This research aimed to examine the parts of the plot structure and also the elements which build up the parts of the plot structure of this novel. The theory used in analyzing the data was the theory on the plot. The theoretical concepts were primarily taken from William Kenney's book entitled How to Analyze Fiction (1996). Based on the analysis, the plot structure of Agatha Christie's 'Third Girl (2002) consisted of three parts: beginning plot, middle plot, and ending plot. The beginning plot of this novel told us about: (a) Hercule Poirot's peaceful condition after having breakfast; (b) his attitude of scathing view on Edgar Allan Poe; (c) Miss. Norma's performance with vacant expression; and (d) Hercule Poirot's good relationship with Mrs Oliver and with Mrs Restarick. In the middle plot of this novel, the story of this novel presented about: (a) Mrs Restarick's psychological conflict; (b) Andrew Restarick's angriness because of David Baker's relationship with his daughter, Miss Norma; and (c) Mrs Adriana's unsuccessfulness to find Miss. Norma at Borodene Mansions. The events described in the complicating plot of this novel are about: (a) the investigation of Miss Norma as a suspected agent attempting to commit the murder of Mrs Restarick; (b) the secure of Miss Norma suspected to have committed murder by Dr. Stillingfleet at the time of throwing herself down in front of Jaguar; and (c) Dr Stillingfleet's offering to Miss Norma to live at Kenway Court to hide herself from the inquiry of her father.


We propose and demonstrate Kinetic Tiles, modular con-struction units for Interactive Kinetic Surfaces (IKSs). We aimed to design Kinetic Tiles to be accessible and available so that users can construct IKSs easily and rapidly. The components of Kinetic Tiles are inexpensive and easily available. In addition, the use of magnetic force enables the separation of the surface material and actuators so that users only interact with the tile modules as if constructing a tile mosaic. Kinetic Tiles can be utilized as a new design and architectural material that allows the surfaces of everyday objects and spaces to convey ambient and pleasurable kinetic expressions.


In this working paper, we present the project "WITE 2.0". This project is at the crossroads of various issues related to mobility (mobility turn) and use of Information and Communication Technologies. Wite 2.0 is a part of the designing process of a collaborative communication tool: "a virtualized and unified platform". We define scenarios of teleworking practices, "equipped" by ICTs, and use these scenarios to better specify the platform. The project started at the end of 2010 for a period of 18 months. The analysis is based on several complementary methodologies: a qualitative study (47 semi-structured interviews), a quantitative survey (553 respondents), and an experimentation of the platform. In this paper, we present the main results of the interview survey through the following themes: remote management, skills, articulation of private and professional spheres, and the maturity of technologies. We also describe how these elements help to understand the workers' practices evolutions.


OBJECTIVE
To identify all kinds of commodity Flos Chrysanthemi.

METHOD
The cross-section morphorlogy of each part of Hangbaiju was studied and compared with other 4 kinds of Flos Chrysanthemi.

RESULT
The characters of cross-section morphorlogy of each part of Hanghaiju were obtained. And it was found that cross-section morphology of the commodity Flos Chrysanthemi was different.

CONCLUSION
It provided evidences for the identification of Hangbaiju with other 4 kinds of Flos Chrysanthemi.


This article argues that genre markers employed in oral narratives about possession by water spirits serve to exemplify human / non-human relations in Khasi supernatural ontology. It is not the aim of this work to add to the existing corpus of theories on narrative genre studies, but to try to analyse how genre boundaries within the Khasi language help shape and articulate relationality, interaction and participation between humans and entities of water. The article elucidates the way in which the "supernatural" world is understood and mediated through the mechanism of fear and its absence, as manifested in the narratives. Through case studies collected during primary fieldwork from various interlocutors from different parts of the Khasi and Jaintia Hills, attitudes towards entities identified as sourced from the Khasi traditional religion help to create and shape the "new" frames of Christianity, urbanisation and modernity within which these entities operate.


Online shopping has evolved in the recent time in Nigeria with the growth of internet and social media especially among students of tertiary institution who are considered technological-native. The research is therefore, on the thrust to examine the perception of University of Ilorin undergraduate students' towards online shopping with the few to know the motivating factors alongside challenges. Survey research method was adopted and the sample size was 400 respondents while questionnaire was used to elicit responses from the respondents. Multistage sampling approach was adopted to pick respondents across the colleges. The data were analysed using frequency and percentage method. Also, the data were subjected to chi-square test. Findings show that majority of the respondents have shopped online directly and indirectly, although, lack of trust, absent of physical interaction and fair of being deceived and duped have been identified as some of the challenges facing online shopping among students. It was recommended that online payment for products and services such as money perfect, credit card, debit card, online signed cheque and other should be more protected while many easier payment options should be designed to make online payment easier, effective and fraudulent free.<br>


In this paper, we infer the expression about the condition of Canonical Transformation from Hamilton's Principle . then,we get to four kinds of conversion equation, whose formalism is different because of the difference of source function. This can-simplify the solution of Canonical Equation.


The Fischer-Tropsch synthesis is a catalytic polymerization reaction that can be used to make transportation fuels, primarily gasoline and diesel. The process was invented in 1925 and used commercially by Nazi Germany in World War II as well as South Africa, starting in the 1950s. Initially, the fuel of choice to start the process was coal, but recently there has been increased interest in natural gas and biomass. The interest in natural gas is of most interest, as it provides an option for taking stranded natural gas and converting it into a liquid. This avoids the need for pipeline or liquefied natural gas (LNG) transport, which may be difficult to implement due to both geography and geopolitical reasons. The levelized cost of producing gasoline and diesel through this process is competitive with refining, but new commercial implementation has been hindered by the high capital cost of building the plant.


Different methods of generating pseudorandom sequences were studied. A method to generate multiple independent pseudorandom sequences based on M sequence consecutive sampling was proposed, which can be used in Stochastic Parallel Gradient Descent algorithm (SPGD) control algorithm of an adaptive optics system. The method is well-suited to Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) implementation, which occupies few resources and can be implemented easily. Experiments showed that the pseudorandom sequences generated by this method were independent statistically. Multiple independent pseudorandom sequences were generated by FPGA for SPGD controller of a 61 element adaptive optics system. By use of the pseudorandom sequences of this method, experiments of Adaptive Optics system based on SPGD control algorithm successfully worked.


The MODIS data spectrum characteristics of the vegetation, water body and soil are analyzed. The work flow chart to process the remote sensing data in monitoring the flood is recommended. The quantitative indices to identify the flood and the method to estimate the flood area are presented.


Internet of Things (IoT) has become an integral part of our lives as we use it for connecting physical things together. With the increasing number of IoT devices, it is thus necessary to have a dynamically scalable system that adjusts computing resources according to different needs. A good scaling mechanism would have to maintain the service-level objective (SLO), and while minimizing computing resource usage would be desirable.

Within the scope of this thesis, this study developed and evaluated various ways to calculate the desired number of container instances. The calculation of the desired number of instances is separated into scale-up calculation and scale-down calculation. If scale-up calculation is greater than or equal to the current number of instances, the scale-up calculation will then be used as the desired number of instances. Otherwise, the maximum between the scale-up calculation and scale-down calculation will then be used as the desired number of instances, but not greater than the current number of instances. Many calculations were evaluated to be used as scale-up calculation and scale-down calculation. This includes calculations based on the incoming message rate (producing rate), number of pending messages (message lag), and their forecast value using double exponential smoothing. In addition, the study evaluated different intervals to recompute the desired number of instances.

The study found that Kubernetes's built-in auto scaling solution has too many limitations that are hard to circumvent without rewriting the source code. Therefore, a self-adaptive agent for auto scaling was built from the ground up to run the defined scaling mechanisms. The developed self-adaptive agent can query and analyze complex structured data from the system by itself; it can also limit scale-down actions in a period of time.

Overall, the study found that calculations based on forecast message lag could offer more computing resource savings while most messages are within the SLO than other methods tested. This study found that using the forecast-message-lag-based calculation for scale-up and scale-down calculation could save about 10% of the computing resource usage from the producing-rate-based calculation, while about 96% of the messages are within SLO in the test with the generated seasonal load. In addition to this, separating the calculation of the desired number of instances into scale-up calculation and scale-down calculation also helps to control scaling behavior more precisely. Applying the self-adaptive agent for auto scaling and the scaling mechanisms with queue-based IoT solutions could help in terms of scalability and efficiency of the system.


pygge: Der Roman des Indiff erenten (1908), a book praised in Expressionist circles, defi es the pain of human existence. He opts for the freedom to live as he chooses, embracing one lifestyle aft er another. Scheffl er comments, "Nach Freud hat der Mensch in der Kulturgesellschaft zwei Möglichkeiten: Er kann sich dem Moralkodex der vorherrschenden Gesellschaft unterwerfen und [ . . . ] seine eigentlichen Triebe unterdrücken [ . . . ] oder er nutzt Schlupfl öcher in die Freiheit" (371). Despite his explorations of life's possibilities, Walder never fi nds the ideal lifestyle and fi nally takes his own life. In conclusion, this wellresearched study makes a solid contribution to exploring the literary and cultural signifi cance of "Schmerzdiskurs" and to analyzing the works selected. Perhaps it will inspire additional studies of the dozens of hitherto largely ignored works by the Prager Kreis, as well as new interpretations of Kafk a's worldrenowned works in light of his membership in this group. Pamela S. Saur Lamar University


Abstract A patient with severe long-standing panic disorder who made a full recovery whilst pregnant, only to relapse during the postpartum period, is presented. Sex steroids may have a role in the aetiology and management of panic disorder. This is potentially an important area which requires further research.


Environmental flows assessment is a process which determines the allocated water for maintaining aquatic habitats and ecological processes in a environment. The river system attains zero flow in low flow period due to construction of hydropower generating structures, water retaining structure and withdrawal of water by water users, which possesses a tremendous threat to the environment, ecology & aquatic life. Therefore a need arises to regulate the reservoirs for releasing the adequate water in the river throughout the year as well as a flushing flow once in a year. Thus environmental flows assessment is done in Lower Mahanadi sub-basin and recommended to provide the EFRs on average 26 % of MAF with a range of Low flow 56% of mean low flow & High flow 21% of mean high flow to be ensured at any circumstances to avoid any degradation of river ecosystem. In the present study the assessment of the environmental flows on the basis of Tennant method, Tessman method, VMF method, Q90_Q50 method, Smakhtin method,  low flow index (7Q10) method and FDC (EMC shifting technique) method using Global Environmental Flow Calculator (GEFC) software. Keywords: EFR, GIS, Tennant, Tessman, VMF, Q90_Q50, 7Q10, FDC method.


In this Supporting Information, we provide background information on our model of the in vitro Kai system and the calculations that we have performed. We will closely follow the outline of the main text.


Let R be a principal ideal domain. The R-representations with one distinguished submodule are classified by a theorem of Gauß in the case of finite rank, and by the "Stacked Bases Theorem" of Cohen and Gluck in the case of infinite rank. Results of Hill and Megibben carry this classification even further. The R-representations with two distinguished pure submodules have recently been classified by Arnold and Dugas in the finite-rank case, and by the authors for countable rank. Although wild representation type prevails for R-representations with three distinguished pure submodules, an extensive category of such objects was recently classified by Arnold and Dugas. We carry their groundbreaking work further, simplifying the proofs of their main results and applying new machinery to study the structure of finiteand infinite-rank representations with two, three, and four distinguished submodules. We also apply these results to the classification of Butler groups, a class of torsion-free abelian groups that has been the focus of many investigations over the last sixteen years.


Down syndrome is the most frequent genetic cause of mental retardation. Although usually presenting dysmorphic features and organ malformations, it is rarely associated with congenital hydro- cephalus. The case of male neonate whose hydrocephalus was detected since the pregnancy and was dis- covered to have the syndrome at birth is reported. Chromosomal analysis confirmed the genetic disorder, and hydrocephalus was treated with ventriculoperitoneal shunt because of abnormal increase of head cir- cumference. The patient has been accompanied and his development is considered normal when com- pared to the expected for those affected by the syndrome.


Based on the Contingency theory, using the Balanced Scorecard method, the authors first set up a set of model to measure the performance of ERP from four levels including standard, region, industry and personalization, and then design a specific system for measuring the effectiveness of ERP users. The system uses composite index measurement, which not only takes qualitative indexes into quantitative, but also quantifies the qualitative indexes as many as possible, such as the introduction of user satisfaction obtained from the questionnaire. By doing so, this study overcomes the shortcomings of too simple for some measuring models. Meanwhile, the article uses principal component analysis when measuring the weight of indexes, thus avoid the defects of relying solely on experience. So this set of index systems has great practice.


Mine accidents continue to occur despite countless thousands of man-hours devoted to their prevention by company safety professionals, operational personnel and federal and state regulators. They occur because mining is conducted in a hostile environment where there is little margin for error. This article discusses the potential liabilities following a mine accident, including employee or survivor claims, suits by non-employees affected by the accident, losses of production and mining equipment, exposure of the company to federal and state-imposed mine closure, and exposure of the company and its supervisory employees to civil or criminal penalties for violation of federal and state mining laws.


Holt‐Oram syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder with variable expression. From a review of published pedigree data and of a family reported here, we have found that penetrance is 100 % if appropriate studies, including wrist radiographs, are performed. There does not appear to be a significant maternal effect on the severity of expression in affected offspring.


[Objective]The research aimed to study the effects of decomposing materials on the decomposing degrees of wheat straws,soil nutrients,shape and properties of rice and its yields.[Method]The trial was arranged in land and was designed with randomized block.[Result]The use of the decomposing materials could accelerate the decomposing process of wheat straws,and the rate of weight loss increased by a maximum happened between 10- 20 d.The use of decomposing materials could promote the contents of soil nutrients obviously,improve the ventilation in soils,and promote the seeding rate and the weight of 1 000 grains of rice,and had an increased yield by 4.1%- 5.0% compared with CK.[Conclusion]The application results of the decomposing materials which was named NO.1 was better than NO.2 regarding the acceleration of the straws decomposing,promotion of the soil nutrients and yield.


A new method for synthesizing alumina (Al2O3) nanofibers through the electrospinning method was reported. The spinning solutions of anhydrous aluminium chloride/polyvinylpyrrolidone (AlCl3/PVP), which were prepared by the sol-gel process of the mixture of AlCl3, PVP, ethanol and redistilled water, were electrospun to form AlCl3/PVP organic-inorganic hybrid fibers. Alumina nanofibers with average diameters of 100—800 nm were obtained by calcinations of the as-prepared fibers. The fibers were characterized by SEM, TG-DTA, FTIR, XPS and XRD. The results showed that with the increase of the concentration of spinning solution, the diameter of fibers also increased, and that the diameter of fibers decreased with the increase of the applied voltage and calcination temperature. The uncrystalline Al2O3, γ-Al 2O3 and α-Al2O3 were obtained after calcinations of about 5 h at 450, 900 and 1100°C, respectively.


We present a comprehensive investigation of the equilibrium structural, electronic and magnetic properties of Co2MnSi and Co2FeSi by density-functional theory (DFT) within the generalized gradient approximation (GGA) using the projected augmented wave (PAW) method. The on-site Coulomb interaction has also taken into account (GGA+U) approach to unravel the correlation effects on the electronic structure. The change of the energy gap, "spin gap", Fermi energy level and magnetic moments with the lattice parameters is investigated. We found that the on-site correlation interaction in Co2FeSi is stronger than in Co2MnSi. So on-site electronic correlation is necessary for Co2FeSi and the magnetic moments reproduce experimental results well by GGA+U. Further we also found that a moderate change of the lattice parameters does not change the half-metallic ferromagnet (HMF) behavior for both materials. Appearance of half-metallicity is consistent with the integral magnetic moments, which also agrees with the experi...


This research examines sense-making about hurtful episodes between parents and adolescents and how sense-making processes relate to subsequent communication. Results highlight differences in the events parents and adolescents find hurtful and the complex forces that influence accounts for hurtful episodes. Children were less affected overall by hurtful episodes and provided more benevolent accounts of parents' hurtful actions and words. Parents demonstrated typical victim–perpetrator biases, particularly when relationship quality was low. Furthermore, findings provided evidence that sense-making about hurtful events may affect follow-up conversations. Intentionality attributions and the similarity of pre-interaction accounts predicted the difficulty and negativity of subsequent conversations, based on both perceived and observed ratings. Account similarity also predicted observed aspects of joint storytelling in the conversations.


Series of novel 1,3,5-triazine-based triphenylene oligomers 7, 10 and 12 with large bridging polyaromatic core were designed and synthesised by simple procedures in high yields. Their structures were confirmed by FTIR, 1H NMR, ESI-MS and elemental analyses. Their mesomorphic behaviours were studied by differential scanning calorimetry, polarising optical microscopy and X-ray diffraction. 1,3,5-triazine-based triphenylene monomer 7 has no mesomorphic property, but 1,3,5-triazine-based triphenylene dimer 10 and 1,3,5-triazine-based triphenylene trimer 12 possess excellent mesomorphic properties. The mesomorphic temperature range of compound 12 was as wide as 180°C. These studies indicated that the mesomorphic properties were determined by the numbers of triphenylene units. More units of triphenylene in the oligomers resulted in better mesomorphic properties.


A method for the preparation of protoplasts from juice vesicles of citrus fruits is described. Protoplasts were obtained after incubating juice vesicles for 16 hr at room temperature in a medium containing cellulase and pectinase. The solution containing the protoplast was filtered through a 200-μm nylon mesh and the filtrate layered on a Percoll density gradient of 4%, 3.5%, and 3%. After 1 to 2 hr at 4°C, protoplasts were collected from the 4% Percoll layer. Protoplast viability was assessed by different methods and estimated to be ≈ 85%. The use of several stains and observations with light and electron microscopy provided information on some anatomical and physiological characteristics.


Physical trauma is a leading cause of death in the United States. While interventions to restore blood pressure and volume following acute trauma are essential, the abrupt restoration of blood flow following ischemia results in significant cell damage and death. As a result, injury caused by a hemorrhagic shock ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) event can have severe consequences, including organ failure and patient death. MG53 is a TRIM family protein which is an essential component of the cell membrane repair machinery in cardiac and skeletal muscle. Following various types of membrane damage, including injury associated with I/R, our research group has shown that MG53 facilitates formation of a membrane repair patch to restore the integrity of the disrupted membrane. Creatine kinase (CK) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) assays revealed significantly increased membrane resealing capacity in cultured mammalian cells or isolated mg53−/− flexor digitorum brevis (FDB) muscle fibers in the presence of rhMG53. Histological examination of tissue isolated from mice pretreated with rhMG53 and subjected to hemorrhagic shock reveal a significant decrease in Evan's blue dye staining in multiple tissues, suggesting reduction in necrotic cell death due to enhanced membrane repair. Our results show that recombinant human MG53 (rhMG53) can serve a protective role and mitigate cellular death and damage brought on by I/R following hemorrhagic shock. Research was funded by the Foundation for UMDNJ.


This paper quantifies the impact that terrorism has had on tourism since 1970. To accomplish this task, the authors estimate a forecasting equation for a country's (region's) share of tourism using an ARIMA model with a transfer function based on the time series of terrorist attacks in the country (or region). Their results focus on three European countries--Greece, Italy, and Austria--that have experienced noteworthy terrorist attacks since 1970. The authors also calculate revenue losses for continental Europe. Since 1974 these losses are large, amounting to sixteen billion SDRs in present value terms. Much of the loss occurred in the 1980s. Copyright 1992 by WWZ and Helbing & Lichtenhahn Verlag AG


HE training of actors at Paris in the seventeenth century was a difficult matter as the troupes had extensive repertories and, partly to make the learning of roles less onerous, allowed their members to keep, as a rule, the same roles without regard for advancing years. Although the younger actor might be more talented, he could not often replace a colleague in a role assigned to him, unless the latter was prevented temporarily by illness or some such cause from appearing on the stage. In the case of new plays the situation was different. As the roles were assigned by the author, a young actor, if he had attracted the author's attention, would have a chance to obtain a part worthy of his talent. There might, too, be intervention in his favor from the court. But in both cases it was necessary for him to convince the authorities of his ability, and he ordinarily had little opportunity early in his career to do this at Paris. The result was that most actors turned to the provinces, where the repertories corresponded to those of the Parisian troupes but where the companies were smaller and changed their personnel more frequently. All the leading actors were developed in that training school. Unfortunately, we have few accounts of provincial actors. Many names are known and many dates, but writers who have left detailed accounts of actors concern themselves chiefly with those playing at Paris. Scattered information from various sources has enabled me, however, to form a picture of one who began his public life at the age of six, who played in the provinces and abroad as well as at Paris, and who seems to have been the most gifted comic actor of the century to acquire his fame after the death of Moliere. The career of Jean-Baptiste Raisin not only is interesting in itself, but it illustrates the employment of children as professional actors, the extensive family relationships that might exist in the histrionic world,' and


A discussion of the relevance of the human security agenda, and
of its impact on Canadian foreign and security policy, is these
days likely to cause scholars and policymakers to suppress a
yawn. Such a reaction largely stems from a belief that all
relevant aspects of the human security agenda have been fully
understood and scrutinised. The full story has been told, so to
speak. In this paper we argue against the idea that the human
security agenda is a story of the past, at least when it comes
to: 1) understanding what made the human security agenda
possible in the first place; and 2) how the alleged new
diplomacy that accompanied the human security agenda was a
reflection of broader politico-economic changes within rather
than outside of Canada. Using a Foucaultian genealogical
perspective, the following analysis provides an alternative
account of the origins of the Canadian human security agenda.
In so doing, it challenges and adds to the dominant historical
narrative of the origins of the human security agenda, produced
by government documents, policymakers, and some academic
analyses. Specifically, this article presents a genealogical
investigation of the Freedom from Fear (FFF) doctrine. The FFF
doctrine emerged from a narrowing of the human security concept
by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
(DFAIT) in the late 1990s. Our genealogical investigation
analyses why DFAIT chose to narrow its human security agenda
around FFF. Second, the article examines the underlying
rationale of this narrower FFF agenda. We conclude that the FFF
doctrine was shaped by a political economy of power that
existed in Canadian society.


There is only inconclusive evidence of a specific association between a history of sexual abuse and diagnosable eatingdisorders. However, there is stronger support for a link between sexual abuse and bulimic symptomatology. The mediating factors in this relationship are still unclear. Dissociation appears to be a strong candidate, given its links to both early trauma and bulimic psychopathology. This study examines the role of dissociation as a potential mediating factor in the relationship between a reported history of sexual abuse and specific bulimic behaviors in 60 women with eating disorders. A reported history of sexual abuse was associated with greater dissociation and with a greater frequency of bingeing. In an Analysis of Covariance, dissociation accounted for the association between a reported history of sexual abuse and frequency of bingeing. Further research is required to determine the other factors involved in this relationship. Studies have linked a reported history of abuse with a number of psychiatric disorders (Briere & Zaidi, 1989; Hall, Tice, Beresford, Wooley, & Hall, 1989; Mullen, RomansClarkson, Walton, & Herbison, 1988). In particular, there has been considerable interest in the association between a history of sexual abuse and the eating disorders (Bulik, Sullivan, & Rorty, 1989; Lacey, 1990; Oppenheimer, Howells, Palmer, & Chaloner, 1985; Palmer & Oppenheimer, 1992; Welch & Fairburn, 1994). The findings of these studies are mixed, with a range of prevalence rates reported, suggesting that any link between abuse and the eating disorders may not be a specific one (Pope & Hudson, 1992; Conners & Morse, 1993). There appears to be particular utility in considering a specific link to bulimic symptomatology (Bushnell, Wells & Oakley-Browne, 1992; Hastings & Kern, 1994; Pribor & Dinwiddie, 1992; Root & Fallon, 1988; Steiger & Zanko, 1990; Waller, 1991, 1992). The research suggests that a reported history of sexual abuse is not linked directly to a diagnosis of bulimia nervosa. Rather, there appears to be a specific link to the bulimic behaviors of bingeing and purging (Pitts & Waller, 1993; Waller, 1992). Functional models suggest that bingeing and purging behavior can serve a number of defensive purposes (Lacey, 1986), and that those defenses are especially valuable for the bulimic with a history of abuse (Root & Fallon, 1989). In particular, it is proposed that a temporary cognitive narrowing is experienced during a binge as the bulimic refocuses attention on to the immediate stimulus. This refocusing allows a reduction in negative affect or a general reduction in self-awareness (Heatherton & Baumeister, 1991). In the case of a woman who has a history of sexual abuse, there are likely to be a number of intolerable emotional states present, due to the unresolved nature of the experience (Briere, 1992) . Consequently, there will be a greater need for this reduction in awareness in women with such a history. This pattern of "escaping from awareness" appears to involve cognitive processes similar to those that underpin the concept of dissociation. Dissociation is a relatively primitive defense mechanism, which is characterized by poor integration of thought processes (Spiegel, 1986). It can involve feelings of absorption, derealization/depersonalization, and amnestic dissociation (memory loss). Although dissociation is a natural cognitive process, especially in response to trauma (e.g., Spiegel & Cardena, 1991) , with continued use over time it can become maladaptive. High levels of dissociation have been found in a number of psychiatric disorders, including multiple personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and the eating disorders (e.g., Carlson & Putnam, 1993). A number of studies have reported dissociative tendencies in eating-disordered women (Abraham & Beumont, 1982; Demitrack, Putnam, Brewerton, Brandt, & Gold, 1990; Goldner, Cockhill, & Bakan,


Objective To discuss the clinical curative effects the radical cure with setting the artificial anus in the perineum for rectal cancer.Methods The 3 120 patients suffering from rectal cancer locating 5cm below anus were taken as the subjects,among whom 2 600 cases were treated with the reconstruction of the artificial anus and 520 with the Miles procedure,from Aug.1987 to Apr.2000;A retrospective and contrastive analysis of the curative effects,complications,recurrence,metastases and the five-year survival rate after the treatment were performed.Results Follow-up survey rate of the reconstruction of the artificial anus in perineumin was 79.03% and that of the Miles procedure group was 81.15%;Subjects,who had undergone the reconstruction of the artificial anus,took for 6 to 70 days, with the average of 40 days,recovered their senses of defecation without resting defecation during daylight and without gatism 3 months after the operation.For the subjects treated with the reconstruction of the artificial anus in the perineumin,the five-year survival rate was 70.99%,the local recurrence rate was 5.94% and the distal metastasis rate was 15.08%,which had no statistical significant differences with those rates concerning the subjects treated with Miles procedure(P>0.05).ConcIusion Therefore,five-year survival rate,recurrence rate of reconstruction of artificial anus in perineum are similar to those of Miles procedure group,but the survival quality of the sufferers has conspicuously been improved.


for dissemination) This document presents a framework for hybrid reasoning, with an attempt to integrate different logical formalisms in a coherent logical framework. In particular, it shows how to integrate F-Logic and OWL-DL– two prominent knowledge representation formalisms. The basis for interoperability is provided by the concept of so-called DL-safe rules. Many knowledge representation formalisms can be compiled into DL-safe rules, thus enabling hybrid reasoning.


This case report shows how to perform simultaneously an open surgical correction of an aortic root aneurysm and aortic stenosis by interposition of an aortic composite graft and the transdiaphragmatic extra-anatomical correction of an aortic coarctation.


The design,fabrication and evaluation method of a primary lightweight reflecting mirror of φ354mm have been introduced.The structural analysis model of the lightweight mirror is created and supporting ways used in machining and testing condition are determined.The testing results show the practicability of this technics.


Science process skills (SPS) are an important aspect of learning science. SPS help students to develop creativity in learning. Process skills such as observing, formulating questions, interpreting, experimenting, hypothesizing, applying concepts, and communicating. This study aims to analyze the need for development resources needs of science filled with science process skills. Requirement analysis of the development of teaching materials with the skill of the process of science needs to be done because the textbook is the reference a teacher in the class. The subjects matter of chemistry the study was three senior high schools in Sambas, West Borneo. Needs analysis conducted using a qualitative approach, in terms of needs in classroom learning and content of process skills on teaching materials. Data were collected by interviews and questionnaires were analyzed descriptively. The results showed that as many as 27 percents of students perceive the book used in learning has not yet trained the science process skills. As many as 73 percents of students perceive that they need instructional materials in the form of inquiry-based chemistry modules to improve science process skills. Modules are developed based guided inquiry for having guided inquiry learning stages that can practice students' science process skills.


Series-connected battery stacks are prone to life reduction and potential damage due to chemical differences among cells in stack and differences of charging and discharging circumstance.Equalization techniques can ensure each cell at the same charge state,which make the power battery more reliable.Based on the common conception of equalization techniques,a modular design is introduced based on DC/DC converter.The voltage sample accuracy is 1 mV, and equalization current is 10 A.Based on the proper charge control,experimental system of 88 V/100 Ah LiFePO_4 battery charger is developed.Experimental results show its feasibility and effectiveness.


We present a parts perspective using biological components to form complex systems and discuss: connectivity, network formation, and motility. Challenges associated with characterization and assembly are discussed relative to assay development and instrumentation advances.


Logistics in oil industry is divided into two categories: upstream and downstream. Upstream logistics includes whole operation of supply onshore and offshore oil drilling and extracting facilities. Offshore supply vessels (OSVs), are widely used to supply offshore oil facilities. In this paper, OSVs routing to offshore facilities is studied. The purpose of this paper is to determine timing and sequencing of OSVs in order to supply oil facilities on time, regarding operational constraints. Some aspects of real world problem are considered in the model for the first time. These aspects include: Limited offshore oil rig storage capacity, without ability to use temporary added storage capacity, in presence of multiple vessels and soft time windows. The model formulation seeks to minimize both costs and platform waiting time. Results reveal that minimizing platform service times might increase offshore supply operational costs, but all platform demands are delivered on time.


Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) have obtained increasing attention owing to the high safety, material abundance, and environmental benignity. However, the development of cathode materials with high capacity and stable cyclability is still a challenge. Herein, the polypyrrole (PPy)-wrapped V2O5 nanowire (V2O5/PPy) composite was synthesized by a surface-initiated polymerization strategy, ascribing to the redox reaction between V2O5 and pyrrole. The introduction of PPy on the surface of V2O5 nanowires not only enhanced the electronic conductivity of the active materials but also reduced the V2O5 dissolution. As a result, the V2O5/PPy composite cathode exhibits a high specific capacity of 466 mAh g–1 at 0.1 A g–1 and a superior cycling stability with 95% capacity retention after 1000 cycles at a high current density of 5 A g–1. The superior electrochemical performance is ascribed to the large ratio of capacitive contribution (92% at 1 mV s–1) and a fast Zn2+ diffusion rate. This work presents a simple method for fabricating V2O5/PPy composite toward advanced ZIBs.


Eilo W. Y. Yu and Ming K. Chan (eds), China's Macao Transformed: Challenge and Development in the 21st Century, Hong Kong, City University of Hong Kong Press, 2014, 412 pp.Books dealing with current affairs in Macao, whatever the language, do not come often; good publications about Macao are even rarer. At least three sets of reasons can explain this dearth of academic production. First, the Special Administrative Region is small - 650,000 inhabitants on a land area of slightly more than 30 sq. km - and thus does not attract much attention, as its relevance within the broader perspective of China's evolution is considered marginal and is clearly over-shadowed by Hong Kong's more sophisticated, buoyant, and challenging development. Second, it is commonly acknowledged that starting in 1967, in the wake of the "12.3" incident, Macao's polity, even under the Portuguese colonial administration, has yielded to the People's Republic of China's views on its future, and thus any publication regarding Macao somehow constitutes an update of that deferential position - hence not requiring frequent repetition. And third, sources and surveys, when available and/or funded, often exclude one another: government-sponsored research in social sciences is rarely made public and often gets trapped in excessive praise or un-analytical rebarbative descriptions, while more critical writings, when firmly grounded in first-hand and meaningful investigation, often address segmented narrow issues.The edited volume published by the City University of Hong Kong somehow comes as a counterpoint to these assumptions, thus showing that Macao is indeed a wonderful laboratory for social sciences, not only in itself but also within the Chinese "living tree," according to the expression of Tu Weiming, and as an embodiment of the "one country-two systems" formula in particular, and a case study of "partial sovereignty" in general. This book is therefore a must-read for anybody with an interest in Macao. Moreover, being a collective work divided into five sections - a long introductory and contrasted first part (105 pages by four authors!), followed by the usual politics, socio-economic issues, socio-cultural concerns, and finally external relations comprised of 15 contributions - this volume easily allows for browsing and selecting among very diverse takes. To choose but one example, the admirable final chapter authored by Cathryn Clayton on "Macao Local, Macao Global" acts as a conclusive and far-reaching reflection on the hybrid nature of Macao today, but it will also be of great interest to scholars of globalisation and identity-building alike. The great merits of this publication cannot be stressed enough: first of all because this is the end-product of various seminars and conferences held in Lisbon, Canada, Hong Kong, and Macao starting in 2009; and second because it is one of the few, if not only, truly academic publications released in 2014 in English on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the handover. In this age of excessive celebration for everything and anything, this very fact speaks volumes about the precious character of the whole enterprise.But being a collective endeavour also has the usual drawbacks, which deserve to be stressed. If one cannot blame the book for not being comprehensive, there are several important "loopholes": Bill Chou's chapter on public sector reform is well-rounded, but an additional contribution on public services would have been welcome; then, when it comes to external relations, Macao's place in international organisations or as a signatory to international covenants and agreements deserves attention, and clearly the connection to Europe goes beyond Portugal and Portuguese-speaking countries, even though Jose Carlos Matias' essay on the latter is - as usual - very thorough. …


Transformation circuits for carrying out an 8*8 or 2*(4*8) DCT transformation exist. Switching between a 8*8 or 2*(4*8) DCT can be carried out by suitable choice of the logical level of a connecting line. Hybrid coders for picture signals are known which process blocks of progressively scanned input signals using DCT, blocks of 8*8 pixels being coded or decoded in each case. In the case of dynamic picture contents, the lines belonging to a field are combined to form a first 8*8 block, and the lines belonging to the corresponding second field are combined to form a second 8*8 block from these two superposed 8*8 pixel blocks and fed in this form to the hybrid coder. As a result of the reorganization of the input signals, switching between an 8*8 and a 2*(4*8) DCT transformation in the hybrid coder is unnecessary for interlace input signals, but an 8*8 DCT can be advantageously carried out also for a dynamic picture content.


A short stretch of coastline on the south eastern corner of New Zealand has seen more than 48 ship wrecks since 1840.


The aim of this study was to develop Olmesartan medoximil proniosomal carrier systems using the common, non-irritant, safe and available non-ionic surfactants "Span 20, Span 40, Span 60 and Span 80" with cholesterol. The prepared systems hypothesized to ABSTRACT The present study was designed to investigate the possibility of manufacturing proniosomes and using proniosome-based niosomes as drug carriers. The results reported here indicate that Proniosomes are very promising as drug carriers. The present formulation study on Olmesartan medoximil is an attempt to prepare proniosome based niosomal drug delivery system by slurry method using spray dried lactose as carrier and to evaluate its performance. The proniosomes with various types and contents of nonionic surfactant and cholesterol is evaluated in this study. The proniosome formulation was evaluated for FT-IR study, angle of repose and scanning electron microscopy. The niosomal suspensions were further evaluated for entrapment efficiency, In-vitro release study, Kinetic data analysis, Stability study. The result from SEM analyses has showed porous surface of proniosome. The formulation F9 which showed higher entrapment efficiency of 85.23 ± 1.34 and in-vitro releases of 97.63 ± 0.24% at the end of 13 hr was found to be best among the all 12 formulation. Release was best explained by the first order kinetics. Correlation value of Higuchi's plot revealed that the mechanism of drug release was diffusion. The in vitro kinetic data subjected to log time vs log drug release transformation plot (peppa's model), the value lies were found to be n<0.5 this revealed that the drug release follows a fickian diffusion. Proniosome formulation has showed appropriate stability for 90 days by storing the formulation at accelerated stability condition.


The purpose of comparative research in the paper is the level, directions of changes 21 and structure of the financial distress of going concern and bankruptcy in small and medium 22 enterprises in Poland from the period of last crisis (2007–2017). The objects (divisions of the 23 Polish Classification of Activities) of analysed mesostructures, their classification and 24 profiling were conducted. The research methodology is based on the multidimensional logit 25 model for predicting the financial s distress of corporate activities, ranking and analysis of 26 profiles on the basis of selected features of researched mesostructures. As a result of the 27 research, it has been confirmed the features and profiles of researched mesostructures in terms 28 of the degree of financial distress, rank positions and their variability. The effect of research is 29 the verification of tree research hypotheses. The originality and value of the research is the 30 use of innovative methods in creating a financial distress measure, estimated on a large 31 training set. It is extremely rare research conducted into the total community of small and 32


The performance of the Voice over Internet Protocol(VoIP) service in the third generation(3G) long-term evolution(LTE)-Advanced relaying networks is researched.Based on the Modified Largest Weighted Delay First(MLWDF) scheduling criterion,an optimized VoIP scheduling algorithm is proposed.To analyze the performance of the algorithm,a Time Division Duplexing(TDD) system simulation platform is constructed.In the simulations,different number settings of Physical Downlink Control Channel(PDCCH) and relay nodes deployment are taken into account.The system simulation results show that by deploying multihop relays,the packet delay of cell edge users can be dramatically decreased.Moreover,the VoIP capacity of the system can also be increased obviously.


We designed a pharmaceutical care lab facility to model an ambulatory pharmaceutical care practice site. In addition to an idealized physical layout, we developed record keeping procedures and a personnel structure intended to maximize pharmacist time for patient care activities. Students in the first-year of the pharmaceutical care laboratory were trained by second-year students in the technical aspects of drug distribution such as computer data entry, preparation of patient profiles, dispensing and packaging of medications, and aseptic preparation of drugs. Students in the second year of the laboratory sequence were cultivated in the pharmaceutical care role: patient evaluation, interpretation of medication history and profile information, identification, solving and documentation of drug-related problems, and patient counseling. Students were grouped during laboratory exercises such that two first-year students provided technical support to a more advanced student who demonstrated techniques, provided coaching and then checked the technical competence of the first-year students. The levels of competency of peer-teachertrained students and the validity of checklist evaluations by the peer teachers were assessed by the Pharmaceutical Care Lab faculty after completion of each of three technical skills units. This paper describes the training of first-year students in technical skills by students in the second year of the laboratory course as well as the exercises, logistical management and competency assessment tools used in the technical training. We conclude that peer teaching is a very useful teaching method for reinforcing technical skills and providing better instructon:student ratios in the laboratory.


Importance of infection control handwashing isolation of communicable diseases sterilization and use of sterile products disinfection of medical equipment is the health care worker a source of transmission? problems with antibiotic resistance organizing and recording problems including epidemics patient areas food water laboratory areas the pharmacy operating room emergency room and receiving areas HIV infection and AIDS in developing countries tuberculosis diarrhea skin and soft tissue infections bloodstream infections hospital-acquired urinary tract infections pneumonia diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis measles blood transfusions and intravenous fluids mechanical ventilation preparing the patient for surgery infection control in obstetrics streptococcus pyogenes staphylococcus aureus enterococal species pneumococus bacterial enteric pathogens: salmonella, shigella, escherichia coli, and others other enterobacteriaceae pseudomonas aeruginosa helicobacter pylori fungi viruses infection hazards of human cadavers.


Objective:To analyze the STDs epidemiological characteristics in Guangdong province and provide evidence for STDs prevention. Methods: The STDs data were collected from legal month reports of 21 cities and 78 counties of the whole province. Retrospective analysis was adopted in this investigation. Results: 85 405 STDs cases were reported in the whole province in the year of 2003, which decreased by 10.40 percent compared to the year of 2002, and the incidence rate was 95.62 per 100 000 , which decreased by 13.31 percent compared to the year of 2002. NGU,CA and syphilis were the top three diseases. The sex active population between 20 and 39 years old were the main population in the reported STDs cases. The incidence of STDs in the population of high education level showed an increasing trend. The ratio of male to female was 1.25∶1 and the distance between them was reduced year by year. The STDs cases in the areas inshore, such as Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Jiangmen were still in the majority of the STDs cases in Guangdong province. The distance between city and mountainous area were lessened. Conclusion: The STDs cases showed the first descending trend in the year of 2003. It maybe the outcome of STDs prevention, health education and condom widely used in population. Therefore health education and surveillance should be performed further to effectively control STDs spread.


The components involved in adolescent reading are complex and not clearly understood in struggling readers. Phrase reading, a language skill associated with prosodic understanding of syntactic phra...


In 1991,the Huaihe River 19 key projects commenced.From 21st century on,the 19 key projects has gained a large benefit of flood control.This paper establishes a model of the flood season average rainfall and the inundated area,then evaluates benefits gained in the 2007 Huaihe River Flood by 19 key projects,and presents value benefits gained in 2005-2009 is evaluated.


Objective To investigate the significance of rat liver HSP70 in the evaluation of surgical trauma degree.Methods To establish surgical trauma models of rats with different hepatectomy.A total of 160 healthy male SD rats were divided into four groups randomly:normal controls,mild,moderate and severe hepatic trauma group.The expression of HSP70 in hepatic tissue was dynamically detected by Western blotting at 2,8,12,24,and 48 h after injury.Results The expression of HSP70 in trauma groups increased rapidly,peaked at 8h,then gradually declined,and reduced to normal level at 48 h.With the increase of liver resection rate,the expression increase tendency of HPS 70 was more evident.Conclusion The expression of HSP70 in liver tissue augments after surgical trauma,peaks at 8h,suggesting that HSP70 may participate in initiating anti-injury mechanism of hepatic cells.With the increase in the amount of liver cut,the expression of HSP 70 increases,suggesting the expression of HSP 70 can be used as an indicator to diagnose the degree of hepatic surgical trauma.


This study was performed in order to determine the mediating role of stress management concerned with emotion regulation difficulty and psychological welfare. The research is according to the correlation method and the statistical society includes the entire female freshman residents in dormitories of Isfahan University Martyrs in 2013 that 200 of them were selected based on simple random selection method. Tools used include Reef's psychological well-being questionnaire, difficulties in emotion regulation scale (DERS) and stress management questionnaire of doctor Malekpour (1997). Indirect effect was examined by using bootstrap method in the program of SPSS macro Preacher and Hayes (2004). Findings showed that difficulties in emotion regulation is related to psychological well-being and procedural and interactive stress management (P <0/01). In addition, stress management is the mediator of the relationship between emotion regulation difficulty and psychological well-being.


Hemolytic disease of newborn is a severe disease, resulting from maternal red blood cell (RBC) alloantibodies directed against fetal RBCs. This is mostly due to Rh (D), ABO incompatibility and also rarely due to subgroup incompatibility. Mild hyperbilirubinemia to severe hemolytic reactions requiring exchange transfusion therapy can occur in subgroup incompatibility. In this article, we report two patients who developed hemolytic disease of the newborn due to anti-E. Case 1 was treated with intensive phototherapy and IVIG immediately after birth. This case was readmitted to the hospital at 33rd day of life because of jaundice and severe anemia and treated with IVIG, phototherapy and erythrocyte transfusion. Case 2 was referred to our hospital at postnatal second day because of total bilirubin levels of 21 mg/dL. This case was also treated with IVIG, intensive phototherapy and no any complications of hemolysis developed during clinical follow up.


This paper describes two aspects of Single Photon  Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) which  have been refined for use in small animals, as  demonstrated by a study on Mongolian gerbils:  intravenous injection of radiotracers in the femoral  vein and body heat conservation in animals  anaesthetized at the time of scanning. Elaborating  on recommendations made by other authors, we  have combined chemical and physical restraint to  optimize injection efficiency as well as to reduce  handling time of the animals. Finally, we provide a  detailed description of a SPECT-compatible waterheated  scanning bed, the application of which we  believe is not limited to scintigraphic studies.Â


Several industries, including aquaculture, produce effluents with high or varying salt concentrations. The treatment of such effluents by the biological nitrification process can be challenging, as the microbes performing this process are sensitive to salinity. In certain cases, such as in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS), it is essential to maintain high nitrification efficiency during salinity changes to prevent ammonia and nitrite toxicity. Therefore, suitable strategies are required to make nitrifying bioreactors tolerant to salinity variations. Although salinity changes can impact the nitrification performance, it has been shown that nitrifying bioreactors can acclimate to salinity variations over several days. This acclimation can be due to the physiological adaptation of the existing microorganisms or due to selection for microorganisms adapted to that salinity regime. Other factors, such as the biofilm matrix, can also play a role in salinity acclimation. Recent studies have shown that microbial management strategies can be applied to improve the salinity tolerance and reduce the recovery time of nitrifying bioreactors. Here, we discuss the existing knowledge on salinity acclimation in nitrifying systems, and recent advances in strategies to make nitrifying biofilms more tolerant to salinity variations. We also propose directions for future research to improve our understanding of the salinity acclimation mechanisms in nitrifying systems.


The subject of sustainable development is a relevant question in today's world. Natural disasters and immense catastrophes are forerunners towards successful sustainable development. In today's world, fossil energy remains denuded in half a century from now. So the question of renewable energy, environmental sustainability and energy sustainability. This treatise gives immense glimpses of successful and probable sustainable development in various parts of the world. The examples are very much informative and thought-provoking. Problems ranging from water crisis to environmental disasters are elucidated in details at every corners of this research treatise. The vision is clear and promising as it reaches to the larger audience of human race and the stakeholders of environmental and energy sustainability. Key Words-environment, energy, sustainability, global, water, crisis. 1.0 Introduction: Sustainable development is an intricate issue in today's era of energy and environmental sustainability. The question of sustainability is fully linked with the human survival and mankind's path of success and life. This is a lively and challenging resource book aimed at all who have interest in sustainable development. It provides some excellent case studies and descriptions of the complex and diverse issues concerned with making this planet a safer and fairer place upon which we can all live. The impact of development needs to be considered beyond the narrow focus of economic, ecological or social concerns. This widely reader friendly book is a pioneer to promote a holistic approach to sustainable development. People, planet and profit remains as the ultimate theme of this direction of the present research. It envisions people, cultures, social cohesion, empowerment , education and health, nature and the environment , and prosperity and the economy, to help and guide readers in the realm of fundamentals of sustainable development.


The past few years have seen a proliferation in the number of Local Area Networks (LANs) installed worldwide. This development has resulted largely from advances in workstation technology and innovations in the design and performance of various communication protocols, which have become the building blocks of distributed computing environments. These advances have also affected the ways in which LANs have been used. Initial applications of LANs were remote terminal access and fiie transfer; then came diskless workstations and distributed processing. Today we have a new network-oriented, windowed user interface standard: the X Window System. As each of these networking environments was introduced, numerous researchers reviewed the performance implications of the environment on the network. The study presented in this paper investigates whether or not the Ethernet will be a performance bottleneck in the distributed DECwindows computing environment.


Arsenic is a natural metallic element found in low concentrations in virtually every part of the environment.It exists in inorganic and organic forms which formed complexes with other elements.The different existing modes of arsenic in environment with various channels transform each other by complex mechanism of electron transfer,methylation and alkylation.Although the progress of transformation mechanism provides new techniques for remediation of Arsenic contamination,remediation of contaminative water body of arsenic are persecuted by many difficulties.No single kind of restoration techniques is used to remediate arsenic contamination of environment.This paper is mainly on the recent progress on the existing mode,transformation and remediation of arsenic in environment,in order to provide scientific guidance for remediation of arsenic pollution.


The microbiota in the esophageal sac of voles fed either cubed alfalfa hay or concentrate pellets were assayed to determine their capacity to anaerobically degrade mimosine in vitro. Differences (P < 0.01) were found between the two diets during the growth phase. The sac contents of voles fed concentrate pellets degraded mimosine and 3-hydroxy-4-(1H)-pyridone (DHP) rapidly, but inocula from voles fed cubed alfalfa hay only hydrolyzed mimosine to DHP. Degradation of the pyridine ring occurred at the early stage of incubation, concurrently with microbial growth. Thereafter, degradation rates appear to have been almost negligible and very similar for both diets. These results agree with previous data obtained with ruminal microorganisms, where highly active inocula were also associated with animals on concentrate diets. Key words: Detoxification, hydrolysis, esophageal sac, mimosine, 3-hydroxy-4- (1H)-pyridone, voles


The purpose of this study is to explain knowing the direct relationship between the observation relationship to brainstorming in the State Polytechnic of Madiun, knowing the direct relationship between brainstorming and visioning Entrepreneurship in the Madiun State Polytechnic and analyzing brainstorming as memdiasi the observational relationship to visioning Entrepreneurship in Madiun State Polytechnic. is "Explanatory Research," which explains the causal relationship between research variables through hypothesis testing. The results of this study are: There is a positive influence between observation ability on the brainstorming ability of students at the Polytechnic of Madiun, this is based on the results of testing the hypothesis about the effect of observation ability on the ability of brainstroming otherwise accepted by tcount of 8.3383 with a p-value of 0,000 so tcount> table at a significance level of 5% ie 8.338> 1.654 with a sign. <0.05. And has a direct correlation coefficient between the ability of observation of brainstorming ability expressed in beta coefficients of: 0,700 or 70%. There is a positive influence between the ability of brainstorming on the visioning of entrepreneurial students at the Polytechnic of Madiun as evidenced from the hypothesis testing obtained a tcount of 4.186 with a sign value. of 0,000. Because tcount> ttable at a significance level of 5% (4,186> 1,654) with a sign. <0.05, and the amount of a direct relationship between the ability of brainstorming to visioning is stated at 47.30%. There is an effect of brainstorming ability as a mediating variable on the relationship of observation ability to visioning entrepreneurial students in Polytechnic Madiun, this is evidenced by t Brainstorming Sebagai Media Visioning Kewirausahaan arithmetic = 3.699 greater than t table with a significance level of 0.05 that is 1.654 then it can be concluded that the mediation coefficient is 0.149 significant and means there is the effect of mediation.


distorts history—and, to a worse degree, distorts the role of political rhetoric—not to understand that patrician, or simply wellheeled, politicians like Franklin Delano Roosevelt and George W. Bush have also exploited the American Dream to accumulate social and political capital to gain, and then manage, the presidency. The reason, which White seems to miss, is simply that the American Dream is an optimistic story that has tremendous appeal across a broad spectrum of Americans, and its use to reach the public is a calculated political strategy. (Indeed, as Enrique Pumar observes in another essay, there are many reasons to believe that the magical allure of the American Dream holds a broad, global appeal.) Given that U.S. presidents must be in favor of something, is it such a surprise that many have chosen to wrap themselves in the American Dream—and to do so regardless of whether their own success can be attributed primarily to hard work or, more likely for some, social class position and family connections? Politicians may diverge along many dimensions, but few would be in the business long if they did not know how to tell a story that resonated with some significant portion of the electorate—and the American Dream is nothing if not a good story. Telling those who are on the ''outside''— such as poor Latino/as—that they, too, can achieve the American Dream is simply political rhetoric at its finest: low in cost, presenting little likelihood of being held accountable, and potentially large in votes and support returned. White, anxious to give U.S. Latino/as a fair shot at achieving the American Dream, seems oblivious to the ideological mirage that the idea manifests when the powerful glibly tell the marginalized that they, too, can live it. In this respect, the American Dream has become the new opiate of the people—a popularly consumed myth that erects a false consciousness, blinding a broad swath of the American public to their place near the bottom in an increasingly rigid class system. Methods That Matter: Integrating Mixed Methods for More Effective Social Science Research, edited by M. Cameron Hay. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2016. 440 pp. $35.00 paper. ISBN: 9780226328669.


Two kinds of computational applications will be demonstrated in this talk: Arabic Keizai, an Arabic — English machine translation module embedded in a crosslingual information retrieval system; and Expedition, a system for fast ramp-up of an MT system from any language into English. The latter system relies on interactive elicitation of knowledge about from a nonexpert speaker of and English. Special problems arising from processing Semitic languages using these systes will be discussed, as will be some possible extensions to information extraction, summarization and further integrated text processing applications.


William Crow and Herminia Wei-Hsin Din are no strangers to the field of online learning. Crow is responsible for K-12 programming at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, and teaches both Museum Studies courses at Johns Hopkins and Media Studies courses at The New School. Din is Associate Professor of Art Education at the University of Alaska Anchorage and specializes in distance and online learning for museums. She was co-editor of The Digital Museum: A Think Guide, published by the AAM Press in 2007. Crow and Din together wrote Unbound by Place or Time: Museums and Online Learning, also published by AAM in 2009. Now this expert team investigates the implications of online learning for collaboration and collaboration for online learning. It's that combination that gives this book a unique place on our museum education bookshelf. Crow and Din state right from the beginning that " ... we have focused our attention on the concepts and strategies involved in online collaboration, rather than giving focus to the technological tools themselves:' They remind us that those tools change constantly"on an almost daily basis:'1 What does it mean for collaboration when the boundaries of space and time are erased? How does that change the way we think about and work on collaboration? How does the online dimension expand and change the nature of participation by both the developers and intended audiences during the continuum of an educational project?


An efficient me thod for the experimental measurement of the combust ion efficiency in a reheat duct has been developed at ONERA. Such a method is useful because numerous reheat tests are necessary to study the effect of geometry and f low characteristics on reheat performances. Static pressure measurements along the duc t and gas sampling in its out let cross section are the basis of this downstream to upstream me thod . Experimental results with a three annular V-gutters f lame holder are presented. Those results are also used for comparison with theoretical two-dimensional calculations applied to reheat ducts that ult imately may reduce the number of exper iments necessary for the development of reheat combust ion chambers.


Taking tourism industry as a growth pole to promote the development of the tertiary industry is becoming one of the important strategies for economic growth in urban agglomerations in the future. In the paper, using the gravity model, we measured the connection densities of tourist economies among the 11 cities, established a model for the network structure of the tourist economies in the Jianghuai Urban Agglomeration. The social network software Ucinet 6 was used to demonstrate the spatial positions and the roles of the cities in the network, which then served as a basis for constructing the spatial pattern of the tourist economies in the Jianghuai Urban Agglomeration. The results showed that: the network connections of urban tourist economies in the Jianghuai Urban Agglomeration exhibited an imbalanced pattern, with tight connections in the south and loose connections in the north. Hefei has the highest degree of centrality in all three categories: connectivity, accessibility, and intermediateness, and is also the distribution center for the tourists. So Hefei is the tourism industry center of the Jianghuai Urban Agglomeration. Wuhu and Anqing are the second-level tourist destinations, serving as important visitor centers for the greater Nanjing metropolitan areas and the Sourthern Anhui International Tourism Culture Showcase areas adjacent to the Jianghuai Urban Agglomeration. Ma'anshan, Chuzhou, and Chizhou are tourist destination portals; Chaohu, Tongling are general tourist destinations; Bengbu, Lu'an and Huainan are periphery tourist destinations. During the process of dynamic evolution, network density, number of connecting sides, and connectivity are all showing a growing trend. The intermediary ability and core function of the key cities are reducing. Most cities are showing route-dependent accumulation cycles. The level of spatial balance among the cities is improving. Based on the structural characteristics of tourist economy network, together with the location factors such as regional transportation layout, tourism resources distribution and urban economic strength, we divided the 11 cities into different levels as tourist destinations. We also proposed the concepts of spatial development axis and spatial development pattern which indicate the coordinated development with the key tourism areas nearby, namely, "three first-level tourist axes, two secondary-level tourist axes, and one potential tourist axis". The tourist economies of the Jianghuai Urban Agglomeration should be connected with one another as well as those of the cities outside the urban agglomeration. This paper aimed to understand the macroscopical regional integral structure, and offer certain theoretical references for the balanced development of regional tourism and the tourism marketing.


In the strategy of rural revitalization, cultural revitalization and organizational revitalization both require the realization of governance by law at the grass-roots level in rural areas, which puts forward new requirements for the construction of the rule of law in rural areas. However, the current construction of the rule of law in rural areas in China is a weak link in the comprehensive rule of law. As an important part of the rural public legal service system, the legal adviser system plays a very important role in the construction of the rule of law in the vast rural areas. However, the defects of the current rural legal adviser system cannot meet the urgent needs of the rule of law and the rural revitalization strategy for the construction of the rule of law in rural areas. In view of the existing specific problems, we should improve the rural legal adviser system from the aspects of legal adviser selection, service quality improvement, service process optimization, strengthening financial security, supervision and assessment, and ensure that legal advisers play a better role in the process of building the rule of law in rural areas, which is conducive to the realization of comprehensive rule of law and rural revitalization strategy.


Automatic classification of web resources is an important task for content monitoring and control on Internet. This paper proposes a new method for automatic classification of web resources, which is based on the latest technique of knowledge representation, description logics(DL). After establishing the knowledge base about web resources, this method can automatically classify web recourses by complete and sound inference algorithms equipped by description logics. This paper introduces the description logic system SHIQ, and describes briefly the formal representations of knowledge of web resources, classification axioms and the implement of automatic classification.


This report contains a functional specification for a ship's bridge/shiphandling simulator to be used in the training of maritime academy cadets in selected watchstanding skills. Also contained is cost information regarding the acquisition and operation of such a simulator. Training program guidelines are provided to assist the maritime academies in the implementation of a ship's bridge/shiphandling simulator within the existing academy curriculum.


The rise of cases of non-procedural irregular migrant workers who are treated badly while working abroad has become a problem that is constantly being discussed in the mass media. Direct socialization to the community is expected to reduce the number of cases of Non-Procedural PMI. By targeting areas that send a lot of irregular migrant workers, it is hoped that they can open their eyes to register according to procedures and not be tempted by the incitement of irresponsible and unlawful labor sending agents.


Space charge measurement in very thin dielectric films constitutes the new challenge for the conventional space charge measurement methods. Due to their limited spatial resolution, they cannot be used so far. The Electro-Acoustic Reflectometry has shown the possibility to break this limit. In this article, its sensitivity is investigated. We show that it is possible to recover the information even with very low level of excitation power.


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 Air pollution affects same-day hospital admissions for acute coronary syndromes, decompensated heart failure and arrhythmias. The present study hypothesis is that air pollution also may affect results of comprehensive cardiac functional testing unmasking a pre-clinical vulnerability.

 To assess the effects of air pollution on stress echocardiography (SE) performed with ABCDE protocol

 We enrolled 1292 patients with chronic coronary syndromes referred for clinically-driven dipyridamole ABCDE-SE (score results from 0= all parameters normal, to 5, all abnormal). Same day values of 5 pollutants were obtained on the same morning of testing (average of 4 hours) from publicly available data sets of regional authority of environmental protection. Air pollution score (APS) of 5 items included fine (PM 2.5) and <10 µm diameter particulate matter, ozone (O3), sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide (NO2). According to predetermined, internationally established thresholds, APS ranged from 0 (all parameters normal or near normal, index value ≤3 in the 1 to 10 scale of UK government air quality index 2014) to 5 (all parameters abnormal).

 There was no significant correlation (r=-0.032, p = 0.276) between SE score (0.82 ± 1.08) and APS (1.96 ± 1.09). When individual pollutants were evaluated with individual items (from A to E) of SE score, NO2 concentration was correlated with rest (r=.089; p = 0.001) and peak stress B-lines in step B (r=.099; p < 0.001). Patients with abnormal (> 2) B-lines at peak stress (n = 247) were compared with those with normal (≤ 1) response (n= 1, 045). B-liners showed higher values of same-day NO2 (median value 23.1 [I.Q. range 16.2-31.0] vs 19.7 [12.5-27.4] µg/m3, p< 0.001) and PM 2.5 (22.0 [9.1-23.5] vs 17.6 [8.6-22.2] µg/m3, p< 0.001), with lower values of O3, a secondary pollutant destroyed by NO2 (44.9 [26.7-59.5] vs 48.4 [28.5-67.4] µg/m3, p= 0.040). At multivariable logistic regression analysis (Figure), NO2 predicted stress B-lines with age, hypertension, diabetes, and reduced (< 50%) ejection fraction.
 Conclusion Air pollution may modulate cardiac functional testing results. Higher concentration of NO2 and PM 2.5 are associated with more frequent pulmonary congestion mirrored by B-lines at rest and during stress. The increased inflammatory stress mediated by NO2 and PM 2.5 may increase the permeability of the alveolar capillary barrier to any given rise in pulmonary wedge pressure. Abstract table


This paper presents a microstructural level finite element (FE) model of asphalt mixture for four point bending beam fatigue analysis. Digital image processing techniques were applied to convert a conventional image into numerical model of asphalt mixture, which contains the actual material heterogeneity and microstructure. The digital model was modified and designed with different volumetric properties. Subsequently, FE analysis on fatigue damage was conducted with the consideration of 5 levels of air-void and asphalt contents. It was found that the volumetric properties have significant effects on fatigue behaviour of asphalt mixture, the change in asphalt content is more sensitive than air void content change if a controlled strain fatigue loading mode is performed, which proved the traditional research results under laboratory fatigue tests. However, the FE analysis also indicate the difference in results under different loading direction and loading mode when material heterogeneity was take into account. The analysis indicate that the proposed method and model can be extended to other performance analysis such as rutting and low temperature cracking due to its convenience to redesign and to retest with different loading conditions and material properties.


those discoveries into new therapeutics. Examples such as Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's development of the first FDA-approved gene therapy licensed to Spark Therapeutics and later sold to Roche for $4.3B demonstrate how academic research can facilitate important new therapies and create significant economic value for sponsoring institutions. Yet, meaningful advances from target discovery to preclinical and clinical translation are rare in AMCs, leaving much of this value and impact unrealized. We sought to identify roadblocks to effective therapeutic translation and discover methods for improvement.


S. Kato, D.Eng. Member ASHRAE J Particle diffusion with gravitational sedimentation has been investigated.' The property of particle diffusion becomes complicated with the increase of particle size because of the effect of gravitational sedimentation. Maintaining a high degree of cleanliness in a clean room requires the ability to predict and control the diffusion characteristics of various sizes of airborne particles in the room. This study seeks to establish a method of predicting the diffusion characteristics of such airborne particles in a conventional flow-type clean room by numerical simulation based on the k-e two-equation turbulence model and by the particle diffusion model considering gravitational sedimentation. In order to validate the accuracy of the simulations, the authors compared the numerical simulations with the experimental results. A good correspondence was found between the experiments and the numerical simulations of airflow fieldsJ ,/ ce it is rather difficult to examine the characteristics of the diffusion field of particle sizes larger than 10 μm by experimental methods, the technique of numerical simulation was used to systematically analyze the effect of particle size on the diffusion fields under the effect of gravitational sedimentation. Diffusion fields with particle sizes smaller than 4.5 μm in diameter are regarded as having 110 gravitational sedimentation in a conventional flow-type clean room with a convection-dominant flow field. Jn cases of larger particle size, i.e., 50 or 100 μm, the effect of gravitational sedimentation must be taken into account.


controller tailgate module, characterized in that it incorporates in a single electronic circuit locally located in the tailgate devices required to control the functions of all or part of the devices or standard equipment on the tailgate of a vehicle, performing communication with the central control via a digital serial communication bus, preferably with LIN protocol. The invention presented herein provides the main advantage of reduce and simplify the wiring between the front of the vehicle (which is installed the control center) and the tailgate, and to reduce the number of connectors and connections required, improving and simplifying thus the manufacturing process of the vehicle.


Cardiography Signal is signal which is gotten from recording process with 12 element which put at chest, right arms, left arms and left legs. In the process of recording maybe any mistake can be accured because of the difficulty of electrocardiography technique. The wavelet transform is methode can by us for indicating data and operator function in the diferent frequency element. The signal procesiing using wavelet transform have the higher level efficacy opportunity. By the wavelet enable time-frequency location. M ethod to limit and eliminate some part on the signal which are not important. By determining value of data parameter, the parts of limited the can be considered by a mixed noise . From the result of observation can be seen that the negatif valve in the cardiograph signal show there's disorder at the patient .  Keywords : Cardiography , Electrocardiography , Wavelet , Signal Processing


The conversation on same-sex relationships in the Methodist Church of Southern Africa (MCSA) has been a long and emotional one. For ten years, this denomination, amongst others, has struggled to define its own position regarding this very important and highly emotive social issue. When conversations span a long period of time, it becomes easy to digress and to lose focus of the central questions that need to be worked through. It is thus important to look back and take stock of where the MCSA has come from and where it has moved to in this debate. In this article I will give a description of the history of the debate on same-sex relationships in the MCSA by drawing on the official statements and reports of Conference of the MCSA, the Connexional Executive and the Doctrine, Ethics and Worship Committee. Reflecting on this history, this article will suggest further steps for the MCSA in its ongoing search to find grace and truth on this matter.


Abstract: Water is one of the key elements of life and Pakistan is facing acute water shortage. The problem is more severe in the mega cities like Karachi and nearby areas in which industries and population are growing at a very high rate. Presently, Karachi is getting only about 55 percent of water against its fast increasing requirements leading to water crises in Karachi city. The Hab River is one of the main and important water supply sources for Hab industrial estate and Karachi. Therefore, it is extremely important to study this area with an aim to explore, develop and exploit its water resources for the current and upcoming requirements of the area. This paper is about the investigation of the potential of water resources in the Hab watershed through geo-informatics. Hydrological modeling has been done in GIS environment, which outlines a complete picture of Hab watershed and provides assessment of the potential of the watershed located in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. Watershed boundaries have been established and its area has been estimated in GIS environment. Considering the large area, Hab watershed has been categorized as macro watershed. Drainage characteristics of the watershed have been defined through GIS datasets, which were derived by performing drainage analysis on a terrain model. Other key contributions of the study include stream network analysis, flow accumulation and flow pattern analysis of the watershed.


Mobile ad-hoc networks have important applications in many fields, such as battlefield environment, temporary meeting, field detection and even underground mine. The OLSR protocol is an important mobile ad-hoc network routing protocol that has become an international standard, but the initial design of the protocol lacks security considerations. Aiming at the security routing problem of OLSR protocol, some security enhancement methods have been proposed, but there are still some shortcomings in the confidentiality of message transmission and encryption efficiency. After analyzed the OLSR protocol, we proposes a security OLSR protocol based on identity-based signcryption, which uses identity-based signcryption to sign packets, so we can achieve authentication and protective the original packets been tampered. The scheme is more efficient and more secure than the existing enhancement scheme, and can guarantee the safe operation of the OLSR protocol.


The aim of this study was to examine the experiences and perceptions of men living with a partner who has postnatal depression (PND). Family systems theory was used to provide a framework within which to evaluate men's relationships with immediate and extended family members. A semi~ structured interview was used to understand the experiences and perceptions of seven men with partners who had PND. Schweitzer's (1997) phenomenological approach was used to explicate meaning and extract themes from the interview transcripts. Six major themes were identified from the data. These included changes in the division of labour, issues of self, altered family relationships, PNDthe problem, support within the family system and interaction with health professionals. The findings suggest that PND is a real problem for men and not just women. Men's mental health and emotional well-being during their partner's PND was found to be a serious issue that can have implications for other members of the family. The men experienced both negative and positive changes in their relationship with their partner., children, parents and/or in-laws, and JW-rceived that close family support was crucial for family functioning during their partner's PND. Several clinical implications were identified including a need for more awareness ofPND and the impact it can have on men and other family members, and the need for more resources, support and services that are meaningful and appropriate for men living with a postnatally depressed partner. Author: Colela Browning Supervisor: Associate Professor Sherry! Pope Co-supervisor: Associate Professor Lisbeth Pike Submitted: June 2003 Men's Experiences ofPND iii Declaration I certify that this thesis does not incorporate, without acknowledgment, any material previously submitted for a degree or diploma in any institution of higher education ami that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, it does not contain any material previously published or written by another person except when d•.~e reference is made in the text.


Fuzzy logic is a way to embed an engineer's experience into the system. In recent years, many researchers have applied the fuzzy logic to develop new techniques for contrast improvement. Fuzzy logic is a well-known rather simple approach with good visual results, but proposed fuzzy operation algorithm is default nonlinear. Here proposed algorithm is a default nonlinear thus not straight forward applicable on the JPEG bit stream, it is possible when the right combination is found. Image compression is one of the major image processing techniques that are widely used in medical, automotive, consumer and military applications. In this project fuzzy technique has been used in image compression with Discrete Wavelet Transforms (DWT) technique. Discrete wavelet transforms is the most popular transformation technique adopted for image compression. Image compression has become important as storage or transmission of images requires large amount of bandwidth. In order to minimize the complexity of DWT, fuzzy technique has been proposed and implemented on FPGA.


Porosity and permeability of the particle packed bed are both important properties for soil science, petroleum physical principle, civil and environment engineering, chemical industry and materials engineering. The relationship between permeability k and porosity φ of the particle packed bed was measured by passing little flow with little pressure drop. The repeated experimental results show that, for a given unconsolidated porous medium, the permeability porosity relationship is unique. The relationship between the flow rate and pressure drop in the capillary porous media following linearity recovered by Darcy's law is consistent with that of the layer flow in ordinary pipes and channels. However, the conventional hydrodynamic theory and dimensional analysis are not sufficiently applied to the penetrate flow in the porous media. The permeability can not be expressed by a linear function of the square of the particle size. For the screened sand whose particle size rangesd from 100μm to 450μm and size ratio is 1∶1.25, the permeability can be estimated from the formula: k/ μm 2=1.72×10 4 ( d /mm) 1.465 φ 4.69 .


Differences in drain bias used for the capacitance and current measurement steps can lead to inaccuracy in the extraction of mobility at low fields. An analytical correction for a bulk MOSFET can be applied to the capacitance measurement to correct for the effect of drain bias provided doping and oxide capacitance density are known. The proposed correction successfully corrects measured mobility data and is proven by comparison with results obtained from an improved but experimentally more complicated technique.


In this research, we examined the effect of nickel ions on the electrochemical behaviour of a compound dithiolic. We have noticed that the addition of an increasing qua ntity of Nickel ions involves the modification of t he intensity of the cathodic current of this compound without modif ying its potential of reduction. In addition, there is a displacement of the potential of oxidation, which i nvolves an electrochemical signature, which proves the complexation.


This work focuses on the design of a boundary output feedback regulator for a catalytic cracking reactor model which can be represented by a set of partial differential equations (PDEs). Based on the linear abstract state-space infinite-dimensional version of the PDEs model and the fact that the system generator is a Riesz spectral operator, a stabilizing compensator is developed by using the spectral properties of the system. Simulations are conducted to test the achievement of the developed algorithm.


The grain aphid(Sitobion avenae Fabricius) is an important pest of wheat.From 2002 to 2005,thirty-four accessions with the different degree of resistance to the aphid were screened out of 2000 wheat germplasm,accounting for 1.7% of the whole varieties,including five highly resistant accessions,nine resistant ones and twenty moderately resistant ones by the method of aphid index.A part of resistant and susceptible was assessed through glasshouse screening of seedling technique and the result indicated that resistance in the seedlings and adult wheat was similar.Genetic analysis of resistance was performed using the F_1 plants and F_2 populations derived from a cross between the resistant Linyuan207 and susceptible Witchita.The result showed that a single dominant gene conditioned the resistance in Linyuan207.


We present a multifrequency far-field beam map for the 5-m dish telescope at the Bleien Observatory measured using a commercially available drone. We describe the hexacopter drone used in this experiment, the design of the flight pattern, and the data analysis scheme. This is the first application of this calibration method to a single-dish radio telescope in the far-field. The high signal-to-noise ratio data allows us to characterize the beam pattern with high accuracy out to at least the fourth side-lobe. The resulting two-dimensional beam pattern is compared with that derived from a more traditional calibration approach using an astronomical calibration source. We discuss the advantages of this method compared to other beam calibration methods. Our results show that this drone-based technique is very promising for ongoing and future radio experiments, where the knowledge of the beam pattern is key to obtaining high-accuracy cosmological and astronomical measurements.


Objective To study the bactericidal effect of ultrasonic technique combined with saline(SL),EDTA,sodium hypochlorite(SH)or koutai(KT)irrigation in root canal preparation.Methods One hundred single-rooted teeth of 100 patients with chronic periapical periodontitis were divided into five groups of 20 patients each randomly.The tooth canal in group SL、EDTA、SH and KT were all preparated with ultrasonic technique.SL,EDTA,SH and KT were used to irrigate in group SL、EDTA、SH and KT respectively.Thirty micro liter of liquid sample was obtained from each root canal and examined for anaerobic bacteria colony counting before and after root canal preparation.Results After root canal preparation the number of anaerobic bacteria colony was significantly reduced in all the 5 groups(P0.01).The reduction of the colony number in group SH and group KT was more than that in group SL(P0.01) and group EDTA(P0.01),whereas there was no difference between group SL and group EDTA(P0.05),and there was no difference between group SH and group KT(P0.05).Conclusion Ultrasonic treatment combined with Koutai irrigation has potential bactericidal effect in root canal preparation.


This article deals with the enhancing and improving roadmap for the application of information resources on the civil aircraft. Some additional informations are listed for its new applications besides the basic instrumentation informations.


In this paper, we have discussed about DOORMOR - a standalone, fully functional search and rescue robot prototype which can come to aid for humans in many cases. With the help of Wi-Fi technology, this robot can be controlled within up to hundred meters. It can search for alive human bodies underneath a pile of debris, clear out debris and other obstacles, stream live video of the surrounding environment wirelessly and assist people in search and rescue operations. In this paper, we have tried to give a brief idea about DOORMOR, it's architecture, facts and features, used components and techniques used to build up the whole robot.


Window functions are used when a section of length Tw is to be cut out from a time varying signal for spectral analysis. Minimum sidelobe and modified minimum sidelobe cosine-sum windows exhibit good properties concerning the peak sidelobe level (PSL) and the equivalent noise bandwidth. The catalog presented here contains parameters, coefficients and zeros of more than 6000 of the mentioned windows with a PSL greater than -350 dB and different values for the asymptotic decay of the sidelobes. The PSL values of neighboring windows differ by not more than 0.52 dB. Amplitude spectra of selected windows are shown.


With the development of distance education, to manufacture Web-based courseware is very important. But up to now because the Web-based courseware differ greatly in quality teaching, the quality of distance education cannot be guaranteed. Some key techniques such as teaching design, Web-based multi media techniques, interface design, navigation, alternative and coordinative learning environment, self evaluation and coach on line etc are put forward in this paper.