Elaeagnus moorcroftii and E.oxycarpa seedlings were treated with concentrations of 0%,0.4%,0.8%,and 1.2%NaCl,and the biomass,leaf area and leaf succulencein of seedlings were studied after 7,14,21 and 35 days.The results showed that the four biomass indicators(DW of shoots,FW of shoots,DW of roots and FW of roots) of the seedlings treated with the concentrations of 0%,0.4% and 0.8% NaCl were increased with time,while for the seedlings treated with 1.2% NaCl,the indicators were decreased.The leaf area of two varieties of seedlings with time could be fitted with a parabolic model.Under the concentrations of 0%,0.4%,0.8% NaCl,the leaf succulence was increased with the increase of salt stress.At the same salt concentration and the same stress time,the root succulence underground was slightly higher than the leaf succulence aboveground.It was concluded that the seedlings growth of two varieties was less inhibited within 0.8% NaCl stress and the salt tolerance of E.oxycarpa was better than that of E.moorcroftii.


Over the last years significant effort has been made to improve the performance of speech recognition. The Fisher Kernel has been suggested as good ways to combine and underlying generative model in the feature space and discriminant classifiers such as SVMs. Chinese name speech patterns are difficult to be classified especially when they are similar in pronunciation. Continuous density hidden Markov model(CHMM) is state-of-the-art method to process this difficulty. A procedure was proposed in this paper to derive the Fisher score from CHMM, and compare it with traditional generative models and Gaussian mixture model(GMM) based Fisher score in Chinese name speech recognition. The result shows that CHMM based Fisher score classified by SVMs receives the best performance.


A prerequisite for the sustainable development of New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme(NCMS) is financial sustainability of the fund.Based on the rural practice and the specific development-stage-properties of the NCMS,the ideas and measures are clarified to prevent the fund cost overruns of NCMS to conduct healthy and stable development of the NCMS.Combing with the practice of the NCMS medical practice,especially with primary research of fund cost overruns in Beijing,Jiangsu and Henan Regions,preliminary study of preventing the NCMS fund cost overruns will be attempted to be done.


The efficacy of adprin to the multi-drug-resistance strain on chicks was observed.Results,showed that in the Chaohu strain,the ACI of the clopidol group was 183.26,and the other groups all were definited as complete resistance;in the Huoqiu strain,the ACI of the toltrazuril group was 180.48,the other groups were resistant partially or completely to the drugs;the Dingyuan strains were found to be insensitive to five anti-coccidial drugs.Compared with positive control groups,except for the medicated group mixed Huoqiu strain into forage all the ACI of other adprin groups were higher than 180 which had a good efficacy on the coccidiosis in chicken of these three regions.Compared with control groups,the medicated group mixed Chaohu strain and Dingyuan strain into forage had an significant effect on weight gain,the mediated group administed in water was second while all the Huoqiu strain were close to the negative groups;all the feed conversion efficiency of adprin groups was higher than the control groups.The result showed that the cross or multiple resistance of the three strains to five anti-coccidial drugs used in the experiment was developed;the effect of the adprin on inhibiting and killing the above-mentioned strains was significant and promoted effects on chicken growth.


Using the matching pursuit principle we present recursive adaptive matching pursuit (RAMP), a new fast converging adaptive filter having a complexity that is linear in the number of filter coefficients. We show that the algorithm provides for an explicit tradeoff between complexity and performance. The algorithm's relation to a Gauss-Seidel iterative scheme applied to the normal equations is uncovered. This is useful in establishing convergence results. Finally, before presenting an example simulation showing the performance of the algorithm, we point out that the presented algorithm can be viewed as a generalization of the recently introduced fast Euclidian direction search (FEDS) algorithm.


Molecular tensile machines are bottlebrush molecules where tension along the backbone is self-generated due to steric repulsion between the densely grafted side chains. Upon adsorption onto a substrate, this intrinsic tension is amplified to the nanonewton range depending on the side chain length, grafting density, and interaction with the substrate. In this paper, bottlebrushes with a disulfide linker in the middle of the backbone were designed to study the effect of force and temperature on the scission of an individual disulfide bond. The scission process was monitored on molecular length scales by atomic force microscopy. The scission rate constant has been shown to increase exponentially with bond tension but decrease with temperature. This anti-Arrhenius behavior is ascribed to the decrease of substrate surface energy upon heating, which overpowers the corresponding effects of thermal energy and temperature dependent pre-exponential factor. Quantitative analysis using the force-modified Arrhenius an...


A series of homobinuclear complexes of the type [^2(L)(NOX(^2O)2], [where M=UO;+, Th+, Zrtf+, n=2 for UO:+, ZrO 아, n=6 for Th*] and [(VO)(L)(S O)(^2O)], L=1,15-di(o-hydroxyphenyl)-2,3,6,7,9,10,13,14-octaaza4,5,11,12-tetraphenyl/tetramethyl-pentadeca-1,3,5,10,12,14-hexa-ene-8-thione (optHJomtH) have been synthesized in tem plate method from thiocarbohydrazide, benzilmonohydrazone/diacetylmonohydrazone, salicylaldehyde and characterized on the basis of elemental analysis, thermal analysis, molar conductivity, magnetic moment, UV, IR and 'H NMR studies. The results indicate that UO? 어 and ZrO釁 ions are hexa-coordinated; Th+ ion is octa-coordinated yielding diamagnetic com plexes whereas the VO아 ion is penta-coordinated yielding paramagnetic complexes of above composition.


The environmental pollution is the important factor to restrict the economic development of country areas.In order to realize the coordination development of economy and environment,pollution sources should be treated well:first,environmental supervision of main pollution sources is to be strengthened;second,investigation and treatment of environmental illegal behavior is to be strengthened;third,total amount control and discharge permit system is to implement;finally,enterprise clean production is to implement and tracking service is to be strengthened


Due to objective and subjective reasons,such as the various standards to share the electric medical records and system pitfalls,patients' confidentiality is occasionally offended.So it is urgent to clarify the legal status of the patient confidentiality,uniform the standard to share electric medical record and enhance the legal consciousness of their users to resolve the conflict between the usage and confidentiality.


In the present article we study a special class of surfaces in the four-dimensional Euclidean space, which are one-parameter systems of meridians of the standard rotational hypersurface. They are called meridian surfaces. We show that a meridian surface has a harmonic Gauss map if and only if it is part of a plane. Further, we give necessary and sufficient conditions for a meridian surface to have pointwise 1-type Gauss map and find all meridian surfaces with pointwise 1-type Gauss map.


OBJECTIVE
To explore the relationships and interaction among the exposure to environmental smoke, family history of chronic bronchitis (CB) and CB, in rural women.

METHODS
A population-based case-control study chi(2) was used to analyze the relationship between environmental smoke exposure, CB family history and CB. Additive effects model was used to analyze the interaction.

RESULTS
In the first stage, 157 CB patients were screened from 24 268 women residents (prevalence rate is 6.47 per thousand), then 92 patients (case group) and 114 healthy women (control group) were investigated in the second stage. Results showed that: coal/firewood for heating (OR = 36.21) and CB family history (OR = 6.41) might serve as the risk factors of CB in rural women (P < 0.05). Factors as frequent cooking and using coal/firewood for heating had a positive interaction with family history of CB in rural women, CB with S as 5.39 and 9.02, attributable proportions of interaction (API) as 72% and 88%, relative excess risk of interaction (RERI) as 6.50 and 225.99, respectively.

CONCLUSION
Using coal/firewood for heating and CB family history might be the risk factors of CB for rural women. A positive interaction between cooking frequently, heating model and CB family history was also seen.


The computation of Kalman filter is proportional to the third power of its order. The computation is heavy in integrated navigation system because of the high order of large system as missile. The clustered reducing order designing of Kalman filter is simpler in application condition and can evaluation and compensation of the loss of precision can be achieved comparing to the method of reducing the computation of Kalman filter by state decoupling and deleting part of state variables. The clustered method is adapted in reducing order designing of Kalman filter for tactical missile INS/GNSS/CNS integrated navigation system, and the simplified model called as satisfying clustering is obtained and the simulation is accomplished.


An accurate, rapid and relatively cheap method adapted for use in the phosphate industry for on-line simultaneous multielement analysis of phosphate ore and calcined phosphate, using x-ray fluorescence, is described. The method of analysis is sufficiently accurate for the phosphate industry, which demands great accuracy in P2O5 analysis. A statistical evaluation of precision and accuracy is given.


Aiming at the problem of multi-target track initiation in the dense clutter circumstance,this paper puts forward a new algorithm of trace initiation based on Hough transformation and object method,which primely solves the problems that the Hough transformation can not be used because the scanning periodicity is limited and the object method can not be used to initiate tracks normally in the dense clutter circumstance,at the same time decreases the whole caculation quantity of trace initiation.The simulation result shows that the method can realize effective initiation for multi-target track in dense clutter circumstance and is helpful to the engineering application.


The study of polarization evolution in a nonplanar ring cavity is presented. The thermally induced optic axis rotation in the gain medium and the thermal-dependent dielectric tensor are determined which enables Jones matrix analysis on polarization in the ring cavity.


Objectives: To determine the prevalence, risk factors for macrosomia and pregnancy outcome in women with gestational diabetes (GDM). Methods: In this prospective observational study, we included the data of 161 pregnant females diagnosed with GDM. The study was conducted from December 1st, 2020 to June 30, 2021, at the Maternity and Children Hospital (MCH) of Hail, Saudi Arabia. The data regarding risk factors of macrosomia was obtained from each patient. The patients were followed till the delivery of the baby. The data regarding the prevalence of fetal macrosomia and its associated outcomes was noted. Results: The prevalence of fetal macrosomia was 19.8%. Maternal obesity (OR 4.87), poorly controlled diabetes (OR 3.3), previous history of good-sized baby (OR 2.30), previous history of congenital abnormalities (OR 7.2) were the significant risk factors of fetal macrosomia. The prevalence of maternal and fetal complications was high among pregnancies complicated by fetal macrosomia. The prevalence of fetal macrosomia and other fetal complications was high in poorly controlled GDM patients in comparison to optimal control GDM patients. Conclusion: Fetal macrosomia is a common complication among GDM patients. Maternal obesity and poorly controlled diabetes are the common modifiable maternal factors contributing to macrosomia.


The Problem of countryside is comprehensive and strategic ever since in China.The reformation began from the countrysite,till now,the problem is still kept the most knotty one.What's more,the institution of rural medical guarantee,as an important part of the whole social guarantee strategies,is the fundamental premise of living and developing and improving the quality of lives.The problem is of great importance because it could take the single household into the malign circle of poverty and disease on the one hand,the health of peasants is concerned with the stability of society,especially in the condition of polarization.


Research in n-channel field-effect transistors based upon III–V compound semiconductors has been very productive over the last 30 years, with successful appli cations in a variety of high-speed analog circuits. For digital applications, complementary circuits are desirable to minimize static power consumption. Hence, p-channel transistors are also needed. Unfortunately, hole mobilities are generally much lower than electron mobi lities for III–V compounds. This article reviews the recent work to enhance hole mobilities in antimonide-based quantum wells. Epitaxial heterostructures have been grown with the channel material in 1–2% compressive strain. The strain modifies the valence band structure, resulting in hole mobilities as high as 1500 cm2/Vs. The next steps toward an ultra-low-power complementary metal oxide semiconductor technology will include deve lopment of a compatible insulator technology and integration of n- and p-channel transistors.


The rapid development of power electronics technology provides exciting opportunities to develop new power system equipment for better utilization of existing systems. During the last decade, a number of control devices under the term flexible AC transmission systems (FACTS) technology have been proposed and implemented. This paper describes a voltage stability comparison study between two FACTS devices on static behavior of a transmission system: a static VAr compensator (SVC) and thyristor switched series capacitor (TSSC). This study has been performed using modal analysis technique. The impact of these devices on voltage stability has been investigated using the 30-bus New-England system.


This diploma work deals with the European administrative law and its lines to the Czech Republic. This work clears up the principles of administrative law at the European level and also at the level of the Czech Republic. The aim of this work is the analysis of administrative law in the Czech Republic and the clarification of the fundamental principles of European law in European Union member states.


In this article, three geriatricians describe an approach to comprehensive geriatric assessment that takes into account the multiple social and medical problems that affect the functional well-being of frail elderly patients. With a 45- to 90-minute time investment, physicians can obtain an inventory of the factors that threaten an elderly patient's independence and gain a fuller understanding of the patient's complex needs.


In the recent literature, gradient-based (filtered) eigenspaces have been used as a means to achieve illumination insensitivity. In this paper we show that filtered eigenspaces are also inherently robust w.r.t. (non-Gaussian) noise and occlusions. We argue that this robustness stems essentially from the sparseness of representation and insensitivity w.r.t. shifts in the mean value. This is also demonstrated experimentally using examples from the field of object recognition and pose estimation.


Self-sustained current oscillations due to impurity breakdown in n-type GaAs epitaxial layers are reported for various magnetic-field strengths and orientations of the field with respect to the direction of current. In all cases relaxation oscillations at the onset of breakdown and formation of a current filament in the postbreakdown regime are observed. A magnetic field normal to the epitaxial layer destabilizes the filament and causes multifrequency oscillations and chaotic fluctuations. On the other hand, if the magnetic field lies in the plane of the layer the filamentary current flow is stable up to field strengths of 2 T.


The Survivin protein regulates both cell division and cell survival and is overexpressed in the vast majority of human cancers (1). In fact, the gene encoding Survivin is notable for its high degree of tumor-specific expression, ranking among the top five most tumor-specific genes in the human genome based on comparisons of the number of times survivin transcripts appear in tumors compared with normal cells and tissues (reviewed in Ref. 2). In normal cells, Survivin is produced only in small amounts and only briefly during mitosis. However, in tumors, the Survivin protein is continuously present at excess levels, suppressing apoptosis and aiding in cell division (reviewed in Ref. 3). Consequently, Survivin has emerged as a hot target for cancer therapy, with a variety of strategies already articulated for nullifying Survivin in tumors, including (a) small-molecule antagonists that block interactions of Survivin with critical partner proteins (4–6); (b) antisense oligonucleotides that reduce survivin expression; (c) ribozyme-mediated inhibition of survivin expression (7); and (d) gene therapy using dominantnegative mutants of Survivin that induce cell cycle arrest and apoptosis (8). In this issue of the Clinical Cancer Research, the Gabrilovich group [Pisarev et al. (9)] describe preclinical studies aimed at yet another strategy for exploiting Survivin as a cancer target, namely, using survivin to create a tumor vaccine. Inducing cell-specific immunity against tumors represents a long-standing goal of cancer immunology (10). To be successful, several conditions must be met, including identifying tumor-associated antigens (TAAs) that are capable of being presented on human leukocyte class I or II antigens (HLA-I or -II) and stimulating host T cells using the available repertoire of T-cell antigen receptors (reviewed in Ref. 10). Ideally, such TAAs should be displayed only on tumor cells and not normal cells, or, at least, such antigens should be expressed only on nonessential normal tissues if tumor specificity is impossible (e.g., breast, prostate, ovary, testes). Furthermore, the TAA should be an essential gene, so that tumors cannot avoid immune surveillance simply by refusing to express it. Gene ablation studies in mice have confirmed that survivin is an essential gene (11). Knocking-down survivin expression in human tumor cell lines using antisense methods, or interfering with the function of the endogenous Survivin protein by ectopic expression of dominant-negative Survivin mutants, results in arrested cell division and apoptosis, implying that tumor cells cannot replicate and survive without this important and nonredundant protein. Consequently, it stands to reason that tumors could not easily escape therapeutic interventions targeting Survivin by simply shutting-off its expression. With these issues in mind, the Gabrilovich group set out to ask whether peptides-derived from the Survivin protein could stimulate cytolytic T-cell responses in vitro, using peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs) derived from normal volunteers and prostate cancer patients. The strategy they used involved infecting autologous dendritic cells (DCs) with recombinant adenovirus expressing the full-length Survivin protein in the hope that at least some of the endogenously processed peptides from Survivin could be displayed in immunogenic forms on HLA-A2, the most common of the HLA class I antigens expressed in Caucasian populations. To avoid any potential pro-oncogenic side effects, a dominant-negative mutant of Survivin [containing a single amino acid substitution (T34A)] was used instead of the wild-type protein for in vitro immunizations (8). Elegant studies of the mechanisms of antigen processing and presentation have revealed that immunogenic peptides of 8–9 amino acids in length are displayed on cell surface HLA class I molecules after degradation of intracellular proteins via specialized proteasomes, and transport of the resultant peptides to the endoplasmic reticulum where they associate with class I antigens and then are transported to the plasma membrane (Ref. 12; Fig. 1). Thus, the 142-amino-acid human survivin protein could theoretically generate 136 nonamer peptides. Rather than testing all those possible peptide sequences to see whether they are reflected in the repertoire of T-cell responses made to full-length Survivin, the Gabrilovich group took some educated guesses. Using data from the literature (13, 14) and predictive computer algorithms, they surmised that three peptide sequences contained within Survivin ought to be generated in antigenpresenting cells and should be capable of binding HLA-A2. The strategy thus involved in vitro stimulation of autologous PBLs with Survivin-adenovirus-infected DCs, followed by testing of the resulting activated T cells for their ability to recognize HLA-A2-expressing cells pulsed with one of the three synthetic Survivin 9-mer peptides. The question asked was whether T cells could be enticed, at least in vitro, to respond to a selfantigen (Survivin), thus breaking tolerance. Secondary questions involved addressing the issues of whether such Survivinspecific T cells could kill either peptide-pulsed target cells or a tumor cell line that endogenously expresses Survivin and HLAA2, and whether normal hematopoietic stem cells would be affected inasmuch as they are among the nontransformed types of cells known to express at least low levels of Survivin in vivo (15). Received 10/31/03; accepted 11/4/03. Grant support: NIH CA-78040 and AG15402. Requests for reprints: John C. Reed, The Burnham Institute, 10901 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037. Phone: (858) 646-3132; Fax: (858) 646-3194; E-mail: email@example.com or Darcy B. Wilson, Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies, 3550 General Atomics Court, La Jolla, CA 92121-1122. Phone: (858) 455-3840; Fax:(858) 455-3804; E-mail: email@example.com. 6310 Vol. 9, 6310–6315, December 15, 2003 Clinical Cancer Research


The purpose of this article is focusing the 1787's constitutional debate in the United States, putting it in connection with the historical causations that have framed the colonial experiences as well the power structure of the confederacy union, after the independence, which had been conceived as the only political system suited for that need. At the next moment, that original political frame turned into a target, as pointed certain elites, for a radical reform in the rationale of the power, transforming that collection of territorial communities horizontally organized, that started to be represented by a center provided with affirmative powers.


With the political relations between China and India further improved,Sino-Indian bilateral trade continues to grow,the bilateral trade structure is changing,Sino-Indian economic and trade relationship has been developed to a new stage.In recent years,Sino-Indian trade is faced with problmes of trade imbalance,trade friction,Indian high tariff and non-tariff barriers and other restrictive factors,but in the long term,bilateral economic and trade cooperation has great potential and broad development prospects.


ABSTRACT Mortuary practices evident in the materiality of Central Fennoscandia in Northern Europe are interpreted here rather unconventionally as expressions of morality. This is defined as the culturally approved way to manage death, without scruples. The last seven millennia are set on a flat temporal scale in this paper, revealing contradictions between different ideologies and worldviews over that time. The ubiquitous themes that emerge are agency of place and the bond between fire, life, and death, along with the main criticism, which asserts that the overwhelming fear of the dead reported in the region during 2nd millennium may have been aggravated by Christian dogma. Thus, projecting similar notions of fear to local prehistoric burials is problematic and should be made with caution. The study acts as a reminder that archaeological interpretation is drawn from theory – the interpretational key – which affects both the hypotheses and the results. Changing the key may turn even an established interpretation on its head.


Abstract : This report is made up of eight individual papers describing solutions to specific problems in evaluating water distribution systems. The topics range from general discussions on deterioration of water systems and the need for pipe network model calibration to examples of actual reports on pipe break analysis and model calibration. Other papers give examples of how pipe roughness tested and gage calibration can be performed. Two additional papers describe criteria for selecting differential pressure measuring devices for use with pitot tubes and a computer program for determining flow rates given these differential pressure readings. Subtopics include: manometers and pipe flow.


To examine the extent to which the goals of implementing an e-government initiative or service having been achieved, and to justify its investment, performance evaluations are necessary. Among various e-government evaluation approaches, a citizen-centric or demand-side evaluation (Reddick, 2005), which is the assessment in terms of citizen' demands or needs, is highly desirable because the promise of e-government is to engage citizenry in government in a citizen-centered manner, i.e. citizen-centered e-government (Bertot & Jaeger, 2006; 2008). Furthermore, with the knowledge regarding citizen needs, it is expected that administrations will tailor e-government better to citizens (Schedler & Summermatter, 2007). This chapter takes the Kaohsiung Citizen Electronic Complaint System (KCECS) in Taiwan, one of absTracT


(54) FUEL ADDITIVE COMPOSITION AND Related U.S. Application Data METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF MIDDLE DISTILLATE FUELS AND GASOLINE (60) Provisional application No. 60/382,450, filed on May 23, 2002. (76) Inventors: Paul H. Maubert, Frederick, MD (US); George W. Mushrush, Oakton, VA Publication Classification US (US) (51) Int. Cl. ................................ C10L 1/10; C1OL 1/18 Correspondence Address: (52) U.S. Cl. ................................................. 44/388; 44/398 NONELL, TERRY, STOUT & KRAUS, (57) ABSTRACT


This study aims to contribute to the debate on transparency and social participation of Brazilian public management, performing a critical analysis on the proposals made at the 1 st National Conference on Transparency and Social Control (Consocial) on its axis 1. Through the analysis sought to identify whether the proposals made during the 1 st Consocial contributed to the exercise of social control based on transparency and access to information. The methodology used was exploratory and participatory research. Through the analysis of the proposals prioritized in the last step of the 1st Consocial observed the need for greater disclosure of information relating to public administration, the manifestation of the powers of the instruments of participation and empowerment of citizens to exercise participation. Some faults were detected in the formulation of proposals, such as the lack of participants regarding laws on transparency and the responsibilities of the tools of social participation.


The invention discloses a data exchanging method applied to an operating system, so as to realize the purpose of more convenient data exchanging between different applications. A data access interface which satisfies a first preset standard definition is provided in the operating system. For example, the method can comprise the following steps of in response to a received message, sent by a first application, for calling out an interface of an operation system, presenting the interface of the operation system; receiving a data entity which is written by the first application by calling a data access interface that satisfies the first preset standard definition, and in response to a situation that a second view for displaying the data entity is dragged to a position where an icon of a second application is located in the interface of the operating system, calling a data access interface that satisfies a second preset standard definition, and writing the data entity into the second application.


The $n$-Queens' graph, $\mathcal{Q}(n)$, is the graph associated to the $n \times n$ chessboard (a generalization of the classical $8 \times 8$ chessboard), with $n^2$ vertices, each one corresponding to a square of the chessboard. Two vertices of $\mathcal{Q}(n)$ are adjacent if and only if they are in the same row, in the same column or in the same diagonal of the chessboard. After a short overview on the main combinatorial properties of $\mathcal{Q}(n)$, its spectral properties are investigated. First, a lower bound on the least eigenvalue of an arbitrary graph is obtained using clique edge partitions and a sufficient condition for this lower bound be attained is deduced. For the particular case of $\mathcal{Q}(n)$, we prove that for every $n$, its least eigenvalue is not less than $-4$ and it is equal to $-4$ with multiplicity $(n-3)^2$, for every $n \ge 4$. Furthermore, $n-4$ is also an eigenvalue of $\mathcal{Q}(n)$, with multiplicity at least $\frac{n-2}{2}$ when $n$ is even and at least $\frac{n+1}{2}$ when $n$ is odd. A conjecture about the integer eigenvalues of $\mathcal{Q}(n)$ is presented. We finish this article with an algorithm to determine an equitable partition of the $n$-Queens' graph, $\mathcal{Q}(n)$, for $n \ge 3$, concluding that such equitable partition has $\frac{(\lceil n/2\rceil+1)\lceil n/2\rceil}{2}$ cells.


Introduction * The New War * PART I: THE ARMED FORCES AND SOCIETY* Struggling for Relevance * The New Social Identity * PART II: THE ARMED FORCES AND THE STATE * The Estranged Military * Toward New Civil-Military Relations * The Garrison State * PART III: THE ARMED FORCES AND AMERICAN EMPIRE * The Changing International Scene * American Empire * Conclusions


Radial, bias, and wide-base radial single tires were tested in the laboratory under three levels of inflation pressures and axle loads. The measured characteristics of the tires were gross contact area, net contact area, tire deflection, and contact pressures. Distributions of the contact pressures were used in a mechanistic solution to predict various flexible pavement response parameters. A modified version of the BISAR computer program, which takes concentric circles of various pressures, was used to predict the response parameters. The response of various flexible pavement structures was investigated in terms of the tensile strains at the bottom of the asphalt layer, the compressive stress at the asphalt layer interface, and the surface deflection. The effects of tire inflation pressures and axle loads on the response parameters were evaluated for all tires and asphalt thickness combinations. The three tire types were also compared for underloaded, loaded, and overloaded cases.


PURPOSE
The goal of this investigation is to understand the knowledge, attitude and practice of the edentulous patients toward implant denture.

METHODS
235 patients were investigated. The data study was based on face-to-face interviews and the result was statistically analyzed by SPSS 11.5 software package.

RESULTS
70.21% of the interviewees had heard of implant denture, but 56.36% of them were proved to be mistaken. The first thing that they were worried about most was the function of the implant denture after restoration (34.55%) and they expected most eagerly (54.55%) to use the implant as nature teeth. 57.87% of the interviewees psychologically thought the implant was the most ideal restoration. Whether the edentulous patients had ever had traditional denture(P<0.05), whether they were satisfied with the denture(P<0.05) and the sources of knowledge on the implant(P<0.05) had significant on the acceptance of implant denture. Expense played an important role in the acceptance(P<0.05).

CONCLUSIONS
The edentulous patients have some misunderstanding about implant. Several factors affected the psychological acceptance. Supported by Academic Leader Fund from Fujian Medical University (Grant No.2006003).


Bluetooth introduces ad hoc connectivity into the personal area. Although only the basic single-hop star-shaped topology called piconet is currently available, Bluetooth will surely evolve towards multi-hop connectivity in the near future. These multi-hop networks (called scatternets) offer a wide range of possible topologies. In this paper it is argued that the overall efficiency of scatternets heavily depends on the specific network topology employed. Furthermore, we introduce a class of network topologies that are efficient with respect to the aggregate bandwidth possible. A distributed algorithm for automatic network establishment is outlined.


This paper discusses the negative pressure oil system using regulation and the unit gland system reformation,aided by the oil tank overturned the method has reduced unit of ash and water,oil,causes the unit oil qualified,to ensure the smooth operation and safety downtime unit.


Globally, emphasis is placed on increased security in the field of human health protection during the fire. That is, why fire resistant, flame retardant and halogen-free cables are more used in public buildings. Their using can improve fire safety and fire rescue capability. Although, the fire performance is a priority for these cables, we cannot neglect the others important properties of core insulation. Changes of electro physical properties may be related with modifications of insulation in order to limit smoke, fumes and halogen or improve their fire resistance and maintain circuit integrity of vital emergency services (e.g. fire alarm). New insulation materials and cable constructions should be tested for different operating environment and emergency situations. The intention of our experiment was to simulate unexpected events during operation such as flooding of cable systems and water ingress through the open ends of the cables or damaging of the sheath. The paper presents the results of laboratory tests of fire resistant cable insulated cores with different types of flame barrier in case of long-term contact with water.


The nature of the relationship between language, working memory and auditory-verbal memory seems to remain unclear and classical language and memory models appear to view these skills as completely separate modules. Language processing models consider the existence of devices or buffers which store linguistic information. Levelt [1] describes a short-term memory device called the articulatory buffer in which a phonetic plan is temporarily stored to be articulated. Nickels [2] also describes the auditory processing of words with a model that contains phonological input and output buffers, as well as phonological input and output lexicons. Dell's interactive activation model for word retrieval postulates that lexical retrieval requires a stage of lexical access and a phonological stage. In the lexical stage, the semantic concepts would activate corresponding lexical representations and, in the phonological stage, the lexical representations would send activation to phonological representations, then the sounds corresponding to the lexical item would be selected. Failures of activation between these interactive stages would explain lexical and phonological difficulties [3].


The basic principle of all optical wavelength conversion based on cross gain modulation in semiconductor optical amplifier is analyzed and the wavelength conversion experiment has been performed for 2.5 Gbit/s NRZ optical pulse using XGM. The up conversion space is more than 14 nm. The eye diagram of the converted signal is very clear and apparently open. The extinction ratio and the optical signal to noise ratio are also more than 10 dB and 30 dB, respectively.


The AC electrified railway systems have the power quality problems such as the harmonic distortion, the reactive power and the three-phase imbalance because of the electrical load characteristics of locomotives, which are non-linear single-phase. These power quality problems have a bad effect on not only AC electrified railway systems but also other electric systems connected together. The RPQC (railway power quality conditioner) can compensate such power quality problems in the AC electrified railway systems. In this paper, a novel RPQC control method based on SRF (synchronous-reference-frame) control is proposed. The proposed RPQC control method can compensate effectively the harmonic currents, the reactive power and the load imbalance. The validity and the effectiveness of the proposed RPQC control method are illustrated through the simulations.


patient 3. EKV is caused by a mutation in either Cx 31 or Cx 30.3, respectively encoded by genes GJB3 and GJB4, that is underlined by our demonstration of the functional interaction of these two Cxs, providing a molecular explanation for the similarity of EKV phenotypes. The discovery of this L209F mutation in Cx 31 permits us to confirm our clinical diagnosis and to extend the field of Cx mutations causing EKV.


This paper describes a method for the automatic alignment of parallel texts at clause level. The method features statistical techniques coupled with shallow linguistic processing. It presupposes a parallel bilingual corpus and identifies alignments between the clauses of the source and target language sides of the corpus. Parallel texts are first statistically aligned at sentence level and then tagged with their part-of-speech categories. Regular grammars functioning on tags, recognize clauses on both sides of the parallel text. A probabilistic model is applied next, operating on the basis of word occurrence and co-occurrence probabilities and character lengths. Depending on sentence size, possible alignments arc fed into a dynamic progranuning framework or a simulated annealing system in order to find or approxim~te the best alignment. 1he method has been tested on a Small Eng~ lish-Greek corpus consisting of texts relevant to software systems and has produced promising results in terms of correctly identified clause alignments.


Intermittent functional electrical stimulation (FES) was used in the management of pollakisuria, urgency and/or urge incontinence without either urinary tract infection or bladder outlet obstruction. A success rate of 71 per cent (10 of 14 cases) was achieved. Three to 100 Hz rectangular electric pulses, 30 to 500 volts in amplitude and 0. 2 msec in duration, were employed. One FES lasted for thirty minutes. It was repeated at intervals of 3 days to 1 month via an anal plug electrode. A series of treatment consisted of 2 to 10 times of FES. There were 10 males and 4 females evaluated and one case of neurogenic bladder (lower motor neuron lesion) complaining of stress incontinence was also treated. The maximum urethral closure pressure did not elevate during or after FES, and was not responsible for the effect of FES. FES seemed to indirectly inhibit a contraction of the detrusor by supressing its hyperexitability without weakening its contractile force, and the effect continued after FES. FES might activate cerebral regulatory or inhibitory function to the detrusor. This procedure has no adverse effect except for a slight pain in the anus and should be tried in the control of overactive (hyperreflexic or irritable) bladder.


The definition of mediation as a process or procedure prevails in the scientific literature. Consideration of the socio-psychological aspect of meditation is rarely found in the works of foreign and domestic researchers. A hypothesis was put forward about the existence of socio-psychological features of the mediator's professional activity, which are manifested in the socio-psychological features and social orientations of mediators and their clients. 198 people were surveyed, including 98 mediators and 100 mediation clients. We measured: personality profiles of social orientations; use of mediation approaches; negotiation style in mediation; level of subjective success of the mediator's professional activity. Data processing: frequency analysis, correlation analysis using the t-test for independent samples, Pearson's Chi-square, and Spearman's r-square. Results: among mediators, people who tend to dominate are more common, while clients who use the services of mediators have a tendency to lead behavior. There are differences in the mutual assessment of personality profiles and social orientations of mediators and their clients. Each mediation approach and negotiation style is characterized by its own set of relationships with the characteristics of the personality profile of the mediator's social orientations, features and self-assessment of his work.


Participants could show frequent selection of the target event in micro patterns by (a) quickly homing in on the sound-synchronous target on each trial and ignoring the competing events, or by (b) briefly looking to a few competing events before consistently fixating the sound-synchronous target each trial. Once they found the target event on each trial, they could show audiovisual matching for the target event by (a) continuing to fixate on it to the exclusion of the competing events, or by (b) visually exploring competing events but frequently returning to fixate the target event.


The second phase (Hanna IVB) of a coal gasification experiment near Hanna, Wyoming, was completed in September 1979. The experiment attempted to link and gasify coal between process wells spaced 34.3 meters apart. Intermediate wells were positioned between the process wells so that the link could be relayed over shorter distances. Reverse combustion linking was attempted over a 22.9-meter and a 11.4-meter distance of the total well spacing. Thermal activity was generally noted in the upper 3 meters of the coal seam during the link. Two attempts to gasify over the 34.3-meter distance resulted in the propagation of the burn front at the coal overburden interface. Post-burn evaluation indicates fractures as major influencing factors of the combustion process. The Hanna IVB field test provided much insight into influence that geologic features have on in situ coal combustion. The influence of these faults, permeable zones, and cleats, on the air flow patterns can drastically change the overall results of a gasification experiment and should be studied further. The overall results of Hanna IVB were discouraging because of the rapid decline in the heating values for the production gas and the amount of coal gasified. With more complete geologic characerization prior tomore » experimentation and proper well completions, it is believed that most of the subsurface operational problems encountered during Hanna IV could have been avoided.« less


`̀ Hey guy, you are trying to make blind people think sighted!'' This comment came, very recently, from a congenitally blind person in the midst of an experiment on the perception of linear perspective in tangible drawings. Blind people bring a variety of preconceptions to research on tactile perception. For the researcher, the most difficult of these biases derive from a history of people (both sighted and blind) telling blind people what they can and can not do. Another congenitally blind person also stated: `̀ I bet that you find out what blind people can't do.'' I quickly assured her that I am interested in finding out what people can do, not what they can not do. My interests are scientific: I am interested in determining if congenitally blind people have an appreciation for geometric perspective, since many people conceive of linear perspective as a purely visual phenomenon (but see Heller et al 1996). I found in earlier work that congenitally blind people did not spontaneously produce foreshortened, tangible drawings of a board at a slant. However, they quickly learned to interpret perspective drawings, even without feedback. One would not conclude that Van Gogh did not understand linear perspective, because the painting of his garret was curvilinear and `distorted' (see Heelan 1983, page 116). Heelan took this `distorted' depiction as evidence that psychological space is curved (eg Kappers and Koenderink 1999) and nonlinear. Note that Van Gogh was influenced by Japanese art, and often looked at scenes at oblique points of view. Blind people have experienced a lifetime of people (including psychologists and rehabilitation counsellors in the USA) telling them that they can not understand pictures, and that pictures are for sighted individuals. This discouragement can affect performance when a blind person is first confronted by a novel task involving pictures or drawings. I once met a blind person, more than 10 years ago, who seemed unable to produce a simple raised line on her first attempts when using a drawing kit produced for blind people. This individual was able to generate interesting drawings on another occasion, many months later, but not when first exposed to drawing. She clearly was convinced that she could not produce drawings, and this mistaken belief prevented her from even trying to do so. Gregory and Wallace (1963) have described the frustration experienced by a congenitally blind person upon the restoration of sight. At least part of the emotional distress this person experienced was probably due to the difficulties involved in making new adjustments to society. Unfortunately, many educated blind people (in the USA) have had little exposure to tangible drawings. Most congenitally blind people have suffered a form of `benign neglect' ... they were denied contact with pictures, on the assumption that it was a waste of valuable resources to try to teach them something that is dependent upon vision or visual experience. Unfortunately, educators of blind people do not know this for certain, but merely assume it, without empirical data. The unfortunate consequence for blind people is that they were denied the educational opportunities that we normally give our sighted children. One blind person recently recounted her frustration at having to rely on verbal descriptions while taking a standardized test that is required for admission to many graduate schools in the United States. This person had already earned a doctorate, and was interested in education in another academic area. She was forced to rely on verbal Guest editorial Perception, 2000, volume 29, pages 757 ^ 760


As a required course in the Fine Arts Dept of teachers college,water. colour is gaining a more and more important position especially by a contrast with the traditional way of teaching .A creation in the pattern of pictures,the colors of the image and teachers'coaching will bring forth great efficiency in teaching .


This paper investigates the performance of a large sample of UK equity portfolios of segregated UK pension funds over the period 1983-97. In summary we find little cross-sectional variation in the returns on these portfolios leading us to conclude that most funds in the sample are "closet-trackers". Over the whole period and across all funds average outperformance was insignificantly different from zero. Though during three sub-periods we found that there was significant average underperformance during the strong bull market of the mid-eighties, but significant outperformance since 1987. In particular in the period 1987-92 the average outperformance across pension funds was one half of a percentage point per year. We investigated the sensitivity of the fund returns to the addition of a size premium, which we found to be significant, and important for the smaller funds in our sample. Decomposing this abnormal performance we found that most of it could be explained by the ability of both large and small funds to time the size premium. On the whole there were negative returns to both selectivity and to market timing.


At the turn of the 21 century, theory and practice of conservation started to be respected within a broader building stock by including the 20 century architectural heritage. Since it is an example that opens "to bring the significance of the modern movement to the attention of the public, the authorities, the professionals and the educational community concerned with the built environment" expression of 1990 Eindhoven Statement of DO.CO.MO.MO international working party into discussion, conservation effort of Talimhane residential area in Istanbul, Turkey, can be appreciated as a typical 20 century architectural heritage problematic. Talimhane exemplifies an integrated symbol for Istanbul; besides its substantial physical characteristics, this historically valuable area is respected in terms of functional, aesthetic, social and economic value contexts. However, because of its proximity to major tourism nodes, Talimhane become attractive to associated governmental authorities. Starting from the beginning of 2000s, the residential usage of Talimhane was decided to be transformed into different functions related to tourism. As a result, the physical structure of Talimhane has been witnessing diverse changes from macro to micro scales. This problematic attempt has led various construction trials in the forms of new constructions, reconstructions and/or partial modifications such as changes in the existing mass proportions, facade organizations, construction techniques and materials. In light of the foregoing, the main subject of this research is to explore the development and transformation process of Talimhane in regard to physical, functional, aesthetic, social and economic contexts. The study aims to examine the change of 20 century buildings in Talimhane by considering their functional conversion in exchange for the benefits of tourism. By assessing the values and current situation of Talimhane in a holistic manner, this work is further intended to present a discussion on the issues regarding the conservation and sustainability of this unique area. Ebru O. Polat, Ebru H. Aslan, Elifnaz Durusoy and M. Cengiz Can


The paper examines the presence of risk spillover to the US travel & leisure industry from the extreme changes in the uncertainties. More specifically, using a time-varying copula based conditional Value-at-Risk (CoVaR) framework, we evaluate the dynamic impact of the uncertainties on the extreme risk of the US travel & leisure industry by taking into consideration the uncertainty in economic policy, equity market conditions, and crude oil prices. The findings indicate a significant dynamic inverse relationship between the returns of travel & leisure industry and changes in uncertainty variables. The results further indicate the stronger sensitivity of the travel & leisure industry toward the uncertainties in financial market and crude oil prices. We find significant evidence of extreme upside and downside risk spillover to the US travel & leisure industry from excessive downward and upward changes in uncertainties respectively. The findings also demonstrate the asymmetric effect of extreme movements in uncertainty factors on the tail risk of the US travel & leisure industry. The findings of the study have ramifications for risk managers, portfolio managers and investors.


The purpose of this paper is to summarize recent performance results from an important ASCI-related application and to speculate on how trends within the computer industry and in computer architecture relate to these results.


There are four options possible when a patient refuses treatment in an accident and emergency department. Firstly, the doctor responsible ignores the patient's decision and treats the patient against his or her will even if the patient has to be restrained. Secondly, the doctor respects the patient's decision and withholds treatment even if it means the patient's death. Thirdly, the doctor tries to negotiate with the patient. Fourthly, the doctor refers the case to a third party (a court of law or an ethics committee) to decide the issue. This last option is usually …


. A sinusoidal temperature model has been developed which describes maximum and minimum temperature patterns through a yearly cycle for the major cities in and around the state of Ohio. Thirty-year monthly means provide the basis for the calculation of model parameters that are used to analytically compare temperature patterns among the selected cities. An amplitude of 11.8°C for the minimum temperature cycle in Columbus implies that the average minimum temperature for January in this city was 23.6°C colder than the average summer minimum temperature for July. Larger amplitudes for the maximum temperature cycles imply a larger difference between average summer daily extremes than for average winter daily extremes. With minimum winter temperatures well below freezing over the state, the model indicates a period of over 100 days during winter where the average minimum daily temperatures are below 0°C.


This paper presents a new peak detector circuit with changing-peak number and time detectors. For a conventional (OA) peak detector, the circuit can detect only the peak voltage. But, for the new proposed peak detector, it consists of an OA and a current-feedback opamp (CFA); it can detect not only the peak voltage, but also changing-peak number and time by means of an output pulse. Absolutely, the new proposed peak detector yields wider applications than the conventional one. The proposed peak detector is verified by the PSPICE program to ensure that it can operate as the theory.


The instrumental temperature record provides historical surface air temperatures since the invention of the thermometer in 1714. However, 1850 marks the start of the generally accepted quasi-global record. As of 2018 we have 169 years of data in the global record. According to Wikipedia, the global average temperature has increased by 0.85 ± 0.20 °C in the period from 1880 to 2012. Therefore, the warming trend is 0.064 ± 0.015 °C per decade over that period.


This paper Calculates the Trade complementarity Index,Trade Competition Index as well as Intra-Industry Trade Index of China and Norway after exploring the exporting structure change of these two countries.The findings show that the trade structure between these two countries is in favor of the shift towards their comparative advantage,that there is extreme disparity in their goods of trade competition,that there is strong inter-industry trade complementarity and low intra-industry trade level,which has an apparent increasing trend,though.Therefore,the free trade zone between these two countries is beneficial to further strengthening upstream and downstream of the industrial chain and cooperation in the field of high technology between these two countries,and speeding the industrial structure upgrade and thus realizing their win-win.


This paper aims to offer a critical discussion regarding the advancement of digital technology. The author directs attention to the so-called generation z who have lost control of using digital technology. The critical ideas offered aim to educate the younger generation, who live in a 'click' mentality and have become Google's slaves. This critical discussion also aims to build a critical and responsible intellectual attitude in the digital era. The author designed this research as a literature review. Amid the rapid advancement of digital technology, generation z must remain critical and not become a Google slave. Flexibility and adaptability in a changing world must be accompanied by an attitude of responsibility. They must have the ability to give value to their activities in digital technology. Technological literacy must be balanced with self-discovery. Literacy culture is a solution to achieve a critical awareness and an attitude of responsibility in dealing with advanced digital technology.


This paper takes a financial network, applies a shock to the system and looks at the resulting institutions that fail. It considers the propagation of contagion through the financial network by employing various techniques. The first method calculates unique clearing payments for all the banks in the system. It also defines fundamental default and contagious failure of any financial institution and differentiates between these two important concepts.
 The second method uses mean-field approximations to make all the banks in the system identical. It reduces an institution's external assets so that it defaults and looks at subsequent failures that spread through the financial network. This technique provides criteria for shocks and for initial and successive defaults. It considers cases with and without liquidity shocks.
 This paper presents a connectivity measure using Kirchhoff's theorem. It computes the Kirchhoff number of all the banks in a financial network and finds the most and least vulnerable institutions. Finally, this paper tests the described connectivity measure by performing simulations on financial systems with a varying number of large banks and analyzing the results.


This paper provides an overview of some current applications, manufacturing methods, and physical properties of thin fiber reinforced cement board products currently produced. Many of these products offer a new and unique alternative to certain construction materials such as wood, metal, or masonry in applications such as cladding, roofing, soffits, and siding, among many other construction applications.


This paper introduces the basic principle of the bus differential protection device,according to practical situation in the unit,modifies the secondary current circuit and direct current circuit of the bus differential protection,so that makes it operate more flexibly,improves the sensitivity and reliability of the system protection.


The results of Co substitution for Mn in nanostructured La1-<italic>x</italic>SrxMn1-<italic>y</italic>Co<italic>y</italic>O3 films (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$x = 0.2$ </tex-math></inline-formula>) grown on polycrystalline Al2O3 substrates by pulsed-injection metal-organic chemical vapor deposition technique, are presented. The Co content y in the films was changed as follows: 0; 0.023; 0.053; 0.078. The resistivity (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\rho )$ </tex-math></inline-formula> dependences on temperature in zero magnetic field was investigated in the temperature range 5–300 K. It was found that the increase in Co content up to 0.078 results in the decrease of metal-insulator transition temperature and increase of the resistivity. The results of nanostructured films are compared with the epitaxial films grown on LaAlO3 substrate keeping the same technological conditions. The magnetoresistance (MR) and MR anisotropy (MRA) were investigated at room temperature (290 K) in permanent magnetic fields up to 2.35 T, and pulsed magnetic fields up to 20 T. It was found that the highest MR values are obtained for the intermediate Co content: <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$y = 0.053$ </tex-math></inline-formula>, while the MRA decreased with the increase of Co content. The results are discussed within the double-exchange interaction model for the perovskite oxides. The possibility to apply the manganite-cobaltite films for the development of room temperature B-scalar magnetic field sensors is considered.


The aim of the paper is to present the problems of international airport security. As a result of new types of threats and a significant increase in the number of passengers, new technological solutions are introduced which influence the security of security restricted areas and public areas.
This problem, because of its complexity and unpredictability, still leaves a wide margin for improvement and efficiency.
On the basis of the studies carried out the work hypothesis, that the professional competence of security personnel and the appropriate selection of electronic assistive devices play an important role in the security of an international airport


stunting. For children who have received complementary foods, it is crucial to consider the quantity and quality of food, food safety, and the diversity of food provided. This study aims to determine the factors associated with the incidence of stunting in infants aged 12 to 60 months in Bagan Deli Village, Medan City.


Objective To observe the clinical effect of Rujiesan liquid on patients with cycolmastopathy.Methods 429 patients with cyclomatopathy were randomly divided into two groups.216 patients in the treatment group were administratered Rujiesan liquid.213 patients were orally given Tamoxifen.One menstrual cycle was a treatment course.The clinical effect was observed in tow courses in both groups.Results The total cure rate in the treatment group and the control group was 90.28% and 44.6% respectively.There was a significant difference between the two groups(P0.05).Coclusion Rujiesan liquid has a definite effect on cyclomatopathy.


Dr John Kasarda reports on the impressive recovery of Belo Horizonte's Tancredo Neves Airport, and how it went from a traffic nadir to a thriving international gateway.


Long-term care organizations are facing rapid environmental changes given recent market and policy changes, which include the implementation of the Balanced Budget Act (BBA; 1997), the growthof managed care, the increased number of nursing home alternatives, and nurse staffing shortages. Using survey data, this study examined urban and/or rural differences in the environment perceptions across long-term care provider types in Pennsylvania: nursing homes, home health agencies, and assisted living facilities. In addition, it analyzed how long-term care organizations have responded to the implementation of the BBA (1997). Results show that urban and rural long-term care providers have similarities and differences in their environmental perceptions and in their response to environmental changes. Workforce issues were identified almost universally by rural and urban facilities as the critical industry problem. On the other hand, there were also differences, with rural nursing home providers showing the greatest vulnerability among long-term care organizations.


Using the economic setting of sell-side equity analysts, we demonstrate that racial/ethnic diversity does not always help minority groups. Race/ethnicity of analysts influences their forecasting style and accuracy, where these accuracy differences primarily reflect the effects of brokerage diversity. Surprisingly, the accuracy of minority analysts is adversely affected by brokerage diversity while White analysts benefit from higher brokerage diversity. The career outcomes of analysts are affected by brokerage diversity but stock market participants do not perceive diversity-based accuracy differences accurately. Collectively, these results suggest that potential benefits of racial/ethnic diversity may be reduced by within-group competition.


Objective To observe long-term toxicity of Ganbikang capsule in rats.Methods The rats were orally given Ganbikang capsule 19.2,9.6,and 4.8 grams per kilogram for 24 weeks and thenstopped adiministration for 2 weeks,body weight,organ index,the parameters of hemotology and biochemistry were determined,and the pathological examination were performed.Results The outer appearance and behavior,weight,organ indexes,the parameters of hemotology and biochemistry in rats had no significant difference comparing with control group;the pathological examination showed no significant changes related to drug toxicity and on delayed toxicity reaction in 2 weeks' recovery.Conclusion The Ganbikang capsule has no significant long-term toxicity in rats,and its clinical dose would be safe.


This paper presents a ternary content-addressable memory (TCAM) cell structure with low capacitance comparison logic and two techniques to reduce power consumption in TCAM. The first technique employs non-segmented match lines (MLs) to reduce match time during search operation and the second technique employs MLs segmentation to reduce power consumption during search operation in ternary content-addressable memories (TCAMs). The TCAM cell contribution to the match-line (ML) capacitance is reduced by 75% or 50% depending on the globally masked bit in search data by using low capacitance comparison logic TCAM cell as compared to the conventional nor-comparison logic TCAM cell. In MLs segmentation technique, the search operation is pipelined by breaking the match-lines into two segments. If the stored words are not matched with the search data in their first segment, then the searching operation is discontinued for the second segment, thus reducing power. In non-segmented MLs technique, the search operation is not pipelined and is carried out for complete data word in TCAM. We have employed these techniques in a 144 X 144-bit TCAM in 1.2 V, 0.13 mum CMOS technology (UMC), illustrating an overall power reduction of 60% in segmented MLs technique and overall match time reduction of 40% in non-segmented technique, compared to a conventional, non-segmented MLs architecture.


This paper introduces a kind of small and low power cost embedded video accessing and displaying system based on ARM9.The system can be divided into 3 parts: system controlling and processing module,video accessing module and video displaying module.About software,selecting Linux system as the operating system,it provides a unit of API,which can be used to access and display video conveniently.The results of the experiment show that this design is successful design,a serial of clear and flowing video can be seen on the LCD.


Within the South East European Integrations, the power sector reforms in Kosovo's have recently stared with a certain dynamic of developments. The main ongoing activities are directed towards the process of further unbundling and restructuring of this sector. Actually, preparing the existing lignite mines, generation units and the network for concession and/or privatisation are the main issues of interest. The important changes are expected to happen in the area of reorganising and operation with the existing power system of Kosova.


We report the adoption of Semantic Web technologies by NuMedii to lay the foundation for accelerating drug discovery in complex and rare diseases.


The management of a genetic disorder such as haemophilia in the developing world, where nutrition, immunization, sanitation, family planning and infectious diseases take priority in the allocation of scarce resources, is difficult. The magnitude of the resource constraint is apparent when one considers that in a developing country such as India (which serves as a model for this paper) the total government expenditure on health per person per year is about $2 and that provided by the private sector $6, whereas one unit of factor VIII costs 3 cents [l]. However, there are other factors in addition to scarce resources which limit ou r ability to provide adequate haemophilia services in the developing world: (1) inadequate knowledge or awareness of the disease and its management in the community, the patient, his family and the medical profession; (2) inadequate laboratory facilities for a correct diagnosis; (3) inadequate therapeutic material. In the developing world, resources are not evenly distributed, and the different strata in the population based on socio-economic criteria must be considered when planning haemophilia services [2].


We present in this paper a Cross-Layer Security Information and Event Management tool (herein after denoted as XL-SIEM) as an enhanced security data analytics platform with added high-performance correlation engine able to raise alarms from a business perspective considering different events collected at different layers. The platform is composed of a set of distributed agents, responsible for the event collection, normalization and transfer of data; an engine, responsible for the filtering, aggregation, and correlation of the events collected by the agents, as well as the generation of alarms; a database, responsible of the data storage; and a dashboard, responsible for the data visualization in the web graphical interface. The proposed platform has been deployed on top of the open-source SIEM OSSIM (AlienVault) providing enhanced features compared to current open-source solutions, in particular associated to data sources, correlation engine, visualization, and reaction capabilities. A testbed implementation is described to show the integration and applicability of the tool over a security infrastructure.


The importance and urgency of the tilting train are illustrated in this paper.The theory,composition and classification of tilting trains are introduced,and the emphasis is focused on the specialties of tilting trains in western countries.Moreover,the developing and using of the tilting train in China is provided.As a result,the type of tilting train that suitable for Chinese railway is discussed,and some suggestions are presented.


The present invention is suitable for the manufacture of two-component coatings, especially thick layers suitable solvent-free binder mixture for application as well as methods for the preparation thereof.


Research question: To nd out the preferred route of administration and dosage of midazolam for managing
uncooperative children in pediatric dental setting?
Search strategy (databases searched, key words): Ebsco host, Google scholar, PubMed
Results: This review discusses various aspects of midazolam sedation which includes advantages of various routes of sedation and range of
midazolam dosage, its antagonist and combination with other sedating drugs.
Discussion: In most dental situations, fearful and uncooperative pediatric dental patients can be managed with non pharmacological behavioral
management techniques. But whenever these strategies fail, pharmacologic sedation or anesthesia came into play. Midazolam is one of the most
commonly used sedating agent in children due to its advantages such as safe to use, rapid onset of action and property of retrograde amnesia. This
review also includes adverse effects and contraindications for midazolam sedation


In the following paper some mineralogical and petrological data and conclusions bearing the metamorphic events of the Eastern Alps (Middle and Lower Austroalpine Unit, Grauwackenzone, Northern Limestone Alps) are presented. Within the areas investigated (one North-South-section from Salzburg to Zeil am See respectively Radstadt, another section along Rax and Semmering) red sandstones and quartzites and dark coloured shales, slates and phyllites composed largely of phyllosilicates are most qualified for determinating mineralogical changes with increasing metamorphism. Therefore all rock samples were analysed by X-ray methods.


In this paper, a voltage island aware framework is proposed for low power design of application specific NoC (LPASNoC). Through a three-phase processing including voltage island generation, VI-driven floorplanning and post-floorplan processing, the total power consumption, design cost and total wire length can be optimized. Experimental results show that compared to traditional ASNoC, the proposed method can reduce total core power by about 34.5% and chip area by about 26.8% without increasing communication power.


Taking sporocarp of wild Termitomyces robustus as experimental material, the nutritional components in different parts of sporocarp in T. robustus were analyzed by chemical analysis and instrumental analysis. Results showed that there were differences among different parts of sporocarp in T. robustus. The contents of total sugar, reducing sugar, crude fat, mineral elements(K, Na, Fe, Mg, Zn) were the highest in pileus, the content of Fe(1 471 mg/kg) was especially high, which was 3 and 4 times of the stipes and the roots, respectively. The content of crude protein was higher in stipe than other parts. The ash content, crude fiber, mineral elements of Mn and Cu were the highest in roots. There were no significantly differences between arsenic and mercury in different parts of sporocarp in T. robustus. The content of lead was high in roots, but within the limits of the national hygienic standard for edible fungi.


The inorganic composition of dental calculi from teeth and dentures has been characterized by x-ray diffraction, electron microprobe, and infrared absorption spectroscopy. They consist of carbonated hydroxylapatite (CHA), dicalcium phosphate dihydrate (DCPD), octacalcium phosphate (OCP), and magnesium-substituted beta-tricalcium phosphate (6-TCMP). The calculi on denture surfaces are principally CHA. Formulations have been developed to inhibit formation of these calculi in humans. The active inhibitors are pyrophosphate, pyrophosphate plus polymer, and zinc salts. These agents inhibit calculus formation in humans by preventing the formation of hydroxyapatite crystals. The new formulations include multiple-benefits products containing fluoride and antimicrobial and/or desensitizing agents. These provide not only reduction in calculus formation in humans but also reduced plaque, gingivitis, and/or dentinal hypersensitivity. Recent studies have also indicated a relationship between gingival recession and supragingival calculus in the Thai population, and the use of an anticalculus formulation has shown significant improvement in gingival recession in this population.


Taking Cinnamomum camphora plantation among Changsha's urban forests as study object and using LI-COR-6400-09 gashouse to link LI-COR-6400 portable CO2/H2O analysis system,the paper conducted a study of the diurnal and seasonal dynamics of soil respiration during its growth.The results show that the diurnal change of its soil respiration accords with that of its soil temperature at 5 cm depth,both having a significant positive relationship in between with a single value peak and taking on the highest value at 15:00~20:00 and the lowest at 5:00~6:00;that it has a seasonally irregular curvilinear pattern of CO2 flux process:its average soil respiration being 443.52 mg·m-2h-1,its highest being 976.54 mg·m-2h-1 in late July and its lowest being 23.13 mg·m-2h-1 in late January;that the seasonal change of its soil temperature has an index relation with that of its soil respiration and the former can explain 94.9% of the changes in the latter;and that the relationship between soil respiration rate(Rs)and soil temperature(t)can be described by the regression equation:Rs=0.159 8e0.135 5t(R2=0.949,P0.000)and the sensitivity Q10 value is 3.88.


KlettWelding-Tape is a sintering foil which can be used for die attach to replace conventional soldering techniques. As sown in Figure 2, it consists of a pure copper sheet which is on both sides covered with electrochemical deposited NanoWires [1]–[3]. The standard design is a 20 µm copper core with a 45 µm NanoWiring made of copper with a diameter of 1000 nm. The Nanowire coating enables a sintering process to another surface. As shown in Figure 1, the KlettWelding Tape is placed between the joining partners. Subsequently the partners are heated and pressed together resulting in a strong and pure copper interconnect.


Objective To investigate the MRI and echocardiography manifestations of noncompaction of ventricular myocardium(NVM)and assess the role of MRI in the diagnosis of NVM by comparing it with echocardiography.Methods Fourteen cases of NVM diagnosed by echocardiography were examined with MRI,including scanning of black-blood sequences,double inversion recovery fast spin echo (DIRFSE)and triple inversion recovery fast spin echo(TIRFSE),and white blood sequence:fast imaging employ steady state acquisition(FIESTA).Scanning plane includes short axis view,four-chamber view and long axis view.Results Both MRI and echocardiography displayed involvement of left ventricles in thirteen cases and involvement of double ventricles in one case.Apexes of heart and the intermedius are commonly affected.MRI showed 54 segments and echocardiography showed 53 segments affected,and there is no significant difference between the capability of MRI and echocardiography(P=1.000).The affected myocardium consisted of two layers:subendoeardial noncompacted myocardium and epicardial compacted myocardium,and the ratio measurement of N/C by MRI was 3.37±0.89 and it was 3.19±0.82 by echocardiography.Noncompacted myocardium was characterized by prominent and excessive myocardial trabeculations and deep intratrabecular recesses,in which the blood flow was communicated with the ventricle.One case was complicated with ventricular aneurysm,and coronary arteriography was performed with unremarkable findings.One case underwent heart transplantation because of progressive heart failure, Gross findings demonstrated prominent muscular trabeculations with deep intratrabecular recesses,which coincided well with MRI findings.Conclusion The MRI manifestation of NVM is characteristic,and MRI with multiple series and planes is helpful in the diagnose of NVM.Compared with echoeardiography,MRI could display the pathological cardiac muscle more clearly,because of its high soft-tissue resolution and spatial resolution.


resulting from blood collection methods. Clin Pharmacol Ther 1975:18: 535-8. 2. Fremstad D, Bergerud K. Plasma protein binding ofdrugsas influenced by blood collection methods. Acta Pharmacol Toxicol 1976:39:570-2. 3. Borga 0, Piafsky KM. Nilsen 0G. Plasma protein binding of basic drugs. I. Selective displacement from alpha1-acid glycoprotein by tris(2-butoxyethyl) phosphate. Clin Pharmacol Ther 1977:22:539-44. 4. Bergqvist 'I', Eckerbom S. Funding L. Effect of use of gel barrier tubes on determination of some antiepileptic drugs in serum. Clin Chem 1984:30: 465-6. 5. Parish RC, Alexander 1. Stability of phenytoin in blood collected in vacuum blood collection tubes. Ther Drug Monit 1990:12:277-80. 6. Devine JE. An assessment of the CorvacfM blood collection tube for drug specimen processing [Abstract]. Clin Chem 1984:30:1034. 7. Dasgupta A, Dean R, Saldana S. Kinnaman G, McLawhon RW. Absorption of therapeutic drugs by barrier gels in serum separator blood collection tubes. Am J Clin Pathol 1994;101:456-61.


Abstract Observations in the Gulf of Lions (northwestern Mediterranean Sea) in summer have shown that gusts of wind lasting a few days generate transient upwellings and inertial motions. Oscillations at the inertial frequency were observed in current meter data near the shore and at a frequency 10% greater in the temperature data. Vertical coherences in current meter data show a strong baroclinic mode at frequencies greater than inertial frequency. A simple one-dimensional two-layer transient model suggests that these motions are associated with two different physical processes. The first process describes the local response of the ocean to meteorological forcing, the second is associated with the propagation of long internal waves generated in the transient phase of the geostrophic adjustment process. As suggested by the model, the direction of propagation of the internal waves is computed from current and temperature data measured at one point and it is found that the shore is the source zone.


The manuscript presents an adaptation of an existing EMIC model in which riverine fluxes of nitrogen from the Global NEWS2 dataset are introduced. These new fluxes are used in a number of experiments that investigate the resulting changes in primary production, N2-fixation, and denitrification. A focus of the analysis is the impact on the nitrogen cycle of this change on these balancing processes.


Solvent stability in CO2 capture from industrial flue gases is one of the most significant parameters that needs to be closely monitored to maintain the highest efficiency in the carbon CO2 absorption operation. Amines used in the capture process are known to degrade, resulting in the most serious degree of solvent loss in CO2 capture from flue gases. Reactive constituents in flue gas, specifically O2, SO2, nitrogen oxides (NOx) and inorganic oxide fly ash, competitively react with amines, leading to irreversible decomposition of amine into various degradation products. Because of degradation, the absorption efficiency deteriorates and corrosion problems occur. In this article, we review research activities in amine degradation from past to present for CO2 and sulfur compound-induced degradation. Research conducted on oxidative degradation of amines before and after 2000 is also reviewed, including our works undertaken at the International Test Centre for CO2 Capture and works by other researchers.


Brush is an important component of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus Raf.) habitat. We determined the long-term effects of offset disking on canopy cover, density, and diversity of brush species browsed by white-tailed deer. In 1989, we sampled vegetation in untreated strips and strips disked in 1973 in Jim Hogg County, Texas. Strips disked in 1974-1975 were sampled in Duval County, Texas, in 1985. Brush density was used to calculate species richness, evenness, and Shannon's index. In Jim Hogg County, Texas pricklypear (Opuntia lindheimeri Engelm.) density and canopy cover was greater in disked than in untreated strips. Density of other brush species was similar in disked and untreated strips. In Duval County, agarito (Berberis trifoliata Moric.) was the only brush species with lower density on disked (56 plants/ha) than on untreated (222 plants/ha) strips. Brush species richness and diversity were similar in the untreated and disked strips in both study areas. Landowners should consider disking for managing brush if they want to maintain brush diversity and browse for white-tailed deer.


In a previous paper (Wade et al., 1956) it was suggested that hexamethonium bromide, in lowering the raised pulmonary vascular resistance present in some cases of mitral disease, acted indirectly through changes in, or redistribution of, the blood content of the lungs; and that evidence for participation of the autonomic system was inconclusive. These views were supported by Storstein and Tveten (1954) but were at variance with those of Fowler et al. (1950), Meriel et al. (1953), Davies et al. (1954), and Scott et al. (1955), all of whom considered that the effects of ganglionblocking drugs could only be construed as meaning that the increased hindrance was neurogenically maintained through the medium of the sympathetic system. It is necessary, therefore, to try and separate these two factors and attempt to ascertain the effects of each independently. There is a general measure of agreement that the lung blood volume is less in the erect position than in recumbency (Lagerlof et al., 1951; Gilmore et al., 1952; and Sjostrand, 1953), while, at the same time there is an increased systemic resistance (McMichael and Sharpey-Schafer, 1944; Stead et al., 1945) and systemic vasoconstriction (Brigden et al., 1950). Providing that other parameters remained relatively constant, tilting therefore appeared to offer a simple means of investigating the effects on pulmonary dynamics of altering the lung blood volume without blocking sympathetic nerve impulses. In this paper we report the effects of tilting from recumbency to 400 feet down on pulmonary and systemic dynamics in 18 cases of mitral valve disease. We find that, whereas there is no appreciable change in putse rate, systemic blood pressure, pulmonary ventilation, oxygen coefficient, oxygen consumption, and respiratory quotient, the pulmonary pressures are always diminished and the pulmonary vascular resistance frequently falls. The cardiac output response is somewhat variable but the peripheral resistance usually rises.


Energy harvesting or power harvesting or energy scavenging is a process where energy is derived from external sources (e.g. solar power, thermal energy, wind energy, salinity gradients, kinetic energy etc.), captured, and stored for small, wireless autonomous devices, like those used in wearable electronics and wireless sensor networks. This paper is focused to applications of Energy Harvesting in Wireless Sensor Networks. This is going to help the ever growing M2M (Machine to Machine) field where there is an exponential growth of intelligent devices and automatic control of these is of paramount importance.


Objective To study the relationship between the serum level of cysteine-containing aspartate-specific proteases 3(Caspase-3) and intracranial aneurysm.MethodsThe serum levels of Caspase-3 was measured by sandwich-type enzyme liked immune-sorbent assay in 50 patients with intracranial aneurysms, of whom, 27 had ruptured aneurysms and 23 unruptured ones, and 50 healthy subjects serving as control.ResultsThe serum level [(1013.8±34.7)ng/ml] of capase-3 was significantly higher in the patients with ruptured intracranial aneurysms than that [(111.7 ± 22.6)ng/ml] in the patients with unruptured ones(P0.05), which was significantly higher than that [(84.6±17.6) ng/ml] in the control group(P0.05).ConclusionIt is suggested that the abnormal increase in the serum level of Caspase-3 may be associated with in tracranial aneurysm formation and rupture.


It is the most important that the disaster mitigation activities by the local populace themselves be executed in premeditation to drastically decrease the damage of the coming huge earthquake disaster. The concept of a management system is newly introduced using the plan-do-check-action (PDCA) cycle for the disaster mitigation activities in the local community, and the system have been practically tested and verified to be effective in two different types of areas in Aich prefecture, Japan. Based on the test results, some important aspects are discussed on the future development of the system for application in various areas and communities.


OBJECTIVE To investigate the clinical effect of ultrasound-guided puncture in the treatment of maxillofacial space infections.METHODS A total of 66 patients with maxillofacial space infections from Jan 2008 to Feb 2012 in our hospital,who were treated under ultrasound-guided puncture,were set as the observation group.66 cases with antibiotics intravenous treatment at the same period were set as the control group.The total effective rate,effective time and serum CRP,PCT content 1 day and 3 days before the treatment for the two groups of patients were taken for statistics and comparison.RESULTS The total effective rate of treatment in the observation group was 100.00%,higher than 93.94% in the control group,the effective time was(6.8±1.6) days in the observation group,(10.5±1.9)day in the control group,both the serum CRP and the PCT levels 1 day and 3 days after treatment were lower in the observation group than in the control group,the differences were statistically significant(P0.05).CONCLUSION The ultrasound-guided puncture is effective in the treatment and control of maxillofacial space infections.


Over the past 40 years, the massive luminous blue variable/Wolf–Rayet system HD 5980 in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) has undergone a long-term S Doradus-type variability cycle and two brief and violent eruptions in 1993 and 1994. In this paper we analyze a collection of UV and optical spectra obtained between 1979 and 2009 and perform CMFGEN model fits to spectra of 1994, 2000, 2002, and 2009. The results are as follows: (1) the long-term S Dor-type variability is associated with changes of the hydrostatic radius; (2) the 1994 eruption involved changes in its bolometric luminosity and wind structure; (3) the emission-line strength, the wind velocity, and the continuum luminosity underwent correlated variations in the sense that a decreasing V∞ is associated with increasing emission line and continuum levels; and (4) the spectrum of the third star in the system (Star C) is well fit by a Teff = 32 K model atmosphere with SMC chemical abundances. For all epochs, the wind of the erupting star is optically thick at the sonic point and is thus driven mainly by the continuum opacity. We speculate that the wind switches between two stable regimes driven by the "hot" (during the eruption) and the "cool" (post-eruption) iron opacity bumps as defined by Lamers & Nugis and Gräfener & Hamann, and thus the wind may undergo a bi-stability jump of a different nature from that which occurs in OB stars.


This work studies the effect of spatial variation of the multipath structure on the diffuse multipath component (DMC). The DMC is quantified in simulated and measured channels, using two versions of SAGE. Using a 'classic' implementation of SAGE, the DMC increases as the visibility regions of multipath components decrease in size. An implementation of SAGE that takes into account visibility regions of multipath components achieves lower DMC over both simulated and measured channels.


This study aims to investigating on the correlation between students grammar mastery and their ability in reading comprehension in STIE Indonesia Pontianak. This was quantitative research applied ex post factodesigns . The population of this study was the first semester students of STIE Indonesia Pontianak. The researcher used sample consist of 41 students. The instrument of this research was in the form of grammar mastery test and reading comprehension test. The data collected were analyzed by means of the descriptive techniques and using Pearson Product Moment Correlation. The results of the descriptive analysis are as follows: (1) there are 16 students or 39,02% got scores 40 - 59. This means that there is still a lack of grammar mastery of the students first semester STIE Pontianak in academic year 2016/2017 and value of the average (mean) is 60,68 based classification categories, it in the category of fair; (2) there are 16 students or 39,02% got scores 40 - 59. This means that there is still a lack of reading comprehension of the students first semester STIE Pontianak in academic year 2016/2017 and value of the average (mean) is 58,83 based classification categories, it in the category of less. The results of the Pearson Product Moment Correlation found that there is a significant correlation between students of grammar mastery and the students ability  in reading comprehension with a correlation coefficient was 0,970; t- counted is 24,9 and the relationship between grammar maastery and reading comprehension can be concluded in the category of very high. Keywords : correlation, grammar mastery, reading comprehension.


THE "GREENING" OF COSTA RICA: WOMEN, PEASANTS, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, AND THE REMAKING OF NATURE Ana Isla Toronto: University of Toronto 2015 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In her book, The "Greening" of Costa Rica: Women, Peasants, Indigenous Peoples and the Remaking of Nature, Ana Isla elaborates upon the ways in which multi-national organizations have recuperated environmental concerns, and their respective dis-courses, to buttress the expansion of a new type of capitalism. Isla presents a conceptual under-standing of this new form of capital accumulation, "greening," which "represents a new form of exchange value based on biological forms and processes such as genetics and medicinal plants (bio-products), air and scenery (non-material commons), and water (material commons), which, when facilitated by debt-for-nature, is inserted into many forms of international market relations." She situates the "greening" of Costa Rica within an historical examination of the creation of the country's debt and the ways in which said debt has lent itself to exploitation of the country's natural and human resources through "debt-for-nature" exchanges within the discursive paradigm of "sustainable development." Isla argues that such exchanges have led to the privatization of biodiversity and commodification of natural elements, the privatization of the forest through the purchase of carbon credits from indebted rainforest-dense countries, the privatization of scenery that has resulted in the exclusion of local peoples from previously shared common spaces, wildlife, and agricultural land, the destruction of spaces and water resources by open-pit mining that has permanently damaged agricultural land and, thus, peasants' subsistence survival, and the creation of a cycle of indebtedness and exploitative working conditions. In particular, Isla highlights the exploitation of women within this context by claiming that socio-economic shifts due to heavy-handed neoliberal policies have resulted in a restructuring of social life such that many peasant women now lacking access to land for subsistence survival have become involved in sex trade work and a medicinal plant economy that has resulted in entrapment in a cycle of debt and exploitation. Here, Isla moves beyond a traditional historical materialist approach to instead adopt an ecofeminist stance. This allows Isla to incorporate the unpaid labour of women peasants in her analysis, and also the embodied and gendered nature of knowledge systems pertaining to such labour. The emphasis on such knowledge systems, particularly insofar as they highlight the interconnected nature of relationships between and among Costa Rica's people and also its complex agricultural and biological ecosystems, for Isla, aids in understanding and combatting the fragmenting and commodifying tendencies, and epistemological groundings, buttressing neoliberal projects. Isla's analysis of the process of "greening" is intricate and highly informative insofar as it details the interconnected nature of multi-national global economic policies (as well as the involvement of Canadian corporations) and local quotidian realities in isolated and rural areas of Costa Rica. …


Memory locking is a way to ensure that a process stays in main memory and is exempt from paging. In a realtime environment, a system must be able to guarantee that it will lock a process in memory to reduce latency for data access, instruction fetches, buffer passing between processes, and so forth. Locking a processs address space in memory helps ensure that the applications response time satisfies realtime requirements. As a general rule, time critical processes should be locked into memory. This paper describes the items about "Memory Locking and Unlocking Functions" and "Memory Locking in multiprocesses environment" in a realtime environment


Springback effects, as occuring in sheet metal forming processes, pose a challenge to manufacturingplanning: the as-built part may deviate from the desired shape rendering it unusable forits intended purpose. A compensation can be achieved by modifying the forming tools to counteractthe shape deviations. A prerequisite to compensation is the knowledge of correspondences (ui; vj),between points ui on the desired and vj on the actual shape. FEM-based simulation software providesmeans to both virtually predict springback and directly obtain correspondences. In case of experimentalprototyping and validation, however, finding correspondences requires solving a registrationproblem: given a test shape Q (scan points of the as-built geometry) and a reference shape R (CADdata of the desired geometry), a transformation S has to be found to fit both objects. Correspondencesbetween S(Q) and R may then be computed based on a metric.If S is restricted to Euclidean transformations, then S(Q) results in a rigid transformation, whereevery point of Q is subject to the same translation and rotation. Local geometric deviations due tospringback are not considered, often resulting in invalid correspondences. In this contribution, a nonrigidregistration method for the efficient analysis of springback is therefore presented. The test shape Q is iteratively partitioned into segments with respect to an error metric. The segments are locally registeredusing rigid registration subject to regulatory conditions. Resulting discontinuities are addressedby minimization of the deformation energy. The error metric uses information about the deviationscomputed based on the correspondences of the previous iteration, e.g. maximum errors or changes ofthe sign. This adaptive per-segment registration allows appropriate correspondences to be determinedeven under local geometric deviations.


Identified-hadron (PID) p t spectra from 13 TeV p - p collisions are compared with a two-component (soft+hard) model (TCM) that accurately distinguishes jet-related hadron production (hard component) from nonjet projectile-nucleon dissociation (soft component). The present p - p study is similar to and is guided by recent TCM studies of PID spectra from 5 TeV p -Pb collisions. The combined analyses serve to establish a well-understood quantitative description of PID hadron production in small collision systems as a control experiment. The control can then be contrasted with conventional interpretations of collision data from more-central A-A collisions as indicating formation of a quark-gluon plasma (QGP). PID p t spectra from 13 TeV p - p collisions exhibit simple consistency with spectra from 5 TeV p -Pb collisions. Hadron species abundances are consistent with statistical-model trends predicted prior to commencement of the large hadron collider program. Differential spectrum structure and various ratio measures are quantitatively explained by the TCM, including its jet contribution, and admit no room for claims of hydrodynamic flows in small collision systems.


A variety of oxime mesitylenesulfonates, generated in situ from their heterocyclic, carbocyclic, and acyclic ketoximes in the presence of lithium hydroxide in tetrahydrofuran, efficiently rearrange into their corresponding lactams and amides. The stereo-chemistry of diazepan-5-one lactams resulting from the rearrangement of heterocyclic ketoximes (piperidin-4-one oximes), has been deduced based on one- and two-dimensional NMR analyses. The seven-membered heterocyclic ring of the product lactams adopts chair conformations with equatorial configurations of all the alkyl and aryl substituents except one of the methyl groups at C-3 on a 3,3-disubstituted product, which possess an axial configuration.


The grading of lightweight aggregate (LA) and its water content has an effect on the plastic shrinkage cracking of lightweight aggregate concrete (LWAC). Test results show that the water absorption of LA and the water evaporation of the concrete increased with the increment of cubage of LA, but the area of plastic shrinkage cracking of LWAC decreased. Besides, LA with high water content is beneficial to restraining the plastic shrinkage cracking of LWAC.