The present investigation was carried out in the Javeriano Accounting Office, within the framework of the social practice assigned every six months to a Business Administration student. Said student is, for this semester period 2020-1, the author of this document.
The research problem question is as follows: How can expanding the communication channels of the Virtual Accounting Office Javeriano positively impact the relationship with its users? In order to reach the solution to the problem, a diagnosis of the practice area (Javeriano Virtual Accounting Office) was developed through qualitative exploratory research, where it was found that virtual communication channels with users and possible users of the Office are adequate but susceptible to improvement.
Taking into account the above and given the current situation of adoption of information and communication technologies (Tic's) by organizations worldwide, and the incorporation of technology as a fundamental tool for the optimization of business management ; It was found that it was possible to positively impact the relationship of the Javeriano Accounting Office with its users because it is possible to potentiate, expand and strengthen them in order to meet the competitiveness requirements not only by users but also those related to the higher education.


Taxonomic structure and production ability of algacenoses of various life forms have been studied in comparative-dynamic aspect on example of the periphyton and benthos of Laspi bay (Crimea, Black Sea).


This paper deals with the semantic classification system of Korean abstract nouns in lexical semantics frame. Previous studies have been classified the meaning of nouns as a lexical item, they did not concern about multiple meanings of a word. So, they do not agree with classification status of abstract nouns. For example. text denoting nouns such as '책(book)' can be referred to abstract content and physical object, and speech act nouns such as '보고(report)' can be referred to activity and its content. Following Lyons (1977)' ontology, text denoting nouns can belong to first-order entities and speech act nouns can belong to second-order entities. Especially abstract nouns correspond to third-order entities. They can be used to refer to propositions and also syntactically co-occurred to complement clause. We argue that abstract nouns do not have complete semantic structure, so they should be modified by complement clause. Abstract nouns cannot be classified by extensional reference meaning. So, they should be classified by semantic characteristics and syntactic relations.


Vitamin D is critical for persons with limited exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light, including space travelers. Recent studies indicate that optimal serum 25‐hydroxyvitamin D (25‐OH vit D) should be ≥ 80 nM. This study was designed to define the dose of vitamin D needed to maintain 25‐OH vit D at > 80 nM in persons with limited UV‐B exposure. It was conducted during winter in Antarctica at McMurdo Station, when UV‐B radiation levels are essentially zero. The 66 subjects recruited for this blinded study were randomly divided into 3 groups for vitamin D supplementation: 2000 IU/d (n = 18), 1000 IU/d (n = 18), and 400 IU/d (n = 19). Some subjects (n = 7) did not take supplements or took ones of their own choosing. Blood samples were collected about every 2 mo during the winter. About 5 mo after supplementation started, analysis of samples from subjects (n=9, 5, 11, and 3 for the 2000 IU/d, 1000 IU/d, 400 IU/d, and no pill groups) who completed 4 blood draws showed that 25‐OH vit D increased 63% in the 2000 IU/d group (to 82 ± 28 nM), 61% in the 1000 IU/d group (to 85 ± 36 nM), and 51% in the 400 IU/d group (to 64 ± 13 nM). It decreased 13% (to 35 ± 16 nM) in the group not taking supplements. These data will enable us to provide space crews with evidence‐based recommendations for vitamin D supplementation. The findings also have implications for other persons with limited UV light exposure, including polar workers and the elderly. This study was supported by the NASA Human Research Program.


This paper presents a two-year longitudinal study of a collaboration between four researcher-and-teacher pairs. The ultimate goal is to raise the quality of English language teaching in Hong Kong by first improving teacher understanding of language knowledge and language use and, then second, guiding teachers on how to adjust their English lesson planning accordingly. Methods used to evaluate the four teachers' growth in understanding included comprehensive interviews at the beginning and end of the study, and stimulated recall interviews immediately following the teaching of the lesson. Findings indicate that teaching behaviours improved as a result of the collaboration. Areas of change included a deeper understanding of the concepts of language knowledge and language use, a better balancing of language knowledge and use in lessons, a greater use of inductive teaching methodology, and a differentiated use of error correction according to the focus of the lesson – whether on language knowledge or language use. Factors contributing to change included the focus in discussions on pedagogical and content knowledge, as well as the collaborative, immediate and longterm reflective nature of intervention.


Positive surgical margins (PSM) after radical prostatectomy are associated with a greater risk of biochemical recurrence (BCR). However, not all PSM harbour the same prognosis for recurrence. We aim to determine the impact of different PSM characteristics and their coexistence on the risk of BCR. This retrospective study included 333 patients that underwent robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer between 2015–2020 at a single institution. The effect of PSM and their adverse characteristics on the risk of BCR was assessed using Cox proportional hazard models. Kaplan–Meier was used to represent BCR-free survival stratified by margin status. With a median follow-up of 34.5 months, patients with PSM had a higher incidence of BCR, higher risk of relapse and lower BCR-free survival than negative margins (p < 0.001). We established as adverse characteristics: PSM length ≥ 3 mm, multifocality and Gleason at margin > 3. PSM ≥ 3 mm or multifocal PSM were associated with an increased risk for BCR compared to favourable margins (HR 3.50; 95% CI 2.05–5.95, p < 0.001 and HR 2.18; 95% CI 1.09–4.37, p = 0.028, respectively). The coexistence of these two adverse features in the PSM also conferred a higher risk for biochemical relapse and lower BCR-free survival. Adverse Gleason in the margin did not confer a higher risk for BCR than non-adverse margins in our models. We concluded that PSM are an independent predictor for BCR and that the presence of adverse characteristics, such as length and focality, and their coexistence in the PSM are associated with a greater risk of recurrence. Nevertheless, subclassifying PSM with adverse features did not enhance the model's predictive performance in our cohort.


The three dimensional vibrations in a periodically poled ZX-cut Lithium Niobate thin bar with 0.3-mm long domains are considered. The acoustical vibrations may be excited by the 1) longitudinal acousto-electric current when a radio frequency voltage is parallel to the x-axis, and 2) transverse electric field when a radio frequency voltage is parallel to the z-axis. The computations by the Final Element Method reveal all the three displacements along the x, y, and z crystallographic axes. The amplitudes may be different for two types of vibration excitations. The positions of peaks in admittance versus frequency correlate with the frequencies of maximum acoustic amplitudes. The superlattice with 0.3-mm long domains along the x-axis is fabricated in the z-cut 0.5-mm-thick wafer. The experimental data on the radio frequency admittance versus frequency is in agreement with the corresponding theoretical computations.


This proposal is for continuation of Project 030654 funded in FY03. Our goal is to better understand the extraordinary variability of nutrients (spatial, interannual and decadal), and factors controlling nearshore communities and zooplankton and juvenile salmon distributions in the northern GOA. We propose monitoring nitrate over the shelf and basin. Underway samples will be collected as part of the NMFS-OCC/GLOBEC salmon survey in July/August of 2004. This survey includes a transit across the central GOA and 10 cross-shelf oceanographic and juvenile salmon transects from Yakutat to Kodiak Island. This will be the broadest nutrient survey of the northern GOA. Nutrient maps will be used to support NPZ models and satellite-derived models of nitrate and new production, to examine mechanisms of nutrient supply such as mixing over banks and transport up submarine canyons, and to assist resource management of salmon and other commercially important species.


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The paper points out that in the past five decades,the People's Daily,China's leading newspaper,has gradually developed its own advertising culture:commercialism in expectation,advertising order in ascent,medium style in struggle.As the medium that has a long history and much credibility and authority,the paper witnesses the coming of age of China's media in the economic development of the whole nation.


This thesis deals with Strategic Human Resource Management as Part of the Bank's Management. The first chapter focuses on the theoretical results of research - defines the nature, purpose and bodies of human resource management and follow-up personnel actions. The second chapter analyzes the human resource management in selected bank. The last chapter is focused on the design strategies for selected banks in the area of human resources management.


The collection and analysis of anthropometric characteristics for various passenger car user populations is a very important predecessor of the design process. The first aim of this survey is to collect up-to-date anthropometric data for male passenger car drivers in Serbia and to collect those data for the first time in Libya. The second aim of this survey is to compare the collected data and enable further modeling using both univariate and multivariate operators' models from both samples. Anthropometric measurements on standing height, sitting height, lower leg length, upper leg length, shoulder width, hip breadth, arm length, and foot length were collected for 921 Serbian and 300 Libyan male drivers. Results show that, for Serbian male drivers, a correlation between variables exists in 67.85% cases, while for Libyan male drivers, a correlation between variables exists in 39.28% cases. The comparison of mean values between variables for Serbian and Libyan male drivers showed that, beside shoulder width, all others have significantly higher values for Serbians than for Libyikans. Consequently, there are different interior space dimensions of the vehicle obtained: for Serbian drivers, interior space dimensions amounted to 1500 × 561 × 1230 mm and for Libyan drivers amounted to1400 × 591 × 1155 mm which are useful to passenger car designers in eliminating existing anthropometric inconsistencies.


The article explores the concept of symbolic understanding of the world, represented one of the most prominent representatives of Russian Symbolism, Vyacheslav Ivanov. A brilliant poet, a talented thinker, Vyacheslav Ivanov belonged to the glorious constellation of so-called minor Symbolists which gave the world not only the inexpressible charm of poetic words, but also the immeasurable depth of philosophical speculation about the fate of culture, its majestic and mysterious characters, facing the most profound and truly existential, the origins of human life and human nature.


Developing large-scale information systems (IS) is never easy or implemented without controversy and impact on an enterprise's stakeholders. Organizational transformation, typically the by-product of new technology and its accompaniment of new processes, frequently manifest itself in ways unforeseen by enterprise management. In many cases, this results in project failure. Historically, enterprises approached IS on a one-domain-one-system at a time solution. This approach has now been supplanted with an enterprisewide approach to technology with Enterprise Architecture (EA) as the framework used for both requirements and software engineering systems design and implementation. EA embodies a business and technology alignment process aimed at producing an EA plan (EAP) that guides and drives IS development. EA frameworks provide the structured methodologies to support the EAP, yet many EAs fail due to the poor quality in the design requirements used. This paper progresses earlier work analyzing stakeholder behavior and resistance to change proffering a sociologicallydriven approach to manage and govern EA design.


China has absorbed more and more foreign investment since the reform and open policy made by Chinese government.As transnational corporations regard Chinese market as their goal market,their market strategy affects both Chinese market and industry greatly. China must improve its policy to realize its better and faster economic development by means of economic globalization and perfect national reasons.


A new approach for dual-mode (namely broadband mode and narrowband mode) THz pulses generation in a single lithium niobate (LN) crystal excited by spatially shaped tilted-pulse-front femtosecond (fs) laser pulse was proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The two THz emission modes are generated simultaneously while spatially separated. Both central frequency and bandwidth of narrowband THz emission is controllable by in-situ tuning the spatial modulation period and beam size of the fs-laser, and the broadband (0.1-1.5 THz) THz emission keeps almost unchanged while tuning the narrowband emission. Further optimization achieves the narrowband THz emission with energy spectral density up to $0.27 \ \mu \mathrm{J}/\mathrm{THz}$ and with bandwidth narrowly down to 23 GHz.


With that call to arms West East Bag (WEB), an International Liaison Network for Women Artists, began in September of 1971. One contemporaneous description of the women's liberation movement in the United States described it as "linked only by the numerous journals, newsletters and cross country travelers." WEB, a "bicoastal national organizing tool and newsletter that networked women artists nationally, encouraging the creation of registries and protests in other cities," created those connections for feminist artists outside the art world centers of New York and Los Angeles. In recent years, while there has been a sharp increase in scholarly interest in feminist art, WEB seldom garners more than a brief mention. However, as Mary Garrard notes, in the single most important study thus far of feminist art as a social movement, "the story of feminist networks and organizations in the visual artists is . . . a chapter in the larger women movement." Garrard's essay briefl y traces a number of themes over the course of the 1970s from a personal perspective, but she notes the need, which I hope to address in this essay, for "a case study of the complicated dynamic of political movements and social progress" that resulted in a feminist art movement that existed well beyond New York and Los Angeles. In exploring feminist art as a social movement, I draw on a framework recently proposed by Rebecca Kolins Givan, Kenneth M. Roberts, and Sarah A.


Information on hydrological fluctuations and lake dynamics in the Mackenzie Delta in Arctic Canada is provided in a paleolimnological study of eight delta lakes. Because macrophyte production within Mackenzie Delta lakes is largely governed by the degree of river influence, estimates of past production within a lake may be used to infer past Mackenzie River influence. A diatom-based predictive model, using sub-ice winter methane concentrations as an indirect estimate of macrophyte production, was applied to fossil diatom assemblages identified in Mackenzie Delta lake sediment cores. Temporal shifts in the relative abundance of fossil diatom assemblages were recorded at all sites. Benthic and epiphytic fossil diatom taxa were common in lakes with minor river influence, whereas planktonic species dominated lakes with appreciable river connection. The fossil diatom record indicated that taxa are responding to changes in the degree of river influence and lake genesis. Lakes having the least amount of river connection supported the most favorable environment for macrophyte production, resulting in the highest sediment organic matter content, and consequently, the highest estimates of methane concentrations. In general, the diatom-inferred winter methane concentrations appeared to be reliable, and they indirectly track the main direction of variation in the fossil diatom assemblages. The lack of consistent trends between sites in diatom assemblage changes/inferred methane values indicates that the hydrology near Inuvik, although highly variable, has not undergone a steady-state shift over the past ~200 yr. However, our results do indicate that diatom taxa in delta lakes are sensitive to hydrological fluctuations in the Mackenzie River and that our present approach would be ideally suited for detecting longterm (e.g., decadal) hydrological variations.


By varying the phase of the lock‐in amplifier that processes the probe signal in an infrared–infrared double‐resonance spectrometer, the four‐level double resonances that result from collisionally‐induced rotational energy transfer in 13CH3F are clearly distinguished from those that result from a vibrational energy swapping mechanism (V–V energy transfer). The spectrometer operates with a fixed frequency moderate power (∼1 W) pumping source and a tunable low power (∼20 μW) probe source. At one choice of phase the absorption that results from collisionally‐induced rotational transitions are shown to have one sign in the spectrum and to obey the selection rule Δk=3n (n a positive or negative integer) whereas the peaks from all other collisionally‐induced transitions (Δk≠3n) have the opposite sign. The sample spectrum is for J=22, which shows that the Δk =3n selection rule persists for many J states away from the originally‐pumped level (J =5).


* Abbreviations:
 CDC — : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 IPD — : invasive pneumococcal disease
 PCV — : pneumococcal conjugate vaccine

The widespread use of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) in the United States has led to a significant decrease in invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) and pneumonia in the pediatric population. On the basis of data reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the overall incidence of IPD among children <5 years of age in the United States decreased from 95 cases per 100 000 in 1998 to 9 cases per 100 000 in 2016, and, similarly, the incidence of IPD caused by 13-valent PCV serotypes decreased from 88 cases per 100 000 in 1998 to 2 cases per 100 000 in 2016.1,2 However, IPD still remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States and worldwide. In 2017, …

Address correspondence to Tina Q. Tan, MD, Infectious Diseases Division, Department of Pediatrics, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, 225 E Chicago Ave, Box 20, Chicago, IL 60611. E-mail: titan{at}luriechildrens.org


We describe an intuitive computer graphics creation environment usable on tiny mobile devices. We adopted a 3D modeling method based on interactive genetic algorithm (iGA). It allows users to intuitively produce high quality graphics contents on site by evolving a set of 3D models. The proposed system enables the users to easily design 3D graphics contents by using a mobile device anywhere at any time without sacrificing visual quality. The computing power of the mobile devices is not enough for visualizing realistic 3D objects. We therefore employed client/server architecture for balancing computing loads between a server and a mobile client. The client plays a role for handling user interactions and 3D contents visualization whereas the server is responsible for all heavy computations such as 3D graphics modeling, rendering, and evolutionary processing by iGA. Providing good user interface is a crucial factor for mobile software design. We prototyped multiple GUI layouts and conducted a comparative experiment to figure out a good design approach for mobile 3D graphics system.


Contents: Introduction The formative years, 1567a "85 Compromise and conflict, 1586a "92 The untidy tumble towards crisis, 1592a "96 The road to consensus, 1597a "1602 The regal union and the collapse of consensus, 1603a "06 The new autocracy, 1606a "10 New polity, new liturgy, 1610a "25 Conclusion Appendix: maps Bibliography Index.


Shanghai Traffic command and dispatch,Accident emergency treatment intelligent system is to strengthen the Expo safety and security of the Expo traffic.Introduced the building system goals,the overall construction ideas,the overall system architecture,system features and the key technology.System in actual use played an important role,greatly increasing the level of the Shanghai Public Security Traffic Management as a whole.


Nocturnal enuresis is a common problem in childhood and adolescence. Although different medical treatments and mechanical devices are highly effective, a common underlying hypothesis on the pathogenesis is lacking. The success of desmopressin, a synthetic analogue of the pituitary antidiuretic hormone vasopressin, has been attributed to increased renal water reabsorption mediated by the activation of the vasopressin V2 receptor (V2R). However, this effect does not explain other symptoms of PNE like the deep sleep and why patients do not wake up upon a full bladder. Here, we identified a family in which one child displayed co‐existing nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI), due to a novel nonsense mutation in the V2R gene (C358X), and primary nocturnal enuresis. Cell‐biological investigations revealed that this mutation resulted in an instable V2R mutant that was retained in the endoplasmic reticulum, and was causal for NDI. Administration of desmopressin to the patient, however, changed nocturnal enuresis into nocturia, since he now voided unchanged high urinary volumes at night. Withdrawal of desmopressin was accompanied by bedwetting, while reintroduction again relieved the symptoms. Thus, our data clearly demonstrate that neither a functioning renal concentration system nor a functional V2R are needed for the therapeutic benefit of desmopressin in nocturnal enuresis. Rather, it implicates that another vasopressin receptor and other organs must be the target for desmopressin action and represent possibly the aetiology of nocturnal enuresis itself.


Background: NAC, as a unique transcription factor to plants, plays important roles in multiple biological functions, such as regulation of plant growth and development, hormone levels, and responses to various kinds of stresses. However, there is a lack of research of NAC genes in Chinese herbs. Objective: The study aimed to evaluate the potential functions of NAC genes in Scutellaria baicalensis by bioinformatics and expression analysis, and provide evidence of the molecular regulation mechanism involved in flavonoid biosynthesis in S. baicalensis. Methods: The genes of NAC transcription factors in S. baicalensis were obtained from cDNA library and their functions were explored using bioinformatic methods. The NAC genes were screened from the cDNA library of S. baicalensis using BLAST comparison software. Then, the open reading frame (ORF) finder online tool was used to predict the full-length ORFs of NAC genes and their protein characteristics were explored by bioinformatic methods. The expression of NAC genes was then detected by quantitative polymerase chain reaction in different parts of S. baicalensis and different leaves treated by gibberellin GA3 treatment. Results: Six genes of NAC transcription factors were cloned, two of which had complete ORFs. NAC genes cloned in this study were mainly expressed in the flowers of S. baicalensis. The expression levels of NAC2, NAC3, NAC4, NAC5, NAC6 were increased firstly and then decreased gradually after 100 μM GA3 treatment. Meanwhile, some NACs and PAL2 in S. baicalensis showed strong correlation. Conclusion: This study suggested that NACs cloned in this study were mainly regulated the flavonoid biosynthesis in the flowers of S. baicalensis; NAC6 in S. baicalensis might be involved in the regulation of PAL2 transcription and affected the accumulation of flavonoids in the root of S. baicalensis. Our results provided a basis for further understanding the molecular regulation mechanism of flavonoid biosynthesis in S. baicalensis.


In this Paper, we empirically test for network effects and preannouncement effects in the DVD market. We do this by measuring the effect of potential (incompatible) competition on a network undergoing growth. We find that there are network effects. The data is generally consistent with the hypothesis that the preannouncement of DIVX temporarily slowed down the adoption of DVD technology.


Purpose
This study aims to identify the factors influencing the decision to the Halal transportation adoption among pharmaceuticals and cosmetics manufacturers.

Design/methodology/approach
Base on the technology-organization-environment (TOE) framework, applying the purposive sampling method, data were gathered from questionnaires distributed to the participants of Malaysia International Halal Showcase (MIHAS) and Halal festival (Halfest). Out of 110 questionnaires distributed, only 97 data from 102 respondents could be used for further analysis. SMART-PLS 3.2.7 was used to analyze the data for this study using a structural equation modeling approach.

Findings
Perceived benefits, competitive pressure (COMP) and customer pressure were found to have a significant relationship with the intention to adopt Halal warehousing services, the organizational readiness was found to be a not significant factor in the adoption of Halal transportation. Top management attitudes (TMAs) moderate the positive relationship between COMP and the intention to adopt Halal transportation services.

Research limitations/implications
This paper focuses on the Halal manufacturers in the pharmaceuticals and cosmetics industry who attended MIHAS and Halfest, which still not adopting Halal transportation activities.

Practical implications
The findings provide useful information to a better understanding of the factors influencing the adoption of Halal transportation among Malaysian Halal cosmetics and pharmaceutical manufacturers. Related parties such as the government, the Halal transport service providers and the customers could use these findings to plan further action to enhance the adoption of Halal transport adoption.

Originality/value
The study revealed the capability of the TOE framework to identify the factors influencing the decision to adopt Halal transportation among Malaysian Halal cosmetics and pharmaceutical manufacturers. TMA was found to have a moderation effect on the relationship between COMP and the intention to adopt Halal transportation.


Potable drinking water is essential for the sustainable existence of the humanity. According to the Word Health Organization (WHO), one third of the world's populations are without access of clean drinking water. The urban and rural water supply system in the country is mainly dependent on groundwater. Widespread arsenic contamination and presence of elevated level of iron in groundwater are the major water quality problems for the country. Surface water can be used for domestic purposes in the areas where the ground water contains excess salinity, iron and arsenic. Water for drinking purposes must be free from pathogenic micro-organisms, excess concentration of unusable minerals and toxic substances which can produce adverse effects on health. The socio-economic conditions demands lowcost treatment systems that could be implemented in the rural areas at household levels. Although a few household level ground water treatment units have been developed and tested, little attempt has been made in the development of surface water treatment at household level. Considering the above points, a sustainable bio-physicochemical treatment unit has been developed at laboratory scale for bacterial removal from surface water. The treatment unit using activated carbon and sand filtration has combined the bio-physicochemical removal processes in a single system. The combinations of rapid and slow sand flow have been found successful in reducing very high turbidities and coliform counts. The developed household surface water treatment Unit has two columns with down flow —up flow process. The total length of flow path of the Unit is 143 cm. The first column acts as rapid flow filtration while synthesis raw water passes through it. Comparatively larger suspended particles precipitate and settle at the top of the sand column with a small detention time. The removal of bacteria and other fine particles are done in slow flow portion of the second column. This column was constructed on the basis of simple methodological technique of slow sand filtration under submerged condition i.e. stable bio-film slime layer. Partial treated water up-flowed at very slow rates through fine sands to retain suspended solids in the interstices between the sand grains. The pores in the sand grains bring the fine particles and bacteria in contact with sand surfaces, where they adhere because of physical attraction and presence of gelatinous coating. During the filtration process, the coating of micro-organisms formed around the sand grains was responsible for the removal of organic matters and bacteria.


Robust geothermal activity in the Great Basin, USA is a product of both anomalously high regional heat flow and active fault-controlled extension. Elevated permeability associated with some fault systems provides pathways for circulation of geothermal fluids. Constraining the local-scale 3D geometry of these structures and their roles as fluid flow conduits is crucial in order to mitigate both the costs and risks of geothermal exploration and to identify blind (no surface expression) geothermal resources. Ongoing studies have indicated that much of the robust geothermal activity in the Great Basin is associated with high density faulting at structurally complex fault intersection/interaction areas, such as accommodation/transfer zones between discrete fault systems, step-overs or relay ramps in fault systems, intersection zones between faults with different strikes or different senses of slip, and horse-tailing fault terminations. These conceptualized models are crucial for locating and characterizing geothermal systems in a regional context. At the local scale, however, pinpointing drilling targets and characterizing resource potential within known or probable geothermal areas requires precise 3D characterization of the system. Employing a variety of surface and subsurface data sets, we have conducted detailed 3D geologic analyses of two Great Basin geothermal systems. Using EarthVision (Dynamic Graphics Inc., Alameda,more » CA) we constructed 3D geologic models of both the actively producing Brady's geothermal system and a 'greenfield' geothermal prospect at Astor Pass, NV. These 3D models allow spatial comparison of disparate data sets in 3D and are the basis for quantitative structural analyses that can aid geothermal resource assessment and be used to pinpoint discrete drilling targets. The relatively abundant data set at Brady's, ~80 km NE of Reno, NV, includes 24 wells with lithologies interpreted from careful analysis of cuttings and core, a 1:24,000 scale detailed geologic map and cross-sections, 2D seismic reflection profiles and other geophysical data, and downhole temperature data. The 3D geologic model based on these data consists of 61 fault planes, 25 distinct stratigraphic units, and 2 intrusive bodies. Geothermal fluids are produced from a left step-over/relay ramp within the Brady's Fault Zone (BFZ). Under local stress conditions, fault segments that strike NNE-to-NE are most likely to slip and/or dilate, and therefore transmit geothermal fluids. The 3D model defines the locations of discrete fault intersections within the BFZ and indicates that the densest zones of structurally controlled fracture permeability are ~10-to-10s of meters in diameter and plunge ~55° NW-NNW beneath the heart of the BFZ step over. The locations of high intersection density, high fault slip and dilation tendency, high subsurface temperature, and lithologies known to support high fracture permeability are combined to produce 3D 'fairway' maps useful in both assessments of geothermal resource potential and for defining drilling targets. Astor Pass is located on the Pyramid Lake Paiute Reservation, ~80 km north of Reno, NV. It is a prospective 'greenfield' geothermal area, and thus subsurface data are relatively sparse. Available data include: two relatively deep wells (~1400 m) and one shallower well (~500 m) with lithologies interpreted from drill cuttings, several 2D seismic reflection profiles, a 1:24,000 scale geologic map and cross-section, a shallow temperature survey, and downhole temperature data. 3D modeling based on these data has defined 19 distinct fault planes and 16 stratigraphic units. Based on the stress field calculated from borehole breakouts, drilling induced tensile cracks and petal-centerline cracks in the two relatively deep wells, 3D slip and dilation tendency analysis indicates that northerly striking fault segments are most likely to slip and/or dilate, and therefore transmit geothermal fluids. Analysis of fault intersection density indicates that the highest density of structurally controlled permeability within the field lies in a narrow (10-to-10s of m) zone plunging moderately (~35°) to the NNW beneath Pleistocene tufa deposits. This zone of increased fracture density, which we interpret as the primary upflow zone, is controlled by the intersection of N-to-NNW striking normal faults and a WNW striking dextral fault zone and represents the most promising target for future drilling. Construction of a 3D geologic model involves integration of a variety of data into an internally consistent framework. A robust model allows for spatial comparison between the various types of data (structural, stratigraphic, geophysical, temperature, etc.) that are commonly used independently to site geothermal wells. Furthermore, highly detailed 3D geologic models provide the basis for additional quantitative analysis, including 3D fault slip and dilation tendency analysis and the precise location of structurally controlled permeability pathways. These analyses provide detailed information relating to the internal dynamics of geothermal systems and can mitigate the costs and risks of geothermal exploration and development by contributing to better well targeting and more accurate evaluations of resource potential.« less


In this paper, we describe a design method of a spatial fading emulator based on Clarke's model which is one of OTA (Over-The-Air) measurement systems for creating an artificial propagation environment for evaluation of multi-antenna handsets. The emulator is composed of scatterers located at equal angle intervals on a circle around the handset. For evaluating multi-antenna systems such as MIMO, OTA systems should generate multi-path propagation environment where spatial correlation is correctly realized. Spatial fading emulator based on Clarke's model with limited number of scatterers can generate the propagation environment inside a quiet zone where spatial correlation is correctly realized around the center of emulator. In this paper, we show that the size of quiet zone is derived by the Bessel function with the order of the number of scatterers. Furthermore, we show the variation of the size of quiet zone against the offset angle of test antennas. Finally, an equation for obtaining the required number of scatterers that satisfies required size of quiet zone is presented.


Ten cases of battered child syndrome are reviewed from the standpoint of the assailant as the patient. In certain persons with poor emotional control, aggression can be displaced and acted out upon a child. Definite significant experiences must have occurred in the patient's life before this form of release can take place. The authors discuss problems of early recognition and management. T HIS PAPER presents a clinical review, paying special attention to psychological aspects, of the "battered child syndrome." Scant attention has been given to this syndrome by psychiatrists; it is usually dealt with by orthopedic specialists, the psychiatrist being involved peripherally. The pitfalls in diagnosis of the battered child syndrome have been described by Cameron, Johnson, and Camps( 1), who discussed in detail the type of injuries inflicted upon the child. They have shown that it is caused by deliberate acts of violence, usually happening over a period of time. The syndrome has thus been defined as occurring in a child who has suffered serious physical injuries in circumstances which indicate the cause was willful rather than accidental(3).


TIG arc welding and laser welding are used widely in the world. However, these welding processes have some advantages and problems respectively In order to improve problems and make use of advantages ofthe arc welding and the laser welding processes, hybrid weldmg process combined the TIG arc with the laAG laser was studied. EspeciallM the suitable welding conditions for thin steel plate welding were investigated to obtain sound weld with beautifhl surface and back beads but without weld defects. As a result, it was eonfirmed that the shot position of the laser beam is very important to obtain sound welds in hybrid welding, Therefore, a new intelligent system to menitor the weldmg area using vision sensor is constructed. Furthermore, control system to shot the laser beam to a selected position in molten pool, which is formed by TIG arc, is constructed, As a result of welding experiments using these systems, it is confirmed that the hybrid welding process and the control system are efective on the stable welding of thin stainless steel plates. Eby PVbmb: Tla Att PPbldng il4G Laser Cbntibll 7Ibin Steel lkte P-lehinghlPtutid PVbldng Mlonitattibug of Pfe1ding PPblding


The article provides analyzes of production cost at bakeries under socially-oriented government policy. Based on the study of problems different production capacity bakeries are facing today, the author highlights the main factors that prevent from effective implementation of analytical procedures. Among them are the following: low level of organization of production cost analysis, lack of system for analytical procedures, ignoring possibilities of using computer technology in the process of analysis, insufficient qualification of production costs analysis doers, ineffective methods of analysis used in practice. Ways to improve production cost analysis with prospective improving the organization of analytical work in the company and enhancing efficiency of production costs economic analysis methods have been proposed. According to the author, the use of correlation-and-regression analysis will ensure the accuracy of a particular management strategy trend - the price of the 'social' bread regulated by the state.


reusable device to manually reproduce a subject on a support.L'invention relates to a device for reproducing a manually from nature subject (subject 3D) or by copying across or not (subject plane or cylindrical) .It includes a transparent (1) pre-perforated in a regular distribution of holes (1a) over its entire surface and a transparent (2) imperforate. Both transparencies are superimposed [(1) to (2)] allowing the frame and the reproduction of a subject (3) into two paths. The first route, aiming, comprises two complementary tracks (6/1) and (6/2). The result (8/7) is obtained, through the transparent (1) placed one on the final carrier (7), "ironing" on the plot (6/1) .From not limited to, the device according to the invention is adapted to the preparatory drawings in drawing / painting art for both amateur and professional.


: The researchers have conducted a comprehensive analysis of both the original material characteristics and the available information on phase-structural transformations during cooling, glass transition and crystallization of melts, with detailed tracking of their ordering with using the methods as synchrotron X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry measurements, and with the interpretation of data by molecular dynamic simulation and thermodynamic calculations.


According to the experience in this respect,it was introduced the strategies and project for IT companies to construct effective Quality Management System.


Objective: Belimbing wuluh (Averrhoa bilimbi L.) is one of the plants that is potentially used as a source of antioxidants. Natural antioxidant contents such as vitamin C, carotenoids, flavonoids, tannins, and other polyphenol compounds are believed to prevent the photoaging process. The aim of this study is to formulate the ethanolic extract of Belimbing wuluh (Averrhoa bilimbi L.) into nanoemulsion gel dosage form and test its physical stability and antioxidant activity. Methods: Nanoemulgel was prepared by high pressure homogenizer method in various extract concentrations i.e. 1%, 2%, and 3%. The formulated nanoemulsion gel then tested for their physical stability using several methods, i.e. long-term stability tests, and cycling test.. In addition, an antioxidant capacity study was also carried out by using DPPH (2,2,-diphenyl-1-picryl hydrazil) damping method. Results: Nanoemulgel showed a stable physical appearance for 12 weeks at room temperature (25 ± 2 o C), high temperature (40 ± 2 o C), cycling test, and mechanical test. However, on a long-term physical stability test in low temperature (4 ± 2°C), all nanoemulgel undergone the Ostwald Ripening phenomena. The results of in-vitro antioxidant activity study showed poor IC50 value, i.e. 20520.09 μg/mL (F0); 18392.29 μg/mL (F1); 17868.80 μg/mL (F2); and 17287.625 μg/mL (F3), respectively. Conclusion: The formula is not an optimal formula to produce a nanoemulgel with good physical stability and antioxidant activity.


It is shown that the cultivation of Azospirillum brasilense Sp245 and Sp7 in the presence of effective concentrations of rutin and quercetin, established for these strains, led to changes in the electro-optical characteristics of the bacterial cell suspensions. Changes of physicochemical and antigenic properties of the bacterial cell surface and macromolecular organization of lipolysaccharides are demonstrated, when grown in these conditions.


We know that the China Government like governments in many countries recognises the importance of small business in the economic and social structure of the country. In recent years, it has implemented a number of policies, to assist small, medium enterprises (SMEs). In particular the E-Government single access portal for central government and a similar e-local government strategy have been promulgated. It is observed that at the policy formulation stage the nexus between policy and SME outcome is not made explicit and second that the monitoring of policy is lacking which has potentially negative implications for SMEs. It is suggested that the level of public administrative accountability as it relates to the monitoring of this policy is inadequate and to the extent that this observation is generalizable SMEs may not be reaping the gains that could be achieved.


The utility model discloses a medicinal material screening machine, comprising a rack and a screening frame, wherein the screening frame is arranged on the rack; the screening frame is internally provided with a plurality of layers of screening meshes; the screening meshes are divided into a coarse screening mesh, a half coarse screening mesh and a fine screening mesh which are arranged from top to down in sequence; the side walls of the screening frame are respectively provided with a coarse material outlet, a half coarse material outlet and a fine material outlet which are inclined downwards; one ends of the coarse material outlet, the half coarse material outlet and the fine material outlet are parallel to the positions of the coarse material outlet, the half coarse material outlet and the fine material outlet in sequence; and the screening frame is provided with a screening frame cover which is provided with a material inlet. The medicinal material screening machine has the advantages of having simple structure, convenient use, good effect for screened medicinal materials and high production efficiency, reducing labor intensity and being time-saving and labor-saving, and the like.


Xn one of those apocryphal tales about Calvin Coolidge, the president was journeying by train one fine spring morning when his traveling companion broke the silence, observing that some sheep in a passing field had been shorn mighty early that year. "Uh," replied Silent CaI, "looks like it from this side." A salutary reminder, perhaps, that one should never assume too readily that things will look quite the same when seen from the other side.


In recent years, there has been a growing interest in cross-country comparative studies of multiple social networking site (SNS) platforms, and the aim of these studies is to uncover the impact of culture on the use of SNSs. The present article seeks to advance this line of research by drawing a distinction between platform difference and usage difference. It argues that culture affects both the design and use of an SNS platform. Through comparing and contrasting the personal profile settings of Facebook and Vkontakte, the article shows that the design features of these two SNS platforms reflect the cultural characteristics of the countries from which the platforms originated. The cultural patterns that are encoded in the design features of the platforms inevitably influence the use of the platforms. This finding suggests the need to control for platform difference while examining the impact of culture on usage difference in cross-country studies of multiple SNS platforms.


We used multiple regression analyses to explore ways that hope, resilience, and happiness influenced school climate among 380 Hispanic/Latinx students. The results suggested that hypothesized protective factors explained school climate to a greater degree among middle school participants (R 2 = .23) when compared to those in high school (R 2 = .13). Although hope positively influenced school climate for both groups, happiness and resilience were uniquely influential. We discuss considerations for classroom lessons and school-wide initiatives.


A study has been made of the [4 + 2]-cycloaddition of cyclopentadiene (CPD) to esters of 5-bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-enylcarbinol in the presence of 1,4-dihydroxyanthraquinone, which is used as an inhibitor. A convenient method has been developed for producing esters of 8-tetra-cydo[4.4.1 2.5 .1 7.10 .O 1.6 ]dodec-3-enylcarbinol and fatty acids in high yield. The hydrogenation and addition of fatty monobasic acids to the double bond of synthesized unsaturated esters were carried out ; new examples of saturated mono- and diesters of tetracyclic alcohols and diols were produced, the acetates of which possess a pleasant odour and can be used as synthetic perfumes in the perfume and cosmetics industry.


Signature is widely used and developed area of research for personal verification and authentication. In this paper Off-line Signature Verification Based on Fusion of Grid and Global Features Using Neural Networks (SVFGNN) is presented. The global and grid features are fused to generate set of features for the verification of signature. The test signature is compared with data base signatures based on the set of features and match/non match of signatures is decided with the help of Neural Network. The performance analysis is conducted on random, unskilled and skilled signature forgeries along with genuine signatures. It is observed that FAR and FRR results are improved in the proposed method compared to the existing algorithm. Biometrics is the science of automatic recognition of individual depending on their physiological and behavioral attributes. The expansion of networked society and increased use of some personal portable devices like tablet PCs, PDAs, mobile phones and authorization of access to sensitive data, is demanding the most reliable personal identification and authentication systems. Among the different forms of biometric recognition systems such as fingerprint, iris, face, voice, palm etc., signature will be most widely used. The applications like government and legal financial transaction, bank cheques use signature as one of the personal identification system. The financial transactions and shopping using debit cards and credit cards require a bill to be confirmed by handwritten signature. But this leads to increased risk of financial loss due to attempted forgeries. This problem may be resolved by introducing automatic recognition systems which are being successfully used effectively to analyse large quantities of biometric data. Since olden days handwritten signature has been most widely used and accepted individual attributes for recognition. The design and development of signature recognition system is really big challenge because of the increased dependence of personal identification systems. Signature recognition system is divided into On-line or dynamic and off-line or static recognition. On-line recognition refers to a process where the signer uses a special pen called stylus to create his or her signature, producing the pen locations, speed and pressure, where as off-line recognition deals with signature images acquired by a scanner or a digital camera. In general, off-line signature recognition is a challenging problem, unlike the on-line signature where dynamic aspects of the signing action are captured directly as the handwriting trajectory. Contribution: In this paper, the grid and global features of signature are fused to generate final feature vector of signature. The Neural Network (NN) is used as a classifier for the verification of signatures.


It has been suggested in several studies that cedar wood shavings, used as bedding for animaIs, are implicated in the prominent differences in the incidences of spontaneous liver and mammar tumours in mice, mainly of the C3H strain, maintained in different laboratories have attributed these variations in incidence to different conditions of animal maintenance, such as food consumption, infestation with ectoparasites and general condition of health, rather than to use of cedar shavings as bedding. Additional attempts to demonstrate carcinogenic properties of cedar shavings used as bedding materIal for mice of the C3H (Vlahakis, 1977) and SWJ/Jac (Jacobs & Dieter, 1978) strains were not successful. ln no ne of these studies were there control groups not exposed to cedar shavings. No studies of the deposition of wood dust in human airways were available to the Working Group. Particle deposition in the airways has been the object of several studies (for reviews, see Brain & Valberg, 1979; Warheit, 1989). Large particles (? 10 ¡.m) are almost entirely deposited in the nose; the deposition of smaUer particles depends on size but also on flow rates and type of breathing (mouth or nose); there is also inter-individual variation (Technical Committee of the No data on the deposition or clearance of wood dusts in animaIs were available to the W orking Group. (a) Effects on the nase ln a cross-sectional study in eight furniture factories in Denmark, 68 workers were exposed to total dust at concentrations? 5 mg/m3 in 63% of the measurements (Solgaard & Andersen, 1975; Andersen et al., 1977). The workers were exposed to a variety of hardwoods, including teak, and to pine and composites, including chipboard and Masonite. Analysis of particle size


A cosmetic is defined as an "article intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or sprayed on the human body for the purpose of cleaning, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering the appearance without affecting the body's structure or function."[1] Appropriate skin care contributes to successful management of acne. Skin care needs to be rational, flexible, and adaptive. The objective is to keep the skin and hair (scalp) clean, to control oiliness and prevent excessive dryness, to understand the changing needs of the skin on a daily basis brought about by variations in environmental conditions, physical activities, and the effects of topical and systemic treatments, and to compensate for such changes so as to maintain the skin in a near-ideal state. This is possible to achieve by balancing cleansing, moisturizing, and judicious use of supplemental skin care products.


Abstract : Social geography tools are used to examine agreements - or disagreements - and to conduct a diachronic analysis of land-use planning documents in four peri-urban communes. It is shown that these documents tend to move away from representations of agricultural activity towards representations of agricultural space where landscape and environmental functions are combined with the agricultural function. In these constructions, the policies adopted at the intercommunal scale are used to support and legitimise choices made by each commune, choices that go from die expression of a process of rurbanisation or peri-urbanisation, where agriculture is relegated to the slopes, to the maintenance of agriculture in those areas where its potential is high.


The study aims to determine the effectiveness of physics learning media based on the guided inquiry learning model to improve students' science literacy skills and scientific attitudes effectively and efficiently.  The type of the research is a Research and Development (R&D) which adopts the 4D model. The effectiveness obtained from the limited trial which was used to get the value of the N-gain test and the efficiency was determined from the students' responses and the results of the scientific attitude questionnaire. The results of the study based on the results of the N-gain test obtained an average value of 0.55 with a medium category. Student responses indicated that they are not satisfied with online learning and the results of the scientific attitude response questionnaire showed that there is an increase in students' scientific attitudes. So it can be concluded that the effectiveness of the physics learning media based on the guided inquiry learning media on material of momentum and impulse is effective and efficient to improve students' scientific literacy skills and scientific attitudes.


The performing arts of dance and theatre present many information challenges for performers, directors, producers, and others involved in the field. For example, performing artists will need to obtain the rights to perform someone else's work, protect copyright for their own work, write justifications for grant applications, research various interpretations of a play or dance, share the cultural and historical context of the work with their audience, and so on. For this reason, academic programs should integrate information literacy into their curricula in order to properly prepare students for future professional work.


Making Rust Useful: The cost, country of origin, and environmental impact of state-of-the-art materials that store energy in batteries and electrochemical capacitors (ECs) propel the ongoing search for chargestorage materials beyond the oxides of nickel, cobalt, or ruthenium. By applying the design concept of "multifunctional electrode nanoarchitectures," pioneered by NRL's Advanced Electrochemical Materials Section,1 we transform an otherwise uninteresting battery material, iron oxide (FeOx) — also known as rust — into a batteryand EC-relevant form in which the oxide is painted as a nanometers-thick coating on the walls of a sponge-like, conductive scaffold.


The thesis of obtaining a candidate's degree of economic sciences in specialty 08.00.09 – accounting, analysis and audit (by the types of economic activity). – Zhytomyr Polytechnic State University of Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, Zhytomyr, 2019.
The dissertation is devoted to the solution of the scientific and applied problem - substantiation of theoretical and methodological and organizational provisions of the creditworthiness of the exporting enterprise and development of practical recommendations aimed at its improvement.
As a result of the study of the creditworthiness theoretical foundations and the assessment of approaches to its determination, it has been found that creditworthiness is a complex evaluation indicator that discloses the ability to obtain a loan by a potential borrower in accordance with the specific conditions of the contract, in the context of realizing the opportunities and securing the interests of the lender. This definition discloses the creditworthiness of the potential borrower in a broader sense, considering a set of (objective and subjective) characteristics, and means that the approach to the evaluation of each potential credit transaction must be purely individual.
Nowadays, there is no universal model of creditworthiness assessment that would provide adequate managerial decisions for establishing credit relations with a bank's client. To improve the current situation, credit at methodological level should be expressed through a set of interrelated quantitative (calculated on the basis of statistics) and qualitative (characteristics that can be obtained from expert judgments) indicators that in their unity determine the creditworthiness degree of the potential borrower.
The study argues for a significant impact of export activity of enterprises as a qualitative factor in determining their creditworthiness for the needs of bank lending. Neglecting this factor can lead to false and distorted results, so this factor needs to be considered.
The conducted research, confirmed by analytical data, shows the low efficiency of the NBU methodology for credit risk assessment for loans to legal entities. The latter does not meet the needs of the credit economy and the requirements of the
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision for the domestic economy. It is proposed to abolish the unified standardized approach to credit assessment of clients of domestic banks, that is, the latter should have the discretion to decide on the use of one among two approaches to measuring credit risk: a standardized one, based on the assignment of external credit rating by relevant independent agencies, or by IRB, or is based on the individual internal ratings of an individual commercial bank. Given the peculiarities of the national economy of the regulator, it is recommended to support comprehensive credit assessment techniques.
Proper application of complex analysis methods of the enterprise creditworthiness involves working with a potential borrower in two stages. The first one is a rapid analysis based on the loan application and additional documents submitted by the client to the bank. In the case of further consideration of a potential loan transaction as a promising, in the second stage, bank experts carry out in-depth analysis in order to make a final decision detailing the terms of the loan agreement. The use of rapid analysis makes it possible to avoid wasting time and other resources in conducting a detailed analysis of the creditworthiness of potentially insolvent borrowers.
The paper provides a refined set of indicators to obtain a reliable assessment of creditworthiness in combination with the innovative technology of its definition – a fuzzy logic tool. The research model of creditworthiness assessment of the borrower-exporter developed in the study eliminates the disadvantages of discriminatory models due to the possibility of its learning and adaptation to changes in the environment and regulation, as well as high accuracy in comparison with alternative mathematical methods, even without learning on real data.
The approach used in the study to disclose the content of creditworthiness as a complex characteristic, involves the construction of a model that allows to calculate the creditworthiness level of the borrower directly, considering the set of interrelated quantitative and qualitative indicators. This indicator is inverted to the notion of the probability of borrower's default, which is used in the current methodology of the regulator for determining the loan loss amount on active banking transactions. That is, by calculating the level of creditworthiness, it is possible to determine the probability of a borrower's default and the amount of credit risk on an asset on an individual basis.
The current state assessment of legal support for the creditworthiness analysis of the borrower has allowed to distinguish a number of measures to improve it: it requires an expansion of the conceptual apparatus of the current legislation governing the credit process, and it is necessary to make a more complete implementation of international standards in the domestic law in the extension of banks individual credit assessment models.
In order to improve the information support of the exporting enterprises' creditworthiness, it is specified: a questionnaire-application of a potential borrower and a general list of documents necessary for making proper calculations, considering the influence of certain factors of the FEA on the formation of a comprehensive indicator.


Using the facilities–transformation–usage framework of service provision and drawing from control theory, the authors develop a theoretical model that examines the influence of different quality control initiatives on relative service quality in a business-to-business setting and, consequently, on export performance. They explicitly consider quality control initiatives that address service employees' performance and the customers' coproduction as well as selected firm characteristics as antecedents of such initiatives. They test the proposed model on data drawn from an export survey of service providers. The results show that export customer–oriented training, customer coproduction instructions, and work process standardization have a positive influence on relative service quality, which in turn positively affects export performance. However, adaptation to export customers' coproduction competence and motivation has a positive influence on relative service quality only when the customer integration in the service delivery is high. The authors conclude by considering implications for the management of the service delivery process in an export setting and identifying future research directions.


The interaction of Cr(III), Mn(II), and Fe(III) ions with cyclodiphosphazane and thiourea monophosphazene derivatives was followed potentiometrically with the aim of determination of stability constants of (metal : ligand) 1:1 and 1:2 binary, and 1:1:1 ternary chelates at 25°C and μ = 0.1 mole dm− 3 NaNO3 in 10% (v/v) H 2 O-EtOH mixture. The stability of the complexes of both ligands was found to be Fe (III) > Mn(II) < Cr(III). The concentration distribution of the species formed in solution was evaluated. Binary and ternary solid complexes were prepared with the purpose of structural characterization using elemental analyses, molar conductance, IR, 1HNMR and electronic spectra and thermogravimetric analysis. The data show that the ligands behave as neutral bidentate ligands, forming neutral chelates of monomeric nature.


The design of fast-wave current drive (FWCD) antennas combines the usual antenna considerations (e.g., the plasma/antenna interface, disruptions, high currents and voltages, and thermal loads) with new requirements for spectral shaping and phase control. The internal configuration of the antenna array has a profound effect on the spectrum and the ability to control phasing. This paper elaborates on these considerations, as epitomized by a proof-of-principle (POP) experiment designed for the Dm-D tokamak. The extension of FWCD for machines such as the International Thermonuclear Engineering Reactor (TTER) will require combining ideas implemented in the POP experiment with reactor-relevant antenna concepts, such as the folded waveguide.


It is widely demonstrated that eddy fluxes in the Southern Ocean play a central role to its dynamical and thermodynamical balance, transporting heat and momentum meridionally across the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), which actually acts as a barrier to the poleward transport. The study of these fluxes is remarkably difficult there for the limitations due to the lack of a dataset broad and fine enough to resolve the wide range of scales of turbulence.


Based on the analysis of error convergence in digital learning control systems subject to measurement noise and input saturation, a new practical design method of learning control system is proposed which achieves tracking for uncertain systems through the repetition of trials over a fixed time interval.


Neurophysiology by T. C. Ruch, H. D. Patton, J. W. Woodbury and A. L. Towe. Pp. xii+521. Illustrated. Philadelphia and London: W. B. Saunders Co. Ltd. 1961. 70/net. The neurological section of Ruch and Fulton's Textbook of Physiology (formerly by Howell), has always been a favourite with students. It is now available as a separate volume which (despite occasional references to later ehapters of the parent volume) is an adequate account of neurophysiology. It makes a laudable attempt to provide a basis for clinical neurology but unfortunately with limited success. Post-encephalitic Parkinsonism is attributed to 'influenza'. British students should beware of the description of 'motoneurone disease' (sic). Ally. resemblance to 'motor neurone disease' is coincidental. Hoffman's sign is incorrectly described on p. 271 and correctly on p. 196; but if this illa true manifestation of radiation the latter cannot be considered pathological. The account of the Babinski toe response is poor, and the protective function of cutaneous reflexes might be discussed. Myotatic reflexes are apparently purely monosynaptic, and the stretch receptor of muscle is described as being 'in series' (p. 197) though spindle unloading is described. The account of the muscle spindle is out of date, and its possible role in voluntary movement is not mentioned. Indeed the Granit school is given less than justice. Volitional movement (p. 293) is not even indexed and the only account of servo theory is in terms of cerebellar feed-back loops. The figure of the cerebellar cortex (Fig. 160) does not show the points referred to in the text. There is no mention of the two types of rigidity based on alpha and gamma motoneurones. Sensation is reasonably discussed but with little reference to the possibility of cortical control of sensory input. The account of the temporal lobes is poor, and no discussion of the 'body image' can be found. The genesis of the E.E.G. is well summarized but should be expanded before it will be understood by beginners. There is a lot of valuable material in this book, but unfortunately we are still waiting for a satisfactory account of clinical neurophysiology.


Objective To investigate the clinical value of therapeutic method of applying mask fixation to make two-dimensional conformal block during radiation therapy for patients with nasopharyngeal cancer.Methods Randomly select 300 cases of nasopharyngeal cancer patients who accepted radiation therapy and needed make two-dimensional conformal block to protect normal tissues at the same time.Among the patients,there were 158 patients accepted technology of fixing posture with masks in the experiment group,and there were 142 patients accepted non-mask fixing body position in the control group.Measure the drift condition of radiation field center with vernier caliper before and after posture radiating in radiation therapy.Results The drift scope of radiation field center of the patients in the group that accepted the technology of fixing posture with masks to make two-dimensional conformal block was(1.07±0.41)mm,while the drift scope of radiation field center of the patients in the group that accepted the technology of fixing posture without masks to make two-dimensional conformal block was(2.98±0.57)mm,there was significant difference between the two groups(P0.01).Conclusion The drift scope of applying the technology of fixing posture with masks to make two-dimensional conformal block is obviously less than that of the group that fixes posture without masks.


An improved, sealed-off, one million-volt "Metalix" X-ray tube is described. With a wall thickness of 2·5 mm. Cu, the output of this tube at 800 kV constant potential, in a direction perpendicular to the beam of electrons, has been found to be approximately 14 r/min. for 1 metre focal-skin distance and 1 mA tube current. Half-value layers up to 10·3 mm. Cu and 4·2 mm. Pb were measured. The amount of back scatter, the percentage depth dose at 10 cm. below the surface and the exit dose at 20 cm., have been measured under various conditions with a waterphantom. At one million volts and 1 mA approximately 90 mm. lead is required in order to reduce the primary radiation, at a focus skin distance of 1 metre, to the so-called tolerance dose (10−5 r/sec.). The scattered radiation, however, emerging from a paraffin block struck by the unfiltered primary beam, can readily be absorbed by a few mm. lead. Finally, the output, in the direction of the beam of primary electrons, was measured. At 800 kV pulsating tension,...


Three crop levels of cv. Merlot (Vitis vinifera L.) were evaluated in this study in order to assess the impact of crop level on cv. Merlot yield components and wine quality. Different crop levels were obtained with cluster thinning, performed at veraison. Low crop level (LCL) was obtained with 60% of clusters removed, medium crop level (MCL) was obtained with 30% of clusters removed, while on high crop level vines (HCL) cluster thinning was not performed. Planting distances and number of shoots per vine were equal for all treatments. Yield per vine and number of clusters per vine were significantly increased with higher crop level, while cluster weight, berry weight and leaf area/yield ratio were significantly reduced with higher crop level. Lower crop levels hastened fruit maturation. LCL was the first to ripen considering the rate of sugar accumulation and acidity decrease, MCL was intermediate and HCL was the last. The highest levels of total phenolics, total anthocyanins and color intensity of wines were obtained by LCL, while the lowest were obtained by HCL. The intensity, duration and quality of aromas and flavors were more pronounced in the MCL and LCL wines compared to HCL wines. Dominant flavors in the wines were fruity (cherries) and vegetal character in the order MCL > LCL > HCL. It is concluded that crop level considerably affects Merlot wine quality. Increased quality and higher aging potential of Merlot wines were obtained by MCL and LCL treatments.


People all over the world always cooked every day, the fuel they used neither biomass, fossil fuels or firewood. All of these fuels had several problems, it can cause global warming and some of them nearly extinct. Solar cookers can be used to solve this problem. These cookers use solar radiation as fuel, so it won't be extinct. The device has been used in some developed country and successfully reduce pollution at a low cost. A minus point of solar cookers is, it was consumed a longer time to cook which caused many people to still prefer conventional cookers. This research tried to reduce cooking time in solar cooker by adding a convex lens as a light collector. The design of solar cooker used a common rectangular with a size 45 × 20 × 12 cm and three reflector panels attached. Various components like reflector, insulation and cover lid have been analyzed to created solar cookers with lower cost and better performance. Solar cooker builds from wood and the inner part is coated with black styrofoam for storage heat. Mirror and aluminum seal has been used as a reflector and the result showed mirror had similar performance with aluminum seal. Convex lens put directly on top of cookers lid, the pot with convex lens reach 5-8° C temperature higher than the one without it.


In this study, the risk matrix method was applied to reduce the number of post-tension survey in maintenance. The risk matrix weights and evaluation indexes were studied according to the maintenance system.


Waveform recorders integrating waveform record and fault location are widely used on site, but only a single terminal fault location algorithm and a double terminal fault location algorithm are included in the recorder, so it is difficult to ensure that the fault location results are accurate and credible under any condition. Furthermore, because the data formats used in the algorithms are defined by the manufacturers respectively, so it is difficult to use them alternately among the algorithms. To solve above mentioned problems a multi-algorithm based fault location system for transmission line is put forward in which the data format of IEEE COMTRADE supported by most waveform recorders is used and the up-to-date fault location algorithms are integrated, therefore this system is versatile and its location results are reliable and accurate. In addition, the applied fault location algorithms are programmed by dynamic link library (DLL) technology, so the algorithms are convenient to be modified and updated.


A convenient procedure was developed for the synthesis of 5-aminoisoxazoles by the consecutive double silylation and cyanation of aliphatic nitro compounds.


Orbital fractures account for 40% of craniofacial injuries; of the four walls of the orbit, the floor, which is extremely thin, is the most frequently injured. Orbital floor fractures can be broadly classified as pure or impure blowout fractures; the first are isolated orbital floor fractures, and the second are also associated with an orbital rim fracture, involving other skeletal elements: zygomatic, frontal, nasoethmoidal, or maxillary bones1. There are different approaches for management of inferior orbital rim fracture namely the subciliary, mid lower eyelid or subtarsal and infraorbital incisions. These approaches leave behind a scar which may be cosmetically disfiguring at times2. The first reports in the literature of open reduction of infraorbital rim and floor fractures through use of a subciliary incision was first described by Converse in 19443.


In the search for potential psychotropic agents, a new series of 3,7‐dimethyl‐ and 1,3‐dimethyl‐8‐alkoxypurine‐2,6‐dione derivatives of arylpiperazines, perhydroisoquinolines, or tetrahydroisoquinolines with flexible alkylene spacers (5–16 and 21–32) were synthesized and evaluated for 5‐HT1A/5‐HT7 receptor affinities as well as PDE4B1 and PDE10A inhibitory properties. The 1‐(4‐(4‐(2‐hydroxyphenyl)piperazin‐1‐yl)butyl)‐3,7‐dimethyl‐8‐propoxypurine‐2,6‐dione (16) and 7‐(2‐hydroxyphenyl)piperazinylalkyl‐1,3‐dimethyl‐8‐ethoxypurine‐2,6‐diones (31 and 32) as potent dual 5‐HT1A/5‐HT7 receptor ligands with antagonistic activity produced an antidepressant‐like effect in the forced swim test in mice. This effect was similar to that produced by citalopram. All the tested compounds were stronger phosphodiesterase isoenzyme inhibitors than theophylline and theobromine. The most potent compounds, 15 and 16, were characterized by 51 and 52% inhibition, respectively, of PDE4B1 activity at a concentration of 10−5 M. Concerning the above findings, it may be assumed that the inhibition of PDE4B1 may impact on the signal strength and specificity resulting from antagonism toward the 5‐HT1 and 5‐HT7 receptors, especially in the case of compounds 15 and 16. This dual receptor and enzyme binding mode was analyzed and explained via molecular modeling studies.


Recently proposed new Time-Domain (TD) synchronization using frequency integration and TD Spread Spectrum (SS) codes has been shown to be robust to frequency offset, that has its dual Frequency-Domain (FD) synchronization using time integration and FD SS codes which is robust to timing offset. Separable Property (SP) is defined for time-frequency synchronization under the condition containing time and frequency deviations to be performed separately and cooperatively. The SP compels us to design phase correction on SS codes and transmitted data.


�clave: Falla, noticias, recursos didacticos, tectonica de placas, terremotos. Abstract Earthquakes are very frequent natural phenomena. Unfortunately, it is not unlikely to hear about one of them along the school year. Presenting news about earthquakes in the classroom, in an organized way, gives a wide range of possibilities to teachers. We propose a guide for teachers which contains some recommendations about how to work with "famous" earthquakes in the classroom. In addition, we offer several teaching resources related to earthquakes.


The effect of a low permittivity cladding used in a multilayer end-fire dielectric rod antenna (DRA) design is studied in terms of return loss, gain, and half-power beamwidth (HPBW) in the extended Ku band (10–18 GHz). Gain improvement ranging from 4 to 7 dB, when compared to a single-layer design of the same length, is achieved using cladding permittivities between 1.6 and 2.6. For example, a cladding of ϵr = 1.6 leads to a peak gain increment of 4.5 dB at 18 GHz and a 20° HPBW reduction compared to the noncladded rod. It is also demonstrated that this design has the same maximum gain as a noncladded design that is 1.8 times longer. The cladding permittivity in the multilayer DRA can be adjusted to achieve peak performance at different frequencies within the band, while providing gain enhancement in the entire band without reducing the bandwidth.


Abstract. High-performance computing resources allow us to conduct numerical simulations with a horizontal grid spacing that is sufficiently high to resolve cloud systems on a global scale, and high-resolution models (HRMs) generally provide better simulation performances than low-resolution models (LRMs). In this study, we execute a next-generation model that is capable of simulating global aerosols on a nonhydrostatic icosahedral atmospheric model version 16 (NICAM.16). The simulated aerosol distributions are obtained for 3 years with a HRM in a global 14-km grid spacing, an unprecedentedly high horizontal resolution and long integration period. For comparison, a NICAM with a 56-km grid spacing is also run as an LRM, although this horizontal resolution is still high among current global climate models. The comparison elucidated that the differences in the various variables of meteorological fields, including the wind speed, precipitation, clouds, radiation fluxes and total aerosols, are generally within 10 % of their annual averages, but most of the variables related to aerosols simulated by the HRM are slightly closer to the observations than are those simulated by the LRM. Upon investigating the aerosol components, the differences in the water-insoluble black carbon (WIBC) and sulfate concentrations between the HRM and LRM are large (up to 32 %), even in the annual averages. This finding is attributed to the differences in the column burden of the aerosol wet deposition, which is determined by a conversion rate of precipitation to cloud and the difference between the HRM and LRM is approximately 20 %. Additionally, the differences in the simulated aerosol concentrations at polluted sites during polluted months between the HRM and LRM are estimated with medians of −23 % (−63 % to −2.5 %) for BC, −4 % (−91 % to +18 %) for sulfate and −1 % (−49 % to +223 %) for the aerosol optical thickness (AOT). These findings indicate that the differences in the secondary and tertiary products, such as the AOT, between the different horizontal grid spacings are not explained simply by the grid size. On a global scale, the subgrid variabilities in the simulated AOT and COT in the 1°×1° domain using 6-hourly data are estimated to be 28.5 % and 80.0 %, respectively, in the HRM, whereas the corresponding differences are 16.6 % and 22.9 % in the LRM. Over the Arctic, both the HRM and the LRM generally reproduce the observed aerosols, but the largest difference in the surface BC mass concentrations between the HRM and LRM reaches 30 % in spring (the HRM-simulated results are closer to the observations). The vertical distributions of the HRM- and LRM-simulated aerosols are generally close to the measurements, but the differences between the HRM and LRM results are large above a height of approximately 3 km, mainly due to differences in the wet deposition of the aerosols. The global annual averages of the direct and indirect aerosol radiative forcings (ARFs) attributed to anthropogenic aerosols in the HRM are estimated to be −0.29 Wm−2 and −0.93 Wm−2, respectively, whereas those in the LRM are −0.24 Wm−2 and −1.10 Wm−2. The differences in the direct ARF between the HRM and LRM are primarily caused by those in the aerosol burden, whereas the differences in the indirect ARF are primarily caused by those in the cloud expression and performance, which are attributed to the grid spacing. Because one-tenth of the computer resources are required for the LRM (56-km grid) compared to the HRM (14-km grid), we recommend that the various tuning parameters associated with the aerosol distributions using the LRM can be applicable to those using the HRM under the limitation of the available computational resources or before the HRM integration.


In conjunction with a previous southern-hemisphere work, we present the largest radio survey of jets from massive protostars to date with high-resolution, ($\sim 0.04^{\prime\prime}$) VLA observations towards two subsamples of massive star-forming regions of different evolutionary statuses: 48 infrared-bright, massive YSOs and 8 IRDCs containing 16 luminous (${\rm L_{bol}}>10^3\,{\rm L_\odot}$) cores. For $94\%$ of the MYSO sample we detect thermal radio ($\alpha \geq -0.1$ whereby $S_\nu \propto \nu^\alpha$) sources coincident with the protostar, of which $84\%$ (13 jets and 25 candidates) are jet-like. Radio luminosity is found to scale with ${\rm L_{bol}}$ similarly to the low-mass case supporting a common mechanism for jet production across all masses. Associated radio lobes tracing shocks are seen towards $52\%$ of jet-like objects and are preferentially detected towards jets of higher radio and bolometric luminosities, resulting from our sensitivity limitations. We find jet mass loss rate scales with bolometric luminosity as $\dot{m}_{\rm jet} \propto {\rm L_{bol}}^{0.9\pm0.2}$, thereby discarding radiative, line-driving mechanisms as the dominant jet-launching process. Calculated momenta show that the majority of jets are mechanically capable of driving the massive, molecular outflow phenomena since $p_{\rm jet}>p_{\rm outflow}$. Finally, from their physical extent we show that the radio emission can not originate from small, optically-thick \textsc{Hii} regions. Towards the IRDC cores, we observe increasing incidence rates/radio fluxes with age using the proxy of increasing luminosity-to-mass $\left( \frac{L}{M} \right)$ and decreasing infrared flux ratios $\left(\frac{S_{70 \rm \mu m}}{S_{24 \rm \mu m}}\right)$. Cores with $\frac{L}{M}<40\,{\rm L_{sol}}{\rm M_{sol}}^{-1}$ are not detected above ($5.8{\rm GHz}$) radio luminosities of $\sim1{\rm mJy\,kpc}^2$.


Drosophila is a powerful model to study how lipids affect spermatogenesis. Yet, the contribution of neutral lipids, a major lipid group which resides in organelles called lipid droplets (LD), to normal sperm development is largely unknown. Emerging evidence suggests that LD are present in the testis and that loss of neutral lipid-and LD-associated genes causes subfertility; however, key regulators of testis neutral lipids and LD remain unclear. Here, we show that LD are present in early-stage somatic and germline cells within the Drosophila testis. We identified a role for triglyceride lipase brummer (bmm) in regulating testis LD, and found that whole-body loss of bmm leads to defects in sperm development. Importantly, these represent cell-autonomous roles for bmm in regulating testis LD and spermatogenesis. Because lipidomic analysis of bmm mutants revealed excess triglyceride accumulation, and spermatogenic defects in bmm mutants were rescued by genetically blocking triglyceride synthesis, our data suggest that bmm-mediated regulation of triglyceride influences sperm development. This identifies triglyceride as an important neutral lipid that contributes to Drosophila sperm development, and reveals a key role for bmm in regulating testis triglyceride levels during spermatogenesis.


In this paper, a rate-distortion framework is proposed to define a jointly optimal displacement vector field estimation(DVFE) and quadtree segmentation technique for video coding. This technique achieves maximum reconstructed image quality under the constraint of a target bit rate for the coding of the displacement vector field, quadtree segmentation information, and the residual signal. A fast hierarchical motion estimation scheme as well as a face model-assisted conditional optimization strategy is proposed to drastically reduce the large computation cost required in the R-D optimization process. A novel skincolor based face detection scheme is also proposed for fast locating face regions. The simulation results show that the proposed method can achieve more than 0.5 dB PSNR quality improvement over the H.263 TMN5 video codec at an acceptable extra computation cost.


Battery safety calls for solid state batteries and how to prepare solid electrolytes with excellent performance are of significant importance. In this study, hybrid solid electrolytes combined with organic PVDF-HFP and inorganic active fillers are studied. The modified active fillers of Li7−x−3y Al y La3Zr2–x Ta x O12 are obtained by co-element doping with Al and Ta when LLZO is synthesized by calcination. And an high room temperature ionic conductivity of 5.357 × 10−4 S cm−1 is exhibited by ATLLZO ceramic sheet. The composite solid electrolyte PVDF-HFP/LiTFSI/ATLLZO (PHL-ATLLZO) is prepared by solution casting method, and its electrochemical properties are investigated. The results show that when the contents of lithium salt LiTFSI and active filler ATLLZO are controlled at 40 wt% and 10%, respectively, the ionic conductivity of the resulting composite solid electrolyte is as high as 2.686 × 10−4 S cm−1 at room temperature, and a wide electrochemical window of 4.75 V is exhibited. The LiFePO4/PHL-ATLLZO/Li all-solid-state battery assembled based on the composite solid-state electrolyte exhibits excellent cycling stability at room temperature. The cell assembled by casting the composite solid-state electrolyte on the cathode surface shows a discharge specific capacity of 134.3 mAh g−1 and 96.2% capacity retention after 100 cycles at 0.2 C. The prepared composite solid-state electrolyte demonstrates excellent electrochemical performance.


In this paper, we present an optimized version of 1D-HMM for real-time face verification. DCT coefficients of face images are used as observation vectors in HMM states. Three modifications have been proposed to improve the overall performance of the approach: (1) replacing Baum-Welch algorithm with a clustering algorithm, (2) adding a clustering performance measure to the clustering algorithm and (3) selecting an intelligent training set among available images in data set. Despite its lower computational complexity, this approach shows better verification performance compared with other 1D-HMM methods. The proposed algorithm has been successfully tested on the well-known ORL face data set, exhibiting an accuracy of 96%. This is more than 10% higher than the verification results of the classical 1D-HMMs and is comparable with the results obtained with the 2D-HMMs, which is much more complex than the 1D-HMM.


Hegelianism leads to a deep crisis of legitimacy. According M.Maklyuena concept of the unconscious is positioning the front. Predicate calculus, according to traditional notions, almost pushes the law of free Judo Appendix: Aikido. by Kenji. Tomiki the excluded middle. Guarantor, therefore, crystal attracts a power series, it describes the process of centralizing, or create a new center of personality. As a concession requirements, the bill of lading transforms behavioral targeting.


In this lesson you will ● create circle graphs ● compute relative frequencies ● create relative frequency bar graphs and relative frequency circle graphs Both bar graphs and circle graphs summarize data that is grouped into categories. Relative frequency graphs show the percent of the total value each category represents. In this lesson you will see how to make relative frequency circle graphs and bar graphs.


An ultra-thin oxide film was obtained by oxidizing the H-terminated Si(001)surface by absolute C2H5OH solution.AFM observations showed that surface of the oxide film was very flat.Synchrotron radiation photoelectron spectroscopy(SRPES)analysis demonstrated that the oxide film was mainly composed of SiO2,with an average thickness of about 0.24 nm.At 500℃ of the substrate temperature,Ge quantum dots(QDs)of 9.5×1010 cm-2 in density and(25±5)nm in size were grown successfully on the SiO2 film.The result indicates that the SiO2 film made by wet-chemical method can act as epitaxial surface to grow Ge QDs of decreased size and increased density.


The article focuses on the role of silica and its compounds in soil processes, their impact on growth and development of plants beet. Minerals of silicon are considered as a source of soluble silica, which plays an important role in the formation of soil fertility, enhancing the productivity of plants and their resistance to disease and pests. In turn, silicon plays a large role in the metabolism of plants, will cease their skeletal part positively affects the strength of the plantlet component. In the article were given that the balance of silicon in agrosystem always negative, for the filling to make flint fertilizers. Among them are promising natural source of available silicon is high concentrated silicon-content breed-diatomaceous earth deposits, Kamyshlovsk produced in the Sverdlovsk region on an industrial scale. The objective of our research was studying the effect of diatomite deposits of Sverdlovsk region Kamyshlovsk on growth, development and yield of beets. Options for excellence: mineral fertilizers (N 90P 90K 90) background; background + diatomaceous earth in a dose of 2.0 t/ha; background + diatomaceous earth in a dose of 4 t/ha. By results of researches it is established that the application of diatomite as fertilizer in the cultivation of beet in the Middle Urals the beet yield 4.6-6.6 t/ha or 13-19 %, marketability of products, a lot of the standard root crop and yield of by-products.


The invention relates to a rail vehicle with at least one driver's cab, which comprises at least one control unit (7) for controlling the rail vehicle and at least one driver's seat (1) having a backrest (3) and a seat (2). The control unit (7) is oriented in a first position ergonomically to the driver's seat (1) to be seated by a driver on the seat (1) from the driver operable. The driver's seat (1) is vertically adjustable and comprises a folding mechanism for folding down of the seat surface (2) of the driver's seat (1), so that in the folded-down seat (2), the seat (2) and the backrest (3) of the driver's seat (1 ) form a standing rest for the driver. The at least one control unit (7) is also designed to be height adjustable, so that it is ergonomically oriented in a second position relative to the vertical rest, that it is operable by a standing up leaning against the backrest standing rider from.


A rubber composite comprising in terms of parts by weight: a rubber substrate 100 parts, a crosslinking agent 1.5-9 parts, and short fibers 5-60 parts, also comprising auxiliary components. The rubber substrate comprises : branched polyethylene, the content thereof being a : 0 < a ≤ 100 parts, ethylene propylene monomer rubber and ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber, the content thereof being b : 0 ≤ b < 100 parts. The rubber composite is for use in manufacturing a power transmission belt, a conveyor belt, a rubber roller, and a rubber tube.


In order to satisfy the various applicational requirements in a network environment, a multi-mode collaborative design method is proposed. Based on XML and VRML technology, the implement method of product data sharing and integration is also discussed. A general type net-based collaborative product design support system called CoDesign Space is designed, and the system architecture and realization method are presented. The CoDesign Space system has a flexible and extendable three-tier B/S architecture. Meanwhile, the system can satisfy the requirements of geographically dispersed collaborative design in many ways by integrating several collaborative design support tools that can be used independently.