SAN FRANCISCO Discussing personnel department-medical department relationships in a large company with one or more plants, we are limiting ourselves to that portion of the medical effort that is the responsibility of the in-plant physician. The terms "industrial relations department" and "personnel department" will be used synonymously; although in many companies, the personnel department is just one of the departments under industrial relations. Relationships between personnel and medical departments in the top echelon are excellent. However, the relationship between the in-plant physician and the in-plant personnel department manager may be quite different. In general, cooperation and work go along smoothly, but if this were always the case, there would be nothing to discuss. Stresses and strains do exist in certain problem areas. If all plants had a manager of personnel and a manager of the medical department, both reporting to the plant manager, there would be few problems and there would be the same relationship as exists in the higher echelons. However, in most plants, the personnel or industrial relations manager is on the plant manager's or president's staff, and the inplant physician reports to the personnel manager. Of course, the doctor receives policy direction if there is a medical director in the corporate office but, for decisions on day-to-day nonmedical problems, the physician must turn to his line boss, the personnel manager, who approves budgets, expenditures, and the hiring of additional medical and nursing personnel. In this way, the personnel manager exercises influence over the quality and quantity of the medical care given. Certainly, something has to be sacrificed when there is only one doctor per 5,000-6,000 employees.


Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a sleep-related breathing disorder with recurrent episodes of apnoea or hypopnoea occurring during sleep. It is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, there is no applicable study that assesses the risk for OSA and CVD among adults at the primary care level. This study aims to assess the prevalence of risk for OSA and its associated cardiovascular risk factors among adults attending primary care clinics. This cross-sectional study was conducted among 252 adults attending four Klinik Kesihatan in Kuantan, Pahang. The inclusion criteria were adults age 30 years old and above. The exclusion criteria were a known case of Hypothyroidism, Depression and pregnancy. A self-administered validated Malay version of Berlin Questionnaire (BQ) was used to screen for high risk of OSA. The statistical analyses were done using IBM SPSS version 23.0. Majority of the respondents were male (54%), Malay (87.7%), and married (79.4%). The prevalence of High Risk for OSA was 32.9%. The cardiovascular risk factors that were found significantly associated with High Risk of OSA include higher BMI classification with obese type 1 (AOR=2.604 CI=1.278-5.308), obese type 2 (AOR=3.882 CI=1.078-13.975) and obese type 3 (AOR=6.800 CI=1.164-39.717) compared to normal; hypertension (AOR=2.297 CI=1.122-4.702); and hypercholesterolaemia (AOR=2.040 CI=1.050-3.965). However, advancing age showed a reduced risk for High Risk of OSA (AOR=0.951 CI=0.923-0.980). Male gender, smoking and Diabetes Mellitus was not associated with High Risk of OSA. This study shows that nearly one-third of the adults attending primary health clinic are at High Risk of OSA. Although advancing age showed reduced risk, other cardiovascular risk factors such as higher BMI status, presence of hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia showed an increased risk for High Risk of OSA.


Abstract This article presents ten strategies instructors can use to get their students to take more responsibility for their learning. Suggestions are given about the importance of getting students to verbalize why they are taking the course, helping students get into the proper mindset for each class, and structuring assignments so students will be more likely to come to class prepared. Other suggestions include teaching students to look out for each other, behave responsibly when working in groups, and analyze their learning experiences. By teaching responsibility, as well as content, in our classrooms, we can enhance learning, raise the level of our classrooms, and produce more responsible members of society.


The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of auditor switching on the quality of the audit with the audit fee as moderation. The data used in this study was obtained from BEI is a manufacturing company that publishes the complete audited financial statements ( in rupiah ) listed on the Stock Exchange from 2009-2014. The samples used 168 observations determined by purposive sampling technique. The data analysis technique used is logistic regression and interaction test . The analysis showed that the auditor switching positive effect on audit quality audit. Fee moderate the effect of auditor switching on audit qualit y .


Canada's doctors are urging federal political parties to commit to a stronger role in health or risk losing votes in the upcoming election. Three in five Canadians say they will cast their ballot for the party with the most comprehensive health care plan, according to a poll conducted by Ipsos in


The phylum Mollusca includes one of the most beautiful examples of colour patterns in present-day shells. However, they are rare in the fossil record because they demand excellent fossilization. In Brazil, colour patterns in fossil mollusk shells are recorded in gastropods Natica aff. bulbulus White, 1887 from the Riachuelo Formation (Aptian-Albian), Sergipe-Alagoas Basin. This paper presents the first gastropod shells from the Romualdo Formation with colour patterns, visible under natural and UV light, belonging to the families Naticidae and Cassiopidae, collected at Santo Antônio outcrop municipality of Exu, Pernambuco and, Pinheiro and Serra do Mãozinha sites, municipality of Missão Velha and Romualdo site, municipality of Crato, Ceará. Among the cassiopids more than 100 specimens were tested, with 1/3 of them showing a residual colour pattern under UV light exposure, after chemical preparation. They correspond to the species Paraglauconia (Diglauconia) araripensis (Beurlen, 1964), Paraglauconia (Diglauconia) lyrica Maury, 1934, Gymnentome (Gymnentome) carregozica (Maury, 1934) and Gymnentome (Gymnentome) romualdoi Beurlen, 1964. The colour pattern is virtually similar in both genera, with fluorescent stripes on a dark background, showing the taxonomic similarity between them. As for the naticids, about 20 specimens were collected and 15 show good preservation, observing the visible colour pattern under natural light in Natica sp. and Euspira sp.; both new taxa for the Araripe Basin. The residual colour pattern in naticids ranges from spiral stripes to sigmoidal lines and blotches of brown and yellowish tones on a paler background, as observed in fossil species of the same family in the Cenozoic. The new occurrences increase the fossiliferous diversity of mollusks of the Romualdo Formation and extend the understanding of the diversity of colouration patterns of Lower Cretaceous gastropods.


This paper presents a finite-volume method for simulating flows through complex hydroturbine draft-tube configurations using near-wall turbulence closures. The method employs the artificial-compressibility pressure-velocity coupling approach in conjunction with multigrid acceleration for fast convergence on very fine g a s . Calculations are carried out for a dmft tube with two downstream piers on a computational mesh consisting of 1.2~1 O6 nodes. Comparisons of the computed results with measurements demonstrate the ability of the method to capture most experimental trends with reasonable accuracy. Calculated three-dimensional particle traces reveal very complex flow features in the vicinity of the piers, including horse-shoe and longitudinal vortices and regions of flow reversal.


Solubility coefficients of 21 organic industrial solvents of toxicological importance are presented. Using a multiple phase equilibration method, blood/air partition coefficients (lambda) of such substances have been measured. The lambda-values proposed can be employed in the field of biological monitoring of subjects professionally exposed to solvent vapours.


In this paper, printing parameters for the sublimation printing of polyester fabrics like the number of strokes, the sublimation paper weight in grams per square metre, the fusing temperature and time were optimised using the Tauguchi experimental design technique. In the evaluations the signal-to-noise ratio was used. Sixteen experiments were performed with respect to the L 16 Orthogonal array design for the Tauguchi approach. The results show a considerable improvement in the signal-to-noise ratio as compared to the initial conditions. Through this study, not only can optimum printing conditions for sublimation printed polyester fabrics be obtained but also the significant factors that affect water vapour resistance.


Content adaptation on the Web is aimed at reducing the total amount of information served by a site or application to the items matching the needs/preferences/tastes of a specific user. As a major trend thereof, recommender systems typically rely on the computation of a relevance score for content object to the anticipated user's needs. Using the navigation patterns for a user or a group of users as a support for the relevance guess is a classical approach to recommendation that breaks down to discovering, or mining, associations among content objects based on the way these are navigated through. As feeding domain knowledge into the mining process has proven to both increase the precision of these associations and ease their interpretation, we consider the "extreme" case, i.e., the availability of a full-scale domain ontology whose concepts and properties characterize the content objects and their relationships. We thus tackle the problem of frequent pattern extraction from sequences of content objects corresponding to user sessions, which are further described within a domain ontology. Here we define a theoretical framework for the resolution of the mining task which comprises a pair of languages for data and pattern description, respectively, and a hierarchically-organized pattern space split into levels. The latter underlies an Apriori-like level-wise method for frequent pattern generation and evaluation.


The goal of this note is to illustrate the impact of a self-financing condition recently introduced by the authors. We present the analyses of two specific applications usually considered in more traditional models in financial mathematics. They include hedging European options with limit orders and the optimal behavior of market makers.


check eastward migration even for religious reasons. The paramount importance, for any state, of encouraging immigration and checking emigration, might have been developed further: Dr. Abubakar refers in passing to a Fulani cleric, Ibrahim Sharif, in the 1850s, whom he says settled in north-east Fombina. In fact the cleric was on pilgrimage, and had already fought and killed the king of Bagirmi who, fearing a massive loss of his own population, had deferentially tried to steer the pilgrim, at the head of a mighty host, around the borders of Bagirmi (p. 132; the Nachtigal reference is 720, not 72). In some details, sources are used a little flexibly. For example, Barth is criticized (p. 5) for describing Fombina as ' a great pagan kingdom on the Benue '; the reference is to volume, without page; the most likely passage I can find (n, 189 in the 1965 edition) speaks rather of several pagan kingdoms within the area called Fombina, which seems pretty accurate. Again, Dr. Abubakar derives (p. 13) from Barth a description of Kokumi, a chieftancy ' which occupied the country on the middle course of the Benue and extending along the Faro up to the Alantika mountains ', and which was (quoting Barth) ' the chief and central place of the Bata '; the Barth passage (p. 511, not 501) identifies Kokomi as the prince of the Batta, who ' inhabit not only all the country on the middle course of the Benuwe and along the Faro for some distance beyond Mount Alantika, but also the whole region north from these rivers as far as the southern boundaries of Bornu ' (1965, n, 196) —the ' chief and central place ' I cannot find. Such slight variations, individually, signify little; but gathered together (and most of the few references I checked showed such adjustments) they must cause some anxiety about the detailed reliability of the secondary account. Technical details leave some room for improvement. Footnotes, in accord with the lamentable custom of our days, come at the end of each chapter; to consult them while reading is a laborious business. Within the notes, too many page references are missing; occasionally, the entire reference consists in a name, ' Trimingham ', or ' Muhammad Bello ', for example. Some page references are wrong: n. 23 on p. 52, for eighteenth-century instability in Bornu, leads to a sixteenth-century document; n. 24 is also faulty. There are three maps, but many place names in the text do not appear on them. On p. 119, the year 1280 A.H. began in June 1863, so a date in 1280 cannot correspond to April 1863. The main index is unusually arranged. Slaves, for instance, do not appear independently, but a few references are listed under Muhammadu Lawal's reign and Bobbo Adama's, both of these being subheadings under Lamibe, this in turn a subheading of Fombina. The Fulani jihad in northern Nigeria is perhaps the best served, in terms of accessible primary and secondary sources, single episode in the history of pre-colonial black Africa. Within that episode, the story of the Adamawa emirate is an important, although a somewhat eccentric, element, which has hitherto received only marginal attention in English. Dr. Abubakar's book, which should be coupled with Dr. M. Z. Njeuma's on the same theme, Fulani hegemony in Yola (Old Adamawa) 1809-1902 (Yaounde, 1978), repairs this deficiency. We must hope that the official duties of Dr. Abubakar, now Commissioner for Education in Gongola State, will not prevent him from consolidating and extending his contribution to our understanding of black African history.


The complex eukaryotic chaperonin TRiC/CCT helps maintain cellular protein homeostasis, however, its assembly mechanism remains largely unknown. To address the subunit specificity in TRiC assembly, we express each of the individual yeast TRiC subunit in E. coli. Our cryo-EM structural study and biochemical analyses demonstrate that CCT1/2/6 can form TRiC-like homo-oligomeric double ring (HR) complex, however ATP-hydrolysis cannot trigger their ring closure; after deletion of the long N-terminal extension, CCT5 can form the closed double-ring structure; while CCT3/4/7/8 cannot form the HRs. It appears that CCT1 forms a HR in a unique spiral configuration, and ATP-hydrolysis can drive it to re-assemble with an inserted extra subunit-pair. Our data suggest that CCT5 could be the leading subunit in ATP-hydrolysis-driven TRiC ring closure. Moreover, we demonstrate that ADP is sufficient to trigger the assembly of the HRs and TRiC from the assembly intermediate micro-complex form. Our study reveals that through evolution, the more ancestral subunits may have evolved to take more responsibilities in TRiC ring assembly, and we propose a possible assembly mechanism of TRiC involving subunit-pair insertion. Collectively, our study gives hints on the structural basis of subunit specificity in TRiC assembly and cooperativity, beneficial for future TRiC-related therapeutic strategy development.


HE BORORO INDIANS were once one of the largest and most powerful T of Brazil's indigenous interior peoples, occupying parts of what are now the states of Goias, Mato Grosso, and Mato Grosso do Sul, and eastern Bolivia (14-19" S latitude, 51-59' W longitude), more or less the geographical center of South America. Linguistically, the Bororo are classified in the Macro-Ge superfamily; internally, they are divided into western and eastern groups. After fairly long contact with Europeans in their area, the debilitating effects of warfare and disease, coupled with diminishing territory exploitable for subsistence purposes, served to greatly reduce their numbers. Although, in the epoch of the Rondon Telegraph Commission (the first quarter of this century), a single Bororo village may have housed up to two thousand individuals, the Salesian missionaries, in 1962, totaled the Eastern Bororo population in the area at one thousand, while a population survey in 1964 listed only six villages with a total of 422 inhabitants.] Today, five Eastern Bororo villages are located along the networks of the Rio Vermelho and the Sao Lourenqo and Araguaia rivers of south central Mato Grosso state, with a population estimated at some five hundred. No groups culturally identifiable as Western Bororo are known to exist. Geographically, the Bororo region is characterized by tropical savannah, with some elevated plateau areas, lowland swamp and tropical forest, and lush rivers coursing throughout. The climate alternates between a rainy season from October to April and a dry season the rest of


SURVEILLANCE COLONOSCOPY OF PATIENTS WITH URETEROCOLONIC ANASTOMOSES Takumi Takeuchi, Jun Taniguchi and Yoshinobu Hoshino Department of Urology, Fuchu Metropolitan Hospital (Director: Dr. Y. Hoshino) Nobuo Mashiko Department of Surgery, Fuchu Metropolitan Hospital Yoshio Aso Department of Urology, Tokyo University, School of Medicine (Director: Prof. Y. Aso) Rectosigmoidoscopy was performed in 10 patients who had undegone radical cystectomy and bilateral ureterosigmoidostomy more than five years before. All cases were males with their mean age at operation 58. 7 years and their mean duration of ureterosigmoidostomy 8. 8 years. 13 ureteral orifices in the 10 patients were found at a mean distance of 17. 6 cm from the anal dentate line. The appearances of the ureteral orifices were classified into two. 10 sites in 9 patients had polypoid appearance and 3 sites in 2 patients had flat appearance. 1 patient out of the 10 (10%) had adenocarcinoma just above the dentate line and an adenomatous polyp between bilateral ureteral orifices. Biopsies of macroscopically normal mucosa around the ureterocolonic anastomoses performed for all cases proved to be histologically mild inflammation. In 3 cases, biopsies of the polypoid ureterocolonic anastomoses showed granulation tissue and mild inflammation.


Ciprofloxacin has been shown to be effective against most bacterial species responsible for peritonitis in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). Furthermore, it can be given orally, and its activity is not impaired by the composition of the dialysis fluid (1,2). Recent reports suggest that the discontinuation of dialysis is helpful in curing peritonitis, since the presence of dialysate in the peritoneal cavity significantly reduces the peritoneal defenses (3,6). In the present study we prospectively treated two groups of patients with two protocols involving either the use of intraperitoneal antibiotics and continuation of CAPD or low doses of oral ciprofloxacin and interruption of CAPD to verify if this latter regimen could be effective in resolving peritonitis in patients on CAPD.


Interaction‐induced static electric properties, that is, dipole moment, polarizability, and first hyperpolarizability, of the CO(HF)n and N2(HF)n, n = 1–9 hydrogen‐bonded complexes are evaluated within the finite field approach using the Hartree–Fock, density functional theory, Møller–Plesset second‐order perturbation theory, and coupled cluster methods, and the LPol‐n (n = ds, dl, fs, fl) basis sets. To compare the performance of the different methods with respect to the increase of the complex size, we consider as model systems linear chains of the complexes. We analyze the results in terms of the many‐body and cooperative effects. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.


Summary. Fluid of rat cauda epididymidis was obtained by flushing the duct with 0.25 mol l−1 sucrose in 0.01 mol l−1 Tris‐HCl buffer pH 7.4. The fluid was centrifuged at 600 × g for 15 min and the sperm free supernatant was centrifuged at 47 000 × g for 1 h. The sediments observed with the electron microscope consisted of a heterogeneous population of membrane‐bound vesicles similar to those seen in the intact organ. In the sediment containing the vesicles the activity of β‐galactosidase was mostly unavailable for the substrate showing a high degree of latency: the activity became soluble after a treatment with 0.5% saponin. The activity of N‐acetyl‐galactosaminadase instead, was mainly available for the substrate and soluble in buffer containing 0.6 mol l−1 KCl. It was then inferred that β‐galactosidase is located inside vesicles with no or little affinity for the membrane, while N‐acetylglucosaminadase is bound to the external surface of vesicles. Supernatants and precipitates from suspensions of vesicles in buffered 0.5% saponin were analysed for proteins by gel electrophoresis. The electrophoretic patterns of the sediments were very different from those of supernatants and showed a number of bands greater than that of the latter. The vesicles are believed to arise from the epididymal epithelium, but their physiological role is unknown.


This paper reports on visual obstacle detection from a monocular camera for autonomous vehicles. By leveraging a textured prior map, we propose a probabilistic formulation for finding the optimal image partition that separates obstacles from groundplane. Our key insight is the use of a prior map that enables ground appearance models conditioned on prior map texture and a probabilistic optical flow vector formulation derived from known scene structure and camera egomotion. We evaluate our methods on a challenging urban setting using data collected on our autonomous platform and we demonstrate that a notion of obstacles in the camera frame can improve visual localization quality.


Ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.) (Family: Zingiberaceae) is an herbaceous perennial, the rhizomes of which are used as a spice. India is a leading producer of ginger in the world and Ginger is cultivated in most of the states in India. However, states namely Karnataka, Orissa, Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat together contribute 65 per cent to the country's total production (Jayashree et al., 2014). Maharashtra is one of the leading producers of ginger (Salunkhe et al., 2014). Ale is a type of beer brewed from malted barley using a warm fermentation with a strain of brewer's yeast (Rahman, 2010). Compared to lager yeasts, ale yeast ferments more quickly, and often produces a sweeter, fuller-bodied and fruiter taste. Ginger ale is carbonated, sweetened beverage produced in two versions: alcoholic brewed Ginger ale or a carbonated soft drink flavored primarily with ginger and sweetened with sugar or artificial sweeteners. The traditional method of producing Ginger ale results in a beverage International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 8 Number 07 (2019) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com


Although accelerated acute humoral or antibody-mediated rejection (AHR) occurs in a small percentage of renal transplants, it usually leads to graft lost. Plasmapheresis and immunoglobulin therapy (IVIG) have a promising beneficial effect in AHR. In this manuscript, we present our experience in AHR with a renal transplant patient who received a kidney from a living donor.


In this work, we have analised the touristic lodging in the andalusians mountains naturals parks. We have to classified this natural parks according to carrying capacity of the touristic lodging in this places.


Sixteen propeller anemometers were placed 29 meters above a 45-year-old (approximately) Douglas-fir stand. paired anemometers, when viewed as a function of distance between them, showed that eddies up to 5 meters in diameter were common, and indicated that larger eddies up to 9 meters across occur. coefficients between anemometers indicated that eddies are simply connected in cross section. Morning and nighttime data were excluded from analysis because the air was too calm. Results use of the eddy correlation method of determining atmospheric fluxes and the lack of preferential locations for updrafts or downdrafts above a tree crown.


KLF8 is a zinc‐finger transcription factor known to play an essential role in cell cycle and differentiation. However, its physiological roles and functions in 3T3‐L1 cells remain relatively unclear. In the present study, we showed that KLF8 acts as a key regulator controlling adipocyte differentiation. In 3T3‐L1 preadipocytes, KLF8 expression was induced at an early stage of differentiation which was followed by expression of PPAR¥ã2 and C/EBP¥á. The mRNA level of KLF8 dramatically increased at 36 h and 48 h during differentiation and the protein level also gradually increased after 36 h. This induction and differentiation was attenuated significantly by the presence of small interfering RNA against KLF8, whereas overexpression of KLF8 induced 3T3‐L1 differentiation. Furthermore, overexpression of KLF8 induced PPAR¥ã2 and C/EBP¥á promoter activity and the direct binding site in C/EBP¥á promoter exists between (−205) and (−89) region. Taken together, this study provides KLF8 as a key component of the transcription factor network that controls the terminal differentiation during adipogenesis.


This paper is to propose the estimation model for the drying shrinkage of the concrete incorporating CSA based expansive additive(EA) by applying regression analysis. For concrete mixtures, EA and water contents are varied to monitor the effect of these variable on the reduction of drying shrinkage. JSCE, ACI and CEB-FIP models are applied to estimate the drying shrinkage in this paper. According to results, as expected, an increase in EA contents and a decrease in water contents resulted in a reduction of drying shrinkage. For the estimation of drying shrinakge, correction coefficients α, β and γ in terms of EA contents to consider the effect of EA is added to JSCE model. Existing model for drying shrinkage such as ACI, CEB-FIP and JSCE model did not consider the effect of EA. Based on correction coefficient in terms of EA contents, modified JSCE model had better agreement with calculated and measured ones in estimating drying shrinkage of concrete incorporating EA based on nonlinear regression method within the sphere of the paper. Further investigation is needed to get improved accuracy and consider various type of EA.


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Stories in a sample of 92 television (TV) food ads aimed at children were analyzed for thematic and subtextual content. Violence as a surface theme ranked first in use receiving a nonzero score in 62% of the ads, followed by conflict (41%), achievement (24%), mood alteration (23%), enablement (18%), trickery (20%), and product dependence (8%). Cluster analysis identified six groupings of themes, with 64% of the ads characterized by some combination of violence, conflict, and trickery. Regarding subtexts, the computer-based Minnesota Contextual Content Analysis program evaluated the voiced material in ads in terms of four marker categories named "traditional (normative)", "practical", "emotional", and "analytic". It was found that the texts had a strong emphasis on the emotional subtext or thrust, and a pronounced underemphasis on the analytic context. These analyses identify possibly dubious content in a significant segment of children's TV viewing.


Abstract Green consumption and pro-environmental behaviour have attracted considerable attention from academic marketing scholars. From the South Asian perspective, investigation on environmental awareness, social recognition, and self-image building through green consumption is very limited, particularly for young generations. Therefore, this study seeks to comprehend the motives of consumers that belong to generations Y & Z towards green apparel purchases. The theoretical base integrates the (TBP) Theory of Planned Behaviour with three additional constructs of Environmental Apparel knowledge (EAK), Social Status (SS), Green self-concept (GSC). An online survey of 347 consumers belonging to generation Y & Z was conducted. For determining measurement and structural models, Structural Equation Modelling (SEM-PLS) was employed. The results indicated that Environmental Apparel Knowledge (EAK) and Green Self-concept (GSC) positively impact attitude towards green apparel, subjective norms (SN), perceived behavioural control (PBC), and purchase intention towards green apparel. In contrast, Social Status (SS) only impacts subjective norms. Moreover, mediation analysis showed that attitude mediated all relationships between Environmental Apparel knowledge (EAK), Social Status (SS), Green self-concept (GSC), and purchase intention towards green apparel. However, perceived behavioural control only mediated Green self-concept (GSC) and purchase intention, while subjective norm did not mediate any relationship. The study contributes to the existing literature by examining young green consumers' specific personal and social values. It highlighted the role of knowledge about environmental concerns in designing purchase intention strategies for emerging countries. Practical implications for marketers and policymakers were presented.


We propose an NMF (Nonnegative Matrix Factorization)-based approach in collaborative filtering based recommendation systems to handle the cold-start users issue, especially for the New-Users who did not rate any items. The proposed approach utilizes the trust network information to impute missing ratings before NMF is applied. We do two cases of imputation: (1) when all users are imputed, and (2) when only New-Users are imputed. To study the impact of the imputation, we divide users into three groups and calculate their recommendation errors. Experiments on four different datasets are conducted to examine the proposed approach. The results show that our approach can handle the New-Users issue and reduce the recommendation errors for the whole dataset especially in the second imputation case.


Spreadsheet programs, once used as a financial/business tool, can be effectively used for solving acoustics and noise control problems using a personal computer. The spreadsheet allows one to write a pseudoprogram in terms of algebraic expressions which follows algorithms similar to our thinking process. The spreadsheet is essentially a two‐dimensional matrix where entries can be made both in rows and columns. The entries, called cells, contain different types of information, such as numbers and formulas. Numbers are like expressions with fixed values. Formulas are algebraic expressions where references can be made to other parts (cells) of the program. These expressions are computed in a similar fashion as is done in a calculator but at a much faster speed. Also, the spreadsheet computer program has plenty of flexibility and versatility in many areas compared to a conventional digital computer program. One of these is the automatic updating of all results (algebraic expressions) that are affected due to ...


Introduction: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the major causes of visual loss among the elderly. It causes degeneration of cells in the macula. Early diagnosis can be helpful in preventing blindness. Drusen are the initial symptoms of AMD. Since drusen have a wide variety, locating them in screening images is difficult and time-consuming. An automated digital fundus photography-based screening system help overcome such drawbacks. The main objective of this study was to suggest a novel method to classify AMD and normal retinal fundus images. Materials and Methods: The suggested system was developed using convolutional neural networks. Several methods were adopted for increasing data such as horizontal reflection, random crop, as well as transfer and combination of such methods. The suggested system was evaluated using images obtained from STARE database and a local dataset. Results: The local dataset contained 3195 images (2070 images of AMD suspects and 1125 images of healthy retina) and the STARE dataset comprised of 201 images (105 images of AMD suspects and 96 images of healthy retina). According to the results, the accuracies of the local and standard datasets were 0.95 and 0.81, respectively. Conclusion: Diagnosis and screening of AMD is a time-consuming task for specialists. To overcome this limitation, we attempted to design an intelligent decision support system for the diagnosis of AMD fundus using retina images. The proposed system is an important step toward providing a reliable tool for supervising patients. Early diagnosis of AMD can lead to timely access to treatment.


A method of characterizing a slowly varying linear channel in the presence of white Gaussian noise is proposed. The method uses a non-Gaussian probing signal and performs a bispectral analysis of the received signal. >


This paper presents a practical search algorithm using detailed dynamic simulations to identify plausible harmful N-k contingency sequences. Starting from an initial list of contingencies, progressively more severe contingency sequences are investigated. For that purpose, components, which violated conservative protection limits during a N-k contingency simulation are identified and considered as candidate k+1-th contingencies, since these could be tripped due to a hidden failure. This approach takes into account cascading events, such as over-or under-speed generator tripping, which are considered to be part of the system response. The implementation of the proposed algorithm into a parallel computing environment and its performance are demonstrated on the IEEE Nordic test system.


Chemical compositions, antioxidant and antibacterial activities of Zanthoxylum armatum essential oil was analyzed. A total of 3 samples (500 g/e ach) were collectedat6:00 am; 12:00 noon; and 6:00 pm in the same day. The essential oil was extracted by hydro distillation in Clevenger apparatus and their chemical compositions were determined by the GC-MS system. The eleven most abundant ingredientswere bornyl acetate (16.61-22.66%), cymene (8.25-12.50%), �± -copaene (7.54-7.59%), �≥ -terpinene (5.33-7.66%), camphene (4.32-4.66%), limonene (2.66-4.68%), linalool (3.28 -3.58%), �≤ -ocimene (3.24-3.36%),transcaryophyllene (2.54-3.46%), �± -terpinolene (2.32-3.36%) and germacrene (2.02-2.85%). Antioxidant activity was examined by 2,2'-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging method. Ascorbic acid was used as standard. Essential oil exhibited significant antiox idant activity. The IC 50 of the oil was found 27.0± 0.1 �og/ml and that of ascorbic acid 15.0± 0.5 �og/ml. Essential oil ofZ. armatum also exhibited moderate antibacterial activity. The results showed that the gram-positive bacteriaaremore sensitivity to the essential oil than gram negative bacteria.


Single-stage inverters are getting more popularity in the current scenario of renewable energy generation due to their inherent boosting capability. But, their boosting ability and overall dc-ac voltage gain are somehow limited by circuit element stresses and inferior performances at low modulation index. This paper proposes a generalized hybrid switched-inductor (SL) / switchedcapacitor (SC) quasi-switched boost multilevel inverter in order to avail the combined advantages. It provides a nominal ac output voltage in a single stage of dc-ac conversion from a low or variable renewable energy source. Hence, the proposed work is intended to achieve enhanced performance while attaining a larger voltage gain. Further, the working principle and steady-state analysis are presented, corresponding mathematical relations are derived. Also, the effectiveness of the proposed inverters is compared with different combinations of SL and SC-cells in terms of voltage gain boosting ability and device stresses. MATLAB simulation is performed to validate the proposed theory. A TMS320F28379D controller-based prototype is built and tested experimentally.


The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of different phases of training on aerobic capacity of male handball players. Twelve (12) male handball players were selected. These twelve players represented Annamalai University in South Zone Inter University handball tournament for the year 2011. The criterion variables selected in this study was aerobic capacity, which was measured in treadmill through Bruce treadmill test. Testing took place at four points during the periodized training year; at the beginnings of general preparation (T1), specific preparation (T2), and competition phase beginning (T3) end of competition phases of training and peaking (T4). A full testing battery was conducted at T1 and T4, while two minor testing sessions were conducted at T2 and T3. The ANOVA revealed a significant change in aerobic capacity of handball players during different phases of training (F = 4.953, p 0.05) on aerobic capacity of handball players. It is concluded that aerobic capacity undergoes significant changes during the different phases of training.


A symbolic language is built up for the purpose of describing the structural features of operations such as characterise the procedure of scientific investigation. There are five sections. In Section I, two key notions of will and of the present momenta are introduced as the foundation of the descriptive scheme. Section II develops and elaborates, with special reference to the scientific activity, a comprehensive symbolic model whose elements derive from the structuring discovered within the content of the present moment. Certain elements of the model are then applied in Section III to distinguish and specify six types of complex situations significantly exemplified in scientific work. In Section IV, the descriptive symbolism and the complex situations thus defined are used to describe and clarify the operational procedure involved in the genesis and performance of a typical physical experiment. The description is carried only to the stage where the results of measurement are recorded. In the Conclusion, Section V, the scope and limitations of this description of an experiment are examined and possible extensions of the language, proposed for a later paper, are discussed.


Abstract Steelhead (Salmo gairdneri) held at 15°C and fully fed from demand feeders grow larger than desired by the time of their normal release into streams. The effect of limited feed intake on growth, body composition, and potential for migration to the sea was investigated. Dilution of feed by 10-40% with sodium bentonite was not effective in reducing growth; the fish used the nutrients more efficiently and their growth was nearly equal to that of controls. Hand feeding of a decreased ration reduced growth rate, but about a 50% reduction in feed was required to effect the desired reduction in growth rate. Fish were able to compensate for fasting periods of short duration and significant growth reduction did not occur until the fasting periods were 4 d or longer. Alternate feeding and fasting periods of equal lengths produced the desired growth rate reduction. Estimated potential for emigration by these anadromous fish was not reduced by fasting periods as long as 28 d.


Several years ago, Jill McPhee left a 25-year career as an engineer in the computer industry for a more flexible job opportunity in finance, a move that allowed her to spend more time with her children. But after a while, McPhee found that she missed being a part of the hightech industry, and she started looking for ways to get back into it.


Background. A pathogen inactivation (PI) process to treat platelet concentrates (INTERCEPT, Baxter Healthcare Corporation and Cerus Corporation) is certified for use in Europe (CE Mark 2002). No labeling restriction exists regarding pediatric patients. In the three clinical trials supporting regulatory approval, patient age eligibility was ≥ 16 years (yrs). We initiated an ongoing study to specifically examine the safety and efficacy of transfusion (txn) of PI platelets (plts) in a pediatric population. This is an observational, single arm, open label study that will evaluate 500 transfusion episodes. Methods. Buffy coat plts are collected, pooled, leuko-depleted, and PI-treated with 150 uM amotosalen and 3,9 joules/cm² UVA illumination. Amotosalen was removed by overnight adsorption. Plts did not require gamma irradiation. Plt txns are ordered according to hospital guidelines and patients (pts) are managed according to hospital clinical practice. Eligible pts are thrombocytopenic, expected to develop thrombocytopenia requiring plt txn, diagnosed with a condition associated with thrombocytopenia or receiving therapy that will result in severe thrombocytopenia. Plt txn are given for prophylactic and therapeutic needs. Safety assessed by txn reaction within 24hrs of txn completion and efficacy assessed by count increment [CI] and corrected count increment [CCI] ≤1.5hr post txn are monitored. Results. Pts range in age from 1 to 16 yrs. One hundred fifty-eight PI-treated plt concentrates have been transfused into 21 pts (13 leukemias, 7 solid tumors and 1 aplastic anemia). Plt concentrates are transfused as units of 0.5 x 10 11 plts. Txn episodes per patient (receipt of one or more concentrates) range from 1 to 45. One of the frequently transfused patient (45 txn episodes) had a prolonged cytopenia (resistant leukaemia) and had a refractory thrombocytopenia. The number of platelets transfused per episode range from 1.0 to 6.8 x 10 11 (2 to 13.6 units). Six txn reactions in 6 pts have been noted and include fever (5), urticaria (1) and itching (2). For the patients experiencing fever, bacterial cultures were done on patient blood samples and plt concentrate samples; all cultures were negative. Mean plt CI was 44,400 per μL (range −11,000 to 216,000). Mean plt CCI was 11,780 (range −3,020 to 45,170). If we exclude the refractory patient from this CI and CCI analysis the mean plt CI was 58,000 per μL (range −11,000 to 216,000). The mean plt CCI was 14,250 (range −2,750 to 45,170). Conclusions. To date , txn of PI plts in this pediatric oncology pt population has been safe and efficacious, with no transfusion reactions specifically related to PI observed. Post-txn plt count increment, corrected count increments and hemostasis have been similar to that observed with conventional platelets. The introduction of PI platelets has not resulted in increased platelet component utilization.


The air quality in operating rooms has always been so important because of the harmful and undesirable gases and particles. As the air ventilation in surgery room is so crucial, a system must be used in the room to lead the dirt air to outside and replace it with fresh and filtered air. In this work, laminar air flow conditioning by linear slot diffuser and air curtain in the surgery room was investigated. For modeling of the problem, Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) was used. In this paper, it was tried to find the best procedure in order to overcome the undesirable factors in surgery room, such as pollution and velocity of the room. The purpose of this research is to find the optimized circumstances for the people inside the surgery room. The aforementioned factors were changed at deferent levels and then simulations were performed using FLUENT software to understand air curtain and linear slot diffuser conditioning effect in a surgery room.


This paper expounds the basic principles of the classification of the single-subject books and multi-subject books,discusses on the principles and concrete measures of the classification of the series and multivolume books,and based on the main reasons of the different numbers for the same book,puts forward some methods for solving this problem.


In this paper, the authors have been applied the adaptive control to a mass-damper-spring. During the whole design process only parametric disturbances have been considered. Based on the uncertainty parameters (mass, damping constant, and spring) and by using a gradient method (the MIT rule), a PI adaptive controller is proposed and designed. The used gradient method (i.e. the MIT rule) allowed for the studied parameters to be varied in a predefined range. The whole design, as well as the experimental results, was done in Matlab/Simulink.


Reproduction has been shown to be costly in viviparous skinks, both in terms of survival and in terms of growth and future reproductive output. One possible source of such costs could be a reduction in food intake, with an associated reduction in energy available for maintenance and future reproduction. Therefore, I compared food intake in male and female southern water skinks (Eulamprus tympanum), to determine whether food intake was reduced during reproduction in either sex. In addition, I measured the relationship between reduction in food intake and the total volume of offspring or testis. A reduction in food intake proportional to the volume of offspring suggests that costs associated with reduced energy intake may be fecundity dependent. Food intake was estimated using the total volume of stomach contents of individuals. Females ate significantly less (mean volume of stomach contents = 0.13 mL) than males (mean = 0.36 mL) just before parturition in January, when embryos were largest. After parturition, females ate significantly more than males. Otherwise, there were no significant differences between the food intake of males and females. Females reduced food intake by eating smaller food items. Females with relatively large numbers of ova or embryos ate relatively less, and therefore decreased food intake in females may be a fecundity-dependent cost of reproduction in these lizards. Males did not reduce food intake during periods when testes were enlarged and mating occurred. Decreased food intake during reproduction is probably an important source of reproductive costs to females of these viviparous lizards, but does not appear to be important in males.


The utility model discloses a tin bath cooler adjusting device. The device comprises a bracket guide rail, and is characterized in that tin bath cooler inlet and outlet guide rollers are arranged on the bracket guide rail and include a support roller and a clamping guide roller, and the clamping guide roller is connected with a clamping adjusting device. The device is arranged at a tin bath edge sealing opening in a tin bath high-temperature area, and a cooler enters and exits from a tin bath through the support roller and is clamped for positioning through the clamping guide roller, so that the cooler can conveniently enter and exit from the tin bath due to small resistance during movement; the height of the cooler (cooling pipe) can be adjusted through a lower screw, so as to achieve simple structure and convenience and simplicity in use and adjustment; and the device solves the problem at present that the cooler controlling the temperature adjustment of the tin bath high-temperature area on a float glass production line is hard to adjust, well stabilizes the temperature of the tin bath high-temperature area and reduces temperature fluctuations.


We have demonstrated the possibility of using repetitive ultrafast melting of InSb as a timing diagnostic in connection with visible-light pump∕x-ray probe measurements at high-repetition-rate x-ray facilities. Although the sample was molten and regrown approximately 1×106 times, a distinct reduction in time-resolved x-ray reflectivity could be observed using a streak camera with a time resolution of 2.5ps. The time-resolved x-ray reflectivity displayed this distinct decrease despite the fact that the average reflectivity of the sample had fallen to approximately 50% of its original value due to accumulated damage from the prolonged laser exposure. The topography of the laser-exposed sample was mapped using an optical microscope, a stylus profilometer, photoelectron microscopy, and a scanning tunneling microscope. Although the surface of the sample is not flat following prolonged exposure at laser fluences above 15mJ∕cm2, the atomic scale structure regrows, and thus, regenerates the sample on a nanosecond...


In the given clause the influence of diversity of tool svstem on dvnamic characteristics of the manufacturing machinerv is considered. As an example the tvpical tool svstem containing collet attachment, collet and cutting tool is given. Such tool svstems are widdv used on multi-purpose manufacturing machinerv with average size. In the clause the analvsises showing changes of accuracv and hardness of tool svstem caused bv various configurations of tool system.


Planar organic heterostructures have been prepared using poly-N-epoxypropylcarbazole fi lms and poly[2-methoxy-5-(2'-ethylhexyloxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene] by the method of successive deposition adding 2,3,9,10,16,17,23,24-zinc octabutylphthalocyanine. Photoelectric, photodielectric and photovoltaic properties of the heterostructures have been studied. It has been found that the structure photosensitivity in the red part of spectrum is remarkably enhanced by adding the metal complex into the -conjugate polymer. It has also been established that metal sensitizers are capable of slowing down the photovoltaic rise and decay transients exhibited after the illuminating light is switched on and off, respectively. The likely origin of these effects is suggested, relating to deep traps generated by the metal complex.


Rivers are the dynamic bodies of water, so they change form and size over time in many different ways. The phenomena of riverbank erosion and accretion have a significant impact on the communities that are located in the neighbouring area and they also increase the likelihood of making the agriculturally productive land vulnerable to become barren and unusable. The current study is focused on the analysis of erosion and accretion caused by Krishna River, flowing through the two coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh, Bapatla and Krishna. The satellite imagery acquired from USGS website (https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov) was utilised throughout the course of the research to cover a range of time intervals from 1990 to 2020. For the time period from 1990 to 2000, the erosion and accretion were 2249 ha and 1397 ha respectively. Between the years 2000 and 2010, there was a total of 688 ha of erosion and 1888 ha of accretion. During the period from 2010 to 2020, the area lost to erosion was a total of 2341 ha, while 1743 ha was gained. The findings make it abundantly clear that there has been a significant alteration in the flow pattern of the Krishna River which has led to the loss of a large portion of agricultural land as a result of erosion as well as the congestion of river as a result of accretion. The findings of the research will alert local authorities to develop efficient action plans and strategies to combat erosion and accretion in both the regions.


The exact analytic solution is built for the plane flow of incompressible fluid through the wheel with profiles of blades approximating logarithmic spirals.


The invention relates to a kitchen cooking a bottom (10), a heating element (12) arranged on the bottom (10) and at least one ABLE inductive sensor (20) DETECT THE PRESENCE OF A VESSEL CONDUCTOR ELECTRIC TAKING inductive sensor (20) comprising a coil comprising at least one turn. The main feature of the invention is that the loop HAVE elongated substantially along a radial direction firebox.


Presents a architectural design of a high performance ATM switch based upon theoretic analysis, the mode of multi level interconnect of spread module and small switching module used. Which realizes large high performance switching and simplifies the design complexity under conditions of insuring the system performance.


Subphthalocyanines (SubPcs) are bowl-shaped chromophores that possess optical properties desirable for organic electronics. Herein, we present the synthesis and characterization of two SubPc-based porous organic polymers (POPs). The SubPc-POPs exhibit respectable surface areas, and Q-bands that are significantly red-shifted in the solid-state.


SUMMARY During submaximal cycling, children demonstrate a different distribution between muscular and non-muscular (gravitational and motion-dependent) forces when compared with adults. This is partly due to anthropometric differences. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that during maximum power cycling, children would construct the task (in terms of the distribution between muscular and non-muscular pedal power) similarly to adults. Eleven children (aged 8–9 years) and 13 adults (aged 20–40 years) performed a maximal isokinetic cycling task over 3 s at 115 r.p.m. Multivariate analyses of variance revealed no significant differences in normalized maximum, minimum and average positive non-muscular pedal power between children and adults (Wilks' λ=0.755, F3,20=2.17, P=0.124). Thus, maximum cycling is a developmental `self-scaling' task and age-related differences in muscular power production are not confounded by differences in anthropometry. This information is useful to researchers who wish to differentiate between muscular and non-muscular power when studying developmental motor control. In addition to the similarities in the distribution between muscular and non-muscular pedal power, we found age-related differences in the relative joint power contributions to total pedal power. In children, a significantly smaller proportion of total pedal power was generated at the ankle joint (6.1±5.4% for children and 12.6±3.2% for adults), whilst relatively more power was generated at the knee and hip joints. These results suggest that intermuscular coordination may be contributing to children's limits in maximum power production during multi-joint tasks.


In this paper, we study the interplay between a fractional damping (− Δ)θut with θ ∈ [0, 1/2), and a nonlinear memory term applied to a plate equation: utt−Δutt−Δu+Δ2u+(−Δ)θut=∫0t(t−s)−γ|u(s,·)|pds,t>0,x∈ℝn, in space dimension n=1,2,3,4 . In different scenarios, we prove the global existence of small data solutions in C([0,∞),H2)∩C1([0,∞),H1) for supercritical powers, where the critical exponent is determined by the fractional power of the damping term and by the order of the fractional integration in the memory term. In one case, we also feel the influence of the regularity‐loss type decay, which is due to the presence of the rotational inertia term −Δutt in the plate equation.


In this paper,the training situation of applied computer talents and the actual social demand for computer professionals were investigated and the necessity of training applied computer talents were analyzed.Finally how to train and improve the integrated quality of applied computer talents in independent institutions was discussed.


A two phase task model was proposed in order to achieve optimal user experience for an incremental context service under resource constraints and with context timeliness requirements.The model divides each job of an incremental service into a primary part that provide the initial service and a optional part that provide the improvements.A corresponding two level scheduling theme was designed to utilize the model.Several scheduling algorithms were designed to execute the primary parts in a timely manner and the optional parts in a value maximizing manner by analyzing the schedulability of the primary parts and the value generation pattern of the optional parts.Simulation results show that all the three primary part scheduling algorithms can meet context timeliness requirements under resource constraints.The performances of the optional part scheduling algorithm were compared when using different value prediction methods.Results show that the simpler delta value method can achieve performance close to that of the fit curve method,and is more suitable for practical use.


The microwave spectrum of several symmetric and asymmetric top isotopic species of CH3CCl3 has been studied in the region from 8 to 40 GHz. A least squares analysis of the rotational con-stants gave the following structural parameters : dC-C =(1.541 ±0.001) A, dC-Cl = (1,7712 ± 0.0008) A, dC-H = (1.090 ± 0.002) A, ∢H—C—H= (110.04±0.25) ° , ∢Cl—C—Cl= (109.39 ±0.25) ° . A dipole moment of μ = (1.755 ± 0.015) D has been derived from the investigation of the Stark effect of the transition J=4→5 of CH3CCl3335. From intensity measurements the barrier to internal rotation is estimated to be (1740 ± 300) cal/mol. An analysis of the spectrum of CH2DCCl2Cl37 shows conclusively that methylchloroform in its equilibrium configuration has the methyl group staggered with respect to the CCl3-group. It could be shown that there exist two torsional isomers gauche and anti with specific microwave spectra.


Spar production platforms for deep-water fields have a fairly short history - the first facility was installed in 1996. But, in just seven years, they have evolved through three generations. The first example of the latest variant, the cell spar, is due to start flowing gas in the second quarter of next year.


Proteins are one of the most important components in life, and the research on protein complex and the development of protein or antibody drugs relies on effective representation of proteins. Both experimental methods like cryo-electron microscopy and computational methods like molecular dynamic simulation suffer from high cost, long time investment and low throughput, and cannot be used in large-scale studies. Some examples of artificial intelligence for protein complex prediction tasks show that different representations of proteins have their own limitations. This paper constructs a multimodal model named WUREN (Whole-modal fUsion Representation for protein interaction interfacE predictioN), which effectively fuses sequence, graph, and structural features. WUREN has achieved state-of-the-art performance on both the antigen epitope prediction task and the protein-protein interaction interface prediction task, with AUC-PR reaching 0.462 and 0.516, respectively. Our results show that WUREN is a general and effective feature extraction model for protein complex, which can be used in the development of protein-based drugs. Furthermore, the general framework in WUREN can be potentially applied to model similar biologics to proteins, such as DNA and RNA.


ABSTRACT This article aims to tackle the inner-regional question within political geography debate addressing an important conceptual and empirical deficit in our understanding of periphery as political construct. It analyses the role of state spatial-making in the process of constructing the narrative of peripherality of subnational territories, in national-territorial politics. It examines the concept of 'inner region' as it is employed in state spatial strategy focusing on territories that are 'locked' into a configuration outside the core, that is, territories that are peripheral and remote. In particular, study's concern is with the geopolitical rationality that implicitly guides policy framework in the National Strategy for Inner Areas (SNAI) and the new Metropolitan Cities in Italy. If inner regions and city-regions become a particular expression of state space-making, their development offers considerable opportunity for shedding more light on the relationship between local dynamics and wider geopolitical relations. Against the only apparently neutralizing discourses of citizenship, polycentrism, and economic development which dominate that policy, the new strategy is a highly geopolitical instrument potentially accelerating the neoliberalization of peripheral regions.


A detailed literature review of the effects of UV-B radiation on zooplankton was undertaken,with reference on the effects of survival,growth,ontogenetic and reproduction,in order to provide some information for research work and application in this field in the future.


© 2020 Milan D. Smith, Jr. Individuals and nonprofit institutions may reproduce and distribute copies of this Article in any format at or below cost, for educational purposes, so long as each copy identifies the author, provides a citation to the Notre Dame Law Review, and includes this provision in the copyright notice. * Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. I thank my law clerk, Marina Cassio, for her valuable assistance and scholarship in the preparation of this Article. The views expressed are mine alone and do not represent the views of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. 1 See Doe 1 v. Trump, 418 F. Supp. 3d 573 (D. Or.), stay denied, 944 F.3d 1222 (9th Cir. 2019); Washington v. U.S. Dep't of Homeland Sec., 408 F. Supp. 3d 1191 (E.D. Wash. 2019), stay granted sub nom. City & County of San Francisco v. U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Servs., 944 F.3d 773 (9th Cir. 2019); E. Bay Sanctuary Covenant v. Barr, 385 F. Supp. 3d 922 (N.D. Cal. 2019), stay granted in part, 934 F.3d 1026 (9th Cir. 2019) (in full disclosure, I sat on the motions panel that issued this decision), and stay granted in full, 140 S. Ct. 3 (2019) (mem.), and argued, No. 19-16487 (9th Cir. Dec. 2, 2019); Innovation Law Lab v. Nielsen, 366 F. Supp. 3d 1110 (N.D. Cal. 2019), stay granted sub nom. Innovation Law Lab v. McAleenan, 924 F.3d 503 (9th Cir. 2019), and stay granted in part, denied in part sub nom. Innovation Law Lab v. Wolf, 951 F.3d 986 (9th Cir.), and aff'd sub nom. Innovation Law Lab v. Wolf, 951 F.3d 1073 (9th Cir. 2020), and stay granted pending cert. sub nom. Wolf v. Innovation Law Lab, No. 19A960, 2020 WL 1161432 (U.S. Mar. 11, 2020) (mem.); E. Bay Sanctuary Covenant v. Trump, 349 F. Supp. 3d 838 (N.D. Cal. 2018) (temporary restraining order), stay denied, 354 F. Supp. 3d 1085 (N.D. Cal. 2018), and stay denied pending appeal, 932 F.3d 742 (9th Cir. 2018), and stay denied, 139 S. Ct. 782 (2018), and aff'd, 950 F.3d 1242 (9th Cir. 2020); City & County of San Francisco v. Sessions, 349 F. Supp. 3d 924 (N.D. Cal. 2018) (entering permanent injunction but staying decision pending appeal), appeal docketed, No. 18-17308 (9th Cir. Dec. 4, 2018); Ramos v. Nielsen, 336 F. Supp. 3d 1075 (N.D. Cal. 2018), appeal docketed, No. 18-16981 (9th Cir. Oct. 12, 2018); Regents of Univ. of Cal. v. U.S. Dep't of Homeland Sec., 279 F. Supp. 3d 1011, 1049–50 (N.D. Cal. 2018), aff'd, 908 F.3d 476, 520 (9th Cir. 2018), cert. granted, 139 S. Ct. 2779 (2019) (mem.). I count in this number those cases still on the Ninth Circuit's docket despite issuance of a final decision, such as due to pending U.S. Supreme Court activity.


Food preference is one of the important information that can be used to know the food chain in order to manage fisheries resources. This study aims to determine the food habits and preference of red devil (Amphilophus labiatus) in the Sermo Reservoir, Kulon Progo Regency. Samples were collected randomly each month from September 2013 to February 2014. Each sample collected was measured its total length, body weight, and determined sex, then dissected to measure the gut length and to observe gut contents. Results showed that red devil is omnivorous (relative gut length = 3.83) with food composition consisted of fish, crustaceans, detritus, phytoplankton, zooplankton, plants, insects, insect's larvae, Chironomus sp., and annelids. A change occurred in the food preference of red devil, i.e. the young fish prefers to feed Chironomus sp. larvae (86.02 %) whereas the adult fish prefers fish/fish chunk (81.82 %). Trophic level status of red devil showed as carnivorous and niche overlapping between male and female of the adult.


In both human and monkeys the observation and execution of actions produced the activation of a network consisting of parietal and frontal areas. Although this network is involved in the encoding of the action goal, it does not consider the affective component of the action: vitality form (VF). Several studies showed that the observation and execution of actions conveying VFs selectively activated the dorso-central insula (DCI). In the present study, we aimed to clarify, by using Dynamic Causal Modeling (DCM), the direction of the information flow across DCI, parieto-frontal areas (PMv, IPL) and posterior superior temporal sulcus (pSTS) during both observation and execution of actions conveying VFs. Results indicate that, during observation, DCI receives the visual input from pSTS, and, in turn, sends it to the fronto-parietal network. Moreover, DCI significantly modulates PMv. Conversely, during execution, the motor input starts from PMv, reaches DCI and IPL, with a significant modulation from PMv to DCI. The reciprocal exchange of information between PMv and DCI suggests that these areas work closely together in the VFs action processing. An additional tractography analysis corroborates our DCM models, showing a correspondence between functional connections and anatomical tracts.


In the transition from lower to upper secondary education, Italian students are expected to have achieved a level of competence which allows them to use knowledge and abilities to model and to understand scientific and technical disciplines. Gaps or misunderstandings in basic knowledge can hinder the effort of students who attend technical high schools, where the core subjects are based on Mathematics. This paper deals with the design of a project conceived to strengthen mathematical competences of students attending the first year of a technical upper secondary school through an online course named "MATE-BOOSTER". The online activities on the web-based platform have been developed using didactic methodologies founded on constructivist assumptions, as problem posing and problem solving, collaborative learning, learning by doing, automatic and adaptive formative assessment. In this work the process of design of MATE-BOOSTER is shown, the methodologies chosen are discussed, and the online activities are analysed from a constructivist perspective.


: Low back pain ( LBP ) is one of the most common health problems among all the populations in the world (2). Objective : The Goal is to determine the correlation between pain intensity and disability in patients with low back pain. Materials and Methods : This study was a descriptive, analytical research with a cross sectional design. Thirty Low Back Pain outpatients that have visited Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic in Pirngadi General Hospital. Patient from June to July 2019 were selected by concecutive sampling. a questionnaire was used that contained the items to collect sociodemographic, questions regarding the perceived pain, and the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). Result : Using pearson correlation test was found a moderate correlation among pain intensity and disability (p=0,004, r = 0,507). Conclusion : Pain intensity in outpatients with low back pain in the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic at Pirngadi General Hospital correlates with Disability.


The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of different preparation methods of mango and orange peels on the chemical compositions and properties of dietary fiber concentrate used as a raw material for functional foods. Mango and orange samples were purchased from the local market. Four different preparation methods of mango and orange peels of dry milling, wet milling, wet milling and cold water washing, and wet milling and hot water washing were investigated on their effects on the chemical composition and properties of the mango and orange peels dietary fiber concentrate. Chemical constituents, dietary fiber content, water holding capacity, oil holding capacity, water activity and color were determined for the tested mango and orange peels. The proximate composition of fresh mango peel was 59.9% moisture, 4.27% protein, 3.21% fat, 1.87% ash and 1.074% starch. The total dietary fiber content ranged from 3.54% to 73.04% in mango peels. On the other hand, the proximate composition of fresh orange peel was 72.5% moisture, 2.46% protein, 1.41% fat, 0.597% ash and 0.263% starch. Washing after wet milling could enhance the concentration of total dietary fiber by improving the removal of protein and fat. Washing with hot water after wet milling process caused a higher loss of soluble fiber fraction. On contrary, was lower water holding capacity and oil holding capacity of the obtained dietary fiber concentrate when compared to washing with cold water. The dry milling process of the dietary fiber concentrate was significant higher fat, protein, and starch content than the wet milling process. On the other hand, the dry milling process of the dietary fiber concentrate was lower water holding capacity and oil holding capacity in the mango peel. Wet milling and cold water washing of the dietary fiber concentrate the highest concentration of total and soluble dietary fiber, water holding capacity and oil holding capacity in the orange peel.


A single multisite intradermal (ID) administration of the same dose used for regular intramuscular (IM) immunisation with vaccine against tick‐borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) resulted in seroconversion of all vaccinees within three weeks: with the regular IM schedule, two vaccinations were necessary for all vaccinees to seroconvert. After the first ID vaccination, antibodies of the IgM class against TBEV (anti‐TBEV‐IgM) were observed in all vaccinees; after the first IM vaccination, only three out of nine vaccinees showed an IgM response. The geometric mean titer (GMT) of anti‐TBEV‐IgM in seropositives was 5–20‐fold higher in the ID group and similar to that after natural infection. The GMT of antibodies of the IgG class against TBEV (anti‐TBEV‐IgG) was also higher in the ID group but with a less marked difference. Hemagglutination‐inhibiting (HI) antibodies appeared earlier and persisted longer after one or two ID injections; after a third vaccination, HI antibody levels were similar in both groups.


Summary.  Mechanisms causing liver fibrosis during chronic hepatitis C virus infection (cHCV) are not sufficiently understood. This study was aimed to identify biomarkers for early fibrosis (EF) and to investigate their potential role in cHCV‐related fibrogenesis. To this end, peripheral whole blood (PB) samples from 36 patients with cHCV recruited from two independent cohorts were subjected to microarray analysis 12 h before initiation of peginterferon‐alpha (Peg‐IFN‐α) and ribavirin therapy. Liver biopsies were evaluated using the Batts‐Ludwig staging (BL‐S) classification system for fibrosis. We showed that gene expression profiles (N = 8) distinguished between EF (BL‐S: 0,1) and late fibrosis (LF; BL‐S: 2,3,4) with 88.9% accuracy. Fibrosis‐related functional annotations for chemokine‐'C‐C‐motif'' ligand 5 (CCL5) provided foundation for focused investigation, and qRT‐PCR confirmed that CCL5 mRNA levels (PB) reliably discriminate EF from LF (accuracy: 86.7%). Positive correlations (P < 0.05) with CCL5 mRNA levels and EF discovered gene expression profiles (PB) reflecting stable expression of IFN‐α receptor 1, negative regulation of the MyD88‐dependent toll‐like receptor (TLR) pathway and decreased expression of TLR3 in vivo. Remarkably, Peg‐IFN‐α suppressed CCL5 mRNA levels (PB) in EF in vivo. These findings along with results from parallel in vitro investigation into the effect of IFN‐α or poly I:C (TLR3‐agonist) on CCL5 gene expression in hepatic stellate cells (HSC) attest to the multi‐site involvement of these pathways in regulating fibrogenesis. In conclusion, we identified novel, reliable biomarkers for EF and exposed functional properties of the molecular network regulating CCL5 biosynthesis in peripheral or hepatic cell types with key roles in cHCV‐related liver and/or immune pathogenesis.


Objective: To establish a method for the determination of brucine and strychnine in BingChan cream by RP-HPLC.Methods: A DiamonsilTM C18 column(250 mm×4.6 mm,5 μm) was used,the mobile phase was acetonitrile-equivalent mixture consisted of 0.02 mol/L KH2PO4 and 0.015 mol/L sodium heptanesulfonate with 0.1% triethylamine(pH 3.0)(20∶80),the flow rate was 1.0 mL/min,and the detection wavelength was 256 nm.Results: The linear range of brucine and strychnine was 2.4-24 mg/L(r=0.9997) and 2.95-29.5 mg/L(r=0.9999),respectively,and the mean recovery was 98.3%(RSD=1.54%) and 97.9%(RSD=2.20%),respectively.Conclusion: The method is simple,accurate and reliable for the quality control of BingChan cream.


Penile precancerous lesions with similar histopathological features but different clinical manifestations, including Bowenoid papulosis (BP), Bowen's disease and erythroplasia of Queyrat, were terminologically characterized as penile intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN). Approximately 10 to 30% of PIN patients are at risk of progression to squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). BP is closely linked to human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, and often occurs in sexually active young group. Although spontaneous regression can be seen in certain BP cases, high risk of genital HPV-associated progression (most commonly HPV-16 and 18) highlights the importance of proper treatment.


We introduce tropical dual numbers as an extension of tropical semiring. By this innovation, one can work with honest ideals, instead of congruences, and recover the Euclidean topology on affine tropical spaces similar to Zariski's approach in classical algebraic geometry. The bend loci of an ideal over tropical dual numbers coincides with the bend loci of a congruence over tropical semiring and this enables tropical dual numbers to serve as an algebraic structure for tropical geometry. Tropical Zariski topology on affine tropical spaces whose closed sets are non-linear loci of ideals over tropical dual numbers offers an alternative point of view to strong Zariski topology defined by Giansiracusa.


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Dr. Van Ostenberg is associate director of the hospital-sponsored ambulatory dental services program sponsored by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and administered by Virginia Commonwealth University. Mr. DeLaney is research assistant to the program. Dr. Salley is program director; vice president for research; and dean of Graduate Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University. Requests for reprints should be sent to Dr. Van Ostenberg, Virginia Commonwealth University, Box 148, MCV Station, 1000 E Marshall St, Richmond, Va 23298.

The aim of this paper has been to present some of the more standard hospital accounting terms and concepts, to illustrate how they can be used in profiling a dental department, and to discuss seven exercises that reveal the depth of understanding department heads pf the future will have to command.

Times have changed and will continue to change: there is no way to alter that fact. The management perspective of a dental department can not be through a historical "haz"xswhich clouds the realities of tomorrow. The changes necessary t o meet those realities must be clearly visualized. There are two choices of ways to manage the necessary change. One way is imitative, with a wait-and-see attitude and at the last moment, copying what is thought to work; the other way is to be innovative-defining, recombining, managing, and projecting resources to meet the demands of a complex and turbulent environment. There really is not a choice between these ways if hospital dentistry is to remain vital through the 1980s.


Pharmaceutical products aimed at enhancing cognitive performance – smart drugs, nootrop-ics, etc – have garnered considerable attention. Many ethical questions accompany their growth in popularity. Three of these questions will be addressed in this paper: Do nootrop-ics preclude authenticity? Are nootropics a good thing for society? And, is it fair to use nootropics? We argue that these questions can be answered by appealing to Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari's concepts of individuation, Society of Control, and dividuation. On the one hand, drawing on the concept of extrinsic individuation, we posit that nootropics have the potential to expand horizons, disrupt traditional human-object interactions, and allow users to experience their surroundings in novel, more authentic, ways. On the other, it also risks concentrating success in the hands of a minority of individuals and reinforce the normative power of the Society of Control. Ultimately, we suggest that whether it is fair, indeed ethical, to use nootropics depends on the control the user has over herself and her cognition within the Society of Control.


Kingiodendron pinnatum (DC.) Harms (Leguminosae) is an Endangered and endemic tree species of Western Ghats. The recorded twin seedlings contributed to 20% of the abnormality among the germinated seedlings.


Perturbations of the ionosphere related to geomagnetic storms have been an object of a close attention of ionospheric researchers for several decades and therefore are relatively well known. Effects of geomagnetic storms to atmospheric parameter have been studied. Mustel et al.,(1977) summarized a decrease of pressure after strong sporadic geomagnetic storms, while Pudovkin and Veretenko (1992) summarized changes of the meridional profile of the zonal atmospheric pressure during geomagnetic strom. Recently, Gustavo A. Mansilla (2011) obtain that atmospheric parameters such as wind speed and temperature could be affected by geomagnetic storms. In this paper we examine the possible connection between neutral wind speed from Meteor Wind Radar Kototabang and intense geomagnetic storms occured in 2003 and 2004. By statistical method we compare storm time value of neutral wind speed over Kototabang with their standard deviation obtained from quiet time value. The results shows that geomagnetic storms influence neutral wind speed over Kototabang.


This report presents the results form the Phase 1 testing. Phase 1 was designed to determine the tetraphenylborate decomposition rate of the 4PB present in Tank 50H if Tank 23H or Inhibited Water is added to the tank.


BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES
Alcohol and nicotine dependence are serious public health problems worldwide. They are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality, as well as adverse social effects and increased healthcare costs. Although efficacious treatments are available for these disorders, additional therapeutic options are required to ensure greater treatment utilization. In this paper, we describe the empirical basis on which varenicline, a nicotinic partial agonist approved for smoking cessation, may also have utility in the treatment of alcohol addiction.

METHODS
We sought to identify papers examining nicotine dependence, alcohol dependence, smoking, alcohol, and varenicline for possible inclusion in the present review. We identified over 600 papers through Pubmed/Medline, PsychINFO, and Google Scholar. We found 12 papers taking into consideration the following criteria: original language English, varenicline effect on alcohol consumption.

RESULTS
Animal studies have shown that varenicline reduces alcohol consumption. Two recent studies showed that varenicline also reduces alcohol consumption in humans. Both nicotine and alcohol interact with α4β2 and α3β4 nicotinic acetylcholine (ACh) receptors located in the ventral tegmental area of the brain, inducing dopamine (DA) release at the nucleus accumbens. Varenicline binds to nicotinic ACh receptors, where it has partial agonist effects, producing a moderate and constant level of DA release both in the mesolimbic pathway and in the prefrontal cortex.

CONCLUSIONS AND SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE
Through these effects, varenicline may reduce alcohol craving, seeking, and consumption, in addition to promoting smoking cessation. Additional studies are needed to confirm the efficacy of varenicline in the treatment of alcohol dependence.


This study explores the philosophy and strategy of Trasciende, a Hip Hop Academy in Guatemala City that seeks to motivate youth to withdraw from violence and become part of a social change. The strategy of Trasciende is based on the nonviolent principle of noncooperation, which argues that violence and power are sustained by the participation and/or support (whether voluntary or not, conscious or not) of people, institutions or organizations, thus becoming "pillars" that support unequal relations of power. To change such power dynamics, these "pillars" have to withdraw from the unjust system to weaken its base and, eventually, see it fall. For this reason, the youth from Trasciende withdraw from the street to the safe space of the Academy where, as a community with a collective identity, they have decided to stop generating violence. In Guatemala, where Hip Hop is highly associated with gangs and violence, the youth from Trasciende challenge the stigma against Hip Hop and against youth from marginal urban neighborhoods.


On a classical computer or a binary computer, calculations are done simultaneously so as to produce the equations and algorithms. The result of this research shows that to determined maximum value specified in the algorithm using quantum Guarded-Command Language (qGCl) in quantum computer. Initially determine of maximum value was construct in Djikstra's Guarded-Command Language (GCL) which is then implemented on Zuliani's probability Guarded-Command Language (pGCL) furthermore applying to quantum Guarded-Command Language (qGCL) for last result. Of concern here is the speed in resolving a problem or calculate problem. Due to the Quantum Computer has a Quantum Bit (qubit) and a phenomenon commonly called superposition. Keywords: GCL, pGCL, qGCL, quantum computer.


We propose a novel method for improving brightness and efficiency of BEF‐less mini‐LED displays in a thinner form factor. In place of BEFs an array of Fresnel lenses positioned over each LED followed by micro lens array diffusion films create a uniform light output. Best practices and backlight design recommendations will be discussed.


The article addresses the theoretical aspects of raising the level of socially responsible investing in Ukrainian companies for the purpose of implementation of the system of corporate social responsibility. Founded are the advantages of implementing the corporate social responsibility in the practice of Ukrainian companies. Determined are the areas of the strategy of development of corporate social responsibility and the role of socially responsible investment in improving the efficiency of socially responsible companies. Suggested is the mechanism of management of social programs in a company, the use of which will serve to ensure the due level of implementation of corporate social responsibility in Ukraine. Determined are the main criteria for the qualitative evaluation of social investment. According to the authors, the increased integration of Ukrainian companies to the social responsibility of global corporations can be achieved by adapting international practices to the domestic institutional environment to ensure implementation of international standards, principles and ideas that are based on the harmonization of social relations.


Since manicipal mergers advances in recent years through Japan, administrative districts have spread, and public services have been apt to be slim. The trend has introduced making of the new organization by resident participation and performing of positive community planning in a human scale area that is an old village or elementary and junior high school districts. These new organizations have a function as a kind of community management organization, acting independently from preexisting residents' association. We can call them "Community Think-Tank". These take activity form of the NPO type that independent participation of residents is easy to get. Therefore the activity will be expected as flexible and positive community management.In this paper, the actual situation of these community management are investigated on-the-spot, and compared seven cases of rural/suburban/city center areas, and clarified the activity effects, roles, and problems, particularly in rural area.


Bloodstream infections (BSIs) confer an increased risk of infective endocarditis (IE) in patients with a prosthetic cardiac valve. This relationship is less well established in patients undergoing valve repair. We conducted a retrospective population-based study to determine the incidence of BSIs following valve repair and identify risk factors associated with the development of IE.

 The Rochester Epidemiology Project (REP) data linkage system was used to identify all persons who underwent valve repair in a 7-county region in Southeastern Minnesota between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2018. Medical records were screened for the development of a BSI from time of procedure until May 15, 2020. Patients were classified as having BSI only, BSI with IE at outset, or BSI with subsequent development of new IE. IE at outset was defined as cases where IE was diagnosed at the time of initial positive blood culture.

 A total of 387 patients underwent valve repair surgery. A total of 31 (8%) patients subsequently developed a BSI, 4% within one year of surgery. Seventeen patients underwent mitral repair with annuloplasty, 9 underwent tricuspid annuloplasty, and 5 had concurrent repairs. Median time to the development of BSI was 338 days. Of the 31 patients with BSI, 4 (13%) had BSI with IE at outset. No patients developed IE subsequent to BSI, Enterococcus spp. was responsible for 3 cases of IE, and MSSA for 1. All cases occurred within one year of surgery. Given the low incidence, statistical analysis of associated risk factors for IE was not feasible. All patients with BSI and IE at outset, however, died by the end of the study period, versus 11/27 in the BSI only group.

 Incidence of BSIs was higher in patients undergoing cardiac valve repair than in the general population. The incidence of IE with a BSI was 13%, which is lower than what has been previously published. It is notable that all cases of IE occurred within one year of surgery. Recognizing that endothelialization of device surfaces occurs, it is tempting to speculate that the risk of IE may be time dependent and may decline over time. Subsequent investigation of this theory is underway.

 Larry M. Baddour, MD, Boston Scientific (Consultant)


Objective: The diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer is associated with significant distress that has huge impact on survivors' quality of life. The objective of this study is to assess the effectiveness of an integrated intervention "Moving on After Breast Cancer (ABC) Plus culturally adapted Cognitive Behavior Therapy" (Moving on ABC Plus). Method: This is a randomized controlled trial that aims to recruit 354 breast cancer survivors from the inpatient and outpatient oncology departments in public and private hospitals in Karachi, Hyderabad, Lahore, Multan, and Rawalpindi in Pakistan. Patients scoring 10 or above on either the Patient Health Questionnaire—9 and/or the Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7) will be recruited. Baseline assessments will include Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy—Breast; EuroQol-5D; Multidimensional Scale for Perceived Social Support; Intrusive Thoughts Scale; and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Participants randomized into intervention arm, Moving on ABC Plus, will receive 12 individual therapy sessions over 4 months. Follow-up will be completed at 4- and 6-month post-randomization, using all baseline instruments along with the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8). We will also explore the participants', their family members', and the therapists' experiences of the trial and intervention. Results: We will be assessing the effectiveness of intervention in reducing depression and anxiety in breast cancer survivors as a primary outcome of the trial. The secondary outcomes will include effectiveness of intervention in terms of reduction in intrusive thoughts and improvement in health-related quality of life, self-esteem, and perceived social support. Conclusion: The results of the study will inform the design of a future larger randomized control trial with long-term follow-up.


The relation between the WKB and semi-classical propagator approaches to molecular collision theory is examined in terms of the properties of a new WKB propagator. It is found that the conditions for a valid stationary phase approximation to this quantity may be more severe than hitherto supposed. A novel aspect of the relation between the nature of the classical trajectory and a semi-classical transformation between coordinate and momentum representations is also examined.


OBJECTIVE To study the association of serum fetuin-A as a potential risk factor with abnormal albuminuria in Chinese individuals with normal glucose tolerance (NGT). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS The cross-sectional analysis included 607 men and 1,042 women aged 40 or older with NGT. RESULTS Women with combined microalbuminuria and macroalbuminuria (n = 68) had significantly higher serum fetuin-A concentrations than those with normal albumin excretion (n = 974) (314.3 vs. 280.4 mg/l, P = 0.007). Compared with the lowest quartile, the highest quartile of serum fetuin-A had 40% increased risk of abnormal albuminuria after the multiple adjustments in women (Pfor trend = 0.02). However, the associations were not detected in men. CONCLUSIONS Higher serum fetuin-A was associated with abnormal albuminuria independent of BMI, waist circumference, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, blood pressure, and other determinants of albuminuria in middle-aged and elderly Chinese women with NGT.


In the present study, the failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) process has been used to determine the probable failure mechanisms of gear pairs and their implications on the performance, availability, and cost. The risk priority number (RPN) is calculated to rank the failure modes and identify high-risk failures. The methods are proposed to minimize high-risk failure modes.


A method of flow regime identification is presented through using fuzzy classification theory and neural networks. Firstly, utilize the fuzzy classification theory, electrode capacitances are classified according to their values; Secondly, according to the result of classification and degree of subordination, flow regimes are distinguished through neural networks. The result of imitation demonstrated that the method had the better identification precision and shorter program duration. It is an effective means for the flow regime identification on line.


Fault diagnosis affecting electric motors becomes essential given the effect of these faults on the reliability and efficiency of industrial processes. For this, several analysis techniques are developed and used to detect these faults as quickly as possible. It is therefore important to know the performance and limits of these techniques to determine which is the most appropriate technique for a given fault. The purpose of this paper is to develop a comparative study between the vibration technique and the stator current technique in the diagnosis of broken rotor bar's fault of induction motor. In this context, the Kaiser weighting window with an adequate shape parameter is used during the estimation of the Power Spectrum Density in order to enhance the characteristic harmonics of the fault. The experimental results obtained show that both techniques are able to detect and monitor the severity of the fault in the different operating modes and that both techniques are effective in the diagnosis of the searched fault.


The lowest order constrained variational technique has been used to investigate some of the thermodynamic properties of spin-polarized hot asymmetric nuclear matter, such as the free energy, symmetry energy, susceptibility, and equation of state. We have shown that the symmetry energy of the nuclear matter is substantially sensitive to the value of spin polarization. Our calculations show that the equation of state of the polarized hot asymmetric nuclear matter is stiffer for higher values of the polarization as well as the isospin asymmetry parameter. Our results for the free energy and susceptibility show that spontaneous ferromagnetic phase transition cannot occur for hot asymmetric matter.


This research focus on study the synthetic legal ideology and social justice from legal philosophy. On literature there are debatable of legal ideology in legal philosophy, it is about meaning of justice too. According philosophy of natural law, legal ideology is legitimation of virtue people behavior and eternal justice for human being. Opposed to the philosophy of law positivism, there is no place to discuss ideology of justice in science of law, because no criteria and no reference, no argumentation about just or unjust law. Essence of justice is correct applied rule of positive law to settlement dispute, called a procedural justice or legal justice om the contrary to substantive justice. On Marxist philosophy justice is an ideology essence power for socialism community, opponent capitalistic-liberalism philosophy that justice not for all but justice and rule of law is illusion only. Hinduism philosophy there is only moral justice its dharma. The first duty of King to realized dharma, integrated politics, economics, social, and culture in reality high moral standard behavior of human being. It aims realized prosperity for people in the world. Compatible with based of State Philosophy of PANCASILA are legitimation Indonesian system of law, core aim realized "social justice". Essence distribution all national asset, taxation, regulation of wages for workers welfare, wealth, education, allocation houses and also distribution natural resources for benefit of all people of Indonesian. It regulation equality benefit constitute and accountability our Government. According The 1945 Constitution of The Republic Of Indonesia to reach Indonesian justice and prosperity.


Abstract. We have designed a method for testing the quality of
multidecadal analyses of sea surface temperature (SST) in regional seas by using a set of high-quality
local SST observations. In recognizing that local data may reflect local
effects, we focus on the dominant empirical orthogonal functions (EOFs) of the local data and of the localized
data of the gridded SST analyses. We examine the patterns, variability, and
trends of the principal components. This method is applied to
examine three different SST analyses, i.e., HadISST1, ERSST, and COBE SST.
They have been assessed using a newly constructed high-quality dataset of
SST at 26 coastal stations along the Chinese coast in 1960–2015, which
underwent careful examination with respect to quality and a number of
corrections for inhomogeneities. The three gridded analyses perform generally well from 1960 to 2015, in particular since 1980. However, for the
pre-satellite period prior to the 1980s, the analyses differ among each other
and show some inconsistencies with the local data, such as artificial break
points, periods of bias, and differences in trends. We conclude that gridded
SST analyses need improvement in the pre-satellite period (prior to the 1980s)
by reexamining in detail archives of local quality-controlled SST data in
many data-sparse regions of the world.


Two solid solution-type phases has been experimentally found in the quaternary system Cu-Fe-Sn-S: and . These solid solutions are stable around the CuS-FeS-SnS referecne plane in the composition tetrahedron. One is the sphalerite-type monosulfide solid solution which has a extensive stability range with varying degrees of sulfur/metal ratio 9.7-1.0/1.0. The other is tetrahedrite-type phase which is stable along the tie line, but shows no phase transformation in the subsolidus range and decomposes incongruently at the range of 835-862, depending on the compositional variation. Particularly, the latter phase shows the characteristic superstructure reflections, indicating that it is a derivative of sphalerite structure. The stability field of these two sphalerite-type phases are defined on the basis of diffraction pattern and optical homogeneity of the synthetic materials at the temperature range of 700-400.


Abstract  Serpentinite bodies in the Kurosegawa Belt are mapped along fault boundaries between the Cretaceous Sanchu Group (forearc basin‐fill sediments) and the rocks of the Southern Chichibu Belt (Jurassic to Early Cretaceous accretionary prism) in the northwestern Kanto Mountains, central Japan. The serpentinites were divided into three types based on microtextures and combinations of serpentine minerals: massive, antigorite and chrysotile serpentinites. Massive serpentinite retains initial pseudomorphic textures without any deformation after serpentinization. Antigorite serpentinite exhibits shape‐preferred orientation of antigorite replacing the original lizardite and/or chrysotile to form pseudomorphs. It has porphyroclasts of chromian spinel, and is characterized by ductile deformation under relatively high‐pressure–temperature conditions. Chrysotile serpentinite shows evidence for overprinting of pre‐existing serpentinite features under shallow, low‐temperature conditions. It exhibits unidirectional development of chrysotile fibers. Foliations in antigorite and chrysotile serpentinites strike parallel to the elongate direction of the serpentinite bodies, suggesting a continuous deformation during solid‐state intrusion along the fault zones after undergoing complete serpentinization at deeper levels (lower crust and upper mantle).