During the past couple of years we have witnessed one of the most severe global economic recessions. The question has frequently been asked, who should we blame for this catastrophe? Was it the housing markets, financial institutions and bankers, governments or academics? All of the aforementioned actors have received their share of attention in the search for the culprits. In this editorial, instead of pointing a finger at a particular group or institution, let us have a look at what it eventually is all about, namely people and their values. Thus, the question remains how to continue to promote ethical values in business life and societies overall? In business as well as in other areas of life people have certain values, beliefs, ideologies and attitudes when they perform actions, and these are often simply referred to as values (Sharfman et al., 2000). According to the definition by Schwartz (1999, 24) Values are conceptions of the desirable that guide the way social actors (e.g. organizational leaders, policy-makers, individual persons) select actions, evaluate people and events, and explain their evaluations and actions. Yet people do not act or choose their values in a vacuum; perceptions and behaviour are not only influenced by their own personal value priorities, but the social value priorities of a group often connect people who are behaving in similar ways (Rohan, 2000). Values often have a strong connotation with ethics. What we consider desirable is also our conception of what is good or bad. Values are further considered as rather enduring while it is attitudes that can change quickly. Yet our own values are rarely static or the same throughout our lives. Socialization processes and education have an important role in how we come to understand and define our own values. The multidimensional importance of values is clearly stated by Rokeach (1973, 5). Values are determinants of virtually all kinds of behaviour that could be called social behaviour or social action, attitudes and ideology, evaluations, moral judgements and justifications of self and others, comparison of self with others, presentations of self to others, and attempts to influence others. Values in business are not a new field of study; they seem to be linked to nearly everything from interconnectedness between national values and organizational behavior to organizational performance, strategic competence, management ethics and organizational identity. A rather recent phenomenon has been the explicit definitions of corporate values on websites and annual reports. This phenomenon was originally more common in US companies but has steadily spread to Europe and across the world. Since the 1990's, this enthusiasm in defining organizational values has been followed by an interest in codes of ethics. However, as studies (and common sense) have shown, explicit values are not the same as the implicit values that actually guide our actions. If it were so, Enron's values (1998) of respect, integrity, communication and excellence should have prevented their catastrophic misbehaviour. And this applies to many other companies before and after Enron. Indeed, business is an intriguing field for an exploration of value; do we mean issues than can be considered value-adding and beneficial, for example in monetary terms? Or do we mean human values, the principles guiding human actions (e.g. Allport, 1961). These two sides of the coin can be understood as complementary: if an organization has values that help people to achieve and understand common goals and the way things should be done for the desired goal, it can increase organizational commitment, efficiency, the ethical climate and good monetary


Knowledgeof stability during sample transportation and changes in biomarker concentrationswithin personover timeare paramount for proper design and interpretation of epidemiologic studies based on a single measurement of biomarker status. Therefore, we investigated stability and intraindividual vs. interindividual variation in blood concentrations of biomarkers related to vitamin status, onecarbonmetabolism, and the kynurenine pathway.Whole blood (EDTA and heparin, n = 12) was stored with an icepack for 24 or 48 h, and plasma concentrations of 38 biomarkers were determined. Stability was calculated as change per hour, intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), and simple Spearman correlation. Within-person reproducibility of biomarkers was expressed as ICC in samples collected 1–2 y apart from 40 postmenopausal women and in samples collected up to 3 y apart from 551 patients with stable angina pectoris. Biomarker stabilitywassimilar inEDTAandheparinblood.Most biomarkerswereessentially stable, except for cholineand total homocysteine (tHcy), which increased markedly. Within-person reproducibility in postmenopausal women was excellent (ICC > 0.75) for cotinine, all-trans retinol, cobalamin, riboflavin, a-tocopherol, Gly, pyridoxal, methylmalonic acid, creatinine, pyridoxal 5#-phosphate, and Ser; was good to fair (ICC of 0.74–0.40) for pyridoxic acid, kynurenine, tHcy, cholecalciferol, flavin mononucleotide, kynurenic acid, xanthurenic acid, 3-hydroxykynurenine, sarcosine, anthranilic acid, cystathionine, homoarginine, 3-hydroxyanthranilic acid, betaine, Arg, folate, total cysteine, dimethylglycine, asymmetric dimethylarginine, neopterin, symmetric dimethylarginine, and Trp; and poor (ICC of 0.39–0.15) for methionine sulfoxide, Met, choline, and trimethyllysine. Similar reproducibilities were observed in patients with coronary heart disease. Thus, most biomarkers investigated were essentially stable in cooled whole blood for up to 48 h and had a sufficient within-person reproducibility to allow one-exposure assessment of biomarker status in epidemiologic studies. TheWestern Norway B Vitamin Intervention Trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NTC00354081. J. Nutr. 144: 784–790, 2014.


"Clay Dog" is product of the history of human development in the special stage,it is culture "away from object" and "close to take from themslves "."Clay Dog" records the ancient culture of the Central Plains,the human reproductive mysteries of the cognitive,reflected people's aesthetic law.


ne day many years ago, when I was a young program director at the National Science Foundation, I was walking down the hall with a colleague from the Social Sciences Division. The NSF director passed us, looked at me, and said "Hi, Rick." My friend looked at me in shock and said, "He knows you by name?" I explained that a few weeks earlier, my boss, Kent Curtis, had asked me to workwith the director on some testimony regarding computers. He looked at me sympathetically and confided with the wisdom of a longtime bureaucrat, "Survival is never letting them know your name." Of course, that attitude is not unusual in any large bureaucracy, but in this case it was more understandable. NSF support of social science research funding existed then (as now, in fact) despite much criticism. Some conservative politicians believed that social science research was nothing more than a pretext for expanding social programs. Others in science policy leadership positions, mainly from the physical science disciplines, saw social science as a "soft" field lacking the rigor and objectivity of "hard science" and certainly unworthy of NSF funding. Given that hostile environment, my friend's perspective was rational; every time he stuck his head up, someone would shoot at it. We in computer science, on the other hand, were in the opposite position. We were trylng to be noticed and taken seriously in a science community dominated by the same mditional physical scientists, most of whom had never seen or used a computer, and for whom the term "computer seience" seemed an oxymoron. But we were in the earlystages of growth and thought we were riding the wave of the fume. What we thought we needed was visibility and the chance to tell our story. Therefore, it was great news to us that the NSF director wanted to talk about computers. '


As Al-Si-Cu alloys, which are used in many fields for the die casting aluminium alloy, that is, copper silumin, apt to be embrittled, especially to grow the hardspot and get worse the machinability when the iron content exceeds 2%, so much attention is paid to the iron content in casting. On the other hand, if the iron content is too little, it is said that the durability of the movable die is very affected because the die is liable to be seized. In this paper, the alloys, which are equivalent to JIS ADC12 and ADC13 and have four sorts of iron content in the range of 0.31-2.05%, are cast as the test specimen for the purpose to examine the influence of iron content on the machinability of alloy. 9.5mmφ rods are made for the turning specimen by the cold chamber 80CT type die casting machine (Toshiba Machine Tool Co.)The high speed steel (SKH4) side tool has been used and the side rake angle is changed in the range of 0°-30°. And the RAMO-type high speed precision lathe has been used in the turning conditions as follows: the cutting speed is 75m/min, the cutting depth is 1mm, the feed is changed in the range of 0.06-0.25mm/rev and the dry cutting method is gone. The influence of iron content on the machinability of alloy is discussed by the cutting force, the unit net horsepower, the roughness of turning surface and others in this paper.


The first author's name is spelled incorrectly. The correct name is: Denis V. Axenov-Gribanov. The correct citation is: Axenov-Gribanov DV, Voytsekhovskaya IV, Tokovenko BT, Protasov ES, Gamaiunov SV, Rebets YV, et al. (2016) Actinobacteria Isolated from an Underground Lake and Moonmilk Speleothem from the Biggest Conglomeratic Karstic Cave in Siberia as Sources of Novel Biologically Active Compounds. PLoS ONE 11(2): e0149216. doi:10.1371/ journal.pone.0149216


Introduction: Ideal cardiovascular health behaviors are the foundation of primordial prevention as health behaviors initiated in adolescence track into adulthood. Adolescent and young adult (AYA) w...


We conducted a randomized controlled trial to assess the effect of providing mothers with mobile voice or text (SMS) reminder messages on health facility attendance at five infant immunization and vitamin A supplementation (VAS) visits. The study was conducted at 29 health facilities in Korhogo district. Mothers were randomized to receive a voice or text reminder message two days prior to each scheduled visit and two additional reminders for missed doses (n=798; intervention group), or no phone reminder messages (n=798; control group). Infants in the intervention group were 2.85 (95% CI: 1.85-4.37), 2.80 (95% CI: 1.88-4.17), 2.68 (95% CI: 1.84-3.91), and 4.52 (95% CI: 2.84-7.20) times more likely to receive pentavalent 1-3 and MMR/yellow fever doses, respectively, and 5.67 (95% CI: 3.48-9.23) times more likely to receive VAS, as compared to the control group. In the reminder group, 58.3% of infants completed all five visits, compared to 35.7% in the control group (P<0.001). Providing mothers mobile phone message reminders is a potentially effective strategy for improving immunization and VAS coverage in Cote d'Ivoire.


A thermodynamic upper limit for the energy eKciency g of light energy output to pump energy input is obtained. It is of a general form, and is applied to lasers and to electroluminescent diodes when these are in a steady state. The theory generalizes previous work, notably the results y&1—T/T"{Mazurenko, lasers) and v&t 1—T/Tsg ' (Weinstein, diodes), where Tr and Ts are effective temperatures associated with the pumping system and the emitted light, respectively. For a GaAs diode, experimental work at the ambient temperature T=300'K has been analyzed to yield g =0.1 to 6'Po for various forward currents. The internal entropy generation rate for the same diode, per electron crossing the device, is estimated at 30 to 50 Boltzmann constants.


E-litigation or electronic-based trials is one of the features of e-court. This study seeks to provide answers regarding the extent to which the role of e-litigation in realizing the principle of contante justitie in the judiciary in Indonesia, especially in civil courts. This research also discusses what factors hinder the implementation of e-litigation in civil courts in Indonesia. The research that uses Yogyakarta District Court (PN) and Marabahan District Court (PN) as the object is qualitative research, which is juridical empirical and analyzes the collected data using qualitative descriptive methods.) The results showed that both the Yogyakarta District Court and the Marabahan District Court had e-litigation features available. Still, they had not fully contributed optimally in realizing the contante justitie principle in civil court. In the two PN's above, there are already several court users who use the e-litigation feature, especially regarding the submission of claims, answers, replicas, duplicates, conclusions, and written evidence electronically as reading the verdict electronically. However, for the electronic examination of witness and expert evidence, no court user has used it. The things that hinder the implementation of e-litigation in those district courts are court users' reluctance to use the e-litigation feature due to the unpractical regulation and the lack of internet availability signal access .


A 16‐year‐old rhesus macaque presented with progressive, ascending quadriparesis following measles vaccination. He was diagnosed with transverse myelitis following MRI, gross necropsy, and histopathology. This is the first report of transverse myelitis in a rhesus macaque following measles vaccination.


The density requirement expected for the 10nm node continues to increase the pressure on patterning. With the frontend of line adopting a regular layout (mostly unidirectional), most of the complexity needed for a functional chip ends up in the interconnect layer and Metal1. Assuming that Extreme Ultra Violet Lithography (EUVL) will not be ready for the early stage of 10nm production but only for high volume manufacturing, we have studied how ArF immersion lithography can be extended for Metal1 to sustain the development of the technology as well as the early production phase, while at the same time remaining compatible with an EUVL single patterning solution. We show how close interaction between design, process and computational lithography leads to a Metal1 triple patterning solution using Negative Tone Development (NTD), and how the same design solution can be supported by EUVL single patterning. Particular attention will be paid to line end printability performance, both tip to tip and tip to line, as we believe it is a key parameter to define the best compromise between lithography performance and design density.


The average catch rate of finfishes obtained by FORV Sagar Sampada from the
survey area in the Andaman Sea was 259 kg/hr and the yield ranged from 8.6 to 1260
kg/hr. Silver bellies was the most abundant component (37.5%) with a catch rate of
96.9 kg/hr. Carangids, elasmobranchs and perches accounted for 20.3%, 11.9% and
8.0% of the total catch and the corresponding catch rates were 52.5, 31.1 and 20.8
kg/hr respectively. The highest catch rate of 1260 kg/hr was recorded from 13°10'N
- 92°37'E at a depth of 65m. The catch rate indicated that the depth zone 51-100 m
is productive and yielded 84.7% of the total catch at a catch rate of 501.4 kg/hr.
Although the pelagic trawl was operated at 38 stations, the catch realised was
neghgible (0.83 kg/hr).


We developed an optical coherence photoacoustic microscopy system using an intensity-modulated continuous-wave superluminescent diode with a center wavelength of 840 nm. The system can accomplish optical coherence tomography (OCT) and photoacoustic microscopy (PAM) simultaneously. Compared to the system with a pulsed light source, this system is able to achieve OCT imaging with quality as high as conventional spectral-domain OCT. Since both of the OCT and PAM images are generated from the same group of photons, they are intrinsically registered in the lateral directions. The system was tested for multimodal imaging the vasculature of mouse ear in vivo by using gold nanorods as contrast agent for PAM, as well as excised porcine eyes ex vivo. The OCT and PAM images showed complimentary information of the sample.


This program is directed at the design and synthesis of new compounds for use in the management of organophosphorus poisoning. In the past year 14 compounds were submitted for evaluation: nine organophosphinates, one oxophospholane, two aryl N-hydroxy-N-methycarbamates, one piperidine and one dialkylaminoalkyl glycolate ester.


Objective Using a software to analyze Dynalog log files,and detect the position accuracy of multi-leaf collimator(MLC) with static IMRT(SIMRT).Methods Because a lot of log files would produced after one SIMRT is done,and Varian DynalogFileViewer(DFV,Version7.0) could not finish batch process,besides,the analyzed results of DFV dose were not agree with the detected daily results,so Varian MLC-DlgFile(VMD) is designed,then VMD is applied to analyze the MLC position accuracy of 81 SIMRT,which were continuously done in 3 days.Results In VMD,the MLC position errors of 80 SIMRT are all 1 mm,one SIMRT is 1 mm, 2 mm,and the 25th blade of A group in this SIMRT takes most errors of 1 mm.The statistical results of DFV integrate the position accuracy of MLC in two conditions of beam on and beam end,and get the wrong position errors of MLC.Conclusion VMD could separate beam on from beam end,so its result would be helpful for the QAQC work of physicists and engineers.


A key point in progressing towards a sustainable society
is fi nding means to reduce the environmental load of
industrial activities. For this, we need the reorganization of
industries. The Zero emissions concept is a shift from the
traditional industrial model to integrated system in which
everything has its use. This concept envisions all industrial
inputs being used in fi nal products or converted into valueadded
inputs for other industries or processes. In this way,
industries are reorganized into eco-industrial networks such
that industry's wastes or by-products are fully matched with
the input requirements of another industry and the integrated
whole system produces no waste. This linking of industry
is called industrial symbioses. Industrial symbiosis, as
part of the emerging fi eld of industrial ecology, demands
resolute attention to the fl ow of material and energy through
local and regional economies.


Fear of crime is a problem of concern in modern society. Fear of crime is the feeling of anxiety about the risk of crime occurence. Fear of crime together with its negative impacts on society and everyday life of community is being investigated for decoding its causes and the relations between crime situation, parametres of crime situation, social elements, gender, religion, civic mindedness, communications ... with fear of crime's formation and consequences.


With the Xuhui District primary school, Sunshine Sports League advances each year, but also exposes some problems, such as the cup's quality and size are different, and some schools are lack of science and innovation in the arrangement system. These problems seriously hinder the Xuhui District Sunshine Sports League to carry out extensive. Therefore, this study will focus on the existing problems, and analysis of main factors affecting the sustainable development of sunshine sports, find out the crux of the problem, on the basis of expert interview, on-the-spot investigation, literature review and other methods. This paper puts forward a series of policy and recommendations to the long-term mechanism of sunshine sports quality education requirements, and seeks "in Xuhui District primary school sports sustainable development" New Sunshine Sports League development model, and meet the students' sports demand. The formation of new sports culture has the characteristics of Xuhui District, and promotes the students' healthy sustainable and healthy and harmonious development of primary and secondary schools in Xuhui District.


This report contains papers on the following topics: giant resonance studies; deep inelastic scattering studies; high resolution nuclear structure work; and relativistic RPA; and field theory in the Schroedinger Representation.


Abstract Seeds of Aconitum napellus subsp. castellanum were physiologically dormant at maturity in early autumn, with underdeveloped embryos. Thus they have morphophysiological dormancy (MPD). Embryos in fresh seeds were on average 1.01 mm long, and they had to grow to 3.60 mm before radicle emergence. Cold stratification at 5°C for 5 months with light enhanced the mean embryo length to 2.73 mm (SE = 0.13) and seed germination to 20%. However, with higher temperatures (15/4, 20/7, 25/10, 28/14 and 32/18°C) embryo growth was small, with no seeds germinating. Optimal germination was achieved after 4 months of cold stratification at 5°C followed by incubation at 20/7°C for 1 month with light, when germination ranged between 70 and 79%, depending on seed age, locality and year of collection. Cold stratification could be substituted by the application of GA3 solution, since mean embryo length in seeds incubated at 25/10°C for 1 month with light was 3.52 mm and the germination was 80%. Since cold stratification was the only requirement for the loss of MPD, the longest embryo growth occurred during this treatment, and GA3 promoted MPD loss, we concluded that A. napellus seeds have intermediate complex MPD. Germination was higher in 4-month stored than in freshly matured seeds. A pronounced variability in germinative patterns at inter-annual and inter-population level was recorded.


An asphalteneresin mixture obtained from Daqing crude oil is separated into pentane asphaltene (A) and resin (R). Different amount of A or R are introduced into mixture of aviation kerosin and distilled water (7/3 in volume) and a lot of W/O emulsions are prepared with A of 3-9 mg/mL or with R of 10-40 mg/L of oil/water mixture. These emulsions are thermally treated at temperature 30℃,50℃,70℃, and 90℃ and irradiated by microwave of power 850 W and frequency 2.45×109 Hz in different time for demulsifying and the water separation rate (WSR) is determined. It is shown that in thermal demulsification of emulsions with A the WSR value increases with raising temperature and prolonging treating time except that the WSR at 90℃ is lower that that at 70℃ for the emulsions with A of 9 mg/mL added; the emulsions with R are easily to be brocken down, the WSR at each of test temperature reaches stable value of 77-100% in 5-10 min meanwhile the WSR at 90℃ is lower than that at 70℃ for the emulsions with R of 30 and 40 mg/L added. Under microwave irradiation these emulsions quickly break down, the WSR reaches its stable value in 90-120 sec, the WSR in 120 sec lowers with increasing dosage of A or R, accounts 100% with the least dosages. The light transmission rate of the separated water is higher in the case of microwave irradiation than that in the case of thermal demulsification and for the emulsions stabilized by R than that for the emulsions stabilized by A. The experimental results are reasoned.


Abstract In this article, the cosymplectic analogue of the symplectic flux homomorphism of a compact connected cosymplectic manifold ( M , η , ω ) \left(M,\eta ,\omega ) with ∂ M = ∅ \partial M=\varnothing is studied. This is a continuous map with respect to the C 0 {C}^{0} -metric, whose kernel is connected by smooth arcs and coincides with the subgroup of all weakly Hamiltonian diffeomorphisms. We discuss the cosymplectic analogue of the Weinstein's chart, and derive that the group G η , ω ( M ) {G}_{\eta ,\omega }\left(M) of all cosymplectic diffeomorphisms isotopic to the identity map is locally contractible. A study of an analogue of Polterovich's regularization process for co-Hamiltonian isotopies follows. Finally, we study Moser's stability theorems for locally conformal cosymplectic manifolds.


Thunderstorm models can assimilate data to include the evolution and structure and more recently, the cloud chemistry of storms. To further understand the effect of thunderstorm processing on the chemical composition of the middle and upper troposphere, nonmethane hydrocarbon (NMHC) chemistry was added to an existing three-dimensional convective cloud model that simulates the July 10, 1996 storm from the Stratospheric-Tropospheric Experiment: Radiation, Aerosols, and Ozone/Deep Convection field project. These results were compared to a simulation which did not include NMHCs. The results from these simulations showed close agreement in O3, which was 0.2% higher, but a larger difference in CH2O, which was ~120% higher, in the anvil (~10.5 km AGL) with inclusion of NMHC. Surface chemistry showed larger differences upon inclusion of NMHCs. In addition, several box model studies were done to determine the sensitivity of the chemical scheme chosen. Because solving for the concentrations of chemically reactive species is computationally intensive, the number of species that can currently be included into the cloud model is ~18. Box model results from the 18 species cloud model mechanism, which grouped all NMHCs as one species and all radicals by their structure were compared to two larger mechanisms, which represented more complex chemistry. The box model simulations showed little difference between the two complex chemistry mechanisms, but exhibited larger differences between the complex mechanism and the simplified, 18 species mechanism, especially in HO which was 15% and NOx which was 10 fold higher with the simplified mechanism at 10 km AGL. This work was done under the auspices of the Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science program of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, with funding from the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. SOARS is a registered trademark of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research


Objective To evaluate the benefits and safety of a multimodal analgesia protocol that included perioperative injection of morphine and oral analgesic in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty.Methods Ninety cases of total knee arthroplasty were randomly divided into two groups,then were treated to relieve pain perioperatively.Postoperative pain score and complications were analyzed.Results The positive relieve method take obvious effect,patient satisfaction and function were improved greatly,complication rate were low.Conclusion Aggressive,comprehensive pain relieve method is benefical to total knee arthroplasty.


IceCube is a kilometer-scale high energy neutrino telescope under construction at the South Pole, a second-generation instrument expanding the capabilities of the AMANDA telescope. The scientific portfolio of IceCube includes the detection of neutrinos from astrophysical objects such as the sources of the cosmic rays, the search for dark matter, and fundamental physics using a very large data set of atmospheric neutrinos. The design and status of IceCube are briefly reviewed, followed by a summary of results to date from AMANDA and initial IceCube results from the 2007 run, with 22 of a planned 86 strings operational. The new infill array known as Deep Core, which will extend IceCube's capabilities to energies as low as 10 GeV, is also described.


................................................................................................................................... x LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS USED ............................................................... xi ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .......................................................................................................... xii CHAPTER 1.INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 1 CHAPTER 2.OBJECTIVES ........................................................................................................... 3 CHAPTER 3.LITERATURE REVIEW .......................................................................................... 4 3.1. Feedstock for Biodiesel Production ................................................................ 4 3.2. Animal Fats and Oils ...................................................................................... 7 3.2.1. Butter Fats ........................................................................................... 7 3.2.2. Lard ..................................................................................................... 8 3.2.3. Tallow .................................................................................................. 8 3.2.4. Fish Oil .............................................................................................. 11 3.3. Feedstock Properties ..................................................................................... 11 3.4. Structure and Nomenclature of Fatty Acids .................................................. 13 3.4.1. Saturated Unbranched Fatty Acids .................................................... 15 3.4.2. Unsaturated Unbranched Fatty Acids ................................................ 15 126.96.36.199. Monounsaturated Fatty Acids. ............................................. 16 126.96.36.199. Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids. ............................................... 18 3.5. Enzyme Catalyst ........................................................................................... 18 3.6. Microbial Lipases ......................................................................................... 19 3.6.1. Extracellular Lipase ........................................................................... 28 3.6.2. Intracellular Lipase ............................................................................ 28 3.7. Lipase Immobilization Techniques ............................................................... 30 3.7.1. Adsorption ......................................................................................... 33 3.7.2. Cross-linking ..................................................................................... 33 3.7.3. Entrapment ........................................................................................ 36 3.7.4. Encapsulation .................................................................................... 36 3.8. Properties of Lipase ...................................................................................... 37


Anthraquinones exerted multiple pharmacological actions,which were the principal active components from Rhubarb. The study on their pharmacokinetics could be helpful to guide the clinical medication. The success in the study was based on the establishment of a good biopharmaceutical analysis method. The biopharmaceutical analysis methods for anthraquinones were summarized. The influencing factors on their pharmacokinetics were also discussed.


Comment#1: The paper writing is extremely poor. Language errors and statement repeats or inconsistency are found through the whole manuscript. For example, "dataset of China" in the title should be "dataset over China" or "dataset for China"; in Lines 14-15, the authors have stated "high quality gridded soil moisture products" are "usually available from remote sensing... with coarse resolution" but then they raise that "high quality" is characterized by "high-resolution...", which is obviously contradictory; there are many other cases like the usage of "... is acted as".


A solder has been extensively used for long time in electronics packaging field, and there are various Sn-based lead-free solders such as Sn-Ag-Cu, Sn-Cu, Sn-Bi and etc. Recently, the low temperature solder, typically Sn58wt%Bi-X alloys, attract attention from industry because of flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) application and to avoid bending or warpage of big size electronic devices after high temperature soldering. In the Sn-58wt%Bi-X solder, basic important issues are melting temperature, wettability, microstructure, mechanical properties and etc. Specifically, the Sn-58wt%Bi-X solder receives much attention to improve the brittleness by grain refinement of Bi-phase. In this paper, recent studies about Sn-58wt%Bi-X solders were reviewed including melting temperature, microstructure and mechanical properties.


Climate Change has a lot of implications on food security in Nigeria. It also constitutes threats to global food security. Food security encompasses food availability, food accessibility and food utilization. Food security is diminished when food systems a addition to climate change and non availability of food. Climate change may affect food systems in several ways ranging from direct effects on crop production, changes in rainfall leading to warmer or cooler temperature which leads to changes in the length of season, changes in food prices and food supply in the market. The socio security reduce their vulner ability to climate change. Improved systems of food production, food distribution and economic access contributes to food systems adapted to cope with climate change, but in adopting such changes it is important to ensure that it contribute to sustainabili contributor of the greenhouse gases methane and nitrous oxide so that regionally derived policies promoting adapted food systems need to mitigate climate change. constitutes a threat to food security as it impacts on natural systems and resources through erratic rainfall patterns, heightened temperature and susceptibility to pest and disease outbreaks hence decreasing crop yields and consequently increased hunger. The implications of the clima Nigeria will be highlighted. . The paper will further examine measures needed to put in place in order to achieve improved agricultural productivity. It is believed that, putting this in place, mitigation strategies can be att ained and food security achieved especially in Nigeria that is vulnerable to climatic change. this end, the paper recommends among others the need to strengthen the resilience of the crop production systems, improving human adaptive capacity and develo range weather forecasting.


The article is devoted to the issues of normalization of methodological tools for forensic linguistic examination of the text. The significance of the study is due to the current state of affairs in the industry, where, despite the successful use of variable procedures of linguistic and legal study of the text in procedural-investigative and judicial practices, there are contradictions in expert opinions, a lack of clarity in the presentation of conclusions. Currently, jurislinguistic theory is objectively unable to offer a single methodological standard of work due to the potential variability of conflict communicative situations, a large number of extralinguistic factors that affect speech interaction. As a solution to this problem, it is proposed to introduce the principles of methodological triangulation into the scientific field of linguistic expertology - the use of several research procedures to solve one problem. The purpose of the scientific work is to substantiate and present a model of the corresponding parametric-triangulation algorithm for forensic linguistic examination of the text on the material of such a type of offense as a threat. The article analyzes the characteristics of the threat presented in the criminal legislation of the Republic of Belarus. The conducted research shows that triangulation can be successfully extrapolated into the methodology of legal language parametrization. This allows 1) to establish the parameters that identify the offense, 2) to determine the methodological procedures for studying them, and 3) to evaluate the obtained research results. A description of the algorithmic methodological model of a forensic linguistic study of a text for the presence of signs of a verbal threat in its content is given. As a result of scientific research, a system of expert procedures is presented, including a number of methods verified in the practice of special linguistic and legal research (automatic interpretation, lexicocentric, gener, logical semantics analysis, etc.). The described methods of expert work make it possible to study three mandatory (subject composition and subject affiliation of an action, addressing and temporal marking) and one optional (action type) parameters of a threat committed verbally.


This study examines the relationship between stock market development and economic growth for 21 emerging markets over 21 years, using a dynamic panel method. Results suggest a positive relationship between several indicators of the stock market performance and economic growth both directly, as well as indirectly by boosting private investment behavior. Thus they lend support both to the financial intermediation literature as well as to the traditional growth literature. ∗ Authors are, Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Senior Quantitative Analyst, Fleet Financial, Providence, RI. For correspondence contact the first author, at Department of Economics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53201, email: firstname.lastname@example.com


Considering the importance of teaching quality in the field of education, the purpose of this paper is to explore and discuss the underlying mechanism of plan-do-check-action (PDCA) cycle in the education context through the motivation theory. Firstly, the PDCA cycle is applied to design integral implementation steps in the management for colleague students' study to improve the teaching quality. Moreover, the goal setting theory in motivation theory is used to discuss the underlying mechanism of PDCA cycle to improve teaching quality. To understand this, the goal commitment and task complexity are served as moderators of the relationship between the students' plans and performance. Additionally, we demonstrate that the self-efficacy plays as a mediator between the teacher's action and the students' performance. Hypotheses are given and further tested with a sample of third year colleague students in a Chinese University.


Community detection is one of the most popular issues in analyzing and understanding the networks. Existing works show that community detection can be enhanced by proper assignments of weights onto the edges of a network. Large numbers of edge weighting schemes have been developed to cope with this problem. However, hardly has a satisfied balance between the local and global weightings been found. In this paper, the problem of the local and global weighting balance is first proposed and discussed. The SimRank is next introduced as a novel edge weighting method. Furthermore, the fast Newman algorithm is extended to be applicable for a weighted network. Combined with the edge weighting techniques, the extended algorithm enhances the performance of the original algorithm significantly through exhaustive experiments. And by comparing with several weighting methods, the experiments demonstrate that the proposed algorithm is superior and more robust for different kinds of networks.


Building machine learning (ML) tools, or systems, for use in manufacturing environments is a challenge that extends far beyond the understanding of the ML algorithm. Yet, these challenges, outside of the algorithm, are less discussed in literature. Therefore, the purpose of this work is to practically illustrate several best practices, and challenges, discovered while building an ML system to detect tool wear in metal CNC machining. Namely, one should focus on the data infrastructure first; begin modeling with simple models; be cognizant of data leakage; use open-source software; and leverage advances in computational power. The ML system developed in this work is built upon classical ML algorithms and is applied to a real-world manufacturing CNC dataset. The best-performing random forest model on the CNC dataset achieves a true positive rate (sensitivity) of 90.3% and a true negative rate (specificity) of 98.3%. The results are suitable for deployment in a production environment and demonstrate the practicality of the classical ML algorithms and techniques used. The system is also tested on the publicly available UC Berkeley milling dataset. All the code is available online so others can reproduce and learn from the results.


In this paper we propose a non-convex method for ra nk aware row-sparse Multiple Measurement Vector (MMV) recovery. Recent studies in row-sparse MMV recovery observed that better results can be achieved when t recovery algorithm takes into account the fact that e MMV matrix to be recovered is low-rank. The proposed no nconvex problem requires minimizing the sum of l2,p-norm and Schatten-q norm subject to data constraints. We derive an algorithm to solve the said problem based on the FOCally Under-determined System Solver (FOCUSS) approach. W e compare our proposed method with state-of-the-art m ethods in rank aware and rank blind row-sparse MMV recover y. Our method always yields the best results in terms of probability of recovery.


On the international level ISO (International Organization for Standardization), CEN (European Committee for Standardization) and ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers) are writing standards related to the indoor environment. This presentation will focus on the development of standards for the indoor thermal environment and indoor air quality. In the future, recommendations for acceptable indoor environments will be specified as classes. This allows for national differences in the requirements and also for designing buildings for different quality levels. This will require a better dialogue between the client (builder, owner) and the designer. It is also being discussed how people can adapt to accept higher indoor temperatures during summer in naturally ventilated (free running) buildings. Several of these standards have been developed mainly by experts from Europe, North America and Japan, thus guaranteeing a worldwide basis. Are there, however, special considerations related to other parts of the world (lifestyle, outdoor climate, and economy), which are not dealt with in these standards and which will require revision? Critical issues such as adaptation, effect of increased air velocity, humidity, type of indoor pollutant sources etc. are still being discussed, but in general these standards can be used worldwide. It is nevertheless important to take into account people's clothing related to regional traditions and season.


Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a cancer that results in an accumulation of abnormal myeloid cells in the bone marrow. While some targeted therapies are currently in development, the high level of genetic heterogeneity and low 5-year survival rate of AML underscore the need to uncover further therapeutic targets. 30 somatic mutations are recurrent in adult patients, with the average patient harboring 5-15 mutations (1). It is unknown how each genetic lesion interacts with others to change the course of the disease. Determining this necessitates the use of combinatorial genetics, which has the power to uncover novel targets for the treatment of each patient's unique disease.
 The most common mutation found in adults with AML (25-30% of patients) is in the NPM1 gene, and is referred to as NPM1c (1,2). This mutation results in a mislocalization of the Npm1 protein exclusively to the cytoplasm. While NPM1c is considered to be a driver of AML, mice harboring this mutation only develop disease after a prolonged latency (18 months) and with incomplete penetrance, suggesting additional mutations are acquired during transformation (3,4). Approximately 50% of patients that have an NPM1 mutation also contain a heterozygous mutation in a cohesin complex gene (STAG2, SMC1A, SMC3, or RAD21), resulting in haploinsufficiency (1). Although cohesin mutations alone are insufficient for transformation to AML, enhanced self-renewal of HSPCs and significant changes in gene expression are observed in several different models (5,6,7). Given the clinical data, we hypothesized that cohesin mutations would cooperate with NPM1c to enhance transformation to AML through changes in gene expression. To address this hypothesis, we crossed the inducible NPM1cflox/+and SMC3flox/+mouse models.
 Mice harboring both mutations developed AML with increased penetrance compared to NPM1c/+ mice (65% vs. 55%). Enhanced self-renewal was also observed in double vs. single SMC3-/+ or NPM1c/+ HSPCs in vitro. RNA sequencing revealed that double mutant HSPCs exhibit deregulation of a unique set of genes compared to single mutant HSPCs. In our analysis, we observed the Rac1/2 guanine nucleotide exchange factor DOCK1 to be overexpressed in the double, but not the NPM1c/+single, cells. High expression of DOCK1 has been correlated with decreased overall and disease-free survival in AML patients (8). Therefore, we hypothesized that Dock1 may be an attractive therapeutic target in COHESINMut;NPM1c AML. We found that shRNA-induced knockdown of DOCK1 or the use of a small molecule Dock inhibitor decreased cell growth and enhanced apoptosis in SMC3-/+;NPM1c/+ double mutant leukemias. Likewise, inhibition of Rac1/2 reduced cell growth, enhanced apoptosis, and decreased self-renewal in double mutant leukemic cell lines, suggesting that Dock1 may drive leukemogenesis through Rac1/2 activation. Collectively, our data suggest that Dock1/Rac represents a unique target for the treatment of patients harboring the Npm1/Cohesin mutational combination. Our results provide validity to the concept that combinatorial genetics can be used to target the unique genetic landscape of an individual patient.

 Vassiliou: Celgene: Research Funding; Oxstem Ltd: Consultancy; Kymab Ltd: Consultancy, Other: Minor Stockholder. Viny:Mission Bio: Other: Sponsored travel; Hematology News: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Levine:Amgen: Honoraria; Imago Biosciences: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Prelude Therapeutics: Research Funding; C4 Therapeutics: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Loxo: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Isoplexis: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Celgene: Consultancy, Research Funding; Roche: Consultancy, Research Funding; Novartis: Consultancy; Gilead: Consultancy; Lilly: Honoraria; Qiagen: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees.


AbstractIn this chapter, we study the problem of the bid–ask spread formation on option markets. The market microstructure literature tried to study the behavior of market makers, and the elements they take into account when they calculate the size and the quantities of their spread using three complementary theoretical approaches — transaction costs, inventory costs, and asymmetry information costs. In order to overlap the limits of existing models which are not able to integrate these three types of costs, we developed an empirical approach.Our research of the French market shows that modeling an option bid–ask spread is first and foremost a question of evaluating this option, and, second, a problem of microstructure. Moreover, the existence of moderate asymmetry information costs shows that this market is not dominated by informed operators, contrary to the generally accepted ideas concerning this type of derivatives market. In addition, we have demonstrated that the stock market liquidity characteristics are transmitted to their option. So, the interactions between the stock and the option spread are strong and the liquidity of the stock market determines the efficiency of the option market.


This paper reviews and examines the various strategies adopted by local residents in response to tourism including its impacts and tourists. Doxey's (1975) 'Irridex' or Irritation Index was the first and unquestionably the most well-known set of responses. However, in subsequent years, other sets of response strategies were also developed by Dogan (1989) and Ap and Crompton (1993) who examined residents' strategies in dealing with tourism in the international and domestic context, respectively. While each of the respective sets of strategies has their own merits and limitations, none are comprehensive in their own right. Upon closer examination it is noted that some strategies overlap, but they also complement one another. The purpose of this paper is to re-examine and re-conceptualise how residents' react to tourism with a view to developing a comprehensive typology of residents' response strategies, and to also generate some comments and academic debate on this topic.


Inverted metamorphic solar cells play an important role in the field of photovoltaics, because it can directly grow stacked tandem junctions with different bandgaps according to the spectrum. We have found that the four‐junction AlGaInP/AlGaAs/InGaAs/InGaAs solar cells with the bandgap of 1.96/1.55/1.17/0.83 eV on the basis of the inverted metamorphic three‐junction AlGaInP/AlGaAs/InGaAs materials will cause a serious decrease in short‐circuit current density but with a normal open‐circuit voltage. The sharp decrease in short‐circuit current density is not attributed to the mismatched buffers dislocations penetrating into the active region of the InGaAs subcells but resulted from the minority carrier recombination due to defects in the AlGaInP subcell, which is observed directly from transmission electron microscopy, external quantum efficiency, electroluminescence, and secondary ion mass spectrometry measurements. The process of growing AlGaInP materials by metal–organic chemical vapor deposition easily introduces Al‐O deep‐level defects, resulting in the poor collection of minority carriers in AlGaInP materials. After improving the growth conditions of AlGaInP materials, a four‐junction solar cell with a photoelectric conversion efficiency of 34.9% and an open‐circuit voltage of 3.53 V was obtained.


The use of heteronuclear correlation techniques such as Heteronuclear Multiple Bond Coherence (HMBC) allows the individual hydrogen couplings to a particular carbon to be readily distinguished, since they are differentiated by their ¹H shift in the second dimension.¹ This connectivity information normally leads to unambiguous assignment of carbon and hydrogen spectra, and consequent structural identification, even for complex compounds. In view of the importance of these correlations in interpreting chemical shifts of rigid policyclic systems, we have


This paper deals with problem of brake elements unstable operation caused by temperature increase in the friction pair contact during braking. Analysis of constructive solutions for heat dissipation from the brake elements is carried out. It is known that the most used design of ventilated brake disks has disadvantage of creating resistance to movement, which reduces the power of the train. Methods and technical solutions for improving the braking system efficiency by stabilizing the friction contact temperature are investigated. Technical solution dealing with heat removing from the friction surfaces was proposed. Materials with phase transition is used in the design of the braking elements. The expert evaluation system software module in Microsoft Excel was developed to calculate the significance of methods for stabilizing temperature in the friction contact. The expert evaluation results of innovative methods for modern rolling stock brake systems efficiency increase are presented.


Using game theory and multiple_objective programming method, the decision_making and competition among the 6 players including 2 countries and 4 industries are studied. A three_layer model is built, which is comprised of programming and game with 6 players. There are a multiple_objective programming model in the top_layer, a game model in the median_layer and 2 game models in the bottom_layer. Based on the given parameters satisfied the hypothesis of the model, the model is solved and analyzed, and the equilibrium solution about on the tariff negotiation is obtained. The model can be used to make decisions on tariff by the governments, and to forecast the effects of the tariff upper limit on 6 players.


A new focused ultrasonic sensor is proposed, based on which the measurement system for particle size distribution measurement of suspended sediment is established. Compared with the traditional ultrasonic sensors, the one used in this paper is equipped with piezoelectric transducer (PZT) on an arc-shaped shell, to concentrate ultrasonic beams on one measurement point. The sensor is used to measure the particle size distribution of suspended sediment. The experiments were carried out on water-sediment mixtures with different particle size distribution. Due to multiple parameters and non-linearity of the ultrasonic attenuation model, the artificial bee colony (ABC) inversion algorithm is used to estimate particle size distribution, thus improving measurement accuracy. The particle sizes obtained by sieving method are seen as reference values. The results indicate that whether the suspended particles are subject to a unimodal distribution, uniform distribution or random distribution, the particle size distribution obtained by ABC inversion algorithm is consistent with the result obtained by the sieve method. The results demonstrate that the method has good utility and accuracy within the low concentration range.


A short-range force constant model (SRFCM) was applied to investigate the phonons in AGa2X4 (A = Cd, Zn; X = S, Se) defect chalcopyrite compounds in the tetragonal phase. The calculation with six stretching and one bending force constants in the SRFCM agrees well with the observed Raman and infrared wavenumbers. In CdGa2X4, the nearest Ga—X interatomic force constants of its bonds were found to be stronger than the nearest Cd—X interatomic force constants, whereas in ZnGa2X4, the nearest Zn—X interatomic force constants of its bonds were found to be weaker than the nearest Zn—X interatomic force constants. The variation of interatomic force constants is discussed. The dominant force constants have nearly the same ratio when Se replaces S. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


The invention is suitable for the technical field of medical system informationization and provides a quality control method for an electronic medical record. The method comprises the steps of obtaining electronic medical record data, wherein the electronic medical record data is structured electronic medical record data; judging whether the electronic medical record data meets a quality control condition or not; according to a judgment result and a quality control rule corresponding to the quality control condition, obtaining a quality score of the electronic medical record; and storing the quality score of the electronic medical record. According to an embodiment of the invention, the step of scoring the structured electronic medical record data is added, so that a doctor can visually know a true condition of the medical record through the quality score, the quality control doctor can finish the quality control of the medical record through the configured quality control condition, and a handling process of the quality control doctor is greatly simplified; and meanwhile, in the whole quality control process, the doctor can configure the required quality control condition, so that the quality score can more truly reflect the quality condition of the electronic medical record.


The larch plantations at Maoershan Mt .Experimental Forest Farm in eastern mountainous region of northeastern China were studied to characterize the dynamics of soil fertility under thesa me thinning larch stand at different age stages and the difference of soil physical and the micalproperties between the thinning and norrthinning stands, according to the litter amount,thenutrient return from it,the standing litter,as well as the soil physical and chemical properties.The results show that the litter amount and its nutrient return presented an increasing tendencywith increased stand ages .After thinning,the introduction of broad leaf trees into the larchplantation made the litter component structure changed,the litter decomposition rate graduallyincreased,the nutrient material release and return from litter sped up,the contradiction between litter accumulation and decomposition alleviated and the soil fertility of larch plantationincreased .On the average,the contents of organic matter,total N and total Pzq were respectively increased by 352 .00%,225 .53%and 34 .96%within 15 years.The soil physical andchemical properties of larch plantation after thinning were improved in varying degrees.


Being creative is a kind of infinite poetic wisdom, a state of mind that everyone yearns. The youth of today is the main body to develop creative thinking. Developing creativity now becomes the main issue of integrity education in Chinese institutions of higher learning. And our government has stated a clear desire to build our country into an innovative one. Creative method, as opposed to the usual method of thinking and acting, has its own origin and basis. The actual process of creative activity is manifested in the interactive play of both subjective and objective factors. It needs full activation of inner subjective factors and cooperation of external objective factors as well.


The adaptive technique and sliding‐mode algorithm (SMA) for observer‐based fault tolerant control is discussed with dynamic event‐triggered scheme (DETS) in this article. Both the actuator and communication faults are considered, which implies that the inputs of system and controller are unreliable. Moreover, the switched DETS for controller‐actuator channel is proposed to reduce bandwidth usage and actuator action frequency, which is different from the traditional event‐triggered strategies. To deal with communication faults, which can be described as packet losses, the closed‐loop system is modeled as a stochastic system. The SMA‐based observer is designed to estimate system states, which lays the foundation for the design of control algorithm to mitigate the effects of faults and DETS. Then, a novel observer‐based adaptive sliding‐mode control (SMC) law based on hyperbolic tangent function is proposed to guarantee the stochastic globally uniformly ultimately boundedness and reduce chattering. At last, the proposed DETS and observer‐based adaptive SMC law are applied into a robotic arm to illustrate the validity.


Li-ion battery has higher weight specific energy.So it is hoped that Li-ion battery would contribute obviously to the fields of EVs and HEVs.However,its volume specific energy is not high yet and equal to VRLA batteries.And its internal resistance is 3~4 times of VRLA batteries.At low temperatures,its internal increases more quickly.The performance of Li-ion single cell is better than battery group,its cost is 4 times of VRLA,and its safety is not be satisfying.So,it is thought that these factors mentioned above would not make it gain victory over VRLA in the electric moped markets,and not be approved by EV markets yet.


Unlike conventional video-based face recognition systems, in which the tracking and recognition are considered as two independent components, this paper presents a new integrated framework for simultaneously tracking and recognizing human faces. In this framework, tracking and recognition modules share the same appearance manifold. During training, because locally linear embedding (LLE) can detect the meaningful hidden structure of the nonlinear face manifold, LLE combined with K-means is employed to assign face images of every individual into clusters to construct view specific submanifolds. To improve the robustness of tracking and recognition, robust locality-preserving projection is developed to obtain linear subspaces that approximate the nonlinear submanifolds. Dynamics is also learned during this period. During testing, to reduce the great computational load, the integrated posterior probability is partitioned into two independent probabilities, which are obtained by a particle filter and by maximum posterior estimation by Bayesian inference, respectively. Extensive experimental results show that our proposed framework is effective for tracking and recognition under significant variations in pose, facial expression, and illumination and under scale variations and partial occlusion.


Abstract : A method for interring evaporative duct refractivity profiles from radar clutter was introduced by Rogers et al. (2000) called Refractivity from Clutter (RFC). Climatological data from three tactical ocean areas of interest were used to investigation the RFC method using a numerical simulation of an S-band radar. The magnitude of the error introduced by inferring a neutrally equivalent refractive profile from one parameter (radar clutter) was compared against the traditional bulk method which calculates the profile based on environmental measurements. A benchmark for the simulated RFC error was determined by applying measurement errors to the simulated environment and by then calculating refractive profiles using the bulk method. Results of the simulation show that the error introduced by the RFC method is comparable to the error caused by measurement errors for the traditional method. The neutral equivalent profile inferred by RFC exhibited slightly increasing error with height and more than twice the error with frequency when applied to X-band propagation. Finally a method for investigating tactical impacts of using refractive profiles against low flying anti-ship missiles was developed. Results show that the simulated RFC method determined the detection range of several hypothetical missiles within five percent of the actual predicted range.


The tourist industry plays an immense role in the socio-economic development of different regions. Destination Management Systems (DMS) are significant in developing e-tourism. DMS integrate data f ...


Bacteria in the environment live in communities with multiple survival modes.Bacteria in a suitable environment grow rapidly through cooperation,whereas nutrient consumption cause competition.Bacterial communities are vulnerable to the impact of the external environment,and the special functional gene can also change the community structure.Bacterial communities have important ecological functions in the environment and they are both complex and valuable.This paper,by combining the work of our group with literature,tried to elaborate on bacterial survival modes as well as the formation and ecological function of bacterial communities,to provide a reference for the study of bacterial community and to look into the future direction of this field of research.


Normal human peripheral blood mononuclear leukocytes (PBML) were incubated (sensitized) in vitro for 6 days with herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1)-infected cells. The sensitized PBML were then tested in a 5-hr 51Cr-release microassay against uninfected or HSV-1-infected target cells. PBML subpopulation-depletion studies revealed that the effector cells were neither B cells nor monocytes, but that their activity was found both in the E-rosetting and the non-E-rosetting lymphocyte fractions. Further separation techniques showed that the effector cells in either fraction expressed an Fc receptor for IgG. In vitro-generated, virus-specific cytotoxic activity thus appeared to be mediated both by a T gamma cell and a special null cell, suggesting possible NK cell involvement.


This article discusses the views of the ulama of Banjarmasin concerning the Sufi concept of kasyf.  The popular opinion in Banjarese society says that anybody who knows unseen and mysterious things is the one who gets kasyf. According to the ulama, however, kasyf means the uncovering of the unseen and the divine mysteries in which one can see and have a dialogue with God through his/her heart. Kasyf is the fruit of consistent pious life, controlling one"s desires, remembrance of God and worshiping Him in seclusion .


The cyclometalated complex [RuII(o-C6H4-py)(MeCN)4]PF6 (1) with a σ-RuC bond and four substitutionally labile acetonitrile ligands mediates radical polymerization of different vinyl monomers, viz. n-butyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, and styrene, initiated by three alkyl bromides: ethyl 2-bromoisobutyrate, methyl 2-bromopropionate, and 1-phenylethyl bromide. The polymerization requires the presence of Al(OiPr)3 and occurs uncontrollably as a conventional radical process. The variation of the molar ratio of the components of the reaction mixture, such as initiator, Al(OiPr)3 and catalyst, affected the polymerization rates and the molecular weights but did not improve the control. A certain level of control has been achieved by adding 0.5 eq of SnCl2 as a reducing agent. Tin(II) chloride decreased the rate of polymerization and simultaneously the molecular weights became conversion-dependent and the polydispersities were also narrowed. Remarkably, the level of control was radically improved in the presence of excess of the poorly soluble catalyst (1), when the added amount of (1) was not soluble any more, i.e., under heterogeneous conditions, the system became adjustable and the living polymerization of all three monomers was finally achieved. Possible mechanisms of the (1)-catalyzed polymerization are discussed. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 4193–4204, 2008


In this paper special emphasis is making on the so-called mechanical filter elements made of polypropylene obtained by melt-blown (MB) technology. Presented information about production and testing multilayer polypropylene filtering cartridges, and their properties comparison with monolayer analogues.


Recent advances in the dopants used in the outside vapor deposition (OVD) process, improvements in fiber performance of existing products and new fiber designs developed using the outside vapor deposition process will be presented.Recent advances in the dopants used in the outside vapor deposition (OVD) process, improvements in fiber performance of existing products and new fiber designs developed using the outside vapor deposition process will be presented.


Borromean nuclear cluster structures are expected at the corresponding drip lines. We locate the regions in the nuclear chart with the most promising constituents, it being protons and α particles and investigate in details the properties of the possible Borromean two-α systems in medium-heavy nuclei. We find in all cases that the α particles are located at the surface of the core nucleus as dictated by Coulomb and centrifugal barriers. The two lowest three-body bound states resemble a slightly contracted 8 Be nucleus outside the core. The next two excited states have more complex structures but with strong components of linear configurations with the core in the middle. α-removal cross sections would be enhanced with specific signatures for these two different types of structures. The even-even Borromean two-α nucleus, 142 Ba, is specifically investigated and predicted to have 134 Te-α-α structure in its ground state and low-lying spectrum.


The shear strength of soils is key design property that governs the stability of geotechnical structures. For clays, the undrained shear strength is commonly adopted in design, while the friction angle is a soil property that represents the shear strength of sands. Estimation of these properties is a challenging task, and the challenge is even greater for sandy soils since the strength is highly state-dependent and undisturbed soil sampling is difficult. As a result, various empirical correlations based on in-situ test results, such as SPT and CPT, have been proposed. However, further investigation is still necessary for the consideration of the state-dependent dilatancy and soil constitution. In the present study, a CPT-based method for the estimation of the in-situ strength for granular soils is investigated. Various field variables such as fines content, soil density and confining stress are considered. A series of laboratory test results obtained for various soil conditions are used in the analysis and investigation.


This paper explores the wireless channel propagation properties in confined environments from the resonator perspective. The relationship between the performance of a communication system and the combination of the environment's size, system frequency, and system bandwidth are analysed. The conclusions of the analysis are supported by simulation and measurement results. The impact of frequency selectivity on communication systems is discussed and approaches to alleviate this issue are evaluated.


Measurements of shell growth rate showed that a difference in the population structure of Potamopyrgus jenkinsi between the northern and the southern shore of a small Dutch lake could be a result of food quality of the sediment. In further studies, a series of diets differing in organic C and N content was offered to the snails. There was no functional relationship between growth rate and C or N content of the diets. Growth rate plotted against the C/N ratios of the diets followed an optimum curve with a maximum at a C/N value of 15.9. Highest growth rate was followed by successful reproduction. In the lower C/N range, growth rate rapidly increased with small increases in C/N values. This kind of relationship supports previously disregarded findings for Artemia.


Surface and interface morphology of cerium oxide/carbon bilayers used as thin-film catalysts is studied by grazing-incidence small-angle x-ray scattering, scanning electron microscopy, and atomic-force microscopy, and the dependence of the structural parameters on the thicknesses of the constituting layers is investigated. The applicability of x-ray scattering and its advantages over standard analytical methods are discussed.


The Swiss health care system is consumer-driven with universal coverage and good population outcomes. Deductibles of mandatory insurance plans are self-selected, regulated, and unrelated to pre-existing conditions. In a Swiss population, we aimed to determine if forgoing health care was associated with insurance plan deductibles and if the association was dependent on socioeconomic status.

 We used data from the Bus Santé Study; a cross-sectional survey study ongoing in Geneva (Switzerland) since 1993. We included adult participants in the study between 2007 and 2016. We divided participants according to insurance plan deductibles (low, medium, or high). Forgoing health care information was obtained from the study questionnaire. Forgoing dental health care was considered separately as mandatory insurance plans do not cover dental care. Inequalities were quantified using the regression-based relative index of inequality (RII) adjusted for potential confounders (age, gender, income, educational attainment, known comorbidities, cardiovascular risk factors, additional health insurance plans or subsidized premiums)

 We included 9081 participants, with 8.9% reporting forgoing non-dental healthcare. Those with a high-deductible insurance plan were younger, more often Swiss and male, with higher income and educational attainment, less known cardiovascular risk factors and comorbidities. Participants with high-deductible plans had a higher probability of forgoing non-dental health care (RII=2.2, p < 0.001) independently of socioeconomic status and known comorbidities or cardiovascular risk factors. As expected, we did not observe inequalities related to insurance plan deductibles in forgoing dental health care (RII=1.0, p = 0.8).

 In a population with universal coverage and good health outcomes, insurance plan deductibles are associated with inequities in forgoing health care independently of socioeconomic status and pre-existing conditions.

 In a highly performant health system, high insurance plan deductibles are associated with inequities in care independent of individual sociodemographic characteristics, risk factors and comorbidities. Uncovering associations between health system design features and inequities in care could inform decision-makers that seek to curtail inequities through improving their current health system design.


Abstract The recent heightened international sensitivity to cultural property issues has affected how antiquities are presented in museums in the United States, not just by diminishing the number of works in those museums' collections as a result of restitutions and curtailed acquisitions but also by changing the nature of gallery installations and interpretations (wall texts, object labels and multimedia presentations). Many American museum displays offer a mélange of the art‐historical approach, which emphasizes the beauty of the object and the skill of its creator, and the archaeological approach, which emphasizes cultural and geographical context, presents clusters of companion objects from excavations and demonstrates losses to the record and to the objects themselves caused by the ravages of time and of looters. Surprisingly, the information provided on museum labels does not always match the information they actually possess regarding the objects. For a recent Athens panel on 'Museums, Sites and Cultural Context' I investigated the current state of the display of antiquities in American museums, which quite often do not know where, when or how their treasures were originally uncovered. Nevertheless, they have to devise ways to describe these 'orphaned' objects and present them intelligently to visitors. I examine here some specific examples of best and worst practices and end with examples of 'separated objects' that should be reunited to be seen as their creators intended them to be.


The paper provides some evidence on the current pattern of current account imbalances, real exchange rate and growth in emerging market economies and offers an interpretation to the fact that fast-growing economies tend to run small current account deficits or surpluses while preserving a non overvalued real exchange rate. The evidence that some speculative capital flows induced by domestic monetary policies may bring the exchange rate on a path inconsistent with an improvement of the external position provides a basis for a reconsideration of monetary and exchange rate policies at the national and international level.This paper was presented May 22, 2008, at the 18th International Conference of the International Trade and Finance Association meeting at Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.Keywords: foreign exchange rate, capital flows, growth, carry trade.JEL Classification: F31, F32, G15


In this study, sixty-seven strains were isolated from Aksu River (KahramanmaraoTurkey) and selected for antibiotic susceptibility testing. Elimination of their antibiotic resistance and their resistance transfer were examined. According to the Nitrocephin method, on the beta-lactamase producing 5 strains, plasmid elimination test was carried out by using Ethidium Bromide (150mg/mL). Some of the representative isolates lost their antibiotic resistance after Ethidium Bromide (150mg/mL) mediated curing. Plasmid elimination was observed in different rates for antibiotics, KP(0%,15%), ATM(0%,100%,20%,35%), CRP(100%,30%,10%,0%), CZ(100%,0%,10%), SAM(0%,100%,25%,5%), FOX(63%,100%,7%), IPM(100%), CFZ(100%,0%) and CRO(100%,0%). Two methods (uninterrupted tube method and solid substrate mediated mating) were tried in vivo gene transfer studies for determining the conjugative/ transferable nature of the drug resistance plasmid markers. Conjugation between E. coli and Klebsiella spp. was seen in different rates for KP(100), ATM(96%), CRP(78%), CZ(40%,83%), SAM(45%,96%), FOX(83%), CFZ(74%), CRO(65%) and MER(0%) antibiotics in the broth conjugation experiments and KP(100%), ATM(92%), CRP(92%), CZ(46%), SAM(100%), FOX(10%), CFZ(42%) and CRO(29%) antibiotics using filter paper in conjugation experiments. The rest of the plasmid borne markers was non-conjugative/nontransferable. Conjugative plasmids carried a tremendous potential to disseminate resistance markers to distant recipient cells.


1324 RILCE 36.4 (2020): 1324-43 ISSN: 0213-2370 DOI: 10.15581/008.36.4.1324-43 Abstract: This essay investigates the transitional character of the Livonian Rhymed Chronicle (German: Livländische Reimchronik), a Middle High German verse history composed around 1290, which describes the conquest of the eastern Baltic lands by German crusaders and military-religious orders during the thirteenth century. Although it was first composed as a written text, the chronicle shows numerous features characteristic of oral-formulaic poetry: stock epithets, fixed nominal pairs, repeated discourse markers, and syntactic formulas used to introduce persons and places. The analysis is followed by an investigation of the probable audience and performance situation of the work. It is argued that the highly formulaic features of the work were designed to aid comprehension by listeners who were not necessarily familiar with the language variety in which the chronicle was composed.


The invention discloses a device for connecting a mobile phone and a computer. The device comprises the computer, the back case surface of the screen of the computer is provided with a slot, the slot is provided with a socket adaptive to the data output terminal of the mobile phone, and the bottom end of the socket is connected with the data input terminal of the computer; the mobile phone is plugged into the top end of the socket and connected with the computer, data in the mobile phone can be display synchronously through the screen of the computer, and the mobile phone and the computer are in surface contact. By means of the slot in the back case surface of the screen of the computer and the socket which is arranged on the slot and is adaptive to the data output terminal of the mobile phone, the mobile phone can be connected with the computer through the slot to achieve the aim of synchronous display; meanwhile, the mobile phone and the computer are in surface contact, so that heat inside the mobile phone can be transferred to the back case surface of the screen of the computer via one surface of the mobile phone and further dissipated, the effect of timely dissipating the heat inside the mobile phone can be achieved, the mobile phone can run smoothly, affection on internal parts can be prevented, restarting and crash can be avoided, and great convenience can be brought to users.


The assessment of welfare and what is right for the cow is extremely difficult. It has been proposed (Webster 1984) that housing systems be assessed according to the degree that animals housed within them are free from 5 considerations:1. Freedom from hunger and malnutrition2. Free from thermal and physical discomfort3. Freedom from injury and disease4. Freedom from fear and stress5. Freedom to express normal behaviour.
It is likely that, of all of these, freedom from injury and disease are the most important and these are the 2 issues which will be considered in this paper. The major diseases associated with environmental stress in dairy cattle are lameness, mastitis and fertility. For housed stockyoung, enteric problems and pneumonia are the most important.


An overview of the advantages of podcasting along with some hints about how to succeed in doing so is presented.


The ensemble learning technique is a powerful method that combines multiple machine learning models to address their individual limitations and create an optimized predictive model. By harnessing the strengths of each model, ensemble learning significantly enhances overall performance, making it particularly valuable for classification tasks across diverse domains. In this study, an efficient three-level stacking ensemble approach is proposed for diagnosing breast cancer. At the first level, a diverse set of base learners is employed, encompassing decision trees, logistic regression, k-nearest neighbors, support vector machines, and Gaussian naive Bayes. Each first-level learner is trained on distinct subsets of the training data with 10-fold cross-validation, thereby ensuring model robustness and mitigating the risk of overfitting. Transitioning to the second level, sophisticated ensemble models including Adaboost, GBM, and Random forest are introduced. These second-level learners undergo training using the validation predictions generated by the first-level models, while incorporating the top six informative features extracted from the dataset. To enhance their performance and mitigate overfitting, the models are optimized through the application of 10-fold cross-validation. In order to achieve further refinement of the ensemble, a third-level learner, represented by a deep neural network (DNN), is introduced. This DNN is trained on the validation predictions obtained from both the first and second levels, facilitating the capturing and synthesis of the collective knowledge of the ensemble. By leveraging the inherent capabilities of deep learning, the DNN maximizes the amalgamated benefits derived from the preceding levels, resulting in a substantial enhancement of the overall predictive power. The effectiveness of the ensemble approach is evaluated using well-established performance metrics, including accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity, which are derived from the analysis of the confusion matrix. The results incontrovertibly demonstrate that the ensemble models surpass individual machine learning models in accurately detecting breast cancer.


CAD-oriented closed-form expressions are presented for calculating the quasistatic TEM parameters of coplanar-coupled lines on a cylindrical substrate. The effect of the curature on the quasistatic parameters is discussed by using the formulas deried by the conformal mapping techniques. Comparisons hae also been made between the present results and the results aailable in the literature for coplanar-cou- pled lines on a planar substrate. The results of this paper are in ery good agreement with the results deried by the conformal mapping technique and the spectral-domain method for the planar one. 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 27: 187190, 2000.


A collection of odd but riveting considerations, thinking patterns, and bald faced statements that flip all norms on their heads with a wink and a smile.


Objective: to observe whether symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress correlates with symptoms of xerostomia among medical and dentistry students.
Material and Methods: this was a cross-sectional study involving 772 medical and dentistry students in pre-clinical and clinical phase of Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia in January 2022. Chi-square test and Spearman correlation analysis were performed on the data that were obtained online via Google Form. DASS 21 questionnaire was used to identify symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress. Fox' questionnaire was used to identify symptoms of xerostomia.
Results: There were mild but significant correlations between occurrence of depression (r=0.100; p=0.006), anxiety (r=0.118; p=0.001), and stress (r=0.096; p=0.008) symptoms with symptoms of xerostomia among medical and dentistry students. Xerostomia symptoms was significantly higher (p<0.05) among dentistry students compared with medical students in both pre-clinical (64.9% vs 44.8%) and clinical (40.4% vs 27.7%) phase. In both pre-clinical and clinical phase, occurrence of depression and anxiety symptoms among medical students were not significantly different from dentistry students (p<0.05). Moderate to severe stress tend to occur more among dentistry students (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress correlates with symptoms of xerostomia among medical and dentistry students.


The real time sign language is important for people that have hearing and speaking deficiency generally called Deaf And Mute. It is the sole mode of communication for such people to convey their messages and it becomes vital for people to know their language. This paper proposes the tactic or algorithm for an application which might help in recognizing the various signs which is named Indian real time sign language. The images are of the palm side of right and left and are loaded at runtime. The method has been developed with reference to single user. The real time images are going to be captured first then stored in directory and on recently captured image and have extraction will happen to spot which sign has been articulated by the user through keras sequential model algorithm. The comparisons are going to be performed behind then after comparison the result are going to be produced in accordance through matched key points from the input image to the image stored for a specific letter already in the directory or the database the outputs for the following can be seen in below sections. There are 26 signs in Indian Sign Language corresponding to each alphabet out which the proposed algorithm provided with 95% accurate results for 9 alphabets with their images captured at every possible angle and distance i.e. for every alphabet even if have approximately 5 images at different angles and distances then the algorithm is working accurately for 45 types of inputs.


The present invention discloses a cigarette making machine to a feeding machine, comprising a steep angle elevator, hoist a steep angle at the top of the metering chute outlet above the inlet, the outlet metering trough bottom is provided with a needle roller; needle roller wire reel is provided with elastic side; elastic thread reel is provided on the top of the inlet channel doff; doff bottom outlet passage connecting an inlet lateral acceleration transport passage; lateral acceleration delivery passageway a plurality of nozzles distributed; lateral acceleration of the conveying path an outlet connected to a separation zone; is selected from a sub-region of the connecting Tisi bottom inlet passage; primary separation area connecting the top of the inlet chamber the tobacco stems, tobacco stems cavity side is provided with a secondary separation chamber; a secondary separation chamber the bottom outlet provided below the vibrating trough. The present invention can reduce water loss and to make chopped tobacco, and to improve the degree of uniformity of the bulk of the tobacco stream. The present invention also discloses a cigarette making machine to feed the machine operating method.


Previous reports have shown production of complement components C4. C2 and factor B by renal tissue. We have shown recently that human proximal tubular epithelial cells (PTEC) synthesize C3 in vitro, and that IL‐2 enhances this production. In the present study we demonstrate that human mesangial cells (MC) in culture produce factor H and that supernatants of activated peripheral blood mononuclear cells (T cell growth factor (TCGF)) induce C3 production and enhance factor H synthesis in both a time‐ and dose‐dependent manner. To investigate whether certain defined cytokines from TCGE were responsible for the observed effect., we tested various cytokines for their effect on complement production by MC. It is shown that IL‐1 induces C3 synthesis whereas factor H production is up‐regulated by TFN‐γ, in both a dose‐ and time‐dependent manner. Antibody blocking experiments revealed that C3 synthesis induced by both TCGF and IL‐I could be blocked with antibodies specific for IL‐I, and also that TCGF and IFN‐γ enhanced factor H synthesis could both be blocked with antibodies specific for IFN‐γ. Cycloheximide was able to inhibit C3 and factor H production, suggesting de novo synthesis of the proteins. mRNA‐polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis revealed mRNA encoding for C3 after stimulation with TCG Fand IL‐I. Factor H genes are constitutively expressed in cultured mesangial cells and its expression is up‐regulated by TCGF and IFN‐γ. Northern blot analysis with specific probes for C3 and factor H revealed bands which support the results obtained by PCR analysis.


SF6 gas is now classified as a potential harmfulness greenhouse gas and has to be limited. In the world it is inclined to develop high voltage vacuum circuit breaker to replace SF6 circuit breaker which is widely used in high voltage level. For voltage level over 72.5 kV, electric field optimization of vacuum interrupters is one of the key technologies of high voltage vacuum circuit breaker. In this paper, according to the structural feature of high voltage vacuum interrupters, a mathematical model is set up to analyze the electric field distribution of high voltage vacuum interrupters. With numerical analysis method and the finite element software, influence of various shields and contacts on the electric field distribution of high voltage vacuum interrupters is calculated and analyzed in detail and some advices for the high voltage vacuum interrupters design are proposed. As a result, in designing a high voltage vacuum interrupter, electric field intensity between the electrodes and the main shield must be considered because its peak value appears in the electrode corner of this gap. It is shown that suitable design dimension and position of shields and shape of contact can improve the insulation performance effectively and endure higher voltage, which will provide a theoretic basement for research on the vacuum interrupters from medium voltage to high voltage in China.


The ventilation system of the float glass production furnace includes: combustion air,diluted air,cooling air,etc.The system design mainly covers pipeline arrangement,air pressure and flow calculation,pipe calculation,fan selection and air nozzle design,etc.This paper gives opinions on the furnace ventilation system by investigating and analyzing the design,construction and operation of the furnace ventilation systems used in many domestic glass plants.


Introduction 1 Patriotism, Protest, and the 1960s 2 The Struggle for Gay Rights 3 Women's Rights-The Second Wave 4 The Battles over Busing 5 The Tax Revolt 6 The Anti-Abortion Movement Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments


This article contains an interpretation of a treatise called Perception, written by Oxford philosopher Henry Price in the first half of the twentieth century. We tried not to replicate, but to reveal some of the most interesting ideas and arguments of this book. Although the theory of sense-data is now part of the history of analytic philosophy, some of the issues raised at that time are still discussed. These include: problem of status of delusions and hallucinations, question about causal connections between phenomenal experience and events of the outside world, role of metaphysics for this field of research.


Gradient descent during the learning process of a neural network can be subject to many instabilities. The spectral density of the Jacobian is a key component for analyzing robustness. Following the works of Pennington et al., such Jacobians are modeled using free multiplicative convolutions from Free Probability Theory. We present a reliable and very fast method for computing the associated spectral densities. This method has a controlled and proven convergence. Our technique is based on an adaptative Newton-Raphson scheme, by finding and chaining basins of attraction: the Newton algorithm finds contiguous lilypad-like basins and steps from one to the next, heading towards the objective. We demonstrate the applicability of our method by using it to assess how the learning process is affected by network depth, layer widths and initialization choices: empirically, final test losses are very correlated to our Free Probability metrics.


Water-soluble azo derivatives of lignin were synthesized by the azo coupling reaction using organosolv ethanol lignin and diazonium salts based on sulfanilic acid and p-nitroaniline. The structure of azo derivatives of lignin were studied by nuclear magnetic resonance, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, and gel permeation chromatography. It was found that the azobenzene bonds formed in the azo coupling reaction of macromolecules impart the photosensitive properties to the synthesized polymers via cis–trans photoisomerization of the diazobenzene group. It was shown experimentally that the synthesized polymers exhibited good solubility both in the aqueous media in a wide (2–12) pH range and in DMSO and THF organic solvents, which opens up new prospects for their application.


the assets clear of debts as a universal successor for public purposes. To ignore this functional identity and to rely exclusively on the formal classification of the claim of the foreign State according to the law of the last domicile of the deceased, amounts to a faulty process of characterisation according to the lex causae. The Court of Appeal has been much criticised for having characterised a claim under foreign law according to English technical notions in Ogden v. Ogden merely because of the wording in which the rule of foreign law was formulated and irrespectively of the function of the rule within the foreign legal system. To do the reverse and to characterise according to the technical notions of the lex causae merely because the wording of the rule recalls a certain legal institution of the lex causae, without in reality partaking of the nature of that institution, is not less open to criticism. Characterisation according to the function of the rule of foreign law within the setting of the foreign legal system does not amount to a partial non-acceptance of foreign law, as Morris L.J. thought (at p. 76), whose opinion appears to have been shared by Jenkins L.J. (at p. 74), but to its full realisation in appropriating to it the proper conflict rule of English law. The process adopted in Re Maldonado encourages foreign countries to cloak their claims to bona vacantia in the guise of claims by the ultimus heres, which can be done without much legislative change, since the two types of claims do not differ in substance.


The Planckian relaxation rate $\hbar/t_\mathrm{P} = 2\pi k_\mathrm{B} T$ sets a characteristic time scale for both equilibration of quantum critical systems and maximal quantum chaos. In this note, we show that at the critical coupling between a superconducting dot and the complex Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev model, known to be maximally chaotic, the pairing gap $\Delta$ behaves as $\eta \,\, \hbar/t_\mathrm{P}$ at low temperatures, where $\eta$ is an order one constant. The lower critical temperature emerges with a further increase of the coupling strength so that the finite $\Delta$ domain is settled between the two critical temperatures.


A calculation method of dynamic reactive power demand to suppress commutation failure of LCC-HVDC during the fault recovery process is proposed. And the analysis of the dynamic and static reactive power compensation configuration strategy of the converter station is performed. The absolute value of the difference between the capacity of the standby static reactive power compensation equipment and the leading-phase capacity of the dynamic reactive power compensation equipment is as small as possible under the constraint of the total dynamic reactive power demand. And the static reactive power equipment cooperating with dynamic reactive power compensation equipment in the steady state condition is beneficial for the voltage recovery. Through the strategy the maximum utilization of reactive power compensation equipment in the station is realized. Finally, the correctness and effectiveness of the strategy are verified by simulation.


Two different techniques for matching electrically small antennas (ESAs) are proposed. In this case, two prototypes have been built for potential aircraft applications at VHF and UHF bands with a size reduction factor up to 50 % over other state-of-the-art antennas for this application. Both prototypes have been simulated (in CST suite software) and measured. Gain response has also been included for comparison purposes with current aircraft antennas.


The construction of C-O bonds through C-H bond functionalization remains fundamentally challenging. Here, a practical chlorine radical-mediated aerobic oxidation of alkylarenes to carbonyls has been developed. This protocol employs commercially available HCl as a hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) reagent and air as a sustainable oxidant. In addition, this process exhibits excellent functional group tolerance and a broad substrate scope without the requirement for external metal and oxidants. The mechanistic hypothesis is supported by radical trapping, 18 O labeling and control experiments.


In this paper, we have introduced a new subclass T α q,ξ,δ of univalent and analytic functions defined by fractional q− differintegral operator in the unit disc U = {z ∈ C : |z| < 1}. We obtained, among other results, coefficient inequality, convex set, extreme points, growth and distortion theorem, radii of a class of starlikeness, convexity, and neighborhood and Hadamard product for this subclass.


The use of online platforms for educational purposes is a topical issue and detailed studies in this field are not sufficient. The purpose of the article is the comparative analysis of ways of integration of the dominant and popular Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Google Meet services into the educational process. The article describes the Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts experience in the use of enumerated platforms in the learning process during the lockdown as well as in terms of the military aggression of the Russian army in 2022. The main scientific methods of the research: analysis, synthesis and empirical (SWOT analysis). The following issues were considered: digital tools used to solve educational tasks, analysis of possibilities and evaluation of the platforms, without specific characteristics of each platform. The results have shown that based on the analysis of the teachers' practice, the Zoom platform was most frequently used, nevertheless Microsoft Teams has a significant potential for the further development, but its security mechanisms and general characteristics are still insufficiently evaluated.