Emotional intelligence refers to an ability to recognize the meanings of emotion and their intricate relationships, and to reason and problem-solve based on them (Mayer et al. 1999). Even though no single definition of emotional intelligence (EI) has been widely accepted, EI can also be defined as the ability to perceive, understand, process, and use emotional information about oneself or others to enhance thinking (Boyatzis 2009; Mayer et al. 2011). In addition, emotional competence can be viewed as a capability grounded in emotional intelligence that results in outstanding performance. EI is based on the premise that emotions convey information and can be perceived in different ways by different people. These perceptions then impact the ability of health professionals to adapt their performance within a variety of educational contexts and clinical situations. Emotional intelligence can affect performance, promote self-regulation and cultivate self-assessment, thus, fostering motivation, enhancing empathy, and improving social skills of health professions. These enhanced social skills can assist in developing desirable responses in others, such as, collaboration, communication, leadership, and conflict management. EI helps to develop coping mechanisms that promote well-being and social adaptability. In addition EI has been found to have a positive correlation with clinical performance and clinical reasoning (Toriello et al. 2022). A higher level of emotional intelligence results in better cognitive performance, often secondary to the ability to ward off frustrations, persist on the task, enhance self-efficacy and motivation (Schutte et al. 2001). Cognitive neuroscience has studied emotional intelligence and the role of emotions on reasoning. The prefrontal cortex is involved in reasoning and decision-making. The pre-frontal cortex receives sensory information from association cortices and is connected to the amygdala and limbic system, where emotional memory is stored. The lack of emotional intelligence prevents educators from understanding learners' emotions, regulating their own emotions in clinical or educational situations, and anticipating emotions tagged to specific negative decisions or behaviors (Blanchette et al. 2017). For this month's concept map feature (Figure 1) we have selected the article from Christodoulakis et al. titled Emotional intelligence is more important than the learning environment in improving critical thinking. As a reminder, the goal of this feature is to develop a concept map related to a section or key concept contained in one of the most recent Medical Teacher articles. In the concept map of this feature article, we explore emotional intelligence as a concept. The concept map demonstrates the idea of moving from perception to action, along with the four main mental processes of emotional intelligence that include, perceiving, using, understanding, and managing emotions. Additionally, the concept map in Figure 1 depicts numerous cross links. According to Novak and Ca~ nas (2006) cross links are relationships or links between concepts in different segments or domains of the concept map and represent creative leaps on the part of the knowledge producer. Understanding the inter-connections among four major conceptual pieces of emotional intelligence, can assist health care professionals to incorporate and develop their own emotional intelligence.


This paper uses the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten Cohort 1998-99 (ECLS-K) to examine how a range of educational achievement measures vary by gender, controlling for (other) individual, family, teacher and school characteristics. The paper identifies gender differences separately for white, black, and Hispanic students. We find that girls of all races perform better on reading tests. White boys earn higher scores on math and science tests, while black and Hispanic boys earn the same scores as black and Hispanic girls on math tests, but earn higher scores on science tests. These differences appear in kindergarten and persist through the fifth grade. The gender gaps in test scores (objective assessments) are not mirrored in classroom grades (subjective assessments), which are considerably higher for girls in reading, but (statistically) similar for white girls and boys in math and science. Black and Hispanic boys earn considerably lower grades in math and science despite their test scores being the same or higher than the test scores of black and Hispanic girls. Controlling for a lagged measure of classroom behavior achieves convergence on these objective and subjective assessments. Instrumenting contemporaneous behavior scores with lagged behavior scores results in boys and girls earning the same grades in reading, but boys earning higher grades in math and science. These results suggest an important role for non-cognitive skills in explaining the gender achievement gap.


This study aims to determine the effect of Job Characteristics on Intrinsic Motivation to share knowledge online by using Affective Commitment as mediation. Sample used in this research is employees of PT. Pertamina (Persero) Aceh. This research method used questionnaire as research instrument. Questionnaires were distributed as many as 97 questionnaires. Sampling technique using probability sampling. Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM) is used as an analytical method to determine the effect of the variables involved. The result of the research shows that (1) Job Characteristics has a significant effect on Intrinsic Motivation to share knowledge online, (2) Affective Commitment has significant influence on Intrinsic Motivation to share knowledge online, (3) Job Characteristic have significant influence to Affective Commitment, (4) Job Characteristics have a significant effect on Intrinsic Motivation to share knowledge online with Affective Commitment as mediation. Keywords: Job Characteristics, Intrinsic Motivation, Affective Commitment


Background and objectives of this study are as follows. Fractal which is a theory explaining the complexity of natural patterns based on a new natural scientific discovery has emerged recently. Fractal can be explained as a fusion study of the natural science and art that it comes forth with a new aesthetic point of view. Fractal has influenced in the various fields of study, such as philosophy, mathematics, physics, or so; therefore, it can be found at many modern formative arts like as paintings, three dimensional sculptures and installation art since it has been applied to a new formative variable by many artists and designers. The value of Fractal art is rising; likewise, it was born by the result of mixing creativities of science and art in the era of fusion at present. For these reasons, the necessity of the fractal design based on nature has been increasing as the importance of fusion studies of basic and art education has become increasing. The fundamental concept of fractal has special features named "self-similarity", "fractal dimension", and "non linearity". These are reflexive infinite formation through "algorithm", which is a repetition of similar phenomenon that starts from an initial state. Methods, contents, and results of this study are as follows. By analyzing examples of modern formative art works applying fractal principles, certain rules and patterns appeared in the painting, architecture, installation, and the ceramic art field could be explained by the fractal theory, containing the essential rules in nature. Accordingly, a hexagon shape which is an ideal form following natural orders in terms of structural and functional aspects was applied to this work. This means the fractal theory is used for expressing combination of natural science and art creatively along with the implication of nature principles. This study aims to suggest various formative possibilities of fractal by extracting formative design elements from the natural science within a specific generality and it would make fusion studies increase in future.


With the use of seismic isolation techniques on mega-sub structures, several scholars have carried out research on them. However, little research has been carried out on mega-sub isolated structures under multiaxial earthquakes. There have been instances in actual engineering where the peak vertical acceleration exceeded the horizontal direction, and the vertical seismic component will also amplify the dynamic response of the structure in the horizontal direction, so in practice, it is necessary to consider the influence of the vertical component of the earthquake on the structure. To investigate the dynamic response of mega-sub isolated structures under unidirectional earthquake and coupled earthquake, this paper used numerical methods to analyze the influences of the horizontal and vertical damping ratio of the isolation layer, the horizontal and vertical frequency ratio of the main substructure, and the mass ratio of the main substructure on the acceleration and displacement of the main and substructure. The optimum parameter values are finally achieved by analytical calculations, which provide a basis for further optimization and practical design of the structure. Finally, the collision between the main and sub-structures in the mega-sub isolated structure was simulated, and the influences of the peak ground motion, main and subframe spacing, vertical seismic component, and sub-structure height on the collision force and acceleration were analyzed. It was shown that the conflict of the main and sub-structures generates instantaneous, large collision forces, which also instantaneously amplify the acceleration and base shear force response, which should be avoided in practical engineering.


ABSTRACT  The purpose of the research is to test and analyze whether there is aninfluence of leadership and job satisfaction on the performance of employees ofPT. Alam Kayu Sakti (PT. ALKA) Semarang by mediating organizationalcommitment. As the object of this research are permanent employees of PT. AlamKayu Sakti (PT. ALKA) Semarang with a sample of 109 employees asrespondents. The question used has been tested for validity by factor analysis andreliability with Cronbach alpha and the instruments are valid and reliable orworthy of being used as a research tool. The results of the analysis can besummarized as follows: This study can prove leadership has a positive effect on organizationalcommitment. This is in accordance with his theory Bass (1990). This study canprove job satisfaction has a positive effect on organizational commitment. This isaccording to Johlke's (2000) study. This research can prove leadership has apositive effect on performance. This is in accordance with his theory Bass (1990).This study can prove job satisfaction has a positive effect on performance. This isin accordance with his theory Robins (1996). This study proves organizationalcommitment has a positive effect on performance. This is in accordance with thestudy of Johlke et al (2000). This study does not prove that organizationalcommitment mediates on the influence of leadership on performance. This is in accordance with Tri Murdoko's research (2007). This study does not prove that organizational commitment mediates on the effect of job satisfaction onperformance. This is in accordance with Yustiani's research, Utai Dian (2005)Keywords: leadership, job satisfaction, organizational commitment and performance


Objective
To discuss how to build the path and method in measles epidemic prevention and emergency evaluation system, as the epidemical tools of measles epidemic prevention and emergency assessment, in order to improve the quality of the measles epidemic prevention and emergency disposal.

Methods
The relevant documents and surveillance data on measles' prevention and emergency response in Xi'an, Huainan and Wenzhou were compared and analyzed.The common factors were extracted, the redundant factors were deleted, the innovation factors were added.In three cities, 88 experts questionnaires were analyzed by factor analysis and hierarchical analysis method.

Results
A serial of tables on the measles epidemic prevention and emergency identification were made, and the mathematical model of measles epidemic prevention and emergency measures were established.The measles epidemic prevention and emergency control evaluation system was completed basically.

Conclusion
The measles epidemic prevention and emergency response system should be used to realize the world health organization(WHO) measles elimination goals in 2015 and provide basic operational assessment tools.

Key words:
Measles; Preventive health services; Evaluation studies


This study presents the analysis of a sample of a classroom discourse from an English language for communication and learning class in a Thai university in the southernmost Thailand. The analysis of resources in this paper is based on the Appraisal theory (Martin, 1992; 2000; Martin & Rose, 2003; Martin & White, 2005). The Appraisal theory was developed from the Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) theory originated by Michael Halliday (Halliday, 1994; Halliday & Matthiessen, 2004; Thompson, 2014). The objective of this study is to investigate the linguistic resources within the classroom talk, especially while the teacher and students are interacting and expressing their attitudinal meanings. The participants in the study were a Muslim male teacher and 32 undergraduates. The data were taken from classroom recordings of the discourse, and transcription of the same discourse. This paper used functional analysis taken from the Attitude system of the Appraisal theory which provides three types of attitudes (affect, judgement, and appreciation). The findings show that the teacher and students expressed all three kinds of attitudes, judgement, appreciation, and affect and they expressed positive rather than negative attitudes which conform to the literature and the appraisal framework. This indicates that using the framework works well in some degree to analyze the context of the classroom talk which leads to better understanding and how we apply it to the context of language teaching and learning development by ways of critical classroom discourse. The analysis also illustrates how the classroom relationships between the teacher and students are constructed. The study provides and suggests some insights into how the Appraisal theory plays out in the sample of classroom discourse and its implications.  Keywords: Appraisal, Deep South of Thailand, Systemic Functional Linguistics, Thai EIL Classroom Talk


Transition metal (TM) doped ZnO is a promising diluted magnetic semiconductor (DMS) material for the fabrication of spintronics devices. In this paper, we have investigated Mn and Cr doped ZnO thin films grown by RF magnetron sputtering. The films grown on Si(100) and sapphire (Al2O3) have been characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (VSM) to know its structural and magnetic properties. The XRD results show that the Mn doped ZnO films deposited on Si (100) exhibit a polycrystalline nature whereas the films on sapphire substrate have only (002) preferential orientations indicating that the films are single crystalline. It has been observed from VSM studies that Zn1-xMnxO/Al2O3(0001) and Zn1-xCrxO/Si(100) system shows ferromagnetic nature while the paramagnetic behaviour observed in Zn1-xMnxO/Si(100) system.


As a complex system,tourism site nearby suburb of big city must cope with man-land contradictions so as to realize its sustainable development and form an environment for the harmonious development of human and nature.Only in this way can improve the order and balance of tourism site sys-tem nearby suburb of big city.This paper makes dynamic analy-sis to the spatial configuration of tourism site nearby suburb of big city in China during the process of urbanization and summa-rizes its law of life cycle evolution.Finally,it gives some coun-termeasures and suggestions about management of tourism site nearby suburb of big city.


s International 33,1-B (July): 290-91. Katz, Alfred 1970 "Self-Help Organizations and Volunteer Participation in Social Welfare." Social Work (January): 51-60. McClelland, David C. 1965 "Toward a Theory of Motive Acquisition." American Psychologist 20,5: 321-33. McGregor, Douglas M. 1970 "The Human Side of Enterprise," in V.H. Vroom and E.L. Deci (eds.), Management and Motivation. Middlesex, England: Penguin Books. March, J.G. and H.A. Simon 1958 Organizations. New York: Wiley


s accepted for the BMT Tandem Meetings were published in the February 2008 issue of Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation (Vol. 14, No. 2, Supplement). They also are indexed and accessible online on www.abstracts2view.


The author considers Ukraine's foreign policy in the Caucasus. The article focuses on main features of the implementation of foreign policy in the region, main fields of cooperation and prospects for further interaction with the states in this area.


Computational North-Holland Statistics & Data Analysis Pseudo maximum likelihood estimation in elliptical theory: Effects of misspecification Maia Berkane University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA Yutaka Kano University of Osaka Prefecture, Osaka, Japan Peter M. Bentler University of Californa, Los Angeles, CA, USA Received September Revised February 1993 Abstract: Recently, robust extensions of normal theory statistics have been proposed to permit modeling under a wider class of distributions (e.g., Taylor, 1992). Let X be a p X 1 random vector, p a p X 1 location parameter, and I' a p X p scatter matrix. Kano et al. (1993) studied inference in the elliptical class of distributions and gave a criterion for the choice of a particular family within this class to best describe the data at hand when the latter exhibit serious departure from normality. In this paper, we investigate the criterion for a simple but general set-up, namely, when the operating distribution is multivariate t with v degrees of freedom and the model is also a multivariate t-distribution with (Y degrees of freedom. We compute the exact inefficiency of the estimators of p and V based on that model and compare it to the one based on the mutivariate normal model. Our results provide evidence for the choice of v = 4 proposed by Lange et al. (1989). In addition, we give numerical results showing that for fixed v, the inflation of the variance of the pseudo maximum likelihood estimator of the scatter matrix, as a function of the hypothe- sized degrees of freedom a, is increasing in its domain. Keywords: Quasi likelihood; Inefficiency Pseudo likelihood; Inflation; Elliptical distribution; Misspecification; 1. Introduction Elliptical distribution (e.g., Fang and Anderson, Correspondence to: M. Berkane, USA. theory has become increasingly popular in recent years 1990; Fang et al., 1990; Fang and Zhang, 1990). An Department 0 1994 - Elsevier SSDZ 0167-9473(93)E0018-Y of Psychology, Science UCLA, Los Angeles, B.V. All rights reserved CA 90024-1563,


The construction principles for a flexible X-ray spectrometer which can be equipped either with a single curved crystal or with two curved crystals are described. A few of the theoretical 4 + 32 possible working modes are selected for a closer investigation and examples of recorded spectra are given. It is shown in the general single-crystal case that for a wavelength close to a cut-off energy the narrow diffraction cone has an elliptic section, as predicted by the theory. The spectrometer is discussed in terms of intensity, resolution and dispersive power. A comparison with other types of spectrometer is made.


The criteria which have been proposed by various authors for electrocardiographic diagnosis of left ventricular hypertrophy have common difficulties of considerably high percentage of false positive and negative cases. This may be ascribed to insufficient statistical consideration in settling the critical values for left ventricular hypertrophy and independent use of individual electrocardiographic findings. Because electrocardiographic pattern of left ventricular hypertrophy is regarded as a reflection of imbalance between the left and right ventricles, bipolar leads must be more useful than unipolar for this purpose. Routine 12 leads, however, do not include bipolar leads which reflect anteroposterior component of spatial vector loops. In this respect, the author used orthogonal electrocardiogram. Materials and Methods Orthogonal scalar leads were recorded by the Frank's lead system in 52 patients (32 males and 20 females, age ranged from 34 to 70 years) with sustained hypertension and 20 patients (11 males and 9 females, age ranged from 36 to 70 years) with aortic insufficiency. The cases showing bundle branch block were excluded from the subjects. Chest electrodes were placed in the fourth intercostal space as recommended by LANGER and others for patients in the supine position. The polarities of leads were determined so as to produce the positive deflection in lead X by leftward component of vectors, in lead Y by downward, and in lead Z by forward. As normal subjects, 56 persons (47 males, and 9 females, age ranged from 20 to 68 years), without clinical evidence of heart diseases and other conditions likely to influence on the electrocardiogram, were used. Results Comparing several electrocardiographic measurements between hypertensive and normal subjects, amplitude of Rx and Sz and duration of QRS were observed to be significantly greater in the former, and amplitude of Ry, Rz, Tx and Ty were larger in the latter (p<0.001). In aortic insufficiency amplitude of Rx and duration of QRS were significantly greater and amplitudes of Tx and Ty were smaller than those in normal subjects (p<0.001). There was no significant difference in any measurements between hypertension and aortic insufficiency.


The UK's decision to leave the EU has forced European decision-makers to take stock of the integration process. Dennis J. Snower writes that Brexit should be viewed as only the latest symptom of a process of social disintegration across Europe brought on by the impact of globalisation. He argues that Europe is now at a dangerous point in its history and that feelings of exceptionalism, victimhood and disaffiliation must be tackled to reverse the current trajectory.


A 20-year-old man was admitted with several epileptic seizures. At age 4 months, he had presented with hydrocephalus heralding a benign pineal tumor, and underwent ventriculoatrial shunting. Afterwards, he no longer sought medical care. On admission, the physical examination demonstrated a large head circumference and a chronic right hemiparesis. A CT scan revealed a calcified chronic subdural hematoma (figure, A and B).1 Surgical intervention was withheld in favor of medical management with antiepileptic medications. He reports no further seizures. The proper …


On April 15,1930 there will appear, with O. H. Caldwell as its editor, the first issue of "electronics, 11 the new McGraw-Hill publication covering the industrial application of the photoelectric cell and vacuum tube. Its technical contents will comprise "electron tubes — their radio, audio, visio and industrial application," including outstanding developments in research, new tube design, comparative efficiencies of present types of reproducers for sound pictures, new technique in measurements by electronic amplification and related information. There will also be departments for "News and Personalities" "Association Activities" (coming meetings); "Patents of the Month;" "Bibliography and Book Review" (American and European) "Letters to the Editor," and others.


A method for forming an oxidation barrier or a diffusion barrier of a metal line of a semiconductor device is provided to enhance productivity and efficiency by performing only a continuously chemical mechanical polishing process without causing activation of a copper line using palladium. A surface of a copper layer for a semiconductor device is substituted with Ag by performing a chemical mechanical polishing process using a chemical mechanical polishing slurry includes an Ag-based compound. An oxidation barrier and a diffusion barrier are formed on a surface of the copper layer substituted with Ag by performing the chemical mechanical polishing process using the chemical mechanical polishing slurry including a reducing agent comprising a cobalt compound, a tungsten compound, and phosphorus.


Compared to the previous results, Br- GIC and its different correlative and subsequent resultants were prepared and studied. Then, their characteristics of themo- expansion, structures and electric properties were summarized.


Biofilaments, such as actin and DNA, have for long been modeled as thermally fluctuating elastic rods with homogeneous material properties. Such models are adequate if the length scale of the filaments being studied is much larger than the scale of the heterogeneity. However, advanced single molecule experimental techniques have now made it possible to probe the properties of biomolecules at the scale of a few nanometers. The data emerging from these experiments ought to be greeted with appropriately detailed models. In this paper we study the mechanics of a thermally fluctuating elastic rod whose moduli are a function of position. Such a rod can be used as a model for DNA whose sequence specific properties are known or for a protein oligomer in an AFM where some of the monomers might be unfolded. The mechanics of these rods is understood by first evaluating a partition function through path integral techniques. We develop a computational technique to efficiently evaluate the partition function and use it to obtain the force-extension relation of a fluctuating rod with two different bending moduli as would be the case for a partially unfolded protein oligomer stretched in an AFM. The variance of the transverse fluctuations of the protein oligomer is also evaluated and are found to agree with the results of a Monte Carlo simulation.Copyright © 2009 by ASME


Kenaf fibers are coming into interest to use in reinforced concrete elements in recent years due to its attractive properties such as non-abrasive, lightweight and renewable. However, the properties of kenaf fiber such as high moisture absorption and weak in interfacial adhesion make the use of kenaf fiber in reinforced concrete elements become less attractive. Alkali treatment is one of the best used chemical treatment for natural fibers. It help to increase the fiber surface roughness by chemically modify and clean the fiber surface. The purpose of this research is to do a fundamental study on the effects of alkali solutions to the kenaf fiber. There are a lot of researchers conducted study on the effects of different concentrations of NaOH on kenaf fiber. However, there is no information about the study of alkali treatment of kenaf fiber with different pH. Therefore, this study seeks to determine the effects of alkali pH on the properties of kenaf fiber. By theoretically, the pH of concrete is around 13, so it is important to have a better understanding on the effects of alkaline to the kenaf fiber especially pH 13. The finding of the research can help to develop an effective use of fiber in cementitious materials. The problem of water absorption of kenaf fiber could appear if fibers are directly introduced in concrete. For these reasons, in this study, different pH of NaOH ( pH 8 to 14) were used and the effects on the colour of fiber, weight loss and water absorption of treated kenaf fibers were evaluated.


As a paleoclimatic proxy index,magnetic susceptibility parameter widely used in studing climatic changes is applied in studing the sediment of Chengdu plain.In the research,83 pieces of samples were collected at the interval of 5 cm in Jinsha site IT6814.Based on the susceptibility measurement,the quality magnetic susceptibility curve and the frequency magnetic susceptibility curve have been established.The climatic conditions of Chengdu plain since 4000 a can be divided into three phrases according to the characteristics of susceptibility and median size of grain.By comparing the parameter characteristics,people can conclude that the high values of susceptibility are related to large size of grain at about 3.6 m and 2.2~2.5 m of the profile,while the high value of susceptibility is controlled by pottery shards at 1.4~1.8 m of the profile,and that the relatively lower value of that at the bottom of the profile is the result of being overwhelmed by water.


A synthesis of esters from 1,2,3,3-tetramethyl-2-azabicyclo[2.2.2]octan-5-endo-ol lithium slat and acyl chlorides is described. A number of these compounds showed strong antiarrhythmic, local anesthetic and hypotensive activities.


The development of Chinese culture in contemporary society in transition presents the diversification trend.The cultural diversity is the great progress of the society,but also has its own plight.Strengthening the identity of national culture could help to enhance national cohesion.Thus it is necessary to analyze the essence of culture identification,to deal with the dialectical relationship of core values and multi-value of culture,enhance the national ownership consciousness which takes the core values as the principle.


Not just in the writings of physicians but in the real world also, pathologies always conformed to the foremost and generally accepted system... At the time of the Stahlians haemorrhoids were everywhere; when the theory of gastric and bilious conditions prevailed, gastric and bilious illnesses were ubiquitous; as soon as neuropathology gained the upper hand and people had reached a greater degree of luxury there was nothing but nervous disease and ailments arising from weakness; and thus parasites, concealed venereal diseases and many others came to play their part, depending on the prevailing theory of any given time.1


Polarization of laser beams and its evolution with propagation is studied theoretically. The presence of cross-polarization component for linearly polarized Hermite-Gauss and Laguerre-Gauss family of laser beams is demonstrated experimentally.


This third edition contains significant revisions compared to the earlier two editions. This is appropriate because of the changing scene in pulmonary disease. Problems of respiratory failure have now eclipsed the tuberculosis problem, and clinicians and researchers from a variety of disciplines must consider the inner relationships and interface between the heart and the lung in health and disease. These topics are nicely handled throughout the book by numerous contributors. The anatomic basis for altered function is stressed in most chapters. Pediatric problems are included in two chapters, and there is important emphasis on the growing problems of emphysema and chronic bronchitis. These subjects are among the best disease-oriented chapters. Sections dealing with radiology, scintiscanning of the lung, and diffusion abnormalities are particularly good. Illustrations and physical aspects of the book including charts, drawings, and photographs are excellent. This edition will be of interest to chest physicians, cardiologists, internists,


The effect of fiber orientation on the tough- ening of polymers by short glass fibers generally below their critical length was investigated using specimens with either well-aligned or randomly oriented fibers. The fibers were aligned by an electric field in a photopolymerizable mono- mer, which was polymerized while the field was still being applied. These materials were fractured with the aligned fibers in three orientations with respect to the crack plane and propagation direction. Specimens with fibers aligned normal to the fracture plane were the most tough, those with randomly oriented fibers were less tough, and those with fibers aligned within the fracture plane were the least tough. The fracture behaviors compared favorably with predictions based on observed processes accounting for fiber orienta- tion. The processes considered were fiber pull-out (includ- ing snubbing), fiber breakage, fiber-matrix debonding, and localized matrix-yielding adjacent to fibers bridging the frac- ture plane. Fibers not quite perpendicular to the fracture plane provided the greatest toughening; these fibers pulled out completely and gave a significant contribution from snubbing. Fibers at higher angles provided less toughening, involving nearly equal contributions from pull-out, break- age, and debonding. Fibers within the fracture plane pro- vided the least toughening, involving debonding alone. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 90: 2740 -2751, 2003


This paper briefly irltroduces the general education systerrl of Sri Lanka and the recent problenls encountered with regard to the quality of education. With the objective of eradicating these problems, Ger~eral Education Policy Reforms were brought in by the r n ~ d 19913s. T t i e s ~ pplicy reforms are analysed in the paper together. r;i~ith two major !r\rorld Bank funded projects which introduced radical changes to the general education system by implemlenting the reconlrnended policy reforms. A special eniplasi is is laid on the unprecedented library developrr~ent activities resulted froni the policy r e f r ~ r n ~ s and fir~afly the impacts of these General Education Policy Reforms and related activities on Library and Information Science education of Sri Lanka is discussed.


In 1991, Cathy Campbell at Cornell University proposed a conceptual framework for risk factors and consequences of food insufficiency, which indicated that food insufficiency could be both an outcome as well as a predictor of other outcomes such as poor health. Over the past decade, research has provided evidence for the relationship between food insufficiency and each construct proposed by Campbell, but has not demonstrated inter-relationships among all model components simultaneously. Higher than national average rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the southern region of the U.S. combined with high rates of food insufficiency indicated a need to investigate inter-relationships among food insufficiency, diet quality, health behaviors, CVD risks and outcomes. Therefore the purpose of this study was to develop and test a model for relationships among food insufficiency, diet quality, CVD risks, and outcomes among adults residing in the southern region and participating in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III). The model was derived from Campbell's conceptual framework of the risk factors for and consequences of food insufficiency.


Various techniques identified by the wireless terminal to download and display system based on roaming status. Identification including text and / or graphics. The system includes a local identification system identification system identification and roaming, the roaming identification system comprises a group identifier and a specific identifier. The system associated with the local identifier, group identifier to one or more roaming indicator values associated with one or more local system and identifying a specific one or more SID values associated. Providing local system ID, group ID and a specific identifier to the terminal. When the local system to obtain service from the local terminal display identification system, the system identifies the roaming display system obtains service from a roaming. The particular roaming system to be displayed depending on the identity of the roaming indicator value and the SID value of the roaming system. Signaling can be transmitted over the air to the system identification downloaded to the terminal.


Electrochemical energy storage is considered a remarkable way to bridge the gap between demand and supply due to intermittent renewable energy production. All-solid-state batteries are an excellent alternative and are known to be the safest class of batteries. In the present scenario to accomplish the energy demands, high-capacity and stable anodes are warranted and can play a vital role in technology upgradation. Among the variety of anodes, alloying-type anodes are superior due to their high gravimetric capacity and stability. In the present work, zinc metal was implemented as electrode material in an all-solid-state lithium-ion battery. This anode material was tested with two different solid-state electrolytes, i.e., lithium borohydride (LiBH4) and halide-stabilized LiBH4 (i.e., LiBH4.LiI). In a coin cell, Li foil was placed as a counter electrode. The establishment of a reaction mechanism during the charging and discharging was obtained through X-ray diffraction (XRD) and cyclic voltammetry (CV). Systematic studies using the temperature dependence performance were also conducted. The volumetric density with both electrolytes was found at more than 3000 mAh/cm3. The coulombic efficiency for the electrode material was also observed at ~94%. These impressive numbers present zinc electrodes as a promising material for future electrode material for all-solid-state Li-ion batteries.


The South African War was important in moulding the Australian Federation and in the creation of national self-identity. The controversies surrounding the rebel figure, Breaker Morant, addressed by Shirley Walker in an earlier issue of Kunapipi, continually resurface in the popular press, encompassing as that figure does many ambiguities of Australian national mythology that found expression at Gallipoli. 1 Memoirs and celebratory accounts of the war abound in which, however, the war is set apart, projected as an event outside: men seemingly returned and got on with their lives. Scant attention has been given to the significance of the South African experience to the men, to the 'curios' and other memorabilia brought home or to the impact of these on cultural perceptions.2 This article focuses on the 'Boer War album' of Major Walter Howard Tunbridge, an officer commanding the Third Queensland Mounted Infantry, and on the perspective, values, and the events portrayed. 3 This journal article is available in Kunapipi: https://ro.uow.edu.au/kunapipi/vol21/iss3/12 Major Tunbridge's Boer War Album


2002 is the first year for Fujian to set out the target of eco-province,this paper probes into the content of the eco-province from the point of eco-economics and ecological landscape,which aims at constituting a harmonious way to produce and consume between man and nature,and makes economic efficiency,environmental efficiency and social efficiency organic unite.


Many interactions naturally extend across smart-devices and phones with larger screens. Indeed, data might be

received on the smart device but more conveniently processed with an application on a larger device, or vice versa.

Such interactions require impulsive data transfer from a source location on one screen to a destination location on the

other device. We introduce a wireless cross-device Drag-and-Drop technique to promote these interactions involving

multiple touchscreen or non-touchscreen devices, with minimal effort for the user interaction. This system is work on

wireless communication where user have only drag the file on cross devices and choose which application should

receive the data on receiver side.


The error performance of optical storage and Non-Volatile Memory (Flash) is susceptible to unknown offset of the retrieved signal. Balanced codes offer immunity against unknown offset at the cost of a significant code redundancy, while minimum Pearson distance detection offers immunity with low-redundant codes at the price of lessened noise margin. We will present a hybrid detection method, where the distance measure is a weighted sum of the Euclidean and Pearson distance, so that the system designer may trade noise margin versus amount of immunity to unknown offset.


This article proposes an analysis of the issue of spatial representation in Byzantine art. In the first part, we identify the reasons leading to the elimination of three-dimensionality effects in Byzantine imagery. The idea that Byzantine artists intentionally gave up threedimensional representation is supported with arguments. Even though Byzantine art systematically rejected representing the third dimension, we can definitely discover certain ways of rendering spatiality. These methods are briefly analysed in the second part of this work.


It has been shown that an under-layer of SiO2 · nH2O on a silicate glass surface, promotes the adsorption of Sn(II) hydroxycompounds, resulting in the formation of Sn–O–Si chemical bonds. It also: contributes to the formation of monodispersed Sn(II) compound nanoparticles; levels the glass surface micro-relief; ensures the deposition of fine-grained metal films; increases the rate of Ni–P and Cu electroless plating; and increases the rate of the adhesion interaction between the surface of the silicate glass and metal films. It opens up the possibility of electroless and electrochemical plating of 5–10 μm thick multilayer metal and alloy films.


In recent years, a more visible movement for self-determination in Balochistan has emerged. Balochistan, Pakistan's largest province in terms of geographic size, is a province rich in natural resources. From 1948 to 1977, four different conflicts for Baloch independence were fought. Since the mid-2000s, an intermittent conflict between Baloch separatist groups and Pakistan has remained prevalent in Balochistan. Reportedly, numerous human rights abuses have occurred in Balochistan.

This Article is intended to make a unique contribution to the international law literature by comprehensively examining the question of self-determination for Balochistan.


Using hand-collected data on analyst locations, we study how geographic proximity affects analyst coverage decisions for U.S. firms that went public during 1996–2009, along with the impact of local coverage on firm visibility. Analysts are 80% more likely to cover local firms than non-local ones, and nearby non-underwriter analysts initiate coverage one to three weeks earlier than distant ones. Proximity matters most for smaller, less visible firms, for firms with less complex operations and for lower status analysts. Less visible firms may use local analyst coverage as a stepping-stone to increase visibility with other analysts and institutional investors.


On the basis of analysing the realistic condition of tourism development in the city of Ortos, Inner Mongolia, the authors make the analysis of the comparative superiority and inferiority and developing opportunity and competitive threat (SWOT) in the city of Ortos in particular, and come up with the ways to realize the target of Ortos tourism development, thinking that constructing new tourism system, enforcing the environmental construction, carrying out the project by the tourist treasures promoting tourism and improving the quality of human power resources are the road to sustained and healthy development.


The authors report an efficient way of incorporating single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) into alumina matrix with strong interfaces by heterocoagulation. The fracture toughness of SWNTs/Al2O3 composite reaches 6.40±0.3MPam1∕2, which is twice as high as that of unreinforced alumina. The flexure strength of the composite also increases by 20%. The main toughening mechanism is crack bridging of SWNTs, and SWNT pullout takes effect also.


We demonstrated a multiwavelength and multifunctional ring cavity laser based on integration of two Athermal Arrayed Wavelength Gratings (AWG). We demonstrated that both AWG are reversible, and making laser capable to operate simultaneously in continuous wave in one channel and passively mode-locked by single-walled carbon nanotubes in another channel.


1. The proposition that stimulation of the secretomotor nerve to the ovine parotid gland might involve co‐release of vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) was tested by studying responses to infusion of VIP directly into the gland's arterial blood supply and by assay of VIP in parotid venous blood.


The subject guide to Careers provides information on resources available from the Alvin Sherman Library, both in the library and online, related to careers, covering reference sources, books, periodicals, and databases.


BACKGROUND
Increasing research suggests breastfeeding has many benfeits to mothers and children, yet breastfeeding duration rates remain well below Healthy People 2020 objectives. In order to increase breastfeeding rates, the complex role change in becoming a breastfeeding mother deserves closer examination.

OBJECTIVE
This pilot study sought to explore the daily routines and supports experienced by primiparous breastfeeding mothers with the objective of using this information to design interventions to promote breastfeeding duration.

METHODS
Surveys were conducted at 2-3, 6-8, and 10-12 weeks postpartum. Data were analyzed using quantitative and qualitative methods.

PARTICIPANTS
Eleven primiparous mothers.

RESULTS
None of the eleven mothers interviewed at 2-3 week had a daily routine; 5 out of 9 mothers described a 'hint of a routine' at 6-8 weeks, and 6 out of 7 mothers described an 'emerging routine' at 10-12 weeks. Despite wanting more support and better preparation, most mothers succeeded with exclusive breastfeeding for the 12-week period.

CONCLUSIONS
These findings were viewed through the lens of non-linear dynamics and transition theory. Implications for occupational therapy and occupational science were discussed.


The gear as the core component of modern science automatic machines plays a very important role.First,gear type horologic provides accurate timing means,and promotes the development of the scientific experiments.Secondly,gear mechanism bears from the steam engine under pressure tremendous power.Lastly,automatic computing machines directly evolved from automatic machine.


Functions of sericin and its enzymatic hydrolysis product( sericin peptide) were studied as the object. Moisturizing performance of sericin peptides with different molecular weight as well as their skin whitening efficacy was measured and determined. Results showed that moisturizing performance of sericin peptide with mass fraction of 5% is better than that of glycerol within time period of 0- 14 h; while moisturizing performance of sericin peptide with mass fraction of 10% and 15% can achieve an extent higher than 80%. Further,test result showed that the sericin peptide displays certain skin whitening efficacy.


Cooled ceilings have a good development in office buildings. High thermal comfort and low energy costs in comparison with all-air-systems are the main advantages. Most of the installed cooled ceilings are nowadays water cooled. On the physical basis of higher costs for energy transport with an air system the economy of operation is of main interest. This paper describes the two systems and shows the economy under various conditions.


The clinicopathologic characteristics of a benign lymphoepithelial cyst of the parotid gland in an HIV-positive woman are described. The woman a 29-year-old former intravenous drug user was hospitalized with clinical signs of respiratory infection polyadenopathies and an apparent tumor at the base of the left ear. After conventional antibiotic therapy the tumor persisted and a biopsy and excision were planned. Macroscopically the mass was a cystic lesion of 3 X 2 cm containing liquid. Histological study showed salivary parenchyma infiltrated by a diffuse lymphoid mass which in some places constituted nodular lymphoid aggregates and reactive germinal cells. The cystic cavity was covered with a cuboid or columnar epithelium with foci of squamous metaplasia. Neither the lymphoid nor the epithelial elements showed signs of malignancy. The appearance of benign lymphoepithelial cysts in patients at risk of AIDS has been described and interpreted recently as a local salivary manifestation of the lymphoid hyperplasias characteristic of such patients. They most often present as unilateral or bilateral tumorations. Individuals at risk of AIDS may be affected even if they are seronegative for HIV. Physical continuity between the epithelium of the cyst and the epithelium of the salivary excretory ducts has been described suggesting that the cystic dilatation may be secondary to the lymphoid process by extrinsic obstruction of the ducts. Patients affected by benign lymphoepithelial cysts seem to have a low incidence of progressing to AIDS.


This work is oriented to develop knowledge for supporting engineering tasks regarding the design of a "Passive Heat Removal System" (PHRS) of an integral-type reactor (CAREM-25), and analyze the plant evolution in case of Loss of Heat Sink (LOHS). The mission of this system is to reduce the pressure on the primary system by means of decay heat removal, by condensing steam from the primary system in condensers immersed in containment pools. The condensate returns to the reactor vessel establishing a two-phase natural circulation circuit . A model of PHRS is developed using RELAP5 code. Some studies are made with the system isolated, by setting boundary conditions, to characterize its phenomenology under nominal operation. Different configurations of tubes are analyzed. Then, this model is integrated to the plant model, with the aim to analyze the performance of this system. Two stages are observed: initially, when the PHRS is triggered the primary system pressure decreases sharply because the steam is condensed while the liquid remains subcooled. Then, the primary system continues with saturated depressurization until to reach the grace period (36 hours). Finally, the PHRS demand ensures cooling and decay heat removal without requiring power energy or human actions during 36 hours, avoiding the safety valves demand. Pressure is decreased allowing the action of normal shutdown systems.


Searching for new challenges and exploration strategies, new-old techniques used abusively in the Gulf of Mexico (sub-thrust and sub-salt exploration) are applied for the first time in Tunisia. Beginning with the Sub-thrust prospectivity: In Central Tunisia North-South Axis (NSA) and Kairouan areas, 2D seismic acquisition shows series of high-angle reverse and thrust faults running through NE-SW trend across the area forms the boundary between the uplifted Atlas Foothill s terrain to the northwest and the low lying Pelagian Basin to the southeast. Alternatively, in Kairouan area (in the sub-surface), four investigated wells show a number of drilled thrusted hanging-wall structures. Basin modeling analysis using Basin Mod 1D; 2D and Basin view as well as seismic interpretation prove the existence of a theoretical potential on the sub-thrust footwall of these faults to the southeast, where they could be sourced directly from the Pelagi an Basin. Seismic lines show Cretaceous and Tertiary sediments dipping away from these faults into the basin. Potential reservoirs are the Ypresian El Garia (nummulitic limestone facies) and the Campanian Abiod formations they could be reservoir targets for this play. However, 2D seismic surveys are very limited and are of poor quality at present, but some initial lead areas have been already defined For the Subsalt prospectivity: targets are very poor understood in the northern African domain (Algeria, Tunisia and Libya). Using basin modeling and seismic data, several salt-canopies like structures have been identified and several leads have been defined notably in the southern Gulf of Gabes and in Gulf of Tunis.


Diphenyl carbonate (DPC) was synthesized by decarbonylation of diphenyl oxalate (DPO) over Ph 4PCl catalyst.DPC was analyzed by combined means of programmed temperature capillary gas chromatography and mass spectrometry.The influence of various operating parameters on the process such as reaction temperature,reaction time and the molar ratio of DPO to Ph 4PCl catalyst were investigated.At atmosphere pressure,reaction temperature 260℃,reaction time 3h, n (DPO)∶ n (Ph 4PCl)=100∶1,the conversion of DPO was 99 5% with DPC yield of 97 8% and selectivity of 98 3%.


In an attempt to obtain simple zeroth‐order models for stiff polymer chains for which the relevant distributions can be obtained in simple analytical closed forms, models based upon Wiener integral representations are investigated. The simplest model, which is discussed in detail, is related to the prescription of Sait, Takahashi, and Yunoki for the wormlike chain. The model and its generalization can be considered to be continuous limit analogs of rotational isomeric‐type models of polymer chains in which there are interactions between neighboring, next‐nearest, etc., bonds. Thus these models represent multidimensional Markov processes, and their Wiener integral representations and properties are therefore briefly discussed.


The inexorable march of Moore's Law has given engineers the capability to produce front end equipment with capabilities and complexity unimaginable only a few years ago. The traditional standardized crate, populated with off-the-shelf general-purpose cards, is ill suited to the next level of integration and miniaturization. We have reached the stage where the network protocol engine and digital signal processing can, and should, directly adjoin the analog/digital converters and the hardware that they monitor and control. The current generation of Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) is an enabling technology, providing flexible and customizable hard-real-time interfacing at the downloadable firmware level, instead of the connector level. By moving in the direction of a system-on-a-chip, improvements are seen in parts counts, reliability, power dissipation, and latency. This paper will discuss the current state-of-the-art in embedded, networked front end controllers, and gauge the direction of and prospects for future development.


The growth rates, the mutation frequency rate constants of the terramycin-resistant cells, the burst size of the phage-producing cells, and the ratio of phage to cells all have a temperature coefficient of about 2 from 20 to 35° (µ = 9 x 103 calories), with a maximum at 40°. The mutation frequency rate constant (or time rate constant) of the phage-producing cells increases from 20 to 45° with a temperature coefficient of about 3 (µ = 2 to 3 x 104 cal.). The change in the values for the growth rate, mutation rate, and cell volume occurs in less than 1 hour, after the temperature is changed. The value for the burst size of phage-producing cells changes for 3 to 4 hours. Prolonged growth of megatherium 899 at 48 to 50° results in the production of C + S phage, in place of T. Returning the culture to 25° results in the production of small T phage.


This article describes a framework for window applications built from modules that communicate each other. With this framework the communication within the application and between application is possible. The description of used mechanisms and application development is also the part of the article. It ends with the example of the window application created on the basis of the MiSS Framework.


Data are the new gold. This aphorism often describes the role of data-centric, platform-based industries, such as Google, Amazon, and Facebook, in the US $3 trillion health care industry. Big data analytic technologies such as machine learning, data science, and artificial intelligence (AI) are inspiring algorithm-based decision-making that promise to transform health care from a service industry to an information industry. Big data analytics derive power and potential value from the near real-time aggregation and analysis of vast volumes of data mined from multiple sources, creating predictive models, and providing actionable information to inform health care decisions. Big data are both a product and a function of technology and ever-growing analytic and computational power. In health care, an area seeing growing utilization of data and predictive modeling is risk stratification for care management such as the Medicare Comprehensive Primary Care Plus Initiative.1,2 For several reasons, the US Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system is uniquely prepared to lead innovative applications of data for care management. The VA is one of the largest integrated health care systems in the country with an electronic medical record that spans the entire system and allows for large-scale analysis and modeling to predict care needs and allocate resources. The VA has a relatively high-complexity patient population, owing in part by social determinants of health. The VA is also the closest the US has to an equal access health care system that is not burdened with the fee-for-service payment model that incentivizes volume over quality of care. Lastly, the implementation of patient-centered medical home models throughout the VA health care system gives the VA the ability to rigorously examine the use of big data and analytics in patient risk stratification and care management in primary care. Accordingly, Chang et al3 provide an elegant analysis of VA big data to examine care management of high-risk patients in primary care. The authors define high-risk based on a validated predictive risk score, the Care Assessment Need (CAN) score, which is calculated on a weekly basis and used to predict risk of hospitalization within 90 days. Based on this score, the top 5% of patients (high-risk) have about a 20% risk of hospitalization within 90 days. For this analysis, the study sample included all VA patients assigned to primary care as of September 2015 (N = 4 309 192). The authors hypothesized that, in comparison with low-risk patients, high-risk patients would use more face-to-face care and less secure messaging; that at least 50% of them would be assigned to specialized primary care programs rather than general primary care; and that those assigned to general primary care would have a higher utilization rate of primary care and medical subspecialty care. In this study, specialized primary care refers to programs such as geriatric, HIV, homeless, and women's health clinics. The major findings of the study are the following.3 First, the authors found that male sex, marital status (not married), older age, and race (African American) were associated with higher likelihood of being identified as a high-risk patient. They also found that high-risk patients, compared with low-risk patients had higher likelihood of face-to-face encounters, telephone encounters, and use of secure messaging during the year prior to being identified as high risk. The authors also found that high-risk patients, compared with low-risk patients, had more hospitalizations and emergency department utilization. Most high-risk patients (88%) were assigned to regular primary care instead of specialized primary care clinics. High-risk patients who were assigned to specialized primary care clinics had more outpatient visits. On the other hand, high-risk patients assigned to general primary + Related article


Lithium ion batteries have been considered as the most promising clean energy component due to their large energy density, high average output voltage, and long service life. Here, PVDF/DR1 fibre membranes are obtained by an electrospinning method, whose ionic conductivity can reach as high as 56.25 mS cm−1. This is attributed to the consistent orientation of DR1 and its hydrophilic and hydrophobic groups connected at both ends of the molecule. The mechanism has been investigated by SEM, Raman spectroscopy and contact angle tests.


The life-form and breeding systems of alien plants in China,including their fruit type,flower size,flower color and flowering duration,were deeply analyzed in this paper.The results show that there are 137 species of alien invasive plants which belong to 30 families and 94 genera in China,of which Asteraceae(46 species),Poaceae(26 species),Fabaceae(11 species),Amaranthaceae(10 species) and Brassicaceae(6 species) accounted for 72.3% of China's invasive plants.The analysis results of plant life forms show that the number of herbaceous plant is the largest,which has 130 types and the ratio of total species is 94.8%;and only 3 species,2 species,and 2 species of shrub,tree and vine,which accounts for 2.2%,1.5%,1.5% respectively.Compared with some region of the world,the proportion of the invasion of woody(trees and shrubs) plant is lower in China.In terms of breeding way,there are 88 species whose main breeding way is seed reproduction,accounting for 64.2% of the whole invasive species,while 43 species breed with both cloning and seed reproduction,accounting for 31.4%.In the perspective of flower,63.5% species produce relative small and bright color flowers which are favor for pollination by insects.They also has relative shorter flowering,and 66.4% species has a flowering time less than 5 months.All these characteristics could be benefit for plant invasion.In addition,95.6% of total invasive plants have dry fruits,of which 62 species have achene;while only 4.4% of all invasive plants have fleshly fruits.The results show that the species with herbaceous and seed reproduction,small flower and short-flowering are easier to enter into China.


In the mid-nineties, Indonesia was often cited as a remarkable success as it had emerged from being one of the poorest nations three decades ago to being on the cusp of joining the middle-income countries. For example, between 1970 and 1996, the proportion of population living below the official poverty line fell by around 50 percentage points (World Bank, 2002). During this period, Indonesian families never relied heavily on government to run safety net programs. Instead, government social spending was largely focused towards social services such as health and education, with the family and communities providing social insurance (Sumarto et al., 2002). In mid-1997, Indonesia was struck by a currency crisis, which by the first half of 1998 had already developed into a full-blown economic crisis. During this crisis period, the exchange rate fell to 15 percent of its pre-crisis value and its economy contracted by 13.7 percent (Sumarto et al., 2004). Undoubtedly, the poor are those who are the worst hit by the prolonged impact of the economic crisis and felt the crisis primarily through the falling of real wages, fewer employment opportunities, and increased prices for basic commodities. For instance, there was a substantial rise in the price of rice by 180 percent, while non-food items rose by 80 percent between February 1996 and February 1999 (World Bank, 2002).


This research was motivated by the poor ability of solving problems of high school students, so it is necessary to find an alternative learning can improve students' mathematical problem-solving abilities, one of which is the implementation of Investigation Approach By Type STAD Cooperative Learning Strategies. This study aimed to determine (1) whether the mathematical problem-solving ability of students who obtain investigative approach with STAD cooperative learning strategies better than students who received conventional learning, (2) whether the increase in mathematical problem-solving ability of students who obtain investigative approach to learning strategies STAD cooperative better than the increase in mathematical problem-solving ability of students receiving conventional learning, (3) whether there are differences in the increase in mathematical problem-solving ability of students in groups of high, medium and low who obtain investigative approach with STAD cooperative learning strategies. This research was conducted at SMAN 2 Serang. The method used is the method of quasi- experimental control groups are not equivalent. The results showed: (1) mathematical problem solving ability of students who obtain investigative approach with STAD cooperative learning strategies better than students using the conventional model, (2) an increase in mathematical problem-solving ability of students who obtain investigative approach with STAD cooperative learning strategies better than the increase in mathematical problem-solving ability of students receiving conventional learning, (3) there are differences in the increase in mathematical problem solving ability in a group of high school students high, medium and low who obtain investigative approach with STAD cooperative learning strategies.Keywords : Investigative Approach , Type STAD Cooperative Learning , Math Problem Solving


Background: Most research is affected by differential participation, where individuals who do not participate have different characteristics to those who do. This is often assumed to induce selection bias. However, selection bias only occurs if the exposure‐outcome association differs for participants compared to non‐participants. We empirically demonstrate that selection bias does not necessarily occur when participation varies in a study.


Abstract Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections are often difficult to identify because widespread surveillance has not been the norm. Using time-series analyses, we examined whether COVID-19 rates at the county level could predict positivity rates among asymptomatic patients in a large health system. Asymptomatic positivity rates at the system level and county-level COVID-19 rates were not associated.


-here is clear evidence from the literature review that lot of research has happened in the area of sentiment analysis. However, all these research studies were pertaining to text type. Very few works has combined text along with basic emoticons. These emoticons are generated with the help of special symbols in keyboard and they help to classify the reviews faster. A picture is worth thousand words in this context smiley based reviews help to understand the context better and with ease. Hence in this paper reviews of a specific movie are analyzed by several steps of opinion mining such as data cleaning, data integration, data selection, data transformation etc. The opinions (reviews) are considered to be a mixture of text and a smiley's. The set of opinions are gathered and integrated for analysis.


A b s t r a c t. Two experiments were carried out under sandy soil conditions at the experimental station of the National Research Centre in Nubaria region during two successive seasons of 2006/2007 and 2007/2008 to study the productivity of onion (Allium cepa L.) as influenced by different organic manure rates and sources. All organic fertilizer treatments ie mixture of farmyard and chicken manure, overcame the control treatment (recommended NPK) and improved the vegetative growth characters, essential oil, some of the main constituents of essential oil and NPK contents. K e y w o r d s: Onion (Allium cepa L.), organic fertilizers, vegetative growth, essential oil and minerals


Advanced material systems are continuously being sought for energy absorption during impact, but these materials still tend to be heavy and expensive. An alternative approach is to actively increase the crush distance using deployable panels. Depending on the closing speed of "bullet" and "target" objects and the detection range of the pre-impact sensor, for a deployable panel to be effective in energy management, as little as 30-50 ms may be available for releasing, deploying, and in some applications stopping the panel. This paper presents the development of a stored energy panel deployment approach that meets this challenging time regime through a combination of traditional and smart materials technologies selected via a thorough downselection process. In the chosen approach, a light, compact, and inexpensive ultra-fast SMA latch releases energy from traditional compressed springs to deploy a panel which is stopped with integrated shock absorbers. A full-scale integrated prototype was designed, built and experimentally characterized for two bounding cases: 30 ms deploy demanding high force/power and a 50 ms deploy with associated lower force/power requirements. In both cases, the proof-of-concept shows promising performance metrics well within these two specified target deployment times. Given this, when coupled with advanced sensing technology, this system provides a promising alternative mechanism useful for military applications such as projectile interception on vehicles, ships and combat quarters as well as civilian applications such as commercial vehicles and structural terrorist threats.Copyright © 2006 by ASME


A survey of potential non-conservative tracers for use in source-receptor studies in acid deposition is presented. Classes of tracers considered were water soluble tracers, chemically reactive tracers, adsorptive tracers and particulate tracers. A criterion used for the selection of compounds for nonconservative tracers is that they be as reasonably compatible in the analytical detection system used for the conservative perfluorocarbon tracers. For each class of non-conservative tracers several example compounds are given and discussed, along with the research needed to develop these tracers. A reasonable development time for these tracers is as follows; adsorptive tracers, 2 years; particulate tracers, 2 1/2 years; soluble tracers, 3 years and reactive tracers, 3 1/2 years. By development, it is meant that 1 or 2 tracers have been developed and at least demonstrated in a small field test. 6 refs., 2 tabs.


Objective To evaluate the function of soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1(sICAM-1) in the pathogenesis of asthmatic children.Method Serum sICAM-1 was measured in 16 children with asthmatic acute attack and 10 healthy children by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).Results The concentration of sICAM-1 in asthmatic children was significantly eleva- ted compared with healthy controls(P0.001).There was positive relationship between sICAM-1 and IgE(r=0.603 P0.05).Conclusion sICAM-1 may play an important role in pathogenesis of asthmatic and can be used as an indicator of asthmatic acute attack.


Electron Raman scattering(ERS) is investigated in harmonic oscillators quantum wire(HOQW) with an applied electric field in the framework of effective-mass.Numerical calculations of the differential cross-section(DCS) are performed for GaAs quantum wire(QW).The results show that the Raman spectrum are influenced by harmonic oscillator frequency and external electric field.The peak value became larger as the external electric field increased.In a constant external electric field,the harmonic oscillator frequency parallelling to the direction of electric field has impact only on the peaks value,but the perpendicular frequency shifts the Raman spectrum.


Based on strength reduction method,by use of elasto-plastic finite element method,the slope with bridge pile foundation load effect is modeled by three-dimensional solid element,where the slope safety factor is obtained by use the technique of searching the slip surface where the strength reduction coefficient is changed progressively.The strength reduction method is extended from two-dimensional plane problem to the three-dimensional space problem,where the definition of calculation width of pile foundation is avoided and the distribution of stress and strain of the slope can be obtained more exactly.Then a criterion to gain the safety factor by differentiating the plastic area is whether or not penetrated is presented.The present method provides a new clue and means for analyzing slope safety problem.Numerical examples of applying the method to obtain the slope stability factor with bridge pile foundation load effect are given by use of Yinjiaxi bridge in Hunan western area as engineering instance,which demonstrate that the present method is efficient and reliable.


the continuous use of "woman" as a generic term when "women" as persons are the subject of discourse, the offensive use of "woman liberator" and even "woman libber" when what is meant is "feminist," the anachronistic approach to male-dominated language in the biblical text, and the overdrawing of the evidence for positive attitudes toward women in certain sections. This book should prove especially useful for ministers working pu t their own transformation on this issue and trying to encourage the Christian community to conversion as well as for lay s tudy groups and undergraduate students of the Bible and Christian origins.


Objective To identify the fbpA gene transformed to tomato plants encoding secreted Ag85A from BCG.Methods Rapid PCR amplification of boiled leaves and PCR detection of total cellular DNA from tomato plants,and detection of transformed tomato plants by Southern blot hybridization were used to identify the integration of fbpA in the tomato genomic DNA.Western blot hybridization was used to identify the expression of secreted Ag85A in the tomato fruits.Results 21 positive shoots were identified by rapid PCR amplification of boiled leaves.9 plants of them carried the fbpA gene by PCR detection of total cellular DNA.It was conformed that the fbpA gene was integrated in the genomic DNA of these 9 plants.The expression of secreted Ag85A was identified in fruits of 5 tomato plants by Western blot hybridization,and the specific immunization were observed with the serum of patients from tuberculosis.Conclusion The fbpA gene is integrated in tomato genomic DNA and the secreted Ag85A was expressed in the tomato fruits.


In this paper, we define lexical abstractness and examine the part which it plays in the comprehension and appreciation of poetry in English. The paper gives the formula for calculating the lexical abstractness of a poem and, indeed, of any text, and argues that the more lexically abstract a poem, the more difficult it is most likely to be for students to comprehend and appreciate. Other factors seen as affecting students' comprehension and appreciation of poetry are lexical density and new word density. The paper then defines these factors and gives the formula for measuring each of them. Three assumptions underline the study: the higher the lexical abstractness of a poem or text, the more difficult it will be for students to comprehend and appreciate; the higher the lexical density of a poem or text, the easier it will be for them to comprehend and appreciate; and lastly, the more the new or unknown words in a poem, the more difficult the poem will be for students to comprehend and appreciate. In view of the above, therefore, we recommend that teachers that handle the poetry aspect of Literature either at the secondary or tertiary level of education should consider all these factors before presenting this genre of literature to their students.


The effect of rectangular strips with shorted vias on the bandwidth and radiation patterns of V-slotted diamond shape, single layer patch microstrip antenna is studied (Fig. 1). Its impedance bandwidth with linear polarization is increased from around 36 percent to 66% percent.


The invention discloses an electronic device and a control method thereof. The electronic device comprises an input device, an application recorder and a control unit; the input device is used for receiving a first enabling signal at a first time and receiving a second enabling signal at a second time; the application recorder is used for recording a plurality of executed applications of the electronic device; the control unit is used for obtaining the first related information of the first application through the application recorder at the first time, connecting first memo data input by a user to the first related information, obtaining the second related information of the second application through the application recorder at the first time and connecting second memo data input by the user to the second related information, wherein the first application is last executed in the applications at the first time and the second application is last executed in the applications at the second time. According to the electronic device and the control method thereof, the operation states and or the operation situations of the different applications at the different time points can be recorded and accordingly the convenience is brought to the user.


Especially in the aviation industry, using of composite materials has gradually increased to improve the energy efficiency and to reduce the weight. However, since the composite materials such as glass fiber based composites have very few of the electrical conductivity, it causes lightning strikes on aircraft, nonmoving of static electricity (due to the friction effect)over the surface of aircraft and cause damage on aircraft. Therefore, it is usually tried to be glued aluminium layer to different layers of the composite layers for obtaining electrical conductivity. Bonding technique of dissimilar materials is changing according to mechanical, chemical and physical properties of the materials. Therefore, determining of the proper adhesive is important. In this paper, the effect of different adhesives, which are used for bonding of glass fibre composite with aluminium plates, on the mechanical properties have been experimentally investigated.


A drive apparatus (1) for a motor vehicle has a hollow portal axle (2) that accommodates two electrical machines (4). Wheels (12) are mounted rotatably at opposite ends of the portal axle (2) and can be driven by the electrical machine (4) associated with the respective wheel. A step-down gear mechanism (8, 9) is arranged between each electrical machine (4) and the respective wheel (12) and a separate connection from the respective wheel to the step-down gear mechanism, permits the wheel to be mounted in a non-rigid manner. The respective step-down gear mechanism (8, 9) is connected to the respective wheel (12) by a cardan shaft (10).


G. Wllenweber reports about 30 cases, mostly tabes'a, treated by this method, and in 82% it was possible to state changes in the composition of cerebrospinal fluid, in 87% - improvement of clinical phenomena. The treatment is admissible only in sturdy patients. The main indication for it are gastric crises and shooting pains in extremities.


regions where the lesion is located. Most regions of the brain can be accessed through the temporal acoustic window, with the exception of distal areas of the frontal and occipital lobes. Focussed ultrasounds are known to transiently increase the permeability of the BBB (3) and, therefore, allow passage of OA-GcMAF that is a relatively lipophilic molecule thanks to the presence of oleic acid. The procedure lasts 5-15 min, causes no discomfort or side effects and can be repeated continuously or in cycles. The procedure can be safely performed before, during or after other anti-neoplastic treatments. 1 Ruggiero M et al: Oleic Acid, deglycosylated vitamin dbinding protein, nitric oxide: a molecular triad made lethal to cancer. Anticancer Res 34(7): 3569-3578, 2014. 2 Bradstreet JJ et al: A new methodology of viewing extraaxial fluid and cortical abnormalities in children with autism via transcranial ultrasonography. Front Hum Neurosci 7: 934, 2014. 3 Burgess A et al: Drug delivery across the blood-brain barrier using focused ultrasound. Expert Opin Drug Deliv1 1(5): 711-721, 2014.


review Mucositis remains a prevalent, yet poorly managed side effect of anticancer therapies. Mucositis affecting both the oral cavity and gastrointestinal tract predispose to infection and require extensive supportive management, contributing to the growing economic burden associated with cancer care. Animal models remain a critical aspect of mucositis research, providing novel insights into its pathogenesis and revealing therapeutic targets. The current review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current animal models used in mucositis research.


Fast-curing resin compositions for coating metal surfaces are described. They comprise a low molecular weight methylated melamine-formaldehyde resin, an epoxy resin, such as a bisphenol-epichlorohydrin resin, a silicone fluid and an organopolysiloxane release resin, with a zing-iron organometallic curing agent and a solvent. In addition to curing rapidly (one minute or less), the resin compositions are flexible and metal sheets coated therewith can be pressed or bent into various shapes and forms without the resin coating cracking or chipping.


For distributed processing of probabilistic top-k queries in cluster-based tree structured wireless sensor networks we are applying the term of sufficient set, boundary set and necessary set .These two notation have very wide usability which can applicable in localized data pruning in cluster based wireless sensor networks. By keeping these terms, we develop a suite of algorithms, namely, sufficient set-based (SSB), necessary set-based (NSB), and boundary-based (BB), for intercluster query processing with bounded rounds of communications. Keywords— Top-k inquire, distributed data management, probabilistic databases, wireless sensor networks, distributed query processing, data sniffing, tree structured wireless sensor network.


BackgroundDiabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with several comorbidities and complications such as hypertension, obesity, hyperlipidemia, nephropathy, and cardiovascular diseases. This study aimed to investigate the correlation between the left atrial (LA) function and DM via conventional and speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE). MethodsIn this prospective study, from 198 patients with sinus rhythms, 174 patients were included based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. Conventional and STE examinations were done for all the patients. The patients' demographics, comorbidities, and family history, as well as the results of their angiography or computed tomography angiography, electrocardiography, and echocardiography, were recorded. The variables were compared between the groups with and without DM, and the association between the LA function and DM was studied in the patients. ResultsTotally, 45.2% of the diabetic patients (n = 28) and 38.4% of the nondiabetic patients (n = 30) had diastolic dysfunction (P = 0.384). The diabetic patients had a lower mean of the left ventricular end-diastolic diameter, the LA peak strain during the reservoir phase, the LA pump, and the LA peak positive strain rate during ventricular systole (all Ps < 0.001) and a higher mean of the left ventricular mass index, the A-wave, the E/A, the LA peak negative strain rate during early diastole (all Ps <0.001), the left ventricular end-systolic volume (P = 0.001), the Ea (P = 0.008), the LA ejection fraction (P = 0.011), and the passive emptying volume (P = 0.026). ConclusionsThe results of the present study indicated LA and left ventricular dysfunction in diabetic patients. However, the LA function may be affected by several factors, and our nonrandomized patient selection could also have affected the results. Thus, it is suggested that future randomized clinical trials compare the LA echocardiographic parameters in matched groups


Experts in the design of educational policies insist that civic education must be grounded in a deep sense of belonging, which, in turn, involves values such as freedom, equality, civility, justice, pluralism and, above all, ensures the development of tolerance in the individual, tolerance which is an essential attribute of a democratic attitude; all these values are pivotal for citizenship and essential for a society to function peacefully. Moreover, these experts emphasize that by developing these values individuals can better participate in the pursuit of social ideals. Tolerance enhances this participation in light of its imperative to recognize the diversity and complexity not only of individuals, but also of different communities within society. It is even possible to say that the safeguard of and the respect for human rights are closely related to widening the spectrum of citizens' participation. These social considerations bear on education. They depend on a thoughtful citizenry. But who really cares whether our students develop thinking? It


In the field of ADAS and self-driving car, lane and drivable road detection play an essential role in reliably accomplishing other tasks, such as objects detection. For monocular vision based semantic segmentation of lane and road, we propose a dilated feature pyramid network (FPN) with feature aggregation, called DFFA, where feature aggregation is employed to combine multi-level features enhanced with dilated convolution operations and FPN under the framework of ResNet. Experimental results validate effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed deep learning model for semantic segmentation of lane and drivable road. Our DFFA achieves the best performance both on Lane Estimation Evaluation and Behavior Evaluation tasks in KITTI-ROAD and take the second place on UU ROAD task.


Rabbit hemorrhagic disease viruses(RHDV) IgG antibodies were purified from the high-immunized serum prepared by our laboratory according to conventional methods,and were labeled with fluorescein isothiocyanate(FITC).Sheep testis cells and rabbit kidney epithelial cells were cultured and were inoculated with RHDV after the cells developed into monolayer on microscope glass slide respectively,and were stained with fluorescent antibodies at 24h、48h、96h、120h after inoculation and observed under fluorescence micro-scope.The results showed that there were specific fluorescence in rabbit kidney epithelial cells between 36h and 48h and in sheep testis cells between 72h and 96h,and also the brightness of the fluorescence increased with the passage of time and the cytoplasm was full of florescence.The smears of liver tissue infected with virulent RHDV appeared specific fluorescence,while the control cells had no florescence at 48h.It indicated that there were RHDV in the two lines of cells culture materials.


Pacemaker‐induced arrhythmias represent a very rare complication. Algorithm‐induced ventricular tachycardias have been described but this report is the first to describe a ventricular fibrillation caused by transient undersensing of the ventricular lead during an abdominal ultrasound.


This paper aims to study the main factors affecting savings deposits of residents,and to establish appropriate statistical models. After analysis,the paper argues that there are three main factors: disposable income,interest rates and inflation rates. By multivariate statistical and econometric methods,this paper established a good regression model was obtained increment of income elasticity of household savings,interest rates elasticity and inflation elasticity. According to the spatial size of the change in factors that come in disposable income is the most important influence on household savings,followed by the inflation rate,the final interest rate. Finally,this paper also puts forward some reasonable conclusions based on policy recommendations.


The properties of an electron-hole system in a strong magnetic field is studied. Especially the effect of the excitonic correlation on the gas-liquid type phase transition is studied by a mean field theory. It is shown that the effective mass, number of carriers and Landau quantum number of the relevant Landau subbands have characteristic effects. It is suggested that a semimetal bismuth in a magnetic field of about 100 kOe shows various types of phase transitions at low temperatures (\(T{\lesssim}0.1\) K).


This article discusses ways in which programs have facilitated better understanding among European Union (EU) countries and specialist organizations that work with visually impaired people. It then describes several EU projects that are designed to support visually impaired adults to obtain employment and social integration.


This study include, the partial purification of L-glutaminase enzyme from E.coli by ammonium sulphate precipitation (40%-80%) fractions, and the enzyme activity elevated to 75 IU/ml following dialysis. Pharmacological evaluation of L-glutaminase enzyme was used for the in vivo studies on sixty rats as an animal models. The hematological parameters for rats in the treated group (T2) showed significant changes at the level (P<0.05) when compared with normal control group (T1). The WBCs was found to be increased with the reduction in the RBCs and Hemoglobin (Hb.) concentration. However there were no significant changes of these parameters in the other treated groups (T3, T4, T5, and T6) in contrast to (T1). The serum total protein, globulin and, albumin were found to be decreased significantly for the (T2) in comparison with the (T1). However, their level had been relatively normalized in comparison to (T2) as a result of administrating doses of 0.5, and 1.0 ml L-glutaminase in combination with 0.5 mg ethylenimine /Kg. body weight for T5 and T6 respectively. Concerning the level of serum globulins, there were a significant elevation in the serum globulins value for T5 and T6 which were treated with doses of 0.5 and 1.0 ml L-glutaminase in combination with 0.5 mg ethylenimine/Kg. body weight respectively. While, a significant decrease in the values of serum albumin detected in all rats' treated groups and the L-glutaminase efficacy was not achieved completely compared with the T1.The Liver enzymes ALT, AST and, ALP for T2 showed significant elevation at the level (p<0.05) when compared with T1. The treatment with L-glutaminase at doses of 0.5 and, 1 ml /kg body weight in combination with 0.5 mg of ethylenimine/kg body weight in T5 and, T6 groups respectively, seem to reverse the changes to word near normal level. There were a Kirkuk University Journal /Scientific Studies (KUJSS) Volume 13, Issue 4, December 2018 , pp. (1-16) ISSN: 1992-0849 (Print), 2616-6801 (Online) Web Site: www.uokirkuk.edu.iq/kujss E. mail: email@example.com 2 significant elevation (p<0.05) in the relative weight of Liver, kidney and spleen of rats in T2 in comparison with T1. However, there weight decreased significantly (p<0.05) in T5 group in comparison to (T2). Whereas there were no significant differences in the organs' relative weight for the T6 group from that of T1. The finding of the present study improved the preventive role of the L-glutaminase against the mutagenic, and carcinogenic effect of ethylinimine, and it was dose dependent.


The apparent anomaly in the ratio of muon to electron atmospheric neutrinos first observed by Kamiokande and IMB has been confirmed by Super-Kamiokande and Soudan-2. The experimental analysis, including the asymmetry in the zenithal distributions of the $ \mu-\mathrm{type} $ events in Super-Kamiokande gives a strong support to the neutrino oscillation hypothesis to solve the anomaly.
In this work we are interested by the role of nuclear physics in the neutrino-oxygen reactions used to detect the atmospheric neutrinos. We point out that multi-nucleon excitations of np-nh type and that nuclear correlations could modify an experimental analysis \`a la Super-Kamiokande because they lead to a substantial enhancement of the number of 1 \v{C}erenkov ring retained events.


A compound of formula ** **, wherein R1 individually stands for L-cladinosyl group of formula ** ** group in which R2 individually represents a silyl group, R3 individually represents hydrogen, R4 individually represents hydrogen or a group -COO- (CH2) n-Ar, where n is 1-7 and Ar individually stands for unsubstituted or substituted with up to 18 carbon atoms aryl group, R5 individually represents hydrogen, methyl group or -COO- (CH2) n-Ar where n is 1-7 and Ar individually stands for unsubstituted or substituted with up to 18 carbon atoms aryl group, R6 individually represents a hydroxyl group, R7 individually represents hydrogen, an alkyl group (C1-C12), a silyl group, R8 individually represents hydrogen, alkyl group a (C1-C12), and salts thereof with pharmaceutically acceptable addition inorganic or organic acids.


Primary pulmonary botryomycosis is a rare, chronic, suppurative, and often granulomatous bacterial infection that clinically and pathologically mimics actinomycosis and fungal disease. Visceral botryomycosis is mainly reported in patients with underlying immunocompromised states, yet the natural history and factors that contribute to the pathophysiology remain unknown. Successful treatment often requires surgical debridement and long-term antimicrobial therapy. We report a case of primary pulmonary botryomycosis in a patient without underlying immunocompromise.


Several theoretical methods for predicting the endurance limit exists. The major benefit of these methods is the possibility to reduce both time and cost by performing simulations in a computer. Using this approach there is no need to manufacture prototypes exclusively for a time consuming and costly test. This thesis describes how two theoretical models based on the weakest link concept are implemented as a post processing tool into the Abaqus 6.7 CAE software. Based on a pre-determined loading case for a given geometry and material, this tool returns the probability of failure for the actual loading case. The models are also evaluated from a statistical point of view. Not only is the actual calculated endurance limit compared among the models, but also the actual sensitivity for each of the models. Further work evaluating the accuracy of predicting the endurance limit has been made and a method has been developed in order to compute the uncertainty of the presented results. This result is presented as the distribution of the endurance limit within a 95% confidence interval. The results show that the accuracy of the statistical models is acceptable with regards to the actual spread of results obtained from tests performed in real life in a laboratory. Therefore the simulation approach must be considered as a powerful tool in the product development process.


The Covid-19 pandemic has forced students to stay in prolonged social isolation and attend online classes, giving rise to newer academic challenges, enhanced feelings of loneliness, and hence, decreased life-satisfaction. These can further heighten aggression in students. Empirical evidence suggests that academic stress has a positively-significant correlation with aggression although, studies inspecting the correlation of these factors with loneliness and life-satisfaction, in light of the Covid-19 pandemic are scarce. Present study therefore aims to investigate the effect of Academic Stress, Loneliness and Life-Satisfaction on Aggression Levels of Students, from a Covid-19 context. Data were collected in the year 2021, from 215 students (Mean age=20.69, SD=3.60 59.5% females), attending both online and offline classes by administering (a) Aggression Questionnaire by Bus and Perry (1992), (b) Educational Stress Scale by Sun et al. (2011), (c) UCLA Loneliness Scale by Russell et al. (1978), and (d) Satisfaction with Life Scale by Diener et al. (1985). Data were collected using Google Forms after obtaining consent from participants. Statistical Analysis included Descriptive Statistics, Correlation Analysis, Regression Analysis, and One-Way ANOVA. Findings indicate that aggressionof the students is positively associated with educational stress, and loneliness and negatively associated with life satisfaction level. Educational stress and loneliness significantly predict aggression in students, but life satisfaction does not predict aggression. Present findings provide empirical evidence of the contribution of educational stress and loneliness in enhancing aggression in students. Findings have implications in developing intervention modulesfor behavioural problems among students attending online classes.


The present investigation was carried out in Barela village of Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh to characterize, classify and evaluate the land resources using IRS-LISS-IV and GIS. Five major landforms viz. plateau; escarpments, mound, pediment and alluvial plain were identified and delineated. Based on image characteristics, seven land uses/ land cover classes' viz., single crop, double crop, degraded forest, wasteland, river, waterbody and habitation were identified. Five slope classes viz., very gently sloping (1-3%), gently sloping (3-5%), moderately sloping (5-10%), strongly sloping (10-15%) and steeply sloping ( 15-25%) lands have been identified using Cartosat-1 DEM (30 m resolution) and topographic information. Five soil series (Barela-1, Barela-2, Barela-3, Barela-4 and Barela-5) were tentatively identified and mapped based on landform-soil relationship. Soils, in general, are shallow moderately deep, moderately well to well drained with moderate to severe erosion and clayey in texture. The soils are neutral to slightly alkaline in reaction and non-saline and qualify for Lithic Ustorthents/ Typic Haplustepts/ Typic Haplusterts at subgroup level. The soils were grouped under land capability sub-classes IIs, IIIes, IVst and VIst and land irrigability sub-classes 2s, 3st and 4st. The soils of Barela-4 (subgroup) are moderately suitable for growing gram, soybean, maize and pigeonpea. The soils of Barela-5 (subgroup) are highly suitable for growing pigeonpea and moderately suitable for growing gram, soybean and maize. Soils of Barela-1, Barela-2 and Barela-3 are not suitable for growing gram, soybean, maize and pigeonpea. Various soil and water conservation measures and alternate land use options have been suggested based on land resources information generated for management of land resources in the village.


In this work, we used standardized and advanced instrumented indentation to measure the mechanical properties of two common technical ceramics: CoorsTek TTZ zirconia and single-crystal alumina. By means of standardized indentation, we measured the Young's modulus of the TTZ to be 249±9.7 GPa and the Vickers hardness to be 1600±65 kg/mm2; we likewise measured the Young's modulus of the alumina to be 435±14 GPa and the Vickers hardness to be 2820±100 kg/mm2. By means of a proprietary indentation technique (NanoBlitz 3D) we generated mechanical-properties maps of the TTZ which illuminate the mechanical distinction between the primary cubic zirconia phase and an inter-granular silica phase.