Low-carbon cities have become a new trend in regional development around the world. Whether they can improve the environment in China, especially the air quality, remains to be tested. In this paper we take low-carbon city construction as a quasi-natural experiment and empirically test the net effects, influencing factors, and dynamic effects of low-carbon city construction on air quality by constructing a multistage propensity score matching and Difference-in-Differences model. After a series of robustness tests, the following conclusions are drawn: first, low-carbon city construction reduces the regional Air Quality Index, inhalable particulate matter, fine particulate matter, and NO2 concentrations. Among them, the construction effect in 2017 was the most significant. Therefore, it is necessary to continue to promote low-carbon city policies and accurately identify different types of air pollutants to improve the overall effectiveness of low-carbon city policies. Second, temperature, humidity, wind level, and other meteorological factors, as well as gross domestic product for the proportion of secondary industry, will affect air quality. Therefore, it is necessary to comprehensively consider meteorological, economic, social, and other influencing factors in an early stage of the construction of the next batch of low-carbon cities, so as to avoid falling into the trap of "building first and managing later". Third, the impact of secondary industry on air quality is significantly greater than that of tertiary industry. Therefore, the upgrading of industrial structure promoted by low-carbon city policy is effective in improving air quality. Fourth, the construction of low-carbon cities in western China has the most significant impact on air quality improvement. Therefore, the joint prevention and control mechanism of air pollution control in urban agglomeration should be established.


Following the first step in CMD model set by Crepon et al. (1998) and using panel data from Vietnamese small and medium enterprises surveys in 2011 and 2013, this paper analyzes the determinants of...


In the article mechanical and electromechanical starting characteristics of an asynchronous electric drive of a two-piston ship compressor are investigated by a numerical method. A distinctive feature of the operation of the electric drive of a reciprocating compressor is that its load torque changes with a certain frequency. The dependence of the load torque on the shaft of the electric drive of the piston compressor on the angle of rotation is presented in the form of a Fourier series. Moments of inertia are reduced to a single system that performs rotary motion. Mechanical and electromechanical starting characteristics are constructed. The estimation of the degree of torque pulsations on the shaft is made. It is determined that the compressor has a large amplitude of torque ripple on the shaft, which, in turn, affects the magnitude of the current ripple in the electric drive.


The maternal plasma concentration of bupivacaine has been determined in 19 patients receiving a continuous epidural block during labour, using bupivacaine 0.125% with adrenaline 1: 400,000. The plasma concentration of bupivacaine rarely exceeded 0.18 µg/ml. Bupivacaine does not accumulate in the maternal blood when such low concentrations are used. The plasma concentration of bupivacaine has also been determined in umbilical venous and arterial blood at birth. The concentration ratio (umbilical venous/maternal venous) at delivery ranged from 0.09 to 0.49 (mean 0.28).


In this paper we study almost uniserial rings and modules. An R−module M is called almost uniserial if any two nonisomorphic submodules are linearly ordered by inclusion. A ring R is an almost left uniserial ring if R_R is almost uniserial. We give some necessary and sufficient condition for an Artinian ring to be almost left uniserial.


The present invention discloses a low-angle grating for an optical fiber grating sensor chirp mounting method characterized by comprising the steps of: a deformable body and the grating; B of the deformable surface is chemically treated to remove surface oxide film; C in order to avoid open deformable body force receiving end of the reference mark grating attached path, grating attached angle between the center path and the deformable body is α, 0 & lt; α & lt; = 45 °; d of the grating surface is cleaned, the grating along a grating attached adhesive or welding path fixed to the deformable body, and the center line of the grating gate region intersects midpoint deformable body; E for adhesive curing or welding annealing treatment, then conventional packaging, loading stress, grating spectral tuning while monitoring. The present invention has no chirp large tuning range, the bandwidth change is negligible (less than 0.03nm) and easy implementation.


The Gestalt Bubble model describes a subjective phenomenal experience (what is seen) without taking into account the extraphenomenal constraints of perceptual experience (why it is seen as it is). If it intends to be an explanatory model, then it has to include either stimulus or neural constraints, or both.


Spores of Psilotum nudum (L.) Griseb. germinated in axenic culture on a nutrient medium containing mineral elements and 0.25% sucrose after 6 months in the dark.


During the last 25 years, aquaculture production has changed from a minor, relatively unimportant contributor to the world's seafood supply (about 7% in 1975) to constituting about one-third of supply in 2000 (FAO 2002). This has, of course, changed seafood consumption patterns substantially, and therefore, market structure. An implication of this development is that aquaculture production, in many cases, cannot be ignored if one is interested in the functioning of seafood markets. This is true even in the case of fishery regulations. For instance, salmon and sea bass provide prime examples of how growth in aquaculture production leads to price reduction and a very different market environment for the fishermen that target these species. As noted by Anderson (2002, this issue), the distinction between a fishery and aquaculture depends, to a large extent, on the degree of control over the production process. This depends both on the migration of the stock in question and the degree of property rights. Hence, an ITQ system is closer to aquaculture than an open-access system. The distinction between a fishery and aquaculture then becomes very blurred for quite a few species, such as mussels, scallops, etc. These species, in principle, are wild and, in most cases, the breeding process is not controlled. However, when fishermen have use rights to a particular oyster bank, for example, and attempt to make the bank more productive, this is basically considered extensive aquaculture, having a number of similarities to traditional oyster aquaculture in China or France. As one gains increasing control over the production process, including breeding and feeding, aquaculture becomes more intensive and industrialized. To what extent the production process can be controlled is important with respect to planning, and thereby influences the timing and the quality of the product sold. The increased degree of control over the production process for aquaculture products has led to interest in a number of new research topics relating to seafood products on both the production and market sides, since this control enables producers to influence more parameters than in the traditional fishery. However, as new regulatory tools give fishermen increased control over their harvest, many of these topics are or will become important in studies of traditional fisheries. Moreover, their importance is likely to increase as the competition between wild and farmed seafood intensifies, and as market requirements become similar for captured and farmed seafood (e.g., in the form of ecolabels).


The present invention is an ink which is printed (Printing) by the head is installed on a drum-shaped cartridge (Drum Cartridge) - relates to a jet printer apparatus. Ink of a drum-shaped head capable of forming a high resolution more than 300dpi using the head to a rotary motion-to provide a jet printer apparatus. In-jet cartridges, the cartridge-type cylindrical shape drum-ink provided a head for printing onto paper written by the electric signal of the controller, and the cartridge is used, the drum-shaped-head is installed on the cartridge is ground for recording the print injection orifices are nozzles formed to injection on-the resistance portion of the plate, a channel, and for guiding the ink to the ejection port, generating a vapor pressure by heating the ink, a first electrode and the second electrode to heat at a constant voltage of the resistor parts of portion and is configured with the ink flowing toward the resistance portion slot, a chamber for storing the ink.


It is the Review on publishing the T.M.Atakhanov's book "The Archeological map of Tajikistan. Hissar valley". The Reviewer notes the big labour of the group of the Institute of History, Archaeology and Ethnography named after the Ahmad Donish, which has prepared and has published this archeological map. In the opinion of reviewer in book packed reflected history of study of Hissar valley, the quest and studies of archeological monuments. The Important part of book is a roll all archeological monument of Hissar. The Review considers that publishing this book is a valuable gift to 3000 anniversary of the Hissar.


The shape of the intensity point-spread function of an incoherent imaging system in the case of a Gauss-shaped wavefront error is found to depend significantly on the error position inside the exit pupil. The imaging performance is specified via the encircled energy within the Airy disc as an integral measure and via the Strehl ratio evaluated according to Marechal as a local measure. Both measures are compared to each other. The results are generalized to a finite number of sparsely distributed GauB-shaped wavefront errors in the limit ofan optically smooth surface. The influence of a single Gauss-shaped wavefront error on the optical transfer function is shown as an example. As an additional result the derivations allow to discuss qualitatively the shape of the aberrated point-spread function for weak aberrations of any shape.


The Teager-Kaiser operator is a discrete version of Teager's energy operator, advanced about 16 years ago. It is a filter of the moving window type and is commonly used as an estimator of the local energy contents of a signal; it is also used as a contrast enhancer of gray level images. We state some properties of a 2D version of the operator and its responses to common images. We characterize some of its root and preconstant images, and consider the case of separable images.


Abstract : This thesis presents recommendations for improving officer talent management for Special Warfare units. Success in this complex human domain demands that key planners and commanders of a Special Warfare campaign operate with a long-term perspective, a depth of expertise, and a strong network of relationships. However, on any given day in a U.S. Army Special Forces Group, the preponderance of field grade officers are in their first year on the job. With a particular focus on what constitutes adequate time in key leadership positions, this thesis examines talent management in Nordic SOF units, the Intelligence Community, Google, and elite college basketball teams. Based on how these exceptional organizations balance breadth vs. depthand grounded in interviews with former four-star commanders and Defense Department leadershipthe research determines that the current method of rotating field grade officers through key jobs every 1224 months is antithetical to the needs of Special Warfare. The thesis concludes with three recommendations to improve talent management for field grade Special Forces officers.


GRALNICK, A. (1942) Folie a deux—The psychosis of association. Psychiatric Quarterly 16,230—263. MCNtaL, J. N., VERWOERDT, A. & PEAK, D. (1972) Folie a deux in the aged: Reviewand case reportof role reversal.Journalof theAmerican Geriatrics Society. 20,316—323. OATMAN, I. G. (1942) Folie a deux: Report of a case in identical twins. American Journal of Psychiatry. 98,842—845. Rioux, B. (1963) A review of folie a deux, the psychosis of association. Psychiatric Quarterly. 37,405-428.


Abstract When a surface reaction controls the rate of oxidation of a metal, the metal will usually oxidize at a constant rate. It is shown that the direct logarithmic law can result from a slow surface step (the ionization of O−), and that the proposed mechanism is not restricted to the growth of very thin oxide films.


The constitutional and legal formulas that consecrate domestic arbitration in Colombia negatively affect the autonomy of arbitration and limit party autonomy to establish the rules of the procedure.


Thorough research is performed on crystallization process of ammonium persulfate,the influence of different mixing method on crystallization process of the ammonium persulfate is discussed in this paper, the influence of temperature on crystallization process is also discussed, and then the optimum mixing method for the crystallization of ammonium persulfate is achieved. All these will do great favor to improve the stability of crystallization process of ammonium persulfate .


Degenerative nerve diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases have always been a global issue of concern. Approximately 1/6th of the world's population suffers from these disorders, yet there are no definitive solutions to cure these diseases after the symptoms set in. The best way to treat these disorders is to detect them at an earlier stage. Many of these diseases are genetic; this enables machine learning algorithms to give inferences based on the patient's medical records and history. Machine learning algorithms such as deep neural networks are also critical for the early identification of degenerative nerve diseases. The significant applications of machine learning and deep learning in early diagnosis and establishing potential therapies for degenerative nerve diseases have motivated us to work on this review paper. Through this review, we covered various machine learning and deep learning algorithms and their application in the diagnosis of degenerative nerve diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. Furthermore, we also included the recent advancements in each of these models, which improved their capabilities for classifying degenerative nerve diseases. The limitations of each of these methods are also discussed. In the conclusion, we mention open research challenges and various alternative technologies, such as virtual reality and Big data analytics, which can be useful for the diagnosis of degenerative nerve diseases.


Abstract : This essay will explore Hamas literature and delve into its Bayanat (proclamations, leaflets, or broadsheets) and military-political objectives. First published during the 1987 Palestinian Intifadah (Uprising), the Bayanat are two-page leaflets that encouraged grassroots Palestinian activism, dictating events such as business strikes and the conduct of demonstrations. Hamas has published these broadsheets in four volumes in 1991. They are available in the Library of Congress and titled, "Wathaiq Harakah Al-Muqawama Al-Islamiyah (Hamas): Min Wathaiq Al- Intfadah Al-Mubaraka" (Documents of the Islamic Resistance Movement "Hamas": Documents of the Blessed (Palestinian) Uprising). This essay will touch on the first three years of Hamas Bayanat. The impact of Bayanat can still be seen today, when such tools are used along with the Internet, and Arab satellite television. As U.S. forces and allies confront Islamic militant groups, it is important to study the mass of literature produced by such organizations as Hamas and Hizbullah. These books are available through the Library of Congress Middle East Collections and contain a treasure trove of information on tactics, ideology and their vision of the future. Analyzing Hamas leaflets give a clear picture of how the organization controls the tempo of riots and violence in Palestinian urban centers, a lesson that may be useful to the current American experience in Iraq.


A trial to control the diamondback moth P. xylostella in cabbage, was carried out in Goianapolis, State of Goias, Brazil. The treatments and dosage of the products per ha were: cypermethrin (3.2 and 6.0 g a.i.), permethrin (16.5 and 33.4g a.i.) deltamethrin (2.0g a.i.) and untreated check. The applications of treatment were made by the week until the harvest. The results showed that cypermethrin was efficient to control the pest at dosage of the 6.0g a.i. per ha. The permethrin and deltamethrin were efficient in all dosages tested.


Micro gas turbines can be an alternative power plant that can be utilized in rural areas. The micro gas turbine performance utilizes the LPG combustion reaction to produce the high of velocity and pressure of fluid so that the condition is able to drive the alternator for producing electrical energy. This research was conducted to improve the micro gas turbine performance by changing the turbine blades number. The research method is carried out in two steps, among others calculating the turbine blade design and simulating the performance of micro gas turbines with changes in the turbine blades number by Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). Parameters for calculating turbine blade design among others are fuel characteristics, fluid pressure, fluid temperature, and fluid heat energy. These parameters affect the performance of micro gas turbines, which are shown by the turbine rotating speed and turbine power. The results showed that the turbine blades number as many as 18 pieces were able to produce a fluid velocity of 135.4 m/s and a fluid pressure of 3.21 bar. This condition can produce a turbine rotational speed of 331.26 rpm and turbine power of 139.15 kW. Based on the research results can be concluded that increasing the turbine blades number can influence the micro gas turbines performance.


The electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 and water splitting have received significant attention because recycling CO2 into fuels and chemical feedstock is a crucial step to close the anthropogenic carbon circle, whereas splitting water produces H2 gas, which is a valuable carbon-free energy carrier. The clear identification of the catalytic-active sites and elucidation of the reaction mechanisms in these systems remain a grand challenge. It requires simultaneous characterizations of the catalysts under actual reaction conditions. Raman spectroscopy is among the handful of techniques that are suitable for the in situ/operando investigations of heterogeneous catalytic systems. This Perspective will highlight primarily recent works on the application of Raman spectroscopy in unraveling the structural changes of catalysts, their possible active sites, and the intermediates formed during water electrolysis and CO2 electroreduction. Results from complementary techniques such as X-ray absorption spectroscopy, amon...


There are two primary sources for the dramatic series of events that followed the death of Edward IV of England on 7 April 1483. One is the account, going only as far as the coronation of Richard III on 6 July, written in December by Dominic Mancini. The other concludes the anonymous memoir of the Yorkist period from 1459 to 22 August 1485, incorporated in the chronicles of Crowland Abbey. Both were written in retrospect and in Mancini's case from information chiefly provided by others, since he probably knew no English. Both accounts are hostile to Richard. Those who maintain that they malign the king tend to explain their animus as due, respectively, to foreign prejudice and to a deliberate campaign of denigration that began immediately upon the accession of Henry Tudor.


Academic freedom is supposed to allow for new ideas and approaches to germinate, but it is conditioned on compliance with accepted disciplinary and professional standards. This limiting condition has been explained and defended by Robert Post, which explanation and defense has been criticized by Judith Butler. Butler's critique conceives of the condition as antithetical to disciplinary growth: the application of conventional professional norms by academic bodies not of the discipline or by disciplinary bodies unsympathetic to arresting or paradigm shifting approaches does or could abet a stultifying conservatism. To that extent, the profession's theory of academic freedom is at odds with itself.This essay unpacks Butler's critique. To make analysis more concrete, the essay works that critique through a publicly prominent case: the dismissal of Professor Ward Churchill at the University of Colorado. Churchill claimed that academic freedom accorded him the right to publish works of scholarship pseudonymously, so long as the consent of the putative authors had been given: that such was, or should be held to be an allowable practice in the discipline of American Indian Studies, any standard in the academic profession at large or in other disciplines to the contrary notwithstanding. This paper addresses those arguments. It defends the profession's conception of academic freedom by application of which Churchill's conduct was held by a properly constituted faculty body to be professional misconduct.


Mercury is a well-known toxic element that is found in various forms in nature. Recently, dental amalgams have been recognized as a new source of mercury. This study was carried out under in vitro condition; the amount of mercury released from teeth restored with amalgams in the presence of Wi-Fi router radiation (non-ionizing radiation) and X-ray (ionizing radiation) using a protocol similar to Computed Tomography of Para-nasal Sinuses (CT) were analyzed separately, and in combination on the samples. For this reason, 50 human premolars were restored with a certain type of commercial amalgams. The samples were divided into five groups; control, only-CT, CT+Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi+CT and only-Wi-Fi groups, and mercury measurement were investigated at 24 and 48 hours after exposure to radiation by cold-vapor atomic absorption system. The results showed a significant difference between subgroups 24 and 48 h (p-values = 0.001 and 0.008). However, over time a significant difference was only found in CT+Wi-Fi group (p-value = 0.043). In addition, in comparison with the control group, only the subgroup that was exposed to Wi-Fi waves showed a significant difference after 24 hours (p = 0.033). In line with some of the previous studies, our findings showed that electromagnetic waves are involved in mercury release process, and warnings about the consequences of electromagnetic waves on mercury release and subtitling it with a new compound in restorative dentistry should be taken into consideration.


Competition among governments differs in several aspects from competition among private agents, in terms of both its positive and normative implications. In this paper we test empirically for strategic interaction among U.S. states in the determination of tax rates on capital income using spatial econometric methods. We find that states have a positively sloped reaction function to the tax policies of rival states. This result has important implications for the comparative statics of the equilibrium configuration of tax rates, because changes in local exogenous variables have cascading effects into other competing states' tax-setting policies. We also find that a state's size has a positive effect on tax rates.


The water vapor diffusion can be enhanced by the heating from municipal solid waste, and significantly impact the evaporation process in the earthen final cover. The parameters associated with the water vapor diffusion are usually measured by using the instantaneous profile method. This method is very time-consuming because the drying process lasts a long time. In this study, a bottom heating method is proposed to accelerate the drying process in a loess soil column. A constant temperature of 70 °C is applied at the bottom of the soil column. The thermo-hydraulic response of the loess is monitored along the soil column. A numerical model is developed to simulate the coupled thermo-hydraulic process. The numerical model is used to back analyze the tortuosity τ of the loess for vapor diffusion and the parameter a of an empirical evaporation function. We found that the bottom heating accelerated the drying process of the soil column by almost 22 d compared with the conditions without heating under the same evaporation boundary. Before Day 15, the proportions of the enhanced vapor flux in the total water loss were higher than 50%, dominating the evaporation process. The experimental and numerical study demonstrated that the proposed heating method is able to obtain the parameters of vapor diffusion more efficiently than the conventional method.


An application of the empirical likelihood method to non-Gaussian locally stationary processes is presented. Based on the central limit theorem for locally stationary processes, we give the asymptotic distributions of the maximum empirical likelihood estimator and the empirical likelihood ratio statistics, respectively. It is shown that the empirical likelihood method enables us to make inferences on various important indices in a time series analysis. Furthermore, we give a numerical study and investigate a finite sample property.


This paper investigates the analytic properties of the Liouville function's Dirichlet series that obtains from the function F(s)= zeta(2s)/zeta(s), where s is a complex variable and zeta(s) is the Riemann zeta function. The paper employs a novel method of summing the series by casting it as an infinite number of sums over sub-series that exhibit a certain symmetry and rapid convergence. In this procedure, which heavily invokes the prime factorization theorem, each sub-series has the property that it oscillates in a predictable fashion, rendering the analytic properties of the Dirichlet series determinable. With this method, the paper demonstrates that, for every integer with an even number of primes in its factorization, there is another integer that has an odd number of primes (multiplicity counted) in its factorization. Furthermore, by showing that a sufficient condition derived by Littlewood (1912) is satisfied, the paper demonstrates that the function F(s) is analytic over the two half-planes Re(s) > 1/2 and Re(s)<1/2. This establishes that the nontrivial zeros of the Riemann zeta function can only occur on the critical line Re(s)=1/2.


A comparison of the classical reaction-separation system (where reaction and distillation are performed successively in two units) and the reactive distillation(RD) system (where reaction and distillation are realised simultaneously in a single unit) is presented for the TAME production from methanol and isoamylenes. The performances of the two systems were evaluated by using HYSYS® process simulator, based on UNIQUAC property package model. Using the same feed composition, identical type and amount of catalyst and identical product quality, the simulation of the two schemes was performed. An increased of 28.5 % in TAME yields is possible using the RD system.


with the true concentration values. Concentrations measured in a bubbly system are shown to be in good agreement optical problems related to the bubbly two-phase flow were minimzed. known concentration, with the fluorescence emission of the second tracer, the By normalizing the fluorescence emission intensity of the first tracer with a tracer combinations at each point in the images on two CCD cameras, separately. emission intensity calibration was performed to validate the use of the laser and liquid phase in a two-phase system with large bubbles is presented. Fluorescence (PLIF/PLIF) using two tracers for the measurement of the local concentration of An experimental technique based on double planar laser-induced fluorescence


Using one or more of the current control element responsive to heat, in particular describes a method and apparatus for adjusting the flow of current to the electrical components is a light source such as an LED. Examples of the current control element responsive to such heat, thermistors, inductors and capacitors.


This study deals with the use of learning diary in the Intermediate course for Finnish language and culture. The article describes how the use of diary helped both learners and teachers to increase their awareness of various issues affecting learning of Finnish as a foreign language, e.g. learning experiences and the use of learning strategies. The article begins with a general discussion of both problems and benefits involved in the use of learning diary. This, together with the evaluative discussion at the end, highlights the complexity of language awareness in everyday teaching.


The inertia of power systems is a key aspect of frequency dynamics and stability. The increasing penetration of non-synchronous generation reduces the available inertia and makes it fluctuating during the day depending on the online units. This causes problems for grid operators, particularly in relatively small power systems. The present work examines the impact of decreasing inertia using an aggregate model based on the swing equation, considering future lower inertia scenarios and the implementation of the current protection schemes. The frequency stability of the system is assessed by considering the reference incident, i.e. the loss of the largest operating unit in under- and over-frequency cases. New solutions to balance the grid are addressed and compared, considering the technical impacts of synchronous compensators and battery energy storage systems (BESSs) operated with a new equivalent saturation logic. The model is tested and validated using the real data of a small insular power system (Sardinia Island, Italy), outlining the importance of the high-voltage direct current and of the BESS control strategies to guarantee the frequency stability of the power system.


In this paper, we present our latest results on 650 V 4H-SiC DMOSFET developments for dual-side sintered power modules in electric drive vehicles. A low specific on-resistance (Rsp,on) of 1.8 mΩ⋅cm2 has been achieved on 650 V, 7 mΩ 4H-SiC DMOSFETs at 25°C, which increases to 2.4 mΩ⋅cm2 at 150°C. For the first time, the DMOSFET chip is designed specifically for use in dual-side soldering and sintering processes, and a 650 V, 1.7 mΩ SiC DMOSFET multichip half bridge power module has been built using the wirebond-free assembly. Compared to a similarly rated Si IGBT module, the conduction and switching losses were reduced by 80% and ~50%, respectively.


Martin Gardner, who turns 94 this autumn, seems to have pulled off an astounding trick. Every other year hundreds of people gather to honour Gardner, who is the author of over 70 books and wrote the popular "Mathematical Games" column that appeared in Scientific American for a quarter of a century from 1956. What is astonishing is that the people come from a bewildering variety of professions and include jugglers, magicians, artists, puzzle-makers, logicians, computer scientists, pseudoscience debunkers and mathematicians.


When apterous virginoparae of Aphis fabae and their progenies were raised at 17.5° on leaf discs of Vicia faba under photoperiods of 12 h or less per day, more alatae occurred among the progenies than under longer photoperiods. The alatae developed exclusively into gynoparae at 4, 10 and 12 h light per day and almost all did so at 2 h. At 13 h 45 min, 14 h, 16 h, and 24 h all the alatae developed into virginoparae. At transitional photoperiods ranging from 13 h 6 min to 13 h 28 min, both alate morphs occurred. They could both be deposited by a single apterous virginopara and produce intermorphs containing eggs and embryos. Under most light regimes, a proportion of the gynoparae (generally < 10%) produced some apterous virginoparae, gynoparae, and males after producing a number of oviparae. Alate virginoparae produced almost three times as many larvae as did the gynoparae.


The cooperation of the industry with the agents located in its geographical proximity is a key to the development of innovative territories. In this context, the purpose of this article is to shed light on the objectives that promote this cooperation, in particular on those unidentified in literature. The research was conducted in two methodological stages: a systematic review of the literature and a case study. Among the results obtained are a theoretical analysis framework of the interactions between industry and other agents of the regional innovation systems - RIS - and a relational capacity description of the oil industry in a Colombian region.


An important decision in 1894 by the General Assembly of the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk on the "exchange of pulpits" between the three Afrikaans-speaking churches The General Assertzbiy of the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk decided in 1894 to correspond wirh the other ru:o churches in view of reaching an agreement on the matter "exchange of pulpits" between the churches. The background and meaning of this decision for the Nederduitsch Hen'onnde Kerk in its relation to the other 11m churches is discussed.


The results of the study of the genetic characteristics cows of the breed of Sychevka in the breeding plant KP "Rybkovskoe" of the Smolensk region with a lifetime productivity of up to 25,000 kg of milk (group I) and with a lifetime milk yield of 45,000 kg or more of milk (group II) are presented. It was found that the groups have some genetic features for EAB-alleles. The index of genetic similarity between the groups is 0.538. In the first group, 56 EAB alleles were identified, in the second – 46. The frequency of occurrence of the main alleles in the groups is 0.763 and 0.774. Among them, five marker alleles are found with a high frequency of 0.44 – 0.116. Alleles of the EAB locus b, A1B/, B1G2O1, O1Y2E/3G/G//, O2A/2J/2K/O/, Q/ are more common in high-yielding cows by 2.5 – 7.2 %, and the EAB alleles B2O1, O/, E/3G/G// are not found or are less common. When comparing the productivity of cows with different EAB – alleles, differences were noted. Lifetime productivity in cows with EAB alleles O1, I1Y2E/3G/G//, O2A/2J/2K/O/, I2, A/1B/ is higher than in cows with EAB alleles E/3G/G//, BI1Q, Y1A/1, I1Y2I/. There is a significant difference in the duration of use in cows with the EAB-alleles O1, O1Y2E/3G/G//, O1I/Q/, I1O2A/2K/Q/. There were no significant differences in the content of fat and protein in milk.


A related flxed point theorem for set valued mappings on three complete metric spaces is obtained which generalizes a result of [4].


In addition to the Montreal Protocol's controls on CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons), the US Congress has placed an excise tax on chemicals which deplete the ozone layer, based on their ozone depletion potential. It is pointed out that, desiring to protect the stratospheric ozone layer and responding to restrictions placed on CFC production, the electronics industry and their suppliers worldwide have made many important technological breakthrough in eliminating CFC-113 from their manufacturing processes. As a result of industry/government cooperation, CFC-113 may be eliminated faster and at lower financial and business disruption cost than if governments were forced to implement a set of command and control rules. A description of recent progress in this area, both domestic and international, is given.<<ETX>>


Hepatitis B virus may affect 1 in 20 of the earth's population.1 Transmission is through blood, sexual intercourse, and unsterile inoculation injury; vertical transmission occurs in utero and post partum. The consequences of infection are potentially fatal and include chronic liver disease, cirrhosis, and primary hepatocellular carcinoma.

In view of the above, immunisation policies have been implemented, varying with prevalence of the disease. In the United Kingdom the Department of Health has stated that from mid-1995 all workers conducting invasive tasks must have immunity from hepatitis B.2 In the wake of this the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals has stated that all prospective medical and dental students should be immunised against hepatitis B before admission in October 1996.3 We investigated uptake of immunisation and depth of knowledge among Dundee's medical and dental students in June 1994.

The deans of the medical …


Relations in knowledge graphs have rich relational structures and various binary relational patterns. Various relation modelling strategies are proposed for embedding knowledge graphs, but they fail to fully capture both features of relations, rich relational structures and various binary relational patterns. To address the problem of insufficient embedding due to the complexity of the relations, we propose a novel knowledge graph representation model in complex space, namely MARS, to exploit complex relations to embed knowledge graphs. MARS takes the mechanisms of complex numbers and message-passing and then embeds triplets into relation-specific complex hyperplanes. Thus, MARS can well preserve various relation patterns, as well as structural information in knowledge graphs. In addition, we find that the scores generated from the score function approximate a Gaussian distribution. The scores in the tail cannot effectively represent triplets. To address this particular issue and improve the precision of embeddings, we use the standard deviation to limit the dispersion of the score distribution, resulting in more accurate embeddings of triplets. Comprehensive experiments on multiple benchmarks demonstrate that our model significantly outperforms existing state-of-the-art models for link prediction and triple classification.


Nano-particles were doped into YBCO films as pinning centers by a metal organic deposition (MOD) method using trifluoroacetates. Two types of initial solution with a cation ratio of Y: Ba: Cu = 1: 1.5: 3 were prepared; one with the dispersion of SnO2 particles with the size of 15-25 nm and the other one with the dispersion of smaller ZrO2 particles with the size of under 8 nm, then the solution was spin-coated on CeO2/Gd2Zr2O7/Hastelloy substrates. The coated films were calcined at 430 oC in oxygen atmosphere and crystallized at 780 oC in low oxygen atmosphere. From the results of X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD), peaks of BaSnO3 were observed clearly in the YBCO film by the starting solution with SnO2. On the other hands, little peaks corresponding to BaZrO3 were observed in the film by the solution with ZrO2. Many CuO segregations were recognized at the surface of SnO2 doped YBCO film in comparison to the YBCO film with ZrO2 doping. From these results, it is indicated that most of SnO2 particles in precursors are react with Ba during heating. Critical current density (JC) of the YBCO films by both solutions showed higher performance than that of pure YBCO film in magnetic fields. © 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer-review under responsibility of ISS Program Committee.


Twenty two diverse cultivars of wheat were studied under seven environments to characterise the stability of yield and its components. The cultivar 'HD 2009' (double-dwarf) was average in linear response and most stable with high yield per plant. High stability of tiller number per plant and plasticity for grain number per spike conferred highest stability for yield on 'HD 2009'. Tiller number, test weight and number of grains per spike, the major components of yield, varied in compensatory fashion to impart homeostasis to the final and complex characters, yield.


Synchrophasor technology is an emerging wide-area monitoring system (WAMS) technology that provides near-real-time stability assessment capability for power networks under both static state and dynamic conditions. The accuracy and latency of the measured synchrophasor directly depend on the synchrophasor assessment algorithm and thus, many research studies are conducted by developing a plethora of synchrophasor algorithms based on several mathematical models. However, majority of these algorithms are tested on simulation platforms due to the inherent complexities in developing a hardware based comprehensive test set-up for synchrophasor performance evaluation, which limits the adoption of such algorithms in industrial applications. This study presents a pulse-width modulation (PWM) based laboratory scale input system for generating all the synchrophasor test cases defined in the IEEE std. $\mathrm {C}37.118.1/1\mathrm {a}.$ Performance of the proposed system is validated by rigorous testing across several test cases and comparison of results in both simulation and hardware platforms.


Bone marrow stem cells (BMSCs) are involved in steroid‐induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH). Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been demonstrated to regulate functions of BMSCs, especially their differentiation, and have been reported to be implicated in diverse bone disorders. However, the roles of lncRNAs in the progression of steroid‐induced ONFH remain unknown.


(57) large SUMMARY The present invention is applied to a semiconductor, a method and apparatus for quickly producing high-purity polycrystalline silicon rod, 15% of the outer silicon rods by "covering effect (skin effect)" with a high frequency of constant or variable in the range of about 2 kHz-800 kHz to concentrate at least 70% of the current to a circular area, a. C. And supplying a current to the silicon rod by the power supply equipment.


Simulation techniques play very important roles in training system of equipment maintenance. By applying virtual reality technology, a distributed equipment maintenance simulation training system based on VRML is built up. In the system, virtual equipments are built, and dynamic simulation and database access of virtual equipments are realized. The design idea, some key techniques and typical examples of the system are introduced in this paper.


OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of daidzein on the pharmacokinetics of carbamazepine(CBZ) and its metabolite 10,11-carbamazepine-epoxide(CBZ-E) in rats.METHODS Sixteen rats were divided into two groups randomly,then the experimental group rats were orally administered with daidzein(100 mg·kg-1) for ten days consecutively and the control rats were given 0.9% saline solution at the same volume.On the 11th day,the two groups were given carbamazepine(10 mg·kg-1) orally.Plasma concentration of the carbamazepine and its metabolite CBZ-E was determined by HPLC.Based on the data,the pharmacokinetic parameters were calculated.RESULTS Compared with the control group,the AUC0-24h,AUC0-∞ and Cmax of carbamazepine in the experimental group were significantly increased(P0.05),what's more,the AUC0-24h,AUC0-∞,Cmax and t1/2 of the metabolite were greatly decreased(P0.05).CONCLUSION The metabolism of carbamazepine in rat was greatly changed by daidzein.The underlying mechanism may be related to the inhibition on the activity of CYP3A4 by daidzein.


Spherical LiFePO4/C cathode materials were successfully prepared by spray drying method combined with high-temperature sintering method using Fe(NO3)3·9H2O,LiH2PO4 and PEG400 as iron,lithium,phosphorus and carbon sources.The influences of solution concentration,inlet air temperature and feeding rate on the sample morphology and tap density of LiFePO4/C during the spray drying were studied.Upon reducing the solution concentration,the sphericity was deteriorated,and the particle size decreased while the particle size distribution became narrow.Inlet air temperature has great impact on the sphericity and particle size distribution of particles obtained.The optimized temperature is 140 ℃.The particle size reduced upon increasing the feeding rate.However,over high feeding rate deteriorated the sphericity.The obtained LiFePO4/C particles have a tap density of 1.43 g/cm3,a discharge capacity of 120.5 mAh/g under 5C.Their capacity almost don't decay after 50 cyclings.


The most of limestone objects in museums, storehouses and archaeological sites suffered from fragility and weakness which lead to the degradation of these artifacts. The present paper aims to evaluate the use of some nanolime-silica core-shell for consolidation process of these weak limestone artifacts. Two concentrations (5% and 10% w/w) were prepared for consolidating the aged limestone cubic samples. After complete drying, the cubic stones were exposed to the accelerated heat aging. The evaluation of consolidation process for the treated and aged treated samples was performed by some analytical methods such as measurement of physical properties and compressive strength. While, the investigation of surface morphology was carried out by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and measurement of contact angle. The characterization process for the prepared core-shell showed the smoothness and spherical shape of the grains with approximate size of 72 nm. The results of physical properties revealed that the treated samples with 10% of nanolime-silica core-shell gave the lowest porosity (15.57%) and water absorption (6.26%). Additionally, the treated samples with 10% concentration of nanolime-silica core-shell gave the highest values of compressive strength (21.23 Cm2/ Kg) and contact angle (122.78°). Moreover, the investigation using SEM revealed that the smoothness and good penetration for the treated sample with 10% concentration of nanolime-silica core-shell. The results of the present study revealed that the efficiency of consolidation process was maximum using 10% concentration of nanolime-silica core-shell and hence it was applied for consolidation of an archaeological limestone octagonal column, Egypt.


On the basis of China's rural energy consumption data from 1996 to 2010, the paper studies the terminal energy consumption in rural areas .Although firewood, straw, coal is still the main varieties of energy consumption in rural areas, but the potential of electric power and other clean energy is better. Then, it proposed the calculation method of electric power substitution, which can measure the size of its potential through converting other non-electric energy consumption into electricity value. in the end ,we give suggestions about electric power substitution.


The realtionship between in vitro prostaglandin production by renal medullary tissue and hypertension was investigated in three models of hypertensive rat, i.e., DOCA, Goldblatt and SHR. Medullary minces were incubated for 30 minutes. Following incubation tissue PGE2 concentration was quantified using mass fragmentography. Media PGE2 concentrations were quantified using radioimmunoassay. Concentrations of PGE2 in tissue from Goldblatts and SHRs were significantly less than normotensive controls. The concentration of PGE2 in media after incubating SHR tissue was significantly less than normotensives. The data suggest that alterations in PGE2 metabolism are similar in Goldblatt and SHR hypertension.


Prokaryotic expression, purification and identification of a cysteine proteinase inhibitor, cystatin, from Hypophthalmichthys molitrix were performed, and the antibacterial effect of the recombinant cystatin on Pseudomonas aeruginosa was investigated in this work. The cystatin was expressed by E. coli BL21(DE3) transformed with p ET-30-Cystatin with the induction of isopropyl-beta-D-galactose(IPTG), and purified by Ni2+-NTA affinity chromatography. The purified protein appeared as a single band on SDS-PAGE, corresponding to a molecular weight of approximately 20.6 k D. The same protein also appeared as a single active peak on the gel filtration HPLC of TSK-GEL G2000 SW with a purity of 94.27% and a relative molecular weight of 20.9 k D, as calibrated by standards. The inhibitory activity of the cystatin against papain(45.375 μmol) was 0.718 μg, which was determined by inhibitor titration method with Azocasein as the substrate. The antibacterial effect of the recombinant cystatin on Pseudomonas aeruginosa was tested by filter paper diffusion method, and it was found that the diameters of the inhibition zones were 8, 9, 13 and 26 mm with the addition of 20, 60, 120 and 200 units of the cystatin, respectively. This suggests that the antibacterial activity of the cystatin on Pseudomonas aeruginosa is dose-dependent.


Effects of different photoperiod regimens on the cellular and humoral immunity in broiler chickens were studied (Exp 1). Total one hundred ninety two one-day-old commercial broiler chicks(Cobb×Cobb) were raised between constant lighting (CL) and intermittent lighting(1h light: 3h darkness(IL; lL: 3D)). Body weight, feed intake and feed conversion were measured for seven week. Peripheral blood and splenic lymphocyte activities were tested at 3 and 5 wk of age by performing a mitogen cellproliferation assay with a polyclonal T-cell mitogen, concanavalin A (Con A), and B-cell mitogen, lipopolysaccharide (LPS). To investigate the effect of photoperiod on the humoral immunity, chicks were immunized with sheep red blood cell (SRBC) and inactivated Newcastle disease virus (NDV) vaccine. Total immunoglobulin G (IgG) concentration was also determined. Diurnal change of melatonin was tested in sera. In experiment 2, 0.1㎖ melatonin were subcutaneously injected from three to five weeks old if immunomodulation effect of lighting regimen was due to the melatonin or not. Injections of melatonin were made at 0700h and the dosage was 10ng (M2), 100ng(M3), l㎍(M4) per bird daily, respectively. Control were quivalent injections of vehic1e(M1). Lymphocyte activities were tested and humoral immunities were examined at 5 weeks of age. Blood melatonin concentration was determined at Oh, 1h, 2h, and 3h posterior to injection at five weeks old. It was higher in CL chicks than IL chickens during the subsequent period of 3 to 5 wk of age. However, weight gain of chicks raised IL were significantly higher at 6 wk of age than CL(P<0.05). Antibody response to NDV was not affected by both photoperiod regimens and melatonin injection, whereas anti-SRBC titer and IgG concentration were enhanced. Lymphocyte activity of chickens raised under IL was sighificantly higher than those of chickens raised under CL. Melatonin injection also increased lymphocyte activity. When peripheral blood lymphocytes were used, proliferation response to LPS and Con A were significantly increased in M2 and M3, respectively. The results of this experiments suggest that IL improved host immune response and melatonin have immunomodulatory roles.


Civil asset forfeiture is a law enforcement policy frequently abused by federal and state law enforcement agencies. These seizures are preferred because no criminal convictions are required to seize property and the property need only be shown "guilty" of facilitating criminal behavior by a probable cause or a preponderance of the evidence standard. Claimants often seek to avoid these seizures by alleging violation of the Excessive Fines Clause. There are three tests most commonly used by federal courts to determine unconstitutionally excessive civil forfeitures. While "gross disproportionality" is the most popular test, this article argues that gross disproportionality is inappropriate for civil forfeiture cases. Instead, courts should employ the instrumentality-proportionality test developed in Zumirez (a 9th Circuit district court case) since the test considers both proportionality and whether the seized property was integral to the criminal activity. Given the questionable use of civil forfeiture by law enforcement and the American public's souring attitude towards the war on drugs, a test like Zumirez is needed to provide claimants more protections from abusive civil forfeitures.


The medical profession has always made a strong appeal to young men of fine character, as offering a career unsurpassed in opportunities for real human service. It is essentially that type of profession. To-day, with the rapid development of the science of preventive medicine, the opportunities are still greater, and the appeal to young men of high aims stronger than ever before. Particularly is this true in the comparatively new field of public health service. This is the day of the efficiency expert. The public health officer is an efficiency engineer in the most important department of human life — good health. He is a constructive searcher after truth. Instead of tamping and patching up the machinery here and there, he builds anew. He has to know the whole works, not merely one process; he deals with society as a whole, instead of with a few separate units. Translated into


Abstract : Study was assigned as part of AMEDD Study Program FY 82. All ANC officers were surveyed (91% responded) to provide insight into important attitudes, preferences, and responses to a wide range of personnel proposals, education, opportunities, and nursing assignments. This will provide ANC planners with a method for identifying those policy alternatives which appear to offer the most effective and efficient control of the recruitment, training, promotion, retention, separation, and retirement of nursing personnel and for predicting the effects of these policy alternatives upon future ANC activities.


Hyperuricemia, also known as gout, has been identified as a well-known metabolic disorder associated with an elevated uric acid level in serum. Gout is commonly associated with various chronic disorders like hypertension, obesity, hyperlipidemia, cardiovascular disorders, and diabetes. Drugs, like nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications [NSAIDs] and glucocorticoids, are shown to exhibit serious side effects, when used in this therapy, although they are the first-line of treatment options available to date. Bioactive compounds have been explored for the management of hyperuricemia for their effectiveness and ability to minimize complications. Related research have reported the use of plant-based bioactives on hyperuricemia. The objective of the present review is to highlight the therapeutic effect of the naturally occurring phytochemicals and the pharmacology of the compounds involved in the same. These phytochemicals are categorized into five classes, namely alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, and phenolic acids, that describe their anti-gout activity. Additionally, the mechanism of action by which these bioactive compounds display the hypouricemic consequences has been divided into three parts, namely, the inhibition of the production of uric acid, lowering of intestinal uric acid secretion, and enhancement of elimination of renal uric acid.


ing intestinal displacement, is also a possible cause of the colitis. An unusual finding in this case is the vegetative endocarditis caused or at least contributed to by the Aspergillus infection. Although fungal cultures of these lesions were not done, the organisms were morphologically similar to the organisms from the lung, which were identified as Aspergillus spp. by culture. These lesions were in the left ventricle, and embolic lesions, particularly in the kidney, are common with such cardiac lesions. Kidney lesions in this horse were suggestive of possible embolic disease; however, no fungal or bacterial organisms could be identified by histopathologic examination. Thrombosis of pulmonary blood vessels was seen histologically, and this is the most likely origin for the organisms causing the endocarditis.


The operating conditions of the photomodule are largely determined by the thermal regime, which affects the efficiency of electricity generation. The use of a forced cooling system in the photomodule with the implementation of the salt water distillation process allows you to control the thermal regime and obtain an additional product in the form of fresh water. The choice of the method of controlling the cooling process and the mode of its implementation makes it possible to achieve a rational combination of electrical and technological productivity of the photomodule. In this paper, analytical studies of the formation of the temperature field of the absorber of the hybrid solar collector (PV-MD) during cooling due to the evaporation of the heat carrier and recovery of the heat of the formed steam were carried out. The research method makes it possible to analyze the characteristics of the PV-MD collector, namely, the heating temperature of the absorber and coolant, as well as the performance of the distillate system, depending on the structure of the module and its operating conditions. The aim of the work is to develop a method for calculating the thermal performance characteristics of the hybrid solar collector in the conditions of a cascade method of heat and mass transfer of salt solution and distillate and to identify the rational architecture of the device. A complex mathematical model of local analysis of heat and mass exchange processes of a hybrid solar collector for real solar and climatic conditions is used. The analysis of heat and mass transfer in variant conditions showed that the degree of uniformity of the absorber temperature field, which depends on the efficiency of electricity production, when applying the PV-MD method is the same as for the PVT method. Cascade recovery of thermal energy using the PV-MD method for collectors of typical sizes is limited in efficiency to two stages. The generalized dependences for determining the technological productivity of the two-stage PV-MD collector in terms of distillate and absorber temperature when the external operating conditions of the collector change, which can be used to evaluate the efficiency of converting solar energy into a technological product, have been obtained.


CHEMISTRYhas often been portrayed as having evolved from alchemy. The works of Robert Boyle in the last part of the seventeenth century and those of Joseph Black, Joseph Priestley, Henry Cavendish, and Antoine Lavoisier in the eighteenth century are usually cited as being significant in turning the minds of men from alchemy as an art to chemistry as a science. Not always mentioned by historians of chemistry is the fact that already in the sixteenth century there existed a considerable body of chemical knowledge relating to a number of metals and allied compounds. There also existed during that century a small coterie of metallurgists who denounced the practices and frauds of the alchemists. Both groups were interested in the metals, the alchemists being particularly interested in gold and silver. During that century a considerable number of publications concerning the metals appeared. One group of important works by the sixteenth-century metallurgists is characterized by the clarity of expression, while the writings of the alchemists are shrouded in obscurity. The first metallurgist of note was Vannoccio Biringuccio (I48o-I539), who was born in Sienna and probably died in Rome. His life is closely associated with the Petrucci family of Sienna. He spent his last year or two in Rome as head of the Papal foundry and munitions. Little is known of his education, but during his lifetime he travelled widely in Italy and Germany visiting many kinds of mining operations and installations. His fame rests on the publication of the first complete metallurgical book based on careful observation of practice and experimentation. The book, De la Pirotechnia, commonly called the Pirotechnia, was published in I540 a year after the author's death by Curtio Navo under the auspices of the Pope, the Emperor, and the Venetian Senate. The Pirotechnia appeared three years before De Revolutionibus Orbium Celestium of Nicholas Copernicus and De Humani Corporis Fabrica of Andreas Vesalius and 60 years before the publication of De M agnete of William Gilbert, three well~known classics leading to the study of modern science. During the years, a number of editions of the Pirotechnia appeared in Italian, French, English, and finally in German. The English editions, however, were not satisfactory until the translation of Cyril Stanley Smith and Martha Teach Gnudi appeared in I942. This work was published by the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers. Because of the limited number of copies printed, the edition was soon very scarce and was reprinted in I959 by Basic Books in its collectors series in science, thus making the Pirotechnia available to all English-speaking scholars.


Simultaneously transmitting and reflecting reconfigurable intelligent surface (STAR-RIS) has been regarded as a revolutionary technology for the sixth generation (6G) mobile networks. This letter investigates the transmission scheme for mobile STAR-RIS-assisted non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) system. Specifically, an uplink average rate maximization problem is solved by jointly optimizing the phase shifts, the channel assignment, and the STAR-RIS's location for mobile STAR-RIS-aided NOMA system. Particularly, a channel assignment scheme is developed to enhance the performance of NOMA system with multiple users. Furthermore, a successive convex approximation (SCA) method is invoked to address the STAR-RIS location design subproblem and a semi-definite programming (SDP) method is leveraged to solve the phase shift optimization subproblem. Simulation results show that the proposed mobile STAR-RIS-empowered NOMA method achieves better average rate performance than various benchmarking schemes.


The weak-localization correction to the conductivity in two- and one-dimensional electron systems close to the superconducting transition is studied. We calculate directly the correction to the conductivity and take into account the exact frequency dependence of the phase relaxation time due to the electron-electron interaction in the Cooper channel (superconducting fluctuations). It is shown that in two dimensions the effective phase relaxation time due to the interaction in the Cooper channel close to the superconducting transition has practically the same order of magnitude and the same functional form as the phase relaxation time due to the Coulomb interaction. This result strongly differs from earlier works in which the electron phase relaxation time was calculated separately for zero electron frequency. In the one-dimensional case the phase relaxation due to the interaction in the Cooper channel near the superconducting transition is more important than the relaxation due to the Coulomb interaction.


The purpose of this study is to classify and assess the characteristics of urban Korean parks by on-site park users' reactions, such as satisfaction, preference and cognitive image of the park and park facilities. The park facilities are classified into five types of satisfaction: management status, activity facilities, convenient facilities, circulation and density, and landscape facilities. The park users are satisfied with conversation, rest and relaxation in the parks, but not satisfied with studying and nature experience. The behaviors in the park are classified as park activities, emotional and experiential activities, and nature activities. The results indicate that the images of the parks are stable, comfortable and natural. There are three factors to classifying the park images: nature-harmony, openness, uniqueness. Preferences for each parks are generally good. According to the criteria such as satisfaction of park facility, behavioral satisfaction, images and preference for each park, the 12 parks are divided into 5 different types: multi-purpose park, well-balanced park with natural elements, urban open space, park to be improved, and ecological park. The characteristics of each park was analyzed and categorized. This study dealt with only the parks in Seoul and its environs, and the survey was only done during the summer season. Therefore, further research is necessary to enlarge and generalize the results of this study, considering seasonal and regional variations.


This paper deals with selected notes about European travelers respectively, (Alvares, F, Bruce, Sapeto, G, Massaia, G, Flad, J.M, Antonnelli, P, ILG and A).whom they seem to be, played a fundamental role in Ethiopian history, in all fields of knowledge mentis. This includes spreading of Christianity and evangelization of indigenous population, with special reference to the rite of Catholicism, and its culture and linguistic variations. Hence their contributions cover many multifarious sides for example, social, economic and industrial frustrations status of the country, security destabilites, and administrative situation of the vast regional areas. Furthermore their well known reflects in the inertial Ethiopians's polices and their early foreign Affairs with their neighbours, and outside world countries in general, and European ones in particular.


Organometal hybrid perovskites exhibit tunable absorption and photoluminescence spectra that originate from the adjustable excitons of the self‐assembled quantum‐well structures. The aggregation‐induced emission (AIE) features of (RNH3)2PbI4 (R = alkyl, CnH2n+1, n = 4, 12, 16, 18) as well as their reversible photoluminescence response to pH value are demonstrated. This interesting phenomenon correlates with the formation of quantum‐well structure, which is a novel AIE mechanism. The temperature sensors based on organometal hybrid perovskites are also investigated. The combination of high sensitivity (1.3% K−1) and good reversibility (>500 cycles) of organometal halide perovskites to temperature in a large temperature range (0–80 °C) makes them to be versatile systems for the temperature sensor applications. Furthermore, as a proof of concept, the application of organometal hybrid perovskites in 2D spatial imaging and NIR light detection is also presented.


We use near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy obtained with the GNIRS on Gemini, NIRSPEC on the Keck, and ISAAC on the VLT to study the rest-frame optical continua of three "distant red galaxies" (with Js - Ks > 2.3) at z > 2. All three galaxy spectra show the Balmer/4000 Å break in the rest-frame optical. The spectra allow us to determine spectroscopic redshifts from the continuum with an estimated accuracy of Δz/(1 + z) ~ 0.001-0.04. These redshifts agree well with the emission-line redshifts for the two galaxies with Hα emission. This technique is particularly important for galaxies that are faint in the rest-frame UV, as they are underrepresented in high-redshift samples selected in optical surveys and are too faint for optical spectroscopy. Furthermore, we use the break, continuum shape, and equivalent width of Hα, together with evolutionary synthesis models, to constrain the age, star formation timescale, dust content, stellar mass, and star formation rate of the galaxies. Inclusion of the NIR spectra in the stellar population fits greatly reduces the range of possible solutions for stellar population properties. We find that the stellar populations differ greatly among the three galaxies, ranging from a young dusty starburst with a small break and strong emission lines to an evolved galaxy with a strong break and no detected line emission. The dusty starburst galaxy has an age of 0.3 Gyr and a stellar mass of 1 × 1011 M☉. The spectra of the two most evolved galaxies imply ages of 1.3-1.4 Gyr and stellar masses of 4 × 1011 M☉. This large range of properties strengthens our previous, more uncertain results from broadband photometry. Larger samples are required to determine the relative frequency of dusty starbursts and (nearly) passively evolving galaxies at z ~ 2.5.


One of the most popular rate-responsive pacing systems is activity-driven pacing. To optimize the rate behavior during exercise and to minimize false triggering, the authors studied a novel mechanical sensor. Exercise tests were performed on twelve volunteers and ten pacemaker patients. Additionally they investigated the behavior of the sensor during changes in body position. The results show that it is possible to discriminate clearly between rest phases, body positions, and types of exercise using this simple and inexpensively produced sensor. Thus it is possible to provide the pacemaker patient with an adequate rate not only during exercise but also during the night. With this sensor an immediate rate rise can be achieved to avoid orthostatic reactions when changing the body position from lying to standing.<<ETX>>


Privatizing state-owned companies is usually an emotional subject with various stakeholders struggling to make their voices heard making it difficult to reach a compromise. This is exacerbated when privatization exercise involves state-owned banks due to volatility of the financial industry. The Government of Malawi embarked on privatising two stated owned banks in early 2015. This exercise was however dragged due to enormous resistance from Civil Society Organizations, opposition parties, employees and some religious groups.This study has observed that arguments advanced by opposers of the privatization of Malawi Savings Bank Limited, one of the privatized banks were based on emotions rather than facts. It is therefore highly recommended that governments must avoid tension by giving sufficient information to all stakeholders on the justifications for privatization as well as chronology of any pertinent events leading to the decision for privatization.


Address: CEAU. Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto. Via Panorâmica s/n 4150-755 Porto, Portugal e-mail: email@example.com; email@example.com ABSTRACT The nineteenth-century's urban life, based on economic and political liberalism, required a profound re-functionalization of the city that transformed the structure and architecture of the urban space. At the turning of 1900, these changes radicalized, when associated with the radical changes in the political order, until the period between the wars, with the successive changes in the political reality from monarchy to republic, from democracy to dictatorship. The case of Oporto (Portugal) permits to evaluate these urban transformations for that period, in which the municipal politic changes from constitutional monarchy to democratic republic and to dictatorship, setting the urban and architectural public projects to the new ideas and cultural purposes, adjusting images and the architectural vocabulary. The introduction of new building systems and the use of the new materials were driven by the public works, national or municipal, or by the building construction of citizen or professional associations. New images for new buildings, designed for the new public functions, which should be representative of the new ideals and new political agendas, opened an urban transformation that was structured between the centers of communication and administration and peripheral areas of socially demarcated residence. The use of new materials, particularly reinforced concrete structures appears, initially, with municipal regulations to address issues of fire safety. Specially applied to public architecture, these measures were extended to the private construction despite opposition and resistance from the owners and architects. The construction materials and systems transformation process, due to the lines of cultural and architecture modernity was slow as the common construction, in particular residential programs, individual or collective, maintained the use of systems and materials rooted in the constructive tradition. Thus, it is possible to follow an alignment of the architecture of public nature, between the images of the "beaux arts" and modernists, between traditional construction and new structural demands and possibilities allowed by the new construction materials.


As the internet permeates geographic boundaries and varied demographic strata, electronic commerce/online shopping is witnessing exponential growth. The objective of this research is to segment online shoppers based on attributes of web portals. A survey using a questionnaire was administered to 203 shoppers in India. Factor analysis is used to determine the factors that influence the selection of web portals. The robustness of the model developed using factor analysis was checked using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). Finally, cluster analysis was applied for identifying the clusters of respondents and profiling them. Based on cluster analysis, the study identified four segments: Traditional Shoppers, Benefit Seekers, Convenience and Assurance Seekers and Information and Price Seekers. Each of the four segments varies considerably in terms of their selection of website/portals for purchases, portraying the differences in their online shopping orientation. Against the general perception that shoppers prefer web portals that provide best user experience and attractive web atmospherics, this research shows that their inclination is towards brand image of the web portal and also being able to get value proposition through the website. Firms need to develop plans to consider the unique characteristics of the online market segments for an optimum allocation of marketing expenses. Findings of this research may be used as guidelines for the development of multi-dimensional strategic framework by online retailing firms.


: We analyse a combination of ATLAS and CMS searches for dijet resonances at run I and run II, presenting the results in a way that can be easily applied to a generic Z (cid:48) model. As an illustrative example, we consider a simple model of a Z (cid:48) coupling to quarks and dark matter. We first study a benchmark case with fixed couplings and then focus on the assumption that the Z (cid:48) is responsible for setting the dark matter relic abundance. Dijet constraints place significant bounds on this scenario, allowing us to narrow down the allowed range of dark matter masses for given Z (cid:48) mass and width.


This study was conducted to test the performance of a locally fabricated portable long‐throated flume. Flow was measured over a range of 5–70 l s−1 and sharp crested v‐notch weir was used as a reference device. The measured flow was compared with a theoretical rating table generated by WinFlume software for a flume of same specification. The results indicate a difference of −0.20 to +2.04% between the measured and theoretical flow rates. The theoretical rating tables are generated with an error limit of ±2%, therefore the results are acceptable. The results of this study confirmed that portable long‐throated flumes are reliable and can be easily designed, by using the publicly available WinFlume software, and could be fabricated to suit local requirements. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


A new species of araphid diatoms with bilobate ends is described as Staurosirella tigris sp. nov. It was found in mid-Miocene glacial-lacustrine sediments in the Friis Hills, Antarctica. The new diatom is placed in Staurosirella because it has striae composed of apically-oriented lineolae, separated by long, thin vimines, and it lacks rimoportulae. It can be easily distinguished by its rectangular valve shape with bilobate ends, differing from Staurosirella grunowii, another four-lobed Miocene species, by having a rectangular central portion to its valves instead of being cross-shaped with the four lobes arising from a common central area. Also, the distribution of the new species is different, to date only being found in Antarctica, while S. grunowii is restricted to the Northern Hemisphere.


The Internet of Things (IoT) is vulnerable to a wide range of security risks, which can be effectively mitigated by applying Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) sharing as a proactive mitigation approach. In realizing CTI sharing, it is of paramount importance to guarantee end-to-end protection of the shared information as unauthorized disclosure of CTI is disastrous for organizations using IoT. Furthermore, resource-constrained devices should be supported through lightweight operations. Unfortunately, the aforementioned are not satisfied by the Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS), which state-of-the-art CTI sharing systems mainly depends on. As a promising alternative to HTTPS, Ephemeral Diffie-Hellman over COSE (EDHOC) can be considered because it meets the above requirements. However, EDHOC in its current version contains several security flaws, most notably due to the unprotected initial message. Consequently, we propose a lightweight end-to-end privacy-preserving security protocol that improves the existing draft EDHOC protocol by utilizing previously shared keys and keying materials while providing ticket-based optimized re-authentication. The proposed protocol is not only formally validated through BAN-logic and AVISPA, but also proved to fulfill essential security properties such as mutual authentication, secure key exchange, perfect forward secrecy, anonymity, confidentiality, and integrity. Also, comparing the protocol's performance to that of the EDHOC protocol reveals a substantial improvement with a single roundtrip to allow frequent CTI sharing.


This paper examines the relationship between gender performativity and organizational space. Specifically, it focuses on some of the ways in which gender is materialized in and through workspace in accordance with the dominant gender norms shaping organizational life, a theme that has been relatively neglected within organization studies to date. Judith Butler's (1988, 1993, 2000 [1990], 2004) performative analysis of gender draws critical attention to the body as a medium through which the gendered subject is brought into being, or made to 'matter', as she puts it. This paper seeks to extend Butler's analysis of gender performativity, focusing on the evocation and materialization of these norms through the gendered inhabitation of organizational space. Inspired by a piece of work by contemporary video artist Sofia Hulten called Grey Area, it develops Butler's analysis with reference to data generated in a series of focus groups and interviews with women working in diverse roles within a university setting. The analysis of the findings of this research links Butler's work on 'bodies that matter' to Lefebvre's (1991) concept of 'representational spaces', arguing that an important but relatively neglected aspect of the organizational materialization of the gendered self is the performance of 'spaces that matter'.


The purpose of this article is to share a vision of how today's organisations increase their effectiveness by promoting internally among their members (including top management), the development of the capacity to generate innovative ideas that can be incorporated into the production processes of goods and services and even into corporate development plans. Innovation is associated with the discovery or invention of something radically new, linked to aspects of high technology or representing a substantial change in a given field. Planning carried out by the company to successfully channel the process of innovation or generation of new and impacting ideas among its members, must be considered as the most important marketing strategy to face competitiveness and, therefore, to obtain greater profitability.


The study was conducted to determine the impact of seasonal variation on physico chemical characteristics of Tadoba lake, Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) District Chandrapur, Maharashtra. Water is also one of the main component for the survival of any living being since life on earth began in the sea. Water is one of the main agent in pedogenesis and is the medium for several different ecosystems. The main aim of present study is to investigate the physico-chemical characteristics of water. The studies were carried out for 24 months from June 2005 May 2006 and June 2006 May 2007 during different seasons at four different sites. Various characteristic features of water were evaluated like Water Temp, pH, Alkalinity, Hardness, Total Solids, T.S.S T.D.S. DO, Free CO Phosphate, Sulphate and Nitrate. The results revealed that most of the 2, parameters are in normal range indicating better quality of water.


This article presents the argument that detainees do not lose their right to liberty under article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights as currently thought. Instead, the article argues that they continue to enjoy a residual liberty which may be relied upon by detainees when challenging aspects of their detention.


: The Educational researchers have interested in the teacher and his personal character as the essence of the educational process and as a guide once and polite and does not fit the status of education does not fit only with the teacher's conciliation, and crystallized the idea of the current research aims to identify the personal characteristics of the teacher of sports education and the impact on the performance of his job, which directly affect the performance of students and their love of the article And attached to them . It also aims to standardize and modify a measure of personality traits applied to teachers in Nablus governorate in 2005 and use it on the teachers of physical education in the representative Ministry of Education in Erbil, after presenting it to a group of experts in the field of psychological and educational and honesty, consistency, objectivity and statistical analysis, and it compared to the annual evaluation of the supervision through the form of evaluation of the performance of teachers and teachers by supervisors specialists and educators in accordance with the standards for teachers to identify the relationship and exit recommendations appropriate, and in order to achieve this, the researchers used the descriptive analytical approach, and included The research community The teachers of the physical education in the Ministry of Education in the province of Arbil (325) teachers from three provinces (Nineveh, Anbar and Salahuddin) and distributed to (156) schools, the sample of the study has included (150) teachers of physical education distributors On sample construction and sample application. The data were statistically treated by the arithmetic mean, standard deviation, percentage, T test for two independent samples,and Pearson's simple correlation coefficient . The researchers concluded the validity of the personality traits measure and the


Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to develop a better understanding of how transportation system factors affect city housing markets. The goal was to show that identifying these factors alone is not enough without also examining their effects and variations according to the housing location.

Design/methodology/approach
Transportation system factors were identified by conducting a thorough literature review. The factors' relevance was tested using a quantitative methodology and a sample of 317 Vilnius residents. This city was next divided into three zones, and data collected from 18 real estate experts was subjected to qualitative analysis. The analytic hierarchy process was then applied to identify transportation system factors' level of impact and dynamics by the housing location.

Findings
The results show that the factors affect the housing market in question but that these effects vary by the housing location and the most critical factors differ for each city zone.

Research limitations/implications
Only data on Vilnius were used. Further research is needed to compare transportation factors' dynamics in multiple cities.

Practical implications
Priorities in transportation system improvements should be assessed to facilitate sustainable urban development and enhance the residents' quality of life. Housing market regulations can only be successful if investment in transportation systems is allocated purposefully and coherently.

Originality/value
This research went beyond identifying transportation system factors by employing a broad, systematic approach to clarifying potential options for regulating housing markets through transportation system projects.


In this paper, reliability model for availability analysis is discussed for steady state. The industry is divided into subsystem. Subsystems are either in series or in parallel. The subsystem may fail completely through partial failure. When any subsystem fails then the system is in failed state. The distribution of failure times and repair times are exponential and general. The system is in downstate if any of the fail completely. In this poster, expression for failure, availability, expected number of visitors and busy period of the server are derived under steady state condition using RPGT.


The peri‐outflow tract region could be the origin of ventricular tachycardia (VT) after aortic valve replacement (AVR). However, the clinical characteristics of outflow tract ventricular tachycardias (OTVTs) after AVR are yet to be clarified. This study investigated the incidence, risk factors, and clinical characteristics of patients with OTVTs after AVR.


A haploid (2n = 28) derived from Fragaria × ananassa Duch. cv. Tioga (2n = 56) was obtained after pollination with Potentilla anserina L. The sublethality of the true hybrids is an excellent screen for exposing the polyhaploids that might be difficult to detect in normal octoploid populations.


1. Beyond the Myth: The real Marquis de Sade 2. Man of Letters 3. Martyr of Atheism 4. Sade and the French Revolution 5. Theatres of the Body 6. Apostle of Freedom References Further Reading


A review describes the sample prepn. for biochem. methods, enrichment methods, immunol. methods, and phys. methods. The pretreatment of a complex biol. sample is crucial, and for successful PCR the following requirements have to be fulfilled: complete lack or low concn. of PCR-inhibitory components in the sample and sufficient concn. of target DNA. The aim of the pre-PCR treatment is to convert a complex biol. sample contg. the target microorganisms into PCR-amplifiable samples.


: Zeolite Y and Ti ‐ containing zeolite Y (1%, 2% and 5% TiO 2 ) were synthesized by a hy ‐ drothermal seed ‐ assisted method. In order to evidence the evolution of morphology, structure, and fractal dimensions during the zeolitization process at certain time intervals, a small volume from the reaction medium was isolated and frozen by lyophilization. The obtained samples were char ‐ acterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), wide ‐ angle X ‐ ray diffraction (XRD), and small ‐ angle X ‐ ray scattering (SAXS). The fractal dimension values of the isolated samples, calcu ‐ lated from SAXS data, evidenced a transition from small particles with a smooth surface (2.021) to compact structures represented by zeolite crystallites with rough surfaces (2.498) and specific organization for zeolite Y. The formation of new structures during hydrothermal treatment, the increase in crystallite size and roughness due to the continuous growth were suggested by varia ‐ tion of fractal dimensions values, SEM microscopy images and X ‐ ray diffractograms. The incor ‐ poration of titanium in low concentration into the zeolite Y framework led to the obtaining of low fractal dimensions of 2.034–2.275 (smooth surfaces and compact structures). On the other hand, higher titanium concentration (2%) led to an increase in fractal dimensions indicating structures with rougher surfaces and well ‐ defined self ‐ similarity properties. A mechanism for zeolite syn ‐ thesis was proposed by correlation of the results obtained through morphological, structural, and fractal analysis.


In this paper, a compact wideband antenna-in-package (AiP) for 5G mmWave applications in the 39 GHz frequency band is presented. The proposed 1x2 antenna array consists of two identical patch antenna elements, which are designed, simulated and fabricated using a multilayer PCB substrate technology suitable for chip embedding. To improve the antenna bandwidth two U-shaped slots are etched in each patch element. The fabricated 1x2 U-slot patch antenna array exhibits a measured impedance bandwidth of 3 GHz at 39 GHz frequency band, and a measured peak gain of 8.8 dBi.


Deep Learning techniques are now widely used instead of traditional Computer Vision. There are many Deep Learning model algorithms for each use case such as Object Detection has several models, including Faster R-CNN, SSD, and YOLO v3. The performance and results of each Deep Learning model have advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, we must determine which model is suitable for the use cases and datasets that we have so that we can make the best Deep Learning model. Based on this need, this paper will make a comparative analysis of the Deep Learning model for Vehicle Detection (the spesific of Object Detection) from the models mentioned, namely, Faster R-CNN, SSD (Single Shot Detector), and YOLO v3 (You Only Look Once) to see the advantages and the disadvantages and which ones are the best. And after a comparison, it was concluded that of the three models mentioned only YOLO v3 model is able to be used as real time detection because it has low latency due to YOLO v3 only performs single convolution process so that it makes the process simpler and faster without reduce the accuracy.


The unsuspecting purchaser of Robert Leone's Who Profits: Winners, Losers, and Government Regulation' (without a question mark) might think he is going to glean some new estimates or theory of the distribution of gains from government regulation. How much does regulation cartelize industry or labor?2 How much does regulation protect domestic industry from foreign competition? Or established firms from new competititors? Do consumers gain at the expense of business, or vice versa? Are the interests of consumers, businessmen, and regulators to some extent identical, and if not, at what point do these interests diverge, and why? In terms of both efficiency and fairness, whose interests are considered the touchstone for evaluation of any given regulatory change? Surprisingly, Leone answers none of these questions. This book is not an attempt to measure "who profits," but is instead a short handbook to help private decisionmakers and public policymakers cope with the fact


Aim. To reveal peculiarities of acute respiratory viral infections (ARVI) incidence among population of the Far Eastern Federal District depending on viral etiology during two epidemic seasons (2017-2018 and 2018-2019). Materials and methods. Method of epidemiological analysis by means of ARVI incidence with weekly epidemic thresholds as utilized. Laboratory diagnosis of respiratory viruses was carried out by applying RT-PCR method and test-kits of the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology. In order to determine relations between ARVI incidence and viral etiological structure of ARVI correlation and regression analysis was performed. Results. Identical epidemical tendencies with differences in ARVI incidence intensity were registered in the evaluated constituent entities of the Russian Far East. Utmost intensity of epidemic process was revealed in the Republic Sakha (Yakutia) and Sakhalin Oblast. In the south regions (Khabarovsk and Primorsky Krai, Amur Oblast) ARVI incidence, occasionally excessing epidemic threshold was lower. Territorial and time irregularity is peculiar for etiology of infections in the Russian Far East. During the epidemic season of 2017-2018 statistically significant prevalence was determined for the influenza virus B in Primorsky and Khabarovsk Krai, influenza virus A(H3N2) ‒ in the Sakhalin Oblast, respiratory syncytial virus ‒ in the Republic Sakha (Yakutia), rhinoviruses were dominant in the Amur Oblast. During the 2018-2019 epidemic season influenza virus A(H1N1)pdm09 was mostly prevalent in most of the constituent entities of the Russian Far East. Compared to the other regions of the Far Eastern Federal District in the Amur Oblast were revealed differences in circulation of respiratory viruses predominantly of non-influenza origin during two observed epidemic seasons. Conclusion. Constant evaluation of ARVI epidemics under the conditions of constantly changing landscape of circulating viruses in a particular region can be useful for determination of strategies and tactics of epidemiological response.


Abstract Within the impoliteness literature, an important distinction has beenmade between genuine and mock (or non-genuine) impoliteness (Culpeper1996, 2011; Bernal 2008, among others). Even though mock impoliteness hasgenerally been analyzed within an impoliteness framework, recent proposalssuggest that it is an essentially different pragmatic phenomenon that requiresa continuous conversational evaluation (Haugh and Bousfield 2012). Thepresent study had the goal of assessing the offline evaluation process of targetgenuine vs. mock impoliteness utterances, specifically the role the situational/discourse contexts, as well as prosodic and gestural patterns, play in their interpretation.A total of 97 participants were either asked to rate the degree ofimpoliteness of target genuine and mock impoliteness utterances in isolation(Experiment 1), or to rate the same utterances preceded with a set of matchedand mismatched situational/discourse contexts which favored either a genuineor a mock impoliteness interpretation (Experiment 2). The results of the twoexperiments show that (a) evaluations of intended mock impoliteness utterancesgenerate more uncertainty in listeners than intended genuine impolite utterances;and (b) mock impoliteness evaluations are characterized by a moreactive use of gestural cues. These results provide evidence that mock impolitenesstriggers a more complex evaluation procedure of a phenomenon that lieson the boundary between polite and impolite behavior.


But M.'s conclusions provide rather thin gruel, recalling Jack Sanders's 1975 assertion that the NT presents no ethics, understood as guidelines for concrete Christian behavior. M. himself provides two reasons for this thinness. First, the specific contents of each work's parenesis are not meant as general, but are oriented to the circumstances of its original readers. But the arguments M. adduces from the historical nature of language (225-26) argue against any systematic ethics and so reduce to Lyotard's denial of metanarrative—both positions in conflict with M.'s own performance in seeking summary theses to ground more systematic ethics. Second, the NT writings are not systematic, but merely descriptive, and so cannot be properly generalized (225). But, as I have argued elsewhere, images used in symbolic and narrative modes of discourse themselves embody an underlying worldview which prefigures systematic explanation. Most NT ethics does not adequately explore the Christian indicative. To do ethics, one must operate out of an anthropology. And so the first task of the NT ethician is to understand the effect of the reign of God, baptism, justification by faith, or the indwelling Spirit on the aspirations and powers of the Christian. We spontaneously do this; notice M.'s evocation of Rom 12:1 as human rational nature, and, even more, his discussion of renewed humanity in Colossians and Ephesians. The "new humanity" there evoked is already at work in Paul's authentic letters: Paul's description of the effects of God's transforming love does not apply merely to the Romans in their situation! This is a demand not for a systematic anthropology, but for a descriptive one, composed of the biblical images themselves, which could form the foundation of some general norms of conduct flowing from and promoting the new creature (2 Corinthians 5:17; Galatians 6:15) which Christians are in Christ. Then NT ethicians could begin to specify the love commandment into some notions about sexuality, possessions, power, and freedom which make ethical sense out of the frequent occurrence of "porneia," "ploutos," "exousia", and "eleutheria" in the NT writings. The limitation of NT ethics to generalized commands to believe and to love not only curtails our service to Christian theology as a whole, but does not do justice to the more specific ethical commands in the NT itself. As an exemplar of present-day NT ethics, M.'s study is highly recommended.


Discusses the materials and techniques of pen and ink drawing and offers examples and advice for sketching plants, animals, faces and figures, landscape elements, water, and buildings.