The bachelor work deals with the education of employees in public administration. The purpose of this work is to describe education of employees in the public administration from theoretical and practical point of view. The theoretical part describes an education in the public administration from point of legal regulations and materials available. The part is completed with information concerning further education generally and education of organization workers. The practical part informs about the education of the public administration in the concrete working compartment.


The omni-directional treadmill is human body-based simulator system which support omni-directional walking movement and navigation task for the immersive virtual reality environment. This technology encompasses motion generation technology of actuator devices using human motion data for one`s stable walking on a unsteady ground movement. This research introduces a design of the high-level control algorithm and maintaining the user stability of on a circular treadmill for the immersive virtual navigation task.


To overcome the modal degeneration problem that commonly exists in the design of ultrasonic motors (USMs) using composite vibration modes, a high-power linear USM using a bending vibration transducer is proposed in this paper. In this new design, two orthogonal bending vibration modes with the same order are superimposed in the motor and generate elliptical motions at the two driving feet. Square cross-section structure is adopted by the motor to ensure that the two bending modes have the same resonance frequency. After the introduction of the working principle, the motor is analyzed by using finite-element method. A prototype motor is fabricated and measured. Typical output of the prototype is a no-load speed of 1527 mm/s and a maximum thrust force of 50 N at a voltage of 200 Vrms. This study verifies the feasibility of the proposed design and provides a way to improve the output power of USMs.


The invention discloses an automatic coiling and packaging machine. The automatic coiling and packaging machine comprises a conveying mechanism, a rolling mechanism, and a sealing mechanism which are arranged on a frame, wherein the conveying mechanism comprises a carpet conveyor belt and a packaging thin film conveyor belt arranged above the carpet conveyor belt, the rolling mechanism is positioned at the tail end of the conveying mechanism and comprises an upper roller on the left upper side and a lower roller on the lower side, the upper roller is in transmission and connection with a motor, the lower roller is connected with a push rod of a first cylinder, the sealing mechanism is positioned below the back side of the rolling mechanism and comprises a finished product conveyor belt and a square frame clamp, the finished product conveyor belt is divided into two sections, the frame clamp is positioned at a gap between the front section and the back section of the finished product conveyor belt, and an upper clamping plate, a lower clamping plate, a left clamping plate and a right clamping plate of the frame clamp are respectively connected with the push rods of a second cylinder, a third cylinder, a fourth cylinder and a fifth cylinder. The automatic coiling and packaging machine disclosed by the invention can replace manual operation, realize automatic conveying, rolling and sealing, greatly improve the productivity of an enterprise, reduce the labor intensity and the amount of laborers, and improve the technical level of the enterprise.


Objective: This study aims to gather information about hypertensive crisis, to differentiate hypertensive emergency from hypertensive urgency, to present procedures for dentists, and to contribute for the better understan-ding of the subject by dentists who feel uncertain about medical emergencies. Literature review: Characterized by a fast, intense, and improper increase in blood pressure, hypertensive crisis is one of the complications of arterial hypertension. It may occur due to an imbalan-ce between cardiac output and peripheral vascular re-sistance. The increase in blood pressure overloads the blood vessels and the heart, requiring fast and accurate correction, especially in patients with other pathologies. Hypertensive crises may or may not be associated with target-organs damage, which distinguishes hypertensive emergencies and hypertensive urgencies. Final conside-rations: It is essential that dentists know how to prevent a hypertensive crisis since dental care is closely linked to fear, which promotes an increase in anxiety and the-refore in stress.


Although the relatively flexible state constitutional amendment and revision procedures are generally considered to be inferior to the corresponding procedures in the U.S. Constitution, there have been few efforts to explain why state constitution-makers adopted these procedures, and as a result we have not been in a position to assess adequately the merits of the state approach. This article undertakes to explain the development of state constitutional amendment and revision procedures by examining the state convention debates that have been conducted throughout American history. The adoption of these procedures can be attributed, in part, to a different theoretical understanding of constitutionalism than prevailed at the national level, and, in part, to a desire to overcome various problems of governance at the state level, including the need to overcome entrenched geographic interests in the nineteenth century, and the need to overcome powerful special interests, as well as intransigent judges, in the twentieth century.


1. It is well known that the uniqueness in Cauchy problem holds for the second order elliptic equation ([1], [4], etc.). On the other hand Mergelyan [9] showed in 1956 that the harmonic function vanishes identically if the Cauthy data tends rapidly to zero at a point along the initial surface. This fact has been extended immediately for the second order elliptic epuation by Laiidis [7] and Lavrentev [8] . In this note we shall try to extend their results to more general elliptic equations. Let F be a smooth Cauchy initial surface in a N dimensional space R and @ be a domain such that the boundary of Q contains F. And we consider an elliptic operator L of order m defined in Q. Then we shall say that the strong Cauchy uniqueness property holds for L and F, if any solution u satisfying two following conditions vanishes identically in Q\ (i) MeO"C0) and Lu = 0 in Q. (ii) At a point PQ in the interior of r, the Cauchy data of u tends to zero along F in such a way that


Although group work has been proven to be an effective method for enhancing active learning in the higher education, optimum planning is crucial for successful implementation. A deep understanding of teamwork dynamics and creation of inclusive environments helps groups to demonstrate their optimum performance and output. On this basis, the current research focuses on the important challenge of gender inclusiveness and required teacher interventions to encourage that. Towards this aim, three research hypotheses are developed and tested using student performance data in a series of individual, group, and hybrid assessment. Findings show the significantly different performance of female and male students in group activities. It is also found that instructor interventions to form gender-inclusive groups significantly improve group performance and output. This works contributes to the higher education literature by exploring dynamics of collaborative learning and interfaces with gender inclusiveness. Educators can utilize the findings to better design and implement team activities. Group Dynamics in Higher Education: Impacts of Gender Inclusiveness and Selection Interventions on Collaborative Learning


The basic components of fiberoptic links, such as light emitting diodes (LED), pin-type photodetectors (PD) and optical fibers are evaluated under (/sup 60/Co) /spl gamma/-ray irradiation, so as to ascertain their qualification for nuclear applications and to develop predictive models for their behavior under well defined environmental conditions, such as those encountered in nuclear power plants. This paper presents some results of irradiation tests, together with a discussion of proposals for optical fibers behavioral models.


In this issue of Pediatric Physical Therapy, Goldstein and her colleagues1 explain and illustrate the usefulness of the World Health's Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)2 to enhance participation of a child with cerebral palsy. They propose that the ICF provides a framework consistent with many commonly understood concepts in the practice of pediatric physical therapy. Notably the ICF provides a stronger emphasis on health and therein represents a major advance over the previous International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities, and Handicaps (ICDH).3 The ICDH, with its emphasis on impairments and disabilities had a major influence on our own Guide to Physical Therapist Practice.4 Just as the ICF represents an advance, I would advocate for a revised Guide to Physical Therapist Practice that incorporates a serious approach to our role in preventing future health problems. It seems to be time to broaden the Guide's scope to provide leadership, direction and communicate the concern of our profession for meeting the health needs of our children. Health as a major concern for our profession looms large. We need to think and to act outside the box. Physical therapy is more than a restorative profession; we are a health profession. We need to not just think about how to intervene with children who have disabilities; we also need to think about our role in keeping all children, those who are disabled and those who are not from developing the deleterious consequences of inactivity, and we need to act. Our profession mounted a wonderful ad campaign about a decade ago that graphically pointed out how postural problems may develop from daily habits gone awry. Maybe it's time for another campaign, this time in support of what needs to be a war to prevent the effects of inactivity on our children. I watched with fascination the television commercials for ShardsO'Glass that were so prominently displayed during the NCAA Basketball Tournament. If you missed those travel by internet to http://www.shardsoglass.com/ and see what can be done to bring home the very real dangers of cigarettes. Such an approach is compelling, one that would be little imagined 20 years ago, and one that could be successfully applied to help wake up the public to the risks of inactivity. But the time to take action is now, not 20 years from now when our babies are completing their sophomore years in college and weighing in at 220 pounds. Inactivity, leads to serious medical conditions and disabilities among children in this country, all children, not just those with predisposing disabling conditions. We have a professional responsibility to address this issue head on.


Recent growth of interest about healthy lifestyle has led to the design and construction of environment-friendly buildings. Buildings taking on environment-friendly concept require additional construction costs, which lead many project clients to balk at accepting such concept. However, if it is possible to estimate costs as per level of environment-friendliness, it is also possible to determine the target level of environment-friendliness in the design phase. Therefore, this study aims to identify the cost impact on construction arising in proportion to the level of environment- friendly consideration in the design of residential buildings.


Routing has been a key issue in networking. Recently, computer networks become extremely large with high-speed, and are transmitting various multimedia information. Network routing is then facing new challenges, although many routing algorithms appear accordingly. The goal is to find optimal paths or satisfactory paths for information transmission in order to improve quality of service, and meanwhile to achieve global efficiency in resource utilization. This paper attempts to survey the new challenges of computer network routing algorithms, and their developments, including those for multi-computer systems, wiring networks and wireless networks. Finally, some personal prospectives of further research in computer network routing are given.


Coming over in the 21st century, purchasing and using of the tablet PC has increased. Also, digital magazine has bought in the digital publishing market, while digital magazine's sales are declining. This research suggests the solution for vitalization of digital magazine, the design guide lines, which meet the needs of users. This research wants to find the solutions that are not just included interaction design, but can be used and transferred information effectively. This research draws some problems and improvement points by analyzing the digital magazine's interaction designs which are published recently. By suggesting the design guidelines, I hope these guidelines to be good standards and examples that can be applied in design magazines when we produce fashion digital magazines.


The record of abnormally pigmented starry weever, Trachinus radiatus Cuvier, 1829, is described. The specimen was caught in Nature Park Lastovo archipelago, eastern Adriatic Sea, and displayed an overall lack of usual dark brown pigmentation. The skin was marked by a predominance of yellow to red pigments corresponding with a rare colour anomaly condition of xanthochromism. Due to the unusual appearance of the specimen, we used molecular methods for proper identification of the species. This seems to be the first documented record of xanthochromism in the family Trachinidae.


The research project" The theory,method and application of Uniform Design "was awarded the 2008 National Natural Science Award(Second class).During the last two decades,there are 2384 Chinese papers including 782 papers cited by SCI which cited or apphed the method of Uniform Design.This paper synthesizes the application areas of Uniform Design,the distribution of journals which published the articles citing Uniform Design and the variation of articles year by year.Moreover,this paper also introduces some application examples.


Shame and physical pain - cultural relativity, children, torture and punishment, Judith Ennewtre the ill-treatment of children - some developmental considerations, Martin Richards activism, politics and the punishment of children, Pamela Reynolds opening pandora's box - protecting children against torture or cruel. inhuman and degrading treatment and punishment, Geraldine Van Bueren international conventions against torture and on the rights of the child - the work of two United Nations committees, Bent Sorenson torture of the girl-child, Christina Chinkin The violation of economic, social and cultural rights as torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, Jeremy McBride are the rights of refugee children protected adequately against torture, Louise Williamson a non-governmental organisation's perspective of the United Nations approach to children and torture, Eric Sottas can medicine be torture? the case of children, Len Doyal children and reintegration, Gisela Perren-Klingler children exposed to war, torture and other organised violence - developmental consequences, Edith Montgomery the effects on children of witnessing violence perpetrated against their parents or siblings, Dora Black, Martin Newman the torture of children - assessing torture and delivering methods to prevent it, Lois Whitman. Appendices: United Nations convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, 1984 United Nations declaration of the protection of all persons from being subjected to torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, 1975 inter-American convention to prevent and punish torture, 1985 the European convention for the prevention of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, 1987 United nations convention on the rights of the child, 1989.


The utility model discloses a high-reliability electrified railway microcomputer-control voltage-regulating type reactive power automatic compensation device, which comprises a voltage transformer and a current transformer positioned in a power grid circuit. The output signals of the voltage transformer and the current transformer are outputted to the signal input end of a reactive power automatic compensation microprocessor, the output end of the microprocessor is connected with a capacitor bank through a voltage regulating unit, and a vacuum circuit breaker is connected between a power grid bus bar and the voltage regulating unit. The automatic compensation device is characterized in that a direct-current power supply connected with the vacuum circuit breaker is further included. The vacuum circuit breaker of the device adopts direct-current power supply, so as to ensure continuous operation of the vacuum circuit breaker and improve the operation stability of the device and the safety of the system. Also, an on-load tap switch is connected with an oil filter press, so as to ensure breakdown voltage and service life of oil, reduce frequency of power-cut maintenance, and effectively improve the operation safety and reliability of the on-load tap switch.


The Last Planner® system (LPS) is used on construction projects to improve the reliability of production planning. A significant process of the LPS is Lookahead planning where activities are broken down into the level of operations, constraints are identified, responsibilities are assigned, and assignments are made ready. The success of Lookahead planning depends on task anticipation, which is a result of activity breakdown and design of operations, and making activities ready by removing constraints. The purpose of this paper is to show through computer simulation the relationship between improving task anticipated (TA) and the reliability of weekly work planning expressed as percent plan complete (PPC). The paper presents a simulation model for the lookahead planning process starting three weeks before execution and ending in activities executed during the work week. The study findings indicate a positive correlation between TA and PPC where improving lookahead planning can increase reliable work execution.


Aspect-based sentiment analysis (ABSA) is a fine-grained analysis aiming to extract an entity's aspects and corresponding sentiments from sentences. The number of publicly available datasets written in Arabic in this field is minimal and supports very few domains. One domain not well-examined in Arabic ABSA is the mobile app domain. To the authors' knowledge, there is no public dataset in the mobile app domain targeting ABSA tasks in Arabic. This study provides a dataset with statistics and a baseline evaluation that researchers can use to conduct Arabic Aspect-Based Sentiment Analysis. The dataset contains Arabic mobile app reviews collected from three well-known apps in the Middle East; 2000 reviews were manually annotated with five labels representing aspects and four values of polarities. This dataset will provide the needed publicly available data for researchers to perform various tasks, such as sentiment analysis, aspect category/sentiment classification, and rate prediction.


The exciting force generated by the violent sloshing of the fluid in the tank will damage the tank structure and even affect the attitude stability of a vehicle. Hence, this study constructs a numerical model and horizontal excitation experimental platform. Taking the porous baffle in the tank of a specific type of tanker as an example, the current study analyses the impact pressure response law at different frequencies. On the basis of vortex dynamics, this work explores the evolution mechanism of the vortex flow structure under different excitation amplitudes and frequencies. The exploration reveals the law of dimensionless vortex intensity and energy change. In addition, the relationship between vortex intensity and wall pressure is determined. Studies have shown that the non-linear violent sloshing causes the resonance frequency of the tank to deviate from the natural frequency. When the excitation amplitude intensifies, the range and strength of the vortex structure and the distance from the vortex core to the baffle increase. In such circumstance, the accumulation and dissipation of energy are more evident. In addition, when the excitation frequency is closer to the resonance frequency, the distance between the vortex core and the baffle widens. Moreover, the energy intensity around the baffle increases as the frequency increases. The time history of wall pressure P and vortex intensity Q shows a certain regularity, and the ratio of Pmax to Qmax decreases with the increase of the excitation frequency.


Review(s) of: Bound to read: Compilations, collections, and the making of renaissance literature (Material texts), by Knight, Jeffrey T., Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2013, hardback, pp. 288, 33 b/w illustrations, R.R.P. US$59.95, 39.00 pounds, ISBN 9780812245073.


Sinusitis and otitis are common within the pediatric population. If left untreated, these can extend intracranially and lead to the development of infections in the various intracranial compartments resulting in a high rate of morbidity and mortality. We report the first case of an intrafalcine empyema, absent subdural purulence, in a patient with the likely spread from a sinogenic origin. This case illustrates the novelty of this as a pathological entity as well as the surgical considerations for intrafalcine purulence in the absence of expected subdural collections.


daily" feature of religious life (p. 35). These two studies make a useful accompaniment to other recent research and performances of theatrical Xavieriana. The chapter on festivals celebrating the beatification of Ignatius and Francis makes a significant contribution to the study of ephemeral activities in the Baroque world, and should be read alongside the scholarship on the activities of viceregal poets Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz and Luis de Gongora, as well as works on Jesuit ephemera like Jeffrey Muller's study of the 1640 Jesuit centenary celebrations. Maria Cristina Osswald gives us an important overview of the origins of Xavier iconography in Portugal, including the famous painted series of his life at Sao Roque in Lisbon, and Gabriela Torres Olleta looks at Xavier's afterlife in prints, although neither article considers recent work by Midori Wakakuwa, who has assembled a more thorough series of imagery and worked out a sophisticated chronology for an inconsistent iconographic tradition that was never as enthusiastically promoted by die Society as that of Ignatius of Loyola.


Submitted for the DFD06 Meeting of The American Physical Society Miscible viscous fingering of finite width samples with adsorption M. MISHRA, Center for Nonlinear Phenomena and Complex Systems, Université Libre de Bruxelles, CP 231, 1050 Brussels, Belgium, M. MARTIN, PMMH-ESPCI, 10 rue Vauquelin, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France, A. DE WIT, Center for Nonlinear Phenomena and Complex Systems, Université Libre de Bruxelles, CP 231, 1050 Brussels, Belgium — Influence of adsorption on miscible viscous fingering of a finite width sample of higher viscous fluid displaced by a lower viscous fluid is studied in porous media. We assume that the viscosity of the sample depends on the mobile phase concentration cm of a given solute. This concentration cm is related to the stationary phase concentration cs of the solute adsorbed onto the porous matrix by a linear adsorption isotherm model. The model equations governed by Darcy's law coupled with the evolution equation for cm incorporating a retention factor K are numerically integrated using a Fourier spectral method. In the presence of adsorption, fingering similar to that of the non-adsorptive case is observed but appears on a slower time scale and with a different wavelength. The fingering pattern with adsorption adopts a traveling wave solution with a speed which depends on the adsorption parameter K. Fingering contributes transiently to the broadening of the peak in time by increasing its variance in both adsorptive and non-adsorptive cases but the variance with adsorption is always smaller than without adsorption. Relevance of the results is discussed in relation with transport of viscous samples in chromatographic columns with retention. A. De Wit Center for Nonlinear Phenomena and Complex Systems, Université Libre de Bruxelles, CP 231, 1050 Brussels, Belgium Date submitted: 27 Jul 2006 Electronic form version 1.4


Pregnancy associated osteoporosis is a rare entity seen at the third trimester of first pregnancy or early postpartum period. It does not recur frequently in the subsequent pregnancies; however, it might lead to various complications unless it is treated. In this paper, we presented a woman diagnosed with pregnancy-associated osteoporosis with back pain at the 6th month of the pregnancy in order to discuss the points to be taken into consideration in the diagnosis/differential diagnosis and treatment options of pregnancy associated osteoporosis.


ABSTRACT A novel approach for the simultaneous determination of orthophosphate and arsenate as a vital parameter for environmental controlling was developed using the molybdenum blue method. The second-order chemometrics analysis was employed to overcome significant spectral overlapping among analytes and interferences. Two powerful second-order calibration methods including, Bilinear least squares/residual bilinearization (BLLS/RBL) and Parallel factor analysis (PARAFAC) methodologies, were used for analysing kinetic-spectroscopic second-order data and the decomposition of spectra and quantification of analytes. These methodologies are capable of accurate and reliable discernment of the target analyte signals, even in the presence of unknown and uncalibrated interferences, which are inherently capable of providing the second-order advantage. No sample pretreatment or separation steps were required. The proposed method was performed on the water samples, and the accuracies of both methods were successfully validated by the analytical figures of merit (FOM). The limits of detection (LOD) were 0.28 and 0.29 µmol L−1 using BLLS/RBL method and 0.14 and 0.16 µmol L−1 using PARAFAC method for orthophosphate and arsenate, respectively. Orthophosphate and arsenate recoveries in real water samples were determined between 97.0 and 100.5% using both methods.


Gasification of black liquor with oxygen is one of the important methods to improve the energy efficiency and reduce the pollutants in pulp mill, and is the fundamental technology to convert black liquor into automotive fuels, such as dimethyl ether or ethanol. In this work, a pilottrial of bagasse pulping black Liquor gasification with oxygen-eject gasifier was carried out. The equipments were mainly comprised of an oxygeneject gasifier, an atomising installation, an oxygen preheating system, a black liquor feeding system and a gas collection system. The experiment results showed that: (1) The black liquor can be ignited successfully with oxygen ejection when the temperature of gasifier was preheated to(or above) 500℃. (2) While the mass ratio of oxygen and black liquor is 0.5, and the flow of black liquor is 30 kg/h, the gas composition is(v%): CO: 23, CO2: 37.2, H2: 38.8, CH4: 0.53, H2S: 0.67, C2H6: 0.3;Carbon conversion rate is 90.0%; the thermal efficiency of the gas is 62.5%; operating temperature is 1200 ~ 1250℃.


At the start of his career. F.-B. Mâche faced a severe challenge: he could have chosen equally from the aesthetics of E. Varese, J. Cage, postserialism, I. Xenakis or the GRM.<. With special affinities to cultural history, he pinpointed with a keen eye the hidden problems of all the former trends against the background of the shortcomings of our civilization: the deficiencies of artistic content provoked by reason, rationalism-intellectualism, logic or excessive freedom, alienation from the natural-environmental context. With his "naturalist poetics" anticipating the 21st century he explored and mapped both artistically and scientifically all the natural, linguistic, mythological models that could revive composition with the elementary force of originality and an ideal mode of construction. The article presents the poetics and the crystallized "archetypical" units of form: their structuring principles, their "mythemes" of expressive content as well as the types of form themselves conforming to traditional...


We present the results of observations toward a low-mass Class-0/I protostar [BHB2007]#11 (B59#11) in the nearby (d = 130 pc) star-forming region Barnard 59 (B59), in the Pipe Nebula. We utilize the Atacama Submillimeter Telescope Experiment (ASTE) 10 m telescope (∼22″ resolution), focusing on the CO(3–2), HCO+, H13CO+(4–3), and 1.1 mm dust-continuum emission transitions. We also show Submillimeter Array (SMA) data with ∼5″ resolution in 12CO, 13CO, C18O(2–1), and 1.3 mm dust-continuum emission. From ASTE CO(3–2) observations, we found that B59#11 is blowing a collimated outflow whose axis lies almost on the plane of the sky. The outflow traces well a cavity-like structure seen in the 1.1 mm dust-continuum emission. The results of SMA 13CO and C18O(2–1) observations have revealed that a compact and elongated structure of dense gas is associated with B59#11; the structure is oriented perpendicular to the outflow axis. There is a compact dust condensation with a size of 350 × 180 AU seen in the SMA 1.3 mm continuum map, and the direction of its major axis is almost the same as that of the dense gas elongation. The distributions of 13CO and C18O emission also show velocity gradients along their major axes, which are thought to arise from the envelope/disk rotation. From detailed analysis of the SMA data, we infer that B59#11 is surrounded by a Keplerian disk with a radius of less than 350 AU. In addition, the SMA CO(2–1) image shows a velocity gradient in the outflow in the same direction as that of the dense gas rotation. We suggest that this velocity gradient indicates rotation in the outflow.


TVET plays a significant role in human resource development and, as a result, in a society's progress and prosperity. The study is aiming at identifying the key factors influencing students' academic success at polytechnic colleges. The study's target population was regular Bahir Dar Polytechnic College students in the 2019/2020 academic year. Stratified random sampling was employed to conduct a cross-sectional survey of 536 participants. The author employed SPSS version 25 and WinBUGS 1.4 for quantitative data analysis. Bayesian logistic regression was used to model the factors that significantly influence TVET students' academic achievement. Gender, age, family monthly income, study hours, stimulant use during the study, English language proficiency, EGSECE score, previous perceptions of TVET, teacher satisfaction, and field of study placement satisfaction were identified as factors that significantly influenced TVET students' academic achievements. Being female, having a low family income, studying for a shorter period, using stimulants while studying, having a low English language proficiency, having a low EGSECE result, having a negative perception of TVET, and having low satisfaction with field of study were all linked to lower academic achievement in this study. According to the findings, students should spend more time in learning and consume fewer stimulants during their studies. The Ministry of Education should modify the TVET curriculum to aid students in improving their English language skills. Teachers in TVET should also receive ongoing capacity-building training. Finally, rather than imposing norms and limits (in terms of student achievement), TVET colleges should respect students' free choice of training sector (department).


OF THESIS QR CODE ACCESSED VIDEO-BASED INSTRUCTION TO TEACH VOCATIONAL SKILLS TO STUDENTS WITH MODERATE TO SEVERE DISABILITIES The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of QR code (quick reference) linked video-based instruction (VBI) on daily vocational skills for students with moderate to severe disabilities (MSD). A multiple probe across participants was used to evaluate the effectiveness of VBI accessed through scanning a QR code. During technology training a system of least prompts was used to teach students to unlock the iPod, scan the QR code, press play, and press pause between each step of the task; after reaching mastery, students entered into the intervention condition (VBI). During VBI an immediate change in level was observed across three particpants. This study found a functional relationship between VBI and the completion of vocational tasks.


Many industrial countries try to raise the retirement age in a context of economic constraints, ageing populations and public pension funds financial difficulties.1 ,2 One important barrier for delaying retirement is premature ageing caused by arduous and difficult working conditions, a situation known for many decades, if not centuries.3 Although general health has improved in the last century in most industrial countries, clearly indicating more successful ageing, many social inequalities remain.4 These inequalities stem in part from different work trajectories, which in turn, may explain premature ageing,5 without existing cellular ageing indicator. …


PURPOSE: To ensure safety by installing a plurality of base plates with shield tubes erected at the upper part, on a steel frame for joists installed at the outer peripheral part of a frame trestle scaffold, insert-erecting safety handrails, and laying the steel frame on a sleeper. CONSTITUTION: A plurality of base plates 11 each with two shield tubes 10 erected on the upper face are previously fitted in ground work to the upper flange of a steel frame for joists 4 arranged at the outer peripheral part of a frame trestle scaffold 1, and safety handrails 6 comprising posts 6a and handrail parts 6b are erected between the base plates 11. Baseboards 7 are ties to the shield tubes 10 or the handrails 6. The joists 4 are laid on an executed column steel frame 2 and a sleeper 3, and the baseboards 7 are pulled down. The handrails 6 are completed in a stage of finishing the installation of the joists 4 of the frame trestle scaffold 1. Safety can therefore be ensured. COPYRIGHT: (C)1989,JPO


The article presents the analysis of metaphorical images of A. Navalny and Russian opposition in the French political discourse on the basis of practical material taken from major French mass media sources. The author identifies the basic lexico-semantic fields units of which in the process of metaphorization form the images of the mentioned subjects of Russian political reality.


With the development and popularization of computer network, and speed up the pace of government and enterprise informatization, network architecture and existing enterprises more complex. The complex network structure exposed a lot of security problems, personal and corporate demand for network security grows with hitherto unknown speed. How to let the rapid advance of network security to satisfy business, become a hot topic. Network security is the supporting system of daily office and business applications for the modern enterprises. In the enterprise network, only like a personal computer network security protection just install personal version of virus protection program and software firewall is not enough, and should also deploy hardware firewall, network virus protection program and other such as intrusion detection system, network isolation equipment etc.. At the same time, it is necessary to deploy enterprise network disaster tolerance system, because it is all safety protection measures in the last line of defense. This paper mainly describe, safety control program of firewall in enterprise network security is how to design. I hope that this paper can help everyone to design network security protection systems .


The objective of this paper is to introduce what is Aintinai? and how Aintinai plays an important role in Tolkappiyam. Especially, the Akam and Puram application of Sangam life style with different tinai land-space. This paper focus the key features and functions of time, season and landscape in Aintinai.


The article reviewed a selection of research in the field of foreign language teaching into mobile assisted collaborative language learning (Collaborative MALL) – the practice of applying mobile technologies, e.g., applications on mobile phones and laptops, in language teaching context. This review aimed to examine: (1) popular theoretical frameworks previous collaborative MALL research was based upon; (2) merits of applying collaborative MALL in language classroom; (3) strengths and shortcomings of previous studies' research design and (4) implications for future research as well as for language teaching practice. The findings indicated that three common pedagogical approaches in collaborative MALL studies were game-based, task-based and seamless learning. The confirmed educational affordances of collaborative MALL systems involved facilitating language learners' collaborative learning process, personalizing learning experience, improving linguistic achievement and enhancing learning motivation/autonomy. Previous research was additionally found to have strong theoretical frameworks, well-designed mobile applications, and examination of both learners' linguistic improvement and their attitudes towards the technology implementation. However, several methodological weaknesses in previous studies were also identified, e.g., lacking control group in experimental design, insufficient information about the language test format and unclear grading process. Further research with more rigorous research design is warranted to explore the efficacy of collaborative MALL in augmenting learners' linguistic accomplishments with new mobile applications and in different educational contexts.


Ni is a promising candidate for future EUV absorber material due to its superior optical properties. However existing reports on gas phase patterning of Ni are limited and not precise enough to support the application. In this work, we present a two-step reaction ion etch (RIE) and atomic layer etching (ALE) process, in which the a cyclic exposure to chlorine and hydrogen plasmas in the RIE stage removes the bulk of the majority of the exposed Ni thin films, and a cyclic exposure to oxygen plasma and gas phase formic acid tailors the surface chemical contrast to form a directional etching profile. In the ALE step, the final sidewall angle is defined by directional ions that simultaneously control the subsequent etching selectivity and anisotropy. Specifically, the oxygen plasma exposure converts the surface to an oxide layer which has a large chemical reactivity contrast to the organic acid, therefore the reaction self-terminates upon the complete removal of the oxides, leaving an exposed metallic surface on the sidewall with great verticality. The self-limiting nature of this process is backed by the removal rate difference of over 100:1 between etching NiO x and Ni using formic acid vapor. The effect of acid exposure pressure is studied, and a higher pressure results in a more vertical sidewall profile. Structures of post-etch patterns were measured using AFM, SEM and TEM while the chemical compositions are confirmed by XPS and EDS. This approach is free of noble ion bombardment – greatly reducing adventitious sputtering – and has a much more forgiving process windows comparing to other reported approaches. A final sidewall angle of 87 has been observed for the first time using this highly selective self-limiting technique, which can be further improved with process optimization.


On the basis of the molar composition of mixing natural gas and the distribution law of compacting factor in wellbore, the paper analyzed the discrepancy of compacting factor between steam and gas in natural gas well, thus showed that the complex molecular association appearance exists in static gas column in net gas well. After molecular associated, the hydration molecule was formed. It follows that the property of gas has great discrepancy in wellbore and in laboratory.


Objective: To analyze whether the adequate application of the partograph influences the rate of cesarean sections, as well as to discuss its importance in choosing the mode of delivery, including possible benefits of using this instrument in the monitoring of labor and to evaluate the quality of delivery care in places where the partogram is applied regularly and correctly. Bibliographic review: It is a narrative review about the use of the partogram and its impact on the number of cesarean sections. Even though its use is widely recommended by the WHO, its practice has shown to have a greater impact in developing countries, where there is evidence that adequate use of partogram can decrease the rate of cesarean sections, fact not observed in health service regions with greater economic resources. Final considerations: It was not possible to definitively establish a relationship between the decrease in cesarean section rates and the use of the partogram. The inconclusive results points to differences related to the location of the application of the partogram, requiring more data to confirm its relevance as a tool that contributes to reduce the number of cesarean sections performed.


The invention relates to a method for obtaining the volume of interest of a four-dimensional heart image, which belongs to the technical field of image processing. The method comprises the following steps that volume data of a tissue structure is read, voxelization treatment is performed, and regional projection is selected to an interactive polygon through a set of triangular patches, so as to obtain myocardial four-dimensional visualization data based on the volume data; then precise extraction and grid expansion are performed on a selected region in a gridding projection surface, so as to obtain all surface elements involved in a region of interest; and finally, octree encoding and consistency extraction are performed to obtain a voxel set of any sequential image, thereby realizing four-dimensional visualization data of a cardiovascular system on the basis of the volume data. By using the method, a local tissue volume data set corresponding to a contour of the extracted heart region of interest can be automatically obtained, and finally, local extraction and visualization of the four-dimensional heart image are realized. Because the space occupied by the extracted local volume data set is obviously less than the space occupied by the integral volume data set, compared with the space occupied by an image stack before extraction, the space occupied by the extracted image stack is greatly reduced, and therefore, the time consumed by four-dimensional visualization is greatly reduced.


As many consumers value remanufactured products less than new products,we introduce a market that consists of heterogeneous consumers as well as demand function with preferences.We derive the optimal quantities and prices,and characterize the optimality conditions for a monopolist in a two period model and an infinite horizon model.In addition,we use numerical experiments for the economic optimization model of remanufacturing and explore the influences of consumer preference coefficient on manufacturer's profits,cost savings threshold,and product price.Among other results,we provide some instructive suggestions towards manufacturer's production decision and how to affect consumer preferences.


Why should states follow international law? We are currently witnessing trends towards rapid expansion of international legal rules and a spreading presumption that treaties, custom, and other forms of law are binding for states. Despite this, work on the normative foundations of international law has not kept up. The predominant theories advanced in the contemporary literature focus on revising law to match some ideal set of criteria, rather than taking seriously the task of evaluating current regimes. Rather than ask what law should be, I ask: Is it possible to justify law as it is? In response, I investigate whether we can construct an independently attractive theory that can justify the authority of international law as we find it. My inquiry begins with an interpretive analysis of current practice, to identify both the form and scope of international legal authority. I then offer an analysis of current theories to see whether any can capture both aspects of current practice. While they cannot, this process gradually produces a silhouette of what a successful theory would have to look like. In light of this, I offer a positive answer to the question: the practice approach to international law. I propose that states have a duty to comply with international law because of the corrective function that system of rules fills in global politics.


Objective:To analyze the differences of radiation dose and image quality of prospectively ECG-gated versus retrospectively ECG-gated coronary angiography with dual source CT,in order to provide a desirable scanning procedure for the clinical application of low dose coronary CT angiography.Methods:105 patients who were referred for coronary CT angiography with dual source CT scanner were enrolled,with prospective group(PG,55 cases) including application of automatic tube current modulation(ATCM) scanning technique(40 cases) and without application of ATCM(15 cases).For the retrospective group(RG),all of them had ATCM technique applied,with ECG automatic tube current modulation and pitch-rate matching technology.The radiation dosages were calculated and the image quality of all coronary segments(diameter ≥1mm) was evaluated and scored.Results:①The mean radiation dosage of PG without ATCM,with ATCM and RG was(6.02±0.61),(4.46±1.04) and(6.61±2.26)mSv,respectively,with significant statistical difference(P0.001) between PG group with ATCM and PG group without ATCM and RG group,whereas,no statistical difference was existed between PG without ATCM and RG(P=0.24).②Of the 15 cases in PG without ATCM,197 segments of coronary artery were showed,the percentage of assessed coronary artery segments with the image quality fulfilled the requirement of diagnosis(≤3 points) was 100%,and scored as excellent was 95.93%.As for PG with ATCM(40 cases),554 segments of coronary artery were showed,the image quality was satisfactory for diagnosis(≤3 points) was 99.27% and scored as excellent was 96.93%.645 segments of coronary artery were revealed in RG,98.7% could fulfill the requirement of diagnosis and 88.99% were excellent.Conclusion:Excellent/satisfactory image quality for clinical diagnosis could be provide by PG or RG scanning.PG is the most effective approach for the reduction of dosage,yet low and stable heart rate were indispensable for high image quality.With various procedures of radiation dosage reduction,low radiation dose could also be achieved with RG without heart rate control.


Cancer biomarkers circulating in blood can be monitored for diagnosis and prognosis of this disease. For this purpose, the whole blood from cancer patients needs to be analyzed. The microfluidic device developed in the current work has been analyzed with for plasma separation purposes with help of beads (to mimic the blood cells). These devices can be implemented in the future studies to tackle the challenge of separating the blood plasma from its other components with high efficiency and purity when working with patients' whole blood.


The purpose of this thesis is to analyze, in context of high frequency trading, potential market manipulation techniques (i.e. market making arbitrage, statistical arbitrage, market structure arbitrage, and directional strategies), and to review the subject from a chronological perspective from the 1960s onward, covering topics not limited to Regulation National Market System, the flash crash of May 6, 2010, and the August 24, 2015 market crash.
To date, high frequency trading's effects on the United States market place have been well documented. This thesis will speculate about the true nature—whether adverse or beneficial-- of this fascinating, evolutionary, highly scrutinized topic.


The history of the grain trade was described. Since ancient times wheat had been dominant as the source of man's daily bread. In the middle of the 19th century trade in other grains increased with demand for feedstuffs in the production of meat and eggs, and with the use of cereals as raw material in numerous industries. Trade increased sharply with rising demand and with increasing production in new countries. World production reached its peak in the period 1925-30. This period however laid the basis for the agricultural crisis. After 1925 many European countries protected their own wheat production. The influence was described of methods of transport, technical improvements in agriculture and rising incomes of the consumers.


Abstract Excessive weight and a growing number of permit vehicles can cause an accelerated bridge damage. Therefore, there is a need to better control operation of heavy permit vehicles. This paper presents an approach to assess bridge life consumption by permit loads. An economic lifetime of a bridge is considered in terms of the number of load cycles to failure so that the structure has to be replaced. Each passage of a truck causes one or more load cycles and thus reduces or consumes a part of the total remaining fatigue life. An incremental consumption equation is derived, and it allows to convert fatigue damage to dollar damage by considering the bridge construction cost, traffic volume, and bridge parameters. The incremental consumption covers only weight exceeding the legal limits. This consumption approach is presented for representative average values and the individual consumption approach with the GIS system using Florida as an example. A developed approach can help state agencies to establish a rational and fair permit fee structure. The methodology is transparent and can be used by any state utilizing the available databases.


Transverse-momentum spectra in hard processes are typically described either in terms of intrinsic transverse momentum of partons, or in terms of perturbative radiation. The relation between these descriptions is discussed for the example of semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering, with special focus on the angular distribution of the observed hadron. This involves nontrivial theoretical issues, such as the proper definition of transverse-momentum dependent parton distributions, and has practical consequences for the description of pT spectra in phenomenology.


Savant syndrome defines the people who have severe developmental and mental disabilities but also have extraordinary mental skills which are missing in many people. Although general mental capacity is under average mental level, savant has excessive knowledge about one or more domains. It is accepted that as many as one in 10 persons with autistic disorder have such remarkable abilities in varying degrees, although savant syndrome occurs in other developmental disabilities or in other types of central nervous system injury or disease as well. Males outnumber


The author aims "to redraw the migratory trajectories which followed one another from the birth of the State [of Israel] until now....[He reads] these mobilities with the idea of [investigating] the migratory continuum in which the dialectic ¿centre-periphery' has with time become more complicated and more diversified. [The] reading presents the main periods of this continuum through a description of the Jewish mobilities and their impacts on the edification of the Israeli national ethos....[The author analyzes] the transformation in the ¿Israel-Diaspora' relations and [identifies] post-Zionist Jewish territoriality." (EXCERPT)


Objective To assess the necessary excision of normal parenchyma tissue in nephron sparing surgery for renal cell carcinoma. Methods 102 specimens from radical nephrectomy for RCC were step sectioned at 3 mm intervals and examined.The tumor and field 20 mm beyond pseudocapsule were continuously sectioned and examined for completeness of pseudocapsule,the presence of micro multifocal carcinoma and for vascular and parenchyma invasion beyond pseudocapsule. Results 49 (48.0%) of the 102 specimens were void of intact pseudocapsule.The presence of extra pseudocapsule cancerous lesions was within 0~8 mm [(1.2±1.9) mm] beyone the capsule,with 30.4% of them within the field of 1~8 mm.with the statistic method of one side analysis of frequency,the percentile value of P97.5 and P100.0 was 7.4 and 8.0 mm respectively. Conclusions These data denote that when nephron sparing surgery is done for renal cell carcinoma,at least 10 mm of normal parenchyma tissue beyond the pseudocapsule should be excised with the tumor.The nucleation techniquc should not be encouraged.


Al2O3–13 wt%TiO2/NiCrAl (AT13) coating was prepared on Q235 steel substrate by air plasma spray process. Post-treatment of the sprayed samples was performed at the temperature range of 400–600°C in air with every 40°C interval. Bonding strength, porosity, phase analysis, and micro-structure characterizes before and after heat treatment were studied to investigate effect of heat treatment on properties of the samples. The results indicated that heat treatment in air could efficiently improve bonding strength of the coating-substrate and decreased porosity of the coatings; bonding strength and densification enhanced gradually with increasing treatment temperature at the range of 400–560°C; the sample heated at 560°C exhibited the best strength of 52.54 MPa and the lowest porosity of 3.01% in the whole series, and the strength was over two times than that of the sample before treatment. The reasons why strength of the samples was improved were mainly derived from sufficient element diffusion and the clamping effect between the coating-substrate at proper heating temperature resulted in a "strong" interface. However, higher heating temperature of 600°C was harmful to bonding strength of the coating-substrate, and the reasons were related to excessive oxidizing product FeO and oversized oxide layer in the interface.


Currently, the college students play a double role as "social person" and "scholastic person". As a result, the college students' rights are suffering from the society and the college itself. Therefore, the college students should reinforce the study of legal knowledge and the college management system should be further perfected too. On the other hand, it is urgent to establish and perfect the protection system of college students' rights from the aspects of society and college as well.


Objective To study the clinic time and patient satisfaction degree after implemented outpatient process reforming so as to improve the quality of nursing.Methods The questionnaire investigation was used,and 246 pregnant women before outpatient process reforming implemented and 283 pregnant women after it implemented were recruited and investigated.The clinic time and satisfaction degree of pregnant women were compared before and after it implemented.Results After the outpatient process reformed,the clinic time and satisfaction degree of pregnant women were ( 156.53 ± 9.23 ) min and 79.86%,and that of before it implemented were( 180.82 ± 8.86 ) min and 67.07%,and the differences were statistically significant ( t =16.87,x2 =68.48;P < 0.05).Conclusions Outpatient process reformed can reduce the clinic time of pregnant women and improve their satisfaction degree,and provide high-quality nursing service and indicate the principle of patient-centered.

Key words:
Obstetrical department; Hospital, Outpatient service; Reform; Clinic time; Satisfaction degree


Within the framework of Morpho Challenge 2009, we developed an unsupervised morphological analysis system based on formal analogies between words. After the evaluation campaign, we took time to correct some problems in our system and to analyze its main characteristics. This paper focusses on the knowledge we acquired during this post-mortem exercise. We hope this work will contribute to show that formal analogy is not only a viable solution, but is also a competitive one. MOTS-CLÉS : analyse morphologique non supervisée, analogie formelle, approche à base de graphes.


The interaction of UV laser radiation with pendant medicine droplets and their wetting properties on target surfaces has been investigated under the aegis of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) within the Drop Tower Experiment Series (DropTES) Fellowship Programme. Experiments were conducted in microgravity conditions at Bremen Drop Tower, sponsored by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) Space Administration and the Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity (ZARM). The DropTES 2018 experiment aimed to bring a new insight on the behaviour of medicine droplets in reduced gravitational environment. A novel aspect of the project represented droplets real time exposure and modification by UV laser beam, leading to new photoproducts with antimicrobial properties. The obtained droplets have been afterwards brought in contact with an aluminium target surface in order to study the evolution of wetting phenomena. Since microorganisms can evolve into more virulent forms under microgravity conditions, astronauts and spacecraft surfaces may require treatment and decontamination, respectively, against onboard pathogens.


The present invention relates to a grill opening and closing device of the ice making chamber is installed inside the refrigerator compartment door. Grill opening and closing apparatus of the refrigerator compartment door the ice making chamber in accordance with the present invention, there is provided inside the refrigerator compartment door, insulating the ice making chamber provided with a heat insulation to a certain size in the inside of the case and the heat insulating door, and; It provided within the ice making chamber of the internal heat insulating case, and the ice maker for receiving the ice and the ice-making water supplied to the ice maker by a freezing chamber cold air flowing in the first ice-making chamber; For the cooling air feed and discharge to the ice-making device, opposite to each other on the inner wall one side and the refrigerating chamber cold air passage and the heat insulating case is formed of a plurality of grill holes; Ribs are provided on the grille of the insulating case, and the grill opening and closing means for opening and closing the grill in accordance with the opening and closing of the refrigerating chamber door; The refrigerating chamber are formed by a rib protruding on both ends of the grill of the inner wall, it characterized in that it comprises pushing means which ensure that when the refrigerator compartment door closed, the cool air through the cool air passage hole by pushing the rib can flow. Refrigerator, the refrigerator compartment door, the ice maker, the grill opening and closing


Abstract The nanosized titanium oxide (TiO2) nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized via sol-gel method. The crystalline nature of the synthesized TiO2 nanoparticles was confirmed by X-ray powder diffractometry method. The surface morphology and particle size of the nanoparticles were analyzed by high-resolution scanning electron microscopic method. UV-visible spectroscopy was employed to determine its band gap energy value. The different concentrations of nanofluid samples of TiO2 NPs dispersed in ethylene glycol were prepared and mixed thoroughly by ultrasonication process. The value of ultrasonic velocity and density were measured for the different concentrations of TiO2 nanofluids. The acoustical parameters such as adiabatic compressibility, intermolecular free length, and acoustic impedance were calculated from the experimental data. It was observed that ultrasonic velocity showed linearity with particle concentration, and the results were discussed. In addition to the TiO2-ethylene glycol (particle-fluid) interaction studies, a new methodology was proposed to find the thermal conductivity of nanofluids using ultrasonic velocity.


Cutaneous extramedullary hematopoiesis is rare, usually occurring in ueonates following intrauterine viral infections, hereditary spherocytosis or the twin transfusion syndrome. Only 20 cases of cutaneous extramedullary hematopoiesis have been reported in adults, all with myelofibrosis. The cutaneous inliltrates may be atypical and difficult to distinguish from leukemia cutis. We have studied a 65‐year‐old woman with myelofibrosis and approximately 40 violaceous, firm, non‐tender cutaneous nodules measuring 1 to 4 cm in diameter, located on her abdomen near a splenectomy scar. Histologically, the lesions had a dense infiltrate of myeloid cells in all stages of maturation, atypical large cells with multilobate nuclei or multiple nuclei, resembling atypical megakaryocytes, and fibroblasts. Although the patient received erythropoietin therapy prior to the development of the nodules, erythroid progenitors were not seen. Reticulin was increased particularly surrounding the atypical megakaryocytes. The myeloid cells stained for chloracetate esterase and with the polyclonal antibody MAC 387. Atypical megakaryocytes stained for Factor Xllla and Factor Vlll‐related antigen. Dendritic Factor XIIla positive cells were also increased. The skin lesions remain unchanged grossly one year after their development.


Abstract: Avermectin B1a stimulates high‐affinity binding of [3H]‐γ‐aminobutyric acid (GABA) to receptors in washed rat brain membranes. Scatchard analysis of the data indicates that the drug does not significantly alter the apparent dissociation constant of GABA binding, but increases the detectable number of binding sites from 3.2 to 5.1 pmol/mg protein. (+)‐Bicuculline completely blocks control and avermectin B1a‐stimulated GABA binding, whereas picrotoxin antagonizes specifically the avermectin B1a‐stimulated GABA binding. The avermectin B1a‐stimulated GABA binding is also chloride ion‐dependent, whereas GABA binding in the control is not. These observations suggest that the mechanism of avermectin B1a stimulation of GABA binding may involve the chloride ion channel.


a b s t r a C t This paper investigates cohesion (emotional bonding) and hierarchy (power structure) in families with abuse against their children. Twenty low-income families participated. Father, mother and child's perspective of family relations (cohesion and hierarchy) were evaluated by the Family System Test (FAST). The relationship between father-child, mother-child, couple, and among siblings were evaluated at typical and conflictive situations. Results show a significance regarding to cohesion in typical and conflictive situation for father-child and mother-child dyads in all perspectives (by father, mother, and child). There is no significant differences regarding to hierarchy. These results suggest that the families see the intrafamilial violence as a constant, since they cannot differentiate between both situations.


Abstract Most criticality safety calculations are performed using Monte Carlo techniques because of Monte Carlo's ability to handle complex three-dimensional geometries. For Monte Carlo calculations, the more histories sampled, the lower the standard deviation of the resulting estimates. Therefore, the common intuition is that the more histories the better; as a result, analysts tend to run Monte Carlo analyses as long as possible (or at least to a minimum acceptable uncertainty). For Monte Carlo criticality safety analyses, however, the optimization situation is complicated by the fact that procedures usually require that an extra margin of safety be added because of the statistical uncertainty of the Monte Carlo calculations. This additional safety margin affects the impact of the choice of the calculational standard deviation, both on production and on safety. This paper shows that, under the assumptions of normally distributed benchmarking calculational errors and exact compliance with the upper subcritical limit (USL), the standard deviation that optimizes production is zero, but there is a nonzero value of the calculational standard deviation that minimizes the risk of inadvertently labeling a supercritical configuration as subcritical. Furthermore, this value is shown to be a simple function of the typical benchmarking step outcomes—the bias, the standard deviation of the bias, the USL, and the number of standard deviations added to calculated k-effectives before comparison to the USL.


Although there have been reports on changes in breathing and brain blood volume during Qigong, the relationship between them was not clear. In this study, the relationship between the total hemoglobin concentration of the cerebral cortex and breathing of six Qigong trainers during Qigong was analyzed, As a result, there was no correlation between the brain blood volume and the amount of breath per minute. It is suggested that the brain blood volume of Qigong trainers changed by consciousness activities of the Qi-emission task, and not by breathing,


The software Flash has a powerful and easy-to-use animation feature. By using its different animation features, we can create unexpected calligraphic effects. This thesis mainly discusses calligraphic creation based on Frame-by-frame animation, Animated guide, Mask Animation, Deformation animation and Interactive animation. After reading this thesis, readers not only can understand various functions of the software Flash completely, but also can be familiar with some ways of calligraphic creation.


There is an undisclosed splice in Figure 1C in the published paper. In order to provide a clearer version of Figure 1C, the authors cropped the original image of the gel and spliced in a reformatted version of the 3rd AC type lane. The uncropped, original image of the gel is provided here as S1 Image. Additionally, there is an error in Fig 2B. The "control" panel and "Heregulin + Morphine" panel are mistakenly from the same sample. The authors have provided a correct version of Fig 2, which includes a new image for the "control" panel. The uncropped samples for Fig 2B are provided here as S2 Image.


This paper mainly discusses the solution to the contradiction between intra-system and the systems in the maximum allocation of Base Station Space wireless Letter Pass in cells and the nuclear problems such as the contradiction between the number of wireless channel covering space and the maximum number of installation. Acconding to the theory and means of project layout, the paper analyses the capacity of the preceding reversion covers, resolves the arithmetical modeling of the modules,such as path loss forecasting, capacity accounting and preceding reversion balance etc. The result of simulation analysis shows that the method can be used to overcome the disturbance, then mobile users receive the message to a higher degree to satisfy users with ratio message disturbance.


Diabetes is a metabolic disease which damage blood vessel. Damage in retinal blood vessel of the human eye due to effect of diabetes is termed as Diabetic Retinopathy (DR). This abnormality in the blood vessel will cause a leakage of blood from the vessel and forms a red dot. This is named as Microaneurysm. Microaneurysm in the retina causes a swelling of retinal tissue which in turn causes clouding in vision. Microaneurysm is the first symptom of Diabetic Retinopathy. Detection of microaneurysm is mainly used for the early diagnosis and treatment of DR in order to prevent the vision loss. The proposed method is used to detect microaneurysms in colour fundus images using local rotating cross-section profile analysis. Based on the profile parameters such as peak value, height and width, microaneurysms are identified. The method is successfully applied to the publically available MESSIDOR database fundus images and the results related with the detection of microaneurysms are obtained with high accuracy.


Professor Dr. Hermann Sasse (1895-1976) was a remarkable churchman who had a varied ministry: pastor in Berlin, professor at the University of Erlangen (1933-48), and professor at Immanuel/Luther Seminary in Adelaide. He was known as an articulate spokesman for confessional Lutheranism. Recent interest in Sasse has focused on his collaboration with Dietrich Bonhoeffer on the Bethel Confession in 1933, described by Klaus Scholder as "theologically and politically clearer and more exact in some passages than the famous Barmen declaration of May 1934." Sasse was also one of the principal figures at the famous Barmen Synod. He was the first theologian to raise his voice against Nazism. This book gives a complete list of Dr. Sasse's writings, including unpublished essays and works about him. All introductory sections are in English and German; explanatory parts of the bibliography are likewise bilingual. Indexes.


Abstract: Classically, patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) present with cranial ischemic manifestations that are directly related to vascular involvement. However, a variable proportion of GCA patients may present without obvious vascular manifestations. Since a high index of suspicion of this condition in individuals over the age of 50 years is needed to prevent the development of severe complications, we have studied the different patterns of disease presentation in a series of 240 patients with biopsy-proven GCA diagnosed at the single hospital for the well-defined population of Lugo, Spain, between January 1, 1981, and June 15, 2004. During the study period, 203 (86.4%) GCA patients presented with headache. Patients with headache were found to have an abnormal temporal artery on physical examination more commonly than the other GCA patients (79.8% versus 35.1%; p < 0.001). Compared with the other GCA patients, those who presented with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) were younger (73.4 ± 6.3 versus 75.6 ± 6.9 yr; p = 0.013) and had a longer delay to diagnosis (13.4 ± 12.2 versus 8.3 ± 10.0 wk; p = 0.013). One hundred thirty-one (54.6%) patients presented with severe ischemic manifestations. Abnormal temporal artery on physical examination (odds ratio, 2.25) and anemia at the time of disease diagnosis (odds ratio, 0.53) were found to be the best predictors for severe ischemic manifestations of GCA. Eighteen (7.5%) patients presented without overt ischemic manifestations of GCA. Patients younger than 70 years of age at the time of diagnosis had a longer delay to diagnosis and exhibited PMR more commonly than older patients. Our observations confirm the presence of different disease patterns of clinical presentation in GCA and emphasize the importance of an abnormal temporal artery on physical examination and anemia as factors that may predict the risk of severe ischemic complications related to GCA. Abbreviations: ALP = alkaline phosphatase, CI = confidence intervals, ESR = erythrocyte sedimentation rate, GCA = giant cell arteritis, IFN = interferon, IL = interleukin, OR = odds ratio, PMR = polymyalgia rheumatica, SD = standard deviation, TAB = temporal artery biopsy.


Using the 1992 Legalized Population Survey, I focus on employment matching processes of formerly undocumented Mexican immigrant workers in the United States. As in earlier studies, I show that employment characteristics are related to the job tenures of immigrant workers. However, my contribution is that I specifically analyze how formerly undocumented Mexican immigrant workers' attributes and social networks influence their job tenures. In general, increases in human capital are associated with shorter job tenure, apparently in an effort to improve employment conditions, while the use of social capital is positively related with job tenure. It appears that acquiring employment is a social process, and those using personal networks find longer lasting jobs. Although prior studies have minimized the role of supply-side characteristics such as employees' skill level and social networks in influencing job tenure, my research confirms the significance of workers and the resources they bring to the labor market.


Report presenting boundary-layer measurements on rocket-powered free-flight models to determine average skin-friction coefficients. The test body, NACA RM-10, was a fin-stabilized parabolic body of revolution of fineness ratio 12.2 with a blunt base to provide space for a rocket jet. Results regarding the skin-friction and boundary-layer profiles and experimental and theoretical curves are provided.


PurposeThis study aimed to investigate how the enrichment of medical documents' index terms by their comments improves the relevance and novelty of the top-ranked results retrieved by an NLP system.Design/methodology/approachA semi-experimental pre-test and post-test research was designed to compare NLP-based indexes before and after being expanded by the comment terms. The experiments were conducted on a test collection of 13,957 documents commented by F1000-Prime reviewers. They were indexed at title, abstract, body and full-text levels. In total, 100 seed documents were randomly selected and served as queries. The textual similarity of the documents and queries was calculated using Lucene-more-like-this function and evaluated by the semantic similarity of their MeSH. The results novelty was measured using maximal marginal relevance and evaluated by their MeSH novelties. Normalized discounted cumulative gain was used to compare the basic and expanded indexes' precisions at 10, 20 and 50 top ranks.FindingsThe relevance and novelty of the results ranked at the top precision points was improved after expanding the indexes by the comment terms. The finding implies that meta-texts are effective in representing their mother documents, by adding dynamic elements to their rather static contents. It also provides further evidence about the merits of the application of social intelligence and collective wisdom reflected in the actions and reactions of users in tackling the challenges faced by NLP-based systems.Originality/valueThis is the first study to confirm that social comments on scientific papers improve the performance of information systems in terms of relevance and novelty.Peer reviewThe peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/OIR-05-2022-0283.


Illegal logging is widely believed to have a greater adverse impact on the forest resource base of many countries, but field studies comparing activities of illegal loggers with their conventional counterparts are few, with some not supporting this general notion. We conducted field assessments in Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve in Juaboso district of Ghana to compare operations of illegal chainsaw millers with conventional loggers in relation to species felled, adherence to regulation on minimum felling diameter, extent of collateral damage at stump site and regard for protection of water bodies in the reserve. We found a total of 139 felled trees belonging to 17 species. Felling by Illegal chainsaw millers constituted 37.4% of total felling. 94% of all trees felled by illegal loggers were below minimum felling diameter and were mainly class 1 species with scarlet star rating (and including species regarded as depleted in Ghanaian forests). By contrast, conventional loggers felled from a wider range of species and conservation priorities with 59% of felling done below minimum felling diameter. Collateral damage at stump site was higher for conventional than illegal loggers, with damage to residual stems being mainly broken stems. Average distance of stump sites to nearest water bodies was 24.2 ± 16.7m for conventional loggers, significantly greater than distance for illegal loggers at 15.2 ± 9.7m, suggesting that illegal loggers were felling closer to water bodies. Findings in this study have important implications for forest resource conservation.


For a wideband radiated signal, the probability density function (PDF) of the received total power in a reverberation chamber (RC) is no longer an exponential distribution. It is shown in this letter that the PDF of the received total power approaches to a normal distribution when the bandwidth of the signal increases. Measurements are performed and the results are validated.


States report that their public-employee pensions are underfunded by a total of $438 billion, but a more accurate accounting demonstrates that they are actually underfunded by over $3 trillion. The accounting methods that states currently use to measure their liabilities assume plans can earn high investment without risk. Should plan assets fall short, as is likely, taxpayers are required to make up the difference. But the value of this taxpayer guarantee is not disclosed. As a result, while states recognize that their public-employee pensions are underfunded, the situation is far worse than their accounting demonstrates. Without taking proactive steps now, taxpayers will be made to cover an enormous shortfall when the bills come due.


The main objective of the study was to develop and validate an aptitude test for secondary school Mathematics students. A multiple choice test of 50 items was finalized after pilot study. The test was administered to a sample of 288 boys and 166 girls of 13 schools of Bahawalpur and Multan district. Separate sheets were provided to students included in the sample. After collecting answer sheets, marks were awarded. Several work sheets were prepared to perform item analysis. Through traditional method of item analysis, difficulty index, discriminatory index and phi coefficient were calculated. The reliability coefficient was found 0.82.


ABSTRACT Private sector development (PSD) has emerged as a core component of donor strategies aimed at making free markets work for 'the poor' through assistance to business sector capacity in low-income states. PSD initiatives cannot be understood, however, as technical exercises aimed solely at promoting development through business competitiveness. Instead they serve as normative concessions through which developmentally questionable market-opening has been rationalised by donors in pursuit of lucrative commercial opportunities in emerging economies. Examining the European Union's (EU) PSD framework in bilateral relations with the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) states, the article examines the utilisation of PSD discourse in the 'development branding' of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs). PSD discourse is seen to facilitate a 'double-veiling' of asymmetric ACP–EU trade ties via legitimising images of equitable market-opening and the trickle-down of business wealth to 'the poor'. Nevertheless, the reality of reciprocal trade structures combined with Europe's anaemic PSD resources bears little resemblance to the strategic illusions of PSD. In particular, the interventions of Europe's Centre for the Development of Enterprise (CDE) in cotton and textiles sectors in East Africa are seen to have dubious outcomes for 'development' in ACP former colonies.


Introduce correlative mechanism of polycarboxylate superplasticizer normal synthesis with initiated by redox system,comparing with producing mechanism of free radical between normal synthesis and heated composite.Meanwhile,the kind of initiator are knowed,which is made use of synthetizing of polycarboxylate superplasticizer at room temperature,the advice is proposed in this process.


The Local Lemma is a fundamental tool of probabilistic combinatorics and theoretical computer science, yet there are hardly any natural problems known where it provides an asymptotically tight answer. The main theme of our article is to identify several of these problems, among them a couple of widely studied extremal functions related to certain restricted versions of the k-SAT problem, where the Local Lemma does give essentially optimal answers. As our main contribution, we construct unsatisfiable k-CNF formulas where every clause has k distinct literals and every variable appears in at most 2/e + o(1))2k/k clauses. The Lopsided Local Lemma, applied with an assignment of random values according to counterintuitive probabilities, shows that this is asymptotically best possible. The determination of this extremal function is particularly important, as it represents the value where the corresponding k-SAT problem exhibits a complexity hardness jump: From having every instance being a YES-instance it becomes NP-hard just by allowing each variable to occur in one more clause. The construction of our unsatisfiable CNF formulas is based on the binary tree approach of Gebauer [2012], and thus the constructed formulas are in the class MU(1) of minimal unsatisfiable formulas having one more clause than variables. The main novelty of our approach here comes in setting up an appropriate continuous approximation of the problem. This leads us to a differential equation, the solution of which we are able to estimate. The asymptotically optimal binary trees are then obtained through a discretization of this solution. The importance of the binary trees constructed is also underlined by their appearance in many other scenarios. In particular, they give asymptotically precise answers for seemingly unrelated problems like the European Tenure Game introduced by Doerr [2004] and a search problem allowing a limited number of consecutive lies. As yet another consequence, we slightly improve the best-known bounds on the maximum degree and maximum edge-degree of a k-uniform Maker's win hypergraph in the Neighborhood Conjecture of Beck.


The analysis of the research work on the study of slaughter indicators of fattening pigs when feeding cellulose-amylolytic additive in the composition of the diet is presented. The indicators of pre-slaughter weight, slaughter weight, slaughter output and weight of the internal organs are evaluated. It has been found that the use of cellulose-amylolytic additive in the amount of 19.2 g per day in the diet affects the physiological state of animals.


This chapter examines local mooded responses to two devastating typhoons – Typhoon Sudal (2004) and Super Typhoon Maysak (2015) – both of which hit the island of Yap (Federated States of Micronesia) about a decade apart. Situating these events within a broader ethnographic and historical discussion of typhoons and local Yapese orientations to them, a central goal of the chapter will be to illustrate how an ontologically responsive, politically inflected, and morally attuned mood of despair anticipated, and in part patterned, the conditions of possibility and forms of vulnerability arising in, from, and alongside them. The chapter concludes by arguing that a phenomenological anthropological analysis of despair – which arises when possibilities inherent in a given world collapse, thus rendering us radically exposed and vulnerable – discloses the eroding conditions of possibility that define the parameters of contemporary life in Yap. Taking such moods seriously, is not, in this regard, merely an ontological imperative, but an ethical and political one as well.


Due to the high proportion of power electronic devices, DC microgrid has small inertia. The DC voltage is sensitive to sudden load changes, new energy output fluctuations, and system failures. The virtual synchronous generator (VSG) control enables the inverter to operate synchronously in the AC system, which increases the inertia of the system and improves the frequency stability of the AC system. In order to make better use of the potential inertia of the DC microgrid, we analogy the relationship between AC and DC system variables and propose a DC microgrid voltage regulation strategy based on adaptive virtual inertia (AVI). The DC microgrid provides flexible dynamic inertia support to reduce DC voltage fluctuations. Finally, a six-terminal DC microgrid simulation model was established in MATLAB/Simulink to verify the effectiveness and superiority of the proposed control strategy.


In this paper, we present academic research activities and industrial technology transfer conducted at CRAN-CNRS UMR 7039 Laboratory concerning on one hand high level services environment definition based on low cost RFID Tagged product for smart product concept achievement in an ambient service architecture based on standard IP technologies, and on a second hand RFID deployment in wood industry for logistic and product driven factory management.


Introduction
Salivary gland tumors are rarely seen. It constitutes approximately 3% of all head-neck tumors. 75-80% of these tumors originate from the parotid gland. In this study, 98 patients who underwent parotidectomy in a tertiary otorhinolaryngology clinic were analyzed retrospectively, the frequency of different pathologies and our treatment modalities for parotid masses are presented in the light of current literature.
Materials and Methods
In this study, 98 patients who underwent parotidectomy in our clinic between 2011 and 2018 were retrospectively analyzed, the frequency of different pathologies, our treatment approach, and complications of treatment for parotid masses are presented in the light of current literature.
Results
The mean age was 48 years (between the range of 7-82 years). 41  cases were female and 57  cases were male. In the results of FNAB, there were 65 (66%) benign cases, 28 (29%) malignancy suspects and 5 (5%) malignant cases, 68 (69%) benign cases, and 30 (31%) malignant cases in surgical pathologies. The most frequent lesion of all parotid masses was pleomorphic adenoma (24%). The most common benign lesion was pleomorphic adenoma (35%) and the most frequent malignant tumor was mucoepidermoid carcinoma (27%). The most common surgery type was superficial parotidectomy (82 cases). The most common complication was marginal mandibular nerve paresis (6).
Conclusion
The treatment modality of the parotid tumors varies from case to case according to the nature of the tumor and extension.


A new format for solid-phase immunoassays has been developed in which a monoclonal antibody-coated membrane, incorporated into a cylindrical, disposable device, regulates sample and reagent delivery. We illustrate the method with a two-site, immunoenzymometnc assay that can detect human choriogonadotropin at less than 50 mt. units/L (4 pg/L) in urine and less than 25 mt. units/L (2 j.tg/L) in serum and takes less than 5 mm to perform. The solid-phase antibody is located in a circular area in the center of the membrane so that in the presence of the hormone, after addition of substrate, a blue enzyme product is generated in this circular area. The high ratio of surface area to volume within the microporous matrix of the membrane assures short diffusion distances and therefore rapid binding of liquidphase reagents to the solid phase. Pseudo-first-order reaction kinetics describe the binding of antigen to immobilized antibody and the binding of enzyme-labeled antibody to immobilized antigen. The speed and simplicity of this format may facilitate testing for many analytes, both soluble and particulate, as well as serological testing.


Police are appealing for information to help trace a pensioner who has gone missing from home in Leeds. Dennis Beecher, aged 67, was last seen at his ...


Through the analysis of harmonics caused by transformer, capacitor, electromagnetic voltage transformer and other accident, harmonics is an important indicator of power quality, which has been included in the "pollution" of power grid is found. In order to understand the harmonic, this paper from the concept of quality of electric energy, and then gradually extended to the field of harmonics. This paper firstly introduces the various reasons and equipment may produce harmonic, Secondly, illustrate harm of harmonic to operation of transformers, capacitors, electromagnetic voltage transformers and other electrical equipment, let more people know and understand the relevant knowledge of the harmonic, In order to save technical force and provide scientific basis for future effective harmonic.


Unlike the subsidized State Children Health Insurance Programs (SCHIP), SCHIP fullcost buy-in programs give states an opportunity to expand coverage without using public funds. The goal is to increase access to insurance to children with family incomes too high to qualify for subsidized public programs, but who may not have access to employer-based coverage and who cannot afford the premiums charged in the individual market. This report expresses how a SCHIP full cost buy-in program could work in Texas and raises a number of key implementation issues, including flexibility of program designs, potential target population, and adverse selection. The report also examines experiences of four states that have implemented SCHIP full cost buy-in programs: Connecticut, North Carolina, New York, and Florida. Although the SCHIP full-cost buy-in program has extended coverage to only a limited number of children to date, it provides a moderate vehicle for states to expand coverage.


Background : Pooling is a popular strategy for increasing SARS-CoV-2 testing throughput. One popular pooling scheme is Dorfman pooling: test N individuals simultaneously. If the test is positive — retest each individual separately. However, requiring more than one positive test may lead to increased false-negative rates. Methods : We analyze the false-negative rate (i.e., the probability of a negative result for an infected individual) of Dorfman pooling via a new probabilistic model. We demonstrate that different, previously made probabilistic assumptions regarding pooling are unlikely in light of empiric data. Our model is conservative in that it ignores sample dilution effects, which can only worsen pooling performance. Results : We show that one can expect a 60-80% increase in false-negative rates under Dorfman pooling, for reasonable parameter values. Moreover, we show that the false-negative rates under Dorfman pooling increase when the prevalence of infection decreases. Discussion : In most pooling schemes, identifying an infected individual requires positive results in multiple tests and hence substantially increases false-negative rates. Furthermore, this phenomenon is more pronounced when infection prevalence is low — exactly when pooling is most efficient. Thus, pooling presents an inherent trade-off: it is most efficient when it is least accurate. The deterioration of false-negative rates and the aforementioned trade-off are inherent problems of pooling schemes and should be kept in mind by practitioners and policy makers.


Scientific Writing is about making application program cleaner / eraser-files of unused (junk files) on Windows operating systems using Visual Basic 6.0 programming language. Junk file cleaning application is capable of checking every file on every folder / subfolder of a drive and be able to distinguish exactly which files are classified in the category of junk files. For every junk files found on a drive will be displayed in the ListBox, so it can be known by the user. This application is also equipped with Task Scheduler, so users can decide by itself when the application is activated. Benefits of this application to facilitate users in finding and deleting junk files.


Article is dedicated to the professional work of a musician and a teacher in which functioning mechanisms of reflective self-control of the expert capable of the person-creative interpretation of ideas is considered, approaches and technologies in area of the activity are given.


The complete cytochrome b(cyt b) gene,D-loop sequences and cytochrome c oxidase subunit Ⅰ(COⅠ) gene complete sequences of 4 green sea turtles in the South China Sea(SCS) were determined.The accession numbers are EU918367 and EU918368 for cyt b,EU600157 and EU600158 for CO Ⅰ,and EU918363,EU918364,EU918365 and EU918366 for D-loop.Clustering relationship based on D-loop sequences including those from GenBank inferred that the SCS was not only the breeding site,but also an important feeding habitat for green sea turtles from the central eastern Pacific,the southwestern Pacific,and the Indian Ocean.


This paper proposes a deep learning model to predict the stock that would be required by a store in a particular period with the help of historic information such as past sales. This task could help a business to run smoothly and make sound decisions but are very hard to predict accurately. A CNN-LSTM (Convolutional Neural Network-Long Short-Term Memory Network) model is proposed to forecast retail demand. This model equips the Swish Activation Function. This works better than the traditional and most successful activation function ReLU (Rectified Linear Unit). Data from 10 stores each consisting of 50 items are taken as input. This proposed work has implemented various other models such as Multilayer Perceptron, Long Short-Term Memory cells, Convolutional Neural Networks to predict sales. The experiment results suggest using CNN-LSTM Model as it has considerably lower RMSE (Root Mean-Squared Error).


In the wake of the new political power,the "17-year" war novels are created as a kind of revolutionary war-themed novels to establish the legal status of the proletarian ideology.The significance of the "17-year" war novels in literary history lies in the fact that such novels,written rationally in line with fixed creation principles in an era in need of standard narratives,have become a typical narrative mode of just wars in a four-dimensional narrative style involving the enemy and ourselves,thus having eloved into a writing canonical form for war culture under the operation of power concentrattion.The mode of such a type has not only affected and standradizes the 17-year literature of other types but also pioneered the literature of the "Cultural Revolution" in some aspects.


The purpose of this project is to generate sustainable concepts for proper means of medical transportation and a supporting organizational structure for the rural residents of Sunderbans in India. The concepts are generated with respect to the social, environmental, technological and economical context in Sunderbans, with the focus of making it sustainable. The conditions of Sunderbans were subject to preliminary research prior to traveling to Sunderbans in India to explore the contextual conditions. The report shortly assesses the differences in research and field work when working on projects in developing countries. Consolidating the uncovered conditions by the use of an affinity diagram, a structured analysis, in which a target group is selected based on SCOT theory, leads to a conceptualisation phase where physical concepts have been generated by brainstorming. These concepts where rated by Pugh's method and a single physical concept was chosen for a sketching level detailing by the use of the morphological chart method. An organizational concept was logically deducted from alternatives in the concept generation phase and detailed. The report finally proposes a way to implement the final solution.


ABSTRACT One of the most significant ways that the common law regulates employment contracts is through the implication of terms by law to fill gaps. This article traces the origins and current status of a selection of key terms implied by law into both English and Australian employment contracts. The majority of those terms have been derived from a combination of equity, tort, and the former master and servant regime. At their inception in English employment law, most were recognised as 'norms' in the master and servant regime. Only after the employment relationship was recognised as contractual did these norms become accepted as 'terms implied by law', both in England and Australia, yet they lacked proper justification as to why. This re-characterisation is problematic: it avoids adequate consideration of whether such terms are truly necessary in all modern employment situations.


In embedded systems, handling time-critical real-time tasks is a challenge. The software may not only multi-task to improve response time, but also support events and interrupts, forcing the system to balance multiple priorities. Further, pre-emptive task switching hampers efficient interrupt processing, leading to instruction cache misses. This research provides a methodology for using software prefetch instructions in the interrupt handler to improve efficiency, thus making instruction caches more attractive in a real-time environment. The benefits of this technique are illustrated on an ARM processor running application benchmarks with different cache configurations and interrupt arrival patterns.


The readers of literary works are not limited by age and background. Not only grown-up adults, but children also have their own literature texts. This research discussed the figures of speech in one of the children's literature, namely a fairy tale. The purposes of this research are to find the figures of speech in the tale, classify them into categories, and analyze their implementation in the story. Since the data and analysis of this research are in the form of words, this research used a qualitative method. The source of the data is a famous fairy tale by Charles Perrault entitled The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood. The results show there are thirty-one figures of speech that cover two metaphors, three similes, four synecdoches, eleven personifications, eight hyperboles, two meiosis or understatements, and one paradox.