Constructions introduced by Dirac for singular Lagrangians are extended and reinterpreted to cover cases when kernel distributions are either nonintegrable or of nonconstant rank, and constraint sets need not be closed. RICHARD CUSHMAN, University of Calgary The spherical pendulum This talk will describe the geometry of the energy momentum mapping of the classical spherical pendulum. FRANCOIS GAY-BALMAZ, Ecole Normale Superieure de Paris Multisymplectic integrators for nonsmooth mechanics We present a class of multisymplectic variational integrators for nonsmooth continuum mechanics. Typical problems are the impact of an elastic body on a rigid surface or the collision of two elastic bodies. The integrators are obtained by combining, at the continuous and discrete levels, the variational multisymplectic formulation of nonsmooth continuum mechanics with the generalized Lagrange multiplier approach for optimization problems with nonsmooth constraints. These integrators verify a spacetime multisymplectic formula that generalizes the symplectic property of time integrators. In addition, they preserve the energy during the impact. In presence of symmetry, a discrete version of Noether's theorem is verified. All these properties are inherited from the variational character of the integrator. Numerical illustrations are presented.


A method of distributing digital images includes capturing a first digital image using the first digital camera and converting, using the first digital camera, the first digital image into lossless code. The lossless code is displayed on the display of the first digital camera and is captured using a second digital camera. The lossless code captured from the display of the first digital camera is converted, using the second digital camera into a copy of the first digital image, and the copy of the first digital image converted from the lossless code is displayed on the display screen of the second digital camera.


Hyaluronidases are enzymes responsible for the breakdown of hyaluronan (HA). The human genome contains six hyaluronidase-like genes sharing about 40% amino acid identity with one another. The genes are organized into two groups: HYAL1, HYAL2, and HYAL3 are clustered on HSA3p21.3 and are equivalent to the genes for tumor suppressor for small cell lung carcinoma LUCA1, LUCA2, and LUCA3, respectively (Wei et al., 1996). This cluster has been reported to be part of the Tumor Suppressor Genes clone (TSGs) spanning F370 kb containing the gene encoding putative tumor suppressor protein FUS2 (Lerman and Minna, 2000). The other group containing HYAL4, SPAM1/PH-20 and the expressed pseudogene HYALP1 was assigned to HSA7q31.3. Knowledge about the genes' functions resulted from the identification of mutations in the HYAL1 gene causing mucopolysaccharidosis type IX in man. In this report we document the mapping of the porcine HYAL3 gene by FISH and hybrid panel analyses and reveal the location on SSC13q21. Materials and methods


In response to Cd stress, higher plants utilise a number of defence systems, such as retention in cell walls, binding by organic molecules in the cytosol and sequestration in the vacuole. White lupin is a Cd-resistant legume that is of interest for phytoremediation of acidified and Cd-contaminated soils. The aim of this research was to evaluate the contributions of various mechanisms of Cd detoxification used by this species, focusing on cell-wall retention and binding by thiol-rich compounds. Retention of Cd by the cell wall of white lupin was well described by a Langmuir isotherm model. The percentage of total Cd adsorbed by the cell wall ranged from 29 to 47% in leaves, from 38 to 51% in stems and from 26 to 42% in roots depending on the Cd supply. Cadmium induced the synthesis of high levels of phytochelatins (PCs) in lupin plants, mainly in roots, with PC3 being the major PC. The amount of Cd complexed by thiols accounted for approximately 20% of the total Cd in leaves, 40% in stems and 20% in roots. Therefore, cell-wall retention could account for more than twice the amount of Cd complexed by PCs in leaves and roots. In stems, both mechanisms contributed equally to Cd detoxification. These studies indicate that white lupin plants use cell-wall binding and, secondarily, the production of PCs, as effective mechanisms of Cd detoxification.


MULTIPLE VIRUSES INHIBITED "Preliminary in-vitro studies with Coxsackie A9 virus, influenza A virus and herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) have already shown that (Humic Substances) are effective against both naked and enveloped DNA viruses (Klocking and Sprosig, 1972, 1975; Thiel et al., 1977)." "Further investigations corroborate the ability of (Humic Acid) to inhibit selectively viruses for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and type 2 (HIV-2), cytomegalovirus (CMV) and vaccinia virus (Schols et al., 1991; Neyts et al., 1992)."


The zero-flux current transformer is the most important sampling channel for the HVDC control protection system. The measured data is the most critical information and reliable evidence for the control, protection and measurement of HVDC. The field simulation method for secondary signal of zero-flux current transformer is lacking. This paper proposed a novel field simulation method for secondary signal of zero-flux current transformer. It can meet the need of zero-flux current transformer sampling channel testing in the accuracy and width for controlling and protecting. Its validity was verified by field simulation testing


Electrodynamical and plasma chemical processes in lower layers of the troposphere have been considered in the interest of new rainmaking technology. We propose a mathematical model of the ionic flow formed by the ground-based plasma source and study its solutions. The Nernst-Planck-Poisson equations for three different types of ions and electrons with respect to the particles' concentrations and electric potential have been numerically solved. This model describes ascending of one type of ions O3-. We analyze the final distribution of charged particles in the gap between the surface of the ground and the cloud base. We demonstrate that a significant amount of ions can reach a 2000-m elevation only together with the ascending air flow.


Physiological pregnancy is characterized by significant changes in the phenotype and functions of peripheral blood lymphocytes. Thus, the number of lymphocytes migrating from peripheral blood in the uterus and expressing Tim-3, CD49a, CD9 molecules which limit their cytotoxicity and participate in their migration, is significantly increased in the first half of pregnancy. However, the expression of these molecules on peripheral blood lymphocytes during physiological pregnancy has not been studied. The aim of the work was to study the expression of Tim-3, CD49a, CD9 molecules in the total pool of lymphocytes and on CD3⁺T-lymphocytes of peripheral blood of women in the I and III trimesters of physiological pregnancy. The object of the study was the peripheral blood of healthy women with physiological pregnancy in the I and III trimesters. The comparison group is healthy non-pregnant women in the first phase of the menstrual cycle. The expression of Tim3, CD49a, and CD9 molecules was analyzed in a pool of lymphocytes and on CD3⁺T-lymphocytes of peripheral blood by flow cytometry. It was found that in the first trimester, the expression of Tim-3 and CD49a in the total pool of lymphocytes was higher, and CD9 did not change compared to non-pregnant women. In the third trimester, the expression of Tim-3 and CD49a in the total pool of lymphocytes did not change, and CD9 was lower than in non-pregnant women. The expression of Tim-3 did not change on CD3⁺-T lymphocytes in both I and III trimesters, and CD49a and CD9 were lower compared to non-pregnant women. Thus, the expression of Tim-3, CD49a, and CD9 molecules varied during the trimesters of pregnancy both in the total pool of lymphocytes and CD3⁺-T lymphocytes of peripheral blood, which is significant for the regulation of their cytotoxic function and migration activity.


Jaehyung Yang and Jong-Bok Kim. 2013. Parsing the Wh-Interrogative Construction in Korean. Language and Information 17.2 , 51–66. Korean is a wh-in-situ language where the wh-expression stays in situ with an obligatory Q-particle marking its interrogative scope. This paper briefly reviews some basic properties of the wh-question construction in Korean and shows how a typed feature structure grammar, HPSG (Pollard and Sag 1994, Sag et al. 2003), together with the notions of 'type hierarchy' and 'constructions', can provide a robust basis for parsing the wh-construction in the language. We show that this system induces robust syntactic structures as well as enriched semantic representations for real-time applications such as machine translation, which require deep processing of the phenomena concerned. (Kangnam University and Kyung Hee University)


Abstract KRAS is very commonly mutated resulting in a constitutively activated protein, which is independent of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) ligand binding and resistant to anti-EGFR therapy. Although KRAS is frequently studied, there is still no uniform standard for detecting of KRAS mutations. In this report, a new scintillation proximity assay-based approach is described that determines the relative affinities of wild-type and mutated KRAS to the anti-KRAS antibody. We performed in vitro experiments using normal human colonic cells (CCD18Co), KRAS wild type (Caco-2) and KRAS mutant (HCT 116) cell lines to determine the relative affinities of wild type or mutated KRAS toward an anti-KRAS monoclonal antibody. The process consists of two primary steps: immunoprecipitation from cell lysate to enrich the KRAS protein and the scintillation proximity assay of the immunoprecipitant to determine the relative affinity against the antibody. A fixed concentration of cell lysates was purified by the immunoprecipitation method. The expressions of the KRAS protein in all cell lines was quantitatively confirmed by western blot analysis. For the scintillation proximity assay, the KRAS standard protein was radiolabeled with 125I by a simple mixing process in the iodogen tube immediately at room temperature immediately before use. The obtained CPM (count per minute) values of were used to calculate the KRAS concentration using purified KRAS as the standard. The calculated relative affinities of 7 μg of Caco-2 and HCT 116 immunoprecipitants for the anti-KRAS antibody were 77 and 0%, respectively. The newly developed scintillation proximity assay-based strategy determines the relative affinities of wild-type or mutated KRAS towards the anti-KRAS monoclonal antibody. This determination can help distinguish mutated KRAS from the wild type protein. The new SPA based approach for detecting KRAS mutations is applicable to many other cancer-related mutations.


Orthodontic pain can decrease the muscular activity in EMG studies. Changes in masseter muscle activity during orthodontic treatment are probably caused by discomfort, pain, or alterations in the occlusal relationship via tooth movement. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of the effect of orthodontic pain on the velocities of mandibular movements. Thirty subjects were observed by using the K-6 model Myotonics kinesiograph for the measurement of jaw motion velocities before and after insertion of orthodontic posterior separators on the first, second, third, fifth days, and fifth day immediately after separator removal. Five consecutive opening-closing strokes were recorded and processed to evaluate the following parameters: 1) maximal opening and closing velocities, 2) average opening and closing velocities, and 3) maximal terminal velocity before tooth contact. Measurements of orthodontic pain were evaluated by using visual analogue scale (VAS) . The average velocity of 5 consecutive mandibular movement strokes on the 5 days were compared with the VAS score of pain by using the Pearson correlation statistic model. Neither the opening velocity nor the closing velocity was affected after separator insertion. In conclusion, mandibular movement velocities were not affected by orthodontic posterior separators.


The Relativistic reconnection is suggested to play a crucial role in the energy release and non-thermal particle accel-eration in pulsar winds, gamma-ray burst and astrophysical jets from active galactic nuclei or black holes. While there has been signi(cid:12)cant progress in understanding the particle spectrum generated during reconnection, 1 the scaling of the reconnection in relativistic regimes remains unclear. Several numerical studies suggest that the reconnection rate is only enhanced mildly from (cid:24) 0 : 1 in the non-relativistic regime up to (cid:24) 0 : 3 in the strongly relativistic regime, which appears to be consistent with the prediction of Lyubarsky. 2 In this work, (cid:12)rst-principle fully kinetic simulations are systematically conducted to explore this issue. In particular, scaling-studies of reconnection rate as function of various parameters, such as the magnetization pa-rameter, upstream pressure and guide (cid:12)eld, are performed. Relativistic Ohm's law is analyzed to identify the mechanism of (cid:13)ux-breaking. Theoretical models are derived and compared against the observed scaling. PRL


One of the most daunting tasks facing writers of science fiction, fantasy, mystery, and horror is naming the people, creatures, places, objects, and concepts of their make-believe world. Among the world's seemingly inexhaustible supply of would-be-famous authors, the failure to find just the right balance between the soothingly foreign and the frighteningly familiar can completely spoil the final product, transforming the author's vision into laughable, utterly forgettable, private musings. By contrast, master storytellers have the uncanny ability to conjure up names powerful enough to transfix and terrify, inspire and delight generations of readers and listeners, long after their natural or unnatural demise. In this collection of articles, the onomastic prowess of five legends of science fiction, fantasy, mystery, and horror are examined. To begin with, Dorothy Dodge Robbins of Louisiana Tech University (USA) presents her intriguing examination of Daphne du Maurier's 2006 [1938] psychological thriller. Although some readers may prefer to classify Rebecca as a Gothic love story, in a recent interview the son of du Maurier, Kit Browning, explained that his mother detested this classification: "She did get so irritated with people calling it a romantic novel. Because she always said it was a study in jealousy" (House, 2013). According to Browning, the storyline was a semi-autobiographical account of his mother's enduring insecurity towards her husband's first fiancée, Rebecca. As Dodge Robbins skillfully demonstrates, the disparate personalities of the main characters in this neo-gothic novel are artfully underscored by the onomastic disparity between the novel's nameless female narrator and her nemesis, the late Mrs Rebecca de Winter, the vainglorious first lady of the Manderley mansion, a woman so consummate in her wanton sadistic seduction that, even from the grave, the mere presence of her first initial is enough to drive the fragile second Mrs de Winter to the brink of complete psychological disintegration. From this neo-gothic mystery, the second article in this special issue also explores the narrative power of names to underscore critical disparities — only this time the power struggle is not between members of a dysfunctional family, but between citizens of a dystopian society. The contribution by Shoshana Milgram Knapp of Virginia Tech University (USA) transports the reader to the barren futuristic universe of Ayn Rand's 1995 [1938] classic, Anthem. In this shapeless, reductionist, nightmarish projection of a period to come, all of the cultural rituals, familial traditions, and personal choices of the present have been stripped away. The result is a Kafkaesque existence in which the protagonists' struggle for self-identification is epitomized by their resistance to such stultifying onomastic regulations that have replaced all names with serially issued numerical codes.


This research implication from students of X Bahasa 1 at SMAN 10 Bandung who experiencing some obstacles and difficulties in learning hiragana character. Therefore, it is necessary to have effective, interest and enjoyable learning model so we can reach the learning goal. This research uses pure experimental method. The instruments in this research EDUJAPAN Vol. 1, No. 2, Oktober 2017, pp. 104-115 e-ISSN: 2598-1250, p-ISSN: 2598-1234 105 is test and questionnaire.The population of this research is all of first grade students at SMAN 10 Bandung 2016/2017. The sample of this research is 18 students of X Bahasa 1 as experimental class that used Team Game Tournament (TGT) learning model with fukuwarai game media and 17 students of X Bahasa 2 as control class that used usual learning method. Based on the analysis, in experiment class the average value of students before treatment was 44.44 and after treatment was 90.14 with t score =10.47 and db=34. Because t score was higher than t table, thus the hypothesis was accepted, it means that TGT learning model with fukuwarai game media is effective in improving hiragana character. Based on questinnaires, mostly respondents agreed that TGT learning model with fukuwarai game media was an interesting learning model, can improved the spirit, motivation, and also can improved hiragana character skill.


Objective: The aim of this work is to evaluate the outcomes of surgical posterior decompression and fixation of pathological fractures secondary to metastasis in the dorsal and lumbar spine. Methods: 15 patients having pathological fractures secondary to metastasis in the dorsal and lumbar spine were included in this study and were operated upon using posterior decompression and fixation technique. Operative procedures included tumor debulking, subtotal resection, and gross total resection. Postoperatively, patients were evaluated and followed-up for their neurological integrity, deficits and outcome. Results: 15 patients were operated upon posterior fixation technique. The median age of presentation in this study was 47 years. There was 8 males (54%) and 7 females (46%). In this study the main presentation of patients with metastatic fractures of the dorsal and lumbar spine was pain in all the 15 patients (100%), motor affection in 10 patients (67%), and sphincteric affection in 10 patients (67%). In this study the distribution of vertebral compression fracture for metastatic spine fractures was from the sixth dorsal vertebrae to the fifth lumbar vertebrae with 58% of the fractures in the dorsal spine and 42% in the lumbar spine. Postoperatively, In this study seven patients (47%) showed pain improvement, two patients (13%) showed motor power improvement and no patients showed any improvement in the sphincteric affection. The complication rate for management of metastatic fractures of the dorsal and lumbar spine was 33% (5 patients) equally distributed between wound infection, implant malposition, pulmonary embolism, DVT. Conclusion: Our study confirms that posterior decompression and fixation technique is generally safe, effective and well-tolerated by patients. However, Studies have proven that the functional neurological outcome following surgical posterior decompression and fixation is intimately influenced by several factors including; pre-operative neurological deficits, histopathology of the tumor and extent of surgical resection.


Purpose: because of the international competition in the wine sector, intangible expenses can play a strategic role in the implementation of differentiation strategies on foreign markets. While the effects of exporting on company performance (profit and risk) as well as the impact of intangible expenses on exports and on financial performance have already been analyzed separately in the literature, this communication aims at analysing the relationship between intangible expenses, exporting and performance in the wine industry. Design/methodology/approach: the impact of intangible expenses on exporting and on financial performance supported by resource-based view and specific-asset theory is tested on a sample of French wine companies, both corporations and cooperatives. The empirical study firstly tests the impact of intangibles on export intensity, before focusing on the relationship between intangibles and company profit and risk according to the level of export intensity. Findings: empirical analyses carried out on corporations and cooperatives show that the effect of exporting on financial performance varies according to the category of company. Besides, regardless of export levels, intangibles expenses help reduce company risk in both samples. The effects are different with profit margin. Intangible expenses have a positive role only for a high level of investments and for high export intensity corporations whereas they have a positive impact on risk reduction in cooperatives.


The nephrotic syndrome has been reported as a consequence of amyloidosis secondary to osteomyelitis.1-3This communication describes four patients with a history of osteomyelitis, in whom the nephrotic syndrome subsequently developed. Each patient underwent renal biopsy which revealed membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis without evidence of amyloid deposition in the kidney. Their clinical course and renal biopsy findings add chronic osteomyelitis to the list of infectious diseases known to produce the nephrotic syndrome without secondary amyloidosis. Patient Summaries Patient 1. —A 48-year-old man was hospitalized at Georgetown University Hospital in February 1955 for evaluation of proteinuria of one year's duration and peripheral edema of six months' duration. His history revealed no renal disease but he had a fracture of the left humerus 32 years earlier with open reduction. Acute osteomyelitis subsequently developed and a chronically draining sinus was present for 12 months. There was no recent recurrence of osteomyelitis. Physical examination revealed


The ability to perceive spoken language on the basis of optical signals alone (speechread) is known to be widely distributed. Previous computational modeling studies investigating sources of speechreading variability (Auer & Bernstein, 1997) demonstrated that small variations in available segmental distinctiveness were associated with large differences in lexical uniqueness. However, these previous studies modeled the variation in available segmental distinctiveness algorithmically and not on the basis of naturally occurring variation. In the current study, behavioral experiments were performed to measure the available segmental distinctiveness for perceivers differing in speechreading ability. Twelve hearing participants, chosen to systematically vary in sentence‐level speechreading ability (6 high and 6 low), identified consonants and vowels presented in consonant‐vowel or consonant‐vowel‐consonant nonsense syllables. The two participant groups differed in vowel identification accuracy, but not in conso...


The invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing an AC voltage measurement. The apparatus comprises data representing at least one of the first voltage and the determining the second voltage, wherein the at least one of a first voltage and a second voltage indicative of AC voltage comprising an AC voltage of the monitor and the AC voltage monitor AC circuit It generates a set of data streams containing frames, and transmits the serial data stream of frames.


Jamshidi's needle was applied to the trochanteric fossa of the femur of a recumbent dog under local anesthesia without causing noticeable pain. The collected bone marrow fiuid was used to deter mine the nucleated cell count, megakaryocyte count, myelocrit value , and myelogram. There was a distinct correlation between the nucleated cell count and the nucleated cell value of myelocrit in bone marrow fluid. Biopsy by this needle made it possible to collect a tissue sample about 8 x 1 mm in size free from contusion and injury and sufficiently available for microscopy .


Chord represents the back-bone of occidental music genre as it contains rich harmonic information which is useful for various music applications such as music genre classification or music retrieval. Hence, chord recognition or transcription is of importance for music representation. In this paper we focus on chord recognition and especially investigate different features representation used in such a system: classical features as well as a new type of feature we propose are explored. We evaluate their usefulness through a multi-class chord classification problem.


Pseudolites have potential to enhance the performance of GNSS, and research and developments have been conducted in several aspects. If pseudolites were mounted on aircrafts, its GNSS-like signal would be stable augmentations that would improve the accuracy, availability, and integrity of GNSS-based positioning systems. A pseudolite installed on a stratospheric airship, or a high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle, could be used as a continuous GNSS augmentation, while a pseudolite on a helicopter could be used as a temporal navigation aid for emergency vehicles in hazardous area. In order to establish fundamental technologies for such a system, the augmentation tests using a GPS pseudolite installed on a helicopter were conducted. The position of the pseudolite antenna underneath the helicopter, which is analogous to the GPS 'precise ephemeris', was successfully determined with a few centimeters accuracy by inverted GPS method. Also, the results demonstrate the efficacy of integrating the pseudolite signal with GPS.


Psych-verbs are a relatively well-studied phenomenon in theoretical linguistics (Belleti and Rizzi (1988), Grimshaw (1990), etc.), but one for which as yet no truly satisfactory analysis has been developed. This paper seeks to provide a new perspective on the semantics of psych-verbs by bringing ideas based on Asher and Pustejovsky (2000) into the discussion, namely, that the concept of rhetorical relations can be deployed at the lexical level in order to formulate well-formedness conditions between subevents denoted by a verb. The idea is that psych-verbs have a kind of lexical semantics which reflects the semantic properties of the thematic relations Experiencer and Stimulus, have a complex eventual structure, and that differences in how the subevents are related to one another via rhetorical relations account for the observed differences in interpretation for the two groups of psych verbs that have been established in the literature.


of a dissertation at the University of Miami. Dissertation supervised by Professor Andrew J. Leone No. of pages in text. (123) Trading in the Over-The-Counter (OTC) market is evolving. To facilitate order execution and help investors value and trade in OTC stocks, the OTC Markets Group (formally Pink Sheets LLC) offers an Alternative Reporting System that allows OTC firms to disclose information in ways that are similar to SEC reporting, but with less stringent requirements. I investigate the tradeoffs between reporting under the Alternative versus SEC reporting system, using unique OTC data. Specifically, I compare the trading, stock liquidity, and earnings properties of the firms reporting under these two options. I find that OTC firms following SEC reporting have higher stock liquidity than firms following the Alternative reporting. The stocks of SEC reporting firms have comparatively fewer zero-return days and experience lower bid-ask spreads and returns volatility. However, I find no differences in the earnings response coefficients and trading volumes around earnings release days for SEC and Alternative reporting firms. Finally, SEC reporting firms have higher earnings quality and are less likely to inflate their stock prices through stock promotion campaigns. Overall, these results are consistent with listed OTC firms choosing SEC reporting to signal their quality, but not necessarily having incrementally informative earnings.


Preface, 2001 A Note on Terminology and Spelling Introduction 1. The Extent of Opiate Addiction 2. Addiction to Opium and Morphine 3. Addiction to Smoking Opium 4. Addiction to Heroin 5. The Transformation of the Opiate Addict 6. Heroin in Postwar America 7. The Drug Wars Appendix: Addiction Rate and City Size Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Index


In the title compound, C25H15NO3, the isoquinoline moiety is distorted from planarity. In the solid state, the molecules exist as centrosymmetrically N—H⋯O hydrogen-bonded dimers.


This paper describes Rubik's cube manipulation as an exampl e of highly demanding benchmark task for two-handed service robot. Vision is used both for ac quiring the cube (servoing) and identifying its initial configuration. During two-handed m anipulation force/torque measurements are used to prevent jamming of the cube. Rubik's cube solver, nominal trajectory generation, visual servoing, and position-force control have been successful ly integrated by the MRROC++ robot programming framework.


We study the interlayer scattering mediated by long-range Coulomb interaction between electrons (density $n)$ and holes $(p)$ in a double-layer system. The gated device is made of InAs $(e)$ and InGaSb $(h)$ quantum wells separated by a AlSb middle barrier such that the interlayer tunneling is negligibly small. By using independent-layer contacts we measure the transport tensors $\phantom{\rule{4pt}{0ex}}{\ensuremath{\rho}}_{xx}$ and ${\ensuremath{\rho}}_{xy}$ that are solely from the InAs layer, while sweeping $p$ in the InGaSb layer. We find a strongly enhanced resistive scattering signal as the carrier densities approach a total charge neutrality, $n=p$, which cannot be described by the Fermi-liquid theory. Results of data analysis for density, temperature, and magnetic field dependences are consistent with the emergence of excitonic coupling between the two layers, stressing the dominance of Coulomb interaction even in the presence of disorder.


Larger amount of geoscience reports brings both challenges and opportunities for data mining and analysis. This paper proposes an ontology-based enhanced word embedding (OEWE) information extraction methodology for extracting information about geoscience topic from regional geoscience reports. We first built the geoscience ontology to obtain a controlled vocabulary, and then the Skip-Gram model of word embedding was improved by Point-wise Mutual Information (PMI). Empirical experimental results on geoscience documents and benchmark datasets showed that the method is efficient.


Purpose: CT or MRT is perlormed in preoperative staging 01 laryngeal cancer. These methods are used in as sessment 01 the deep tissues and cartilage 01 the larynx , but cannot compete with laryngoscopy in the evaluation 01 the laryngeal surlace. The purpose 01 this study is to evaluate leasibilty and clinical value 01 the 3-D reconstruction 01 the mucosal surlace in laryngeal cancer Materials and Methods: Twenty two patients with laryngeal cancer proved by means 01 surgical . exploration (pathologic) or clinical examinations including laryngoscope , imaging. studie .s and biopsy underwent preoperative staging with computed tomography(GT) -arid three dimensional(3D) CT reconstruction. The TNM classilication 01 the American Joint Committee on Cancer was used to compare the imaging lindings with pathologic or clinical staging. Results: When the extension 01 primary tumor(T staging) was evaluated , the lindings at only transaxial CT and those at pathologic or clinical examination were concordant in 8 01 14 cases(57.1 %) 01 supraglottic tumor, and 3 01 6 cases(50%) 01 glottic tumor. The overall accuracy 01 CT with additional 3D-reconstruction was 85 .7 % lor assessment 。f supraglottic tumor , and 66.6% lor glottic tumor Conclusion : 3D CT reconstruction after transaxial CT may improve outcome in preoperative staging 01 laryngeal cancer and has a potential value in guiding management decisions


Poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma (PDTC) is an uncommon thyroid malignancy with biological behaviour intermediate between well‐differentiated and undifferentiated thyroid carcinoma. The cytological diagnosis of PDTC is often difficult as a result of a lack of well‐established cytomorphological features and a considerable degree of morphological overlap with other commoner thyroid neoplasms.


were distinctly improved under the raying. The spleen and extremities of the bones were exposed to the rays. As a rule, the exposure lasted from eight to ten minutes daily. In both cases subjective improvement appeared early. The general condition became better, temperature fell) body weight increased, while the haemoglobin rose. Both patients were able to resume their work. The leucocytes diminished greatly; in the one case the leukaemic nature of the blood entirely disappeared for a time, but returned slightly. In this case also the spleen contracted considerably, but in the second case, though the blood and general condition markedly improved, the spleen did not appreciably alter in size.


We report the reliable operation of strain‐compensated InGaAs/InGaAsP/GaAs 1.06 μm separate confinement heterostructure single‐quantum‐well laser diodes with tensile‐strained InGaAsP barriers grown on GaAs substrate. High band‐gap strain‐compensation barriers are used to suppress the carrier leakage from a quantum well. This device has a high characteristic temperature of 268 K and low threshold current density of 200 A/cm2 with 0.75 mm cavity length. It was found that the characteristics of lasers without strain‐compensation are worse than those of strain‐compensated lasers at 1.06 μm wavelength. No catastrophic failure in strain‐compensated lasers is observed during 1000 h aging test at 25 °C under an automatic power control of 250 mW while all 1.06 μm lasers without strain‐compensation show catastrophic failure within 1000 h. It suggests that the crystal quality of laser with strain compensation is much better than that without strain compensation. The formation of defects caused by the presence of the...


"The canton Santa Rosa has an area of 944.41 km2 (94,441 ha.) Representing 16.27% of the total area of the province of El Oro.
According to the census of year 2010, the total population of Ecuador is 14'483.499 inhabitants of the Province of El Oro 600,659 inhabitant, and the canton Santa Rosa is 69,036 inhabitants corresponding to 11.49% over the provincial population. The growth rate in the period between 2001-2010, is 1.14% as an annual average.
Of the total population, 16,173, or 23.43% are in the rural area, and 52,863 live in the urban area, that is 76.57%, because in the cantonal head Santa Rosa most activity takes place economic and productive canton and lack of incentives productive rural sector.
The canton Santa Rosa consists of 7 rural parishes, 3 urban and 2 satellites. The urban area of the city is 1077.22 hectares, of which 149.79 ha are located in the eastern sector of the city, Nuevo Santa Rosa parish, which includes the neighborhoods: Ferns, 1st. January, Nazareno, Las Canas, Los Ceibos, Alborada, with about 6000 inhabitants; and Bellamaria parish, with a population of 2,322 inhabitants, representing 12.02% of the total population of the corner. " (Source: Strategic Development Plan Cantonal Santa Rosa 2004).
The city of Santa Rosa, is crossed from south to north by the Santa Rosa river, with the only access road from the city, a reinforced concrete bridge up to the street Eloy Alfaro, which allows human settlements sector this city contact the cantonal head and the other counties in the province, which makes them vulnerable at the instant that the only bridge collapsed, due to the end of its useful life or the constant flooding of the Santa Rosa river, leaving isolated from supply centers.
The total area of the territory on the right bank of the river Santa Rosa, Sector This is of 10,804 Hectares representing 20.52% of the continental territory of the canton, so that agricultural production thereof is made up of banana crops , cocoa, coffee, corn, natural pastures and cultivated, banana, lemon, cassava, equivalent to approximately 70%, like, resorts and quarrying of stone materials settled in these territories, suffer the same social and economic consequences, if the only bridge collapse.


Abstract Variations in pleasant affect and variations in unpleasant affect have been found to lie on uncorrelated dimensions, whether measured as individual differences on one occasion or across time in the same individuals. In particular, the A-State scale of Spielberger's STAI contains two distinct factors, one measuring pleasant affect, the other measuring unpleasant affect. It is argued that this independence may disappear in the face of conjugal bereavement, as this experience seems likely to reduce the capacity for enjoyment as well as creating sadness and anxiety. Scores on the STAI scales and other measures obtained from 55 bereaved and 55 similar non-bereaved control subjects are used to test this expectation. Predictions are made about differences between the groups in the levels of the scores and in the within-group correlations between scores on the pleasant and unpleasant items of the A-State scale. Most of the predictions are confirmed but, unexpectedly, pleasant affect and unpleasant affect...


The maintenance of bridges and the evolution of an appropriate bridge rating system require the consideration of loads from heavy trucks. These loads can arise from a single overweight truck or multiple trucks simultaneously present, or concurrent, on a bridge. This paper presents a probabilistic modeling approach to assess the frequency and likelihood of observing various bridge loads caused by single and concurrent trucks. The approach used weigh-in-motion (WIM) data collected at or near bridges of interest to identify single and concurrent trucks and their Corresponding loads. The modeling approach was applied to bridges near three WIM stations in Florida. Results showed that in any given month, there was a 100% probability of observing at least one single or concurrent truckload that exceeded twice the minimum weight of a single overweight truck (i.e., exceeded 711,715 N or 160,000 lb). In addition, the probability of observing extreme truckloads was significantly higher when all trucks were considered, as opposed to only overweight trucks. The modeling approach can easily be adapted to the goals of the study and to any region where WIM data are available at or near the bridge(s) of interest. Results generated from the modeling approach provide probabilistic loading input for bridge maintenance planning and truck permitting policy.


: This study aimed to explore the relationship between job stress and adapting strategy of the construction workers of Hushan reservoir dam project in Yulin, Taiwan. The results showed that there is an association between salary and job stress, indicating the employees with higher salary had felt lower job stress, and employees who have worked for shorter amounts of time were found to feel job stress more than those who have been employed longer. Moreover, male employees showed more job stress than did the females. Educational level is showed as another factor influencing their adapting strategy. The results showed that the more positive thinking the employers have, the more job stress they would relieve. This study also obtained the following results: (1) Experience has significant differences in job stress rating, the less experience rating the higher the job stress. (2) There is a significant difference between the level of education with the cool, optimistic and straight type of thinking mode. (3) Different education levels have different levels of rating when faced with job stress. In general, the participants with bachelor's degree have higher job stress rating than the others. (4) The participants with optimistic type of thinking have lower job stress than the others. (5) The relationship between job stress and adapting strategy showed a negative correlation. The workers with positive thinking mode are able to adapt to job stress.


The number of political and cultural shifts in Ukraine during the last years have caused the rise of the interest in Ukraine as a place of attraction for religious tourists. As a result of Ukraine's rapid withdrawal from the religious and ideological milieu of the Moscow Patriarchate, getting a Tomos and the creation of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, the annexation of the Crimean Peninsula (where a fairly high percentage of Muslim believers (Tatars) live and are persecuted), the gradual integration of (mostly) Orthodox Ukraine into the European Union (where most countries profess Catholicism and Protestantism) attract the attention of the European community to Ukraine more than ever in the religious sphere. Today this can become a favorable environment for the world's getting acquainted with the Ukrainian religious culture, with the promotion of its spiritual heritage, which has been created for thousands of years, for creating a general image of the country as a tourist one. According to the World Tourism Organization, at least 200 million people go pilgrimage annually. Pilgrimage is also gaining popularity in Ukraine every year. The specificity of pilgrimage is determined by the features of the religious consciousness of believers, which in turn is associated with the nature of religious doctrine and cult practices of specific regional destinations. Thus, in the context of the development of modern state tourism policy, once lost traditions of pilgrimage are gaining significant growth in the country.


A well-known result established by Arendt in 1987 with regard to the Laplace transforms in Banach spaces is developed. A Widder-Arendt theorem in the setting of sequentially complete locally convex spaces is set up (Theorem 1.1). Moreover, integrated semigroups in such spaces are introduced and generation theorems and some basic properties for semigroups of this type are obtained. As examples, elliptic differential operators on certain classes of function spaces with locally convex topology are shown to be the generators of integrated semigroups under some conditions.


The unsteady characteristics of the flow over thick flatback airfoils have been investigated by means of CFD calculations. Sandia airfoils which have 35% maximum thickness with three different trailing edge thicknesses were selected. The calculations provided good results compared with available experimental data with regard to the lift curve and the impact of trailing edge thickness. Unsteady CFD simulations revealed that the Strouhal number is found to be independent of the lift coefficient before stall and increases with the trailing edge. The present work shows the dependency of the Strouhal number and the wake development on the trailing edge thickness. A recommendation of the Strouhal number definition is given for flatback airfoils by considering the trailing edge separation at low angle of attack. The detailed unsteady characteristics of thick flatback airfoils are discussed more in the present paper.


By using a patented new training device with vibrating strength pneumatically loaded by automatic fre-quency conversion,the author carried out 8-week vibrating and pneumatically loaded dynamic strength training on 12 class 1 male swimmers,acquired such indexes as maximum moving speed,maximum dynamic strength(1RM),maximum strength power,dynamic strength endurance(nRM) and maximum isometric strength and upper arm cir-cumference before and after the experiment by means of measurements identical to training modes,and drew the following conclusions by analyzing the results: both vibrating and traditional strength training methods can enhance dynamic strength endurance,and their effects are equivalent;as compared with traditional strength training,vibrat-ing strength training is better in developing maximum dynamic strength,quick strength and moving speed.


565 Background: The average age of the patients (pts) with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) are getting older year by year, hence the baseline comorbidity should be considered when pts have tyrosine kinase inhibitor treatments. However, the safety and efficacy data of these agents in pts with cardiovascular disease (CVD) are limited. In this study, we analyzed the data which were prospectively collected practical use of sorafenib amongst all RCC pts in Japan, and investigated whether baseline comorbidity of CVD would provide any affection for the safety and efficacy on sorafenib treatment using propensity-matched analysis. Methods: A total of 3,255 pts with advanced RCC were enrolled and 770 pts selected by propensity score were matched for CVD (n=385) and non-CVD pts (n=385). Dose modification, tumor response, progression free survival (PFS), and adverse events (AEs) were analyzed. Results: After matching the patient's demographics were well balanced except for BMI (22.47 ± 3.37 vs. 23.13 ± 3.59, p=0.019) between non-CVD and CVD group, respectively. The median starting dose (800mg vs. 800mg), median daily dose (484.8mg vs. 500mg), and median duration of treatment (7.26 months vs. 7.89 months) were not significantly different. Objective response rate (CR+PR) was comparable in both groups (27.1 and 29.4%). The hazard ratio (HR) of overall PFS was similar between two groups (HR: 1.005, 95% CI: 0.838-1.206). When stratified according to IMDC risk classification, the risk of PFS was not significantly different in any IMDC risk groups (favorable; HR: 0.883, 95% CI: 0.600-1.300, intermediate; HR: 1.11, 95% CI: 0.885-1.3920, and poor ; HR 0.972, 95% CI: 0.513-1.842). Safety was analyzed for 766 pts, and any grade AEs observed ≥20% were hand-foot skin reaction (59.5%), hypertension (40.0%), rash (26.9%), lipase/amylase increased (26.5%), and diarrhea (24.2%). The frequency of any grade AEs were similar between the groups, but lipase/ amylase increased was significantly higher in CVD group than that in non-CVD group (p=0.0042). Conclusions: The present study suggests that sorafenib can be used with clinical benefit for RCC pts regardless of baseline cardiovascular comorbidities. Clinical trial information: NCT01411423.


The cognitive overload and emotion experienced by drivers become a primordial issue to study distraction. This is also the case in aviation, where pilots are commonly exposed to different sources of cognitive and emotional stressors and distractors [1]. Therefore, the integration of an online monitoring to assess the cognitive variations into the cockpit would be highly desirable to alert of delicate mental states. To this aim, reliable physiological measures are required. Electrocardiography (ECG) can be considered as one of the most suitable and cost-effective techniques providing powerful and relevant features to study driver distraction and cognitive workload [2, 3]. Heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV) parameters extracted from ECG signals are employed in aeronautics to determine the impact of different levels of mental overload in performance and decision-making [4, 5]. According to their findings, an increase in HR together with a decrease in HRV will be expected when cognitive workload becomes higher. Furthermore, the personality is an important factor to take into consideration for drivers and pilots [6, 7]. Several research works have indicated a particular personality profile in pilots, whose neuroticism component is significantly lower than the population norm [8], while they score higher on the conscientiousness facets [9]. Given that physiological responses in general, and the cardiovascular activity in particular, are affected by personality traits [10, 11], it is important to consider this issue in order to better control individual differences and to reach a fine-grained interpretation of the ECG measures linked to the pilot distraction produced by a supplementary task simultaneous to the flight. In this pilot study, the HR modulation susceptibility to arousal level elicited by a social stressor and the cognitive workload is study in 21 private pilots.


In this paper, we present an overview of guidelines recently developed for the monitoring, evaluation, reporting, verificatio~ and certification (MERVC) of energy-efficiency projects for climate change mitigatio~ on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (Vine and Sathaye 1999). These guidelines address several key issues, including methods for estimating gross and net energy savings and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions. consistency and transparency across project types and (4) enhance the credibility of the projects with stakeholders; by providing an international, industry consensus approach and methodologies; and (6) reduce financing costs standardization, and pooled project financing. These guidelines cover the following concepts: (1) methods for evaluating energy savings; (2) key issues influencing the establishment of a credible baseline (free riders) and the calculation of gross energy savirigs (positive project spillover and market transformation); (3) a process for veri@ng and certi@ing project impacts; (4) the importance and value evaluating environmental and socioeconomic; (5) reporting forms for estimation of gross and net energy savings and emission reductions, for monitoring and evaluation of these savings, and for verification and (6) quality assurance guidelines. In this paper, we


Suggests that globalization is a myth and does not exist in terms of a single world market with free trade. States that instead business is triad‐based, with companies operating on a regional level rather than global. Concludes that due to government regulation of the service sectors, which limits free market movement, businesses need to think local and act regional and forget globalization.


This paper begins with two tragic stories which document the personal cost of bad roads. Traffic accidents are shown to have a much more significant relationship to bad roads than commonly thought. Financial aspects of the maintenance problem are explained and examples are cited demonstrating how good roads can actually save money. The real cost of bad roads is described in both monetary and social terms. Our economic dependence on highway transportation is stressed, and societal integration is traced historically to the growth of quality over-land roadways in America. American culture, our shared purposes, and way of life are all linked to the intimate face-to-face interaction arising from the ease of mobility roads have provided for all classes of citizens. Finally, solutions to the funding crisis are suggested in terms of indexing gasoline taxes, the freeing of highway revenues for appropriate usage, and cost-reducing innovative technologies. (Author)


Shipboard data from cruises in the 1982 time series on a single Gulf Stream warm-core ring are composited in a cylindrical coordinate system following the motion of the ring. Measurements of 10°C isotherm depth are used with a two-layer model of the ring's structure to compute gradient current, kinetic energy, available potential energy (APE), and potential vorticity in the ring, The momentumrelated quantities are compared with surface-derived velocity measurements by using an acoustic Doppler log (APOC; Joyce and Kennelly, this issue). The volume of waters carried with the ring are also computed on the basis of thermal data. The changes in these quantities as the ring evolves are discussed. The evolution of the ring can be divided into two periods. The first, from April to late June, while the ring is isolated from strong interactions with the Gulf Stream, is associated with slow changes in ring properties. During this period, the ring loses APE at a rate of 94×106 W (94 MW). Kinetic energy is constant within the measurement errors. Ring volume for waters warmer than 10°C decreases at 0.04×106 m3 s−1 (0.04 Sv). A shift in ring volume out to larger radius is observed. After this interval the ring is involved in several interactions with the Gulf Stream and topography. Ring energy is lost at rates exceeding 900 MW. The ring volume is diminished at 1.4 Sv during the July period. Within the measurement errors, however, the potential vorticity at the center of the ring is conserved from April through August, implying nearly inviscid dynamics.


Structured mid-spatial frequency surface errors on aspheric optics can create ghost images and reduced contrast. This reduction in performance is shown to be non-linear with surface height using Fourier methods without small signal or statistical approximations. Tolerancing MSF errors can use traditional MTF metrics, and derives peak-to-valley limits on MSF surface height components.


ABSTRACT New Zn sources have emerged recently, which may boost the beneficial effects of leaf sprays on rice cropping. Thus, this study aimed to compare the effects of foliar sprays using Zn chelate against those with new Zn sources such as sorbitol-stabilised Zn nitrate and Zn oxide nanoparticles on rice seed enrichment and production. Treatments were arranged in a completely randomised design, comprising of three Zn sources and four Zn concentrations with four replicates. Rice plants were sprayed three times: at the beginning of tillering, maximum tillering, and booting stage. Experimental unity consisted of 7-dm³ pots filled with 5-dm³ medium textured sand. Each pot had 10 plants, of which 6 randomly harvested at the flowering stage and the remaining at the maturity stage. Plant dry matter, content and accumulation of Zn in the shoot, seed Zn content, and seed production at the grain-filling stage were also estimated. Seed production and Zn accumulation showed a quadratic behaviour with the use of novel sources. Overall the new Zn sources were more effective than the traditional EDTA chelated Zn in terms of rice seed production and quality, especially the sorbitol-stabilised Zn nitrate.


The quality is one of the important factors in the success of construction project. In fact, cost of construction is vain until 6-15% because reworking and process of work is late. Wika Building Contractor have standart of quality, name is QPASS ( Quality Performance Assessment Support System ) for all projects. Puncak CBD Surabaya Apartment,is one of Wika Building Project that having lower quality standart value in 2018. In this study, the six sigma method with the DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) approach was used to improve low quality values. Starting with identify works with defect largest based on QPASS monthly report, then calculate the dominant defect using a level of sigma. The research results show the wall work having highest total number of defects. The wall work defect with sigma value under 3 level are joint of wall is not perpendicular, cracked plaster seen from 1.5 m distance and flaking paint. At the improve phase, determined the best action plan for handle cause factor of the three such defect. The best action was determined are do thickening and adjust the angle of wall for defect "Joint of wall is not perpendicular", giving direction for workers about correct plaster mixture for defect "Cracked plaster seen from 1.5 m distance", and cleaning of wall before painting for defect " Flaking paint".


A simplified one-sided model associated with combustion and some phase transitions has been solved numerically. The results show a transition from the basic uniform motion of the free boundary to chaotic pulsations via periodic oscillations and a clearly manifested sequence of period doublings. For both numerical and rigorous treatment, the free boundary problem presents clear advantages over the two commonly used classes of models: the free interface (two-sided) models and the models with distributed kinetics. It is argued that, in view of its generic nature and relative simplicity, the problem may serve as a canonical example of the thermal instability leading to a variety of self-oscillatory regimes.


Split Hopkinson pressure bar(SHPB) was used for dynamic loading in hat-shaped specimen of T6 peak aged 2195 aluminum-lithium alloy to get shear band, and the thermal stability of the nanostructure in the shear band was studied. The microstructures of the shear band before and after dynamic loading were investigated by TEM and OM. EBSD was used to investigate the evolution of the microstructure within the shear band after annealing at 100~400 ℃ for 1 h. The results show that the adiabatic shear bands form in the shear zone under the dynamic loading, the grain diameter in shear band are about 50~100 nm with no precipitates. The grains size increases with annealing temperature increases, e.g. grain sizes grow up quickly from 0.22 μm at 300 ℃ to 1.77 μm at 400 ℃. And the microhardness of the nanostructure decrease significantly at 300 ℃. It can be concluded that the critical temperature of the grain sharply grow for the nanostructure produced in this way is about 300 ℃.


Abstract Introduction In Chile, occupational therapists have performed the academic role since 1963, increasing their presence in higher education institutions that have incorporated occupational therapy into their educational projects. Objective To describe the perceptions of occupational therapists and students, regarding the process of acquisition and participation in the academic role within the metropolitan region of Chile. Method Research qualitative with an exploratory-descriptive design in which occupational therapy academics and students were interviewed online, and selected in a non-probabilistic manner. 13 people participated, whose responses were analyzed in selective coding tables and categorized into 8 subcategories. Results The motivation to transmit the values of the profession and the experiences when teaching are the main factors that professionals consider maintaining their teaching role in universities. In addition, the existence of an occupational imbalance in the areas of social participation, rest, and sleep was evidenced within the routine habits of professionals. Also, there is the precariousness of work and remuneration when maintaining the teaching role. Conclusion Occupational therapist academics should facilitate the exploration of possibilities processes, motivating the development of skills and validating the achievements in the learning processes of the new generation of students, both in face-to-face and distance formats.


A novel technique based on non-unit transient to detect single phase high-impedance fault (HIF) is presented. HIF of high-voltage transmission line is difficult to be detected, and it is easy to be affected by the normal operation such as the switching events. Analysis results show that when a single phase fault happens in a transmission line, wavelet transformation of the zero-sequence current and the fault phase current will exhibit special characteristic, which can be used to detect HIF. Moreover, HIF and the normal switching events can be discriminated by using the difference of the corresponding high frequency component. ATP simulation results show that the criterions can be used to detect HIF with high reliability.


A virtual power plant takes advantage of interactive communication and energy management systems to optimize and coordinate the dispatch of distributed generation, interruptible loads, energy storage systems and battery switch stations, so as to integrate them as an entity to exchange energy with the power market. This paper studies the optimal dispatch strategy of a virtual power plant, based on a unified electricity market combining day-ahead trading with real-time trading. The operation models of interruptible loads, energy storage systems and battery switch stations are specifically described in the paper. The virtual power plant applies an optimal dispatch strategy to earn the maximal expected profit under some fluctuating parameters, including market price, retail price and load demand. The presented model is a nonlinear mixed-integer programming with inter-temporal constraints and is solved by the fruit fly algorithm.


The developed protocol of ethyl (4E)and ethyl (4Z)-5-chloropent-4-enoates synthesis is based on the alkylation of malonic ester with individual 1,3-dichloropropene isomers to obtain monosubstituted vinyl chlorides derivatives and its subsequent Krapcho decarbethoxylation. Using N-methylpyrrolidone as a solvent and adding an excess of LiCl (3 eqv.) to reaction mixture gives corresponding stereochemically pure ethyl (4 E )-and ethyl (4 Z )-5-chloropent-4-enoates in 80 and 76 % yields during 1-2 h.


It is often required to measure internal temperature distribution of a heated material because it is closely related to the materials properties and behavior. In this work, an effective ultrasonic method has been applied to the monitoring of internal temperature distributions of an alumina being heated. The principle of the method is based on the temperature dependence of the velocity of ultrasound propagating through a heated material. In the method, a combined technique of ultrasonic pulse-echo measurements and a finite difference calculation is employed to determine the one-dimensional temperature distribution in a heated material. Shear wave is used for the ultrasonic measurements to improve the accuracy in determining temperature. To verify the feasibility of the method, pulse-echo measurements with a shear wave transducer have been performed for an alumina rod of 14 mm diameter and 25 mm length whose single-end is being heated. The internal temperature distribution and its variation of the alumina are then measured during the heating. The temperature distributions determined by the ultrasonic method almost agree with those obtained by an infrared method. Thus, it is demonstrated that the ultrasonic method has the potential for in-process monitoring of the transient temperature variation of ceramics being processed at high temperatures.


A wear detector (2) for a suspension rope (4) having a plurality of load bearing strands (6) covered by a sheath (8) includes a sensor at a surface of the sheath (8). The sensor senses a characteristic of the rope (4) representing a predetermined amount of wear of the sheath (8). The sensed characteristic can be electrical contact with the strands (6), distance from the surface of the sheath (8) to the strands (6), or change of color of the sheath surface.


Title of Document: Effects of Diet and Weight Gain on Subcutaneous Body Fat Accretion Patterns and Adipocytokine Production in Thoroughbred Geldings Jessica K. Suagee, M.S., 2007 Directed By: Amy O. Burk, Ph.D., Department of Animal and Avian Sciences Fifteen Thoroughbred geldings on an eight month weight gain study were used to evaluate 1) the effects of weight gain and diet on body area (neck, withers, shoulders, ribs, loin, tailhead) condition scores, and 2) the effects of weight gain, diet, and exercise on serum concentrations of tumor necrosis factor-α. The body condition scoring system developed in Quarter horse was slightly modified for use Thoroughbred geldings and involved developing prediction equations that utilized a smaller subset of the body areas. Horses at a BCS of 4 were found to be at a higher risk of inflammation that horses at a BCS of 7. The degree of inflammation was similar between horses fed either a high starch and sugar diet or high fiber and fat diet, indicated by similar TNF concentrations. Restricting daily exercise for two weeks was associated with increased inflammation. EFFECTS OF DIET AND WEIGHT GAIN ON SUBCUTANEOUS BODY FAT ACCRETION PATTERNS AND ADIPOCYTOKINE PRODUCTION IN THOROUGHBRED GELDINGS


This article discussed the characters of new conception of uncertainty and its difference from the traditional error. The two kinds of uncertainty can be combined and the belief approximations in the combination can not be transmitted.


This paper discusses a method to derive a meaningful confidence score for a speech segment at the phoneme level, using a frame classifier. Multiple functions, which capture various aspects of the frame classifier output, are first introduced. The ability of these functions to discriminate between different phonemes is shown. A probabilistic approach is formulated to combine the functions to get a meaningful confidence score, which reflects the precision of the predicted phoneme chunk. Relevant real-world datasets are used to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed confidence scoring mechanism.


Zaotanmei 8801,a new cultivar,was selected from the bayberry(Myrica rubra Bieb)cultivar Biqi,Its fruits begin to mature on June 10th,10-15 days ahead of Biqi cultivar,and 17.86% bigger than the early ripening strains.Its production is 3.5 kg/m2 within the crown diameter.As a multifunctions cultivar,Zaotanmei 8801 can be planted formidable eco-environment,such as red earth and low-hill strips.The fruits of Zaotanmei 8801 can be used for fresh consumption and processing,and have a high and stable yields.


Fusarium wilt is one of the most devastating diseases on banana. The causal agent, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc) is genetically diverse and its origin and virulence are poorly understood. In this study, pathogenic Foc isolates and non-pathogenic F. oxysporum isolates from Minas Gerais in Brazil were compared using EF-1α and IGS sequences. This allowed us to examine the origin and evolutionary potential of Foc in a country outside the region of origin of the banana plant. Two different sequence types were found among Foc isolates. One sequence type appeared to be of local origin since it was identical to the sequence type of the largest group of non-pathogenic isolates. To explore if the 'local' Foc isolates had acquired pathogenicity either independently through co-evolution with the host, or through horizontal gene transfer (HGT) of pathogenicity genes from other, probably introduced, Foc isolates, the presence and sequence of putative SIX effector genes were analyzed. Homologues of SIX1, SIX3 and SIX8 were found. SIX1 sequences were identical and exclusively found in all pathogenic isolates, while variable ratios of sequences of multi-copy gene SIX8 were found among non-pathogenic and different pathogenic isolates. This observation supports the HGT hypothesis. Horizontal transfer of genes between isolates of F. oxysporum has important implications on the development of reliable diagnostic tools and effective control measures. Full genome sequencing is required to confirm HGT and to further unravel the virulence mechanisms of forma specialis cubense.

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The 13.005/2014 statute, which established the National Education Plan (PNE 2014-2024), was unanimously approved by the National Congress. Relevant for its development were contributions of various sectors involved with education, both public and private, ranging from childhood education to graduate programs. The proposals of these different groups were widely debated and systematized at the 2010 National Conference on Education (CONAE). To comply with PNE 2014-2024's guidelines, goals and strategies, 13.005/2014 staute established the duty to institutionalize the National Education System (SNE) after a period of two years after its promulgation. The purpose of this article is, from Law and Public Policy approach, to identify the main legal and political barriers that prevented the structuring and standardization of the SNE. This is a complex issue that involves disputes over the regulation of cooperative federalism in educational matters, provided for in articles 23 and 211 of CF / 88, as well as conflicts of a distributive nature regarding the choice of priorities for government action and the destination of public resources. It is possible that the social protection model, agreed upon during the constituent process, is at stake, thus justifying the approach here proposed, aiming to identify and better understand the tension points among the legal, political and pragmatic-financial elements underlying the problem.


During the course of the research, a methodology of measurement of sources of noise was developed, along with measurement models and measurement sets. The latter were equipped with microphones, acoustic pressure level meters, devices determining spatial orientation of the measurement (laser rangefinder, inertial measurement unit 3D IMU) and software processing the data, obtained including final spatial mapping of the acoustic field. The system has been successfully tried in large indoor areas.


The cover picture shows the structure of the cation [ReO(cyclen-H)I]+. This complex and the analogous [ReO(cyclen-H)Cl]+ are the first examples of d transition metal oxo complexes anchored by a monoanionic cyclen ligand. The deprotonation of cyclen can be accounted by the enhanced Lewis acidity of the d2 rhenium center. Although the geometric contraints of cis-octahedral cyclen could impose the cis-ReO2 unit, the resulting cis-dioxo complex, cis-[ReO2(cyclen)]+, is very reactive, being readily converted into [ReO(cyclen-H)X]+. Details are discussed in the article by I. Santos et al. on p. 243 ff.


Purpose

The occupational stress is a disadvantage resulting in mental health illnesses that have been found when looking at those migrants who were young adults and migrated to work in the urban areas, leaving behind their aging parents to live alone at home. The purpose of this paper is to compare the causal relationships of job stress between Thai immigrant employees with and without rearing aging parents.

Design/methodology/approach

The research was a cross-sectional survey. The sample for this study included 600 Thai immigrant employees (300 cases per group) in 2016. Measures included individual characteristics, working conditions, and a Thai Job Content Questionnaire (Thai-JCQ) on related job stress. The model was verified using a path model by Mplus software.

Findings

The distance traveled between the house and the workplace, wages, working conditions had a direct effect on job stress. Working conditions among Thai immigrants employees with rearing aging parents had the most direct effect on job stress with a standardized regression weight of 0.552 (p-value <0.05) as well as working conditions among their without rearing aging parents had the most direct effect on job stress with a standardized regression weight of −0.292.

Originality/value

This research demonstrated that working conditions were an important factor.


If a lesion is seen on the upper GI series, a prompt EGD must be arranged. In younger patients without alarm features, non-invasive testing for Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori serology or urea breath test) is recommended. If present, H. pylori should be treated


One of the main challenges in detecting TB in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the lack of access to rapid molecular testing: only 9% of people with TB in 2021 were tested with a rapid molecular test at the time of diagnosis. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of the top thirty high burden TB, TB/HIV, and drug-resistant TB countries. According to estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO), 30% of people with TB in DRC were considered "missing" in 2021, i.e., they went without a diagnosis or were not accounted for in national data. The coverage of rapid molecular testing in DRC is currently only one site per 300,000 people, compared to one microscopy site per 50,000 people.


Objective To explore the relationship between the level changes of serum solute intracellular adhesion molecule 1(sICAM-1)and solute vascular adhesion molecule 1(sVCAM-1)in patients with fracture nonunion.Methods 48 cases of patients with fracture nonunion were selected as observation group,while 60 healthy adults,60 patients with acute phase of bone fracture and 63 cases with normal bone healing were selected as control group.The serum level of sICAM-1 and sVCAM-1 was detected by ELISA.The results were statistical analysed by PASW Statistics 18.0.Results The serum level of sICAM-1 and sVCAM-1 [(206.95±28.01)μg/L,(626.19±34.89)μg/L respectively] in the fracture nonunion group were significantly higher than those in the healthy adults group [(108.29±16.47)μg/L,(324.87±20.40)μg/L respectively] and those in the normal healing group[(112.74±17.68)μg/L,(340.21±25.81)μg/L respectively],(All the P0.01),while they were lower than those in acute bone fracture patients [(306.42±43.77)μg/L,(923.50±42.34)μg/L respectively](P0.01).Conclusion The sICAM-1 and sVCAM-1 remains at high level in the patients with fracture nonunion,which may show a prolonged inflammatory status of the body.Dynamic monitoring of sICAM-1 and sVCAM-1 in patients with bone fracture may be used to predict fracture nonunion.


In this paper we present an overview of recent results on noniinear spectroscopy of cold :.toms. Probe-beam amplification and absorption spectra are reported for cesium atoms cooled and confined in a magneto-optical trap. In addition to the well known spectrum of PAollow, novel spectral features with subnatural linewidths and single-pass gain of 20% are d s o observed. These narrow resonances can be qualitatively understood in terms of stimd a t e d Raman processes in a A three-leve1 system. Negative radiation pressure is demonstrated as a mechanical consequence of optical gain.


An intra-cavity adaptive mirror is developed for co mpensation of time-dependent phase aberrations to a laser beam, such as those caused by thermal lensing. The unimorph-type device consists of a metallic disc, with a mirror finish, bonded to a piezoelectric disc, prov iding a small, low-cost deformable mirror for this application. The mirror is required to be able to deform in the shape of each of the lower order Zernike polynomial s, which describe aberrations in optical systems. Numerical modelling is employed to predict the deformation s hapes that can be achieved by a unimorph mirror with a pa rticular electrode pattern. The results from a Ray leigh-Ritz model and a finite element model, employing element s including rotational degrees of freedom, are comp ared to results from a conventional finite element model. T he finite element model is applied to model a proto type deformable mirror and produced good agreement with experimental results. Finally, a mathematical optimization routine is proposed to predict the opt imal electrode configuration on the free electrode.


Analytical results are presented on chaotic vibrations on a coupled vibrating system of a post-buckled cantilevered beam and an axial vibrating body connected with a stretched string. The string is stretched between the top end of the cantilevered beam and the axial vibrating body which consists of a mass and a spring. As an initial axial displacement is applied to the spring, the beam is buckled by the tensile force of the string. The main scope of this paper is to investigate the effects of the axial inertia of the vibrating body on the chaotic vibrations of the system. The dynamical model involves nonlinear geometrical coupling between the deformation and the axial force of the beam at the boundary. Furthermore, the problem includes the static buckling and the nonlinear vibration. By using the mode shape function, which was proposed by the senior author, as a coordinate function of the governing equations, nonlinear ordinary differential equations in multiple-degree-of-freedom system are derived by the modified Galerkin procedure. Periodic responses of the beam are calculated with the harmonic balance method, while chaotic responses are integrated numerically. Chaotic time responses are inspected with the Fourier spectra, the Poincare projections, the maximum Lyapunov exponents and the principal component analysis. Chaotic responses are generated from the sub-harmonic resonance responses of 1/2 and 1/3 orders. The results of the principal component analysis shows that the lowest mode of vibration contributes to the chaotic response dominantly, while the second mode of vibration also contribute to the chaos with small amount of amplitude. Inspection of the kinetic energy of each vibration mode shows that the vibration mode with large axial displacement is also dominant in the chaotic response.Copyright © 2009 by ASME


This study explores the felicity condition of Japanese nara-conditionals. Building on the observation that nara-conditionals require the antecedent to express information that the speaker has recently acquired [1], I argue that naraconditionals require that the antecedent be in some possible future context set provided by the actual context. I implement the idea in [8]'s Table model, and explore the consequence of the proposed account regarding the interaction between nara-conditionals and (i) evidentiality and (ii) directive speech acts.


1 Zaviacic M, Brozman M, Holomafi IK, et al. New information on the paraurethral (Skene's) ducts and glands in the female. Bratisl Lek Listy 1983;79:533-44. 2 Zaviacic M, Jakubovsky J, Polak 5, et al. The fluid of female urethral expulsions analysed by histochemical electronmicroscopic and other methods. Histochem J 1984;16:445-7. 3 Zaviacic M. Enzyme histochemistry of the adult human female prostate: acid phosphate distribution. Cell Mol Biol 1984;6:545-5 1. 4 Zaviatit M. Enzyme histochemistry of the adult human female prostate: hydrolase and dehydrogenase distribution. Cell Mol Biol 1984;6:537-43. 5 Zaviatit M. The adult human prostata homologue and the male prostate gland: a comparative enzyme-histochemical study. Acta Histochem (Jena) 1985;77:19-31. 6 Zaviatic M, Brozman M, Zajickova M, et al. The adult human female urethra enzyme-histochemical study. Acta Histochem (Jena) 1985;77:165-75.


In this study, 63 isolates of actinobacteria were isolated from marine sediment and sandy soil of Saint Katherine, Egypt and examined for antimicrobial activity. Both sites were highly inhabited by rare promising Actinobacteria species. Recovered Actinobacteria belonging to genus Streptomyces, Actinomadura, Micromonospora, Microtetraspora, Nocardia, Pseudonocardia Nocardiopsis, Actinoplanes, Pilimelia and Spirellospora. Their extracts exhibited wide antimicrobial activities towards 4 clinical pathogens. Out of them 49.21% showed potent inhibitory effect against test pathogens in primary and secondary screening methods in which genus Actinomadura was significantly the highest followed by genus Streptomyces then genus Micromonospora. The crude extracts showed 0.3-20 mm inhibition zone in disc diffusion method against tested pathogens. The active compounds were purified by preparative TLC, which showed retention factor value (RF) of 0.14-0.857 with isolated bioactive Actinobacteria and identified using different reference antibiotics. In bioautography, TLC spot of Actinomadura roseoviolacea with RF of 0.26 showed maximum activity with 40 mm inhibition zone and nearby Tetracycline reference antibiotic. This isolate show safe hemolytic activity In vitro analysis.


Background: miR-155 is strongly induced by LPS, a response inhibited by IL-10. Results: The Ets2 transcription factor is required for induction of miR-155 by LPS. IL-10 can subsequently decrease miR-155 via suppression of Ets2. Conclusion: Ets2 is an important transcription factor for regulation of miR-155. Significance: This study reports a detailed mechanism of induction of miR-155 and provides a new means of inhibition for IL-10 via suppression of Ets2. MicroRNA-155 (miR-155) is highly expressed in many cancers such as B cell lymphomas and myeloid leukemia and inflammatory disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, atopic dermatitis, and multiple sclerosis. The role of miR-155 as both a promoter of inflammation and an oncogenic agent provides a clear need for miR-155 itself to be stringently regulated. We therefore investigated the transcriptional regulation of miR-155 in response to the respective pro- and anti-inflammatory mediators LPS and IL-10. Bioinformatic analysis revealed Ets binding sites on the miR-155 promoter, and we found that Ets2 is critical for miR-155 induction by LPS. Truncation and mutational analysis of the miR-155 promoter confirmed the role of the Ets2 binding site proximal to the transcription start site for LPS responsiveness. We observed increased binding of Ets2 to the miR-155 promoter and Ets2 deficient mice displayed decreased induction of miR-155 in response to LPS. IL-10 inhibited the induction of Ets2 mRNA and protein by LPS, thereby decreasing Ets2 function on the pri-155 promoter. We have thus identified Ets2 as a key novel regulator in both the positive and negative control of miR-155 in the inflammatory response.


The effect of doxapram hydrochloride on the cardiovascular system was observed in critically ill patients in whom doxapram was utilized as a pharmacologic stir-up regimen. Improved cardiac output was one of the most pronounced changes observed. The systemic arterial pressure also increased, but systemic vascular resistance remained essentially unchanged; this pressor response was greater in hypotensive patients than in normotensive ones. Increased cardiac work and insignificant changes in central venous pressure suggested improved cardiac function. Calculation of the degree of venous admixture indicated a concomitant decrease in pulmonary shunting. While oxygen consumption did increase significantly, there was a comparable increase in oxygen availability, presumably because of the improvement of flow and ventilation-perfusion relationships. We conclude that doxapram may be used safely as an emergency measure in the critically ill, provided that there is no impairment of cardiac functional reserves.


A miniature column packed with Muromac A-1 chelating resin and a laboratory-built automatic on-line preconcentration system for electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry were used to determine Cd, Co and Ni in sea-water. The preconcentration system was modified from a Perkin-Elmer AS-40 autosampler by mounting a Muromac A-1 microcolumn near the tip of the autosampler capillary, and we replaced the pull-and-push pump of the autosampler with a peristaltic pump. Retention of the metal ions as a complex on the microcolumn was achieved by using Muromac A-1 as the chelating resin; 20% HNO3 was then used for elution. The procedures of preconcentration were performed by using a four-way distribution valve and a programmable controller. Detection limits (and sample volumes) were 1.2 × 10–4 µg l–1 for Cd (400 µl), 0.007 µg l–1 for Co (1800 µl) and 0.033 µg l–1 for Ni (800 µl). Relative standard deviations for the determination of Cd, Co and Ni in sea-water (CASS-3) were 2.9, 5.6 and 4.1%, respectively. The accuracy of the method was confirmed by the analysis of certified reference saline waters (NASS-4, CASS-3 and SLEW-1).


Jatropha production is still low, thereforedevelopment of high-yielding varieties by hybridization is needed This study aimed to determine heterosis and heterobeltiosis in jatropha and estimate the mode of gene action. The hybridizations were carried out between two improved population and one provenance, well known as high yield genotypes as female parents, and 18 provenances indicating high oil content as male parentsat Karangploso Experimental Station, Malang, East Java in 2010. In 2011, F1 seeds were planted in Asembagus Experimental Station, Situbondo, East Java and then were selected with criteria high fruit number and seed yield. The selected F1, were clonally multiplied using stem cutting and were planted in 2012 for evaluation purposes. The results showed that theheterosis and heterobeltiosis values from hybrid jatrophawere varied. The crossing between HS49 X SP65, HS49 X SP54, HS49 X SP103, IP3P X SP7, IP3A X SP65 and IP3A X Sp 89 demonstrated high significant positive heterosis and heterobeltiosis values. These hybrids could be used as materials for developinghigh-yielding varieties. The potence ratio of jatrophahybridwas found positively overdominance gene action which could be useful information for future jatropha breeding program.


A projection operator technique for solution of relativistic wave equation on non-compact group has been proposed. This technique was applied to the construction of wave equations for charged vector boson in a potential field. The equations were shown to approximately describe a hydrogen-like atom and allow estimating of relativistic corrections such as a fine structure of hydrogen atom lines with high accuracy.


Wang Fuzhi's comments on poetry focused not only the blending of feelings and setting but also on the harmony between the tone and expressions.In his research all previous theories of poetry and aesthetics were synthesized and brought to their highest development.The gist of Wang's theory is that poetry is more close to music than to literature as far as its artistic nature is concerned.This view occupies an important position not only in Wang's theoretical system of poetry and aesthetics,but also in the history of Chinese poetry and aesthetic research.


The research is to develop architectural value in the educational studio environment through developing the superordinate program of architectural practice. The studio environment is proposed as an architectural project for the faculty to provide the student architect with experience of architectural value. Some architectural schools maintain an atmosphere of architectural value in continuity of a long history and other factors. This paper discusses research for realizing architectural value in context of the technological value proxy utilized in the profession and its associations. The studio becomes simultaneous projects for faculty and students. The study project engages 2nd year semester III studio at the Sushant School of Art and Architecture, integrating with students' projects, as means for this development. Although it is limited by faculty knowledge and student expectation, we can conclude characteristic effects whereby this approach will lead to directed evolution of the educational environment and influence professional practice. JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY URBAN AFFAIRS (2019), 3(3), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.25034/ijcua.2019.v3n3-1


Summary The composition of the frontal, ribs, femurs, and humeri of seven normal male Holstein calves are presented. These calves were 60, 90, 120, 150, and three of 180 days of age. The analyses indicate that the ribs, femurs, and humeri are suitable for the study of mineral deposition in the bones of calves. Because of early calcification a section of the frontal bone is of less value. The complete bones give a truer picture of mineral deposition than a cross section portion of them. The percentage of ash based on fat and moisture-free bone and ash per cubic centimeter of bone volume proved to be the most valuable data. The ratio of ash in fresh bone to organic residue may also give a useful index of bone condition.


This article reviews the latest developments in the area of male sterilization with particular emphasis on the no-scalpel vasectomy technique. No-scalpel vasectomy currently accounts for more than one-third of all vasectomies performed in the US. Because no incision is made the fear of surgery may be reduced. The risk of operative edema infection and pain is minimized. Adequate counseling can help increase acceptance of male sterilization. Potential patients should be informed that 1) vasectomy is not associated with a loss in physical strength or libido 2) recent studies have failed to document any serious long-term effects (e.g. cardiovascular disease prostate or testicular cancer) and 3) vasectomy does not become effective immediately after the procedure. The development of nonsurgical approaches to vasectomy including chemical and mechanical methods and percutaneous approaches would further facilitate uptake of male sterilization and broaden the base of acceptors beyond educated White men.


The microscopical specimen showed a circumscribed area of infiltration in the depth of the corium. In the centre of this infiltration there was a large mass of epithelial tissue arranged so a5 to formabout three-quarters of a circle. The concavity of this was packed with caseous material, and around it were numerous giant-cells and small cells, epithelioid cells being not very numerous. Immediately below this there was a sweat-gland which showed but little alteration, only one part of the duct showing a marked cell-infiltration and partial destruction of its epithelium. To the side of the infiltration another sweat-duct could be seen which was undergoing a slight dilatation immediately below the epidermis and was being invaded by the small-celled infiltration. Staining of seventeen sections fortubercle bacilli had given a negative result. Dr. Whitfield said that he explained this curious piece of epithelial tissue beneath the epidermis as the remains of a dilated and proliferated sweat-duct. H e thought i t was evidence that the lesion was 6 local inoculation of tubercle through tbe sweat-pore. H e admitted that the final proofs of the disease being tuberculous were wanting, but thought the presence of the central caseation with giant-cells round it was strong evidence. H e would not say in what relation the disease stood to that known as Hidradenitis suppurative, but this appeared to be a generalized disease, and the histology, though somewhat similar, WEB not identical with that of his case.


disinfectant pill surfaces dirt repellent and preparation process thereof. The invention consists in a bilayer tablet for the treatment and disinfection of surfaces, consisting of a halogenated derivative of isocyanuric acid, together with a detergent and an additive, chemically incompatible with the first encapsulated in a porous material. The tablet has chemical stability, and remains effective in its three functions, disinfection, detergency and repel dirt.


JUDGE RULES IN FAVOR OF DOJ FINDING BAZAARVOICE/POWERREVIEWS MERGER ANTICOMPETITIVE* On January 8, 2014, Judge Orrick of the Northern District of California ruled that Bazaarvoice's acquisition…


From electromagnetic field contrary problem start, study optimum design problem of water wheels generator multisect circle are pole shole.Upbuilded mathematics model of electromagnetic field contrary problem, open out multisect circle are pole shale optimum design software SFOPT, and using SFOPT analysis and calculate many generator groups, Obtained engineering applicability conclusion for multisect circle arc pole shole water wheels generator design technique.


The world has been changing its trends due to innovations and guarantees offered by technology. For this reason, companies in their eagerness to develop have generated changes that allow them to grow and be more competitive. The electronic commerce is a tool that gives entrepreneurs the possibility of raising the commercial potential for goods or services they offer, even by crossing borders and reducing costs. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play an important role in the development of the countries' economies, as they are one of the main sources of employment. Its slightly complex organizational structure streamlines decision making and allows it to adapt to changes in the technological environment. While there are currently platforms that help several companies to promote their products or services, they do not have a space on the web that allows them to enhance their brand; have confidence and guarantee in the handling of your information; facilitate payments to the client, since they would do so directly with the company that offers the goods or services (without additional steps, as Mercado Libre or OLX currently does) In short, expand sales opportunities with a low-cost subscription. This project proposes to SMEs the possibility of improving their sales without the need to invest in the development of a platform, but on the contrary it offers a service that allows them to have information about their products on the web, without worrying about maintenance or of the infrastructure or updates that is required.


Due to the rapid growth of earth observation (EO) data and the complexity of machine learning models, the high requirement on the computation power for EO data analysis becomes a bottleneck. Exploiting quantum computing might tackle this challenge in the future. In this paper, we present a hybrid quantum-classical convolutional neural network (QC-CNN) to classify EO data which can accelerate feature extraction compared with its classical counterpart and handle multi-category classification tasks with reduced quantum resources. The model's validity is verified with the Overhead-MNIST dataset through the TensorFlow Quantum platform.


Providers strive to manage the uninsured themselves. Providers in Birmingham, AL, have partnered with a public hospital to better manage patients with no insurance coverage, and in the process have spread the cost of uncompensated care. See how Cooper Green Hospital leads the way.


It analized some key factors to control Business growth.It shows clearly being main financial questions in business growth.It put forward some financial strategy in manage ment to realize business increases.


The singing movements of crickets is accomplished by the movement of eight pairs of muscles in the mesothorax.According to the function of muscles,the eight pairs of muscles participating in the crickets singing movement are divided into elevators and the depressors,both are antagonistic muscles.A pair of antagonistic muscles are muscle 103a(elevator)and muscle 103b(depressor)innervated by the N3-c4 branch of the mesothoracic ganglion.By the back-filled staining method,it shows that the somata of the motor neurons innervating muscle 103a and muscle 103b are distributed in dorso-lateral of the mesothoracic ganglion.Each of them has a soma at the base of the pro-meso connective,their axons extend out three primary branches,the dendrites are distributed in the dorso-lateral of the mesothoracic ganglion widely.


Based on the high - temperature resistance mechanism of powder coatings, the article is about the preparation and the properties of the powder coating with high - temperature resistance.


The utility model discloses a control mechanism for automobile pneumatic water scrappers, which is composed of a valve body, a signal slide valve, an exhaust shutter valve, a return exhaust valve and a silencer. The control mechanism for automobile pneumatic water scrappers is characterized in that only regulating the knob of the exhaust shutter valve can control the opening and closing, speed regulation and self return of a pneumatic water scrapper. The controlling mechanism has the advantages of convenient operation, simple structure, less parts and low cost.


This thesis is devoted to the study of coherent effects that arise when a wave propagates in a strongly disordered medium. Several aspects of their dynamics are addressed, with special interest in mesoscopic correlations and Anderson localization. First, we demonstrate a generalized form of the self-consistent theory of Anderson localization, adapted to the description of finite open media. This theory introduces a diffusion coefficient that depends on position. The importance of this property is highlighted through the investigation of the phenomenon of transverse confinement of waves in disordered media. The theory is also confronted to predictions of the scaling theory of localization. The second part of the thesis focuses on the dynamics of intensity speckle patterns that arises from the propagation of short pulses in a disordered waveguide. We study the two-point intensity correlation function, which contains the information about the universal conductance fluctuations, well known in mesoscopic conductors. In the dynamic situation, conductance fluctuations acquire a time dependence, are enhanced at long times and lose their universal nature. These results are confirmed by a microwave experiment. Finally, we investigate the physics of matter-wave speckle patterns, resulting from the expansion of a Bose-Einstein condensate in a random potential. They are found to exhibit long-range correlations that grow with time, and can take negative values. We interpret these results in terms of a random displacement of the center of mass of the condensate. The role of atomic interactions during the expansion of the condensate is discussed.


Americans of every historical era and demographic group have recognized the role of education in improving the quality of life for the individual, as well as sustaining a democratic society. Transition to and completion of some type of postsecondary education and the attainment of gainful employment significantly improves one's chances of participating as a member of a community (or, "contributing to their community") and realizing a high quality of life. Advances in these areas on the part of persons with disabilities historically have followed the passage of and amendments to federal policy. The most groundbreaking of these federal policies include: (1) the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 2004 (Public Law 108-446), which focuses on quality preparation in secondary school and transition to postsecondary education and employment; (2) the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as amended in 2008 (Public Law 110-335), which focuses on providing reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access to learning and work environments; and (3) the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-112), which provides financial assistance and training support leading to quality employment. Recent reauthorization of the Higher Education Act as the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) of 2008 (Public Law 110-335) further delineates support for persons with autism and intellectual disabilities to participate in postsecondary education opportunities and thus experience improved employment outcomes as contributing adults within their communities. Over the past decade, family members of youth with autism and/or other developmental disabilities have expressed an active interest in seeing these young adults participate in a range of postsecondary educational activities and attain quality employment outcomes as experienced by others in society. Family members, youth, interested community agencies, and educators in secondary and/or postsecondary school settings have collaborated to experiment with and develop a range of postsecondary education models that lead to improved employment outcomes for these individuals. These models of support have evolved into a new paradigm for conceptualizing the participation of youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and other developmental disabilities in postsecondary education and employment settings. The New Paradigm: Legislative and Policy Changes