Introduction
Shift of priorities and social values in today's society leads to the need for constant improvement of educational process in higher education institutions.
The experts note (Bystrova Yu.V., 2015; Gladush V.A. & Lysenko G.I., 2014; Naul R., Binder D., Ivanenko G., 2019) that the outdated practices prevail in today's practical activity of higher educational specialized institutions, the ideas of democratization are not sufficiently implemented. The main problems in the development of higher education institutions are student low motivation to acquire knowledge and drop in attendance. This situation necessitates rethinking of the principles, functions and technologies of managing specialist training in Physical Culture and Sports and, thereupon, develops new approaches to the organization of the pedagogical process in a higher education institution.
The analysis of special scientific and methodological literature indicates that today the ways of integration of the Olympic education into the school educational process have been extensively revealed (Armor K, Dagkas S., 2012), the educational potential of the Olympic movement has been elucidated (Bulatov M. & Platonov V., 2018), the importance of integrating Olympic education into the specialist training in Physical Culture and Sports (Radchenko LO, 2016), the activity peculiarities of the Olympic Studies Centers operating as part of the specialized higher education institutions of Ukraine (Zagitova & Radchenko, 2019) have been disclosed, whereas the problem of improving the educational process by integrating Olympic education into the educational process of higher education institutions remains a pressing scientific matter.
Today's educational requirements include the training of highly qualified specialists who are able to integrate the theoretical knowledge and practical skills acquired at a higher educational institution into an integral system effectively used in their professional activities. In order to successfully realize personal educational potential of future specialists in Physical Culture and Sports, the development conditions of the qualities such as criticism and non-standard thinking, the ability to produce new ideas and work in a team, etc., must be created. Such tasks are facilitated by the use of interactive learning technologies in the educational process.
The working hypothesis is that the use of interactive learning technologies in the study of Olympic education related issues will improve the efficiency of student educational process in higher education institutions preparing future specialists in Physical Culture and Sports.
Aim of the Study: to provide the rationale for the use of interactive learning technologies while implementing the Olympic education into the student educational process.
Material and methods.
Research participants: 12 experts – members of the Olympic Academy of Ukraine, having more than 15 years of pedagogic experience at higher educational institutions, holding managerial positions at sphere-specific educational establishments.
69 students from 8 study groups of the 4th year at the National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport, who major in 0.17 'Physical Education and Sport'.
Organization of research.
The first step was to determine experts' opinion on the necessity to introduce Olympic education in the student training process.
The next step of the study was to determine the educational process efficiency according to I.S. Todorova (Todorova I.S& Pavlenko V.I. 2011). This method employs that the respondents need to answer 20 questions that allow to determine the educational activity efficiency ratio, namely: total educational activity efficiency, motivational subsystem efficiency, operational subsystem efficiency, information subsystem efficiency, and regulatory subsystem efficiency. The level of educational activity efficiency is determined by the quality points earned after calculation.
The study was conducted in two cohorts: the 1st cohort is students of the Coach Faculty, and the 2nd cohort is students of the Sport and Management Faculty.
Two surveys were undertaken. The first survey was conducted before studying the Olympic Sports. The second one took place in the end of the educational course 'Olympic Sports'.
In this paper, such methods as the analysis of literary sources, synthesis and generalization were used to define interactive learning technologies, the use of which helps to enhance the integration of aspects of the Olympic education into the overall educational process. The application of those methods allowed to develop the content and guidelines for the use of the above-mentioned technologies.
Statistical analysis. Statistical processing of the data was performed using the Excel 2010 spreadsheet editor (Microsoft, USA, 2010), the average was used.
Results: the expediency of Olympic education implementation in the student educational process was studied; the interactive learning technologies that will facilitate the educational process efficiency among the Physical Culture and Sports future specialists were elucidated; the efficiency of the interactive learning technologies in the Olympic education implementation was disclosed.
Conclusions: the interactive learning technologies that will felicitate the creation of a highly-qualified specialist in Physical Culture and Sports, namely: interactive cooperative learning technologies (pairwork, trio rotation, 'Carousel', 'Aquarium'); group learning technologies ('Brainstorming', "Decision Tree', 'World Cafe'); situational modeling technologies ('Six Hats Method', business games); argument technologies ('The PRESSING Method,' 'What? Where? When? How?' debates, etc.); and methodological materials for the students of higher educational institutions of Ukraine were produced, based upon this technology data. The use of interactive learning technologies when integrating Olympic education permits to increase the educational process efficiency and helps to improve student motivation to acquire knowledge.


Background Consensus panels regularly recommend aerobic exercise for its health‐promoting properties, due in part to presumed anti‐inflammatory effects, but many studies show no such effect, possibly related to study differences in participants, interventions, inflammatory markers, and statistical approaches. This variability makes an unequivocal determination of the anti‐inflammatory effects of aerobic training elusive. Methods and Results We conducted a randomized controlled trial of 12 weeks of aerobic exercise training or a wait list control condition followed by 4 weeks of sedentary deconditioning on lipopolysaccharide (0, 0.1, and 1.0 ng/mL)‐inducible tumor necrosis factor‐α (TNF‐α) and interleukin‐6 (IL‐6), and on toll‐like receptor 4 in 119 healthy, sedentary young adults. Aerobic capacity by cardiopulmonary exercise testing was measured at study entry (T1) and after training (T2) and deconditioning (T3). Despite a 15% increase in maximal oxygen consumption, there were no changes in inflammatory markers. Additional analyses revealed a differential longitudinal aerobic exercise training effect by lipopolysaccharide level in inducible TNF‐α (P=0.08) and IL‐6 (P=0.011), showing T1 to T2 increases rather than decreases in inducible (lipopolysaccharide 0.1, 1.0 versus 0.0 ng/mL) TNF‐α (51% increase, P=0.041) and IL‐6 (42% increase, P=0.11), and significant T2 to T3 decreases in inducible TNF‐α (54% decrease, P=0.007) and IL‐6 (55% decrease, P<0.001). There were no significant changes in either group at the 0.0 ng/mL lipopolysaccharide level for TNF‐α or IL‐6. Conclusions The failure to support the primary hypotheses and the unexpected post hoc findings of an exercise‐training–induced proinflammatory response raise questions about whether and under what conditions exercise training has anti‐inflammatory effects. Clinical Trial Registration URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT01335737.


Sea Water Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) Propulsion For marine vehicles offers many unique features. There is no need for propellers, and therefore no noise associated that. Gear reduction system for the shafts is thus no longer needed. It offers maneuverbility by directional thrusts along with quietness. The theories of MHD pump jet propulsion are discussed in detail in this paper. A so-called "dual-control-volume" analysis to model the MHD thruster, and calculations of vehicle velocity, power efficiency, and thrusts are presented. Different classes of underwater vehicles are considered. They include smaller vehicles such as torpedoes, remotely operated vehicles (ROV), underwater autonomous vehicles (UAV), up to larger ones such as submarines. The analytical results indicated that the speed performance increases proportionally with the sea-water conductivity, and with the square of the magnetic field strength. The energy efficiency calculation appeared to favor larger systems With longer MHD channels. The MHD thruster also offers reduced hydrodynamic drag, reduced maintenance, and decreased detectability


A new type of voltammetric sensor, Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) film of 5,11,17,23-tetra-tert-butyl-25,27-di(3-thiadiazolepropanoxy)-26,28-dihydroxycalix[4]arene modified glassy carbon electrode (LBTZCA – GCE), was prepared. The electrochemical properties of LBTZCA – GCE were researched in detail and its recognizing mechanism for silver ion in aqueous solution was discussed. Using this voltammetric sensor, a new stripping voltammetric method for determining of Ag þ was erected with good sensitivity, selectivity, reproducibility and recovery. The detection limit was 8 � 10 � 9 M at accumulation time of 180 s. By this method, real samples (lake water, tap water and synthesis sample) were analyzed and the results obtained were well satisfactory.


The purpose of this historical study was to investigate how individuals articulated the call for the South Texas/Border Initiative, a legislative mandate that funneled unprecedented amounts of funding to underserved universities along the Texas-Mexico border region between 1987 and 2003. Utilizing archival sources, we conducted an analysis of the intentional shifts in funding critical to equity and access in higher education. The events surrounding the South Texas/Border Initiative are unique in that they represent purposeful Latina/o community and state-wide activism that challenged higher education funding inequities.


In this paper a theory developed by Stumpf [1] will be used in order to calculate Auger transition probabilities in semiconductors. The main feature of the calculations is the incorporation of the coupling of impurity electrons to the surrounding lattice by phonons, using dynamical electronic wave functions for impurity states. The final result is an expression for transition probabilities, describing multiphonon assisted Auger transitions in semiconductors.


A 41-year-old male patient with a past medical history of fragile X syndrome, intellectual disability, Hodgkin's lymphoma, hepatitis C, and liver cirrhosis presented with altered mentation, breathlessness, progressive leg pain, erythema, and swelling for a week suggesting cellulitis with sepsis. He was normotensive but had tachycardic 125 beats/minutes, tachypneic 34 breaths/minutes, and a low-grade fever of 100.4°F. Upon examination, he was drowsy. Lower extremities were notable for 3+ pitting edema, especially on the left leg (Figure 1). Lab results were remarkable for WBC of 2.6 × 10/L, platelets of 31,000/μL, procalcitonin of 29 ng/mL, high anion gap metabolic acidosis with bicarbonate of 16 mmol/L and lactate of 8.3 mmol/L. Imaging was performed with ultrasonography (US) and computed tomography (CT), and results were typical for severe lymphedema (Figures 2–3). An isotonic fluid bolus and empirical antibiotics were started for the treatment of cellulitis with probable sepsis associated with chronic lymphedema; his hemodynamic status improved with this treatment.


An aliphatic or cycloaliphatic hydroperoxide or aliphatic dihydroperoxide, an olefin such as alpha-methylstyrene or a substituted alpha-methylstyrene wherein the substituent is on the phenyl ring and a t-cumyl halide corresponding to the hydrohalogenated olefin such as t-cumyl chloride or a substituted t-cumyl chloride are reacted under relatively non-aqueous conditions, in the absence of a free acid and in the presence of a phenol catalyst, to obtain a cumyl (or substituted cumyl) peroxide or diperoxide corresponding to the hydroperoxide or dihydroperoxide. The cumyl peroxides prepared by this reaction are very useful as crosslinking agents for polyethylene and elastomers.


Importance
The role of herpes simplex virus (HSV) reactivation on morbidity and mortality in patients in the intensive care unit requiring mechanical ventilation remains unknown.

Objective
To determine whether preemptive treatment with intravenous acyclovir reduces the duration of mechanical ventilation in patients with HSV oropharyngeal reactivation.

Design, Setting, and Participants
A double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial was conducted in 16 intensive care units in France. Participants included 239 adults (age, >18 years) who received mechanical ventilation for at least 96 hours and continued to receive mechanical ventilation for 48 hours or more, with HSV oropharyngeal reactivation. Patients were enrolled between February 2, 2014, and February 22, 2018.

Interventions
Participants were randomized to receive intravenous acyclovir, 5 mg/kg, 3 times daily for 14 days or a matching placebo.

Main Outcomes and Measures
The primary end point was ventilator-free days from randomization to day 60. Prespecified secondary outcomes included mortality at 60 days. Main analyses were conducted on an intention-to-treat basis.

Results
Of 239 patients enrolled and randomized, 1 patient withdrew consent, leaving 238 patients, with 119 patients in both the acyclovir and placebo (control) groups (median [IQR] age, 61 [50-70] years; 76 [32%] women) available for primary outcome measurement. On day 60, the median (IQR) numbers of ventilator-free days were 35 (0-53) for acyclovir recipients and 36 (0-50]) for controls (P = .17 for between-group comparison). Among secondary outcomes, 26 patients (22%) and 39 patients (33%) had died at day 60 (risk difference, 0.11, 95% CI, -0.004 to 0.22, P = .06). The adverse event frequency was similar for both groups (28% in the acyclovir group and 23% in the placebo group, P = .40), particularly acute renal failure post randomization affecting 3 acyclovir recipients (3%) and 2 controls (2%). Four patients (3%) in the acyclovir group vs none in the placebo group stopped the study drug for treatment-related adverse events.

Conclusions and Relevance
In patients receiving mechanical ventilation for 96 hours or more with HSV reactivation in the throat, use of acyclovir, 5 mg/kg, 3 times daily for 14 days, did not increase the number of ventilator-free days at day 60, compared with placebo. These findings do not appear to support routine preemptive use of acyclovir in this setting.

Trial Registration
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02152358.


Picture libraries have been developed to serve a wide range of public and private enthusiasms and needs. Collections of several kinds have evolved to serve different archival, commercial, teaching and private functions. Recent developments include advances in conservation and exploitation, the publication of directories, and the formation of associations of picture libraries. Technological advance may help provide opportunities for greater cooperation and more effective use of existing resources.


The article looks at advertising as a tool for consumption and the influence it has on people's lives. You have the right to be informed of the characteristics of products and services in order to meet the principle of transparency. Advertising aimed at the sale of goods and services, different from the propaganda that has aimed to influence or modify other people's opinion, regarding particular ideology, Advertising, undoubtedly has the power to persuade consumers to buy a product or service, and even design requirements, however, this inducement can also be used to modify the consumer awareness, such as post-consumer. Also, when speaking specifically of foods, it is known that advertising also has strong influence because the food and drinks are not just requirements for development, but influences the psychological, economic and social people, in this aspect, the surge need and duty to inform and the principle of transparency regarding the composition, characteristics, quality, quantity, price, etc., for all foods, but especially in this study for foods containing allergenic ingredients, allowing the duty to transparency for those people who have food allergies. In this respect it is important to reflect on advertising, their influence, as well as on the labeling of such foods that will be mandatory from the new rules of Anvisa, possessing, vendors, a year to adapt to this new duty information.


The purpose of this research was to examine how the relation between an individual's calling and his or her job satisfaction, turnover intentions, and career success is affected by two dimensions of organizational context, procedural justice and psychological safety. Data were obtained from 526 employees of a law enforcement agency in the Midwest United States. Our results indicate that calling is important to both employees and employers since individuals with higher sense of calling are more satisfied with their jobs, less likely to turn over, and are more content with their careers. Moreover, this study provides evidence that under poor contextual conditions, the relation between calling and job satisfaction is stronger than in good contextual conditions (i.e., procedurally just or psychologically safe contexts). Our findings also suggest that a psychologically safe organizational environment is of some importance to experiencing a feeling of career success for those with a higher sense of calling.


Summary. Universities need to ensure that clinical undergraduates are educated in the use of computers in medical, nursing, dental and veterinary practice. We surveyed 875 students at Glasgow University to determine their computer literacy and attitudes to the use of computers.


Parallel manipulator systems as promising precision devices are used widely in current researches. A novel large workspace flexure parallel manipulator system utilizing wide-range flexure hinges as passive joints is proposed in this paper, which call attain sub-micron-scale precision over the cubic centimeter motion range. This paper introduces the mechanical system architecture based on the wide-range flexure hinges, analyzes the kinematics via stiffness matrices, presents the control system configuration and control strategy, and finally gives the system performance test results.


Today, the activities of all spheres of life are electronic, computer, imagining without networking and other important automated technologies difficult From communications and shopping to product manufacturing and everything from the company's independent "work" to the digital environment. Therefore, in the new paradigm of world economic development digital technologies determine the growth of social welfare considered as the main source of production


This paper presents the development of a machine tool which combines the forming and the surface strengthening processes for large scale aircraft parts together. The developed machine tool produces the required part shape not by bending but by combination of differential compressive plastic stresses induced by shot peening to different areas of the part in a predetermined sequence. It has a total mass under 4200kg and is capable of forming and strengthening panels of 15x1.5x0.02m3 in size. The machine tool has been successfully applied for production of honeycomb wing panels of Be-200 multipurpose amphibious aircraft made of aluminum alloy.


The acylation of 1-methylcyclohexene with propionyl, butyryl, and benzoyl chloride in the presence of different Lewis acids is reported. The exo and endo 1-acyl-6-methyl bicyclo [3.1.0]hexane isomers are formed with variable percentages depending upon the catalyst used. An unexpected compound, 3-benzoyl-2-methylcyclohexanol, was isolated from the reaction of 1-methylcyclohexene with benzoyl chloride. The acylation of 1,3,3,5,5-pentamethylcyclohexene with acetyl chloride – stannic chloride gave no bicyclic compounds.


Background: Subclinical hypothyroidism is defined as a serum TSH concentration above the upper limit of the reference range when serum T3 and T4 concentrations are within reference ranges. Subclinical thyroid disease is a laboratory diagnosis. Patients with subclinical disease have few or no definitive clinical signs or symptoms of thyroid dysfunction. It has been associated with higher levels of some cardiovascular risk factors. Despite some conflicting results, many studies have found that subjects with subclinical hypothyroidism have total cholesterol and low density lipoprotein cholesterol levels higher than euthyroid subjects. The association between subclinical hypothyroidism and dyslipidemia is well known. Aims and Objectives: This study is an attempt to find the importance of Low Density Lipoprotein – Cholesterol / Higher Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C/HDL-C) ratio rather than measurement of individual lipid profile parameters in bringing to light the dyslipidemic state associated with subclinical hypothyroidism. Materials and Methods: We studied 30 subclinical hypothyroid cases with age above 35 yrs and 30 age matched euthyroid controls. Serum T3, T4, TSH were estimated by ELISA method, serum total cholesterol, HDL Cholesterol by enzymatic CHOD-PAP method, and LDL cholesterol using Friedewald formula. Results: We found the significant increase in the serum levels of TSH (p < 0.001), Total cholesterol (p<0.001), LDL cholesterol (p<0.001), and LDL-C/HDL-C (p<0.001), Systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure (p<0.001). There was no significant change in the levels of serum T3, T4, HDLcholesterol. Conclusion: Increased levels of total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and increased LDL-C/HDL-C ratio are seen in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism. LDL-C/HDLC ratio is a better indicator for dyslipidemia in subclinical hypothyroid cases.


This paper aims to analyse and document the architectural heritage of the Holy Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia (Al-Masjid Al-Haram) and its surrounding area. It focuses on the use of multimedia videos, photographic pictures and virtual reality technology in documenting the architectural heritage of the Grand Mosque area in the period following the new expansion and renovation of the Holy Mosque (within the last ten years) and compares it to the pre-expansion period. Muslims gave special care to building the Holy Mosque as they consider it the holiest place on earth. They did all they could to take care of it and develop the surrounding architecture to serve the large number of pilgrims and worshippers who visit the Mosque each day. The last ten years witnessed huge expansions to the Holy Mosque, several applications of modern design solutions, and developments in buildings, which led to the dispense of some of the historical architectural elements that have been decorating the Holy Mosque for decades. To preserve these decorations, and to shed light on the beauty of the current developed designs, they need to be analysed using photographic pictures, and documented using virtual reality technology, allowing interested researchers to study them in the future. The team of researchers for this paper consists of professional photographers, architects and interior designers. The research uses historic descriptive and analytical methods to achieve its aim.


Asynchronous network-on-chip (ANoC) is a promising candidate for future many-core processor and system-on-chip (SoC) due to robustness to delay variations, low energy dissipation, and scalability. However, the performance of ANoC is limited by the load un-balancing and hotspot problem. In this paper, Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) based routing algorithm is proposed to minimize hotspot and improve performance in ANoC. Experimental result shows the proposed algorithm has lower latency than XY-routing algorithm by 19.9%.


Thermal management is an important consideration in ultrasound transducer design. It arises in satisfying regulatory and safety requirements in diagnostic and therapeutic ultrasound, as well as in sustaining performance in high power applications such as underwater sonar. A finite element modeling approach was developed to aid in the analysis of this coupled electro-mechanical-thermal problem. The finite element model tracks the damping losses in the electromechanical portion of the problem and converts the lost energy into a thermal dose which constitutes the "input" to the thermal portion of the problem. The resultant temperature spatial and temporal distribution is then solved for. This modeling approach was used to study several 1-3 piezocomposite high power transducers for which experimental data was available. Previous experimental evaluation has demonstrated that these devices can suffer from a degradation in performance due to significant temperature rises at power levels of approximately 2 W/cm/sup 2/ for continuous operation, whereas they can operate efficiently at power levels greater than 20 W/cm/sup 2/ when the duty cycle is reduced below 10%. A detailed thermal analysis of these transducers with respect to efficiency of the thermal dissipation within them is required with a view to understanding and consequently improving the high drive performance of these devices. The goal of this preliminary study is to evaluate the modeling approach and identify key parameters to which the solution is sensitive. Parameters so identified, be they material constants or modeling approaches, will be subject to more complete characterization in follow-up studies aimed at quantitative validation of computational modeling of thermal management in ultrasonic applications.


The thermal degradation and kinetics of poly(2,6-dimethylphenylene oxide) (PPO) were studied by high-resolution thermogravimetry. The thermogravimetry mea- surements were conducted at an initial heating rate of 50°C min 21 , resolution 4.0, and sensitivity 1.0 in both nitrogen and air from room temperature to 900°C. A two-step degradation process was clearly revealed in air at the temperatures of 430°C and 521°C. The thermal degradation temperatures and kinetic parameters of the PPO appear to be higher in air than in nitrogen, indicative of a higher thermostability in air. The temperature, activation energy, order, and frequency factor of the thermal degradation of the PPO in nitrogen are 419°C, 100 -120 kJ mol 21 , 0.5, and 13-17 min 21 , respectively. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 71: 1887-1892, 1999


Subtraction-free computational complexity is the version of arithmetic curcuit complexity that allows only three arithmetic operations: addition, multiplication, and division. We use cluster transformations to design efficient subtraction-free algorithms for computing Schur functions and their skew, double, and supersymmetric analogues. We also describe such algorithms for generating functions of spanning trees.


We devise a framework which leads to the formulation of a unified theory of normality (regularity), semi-normality (semi-regularity), s-normality (s-regularity), feebly- normality (feebly-regularity), pre-normality (pre-regularity), and others. Certain aspects of theory are given by unified proof.


In this work, the role of hydroxyl compounds during the anomalous NiFe electrodeposition is reinvestigated It is found that the manner in which the boundary conditions are incorporated in existing NiFe models that are based on the chemical equilibrium of species in solution, is not correct and leads to unphysical situations. In order to alleviate this problem, a kinetic description of the homogeneous reactions in the solution is used to calculate the concentration profiles of the ionic species near electrodes. This shows that even the fastest chemical reactions are not in chemical equilibrium in the vicinity of the electrode. Also, the amount of generated hydroxyl ions during proton reduction and hence the extent to which metal ions are hydrolyzed, is far less than assumed in existing models. This result is confirmed experimentally by polarization measurements. It is shown that the Ni-H 2 and Fe-H 2 systems exhibit anomalous codeposition bchavior as well and that inhibition of the Ni and H reduction in the Ni-Fe-H 2 system cannot be explained in terms of metal hydrolysis reactions. Therefore, it is concluded from both the theoretical calculations and the experimental findings, that metal hydrolysis does not play a determining role in anomalous NiFe codeposition.


This research focuses on the followings. ⅰ)The research considers whether there is a relationship between service quality, customer satisfaction and customer loyalty. ⅱ) The research focuses on providing a positive data to establish marketing strategy for Jeju Island's casino industry through the considerations of Jeju Island casino users' service quality recognitions. To achieve the research objective, the survey was executed targeting foreign tourists whom uses casino in Jeju Island (sample size : 125 Japanese , 107 Chinese) and, using SPSS 12.0, frequency analysis, reliability analysis, factor analysis and regression analysis was executed. The result of the analysis shows established thesises were proven to be true that there is a positive relationship between service quality, customer satisfaction and customer loyalty. Also, the conclusion includes the limitations of the research and proposes the way of improve the service quality of casino industry.


Stand-up comedy is often distinguished from straight acting by its apparent lack of characterization – the comedian appearing onstage apparently as him or herself. But within gags and routines, comics often briefly take on the voice and posture of the characters they describe. Here Oliver Double contrasts the approach of two comedians of different generations – Ted Ray and Billy Connolly – to this technique of 'momentary characterization'. He notes the links between Connolly's conversational approach and Brecht's notions of acting, and goes on to examine the broader questions of comic personae, representation of the self, and the changing performance conventions within British stand-up comedy. Oliver Double is an ex-comedian who now lectures at the University of Kent at Canterbury.


This article looks at the inter-linkages and causalities between innovation and knowledge management in terms of sustainable development goals through the case study method. Taking the case of the Toyota Prius, these concepts are further developed in detail. Recognising the fact that no organisational process can happen in a vacuum and that there are a host of extraneous factors that have a significant impact on the process, factors such as culture, vision, incentives are also examined here. Further, this article delves into some of the characteristics that successful organisations display and seeks to extrapolate from the specific to general implications for organisations that aim to be successfully innovative.


This work aims to find out some effective classroom management strategies in drama English classes. The four major components of classroom management, which are physical environment, learning, classroom procedures, rules and disciplines, will be firstly explored in theory and secondly researched in two real cases. The purpose of the study is to help teachers who are going to teach in drama English classes to gain better knowledge of specific classroom management strategies in order to enhance both their teaching and students' learning. Keywords—classroom; management; drama


Potential and current noise data have been collected for pure iron foils exposed to 0.5N sodium chloride (NaCl) that was aerated, deaerated, or aerated with sodium nitrite (NaNO{sub 2}) added as inhibitor. Potential and current noise data were obtained at the beginning of each hour over a 24-h period either sequentially or simultaneously. Statistical and spectral analyses were performed resulting in noise resistance values. For the noise resistance R{sub n} = {sigma}V/{sigma}I, where {sigma}V and {sigma}I are the standard deviation values of potential and current, respectively, similar values as for the polarization resistance R{sub p} determined with electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) at the end of the tests were obtained. The spectral noise resistance R{sub sn}{sup o} obtained from spectral analysis of simultaneously collected current and potential data agreed satisfactorily with R{sub p} and R{sub n} for aerated and inhibited solutions. Electrochemical noise and impedance data have also been obtained for two polymer coatings on cold-rolled steel during immersion in 0.5N NaCl for five months. The two types of measurements clearly distinguished between the relatively poor performance of the alkyd system and the excellent performance of the epoxy polyamide system. Similar trends with exposure time were observed for the pore resistancemore » R{sub po} and R{sub p}, on the one hand, and R{sub n} and R{sub sn}{sup o} on the other hand. However, the numerical values of the parameters obtained with EIS were different from those obtained with electrochemical noise analysis (ENA).« less


Based on the principles of balance profile. 9 structural profiles of Yanqi Basin are restored. The results show that Yanqi Basin is in weakly compressive status in early Yanshanian with smaller amount of structural deformation, while main deformation is concentrated in late Yanshanian and Xishanian, but the deformation is weaker in Xishanian than that in Yanshanian. On the plane, deformation is stronger in west than that in the east of the basin. Mesozoic-Cenozoic evolution of the basin is divided into 3 stages, such as weak compression and syn-deformation stage in early Yanshanian, strong compression stage in late Yanshanian and face to face compression stage in Xishanian.


Objective: To assess the anti-depressant and anxiolytic effect of tramadol as compared to imipramine (approved antidepressant) in acute and chronic doses in rats.Methodology: This observational experimental animal study was carried out from December 2020 to February 2021 at Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS) Jamshoro in collaboration with Agricultural University, Tandojam. Forty- eight healthy male rats housed at Animal House Sindh, Agricultural University, Tandojam after due approval from institutional ethical review board. The 48 rats were categorized into 3 equal groups of 16 each: Group A for Normal saline (0.9% NaCl) 15ml/kg, Group B for Imipramine 15 mg/kg and Group C for Tramadol 15 mg/kg. Each group was further subdivided into two groups namely acute A1, B1, C1 and chronic A2, B2, C2 and evaluated for anti-depressant and anxiety activity using forced swim test and elevated plus maze test. The data obtained was analyzed using SPSS. 22.0.Results: Tramadol acted to significantly reduce the mean duration of immobility as compared to the control (P<0.001). Resolution of immobility due to tramadol was insignificant when compared to imipramine. Likewise, the swimming periods in the tramadol and imipramine groups were significantly longer than the control group (<0.001), but almost equal in both tramadol and imipramine groups, showcasing that tramadol has antidepressant activity at par with imipramine (p value >0.05).Conclusion: Tramadol exhibits significant acute and chronic antidepressant and anxiolytic effects in rats when compared to imipramine and controls.


Introduction: Diabetes mellitus as a group of chronic metabolic diseases characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. There is a bidirectional relationship between periodontal disease and diabetes. In fact, periodontitis is often referred to as the sixth complication of diabetes. Objective: To assess the awareness of periodontal disease in diabetic patients, among dental interns. Methods: Across sectional survey containing 11 questions was answered by 150 dental interns from Aurangabad, Maharashtra. Results: A substantial limited knowledge about the bidirectional relationship between periodontal disease and diabetes in interns. Conclusion: The results of this survey indicate that dental interns have thorough knowledge about periodontitis; however, their awareness about periodontal disease in diabetic patients is limited.


Although it is well known that esophageal obstruction may be caused by various types of inflammatory processes, chemical poisons, tumors, webs, and neuromuscular difficulties;': 2 the association of dysphagia with benign mucous membrane pemphigus has received very little recognition. Benign mucous membrane pemphigus, also called pemphigus conjunctivae, may affect the mucous membrane of the esophagus and cause obstruction of the lumen. This fact is not mentioned in dermatologic textbooks and is only briefly referred to in one book on esophageal disease." It therefore seems indicated to review the literature on this subject and to report the findings in four patients with benign mucous membrane pemphigus in whom involvement of the esophagus was present. First, however, the disease benign mucous membrane pemphigus will be briefly defined.


Most of what is presented here is taken from [HKP]. Let P (t, T ) denote the value at time t of a zero-coupon bond which matures and pays unity at time T . We denote by Ft the information available at time t from observing the values of these assets, i.e. Ft := σ(P (t, T ); t ∈ R+). Let (N,N) be a numeraire pair, i.e. a numeraire (Nt) and a measure N equivalent to the original measure such that the P̃ (t, T ) := P (t,T ) Nt are {Ft}-martingales. Given payment dates S = (S1, . . . , SM) and daycount fractions τ = (τ1, . . . , τM), we define


Women's magazines which are among the important mediums informing society have turned into an advertisement tool especially due to tabloidization. This situation affects the content of magazines negatively precluding the content and directs people toward consumption. In this study, the interwoven news-advertisement relationship was examined on the basis of topics. In the study, Marie Claire Magazine was chosen for the investigation because it has a deep-rooted background and is issued in many countries. The study was limited to Marie Claire's twelve issues from 2016 which were published on the digital media. In the study which was prepared using content analysis and descriptive analysis methods, the news-advertisement relationship was focused. In the investigation in which all pages of the twelve issues were included, advertisement and  news numbers were also handled both qualitatively and quantitatively. As a result of the study, it was seen that titles encouraging consumption were often used in the news.


Behram Kursunoglu (chairman) Arnold Perlmutter (ed) 1983 New York: Plenum ix + 469 pp price $65 ISBN 0 306 41345 0 This is volume 19 of 'Studies in the Natural Sciences' and consists of a series of articles by well-known researchers in field theory and elementary particle theory. It reports progress in both theoretical and experimental particle physics and provides excellent reviews of QCD, GUTS, lattice theories also touches on astrophysics and cosmology.


Institutional fact is a foundation concept of Maccormick and Weinberger's institutional theory of law.In this paper,new points of view that the legal system is a kind of alienation different from the nature and our cognitive ability and power can control the institutional fact are proposed.


Excess enthalpies and excess heat capacities at the temperature 298.15 K were determined for {xHCON(CH3)2 + (1 - x )c-(CH2)4O} and for {x1 HCON(CH3)2 + x2c -(CH2)4O + (1 - x1 - x2 )c-C6H12}. Both experimental properties were described through an empirical equation. Enthalpies were also described through UNIQUAC and UNIFAC models. The ternary mixture behaves very similarly to the other ternary mixture, previously studied, in which c -(CH2)4O was replaced by C2H5OH.


We check whether the SU(5) model, originally suggested by Georgi and Glashow, is compatible with perturbative quantum gauge invariance in first and second order for massive asymptotic gauge fields. We see that this is not the case: the SU(5) grand unified model does not meet with our restrictions from second order gauge invariance.


Chapter 1. Theorizing Ethnic Mobilization Chapter 2. Mobilization of Ethnic Identity in Highland Ecuador Chapter 3. Mobilization of Ethnic Identity in Highland Peru Chapter 4. Mobilization of Ethnic Identity in the Amazon Chapter 5. Conclusion


We are conducting AO development activities in Tohoku university targeting Multi-Object Adaptive Optics (MOAO) system for the next generation ground-based large telescopes. In order to evaluate the accuracy of the tomographic estimation, which is a key of an MOAO system, we assembled a test optical bench to simulate an MOAO system in our optical lab. The system consists with 1) four light sources with single-mode fibers simulating three guide stars and one target object, 2) multiple phase plates simulating atmospheric turbulence structure, and 3) 4 Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensors. Wavefront data from the sensors are reduced with the tomographic algorithm. The evaluation of the accuracy of the tomographic wavefront reconstruction is underway. Additionally, evaluation of an open-loop control of an AO system is underway using an independent module. Once the accuracy of the open-loop control is established, the module will be installed in the tomography test bench and the entire system will be evaluated as an MOAO system. In parallel, we are conducting a development of a large stroke (20μm) Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) deformable mirror with large number of elements (<3000). Current status of the development is described.


In this work we study two-phase flow with gravity either in 1-rock homogeneous media or 2-rocks composed media. These phenomena can be modeled by a non-linear scalar conservation law with continuous flux function or discontinuous flux function, respectively. Our study is essentially from a numerical point of view, we apply the new Lagrangian-Eulerian (LEH) finite difference method developed by Abreu and Pérez [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 25] and the classical Lax-Friedrichs method to obtain numerical entropic solutions. Comparisons between numerical and analytical solutions show the efficiency of the methods even for discontinuous flux function. Our main contribution, is the comparison and error analysis between the new LEH and the classical Lax-Friedrichs (LF) methods, in order to show the good performance of the LEH scheme for models with discontinuous flux functions.


Both the method of searching coil and RSO analysis are used to assess the short circuit process of Unit 2 generator rotor of Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant.Brief discussion is made on the two analyzing methods.


This articlerevealsthe investigationresultsof family socialnets which belongto economicallyand socially disfavouredplacesin the cUyof Barranquilla, wheresocialnets aredescribedas survival mecanismusedby disadvantagedcommunities. Theschemeusedwasa descriptivedesignoThe infonnationwascollectedin a basissample01162 families throughcombi1Ultions ofqualityand quantitytecniques,and theresultswerenumagedbyapercentageanalisis of theirfrequency. Beginnirlgwith the results of the researchindicates,that the socialnet patmtial is an altemativefar socialdeuelopment, tlrought from thelocalcontextstllatguaranteestheactivesocietyparticipation in theprocessaf political,socialand economicaltransformationthnt our country isfacing nowadays.


In today''s competitive environment, both industry and government agencies are under enormous pressure to reduce the time and cost of multidisciplinary design projects. A number of frameworks have been introduced to assist in this process by facilitating the integration of and communication among diverse disciplinary codes. An examination of current frameworks reveals weaknesses in various areas such as sequencing, displaying, monitoring, and controlling the design process. The objective of this research is to explore how Web technology, in conjunction with an existing framework, can improve these areas of weakness. This paper describes a system that executes a sequence of programs, monitors and controls the design process through a Web-based interface, and visualizes intermediate and final results through the use of Java \TM applets. A small sample problem, which includes nine processes with two analysis programs that are coupled to an optimizer, is used to demonstrate the feasibility of this approach.


Objective:To explore the effects of Zuojin Pills(左金丸)and its similar formulas on the stomach cold syndrome in a Wei cold model in rats.Methods:The rat Wei cold model was established by intragastric administration of glacial NaOH,and the gastric mucosa injury indices,together with the levels of motilin and gastrin in the stomach,were determined.The preventive and curative effects of Zuojin Pills and its similar formulas on gastric mucosa injury were investigated.Results:Zuojin Pills and its similar formul...


In this paper, we investigate gravitational waves as metric perturbations around a general warped 5-dimensional background. We find an analytical solution in Randall-Sundrum braneworld model and analyze the implications of braneworld models in the gravitational waves propagation.


The performance of a joint estimation/equalization technique for the mobile radio channel is investigated. The transmission format follows GSM Recommendations for the pan-European digital mobile radio. Channel estimation is performed via correlation techniques, while channel equalization is achieved by means of maximum likelihood sequence estimation. Theoretical bounds on the bit error rate are derived, and their dependence on the channel model is discussed. Particular attention is devoted to analysis of the minimum Euclidean distance of sequence error events as a function of the number of paths as well as amplitude, phase shift, and delay of indirect paths. The capability of the MLSE receiver to cope with most propagation conditions is shown. The impact of an imperfect (i.e. noisy) channel impulse response estimate is evaluated, revealing a bit-error-rate degradation of a few decibels that was quite independent of the particular value of signal-to-noise ratio at the receiver. Extensive simulation results are presented to validate the theory.<<ETX>>


(http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/resources/features/WorldCancerDay/), and we are reflecting on the role of the occupational cancer research being done at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in reducing the burden of cancer worldwide. Cancer develops as a result of the body losing its ability to control the growth and spread of abnormal cells. Globally, cancer is the 2 leading cause of death accounting for 9.6 million deaths in 2018 (IARC 2020). There are 17 million people diagnosed with cancer every year worldwide, and this number is expected to increase (ACS 2018).


Simple Summary Probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics are defined as biologically active food ingredients or food supplements. They promote higher growth performance but also have a positive effect on animal health by reducing the incidence of intestinal diseases and the risk of contamination of poultry products. These substances can be an alternative to recently banned antibiotics, used mainly to prevent infections, treat sick animals and promote growth. The present study compared the effects of different bioactive substances on the histological features of muscles from chickens representing two genotypes: Ross 308 broilers and GP native chickens. The results obtained clearly indicate that the microstructural features of pectoral muscles depend not only on the type of the injected bioactive substance but also on the genotype of the chickens. Abstract The aim of the study was to analyse the effect of probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics injected in ovo on day 12 of embryonic development on the microstructure of the superficial pectoral muscle (musculus pectoralis superficialis) from 42-day-old chickens of different genotypes: broilers (Ross 308) and general-purpose type (green-legged partridge (GP) chickens Zk-11, native chickens). Incubated eggs were divided into four groups (each genotype separately) depending on the substance injected in ovo: normal saline (C, control); Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris (PRO); galactooligosaccharides, GOS (PRE) or GOS + L. lactis (SYN). After hatching, chicks were placed in eight replicated pens (four pens/genotype group). There were eight birds per pen. In total, 64 birds were used in the experiment. Birds were slaughtered at the age of 42 days, and samples of superficial pectoral muscles were taken for analysis. The microstructure of the pectoral muscles was evaluated using the cryosectioning (frozen tissue sectioning) technique and staining with haematoxylin and eosin. Statistical analysis revealed that the in ovo injection of probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics had no significant effect on the diameter of muscle fibres from chickens of the two genotypes. The number of fibres in the muscles from green-legged partridge chickens was about three-fold higher than the fibre density in the muscles from broiler chickens, with the fibre diameter being two-fold smaller. This fact may indicate a greater tenderness of meat from GP chickens compared to the meat from Ross 308 broilers. In the case of broilers, a prebiotic (GOS) was the most effective bioactive substance in reducing the number of histopathological changes. Considering muscles from GP chickens, the number of normal fibres was highest in birds treated with the probiotic. These findings indicate that the microstructural features of pectoral muscles depend not only on the type of the injected bioactive substance but also on the genotype of chickens.


This is a business plan of CHOI Weight Loss Consultancy which documents the overall information concerning creation of this startup.
The new status of China that it has the largest population in the world has catch Chinese government attention as well as Chinese people. China now is home to 43.2 million obese men and 46.4 million obese women. Obesity has been a growing program in the country due to modern convenient life. The central government has brandished a plan called Healthy China 2030, with the aim of making China healthy again in the next 13 years. However, the programmes of current weight loss market have less focuses on providing sustainability, education and psychological help.
With the purposes to solve those problems, this business plan aims to provide service of sustainable and effective weight loss approach for Chinese female in today's modern busy life. One of the founders Luyi, as a weight management consultant in the industry for years, she is passionate in helping overweight people. Siyi, with relevant working experience in marketing and most importantly, used to be struggling to lose weight which makes her full of passion to engage in this industry.
The service of CHOI is a 28-day online service programs based on WeChat that consist of personal health information analysis, diet and meal plan, workout plan, peer company, meal and exercise supervision, courses on health and nutrition knowledge, psychological help, plan adjustment and maintenance. The service focus on providing courses of nutrition courses and providing encouragement to help people form healthy habits. In order to achieve this, hiring experienced consultant teams which includes fitness trainer, dietician, consultant psychologist, weight management consultants and doctor is at the heart of business concerns that competencies should include solid academic background and rich practical experienced. Moreover, hiring high-qualified programme leaders is also another key strategy of CHOI.
In addition to this, implementing effective digital marketing is a main marketing strategy to increase the brand awareness with less cost.
The service will be designed within 3 months and will be launched in July 2018. It is estimated that the company will start to earn positive profits in fourth quarter. After then, the profits will continue to growth and reach RMB 180,410 (GBP 20,045) in year 3 quarter 4.
We believe that CHOI will become the most reliable online weight management consultant in China and lead Chinese female to wellbeing.


Abstract Assume T is a small superstable theory. We introduce the notion of a flat Morley sequence, which is a counterpart of the notion of an infinite Morley sequence in a type p, in case when p is a complete type over a finite set of parameters. We show that for any flat Morley sequence Q there is a model M of T which is τ-atomic over {Q}. When additionally T has few countable models and is 1-based, we prove that within M there is an infinite Morley sequence I, with I ⊂ dcl(Q), such that M is prime over I.


In forest management planning, participatory planning processes are often encouraged as a means to acquire relevant information and to enhance the stakeholders' acceptability of alternative plans. This requires the aggregation of the stakeholders' preferences which can be done in a wide variety of manners. The aggregation process strives to reduce the information into a single set of preferences which simplifies the information and allows for the use of discrete decision support tools. Depending on how the preferences are aggregated, a wide range of plan rankings can emerge. While this range of ranking complicates the issue of plan selection, it does highlight the uncertainty involved in aggregating stakeholder preferences. In this study, we suggest an alternative method of deriving rankings for a set of alternative management options. Our proposed method suggests treating acquired preferences as the uncertain elements of a stochastic programming problem and the results provide the decision maker with the acceptability probability for each plan. The method is illustrated with a case of pairwise comparisons from a set of stakeholders representing preferences from different interest groups in a community planning process.


Cellulose-g-glycidyl methacrylate(GMA) was obtained from graft copolymerization of bleached eucalyptus pulp with GMA induced by Fe2+-H2O2-thioureadioxide(TD) redox system via the crosslinking reaction.Influences of each factor on grafting percentage and oil adsorption rate of the cellulose-g-GMA were investigated as well.The FT-IR spectra of cellulose-g-GMA indicated that GMA monomer had been successfully grafted onto the cellulose backbone.The results showed that the oil adsorption rate of cellulose-g-GMA toward 0# diesel can achieve 17.6 g/g when reaction temperature was 55℃,monomer dosage was 0.14 mol/L,H2O2 dosage was 0.20 g/L,TD dosage was 1.00 g/L,DAP dosage was 5.0 %,liquor ratio was 50∶1(mL∶g) respectively.Generally the oil adsorption rate increased with the increasing grafting percentage,and the contact angle,as well as the epoxy group content of cellulose-g-GMA were augmented with the increasing of grafting percentage.The fiber surface polarity of cellulose-g-GMA is the main factor which influences the oil adsorption rate.


Studies in Engineering and Technology (SET) would like to acknowledge the following reviewers for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for this issue. Many authors, regardless of whether SET publishes their work, appreciate the helpful feedback provided by the reviewers. Their comments and suggestions were of great help to the authors in improving the quality of their papers. Each of the reviewers listed below returned at least one review for this issue.Reviewers for Volume 5, Number 1 Girish Upreti, University of Tennessee, USAHala Abd El Megeed, National Institute for Standards, EgyptHossam Zaqoot, Ministry of Environmental Affairs, GazaLoc Nguyen, Sunflower Soft Company, VietnamMarco A Ruano, Economics Department Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, SpainMohammad Reza Barati, Flinders University, AustraliMohsen Sheikholeslami, Babol University of Technology, IranTangming Yuan, University of York, UKWael Salah, Multimedia University, Malaysia                  Andrew WalterEditorial AssistantStudies in Engineering and Technology-------------------------------------------Redfame Publishing9450 SW Gemini Dr. #99416Beaverton, OR 97008, USATel: 1-503-828-0536 ext. 504Fax: 1-503-828-0537E-mail: email@example.com: http://set.redfame.com


For a complex function $F$ on $\mathbb{C}$, we study the associated composition operator $T_{F}(f):=F\circ f=F(f)$ on Wiener amalgam $W^{p,q}(\mathbb{R}^{d})\;(1\leqslant p<\infty ,1\leqslant q<2)$. We have shown $T_{F}$ maps $W^{p,1}(\mathbb{R}^{d})$ to $W^{p,q}(\mathbb{R}^{d})$ if and only if $F$ is real analytic on $\mathbb{R}^{2}$ and $F(0)=0$. Similar result is proved in the case of modulation spaces $M^{p,q}(\mathbb{R}^{d})$. In particular, this gives an affirmative answer to the open question proposed in Bhimani and Ratnakumar (J. Funct. Anal. 270(2) (2016), 621–648).


AbstractBecause proprietary image data formats are used in the pavement industry, there is a critical need to develop a standard interchangeable format for pavement surface conditions and transvers...


Mangroves are ecosystems that play an important role in absorbing and storing carbon from the air, one of which is in the form of mangrove vegetation biomass. As the largest mangrove area in Bali which consists of natural and rehabilitation vegetation, Taman Hutan Raya Ngurah Rai has a large potential for high carbon content. To determine the carbon potential of mangroves in natural and rehabilitation forests, a research was conducted using the purposive sampling method based on the canopy density level which was divided into 5 categories, namely very rare, rare, moderate, dense, very dense. Based on the results of measurements and calculations, the total carbon content of Ngurah Rai Grand Forest Park is 86.521,74 tons C, consisting of natural forest content 66.857,53 tons C and rehabilitation forest 19.664,21 tons C. Above ground carbon per hectare in natural forest was not significantly different from the above ground carbon per hectare in rehabilitation forest, these results indicate that the carbon content per hectare of rehabilitation forest over 20 years old is almost close to the carbon content per hectare in natural forest. The diameter of trees and vegetation types did not significantly affect the carbon content of mangroves, these results indicate that the increase in carbon stocks in each type of vegetation in natural and rehabilitation forests is in line with diameter growth.
Keywords: Biomass; Density; Diameter; Canopy.


Random errors of linear frequency drift coefficient measurements of frequency standards in the presence of disturbing noises for different estimation methods are discussed. Measurement of linear frequency drift is very actual for frequency standards. But the problem of random errors for different measurement methods of this parameter has not been considered. This problem is solved in this paper. Let 6 f(t)is relative frequency deviation of frequency standard, equal to where a is a coefficient of linear frequency drift, v(/) - noise with zero average. Estimates of a coefficient are calculated on


C administrators are almost totally agreed that P rofessional personnel are L-~ alary professi &dquo;different,&dquo; but there is probably no other employee group about which there is so little agreement when it comes to the question of their compensation. The special character of professionals' work, coupled with considerations of their special motivations and aspirations, has led to the development of a variety of pay systems, all presumably tailored to their nonroutine specifications. Let's start with the traditional systems, those based on the factor comparison and point plans widely used to deal with all exempt positions in an organization. Virtually all of those plans rank a sample of positions according to the same fundamental determinants of position value:


A selective action was observed when the allantoic membrane of the embryo chick was exposed to homogeneous X-radiation of different wave-length obtained by crystal diffraction (Moppett, 1929). In the same communication a phenomenon termed antagonism, which implies a neutralisation of the effects of different components of mixed radiation was deduced from the sensitivity of the tissue to homogeneous radiation and its relative resistance to mixed radiation. The rays "reflected" from the crystal produced a visible change in about the same period of time as the "direct" rays obtained by removing 1/1000 by a photographic method and this ration represents the relative potency of the two types of radiation under the experimental conditions described in the earlier paper. Antagonism appears to be a very striking phenomenon and it demands the condition that action must be in some respects selective so that the two factors may be considered together as a dual phenomenon.


The utility model discloses a bare wire and broken wire alarm device for a strander, which comprises a stopping and alarm circuit, and two smooth electrode cylinders are mounted before the inlet of the strander; the stopping and alarm circuit is provided with two pairs of trigger electrodes; the two leads of one pair of trigger electrodes are respectively fixed on a pay-off tension rod of the strander and a bumping post of the pay-off tension rod; and the two leads of the other pair of trigger electrodes are respectively connected with the two electrode cylinders. The utility model has the advantages that: when broken wires or bare wires are found in production, the bare wire and broken wire alarm device can automatically stop the strander and give the alarm to remind workers to check the defects of semi-finished products or finished products, and thereby quality problems are prevented.


Recognition of facial expressions plays a major role in many automated system applications like robotics, education, artificial intelligence, and security. Recognizing facial expressions accurately is challenging. Approaches for solving FER (Facial Expression Recognition) problem can be categorized into 1) Static single images and 2) Image sequences. Traditionally, different techniques like Multi-layer Perceptron Model, k-Nearest Neighbours, Support Vector Machines were used by researchers for solving FER. These methods extracted features like Local Binary Patterns, Eigenfaces, Face-landmark features, and Texture features. Among all these methods, Neural Networks have gained very much popularity and they are extensively used for FER. Recently, CNNs (Convolutional Neural Networks) have gained popularity in field of deep learning because of their casual architecture and ability to provide good results without requirement of manual feature extraction from raw image data. This paper focuses on survey of various face expression recognition techniques based on CNN. It includes state-of-the-art methods suggested by different researchers. The paper also shows steps needed for usage of CNN for FER. This paper also includes analysis of CNN based approaches and issues requiring attention while choosing CNN for solving FER.


This article presents an industrial application case of geometric constraint graphs, whose nodes are statistically optimal instances of manufacturing or design features and whose edges are usual geometric relations used in tolerance applications -- The features might be virtual ones -- As a consequence, they may lie beyond the piece's extents -- The geometric constraint graph may have cyclic topology -- Contrary to deterministic geometric constraint graphs, tolerance constraint graphs admit numerical slacks, due to their stochastic nature -- The methodology has been applied in industrial scenarios, showing superiority to traditional material features for the assessment of tolerances


Precision vibrational spectroscopy of the molecular hydrogen ions is of significant interest for determining fundamental constants, for searching for new forces, and for testing quantum electrodynamics calculations. Future experiments can profit from the ability of preparing molecular hydrogen ions at ultralow kinetic energy and in preselected internal states, with respect to vibration, rotation, and spin degrees of freedom. For the homonuclear ions (${\mathrm{H}}_{2}{}^{+}, {\mathrm{D}}_{2}{}^{+}$), direct laser cooling of the rotational degree of freedom is not feasible. We show by quantum calculations that rotational cooling by cold He buffer gas is an effective approach. For this purpose we have computed the energy-dependent cross sections for rotationally elastic and inelastic collisions, ${\mathrm{h}}_{2}{}^{+}(v=0,\phantom{\rule{0.16em}{0ex}}N)+\mathrm{He}\phantom{\rule{0.16em}{0ex}}\ensuremath{\rightarrow} {\mathrm{h}}_{2}{}^{+}(v=0,\phantom{\rule{0.16em}{0ex}}{N}^{\ensuremath{'}})+\mathrm{He}$ (where $\mathrm{h}=\mathrm{H},\phantom{\rule{0.16em}{0ex}}\mathrm{D})$, using ab initio coupled-channel calculations. We find that rotational cooling to the lowest rotational state is possible within tens of seconds under experimentally realistic conditions. We furthermore describe possible protocols for the preparation of a single quantum state, where also the spin state is well defined.


The internationalization of student affairs administration is a late-twentiethcentury expansion of the educational role of student affairs. The tasks associated with this expansion have a distinct focus and require specialized knowledge and interest, but internationalization, as interpreted in this chapter, is an extension of the historical delegation to student affairs officers of responsibility for defining and enforcing appropriate conduct, developing the whole person through student life that complements curriculum, and providing services to students. Development of an Educational Role As the work of student affairs unfolded in the history of American colleges and universities, deans of students were active participants in the educational mission, charged first with campus discipline as an extension of the office of the president, then later with overcoming the damaging separation of nineteenth-century student life from the educational enterprise of the campus. Still later, as institutions grew larger and more complex, deans of students were charged with oversight of a range of services for students, such as campus housing, activities, recreation, health services, counseling, career placement, and other related services. These three charges—educational discipline, the joining of curriculum and student life, and student services— combined to define the American pattern for the administration of student affairs.


Concern regarding prolonged ingestion of canthaxanthin/beta-carotene mixture for treatment of erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) or cosmetic purposes has followed discovery of refractile crystalline retinal canthaxanthin deposits in some subjects.' To assess fully the safety of canthaxanthin, we investigated a total of 27 EPP patients receiving Phenoro® (Hoflfmann-La Roche, canthaxanthin 15 mg/beta-carotene 10 mg). Patients were assessed before, during and after routine treatment with Phenoro during the summer months of 1987, and after each of three consecutive 5-week periods of summer 1988 during which they received canthaxanthin 15, 30 and 60 mg daily, respectively. Measurement of retinal crystal numbers by fundoscopy, of serum canthaxanthin concentration and of electroretinographic (ERG) responses was performed at each visit. Of 12 patients with detectable retinal crystals, their first appearance was observed in five cases with cumulative canthaxanthin dosage of 74 8 ± 45 8 g (mean ± SD) (range 49-156 g) taken over 3 2 ± 1 6 years (range 20-60). Gradual reduction in crystal numbers was observed in patients no longer receiving canthaxanthin. A reproducible decrease in dark-adapted ERG responses was noted in patients receiving ^ 30 mg canthaxanthin daily, but did not correlate with serum canthaxanthin concentrations. Electroretinographic changes were most marked in patients with retinal crystals and reversed on discontinuation of therapy. These findings suggest active and reversible retinal accumulation of canthaxanthin by Muller (glial) cells, which contain retinoid binding proteins, and do not represent any effect on retinal, neural or photoreceptor function.


Associate Professor, Department of Speech Pathology andAudiology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington In this article the focus is on the voice and articulation disorders of the hearing impaired. In each case a general perspective is presented followed by more detailed review of specific topics, concepts, or materials of clinical importance. The concepts reviewed are current, although not necessarily new. The intent is to present a clinically relevant introductory treatment to topics of interest to the diagnostician clinician of the auditorily handicapped. A great deal has been written about the speech and language problems of the hearing impaired. To provide additional pertinent discussion, the impairment variables (type of loss, degree of loss, and age of onset), the speech production variables (voice and articulation), and the underlying language competence must be considered. It is not possible to review in depth all relevant aspects of the speech and language problems of the hearing impaired in the space allotted. In the discussion that follows two important themes are developed: (1) the speech-language pathologist, with skills in management of voice and articulation problems, has an important role to play in the habilitation of the hearing impaired; and (2) those involved in the diagnosis and /o r treatment of hearing problems should continue to be aware of the implications of minimal fluctuant hearing loss for language development and performance. A perspective is provided by Buckler (1980):


Recently, the development and implementation of efficient technologies and technical tools to stabilize and increase the production in new oil and gas, as well as in mature fields are one of the urgent tasks. Therefore, new advanced methods of increasing oil production in the fields are necessary. The issue of struggling with the complications may be solved due to the development and wide scale employment of progressive techniques in the sphere of intensification of production in existing fields. Thus, considering the fact that the great majority of Absheron oil fields are in the last stage of development, as time goes by the changes in the reservoir lead to the formation of some complications in the operation wells, the solution of which remain an urgent challenge.


This paper presents a prototype model of advanced fire controlling system for the fire protection and prevention by modernizing the wireless sensor network (WSN) with the integration of flame sensor, temperature/humidity sensor, gas sensor and object sensor. Arduino Uno microcontroller (AUM) utilized to integrate the analog and digital inputs from sensors, send SMS through GSM module and simultaneously activate the water pump and buzzer alarm. The prototype model validates with the reliability analysis for various operating conditions in order to show its effectiveness in real time scenario. Thus, the obtained results revealed that the proposed prototype could be capable to detect the presence of human in order to reduce the casualty and lessen the time to minimize deaths.


Supplemental digital content is available in the text. Objective This study was to examine the impact of the July 2011 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) safety communication on the use of transvaginal mesh in pelvic organ prolapse (POP) repair by patients' race and ethnicity. Methods We conducted an observational cohort study of women undergoing POP repairs in 2008 to 2015 in New York State. We examined the changes in transvaginal mesh use in POP repairs before and after the FDA communication by patients' race and ethnicity. Piecewise logistic regression models were used to assess the trends of mesh use, adjusting for patient characteristics. We performed a subgroup analysis of the trends of transvaginal mesh use by racial groups, stratifying by patients' neighborhood socioeconomic status. Results We included 49,848 women (78% white, 7% black, and 15% Hispanic) with an average ± SD age of 60.2 ± 13.0 years. After the safety communication, the use of transvaginal mesh in POP repairs decreased among white women (odds ratio [OR], 0.45; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.41–0.50) and African Americans (OR, 0.48; 95% CI, 0.35–0.67) but remained stable among Hispanic women (OR, 0.88; 95% CI, 0.70–1.11). Only in the subgroup of patients from high-income areas, there was a trend toward decreasing mesh use among Hispanic patients after 2011 (OR, 0.71; 95% CI, 0.49–1.04). Conclusions The communications related to the safety of transvaginal mesh did not have an equal impact across racial groups. Mesh use decreased among white and African American women but not among Hispanic women after the 2011 FDA safety communication. Particular attention is warranted for patients from disadvantaged groups, especially low-income minorities, when disseminating medical device safety messages.


To the Editor:— I read with great interest the paper on "Black Hairy Tongue Associated with Penicillin Therapy" by S. A. Wolfson (J. A. M. A. [Aug. 13] 1949, p. 206). I should like to draw attention to the observations of Doxiades and Tiliados ( Schweiz. med. Wchnschr . 86 :1041 [Oct.] 1948). These authors observed black tongue in avitaminosis of human beings. The avitaminosis was complicated by other diseases, such as duodenal ulcer, complete paresis and Wernicke syndrome, disturbances of the digestive tract, furuncular myelosis and pernicious anemia. Administration of riboflavin precipitated the onset of the hairy tongue symptom. Treatment with vitamin B 1 plus nicotinamide or vitamin B complex cured the symptom. Could penicillin treatment increase the requirements of the organism for vitamin B complex?


Transmission lines are traditionally treated as non-dispatchable assets by electric utilities and regional transmission organizations. Co-optimizing transmission topology and generation dispatch could be a viable way to improve economic efficiency of market and system operations. Optimal transmission switching (OTS) can leverage grid controllability for enhancing system performance. This paper discusses the enhancement of mathematical model for optimal transmission switching within the context of a security-constrained economic dispatch algorithm, and present several criteria for selecting candidates for transmission-line switching to achieve better market surplus within a reasonable time frame. Using a combined set of selection criteria, our approach focuses on reducing production cost, congestion and violation penalties of transmission based on the model of Locational Marginal Pricing (LMP). The proposed method is tested using a large-scale power system. Simulation results will be presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed methods to select transmission line candidates for OTS.


The rural educational policy of this society is to make village schools the heart of reform and village teachers its spirit. We believe that the central school is a product of actual village life and that the Chinese normal school is a product of the rural central school. The purpose of rural normal education is to turn out teachers who have agricultural skills, a scientific mind, and the will to reform society. These teachers must use the least amount of money to run the best possible schools in order to nurture the peasants' strength for life. We deeply believe they can rely on the principle of the unity of teaching, study, and work to give students the ability to conquer nature and reform society. However, to realize this education on a large scale, we must have experimentation, study, investigation, extension, talented leadership, organization, planning, capital, and a tenacious spirit to assure success. Our society has a broad scope of activity but, from now on, our primary responsibility is to serve...


A new processing technique called Non-Harmonic Analysis (NHA) is proposed for OCT imaging. Conventional Fourier-Domain OCT relies on the FFT calculation which depends on the window function and length. Axial resolution is counter proportional to the frame length of FFT that is limited by the swept range of the swept source in SS-OCT, or the pixel counts of CCD in SD-OCT degraded in FD-OCT. However, NHA process is intrinsically free from this trade-offs; NHA can resolve high frequency without being influenced by window function or frame length of sampled data. In this study, NHA process is explained and applied to OCT imaging and compared with OCT images based on FFT. In order to validate the benefit of NHA in OCT, we carried out OCT imaging based on NHA with the three different sample of onion-skin,human-skin and pig-eye. The results show that NHA process can realize practical image resolution that is equivalent to 100nm swept range only with less than half-reduced wavelength range.


Number of problems about city order and its vision has been increasing rapidly. There is two main factors that causes visual pollution. The first factor is that cities are in an unplanned and dense urbanization process which has serious effects on appearance of a city. The second factor is retaining walls used densely in Trabzon city because of its open land structure. These walls which are set up for environmental construction security should be rebuilt with using some landscape plans so that the vision of dense concrete can be reduced. In this study, retaining walls are examined regarded landscape architecture. The continuous situation in Trabzon city is revealed with the help of an examination place, and also some suggestions for preventing the landscape problems which includes vegetal, structural and both vegetal-structural solutions are thrown out for consideration.


Abstract: Antibodies to the phosphoprotein B‐50 of rat brain were used to trace cross‐reacting brain proteins of vertebrates. With the SDS‐gel‐immunoperoxidase method, a cross‐reacting protein (CP) of apparent Mr 53,000 was demonstrated in the homogenate and the synaptic plasma membrane fraction of bovine brain. Sequence 1–24 of adrenocorticotropin (ACTH1‐24) (10−5M and 10−4M) inhibited endogenous phosphorylation of CP in synaptic plasma membranes. The protein was partially characterized and purified to homogeneity from bovine brain by procedures previously described for rat B‐50. CP was enriched in ammonium sulfate precipitated protein (ASP) fractions and phosphorylated by an endogenous protein kinase. Two‐dimensional gel analysis of bovine and rat ASP showed that the cross‐reacting protein had an isoelectric point less acidic than B‐50. Limited proteolysis by Staphylococcus aureus protease yielded a "peptide map" analogous to B‐50. Two major fragments of Mr 30,000 and 17,000 were produced. In addition, CP exhibited other similarities to rat B‐50: phosphorylation by rat brain protein kinase C, microheterogeneity observed after isoelectric focusing, and possibly degradation by endogenous proteolysis. Cross‐reaction of proteins in brain homogenates of other mammalian species and of chicken was demonstrated: the Mr of the proteins ranged from 47,000 to 53,000. We conclude that (1) the cross‐reacting bovine protein is a "B‐50 protein," and (2) the Mr of the "B‐50 protein" varies from species to species.


To improve the performance of 3D LiDAR imaging and reduce the negative effects of interference fringes on polarization modulation of electro-optical crystals, a calibration algorithm based on polarization modulation principle was proposed in this letter. The reflect light of targets is received by the system, modulated by an electro-optical crystal, then divided into two complementary light beams after passing through polarization beam splitting (PBS), and finally received by two electron-multiplying CCDs (EMCCDs). The depth map and intensity image can be reconstructed by adding the two modulated images. However, the cone interference effect of the electro-optic crystal affects the modulation of the polarized light, resulting in the distance error. By fitting the curve of grayscale ratio of each pixel acquired by two EMCCDs with the changing of voltage, the actual range can be calculated by the light intensity corresponding to the accurate polarization modulation. Ultimately, we found that the algorithm showed outstanding performance on high-precision imaging with an error less than 0.1m in a wide field-of-view of 0.9 mrad.


2-Alkenyl-6-methyl-4H-1,3-dioxin-4-ones, adducts of diketene to alkenals or alkenones, are useful synthons which are applicable to photocycloadditions to construct multiply-functionalized alicyclic compounds via stereoselective intramolecular path. Some of the cage-shaped photoproducts showed extraordinary spectroscopic features.


Choice is becoming the norm in the use of information systems. Rather than being offered a system and being faced with a take-it-or-leave-it decision, people are increasingly faced with choices among different systems. Based on evolutionary psychology and research on preference reversal, we theorize that human beings form evaluative judgments about perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness differently, depending on whether they are faced with a take-it-or-leave-it decision or a choice among alternatives. Specifically, we postulate the existence of two distinct mental organs one for take-it-or-leave-it decisions and one for choices among alternatives which weight positivity and negativity differently. We performed an experiment where undergraduate students were asked to evaluate one or both of two gaming sights and indicate their positivity and negativity toward the sites, as well as their perceived ease of use and usefulness. Our results show significant differences in the weightings on positivity and negativity in forming evaluative judgments about perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness when subjects evaluated sites as a take-it-or-leave-it decision versus when subjects evaluated sites as a choice among alternatives.


The TREAT Asia Quality Assessment Scheme (TAQAS) was developed as a quality assessment programme through expert education and training, for laboratories in the Asia‐Pacific and Africa that perform HIV drug‐resistance (HIVDR) genotyping. We evaluated the programme performance and factors associated with high‐quality HIVDR genotyping.


Abstract The purpose of this work is to show how a fixed gain feedback controller and a set of neural networks can be combined to construct a robust controller that will be insensitive to the payload variations and the model dynamics uncertainties. This controller will be applied to the three main articulations of a PUMA 560 manipulator arm. The role of the neural networks is to compensate the nonlinearities of the manipulator model. The compensation signal, which is a linear combination of the four neural network outputs, is added to a PD controller so that the desired response is obtained.


Vehicles operating in dense traffic take their cabin air from the low diluted exhaust gas cloud produced by other cars or trucks running ahead of them. They usually take it at a low level where the particle concentration and the concentration of heavy gases like NO2 are still high. Cabin air is thus collecting and storing emission peaks and air pollution in car cabins can therefore be extremely high - often ten times higher than even at roadside. Drivers commuting in big cities, taxi drivers, truckers and school buses might be exposed to this high pollution for several hours per working day, a group put at very high health risk. Cabin air of today's vehicles usually passes a filter, but these filters are designed for visible road dust and pollen and according to the existing standards filtration of particles < 1 μm is very low. Lung penetration however, only starts < 0.5 μm. In the long run this could be changed by installing different filter systems, but what about the existing fleet? A filter system has been developed to reduce the concentration of ambient ultrafine particles in vehicle cabin air of in-use vehicles to very low levels, which is presented here.


The massive applications of cage induction motor in industrial and agricultural sectors have promoted the interest amongst researchers to further improve the efficiency and power factor of Dual stator winding induction machines. Eventually these motors will be cost effective. This paper deals with the advancement in fabricating a new motor. The advancement proposes a common rotor of conventional cage type induction motor and two separate stator windings with different number of poles. The additional stator winding increases the reliability and improves the performance of the machine. The paper presents the testing and multispeed operation of the motor and its effect on the performance indices.


The objective of this study was to compare the real-world in-hospital working accuracies of optical tracking and electromagnetic tracking system modalities of surgical navigators that enable the use of both modalities. Two special phantoms for this purpose were designed and developed at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Oulu, and Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland, by the authors of this study.


A dichroic polarizer with a high dichroic ratio of up to 60 is achieved by photoalignment induced anisotropic azo dye ordering. The film thickness is well controlled in 200 nm, and it is 500 times thinner than a conventional iodine Polaroid polarizer, which is desirable for ultra-thin high performance liquid crystal display applications.


is common and the aetiology not fully understood. Recently we reported that a mean arterial pressure (MAP) of 40 mmHg by infusion of nitroprusside was associated with cerebral anaerobic metabolism in pigs during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). The present study addressed whether hypotension induced by phentolamine leads to similar metabolic changes during CPB. Method: Sixteen pigs underwent 60 minutes of normothermic and 90 minutes of hypothermic CPB. A low pressure group (LP-group, n 8) was given phentolamine to keep MAP at about 40 mmHg. A high pressure group (HP-group, n 8) had norepinephrine to achieve MAP of 60–80 mmHg. Intracranial pressure (ICP) was measured and cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) calculated. Brain tissue levels of glucose, lactate, pyruvate and glycerol were measured by microdialysis. From two animals in each group, cortical brain tissue was examined by electron microscopy, to determine the fraction of mitochondria with swelling, matrix clearing or destruction of cristae. Results are as mean (SD). Repeated measurements ANOVA with post-tests when appropriate and Fisher's exact test, were performed (SPSS 13.0). Results: ICP increased during CPB to 26.6 (7.5) mmHg and 22.8 (4.5) mmHg in the HP-group and the LP-group, respectively (both P 0.01). No betweengroup differences were found. CPP differed significantly between the groups with 47.8 (8.0) mmHg and 23.5 (5.7) mmHg in the HP-group and the LPgroup, respectively, at end of normothermic CPB (P 0.001). Cerebral glucose fell from 2.6 (0.9) to 1.5 (1.1) mmol/L in the LP-group (P 0.05) while it remained stable in the HP-group (P 0.05) during normothermic CPB. Lactate/pyruvate ratio increased from 14.5 (7.6) to 35.7 (23.8) in the LPgroup (P 0.05) during normothermic CPB while the values remained stable below 20 in the HP-group (P 0.05). Cerebral glycerol of the LP-group was elevated from 27.5 (25.2) to 75.6 (55.4) mol/L during normothermic CPB (P 0.05) while the values of the HP-group were stable below 50 mol/L (P 0.05). The fraction of cortical mitochondria with two of three criteria of pathology present, was 8.3% and 31.2% in the HP-group and the LP-group respectively (P 0.001). Conclusion: A MAP of 40–45 mmHg during normothermic CPB, may lead to cerebral ischaemia, anaerobic metabolism and degradation of cellular membranes. O-05 The effect of mannitol on renal function after CPB in patients with preoperative renal dysfunction D. Smith, M. Smith, D. Best


Florida's lakes have played an important roll in the
development of the state and day by day they are becoming
more important. The future well-being of the state depends
to a large extent on the wise management of this valuable
natural resource. Wise management needs large amounts
of information and, yet, published information about Florida's
lakes has consistently fallen behind the need.
Recognizing this fact, the Trustees of the Internal
Improvement Fund entered into cooperative agreements with
the U. S. Geological Survey to provide for the collection and
dissemination of lake information.
This report, prepared at Ocala, Florida, under the
supervision of A. O. Patterson, district engineer, U. S.
Geological Survey, is part of the work. It has been written
with the sincere hope that the knowledge it imparts will lead
to the solution of some of the lake problems that Florida
faces today. (Document contains 90 pages.)


Biplanar high-speed cineradiography a technique that offers a unique approach for obtaining precise physiologic data that extends beyond the conventional recording devices. The rapid frame rates reduce motion blurring of moving objects and when used in the biplanar mode allows the inves-tigator to examine this information in three dimensional space. In our laboratory we have found it to be a useful technique for examining cardiovascular dynamic changes, particularly those events which are difficult or impossible to describe or measure using standard cine or physiologic recording methods. " " When combined witha number of new radiopaque contrast materials the investigator can obtain in-formation about the changing size and shape of the cardiac chambers throughout the heart cycle; the patterns of flaw through these chambers and the surrounding great vessels; the motion of the heart valves and the correlation of this data with pressures, sounds or electrical events. This type of information enables the scientist working with a small laboratory computer to calculate rapidly changing forces, volumes, dimenfpns and flaws in the cardiovascular system.


This paper introduces the basic situation of thermal power units in Shandong power grid, the mode of unit heating transformation, the results of installed capacity and heating area after the transformation of heating, and the main work of Shandong power grid in ensuring people's livelihood heating and promoting the peak load adjustment of thermal power units.


10 CuO (cupric oxide) is a well known p -type semiconductor, suitable for solar cell photo- voltaic applications. However, due to the easy formation of defects and Cu-rich layers at 12 the copper(II) oxide hetero-interface, commercial application is yet to be successfully imple- 13 mented. Density functional theory calculations have been employed to study the formation 14 of intrinsic defects and their efect on the electronic properties of CuO. Native impurities 15 were observed, depending on the synthesis conditions, to render the conductivity to p -type 16 or n -type at a low energetic cost, yet with states embedded deep in the electronic band gap. 17 Respective defect pairs, efectively determining the majority charge carriers, were observed 18 to cluster in near proximity of each other, lowering the formation energy substantially. Hy- 19 drogen passivation was illustrated to have a positive efect on deep defect states in p -type 20 CuO, without afecting the n -type counterpart. Outlined results were found to support 21 the experimentally observed low photo-response of CuO and further illustrate some of the 22 diiculties related with achieving high-performance samples. 23


In recent years,the inner-party primary election system,in which non-party masses can participate,and the competitive election system have been confirmed in the practices of the inner-party elections in the higher educational institutions.And the democratic process of selecting and promoting cadres has been gradually perfected.As a part of overall reform of the inner-party democracy system,further perfection of the inner-party elections should scientifically handle the issue of balancing the appointment system and the electoral system and decide objects of application of democratic election.So the forms and ways of personnel management of cadres in the higher educational institutions should keep up with the times.Furthermore,it is worthwhile to further discuss the issues of how to deal with the relationship between inner-party election and democratic participation,extend the ranges and levels of direct elections within the CPC and absorb more and more non-party masses participating in the inner-party elections.


In quantum algorithm, the Shor's algorithm can find prime decomposition of very big numbers easily and break RSA encryption much faster and more efficiently than in the classical case. How to complicant the public key to slow down the speed and efficiency of Shor's algorithm to secure our RSA encryption scheme is main issue in this study. By using classical random simulation to operation as quantum bits to complicate the RSA cryptosystem, even Shor's algorithm can not to find prime decomposition of very big numbers n with qubits random simulation easily.


This qualitative research aimed at analyzing the reading strategies used the most by the students and how reading strategies could help students in comprehending the culturally unfamiliar texts. There were three main instruments used; preliminary questionnaire, SORS (Survey of Reading Strategy) and list of interview questions. The participants of this study were 4 students from different countries with various cultural background and language. This study found that the students still had difficulties caused by the unfamiliar culture of the text. The difficulties were to understand the way of live, understand the setting of the text and understand the words, idioms and terms. To overcome the difficulties, this study found that the students used reading strategies. The first most used reading strategy was cognitive strategy where students re-read the text, guessed the meaning from the context, and translated from English to native language. The second most used strategy was meta-cognitive where student reviewed the text from the length, ignore the unimportant word/information and had the purpose in mind before reading. Other strategies are also used, such as look up the words from the dictionary and get the help from teacher or friends. The reading strategies helped students in comprehending the text by giving the clearer idea and connect the text with personal experience.


Abstract: Emergence of process-intensive and bandwidth-hungry e-Science contexts ranging from materials simulation to physics measurements is expected to result application which need to use several multi-Giga bits per second flows and increasingly higher data rates. This paper covers the challenges in measurement and analysis systems for such networks and describes the architecture of a simulation test bed for storage of network data for long-term and short-term feature extraction and traffic monitoring which are discussed in the UKLight measurement and monitoring project, MASTS.


Meisenheimer-like anionic σ-complexes have been identified by 1H n.m.r. spectroscopy in liquid ammonia solutions of 1,3,5-tricyanobenzene, of 1,2,4,5-tetracyanobenzene (pyromellitonitrile), and of 3,5-dinitrobenzonitrile.


Continuous body temperature monitoring is useful and essential in diverse medical procedures such as infection onset detection, therapeutic hypothermia, circadian rhythm monitoring, sleep disorder assessment, and gynecological research. However, the existing thermometers are too invasive or intrusive to be applied to long-term body temperature monitoring. In our previous study, we invented the bi-medium deep body thermometer which can noninvasively and continuously monitor deep tissue temperature. And the ratio of thermal resistances expressed as K-value should be obtained to estimate body temperature with the thermometer and it can be different under various measurement environments. Although the device was proven to be useful through preliminary simulation test and small group of human study, the experimental environment was restrictive in our previous approach. In this study, a finite element simulation was executed to obtain the K-value and evaluate the accuracy of bi-medium thermometer under various measurement environments. In addition, K-value estimation equation was developed by analyzing the influence of 5 measurement environmental factors (medium length, medium height, tissue depth, blood perfusion rate, and ambient temperature) on K-value. The results revealed that the estimation accuracy of bi-medium deep body thermometer based on computer simulation was very high (RMSE < 0.003 o C) in various measurement envi- ronments. Also, bi-medium deep body thermometer based on K-value estimation equation showed relatively accurate results (RMSE < 0.3 o C) except for one case. Although the K-value estimation technology should be improved for more accurate body temperature estimation, the results of finite element simulation showed that bi-medium deep body thermometer could accurately measure various tissue temperatures under diverse environments.


E-tailers need to know what are customer"s preferences to use online shop for fashionable products. So the purpose of this research is to describe the impact of independent variables like perceived-price, word-of-mouth, perceived-site-quality, perceived-vendor-reputation, structural assurance, brand image, and buyer attitude in using online shop. The sample of the study consist of 180 respondents by using purposive sampling method. Primary data will be analyzed by SEM (Structural Equation Modelling). The results show that buyer attitude is directly affected by perceived-price. Brand image is affected by perceived-vendor-reputation and structural assurance. Buyer attitude is affected by brand image. Using online shop variable is affected by buyer attitude. Other result shows that brand image isn"t affected by word-of-mouth and perceived-site-quality.. Keywords: behavior, price, WOM, quality, reputation, assurance