There are not enough qualified nursing talents in our country.It is the requirements and demands of the times and the clinical nursing work to train nursing students with qualities of creativity,independent thinking and practical skills.But the creativity development relies on to a large extent and is decided by the creative teaching implementation.In the teaching we had better lead students into the realm of the awareness of innovation,give full play to their imagination,creativity,and make them experience success.It will build the foundation for students' further studies,clinical employment and avoidance of circumvention nursing fault.


Protocols for password-based authenticated key exchange (PAKE) allow two users who share only a short, low-entropy password to agree on a cryptographically strong session key. The challenge in designing such protocols is that they must be immune to off-line dictionary attacks in which an eavesdropping adversary exhaustively enumerates the dictionary of likely passwords in an attempt to match a password to the set of observed transcripts.
 To date, few general frameworks for constructing PAKE protocols in the standard model are known. Here, we abstract and generalize a protocol by Jiang and Gong to give a new methodology for realizing PAKE without random oracles, in the common reference string model. In addition to giving a new approach to the problem, the resulting construction off ers several advantages over prior work. We also describe an extension of our protocol that is secure within the universal composability (UC) framework and, when instantiated using El Gamal encryption, is more efficient than a previous protocol of Canetti et al.


The WA State Government endorsed the implementation of a trial period in which driver demerit points for offences relating to speeding, drink driving and the non-use of restraints are doubled during prescribed holiday periods. The primary objective of the evaluation was to examine the impact and effectiveness of the double demerits initiative in changing road user behaviour, and thereby (as a consequence of improved behaviour), reducing the number and / or severity of road crash events. The aim of this paper is twofold: firstly, to present the methodology used to evaluate the trial of double demerits legislation in Western Australia, and secondly, the paper will present the outcomes of the evaluation and will draw conclusions in terms of the effectiveness of double demerits legislation in reducing road trauma in Western Australia during critical long weekend and holiday periods. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E211985.


The new opportunities afforded to local government by the rapid take up of social media mean councils should go beyond basic local e-government – where information and services are delivered through digital technology – to a more collaborative way of governing.

This socio-technological shift requires councils to adopt a new form of governance that is based on online participation and the co-production of services with citizens and communities. What follows is a list of challenges and opportunities in moving towards local e-governance.


The sputtering process is one of the modern techniques for production of thin films as they are used in the technology of semiconductors, in processing of surfaces, etc. This process demands a high vacuum pump of the following qualities: (1) Easy to handle, (2) Stable and repeatable process conditions, (3) High pumping speed for all gases, especially for water vapor, (4) Ability to achieve a high vacuum environment before process begins (5×10−7 mbar), (5) Usable for process pressure up to 2×10−2 mbar, (6) Rapid evacuating of the process chamber from the process pressure down to a pressure 5×10−7 mbar after process is finished. Modern refrigerator‐cooled cryopumps meet the requirements 1 to 4 without problems. Therefore the report especially deals with the 5th and 6th topics. Here special modifications are necessary compared to common cryopumps. There are two possibilities to cover the demand of using the pump at high pressures: (1) Using a refrigerator with high cooling capacity, (2) Installing a throttli...


Sustainability research has coalesced around the notion that many environmental problems can be framed as social dilemmas in which conflicts often arise between consumers' pursuit of individual, short-term and self-directed goals and their support for collective, long-term and socially-oriented interests. The need to address this challenge is simultaneously becoming more important and challenging for macromarketers and policy makers as the incidence of individualistic consumer traits (e.g., narcissism and self-esteem), already high in general population, continues to grow throughout Western societies. This article examines why and how such individualistic tendencies (here, narcissistic exhibitionism) may impact consumers' pro-environmental behavior. This research identifies an underlying mechanism (i.e., altruism) for the proposed effect. The potential effects of manageable boundary conditions for this relationship are also proposed and tested across four studies.


EDITORIAL COMMENT: This case, as the authors point out, illustrates yet again the unpredictability of the development of malignant trophoblastic disease especially after a hydatidiform mole. The editor is not an oncologist but has been interested in hydatidiform moles and their sequelae for more than 40 years. It would seem that the method of treatment of an evacuated or unevacuated hydatidiform mole in a multipara aged 44 years should consider 'primary prophylactic hysterectomy' as advocated by Professor Tow as a result of his analysis of a large series of patients in Singapore and analyzed in detail in his MD thesis. Had hysterectomy been performed in this patient following the diagnosis of a hydatidiform mole she would almost certainly have avoided the need for chemotherapy and the risks of metastatic choriocarcinoma. Readers are referred to the fourth paragraph of the summary of a study of 328 consecutive molar pregnancies in the State of Victoria during the 30 years 1940 to 1970, that 'it is concluded that Tow's recommendation for primary prophylactic hysterectomy in patients over 40 is valid for this community' (A). N.B.


Economic integration in East Asia was by 2001 a fact. It was characterized by the strong presence of Japanese multinational corporations (MNCs) that had expanded their manufacturing facilities to East Asia, particularly since 1985, and had integrated their production networks across several countries. It was also directly influenced by the rapid growth of China as an attractive target for foreign direct investment (FDI), especially during the 1990s. At the same time, Japanese MNCs were faced with high prices and continued stagnation at home. Compared with the cost of doing business elsewhere in East Asia, Japan was simply too expensive. This chapter explores how the globalization of Japan's multinationals (and their subsequent integration of production in East Asia) influenced the political economy of Japan, and specifically addresses a problem common to all advanced industrialized nations: the tension between highly globalized firms and the state.


Extremely halophilic archaeon was an important class of extreme microbial resources,due to its special cell structure,physiological function and genetics gene.It was very important for researching the limits of life,microbial classification and evolution.It was very valuable for environmental improvement,revealed new function of microorganisms.This paper described the extremely halophilic archaeon taxonomy related to the history,the methods,and the currently research status.


A graph U is universal for a graph class C (cid:51) U , if every G ∈ C is a minor of U . We prove the existence or absence of universal graphs in several natural graph classes, including graphs component-wise embeddable into a surface, and graphs forbidding K 5 , or K 3 , 3 , or K ∞ as a minor. We prove the existence of uncountably many minor-closed classes of countable graphs that (do and) do not have a universal element. Some of our results and questions may be of interest to the finite graph theorist. In particular, one of our side-results is that every K 5 -minor-free graph is a minor of a K 5 -minor-free graph of maximum degree 22.


A state-switched absorber (SSA) is a device capable of instantaneously switching between resonance frequencies, increasing its effective bandwidth as compared to classical tuned vibration absorbers (TVAs) for vibration control. Previous simulations show that for a system subjected to a multi-harmonic disturbance, the SSA reduces vibration more effectively than classical TVAs. This study considers the experimental performance of the SSA for vibration suppression of an elastically mounted lumped mass base. State switching is achieved using a clutch to connect or disconnect a coil spring in parallel with other coil springs. An SSA system outperforms a classical TVA system for several combinations of forcing frequencies.


Abstract We establish the existence of regular Hermite interpolations in an arbitrary connected open subset S of a topological vector space E : given N points x10, …, xN0 in S and given directions xki ∈ E for all k ∈ {1, …, N}, i ∈ {1, …, m} such that xkl ≠ 0, we prove that there exists an E -polynomial p: R → E with values in S such that p (i) (k) = x ki ∀k ∈ {1, …, N}, i ∈ {0, …, m}, p(t) ∈ S, p′(t) ≠ 0 ∀t ∈ [l, N].


The design of a solar powered micro air vehicle is presented. The paper describes the process followed and assumptions made during the design. The study concludes that it is feasible to build a solar powered micro air vehicle with a maximum linear dimension less than 0.38 m (15 in.). Construction of and flight tests of the prototype vehicle (Sunbeam I) are described. The battery-powered prototype had a mass of 71 gm, surface area of 0.051 m, and flew at a velocity of less than 10 m/s with 3.5 W of power. It is projected that on a good day (near noon during the summer months) the solar version of the plane will be able to fly on solar power alone.


The aim of this study is to investigate the conversion of Dongnaebu Gaeksa block to public market during Japan`s Colonial Period. The block of Gaeksa was converted into the elementary school for the first time and afterwards occupied by the public market. Dongnae Traditional Market(五日場) had kept up since late 18th century. Dongnae public market was transferred to the site of Dongnaebu Gaeksa in 1937. Especially Dongnae public market(東萊公設市場) in the construction cost of establishment was supplied on loan. A number of traditional markets were reformed into the public markets in the 1930s. and the public market was installed more by the organization of colonial period. Dongnae public market was one of those markets, too. Eventually the establishment of public market meant that the block of Gaeksa had disappeared completely.


The Gorkha Earthquake – 2015 with a magnitude of Mw 7.8 seriously affected the thirty one districts of the country. The present study is focused on the earthquake induced landslide susceptibility mapping of the Dolakha district, one of the most affected district by the Gorkha Earthquake. The mapping is based on the statistical approach – logistic regression model. Statistical relationships for landslide susceptibility were developed using landslide and landslide causative factor databases. A total number of 1718 landslides were identified through the landslide inventory. 75% (1,288) of them were used for model development and the remaining 25% (430) were used for the validation purpose. The parameters used in this study are geological formation, landuse, slope, aspect, curvature, elevation and PGA values. The major objective of this study was to generate earthquake induced landslide susceptibility map using the ArcGIS and the logistic regression model. The landslide susceptibility map of the Dolakha district was prepared using the abovementioned seven parameters. The final susceptibility map was divided into four classes viz., low (less than 25%), moderate (25-50%), high (50-70%) and very high (> 70%). The study showed that 21% area of the district is under very high hazard of landslide and 47%, 25% and 7% under high, moderate and low hazard respectively. Further, the river corridors (inner valley) were found more susceptible to the earthquake induced landslides. The validation of the map was carried out by the success rate curve, which showed that the model is 76.5% accurate and further the model accuracy was predicted using the prediction curve which showed that the accuracy of model is 72.63%. Keywords— Landslide, Susceptibility, Dolakha, Logistic Regression, Earthquake


This paper contains the report presented at the Life Quality Panel about chronical and terminal diseases care nursing during the XV National Colloquy of Nursing Research, in Santafe de Bogota, october 2001. It includes the conceptualization about informal care givers concerns adopted by the research group that conforms the care line about The nursing practice in the social context, of the nursing school of the University of Antioquia. Besides, it contains not only an approach to this situation supported by the knowledge and comprehension obtained thru before researches studies but also a synthesis of research projects, the objectives and realizations of this group with the purpose of motivating and obtaining a network in this thematic.


The concept of a fuel cell, which generates electricity, heat, and water, by combining hydrogen and oxygen, has been around for 150 years. Fuel cells have been used to supply electricity and hot water for Gemini, Apollow and the space shuttle and to keep troops powered up in remote locations. Only recent have technical advances made commercial uses look feasible. Now with companies plugging fuel cells into cars, buses, and power plants, the long-term vision of a cleaner, hydrogen-powered nation seems less far fetched. For the first time their performance is high enough and their price low enough to build demonstration plants. This article discusses the current types of fuel cells including phosphoric acid fuel cells, PEM fuel cells, solid oxide fuel cells, molten carbonate cells, alkaline fuels cells, along with their stage of development, advantages and disadvantages and potential.


For the comprehensive evaluation of the overall situation to computer teaching in our school. It is also in order to analyze and identify the problems so that we can further enhance the level of public computer teaching in our school. We collected special three-year undergraduate school from 2001 to 2003 level of 18 faculties public computer foundation course results (including the subject achievements.data of assessment results).Use SPSS13.0 software applications and the data for statistical analysis of the six latitudes.


This article aims to investigate the nature and role of linguistic "images" in Husserl's philosophy. At first, I will explain the idea of rigorous language emerging in relevant pages of Ideas I as well as the challenges that linguistic "images" pose to it. I will then examine the nature of linguistic "images," relying on the reflections collected in Husserliana XXIII to show their nature of intuitive-imaginative syntheses. Finally, I will focus on the role that such "images" play in phenomenologizing. Taking decisive cues from Fink and Adorno, I will show the figurative essence of Husserl's operative concepts and the productivity of "conceptual constellations" in phenomenology. The main contention of this article is that the rigor of phenomenological language essentially relies on a peculiar imaginative experience.


The results from a research of the aggregate consumer's attitudes concerning changes of the factors "income" and "time" in the process of market consumer's demand of foods and soft drinks are presented here. The formula of satiety has been established. Through it the aggregate subjective norm in the behavior of aggregate subject of market demand and the economic results from its action have been determined.


Current high-performance processors suffer from soft error susceptibility issues which are generated in twofold aspects. The electronic noises, which usually come from large power supplies, strong radiation, or high-energy particle strikes [3], may invert some logic bits of processor structures, introducing transient faults (or equally soft errors) into the system. On the other hand, there is a strong decreasing tendency in the development of processor feature size and supply voltage, but the clock frequency and on-chip transistor density are fast increasing. These factors make current processors extremely vulnerable to soft errors. The efficient soft error rate (SER) is the product of raw SER and the probability that a soft error produces a visible error in the program output. The former is determined by the circuit properties, e.g. the critical charge of a cell, while the latter is characterized at microarchitectural level by the Architectural Vulnerability Factor (AVF) [2], which is proposed based on the observation that a large amount of raw soft errors are masked at the architectural level. A common approach to calculate a processor structure's AVF is via Architecturally Correct Execution (ACE) analysis [2]: count the number of bits that are required for correct execution, and then divide it by the total number of bits of the structure. Therefore, the AVF is usually used to estimate processor soft error robustness. In this work, we propose reliable and high performance processor design parameter selection at the pre-silicon stage. We analyze the design choices optimized for performance, reliability to soft errors and their tradeoff, respectively, by exploring a large design space consisting of several key configuration parameters for both single-core and multi-core processors. We propose using two techniques to configure design parameters to optimize processor performance under reliability constraints. Given a few sampled simulation results, we characterize the design space using Patient Rule Induction Method (PRIM) [1] to generate a set of selective rules on key design parameters. Applying these rules on the design space effectively identifies the configurations that achieve the optimization for a certain metric, e.g. the AVF. This technique provides computer architects with useful guidelines to design reliable processors while achieving high performance. The other approach proposed in this paper to select desired configurations for different optimizations is heuristic pareto frontier analysis with reduced design space, namely Subspace Pareto Frontier Identification (SPFI). Basically, a predictive model is trained using a subset of parameters which turn out to be important to the response. We only perform predictions for the points in a significantly reduced design space to identify the performance optima under different vulnerability constraints. This mechanism avoids exhaustively evaluating the original large design space, thereby reducing large prediction overheads. In summary, the main contributions of this paper are as follows: • Reliable processor design parameter selection: We are capable of extracting a certain region of the design space by applying a set of selective rules on the parameters. The identified design space region is towards the optimization of the AVF, so the rules generated are guidelines for achieving reliable single and multi-core processor design. • Optimizing holistic reliability: We quantitatively show that reducing the AVF of a single structure may increase the vulnerability of other parts of the core. Similarly, reducing the AVF of one core may also affect another core's AVF. This addresses the demand for a holistic reliability optimization. Our method can also generate rules for global reliability optimization, especially for shared resource of multi-core processors. • Balancing reliability and performance: We quantitatively demonstrate that, for some individual structures and the entire processor, merely minimizing their vulnerability significantly degrades performance. Simultaneously optimizing performance and reliability tends to mitigate the imbalance. • Heuristic reliability-constrained performance optima identification: By selecting a few important design variables, we construct a new small design space for evaluation, thus avoiding exhaustively predicting the original large design space. The experimental results demonstrate the accuracy of our method.


Objective
To investigate the pH value of pelvic drainage via sequential determination in the identification of increased risk of anastomotic leak (AL) after anterior resection for rectal cancer with a double stapling technique.

Methods
The daily postoperative pH values (determined at 25 ℃) of pelvic drainage in 753 consecutive patients with rectal cancer who initially underwent anterior resection with a double stapling technique were reviewed. All patients experienced a total mesorectal excision. Patients with AL (AL group, n=57) were compared to those without AL (nAL group, n=696). Mean postoperative values of drainage pH were compared.

Results
The diagnosis of AL was made between the 6th and 12th postoperative day (POD; mean 8th POD). There was no significant difference in the daily mean values of pH on POD 1 & 2 in group AL while a significantly sharp decline of mean pH value reached its diagnostic point of AL (P=0.000) on POD3. The cut-off value of 6.978 on the 3rd POD maximized the sensitivity (98.7%) and specificity (94.7%) of draining pH value in assessing the risk of leak.

Conclusion
An early and persistent decline of pH value of pelvic drainage after rectal surgery with anastomosis may be a marker of AL, which is much earlier than the regular ways.

Key words:
Colorectal cancer; Anastomotic leak; pH value


The chemical components of Leonurus artemisia ( lour .) S.Y. Hu seeds have been studied.The result showed: there are plenty of fatty acids in the seed oil which is necessary for human body .The main components were :linolic acid(42 62%),linolenic acid (29 93%),oleic acid(20 23%),palmitic acid (5 40%) ,stearic acid (1 57%)etc,and seventeen kind amino acids,twenty four kind mineral elements from the seed were also determined.The contents of amino acid and mineral elements in the seeds were abundant and there were plenty of unsaturated fatty acids in its seed oil .the results showed that the seed and its oil were mourishment and in health protection ,and of potential value in exploitation and utilization .


Neutron total cross sections were measured for 26 elements. Data were obtained in the energy range from 47 keV to 20 MeV for 11 elements in the range of light-mass fission products. Previously reported measurements for eight heavy and actinide isotopes were extended to 20 MeV. Data were also obtained for Cu (47 keV to 1.4 MeV) and for Sc, Zn, Nd, Hf, and Pt (1.8 to 20 MeV). The present work is part of a continuing effort to provide accurate neutron total cross sections for evaluations and for optical-model parameteriztions. The latter are required for the derivation of other nuclear-data information of importance to applied programs. 37 references.


ii Acknowledgements First and foremost, I extend gratitude to Betsy, my trusted advisor and major professor for your willingness to work with and believe in me. Without your leadership, patience, and confidence in my project it would not have been complete. Thanks so much for everything! I am also grateful to Nancy, for the opportunity to work with the Coalition and for serving as the inspiration for my research project; and the rest of my committee members, Diane and Pam, as editors and advisors to my project. Thanks much to all of my dear friends, who provided tons of support and motivation. I love you all. Last but not least, I offer sincere thanks and love to my parents, Mother for the countless phone calls, questions, and proofing of my paper and Father for your patience over the last 20 years while I received my desired education. Much love also, to my siblings, Amanda and Edward and their families.


To effectively solve scheduling problems of multi-cluster tools of wafer fabrication system w ith reentrant constraints in running process,a scheduling algorithm w as proposed.Firstly,the characteristics of reentrant constraints of double-cluster tools w ere analyzed.The problem domain of double-cluster tool scheduling w as established and mathematical programming models w ere set up to minimize the system cycle time.The scheduling problems of the doublecluster tools w ere decomposed into scheduling problems of single-cluster tool using the decomposition policy.A novel enlighten algorithm of robotic sequence searching w as presented.Finally,simulation experiments w ere carried out to evaluate the proposed algorithm.The results indicate that the proposed algorithm is valid.


The high risk of staphylococcal infections in pediatric, surgical, chemotherapy and ICU wards is indicative of the need for research in regard to bacterial placement in the skin and various organs of healthy individuals and patients according to the method of transmission of a bacterium (1). Given the placement of bacteria in the nose and skin of healthy people, staphylococcal infections can spread due to direct contact between hospital staff and patients in hospitals (2). Prevention and control of Staphylococcus aureus infections are initially dependent on the risk of infection (3). In addition, the analysis of isolates by means of separable DNA typing methods and understanding the transmission of bacterial infections is one of the factors contributing to the prevention and control of S. aureus infections (4). As approaches for detecting the origin of infection, previously conducted research has shown that isolated genotypic characteristics can work properly to find the source of infection as a step forward in controlling the infection (5). The coa gene, which codes for coagulase, is polymorphismic. Coagulase is an important criterion for identifying S. aureus isolates (6). Although pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) is used as a standard method for genotyping bacteria, the addition of coa gene has more advantages than the mentioned method due to lower cost, not needing specific skill and expertise, high speed and high repeatability; it, additionally, is used more frequently in researches (7,8). In Iran, especially Zabol, southeastern Iran, there is no information on the genetic differences between S. aureus isolates collected from different hospitals and patients with skin lesions and urine samples, especially on the basis of coa gene polymorphism.


eart failure is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. At present, patients with chronic heart failure have a poor prognosis1 and a strong likelihood of being readmitted to hospital, despite treatment.1,2 The most common cause of heart failure is myocardial infarction-induced remodeling of the left ventricle, which is characterized by dilatation and diminished cardiac performance.3 Therefore, to improve clinical outcomes among patients with myocardial infarction, it will be essential to develop therapies that effectively inhibit the resultant left ventricular remodeling. Cell therapy is a promising strategy for restoring contractile elements to the failing myocardium of the infarcted heart. Autologous transplantation is optimal for this purpose because it obviates tissue rejection, and several types of adult progenitor cells have been proposed as surrogates for cardiomyocytes (Table), some of which are currently undergoing clinical evaluation.4–6


The response to antioxidants of different types (aminic, phenolic and sulphur‐based) has been evaluated for three base stocks intended for industrial lube production: a paraffinic solvent neutral, a hydrotreated naphthenic, and a naphthenic technical white oil. Furthermore, three different oxidation test methods were used: IP 280, DSC (in‐house), and ASTM D 1934 (open beaker). A statistical experimental design was used to evaluate the effects of the different inhibitors. For the naphthenic base stocks tested, the higher degree of refining, the better response to oxidation inhibitors. Since the test methods differ in severity, different inhibitors will be those giving the best effects in different tests. Severe tests require peroxide‐destroying inhibitors, while aminic or phenolic inhibitors show effects in milder tests. High oxidation stability can be achieved for various types of base stocks, naphthenic as well as paraffinic, if the right inhibitor system is chosen.


Career situation of first and presenting author Post-doctoral fellow. Introduction Macrophages contribute in situ to the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pathogenesis. Two distinct states of polarization have been recognized: the 'classically activated' (M1) and the 'alternatively activated' (M2). miRNAs are a recently discovered class of post-transcriptional regulators. Of particular relevance in RA is miR155. Its expression is upregulated in RA synovial monocytes, macrophages and fibroblasts.bIts overexpression in macrophages is associated to the production of pro-inflammatory mediators. Objectives Here, we assessed monocytes capacity of differentiation into M2 and implication of miR155 in RA patients or controls (HD, CTD or SpA). Methods Purified monocytes were incubated 6 day in the presence human serum AB (SAB) (M2). Expressions of total macrophages markers (CD11b-CD71), M2 markers (CD163, CD206, IL-10 and Arginase) and M1 markers (INOS, IFR5 and IL1β) were evaluated by flow cytometry, ELISA or immunofluorescence. The microRNA transfections were performed using AMAXA technology. Results We observed a significant decrease of macrophages induction only by SAB in RA patients as shown by a decreased expression of CD11b-CD71. We have found a specific decreased level of M2 markers. Moreover, we found ex vivo and in vitro that Adalimumab but not Etanercept or non-anti-TNF drugs were able to partially correct this defect of M2 We confirmed that under SAB treatment, RA monocytes have a propensity for preferential maturation towards a pro-inflammatory M1-like phenotype instead of M2, thus contributing to synovial inflammation. We have hypothesized the involvement of miR155 on this defect. Indeed, miR155 is induced in monocyte or macrophages and drives their inflammatory response by epigenetic regulation that lead to M1 polarization. miR155 is increased in monocytes and M2 RA compared to controls. Subsequently we transfected monocytes from HD with miR155 mimic and we observed a decrease differentiation in M2. Conversely preliminary experiments on RA monocytes transfection with a miR-155 inhibitor allowed the restoration of M2 polarization. Conclusions RA patients have a specific impaired maturation of monocytes to M2 as much in phenotype and in function while the differentiation to the M1 phenotype is maintained. The use of monoclonal anti-TNF restores M2 polarization defect while Etanercept or non anti-TNF drugs do not restore M2. This lack of M2 polarization is associated with miR155 increase in RA patients that leads to IFR5/INOS expression. Preliminary experiments showed that transfection of RA monocytes with an antagomiR155 may correct this lack of M2, justifying the proof of concept trial of monocytes-targeted nanoparticles containing microRNA in CIA mouse models. Disclosure of Interest None declared.


Abstract Purpose The Active Together service provides multimodal rehabilitation support for people affected by cancer, embedded within clinical pathways at all stages of cancer treatment. The service aims to improve patient outcomes, such as physical fitness prior to surgery, tolerance to treatments, post-operative complications, and survival rates. Project description The design of the Active Together service was informed by extensive stakeholder engagement, involving consultations with patients and health professionals to determine the key elements of an impactful and sustainable rehabilitation service. Informal discussion groups and co-design workshops were held to understand 'what mattered most' to patients and to develop key features of the service. The Active Together service is delivered by a multi-disciplinary team at the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre at Sheffield Hallam University, in partnership with Sheffield Teaching Hospitals and Yorkshire Cancer Research. Patients with a cancer diagnosis, over the age of 18 years and receiving treatment with curative intent are referred to the service, which provides exercise, nutritional and psychological support throughout their treatment. The evaluation aims to determine the impact of the service on patient outcomes and any economic benefits to the wider healthcare system. Outcome measures are captured throughout the patients' treatment to assess the impact on their physical, nutritional, and psychological state. Economic evaluation will assess its effect on the costs of patients' treatment, compared to patients that received treatment for cancer without rehabilitation. Initially, the Active Together service has provided support to patients in Sheffield, being treated for one of three specific forms of cancer: lung, colorectal and upper gastrointestinal. Over the next 2-3 years, the service will be scaled-up to provide support to patients receiving treatment for other forms of cancer at hospitals across Yorkshire. Findings will be disseminated to key stakeholders within the healthcare system and in academic journals. Conclusions Evidence to support the role of multi-modal rehabilitation for cancer patients is growing. The translation of that evidence into practice is less advanced. The results of this evaluation will provide valuable insight into service implementation and an understanding of the impact of cancer rehabilitation on both patient outcomes and the health economic landscape.


ABSTRACT This work describes welding of the sheets with different thickness values and then characterizing the mechanical and microstructural properties for two different types of welding i.e. GMAW and SMAW. The joints are devised in such pattern that the effect of sheet thickness and welding current on these properties can be easily assessed. Initial microstructural studies are carried out with high-resolution optical microscopy and SEM. These images are then processed in ImageJ software to analyze various properties of different phases involved. Mechanical properties like the tensile strength, microhardness, impact energy or toughness are also measured and correlated with the microstructures and welding parameters. The main aim of this project is to design new set of welding parameters for structural steels that are used widely in different construction works and industries. Optimizing the results and choosing the best possible way to get superior properties are the key points.


There are two types of question that can be asked about estate-ownership. The first relates to actual families. What was the rate of turnover of landed families, i.e. what percentage appeared and disappeared in, say, each half century? What sort of families were rising and for what reasons? How many were old-established and how many were new? Which families were declining and how many were extinguished; and what were the causes of decline and extinction? Among such questions it is reasonable to ask whether the size of a family's estate made a difference to its survival, whether for example the great families of 1600 fared better or worse than the gentry in the following centuries.


Unaccusative Constructions are unique in Chinese.It is used to describe the occurrence or disappearance of somebody or something.This paper aims at explaining the syntactic derivation of such constructions in terms of CTM and the Probe-Goal Matching construct under the theoretical framework of minimalism.


Pulmonary Cryptococcosis is a rare and difficult to diagnose entity. It has been found to be associated with immunocompromised patients. Pulmonary Cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent patient is extremely rare condition. A high degree of suspicion is required to diagnose the condition. We hereby present a case of pulmonary cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent young male which is a rare clinical entity.


An oil-in-water aqueous emulsion of a high-viscosity organo-polysiloxane compound, which is suitable as an adjuvant in a hair-care treatment toiletry preparation, is disclosed. The emulsifier ingredient in the aqueous emulsion is a combination of a fatty acid amidoamine compound, e.g., dimethylaminopropyl stearamide, and an organic acid, e.g., lactic acid and amino acids, jointly forming a water-soluble fatty acid amidoamine salt compound having surface activity further in combination with a polyoxyalkylene-modified organopolysiloxane as a surface activity promoter.


Progress of technology for wear-resistant manganese steel, wear-resistant white cast iron, non-manganese wear-resistant alloy steel, wear-resistant nodular iron, wear-resistant composites and processes of casting and heat treatment of wear-resistant parts is reviewed. Several advanced industrialized technology applied to producing wear-resistant steel and iron in recent years is specially commended. Some important issues including decreasing alloy elements, little or non cutting, large-scale trend, influences of physical fields on solidification of wear-resistant parts and application of valence electron theory and numerical simulation process are clarified. Finally, some advice is given for the direction of research and development of wear-resistant material technology in this article.


This dissertation deals with the maritime connections that took place between South Asia (South India and Sri Lanka) and the Mediterranean world between the 3rd c. BCE and the 7th c. CE. It first establishes a global account of the archaeological remains found in South Asia that show the importation of Mediterranean products into this area, by comparison with other types of sources (texts, inscriptions, coins). The study then proceeds towards the social and cultural impact that these imported goods may have had on local populations, with regard to their proper way of appropriating foreign sources of inspiration depending on the regional context. Lastly, attention has been drawn on the return flow of goods from East to West, through archaeological vestiges located on the coasts of Egypt, Africa, Arabia and in the Persian Gulf. This leads to a reassessment of the global quantity of commercial goods crossing this large area, which may have been inferior to what was previously considered, whereas the social and cultural impact is not to be denied. The full picture of these interactions gives an image of a very intricate and complex network, involving lots of intermediaries, middlemen and local networks, which would have created a strong background for the direct long-distance links.


The aim of the work was the kinematic analysis of pushing technique of four wheelchair rugby players using a stereophotogrammetric motion capture system. The four players presented an increasing level of ability expressed by their wheelchair rugby classification point. An original contribution of the work is the fact that exercises were recorded on an inertial drum ergometer with players using their own game wheelchair. The ergometer inertia was tuned to reproduce the linear inertia of each player: subjects performed sprint tests without additional resistance and Wingate tests. The Initial Contact and Hand Release values at the wheel were recorded for each test in the early stages and at the end. The shoulder flexion/extension angle and the elbow flexion angle were plotted against each other to highlight a tendency to a synchronous joint kinematics with increasing classification points.


A sensitive search for neutron-antineutron oscillations can provide a unique probe of some of the central questions in particle physics and cosmology: the energy scale and mechanism for baryon number violation, the origin of the baryon-antibaryon asymmetry of the universe, and the mechanism for neutrino mass generation. A remarkable opportunity has emerged to search for such oscillations with the construction of the European Spallation Source (ESS). A collaboration has been formed which has proposed a search at the ESS, which would provide a sensitivity to the oscillation probability which is three orders of magnitude greater than that achieved at an ILL experiment at which the present best limit on free neutron-antineutron oscillations was obtained.


Introduction: Pain is highly prevalent in critically ill trauma patients, especially those with a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Behavioral pain tools such as the behavioral pain scale (BPS) and critical-care pain observation tool are recommended for sedated noncommunicative patients. Analysis of heart rate variability (HRV) is a noninvasive method to evaluate autonomic nervous system activity. The analgesia nociception index (ANI) device (Physiodoloris®, MDoloris Medical Systems, Loos, France) allows noninvasive HRV analysis. The ANI assesses the relative parasympathetic tone as a surrogate for antinociception/nociception balance in sedated patients. The primary aim of our study was to evaluate the effectiveness of ANI in detecting pain in TBI patients. The secondary aim was to evaluate the impact of norepinephrine use on ANI effectiveness and to determine the correlation between ANI and BPS. Methods: We performed a prospective observational study in 21 deeply sedated TBI patients. Exclusion criteria were nonsinus cardiac rhythm; presence of pacemaker; atropine or isoprenaline treatment; neuromuscular blocking agents; and major cognitive impairment. Heart rate, blood pressure, and ANI were continuously recorded using the Physiodoloris® device at rest (T1), during (T2), and after the end (T3) of the painful stimulus (tracheal suctioning). Results: In total, 100 observations were scored. ANI was significantly lower at T2 (Median [min – max] 54.5 [22–100]) compared with T1 (90.5 [50–100], P < 0.0001) and T3 (82 [36–100], P < 0.0001). Similar results were found in the subgroups of patients with (65 measurements) or without (35) norepinephrine. During procedure, a negative linear relationship was observed between ANI and BPS (r2 = −0.469, P < 0.001). At the threshold of 50, the sensitivity and specificity of ANI to detect patients with BPS ≥ 5 were 73% and 62%, respectively, with a negative predictive value of 86%. Discussion: Our results suggest that ANI is effective in detecting pain in ventilated sedated TBI patients, including those patients treated with norepinephrine.


In this paper, we consider the analogous of the obtacle problem in $H_0^1(\Omega)$, on the space $W^{1,p}_0(\Omega)$. We prove an existence and uniqueness of the result. In a second time, we define the optimal control problem associated. The results, here enclosed, generalize the one obtained by D.R. Adams, S. Lenhard


Seasonal changes in grass cover impact the generation of surface runoff due to the effects of grass roots on soil hydrologic properties and processes (i.e., infiltration). Using a rainfall simulator in a grass field site, we broadly investigated the influence of different initial conditions of soil moisture and grass growth stages on rainfall–runoff transformations. To parameterize the stages of grass growth, we used the height of the vegetation hveg, which is related to the leaf area index. Surprisingly, typical characteristics of runoff formation (peak flow and time to peak flow) were conditioned mainly by hveg. The runoff coefficient decreased about 40% when grass reached its maximum growth and was inversely and significantly related to the height of grass in general. Using the rainfall simulator experiments, we estimated the saturated soil hydraulic conductivity ks, a key parameter of infiltration models. We found strong relationships between ks and hveg when the Philip infiltration model was used, and we proposed a linear relationship between ks and hveg, making ks vary in time with grass growth (i.e., hveg). We compared predictions of hydrologic models at plot scale using ks varying with grass growth with predictions using a constant ks, as hydrological models commonly assume. Neglecting ks variability with grass growth can lead to errors up to 100% in surface runoff predictions at an event time scale and up to 87% at a monthly time scale. Ecohydrological models for runoff predictions should take into account the influence of grass growth dynamics on soil infiltration parameters.


This paper explores the fluctuations in the state-local relationship during 2011 through examining state legislative actions that directly affected general-purpose local governments. The goal is to determine how legislative actions affected local jurisdictions, particularly whether these enactments burdened or empowered localities. We explore the degree to which these new laws vary across states, and identify possible explanations for the variation. We find that, on balance, a higher number of empowering laws were enacted, although the trend varies by state. Preliminary analysis suggests that the explanation for these actions is embedded in the state-local context, partisanship, and legislative professionalism.


Two highly fluorescent triphenylamines (TPA) end-capped respectively with one and three pyrene arms, namely N,N-diphenyl-4-(pyren-1-yl)aniline (PyTPA) and 4,4′,4′′-trispyrenylphenylamine (TPyPA), have been designed, synthesized and applied as hole-transporting emitters in organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs). While the two compounds have similar chemical structures (the only difference being the number of pyrene arms), devices based on them show distinct electroluminescent characteristics. PyTPA-based devices exhibit intense deep-blue emission with Commission Internationale de L'Eclairage coordinates (CIE) of (0.14, 0.11); whilst TPyPA-based devices emit white light with CIE of (0.31, 0.35). It is considered that the three electron-donating pyrene arms in TPyPA increase its electron-donating ability, which facilitates exciplex formation with the electron-transporter. This gives rise to a yellow exciplex emission and thus shifts the electroluminescence from deep-blue to white. More importantly, both devices can operate at record-low driving voltages (<4V at 20 mA cm−2), indicating the TPA-cored emitters offer not only high luminance efficiencies, but also good hole-injection and transporting features.


TPS2580Background: Tumor treating fields (TTFields) is a non-invasive, regional antimitotic treatment approved as a standard of care for glioblastoma (GBM). In the EF-14 phase III trial, TTFields (...


This article describes the results of research into the way in which UK child welfare professionals construct their understandings of childhood and how this influences their practice with children in family proceedings.


The paper analyses the pattern of career choice among the fresh recruits in multinational corporations. The paper finds that competence skills that are required within a borderless corporation tend to positively influence the employee satisfaction and expectation at the early stages of his/her career. The work environment prevalent at such peculiar and dominant corporations usually exceeds developing country corporate practices that are common within a local market landscape. We finally find that globalization favors the work culture to the benefit of its employees.


Objectives:  Allogeneic transplantation may offer a curative approach to multiple myeloma (MM). We retrospectively analyzed the outcome of patients with multiple myeloma undergoing allogeneic stem celltransplantation in the context of ß2 microglobulin and chromosome 13q.


In the Spring of 2010, acoustic backscattering from an artificially-smoothed sand sediment was measured in the NSWC PCD test pond. The measurements were made at frequencies from 200 to 500 kHz as a function of grazing angle. The residual roughness of the smoothed surface was measured using a laser line scanner while the sediment parameters were determined through diver core analysis and sound speed and attenuation measurements. At the time of the experiment, it was not possible to characterize the volume heterogeneities within the sediment. Subsequent analysis of historic conductivity probe measurements collected in the same test pond under similar conditions has been used to fill this gap. With this additional dataset, the environmental characterization of the sediment places significant constraints on models of scattering from both the sediment roughness and the subsurface volume heterogeneities. Using the sediment parameters, the predictions of small perturbation roughness and volume scattering theorie...


The aim of the study is to describe the state of the forest and changes in the Lindberg nature reserve. The study area is a nature reserve with an old coniferous forest, which has not been touched since 1950. The pines in the area have a very big diameter and are 150 – 200 years old. The spruces are up to 150 years old. 1943 became "Lindbergska ytan" a reserve by the state forest owner and 1992 it became a nature reserve.
All trees with a diameter at breast height of 6 cm and thicker were calipered. Smaller trees are only counted. On sample trees in all diameter classes (tree number 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100), age, height and the height to the first living twig have been measured.
The total volume 2004 is 2313 m3sk and there are 4616 trees in the reserve. The area is 4.27 ha, the average volume is 542 m3sk/ha, but in some small areas it is over 800 m3sk/ha.


The aim of the present study was to estimate and compare the growth and survival traits of the hybrids and purebreds produced by crossing the Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baerii) (S) and sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus) (St) in order to determine the heterosis effect in the F1 generation. We compared the breeding conditions, mean body weight (BW) and cumulative survival in the artificially produced hybrid crosses of sterlet and Siberian sturgeon with respect to their pure parental species in indoor and outdoor aquaculture systems at different developmental stages. Fertilization and hatching rates were found to be significantly higher in S × S purebred compared to St × S hybrid. The highest values of BW were recorded in St × S hybrid (557.54 ± 179.7 g) on 862 days post‐hatch (dph) while the highest cumulative survival was recorded in S × S purebred (14.3%). The recorded cumulative survival and mean BW was significantly lower in St × St purebred. The highest positive heterosis was recorded for mean BW of St × S hybrid (51.3% on 862 dph) throughout the sampling points. The studied sturgeon hybrids had higher mean BW compared to St × St purebred under suboptimal rearing conditions. Although there was no clear demonstration of the superiority in performance of reciprocal hybrids over purebreds, the St × S hybrid can be used for achieving better productivity in aquaculture systems.


Power plants often use inferior coal due to shortage of energy supply.The main characteristics of poor-grade coal are large content of ash、moisture and low calorific.Based on its features,a model of coal quality deterioration was established.This paper mainly analyzed the impact of different degrees of coal quality deterioration on main parameters design of boiler with the furnace heat transfer theory method,with the example of furnace structure design of 300 MW coal-fired unit.The result shows that: unit radiation heat reduces as moisture and ash content in coal increase and the impact of moisture is greater than ash;with the ash increasing in coal,the unit ratio radiation heat increases with unit convection heat,but it reduces with moisture increasing in coal.At high load,with the moisture and ash increasing in coal,the gas temperature of furnace outlet lows slightly;At low load,with the ash increasing in coal,the flue gas temperature of furnace outlet reduces slightly,but with moisture increasing in coal,it rises slightly.


In this paper, we propose an approach for Chinese accent identification using both cepstral and prosodic features with gender-dependent model. We exploit a combination of conventional Shifted Delta Cepstrum (SDC) features and pitch contour features as an example of segmental and suprasegmental features, to capture the characteristics in Chinese accents. We use cubic polynomials to estimate the pitch contour segments in order to model the differences within accents. We train gender-dependent GMM acoustic models to express the features in order to deal with the gender variation. Since conventional criterion of the GMM assumption cannot solve those multi-feature problems, we use the support vector machine (SVM) to make the decision. We evaluated the effectiveness of the proposed approach on the 863 Chinese accent database. The result shows that our approach yields a 15.5% relative error rate reduction compared to conventional approaches of using only SDC features.


To review the literature for studies examining polysomnography (PSG) outcomes in patients with Down syndrome (DS) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) following adenotonsillectomy (T&A), and to review our experience with these patients.


ABSTRACT This article explores the provenance of the first draft of Sebastiano Serlio's sixth book, on dwellings, written in the 1540s. It was acquired by the Avery Library at Columbia University, New York, a century ago and published for the first time in 1978. The article proposes that the manuscript and drawings remained in the vicinity of Paris until the late seventeenth century, when they were mounted and bound into an album that may have been sold by a descendant of Jacques Androuet du Cerceau I, either in Paris or the Netherlands. It goes on to demonstrate that, in the early eighteenth century, the manuscript was owned by Francis Bird, a leading British sculptor of his day, who collaborated with leading architects including Christopher Wren, James Gibbs and, possibly, Nicholas Hawksmoor.


The agents used in cancer chemotherapy are highly potent and have only a slight margin of safety between the tumoricidal and toxic doses. The skin is a frequent target for the side effects of these drugs. Major cutaneous manifestations of toxicity include alopecia, cellulitis, hyperpigmentation, hemorrhage, and infection.


There is an assumption that technology-based materials are acquisition-rich input, and listening plays a significant role in daily communication as well as the education process. This study aims to examine the effect of technology-based materials on the student's listening ability in EFL classes and elicit students' and teachers' perceptions about the use of technology-based materials for the development of listening skills. In the current study, a mixed-methods research design was adopted. Quantitative data was gathered through pre and posttest results with the participation of 168 pre-advanced English students studying in a vocational high school in Turkey. Qualitative data were obtained from the semi-structured interviews conducted at the end of implementation to identify the teachers' and students' perceptions about the use of technology-based materials. The quantitative data were examined through statistical analyses via SPSS 25, and content analysis was employed to analyze the qualitative data. The results indicated that both technology-based materials and textbook-based materials helped listening skill development. Technology-based materials proved to be slightly more effective than textbook-based materials in quantitative results. Moreover, this study also shows that most of the respondents preferred technology-based materials over textbook-based materials and were motivated in the classroom when using them.


Introduction Epilepsy is a challenging disease for imaging due to heterogeneous, widespread and non-focal changes in the brain tissue. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and tract-based spatial statistics (TBSS) analysis has been successful to identify changes in patients with epilepsy. However, histological analysis in experimental epilepsy models is necessary to understand the nature of these changes during epileptogenesis. The present study is focused on characterizing the interrelationship of histopathological changes and the highlighted areas in TBSS and eventually the aim is to find new brain areas contributing to epileptogenic process.


Many here in Calexico, including myself, thought that the Fox and Aztec and Rialto were the only theaters in Calexico, but in conversations with "older old-timers" I learned that the first theater had been one called Majestic Theatre, whose building still exists and is on Third and Paulin next to Do-Nut Shop and in front of a public bus stop. It is a very interesting building made out of bricks and actually quite different and beautiful.


Power crisis is one of the major problems in Bangladesh which is increasing day by day. In such situation renewable sources could be the best possible solution. But the power of the renewable sources varies with day time and climate. Electrical energy plays a vital role in development of civilization. The advancement of a country is measured in terms of per capital consumption of electrical energy. It is quite impossible to solve over all power crisis but possible to control load demand by using compact fluorescent lamp, transferring holiday, transfer from peak to off-peak hour only through proper planning by load management, encouraging Independent Power Producers, reducing transmission loss, more utilization of renewable energy sources. So, vertical axis wind turbine can play a vital role against this power crisis. This system is very much cost effective in the long run and also very much environmental friendly.


The students from Faculty of Medicine have academic and non-academic problems that can influence their study. The factors affecting academic performance are learning systems, lecturers, and good infrastructures. One of the infrastructure facilities in Faculty of Medicine, Sultan Agung Islamic University (UNISSULA) is a Guidance and Counseling Unit. This unit provides services to develop potential, motivation, interests, and talents of students, as well as a support in alleviating problems so that students can be optimally-developed, problem-free, and successful in their studies. Purpose: to identify the academic and non-academic problems of the students from Faculty of Medicine UNISSULA in 2018. Methods: observational research, simple qualitative and quantitative descriptive. The data were taken from the students from Faculty of Medicine UNISSULA having academic and non-academic problems who took guidance and counseling service in 2018. Findings: In 2018, 135 students from the class of 2010 to 2016 encountered some academic and non-academic issues. Conclusion: The academic problems included the difficulty in understanding lecture material as well as the failure in coping with the lecture modules and learning systems. Meanwhile, the non-academic issues included health, family, place of residence, lack of discipline, signature forgery during class, theft of money, etc.


Urban spaces are negotiated by women living with mental disorders in a variety of ways. Often, this population lives on the fringes of the city, invisible, rarely occupying mainstream spaces. Reintegration of women with mental disorders is a long and arduous process. In India, women living with mental disorders experience long-term institutionalization and abandonment by the family. They are often admitted to the hospital in their late 20s/early 30s and despite becoming asymptomatic are unable to get out of the institution given the absence of their family. As a result, they grow old in the institution, with no skills to fend for themselves, no roof above their head, and no identity beyond 'madness'. This chapter describes Tarasha, a community-based project working with women surviving mental disorders. Tarasha links shelter, livelihoods, and psycho-social issues to facilitate women's recovery and reintegration, negotiating urban spaces in order to reduce stigma and discrimination.


Mortality after myocardial infarction among patients at the age of professional activity is at least 2-fold higher in Poland than in other European Union countries. Six months after myocardial infarction, high adherence is maintained on average by every fourth patient. Therefore, the aim of the study was to explore factors possibly affecting adherence to pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment among young myocardial infarction patients with the use of the Health Belief Model. Twenty face-to-face or telephone interviews were conducted, recorded, and transcribed verbatim. Directed content analysis was used to analyze the collected data. Participants (15 male and 5 female, mean age: 49.7, mean time from myocardial infarction: 2.65 years) have reported many obstacles to adherence to recommended treatment, especially non-pharmacological. Many interviewees denied their increased susceptibility to subsequent cardiovascular events, neglecting the severity of the impact of myocardial infarction on future health. Moreover, gains from non-pharmacological treatment were rarely acknowledged. Neglecting and denying the disease, together with little perceived benefits resulting from non-pharmacological treatment, and with a large number of obstacles, may lead to inadequate patient adherence to treatment. The obtained results are consistent with the assumption of the HBM.


The simple stuck-at fault model paired with a complex fault diagnosis algorithm is compared against the bridging fault model paired with a simple fault diagnosis algorithm to determine which approach produces the best fault diagnosis in CMOS VLSI circuits. Failure analysis is an important task for continuous improveĆ ment off bothh thee qualityy off shippedd ICss andd thee underlying fabrication process. Fault diagnosis (also called location) can aidd thee failuree analysiss processs byy producingg aa listt off candiĆ datee faultss givenn aa sett off observedd testerr failures.. These faultss aree thenn mappedd too potentiall defectt sites,, allowingg a failuree analysiss engineerr too targett aa specificc andd manageable portionn off thee chip. Improvementss too faultt diagnosiss havee tendedd too bee either improvementss inn faultt modeling 1,2,3,4 orr improvementss in diagnosticc heuristicss andd algorithms. 5,6,7,8 Inn thiss paperr wee The most common approach for modeling IC defects is the stuck-at fault model. 1 This model states that defective lines in a circuit will be permanently shorted to either the power supply (stuck-at 1) or ground (stuck-at 0). The model has been popular for test generation and fault simulation because it is simple to use and because a complete stuck-at test set thoroughly exercises the device under test (it requires that both logic values be observed on all lines in a circuit). With the advent of CMOS integrated circuit technology, the connection between the stuck-at fault model and actual defects has become somewhat tenuous. This is less important from a test generation perspective, since tests for stuck-at faults tend to be excellent tests for other types of defects as well. 2 For diagnosis, however, an accurate fault model might be more important. In the accompanying article, we consider bridging, 3 which extends the stuck-at model by allowing a defective line to be shorted to any other line in the circuit, not just the power and ground lines. Unlike the simpler stuck-at model, there are numerous variations of the bridging fault model, depending on which bridges are considered (all possible versus layout-based), and how they are presumed to behave (wired AND, wired OR, dominant signal, analog, etc.). Our model 4 considers possible bridges extracted from layout and models their behavior according to the relative signal strengths of the driving transistors. attempt too analyzee thee relativee contributionss off modelss and algorithmss byy comparingg thee diagnosticc abilityy off thee simple stuckĆatt faultt modell pairedd withh aa …


The purpose of this study was to understand pre-service biology teachers`` scaffolding of students`` explanations in their inquiry teaching practices through their learning approach styles and orientations to teaching science. Four pre-service biology teachers were selected based on their science learning approach styles according to their answers on the R-SPQ-2F questionnaire developed by Biggs, Kember and Leung (2001). Two had deep approaches to learning and the other two had surface approaches to learning. Semi-structured interviews to explore the pre-service teachers`` beliefs about science learning and teaching were conducted and their inquiry teaching practicum in the classroom was observed. All data was recorded and transcribed for later analysis. As a result, in the interview, four pre-service teachers showed orientations to teaching science which could effectively support their own learning approach styles. In their inquiry teaching practicum, they all intended to plan and conduct an inquiry- based science teaching, however, they showed significantly different practices in the scaffolding of students`` scientific explanations, and these practices were closely linked to their science learning approach styles and orientations to teaching science. Pre-service teachers who had surface approaches to learning showed more teacher-centered explanations and required students to follow the explanation by answering to questions that were mostly factual recall questions. When they asked students to suggest an idea, they revised and compensated for the students`` ideas through immediate feedback. Pre-service teachers who had deep approaches to learning asked students to explain or guess about scientific concepts and guided the students in order to help them construct their own explanations by asking for clarification, elaboration, and justification. These results can contribute to suggestions to improve the teaching professionalism of pre-service teachers in science teacher education course.


Supposedly children are to learn together in surroundings mirroring the overall democratic and diverse make-up of society. Segregation in ECEC is undesirable. However, substantial segregation exists - even in systems designed for universal, high-quality ECEC provision. While some research has already carved out the role of parents´ choice of institutions, little is known about how children are selected by institutions. This article attempts to shed light on institutional choice as a variable for segregation. Including a detailed picture of the German ECEC system and pointing out administrative relations between municipalities and providers in Germany, this article will depict enrolment. It will draw an empirically based 'tryptich', focusing on municipalities´, provider organisation managers` and ECEC centre managers` views on enrolment. Findings will lead to a call for providers and municipalities to join efforts in order to design and implement enrolment procedures that prevent segregation.


The Reverend Barzillai Frost, minister of the Unitarian church in Concord from 1837 to 1857, does not loom large in the biographies of Emerson. Cabot does not even mention him; Rusk refers to him but once. His name seldom appears in the Journals, and in the published letters there are only a few unimportant allusions to him.


Grid is distributed computing infrastruct ure for advanced science and engineering that runs over the internet, potentially world-wide. Grid is highl y controlled, with resource providers and consumers defining what is shared and the conditions of shari ng. The goal of Grid computing is to create the del usion of a simple but large and powerful self-managing virtu al computer out of a large collection of connected heterogeneous systems sharing various combinations f resources. Backfill is a scheduling optimizatio n which allows a scheduler to make better use of avai lable resources by running jobs out of order. Backf ill locates jobs to run from throughout the idle job qu e e, it tends to moderate the influence of the job prioritization a site has chosen and thus may negat e some desired workload steering attempts through t his prioritization. Essentially filling in holes in node space, backfill tends to favor smaller and shorte r running jobs more than larger and longer running ones. Key Terms: Grid computation; Load balancing; Sche duling; Cluster; Throughput; Conservative Backfilling algorithm; GAP Search


We investigate neutron star properties by constructing a chiral SU(3) spontaneous breaking Lagrangian and using relativistic mean-field approximation. The results show that π- condensate appears at some baryon densities,and hyperons ∑- and A exist in neutron star matter at high density. In this model, neutron star's maximum mass is 1.12Ma with corresponding radius about 8 km.


Abstract Modeling solids conveyance in a polymer extruder is difficult because it is a highly complex process. The solids are subjected to pressure and temperature gradients from the hopper through a heated section, where it is melted into a liquid over a finite distance. The polymer material possesses shear strength, which causes an anisotropic stress distribution to exist between the down channel pressure and the normal stresses on the flights, barrel and core. A new formulation incorporating anisotropic stress states into an isotropic model is presented. Assumptions regarding the direction of the driving force applied by the screw have been examined in addition to coupling its direction with the orientation of the barrel friction force. These assumptions allow the new model to provide increased nonlinearity and flexibility to accurately predict extruder output over wide variations with discharge pressure. A new parameter, the skew angle, is introduced in the proposed model. Predictions of extruder output for varying discharge pressures and barrel temperatures show excellent agreement with experimental data.


In this paper,we pointed out the guiding ideology and design principles of Xi'an agricultural sightseeing garden depending on the condition of Xi'an area in Shaanxi.The agriculture,gardens,travel can be combined together,in order to achieve the unique characteristic agriculture sightseeing garden in Shaanxi province.


Communication among heterogeneous information agents is often difficult because they often use different structures to express the same information. A common ontology could resolve this problem. However, it would be very difficult to build such an ontology for dynamic information spaces such as the WWW. Thus, automatic reconciliation of differences is necessary to permit multiagent communication within an open environment where new expressions tend to emerge in communication. We propose a technique that enables automatic mapping of equivalent slots in different frames. The proposed technique, Example-Based Frame Mapping (EBFM), generates hypotheses of equivalent slots, then selects a plausible hypothesis by comparing similarities within the examples inferred to express the same object. EBFM solves the essential problems that arise in frame mapping (e.g., synonyms and homonyms) by using only the available information without requiring any domain specific heuristic knowledge, and can achieve more than 99% accuracy.


As a Laboratories for the 21st Century (Labs21) partner, NREL set aggressive goals for energy savings, daylighting, and achieving a LEED Gold rating (through the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program) for its S&TF building.


Pediatric cancer survivors are at risk for multiple late effects including second malignancies, some a direct consequence of genetic susceptibility. Appropriate surveillance and management for the survivor and at‐risk family members can often be established if the genetic predisposition is recognized and/or diagnosed. Numerous published guidelines outline which adult cancer patients and survivors should be referred for hereditary cancer risk assessment. In the pediatric oncology setting, minimal guidance exists for healthcare providers to determine which patients and families to refer for genetic evaluation.


1 Master Element 2 Time Delay Starting or Closing Relay 3 Checking or Interlocking Relay 4 Master Contactor 5 Stopping Device 6 Starting Circuit Breaker 7 Anode Circuit Breaker 8 Control Power Disconnecting Device 9 Reversing Device 10 Unit Sequence Switch 11 Reserved for future application 12 Overspeed Device 13 Synchronous-speed Device 14 Underspeed Device 15 Speed or Frequency, Matching Device 16 Reserved for future application 17 Shunting or Discharge Switch 18 Accelerating or Decelerating Device 19 Starting to Running Transition Contactor 20 Electrically Operated Valve 21 Distance Relay 22 Equalizer Circuit Breaker 23 Temperature Control Device 24 Over-Excitation Relay (V/Hz) 25 Synchronizing or Synchronism-Check Device 26 Apparatus Thermal Device 27 Undervoltage Relay 28 Flame Detector 29 Isolating Contactor 30 Annunciator Relay 31 Separate Excitation Device 32 Directional Power Relay 33 Position Switch 34 Master Sequence Device 35 Brush-Operating or Slip-Ring ShortCircuiting, Device 36 Polarity or Polarizing Voltage Devices 37 Undercurrent or Underpower Relay 38 Bearing Protective Device 39 Mechanical Conduction Monitor 40 Field Relay 41 Field Circuit Breaker 42 Running Circuit Breaker 43 Manual Transfer or Selector Device 44 Unit Sequence Starting Relay 45 Atmospheric Condition Monitor 46 Reverse-phase or Phase-Balance Current Relay 47 Phase-Sequence Voltage Relay 48 Incomplete Sequence Relay 49 Machine or Transformer, Thermal Relay 50 Instantaneous Overcurrent or Rate of Rise, Relay 51 AC Time Overcurrent Relay 52 AC Circuit Breaker 53 Exciter or DC Generator Relay 54 High-Speed DC Circuit Breaker 55 Power Factor Relay 56 Field Application Relay 57 Short-Circuiting or Grounding (Earthing) Device 58 Rectification Failure Relay 59 Overvoltage Relay 60 Voltage or Current Balance Relay 61 Machine Split Phase Current Balance 62 Time-Delay Stopping or Opening Relay 63 Pressure Switch 64 Ground (Earth) Detector Relay 65 Governor 66 Notching or Jogging Device 67 AC Directional Overcurrent Relay 68 Blocking Relay 69 Permissive Control Device 70 Rheostat 71 Level Switch ANSI Device Numbers Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANSI_Device_Numbers


A Smarandache multi-space is a union of $n$ spaces $A_1,A_2,..., A_n$ with some additional conditions holding. Combining classical of a group with Smarandache multi-spaces, the conception of a multi-group space is introduced in this paper, which is a generalization of the classical algebraic structures, such as the group, filed, body, $...$, etc.. Similar to groups, some characteristics of a multi-group space are obtained in this paper.


Resumen en: How could architecture be part of life? Does architecture matter in the way we live, interact, experience the other? The present work searches answers to...


This is a survey article about a theory of a Poisson boundary associated with a discrete quantum group. The main problem of the theory, that is, the identification problem is explained and solved for some examples.


This paper presents design approaches focused on application of amplifiers structures in High-voltage technology processes with special regards to Silicon-on-Insulator ones. Voltage-mode and current-mode approaches are taken into account and implemented. The presented topologies are discussed and HV application potential of current-mode is pointed out.


I present the spectral analysis of 81 Type la supernova candidates from the Super Nova Legacy Survey 5 year data set measured at the Very Large Telescope between august 2006 and septem ber 2007. 54 objects are identified as Type Ia supernovae and their redshifts are estimated.


Making use of Sălăgean differential operator, in this paper, we introduce two new subclasses of the function class Σ of bi-univalent functions defined in the open unit disc. Furthermore, we find estimates on the coefficients |a2| and |a3| for functions in these new subclasses. Also consequences of the results are pointed out.


Runaway electron currents of up to 140 kA with energies in the MeV-range and lasting for a tenth of a second have been observed in ORMAK. A theory which predicts the production and acceleration of these electrons is presented and compared with recent experimental results. Agreement between the two appears to be good.


The historical evidence for the arrival of these influences on forms of clothing has come down from the clay images (Haniwa). These forms of the kinu-hakama and the kinu-mo, and their relationships to the modern day era are discussed in this article. The cloth used during this period involved a wide variety of different types that included coarsely woven materials and also very finely woven materials with all kinds of weaving techniques being used. This implies an effort to dress in various different ways. In addition, there were often geometric designs woven into the materials. These designs were often small, intricate and very beautiful.


: The upsurge in commitment to safety from industry leaders and the implementation of better equipment and training have generated a 67% decline in recordable incident rates during the past two decades. Fatalities, however, have plateaued for the last decade and, in the past three years, have increased for the first time. Current research indicates that human factors like fatigue play a major role in accident causation and fatality occurrence. Under the effects of fatigue, the human body experiences a marked reduction in cognitive and physical abilities that inhibit normal thinking and motor processes. Early detection of fatigue could prevent high risk situations. Our hypothesis was that fatigue levels can be predicted based on activity variables. Activity variables are defined as the characteristics of the work environmental conditions, shift design, and personal habits (e.g., commute time). An activity variable questionnaire was created based on past literature and was delivered to a diverse sample of 160 US construction workers. Following this questionnaire, each worker completed a Psychomotor Vigilant Test (PVT) to objectively measure their actual levels of fatigue. The results indicate a correlation between the level of fatigue of an individual, the type of work that he/she performs and the amount of sleep obtained during the previous 24 hours. These findings inform the research community about specific ways that fatigue can be quickly and objectively measured without the intrusive and often expensive use of technology. Future research should focus on further revealing the effect that each specific trade has on fatigue.


In reply to a physicsworld.com news article on different results for the neutron lifetime obtained using storage-bottle and beam-based experiments ("Mystery of neutrino-lifetime discrepancy deepens", 4 December 2013, http://ow.ly/rrCze).


The theory of measurements in which photons are detected in delayed coincidence with a scattered particle is developed in a form specifically applicable to atomic collisions. Equations are obtained which relate the measured coincidence rate to excitation amplitudes. These equations incorporate the polarization of the radiation, the fine and hyperfine structure of the atomic levels, the coherence of the radiation, and the time dependence of the radiation intensity. A semiclassical model for certain transitions is introduced to illustrate new features of coincidence measurements. The $\mathrm{Ly}\ensuremath{-}\ensuremath{\alpha}$ transitions in hydrogen and $^{1}P\ensuremath{\rightarrow}^{1}S$ transitions in He are treated in detail to illustrate the general theory.


ABSTRACT Large-scale data and data visualizations are ubiquitous now in the stories that shape our society. In particular, these stories influence youth and families' communication and understanding of scientific, social, and personal issues. Consequently, we need to better understand how youth and families can engage and learn with the tools that generate such narratives. This study reports on a qualitative analysis of 13 data discussions with families that used data visualization tools to explore georeferenced data connected to their family migration histories. We developed the Co-Construct, Situate, Advance a Theory (CSAT) model, from family cases, which details the discursive and interactional processes by which families tell personal stories grounded in data displays. Extending earlier studies of storytelling as theory-building in family conversations, our model provides an understanding of families' discursive practices around data exploration. We discuss implications for family learning with data technologies.


Global warming is one of the most important environmental problems the world is facing and the changes it is causing on ecosystems is drawing great attention from scientists. In particular, how lake ecosystems, which are an important part of continental ecosystems, will change is a problem that needs to be investigated. In this study, we combined geochemical and diatom analyses of a sediment core retrieved from Lake Kanas (N.W. China) to assess how climate change has affected this ecosystem over the past ~100 years. Our results show that the aquatic ecosystem of Lake Kanas was sensitive to changes in the regional climate over the past ~100 years. The lake has been affected by change in its hydrology (e.g. influx of glacier meltwater, variations in precipitation) and change in its hydrodynamics (water column stability). The variations in abundance and composition of the diatom assemblages observed in the sedimentary record have been subtle and are complex to interpret. The principal changes in the diatom community were: 1) a rise in diatom accumulation rates starting in the AD 1970s that is coeval with changes observed in temperate lakes of the Northern Hemisphere and 2) an increase in species diversity and assemblage turnover and a faster rate-of-change since ~ AD 2000. The diatom community is expected to change further with the projected melting of the Kanas glacier throughout the twentyfirst century.


Previous studies show that resource constraints have mixed effects on innovation and opportunity identification by entrepreneurs. Sometimes, resource constraints lead to identifying more opportunities, whereas in other cases entrepreneurs rather see fewer opportunities. This study explores a new approach to reconcile this inconsistency. Using a sample of 219 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), we explore relationships between supply and demand constraints and identifying supply and demand opportunities. The results show that supply constraints have a positive effect on identifying supply opportunities, but a negative effect on identifying demand opportunities. Similarly, demand constraints have a positive effect on identifying demand opportunities, but a negative effect on identifying supply opportunities. Thus, this study shows that resource constraints direct the entrepreneur's attention towards opportunities inside the constrained domain rather than outside the constrained domain. An important consequence for theory is that a complete explanation of the mixed effects should consider different types of resource constraints and different sources of opportunities simultaneously. For practicing entrepreneurs, being aware of this mechanism can prevent that they miss out on promising opportunities outside the constrained domains.


States in 153Gd and 155Gd have been populated with (p,t) reactions induced by 18 MeV protons. In 155Gd, strong l = 0 transitions were found to the 3/2−[521] ground state and the 3/2− β-vibrational state. Excited rotational members of the ground state band and the β-vibrational band were also identified. Strong l = 0 transitions were observed to the ground state, the 129, 509, and 531 keV levels in 153Gd. The population of members of the previously suggested ground state band in 153Gd confirms the earlier 3/2−[521] assignment. It is proposed that the 129 keV level is a mixed state of which the major component may be the 3/2 1/2−[530] Nilsson state. The 509 keV (3/2−) and 549 keV (5/2−) levels populated in the present experiment are probably members of a β-vibrational band in 153Gd. No explanation is offered for the strongly populated 3/2− level at 531 keV.


As measurements play a certain art in this article it is as well, before dealing with the pyramid of Khufu, to consider the ancient Egyptian measures. Different values of the cubit or ell (referred to as E), are found in different sites, and in different structures of the same site and period ; but it seems quite certain that the Pyramid Age ell had a value between 20.58 and 20.6 in. In later times the variation is much wider. Opinions differ on the division of the ell, since there was also a ' short ell ' of 6 palms or hands (referred to as H), whereas the normal ell was divided into 7 hands.


To guide and optimize activated processes,the pyrogenation experiments of the residue activated by ZnCl2 from dioscorea zingiberensis were carried out at different heating rates,impregnation mass ratios of solution ZnCl2 and residue,and atmospheres using TGA.Freeman-Carroll differential method was used to analyze activation kinetics.The results show that the mass of pyrolyzed residue,apparent activation energy and the frequency factor increase during high temperature,which indicate there are complex reactions between oxygen and other materials from the pyrolysis.The mass of pyrolyzed residue and maximum rate of weight loss increase with the increasing of impregnation ratio,and the characterizing temperature has a shift toward low temperature not to decrease apparent activation energy.As the heating rate increases,the curve of DTG shifts to high temperature,and the activated energy and frequency factor decrease,which provides a basis for preparing activated carbon in fast-pyrolysis way.


The actual bus headway often deviates from the planned departure frequency because of external factors, such as traffic conditions and public transport demand, leading to transit resource waste and reducing the quality of service. In view of the existing shortcomings of the current dispatching strategy, a mixed integer programming model, integrating a bus-holding and stop-skipping strategy, is constructed to improve transit service with a minimum cost. The real-time optimal holding and stop-skipping strategies can be obtained by solving the proposed model using the Lagrangian relaxation algorithm. A numerical example is conducted using real transit GPS (Global Position System) and IC (Intelligent Card) data in Harbin. The results show that compared to a single control strategy, the proposed hybrid model is a better trade-off between the quality of the transit service and the operation cost. Notably, such a strategy would produce a minimal passengers' average travel time coefficient. It is a great help for promoting the transit service level and increasing competitiveness.


We thank the Spanish Government (projects MAT2009-14564-C04, CB07/01/2012, and BIO2007 60066), the Generalitat Valencia (project PROMETEO/2009/016, PROMETEO/2010/005), and the CIBER-BBN for their support.


Body mass index (BMI) values of 25 kg/m2 or more have been associated with poor cognitive outcomes, reduced health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and mental health disorders. Participating in regular exercise may improve these negative outcomes. However, the optimal exercise prescription remains to be clarified. The purpose of the present study is to compare the effects of moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) and high-intensity interval training (HIIT) on HRQoL, depression, and anxiety levels in middle-aged overweight men.
 Twenty-five sedentary, overweight men participated in the 8-week training intervention. Subjects were randomized into MICT or HIIT and performed exercise sessions three times per week for 8 weeks. Participants answered the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire, the Short Form-36 survey, the Beck Depression Inventory-II, and the Beck Anxiety Inventory. Statistical analysis was carried out using the GraphPad Prism 7.0, and the level of significance was set at 5% to quantitative variables.
 HRQoL scores were enhanced to all domains of both the groups. MICT and HIIT did not significantly change the depression levels in middle-aged overweight men (p>0.05). Nevertheless, MICT was capable to reduce the anxiety levels in middle-aged overweight men (p<0.05). However, there was not a significant change in the anxiety levels at the HIIT group.
 HIIT may be a useful treatment to improve the HRQoL, but MICT alone can positively impact the anxiety levels in middle-aged overweight men.


The paper summarizes the study on relationships between parent's condition and rooting ability,cuttage condition and rooting ability,bed condition and rooting,materials good for rooting and use of antiseptic at home and abroad.It also mentions the study related to detailed morphological anatomy and physiologic biochemistry mechanism in general.Finally it gives a brief introduction of propagation technology and developmental condition of Populus spp in particular.


At present, risk assessment is an important research topic. The highest levels of this discipline deal with the management of economic crises, terrorist activities, as well as, environmental and climate changes. In addition, a huge development can be observed in IT (Information Technology) and medical-related applications. In many cases, both qualitative and quantitative factors appear among the risk factors and both of these should be handled in depth. Fuzzy logic-based inference systems are suitable for these kinds of tasks; moreover, they can manage the frequent subjectivity in the data and in the evaluation process. The author developed a fuzzy logic-based risk assessment framework, which can be adapted to various requirements, depending on circumstances. In the system, the number and type of risk factors can be varied and their membership functions can be tuned according to the individual factors' characteristics.


UV irradiation system for the generation of an extensive UV-radiation field of high and spatially constant radiation density for material treatment of a quasi-endless therethrough transported through the radiation field workpiece (3) with high intensity ultraviolet radiation, with a plurality of tubular UV lamps, with their longitudinal axes parallel to each other and are arranged to the transport direction of the workpiece, wherein the plurality of with their longitudinal axes arranged parallel to the transport direction of the tubular UV lamp is modular formed from radiator groups each having an associated carrier wherein each antenna array is associated with a partial reflector of the antenna array together is interchangeable, the UV lamps, each group having a common emitter ballast (13) is assigned, and each carrier with the associated UV lamps, the associated partial reflector and the reflectors associated with the ballast (13) with each other mechan ica as an attachment module (1.1, 1.2) are connected.


The new plasma diagnostic technique of spectral blueshifting of femtosecond pulses is used for the first time to analyze quantitatively the ionization of noble gases under the influence of intense, femtosecond illumination. The two processes of strong-field tunneling ionization and electron impact ionization are found to play competing roles on these time scales


* Introduction.* The Origins of the Cold War.* The End of World War II and the Dawn of the Nuclear Age.* The Cold War Institutionalized.* The Cold War in Asia: A Change of Venue.* Confrontation and Coexistence.* Nationalism and the End of Colonialism.* Decolonization in Asia.* Decolonization in Sub-Saharan Africa.* Decolonization in the Arab World.* The Arab-Israeli Conflict.* The Shifting Sands of Global Power.* The Communist World After Stalin.* The War in Indochina.* Detente and the End of Bipolarity.* The Global South.* The Challenges of Economic Development.* Africa.* Latin America.* The People's Republic of China and Taiwan.* The Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.* The Emergence of a New Landscape.* The Globalization of the Economy.* The Rise of East Asia. Russia: The Legacy of Soviet Empire.* The Nuclear Arms Race.* The Emergence of Political Islam in the Middle East and North Africa.* September 11, Afghanistan, and Iraq.* The Arab Spring: Turning to Winter?


Objective To compare the impact of correction or non-correction for heterogeneous lung tissue on the dose distribution of tumor target,normal tissue and organs at risk of patients with lung cancer.Methods Night cases of primary lung cancer were enrolled in the study.Two radiotherapy plans were designed for each case:plan of non-correction in routine radiotherapy for heterogeneous lung tissue(plan 1),plan of correction in 3-dimensional conformal radiotherapy(3DCRT) for heterogeneous lung tissue(plan 2).Plan 1 included 60 Gy irradiation for anterior and posterior fields,making prescription dose same as that of the routine radiotherapy by adjusting the dose weight,and the irradiation field size and other parameters same as those of the routine radiotherapy.Then the dose distribution of plan 1 was the actual distribution in the patient′s body at the moment.Plan 2 included 60 Gy irradiation of 3DCRT.The dose distributions of plan 1 and plan 2 were compared.Results Dmax,Dmin and Dmean of PTV of plan 2 were lower than those of plan1,and there were significantly different(P0.05).Values of HI and CI of plan 1 were smaller than those of plan 2,and there were significantly different(P0.05).Dmax of spinal cord of plan 1 was higher than that of plan 2,esophagus V50 of plan 1 was smaller than that of plan 2,the V20 and V5 of two lungs of plan 2 were higher than those of plan 1,and there were significant differences(P0.05).No significant difference was found in heart V40 and Dmean between the two plans(P0.05).Conclusion Compared with non-correction in routine radiotherapy,correction in 3DCRT for heterogeneous lung tissue provides more guarantee and improvement for the dose distribution of tumor target in patients with lung cancer,and makes the irradiation dose of the normal tissue and organs at risk increase.


In animal feed productions in conditions of nowadays competition in the markets, a successful prospect is possible only if the animal feed production would meet the needs of customers. The quality of feed have to meet the requirements of current regulations: standards, specifications, regulations, directives, etc. [1]. A lot of countries are enacting laws that allow uniform standards to be set and feed to be verified. The quality and safety of feed further affects the quality of agricultural products of animal origin, which in turn directly affects the health of consumers of these products [2]. Safety indicators are important, according to microbiological criteria.With a view to ensuring animals with quality feed in Ukraine, Order 131 of 19.03.2012. «On approval of the list of maximum permissible levels of undesirable substances in feed and feed materials for animals» with changes number 550 from 11.10.2017 [3].


The characteristics of spontaneous coherent undulator radiation of a short electron bunch can be essentially improved in the presence of guiding magnetic field. In proper regime, the axial Coulomb repulsion of the electrons leads to their mutual attraction, which slows down bunch degradation and increases the radiated energy.


Purpose – The use of online social networks has experienced a vertiginous increase in the last few years, and young people appear as the key players in this trend. Immersed, educated and raised in the middle of technology, the new student generation is one of digital natives. Instead, lecturers are digital immigrants, but the authors have the responsibility to turn a technology which can be a distraction into a teaching tool. Facebook is an example of Web 2.0 technology that owns a huge potential in the field of education. The purpose of this paper is to show the teaching experience with the Facebook social network in human resource management degree subjects, for the purpose of highlighting its strengths and weaknesses. Design/methodology/approach – A survey was carried out among university students in order to reach the goal. A total of 191 students were asked to give their opinion about the use of Facebook in teaching, achieving 125 valid answers. Findings – Facebook can positively impact on the perfor...


A crisis is an exceptional event that causes damage and negative impacts on organizations. For this reason, crisis management is considered as a significant action needed to follow crisis causes and consequences for preventing or avoiding these exceptional events from occurring again. Studies have devoted their efforts to proposing methods, techniques, and approaches in the crisis management direction. As a result, it is critical to provide a consolidated study that has an integrated view of proposed crisis management methods, crisis impacts, and effective response strategies. For this purpose, this paper first highlights the proposed techniques used in crisis management and presents the main objective behind each technique. Second, the risks and impacts resulting from a crisis are highlighted. Finally, crisis response strategies are discussed. The major contribution of this study is it can guide researchers to define research gaps or new directions in crisis management and choose the proper techniques that cope with their research problems or help them discover new research problems.


Since symmetry properties of coherent states (CS) on Mobius strip (MS) and fermions are closely related, CS on MS are naturally associated to the topological properties of fermionic fields. Here, we consider CS and superpositions of coherent states (SCS) on MS. We extend a recent propose of CS on MS (Cirilo-Lombardo, J. Phys. A: Math. Theor.45, 244026 (2012)), including the analysis of periodic behaviors of CS and SCS on MS and the uncertainty relations associated to angular momentum and the phase angle. The advantage of CS and SCS on MS with respect to the standard ones and potential applications in continuous variable quantum computation (CVQC) are also addressed.