of the phase velocity, the longitudinal component of the electric field and the acceleration quality factor are qualitatively similar to that of the continuous-wave Gaussian beam, and are slightly influenced by the spatiotemporal coupling of the ultrashort pulsed beam. When the pulse is compressed to an ultrashort one in which the pulse duration TFWHM<5T0, the variation of the maximum net energy gain due to the carrier-envelope phase is a crucial disadvantage in the CAS acceleration process.


Modern growth theory does not incorporate entrepreneurship. This paper introduces entrepreneurship as key to economic growth. It starts by explaining the development of the theory of entrepreneurship, reviews several versions of modern endogenous theory and introduces the concepts of entrepreneurship on the level of the individual and on the level of the firm. The paper explains why growth theory requires the notion of entrepreneurship, in order to be more truthful. The paper derives some policy recommendations.


Great expectations are being placed on intelligent transport systems (ITS) as an effective solution to various traffic-related problems, such as traffic accidents, traffic congestion, aggravation of the environment surrounding expressways, deterioration of the global environment, and growing energy consumption. The Japanese government plans to make the New Tomei-Meishin Expressway (a section between Toyota, Aichi Prefecture and Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture) a model case of the introduction of ITS. The section will be open to traffic in the year 2003. The Japan Expressway Public Corporation is now constructing the new expressway. It has conducted studies on the necessary applications of intelligent transport systems, after studying characteristics of the new expressway, traffic accidents, drivers' needs for traffic information, and other factors. This is a report on the studies and the types of applications needed for the New Tomei-Meishin Expressway system.


Emergence is an important concept of complexity theory. Based on the discussion of the basic concept, a method, known as CGP model, for studying emergence in copmplex systems is introduced. An example——collective robot simulation model and corresponding simulation experiment are used to illustrate how to use this method for emergence study. By analyzing the regular result of the simple transform functions and the immethodical robot behaviors, this emergence phenomenon is studied. The practical value of this example is given at last.


A 37-year-old man with no signi fi cant past medical history presented to the emergency department with a 4-day history of nonproductive cough and shortness of breath. A chest X-ray showed bilateral in fi ltrates with a peripheral predominance (Figure 1A). Polymerase chain reaction was positive for SARS-CoV-2. The patient developed worsening respiratory distress, was transferred to the intensive care unit, and was placed on a high- fl ow nasal cannula. He received a course of remdesivir and convalescent plasma therapy. A repeat chest X-ray on day three showed fi ndings similar to those on the initial chest X-ray. His respiratory status improved, and he was dis-charged on day 12. He returned to the emergency department after 14 days complaining of right-sided pleuritic chest pain and shortness of breath of approximately 24-hour duration. A chest X-ray demonstrated a large right pneumothorax with a leftward shift of the mediastinal structures consistent with a tension pneumothorax (Figure 1B). A 16-French thor-acostomy tube was emergently placed. A repeat chest X-ray showed the presence of bulla lateral to the right hilum (Figure 2). A subsequent chest computed tomography (CT) demonstrated extensive bilateral in fi ltrates and a right mid-lung bulla (Figure 3A and B). He remained stable, serial chest X-rays showed diminishing size of the pneumothorax, the chest tube was removed after 5 days, and the patient was


The synthesis problem is solved by constructing a system that fulfills given requirements when interacting with the environment, one of the most crucial and challenging tasks in robotics. However, unexpected accidents will cause the synthesized controllers of the multirobot system to be invalidated.


The subject of the present research is cultural memory of migrants in the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Krai). Labour migration in the Krasnoyarsk Territory is a social, economic and cultural process. Migrants constitute a considerable share in the population of the Krasnoyarsk Territory. Ethnic identity processes experienced by migrants are an up-to-date subject in cultural research. Ethnic identification of migrants in the Krasnoyarsk Territory is determined by their cultural memory. The essence of this memory is the basis for understanding the processes related to the governmental cultural and migration policy. Labour migration makes a tangible influence on social and cultural environment of the region. The main method of the present research is a focused group interview. The method was applied to the migrants belonging to Armenian, Azerbaijani and other ethnic cultural groups resident in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. The academic novelty of the research is connected to the application of the focused group interview method to the research of cultural memory of the migrants living in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. Younger migrants associate themselves with Russian culture. Social heritage of these young people is different from the ethnic one: despite ethnic assimilation (language, everyday communication culture in the foreign environment), ethnocultural consolidation is still out of question.


A collection of microswimmers immersed in an incompressible fluid is characterised by strong interactions due to the long-range nature of the hydrodynamic fields generated by individual organisms. As a result, suspensions of rear-actuated `pusher' swimmers such as bacteria exhibit a collective motion state often referred to as `bacterial turbulence', characterised by large-scale chaotic flows. The onset of collective motion in pusher suspensions is classically understood within the framework of mean-field kinetic theories for dipolar swimmers. In bulk 2-D and 3-D, the theory predicts that the instability leading to bacterial turbulence is due to mutual swimmer reorientation and sets in at the largest length scale available to the suspension. Here, we construct a similar kinetic theory for the case of a dipolar microswimmer suspension confined to a two-dimensional plane embedded in a three-dimensional incompressible fluid. This setting qualitatively mimics the effect of swimming close to a two-dimensional interface. We show that the in-plane flow fields are effectively compressible in spite of the incompressibility of the 3-D bulk fluid. We analyse stability of the homogeneous and isotropic state, and find two types of instability that are qualitatively different from the bulk, three-dimensional case: First, we show that the analogue of the orientational pusher instability leading to bacterial turbulence in bulk systems instead occurs at the smallest length-scale available to the system. Second, an instability associated with density variations arises in puller suspensions as a generic consequence of the effective in-plane compressibility. Given these qualitative differences with respect to the standard bulk setting we conclude that confinement can have a crucial role in determining the collective behaviour of microswimmer suspensions.


A number of carbohydrates, proteins, bacteria, and other substances with biophysically active surfaces were injected into mice to find which type of substances or surfaces stimulated the production...


The current national economy checking index system is not tally with the sustainable development stratagem.It can reflect the positive effects of economy activities but with no regard on the negative effects.We need a new system,which is the green GDP to amend the current checking index system to check the national economy.From the meaning,the space-time difference of the environment value,this paper puts forward some ideas about the conjecture with reality and supposition,the method of the green GDP measuring.


Property of electret and production method and theory of electret fiber are described in the paper.Application of electret fiber in different fields are introduced.It is explained that electret fiber have abroad development prospect.


In the absence of significant water‐rock interaction, the chemical composition of a saline brine polluting a ground‐water aquifer can be delineated from conservative‐mixing relations. An example is the Mississippi River Alluvium Aquifer, within Angelina Plantation in east‐central Concordia Parish, Louisiana, which has high ground‐water salinities, of unknown origin.


Representatives of the genus Arthrobacter were screened for the presence of plasmids. Four alkane-utilising strains showed at least one plasmid and were tested for resistance to antibiotics and heavy metal salts, citrate and alkane-utilisation and production of bacteriocin. All the strains of Arthrobacter screened were resistant to at least 60 mM arsenate and in addition, the four plasmid carrying strains were also resistant to 20 mM arsenite. Heat- and chemical-induced loss of resistance to these salts and the ability to utilise alkanes or citrate, did not lead to the concomitant loss of any plasmids. A small plasmid of 5.5 kb (pSP1) was found in three representatives. A detailed restriction map of pSP1 suggests it could be useful as a potential cloning vector in this group of organisms.


The IEEE 802.15.4 Low-Rate Wireless Personal Area Network (LR-WPAN) [1] working group defines physical layer (PHY) and medium access control layer (MAC) standards specifications for low data rate wireless connections operating in the personal operating space (POS) of 10 m. The LR-WPAN supports raw data rates with a maximum of 250 Kbps. In this paper we first investigate the performance and feasibility of IEEE 802.15.4 LR-WPAN for low bit-rate audio video (AV) streaming applications. We focus on important AV streaming aspects such as packet loss and latency in the performance evaluation to find a suitable operating rate range. We then propose a link quality indication (LQI) based cross-layer method for adaptive AV streaming over LR-WPANs. We show the performance of our proposed adaptive streaming approach and compare it to the non-adaptive streaming approach using simulations.


Objective To examine the clinic effectiveness of vacuum sealing drainage in treating the wound of sacrococcygeal decubitus. Methods Case study method was adopted in the paper. Carefully collected and systematically analyzed were statics related to 24 patients with sacrococcygeal decubitus treated with vacuum sealing drainage in our department during the period from September 2011 to December 2013. Results Vacuum sealing drainage gives the 24 patients new well-grown granulation tissue soon,and makes them ready for skin graft transplantation or skin flap transplantation,a two-stage operation that leads to a complete cure of sacrococcygeal decubitus. The average treatment time was 14 to 31 days,and the average hospital stay 35.6 days. Conclusions Vacuum sealing drainage should be used more widely since it works effectively in treating the wound of sacrococcygeal decubitus in a shorter period at a lower cost with less pain and better prognosis.


Today, information and timely decisions are crucial for an organization's success. A decision support system (DSS) is a software tool that provides information allowing its users to make decisions timely and cost effectively. This is highly conditioned by the quality of the data involved, usually stored in a data warehouse, and by a sound and complete requirements analysis. In this chapter we show that conventional techniques for requirements elicitation cannot be used in DSS, and present a methodology denoted DSS-METRIQ, aimed at providing a single data quality-based procedure for complete and consistent elicitation of functional (queries) and nonfunctional (data quality) requirements. The outcomes of the process are a set of requirement documents and a specification of the operational data sources that can satisfy such requirements. We review the state-of-the-art in the field, and show that in spite of the tools and methodologies already proposed for the modeling and design of decision support systems, DSS-METRIQ is the first one that supports the whole process by means of an integral technique.


method of electrochemical hydrogen permeation. In this method, the diffusion coefficient is evaluated from the frequency response of the phase difference between an anodic permeation current and a cathodic charging current and it is possible to separate the surface effect from the permeation process. In the present study, the diffusion coefficients of hydrogen (DH) and deuterium (DD) in high purity iron were measured by this method at temperatures between 222 and 322K, using alcoholic solutions as electrolytes. In order to study the effect of dislocations on hydrogen diffusion, the diffusion coefficients in coldrolled high purity iron were also measured. The mass effect and the trapping effect on hydrogen diffusion are discussed.


The graph of the parallelogram law is well known, which gives rise to the characterization of an inner product space among normed linear spaces [6]. In this paper we will sketch graphs of its deformations according to our previous paper [7, Theorem 3.1 and 3.2]; each one of which characterizes an inner product space among normed linear spaces. Consequently, the graphs of some classical characterizations of an inner product space follow easily.


Exogenous lipoid pneumonia (ELP) is a rare interstitial pulmonary disease caused by aspiration of the oily material. It is known to mimic many pulmonary diseases and causes many diagnostic difficulties.Wepresentfour patients with ELP. The clinical picture was very heterogenous. We described these cases to show that the use of the mineral oils may increase the risk of lipoid pnemonia.
 Pneumonol. Alergol. Pol. 2005, 73, 182-188 .


We investigate the effects of layered quenched disorder on the behavior of planar magnets, superfluids and superconductors by performing large-scale Monte-Carlo simulations of a three-dimensional randomly layered XY model. Our data provide numerical evidence for the recently predicted anomalously elastic (sliding) intermediate phase between the conventional high-temperature and low-temperature phases. In this intermediate phase, the spin-wave stiffness perpendicular to the layers vanishes in the thermodynamic limit while the stiffness parallel to the layers as well as the spontaneous magnetization are nonzero. In addition, the susceptibility displays unconventional finite-size scaling properties. We compare our Monte-Carlo results with the theoretical predictions, and we discuss possible experiments in ultracold atomic gases, layered superconductors and in nanostructures.


Wenyan is the base for cultural activities in human society in China,but Yanwen is simpler than Wenyan Civilized speech possesses both the nature of Wenyan and that of literature The nature of Wenyan is interlinked with its speech and interdependent on the lietary language The nature of Wenyand is related to the property of language and aesthetic characteristics of art and literature Wenyan had been replaced by the vernacular Chinese in literature by the time the May 4 th Movement(1919)happened,but its rich and nutritious content,as the basis of Chinese language and literature,still nourishes the vernacular Chinese


There is the case that the low frequency noise generated complaints of neighborhood residents from the road viaduct. We tried to clarify the source of low frequency noise using the FEM model as one approach for such a problem. First, the 3D-FEM model of the vehicle, bridge, and air was constructed. Then, propagating of the acceleration was calculated by the vehicle traveling on viaduct with road irregularities. Then, the vibration velocity of the viaduct is radiated as sound pressure, and propagating of the sound pressure through the air was carried out by 3D-FEM calculation. Actually, a numerical model for the viaduct that caused the complaint was constructed. The low frequency noise generation mechanism was investigated. The effective measures was considered. As a result, it became clear that a high reduction effect of low frequency noise by performing the measures road irregularities can be obtained in the viaduct. It became clear that there is the acoustic radiation of low frequency noise by the sound...


Noise is a part of data whether the data is from measurement, experiment or ... A few techniques are suggested for noise reduction to improve the data quality in recent years some of which are based on wavelet, orthogonalization and neural networks. The computational cost of existing methods are more than expected and that's why their application in some cases is not beneficial. In this paper, we suggest a low cost techniques based on special linear algebra structures (tridiagonal systems) to improve the signal quality. In this method, we suggest a tridiagonal model for the noise around the most noisy elements. To update the predicted noise, the algorithm is equipped with a learning/feedback approach. The details are described below and based on presented numerical results this algorithm is successful in computing the noise with lower MSE (mean squared error) in computation time specially when the data size is lower than 5000. Our algorithm is used for low-range noise while for high-range noise it is sufficient to use the presented algorithm in hybrid with moving average. The algorithm is implemented in MATLAB 2019b on a computer with Windows 11 having 8GB RAM. It is then tested over many randomly generated experiments. The numerical results confirm the efficiency of presented algorithm in most cases in comparison with existing methods.


PURPOSE: An earthquake measuring apparatus and an installation method thereof are provided to be stably installed on all grounds under the free field condition including a level ground condition or a sloped ground condition. CONSTITUTION: A sensor senses a vibration signal. A base(20) forms the upper side into a horizontal plane and settles the sensor on the upper side. The base is settled on an original base. The upper side of the base is placed on the ground or the sensor of the upper side is crossed with the ground. The upper side of a basic bar is inserted into the lower side of the base and is projected in a gravity direction at the bottom of the base. A socket is combined with the bottom of the basic bar. The upper side of an extension bar is combined with the socket and is projected in the gravity direction at the bottom of the socket. [Reference numerals] (AA) Signal and power cable; (BB) Sensor anchor; (CC) Cutting surface for thin foundation installation; (DD) Cutting surface for deep foundation installation; (EE) Cutting surface of a general idea; (FF) Natural ground


Purpose: We tried to specify the relation between the photoparoxysmal response (PPR) and the wavelength spectra of flashing light in various photosensitive epileptic syndromes in the physiologic state.


We present a new theoretical model and validating experiments that unveil the rich physics behind the flight of the conductive ring in the Thomson experiment—physics that is hard to see because of the rapid motion. The electrodynamics of the flying ring exhibits interesting features, e.g., varying mutual inductance between the ring and the electromagnet. The dependences of the ring electrodynamics upon time and position as the ring travels upward are conveniently separated and determined to obtain a comprehensive view of the ring motion. We introduce a low-cost jumping ring setup that incorporates pickup coils connected in opposition, allowing us to scrutinize the ring electrodynamics and confirm our theoretical model with good accuracy. This work is within the reach of senior students of science or engineering, and it can be implemented either as a teaching laboratory experiment or as an open-ended project.