While the Hadley Centre GCM, used in this study, consistently performs well in studies of regional climate change and atmospheric phenomenon, different GCMs have been shown to produce different NAO responses to climate change. Multiple models can be used to find patterns that are robust between different GCMs, which should be possible in the new PlioMIP study. Secondly, comparison with palaeoclimate proxy data can be used to ground truth the modelled changes. Although this will always be difficult with an interannual atmospheric phenomenon operating in the geological past, annually resolved tree-ring records from the Pliocene have been developed from sub-fossil wood in the Canadian high Arctic Islands. These should allow comparison between variability in the model and in climate sensitive isotopic data to see if Pliocene changes in AO/NAO had a significant climatic impact and can be observed in the geological record.


Now a day, emission rules are becoming strict around the world. Also the fossil fuel is getting depleted at faster rate, compelling to develop an emission free engine. Even though diesel engine has higher thermal efficiency, still it is not free from NOx and soot emissions. Many research groups have attempted to develop diesel combustion technologies with superior efficiency and ultra-low exhaust emissions levels such as homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI)[1,2], low temperature combustion (LTC) [3], and dual fuel combustion [4]. Moreover, environment-friendly alternative fuels including biodiesel [5], dimethyl ether (DME) [6,7] bioethanol [8,9] and biogas [10] have been studied and attempts have made to apply them to diesel engine systems. Understanding the issue of contamination and detecting the disturbing rate of increment of contamination in environment, the Government of India has made an empowering stride towards the utilization of LPG as an automobile fuel. Essentially Biogas which is gotten from natural waste is additionally considered as great other option to petroleum powers.


A support vector machine (SVM) based predictive control strategy for active power filter is presented in this paper. In the strategy, SVM is employed to model and predict future harmonic compensating current, it has the advantages of nonexistence of local minima solutions, automatic choice of model complexity and good generalization performance. Based on the model output, branch-and-bound optimization method is adopted to produce proper value of control vector, this value is adequately modulated by means of a space vector PWM modulator which generate proper gating patterns of the inverter switches to maintain tracking of reference current. The SVM based predictive algorithm is used in internal model control scheme to compensate for process disturbances, measurement noise and modeling errors. The proposed control is applied to compensate the harmonic produced by the variable non-linear load, simulation results show SVM based predictive controller is effective.


An evolutionary game-theoretic analysis for a version of the $p$-beauty prize game is given for the two-player, finite population, and infinite population cases. Winning strategies are characterized in terms of iterative thinking relative to the population.


Nursing is a practice-based profession with a unique science and body of knowledge that comprises "paradigms, frameworks, and theories" [1]. Over the centuries, the objective (modernism) way of knowing, informed by positivist philosophy and quantitative research method, has defined traditional sciences. According to Allmark (2003), objectivism views scientific knowledge as being gained solely through objective observation, measuring, and quantifying, with a view of predicting and generalizing [2]. This approach to epistemology emanating from popper's privileged view of scientific knowledge [3] has been held to higher esteem and standards over and above other ways of knowing, notably the subjective approach.


Deep (>4920 ft; >1500 m) coal seams of the Cooper Basin accommodate large amounts of natural gas; however, permeability of this unconventional resource is low and reservoir stimulation in prospective coal intervals is essential to achieve commercial production. This paper aims to analyse drilling data of deep coal seams of the Cooper Basin in South Australia. Drilling data obtained from mud logs are utilised to construct a drillability index (DI), in which rate of penetration is normalised by drilling factors, making DI more sensitive to coal rock strength. Analysis of DI and gas show information provides a preliminary screening tool for studying prospective deep coal seams, before performing in-depth reservoir characterisation and production tests. The decline in DI with depth is attributed to a compaction effect that makes deeper coal seams more difficult to drill through compared with shallow seams. The existence of a fracture network can reduce coal rock strength and consequently DI may increase. The increase in DI may be indirectly related to fluid flow characteristics of the coal seam helping in identifying prospective coal intervals. The DI is also affected by other factors and, hence, should be used in combination with reservoir information to yield conclusive indications. Gas show information and DI results were utilised to indicate the effectiveness of dewatering operation and hydraulic fracture confinement in the wells drilled in the Klebb area located in the Weena Trough.


The article proposes an analytical method for elastic analysis of curvilinear beams of double curvature. The method is based on initial parameters and is suitable for arbitrary turning angles and deflections.


The paper reviews Russian and foreign literature on atypical depression (AtD). It sets forth the historical aspects of identifying AtD among other depressive disorders: the authors have traced the path from depression with individual atypical manifestations to a syndrome with a clearly defined pattern and inclusion criteria in the international DSM-4 and DSM-5 classifications. The paper gives epidemiological indicators and shows their diversity due to various approaches to the determination and clinical assessment of AtD. It analyzes the results of studying AtD in the presence of various affective disorders, such as recurrent depressive disorder, bipolar affective disorder, and psychogenic depression, and notes their heterogeneity in both symptoms and genesis. The authors present approaches to treating AtD and the results of investigating drug (antidepressant) and non-drug (cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy, increased physical activity therapy) treatments.


This degree thesis entitled: "REFORMS TO THE FOOD REGIME THAT ALLOWS THE ENTRY TO THE PUBLIC SECTOR OF THE DEBTOR PENSIONS OF FOOD PENSIONS, AND A PROPORTIONAL PENSION IS GUARANTEED", and the legal problem is framed in that the goals are not fulfilled of the food since there is default, which leads to precautionary measures of real and personal order which exacerbates the situation of the debtors by the lack of sources of work within the public sector according to the table of food can be made withholding of salaries or wages, which will contribute to the fulfillment of the rights of children and adolescents.
Hence, the problem raised in order to ensure compliance with food for the benefit of the child and adolescent of age, likewise comply with the characters, and principles through reforms that allow the feeds to enter the public sector in order to meet with the alimony payments owed.
What we seek is to guarantee a job with an improved salary which will allow the alimony to rise, and the payment to be executed through the monthly discount of the public servant; with this we would be guaranteeing the interest of girls, boys and adolescents, who have alimony proportional to the salary of the obligor.
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The Priority and Superior Interest is preceded by any right or legal norm for which any rule that is put before it must be reformed, in order to guarantee the right to food in favor of children and adolescents.
The theoretical and field work of this thesis has allowed me to obtain criteria, with clear and precise foundations, of well-known bibliography, which contributed to the verification of objectives, and testing of hypotheses, allowing to support the changes to the Organic Code of Childhood and Adolescence, prior to guaranteeing the food regime of the child and adolescent, allowing the admission of the progenitor debtor of alimony to the public service, which will make this right effective, benefiting a large vulnerable sector that requires the resources to satisfy your needs.
Within the studies carried out with the following research we try to find solutions with the people who maintain debt for alimony, preventing a right such as the right to work from being truncated, a primordial source for the survival of the people.
We will look for solutions to each of the questions raised to avoid that the rights such as, the right to food and the right to work are not violated so much for the nurturer and fed.


Introduction and Objective: A handoff is the transfer of information during transitions in patient care. The objective of this study is to describe an experience in developing a standardized electronic medical record (EMR)-based handoff navigator. Methods: Information was gathered on how handoffs were being performed within the institution. With the involvement of several individuals and groups within the institution a goal was made to design an EMR-based handoff. The first system within the EMR was created and Pilot #1 consisted of physicians in training to trial the system on daily use and then complete a survey in follow-up. Based on the findings of Pilot #1 appropriate changes were made to the system and Pilot #2 was conducted with similar individuals. At the end of Pilot #2, a survey was again conducted to assess usefulness of the tool. The final resulting "Handoff Navigator" within the EMR was implemented across the institution to caregivers. Results: We found that nearly 100% of handoffs were being performed using paper handoffs without utilizing information already within a patients' medical chart. Pilot #1 was with the newly created EMR-based navigator and surveys showed that 85% felt the EMR tool was faster, but only 38% preferred it. Changes were made and Pilot #2 was conducted. It was found that a majority felt it saved time and preferred the new handoff system. Conclusion: We found that a formal handoff in an EMR that is customizable can be well accepted and adopted to improve TOC and patient safety. The final handoff system may be different for each institution but the creation process may be similar.


INTRODUCTION Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite unveils an interesting relationship between lightning activity of convective thunderclouds and total amount of cloud volumes, where solid phase particles of precipitation may exist. Lightning Research Group of Osaka University (LRG-OU) claims this feature as the universal power five law for lightning activity and thunderstorm snow depth. LRG-OU also demonstrates less lightning activity over west Indonesia and East China Sea during El-Nino period than the ordinary period. Though TRMM/LIS provides many scientific products, we still have many issues to be solved due to the opaqueness thundercloud. To overcome this disadvantage Los Alamos Science Team is concerned with VHF observations by FORTE (Fast On-orbit Recording of Transient Events) satellite. LRG-OU concludes that the combination of optical observations and VHF ones is complementary each other, and join the SOHLA (Space Oriented Higashi-Osaka Leading Associate) Satellite Project granted by NEDO (New Energy Development Organization). This is a preliminary report how our team plans the VHF observations from space.


Urbanization has caused drastic changes in landscapes in many developing countries. This study examines the effects of urbanization on Land use and air quality in Kharagpur, a developing industrial city in West Bengal, India. Land use dynamics are analyzed using satellite data and advanced classification techniques from 2010 to 2022. Cellular automata -Markov chain-based future Land use scenarios have been analyzed. Air Quality Index (AQI) data from various land uses are collected and analyzed to examine correlations between air quality and LULC using three Generalized Linear Models (GLMs). The third Model considering Business as Usual and lockdown scenarios, highlights that urban areas have a significant positive correlation with AQI. In contrast, vegetation, agricultural land, and water bodies correlate negatively. The findings show that industrial operations, transportation emissions, and urban development affect air quality. This research aids land use planning and air quality management decisions.


Abstract HPLC utilizing paired ion chromatography with electrochemical detection is used for the determination of iodide in serum. Serum samples are prepared by precipitation of protein, centrifugation and removal of Interfering substances with a bonded phase column. The resulting sample is then analyzed. The method has successfully been applied to human serum and gives data that agrees well with values obtained by other methods. The method is accurate precise, and time conservative when compared to more classical methods.


The author describes the context and background in which she created The Mutant Gene and Tainted Kool-Aid Sideshow, a multisensory piece that incorporates live, multiple-monitor and projected video, animation, and sequenced and instrumental music. Through this work the author explores the boundaries of environmental and psychological states through a journey into a series of multicolored, entropic landscapes.


A new type of PWM controller IC ISL6752 was introduced,and a current-doubler-synchronous-rectifier ZVS full-bridge DC-DC converter based on ISL6752 was designed.A 100 kHz,10 V/20 A prototype converter was realized to verify the feasibility of the proposed converter system.The experimental results indicate that both main MOSFETs and syn-chronous MOSFETs in the prototype converter are easily realized ZVS soft switching,and the losses are reduced signifi-cantly.Thus the ISL6752 has preferable performance and practicality.


This chapter examines the influence of weekly check-in videos on students' learning and their perceptions of a learning community within an online graduate-level course. The weekly check-in videos provided in the examined course were created using a systematic approach – a series of items that aim to enhance learning and the idea of learning community. Student feedback was collected through a questionnaire that included seven open-ended questions and the Community of Inquiry survey. Video view counts and students' discussion board interactions were also utilized to evaluate the effectiveness of the videos. The positive feedback from the data reiterates that online students need to feel connected with their peers, instructor, and the institution and benefits from more personal learning experiences. The chapter also provides suggestions and strategies for how to use weekly check-in videos to build a learning community in an online course.


The Wildwood deposit is located within the highly prospective Stawell corridor along strike from the Magdala gold deposit in western Victoria. The deposit is covered by Tertiary Murray Basin sediments that at their shallowest are up to 40m thick. The Wildwood deposit displays similarities with the Stawell gold deposit in terms of geology, structure, hydrothermal alteration and mineralisation. Two ore zones have been defined at Wildwood and the resource of these is currently being assessed.


Solasodine, a glycoalkaloid exhibited growth regulating activity in the last instar larvae of Tribolium confusum . The larvae were treated with 0.1, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.5,2, 2.5, 3% concentrations of Solasodine in solvent acetone. Solasodine resulted in marked growth and developmental disruption and inhibition of metamorphosis. The larval development to adults was greatly reduced resulting in the formation of mosaics, deformed pupae, deformed adults due to interference of Solasodine with moulting process and adult eclosion. The resultant forms were ruled out from further development and reproduction. Our results suggest that Solasodine inhibits growth and development of T. confusum , suggesting its potential as an effective insect growth regulator in integrated pest management modules.


1 Introduction The left-over(residual)brines often in industrial facilities is disposed back to the sea or in dump areas e.g.abundant salt mines in other cases.Dumping into the sea


Since 1982, a half-dozen studies of Soviet policy in Asia have appeared in Britain, the United States, Japan, and South Korea. Like most of its predecessors, The Soviet Far East Military Buildup is the outgrowth of a conference (Security Conference on Asia and the Pacific, San Diego, 1984). Unlike other volumes on the subject, this volume pursues a single analytic theme: &dquo;the growing Soviet nuclear threat to regional [AsiaPacific] security&dquo; (p. viii). The co-editors open with an introductory chapter on &dquo;nuclear dilemmas&dquo; and Asian security, arguing that a massive increase in Soviet nuclear and conventional forces in Asia and the Pacific poses political as well as military problems for &dquo;all the countries of East Asia that are allied to or have friendly relations with the United States&dquo; (p. 1). Part One of the main text, entitled &dquo;The Soviet Military Buildup in the Asia-Pacific Region&dquo;) includes contributions from Robert Scalapino, Harry Gelman, and J.J. Martin. Part Two (&dquo;Regional Perspectives on the Soviet Nuclear Threat&dquo;) gives views from China (Yao Wenbin), Japan (Hiroshi Kimura and Masataka Kosaka), South Korea (Young-Sun Ha), and Australia/New Zealand (Tom Millar). Fuji Kamiya and Karl D. Jackson conjure up regional conflict scenarios in Part Three. In Part Four, European-Asian nuclear linkages are explored by Henry S. Rowen, James A. Thomson, John Roper, and Yukio Satoh. An appendix gives data on nuclear forces in the Asia-Pacific region. Despite their varied national backgrounds, the authors-political scientists and defense specialists-strike a common chord in style and content. They share assumptions and analytic methodologies in assessments of Soviet military power. All agree that the USSR is mounting a &dquo;threat&dquo; to the security of Asia and the Pacific. There is no suggestion that increases in Soviet military power might in part be a response to real or perceived challenges to the USSR's security. The military buildup is depicted as one-sided, unprovoked, and unrestrained. &dquo;The Soviet Union shows no restraint in its drive to extend its military reach from Northeast to Southeast Asia, &dquo;' note the co-editors (p. 12). While the reader is offered extensive (and repetitive) data on the growing number of vessels in the Soviet Pacific Fleet, on deployments of new bombers and missiles, and


The invention relates to the technical field of building engineering, and provides a multi-connecting column building support structure, which comprises an angle support column, a two-support column, a three-support column and a four-support column, wherein each support column respectively comprises a vertical column pipe and a plurality of H-shaped steels, the H-shaped steels are arranged at the two sides of the corresponding column pipe, the flange of each H-shaped steel is horizontally arranged, one end of each H-shaped steel is welded with the corresponding column pipe, the other end of each H-shaped steel is provided with a horizontal connecting flange, a web plate assembly is welded and connected between the two H-shaped steels at the same side, the edge of one side of each web plate assembly is welded with the corresponding column pipe, the edge of the other side of each web plate assembly is in a concave arch shape, and the concave arch-shaped edge of one side of each web plate assembly is welded with an arch-shaped flange plate. The multi-connecting column building support structure has the advantages that the anti-tensile, anti-compressive and anti-shearing capabilities are good, the weight of a plate profile is light, the self weight of the support unit is greatly reduced, the hoisting and transportation are convenient, and the cost is reduced; the multi-connecting column building support structure is formed in a formwork type, so the building speed is high, the structure strength is high, and the weight is good.


As part of the process of renewing the operating license for an additional 20 years after the original 40-year design life, nuclear plant owners in the United States (US) are required to show that they are managing the effects of aging of systems, structures, and components. US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) report NUREG-1801, the "Generic Aging Lessons Learned (GALL) Report," identifies acceptable aging management programs, including programs for fatigue and cyclic operation. This includes fatigue usage analyses that account for reduced fatigue life for components in a reactor water environment. Earlier revisions of the GALL report required plants to perform environmentally-assisted fatigue (EAF) analyses using the rules in reports NUREG/CR-6583 (for carbon and low alloy steels) and NUREG/CR-5704 (for austenitic stainless steels), which were developed in 1998 and 1999, respectively. However, GALL Revision 2, issued in December 2010, requires that the rules in NUREG/CR-6909, issued in 2007, be used for nickel alloy materials, and allows it to be used for carbon, low-alloy and stainless steels as an alternative to those in the previous reports. This paper presents an application of the NUREG/CR-6909 rules, and makes several observations about the differences between using the newer and older rules. The analyses presented were performed for a sample set of boiling water reactor (BWR) locations.Copyright © 2011 by ASME


Empowerment of black soybean farmers is one of the programs run by PT. Unilever
Indonesia Tbk as part of Corporate Social Responsibility ( CSR ). Today, the meaning of
Corporate Social Responsibility is not just limited to collecting corporate profits, given that
business ethics are more to profit, people and planet that supported the Triple Bottom Line. One
form of CSR undertaken by PT. Unilever Indonesia Tbk is a partnership that is done through the
empowerment of black soybean farmers.
The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative method of analysis. This
method, combined with the use of purposive and snowball to get informants associated with the
partnership PT. Unilever Indonesia Tbk. Data were obtained from a single informant, and
triangulated with other informants corroborated with field observations to obtain a high validity.
This research was conducted in two Padukuhan, namely Padukuhan Siten and
Plumbungan contained in Sumbermulyo Village, District Bambanglipuro, Bantul. This area is an
agricultural area with the majority of people who work as farmers. Agriculturists - planting
farmers have knowledge and a good harvest for generations and are ready to partner , this will be
the capital for the community in collaboration with the company. In practice, PT. Unilever
Indonesia Tbk that has formed Unilever Indonesia Foundation also solicit cooperation with the
Foundation Persada and seed experts from the Faculty of Agriculture, Gadjah Mada University.
The experts in this type of soybean seeds called Malika black. Bango soy sauce as the main
ingredient, then entrusted to Malika black soybean farmers as planting stock with regular
coaching by experts seeds and Unilever Indonesia Foundation. Empowerment is done to improve
the knowledge of the black soybean planting method is good and right to be able to produce the
seeds are ready to be sent to Malika PT. Unilever Indonesia Tbk. As with the Faculty of
Agriculture, Unilever Indonesia Foundation with the Foundation Persada more engaged in the
empowerment of women farmers. The foundation has established a group of grading which is
part of a partnership firm. Sorting is a sorting activity of black soybeans to meet safety standards
PT. Unilever Indonesia Tbk.
So far, empowerment conducted by Persada Foundation has been able to build the
confidence and knowledge of women farmers through the art of dance, theater, to manufacture a
sheet of paper. Completing the Foundation also has given the empowerment that women farmers
were able to increase the domestic economy through business groups.
Carroll reveals there are four stairs CSR to assess the extent to which a company's
social responsibility . The first is maximizing profit, obey the law, be ethical, and be a good
citizen. PT. Unilever Indonesia Tbk is a company that is on the ladder maximizing profit,
meaning the company is still binding as the producer of black soybean farmers remain firm for
the sake of boosting the economy. Should, community empowerment is the ability to enrich the
community ranging from asset and access. Although PT. Unilever has given Malika as capital to
farmers, but the farmers are not equipped to sell their harvest tissue Malika freely.


This is the second paper of a series devoted to the study of the cosmological implications of the existence of mirror dark matter. The parallel hidden mirror world has the same microphysics as the observable one and couples the latter only gravitationally. The primordial nucleosynthesis bounds demand that the mirror sector should have a smaller temperature T′ than the ordinary one T, and by this reason its evolution can be substantially deviated from the standard cosmology. In this paper we take scalar adiabatic perturbations as the input in a flat Universe, and compute the power spectra for ordinary and mirror CMB and LSS, changing the cosmological parameters, and always comparing with the CDM case. We find differences in both the CMB and LSS power spectra, and we demonstrate that the LSS spectrum is particularly sensitive to the mirror parameters, due to the presence of both the oscillatory features of mirror baryons and the collisional mirror Silk damping. For x<0.3 the mirror baryon–photon decoupling happens before the matter–radiation equality, so that CMB and LSS power spectra in linear regime are equivalent for mirror and CDM cases. For higher x-values the LSS spectra strongly depend on the amount of mirror baryons. Finally, qualitatively comparing with the present observational limits on the CMB and LSS spectra, we show that for x<0.3 the entire dark matter could be made of mirror baryons, while in the case x≳0.3 the pattern of the LSS power spectrum excludes the possibility of dark matter consisting entirely of mirror baryons, but they could present as admixture (up to ~50%) to the conventional CDM.


corporate governance as a mechanism helps to align management's goals with those of the stakeholders which are to increase firm performance. The relevant literature suggests that ownership structure is one of the main corporate governance mechanisms influencing the scope of a firm performance. Therefore, the aim of this study is to answer this question: ''is there any relationship between ownership concentration and firm performance?'' Based on stratified random sampling of listed firms on Tehran Stock Exchange and applying the panel least squared with cross-section weights as the underlying statistical test, it is found that firm performance is negatively related to ownership concentration of Iranian listed firms. In addition, the impact of ownership structure on firm performance depends on industry.


The system comprises the public wireless communication network, mobile terminal devices such as handset and the sending image monitoring system which comprises the pick-up head and sensors for obtaining information and the signal control transmission and storage system for transferring data between said wireless communication network and the mobile terminal. Since the independent mobile communication network is utilized, thus the invention possesses the advantages of good safety, strong privacy and reliable use.


An attitude-control and momentum-management (ACMM) system for the Space Station in a large-angle torque-equilibrium-attitude (TEA) configuration is developed analytically and demonstrated by means of numerical simulations. The equations of motion for a rigid-body Space Station model are outlined; linearized equations for an arbitrary TEA (resulting from misalignment of control and body axes) are derived; the general requirements for an ACMM are summarized; and a pole-placement linear-quadratic regulator solution based on scheduled gains is proposed. Results are presented in graphs for (1) simulations based on configuration MB3 (showing the importance of accounting for the cross-inertia terms in the TEA estimate) and (2) simulations of a stepwise change from configuration MB3 to the 'assembly complete' stage over 130 orbits (indicating that the present ACCM scheme maintains sufficient control over slowly varying Space Station dynamics).


This paper is focused on the latest development of ISO 9000 family quality standards, Quality Management Systems (QMS) and how these relate with each phase of product lifecycle, within initial number of 50 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from Czech Republic. This paper also aims to analyze the problems encountered by quality managers when implementing QMS, in particular the ISO 9000 series standards, and tries to find answers to these problems, all in connection with the final product and its lifecycle. The product lifecycle is analyzed from three points of view, which the author considers are the most important for quality managers, i.e. serviceability, IT/IS and total costs. The final purpose and objective of the research is to develop a methodology, based on the results from the empirical study, which can form a base for future ISO 9000 standards improvement and thus when applied will help the quality managers, by reducing the delays of implementation and thus increasing the quality of the product, in a faster and more productive way, in order to fulfill the continuously changing requirements of the customers and of the market.


OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of the parameters of VMAT plan for the plan efficiency,quality and result of QA through making plans with different parameters and verifying these plans.METHODS Ten post-operated rectal cancer patients from The First Hospital of CMU during 2014-01-06-04-03,10 VMAT plans were generated for each patient basing on different parameter settings including gantry spacing(GS),collimator angle,leaf motion speed and maximum delivery time.Paired t test was adopted for the comparison of each plans to evaluate the influence of different parameters to treatment plan.RESULTS When setting gantry spacing GS=2°,planning time and treatment time were(264.7±27.3)s and(168.7±9.0)s,while setting GS=4°planning time was(154.3±15.8)s and treatment time was(157.6±8.8)s(t=26.651,P0.001;t=3.763,P=0.004).When setting collimator angle as 45°,conformity index(CI)was 0.922±0.01,homogeneity index(HI)was 0.062±0.011,the result of verifying Gamma passing rates was(95.82±1.98)%.While setting collimator angle as 0°,the CI was 0.914±0.01,HI was 0.073±0.011,Gamma passing rate was(94.56±2.55)%,the difference was statistically significant(t=-4.000,P=0.003;t=3.498,P=0.007;t=2.733,P=0.023).Setting Limiting leaf motion speed as 0.5cm/deg,the treatment time was(127.4±13.9)s,setting Limiting leaf motion speed as auto,the treatment time was(165.8±8.0)s(t=13.092,P0.001),showing no difference in planning quality and QA results(P0.05).Setting Maximum delivery time as 120 s,the real treatment time was(220.6±13.1)s,setting maximum delivery time as 90 s,the real treatment time was(165.8±8.0)s,the difference was statistically significant(t=-16.234,P0.001).CONCLUSIONS Different parameters affects planning results.Parameter settings should be adapted in practice.


An ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) sheets were prepared using two steps, i.e. gel processing by means of paraffin oil as a non -volatile solvent at different gelation times and controlled other conditions, followed by pressure induced flow process under specific pressure at the room temperature . The remaining paraffin oil in the UHMWPE gel sheet was removed with volatile solvent during the extraction process. The maximum achievable mechanical and physical properties were obtained when 5% UHMWPE gel sheet was processed at 48 hours gelation time, where the increase of UHMWPE concentration values increased consistently with the mechanical properties. The effect of gelation time on the mechanical and physical properties o f the gel sheets was investigated. This effect was characterized by Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), and mechanical testing.


The analysis of the state of evaluation of the scientific works of Ukraine and the personal quarter-century experience in the NAS of the author showed an urgent need to change the existing approach. The drawbacks of the existing assessment are indicated. Considered in detail the necessary regulatory requirements of the legislation of Ukraine on this issue. The proposed solution to the problem through a new approach and change the concept of evaluation.


The main object of this meeting was to re-examine the lichen flora of the Cheviot Hills which, despite their height and interesting geology, have received scant attention since N. C. Winch (b.1770—d.1837) recorded elements of a rich flora from their summits. The extensive Cheviot woodlands, in which many epiphytes now considered rare once grew, have almost vanished, but patches of secondary woodland were searched for relict communities. The Northumberland coast is almost unknown so a visit was made to Holy Island and more new ground was covered during a day spent exploring south-east Scotland. Sixteen members and friends gathered in Wooler from the 5-12 August for the meeting and enjoyed fine weather. A lsrge number of lichens were collected including many new vice-county records. Particularly important was the re-discovery oiCladonia rangiferina in its only English locality, the addition of C. carneola to the English flora, and the discovery of Acarospora scabrida new to Britain. This distinctive species was collected on andesite in two of the high corries.


This study is a qualitative study done with the aim of evaluating applicability of mathematics curriculum renewed in 2005 and comparing it with the previous one in the light of teacher comments. The data was collected through interviews with 21 teachers working at secondary schools in 2012-2013 academic year. The data gained in the research was analyzed and evaluated appropriate to qualitative research methods. NVivo 7 program was used in the analysis part. As a result, it was found that the positive sides of constructivist approach are student activeness, teacher guidance, helping in concreting mathematics and making mathematics a life ability easier, and the elements that make the application of it difficult are over-crowded classes, lack of time, complexity in topic order, too much paperwork, lack of materials and lack of information about constructivist approach.


One of the computational "grand challenges" is to develop methodology capable of sampling conformational equilibria in systems with rough energy landscapes. Here, a significant step forward is made by combining molecular dynamics with a novel variable transformation designed to enhance sampling by reducing barriers without introducing bias and, thus, to preserve, perfectly, equilibrium properties.


Simple Summary Hematophagous flies are a pest for livestock due to their bites, annoyance and the diseases they transmit. Cattle exposed to biting flies exhibit defence movements such as tail flicks. The evaluation of biting fly density and annoyance by counting tail flicks of cattle has been validated in the past, but it is highly time consuming. In this study, we evaluated the use of sport pedometers attached to the tails of feeder cattle, in order to evaluate tails flick frequency in two groups of six feeder cattle: Group A was protected by a mosquito net, and Group B was in open-air. Tail flicks were also recorded visually. In addition, insect density was evaluated using three fly traps in the surrounding of Group B. A strong correlation was observed between fly density and visual records of tail flicks; a stronger correlation was found between fly density and tail pedometer records. The reports of tail flicks at night were even able to draw attention to a huge infestation by mosquitoes. Finally, in these experimental conditions, tail pedometers proved to be useful tools in evaluating density and the impact of dipterans on cattle behaviour. They will be useful tools to evaluate new biting fly control methods. Abstract Hematophagous flies are a pest for livestock; their direct impact reduces productivity, and they are vectors of parasites, bacteria and viruses. Their control using insecticides is inefficient and highly polluting. The validation of new control tools requires efficacy and cost-effectiveness evaluation. The quantification of hematophagous insects' impact in livestock is a challenging prerequisite. Tail flicks counts can reliably evaluate fly-burden; however, visual records are tedious and time-consuming. In the present study, automation of tail flick counts was made through the use of pedometers attached to the tail, in two groups of feeder cattle. Group A was kept in a pen under the protection of a mosquito net, and Group B was kept in an open-air pen. The fly density of Group B was evaluated using fly traps. The apparent density per trap ranged from 130 to 1700 in the study. The mean pedometer records per 24 h ranged from 957+/−58 bits in Group A to 11,138+/−705 bits in Group B. The night/day records observed in Group A (200/800 bits) were drastically increased in Group B (1000–4000/4000–14,000 bits) and variable along seasons. A very high correlation was observed between fly density and visual records or pedometer records (PR). Two-hour PRs proved to be a reliable predictive tool for fly density. Moreover, the pedometers revealed an unsuspected but significant nuisance of mosquitoes, which should be thoroughly investigated.


Taking 'Qianxi'cherry tomato as material,the effect of five anti-seepage measures(strip style bag culture,geotextile,film placed under the sandy,concrete groove and cork brick)on the growth and yield of'Qianxi'cherry tomato on aeolian sandy land were studied.The results showed that compared with control,geotextile,cork brick and film placed under the sandy land could improve cherry tomato'leaves photosynthetic property and roots activity more significantly.Meanwhile,these anti-seepage measures significantly increased cherry tomato'yield.


In this article the participants report on a two year research project titled Textuality and Videogames; Interactivity, Narrative Space and Role Play that ran from September 2001, until late 2003 at the Institute of Education, University of London. After presenting an overview of the project, including the methodologies we have adopted, and the questions we have sought to address, we outline two sample case studies, one that relates to player agency, the other that considers role-play, social semiotics and sign making in an MMORPG.


The concept of waste is of the utmost importance in determining the regulatory and economic framework for much environmental protection. Its origins, however, reveal a history of considerable disagreement concerning the concretisation of that concept. Recent case law of the European Court of Justice has tended towards the creation of a non-substantive concept of waste. A non-substantive concept of waste carries certain disadvantages and difficulties, including possibly undesirable inclusion of materials subject to recycling/recovery processes. Other elements of the EC concept of waste show divergence between international and European formulations as well as potentially problematic national divergence. The author takes the view that the key environmental problem caused by waste (pollution) is more properly captured by a value concept of waste since this relates directly to the causal mechanisms of pollution. Value concepts of waste are not new and would not include materials undergoing recycling or re-use. Beyond value concepts of waste, there may be grounds for moving away entirely from classification of materials as waste and regulating all substances, waste and non-waste alike, on the basis of their environmental risk.


Early XXth century, in Europe, marks the opening of economic thinking towards the negative effects of excessive industrialization: pollution, resource depletion, demographic factor degradation. Thus appeared so many theories that stated that in order to improve these negative effects the ecological behavior must be stimulated. Over time, the economic theories were stratified leading to two broad categories.


Surface of the wooden cultural heritage has been protected from moisture by natural oils (such as perilla oil and tung oil), which accelerated degradation. But we can find seldom the research on the processes and performances of oil coatings. In this study, the water resistant performances by wood direction were compared to 3 types of natural oil and 2 types of oil stain, and the effect of additional indoor conditioning and temperature of oil were appraised in longitudinal direction. The natural oils block moisture about 79.2% comparing to the control in longitudinal direction. Especially the tung oil showed the outstanding water resistance about 90.5%. The water resistant performances decreased about 8.8% by additional indoor conditioning for 2 years. Heated oil improved the water resistance about average 5.0%.(Max. 9.6% with linseed oil)


A charge balance semiconductor power device comprises an active area having strips of p pillars and strips of n pillars arranged in an alternating manner, the strips of p and n pillars extending along a length of the active area. A non-active perimeter region surrounds the active area, and includes at least one p ring surrounding the active area. One end of at last one of the strips of p pillars extending immediately adjacent an edge of the active area terminates at a substantially straight line at which one end of each of the remainder of the strips of p pillars also end. The straight line extends perpendicular to the length of the active area along which the strips of n and p pillars extend. ® KIPO & WIPO 2009


We performed match at RoboCup2015 with our own robot, KUbot and KUboteen. Through the competition we found our robots strength and weakness. After we remedied for our robots shortcoming, we made new robots, KUboteen2 and KUbot3. Also, we applied new techniques such as Shadows-Reflexibility recognition and PD-control System. After then, our robots could have been work much better. This paper briey describe our preparation and research for RoboCup2016.


Background: Alcohol induces histomorphological changes in the liver and vitamin E has a protective role against these changes. Objective: To observe changes in hepatocytes of rabbits exposed to intragastric administration of alcohol and the protective role of vitamin E against these changes. Study Design: Analytical experimental study Place and Duration of Study: Department of Anatomy, Pathology and Pharmacology of Peshawar Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan from 1st January 2016 to 30th June 2016. Methodology: Eighteen male rabbits domestic type (Oryctolaguscuniculus) were included. Experimental duration for category E8 animals was 8 weeks while for category E4 animals it was 4 weeks. The groups were, control group A in which animals were given proper food and normal saline as drinking water, experimental group B in which animals were fed on proper diet and 30% ethanol solution (30 ml/kg/day) orally daily with normal saline and experimental group C in which animals were treated with proper diet, 30% ethanol solution (30 ml/kg/day), vitamin E (50 mg/kg/day) orally daily and normal saline as drinking water. Results: The difference in the ALT, hepatocyte count and size and hepatocyte nuclear count and size of control and experimental groups and experimental group B-II and C-II from both category E4 and E8 showed a highly significant P values. Conclusion: Alcohol causes histomorphological changes in the liver even in the short period of 4-8 weeks and these changes can be minimized by the antioxidant action of vitamin E. Keywords: Alcohol, Liver, Histomorphology, Vitamin E, Hepatocyte, ALT


Background: Over the past decade Local Authority Educational Psychologists in England have been increasingly required to engage in multi-agency work. There has been limited research within the UK context looking at factors which facilitate or are barriers to EP job satisfaction and approbation. This qualitative study elicits Educational Psychologists? views of factors that influence approbation, job satisfaction and dissatisfaction when working within this context.Methods: 27 Main grade and senior Educational Psychologists working in the North West of England participated in a combination of focus groups and individual semi-structured interviews using a set of predefined questions. Interviews were audio taped and transcribed before being analysed using inductive, explicit thematic analysis.Results: Five themes of approbation, autonomy, job satisfaction, job dissatisfaction and multi-agency working were identified as relevant to the study.Conclusions: In-depth Educational Psychology interviews allowed examination of the factors related to approbation, job satisfaction and dissatisfaction. This resulted in a number of implications and recommendations for future policy and practice.


There is an increasing interest in the upgrading of inexpensive and abundant C1 feedstocks to higher carbon products. Linear carbon ligation routes are of particular interest due to their simplicity and potential for high carbon efficiencies. The formolase (FLS) enzyme was computationally designed to catalyze the formose reaction, where formaldehyde molecules are coupled to produce a mixture of C2 (glycolaldehyde) and C3 (dihydroxyacetone) molecules. Recent protein engineering efforts have resulted in the introduction of several FLS variants with altered catalytic properties. As is often the case with enzymes catalyzing reactions with complex and/or nonnatural trajectories, there are no mechanistic kinetic models that fully describe the activity of the FLS enzyme. FLS variants are typically evaluated by fitting rate data to empirical rate laws, with some variation of the kcat/KM ratio used to report and rank performances. The apparent parameters estimated in this manner are unlikely to capture the full catalytic performance of these enzymes. In this study, we derive a mechanistic rate law describing FLS activity as well as theory‐based figures of merit to rank FLS performance under relevant conditions. We proceed to fit the rate equation to initial rate data obtained from several FLS mutants, and use the figures of merit to compare the mutations. This study provides a theoretical framework for comparing FLS enzymes which will be essential as novel carbon ligation pathways are devised and implemented.


Knowing a person's attitude toward Negroes and Jews, one could form an inference of the person's general attitude toward minorities. Gollob, Rossman, and Abelson (1973) theorized that social inferences of this sort obey an additive model in which the resultant inference of one's attitude toward a group is assumed to be the sum of the values of instances of the attitudes or behaviors toward subgroups. For example, if a man despises Jews and feels superior to Negroes, the additive model predicts that the inferred general


In this paper, persuasive tools are presented for m bile insomnia therapy based on principles from psychology and conversation. First, general charact eris ics of insomnia and insomnia treatment are dis cus ed. The paper concentrates on methods from cognitive be haviour therapy (CBT) and improvement of motivation for exercise adherence. Persuasive tools that will be examined are: alignment, adaptation and motivat ion l support. It is concluded that mobile systems are ad quate devices to assess relevant momentary informa ti n and to deliver fully automated feedback at the appr o riate time and location.


The small perturbation method (SPM) for rough surface scattering has been studied extensively in many fields such as optics, remote sensing and propagation, while the energy conservation for SPM is not clear. In this paper, based on Huygens' Principle and the extinction theorem, the SPM is used to derive the second order transmitted field. By calculating the reflectivity and transmittance of SPM to the first order and the second order, we can study the region of validity for the small perturbation method. It is shown that the first order SPM violates the conservation of energy, while the second order solutions conform to the energy conservation. This is particularly important for the calculation of transmittance or emissivity.


The pyrrhotite,pentlandite and nickel pyrrhotite in a copper-nickel polymetallic ore were closely associated,and comparative tests were carried out applying a variety of mineral processing schemes. Finally a process of copper-nickel bulk flotation-flotation separation of copper and nickel from the bulk concentrate-bulk flotation tailings retreatment by magnetic separation was applied,outputting three concentrates. The copper concentrate contains 26. 14% Cu with a recovery of 80. 83%,and the content of Ni is 0. 71%. The nickel concentrate contains 5. 61% Ni with a recovery of 72. 99%,and with a Cu content of 0. 45%. The magnetic concentrate contains 1.04% Ni with a recovery of 6. 84%. The study realizes effective recovery of valuable copper,nickel elements in the ore.


This dissertation is a theoretical and
interpretative study, in which I analyze and evaluate the
pedagogical application of the philosophical ideas advocated by the
holistic education movement in four approaches to
schooling. Holistic education is an eclectic and
inclusive movement, which emerged in the mid-1980s as a response to
the then dominant worldview of mainstream education. It is an
educational paradigm that integrates the idealistic ideas of
humanistic education with spiritual philosophical ideas. It
incorporates principles of spirituality, wholeness, and
interconnectedness along with principles of freedom, autonomy, and
democracy. Holistic education theorists assume an integration of
what most progressive and democratic movements in education have
proposed should be kept separate, namely, spirituality and
humanistic ideals. While these principles may be
combined philosophically into an ideal of education, the question I
ask in this study is as follows: could they be jointly applied in
an approach to education? In this dissertation, therefore, I
explore the pedagogical applicability of these principles and
examine some of the tensions that arose for me as I compared how
holistic education principles were applied in different approaches
to schooling. To carry out this study I selected
four approaches to schooling that draw on holistic educational
ideals in order to analyze the pedagogical application of the
philosophical principles advocated by the leading theorists in the
holistic education movement. For analytical purposes, I synthesized
the principles of holistic education into eight broad principles
(spirituality, reverence to life/nature, interconnectedness, human
wholeness, individual uniqueness, caring relations,
freedom/autonomy, and democracy). For each of the appointed
principles, I identified pedagogical features across the selected
school systems that I argue promote that particular principle and I
examined the way and the extent by which they are applied. Finally,
I compared the findings of all pedagogical features to determine
the extent to which each principle is applied in each of the
pedagogical approaches to schooling. The
findings of this study indicated that there are tensions in
accommodating pedagogically the spiritual and humanistic principles
of holistic education in one approach to education. I examine some
of these tensions across the four selected approaches to
schooling.


The experiment was aimed at studying waste of heart pineapple as a source of ethanol. Through fermentation process by Saccharomyces  cerevisiae inoculants. The period of ethanol fermentation process is 4 days and observation did on every 24 hours. The variable observed ware; temperature, pH, ethanol concentration, reduction sugar concentration and the amount of Saccharomyces  cerevisiae cell. Randomized block design with three replicated employed in this experiment. Treatment carried out were 1) initial concentration of reduction sugar of heart pineapple extract, 2) culture concentration and 3) fermentation period. Data analyzed with analysis variance BNJ test and regression analysis. This result showed interaction between initial concentration of reduction sugar and fermentation period. Have significantly effect to ethanol concentration, but culture concentration did not. The highest result is 30,30% ethanol concentration from treatment, 10% initial concentration reduction sugar and 4 days fermentation period and the lowest is 20,6% from treatment 14% initial concentration reduction sugar and 4 days fermentation period. Regression analysis showed reduction sugar concentration, the amount of Saccharomyces  cerevisiae and ethanol concentration on media is interaction. Further to that, there were also an increase on the amount of Saccharomyces cerevisiae followed by decreasing reduction sugar concentration and increasing ethanol concentration on media. Acidity and temperature of medium tend to increase as long as fermentation period. Key word : Heart pineapple, ethanol


Title of Thesis:Research on the Feasibility of constructing Taiwan Art Avenue – The Analysis of collaborative Governance approaches in case of Coatun Name of Institute:Department of public policy and Administration, College of Humanities, National Chi Nan University pages:258 Graduation Time:January/2014 Degree Conferred:Master Student Name:Kuo Ta Chen Advisor Name:Dr. Chi-Lang Lin Abstract In recent years, no matter what aspects they are concerned, either from the connection of the governance of education, or the inspiration from landspes and the management of education, humanities and arts have been flourishing in Nantou County Area. They are always limitless sources of charm. Among them, Caotun is the most suitable location. Thus, as to the Art Landscape along the Chung-tan highway, the Developmental associations of neighboring communities are seriously seeking the new way of thinking about the Art Formation of Highway and Highway Formation on Art Avenue. Among then, Fu-liau, Nan-pu, Tu-cheng, Ping-lin, shuang-tung, Chung-yuan and Pyng-biing are the top seven most outstanding developmental associations. TheActive participation of the Association of Taiwan Art Avenue is taken gor granted. How to co-operatively administer Taiwan Art Avenue? Caotun Town has its inevitability and is also situated at a critical juncture, because it is at the starting point of Taiwan Art Avenue. Besides, National Institute of Crafty Art is also located here. Craft and art are inseparable. We should have more co-operative. Here is the gateway to Nantou County, so all of the opinion leaders are concerned wroth it. How important it is! This study focuses on the integration of resource maintenance, management, and how to promote the investment on natural, cultural, landscape, recreation, and overall governance of transportation, helping breakthrough the relationship of the network cooperation among the neighboring community developmental associations, and consequently promote further development. This not only helps those who are concerned with the Art Avenue to ponder how to make it possible for future development and cohesion, but also helps to transform existing into internal forces. Thus, it also can urge the central departments to feel the importance of local development, so that they will not ignore it or even pay little attention to it. with a certain degree of progress, it also helps local residents to understand, to possess, and to push the issue, which has been left to solve since 1985.That's because it is a broad road for locals as well as the government. It exists there, truly and beautifully.


Objective: To observe the effect of warm needling with herbal of warming yang for relaxing numbness in the treatment of retrogressive gonarthritis.Methods: 120 patients with retrogressive gonarthritis had been collected and randomly divided into treatment group and control group,each 60 cases.The treatment group was given warm needling with herbal of warming yang for relaxing numbness;the control group was given herbal of warming yang and relaxing numbness only.Course of treatments was 14 days.Results: After treatment,the treatment group got clinical cure 13 cases,effective were 23 cases,the total effective rate was 88.3%;the control group got 6 cases clinical cure,effective were 18 cases,the total effective rate was 71.7%.Curative effect of treatment group was better than the control group,there was significant difference in the comparison of two groups(P0.05).Conclusion: Warm needling with herbal of warming yang and relaxing numbness in the treatment of retrogressive gonarthritis have definite effect,it is worth popularizing.


A B S T R A C T Fibrinoligase, the fibrin cross-linking enzyme, transiently appearing during the course of coagulation in normal blood, was shown to catalyze the incorporation of a fluorescent amine, monodansylcadaverine [or N- (5-aminopentyl) -5-dimethylamino-1-naphthalenesulfonamide] into casein. The reaction provided the basis of a sensitive fluorimetric method for measuring the activity of the enzyme (and also of similar other transpeptidases, such as transglutaminase).


Diffusion Maps is one of the leading methods for dimensionality reduction, although it requires to fix a certain number of parameters that can be crucial for its performance. This parameter selection is usually based on the expertise of the user, as there are no unified criterion for evaluating the quality of the embedding. We propose to use a neighbourhood preservation measure as the criterion for fixing these parameters. As we shall see, this approach provides good embedding parameters without needing problem specific knowledge.


The purposes of this paper is to give policy recommendations for(1)comprehensively increasing the management level and the performance and efficiency of investment for land development and consolidation in China;(2)feasibly exerting the function of land development and consolidation to supply enough land for economic development and meanwhile preserve the so-called"1.8 billion mu"red line of cultivated land;(3)gradually promoting the project of land development and consolidation as national strategy.Method employed is literature analysis.The results indicate that based on an overall review of the implementation of land development and consolidation in China in the last ten years,and further analyze the problems of land development and consolidation currently have been further analysed.It is concluded that several policy related measures have been put forward,including the start of strategy research on land consolidation,improvement of management mode,promotion of economic system reform,enhancement of ownership management,and increase of basic theoretical researches.


A TV opera is an important form of a combination of an opera and modern medium,which is very popular.When an opera goes to the modern medium,it gets rid of the tie of the stage.Having the aid of modern medium,the information is quickly spread to the audience.The aim of the artistic design of a TV opera is to abstract the opera's spirit rooted in tradition,which is accordant to a new extensity for audiovisual language.The extensity is of opera,and what is more,of TV.A TV opera framer positively gains a good understanding of the essential aesthetic feeling of a traditional opera.The framer tries to unearth formal elements and to combine them with the characteristics of a TV play.Therefore traditional stage form can be transformed effectively into entirely a new image space which is coincident with the rule of lens.


In this paper, a new inverse kinematics strategy is proposed for avoiding deadlock caused by joint limits. The proposed method is a combination of the conventional numerical method for inverse kinematics and an extended angle-axis vector. The extended angle-axis vector, instead of Euler angles, represents the orientation error. In the proposed method, the rotation direction of the end effector is changed by using the extended angle-axis vector to avoid deadlock. This paper describes the specific parameters included in the extended angle-axis vector that are necessary to change the rotation direction. The effectiveness of the proposed method was verified through simulations using a 9-degree-of-freedom robot. The proposed method is expected to be useful for solving inverse kinematics problems, which remain analytically unresolved. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT


As levels of antithrombin (AT) are low at birth, diagnosing inherited AT deficiency in newborns is challenging. In Stockholm, Sweden, pregnant women with known AT deficiency are referred to the Karolinska University Hospital, where local guidelines for management of newborns at risk of inherited AT deficiency have been established. Data on pregnancy, obstetric, and neonatal outcomes are recorded in a registry.


Raman spectroscopy, due to its non‐destructive character and speed, has found widespread use in pharmaceutical applications [1]. It is also being used for quantifying various isomer mixtures, best known being the quantification of xylene isomers [2–3]. Solid‐state isomer quantification of entacapone was earlier reported [4]. Here, we report quantification of isomer mixture of an active pharmaceutical substance, in solution, by SERS.


Infective endocarditis (IE) is generally caused by bacteria. The disease is associated with high mortality and significant risk of complications. Antibiotic prophylaxis should be used in patients at the highest risk of IE before procedures involving a high risk of bacteriemia – before dental procedures requiring manipulation of the gingival or periapical region of the teeth or perforation of oral mucosa. The aim of this paper was to present the newest views and guidelines of Cardiology Societies on the management of patients with infective endocarditis in dental practice. In 2015 experts of the European Society of Cardiology emphasized that the risk of IE caused by microflora of the oral cavity is higher due to bacteriemia caused by routine daily activities, i.e. mastication and brushing teeth, rather than due to bacteriemia caused by dental procedures. Poor oral hygiene, caries and gingival inflammation increase the risk of bacteriemia associated with routine activities. Emphasis should be put on improving dental care, systematic dental appointments, regular treatment, and maintaining optimal oral hygiene. These non-specific methods should be applied in patients at risk of IE, and should be extended to all patients, because IE can occur in patients without a history of heart disease. Antibiotic prophylaxis should be limited to patients at highest risk of IE :  patients in whom an artificial heart valve or artificial repair material was grafted, patients with a previous episode of IE, patients with cyanotic heart disease, and patients with congenital heart disease repaired using prosthetic materials placed surgically or by percutaneous techniques.


SUMMARY Chemical analyses were carried out on the three main commercial varieties in the Sudan and some wild species of Gossypium. A genome-specific pattern was not found for either the oil content, fatty acids, amino acids or seed index. G. sturtianum differed significantly from the other species in oil content with a substantial amount of unsaturated fatty acids and of the essential amino acids. A breeding programme has been started to incorporate such desirable characters into the commercial varieties.


Management Science of Economics Faculty, University of Ahmad Dahlan, Indonesia Management Science of Economics Faculty, University of Brawijaya, Indonesia Mathematic and Natural Science Faculty, University of Brawijaya, Indonesia Management Science of Economics Faculty, University of Brawijaya, Indonesia Corresponding e-mail of the author: firstname.lastname@example.com, ABSTRACT: The aim of this study is to describe the effect of Total Quality Management (TQM) practice on performance, specifically examining and explaining the role of student's satisfaction as the mediating factor for the relation between Total Quality Management practice and the performance of Management Department. The data of this explanatory research is collected through a survey. From the populations of 28 management departments in private universities in Yogyakarta, 26 qualify the criteria of valid C accreditation at the minimum. The respondents are chairperson or secretary of department, lecturers, and 3 to 5 students selected by the department. The employed Generalized Structured Component Analysis (GSCA) indicates that Total Quality Management practice has a significant effect on the performance of department (p-value=0.005 <0.01). TQM practices significantly affect the satisfaction of student (p-value= 0.041 <0.05), whereas satisfaction of student significantly affect the performance of department (p-value 0.082 <0.10). Therefore, the satisfaction of student is proven a partial mediator for the relationship between Total Quality Management practices and the performance of department.


This essay introduces the application of distributed switching power supply on the large-scale LED display,and analyzed how to suppress the harmonics issue by HJLS wave trapper.The wave trapper consists of a capacitor and an inductance in parallel,it improves the protective relays and stable operation through followings actions,design as numerical simulation to HJLS wave trapper and modify the switch power supply for LED display,and compare and analysis the current waveforms without and with connecting HJLS wave trapper.


The new specifications modify the theoretical maximum density calculation in the design of mixture asphalt,by introducing the effective relative density and taking into account the water absorption of the mineral aggregate.For the super absorbent porous basalt the calculation of the volume indicators in the design can't meet with the regulatory requirements.So it calculates the technical parameter of the porous basalt under Marshall specimen,probes into the choice of hitting work with volume indicators,ensures the accuracy of data and complies with regulatory requirements.


It has been successfully made arduino and bluetoothbased anemometer counter measurement tools. This measuring instrument is able to measure the wind speed displayed on the LCD and Android. Counter calculation uses infrared LED sensors and infrared phototransistor. The data that has been generated from this research is then characterized so
that it can be used as a wind speed measuring device. This research uses Arduino uno microcontroller as a control system of input and output signals. The results of measurement data from this study were analyzed using the least squares method. From the initial data processing, the conversion equation is obtained, namely Y =10.078x + 12.23, and the correlation factor is very strong with a value of r = 0.99, Sensitivity 10,078 and zero offset 12,23 . After that, the calibration process was carried out in the data acquisition system, which was 99% accuracy, and 98.4% precision.. The measuring instrument that has been made has the output of quantitative results.


Summary.The structure of hybrid intelligent system of data extraction from a project document and analysis of project management system risks on the basis of genetic analysis of project document scope by means of forming of project product genetic code is presented.


The paper presents methodologies able to predict dynamic warm water consumption in district heating systems, using time-series analysis. A simulation model according to the day of a week has been c...


From Apr 1984 to Nov. 1995,1259 patients with esophageal or cardiac carcinoma underwent operation. 22 of 1259 cases had primary carcinoma in cardia or stomach . The incidence was 1. 75%(22/1259). The distribution of the other primary cancer was 5 cases in esophgus,9 cases in esophgas and 8 cases in esophages-stomach junction . The incidence,diagnotic . criteria and management were discussed. The authors think that both X-ray and esophagogastroscope are very important to such patients, morever,the esophagus,cardia and stomach should be explored during the operation. It is also suggested that patients without any evidence of distant metastasis and contraindications to operation should be operated as soon as possible.


It is a trend of present economic development that the enterprise develops from specialized business to multiple business and then returns to core competition. It is significant for fostering the core competitive capacity of the enterprise to get rid of misunderstanding of the core competitive capacity of China's enterprises.


The former chairman of Granada Television believes overall standards of television news journalism have slipped and writes: "With the 24-hour news channels, the volume and accessibility of news has increased enormously but, with just two exceptions, the Channel 4 News and Newsnight, standards have dropped. The main bulletins still cover major stories well – bomb plots, floods, high diplomacy – but for the rest there is too much trivia, too many soft features and little wit, for the whimsical little exchanges between presenters usually embarrass rather than amuse. Too much time is given to the reporting of routine crimes plus murders, rapes and kidnaps complete with the stolid police report and the sobbing parents. Sections of news bulletins sometimes resemble a police gazette. Alongside coverage of the war zones and the Middle East, Africa is given a lot of time, China and Russia little or none. Presenters are efficient, but with the notable exception of Jon Snow and Jeremy Paxman lack the charisma and the status of their predecessors." And Sir Denis concludes: "When we veterans venture an opinion on contemporary television we are told that our experience of television of the past is not relevant to the television of today. Of course the change is great, but there are principles of broadcasting that endure, and one such principle, and it is not always observed today, is this: the first priority of any broadcasting organisation is to give its programme people the best possible conditions for making programmes. Quick decisions, short lines of communication, proper funding, strong personal relationships, bold leadership. No committees, no bureaucracy, no focus groups and no interference from business management. For it is the directors, writers and producers who are the most important people in television – and if you want good programmes, their interests must come first."


A unique micro data set detailing operating costs and technical characteristics o f 133 Texas oil leases is used to estimate an econometric cost functi on, yielding a number of interesting findings. First, evidence of eco nomies of scale in extraction implies additional gains from oil field unitization and helps explain the paradox that voluntary unitization often occurs in the later stages of a field's life. Second, marginal operating costs per well are found to be about 30 percent below avar age costs, explaining why many wells remain operational despite falli ng crude oil prices. Finally, the results confirm a number of plausib le technical relationships. Copyright 1988 by Oxford University Press.


The important role of the nuclear coatings for protection of nuclear power plants was briefly introduced.The basic performances of coatings supporting nuclear power plants was discussed.International standards of specially contaminated media and paint performance testing involed in nuclear power systems,along with the application points for nuclear coatings were expounded.


A type II hybrid ARQ (automatic repeat request) scheme, using convolutional coding and code combining, is proposed and analyzed for the land mobile communication system. The protocol adopts an adaptive coding scheme for the header which selects the code rate according to the channel conditions. A simple channel estimation technique is used together with a code synchronization procedure. Simulation results have shown that a significant throughput improvement is achieved with the proposed scheme over the conventional type II hybrid ARQ scheme under severe channel conditions.<<ETX>>


AXMTEST is written in FORTRAN IV for the Amdahl 470 system, but it will run on any IBM 360 or 370 system without modification. A source listing of the program can be obtained free of charge. The program is also available on punched cards or a user-supplied tape at a cost of $5. It can be obtained from the author at the following address: Department of Psychology, Ohio State University, 404C W. 17th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210. Checks should be made payable to Ohio State University.


The investigation of the steroidal glycosides of the seeds of Hyoscyamus niger L. led to the isolation of two new spirostane saponins (2, 6) together with seven known glycosides with either furostane or spirostane aglycones. On the basis of chemical and spectroscopic evidence, the structures of 2 and 6 were elucidated as (25R)-5α-spirostan-3β-ol 3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→3)-β-D-galactopyranoside (2) and (25R)-5α-spirostan-3β-ol 3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→3)-[β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)]-β-D-galactopyranoside (6). The given compounds have been found for the first time in the genus Hyoscyamus.


The generation of picosecond duration pulses in the 1.55 micron wavelength region is of considerable interest for applications related to telecommunications. In the 1.06 micron region, picosecond pulses are useful for spectroscopy and the electro-optic sampling of high speed integrated circuits [I]. Passive mode-locking of fibre lasers using multiple quantum well (MQW) material can provide optical pulses with picosecond durations in both these wavelength regions. The optical confinement and long lengths available, give doped fibre lasers high gain together with flexibility in physical configuration. The use of QWs with light incident perpendicular to the epitaxial layers, as passive saturable absorbers to mode-lock these lasers, is attractive because of their polarisation insensitivity and the wide range of wavelengths available. The semiconductor sample operating wavelength is governed by the materials, their compositions and dimensions used. In fibre, gain is provided in the 1.55 micron region by doping with Erbium whilst Neodymium is used for operation in the 1.06 micron region. By integrating the saturable absorber and laser-cavity end mirror into a single semiconductor device we have generated picosecond pulses in very simple cavity configurations.


PURULENT pericarditis is an uncommon disorder that often escapes clinical detection despite its lifethreatening nature. 1 Appropriate management requires vigorous antimicrobial therapy and, in most cases, surgical drainage. Identification of the responsible pathogen is of paramount importance. We report a patient with pericardial tamponade who was found to have primary meningococcal pericarditis. The diagnosis was suggested by the Gram stain of the pericardial fluid, but, because the patient had recently been given antibiotics, cultures were negative. A new technique, counter-current immunoelectrophoresis (CIE), was used to confirm the etiologic diagnosis. This is, to our knowledge, the first time CIE has been used successfully in the diagnosis of purulent pericarditis. Report of a Case A 49-year-old mother of four was in excellent health until 10:45 AM on Aug 1, 1974, when she experienced an abrupt rigor followed promptly by fever and diffuse myalgia. She remained bedridden for 48 hours, with fever, sweats,


High rates of urban population growth in Mexico and other tropical (i.e., 'developing') nations create large demands for building materials and construction labor. Using a case study, this article analyzes the development of the building material industry in the Xalapa-Perote region of central Veracruz, Mexico. First, it examines the dominant types of materials used and where these are extracted and/or produced. Drawing on traditional location theory, it then explores why clustering occurred among one of the most popular building material producers, concrete block manufacturers. In the final section, the case study demonstrates that the industry's clustering created a level of competition that not only resulted in the production of poorer quality blocks, but may eventually lessen the job creating capacity of the industry as a whole. This has implications for rural communities, who view access to this local source of employment as its greatest benefit. The research and its findings also have implications for development and industrial geography research in tropical regions, where the combination of traditional location theory and newer locational approaches can be useful for explaining location behavior.


Microemulsions were prepared with palm oil derivatives as solvents at variable temperature. In addition, the effects of temperature and 1‐pentanol as cosurfactant on the microemulsion region were also studied. Results show that the solubility of palm‐based esters (POMEs) increased significantly in Imbentin coco 6.9EO, a commercial fatty alcohol ethoxylate, when the temperature was raised at 30°C to 40°C, 50°C, and 60°C. However, the solubility of palm kernel‐based medium chain triglycerides (PK‐MCT) did not increase much even though the temperature was raised to 60°C. This might be due to the fact that the cloud point for POMEs in Imbentin 6.9EO solution was below 60°C, but the cloud point for PK‐MCT in Imbentin coco 6.9EO solution was higher than 60°C. The formation of a large microemulsion region was observed at a 50:50 ratio of oil to water for POMEs in Imbentin coco 6.9EO system. The optimum concentration of cosurfactant and surfactant that formed microemulsions was 5% and 20% (w/w). However, the formation of a large microemulsion region was obtained at a 25:75 ratio of oil to water for PK‐MCT in Imbentin coco 6.9EO. The optimum concentration of cosurfactant and surfactant that produced microemulsions was 15% and 25% (w/w) respectively.


Here in this paper we have compared the optical EXOR gate with additional input beam and without additional input beam using the two nonlinearity property XGM and XPM of SOA. CW Laser or clock signal is used as additional input beam. The extinction ratio of EXOR gate with additional input beam is 39.127 dB and the extinction ratio of EXOR gate without additional input beam is 11 dB, both are operated at 10 GB∕s.


The paper intends to show that a broad range of heritage concepts exists in Africa, independent from the normative discourse on heritage generally promoted by international organisations. Heritage is a social construction, which is instrumented for different reasons (social organization and control, political management and territorial development, sacred traditions and spaces), and by different actors (official representatives and associations). Some examples from Mali illustrate this assertion, and highlight ideological divergences between Western and African cultures.


This electronic puts forward some methods of interactive information visualization and Interactive Visualization, which based on the view of traditional inactive information can hardly identification. An information visualizing of academic researches system is realized by XML and java used of FreeChar and Prefuse. The system allows the user to do mutual operating, support the visual retrieval and analysis, Running results indicated that improving the accessibility of mutual information by the special academic seminars has better expansibility.


In this paper we give expressions for the generalized Drazin inverse of a (2,2,0) operator matrix and a $2\times2$ operator matrix under certain circumstances, which generalizes and unifies several results in the literature.


We investigated the thermal behavior of dislocation loops formed in a CH3O-multielement-molecular-ion-implanted epitaxial silicon (Si) wafer by real-time cross-sectional tunneling electron microscopy observation with in situ heating. We found that the CH3O-ion-implantation-induced faulted Frank dislocation loops (FDLs) shrink at a low rate at the beginning of heat treatment (1st stage), and then the shrinkage rate rapidly increased (2nd stage), resulting in the dissolution of the defects. The activation energies for the shrinkage of FDLs in the 1st and 2nd stages were found to be 2.94±0.31 and 4.95±0.25 eV, respectively. The shrinkage behavior in the 1st stage is the desorption of C and O atoms that segregated along the edge of an FDL because of the interaction between the CH3O-ion-implantation-induced FDL and the segregated impurities. On the other hand, the 2nd stage corresponds to the desorption of Si atoms from FDLs and its migration. Our experimental results suggest that thermal stability of the dislocation loop is determined by the kind of segregated impurities around the dislocation loop.


To reconstruct the spectrum of a wide band signal by stepped-frequency chirp signals, the mismatch between sub-band signals should be compensated. In this paper, a novel method is proposed to estimate the phase error between adjacent sub-band signals based on the overlapped spectra. It is very computationally efficient and effective without increasing the hardware load. Finally, the simulated and real data confirm the validity of the method.


Southern hemisphere circulation patterns and associated anomalies for the austral spring 2013 are reviewed, with emphasis given to the Pacific Basic climate indicators and Australian rainfall and temperature patterns. Pacific indicators were near neutral during spring. Sea surface temperatures were near average across much of the equatorial Pacific Ocean, however were warmer west of the Date Line and around Australia. The Indian Ocean Dipole returned to a neutral phase (though still displaying negative values) following large negative values during winter. The Southern Annular Mode continued in the negative phase it had entered in late winter, with large negative values observed in September, before weakening in November. Near-average spring rainfall was recorded for Australia nationally. A large area of the inland southeast was particularly dry; extending from west of the Great Dividing Range through southern Queensland, New South Wales, northern Victoria, South Australia and the southeast of the Northern Territory. In contrast much of northern Australia, Tasmania and the south of Western Australia received above average spring rainfall. It was the warmest spring on record for Australian in terms of both mean temperatures and maximum temperatures. Minimum temperatures were the fourth-warmest on record.


The framework of the analysis presented in this paper is the improvement of altimetry services in the 2020-2025 time frame by a better time and space coverage of the Earth (or rather ocean) surface. The typical expected revisit time is 3 days for ocean structures of size typically equal to 50 or 100 km. Two possible instrument types are considered: nadir altimeter (Jason-like) or swath interferometry (SWOT-like). Both are treated in the same way through an "equivalent swath", so that the methods developed are not limited to only altimetry. This paper focusses on the definition of satellite constellations that meet the requirements (maximizing coverage), while minimizing the number of satellites and orbit planes. The orbits that are considered are circular repeat orbits, sun-synchronous or not, possibly the same as used by some of the current altimetry missions.


Diabetes is a silent killer disease worldwide. Regular blood glucose level monitoring and healthy life management is the only remedy as this cannot be cured. In conventional way, need to draw a drop of blood by pricking fingertip and measure the glucose level through a device. This creates mental trauma among most of the diabetes patient specially the children. To overcome this problem, a non-invasive and patient friendly way of measurement is essential, which is the focus of this paper. Some investigation have been conducted in non-invasive field but none could stand for a durable period in terms of accuracy, comfort and safety. This paper presents an Ultra-wide band (UWB) microwave imaging and Artificial Intelligence (AI) based a solution with performance analysis to detect blood glucose concentration level non-invasively (i.e., without taking any blood sample). The system consists of a pair of small UWB biomedical planar antennas, UWB transceiver as hardware and an artificial neural network (ANN) with signal acquisition and processing interface as software module. The UWB signal with center frequency of 4.7 GHz was transmitted through one side of left hand and forward scattering signals were received from another side. Characteristic features from received signal were extracted for pattern recognition and detection through ANN. The system exhibits 81% accuracy to detect glucose concentration in blood plasma. Besides, it is user friendly, affordable, safe and can be used with comfort in near future.


The data on the influence of a hand-arm vibration syndrome affected by local vibration on the quality of life and coping strategies of the examined patients are shown in this article. The basic changes in the parameters of patients' quality of life with the hand-arm vibration syndrome examined by the results of the SF-36 questionnaire and coping strategies of patients with the hand-arm vibration syndrome according to the data of the Lazarus coping test of varying degrees of severity of a hand-arm vibration syndrome are described.


Particle contamination on wafer surface during fabrication process has become a major issue in semiconductor manufacturing. Particles on wafer can cause the circuit to malfunction and wafer defect. This will lead to manufacturing costs and reducing productivity. Conventional method to control particles contamination managed to detect the particles contaminations only after the etching process is completed. Therefore, developing a system where an early detection of particle is crucial. In this study, methods for particle contamination prediction in plasma etching process using Artificial Neural Network (ANN) is proposed. The proposed method comprises the following steps: data collection, data pre-processing, feature selection and particle detection. First, data was collected from Statistical Process Control (SPC) database and Advanced Process Control (APC) database. Secondly, the raw data were pre-processed to remove missing values and unwanted attributes. Thirdly, the feature selection technique was studied to select the most relevant features or parameters indicating the number of particles contamination. Three feature selection techniques were used which are Minimum Redundancy Maximum Relevance (mRMR), Least-Square Feature Selection (LSFS) and Maximum Likelihood Feature Selection (MLFS). Finally, datasets with the selected features together with datasets without features selected were used as inputs for training and testing of ANN in particles contamination detection. Results for ANN showed that an equipment with feature selection method using MLFS result in the lowest error and highest R2 value.


A number of conflicting conjectures have been proposed about the role of information and collusion in common-value auctions. This study investigates these hypotheses in an experimental setting by conducting a series of auctions with an equal number of signals (estimates of the object's value) but a varying number of bidders among whom those signals are concentrated. Specifically, two types of common-value auctions are examined, each characterized by participants bidding on objects of a common, but unknown value. Collusion and mergers among bidders have two potential effects. First, since collusion decreases the number of active bidders, competition is lessened, leading to lower prices paid at auction. Second, recent theoretical results suggest that the pooling of information within a bidding syndicate, implying more precise estimates of the object's value, lead to more aggressive bidding, and higher prices. Our results are consistent with the latter hypothesis that bidding is more aggressive as information is concentrated among fewer bidders. Furthermore, we find that this effect is dominated by the reduction in the number of bidders, leading to lower revenues. JEL Classification Numbers: D44: Auctions, L41: Horizontal Antitrust Policy, C92: Laboratory Experiments


Monitoring crystallization in real time at the nanoscale can provide valuable new insights into the nucleation process. Herein, the application of nanopipettes as nanoreactors to study the nucleation of organic materials (pharmaceutical crystals) is demonstrated, using bicalutamide (BIC), an active pharmaceutical ingredient of the prostate cancer drug CASODEX, as a model. Crystallization is achieved using a nanoscale antisolvent system, whereby a nanopipette containing an aqueous inert salt solution is brought into contact with a dimethyl sulfoxide (DSMO) solution containing soluble BIC and the same inert salt (at the same concentration). Crystallization is driven and controlled by a combination of the applied bias between an electrode in the nanopipette and one in the bulk DMSO phase and mixing of the two solvents in the mouth of the nanopipette. Crystallization at the tip of the nanopipette causes transient blockages, as BIC particles form and translocate at the end of the nanopipette opening. At low in...


The invention relates to a switch with a contact. The switch comprises a shell, an operation rod and a movable contact frame, wherein the shell is formed by buckling a base and an upper cover; the operation rod and the movable contact frame are movably matched relatively; a stop frame is arranged in the shell; a locking mechanism is arranged between the stop frame and the movable contact frame; an unlocking mechanism is arranged between the stop frame and the operation rod; the movable contact frame is provided with two end part positions; when the movable contact frame is positioned at the end part positions, the stop frame and the movable contact frame are locked through the locking mechanism; the operation rod is provided with an unlocking point in a travel; appropriate unlocking time is achieved by adjusting a position point of the unlocking point in the travel of the operation rod; when the travel of the operation rod reaches the unlocking point, the unlocking mechanism between the operation rod and the stop frame is used for unlocking the locking mechanism between the stop frame and the movable contact frame; and after the locking mechanism between the stop frame and the movable contact frame is unlocked, the operation rod can drive the movable contact frame to move in the shell through an elastic element. The technical scheme has the advantages of higher stability, higher safety and longer service life.


(57) Abstract: articles such as for example high density array on thermal relaxation substrate which can be alleviated by exposure to thermal energy (20,120,220,320,420,520,620) (10, 110,210,310,410,510,610) is disclosed that a method of manufacturing such as an array, and with the system / device for the array of relaxation using electromagnetic energy (80, 180). Array of the present invention may contain itself electromagnetic energy sensitive material (30,130,232,330,430,53,630) in its structure, also in this case to expose the array to the appropriate electromagnetic energy it is, it is possible to supply heat energy required to alleviate the array. In another embodiment, the array of the present invention may not include the electromagnetic energy sensitive material in the structure, in which case, it is possible to indirectly heat the array, i.e., or a system includes an electromagnetic energy-sensitive material device arrays arranged therein can be heated by transferring heat energy from the electromagnetic energy sensitive material to the array or the like conduction.


Scatterometers are low resolution radars originally designed o measure winds over the ocean from space. They measure the normalized radar backscatter coefficient from which the wind is estimated. Over land and ice (sigma) 0 is very sensitive to surface conditions and is useful for various scientific studies. Unfortunately, the low resolution of the measurements limits the application of the data. The scatterometer image reconstruction (SIR) algorithm can produce significantly enhanced resolution radar images by taking advantage of measurement overlap from multiple passes of the radar over the target site. The resulting measurements are on an irregular grid and may have different response functions making the analysis of the non-linear SIR algorithm very complicated. Analysis of SIR is further complicated by the fact that it is bivariate: two separate but related images (A and B) are determined from the (sigma) 0 measurements where (sigma) 0 is related to A and B by the expression (sigma) 0 equals A + B ((theta) - 40 degrees) where (theta) is the incidence angle of the measurement which varies from measurement to measurement. In this paper we provide a theoretical framework for scatterometer image reconstruction and resolution enhancement on irregular grids and provide examples of the resolution enhancement possible for the ERS-1 AMI scatterometer. The paper should be of interest to other researchers dealing with resolution enhancement on irregular grids.


Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is the world's most staple food crop as well as most consumed cereal. It is known as "king of cereals" as its cultivation is easier, ecologically suitable and contain high amount of nutrients. It compares well with other cereals in nutritive value. In India, it is the staple diet in the northern and central regions. It is cultivated on 15.4% of the arable land in the world in almost all countries, except the humid and high-temperature areas in the tropics and high-latitude environments. Accounting for a fifth of humanity's food, wheat is the second only to rice which provides 21% of the food calories and 20% of the protein for more than 4.5 billion people in 94 developing countries (Braun et al., 2010).


The phenomenum of "false liaison" (linking errors) in French has almost never been studied in itself. A considerable number of examples from different sources are examined from a lexical, morphological and syntactic perspective. If many instances can be satisfactorily reduced to phrasal affixes (Miller 1991), the remaining cases fall under two types of explanations, analogy and "liaison a distance" (linking from a distance) (Pichon 1935), each of which alone is not sufficient, like the postulation of plural and verbal markers (Kaye & Morin 1982), to cover all the data, and a comparison of the consequences of these accounts is offered. Accounts on syntactical grounds do not make strong predictions, if at all, on this phenomenum, since false liaisons seem to be only loosely restricted. It is suggested that an explanation invoking analogy is possible on a morphological basis for many cases, and that some cases of liaison at a distance may be due to performance error involving the syntactic production stage of an utterance.


Protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) is a key regulator of mitosis, but the roles that it plays are poorly understood. New evidence in budding yeast shows that the Zds proteins form a tight stoichiometric complex with PP2A and target its activity to the Cdc25 phosphatase, which is a key regulator of entry into mitosis.


Two chains of interacting spinless fermions in the presence of interchain hopping are investigated by use of phase Hamiltonian based on bosonization method. Excitation spectrum and phase diagram at absolute zero temperature are obtained by means of renormalization group method. Momentum distribution functions are also calculated. It is shown that the interchain hopping gives rise to drastic effects on properties of ground state compared to interchain interaction and is crucial to appearance of ordered states in higher dimensions.


The effect of aqueous tetracycline on the growth, chlorophyll and ultrastructure of Vallisneria natans in the leaves was estimated in the paper, using static simulation experiment. The results showed that the spiked tetracycline could induce the content reduction of chlorophyll in the leaves and consequently inhibit growth of Vallisneria natans. The relative growth rate and contents of chlorophyll decreased with the increase of concentration of spiked tetracycline. In the treatment with 20 mg·l-1, the relative growth rate was just 35% of that in the control, similarly, the contents of chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b were 31%, 23% of that in the blank respectively. The aqueous tetracycline could significantly affect the growth of Vallisneria natans when the concentration level of tetracycline was up to 4 mg·l-1, which may cause an adverse effect to the aquatic eco-system.Furthermore, the results indicated that the ultrastructure of the leave cell of Vallisneria natans in 20 mg·l-1 teratment showed some morohologic changes using transmission electron microscope, compared with the normal leaves. The result showed that the dissolved organic matter in aquatic environment could efficiently reduce the absorption for tetracycline and resultingly alleviate the toxic effect induced by tetracycline.


Climate on earth is getting warmer, which effects earth's energy balance and so forth the ocean and atmospheric circulation.  In many sub-polar regions on the northern hemisphere changes due to war ...