The user's public key and private key were calculated by combined public key technology that use a public key and private key factor matrix.It is a new kind of public-key system.Considering some realized details of the CPK,the realized method was designed based on the DSA key Generation plan.It is simple,safe and easy to realize.


OBJECTIVE To establish a UV spectrophotometry method to determine telmisartan in tablets.METHODS Telmisartan was determined at 296 nm and the excipients do not interfer with the determination.RESULTS There was a good linear relationship between concentration and absorbance within the range of 4×10 -3 -16×10 -3 mg·ml -1 (r=0.9999). The average recovery was 99.75% and RSD=0.37%.CONCLUSION The method was sensitive, specific, accurate and simple. It was suitable for measuring the contents of telmisartan in the tablets.


The findings of this study can he illustrated by comparing them with those of other related studies reviewed in Chapter II. Some of the data of those studies had to be elaborated in order to have a common basis for comparison. Interesting points are revealed by the comparative study of the findings of the investigation into wastage in Secondary Education in Gujarat referred to above'*' and the findings of the present investigation as shown in Table 80. The parallelism between the findings of these two studies could not be more striking. In only one point they seem to differ, namely in respective contribution to wastage by school and college girls. In school girls show a higher proportion of wastage than in college. But if this point is analysed more deeply it will be seen that the difference observed is more apparent than real, for the proportion of college attending girls is very low


Abstract Based on a three year self- study (S-STEP) into interrupting heteronormativity on youth and community work courses at a higher education institution, this article explores the reaction to the interruption of heteronormativity on youth and community work courses in a range of HEI institutions. Reactions were nuanced and contextual but concurred with existing literature that notes heteronormativity's pervasiveness and invisibility, that sexuality can be embedded in unsuspected parts of the curriculum; and with the importance of considering students' experience of homophobia inside and outside the classroom. We encountered strategies of contested engagement, strategic adjustment, avoidance and retreat that represented middle positions between homophobia and acceptance, but were no simple continuum as there was a concurrent intersecting spectrum between fractured and meta reflexives. Using Orne (2013) and Black (2012) schema we also encountered varieties of double and single consciousness, and indeed displaced double consciousnesses.


Pseudomonas aeruginosa was rapidly lysed and killed when treated with several multiple-carboxylic acids at 100 micrograms/ml, followed by exposure to sodium dodecyl sulfate at 5 mg/ml.


Methylchlorodisilanes such as 1,2-dimethyl-1,1,2,2-tetrachlorodisilane, 1,1,2-trimethyl-1,2,2-trichlorodisilane and 1,1,2,2-tetramethyl-1,2-dichlorodisilane were effectively cleaved by hydrogen chloride in the presence of tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) to give methylchlorohydrosilanes in good yields.


This study aimed at evaluating the chemical, physical and microbiological stability of clarified umbu juice. The microfiltered juice was filled in sanitized glass bottles in a clean chamber system and stored in incubator at 6°C for 90 days. Juice samples were collected immediately after processing and each 30 days during storage period for evaluation of the product main quality parameters. Clarified juice showed clear appearance, being slightly yellowish and free of suspended solids. The juice presented antioxidant activity, probably related to their vitamin C and phenolic compounds contents. The storage of clarified umbu juice in glass bottles at 6°C allowed good preservation of the product characteristics, which remained proper for consumption during 90 days.


Land use and land use changes can significantly contributes to overall climate change by means of increased annual temperatures, varied precipitation patterns and extreme weather events. Greater variability in rainfall patterns causes changes in Normalized Differential Vegetation Index (NDVI) of the region. Till date human activities have been the primary source for accelerated impacts of land use changes on climate variations.


The invention discloses a partition plate buckling frame used inside a cabin. The partition plate buckling frame comprises a mounting frame, a groove is formed in the mounting frame, the mounting frame is provided with a fixed plate, the fixed plate is provided with a supporting pillar, a buckling groove is formed in the end of the supporting pillar, the supporting pillar is sleeved with a reinforcing plate, the reinforcing plate is provided with a mounting groove, and the supporting pillar penetrates through the mounting groove. The buckling frame can be mounted at the sidewall position inside the cabin, and then a partition plate is buckled to the position of the buckling groove, so that it is convenient to mount the partition plate, and the partition plate can be mounted inside the cabin conveniently.


The generalized iterative decoding concept offers attractive performance versus complexity trade-off opportunities in the spectrum between traditional iterative decoding and optimal decoding for linear block codes over the binary erasure channel. In each iteration, a system of equations is solved. The maximum number of equations to be solved in one iteration is called the order of the decoder. In case the order is just one, the generalized iterative decoder reduces to the traditional iterative decoder. On the other hand, if the order is set to the redundancy of the codes, the generalized iterative decoder gives the same performance as the optimal decoder. Varying the order between these two extremes allows for a better match to the system specifications. In this paper, we consider aspects regarding the implementation of generalized iterative decoding and we determine the minimum order (as a function of the girth) that can potentially lead to improvement over traditional iterative decoding.


In this paper, the stability analysis problem for discrete-time linear systems with additive time-varying delays is further investigated. In the first place, an augmented Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional (LKF) based on delay interval decomposition is designed, where some augmented vectors are selected to supplement the coupling relationships between some system state variables and different delay subintervals. In the second place, based on the augmented LKF, a new delay-dependent stability criterion is derived vai a general summation inequality lemma. The stability criterion is derived in the form of linear matrix inequality (LMI), which can be solved quickly by Matlab LMI-Tool. In the end, the effectiveness of the proposed method is illustrated by some common numerical examples.


The relationship between anthropology and development is very much contested. While the debate about such relationship is not new (it began during the early 1970s and continued up to the present), it started to be heated during the closing decade of the last century with the ascendance of the post-modern critique in anthropology. Arguments of the debate are, generally, either for or against involvement of anthropology, whose dubious history is often cited by those who are sceptic about its role. It is unfortunate that most current heated debates on the relationship between anthropology and development are a reflection of anthropological elitism preoccupied with general dilemmas of anthropology while the real dilemma, that of those who are brutally subjected to misguided development and mass displacement, is compromised. This paper is against such muted anthropological elitism and while it endeavours to make the case for a positive role of anthropology in development, it does not distance anthropologists from the failures of development industry or portray them as an innocent part in that industry. It argues that while revealing the realities of the powerless is still needed, anthropologists need also to focus on the powerful, and probably be part of the power apparatus. The case of the displaced persons in Sudan and the author's own experience with NGOs are used to substantiate the paper's arguments and avert the muted elitism characterising much of the current debates on anthropology and development.


The purpose of this study was to determine whether the skin is capable of absorbing vitamin D in sufficient amounts to prevent and to cure experimental rickets. A study of the literature shows a paucity of available information as regards the absorption of vitamin D through the skin. In 1926, Price1mentioned that vitamin D may be absorbed directly through the skin, but he offered no experimental proof. Hume, Lucas and Smith,2in 1927, were able to protect rats and rabbits against rickets by inunction with irradiated impure cholesterol. Moncorps et al3found that the absorption through the skin of large doses of irradiated ergosterol was followed by calcification of the aorta. Rickets has previously been prevented and cured in one of two ways: (1) by the feeding of cod liver oil or of viosterol, or (2) by irradiation of the skin with the ultraviolet rays from


The directions of sustainable development of agri-food complex, maintaining a high level of its competitiveness based on modernization of production are presented. The goal is to determine the patterns of changes in economic indicators as a result of introduction of new technologies in sheep breeding. Tasks requiring an early solution: analysis of factors contributing to the growth of fixed assets in livestock farms in Kazakhstan; research on the application of the automation system in livestock industry. The methodological basis of the article is a set of general scientific principles and methods: a systematic approach, synthesis, generalization of information. Results – the mechanisms of using modern equipment in sheep-breeding model farms are shown, the economic efficiency of methods for optimizing animal husbandry is substantiated. The ways of reducing the cost as a result of increasing the level of the material and technical base are considered, which requires, in contrast to other livestock sub-complexes, less investment. The importance of such indicators as resource saving, growth of labor productivity, profitability of production, cost reduction, capital intensity, capital productivity, capital-labor ratio is argued. Conclusions – one of the most important scientific and technical problems is the development of a technical policy, as well as a system of machines and technologies for mechanization and automatic control in livestock sector for the formation of market for technical means, equipping livestock producers with them, which will ensure the competitiveness of domestic food in the world market and meet the demand for food products in domestic market.


The article presents the characteristics of the "communication attack", as the conquest of initiative in communication and the integral communicative advantage, providing further management of communication with the audience


An intervention is efficacious if it produces more benefit than harm in the idealized setting of an expert-based study. It is effective if it is beneficial in daily clinical practice. Despite the enormous propaganda machine pushing the exciting new fashion of thrombolytic therapy for acute ischemic stroke, there is good reason to question the efficacy of such therapy and overwhelming reason to question its effectiveness.

With regard to efficacy, of 7 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of thrombolysis to date,1,2,3,4,5,6,7 only 1—the NINDS study—showed benefit in any primary clinical outcome measure.1 The NINDS study, which made use of specialized expertise, included just over 300 patients who received tPA. The absolute benefit in the 3-month outcome (12%-13%) was modest, especially since 95% or more of stroke patients seen at study centers were not even eligible for inclusion. There was no mortality benefit from tPA in the trial, nor was there benefit in the other primary outcome of "substantial recovery" in the first 24 hours. On the basis of the NINDS study, thrombolysis could only help, at most, 1 of every 125 stroke patients.8 Given that NINDS artificially inflated the number of patients seen early after the onset of symptoms—those seen in less than 90 minutes—even these estimates are conservative.

But there are many reasons to be skeptical about the NINDS trial, even though it is methodologically sound. Among innumerable examples of drugs for which a single trial suggests benefit, but subsequent and more substantial work ultimately proves that this is not the case, perhaps the most relevant to this discussion is the use of low-molecular-weight heparin for acute ischemic stroke. A study by Kay and colleagues, published as the next article in the very same issue of the New England Journal of Medicine,9 had both a similar number of patients and a similar effect size as the NINDS trial. It did not receive a fraction of the publicity that the NINDS trial did, and alas, when the use of low-molecular-weight heparin was studied further in a far larger RCT, it proved to be without benefit. No similar follow-up RCT, to validate or challenge the NINDS trial findings, has been done, nor is one likely.

Furthermore, other RCTs of thrombolytic therapy in acute ischemic stroke have been done, the results of all of which have been either neutral or negative, and several found statistically and clinically important increases in mortality. This may be because the risk-benefit equation for thrombolysis is favorable only under the specific conditions (timing, dose, etc) of the NINDS trial. Without a single confirmatory RCT, however, an equally plausible explanation is that the disparity in results is due to chance. When similar trials are repeated many times, results will occasionally appear particularly good, particularly bad, or everywhere in between.

An even greater concern is that the effectiveness of thrombolysis in general community practice will be far less than any efficacy it achieved under the idealized circumstances of the NINDS trial. Given the relatively small benefits found in the NINDS trial, even a small diminution of benefit, or increase in harm, could translate into overall harm to patients.

Patients misdiagnosed as having a stroke, who actually have a "stroke mimic"—such as Todd's paralysis, infection, or metabolic disorder—(none of which are identified by CT) can only be harmed by thrombolysis. Although stroke mimics were rare in the expert-based NINDS trial, they are far more common in community practice.10 Thrombolysis will surely harm patients with an unrecognized hemorrhagic stroke, and few emergency physicians, neurologists, or general radiologists are able to identify all or even most subtle hemorrhages.11 The use of thrombolysis more than 3 hours from the onset of symptoms is associated with worse outcomes and would also skew the risk-benefit ratio. Given the lesser resources in community practice and the pressure to treat patients at least occasionally, many patients with unrecognized hemorrhage are bound to be included, with predictable consequences.

Several groups that participated in various RCTs of tPA have published glowing reports about continued "success" outside an ongoing trial, which they note is statistically "consistent with" the NINDS results. Their claim that this is testimony to the effectiveness of thrombolysis is not appropriate, however, for many reasons. Such groups are not representative of standard community practice. Their results may reflect publication bias—only the groups with good results publish them. Their numbers are so small that virtually any outcomes are "consistent with" the results from the NINDS trial, as well as with terrible outcomes. Their outcomes are not measured by blinded observers and thus may reflect the enthusiasm, and bias, of the authors.

The only realistic effectiveness study published to date paints a very different picture of the effect of thrombolysis in community practice.12 This trial included results from every stroke patient treated with tPA in essentially all the hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio, and thus was neither selective in its reporting nor reliant only on expert practitioners. It found, predictably, that many patients were treated inappropriately, that the rates of symptomatic and fatal intracranial hemorrhage were astronomic, and that the outcomes—including mortality—were far worse than would be predicted had these patients received only conservative therapy.

It would not be unreasonable to encourage widespread use of a new therapy, even in the absence of clear-cut evidence of benefit, for a condition in which the following conditions exist:

outcome is virtually uniformly bad with standard therapy,

the potential benefits of the new therapy are substantial,

the proposed treatment is unlikely to cause harm, and

there is no reason to suspect results will be substantially worse in general practice than they are in expert-based studies.

For thrombolysis in acute stroke, none of these conditions apply.

Although it is possible that individual patients with acute ischemic stroke may indeed benefit from thrombolysis, and such "saves" would be cause for celebration, creating fatal or devastating hemorrhage in other patients is equally tragic. Until there is better reason to think that the widespread use of thrombolytics would do more of the former than the latter, we should all ask why there's such a big parade and so many admirers of tPA's newest fancy clothes.


A proof-of-principle experiment based on multi-scale theoretical modeling demonstrates the promise of polarization-sensitive third-harmonic-generation microscopy for imaging molecular order in biological tissues in situ.


In the article are presented different possibilities of lessons, for example classwork, gym lessons. Modern approaches for lessons, based on formative learning and reading literacy will be presented. At the sports lesson, handball, station work, we focused on the basic elements of formative assessment. These are planning the criteria of effectiveness, feedback, peer collaboration and self-evaluation. After the introduction with warming up and the conversation about already acquired knowledge, pupils had to write down their own effectiveness criteria. Later they have checked them at the specific station. At the beginning of the lesson each pupil had chosen a personal aim, which he tried to achieve later during the lesson. Self-evaluation has taken place during the lesson and after the lesson too, when each pupil filled in the form with questions about his feelings and achievements during the workout.


Abstract We present the synthesis and a description of the physical properties of several organic dyes containing stilbene as well as azomethine groups. The preparations of all compounds started from a common precursor, 4-amino-4′-nitrostilbene, followed by condensation with aromatic aldehydes. The mesomorphic properties and spectroscopic data were established using polarizing microscopy, DSC measurements, X-ray and UV/Vis spectroscopy. Three of the compounds showed enantiotropic smectic phases, two of them highly ordered SE and SB phases, and a nematic phase. In addition quantum chemical calculations concerning the electronic properties were carried out.


From the perceptions about mothers and teachers, this study aims to assess similarities and differences in social skills, behavior problems and academic


SrxBa1-xNb2O6(x=0.5) ceramic powders were synthesized by the aqueous organic gel routes. The desired metal cations were chelated in a solution by using citric acid and ethylenedi-aminetertraacetic acid (EDTA) as the chelating agents. The thermal decompostion of the metal carboxylate precursor gels was studied by TG/DTA and the products derived from calcinations of the gels at different temperatures were characterized by XRD and TEM. The results reveal that tetragonal tungsten bronze-type structural SBN with fine particle size can be achieved at 8008℃. The influences of pH and molar ratio of citric acid: Nb cation on the formation of homogeneous Sr-Ba-Nb precursor gels were also studied. pH=8 used during the preparation of Sr-Ba-Nb precursor gels was determined by calculation of the conditional formation constant Kcf of Sr-EDTA and Ba-EDTA complexes.


FIELD: petroleum processing. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to compositions composed of petroleum product and colorless thymol-phthaleine marker. The latter is added to marking solution or composition having been preliminarily dissolved in nonaqueous solvent to form solution capable of being dissolved in marked petroleum product. Nonaqueous solvent is preferably selected from aromatic hydrocarbons, aromatic alcohols, and aprotic solvents and contains approximately 5-50% (especially 15-25%) of marker and approximately 50-95% (especially 75-85%) of solvent. Invention enables creation of marking solutions, which are invisible in petroleum-based liquid products in effective concentration but acquire distinguishing blue color when "developed" in marked product by the aid of corresponding developing reagent. The latter are convenient by themselves in operation and reuse. EFFECT: facilitated identification procedure. 29 cl, 12 ex


Divine Power of Mantras Rama symbolized Rig Veda. He was Mantraswarupa (embodiment of Mantras). Lakshmana was Mantradrasta (one who contemplated on the Mantras) and he put the teachings of Rama into practice. He followed Rama faithfully. He considered Rama Nama as the Taraka (liberating) Mantra. He, in fact, considered Rama everything mother, father, Guru and God. Bharata was the embodiment of Sama Veda and chanted Rama Nama incessantly with Bhava, Raga and Tala (feeling, melody and rhythm). While Bharata was engaged in Nirguna worship (worship of formless God), Lakshmana rejoiced in Saguna worship (worship of God with form). Atharvana Veda manifested itself as Satrughna who followed his three elder brothers and conquered not only the secular world but achieved victory over the kingdom of senses also. The Vedas thus incarnated in Treta Yuga to impart most precious message to mankind. The two great sages Vasishtha and Viswamitra declared to the world that the four Vedas had taken birth in human form as Rama, Lakshmana, Bharata and Satrughna. As a consequence of great merit earned by Dasaratha, the four Vedas incarnated as his sons. If anyone asked Sage Viswamitra any questions about the Vedas, he replied, "All the four Vedas have incarnated as the four sons of Dasaratha to set an ideal to the world." Hence the Vedas are not formless; they have a form.


Abstract. The multilabel classification method (MCM) is an active and effective research area in image analysis for the detection of various diseases. MCM provides insights and assistance to ophthalmologists in the detection of eye disease at an early stage. We propose comprehensive age-related eye disease detection at an early stage using retinal fundus images that were taken from the online public dataset. The flower pollination optimization algorithm was used for the optimization of the hyperparameters of the deep convolutional neural network (DCNN), which increased the speed and accuracy of the network. Initially, training was performed using the public datasets. The overall improvement in training accuracy (7.5%) was achieved using the optimized method compared with the nonoptimized method. Then, the output of the DCNN was applied to a multiclass support vector machine for the classification of eye diseases. The performance of the proposed method was compared with that of the other optimization techniques with the help of the standard performance measures, namely accuracy, specificity, sensitivity, precision, and F1-score. Upon comparing the performance of the proposed method with that of the nonoptimized DCNN in terms of performance measures, it had an improvement in the detection accuracy of 9.62% for AMD, 3.57% for glaucoma, 6.59% for normal, 7.71% for DR, and 11.75% for cataract. The obtained results show the effectiveness of the proposed method.


Conjugated microporous polymers are emerging as promising materials for lithium ion batteries (LIBs) because of their permanent and controlled porosity, high surface areas, and tunable structures. Herein, an aromatic carbonyl compound-linked conjugated microporous polymer based on pyrene-4,5,9,10-tetraone (PT-BTA) is synthesized by Suzuki coupling reaction. Profiting from the extended conjugation structure, the as-obtained PT-BTA polymer shows good cycling stability and high electronic conductivity compared with the PT monomer. When explored as a cathode material for LIBs, PT-BTA shows enhanced electrochemical performance, including a high capacity (166.7 mA h g−1 at 0.05 A g−1), stable cycling (70.1% capacity retention after 500 cycles at 0.2 A g−1), and excellent rate capability (93.1 mA h g−1 even at 1 A g−1). Furthermore, theoretical calculations and comprehensive characterizations are proposed to deeply understand the Li+ storage mechanisms. Our work may offer a rational molecular design strategy for the construction of organic-based next generation sustainable energy storage systems.


Awareness of the asymmetric nature of numerous dinuclear metallobiosites and of the ability of the individual metal ions to have quite distinct roles in the functioning of the metalloenzyme concerned has led to a search for carefully designed unsymmetric dinucleating ligands that will give dinuclear complexes capable of acting as models for the metallobiosites. This review surveys progress made in the design and synthesis of complexes capable of serving as models for donor atom, coordination number and geometric asymmetries found at dinuclear metal centres.


Normal velocity distribution along a vibrating surface is an important characteristic of any acoustic source. When it is known, the acoustic pressure field can be predicted using Rayleigh integral or similar approach. However, up to now there are no reliable methods of the velocity distribution measurement in liquids or solids. Due to strong acousto‐optic interaction in condensed medium, the well‐developed laser vibrometers can be employed only when the transducer is contacting vacuum or gas. In this work a novel method is developed and tested for evaluation of the velocity distribution along the vibrating surface of a piezoceramic transducer in liquid. The technique consists of measuring acoustic wave amplitude and phase along a surface surrounding the source, changing the sign of the phase, and theoretically backpropagating it to the source using the Rayleigh integral. The method was studied numerically and tested experimentally. The acoustic field of ultrasound source was registered using a needle hydrophone, which was scanned along a plane surface in front of the transducer. It is shown that the proposed approach enables accurate detection of the normal velocity. The method can be used for a wide variety of acoustically radiating structures. [Work supported by CRDF, NIH‐Fogarty, and RFBR.]


Massive ice is a common constituent in fine-grained marine sediments situated below the Holocene marine limit in the Eureka Sound area of Ellesmere and Axel Heiberg Islands. Its stratigraphic setting and character suggest it is intrasedimental in nature and formed as permafrost aggraded following Holocene emergence. This paper describes the relationship between ground ice occurrence and landscape evolution on Fosheim Peninsula, with particular emphasis on the duration and extent of glacier ice cover, sea lever history, and the style and pattern of glaciomarine sedimentation in formely submerged basins. A two-phase model is proposed to explain the nature of ground ice distribution. In this model permafrost conditions associated with late Quaternary glacial, periglacial and emergent environments are considered. The evolution of permafrost conditions is divi-ded into two phases corresponding with: (a) prior to ~8-9 ka BP, and (b) post-glacial emergence after ~8 ka BP.


The invention discloses sesame potato chips and a preparation method of the sesame potato chips. The sesame potato chips consist of the raw materials such as potato powder, sweet potato starch, wheat germ, lily powder, cooked sesame powder, shelled cooked sesame kernels, ice clara, mulberry juice, pumpkin flower, potentilla chinensis, sunflower root, corn germ oil, spiced salt, white granulated sugar, aginomoto, lentinus edodes powder and the like. The sesame potato chips have the beneficial effects that compared with the traditional potato chips, the preparation process is unique, the selected materials are scientific, and the wheat germ is specially added; the potato chips are non-fried, so that the calories can be reduced; meanwhile, the sesame potato chips are rich in vitamin, the immunity of the human body can be enhanced, and the health of the people can be favored.


ABSTRACT The influence of the owner family on managerial decision-making in family firms is undisputed. However, we know relatively little about how this influence is exerted. Based on upper echelon theory, and in the context of innovation management, we explore the owner family's influence via collaborative dialogue. Quantitative analyses based on 116 family firms, substantiated by 12 qualitative interviews within seven family firms, show that an owner family's collaborative dialogue minimizes the influence of an owner manager's attitude toward risk on TMT innovativeness. On the other hand, the collaborative dialogue strengthens the impact TMT innovativeness has on firm-level innovative capacity.


Cybium 2006, 30(2): 189-190.(1) Prirodoslovni muzej Rijeka, Lorenzov prolaz 1, HR-51000 Rijeka, CROA TIA. [email@example.com](2) Department of Evolution, Systematics and Ecology , The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91904 Jerusalem, ISRAEL.R E S U M E . -Premier signalement de Gobius ro u l e i (Gobiidae) enmer Levantine.Le specimen de Gobius ro u l e i de Chypre recemment trouvedans la collection de poissons de l'Universite hebraique de Jerusa-lem est le premier signalement de cette espece dans la mer duLevant et l'un des rares signalements de cette espece. Key words. - Gobius ro u l e i - MED - Cyprus - Morphology - Newrecord. R o u l e ' s goby, Gobius ro u l e i , was described by De Buen(1928), from a specimen collected in the Bay of Palma, BalearicIslands, in 1919. It was for a long time known only from the holo-type. This, and the four later findings from the eastern Atlantic, thewestern Mediterranean and the Adriatic Sea (Maul, 1976; Miller,1986; Kova i 1995; Ahnelt and Dorda, 2004), have remained theonly records of this species. However, this rarely found species canbe quite abundant on characteristic grounds (Kova i , 1995, 2001;Lipej et al., 2003). This species was not included in the last com-prehensive study of the ichthyofauna of the eastern Levant (Golani,1996). A specimen of G. ro u l e i from Cyprus, recently found in theFish Collection of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, representsthe first record of this species in the Levant (Fig. 1). Identificationwas carried out according to Miller (1986) and Kova i (1995).MATERIAL AND METHODSThe specimen, a female, 42.4 + 10.1 mm, was collected c.a.4 km south of Famagusta, Cyprus, on 20 November 1969 byS C U B A divers using rotenone on rocky habitat (the depth was notrecorded). The specimen is deposited at the Hebrew University ofJerusalem (HUJ 14140). Morphometric and meristic methods fol-low Miller (1988). Meristic abbreviations: A, anal fin; C, caudal fin ;D1, D2, first and second dorsal fin; P, pectoral fin; V, pelvic disc;LL, scales in lateral series; TR, scales in transverse series. Te r m i n o l -ogy of lateral-line system follows Sanzo (1911) and Miller (1986).RESULTSBody proportions are given in table I. Anterior nostril short,t u b u l a r , with short process from posterior part of rim. Branchioste-gal membrane attached to entire side of isthmus. Teeth in jawscaniniform, in several rows. Fins: D1 VI, D2 I/12, A I/12, C 16articulated rays, 14 branched, P left 17 and right 18, V I/5+5/I. D1rays not elongate. P free rays moderately developed. V e l l i p t i c a land complete, anterior membrane height in midline about 1/2length of pelvic spinous ray. C rounded. Body with ctenoid scales,L L left side 32 and right side 33, TR 8. Head and predorsal areanaked. Scales large, scale width on lateral midline at axilla 2.1 mmor 5.0% of standard length. Preserved specimen was almost uni-formly light brown, with remains of dark pattern of blotches alonglateral midline and of dots on the fi rst spine of D1 and D2. Head with anterior and posterior oculoscapular, and preopercu-lar canals, with pores and r e s p e c -t i v e l y . Pores large, pore width 0.4 mm or 3.2% of head length.Rows and, in parenthesis, number of sensory papillae as follows: 1. - P r e o r b i t a l : snout with five median preorbital series, row rdivisible into two sections, superior inner r


The article summarizes the results of the 25th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF-2022), which was held in St. Petersburg from June 15 to 18, 2022. As a participant of the forum, the author focuses on the analysis of Arctic issues, which were considered at the last event. They include current problems in the Arctic Council's activities, issues of the development of the Northern Sea Route, ship-building and ship repair in the Arctic, ensuring security in the region by the forces and means of the Russian EMERCOM, the state and prospects of building the international Arctic station Snezhinka, and problems of education and personnel training. Particular attention is paid to increasing the role of science, scientific and educational centers in making strategic decisions on the development of the economy, social and spiritual spheres of the Arctic territories. It is noted that, for the first time, heads of Arctic regions of the Russian Federation successfully presented investment projects in their regions at the Forum.


This paper presents a novel technique of performing correlation-considered statistical interconnect parasitic parameter extraction on 40-nm process technology. Five test structures are designed for the extraction. Then, 3-D simulations are performed, and typical interconnect technology profile (ITP) file is extracted. Based on the full mapping measurements of test structures, their distribution analysis, and particularly the correlations between parasitic coupling capacitance of each metal layer, statistical parameters are extracted using principal-component-analysis method. Then, a complete flow of correlation-considered variation-aware ITP file extraction is concluded. According to the comparison between distributions of Monte Carlo simulations and measurements of output signal periods of ring oscillators, the extracted statistical ITP is proved to be accurate.


This paper is concerned with the problem of deciding conditions on the coefficient q (t) and the nonlinear term g (x) which ensure that all nontrivial solutions of the equation (|x ′|α–1x ′)′ + q (t)g (x) = 0, α > 0, are nonoscillatory. The nonlinear term g (x) is not imposed no assumption except for the continuity and the sign condition xg (x) > 0 if x ≠ 0. In our problem, it is important to examine the relation between the decay of q (t) and the growth of g (x). Our main result extends some nonoscillation theorem for the generalised Emden–Fowler equation. Proof is given by means of some Liapunov functions and phase‐plane analysis. A simple example is includes to show that the monotonicity of g (x) is not essential in our problem. Finally, elliptic equations with the m ‐Laplacian operator are discussed as an application to our results. (© 2008 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)


This article presents an interview with Neil D. Schuster, president and CEO of ITS America. Some of the areas looked at include the direction that ITS America expects to take under Schuster's helm, the impact that the 10-Year ITS Program Plan may have on the federal transportation budget, the role that ITS America will have in relieving traffic congestion, and plans by ITS America in to improve member services.


The study of the ionic charging of insulating particles is intimately related to the technological developments in the field of electrostatic precipitation of dusts, deposition of powders, or separation of granular materials. The aim of the present paper is to analyze the corona charging of mm-size insulating disks, as well as their discharging when they are no longer exposed to the action of an external electric field. The experiments were carried out on a roll-type electrostatic laboratory separator, provided with a wire-type corona electrode, simulating the actual charging/discharging conditions in an industrial unit. Particles of various sizes were charged on the surface of the roll electrode, then the high voltage supplied to the corona electrode was turned off and the particles collected in a Faraday pail, connected to an electrometer. The charge measurements were performed at various time intervals from high-voltage turn-off. In this way, the charge decay could be recorded and the discharge process fully characterized. The measured data show that the discharge process depends on the nature, size and shape of the particles, as well as on the contact conditions between the particles and the grounded roll electrode. These data could guide the design of the electrostatic separation experiments that proceed any new industrial application of this technology.


This study examines the following issues: first, whether the merger of 3 state-owned sharia banks is included in the criteria for monopolistic practice as an activity prohibited in the Law on monopolistic practices and unfair business competition. Second, what is the relevance of the provisions of the exclusion of monopolistic practices on BUMN in the Law on monopolistic practices and unfair business competition to the merger of 3 BUMN sharia banks. This study uses a normative juridical method. The results showed that the merger or merger of 3 state-owned sharia banks could potentially lead to monopolistic practices and unfair business competition as prohibited by Law Number 5 of 1999 concerning Prohibition of Monopolistic Practices and Unfair Business Competition.


A study of the effect of preparation conditions on the yield and quality of activated carbon (AC) produced from dates' stones was made using zinc chloride as an activator. The optimum conditions for AC production was evaluated based on the determination of various adsorption parameters of methylene blue (MB) and phenol. Using MB as an adsorbate it was found that the optimum ratio of activator to dates' stones (R) is 2. The maximum unit capacity for MB was 148 mg/g at carbonization time (Ct) = 1 hour and carbonization temperature (CT) = 600 O C and the corresponding yield was 32%. Milder conditions (Ct = 0.5 hr and CT = 500 O C) produced AC with maximum adsorption capacity of 286.3 mg/g with a yield of 31%. Using phenol as an adsorbate it was found that the optimum value of R = 0.5. The maximum unit capacity for phenol was 19 mg/g at Ct = 3 hours and CT = 600 O C and AC yield of 47.3%. On the other hand milder conditions (Ct = 0.5 hr and CT = 500 O C) were required to produce AC with maximum capacity for phenol removal of 75.0 mg/g and AC yield of 64.6%.


Objective:To observe the effect of "Qiang-shen-bao-jian point plaster" applying to Shenque Point(CV8) on the immune function and symptoms of aging of old people according to thesuperposition principle of acupoints to the efficacy of drugs.Methods: Sixty-one cases of qualified old people were randomly divided into blank control group and transdermal patch group.The transdermal patch group was treated with "transdermal patch" applying to Shenque Point,once daily,30 times in total.Fasting serum IgA,IgG,IgM as well as T-lymphocyte subsets(CD+3,CD+4,CD+8) level were observed before and after treatment,and compared with the other group;Aging symptom score were compared before and after treatment as well as between the two groups.Results:"transdermal patch" can significantly improve clinical symptom score of the old people,there was significant difference(P0.001)in both self control and group control before and after treatment,and the total effective rate was 66.7%;After treatment,the CD+3 and CD+4lymphocyte number of the transdermal patch group was higher than that of the control group with significant difference(P0.05);There was no significant difference in terms of serum IgA,IgG and IgM level between the two groups(P0.05).Conclusion:"Qiang-shen-bao-jian point plaster" applying to Shenque Point through transdermal way can significantly improve clinical symptoms of aging and elevate CD+3and CD+4 lymphocyte number of the old people,but has little influence on the immunoglobulin.The results suggest that the mechanism of "Qiang-shen-bao-jian point plaster" transdermal patch applying to Shenque Point in improving symptoms of aging of the old people may be associated with enhancing cellular immune function.


1. Woodruff JM, Scheithauer BW, Kurtkaya-Yapicier O, Raffel C, Amr SS, LaQuaglia MP, et al. Congenital and childhood plexiform (multinodular) cellular schwannoma: A troublesome mimic of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. Am J Surg Pathol 2003;27:1321-9. 2. Agaram NP, Prakash S, Antonescu CR. Deep-seated plexiform schwannoma: A pathologic study of 16 cases and comparative analysis with the superficial variety. Am J Surg Pathol 2005;29:1042-8. 3. Lo S, How P, Moss AL. Plexiform schwannoma mimicking haemangioma: Pitfalls in clinical diagnosis and histological interpretation. Br J Dermatol 2007;157:838-9. 4. Meis-Kindblom JM, Enzinger FM. Plexiform malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of infancy and childhood. Am J This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.


Summary form only given. Plasma remediation of diesel exhaust gases is being investigated for the removal of nitrogen oxides (NO/sub x/). Soot particles and unburned hydrocarbons are inevitably present in these exhausts. Reactions between NO/sub x/ and carbonaceous soot particles have been reported as key phenomena in atmospheric chemistry, and so it is likely that NO/sub x/ in the plasma-treated exhausts may also be affected by surface reactions involving soot particles. We have computationally parameterized and quantified the role of surface reactions of NO/sub x/ on particles and their consequences on the bulk plasma chemistry. These studies have been performed using global kinetic models modified to account for transport of species to and from the particles, and reactions on particles. We have also considered the charging of particles due to electron and ion fluxes to their surfaces.


Compare the grafting survival percentage of walnut and walnut,walnut and American black walnut,the results shows that American black walnut has a strong grafting affinity with walnut. It proved that American black walnut can be a good rootstock for walnut grafting.


In this paper, the problem of sum-power minimization with Quality of Service (QoS) for a multicell multi-user uplink is addressed. This Power Control (PC) problem is formulated as a Mixed Integer Nonlinear Programming (MINLP) optimization problem and solved using a primal-dual infeasible-interior-point method (IIPM) after obtaining an equivalent non-linear programming (NLP) problem. Feasibility issues are handled by l1-norm heuristics. Most of the iterative algorithms solve Power Allocation (PA) and Base Station Association (BSA) alternately with one of them fixed.With IIPM, PA and BSA are solved simultaneously thereby reducing it to a single stage problem. Simulation results are balanced as in the max-min case and converge to the optimum obtained by an existing exhaustive search. The advantage of l1-norm infeasibility handing is also evident.


Many important heavy forgings used in petroleum machinery field are made of SAE4330 steel. However, the mechanical properties of SAE4330 steel are greatly affected by its microstructures. In this paper, the eliminating methods of grain inheritance and grain boundary inheritance of SAE4330 steel are investigated. The microstructures, tensile properties and impact toughness of SAE4330 steel have been examined. The results show that the grain boundary inheritance is more seriously than the grain inheritance of SAE4330 steel. By using an appropriate heat treatment, the austenite size can be refined from grade zone to grade six. And the Austenite grain boundary inheritance can be removed completely by large deformation and heat treatment. There are three important steps should be strictly controlled for eliminating the mixed structure and coarse-grain of SAE4330 steel.


This document describes program UCMD 41--an Applicon AGS/870 User Command for determining the variable parameters required to Gerber photo-plot AGS drawings. 2 figures.


This paper discussed the Bernhard Karlgren's phonology system of Lanzhou dialect of ninety years ago,found its differences and similarities with the present Lanzhou dialect,and analyzed the objective reasons of the differences.


Student research in STEM education is an important learning component for both undergraduate and graduate students. It is not sufficient for students to learn passively in lecture-based classrooms without engaging and immersing themselves in the educational process through real-world research learning. Experiential learning for STEM students can involve conducting research, alongside and through the guidance of their professors, early in a student's undergraduate or graduate program. The authors consider such experiences to be the hallmark of a high-quality STEM education and something every student, undergraduate and graduate, should have during the course of their programs. The purpose of this case study is to document the faculty authors' experiences in student-faculty research and provide guidance and recommendations for best practices based upon the authors' experience, data, and literature findings. Moreover, the study presents the experience of the faculty authors' international student researchers in STEM with focus on two student researchers, one undergraduate and one graduate, who are international STEM. The students served as co-authors on this project. Findings from this case study indicate that students were highly engaged in the research process and found these skills valuable preparation for further study and career. Moreover, the students expressed enthusiasm and engagement for the research process.


Two general, modified Langrangian algorithms related to recent developments in nonlinear programming are presented. The methods give accurate results and are easy to program. An N-section transmission-line transformer is used as a test problem for minimax (equal ripple) optimization and the methods are compared to existing algorithms for network optimization.


The invention is applicable to the technical field of a touch screen and provides a method and a device for unlocking the touch screen and a touch screen terminal. The method comprises the following steps of: A, receiving and preserving an unlocking scheme which is set on the touch screen by a user and a correspondence relation between the unlocking scheme and a functional interface; B, judging whether unlocking operation which is carried out by the user is the same as the unlocking scheme; and C, if the unlocking operation which is carried out by the user is the same as the unlocking scheme, entering the preset functional interface which corresponds to the unlocking scheme. By the invention, the user can flexibly set an unlocking mode and enter different functional interfaces according to the set unlocking mode, so personalized requirements of the user are effectively improved, and the security of the individual information of the user is improved.


The thermomagnetic behavior of remanence‐induced magnetite (Fe3O4) particles in the pseudo‐single‐domain (PSD) size range (~0.1–10 µm), which dominate the magnetic signature of many rock lithologies, is investigated using off‐axis electron holography. Construction of magnetic induction maps allowed for the visualization of the vortex domain state in an individual Fe3O4 grain (~200 nm in diameter) as a function of temperature. Acquisition of a series of electron holograms at 100°C intervals during in situ heating up to 700°C demonstrates the vortex state of the Fe3O4 grain, in this instance, remains thermally stable close to its unblocking temperature and exhibits a similar in‐plane remanent state upon cooling; i.e., the particle is effectively behaving like a uniaxial single‐domain particle to temperatures near TC. Such particles are thought to be robust magnetic recorders. It is suggested that evidence for PSD behavior should therefore not preclude paleomagnetic investigation.


We construct a complete embedded minimal surface with arbitrary genus in the doubled Schwarzschild 3-manifold. A classical desingularization method is used for the construction.


The thesis deals with the concept and form of the takeover defense of corporation in the U.S.A., and the value standard of both fiduciary duty and takeover defense, and the principles of judicial procedure concerning the takeover defense as well as the function of the fiduciary duties in the regulation of takeover defense.


This paper describes the use of Data Acquisition Module based on MATLAB software and USB interface by examples,it can make hardware control system and MATLAB simulation technology combined,the hardware system can set up incentives for random signals by the experimental module of MATLAB,capture the output signal by signal acquisition system,the results were compared with the software simulation,it can help us to research and analyze the experimental data,an innovative experiment opens up a very efficient way and means for "Automatic Control Theory".


Purpose. Analysis of the peculiarities of the transition to the concept of lean production of the enterprises of the mining and smelting complex (MMC) of Ukraine, located on the territory of the Dnipropetrovsk region. Prospects for the implementation of these approaches by 2020.
Methodology. The article used the methods of questioning and interviewing at the stage of collecting primary information, as well as the method of comparative analysis to substantiate recommendations on the prospects for implementing the concept of lean production for the period until 2020. When writing the article, methods of questioning and interviewing at the stage of collecting primary information were used, as well as a method of comparative analysis with the purpose of substantiating recommendations regarding the prospects for introducing the concept of lean manufacturing for the period until 2020.
Findings. The article analyzes the transition to the principles of the concept of lean production on the example of two enterprises of the MMC of Ukraine, located within the Dnipropetrovsk region. Perspectives of further introduction of the tools of the concept of Lean Production for the period until 2020 are considered.
Originality. The importance of practical application of the methods and tools of the theory of the concept of lean production, in particular systems 5 С and submission of proposals, proved the necessity of applying different methods of an audit of production activity. This will optimize costs within the organization and will affect the level of competitiveness of its products.
Practical value. Understanding the fact that the company's profit is only an external manifestation of the correct management decision to minimize losses within the company will allow the enterprises of the MMC to progress in general.
Keywords: the concept of lean production, losses, mining and metallurgical complex of Ukraine, management, development


A high resolution system is proposed using the numerous acquisition tools available on the market. The focus of development was to use or adapting existing proven technologies rather than introduce unknowns through new tools or components. The system is developed within three aspects: towing, positioning and geophysical. These three areas of focus are the basis of the systematic development and testing of the system. Development spanned Q3 2010 through Q2 2011 and a production survey was acquired in June 2011. Results showed the method was effective and efficient.


Toxoplasmosis is a widespread zoonotic disease causing significant morbidity and mortality in human foetus and in immunocompromised patients. Furthermore, it is the major cause of abortion in sheep and goats. This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of Toxoplasma antibodies by indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) technique during 2005. The prevalence of toxoplasmosis among goats was 14.02%. The rate of seropositivity for 1/64, 1/128, 1/256 and 1/512 dilutions was 9.35, 2.67, 1 and 1%, respectively. The highest and lowest prevalence of seropositivity were observed in Darab.(20%) and Abadeh (6.7%) cities, respectively.


We have shown by the use of multinuclear and multidimensional NMR that the reaction mixture of [6Li]lithium (2-methoxy-(R)-1-phenylethyl)((S)-1-phenylethyl)amide (2) and cyclohexene oxide in DEE results in the formation of monomeric and dimeric complexes between 2 and cyclohexene oxide at −80 °C. The dimeric complex of 2 exhibited a slow cyclohexene oxide substitution rate on the NMR time scale that was found to be controlled by a dissociative mechanism. The 6Li,1H-HOESY NMR spectrum of the above reaction mixture showed NOE's between lithium and cyclohexene oxide protons in both the monomer and dimer complexes of 2. A single-crystal X-ray diffraction experiment revealed that the solid state structure of 2, crystallized from THF, is dimeric with a planar Li2N2 core constructed from amido nitrogen bridges. Both methoxy groups coordinate terminally to one lithium atom, Li(1), making it four-coordinated, while the other lithium, Li(2), binds to one THF and thus is three-coordinated. The dilithiated amide, [6L...


A summary is given of the occupational radiation exposure in Ghana. In the light of this the distribution of occupationally exposed workers by sex and the operating institutions among the ten regions in the country is presented. Particular occupational groups, which consistently give rise to high average annual and collective effective doses, are identified. Data on the monitored groups of individuals have been examined in an attempt to predict the likely values of lifetime doses to which occupationally exposed workers may be subjected.


Resulted results of research of seasonal development of species of the genera Sedum L. and Hylotelephium Н. Ohba in the conditions of Kryvorizhzhia during 2003–2021 years. In the conditions of the steppe zone of Ukraine, global climate changes are associated with rising temperatures and prolonged droughts, especially during the period of active vegetation of plants. This leads to the creation of stressful conditions for the vital activity of plants used in landscaping. In this regard, plants change the rhythms of growth and development, adapting to the climatic conditions of the area of growth. The limiting factors are mainly air temperature and daily photoperiod. The purpose of the work is to determine the phenology features of individual species of the genera Sedum and Hylotelephium at introduction into the Kryvyi Rih Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine under the influence of climate change. The objects of the study were Sedum aizoon L., S. album L., S. florіferum Praeg., S. hybridum L., S. reflexum L., S. spurium M. Bieb., S. takesimense Nakai, Hylotelephiuт ewersii (Ledeb.) H. Ohba, H. spectabile (Boreau) H. Ohba. The increase in annual air temperature caused changes in the timing and duration of certain phases of development of the vegetative and generative spheres. Accordingly, there was an increase in the growing season by 20–50 days. When introduced to the Kryvyi Rih Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, S. floriferum, S. takesimense and S. spurium change their phenotype from winter-green to spring-summer-autumn-green. It has been observed that S. album, S. reflexum, S. spurium, S. floriferum, S. hybridum and S. takesimense, which flower in July in their natural habitats, begin bloom in June аn Kryvorizhzhia, and in 2017–2021 the timing is accelerated – it is already the end of May–beginning of June. The difference in time reached 12–18 days. The average duration of flowering sedums was 22–30 days. During 2003–2021, the duration of flowering increased reliably in S. aizoon, S. floriferum and S. reflexum. In the conditions of Kryvorizhzhia, the species S. floriferum, S. takesimense and S. spurium change their development strategy – they do not vegetate in the winter period and bloom in June, which is not typical for them in the conditions of natural habitats. There is also a change in the flowering period to the early-summer period in S. album, S. reflexum and S. hybridum, which are summer-flowering. The identified features of the seasonal rhythm of development indicate a significant level of plasticity of the studied species.


The microstructure and mechanical properties of high strength aluminum alloy were studied by means of four treatments: optimizing component elements, purifying solution, refining grain and enhancing homogenization, and higher temperature long time solution treatment and long time age treatment. The results show that the mechanical properties of the high strength aluminum alloy are improved effectively , and the σ_b, σ_(0.2), δ and K_(IC) of the B alloy are 652 MPa, 604 MPa, 12 % and 36 MPa·m~(1/2), respectively. The values of the mechanical properties of B alloy are higher than the ones of similar materials made in USA and Russia.


In modern economic conditions finances play the key role in the management of the enterprise. The indicators of financial stability characterize all activities in general, identify problem areas in cash flow management, planning and distribution. In this regard, the study of factors influencing financial stability, is very important for the financial management and the development of effective strategies. The link between investment activity and financial stability of business entities is not taken into consideration in economic literature, while it is clear that the impact of investment is complex, defining the situation in the industry and its competitiveness, the development and modernization of production. The interrelation of investment and financial sustainability are considered in the analysis of key financial-economic indicators of the leading industrial enterprises of the Russian economy. Research allowed to reveal general regularities of influence of investment activity on the financial stability, the absence of adequate methodological tools for assessing and forecasting financial stability, the need to develop a new system of indicators for measuring financial stability.


PURPOSE: A connector for a reinforcing bar is provided to easily and simply assemble reinforcing bars to each other and to prevent the assembled reinforcing bars from being separated from the connector. CONSTITUTION: A connector for a reinforcing bar comprises a casing(10), a reinforcing bar binding cap(20), and fastening bolts(30). The casing comprises a side wall(11) and a support wall(12). The side wall has reinforcing bar and binding cap housing grooves for receiving reinforcing bars(5) and binding caps therein. The support wall closes the inner center portion of the side wall. The reinforcing bar binding cap is received in a second inner diameter(R2) of the casing and has a third inner diameter(R3). The fastening bolts are fastened to a bolt fastening hole of the casing and a bolt housing groove of the reinforcing bar binding cap.


Macadamia nuts, famous as "Hawaii's desert nut," can be grown in many parts of the islands and are a favorite as a snacking nut or baking nut. Processing these nuts at home involves several steps following har vest: husking, drying, cracking, roasting, and salting. None of these steps is easily accomplished at home, but the following instructions provide a guide to allow you to produce a product that, although not quite the same as a commercial product, will be acceptable.


to impotence, he must believe that nature also is God's work. The I )esign argument, he said, only gives us at most a Being of limited power and wisdom. To this it is justly replied that our belief in universal natural law is an inference from limited experience. Mr. Kennedy argues that the world is as if it were the work of God, i.e. this supposition explains the facts, which is the only kind of proof that we have for the existence of the xther and of reason in our fellow-men. We accept Kant's positive, and reject his negative teaching. It is interesting to notice the resemblance between two such different men as Butler


With the growing need for the development of smaller implantable monitors, alternative energy storage sources such as high density ultra capacitors are envisioned to replace the bulky batteries in these devices. Ultracapacitors have the potential to be integrated on a silicon wafer, and have the benefits of an unlimited number of recharge cycles and extremely rapid recharging times. However, they present an essential challenge in that the voltage drops rapidly with energy drain. In this thesis, we explore a data storage memory that is compatible with ultracapacitor energy storage. In addition, we propose and demonstrate a low-power wireless link that exploits RFID techniques as a way of uploading the stored data. Thesis Supervisor: Joel Dawson Title: Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering


The objective of this paper was to apply two‐dimensional (2D) near‐infrared (NIR) correlation spectroscopy to the discrimination of three species of Dendrobium. Generalized 2D‐NIR correlation spectroscopy was able to enhance spectral resolution, simplify the spectrum with overlapped bands and provide information about temperature‐induced spectral intensity variations that was hard to obtain from one‐dimensional NIR spectroscopy. The FT‐NIR spectra were measured over a temperature range of 30–140°C. The 2D synchronous and asynchronous spectra showed remarkable differences within the range of 5600–4750 cm−1 between different species of Dendrobium. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


The child spends a lot of time interacting in the outer environment with peers in various activities. They showed symptoms of sharing tasks, competition, contention, sympathy, slings help in facing difficulties. This picture shows symptoms of social behavior, there is a good social behavior and social behavior is not good. The purpose of this study is to determine the influence of peer environment on the social behavior of children aged 5-6 years in Kindergarten Humairoh Kubang Jaya Village Siak Hulu District Kampar Regency. This research uses the form of quantitative research with correlational approach. Data collection techniques used in this study is observation. This study uses statistical analysis in the form of chi-square method. The results showed that the peer environment has a strong influence on the social behavior of children. This can be seen from the average score of social and environmental behavior of peers obtained in good category (77.55%) and (74.42%). From the result of the research, it is found that the value of χ² = 19.54 and χ²table = 9.49 so that χ²count ≥ χ²table or 19.54 ≥ 9,49 thus the null hypothesis (Ho) is rejected, that is there is a significant influence from peer environment to social behavior of children aged 5-6 years in Kindergarten Humairoh Kubang Jaya Village Siak Hulu District Kampar District. The effect of variable X to Y is 57%.


The aim of this study was to describe the surgical management, outcomes and risk of malignancy of presacral tailgut cysts.


Objective The recent curative effect and adverse reaction observation of icotinib alternating chemotherapy in the treatment of advanced non small cell lung cancer patients with EGFR unknown. Methods The Institute of oncology in 2012 March to 2013 May were unknown in EGFR patients with advanced non small cell lung cancer 42 cases were divided intotreatment group and control group,were treated with gemcitabine combined with cisplatin chemotherapy,treatment group was treated with oral icotinib 125 mg,3 times/day,D15-28,after two cycles according to RECIST 1.1 standard evaluation of curative effect,stable and above are considered to be effective,the recent observation of curative effect,KPS score improvement rate,toxicity index.Results 42 patients were evaluated after 2 cycles treatment,the treatment group(CR) and 2 cases of complete remission,partial remission(PR) 11 cases,stable disease(SD) in 4 cases,progression of disease(PD) in 2 cases,the objective response rate(ORR) was68.42%,disease control rate(DCR) control group 89.47%;complete remission(CR) 1 cases,partial remission(PR) 7 cases,stable disease(SD) in 9 cases,progression of disease(PD) in 6 cases,the objective response rate(ORR) was 34.78%,disease control rate(DCR) of 65.21%;the results showed that the treatment group is better than control group in recent curative effect,improve the patients quality of life adverse reactions,bone marrow suppression,nausea,vomiting and diarrhea and chemotherapy response in the same,and oral icotinibincreased skin rashes,but because the reaction is mild,tolerated the. Conclusion Molecular targeted drugs of icotinib alternating chemotherapy has significant effect on advanced NSCLC,improved disease control rate and survivalquality.


Global Financial Crisis (GFC) in 2007-2010 has given a big impact to the financial institution and banking institutions worldwide. A wide array of GFC impact is experienced by the operating and financial performance in banking institutions. Islamic banks however have raised the public interest to be relatively unaffected by the GFC. There are studies which found that GFC has less effect to Islamic banking system. In fact it is claimed to be "immune from the ravages of the GFC". The question arises whether the claim is also true in the case of the Islamic bank financing. Thus, this study attempts to assess the reaction of Islamic bank financing to the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) through the monetary policy action taken by the government in Malaysia. Using the time series data the investigation will benefit from the quarterly data spanning from 1995 to 2013. A model is constructed and focusing on the interaction term of monetary policy and global financial crisis. In analyzing the impact and a long run relationship between variables, Johansen's co-integration test is applied. Finding shows that Islamic bank financing and the interaction term of global financial crisis are co-integrated and, hence, a long-run equilibrium relationship exists between them. This finding also implies despite the prior claims that Islamic bank financing is unharmed with the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), the reaction of Islamic bank financing in Malaysia is sensitive towards the global financial crisis but through monetary policy action taken by the government.


Abstract A facile and efficient protocol for the oxidation of alcohols with gold(III) and ionic liquid immobilized TEMPO is described. This catalytic system is highly selective for the oxidation of primary and secondary benzylic alcohols, heterocyclic alcohols, and allylic alcohols affording the respective carbonyl compounds in good to excellent yields.


Excerpt That arteriosclerosis occurs in excessive degree in diabetic patients has found general acceptance among American students. The importance of characteristic metabolic changes of diabetes in...


The heat transfer from a short uniform heat flux strip beneath a turbulent boundary layer with and without freestream turbulence was measured using a liquid crystal imaging technique. Data were taken for freestream turbulence intensities on the order of 12% and at momentum thickness Reynolds numbers on the order of 1,000 and 2,000 for the turbulent and steady freestreams respectively. Heat transfer enhancement due to the presence of freestream turbulence was measured in terms of the ratio of the average St on the heated strip for the turbulent freestream case to the steady freestream case. Compared to the baseline case of a uniformly heated surface upstream of the strip, the heat transfer enhancement decreased by 20%. The temperature distribution measured on and around the heated strip represented a kernel solution that was used by means of superposition to predict the heat transfer for any arbitrarily specified thermal boundary condition given the same flowfield. Predictions are compared against correlations and numerical predictions as well as data from the literature. The details and practical applications of this approach to handling heat transfer with non-uniform thermal boundary conditions are presented.


ABSTRACT To determine the optimal interference fit of mortise-and-tenon (M&T) a novel method is proposed. To validate its effectiveness, compression tests were conducted considering the effects of wood species (beech and western hemlock), tenon widths (30, 40, 50 mm), and grain orientations (radial, diagonal, and tangential) to obtain the optimal interference fit and contact force (CF). Furthermore, the mounting force (MF) and withdrawal force capacity (WFC) of T-shaped M&T joints constructed by the control and optimal interference fit were evaluated by compression and withdrawal tests, respectively. The results indicated that (1) all three evaluated factors had significant effects on the tenon compression behavior and CF; (2) the derived optimal fits showed that the tenon with a larger width required a higher fit value based on regression equations; (3) the MF and WFC were significantly affected by the three evaluated factors and proportional to the tenon fit; (4) the maximum WFC occurred at the M&T joints made of western hemlock with 50-mm tenon width in tangential orientation with 0.99-mm interference fit, and the beech with 30-mm tenon width in diagonal orientation with 0.78-mm interference fit. The proposed method will assist the wood product manufacturers to design M&T joints rationally.


Abstract : The initial CRMMFSC report (AFWAL-TR-81-3070/AD-A101412) highlighted the theoretical concepts and established the boundaries for realizing an autonomously distributed control system. This report covers the hardware and software methods used in the laboratory model to achieve the goals as set down in the concept phase. The discussion highlights the hardware construction, revealing the operations and the reasoning behind the choices made. The section on software reviews the techniques used to glue the hardware together to become a system. The completed laboratory model and its testing under a number of conditions are discussed. Keywords: Bus conductors; Serial processors; Digital control systems; Multi microprocessors; Flight control systems; distributed control; Reconfiguration; Distributed systems; Distributed data processing.


This panel study of transition to intercourse among adolescents measured a broad spectrum of determinants at a period prior to the time when the sexual behavior of interest (first intercourse) occurred and used data from sources other than the adolescent to examine variables which might be contaminated by the adolescents perceptual process or about which the adolescent has only imperfect information. The study population was all students in grades 7 8 and 9 at selected public schools in a medium-sized southern city. A sample of 1405 respondents completed a self-administered questionnaire with the interviewer in the home. They ranged in age from 11-17 years and represented a wide range of socioeconomic levels. About 2 years later a follow-up questionnaire was administered to the original sample of adolescents. 1153 completed questionnaires in round 2 an 82% follow-up rate. During both interviews the mother of the respondent also completed a shorter self-administered questionnaire. About 65% of the mothers completed usable questionnaires. The interviewer also completed a short form during each round rating the adolescent in terms of attractiveness and social and physical maturity. Several factors were used to account for the adolescents transition to intercourse: biological-social characteristics of the adolescent (age pubertal development attractiveness); parental environment variables (socioeconomic status of family of origin mothers sexual experience when adolescents age and parental household structure); peer environment variables; proximate "other" behaviors of the adolescent; attitudes about self and about sex; motivation for sex; and intentions for sex. For white females many of the variables were quite strong predictors even net of the effects of other variables. Among white males most of the variables which were powerful predictors for white females did not even have zero-order effects. Male adolescent sexual behavior was primarily influenced by the biology of adolescence while female adolescent behavior was shaped primarily by their social environment and social experience. Adrenal hormones played a role in female sexual motivation but social influences overwhelmed them in determining actual behavior.


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Degradable metals are breaking the current paradigm in biomaterial science to develop only corrosion-resistant metals. In particular, metals which consist of trace elements existing in the human body are promising candidates for temporary implant materials. Such implants would be needed for a short time to provide mechanical support during the healing process of the injured or pathological tissue. Magnesium (Mg) and its alloys have been investigated recently by many authors as a suitable degradable biomaterial. The degradation of Mg alloys in vivo has been investigated in several animal studies. The findings of these studies will be critically discussed and related to Mg corrosion principles. In contrast to slow corroding metals the designated complete degradation or corrosion of Mg alloys is conjunct with the limited use of the standard procedure for biocompatibility testing (ISO 10993). In particular, established test systems for biocompatibility and cytotoxicity of long-term biomaterials have limited use and reliability when used to investigate degradable Mg alloys. Additionally, the results obtained in vitro are substantially different from in vivo observations. The physiological background and possible hypotheses will be elucidated and possible mechanism of in vivo corrosion of Mg alloys will be discussed. Several approaches to simulate the in vivo conditions on the laboratory scale have been investigated in the literature so far. These approaches will be presented and critically reviewed. This chapter will summarize the latest achievements and comment on the selection and use, test methods and the approaches to develop and produce Mg alloys that are intended to perform clinically with an appropriate host response.


Background: NEU3 is involved in ganglioside surface metabolism and is up-regulated in renal carcinoma cells. Results: NEU3 regulates β1 integrin trafficking and the downstream FAK/AKT pathway, influencing drug resistance and invasive potential. Conclusion: NEU3 is a key regulator of renal cell carcinoma malignancy. Significance: NEU3 could be a new target for molecular therapies for renal carcinoma. The human plasma membrane sialidase NEU3 is a key enzyme in the catabolism of membrane gangliosides, is crucial in the regulation of cell surface processes, and has been demonstrated to be significantly up-regulated in renal cell carcinomas (RCCs). In this report, we show that NEU3 regulates β1 integrin trafficking in RCC cells by controlling β1 integrin recycling to the plasma membrane and controlling activation of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and focal adhesion kinase (FAK)/protein kinase B (AKT) signaling. NEU3 silencing in RCC cells increased the membrane ganglioside content, in particular the GD1a content, and changed the expression of key regulators of the integrin recycling pathway. In addition, NEU3 silencing up-regulated the Ras-related protein RAB25, which directs internalized integrins to lysosomes, and down-regulated the chloride intracellular channel protein 3 (CLIC3), which induces the recycling of internalized integrins to the plasma membrane. In this manner, NEU3 silencing enhanced the caveolar endocytosis of β1 integrin, blocked its recycling and reduced its levels at the plasma membrane, and, consequently, inhibited EGFR and FAK/AKT. These events had the following effects on the behavior of RCC cells: they (a) decreased drug resistance mediated by the block of autophagy and the induction of apoptosis; (b) decreased metastatic potential mediated by down-regulation of the metalloproteinases MMP1 and MMP7; and (c) decreased adhesion to collagen and fibronectin. Therefore, our data identify NEU3 as a key regulator of the β1 integrin-recycling pathway and FAK/AKT signaling and demonstrate its crucial role in RCC malignancy.


The ore-controlling structure of Jinwozi orefield is complex.Its ore-forming condition is unique,and its mineralization type is characterized by diversity.The research results show that the its formation was relevant with the thrusting nappe structure of Middle Tianshan Massif,thrusting nappe to Beishan Rift zone.This thrusting nappe structure resulted in three different fracture zones from north to south and varied physicalchemical enviroment in Jingwozi gold orefield.This also determinates gold mineralization type,metallogenesis and metallogenic series.


Clustering algorithm are the most important method for hierarchy routing in wireless sensor network.It is one of the hot spot problem in the WSN research area that how to use the clustering algorithm effectively to make the nodes energy consume minimum.This paper analysis some current clustering algorithms systematically,with special attention paid to the production of the cluster head and the formation of the cluster.Using the hyper-graph theory to deal with the large-scale wireless sensor networks can effectively decrease the control messages in routing process,so then prolong the life of the networks.


Creative economy of a country's traditional civilization will produce far-reaching consequences.Creative industries have been integrated into the traditional civilization,and by industrialization and commercialization,international scale,will traditional civilization.China has a long civilization and culture tradition of the build and rich connotations for creative economy provides an inexhaustible source of creativity,and economic revival of traditional culture and innovation and prosperity for the new carrier.


The Koch carboxylic acid synthesis with formic and sulphuric acids has been applied to oct-1-ene, 2-methylheptan-2-ol, n-pentylcyclopropane, and related cyclopropanes. Mass spectral breakdown shows that oct-1-ene and the cyclopropanes lead mainly to acids of the structural type Me2C(R)·CO2H and MeEtC(R)·CO2H. Example of Koch synthesis with transannular cyclisation are described, and data relating to the laboratory use of carbon monoxide in place of formic acid are presented.


Monitoring Brachyura in tidal flats is labor intensive and limited by the difficulty of accessing such environments. An unmanned aerial vehicle and a deep-learning algorithm were used for image collection in our method for automatically detecting and classifying Brachyura in tidal flats. Our target area was the Baramarae tidal flats in Taean-gun, Republic of Korea, which are part of the Taeanhaean National Park. The target species were mainly the endangered species Austruca lactea, Tubuca arcuata, Macrophthalmus japonicus, and Scopimera globosa. We selected the U-Net convolutional neural network to classify Brachyura species. After training the U-net model and conducting an accuracy evaluation, the automatic identification and classification of different Brachyura species were performed. The overall precision and recall rates were >80. The verification process enabled an effective estimation of the population of each Brachyura species.


The general scheme is presented of a powerful shower found in an emulsion stack consisting of 40 films. The stack was exposed at 30 to 33 km elevation for nine hours. A shower (with 61 minimum ionized tracks) with its center outside the emulsion was observed in the first film. The shower crossed 36 emulsion films and one 0.5 mm aluminum film, leaving the boundaries of the stack. The mean length of the tracks in each film is 2 mm. The changed particles, generated in the first collision, produced nine secondary interactions. Secondary interactions produced by neutral particles were not observed. The location of the first interaction and the number of charged particles produced were found, and the energy of the secondary interactions was evaluated. The angular distributions of particles in the initial and secondary interactions were plotted and analyzed. (R.V.J.)


Generative adversarial network (GAN) has shown its powerful capability in generating photorealistic images. Although the generated images can fool human eyes, it is not clear whether they can evade the detection of forensic detectors, which aim to identify the originality and authenticity of images. In this paper, we investigate how forensic detectors perform in differentiating between GAN generated images and real images. We consider two kinds of approaches, one is intrusive and the other is non-intrusive, based on whether the GAN architecture is needed for performing detection. We have conducted extensive experiments on a celebrity face image dataset to evaluate the effectiveness of different approaches. The results and analyses show that the intrusive approach can detect GAN generated images but with a relatively high false alarm rate. The non-intrusive approach with features extracted from a VGG network is very effective for detecting GAN generated images when the training data is sufficient, but it still faces challenge when the training data and testing data are mismatched.


A superfamily of actin crosslinking proteins, the calponin-homology domain (CH) family is implicated in directing the assembly and controlling the organization of the cytoskeleton through a highly conserved actin binding domain (ABD). This domain, composed of a tandem pair of CH motifs, is found in actin crosslinking proteins such as fimbrin, alpha-actinin, spectrin, and dystrophin. In addition to its role in crosslinking actin filaments, a putative homologous ABD in intermediate filament-binding proteins, plectin, dystonin, and BPAGlnl, suggests a possible role in crosslinks between desmosomal and vimentin intermediate filaments and actin. Thus, the CH domain could integrate the functions of the actin and IF cytoskeletons by physically linking these structural systems. We present an atomic model for the complex of the CH domain and actin. In crosslinking proteins that organize actin into two and three dimensional networks or gels the ABDs lie at the ends of long, flexible molecules.


Esthetic replacement of tooth in the anterior maxilla is one of the most critical demands of any patient seeking tooth replacement. One of the major current challenges is oral rehabilitation after tooth loss, due to fracture. Esthetic and functional results, together with periodontal health, predict success and prognosis. Implant dentistry provides the solutions for the placement of osseointegrated screw-retained implants or cemented prostheses to replace missing teeth. Careful use of provisional prostheses preserves the harmonious architecture of gingival tissues and affects final treatment results positively. This study describes series of three clinical cases of root fracture of maxillary anterior teeth, which had been previously endodontically treated. The teeth were extracted, immediate implants were placed and the provisional prostheses were fabricated and immediately loaded. The use of an immediate provisional restoration is a viable technique that has good esthetic and functional results and preserves gingival architecture and provides excellent esthetic result for the patient.


Simulation is a well known technique to study complex systems. However, the implementation of a simulator may be more complex than the simulation itself. For instance, graphical user interface (GUI) development might consume around 50% of the software development time. Therefore, strategies and techniques to reduce costs in the development of GUI are mandatory in modern software engineering. In this paper we present a framework called GUI Generation Tool that dynamically constructs user interfaces based on specifications defined in XML files. This framework was defined to support automatic generation of simulators for multi-physics phenomena using software reuse techniques and software product lines concepts.


United States District Judge Jed Rakoff recently wrote an interesting and timely article in the New York Review of Books highlighting the risk of innocent defendants pleading guilty and offering a proposal aimed at reducing this risk. (Jed S. Rakoff, Why Innocent People Plead Guilty, N.Y. REV. BOOKS, NOV. 20, 2014). Judge Rakoff recommends changing the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to allow federal magistrate judges to participate in plea negotiations early in criminal cases just as they now participate in settlement negotiations in civil cases. In this column we examine the reasons why we share Judge Rakoff's concern and offer an assessment of his proposal.


We develop a graphical user interface for defining events in a framework for detecting high-level surveillance events from a video stream, as the language used for the events may be too complex for an ordinary user. The language is based on relational algebra extended by intervals, introducing operators whose temporal constraints are described using the well-known Allen's interval relationships. The user interface captures intervals in a descriptive way, supporting the user in providing the missing parameters in a step-by-step manner. In the background, the system checks the user input for consistency and automatically transforms it into relational algebra expressions.


The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between child development university students' belonging levels and adult motivations. The research was designed according to the relational survey model, one of the quantitative research designs. The study group of the study consists of 166 child development undergraduate students selected by random sampling method from universities in Istanbul. The " Belonging Scale " and the " Adult Motivations Scale " were used as data collection tools in the study. As a result of the research, no significant difference was found between the grade levels of the students and the scores of the Belonging Scale and Adult Motivations Scale. However, a significant difference was found between students' gender variable and scale scores. It is concluded that this differentiation is in favor of female undergraduate students. In addition, a moderate positive correlation was found between the scores of " Friendship Group ", " Family " and " Profession " and " Intrinsic Motivation ", " Extrinsic Motivation " and " Total Motivation " scores.


Abstract This contribution summarizes the reconstruction of historical constellations. It is based on studies of classics, philologies, history of science and history of art. In the given brevity, I can only sketch the strategic, scientific and educational reasons.


The aim of the current study was to comparative assessment of the antioxidant enzymes activity (peroxidase, catalase, glutathione S-transferase) in endemic species Gmelinoides fasciatus (Stebbing, 1899) inhabitants of the littoral community of the Lake Baikal and the thermal spring under short term thermal stress. It was shown, that the exposure of G. fasciatus from different areas to acute temperature stress didn't lead to changes in the activities of three key enzymes of the antioxidant system. However, it was found that the activity of glutathione S-transferase in the control animals of thermal springs population is higher than in animals of Lake Baikal. This can be determined by peculiarities of environment of different populations.


Abstract : The problem of remotely sensing the ocean temperature structure using acoustic signalling techniques is examined. Specific attention is given to the use of geometric dispersion in determining the modal construction of the acoustic field. This analysis results in plots of modal intensity vs. time and frequency. It is shown that, except in some specific simple cases, the large number of modes present and their close spacing in these dispersion plots require a resolution which is unattainable at this time. However groups of modes of relatively high intensity form patterns in these dispersion plots and should be resolvable. A straightforward comparison of measurements and theory should provide a method of remotely sensing the ocean temperature structure. This method requires experimental verification. (Author)


Conclusions Alpha dinitrophenol, added to the diet of white rats in up to maximum non-fatal concentrations, slowed down the rate of growth not more than about 19%, and did not significantly modify the body weight reached at the end of from 350 to 450 days, or in about 1/3 to 1/2 the span of life. In connection with the present extensive clinical use of dinitrophenol (2–4 or alpha) in treating metabolic disorders or obesity, an important problem is the possible influence of the drug on the rate of growth and duration of life. Experiments on this problem have been in progress for 18 months in this laboratory and may be reported in a preliminary way now. Three separate series of feeding experiments are being conducted, using white rats from the same strain. The rats are fed a standard adequate diet, to which are added the required amounts of alpha dinitrophenol with thorough mixing to ensure homogeneity. Food and water consumption and weights of rats are recorded at 3-day intervals. The rats are divided into groups of 5 or 6 and given the dinitrophenol in concentrations ranging from 0.0002 to 0.24%, starting shortly after weaning. All the rats on 0.24% died before the 90th day, and 3 of those on 0.12% died by the 275th day. The lower concentrations were well tolerated as far as fatalities were concerned. Inspection of Table I shows that there was a small degree of slowing of rate of growth in the higher dosage groups. The greatest retardation at any time, with concentrations of 0.08% or less, was never more than 19%. The final weights of the surviving animals do not vary significantly from the weights of the controls. The metabolic rates of these rats, their food and water intakes, duration of life, pathologic changes in tissues, etc., will be presented in detail at the conclusion of the study. Conclusions. Alpha dinitrophenol, added to the diet of white rats in up to maximum non-fatal concentrations, slowed down the rate of growth not more than about 19%, and did not significantly modify the body weight reached at the end of from 350 to 450 days, or in about 1/3 to 1/2 the span of life.